1
HE BEE: OMAHA, SATUKDAY, MARCH 30, 1918.
WOMAN DOCTOR TELLS TALE
, OF CRIME IN GERMAN WAKE
Teutons Were Kind to People at First, But on Second Day
Commanders Became Harsh and Enforced
Compulsory Labor For Twelve
. :: 7 Hours Per Day.
HEROIC STAND
MADE BY BRITISH
PRAISED BY FOE
Amsterdam, March 29. The semi
official North German Gazette of Ber
lin payi this tribute to .the bravery
of the Rritish troops in trance:
."The BritMl soldier defended him
self heroically. His batteries fired
until our riflemen overpowered the
men serving the guns. His infantry
stood their ground firmly and engaged
in hand to hand fighting. Not only
was every fortified base and every
trench and every railway embank
ment defended with the greatest
stubbornness, but Britain's brave
mercenaries even nestled in the last
crumbling places.
"But all .his bravery only con
tributed to increase the enemy's
losses. Truly our opponent has not
made victory easy for our troops.
The enemy battalions immediately
assembled for counter thrusts when
exer an opportunity appeared favor
able. Even the cavalry threw them
selves in resolute onslaughts against
our stormitig battalions 'to prevent
them from breaking through, but all
in vain."
: ' , (By Awociated Prew.) 1
Moscow, March 29. A Russian woman doctor who has re
turned to Moscow from Dvinsk, tells the conditions there after
the Germans entered the city. Municipal officials and persons
of all classes, tired of disorder and confusion, welcomed the
Germans, gave flowers to the officers and paid them every cour
tesy. " i- '
T?t?t7t tun cftftu riti.yir.VR w
The Germans were kind the first
day, but the second day they com
mandeered" all food supplies, reduced
food allowances to Russians by one
half and shipped supplies out of the
city. The mayor of Dvinsk offered
' the German commander bread and
salt, according to the-Russian custom
in gTeetins; visitors, but this feeling
was soon changed toward the in
vaders, who became harsh and en
forced compulsory labor for twelve
hours s day to skilled workmen, the
highest wages paid being 3 rubles
per day. . . .
Russian , omcera were ordered by
the Germans to restore their shoul
Merstraps and then were made pris
oners. '
'FOOD ALLOWANCE SMALL.
The daily food allowance is now a
small piece of bread and a quarter of
a pound of pork. Clerks are paid
from 40 to 48 rubles monthly and
physicians oO rubles for the same
time. The value of a ruble is now
about 10 rents. Mohilev, Reval,
Narva and Kiev, as well as other oc
cupied citie report Germans com
mandeering and shipping out food
supplies.
Leon Trotzky delivered an adJrcss
before the Moscow soviet tonight
and declared unequivocally for a new
army of . 300,000 to 750,000 com
manded by trained officers and
strictly disciplined. He said it is fool
ish to suppose that officers can be
improvised, and denounced guerilla
warfare as useless and undisciplined.
He said the bolsheviki army is help
less against .".killed troops.
t alls for Army.
"We need a strong army to de
, fend ourselves, in this critical world
position," tje said, "From cast snd
west enemies are upon us. Accord
ing to news reports Germany has
proposed; peace without annexations
or contributions to the western pow
ers, with Alsace to be returned to
France and Belgium to be restored.
This is 'unconfirmed, but probable,
It means peace at Russia's expense.
There is a struggle between two cur
rents in England. One favors a com
promise at Russia's expense and the"
other reckons with a powerful de
velopment of the laboring masses,
which warn sgainst an alliance with
Germany. We are surrounded by
enemies on U sides. If it were pro
posed to-France to return Alsace, the
French bourse would sell Russia to
morrow," M. Tfotiky denied the charge that
the bolsheviki had wrecked the old
army.ittt said that it was disorganized
and enfeebled by three years of war
and when false war aims wtre made
clear the complete collapse ensued.
Oppose Foreign Intervention.
Although former Russian officers
in many sections and large numbers
of the bourgoisie have expressed their
preference for the Germans rather
than (he bolsheviki, and many con
servatives announce they would desfre
Japanese intervention or any foreign
assistance which will restore quiet.
' the views of such persons are not rep
resentative of conservative Russians
aooarent v. Newspapers which are
the oreans of the constitutional demo
crats, minimatists, the- social revolui
tionists of the 'right are practically
1 unanimous in their opposition to any
sort of foreign intervention.
