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OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 1918.
GRAND ISLAND BOY SEES
20,000 GERMANS MOWED
DOWN ON BATTLE FRONT
Nebraska Soldier With U. S. Army in France Write
" Gripping Description of Death Harvest on Somme in
Letter to His Father; Enemy Gained
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More shells shriek across the bedlam of battle on the west
ern front in France in a single da than were fired by both arm
ies during the civil -war in America, according to a letter just
received from a Nebraska soldier, "somewhere over there."
"This a war of artillery a battle to kill, kill, kill," is the
gripping description Harold A. Prince, a young lawyer of
Grand Island, penned to his father, W. A. Prince, under date of
April 4.
BEGGARS DESCRIPTION. 0 : '
With his own eyes, young Prince
ftitZtftlZt. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
One-Minute
v Store Talk
A good friend of ours, a -clothing
merchant from a
neighboring city, said:
"You't achieved widgp
business prominence in
less than six years at
this Greater new store
than is accomplished by
many stores in sixty "
years. Whoays 'Value,
giving doesn't pay? "
We agree with our friend
value-giving is appreciated
and we're organized to fin
ish what we've started.
JOHN A. SWANSON, Pres.
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!WM. L. HOLZMAN, Treas.
,has seen 40,000 German troops pour
across a 1,000-yard front, massed in
waves, falling as chaff before theVwith
ering fire of English machine guns
until 20,000 enemy fighters lay dead
and dying unon the field.
-I But kill as they might, slay as fast
as the. "put-put-put-put" of British
bullets' could mow them down, the
enemy kept coming until the losses
beggar description, according to
v ruin or Prinr
Prince's chirography is noticeably
nervous, the result of battle wean
ness. He already has'won the "Chev
ron of Honor" and been promoted to
the post of judge advocate.
Parts of the letter from son to fath
er, are given below. 4,
YOUNG PRINCE'S LETTER.
"These are days that try men's
souls over here. On the Somme and
-on the plains of Picardy is being
fought "that battle that will tell the
y history of the world for centuries to
- come; that will , tell whether peace,
freedom, justice and respect for law
shall rule, or war, oppression, utter
disregard for everything but might,
the wholesale ravishment of women,
the murdefof children, the destruc
tion of churches and acts of utter
barbarism shall sway the world.
"Vimy Ridge" must afford the an
swer. That ridge captured by the
test blood of England is now held
against the onslaughts of the Hun.
The gains on the Somme are but
paltry. xThe ground was utterly de
, Tastated- beforexbut as long as the
British hold Vimy Ridge and the
French the Qfflnin Dames," the Hun
is in a pocket.
The half million lives spent by the
.- ; junkers will be in vain. The flower of
Germany has perished that, the junker
may live.
PRESBYTERIANS
PLAN UNION OF
CHURCHES IN U.S.
Measure Proposes to ConsolM
date All Evangelical Denomi
nations Under One Name,
"Church of America."
"Losses Are Horrible.
"To giVe you an idea of the im
mensity of the struggle: On a 1,000
yard front 40,000 Germans came pour
ing through. Kill, kill as the English
might, the flow kept on440 to 1 or less
- on this sector were the odds and the
losses were horrible. At another point
the British held a quarry.
"I saw it myself in October. It was
impregnable to assault, and was a
nest of machine guns. The orders
were to hold, it to the last man; to the
last man they held it. Observers from
the hill behind say the Germans came
on and on.'The machine guns mowed
them down.
"Agan and again they came until
b.y sheer numbers they worked a few
close enough to begin bombing.
Others came up, but the machine guns
kept firing to the end. Not a single
unwounded Tommy surrendered and
in front of the position lay 20,000 dead
and dying Germans. And by this less
than 1,000 Britishers (Scots they
were), j
A War of Artillery.
"This is a war of artillery. I can
hardly give you an idea of it. More
shells are fired in
this western front than were fired by
both northern and southern armies
during the four years of the Civil war.
In one day one side fired ovr 14,000
shells ona single mile of front. A
little more of our experiences.
"The nights are generally quiet.
