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LIVE STOCK MEN TAKE ACTION
Agree on Enles for Uniform Ship
ment of Animals.
MEETIKO HELD IS LINCOLN
Regulations Mast Be Approved by
aaltnry Board and Tarn Will
Be Preented to Other
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(From a 6taff Correspondent.)
UNCOLN. Dec. . (Special.) As a
result of n effort of stockmen to secure
uniform rules for the shipment of live
etock, especially from one state to an
other, a gathering of stock men In Jn
coin to confer with Dr. Klgln. state
vetcrluarlan, finally agreed on a set of
rula Those In attendance at the meet
ing were Charles Graff of Bancroft,
representing the cattlemen; John Pulton
of Lincoln, representing the horsemen;
Elemcr Lamb of Lincoln, representing the
hog breeders, and Senator Ollls. president
of the Live Stock association.
Rules which were adopted most be ap
proved by the Live Block Sanitary board
of tho state and will then be presented
to the states, Iowa, Colorado, Kansas,
South Dakota. Wyoming and Missouri.
The rules adopted as follow:
Horses, Mules arid Asses Health
tlflcatea. Including maHeln test when It k
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arlan. (Quarantine will be rigidly' en
forced .when disease Is found to exist.
Cattle -For dairy or brernlino- nuriMiu
over months old. health certificate In
cluding tuberculosis test. For feeding
or graslng purposes except purebred,
only health certificate. We recommend
thnt the states that are willing to adopt
uniform regulations have what la known
. HS accredited herds, which will be tested
once a year by a licensed graduate veter
inarian whos test will be approved by
the state live stock san.tsry board or
commission or state veterinarian. Any
owner found guilty of violating such
regulations shall - he removed from the
accredited list. When csttle have been
snipped Interstate and, for any reason.
Lindsay Again Urges j
Legislature to Care
For State Library
tFrom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Doc. SO. (Special.) "If you
do not at first succeed, try. try again1
appears to be the motto of Clerk of th
Supreme Court Harry C. Lindsay. Mr.
Lindsay, for twelve; years at periods
when the legislature was In session, haa
urged that body to provide a fireproof
library building for the protection of
a state library, considered one of the
most valuable In the country.
In lils report this year Mr. Unci say
again makes this recommendation.
Over $500,000 are Invested In the books
which now He exposed to the ravages of
time and of fire and water. In case of
a Ire. A large' number of these books.
valuable as references and others in
valuable from a historic standpoint,
would be destroyed and could never be
replaced. Books dating back several hun
dred years which could never be replaced,
but on which no value could be set, would
be destroyed and It la probable outside
of the financial loss of a 1600,000, which
the state would sustain In case of (Ire.
there would be. that much mora' on s&
comparatively small number of books
even If It wore possible to replace them
by purchase.
! AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
C. W. Sar Added to the Committee
on Chaxter Revision.
HYMENEAL
Tharaaa-Exstrom.
CAMBRIDQE, Neb., Dee. . (Special.)
Adolph Thuman, assistant cashier of
the First National bank, was married
this week at Ax tell. Neb., to Miss Elsie
Extrom. Mr. Thuman gave a party
Wednesday night to his friends In honor
of his approaching marriage.
Falrbary Sfw't Notes.
FAIRBURY, Neb., Dse. 20. (Special -
Manager W. K. Lea
the Falrburv
the live stock sanitary board or com- roller mills has fought approximately
mleelon or state veterinarian deems it jo noo bushels af noma arown wheat st
advlRabie to quarantine such shipment, Z k u .".T.. wrest at
in order' to carry on the tuberculosis W Per bushel this wee, rhe wheat, hs
test, they should be given this power, beelfc stored In glgantl-3 concrete bins and
Provided any animals reast to the test, will be ground Into flour,
they must . be shipped immediately to .1 . " . . . . , .
where they will . be killed under gov- A Dket team haa oeen organ.sed
ernment Inspection.. Such expenses in- among the( Fairbury High school students
c urrcd on said test must be borne by I nnd a number of aramea will hi nlaved
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constitute a Hen on the cattle.
Hogs Asworn affidavit from the
seller, ehowlnf that thye are healthy
and have not been exposed to any con-
this winter.
