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eginning Saturday, January 2d, a Great
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of Men's, Young Men's and Boys' Suits and Overcoats and Women's and Mioses Suits and Coats and Girls' Coats
Together With Wonderful Price Reductions on Other Lines of Fine Wearab!es for all the Family
A Sale that is what it claims to be.. v Where original prices haven't gone up. Where no Job lots have been puschased for sale purposes.
Where you get what you think you are getting. Where everything is so open and above board that you can wait on yourself.
Why should
Benson &
Thorne hold
A Half -Price
Sale?
This Is our first Half Trice Sale, and It ig sure to be a record
breaker. Why? Well, this Is a growing store. A larger
trade meant more broken lots to dispose of; hence, unusual
Inducements to the buying public Then, too, w like com
parison. We grow by reason of It. We want to hold a
Half Price 8ate that the baying public may compare with
other Half Price Bales. There's a difference In Half Price
Sales, you know. The word Halt Price establishes no stand
ard of value, but the store back of It does. .
Why this
Sale is a
different kind
of Half Price
Sale.
First and foremost every garment Is of our own regular stock.
Xo Job lots bought cheap and marked high to permit a "terrific
price slashing." The common custom Is, at the end of the
season to go East, pick up whatever can be found, mark It
at about three times its cost, and then sell It for half the
"marked price." Nothing like that here. When we say.
we're clearing out our stock, we mean our regular, all season
stock, not lately acquired stock bought for "Sale" purposes.
We expect this
Sale to make
a regular
Customer
of you.
This vale is a bona-fide half price sale. On the price tickets
you'll find no figures purporting to be half the original price.
You'll find the original price marked In plain figures. You
simply divide that. by half. It's simple, and you can prove
the correctness of the sales-person's check. We're anxious
to serve you well. We expect this sale to act as an Introduc
tory to our store for thousands of strangers, and you'll find
no rough-and-tumble methods. Our salespeople will not try
to "rush you," and what they tell you can be relied upon.
All the" Broken Lots of Dig Stock
of Men's and Young Men's Fine
. SUITS AMD
'.'OVERCOAT;
PR:
With the exception of a few staple numbers to
gether with Full Dress Apparel, which w are
required to reorder at Intervals, all our famous
Sam Peck, and Bteln-RIock suits and overcoats
go at half price.
$15.00 Suits and Overcoats S 7.50
18.00 Suits and Overcoats 9.00
? 20.00 Suits on Overcoats 10.00
22.50 Suits and Overcoats 11.25
25,00 Suits and Oversoats 12.50
30.00, Suits and Overcoats 15.00
55.00 4 Suits an4 Overcoats 17.50
50.00 Overcoats for - :;- - 25.00
60.00 Overcoats for - - - 30.00
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The remainder of the finest stock of Women's and
Misses Coats and Suits ever shown in Omaha goes at
HALF iPKHOE
Concerning Alterations
Owing to the fact that this store is ac
tually going to sell clothing at halt
price, we cannot suffer additional loss
through alterations, but must make a
Might charge for them, merely enough
to cover the cost not to make a profit.
$ G.50 Mackinaw Coats for , ,. g 3.25
7. B0 Mackinaw Coats for 3 75
8.60 Mackinaw Coats for 4.25
10 00 Coats for . . . 5.00
12.60 Coats for 6.25
15.00 Coats and Suits for 7.50
17.60 Coats and Suits for 8.75
19.50 Coats and Suits for 9.75
22.50 Coats and Suits for 11.25
25.00 Coats and Suits for . . . . ; 1250
29.60 Coats and Suits for .. ... 1475
32.50 Coats and Suits for lo!25
35.00 Coats and Suits for 17.50
39.60 Coats and Suits for 1875
4 5.00 Coats and Suits for 22!50
49.50 Coats and Suits for 24.75
; 66.00 Coats and Suits for 27.50
65.00 Coats and Suits for 32.50
69.00 .Coats for 34.75
95 00 Coats for '.. 47.50
Women's Fur and Fur Lined Coats at Price
$45.00 to $145 Coats for $22.50 to $72.50
MACKINAWS AT
Men's $7.50 Mackinaws, $3.75
HALF PRICE:
Men's $8.50 Mackinaws, $4.25
All Broken Lots of Boys' Fine,
SUITS AND OVERCOATS
Girls' (8 to 14-yr.) Coats
PRICE
$ 6i50 Coats for $ 3.25
7.50 Coats for 3.75
8.50 Coats for 1.25
10:00 Coats for 5.00
I 12.60 Coats for....',.... 6.25
13.60 Coats for . 6.75
16.00 Coats for 7.50
16.60 Coats for 8.25
,19.50 Coats for . 0.75
i 2160 Coats for 11.25
All Women's
and Misses'
MILLINERY
at
HALF
PRICE
Children's (2 to 6-yr.) Coats at
Va PRICE
$3.00 Coats for $2.50
$6.50 Coats for . ; .$3.25
$7.50 Coats for ................... .S3.75
$8.50 Coats, for .
