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f THE BEE; OMAHA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1917 r' It I OH-.OEAR-I SO ANXicUbTO HT 0mA TO CIVBW OPERA lTHt tf& OPERRA HE ?D TOJ O A BRINGING WHAT MR. OOBRRA' TWNKb V S IN W,U YU VELL-M Jt,j bVfb BETTER TAKE J fl pnujuni.. .OTMX VOICB -HEHEARCME HMn AND AbK M 5 TICKET t! I ft 1 .r McManus XO f ,v . .. , m an" nanni aani a m ajtaaaaaani mm mm "T1-" """" """ TT"-1"---"""" CENTRAL PLAYERS DOWNIN STUDIES 7if teen Members of Mulligan's Eleven Fail to Clear Eligi bility Hurdle; Tempo rarily Suspended. Gloom iarroundt the Central high gridiron camp, fifteen member of the Central high eleven are ineligible through faiturei in itudiei and indi cation are the Missouri Valley cham pionship will be decided in the class ; room instead of on the gridiron. Captain Clyde Smith, Gene Max well, Dave Noble, .Hugh Carson, Arno Harper, Dick Giller, Charles Hallj Newton Wood, Paul Konecky, William Champman,' Ralph Sutton, Lee Scott, George Benolkcn, Ronald Spangler, Don Mahaffey and Rock well are the men on the blacklist. Smith, Maxwell and Noble are -the ' three star backfield men upon whom Central high depends for touchdowns. Turk Logan is the only backfield man eligible to play. . I Some of the banned athlete are expected to clear the eligibility hurdle this week in time fot the Beatrice game, but it is feared practice will be so hampered as to lessen Central's dunce ol victory ' Plestina Throws Scare ; Into Lewis at Detroit Mann Plestina, Omaha heavyweight wrestler, knocked Detroit mat fan to their knees when he blew into the Michigan city last week, according to reports from Detroit Immediately upon his arrival In De troit, Plestina burled a - deft to Ed Stangler Lewis and offered to wtestle Lewis any time, any place and for any turn of money. This was a dis tinct surprise to Detroit fans at Lewis had . made Detroit hi headquarters shortly before, had thrown a nnmber of prominent : grappler and the Wolverines had begun to regard him a the real champion. And when Lewis failed to take up Plestina' offer, ,, Detroit Jans were more startled and are beginning to line up with the Omaha man. Central High Girls Play -; Tennis Despite Cold The elimination matches of the iris tennis tourney at the Central linn school have been completed wrta the following results: Catherine Owens defeated Margaret Falconer, 6-4, 6-1; Zoe Schaleck defeated Helen Leach, 6-2, 6-0; Helen Hanrahan de feated Marjorie Wiley, 6-0, 6-0; Milderd Dreshau defeated Florence Jensen, 2-6, 6-5, 6-1; Lillian Kavan de feated Agnes Wooley . by default; Martha Bareesch defeated Everson bv default; Florence Richard defaulted to Elimor Hamilton: Virginia Davis defaulted to Emily Mulfinger; Maude . Schmidt defaulted to Evelyn Stallard: Lilian Schmidt was defeated by Flor ence Richardson, 6-0, 6-2. Towhsends Win in First f Soccer Battle of Season The Townsend : opened the 1917 soccer season at Miller park yestcr day with a victory over the Caledo 1 nians. 1916 champion. The score was 2 to I. - Y- .; , . ,, Joe Danvill scored the first goal . after a lively scrimmage in the early part ef the game. Pete Lowden tied the count for the Caledonians with a fortunate kick which struck the cross bar and fell into the goal. ' Hiraes' kick scored the winning goat , Sheriff Clark Bags Fine Lot of Canvasbacks Sheriff Clark, Deputy Sheriff Chris tiansen and Frank Blick have re turned from a hunting trip near Bas- sett, Neb. The sheriff lived up to his 'reputation as a nimrod by bagging eighty-seven