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NEWS OF OMAHA
AND VICI CITY
Stags Open New Club Rooms
and Public Inspection Is to Be
Friday; Head of Pythian
Sisters Here Monday.
Omaha Drbve No. 135 meets Fri
day evening at 1402 Dodge street at
8 o'clockwhen a class of candidates
will be given the work. The public
is invited to visit the rooms between
the hours of 10 a. m. and 10 p. ni.
The following officers were elected
at the last meeting: Charles Magill,
exalted director; Frank Bluchard,
senior warden; Jerry Bastien, junior
v.arden; Hiram Staley, prelate; Lloyd
Johnson, inner guard; Thomas Fields,
outer guard; Victor B. Lund, re
corder; John Alcorn, trustee, 3 years.
The public is invited to visit the
rooms between the hours of 10 a. m.
and 10 p. m.'
Woodmen of the World.
Omaha-Seymore Camp No. 16 has
been very active lately in the central
committee organization.
Druid Camp No. 24 are the live
, boosters in the Woodmen of the
World circles in Greater Omaha.
They have a large representation at
the meetings of the central commit
tee, and on last Wednesday, Consul
Commander Bonner and a number of
others met at the city manager's of
fice, to discus ways and means of
promoting the interests of J,he order.
Columbus Camp No. 69 have elected
new officers for the following year
and they will be installed by the cen
tral committee the first Sunday in
January.
German-American Camp No. 104
has elected new officers and consider
able growth in the membership is
promised for the new year.
Zizkuv Dub Camp No. 115 added 10
new members last month. Through
the efforts of Consul Commander
Joseph Sinkule.
South Omaha Camp No. 211 enter
tained the central committee Wed
nesday. ' 1
W. A. Fraser grove No. 1, W. C,
elected officers last Friday night.
" Schiller Camp No. 304 will install
the newly elected officers the first
meeting in January, at which time the
central committee will be present.
Kosciuszko Camp No. 352 has
elected Carl Kuszak as clerk for the
new year. Officers will be installed
the first Sunday in January.
Fraser Camp No. 499 is making a
drive for new members. William
Westerfield ' has been appointed
deputy for the camp and the mem
bers will help him in every way pos
sible. Thomas camp No. 523 held a well
attended dance last week.
Dante camp No. 533, Carl Noble,
clerk, is in a very prosperous condi
tion.' They have determined to in
crease their membership to fifty by
the 1st of January.
The dance for. the Red Cross bene
fit, given by the patriotic central com
mittee on December 6th, was a big
success.
Alpha grove No. 2. W. C, through
the courtesy of Alpha' Alpha camp
Ma . 1 W fV W.. will oriuc a Vma
dance Friday evening, December 18th,
in Alpha camp's hall, Lyric building,
Nineteenth and Farnam streets.
Welcome grove, .'o. 54, at its regu
lar meeting December 3, elected offi
cers for the coming year: Mesdames
Lola Sch ruin, guardian; flattie Heath,
adviser; Myrtle Grange, clerk; Marie
Campbell, chaplain; Ruth Wandcll,
attendant; Myrtle McMannus, assist
ant attendant; Ellen Goodhart, inner
sentinel; Anna Mote, outer sentinel;
Nora Norman, banker; Fanney Cof
fey, manager.
Miss .Dora Alexander, supreme
clerk, was present and made a very
interesting speech concerning the
Young Women's Christian, association
relief work. '
Pythian Sisters.
The Pythian Sisters will meet in
regular session Monday evening in
Crounse hall, opposite the postoffice.
Mrs. Nellie Hellweg, head of the
order in Nebraska, will be present.
AH members of the order, and espe
cially those residing in Council Bluffs,
are urged to attend.
f Foyal Neighbors, t
Ivy1 camp, No. 2, Royal Neighbors
of America, elected the following offi
cers: Oracle, if rs. Alice BreUchnei
der; past oracle, Mrs. Lavina Wjnans;
vice oracle, Mrs. Anna O'Connor;
chancellor. Mrs. Bessie Anderson;
recorder, Mrs. Sadie Kdmundson; re
ceiver, -Miss Lola Marsh; marshal,
Mrs. Elenor Dewar, inner seiunel,
Mrs. Elizabeth McCleneghan;outer
sentinel, Mrs. Ella Berg; manager,
Mrs. Lulu Sterling; physicians, C. F.