$10.00 Coats for.
,$12.50 'Coats for
$13.50 Coats for
$14.75 Coats for
...$4.25
......,.....$5.00
...$6.25
...$0.75
........$7.38
The Only Exception Being Full Lots, or Staple Numbers
and
Boy.' (f to 1 yis.) Knicker
bocker Suits itnij Overcoats
I 1.60 Bults, Sl.TS
15.00 Suite and Overcoat. 82.80
$.S0 Bulla and Overcoats. ej.SB
17.60 Butts and Overcoats. sa.TS
tt.10 Bulla and Overcoat s . S.3
$10 Hulls and Overcoat.. SS.00
111 Hults and Ovsrooats.Sti.oo
1 16.00 Overcoat. S7.60
IK.60 Overcoat. S8.88
Little fellows' Suits
Overcoats at ' price
13.50 Suits and Coats. $1.7.1
5.00 Butts and Coats. 2.5
7.50 Suits and Coats. 8.75
8.50 Suits and Coats. 4.25
9.00 Suits and Coats. 4.50
10.00 Suits and Coats. 5.00
Boy's Shirts, In odd lots,
formerly, 1.00, now 59
Small boy's bats and cays
with ear bands, $1.00 ones,
now '50
11.00 and f 1.75 ones.
now S1.00
2.75 and 3.50 ones,
now 1.75
Big Reductions on Women's
ana Misses' Fine Dresses. Even
ing and Party Dresses Included
$ 7.60 to $ 9.75 Dresses for $ 5.05
12.50 to 16.00 Dresses for 8.75
17.50 to 82.50 Dresses for 13.50
25.00 to 29.60 Dresses for 17.50
' 35. 00 to 46.00 Dresses for 36.50
Two Big . Bargains Girls' (8 to 14-Year)
in Women's Siifc
Waists
Wool Dresses
Reductions
at Big
Lot 1 Orepe de Chine and mes
aline. In both dark and evenlne-
shades, regular value. 0 OC it i a a.-
up to $5 00. now 9 49 9 Values up to $0.5
Lot 2 Beautiful satin and crepe Volnno Tin r 4:7
de chine waist.. Including new V alUeS UU U JM.DU
military styles, values tJQ AC
tip to 18.00. now .WM3tf
...$2.95
...$4.75
,..$G.75
Vonderfully Low Prices on
., . ,i- . , .
Vomens, Misses, and Children's
lfMl SHOES
iv'oman'ii Black Satin and white satin party slippera, for
wtjrly $5.00, now . . ; .$2.50
OMAHA'S FASTEST GROWING STORE.
1516-18-20 FARNAM STREET.
Great. Did Bargains in Our Incomparable Infants Department
Vnora Stweater Suits, $5.75
values. .$1.50
wtu
S1.29
. 1.20
1S
All broken lots of women's
and $5.00 shoes, in one
.bij? lot at $2.45
All broken lots' . of girlH
bUoi'S that tvero formerly $3
and $3.50, including Trot
Moes, in one big lot, at. $2.45
Choice of little children's 2
6 8 size bhoes tliat formerly
sold for 1.50 to $2.00,
now $1.23
All broken lots of children's
shoes; sires 2 to 8, for chil
dren up to 5 yrs one lot, 50c
"Choice of all broken lots of '
boys' shoes, including high
top storm boots, $2.50 to
$3.50 values ..$1.95
Clidco ot all leggius in shoe
department, former prices
$1.50 to $2.50, now C5o
Children
Dreae -$1.50
values..
1.95 values..
3.60 values. .
15.00 to 16.50
values 3.85
7.50 to 9.50
Hues 5.00.
Broken lines of in
fants' wool vests,. Vj
price.
