THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1917.
OMAHA IS FOURTH
i RECRUITING CITY
Monthly Reports Shows Only
San Francisco, New York
and Chicago Leading
Gate City.
Reports for recruiting all over the
U nited States in the month oL Sep
tember have just come to the army
building. Great jubilation is the re
sult, for the Omaha district stood
ourth ia i the United States for that
month.
Only New York, San Francisco and
Chicago went ahead of Omaha, and
the farmer boys of Nebraska and
Iowa pulled Omaha up from thir
teen place, which it occupied in Au
gust.
. The tiiree cities that surpassed
jVmaha have unbounded facilities for
y -bruiting. Besides their own enor-
jus populations, they are in the
nter of crowded sections of the
ountry, contrasting with the fanning
istricts around Omaha. San Fran
cisco and New York, being seaport
towns, also get all the re-enlistments
of soldiers and sailors coming home
om the Philippines and sea service.
plhe army recruiting office is expect
ing even more remarkable "results
when the October reports come in.
October far surpassed any of the
four preceding months in recruiting
in this district. Now that the crops
are in, the boys are flocking to town
to enlist. s--
Big Damage Suit Against
The Wabash is Dismissed
The $100,000 damage suit of Henry
D. Stewart against the Wabash Rail
road company was dismissed from
federal couri when Judge Wood
rough sustained a demurrer of the de
fendant. The judge held Stewart, a
switchman, was injured while trying
to throw a switch in the Council
Bluffs yards to sidetrack a box car
which had broken loose from the end
of a freight train and was running
back down the main line. Just as he
was throwing the switch the wheels
of the car struck it and threw the
switch handle over against Stewart's
body, injuring him.
The court held that, although a rail
road is liable for damages to its em
ployes regardless of Uie position in
which the employe is when injured,
provided the railroad's failure to obey
the7 safety appliances act is the cause
of the injury, this is not shown in the
petition to have been the cause of the
injury. TJie petition states that the
car broke loose from the train be
cause of a defective coupler, but, the
court states, the plaintiff was in tio
immediate danger from the runaway
car and the danger of turning the,
switch was apparent to him. ,
Former Comrades Remember
Armour Men Now at War
Armour men who have ioined
Uncle Sam's forces will find they
have not been forgotten by their for
mer comrades at home.
A Soldiers' and Sailors' Comfort
club has been organized by employes
of Armour & Co. to provide comforti
for 1,500 Armour men who have an-'
swertd the call to arms. Smokes,
candies, sweaters iind other similar
comforts are to be sent by the club to
the boys in the trenches or training
camps.
The first packages will be sent just
before Thanksgiving. Each package
scut from the Omaha office will con
tain the following: Two hundred cig
arets, six packages of gum, one glass
grape jelly, one glass raspberry jelly,
two cans potted meats, one" pound
dates, otiepound chocolate bar, one
box of bouillon cubes.
The club is tring to get a complete
list of addresses of all old Armour
boys who have entered the country's
service, and anyoue knowing of one
is asked to communicate with Miss
L. R. Ring, Armour & Co., South
Side. .
President Calls for
Firemen From Omaha
The president has called upon Oma
ha for 200 firemen for the navy. This
quota will come from the Omaha dis
trict, with headquarters at the navy
recruiting office in the Paxton block.
This is one of the most attractive
branches 5r the navy, well-paid and
giving the man who enters a training
that can be excelled nowhere.
"The applicant enlists for four
years," said Ensign Condict, recruit
ing officer, today. "Then he gets a
splendid training as mechanic that
ould take him a five-year appren
ticeship in civil life to acquire.
"The firemen get the highest pay
in the navy, never starting vat less
than $36.50 a month, board, clothes
and medical attendance. They are
promoted rapidly. Those with ex
perience or merely with a mechani
cal bent may enter.
"They are the men who are going
to win this war. The? will manage
the motors and the gas engines, ,so
important in modern warfares."
Fainting Bertha Again
.Before Bar of Justice
Bertha Liebke, better known as
"Fainting Bertha," was arraigned be
fore Police Judge Madden charged
with grand larceny. She pleaded not
guilty and was bound over to district
-ourt under $500 bonds. She was re
leased last Wednesday from Hast
ings Bertha, it is alleged, had in her
possession when arrested by Officer
Dalton at Fourteenth and Douglas
streets, six pairs of ladies' silk hosiery
md other femitn.e appafel. which
had been taken from a sample room
on the third floor of the Rome hotel.