At a recent meeting of tne - Ancient
Order of United Workmen lodga No. K,
Omaha Police Deny
Burglar Syndicate
Ever Operated Here
ve noi Deen exposed 10 any con- : ().. iii , .
taelnli. I for at Inaat two., months "tre '
previous to shipment. Hogs U-eated with ; May. master workman; W. L. Worrall,
simultaneous treatment cannot be shipped , foreman; Fred Smith, overseer; C II.
Z$llJ"&12?,ll.nri W. O. C. Wooster.
wMihen the seller . can give the above
affidavit. Hogs and crates must be thor
oughly disinfected before shipment. Kail
road cars used for such shipments must
be thoroughly, disinfected with a 6 per I
cent solution of carbolic acta or a
Ier cent solution of liquor, cresolls, be
fore hogs are loaded. JSuch hoirs shall
not be unloaded while In transit into any
public stock yard. If feeding and water
ing are necessary, It must be done In
the car. No hogs Intended for shipment
into the state of Nebraska shall re
loaded from or unloaded into any Pub
lic stock varda or ordinary chutes, but
must be loaded irom wagons ana un-v Belgians.
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shipped to public stock yards for Imme
diate slaughter where government Inspec
tion la maintained need no Inspection.
EXTRA TERM OF COURT WILT
BE HELD AT NORTH PLATTE
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NORTH' PUOTTE, Neb., Dec . (8pe
clal.) The Jury decided the las case sub
mitted at this term of court ty-lday even
ing. This waa the case of William Beatty
against Union Pacific Railroad company,
which had been appealed from the county
court. In the county court a verdict was
rendered In favor of the plaintiff and
against the railroad for $186. The Jiy
In the district court awnrded the plain
tiff 1123. The Jury was tl.en excused or
the present term of court. All tho cases
ready for trial were not tried, but ar
rangements have been male for a new
term of court to convene on January 23,
at which time tha remaining cases will
be tried.
LEGISLATORS WILL MEET
VOTERS AT AUBURN
WKKPINO WATER, Neb., Dec. 30
(Special.) Representatives Kauffman and
Harriott and Senator Klechel have ar
ranged, tor a. public meeting a Auburn
-on the afternoon of December ft to learn
what the voter will la with regard to
issues that may come up In the coming
session of the legislature. The meeting
will be thrown open to dtseueatnr leeuee
and measures.
treasurer; O. O. Harlan, recorder; H. B.
Kilday, guide; fT R. Hand. Inside watch;
A.. Brock, outside watch; Dr. S. W.
Dodge, medical examiner; Messrs. B. Z.
Milllken, B. O. DeVore and J. A. Marthis,
trustees.
The Boston cafe has changed hands.
C. E. Wookey of Powell purchased It
from Oust Funtas.' Mr. Wookey. for
merly owned this restaurant.
.The Daughters of tha American revo
lution are collecting money to help the
The matter was referred to the
Fairbury Commercial club, but It waa de
cided that this waa a matter for liidlvi-
auaia to act on ratner wan an organisa
tion.
J- " Arllngrton' Man Iajared.
ARLINGTON. Neb., Dee. 30. (Special.)
Fred Borcner, . a blacksmith, was- In
jured badly' Saturday morning - while
shoeing a horse. He was thrown to the
floor and suffered a fractured knee cap,
which will possibly cause hum a stiff leg
the rest of his life. ' . .
' Mr. , Boreher' lost an eye about two
months ago In this shop while rasping' a
piece of Iron.
C. II. Drtnkmaa. -'
TECUMflEH. Neb.. Dec. . (Speolal
Telegfam.) Christian H. Brlnkman, who
had lived In Johnson county for fifty
years, died In this city today. He was
75 years old last September and was
actve to tha last. Mr. Brinkman's wife
died years ago and he Is survived by
four children. At one time he was a
foremost fermer. The funeral will be
held Tuesday afternoon.
Kaiser Gives Reports
Of War in Esperanto
CONTEST IS OPENING UP AGAIN
Opponents of Pla to Jola Two
Cltlea Are Actively raaed
la F.ffort to Preveot
Annexation.
