TI1K OMAHA SUNDAY HKK: AUGUST 15. 1915.
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TAKEffCOMIIAllD
Idol of Germany Leading Attack on
Great Russian Fortress at
Kotoo in renon.
Makes Base Ball Popular with Filipinos
rETKOGRAD ADMITS EEVERSE3
rETROGRAO (Via Ln'lon). Aug. '
14. The Russian war rtrico !n an.
official communication tonight ad-;
mits the evacuation of th towns of
Sckolow, Kiedlie and I-ufcow, to the I
east of Warsaw, but claims that thai
German ia the region of Riga havej
been driven back and that near
Kovno, tinder the pretmure of the
Russians, they have abandoned their
attack.
fllndrntiara led" Army.
LONDON, Aug. U-FIWd Marshal von
Hlndenburg- personally haa taken com
mand of the Orraan army attacking '
Konno. anJ. according to the German
orncial report, haa made further progress
In the fighting asalnst the Russians In
that reelon.
Tho selection of Germany' national
her for the duty of capturing the fort-
re of Kovno, whle.l stands between th '
Germans and Vllna and the Warsaw j
lytrejrad railway, Is taken as an Indica-i
tlon of the Importance which the 'Jerman
general staff attaches to this operation.
News that the civilians had commence 1
to evacuate Kovno, aa well aa Vllna, led
to the belief In many quarters that the
Kuaslan may have decided to five them
up, but la the latest official report from
Petroffrad It Is claimed that the Russians
hare repulsed the Germans' attacks, ex
cept at one point where a desperate ar
tillery engagement la In progress. . ,
Van Harlot Halted.
Fwrther north, between Poniewsch and
Dvlnsk, where General von Buelow a
week ago was advancing rapidly toward
the railroad, the Germane apparently
have suffered a eethack, for the Itus
slans now speak of pressing them and
declare they have reoccupled the town
of Tovlny, which Is considerably west of
the point to which the Germans had pene
trated. Mouth of. Riga also the Germans are
said to be doing tittle more than holding
their own. so that the talked-of advance
toward Petrograd seems to be developing
very slowly.
On the ether hand, the Germans con
limit to drive In the Russians to the
northeast and east of Warsaw, and with
the capture of Siedlle are within a short
distance of the Bug river, one' of the
main supports of the Brwst-Utovsk line.
Jt waa believed the Ruaatanc originally
intended to hold this line. Field Mar
shal von Mackensen, who commands the
Hermans In the southeast, between the
V lepra and the Bug, attain ia reported
to have been held up by a Russian coun
ter attack.
The military critics disagree as to the
probable line on which Grand Duke
Nicholas will select to make his stand,
but a majority of them consider It hardly
likely that, he will try to hold the Brest
Utovak front. ,
' l.oaa f (rm Friar. Itmrf,
The German crown prince continues his
attempt to pierce the. French line In the
forest of the Arjonns. ' He kaa had, a
few local successes, but the loaaee h
Uhs sustained in the series of attacks are
declared to have been very heavy. The
Uennana also have attacked tn Artols,
but without success, according to the
Krench account.
Two Keppellna laat night visited the eat
oast of England, dropping bom ha. Mix
persons were killed and twenty-three In
jured and fourteen house were eerlouMy
damaged.
This Is the sixteenth air raid on Eng
land since the commencement of the war
and In all seventy-six persons have been
killed and m Injured.
The negotlatlona between the Ralkan
states ere proceeding, but thus far there
Is no sign of any aettlement of the ques
tion at Issue.
Cruiser India Sunk
In Norway Waters
LONDON, Aug. li.-Reoters Telegram
company has received the following dis
patch from Christlanla:
"The British auxiliary cruiser India
waa sunk by a German submarine In
Norwegian territorial waters, according
to the contention of the Norwegian gov
ernment. It la officially announced that
Just aa Nor ay previously Insisted that
the west fjord in its entirety la Nor
wegian territorial waters, the govern
ment ha on the occasion of the tor
ldolng of the India, Informed Germany
that the west fjord from time Immemor
ial haa been regarded aa belonging . to
the Norwegian eea territory. This was
specifically the rase with part of the
fjord when the India waa attacked,"
The India was torpedoed and sunk by
a Gerutaa submarina on August t.
