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12 THE BEEf OMAHA. FRIDAY, FEBRUAKY 1, 1918. MARIANS GIVE JOLLY: BANQUET AT FONTENELLE T': ' . t, - ' t . ' ;' Burlesque Police Morals Squad, Poke Fun at Kansas City and Boost Coming v r Convention: Four burly bluecoats of the morals , 6quad .marched into the Fontcnellc banquet hall last night in the midst of the Omaha Rotary club banquet in honor of the visiting Kansas City .utaimiia, oviiccu whig vjwuhv.ii, wiiy was operating; a raffling wheel and hustled him from the gay scene on the charge of operating a gambling Johu.W. Velch, who was presiding at the banquet, interceded and, after much excitement, Goodrich was re leased. It was only then that the banqueters realized that this was tre-arraWed part of the "show." The whole evening's entertainment was novel. About 2w Omaha, Kan ms City, Council duffs and Lincoln Kotarians were present. It was the end of a day 'spent here by the Kan Sas City men to boost the interna- tional convention of Rotarians which will be held in Kcnsas City in June. Welch Chosen Chairman. Chairman Welch stated modestly that he had been chosen as chairman t because, after the Rotary tailor had made a dress suit to fit the ideal masculine form, he was found to be . t f.i-J 1 . IT II.. me one wnom u mica dcs. naraiy had he begun to speak when John IfcCague jumped up and demanded to know what was meant by "Kansas City' as he and many others had never heard ,of it. An argument was j started at once by Dan Baum who arose and made , some "scurrilous" remarks about Kansas City. He fe ferred to its swamp hinds "which they offer free to manufacturers." Dr. ' Atzen jumped ' up to interrupt Mr. Baum and declared that what Omaha . Tvanted to know was wpat right Kansas City had to use the word ''City" in its name. - And so the ''argument" went on, The Victors sat pat until one of them began to laugh and another to sneeze and eventually the chairman had to call the uproar to order. ' Ray Havens Makes Speech.1 Ray Havens, better known as "the boy president" of the Kansas City Rotary club, answered all the argu ments of the Omaha men. ! "I wish," he said, "that Council Bluffs was situated in Nebraska 'so that, by annexing it, Onfcha might, possibly, become large enough to be known as Omaha City. And I assure yon that our industries are growing bo tremenduously that wr simply have to use swamp land and any .kind. of land to provide enough sites for new factories. , V "Seriously speaking, however, I . want to say that I know of no other the last 10 years. We are the two largest cities on the Missouri River.' . ;,, Boosting the Convention. Russell F. Geiner, past interna , tional president, and chairman of the convention committee in Kansas City, nA ri th n'ana nH nrnaram fnr - -r " -- n - the big convention. Men will be there from many foreign countries, he said. Five thousand automobiles are expected. Referring - to the Khaki club, which the visitors inspected dur- 4ng the day, he declared that "it ii Rotary club." ' V Other speakers were W. A. Graham, assistant international secretary; O. J. Allison, president of the -Lincoln .Rotary club, and C H. Woodward, ex president of the Council Bluffs Ro tary club. ' ' Demand Higher Wages , , ' For Railroad Laborers Washington,' Jan. 31. -Railroad tracks cannot be kept In proper re pair unless higher wages are paid " laborers, the railroad wage committee, was told, .by representatives of the maintenance of way employes' union. ' - Thousands of men already have left the railroads to take jobs with in- dustries or mines paying much higher 'wages and it was said many others plan to quit early in the spring. v T. H. Gerrey, president of the, union, proposed that the poorly paid classes should receive a SO per. cent increase and that this should be scaled down to about 0 per cent for the better paid men. He said about 500,900 are em ployed on maintenance of way work by" the railroads. Paul Heald, Jowa Man, ' .Found Dead in Ditch in Peru Lima, Peru- Jan. 31. The body of Paul Heald of the American Mercan . tile bank of Peru was found today in a ditch. The circumstances of. his death have not been cleared up. Mr. ' Heald wat from Cedar Rapids, la. Cedar Rapids, la., Ja,n. 30. Paul Heald, whose body was found , at Lima, Peru, was a typical soldier of fortune. He was in the , Klondike several years ago, worked in the ' Panama canal zone and had traveled i on foot through both Central, and South America. In Lima he was con nected with the National City of New . York, of which the Peruvian institu tion: is a branch. '; Two Men Appointed To Stat Positions fFrom a Staff Correnpoadent) Lincoln, Jan. 31. (Special.) Two . y appointments were made by Governor , Seville today, Charles Currie, a mer - chant of Havelock, being appointed chief clerk in the executive offices , to fill the vacancy caused by the ap pointment of Chief Clerk Sag! as in surance examiner, and Allen TVNick erson of Beaver City being named bank examiner to . ml the vacancy . , caused by the resignation' of El E. Jimmetf to become Cashier of the Central National bank of Lincoln. Finns Name Heads J , Of New Democracy Stockholm, Jan. 31.