C. W. Sears, attorney for Cudahy anfl
company and a long time opponent of
consolidation, has been added to the
"charter revision, eommlttee of South
Omaha" by J. F.daon Heath, president
of the United Improvement clubs of
South Omaha. Mr. Sears, It Is under
stood, was added to the committee by re
quest of P. C. Caldwell, who says he was
requested to do so. '
Attorney A. H. Murdock and Attorney
J. J. Breen of South Omaha rlppe.1 the
stiffness out of Mr. Sears' argument
against annexation. Especially are the
the antis afraid of A. H. Murdock, who
having served as a city official can
furnish facts and figures that are not
easily to be controverted. ' Murdock Is
chairman of the committee appointed to
examine the consolidation bill. With him
are J. J. Breen. Dean RlngT and FranE"
Richardson. Ringer la said to be strongly
In favor of consolidation which, together
with Breen and Richardson, makes up a
committee' that will gv the proposed
bill a fair shake.
City officials say they never were mora
sure of their Jobs than at tha present.
Thty pretend to laugh at the consolida
tion talk. Thsy expect the Interests to
step Into tha breach and keep the legis
lature from passing a consolidation bill
under the pretext that such a bill would
be using force. It Is expected that within
the next few weeks the old boya will get
Into Una for the uaual battle to protect
the officeholders and the Interests.
The great effort Is being made to keep
the people from knowing that the taxes
Jn South Omaha are higher than the taxes
In Omaha. -
Ice Itarveat Opens.
Cudahy put forty hands to work yes
terdsy afternoon witting Ice on Sey
mour lake, near Ralston. Today 100 more
will go out. and the police have been
requested" to gather up as many of the
Jobless as come to the station for. Mon
day. .
Armour and the other packers will hava
their men out Monday at Ashland and
Memphis if the weather remains cold.
Cudahy always cuts when the Ice has
attained a thickness of seven or eight
Inches.
, Yards Books Onejt.
The decision of the State Railway com
mission that the stock yards need not
show Its records to R. W. Ralston In
order to search for possible' claims
against the company was expected hero
In stock circles, nnd la In line with a
policy adopted by the yids to. prevent
claim agents and attorneys from stirring
up claim litigation. The books are said
to be open to those who have business
with the ysrds.
alea Festival.
. Everything Is belngmado ready, at the
Eagle's club for the big Christmas festi
val for the poor children of South Omaha,
rresident J. C. Walker and the officers
of the association are busy putting the
ripisning touches to the program.
few wigs and costumes have been pro
vided and heaps and heaps of toys and
goodies. Btsldcs this the older folks will
be; given baskets of Substantial food and
olothlng. The Eaglerf are winning much
praise here for the Christmas program
arranged by them.
1 Friends Mourn ' Mrs. Beat.
In the death of Mrs. Herman Beal.
wife of City Engineer Hermrn Beal, the
city has lost one of the inopt highly re
spected women.. She was of a retiring
disposition, but very kind end charitable.
During her Illness City Engineer Beal
scarcely left her bedside, and for five
nights he was unable to sleep at all. He
Is nearly prostrated by his loss. Mra.
Beal Is survived by her husband and
seven children. The funeral arrange
ments have not, been perfected, awaiting
word from California relatives. It Is
probable, however, that the funeral will
be held some tlmo Wednesday.
Magic City. Gossip.
YOU CAN BUY IT at Fishers.
The city council will meet Mondav nfarht
at 8 o'clock. A committee meeting will
be held In the afternoon.
Do vour Christmas ahonulna in Smith
Omaha.
The Omaha police are anumed over a
story from Chicago, published here, which
recites that a convicted burglar has con
fsed that he waa a member of a police
protected bmglnrs' syndicate which op
erated In half a doten cities. Omnha
la In that list, as Is Boston, hut both of
theee twd cltlos are named In the dispatch
as being towns where the "gang" waa
not protected.
"Of course no bt.rK'.srs syndicate re
ceives protection In Omaha," declared
Chief of Detectives Maloney.- 'There Is
no such thing aa a 'burglars' syndicate,"
In all my. experience, and I believe other
experienced officer will tell you the
same I have never heard of such a thing.
"An" examination of the burglary com
plaints for the last five years, will show
In that time, less than a dosen big Jobs
of $t,W have been pullet off. These
complaints are filed away affd are
ceaaible to any one.
"A year ago, one gana of burglars
robbed nearly thirty homes. That gang
was composed of Cal Rothc, "Red'1
BraOy. Early Oray and Shorty Johnson.
