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UKRANIAN. RAD A 1 PROCLAIMS FULL . INDEPENDENCE Reproaches Petrograd Commissioners for Delaying Peace; Lenine Denies That Bolsheviki Advocate "Civil" ' War and Says They Declare Only "Class" l War; Congress Votes Confidence. IV ; (By Associated Press.) -A . Petrograd, Jan. 27. By a vote of 308 to 30 the Ukranian "central rada has decided to proclaim the complete independence of the Ukraine republic ' v " ;1 ,' The proclamation reproaches the.Petrograd commissioners for delaying peace syid for invoking the so-called new holy war, and adds1 that the Ukraine wishes to live on terms of concord and friendship with Roumania, Turkey and the other neighbor" 'ing powers. :-&'rJf :.?'':" y ' ' '" ' '''-..""-" x'" - . T.EVTNlt'9 ltXPfJaNATfAM. t M. Lenind, addressing the congress of councils of soldiers' and work mens' delegates repudiated the accu sation that the Bolsheviki are pro ' noting civil war. "' Ve hive declared for a clam war," on the part of individuals we stand . for class violence against other classes and we are not perturbed by the wails of those who are diteon , certed by the sight of this violence. They must decisively reconcile them selves jto the idea that a simple peas ant or soldier will command them .'and that they will be compelled to I follow the new order ol, things. " "M. Lenine said the chief enemies of the Bolsheviki are not the consti - tutional democrats. , ,':,. , - "Our most irreconcilliable oppon ents are the moderate socia'ists, he declared and this explains the arrests of socialists and the closing down of . their newspapers.. Such measures are only temporary and Nhen the : -accuteness of the situation is passed '.all the persons arrested will be r-".leased."-..--.,,.-, - . I I Approve Recent Measures jf ,' The All-Russian congress of sol tdters' and workmen's delegates today '.adopted a resolution of confidence Tin the v government of the national commissaries and approved all the 'measures enacted by it. , v Tha trorn lsft tnnr-mtA Art. rations of the central ; executive 'committee, which the dissolved cont jjttituent. ascembly: had rejected, as . JfOllOWS: ' , lMaldn vstM tha trna?r rf TJ " - -BJ V rW WBI W 5 - "2--The giving of control to the : f workmen , - ' - : --.,- V. '' . : j - "3The establishment . of a , sol- '.ultimately the moderation, ti soldiers' vand' workmen's republics. TT HV.fltlVltailkmiVU VI USfftS J r 4 w.i:.i.: -t M.4LAt na asfinni leiiiiaa rw nanva land" tha J repudiation . j-c. h .... : U . UtlllVI.. tlti was announced today at " tlie jSmolny institule that, Bolsheviki jKrementchug, in the pf evince of fFoItava, and Putivl, in tne province of Krs.v, , ,V. j.' Will Elect Naval Commanders. f Provision for the election by uni ' versa! suffrage of the entire command 'ing persornel of the Russian navy is contained in 'the decree issued by the ; council of soldiers' and workmen's , deputies last , i Friday "for the de. I'moeratiiation of the navy." ' y ? I All sailors are to bear titles co.rre I sgonding with their posts, such' at commander engineer and commander I gunner, AH may belong to' a profes sional association, a political party or a religious society and may openly : profess their views All appointments are to be confirmed by a central naval committee. "5 Berlin Aroused 7 : . , At Aisira'sWar ' And, Peace Talk 1 ' 0Mntd tmi, re (In,) JCternin's references I to tbt United. States were to actual steps taken to bring about an exchange of views be tween the western powers and Russia and Germany. v . ' : : Addressing the foreign affairs com . mittee of the Reichrath Saturday, f Count C?ernin, according to an Am 'sterdam dispatch to the Central News. ' referred Iran kly to the differences in the Austrian and German war aims. -. He explained that Germany wanted to get her colonies back , and ob viously could not consent to abandon ' occupied territories ; before securing guarantees for the restitution of her possessions. Austria, however, was 'differently situated. She ttood every where on enemy, territory except In eastern; Galica. 7 .,' ''' V ' :-- , .