THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 3, 1918.
Adelaide Kennerly
St ASST EDITOR. Jg
New Capital of
Roumania City
War Romance
Jassy, Roumania, Fb. 2.Few cit
ies t Europe have been more pro
foundry affected by the war than the
little city of Jassy, now the prpvi
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S10B41 capital oi Kttmania. from a
qnUt, tranquil municipality with a
population of less than 75,000, place
has suddenly grown to such propor
tions that the government authorities
have found it difficult to "provide
comfortable living quarters for the
civil population, which now numbers
over 300,000.
After the evacuation of Bucharest,
this modest little city became almost
over night the home of the king and
queen and the seat of the entire gov
ernment ( Here also are located the
legations of all friendy foreign gov
enrments and the headquarters of
the Rumanian army and of import
ant divisions of the Russian forces.
Before the war Jassy was known
chiefly as the ancient capital of the
province of Moldavia, and as a city
of interesting churches and historic
associations. It is now the center of
all 'official, commercial and military
activity in the unoccupied territory
of Rumania. When Bucharest and
the southern portion of the little
Latin kingdom were evacuated, a
large part of the population of that
section sought refuge here. Schools,
colleges, stores, barracks, and indeed
any form of structure that afforded
shelter, had to be converted quickly
,intO living Quarters to provide for
the, great influx of homeless peopte
who fled before the invading Ger
mans. Provision had also to be made
for the various departments of the
government and for the many
branches oi the army.
1 Throngs of Soldiers.
To the American observer the city
presents many feautres of uncom
mon interest. Along the man streets
are. to be seen great throngs of Ru
manian, Russian, French and Serbian
officers or soldiers, in uniforms so
varied in color and pattern that all
strict standards of uniformity seem
to be sacrificed to utility and com
fort. Here and there an American
Red Cross officer in his distinctive
garb of yellow gves added colot to
the animated scene. Numberless i
military automobiles bearing gen
erals, colonels or other officers on
important missions, dash tack and
forth at feverish speed.
Scores of motor lorries, laden
with the materials of war, make their
lumbering way through the streets,
with utter disregard to the comfort
ot pedestrians, aow and then a Red
Cross motor ambulance, fresh from
an errand of mercy to the front,
stops in front of a .hospital and dis
charges its burden of sick and
wounded. In a few minutes it is off
again to the rear-line trenches to
gather another batch of tht coun
try's crippled soldiers.1''' '
' ? Prisoners and Deserters.
...Marching -up a side street,, uniier
guard, is a large number vi Austrian
and German prisoners, just in from
the front, some of them' ragged, thin,
uncieau. and disheveled, but all ap
pareritly hapys'' at being relieved
from '. the hardships . of war. In
another section of the city, accom
panied by several armed soldiers,
'is a small company of deserters or1
slackers, most of them dejected and
spiritless, with crowd of curious on
lookers commenting derisively on
the lack of courage wheh made them
seek freedom from military service.
At the railroad' station a Ionsr train
of cars enters, bearing hundreds of
Roumanian Transvlvanians captured
by the Russians from the Austrians
and now turned over the the Rou
manian military authorities for service
under the Roumanian, flag. The men
seem happy at the prospect of serving
the country of thetr nativity, bu are
conscious of the grim late that awaits
them if taken prisoners by the Ger
mans or Austrians; for if re-taken by
the Teutonic fosces they Will be sum
marily shot as traitors.
Not far from the center of the city
are the residences of the king and
queen, which in timesof peace were
the quarters of military companies. In
keeping with the tendency of the
times, they are severely plain in all
their appointments and surroundings,
and it. is difficult for ithe visitor to
realize that within the plain, rude
walls are housed the sovereign heads
of t nation. The queen may be seen
, almost any day setting out from, the
royal residence in an automobile; un
guarded, and attended only- by one of
the ladies-in-waiting from the court.
