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STAR PITCHER IS
PLACED IN FIRST
DRAFTDIVISION
Grover Alexander, Surprised
That He Is Not Exempt; Has
Mother Dependent Upon
His Earnings.
Grover Alexander, the pitcher for
whom the Chicago Nationals paid
$50,000 along with his battery mate,
Catcher. Killifer, told - President
Weeghman of the Chicago club over
the' long distance telephone from
Omaha today that he was surprised
that he had beed placed .'n class 1 of
the selective draft.
The former Philadelphia star, who
is unmarried, said he had asked to
be placed in a deferred classification
on the ground thaht he was the sup
port of his aged mother and a
brother, but that his requct was de
nied. Alexander lives in St. Paul,
Neb., a town of less than 3,000 in
habitants. He said he was in doubt
whether he would appeal. ,
"I don't want to be called a
lacker," he told Weeghman, "and lay
myself open to criticism, but I felt
is if I -should have been placed in
another class. I haven't decided
whether I shall appeal."
OMAHA ALLEYS
WIN FIRST IN
'BOWLING MEET
Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 16. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The winners of the
prizes at the fifth annual tournament
of the Tri-State Bowling association,
which ended last night after extending
over, since last Thhursday night, are
sffkiaily announced as follows:
Five-man event First, Omaha Al
leys, 2,888; second," Minneapolis Fiats,
2,860;. third, Hawkeye Trucks, Sioux
City, -2,828; fourth, Schmidts No. 1,
St. hul. 2,809. . ; -
The winners in" the double were:,
First Stosch and Reimers, Minne
apolis, 1,261. ' ' ,
Second Jordan , and ' torenzen,
Bioux Falls, 1.215. ' " -
Third Sellers and Coffin, Des
Moines. X.W. V -
Fourth Wilke and Wolf, Minne
ipolis, 1,189. '
Fifth Jarosh and Huntington,
Omaha, 1,170.
. . Singles: .' .
First Lester,. Mitchell,' 637. , '
Second Peterson, Sioux Falls; 633,
Third McCarthy; Huron. 629.
Fourth Coffin, Des Moines, - 619.
Fifth Vandertunk,. St. Paul, 615.
Mitchell was selected the place for
folding the next annual tournament.
Blooded Horses Bring; r
Fancy Prices at Auction
Lexington, Ky., Jan. 16 Ultima
lus, a stallion by Commando, brought
126,000 at the largest sale of . race
horses ever held in this city today
when thc .Wickliffe stud of J. W.
Corrigan was disposed of at auction.
He was bought in by W. H. Miller
of New York. Colin, by Commando
Pastorella, was bought m by Capt P.
M. Walker of Virginia for $5,100,
while Emll Hera of hew York sue
reeded in obtaining the brood mare,
Marian Hood (imported) bv Magta-gon-Matd
Marian, for $17.000. ' 1
The auction broke all attendance
records when different points of the
United States which were represented
was considered. ;
Hit. Friend, by Disguise-Playmate,
yearling, brought $12,800. He was
obtained by H. A. Porter of Tulsa,
Okl.. who also bid in Ultima Thule,
bv Ultimatus-Robia Granda, for $7,
460.' Charles E. Micklewait of ' New
York obtained Madras Gingham for
$3,200, while J. C Milan of Lexing
ton bought Fleeing Shiek for $2,300,
and John Madden of Lexington and
New York bought Swan Song for
$2,600. Various other similar prices
were obtained for a large number of
the horses sold. ,
Complete Arrangements for
; Nebraska-Washington Game
Pullman, Wash., JanJ 16. Final
plana for foot ball game with the Uni-ve.-aity
of Nebraska at Lincoln Oc
tober - 19 have been completed by
Washington State college, it was an
nounced today by T. F. Bohler, ath
letic director. A clause making pos
sible cancellation of the game by
either institution in case the war
causes curtailment of athletic activi
ties U included in the contract, he
said. ' " ' " ; - ;
Tax Camp Toot - Ball Receipts.
. .Washington, Jan.' 16. (Special Tel-
Tram.) Commissioner Koper of the
nurnsuonal revenue bureau' today
ravt ruling that the proceeds of
be loot ball game played at Omaha
between teams from Camn Dodge
and Camp Ftmstpn would be subject
to a tax the same as moving picture
bouses, and theaters.
