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MR. JICVTVU
RARE (3ARCMN -rVDNE
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HUGE STAKE DOES
HOT LURE MELADY
Offer ol $35,000 for Stecher-Ootch
Match Ko Inducement to Take
It from Omaha,
OMAHA THE IDEAL CITY FOR IT
"That" a good deal of money, but th
Stecher-Coteh match will be staged
right here In Omaha aa long- aa I have
anything to say about It." aald Gene
Melady b he reed th offer from
Rock Inland of tX.oM) for the match.
"Of course thla mate" la by no means
assured at the present time, but there
are prospect. Hut If It la staged U will
1 right here In Omaha. Omaha la the
loalcal place. It will be handy for the
follower of Joe Btecher from Nebraska
and the followers of Prank Ootch from
Iowa. And both state will turn out,
you can bank on that. '
'Omaha la entitled to thla match,
which will be the biggest event of Ita
kind ever hcld-lf It la held. It takea
differences of opinion to make home rac
ing, and Just ao It la with thla match.
It la the one wrestling match over which
opinion of the experts differ."
While Mir. Mclady la not announcing
lila plana, report come via grapevine
and wlrrleae and other waya that Me
lady la planning on a huge amphitheater
for the event which will Beat at leaat 60.
to heople. It will be the real card
which will fill tip Omaha and tax the
rapacity of the Gate City aa an enter
tainer, Labor day may be the time on
which theae two wreatllng glanta will
meet, pnd then the fana will see for
themselves whether Ootch can come back
or whether he muat yield the crown to
a younger man, who ha ao far met no
one who ran for a minute atop him on
hla onward march to the top of the hill.
LadW league bowlers
again in competition
A. B. Sweet ahop girl topped th score
In the Ladle' Bowling league again laat
night with 1151. Brandela Olrla war
reoond with 2,14s; Omaha Towel Supply
third with 2.12S. Scores:
A, B. SWEET SHOP.
tot id. Id. Total.
Mia Nebtt 1 170 1 47
Mla Ooerne 11 l:W l.'l Stl
MiK Kruch 177 1M 14' i 4:0
Mlea Wlerman rj 1?4 KiO 41
Mine Miller 140 161 1 437
Totala
7i 741
CAMPRKLLS.
7u5 2.151
M. Total.
140 (
let. 2(1.
Mr. Onedecke
M r. Reese . , ,
Mlaa Nelson ...
Mr. Campbell
MIm Collina ...
Handicap ......
....NCi
....114
....lilt
....Ha
....
144
104
133
las
U6 '
M9
12
371
J.-1
'J
IM
Totala ........ 714
. , INDEPENDENTS.
"M 1,111
lat. M
M. Total.
Itoeeen
Mr. Ootild ..
Mr. Jnirilimn
Mr. Ptnnton
H.0
m
14
141
14
Vi
147
a7
Iiifl
VS1
..i...,IJ0
Ml
14
1
113
US
4l
Si
Mr. Market
Mm. May .........
Handicap .........
410
I'M
I
II
I
Total ......U2 71 O LMt
CJ-QAK DEPT- NEB. CLOTTIINa CO.
at. Id. W Tout
Mre. Klnkade .
.(' Hilling ..
Mr.,KInd ....
Mien Houaman
Mini Martin ...
..113 l4
..):W iSn
..114 1!"
..1 142 '
..104 134
liJ "3
III 4.'T
:m . rm
1U4 S4l
'Total 667 734 6H
OMAHA TOWEL Pl'PPLT.
1.8T0
let.
l:
?d
It!
140
ltt
its
loi
it
M. Total
Mla Jensen
ll Jul
Ml llnwr
112
res
1 1M
1
1.1
Mr. Murphy
Ml
Mr. .-rai ....va
1
4i
4
7T5
Mi Vemigren
..li.i
iianaica
Totala 9 7&ii 713
BRANDE1S UIRU.
Mr. Thompaon 1M
17
14S
144
143
li
44
41
(la McUrrer.
...147
117
14-.
