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REAL ESTATF INVESTMENTS
Farnam Street
A urowing btreet
We can offer on tills street for a short
time lOu feet near Slat St. for Sll.ttO.
is feet near this, aoma Improvements,
t20.XW.
Harrison & Morton
IIS Omaha National. Doug. U4.
REAL ESTATF NORTH RIDK
EIGHT-ROOM MODERN HOUSE
CIXSE IN,
FOR ONLY $1,750.
Combination hot water and hot air heat.
A dandy rood heating plant. House la
In fine order: south front lot. 30x127.
W. H. GATES,
847 Omaha Nat. Bank Building. D-1291.
LEGAL NOTICK8
OOVEKNMENT NOTICH.
PROPOSALS
for FtmxrsuiNO
PAPER FOR THK PfRLIC PRINTING
AND BINDIND.
SRALED PROPOSALS will he received
until 10 o'clock a. nr. January 24, 1916,
at the room of the Joint Committee on
Printing, In the Capitol Washington. D.
t, for furnishing the paper for the pub
lic printing and binding from the 1st
day of March, 191. to the 2sth day of
February, 1917. The propoaa's will be
opened before and the award of con
tracts made by the Joint t'ommltee on
Printing to the lowest and beat biddr
for the Interests of the Government
whose bids are In conformity with the
requirements of the proiiosals. The com
mittee reserves the right to reject any
or all bids, or to accept any bid or
part nnl reject the other part. If,
In Its opinion, such action would be In
the interest of the Government.
Plank proposals containing the instruc
tions, schedule and specif tr-atlons, aceom
lanlcd by standard samples, may be ob
tained bv addresxlng Cornelius Ford,
Public Printer, Washington, I. C.
Contracts will be entered Into for sup
plying the quantities required, whether
more or less than the estimstes.
The approximate estimated quantities
ret forth In detail In the schedule com
prise: i
3W.ono pounds news-print paper, 12,120,0)
pounds machine-finish printing psper;
, pounds ant que machine-finish
printing paper: ftun.floo pounds wove ma-chine-finixh
printing paper: 1,965.00)
pounds sized sod supercalendered print
ing paper: 920,000 pounds coated book,
paper; 2ao,000 pounds tablet writing paper:
S71.5O0 pounds writing paper, machine
dried; 2,8!l,Otrl pounds writing paper, air
or loft dried: 6.0(0 pounds fine white
writing psper. loft-dried: 41)2.500 pounds
safety writing paper; 130,000 pounds mat
paper; 772.;VH) pounds bond paper: S,r0)
pounds parchment deed: IW.O00 pounds
second-class ledger paper; 615.000 pounds
first-class ledger paper: 2,75- pounds
tissue paper; 2.000 pounds cream and
white stereo tissue psper: 2VS.O0O pounds
cover paper; lim.ono pounds Kraft wrap
ping paper; 735,000 pounds man i la paper;
',6 pounds mnnlla tvmpan paper; 110.
KK) pounds manila board; 25.000 pounds;
cardboard; 7O,O00 pounds brlstol board:
2.0O pounds index brlstol board: 1,201
pounds white paraffin paper; 1,500 pounds
noncurling gummed paper; l.&o pounds
blotting paper; 14 000 pounds stereotype
molding paper: eo.ono pounds monotype
keyboard and castinir-machine nanr'
S.OOO pounds offset paper, for web creases;
20,000 pounds plate wiping paper for em
bossing presses; ft.ooo pounds lining and
stripping paper; ISO reams lining paper;
reams carbon paper, coated' one and
two sides; 2,000 pounds red preasboard;
i-0"0 s heet s parchment, 15x21 Inches;
1.000 pounds news board; lCS.OOO pounds
Btrawboard: KKi.noo pounds chip board:
pounds binder s board; 4J.000 pounds trunk
board.
In esses where more than 1,000 reams
are called for proposals will be received
iur 1.000 reams or more.
By direction of the Joint Committee on
Printing:
CORNELIUS FORT),
' u. . Public Printer.
Washington, D. C, December 16, IMS.
" ' ' P27J10.
LEGAL NOTICE".
To the stockholders of The Conservative
Savings & Loan Association of Omaha,
Nebraska:
As provided In Section 1 of Article 1 of
the By-Laws of said Association, you are
hereby notified that the annual meet
ing of tho stockholders of The
Conserative Pavings & Loan As
sociation of Omaha, Nebraska, will be
held January 10, 1016. at the office of said
Assoc atlon. In tho Conservative building.