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athletic instructor, photographed at
Camp Upton, Yaphank, L. I. Mr.
Smith will instruct our. officers in the
Japanese art of self-defense. He is
wearing the uniform of a United
States athletic instructor.
FAST BASKET
SHOOTING SEEN
IN THE LEAGUES
JlOW THEY STAND.
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Pearl Memorial! 4 4 4
WtUisra Wop..... 4 S 1
Hanteom Park M, E 4 8
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Walnut H1U M. E 4 0 4
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LAST NlGtirS BE8CLTS. '
Boiimii M. E., 41 1 Walnut mil M. E., 4.
Pint M. E., IS William Wop, Sit.
Hanaoom Park M. 1J Peart Ma
mortala, 10. ,
Dundee, 1J( Central Park, 14.
Dundee Ttfera, 15 1 Murphy-Dld-Ite, 14.
Floor fans were treated to isome
good games last night at the Young
Men's ' Christian association gym and
at' the Dundee social center.' The
church league teams each maintained
its position' save the Hanscom Parks
who were shovtd down a notch by the
William Wops. ( The Community
Center league started with two whirl
wind games. The Dundees played the
Central park five to a tie. Five min
utes of . play was added during which
Sallender placed the ball through the
hop, bringing pictory to his team
mates. "
The Benson Methodist Episcopal
quintet had an easy time with the
Walnut Hill combination which, is
succeeding in holding; the cellar posi
tion" in the league. The Hanscom
parks gave the league leaders a hard
fight for their' position, but failed oy
a margin of eight points.
The William Wops, composed ot
Central High players, had an easy
time with the First Methodist five
during the first half, but had to do
some hard playing to maintain their
lead when their rivals came back
strong in the final period.
Russell of the Central High quintet
was the star of the evening, being
personally responsible for 2j of hi
team's counters. Green of the Wops
showed some classy flipping, manag
ing to score five field goals.
Joe Stecher to Wrestle
Two Men on Chicago Mat
Chicago. Tan. 16. Joe Stecher of
Dodge, Neb, formerly holder of the
world s heavyweight wrestling cham
pionship, will wrestle Steve Savage
and Paul Martinson here next Friday
night Stecher will be given 50 min
utes with each man to gain two falls.
The matches are part of a series
Stecher is arranging preparatory to a
possible mtch with Earl Caddock.
Knabe to Cubs as Coach
And Assistant Manager
Chicago, Jan. 16. Otto Knabe,. a
veteran National league star, has been
appointed coach and assistant mana
ger of the Chicago Nationals, Charles
H.' Weeghman, president of the club,
announced tonight
V ' ewaBiaaiaa
Paxton Basket Ball Team
Defeats Oshkosh Tossers
Paxton, Neb.. Jan. 15. (Special
Telegram.) The Paxton basket ball
team defeated Oshkosh hfe tonight
by a score of 63 to 8. This is Pax-
tons third conclusive victory this year.
, Oshkosh got only one field goal
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THE BEEi OMAHA,' THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1918
ITALIANS MAKE
SUDDEN ATTACK
ON GERMAN FOE
Deliver Hammer Blow, Capture
War Material and Many Pris
oners, Some of Yhem
Officers. '
BY F. W. GETTY.
fltaff Correepondent New Tork Tribune.
London, Jan. 16. (Special Cable
to The Bee.) The Italians attacked
at three points along the front yes
terday and won important successes
in each assault.
Between the Brenta and Piave, in
the region of Monte Asolone, the
delivered an unexpected blow in
strong force during the afternoon to
rectify their, line at the head of the
Ccsilla valley, where the inroads of
the enemy .during the closing days
of 1917 threatened to turn the key
stronghold of Monte Grappa.
Heavily supported by artillery fire,
General Diazs troops crushed the
enemy's bitter resistance, inflicted ex
tremely heavy losses on him and
gained "considerable advantages," ac
cording to the Rome war office. The
Italians swept in 291 prisoners, inr
eluding a, lieutenant colonel , and
seven other officers, and much war
material.
Remove Menace.
