Nebraska Newspapers

    THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1918.
WYOMING LEADS
Ml PERCENTAGE
OF MENDRAFTED
Congressman Mondell Urges
,? Unfairness of Proposed Law
" That Would Take More
Men From His State. .
Washington Hurra n of Thi
Omaha Bee, 1311 G Sstreet.
' Washington, April 21. (Special.)
Wyoming leads all states in the
percentage of Class 1 men drafted
for the army, 40 per cent of its men
being so classified, while the percent
age of its neighbor on the west, Utah,
was but 22; Colorado, 24, and Ne
braska, 26 per cent. In urging pro
posed amendments to the senate re
solution proposing to change the
. draft law, Congressman Mondell,
after quoting the foregoing percent
ages, called attention to the unfair
and inequitable features of the re
solution ill its original form.
The present draft law fixes the
' quotas of states on a basis of esti
mated population and. gives credit
r for volunteer enlistments, including
men in the National Guard. The
resolution as adopted by the senate,
based the quotas on the number of
men in Class 1 and wiped out credit
for volunteers.
Mr. Mondell said the change in the
' law was equivalent to changing the
rules in the middle of he game, and
that the effect would be, if all men
in Class 1 were first called, to com
pel Wyoming to furnish nearly
double the number of. men in propor
tion to its population, . thaii would
Grounding states furnish.
Deprives States of Credits.
The, unfairness of t1e senate reso
lution, .depriving the states of credit
for -volunteers, was cited by the
Wyoming ; congressman as further
reason for iti amendment. He quot-
- ,ed the figures to show that one-third
of tjie counties, df Wyoming had
furnished volunteers in such num
bers that, they were not called upon
, for quotas under the' first draft.
Citing a particular Instance, he called
attention to the fact that Park coun
ty had so large a credit lor volun
teers that if the law was not changed,
the county would not be called upon
to furnish any men in the second
draft, and that Uintacounty was in
.. practically the . same class, all of
which would bt lost if the law were
changed.
After much discussion the resolu
tion was ' amended so as to give
counties credit for volunteer enlist
ments,' but the amendment to re
tain approximately the present pop
ulation, basis for the draft quotas
was; voted down, and in that form
he measure went to conference,
v Kinkaid Has Reporf on Bill.
Some time since 'reference was
made to a bill introduced by Con
gressman Kwkaid, authorizing a re
survey or ritracemerit of lands re-
n4 ... urveyd i public lands.
which has the' tporoval of the citizens
of the "Big Sixth" congressional dis
trict of Aebrtska and other localities
wherer conditions of a similar char
acter exist suet which the bill seeks to
cure1. M "Un .le Mose" Kinkaid, who
has probably to his credit more pio
neer legislation with reference to
public lands than any man in public
service, and who is looked uoon as an
authority , by his colleagues in con
gress on all jpublic land questions,
prepared a teport on his bill which is
now on the house calendar. In this
report which has been made by a
member of the public lands commit
tee," Representative Kinkaid sets out
that the purpose of the bill is to se
cure re&urveys and retraccments of
public lands in townships, in which
more than SO per cent of the area
has passed t patent."
Under the resent r'esurvey law, the
granting of applications for resur
veys are restricted to meritorious
cases for townships in which the area
which has passed, to patent doi not
exceed 50 per cent.
It is obvious that the more of the
area that has passed -to patent, the
more .settlers there may be, the
greater becomes the necessity and
demand for a resurvev or retrace.
ment, which the evidences of bound
ary lines are wanting (It is plain that
no necessity exists for an original
survey; of u&settled.'public tands so
long as they remain unoccupied, and
. the only justification for- Surveying
me same is me assumption that sodn
there will be a demand therefor by
home buildc,s;and the law makes a
iurvey an ii-dispensible prerequisite
10 entry.
Old Surveys Obliterated,
It is pertinent to explain, the de
mand tor rcsurveys and retraccments
arises by reason of the fact that in
sereral of the states in the semi-arirf
regions of the west the original sur
veys made 40 to 60 vears aim have
become obliterated by reason of prai
rie nres, sana storms and otherwise
A further reason for the actual ne-
eessity is that in some cases the orig
inal surveys were imperfect or in
complete, and that white the written
reports mads of the same which were
adopted by the government show that
.ne work was done in accordance
. with contradt, no evidence that the
surveys wer. actually made can be
( found-on or in the ground.'and as
, stated in the letter of the secretary
' of the interior which is copied in this
report, settltrs and prospective entry
men, as wel! as the landowners, in
cluding the railroad companies and
the states, are still deprived of a tan
gible survey.
i Ownerr Must Foot Bills.
