. THE BEE: OMAHA SATURDAY, SlAKCH 9,. 1918.
HOW DAMAGED
(GERMAN SHIPS
ALL WERE MENDED
AJI Taken Over Ships Now in
"Commission as a Result of
f Miracle of Engineering
"Industry.
What is Regarded t miracle of
engineering t reconstruction has been
done itt restoring in record time in
tifrie that the Germans never thought
passible the 109 German ships seized
b the United States in New York
aid other, harbors, every one of which
sitps had been seriously and ingeni
ously damaged. All of the ships were
ridy for service eight months after
wir was declared despite th German
order, given simultaneously with the
date set for unrestricted submarine
warfate, in February, 1917, for their
"destruction. The purpose of this
order is declared by the committee
oil public information to have been
"U inflict such vital damage to the
machinery of all German ships in our
pdrts that none could be operated for
frpm 18 months to two years. This
pitrposel has been defeated in signal
fashion.) In less than eight months
all the ships are ready for service.
Describing the means taken to repair
aitd reclaim these ships the public in
formation committee says: ,
'There is documentary proof that
thfc enemy believed the damage irre
parable. To obtain new machinery
would kve entailed a, prolonged
process of design, manufacture and
injtallafon. Urged by the necessity
of conserving time, the engineers of
the Navy department succeeded by
unique means in patching and welding
the broken parts and replacing all of
the standard parts which the Germans
detached from their engine and de
stroyed or threw overboard. The me
chanical evidence is that the cam
paign of destruction was operated on
these ships for more than two months
and that the Germans were convinced
that they were making a thorough job
of it Their scheme of ruin was
shrewdly devised, deliberately exe
cuied and it ranged from the plugging
of: steam pipes to the utter demolition
of:boilers by dry firing. , ,
When the United States shipping
board experts first surveyed the ruin
the belief was expressed that much
new machinery woma nave 10 oe as
signed, manufactured and installed,
making 18 months a fair minimum es
timate cf the time required. However,
at .the Navy department, where the
need of troop and cargo ships was an
urgent issue, officers of the bureau of
steam engineering, having faith that
the major portion of the repairs could
be: accomplished by patching and
welding, declared it was possible to
clear the ships for service by Christ
mas, and the last of the fleet actually
. !. !. a. ..I . I mat mnA waa Afi1,rrt
iuua ua iumi t w --
into service as a Thanksgiving giff
to tne nation." - , , . , r
tnmn wrrVi hn in aerace both as
transports for American troops and,
in, the merenant marine. ne repair
forces worked always in apprehen
sion of concealed explosives. They
found on all the ships evidences of
arttui pipe plugging, or conccaieo
steel nuts and bolts in delicate cylin
ders, of depositing ground glass In
oil pipes and bearings, of cunningly
changed indicators, of filling fire ex
tinguishers with gasoline. On each
ship, says the New York Sun, there
was no boiler that' was not threaded
through every pipe, in evidence of
plugging. On onehip written records
were found of the damage done. On
most ships the American mechanics
had to search blindly fpr cleverly hid
den evidences of sabotage.' The state
ment goes on to say:
"The method of patching and weld-
tng broken marine engines had never
before been practiced, although the
art had been known in the railroad in
dustry for IS years. Three methods
vof patching were used electric weld
ing, axiacetylene welding and ordinary
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mechanical patching, the latter often
later being welded, following the re
pairs, tests of the machinery were
first made at the docks, where the
ships were lashed firmly to-the piers
while the propellers were driven at
low stveed and later each ship was
taken to sea for vigorous trial tests.
The patches and welds were reported
as having given complete satisfaction.
"When the Leviathan, formerly the
Vaterland and the largest shin afloat,
was put into commission by the Unit
ed States government and sent to sea
for a trial run its commander, a younv
American naval officer, was ordered
to 'exert every pound of pressure that
it possesses, for if there is any fault
we want to know it' The Leviathan
stood the test. It was one of the ships
least mutilated, due to the fact that
it was in bad repair and it was be
lieved that it would not be fit to put
to sea for many months. The nevy
engineers found it necessary to over
haul and partially redesign and recon
struct many important parts ot the
engines. - , .
We read that at times as many as
15.000 workmen. were engaged on this
unusual job and that the cost of put
ting the vessels into shape for service
was about $30,000,000 the cost of two
dreadnaugtits. They are all fitted as
troop and cargo ships and each is con
vertible to a completely equipped hos
pital ship for return voyage service
between here and Europe. Their res
toration adds 750,000 tons to the
American merchant 'marine. The
trooo caoacity of the 16 German ships
that have been turned into transports,
as given by the Scientific American, is
as follows; - - ; ....