Correspondents describe the attack
as in the nature of an important vic
tory for ' the Italians, and it seems
probable that by this sudden stroke
they were successful in removing the
menace which for weeks has hovered
over the western flank of the Monte
Grappa position, which commands
ths entrance to the Astico valley and
with it the most accessible route to
the Venetian plains.
The other Italian attack in the
mountain sector was aimed at the
enemy's positions to the northeast of
Monte Grappa, in the sharpsalient
between the Monte Solarolo and
Monte Tomba positions. While not
so extensive as the other, it resulted
in the penetration of the Austro-Ger-man
trenches by Diaz's storming
troops, who made what ' the Rome
communique, calls, an "effective
demonstrative action."
Extend Bridgehead.
The third attack was made to the
east of Campo Silo, on the Piave
Delta. It Was a "surprise action car
ried out with admirable spirit," Rome
says. The Italians extended their
bridgehead at this point, wrested some
trenches from the : enemy. ' inflicted
sanguinary losses on the Austrians
when they strove by counter actions
to refcke the positions ad captured
45 prisoners, two trench mortars and
several macnine guns. -
Here, as in the north, the Italian
forces, aided by the French and Brit
ish are steadily pressing the invader
back at strategic points in the battle
line, robbing him of many hard earned
successes and paving the way for the
counter offensive which observers
still maintain must come before the
winter is out and the enemy has re
organized his now gravely hampered
communications. ';
Today's Berlin official statement
while admitting that violent attacks
were launched by the Italians in the
mountain region,, declares they were
repulsed with heavy losses. From the
Asiago plateau to the sea, the artillery
battle has reached a pitch of great
intensity at many points, the state
ment adds.
Wilding Memorial Fund
Raised by Australians
The Wilding Memorial fund being
raised by Australian tennis players
to purchase a perpetual trophy to
commemorate the memory of An
thony F. Wilding has passed the $500
mark and gives promise of doubling
these figures.. The New Zealand
Lawn Tennis association has been
presented with the racket that Wild
ing used in the Davis Cup matches of
1908. The racket was first offered in
a' war time tournament and the ulti
mate winner deeded it to the associa
tion as a perpetual property.
985 Polo Players Now ,
Serving in American Army
New York, Jan. 16. Of the 1,400
polo players ia the 49 clubs compris
ing the polo association, 985 are serv
ing in the army, it was announced to
day at the annual meeting of the as
sociation here. In consequence the
delegates decided not to arrange a
schedule for the coming season.
! The old officers and executive com
mittee were re-elected unanimously.
Henry L. Herbert is chairman and
William A. Hazard, secretary-treasurer.
Jeffries Heads Concern '
Which Makes Explosives
Jim Jeffries is now the head of a
concern that is manufacturing a new
explosive said to be more powerful
than any thing ever before invented
for war purposes. The formula is so
simple that it can be "mixed," in lessj
than an hours time, right atthe
front It is said that the United
States government is likely to adopt
it .,
TEUT0NSJEEK
TO MAKE PEACE
WITH SERBIANS
London, Jan. 16. The Reuter, lim
ited, correspondent at Serbian head
quarters, reports that the Bulgars are
making vain efforts at frarernization
and that the Germans are sending
leaflets ir.to the Serbian lines devoted
to efforts to detach Serbia from the
allies.
The correspondent says he learns
on good authority that Austria-Hungary
a short time ago proffered the
Serbians through a private channel
the surrender o;' Bosnia and Herze
govina with an outlet to the Adriatic
if they wculd cease fighting and sign
a peace.
ENGLISH AIRMEN
RAID GREAT IRON
VORKSNEAR METZ
Drop Several Tons of Bombs
on Factories and Railway
' Junctions, Returning
Safely.
London, Jan. 16. An officiat state
ment on aerial operations says:
"Following upon the very success
ful daylight raid over Germany on
Monday, another raid was carried out
the same night, the objective of which
was the steel works at Thionville,
midway between Luxemburg and
Metz, wherea ton of bombs were
dropped. A further half-ton of
bombs were dropped on two large
railway junctions in the neighborhood
of Metz.
"The anti-aircraft gun fire and
searchlight barrages were considera
ble around the objectives. All our
machines returned.
