IMO GAVE WRONG
SIGNAL TO PASS
lSAYS PILOT
Suddenly Changed Course in
Narrow Passage and Struck
Munitions Vessel at Full
Speed.
Halifax, N. S., Dec. 16. The sig
nals given by the steamei Imo just
before it crashed into the French
munitions steamer Mont Blanc, caus
ing an explosion which wrecked the
northern section of tlijs city, were
not given by Pilot Hayes, in charge
of the Belgian relief ship, according
to the firm belief of Francis Mackay,
pilot on the Mont Blanc, expressed in
his testimony at the government in
quiry into the disaster yesterday.
"Hayes, who was killed , in the ex
plosion, was a careful and experienced
pilot, Mackay said, and could not have
given the order which Mackay claimed
sent the Imo crashing into the
munitions vessel.
Describing the signals that passed
ybetween the two steamers, Mackay
said his object was to get both craft
into parallel positions. Suddenly, he
testified, the Imo blew two blalls
when it seemed to be moving to star
board. Five seconds later, he said,
he saw it throw A wake from the star
board quarter of the propeller and it
swung quickly to starboard into the
course of the Mont Blanc. Ai the
Imo was traveling at a good speed
there was no alternative, Mackay testi
fied, but for the Mont Blanc to go
full speed astern and he so ordered.
But so quick had been the Imo's
maneuvers, he said, that the order was
too late. He was thrown to the deck
by the force of the collision, he stated,
,but there was no confusion on boarrt
his ship and there was no misunder
standing of orders.
When the crew of the Mont Blanc
took to the boats, at his suggestion,
they headed for the Dartmouth shore
away from the impending explosion.
it did not occur to him, rilot Mackay
said, to telephone the city of the im
pending danger.
Pawnee Cjty Man Addresses
; Patriotic Mass Meeting
Table Rock, Neb;, Dec. 16. (Spe
cial.) The bakery and confectionery
business of Goodeukauf Brothers of
v "Table Rock has been sold to W. T.
if) 1. .1, " 1 ! f .1 1
'They have" already taken possession
unoer int nrm name 01 roncr ana
i Linn..' ' ' 1
A natriritir mas merlin ir wii held
; Friday.aftern&on at the r)pera house in
Table Rock. , Hon. J. T. Trenery of
I'awnee'Ciiy, chairman of the Pawnee
. ,...'.. ,.'-"ntr rif (ho ltA Cm ail.
' dressed the meeting.
Walter E. Webb, principal of the
tablet Kock High school, was called
to Omaha the first of the week to
take an army examination tor tne
menicai reserve corps, in wnicn lie nan
4. already enlisted. I
, . Th injunction suit recently brought
v in 1 KtrMtict court of tin's courlty ny
h i awnee. countv .against the Uucago,
' Rock -Island & Pacific railroad com-
........ I . t 1 t 1
p iwiy, uaa uccn iransicrrcu on mouuii
of the defendants to the federal dis-
.. r 1 VV VV'MI m V , MIVUMIt 411 PUIt 1H.
v plaintiff seeks to prevent the defend
. ant from building a viaduct over the
railway just east of Fawnee City, ac-
cry-ding to thetdans and specifications
of the defendants.
I Injuries Suffered in.
I Runaway. Prove Fatal
.Westroint, Neb., Dec. 16. (Spe-fcu!.)-tTie
death of Mrs. W. H.
; Smith occurred Thursday after an ill
ness of a fewi weeks. Mrs. Smith
..Avas one ,of the early settlers of Cum-
ing dounty and lived on a farm two
( miles north of this city. Some weeks
' ago she sustained an accident at her
home, through endeavoring to stop
a runaway team. The injuries she
received at that time hastened her
death. She was J6 years of age and
leaves her husband and one son. Gif
fert Smith. She was the sister of the
. late Daniel C. Gif(ert, former mayor
rf the city and a distinguished citi-
en. The funeral .took place this aft
ernoon at the Evangelical Association
church.
