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OPERATION OF
RAILROADS U.S.'
GREATEST TASK
Way Was Paved Before War
Broke Out for Government
to Assume Control of
r ' ' Vast Lines.
Washington, March 11. President
Vi!son' signature to the bill 5r gov
ernment operation of railroads until
21 months after the war completes
the plan for the greatest undertaking
in government control of privately
owned pubL'C utilities the war has
brought to America.
Early in August, 1916, the war cloud
was growing ominous, so an act was
passed empowering the president,
through the secretary of war,' to take
control f and utilize all systems
of transportation in a national emer
gency. President Wilson employed
this authority on December 28, 1917,
taking possession of the lines and ap
pointing Secretary of the jTreasury
McAdoo, director general of rail
roads. , v
" Engaged In a war requiring every
bit of national effort to insure suc
cess, the president believed -it was
imperative ibat the government di
rect all operations so that adequate
means might be had to expedite troop
, movements, war supplies, and care
' for the generally abnormal strain on
the transportation system.
JMust Move Troops.
. The flow of khakl-ctad men had to
proceed to the ports of embarkation
without interuption; shells, cartridges
. and rifles had to be moved from mu
nitions centers; foodstuffs. had to-be
transferred from the granaries of the
west and ample provision had to be
made for the output of the mines. In
,v addition to military needs, the coun
try had experienced during the winter
of 1917 the greatest breakdown and
congestion cf the transportation sys
tem ever known. '
' At a stroke of the president's pen
the roads came under federal ad
ministration. Property rights were
not purchased the government mere
ly ' exercised its authority to oper
ate the lines and provision was made
for safeguarding the proprietary in
terests of investors. " '
At the request of the president
congress then set about to enact a
law to carry on the step' taken as an
emergency under the law of 1916.
Will Protect Property. ,
In substantial accordance . with
President . Wilson's recommendation,
the law provided that the compen
sation estimated at $945,000,000 an
- nually, ahall be predicated on average
net earnings for the three-year period
ending June 30, 1918. The amounts
will be asceitained by the Interstate
Commerce commission and certified
, by the president, who will negotiate
with the roads for their acceptance.
Ordinary taxes, such as national or
out, Biisii us piu out ox operauni
revenues, but war taxes must He nii
by the companies out of their own
funds or charged against the stand
ard return. In that war. the made
will bear their proportional share of
me war ouraen. io that the proper
ties may be returned to their oVners
in conditions as good as when taken
taken over, provision was made for
their maintenance and for protectionl
ogmuoi unusual deterioration. "
In the absence of a complete feder
al valuation of railroads, the exact
rate of return to be made by the
government cannot be stated acu-
Xtely, but it is estimated that the
mpames will obtain an amount rep
resenting S 1-3 per cent ' j
Court Open to Roads.
In the event that the president finds
that an equitable return cannot be
computed foi some , roads on the
three-year pre-war basis because bf
. abnormal operating conditions during
that period, he is authorized to fix an
amount as he shall believe reasonable.
In case a road refuses to accept
the amount of compensation as esti
mated by rhe Interstate Commerce !
commission, a board of teferees shall
be appointed to ascertain a fair re
turn, and if this method fail the roads
have recourse to the federal court
of claims. : These provisions of the
,act; safeguard the constitutional right
of investors to have their compensa
tion determined by due process ol
law. ' , i c, .. . :,; ,
-One section of 4he act provides the
president way advance the rate of
earnings for any road, increasing its
resources in order to, handle better
the war-time, volume of traffic
The companies are authorized to
. continue the regular payment of div
idends, but extra dividends shall not
be voted withoot the approval of the
government.-
x Ratify Treaties. 4 .
Madrid. March 10. Ratifications of
'commercial treaties'? between F.-ance
and the United States and Spain i tve
been officially exchanged.
NO MORE
: FOOT MISERY
ICE-MINt
A NEW DISCOVERY STOPS
SORENESS AND CORNS.
FALLS OTF
Jut touch r tw with lea-BlBt tad
four eorna and foot rtoablea arc (tidad. It
take tat lorcnns richt ant. tha tht corn
or eallout tbrireli and lifta off.
