THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY. DECEMBEE 21. 1916.
Nebraska
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'GOES SOUTH FOB CHRIST.
MAS HOLIDAYS.
NEBRASKA TROOPS
STARTTUESDAY
Official Statement Says Fourth
Eegiment Will Entrain for
Home December 26.
DATES. FOR OTHER UNITS
Sin Antonio, Tex., Dec. 20. Dates
for departure of sevefal National
Guard organiiations included in the
16,000 troops designated to leave the
border and return home to be mus
tered out of the federal sen-ice have
been set as follows:
Maryland field hospital and ambu
lance company. Eagle Pass, December
22; Troop B, Second Missouri cav
alry, field hospital and ambulance
company, Laredo, December 22: Iowa
engineers. Brownsville, December 22;
Second Missouri infantry, Laredo, De
cember 26; Wisconsin brigade head
quarters and First Wisconsin infan
try, San Antonio, December 27; Sev
enth Illinois infantry, San Antonio,
December 27; Fourth Nebraska infan
try. Llano Grande, December 26;
Thirty-first Michigan infantry, .,1
Paso, December 27; headquarters
Pennsylvania- brigade and Sixteenth
Pennsylvania infantry, January 3.
Fourteenth District
For New Constitution"
Cambridge, Neb., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The Fourteenth dis
trict bar favors a constitutional con
vention. The association, comprising
nine counties in southwest Nebraska,
met here today with a large attend
ance. After a good program, a ban
quet was held at the Perry hotel in
the evening.
Papers and speeches were given by
H. W. Keyes, John F. Cordeal, C. E.
Eldred, L. H. Cheney and by Judge
Perry.
The association went on record fa
voring the calling of a constitutional
convention.
Orleans Man Hurt
In Automobile Upset
Orleans. Neb., Dec. 20. (Special.)
Harry Webber was severely bruised
when his automobile turned over Sat
urday evening. He and his brpther
, were driving home from Orleans and
after crossing a bridge west of town
lost control of the car. It turned
completely over' and righted itself,
breaking a rear wheel and the wind
shield. The other occupant of the
automobile escaped unhurt. This is
the third accident of this kind in this
vicinity within the week. ,
Harlan Bank Deposits
Are $172 Per Capita
Orleans. Neb., Dec. 20. (Special.)
According to the recent officially
published statements of the eight
banks of Harlan county the per capita
bank deposits of the county are
S172.19. The total bank deposits
amount to .$1,721,954.19. Every bank
in the county has over' $100,000 and
all but two have over $200,000 on de
posit. The two banks in Orleans lead
the other towns in total amount of
deposits by $J4,395.
Phone Company Prosperous.
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 20. (Special.)
The annual meeting of the Barnes
ton Mutual Telephone company was
held yesterday and the report of the
secretary showed that the company
had a prosperous year. A new switch
board has been installed and other I
improvements made in the plant. John j
(icrdes was elected president and i
Peter Bednar secretary and trcasu-1
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Young Man Dies of Burns. i
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 20. (Special
Telegram.) Raymond Anderson, who i
was burned in a gasoline explosion at
his home near Filley last week, died
of his injuries today. He was 21 years
of age. '
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Mr. and Mrs. George T. Wright
left Saturday evening for Tennessee,
where they will spend Christmas.
Their daughter, Miss Emma Eliza
beth, who is at Sweet Briar college,
Sweet Briar. Va will join them and
spend her Christmas holidays there.
Mrs. E. F. Howe has just returned
from Lawrence, Kan., weher she has
been visiting her mother and sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Klopp arrived
last night from Muleshoe, Tex., com
ing three days sooner than expected.
Miss Hallie Wilson.'librarian at the
University Medical library, leaves
Saturday for Ashland. Neb., to spend
Christmas with her parents.
Miss Helen Prall returned Sunday
from Keewatin, Minn., for the holi
days. ' Miss Prall was formerly con
nected with the public library here.