-The provis ional social democratic government faich has been formed at Helsingforx is headed by Senator Manner. withtM. Srrola as minister of foreign affairs stnd'O. Tokoi, the former premier, as tainisUr of food supplies. - Briej City News Have Boot print It New Beacon Press. Military WrUt Watehee Edboirn. Jeweler Lighting Fixtures. Burpess-Grantlcn Income Tax Returns Compiled D. C. Patterson, secretary. Douglas 2947. Kenneth S. Fituajson has removed his law offices to 920 First National Barlk building;. Robt. C. Drucsedow & Co., stocks and bonds and local securities, 880 Omaha Nat. Bank Hide. You can't keep the burglars and holdups out. but you can secure full insurance against loss from Wheeler & welpton company. (Adv.) ; State Bank of Omaha, corner Six teenth and Harney streets, pays 4 per cent on time deposits three per cent on savings accounts. AH deposits in this bank are protected by ihe de positors' guarantee fund of the state of Nebraska. Adv. Donates Advertising Spare? The Firestone Tire and Kubber company, Akron, O., has given the government 115,000 worth of national advertising space for the use of the committee on public information. This Is the titsL, response 'from the large rubber and other manufacturing interests at Akron, O., to aid In the newi drive. ' To Sttttly War Foods In accord ance with requests entut by Com mlssioner Hoover the University of Omaha has placed a course in war food upon the unlvenftity, curriculum for the last half of tby year. The course is open to any student a fid out sider, but is particularly designed ior the seniors and Juniors who may be teachers next year. ' , Fine fireplace goodb at Sunderland ELKS WILL HOLD PAST EXALTED RULERS' NIGHT i ij In every Elk lodge the firsf'meet ing in February is observed as past exalted rulers' night, when the men; who have presided over the lodge in previous years, are called DacK ione niaht in ln Var tan artiv service, to show how closely they have kept in touch with the lodge routine since they stepped down from the highest office in the lodge. On Friday even ing,. February 1, Omaha lodge , of Elks will put up, to its past ex alted rulers the task of initiating one of the largest classes that has been taken into the lodge for several months past, a total of 19 candidates. 1 he cast exalted rulers who win take part are F. Pratt Harwood, Dan B. Butler, George F. West, Sidney W. Smith, James R. Dewan Arthur C. Wakely, Robert W. Patrick, Ernest C. Page, Walteo P. Thomas, VV. W. Cole, Lysle I. Abbott, John A. Rine,, L. C. Gibson. George W. Shields and D. M. Vinsonhaler. These compris? all the past exhalfed rulers of Omaha lodge who are resident in Omaha. This will be an extraordinary occas sidn and for 'this purpose the services of Gus A. Rcnie. the wizaroSof Ak- Sar-Ben, have been enlisted together with his working crew and the result wilt tje something far out of the ordi nary in the way, of an Elk initiation. Apartment Dismantled. Tenant Sues Landlady A. Vi Billings has begun suit in district court against Maria Brown for S 10,000 damages for humiliation and loss of time, alleging that her agent dismantled his apartment in his absence in an effort to compel him to give up his lease. He and his wife and baby were forced to ifo'out in search of a room from 11:30 one night until 3 o'clock the next morning, he declares. , Billings avers that he held out on the January rent to compel Mrs. Brown to furnish a spare room in the mite according to an agreement She refused and her agent, Lucian Muratte, he alleges, broke into the apartment one , night while Billings and his wife and baby were away, disconnected the water, removed the faucets, ut the, electric flight wires, removed the mattresses and the bed ding and turned off the heat, fillings says that he reached home that night with his wife and baby and that they were unable to find rooms until 3 a. nv next day. . . German Emperor Predicts v Success Despite'll) Omens Amsterdam, Jan. 