Nebraska Newspapers

    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
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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
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'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.- ,
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,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.
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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.