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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1917.
TRAIN WRECKED
IN ST. JOE YARDS:
CUT RAIL CAUSE
Purposely Done, Say Railroad
Officials; One Hurt;
Coaches Filled With
Soldiers.
I Rsilrosd officials believe that a Ac-
liberate attempt to wreck a train re
, suited in ' the derailment at St.
, Joseph, Mj., early, friday morning of
the northbound Burlington passenger
' train from Kansas City to Omaha.- -
The train ol 12 coaches was derailed
in the South St. Joseph yards and six
of the cars were thrown completely
i ort the track. '
, Only on man, unidentified, was
1 hurt, although several were stunned
I by being thrown against the seats.
I Two chair car were turned on their
sides and the express car wa turned
t completely over, but wa trnoccoDied
; at the time. The mail car is a wreck,
but tbe mail was rescued.
i A piece of severed rail a foot long
i and another cut ran a short distance
away were responsible for the wreck
- nig tw tuc ifiui buu an cviuencc m-
dicates that it was purposely done,
f The train was well filled with sol-
diera from one fif the cantonments
I and in one of the baggage coaches
j was tne ooay or a soiaier wno naa
died recently in one of the training
J camps.
y The passengers were taken from
; the train to the Union .station and
i then proceeded on their way to Oma-
ha. It is-considered 4ittle short of a
mirafle that no one was killed.
i PRESIDENT SIGNS
I BILL DECLARING
WAR ON AUSTRIA
(Cn(tn4 from rat On.)
; rated in both senate and houie de
Ibate, but when the roll call came,
I tbe president's advice wa followed in
t a ' demonstration of American unity
and harmony. Representative Lon
I don, socialist of New . York, who cait
i the only opposing vote,-explaining his
J vote by stating that he was pledged to
V that course by the socialist party.
; Caustic criticism of his position en
livened the house proceedings,
t Tie members set no a cheer when
Representative Lenroot attacked Lon
idem' announcement,
t -."It I i strange, indeed," said Len
; root, "that the only vote against this
i resolution to come from this house
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will come from a socialist. If Russia
had not been placed in its present ro
sition by the socialists this war would
be' nearing its close, if not already
ended.
Cites Other Socialist.
Representative Chandler of New
York challenged London's statement
that as a socialist he must vote against
the declaration by citing a number of
leading socialists in Europe who have
declared their countries will tight to
the end.
"The only socialists who are unpa
triotic are those led by Hillquit and
London," he shouted.
"Isn't that the speech that defeated
Mayor Mitchel?" interrupted London.
"No, and its a speech you can't an
swer," replied Chandler.
"I've njore respect for and confi
dence i any man in the German, Aus
trian, Turkish or Bulgarian army than
in a man who seeks the protection ol
the American flag and then declines
to uphold its rights", declared Kepre
scntative -Meeker of Missouri.
Members in Accord.
Debate in both honseswa unex
pectedly brief, lasting but atr honr in
the senate and two hotiri and fortv
minutes in ,the fiotfse. In sharp con
trast to the discussion which preced
ed the war declaration against Ger
many, last April, it was almost devoid
of spectacular features in spite of
the dramatic setting furnished by
crowded galleries. Members a; nar
cntly acted in common accord to ex
pedite action, the few who spoke re
fraining from extended discussion.
The senate acted first on the reso
lution, presented by Chairman Stone
with th unanimous endorsement of
the foreign relations .committee, soon
atter tne senate concluded routine
business. After brief addresses by
Senators Stone, Lodge and Hitch
cock, Owen and Vardaman, the roll
call Jollowed.
Anti-War Senators Support Bill.
- VVIieu the. document was transmit
ted to the house, it was substituted
there by unanimous consent for the
more lengthy resolution reported by
tne nouse toretgn relations commit
tee. Senator Stone, who had charge
of the resolution. Gronna of North
Dakota, Norm of Nebraska and Var
daman of Mississippi, who voted
against the German declaration, to
day joined the majority. A fifth, for
mer Senator Lane of Oregon, has
since died.
Senator La Folfette of Wisconsin,
who also opposed war -with Germany,
was, absent when. the roll call wa
taken and did not vpte. Later he ad
dressed the senate, explaining that he
did not hear the summon to vote,
which was taken while he was at his
office preparing an amendment pro
viding that the United States should
not observe any agreement of the
entente allies to, deprive of control
aify territory of Austria held August
1', 1914. The Wisconsin senator said,
with the inclusion of this amendment,
he would have voted for the war reso
lution. '
Debate on' the resolution began
i
shortly after the senate convened,
unanimous consent being, secured for
is immediate consideration.
Senator Stone Presents Resolution.
