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2 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 21, 1917. APATHY fOVARDS LOAN IN MIDWEST AND SOUTHEAST Treasury Officials Express Concern Over Situation; Third Week Cloces With Two Billion Subscribed. CHADRON TRIAL ENDED BY JUDGE; JURY DISMISSED (Continued from Vage One.) Washington, Oct 20. The Liberty loan campaign closed its, third week today with excellent prospects, treas ury officials announced, ot bringing the total in subscriptions up to SZ.lXX 000,000 at the. end of business today. At the same time is was announced that over a wide section of country extending from the - middle west southward into' Texas and eastward to the Atlantic seaboard general'ap athy prevailed and , conditions were "causing the. greatest concern.'. Rural Diitricti Slow ; " "Though this section of the 'coun try" the official announcement says, "particularly, in rural communities, subscriptions are not coming in rap idly, ueneral apathy appears to pre- Washington, Oct. 20. President Wilson by proclamation today de clared Suniay, October 28, as a day of prayer for the sucess of the American arms in the war, in accordance with the recent resolu tion of congress. V vail in parts of Iowa. Illinois, Mis souri! Arkansas and Texas. In the eastern part of the south bad weather and delayed sales of cotton are blamed for the poor showing. Hope is ex pressed by committeemen in charge n these districts that they will be able to f:Jl their quotas if the farrt-J erj can be aroused to me vuai neces sity of subscribing to the loan. . , v Other Section! Prompt . '"The outlook in other Sections of the country for closing the week with $2,000,000,000 subscribed is good. Avi ators from al .the army aerial train ing camps are' showering cities with Liberty bond paper, bombs and 300, 000 Boy Scouts began today an inten sive campaign for, the loan. Publication of Secretary McAdoo s 'promise to prosecute persons attempt ing to impede the progress of the loan by making withdrawals ofi de poses from banks buying bonds has had a very salutory effect. Many who formerly were working against the loan now are becoming subscrip ers." . v i .' ... . . . , , ' . Liberty Loan Bombs for Germans. r American aviatorsi in France. the Treasury department announced to day, were flying over the German lines today dropping tens of. thou sands of Liberty loan posters. 1 Large supplies of posters were'sent some time ago to General Pershing and arrangements were made to nave American aviator- on the western front shower the German lines with them, simultaneously with the i aerial campaign" of "dropping 'paper f6rribs from coast to coast in Jhjs country today. vf A :ti-hr -' The posters selected for m efltbc front depict Uncle Sam . with an army of millions and an air-fleet of tremendous proportions. Another poster selected for this work was the one depicting the Statue of Liberty. TWENTY-SEVEN KILLED IN AIR ; RAIDONENGLAND s ' Cntlnaed from Pais On. night at Rambervillers, near the Al satian border, anw two others were forced to land. They belonged to a squadron composed of a large number of Zeppelins -which flew over the Vosges. ' . .'. '.' ., Heavy artillery fighting is" in progress on the Aisne and Verdun fronts, the war office statement, an nounced today. Strong German pa trols which attempted to approach the French lines were repulsed. . . , . Kerensky1 Goes to Front. Petrograd,' Oct. '20; Premier Kerensky, it is announced officially, has left Petrograd for the fighting front. , ' ; r " ' ' ' ' . - Central council of worklngmen s and soldiers' delegates has defeated the Bolshevik! resolution against send ing delegates to the committee atlied conference in Paris. The council de cided to send two delegates to repre sent the peasants and soldiers. tThe Russian Baltic fleet in its en tirety could not face the Germans in the Gulf of Riga without abandoning the responsibility for the defense of the Gulf, of Finland, according) to Count Kapnist of the Russian admir alty." . , "The Germans," he said, "effected landing operations on Oesel island with twelve transports,'1 escorted by twelve battleshios of all tvoes. five cruisers, at normous . number of auxiliaries and thirty destroyers. . It was impossible for our entire .Baltic fleet to meet the enemy without aban doning responsibility for the protec tion of the uulf of f inland. . . . The count eited the battle of JuN ' land as a precedent for impossibility of using submarines to advantage. He added that the Germans are using the same troops , that took Oesel island to. attack -Dago island, thus showing that they were carrying out - their operations with a minimum force. '(By Associated Frcs.) 