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',THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 15. 1917. I TRAINING SCHOOL TO COMBAT U-BOATS Equipment Consists of Cap tured Submarine and a Steamer Fitted With Fighting Devices. New York, Sept. 14. A training school for captains and officers of merchant ships, the equipment of which include? a captured German submarine1 and a special steamship armed and rigged with the latest de vices for fighting U-boats, has been established at a British port, accord- - ing to a steamship officer who re cently arrived here. Details of the methods in training are kept secret, but it is said every captajn and first officer now in the British merchant and transport serv ice, as well as a number of officers from American ships, have had a week or ten days of instruction. The officers are sent to the school during the time their vessels are dis charging or loading in England. They are given the opportunity of maneu vering the "school snip" against the attacks of the submarine and arc taught rhe use of devices of escape. .The submarine is also manrTed by mer chant ship officers, whose object is to register a hit on the steamer with dummy torpedoes, learning in this way by personal observation the U-boat's limitation. - Bar Silver Sets ' New Price Record New York. Sept. IS. Bar silver, wJr'Vh, due to war conditions, has been for several months rapidly ad vancing in price, today sold at over $1 an ounce. It was quoted at $1,005, which is lg cents over yesterday's price. Dollar silver has not been seen in many decades. During the war the v price has more than doubled, the metal having sold it 47 cents an ounce in November, 1914. The advance is cue largely to heavy withdrawals-of gold from circulation to meet the financial situation which the war has developed, necessitating the substitution of silver. Production has not been increased and the supply from some sources has been curtailed. Mrs. Michael O'Connor Dies of Old Age in Ireland Chairman O'Connor of the county board has received word of the death of his mother,-Mrs.. Michael O'Con nor, at th'e old family home near thl city of Limerick, Ireland. Mrs. O'Connor, who was 89 years old, died August IS. Funeral services were held Aueust 17. Besides Commissioner O'Connor, he is survived by three other sons, Patrick CConnor of Washington, u, C, an employe in the government nrintinz office, and Michael O'Connor and John O'Connor, wfib live in Ire- land, and tour daugnters, Mrs. Wini fred Truxel, Mrs. P. J. Madden, Mrs. L. I. Schley and Mrs. K. J Downs, all of Washineton. Commissioner O'Connor had not seen his mother since ne left Ireland and came to the United Mates' thirty three years ago. He had planned to visit her in Ireland two years ago, but postponed the trip on account of ine war. ina ictiuci ujcu hi tiauu twenty-nine years ago.. Roller Sees German Plot in Box of Rifles , Eight German army rifles, a lot of topies of the Getman manual of arms, and other German books were found in a box of express opened by W. VV. Koller, manager ot tne uoraon van The goods were among many boxes and packages about to be sold at auc tion for storage charges. Mr. Koller believes he has uncorked evidence of a German filibustering expedition. rrh rifles are. about eauivalent to our 45-90 caliber rifles. Seven of um or. -,f (barman manufacture One is a Springfield. The rest are German make, laey were exceuenuy packed in a long box, and the manuals of arms and other German books were in the same box. A German English dictionary was among the books, and also a text book on Easy English. Police Asked to Seek , Four Lost Children Mrs. ;M. J. Malone of Chariton, la., has written a letter to Omaha po . i; clrintr them to locate her three grandchildren, Eddie, Harley and Ethel bharter. A reward of $100 is offered by T. J. Andrews, 59 Oakwood avenue, Newark, O., for information which may lead to the discovery of his son, A. Harold Andrews, aged 15, frVe feet tall, light hair a"nd blue eyes. An drews writes that his wife's heart is breaking over the loss of their son. Car Shortage Practically" Eliminated by Roads According to figures giveH out by the local war board, September 1, the so-called freight car shortage had been practically eliminated. At that date the shortage was estimated at 31,591, a reduction of 14 per cent, as - compared witn tne previous monin. Co-operation