ducks, including several fine canvasbacks. Oood hunting was the rule despite adverse weather con ditions.: according to Sheriff Clark. ; The hnutcrs made their headquarters at the ranch owned by Jesse James not the famous outlaw, but a well known character in the country about :. Bassett v-v" . J . . Milk Wagon Drivers, on Strike Since Friday, Return to Work New York, Oct 21. Hundred of milk wagon driver employed by the Borden Farm Products company, who have been on strike since Friday, agreed at a conference here today to return to work , tomorrow morning, after the company bad granted vir tually all of their demands. Former German Boat Lost Toklo, Saturday, Oct 22. The for mer German steamer Darvel, which for some time has been in the control of the United States navy, is a total wreck at Stress island. . The crew of the vessel was saved.' .. , BOB FITZSIMMONS DIES OF Former Champion Heavyweight Pugilist Succumbs to Five Days' Attack of Pneu monia at Chicago. Chicago, Oct 22. Robert Fitzsim mons, former champion heavyweight pugilist of the world, died at a hos pital here early today, after an illness of five days of pneumonia. The former champion was stricken last Tuesday while appearing at a If 'C f. -i 1 ft " M "if fcfilMiiij ' tliiM 'Mmm ITTttTW Sport Calendar ToLay BUIIanto Alfred D On n, Uhm Duly at Vim York, for tlahla champ lnhl. Bxtea Willi ifkimm VI. WsiiM, 1 made, at BmUra. - vaudeville theater and his ailment was at first diagnosed as ptomaine poison ing. Later it was discovered that he was " suffering from double (lobar) pneumonia and physicians declared that he could not live. His remark able vitality sustained him! until Sat urday, when he lapsed into uncon sciousness. His wife was at his bed side when death came. During the five days of his illness Fitzsimmona was the recipient of many messages from men whom he formerly met in the ring, including James J. Corbett, from whom he won the championship, and James J. Jef fries, who took the title from him. Fitatsimmons. until he sank into his final stupor, fought for life as he had foughr for victory, in ; the ring. Physician declared - life , was , pro longed several days by the grim de termination of the irian. v - ; Jeffrie Expresses Sorrow. Burbank, Cal., Oct. 22. James J. Jeffries, who won the heavyweight championship of the world .from Rob ert Fitisimmons at Coney Island, June 9, 1899, with a knockout in the eleventh round, expressed deep sor row today" at- new of the latter' death in Chicago. "He was a great old general," he said. "I can speak of him only in the best of terms. He was one of my best friends and I am sorry he has gone', ,; .. ' Fitzsimmons visited Jeffries on the latter' ranch near here about two months ago, when, Jeffries, said, they "talked over old times." The funeral will be held at Moody tabernacle next Wednesday. Burial will be at Graceland cemetery. . Native Britisher. , . Robert Fitzsimmons wa born June 4, 1862 at Cornwall, England. He went to Australia, however, when a boy and always has been regarded as an Aus tralian. " - His first appearance In the ring was made at Timura, New Zealand, at Jem Mace's tournament in 1880. He de feated four men at the tourney and won the amateur championship of New Zealand. In 1881, Bob entered a tournament at the same place and de feated five men in one. night, includ ing the great Maori, Herbert Slade. Later, he entered' professional ranks and toon became champion of Aus tralia.: .; v Champion In 1897. He came to the United States In the tatter part of the eighties and it was