Extensive nrenaratinn i ar hrinor
made to furnish a record audience at
11, . T, . . . . ... ,
ivcsi rpmi lor congressman ;siepn
ctjs on the occasion of hi visit here
0. C. Anderson, an attorney of
West Point, has been appointed fuel
administrator for Cuming county. He
lias appointed as his aide,' A. L,
Krause of West Point, J. S. Severs of
' Beemer. John Fkniitig of Wisner an,d
G. H. Ran sum of Bancroft.
Annot Domas, Pioneer '
Nebraskan, Dies in Kansas
. Stella. Neb., Dec. 10. ("special.)
Annot Domas, an old resident of this
community, died at Evergreen sani
tarium in Leavenworth, Kan., and was
taken to Wyuka cemetery in Lincoln
in K, trial
w
He was born in France, 85 years
ago, saw service in the Franco-I'rus-sian
war, and brought to this country
t and kept in his home many relics of
those days. ,
' After leaving his farm near Stella
a few years ago, he went to Hiawatha
to reside. '
('His aged widow survies him and is
now in Lincoln, making" her home
with her only daughter, Mrs. Mary
Nombalais. A grandson, Emile Nom
balais, lives on the old home farm near
Stella. . ,
Move to Knock Sinn
M Feiners Stirs Up .
Irish Luncheon
- Chicago, Dec. 16. Condemnation
' of the Sinn Fein movement in Ire
land, embodied 1n a resolution In
' troduced today at a luncheon of the
Irish Fellowship club, caused ex
- cited debate amorir the members
present The resolution strongly
approved the work of T. P. O'Con
nor, the Irish nationalist leader, and
T pledged, the club to raise funds to
' aid tame. ,
Judge P. McGorty opposed the
language of the resolution, assert
ing that it insulted the Irish race,
' . i v..a.a th. ei- I?.:-...
men who are. stabbing loyal Irish
, soldiers in the back while they fight
i against Prussian autocracy. The
i resolution finally was laid over for
U. S. Heads Big War
Council of Allies
London, Dec. 16. The inter-allied
council, which is to take up ques
tions of war purchases and finances,
met in London today. Oscar T,
Crosby, assistant secretary of the
United States treasury, was elected
president.
As hea of the council, which in
cludes one representative from each
of the principal allies, Mr. Crosby
will not vote except In tied dis
putes and consequently will hold
the balance of powas- forthe United
States. His selection will necessi
tate his remaining in London or
Paris indefinitely, probably for the
period of the war.
"I am greatly pleased," said Sec
retary McAdoo tonight, "that uch
an honor as the selection of Mr.
Crosby to the presidency of the
inter-allied council should come to
the United States and the Treasury
department."
ARRAIGN I. W. V 'S ON
CONSPIRACY CHARGE
Police and United States Se
cret Service Men Guard
Chicago Court Room
During Trial.
Chicago, Dec. 16. Extra detach
ments of police and secret service men
guarded the court room yesterday
when 106 members of the Industrial
Workers of the World were arraigned
before - Federal Judge Landis on a
charge of conspiracy against the gov
ernment. The defendants were indicted-by
a federal grand jury last
September with sixty others who still
are at liberty.
City detectives aided federal court
attaches in guarding-the entrance to
the court room. Every person who
was not known to the officers or
whose appearance was deemed in any
way suspicious, was searched for
weapons.
Ben A. Stern, Judge Landis' per
sonal baililT, found a revolver in one
man's pocket.
"I hats all right, said the man,
"I'm George Vanderveer of Seattle,
one of the attorneys for the defense."
"Well, you can't carry a gun into
the court room, no matter who you
are," replied Stern.
Vanderveer -surrendered the weapon
to the department of justice. He ex
plained that it was in his suitcase and
in unpacking hastily this morning he
dropped the revolver iu his pocket for
want of a better place to put it.