31. The German emperor, replying to . birthday con gratulations from the king of Saxony sent the following message, accord ing to the Lokal Anzeiger: "You know how I sympathize in the sacrifice and distress which these hard times have laid upon our people, but I begin the new ysar full of confi dence. Despite" many difficulties, ev erything goes to show that our .vx perior" military commandership and our splendid peoples' great power of resistance will break our opponents war-will and createthe, foundation of a gaod, happy and safe future. God grant it." . . ; Women's Clubs Boost Move For U. S'Blighty" in Ffance . Washington, Jan. , 31. To provide recreational facilities for American soldiers on leave in France, the Gen eral Federation of Women's Clfbs has created a "war victory commission" which will co-operate with the com mission on training camp activities in establishing an Amercan "blighty" behind the battle lines in France. Members of the federation will be J cauea upon to conate ou,uuu tor tne work. .. Strikers Address Ultimatum to Kaiser ' Br Aeaoekrtcrf Pre.) Zurich, Jan. 31 The socialist paper Vorwaerts announces that the Berlin strikers havt now be come more numerous and threat ening. They have addressed to the government an ultimatum of which the following are the princi pal demands: .. -' - First Accelerated ' conclusions of a general peace without indem nities or annexations. Second Participation of work men's delegates of all the countries in the peace pourparlers. Third Amelioration of the food situation by better distribution. Fourth Immediate abolition of the state of siege and restoration of the right of public meeting, sus. pended by the military authorities. Fifth Abolition of militarixa tion of war factories. Sixth Immediate release of all political prisoners. Seventh Fundamental democ ratization of state institutions. Eighth The institution of equal electoral suffrage by direct secret ballot. . : TALIANS HOLD TRENTINO FRONT AGAINST ENEMY Navy Fails to Locate "kuton Torpedo Boat brought Over land; Riva Now Under Roman Guns. (By AftMx-latrd Pmt.) Italian Army Headqpartrri in Italy, Jan. 31. An officer from headquarters took the correspondent to the Tren tino front on a two days' trip extend ing tnrougn tnc Lake Oar a a region to the northern most Vint of,he lake, where, looking across at ihi Austrian town of Riva, could be seen long lines of Italian and enemy works. extending from the lake eastward through the Laganna and Brenta val ley to the Junction with the Piave. This is one of the lines of the en emys descent from the mountain to the plain. , It was the scene of some of the hardest fighting, vhen the Austrians tried to push straight souh from Trent a year t.go,-4ut for the present the ac tion is confined to artillery duels. Heavy cannonading was to be heard yesterday on the right as the Italians made an advance Up the Brenta valley. " The Italian lines around Lake Gar- da (have been pushed a mile beyond the old Austrian frontier until the kalians now command nearly the en tire lake and. the surrounding shores, excepting the one Austrian foothold at Riva at the uppermost tip. , Set Up Torpedo Station. Besides large land forces there, the Italian navy has set up.a torpedo sta tion. It was reported that the enemy had brought a torpedo boat overland from Trent, but a thorough search by th Italian) fleet failed to,, locate the enemy craft. Kiva is under range of the Italian guns and the torpedo fleet also makes t . ., ... irequeni .nigni sanies arouna tne ton, but the place has not been shelled, as most of the population speak Italian, and the Italians fear that they would be killing their own people. ' . Similarly the Austrian batteries on the heights back of Riva can reach and drop big shells into the lake, to show what they are able to do. The colonel commanding the front batteries showed a rrfonster 14-inch shell, six feet long, from an Austrian naval gun, which had fallen without exploding. Owing to this mutual for bearance, the livinnconditions are much the same as usual on both sides of the border. Captures More Prisoners. i The olive groves are filled with women picking olives which industry is uninterrupted, but the lemon indus try has been entirely abandoned at Limonc and other large lemon dis tricts owing to' the lack of transporta tion facilities. The troops in this section are in exceptionally good condition, well housed, well fed and well equipped. This was particularly noticeable when the batteries were visited.. The men sprang to their pieces and sent a round of big shells-with the soirit and regularity of parade. 