Douma to Look Into
Shortage of Shells
PKTROORAO. Aug. H.-Vla Indon.)
Details given the press of a secret ses
sion of the Puma on Aueust 10 shownd
tliat ae Inquiry was Initiated to deter
mine the responsibility for the deficiency
In war supplies.
The demand waa mads for an Immedi
ate cessation of alleged IrrrguUritlr In
tl.e inanufacturtng of war supplies and a
1'irwtlun cf the -horUse of amiuunltluii.
General Pollvanoff. . the minuter of
war, declared that, for the purpose of an
Irrranlal Inquiry Into all that had taken
flace to bring the army Into Its dlfflrult
situation, thrre would be appointed a
commission of Inquiry and an investiga
tion would be act on toot '
rtom and reared In the civilisation of
Nebraska, skillfully tutored In the use
of skates, ball bats, spring rhlckons and
Watermelons, t K. Fehtman of Reenter.
Neb., Is about to rfencrt civilisation for
good.
"Earl," as he Is familiarly known to all
his friends st home and to his classmate
of a half doxen yf.r-. aeo In the l'nl
verlty of Nrhrs'ka, is lust hack from
a sojourn of a half decade In the wlldl
of the I'hUrMilne laianda.
Orer there he has been In the employ
of Tour fori Kamuel. t'nele Bamiiet
looked about him for trustworthy young
men to tea"h school among the natives
of th Islands. Karl Volunteered, cut
looae from the tat university a month;
before he waa to graduate. In order to
catch the transport which sailed In May
five, years aro, and after riding the
rmsom of the glassy Pacific for a month,
found himself In a hut among the palms
and ferns, the only white man for many,
and many a weary mile. In a little nipa
hot of a school house he took up his
wcrk.
I Mil Earl mourn for the sight of pale
faces? No.
"Swat-King," and he knocked a fly to
center field. With an unheard of spat
tering of bare fret several score of Fili
pino boys chsreed this fleeing ball.
"They take to base ball like the kaiser
to war," said Frhtimnn.
And so the Nebraska boy was happy.
Why not? . Did he not play ball on the
farm Just east of Ileemcr when there
were potatoes to hoe? Ild he not spend
the noon hour playing hall after plow
ing corn? Tea, and did his fsther not
catch him playing ball behind the grove
many a time when he should have been
shocking wheat?
V - f
all d
out In ths "Summer Isles of Eden smil
ing In the purple spheres of ear
Maybe he organised his spelling class
first, but, a there la no record, he per
hspa organised the ball team first. Any
way, he had the Filipinos playing ball,
and laat year he had. barring one, the
best native ball team In all the archi
pelago. What difference to t'nele Sam whether
spelling or base ball was taken up first?
Didn't "Professor" Fehllman get a good
attendance at school?
Certainly he did, for everyone from the
kids In swaddling clothes to the grand
fathers who remembered the Spanish
conquest wanted to play ball, and
wanted to enroll In the school.
So Korl wss promoted the next year,
and the next, until last year he waa su
perintendent of a big . four-year high
school, and still the pupils play ball.
"Tea, I came bark on a visit," said
Fehllman when visiting friends In Omaha
the other day. "I thought I wonld go
Into business here. But, say. I don't
get the pace here In America any more.
Now, here In Omeha I find you fellows
running to catch a street car.
"I don't savvy that at all. Over there
we would wait for the next car. We get
used to that alow, essy movement of the
orient, and, men, , I'll tell you It Is hard
to get out of the habit.
"I really believe I'll get In touch with
I'ncle 8am and go back next year to my
natives and my ball team."
RETREAT BECOMES
IIORE DISORDERLY
I Czax'i Forcei ia Poland Are Steadily
Being; Crowded and Jammed
Into a Man.
MAKING FIERCE RISISTAHCE
AUSTRIAN HEADQUARTERS
(Via London), Aug:. 14. Despite tho
resistance which the Russian are
offering; to tbe pressure of the
Austro-German armies on the north
ern and southern flanks, the Rus
sian amies In Poland are steadily
being; Jammed and crowded together
Into a mass, the orderly retreat of.
which la becoming more and more
difficult.
