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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 17. 1917. 9 j Hnej Citij News Itytintim MciMiug Kings Edboltu. l!(thtliS ntnrr Hurgsm-Grmndeu Co. Have r.uol l rlnt It New Beacon Prw. Mftnl Dies, rresswork Jublle Mff. Co. 33o l.iniiliecn nt Empre Garden. iHnr.rr 'jv. l'a.ton Chocolate Shop. I to I. Have Your r.atli Room Enameled Consult Jtnson s Paint Shop. D. 1774. llitvr you sent your nnme to The Committei- of Protest, 501 Omaha Kat. Hank Ulclg. Adv. Mayor Has a Cold Mayor Dah.1 man is oonfinod to h!8 horns on ac count of a cold, which is yielding? to treatment. Chim h Conference The first quar terly ((inference of the Diet Memorial Methodist church will be held Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Choice strtr. round stenk, sirloin or porterhouse, per lb.. Hoc, and all brands of creamery butter, per lb., 45c. Washington Market, 1407 Pouglas St. Adv. Entertain City Dad. The city commissioners will be guests of the Knights of Columbus war fund com mittee next Monday noon at the Com mercial club. Mass Meeting at Benson Citizens cf Benson will hold a mass meeting to consider plans for Syrian and Armeni an relief at the Odd Fellows' hall, Bun-.y evening at 7:30. E. A. Benson wijl'tje one of the speakers of the even- jHcId to Federal Grand Jury Henry Mlrocheck and "Joe" Kuncl were botiad over to the federal grand jury by United States Commissioner Neely after a hearing on the charge of break ing into two box cars in the South Bide yards. Veteran Laid to Rest John Brown, civil war veteran, who died Wednes day at a local hospital, was buried Friday in the soldiers' and sailors' lot in Forest Lawn cemetery. Serv ices were conducted by the Grand Army at 10 o'clock at Hoffman fu neral home. Insurance Business Encouraging Kathan Bernstein, general agent for the National Life Insurance company of Vermont, for several days this week has been entertaining H. A. Vldal, spe cial representative of the company, who is out on an inspection of agen cies. Mr. Vidal asserts that, notwith standing the war, insurance conditions ere very encouraging. Central High Helps Y Fund Al most $100 has been given by the faculty of the Central High school to the Young Men's Christian association war fund. About $18 was cleared at the puppet show given by the German eociety of the school for the "Y." Com mittees from the pupils and faculty have been formed to supervise the col lection of paper and tin foil and to have charge of other war activities. SOUTH SIDE STOCKMEN URGE FATTENING HOGS Declare Increase of Forle on Market Would Be Enormous if Pigs Were Kept Bit Longer. May Convert U. S. Sailing Vessels Into Steamships Washington, Nov. 16. Conversion cf more than 1,000,000 tons of Amer ican sailing vessels into steamships was proposed to the shipping board today by Thomas A. Edison. The in ventor's suggestion will be made the subject of thorough investigation. 1 Although the placing 6f engines and coal bunkers in the shi. -would cut .!wn their cargo space the superior speed attained would more than make vp for the differences, in the opinion of Mr. Edison. American sailing ves sels are not now permitted to enter the war zone as they are easy sub marine targets. HenryfeFord's automobile plant at Detroit, cow largely engaged in man ufacturing aeroplane cylinders, is about to.Jegin also the production of ship's fittings. Mr. Ford called on the shipping board today fid arranged to turn out for the government small parts which his plant can produce in large quantities. ,-- Omaha Shriners to Make Trip to Hastings Shrine Three hundred Shriners from Omi ha, including- the Arab patrol and the drum and bugle corps, itarted for Hastings today, where they will as sist the officers of Jhe imperial council in dedicating the new shrine. The Tangier drum ahd bugle corps, composed of the following Shriners, will play en route and also at Hast ings: Zoro D. Clark, Henry W. Dunn, Hugh T. Cutler, Frank M. Pond, F. UTennyson Harris, T. R. Akerland, Dan A. Johnson, Arthur H. Sturgess, Wal ter W. Sherwood. Edward L. Bradley, Lloyd C. Dell, Walter