THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1917.
UEBRASKANS LINE
UP ON THE PLAN
T0C0NSERVEF00D
One Hundred Thousand Pledge
Cards Are Signed, Is the Word
That Has Been Sent to De
partment in Washington.
Unofficial figure indicate that Ne
braskans have signed more than 100,
000 pledge cards, with numerous lo
calities showing a 100 per cent signa
ture, was the message flashed to
Washington last night by S. R. Mc
Kelvie, state director. These figures
are based on uncomplete returns made
by county chairmen throughout the
state.
That Nebraska is responding to the
nation's appeal was evident last Sun
day when the school children of Oma
ha and outside districts reported tin
usually large returns. But the fol
low up is being made so complete
that Food Administrator Wattles' es
timate that 90 per cent of Nebraska
will join in the food conservation
will undoubtedly be borne out.
That all nationalities and especially
the German born are co-operating. is
made evident by county reports.
Jacob Jensen, Plainvicw, writes that
17 loyal German women in his district
have signed their cards. They are:
Mrs. Anna Blunck, Mrs. Gustav
Blunck, Mrs. Sophie Blunck, Mrs.
Christian Dibbert, Mrs. II. J. Hoffart,
Mrs. H. J. Hoffart, Mrs. Jacob Hof
fart, Mrs. J. M. Hoffart, Mrs. Her
man Myers, Mrs. A. Niessen and Mrs.
Matilda Saatyhoff, Tlainview; Mrs.
William Lindburn, Mrs. F. Lortr,
Mrs. Phillip Lortz, Mrs. Adolph Nis
sen, Mrs. B. Schroeder and Mrs.
Frank Spatr, Osmond.
; Good Reports from State.
Outside reports rolling- into the
Bee building office yesterday con
tinued to swell the grand total. Grand
Island and Hall county, with large
numbers of Germans, report that they
will set a record for other counties
to follow.
Dodge county is looming up. Fifty
two county school districts of 85 re
port 1,099 signed cards out of 1,219
families solicited. Eleven of these
report 100 per cent signed, with re
ports from Fremont that the city will
sign 95 per cent.
Buffalo county . will return about
10,000 cards, according to advices.
Merrick county has requested 1,000
more than its apportionment.
Thayer county requests more with
advices of 95 per cent signatures.
Dawson county,- through W. C.
Bloom, reports the campaign closed
in the rural districts with 98 per cent
signed.
From Richardson county it Is re
ported that there has not been a re
fusal" '
Hooker county calls for more cards
to complete the canvass.
From Lance Cooper, Phelps county,
comes the information that 1,100
families have signed and the county
will be cleaned up in a big drive
Thursday.
Optimistic reports come from
Scottsbluff, Cass and Pawnee coun
ties. V .
PROUD DAY FOR
CANADA; GREAT
' . VICTORY IS WON
' (Contlao4 from rg Oh.) '
Friesland copse fell and Canadians
pushed on up the slopes.
The infantry working eastward
along the crest of the Passchendaele
ridge toward the village progressed,
rapidly Uthough under a severe fire
from many points. Crest farm, just
north of the highway, put up a stren
uous resistance and a hard struggle
was staged there. The farm was
heavily armed with rapid fire guns
and the Canadians attacked with rifles
and bombs.
i Artillery Plays Big Part
While the British were struggling
with the enemy at Crest farm, the
troops on their left were meeting with
trouble from the enemy guns which
were concentrated on the -u The Brit
ish artillery came to the rescue with
such an intense fire against the Ger
man batteries that the hostile shelling
decreased greatly. In this lull the
Canadians rushed ahead and stormed
their way to the village of Meetcheele.
A violent struggle occurred at close
quarters among the cottages in this
little place. Those of the enemy who
were able retreated toward Massel
markt, but at 8:30 o'clock the Ba
varians marched out of Masselmarkt
for a counter-attack.
The Canadians at Crest farm, 1,000
yards south of Masselmarkt, were the
first to see this threat developing
against their comrades. A number
of raptured enemy machine guns
were brousht into play against the
advancing Bavarians, with disastrous
result. At almost the same time sig
nals reached the British artillery and
the enemy was caught in a swirl of
gun fire that shattered the ranks and
caused a hasty retreat. Shortly after
ward, numbers of the enemy were
seen running eastward from Massel
markt, evidently having had too
strong a taste of the barrage fire.
Water Fails to Stop Them.
At the left the Canadians and Eng
lish pushed rapidly across the Fad
debeek river and assaulted numerous
enemy defenses on the eastern bank.
