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GOVERNORS BELIEVE
THIS COUNTRY EASY
fORINYADING FORCE
Majority at Conference of Present
and Former Executives Feels
Nation Inadequately De
fended. SOFT PREY FOR CONCWERORS
Members Will Return Home with
Resolve to Demand Congress
man Get Busy.
SALT LAKE CITY NEXT PLACE
BOSTON, Aug. 27. A majority of
governors and former state execu
tives, delegates to the governor
conference here at the final session
of the conference today agreed that
the United States Is Inadequately
prepared to resist Invasion by a
hoBtlle European force. Discussion
of naval and military preparedness,
selection of Salt Lake City as the
scene of next year's conference and j
the election of William Spry, gov
ernor of Utah, to be chairman of the
conference executive committee were'
the outstanding feature of the clos
ing session. j
No resolutions on the subject of
preparedness were proposed, but eev- j
eral of the executives said they felt
certain that all the governors would
return to their states with the Inten
tion of demanding from their con
gressmen support in any program
for strengthening the forces of de
fense. Give Crowd Chance.
The conference sessions were removed
today from the state senate chamber to
the more spacious hall of the house of
representatives where a large audience
followed the addresses with frequent ap
plause. The discussion by the governors were
prefaced by remarks by William C. Red
field, secretary of commerce, speaking;,
he said, not In behalf of the administra
tion, but as a member of It Secretary
Redfleld urged restraint of speech and
soberness of thought in what he tenred
these trying times.
"With that spirit of restraint." ha said,
"should we not be ready for any
emergency of any kind that may arise T
Should we not at least have the toots
ready, not for offense, but for our de
fense of our nation?"
Under the head, "What should be the
state's duty In the matter of national
defense?' Governor James F. Fielder of
New Jersey urged an increasa In the
standing army by at least 15,000 men, with
an adequate line of trained resermvlsts.
He said he felt that the states should be
ready at all times to furnish 250,000 men
to this reserve body.
Dunne's Advice.
Governor E. F. Dunne of Illinois said
he felt that the nation's main reliance for
a reserve force might well be found In a
requirement that every college and uni
versity receiving funds, federal or state,
should give four years of military train
ing to Its students.
"If war was declared on the United
States by any of the principal European
nations tomorrow it must bo admitted
our situation would be a precarious one,"
ha said.
Referring to the need of a great supply
of munitions, as developed by the Eu
ropean war, Governor Dunne said that
any fleet from Great Britain or Germany
could take possession or destroy all
means of manufacturing ammunition in
the United States, such plants being al
most entirely within luO miles of New
York City.
KING OF SWEDEN IS
SLIGHTLY INJURED
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 27. (Via London.)
King Gustave had a narrow escape from
serious Injury yesterday at Jerna. As he
"was entering his 1ir to proceed to Stock
holm the train started with a sudden Jerk,
throwing him down. Ills foot was Jam
med between the car and the platform
and he fell heavily. However, except for
alight bruises, he Is Uttle the worse for
the accident
The Weather
Forecast till 7 p. m. Saturday:
For Omaha, Council lilutfs and Vi
cinity Cloudy.
'1 aaprratar at
Omaha Yesterday.
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6 p. in 73
7 p. ni 71
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Temperature and
prccli'itation depart
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Normal temperature 72
Ieftcienry for the day
Total deficiency silica March 1 432
Normal ire."i:ttiUon 11 Inch
) "flclency for the day 11 inch
Total rainfall vtiu c March 1...21.M im hes
Kxcess blnce March 1 o inch
I X"f Idfncy for cor. period. V.Ml. 5.4j un hes
Deficiency for cor. period, 11H. F 2 inches
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lUptd City, . lou.lv 74
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ARMY MATRON DEAD FROM FIRE
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MRS. FRANCES WARRKN PERSHING.
FIRE Y1CTIM HERE
ON HER BRIDAL TRIP
She and Her Husband Visited with
Colonel Swobe and Other
Friends in Omaha.
GENERAL FORMERLY AT LINCOLN
Mrs. Frances H. Pershing, wife of
Brigadier General John J. Pershing,
who was burned to death with her
three daughters In 8an Francisco yes
terday, visited in Omaha and Lincoln
on her wedding trip In February,
1905. She and her husband were on
their way to Tokio, Japan, where the
army officer had just been stationed
as military attache.