The court room was crowded to the
doors long before the actual hearing
began. It was thought that prac
tically all of the defendants were
present, although an accurate count
on them was impossible until some
time after the proceedings started.
Because of the large number of de
fendants, Judge Landis summoned
them to the oar to plead 'in alpha
betical order. "Not guilty" was the
uniform response. j .
Indispensable is
, Word Tener Applies
To Diamond Sport
.New York, Dec. 16. Holding that
base ball is such an important factor
in American life that it is "indispensa
ble," John K. Tencr, president of the
National league, in his annual address
to the organization last Tuesday,
made public here Friday, urged the
owners to maintain just as high a
standard of play as possible during
the war. He declared himself confi
dent that by ."fostering, protecting
and advancing the game," base ball
would be more popular than ever after
the war.
"With respect to the interest the
American people will take in their na
tional game next year," he said, "I
do not hesitate to express my confi
dence in their loyalty, and attachment
to it.
"Our patrons are not Interested in
your financial gains and losses, but
they are interested as sportsmen in
our national game. For, after all,
base ball f them is but a sport."
Men Over Draft Age Are .
Needed for Balloon School
, The Omaha aviation examining
board at Fort Omaha will receive for
prompt examination and enlistment
applications from exceptionally well
qualified and well recommended men
above draft age, but not over 45, for
lieutenants commission as non-flying,
number limited to capacity of physi
cal unit. Applications should be
made promptly and distinctly marked
nonliving. If possible applicants
should call on the president of the
board at Fort Omalia, 8 to 4 daily;
Sundays, 3 to 5, or at Hotel Fon
tenelle, nights, 7:30 to 9, except Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday.
Two More Red Sox Become
Yeomen; Eleven In All Now
Boston, Dec. 16. Two more mem
bers of the Boston American league
team enlisted in the navy, it was
Imned today.' Pitchers I'ennock and
Bader signed as yeomen, making
11 members of the team to enter war
service.
HYMENEAL
1 Ealy-Grable.
Miss Jessie Grable. daughter of S
C. Grable of Worland, Wyo., and
Dr, William S. Ealy of Sycamore, Pa.,
were married by Rev. Charles W.
SavWge at his residence Friday aft
ernoon at
Armenian Girls Stolen by Turks;
Hundreds Sold to MoslenrHarems
The Hague, Netherlands, Dec. 16. One half, or 800,000 of the Ar
menian people who were under Turkish rule at the beginning of the war
hava been slaughtered or starved to death by Turks, according to an in
dictment issued here by several influential Hollanders, among whom arc
A. F. de Savornm Lohman, the Dutch minister of state, and Dr. Anton
van Gyn, formerly Dutch minister of finance.
In all, they assert, the Turks have deported 1,200,000 Armenian men,
women and children, robbed them of all they possessed, massacred the
men, carried off the women and girls to Turkish harems and Kurdish
villages, sold tht children In the slave market and abandoned the remainder
to alow death by starvation.
"This remnant of the Armenian people in Asia Minor," says the state
ment of these neutrals, "is a starving, beggar people, consisting in the
main of old men, and women and children. The number of children, who,
separat-ed from their relatives, 4ie along the caravan routes or wander about
the towns like dogs, runs into tens of thousands. It is scarcely credible that
in the twentieth century the extermination of almost an entire people under
men terrible circumstances was possible. But entirely trustworthy evidence
f neutral consular officials, of German and Swedish missionaires and teach
ers, is available, and puts the matter beyond all doubt."
THE BF4E: OMAHA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1917.
BOLSHEVIKI
TREAT SECRETLY
WITH GERMANS
Uses Powers Formerly Branded
as Traitor tp Further Nego
tiations With Scheidemann,
Kaiser's Chief Supporter.
(Uy AnnoclttUil I'rcM.)
Stockholm, Dec. 16. While the
Bolsheviki government at Petrograd
is proclaiming its intention of con
ducting all negotiations openly and is
declaring its hostility to all mon
archies, including Germany, Phillip
Scheidniann, the German majority
socialist leader and strong supporter
of his government, is holding secret
conferences at Stockholm with the
newly appointed "workmen and sol
dier government's plenipotentiary and
representative in Stockholm," orov
sky, also known as OrloffsLy.