-. Controversy, in k Press. ' . - ; ". '.The socialist paper Vorwaerts joins 'is the controversy that .has arisen in the Germaa prett at to whether i Count Ciernin's peace invitation to t P.esideiit Wilson it indicative of a .break in the Aestro-German alliance. : Pan-Grmn . pspert think that it is, ;trat Vonvaerts points to the ," 'Wghty i phrase in Von Kuehl ' !mann' spee?ft. "We are in agreement "with Count Ciernin," at providing. Vf. nuy to the pan-German aisump-4"'t-on, that "Count Crernin's fraternal 'kiss for' President , Wilson received t'" e German government s blessing in .iiTance." f :: .: ,' . Agreement in complaining of Ger ittan Chancellor von Hertling's am buguiry Vorwaerts outlines its own ; program, bated on "the honest rigty , ,of self-determination for eastern peo (pies," the right to rejoin Russia; the complete re-establishment - of the jn idependence of Belgium and the re jturn tf occupied French territory on the sole condition that France tore goes her claim On German territory." r Vorwaerts asks Secretary von jKnehlmannwbether any obligation prevents '."the adoption of this pro- , sgram. i ' ' ,. -K . -'-?'-..'': , 1 Circulars catling for a general strike , have been issued by a workman's or 'ganizatidn in . Germany and have re ceived considerable attention from 'the government.", .-' .- ;'; V Emperor WilKam hat been attacked in the Deutsche Tages Zeitung for ITiis apparent yielding to the growing 'eace sentinient. and the crown prince ' ? called tfie savior of Germany. Congressman Reavis f Jells 4pf Conditiofas f ; y ; In Hawaii (CoBthiMd from r On.) , saw thousands of acres of. ripe coffee going to waste because no labor could be procured to harvest it. "The third question is the Jap, About 75 per cent of the. population of the islands -are Japanese. The whites and natives profess to be very apprehensive of the (uture. All Jap children attend American schools a portion of the day and the Japanese schools the rest of the day. , The Japanese language is taught in the American schools and little but Japanese history, ideals and,; ambi tions are taught in the Japanese schools. The percentage of. the Japanese population is increasing by leaps and bounds. The bir'th rate is much greater than among either the whites or natives. In addition to this there is a great and constantly, in creasing immigration of Japanese women.'.' ..' ! Interesting Picture Brides. "One of the most Interesting sights I saw was the landing of s boatload of 'picture brides,' The United States recognizes all of Japas's marriage customs and the 'picture' marriage it one of them. .A father living in Japan with a son in the islands concludes it, is time . for the boy to take a wife. Thereupon a picture of the girl which the fattier has considerately selected is tent to th lad, bearing the agree ment of the girl's father to the mar triage endorsed ipon it. 1 "If the young man is willing, after inspecting: the oStoeraph. he to sig nifies by signing the agreement and returning' the picture. This consti tute a marriage and 'Madame Butter fly' starts for Honolulu. Through the Kinuncs ji inc nnnngrauan Bcnij n boarded an oriental steamer, outside the harbor and watched the laridhig 4f iw of ttnesc giris attd tneir recej ition bv thenr new. husbands. ,w't k "Some off the couples were shyly aengntea, ,Dut some ot tne gins naq been guilty of camouflage when they 1st for the artist and their husbands, when first they taw them, bore every evidence of having been well 'stung.' One hundred and teventy-six new Japanese families are started in Hon olulu by this custom every month. " Japs Will Control. ' ' "Every Japanese child born 'in 'the islands "since our occupation is a full fledged American eitisen. " The' first crop of voters tinder this law is just coming in. Within lOLyears the Jap will be in complete control of the electorate; 1 '. . "I have : In mind remedies which should be. . applied to' the conditions which I have outlined and am now formulating bills, which; in my judg ment, will meet the requirements. "We of the mainland should cease to look upon Hawaii as a place alien and remote. The people of Hawaii love the United States and their de light when our citizens visit them is almost pathetic. I have never seen a more' patriotic citizenship, and they are willing to endure every" sacrifice to the end that America, their coun try, may triumph in the ghastly, cori