1 The bill imposes upon ihe owners
of private Unds in the townshins to
- be surveyed, payment of the cost of
the work, wkile the government it
elf is to bear the proportionate ex
pense of th resurvey of any remain
;ng undisposed of public lards in th
- articular township, so that it costs
:he government noSiing for making
survey of lands owned by individ
lals. .
, The makirc of these resurveys will
nut an end to neighborhood contro
versies over lines, liable to result in
ragedies, ani will help to avoid vexa
jous, protracted and expensive litiga
iofl, for experience shows that set
lers generally acquiesce in the lines
Ixed by, the government surveyors,
' The bijl hi the endorsement of the
Interior department and jt is thought
. will be' ac'd ' on favorably when
reached in the bouse.
German and Austrian Women
Placed Under Restrictions
(By Associated frets.)
Washington, April 21. German
and Austrian women in the United
States were placed under the same
restrictions as have prevailed for
male enemy aliens by a proclamation
issued today by President Wilson un
der the recently enacted law includ
ing women t the, definition of enemy
aliens. These restrictions, applicable
only to women above 14 who have
not been naturalized by their own
or their ma.e relatives' declarations
of citizenship, are as follows:
German and Austrian women are
subject to arrest and internment if
they violate, the laws or are regarded
as dangerous persons to allow at
large.
German women must register, as
German male have done, with police
BRITISH BUDGET
RECORD-BREAKER
Estimated Expenditure for fis
cal Year Which Began
April' 1 Fifteen Bil
lion Dollars.
London, April 21. The budget
which Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor
of the exchequer, will present in the
House of Commons Monday, will be
the highest financial bill that Parlia
ment has yet had to consider. Fore
casts by financial writers place the
estimated expenditure for the fiscal
year which began April 1 at 3,000,
000,000. The estimated revenue on the
present stale of taxation' is 750,0O0(
000, which would result in a deficit
of 2,250,000,000, to be covered by
war loans and increased taxation.
The country is prepared to accept
greatly increased taxes and expects
the government to propose to raise
at least 100,000,000 and perhaps even
double that amount thereby.
The principal innovation expected
is a tax on luxuries, similar to that in
France. Expensive clothing, jewelry
and art objects are likely to be in
cluded in this scheme.
, The present flat rate on incomes is
5 shillings in the pound. It is ex
pected that this will be increased to
6 shillings 8 pence, while the super
tax which now is payable on incomes
of .1,000 will be extended to those
of 2,000
House Committee Favors Bill
To Conserve Gold Supply
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Washington. Anril 21. (Special
Telegram.) The house committee on
banking .. and currency yesterday
voted unanimously to report favorably
the scnatt bill, to conserve the gold
supply of the United States to permit
tne settlement in silver oi traac Dai
ances, at first to the United States; to
provide silver tor subsidiary coinage
and for commercial uses; ' to 'assist
foreign governments at war! with tc
enemies of the United Statesand for
the abovo purposes to stabjjiie Jthe
price and encourage the production
of silver." ' ,i '
Silver under this bill will'(be fixed
at $1 per ounce. "The bill would not
be reported favorably except ai a war
measure," said a member.
Suffragists Urge Senate
, To Act on Resolution
Indianapolis, April 21. A resolu
tion, Urging the United States senate
to adopt the woman suffrage amend
ment to the federal constitution was
adopted here today by the executive
council of the National Vomi
Suffrage association.
It is declared the headquarters will
be removed from Washington as soon
as the constitutional amendment is
through the senate. Chicago, St.
Louis and Indianapolis have been
spoken of most favorably for head
quarters by members of the council.
Von Kuehlmann, German
J Foreign Minister, Is III
London. Anril 21. Thi German
foreign secretary, Riv von Kuehl
mann, concerning whose probable re
tirement mere nave been several re
ports recently, is indisposed, accord
ing to Berlin advices forwarded in a
Reuter dispatch from - Amsterdam.