Clark, Mar ha Clark and Katherinc
Sullivan. '
Pansy camp, No. 10, elected -officers
as follows: Oracle, Mrs. Laura
Holt; vice oracle, Mrs. Ada Willey;
recorder, Mrs. Olive Grimes; assist
ant recorder, Mrs Laura Parker; re
ceiver, Mrs. Maria Gross; chancellor,
Mrs. .Agnes Watson; marshal. Mrs.
Marretta Sampson; inner sentinel,
Mrs. Anne Good; outer sentinel, Mrs.
Ellen Chalfont; manager, Mrs. Annie
Winquist; physician, Dr. Rix.
.....;;,; Maccabees.'
Omaha " tent, No. 75, will hold a
watch night party Monday evening,
December 31, for members and their
wires and daughters. Lady Macca
bees and their male friends are in-1
vited. A musical program with danc
ing has been arranged. December 17
a class of candidates will be shown
the safe route. t
, Royal Arcanum.
Union Pacific , council. No. 1069,
Royal Arcanum, will meet December
Zi) at 8 o clock, room 301, Crounse
building. 1 There will be turkey,
goose, duck and chicken, the same as
Thanksgiving. Arrangements have
also been -made to have a speaker.
; v Odd Fellows.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
Hesperian camp. No, 2, will have
work in the royal purple degree
Thursday night in Odd Fellows' hall.
' Knights and Ladies of Security:
Omaha council No. 415 entertained
about 40 soldiers from Forts Omaha
itni Crook last Thursday evening, the
time beinjj devoted to dancinjj. A
nounuiui ainner was served- later in
the evening, at which short addresses
were made by District Deputy Patton
and Mrs. Slmgerland, thairman of the I
Nebraska Farmers VTill
Talk Price Fixing Here
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When several hundred farmers
front all parts of the state meet at
the' Hotel Castle Tuesday, Wednes
day and lhursday of this week for
the eighth annual convention of the
Nebraska Farmer's congress, price
fixing and food conservation are go
ing to occupy most of the time on the
program. No sooner will the ad
dresses of welcome and the responses
be over than "Price Fixing of Food
stuffs" will be discussed by J. W.
Shorthill of York, secretary of the
Nebraska Grain and Live Stock as
sociation. C. H. Gustafson, president
of the Nebraska Farmers' Educational
and Co-operative union, the organiza
tion which has been stopped rom
buying sugar because it would not
live up to the rules of the food ad
ministration, will lead the discus
sion which will follow Shorthill's pa
per. The discussion will then be open
to 'all.
Dan Morris of Kearney, president
of the Nebraska Bankers' association,
wil discuss "The Banker and the
Farmer." The farmer's duty to the
government will be discussed by
Charles Graff of Bancroft. John L.
Kennedy, fuel administrator for Ne
braska, will discuss the fuel situation.
G. W. Wattles, food administrator
for Nebraska, will then discuss the
food administration work. Farm la
bor problems and a lot of other goocn
. 1. . 1 .i! I r.
iuuis aic io te mscussen. r-vening
sessions will be held both Tuesday
and Wednesday.
O. G.; Smith of Kearney is presi
dent, Frank Tannehill of Norfolk is
entertainment committee, and re
sponse by the soldiers. The affair
was a distinct success socially and in
quiries are made if it may not be re
peated soon.
Military Notes
Mr. and Mrt. D. Llnnhan of 3310 Myrtle
ivcnuo, received a rableiram from htr
on, Harold, niylng'Ttiat ho arrived lafnly
In France. He loft here September 1 with
Company D, 40Sth Telegraph battalion. Tin
wai atatloned at Camp Alfred Vail, Lit
tle Silver, New Jersey, until hla depart
ure. Before ontorlnf the aervlc. Mr. Llna
han waa a lenlor at College of Arta.
han waa a senior of t'rolghton university
Colleso of Aria.