flict now raging." , f . Mondell and Grasshoppers. The people of Wyoming, ao well and ably represented in the house of representatives for almost a quarter of a century by Congressman Mon dell, have to thank for this long serv ice more than anything else, a ravag ing cloud of grasshoppers that filled the air and devastated northwestern Iowa in the summer of 1?76. Left an orphan at the close of the civil war, Mondell found a home with a Congregational minister on a home, stead in that then pew country. To aid from school the boy trapped muskrats. telling the ' pelts for 12 cents, and it was from these frugal savings that young Mondell "pur chased seed and planted "on his own hook" a field near his home. Along in July his visions of opulence were obliterated by a belated cloud of "hoppers." which likewise laid waste the wheatfield. , '''";' VThit disaster turned, young .Men dell's - face westward and since his elecfion to the fifty -fourth congress he has sttadily advanced to leader ship in the house. But IS members rank him in length of service,, eight of these heinst repubtlcans. ' ' May Succeed Warren. v . Acknowledged the best posted man on oublic land matters, V or out of congress, Mondell hat been the cham pion of the farmer and the home steader and t he has been closely identified with every beneficial public land law enacted during his service as well as the author of the 320-acre homestead and many other beneficial Itatuates. His service has beennot only in , behalf of the people of his own state, but to the people of the west generalty. ,' The announced Tetiremenf of Sen ator Warren opens the way for Mon dell's entering the senate, where. his long experience- and wide, acquaint ance with public men and' measures will give him greater opportunity for servicer-Mondell'a strong hold on the people of hit state, won by .efficient and conscientious service, wilt make hira the republican nominee of his party for the Senate next fall,, and the fact that he has been able to weather all torts of political storms in hi own state for more than 20 years, indi cates the almost certainty of his elec tion . - THE BEE j OMAHA, .TUESDAY. '-JANUARY 29. 1318. HALF MILLION MEN TO FRANCE DECLARES BAKER Secretary of War ., Declares Two Million Men Ready; Work Has Been Accomplished Oyer : , . Great Obstacles. . r (Continued from raft On.) expressed the subject by departing from the answer to criticisms and re ferring to "as the plan for the war." America Has War Plan. '' ' "I think I understand Senator Chamberlain felt there wasn't any pian, said secretary isaker. "I don't know how the committee and the country. feel about it, but I want to say there is a plan. It's the only possible plan under the circum stances. " "It must be remembered that this war broke out in. August, 1914, and we went into it in April, J917. So that for two an a half years it had been fcoing on. It was not, as if an im mediate plan could be made for tie war's prosecution. , "But we are coming into this war which has been going on over two and a half years, in which all the mili tary capacity the inventive, genius and the industrial resources of these other greatest of countries had been engaged on the problem of what the war was to be. . K "It was not for us to decide the theater of war. That theater was in France, It was not for us to decide the line of communication. It was 3,000 miles away,' with one end in fested with submarines. It was not for us to decide whether maneuvers in the open should be attempted, lieu already were in the trenches in a death grapple." ' 1 - ' ' "Our problem was and is to Ret over and get at the enemy. It was not for us to map out, at the war col lege, an, ideal plan of campaign, a theoretical plan. Our problem was to get into co-operation with Great Britain and France and our. other friends in the i most' immediate and most efficient way. ' "That problem couldn't be decided here. ., It can't be described in words.- "It is so extraordinary and vast that it must be seen and studied on the ground before it can be comprehended at all." '.; 'S ; - -., - Mr. Baker told of the coming of the British and French missions with Balfour and Joffre. .. These men were seen in the halls of congress, but w people taw the staffs of trained experts they brought with them and who distributed them selves through the War department "They are the most brilliant men in their armies," he said. "Every'coun try has sent ut that sort of experts." Mistakes by, Chamberlain. 