W. Kerr, Al C. Kugcl, Earl H. Mangold. Theodore E. Peterson, Emery D. Shirey, Fred W; Fitch. T. Gordon banders, h,. l. Leavenworth, A. E. Royce, Roy A. Dodge, A. G. Rochford, Harry A. Wigton. -Albert Zimmer, A. H. Rose, Alva M. Smith, Frank C. Patton, Henry Q Forster. , Omaha Salesman Injured When Auto Goes Over Embankment f VV. M. Whitfield, 3859 California street, fruit salesman for Trimble Bros, of .Omaha, suffered fractures of several ribs and internal injuries when the automobile in which he was rid ing ran off a 30-foot embankment yes terday afternoon near Nebraska City and plunged below, pinning him un derneath, the car. Mr. Robertson, a clerk in the Mid way Grocery company's store, who w as riding with Whitfield, escaped un hurt. Whitfield' was taken to a hospital where his injuries were attended. They are not dangerous. "France in Arms" Viewed By Local Army Officers Prominent- war workers, together with many officers from Fort Crook and Fort Oniaha, were guests .of the Empress theater Thursday afternoon, to see the official war picture, "France in Arms." The film was viewed by President Wilson and his cabinet last week. Among those present were: M. H. Hall, British consul; Captain Hill, British army; Dr. Despecher, Dr. Delano, Fort Crook; A. Venuso, Ital ian consul; Mme. Borglum and Rob ert Cowcll. Woman Awakened Py Hand of Burglar Miss Elizabeth Jones, 20, living with the family of F. J. Hunt, No. 7 Clarinda apartments, was awakened at 2 a. m. when she felt the hand of a burglar, who was climbing in the win dow of her room, clutching at her throat. Her screams attracted mem oes of the household, who routed the burglar from the apartment. His fing er prints showed plainly on the win- ow s'"- ,, , , ,-.',! Police were called and searched the vicinity i" hopes of finding the man. Omaha Boy Journeys to ' a, Calgary, Canada, to Wed Edwin Harte, son of Mrs. John Harte, has gone to Calgary, Can ada, to be married. There is a big demand for stock hogs , at the South Omaha Stock Yards. "Farmers want to get pigs to fat ten," said W. B. Tagg, president o: tne aoutn umana i-ive atocs ex change. "There is less demand for hogs weighing less than 200 pounds. The government is anxious that all hoes be well finished before they are marketed. They say that this is the only way to increase the pork tor this year. Next year they hope for a bigger crop of hogs, and this year they are hoping that the hogs on hand will be marketed heavier than usual If every hog marketed is finished to weigh 10 pounds more than usual the sum total increase of pork will be enormous. Barrett Back From Eagles Meeting at Kansas City P. J. Barrett, member of the board of grand trustees of the Order of Eagles, returned Thursday evening from Kansas City, where he attended a national meeting of the trustees of the fraternity. Twenty thousand members of the Eagle lodge are in the service of the United States and it is expected ma 75,000 will be in war work in a shoi time. The Eagles have raised a patriotic fund of more than $60,000. This will be used to pay $1,000 to the depend ents of any member who dies while in the service. This will be done without any additional expense to the soldiers. The Eagle order has al ready paid $1,000 to each of the six members of the fraternity who has died in the service of their country None of them were killed in France but death resulted from diseases in cident to camp life. War is the paramount issue with the Eagles just now. Each aerie has a service flag which shows the num ber of members which they have sent to war. South Omaha aerie has al ready sent 20 and 30 more will go soon. A banquet was given for the visit ing members at Kansas City, Grand Worthy President Winter of Indian apolis, Ind., and United States Sen ator Reed of Missouri each gave pa triotic talks. South Side Police Called To Drill at Auditorium South Side police have been asked to meet at the city Auditorium Friday afternoon for drill. Ihe second and the third detail will meet at 45 o'clock and the first detail has been requested to appear at 4 o'clock. All sergeants have also been asked to be