II THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30. 1917. REAL ESTATE IMPROVED South. Why Look Further? HERE IS THE HOME YOU WANT. Large elx-rootn semt-trangalow, living room aoroas front, open stairway, unusu ally fine dining room and kitchen; throe good bedrooms and bath; ciothea chute; extraordinary closets; beautifully deco rated throughout; all In oak and white enamel; full brick foundation. Tata la a bargain In a brand new home. Osborne Realty Co., 701-1 Omaha Nat'l. Bank Bldg. Tyler Ml. Miscellaneous. CLOSE IN NEW BUNGALOW Largs IWtnf room, dtitlng room, kitchen on 11 rat floor; thr Urea bedroom and bath od awcood floor; oak finish and oak floors: built-in bookcaaea and bullet; full basement; turn ran teed furoaco; eaat front lot; paved aueat; flna location. Prtca li.&Ov. Terms. SCOTT AND HILL CO., Doug. lOOt. Qround Fir. McCaruo Bldr TUB GREATEST GAIN CUM In paid want-ada mad by an? Omaha paper, la the racord of TH8 OMAHA BEI2 for Mil BEST RKSUbTi IX)WEST RATH MODERN BUNGALOW Fine location, eaat front, paved afreet f rooma, hardwood floor and finish, oloa to school and oar. A bargain at $3,000. Easy terras. Call owner. Ocug. 17M. NEW bungalow, also 8-r. and gardening, your terms and price; lnv. with $400, rent a houaea (cost $3,600). $2,1-00. D. 2107. FIVE rooms, new, oak flnlsh, fully deco rated, all modern, eta, $2,760; $200 caah, balance monthly. Colfax 7835. HOUSES in all parts of the city. CREIGH. SONH ft CO., 58 Bee Bldg. J B. RBmsON, Real Estate and Inaur- ance. 43 Bee Bldg. Douglaa 8097 REAL ESTATE Unimproved West. THE ORKATE3T GAIN I8.TI8 In paid want-ads ever mads by any Omaha paper, la the record of TUB OMAHA BEE for 1919. BUST RESULTSLOWEST RATE North. AFTER looking at MINNE LUSA, 800 dif ferent buyers decided that tt was the bear proposition on the market and they backed their Judgment by buying lots. IK YOU will come out to, day you will understand why the others are buying. CHARLES W. MARTIN & CO.. 742 Omaha Nat Bank Bldg. Tyler 1ST. jb irn m s.uo" niw mi. uu 24th St, can be bought at a bargain; this lOt mUSl DS SU1U. DOB IU UUiHa. TWO dandy south front lots. N. BL. corner and Lafayette Ave. Montclar Addi tion. Phone Harney 1988. REAL ESTATE Investments Three Good Houses $5,000. Two seven-room and one six-room hAIM iipjtr Park Ave. and Pacific Sts. All modern except that six-room house has no furnace. Annual rental $786. This is a splendid small ir-veetment Owner wants cash and no trades will be con sidered, but good lon can be obtained on the property. ARMSTRONG-WALSH CO., Tyler 1636. 8S3 Rose Bldg. 30th and Farnam - Brick flats, renting at $1,200 a year and rents can be increased. Price for quick sale, $10,600; mortgage, $8,500; $4,000 for equity. This is a caah price for quick sale; no traaes. Glover & Spain Douglas 3962. 918-20 City National. 1 SEE US roR INVESTMENT AND SPECULATIVE PROPERTY. A. P. TUKEY & SON. 620 Firet National Bank Bldg. APARTMENT $78,000 Income 12 per cent; one year old very flne location; mortgage (25.000 and will accept I20.9M to trad; baU.no cash or negotiable paper. CALKINS CO., Douglas 1318. City Net'j Bank Bldg. HOME BUILDERS, INC. Nw capitalization. 81.000.000.00. New $1.00 Preferred lhares Guaranteed. 7 r casxi mv aenas Jan. i a Juiy i. 0 on any number f shares Feb. 1. American Security Co.. Fis. Agts., Omaha. KKAl ESTATE. WM. COLFAX. 1,6 Keellne Rldg. Doug. 1171. REAL ESTATE B'ness Pr'pty FOR OMAHA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS ON DODGE STREET OR DOUGLAS STREET SEE HIATT COMPANY, OMAHA NATIONAL BANK. TYLER 60. 245 REAL ESTATE To Exchange TO EXCHANGE 502 acrea northern Minne sota land, subject to Incumbrance $1,600, due $ years at 6 per cent. What have you? Write for price and particular. Box 608 Mankato. Minn. TWO fine houses in best locations to ex change for vacart. lota In West Douglas SI. or West Dodge St. districts. Inter-State Realty Co., 929-30 City Nat. Doug. 8862. ! have some good homes and rental prop erties for Neb. or Iowa land. Edward P Williams Co., Omaha Nat'l Bank Bldg. v rt a r-K; t k a 1 1 ma'v k des far ma. Cattle, Ranchea. New Apartments, flats, etc ABBOTT. 4 Patterson Block Ranch specialist, sell or trade ranches for city property Franta. 