'Germans, Land on Dago Island. The Germans have landed troops on Dago island, which lies to the north of Oesel island and forms the north ern boundary of Kassar bay. This is the last of the large islands in the northern part of the Gulf of Riga yet in Russian hands and bars the way to . the Gulf of Finland, . On the Flanders battle front the British aerial and artillery activity continues intense, probably in prepa ration for another, stroke against the German positions east of Ypres within the next few days. Field Marshal Haig's artillery has been shelling the Zennebeke sector and other points northeast of Ypres heavily. " Aberdeen Man Named . u S.D. Food Administrator i Washington,- Oct 20. Charles N. Herreid of Aberdeen, S. D., was today appointed federal food administrator , for South Dakota. - . lowing a reassuring telephone call from Crites- She said Mrs. Phelps re quested her to come to the hotel, which she did, on the assurance of Crites, accompanied by her house keeper. As the result of that meeting, she said, the gathering in Crites' office was agreed upon- She told the details of the subse quent scene there in conformity with the testimony of previous witnesses. She said she could not tell whether Winckler was armed, but as the men were moving in the hall she saw a gun. She could not state in whose hands it was. She said Wincklers' actions, when she saw him on the street, led her to believe, he was a detective watching bed. Sh formed the same impression of Tylee, she added- She said her mo tive in agreeing to the plan outlined by Elsie Phelps was to put a stop to the annoyances to which she had been subjected by the surveillance of Winckler and Tylee. ' ' : .:. Germany Has Wrung Almost Two Billions From Belgium Washington, Oct. 20. Germany has so far wrung about $1,600,000,000 in cash from stricken Belgium, quite ex clusive of what she gained by occu pation of he country and systematic exploitation of its resources and people.- information today through otiiciai channels makes this estimate and adds that the German deportation of Bel gians to work in Germany go on without abatement and that the loot- ins of Belgian . industry continues, trade secrets and machinery also be ing taken. , . According to this information. Ger many still takes Belgians for "forced labor on the German front in France, while the recruiting for Germany bv means -of false promises and more pressure goes steadily on. Arrest Salesman Posing - As Federal Officer ' Los Angeles, fca!., Oct. 20. F. P. Faulkner, a mining stock salesmen, who, it is charged, nosed as an offi cer of the intelligence department of the united Mates army, was held here today under a federal indictment returned in Chicago charging fraudu lent use ot tne mans, it is auegeu Faulkner, under various aliases, spe cialized in the sale of bojrus mininsr stocks to women in several Ohio and Indiana cities, in addition to his oper ations oni the -Pacific coast Private detectives said raulkncr formerly represented himself as Captain E. F. Patterson of the army. Seattle Telephone Girls On Strike For Three Hours Seattle. , Wash.. Oct. 20. Seattle telephone girls, numbering aDDroxi- mately 800, went on strike at 2 a. m. today, but, returned .to. work at 5 a. ni.' when their business agent, W F.JDeUney, telegraphed from San Francisco that their employers agreed to . settle . their demands for higher wages and recognition ipf the;, union satisfactorily by October 2 if- they would retufcn to their switchboards. Urges Mexico to Join Allies Against' Germany Mexico City, Oct 20. General Garcia Vigil,' leader of the liberal constitutional party, in a speech in the Chamber of - Deputies yesterday declared it was the duty of Mexico to take sides against Germany. The speech was applauded by the great majority of the members and the gal leries. 