Berlin Owes
$1,479.064313
t ' ' '
Claim Presented to Mixed
Commission for Danish's
Growing Out of War.
By Awenciiited rrm
Washington, May 21,—America’s
bill of war claims against Germany
amounts to $1,479,064,313 as It has
hcen presented to the mixed claims
commission for settlement.
The United States government it
self is the largest claimant, asking
for $366,113,0(10, while the smallest of
the 12,416 claims filed with the com
mission is for $1.
Heading the list of claims by in
dividuals are those growing out of
the sinking of the Lusitania by a
German submarine. They totalled
$22,306,000 and insy be disposed of
first by the commission, Germany
having already admitted liability but
not in definite amount.
The stupendous total involved in
tlie proceeding Is revealed for the
first time in a report made to the
State department by Robert C. Mor
ris, agent for the United States be
fore the commission. Work on de
termining. the amounts Germany
nuis: pay already has been begun by
the commission which organized last
October and which is composed cl
Kdwin R. Parker, of Texas. Amer
ican commissioner, and Dr. Wilhelm
Kiesselbach, German commissioner,
with former Justice Day of the su
preme court as umpire.
To Disregard A Died Maims.
The American claims are to be dis
posed of wit bout regard to 1 lie al
lied reparations claims, the report of
Mr. Morris disclosing that the com
mission has entered a formal order
that "the machinery provided by the
Versailles treaty and the rules and
methods of procedure thereunder gov
“riling the disposition of claims in
cluding reparations claims, so-called
neutrality claims, claims growing out
Iof exceptional war measure* to be
.dealt with by mixed arbitrul tribunals,
shall have no application to and are
not binding on this commission.
Neither 1* the door shut against
the United States or its citizens to
increase the amount of the claims
presented, Mr. Morris having stipu
lated, on behalf of the American gov
ernment, and (iermany having ac
ernment, a proviso permitting the
claims to he changed in amount later
if circumstances and the facts should
require.
The report of Mr. Morris also dis
closed the machinery and rules set
up for disposal of the American
claims by the commission. Details
of the commission's organization, with
addresses by the American and Ger
man representatives indicating a
friendly spirit and desire for Record
also were made public.
Occupation largest Claim.
Tlie largest claim listed In the re
port is tho American government's
of $255,544,810 for costs of the army
of occupation In Germany, now under
negotiation with the Allies, in Taris
by Assistant Secretary Wadsworth
of the treasury. It is understood,
however, this claim will not he pressed
in the event the Paris negotiations re
sult in an agreement. Other govern
ment. claims are for $57,266,625 for
general damages gtnwing out of Ger
man submarine warfare; $37,982,000,
by the veterans bureau for risk prem
iums; $5,380,000 by the railroad ad
ministration and $40,075, for war risk
premiums of the shipping board.
The $1 elaim is presented by Emery
Roberts, for loss of property while
a German prisoner of war.
There are a few other small claims
of $1.50 and $2 for loss of parcel post
property by shippers, but most of the
claims run into hundreds of thou
sands. Every class of American ship
ping, manufacturing and business
concerns is found among the long list j
of .claimants.
Chappell Trial May 25.
THal of 10 men on charges of violat
ing the national hanking laws in con
nociion with failure of a hank in
Chappell has been postponed from
May 25 to June 20, United States At
torney Kinsler said.
ARY KKTINt; M KNT. AR V KRTIftF FN”\
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Tou will enjoy rating Kellogg ’b
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to the taste. And, think what each
mouthful is doing to drive constipa
tion out of your system and to re
establish health! That's because it is
ALL BRAN. Kellogg's Bran is scien
tifically made to relieve suffering
, humanity—IT WILL DO THAT AS
NO OTHER FOOD CAN!
Physicians Tecommend the regular
use of Kellogg's Bran for mild or
chronic cases and as a preventive.
Bran, eaten each day and in proper
quantity, sweeps, cleanses and purifies
• the alimentary tract.
Get away from pills and cathartics—
Kellogg's Bran will give you perma
nent relief from constipation.
Do not confuse Kellogg’s Bran with
•ommon bran. Kellogg’s is cooked,
krumbled and ready to serve. It can
be used in the most delightful baking
products without in any way reducing
its regulatory value. Try raisin bread
or muffins or griddle-cakes made with
Kellogg’s Bran. Recipes are printed
on each package.
Kellogg’s Bran is nationally eaten
for health’s sake ns a cereal—in winter
timo with hot milk. Others prefer it
sprinkled over hot or cold cereals.
Another way is to mix it with hot
cereals just before serving. It can
also be cooked with cereal. In each
case add two tablespoonfuls of
Kellogg’s Bran for each person; in
chronic cases as much with each meal.