iu this country h fought most of his great battles. He won the championship of the world in 1897 by knocking out Jim Corbett in fourteen rounds at Carson City. Hi last fight was in 194, when he went six rounds to no decision with K. O. Sweeney in Philadelphia. He lost the champion ship to Jim Jeffrie; in 18.99 when he was knocked out in eleven rounds, at Coney Island. ' The largest purse the Cornishman ever fought for was with Jim Hall in New Orleans on January 8, 1893. It was $40,000. He defeated Hall in four rounds, but only received part of the moneys ! . -: ' Yeggs Get AwayWithv ts : $1,700 from Movie House St Louis. Mo, Oct. 22. Three rob ber bound the night watchman at the new Grand Central motion pic ture theater here today, blew open i?2-.afe ni larc vault and itole $t,70P , All German Airship Secrets AreNow Known American Training Camp in France, Oct. 2.. A number of American army officer today in spected the German Zeppelin L-49, brought down intact by French aviator Saturday. The machinery and instrument of the airship were undamaged, the first instance' of it kind since the beginning of the war. All the German airhipN e crets are now known to the Ameri can. , , ' Amsterdam, Oct 21. The loss of four Zeppelin i admitted in an of ficial itatement received here from Berlin. An alrehip quadron, the state ment say, attacked London, Man cheater, Birmingham, Nottingham, Derby, Lowestoft, Hull, Grimsby and Norwich, England, with "special successes." , Military Supplies ... 'Destroyed and 'Man KMediP. Wreck Salt Lake City, Oct. 22. One man, unidentified, is dead, 12 freight car are demolished and thousands of dol lar worth of military supplies .and commercial commodities are strewn over the ground as a result of the derailment of a Union Pacific train today between Green River and Rock Springs. Wyo., according to a report received by local railroad officials. Only meager details of the derail ment have been received here, but dispatchers announce that all .Union Pacific train from the eSat would arrive in Salt Lake City at least eight hour late. . The train wa traveling west. It wa heavily loaded with foodstuffs and military supplies for military post on the Pacific coast. Beond a , report that the 'derail ment is one of the most expensive that has occurred on the line in sev eral years, officials of the1 railroad were unable to furnish ny informa tion. The cause of the derailment is not yet known here. Wrecking crew have been tent to the scene from Evan3ton and Green River, Wyo. More Than'2,000 Promotions Made ; In Navy to Date Great Lake, 111., Oct 22. Never In its history ha the navy presented to the enlisted personnel such remark able opportunities for promotion, Secretary Daniels declared today in an address to 13,000 sailor at the Great Lakes training station. "Since the war began 80S warrant officers have been commissioned as ensigns and 1,272 enlisted men have been made warrant officer," he said, and added that he expected that when peace came most of the men who have made good will be continued in the rank they have attained. Fremont Wages Active Liberty Bond Campaign Fremont, Neb, Oct 22. (Special Telegram.) With one exception pas tors of Fremont churche responded to the request of the National Coun cil of Defeinse and urged their con gregations to support the government in the present crisis by the purchase of Liberty loan bonds. A patriotic song service was held at the high school auditorium Sunday afternoon, at which 200 persons tang patriotic songs. It wa voted to continue the meetings