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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 15. 1917,
MEN GET BEHIND
Y. W. C. CAMPAIGN
To Aid Women in Drive to
Pledge Funds for Hostess
Houses at Army Cantonments.
Omaha men have thrown them
selves into the front line trenches
now to help the women "put over"
their Young Women's Christian as
sociation war work campaign for
funds for the building and maintain
ing of hostess houses at the army
camps and at the front. During the
next 10 days masculine forces will be
back of the campaign.
This marks the fulfillment of a
promise. The men promised the
women that if they helped them faith
fully during the drive for funds for
the Young Men's Christian associa
tion war work fund, the men would
in turn put their shoulders to the sled
and push the women's campaign
"over the top" when the time came.
The time came, and the men were
so busy with Red Cross, and a lot of
other campaigns, that for the first
week or more the women had to
struggle for funds alone. Hut now
they have shaken off all other respon
sibilities, and have stepped into line
to push the movement over the line.
Important Work.
"Those who have felt that this is
not an important work," said K. M.
Slater, president of the Omaha Real
Kstate board, "simply are not in
formed of the facts. Thousands of
women visit these army camps all
the time to sec their husbands, to see
their sons, or brothers, to visit rela
tives when they are sick and for
many other reasons equally import
ant, "Where there is no Young Wom
en's Christian association hostess
house there is . absolutely no place
for these women to go. '1 hey wander
around the immense ramps like lost
souls. I have visited these camps and
I know. The camps for the most
part are a great many miles out from.
the nties or towns, and you nave
no idea how lonesome and out of
place a woman looks out there whey
there is no hostess Ijouse where she
can take refuge. There is every ac
commodation for the men, but no
provision is made by the government
for whatever women may have occa
sion to come there,"
Miss Ada Starkweather, economic
secretary for the work, is in Omaha
again from Camp Dodge, and will
take active command of the cam
paign in Omaha.
Real Estate Men Aid.
At the last meeting of the Omaha
Real Estate bostrd the members sub
scribed $750 to the "W" fund, and
then the board as an official body
voted $250 of its fund in the treas
ury to be given to the "W" fund to
complete the $1,000.
Business men of Omaha have or
ganized special committees to co-operate
with the women on: this work.
They are:
I'rogram R. C. Peters, chairman,
W. E. Rhoades, C. A. Goss, M. A.
Hall, Ernest weet, Mrs. , W. E.
Rhoades, Mrs. C. J. Hubbard.
Publicity E. M. Slater, C. F. Har
rison, Mrs. J. T. Stewart, 2d, Miss
Pickering. K D. Wead was added to
the regular organization as vice chair
man. Volunteers to Distribute .
200 Packages of Clothing
Mayor F. A. McCormick of the
Volunteers of America says his or
ganization has 200 packages of new
clothing which will be distributed dur
ing the annual Christmas eve celebra
tion at headquarters. Mayor Dahl
man, C. E. Yost and J. A. Munroe
will officiate at the distribution. Ap
plications have been received from
250 families who want baskets of
v provisions for Christmas day. The
major says donations of food and
clothing will be distributed where
they will do the most good.
Dietz Church Dedicates
Roll of Honor" Sunday
Dietz Memorial church "roll of
honor" of 15 members will be dedi
cated Sunday. The "roll of honor"
has inscribed on it the names of
young men of the Sunday school
who have enlisted in some branch of
the service. The following names
are on the tablet:
William Tonge Winfield Oviatt
Edgar A. Heywardjohn F. Kerr
Russell E. MasonEarl Neihardt
Harold Oviatt Harvey Tonge
George Kiger Gerald Wilson
John O'Xeil , Wm. G. Mettlen
William David
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' John Johnson Pulls An
1 Old One, But Gets Laugh
John Johnson of Clark, S. D., is
-a disappointed young man. Some
one turned off the sunshine. John
is registered for the draft. He
came all the way from Clark to
enlist in the navy, but on account
of defective teeth was rejected
He was advised to consult a den
tist and have the defects remedied.
"Holy Moses!" snorted Johnny.
"What's my teeth" got to do with
it? You don't want me to eat the
Boches, do you?"
It was gently explained to
Johnny that defective teeth were
unhealthy possessions, and after
listening in open-mouthed amaze
ment to the short lecture he prom
ised to see a "tooth doctor," and
have his teeth treated.
"I'll be back again," was his
comment as he took his departure
from the office.
Hall County Prices Are
About Same as in Omaha
Copies of lists of Hall county
prices fixed by the food administra
tion have just been received at the
oflire of the Nebraska food adminis
tration. They arc as high as the
prircs fixed in Omaha and in some
instances higher. liutter is not men
tioned in the list. The 24-oiince loaf
of bread is 1 cent higher than the
Omaha loaf of that weight. Flour is
about a nickel cheaper per 48-pouud
sack.
Here arc the prices fixed for Hall
county for the week beginning De
cember 17: Eleven pounds sugar,
SI; 43 pounds high patent flour, $2.85,
Grand Island; 48 pounds high patent
Hour, $2.'5, all points in county out
side of Cirand Island; one pound corn
meal in bulk, 6 cents; 24-ouncc loaf
white bread, 14 cents; three one
pound loaves rye and war bread, 25
cents.