On the southern wing, where signs
of breaking were observed In the
battling around Lubartow, the en
veloping allied forces again have In
flicted a number of severe blows and
driven the , Russian rear guards In
upon their main body.
The Prussian guards corps par
ticularly distinguished Itself in. the
fighting la the difficult swamp and
scrub country west of the Bug river.
C.rK.'.mm
tt has broken the most energetic
Russian resistance In the region and
accelerated Field Marshal Ton Mack
enien'a advance against Brest
Lltovsk. It Is hoped by tbe German
commanders that the effect of this
pressure soon will be seen n tbe cap
ture of Increased numbers of prison
ers, guns and supplies.
BRAZILIAN MINISTER TO
BE WELCOMED IN STATE
WARHTNQTON. Aug. 14 Secretary
Lansing made plan today for receiving
with formal ceremony Jose Cardoso,
Braslllan minister to afezloo. and for
many month , the representative of
American Interesta In the republic, who I
dua to reach New Orleans, Sunday, on
tha U. fl. S. Sacramento. Leon J. Caaova,
chief of the State department division
affairs, left tonight for New Orleans to
meet Mr. Cardosa and to escort him to
Washington. Mr.' Lansing also tele
graphed "to Governor Hall of Louisiana
and New Orleans officials requesting that
courtesies ' be- extended - the . visiting
diplomat.
Land Set Apart for
Burial of the Dead
PARIS, Aug. 14. The Chamber of Depu
ties today paased a bill to expropriate
land neceeaary for the burial of tha dead
of the entente allies fighting In France.
The measure waa proposed by Minister
of War Millerand.
Austrian Submarino
Sunk in Adriatic
RoVtJ (Via, Fria-Aug. 14. The min
istry of mart ne tonight made publle the
following official communlcationa:
"Tester-day morning In the lower Adri
atic the Austrian submarine boat U-a
waa aunk. The aeoond officer and eleven
man of the crew were sewed, and mad
prisoners.
Rent room ante wm Be Want Ad.
OafesmrBAM
Sanatorium
This institution is the only one
In the central west with separate
buildings situated In their os.
ample grounds, yet entirely die
tlnct, and rendering It possible te
classify cases. The one balding
being fitted for and devoted to the
treatment of non-contagious and
non-mental diseases, no others be
ing admitted; the other Rest Cot
tage being designed for and de
voted to the exclusive treatment
of select mental cases requiring
for a time watchful care and spe
cial nursing.
Why, then, should he long for the prai
ries of Nebraska, when he had found lit
tle brown men craving base ball away
AR11ED AMERICAN
FORCES JOLD LIME
1,600 Soldien, Eangeri ani Peace
Officials on Guard from Laredo
to Browniville.
Wilson Attacks Pile
Of Papers Foot High
WASHINGTON, Aug. H.-PreaMer.t
Wilson f'-d a pil! of papers more than
a foot Mull awaiting lits signature when
he went to the executive orttca todu, for
the first time sines his return from Cor-
It was oppreskively hot and the presi
dent ork-d in 1,1k j.hirt sleeves. Far-
d'.Ka, ttt4i;i!riir to il liar rm hip. coin-n.i-.on
cf li'dcral appointees, findings
(f stvertil iijy courts and litany other
mtiters a"''utuuliitel during Mr. Vtiwjn'
ami licit ufrl U-ntly important
to I t t:.( t hiu, rrv among !. ilurj.
fe.M.tS J.
A "fur tio" ad will lurn second-hand
-i o tn to cah.
ONE BAND CROSSES RIVER
RI-M.KT1N.
BROWNSVILLE. Tex., Aug. 14.
Twenty men crossed the Rio Grande
from Mexico tonight near Mercedes,
about forty miles up the Rio Grande
from here.
American officers, warned that
such a crottsing would be attempted,
had disposed armed posses at sev
eral points where the attack was ex
pected. ; Late tonight three of these
posses were closing In on the Mexi
cans, expecting to surround them.