ItU
Ml Haurr
Ml Kauber
Mm. Ilulf
. Tola!
...134
...1 M
...UJ
40
4.1
471
...711 43M
74S 2.144
SOUTH SIDE AMATEURS
AFTER BASE BALL PARK
Routheaat Improver In the Magic City
are making a aiibtantlal effort to or-
ania an athletic club and eelect a per
inanrnt nile for a bane ball park In the
Houth fide, probably 'n the Maple avenue
dutrict. Beeauae of the numerou team
orgunlted in thin part of the city In the
lat baae ball eaon the need for a local
park, convenient to the car line and with
other modern facllltle. la deemed quite
urgent.
The Idea t forth by the youthful ball
piayere 1 to have the city buy or lease
grouada In thla vicinity, having It kept
under municipal aupervtslon. A plan of
thla kind waa preeented to the now de
funct Kouth Omaha Park board, but an
Miatlon cam before action waa taken
In the matter. Inveatlratlon by roembera
of the would-be club baa brought the In
formation that It will be poaalble to lease
lot In the vicinity of Railroad avenue
and Washington atrect for about M0 per
year. Thla lot 1 of the beat land, ad
Jotne a car line end 1 five arrea In alae.
Perhapa the biggest aurprlae In ama
teur dreiea for many day a the r-
jrganlxatlon of the Brown Park Mer
hajiU laat night They will be baQk
in the field wiin the aame old bunch of
pennant winner. Practically the entire
aggregation had figured with playing
with other teams, but tha "pep" mani
fested at Backer Pkomal'e meeting laat
evening means a return of the City
league ihemp for three seasona
UP FATHER
TOHtMtCLT
"BIO SIX,"
Sunny South.
'MRS. SIX"
rtflrViraffA
The veteran pitcher, Chriaty Mathew-
aon, the "HU Six" of biuc ball fame. Ac
companied -by hla wife and eon. Christy,
Jr la chaperoning the New York Giant
on their aprlng training campaign at
Mailln. Tex. - v
Vl-ltU six." aa Ohrlaty," Jr., la known.
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City School for
; Umpires Will Be
Opened March 10
The municipal umpire school' will be
started March 10, according to announce
ment by Cleorge Clark, supervisor of baae
ball on municipal parks, laM night. Any
person who wlnhe' to enter the umpiring
ahool I at' liberty to do ao and may
make arrangements by communicating
with Clark at the city hall. Clark will be
aaalated by Jack Haskell. Jack Van
Byckle and Billy Earle In Instructing the
embryo umpa. ,
Central City Mail'
Challenges Gates
Jo Tallon of Central City haa chal
lenged Lester Gatea of Coltunbua to a hoot
for the T. L. Combs' trophy now held by
Gate, who defended hla title to thla
trophy successfully Funday against Joe
Luxa of Columbus. The Central City man
has posted 15 forfeit money with M. F.
Fbarp. manager of tha Townaend Gun
company of Omaha, and agrees to shoot
with Oatea any time agreeable to the
latter. -
JUNIORS HOLD THE LEAD
IN INTER-CLASS TOURNEY
The Juniors hold tho lead tn the girls'
Interclaaa basket ball tournament, defeat
ing the Sophomoree, Tuesday afternoon.
II to la. Isabella , Pearsall and Ruby
Swenaon atarred for the Juniors, while
Vernette Price and Franc Jones were
In the limelight for the Sopha.
The lineup:
ROPHOMOHEB. I
Jonre V
Price c K.
Flnley v.'.
Jl'NIOR".
F Pearaall
F Bwenaon
(' Kelander
SC.. .Ruth Bwaneon
1 ..... Rertswl. k
folee
Pfetffer l
Morey
tl.Hl Thoniiiaon
rield goal
lubelln Peariall (41. Rubv
Swenaon (I). Vernette Price 4), Francea
Jonra n. Free lhrra: pearsall
Bwenaon. Price (.'. lteferee: Mis Duke.