The goods are the property of T. J.
Ruedy, a guest of . the hotel. She
sobbed aloud when bound over.
Rogerson, Formerly of
Bee,' Arrives in England
Bert R. Rogerson, formerly em
ployed in the circulation department
of The Bee, has written his uncle, F.
Rogerson of 2017 Chicago street,
cit- that he and his companion, Al
freu Lawrensen, also from Omaha,
have arrived safely in England and
ixpect to be "somewhere in France"
in a short tim$,now.
Rogerson writes that the voyage
was rather exciting, but while all pre
;autions were taken, no actual danger
Vas experienced.
Rogerson enlisted only three
fcionths ago in the First British Amer
ritn draft, andhas underwent a thor
ough training in Canada, and is now
prepared to join his countrymen in
die great conflict
It Might Have Been a Whole
Lot Worse Than Going to War
j
Peter George, 29, lives at 5211
South Thirtieth street, South Side.
Peter George, 21, also lives at 5211
South Thirtieth street, South Side.
And thereby hangs an unusual tale
of mistaken identity.
The only distinguishing difference
between Peter George No. 1, and
Peter George No. 2, aside from their
ages, is that Peter George No. 1, the
one who is 29 years old, is a Bul
garian, and Peter George No. 2, the
one who is 21 years old, is a Serbian.
When the draft lists were made up,
Peter George, Serbian, was given
serial number 1448. Peter George,
Bulgarian, was given sepal number
1449.
When the draft lottery was
executed, Peter George was drafted,
Peter George, Bulgarian, was sum
moned by the South Side buard, ex
amined and certified for service. lie
was sent to Camp Funston and now
is located there as a member of
Uncle Sam's great army.
But after his arrival at Funston,
Peter George, Bulgarian, discovered
that he wasn't drafted at all, but that
Peter George, Serbian, was the man
called. So he has written J. J. Breen,
chairman of the South Side exemption
board, and asks that he be relieved
from his military duties and that
Peter George, Serbian, be sent to
Funston. Breen accordingly has
summoned Peter George. Serbian, for
examination and has written to Gov
ernor Neville for instructions as to
how to remedy the mistake.
ihe mistaken identity occurred be- j
cause neither Peter George can read, j
write or talk English and merely fol- j
lowed orders given them.
United States May
Release Interned
Ships of Neutrals
An Atlantic Port, Nov. 12. Indi
cations that a satisfactory arrange
ment has been concluded between
American and Netherland govern
ment officials, whereby more than 100
Dutch ships which have been tied up
in United States ports for several
months will be made available for
use by the allies, were seen today in
an announcement of the sailing late I
last week of the first of these ships.
With a cargo of coal,- it is enroute to
South America, its article of release
requiring that it return with freight
to an American port. The charter
was arranged in London with the per
mission of the inter-allied chartering
commission and the approval of the
United States shipping board.
Neutral vessels lying idle in Ameri
can ports are estimated to represent i
from 300,000 to 400,000 tons. The re
lease of the first of these vessels is
regarded in shipping circles here as
an indication that the greater part
of this much needed tonnage soon will
be in the service of the nations allied
against Germany.
Much Wheat Now Coming
Into Gate City Markets
The heavy receipts of wheat com
ing to the Omaha market is a sur
prise to Food Administration Agent
Neal and causes him to believe that
there is no longer any desire upon
the part of farmers or others to hoard
the stocks. Monday the receipts
were 142 carloads, about normal with
this time last year.
Gen receipts were 20 carloads and
prices were practically unchanged
from last Saturdav, the sales being
made at $1.952.17 a bushel for the
old stock, with the new a ' little
lower, x
Oats were up cents a
bushel, selling at 6262c. Receipts
were 70 carloads.
Movement of Potatoes
Continues in Nebraska
At the headquarters of the North
western the informatin
that the movement of potatoes from
northern Nebraska continues and that
the remainder of the crop in the
hands of the farmers and in cellars
aggregates between 300 and 400 cars.
With fairly good weather these ought
to be moved inside of two weeks or
so, say the railroad men.