Jle waa well known In arhool athletica,
belnr manager of foot ball and baskei
ball laat year, and asaiatnnt manager the
prevloua year..
Captain O. S. Cannon, whoae wife waa
Mine Ruth Clarke of this t-lly. won lr
commlnaloii at I'lattahtirgh training ramp
and la now atatloned In Wanhlngton in
the Ordnance. Mra. Cannon la wtth him
and they are living at 1523 Blltmoro
atreet. Wanhlngton, l. C.
A cable Monday announced the aafo ar
rival In Kranre of Bldiey Culllngham, aon
of Mra. K. lleecher Jlowell of thla city.
Young Culllngham. In In the aviation
corps and waa at the Mt. Clemena flying
field training to fa prior to hla, depart
ure. William Peterson, who went to France
In October in the aviation conn, write
from a flying field near I'arls, that he la
now flying and likes the work , and h.i
nothing to complain of as to riie llvln
conditions.
Hanging In the lobby of the Vnlvcralty
club la the lihnor roll of members who
have Joined the colors In one branch or
another, a total of ovr forty. The medi
cal corpa leads with flflecn, who are J. M.
ItanlNter, llonry M. Akin, Albert A. Frlcke,
A. A. Johnsnrf, J. F. Lord, Donald Macrae,
Jr.; M. O. Korthwall, Kobert Schrock, H.
l. Porterfleld, W. .N. Anderson, h. C. Hall,
O. M". Hnffmelatcr, A B. Llndqueat. R. A.
Moaer and George Pratt. The Infantry
cornea next with the names of George 11.
Harries, Clinton Brome, R. M. Hlgglns. J.
F. Meade, Robert McCague, Anan Ray
mond, h. 8. Smith, Bird gtryker, Allen A.
Tukey, O. F. Bragg, R. , W. Hall. J. F,
Templln and Georga 11. Tlltou. In tin.
artillery are Robert Stout, C. U. McLaugh
lin, 1. W. Carpenter, Jr.; Thomaa S. Alc
Shane and Brexel Blbbernsen.
The aviation corps includes the namea
of Keed Fctera and Harry (i. Montgomery,
and in the signal corps are W. Carl Hutch-,
hiaon and H. W. Ryan. Amoa Thomas,
cavalry; C. I.. Mattaon, ambulance; L. I.
Wlllla, R. 8. Southgate and Will F.
Noble, quartermaster corps, and Donald
K. Hume, ordnance.
A. W. Proctor, a graduate of the Crelghton
law school, who served on President Taft's
commission on efficiency and economy and
afierwarda on the bureau of munlclpnl re
search, enlisted In Washington last summer
and waa Immediately given a captaincy and
put In the medical department In order to
work out his efficiency Ideaa there, as he la
considered one of the great experta of the
country. In fact, at one time Captain Proc
tor was offered a posltbm by tho Chinese
government to remodel certain departments.
In writing his slater. Mrs. Newcombe, re
cently from "somewhere In France," he
says the work with headquarters has been
great largely ataff work of an organisation
character, not unlike the legal statistical
work In the War department at Washing
ton that I waa doing before leaving for
France. It keeps four men behind the lines
continuously working to keep one man In
the trenches la what they tell you here. In
other word. I am one of the four men. I
expect to aee a great deal of the military
organlaatlon on this aide In connection with
my official work; staff work lacks the thrill
of line work In the trenches, or In the artillery,-but
it, too. has Its fascination."
Morton Rhoades, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
E. Rhoades, is on the way to France with
motor supply train 4l as sergeant clerk of
company 30 and private secretary to the
lieutenant Sergeant Ithoades was at Fort
Ptroog, Mass.. up to the time of his de
parture, having entered from New England.