Kellogg’s Bran is sold by all grocers
and is supplied in individual packages
at first-class hotels and clubs. Ask
for it at your restaurant I
qA lovely Woman's
greatest charm is her
beautiful completion
With the smart woman of today her complexion is
her greatest problem. Nature ha» provided the
answer for thousands of women all over America.
f rom the Glacier Lake region of Minnesota comes
Glacier Clay, packed in an attractive and convenient
opal jar. Though deposited there thousands of years
ago, its wonderful beautifying and cleansing proper
ties were only recently discovered by an eminent ,
^-wL BuyajarofGIacierClavatthenearesttoi
letgoodscounter—-follow the simple in
structions printed on the package and surpnse yourself,
your husband and your friends by the improvement
it will make in jour ikm. It is truly nature's own
way of bringing out the
Aa It bloom and charm of youth. \
toilet ooods ,-atrrf"r'M-Inc*
Spfin|Qfld, Minn.
Sues Millionaire for Divorce
Mrs. Helen Marie Heyworth.
(Imago.—( liarge that lie deserted her is made in the divnree suit brought
here by Mrs. Helen Marie Patterson Hej worth, X. Y., aelress, against Otto
Young Heyworth, heir to the $18,000,000 estate of Otto Young.
Woman Drowns
Herself in Well
Vet of Mrs. William Fleming
of Fremont Follows
Breakdown.
Sperlal Oiepntrh to The Omaha flee.
Fremont, Neb., May 21.—Jlushinjf
heedlessly from her farm home seven
miles south of Hodge, Mrs. William
Fleming, 37, jumped into a well In
the yard and was drowned at 10 Sun
day morning.
Mrs. Fleming recently returned
from.a Lincoln sanitarium, where site
uas removed after suffering a nervous
l reakdown.
Her seven children who were play
ing in the yard saw their mother,
frantically desperate, unhesitatingly
plunge into the well, which is 31 fret
'deep and contains nine feet of wa
ter. One or two of the older children
rushed into the house where they told
the.r father and others in the family
of Mrs. Fleming's act.
Mis. Fleming was dead when her
body was recovered. The sheriff's of
fice at Fremont was notified, but
no inquest will oe held.
Summer Closing Hours
for Omaha Banks Are Set
Omaha banks will open at 9 and
close at 2 during June, July and
August, th« clearing house lias decid
ed. On Saturdays they will close Ht
12. Savings departments will remain
open until 3 daily including Satur
day.
Rand Concert Broadcast.
The program of station WOAW for
Monday evening \v;is a concert by
ths Mt t'nlvary cotr.mandarjr,
Knights Templars hand, of which A.
A. Wedemever is dirertor. The eon- ,
cert was hrosdcast tinder the atis- 1
pices of the TIannan Odell-Van Brunt
company. The band consisted of j
35 pieces. The numbers included an
overture from the opera "Martha"
and from the opeia ’ Norma"; a march
"Fempcr Fidelia." bv Sousa, and a
medley rellgio. "nefuge Miss ranHne
lainyon and her sister. I.urtlle I.on
yon. sang several numbers for the
special benefit of relatives listening
in at Pittsburgh.
Road Conditions
Ftimiahrtl hr the Oinnlia Auto Club.
Lincoln highway, ea*t Roads good to
Loveland: bad detour between Loveland I
and Missouri Valley, fair to good to L»en,
t»on ; good to Ma rahalltow n
Lincoln htirhwH). wr*f Road* fair ♦
good to 8« hu> ler: 'reported raining from
Columbus west to (Land Inland, road* 1
quite muddy n» Cr>nfrH| (’it-,
<» L R If •*'».!«• fair to good to Lin.
coin: no report w eat
.Meridian highwBA >lo»d* fair
Porn hunker highway Ro*d* good
B|a#i llilla Trail: HohiIi fair to good
to Norfolk
Washington highway: Road* fair to
gO"d |n SloilX « • '
• ueier Battlefoid highway Roada fair
to good.
Omaha Tula* highway: Roada fair to
good to Topeka
Omaha-Topel'a highwa* : Roada fair to
good to state line.
King of Trail-, ncith Roada fair to
good to Loveland. bad detour between
Loveland and Missouri Valley; fair to good
north to Pioiin City.
King of Trailrt, south: Roada fair to
good to Kant** City.