INDIAN WILL BE GIVEN
TRYOUT WITH THE INDIANS
SIOUX C1TT. la.. March t-Edmund
Many Deed, an Indian, residing near
Little Oak Creek. 8 D . wUI be given a
tryout with the Sioux City baa ball club
of the Western lesguo. Many Deed has
been attending the high achool at Rapid
City, where he distinguished himself as
an athlete. lt fall he was center on
the Rapid City foot ball team. Many
Ueeda ta an outfielder.
Weatos) Bra I hapnaan.
CHICAGO, March t-ln the first game
today of the national pocket billiard
rhamptonahip tournament here Charlea
(Cowboy) Weaton of Chicago defeated J.
L. Chapman, also of Chicago, by 14) to
40. The second game waa won by Joaenh
(oncannon of Jrry city from F. T
Ttu rxi ui M iiiiecmdy. .. 1 .. I.y Ku
Drfeata Kllaaer.
NEW YORK. March !.-J. F I'oagen
burg nf the New Vorx lederkrans Haved
his flmt wanie In the nailonal amttteur
billiard ci.ani.lonhlp tournament Io
nian! and drlrair.l laioh Kllngi-r of Aui
lit L) a K'jit of fV c. T.j.
OO'f) HOLD A X-V w 7
Till-: HKE:
f'npyrlght l?ir. Intrrn-
.! Newa Service.
I HAVT. AtiOTHER
JUtT LIKE. THIS
and "Little Six," off for the
la going to follow In hla father' a foot
tepa If fhe veteran twlrtar haa anything
to aay about it. Christy aaya that the
lad haa ahown aoma promise and ha
devotee a certain portion of each day to
teaching the youngster the maatery of
curve, ouUboola and drops.
Central High Five
Will Play St, Joe
Omaha Central High will play Its last
game of the aeason on the local floor
Saturday night, tha strong Central High
team of SL Joaeph, Mo., being their op
ponents. Ht. Joe haa succeeded In dlnpoe
Ing of several good opponents this season
among theae being Lincoln High, Manual
High of Kansaa City, Mo.; Weatport
High from the asme place and the AUh
laon and Wichita High achoola.
Ted Lewis Is Given
Decision Over Stone
NEW ORLEANS, La.. March t Ted
Lewi of England waa awarded a ref
eree's decision over Harry Stone of New
York at the end of their twenty-round
bout here tonight. By hla victory Lewis
claimed the welterweight championship
of the world.
BASKET BALL PLAYER
ILL WITH BLOOD POISON
Alvln Oelaler. son of Max Qelaler, J90t
Dodge atrevt. la confined to hla home,
due to an attack of blood polaonlng.
Young Oelaler Is a aenlor In the Central
High achool. captain of Company D of
the cadet battalion and prominent tn ath
letics. He Is a flrit-strtng substitute on the
basket ball team and hi los will be a
hard blow to the team, for It leavea Yard-
ley the only man who ran fill In on the
regular team without aerloualy weaken
ing It.
teknwka Wealeyma Wins.
LINCOLN. Neb.. March J -Banket hall:
Nebraska, Wealeyan. 46; Kan.nua Wes-
leyan, 14.
Found Guilty of
Trying to Get Candy
John and Frank Kudma were found
guilty by a Jury In federal court of en
tering a car In the Colon Paclflo yarJa
with Intent to eteat part of an Interstate
ahlpment The young men obtained pub
licity in connection with the I'nlon Pa
cific train robbery la 1M. when they
found a strap which proved a clue to the
Identity of the robber. They hired in
the reward efTere4 by the railroad at
that tiro.
HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT
TO SEND CLUBS ON TRIP
A ronoert will be given in the high
school auditorium on Friday night by the
choral union, the giee club and orcheetra
of Central High achool to raise money to
aend all three club to the annual meet
ing of the National Mualo Supervisors to
be held at Lincoln March .
The orcheetra. an entirely new feature
of the high achool, through the dally di
rection of alls Eunice Ensor, has reached
a Uih grade of efficiency. Mia Enor
Imi haa charge of the boys' glee olub and
the choral union.