British Banks Merge
With Enormous Capital
London. Dec. IS. The latest in the
series of amalgamations of prominent
British banks is the fusion of the Na
tional Provincial Bank of England
and the Union of London and Smith's
banks. Financial editors of the morn
ing newspapers describe the amalga
mation as a development of excep
tional importance and the greatest
event of its kind in the history of
banking in Great Britain, both in point
of size and consequence. The bank's
new title will be the National Provin
cial and ITn ion hanl- and it will love
totaled deposits of about 170,0X),-'
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THE OMAHA
Charles Graff
O.G.SmitA
vice president, Charles Graff o( Ban
croft is second vice president, A. L.
Stoner of Inavale is third vice presi
dent. John B. Grinnell of Papillion is
secretary, and George Junkin of
Smithfiehl, is treasurer.
PRICE FIXERS TARE
CENT OFF BUTTER
Oatmeal Added to List of "Fair
Price" Commodities by
the State Food Ad
ministrator.
Butter is marked 1 cent a pound
lower, beginning today, by the price
fixing committee of the Nebraska food
administration for Omaha.
Oatmeal is added to the list of com
modities upon which the committee
has fixed what it believes to be a fair
price. This is quoted at 6)4 cents per
pound, or four pounds for a quarter.
Bulk rice is also added to the list at
from 8 1-3 to 11 cents per pound.
Following is the list of prices fixed,
effective today:
Sugar, per lh. . . .'. , .05
Flour (Nebraska No. 1 patent):
!4-lb. sack 1 .50
8-lb. BB!k ;,o
Flour (.Nebraska No. 2 patent):
Il-lb. sack j ,4r,
4S-II). sack . , ,., 2.80
Cornmeal, p"r lh .' ,oc
l'otatoea (Nebraska), per lb.:
Beat No. 1 03
No. on'i
Butter (per lb ):
Creamery, No. 1 ." 50
Creamery, No. S , 47
Kggs (per doz.):
Best No. 1 storage
Rice (In bulk, per lb.): '
1 11
No. 3 , ,10
lN- s 08 1-3
Rye flour:
H-lb. sack
Oatmeal (In bulk per lb.) .Oti'i
Bread (U. 8. standard loaf, wrapped):
16-ounce loaf 0
2(-ounce lonf , jj
32-ounce loaf n
43-ounce loaf '25
These prices are for cash over the
counter.
An additional charge may be made
for delivery or credit to customer.
Day -of Guesswork in
Real Estate Is Passing
An interesting discussion at a re
cent meeting of a New York Real
Estate board was on "Business Meth
ods for Realtors." A statement was
made that the day of guesswork in
real estate is passing and a prominent
New York realtor said. "Established
knowledge of the market value and
the quick realization value of prop
erty is an absolute essential for any
intelligent action or advice connected
with any parcel of real estate.' In
real estate all guesswork is doubly
dangerous dangerous to the one who
acts on the guesses, dangerous to the
success and reputation of the broker
who gambles with other people's
money."
Omaha realtors insisted that this
position on the part of leaders in real
estate circle all over the country is
evidence of the growth of their busi
ness as a profession, and further evi
dence that the advice of men trained
on real estate boards, and appraise
ments made by those who are so
trained are the cmly trustworthy
courses to follow. They argued that
in this way the real estate business
not only becomes a profession, but!
is equipping itself by the study of
land values according to scientific
principles to give correct advice.
MONDAY WILL BE SLIPPER DAY AT
BERNSTEIN'S
HI SOUTH 16TH ST.
in 'pairs BOUDOIR AND COMFY
5L1PPERS FOR XMAS GIFTS
$1.00
VALUES TO $2.50.
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SUNDAY CEE: DECEMBER 16; 1917.
DENVER ACCEPTS
CHALLENGE OF
OMAHA "ED CROSS
Colorado Capital Believes It
Can Double Anything Ne
braska Metropolis Achieves
in Xmas Memberships.
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Denver has picked up the Red
Cross membership gauntlet thrown
down by Omaha. The Colorado cap-
ital believes.it can double anything
Omaha can do in the way of piling
up Christmas vveejc memberships.