Herr Scheidemann arrived here last
Sunday and went to a room which
had been engaged for him by a
former Russian subject named Parvus,
now a German subject. The secret
of his presence here and of his con
ferences with V'orovsky was kept so
well that it was only learned today.
Formerly Denounced as Traitor.
A further interesting light is thrown
on the1 situation by the fact that
I rotky, Bolsheviki foreign minister,
whose Stockholm representative i
now working through Parvus as in
termediary, denounced the same
Parvus in a paper he conducted in
Paris, as a .traitor,
The Social Demokraten, which
publishes a lone expose bf the affair,
declares that when the Dutch-Scandi
navian conference was endeavoring to
bring about a general democratic
peace the Lenines tried their utmost
to oppose it.
"But now, when it is a question of a
separate peace," says the paper, "with
every possibility of an imperialistic
peace at Russia s cost, first of all and
then at the cost of the whole western
democracy this 'traitor' is invited to
Stockholm by the Bolsheviki as the
proletariat's representative."
Moral Bankruptcy.
The Social Demokraten recalls the
German minority socialists' recent at
tacks on the efforts of the majority
socialists to represent the German
government as desiring an honorable
and democratic peace, with the right
of all nations to decide their own des
tiny, and says with reference to the
present Bolsheviki secret conference
with Scheidemann:
"This manner of joining two polit
ical parties with such radically dif
ferent principles is inconceivable, ex
cept on the assumption of moral bank
ruptcy on at least one side, and after
what the laLt weeks have taught us
concerning the Bolsheviki methods, it
is liot. difficult ito sec where such
bankruptcy already exists."
Parvus, who acted as intermediary
between Scheidemann and VoroJsky,
poses as a majority socialist and en
joys the German governments con
fidence to such an extent that he was
among the men mentioned at the time
of the last government changes as
possible minister of finance. He was
born a Russian subject, but left Rus
sia some years ago. He made mil
lions through grain and coal dealings
in Germany and became a German
subject shortly after the outbreak of
the war.
Boosters Endorse Faulk,
Then Start Athletic Club
The "West Side Boosters' club en
dorsed the election qf Dr. F. ' W.
Faulk to fill a vacancy on the board
of education at a meeting at the Cor
rigan school house Friday evening.
Dr. Faulk served as a member of the
South Omaha board of education for
many years before annexation. South
Side pe.sons contend that, they are
entitled to two South Side members
on the board.
The club passed resolutions con
demning the action of the city com
missioners in purchasing the tract of
land in Christie heights for park pur
poses, and they authorized a commit
tee to circulate petitions opposing the
ordinance.
The Boosters will organize an
athletic club for the young men in
their district. They will hold their
first meeting at Cassidy's hall Mon
day evening.
National Floor Champions
All Join Fighting Forces
Chicago, Dec. 16. The whole
basket ball squad of the Illinois
Athletic club wljich Avon the rrational
championship last spring has dis
banded and gone to the colors. AI
Pressler, captain and forward, has en
listed and passed the examination for
the aviation service. He will leave for
San Antonio, Tex., within a few davs.
Harry Frieling also has applied for
admission to the aviation servic.
Johnson and Slight are in the navy
and Cochrane has applied for admis
sion to that branch.
Mammoth Christmas
Tree at Brandeis Stores
The Brandeis Stores have set up on
thiir third floor a mammoth Christ
mas tree, 30 feet high and 14 feet
spread in the branches. Thistree is
lighted with hundreds of colored elec
tric lamps and hung with bells and
other Christmas paraphernalia. ;
It is one of the biggest Christmas
trees shown in this section of the
country. '
Patriotic American Officer
Collects Platinum for Government
Washington, Dec. 16. The story
of the hazardous gathering of 21,01)0
ounces of platinum by Lieutenant
Norman A. Stines and its shipment
across Siberia to Vladivostok and
then to the' United States was told
today by officials of the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce.