'A wide sweep of the enemy coun try to the north could be viewed. There was little snow except on the mountain tops. Only, occasional shots were to-be heard until the distant thunder of the big guns yes terday told thaf the battle had begun on the Brenta. , i i The reports this morning show that heavy fighting continues west of the Brenta, with tie Italians holding the ground they won in their first advance anJ gaining more ground and prisoners. War Booty Enormous. The official statement says: "The enemy suffered heavy losses and two of his divisions were nearly completely destroyed. The war booty captured has not yet been com pletely specified, but includes so far more than 1Q0 officers and 2,500 men. six 'guns of various caliber, about 100 machine guns, very numerous trench mortars, several thousand rifles and a very large quantity of ammunition and war materials of all kinds. "The reaction of the hostile artil lery on the positions taken was vio lent Our fire was rapidly and pow erfully concentrated onthe most dis tant objectives. "The enemy aricraft attempted manyv recoinnoitering and offensive actions, but. were effectively met by whose sensitive nerves often yield to coffee's harmful stimulation, eppre date the change resulting from a ten days trial of INSTANT A PsyuN INSTEAD V COFFEE Such a delicious drink mokes the change easy and better nerves rnake it a permanent one. . "There's o Reason , r ijwr OFFICERS COME UNDER BAN FOR , H0LDlNGB00?E Acting Chief of Police Dcmpsey, it is said, will file charges Friday against Leroy Wade, a newly appoint ed nrember of the morals squad, and Detective Sergeant A. C. Anderson. It is alleged that whisky confiscated in a raid recently when checked, was short a number of bottles. The booze was afterward traced to the posessiou of Anderson and Wade, it is declared Police Commissioner A. C. Kugci sanctions filing the charges. our machines and anti-aircraft fire, which during two days accounted for 17 enemy machines." RUSSIANS AND ) TEUTONS RESUME PEACE PARLEY Amsterdam, Jan. 31. A dispatch from Brest-fcitovsk dated Tuesday says Count Czernin, the Austro-Hun- garian foreign minister, Dr. von Kuehlmann, the German foreign sec retary, Dr. CounJ von Podewils-Dur-nitz, former Bavarian premier and Talaat Paslia, the Turkish grand vizier, accompanied by their respect ive peace delegations and several members of the Bulgarian delegation and t Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign" minister, have arrived .in Brest-Litovsk.- At the request of the Russians the sitting of the political commission of the peace conference which had been fixed for Tuesday, was postponed until Wednesday. Petrograd, Jan. cial news agency 30. The semi-offi-issues the follow- ing: " - ' . "The German foreign secretary. Dr. von Kuehlmann, informed the Polish premier, J Kucharzewski, that it was impossible to grant his request td rep resent ,Poland at the Brest-Litovsk negotiations as the Russian delega tion had not recognized the independ ence of Poland. "This s fabe. The Russian dele-, gation recognizes the right of self de termination of all nations, but not the competence of the Kucharewski gov ernment appointed by Germany, bNJ cause it does not express tne win ot the Polish people. : "The Warsaw workmen have de clared a genera! strike as a protest against Von' Kuehlmann's effort to make Russia recognize a Polish 'gov ernment protected by Germany. Demonstrations have been violently dispersed by the Germans." Germans Seize Linen v And Wool in Belgium Washington, Jan. 31. Robbing of Belgium and destruction of Bel gian industries by the, Germans continues relentlessly, according to dispatches today to the Belgian le gation here. . Linen and mattresses are being taken from hotels, board, ing houstfs and convents and the Belgians are not allowed to have wool in their "possession. They are , offered sea weed as a substitute for wool at S cents a pound. The big electric plant, known " as "L'Etecaut," is said to have been stripped and its machinery placed in the German plant known as Rombacher Hutte. THE ; STEINWAY GRAND i V The World's Best Piano I Not mualcal experimtnt, but th moit perfect instrument produced t the prnent age and honored bj music lover the world over, will ba vied by Mrs. Edw. MacDowell Eminent Pianist and Lecturer, Who Appear in Concert ' SATURDAY EVENING, Feb. 2, at the Young Women's Christian Attn. TieltaU for the MacDowell con cert now on tele at our ware rooms, 1313 Farnam Street. We cordially