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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