Chicago Brought
Face to Face With
Near Coal Famine
Chicago, III., Dec. 20. Following
a series of conferences, Chicago coal
dealers, facing a possible coal fam
ine, today announced that an appeal
for an inquiry into the local situation
had been made to the Federal Trade
commission.
After stating their view that the
shortage in fuel began in New Eng
land a year ago and since has extend
ed to the Rocky mountains, the deal
ers made this statement:
"The cause must be dealt with ac
cording to its dimensions. The coal
shortage is national. An investiga
tion that is less broad than the cause
must fail in its purpose. Local inves
tigations by Cities and states "will do
no good."
Railroad men and coal dealers as
serted, however, that they saw some
relief for the shortage, which seri
ously handicaped the heating of some
of the larger buildings in the city,
in the fact that coal had begun to
move into Chicago again from the
West Virginia fields.
New Cheese Factory.
Beatrice, Neb.. Dec. 20. (Special.)
E. W. Schaefer, an expert cheese
and buttermakcr, has bought the
Lewis inilk depot at Sixth and Bell
streets and is preparing to incorporate
and engage in the manufacture of
cheese and other milk products. The
company will be capitalized for $25,
000, the concern to begin business
when the paid up capital amounts to
$5,000.
Ferslritflnco Is the Cardinal Vlrtua In
Advertising;.
BRITISH NEWSPAPERS
LIKE POSITION TAKEN
BY LLOYD GEORGE
(CoDttBiMd From Pafa On.)
tion. but of any proposal to discuss
peace terms. This snare Lloyd
George has avoided.
The Guardian siv' that as the
speech invited Germany to be more
explicit, "we do not then cast out
every idea of settlement, and the
neutral world cannot take exception
to this attitude."
The Guardian notes that the speech
contained no hint of the crushing of
Germany, but says discussion of any
matter is conditioned on restitution.
In the truest form, it continues,
reparation is impossible, for 'the deep
est wrongs cannot be undone.
Security is Required.
"Security we certainly require." the
Guardian continues. "The best se
curity is the firm, unbroken front of
the alliance, fortified when the war
ends by a universal league to enforce
peace. In such a league America
would play a great part and its pres
ence alone would be no small secur
ity." Expressing the opi lion that Chan
cellor von Bethmann-Hollweg will
admit, on reflection, that the pro
posals of the entente allies, as out
lined by Lloyd George, formed a
basis foi discussion, the Guardian
says:
"There is in this, as in all coun
tries at war, a great volume of opin
ion, too little vocal, unfortunately in.
favor of a serious effort on the part of
Europe's statesmen to put an end to
the carnage which is destroying the
whole generation of the young."
German View of Reparation.
Amsterdam, Dec. 20. (Via Lon
don.) Commenting on Premier
Lloyd George's speech, the Tac
gliche Rundschau of Berlin says:
"Reparation could bedemanded by
England only if Germany had d -clared
war on England, if we were to
blame for the war, if we had com
mitted crimes against international
law and if we had been defeated."
The I !.al Anreiger takes the
viewpoint that Mr. Lloyd George's
remarks about reparation are of no
value inasmuch as nothing has been
said thus far about peace conditions.
This newspaper continues:
"If Lloyd George means to post
pone satisfying Europe's desire for
peace until the time when the entente
is successful in conquering Ger
many's armies and those of its allies,
then the whole of Europe, as well as
Lloyd George, knows full well that
this announcement means eternal
war, unless it is in the power of the
German command to bring it to an
earlier termination than Lloyd
George supposes."
The Tageblatt says it prefers to
I AWorth-While
Christmas Gift
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l Trunk Manufacture All Pat
H ented Features A Wide Range
m of Prices.
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and other HEARTH articles for IT TT
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ASSORTMENT M
Sunderland
Entire Third Floor Keeline Building
Leather Goods of Every
Kind and at All Prices.
Men's Card Cases
The most extensive assortment
in Omaha ranging in price
from $6.00 to 50c
Fitted
Bags and Suitcases
A very complete line of bags
and suitcases fitted with toilet
articles all leathers and hand
some linings. $60.00 to ..$15
Ladies' Hand Bags
Beautiful assortment in all
leathers and linings, from $12
to $1.00 1
L Of Interest to You J
The Permanency of Jewelry as an
Xmas Gift makes the purchase an invest
ment. The Jewelry Gift gives a personal touch
not gained by other articles.
