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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, AFK1L 1918. NURSE URGES CIVILIANS TO SPEEDWORK Miss Kathleen Burke, Scotch War Aid, Thrills Audience With Story; McElroy of Princeton Speaks. Breathing the spirit of unconquered Britain and in a series of graphic anecdotes of the war, Miss Kathleen Burke, the famous Scotch war nurse, thrilled a big audience at the Cham ber of Commerce Monday. It was a Liberty bond speech and Miss Burke appealed to "America to make sacri fices in money and comfort to heln the soldiers at the front who are making sacrihces of tar greater magnitude. CIVILIANS GREAT AID. "Three-fourths of the work of win nine the victory rests with the clvi lians and only 25 per cent with the army and navy," she declared. "The British line will hold and I'll ask you to remember that the British army all through history has won its ' greatest battles when it was in re treat." She paid the highest tributes to the French and British soldiers. "The French soldier," she said, "takes war seriously. He is animated by the loftiest patriotism. He dies cheerfully for his beloved France. He doesn't even consider himself a hero in spite of his unparalleled heroism. , Th,ere is the most remarkable fra ternity and democracy between offi cers and men in the' magnificent French army. The British Soldier. "The British Tommy, on. the other hand, is never serious. lie is a grin ning, unconcerned, joking, jolly chap who is always the most cheerful un der the most adverse circumstances. A tender-hearted man . he is. The British line is in the worst sector of all the battlefront. You scratch that low ground with'your finger and you strike water. It requires the courage of a. Tommy to keep cheerful there. The Germans can't understand this cheeriness. A squad of German pris oners were brought in once and lined up by a diminutive , Tommy. They looked extremely serious and stony faced. 'Nah, then, tyke off yer gas masks,' he commanded. And he as- sumed the greatest surprise when they said they didn't have gas masks on. " The French ahd British women are undergoing sacrifices. It was re ported that Lloyd George would order a number of aeroplanes back from the front to defend the East End of Londorfixom ' air raid. A committee of working women waited Upon him and indignantly demanded that th-airplanes be left at the front 'to defend our sons.' They said they would take care of themselves. "The Boy Scouts are doing a great work. They ride about on little motorcycles giving alarms of air raids. Several of them have been killed while doing this work. "Eighty per cent of our munitions are now being made by women. And that is far from a safe occupation. I know one girl who has been blown up three times. She tells her com panions that it really isn t so bad when you get used to it" Miss Burke wears a dozen medals 1 which have been awarded her by various governments; the latest being an English decoration of high degree, Commander of the British , Empire. She knows General Foch, Fetain and other great heroes of the war. Dr. Robert McElroy of Princeton university, spoke, warning against insidious kaiser propaganda,' "the gleaming dagger, wrapped in the Serjnonion the Mount," as Lloyd George described it and "the work of the predatory Potsdam gang," as Dr. von Dyke called it. "The melting pot in this country has failed," he said. "If it had not we wouldn't need now to combat this propaganda." National Engineer Comes Here to Organize Society "We must have unity. If this or ganization had been perfected at the outset of the war, it would have been of immense benefit to the govern ment," declaied A. K. Krom, national secretary of the American Association of Engineers, at the Hotel Fontenelle Monday night. Mr. Krom is in Omaha to establish a branch of that association here. The purpose of the order is to "raise the standard of th ira nf the encineerine nrofession. , . j .11 i u-':..:i wmcn includes ail uraiitiics, wvm, "c chanical, chemical, electrical and min ing, and to promote the economical and social welfare 6f engineers. , "That proper advancement of the engineer as far as remuneration is concerned, has not been ad'equate to the services rendered 1 is shown through a letter written by the chief engineer of the L. C, & C. railroad in 1839, which states, 'Two assistants of division, to be selected by the resi dent engineer, their salaries, $1,500 per annum each.' The duties of these men have increased very materially, but the salaries have remained prac tically the same." Mr. Krom was recently a delegate to the mVeting of the railway wage ITT 1 ' A ...1 X. commission m wasningiuu, wuciciu body was officially recognized and promised every consideration on the wage question. The association has, since the