THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1M7.
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.WORST DISASTER
THAT HAS BEFALLEN
ANY CITYIN WORLD
f Canadian Officers Describe De-
vasianon in nawax as wom-v
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paraoie 10 NOimng.inai
Has Happened Before.
(By Associated Press.)
Halifax, Dec. 7. An ever-increasing
number is being taken from the com
pletely devastated Richmond district
to the relief station. An army of res
cue workers is searching among the
ruins for bodies and for those who
have survived amidst the wreckage
ieft by the explosion and fire.
Canadian officers who have seen
long service in France characterize
the catastrophe as the "most fearful
ntfich has befallen any city in the
world.". .
The city was in darkness tonight
except for the flame, from the fires
still burning In the wrecked buildings
in the north end. The electric light
and gas plants have been virtually de
stroyed and the only lights available
are kerosene lamps.
Americans Lend Aid.
Soldiers, sailors and police patrolled
the streets tonight and upon them
fell the major portion of th' ourden
of searching among the ruins for the
dead and wounded. The Canadians
were assisted-in this work by sailors
ifrom an American warship in the har
bor. The flame-swept area covers ap
proximately two and one-half square
miles. It begins at what is known
fhe", North street bridge, extending
Yfth to Pier 8, on the Richmond
Wter front and back to a point run
ning parallel with Gottingen street.
Nothing has been left standing in this
'section of the city. Only a pile of
jsmouldering ruins marks the spot
'where the great building of the
American Sugar Refining company
stood. The dry dock and all the
buildings which surrounded it were
destroyed. .
The Richmond school that housed
hundreds of children was demolished
and it is reported only three escaped.
THINKS HUSBAND
DEAD; WEDS AND
NOW IS DIVORCED
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Los Angeles, Cal., Decr-7. (Special
Telegram.) When Mrs.Laura Weav
er read in an Omaha newspaper that
her husband had been killed in a
wreck she was prostrated with grief.
Inquiry amon'j relatives confirmed
the story, as she thought, and so
when a former sweetheart courted
her she lent art ear. They were mar
ried November 18, 1916.
Six months later Mrs. Weaver re
ceived a letter from her first hus
band, who stated that he was not
dead and that he was on, his way
home. She-separated from James Vv.
Weaver, husband No. 2, immediately
and filed suit for annulment of the
marriage. '
She was granted a decree by Judge
Jackson today.
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English. Aviators Corning
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To Visit Fort Omaha School
From a Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, Dec. 7. (Special Tele
gramsCaptain R. D. Edlundeh,
Lieutenant R. B. Waine, and Lieu
tenant V. G. Hammond of the Royal
Flying corps, English army, according
to Congressman Lobeck, will leave
for the balloon school at Fot Omaha
today, arming in Omaha on Saturday
morning. '
Allan Scott of the Stott Tent and
Awning company, Omaha, is in Wash
ington on business connected with
the government.:
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Choir Gives Musicale
A large and appreciative audience
"attended a musicale given at Im
manuel Lutheran church, Nineteenth
and ;Cass streets, last night the
church choir and the West sisters,
Mrs. Carl Malmberg and J. C. Wrath.
Dudley Buck's "Festival Te Deum"
was well received. The West sisters
pleased with the "Celebrated Minuet"
by Boccherini.
American Sailor Killed
X In Seaplane Accident
Washington, Dec. 7. Vice Admiral
Sims today reported to the Navy
Disasters of Recent
Years Claim Heavy Toll
The Halifax disaster is the most
tragic expksion, in the number of
lives lost, in the last quarter cent
ury. Indeed, few catastrophes of
any nature exceeded it in the num
ber of dead. Here are lomt of the
worst disasters in recent years:
Edison plant of the DuPont
Powder company at Cheater, Pa,
in April last, 112 peraons lost their
lives.
Messina earthquake in 1908, 200,
000 lives lost.