No aiattcr ha yoa natp tried or bow
tany time ron bav ba dii appointed her
ia real help for yoa at laaC ' , I
Yoa will tutct hrt to eat aorn again
or bother vlth bnnsUng tap or plaatera.
Hard eorni. aoft aornt or eorna between
the toea, juit ihrirel and lift off ao eaay.
It'a wonderful. Yoa feel no pain or eoreneee
when applying lee-mint or aiterwanU. , It
doeen't even irritato the akin. , ; j
" Thia new dUeorery made from a Japaneio
prodoet ia eertainly aiaaical the - way it
drive out inflammation from pair of
iwollen, burning, aenmf feet. Ice-mint fan.
parte each o delichtfol eoolinc. aoethinc
feeling to the feet that It ot makea you
ligh with relief. It U the real Japaneie ae
. ret for fine, healthy title feet. It it greatly
appreciated by women -who wear bhih heel
hoes. It absolutely prevente foot odors and
keep them sweet and comfortable.
It coeta title and will give your poor,
tired, sniterirg, swollen feet the treat of
1 heir Uvea. Bold and recommended by good
drugcitts ererweer
WOULD -
J5HIFT WAR CENTER
U. S. Officials Declare Teutons
Will; Be forced to. Abandon
Major Russian Operations .
for Western Front.
(By AM)atd Preea.)
Washington, ty'arch 10. Germany'
sweeping of Russia is described by the
War department's weekly military re
view tonight, as another futile attempt
on the part of the Germans to shift
the Renter of gravity of the war, which
still Vemains'on the west front where
the Teutons face the French, British,
Italian and. Belgian armies and the
evergrowing American forces. There,
the review ssys, lie the key positions
of the. war. ;
American ' troops now occupy
trenches at four separate points, and,
as was recently disclosed, in the prin
cipal sector their, front is four, and a
half miles long.- They have been
constantly engaged,'' the department
says, and the scope of their activities
is being constantly extended.
Nothing n found in the situation
by the depaitment to indicate that
the Germans, have; abandoned their
plans for a great offensive ih the
west, and it says the allies, while
assuming an alert defensive, are con
tent to. let . the enemy break itself
against their impregnable line. .
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Cossacks Rob and Plunder j
;: : Bo!shyikt War-Missior'
-San Ff'a'ncisco, March 10. A I)o 1
sheviki mission, tarrying 5,000,00 i
ruble and traveling from Russia to I
ManchuYia' to enlist the aid -of the I
Chinese- government, wa taken from
a trans-Siberian train at Chita, Si
beria, recently by armed Cossacks.
according, to Alfred lellam, an
American mining engineer, who . ar
rived hre; today from Kussia.
...The mission, according to Tellam,
was composed of 12 bolsheviki lead
ers', among them a former member of
the duml. traveling in a sealed car.
Tellam said that he and several other
Americans were on the train.
After the members of the mission
had been removed from the train.
Tellman said, the Cossacks returned
and announced 'the mission's papers
had been seized, that the leader had
been . shot and that a similar fate
awaited the other members of the mis
sion as soon as the Cossacks had
obtameJ certain information they
sought. : i
Central Powers to Hold
C Conference After Easter
s Amsterdam March 10. There-will
be a conference of the sovereign f
the- central powers and their allies,
Turkey and - Bulgaria, immediately
after Easter, .according . 'to the
Hungarian newspapers. The meeting
will take place at Sofia or at Con
stantinople, in considerafipn of 4he
age of the sultao of Turkey, it is sid.
CuONCHIAL TR01CLES
oww. Da both onlcklv and affeettmi
rapur Mint a dependable remedy-
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Just' to doinoDftrato
The One-
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: " to a Word, Just Such . forking Good Sow ts Omaha Naturally" Expects Our Mollie to Bring - T
v NOTE: All of the loer box seats have been engaged by THE MOLLIE WILLIAMS ASSOCIATION for every
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Nebraska Senator
Discharged
Washington Bums ef The
Omaha Bee, 1311 C Street.
-Washington, March 11. (Special
Telegram.) Senator Hitchcock pro
poses to find out why a lot of men
discharged from the army are still
being held in cantonment, notwith
standing they are needed on the
farms and in- other industries.