The ground was in very poor condi
tion. The Paddebeek was not in
flood, but the whole country sur
rounding it wu a marsh in which
the men floundered miserably. To
add to their troubles there were hun
dreds of great holes filled with water,
into which they otten plunged, ana
from which they were extricated with
difficulty.
Such strongholds as Sourd faim
and Course farm maintained a heavy
machine gun fire against them from
the moment the advance began. In
spite of these difficulties, they pushed
their line forward and established
INVITE A SOLDIER BOY TO
YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER
People of Omaha Are Asked 'to Entertain Distinctive
American Holiday Men Who Will Fight Nation'.
Battles; The Bee to Bring Hosts and
Guests Together.
Colum
contact with
right.
the Canadians on their
Uncle Sam Starts
Today to Levy
His Big War Tax
(Centlnud from r One.) '
stamps, are in readiness for sale, and
the department has had printed thou
sands of 2-cent post cards. First
class mail postmarked tomorrow or
any time prior to 12:01 a m., Novem
ber 2, regardless of time taken for
delivery, will be transmitted at the
old rates, but that postmarked there
after must pay the increased toll.
Amusement admission taxes be
come effective tomorrow at places
charging more than 10 cents. They are
1 cent for each 10 cents or fraction
paid for such admission, payable by
the person admitted but collected by
the government from the amusement
proprietor, required to make sworn
returns to the treasury. :
A flat tax of 1 cent for each child
under .12 admitted when children are
charged also is provided. Passes are
taxed, except those to bona fide em
ployes, municipal officers and children
under 12, at the regular rate, which
also is extended to cabarets or other
entertainment in which the admission
is included in the price paid for re
freshment, merchandise or service.
Persons leasing theater boxes must
pay 10 per cent on their rental.?
the new rates on cigars range from
25 cents to $7 per thousand and on
cigVets from 80 cents to $1.20 per
thousand. Five cents a pound is the
new tax on tobacco, snuff and other
manufactured tobacco, while cigaret
papers are taxed from Vi cent to 1
cent per hundred. As the taxes are
now reaching the ultimate consumer,
the raises mean about 1 cent more on
5 cent tobacco packages, from 2 to
5 cents on cigaret packages and from
1 to 10 cents on cigars.
Pullman Sleepers Hit.
The taxes on freight and passenger
transportation are also extended to
motor vehicle competitors of steam
and electric railways and water lines.
The passenger transportation tax is
not applicable to fares costing 35
cents or less or commutation or sea
son tickets for trips less than 30 miles.
Payments for services rendered and
state governments are exempt from
taxation.
The 10 ner cent tax on Pullman ac
comodations is applicable to pay
ments for seats, berths, and state
rooms in parlor and sleeping cars or
on vessels.
' The 5-cent tax on telegraph, tele-
You good people of Omaha listen to this:
Thanksgiving das', the one distinctive American holiday,
offer you a wonderful opportunity to show your appreciation
of the boys who are going to fight your battles for you.
You can perhaps send your boy at a distant training camp
something to make his Thanksgiving more cheery, but you have
the chance, right here at your own door, to make a cheery
Thanksgiving for someone's else boy for tone of the boys in
khaki who it waiting the call in our army posts at Omaha.
With assurance from the military authorities of their co
operation. The Bee will undertake arrangements whereby
every family in Omaha so disposed may invite one of the sol
diera to Thanksgiving dinner.
This is not to be done in a spirit of charity or compassion,
but in a spirit of sociability.
The Bee will ask those who feel like entertaining a soldier
on Thanksgiving day to send us their names and we will have
the invitations duly issued, subject to acceptance, ihe Bee win
do all the work to bring hosts and guests together. Details of
the plan will be developed and announced soon. We ask all of
?rou to take notice of what is coming so you can respond prompt
y when the word is given. THE OMAHA BEE.
phone or radio messages costing 15
cents or more applies only to those
originating in the United States.
Clubs whose dues are less than $12
a year and fees to lodges are exempt
from the 10 per cent tax on club dues.
The new insurance taxes are im
posed on new policies issued, with
reinsurance policies exempted. In
dustrial of weekly-payment policies
are taxed 40 per cent on the first
premium on policies for $500 or less.
Michaelis Stays as
Prussian Premier;
Confirm Hertling
(By AuocUtcd FreM.)
Berlin, Oct. 31. (British Admiralty,
per Wireless Press.) Official an
nouncement is made that Chancellor
Michaelis has resigned and that Count
von Hertling, the Bavarian premier,
has been offered the chancellorship.
Tkje announcement says Count von
Hertling is now negotiating with the
leaders of the Reichstag parties.