Theft comes a crash of the big guns,
but more ominous by far than-that
out of the quiet night, comes the sin
ister 'put-put-put-put' of the machine
guns. Then all is quiet again. Up
goes a brilliant flame, again the 'put-put-put-put
--of the machine un, then
quiet again. Such is the night. .Then
daylight comes. Airplanes fiy far over
head, an occasional shell or two, so
it is day after day, night after night.
, "Then something happens, away go
. all the-, guns in the world it sfcfins.
Pandemonium reigns. A raid I per
haps. Retalliation, what not, then
quiet again, so it may be for days and
' weeks, no permanent change of im
' portant lines, then a push, a slaughter,
a battle, a counter charge, until fin
ally equilibrium is again established,
quiet and peace again. Such is war
. "So stupendous are the field forti
fications, so large the- number of men
necessary to take and hold a piece
of ground that the gain is not worth
the cost unless there is some ulterior
.object in view, or the destruction of
an army is planned. At this date the
German drive on the-omme is a fail
ure in both respects.
l "The Germans are now in a worse
position for' they are in a salient
rlanked by immensely strong positions,
... '.in less they can capture Vimy ridge
nd CheminNOames and split the Brit
. ish and French armies. They Have
destroyed neither, they have sacrificed
0 their best troops, they have destroyed
tnly themselves and Amrica is corn
el" . :.
One of Three New Comfort'
". v , Stations W South Side
Hie city council formally decided
to locate one of three public comfort
, stations at Twenty-fourth and N
streets, South Side. W: W. Yager
and J. B. Watkins, president and sec-
,. retary respectively, of the South
Omaha Business Men's association,
obtained a resolution of thanks to
the cityofficials. The comfort station
will be built when the government
approves the project, . t
A measure designed " to unify all
evangelical churches of the United
States and to drop denominational
names and consolidate under the
name of the "Church of America,"
will be intvduced at the annual gen
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
church which convenes at Columbus,
May 16.
Dr. A. B. Marshall, president of
the Omaha Theological Seminary,
and Rev. B. A. Sye of Tekamah will
represent the Nebraska presbytery at
the conference.
Another measure proposing the
union of the northern and southern
branches of the church will, be intro-
Details of Church Plan.
In the measure it is proposed that
the general assembly shall name a I
time and place for the interdenomina
tional council composed of lay and
clerical delegates which shall work
out the basis of a unification.
It is proposed " that each' church
shall adopt its own form of worship
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" SHOP EARLYSTORE CLOSES Ar 6:30 P. M. SATURDAY SHOP EARLY -
Commanding the Confidence
of Thousands of Men
.... .
pUJBLIC confidence has inspired this organization to assemble m
1 Omaha a clothing stockv unequaled in the West, or in any other city
in the country of thrice the size of Omaha. v Investigate. Compare.
From every standpoint of your satisfaction, Greater
JNebraska is equipped to serve you this Spring of
1918 better than ever in all its history here's
yjur logical store we ve the merchandise
the assortments the styles the fabrics-r
we've the prestige in the markets of the
world and the training .to pick and
choose the best of the best clothes
made in America. ' ,
Saturday We Feature ,
One of Many New
Fashion Park
Spring Suits,
'The Menton"
of members aitd ehtSose its minister
by the -same .method. In localities
where there are niore churches than
can well be supported, combinations
shall be made by amicable adjust
ments, or by committees appointed
to act as final arbiters in the matter.
' Local churcties of a state are "to
be grouped in convenient district or
ganizations made up of representa
tives annually, elected by the churches,
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one minisrer ana one layman irom
each 500 communicants,
Mass Meeting to Give
School Debaters Sendoff
Friday a mass meeting was held at
the Omaha high school to give a
send-off to rhe boys who will rep
resent Central high in the debating
and athletic contests in Lincoln to
day. O. T. Eastman, president of
the Amherst College Alumni, pre
sented the Amherst cup to Sol Ros
enblatt. The cup was won' by de
feating Lincoln High for three con
secutive years in debating. Sol Ros-
pnKlatf . will rnriCAnf OmoVia st
a single day on-state tournament. The following will
receive gold O watch fobs for de-
Ralph Kharas, Barton Kuhns,
Ralph Cohn, Harold Boggs, Harold
De Lano. Louise Freiberg and Sol
Rosenblatt, who received medals last
year, will receive "Os."