1 - . British General Is V Killed in Trenches Paris, Oct 20. General A. Baratier has been killed in a first line trench. He was a captain of tho French com mand under General Mardhand, whose occupation of Fasheda, in Sudan, in 1892, brought about a clash with Lord Kitchener which threatened to result in war between France and - Great Britain. Bolo Pasha Recovers And - Goes to Paris Prison Cell , Paris, Oct 20. The health 6f Bolo Pasha, under arrest as a German propagandist,' has been restored and he will be transferred tomorrow from the prison infirmary to a cell in the state prison in Paris. ? . ; Dissolution of Fourth " : v Russ Duma Is Ordered Petrograd, Oct 20. Owing to the elections for the constituent assem bly being decreed for November 25 the Russian provisional government has ordered the dissolution of the fourth Duma, declaring the mandates issued to the deputies null and void. Fire in Cody Warehouse , Giyes Boys Chance to Work Deming, N. M., Oct 20. (Special Telegram.) Fire .in warehouse No. 9, quartermaster's department, early yes terday afternoon called for the aid of the Deming fire department and hun dreds of soldiers in the fire brigade. It originated in stationery stored in one end of the long building. The flames were smothered quickly, with more damage to contents than to structure. Governor J. A. Burnquist of Minne sota, accompanied by Adjutant Gen eral W. F .Rhinow and Quartermas ter Harry L. Brady, left for St. Paul tonight. The ! Minnesota executive was met here by Governor Washing ton E. Lindsey of New Mexico, who motored from Silver City and accom panied the Minnesotans north through the state. Colonel Phil L. Hall's Liberty bond report shows $823,250 subscribed, Minnesota units leading in purchases. To comply with War department orders every officer and man here must dispose of his civilian clothing at once. Provisions Take Slump On the Chicago Market Chicago, Oct. 20. Provisions un derwent a remarkable collapse in to day's market, especially pork, which trashed down $2.30 a barrel, January delivery, the principal trading option. Ribs (bacon) fell $1.05. Assertions from authoritative sources that the supply of hogs for feeding wasv much larger than had been generally supposed made hold ers of provisions less confident. f It was said receipts of hogs for packing purposes would be greatly enlarged as soon as the effect of the big corn crop began to be felt ' Rolled Oats Placed : i On War Food Schedule Washington, Oct 20. The oat mill ing interests of the country and the food administration have agreed on measures to assist in reducing the price of rolled oats, limiting forward sates and prohibiting speculation. Conferences between the war emer gency committee of the National As sociation of Oat Millers and the food administration staff also discussed im pending federal licensing as .applied to millers and distributors, .and the committee will co-operate with the food-administration and the, trade during the war. Aviator Who Carried - Poison on Trial Monday New York, Oct 20. For having a quantity of poisons in his posses sion, Samuel B. Livingoo. a Prince ton aviation student, is to be tried by court-martial .Monday, military authorities at Governor's Island an nounced today. Livingood is declared to have told authorities that he bought the poisons with the intention of kill ing himself because of a love affair. German Industries Opposing Control Copenhagen, Oct. 30. Representa tives of German industries at a large conference in' Berlin' ' on Thursday went on record against various gov- Jrnmental plans for. state control of ndtistry after the war. They de manded return to the, free exercise of private initiative in business as quickly s possible. The Russians Abandon : V Moon Sound