Copenhagen, Oct. 31. The Berlin
newspapers agree in stating that
Count Hertlinsr was tendered only
the post of imperial chancellor and
to a well-defined report, it is purposed
to retain Dr. Michaelis in the latter
post to supervise the fate of the
Prussian franchise reform measures
and to diminish, as far as possible,
Jhe loss of prestige caused him by
his short tenure of office in the chan
cellorship. The socialist newspaper, Vor
waerts, says it understands that the
Prussian franchise measures have
now been drafted and will be ready
for submission to the Diet as soon
as they receive the royal signature.
It reports them as consisting of three
separate bills, covering the change in
the franchise requirements tor the
lower chamber, the reform of the
House of Lords and the extension of
the budget rights of the lower house.
The franchise contemplated is
based upon equal suffrage, but with
extended residence qualifications, the
newspaper explains. The bill for a
general redistribution of the electoral
districts will not be introduced at
present, it is stated, but legislation
providing for an extra number in 12
particularly large districts ' will be
submitted.
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Are Supreme
Grafonolas
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Prices and Term Within the Reach of Everybody
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, We furnish catalogue and terms
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Come to our Grafonola Depart
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are sure there will be a shortage
this year, so we urge immediate
action.
Either of These Outfits Sent
to Your Home on
Approval
GRAFONOLA OUTFIT A
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Today Has Been Set
Aside as Apple Day
This is "National Apple day," when
the attention of "Health's best way
not of Prussian premier. AccordingJPat an anne evf ry day
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GRAFONOLA OUTFIT B
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Includes a Phonograph of won
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A WORD ABOUT OUR RECORD DEPARTMENT
We carry a complete stock of Columbia Double-Disc Records (domestic and foreign) and solicit the
patronage of every home that has a phonograph. Complete Record Catalogue furnished on request. Records
sent on approval. If unable to call, phone your oder to Douglas 1623.
For the next 30 days we will give away absolutely FREE mm axealleat Record Cleaner to every pur
chaser of Columbia Records. "
CHMOLLERa MUELLER
PIANO CO.
Omaha's Leading
Grafonola Store
131113 Farnam St.
OMAHA, NEB.
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1508-1510 Douglas St
-a wonderful
OF
COATS
Starting Thursday Morning, 8:30 Sharp
More than 400 beautiful new coats havV arrived during the first part
of this week to augment our already immense stocks. These coats have been im
mediately placed in the three great sale groups, which make buying tomorrow double in
teresting particularly to those who are exacting in their style ideas.
CO fl R S Taupe, Nary, Seal
Root, Greens, Black, Grey, Plum,
Deer, Pekin Blue.
CADDIfC Wool Velours, Pom
riDmvd pomf Broadcloth,
Burella Cloth, Kersey, Plush and
Twill Coatings.
STYLES
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Large combination col-
lars, high waisted mod
els, pleated, gathered and belted
backs; plush and fur trimmed.
25
$29.50 and $35 $
COATS
Strikingly attractive coats of velour
kersey, burella and pom, pom, in
cluding all favored colors.
Large collars, trimmed in plush and
kerami with cuffs to match, wide
variety of new belt effects; half and
full lined; large buckle and button
much in evidence.
CO ATS ;Z9
Finest kerseys, velours, broadcloths,
burella cloth, in seven leading col-'
ors; half and full lined.
Plush, Fur and Kerami Collars and
Cuffs, immense combination collars
that muffle close up around your
ears. These are values you will not
be able to duplicate this season.
$45 and $49.50 $0E?
GOATS OD
Huge collars of kerami, plush and
fur, with novel cuffs to match; half
and full silk lined.
Rich Pom Poms, Broadcloths, Ve
lours, Burella Cloths and Plushes;
stunning style creations; every new
color is found in this especially at
tractive group.
Speeding Up
Seed, efficiency and economy that is the chal
lenge to American industry today. Above all,
speed but in modern industry no speed that has
staying power is gained without efficiency. Econ
omy is needed, too, but it is economy of time,
materials and labor not mere hoarding of money.
In any hauling or local transportation problem,
the surest way to do it quicker, better and cheaper
is to do it with a Pierce-Arrow truck.
A
lerce -Arrow
Motor Trucks
f
p nm'nlo T16 Interurban Transportation
JOT eXCLmpie: Company of St. Louis, Mo., now
operates twenty-one Pierce-Arrow trucks which are rented out
under a wide variety of service conditions. After careful
comparative operating tests, the company has disposed of
all its trucks of another well-known make and has standardized
its fleet with Pierce-Arrows.
V
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t 2048"52 Fam Douglas 138.
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