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TIIE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, PE(TEMBETl 18, 1015.. 10 AMEND MUNITIONS ACT England Proposei Plan to Ob?iate All Serioui and Future Labor Troubles. SETTLEMENT OF DIFFICULTIES t (Coriwpondono of tho Associate Pris.) UWDO.V, IVc. 10. A bill t amend tho munitions not hu Iwn drartefl lo mwi comylalnls that irtvl.lms of the orlfflnnl art are unjust. Sorlous labor troubles re threatened unless reform are brought about, the srnse of grievance mon munition worker In Hootland. particu larly, having become aJmoet as bitter as It ran be mithout revolt. t'mler the original act. It ia neceaaary for men who leave the government-controlled factories to get certificates from their employer! before they can obtain work eieewhere. Mnny employera have refused to grant such certificates to men they have dismissed. A propced amend ment makes It obligatory for the em ployer to furnish certificates even to dis charged men and It also forbids him to endorse on the paper the offenses thsl caused the disrharire. It la expected this change will do much to conciliate the j Complaining workers. A second amendment extends the ap plication of the act. It states that muni tion work, for the purposes of the act. Shall Include not only all direct work on munitions, but all subsidiary work such a building nnd repair work on muni tions factories, the supply of light and power for the manufacture of munition, and the manufacture of machinery and raw material fur munitions. Thus prac tically all war work for the government and all the working people employed In It come under government control., which means the employes lose the. right to strike- and even- tha right to leave a Jjb voluntarily. h Another I hasfr, The labor party has asked for still an other 'change. All offense against the act are tried before a tribunal, at present composed of a chairman appointed by the minister of munitions and two other members representing employers and em ployes, respectively, the decision being left to the chairman. The labor leaders ask that employ-era and workers be given two representatives each, and the de cision go t the majority of the five votes, the accused reserving the right to apiwal to the courts. They also aak that when a workman la tried for neglect of duty and acquitted that ho be paid for tha tlmo spent In court. Standardisation of wage and Working conditions Is also asked as the proper corollary of the measure depriving tha workman of the right to strike or leave Ms Job. This will be considered when the bill Is brought ui In Parliament. There la also discussion of tha proposi tion of giving women representation on tha tribunal on account of the large number of women worker employed In munitions factories. Qaeatloa of Pay Dlfflealt. Lloyd George, the minister of munitions, has recently circularised a letter to the affect that tha best possible usa 1 not being made of cither machinery or labor In government-controlled establishment, lie finds that there la too large a pro portion of skilled men employed In pro portion to th seml-ckUled or unskilled, while In some district night alilft are not properly organised. Employers are requested to furnish de tailed Information as to tha assignment ef their skilled labor and to take step to replace akllled men with unskilled men or women wherever possible go a to tie the skilled workers as foremen for In creased work. In a subsequent letter IJoyd Oeorg ay he Intend to form a new set of rules governing the employment and wags of women. The question of pay of women and unskilled men has been difficult to solve on account of the Jealous regard of the labor unions for their old rights and prlvtl!gs, so the government has to guard against tha war-worker appearing In the light of strikebreakers in th union eye and against Jeopardising the future position of union men after the war. ALBANIA BECOMES P1Y0T0F CONFLICT (Continued from Page One.) army, which i now concentrating in Albania, where It rank are being re formed and supplies, landed by the allies, tl jrlng ' the past fortnight, distributed. Pttiuuorn fighting continue between the fferMan and th Bulgarians along the Drlna river In Albania, Cireek gltaattoa la Statu Qa. In Greece the assurance whtoh th Creek government received that Its terri tory would remain for the present free of Incursion, not only by Bulgarian, but by Austro-German troop, ha produced re lief and optimism, and It Is believed by many tuat the central powers and their allies propose to leave the entente powers in status quo at Salon lit I. themselves fortifying a line north of th new neutral sotte and turning their main attention to ether points. - The luigllh press, however, question the sincerity of th Dulg&r-Uermau -urn nets to tircece. T legrams from the Austrian southern front report heavy snowstorms Adve from the Russian north front say that similar trouble are being met with ther. I but Petrograd still believes th Germans are preparing a great push In th Dlvlit' region. Full detail of an attempted Turco Gtrn an coup In Persia received In London show that th alleged plot failed only by th narrowest margin. Jtusstan have now ocupled th town of Uamsdun and the campaign la proceeding acUvly uj this district. WILL OPEN BIDS SOON FOR NEW PQST0FF1CE (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Pec. lT.