These were caught after a gun fight with
the police, and were sent to the peni
tentiary and much of the stuff recovered.
"Another big series of burglaries was
executed by Norman Taylor, who robbed
about a dozen homes, and was also
caught by tha'pollce here. Most of his
loot was retaken. The rest of tho bur
glary complaints are caused by 'local
talent,' men out of work, hoboes and
youngsters. These Jobs never run over
$10 or each." ,
ENGLISH AREGOOD FIGHTERS
Editor of German Newspaper Lauds
Spirit of British Forces.
UNDERRATED THE DEFENDERS
First I.lealenaat In Kaiser's Army
Tells Mow Ills Troops Looked
I pen Durmr as a Joke
Vntll After Klafct.
Poor Family in Dire
Straits and in Need
Of Some Assistance
Trouble without end haa certainly be
fallen the lot of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Brandt. K081, North Twenty-fourth street,
during, the last year, and now that It Is
cold and winter has Just about Started
the family of five children finds 'Uself
facing the outdoora without food and
shelter.
The mother Is seriously ill and the
father, a laborer. Is out of employment,
as la also the oldest boy, whose wheel
was smashed some time ago by a touring
automoblllst. placing the youngster with
out means of keeping his delivery Job.
During the last year a new-born baby
and the youngest; child both died. The
mother has never fully recovered from
hor confinement. "
Up until two weeks ago the' rocery-
man and the landlord extended credit to
the family, but that means of help ex
hausted Itself and now help Is badly
needed for the family. The father Is
willing to take any kind of a laboring
Job and the boy can work.
city Prosecutor Anheuser has been
moved by the case and has gone down In
his pockets and helped the family. He
saya the father Is a worthy follow and
deserving of assistance.
tai&dron Jfews Notes
CHADRON. Neb., " Doe, ; (Special.)
The regular winter term of v district
court convened with: Judge W. H.. West
over presiding and J. R. Scott of Rush-
vin rfsDorter. Judge Weatover had a
severe attr-ck of tonsilltis and was
obliged to dismiss court and return home.
. Two of the prisoners named Wurt
and Dilley caused some commotion. The
i.tt.r wa rhnkinir Wurtz. had him down
on the floor, when Mrs. Birdsal.. the Rrj KNOW THE MEAC HOUR
wife of the sheriff, arpeared wKh a( v . ,
sun ant order was restored.
Under the management - of C S.
Hawk, agent! of the United Statea De-
(Correspondcnce of the. Associated Press.)
HAVRE, Dec t. Even Esperanto has
not been overlooked by the kaiser's press
bureau as a means of presenting the GerJ
man aide or the war to the . people of
neutral countries. One of these reports
haa found Its way to Havre from Switzer
land, where the German official news Is
sent for distribution through the Esper
anto league. ' -The
report 1 headed "GermanaJ ofl
clalaj reportoj EsperantlgltaJ," and re
quests In Esperanto that the recipient
circulate It among his friends and see
that the text Is published In the rews
Papers of his home town. '
purtment of Agricultur. . a.id uawes
County Farm Demonstrator, the Com
mercial club of the city gave a dinner
to the Dawes county boys and . girls
who had formed a club to see what
they couU raise on Dawes county land
lat year. There were thirty-eight pres
ent.. One girl, aged 12, had made a not
profit of $71.76 off of one-tenth of an
acre planted to tomatoes and cucum
bers. ' On a little more than half she
had raised t80 pounds of tomatoes. -A
boy. aged 17. raised 200 bushels of choice
potatoes on one acre, selling part for
75 cents a bushel, but his best he Is now
Helling at It per bushel for seed. This
was on high land wjth.no water except
rains. Four boys reported thirty bush
els of good corn to an acre. Premiums
aio to bi awarded soon. Thla has teen
nn exef ptlonally good year as to mota
tnrj coming from the skies when
needed.. . - - 1
I'uorrr Will Ran All Winter.
WEEPINfJ. WATER. Neb.. Dec. 20,
(S eclal ) Ote Olson, proprietor of. the
Oieon rtone quarry, has been awarded
the contract for furnishing 1600 tons of
rlr-rap stone to the Northwestern railroad
for use In construction work at Blair.