676 Brandels Bldg REAL ESTATE Suburban Benson. One Acre Benson 2-Room House $100 Down, $12 Per Month lAfta level, fine garden ground; has brand new 2-room house, porch, well, cave, Free jitney to car. Phone Tyler oil tinC. aak for Mr. Manville. Hastings & Heyden 1614 HARNET ST. START YOUR HOME IN BENSON BUT THS LOT. tut no down and $10 00 per month; price tJiHi no: size, f.0xl22; located on Locust between Clark and Burnham, not tar rOiii school and car line. Goo B Wright. H.. iJfMce. Omaha- Hi ".N Hi iN borne at real bargain, 6 -room ii.tufM, east frnt. corner lot. Fruit trtoa ind shrubbery. One block to car. $200 In w 11 and $n tier month, to responsible iiarty. Will narrtnce for quick sale will fade on maha property. Benson 337W, Flbri orence. 25'i ACRE, acreage sold; 2 tracts left al $:t00. Last chanoe. Call Netbaway, Flo REAL ESTATE Suburban Dundee. SBVKRAL lota, building restriction. 13, O0.o. Adjoining Happy Hollow circle. 400.00 to 11.000,0. W L. SEL.BY SONS. Doug. 1510. A DllNDKB lot bargain, near school and car line. Write Hon i3a. Be,. South Side. CHEAP HOMES. W, have a large number of small bouse, with 1 to 4 rooms, ranging In price from 1600 to I1.20U. on full sized lota, which we can sell at your own terms. SOUTH OMAHA INVESTMKNT CO.. 4M5 8. z.th St. Phone South 1347. FOUR ACRliS. Woll Improved Will lake good bunga low as part payment. S. H 3USTWICK s SON. Tyler 1606. 800 Bee Bldg REAL ESTATE- -Other Cities DO you know the U. S. Government will soon complete the oonstruction or toe Jetties at the entrance to Nehalem Bay, Brighton's Harbor? For full particular: about this new harbor town on the Pacific coast address Brighton Development Com pany, Portland. Ore. REAL ESTATE TRACKAGE Trackage, $12,500 WELL LOCATED, 66x132. Glover & Spain Douglas 3962. 918-20 City National. TRACKAGE. 2 66-100 acres 0. 3. & Q trackage at Gibson. Suitable tor Industry desiring large srea with low price, Also have 6 acres beautifully located on boulevard. 8 B. part without trackage. W. L. Selby & Sons. Keellne Bldg. REAL ESTATE WANTED WANTED 4. B and 6 -roomed housi-s iba' can be sold for $100 cash, balance 16 per month; send complete description nrgt letter. W. FARNAM SMITH & CO., 1 820 Farnam. Tel. Doug. 1064 LIST your 6 and 6 -room bouses with us WB SELL THEM. OSBORNE REALTY CO. Doug. 1474. FINANCIAL Real Estate, Loans, Mortgages. CITY and farm loans promptly made. Rate 8, 5tt and 6 per cent. Reasonable com mission, UNITED STATES TRUST CO.. 212 South 17th. Omaha, Neb. City and Farm Loans 6, 6tt and 6 per cent Also first mort gages on farm and Omaha real estate for Bale. J. H. Dumont & Co.. 416-18 Keellne Bldg., 17th and Harney. THE GKEAThUSl UAtN 68,738 Id paid want-ada ever made by any Omaha paper Is the record of THE OMAHA BEE for 1916. BEST RESULTS LOWEST RATS, I PER CENT to 6 per cent on best class city residences In amount $2,000 up; also farm loans. Reasonable commission. PETERS TRUST CO.. 1822 Farnam St, $3,000 MORTGAGE bearing 6 per cent seml ann.; secured by property values at $13, 600. Talmage-Loomia lnv. Co., W. O. W. Bldg. STANDARD SECURITY AND INVESTMENT CO., WEAD BLDG. 18TU AND ii'ARNAM. SHOP EN & CO.. PRIVATE MONEV. OMAHA homes. East Nebraska farms. O'KEEFE REAL ESTATE CO.. 1018 Omaha Nat'l. Phone Doug. 2716. $600.00 to loan on Omaha real estate or Jentral Neb. land. W, L. Bel by &Sona, Keellne Bldg. MONET to loan on Improved farms and ranches, we also buy good farm mort gages. Kloke lnv. Co., Omaha. RELIABLE Insurance. See O'Nell's Real Estate and Insurance Agency, 632-8 Bran- dels Theater. Tel. Tyler 1024. . r MONET on hand for city and farm loans. H. W. Binder. City National Bank Bldg. lot MONET HARRISON i. MORTON, )0 tl Omaha Nat'l. Bank Bldg. FARM and city loans, 6-6 14 ar 1 6 per cent W. H. Thomas, lieeiine oiqg. uvug. iota, WORLD REALTY CO.. 'ijft;'"' KIGALI B-BlAic. iukub, o yvi uvuv. JJ. Hi. DUV-n K -., Hi musiu HBH. mm fllTY and farm loans, lowest rates. B. H. LOUGEE. inc.. MS Keellne Bldg. $100 to $10,000 made promptly F. D. Wead, Wead Bldg., 18th and Farnam Sts. GARVIN BROS.STSi Bldg. Stocks and Bonds. ON AH MAN IRON CO. For Sale 1,100 shares Onahman Iron stock at bargain; also 100 shares Ameri can Manganese Manufacturing company, C. B. Updike, 610 Andrus Bldg.. Minneapo lis, Minn. TWENTT ahares Commonwealth Mortgage company, Minneapolis, common stock for sale. The company has just declared 8 per cent on the preferred, "!. E. Updike, 610 Andrus Bldg., Minneou.B, Minn, Abstracts of Title. TT Title, Guarantee and Abstract Co iYcIT 806 S. Utn St.. ground floor Bonded by Mass Bonding and Ins Co REED ABSTRACT CO., oldest abstract of fice In NebfRPka 8nB Brandon Thpatr Miscellaneous. GALLAGHEK & NELSON, Represent prompt pay Insurance com paniea 644 Brandel Bldg.. Omaha. Neb FOR SALE 500 shares of stock of the Bankers' Realty ft investment L-o.. $1.10 per share, for quick sale, pays per cent divlderwiB. Address uox z, He. FARM AND RANCH .LANDS Nebraska Lands. KIMBALL COUNTT. 