Key to the Situation Ree Want Ais
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OMAHA, FRIDAY, MARCH
TMM OTIC. WILL
DO " WRAP IT
up:
TWO NEW AMATEUR
LOOPSJRGANIZE
Frank Quigley Elected President of
American League, While Nel
son Heads Metropolitan.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET
The Clasa B amateur base ball leagues
organised last night and entered the
Omaha Amateur Base Ball association.
The American lesgue reorganized for 1918
and a new league, the Metropolitan, en
tered the field. Both will play Sunday
ball.
Frank Quigley waa elected president of
tha American league and W. K. Wolfe
waa made secretary. A forfeit of 110
waa decided upon and this forfeit money
shall be split three ways, forty, twenty
five and fifteen per cent reepectlvely
going to the three leading team. The
forfeit money muat be depoalted by
May 1.
The following teams were accepted to
memberahlp In the league:
Kmll Hanson, Chria Lyck. Merchant
Hotel.' J. I. Crew. Omaha Printing
f'ompany, Townoenrta. Dundee Woolen
Mills, S. O. Merchants.
' "Velo fa Prealdent.
W. Nelaon was elected prealdent of the
new Metropolitan lesgue and 8. ... Coll,
ecretary. v
The following teams are members:
Angelus, Modern Woodmen, Athletic,
Walnut Grovo Athletics. Montclaira,
Walnut Hill Bambler.
Two more teams will be added. An
other meeting will be held next Wednes
day. The board of directors of the Omaha
association met last night to consider
constitutional changes and talk over the
national asaoclation muddle, which eeema
to be aa far up In the air at present
aa - It has been sine the revolt of the
Cleveland-Johnstown crew at tha Louis'
vllle meeting. Both the national asso
ciation and the Insurgent federation ask
the affiliation of tha Omaha association
as does a new northwest association com
posed of St. Paul, Minneapolis and Du
luth. Tha director decided definitely not to
join the northwest, but could arrive at
bo decision regarding the two national
orders.
Omaha continue to hold Its franchise
In the national association now headed
by Balaton Ooas of Indianapolis, and
will continue to hold thla franchise un
til more definite new of tha revolt la
beard.
Tha directors also decided last night
that classification of player shall be
determined by the class of tha league
In which they play on Sunday. Thus a
player who plays Class B ball on Sun
day la a Clasa B player, even though
ha playa In aorae other da on any
other day.
Four amateur leaguee will hold meet
ings Friday n . The City, National
Commercial atiu . Booater league will
all meet on that night.
Will Correct the
Spelling of Name
Mrs. William Archibald Smith, regent
of Major laaao Sadler chapter of the
Daughter of the American Revolution,
which unveiled the Fontenelle tablet
Wednesday afternoon at the hotel, i
reived a wire from the Detroit houae
which cast the brons tablet stating that
the tablet should be returned to them 'to
correct the misspelled word. Fontenelle.
No extra expense will be Involved for the
Omaha Daughters, the firm having ex
pressed ita regret at the error and ao
stated. The tablet will be returned to
Omaha within a week.
At the unveiling exercises Wednesdsy
Arthur Crittenden Smith received the tab
let In behalf of the Fontenelle Hotel com
pany. CALIFORNIA ON BROKEN
PAROLE TAKEN BACK WEST
Robert' F. McLean, alia Frank Mo-
Fadden. who haa been serving a eentence
In the county J all on a charge of forgery
during which time he waa apprehended
aa a member of a gang of forger oper
ating In San Francisco and Loa Apgelea.
left yesterday evening for San Francisco
In charge of Officer F.. W. Madden of
that city, from which place he will even
tually complete a three-year eentence In
San Quentln from wh'rh he waa parolej
last March.
McLean came to Omaha some time ago
and aeoured employment at evrvl places
about the city giving his name aa Frank
McFadden. As anon after hla arrival aa
It waa poasible for him to give any sort
of Identification he succeeded In passing
a forgd check for which he wa arratd
and was being held over pending the ac
tion of the grand Jury, when he was sus
pected of being Robert McLean, who was
wanted at San Quentln for violating a
parole.