beginning of the war, re cruited several engineering corps, ac cording to Mr. Krom, and has fur nished hundredsof men for service in government construction work. Oil Boom at Manville, Wyo.; Town Immediately Grows According to reports to the North western offices, the town of Manville, Wyo., 25 miles west of the Nebraska state line, is having an oil boom that promises to surpass anything of the kind ever experienced in the wet. Two weeks ago drillers struck oil in a well 10 miles north of this town. The town immediately began to boom and now it has a population of 500 to 700 people. Twenty to 25 rigs are drilling for oil and 12 producing wells have been brought in. , Williams, Convicted Last ! Week, Asks for New Trial A new trial for Harry Williams, fronvicted Thursday of the murder of Detective Frank Rooney, is asked in a motion filed in district court, , Brie) City News Ha Ye Boot print It New Beacon Press. Lighting Fixtures, Burgess-Graden. Attorney Gerald 31. Drew has re moved to 506 Security Bldg. D. S837. Might As Well Save 5c Buy your Butter-Nut Coffee In one handy 3 pound can, $1.00 each. ' Returns Fr6m West. Mrs, K. J. L'pdegralT has, returned from an ex tended stay in California. Xavy Gets 300 Men Ensign Con diet of the navy recruiting office re ports that 300 men enlisted in the navy during March.. Fifty men en listed last Monday. To Auction Stalls The annual auc tion of stalls at the public market place will be held at 10 o'clock, April 8, at the southeast corner of Eleventh and Jackson streets. Jim Buell Resigns Jim Buell has resigned from the state "booze-hound squad." He worked here for several months under direction of Chief State Agent Walter Wilson. Prudent saving In war times is a hostage for opportunities of peace. Play safe by starting an account with Nebraska Savings & Loan Ass'n. 211 S. 18th St $1 to 15.000 received. Dr. Foot Returns Dr. D. A. Foote has returned from a month's visit -in California, Prospects for big crops in that state are bright, says the doctor, owing to recent and abundant rains. Redick Denies Bonds Application for bail bonds made to Judge Redick by attorneys for Burl C. Kirk, one of the five men charged with the murder of Detective Frank Rooney, was denied. Grant Use of Auditorium Use of the Auditorium was granted to a com mittee of the Grand Army of the Re public and Woman's Relief corps, for Memorial day, when the annual com memorative program wiM be given. Johnson Funeral Services Funeral services for Miss Ruth Johnston will be held at the home of, her sister, Mrs. S. M; Brooks, 2822 South Thirty second avenue, Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment will be in For est Lawn cemetery. Need Forty Laborers The United States commissary depot Twenty second and Hickory streets, 'Is in need of 40 laborers. The pay is $65 a month, with an eight-hour day. The need is urgent, as great quantities of war supplies are being rushed through this depot. WouVf Donate Lot E. Stoddard, 2106 Ohio street, has offered to the city a lot 50x124 feet, at Twenty third and Manderson streets, if the city will use the site for erection of a branch public library. The city council committee of the whole will consider the offer. Suspend Fire Limit Rules Per mission has been granted to the Board of Education to erect a one story frame structure on south side of Leavenworth street, between Eigh teenth and Nineteenth streets. The building will be a temporary anhex for the High School of Commerce. City council suspended the fire limit rules in this case. Lands Omaha's Patiotism Lieu tenant F. E. Turin, in charge of ma rine recruiting in Omaha, Kansas City and St. Louis, is in Omaha this week and says that this city is one of the most patriotic cities he has visited. Many Omaha men already have enlisted in the marine ' service, and the officers hope to enlist 125 more before May 1. Recruits will be sent to Paris Island, S. , C for their first training. Fine fireplace goods at Sunderlands. Odell and Major Swinton Will Speak Here Thursday Frank G. Odell of the Federal Land bank, Omaha, and Major General E. D. Swinton, inventor of the British war tank, will be in Omaha Thurs day. They have been holding meet ings in Wisconsin and Illinois, where they, spoke to 150,000 people at 38 gatherings. They will speak in Bur lington and Davenport, la., Tuesday; Des Moines, Wednesday and Omaha, Thursday, appearing at the Chamber of Commerce at noon and at 8 p. m., and at the Live Stock exchange at 2 p. m. ( . Major General Swinton is assistant secretary of the British war cabinet, was a member of Lord Kitchener's staff in the early part of the war, did heroic service on the Somme. is a veteran of 30 years' service in the British army, and is a famous writer and' authority on military subjects. He wears three ribbons for