'The mistakes cited in' Senator Chamberlain's speech, 'Secretary Baker declared, gave a disproportion ate aspects 'i h Without intent, he said, the effect 6 the' senator's speech was' to give 'country' thfi'impressidh "that the deficiencies "were characteristic rath er than occasional, 7 - LL M' ;t J YfJe said he;was pot fhert to de fend individuals or deny delays and false starts. .v "But I think I can say in confidence that in them we have sought the rem edv." -v.. - --. i:i "For one reason or another the im pression has, gone out Jnto the coun try to some extent thst the War. de partment has fallen down in the con duct of the war," said " Secretary Baker. .. i " - y ' ' ' ' .". "I want to address myself "to that question.' ' ; . V'-v Country Entitled to Facts. ' "There are several reasons why I should ask the committee to hear me. "First, the country is .entitle to know if that is. a fact. The qountry is entitled to know what thrs war is and ,w,hat the problems are and how we are to meet tnem, "Second, I have a deep sense of duty to the officers and civilians that are laboring with devotion, sacrifice and zeal and are spending 'sleepless nights to bring this army up to its greatest efficiency and success. . "I have no ourpose to defend indi viduals or myself. W "If I discussjndividuats by name, if I refer to General Crozier or Sena tor Sharpe or myself it will be only to make it clear. ; . t ( r VI am nof here to deny shortcom ings, but I think I can say this: That where we have found such shortcom ini?s or mistakes we have made every effort to Correct therm" The secretary said there might.be instances of shortcomings, but only instances. . , - Punish Guilty Medical Officers. The. secretary ' said that when he heard of the two letters read by Sen ator Chamberlain concerning bad treatment of sick soldiers he imme diately asked Mr. Chamberlain for details! )--,,; "J want to follow those through tp the very end,", said he, "and find out. who is responsible,-in order that I can punish the guilty." Although more than 1,000,000 men are under arms in this country, Mr. Baker said, the number of complaints received have been relatively small, probably not more than 18. f . In each instance, he said, Investiga tions have been made immediately. : Major. General Wood, Mr, Baker said, recommended calling out a large army. "although the men could not be provided at once with rifles and cloth ing. : ' ' . , 7 a Vv ; Defending the lack- of Lewis ma chine guna.' Secretary Baker reiterated that General Pershing does not want Lewis.guns for the ground forces, but only for aviation. ' f In the case of the body of an offi cer, who died at an aviation training school, being shipped home in a sheet. Secretary Baker said, inquiry developed : that th cam was in charge of ; a British aviation officer whp Tollowed the British method of sending bodies home unclothed, the man's clothes being, shipped in' a separate parcel " , . :An American officer was then put in charge.' .. , .:" ' T V ::' , v Another complaint of neglect of a patient at Camp Wheeler, he taid. de veloped that it was unjustified and re sultinpr from the "distressed imagina tion of the widow." r . ., .... ;, ; , " ' .'.Invettigsting' Cases. ; ":', . There still are in the handrof the inspector general. nin. cases being in vestigated. ' - " -t Mr. Baker told of- investigations Wnktr resulted in discharge of Lieu tenant Charles W. Cole and Lleuten ant John -G. Dye for neglect of pa tients. The judge advocate genera! advised adding a prison sentence to the dismissal and that it -being con sidereoY-. . Secretary Baker said "I want doc tors and the country to know that lives and welfare are a responsibility which I will not permit to be dodged i ii. j : - t:. ..Li. Secretary Baker said a letter from Mrs. ' Mary Roberts Rinehartfa writer; who hat ason in the service, "commended hospital conditions she recently inspected. t Mrs. Rinehart taid she ' was im pressed by -Senator Chamberlain's "tragic letters." "But , I feel the mothers