Tobias ReineTtson of Loup City is
a case in point, ilt was discharged
from the army in the last fionth but
is still detained in cantonment while
his services are greatly needed on a
big farm invSherman county.
"The passage yesterday of the act
permitting farm hands to return to
the farms from military training
camps on furlough during the planting !
Brief Notes Are Exchanged -
Between Germany and Sweden
Amsterdam, March lO.-rThe Ger
man emperor, according to the Berlin
papers, has telegraphed to the king
of Sweden, his heartfelt thanks to
the Swedish government for the ef
forts of the Swedish minister at
Petrograd in behalf of German
prisoners. .
In his message the emperor said:
3 IAYERS
LO.WORN TIE;
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NEW LIVE RUBBER
ORIGINAL CARCAS
We are ready to show
'you the Good-Wear- way
i. of retreading your worn .
; tires. , . -' -
The Good-Wear way
meaps asaving ;of one
half your tire cost and the '
elimination of 'all ; your, '
troublef . . ' ,
Good-Wear Tire- & Retread Co.
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Southwest Corner
"tt MOLLY
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some pusy mue iaay is
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Are Going To See
bar draihaUc abilitj, - th i presenting.
The Trap
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FRADK
CiCAMP
Asks Why
Men Held in Camp
and harvesting seasons greatly rem
edied conditions so far as this
year's grain crop is concerned, but it
still leaves the average farmer and
dairyman without much relief.
The new act was passed just in
time to release drafted farm workers
for planting the spring wheat crop,
but as soon as the seeds for that and
the other grain crops are in the soil
they must return to their canton
ments until time for. harvesting.
Diversified farmers who raise a
varied crop, run dairies and , raise
cattle and hogs are complaining,
however, to, their congressmen that
whereas the new act provides suf
ficient labo.' for the enormous wheat
and. corn farms, where the men are
badly needed only during the planting
3 f . .1.
ana narvesung seasons, u gives mem
little relief.
. "Old ties bind the friendshipvof
Sweden for Germany and Sweden's
humanitarian work in behalf of Ger
man , prisoners haT won Germany's
everlasting gratitude."
':, The emperor's telegram admittedly
was dispatched at the request of the
foreign office, in view of the ill feeling
existing in Sweden on account of the
German occupation of the ,A!and
islands.: The king of Sweden .replied
briefly.
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NEW FABRICK PURE GUM BREAKER
,We strengtheli Hhe side
" wall as well as the tread
with three-ply . ' of n w .
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They are applied without
burning your itire. ;
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We will be - dad to show
you if you wll call on'us,
rnone syier
13th and Howard -
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SAMUEL
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NTer mind who'a with tho Williams show heside Mollie
horsolf ehe'a th bif thinf, the prido' of th Columbia circuit
mui if tho doesn't win yoa completely during the second act,
here's your money beck. Gee, Some Gel! '
, OLD MAN JOHNSON, Mgr. Cayety.
800 SOLDIERS
EIGHT FIRE AT :
FORT CROOK
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For lack of 20 feet of fire hose
yesterday afternoon, after 1,000 feet
of hose had been laid to carry wa
ter to fight fire, the Fort Crook ho
tel, a : two-story frame structure,'
burned to the ground, '
Eight hundred men of the 41st in
fantry, from Fort Crook, aided the
army-fire department in saving a res
taurant building two feet from the
burning hotel. " : .
The families of three army men
af' Fort Crook . have beeiuJiving in
the building. .. ' . V -J
The structure was ownecTby J. W,
Lowrys and was built in 1896 at . a
cost of $2,400. ' "
The buiiding was located-in Fort
Crook village, the fort itself not be
ing endangered. , ,-
Japan Foreign Minister
. Declines Discuss Siberia
Tokio, 1 Saturday, March 9. Vis
count Motona, the Japanese foreign
minister, was questioned today in the
House of Representatives by the lead
er of the opposition concerning the
mobilization of the. Japanese, srmx.