Lausanne. Switzerland. Jan. 15.
The Gazette says it learns that the
German ammunition factories at
Karlsruhe have been forced to close
owing to lack of coal and that 9,000
men and women are out of work.
Seven other large towns Ve affected
in a similar manner. ,
The German government s consign
ments of coal to Switzerland under
the diplomatic arrangement, the
newspaper adds, are decreasing
monthly, the German, government
seemingly being unable to spare coal.
Yarmouth, England, Jan. 15. The
enemy naval craft which bombardcd
Yarmouth last night presumably was
a submarine or a light cruiser. The
bombardment, which was preceded by
illumination of the town by large star
shells, continued about eight min
utes.' .The inhabitants were taken
completely by surprise. - 1 ,
Price Fixing Saves '
Country Many Millions
Washington. Jan. 16. The council
of National Defense and its commit
tees, Director Gifford told the senate
war inquiry committee today, had
filled a breach in the government's
war machinery at a critical juncture
and had saved the taxpayers millions
of dollars. '
Through voluntary agreements in
price-fixing, he said, the nation had
been saved more than $3,000,000
on steel. Other savings, running into
inc minions, .were citea on copper,
lead, lumber and raw materials.
Twenty million dollars alone was
saved, he said, bv the chansriiiff of
plans for the army cantonment build
ings from one to two stories.
Other savings Director Gifford
cited In detail as follows:
Oats for army horses. $1,000,000:
cotton duck, $1,226,000; leather op
tions, $4,000,000; shoes, $1,632,000;
airplane motors, $750 to $900 on each
one; spruce for airplanes, $2,850,000;
lumber for army cantonments, $2,
000,000. Mr. Gifford said he advised Sec
retary Baker regarding the general
war organization plan submitted bv
the latter.
"The plans accord with my recom
mendations except that I desired a
single inaiviauai instead oi a ooara 10
control ; war ; industries, and that I
favor a single responsible authority.
through legislation by congress."
Navy Prepared for War
Before Its Declaration
Washington, Jan. 16. Further testi
mony about how the navy prepared
for war in advance of its declaration,
was given the house investigating
committee today by Rear -Admiral
Taylor, chief of the bureau of con
struction and repair, and Rear Admiral
unmn, cniet ot tne Dureau ot steam
engineering. They said they began
contracting for adequate supplies a
month before congress passed the war
resolution and that there is now on
hand all material that may be needed
in repairing war ships.
Milwaukee Road Abandons
Trains for Lack of Fuel
SL Paul. Minn . Tan 16 SliWn
train hav hn tmnrtrari!v than.
doned in Minnesota by the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St Paul road, due to
shortage of fuel and congestion in
wiicago. v -
BRITISH LABOR
SAYS CRISIS IN
THE VARAT HAND
Message Sent to the Russians
Declares Democracy in Same
Plight World Over in Fight
With Militarism.
London, Jan. 16. The British labor
party, in a message to the Russian
people made public today, announced
that the British people accepted the
Russian principle of self-determination
of peoples and no annexations for
the British empire, particularly in the
middle east, Africa and India.
The message, which was issued by
the. labor party in conjunction with
the parliamentary committee of the
trades union congress, says:
"We have reached a crisis in the
war. The negotiations at Brest?
Litovsk have been interrupted because
the Germans have refused to admit
the principle of self-determination of
peoples and the Joctrine of o an
nexations. In thus acting, the central
powers are speaking clearly in the
name of a militarist state. .
Says Labor Must Speak.
"In this crisis the British people
must speak because the Russians can
only succeed in their great and peril
ous task if supported by the people
everywhere. The British people must
proclaim to Russia and the central
powers that its aim is identical with
Russia's, that wei too, see no solution
for the evils of militarism except self-
determination and no indemnities.
"In applying this Russian principle
to our own case, we are conscious of
the problem raised, but we do not
shrink therefrom. The British people
accept the principle of no annexa
tions for the British empire. This ap
plies in our case to the middle east,
Africa and India.
- "We wish to remind the Russian
pebple that Great Britain, taught by
the loss of the American colonies in
the 18th century, was the first mqdern
state to grant complete self-determination
to any group of its inhabiatnts, for
example the domination of Canada,
Australia, South Africa and New Zea
land. We accept the principle also for
India and other dependencies of the
British empire, though we believe that
the record of the British government
here gives little occasion for reproach.