Chairman Stone of the senate for
eign relations committee presented
the senate war resolution against
Austria-Hungary and moved its im
mediate adoption.
Beside the reasons that Austria is
Germany's active ally, and s such
hat committed warlike nr 'oo-amsr
the United States, Senator St4ne&i
ciared mere was . tne further reason
that, inasmuch as Italy, France and
Belgium comprised one battle front
American troops might at any time
be facing Austrian.
Senator Stone made no reference to
Turkish or Bulgarian relations.
"In this great world struggle," said
Senator Stone, "all men know of the
intimate and apparently indissoluble
relation between the governments of
Germany and Austria-Hungary.- ' In
the progress of events it has become
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manifest that the United States is in
evitably as much at war with Austria
Hungary as with Germany. In these
circumstances it is impossible that
amicable relations between the two
countries should be continued.
Germany and Austria Co-ordinate.
"In the prosecution of the war
German and Austria-Hungarian
troops are co-ordinated and co-operative
On the other hand, the United
States is sending troops and supplies
to aid the entente allies, including
vast sums of finance to the entente
allies; the government of the United
States is furnishing men, supplies and
money to all the entente governments;
the supreme war council Iras been or
ganized at Paris, in which the gov
ernment or tne United Mates is au
thoritatively represented and in which
also Great Britain, France and Italy
are represented to co-ordinate the al
lied forces with the view to concert
and co-operation in the conduct of the
war.
"This "supreme war council has de
fined battle fronts in Europe, one of
which has been defined to embrace
France, Belgium and Italy. This
reach is laid out as one continuous
battle front under one general Com
mand. "I am told that American troops
are up to this date massed in France,
but if they are operating cn one of
the long-defined battle fronts which
embraces Belgium and Italy I tannot
see that it would make any difference
where Americans, British, French or
Italian troops might for the moment
be located. If all of them are co
operating in one general movement
against a ".ommon enemy along a sin
gle well-defined battle front, is the
particular temporary location of one
group or another group important?
These groups may be shifted to meet
the exigencies of war.
United States Supports Italy.
"The United States is supporting
Italy as well as England, France and
those countries in like manner arc
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kind of weather and keep
your feet dry and warm.
The soles are made of the
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of snow and slush. The
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supporting the United States in the
war they are all waging against the
German imperial government. At
that point the United States meets
Austria-Hungary and Austria-Hungary
is supporting Germany. The
two nations are in close contact and
in open coalition in the conduct of
tho war.
"Aside from acts of aggression and
offense committed by the Austro
Hungarian government against the
United States, which in itself the com
mittee declares to be sufficient cause
for war, it is manifestly impossible
that the United States and Austria
should be at peace while Germany
and the United States are at war.
The state of actual war already ex
ists between Austria and the United
States. It is better for us and for the
world that this great fact should be
recognized and acted upon affirma
tively and authoritatively. National
honor and national interests alike de
mand that this government should as
sume an attitude of dignity, sincerity
and commanding firmness in its in
ternationa! relations."
Debate in the house on the resolu
tion was opened by Chairman Flood,
Of the foreign affairs committee. He
asked the house to pass the resolu
tion unanimously. The declaration,
he said, was essential to the welfare
of the allies, and further, that Austria
in an unrestricted and ruthless sub
marine warfare had sunk American
ships and murdered American citi
zens. "This is war, war by Austria upon
Well Ptasii
Ivory Articles
Specially Priced
Practical gift articles in ivory
perfume bottles, "hair receivers,
powder boxes, trays, nail buffers,
jewel cases; regularly $1.35 and
$1.50, special Saturday, $1 each.
$1.50 Manicure Sets $1
Each . consisting of a buffer,
scissors, file, emery board, nail
enamel, nail bleach and orange
wood stick, $1.50 sets for $1.00.
Toilet Waters
Packed in fancy bottles for gift
purposes. The finest qualities In
every odor, 50c, 75e and $1.00.
. .Toilet Goods Sectioa.
An Abundance
of Handkerchiefs
Beautiful hand embroidered and
real lace handkerchiefs. A very '
extensive line of all linen, hand
embroidered handkerchiefs, at
1 5c, 25c, 35c, 50c. ' . -r
Madeira hand embroidered, from
50c to $3.75. ; V
Initials in Very new; designs,
white and colors.
Children's handkerchiefs for 25c
and 50c a box.
Plain, pure linen, 15c to 50e.
Art. Needlework : c
Section Notes
Knitting bags are reduced to
make room for holiday goods. '
Bargaitn, indeed, for these. bags
are very good , looking, and with
their new low prices, very desir-
able. ' . 1 '
Yarn of Evory Sort.
Knitting Nedlt All Sizes.
Daily Instructions from .