Vaterland (Leviathan). 54,282 tons,
8,800 officers and men. ,. - . ' ,
George Washington, 25,570 tons,
4,850 officers and men.
Amerika (America), 22,622 tons,
4,500 officers and men. '
Cecilie- (Mount Vernon),, 19,503
tons, 3,830 officers and men. .
Kaiser Wilhelm II. (Agamemon),
19,361 tons, 3,830 officers and men.
President Lincoln, 18,072 tons. 5,200
officers and men.
President Grant, 18,072 tons, 5,200
officers and men. . '
Cincinnati (Covington) 16,339 'tons,
4,000 officers and men.
Grosser Kurfurst (Aeolus), 13,102
tons, 3,175 officers and men.
Prinress Irene (Pocahontas), 10,-
893 officers and men.
Barbarossa (Mercury), 10,984 tons,
2,620 officers and men.
Friedrich der Grosse (Huron), 10.-
771 tons, 2,450 officers and men. . .
Hamburg (Powhatan). 10,531 tons,
2,100 officers and men. ;
Rhein (Susquehanna), 10,058 tons,
2,000 officers and men.
Neckar (Antigone). 9,835 tons, 2.000
officers and men. J
Konig Wilhelm II (Madawasca),
9,410 tons, 2,200 officers and men.
Total. 59,295 officers and men. Current-Comment.
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From ; Oiuur Msw Elites
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Mia Maml HlUman M at Omaha a few
day tbl week.
Hurry Welti lift thl welt for a vlilt
with friend at Murray. Ia.
Mm. Herman Behrn wa an omana vn-
Jtor Wedneeday.
Amadel Shaldon waa a Nebratka City
vliltor the flrat ef th week.
Mr. and Mr. I J. Marquarac were at
Omaha thli week attendiitf the market
week feetivltlee.
Carl So h rot der wa at Fairmont Thur.
day attendlnr a aale ot Hampshire hog.
Mr a. Frank Band and daughter of Ne.
braeka City were vtiltlnf relative eaat of
town this week.
Henry Kuhnhenn returned Thursday from
few days' visit with Lincoln relatives, -
Carl Smith Is Here from Kansas City tor
a visit with file parents, nev. ana Mrs.
Smith.
Mr. and Mr, o. w. 3resesie wr visit.
In at Lincoln this week.
Mrs. William Fos and Miss Italia Houra-
faa of Omaha were over Sunday Visitor at
the Kimer nmun nome.
John Borard shipped hi household foods
to Sutherland this week, where he will r.
side on farm. -
Mr. and Mrs. Qlen Mitchell of Shelby
were, here Sunday, far a visit with rela
tives. ' , : ., ,
Mr. and Mrs. Cart Carlson and dauibter
wer Omaha visitor Saturday. ,
V. Johnson, Robert Melkl. M.' M.
Straub and E. II. Wulf war at Omaha
Tuesday with stock. -
Cbrls Nutiman returned Thursday front
a few days' visit with relative at Bert
rand, -i -t "
J. It. Nutiman has sold his farm south
et town and will move to thl city In
tew day. . .
B. Iutsman returned Wednesday from, a
Visit with relatives at Hamlet, Neb.
Ous Mohr left thl week with a ear of
Jiousehold goods1 and farmlnt Implements
or Orant. Neb., where be will arm tb
oomlni isason. . 1
Mrs. Wltsk and Mrs. Ou Mohr and
Children are visiting relative at Hamlet.
Claud Durham Is spending the week at
Lincoln. . ,
John R. Schmidt, who ha been visiting
relative her for the last week, ha re
turned to his horn at Hamlet.
Mrs. Russell Hobson ot Weeping Water
waa her a few days tbl week for a visit
with relatives.
To Reimburse Passengers 7
For Loss Aboard Tuscania
Washington,- March 8. Officers,
men and civilian vjhn Inst all nor.
lonal effects onthe torpedoed troop
ship Tuscania, would be reimbursed
not in excess of $400 each under a
fill favorably reported today by the
senate military committee. '
Raise Interest Rate
On Loans to Allies
Washington," March '8. The inter
est rate , on. loans to allies has been
raised from 4A per cent to 5 percent
as a result of the' recent increase in
the rates on certificates of indebted
ness from 4 to 4tf per cent.
No Drinks Served to
J ; Women in Uniform
New York, March 8. -Women to
uniform or members ef parties
containing women In uniform can
not be served alcoholic beverages
In leading uptown hotels.
. "The government's regulation Is
perfectly plain," one proprietor
stated in an announcement today.