This In addition to the standing order
that Mr. olaon has for furnishing atone
U the smelting company at Omaha, will
l.e - the quarry running with a good
for e of men most of the winter-
Flock of Pigeons Gather for Peanat
, Feast aa the Clook
Strike.
Minister Praise This Lasatlvr.
K.-v. II. Stubenvoll, Allison, la., praisea
Dr. King's New Life"" Pills for constipate-.
lie st fi.r llvr audbowels. 'i'ic. All
cYuicglaU. Advancement
PhM Degeua, a elerk at the Feek fruit
stand on Third avenue, Just a short dis
tance north ot the postoffloe' building In
Seattle, and a score or more young pig
eons of every age, color and variety are
attracting the attention of thoae people
who pass by the fruit stand around noon
or" shortly before S o'clock each day.
They reproduce on a small scale the spec
tacle which haa helped to make the
square before St. Mark's in- Venice fa
mous the world over.
A few minutes before noon each day
en or a dozen pigeons alight by one
and twos on the curb in front of the
fruit stand, then gravely walk across the
sidewalk and into the passage which
leads between the big hanks of fruit on
the one side, and an array of magaslnea,
big nut Jars and candy show cases on
the other. Squatting beside the peanut
Jar is Degeus, bountifully supplied with
peanuts.
Aa the birds approach he takes two or
three peanuts, chuahe them in his fin
gera and scatters them before the ap
proaching birds. There Is a fluttering of
wings and a hastening of small feet as
the birds scramble for their dinner.
"I started throwing them nuts about
three weeks ago. and they were scared to
death," said Degeus. "They wouldn't
come any nearer than the eurb at first.
but gradually they got bolder. For more
than a week they have been walking
right Inside, and the time of their coining
never varies more than five minutes."
Seattle Post-lntelMgenee.
' RuanVtbe "For Sale" ads If you want
bargains of the minute.
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Pollbera- are
rejolncing over the birth of a young son
at their home in Albright.
Cherokee coal, unscreened. 14.26: screen
ed, S4.T&. South 7.' Howland Lum. it Coal.
The city lighting proposition Is llkelv
to come un at the meetiiia of the citv
council Monday afternoon. .
Avoid crowded cars shop with the local
merchants. . .
The Live Stock exttuMiaa will be closed
on Chrtotmaa duy. although, cattle, will be
.... pnu jwLviMvwm u vnw.. . - .
Look at tha' a.lVotI6na offered "bv local
merchants before going elsewhere.
Mrs. Tbotnss Doctor, who has baen mn-
flned to the Houth Omaha hospital by Ill
ness, is reported aa mending in health..
Members of the South Omaha Business
Men's association will have the atora
open every evening until Christmas.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Flrat
Presbyterian church will hold Ita annu.i
New Year'a dinner and conoert Friday
evening January L
General Manager E. E. Bucklna-h
the Union block Yards, who has been
out or town on business for some days,
wlU return today,
OUR LARGE stock will enable you
to buy anything desirable in the footwear
line. Cressey.
Trafflo Manager William Bhellberg, who
has ben out in the state on stock yards
uwiiiw, nmm reiurneu ana w at nlS desk
In the Exchange building.
DON'T FORGET a nice pair of shoes
or sllppere in your holiday glfta They
make a very useful present. Cressey.
The card party that was to have been
given on December 23 by Superior lodge
No. 193, Degree of Honor, has been post
poned until January 27, 181&.
Office apace for rent In Bee office. 2SU
N street Trms reasonable. Well known
location. Tel. Suth 27. -v-
Turkey shoots are now the great thing
In the South Omaha suburbs. Fancy
shoots are attended by a large number of
South Omaha sportsmen each day.
For the benefit of early church goers
on Christmas morning, ttm street railway
company reports that street car will
leave the end of the Albright line at 1:40.
' Teachers and pupils of the publlo
schools have made all arrangements for
the Christmas vacation. A emt numh.
of the teachers will leave the city over
t ha fen! IH una
Just received a fresh ear of petroleum
coke, a splendid furnace fuel; only y.bd
per ton; quick delivery. Tel. So.
Uroad well-Roberts Co.
The police are still taking on their
woekly quota of down and (Kitm There
Is a proposition on foot to put the men
chopping wood on iarms Just out of
South Omaha. The fauners will pay for
the labor.
