T1IK KKK: OMAHA, SATTKPAY. DKCKMIIKK 2.-);
man hrlnjra suit arelnit his wife. Mr.
Kether Colfnun, whom he rrmrrtrd In
Beat 8t. Ixtuia, May , 114, charging In
fidelity. Richard II. Ollbert accused hi wife of
belne; unfaithful, and now she auea
him for divorce. They wrrs married In
lmopM July J. and lived together
until April M. 114. Hhe asks custody of
tha 7-year-old daughter. $M alimony and
110 a month permanent alimony. Mr.
&.ulu Johnson of Hepburn haa brought
ault against her huaband on ground of
desertion.
FAMES OF POOR
GET XMAS CHEER
Sanation Army Hand. Ont Two
Hundred and Fifty Well
Tilled Basket..
EESUIT OF KETTLE CAMPAIGN
Tha barrack of Salvation Army corn
No. 1 at 1T11 Davenport atreet was
placa of activity today. Two hundred
and fifty baskets. . each laden with a
chicken, potatoe. canned noods. butter,
canned milk. fruit, cracker. coffee,
aufar and even caka for dessert, were
thera.
They were thera because about a
dosen Salvation Army lassies have atood
la tha cold bealda their ketUea at the
atreet comera for the lat two weeks
and becauea the people of Omaha felt
fha spirit of tvta and went down In
their pocsete and chipped In the colna.
From every part of tha city the de
serving poor came to tx me the peace de!eaate at the time they left
For uia laat two weeee m,. Chrletlanla for Rtockholm, were Ignorant
Salvation Army hava been lnveatiatln of tn f(.t tnt w not to KO on
FORD EEPORTED
SERIOUSLY ILL;
CALL FOR BRYAN
(Continued from Tajre One.)
waa ill. It waa not until laat night, how
ever, that tha unconfirmed repart that
he had quit tha party reached th a coun
try. Depart a re Apparently Serret.
Although full detatla hava not been re
ceived. It would appear that he made
hla depart ur aecretly, and that mint of
tha many famlllea who had applied for J
tha haaketa and only the really worthy
net Included tn tha bounty.
Family Really Reed Help.
For example, one family conalata of
father and mother and ten children. Tha
Mother haa been operated on twice and
till aha trios to Increaae the meager
family Income by taking In wanning. Tha
father work In a necking , house, get
ting trrree or four deys'work a week at
VM oaf. ,. ,,. ' -
Another family' conalata,' of a "mother
and five children. The mother tolla hard
at washing and ralaed money to aend
tha- father to Colorado to try to cure
Mm of tuberculosis.
Tha baaketa were filled according to tha
alae of tha famlllea. Bach ticket tetla
! tha number of tha family and each ticket
waa -numbered And a duplicate kept in
the office,
Adjutant Joseph Ellwood waa In charge
of packing .and giving out the baaketa,
'. ably aaalcted Tr- Bendmaatar J. Heater
and Mrs. Heater and M lea Nellie Lear
dehl, aa well aa"bthera not Ih uniform.
Tha folka were very thankful and thera
waa many a "Qod hlaa you" from a
poor mother and man an eye wet with
tears of gratitude.
DANIELS GIVES OUT
KAYY BODY REPORT
a waaaaaawaaj
(Continued from Tags One.)
Cut th limit abovVdivlned should be at
talned not later than IBS.
"S. In pursuance of this policy and
having In mind tha praaent f acMUe of
this country, tha board la of tha opinion
that tha following. addition to tha naval
eatahiahraeat ahould be authorised thla
year and recommends tha earn for your
consideration. Thla addition la believed
by tha board to be within, and practic
ally at tha limit of, tha facilities at pres
cnt axUtlngr ' '
AaiUlary Balpa Wanted.
"Four , baAtla cruisers, four dread
naughU. six scouts, thirty eoaat suh
marine, seven fleet submarines, twenty
eight destroyers, alx.gUn boa.
'Auxiliaries: Ona deatrdyer tender,
two fleet submarine .tenders, four fuel
oil ships, ona supply ahlp on trsnsport.
one hoapltal ahlp.' ona repair ahlp. one
ammunition ahlp.
h "Aircraft aervlca: 1,000.000.
'Teraonnel: 11.000 tnen. Thla tiumoef
will provide for the needs 61 tha preacnt
ahlpa of the' navy. Including those near
completion, but It mual be borne In mini
that tha peraonnei, commlaaloned and en
Heted will have to be further Increased
a Uia new contructlon progreaaea.
t -Increased facllltlea for the navy yard
and shore eetabllahments generally, wich
a dry dock, berthing apace, building
slips, structural shops, cranea for han
dling heavy welghta. ahop machinery.