BROWNSVILLE. Tex., Aug. 14.
United States cavalry and Infantry
men, Texas rangers and civilians
acting as peace officers, numbering
In all about 1,600 person; tonight
wrfc patrplfng the International) bor
der hetween Laredo and Browns
ville, Tex., as a precaution against
repetition of tbe raids by Mexican
bandits which has created a reign of
terror In Texas border counties dur
ing the last wek.
Only on band of raiders Is known still
to be Intact.' It Is believed to number In
tho neighborhood of thirty and posses
tonight are searching tha country fifty
miles north of Brownsville In an effort
to locate and arrest or disband the ma
rauders. The gang Is said to be that
which last Hunday attacked the Norlas
ranch house. Some member of the gang
are known to have crossed tha Rio
Urandv from Mexico and tt is said the
gang's avowed Intention waa to conquer
a portion of Texas.
Manuel Rincones, who said h was
forced to Join the band, la said to have
given Captain A. V. P. Anderson of the
Twelfth United States Inrantry a state
ment In which he aald the chlefa of the
bjinrt were named Louis, Miguel and
Gabriel and that .they carried a white
flag on which was embroidered In yellow
the letter "K." Urownsvllle Mexicans
were said by authorltlea to have declared
this "K" stood for Trocopla Ellsondo, one
of the chief officers of General E. P.
Naffarte, Carransa commander of Mata
moros. Kllsondo denied he had any connection
with the flag. Captain rox and Captain
fcamlere of the Texa Rangers, who have
been enisageU In an attempt o Identify
the raiding Mexicans, wore said tonight
to have evidence that Mjtl.-an from the
Interior of Coahulla. a Mexlcin border
tela, had brought 'adv&noa Information
of the ralda to tho Mexicans llvln In
Texas It was said tonljtnt that there
kleiics that a majority of tit
leaders had fled to Mexico. Altliouah it
la officially stated that betwoen flft lett
and twenty .Mexkana have ben killed as
the result of the raid. It la believed In
many quarter that a revised list will
ahow greatrr. casualties than that.
Several Mexicans lire known to heve
teen rhot by offic rs hll endeavoring
to escape fcedng taken Into custody,
strlcttst oWivanoe of the law la re
quired c.f all Mexlcin and carrying by
them of firearms has . been forbidden.
Kn re ro have made a thorouch search
of all the country surrciitvlln.f Drowns
villa and era convince I, .t .is i:sid to
nlRht, tht the Mexicans of a lanserous
character either have been driven out or
ar an badly fi wl l. ned aa to be rendered
harmltta fcjme anxiety was expressed
In Trownvtlle tonight, unofficially, re
Kardina" the futui-o activity i f the raid
era. PrlvaU. cltlxena were not o much con
cerned renaming raids similar to thou
lust peipetrRtcrt at over reporta that tn
casa ef any repetition of the Americans
landing at Vera Cru an attempt ml.ht
be made by Ctrransi troops In Mata
morvs to sack Brownsville in reprisal.
Fo strong tt this belief among soma lead
ing ;itln-na that preaaurc will be brvJght
to bear to secure more troop at Kurt
Urowii, near here, to protect the city.
TURKS TAKE TRENCHES 1
FROM CONFEDERATES
LONDON'. Aug. l4.-On the Oallipoll the
Turks claim to have taken "trenches of
100 yards" near eddul Bahr, and tn the
vicinity of Art Burnu that they have
captured machine guns and munitions cf
war from the allied forvea. I a addition
an allied warship la declared to have
been struck by a Turkish shell off Art
Blair Farmer Hurt i
When Auto Overturns!
. i
BLAIR, Neb., Aug. 14.-t?pec'al Te-j
gram.) James Nelson, a young farmer I
who lives a few miles west of Blair, was '
seriously In lured tonight In an automobile
accident near Kennard. Nelson and three
companions were returning from the
tractor meet at Fremont and as they were
turning the crest of a hill the driver lost
control of hi machine. It upset and
caught young Nelson. Three ribs were
broken and he sustained burn and per
haps Internal Injuries. H Is a married
man.