of tfte. railroads and the war boards started during the lat ter part of April this year. At that time the car shortage was 148,627 and sincethen. there has been a reduction of 78 per cent. ' . McGlone Receives His k Commission as Captain Alfred C. McGlone, who has been y instrumental in the organization of the Omaha battalbn of the Nebraska reserves, or rather the Seventh Ne braska infantry, has been commis sioned as. captain of one of the Oma ha companies. Captain McGlone received his com mission from Governor Neville and at once he will begin whipping his men into shape for service in the state whenever called upon. -- N Stockholders Approve " New Bethlehem Issue 'New York. Sept. 14.-Approval of the Bethlehem Steel corporation's proposed issuance of $30,000,000 new 8 per cent preferred stock and an in crease of a similar amount in Class B stock to provide for conversion of the preferred was given by majority stockholders atia special meeting today. OMAHANS TO LEAVE ON WT DRAFT CALL Ninety-Two Called from the Fifth Local Division to Go to Fort Riley Next Wednesday. ' List of Omaha men called from the Fifth division to leave September 19, 1917, under the selective service act: Obituary Notice William C. Bentel, James H. Badgley, Clyde D. Eoff. Leonard Plnkoviti. John H. Taliaferro, Jamea F. Murphy, Victor Lundin, Max Moss. George M. Sua If eld. Leon Gotsdlner, Herman A. Anderson, John W. Lee. George Vanek, Joseph J, Ureenberg, Edward W. Doran, Louis Petersen, Elmer I. Wahlstrom, J. L. E. Brandels, John -E. vKteny, John W. Johnson. Maynard A. Hack, Algernon B. May, Anton M. Nielsen, Charles L. Proebstlng, Edward Wirthsafter, J. M. Kennedy, Laban Harrison, Hans Mansen, Emil Olson, John F. Bolas, Edward D. Simpson, Andrew H. MoConnell, we lenaer, . Joseph F. Stark, Frank H. Jordan, Harold J. Anderson, George H. Oltroan, - Wllllam-A. Rositzky, John Henry Crown, Esrael Gotsdlner, Hilton S. Jessup, James E. Thorneton, Morris S. Conn, Charles W. Muff, Bruce Falconer, Boy H. Klein, Herman R. Jobst, Elwood L. Goode, Clyde F. Hyland, William H. Bauman. Frank Edward Moss, James Bordes, Thomas V. Cassidy, Harry C. Peterson, John A. Llndqulst. T. J. Donneir, Clarence B. Barlow, Howard K. Steberg, Frank B. Groat. A. A. B. Grunwald, Guy H. Burcham, Hershel J. Jones, Chris H. Christensen, Fern Leon Cnutler, B. T. Stowell, L. B. Ritchie, Howard M. Heffley, George W. Skala, Charles J. Hampton, Gustav L. Carlson, David Peterson, J. F. Keel Clyde C. Underhlll, Clarence D. White, Albert H. Mineck, Robert E. Gormley, Harry W. Wilson. Homer C. Lawson, Lester S. Pope, David J. Yosem. Joseph A. Carnuby, Edmond V. Glynn, Nero L. Refregler, Harry 8. Plckard, George I. Carpenter, Frank H, Gulgard, T. L. Belknap, G. Llchtenberger, Fred F. Bushey, Emil L. Sandan. Clarence J. Youg, Cllence M. Robinson, , Following eight persons are to act as alternates: MRS. MART BARRETT, one of Omaha's earliest pioneers, died Thurs day, September 13, at the home tf her daughter, Mrs. D. C. Rowden, Milford, Neb. Mrs. Barrett was born in County Ker.ry, Ireland, in 1S26, and came to Omaha in 1857: This had been her home until a few years agro, when she went to live with her daughter. Her husband, Edmond Barrett, died twelve years ago. MRS. ANNA C. FELT, age 80 years, a resident of Omaha for the last forty-five years, died at the Methodist hospital Thursday afternoon of cancer. She had been making her home with her niece, Mrs. NeUie M. Carveth, 630 South Twenty-sixth ave nue, until six weeks ago, when she was taken to the hospital. Mrs. Felt is survived by her niece and two nephews, E. W. and W. A. Bowman. Funeral services will be held at St. Barnabas' church at 3 o'clock Thurs day afternoon and interment will be aC Red Wing, Minn. W. J. MILLER, age 50 years, died of heart disease at his home, 2126 North Twenty-ninth avenue, early Thursday morning. He is survived by his wife. Funeral services will be held from the Cole-McKay undertak ing parlors at 2:30 p. m. Saturday, with interment in West Lawn cemetery. Charles A. Morley, ' John Schu, Herbert D. Updike, Ralph A. Camero, Men called -to subject to immed Albert H. Krause, Elmer Cutler, David Sllberdrath, F. A. Thompson, Harry Drosin, R. N. Lundijuist, T. F. Morrlsey, Albert Jvind, Delos R. Johnson, John E. Holdorf, Harry P. Donovan, Samuel Alperson. report in addition, iate call. Frank H. Peckham, HenJ-y R. Loge, Clarence