No. 1614 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska,
for the purpose of electing three direc
tors for a term of five years, to receive
the reports of the officers and directors
and for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before
the meeting.
The polls will be open for the recep
tion of ballots for the election of direc
tors from 3 o'clock to 8 o'clock p. m. of
said date, and the business meeting of
the stockholders will Immediately follow
the closing of the polls
The Conservative Kavlngs Loan Aj
8otat!on of Omaha. Nebraska.
By Geo. F. Gllmore. President.
l. Attest: Paul W. Kuhna, Secretary.
Omaha, Nebraska, December 27. ln.
P-27d5.
IiBOAIi NOTICE,
The annual meeting of the stockholders
',Mh L Loan Association
will be held Tuesday. January 11th, Ml,
at its office, 17th snd Hsmey Streets for
the purpose of electing two directors' and
transacting such other business as may
legally come before It. Polls open from
10 a. m. to p. m. on said date.
STATE SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN.
By IRVING Q. BARIGHT. Secretary.
rOi J r j.
J-'aWlDl.
That 1 rirr I a ml i'nmnsnai
TO THK STOCKHOLDERS OK THE
UNION LAND COMPANY.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
cf The t'nlon I and Company will ha held
at tha ofilf of the Company in Omaha.
Neb., on January loth. at 10 o'clock
A. M-, for the election of five directors
end for the transaction of such business
as may legally come before the meeting
ALEX. MILLAR. Secretary.
The Annual meeting of the StuckhoM
ra of the HASTINGS AND NORTH
WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, for
the election of seven Directors, and the
transaction of such other bualneaa as
may come before the meeting, will be
held at the office of A. L. siohler, corner
of 15th and Dodge Streets, Omaha, N
braaka. on Monday, the rd day of Janu
ary. A. D. 1916. at 11 o'clock A. M.
T. M. ORR. Secretary.
Notre Dame Grid
Team Breaks All
Records for Travel
Foot ball la certainly an educational
asset of Notre Dame.
Any member of the Notre Dame var
elty foot ball eleven who has had a
poor knowledge of the geography of the
United States, should have been able to
recognise the map of Uncle Sam's do-
malna at the conclusion of the recent
season. If he dldn t It Is a wonder that
he was a member of the varsity.
The reason la simple. The 1915 Notre
Dame team covered Just 7.074 mile In
traveling to complete the schedule. In
traveling those 7.074 miles tha Notre Dame
eleven traveled through no leas than
twelve atates. Notre Dame played as
far east as West Point on th Hudson,
s far west as Lincoln, Neb., and as far
north as either Omaha or South Bend,
and as far south as Houston.
In covering such an enormous territory.
Notre Dame players got an Idea, of what
a big portion of the Untied States looks
like. Incidentally tha Hooawra set a
traveling record that baa seldom been
equalled in the history of foot ball.
Notre Dame Is a road team, as only
three games of the entire schedule were
played on the home grounds, whirh
makes the good showing of the eleven alt
the more remarkable.
WILLARD TO TAKE
FULTONON FIRST
Heavyweight Champion Tells For
mer Nebraska Boy He Has
First Call.
PROMOTERS MUST CONFORM
CHICAGO, Dec. 2fi.-Jesa Wlllard to
night assured Fred Fulton, that regard
less of what the New Orleans promoters
do, he will take on no other opponent
until he has boxed Fulton.
According to the managers of the
two flghtera. It la now up to the New
Orleans promoters to aay whether they
are prepared to go through with the fltfit
or not.
"If they are not." said Wlllard'a man
sger. "bids from other promoters will be
In order. They will accept Fulton or no
one for W'illard'e first right. After the
battle, no matter where decided. Fulton
snd Wlllard met in friendly fashion to
night and shook . hands on the agree
ment.
CHINA GRANTS MONOPOLY
IN COTTON INDUSTRY
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
PEKING, Nov. 15. Announcement that
the Chinese government has participated
In the organisation of the Huaheln Spin
ning and Weaving company, which Is
to have a monopoly of the cotton Indus
try In Shantung. Honan and Chlhll prov
inces of North China, has created much
comment In China, as well ss In Japan.
Chow Hsueh-hst, the minister of finance,
wss the original mover In the scheme and
his brother, Chow Hsueh-huan, has been
appointed director general of the new
company. Other prominent and wealthy
officials and merchants are co-operating
with the government and will raise W) per
cent of the proposed cspitsl of IIO.OOO.OOO
Mexican, or about 14.000.000 gold.