Mont Pelee volcanic eruption on
the island of Martinique in 1902,
40,000 person killed.
Earthquake in the ulterior of
Italy in 1915, 35,000 dead.
Iroquois theater fire at Chicago
in 1903, claimed 652 live.
Sinking of the excursion steam
ship General Slocum in the East
river, New York, in 1904, death list
of 1,400.
Earthquake and fire in San Fran
cisco, 1906, took the .live of ap
proximately 1,000 person.
Steamship Titanic in collision
with an iceberg in 1912, a toll of
1,503 dead.
Steamship Empress of Ireland
went down in 1914 in the. St. Law
rente river with the loss of 1,027
live.
Sinking of the Lusitania by a
German torpedo and the steamship
Eastland in the Chicago river in
1915 with death lists respectively
of U98 and 812.
Four thousand person lost their
lives in a munitions explosion in
Austria in October, 1917.
WAR CHARITY
GRAFT EASY FOR
MANY CON MEN.
New York, Dec. 7. -Confidence
men came to New York from all
part of the country to prey upon
persons ready to contribute to war
changes, Michael J. Delahunty told
District Attorney Swann today,
after pleading not guilty to an in
dictment charging him with forgery
and grand larceny in connection
with the raising of funds to aid sol
diers' dependents. The defendant
announced he would help in the war
charities inquiry here and went be
fore the grand jury.
"It was the easiest graft I ever
engaged in," Delahunty said to the
prose.utor.; "Every person you met
fell and fell hard. It was easier
han picking up rocks along the
Palisades. I was not the only one
doing it. 'Dead ure men' came
from all over the country to New
York, where it had gone forth the
graft was easy, and the town was
soon fillec vith 'con men.'
"That' what apoiled . the game.
Some of them were not satisfie'
with a couple, of nundred dollar
and started out to use sledge ham-.
mer methods and people began to
take notice. Right there is where
I quit."
Lester Winkleman, indicted with
Delahunty, also pleaded not guilty
uid will testify before the grand
jury, .
RDSS PREMIER SAYS
SLAVS ARE "FOOLS"
.
Ten Days' Armistice Arranged;
Army Command in Caucasus
Refuses Peace and Pro
poses to Continue War.
(Br Amoclated IrS.)
Petrograd, Dec. 7. The social
revolutionary newspaper Dielonaroda
(the People's Work) publishes a let
ter from Kerensky. the former pre
mier, in which the following passages
occur:
"Do you not see that your frank
ness is being made use of and that
you are being deceived? You were
promised peace with the Germans
within three- days. Where is it?
Where is the liberty which was prom
ised you?
"It is dishonorable. infamous.
Fools! It is I, Kerensky. who tell
you this. For eight months I safe
guarded the liberty of the people and
the future happiness of the masses of
workers. Now they realize that when
I was in jiiower liberty and democracy
reallyexisted."
Dukhonin Warned Against Germany.
The last message sent to the troop
by General Dukhonin, the commander-in-chief
of the Russian forces, be
fore the Bolsheviki forces captured
his headquarters at Mohilev and
Bolsheviki troops killed him, solemn
ly warned' them against breaking
treaties with the entente allies and
alienating the defenders of the Rus
sian democratic regime.
The message declared that the Rus
sians would become slaves of imperi
alistic Germany where cunning and
lies prevented the exercise of justice
Thousands Who Fled from Turks
Now Starve in Russian Caucasus
New York, Dec. 7.- Thousands of old men, women and children who
sought refuge in the Caucasus from the barbarities of the Turks in Armenia
are dying from hunger as a result of the overthrow of the Russian pro
visional government, according to a cable message received by Secretary
of State Lansing from F. Willoughby Smith, American consul at Tiflis,
Russian Caucasus, and made public today by the American committee for
Armenian and Syrian relief.
The counter revolution eliminated the funds provided by the provisional
Sovernment for the maintenance of orphanage and asylums and for the
istribution of food and clothing to the refugees, the message state.