BUNDRANT OBSERVES ONE
OF LEAP YEAR BIRTHDAYS
Prof. J. W. Bundrant la one of the
"twenty-otnera" and In honor of hla
"seventh birthday" he wa 1ven a party
by th Ntw Era Dramatta club of which
he Is a dliwctor. Th party was held Tues
day evening in Pwtaraon hall. Mr. W. C.
Rlcka was chaperon and thirty invited
gurata wer proaant, be das the aixteen
active member of th club. All wlahad
many more auch birthday to Pruf.
Ubndrant.
0h,.
Drawn for The Bee by George McM'anus
TUL GIVE IT TO
HAiE BUT TLL
COME IH HAM Of OH
NT TRlPa TO DINT
MOOW&!!
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Kansas City Hay Dealer Fays Visit
Here in Interest of
Exchange.
PROSPECT FOB ONE IS BRIGHT
t'pon Invitation of tha Omaha Commer
cial club, Crtarlea F. Carlisle of the Car
lisle Commhwlon company, heavy hay
dealers of Kansas City, paid th focal
tock market, and especially the hay men
at the local yards, a special visit to slae
up the local market and give any ad
vance knowledge necessary to the estab
lishment of a hay market In Omaha, For
several months the uptown club has been
Investigating the possibility, and in bring
ing Carlisle to the city accomplished the
first step.
Because of the vast territory located In
the Platte Valley, In Wyoming. Montana
and other sections of the west where
rates on hay are made through Omaha,
the local yards Is conaldered by far the
moat logical position in the Missouri val
ley for a leading hay market. Along with
the proposition of Instituting a hay mar
ket. It is planned also to organize a hay
exchange with headquarters In Omaha,
The whole proposition waa dlacuased by
CarliMle before a committee of Commer
cial club members at noon-hour yesterday
at the Hotel Fontenelle.
Mrs. Rhyao Entertain.
Mr. L. E. Rhyno of 3108 T atreet, waa
surprised by a number of members of
Central Interdenominational churoh Tues
day evening. Music, readings and song
entertained the guests. Cut flower wer
gifts. Lunch waa served. Those pres
ent were:
Meadames Meadamea
Jesale CornUh. Tllllo Crume.
t.iaciy yvniienom, J. E. BevlcK.
n. t. micox. Arlle crumea.
J. beaver, J. Rooting.
Avery, a. B. Cornish,
C. K. Miller. LMle TUton,
J. A. Jacobaon, L. K. Rhyno.
A. Graham,
Misses " Misses
("nice Graham, Pearl Rhyno,
Arlle Crumea. Bessie Rhyno. '
Gladys Whlteborn.
Meaar. Messrs.
Rev. H. K. P. CornlshPhllllp Crume,
H. O. Wilcox, Ouy Khyno,
J. Whltehorn, Persle Rhyno.
Crumes,
Masrle City Oasslp.
Office space for rent In Bee offloa, 1311
N atreet. Terma reasonable. Well known
location. Tel. South 27.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stom. 4824 South
Thirty-second street, report the birth of
a girl at their home Sunday morning.
Chapter M. P. E. O., wlU meet at the
home of Mrs. J. B. Watklns. fcl4 E
atreet, Saturday afternoon at I M o'clock.
Mrs. William Berry will act aa assistant
hoateaa. An election of otfloer will be
held.
The ladles of St. Agnes' parish will
give a card party and dance at the Mo
Crann hall Friday evening. Luncheon
will be served. Six prisua will b
awarded to winners at cards.
The O. W. B. M. of the Christian
church will meet at the home of Mra.
W. W. Wldoe, 22 I atreet. Friday after
noon at I:) o'clock, March S.
A price mask ball will be given
Wednesday evening, March S, at the
Odd Fellows' hall, at Twenty-fourth
and M street, under th auspices of
Oak council No. 1332, Knights and La-
dtea of Security.