OwitIC tft thf imnncsiliili v n( eo-
curing sufficient refrigerator cars,
freight cars are being lined and heated
with stoves, and thus the potatoes
are being shipped without being dam
aged by cold.
Hospitals Hold Charm for
Nonpareil Laundry Owners
Hospitals must hold some kind of
a charm for the owners of the Non
pareil laundry.
First, W. H. Clarke, secretary and
treasurer of the Nonpareil laundry,
was taken ill and forced to undergo
an operation at a hospital.
Second, Mrs. W. H. Clarke was
operated on for appendicitis and has
just been released from the Methodist
hospital.
Now, George W. Schindele, presi
dent of the laundry, has suffered an
attack of appendicitis and has been
removed to the hospital for an operation.
Omaha Restaurant
. Till is Tapped for
$250; Man Missing
W. II. Russell, cashier at Welch's
restaurant, 1406 Douglas street, re
ported to the police that Sunday
night, during a brief period when
William Whclan, counter man, was
in carge of the office, the money
drawer was broken open and $250
taken. Russell further reported that
Whelan took sudden leave of his job
at 9:30 p. ni., whereas he was due to
have remained until 7 a. m.
Many Packages for Front
Do Not Conform to Rules
Many packages are being received
at the local postoflice addressed to
soldiers or sailors of the United
States abroad, which packages do not
conform to the requirements. The re
sult is that they must be held here
until the senders can be notified and
make the required changes. Postmas
ter Fanning points out again that
such packages must be packed in
wooden boxes and that the top must
be either hinged or screwed on.
"Every person seems to think that
we can make an exception in his or
her case, but there are no exceptions,"
he says. "The safest way to do is to
conform with the requirements and
then come to the office with the pack
age and see it inspected and passed,"
Police Requested to
Look for Missing Man
The police are in receipt of a let
ter from Miss Helen Whittemore of
Humboldt, Neb., asking that an ef
fort be made to find her father, Rob
ert Tolbilt, Hvho has' disappeared.
In her communication she states
that the missing man is about 55
years of age and was employed
some 17 years ago as engineer on
the Union Pacific railroad. The po
lice will investigate the case.
A medicine which has
given satisfaction to its
users for over 40 years,
as Cardui has, must be a
good medicine. If you
suffer from female
troubles, and need a reli
able, strengthening tonic,
of real medicinal value,
as proven by the experi
ence of thousands of
, women users,
TAKE
W. E. Gorman Dies at Local
Hospital on Saturday
W. E. Gormattf For,ty-second and
Grand avenue, died at a local hospital
Saturday. A wife, two daughters,
Mrs. Emma' Smith of Omaha and
Mrs. John Reed, Grainfield, Kan.;
three sons, H. C. Gorman, Long Pine,
Neb.; Lowe L. Gorman, and W. J.
Gorman of Omaha, survive. A cele
bration of Mr. and Mrs. Gorman's
golden anniversary was held on the
tenth of October.
Funeral services will be held at
Hoffman's undertaking parlors Tues
day at 2 'o'clock, interment being at
Forest Lawn cemetery.
Released on Parole, But .
Is Soon Arrested Again
Rudolph Bickert, who was arrested
by federal agents several weeks ago
as an alien enemy and confined in. the
county jail, was released on parole
last Friday and taken into custody
again Saturday night on advices from
Washington. Probably he will be
sent to Fort Douglas. Utah.
Charles' E. Russell to
Talk on Russia Today
Charles Edward Russell, member
of the Root commission to Russia,
will speak on Russia before the Com
mercial club of Omaha Tuesday noon.
He will arrive at 7:55 in the morning
from Sioux City.
The Woman's Tonic
Mrs. C: S. Budd, of
Covina, Calif., in writing
of her experience with
Cardui, says: "1 took a
bottle at 13 years old, and
it cured my headaches.
I have taken it since mar
riage, and received much
help from it. Cardui is
the best medicine 1 ever
took . . It was the only
medicine . . . that helped
my back... "Try Cardui.
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All Druggists
EB13
Be Good To Your Clothe.
LET CAREY CLEAN THEM.
Saving the Wheat
is fun when a feller
pQST can have
T0ASTIES
BREATH
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove It
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets, the substi
tute for calomel, act gently on the bowela
and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through Dr. Edwards'
Olive Tablets. The pleasant, sugar
coated tablets are taken for bad breath
by all who know them.