"A uniform is a uniform, whether
worn by man or a woman. If a
woman la in uniform it is impos
sible for her or any member of her
party to hays liquor in any form.
We have no discretion in the mat
ter." i.. -,:.;.', v ''4 ;
Hereafter women doctors, nurses,
motor drivers, yeomen end, tele,
phone operators and all other
women in khaki or blue will do ex-.
actly as the men in uniforms. They
will drink "soft drinks" or nothing.
' Elkburn. .
Mr. Charles Saumsardner of Rawlins,
Wyo.. 1 her visiting hr- parent. Mr. and
Mr. D. Keuhl. '
Mr. P. O. Mofeldt Is spending the week
In the country with her daughter, Mrs,
Floyd Albert, who! 111.
Henry Thlessen and family cams down
from Ewing, Neb., Sunday and will make
their home her. ; ' " ,. ,
Mr. Charles Witt and son. Arthur, were
Omaha visitor Friday and Saturday. ,
Mr. J, N. Wyatt and daughter. Helen.
were Omaha visitors Saturday. . : '
Mrs. K. A, Bchurman returned Sunday
from Chicago, where she visited relatives..
Mrs. Lis! koid entertained friends Bat-
Urday afternoon, i
Mr. and Mrs Robert Warren visited; at
the John Seef us home Thursday.
Mrs. Ida Van Alst entertained the F. N.
elub Wednesday afternoon. , Knitting Wa
the pastime. .
' Mrs. Nick Witt entertained tb ladles'
kenslngton Thursday.
Otto Fflefftf .1 confined to bis horn
with ilcknee.
Bert Donahoe of Sunning, Neb., la mov
ing onto hi farm here, south ot town, '
J FaplUioa. ,
Sergeant E.' H. McCarthy of Camp Tm?
ston visited Papllllon friends Tuesday.
Mrs. Otorg Beerlln ot Broadwater and
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Cbas ot Stanton were
hera thl week to attend th funeral of
John Chose.
, Mahlon Holbrok of Colome, S. D called
on Papllllon frlenda 'Wednesday,!,
Mis Coredlla Qramllch spent severe) day
thl. week with her, sister at Peru Stat
Normal. - V
George Alden, who ha been with the
Canadian array In Prance, I visiting at th
home of hi parent, Mr. and- Mr. J. W,
Alden. i f .-
Th Papllllon Woman' club met Wedne
day afternoon at th horn ot Mr. B. 8.
Nlckeraon. Th afternoon wa spent . In
Red Cross sewing. - ..-.
A Red Cross auotlotv sale will b bald at
th opera bouse Saturday afternoon. - ,
Mr, and Mrs. C. D. Brown and daugh-'
ter, Marguerite, visited Captain Karl Brown
at Fort Dodge tb first ot th week.
Reds Order Siberians li
, To Prepare for War
Harbin, Thursday; March 7.
An agreement has been arrived at
between the consular corps here,
railway officials and. the Chinese
customs service to permit the ex-
Jortj of,- foodstuffs by, way of
rkutsk arid Vladivostok and also
tot 'theahipment of. Manchurtan
products to Vladivostok for export
to the allies. I is reported from
Irkutsk that the bolsheviki have
ordered all workers in Siberia to
mobilize for service at the. front.
The bourgeoisie have bean, in
structed to build defenses or to
work in towns in support of the
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POLITICAL
Patriots Fail to Take Advantage ef
Homo Rule Charter Commiasioa Law
SHRAPNEL
No filings have yet been reported
for the home rule charter commis
sion, provided for jn , an prdinance
fassed a year ago by tne city council,
n ' spite of the considerable clamor
at the time for the ordinance pa
triots seem to have forgotten all
about' the opportunity now offered.
The law provides that the highest 30
candidates at the April primary shall
constitute the nominees whose names
may be submitted at the election on
May 2, when the IS receiving the
highest vote shall become the charter
commission. Candidates must be free
holders to be eligible no pay at
tached. ' ... , '
The Falconer Commissioner club
will meet, tonight in the grill room
ef the Loyal hotel.
F. S. "fucker, mavor of Florence
for many years, will not be able to
enter the city commissionership race
this spring as he intended to do. He
is convalescing from an illness.