of the country . should know? wrote Mrs. Rinehart, "that the number of such cases is smalL It is cruel to allow every mother to Judge the medical corps because here and there men are unwilling or unable to give the care that is their duty. Ihere are condi tions to be remedied. The shortage of women nurses is serious. , "But of cruelty and indifference I have found nothing. Ninety-nine Aut or a hundred boys are receiving. bet ter c4re than they could afford at home." ' , Not army could -be 'raised in any country,, the ( secretary contended, without danger from communicable diseases. All that would be done was to provide every means of science to meet that danger, That, he insisted, was oeing oone. . ? DiflerAbout Bett Gun. Taking up Senator Chamberlain's attack on the ordnance bureau, Mr. Baker said that men a minds differed about the types of guns to be used ana anout tne quantity, v He then disclosed taat the decision to adopt the so-called rechambered tnneia rine was reached late one night in hiSxomce at a conference at tended b.' General Pershing, who was preparing to go to trance; General Scott, chief of staff: General Bliss, as- sistant chief; General Crozier, chief ot ordnance, and General Kuhn, then head of the War college, and several other start officers, "experts i ri fles." ; . ' X ' The American Springfield rifle, Sec retary Baker said, 'was admittedly the best military rifle developed by any country" when this decision was reached. There were in 6tock about 600,000 of them. - "That decision ' niade ' that night," Mr. Baker added, referring to the conterence held at which it was de cided to change, the American, rifle, "had the unanimous consent of every man at the conference." . ' After America entered the war,"Mr. Baker - said, Major r General Wood cme to his office and advocated the necessity of calling out a large army. ' Selretary Baker said there were not the clothes v or arms,' but General Wood replied 'he' knew-that, but con tended the men needed' to live to gether for "preliminary training." He told General Wood he agreed that the army should be assembled as rapidly as possible, but it was the intention to build up the regular army and the National Guard first and then the na tional army, . , ,'; ' Concluding JhJt statement regarding the decision to call many men early, Secretary ak.er taid; . J .C, i - "So, the detesmination nltimately was upon an attempt to meet the need , for.?.training. f Itf.'.wat deemed wise to put men into camo to learn camp living and essentials of g sol dier Si Jife,- a aitue -,jtf,adv.ance before they .. cptild . H lullv supplied ? with arms.".'" -r "' " " U Regarding , Senator ' Chamberlain's statement .that' rifles" originally sent to camp were a 'motley- collection," Secretary .Baker said he did not ob ject 'to 'the term, but that the facts were.'.that !:.?we ihad Aabout 600,000 Springfield rifles and something over 100.000 Krags. ' ' ; r' V "The Germany army, best prepared in the , world." he added, "furnished an obsolete rifle for' "practice until men learn 'to take care of a better we'apon.""1 " "" , ; . ': v' r ' ";.. 1 v Making of Snells. , ' 1 Secretary Baker read , a report showing . 0,000,000 sheila are under manufacture for delivery this year, with an,, '.increase of, SO per cent in manufacture' of; 75-millimetre, and 3-inch , shells, and - 25 per cent in heavier sizes - since ; he country en tered the war. V Referring, to, conditions at Camp Meade, the secretary read from a let ter from, j Major General Nicholson, saying there had never-been a time when each soldier had hot-had three suits ' of i- heavy, underwear and suf ficient heavy socks. He aso reported that the- food situation was adequate. On a basis of eight men to each tent, there .was tentage enough on September 23 at Camp Bowie to house 26,098 men, the, secretary told the committee. At that time, how ever, there were ' only 17,000 men there. . Testimony previously present ed to the committee had tended to show. there waa great overcrowding there and much sickness as a result. "What exactly happened" Mr. Baker said, "was that we gathered men in uniform who had come from, sparsely settled parts of the country and ' they were : not accustomed to community living. They were at tacked with measles, of which one ot the ordinary results is pneumonia. Boys Closed Tents. The secretary admitted that illness at that camp' was perhaps caused by too many men being housed in one tent, together with a shortage of clothing. - "':, ; . -:' Our expectation was that, tne men The Wat ' mU Meat practical trunk made. .