The king likewise is a familiar figure
on the streets of Jassy. He usually
travels by motor, accompanied by one
of his generals or military aides. The
royal family is much loved by the peo
ple, and both he and the queen mingle
among their subjects with a spirit of
democracy artd catholicity that is
keenly impassive tothe. visitor from
other countries. '
:' , Public Market Place, ,
In the poorer quarter of the pro
visional capital is a large public market-place
where -hundreds of farmers
and peasants gather daily to dispose
of their meager wares. Of most strik
ing interest, perhaps, is the fact that
fhe ordinary method of paying for
goods .with money has given way in
many cases to the primitive custom of
barter and exchange; for in the pres
:nt scarcity of food in Roumania
money has come to have but little
value. At this market place may be
seen an itinerant merchant trading a
bushel of potatoes for a quantity of
wood, a peasant woman exchanging a
pound o butter for a package of
sugar, or a farmer swapping a suck
ing pig for a few pieces of leather.
While the city has many picturesque
ispects, it is not without its scenes of
sorrow and depression. Making its
way slowly along a narrow street is a
shabby, dilapidated, box-like vehicle,
30 small -that it resembles a toy wag
on, which the natives generously call
a hearse, and which is bearing to final
repose the body, of one of the late
residents of the city. Drawn by a
single horse, pitifully decrepit and
lame., the hearse . is followed by a ;
toung man on foot. Then, in turn,
;omes. a crude gray cart, on which is
seated a patriarchal figure, bent with
the weight of years.
. .The. spectator inquires into the de
tails of the sombre spectacle and is
informed that a young woman has
iallen a victim of typhus that terri-
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One C0rner of the ' livinsr roomv
showing the large pieces upholstered
in gold cloth. The door-leads into
the hall connecting the bed rooms. -
O longer shall Omaha be classed
with the wild-and-woolly, nor
with the frontier towns not
since the Coming of the St. Regis
apartments and its numerous sister
apartment buildings. .
i The battle for a solution of the ever-
perplexing problem, keeping up a
large establishment, a. palatial home.
is slowly being won to the side of the
apartment buildings, and this winter
there is an added difficulty, in the large
home the heating problem.
The old argument of "crowded.
stuffy apartment" has been blown to
the four winds and carried off into
eternity by Orchard & Wilhelm's
interior decorator, who has .proved
beyond 'every argument that six
rooms, or lour rooms, or ten rooms.
can 'be made into a real home. -
In a bright sunny corner fa six-
room display apartment in the St
Regis) there is a library. Just about
the coziest little, nook one could
imagine. In fact, it took ast expert's
taste and a lot of money to imagine
this one. This library is like a big
sun room with the entire front of
windows, draped with silk damask.
From one corner there comes a
chaise lounge upholstered in gold silk
damask and af the head of it stands
a fern on a taboret of mahogany. .
Directly in front of the center win
dow is a mahogany magazine rack
within reach of the lounge; also within-
reach of a gorgeous gold silk easy
chair. The doon leading into the livr
ing room., is draped, with gold silk so
that the serious member of the fam
ily may segregate "itself" in siletjce
and deep thought from the happy or
noisy or otherwise engaged family.
Blue and Gold.
Back in a corner as a companion to
the fireplace is a built-in book case
within reach of a wonderful mahog
any desk on which is placed a large j
reading lamp and bronze desk set '
The rugs are oriental and the whole
effect is blue, green and eold.
Going from the library into the liv
ing room one experiences no shock
to one s 6ense of beauty or harmony
for here, too, the rugs are oriental,
but not like those in the (library.
Nothing matches yet everything
blends and harmonizes.
In the living room there is a large
mahogany table, j victroll and a
small chair on. one Side. Another
blue and gold satin upholstered chair
stands by one of the front windows.
On the other side there 19 a long
couch which ha9 every appearance of
being upholstered in gold cloth and a
large chair to match in the corner
between the doors, one opening into
a tiny hall and tne other into the
dining room. Five chairs and trie
couch, a wonderful reading lamp and
pictures that is the living room.