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets act gently
but firmly on 'the bowels and liver,
stimulating them to natural action,
clearing the blood and gently purifying
the entire system. They do that which
dangerous calomel does without any
of the bad after effects.
All the benefits of nasty, sickening,
griping cathartics are derived from Dr.
Edwards' Olive Tablets without griping,
pain or any disagreeable effects.
Dr. F. M. Edwards discovered the
formula after seventeen years of prac
tice among patients afflicted with
bowel and liver complaint; with the
attendant bad breath.
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are purely
a vegetable compound mixed with olive
oil; you will know them by their olive
color. Take one or two every night for
a week and note the effect. 10c and 25c
per box. All druggists.
Drugs
Specials for Tuesday
One-pound bottle Peroxide of
Hydrogen 21c
Sloan's Liniment, 25c size, 17c
Hay's Hair Health, $1.00 size,
at 60c
Djer Kiss Face Powder, $1.00
size . 80c
Lilac Rose Talcum Powder,
pound can 15c
White Pine Cough Syrup, 25c
size 15c
Nujol, for internal use, special,
at 60c
Hinkle Pills, 100 in bottle, ,15c
Senna Leaves, large pkg.,.10c
Locust Blossom Perfume, oz.,
at . 30c
Sanitary Douche Cans, regular
90c value, special 50c
White Ivory Mirrors, $1.69 val
ue, at . $1.20
Lysol, $1.00 bottle, special, 70c
Nature's Remedy Tablets, 50c
size 30c
Walnutta Hair Stain, 60c size,
at 40c
Syrup of Figs, 60c size . . . 35c
Beef, Iron and Wine ...,49c
Cascarets, 60c size 33c
Freezone Corn Remedy, 35c
size 25c
Jap Rose Soap .7c
Kirk's Juvenile Soap 7c
Main Floor, Rear
Handkerchiefs
Women's Cotton Handker
chiefs in assorted kinds.
Women's Cotton Handkerchiefs,
slightly soiled, A
each xC
Men's Cotton Handkerchiefs,
good size,
each
Basement
6ic
Underwear
Women's Cotton
Fleecy Lined Peeler
Vests,
each". ,
Infants' Slightly
Fleeced Bands, sizes
1 to 6,
each
65c
Basement
Draperies
1,000 yards of Cretonnes in a
large variety of pretty colors
and desirable patterns, for knit
ting and shopping bags; worth
up to 59c a yard; spe- OP
rial, Tuesday, a yard. . JC
50 pieces of Voiles and Scrims,
fancy hemstitched borders,
cream, white and beige, Q
special, a yard U C
25 pieces of Drapery Madras, in
all the desirable colors. Pretty
patterns for drapes and door
hangings; special, a 49 C
Basement
Hosiery
Women's Cotton Hosiery, black
and tan, a pair, 1 5 C
Women's Cotton Ribbed Top
Hosiery, a pair, 20 C
Women's Fiber Silk Hosiery,
black, white and colors, lisle
garter tops with double soles,
seconds of 60c quality, OQ
a pair OJC
Men's Oxford Part OP
Wool Socks, a pair. ... OC
Infants' Part Wool Hose, black
and white, a O C
pair uC
Basement
35c
15c
Women's Cotton,
Lightly Fleeced
Union Suits; high
neck, long sleeves
and ankle length; all
sizes, a
suit . . .
Children's Fine White Cotton
Union Suits, in high neck, long
sleeves and Dutch neck and el
bow sleeves, all sizes up to 16,
75c 85c
f
Hardware
Electric Light Globes
10, 25 or 40-Watt 03-
Globes, each wC
60-Watt Globes, 9Q
each C
Butcher Knives
An assortment of good ones in
six, seven and eight-inch
lengths, while they Ol
last, each ailC
Sad Irons
Five-piece set nickel
plated "Mrs. Potts"
Sad Trnna n net
M on B"
Basement
China '
China Dinner Set
47 Pieces
Fine translucent China, Coin
Gold treated; 1 "1 A OP,
special, a set... P 00
Blown Goblets, thistle pat
tern, special, a (fP nn
dozen Vvv
Mam Floor
Writing Paper
Devonshire Linen Crash Sta
tionery, fifty envelopes and
fifty sheets of paper, OQ
special, per box OJC
Main Floor.
tate Stores
WATCH
Tuesday, Night's Papers and Ottf Windows
for the Details of the
Biggest Blouse Sale
ol the Year
Consisting of four purchases, made from four of
the best Waist manufacturers in the United States
Latest Styles, Latest Materials, and
Prices Just a Fraction of Their Worth
Sale Starts Wednesday Morning. 8:30 Sharp
Second Floor
Three Lots of Shoes Must Go
Closing-Out Sale Tuesday
Can you wear a small size from 2 up to 4?