After visiting Great Headquarters
the secretary suffered from an in
flamed throat and a conference with
jtarty leaders which was to have
been held today was postponed. '
Nebraskans in Washington.
Washington. Aoril 21. fnfcial
Telegram.) Ex-Senator and Mrs. W.
V, Allen of Nebraska are in Wash
ington for a few days, the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Dell Mott. Senator
Allen is here to argue a case in the
supreme court. . ' .
UNCLE SAM
TO CLEAN UP
PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia, April 21. The
Philadelphia police force, so far
as the crusade against vice con
ditions hirre are concerned to
day was virtually taken over by
the federal government. This
announcement was made to
night by Mayor Thomas B.
Smith after it was made known
that Superintendent of Police
James Robinson had been
given a 30 days' vacation, and
that Captain, of Police William
B. Mills had been appointed
acting superintendent.
"The police bureau will be
turned over to the govern
ment," the mayor, said. "It has
been virtually commandeered
by the government and Cap
tain Mills will work in the
closest co-operation with Lieu
tenant Colonel Charles B.
Hatch of the United States
marine corps."
This development in the fed
eral government's crusade to
clean up Philadelphia in order
. to protect soldiers and sailors
, created a stir in political cir
' cles. Politics will have no in
fluence in the police depart
ment, Mayor Smith said, and
every request of the . govern
ment 'will be carried out.
or postmasters on some future date
to be determined by Attorney Gen
eral Gregory
German omen are forbidden to
enter barred zones about water front
and warehouses without special per
mit after da'c not yet determined byv
the attorney general
German women must leave the dis
trict of Columbia by next Monday
midnight, if ;hey are transients, or by
May 5, if they have lived in the dis
trict since the war was declared.
None may enter the district.
I'.y these restrictions the govern
ment hopes to rid the country of a
number of women who are suspected
of having promoted German propa
ganda even after their husbands or
other male relatives were interned.
Pershing's
Casualty List
Washington, April 21. The casual-
ty list today contained 26 names,
divided as follows:
Killed in action, 2. Died of wounds,
2. Died of disease, 3. Wdunded
severely, 2. Wounded slightly, 16.
Missing in action, 1.
The list was the smallest issued by
the department in many weeks. It
contained the names of four officers
as follows:
Lieutenant Bernard J. Gallagher,
missing in action.
Lieutenant Herbert S. Rickey,
died of wounds.
Lieutenants Leslie E. Greene and
William Eugene Helander, wounded.
The list follows:
Killed In Action: Cook Fabian Kulessa;
Private Henry W. Leach.
l'led of Wounds: Uf-utenant Herbert S.
nirkny, Private 1'nter P. McArdlt.
Died of Disease: Private! Martin Krue
IT, pneumonia, Edgar R. Murrell, pneu
monia, Max Zafrln cellulltla of neck.
Wounded Severely: Privates Theodora
M. I'awlak; Charlie B. Knutson.
Wounded Hllghtly: Lieutenants Leslie E.
Greene. William Eugene Helander, Corp-,
orala Valght M. Barnhardt, Edward Corllaa,
Frank A. Kdwarda, rrlvatta Jobn T. Calla
han, James Canavan. Leo E. Caron, Syl
veater Copotlolt, William F. Oarvey, Peter
Uavalla, John W. Oren, Charlea P. Klein,
John tf. Murphy, Harvey J. Roy, Fsrdinarrtl
Stangonl.
Miming In Action: Lieutenant Bernard
J. Gallagher.
Esthonia Raises Voice
Against German Intrigue
Washington, April 21. The pro
visional government of Esthonia has
published a protest against the recent
German intrigue in that country, ac
cording to an official dispatch from
France today, and has denounced
the diet of Livonia, Esthonia and
Riga which asked for a union with
Prussia.
-The protest concludes, the dispatch
said, with the assertion that the ma
jority of the Esthonian nation would
never submit to the decisions of the
diet of Riga which it repudiates as
worthless and illegal.
" Vigorous protests have been made
to Berlin by the Russian government
against the removal .of Russians
from populated districts in Russian
territory to others parts of the coun
try and against the demand that Rus
sian war materials at Helsingfors be
turned over to Germany.
This news reached the State de
partment today in intercepted radio
dispatches and was taken by of
ficials to indicate that the . Russian
opposition to German aggressions is
growing.
