THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY. MARCH 7, 1918.
NANCE PRAISES
FRENCH PEOPLE;
EXAMPLE TO U.S.
Lieutenant, in Address to Uni
versity of Omaha Students,
Says Their Spirit Should
Inspire Every American.
In an address to the students of the
University t,t Omaha on the third lib
erty loan Lieut K. T. Nance, former
member of an ambulance corps in
France, aroused the collegians to a
high pitch of patriotism by outlining
a policy which he said every loyal
American ought to adopt
. "I am not going to pass the hat or
sell any third Liberty loan bi.nds now,
so you need not feel uneasy," he be
gan. "However, I do want to tell you
how my experience on the French
front has impressed me.
Americans Must Awaken.
"The Freach patriotism is genuine
No sacrifice is too great, no hardship
is too hard, nothing is too hard that
is asked by the government, over
there. There are no exemptions un
less a man is physically unfit. All Aj
their best ss all realize that their
country must be defended and pre
served. The wonderful display of re
sistance at the battle of the Marne
showed the power of will.
"I am not finding fault with Amer
ica, for I am a true American, but I
do know that we must wake up. We
must realize that this ts our war. I
might say right here that I am thank-
fl the battlefield is over there for,
thank God, we don't want to go
through the experiences of the French
women. I would rather kill my wife
or sister than have her in the hands
of the German soldier.
"When in a few months we will
not be able to publish a detailed list of
all the missing atter the battles over
there, then perhaps we will realize
that we must support this war.
"The war will teach a great many
things. For instance, when the death
roll is spread over columns, then we
will devote more than one hour per
week to Red Cross work.
Take Summary Action.
"And remember that this is a time
of perfect co-operation.- We must
have it if it must be compulsory.
Every man and woman who refuse to
do his bit should be interned. And
every person woh is found in posses
sion of any information aiding the
German government should not be put
in jail or sent back to Germany, but
all of them should be lined up facing
a wall and shot, for the man or woman
who is so low as to bite the hand
that's feeding him is lower than the
meanest cur. If any of you have a
dog I apologize to him for making
the comparison.
"The German soldier dies cursing
any man who knows the laws of man.
The German soldiers have lost all
their human instincts, if they ever
had any. They care not for ethics,
morals, aesthetics or religion. They
are as eager to fire at a Red Cross
car as you are eager to shoot the
, kaiser. It is such men that. we must
battle and eliminate.
Justice Makes Right.
"Although I have been praising the
French soldier and French people, I
want to tell you that my greatest trust
is in the American soldier. We have
entered this war because it was our
duty to humanity and we will show
that justice makes right and not power
makes right"
Lieutenant Nance was in France
for six months and was a chauffeur
behind the lines in connection with
an American ambulance corps.
Sarpy County Citizens
Organize for War Service
Sarpy county citizens at a mass
meeting yesterday at Papillion or
ganized a war service committee to
handle Liberty loans and all war
activities.
Paul Jessen of Nebraska City was
the principal speaker. Lieutenant E.
H. McCarthy of Camp Funston spoke
also. Officers named were: Presi
dent, C. E. Keyes, Sprinfield; secre
tary, G. T. Miller, Papillion; treasurer,
H. A. Sander, Papillion. One man
from each voting precinct was made a
member.
Quick Work of Firemen
Check Threatening Fir
Fire thought to have started from
an overheated stove in the second
story stock room of the Western
Jobbing Dry Good House, 1114 Far
nam street, at 6 o'clock last night did
considerable damage to the building
and stock.
Energetic work of firemen checked
further possible damage to valuable
merchandise in adjoining rooms.
Damage of $600 was caused by fire
and water. J. Marcus is manager of
the firm.
Fire Does Damage to
Cottage at Carter Lake Club
Fire of unknown origin did con
siderable damage to a cottage belong
ing to Chris Olson, at Carter Lake
club, last night.
Firemen confronted difficulties get
ting to the scene of the fire, owing to
the roughness of the unlighted road
leading to the club.
The cottage was furnished with
summer furniture which was damaged
slightly.
No one was living there at the time.
Officers Prevent Sick
Man From Injuring Self
The timely arrival of Officers
Gardner, Vance and Police Surgeon
Nigro at 2608 South Twelfth street
last night, probably prevented August
Nickland, iron molder, who was
delirious, with lead poisoning, from
jumping off the roof of his house.
Italian Injured in
Fall From Street Car
Jaetono Spagnolelo, 1109 South
Thirteenth street, was injured se
verely about the head last night when
he attempted to alight from a swiftly
moving northbound street car at Thir
teenth and Pierce streets.
He was taken to St. Joseph's hos
pital, John Chase Critically 111.