Ammunition and other atorege facllf.ea.
cJvit peraonnei, etc.
'-(Kigned) -OEOIiaB dkwbt."
Flsare Crlllrlsed.
Secretary PanlelaS recommendation to
cengTea that tba enllaled peraonnei of
the navy be Inoreaaed by T.S0O blue
jackets, t.SOO apprentice seamen and
ib-t narloes during tha years 1W4-1T
tn order to man ahlpa nearlng completion
was baaed. It waa disclosed alao to
night., upon, tha annual report of Rear
Admiral Victor Blue, chief of tha bureau
navigation, now made public. The
figure hava been criticised tn congress
and else "here becauea they were below
those pt tba general board. Thera were
. t,ff bue Jacket In tha aervlca October
I. lilt, Admiral Blue's report snows, ana
yilh h)a proposed Increaae Including tha
apprentice seamen, the force would num
ber In 1617, or about tioo lets than
recommended by tha general board.
Admiral Blue states that ha baaea hla
cellmate on a report from tha board
In November 1914. which holds that all
battleships under 11 year' a old, half tha
cruisers and all gunboata and necessary
auxiliaries should b kept In full com
mission, the remaining ships to be held
in reeerr with nucleua crews. Should
cengreas authorise sn Increaae of I. WO
men. ha says, there would be tn full
camralaston July 1, 1917, twenty-two bat
tleships, five armored cml-ere, twelve
fcrutaers. fifty-two deatroyera, twenty-six
gunboata, fifty-sis submarines and tha
roHuUile auxiliaries.
' t Craft la Rewrr.
la reserve would be seventeen battle
ship, over IS years old, five armored
crulaera, eleven cruisers, sixteen destroy
ers, nineteen old torpedo boats and four
tenders.
The difference between the general
board figures of the necessary minimum
strength for 1917 and those of Admiral
Mue probably Ilea In the fact that Ad
miral Fletcher, commanding tha Atlantlo
fleet, has urged an Increase In tha eonv
Plrment of each battleship. - Admiral
Hue saya thla haa not been dona be
rauae H would necessitate putting mora
ships tn reeerve for lack of men.
NEW INSURRECTION
IS BEGUNJN CHINA
Ttai Ao Start! Revolutionary Move
ment Against President
Yuan Shi Kai.
TROOPS SENT TO QUELL IT
with them. One OlirMtlnnla dlepiUh
atd that VV. Ford had boarded a
tra'n from Chrlstlanla for Bergen yea
terday at about the time hla former aa
soclatea were leaving for ptocKholm. It
waa aald that Mr. Fold's sidd-n de
parture wa due to the fact that his
phyniclna had ordered him to rest.
Hcfore leaving Chrlstlanla for Bergen,
Mir. Ford wrote out tha following atatc
ment for the press:
"t am satisfied with what has been
accompllahed In Chiintlsnla. Teace haa
been given publicity. Newspapera have
power to end tha war, for It Is through
V'iMlrlty that tha gospel of peace la
spread. ,
People ef Norway lllarat.
'Norwsy Is like every other oountry.
The people are all right."
In announcing at Kergen the circum
stances under which tha expedition would
be continued. Mr. Ford said a committee
had been appointed to act as lesders. It
consists of Judgs Ben H. Indsey of
Denver, Rev. Dr. Jenkln Lloyd Jones of
Chicago, John Barry of Ban Francisco.
Lieutenant Governor Andrew .. Eetl.ea of
South Carolina and Louis P. Lochner of
Chicago, Mr. Ford'a secretary.
Chrlstlanla newspapers aay that In view
of Mr. Ford's departure no prominent
Norwegian will Join tha expedition.
All Official Door Closed.
I.ONDON. Deo. 34. A Copenhagen dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph com
pany aaya:
"Before leaving Mr. -Ford gars a check
for 1.000.000 kronen (about 1270.000) to
finance the expedition. Ha left because
ha recognised that It was impossible to
make headway. Hla party was always at
loggerheads and Scandinavian pacifists
adopted an attitude of reserve. When
Mr. Ford found all official doors closed
ha broke down.".
PEKING, Dec. J4. A revolution
ist movement under the leadership of
Taal Ao, former military governor
of Yunnan, has broken out. The
Chinese government has sent 30,000
.4oMtrs to quell the revolt.
The troops have been nent from
87,e-Chuen province In western
China, bordering on Tibet. The up
rising started at Yuan Nanfu In
Yunnan province.
