Lti Bfcfi: OMAHA, fKiUAl, AUGbCif 3,
RUSSIAN WOMEN -FLOCKTO
COLORS
.Vera Butchareff s Female Bat
talion Encourage Peasant
Girls to Share in the
World War. ' ',
T)-i J J 1... A..- f
(Delayed.) A3 the result of the he
foic conduct at the front of Miss Vera
Eutchareffs female battalion the
movement for the creation of a great
1 army of women is progressing
throughout Russia like wild fire.
Already Petrograd, Moscow and
Kiev have formed regular recruiting
bureaus and established barracks un
der the ordinary system of army ad
ministration. The government has
issued arms and complete equipment
(to the women and has appointed male
commanders and instructors and in
view of the spread of the movement,
it is planning a more suitable uniform
for the women fighters.
in 1 eirograu a new nauauon -is
being- raised, 700 girls and women
are already in uniform oul of the
1,200 ro far enrolled. Tor the remain
ing places in the battalion there arc
1,500 applicants.
In the barracks today there was
gathered a group of new .recruits
whose ordinary feminine attire, long
nair ana soir icaiures conirasica
sharply with the cropped heads and
masculine bearing of the girls already
in uniform. ' ',
' The girls are for the most part be
tween 18 and 30 years of age. Some
of the force are married women with
children and a few are of middle age,
however. Sixty per cent of the mem
bers are peasant working girls.
Pierce Fighting
Marks New Drive
! - On Belgian Front
(Continued From Fg On.)
General Sir Douglas Haig reports that
the British troops completely re-established
their former line in the
neighborhood of the Roulen-Yprei
railway, some territory; in which area
the German had regained,
Situation Unchanged.
British Front In . France and Bel
gium, Aug. 2. "TheT iituatiou is Viftuvj
ally unchanged. This sum up;the
day'a news from the wide zone along
which the British and French yester
day hurled. Prince Rupprecht'i forces
back to the supporting defenses at a
depth varying between one and three
miles. Artillery activities continued
with great intensity, the British pour
ing a steady stream of high explosive
khtlla into positions which the Cer
'maul nw sholdbut jtherevwai foiifj
fparativcly httle -iufau.try lighting..
The allies today were busy consoli
dating the positions they captured yes
terday, Heavy German counter at
tack! had been looked for, but out
side of a few local attempts to re
gain positions these did not material
ise, Rain Continues,
This was neriiaus due uarth to the
heavy falif, jwhich "continued without
CHILDREN PLAY WAR GAME Here ia a group playing at the hospital end of the great
conflict They are, left to right! Wilbur Freeman, Francia Mergen, Gladys Trullengef and
Edward Simons. In front, Elizabeth Mergen and Isabel Tutt. ' ' '
I iff 'tV T rrvis 1
1 A fa y; :J . - jX .".Mr
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Even the children's playtime hours
are given to war these days. One
little (roup of children at the home
of D. F. Simons, 6108 Parker street,
conceived the idea of an exciting war
time game, and without the help of
any grown-ups they carried it out, by
forming a Red Cross fiospital corps.
Master Edward Simons was the re
cruiting officer, Masters Wilbur Free
man and Francis Mergen were physi
cians of the corps, little Misses Gla
dys Trullinger, Elizabeth Mergen and
Isabel Tutt. a visitor frOm Iowa, were
the Bed Cross nurses, and Master
Robert Trullinger was the army pho-
DRY AMENDMENT IS
NOW UPTO HOUSE
Doubt Expressed in Washing
' ton Whether Measure Can
: ' Come Up at This Ses
sion of Congress. -
BULLETIN. "
v , Washington, Aug. 2. National
prohibition by constitutional amend-
raent was hung upin the house to
day by the prohibition leadera them
selves. . ,
The resolution to aubrait the pro-
Eosal to the states passed yesterday
y the senate was put out of the
program for the present session and
will not come up until the regular
session in December.
Plans to reconvene the democratic
1 ja.ucus and reverse its' decision to
tonstaer oniy war legislation were
abandoned because it waa believed
delaying action until the next ses
sion will help the prohibition cause.
Washington, Aug. 2.fhe fate of
the senate resolution providing for a
natign-wide prohibition amendment to
the constitution today rests with the
house.
wtlonjiu last night. dMing 6lif ? rttra house ,apiwovcs by, a ; two-
holes with water and turning the
ground into a deep mttd, over which
it was difficult .to .tight. ' '
The German guns, however, many
of which had been withdrawn to po
sitions further back before the raiit
began, bave'Xbecn carrying 011 a
steady ' r!iorfibardment.: especially
apin$t .tpe,; jerritory cajjturcdl Jjy ..the
allies on the' west side pf the preij
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S4IICIH,. U1U lilCir llgllVlilJJ-ilitS UCCll
more or lest erratic because of the
storm., which ; blocked the work of
the observation officers. As, usual,
the German; t are employing .great
quantities of gas shells.