present. , . . . . It has been rumored that Desk 'Sergeant-' McCarty of the South Side, who has earned the title of "Singing Sergeant," because he always hums old love melodies about ,.his work, will drill Company Q, perhaps to the tune of his favorite lullaby, "You Can Always Tell a Policeman by the Size of His Feet." Lullabies are not the only kind of songa the genua Irishman can sing. He is a master at warbling loye bal lads and he can sing funeral dirges which he directs to Jlmmie McEnney, janitor at the South Side police sta tion, who tis said, would rather mop than drink. Polish Citizens Soon To Open Recruiting Office The Polish people of South Oma ha held a committee meeting Thurs day evening, it has been decided to open a recruiting office for Polish citi zens who wish to fight under the Po lish nag, at the office Of the local Po lish weekly, the "Gwiazda Zadhodu." T. Hehnski. president of the Polish army commission in the United States, came to Omaha from Kansas City and conferred with prominent Poles. The members of the Polish recruit ing committee are: George Latka, president; John M. Urbanski, secre tary, and William Rozewieki, treas urer, i Aged South Side Man Dies at Burkett, Neb. Lewis Nieman, age 74 years, and pioneer resident of South Side, died Wednesday at Burkett, while he was visiting at the Old Soldiers' and Sail ors' home there. The body has been brought to the South Side and the funeral will be held from the resi dence, 3910 W street, at'l o'clock Sun day afternoon. Burial will be made at Elkhorn. He is survived by his widow and three daughters. Mrs. Sarah Houston. Mrs. Otto Hansen and Mrs. Bert Wollen, all of the South Side. South Side Columbians Entertain Brothers The South Side members of the Omaha Council, Knights of Columbus, entertained the North Side members of the order at the Eagle home, Twenty4hird and N streets, Thursday evening. The evening was spent in card play ing, music and dancing. This was the first time the South Side members have entertained the uptown' Knights in. their new home. South Side brevities Miw Myrtl Lord of Dtnbury It vlilting Mn. W. A. Brsrtr. ' Phil Kearney Pot No. 2, will meet t the horns of J. W. Crita, 4417 South Tweety thlrd street, Saturday Qlght, November 17. Phil Kearney Woman's Belief Corps will meet at the home of Mrs. J. O. Eastman, Saturday at 1 o'clock. Mrs. Vancleve and daughter. Mrs. Frank Boyd of Ocheydan, la., are visiting at the home of Mrs. Bragonler. Miss L&nez Lewis has gone to Federal, Wyo., where she will Join an aunt whom she will accompany to California. CARLTLE BLACKWELL HERE. ' At the Besse tonight In the new 6-act super feature, "The Burglar." First time ever shown. Telephone South 100 and order a case of 1 Oma or Lactonade. the healthful, refreshing I Home Beverages, delivered to your residence. You can secure a maid, stenogra pher or bookkeeper by using a Bee Want Ad. . LACK OF HARMONY COSTS 10PER CENT Retail Groceri Declare Few Stores in City Who Refuse to Assist Cause High Prices. The refusal of a number of grocery stores of the city to fall in line with the majority of stores in reforms that have been recently enacted by the Retail Grocers has compelled consum ers to pay 10 per cent more for their groceries than they should, according to a statement issued by the associa tion. The grocers for two years have been making special efforts to sys tematize their business in some man ner that would operate for the bene fit of the consumer, as well as for themselves. In order to make the nec essary changes that would enable them to cut the high cost of living for their customers, and yet allow them to make a fair profit, several rules and regulations were adopted for handling the trade, and all un necessary items of expense and waste of time were to be eliminated. The co-operation of the consumers as well as the grocers and meat deal ers in the city was earnestly requested to assist in this movement Harmony and economy were desired, which would be the means of curtailing loss es and expense and establishing a more reliable and standard system of distributing the food supplies that would