C E. (Charley Black Is "between
and betwixt." He mentioned his pro
posed candidacy at, the Uwn-your-nome"
banquet in the Blackstone and
those present could not tell whether
he was joking'or In earnest. There
is some talk that'he may throw his
hat in the, ring as a business man's
candidate.' '. '
An effort Is being made to line W
the civil engineers of the city behind
Roy N. Towl for commissioner. It
is contended that the superintendent
of public improvements should be a
tecnntcai man. one wno is tnorougniy
Verdict of $12 ftOO
For Loss of Finger
' For the loss of a finger on his
right hand a verdict of $12,000 was
awarded John H. Newton, an elec
trician, in his suit sgainst Simon
Brothers company, wholesale groc
ers, ia district .court Thursday. -
Newton testified his band waa
caught between the elevator cable
and the drum while lie was repair
ing the elevator apparatus at the
Simon Brothers building at Twelfth
and Howard streets, March 19, 1917.
conversant with - engineering prob
lems
Edward A. Smith Is the second
member of the Smith family to be
mentioned for city commissioner. As
a member of the legislature he sup
ported the suffrage amendment and
is being urged by an organization of
women to make the race. He is no
relation to Ed P. Smith, who wants
to be mayor, or any other Smith hold
ing down a public, office,
George A. Hill was mayor of Ben
son before that suburb came Into the
greater municipality. He is now in
the garage businefs. "Outspoken and
fearless" are among the qualifications
he boasts on his cards.
Laurie J. Quinby recommends him
self to the public as good timber for
a piece on tne city commission by an
nouncing that he is a Kentuckian. by
birth and on his father's side for three
centuries an American. Quinby's
cards, which he is passing out freely,
charge that unjust and excessive tax
ation exists in Omaha, than which
nothing will check the growth of a
city more. Quinby Is a single-tax bug
with the ready-made remedy.
1 TL-. .t T s M(
wrs. iijgr jorgensen oi iwi
Park avenue is the first woman to file
T V m aifw j-rttn icclnn hi ml m
' i nn. vij vviiHinaaiuti iji niidi leg,
She filed subject to the outcome of
pending proceedings against the suf
frage amendment.
Other filings are George C Dyball,
2514. .Poppleton avenue, and- T. P.
Reynolds, 3822 Sherman avenue. Mr.
Reynolds is the last of the Work
ingmen's Nonpartisan and Economic
league ticket to file.
At a meeting of Bohemian cltlrens
in the Prague hotel, the following
resolution " was adooted: "That we
i a e.ti .! - .
cAijon our icuow ciuzens or umana
to exercise care in the selection of
candidates for city commissioners, to
tne end that the administration of
public affaire is efficient, able and eco
nomical. A A. Tenopir was in
dorsed as being qualified to serve as
city commlss oner.
Senators Hurl
Charges Against'
Food Head Hoover
(Coatbaaaaf fim hi. Ami
shall cease, and whoever does usurn
power is a detriment to public wel
fare. ",',:..:.
"The time may come when vbu mav
I a. J -I .L.. ' ' .
iicive ia uiiw on inu great reservoir
of patience," he said, referring to the
willingness of the people to do any
thing to win the war. aLet us not put
undue burdens: on it. I don't see
any indication that gives promise of
an early nd of the war in terms satis
factory to us.
Senator Thomas of Colorado, demo
crat, said an order affecting tne coal
mines of Colorado, effective March
11, and which reduces the price of
coal from 70 cents to $1.20 a ton on
all grades except one produced in that
state, will result in a reduction in
coal production in that state. He de
clared that many mines will be forced
to shut down if the order becomes
operative, or the government must
operate them.
Ship Yard Workers' Strike
Very Narrowly Averted!
Washington, March 8.A strike at
the Hog Island ship yard today was
said by shipping board officials to
have been due to a misunderstanding
ana nas Deen, settled oy orders to
Former Admiral Bowles that double
time shall be paid for overtime In.
stead of time and a half..
When the wage adjustment board
rendered its decision giving time and
a half for overtime there was a verbal
agreement that double time should
be paid in the construction trades, as
is tne general custom. Posting of the.
adjustment board's award precipi
tated the walkout of 25 machinists, '
100 electrical workers and 4,000 car
penters. Mr. Bowles was unaware of
the verbal agreement
Objection by the men to changes
in working hours was smoothed over
when it was explained that Mr. .
Bowles had ordered the shifts, to
come to work in groups at intervals
from 7 to 8. o'clock in order to reduce
transportation congestion. With 22,-'
000 men going to work at the same
time, much confusion and delay re
sulted. . V ;
Labor Department Handles
Many Labor Disputes for Year
Waininortnn. fsrrh 8T")nrlner ti
first 11 months of the war ending
March 6. the TVnarmtit nl Tsknf
has handled 807 industrial contro
versies affeetinflr Hirertlv 1 200 fUMl
workers, the department announced
todav. Of these 439 wr AnA fc
the department alone, while 109 were
seiweo ny state and local Hoards ot
mediation with the assistance of the
denartment. Effort fatlo4 : 71
cases, involving mostly small con
cerns employing less than 100 men.