each Sunday. Fremont business men devoted part of Sunday to canvassing rural dis trict in the vicinity of Fremont for Liberty bond sales. The workers re ported unusual success. The farmers are subscribing liberally to the loan. A large crowd of movie fans gath ered at the station Monday afternoon to hear Douglas Fairbanks, the movie star, who made a short stop on his trip across the country. - Fremont Hotels Hooverized. Fremont Neb., Oct 22. (Special Telegram. Fremont hotels will serve no beef on Tuesday' and no articles of more on Wednesday's in accordance with the plan adopted at the annual convention of. the Nebraska-Iowa Hotel Men's association at Lincoln. The new rule becomes effective today. Two Compensation Cases From Omaha Are Decided (From a Staff Correspondent) Lincoln, Neb., Oct 22. (Special.) Two cases before Compensation Commissioner George Norman have been disposed of, are both from OmaTia. - The case brought by Mrs. John Q. Adams against the City of Omaha was dismissed Saturday because the time for filing claims under the new act had expired. Mr. Adams wa an Omaha fireman and was killed in the big fire at the Morris packing plant in South Omaha on October 3, 1916. Mrs. Adams received the pension of $50 a month from the city and at tempted also to obtain the weekly al lowance under the compensation law, but failed to make application before the one year limit had expired. Con sequently her attorney dismissed the case. In the other case, the award was in favor of the plaintiff, Arthur Bleich, who wa badly injured by be ing caught between the elevator in the automobile garage of Guy L. Smith in Omaha and the top of the shaft. He wa given $5 a week for 300 weeks and $20 for doctor bills. Humphrey Woman Killed By Power Washing Machine Fremont, Neb., Oct 22.T(Specia Telegram.) Mrs. Eugene Ainsworth, formerly a teacher in the Fremont schools, was almost instantly killed when her clothing caught in the ma chinery while engaged in doing the family washing at the Ainsworth farm near Humphrey Monday, according to information received by Mr. Ains worth's parent in Fremont Details of the accident are lacking. but it has been learned that Mr. Ains worth started the machine and went to the field to husk corn. He was called home to find Mrs. Ainsworth dead. . ' r - ., II'.. I i jurs. vinsw.orin was- miss naena Aldeson and for a period taught in the Fremoat schools. Her husband and little son are the close surviving relatives. She was 31 years of age. State Engineer Decides. For Standard Bridge (From a Staff Correapondent) In 1914 Thurston county made a contract with the Standard . Bridge company for building two bridges in that county for $7,IW. Uefore the bridges were completed the board making the contract went out of office and a sew one was elected. The new board .retusea to pay tne contract price, alleging that it was too high. After quarrelling for a long time the board and the company agreed to leave the matter to State Engineer George Johnson. Mr. Johnson has made an investigation and finds, that the bridge company is entitled to the amount of the contract with $45 stricken out Roscoe Davidson Chosen Supreme Court Stenographer (From a Staff Correspondent) Lincoln. Neb., Oct 22. (SoeciaD F. D. Williams, who -has been for nm rim xtenncranher for Tudee Kose ot the supreme court nas re-i Signed ana Will nuiu a suinwi puamuu with District Judge Bayard Paine of Grand Island. The position made vacant has been filled by the appointment of Roscoe B. Davidson, son of Judge S. P. Davidson of