These prircs are for cash over the
counter. An additional charge may
be made for delivery or credit to cus
tomers. War Board Keeps Tab on
Packages Sent to Soldier's
Through correspondence with the
postoflkes the War board has tried
to keep tat? on the number of Christ
mas packages sent to the United
States soldiers in France and at the
po6ts and cantonments in this coun
try. Advices to the local War board
indicates that up to December 5 from
one Atlantic port there had been 600,
0(H) separate packages, weighing ap
proximately 1,000,000 pounds, gone
forward. From other ports com
bined it is estimated that fully as
many packages were sent.
To the posts and cantonments in
the I'nited States it is estimated that
by December 15 packages weighing
2,500,000 pounds will have been sent
to the boys.
Negroes Peddle "Vinegar"
Under Guise of "Booze"
One of the "57 varieties" has been
put to a new and profitable use, ac
cording to testimony introduced in
police court Iriday morning. Jew
ell Evans, porter, 1008 Davenport
street, and George McNeil, South
Side, both t.egroes, were peddling
quart bottles of vinegar as whisky to
thirsty patrons, according to Police
man Dalton. Witnesses testified Mc
Neil had "reaped a harvest" in his
new trade, estimating his profits at
about $20 a day. Evans was fined
$100 and .osts. McNeil was sentenced
to 60 days in the , workhouse.
Red Cross to See That Wives
Get Allottmertt of Pay
Wives of soldiers who are certain
their husbands have not attended to
the allotment of flicir pay to the fam
ily are requested to call on Chair
man Mrs. C. M. Wilhelm, civilian re
lief, at the court house Red Cross
headquarters, and obtain government
application blank. Filling out of this
blank is necessary to get the govern
ment allowance which is given in ad
dition to the soldier's pay. The pay
allotment by the soldier must equal
the allowance made by the govern
ment. Bensonites Enter Protest
Against Car Service
James Walsh presided Thursday
night at a mass meeting held in Ben
son to protest against alleged insuf
ficient street car service. City Com
missioner Hutler addressed the meet
ing. Forty citizens were present.
Benson will send a committee of 50
to the city council chamber next Mon
day morning to appear before the city
council committee of the whole
which will consider the street car
service situation.
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WOULD-BE JACKIES
FLOCKINGTO ENLIST
Corridors at Recruiting Office
Filled Long Before Doors
Are Opened for the
Day.
Cold weather, in conjunction with
the hoodoo "13," has r.o terrors for
the jackies-to-be of the United States
navy. After the smoke of battle had
cleared away in the recruiting head
quarters Thursday night at 10 o'clock
it was found that 122 men had shown
their preference for naval life rather
than to remain at home and await the
next draft call. These men were
shipped out Thursday by divers routes
to the naval training station at Chi
cago, and the mechanics were shipped
either to Norfolk, Va., or to Long
Island.
Up until noon of this coming Sat
unlay all men who come under the
selective conscription act will be per
mitted to enlist in the navy in any
capacity, but after that time it will
be necessary for the applicants to
have a certificate from their exemp
tion boards certifying that the ap
plicant is not likely to be within the
current quota of the second draft
call.
Many Anxious for Navy.
There appears to be no limit to the
number of men who desire to evade
the second draft call bv enlistinu at
this time. Early Friday mornine be
fore the doors of the naval rendez
vous were thrown open nearly 80
young men were jammed in the cor
ridor awaiting the arrival of the en
listment officers, A long line, begin
ning at the door and stretching away
out into the hall, was formed, and
each applicant stuck to his oost with
the tenacity of a bulldog clinging to a
bone.
To step out of line for iust a few
seconds was tantamount to losing that
piace, ami as quickly as one man
stepped out the bud would be closed
up and the loser was compelled to go
back to the end of the line.
It was rumored that 150 Indians
would arrive from the Winnebago
reservation and offer their services.
but the recruiting officers know noth
ing of it.
I. W. W. Wanted in Chicago
Arrested in Raid Here
Ilarrv Trotter, one of the men ar
rested a month ago in a raid on local
Industrial Workers of tlii WnrlH
headquarters, was taken to Chicago
ny ueputy United Mates Marshal
Quinlcy. Trotter was one of the 166
Industrial Workers of the World in
dicted in Chicago. He had not vet
been arrested when the Omaha raid
was made.
WOMEN ARE NEEDED
TO HELP IN WAR
Women can be usefully employed in
nursing the wounded, in making up th
soldiers' kits, and a thousand other
ways. Many American women are
weak, palo or anemic from woman's
ills. For young girls just entering
womanhood; for women at the critical
time; nursing mothers and evory woman
who is "rnn-down," tired, or over
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Pres. Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
Lincoln, Nebr. "When I was a
young woman I helped my people with
outdoor work to such an extent
that I was oftea
out in wet clothes
for hatirs at a
time and fre
quently at the
times that a girl
should bo extreme
ly careful of her
health. This caus
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with congestion
and pain. I took
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I roally believe that this medicine kept
me on my feet and enabled me to do
the work required of me." Mrs. Wm.