General and Mrs. Pershing met
Colonel Thomas Swobe of Omaha, an
Intimate friend, and many other
prominent Omahans during their
visit here. Colonel Swobe and Gen
eral Pershing were In the same regi
ment in the Spanish-American war.
In Lincoln the PershlLgs visited with
a sister of the general and met nu
merous friends.
General Pershing was stationed at Lin
coln as commandant of cadet at the
atata unlversltr ln V&l and 1SB8. ' He then
had the rank of first lieutenant of tha
Tenth cavalry.
Mrs. Pershing was formerly Miss Pran
ces Warren,' and she was a daughter of
United States Senator Frftncls B. Warren
of Wy6mlng. She met General Pershing",
at Washington . while, he was In charge
of insular affairs there and the marriage
occurred at the national capital January
36, 1906.
Wedding;. Trip to Japan.
Immediately afterward General Persh
ing was dispatched to Tokio as military
attache and the trip to Japan became
General and Mrs. Pershing's wedding
trip.
General Pershing was accompanied by
his wife during all Ms travels to far dis
tant parts. When the Japanese-Russian
war began his position at Tokio was
changed to that of military observer of
the Japanese army. He had formerly
distinguished himself by service in the.
PhUlpplnes, and several years ago brought
about a transfer which enabled him to
return to the islands.
Coloael Swobe Vlalta Perahlaas.
In January, 1914, General and . Mrs.
Pershing returned to San Francisco. Col
onel Swobe was In Ban Francisco at that
time and visited with tha Pershing fam
ily. Mr Pershing was a charming woman
and an Ideal wife and mother," aald
Colonel Swobe. "She was carefully educa
ted In Washington by her father. Sena
tor Warren, her mother having died dur
Ing her childhood, she was a woman of
large abilities. Tha news of her terrible
death I a great shock."
Bryan Commends
Garrison's Letter
to General Wood
KANSAS CXTr. Mo., Aug. 27. William
J. Bryan, foimer secretary of state, who1
j passed through Kansas City today had j
this to say regarding the developments
Frowtns out ot "-President Roosevelt'
"Peech at Pittsburgh, N. Y., military
I training camn:
-i .m .
to notice Secretary Garrison
71 ' is disposed
tp restrict the camps to the
work for which they were established.
During the last two weeks they seem to
have served more as a platform for jin
goes to talk from than for Instruction In
the art of war."
Sioux Falls Attorney
Guilty of Contempt
PIF.RRK, 8. D., Aug. 27. (Special Tele- '
gram) The supreme court today an
nounced its decision In the contempt
cases brought against Joa Klrby, a Sioux
Falls attorney, and O. E. Hippie and the
Hippie Printing company of this city, on
charges of contempt of court.
Tho holding was that Joe Klrby I
guilty and a fine of ST00 wa imposed.
O. E. Hippie individually was adjudged
not guilty and The Hippie Printing com
pany guilty, and a fine of $1,000 was Im
posed. Tha disbarment proceeding against
Klrby on the same statement of facta
wa not decl.lt d.
itmabaa Llreasea to Marry.
CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-V Special Telegram.)
George B. Beets of Omaha wa licensed
her this afternoon to wed Mis Maud
Briggs of Chicago.
MRS. PERSHING AND
CHILDREN KILLED
Wife of General and Three Daugh
ters Suffocated by Fire Which
Partly Destroyed Home.
SON A", GUESTS ARE SAVED 1
VV.XA
-CISCO. Aug. 27. Mrs.
ai
yVarrcn Pershing, wife of
idler General John J
Pershing,
,-nited Slates Army, and three of
llior four children were suffocated to
j death In their quarters at the Pres
idio of San Francisco early today.
Their bodie3 were badly burned. A
Mrs. Boswell, a relative, and her two
children escaped, as did Warren
lershlng, 5 years old, and threo serv-'
nnts. The dead children are Helen.
8; Anne, 7, and Mary, B. Mrs. Per-j
rhing Is a daughter of Senator War- i
ren of Wyoming. Her husband, com
manding the Eighth brigade, Vnlted
States Infantry, is at El Paso, Tex.,
in charge of the border troops.