In addition to the sums already promised by the New York committee
$200,000 monthly will be required to continue the reliif work. Consul
Smith says.
May Permit Women
To Join Aviation Corps
Waahington, Dec. 7. A resolu
tion designed to permit Ruth Law,
the aviator, to be commissioned in
the army aviation corps, was in
troduced today by Representative
Hulbert of New York. Incidentally
it would authoriie army enlist
ment of women between 18 and 35,
in' the discretion of the president
and secretary of war.
Four Killed When
Chilean Deputies and
Former President Mix
and freedom of conscience. Ger
many, he added, would never tolerate
the free and democratic Russian peo
ple by its side.
Kerensky in Safety.
Stockholm, Dec. 6 The Hetsing
fors Huvudstadsbladtt reports that
former Premier Kerensky is in a place
of complete safetj. The newspaper
say he is engaged in preparations for
the constituent assembly and already
has been placed on the list of candi
dates at many places throughout the
empire.
Santiago, Chile, Dec. 7. Accord
ing to a dispa h from La Pai, Bo
'livia, serious disorder broke out
after a sitting of the Chamber of
Deputies at which ex-President
Monte undertook to refute certain
charge made against him by the
republicans. The chief of staif was
wounded, on officer, two soldiers
arfd four civilian were killed and
17 other were wounded.
Order wa soon re-established
and the dispatch add that the
trouble wa not cf a revolutionary
char-cter.
Organists Hold Inaugural
Service at All Saints
The Ameilcan Guild of Organists
will give its inaugural service at All
Saints' church at 4 o'clock Sunday.
December 9, under the direction of
J. H. Firnm.
f See these Suit
and Overcoats
f on Display in
Sr Our Window.
Rf3en! A Big Offer
IN
s! Overcoats
department a seaplane accident in the
war zone,- in which one American
sailor was -killed and a gunner's mate
injured.
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3 Useful arid Practical -
Gifts for Xmas f
If you want to make the
choosing -of your Christmas
gifts more pleasant and easy,
come and select from the stock
that we show of practical and
sensible things. '
TOILET GOODS MAKE TlE
DAINTIEST GIFTS
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Free for the Ladies
Saturday Only
Before 6t30 p. m.
A BOX OF HUDNUTS
TOILET SPECIALTIES
"To know them is to love
them."
One of these boxes free
with every purchase at our
fountain or toilet goods department.
I oWe good drug store i
- 16th and Howard. Douglaa 84S. S
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IMMENSE SHOE SALE
BELOW COST
bur Enormous Stock of Shoes Will Be Placed on Sale Beginning
Saturday, Dec. 8th
For Lei Than Wholesale Price. ,
We were fortunate in buying the
complete stocks of travelingmen's
samples from leading jobbers and
manufacturers at price, that will al
low us to sell them to vou at Ips
than other shoe merchants
' have to nav for thpm
and they are the very lat
est designs, patterns and
materials.
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Notice our display
prices and quality. .
Ladies' Shoes from $1.45 to $6.95 Values to $15.00
Men's Shoes from... ....$1.95 to $5.95 Values to $10.00
Slippers from..... .A..., .95 to $2.45 Values to $ 6.00
Comfy Slippers from .75 to $1.95 Value to $ 3.00
LOYAL SHOE STORE
203 North 16th Street. Loyal Hotel Block.
(At the Sign of the Electric Shoe.) ,
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Fabrics, labor, everything entering into clothes making havo ad
vanced enormously, but we continue to give the best values you
can find anywhere-at this one price. We bought the fabrics
months ago, held them until this season andhad them made up
into the most popular styles. . '.. ,J,'f. . .' ..j' ,
Models and color from the most conservative to the extreme .and j
a good assortment in every style. Beltfed back and belted' nil
around models! single and double breasted,.. W can fit men and
young ment tall, short, slender and stout,. Were we to go into the
market now for these goods, the pricewould be $20 d1 C
You save $5.00 how at our price of . . .T.T. '.V. ".