The foreign minister refused to he
drawn into a discussion of the- sub
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AFTER BEIriG REBUILT
or fif you, will, phone, lis
our " salesman will call
on'you. f -
Out-of -Town : Business
We are equipped to
handle out-of-town busi-..
ness and will gladly quote
prices and send ' descrip-J
tive literature oiw request.'
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Funeral Services for
evJ.'A. Breckons of Wyoming
Washingin, Mch l0r-($Fe:ial
Telegram,) Funeral services for Jo
seph JBreckons of Wyoming were
held today at a well known undertak
ing ; establishment, the Chrisj'an
Science' funeral- service being rtad.
Senator -and- Mrs., Warren, Repre
sentative and ' Mrs. Jklondell,' ex-S.tn-ator
'Clark of Wyomirig, life" ng
friends' of Mr. , Breckorvs, were in
attendance as were Senator Myers of
Montana, Representatives Rodiiwrg
bf Illinois and Kinnott of v0regn to
gether with many represent' ive
newspaper conespondents. Inteimrnt
was made in Rock Creek Park ceme
tery.' : ;
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Paris MarrVi 1D A enn hit hfpn
born to Empres Zita of Austria at
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and Watch
0maha:Rise':
Omaha is a big firm with an
. annual business' of two billion
dollars as represented by bank .
clearings. - v j
i As a godo business proposi
" tifln she should spend money
for advertising, and one four
hundredth of 4, or $50,000, is
certainly a modest advertising
appropriation.! . --'
' .:':'.. 'i: :' ; ':). -The
Bureau of Publicity has 1
150 ''go-getters? working un
der 20 captains and one general
to rajse the necessary funds to .
advertise Omaha in a national 1
Vf&j during 1918. , ' , ;
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'Tka 'ffft-OPAftoro" ara ktr .
men, so be ready for them. '
BUREAU OF
PUBLICITY
Omaha Chamber of Commerce,
: V Phone Tyler .1234 .
THE SCHOOL FOR
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The National School of Domestic. Art ahd Scieiice !
c : ; ':,' ': ' -;y Wasaia'gtoaD.-'C. V-'- ti-t-;'
" Departments of Domestic ArV Science and Homo Economics. .
' Preparatory Department a substitute for High.' School)
Service Courses, including work in Telegraphy, ,WireleFlrBt ,Aid
Red ross and Secretarial studies.. ; .".' .' : ' . ; :
'-. , Strong Musical Faculty. Outdoor Athletics on 11-aore campus., ;
' ; . Brownell Hall Credits Accepted. - 'V- y
Total expenses, 8ne Thousand Dollars any department: :
Eight model fireproof, buildings, a few vacancies for 19.18-10.-.,:
-; 7 "'0. Interistinsr Vea Book Upon Request.;; ' ;l "
iJkddrew REGISTRAR, 2650 WUconsb Ave. N. W, Waah,: D; C.
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Adjoining Our Humble Lease
' Ws have received a wire from, our Houston' office notifying lis t
' that. the. Producers ' Oil Company has" brought ; in . art : 8,000-barrel
pusher on the Landslide lease, adioining our lease at Humble- -With '
this , oil-selUng'at $2 per barrel,
t dav or 1480.000 per month.
What a Well Like
- ".f ;i to'.Qinr'Tracik' 'Purdlam4.;.;
' V Each tract,; purchased of "our High Island property scares pro- .
portionately in50 per" cent of profits from our Humble .lease. One
' fiusher like the above, half of the profits divided attiohg our 4,000 1
quarter-acre tract holders, would mean approximately 200 percent '. '
, monthly profits for each tract purchasedTAhd we have room for -.
about 40 wells. . ; .; 4 ' . ! . ' C . ' s. -"
Remember Yoii Are Not Buying Oil Stock f"'
Jut Jea uu liana, wren warranty aeeo wiia eaca quarver-ac;e .
tract-purchased, backed by the opinion of the United States geolo
gists that the formation found at High Island is similar to the indi-"
;. catfpns found at the famous Spindletop, northeast of our property.
:here gushers came ia at a feported production of -78',000-barrels ;
;ofo?Lper day., ' I V-
Get in Ahea& of. the; Drill C.jyJ( ..