The bureau denied that any private
individual controlled or would be
aJ)Ie to obtain any portion of the
shipment.
Lieutenant Stines, a platinum ex
pert, recently enter--! the United
States army and was attached to the
military staff of the American em
bassy in Petrograd. Realizing the
necessity of obtaining platinum if
SCHOOL BOYS TALK
FOR THERED CROSS
Members of the Debating
Classes of Central High Ex
plain What the Schools
Are Doing.
Twenty-five students of the debat
ing classes of Central High school
spoke Sunday morning in local
churches, explaining what is being
done at the school in war activities,
and making appeals for the Red Cross.
Representative of these talks west
the words of Stanley Wallin, 2429
South Forty-second street, who was
introduced in Westminster Presby
terian church by Rev. J. Franklin
Y9ung, pastor.
Mr. Wallin said: "The great respon
sibility' which now rests upon the
United States should make ewry true
American take to heart the thought
that personal sacrifices are sacred ob
ligations to his country. It is an easy
matter to say that one is for and be
hind the government, but it is harder
to do an act upon that solution that
our government has made to solve this
problem of peace and victory.
Must Watch Small Things.
"We that remain at home can show
our love for our country by adopting
the food plan, that the food dmini
stration lwrs suggested. The tig thing
we can do is to take care of the small
things'. Adopt meatless and wheatless
days, conserve clothing and use less
fuel. It is through this individual
service that the United States will be
able to supply the enormous demands
made by the allies. '
. "No doubt there are mothers and
fathers here who are interested in
what students are doing at Central
High School. We owe a great deal to
the faculty; they have organized va
rious committees for war service
which are supervised by the Red
Cross. The girls have a movement to
organize a regiment of knitters, based
on same principles as a military unit,
having battalions? companies and of
ficers. "The various departments spend
their spare moments in doing their bit
for the war. The art department is
making Christmas cajds, selling them
and giving proceeds to the Red Cross.
Making Splints.
"The boys of the manual training
department are making splints for the
Red Cross and knitting needles for the
girls. I he domestic science depart
ment is sewing surgical dressings and
bandages for the Red Cross. The his
tory department is collecting jokes
from, newspapers and sending the m 10
the boys at the front. There ij a com
mittee on makinsr trench candles, an
other wrapping Christmas packages,
and the whole student body comprises
one committee for collection of maga
zines and newspapers which are sold
for the Benefit of the Red Cross. Each
room has a mite box for collection
of money obtained by little personal
sacrifices from day to day. The
faculty reminds us every day of the
necessity of conservation and production.-
In a recent circular sent to the
Jttidcpt body, it was stated that girls
should conserve on dresse's, wash and
iron their own clothes, avoid silks,
wear out their shoes; the boys were
asked to press their own trousers, use
soft collars, and dispense with use of
silk handkerchiefs and noisery.
"Some of the mothers and fathers
have thought that this convervation
and production among the students
was a mere passing, faijcy; we mean
it not to be; we wish that the mothers
and fathers would encouraee us. It
is a fancy that we will stick to as long
as tne government needs our service.
Report of Armenian and
Syrian Relief Fund Managers
The managers of the Armenian and
Svrian relief fund report cash to date,
$12,737.22; pledges, $7,590.90; total,
$20,328.12. .
Among the largest contributions
received are $1,019.55 received from
St. Paul, Neb., fl.775. from the Uni.
trian church, Omaha, and $1,046.34
from First Methodist Episcopal
church of Omaha.
Workmen Lodges of Douglas
County Will Meet Monday
A union meeting of all the Ancient
Order of United Workmen lodges of
Douglas county will be held at the
Ancient Order of United Workmen
temple next Monday, at 8 p. m.
Laurie J. Quinby will address the
meeting on "America's Justification."