640 acres choioe wheat land. In fine lo cation: Brood 6-room bouse, barn 32x46, good water supply; 220 acres plowed, 200 acres fall wheat, which goea with place 20 acres alfalfa, fenced bog-tlgbt, land wall fenced and cross-fenced: near school. Price. $26 per acre, ft cash, balance at per cent J. U. CAMPBELL & SOU, Kimball. Neb. WE FARM the farm we sell yon. THE HUNGEHFORD POTATO GROWERS' ASSN., Co-operative Potato Farming, 15th and Howard Sts., oppcjile Auditorium. SOME bargain In Kimball county farms Improved and raw land; land that raises 15 to 35 bushelB of wheat per acre; $10 and up. Farmers Lai rm co. WET land made dry enough for cropa or no pay, is our way of draining land. No tract too large or too wet. Guarantee Drainage Co.. Oakland, Neb KOH SALE Beat large body high grad medium priced land In Nebraska; very little money required. , C. Bradley, Wol- biirh. Neb CAN seli or exchange any land you have to offer C. J. Canan, McCague Bldg. 1, (toil -fc FARM for Bale or trade. D. 6707, A. W Toland & Co.. 44s Bee Bldg. Florida Lands, PALM BEACH COUNTT We have tb record crOD truck, garden and citrua frul' land In the United States. Buy land on easy terms from A. Parson A Son, 662 Brandels Bldg Phone Douglas 7H46. Note A personally conducted excursion to tbe sunny Soutn leaves omana janu try 16; already some of Omaha's leading business men have mined ua Make your rt-servatlin. early THREE THOUSAND ACRES Florida farm land for Bale In tracts of 10 acres and up. To suit purchaser. R. E. M'NEILL, Live Oak. Fla. KAifsE ALFALFA IN FLORIDA (Natal Hat I this winter First cutting, 91) days $5u to fxu annually on $60 land. 626 pRX'in Blk Walnu) 25M7 (eventnga) Missouri I ands SMALL MISSOURI FARM SHI rash and IS monthly: no tnler! or taxes: highly pro. ductive lard; close to S bit; inarkfts. Write tor photographs and full Informa tion. Monger. A-119. N. Y. Life Bldg, Kansas City, Mo. FARM AND RANCH LANDS Iowu Land. 30 YEARS OWNER OF THIS FARM. NOW GOING TO SELL. 272 acre Crawford Co., Iowa; ha 6-room house, barn 53x60, cattle barn, hog house, double corncrlb, chicken house, ma chine shed, granary, well, windmill, all Improvements first-class shape, wll painted, all fenced hog-tight, with 6 sep arate tlflda hog-tight. 190 acrea under plow, 18 acrea alfalfa, 40 aerps blue gi-ass. balance timothy and clovor. 7 miles from Dow City, 7 miles from Charter Oak, S miles from Kin wood. Price $176 per acre. Mtga. $30.t0. five years, 6 pet.; owner will take $10,000 caah, carry bal ance at 6 pet, except owner want $200 and Interest each year; farm rented tor $7 per acre for 1917. S. O. NORDQUI8T, ' 233 Neville Blk., Omaha, Neb. South Dakota Lands. BENNETT and Shannon county, S. D. land on Pine Ridge reservation. Get in before It la too late. Finest soil In the world. Have a tew good ranch proposition, too. Wayne L. Barker, Brennan- 8. P. Texas Lands. V. S. FRANKS Real estate, east Texaa lands 2n1 Novliu uik. uougiaa aouu. FARM LANDS FOR RENT FOR KENT Improved quarter. Swift County, Minnesota, two and one-nut muea from good town. About 100 acres in cultivation. Crop or cash. Address Dr. W. II. Pal'stt Crete. Neb. FARM LA AD WANTED RANCHES and Farm Lands bought. old and exchanged. S. S. and it. Hi. Moni gomery. Horses Live Stock Vehicles For Sale. FOR SALE Beautiful silver gray hearse. rt.br.er tire, latest design, nana carvea elegant condition, used very little; cost $1,400; will aoll very cheap. Ensign Om nibus and Transfer Co., Lincoln. Neb. PAIR of good geldings, 6 years old, weight 3.200. and sound. Also tnree gor you on spans of mares. Must be aold. 1435 North D. Fremont, Neb. Phone 822. POULTRY AND PSTOCK THOROUGHBRED English pointer pups; welt marked for next aeason a nummg. John B. Richards, West 6th St, Fremont Neb. DAMAGED screenings, $1.60 a hundred. A. W WHgner, H01 N. lfltlv FOR SALE Guinea pigs. Write rae for prices. 