Jl'BT IN The new ahade, cloth too,
patent button, plain toe, ladles' shoes;
alao the new overgalter effoct, patent
button, at M pair. These are Mo to (1
pair below the city price. Creesey.
A special meeting of the Mouth Side
Improvement club has teen called for
Monday averting. December ti. Of floe rs
for the ensuing year, will be elected. Pro
posed changes in the city chartar will be
discussed, as will aise the aausxaUon, blU.
FORM KEARNEY CLUB
WITH 50 MEMBERS
.1 '
More than fifty former students of tho
Kearney State Normal school have orga
nised the Kearney club of Omaha, elected
officers and will hold regular meetings
The next meeting will be m?ld Feruary 6.
Officers cheaen Friday evening were
Miss Pauline Oale. president; Miss I.enor
Fltsgerald, first vice president; Guy K
Burnam, second vice president; Miss Fern
Eads, corresponding secretary; Miss Lo-
retta Bums, treasurer and recording sec
retary. While temporary president. R. E,
Burford appointed Mrs. Minnie Wlanar,
Miss Eads and M las Burns a committee
to draft the constitution.
Dr. A. O. -Thomas, newly elected state
superintendent of publlo Instruction and
former president of the Kearney Normal
school, has been Invited to become an
honorary member of the club, as h
Mrs. Thomas Richmond of Omaha, who
was formerly a member of the faculty
Permanent organisation was effected
rnuay evening at tho home of Mrs. Mary
Mlckel. with Miss. Mildred Nunemaker
entertaining. Preliminary meetings were
held at the homes of -Wrs. Wlsner and
airs. Byron Petersen. As outlined In
the constitution, the purpose of the club
will be to draw the school's alumni closer
together and further Its Interests.
(Correspondence of the Associated Ties.)
BERLIN. Icc (.English soldiers are
good fighters end resourceful, an editor
of the Zcltung am Mlttag, who Is serving
aa a first lieutenant In the German army,
writes his paper In an account rf the
engagement around Ypres.
"Full of fight and confident of easy
victory," he says, "our young regiments
started to march egalnat tho enemy. We
were quite certain that Provldenco had
endowed the English with long loga to
facilitate their running away f inter.
ac-1 Thus we advanced by long and snort
t-winrches through Flanders, the great cem
etery. We were delighted with the beau
tiful Flemish landscape and with the
Inhabitants, whose language we soon
managed to underatand, even as they
speedily came to understand eurs.
"We thought of the English soldiers
a the romlo papers are wont to portray
them. There were a few who warned
a against possible underestimation of
the aenemy, . hut their misgivings were
uloted by our pointing out that these
were mercenary troops, hired at a few
pence a day, bare of pat riot lam and In
capable of sacrifice.
"Sooner than we thought we were upon
the enemy. First we came upon a dead
Engliahman, then two wounded English
officers, then an English prisoner. The
prisoner naturally was of great Interest
to our soldiers. 'Wonder If ilia mercenary
an shootr we asked ourselves. An hour
later some of his comrades gave us an
nswer to that question. They gave us
clear, practical demonstration-such a
lear demonatratlon that our battalion
was reduced to half Its original else In
Tew enoountera. We suddenly realised
that the Engllah mercenaries could not
be routed with mere hurrahs, and that
these smooth-faced gentlemen used the
long legs not always for running away,
but sometimes for desperate and dan
gerous charges.'
Best of Rna-IWfc Troopa.
"The English Infantry which opposed
us at Ypres must he considered among
their best troops. They defended their
positions with energy and skill, and when
driven back tried again- artd again to
recover1 the lost ground. In these en
deavors they were supported efficiently
by the fire of their field artlllory. They
had also transported heavy naval guns
to Ypres, and the English shells and
shrapnel caused enormous damage among
our troops.
"As the surrounding of the English
forces by our troops made Itself more
and more felt tha English Infantry tried
again and again to break through our
lines, particularly In the vicinity of Bace
laere, though without success. In one
of these attacks SuO English soldiers and
twenty officers fell Into our hands.
'The English trenches were mostly so
arranged as to be quite Invisible to the
naked eye. When we had got Into the
first trenches we wore astonished at their'
(ystematlc construction as regsrds depth,
side protection against splintering of
shells, breastwork and flooring. The
trenches were nearly all excellently ar
ranged for a long stand. We were par
ticularly astonished at the Iron and steel
work built Into the breastworks. The
floors were designed with an eye - to
maximum comfort. Our men capturod
thero a great (tore(of excellent preserves,
corned beef and ham, and many also se
cured one of the shaving outfits which
every English soldier carries.