-(8peclal Tele gram.) Congressman ReavU was In formed today that bid tor th construc tion of the Falls City poetoff ce to be one story and basement in height and built of rough stone, would be opened In the supervising architects office on March L B. Keeler of Geneva, Neb., who ha been In th east for some time, called upon Representative ShaJlenberger today. THIEVES STEAL CLOTHES FROM TWO OMAHA HOMES Clothing to the value of 130 was stole by a sneak t Me f from th home of M. W. akea, IX South fifteenth street. P. kC Thompson, tut North Seventeenth street, rv ports the theft of similar article valued at t'4- A 4 old ta aageraa. Urrak It Hew. I - 1! s )ir.c-Tar-!foney ia flue f jr coughs sr i K.'1. hootbes the lull., locavua tl.a tiiLcjuj. Only &: "Baby" Blair v;-. vO: v. OM. --r, . v-5. r '',' ... t . Here Is Uaby Plalr with Oretehen." one of tho dolls won In The Bee' con test of last week. Tiaby Klalr tried three time before he succeeded In winning. At least 1)1 many friends tried for him. AUSTRIAN KEPLY T0ANC0NAN0TE BEFORECAIBNET (Continued from Pago One.) not by simply Instructing Ambassador Penfleld to ask for hi passport and by handing hi passport to th Austrian charge at Washington," says th Figaro. ' "Austria's answer I a barely disguised refusal. The only satisfaction Austria give the l.'nited State I that sn doe not keep the United States waiting for It President 'Wilson' magnanimity has It limit and the dismissal of the Amer ican charge at Washington and the re call of Ambassador Ponfleld Will show this la nut a question of a tit of energy, but a carefully thought out resolution." Ascima Waaiualr Shelled, PAWTVCKET. R. I., Dec, 7.-A state ment that th liner A neons, sunk by a submarine In the Mediterranean Novem ber 7, was "wantonly shelled" while It was coming to a stop, and that th shells fell among th lifeboat after they were lowered, wa made last night by George K. Moore of this city, a representative of an Importing corporation with office In Boston, who said he was a passenger on the Ancona. Mr. Moore arrived In Bos ton on the steamer Cretlo from Naples. He characterised the behavior of the crew of the Ancona as "disheartening." Only four boats were lowered, he averred. although orderly leadership would have don wonder In reducing the lose of life. He said that th boat he entered was apoet by a woman Jumping on the gunwale and that he waa picked up ty another boat. After rowing for seven hour .they reached Messina. "I should say th Anoona was sunk about eighteen minute after w heard th first shot." be said. "I am satisfied th ship was wantonly shelled and I know that shells fell among th lifeboats." SUES FOR DAMAGE FROM FALLING ROCKET HA8TTNOS, Neb., Dec 17.-(Speclal Telegram.) Leonard Carrol has brought ult against th Hasting Chamber of Commerce for hi on. Lawrenc Carrol, aged 11 claiming M.ooo for the Injury of the latter by a falling skyrocket at th firework display of th Independence day celebration on July I last. The celebration was conducted by th Chamber of Commerce. For a month It waa thought the boy would not live. Me allege that his left arm Is paralysed a a result of th negligence of the organi sation In permitting the skyrockets to tall Into the crowd. ' Malt rierka All Named. HAOTINOS. Neb., Dec IT. Special Tel egram.) Albert Raney and Marshall Alk man of thla city have been appointed to the railway ma.l service, the former with a run from Lincoln and the latter from Ht. Joseph. Pllea t'urrd la tl to 14 Days. Druggists refund money of Paso Oint ment falls to cure Itching, blind, bleeding or protruding piles. First application give relief. 60c Advertisement The National Capital Friday, December IT, ltlg. The Senate. Met at noon. Took up the house resolution extend. ln" the emergency revenue act one year. Philippine commute continued hear Intis on the arlf-Kovemment bill. Henator Bhafroth Introduced a bill fot universal disariitaineut through an Inter national tribunal. Th Works bill for development of Water holes In the California desert and th Sterling bilk for to acres stock raising homestead wera reported favor ably. banator Weeks introduced a bllf tor regulation of Insurance companies Passed Joint resolution estendlne mergeaoy revenue law until December u. , Adjourned at : P. TO, U noon Tueadsy, January 4, Tne Haas. , noon. annate bill authorising ena. Met at strucuon of a bridge acrua th AiTegusuy river at CHI Ctty. Fa, rubue lands eotnnutte began eoaaid eratvn of touaervaiiua bills tiieb fa!id of enactment at last conjtreaa. War department reonouiiended eonrln-uao.