Lot 1 600 Pairs of Women's Shoes in these small sizes, in all
leathers and styles; to close out Tuesday, M A A
at.apair A,U
Lot 2 300 Pairs of Boys' Shoes, to close out Tues- M A A
day, at, a pair.
Lot 3 S0O Pairs of Women's Felt Slippers and Satin Pumps.
Felt slippers made with padded soles and ffl A A
ribbon trimmed, a pair
Satin slippers, in all colors, slightly soiled; hand
turned soles, full Louis heels, to close out, t 1 A A
Tuesday, a pair 1,uu
Basement
Specials in Notions and Sewing Supplies
Small Prices and Big Values in This Department for Tuesday
OMMXR I If "1
C3 I 1
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Auto Fc Veils, 10c values, three
for . ; . 25c4 Fast Colored Darning Cotton, the
ni-.11 TT.! T! 1 . J 1 m J J
Fompo
CEP
27 DEf
Shell Hair Pins, six in box 5c
Amber Knitting Needles, pair, 25c
Large,' boxes of assorted Wire Hair
Pins 5c
Sewing Kits for Soldiers, pair, 25c
Side and Back Combs, a pair. .10c
O. N. T. and American Maid Cro
chet Cotton, all numbers and col
ors, three balls for 25c
Strong Steel Safety Pins, card, 4c
Sanitary Napkins, box, 10c
Best Rust-proof Dress
Clasps, 12 on card .... 5c
Inside Skirt Belting, yard,
for 10c
Machine Needles, a 1 1
brands, tube .10c
Rustproof Hooks and Eyes,
card 5c
500-yard Spools of Basting
Cotton, spool , 5c
Coat and Suit Hangers, two for 5c
spool 2V6c
Fish Net Shopping Bags, each, 15c
Large Pieces of Elastic ,1c
Steel Knitting Needles, each. . .5c
Wire Hair Pins, two large pack
ages .5c
Good Steel Shears and Scissors, a
pair .25c
Ladies' and Children's Hose Sup
porters, a pair..
Sewing Needles and Darn
ers, all sizes, pkg.....6c
Extra heavy Skirt Mark
ers, each 10c
Marking Letters, for mark
ing soldiers' clothing, a
bolt 10c
Fast Colored Wash Edg
ing, bolt v 10c
Large' Bolts of Bias Tape,
bolt ,.,.10c
.'.10c
Dress Forms
Our Better Way Dress Forms
Twelve-sectional dress forms with arm pieces and extra
long hips. These forms are the best made and can be ad
justed to any size at neck, bust, waist and hips; also
lengthened in back, front and under arms and made to
any height. These forms are our regular.$16.50 mod
els, on sale for this week, at , ....... . .$10.00
Main Floor
NEMO CORSETS
Does everybody know there A
is a new Nemo corset and
New Nemo brassiere?
The name by which to call
for the new Nemo Corset is
the Marvelace. It is not a
back-laced corset, and not ex
actly a front-laced corset, but
rather a side-laced corset that
combines the good features of
front and back-laced corsets.
The Wonderlift Abdominal
Bandlet is in it.
The new Nemo Brassiere
the first Nemo Brassiere ever
made has an ingenious pat
ented contrivance whereby the
brassiere is adjusted to fit
perfectly by one pull at a tape.
$6 for the new Marvetace
Cortet,
$1 for the Nemo Brassiere.
Nemo Self-Reducing Cor
sets, $3 and more.
Nemo Back-Reducing Cor
sets, $3 and more.
Nemo Wonderlift Corsets,
$5 and more.
Miss Meyer of the Nemo Hy
gienic Corset Institute of New
York is with us and will fit you
and help you select your corset.