- ' . v' The pddd top pre-enU tlothe1 froaa falHnf oft the hanger. -,.' Trie ilit tap makee all f amenta equally ay to s-et. . , , . Outalde caaetiHKtiaa ot trunk I aupreme m trunk bnlldine. ' Priced ao hither than ordinary trunk . 1 Juat more detail and thoujht put into the trunk for your eomfort. Won't yo let ahowiyonT - .' FRELING STEIN LE , "OmaJba'a Beat Baf(a BttfldarV. :X33 Farnsm Strett in the tents would be safe, but as toon at it was discovered that the boys were circumventing, automatic ventilation by closing down the flaps of the tents, additional tentage was ordered." ' i v Secretary Baker taid it was. not thought at first that base hospitals' of a permanent character would be needed at national guard camps, from which troops would be prompt ly removed. Later, . he taid, it was developed that more permanent hos pitals must be established, ueneral Gorgas, he said, had not recommend ed permanent sewage and water sys tems for , the national guard camps for that reason at first "But when he did recommend them the orders were immediately given." Mr. Baker said. - Hospitals Not Ready. ' ' "Th fact is" Mr. Baker said "we were t overtaken by epidemics before the base hospitals were ready at some national guard camps. When Gen eral Gorgas made his inspections the conditions were remedied instantly. "After General Gorgas : returned about the middle of December front his inspection he suggested for the first time the wisdom of building de tention camps for observation of men arriving, to prevent them from bring ing in disease. His recommendations to that end were not made earlier. Secretary Baker said he would pro ceed with a larger subject, the plans for the war. but Senator Reed asked him to explain recent orders prohibit ing, soldiers from writing letters for publication unless they are censored. He ailked if that would orevent men from telling their families of lack off clothing or improper food.' ' . Absolutely no, taid the tecretary, explaining that it was done to prevent soldiers from acting as regular cor respondent! for newspapers without censorship, but that meti were en murifired to write for publication ' in their home paners after censorship." Many Quick Changes. "Already you will find in your fur ther examination into, some of the bureau work of the department," taid the tecretary, "that schedules which were agreed upon, weapons which, were selected and which we had start ed to manufacture, have been so far discarded .'that people have forgotten the names of them, almost, and. new things substituted in the place, arid those forgotten and new things in their daces, of same'eharcater. We built docks, terminals, tent over dock machinery, cranes, even owes, ware houses at ports of disambarkation for the storage of vast supplies .needed before distribution. We are taking over and are in process of rebuilding railroad 600 miles long from our oorts of embarkation to our base of operations." .:.;.:. ,, 1 Wot. only were. the transportation and erection of vast quantities of ma terials a problem, Secretary,, Baker said, but, also, he emphasized that they. had to be manufactured in this country. j - '.-,v. .-. , "We had to build barracks for the soldiers over . -there, bulleting them until this could be done. But build ing barracks over there is entirely dif ferent from building them in , this country." u " -i :''. American, troops, he said, even had to go back to the planting' of corn and to the forests of France, as well as build 'hospitals. - - : - t Tbe war, secretary Baker con tinued; had been of more ior less a ''setr character" until the Russia nsitu ation developed.-. The. Italian defeat caused a further change in plans. As a result, what may have been perfect plans had 1o be .changed .according t .. i t .. ' American Casualty List. ' v Washington. Tan. 28. General Per shing today reported First Lieutenant H. nA. Brown, medical reserve corps, attached' to the British expeditionary force, slightly wounded in action De cember Jl, ' , No details were given. His mother, Mrs. Tillie Long Brown, lives in Cin cinnati, " ' " ' - v ; .,'.'