The Denver Post wired the Omaha
committee Saturday afternoon as fol
lows: "The Denver Red Cross Dollar
Christmas Membership Campaign
committee, through the Denver
Post challenges the Omaha Cam
paign committee to a friendly con
test on number of memberships
per thousand of population dur
ing week of National Membership
Drive, enrollment returns to be ex
changed through the Denver Post
each morning beginning Tuesday, De
cember 48, and ending December
2(3. Denver feels confident-she can
double -'anything Omaha can do.
Please reply immediately to The Den
ver Post."
Omaha Delighted.
Henry Doorly, chairman of the
campaign committee, immediately
wired this response:
"The Omaha Christmas Member
ship Campaign committee of the Red
Cross is, delighted that Denver has
accepted our challenge. We will
be glad to pay $100 to the Den
ver chapter if, from December
17 to' 25 inclusive, Denver se
cures a greater number of Red
Cross members per thousand of pop
ulation than does Omaha. We will
wVc yo every day as requested and
ask that you wire its. We admire
your optimism and wish you all kinds
of luck. Get busy, for Omaha is go
ing 'Over the Top.'
"We're going to win at that," com
mented Mr Doorly, chairman of the
campaign committee, who made the
original challenge of a $100 donation
to the Red Cross fund of any city
which would excel Omaha's record.
"The competition has put the com
mittee on itSj mettle," said W. A.
Pixley, publicity chairman.
Telegraphic returns oir the mem
bership battle will be watched with
keen interest.
Red Cross Sermons.
Red Cross, sermons will ' be
preached in a majority of local
churches this morning. The big
drive to enlist a 100 per cent mem
bership in the Red Cross society of
all the inhabitants of Omaha begins
early Monday morning. Mayor Dahl
man has issued a proclamation call
ing on all loyal Omahans to join or
renew their memberships before
Christmas eve.
The Nebraska Telephone company
has organized a permanent Red Cross
committee to dirext the employes'
Red Cross work during the coming
year. A hospital supplies' workroom
for w'omen empoyes is being con
sidered. L. M. Holliday is chairman,
the others including A. F. McAdariis,
J. F. Randolph, J. R. Carter, William
Cosh. R. B, Johnson and W. W.
Davenport.
Announce Women's Committee.
. The personnel of the women's
committee, headed by Mrs. E. M.
Syfert, is announced, so far as com
pleted, as follows: Vice chairman,
Mesdames "Luther Drake, Frank Jud
son and J. E. Davidson: committee
chairmen, Mesdames S.,S. Caldwell,
Charles T. Kouutze, Warren Black
well, E. IT. Spraguc and W. A. C.
Johnson; Misses Clara Brewster,
Elizabeth Davis, Daphne Tctcrs and
Edith Tobitt.
District chairmen are: Mesdames
J. G. Armstrong, O. T. Allion, T. A.
Golden, Charles II. Lear, Henry
Bayer, Mackey Smith, J. C.
Reader, W. C. Crosbv, Jay Burns,
Willhni H. Weyniuller, W. C.
KomcV. Joseph jDuffey. C. L. Hempel.
This is a Year for '
USEFUL GIFTS
It yill be. a pleasure to show you the many
beautiful and serviceable gifts that we are
offering and to quote prices, which, quality
considered, are always the lowest.
Suggestions for the-Xmas Shopper
Carving Sets
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McnSERSHlrfJ
Iuy your boy or the boy's father or some oth
er4 boy, one of our special Manual Training
Benches. Exceptional values.
James Morton & Son Co.
"The Hardware People"
1511-13 DODGE STREET
J. B. Stcbbins, F. J. Krecrk.
Arthur Kenstrom, P. O. Me-An-drews,
Kathryn Lowry, A. J.
Stichy, Manley McCarthy, Thomas
O'Connor, V. K. Kavanagh, Dan Mc
Avoy. J. B. Reynolds. John Battin,
V. H. Hatteroth. Paul Hoagland.
O. W. Malstroir, Daisy Doane, L. M.
Lord, Tho. Jorgcnsen, Guy H. Pratt,
W. S. Knight, O. S. Goodrich, George
Johnston, C. A. Sandberg, W. H.
Strihbling, Palmer Findlay, Arthur
Mullen, L. M. Talmadgc, .S. S.