Opportunity
FOR
MEN
Comes But Once in a
Lifetime
Here's yours to get -6hoes
and, oxfords at less than cost
price. We are closing out our
men's stock to make room for
fqr a larger 'trade In women's
and misses footwear.
$8.00 and $9.00 Shoes and
Oxfords for
And Low as $2.10
.Sale Now Going on.
Come Saturday.
" Take Elevator.
Modern Shoe
Company
"The House of Economy."
2nd Floor Paxton Bldg.,
16th and Farnam.
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A substantial and effectively treated
business suit which has been tail'
ored from business-like fabrics
CUSTOM SERVICE
WITHOUT THE ANNOY- '
ANCE OF A TRY ON
Thousand Upon Thousands ,
of Other Sniart ,
SPRING SUITS
A national exhibit of the finest clothes styles from
foremost wholesale tailors '
$20, $25, $30, $35.. $45
Muv.i imc uiotcjjoia aa we uiier are moHt uncommon louay. LOUOie
service worsteds, super quality cassimeres, sturdy cheviots,
serges, homespuns vast range of attractive new colors. Unlimited
variety of models military ideas semi-conservative or conserva
tive styles. Extraordinary range of sizes for all men.
Nebraska Special Spring Suits for Men
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From coast to coast "Nebraska 15's" are famous for
maximum value. Today, in the face of Rising woolen
prices, we maintain our supremacy in value-giving
in men's and young men's suits; save $5 to $10 here
$
Spring suits in full, half or quarter lined styles. In
worsteds, cheviots, cassimeres, homespuns, serges,
in all sizes from young men's up to 50 stout. Special
models, vast range of colors, supreme values, at $15.
Man'i and Vounf Mtn'i Clothlnf Enlir Second Floor Main Bulldlnf and Annex.
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"Snap" in Spring Hats
For Men and Young Men f
EASY to get what you want in our Greater Hat
section. The "snap" that live wires demand or
the "stand-by" staples many prefer all are here.
yiuo c&iicibmv sei vice. '
John B. Stetson Headquarters
$4.50 to $12.00
Stunning styles in Crofut
Knapp and Borsalinos.
Superb Silk Shirts
Exceptional Showing
C EE the heavy satin stripe.' Broadcloth silk shirts, the
cheery crepe de chine, smart pussy willows and tub
silk shirts from highest grade makers-
$4.00 to $9,00
Wonderfullv attractive spring
shirts in Madras, Russian cords,
Oxfords, from Bates btreet,
Yorke and Manhattan
$1.50 to $3.50
Nebraska Special Negli- l1
gees, best values at. r
Glorious Neckwear Exhibit
Silks that run the gamaut of the weavers' art,
colors and patterns without limit
50c, $1.00 ,. $2.50
Cool Union Suits
You'll need 'em soon enoueh to eret a full supply to
day while selections are at their best. Superior, Vassar, I
knitted or athletic -
$1.00 to $3.50
. , Traveling Goods-Big Value Headquarters
Note Tiis Fact Not only unequalled values in traveling goods, but a great big luggage department a store in itself.
Our Feature Hat
$3.50
Nebraska
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v. oupenor
Unusual quality, styles of character and
distinction.
Nebraska $o ff
De Lux . DOUU
.Spring Caps.
$1.00 to $3.00 i
The breath of springtime in the s
peppery new colors and patterns.
Solid Suit Cases, $1.50 to $25.00.
Everwear Wardrobes,$35 to 50.
HURLEY AfrD ARNOLD GLOVE
GRIP SHOES AND OXFORDS
FOR MEN.
Indestructo Wardrobes, $50 to $75
Army Locker Trunks, $13.50 to $22.00.
Army Hats, $3 to $6.50
O. D. Caps, at $2.50
Officers' Caps, at $4.50
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Quality Traveling: Bass, $L95 to $30.00.
Standard and Steamer Trunks, at $6.50 to $25.00
FORBUSH AND BATES SPECIAL
SHOES AND OXFORDS,
FOR MEN.
CORRECT APPAREL FOR MEN AND WOMEN ,
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