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Fremont, Nebr. "For sevoral years
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caused me to become run-down, weak
and nervous. At times I could scarcely
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Do You Know What
Slang Hiitorian Hai Couple
of Veriiont of Expression.
"In the Hay" Means?
How often does one hear the ex
pression, "In the hay," especially
about places where raiload men con
grcgegate, and restaurants.
Paradoxical as it may seem, the ex
pression has two different and dis
tinct meanings depending, of course,
on which class of people uses it.
In railroad parlance "in the hay"
means that a train or engineman is
getting some much needed sleep. It
may mean that he has just come in
from a run and is in bed, or that he is
taking a little "shuteye" on the com
pany's time. When you teceive the
information that So-and-So "is in the
hay," you are left to draw your own
inference.
In restaurant lingo "in the hay"
means that the waiters are busy; that
the tables and counters are filled to
their capacity by hungry people and
that the corps of waiters cannot han
dle the rush in an expedient manner.
Just where the two versions of the
expression originated is not known
and up to date no historian has been
found who has taken enough interest
in the slangy talk to investigate.
Coal Being Rushed to
Interior State Towns
The cold weather continues to dis
arrange all train schedules and few
of the trains are coming into Omaha
on time. As a rule they ar running
30 minutes to two hours late. Freight
service is even more irregular and
everything that is perishable is being
held back.
The roads are pushing the coal out
into the state as rapidly as possible
and according to the reports coining
to the freight offices, while the sup
ply in the cities and towns is not
large, at no place is there anything to
indicate a serious shortage unless
trains should be tied up by blizzards
tor several nays
Jncreaaes strength of
delicate, nervous,
run-down people 100
per cent in ten days
in many instances.
$100 forfeit if it
fails as per full ex
planation in large
article norm tn an.
near in this naner.
Used and highly en-
dorsed by former United States Senators
and Members of Congress, well-known
physicians and former Public Health of
ficials. Ask your doctor or druggist
about it.
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War Ananias Clubs are advocated for the identification and segregation of circulators of
malicious rumors and false reports tending to cast suspicion and distrust upon our Government
and thus hamper the prosecution' of the war.
We are all familiar with, the "treason-factory output" telling of American battleships be
ing sunk by the German navy and the news supprest; of thousands of American soldiers who
have been killed; of a German army to invade us through Canada; of hundreds of thousands
of Germans who arc drilling in this country for a revolt; of Secretarv Tumulty being charged
with treason ; of our troops in France suffering for food and of their having quarreled with
the5 British, and the hundred-and-one other rumors that are being industriously whispered from
mouth to mouth.
In THE LITERARY DIGEST for December 15th, the details of the subject are taken up
and various suggestions made for the suppression of this most insidious form of propaganda.
A copy of the "fake" letter which has been going the rounds is reproduced and directions'as to
what patriotic Americans should do- to suppress this and other "fakes" are given.
Other articles of more than ordinary interest in this issue of "The Digest" are:
America's War Aims: Victory and Justice
How the President's Message Has Welded More Closely the European Allies and The United States,
and Heartened Them Anew in the Unalterable Determination to Win the War
We Go to War With Austria
Badges of Courage for Our Men
Why Germany Drove at Italy
Our Economic Weapon
Scouting for U-Boats
Dishwashing and Disease
Bandit Bees and Doped Honey
"Mob-Singing" In the Army and Out
New Fears of a Holy War
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UNION PACIFIC TO
SELL WAR STAMPS
Thrift Certificates Are to
Put on Sale at All Sta
tions and Ticket
Offices.
Be
The Union Pacific railroad, through
Treasurer Sanford, has applied for an
agency for thrift and war saving
stamps, and the application has been
granted.
This means that the stamps will be
placed on sale at the hundreds of sta
tions 6f the system and all ticket
offices will become stations for sell
ing the stamps.
State Railway Commissioner Tay
lor proposes to call upon all railways
in the state and all public utility cor
porations to take similar action. The
Nebraska Telephone company has al
ready established agencies through its
numerous offices.
Harry O. Palmer, secretary to
Ward M. Burgess, state war tavings
director, leaves for Ord to address a
meeting there Saturday afternoon.
Monday he will speak at a county
mass meeting at Friend, Wednesday
at Fairbury, Thursday at Seward and
Friday at Aurora.
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To Give Dance for Benefit
Of St. James Orphanage
Miss Robina Kammerer, who has
charge of the notion department in
the Brandeis stores, is going to give
a dance and card party atlctropoli
tan hall the evening of December 19,
for the benefit of St. James' orphan
age, Benson. Admission is 25 cents.
The entire proceeds will go to the or
phanage. Three thousand tickets are
to be sold.
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Father and Son Banquet
At North Presbyterian
At the father and son banquet t
the North Presbyterian chur
Thursday night covers were laid for
105. The attendance was 'up to ex
pectations. Following the dinner nu
merous stunts were pulled off for the
benefit of the boys. During the even
ing there was a short address by the
pastor, Kev. J. M. Wilson, singing by
the church male quartet and stories
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