The monopoly granted to the company
In the three provinces named Is to con
tinue for thirty years. Dispatches from
Japan announce that such a monopoly
Is regarded by1 many Japanese business
men as an Infringement upon the rights
of foreigners to engage In trade and in
dustry in China.
There had been no cotton mill of any
sort in tho three northern provinces cov
ered by the monopoly, and an investi
gation of conditions made by the minis
ter of finance convinced him that cotton
can be manufactured profitably In North
China.
DEATH TOLL OF FORMER WARS
Comparative Figures on Some of
History's Fa moos
Battles.
The heaviest lose In the battles of the
eighteenth century was at Kunersdorf,
fought August 12, 1750, where 43,000 Prus
sians met 71.000 Russians and Austrians.
and the total casualty list numbered 36,
370 killed and wounded; 43.4 per cent for
the Prussians and 2Z.1 per cent for the
allies. At Zorndorf, fought a year earlier,
August 25, 1758, the forces engaged were
smaller and the total casualties fewer, but
the percentage of casualties greater, num
bering 42.9 per cent for the 42,000 Rus
sians, and 33.1 per cent for the 36,000
Prussians.
The principal battle of the nineteenth
century was Liepzig, October 19, 1813, the
"Battle of the Nations," where Napoleon
with 171,000 men met and defeated the al
lied army numbering 801,500. Napoleon's
casualties numbered 45,000 and those of
the allies 48.000, but In percentages the
losses told heavily against him, 26.3 per
cent to 16-2 per cent for the Russians,
Prussians and Austrians.
At Aspern, May 2L 1809, 90,000 French
lost 42,080, or 46.8 per sent, and 76.000 Aus
trians lost 22.&20. or 30 per cent. At Boro
dino, September 7, 1813, the French lost
24,500, or 18.4 per cent of their 130.000, and
the Russians 87,500, or 31 per cent of 121,
000 men. These are the figures of Otto
Berndt In "Die Zahl im Krlege," Wlen.
1897. Fox In his "Regimental Losses of
the Civil War." gives figures for Water
loo which do not agree with those of
Berndt, but they are sufficiently near
not to disturb the Interesting compari
son Fox makes between Waterloo and
Gettysburg.
At Waterloo the French numbered
80.000 men and 362 guns; the alUes num
bered 72.000 men and I8S a-una. At Gettys
burg the union army numbered 82,000
men and SCO guns; the confederates, 70,000
men and 250 guns. At Waterloo Welling
ton's army lost 23.186; at Gettysburg
Meade's army lost 23,003.
The loss of the French at Waterloo has
never been officially announced, but has
been estimated at 26.800; the confederate
loss at Gettysburg, as officially reported
by the confederate surgeon general, vu
20,448. to which must be added 7,077
wounded and unwounded prisoners whose
names are omitted from his lists, but
appear on the records at Washington.
In short, the battles of Waterloo and
Oettyaburg were fought with from 70.000
to 82,000 men on each side, and the com
batants lost about 23.000 men each.
In the Franco-Prussian war the great
est loss occurred at the battle of Grave
lotte. where the Germans lost 4.449 killed
(including the fortally wounded). 16,189
wounded and 639 missing; total, 20,677, out
of 146,000 troops engaged, exclusive of
65.000 reserves. At Gettysburg Meade's
army sustained a greater loss with half
the number engaged.
It may be suggested that the Franco
Prussian war was. comparatively, of
brief duration, and hence a comparison
of the aggregate casualties cannot prop
erly be made. But in the American civil
war. during alx months following May 4,
1864, the various Vnlon armies sustained
greater loss than the German armies did
during the whole Franco-Prussian war.
The tofal loas of the German arrny In
that war was 28,277 killed or mortally
wounded; 85,482 wounded, and 14,138 miss
ing; total, 127.897.
The casualties at Borodino, one of the
bloodiest batles since the use of gun
powder, have been variously stated. Tha
Encyclopedia Britannic puts the Rus
sian loss at 16,000 as killed, wounded and
prisoners, and the French loss at "con
siderably above 30,000." Allison rives the
losses at Borodino In round numbers only,
placing the French loas at 60.0)0 and tha
Russian at 46,000. The most creditable
statement is found in the Journal of the
London Statistical society, which places
the number of killed and wounded In the
French army at Borodino at 28.085, out of
1S3.000 troops present on the field. The
Rusfcian army numbered 131,000 at that
battle, and there is nothing to show that
its loss was greater than that of Its an
tagonist. Although the number of killed
and wounded at Borodino was greater,
numerically, than at Waterloo and Get
tysburg, the percentage of loss was very
much less. Army snd Navy Journal.