10 A. lVI. to 123 to 5 P. M.
-J.. Third Floor.-
Silk Shirtings
Hundreds of choice patterns,
any one of which will make a
man happy. Best qualities, 33-,
Inch, $1.25, $1.50. $2. , ,
A Silk Dress Pattern
When you can make a selection
from such a well chosen stock of
choice weaves and colors there is
small chance for mistake. Priced
at $1.50 to $2.50.
The Fur Shop
' , Socond Floor: ...'
FURS FOB GIFTS Luxurious,
sensible. Goats, capes, coatees,
muffs, scarfs, Hudson seal,
mink, Kolinsky, ( marten, rat,
moleskin, fox, wolf. Whatever
price you pay you know that
your money has purchased the
most in satisfaction and service.
Khaki Kits for
the Soldiers
Army toilet kits of khaki, fitted
with comb, military brush, tooth
brush holder, shaving soap,
needles and thimble.
Military kits of khaki, adjust
able and unfitted.
Stationery kits with pad, envel
opes, pencil and extra pockets.
French mirrors, photo frames
' and sewing kits with khaki cases.
Women's Underwear
Ribbed, cotton fleeced union
suits, several good styles, $1.35;
extra sizes, $1.50.
Cotton union suits in flesh and
white, Sterling make, low neck,
no sleeves, ankle length, $3.25.
Pink silk vests of a good quality,
at $1.75. " -,;r
Wool Blankets Are
Featured at $9 a Pair
These are extra heavy in size,
66x80, and come ia a large as
sortment of plaids; all extra val
ues for $9 a pair.
Batomeat.
this country," said Mr. Flood. "The
assault upon these ships and the mur
der of these American citizens w as as
much an act of war against this coun
try as if Austria had landed an .army
upon our shores and marched it to
this city, burning our homes and mur
dering our citizens as it came. Our
flag has been insulted, our territorial
integrity invaded, the lives of our
citizens taken, and, to submit, would
bring irreparable injury, loss and suf
fering to our people.
"We should accept the gage of
Dattie trom Austria just as we did
from Germany," he declared, and
dwelt upon the moral effect, particu
larly on Italy, sayinT it would
strengthen the front and the whole
allied cause. "Let us pass the reso
lution speedily," he declared, "linking
together for overwhelming defeat the
two medieval governments which
plunged the world into war and still
stand as the worst obstacle to a just
peace among the nations." -
No time for a vote on the resolu
tion was set by the house, but it was
believed it might be expected before
6 o'clock this evening.
Southern Oil Strike Settled.
Houston, Tex., Dec. 7. Settlement
of the oil workers' strike affecting
8,000 rfren in Texas and Louisiana pro
ducing fields was agreed upon this
morning. TA written agreement will
be signed by the producers and work
ers this afternoon, it was stated.
THOMPSON,BEL!EN &- Co.
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Th Advantages of
a Glove Certificate ,
The one who is to wear the gloves
has the opportunity to choose
the style, .color and have each
pair expertly fitted.
: No bother to anyone, least of all
to the' one purchasing the cer
tificate. Washable leather gloves are
much in favor now They come
in ivory, white, Newport, putty
and Smyrna, with attractive con
trasting embroideries, $2.25,
$2.50 and $2.75. .: ; :
Everyone Will
Want Handkerchiefs
These are the most attrac
tive we have ever shown.
BEAUTIFUL HAND EMBROID
ERED AND REAL LACE
HANDKERCHIEFS.
A very extensive line of all-linen
. hand-embroidered handkerchiefs,
15c, 25c, 35c and 50c.
Madeira hand-embroidered, from
50c to $3.75,. .
Initials, in very new designs,
white and colors.
Children's handkerchiefs, for 25c
and 50c a box.
Plain, pure linen, 15c to 50c.
For Children's
Christmas Gifts
Children's brushed wool scarfs
and caps in sets, light and dark
colors, $2.00, $3.50, $4.25.
Children's wool sweater coats,
tan. green, cardinal, gray, rose
and Copenhagen; sizes 6 to 14
years; priced, $3-50. $4.25, $5,
$6.25, 8.00 and $9.50.
Children's quilted, silk bath
robes, Copenhagen, rose or car
dinal, 6 to 12 years.
Indian blanket bath robes, light
or dark colors, 6 to 14 years.
Children's middy blouses, white
or navy blue, 6 to 12 years, at
$1.25 and $1.35.
Appropriate Gift
Things from the
Apparel Sections
Sensible Christmas presents
Kimonos, Bath Robes,
Blouses, Petticoats, Sweat
ers. Money spent in these sec
tions goes a long ways.
Slenderize Your
Figure
By wearing the correct brassiere.