and Island Petrograd, Oct. 20. The southern Moon sound and Moon island have been abandoned by the Russians un der the pressure of superior hostile naval forces, it was officially an nounced today. Omaha War Notes Lymin McConnell, ion of Mr. and Mr. P. R. MCoimll. Is In Washington, whors h patnd xamlnatlon for a commission In th construction division of tho slrnal corps. Ho Is now awaiting- his commission. Jabln Calwll, third son of Mrs. Victor Caldwell, left SSnday to roport at tho mili tary school ot aeronautics it Berkeley, CaL His brothers, John and Victor. ,ar both In tho army. . ," . '""- Jarvls Off utt arrived Sunday from Canada, where he has finished the f lying courss and leaves today for Fort Worth. Tenr. to teil a more advanced course In aviation. Lieutenant CulhberU Potter, who wa ta inted lut week at Camn Dedse by an auto mobile that ran Into him. la catting along nloely and it la hoped he can M brought homo next eek. - Ilia head waa badly out, but there are no InternaMnJurlpa and there la no naralvala aa at first feared. Lieutenant Harold Prltchett came home Wednesday en sick leave from Camp podge, suffering from musoular rheumatism ot the Lawrence Phlppe, Jr., ot Denver was here this week taking his examination for the balloon school, which he passed successfully. He returned Thursday to Denver to await his commission and aspects to bs ordered to Fort Omaha, In which case ma wus, formerly Miss Gladys Hart, of Council Bluffs, will coma with him. - Another applicant for the balloon school ts Donald McFerren of Hoopeaton, III, who married Mies Maria Stewarr,.of "Council Bluffs. Mr. McFerren passed his examina tions In Chicago and is now east' with hit wife while awaiting- his commission from Washington. If he ts ordered to Fort Omaha he will also be acoompanled by Mrs. Me-Fen-en. . Fiv Yaart at 1324 Farnara . Straat. TEETH ' I TYVYT W PUa.a You or Refund Your Money. Dr, McKenney Says: "Dental fcervice in our office isn't merely finishing a Plate, Bridge, Crown, Filling or Inlay it's that and more. It's looking after the work later to see that it is giving sat isfaction to the patient." , BeetSilvar PA. I Bast 22k &A I H.arie.t Bridf. FilHf OUC Gold Crown. . Work, per tooth, .Wonder PUtei-Worth , i ftE &0 M A IS to $25... $Ot POf 1U McKENNEY DENTISTS Heart, i30 A. M. to P. M. Wednaadart and Saturdays Till S P. M. . Not Opaa Sunday. 14th and Farnam Sts. , 1324 Farnam Street' V PHONE DOUGLAS MTt. NOTICE CtJt-ef-tow patrons can get Plates, Crowns. Bridges and Fill tag agt complete to ONE diss i day. Pre . Esamlnatiee). Lady Attendants. Ne Students HEW MINISTRY FOR FRANCE INEVITABLE - Despite Vote of Confidence Made by Chamber of Depu ties, Reconstruction Be lieved Forthcoming. Paris, Oct. 20. Reconstruction of the French ministry, in the opinion of the Paris press, is now inevitable, yesterday's vote of confidence of 369 to 95 adopted by the Chamber of Dep uties notwithstanding. The exact significance of that vote was set forth succinctly by Rene Renoult, president of the socialistic radicals, when in ex plaining why he voted for the motion of confidence said: "I vote 'confidence' because I con sider it would be supremely unjust not to recognize the great services ren dered by M. Painleve as minister of war." , " Canadians Arrest Man . I For Dynamiting Plot Montreal, Oct. 20. Government au thorties have, arrested, on a' charge of conspiring to commit .murder Charles Desjardin, -whom; . they , had employed to obtain evidence in con nection with ' the attempt to dyna mite the country home of Lord Ah elstan, owner of the Montreal: Star, some weeks ag4.. Desjardin whs brought to Montreal today and was released under bail after pleading not guilty. After the explosion in Lord Athel stan's home, which occurred during his absence, eight alleged anti-con-scriptionists were arrested. The charge against Desjardin is based on evidence obtained at the preliminary trial of these men. Lead of Tires Stolen From Thirteenth Street Shop , Automobile tires valued at $500 were stolen from the repair shop of the Combination Tire and Machinery company, 