Heavy Teuton Losses.
Due to the ' complete preuiiration
made for yesterday's assault tlie Brit
isth casualties have not been esees
iive, but the condition of the battle
tield and statements by prisoners in
dicate that the Uerman losses, 'were,
exceedingly heavy. The British medi
cal corps has again evinced a mort
complete organisation. At 8 o'clock
last night all British wounded had
been collected and brought back to
emergency stations. More than 4,000
prisoners, with some sixty officers,
wrre taken by the British in the Ypres
salient alone.
Prisoners Downcast. .
Prussians, Bavarians and Saxon all
have give., of their number to swell
the total captured and no more de
jected apr, caring men have been seen
in British prison stations since the be
ginning of the war. Particularly no
ticeable was the scarcity of veteran
noncommissioned officers and the
large number of youths from the 1918
class, who are nothing more .than,
raw recruits.
One veteran of many battles freely i
expressed his contempt of. these
oungstera, who he said Ucted stam
ina to stand up under the hardships
of war and could not be depended
upon in a tight place such as they
. found themselves facing yesterday.
Germans Arc Pessimistic,
A majority of these prisoners were j
1 nmrrahl. sorrv.liiokincr lot. nuilv i
of them suffering from t internal
complaints caused by exposure and
the majority from hunger, Few of
them have any hones of Germany
winning the war ami one officer ven
tured" thi opinion that the time of the
fatherland's downfall was uear. He
based his opinion largely ou the scarc
ity of men and certainly boyish faces
now in prison cages appear to be in
dicative of a lack of human material.
BUSS MINISTERS
DEFINES STAND
OF GOVERNMENT
(CeattawMl Tnm Tt On.) '
U. S. WORKS OUT
PLAN TO RATION
NEUTRAL STATES
(Continued From Pas On.)
thirds vote the' iiew amendmfnnf ij j
then go to the states for ratification
" The resolution passed the Senate
late yesterday by a vote of 65 td 20,
eight more tliau the necessary .two
thirds, and the house dry leaders were
preparing to press for its promnt con
sicUratiou there. . They claim U will
pass,' v.;
But One Change. ' "
The only change made in the reso
lution as originally reported to the
senate was the adoption of an amend
ment proviumg that tne constitu
tional amendment should be inopera
tive' unless ratified by three-fourths
of the states within six years from
the date of its submission. House
prohibitionists expressed fear today
that owing to-the recent decision of
the; democratic caucus to consider
only, war legislation at this session,
they would ue unable to b,nng the
resolution to a vote.
, Drys Work Hard,
Every effort was made to convene
another caucus to reconsider the sit
uation, but the outlook for favorable
action was dark. Wets declared that
only a personal appeal from Presi
dent Wilson for house action on the
resolution would cause tlte caucus to
reverse Itself, This was not ex
pected. ; ; ' 1 v - ' .
FLOOR TAXES ON
. ' SUGAR, COFFEE
TEA AND COCOA
( . . in
' (Cmitinufd I'wBi Pa One.)
ancei will be demanded that no
American-produced food is re-exported
or used to supplant food that is
exported.
Quick responses to the notes are
looked for, since at present no ship
ments, to the neutrals are permitted
to leave American ports and some of
thecountries are badly tin need of
grains.
: Norway Presents Case.
' Norway's case was put before this
Government today by Dr. Fridtjof
iansen, head of the Norwegian mis
sion, who declared his country, facing
starvation, was ready to release a
million tons of shipping in return for
the privilege of importing food. Nor
way, Dr. Nansen said,, needs sugar,
fats and grain, "and "will guarantee
that none of these things arc sent
into Germany, .-. :
The Dutch government, too, is will
ing to exchange shipa for food, but
does not want Dutch ships sept into
the submarine zone.
WOMAN .KILLED, ,
r CHILDREN HURT!
INAlfTO CRASH
tographer.
Each day the youngsters practice in
their battlefield, the back yard, rush
ing patients to the emergency hospital
tent (seen in the picture) or taking
thrilling pictures or vivid war scenes.
All the neighborhood children " -ve
been recruited until there is a fair
sized unit among these children.
Terrence Mullen, a patrolman.1 Cap
tain of Police Gerry Mullen, who was
in the superintendent's office at the
time, also received two bullet wounds
in the chest.
Reynolds was almost instantly
killed while sitting in his chair.
George Vandercoost, sefcretary ( to
the superintendent, who sought to en
ter the room when the shooting be
gan, received a bullet wound in the
head. ,Both he and Captain Mullen
are in a critical condition.