Infants' Long and Short
Dresses and Skirts
50o and 76c values
for 38
11.00 and f 1.25
taraes 05
1.60 and 1.95
values 81.20
2.25 and 2.95
Tlues 1.85
1. 15 and 3.95
values 2.45
Infants' Long and
Short "White Coats:
$2.50 values... $1.95
$3.95 values. . .$2.95
$5.00 values. . .$3.95
$6.50 values. . .$4.75
$10 values... $6.75
Infants' Long and"
Short Flannel Skirts
50c and 75o values.
at 38c
$1.00 and $1.25 val
ues, at 79c
$li5 to $2.50 val
ues, at $1.45
$2.95 and $3.25 val
uo8, at $1.95
Children 's Ouimpes,
slightly soiled
75e values 45c
$1.00 values 85c
$2.50 and $3.00 val
ues, at .......$1.65
Children's "Woolen
Dresses, values up
to $5; choice.. $2.45
Children's Bath
ltobes, values up to
$2.25 .......... 95c
Small girls' , Hats,
values up to $3.00,
for 95c
Values up to $12.50
Women's and Misses Furs,
i Off Regular Prices
$ .60 Children's sets, 4JM
10.00 Children's sets, Mt
13.00 Children's sets. SAO
- 17-60 'Women's sets... 11.87
19.50 Women's sets... 18.00
25.00 Women's sets.... S3 .84
46.00 Women's sett... S0.00
65.00 Women's sets... 4&84
135 Genuine Mink set
270 Genuine Mink set 180.0O
Rare bargains to De Found in Our
Women's and Children's Furnishing Dept.
Woman's Ancora Swpat- .Women's Union finlta .
0 .1 O r J .. ca T.-"! M
Union Suits 05s
1.76 Fleeced Union
SuiU 81.10
3.00 and 2.25 Part
Wool Union Suits. . 1.25
3.00 and 3.26 Part
Wool Union Suits.. 2.25
3.50 and 3.76 Silk and
Wool Union Suits.. 2.65
1W 't
ers, formerly $7.50 to $10.
now $5.00
Misses' Sweaters, former
ly $2.50 to $3.75, now.$1.75
Children's Sweaters, were
$1.25 to $1.50, now 95c
Boys' and Girls' Mocha
Gloves, fleece lined, $1.25
and $1.50 values. .... .95c
"Women 8 Chamoisette
gloves, formerly 75c,
now 35c
Children's Underwear .
Children's Fleeced Vests and
Pants, 26c and 35o values,
for t
OhUdren's Part Wool Veals
and Pants, 50c and COc val
ues for 35
65e to $1.00 values 4Qc
Lack of the Proper
Equipment Causes
Loss of Tsing-Tau
iCorrsi'on't'W ot tha Asaoctatcd rreas.)
TOglO, Nov. ! kavK t aolAlejs ui)
uuJ';rn nuli.meitt c,ud tha' dfat at
Isln-TaU, Micordius t Gnaral Moyf -A'l'!.;cK,
ilenqaa gciyemor of ,Klao
Oi.'w, who U h14 pnaoner at Fukuoka.
In in Interview 1;U a Jaianea newa-Jj.l-n'
a an the general d.clnue It, would
Jiat! r'(,ytrd Hi Ut lO.ftW nien, anned
wan '.ijhth (una. to liava rfUtd the
Jafii. nit.rki, whereaa h liad a tutal
of oe'v iil'Mii'dJO mti and tnot ef tlk
i uiir in i')" Tt.i.-Tau tortreta r ot an
il.l Xyv- : ' '
Ail ur rt.iify ,of rxploelvea had txen
utir -fd vl.ro Uie Jai.ur,ij' titn the
f i. ... I 1 !',.;- ttJ.1. vultfY
1 j ii : -,i-'r. . ' all f(Ht t':.i .y vl'
'.. tVna our 1'w.n k vuuii out op-
pom tha Japaneae, who had between i,00g
and lO.OM picked troops, aaalatad by L000
Britten troops with over a hundred
powerful suns.
"X large number of our combatanta
wera wounded In tha previou fUhtlns
and we called out all German rceldenta
In Telnf-Tau. W had one H-er-old
boy and three 1-year-old bo ye. They
er emjiloyed In the. kutomobile trana.
purtatlon work.
About M Germane were' killed and
MO wounded, according to the general,
fragments of buraUng a hells caused
aieet of the Injuries. The general paid
a tribute to the braveipr and marksman
ship of the Japanese. When the Japanese
artillery bombardment was at lie height,
he doclared. betseeu M and ahells
bit each fort dally
As the bombardment of I he artillery
progreaeed. the general said, the guna
from Iho . Austrian cruiser Kalaertn
lllutbetb. the Onntn gurUjat Jaguar
and th th-eteojeen S-0. 'wern Undet and
l all aubaequ.nl fliclitiiis tuok rlne on
Uttd. TbJre la believed to be lutie po-
aiblllty of any veaaela sunk In Ktao-Caow
bay which Included the Kalsetin EIlss
beth and ten gunboats and destroyers),
ever being raised.
