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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1917.
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CREIGHTON CADETS
STARTLE FARM WIFE
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Student Soldiers Stage Army
, Maneuvers Near Bellevne
to Apprehension of Sarpy
County Residents.
"What's that, the German army?"
asked Mrs. Cyrus Haywood of her
husband Thursday afternoon. They
were standing on the back porch of
their farmhouse two miles northeast
of Bellevue, gazing at a long line of
troops working their way stealthily
across a cornfield a quarter of a mile
away. It looked like a regular army,
; too, small though it was. There were
reconnoitering parties in advance, the
main body was well flanked to pre
vent a surprise attack, and strong
rear guard was following slowly
along behind.
"Oh, look Cyl There's another
army, and they are coming towards
each, other. Oh, there is going to be
a fight"
It certainly looked as if something
like that was going to happen. Not
a sound broke the all-pervading still
ness. But there it was actually hap
pening before her eyes. The bodies
of men were inexorably, grimly in
tent on coming face to face, for the
purpose, to all outward indications, of
working dire destruction on each
other.
Creighton Cadets.
Cy, meanwhile, was smiling broad
ly. ."Why, those are the Creighton
cadets out for a lark, and incidentally
to get an idea of how our Uncle Sam
does things in war," he volunteered.
He was interrupted by the sound
of cheering borne to his ears by the
wind, and he beheld the two lines
making a mad, wild charge, which
terminated in the interlocking of
figures, amid much cheering and
laughing.
Peace was declared. The battle
was declared a draw, since neither
army l.ad been able to surprise or
surround the other, and there were
mutual congratulations between Ma
jors McGan and Morearity, who
were in command of the two sec
tions of the Creighton university
cadet regiment.
This was the first hike by the
Creighton student military organiza
tion. The 'quartermaster sergeants
saw to the transportation of supplies,
and at noon a temporary truce was
declared and operations ceased. Each
squad had its own campfin. and made
coffee, roasted weiners, and toasted
marshmallows.
Reducing Electric Signs
Not Best Way to Save Coal
I. B. Zimman, head of the sales
department of the Nebraska Power
company, believes he has a better
way to conserve coal than to reduce
the number of illuminated signs.
"I am with the government in Us
efforts to conserve and make the best
vse of coal, but I do not believe that
electric signs and illuminations are
the best places to start," said Mr.
Zimman. "The amount of coal used
in a large central power plant to
maintain these signs it comparatively
smalt. It requires ft certain amount
of coal and certain output of cur
rent to bring a large plant up to its
high point of efficiency and service. I
would suggest that women refuse to
wear the type of heels known as
French wooden heels. It requires
power to fashion millions of pain
of these heels and several operations
of machinery are necessary to ma''e
these heels. By stopping the manu
facture of millions of pairs of heels
much coal would be saved; in fact,
more than you would believe. These
heels are not necessary;. I do not be
lieve they are conducive to physical
well-being. Electric street signs add
to safety of traffic and are almost a
necessity. I would say they are
necessary, although some might not
agree with me on that point But I
am ready to show many places and
many ways for saving coal without
disturbing illuminated signs."
Man Pinched For Lauding
, Kaiser Takes Other Tack
Gus Stein showed no evidence of
' pro-German sympathies when he was
brought to the office of the United
States attorney Friday morning. He
is a trucker : at the Union Pacific
freight house and was arrested
Thursday for alleged remarks lauda
tory of the kaiser. i .
While waiting in the United States
attorney's office Stein heard several
men talking about the kaiser's with
ered right arm.
' "Excuse me," volunteered Stein,
."but do you think I would stand up
for a man like the kaiser? Why
should I stand up for such a man?
He has laid waste the home of my
father and mother and youngest and
oldest brothers in Poland. He de
serves to have a withered arm. He
fot that because of intermarrying,
hey are afraid they will lose their
hold on the power unless they keep
on marrying their cousins. Do I look
li!;e a man who would say anything
in favor of the kaiser?"
Stein talks English very brokenly.