British Casualties Show
Jump Over Last Week's List
London, April 21. British casual
ties reported during the week ending
today, totalled 12,368; divided as fol
lows:
Killed or died of wounds: Officers.
S7S; men, 1,639.
Wounded or missinn: Officers.
2,173; men, 7,981.
The casualties reported for this
week are approximately half as large
again as those reported in the pre
ceding week. Although heavy fight
ing has now been in progress a month
the lists have not begun to approach
in size those of last year in the
months of active operation when the
Untish were on the offensive.
There is no means of determinine
how far the casualties now being re
ported represent losses in the fighting
since the German offensive was start
ed. In the several weeks preceding
last week, when 8,129 names were
listed, the totals had been running
no higher than between 3,000 and
4,000. '
Rush More Troops to Protect
Japanese at Vladivostok
London, April 21,-j-Owing to in
creased anti-Japanese demonstrations
at Vladivostok, where Japanesee and
British marines recently were landed,
it has been necessary to arrange for
reinforcements, telegraphs the cor
respondent at Tin Tsin of the Ex
change Telegraph company.
Army Order.
Washington. D. C April II. (Special
Telegram.) Th following offlcera are re
iievea irom attainment to ma iiitn en
gineer aid are assigned to the. (17th en
glneera; they will report at Camp Dodge
,lor duty witn tneir regiment;
Major Joseph A. Manlngton, engineer re
serve corpa; captain ueorg A. tielb, en
gineer reaerv corpa; Flrat Lieutenant Ben
jamin Hj Devot, engineer reaerve corpa: Ed
win M. Sincere, Second Lieutenant -Claud A.
Knuepfer.
Captain Hiram M. Read, medical reserve
corps, Is raleaved from duty at Fort Riley,
Ivan., and win proceed to tamp Dodge.
Captain rrea r. Agnew, medical reaerve
corps, la assigned to duty - to Fort Dei
Molnea
The following named offlcera of th medi
cal reaerv corpa will proceed to Fort Dca
' Molnea:
Captain George F. Dick. William Richard
son, I'lrst Lieutenant John Aull. Erlo K.
Hartholomew. Roy K. Breeden. Thomas L.
Cantrell. Thomas A. Carter. Michael M.
Cody. Leo M. Cxaja. Harry J. Dwyer,
Samuel C. Fleming, Robert It. Henderson,
Carl F. Lewis, John H. LuoaaK. Herman C.
Schumm, Second Lieutenant Robert H. Gil
llland. Luther C. Hall, Walter F. Haatedt,
Arthur L Kelley. Leigh I. Loomla, Roy W.
Lelbale. George L. McCoy, Lloyd C. Mohr,
Clarence M. Miller. Howard J. Rile. Jacob
Roeser, Jr., AVllllam J. Shea. Kdwln B.
flnydiT. William A. Stacey. Harold A. Tyson.
Georg W. Varnum. William C. Halbert.
llapor Nelson M. Percy, Captain H. Klein
Pell, Captain Nelson C. Morrow, First Lieu
tenant John P. Aahworlh, Flrat Lieutenant
Clarence J. Hicks. Jr.. Flrat Lieutenant Ben
net R. Parker, tFlrat Lieutenant Albert R.
Tormey, Flrat Lieutenant Alexander F.
Stewart, Flrat Lieutenant Georga H
Schroeder, Captain Roy 8. Watson. lrat
L,ii-utenani jay a. laiaweu.
The following named officers of the medl
cal resefya corpa ara relieved from duty
at Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, OkL. and will
proceed to Camp Dodge:
First Lieutenant Leslie B. Crumrln. Clark
B. Dv(n, Benjamin Frankson, Grorer C.
Johnson, Edward K. Lawrence, John K.
Bllvtr. Colon C Vardon, Ci C. Wllllngford
GERMANS CLAIM
CAPTURE OF 1 83
SAMMIESAT TOUL
"Loss of Americans Is Extra
ordinarily High' Declares
Official Statement; Detail
Advance Into U. S. Line.
(By Associated Presa.)
Berlin, via London, April 21. The
capture of 183 ,American prisoners
and 25 machine guns by the Germans
is 'claimed in the official report from
headquarters today. The German
storm troops, it also is declared, ad
vanced to a depth of two kilometers,
about a mile and a quarter, into the
American lines at Seicheprey. The
Americans, the statement adds, sus
tained heavy losses.