St Regis Dining Room
Our St. Regis dining room is quite
plain but elegant. The solid brown
ish mahogany tabic is surrounded by
hand carved chains. A long modish
buffet with blue candle sticks,
occupies one side of the room, In
another cornet there is a breakfast
wagon, on which' stands a blue and
white breakfast set. The hangings
are filet and linen with colors and
shades to match the blue and mahog
any furnishings. ' '
1 he;e are two bed 1 rooms. The
front room is furnished in.mahogany.
me dcci ana dressing table, two small
chairs and the reading table is all the
turniture it needs. Ihe wardrobe is
built in; the rugs are rag and the
windows are draped nt blue and white.
On the other sidef our strictly
modern bath room, is the pink room
all done in ivory and pink, A large
Dressing tame, witti stool to match, is
of ivory. The covers,- hangings and
rugs are of. pink. ' There is large
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& The white kitchen, with every modern convenience..
A corner of the mahogany, blue and white bed room.
One corner of the living room showing the large pieces upholstered in
gold cloth. The door leads into the hall connecting the bed room.
ble scourge which has claimed so
many thousands of Rottmania's popu
lation; that the young man in the
rear with bowed head was the young
woman's fiance and that the old man
on the wagon, who is too feeble to
walk, is the last of the family of the
deceased. Scores of military officers
and soldiers bare their heads and
stand in silent attention while the
tittle procession makes its way to the
local cemetery. ;
Dances of Yesteryear Will
Feature Muny Ball Monday
Dances of yesteryear will be the
special feature of the fourth munici
pal dance in the Auditorium Monday
night. Mrs. R. M, Ohaus, superin
tendent of the Board of Public Wel
fare, has arranged foe a number of
tunes which will serve a double pur
pose. While some of the older folks
are dancing a polka, groups of young
people may enjoy a one-step at the
same time. 1 hose who enjoy the
schotttsche, polka and lancers Will be
especially remembered. '
Before and during the dances Flor
ence Ellsworth. Beryl Tubbs, Allegra
Fuller and Ruth Gordon will sing and
play patriotic numbers. Prof. Wil
lard E. Chambers has volunteered to
attend and assist in popularizing the
old-time dances and helping those
who may not know the correct steps.
The musical program will be
started at 8 o'clock.
Home Selling Promises
Well for Coming Season
The fact that a prominent realtor,
who does more building of houses
probably than any other concern in
Omaha, has recently taken out per
mits for 30 new houses at a cost of
1100,000, indicates that he has no fear
as to the ready sale of houses of a
moderate cost even though they will
have to be sold at a figure that must
cover the hiirh cost of material and
labor. Neither dies he seem to fear
any difficulty in getting loans. Other
builders seem to be of the same con
viction, while the committee on the
"Own Your Home" campaign in plan
ning for this movement anticipates
little trouble in getting money when
the proper time comes.
The savings and loan associations
are conservative at this time of the
year, but it is believed that funds
from other sources as well as from
these time-tried institutions will' be
available. It is also believed that
liberty loan bonds, thrift stamps and
other similar securities will be used.
Realtors realize that while their in
genuity in making terms and arrang
ing for cash and credit necessary for
selling houses on small payments will
be, tested, conditions will so adjust
themselvet.that home builders will be
accommodated and a large business
wilt be done in home selling during
1918.
Is CaMma You
to eom South; to come for the
things jou can get in the lama
way owhero !; to eomo whero
too chill, raw rigor of th No-th
art lost in tb balmy tonic air of
th Onlf. Maajl sort bathing, finh
Ing, hunting, motoringr golf, etc.
An atmosphere of Army and Navy
life, mingling with civle society
attractions. And your every want
anticipated and provided for at
one of the world's best tavern
the commodious, perfectly-appointed,
luxurious, million-dollar
HUILL UALVLZ
Galveston, Texas.
Write P. L. Sanders,
Mgr., or
vestos) Cammer-
AssaciaUon.
AH roads sell low-
far tourist tickets i
to Galveston ask
yonr agent It's a thor
oughly eomfortabl and
delightful trip.
For fares, bertha and
any travel information, see or
write '
CEO. A. McNUTT.
District Passenger Agent
713 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo.