The lnhti States attorney has
taken no action on the case.
McCrossen Draws Thirty
Days On Wife's Testimony
Lee McCrossen, 616 North Seven
teenth street, drew thirty days in the
cojtnty jail this morning when ar
' raigned in police court on a charge of
disturbing the peace. Mrs. Babe Mc
Crossen, wife of the defendant, com
plained against him.
Mrs. McCrossen also alleged her
husband departed front the family
domicile with a victrola and a vio
lin. These two articles the husband
admitted selling. Mrs. McCrossen
said she was afraid of her husband
and she is now obtaining a divorce
from him. She alleges he drinks al
cohol and terrifies her.
Tears Fill Eyes of the Women As
They Read Message to Soldiers
A motherly little woman, plainly
attired, knocked at the door of the
soldiers' Christmas packet committee
in the First National bank building
and when Mrs. E. T. Swobe invited
her in, presented a packet she had
prepared.
"It is the most perfect one we re
ceived, candy, tobacco, gum, dates,
figs, a black tie, a small testament,
trench mirror and many other useful
articles," said Mrs Swobe. "This is
the note we found enclosed:
"'Dear Lad: We mothers are do
ing our best to keep the home fires
burning. With loving thought of you
and prayers for you, with deeds done
every day for you and yours, we send
on our love this Christmas day. God
bless you, son. Just a Mother.'"
Tears stood in the eyes of the wo
men who read this loving uote.
Irenaeus Shuler didn't need any
one to ask him to contribute to the
soldiers' Christmas fund. When he
learned Harry Tukey had raised $190
among real estate men, he telephoned
Mr. Tukey's office and told him to
make it $200.
A genuine Irish blackthorne stick
will be sold at the Fontenelle cigar
stand for the benefit of the soldiers'
fund. The stick is donated by a well
known Omaha woman.
Thousands of packages of gum
were contributed by school children.
Kiddies Bring Gum to
School For Sammies
Thursday was "gum day" at the
Miller Park school. Yes, actually!
The kiddies were not only allowed but
asked and encouraged to bring in all
the gum they could! Every chubby
hand bore a package of the tin-foil
wrapped delicacy, which was taken
straight to the principal's office.
For once in their history there was
no reprimand for bringing in gum,
but it was received with a smile.
For this gum is to be sent to the
soldier boys in the Red Cross Christ
mas packages. (
With other good things it will be
wrapped in khaki handkerchiefs and
sent over the ocean to bring a touch
of home to the boys at the front.
Great heaps of the guni packages
stood in the office this morning wait
ing to be taken by the Campfire girls
to the Red Cross headquarters.
Road Repair Patrol to Be
Established By the County
A regular patrol is to be estab
lished by the county commissioners to
go over the newly paved roads in
the county regularly and see that they
are kept in repair. The Commercial
clubmen -and the Omaha Automobile
club asked for this innovation and
after repeated efforts got the com
missioners to agree to it.
The members of the good roads
committee of the Commercial club
and the Omaha Automobile associa
tion are making regular inspection
trips on West Dodge street, where
five miles of old macadam on the
Lincoln highway is being resurfaced.
Several inches of crushed stone is
being put in, and this is to be topped
off with "tarvia" asphalt. This stretch
of paving is to be in the nature of
a model for future road improvement
work of this class. ) '
Negro Missionary Worker
To Deliver Two Lectures
Dr. L. G. Jordan, colored mission
ary worker, of Africa, will deliver two
lectures in negro churches Sunday for
the benefit of foreign missions.
Dr. Jordan will speak at the Zion
Baptist church Sunday morning and
at the Seward Street Methodist Epis
copal church Sunday evening. The
missionary declares there are over 100
American missionaries on the west
coast of Africa who , must remain
there during the war.
Dr. Jordan is secretary of the For
eign Mission Board of the National
Baptist convention and comes from
Philadelphia.
