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NcWS Snaoshots Tlle mo8t momentous event since the beginning of the war will be credited in history to the past week—peace proposals by the
central powers; Chancellor von hethmanu-Holl weg’s suggestions put it directly up to Premier Lloyd George to announce his
Of the Week attitude toward the war as his first official act since he reorganized the British cabinet; French affairs also underwent a change;
General N’ivelle succeeded General Joffre, though General Fetain’s name was considered at first; ns in England, five men now
form a supreme war council, with Premier Briand at its head. In the war area Roumanians lost more ground, while in Greece the allies were said to
threaten King Constantine with dethronement, backing Venizelos as president. The Washington government started investigations into high cost of living;
eggs continued to he boycotted. Congressman Webb fathers a bill permitting combinations of exporters after the war to capture foreign trade.
SOUTH SIDE.
(Mrs. Lulu Thornton, Correspondent)
Mrs. Julia Reed and her two small
sons of 2505 P street, who hove been
sick with colds and lagrippe, are get
ting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Shelby of 2719
R. street are rejoicing over the arrival
of a fine baby boy, bom to them
Friday, December 15. Mother and
baby doing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Mitchell of 6619
North Twenty-seventh street gave a
very pleasant birthday party for her
sister, Myrtle Fisher, December 16,
at their home. The evening was spent
in music and games. Covers were
laid for twelve. Those present were
Misses Leona Gray, Josephine Davis,
Coreasia Broomfield, Costromia Jones,
Lena Dixon, Myrtle Fisher, Messrs.
Langston Cartwell, Virgil Davis,
Kenneth Dudley, Gilbert Long, John
Thornton, George Overton and Jas.
Orvin.
Mrs. Roxy Williams, who was con
fined to her bed last week with la
grippe, is able to be out again.
The funeral of Mrs. Emma Grubbs,
who died December 16, was held at
the Allen chapel A. M. E. church
Tuesday, December 19. Mrs. Grubbs’
home was in Chicago. She was
brought to Omaha some months ago
by her daughter, who lives here so
that she would be more able to care
for her. She leaves one daughter and
four cousins to mourn her demise.
Rev. J. H. Nichols officiated. Jones
& Chiles had charge of the funeral.
Mr. Benj. Gray of 4222 South 24th
street, who has been quite sick for
about a week, suffered a slight re
lapse after attending a funeral on
last Tuesday.
Mrs. J. H. Nichols, wife of the Rev.
J. H. Nichols, is sick with an attack
of lagrippe.
Mr. W. Patterson of Kansas City
who came to Omaha quite sick some
time ago, is very much improved and
is planning to leave for home next
week.
Mrs. Bessie Johnson, who was called
to Kearney, Iowa, a fortnight ago on
account of the serious illness of her
father, brought him home with her
last week. He is slightly improved.
KING SAM LURED MANY
TO AFRICAN COAST
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..iade; disease claimed a huge toll,
alters were swept overboard during
v„orins. It was a miracle that the
vessel did not founder under her in
experienced crew.
She reached Africa, and here Sam
sought his kingdom. The land was
not forthcoming. The Liberia was
anchored while the empire seekers
sought work. Sam drifted to a west
coast village and soon put such a spell
on the natives that they elected him
chief.
Towed All the Way Back.
When the war multiplied the value
of freighters those to whom Sam
owed huge sums thought they could
get some of it back by bringing the
Liberia home. It was hard to find
any vessel which would consent to
tow her. Finally the C. W. Morse,
a w'ooden tug, went after her, but
was never heard from after she left
this port.
Then on September 17 last the Zea
iandia of the Universal Transporta
tion company left her under Captain
A. W. Barlow. At Barbados her
crew sickened of the work and quit.
Another crew was shipped and on Oc
tober 18 she reached the Liberia,
then anchored off Animahoe. Some
of the barnacles on the old ship’s
sides were scraped off by native
divers; such repairs as could be made
were made. An 800 foot 8 inch
hawser was made fast and the jour
ney home began. Luckily the weath
er remained fair, otherwise it is
doubtful if the vessel could have re
mained afloat.
The saloon of the Liberia is filled
with reminders of Sam. There is
the piano, from which camp meeting
hymns and ragtime were thumped
so much that it gives forth no sound.
The linoleum on the floor is worn
through in a huge circle where the
dances were held.
Over a door in the rear is a sign
“Holy”; King Sam used to meditate
in the room behind it. There are
scraps of hymnals scattered around,
some of them inscribed with the
name of colonists. “Cotha Boverly,
give to my daughter S. B.,” “Mr. Fon
ie Staples, Paden, Okla., African
Gold Coast, the Negro’s Home,” are
two of the inscriptions. In the pian
ist’s hymnal are written the names of
half a dozen girls. In the store
rooms are barrels of rotten corn beef,
musty hams, mildewed potatoes.—
New York Sun, Dec. 5, 1916.
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