Mr. Hoawell Jnnipa from Hoof.
Mrs. W. O. Boswell was the first of the
people in the house to discover the fire.
She whs arouwd by smuko and awakened
her children and called to Mrs. Pershing.
Then she opened the door from her room
to the hall. A gust of smoke drove her
back and she saw flames In the hallway.
She took her children to the stairway,
but found It cut off ty fire, and re
turned through her room to the roof of
the front porch.
The noise of the flames by this time
had aroused Lieutenant Eugene Santsrhl,
Twenty-first Infantry; Private C. J. Has
lltt and another soldier, who broke In 1
doors In the house, but were forced back
by the flames. Then Mrs. Boswell, from
tha porch roof, threw her two children,
Philip and James, t and S years old, to
the men below, still calling to Mrs.
Pershing, and Jumped herself. Her maid
previously had Jumped and been caught.
Mrs. Boswell fell in a flower bed,
wrenching her back. She was taken to
the Piwsldlo hospital.
Warren Pershing was found uncon
scious on the floor of his room by
Johnson, the Pershlngs' aged negro serv
ant, who led a rescue party Into the
house. He was revived at the Presidio
hospital.
In the corner of the house, most burned,
the rescuer found Mrs. Pershing dead
on tha floor, with her arms across one
of the children, who was on the bed.
On another bed was another child; tha
third lay on the floor. The bodies of all
were considerably burned.
Tha house occupied by tha Pershing
was the best of a collection of old frame
buildings scattered about the main poat
and cantonments of tha Prealdto. Many
of these were built a temporary barrack
at the tlrao of the Spanish-American, war
and still are occupied. Their shedllk
appearance was renovated somewhat at
the opening of the Panama-Paclflo expo
sition by a coat of paint, but they re-
(Continued on Paga Two, Column Two.)
Carranza Capital
Moved to Mexico
Sunday, August 29
WASHINGTON, Aug. I7.-Gneral Car
ransa will move his capital to Mexico
City Sunday. All the department of his
government, except the office of foreign
affairs and Interior, already have been,
moved from Vera Crux to Mexico City
and tha remaining 'departments will go
with General Carranza himself.
President' Wilson' appeal to the Mexi
cans for peace, easpeclally referred to
Mmlivt Cltv mm tha nlace where the caDl-
u, of any government applying for recog
nition must be established. Carranza'
move was regarded In Latin circles as
one of tha step In hi effort to obtain
recognition by tha United States. Car
ranza' reply to that American appeal
had not reached hara today.
' General Carranza' Inquiry as to
whether tha Pan-American diplomat In
appealing to him for a peace conference
were aotlng personally, or with the sanc
tion of their respective governments, will
be answered today. - Officials stated that
Carranza would ba informed that they
were acting with authority of theU
respective governments.
General Carransa today cabled hi
agency here, saying:
"It Is utterly untrue that any deaths
from starvation are taking place In Mex
ico City. The food situation- has grown
steadily better from the data of Gen
eral Gonzales' occupation to the present
time."
Art Smith Lands
With Bump When
Aeroplane Balks
: PES MOINES. la.. Aug. 27.-(8peclal
Telegram.) Art Smith, boy aviator, had
a mishap In his second flight at the
state fair today, but was not seriously
hurt.
j His machine did not aeem to work
right and he descended after being up
I only a short time.
! His machine struck the track with
considerable force and turned over. Smith
walked away uninjured, but did not make
; his night flight.
Here are the datea for our
coming Ak-Sar-Ben
events:
Sept. 2 9, Carnival begins
Oct. 5, Floral Parade
Oct. 6, Electrical Parade
Oct. 8, Coronation Ball
Oct. 9, Carnival Ends
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THE-GAT E- C I T Y-0 F-T H E-W EST
FRENCH SPORTING CELEBRITIES NOW AIRMEN This photo was taken at a
French aero base in Northern France. Second from the left is Georges Oarpentier, the
famous French boxer, and next is Somes, French champion cyclist. Somes had just
brought down a German aviator in an exciting aeriai battle.
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SURRENDER SELF
Former Faying Teller of Live Stock
, National, Short Six Thousand,
Returns Here.