1. E. Cook, Lincoln. Neb. Z4it tsi. AUTOMOBILES GUARANTEED TIRES. y2 Price We make on new tire from the old ones. GUARANTEED 3,000 MILES We Buy and Sell USED CARS TIRES. Live agents wanted. If you are a hos tler write for our agency proposition. 2 IN 1 VULCANIZING CO- 161$ Davenport St. Omaha. AUTO CLEARING HOUSE 221)9 Farnam St. Douglas 2310. Chalmers "6" Sacrifice Hupmoblle "32" 6 Mitchell "6," tourlm. ..' 400 Chevrolet touring 350 THI1 UKBATKST GAIN SH.73J In uald want-ads ever made by any Omalu paper. Is the word of TUm OMAHA 3EE for 116. BEST RKSUII'S bOWBST BATE. is pct. Cash rebate on--your auto insurance pol icy If you oar la equipped with PERRY LOCK. Phone DoueiaB 3'-:i7 894 Brandels Bldg. 1 Hupp 82 roadster, $226. 1 6 -passenger Franklin, $100. 1 single cylinder motorcycle, $36. TELL A BINKLET, 2318 Harney St. Douglas 1640. a.o.is. MOTOR CO. Steam Heated 2406 Leavenworth. and Fireproof atorage, $6 per month. Day and night service, t'ttone Tyier Tl'i. TO RENT Best location In Council Bluffs for garage; will remodel to autt tenant; 7,600 sq. ft floor space; one block from corner of Main St. and W. Broadway. See Hendricks & Son, Co. Bluffs, la. fiRfiaSTOWN Garatte. 215 S 24th. D. 4442. New Ford wheels, rear 12.00, front $1.60 ea.. Stewart vacuum system, $5; other bargains. Motorcycle presto taup, full, $4. FOR SALE 1916 Packard 1-26, seven-pas senger touring car, ' extra tires, bumper. For quick sale, $2,600. Hathorn Auto Co., Mason City, Iowa. WE will trade you a new Ford for your old one. INDUSTRIAL GARAGF CO., 20th and Harney. Douglas 6261. FOR SALE Owing to rny leaving city, my 1915 Overland coupe 1b for sale, cheap. cash or payments. Address Apt. 807, New Hamilton. USED CARS AT REAL PRICES. C W. FRANCIS AUIO CO., Doug las t)53. 2216-18 Farnam St REBUILT high and low tension magnetoos. magneto pa ' or magnuto repairs, uat tox, 1420 South 16th. Tyler U1S-J. BALL and roller hearings, all makes of cars. good as new at half tbe price. Mat tox. 1,426 South 'fith. Ty'er 1113-J. FIRST reasonable cash offer takee my 1915 Maxwell touring car, just- like new. uall Tyler 181C after 6 p. m. FOR SALE 1916, five-passenger Fond cheap for cah. Must be sold at once. Owner leaving city. Box 262, Beo. THE first $100 cash between now and February 1 will taKe my 4-cynnder thirty horse power car, zais Leaven wortn. BKKT13CHV Kan-Ftx-lt." Southeast cor ner 20th and Harney at. Douglas 7298. SECOND-HAND Ford touring car for sale. Call Colfax 409. Auto Livery anc Garages. EXPERT auto repairing, "'service car al ways ready." Omaha Garage, 2010 Har ny St. iTyler '65 Auto Repairing and Painting. $100 reward for magneto we can't repair. Colls rt-palred Bayadorfer. 210 N 18th. NEB. Auto Radiator Repair . Service, and prices right 21ft a lath u 7390. Motorcycles and Bicycles H ARLET-DA VIDSON MOTORCYCLES. Bar gains In used machines. Victor Rooa, "The Motorcycle Man.' "7us Lmaven worth. MONEY TO LOAN WANTED High Class Loans. $50.00 to $300.00. 10 per cent Interest per annum and 10 per rent brokerage leea. Provided By Law. Easy Payments, Utmost Privacy. 25 Years Established. OMAHA LOAN CO., Llcenseu and Bonded. Tel, Doug. 2285. Room 340, Paxton Blk, FURNITURE, planoa, I rid. notes as security. 140 6-mo. n. h. gas., totaj cost $8.60 $40 " Indorsed notes, total cost $2.60. Smaller, larger am'ts., proportionate rat. PROVIDENT LOAN SOCIETY, Organized by Omaha Buslneaa Men. 432 Hose Bldg.. lfith and Farnam. Ty. 666. PERSONAL PILES, FISTULA tTRlD. Dr. B. R. Tarry cures piles, fistula and other rectal diseases without .urslcal operation. Cure guaranteed and no money paid until cured. Write for book on i-m-, tal dlaeaeee wltn testimonials. Dlt. B. a. TARRY, 140 Be. Bldg., Omaha, Neb. PERSONAL THE Salvation Army Industrial horn ao Melts your old clothing, furniture, mag lines. We collect We distribute. Phuit In. us. 4126 and our wagon will call. Call and inspect our new boms, 1U0-U1S-U14 Dodge St THB GREATEST GAIN 69, Til Omaha paper, la the record of TUB OMAHA BEE for 191. BEST RESULTS LOWEST RATI MISS LARSON Baths, massage and mant our Scalp nd facial maaaag . Stasia Institute, U06 Harney St D. 7697. Open ventngs and Sundays. Sulnbur. steam and sucalyyptus baths for cbronto aiseassa; exp. auanaant tor iaoi and gentlemen. 