''se The Boe'i "bwspper" column.
TURNING TO LLOYD
GEORGE AS SAVIOR
Observer Sajs People Waiting and
Longing for Great Fighting
Leader.
PROCRASTINATION DENOUNCED
LONDON. Dec. 26. "Tbe country
1 ... .
n naiuog ana longing lor a ureal
fighting leader." says the Observer
in an article denouncing Premier
Asqulth'g leadership and declaring
that David Lloyd George Is "the
only possible bead ot a new national
government."
"Week after week, month after month,
on one question after another, upon
great questions and little, whenever
there is the least difficulty, there Is
procrastination," corrrtnues the Ob
server. "What are we thinking of to
tolerate these things after seventeen
months of war, when all hope of Im
provement has finally been quenched?
Minister on the Job.
"We can only urge Mr. Lloyd George
to put his fnlth In the country as Chat
ham did. Mr. Lloyd George Is one of the
few who know that the devil's real name
i is Inertia, lie spent Christmas on the
Clyde, putting the nation's work first;
he did not adjourn his Job over the holl-
j days. We want decision and action, not
Irresolution, adjournment and words.
"We have no hostility towsrds Mr.
Asqulth, but the question of efficiency
must be settled In the next few weeks."
; SEASON'S CANDLES, CAROLS
Unshaken Hold of Old ( niloai In
Details of Christmas
Observances.
It is noticeable that when one Is anx
ious to celebrate Christmas he does not
strive to originate any new scheme, but,
ruther. searches to revive some old cus
tom and endeavors to carry it out in ex
acting detail. Even the little Christmas
candle which sparkles from the Christ
mas tree has had Its ancestry revived so
that the Yuletlde spirit which It breathes
today may be better appreciated and more
thoroughly enjoyed.
Carols of the season speak their own
message, yet unless one knows the res son
for this form of music at this special
season he realizes that his appreciation
cf the part they play In the great cele
l ration of the nativity is superficial.
It. searching back into the past of the
Christmas taper It Is noted that even
among savages light had a religious slg-
nnicance. .ver since the light of the star
led the wise men to Bethlehem and the
great heavenly light appeared unto the
shepherds watching on Judea's plain
Christian people have employed this ele
ment In a religious sense, especially at
Christmas, to commemorate the coming
of the Light of the World to earth as a
guide to mankind.
The old custom of burning the Tule log
each year, though accompanied with
worldly festivities. Is said to have orlgi,
nated for the religious celebration of
Christmas. The light of tha Ktirnin. i
waa considered emblematic ot homage
and honor which the household accorded
the Christmas guest. It was a formal
ceremony for both rich and poor. In the
houses of the wealthy Christmas candles
burnt Jrom Advent tn h.
Lights, and they were signlflcsnt of the
nsm aawning upon the world of darkness
at that hallowed season.
Gradually the candle, -w-
ule log, until now h k...ni .
on the Christmas tr i . k... .1, .....
1- . . an mat
s left to symbollxe the same thing as
... oi me greet logs burned by
the religious vet hnlidvin..in.
The people of Ireland took especially to
the candle as a symbol. The peasant of
coniry placed a large oatcake, upon
which were twelve candle. im,i..
one very large candle. In his window.
This was in commemoration of the
Savior and the twelve apostles.
ine trinity cand e. whirl. -1
used In Ireland at Christmss. hsd three
branches, which were bum.H
the place where all united, the remainder
being reserved to bum when welcoming
the new year.
The past of the Chn.tm..
ries one back to the first Christmas night,
when the angelic host hailed the birth of
the Savior with the heavenly chant.
Glory to God In the highest and on
earth peace, good will to men." Since
then this carol has been used tn observ
ing the natal day of the Prince of Peace
iirst ail carols were hvni,. n
with the events of that M
those who helped to make It, but gradu-
y mo songs Droadened to Include the
customo, emblems and trBtiHn. -
people. Hence the early carols were
""ul virgin Mary. Joseph, who waa
always pictured as an M ,.. a-
Gabriel, the three kings of the' orient.
mo aneirncras ana angels.
Later special festival carols
posed and sung to fit the merry occa
sions of the bringing In of the boar's
head and the asking of charity by the
Poor peasants, who went ainn.
homes of the prosperous Christmss eve.
asKing mem to teste of tho 1 1
and bestow charity In return. After the
carol left the church it fared the same
as the drama after its separation from
the religious life nf )h
took on much of the coarseness and vul
garity or tnose who employed It In their
nouaay 1 roues.