WALKS INTO MARSHAL'S OFFICE
V. V. Foltlk, formerly paying teller
at the Live Stock National bank, who
disappeared January 30, leaving his
accounts $6,410 short, returned yes
terday from Australia and volun
tarily gave himself up at the office
of the United States marshal.
Foltlk had been in the employ of
the Live Stock National bank for ex
actly seven years, having been paying
teller for a long period, when he left.
With only $12.50 of the thousands
bb had taken he started south ripolng
through the southern states, tfiVough
Mexico, California and Oregoft. On
June 10 he shipped as a deck hand
on a freight ship bound for Australia,
lie landed In Australia nome-weekf
later and stayed there but seven days
having decided that he would return
and give himself, up, . .
-Ha shipped. fo Ban FrantUoo on an
other freighter, landing In the United
States August 17. He then beat his way
to Omaha, getting here Wednesday. lie
gave himself up Friday.
Foltlk has a wife and two children,
one a girl 13 years old, and the other a
boy of 3, living in the South Side, and
he gave as his reason for his return the
fact that he could not forget that they
needed him. He said that he had taken
tha money a little at a time, and that
he had spent it being a "good fellow."
"No one," said Foltlk, "Is to blame ex
cept myself."
He is member of tha .South Side
Eagles and Red Men, having held office
In both organizations, being vice presi
dent, at one time, of the Eagle. He
waived hearing before United State
Commissioner. Singhaus, and. furnished a
bond for his appearance at the fall term
of the court. He expects to enter a plea
of guilty and take such punishment a
tha court may decide upon. ,
Rate to Withdraw
Loading in Transit
flit3 noiftrtllrvH
WASHINGTON. Aug. 17 The proporai
of railroads operating In what 1 known
as the Central Freight assnclatton and
Western Classification territories, to dis
continue generally the practice of stop
ping freight cars in transit to complete
loading or partially to unload, was re
jected by the Interstate Commerce com
mission as unjustified. The commission
had suspended until September SO the
effectlvenesa of the withdrawal of tha
practice, and today ordered tha cancella
tion of tariffs Which would have mad
the change. Commissioner HarlanA dis
sented. The Day 'a War News
THE RI'9SIj(nS, fall In back nailer
from Ike east of Koroo southward
to bruise, have evacuated the
fortrrss of Ollta, tblrtr miles
aooth of Kotdo,
HATKKI t It ADVANt P.9 arc claimed
for the Tratoale armies operating
la the vlrlnltr of Brest-I.ltovak,
the raptor of which by tho tier
maoa wsi aoooooerd yesterday
FRKXi'H AVIATOR has dropped tea
shells oa a tierman factory for
maklosr asphvslatlas; sum at
Iloraaeh, I'arla reports.
have mode ralda oa tho railroad
atatloaa at Molhelut, la Badea, aad
at Ivolrr and ler, la tho A r
aoaae. They also hare dropped
explosives on St. Baaasant and Ks
acy, la tha Woevre district.
LATEST NKWS from tho Darda
nelles cornea throaah tho war of.
flea at Constantinople, which re
ports tho renolse of weak attaeka
against the Tnrklsh left wins; at
Srddnl-Bahr.
IKIG or the British steamer
Palascrovo, nrraamablr by a Ger
aaa aahmarlac, la renortcd to Lon
don. The crow was aaved.
Garrison Says It Will Be Big Job
to Save Roosevelt from Himself
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Secretary
Garrison made public today Major Gen
eral Wood' reply to the secrrtary's tele
gram of yesterday directing that no repe
tition bo permitted of the Incident at tho
Plattshurg camp, precipitated by former
President Roosevelt's sprech to the men
in training there.
"Tour telegram received and policy laid
down will ba rigidly adhered to," General
Wood telegraphed.
"I have JUKt read Mr. Roosevelt's state
ment," said Secretary Garrison In a state
ment today. "I see ha blames tho whole
thing on me. Ha takes the position Uiat
it la notorious that ha has the habit of
WELSH MINERS ARE
AGAIN 0N STRIKE
Men Charge that Wage Award Does
Not Measure Up to Promises of
David Lloyd-George.
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND OUTi
LONDON, Aug. 27. Reports from
the South Wales cool fields thlk 'Aft
ernoon state that 26,000 mine 'al
ready have joined the new strike.