New Fall merchandise Is arriving al
most evsry day now from our buyers,
who are at present In New York elty.
It Is with growing pleasure and enthu
siasm that ws exsmlne ssoh shipment.
Thus far we rtsve received the new
fell silks, lustrous, satiny material;
deftly constructed dresses and suits,
emphasizing originality and distinct
iveness; nowhere outside ef New York
will you be sbls te such a present
able showing ef correct fall style.
V
MONO
. No one can sty that any particular
feature of new fashlona Is permanent
or fixed. If that were ao you could
buy all you needed for the whole sea
son in a week, and how tired ef them
you would be. Once an attractive
style Is Introduced and approved by
an artiste, a dozen clever deslgnere
will find Inspiration for adaptations
snd Innovation. Thus fashions are
aver Interesting, ever changing, and
milady Is ever charming. New styles
reach us directly from New York as
soon a they are seen to be adopted
by women of faahlenable dlssrimlns-
tlon. ......
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U.S. REPLY TO VIENNA
GIVEN OUT ON MONDAY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Th Ameri
can reply to the Austro-Hungarian note,
protesting against the ahipment of muni
tion of war to the allies, already dis
patched to Vienna, wllj be given out here
for publication In next . Monday morn
ing' papers.
The American note relteratea the view
of the United State that to place an
embargo on munition at this time would
not be In accordance with the principle
of neutrality a set forth In International
law. .. .
Apartments, flats; house and cottage
can be rented quickly, and cheaply by a
Be "For Rent." .: v " " " J
NEW BRANCH
,, Receiving Station
- Installed at ?
urgess-
Nash Co.
We are pleased to announce
the opening of a specially ap
pointed branch office at the
Durgess-Nash Co. 'a store. Look
for our department at the West
End of tbe Main Floor, Just
South of the "Cricket" Room.
We trust this will prove a gen
uine convenience for those who
are down town a great deal. - -
Phono Tyler 345
Dresher
rothers
Cleaners Dyers
lll-lS Farnam fit.
Choice of Any Summer Frock
In Our Entire Stock
Dresses Originally Worth Up to $32.50, Must Go At
We have 200 fine summer
dresset composed principally
of white imported dresses in
lawns, nets and voiles, with
expensive trimmings of lace
insertions. Many have con
trasting 'shades of silk sashes
and beautiful floral corsages
in girdles.
There are frocks for after
noon wear.v party .wear and
street wear; inr fact, any lady;
or miss will find her dresses
suitable; for all occasions. Tale'
summer is passing quickly and
new fall; , merchandise : Is ; "arriving''
and w feel that We . should make
this great reduction: to move the
dresses quickly. ' ,.'
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FIRST SHOWING OF NEW FALL SILKS
W have th 'but itltdti ttock ef tllk
in th enttr IV est . Our tilk tlor ia tha larg
est Vett of Chicago. .
Pretty self-toned, checked, striped,
barred, embroidered, plaid and plain
effects are being shown In Faille, Oro
de Londre, Crepe, Taffeta,' Soiree,
Satin and other weaves, i rn
priced per yard at 91.60 to. . . j)U0U
8tln-rinlhed Silks In a big array of
colors,, for evening, street and after
noon wear; 36 and 40 nr
Inches wide. Yard. 1.00 to.. .$,.iJO
40-Inch Sued Flnlshsd Charmeuse
A silk especially adapted for fall
wear; good color assort- ej an
ment. Yard ....$l4ef
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We are especially equipped with " all ma
terials and designs which hate been clearly, tie
fined by the Fall mandates ef fashion. '
Plaid, in self-colored and multi-colored
effects, In both bright and the more
subdued colorings. Plaids will be
used for dresses, separate skirts and
waists. Specially priced, ft An
yard, 85c and pl.UU
88-Inch Chlffon-Flnlshsd Taffeta, an
exceptional wearing quality. In shades
of navy, brown, smoke, green, garnet,
wistaria.' Copenhagen, black, evening
shades, etc. Special Mon- f aa
day, yard , ...1.UU
60 Pieces of 8uede and Georgette
Crepe, Just received. In air the want
ed abades. Yard. ' 1 1 O, C
, , 1.60 and HO
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sTc rttKtmr X Wt
4A nCf W
These From the Hair Goods Store
Real Human Hair Switches, fine texture, natural wavy hair; three sep
arate stem style; all shades but . . . !0 QC
gray pO.vO
Men's $25.00 Toupees, made to order In any shade (ME? ff
but gray $ JLO.UU
Human Hair Nets, largs slsa, special, 2 for.... 25c
All. beauty culture work done In
Daylight Hair Psrlors, Second Floor.