And Jewelry is THE appropriate gift
for Xmas giving.
As in the Beginning
When Xmas originated, Jewelry was
given and looked upon as the appropriate
gift. History tells us so. Likewise the
Xmas of 1916 is, as it should be
A Jewelry Xmas
i Music Rolls, Traveling Toilet
M Sets, Coat Hangers in
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m ttaea, iuuar Dags, t;
Medicine Cases. i
Filing & I
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Save him
to be a useful American
It he were your boy, there la no
extreme to which yon would
not go to snatch him from die
dutches of the White Plague.
UafortnBjBelr be has noafata protector.
Hia lija dependa vpon what you and
ether patriotic Americana (hra at thta
Chrietmiatide to help
turn bght lor nia eaia-
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XMAS SEALS in l?lV
Ton tnM opportunity
STATE DISTRIBUTOR
RED CROSS SEALS
MRS. K. R. J. EDHOLM,
483 Brandaia Theater
Oawha TeL Doug. S2M.
ORDER EARLY
await the promised reply of the en
tente, addfug:
"For the present it appears that
the ffirlf i vfrv crar lirlu-Mii T liivrt '
George's standpoint and that de
scribed fr, .. the German side as the
basis for peace."
German Soldiers Not Informed.
With the British Armies in France,
Dec. 19. (Via London, Dec 29,.)
Out of a group of German prisoners
taken on one section of the British
front Sunday only a noii-coi.. mis
sioned officer had heard anything of
the German emperor's peace proposal.
This circumstance, coupled with the
fact that there have been no demon
strations from any part of the Ger
man trenches, caused much specula
tion among the British officers as to
whether, despite the empercr's ad
dress tn his troops, the new peace
overtures have heen permitted to reach
the iiirn actually enjagrd on the fight
ing line.
Documents captured within the last
few days repeatedly mention the au
dacity and initiative of life allied air
men and Field Marshal von Hinden
hurg is quoted as having issued orders
that the supremacy of the air must he
sharply contested. According to
these documents the German chief of
staff has ordered that where the Ger
man lines are crossed by hostile avia
tors German machines must penetrate
an equal distan.ee over the allied lines.
There has been only a comparatively
few hours of good flying weather in
the last week but numerous combats
have taken place, twenty being fought
on one morning on a certain sector.
Skates Are Good
So Are the Skis
Both Make Good Gifts
biandeis Stores
The Christmas Aisle
Will Help You Solve
the Problem
Three Days to Shop Then Christmas
Are You Ready With All Gifts?
THE ANSWER to this question lies with yourself you know what it means to
discover at the last minute that even one has been forgotten you know what
a comfortable feeling it gives one to BE SURE that all of the things you set
out to get have been purchased. THIS IS THE STORE WITH THE
STOCKS THIS IS THE STORE WITH THE SERVICE-and because of
its immense purchasing power THIS IS THE STORE WITH THE MOST
MODERATE PRICES. This is the biggest and best Christmas Store in every
sense of the word. TAKE HEED Hurry.
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Two Extraordinary Two-Hour Sales '
Think of These Record Prices Right Before Christmas
The auantitv in each instance is generous, but so great will be the demand that we cannot fill mail
or telephone orders, nor can we guarantee that they will last the time specified. We reserve the right
to limit quantity to each customer.
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No Better Gift Than Gloves
When you buy these gloves at this
store you buy with them the maker's
and our guarantee for absolute satis
faction in fit, wear and quality.
If you do not know the size, a Glove
Certificate will answer splendidly.
Thursday Only
Mahogany
Floor Lamps
With Beautiful
Silk Shades
Stand 6 feet high and
are extremely beautiful
one of the best decorative
pieces you could put into
your own home, or offer as
a Christmas gift.