Montgomery, E. II. Benner. James
Ewing. George Carter, O. V. Hen
dec, Chales Tracy, John Calvert,
Grant Parsons, Y. T. Graham, Dan
iels. Delia Rousli.
Mioses and Dr. Daisy Doane, Jen
nie Calfas, Irene McKniglK.
Chairmen of Auxiliaries. -
Mrs a,ar,es T Kowe en.
listed the followin-- chairmen of Red
Cross and war relief auxiliaries to
elp: Mesdames Vaclav Buresh. C.
W. Simon, John Calvert. C. IT. Penoy
er, Isaac Bailey, Chapman, W. R.
Wood, J. J. Walker. Florence Yates,
J. J. Moore, H. B. Noyes; George R.
Gilbert, C. C. Morrison, H. A. Wip
ple, Fred Engel, Nora Riley. Rod
man Brown, T. C. Larson, C. Vincent,
J. C. Wrath, F. A. Hughes, Dr. Mc
Clanahan. A. E. Griffen, Frank
Bandle, O. W. Hendee, Phillip Pot
ter, A. C. Griffen, A. H. Fetters, W.
H. Dressier, James Lidell, C. A.
Granden, Aug. Hannibal, L. B. Smith,
A. If., Murdock. R. P. Falkner, J. W.
Smith, Ezra Millard, H. H. Morehead,
J. J. McMulien. H. B. Robinson, Her
bert Wheeler, Levings, H. M. Rogers,
II. B. Smith; Misses Dora Alexander.
Carrie Millard, Gertrude Young, Daisy
Doane, 1 hummel, Jessie Millard. Mar
garet Murrill, Maynard Frank Hamil
ton.' NoveT Publicity Stunts.
Novel publicity stunts will be put
on in the city during the coming
week's campaign. A huge Christ
mas stocking, 35 feet high, will" be
hoisted over the United States Na
tional bank building Monday noon.
The inscription upon it will be "Fill
the stocking with .Red Cross Christ
mas memberships." From the toe up,
there will be a membership gauge in
series of 500, and a Red Cross flag
will be run up to indicate the progress
of the campaign. George D. Adams,
advertising man for M. E. Smith.
originated the idea.
Plan to Light Windows.
Mis'S Ruth Howard, librarian in the
public library, is working on a plan
to have windows in down-town of
fice buildings lighted at night to form
a cross, the rest of the windows in thq
building to be darkened.
One membership taken out in the
Red Cross society will be credited to
ivard the 100 per cent" standing when
ever the holder wishes it to count. If
taken out in a business firm, the mem
bership will still count in the family
or club record of the holder.
Speakers at Rallies.
W, A. Schall announces the follow
ing speakers who will talk at Red
Cross rallies during the week: Frank
Howell, V. IT. O'Hara, J. P. Palmer,
Henry Murphy, W. R. W. Patrick,
W.'W. Slabaugh. Benjamin S. Baker,
W. F. Gurley, C. K. Herring, D. M.
Vinsonhaler, . L. J. Piatti, A. S.
Ritchie, F. H. Gaines and A. L. Sut
ton. Labor unions are taking an active
interest in the Red Cross Christmas
drive. Harry Vore, from the Painters'
union, hasmade a requisition for 200
membership. C. E. Corey of the
United Typothetac, has come in with
1.000 membership requisitions, J H.
Martin of the Typographical union,
200; II. E. Calvin of the Sheet Metal
Workers, 50; W. R. Berger, Local
602, 400; J. W. Reynolds of the Steam
Fitters, 75; lohn Blaha of the A. M.
C. and B. W. of A., 100, and Mr.
Olson of the Musicians' union, 300.
If you hare tome one in the
service of Uncle Sam, you should
wear a
SERVICE PIN
AN INSIGNIA OF HONOR
Get yours tomorrow at
Western Associated Jewelers
1223 Farnam. St., Cor. 13th St.
Old First Nat'l Bank Bldg.
Tool abinets
Pofcket Knives
Razors
n
INDIANS FAIL TO
POT IN APPEARANCE
Navy Recruiting Office Gets
Word That 150 Red Men
Are on Way to Omaha
to Enlist.