Tsal Ao ta a hitter opponent of the
monarchy, which ta to be restored. The
government troops of Yunnan province
have not Joined the revolt, the latest
advices Indicating that they are atill
loyal. The neighboring provinces are
not affected.
Taal Ao recently resigned a bureau
rhiefshlp at Teklng, alleging his health
had failed. He returned eecretly to
Yunnan where he hsi been the most
prominent leader under Dr. Pun Yat Ken,
the first provisions! president of China,
who of late la reported to have been
conducting a revolutionary propaganda.
It will require about two weeks of
marching through the mountains for
the troopa from Kze-l'huen province to
reach Yunnan.
Announcement from Tcklng of the out
break of a revolutionary movement In
Yunnan province follows shortly the re
ceipt of private reporte that five Chin
ese provinces. Including Yunnan had
declared their Independence of the rule
of Yuan Shi KaL
The other provinces nsmed In the
previous reports were Kwangtung. Kl
ang, Kwelchew and Pze-Chuen. It la
from the last named provlnca that to
day's despatchea state troops have been
sent Into Yunnan, which lies Just to
the south of Sze Chuen and Is the
eouthrnmost province of China. The area
of Yunnan Is about lW.fr square mllea
and It has a population estimated at
12.000,000.
Scissors Hold Used
On Boy by Playmate
May Cause His Death
NORFOLK. Neb., Dec. II (Special Tel
egram. V A a result of the Btecher acls
sors hold being applied to the small of
hla back In a wrestling match, Alexander
McCarthy, aged 10. of Norfolk, la In a
ecrloua condition suffering from periton
itis. There la some dispute as to the
identity of the hoy who Injured htm.
Department Orders.
WARTTlNOTON. Deo. 34. -(."perl a 1 Tele
Kram. ) Nebraska pensions granted: Dan
iel P. Carroll, Benknlman. fx; Rhoda T.
Mutchlnann, Hebron, 12; Ida F. Spalding,
Omaha. 112.
Nebraska postmasters appointed: Hire,
Cberrv county. Ferlnsa M. Morrow, vice
Mr TX-lla Hire, deceased; Watertown.
Buffalo county, IJster V. fltubbe, vice
fcrnest O. Hurrlngtnn, re.1ned
Contract for carrvlng mall from Bnrt
ltt to Vheler, Neb., from January 3 to
June . 1ls. haa been awarded to Kdwln
II. Fletcher of Bart let t.
Santa Claus Plays
Postmaster at the
Omaha City Mission
At the Omaha City mission at o'clock
thla morning, under tha direction of Miss
Magee, there ta going to be a Santa Claus
who will play postmaster and aided by
hla carriers, will hand out presents.
At tho City mission, though not author
Ixed by the government, tt la going to be
a regular post office . Christ mas for all
who attend. Poatmaater Wharton will
be there to see that tha mall Is delivered
and there will be threa, or four carriers
present to attend to tha dlstrloutlon of
everything.
The mall at the City mission will con
sist entirely of presents. In giving out
these presents this postoffica plan has
been decided upon snd Postmaster Whar
ton haa promised to assist.
Oaly One "Bewnsa Qalnlae."
To get tha genuine, call for full name.
Laxative Bromo Quinine. Ixok for signa
ture of E. W. Grove. Cures a -cold In one
day. 25c. Advertisement.
Read Tha Bee Want Ada. It pays!
Old Soldiers Bide
In Own Automobiles
GRAND TKUAXD,-' Nab.. De. u.
tupeoiai. ma soldiers Ham corres
pondent of a local paper reports thst
there are fire automobiles among tha
members of tha home, and that an agent
learning of tha fact, visited tha Institu
tion and placed four mora orders.
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8
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& We Extend the
Congratulations
of the Season
to Oar Friends
and Patrons
and Wish Each
and Every One
A Merry
Christmas
and
A Happy -New
Year.
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8 & Co. j
2$ 16th sad Farnam Sis. jjj
ISOS-lSiO
DOUGLAS
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OUR ANNUAL
IE
Starts Holiday Horning at 8 O'clock
Our Entire Stock of Suits, Coats and
Dresses Deeply Reduced for Quick Clear
i ance. The annual event that offers the
women of Omaha and vicinity an unexcelled
opportunity to secure High Grade Wearing
Apparel at a rraction of $e Original Price., ,
Complete Details in This Paper Sunday ;
Vm 1 1 I ' ' a
Four Divorce Suits
Filed in Pago County
SHENANDOAH, la.. Dec. J4.-!5pecUl
Altnoug!i the ilalma her husband will
Inherit from hi wealthy parents be.
leri 14.i and tai.ttrt, Mia. Vlda Ander
son e( tiheuanduah la ruing him for dl
vune.on the ground of Inhuman treat
ment. Kite ass l-o temporary alimony
and V.Cv permanent alimony, sir. Ander
son, lives at Bcranlon. Ia. They were mer
ited ta Ihi stolnes, la., two years sgo
in April Hi J lived U.ietl.tr until the first
f tM lec-ii!tHr.