The recurrence of labor troubles is
due to growing dissatisfaction with
the award of Walter Runciman, pres
ident of the Doard of Trade, who
acted as arbitrator in the recent
strike. The situation was strained
further when the colliers learned
that Mr. Runciman bad declined to
see a deputation representing them.
Miners Charare Ban faith.
The miners charge Mr. Runciman
with going bohlnd the arrangements
made by. David Lloyd George and de
mand that Mr. Lloyd George make
good his promises to them.
Dispatches from Cardiff at tha time tha
strike was settled last month said that
tha term accepted by the miners as a re
sult of Mr. LJoyd George's trip to Wales
provided for a substantial Inoreasa In
wage and other concessions to tha strik
ers, Which were considered by them a
tantamount to an admission of their
claims on nearly all the oustandlng point.
'Mr. "d George won the men over not
only by promising concessions, but by
emphasizing tha fact that uninterrupted
operatton of the coal mines was highly
essential to the conduct of the war.
Mr. Runciman' award contained wag
concessions, but rejected a number of,
demands relating to working conditions,
hours of labor and arbitration arrange
ments. Plattsburg Troops
Playing War Game
PLATTSnURQ. N. T.. Aug. 27. A week
of war practice upon which the regiment
of business and professional men at tha
camp of instruction embarked, today con
stitutes a part of an elaborate theoretical
war with a foreign power.
War wa theoretically declared by the
European power yesterday and the first
brigade at Plattsburg received Informa
tion tint the Red army of Invasion had
crossed the Canadian border, seized the
railroad junction at Rouse's Point, N. Y.,
and had taken Malone, N. V. The com
mander of the Blue army of defense, ot
which tho bUHlnesamen's regiment Is a
I art, decided to advance against the
enemy at House's Point before he could
be reinforceti from Malone.
Hetween S.jOO and R,0tw men will figure
In the maneuver.
Tomorrow the Best
Colored
Comics
with
The Sunday Bee
making Indiscreet speeches and that It,
therefore, was my duty to find out If h
Intended to go to Plattsburg, and If so to
head him off and cava him from himself.
Well, maybe that' so, but It' rather a
large order. Ha I a very active man and
I am a very busy one, and It' going b
be a pretty hard Job for ma to keep my
eye on him all the time. TfTS oolonal'a
attitude about himself reminds ma of the
story of the Maine farmer, who wa on
his way to the railroad station on morn
ing when he met a friend. 'Where are
you gnlngT' said the friend. Ha replied,
'I'm going down to Rangor to get drunk,
and great Lord, how I do dread It.' "
INVADERS ARE IN
WHITE RUSSIA
Teuton Armies Penetrate Beyond
the Borders of Ancient Po
land for the First Time.
gTBiKE AT MOSCOW EAILE0AD
LONDON, Aug. tr.r-The Aitro-
&jrfiiair' Invaders 1iave not only
pressed their opponents into old Rus
sia, beyond the political borders of
ancient Poland, but have penetrated
well beyond the district of Russia
proper, inhabited by the Poles. This
enormous advance haa now reached
a stage in which troops of Emperor
Nicholas are fighting for existence on
the soil of White Russia, which for
the first time during this war is feel
ing the effects of Invasion.
The main object of the German at
tack around Orest-Lltovsk for a num
ber of dsys has been the railroad run
ning eastward from the fortress to
ward Moscow. This line, 1 With' ' a
branch running' in' a southeasterly
direction, provide the means for Rus
ilan evacuation of the fortress. The
A ustro-German advance against' this
railroad has been so slow that it is
beUeved here the evacuation was ac
complished successfully before the
fortress surrendered. ' '
. Serbia's . reply . to the note of tha
quadruple entente, .which haa not been
made public, although reported to have
(Continued on Page Two, Column Six.)
Bishop Heffron
is Shot Twice by
Demented Priest
WINONA. Minn., Aug. V. Right Rev.
Patrick R. Heffron. bisnop of Winona
diocese, was shot this morning In his
library at Terrace Height by Rev.
Vather Al Leaches, a demented priest,
who had been spending the last week
at St. Mary's college, diocesan head
quarters here, seeking an appointment,
which Bishop Heffron had refused to
give Mm.