Wanted Information leading to
the whereabouts of 150 Indians
who left Genoa yesterday with the
intention of coming to Omaha to
enlist in thj navy. Write, wire or
'phone all information to the
United States navy recruiting head
quarters, 500 paxton block, Omaha.
Ensign Condict received word Fri
day afternoon that the descendants
of American aborigines were enroute
to Omaha and would appear en
masse at the navy recruiting station
for enlistment. The officer of the
deck was instructed to keep a sharp
lookout, but at 4 bells, when the
bos'un piped all hands to mess, the
noble Red men of the forest had not
hove in sight.
Applicants were put through their
paces as rapidly as possible Satur
day morning in order to get them en
listed before noon. The number of
available men for enlistments has de
creased fully 50 per cent, and those
vho did not manage to swing in un
der the wire by noon will have to get
a certificate from their local exemp
tion boaYds.
n Friday night a total of 105 men
were accepted and shipped to the
training station. Ensign Condict be
lieves enlisting will take a decided
sjump from now on, but he will 'act
according to orders from the depart
ment and will ship all men who are
eligible.
The enlistments in Omaha as com
pared with nine other cities of a
greater population shows the Gate
City to stand -second in the grand
total for the period ending December
13. at which' time Omaha enlisted 655
men. Chicago headed the list with I
a slight increase over Omaha. !
Omaha Zionist Makes
Appeal for Jewish Fund !
Louis Kneeter, Omaha Zionist, is- j
sues an aimeal in behalf nf tho Tpu-fd.
National Fund, solicitors for which
will call on members of the Jewish
community Sunday. The appeal is
made in connection with the observ
ance of Chanuka and the celebration
of the surrender of Jerusalem to the
British.
FUFI
Monday and Tuesday we will give a beau
tiful. Cut Glass Water Set, consisting of one
914-inch tankard and six bell-shaped tumblers,
beautiful cut daisy design, with every purchase
of $15.00 or over.
fiRMrtl I IB ill llCROSs
THIS IS
A Sensible Christmas
GIVE A USEFUL GIFT
This great Credit Clothing Store is filled to over
flowing with Christmas Apparel'which will make the
most practical sort of Christmas Gifts. ' ,
Select what you want, make a convenient cash
payment Pay the balance in 1918.
Three Floors Full of the Most
Practical Sort of Christmas Gifts.
Women's Coats, $12.50
to $49.50.
Charming Suits, $19.50,
worth $39.50.
Dainty Waists, $1.50
to $12.50.
Beautiful Silk Petti
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K. OF C. WILL BUILD
AT OMAHA FORTS
War Fund Reaches $211,000
j Mark; Campaign in Omaha
Has Fractically Closed;
Officials Are Pleased.
Reports have been received by the
Knights of Columbus officials from
practically all parts 01 the state and
the funds is now $211,000. Based upon
the Nebraska towns yet to hear from,
it is practically certain that the entire
fund in Nebraska will reach $225,000.
The campaign in Omaha has prac
tically closed, although new subscrip
tions arc being received every day.
The total subscribed in Omalu to date
is $73,591.46. Arrangements are being
made with the government officials for
the immediate erection of Knights ot
Columbus war camp building at Fort
Omaha and Fort Crook.
A meeting of the state executive
committee war. I. eld in Omaha last
week. Thomas P. Redmond of Oma
ha. Rev. K. F. Morat- of Denton and
W. C. Fraser of Omaha were ap
pointed as a committee to arrange for
the erection and equipment of the
buildings at Fort Omaha and Fort
Crook, and for the employment of a
secretary to tal:e chare of the buikl
incrs. Architect Thomas R. Kimball has
volunteered his services in prepar
ing plans and superintending con- v
struction work, and in company with
W. C. F.raser will inspect the Knights
of Columbus buildings at Camp Dodge
for the purpose of getting ideas and
working out plans.
It is planned to have the buildings
at Fort Omaha and Fort . Crook
erected and equipped and ready for the
soldiers by January 15.
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