Ttrte fihir turf divorce cases hava
torn tirouaiii In ll.e re county district
Ciaii w ll.o January term, t'ljd C-ile-
n,
Brandeis Stores Have the Honor to Wish
the Omaha Public a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year
OUR first thought is one of deepest gratitude for the perfed confidence bestowed on us by
the Omaha people, for the year just closing has been the most prosperous in the history
of the
store.
ft
lvHIS Christmas period has been a daily succession of new records in volume of business;
the year has been marked by wondeiful merchandising achievements, which have been suc
cessful only by the responsiveness of Omaha people to our efforts.
.-...' ' '
yxHOUSANDS of feet of floor space have been added to this already spacious establishment
V the
past year to accommodate the growing business. In 1916 a further addition of 18,000
square feet will be made.
TCE rejoice with you in the unlimited resources and matchless resourcefulness of this wondrr
ful country of ours, Nebraska in the vanguard, and for the especially bright outlook for
country
greater prosperity
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$1
Merry Christmas
and a
Happy New Year
Beaton & Laier Co.
415-17 So. 16th St.
KING BEDDEO
WISHES HIS MANY FRIENDS
AND PATRONS
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
AMtlEMENTl.
AMCBEMBITTS,
OCIAaaA
THEATER
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We wish yon a
Merry Chris tirum
and lnvlt yon to
ae Chrlstmna Mat.
and Evening. 8hn
bert presents the
raoat fascinating
motion picture ar
tiste on earth,
CLARA
KIMBALL
YOUNG
in
"The Heart of
the Bine Ridge"
By Waldron Bally.
Sun., THK STOLEN:
VOICE.
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BOYD
Zaat Times Today at
1, a, a, r a&4
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Tha Host Seaatlfal JPloture
mows tm onun
EDWIN ARDEN in
"THE BEIOVED VAGABOND."
nr lhoto-nay la Color
Aftaraooaa. 10o Visrhts, 10o aa tOo
aatrtaaiar towuow Himra
TOB TWO WS1U,
"THE lUlTLE CRV of PEACE."
Everybody In Onr Eoum
Wishes Everybody In Your
House
A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND
A HAPPY HEW YEAR
ti imiitsBTi iitoeoiwr sum- rm-- rn m w
I rresentUig Today, Jtr
I MR. WM. FAVERSHAM
b Million Dollars I
mm
"OatxaTafj rvm cmrrrm"
Dally Xata..lS-as.BOs
ava-a, is-sa-oo-Tfta
Last Time, Mat Today "Puss-Puss"
TOHITE ."J.
And CoatUnlBA- lao. Vast Bat. Mat.
X.XT aud mlu BU0 ""l Burlesqn
Indies' XHats BTatlnee Weak Saya.
Xoaf.
Til BXBT OV TAtTDSTIXX.B
MUM A StXaVST CaUAXBtAS.
Matinee Today, 2:15.
Curtain Tonight, 8:10.
Weak Jaa. S OXBTXTDa XOVriCAH
Tomorrow
aCatlaaaa. ails
Zve&lnfs, 8:15
TUES. and WED., "-J-J
Tha Season's atiuloal Treat,
tha Se Xovsa Opera Company la
ROBIN HOOD
Xat-, s5o to 91.60; Xvra BOo to ta.
HIPP
10c
PARASIOUNT
PICTl'KES
Continuous
TOSATA Dollrhtfnl Tsatura for
tha Xoltdava,
MACLVN AHlliCKLE
IX
"THE REFORM CANDIDATE"
Every Reason for a Merry Christmas and a .
Happy New Year
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ays meapaetahla.
ROITH BROS. tZll'J?.Zt
?fwS: Tfc "Parish Priest"
jn outi is Jas. JLMoara's I EXT
lUf. ?Z W -thofta Hoft" WEEK
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AUDITORIUM
CHRISTMAS MATINEE TODAY,
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Sl'NDAY MATINEE ANI NHiHT.
Where the Omaha Bee
Umreml AnimaterJ
Weekly May
Be Seen
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