Tecumseh. Mr. David son has been residing in Washington. V. C, for some time and was admitted tto the bar in the courts of the dis trict. He will be admitted here on a certificate from the District of Colum bia bar, v Nebraska Pioneer Woman Die. Fremont, Neb., Oct. 22. (Special Telgram.) Mrs. P. E. Hall widow of P. E. Hall, one of the pioneer rail road builders of Nebraska si dead at Cedar Rapids, la. Mr. Hall was 76 years old and for several years had been engaged in charity work at Cedar Rapids. She was president of the Board of Managers of the Home for the Friendless and for 30 years was a member of the board. Retired Fremont Pastor Dies. Fremont. Neb.. Oct' 22. (Special Telegam.) The Rev. C W. Frey. former pastor of the German Evan gelical Lutheran church at Fremont died at the home of his daughter at Ithaca. Mr. Frey was 70 years of age and a year ago retied from the min istry. His widow, three sons and three daughters, are the close surviv ing relatives. PERSHING CABLES FIRST AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST (Continued from Face One.) transport worker. Wife, Mrs. Annie Ucbin, East Savannah, Ga. C. L. AUSBURNE, electrician, U. S. N. No address. H. F. WATSON, electrician, U. S. i. No address. J. C. M'KINNEY, teaman, U. S. N. No address. " J. W. HUNT, seaman, U. S. N. No address. PRIVATE MELVIN E. R AD BURY, medical corps. Mother, Mrs. Angel Bradbury, Boston, Mass. PRIVATE GUY R. BOSWOHT'1, medical corps. Mother, Mrs. Sophie 3osworth, Milium, N. J. ASSISTANT ' CARPENTER W. PEDERSEN, steamship Antilles. Mother, Leonhard Pedersen, Farsun, Norway. whe: lman l. e. m. jensen. Address unknown. SEAMAN E. ERIKSEN. Sister, A. Nilsen, Lake Myles, la. SEAMAN P. IGHOLM. Mother, M. Igholm, Nosco. Denmark. SEAMAN J. JOLY. Mother, B. Joly, Montreal, Canada. SEAMAN R. PARKS. Mother, Ella Parks, 314 Kearney street, San Francisco. THIRD ASSISTANT EN GINEER E. A. WALKER. Wife, Mrs. E. A. Walker, Hoboken, N. 1. JUNIOR ENGINEER THOMAS BOYLE. Mother, E. Boyle, County Louth. Ireland. JUNIOR ENGINEER J. O' ROURKE. Sister, B. O'Rourke, New York. WATER TENDER JAMES FIN NEGAN. Father, J. Finnegan, Green more, County Louth, Ireland. OILER O. FEAKON. Wile. M. Fearon, New York. FIREMAN M. BOZA. Mother, J. Boza, Veiga, Spain. FIREMAN FIDEL GONZALES Brother, A. Gonzales, Santander, Spain. FIREMAN H. L. LLARET Father, G. Llaret, Barcelona, Spain. FIREMAN ANTONIO LEAL. Mother. A. LeaL Valparaiso. Chile. L CHIEF BUTCHER -GEORGE STANLEY, wue, . aiamey, Brooklyn, N. Y. SECOND BUTCHER CASIANE MAURIN. Mother. C. Maurin, New York. SECOND BAKER E. BISHOP BERGER. Brother, A. Bishofberger, Swiss amy. ' SCULLION A. TOUHEY. No ad dress.. WALTER J. L.DEVINE. Brother, L. Devine, Camden, N. J. . WALTER GEORGE HASKIE. Aunt, Mary A. Grown, Baltimore, Mi WALTER F. MICHIELE. Sister, M. Michiele, New York. WALTER W. PIRIE. Wife, Mary Pirie, New York. SEAMAN A. DOUFORS, Krun situota, Finland. ' STEWARD W. SLATTERY. Ad dress unknown. ASSISTANT STOREKEEPER D. BAYNE. Sister, Mary Broderick, Jersey City, N. J. CHIEF COOK CHARLES JA SON. Wife, L. Jason, Portswood, England. SECOND COOK WILLIAM BELL. Sister, E. Gray, Secumb, England. ' THIRD COOK V. RIPA. Brother, J. Ripa, New York. CREW COOK CHARLES TUN NIE. Mother, M. L. Schuelter, No. 9 Washington street Oakland, CaL Iowa Coal Committee Includes Sioux City and Bluffs Men Des Moines, la, Oct 22. On recommendation of Governor Hard ing and Charles Webster, state fuel administrate r, Dr. Garfield,, the na tional fuel , administrator, has ap- Webster jn adjusting Iowa's coal problems. Among