Fortunately the csrol tndv fulfill. .11
that may be expected of it. The word
and sentiments of such a sacred song as
u inline Town of Bethlehem" continues
to circle the world, while the carols which
have tsken on the life of today contain
nothing worse than the orals. r w.
Claus and the encouragement to the giv
ing 01 cuarity and not the aaklng.
Brief Derisions.
Just becsuse man Is enjoined to love
his neighbor as himself is no excuse for
se'f bcomul' inordinately fond of him,.
The man who made no mistake when he
married probably saved somebody else
from making one.
The world la always resdy So listen to
the man who hasn't time to talk.
IMsdom Is a very useful thing that we
acouire too late to use it.
He who friends would hsve must, have
himself for one. '
Many a man makes so much noise blow
ing his own horn that he can't hear
Opportunity when it knocks at his door
-Judge.
A "For Sale" ad will tarn second-hand
furniture Into cash.
Trnly an Innovation.
"I may have to filibuster.' remarked
Penator Horghum; "I hale to do it, but
It may be necessary."
"It is rather a time-worn expedient."
"I shall at least try to Introduce some
novelty. I shall seek to relieve the ted
ium of the ordesl. Instead of confining
myself to perfunctory and atatisticcl ut
terances, I khnll tell snin funny amrlrs
and sing aome song." WaitlilnKtun XUr.
POLAND HIT WORST
BLOW OF ANY LAND
Territories of Once Mighty King
dom Lie a Stretch of Craves
and Trenches.
SCENE OF FIERCE TUG-OF-WAR
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
WARSAW, Nov. 23. Even more
depressing than parts of Bel
gium and East Trussla In tha
worst parts Is Poland, a land of
graves and trenches, ol ruins and
destruction on a scale that has been
wrought nowhere else by the war.
The conflict has been waged back
and forth across the ancient King
dom so long that agriculture has had
little rhanco. Where the German
forces have been In control for some
time, the fields are barren and un
tilled, scarred by miles upon tniles
of earthworks.
From the Kast Prussian boundary to
approximately the old Rawka posltlo-a
there Is v'sible the maximum amount
I of order and peaceful nutct. At the
I Rawka, howeer, the Interminable
'graves with their helmet-adorned crosses,
the deen slashes In the esrth that onci
were trenches, but are now temporary
J "homes" of countless refinroes. the mase
of partly destroyed barbed wire entansle
jments and the succession of burned and
ruined villages begin.
Rim Did Home SpreHlna.
For miles beween Alexandrowe on the
boundary and Warsaw, and between War
saw and Iodi, the old trenches line the
railroad track. Eastward of Warsaw, how
ever, the trenches virtually stop, for the
Russians moved fast once they aban
doned the capita'. The devastated vil
lages, however, increase In number and
ther U scarcely a raM'oid stutUn and
no bridges that have I een left stand
ing. The Poles from time Immemorial have
been accustomed to building their
thatched cottages, close together. Ac
cordingly It was necessary on'y to at
fire to one structure In order to hse
them all. In consequence countless vil
lages have been reduced to forlorn rows
of chimneys, which being of brick and
stoutly built, have resisted the flames.
Unlike the cities of Po'and. the coun
try seems to have been stripped of
young men. One sees little els than
penaant women, barefooted, 111 clad, who
struggle under bundles of wood through
the mud and who generally avert thel
eyes as stronger pass.
Pnt Roads tn Shape.
The Germans, ' partly for their own
benefit, partly to give employment to
the Poles, have done much to put the
notoriously bnd roads Into shape.
They have also altered the railroad
tracks from the Russian to the German
gauge, a stupendous work, for all the
main lines are now double tracked and
at the important points huge yards have
had to be built to conform to military
needs.
Both soldiers and the civil population
have had to rely on their Inventiveness
to secure shelter. Freight cars are be
Ing used as houses. The wheels have
been removed, the cars set flat on the
ground and the Interiors fitted up with
some degree of comfort.
Down-and-Outers
Eat Turkey Dinner
As Kline's Guests
Captain Kline of the Salvation Army
had 364 down-and-outers for his guests
at Christmas dinner at the Salvation
Army Industrial home at 1108 Dodge
street Saturday afternoon. The menu
consisted of roast turkey, roast duck,
roast chicken, cranberry sauce. Jelly,
corn, peas, mashed potatoes and gravy,
mince pie, pumpkin pie, candy and fruit.