The text of the statement reads:
"On the battle fronts reciprocal
reconnaissances led to violent infan
try engagements. Near La Bassee,
Lens and Albert, there was a lively
firing duel; also between the Avre
and the Oise.
"Between the Oise and the Moselle,
lower Saxon battalions attacked the
Americans in their positions near
Seichprey. They stormed the place
and pressed forward as far as two
kilometers into the enemy lines.
Minor enemy counter attacks were
repulsed, and strong attempts to at
tack were held down and frustated.
25 Machine Guns Taken.
"In the night our storming troops,
after the destruction of enemy works,
returned to their lines of departure.
The losses of the Americans were
extraordinary high. One hundred
eighty-three Americans, including
five officers, were taken prisoners
and 25 machine guns were captured.
"North of Morvilje, east of Pont-A-Mousson
(Toul sector) we took
prisoners as a result of a forefield
engagement with the French.
"Eastern theater: Ukrainian front:
After overcoming the enemy resis
tance near Piersekop, (Perekop) and
Kart Kabak, our troops opened up
the way to the Crimea.
"Macedonian front: There was
lively enemy activities west of Doiran
and in the Struma plain."
Paris, April 21. Fighting between
Franco-American troops and German
forces in the vicinity of Seichepprey,
northwest of Toul, where the Ger
mans yesterday launched a strong at
tack against the French and Ameri
can position, continued throughout
the night. .The war office statement
issued this afternoon says the French
recovered nearly all the ground over
run by the Germans.
American troops fighting in this
sector, the announcement adds, re
pulsed the Teuton assaults on their
lines. :
The ;tatcment also says:
"Artillery activities continued on
the left bank of the Avrc river and
also between Montdidier and Noyon.
"A German raid north of Rheitns
was repulsed. ,
"Several raids were made by
French troops on the German posi
tions west of the Renners forest.
Military Police Aid in
Raid in Webster Street
A detail of police, assisted by mili
tary police from Fort Omaha, raided
the Martin apartments at Eighteenth
and Webster streets last night and
arrested eight women for investiga
tion. Police and soldiers are making
a determined crusade against prosti
tution within the five-mile limit of
Omaha forts, as provided in recent
government regulations. Several hun
dred people were attracted to the raid
when soldiers surrounded the build
ing.
U. S. Troops in France
To Have War Gardens
Paris, April 21. The men of the
American expeditionary forces soon
will begin gardening on a grand
scale. Plots of ground near all the
points where they are stationed will
be given by the French authorities
to be planted to potatoes and other
vegetables. A large plot of ground
in the park of Versailles will be
broken up by some of General Persh
ing s men who are stationed there.
Hearst Stops Publishing
Newspaper in German
New York. April 21. The New
Yorker Deutsches Journal, owned by
William Randolph Hearst, announced
tonight that after tomorrow's issue
it would "suspend publication as a
daily and Sunday newspaper printed
in the German language.
Law Loses When Grape
Does Its Own Cheating
The novel plea that the process
of fermentation could not be
stopped by law, and that a man
had the right ,to convey liquor
through the streets of the city, in
moving from one place to another,
was advanced by attorney for Tony
Vaceko, Thirteenth and Pacific
streets, in police court.
Sergeant Allen of the morals
squad testified that Vaceko was
carrying a sack containing two
jugs of liquor that looked like an
intoxicant. Samples were sent to
Lincoln for analysis and the test
proved the liquor was home made
wine.
Vaceko testified that he pur
'chased grapes last fall and crushed
them and that the juice and pumice
naturally fermented and he had no
technical knowledge of how to stop
the process. When he moved to
the home of his aunt he also took
the liquor. He said he carried it
openly and made no effort to evade
the police.
He was discharged.
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SPRING SONG
Reverie of a Politician
Who Like Outdoo Life.
FOR ARBOR DAY
(By LAND COMMISSIONER
O. I SHUMWAY.)
A robin ia building a nest low
among the branches of an elm north
of Lincoln monument.
It's bill is filled with mud from a
nearby hydrant which previously had
been opened to supply water for
squirrels and birds.
