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UAH! REASONS FOR
FEELIHGJHAHKFOL
Fmident Wilson Samel Day en
Which American! Are to Giro
Thanks for Good Thbfi.
CITES PEACE AND PROSPERITY
WASHINGTON. Oct. 21- Presi
dent Wilson today, In a proclamation
designating Thursday. Norember IS,
a Thankurlrlnf day, railed atten
tion to tbe fact that tba United Stated
haa bean at peace, while moat of
Europe haa been at war.
"We hare been able to assert our
rights and the rUhts of mankind
without breach of friendship with
the great nations with whom we
hare to deal," aald the president
"It ha Ion been tha ."lonored custom
ef our people to turn In tha fruitful
autumn of the year In praise and thanks
giving to Almighty Ood for Hla many
blessings and mercits !" nation.
Tha year that la now drawing to a close
since we last observed our day of na
tional Thsnksglvlng baa been, whlla a
year of discipline because of tha mighty
rorcM of war and of changes which bava
(Isturbed the world, also a year of special
blessing for us.
"Another year or peaea baa been
vouchsafed ua, another year In which not
only to take thought of our duty to our
elves and to mankind, but alao to adjust
ourselves to tha many responsibilities
thrust upon us by a war which has In
volved almost tha whole of Europe.
bava been able to assert our rights and
tha rights of mankind without breach of
friendship with the great nations with
whom ws hare had to deal and whlla wa
bars asserted rights, wa have been able
also to perform duties and eierclse priv
ileges of succor and helpfulness which
should serve to demonstrate our dsalre
to make tha offices of friendship tha
means of truly disinterested and unselfish
service.
"Our ability to eerve alt who could avail
themaelvea of our services In the midst
of ends haa been Increased by a gracious
Providence, by mora and mora abundant
eropei our ample financial resources have
enabled ua to ateady tha mark eta of tha
world and facilitate neceasarjr movement
of commerce which the war might other
wise have rendered Impoaslbls. and our
people have come more and mora to a
sober realisation of tha part they have
been called upon to play In a tlma when
til tha world la shaken by unparalleled
Ilstreseeg and disasters.
Confidence la Depeaea.
The extraordinary r.lrcumatancea ot
such a tlms have dona much to quicken
our national conaclousness and deepen
and confirm our conftdonce in tha
principle of peace and freedom by which
wa have always sought to be guided.
"Out of darkness and perplexities have
come firmer oounctla of policy and clearer
perceptions of the essential welfare ot
the nation. We have prospered while
other people were at war, but our pros
pertly hss been vouchsafed us, we be
lleve, only that wa might tha batter
Derform tha functions which war ren
dered It Impossible for them to perform
"Now, therefore. I, Woodrow Wilson,
eresident of the United States ot
America, do hereby dsslgnata Thursday,
the twenty-fifth day of Novsmber, nest.
ss a day of thanksgiving and prayer,
and Invite tha people throughout the
land to cease from their wonted occu
pations and In their aeveral homes and
places of worship reader thanki
Almighty Ood.
"In witness whereof. I have bare unto
aet my hand and caused the seal ot the
United Btatea to be affixed.
"Dona at the city ot Washington, thla
twentieth day of October, In the year
of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and fifteen and of tha Independence of
the United Btatea of America one hundred
gnd fortieth. By the president,
(Blgned.) "WOODROW WILSON."
"ROBERT LANS1NO. Secretary of
8 tats."
Rouse of Omaha Is
Elected a Director
NEW HAVEN. Conn., Oct . Bvangcl
Urn and home missionary work held the
attention ot delegates to the Nat.onal
Council of oCngreaatlonal Churches I
day at meetings of the counoll, tha
Women's Missionary Federation and the
Congregational Home Missionary society.