allow a cut of 5 per cent at least to all consumers. y Five hundred and sixty grocers ana nearly 2,000 clerks are compelled to work 16 hours every day in the week, as well as Sundays, in order to meet unfair competition, the statement declares. Women Collect Large Sum forY.M.C. A. War Fund Mrs. W. G. Nicholson, chairman of the women's movie committee, re ports more than $1,000 collected for the triangle fund at the four large movies, Strand, Empress, Muse and Sun. The Strand theater gives 10 per cent of today's receipts to the Young Men's Christian association fund. Ten Young Men'a Christian associa tion poster slides are being shown in local movie houses by Mrs. Nichol son's committee, which includes Mrs. Charles J. Hubbard, Miss Marjone Howland, Mrs. F. S. Simpson and Mrs. Ray Abbott. Philip Horan will speak at the Besse and Orpheura theaters urging support to the campaign for funds on the South Side tonight and women of the committee will collect the dona Attorney Martin Appears Before Revenue Commissioner (From a Staff Correspondent) Washington, Nor. 16. (Special Tel egram.) E. M. Martin of Omaha, at torney for the Nebraska Bankers' as sociation and also representative of the Guarantee Fund Life Insurance company, appeared before Commis sioner of Internal Revenue Roper to day on a tax matter in Which the in surance company is vitally interested. Mr. Martin also appeared before the legal committee of the alien property custodian, A. Mitchell Palmer, one of the members of the committee being Harry E. O'Neill, also of Omaha, for merly an attorney at Broken Bow, Neb. Frank T. Hamilton of the Mer chants National bank is a guest of his sister, Mrs. Dan Stapletotl, of this city. Miners Rescind Action Rejecting Penalty Clause Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 16. By a rising vote, representatives of coal miners of the three southwest dis tricts in convention here, defeated a resolution instructing the presidents of the three districts to call a general strike if the Southewestern Coal Operators' association refused to ac cept the so-called Kansas City agree ment, which did not contain the penalty clause. The convention adopted a resolution instructing the officers of the three district to confer with officials of the operators' association and obtain the best possible penalty clause. Action rescinds that taken last night when the delegates rejected the . penalty clause. 1917 Banner Year for Ship Building of the world New York. Nov. 16. Shinvardi nf the world durinsr 1917 will hav nrn. duced approximately 3,250,000 tons of mercnant snipping, or wi.thln tons of the banner shipbuilding year of 1913, according to a statement made by Lieutenant Commander Stevenson Taylor, U. S. N. R. F president of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, in an address at the opening of the 25th general raeetinc of the societv here today. Shipyards in the United States nave increased, trom oo to 14 in the last vear. he said. Of this. nnmhr 50 are building wood vessels and four composite vessels. United States Will Plant Salmon in Canadian River Washington. Nov. 16. As an act of comity between the United States and Canada Ihp fistiprip hurpati tnAtv announced it is arranging to ship 10, 000,000 sockeye salmon from its Afognak, Alaska, hatchery to hatch eries on the Frasejr river in British Columbia, in order to build up the run of blueBacks in that scenic water way and in Puget sound. The Afhcnat fish station lia. ?nct completed its most successful season since the eruption of Mount Katmai in 1912.. More than 53,000,000 eggs of the blueback salmon and 300,000 of the humpback salmon have been secured. Exponent of Drug Relief In Illegal Sale Narcotics New York, Nov. 16. George J. Hopkins, until recently executive secretary of the national committee for the relief of drug addicts, was arrested here today by internal revenue agents, charged with deal ing in narcotics in violation of the law. i Hopkins is said to have been a drug addict who was thought to have been cured of the habit, and as such was engaged as secretary of the national committee. Sugar Shortage