Children's Hair Bobbing a specialty.
Notion Values Are Quite Unusual
Boys' and Girls' Bk.t.toa -
Waists, spactal,. Met
10-ranl Spools Sowing Silk,
slondar, osch.....
San-SUk. spnlallr 9rieA,
spool
R. If. O. Croch.t Oottoa.
all numbors, spool.... ......
Burkl. rorms, alt alsM
and shapos. .ach.....
Bhlrrine Cord for dra
. sis yards (or.
..21c
3c
3Mic
. . . 6c
2V2C
....5c
Soekl.t OartM (or
cblldm. pair.,
Plain aad Fancy Waak
Kdclns, yard
Lars. SJs. Vaea Chamois,
apMlal. Moby
Rust-Wroof Dtm Faatsnaro, '.
card
Baby Parts, rcfular Ms
Srrad.. rlr '...I
Lar.- Slss Shoppina Base,
wortb lee. aacb
..:7c
1C
...4c
;.:ic
,18c
.19c
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Nev Fall Cotton Fabrics
Very Good Quality English Shirt
ing, In light shirting styles; also
neat hairline stripes blue and
white, hello snd white and fancy
printings fast colors. An excellent
fabric for fall wesr. Reg
ular ISO value, yard.
:....9ic
It-Inch Clyslan Rob, beautiful
quality, extra- strong weight, ele
gant stain finish in neat light and
dark coloring and floral combina
tions; for comforter cover
ing. lOVio quality, yard.
:..8ie
17-Inch BeauUful Printed Voiles, tn
all the latest printings, soft, sheer
and clingy; very desirable for
women's street and evening
dresses. Special Mon., yd....lUC
SS-lnch Finest 84x84 Dress Percale,
mostly light shades; neat dots,
checks and stripes. llc Q I -value,
special Monday, yd...Q2C
88-Inch Fine Cambric, very desir
able for women's under- j
ciusllns. So' quality, yard....U2C
It-Inch Unbleached Muslin, soft finish, standard U L
Regular 8c grade, Monday, yard
Slits Seamless Sheets, made of extra good quality 1-4
sheeting. Special Monday, each
4Zx3 and 45x38 Hemstitched Pillow Cases. Special
Monday, each
4ic
59c
lie
WASH FABRICS
Great Opportunities
We have assembled for Monday
about 75 pieces of beautiful.
high-grade, Imported and Do
mestic Wash Dreaa Materials
for a final and decisive clear
ance. These a materials are
worth from 11.25 to 83.25. to
be closed out, at, pn
yard OUC
Printed Lawn and Flaxon
Every one knows the excellent
wearing quality ot these ma
terials. Monday to make room
for other goods we shall tloss
out these material.
at, yard VC
Novelty Suiting. In all colors,
Strlned Ratine ' and Brocaded
Suiting Very pretty for dresses
and separate skirts; IS and 38
Inches wide. Special, to -
close, yard t.....;..lUC
Lace Cloth In the most dainty
floral designs, the summeryest
of all aummer materials. Wortb
Mc, Special Monday. ; n i
yard , laSC
Beautiful. Sheer, White Organ
die, 45 inchea wide, this sea
son's most popular white goods;
only a few bolts lert. r
I at, yard...., ...ZDC
Very Special Plisse Crepe
We just bought a big lot of fine quality Printed Pllsse Crepe, at
a ridiculously low price. White and colored backgrounds, with
flonal designs; also solid colors; 10' Inches wide. Worth 18c.
The biggest bargain we have ever offered In Pllsse y i
Crepe, Monday, yard , 2C
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