John Chase. 91 years old, a pioneer
of Sarpy county, is critically ill of
pneumonia at his home in Papillion.
Brie) City News
Hat. Root Mat I Now Baaoea Praa.
Lighting- Fixtures. Burgess-Granilen.
Robt C Druesedow A Co., stocks
and bonds and local securities. 860
Omaha Nat Ban Bids.
One dollar or more opens ah ac
count in the Nebraska Savings & Loan
Ass'n, organized in 1SS5. Dividends 6
per cent, payable semi-annually. 211
S. 18 th St.
Franklin Is Retained P. L. Frank
lin was unanimously re-elected super
lndendent of Madison schools, at a
meeting of the Board of Education
last Monday night.
Austin Recovering W. S. Austin
is recovering from injuries he suffered
in a train wreck at Curtis February
16. He is walking on crutches, but
hopes to discard them in a short time.
Captain GUdden Lectures Captain
Charles J. GUdden lectured Tuesday
night before the teachers' association
of the Nebraska School for the Deaf
on his automobile tour around the
world.
Van Hamren Enlists Van Hamren,
son of C. E. Hamren of Omaha, has
enlisted in the marine corps, and is
now in training at Paris island. His
brother, Elsworth, has been in the
artillery for some time.
Fined for Alleged Theft Mrs. M.
F. Morrison, 2216 Plnkney street
charged with the theft of wearing ap
parel valued at $15 from the Burgess
Nash company, was fined $2.50 and
costs by Police Judge Fitzgerald.
Lose Citizenship The citizenship
papers of Fredalln Brix, Jan Rezek
and Moses Corsetteer, all of Omaha,
were canceled after a hearing before
Federal Judge Woodrough on the
ground that they were obtained un
lawfully. State Bank of Omaha, corner Six
teenth and Harney streets, pays 4 per
cent on time deposits; S per cent
on savings accounts. All deposits in
this bank are protected by the de
positors' guarantee fund of the state
of Nebraska, Adv.
White to Arrive Friday Dr. W. A.
White, former head of Anatolia col
lege, Marsovan, Turkey, has notified
the local committee in charge of the
Armenian and Syrian relief campaign
that he will reach Omaha Friday
morning to address a meeting at the
University club Friday noon.
Obtain Many Positions Co-operative
free employment bureau in the
court house found positions for 836
men and women during February. Six
hundred and seventy-two 1 calls for
help were received and 1,099 applica
tions for positions filed. Four hundred
and ninety men and 346 women found
employment About 100 laborers were
sent to Edgewood, Md., for govern
ment work at the gunpowder reserva
tion. Captain Charles J. GUdden of Fort
Omaha, who has driven an automobile
100,000 miles, twice around the world
and is the donor of the GUdden trophy
for touring in this country, will de
liver an illustrated lecture at the Hotel
Fontenelle on Thursday, March 7, at
8:30 p. m., for the benefit of the Oma
ha Girls' club. Subject, "The World
and Its People as Seen from the Mo
tor Car." Captain Glidden's lecture
is illustrated by over 300 photographs,
Admission 50 cents. Adv.
Fine fireplace goods at Sunderlands.
BRYAN TO HEAD
BIG WORLD-WIDE
DRY FEDERATION
League Will Work for Success
of Prohibition Campaigns in
States to Vote on Ques
tion in November.
Man, Wife and Insurance
Agent Get Into Quarrel
Officer Caldwell arrested Will:am
Nicholas, local insurance man, 2717
Dewey avenue, together with Mr.
and Mrs. F. H. Wilson, 172S Dewey
avenue, last night when the three be
came embroiled in a fight. They were
booked with disturbing the peace. ;
Mrs. Wilson alleges that Nicholas
had been troubling her with frequent
visits, which terminated in a quarrel
last night when Mr. Wilson returned
home from work and found Nicholas
at the Wilson home. -
Nicholas told police he' went to
the Wilson home for the purpose of
selling an insurance policy.
Live Stock Exchange
Sends Hoover Invitation
The Omaha Live Stock exchange
Tuesday sent the following telegram
to Food Administrator Herbert C.
Hoover:
"The Omaha Live Stock exchange
joins with other business interests in
extending you a cordial invitation to
visit Omaha and our market in the
near future." The message was signed
by W. B. Tagg, president of the Oma
ha Live Stock exchange; A. F. Stry
ker, secretary.
Baptists to Make "Laymen's
Drive' for Extra Million"
Omaha Baptists will hold a meeting
at the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation Thursday night at 7:15 o'clock
to consider the "laymen's drive for
an extra million," a movement which
is stirring the denomination through
out the country. D. C Shull of Sioux
City and G. W. Cassidy of Wichita
will be among the speakers. '
(By Associated Pi-cm.)