Some lay-out for a man who is hungry.
Mayor Pahlman waa also present and
made the boys a short talk, advising them
to "Brace up fellows, there Is a better
day coming. Tou may be guests of Cap
tain Kline today, but next year you may
be able to bring good cheer Into the
heart and life of the other fellow. Tou
are here today, perhaps through no fault
of your own, accepting tha hospitality
of this worthy host, . Captain Kline, but
next year. If you have the courage and
the bravery and sand to meet the condi
tions that surround you, you may be
able to dispense charity, so-called, next
year that will help some man to help
himself."
This feed given by Captain Kline waa
in addition to the 278 baskets which were
given out Friday to poor families by Ad
jutant Elwood from the Salvation Army
barrack at Seventeenth and Davenport
streets.
Bifle in Husband's
Hands Kills Wife
Just after she had placed her bgby ,
on the tied and while her other little ,
child. 2 years old. waa clinging to her j
skirts, Mrs. Headley, 25 years old, wife '
of Peter T. Headley. csr repairer for :
the Illinois Central railroad at Council
Bluffs, was shot in the back of the head
and fatally wounded by her husband
while he was handling carelessly a I
cheapeat pattern single shot ,22-callber 1
rifle. The accident occurred between
and 10 o'clock Saturday morning at their ,
home. Twenty-fourth street and Avenue
I. Council Bluffs. Mrs. Headley died at
Mercy hospital. Ileadley and his brother-in-law,
Ed Slusher, ho was present st
the time, were held by the police while
careful Investigation was made, the au
thorities finally deciding the death en
tirely accidental.
Three Killed When
Girls Greet Visitor
CORNING, N. Y., Dec. 2-Ml. Mary
McCheaney, SO years old; Ethel McChes
ney. 17 yeara oil, of Avuca. and Benja
min Harrison. 20 years old of Corning,
were killed yesterday by a freight train
at the Avoca station. The young woman
Went to the station to meet Harrison,
who was to be their Christmas guest.
Helps Weak Kldaeya aaa L.aabea;o.
Get a 25c bottle of Sloan's Liniment,
spply on back and take six drops four
times a day. All druggists. Advertise
ment. A "For Kale" ad will turn seoond-han-.
fi rniture intu cash.
London Filled Christmas Day with
V arriors Home from the Trenches
Ixlnx, le. 2.-The people of Lon
don Kpent Christmas In a depressing
atmosphere of fog and rain. The city
was filled with soldiers, many thousands
of nui. I -ta I ned veterans from the tren
ches having received a short holiday
leave
The Inst of these men on furlough ar
rived at the tendon termlr.nl as late as
mldilny, having been delayed by a rough
pnfHR aero the channel, which left
nmiiy of them still pale and miserable
when they reached Ixmdon.
The great charitable Institutions cele
brated the day with tremendous energy.
There waa ample provision for lonesome
soldiers, both home and colonial, for the
wounded, for prisoners and Interned
aliens, and for the wives and families of
Black Hills Send
Out Seven Millions
In Gold for Year
WASHINGTON. Pc. Tha mine
product'on of gold from South Dakota
In 1916 was 87 3M.0n0, compired with
T,S33,'8 In 1914, and thai of s Iver was
193,009 ounces, compared with 17S.641
ounces In 1914. A nominal quantity of
lead was produced. These are prelim
inary estimstes reported by Charles W.
Henderson of the I'nled States Geological
stiver. Since 1871 South Dakota hss pro
duced $192,677,000 in gold, and 6.026,000
oirnces of silver.
The Homestake mine and amalgams-tlon-cyanldatlon
mills were operated con
tinuously throughout the year, with an
Increased output.
The Golden Reward cvanldatlnn mill
waa operated steadily on siliceous ore
from Its mines, and during the latter
part of the year an addlt'onat product
was sent to the mill In the form of roasted
sulphide or "blue" ore. Thea sulphide
ores had never before been treated suc
cessfully by cysnldatlon. Results indicate
90 per cent extraction as compared with
36 per cent without roasting. Sulphide
ore of sufficient grade Is sent to smelters.
The Mogul ryanldatton mill was cp
erated steadily on company and cus
tom ore, with an Increase In capacity.
The Reliance ' cyanldatlcn mill was also
operated steadily on company and cus
tom ore. The Trojan mine and cysnlda
tlon mills were operated regularly. The
Wasp No. t company continued to op
erate Ita dry-crushing cysnldatlon mill,
the mine being worked by the open-rut
system, using a steam thovel for strip
ping. The Bismarck mine and mill waa
idle. The new fifty-ton cyanldatlon mill
on the Rattlesnake Jack mine was oper
ated during part of the year. Sinking
continued at the Oro Hondo property.