Landstrom, Dean Havercroft, James D. Watson, Edward Ward, Edward G. Turnqulst, P. M. Hayes. PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. C. W. Savldge leaves this evening for Mansfield, O., to visit old friends there. Sh was born at Mansfield. Sues Man Alleged to Have Abused Him for Patriotism Suit fpr $25,000 damages has been filed in the district court of Blaine county by Walter Blake against the five men who he alleges mistreated him a few months ago at Sheding, Neb., because he persisted in giving utterance to patriotic remarks and remarks against the kaiser and his government. The five men accused of abusing him and pouring turpentine on hi bare body in an old barn are Max Kaiser, John Fentroh, John Ott and Ed and Will Shipporeit- It is alleged that Fentroh wrote Blake a regis tered letter, got the postmaster at Sheding to telephone Blake to the effect that the registered letter was waiting for him and then with the aid of his four companions caught Blake at the postoftice and dragged him into the barn, where the alleged outrage was committed. The case will "probably come up for trial some time this winter. Fen troh is interned a,t the present time. Attorneys Norris Brown, Irving Bax ter and Richard Hunter of Omaha are handling the case for Blake. Murphy's Suit Against Dahlman Over for Week Hearing on a, motion in the suits of James D. Murphy, South Side boiler maker, against five city commission ers and Mayor Dahlman, has been set over until next week. Murphy, who jumped into the limelight last spring when he won a suit in district court against Mayor Dahlman, restraining him from using citf-owned automo biles for anything but "strictly official business," later filed separate suits against five commissioners and Mayor Dahlman for $13,000 each. He wants the commissioners and Mayor Dahl man to reimburse the city treasury to the extent of $13,000 each "because Your Presence Will Be Appreciated i Opposition Is Courted Comparison Is Invited Competition Is Defied The House of Menagh a ANNEX 302 South 16th Street.'' First National Bank Building TheStore With a Mission To Save YOU Money. Gramd Introductory Saturday, Sept. 15 ' i Omaha's Newest Coat and V Suit Shop s ATURDAY, September 15th", we will open a store devoted entirely to the sale of smart Coats, Suits and Dresses. iWe intend to make this shop the greatest store in Omaha fea turing popular priced apparel for women and misses. Our prices will-be $12.50 $17.5o $25.00 Our business'has attained such proportions that it has become necessary to again enlarge our selling space. And The House of Menagh Annex is the dtrt come. While other stores are operating under enormous expense, we have eliminated everything possible consistent with successful merchandising to light en our overhead. This store will have no alterations. The range bf sizes will be so complete that you will easily find your exact fit. This store will have no charges or deliveries, both entail heavy expense. And Uncle Sam asks that you carry your parcels. ' Buy Wisely- The money-saving possibilities of this store begin tomorrow. The Goats $12.50, $17.50, $25.00 Models that will be the vogue for all-season wear. Featuring deep new collars and cuffs, clever belts and pockets. Some are fur-trimmed; Bolivia, Pom Pom, Vel our, Gratilla, Oxford Cloths and beautiful mixtures $12.50, $17.50, $25.00 The Suits $12.50, $17.50, $25.00 A most exhaustive show ing of suits will be present ed Saturday in the sea son's most desirable color ings. They'are made up in Velour, Gabardine, Duvetyne, Oxford and f other beautiful fabrics. Some are luxuriously.-fur-trimmed, others are not; at $12.50, $17.50, - $25.00 TheJurs The. Dresses $12.50, $17.50, ' $25.00 , Beautiful, P r a c tical, New, Versatile Dresses, you may call these new creations, for they are wearable most any hour of the day. In Serges and wonderful combinations. These Dresses may be worn immediately and throughout the season. They are in a wonderful range of colorings, at-r- $12.50, $17.50, - $25.00 This remarkable showine of Purs is nf rlnuhle imnnrtanco- if nnt mits of a substantial money saving, but offers a most complete assortment for vour selection. ' 1 See the Red Fox Sets Saturday, $12.50 2 of their alleged votes for the "pleas ure cars." J. J. Breen, attorney for the com missioners and the mayor, filed a mo tion declaring the cases cannot be tried as lawsuits. Commissioners Jardine, Withncll, Kugel, Tarks and Hummel and Mayor Dahlman are de fendants. Commissioner Butler was not sued. Two Held to District Court for Alleged Thefts Thomas RiKtr. blacksmith. 