402-1 noae uidg. xy. ihj RUPTURE tiuecMMfully treated without a unheal operation. Call or write Dr. Frank H. Wray. 101 Bee Bldr DR. BURKS. OMAHA MIEN'S SPECIALIST. 118 CROUNSB BLK. OPPOSITE! P. O. east MiesKS LILLY AND OtlllLU Batb. maa- sac, 13!J Vamam St Phone Doug 141, LUBLLA WEBSTER, maa.au. and manl- ourlng. tit Paton Blk. Red 140,. dCIRNTiriO maaiess, 6!0 Ba Bldg Pbon. I,Mb 37 MISS S. BENJAMIN, manicuring, facial. scalp treatment. Staats Ins. lto, Harney. XI1SH NASH. BRITOMAN. scientific masseus and bstha 103 Karbactl Blk. Red 7!I A 1.1, Right Private Maternity Home, SOU Miami St. Webster 2908. R BROTT Magnetic massage. 2424 Cuming. MISSOlLK. mass., chiropody. U2I Farnam. Manicuring and mass. 1623 Farnam. Rm. It. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Mary Norbek to Frank Hajek, south east corner Twenty-first ana ' l etreets. 80x130 1 1 Julius Han back and wife to Mr a. Nel lie Rose, Emmet street 100 fnet east of Twenty-first street north aide. 50x124 600 Charles W. Martin and wife to (he Prettlent Mile club, northeast corner Mtnne I.usa avenue and Rdlrk ave nue, irregular approximately 120x- 120 3,300 Michael I j. Clark, Kherlff, to J. P. Hons. northweat corner Thirty-mm ann Charles streets. 60x127.5 J, 400 Qrover A Layman Realty Co., to Klo- nah White, Ftrty-rourtn street 3t feet north of Spauldlng, east side. 80x133 490 Charles W. Martin and wife to Hannah C. Thomaen, Boyd street 60 feet east of Thirty-sixth street, eaat aide, 60x130 400 Barker company to W. Roscoe Thomas, Fontenelie boulevard, IbO leet norm of Miami street wont side, 60x1 '5.. Michael Gleason and wife to Francis R. Falkner, south went corner Twelfth and Chicago streets, 66x132 Lord Beresford Thinks The Naval Policy Is Poor (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) London, Dec. 21. Lord Charles Beresford's latest pronouncement on naval matters is a plea for a thorough and far-reachine reconstruction of Great Britain's entire naval policy. In an appeal to the British public he says: "The present position with regard to the future suddIv of our food and raw materials is, in my opinion, one 01 unoaralleled eravitv. Anv hiatus the lines of communication of our ocean-borne traffic would create an appalling state of affairs, particularly as we shall soon have to take steps to revictual the country. Xhe new strategy and tactics that have been developed in submarine warfare, changing the area of attack from headlands and shallow waters to the deep sea, require strategy and tac tics to meet and beat tnese develop ments. Submarine warfare in its fresh maniDulations must have definite svs- tematic measures for its suppression. "The navv has been hampered by political exigencies involving in many cases a policy of defense instead of attack. Take the case with regard to the arming of merchant ships. As the armament consists of a gun mounted astern, a British merchant ship, on seeing a submarine, has to put its helm up, expose its broadsides or largest target to tne suomarine, and run away m order to get its gun to bear, increasing its range every sec ond, making it more difficult to hit the enemy and adopting a method total v ooDosed to british traditions and particularly disgusting to the gal lant officers and men of the mercan tile marine by assuming an attitude of defense instead ot attack. Ihe tra ditional policy which has made the British empire what it is has been at tack, and always attack, at sea. There may be diplomatic dim culties connected with the arming of merchant vessels for attack, but surely these difficulties could easily be sur mounted. Germany has directly dial lenged us, and has cut and stopped our route to Holland, a short distance of about eighty miles. The war staff should immediately set to work to de vise means tor opening he line ot communication between this country and Holland. Government Laborers Now Get Twelve Cents Per Hour (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) Panama, Dec. 8. The board ap pointed by Acting Governor Harding to consider a revision of wages and conditions . of employment of alien canal laborers, mostly negroes, has granted an increase of about 20 per cent in pay to the lowest paid labor ers. making the minimum wage 12 in stead ot 1U cants an nour. Minor increases are given for the more skilled labor, and those on hazardous jobs. The new wage scale goes into ettect January 1. 