those named are T.wm V Tnv nl s!niiT Citv anft F. ACanfield of Council Bluffs. Snows Ride on High Winds While Temperatures Drop Reports to railroads indicate that it is winter out in the state and oyer most of Wyoming. This morning when station reports were received at Burlington and Northwestern head quarters agents reported snow falling at Eustis, Curtis, Madrid, Sidney, Bridgeport, Pauline, Minden and Has tings. The snow was accompanied by high northwest winds and temper atures around 20 to 36 degrees above zero. ... Heavy snowfall was reported in the Black Hills and over the entire coun try from Edgmont, S. D, to Billings, Over portions of the south half of the state light rain was reported and temperatures ranging from 36 to 30 above zero. CLARJXGB Arrow 2Wfflcn 3fryf 1 H&SHEiy' &om FILMLAND. "PHOTO 'PLAY OFFERINGS FOR TODAY onononoaononononoaonQaonononoaonono AMl'SEMEN'TS. o D o n o D o D o D o D o D o p o D o D o D o a o a o D o D o U Q O D o Everybody' Favorite Is Here Today and Wednesday ......in . "Onder r i ' a - via, II snoicap seven acts or uirms, action and 'suspense taken from Jackson Gregory's novel of the same name. OF COURSE YOU KNOW THE STAR is - ,; . If t '' 'V ? - A NEW SIDNEY DREW COMEDY, TOO. g HAROLD . L0CKW0.0D Coming Thursday GLADYS BROCKWELL STAR OF "THE HONOR SYSTEM" In "CONSCIENCE" D o p o D o D o a o Q o P o o Q o D o D o a o D o D o D Cm D o D o D o D o a o D o D o 0 o D .ononoo onononononoHOoononononononono rc on. XL Miar lrh4- ffkSSSJ Olive Thomu X 1 Maxine ElliotTlJ 1 Broadw"Arizofta PI n j ' Coming Sunday y lighting OddsV William Farnum Ma,.ueri. chril 'The Conqueror" ll!i! L 1 nil A . LOTHROP 1221 GEORGE M. COHAN la "Broadway Jon." SUBURBAN TODAY MattaM and Night DOUOl AS FA'RBArtU, ta "DOWN TO EARTH" Phoo Col. 2841 L' " Today acid Wadnaaday EDWARD EARLE la "FOR FRANCE" Horn sf tha Bij Double Show CARLOS CAESARO . Tba Human 6jrroacope CLINTON & ROONEY "What Evrybodr tlkea" PAUL PETCHING &.CO. Muakal Flower Garden RUCKER & WINIFRED Ebony Hued Entertainers Special Photo Attraction CHARLIE CHAPLIN "THE ADVENTURER" EARLE WILLIAMS "THE LOVE DOCTOR" POY1) TONIGHT Mat., Today and Wodnatday, 25c "A Little Girl i.1 a Bis City" Night, 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c Sarea Day Beginning Thursday America' Oldet and Bett Play The Old Homestead Mate., Sat., Sun., 25c and 50c Mati., Tues., Wed., 25c Night, 25c to $1.00 trance is I layers TODAY ALL WEEK Mais.. Wsd.. Sit. Matt., 25c. 60c. MbhM, t8-38.5Q.71e 150 Liberty Bond givte wy Wtdnwdiy Mat. K. C. Klnht. Thuri. - Oetobw ?8th West WK"Kle ' ln;' TONIGHT The Public Are Invited to THEATRICAL NIGHT at the EMPRESS GAODEH On Grand Time. Don't Mits It. P. S. Stage Folk start coming at 11 o'clock. "OMA" FUN CENTER" "JIy MU, 15-25-SOc Evenincs, 2S-SO-7Sc-tl Jean Bedini'i "piite.PiKf." Muakal Parisian Neveltf ru' u BuHesque Kitten Chorus of Melodioua Meweri. Bewilderinsr array of lurp rises Burleiquieet burlesque ever prodqe- cd SPECIAL The Aerinl Doili; The J: Mischka Piplk Troupe ; The 5 A-K i. Ttjaw LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS. Bat. Mat. and Wk.: Iu. K. Coopw'f "Slfbt BerrtJ" Phone Dour. THE BEST OF VAUDEVILLE THa Week. Mat. DauV. 2:15: Nirht, ttlS. LEW BRICE and the BARR TWINS: RALPH DUNBAR'S MARYLAND imur.ii vur Family;" Tbe Heavdlinera;" Caariti O!cott Porotfty nrenner; urpneum imn T.iy, Extra Attractions MARTIN BECK Presents the Seconal Eolaodo -THE RETREAT OF THE GERMANS AT THE BAIlLt r Ru Prlcaa: MaU fialknr. : Bast Saati JaaeajJ Sat. arday u (asiay), 25c Nlitita, lOt, 25c. iO. e