When we had taken a posltkm It fre
quently occurred that we found a dis
proportionate number of dead to the very
few living defenders. We soon discov
ered that a large number of the 'dead'
were shamming and these were easily
tickled Into life with a bayonet
"In some caacs 'tho English had .dug
trenches, but had not occupied them,
and to deceive us had put large round
turnips and similar objects along the
breastworks." ,
BACHELOR GIRLS' CLUB . N
HOLDS HOLIDAY MEETING
The Bachelor Girls' club held Ita.reg
ular meeting Friday evening, at the home
of Oretchen Hamann,- 2071 Manon street,
The evening was spent listening to music
and playing whist. The house was beau
tifully decorated with the holiday colors,
and dainty refreshments were served,
Those present were:
Bess Watson
Elizabeth Illldlnger
Llllla' Hamann
Palsy Lawrence
Myrtle Hamann
Annie Hamann
Mabelle Berka
Ethel Clark
Ruth Cowdery
Helen Musek
Oretchen Hamann
Blanch El wood
Hattle Hamann
ENTERTAINS FRIENDS FOR
GUEST FR0M0UT OF TOWN
Miss Louise Emmett entertained Friday
evening at her home In honor of MUs
Blanche Eland of .Arapahoe, Neb. The
evening was spent In dancing. Those
prevent were, p
Misses: ' Messrs: " ' ' '
B'anche Eland Ralph Wilson
Ethel Mullholland Donald Paffnnrath
Happy Mullholland Herbert Klein
Dorothy hhmnett Iean Sunderland
Louise Emmett Arthur Klein
Mildred Eriokaon
Mrs. E. E. Emmett
England Decides Not j
To Build Any More of j
Dreadnought Type
' 1
(Correspon-lence of the Associated Press.) j
I .ON PON, lvp. (.-England probably
never will lay down another dreadnought
snys one of the foremost ship builders
In this country who for obvious reasons
cannot be quoted. All of the dresd
noughts according to thla authority,
which have been laid Cown will be rushed
to completion, but no orders will be given
for any more versels of thla type. This
policy waa under scions consideration
when tho Audnclntia went ta the bottom
and the recent losa of the Bulwark haa
only-acrved to confirm the opinion that
the battleship aa a fighting craft is
doomed.
All new construction In the British ahln
yarda consist of heavily armed cruisers
of great coal carrying cnpnolty. dertroy
era and auhmnrlnea. For ten mllea along
tha Tyne In coming Into Kewcaatle' tho
passengers on the boats cannot hear
each other apeak hern use of the din of
Moatn hammers most of which are mak
ing dest-oyers anl submarines.
When Hlr Percy Scott exprctsed his
doubts of the efficiency of the dread
nought Just after England had placed Ita
seal on It aa the premier fighting unit
of naval warfare, his unorthodoxy made
him the strategic heretic of his time,
but thla war haa come near to vindicating
hie theory, for thus far not a single suc
cess can be placed to the credit of a
dreadnought , while the experimental,
almost deapt-ed, submarine haa won moat
of the naval laurels.
France Is also reported as hurrying the
construction of submarines, while Rue
la Is said to have asked for tender on
a submarine f 2,600 tons.
" isa,f j if
Hotel Loyal
. WILL SERVE
Two Special
s.Christmas Dinners.
At $1.50
Per Plate.
Beginning at
12 O'clock, Noon
and at
6 O'clock, Evening.
Tables May -Be Reserved
In Advance.
The Three CotteriU Sisters
In Special Concerts
At 12:30 to 2:30; G to 8 P. LI.
Berlin Police Bar
Imitation 'Crosses
" 1 a
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
BERLIN (via Amsterdunil, Dec. t.
Cardhoard Imitations of tlie ramoua Iron
cross have recently been sold extensively
on the streets of Tterllii and were worn
ty abjiost all school children as well as
by many adults. The police have now
decreed that the weaving of such a deco
ration Is Illegal and they will henceforth
arrest any person found wearing them.
"Pen rod" the Irresistible
till keep
the country lancrhlag
at his exploits.