1 he board went on record as recognizing the obligation of the government to pay its men a wage sufficient to maintain them m reasonable comfort and decency, and stated that the higher standard to which the West Indians had become accustomed was a reason for maintain ing improved conditions. The desirability of housing the em ployes on the canal aone was stated, and Acting Governor Harding has recommended an additional appropna. tion to take care of this.' This feature has military aspects, as during the re. cent strike it was brought out that inimical interests operating in Panama might prevent many of the laborers from going from their houses to work and thus cripple the operation of the canal. Raise in Pay for Members Of Netherland Parliamen (Correspondence-of The Associated Press.) The Hague, Netherlands, Nov. 26, Ihe second chamber of Parliamen has passed a revised article of the constitution which will raise the sal aries of members from $800 to $1,200 a year. Deputies will, in addition, be paid their traveling expenses, and on retirement get an annual pension equal to $40 for every year in which they sat in the chamber, up to a maximum ot SHOO. 1 he government proposal to pay an additional attend ance fee of $2 per sitting with a view to combating absenteeism was re. jected as being incompatible with the chamber s dignity. ANY DAY HAGUE PROSPECTS ON PEACE0UTL00K All Holland Anxiously Awaits Next Movement and Mean while Watches Warily. DANGERS SURROUND DUTCH (Correspondence of The Associated Preaa.) The Hague, Netherlands, Jan. 10. The peace outlook constitutes the one absorbing topic in the Netherlands and more than adequate explanation of the Hollander's interest in the latest turn of events is afforded by a glance at the burdens, problems and anxieties which the last twelve months have brought the Dutch na tion and its rulers. As another year opens the watchword still is unceas ing vigilance not only with respect to the country's defense and its for eign policy, but in the economic rtahn in regard to the supply ot tne r. w ma terials for its industries and public services and of the food of its people. hor though some politicians arc al ready beginning to talk about entire or partial demobilization if the peace wind blows at all favorably, it ap pears quite certain that not a regi ment will be disbanded until the peace treaty has been actually signed and the belligerents themselves be gin demobilization, for Holland knows full well that even the peace congress may bring its own dangers lor the nation that holds ine mourns of Ihe great northern European wa terways. 1 he prime minister nim self, tort van tier Linden, has only just again told the chamber that "the government still considers there is danger of the country being drawn into the war. It can by no means admit," he added, "that the danger grows less the longer the war lasts, but in existing circumstances regards it as essential that an adequate de fense force shall be immediately available for the energetic main tenance of our neutrality." And the chamber, including the socialists, has once more unanimously passed the bills prolonging the term of the men with the colors. More Munitions. Howere. in the two and half years of mobilization the trained army re serve has been increased by over luu,- 000 men, and all of the sixteen levies under arms in August, 1K14, nave now been relieved by newly-trained troops and sent home on indefinite leave. The munition sunolies have been cor. respondingly reinforced. Notwith standing what has been achieved, however, there is sharp criticism ot the army and its administrations. The bitterest attacks are constantly made on the minister of war, and Major General N. Bosboom s position would seem to be none too secure. Empha sis is particularly laid on the con tinued lack of artillery in which the army was notoriously weak when war broke out of anti-aircraft guns and aircraft. Sn far as the no ittcal situation is concerned, the oremier and his liberal. extra-parliamentary cabinet still ap pear to be firmly seated in the sad dle althounh voices are heard on the right in favor of a coalition ministry The general election it due next June, but neaotiations are