Patrolman Mullen was shot in the
hand and captured as he was trying
to escape. It is believed he is insane.
American Vessel is Sunk
By U-Boat; Crew is. Saved
London, Aug, 2. The American
schooner John Hays Hammond has
been sunk by the gunfire of a Ger
man submarine. All the members of
the schooner's crew were saved.
The John Hays Hammond was a
schooner of 132 tons gross and was
built at Essex, Mass., in 1907.
Bee Want Ads produce results.
DUMA ASKS PEOPLE
TO TRIM LEADERS
Provisional Committee Issues
Appeal for Support of Min
istry and Loyal Men
in Army.
(By Awiitd Vm.)
Petrograd, Aug.'2. The provisional
committee of the Duma has" made pub
lic an appeal to the people, In which it
says: . : .'ZTzS':'l
"The riff-raff of thearmy; over
whelmed by. a fit of cowardice; fs in
flight. What has occurred in the airmy
is merely an echo of what is happen
ing all over Russia. This state of af
fairs is due to the usurpation of the
rights and power of the government
by organizations of irresponsible par
ties and to the "setting up of a
double authority at the center while
there is no authority at all on the
spot. . '
"A catastrophe behind the front will
bring with it the ruin Of the army,
which means thetuin of Russia. There
is but one way of escape and that is
the establishment of a firm, powerful
authority, which should be required to
exact from each and all the execution
of their duty. ,:
Must Harken to Authority.
"The government must be strong
and unanimous; it must: make for a
single goat: the. defense of our great
country against, the mortal peril that
threatens from the quarrels of the
revolutionists and the sweeping away
of all authority on the spot. -
"The chief problem of the govern
ment lies in immediate organization
and in the administration of justice,
without which all the reforms pro
posed by the government must fail
of realization. Until the convocation
of the constituent assembly all legis
lative acts tending to radical change
in the present regime, whether of the
government or of the social order in
general and tending to introduce even
greater disturbance into the ideas of
the people's rights, must not be al
lowed." Bed Cross Jfote.
Over S00 (loketa have been- sold Tor the
card party which will b given by Carter
Lake Red Cross auxiliary Wednesday, and
if the ticket sale continues as it, has, fifty
tables will be set for tr game. J
THOMPSON BELDEN 6, CO.
Attractive Porch
Dresses for $1.98
..Formerly Sold to $3.50
Cool materials and pleasing
styles make these dresses
very desirable. You'll find
other wash apparel priced
for less than could be ex
pected. Basement Section
Inexpensive Jewelry
Hat 'pins, beauty pins, lingerie
clasps, f gold and silver, 28c,
50e a pair.
Pearl and jet earrings, in a fine
assortment of new styles.
Hair Ornaments
Fancy combs, pins and barrettes,
set with Rhinestones.
Notion Section.
Out-Size Hose
Two Good Styles
Fine white silk lisle hose
are 75c a pair.
Pure thread silk, or . white
with lisle tops and soles,
$1.25 a pair.
Women's Underwear
SPECIALS
Gauze Vests, 20c quality. . . . 15c
50c Lisle Vests for 29c
Gauze Union Suits, low neck,
sleeveless; former prices 35c
extra sizes 45c; both go at 25c
Main- Floor.
White Novelty
Skirtings
60c qualities,, 25c
FRIDAY ONLY
Linen Section.
Special:
A new, wash skirt of
white $ a b a r d ine,
belted or with pock
ets, both styles good,
Friday, $2.50
Second FlooV
Drapery Remnants
Friday, 1 5c a Yard
Overdrape madras, scrim,
cretonnes and filet nets, in
curtain lengths,
Formerly sold to 75c a yard,
Friday, all at 15c a yard.
Basement
New Novelties
For Baby
Attractive articles that in
terest mothers greatly, and
the prices are not high.
Toilet sets, very dainty and serv
iceable. In two, three and four
pieces.
Combs, brushes, soap and pow
der boxes, single pieces or
matched sets.
Rattles, i teething rings, record
books. ,
Water bags covered with satin
or linon.
Hangers for coats and dresses,
carriage straps, armlets, rosettes
for baby's bonnet.
These useful gift articles of a
practical nature, priced 25 to
$5.
Tkir4 Floor
Baby's Bonnet
Painstakingly made by hand,
in the daintiest of designs, or
more inexpensively jnadq by
machine, Styles are plain or
trimmed with laces and rib
bons, as preferred. Priced,
65c to $3.
Third Floor
Cnilao4 Vrem Fas One.)
to have lost control of the machine,
and it crashed into a telephone pole.