Tha German ofXlcers kept their swords
at tha expreea command of the Japanese
emperor. The prisoners are distributed
In different parts of Japan.
RUSSIAN MINE EXPERTS
PLEAS D WITH GALICIA
(Corriondence of the Associated Press.)
' PBTROOAAD. Dec. 15.-Kusela nilnlug
experts who have been bent to OeJlcla
to Investigate the possibilities of im
mediate development of the mineral re
sources of the occuplud territory, have
sent bsck enthuslaatlo reports to the gor
riu.MMit hrre. The oil districts now la
Russian band, It la stated, ran easily
be biade to provide for the eotl'e south
aesttin riflt' of lt'isui, and prodiirtlon
on a luri;e scale can be started early tu
the a(rlug.
Hed Pantaloon of
French Soldier is
Doomed to Oblivion
(Correspondence of the Associated Press )
PARIS, Deo. 15. The success ot the new
bluish gray Infantry uniform, supplied to
meu who become eligible to service this
year sounds the death knell of the red
pantaloon.
The red pantaloon were long In pass
ing. The berele associations of - their
eighty-three years' reign made a rbange
seem a sort of sacrilege, and I spite f
the lessons of the Traneavaai. the army
clung fondly to tha eld red. Immortalised
oa so many fields of battle and familiar
ised to the world by Do tattle and other
military painters. ...
, Napolt-on 1'wus or Posed to 'red for the
1 Infantry. The adoption ot this color must
i be crcdiUd U VKwmia U Vavu, (uln-
ister of war In and It was his sole
contribution to military history.
Duilng. the second empire a proposed
change to blue was defeated by the m ta
uter of agriculture, who objected that
the change would rula a thriving Indus
try in the department ot Vaucluae.
which furnished the "madder" with which
the cloth was dyed
After the Transvaal campaign the ques
tion tamo up again and the minister of
war appointed a commission to examine
it Nothing developed and the Japanese
Russian war broke out and the queatloa
being agitated again the minister ot war
appointed another eomiuissloa.
After the Balkan war. during which the
Bulgarian officers found It expedient to
tear off the red trimming of their cloaks,
a third commission was appointed.
In 1901 the Boer colors were moat fa
vored. In 1W5 a sort of violet blue' had
more partitaus. la 1910 grayish green
was preferred and specimen uniforms of
tills color, designed by Detaille, were worn
by selected companies at the maneuvers.
In the BiSabUiue commercial war had
bested the industry of the department of
Vaucluse and the coloring matter tor the
French Infantry pantaloons was nade la
Germany. No commercial obstacle re
mained, but official routine had-tangled
the question In so much red tape that the
outbreak of the war found the army still
la the conspicuous red trousers.
Millers nd abolished all commission! and
dressed the class of iH la the shade be
preferred.
EAST INDIAN TROOPS
FASTlDIOUS ABOUT; FOOD
(Correspondence ot The Associated' Press.)
! LONDON. Dee. The East. Indian
troops are giving no end of trouble be
cause of their fastidiousness in eating. In
the) Netley hospital, near Southampton.
Hindus nnd Mohammedan wounded al
most came to blew ever - ,
how their goat and sheep ahpuld be
served, it has been aeoeesaj-y to separate
them to avoid fighting.
The Mohammedan wants the animals'
heads cut Ufi the feUndtt Insists tbai tLs
throat shall be cut and the beast allowed
to bleed to death after custom tame,
mortal. At first the British In charge of
the hospital were Inclined to weigh the
matter lightly, but they found that It was
f serious concern to the Indian. After
two or three clashes between factions
they were planed In different parts ef the
heeplial and their respective request In
the matter of how goat er sheep should
be dispatched are belag carefully observed.
RED CROSS SOCIETY SENDING
RELATIVES TO SEE WOUNDED
(Correspondence of the Associated Preen)'
LONDON, Dec. 16. The British KmJ
Cross has extended its activity te the
financing- of tripe to the front for rela
tives of men lying seriously wounded tn
field or advance base hoe pi Lais. Tr the
present, the-prlvilege is restricted te one
relative tor each patient, and the serious,
nesa of the patient's ease moat be prop
erly certified Ly (he) atmr XB4iasi corn