on foot to post pone the actual electoral struggle un til 1918, when there would in any case have to be a fresh election if the revised constitution finally passes, and that an efection on the new pro portional representation system. The suggested idea is that the present nartv seats snail not oe cnauengea in June next, this meaning the practical re-election ot the present cnamner. Incidentally there is some discontent with the prime minister's refusal to Dronose a revision of the constitution cancelling any potentional claims of foreign, l. e., Oerman princes, to the throne. It is said here that the queen is ODDOsed to such a step, but it is also believed the premier fears giving offense to the foreign power most interested. Frontier Aroused. As to the state of affairs in the country itself, there is still consid erable ferment in the frontier region, Despite the continual seizures ot goods and the frequent shooting fa talities, large bands of men continue to engage in smuggling; even soldiers are catiKht at it from time to time. Another regular leature in the border lands is the considerable influx of escaped prisoners of war and desert ers, whose ranks have recently been reinforced by numbers of fleeing Bel gian and Polish civilians. In the economic realm the food supply is the government s chief con cern. The outlook has just been painted in somewhat gloomy colors by the minister of agriculture, in view of the grain situation in America and elsewhere and the shortage o( cargo space. On the other hand, the system of distribution adopted is severely criticized. At present the citizen buys many foodstuffs at less than the actual market pri:e, and will sooner or later have to pay the bal ance in taxes. The arrangement has been made for the sake of the poorer classes, but critics argue that the gov ernment is out to achieve as great a disorganization of economic life as they can at a maximum cost. Prep arations are being made to introduce a universal bread card system with a view to economy. The soldiers' rations have already been cut down. Saving Beef. In order to save the stock of beef, mutton is being issued to the army once a week. This is quite a revolu tion in Holland, where mutton has hitherto been almost unknown as an article of popular diet, albeit the war and the article's comparative cheap ness is bringing it more into vogue. There has been no export of cattle for some time. The allies appear to be permitting a free import of grain, presumably in consequence of the ar rangement made for the export of large quantities of agricultural pro duce to Britain. Despite the government's requisi tioning of ships for the transport ol grain and other product., and the inroads of mines and torpedoes on the merchant fleet, the Dutch shipowners are very prosperous and high divi dends may again be expected. The shipping movement at the uhief Dutch ports is still only a fraction of its normal volume. Holland is, never theless, preparing for a brighter fu ture. A bill has just passed the sec ond chamber for the deepening of the waterway leading from Rotterdam to the sea, while a measure introduced a day or two ago provides, among other extensions at Amsterdam, for the construction of a new harbot to meet the demand for wharfage facili ties for ships of deep draught. The mail steamship services to and from the Netherlands East Indies have now returned to the much shorter route through the Suez canal. Shortage of Coal. Industry and econnomic life gen erally is suffering considerably from a shortage in the supplies of coal and iron from Germany. The coal scarc ity has led to such phenomena as the early closing of shops and reduction of their lighting, a revision of fac tory hours in some places, increased gas and electricity prices, and the cutting down of the already reduced passenger servites by per cent, to gether with a raising of fares. Mean time, ships have been rcquistioned to rush coal in from England, and the Dutch mines are being exploited to their utmost capacity. Germany is understood to demand the surplus of Holland's sugar crop under threat of refusing all supplies of beet seed and lime for this indus try. Holland is between two stools, for what Germany wants is precisely what Great Britain, the mistress of oversea communications, does not want the