420-422 South Thirteenth street, Saturday. Four men, who got out of an automobile, which was left near the shop, cut steel bars across a door and picked out the best tires in the shop. Escape was made in the automobile just before police arrived. James E. Cronin and Lloyd Magney, son of the county attorney, own the shop. " -y ' Seventh German War Loan r -. Has Been Subscribed Amsterdam,' Oct. 20. The sum of 12,430,000,000 marks was subscribed to the seventh German war loan, closing .October 18, according to a Berlin dis patch today. This total does not in clude subscriptions from the front, it wasr said. Detroit Subscribes for Big ' -":v Block of Liberty Bonds Detroit, Mich.. Oct. 20. Detroit has subscribed its minimum allotment 'of $43,000,000 to the Liberty loan, it was officially' announced today. French AiiMense Bags Five Zeppelins Of the London Raid London, Oct 20. Reuter's corre spondent at British headquarters in France telegraphs that the four Zep pelins brought down in France were airships that had taken part in. the raid on England last night. It is believed, adds the corre spondent, that a fifth Zeppelin was destroyed at Bourbonne Les Bains. (This probablv refers to the Zeppe lin brought down at Rambervillers, near the Alsatian border.) The correspondent's dispatch reads: "A fleet of Zeppelins returning from England was routed by the French air defense last night. Four of them were brought down, all being forced to land in France. It is believed a fifth German airship was destroyed at Bourbonne Les Baines." Snow Falls in Western ; Part of Nebraska Winterish ."weather, has again hit western Nebraska, according to the morning reports to the railroads. The Northwestern reports rairt from Long Pine to Chadron and snow from there on west into Wyoming, Snow was falling all over the Black Hills country,; Burlington reports indicated snow from Alliance, JJeb., west into Wyo ming and as far north as Billings. Temperatures were from 12 to 40 above zero. NEGROES CHARGED ?5 WITH RIOTING Men Accused of Murderous At tacks at Houston Are Taken JJack Under Heavy Guard to Stand Trial. Fort Bliss, Tex., Oct. 20. Under a heavy guard of United States troews. sixty-three negroes of the Twenty fourth infantry were taken to San An tonio, Tex., today to answer charges of having participated in the Houston rioting of August ZZ. .Their trials by court-martial wffl St netd there early in November. There remain here in the prison stockade 160 negro prisoners and twenty-two witnesses who are reing held in connection with the Houston riot. It was announced today that the negro prisoners remaining here would probably be tried by a regi mental court-martial oi charges of having participated in the rioting. Ohio Railroads Granted Freight Increase For Year Columbus, O.. Oct. 20. An increase of 15 per cent in all freight rates ex cept on coal, coke and iron was granted to Ohio railroads for one year, effective November 20, by the Ohio public utilities commission to day. ?MlOMRSON.BEyiN & CO. I A Bond of the Second ; Liberty Loan, Should Be ;i, Your Property Before Tomorrow Night ( Don't Procrastinate In the Matter of t-Ihe fashion Center for ZUomQi0 "Don't asl? met anything about the proportion pf wool; in "my ; blankets," said one mill represen - tative. "Nobody else, is asking. They are . taking what we can give them. Wool is mighty scarce." And WE are selling all - wool blankets of extra quality, for $7, $8, $9 and $10 a pair. Excep tional prices, indeed. Your choice of plain white, gray or tan,' with fancy borders, also a large selec tion, of plaids. Our advise is, "Buy Now." v Lambs' Wool Comforter, large size, filled with a very fine grade of wool, with coverings of sateen, cambric and mull. Plain border effects, $6, $7, $8 and $10. I Baby Blankets, 60c, $1.28, $1.50 and $2 pair. . Plain white with fancy colored borders, Kindergar ten - styles, " on pink or blue grounds. All are crib. size. . ' ' Bedding Section, Basement SorosiS The" Favored Footwear For Fashionable Women They- express a degree ' of smart ness due to fine leathers and, skilled