Carefully Mrs. Welcome Robin pads
the fresh earth in the interior of her
summer home. Soon there will be
pretty blue eggs, then red mouthed
fledglings, then spotted breasted
youngsters clumsily falling in their
first awkward attempts at flight, or
learning how to listea for the worms
or beetles in the sod.
The little house of mud and sticks
is home, where all 4he joys and vicis
situdes from hope through childhood
to maturity will pass swiftly in one
season.
, RECALLS YEARS GONE BY.
Fifty forty thirty years ago there
were other homes of sticks ahd mud
log houses, chinked and pointed, or
of sod alone and they were built by
you and I. The fires burned brightly
then, though fed with cedar, pine or
cottonwood, or fuel of the prairies.
Now they are Shattered shrines .like
robin nests of years agoner' '
And trees were planted then that
changed Nebraska from the tiesert.
The cheerful cottonwood that told us
from afar where we could find refresh
ing water, stands stately over all, and
around it are bower and grove and
modern home.
One Arbor day. just 30 years ago,
I planted over 2,000 trees; ash, cotton
wood, box cider and honey locust, and
in that grove the children play.
Plants .Tree Today.
This Arbor day I plant a single
tree a honey maple on the capitol
grounds. Tomorrow I may not be
here, but other years will come, and
other folk will love and laugh and
play, and others plant their trees, and
other robins build their nests.
Near the southwest corner of the
capitol is a bed of peonies, somewhat
neglected, full of sprouts, but rare in
promise of magnificent bloom.
A glorious elm is at the Capitol
south door, 90 feet from tip to tip of
spreading limbs, and balancing pre
cariously on a high and tender branch,
a sqtiirrl is eating buds.
Somewhere invisible because of
blue spring skies, winsome blue bird
whistles her elusive call once twice
and then no more; although we
listen long.
Many Trees In Bud.
Iris and tulips decorate the sunny
corners of the south facade, and in
the shady places pansies will soon
bloom.
Old apple trees, marred of their
symmetry by rude companions, are
full of bud. Symbols of men in pub
lic places whose fruitful purposes are
warped by their environment; they
seasonably stir with life and hope to
meet that ultimate destiny of full
fruition.
Over the green is a flash of red. I
call, the chatterer comes scampering.
He scolds because I make him climb
into my hat for nut meat. He starts
away, then comes back to show his
friendliness,, and presses his' cold
nose against my hand. I warn him to
leave the robin eggs alone, but I am
not sure that he will heed my warn
ing. World Springs to Life.
The trees are springing into life.
A mountain ash has full promises of
seed, the catalpa and oak are still
dormant, but the elms show all de
grees of forwardness or backward
ness, according to variety.
Botanical attractions have little
lure for capitol janitors. Lion-teeth,
in yellow bloom, flaunts in glory,
mingling with and decorating the
fauna carpet of the living world.
Here and there are arcs and curves,
and circles and stars of tulip beds,
or such they were one day. True to
type, they struggle up against adversi
ty. Examples they reflect for us
in purity, the white of the silvery
moon, the yellow of the golden sun
rise, the blue of the azure sky, the
purple of the night, and the crimson
of the blood of Christ.
Home Guards Can Obtain
Ordnance Through Governor
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, April 21. (Special
Telegram.) Representative Kinkaid,
who has been receiving letters from
certain localities in the Sixth district
complaining of the inability of home
guards to get rifles, has taken up
this matter with CaptainCoulter of
the ordnance department, who as
sured Judge Kinkaid that if commit-r
tees desiring equipment would make
application to Governor Neville and
he would give sanction to such appli
cation, Sprinfields would be sent at
once and that Krags would be ready
in a short time. This may be of in-,
terest to communities in which home
guards have been organized outside
the Sixth district.
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Heights for Which
Armies Battle Are
Merely Sand Dunes
The various hills on the Belgium-France
frontiers between,
Hazebrouck and Ypres referred
to in the war dispatches are
nothing more than sand dunes,
probably blown up by strong
winds off the channel, centuries
ago.
The Messines ridge is 243
feet high; Mount Hemmel 513
feet; Mt. Rouge 459 feet, and
Mt. Des Cats 518 feet. There
are several minor hills, one
150 feet high, another 19? feet.
North of Robec is the noted
Nieppe forest, once the pride ol
northwestern France.