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closet, but no drawer room, so it
leaves the addition of an ivory
chiffonier optional with the lessee,
A white enamel kitchen in which
(here is a gas stove, refrigerator and
waste basket is ideally arranged for
convenience in cooking. There are a
number of pieces of aluminum, in
cluding percolator, tea kettle and
double cooker. One can almost reach
from one wall to the other and the
dozen other things are built in the
wall. '
Altogether one has that contented,
satisfied, at home feeling the minute
one entefs. The apartment has
every atmosphere of home and com
fort and artistic harmony. But, why
not? It took the combination of New
York's best furniture, Boston's ideals
and Omaha's money to complete it,
to say nothing of the foreign idea
and imported hanging.
One Consolation
This apartment is "on display" and
is one of the shot spots of Omaha.
A beautiful place wonderful place
we admit that, but it is a blow to
any young life to visit there and
then be forced into a commonplace
world of commonplace furnishings,
according to one woman who ac
companied an interior decorator 6a a
visit to this six-rooms-and-lath-and-all-the-trappings.
The only con
solation is that any six-room apart
ment can be furnished in as good
taste as this one for half the money,
if necessary. '
RAIL MEN SAY GOAL
PINCH ABOOT OYER
With Return of Warmer
Weather Officials Predict
' 7nel Will Ag ain Arrive
in Normal Quantities.
With the return of warmer weather
railroad freight officials assert that it
will be only a short time until coal
for domestic use will begin to arrive
in normal quantities in Omaha.
At the Omaha lines are hurrying
cars to the coal mines, both fast and
west, and with good weather it is
said that within a few days they will
begin to return loaded. In the mean
time, it is said, there is enough coal
in the city to supply the demand in
the event the weather continues at
anything like normal.
Something of a scare has been
started by a report that the railroads
are short of coal for their engines.
An investigation reveals the' fact that
there is nothing to the report None
of the., railroads has abnormal sup
plies on hand at this time, but each
and all has sufficient for present
needs.
Close to Mines.
The Northwestern officials consider
themselves extremely fortunate, due
to the fact that at the western ter
minals they tap the Wyoming mine
and on the east they run to the Illi
nois mines. In addition the lines run
through the coal fields of Iowa. '
The Union Pacific hat its own
mines in Wyoming and is not only
supptying its own needs, but is selling
enormous quantities of coal to con
sumers all along the line, much of it
coming as far east as Omaha.
The Missouri Pacific runs into the ,
coal fields of Missouri and Kansas
and is able to supply company wants,
besides turning over an immense coal
tonnage to other roads and to deal
ers and consumers.
Both the Illinois Central and the
Milwaukee are in close touch with
the Illinois and Iowa mines and so
far have been able to keep their win
ter supplies up to about normal.
Canadian Casualty List.
Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 2. The follow
ing American names appear in . to
day't casualty list:
Killed in action: C. R. ubbs, Port
land. Ore.; A. H.
geles, Cal.
Lindsay, Los An-
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George Brandeis
President of Omaha's Great Department Stor saya:
"I am urging our employees
to buy War Savings Stamps." t
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Mr. Hard Burgess
war Saflnga Olrteter vi
Omaha. Nebr. ,
Dear Mr. Burgeia: i,
This is what I think about 'War Saflngs Stamps:
As-a Nation we hare staked all on the out com of
this war as indlriduals w should dp the same for if
the Nation loses ereryone in Aieriea loses. t
To win the war, we oust gita the Oorernment every
'opportunity to get all the money necessary.
War Strings Stamps are an: investment that everyone,
can buy, because they are sold in quantities to meet every
purse.
War Savings Stamps raise money quiekly for the Gov
ernment and give to the purohaser the liberal Interest of ,
nearly 4-1 2g.
'The Government of the United States is asking no favor
in offering these Stamps, for sale, but rather giving every
one an opportunity to buy a gilt edge seourity at a splendid
rate of interest.
1 am urging all of our employees to buy War Savings
Stamps to the limit of their ability.
I hope that every business man will clearly see
it is his duty to promote the sale of these Stamps.
Tours very truly,
that
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