A small production of placer gold waa
made In Custer, Lawrence and Penning
ton counties. In Pennington county, ex
perienced milling was contlued on the
gold-entlmony-lron-iead-slno ore of the
Home Lode company at Silver City, and
development work was done on proper
tlea near Hill City. The dredge at M vatic
on Castle Creek, was moved to the John
Day district. Oregon.
HORSEMAN IS KILLED AS
INTERURBAN HITS' BUGGY
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Dec. 26. Charles w
Smith of Mitchell, III., widely known
horseman, waa killed and George Link,
also of Mitchell, was Injured, probably
fatally, when an lnterurban ear struck
their buggy, ten mites north of St. Louis,
last night.
STEPS OUT OF CHURCH
AND IS SHOT TO DEATH
ROSWELL, N. M.. Dee. . Manuel
Reublo was ahot and killed here early
today Just as he emerged from church
after attending mass. Lopes Gonsales was
arrested In connection with the killing.
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Children and aged like it 60c. All drug
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DEATH RECORD.
Charlotte T. Phelps.
Charlotte T. Phelps, 62 years old. of 230
Spencer street died yesterday morning at
the Emergency hospital where aha had
been taken because of the nature of the
ailment She was first stricken with
eryslplaa followed by congestion of the
brain and later pnuemonla developed. She
was a sister of Mrs. Fred P. Salmon.
Funeral services: will be held this after
noon from Stack a Falconer's chapel at
24th and Harney street at 2 o'clock with
Interment at Evergreen cemetery
Iferanaa Brell.
Herman Briel, 2, suncumbed to a sud-
dent stroke of apoplexy Friday at his
home, 1913 Vinton street. Mr. Brell en
gaged In his dally work up until noon
Friday, when tbe attack occurred. A few
hours later he died.
Mr. Brell waa a resident of Omaha for
thirty yeara. He la survived by a widow.
Funeral services will be held from St.
Joseph's church Mondty morning at I
o'clock. Interment will be In the Ger
man Catholic cemetery.
Peter Swansoa.
Peter Swanson, retired, a resident of
Omaha for thirty-five yean, died In Im
manual hospital of the grip. His wife
and three sons survive him The funeral
will be held from the family rosmonce,
t North Nineteenth street. Tvcaday at
2 p. m.. with Interment at Forest Lawn
cemetery,
Mrs. Loretla Reby.
Mrs. Lbretta Ruby, for thlrty-eeven
years a resident of Omaha, died laat night
at a local hospital from pneumonia. She
was 70 years old. The fjneral will be
held Sundsy afternoon at Forest Lawn,
Services will be held at the family resi
dence at IO South Fourteenth street.
the men at the front. The hospitnu
were bright with flowers and gifts, whiln
visitors literally overran the already
crowded wards, each patient being al
lowed two or three vle'tors at a time.
Corol sir. sere and entertainers of var
ious kinds provided amusement at the
hospitals and Internment camps.
Special services were held In virtually
all the churches and attendtd by large
congregations. War was Ihe almost in
variable subject of the sermons. Arch
bishop Wllborforce. preaching In
Johns' explained his praying for the Ger
man people by stating:
"We are not praying that they won':
be vanquished or punished for their
Crimea, but rather that the German peo
ple may be emancipated from the curse
of Prushianlsm."
'Jimmy Legs' Passes
From Ships of War
WASHINGTON, Dec. .fi.-Thc p,lm
of "Jimmy Iegs" which la s man o'war
name for the mamter-at-arms hnred
with the duty of maintaining d Ipllne.
Is told In the annual report of the Ihiichii
of the navigation. The report says the
number of men In that rating haa bevi
reducing and the rating Itself soon will
be abolished.
"It Is not believed." says the 'report,
"that a special police force Is now lieces
aary aboard ahlp, Kvery petty officer
should be made to feel he has hi' share
of responsibility n maintaining discip
line." "Jimmy Legs" and his mste are tradl
tlona handed down from the very begin
nings of the British nsvy.
For generations nsvy Jokes have turned
about the activities of the master-at-arms
and with the abolishment of the rating
another Of the links Is broken that con--nect
the ateel clad fighting machlnea of
today with the gallant frigates of the
past.