New Barges to Be Built '
For Decatur River Line
From three to five new barges for
Missouri river transportation may be
built this winter by the Omaha-De-catur
. Missouri River Navigation
company. Officers and directors plan
to acquire enough barges so that
some may be unloading at the docks
at either terminal' while others are
carrying the loads up and down the
river, as M would afford something
for the power boats to do all the
time. Hitherto the power boats have
been forced to stand idle at the land
ings for a 'day or two while cargoes
were being unloaded and new ones
taken on. 1
Retail Coal Men to Meet;
Cost Expert on Way Here
Retail coal dealers will meet this
evening on the too floor of the City
National bank building to hear a re
port of a committee of the dealers
which has conferred with State Fuel
Administrator John L. Kennedy on
the local fuel situation. v'
' Mr. Kennedy received , word from
Washington this morning that the
fuel cost expert he requested would
come to Omaha within the week to
confer with local dealers over prices
to be charged.
Church Celebration at
Fremont Sunday
Fremont. Neb., Nov. 2. (Special.)
The quadricentenial of the Reforma
tion will be held here on November
4. In the morning, Rev. J. Kilgendorf
of Omaha, vice president of Missouri
synod, will deliver the sermon. Rev.
II. H. Hartman of Fort Dodge, la.,
and Rev. Leo Hartman of Louisville,
Neb., also will speak.
The celebration will take place in
the Larson opera house, several quar
tets rendering selections.
Equitable Life Invests
Premiums in Liberty Bonds
That the Equitable Life Assurance
Society of New York, will invest all
first year premiums in Liberty bonds
was the text of a telegram received
by Guy A Collard, manager of the
Omaha agency, from President W. A..
Day. This company Jiad previously
subscribed to $15,000,000 of the bonds.
Indian Summer Prevails 1
Throughout Middlewest
According to the morning reports
to the railroad, perfect fall weather
is the rule all the way from the Mis
souri river through to the Rocky
mountains. It is clear and calm, with
temperatures ranging from 24 to 40
degrees above zero.
Watch This Paper Sunday
For announcement of opening for inspection of
Omaha's most beautiful and most complete Apart
ment House The St Regis ax, 37th and Jones
streets:..: .
URGE AUTOISTS TO
TREAT SOLDIERS
Recreation Committee of Ro
tary Club Adopts Slogan of
"No Empty Seat in Your
Automobile."
"No empty seat in your auto," this
is a slogan adopted by the recreation
committee of the Omaha Rotary club,
which committee is seeking to pro
vide entertainment for the soldier
boys.
The idea in the "No-empty-seat-in
your-auto" slogan is to make peopje
share their automobiles with the sol
diers who are stationed at the forts
around Omaha.
"People drive up and downtown in
their big automobiles Saturday, Sun
day, Monday and every other day,"
said C. II. English, chairman of the
committee, while the soldier boys are
thick on the sidewalks walking. These
boys are strangers here in the city
and they would appreciate a ride,
They would appreciate being shown
the cjty. It is no. necessary to have
an introduction to the boys. Simply
call to them on the sidewalk, 'Hey,
fellows, would you like to ride?' and
the chances are ten to one the boys
will be very glad to take a little ride
It is not necessary that you bring
them back every time to the place
where they started from. Drop them
off at the end of your journey. They
will hop on a car and come back, or
they will get into the next automo
bile going back, ' but give them I
ride; they will appreciate it. We can
do little enough for these boys be
fore they go into the trenches.
The recreation committee is clan
ning other activities to give the boys
recreation anu enicriainmeni wntie
here, but is not yet ready to announce
the plans.
D. C. McKillop, Pioneer
Omaha Railroad Man, Dies
David C. McKillop, resident ' of
Omaha for 48 years, died at his home,
511 Poppleton avenue, at the age of
85 years.
Mr. McKillop, born in Scotland,
came to America when a child and to
Nebraska in 1869. He was employed
for 45 years in the freight depart
ment ot the Union Pacific, being re
tired three years ago. He celebrated
his sixtieth wedding anniversary Aug
ust 15.
Mr. McKillop is survived by his
wife and, five children.
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