The country north of Hazebrouck-
has several hills vary
ing fipm 50 to 150 feet in
lieipht.
The Ploegsteert woods, taken
and retaken several times and
now in the hands of the Ger
lans, has avenues which the
British have named after Lon
don thoroughfares such as the
Strand and Cornhill, and the
junctures of avenues bear the
names of "circuses," Picadilly
and others.
JAPAN WILL TUEN
OVER 60 VESSELS
TO UNITED STATES
Tokio, Monday, , April 21. Nego
tiations which have been in progress
for some time between Rolland S.
Morris, the American ambassador to
Japan and the Japanese government
and ship builders have been com
pleted. Sixty steamers aggregating
514,000 tons dead weight, will be
turned over to the'United Stataes for
use in the war.
Deliveries will begin in April of
this year and will continue until June,
1919. The ships have been placed in
three categories, as follows:
First Twenty-four ships, 150,000
tons will be chartered .through the
government to the United States
shipping board for six months.
Second Fifteen ships aggregating
130,000 tons, new or partly built for
which the United States will release
one ton of steel for one ton of ship
ping. Third Twenty-seven ships, of 234,
000 tons, to be built in Japan between
January and June of next year. The
United States is to buy the ships,
paying $175 a ton, and releasing one
ton for two tons of shipping.
Gillespie Awaits Boat -To
Take Him to France
E. E. Gillespie of Boise, Ida., alum
nus of the University of Nebraska of
the class of 1890, is in Omaha at the
Y. M. C. A. awaiting his chance for
a boat to take him into fields of war
work in France.
Mr. Gillespie has been educational
director at Camp Funston and Fort
Riley in "Y" work, engaged in teach
ing officers and men French. Though
he didn't know it before, the emerg
ency of the occasion transformed him
into a vocalist of army songs of no
mean order. He says Song Leader
Guthrie of the Fosdick commission
when he visited Funston stood him
and a number of other workers up in
a corner and commanded them to
sing and they simply had to sing.
Mr Gillespie was born in Omaha on
the site of the present City National
Bank. He is a son of the late John
Gillespie, first auditor of the state of
Nebraska.
Frisco Attorney Receives
Decoration From Japan
San Francisco, April 21. Gavin
McNab, local attorney who was
named by President Wilson to re
ceive the Japanese mission last sum
mer headed by Viscount K. Ishii, now
ambassador to the United States has
been decorated by the Japanese
emperor with the third order of the
Sacred Treasure.
The decoration was presented to
Mr. McNab by the Japanese counsel
general.
House Passes Naval Bill.
Washington, Apfil 21. The naval
appropriation bill, carrying approxi
mately $1,332,000,000 immediately
available to meet the navy's war re
quirements, was passed unanimously
by the house late today without a
record vote.
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Minneapolis
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For Itching Torture
n ,riBto that a1dnm fails
to stop itching torture and relieve skin
irniauon anu mat iuuv w -'
dear and healthy.
Any druggist pan ripply you with
xemo, which generally overcomes all
skin diseases. Acne, eczema, itch, pim
ples, rashes, blackheads, in most cases
give way to emo. Frequently, minor
blemishes disappear overnight Itching
usually stops instantly. Zemo is a safe,
antiseptic liquid, dean, easy to use anc
dependable. It costs only 35c; an extri
large bottle, $1.00. It will not stain, i;
nr etirtrv and is Dosibvel:
I tafe for tender, sensitive skins.
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Why Lose
The Came is
Dandruff and
Itchioi;
17 11 TheRemedV
iournair cuueura
An aVafftsta : Soap 8, Ointment M, Taleam S.
sample asea free ol "uaaeaia.
OMAHA MAN WAS
HARDLY ABLE TO
RAISE HIS ARM
Rheumatism Begins to Disap
pear When He Takes Tan
lac; Has Gained Ten
Pounds.
"I have already gained 10 pounds
and have just finished my second bot
tle of Tanlac," was the remarkable
statement made by N. H. Church, ol
1117 Davenport St., while in the Sher-'
man & McConnell drug store, 16th and
Dodge streets, recently. Mr. Church
has been a carpenter in Omaha for
the past 30 years and is well known '
"I suffered so much," he continued,
"from rheumatism, stomach and liver
troubles dur.'ng the past year that I
dropped down in weight from 165
After eating I would bloat up with
gas until 1 was in misery and had
severe pains around my stomach and
heart, which .were especially! bad at
night. My liver was all out of whack,
I felt sluggish and tired-out ah the
time and had no ambition or energy.