Every one of these Suits and Overcoats is.
guaranteed to give satisfactory wear, or we give
you a new one free. i,
89c
19c
Unusual Values in
urnishing goods
Nightshirts
Domet Flannel Night Shirts, good heavy
winter , weight Actual value, $1.50. On
sale
Regulation Wool Army Sox
Heavyweight wool; usually sells for 35c.
On sale Saturday ,
Sweater Coats
An' extraordinary offer men's heavy
Jumbo Knit Sweater Coats. Made with
large roll collars and deep pockets. Sizes
34 to 42. $1.50 values, for.
Union Suits
Heavy ribbed winter weight ecru shades,
sizes 34 to 46. Actual value $1.50, for. .
SHIRTS, '
Men's Fine Percale Shirts, with soft or
stiff cuffs, made to sell for $1.00, for. .
98c
69c
PANTS
For Men and
Young Men
$2 PANTS
In this lot you will find a great va
riety of neat dark patterns in good
durable fabrics priced in this sale. .
$3 PANTS
Carefully tailored trousers in a vast
range of Scotches, cassimeres and
worsteds priced in this sale at...,
$4 PANTS
A wonderful assortment, of stylishly
cut trousers in the newest Fall and
Winter colorings excellent fabrics
priced in this sale
$5 PANTS (
An exceptional quality in worsteds, '
cassimeres and corduroy trousers
finely tailored throughout priced in
this sale at
$435
45
$6 PANTS
Bargains in Boys' Clothing
Boys' $5 Juvenile Suits
A Jars' number of dftitdrallUle suits tor dots,
2H to 8 ihoict of atari blue strgea. nifty
Shepherd check or th wanted blue and fray
novelty mixture all have fancy Cuffs and
voIlarcr-Sfeturday. at , i ,,,.,...-.....:....) .
$2.95
Boys' Durable $4.50 Suits
Her ia a wonderful assortment of Oalalmere
Suits that will strongly appeal to those who
desire stylish models, strong, durable fabrics
and serviceable pattern at a low pries aises
to 18 sold elsewhere at $4.60 Saturday, at..
Two Pants Suits
A truly remarkable value. Newest Trench and
pinch-back model suit in wide selection of
light and dark pattern (irons;, wear-resisting
caisimer fabric that wiU mor than fulfill
your idea of durability: (lie 6 tT18. Saturday
Boys! $7.50 Wool Suits
It Is just such values as are embodied In these
stylish w6ol Suits that has made our Boys' De
partment th eonomy center of Omaha newest
trench and pinch back models in both 1 and 2
pant suits 6 to, 18 Saturday, at...
$2.95
$3.95
$4.95
Boys' Fine $9 Suits
No greater assortment of fine quality stilts ha
ver been shown at ' a price like thla rleh
pur wool suits in scores of the classy Fall
pattern; many with t pair of full-cut and full
lined knickers 7 to 18 Saturday, at
$5.95
$5 Juvenile Overcoats
Splendid heavy-weight Overcoat In Urge
number of the newest and most desirable Fall
and Winter patterns and colors warm, durable
rubrics choice of plain or pincn-baclc style
size 2vi to 8 Saturday, at
$2.95
Boys' $8 Wool Overcoats
Hundred of heavy-weight, all-wool Overcoat
to choose from In site 10 to 18 all th new
t styles and pattern In pretty gray and blue
cassimeres and cheviot plenty of pinch-backs
as well as fall-length model with convertible
collars, at
Boys' Fine $9 Overcoats
Fin quality all-wool Overcoats for boy from
8 to 18 acores of pretty pattern in classy
gray and brown novelty mixtures, with beauti
ful plaid lininga newest pinch-back with big
patch pocket model Katurriay, at.