If you are stout do not wear a
slender woman's' style; select
your brassiere with care. It is as
important as your corset Our
showing is so large and has been
so carefully selected that every
woman will find it possible to
obtain just the ONE style de
signed for her particular require
ments. Priced, 50e to $5.00.
Third Floor.
Damage Done in London
Work of Single Airplane
London, Dec. 7.-tMost of the dam
age done in London yesterday morn
ing in the German air raid appears
to have been the work of a single
airplane which, hovered over the city
and dropped five explosive and two
incendiary bombs. One of the ex
plosive bombs fell near a residential
block, breaking " windows, while an
incendiary bomb caused a large fire
when it fell on', s. wall paper and
brush establishment. A laundry, a
brewery and an occupied school and
a glassware store house also were
struck, but there were no casualties
in these places.
Britisfj Airplanes Bomb .
1 German Military Works
London. DC. 7.T?r!tish naval air.
planes on Wednesday and Thursday
continued tneir DoniDing raids on Ger
man military works in Belgium.
"Bombs were observed to exnlnde
and fire was caused anmnc huts nA
sheds," the admiralty report reads.
ah our macnines returned safely.
"In the course of the usual fighting
of oatrols two enemv aireraft wrrp
destroyed. Four more were shot
down completely out of control, three
of them being probably destroyed."
Looking for work? Turn to the
Help Wanted Columns now. You
will find hundreds of positions listed
there.
-Now. Awalt-Your
Annual Holiday Sale
Women's Silk Hose
$1.49 a Pair
. .
Actually Worth up to $3 a Pair
This event, coming as it does, just before Christmas
affords an. opportunity to send silk hosiery gifts
without spending the usual amount of money.
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You Can Safely Depend Upon Every
Pair of Hose in This Sale
Six hundred pairs of pure thread silk hose, in white, black
and practically every color; values up to $3 a pair,
. , .
Saturday $1.49
Sale Starts at 10 A. M.
Winter .Clothes
Of Interest to Well Dressed Women.
Three Groupings for Saturday's Selling-
- i- - -
$25 - $35 $45
Dresses Coats Suits
We submit these offerings with confidence, know
ing that they are the utmost in style and quality pos
sible at these prices. J
New Mid-Winter Hats
a Distinctive Showing
Mid-Winter Showing of Special
Importance for Saturday
The Mens Shop
Has Prepared for Christmas
Give Shirts. From our large holiday assortments it
is easy to pick out the right pattern for the right
man. A glance at one of his old shirts will give the'
size.
Collri by the Box sounds rather
prosaic, but you would be sur
prised to know how many present
a box of one-half or one dozen
collars.
Smart Glove, capes, mochas,
buckskins, for street wear. Fine
dressed kid for evening occasions
and warm gloves for driving.
Melt's Hose, from Interwoven,
Knit, Onyx and McCallum.
Silk Hose -Lisle
Hose '
Wool Hose
Cotton Hose
- 50c to $3
35c to 75c
- 40c to $1
15c to 40c
HANDKERCHIEFS The pure Irish linen kind, of our on import-
tion; plain hems, 19c to $1.50. y
Hand embroidered initials, various styles, many of the newest being
colored letters, 35c to $1. . . . , . ,
Silk handkerchiefs, white and colors, at 50c to $1.25. '
i0 jjj Left As You Enter
THOUSANDS ARE '
OBLIGED TO PAY
NEW INCOME TAX
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Estimated 70,000 Nebraskans.
Will Have to "Kick-in;" Fine
And Imprisonment for
Failure to Do So. ,
More than 65,000 Nebraskans who
never paid income tax heretofore will
have to pay it this year, according to
Collector of Internal Revenue
Loomis. Last year only 3.478 Ne
braskans paid income tax. This year
it is estimated 70,000 Nrbraskans will
pay it.
"The old income tax law is still in
force," he said. "I find that nearly
everybody thinks the enactment of
the new law cancelled the old one.
The new law is properly known as
the 'war income tax law.' Both the
income tax and the war incomrltax
must be paid." ' " r
The income tat law provides an ex
emption of $3,000 for unmarried and
of $4,000 for married oersons. The
war income tax provides an exemp
tion of only $1,000 for unmarried and
of only $2.000 for married persons.
Early.: Viewing
ft
Our buyer jms .but this week
returned from the east, he
smartest new hats were, se
cured in an ample selection to
meet with most every demand
of the season. .
Beautiful Georgette in com
binations o exceptional in
terest, including fur and
satin.
Sizes 7 to 10, including cadets.
$1.50 to $3.
A Reefer Thi Year. Knitted and
silk reefers with fringed ends.
To keep the cold out and the
collar clean, $1.50 to $7.50.
The Beit Looking- Neckwear in
Many Seasons.
Wayne