Real Blessing as U. 5. Tightens Belt to Save (By AMOflatrd lrens.) New York, Nov. 16. The sugar shortage is a blessing in disguise, ac cording to a bulletin isued tonight by te Department of Public Health of the American Museum of Natural History. "The American people are beginning seriously to attack the problem of tightening their belts to save food for their allies," said the bulletin. "They are realizing also that most of the necessary changes in diet are not only economic, but positive gains from the standpoint of hygiene. "Sugar is a food which contains a high proportion of energy. In fact, it yields more calories per unit of cost than any other food. It gives us, however, practically nothing but energy, since it contains no protein and none of the mineral elements which are so essential. The same is true of butter and other fats, and a diet too largely composed of these substances may lead to a real deficiency in necessary food material for body building. "If, therefore, we take advantage of this crisis to reduce our habitual consumption of sugar, replacing it by vegetables and fruits, we shall not only be helping in the great task of winning the wary but also be forming better health habits for the future." u$3 Banquet Is Waste;" Patriot Declines Feed Chicago, Nov. ' 16. A wheatless day and a meatless' day are not the only requisites necessary in the makeup of a patriot, according to Charles F. Kline, United States dis trict attorney, whose chair last night at a banquet was found empty. He explained today, "No man can eat $5 worth of food." "A $5-a-plate banquet means waste, and waste now is a sin," he said. Middaugh of Fremont High Man in Kansas City Shoot Kansas City, Nov. 16. The second day's program of the Missouri valley trap shoot here today brought f5 marksmen before the traps to fire at 150 targets. High man was R. J. Middaugh of Fremont, Neb., with 146. H. E. Snyder of Kansas City was sec ond with 145 and third place was a three-way tie. 1 ' E. W. Varner of Verdon, Neb., won the shoot-off at 25 targets for yester day's trophy with a 24, William Rid ley and Harry Snyder shooting 23 each. George Nicolai of this city was first in the flier events, although a shoot-off of a tie with George Namur was necessary. Three shooters tied for second and George Dickinson won the shoot-off. The Missouri valley handicap cham pionship at 100 targets and the Mis souri handicap at 25 fliers will bring the meet to a close tomorrow. Telegraphers Receive Increase in Salary Chicago, Nov. 16. An advance of $9.75 per man per month was the main item of a settlement of the de mands of telegraphers of the Illinois Central system reached this after noon. Hours were adjusted and the men trranted nav for Sunday work. Potato Improvers Hold Meeting at Alliance Alliance. Neb., Nov. 16. (Special Telegram.) One hundred delegates are in attendance at the Nebraska State Potato Improvement associa tion, which opened here this after noon. Mayor Rousey for the city wel comed the guests, as did also W. D. Fisher, secretary of the Community club, President A. L. Davis of Gor don responding. H. T. Howard of Lincoln addressed the convention on seed selection and O. L. Fitch gave a talk on "The Principles of Storage for Potatoes." I. L. Lawrence of Chadron discussed the potato store house and storage methods. G. E. Rassett, spe cialist in farm co-operation and or ganization, from Washington, gave advice on those subjects. The dele gates were entertained this evening by Prof. G. E. Condra of the University of Nebraska with moving pictures and explanations of the experiments in farm work by that institution. The potato exhibits are the best ever shown in western Nebraska. General Bliss Inspects "Y" Hut While in London London, Nov. 16. The members of the American mission had an excep tionally busy day today. General Bliss made an informal in spection of "Eagle hut," the Young M-cnJs Christian association headquar ters, where he chatted with soldiers and sailors from the United States, Canada and Australia. Mob Violence and Anarchy Reign in City of Kiev London, Nov. 16. In Kiev and va rious other