A meeting of the South Side Woman's
Christian Temperance union will be held
at the home of Mra Howard Vore,
Twenty-firm and H streets, this after
noon at i:M o'clock.
The women of St, Mary's church will
entertain at the laat pre-Lenten dance in
the Houth Side thla evening at the Co
lumbian club rooms at Thirty-sixth and
R streets. Cards, danoing and lunch
eon are on the program.
A spelling match b- been arranged
by the Gleaner circle of the Lefler Me
morial church, on Maple avenue, to be
held Tuesday evening, March 14. In the
Madison street school house of that dis
trict. Mis Jackie Saunders and Mia Mar
rue rite Court ot will both appear at the
Hese today In two new aud startling
muster pictures.
Kaiser Leaves Verdun
Front for Germany
LONDON. March 2. The German em
peror left th Verdun front and returned
to Germany Tuesday, according to a Rot
terdam dispatch to the Dally Mall.
MOVE AGAINST SUNDAY
THEATERS IN GOTHAM
NRW YORK. March I A campaign
waa begun today by the corporation
counsel offico in bahalf of th city
against Sunday theatrical performancea
which violate th cltv ordinance limit
ing entertainment on that day to re
llgloua and educational concert, vocal
and instrumental mualc. lectures, ad
dreeeee and recitations.
Suit aa filed against th lsrgeat thea
ter In New York, alleging that on Febru
ary 20 a performance waa given which
Included "tragedy, comedy, opera ballet,
farce, negro minstrelsy, danctug and
other prohibited exhibitions."
The penalty Is a fin of ISO and th au
tomatic cancellation of th offending the
ater license.
VERDI SAILS WITH TWO
AMERICANS AND TWO GUNS
NEW YORK. March t-The Italian
eteamhip Gleuareppe Verdi, the first
armed vessel to leave American ahore
alnce th new Auatro-Germaa aubmaiine
policy went Into effect, aalled from here
late today for Naplea and Genoa. It car
ried among Ita ITS paasengera two Italian
born American rittaen. Th Verdi had
mounted on Ita after deck the two naval
guna with which K waa equipped two
month ag
T5 JUtT CbCAOTlFUL
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU
HAD tAXJH COOD TAVTE
X-i
Railroads in This
Reserve District
Heavily Crowded
WASHINGTON. March 2-Oenerally
pood business conditions throughout the
country are reflected In reporta of fed
eral reserve agents made public tonlghl
by the federal reserve board.
Growing scarcity of raw materials used
In many American industries Is notd.
however, and the southern agents p:edl 't
an Increase In cotton acreage this year
unless steps are taken to prevent it.
Scarcity of basic raw materials, the
Chicago agents, aay, are receiving the
earnest attention of manufacturing In
dustries dependent upon them. Report
from the farming section Indicate a re
duced wheat acreage this year, but the
farmers are said to have an increased
purchasing power.
St. Ixu! reports a degree of pro parity
unknown for aeveral years. Cold weather
ha retarded grain shipment in th Min
neapolis district and to a considerable
extent th lumber and wholesale busi
ness. Car shortage, the report says, la
caualng difficulties. Prospects for the
ipring are called excellent.
Kansas City reports railroads taxed, be
yond capacity owing largely to shipments
of laat year's grain. First indications
that the wheat crop may have been In
jured by the unusual weather of the
early part of the year have been offset
by later and more encouraging reports.
DIAZ HAS UNDERSTANDING
WITH VILLA AND ZAPATA
EL PASO. Tex., March 2. Felix Dial,
nephew of the former Mexican dictator.
Porflrio Dlas, who is said to have landed
on the eaat coaat of Mexico to launch a
new revolution, haa effected an under
standing with Zapata and the followers
of Villa, according. to friends of the lat
ter, who stated today that conference
held her last week with emissaries of
Diaz, had resulted in an agreement be
tween the leaders.