River to River toad: Roads fair* to good
to I tea Mol nee
White-Way ‘'7“ highway: Hoada fait
to good; detour at Anita. Clary and Red
field all well marked
I. O A. Rhnrtllne Roada fair to good
Primary No, * Roada fair to good, de
tour between A Pda and Ottumwa vln
Djakeahurg
Two Ways f p<*&“e v
BMB ho Successful agriculture is
'■TR^ UfflRf inseparably linked with noil
4g 'V fertility; and meat animals
Sr are the means for turning
/ crop* into cash without
You Can ask for just “ham,” lessening fertility. The
J 1 greater the consumption
“bacon” or lard.” Or, you can ask of meet, therefore, the
^ rawer the road to wirreM
for Armour’s Star. [^ful agricultural prosperity.^
If you do the first, you may get
quality; if you do the second, you’re
sure of it—and top quality at that.
•/Irmours
STAR
ARMOUR UP COMPANY
(MTT)
Ohioan Dances
for 161 Hours
Youngstown Man Sets World
Record—Wife Kept Up
132 Hours.
By International Nrwi Spruce.
Niles. (»., May 21.—James Yarnell
of Youngstown, O.. hung up a new
marathon dance record of 161 hours
and 33 minutes at Avon park here
this morning. Yarnell and wife start
ed dancing at 10 o'clock last Monday
mnrrrlng. Mrs. Yarnell left the floor
at 10:^7 Saturday night after having
darned 132 hours and 27 minutes—a
world's record for women. Yarnell
quit at 4:20 today.
Man t dits Throat After
Argument With Brother
Lewis Anderson. 4.7, 1721 l,ake
street, slashed his own throat with a
razor following an argument with his
brother, Ben, Monday morning.
Ben told police hed had remonstrat
ed with Lewis because Lewis had been
drunk for several days. Lewis left
the house, and a short distance from
it whipped out a razor and inflicted
the injury, lie was taken to Swedish
Mission hospital, where he Is reported
111 serious condition..
The police report stated that Lewis
hand severed his jugular vein. He was
attended by Police Surgeon Kinyoun.
In far off Africa the women wear
America• gold doll«s In their nose.
24 Religious
Fanatics Shot
Followers of Self-Styled “Pro
phet” Attack Officers in
Philippines.
Hr Anflriiitpd I'rfM.
Manila, P. I., May 21. — Twenty
four Moro religious fanatics on the
Island of Pata. near Jolo (Sulu). were
killed by a detachment of insular con
stabulary. according to a dispatch re
reived St (he office of Gov. Gen.
Leonard Wood. The dispatch said
that Akbara, who styles himself a
prophet, and his followers attacked a
constabulary detachment under Lieu
tenant Angeles at the village of Ki
put.
The dispatch said that II of the
Morns were killed, but that there were
no casualties among the constabulary
t roops.
Akbara Is widely known among the
Moros as a religious leader, who,
through his preaching, has gathered
about .100 followers around him. They
recently became more than usually
active. Akbara told his followers he
was a prophet, descended from heaven
aml that, he was bullet proof. Today1*
dispatch did not aay whether the lat
ter statement was borne out. The
fanatic also said he had power to
cause airplanes to fall.
Governor General Wood announced i
Saturday he had ordered all forms of
lawlessness practiced by the Moros ,
stopped and that he had sent a con
stabulary force to Pata to enforce the
order.
Poppy Day Flowers Bear
"‘Marie in Germany"’ Mark
Cedar Rapids, la.. May 21.—The red
pnpet- popples, bought by an American
Legion post here to celebrate poppy
day. May 2ti. were discovered today
to bear the lable “Made in Germany.1’
The legion has called a meeting for
tonight to decide whether to burn
them. It has Information that several
other Iowa, cities have similarly label- i
°d popples. The poppies were said to j
have been ordered from an Indiana
firm.
6 killer! on Gog Wlierl Traill.
Ity Associated I’rrss.
Lisbon, Portugal, May 21.—Si* per- '
sons were killed and 30 others injur
ed, most of them seriously, in an acci- |
dent to a descending train on the cog
wheel railway on Mount Bon Jesus, ;
near Bragat today.
Man in Jail tor
Beating Boy, 6
Held Baby Brother While An*
other Used Barrel Stave,
Is Charge.
Kpeeiil IHn|iatt-li lo Th* Omaha B#a.
Auburn, Neb., May 20.—Jack Wed
riel. 25, is in jail here in default of
a $2,000 bond following a beating ho
is alleged to have given his brother,
Joseph. 6, with the assistance of an
other brother, Frank, 8.
J'rank and Joe were sent recently ‘
to stay with their big brother at
Julian, near here, while their mother, !
who lives In Wichita, Kas., went to
a hospital.
Sheriff Davis was called to Julian
on complaint of neighbors. It is al
leged that little Joe ran away from
home several times. He was home
sick for his mother and wanted to
go back to her.