The priest entered the library a tha
bishop was reading and, without warn
ing, drew a revolver and shot twice at
he bishop. One wound took effect IV tha
rlt'ht side of the chest. 'The other wound
was a flosh wound' In the hip. The at
tending physicians, although admitting
tha chest wound la serious, feel hopeful
for the bishop's recovery If complications
do not set In.
After the shooting Father Leaches re
turned to his room In St. Mary's college
and looked himself In. He was arrested
later by Sheriff Barr and Chief of Police
iiuck, who forced an entrance. The
would-be assassin was locked up In tha
Winona county Jail. He Is 46 yeara of
age, of French birth, and cama to this
country in
REQUISITION ASKED FOR
"BLUE SKY" VIOLATION
PIERRE, 8. D., Aug. J7.-(Hpeclal Telegram.)-
request of tha governor of
j Iowa wa Issued today asking for the
! custody of Henry Moorley, who Is In
' Sioux City, and wanted In this state on a
! charge of violating the "blue sky" law,
; by selling stocks of a company without a
loense, either for himself or authority
to tha company to sell stock.
SLAVS POUR OUT
OF OLITA; READY
TO FLEE GRODNO
Evacuation of Great Niemen Fort
ress Followed Report Rnss Are
Preparing to Abandon Last
Stronghold on Line.
FALL OF BREST IS NOT TOLD
Publio Hasn't Yet Learned Offi
cially of Capture of Key
stone Position.
JUST ONE PLACE IS NOW LEFT
tU'l.I.KTIX.
VIENNA. Aug. 27. (Via London)
The Russians who were defeated
at Prest-Ltovsk are retreating on
both sides of the railway to Minsk,
according to an offlclnl statement
issued today at the Austrian war
office.
LONDON. Aug. 27. The Rus
sians apparently have decided to
evacuate Grodno, the one Important
stronghold on their principal line ot
defense which they still retain. "A
message from Petrograd to Reuters
Telegram company quotes the
Russky Invlld as stating that Grodno
be given up when the retreat of the
defenders has been covered.
The message indicates that the fall
of Drest-Litovsk, announced In Ber
lin yesterday, was not made public
In Petrograd at 1 o'clock this after
noon at the filing of the message.
Ollta Abaadoaeal.
BERLIN, Aug. 27. Via London.)
The Russian fortress ot Ollta, ou
the Kleman river, twenty miles south
tf Komo, has been evacuated. Offi
cial announcement to this effect was
made here today.
Tha text of tha statement by the Ger
man army headquarter follows:
'Western theater: In Champagne and
in tha Meuaa hills French trench works
were destroyed by mlnna. In the Vongcs
a weak advance by tha French was easily
repulsed.
"Eastern theater: Army of Field Mar
shal von Klndenburg: Battles at Bausk
and at Schonberg. southeast ot Mltuu
and In the region of Kovno coiMinue. We
took 3.4&0 Russian prisoner and four
oannon and three machine guns wer
oanturad. - - " " ' " '
"Southeast of Kovno tha enemy- was
defeated. Tha fortress of Ollta has bevn
(Continued on Paga Two, Column Five )
Cold Wave Covers
Eastern States
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. Weather
bureau expert said today that the cold
weather which - covered the east Thurs
day will last only till Sunday and Mon
day and vanish Into tha Atlantic with
summer close on It trail.
Tho oold wave cama down from Medi
cine Hat, over Lake Superior to the
border of the south and today extend I
eaat from the Missouri river, Tha coldest
place In the United states In the affected
sone this morning waa Sault St. Marie,
with ' a temperature of M, but White
River. Canada, recorded S3. Tha low
temperatures, however, lasted only until
the sun rose and weather bureau experts
figured that practically no damage has
been done to crops.
THE WANT-AD WAY.-
an aiis a mi i aa
Tho bot thin! fur ion to do
If your want you would fulfill,
la to put an Ad in Sunday's paper
You'll flJtd Uiey fill Ui bill.
Tour bouses will he) rented.
Your btwlncas will surely UfHre,
But get your Ad In early,
W eluse at bKVKN PORTT.FIYHL,
Th Omaha Ba will ehoerfuiiy
take your Ad over tha phona fvr lis
big Sunday paper until
7 44 fcatur-
day evening. T
laphone Tyior luoi
and
PUT IT IX THIS OMAHA
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