The eighty-ninth report ot the Home
Missionary society showed In brief that
1.774 missionaries are at wirs In forty
three states and 414 churches are among
Immigrant peoples: that t.W& church
and missions have litt.foa members, and
that receipts from living d.mors for to
last two years totalled fJ.l.fcA, or a loss
of ll.7i from the preced rig period. Rev
lr. Rockwell IL I'otter. Hartford, Cnn.,
waa elected president, nlte the following
were among the directors selected;
Rev H. K. Warren. South Dakota, dl
rector-at-large. Directors named by
states: Rsv. W. J. Mlnchln. Mason City,
la.: A. P. aHacy, Minneapolis; Rsv. F,
ItouM, Oinaha; Rev. R. C. Drools. Berke
ley. Cal.; r. U. Wilcox. La Manada Park,
Cal.; Kev. T. H. Harper, e-poUans, Wash,
II. S. SCORES WITH
HELEN ON STAND
(Continued from Tag One.)
t..r the guvtnmvnt, said, however, that
ti.tre was no intention of doing so at
"he present time.
Why Taft Needed.
TVs suggestion was that Mr. Taft
would be needed to tell of conferenoea
.w cn btra and Lewis Cass Ledyard,
duo of the defendants, over , the aequlst-.k-n
of the Boston Maine sttHS by the
X. w lU. n, and In the matter of tha
I n.Hailun' of the Inquiry Into New
lUven affaire begun during the latter
pan of Mr. Taft'e administration. The
l-jvenrntnt 'alleges that Mr. Led yard
i J fcls influence with the administra
tion to confine the Inquiry to the rela
liens of tha New Haven with the Grand
Trunk railroad of Canada.
CoBdltlna r Dakota Bsskt.
WASHINGTON. Oct .-Speolal Tele
gram.) Ths abstract of the national
banks of South Dakota at the close of
business oo 6pUmbert, a reported to
tbe curnptrollfr ot the currency, shows
the reserve held at . per cent; loans
and discounts, gJ4.C5.lS4; gold coin. SMI
116; lawful money reserve, Il.Ka,WJ; do-
ins comptroller or the currency has
extended the charter of the Iowa Na
tlui.al tank of Its Moines until tbe close
til buatnte October 14, JiJ5.
I
Greece Is Promised
if It Joins with
PARIS, Oct. tl. A prolonged meeting
of tha Greek cabinet late Tuesday night,
after which no communication was Issued
to the preen, la being generally com
mented upon by tha Athena newspapers,
says a dispatch filed yesterday at the
Oreek eapltol by a correspondent of the
Havaa News agency. The message adds:
"It Is reported this (Wednesday) eve
ning, that new propositions hsvs teen
made by tha quadruple entente to Induce
Greece to depart from Ita neutrality.
The Bthnoa says Important concessions
has been offered by the entente pow
ers, together with powerful military sup
port If Oreece will Join the allies.
Ths Hestla says the entente allies, 'of
fers would extend Greece's frontiers
nearly to Constantinople and that the
offers Include tha Island of Cyprus end
the territory In Asia Minor.'
(Nlsh.
MEXICAN BANDITS
ATTACKJOLDIERS
Three American! Killed and Eight
Wounded in Engagement Near
OJo Do Ague,
FIVE MEXICANS ARE SEAS
BAN ANTONIO, Tex., Oct. II.
Three United Btatea aoldlera were
killed and eight wounded In an en
gagement with Mexican bandits near
OJo De Agua about t o'clock this
morning. The troops guarding the
place, near Mission Tex., and about
thirty milee north of Brownsville,
were attacked by a large band.
Details of the fight are lacking, but
In a preliminary report from Captain
Frank R. McCoy, received at South
ern department headquarters at 1:46
o clock tbls morning, toe Information
was given that five dead Mexicans
had been found In the dark after the
attacking party of forty had been
driven off.
Killed aaC Woaadea.
Tha killed and wounded were all mem
bers of Troop a. Third cavalry, and
Company D, signal corps.
Tha dead are:
BKRGKANT BHAFER. Troon O Third
Oavslry.
FIRST CLAM PRIVATE JOTCK,
Company V, signal corps.
FIRST OTJkSH ntlVATB M'CON-
NF.L.I Company D, signal corps.