dis tinguished service in South Africa, a rainbow medal, and s a chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Joins Army and Is Assigned To Serve Under His Brother Harold Simpson, son of H. M. Simpson, station master at the Union depot in Omaha, left last night for Camp Wadsworth. S. C, where he will become a member of Uncle Sam's army signal corps. ' Young Simpson .will join his brother Clyde at Camp Wadsworth. Clyde bimnson is a captain in the sie- nal corps at 'that camp. FORT SCHOOL TO RECEIVE FUNDS FROM UNCLE SAM Omaha School Will Be Made Into Vocational Institution to Profit by Smith Hughes Bill. The Board of Education last n$ght decided to take advantage of provis ions of the Smith-Hughes bill, passed by congress, to reorganize the Fort School for boys into a vocational school. It will be necessary to erect a shop covering not less than 3,000 square feet of ground space. Superintendent Beveridge explained that attendants of the school can build this structure during the spring months and in con nection with a proposed course in carpentry., Public vocational schools coming within the scope oi the Smith-Hughes measure will receive one half of main tenance expense from . the govern ment. It is proposed to establish courses iti carpentry, automobile repairing and printing to start with, adding agriculture and home economics as the attendance will warrant Boys of 14 years and more may at tend the new vocational school. Nebraska will receive an appropria tion of $20,000. from the .federal government for the school year up to July and the appropriation will be increased for the next school year.' The board received from the First Congregational church ' a resolution proposing to change the name of the Clifton High school to "Russell G. Hughes school," in honor of the boy who was said to have been the first soldier from this city to have lost his life in this war. A similaf resolution from D. C. Patterson proposed to change the name of the Castelar school. The matter was referred to the teachers' and building and grounds committee for consideration and recommendation. ' Another temporary structure will be erected on a lot n.ear the tlign school of Commerce to accomodate the increasing attendance of the school. The building will have 12 rooms and insofar as possible materials will be fused from the old Bancroft, uitton Hill and Druid Hill schools and an nexes. which will be wrecked. The board approved a list of judges and clerks for the special school bond election next Tuesday, when the voters will pass on a bond proposal ot $1,UUU 000, the most of which would be used for a new High School of Commerce building. Statements on the subject will be sent to parents through the children on next Monday. Urqes Woman to Respond To Call of Government Mrs. D. C. Bradford, president of the National Educational association, advised members of the Omaha Woman's club that when the govern ment asked themno do anything they should never be too busy to comply. "The busiest people are those who know how to dd the most things. Never say you are too tired, you can't be as tired as the Doys in tne trencnes are. i A motion was made and carried that the coming election of officers be made according to the usual cus torn of appointing a nominating com mittee, instead of the proposed ballot box system. Department heads were appointed as the committee. The election takes place April 15. ' Mrs. Mary I. Creigh was voted chairman of a committee of five 'to wait upon the retail merchants who have refused to comply with the 6 o clock closing ruling made by tne Retail Dealers' association. "Bum" Has Gone; Gayety Girls ' Offer Reward for Return " "Bum" has lived up to his name. The 40 or so girls connected with Barney Gerard's "Follies" playing this week at the Gayety, also are 'on the "bum." During the, rush and excitement of unloading the company's equipment and trunks at the Union station Sat urday morning, "Bum," who is a coal black fox terrior, in some mysterious way wis lost. He "wears a big collar, with -a black ring on it," as one chorus girl sobbed, and "if s some one only will bring him back, we'll send him away the happiest man in the world." "Bum" has an important part in the "Follies" program. Ak-Sar-Ben Working Crew Decides Year's Efforts to Surpass All The kingdom of Quivera, obeying the mandate of its king, in accord ance with the expressed desires of his subjects, will unite this fall in making the annual festival the greatest in the history of the realm. Such was the de cision reached last night at the Den, when the working crew of Ak-Sar-Ben got together to formulate plans for the coining year. The three teams which won honors in the membership drive last year were presented with their prizes. Bix ler, Mosher and Dresher took first place, having