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mm THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1918. ' . 17. AMERICANS WEN- WAR CROSS FOR GALLANTRY Impressive Ceremony Takes Place Back, of Fighting Lines; Colonel Tinley of Bluffs Cited. V uh the American Army in France, -Monday, March 18. Citation of three more American soldiers, carrying with it the French war cross, was an nounced at American army headquar ters today, while on the Luneville sec .tor six officers, six sergeants and two privates were receiving the war tross at an impressive ceremony just back of the fighting line. The men decorated near Luneville today were: Colonel xDouglas Vac Arthur, Lieutenant 'Colonel Matthew A. Tinley from Council Bluffs, la.; Major William J. Donovan, Buffalo, N. Y.; Captain Thomas Handy, Lieu tenant W. Arthur Cunningham, De troit; Lieutenant. Oscar Buck, New York; Sergeant' S. G. Rossell, New York; Sergeant "Abraham Blaustein, New York; Private Charles Jones, New York; Seregant William Moore, New York; Sergeant Daniel O'Con nell, New York; Sergeant Carl Kahn, New York; Sergeant William Bailey, New York, and Private James Quick icy, New York. Withstand German Attack. All the sergeants and privates a sisted Major Donovan on March 7 ,and 8 m' aiding a new unit in with standing a German bombardment, Lieutenant Colonel Tinley on March 5 directed the defense of the Ameri can line against an enemy infantry at tack, aided "by the artillery. ' -: Private A. A. Crawford of Alabama, Corporal Harry W. Fanning of Bal timore and Private Bernard Black of Baltimore were the men cited today. .Private Crawford was killed while carrying dispatches through a Ger man barrage. .His citation says ihat he was "an, excellent soldier, cour ageous and devoted, and was killed in the .trenches in the performance of his duty." - Saves Lives of Comrades. Corporal Fanning received his rruss for the following act: "Dunne a heavv bombardment a bomb fell on a trench parapet. Cor poral Fanning threw himself upm it and prevented it from falling into the trench, thus saving his comrades by his presence of mind and prever.'.'ng a very grave accident." Private Black pulled a lifted igniter which-was about to fire a shell from a gun when an enemy shell struck the gun. "Thus," says tho cita tion, "his courage and presenc" of mind prevented a mQrtal accident to his comrades." ' RDSS TREATY NO 3Q SAMMIES ON DISGRACE TO SLAVS paciiaitv hot 'UnOUHLI I LIO! FROM PERSHING Hertling Declares Entente Can not Mate Explanations When Neutral Nation is Under Allied Yoke. Copenhagen, Monday, March 18. Chancellor von Hertling, on the first reading in the Reichstag of the peace treaty with Russia today, declared that he did not wish to discuss the opinions of Germany's enemies re garding the treaty. ' "Hypocrisy" the chancellor added, "has become second nature to the enemy, whose untruthfulness is made worse by its brutality. Every attempt at calm explanation and every real deliberation must fail, when the en emy, at the very moment they are laying a heavy hand on a neutral country,' darc to speak of a policy guided by complete unselfishness. "The treaty with Russia contains nn conditions disgraceful to Russia, if the provinces breaking away from Rus sia say it is in accordance with their own wish and the wish is atcepted Allies Blamed for War. lhe imperial chancellor declared that Lourland and Lithuania were united to Germany politically and economically and militarily and addsd: "Ovonia and Esthonia are the east ern frontiers fixed by the treaty, but we hope th.at they also will have close and friendly relations with Germany, riot, however, to the exclusion of their friendly relations with Russia. Po land is not mentioned in the treaty and we shall endeavor to see if it' is possible to live in stable and good neighborly relations with the new state. "If the Reichstag adopts the peace treaty, peace on the whole eastern front will be restored, as I announced February 24, but among the entente powers there is not the least inclina tion to finish this terrible war. The responsibility for bloodshed will be upon the heads ot those who wisn continuation qf the bloodshed.' WILSON'S NOTE TO RUSS RECOGNIZES RULE OF SOVIETS Suffs Feel Certain of Victory in South Dakota Pierre, S. D., March 19. Woman suffrage advocates today confidently predicted the adoption of the South Dakota woman suffrage constitutional ntjciidment at the November elec iFnis as a result of a proposed re- -f 1. iL- ' I visvon oi uic- measure uy ine special session of the South Dakota legisla ture, to eliminate constitutional pro visions allowing alicnf to vote in South Dakota elections.. - The amendment to withdraw priv ileges from aliens who haye obtained only .their first naturalization papers if passed by the legislature as now presented, will be embodied in the suffrage amendment, and suffrage ad vocates predict that enough votes will be mustered for the alien voting amendment to make victory sure for woman suffrage. 24 Bodies Recovered From French Explosion Paris, March 19.--The French press is unanimous in expressions of grati tude and praise for the admirable work performed by the American Red Cross t-n Friday, following the expsions at -La' Courneuve. TA'fire at La Courneuve is still smouldering in the ruins of factory and smaller explosions are of fre quent occurrence, but not expected that the number of dead will reach more than 30, as was officially announced. BritisrVSteamer With Crew Of 41 Sinks Near Nova Scotia Halifax, N. S., March 19.