Chicago, March 6. Formation of a
national dry federation, which will be
composed of practically every leading
prohibition society in the country and
will be the biggest organization in the
world opposing liquor was announced
here tonight.
William Jennings Bryan is president
of the organization and active speak
ing campaigns will be started at once
The fundamental objects of the or
ganization are ratification of the na
tional prohibition amendment in the
shortest possible time, success of the
prohibition campaigns in the six states
which vote on the question in Novem
ber and immediate war prohibition for
the avowed purpose of "conserving
the man power and resources of the
nation.
Many Prominent Men.
Included in a long list of governors,
senators, representatives and con
gressmen, who are expected to take
active part m the work of the oreani
zation are Governor Milliken of
Maine and Governor Whitman of
New York, Senators Kenyon of Iowa,
Borah of Idaho, Sheppard of Texas
and Sherman of Illinois; Representa
tive Webb of North Carolina and
Representative Randall of California,
Representative teas of Ohio. Reore
sentative Barkley of Kentucky and
Representative Kelly of Pennsylvania,
National headquarters of the organi-
zation will be in Pittsburgh. Branch
offices will be opened immediately in
Chicago, Washington and New York
and many other bureaus will be estab
lished. The federation starts work
with more than $100,000 paid into the
treasury and several hundred thou
sand dollars in addition pledged.
All Societies Merge.
Besides independent prohibition
societies, the National Trades union
prohibition organization are merged
into it, and State Senator Richard
Jones of Minneapolis, president of
tne National lrades union prohibition
society, will be one of the active
campaigners.
The federation actually was or
ganized in New York a week ago at
a private meeting of more than 30
ot the principal prohibition organiza
tions, but announcement of the for
mation was withheld until Mr. Brvan
accepted the presidency. Dr. Charles
bcanlon of Pittsburgh, who was ap
pointed by President Taft and Wil
son, to represent the United States at
international congresses against
alcoholism, was elected acting presi
dent at the New York meeting, but
now Decomes general secretary.
Invents Net Designed to
Prevent Torpedoing of Ships
i. W. Carter, 410 Lincoln avenue,
Council Bluffs, has completed plans
and specifications of a net which be
says will prevent the sinking of
transports or other ships with torpe
does. The net can be raised above
the water so as to not retard the
speed of the boat, and lowered in
stantly when an emergency arises.
Completed, the net will weigh
about 25 tons and may be constructed
at a cost of about $75,000. Mr. Car
ter says it is the most economical
ana oniy mecnanical device that will
abolish the present menace of sub
marines. Mr. Carter will give the govern
ment the benefit of his plan free and
will forward all details to the emer
gency fleet corporation at an early
date.
Plans for a device to regulate the
dropping of bombs from aeroplanes
given to the government by Mr. Car
ter have been adopted and the un
erring aim of the allied air pilots, he
says, is due to the use of this instrument.
Gas Employe Hurt
When Cycle Strikes Auto
Herbert Hopson, 1123 North Eight
eenth street, employe of the Omaha
Gas company, received minor abra
sions of the head and right shoulder
last night when a motorcycle which
he was riding collided at Nineteenth
and Corby streets, with an automobile
truck belonging to Courtney & Co.,
and driven by John Sprecher.
BlliSlliM
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Car mt , the Half Million Dollar Motor
The Briscoe is mechanical
ly right, 99 built in our
own 11 large factories.
Nothing like it for long
drives in the hills and sand.
Price $825
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"EVERYBODY? STORK"
Wednesday, March 6, 1918-
-STORE NEWS FOR THURSDAY-
-Phone Douglas 137
Announcing an Extraordinary Clearaway of
Odd Pieces of High-Grade
FUMN
TUIRE
At Less Than Half the Original Price Based on the
Cost of About a Year Ago
HERE is, indeed, most important news for home furnishers who are planning a rejuvenation of
the home and need an odd piece or two of furniture to carry out their scheme of rearrangement
The offering consists of the odd pieces left from "the great closing out sale of our stock of furniture and
to move them quickly we have reduced the prices to way below half the original selling price which was
based on the cost of nearly a year ago.
NOTE Owing to the fact that we are closing out these odd pieces the sales must be absolute and
there will be no exchanges or returns accepted.
This idea :
Nest of tables, consisting of set of 4,
Chinese lacquer, black and gold, $35.00
a set.
1 Wing chair upholstered in cre
tonne, at $45.00.
1 Hand made walnut table, drop
leaf, suitable for side of chair, reduced
to $11.00.