The Ruskv Vedomosti. leading con
stitutional democratic organ, says that
some Russians welcome German oc
cupation and denounces these as re
actionaries. It says that those who
favor. Japanese intervention are not
quite' so conservative ss they can
justify this position to a limited ex
tent on the ground that Japan is sn
allv. The news continues:
"We cannot take either position.
Any foreign Intervention would be a
calamity. Russia would pay dearly
for any sort of intervention of for
eign powers. The Russian people
must save themselves anoVhelp must
come from within"'
RUSS CRUISER
SUNK BY MINE IN
HARB0R0FREVAI
March 29. The sinking by
a mine in the harbor at Reval of 'the
Kussiarr cruiser Aamirai mkwou,
i, r.,,if nf Finland, in renorted in a
l'etrogtad dispatch to Copenhagen,
as forwarded from that point by the
Exchange Telegraph company.
Ti,- : Ail rdJrl Makaroff was laid
dowa Jn" 1905. It was 442 feet long
and "displaced 7,775 tons. It was
.-m.d-with two eieht-ineh. eieht Six-
inch and twenty-two three-inch guns
and two torpepo tunes, us compic
ment was 568 men.
River1 Road North of Florence
Known as "Orphan Highway"
The river road north of Florence
is ari" orphan road. Nobody seems to
care whether it shall be devoured by
the Missouri river or whether it shall
continue to serve as a thoroughfare
for those who travel to snd from the
big city. . " .
Within the last few years the river
has JeeA wearing into the west shore
and at a point not far north of Flor-
ence -the stream is dangerously near
this rAad.
The Metropolitan Water board,
represented by General Manager
Howell, takes the position that inav
.vm,,- thr rivrr ia not threatening
the mater plant or intakes, it is not
the 'concern of the water plant om
cials' whether this road yields to the
erosions of tBe river
i f ' - HopS Defssre.
A'n ou won't msrry mT"
"Kot now. Do you Itaat plant over
thr, WriBf a slnfla red blossom?"
"trf." -
"Whn 1t blooms araln I will be yours."
"Good! I eaa wait. - -
"I hardly think so. That's a century
lyfawBirmincham JUa-Herald-
FEDERAL GRAND
JURY AT LINCOLN
INDICTS 23 MEN
Lincoln, Neb., March 29. (Special
Tclegram.))-Nels Merryman, farmer
at Axtell, Neb, is charged with vio
lation of the new federal food con
servation law by holding nearly 25.
000 bushels of wheat and allowing
1,250 bushels of it to deteriorate, in a
federal grand jury indictment re
turned here Friday morning..
Louis Felleck. wealthy retired
Gage county farmer, was also in
dicted by the jury, on a charge of
holding nearly 10,000 bushels- of
Wheat and permitting a large number
ot bushels to rot.
Ernest Wright, former Lincoln
restaurant man, was indicted for pre
senting claim for $936 to the gevern-
mcnt for feeding , National uuards
men here last summer. 1
Twenty-three' indictments were re
turned by the jury, but only half a
doxen were liberated. ;
U. S; Jackie Drowned.
1 Washington, March 29. Jolin
Parker Hawthorne of Jersey City, a
Seaman of the naval reserve, fell
overboard from the United States
steamer Rutoma March 26 and was
drownedthe Nevy department today
artnonnced.. His body was not re
covered.' i v
MINTED IRON
If
Tell the
Women
with
Plenty pf
Iron In
their
Blood
beautiful
Healthy
R o a y
C h eeked
Women
Full of
Life.
Vim and
Vitality.
Dr. Ferdinand Knur. New York Phy
sician and Medical Author, says phy
sicians should prescribe more organio
Iron Nuxated Iron for their pa
tients Says anaemia Iron deficiency
is the greatest curse to the health.
strength, vitality and beauty of the
modern American Woman Sounds warn
ing against use of metallic iron which
may Injure the teeth, corrode the stom
ach and in soma cases thereby do more
harm than good; advises use of only
nuxated Iron, taken three timet per day
after meals; It will Inercsse the strength
and endurance of weak, nervous, run
down tolke in two weeks' time in many
Instances. Dispensed by all good druggists.
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FOCH IN SUPREME
COMMAND; WILSON
CONGRATULATES
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President's Cablegram of Con
gratulation First Official
Reference to Final Appoint
ment of Allied Commander.
Washington, March 29. The first
official reference to General Foch as
being in supreme command of the al
lied forces on the western front is
contained in a cablegram President
Wilson sent to the general today con
gratulating him on his "new author
ity." .