A cordial invitation is extented .o
members and friends of the order.
"Shep" McAnany, Scotch
Collie, is Bona Fide '
Member of Red Cross
"Shep" McAnany, Scotch collie
dog owned by J. F. McAnany of
the South Side, is a bona fide
member of tht Red Cross society. .
His dues for the year 1918 are
paid up in advance.
W. B. Cheek, South Side stock
man, made out Shep'a membership
It happened like this:
Mr, Cheek of the South Side hus
tling committee solicited McAnany
for a 100 per cent membership for
his family.
McAnany took out a $2 member-,
ship for himself, one fot his wife
and Tour for his children.
"And what is the dog'a name?"
blithely continued Mr. Cheek
Whatf" Do I have to cake out
a Red CrosL membership for my.
dog, too?" ejaculated the astounded
head of the household. i
"You've got io for a 100 perl cent,
membcrsnip, ' Mr. Cheek held out.
And McAnany did
American war preparations were not
to be forestalled, he began to obtain
control of large quantities in various
parts of Russia, with the financial as
sistance of the Russian-English Bank
of Petrograd. This platinum he
offered to the United States govern
ment at cost.
fiefore shipment many difficulties
had to be surmounted. Officials who
desired to hold the metal for higher
prices had to be placated. Unusual
care had to be taken against robbery.
Because platinum is on the imports
embargo list the consignment was
shipped to the secretary of commerce j
with the understanding that it was to j
he used solely for government needs.
Governor Norbeck Starts
Back to South Dakota
Camp Deming, N. M., Dec. 16
(Special Telegram.) Governor Peter
Norbeck of South Dakota and J. E.
Mather, legal adviser to tne governor,
have left for their homes in Pierre
and Watertown after a visit here. No
announcement was made by them as
to the results of the reported order
from Washington that the First South
Dakota cavalry would be more fully
recognized in the 34th division by
being brought together in one or more
units instead of being scattered
through other organizations.
NORFOLK GERMANS
BOOSTRED CROSS
Formerly Kaiser's Soldiers,
Now Back Mercy Work for
American Armies ; Tighten
Up Food Restrictions.
In order to show that the organi
zation is loyal to the United States,
the Norfolk Landwehr verein has de
cided to give a dancing party, the
proceeds of which are to be turned
over to the Red Cross chapter of
Norfolk. The organization is made
up of soldiers formerly in the service
of the German government.
Bad Checks, Charge.
William Fels, 19 years old, of Spen
cer, Neb., was arrested here Saturday
afternoon by Chief of Police Brush
on request of Spencer authorities.
Fels is charged with having written
bad checks at Spencer.
An affidavit, charging a prominent
Norfolk restaurant proprietor with
serving meat on meatless days has
been filed with County Food Adminis
trator J. J. Cleland. Mr. Cfeland is
uncertain , what aetion he cafl take
against the offender and has referred
the case to State Food Administrator
Wattles.
Conferences are being held with all
dealers of foodstuffs by the county
administrator. A secret price-fixing
committee has been named and retail
piyces Ion meat -and the great grocery
staples to to be fixed this week. Meat
markets are prohibited to sell meat
on Tuesday. .
New Skating Rink.
In an effort to keep skaters from
the Elkhorn and North Fork rivers,
which are declared to be dangerous
and which have claimed numerous
victims during the past years, the
Park commission of Norfolk has
flooded the city's athletic field and a
fine artificial skating pond of about
four acres has been constructed.
GOVERNMENT HAS
ADEQUATE STOCK
TO CLOTHE ARMY
Washington, Dec. 16. Quartermas
ter General Sharpe, in a statement to
day, gives figures on army contracts
to show that adequate supplies of
clothing for all men in the service
now are available and that proper de
liveries and uninterrupted transporta
tion will assure supplies for the future.
Deliveries have been delayed from 6
to 48 per cent because of delays in
material and transportation.