1 Mahogany card Jtable, colonial
style, felt top, drop leaf, reduced to
$13.30.
1 Hand decorated desk, chair and
triple mirror, reduced to $100.00.
1 Mahogany davenport table, Ital
ian Rennaissance style, 6 feet long, re
duced to $59.50.
2 Mahogany side chairs, William
and Mary style, tapestry seat, reduced
to $11.00. each.
1 Jacobean oak china cabinet, re
duced to $26.85.
1 Hand carved walnut book stand,
Spanish design, two shelves, reduced to
$24.25.
1 Mahogany book case, two-door
lattice wood front, reduced to $35.00.
1 English Davenport, custom made piece, upholstered
with blue denim, pillows of down, reduced to $125.00.
1 Mahogany French colonial bed, size, reduced
to $65.00.
1 Fumed oak Jacobean library table, reduced to
$18.25.
1 Mahogany table, reduced to $20.35.
1 Mahogany serving table, reduced to $25.00.
2 Mahogany beds, size, Chinese Chippendale,
hand carved, reduced to $44.00 each.
1 Chiffonier of solid mahogany,
Adam style carved, reduced to $43.30.
1 China cabinet, William and Mary
style fine quality, reduced to $75.00.
1 Gate leg table, hand decorated, '
black, reduced to $29.50.
1 Ivory Louis XVI chest of drawers
and independent mirror with cord and
tassels, reduced to $47.00.
1 Walnut china cabinet, reduced to $44.00.
Burfeu-Nuh Co,- Third Floor.
4 Adam dining chairs, mahogany and cane, with
denim seats, reduced to $17.00 each.
1 Serving table of mahogany, reduced to $16.50."
1 Oak sewing table, reduced to $16.50.
2 Ivory beds, size, Sheraton type, reduced to
$33.00 each.
2 Walnut beds, size, William and Mary type, re-,
duced to $30.00 each.
1 Breakfast set, Windsor style, decorated in morn
ing glories, 4 chairs, 1 gate leg table,' 1 serving table; re
duced to $118.00. , ,
An Attractive Display Thursday of Curtains and Drapery
Materials that'll Interest Home Furnishers
' A N exposition of the new ideas in draperies for the home during the Spring and Summer season, as
well as some extreme special values that are worth while investigating.
Fine Lace Curtains Reduced to $8.98 Pair
. A big special group of fine hand made curtains, including Marie Antoinnette, Arabian, Irish Points, Point
Milans, Saxony laces, etc., in a wide selection of beautiful patterns, 22 to 3 yards long, remarkable values at the
reduced price, $8.98 a pair.
Arabian Curtains Reduced to $4.98 Pair
Another lot of unusual values that will appeal to the home furnisher, including Arabian, voile and net cur
tains, 22 yards long; reduced to $4.98 a pair.
Scrim Curtains at $12.50.
Made with genuine filet and Madeira motifs, 2
. yards long, at $12.50 a pair.
Voile Curtain at $1.75 to $3.75
Splendid quality hand hemstitched, 212 yards long,
at $1.75, $2.25, $2.75 and $3.75 a pair.
Cretonnes, Sunfast Cloths, Nets, Voiles, Denims, Tapestries, Etc.
Cretonnes at 45c to $1.40
New arrivals, beautiful selection of patterns and colorings, 36 to
50 inches wide, at 45c to $1.40 a yard.
Imported Cretonnes, 50c to $12.00
Imported cretonnes and linens, an extensive display, at 50c to
$12.00 a yard.
Sunfast Cloth, $1.50 to $2.00
Wide selection of colorings, 50 inches wide; price range, $1.50
to $12.00 a yard.
Filet Net at 29c
Filet net, in white and ivory, 36 to 40 inches wide; 50 different
designs, at 29c a yard.
Voiles at 35c to 50c
Plain and fancy voiles, 36 to 50 inches wide, unusual values, at
35c to 50c a yard.
Denims at 40c to 75c
Striped and figured, 86 inches wide; tan, rose, pink, brown and
green, suitable for slip covers, 40c to 75c a yard.
Tapestries at $1.90 to $2.50
50-inch tapestries for furniture coverings, in needle point style, at
$1.90 to $2.50 a yard.
Green oil colors, 36. inches by 7 feet
long:, 75c
Window Shades
Window shades, ready made. x
Green water colors, 36 inches by 6 feet
long, 50c. '
Green oil colors, 36 inches by 6 feet
long, 70c
set
Brass Extension Rods
Curtain rods, 54-inch extension, at 15c.
Sash rods, 36-inch extension, at lOe.
Double rods, 72-inch extension, at59e
Burtt-N.th Co. Third Floor.