The president's message said:
"May I not convey to you my sin
cere congratulations on your new
authority? Such unity of command
is a
success. We are following with pro
found interest the bold and brilliant
action of your forces."
Germans Urge Kurds Into
Attacks on Russ Troops
London, March 29. Kurdish tribes
men, who have been used repeatedly
by the Turks in their campaigns
against the Armenians, are urged to
take advantage of the armistice in
Asia Minor and attack the withdraw
ing Russia troops, in a document
which has come into the possession
of the British war office.
The document is1 an order from
Major iJruffel, a German staff pfjficer
with the Turkish forces in Mesopo
tamia, to the Turkish commanders on
the Persian front. .
Grand Army Men and
Women to Buy Ambulance
(From a Staff Corespondent.)
Lincoln, March 28. (Special.)
A drive has been started in Ne
braska by the Grand Army of the Re
public and Woman's Relief corps for
funds to buy an ambulance for Gen
eral Pershing.
It is hoped to raise $700 to $1,000
in the "'-"ambulance fund."
Grand
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You need neer hesitate to se
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap
in thetreatment of severe or simple
skin-troubles.- There is nothing in
' them to injure the tenderest surface.
Resinol
is a doctor's prescription which, for
years, has been used by other physi-'
Xisns fo' eczema and other itching, r
burning, unsightly akin affections.
They prescribe Resinol, knowing
that its remarkable soothing, healing
action is du to ingredients so .gen
tle snd harmless as to be suited
even to a baby's delicate skin.
Ad droggista sell Rcsmol Soap and
Resinol Ointment-For sample write
' Dept. S-R. Betiaot, Baltimore, 114
The driva will start on
most hopeful atiury of ultimate Army day," April 6.
BATTLE LOST FOR
GERMANY; STARTS
FOR THE ALLIES
Enemy Planned to Break Union
of British and French Armies,
But Failed Utterly; Now .
Seek Amiens.
Paris, March 29,-rThe great battle
is now raging over, a front of more
than 70 miles.
This extensiorr of the line has in
creased the number of German re
serves engaged.
Although thus far n decisive suc
cess has been obtained anywhere,
there is increased , confidence here.
The impression in semi-official circles
is that the allies have not only held
off the Germans, but now are no long
er compelled to permit the enemy by
his maneuvers to shape the course
which the battle shall take.
The general feeling is that for Ger
many the battle is virtually lost, that
for the allies the battle is about to
begin.
The operations thus far sre accept
ed as confirming the theory that
Paris was not the main objective of
the German offensive, but that the
plan of the enemy was to break the
connection between the French and
British armies, in which he has failed.
His main direct attack was westward
toward the sea. The Germans seek
Amiens because this town is an im
portant railway center of communi
cation with England. The loss of
Amiens would be inconvenient, but
not vital.
Marcel Sembat, former minister of
public works, in L'Heure, writes:
Fight for Amiens.
"The situation is improving for us,
and improving rapidly. The German
attack in the Montdidier region is
likely to prove a formidable failure.
"Towards Amiens, which is the real
objective of the Germans, their at
tacks are meeting with a stubborn de
fense. They must have Amiens to cut
off the British. They must reach the
sea to attempt an enveloping move
ment. ' Nothing will be spared to de
fend Amiens to the last."
The eighth day of the battle brought
a change in the weather, if conditions
at the front are the same as in Paris.
The wind shifted from the northwest
to the southwest, which will .prevent
the Germans from using gas. Rain
is falling, which will make it difficult
for the Germans to bring up their ar
tillery over the ground they have ac
quired. Red Cloud Telephone Hearing
To Be "Aired" There on May I
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln. Neb., March 28. Hearing
on the Red Cloud telephone squabble
has been set for May 1, by the Ne
braska State Railway commission.
The hearing will be held at Red
Cloud.
Appearing in the application are
the Farmers Independent Telephone
company; the Lincoln Telephone &
Telegraph company, and Red Cloud
citizens.
The former charges it had been cut
off from toll service by the Lincoln
company, which also operates an ex
change there. The reply of the Lin
coln company was that the Farm line
had been conducting a campaign
against its subscribers on the toll con
nections. Intervening, Red Cloud
citizens then asked for a consolida
tion of the lines.
That extra room will pay your coal
bill. Rent it "through a Bee Want Ad.
Bell-ans
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Druggists
refund money if it fails. 25c
7 Turchaset Charged Sa turda Will Jlpptat on Statement cf May 1st
T. C. ELDREDCE,
Ircy.dtnt.
ens on &
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Vhe cCfozre -df Individual cShofu
E.M. REYNOLDS.