PENROD
By BOOTS TAB2CnrOTOT
The story of a real boy
lot large Editions,
43,500 Copies.
At All bookstores.
Illustrated. Net, II. iS
Leather, Net, $1.60
Doubled ay, rage
Company.
MANAGER AND ACTOR
MIX AFTER TOUGH RUN
Dave Clifford Is a comedian who haa
been appearing for the last week at the
Palm theater on Douglas street, sand
wiched In between movie films. W. M.
King Is the manager of the skit In which
Clifford worked.
Last night the sketch closed Ita en
gagement, which was not very success
ful, Clifford rays, and the manager had
a mix with him. . -
Clifford later had King arrested
charge of aarault.
on a
Bee Want Ads Are the Rest Business
Read Dally by People In Search of Ad
vertised Opportunities.
Julia was won by Sophie Aokmcrnian, 3319 Franklin
St., 2" years old, with .1,042 Pictures. Elva Toland, 1811
North 40th, was second with 524 pictures and Margaret
Edwards, 1715 North 25th St., third, with 457 Pictures.
Next We Will Give
Tile
Twins
' Now ' listen" to this,
girls. Tien we opened
the doll box to get one
for this week, what
should greet us but n
pair of twins. Think of
it we were quite puz
zled to know what to do
at first, because one is
enough for any little
BusyBeo to care for,
but we soon decided
upon a plan
The Twins are to go to
the country to some little
girl living on a farm, where
there'8 plenty of nice fresh
milk every day, and lots of room to romp and play when they axe bli
enough to run about.. - .
All the dollies 10 far have been won by the girla In the cltlea, and
now I am sure you will all be glad to help some little girl on a farm wis
the Twins. No one else can get them.
The Twin will bo Riven free to the llttlJ girl under 12
year of HS that brings or nudU ua the largest bomber of
doll's pictures cut nut of the Dally and Sunday lie before)
4 p. hi. Saturday, January 2. ,
The Twins pictures will bo in The Bee every day thla week. Cut
them out and ask your friends to save the pictures In their paper for
you too. See how many pictures ot The Twins you can get, and be
pure to turn them In to The lide office before 4 p. m. Saturday, Jan. I.
You Can See the Twins at The Bee Office
x"
SCHOOL OF ACTING GIVES
' PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT
Before a large audlenoe at the Amert
earKtheater Saturday evening the Boyd
School of Expression, under the personal
direction of Director N. K. . Kleed, rve a
performance of A. W. Plnero's three-act
comedy, "The School Mistress."
Rhea McLyman was brilliant In the
character of a youny school alii, while Mr.
Kleed himself appeared as the Hon. Vcre
Queckett The performance went through
without a single hitch.
SNOW BRINGS RABBITS
INTO CITY FOR SHELTER
Rabbits are so numerous that they are
te be found almost In the heart of Omaha
now that snow has come. In the vicinity
of Hanscom park They play about the
dooryards and garages. In many places
in the city they are living under garages
aiid beneath chicken houses. -
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TOYS
Your
Choice
25c, 50c, $1
50c
Animals, to $2; Baby Bath
Hots, $1.98; White Baby Beds,
ii $2: Washing Sets, to 85c;
Grocery Stores, $1.50 and
$1.75; Tea Sets; $1 and $2
Koly-Polys; EmDoKed Blocks,
$1.10; Grand Pianos, $1.25.
For $ 1
The biggest BARGAINS for years in TOYS. Three Big Sec
tions fillled with toys at 25c, 50c and.$l, Prices to suit every
pursehundreds of them worth TWO, THREE and even FOUR
times the price asked,
Fof25c
China Tea &ts, to
f5c; Doll Houses, to
$1.25; Stoves, 50c, Sol
dier, Sets, to $1.25;
1 Horns,' 45c; Vnhnals,
Pictures,. Puzzels,
games, Etc.
Your Choice,25c
Alumin Tea Sets, $1.75-
Enamel Washing Sts, to
$3.75; Steel Ranges, to $5?
Steiff Animals, to $5 and
$7.50; Drays with' Horses,
to $3.75, $4 and $5; end many
others.
Your Choice at $l
I Your Choice, 50c
Three Lots of Books at 29c, 5Cc and $1 Big Bargains
ORCHARD WILHELM CO.