. Measage received her from Chihuahua
City repeated reporta of last night that
four American had been beaten and
threatened with death by Carranxa sol-'
dler at the time a Chines hotel pro
prietor at JImlnei waa slain, several days
ago
TWO KILLED WHEN TRAIN
WRECKED BY SNOWSLIDE
PUEBLO. Colo.. March t-A Denver ft
Rio Grande train waa wrecked by a
snow slide In Black canon, near Saplnoce,
Colo., early tonight, according to a re
port received here. Two persons are
reported killed.
A number of passenger wer Injured,
according to the report. The survivors
are said to be snowbound at th entrance
of Black canon, twenty-five miles east
of Montrose.
Earl Levy, a member of a Pueblo high
school basket ball team, and an express
messenger are missing and believed to
have been killed.
RANCHER KILLS NEIGHBOR
APPROACHING THE HOUSE
DEADWOOD. 8. D.. March t William
N. Berry, an old-time rancher living near
here, believing hla neighbor. Watt An'
derson, meant harm, eat In hla ranch
house and fired a bullet through the
door, killing Anderson, when he saw htm
approaching hla home.
The murder waa due to a quarrel some
weeka ago. Berry walked to thla place
and gave himself up. Anderson' body
was found in tha snow.
SHOOT DOWN GERMANS
FLEEING FROM TRENCHES
PETROGHAD (Via London). March 2.
The officlel etatement Issued from gen
eral headquarters today aaya:
"Western (Rucslan) front: German
aeroplanes threw bombs and fired ma
chine guns northwest of Frledrlchstadt
and on Dvlnsk. In the Lake Sventln dis
trict w destroyed a detachment of Ger
mans fleeing from their trenches, owing
to our artillery bombai dment."
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Y V5eVtl f I'LL NtVED TAhTB
T 62ij7 f AMTHINC, OUT OF
7 that- i oibri'T
''VVf I KNOv ,T HAD A
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BIG BASKET BALL
BATTLE TONIGHT
Brandeis Team 0f Omaha Will Lock
Horns with Olympic Athletic
Club Quintet of Frisco.
LOCAL FIVE IN GOOD SHAPE
Basket ball fans are looking forward to
a rare treat tonight. For tonight on the
Young Men' Christian association gym
nasium floor the Brandela quintet, which
la eas'ly the class of Omaha, will battle
the champions of the United States, the
Olympic Athletlo club team of San Fran
ciaco. This coast five won th amateur cham
pionship of the country laat year at the
Ban Frnnclseo exposition and Is heralded
a a championship team from start to
finish. Its victory laat year was In no"
way a fluke, but waa the result of su
perior merit. The coaster are now on
their wny to Chlcagro to defend their
natloul title.
While the Olympics reign favorites over
the Brandela team, the locale are ex
pected to put up a gam fight. - The
Omaha lads hav been practicing faith
fully with a view toward this fray and
they are In the best kind of shape. Their
team work has never been better and the
Olympics will have to ahow their beet to
win. Tho team will lln up as follows:
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OLYMPICS.
Oorhn L.F.
Hughea RF.
Burkenroad C
Koran L.G.
Ritchie R.G.
R.H -.. Don
LP Kemt
C Gilbert
R.O Gllfert
L.G. Barnes
URGES CHICAGO SCANDAL
BE GIVEN GRAND JURY
CHICAGO', March 1 In aubmlttlng a
report on .the split salary charges of Mrs.
Pag Walter Eaton.' superintendent of ao
clal surveys, against her chief, Mr.e
Louise Osborne1 Row, head of th de- -partment
of publlo welfare, th commit
tee on civil service reoommended to the'
city council at It meeting tonight that.'
th one be submitted to th state at
torney. Transcript of th testimony taken at
th committee's hearing of th charges,
at which Mrs. Row declined to appear,
accompanied th report and th commit
tee urged that th atata'a attorney pre
sent the same to a grand 'jury with a
view to Indictment If th evidence sub
mitted warranted such action.
TT is especially in
springtime when,
the rigor of winter has
passed that the tonic
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