Ths wounded are: Privates Bownet,
Behr, Lsmglands and Kubla, Troop O,
Third cavalry, and First Clasa Sergeant
Bmlth, end Corporal Canahall, Company
D, signal corps i Private Stewart, signal
corps, and Private Bhallenback. Troop O
Captain McCoy arrived with relieving
troops and the bandits feU back In the
brush between OJo De Agua and the Rio
Grande, Additional troops ware rushed
to the scene from nearby border patrol
stations and search mads for the bandits.
Scatter late Braafc.
OJo ds Ague Is near the river. Dense
brush afforded the Mexicans perfect
cover as they scattered and made toward
the Mexican boundary.
A picket reported the presence of the
bandits In time to give the troopers a
chance to take positions for their des
perate resistance against odds.
The fifteen United States soldiers, fight
ing five against one, bald their ground,
although half of them were put out of
commission until relief earns from Mis
sion, seven miles away. Captain Frank
R. McCoy took two troops of cavalry,
totaling about, alxty man, to the rescue
and the Mexicans fled upon bis approach.
Charges Against
The State Auditor
JEFFERSON CITT. Mo., Oct. tl.-An
Information charging State Auditor Gor
don with Issuing two warrants for funds
not authorised by Isw waa filed In the
Cole county circuit court tola by tha
county prosecuting attorney.
Tha Information charges that the ststs
auditor Issued warrants for $301 and 131
respectively, covering his own rap nasi
to Bait Lake City to attend a convent on
of stats auditors and covering the ex
penses of his son to attend a o nventlon
of State Building and 1-oan superintend
ents at Ban Francisco,
DEATH RECORD.
Taaeaae Martla.
WEST POINT. Neb., Oct. tl.- Special.)
Thomas Martin, a wall known eltlsen of
eastern Cuming county, died at his home
near Bancroft of heart failure. He was
unmarried and wee SO years of age. He
wea the eon of the late Thomas Martin,
a prominent pioneer merchant of this
county. Hs Is survived by his mlther,
five brothers and four sister, among
Whom are Mrs. John MeKeegaa of Ban
croft and Mrs. Charles O. Keller of this
place. Funeral services were held Wednes
at Holy Croat church, Bancroft. Rev.
Father O'Donohoe officiating.
Job a . Nssiswrlsal,
WEST POINT, Neb.. Oct n.-"peelaU
John P. Hammariund. a a ell known old
settler of Cuming oounty, was the victim
of an accident a week ago Tuesday which
cost him his life. Mr. Hmmarlund while
operating a well drilling machine In the
Swedish settlement at Wauaa, Knox
county, became entang'ed tn the moving
machinery, suffering Injuries from which
he died.
HYMENEAL
FreareBereBaaa.
LOOM 18. Neb., Oct tl. (Bpectal )-Ood-frey
E. Frcberg and Miss Mabel Berg,
man were married at tba home of the
bride's parents, northwest of Loomls,
Wednesday evening, Rev. Albert Olson
of the Weetmark church officiating. After
a short wedding trip to Denver and other
Colorado points the young couple will
make their home on a farm near thla
plaoe.
Strata Wlssi Casst Nearalatla.
Lon't suffer, get a tba bottle of Sloan's
Liniment It penetrates to the painful
parts at onoe. Kills the pain. All drug,
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A "For Sale'
furniture Into
ad will turn eeoead-haad
Drssrlatst Orders.
WASHINGTON, Oct IL (Special Teia-
jrmm. t o ootii nievge was appolated
b,imnlr at Siade, Sheridan oouuty
Nebraska, vice Meru.uard feiaraon. re-
sljrneil
Civil service esamtnatlona will be kM
en November XI fur postmaster at Utouk-
vute aiid uruie, ocd.
More Territory
Allies in the War
"The rapid succession of events in the
Balkans renders the political situation
critical and It la tha general opinion that
the moment seems to have arrived for
Greec te take the final decision regard
ing Its future action.
"Premier Zalmla has hsd several In
terviews with the entente ministers at
Athens In the last two days."
Balaarlaae Eater Msertoil.
BERLIN. Oct. tl. The wireless reports
from Sofia say that the Bulgarians have
entered Macedonian towns.