Woman Beaten by a
Boarder; May Die
AN DIEGO, Cel.. Dec. 28. Mrs. Kd
ward M. Rltchey was probably fatally
wounded yesterday by Thomas Barnes,
a former boarder at the Ritchey home.
The wounded woman's husband, who wit
nessed the accident, emptied hla rifle at
Barnea, two shot taking effect. .Earlier
In the day, It la said, Barnea called at
the Rltchey home and, without warning,
beat Mrs. Rltchey to Insensibility. Later
he told Mrs. Rltchey over the telephone
that he would return soon "and finish
the Job."
Rltchey notified the police and re
turned to the house In time to see Mrs.
Rltchey running from tha place with
Barnes In pursuit. Barnes opened fire and
Mra Rltchey felt with a bullet wound
through the head. Rltchey then fired at
Barnes, two bullets striking his Jaw.
Barnes was arrested.
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT
FREES VILLA BROTHER
EL PASO, Tex., Dec. . Hebeas cor
pus proceedings before Judge P. R. Price
todsy resulted In the release of Colonel
Hlpolito Villa under 88.000 bond after the
prisoner had eaten his Christmas dinner
at the county Jail. Villa had been held
under 130,000 on the charge of bringing
stolen property Into Texas. Judge Price
declared the security demanded excessive.
Deat Treatment for t'roip.
"I hafe used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy In my family for the past five
years, and for croup I have never found
Its equal," writes Bernard Oeorge, Nel
son, Mo. Before becoming acquainted
with this remedy Mr. George lost a child
from an attack of croup. Obtainable
everywhere. Advertisement
GREEK VESSEL CRASHES
INTO UNIDENTIFIED SHIP
BKRLIN. Dec. !. (By Wireless to
Deal, England, Dec. 25.) The Greek
steamer Nefell, Philadelphia, December
IS, for Rotteradm, anchored in the Downs
today with stem twisted and otherwise
damaged, having been tn collision with
an unlndentlfled steamer.
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CIVIL G0VERNMEN1
Mayor Appointed with Authority to
Etablih Police Force in
Border City.
PLAN MOVE AGAINST ZAPATA
'. PASO, Tex.. Dec. 26. -Foundation
of new civil government was
laid yesterday ln Jnaret, teh recently
surrendered Villa town across the
border ft cm here, by the appoint
ment of Manuel Prieto as mayor,
authoriied lo establish a police force
f 100 men.
tlenersl Jose Isabel llohles. Csrransa s
sgent for mustering out Villa forces,
spent pert of the day In Jusres review
ing the rolls of the Villa military organ
isations, whllo fteneral Obregnn and Gen
eral t ailed, the latter arriving early to
lny from Anna Prleta. Sonora. con
ferred upon 1 land for a campaign
nirnint Zapata forces In the state of
Morclc.s.
tioncral Ohre;.-on was Interrupted so
:reouently by his countrymen calling
with the season's greetings that he and
lils conferees wound up their work In
Cent'tal Ohregon's rrlvete car In the rall
ies d yards.
It is expected that with the arrival of
"i0 troops from Agita Prleta tomorrow
in.ral Ohreson and his staff will cross
the International brl.lpe and begin active
vork of mustering out tho Villa forces
In Chihuahua.
Bavaria Declares
Germany Can Come
Through the War
BERLIN. !ec. X. (By Wlrelona to
Tuckerton.) The Bavarian Industrial as
sociation at a general meeting hns
adopted a resolution that It Is absolutely
sure that Germany's economic life will
be able to atand the test of the war
until the end. Pays a dispatch given out
by the Overseas .Agency: "There la no
industrial reason why the war ought to
be terminated one day before Germany's
national Interests make It necessary.
"The resclutlon further set forth thst
there was no reason for pessimism to
resch Germany's financial strength and
gave assurances of the willingness of
Berlin industries to bear the burdens and
finally that Bavarian Industries were In
operation beyond expectations."
The Overseas Agency also says:
"The yearly report of the Berlin cham
ber of commerce statea that except In
the building trades, the situation at the
end of 1915, In an overwhelming majority
of the trades. Is more satisfactory than
anybody expected a year ago."
CITY JAIL PRISONERS
EAT BOUNTIFUL DINNER
Prisoners at the city Jail were treated
to a first class Christmas dinner, and
presents, aa well. Saturday. The 'bg
teed" consisting of turkey, duck, msshed.
potatoes, peas, corn, bread, butter, cake
pie and coffee. Each prisoner was aervrO
j a bountiful portion and later In the dn
reprreeniaiives or me city mission, gave
each a handkerchief and a big bg of
candy.
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