; ne department is now handling 74
disDutes. onlv 17 nf whi.1i innntv.
men actually .on strife. Strikes h,v
not been as numerous since the war
started as in normal times, the de-
oarrment s records show.
STORE HQURS
8:30 a.m.
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EVERY AY
Trefoussc Gloves
Correct styles in the finest of
French kid. Tjef ousse are sold in
Omaha, exclusively by Thompson, ;
BeldeA & Co. ghown In white
black, brown, navy and pastel-
' one and two clasp styles $2.50
and $3.?S '. '.
- I v v Fitted by experts
For frocks and Blouses
Embroidered Voiles :
All In whife. some are plain with
small embroidered figures, others
have a beautiful lace effect (40
Inch) ,6S a yard,
,White checked and striped voiles .
(38inch),B0ev:;
Imported .embroidered voiles in
' a fine -range of patterns are spe
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Silk . page in black and colors
.. various suitable sizes, silk lined
and fitted with coin purses. ; .
Back strap purses of Seal and
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' Coin purse and mirror 11.29 to
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t NpUob Section .
Spring Coats
and Headwear
-, f or Small Folk -
The I Children's Section is '
unusually well prepared to
make little people happy; .
with dainty new- headwear ,
and fine new Coats. Prices
are very sensible. ' , i
Infantslong. coats and capes of
Cashmere, Crepella and Silk.
. Daintily embroidered by hand.
Linings of Silk and Sateen. '
Coats of crepe do , chine, silk
batiste and cashmere - for six
months, one and two years. In
'whitef rose, pink, light and dark
s blue.,1.';.- -;-.,.. . ' o.-.." . ;
For two to six year, olds fashion
able new Coats are shown in'
Spring Colors of navy blue serge-
black and white checks. Pongee
rose and navy blue silk. -
In six. to fourteen year sizes
there are choice new styles in
navy serge and novelty coats.
Hats 'in many instances match the
coats.' Very attractive, too.
Children Wear. Thlrdfloor
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For the occasion," what
ever it be, here are new
Spring blouses that are de-;
signed for that particular '
purpose. They conform to
the prevailing styles, but
differ, in that each is dis
tinctive in numerous details
of finish. The difference
between commonplace and
the unusual is slight, but
very noticeable. Price is no
indicator of style, as there
are in our present showing,
lovely models at - every
price from the smallest on
upwards. ; A 1
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Bcldins SILKS .
IVear Guaranteed,
Be'ldings Quality Silks art ; sold
here "exclusively in I Omaha.
Thompson-Belden t Co. guaran
tee their wearing qualities-With
this distinct advantage over or
dinary silks-Its notable that Bel
i dings are not more expensive.
Beldings Silks are all pure dye
and come in the best weaves and
Springtime Colors (38 -inch)
$1.75 to $3 a yard' . :
Spring WOOLENS
New numbers are arriving con-stantly-the
most recent being
some fine light weight Jerseys,
a material now in great demand.
A visit will acquaint you with the
latest weaves and colors in Spring
Woolens besides presenting
plenty of low prices .
Wcnoma Corsets
" Popular m Price
Correct in Style
Our stock contains ' many new
models that will give to ones
figure the proper foundation
lines-over which Spring Ward
robes will show to best ad
vantage. Wenoma corsets will give : the
new lines necessary for a symet
rical figure. New seasons demand
new corsets. -
Isn't it timely now to
choose your figure lines
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Newest Tailored Suits
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The charm of the tailored suit lies in its art
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Thompson-Belden suits possess the best of
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Hats That Mean Spring
To the World of Fashion :
Models with transparent
crowns studded with ,
bright field flowers.
Hats trimmed with bronzed
wheat in combination with
maline.
Large poke bonnets and
tall hats with high rolling
brims.;'
, Certainly no
' ..' T ' lack of variety
These are the latest' fash
ionable creations chosen by
our buyer when in East re- '
cently. ' - ;
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A Special Showing Saturday
v$7.50, $10 and Upward
Women's Underwear
for the Spring Season ,
Gauze vests-low neck-no
sleeves 15'
Silk -top Union Suits, in
white and flesh low neck,
fitted knee style $1.50 ex
tra sizes $1.75 ;
Silk vesta - French band
tops-made of an excellent
grade of.purp sifk in white
and flesh $2 ; v ' '
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Embroidery Silk?
We believe that our stocks
of embroidery and crochet
silks are the largest and
most complete in the Mid
dle West. Almost any.
shade can be matched. -
Beldings Embroidery and Cro
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Fibre Silks, include-Celeste,
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