Reports from Nlsh received at Rad
ulevats say that tha diplomatic corps and
part of the foreign office and national
archlevee have been transferred to Mon
astic Tha derblan national bank and the
government remain for the present at
FORCING GREECE
TO DEFINE POLICY
Opinion of Allied Diplomats that the
Ambiguous Position Should Sot
Be Permitted to Continue.
TALK OF TEASE WITH ENGLAND
LONDON, Oct tl. The entente
powers are bringing all posalble pres
sure to bear on Oreece In order to
elicit an unequivocal definition ot Its
policy toward the other Balkan states
and the European belligerents. They
have Intimated clearly that on ac
count of the geographical position of
Greece and Its treaty obligations to
Serbia, 1U announced policy of neu
trality will be difficult, If not Impos
sible to maintain.
It haa become a question In the ojm
Ion of the allied diplomats of not per
mlttlng Greece to continue what Is con
sidered an ambiguous policy until their
ODDonents In the war are unable to utll
lie the neutral position of Oreece to their
own advantage.
Consider British Offer.
Tha Oreek goverment Is now consider
ing the British offer of ths Island or
Cyprus, which according to an Athena
message. British will cede immediately,
on condition that ureece joins me al
lies.
The Russian foreign minister, M. Basen-
off has Issued a statement that he con
siders the allies Justified in adopting any
measures to prevent their enemies from
taking advantage ot tha neutral position
of a third power. .
Ths fleets of the allies already bava
established a close blockade of tha
Aegean coast of Bulgaria.
It has not bean established whether
tha Bulgarians have occupied Vryania on
the Nlsh-Balonlkl railroad, concerning
which there are conflicting reports. It la
a fact, nevertheless, that railroad com
munication between Nlsh and Uskup
has been Interrupted, and It they have
at leaat advanceed far enough to Inter
rupt traffic, which accomplishes the same
purpose.
Press are Oa Serbia.
The principal pressure on Serbia is now
coming from the Bulgarian side.
Recent dispatches reveal no further ad
vancea of Importance by Field Marshal
von Mackenaan's German and Austrian
forces.
The outstanding features oa the Rus
sian front are the continued offensive of
the Russians south of the Pripet and ths
new German offensive south of Riga.
the Utter district the Germans are mak
Ing a most determined effort to force the
Dvina river, In a country presenting
many difficulties to ths invaders.
In ths southern area Russian successes
have modified the situation radically, and
the Austro-German Una from Plnsk
Lembsrg Is no longer held securely.
to
Except for further eetalla of the un
successful German attack on British po
sitions near Hulluch and on the French
front In the vicinity of Rhelms there
no news ot Importance from the western
front. .
Sidney Man Fatally
Hurt Under Motor
SIDNBT, la., Oct. M.- Special Tele
gram) As Vance Bamuela, a son
Banker Joe Samuels of Rlverton, and
Anoll Bekew of the same town were on
their way to the liver on a fishing trip
their auto ran off a grade and upset
Mr. Eskew was caught under the back
seat with the weight of the auto on hla
abdomen. His chanoes for recovery are
very slight. Samuels waa not seriously
Injured. Hs was driving and neglected
the steering wheel to look after aome of
his fishing tackle. Both men are marrk-d
and have families.
DR. DUMBA REACHES THE
HAGUE; DECLINES TO TALK
LONDON. Oct n.-The arrival at The
Hague of Dr. Constantln T. Dumba,
lately recalled as Austrian ambassador to
the United States, Is reported In a dis
patch from the correspondent there of
Router's Telegram company. Dr. Dumba
waa escorted by the Austrian minister,
who met htm at Rotterdam,
Dr. Dumba declined to see reporters,
but Intimated that be might make a
statement tomorrow.
HORNER HOLDS HIS BREATH
FOR MORE THAN TEN MINUTES
enaasaanssej
BERKELEY. Cel.. Oct tl Whet la
claimed to be a new record for volun
tary suspension of respiration has been
made by Warren D. Horner, a graduate
student of the University of California.