. General Pershing also reported the following deaths: - i , ,, . i HUBERT E. ROBERTS, menin gitis. Warren, Ore. . ; ? PRIVATE JSAKL. M, MUKKlo, pneumonia. Jareh, Wyo. ,. . ; :, Nevadan Accused of Steal- ;, ing Seven Cars Sheep. ' 1 "', G. W. Allen of Winhemucca, Nev,' was arrested by South. Side , police Monday morning at request of Ne vada authorities, who charge him with, stealing seven carloads of sheep valued at $20,000. It is said Allen attempted to market the sheep at the Union, Stock yards. ? Dead Soldier, Brought Home.; k Fremont Neb.; Jan; 28.(Special Telegram.) The body - of Cornelius Tillman, the Hooper boy who died at , one of the training camps at ai- entown. Pa., was brought 10 Hooper for burial. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon. : - '"' The Old KaMt, - 'V Tfc Tvervlt at bayonet praetlo had fatX ftvan th dummy a vlotoua jab, whan tba drill aarfaint ootledtbat b waa arlmae laf in a ratbar onniual mannr. "Numotr Four:- enea in acrarani, "wbat'a tba Idaa ot all that mairslnft" "Why, tuld tha raernlt, a former movie acksr, "7011 want me to rgitr naie or fury er, aomethlns, ; don't you?" Boaton Tranaerrpt. Secretary Adair Says the , Number of Investor ' . I Growing Constantly t "Onr offiaers and directors," ? "said W. R.: Adair, Secretary-' Treasurer of tha Omaha; Loan and Building association, "art highly pleased to sea the gov- eminent engaga in nation- " -wide eampalgti shodng the po-;' pla the necessity of thrift pur . asaoclation has been doing so for 35 years---In fact, was the first orgamMwon in umw w j . teach nfen and women of mod erate means how to savt thair dimes and invest them profit ably. Ona result is that .they -now have over ten millions in vested with our association, and : the number of new accounts is growing constantly. The war is -influencing this matter some. -We have encouraged many of . our shareholders to buy liberty bonds because it hebs them to ' save their money.. This ia ona reason why the offers of hUrh priced securities haa not check, ed the sale of our shares. A i ' great many have left their lib erty bonds with us, wih instruc- i tions to apply the interest cou pons for credits upon thehv shaxea." . MANY TEACHERS H . IOWA. JOIN COLORS Ranks of Male Instructors De i. pleted by. Enlistments and Draft; Manual Training . ' -": Hard Hit. , . Pes Moines, la., Jan. 28. Calls, to the colors have depleted the ranks of, Iowa's, male school teachers, and, according to John E. Foster, state in spector of secondary schools, it . is im possible to meet all demands ; for teachers., " ' . , , ,. "Calls are beine made of this de partment," said Foster, "frequently by stuuui uuarus wno want teacners to replace men who have enlisted in the service or who intend to' enter the service. Because of the lafge num bers who are entering the service there has been brought about.in Iowa a shortage of teachers and a shortage which is growing greater day by day. There is little, relief in sight and It will be impossible to obtain enough before the close of the war.'H - According to Foster, the branch of the school system which will feel the effects of the shortage most will be the manual training departments. He said that in many places in Iowa the janitors were being pressed into serv ice as manual training teachers and that 1 with the beginning .of 'another school year many, of - these depart ments would not reopen.v In one small Iowa city a minister is now substituting as a teacher, fol lowing the enlistment of the regular ,teacher. Foster said that many boards i 1 I' 'MPS0N.BELDEN II: 5- 7Ae fashion Center for Womct1 ... . , ...... , , ... ;-v :.! Ah- fr; First Showin Tuesday ':',:o(- New Spring Suits An opportunity to glimpse the styles that sire to be in vogue' for, the coming season. A privi- ' ledge many women have Wgerly, looked for- -ward to. :v:lr:: '.':"'.-"'" . Among the most attractive models are those1 of tweeds and checks of black and white with yokes and pleats characteristic of the new sea- ion. Priced 542J50, $45 Naj JbluVftwptn short narft' peplem coats are very much favored c, for Spring. Priced $45, $55 and $65. 