-e t ' ,ji,it.t0 Luiprovetueut liroject I' on i ha alirisuuil river. A"ii .". i.a at i p. to. to noon Tuesday, Jauuury i. Wins a Fine Doll He won "Grctchen" with 1.123 pictures cut from copies of The Bee. Three doll are being offered this week and more more will be given to the children next week. All Streams Near Cincinnati, Ohio, Near Flood Stage CINCINNATI, Deo. 17.-Heavy rain last night and today succeeded th sleet storm which fell yesterday throughout this section of the Ohio valley, with the result that almost every small stream althln a radius of fifty mile from her Is at flood tldo. Report from central Kentucky likewise Indicate flood danger. A thirty-foot rise In the Kentuoky river at Jackson, Ky.. wa reported. All mouu taln stream In Kentucky are said to be rising rapidly and further rains will en danger many small village. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Dec. 17.-On of th heaviest rain In years ha fallen over Kentucky within the last thlrty-alx hours, swelling small stream and flooding low lands, but reports Indicate, resulting as yet In comparatively tittle damage. At Louisville the weather bureau reports a rainfall of 4.19 Inches during the twenty four hour ending at 7 a. m. today. Twelve Students of Lawrence College Suspended for Term APPLETON. Wis., Dee. 17. Twelve Lawrence college students were sus pended by the faculty, It was announced today, for tho balance of the term, and ten more were placed on probation as the result of what was almost a riot In Brokaw hall, the boys dormitory, last night. ' I'pon returning from a vaudeville house, where 100 students nearly broke up the act with yells, the boy went to Brokaw hall to finish their first Inter-fraternlty celebration of th year. They tor down th doors, bent the hinge, rolled beer bottles down stairs and had a general "rough house," ac cording to Dr. Plants, president of the college. The Store of the Town A SUGGESTION TIE & GARTER SETS $1.00 the Set Drowning. King & Co. The Best Bargains In Men's and L tiles' Clothing, Hats, dtps, FiiriilhlJK nl (Shoes 1 or the whole fnmlly at J.ilelphand Clsthing Co. 814-316 North 16th St. Special Christmas Offer '"-'l give free CJarrj with 4 full quart charge prepaid; xive Pre mi runs A fine hand painte trd and but tar china plats, a bot tle of fin Califor " Poet wine, a ,w Tj gold etched wTil-'--3 key glass. . i.. .1 . . ,r. corkscrew nd lilt calendar. Thla whlsky I toottied expressly for our trad and 1 sold direct to you. W guaran tee thle whisgy to be better than if-' oiaer tb gra.1 old rye that sella tu price. Orders weat of the nockle. uuist call fr 1 quarts Drcsjaid. yur rmeieuie is Omaha National Bank, stall your order to MEYtR KLfclrt LIQUOR CO. Ua North Ida St. Omaha. Neb. P I J 1 w War Costing France Billion and a Half Francs Per Month PARIS. Dec Iff f Delayed ) In the course of his demand today In the Cham ber of Deputies that the chamber (rant three months' credit to the budget ac count, Alexandre Rlbot. French minister of finance, stated that the subscription to the recent French national loan from I-ondon alone wa Wio.Crt.OX) francs (lUt),- 000. 000). The minister said that the calculation concerning the results of the loan was far from being ready, and that therefore he would quote no total figures. He stated that he could say, however, that the country had answered the call and that never had there been a similar num ber of ubecribers. He declared that the loan had been made by French savings, that speculation played no part In It, and that the subscriptions to It were sincere and genuine. At another point In his speech M. r.lbot stated that white the war expenditure at tha beginning of the conflict was 1. fiOO.OOO.Ofit) franca per month. It was now The chamber, by a vote Of 631 to 1. voted the credits asked on account of the first semester of 1911. Fletcher Named for Mexican Post WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Henry P. Fletcher, now ambassador to Chile, wa nominated by President Wilson today tor ambassador to Mexico. Elesio Arredondo already ha been appointed Mexican ambassador to the United Slates and Mr. Fletcher's nomination today restore diplomatic relations between the two countries, broken off nearly three years ago. TEN THOUSAND DIE OF CHOLERA IN PHILIPPINES WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-Hecause na tive Filipino health officers fa