'Oppose Turkish Rule.
"We intend to meet this by more
rapid development of self-government.
We respect the sovereign independ
ence of the Turkish people in their na
tional home, but we believe that the
domination of their government over
other people is a hindrance to 'their
own national development.
"Our government is pledged to some
of those peoples Arabs, Palestinians,
Armenians that ' the rule shall not
again be imposed on them. This re
sponsibility should be undertaken by
the peace conference and a permanent
international organization that we
hope will be constituted.
"In tropical Africa we repeat our
renunciation of annexations. Nobody
contends that the black races can
govern themselves. ' They can only
make it known that the particular gov
ernment under which they have been
living is bad in some or all respects
and indicate the specific evils from
which they desire liberation. We be
lieve that the peace conference would
be well advised to place all tropical
Africa under uniform international
control.
"We adjure the peoples of central
Europe to declare themselves or make
their governments speak for them in
answer to Russia and ourselves. We
call on them to renounce annexations
in Europe with the same good faith
in which we are renouncing them in
Asia. We call on them to give the
same self-determination to the French,
Alsatian, Italian, Polish and Danish
members of their states as Russia has
given to Finland, Courland, Lithuania
and Russian Poland."
Must Defeat Militarism. '
The manifesto concludes:
. "The family interests of dynasties
or the desire of the German, Austrian
and Magyar governing classes to
dominate other classes and nationali
ties, must no more be suffered to pre
vent self-determination in central
Europe, and thereby imperil it in
Europe as a whole, than the interests
of British imperialism or British capi
talism must be suffered to do e!se-(
where.
"Peoples. of central Europe: This
catastrophe of the human race, this
fatal schism in the civilized world can
only be' ended by the defeat of mili
tarism on both sides and by the vic
tory on both sides of moral and in
tellectual fair dealing. If the world
is to be saved, it must be saved by
god faith and reciprocity on the part
of alL Do not fail us now. Do not
let your governments drive the British
people, as they are driving the Rus
sian people into the terrible choice
between continuing the war and
abandoning the only principles that
can save the world. '
"If this choice is forced upon us, we
shall choose, as Russia chose. We
shall continue, but the responsibility
will b yours,"
U. S. Destroyer (
Breaks Former
Navy Records
Washington,- Jan. 16. A new
record for sustained endurance has
been established by one of the new
"flush deck" destroyers, the Navy
department announced today.
The voyage was from a Pacific to.
an Atlantic port and occupied l0l2
days, the average speed being 19.15
knots per hour.
A new record also was set in the
construction of the destroyer, only
51 weeks being required.
MILLIONS LOST
TO CATTLEMEN
BY PRICE FIXING
Federal Trade Commission In
formed That St. Paul Market
Is Below Chicago; Live
Stock Shippers Suffer.
Salt Lake City, . Utah, Jan. 16.
Delegates attending the twenty-first
annual convention of the American
National Live Stock association here
today pledged themselves to sub
scribe $30,000 to a fund for maintain
ing a special committee in Washing
ton to confer with the food admini
stration on all matters affecting the
live stock industry and to aid the fed
eral trade' commission in its investi
gation of the operations of the pack
ers of this country.
' L. F. Swift of Chicago, who Spoke
in defense of the packers, in reply to
the reporter of the market committee
of the live stock association, offered
to subscribe $1,000 to the fund. The
offer was refused. " '
The decision to raise the fund, fol
lowed the conclusion of Mr. Swift's
speech. The idea was launched by
Charles B: Irwin of Cheyenne, Wyo.,
and instantly- responses were made
from all parts of the hall.
Mr. Swift's offer was turned down
with the statement that part of the
monejr raised might be used in inves
tigating the operations of the com
pany with which he was identified.
Mr. Swift declared in answering the
report of the market committee which
was submitted yesterday that even if
his company made no profit at all it
would make ho difference 10 the con
sumer, who would be " charged just
as much by the retailer. '
Mr. Swift said that tbe profit of
Swift & Co. last yar was $34,000,000,
or 34 per cent on a capital of $100,
000,000. 1 ,
"This," he added, Vis, however,
a fair way. to put it, as all the profits
should be figured on capital and sur
plus combined,-'1 as; both are being
used in the business. Our surplus
was $60,000,000,-while capital and sur
plus combined totaled $160,000j000.