Mahogany Floor Lamps,
2 lights, pull chain socket,
with beautiful silk poplin
shade, trimmed with silk
braid and fringe.
Value $15.00, at
$7.95
Be sure to eet one of
these on your Gift list.
Art Embroidery, Third Floor.
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From 9 to 11 A. M Thursday Only
1000 Beautiful Blouses, (JjO
Worth Up to $5.50. .$P3.
Georgette Crepe, Also Crepe de Chine, Also Net Blouses .
Hand embroidered. , 5
Lace trimmed.
Some with frills.
Some with fichues.
Colors are white, flesh
and maize.
YOU. CANT AFFORD
" TO MISS THIS.
Sscond Floor.
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Sneeial KBysers Guaranteed W a s h-
only, in all 'zes- '1'00 quoKty,
for. .
79c
Women's Imported Lambakin
Gloves, overseam sewn. Black or
white. All sizea. They would be
cheap at $1.50 today; pair, $1.25
Women's Overseam or Pique
Real Kid Gloves, in black, white,
tan or gray, with plain backs or
four-row black embroidery.
Should sell today at $2.00; spe
cial, at .. $1.75
Christmas Boxes if Desired.
Main Floor.
Most beautiful assortments of
Perrin's or Vallier finest quality
Kid Gloves, in black, white, pensi
le, pearl frray, tan, brown or (rray.
Either plain or with beautiful em
broidered backs.. $2, $2.25, $2.50
Also Very Special Perrin's or
Adler's Guaranteed Washable
Kid Gloves, in ivory, pearl white,
tan, gray and black. Pair, $1.75,
$2 and $2,25
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Genuine Universal Carvers
ine remainder ot our im
mense stock, specially priced
for Thursday. We have di
vided these into three lots
for easy selection.
Lot No. 1
A fine assortment in Stag, White and Buffalo Horn
Handles and Sterling Silver Mountings. Values to $7.50,
specially priced, at $3.98
Lot No. 2
"Universal" Carvers, Values to $5.50, at. $2.98
Lot No. 3
"Universal" Carvers, Putnam Cutlery Co. and other
makes. Values to $4.00, at $1.98
All Fine, Fancy Nickel Plated Trays, Coaster Sets,
Casseroles, Coffee Machines and Chafing Dishes (elec
tric included) At Y3 Off Regular Prices
Electric Percolators ....
Two sizes 6 and 9-cup. Beautiful in pattern and fin
ish. A real bargain -.SS.S
Basement.
Christmas
Candies
In Boxes
Pound Boxes for
39c
Delicious Creamy Candiefc for Christmas.
Lady Helen Chocolate Cherries in cream.
Milk Chocolate Brazil Nuts in cream.
Assorted Chocolates and Bon Bons in Holly
Boxes.
Milk Chocolate Fruit and Nuts.
Cream Dipped Brazil Nuts.
Chocolate Strawberries in cream.
OUR SPECIAL
2-pound boxes of Delicious Chocolates, Bon
Bons and California Fruit, in handsome
Christmas boxes, at.... $1.25
Pompeian Room.
Special Sale of
Hair
Switches
Regular $18.00 Switches,
for 815.00
Regular $10.00 Switches,
for S8.00
Second Floor.
Just a Hint
TOYS!
the greatest
stocks any
w h e r e
Prices very
'mod erate
indeed.
Basement.
Christmas
Handkerchiefs
Men's and Women's
Initial Handkerchiefs,
all linen, neatly hem
stitched. Many of the'
women's handkerchiefs
have hand-embroidery
with hand-embroidered
initials. Extra fine qual
ity, for 254
Great variety of styles in Men's and Wom
en's Handkerchiefs, with initials. Many hand
embroidered designs. Three in a fancy box,
specially priced, at $1.00
Thousands of Children's Handkerchiefs,
neat designs and initials. Many with little
nursery figures. Three in a box, for.. 154
Many styles of real Madeira Handker
chiefs, mostly all are pure linen. Scalloped
all around, hand-embroidered corners and in
itials .....254. 504. 754
Main Floor.