General Sharpe's statement shows
that there already have been delivered
to the troops practically 6,000,000
blankets, more than 2,000,000 over
coats, more than 12,000,000 winter un
dershirts, 4,000,000 pairs of drawers,
nearlv 3,000,000 pair of breeches, more
than 2,000,000 coats, more than 5,000,
000 woolen shirts, more than 8,000,000
pairs of shoes and more than 3,000,000
hats.
Iu the aggregate about half the sup
plies ordered have been delivered. ,
Urges We Eat Horses;
Tasty as Beef Steak
New York Dec. 16.--Increased
use of horse meat in place of flesh
of other animals as a means of
lowering the cost of living was
strongly advocated by W. Horace
Haskins, dean of the New York
State Veterinary college, in a state
ment issued last night. Pie declared
there were 2,000,000 horses in the
west too small for army use, which
could be killed and used for food,
thus keeping down the price of
irteat and helping to solve the
leather shortage.
Dean Hoskins said he served
horse meat, which cost 15 cents a
pound, at his own family table and
found it fully as palatable as the
best grades of beef steak.
ill V? 1 1 -wittthj season's offerings I
llllli! jpfTfl? ' where with lobster, oyst t I
I III: I I SPtll III clams or fish dishes for it II I
lii'lillfe . i 1 appetizing, zestful, healthful l l
MfifiR M1&M& XHjM m Properties. Manufactured MWtl WW
iPC P 2 from the finest cereal, and , 111
iSc- ES CM genuine Saarer Hops. Wtl
fe' G J95l 'ft) iO S ANHSUSER-BUSCH ' flfMh
Wartime Plaint of
A Loyal American
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Dec. 16. (Special.)
Some poetical genius in Lincoln
ground out the following the other
day and it has met with enough
favor to earn him a place among
poets, along with Land Commis
sioner Shuniway, Publicity Com
missioner Maupin and some others.
My Tuesdays are meatless, my Wednes
days are wheatless,
I am tcettln more eatless each day;
My home it Is heatlees, my bed It la
sheetless.
All smt to the T. M. C. A.
The barroom is treaties, my coffea la
sweetlrss.
Each day 1 K"t poorer and wiser;
My stockings are feetless, my trousers
ar seallerf1.
My God, how I do' hate the kaiser.
MEN MAY SERVE IN
EMERGENCY CORPS
Major Frith Receives Orders to
Accept Recruits for Units "
to Protect Public
Utilities.
Staunch Americans who are barred
by age from doing their bit for their
country by enlisting in the expedi
tionary forces can now serve their
country to good advantage by joining
the United States emergency corps.
Major R. E. Frith, in command of
the army recruiting headquarters, re
ceived the following telegram from
the War department at Washington;
"Fifteen thousand men needed at
once for protection of public utilities
in the United States. Enlistments for
periods of existing emergency. Men
enlisted must be over draft age. All
men of former service in Spanish-
American war, Philippine Islands,
Boxer uprising, army or navy, marine
corps, and men with experience in
well organized fire and police depart
ments will be secured. Where practic
able thev will serve close to home.
Enlistment of married men author
ized." The big rush of recruiting is over.
With the exception of a few appli
cants both married and over draft
agewho enlisted t this morning,
things were very quiet. A number of
. s j u 1 " 1
dental students ennstea m me meuicai
coros.
Accordine to Major Frith there will
be little trouble in filling Omaha's
.quota in the emergency corps. Any
amount of men who would be re
jected in the reeular army or navy, he
believes, will gladly take advantage of
the opportunity to serve even tliougn
it be but in the humble capacity of
a home guard.
Soldiers in School
Behind Firing Line
Canadian Army Headquarters in
France, Dec. 16. To equip Can
adian soldiers for greater efficiency
in business, the professions, agricul
ture and industry when peace is re
stored, a university has been estab
lished behind) the firing line.
In brigade divisional schools,
Young Men's Christian Association
huts and other available builcjjngs
a staff of men of recognized aca-'
'" demic standing in Canada will con
duct courses on subjects specially
selected to prepare soldiers for use
ful activity in the future.