towns anarchy prevails to an astonishing degree, accompanied by mob violence against Jews, these reports say. An agreement is said to have been reached at Moscow among the so cialist parties to form a coalition gov ernment including some Bolsheviki. GIRLSLEAD HONOR LIST AT OMAHA CENTRAL HIGH Two girls head the honor roll of the Central High with five and one-half A's each. The two girls, Lillian Mar golin, 1813 Burt street, and Eleanor Osborne, 3323 Webster street, have the highest record in scholarship made m the school except for the unusual record of Miss Madeleine Cohn who carried six subjects during her junior and senior years with a grade of "A." Following are the honor students: SV AV Lillian .Ventolin. Eleanor Oslwrne. H AN. UnroUl liofrm. Hiilph Cohn. Klennor Totter. Torothy Johns. n. Ha)h Khut-Hs, AV Hln Hrrnsti'ln. liatrlo CoMney. tnl(l Hlrh. Kva Kornmayer. Ruth iJutnUn. S4 A'. Mildred Henxon. HHen llmioTi. William llumlltnn. Maritaret P-tcr. Olailya Keeves. Ktlil Ros. I1h Thompson. Mary I'riv Ktll.-l WoodlirWlKO. S AV Oeorre AMott. I. aura !tnctoft. Ntna Hell. Thftmn Wink. Helen 1). Hol.-hnw. Horace linHH-hort. Robert Hiu'ltlnKham. Morton ruthhert, lorolhy Harlow. Frank DrtlMk. MnrKixrle Kverson. lorothy 1ry. Kuifene lira u. Hi'lin Givkk Adnte HamUlon. Borihn M HiirJy. KUIth HoilKi'N. I.urllo Morale. LABOR COMMISSION FOR WARPROBLEMS American Federation Deliber ates on Emergency Supply Council to Act Until Fight ing Force Demobilised. Muritnrrt 1.. Thtimpaon Noleti llowea. Orrha Travlx. erno Vnnoe. Nanejr Hillt. Hum Id .laroba. Kllzabeth Wtcrfleld. .fnrk Jordan. 4 A'a. jMarJi.rtw Alxamlt Waller AmiMt-onit I'lUabrth Auxtln. I'lnrenre HiTnlln. Snm Hobcr. Alice loufrln. Htunit KlK"rley Mnrlo Klchhorxt. KM nor Kaileman. Kail Khariia. Winifred, Korh. Kugene M. Konvcky. Mary l,eli' Kuaone I. owe. (Iliidys M, linwrey. Walter Metcalfe. Charlotte Mlchnelaen. Mnroorle M. Kverjinn. UeorK- Mlitnuer. Kthel Orant. Mtlitrcth llrceling. Helen iloln. Hiirloti Kuhna. C'olim'Uit I.ear Heywurd I.eavltt. Virginia Heuaaler. Helen l.und. Joxcphlnn Mnrnle. Oliver Maxwell. Hose Murray. Vera Murray. Howard Ohman. Margaret Tartan. Helen Hlley. ICmlly Hoaa Kllfcabeth Fowelt. Virginia Munre. Kdar Morman. Kffle NVLvOu. .liianlta Hri'Mley. Florence Trice. Horotlty Rich. Florence Koniano. Mabel Shnlta. Cecil Simmons. Irene atlmiwon. Hannah fominer. Jeanetie Stoul. Knthorlne Tnoelke, Heairb'e Walker. Kthel Weldner. Certmde Welnlraub. Arthur Woodman. Annual Fair Draws Many To the Workmen Temple Two hundred people participated in a glorious time at the Ancient Or der of United Workmen hall last night, where varied entertainment, a feature of which is a "country grocery store," is provided for visitors during the week of the annual Ancient Order of United Workmen fair. Braden, From Camp Meade, Is Physical Director for Italy Baltimore, Md., Nov. 16. George W. Braden, athletic director at Camp Meade, the national army camp in Maryland, was notified today of his appointment as nhysical dircctor-in-chief of the Italian army. His head quarters will be in Rome and he will leave this month. ' (By Aaaoclated Preaa.) Buffalo, N. V., Nov. 16. While committers were still working long hours on the 165 resolutions submitted tor consideration at the 37th annual convention of the American Federa tion of Labor, the delegates had an other day of oratory in which speak ers from two nations allied W'ith the United States counselled international co-operation of labor in the nation's war plans. John Hill and Arthur Hayday of the British Trades Union congress and William Lodde of the Canadian Trades and Labor congress told how the rank and file of their organiza tions had been battling for democ racy in the trenches and in the work shops. ' The resolution on a labor supply commission was introduced by Vice President James A. Duncan. "We suggest," ope section reads, "that for the purpose of carrying out the agreement in an effective manner an emergency labor supply commmis sion connected with the Department of Labor independent of the United States Civil Service commission, com posed of three or five members, on