The machine was irnashed to pieces,
and Mrs. NeiUon was thrown clear
of the ear, striking the fround with
great force," ;
David Noble. 18-year-old son of
G, V. Noble-of Omaha, was also in
the party, but .wai comparatively un
hurt. '
J. G. Wadsworth, of Council Bluffs
took the wrecked party to a Council
Bluffs hospital! lie was also driving
to Okoboji with his family, and ar
rived at the scene of the disaster a
few minutes after the wreck. He
postponed his trip, left his family in
the road, and carried the injured ones
back to town,
Wadaworth said Mi$s Katherine
Hastings, 18, had taken charge of the
situation out in the road when he
arrived, and was giving first aid like
a trained Red Cross nurse. The girl
was suffering from bruises herself.
New Orleans Police
Chief Shot by Maniac
New Orleans, La., Aug. 2. James
W, Reynolds, superintendent of the
New Orleans police department, was
shot and killed in his office today by
to a final triumph of the principles i
proclaimed by the Russian revolu
tion. . -,. tv..- -j
"In the presence of an enemy, men
ace the country and the army ..will
continue with renewed courage the
great work of restoration as well as
the preparation on the threshold of
the fourth year of the war for the
'coming Campaign." We firmly believe
that Russian citizens will combine all
efforts to, fulfill the sacred task of
defending the beloved country and
that the enthusiasm which lighted in
their breast a flame of faith in the
trinmnh nf Iihtt -will Airrrt' thm
against the enemy who threatens the
rates are: ijugar, Jsc a pound; coffee;
28c; tea, 5c and cocoa 2 to Sc, Lim
ited amounts in the hands of small
dealers are to be exempt,
May Pay in Installments,
Important administrative provisions
affecting income and war profits taxes
approved today by the committee au
thorise the Treasury department to
permit or require monthly installment
payment . of such taxes, between
March and June 25 of each year, when
they are payable. Many corporations
have requested theHnonthly payment
privilege because of their necessity
to borrow large sums frequently for
bulk payment required under exist
ing law. . -
Another new clause authorises pay
ment of ineome and war excess profits
taxes by uncertified checks or by the
new treasury short term sertificatcs
of indebtedness.
A motion by Senator Gore to ex.
empt farmers from the new war effl-
cess profits tax on individuals tn
trade or business was rejected by the
committee. , . . . . -
WARDROBE
TRUNKS
Made by Hartmann are Dif
ferent, They have Gibraltarieed Cor
ners, Padded Hinged Tops, Re
inforced Trays, Special Locks
and Hinges, Spot Welded
Frames to carry the drawers.
All above features are pat
ented. Why not buy the best?
Priced at
925.00, $30.00, $35.00, $42.50,
$60.00, $75.00 v
Freling&Steinle
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- 1803 FARNAM ST.
. ' We lake Small Repair Job.
POST TOASTIES
are the newest and
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aejl ga
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DR. McKENNEY Sayat .
'Bid farewell to. health and
good looks when your teeth
lt,ve you." i ic.iu.j .w
KtaviMt , BrUr I Beat SQvar FiU-
wrk, pari Mta. 1 tat
Ww4n tut
wwrt 1S te $33,
$MMio
We ekeee Tm er refuse yeuv eaaaay.
McKENNEY DENTISTS
Uta ad FanMot I3S4 Ftraem St
. ( Wwne Peeghe Wa.
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Bt za-k Gobi
Crewmt
$4.(10
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Beautiful Blouses are
being given away, absolutely FREE
SELECT ANY TWO BLOUSES OF LIKE VALUE
From amongst the thousands involved in tjhis original sale
Pay!
or
From 9 to 10 A. M.
FRIDAY ONLY
We Will Offer
200
Voile and Batiste
BLOUSES
at the Ridiculous Price of
one-the other is yours FREE
These Blouses sold formerly
at prices that if quoted might
appear to many as impossible
the majority are slightly mussed
all siies are included start
ing sharp at 9 o'clock we offer
them at the extreme price of
25c.
One to a Customer
WITHOUT question this has proved the most talked-about Blouse event for many a day. The
greatest crowds that ever visited our Blouse section were present regardless the cloudy
weather and rain. It's the Blouse event you can't afford to miss. ,
NO strings of any sort, simply select one Blouse at whatever price you care to pay, and then
we give you absolutely, free your choice of any other Blouse up to the value of the Blouse you
purchased. ,
6,400 Blouses are involved half are
to be sold half are to be given away
absolutely free. This wonderful outlay
of beautiful blouses represents all
broken lines f.rom our immense stocks.
Every color, every style; all popular
fabrics are here.
Georgette, Pussy Willow Taffetas,
Crepe de Chines, Tub Taffetas, Jap
Silks, Organdies, .Linens, Voiles and
Batiste so extreme is this offer that
we "are obliged to prohibit exchanges,
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liveries Every sale is final.
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