led to cope with an epidemlo of cholera in the islands wtthln the last year there were lO.ftOO deaths, Captain R. C. Helebower of the army medical corps today told the senate Philippines committee. Only nine cases, he sold, had come to the direct at tention of the army physician and assist ance of the Americana was not welcomed by the native officer. The Store for Shirtwaists The Christmas Shop of Practical Gift Things. A few minutes spent in this spacious and interesting section will pleasantly break the hurry of a busy shopping day. The Queenia Shoulderctte Is a very popular gift. It is a distinctive knitted novel ty costing but $1.35 and $1.65. Jarutneae Kimonos and Robes, $5 to 937.50. I lath Robes for Women, S3 to $15 IVtUcoats, new styles, 12.05 to $15 Fashionable Blouses, $1.43 to $23 wear Is Ever a Charming Chrismas Subject. - Every woman expects at least one of her Christmas boxes to yield a bit of dainty neckwear; and towards this end we have bent our ener. gies so that a whole section is ready in splendid shape to help fill this expectation. Roll and Dutch Collars. 25c to $2.73. Fanry Vests of mull, orsandle. net. and Oeorsette crepe, hlf h or low collars, $1.23 to $t,73. Windsor Ties, dotted and striped, Georgette and net ruffling- for fischus. 60c and $1.73 yard. Feather Boas In black, natural white, black and white, natural and white, $S.50, $3 and $.50. a A o Neck Thpmp Three Chances to Help Make Bright Paths Now Gloomy Splendid response has been made, by The Bee'i readers to appeals for aid. Mrs. Doane reports the cases heretofore mentioned are well pro vided for. Bat there are others. Here are three more Mrs. Doane recommends as specially worthy of assistance: 13. Widow and five children; girl 15, girl 13, boy 11, boy 10, girl 8. Mother docs laundry work. Broke down under strain. Need food, clothing and shoe. 14. Colored family, mother and daughter. Mother lost leg and arm in accident Does day work. Girl 13. Need clothing and extra allowance of food every week. 15. Family, father, mother and two children. Mother crippled. Father met with accident. Girl 13, boy 10. Need food and fuel. Help ONE of these and lift a cloud from the path of a deserving fam- iiy. Will YOU help, one t Send donations either to Mrs. Doane direct or to The Bee. Wrecked Ship Sold for Eleven Dollars OULFPORT, Miss., Deo. 17.-The Amer ican chooner, John W. Dana, of Boston, which was wrecked December 8, four mile southwest of Chandeluer Island, has been sold at auction here by the underwriters for $11. The vessel was loaded with asphalt from Brighton, Port of Spain, and with Its cargo, was valued at about $26,500. TKOflPSON-MDEN 6 GO, Hie fashion Cenler oPHie MiddleWesk Esiahlishedl886., The Worth of a Gift Is Not Measured by the Cost, But by the Care That Is Taken in Its Choosing. "... $ Our facilities enable you to make your selections with the utmost care, as to the suitability of each gift article. . More people are appreciating this fact now than ever before. RIBBONS For Tying Packages Rod, light blue, pink, yellow, and" green, 50-yard spools for 75c. Narrow ribbon in holly, rod, and green, 20c and 25c per bolt. Hundreds of Ribbon Novelties And beautifully designed ribbons from which to choose. Opera and Party Bags, made of Persian and Bro caded Velvets. The brocaded velvet bags are made with an oval mirror for the bottom, and ribbon ghlr rcd on from the mirror and finished at the top with fancy ties. Coat Hangers, in pink, yel low, lavender, blue. Children's Knitted Goods For These Winter Days Caps, hoods, toques, sweaters, leggings and mittens In fine as sortments at various pi Ices. If a child's name Is on your gift list, these will help to solve the problem of something suitable. Children's Leggings Jersey drawer leggings, black, brown and gray, l.-, $2.30 and $3.oo. One lot of knee leggings. Biros 2, 3, 4. 6 years. SOc. 11.00, SI. 25 qualities, HALF THICK. CTiildrttu'a W Third Floor. r spn-Belden & Co, Acreage Sown to Winter Wheat is Off Eleven Per Cent WASHINGTON, Dee. 17.-Next years winter wheat crop was estimated today by the Department of Agriculture at about E0.O00.0O bushels. That would be H5,0nn,0io bushels less than the winter wheat harvest this seaaon, but approxi mately 100.000.0dft bushels more than th average of the five years, 190. 13. Winter wheat was sown thla fall on T7.2r4.004 acres, a decrease of 11.3 per cent from the revised estimated area sown In the fall of 1914. the Department of Agri culture announced today. Winter wheat condition on December 1 was 87.7 per cent of normal, compared with M S on December 1 last year, 97.1 In 1H1X and 90.8, the ten-year average. Rye waa sown this fall on 3,068.000 acres, a decrease of S per cent from the revised- estimated area sown In the fall of 1914. Rye condition on December 1 was 91. S per cent of normal, compared with 93.S on December 1 last year, 96.S In 1913, and 93. 