which commission union labor shall predominate, be appointed, with au thority to decide questions arising and to appoint deputies where and when, in their judgment it becomes neces sary, the understanding being that as far as practicable the detail work shall be done by the union. Said emer gency labor supply commission shall exist until the labor problems caused by the war are readjusted after the war is over and the fighting force de mobilized." A favorable report on the resolu tion is expected. New York Anti-Suffs Close Up Business New York, Nov. 16. New York state's anti-suffrage organization virtually went out of business at a meeting of the executive commit tee of the New York State Asso ciation Opposed to Woman Suffrage today, but announcement was made that a committee will be maintained to oppose a federal suffrage amend ment. A resolution adopted reaf firmed the principles of the antis, but announced the members' inten tion of working with men for the best interests of government. c an the Aolsh R evi ussia? Strangle Free No hopeless view of the Bolsheviki uprising in Petrograd is taken by American editorial observers, although it is frankly recognized that the plan for a separate Russo-German peace might help solve Germany's food problem and release many German soldiers from the East ern front. In the view of an' Associated Press correspondent, just returned from Petrograd, however, the uprising gives the Bolsheviki the rope with which to hang themselves, and this view is shared by the well-informed Russkoye Slovo, a Russian dailv published in New York. "The Bolsheviki "may occupy all the palaces and strongholds of Petrograd," remarks this Russian journal, "as they did during their insurrection last July; they may impose their will briefly upon the members of the government and claim control of the capital, but they can not dominate for more than a brief period, the indignant, loyal forces of the Russian nation." For a clear explanation and understanding of the causes leading up to, and the possible outcome of, the overturning of the Kerensky government you should read THE LITERARY DIGEST for November 17th. By direct quotation from leading journals, American and for eign, the reader is able to obtain a clear knowledge of all the facts in this very critical juncture in the world's war. Other subjects that will claim your interest in this number of THE DIGEST are: ' Germany Thinks America "Worthless" as a Military Power Sarcastic Comments of the German Press Upon America and the American Army New York's Return to Tammany Torpedoing the Yellow Peril The Food-Problem in Europe Why We Catch Cold Pipe That Will Not Break Catapulting Seaplanes Prison-Camp Verse Sixty-five Years in One Pastorate India's Viceroy Indorses Home Rule News of Finance and Commerce Suffragists Take New York State Showing the French How to Unload Ships Rebuilding Ruined French Towns Our Husky City Boys The Boston Symphony and Patriotism Another Tagore r. A Chance for the Church to Lead Striking Illustrations, Including an Exclusive Reproduction of a Lithograph By the American Artist, Joseph Pennell. Special, Commencing This Week "War-Time Food Problems" PREPARED BY THE U. S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION AT WASHINGTON Under the heading "War-Time Food Prob lems," THE LITERARY DIGEST will hereafter contain an important department, the material for which is prepared especially for "The Di gest" by the United States Food Administration. This new department wil coritain authorita tive and practical information for every man, woman and child in America. Methods for sav ing money in buying food and cooking it; recipes for health-giving and economic dishes; how ex cessive profits are being curtailed ; what to do to prevent overcharging; how you can co-operate for your own benefit and the benefit of the American people, and for our sons who are up holding American manhood in the training camps in this country and on the battle-fields of Europe ; these are just a few of the subjects that will be covered each week. 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