In aa experiment conducted by Dr. Sax.
ton Tsmpls Pope, Instructor tn surgery,
according to a statement made- pabUc
today.
lr. Pope caused Homer to hold his
breath tea minutes and ten seconds.
WIDOW OF OF JOS SMITH
OF LATTER DAY SAINTS DEAD
KANSAS CITT. Mo.. Oct, tt-Mra. Ida
R. Smith, widow of the late Joseph
Smith, president of the rs OMaiisasJ
church of Latter Day Saints, died at
Independence, Mo,, near here lata last
eight She was married te Smith ta
US at Laaaoal la-, and moved to Inde
pendence la 130. She te survived by
three sons, a stepson, Frederick M.
Smith, who has succeeded his father as
leader of tbe church, besides her par
ents and a sister. Burial will be here.
ODD FELLOW HONORS
for husband and wife.
Former is chosen deputy
grand master for Ne
braska and the other vice
president of the Rebekah
state assembly.
I . ' - 1 4 S ' '
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VteUerV. Holland
South Dakota Boy
Writes from Trenches
PIERRE5, 8, D.. Oct. (Special.)
John Boucher has received a letter from
a boy friend who Is fighting with ths
Canadian troops In the trenches In Bel
gium, He says.
"Ths war rolls on and any definite set
tlement seems as far away as ever. But
we should worry, for I expect to get to
England soon, and believe me that be
tween Turkish baths, autos, theaters and
real beds, I shall have aome tlma.
"Our battery haa had no real fighting
for aome time, but we keep life from
being too monotonoue by letting loose a
bit mornings or evenings. For the last
few days the Germans have been throw
Ing over quite a few shells. However,
they don't worry us much, except that
they occasionally disturb ua whUe we are
cooking meals, making It more expedient
for ua to postpone our meal until they
finish their date.
"tie are getting the trenchee fixed up
so comfortable that we should about as
eoon be In them as cut. The last time
we were In, the Germans blew In the
parapet In front of our dugout That
night we got even with tnem by turning
the guna into their working party which
they had out fixing up their barb wire,
and silenced one of their machine guns.
The weather here Is fine, ths farmers
were busy threshing, wheat the last time
we were out of the trenches."
Seyman is Charged
With Firing Depot
SIOUX FALLS. R D.. Oct zMSpeclat.)
Charged with arson, "Jack" Slyman. a
farm hand employed near Burbank, haa
been held under bond of 12.000 for trial
at the next term ot the circuit court for
Clay county.
Slyman Is charged with having set fire
to the Burbank depot The depot was de
stroyed by fire In August, and ever since
that time the Milwaukee company has
had detectives on the ground In the ef
fort to run down the firebug.
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at a Big Reduction
THOMPSON-BELDEN MILLINERY
IS DIFFERENT. There is a charm to
the style of every hat in the whole mil
linery section and all the prices will be
reduced for Friday and Saturday.
Hundreds of New, Smartly
Tailored and Exclusive
Dress Hats E educe 1
Hats worth to $8.95 for $5.95
Hats worth to $10.95 for $7.95
Hats worth to $15.00 for $9.95
Those who know Thompson-Belden
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If you keep in touch with the latest of
millinery fashions you will make no
mistake in buying your fall or winter
hats here.
, Millinery Section Third Floor.
A Fine Showing
of New
Corduroys Very fashionable. Fall
fabrics in new colors for
coats and suits. A splen
did value is the 27-inch
corduroy at $1.00 a yard.
Main Floor.
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Nothing like It ever aeen In Omaha,
It's a wonder, featuring Bruce McRae
and Gall Kane. Bee President Wil
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national roast defense question. Ex
plosion of a mine In the war sons.
Sinking of a yacht. Wrecking an
automobile over a cliff. Casting of
great guna in the Pittsburgh steel
mills. Dally from 1p.m. to 11 p. m.
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JULIA SANDERSON
DONALD BRIAN
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TO D A. Y
LAURA HOPE CREWS in
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alias Marie Riggs, Pianist, pupil
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Men's Chorus, Vocal ftolotsta, ate,
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I4ta and Ohio Hla.
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LOIS MEREDITH
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