Netherlands to export. The last has not yet been heard of the struggle over Holland's fish catches, for Germany is now asking the Ymui den fishermen for the same privileges thev agreed to extend to Britain, and is meanwhile seizing 35 per cent of the catches of Dutch trawlers that happen to get taken into a German port, on the ground that this portion is destined for England and is there fore contraband. British Furnish Gymnasium And Pool for Prisoners (Correspondence nf The Associated Press.) Douglas, Isle of Man, Jan. 2. There has been sarcastic comment in the British newspapers about the huge swimming pool and luxuriously equipped gymnasium which the gov ernment provides for its war prisoners at the Cunningham camp. Ihe pool is about 100 feet long and is housed in an ornate building of gaudy stucco, and the gymnasuim is as large and as well equipped as that at Yale univer sity. Cunningham camp, before it was taken over for prisoners, was a sum mer school and recreation camp for English tchool boys. The swimming pool and gymnasium were retained. and have naturally proved popular features with the prisoners. With a few exceptions, every man in the camp visits the swimming pool at least once a week. The average daily attendance at the gymnasium is well over 1,000 South African Troops Are Serving First Winter in War (Correspondenca of The Aasnclated Press.) With South African Contingent of British Armies in France. Jan. 12. South African troops men from the mines and farmt of the gold country are now serving their first winter in the field of France and are distil guishing themselves with many deeds of daring and valor. Some of them fought against Britain in the Boer war, and among them there are sev eral Americans who had made their homes in the African mining fields. One of the most thrilling exploits of the South Africans was the recent act of a vounsr subaltern. During the night operation he be came separated trom his company and found himself inside the German lines. After a time he picked up six more men of his company who had become similarly detached. When dawn came the little group found it self practically surrounded by Ger mans. The young subaltern found that his rifle and those of his com rades had become so clogged with mud that they wouldn't work, but he drew his revolver and as the first German aproached he shot him dead. A German sergeant who itarted for ward was also killed, and as day light came two of the subaltern's .ompanions got their rifles working and succeeded in killing twelve mem bers of the surrounding party and capturing twenty-two. Forming their German prisoners into a ring, the South Africans got inside of the cir I'HOTOr'I.AiH I aamaaaaasamaaaaamasmmmaaasmsaaasssssMsl , .77 THsl WT" Xw , r-C v'x 1 AjINGDVENTURES VS OF.ACLOTHES'MADJjIRIVP ' jSEE NsV EMHYWEHCEN M0STBEWITCHING.OE.STARS, I A'WONDER -' J I V. , , : " SIDNEY DKEW HOMED Y METRO TRAVELOG I " I Proper Musical Atmosphere by Edward Horton I : on th. Mammoth Orchestral Organ. I ' - ', V . I cle and deliberately marehed their prisoners over the German first lines and all got home safely amid great jubilation among their comrades. Nation Spends Fortune Making Women Farmers (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 15. More than $750,000 is being spent this year car rying into effect the provisions of the co-operative extension law bringing; the knowledge and information of the state colleges of agriculture to worn, en on the farms. Part of the money is being used to employ women county agents. Last year 602 women were employed, 350 of whom were county agents. Ireland's Bank Deposits Reflect New Prosperity (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) Rclfast. Ireland. Ian. 4. The com bined balance sheets of the big Irish banks having their head offices at Bel fast indicate that Ireland is in an ex ceedingly prosperous position. There has been an unprecedented expansion in -deposits, investments and cash on hand, while the decrease in advances to customers and bills discounted ' seems to indicate that business men are to a larger extent than ever financing their business from their own pockets. Holland Gets Kiddies From Central Allies (Corrcapondcnc. of The Associated Press.) Amsterdam, Dec. 30. 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