Figuring the profits on these figures
it will be' seen that they amounted to
only a trifle more than 2C. per cent
instead of 34 per cent."
To earn the $34,000,000, Mr. Swift
said that the company had to do a
busines of $875,000,000. The increase
in the volume of business," he asserted,
had been due almost entirely to higlv
er prices rather than to increase in
tonnage. He said that Swift & Co.
paid $455,000,000 to live stock raisers
m 1917, an increase of $141,000,000,
compared with 1916.
"We only have one object 'help
win the war!''. said Mr. Swift. "To do
this we must co-operate with and
support MrHoover."
Men's Clothing
Much Higher .
Soon, They Say
Chicago, HI., Jarl. 9 Prediction
of a radical advance in the price of
men's clothing, an allegation that
wool growers, not satisfied with an
advance in the price of wool from 18
cents before the war to 75 and 80
cents a pound at present, are hoard
ing for still higher prices, and plans
to memorialize congress for govern
ment control of both wool and cotton
prices were outstanding features of
a meeting here today of the National
Association of Retail Clothiers.
(News Items)
SUITS AND O'COATS
$1250 and $15Q0
Shirley's Clothes Shop
106 South 16th St M. SUNDHEIMER, Manager
FRENCH GAIN
GERMAN FRONT
LINE TRENCHES
Berlin Admits Allied Gain;
Italians Win Signal Suc
cess at" Monte
Asolone.
Berlin, Jan. 16. (Via London.)
French troops, after several hours of
artillery preparation, delivered an at
tack in the vicinity of Badonviller, in
the Vosge region, and temporarily
penetrated the German front trenches,
army headquarters announced today.
. . . ' .
(By Aisoclated Prese.)
On the. western front and in Italy.
the winter monotony has been broken
by spirited actions. German troops
have again made one of their fruit
less attacks against the French posi
tions northeast of Verdun. Some de
tachments gained advanced elements,
from which, however, they were
thrown out immediately.
Italian Raid Successful.
- East of the Brenta river the Ausfro
Germans have replied only with ar
tillery fire to the daring Italian attack
which resulted in the capture of im
portant observation posts at Monte
Asolone. The Italianslso raided tbe
enemy line east of Monte Asolone
and enlarged their bridgehead on the
lower Piave east of Cape Silo. Four
hundred prisoners and much war ma
terial was captured. '
Four shots were fired at an auto- a
mobile carrying Premier Lenint
through tbe streets of Petrograc -Monday
night. The premier escapee"
uninjured, but a member of his part
was wounded slightly. Through the
efforts of the diplomatic corps in Pet
rograd the Bolsheviki government
has released th. Roumanian minister.
Charles L. 'Graves Arrested
For Impersonating Officer
-Seattle, Wash., Jan. 16 Charles L
Graves of Stroud, Okl., arrested here
today on a charge of impersonating
a United State secret service officer,
claimed tonight he was a nephew oi
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. He wa
held for the federal grand jury.
Graves said he had a wife and chit-
dren living at Stroud and that his
first wife was dead. Letters founc
on him indicated, however, that hi;
first wife is living and that she is in
Omaha.
Graves was arrested on the com
plaint of a woman who told Captain
T. B. Foster of the secret service k
that Graves had kept her under sur- r
veillance for seral weeks and that
she had paid him considerable money.
Congress Acts to Prevent
; killing Migratory Birds
.Washington, D. C, Jan. 15. A sen-;
ate bill to give effect to the conven
tion between the United States and
Great Britain to prevent destruction
of migra'.ory birds was favorably re
ported to the house today by the for
ign affairs committee. The conven
tion already has been ratified by the
Canadian parliament.
Stephens Will Speak
Before Omaha Club
Washington, Jan. 16. (Special Tel
egram.) Representative Stephens to
day1 accepted the invitation of the
Omaha club to speak before that or
ganization on Washington's birthday.
Now is the
Time
This is the
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