---'. lie Britsh steamer Batispn, a coil car rier, having a crew of 41, is be'.eved to have been lost wrth all en- boatd somewhere off the southern coast 'oi Nova Scotia. Thre bodies and a ship's ooat which came ,ashore' today at Deep Cove, 15 miles from Yarmouth and wjpekage picked up near fhe Trsket islands are regarded as conclusive evidence that the steamer has gone down. ' x French Patrols Cut Half . Mile Into Foe's Lines Paris, March 19. French patrols operating last night in the'vicinity of Rheims penetrated the German line to a distance of mrre than three-fifths of a mile, -according td today's war office announcement. In the same region, to the east of Sillery, the attempt of a German raiding party was frustrated. There was heavy artillery fire dur ing the night on the right bank of the Muese, in the Verdun region. Heavy Fighting on Verdun Front; Enemy Forces Expelled Paris, March 19. Heavy artillery fighting is in progress on the Ver dun front, says tonight's official com munication. On , the Belgian front there were sracre struggles before the Germans were expelled from positions in which they had gained a footing. U. S. Consul at Odessa Safe in City of Roskoff Washington, March 19. The Amer ican consul at Odessa escaped before the German, occupation of that city and is now safe at Roskoff, accord ing to a dispatch to the State depart mc:U today from American Consul Suii""iCr3"at Moscow t ' ' Moscow, Saturday, March 16. President Wilson's message to the Russian people is very significant and is a limited recognition of the soviet government, in the opinion of the non socialist and conservative newspaper Ranneye Outro. The message shows the determination of the United States not to interfere in Russian in ternal affairs, adds the newspaper, which continues: "In the. grave days there is. great moral support in the firm intention of the powerful trans-Atlantic repub lic to obtain for Russia complete sov ereignty and independence in her own, affairs. The United States, which was declared to be capitalistic by the bolshevik proves faithful to the prin ciples proclaimed by her, and the sin cerity of her position was acknowl edged by the bolshevik! in the hearty reception the sov-ict congress gave to the president's- message.". . .. Appeal to Farmers to Market Wheat on Hand Washington. March 18. Although a continued increase in the move ment of corn, to primary markets is shown in reports today to the railroad administration, the quantity of wheat transported" remains at about one third normal, despite efforts of the government to induce farmers to re- llcase what they have on hand. r c . . e a i . atate iooa administrators nave ocen instructed by the food administration to appeal to farmers to market be fore May 1 all the wheat theyrhold I except that required for seeding pur poses. James F. Alford, Omaha Boy, Reported Dead of Meningitis; Officer Among Killed in Action. Washington, March 19. The cas ualty list issued today by the War de partment contained only 30 names: Caotain Phelns Collins was included among those killed in action. Lieu- ...... . r' i u 1 i it i j . t , - IV. nam vjcuigc J. AUUU1CUUCI1 OieQ 01 accident. The casualties were divided as fol lows: s Killed in action, 2; died of accident. i died of wounds, 3; died of disease, U wounded severely, 2; slightly wounded, 8. The list follows: KILLED IN ACTION:' Captain Phelps Collms. ' Private Frank J. Konopek. DIED OF ACCIDENT: Lieutenant George O. Middleditch. Cadet Edward E. Butler. Private Martin J. Murphy. DIED OF WOUNDS: Privates: Alma M. Martin. Arthur P. Vaudreiul. Wilbur Wilkerson. DIED OF DISEASE: ' Sergeant William F. Carroll, pneu monia. Privates: James F. Alford, meningitis. Charles R. Burtch, pneumonia. Herman Crosby, pneumonia. Tomraie Dudley, pneumonia. Frank E. Fisher, pneumonia. Arvel Johnson, pneumonia. . Darre Montei, pneumonia. I Ralph H. Peters, -dipntheria. James Walter Moore, pneumonia. Emanuel Scott, pneumonia. Oliver W. Seaton, pneumonia. WOUNDED SEVERELY: Sergeant Frank Hickman. Private Austin R. Schumacher. WOUNDED SLIGHTLY: Privates Robert 0. Baughn, Charles Bibeau, Graden B. Godfrey, Daniel J. Healey, William T. Mulliean. . Sam Todor, Stewart Treiblc, Kazimcr Wolpunk. Two Killed, 33 Injured In Naval Air Station Accident M iami, Ma., March 19. Two men were killed and 33 others were injured early today 'in the collapse of an un finished hangar at the Dinnerhey naval air station, five miles south of here, during a storm. ' . Nine of the most seriously injured were brought to Miami for treatment; the others were given first aid on the grounds. The dead arc: MATTHEW MULLEN, Brooklyn, AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN. BEAUTY SPECIALIST TELLS SECRET I Beauty Specialist Gives Simple, Home Made Recipe-to Darken Gray Hair. Mrs. M. D. Gillespie, a well known beauty specialist of Kansas City, re cently gave out the following state ment regarding gray hair: "Anyone can prepare a simple mix ture at home, at very little cost, that will darken gray hair and make it soft and glossy. To a half pint of water add L ounce of bay rum, a small box ot Barbo Compound and Vl ounce of 'glycerine. 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We are showing a particularly good line of Rag Rugs for Summer Bedrooms and Living Room Third Floor Economy and Best Effect in Curtains Comes With the Right Selection From the exquisite patterns of Lace Curtains in our Drapery Department, you can always choose one that strikes just the right note for your bed room, your living room in fact any room in the house. Curtains that let in the bright cheer of morninff sun light, that soften and dispel the noonday glare, and at night touch the whole room with a sheltering, intimate charm. Curtains reflect the personality of (the house to the passer by as your windows are draped, so will it lend good cheer and a kindly 'feeling to those who pass and re-pass in life's little journeys from day to day. True economy cont it t$ of buying what you need, but paying no more than you need to ay, and selecting goods which Will last long and be permanently satis x facjtory. 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