Invite you to visit our Steinway Parlors - and inspect these incomparable' instruments. . . s . - , - - Uprights, $550 end Up. . : Grands, $825 and Up; Terras to suit your convenience. Liberal allowances made " on Pianos , of other makes. Headquarters for Sheet Music and Musical Instruments. Schnoller & Mueller PIANO CO. '"; 1311-13 Farnam St., Omaha. - Telephone Douglas 1623. Exclusive Steinway Representative. . f"lilllll!lllllllllllllli lilllllllll ili!lill:Hlllii!llllllll!l.lul'lllii I If y o u r household goods, etc., are packed, I a T CU owl cvt 14 oiufj' - 1 ped our way you wiH i I have eliminated all the f worry and drudgery of : I moving. i . ' ,,' I Ombha Van ! & Storage Co. PhoBe DoagU 41S3. 806 South 16th St. 8 fiiiiliitiuiiiiil:SH!iinieiiaiitniiiif.itntliititiiritiii That extra room will pay your coal bill. Rent it through a Bee Want Ad. ROADS GRAMS HIGHER RATE TO THEFAR WEST Famous Inter-Mountain Case Affecting Panama .Canal Charges Decided by Commission. Bf Aiaoclatcd Pren.) . Washington, Jan. 31. Increases of about 13 per cent in railroad commod ity rates from the east and interior points, were authorized by the Inter state commerce ujmmission today in finally deciding the famous inter- IVMNHRead the Good News V On Saturday .We Shall Offer ' ; : (All-Wpol Worsted) At hss.than the wholesale cost today Because-we made this purchase Months and months ago, from N Haft Schaff ner & Marx Of ticers' Uniforms and Accessories v Hundreds of Uniforms and Overcoats, splendid ly made garments, at very modest prices. Hart Schaff nef & Marx Hirsch-Wickwire, Sophomore and x Schloss Brothers Of fleers' Uniforms in Serge's and Whipcords.' Uvercoats ana ' coats in complete - merit. . The Accessories Include the t a m . a ' m .XV 'V ft 1 V Aviator's , Leather Coats, Leatherette Coats, Vests and Union Suits. Spiral Puttees, Army Boots and Shoes, and Heavy Army Shoe Laces. Hats-With and without emblem, also John B. Stetson Broad Brim. ','' Underwear Wool Union Suits, Light weight Cotton and Two-piece. ' - Bedding Regulation Army Blankets, Pillows, Sheets and Pillow Cases. Comfort Kits Hold all necessary ar mountain rate case pending in vari ous forms for many years.- This action will make the through rates to the coast equal to higher rates maintained to Spokane," Den ver, Salt Lake City, Reno and other intermediate pities, and remove the rate -.discrimination against which commercial interests of these cities . have Ipng protested. The order be- -a 1 1 I. ic WI1ICJ CUCLUVC HldlLII IJ. The decision disposes of one of the mostygeneralby discussed rate cases before the commission n re cent years. Formerly lower rates were maintained to the Pacific coast than to intermediate points because of the competition of low freight charges by water carriers ,from At lantic ports through the Panama ca- This scheme was disarranged sev eral years ago by -the temporary blocking of the canal and by the with drawal of vessels from coastwise trade soon after the war opened in 1914. Since then the question has been under active consideration J)y ,100 SUITS Suits for Men and Young Men, Short, Tall Stout, Slim and Short-Stout Sizes for everyone Se Friday Papers for Details Kain - ry assort - ticles to do your Wrist Watches Radiolite Ingersoll Wrist Watches and other makes. Kodaks Vest Pocket Kodaks ; a splen did thing for the Soldier. Toilet Needs Slfaving Outfits and iPcilet Articles of all kinds. Trunks Regulation Army (Indestruc to) and (Universal.) Very durable. - t Furnishings Handkerchiefs, the commission. The new rate are expected io re main" in effect at least until the re suarption of peace, or until water com petion is renewed. The increases apply fo material: carried in large quantities under com modity rates, such as iron and steel both in carloads, and i" less than car load! but not to miscellaneous freight carried under class rates. Practical ly all manufacturing districts of the country are affected. Commissioner Aitchison dissented in part fjom the tjrfajority decision, holding that although it was neces sary to remove the rate descrimina tion against inter-mountain cities- the result might have been obtained by reducing the intermediate charges. The commission refused the rail roads' application to carry all com modity shipments of less than a car-' load at class rates, which would effect a considerable increase. This was proposed .by the toads as the easiest method of complying with the com-' mission's order of last June 30. 5 1 l I Following: e own mending. 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