$4.95
5.95
BOYS' FURNISHINGS
Boy' Black Cotton Ho guaranteed fast
colon, special Saturday, .
par pair ,
Boys' 11.00 Flat Fleeced or Ribbed Winter Weight
Union Suits; site 21 to 84; Special Saturday,
at
Boy' and Youths' Extra Fin Heavy Ribbed
Sweater Coats; grays, blue, maroons; all sizes;
special values Saturday ......
Boy lnband Winter Cap, made of blue serges
and warm Mackinaw fabric and overcoatings
speclaj Saturday, at. .'.
Boys' Shoes That Will Stand th Rough Winter
wear of th sturdy youngsUr; sixes 11 to 1;
epevuu Daiuraay s. ......
12c
63c
89c
49c
$1.98
Fine quality worsteds, cassimeres
and all-wool blue serges are in
cluded inthis great group priced
in this sale at-
$Q85
CLOTHING COMPACT
CQKJ4m & DOUGLAS
Saturday to Be Dental
Dispensary Day in Omaha
Gft your coin ready to help the
kiddies Saturday on Dental Disprn
tary day.
Mrs. Charles Leslie, chairman of a
committee of 1,000 womfn who will
manage the big drive for funds to
finance the free dental dispensary
for Omaha children, reports all ad
vance preparations completed.
Reims Dag company has donated
1.000 tags. Fifty thousand lavendar
crosses, emblem of the 'ental dis
pensary, are ready to be sold.
Body of Soldier Taken Home,
Camp Cody, N. IV, Dec. 7.--(Spe-cial
Telegram.) The body, of Private
Hcgarty of Stanwood, la., who died
in the base hospital of pneumonia,
was taken o his home town by his,
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Heg
arty, who reached camp too late to
see their boy alive. .'.
Read Bee Want Ads for, profit Use
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This is the largest
Credit Clothing
Store west of the
Mississippi River--
We occupy this entire
building three floors
and basement.
BEDDECVS,
1417 Douglas Street
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A Great Pre - Christmas COAT Bargain
Tomorrow's Big Special $18.50
Your choice of 150 high-grade Coats at a price that
guarantees the season's greatest bargain. Every ma
terial you want every style and colorBurella,'
GunnyburJ,'' Pom Pom, Velour and Novelties, in
Beet Root, Virginia Brown, Pekin Blue, Grape,
Reindeer, Taupe, Navyand Black. All sizes; 16 to
44, and out sizes. Alterations free.
125 Men's Overcoats
Special Tomorrow $19.50 4
We're very fortunate in being able to offer this un
usual overcoat value at this time. A purchase now
means a clear several dollars' saving. With quality
coats selling at this price, certainly few men should
be without one. These coats are regular $24.50 val-.
ues and would be cheap at this price. So, if you need
an overcoat don't pass these Saturday at $19150
All the newest models, in patterns and colors ga- :
lore. All sizes.
ill
$1.00 OR SO PER WEEK
You simply make a payment down, then a dollar
or so a week, according to your purchase.
B ED D E
1417 Douglas Street
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HOTEL MARTINIQUE
400 Baths
600 Rooms
Broadway, 32d St, New York
On Block from Pennsylvania Station
Equally Csjnvsniant for
Amusements, Shopping or Business
157 pleasant room,' with private bath
$2.50 PER DAY
257 excellent room with private hath,
facing street) southern exposure, -
$3.00 PER DAY
Also Attractive Rooms from $1.80.
The Restaurant Prices Are Most Moderate.
UNSTEADY NERVES '
Your troubled, unsettled mind, your inability to concert,
trate, or your fatigue from ordinary work simply shows you
that the drain on your strength is greater than your system is
supplying and you need the powerful, nourishing force in
. nneci
to speedily replenish the deficiency and avoid a breakdown
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c j nounsnment and so skilfully emul
sified that it is quickly assimilated without taxing
digestion and sets up strength in place of weakness.
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