Omaha Loan and Building Association
SAFE INVESTMENTS
The Government is doing everything in its
power to encourage the people to save money and
invest it SAFELY. -
The Officers and Directors of the Omaha
Loan and Building Association feel that the most
important thing today, is to assist the Government
in everyway. ' 1
vThe Omaha Loan and Build
ing Association has bought
liberally of the Liberty Loan
bonds, and is acting as agent
(without charge) of its mem
bers and others who may pur
chase bonds. We alvise every
man and woman to lend morey
to the Government. The inter
est rate is 4 . Many of our
stockholders anticipate using
their semi-annual dividend to
buy Liberty Bonds. We encour
age them to do so.
For many years th Omaha
Loan and Building Association
The time has come when every dollar must
be put to work to help win the war. Our shares
are not speculative stocks whose value must de
pend upon the success of a business venture.
Come and see us, or write for particulars.-
The Omaha Loan and Building Association
Assets Over $10,000,000.
15th and Dodge Sts., Omaha, Nebraska.
WESTERN SURGEONS .
CONYENEIN 0MAHf
Attendance at Annual Meeting
Cut D5wn Because of
Number of Men in
Service.
yAfter a two-day session at the Hotel
Fontenelle. the 29th annual meeting
of the Western Surgical association,
closed Saturday night. This association
is" comnrised of 150 surgeons, four of
whom are residents of Omaha, and
embrace all that portion of the coun
try from the eastern line of Ohio to
the Pacific coast. The membership
is limited to 150 members.
This year's meeting was not z
laree as in former years, owing to
the fact that many of the members are
in the service. A large numDer i
surgeons who attended this meeting
were in uniforms, expecting to be
called any time.
TIip awnnal hanauet was held Fri-
,crUt Accnc-iatinn members were
entertained by the Omalu. Medical
society at luncheon i-rioay, ana louay
the College of MeBicine of the Uni
versity of Nebraska will regale them.
Omaha surgeons who are affiliated
with the association are: J. E. Sum
mers, A. F. Jonas, A. L.. StOKe, ana
u p n.ric Pmrtirallv all the time
of the meeting was taken up by the
reading and discussion or scieninic
papers pertaining to surgery.
1 -
Red Cross Notes
The public work shop of the Red Crosa
i. ... .ui.hiichn.1 in ih lnrtra room now
imsnt fur recruit in;
u 3 r ii vj ino u i. . i. . . . . d - -
headquarters. Arrangements have been com-
pleUd lor the moving ine dovbuui m
quarters in the Army building. Mrs. Frank.
W. Carmlchael is chairman of ths commit
tee In charge of this department of the
Red Cross work The workroom U for the
convenience of women ehopperi who can ar
range a half hour's service.
The boys In the quartermaster's deparF
ment who handle the supplies for the foru
and tho cantonments have been assured of
cheery Christmas for the Red Cross sent
241 packages of smokes, ,etc, to headquar
ters yesterday.
Nearly 13.000 has been expended by the
Red Cross chapter In the last five weeks for
absorbent gauze, cotton, bandage linen, and
otiter items used in the making of hospital
and surgical supplies for the wounded "over
there."
The Bed Cross committee request thai
each chairman report by 5 o'clock Monday
night and each day thereafter at the same
time that the records may be kept up dally.
Looking for work? Turn to the
Help Want Columns now. You
will find hundreds,of positions listed
there. . .
403 South 16th Street.
ANew Way toShave
Tender Skins With
CuticuraSoap
has been educating the masses
to save their dimes and dollars
and invest them in our shares,
which pay 5 , compounded
semi-annually. The savings be
gin to draw interest the day
they are deposited.
There is no safer investment
than our shares, which are
backed by first mortgages on
Omaha real estate. The present
loan rate of 6, with the
privileges of repayment offered
by the association, is the lowest
rate offered today, and gives
us the choice of the best of
loans.
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