3, the ten-year average. War Bureau Urges Ten-Foot Channel in The Missouri River WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Contlntiance of the ten-year project for a permanent six-foot channel in the Missouri river from its mouth to Kansss City, despite an adverse report of the district engineer In charge, was recommended to congress today by the War department. The board of engineers overruled the district engineer, who recommended that the project, begun six years ago, be modi fled to provide only for removal of snags on the ground that commerce did not warrant a permanent channel. The pro ject Involves expenditures of $30,000,000, of which $6,250,000 has ben appropriated. Modification of the present project for Improving the Arkansas river, so that It will embrace only removal of snags from the mouth to Osark at $35,000 annually, was recommended by the department. Oaly One "Bromo Qalslne." To get the genuine, call for full name. Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look for signa ture of R VT. Grove. Cures a cold In one day. 25c Advertisement. . Glove Certificates Business and professional men who . are too busy to shop will save time and ef fort, and be sure of the wel come of their gifts, if they select glove certificates. These may be pur chased for any amount and are redeemable at any time.. Glove Section- 1 i DdIU' Wi That You Can Brush and Comb Bring in the old wig or measure the doll's head around the head, and we will put the new wig on free of charge. Slio 10, $1.0O Size 18, $1.73 Sixe 11. $1.23 Hiio 14, $a.OO Hlze 12. $1.50 6iia 13, $2.23 Nlze ie. $2.50 We also carry a full assortment of hair goods. HAND BAGS Distinctive Ilejant If you are even contemp lating a "bag" gift, let our selections demonstrate to you how distinctive a Christ mas remembrance a hand bag can be. . Every Fsuthlun that's new is here. British Bonds to Take Up Americans Are Well Received LONDON. Dec 17. -The S per cent five year exchequer bond Issue, with which the government plans to pay for Ameri can securities. Is regarded on the tock exchange as an excellent Investment, and It already has had a sllghtry depressing effect on the gllt-edjred section, where quotations were marked down about half a point early today. Consols opened at S7V against 6S yesterday, and the war loan declined S to 90. The appearance of the French loan on the market with dealings at 97H on the basis of 26 francs to the pound sterling, or an eighth over the price of Issue, also detracted Interest from standard securi ties. DEATH RECORD. Peter Jaeoby. AURORA. Neb.. Dec 17. (Special.) Bowed down by age and affliction Peter Jaeoby, long one of the leading farmers of this part of the state, died last night. At one time he wa the owner of 640 acres of splendid land lying Just north of this city. He wa an enterprising farmer and his farm was one of the show places of thr county. But bad Investments and business misfortunes overtook him and he had but eighty acres of land and his home In this city when he died. Mr. Jacoby had Just passed his eightieth birthday. His surviving children are: Mrs. Mary Squires of Comstock, Mrs. Ella Lambert of Joplln. Mo.; Mrs. Carrie McMullen of Loup City, Dwtght Jacoby of Loup City, Arthur Jacoby and Mrs. Grace Johnson of Aurora. H. 1. Seamaa. KEARNEY, Neb.. Dec 17.-Speclal.) Word was received here today of the death of H. L. Seaman, for forty years a resident of Nebraska and well known throughout the state. He left Keamey several years ago to live In California, where he died Monday. He was burled at Inglcwood, Cel.. old soldiers having charge of the funeral services. Mr. Sea man left a widow, one son and three daughters. Department Orders. WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. (Special Tele gram. A civil service examination will be held on January 22, for poetmaeter at Oasis. Neb. John A. gtransky wa appointed post maater at Pukwana. Brule county, 8. D., vice Charles S. Fonsek, resigned. Toilet Goods at Special Prices Fine White Combs, 15c.'. Toilet. Sets, containing brush, comb, file and scis sors, special, 98c. Sachet Powder (bottles), 25c Fine Quality Washable G 1 0 V e S Two Numbers Women Will Appreciate - They Are So Service ible. New Washable Kid Gloves, white with black embroid ery, also oyster, gray and putty shades, $1.75 a pair. Harrison's Reindeer Fabric Gloves, in white, black and colors, $1.00 a pair. -Maiu Floor. BLACK SILKS Make Practical Gifts, $1 to $2.50 Yard Black Silks are at the height of style this season and every indication points to their continuing fashion able for spring. We have many hand so ma weaves to ahow you. T-w - . J. REAL HAIR Ukfk g t