workmanship, that is not found in the "average. Their style properties are notable,, for they are known the world over .for distinctiveness. ; A complete selection of walking boots and dress models await your viewing. . - Priced $8 to $15 t- Bnenn Toilet Articles , Simplex cuticle' remover, a manicuring, necessity,' 25c. Cutex cuticle remover, 25c. Jergen's violet soap, (gly cerine); 25c a box. , Winter Skirts Women's flannelette skirts, white and colors, 65c, 75c, 88c ' Knit skirts, plain or embroider ed, in colors, 75c All-wool knit skirts, in white' or 1 light colors, $2.25 and $3.. ' Third Floor These Days of Autumn and Winder Outfitting Find Us Ready With New Fashions for Women Suits, Goats and Dresses That Are Not a Bit Ordinary To make claims is easy. Perhaps that's why so many do it. To live up to, or, as in our case, go ahead, of what one expects from reading constant claims of superiority, is characteristic of the Thompson-Belden organization. ' . There are well defined reasons why Wom en's Apparel from this store is better styled and better tailored than one finds gener ally. " j ''iv ''h'Z Tomorrow's displays! will demonstrate bet ter than words can do, our meaning, " 1 You Are Cordially Invited to View These New Fashions for Needleworkers Selections of - stamped pillow cases, pillow slips and hemstitch ed, scalloped day cases, are ready for nimble fingers. Besides mak ing a useful article, one spends many pleasant hours in working. Lessons without charge, under competent instruction, Dally 10 A.M. to 12, 3 to B P.M.. ' Third Floor A New Washable Leather Glove Styles you'll like and shades to suit every . fancy. Tan light and dark grays.' Ivory Mid white, with contrasting em broideries, $2.25, $2.50, $2.78. The "Welcome' Hose And Exclusive Novelties "Welcome" is Made "of heavy weight black silk iwith double soles.and garter straps for sup porters, i It's a' quality that will give splendid wear and one, we highly .recommend. $2.25 pair. For occasions novelty ; hose are preferable and we. are showing a number of really exclusive de signs, ' including embroidered clocks,' open-clocks, . lace hose, droW stitch.and, fancy embroid-l ered styles. . s- You'll find all grades and styles of hosiery-7 dependable in every respect here . in ' fine assort ments. Prices are right ' , Women's Flannelette Gowns and Pajamas White and colored flannelette gowns, $1 to $2.50. Extra heavy flannelette gowns, with pockets for the feet best for wear when sleeping out of doors, $2.75. Third Floor The Hoover Dress The design for food conserva tionists. Adopted by the food administrator for women throughout the land. Patterns f orchis dress in both McCall's and Ladies' Home Journal. 10c Each ' Basement A Sale of Fancy Turkish Towels Extra large size Turkish Tow els, brocaded and plain weaVes, with colored borders, blue, pink, yellow and lavender. 75c Quality 1 Tomorrow only. J Linen Section 50c Muff Forms Select a new shape for your old muff. We , have four different styles, priced from $1.50 to $4. One is distinctive because of a snap-fastener pocket that's handy for small articles easily lost. , "JV ' SHk Section Perky Bows The kind girls like best. The sort made only with good hair ribbons. We have a variety of shades to suit every fancy. , Prices are moderate. Petticoats to Order Made of Belding's guaran teed petticoat satin, In twenty-five colors, $1.50 a yard. Particulars at the Silk SectionY Main Floor 5 A Model for Every Need Redfern Corsets These are low cut, graceful . models for evening wear, made -of beautiful shimmering ; bro cades and exquisitely trtmnjed. Also, corsets quite as graceful for the . great.; out-of-doors. Models splendidly designed for real comfort and sturdy wear, responding to every 'play of muscle and limb. ! Every. Redfern model is designed for a particu lar figure and every type has been given consideration. Tomorrow Make Your Selection-. 1 $3.50 to $15 a Pair Ml- ...... . Third Floor Women's Cotton Union Suits 85c An extra good quality Union Suits. Made low neck, no sleeves, knee or ankle length; tomorrow's price, 85c. Main Floor