2915 Sherman avenue, and Flo Lunberrrf charged with grand larceny, pleaded Vt guilty in police court Friday and were bound over to the district court. Bonds were fixed at $1,000 each. Thev are suspected of stcalintr $13.? worth I of tires and rims from Barton Mil-! lard, 123 South Thirty-ninth street. Loses Ticket and Money While Changing Trains Mr$. Blanch Mason of Denver, Colo.," lost her round trip ticket to St. Louis and $16 in money when she stepped off the train in the Bur lington station last night. She was on her way to St. Louis to prevent thi mortgage On some property there from being foreclosed. Mrs. Mason is the wife of a Den ver newspaper man who has been ill for the last two years and the family has been "experiencing hardships for some time. In order to secure money with which to continue her trip Mrs. Mason was obliged to sell a diamond ring given her by her father when he died. - Sh. secured $30 for it. Mrs. Mason sobbingly told Captain Dempsey that the ring meant a whole lot to her, although she would sorely miss the lost money also. "If the finder would only return the round trip ticket no questions would be asked ubout the $16,'' said Captain Dempsey. He expects to have the ticket for her when she comes back through Omaha in three weeks. X Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Success. Ml K esmoj soothes and heals sick skins R eslnol is wh at you want for your skin trouble Resinol to step the itching and burning Resinol to heal the eruption. This gentle ointment is so effective that it has been a standard skin treatment, among physicians, for many years. It contains nothing which could irritate the tenderest skin even of a tiny baby. All druggists sell Resinol. BERG SUITS ME Fall Style Exposition Announcing 0urfT?al presentation of the Season's finer Creations in Men's, Young Men's SUITS and v TOP COATS The magnificent showing of this style exhibit furnishes posi tive evidence of the superior Style, Quality and Tailoring of Society Brand and Kuppenheimer Master Fashizncd Garments Regnrdlpss of age a model for YOU Is hore. Full belted, adjustable belt, pleated, pinch, gathered and full back models. Patch, slit, welt, bellows and regular pockets. One-fourth and full lined. Single and double breasted. $1 Q0(h $ 1 o to SUITS ASD TOP COATS "VP?1VT Saturday Evenlnr, J Ldl 6 to 8:30 o'clock . To Serve Those Who Desire to Save. Nebraska Savings and Loan Ass'n. 211 S. 18th Street, City Halt Block "A A" Night and Day 1605 Leavenworth Street Douglas, 9513 SUITS and $ n i at uveixuais Scores of models, In smartest weaves, hand - tailored and snappy styles, in all the rea son's popular fabrics and col ors that men and young men want. Greens, browns, blus and plum colors. (As before mo nre), the same old reliable, qualities at $15 4SW n ,1 : i! A m is I 1; FAMOUS HATS From the World's Best Makers RORI OMOS, Featherweight, S4.00 and 83.00. . B. STI.TSOKS, 81. 85. $8. nisRc ro 83.00. S8.50 find 84.50. MAIJ OHV'S, Waterproof, 83.00 and $3.50. ' "STIFF and 90PT STYLES." Fall Cap., 81.00. 1 New BILK SHIRTS, 83.75 and tip. Sew STAR SHIRTS, 81.75 and Up. .iew KKinwKtH, Our ana and up. up. New MANHATTAN SHIRTS, 81.75 1415 Farnam Street New BERG SPECIAL SHIRTS, 81 and- up. New SWEATER COATS, Jumbo St1e, 85.00 and up. Street and Dreaa Glove. 81 and up. Undywear, fajama. GoVn,1 Hosiery VSea Our Window." 1415 Farnam ' Street W' Make Unifnm of Every DeoHpHou i,,l.lii.i7.inr w 1 11 mm . m v tm nmi '0 j,nmkw mmmmmmmmmmmmummmwmmmmmmmmri-'yrja- f .v mi urn 1 1 1 1 r mm i ' : . . w T m m ' mi n n ii u i i H i The first Electric Lights seemed miracles people j marveled at this harnessed wonder from the skies. . : Today, Electric Lights are miracles miracles of sok : brilliancy, of beauty and of comfort. ; You Need Electricity in Your Home If you have not this'service in your home, letus talkv terms with you now. ' v ; .':, vr- You will be astonished at the low cost of wiring for tnis , invaluable aid to modern living. " ' ": Electricity for light heat power. , -:. '- V Complete information gladly given y our sales depart ment, n ... v Nebraska Power Company: "Your Electric Service Company" J ' Telephone Douglas 1062 v v 'J .-A