' The time t9 make big profits from oil investments fa to get-n ,
before oil is brought in after that it would be too late. ; h
tA 7: ; Buy Quarterqre Tract Now - , ' i,;
- Send in your order immediately for as many quarter-acre tracti :'
of our High Island property at $30.00 -each as yoa' can afford to buy
When we bring in oil on this great prospective property ' these tracts -
" should be invaluable. Remember, we. give you share in 50 per cent
of the profits from the two wells we guarantee to drill, and in all
others we may drill, later. : , . .r ; . . . ;
; i Our'Free Guaher Oil Bulletin V ,
V Send at once for free bulletin, showing' maps, photographs and
statistics covering completely the famous Oil Fields. of tfie Gulf
1 Coast" SaVe time. , Phone Tyler 398. ' ,
, . Every ne out confirmed skeptics will recognize -this grsat -
.opportunity. 'A.'' ' y., . . I,
Gulf Coast Development Company
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70 First National Bank Bldg.
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Hopes Women : WilJ: s i
Adept This'Habi
: As Well As Men
Glass of hot
water eaoh morn- ,
ino helps
us look 'and feel J, J.
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.clean, sweet, fresh. . : .1. ' . j
Hanny. bright alert(-vigorous and
vivacious a good, clear skin mnat
ural, rosy complexion and freedom
from illness ' are assured, only by
clean: healthy blood.x lf only; every
woman and likewise every man could
realize the wonders of theniorning
inside bath, what a gratifying change
would take place. '
Instead of the thousands of sickly,
anaemic-looking men,, women and
girls wit hpasty or muddy complex
ions; instead of the multitudes of
"nerve wrecks,", run downs," "brain
fags" and pessimists, we should see a
virile, ontamistic throng . of rosy-
cheeked neonle everywhere..
An inside bath is had by" drinking,
each morning before breakfast, ; a
glass ofreal hot water .with a tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate ire it
to wash from the stomach, liver, kid
neys and 10 yards of bowels the-previous
day's indigestible wasted sour
fermentations and poisons before
puttirig more food into the stomach'.
, Those subject to, sick headache, bil
iousness, 'nasty breath, rheumatism,
colds and particularly . those - who
have avpallid, sallow complexion and
who are -constipated very often, are
urged to obtain a quarter pound of
Jimestone phosphate at the drug store
hich .will cost but a trifle, out is
sufficient to demonstrate the quick
arid " remarkable " ' change in both
health and ..appearance ' awaiting
those who practice internal sanita
tion. Advertisement, v . .
Hair Often Ruined By.
WashingWith Soap
J Soap should be" usei very carefully; 'j-..
if youi want to k$ep your hair ook t
ing its best. Most soaps and pre- i
pared shampoos "contain, ' too ..much ;:
alkali'.- This dries the scalp, makes y
the hair, brittle, and ruina itv . i '
Tho best thing. f or, steady use i
just ordinary, mulsified .cocoanut oil
(which is pure and. greaseless), and
is betterthan the most expensive soap
or anything else yottSii use. - - '
One. or two "teaspoonfuls .willy,
cleanse the hair and scalp, thorough-';
ly. Simply : moisten the . hair with , '
water and rub , it in." It makes' an "
abundance of rich, creamy lather,
which rinses out easily, removing ev-i
ery particle of dust, dirt, dandruff1
and excessive oil. 'The; hair dries
quickly and evenly, and it leaves the;
scalp soft and the hair fine -and silky,
bright, lustrous, fluffy and; easy, to;
manage. , . "v;; T-'-: .&! ' '
; You can get mulsified cocoanut oil)
at any pharmacy,' it's t cheap,' and, a-'
few ounces will supply-every. rnqm
ber of the family for .months.- A4V-:
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OMAHA
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this would represent $16,000 per .
This Wbuld Mean
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Omaha, NeK
FISTULA CURED
Kectal DiaeasesCured, without a severe sur
gical operation.- No Chloroform or Ether
used. Cure guaranteed. PAT WHEN CUJtED. ;
WmeCor tllntra ted book oaRecUtDlseaae. rHkl
name and testiraoBlaia of mote t han 1000 eramU
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