Catching the child, it ts alleged, '
Jack Weddell held his head between i
his knees and then Frank beat the 1
boy with a barrel stave.
AVhen the little victim was ex- j
No'kick-bacK'
in this
mealtime cup
WHEN you find that coffee
makes you nervous, keeps
you awake at night, or causes
frequent headaches, it’s time to
change to Postum.
This delicious, healthful cereal
beverage gives you all the com
fort and satisfaction of your usual
morning cup. It has charm with
out harm to nerves or digestion—
cheer without fear of a dangerous
“kick-back.”
Postum FOR HEALTH
Your grocer sells Postum in
two forms: Instant Postum (in
tins'* prepared instantly in thecup
by the addition of boiling water.
Postum Cereal (in packages) for
those who prefer the flavor
brought out by boiling fully 20
minutes. The cost of either is
about one-half cent a cup.
“There's a Reason
Made hy Postum Cereal Company, Inc., Batlle Creek. Mich.
The Season’s
3 most distinctive features
—all in June GOOD HOUSEKEEEPING
Gene
Strati'on-Porter
No novel of Gene Stratton-Porter’s
has ever before appeared in any
magazine. But Good Housekeeping
secured “The White Flag" and it
proves again why more than ten
million of her books have already
been sold. Critics say that it is the
most notable novel of the year.
Read it in June Good Housekeep
ing.
Coningsby Dawson
Are there no morali among the
fashionable ? Do men seek out
women who are gossiped about ?
Why do young girls insist on the
company of married men? Is there
an actual conspiracy against de
cency ? Coningsby Dawson’s new
novel of present-day society is a
flaming protest—and a revelation.
Read the opening installment of
"The Coast of Folly” in June Good
Housekeeping.
Kathleen Norris
We asked Kathleen Norris if real love
stories are as interesting as made-up
ones. "Mine is,” she said—and then she
wrote it for Good Housekeeping.
“My Own Love Story”
is a candid, sincere story of a love that
developed through an extraordinary
situation when she and Charles G. Norris
were both struggling and unl^nown. It
has all the plot and dramatic incident of
a piete of fiction—and the added quality
of absolute truth. Read it in the June
issue.
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FASHIONS
rv. you know the latest variation in the sum
mer mode ? Would you like to make a $43.00
dress for $12 SO ? Do you know where to buy
New York fashions at home ? Or perhaps your
children need some i mining and serviceable
new clothes. Oond Housekeeping for June
answers all these question* and more.
mop HOUSEKEEPING
INSTITUTE
RHurf the t ort of fuel by uaing the "Cooking
Temperature Chart." Oood Housekeeping ln
•titute present* It new recipe* and 2 special
article*. The Studio of Fumi*hmg* and Pe* -
oratina* tell* how toaelat t and place furniture
and anang* the pnrrh
OTHER FEATURES
Stone* bv Margaret Sangrter. Fan me Ril
bourne. Frank R Adam*. Rluabeth Folaom
And: Why 1 Am Qotng to Make Fennayt
vama rhy," bv Governor Pkkhot; “What
Cong re a* LeB Undone." by France* Farkmaon
Keye* ; “Health and Beauty*'—Cutout* in
rotor—eomethmg foe every member of the
family.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
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Iamin<*d In Auburn It was found that
|tha flash of his back was black and
| blua.
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Tuesday
Throughout
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Candy Special
Fresh From Our Own
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Nut top cream wafers In as
sorted flavors —g
topped with ne C —
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priced, 1 lb.
Main Floor
Aluminum ware Set
3 piece Wear-Ever sauce
pan sets, consists of 1*4
quart sauce pan,
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sauce pan: icg
u 1 a r 1 y $2 65:
Tuesday .
Fourth Floor
Water Tumblers
Colonial Stylo
These beautiful clear glass
tumblers are an
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OF 6.
_Fourth Floor_I i
Bud Vases
.Made of Japanese pottery
In two attractive rhapea.
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Tungsten Globes
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*t 32c. Tuesday / Af*
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Fourth Floor i
Gladstone Bag
22 inch, mad® of heavy cow
hid* leather, with iein
forced corner* and inde
stiuctibt* frames.
These are reg
ularlv priced
at *22.50. Tues
day .
Main Floor
Moth Proof Bags
I5i.'4 inch site airproof,
cedarixed bag of heavy
Kraft paper mad# with
sealed flaps; will hold any
full length garment. Store
lour wearing arparel and
blankets carefully and with
out danger.
6 for 50c
Main Floor
Congoleum Matts
Light pattern* in the.™
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parel. Special for" _
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La T Pearls
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