4 - ; ' r Your- Inspection Is InvUedi 0 nly Three More Days of Our nuaiy Linen Sale Tuesday morning: we will conduct a clean-up sale 5 ' of all odds and ends that have accumulated during .this busy month. s ,. , .. ; y , 'Among others there are some' very fine. Moravian ; Damask Table Cloths.; We have no napkins to , match these and cannot get any,, so we will dis pose of what we have at JUST HALF PRICE. This is ah exceptional opportunity and positively the -Jast chance to get a really fine cjpth for even less than the price of an ordinary table cloth today All 6ur Table Cloths and Napkins that have. been soiled, and mussed, or are-classed as oddments. ' ; will be sold accordingly. - - f, " : '...4k .' a - -A- ., ... ..!': - ' , .- : '.yr i I',' ." J ,' Tuesday's Great Sale of Table Cloths 20 $S Clotha, 22 yd.. S3.89 11 $10 Cloths, 22H- yd... $5 22 $1S Cloths, 2x3 yds., $7.50 1 $20 Cloth, 2x2 H ydn $10 2 $30 Cloths, 2x4 yds $18 The Following Ar4 a Fevv of the Finl 'Bargains One ."Colleen". Embroider ed Bedspread size 72x1 08, j $12.00 value for $6.00. - One "Colleenw Embroider ed Bedspread, size 80x108, $15.00 value for $7.50. "'1 Two Scalloped - and Em broidered Sheets, size 90x 108, $25 value for $12.50. DR. McKENNEY Saysi , "Take advantage of cor 'free .. nioatioa and learn the real eondi tion ot jronr teeth."' : V Heaviest Bridie . Werk, pat tooth. Wander Plate werti) SIS to S25, $5, $8, $10 Beet Silver Fill- bit 75c Beat Z2-k CoM Crowns-- ; , $4.00 W plea oo w' efund jrour aeoney McKENNEY DENTISTS Uth and r arum 1334 Faman St. FbaM Daaglaa 387S. ' mm . wm m .i m - m s - j a ' i il.v mm t ssi stsi YUI,,.L.lJJa I UU were acceotins any One who could qualify as a teacher under, tht state teachers' requirements. . ; Decreased U Per Cent It is estimated by: the; secondary school inspector that the percentage of male teachers in Iowa schools has j decreased this year to below 11 per cent ot tne total. numDer ot tcnooi teachers. The percentage of male teachers in the state in 1872 was 39. In that year there were 5.901 male teachers. The percentage of female teachers was 61.' ' , In 1880 the percentage of 1 male teachers had decreased to 34, or 7;2S4 male teachers.' There were 14.344 female teachers. - -, - The percentage of male teachers in 1890 was 18,' or 4,978 male teachers. There were 22,275 female teachers. In 1900 the percentage of male teach--ers had decreased to 18 per cent, or 4,948 male teachers. There were 23, 841 'female teachers. In 1910 the num ber of male teachers was 2,689, or 10 per cent There; were 24,908 female teachers.-" " The latest estimate of -the number of teachers in Iowa as presented by. Frank Joseph, assistant state superin tendent of public instniCtion is 27,227: there being 24,496 women i arid 2,731 men.- , i . ,i Whjr Did Ho TeU HerT . . At a certain church lt'.la, the pleasing euetora at a marriase for the clergyman to kies the bride after .the ceremony. A youAe- -lady who waa about to be married In the . church did not rellah the project, and in tructe her prospective husband - when making arrangements to tell the Clergyman that she did net wish him to klaa her. Th, young bridegroom did aa directed. V, - "Well, George." said the younf, . lady, when he appeared, "did you tell Mr. Blank that I did not wish htm to kiss nie' . "Oh,' yea." "'. . " ' "And what did ha aayt" . ' -"He laid that In that caae he would. chargi only half tha usual, tee." Chicago Herald. : r . and $55.; i ' H r.V ,2 $27.50 CIV., 2x3 H yds., $13.75 2 $30 Clonal 2Hx3 yd., $15 3 $35 Cl's, ZXxZH yds., $17.50 3 $40 Cloths, 2x3 yds $20 1$50 Cloth, 2H3H yds, $25 1 $60 Cloth, 2H4 yda $30 Two Scalloped and Em broidered Sheets, aize 72x 108, $20 yalue for $10.00. One ; Sheer - Embroidered . Bedsnread. size 72x108 $17.50 value for $8,75.' One Plain Sheer Bedspread, size 72x108, ; $8.50 value for $5.00. ? i'. Foaming, sparkllnfi. flDa A pure, soft drink. - Has tae taste oi bops. ' Best for digestion. ; As. At grocers', at druggists', la fact ti all place where goocT drlnu awa fold. LEMP Manuf actum J ST: LOUIS H. A. Ste.awcndsr. Otatributet , ' " 1S17 Nicholas St- Dong. SS42 . QV Omaha. Neb. Saai Yew NacMaa Is v! Carey Cleaning Co 1 Will Get Theat Out far: : .. Oe tha Half Daaati.