My stomach was in a dreadful fix, I
could hardly digest anything and I
have been annoyed for a long time
with frequent dizzy spells and head
aches. My knee joints were so
stiffened up and painful with rheu
matism that it was difficult for me to
get about. Also had severe rheu
matic pains in my left arm and side,
and this arm hurt me so I could hard
ly raise it up at all.
"1 hadn't finished more .han half
of my first bottle of Tanalac until
the gas began to leave my stomach
and I felt a considerable improve
ment in every way. I could eat bet
ter, sleep better and get up in the
mornings with a better appetite and
more energy. The hurting soon all .
disappeared from about my stomach, f
and the rheumatism has gradually
gotten better until now I hardly
notice it any more. My knee joints
have limbered up until I can get
around easily, and I can raise my
arm without any trouble whatever.
Tanlac certainly is grand medicine.
It has done me a world of good and
I gladly recommend it to all who are
suffering from troubles like I had"
A tired, overworked stomach and
kidneys can cause innumerable ail
ments, among them being dyspepsia,
nervous break-downs, blood troubles
and even rheumatism. People so af
fected, and there are thousands of
them, are 1-ggy and nervous and feel
tired. They are worn-out after a
little exertion, are moody and de
pressed. They also are apt to suffer
from sleeplessness and, as a general
rule, lose rapidly in weight. These
are symptoms of overworkea vital
organs, which need cleansing and
toning up. Tanlac, the powerful re
constructive tonic does this very
thing.
Tanlac is sold in Omaha bv Sher
man & McConnell Drug Company,
corner 16th and Dodge streets; Owl
Drug Co., 16th and Harnev streets:
Harvard Fharmacy, 24th and Farnam
streets; Northeast corner 19th and
Farnam streets, and West End Phar
macy, 4th and Dodge streets, under '
the personal direction of a special
Tanlac representative. Adv. , .
Simple Way To
End Dandruff
There is one sure way that has
never failed to remove dandruff at
once, and that is to dissolve it, then
you destroy' it entirely. To do this,
just get about four .ounces of plain,
common liquid arvon from any drug
store (this is all you will need), apply
it at night when retiring; use enough
to moisten the scalp and rub it in
gently with the finger tips.
By morning, most if not all, of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or
four more applications will com
pletely dissolve and entirely destrov
every single sign and trace of it. no
matter how much dandruff you may
have.
You will find all itching and dig
ging of the scalp will stop instantly,
and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous,
glossy, silky and soft, and look and
feel a hundred times better. Adv.
WHY WOMEN
DREAD OLD AGE
Don't worry about old age. Don't worry
about being In other peoples way when
you are getting- on in yaarg. Keep your
body in good condition and you can be as
hale and hearty In your old days as you
were when a kid, and every one will be
glad to see you.
The kidneys and bladder are the causes
ot senile afflictions. Keep them clean and
In proper working condition. Drive the
poisonous wastes from the system and
avoid uric acid accumulations. Talie
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules
periodically and you will find that the
system will alwaya be in perfect working
order. Tour spirits will be enlivened, your
muscles made strong and your face hav
once more the look of youth and health.
There la only one guaranteed brand ol
Haarlem Oil Capsules, OOLD MEDAT
There are many fakes on the market. E
sure you get the Original GOLD MEDAL
Imported Haarlem Oil Capsules. They ara
the only reliable. For sale by all first
clasa druft?lts.
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Use Soothing Musterole
When those sharp pains go shootlnn
through your head, when your skull
seems as if it would split; just rub a
little Musterole on your temples and
neck. It draws out the inflammation,
soothes away the pain, usually giving
quick relief.
Musterole is a clean, white ointment,
made with oil of mustard. Better than i
mustard plaster and does not blister.
I Marry doctors and nurses frankly rev
emmend Musterole for sore throat, bron-
emus, tiuup, suu necK, asinma, neural
gia, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism,
lumbago, pains and aches of the back ot
oints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises,
chilblains, frosted feet colds of , te
chest (It often prevents pneumonia), "u
is always dependable.
30c and 60c jars; hospital size 2.50.
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