obtained 262 members; Hogan, Metcalfe and Freiberg, second with 200, and Byrnes, Blackwell and Howell third, with 125. This year a new stunt was tried for the first meeting. Instead of the mem bers of the hustling committees meet ing down town for a luncheon a real entertainment and feed was put on at the Den. Addresses of a patriotic nature were delivered by Colonel F. A. Grant and Major John G. Maher. Huntington entertained with his slight of hand tricks and Barney McArdle told dialect stories. Prince Lei Lani, the famous Ha waiian singer, for the evening dis placed Henry Dunn, and the remain der of the evening was taken up with two amateur boxing matches. Colonel Grant paid a glowing trib ute to the flag and to the men now fighting for it and adjured his listen ers just to watch and see what will happen when our troops get action "o'ver there." Spring styles in Men's Business Shoes Men! You should see the smart Spring Shoes we have just unpacked. They are the first of tthe Spring shipments of footwear to come in, and we' are proud, of them. The leathers are good, the styles are real man-styles ana tney are made on lasts that insure comfort. Just come in and let us get your approval of them. Any pair of these will add tone to your outward appearance, save wear and tear on the dress shoes you are using now and prices are considerably lower than they are going f r-a to be later on.' These shoes are a good invest ment any "way you figure it. MANY ARE KILLED IN DRAFT RIOTS AMONG CANUCKS Battle Between Military and Anti - Conscriptionists Lasts Several Hours; Hundred Men Arrested by Authorities. Quebec, April 2. Four civilians were' killed and four civilians and a number of soldiers were wounded in fighting which occurred tonight be tween anti-;onscriptionists and the military. One hundred men, charged with rioting, were arrested. y The fighting between the military and anti-conscnptionists lasted trotu 8:30 o'clock this evening until mid night, the rioters firing revolvers hap hazard from doorways and behind snow banks and the military. answer ing as best they could through the thick fog with machine guns. Notwithstanding warnings from the military that the rioting in Quebec would be. put down with a stern hand, and urgent appeals to the people not to repeat the disorder of the last three days, crowds assembled in sev eral parts of the downtown section of Quebec, and had to be broken up by Toronto infantry and dragoons. Soldiers Injured. A number of soldiers were injured in the fighting and many rioters were arrested. Early tonight soldiers were ordered from barracks ahd stationed in dif ferent parts of the city. The upper section of the town was cut off from St. Rochs, where the disorderly ele ment reside, by a line of troops Armand Lavergne, the nationalist leader, was expected to address a meeting in Jacques Cartier Square, but respected the military edict, ban ning such assemblies. A large crowd was on hani, however, and the riot ing began soon after the soldiers were posted. Bricks were thrown from house tops and revolver shots were fired from aileyways. The cavalry repeatedly charged the mob, with drawn swords, but the mo ment the trocpers' backs were turned the crowd rturned. 0. S. TROOPS WILL FIGHT IN FRENCH, BRITISH UNITS Important Decisions Reached Affecting Entente Allied Armies.; England Grateful to Wilson for Assistance. Mex Congress in Session. Mexico City, April 2. The extraor dinary session of the Mexican con gress, called by President Carranza, opened formally yesterday. It is ex pected to enact laws for the election of deputies in September and for the next presidential election. (By Aimoclntrd rrc.) London, April 2. American sol diers not sufficiently trained to fight as divisions and army corps are to be hurried to the front lines, where the final finishing touches will be obtained among seasoned veterans with French and British units. An announcement given out today says: "As a result of communications which have passed between the prime minister and President Wilson, of de liberations between Secretary Baker, who visited London a few days ago, and the prime minister, Mr. Balfour, and Lord Derby, and consultations in France, in which General Pershing and General Bliss participated, im portant dec.!s:ons have been read by which large forces of trained is in the American army can be broui to the assistance of the allies in, present struggle. " To Distribute Rookies. "The government of our great we em ally is not only sending lar numbers of American battalions s Europe during the coming critit months, but has agreed to send su ' of its, regiments as cannot be used' divisfons of iheir own, iu connect , with French and British units as lo , as the necessity lasts. 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