V.-Pres. andQtn. M$r.
Saturday-Answering the Call for Thrift 1
I With Remarkable Values in New Merchandise!
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(v 1T kM-ONSTKATING day in and day out that not only is this a store of extraordinary values during clearance periods, which have just passed, but that &
ft J we aro continually offering you superior -quality merchandise at prices you are frequently asked to pay for inferior quality elsewhere. This, store, is p
now ropiclc with ire,sh, carefully grouped assortments of ready-to-wear for Men, Women and Children. ;
j? A Column
of Interest
CALLING your attention to
soma real "thrift" spe
cials that are particularly ap
pealing nt this time.
Girl's Coats
Ages 13 to 17
$12.50
COATS cut, proportioned,
iStlbfecT and styled" for the
growing girt. Plaids in all
(he bright youthful coloring;;
black find white check with
fancy dllk collars and navy
tf imio rriT7 wiih miftu iauij
collars.
I
Girl's Coats
Ages: 7 to 42 i
$7.50' '
G LEVER girlish models in
black and whiln oJi?cks
ancf plain color. ,
Confirmation
Dresses
$3.50 to $15
A SUPERIOR .assortment
of dainty creations for
graduation or confirmation
weflf. Sheer, yet serviceable
organdies and oilwt trimmed
In dainty lace nnd fancy belts
y and girdles of delicate I hhie
and pink color. Sizes from 7
J to 14 years.
I Fiber Sweaters
1 $5 to $15
TJIBKR Rilk sweaters In a
" tariety of colorings. All
sizes for women and Juniors.
ys
55.CC
$5.00
$5.00
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Important One-Day Sale of
Trimmed Millinery
$5.00
HATS PREVIOUSLY PRICED TO $10
MENTIONING and illustrating but a few of the many won
derful values included in this extraordinary sale Saturday.
Smart high finished Lisere braid hats with rakish shoe pol
ished quills.
Chic ideas in the new tailored hats for suit and street wear.
Simply trimmed, but very stylish. j
Glossy braid hats with clusters of cherries used in a novel
way.
Scores of new creations no two styles alike.
"Easter" and the New Footwear
are always closely associated
ITU the new Easter and Spring apparel come thoughts of new footwear to correctly finish the costume. For Saturday jg
we feature the very latest ideas in Pumps, Oxfords and boots. r
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$5.00
m I
35.00 N
$5.G3
Envelope
Chemise
$1.00 and $1.95
1M pink batistes, prettily
embroidered and white
( nainsook trimmed effectively
fj with dalntv laresx
ti H ncrpr I tirwrfkc
l.Vband $2.45
NEW Spring shades. Spe
cially priced In two lots
for Saturday.
Easter Hosiery
NEW shades of gray and
brown to match the
Spring shoes.,
1 Lisle, 53c.
Fiber, 79c.
Phoenix, $1.35.
Gotham. $1.60.
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Third Liberty
Loan April 6th.
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Variety of Ne,w Footwear Sketched in Our Shoe Shop
Drpss Oxfords
In tan. patent and black kid, also gray suede
with full Louis heels and turn soles
$9.00
Military Oxfords
In dark tan and black Russia calf with welt
sewed soles and 1-inch heels. Moderately
priced, at
$6.00 to $8.00
Plain Pumps
In patent, tan and dull kid all hand made with
medium long vamps and small wood heels 2 Mi
inchea high
$9.00
Washable Kid Boots
Ail-over white, 9 Inches high with turn or light
welt soles, at
$11.00 and $12.00
Boots
All-over pearl, dark gray and taupe, 9 inches
high, welt or turn soles, full Louis heels, at
Plain Pumps
In medium short vamps, they come In patent, dull and bright kid, turn
soles. Moderately priced at ' ,.
1 .-; " $6.00 and $7.00 ;
$12.50 v
Boots
Pearl gray, ivory and field mouse, with cloth
tops which match perfectly. Priced at
$9.00 and $10.00
Boots
White nile cloth with covered heels, 8'i Inches high, welt sewed soles.
Moderately priced
$6.00
Pumps for Girls
leathers, with 14 and 1
iced at
$5.00 and $6.00
In tan, patent and dull leathers, with V& and 1-inch heels. Also whita
nile cloth pumpa. Priced at
Boots
Walte reignskia cloth with 1-toch heels and low heels. White kid trimmings
$550 and $6.00
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