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THE BEE: OMJHA. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1913. 7 FOE USES GRASS ON HELMfTS TO - nrrnuc cdcmpu t UkULIIL I I1LI1UII Heroic Gauls Hold Village After Repeated Ruse Attacks by Huns; Capture Men and , Machine Guns. (By Associated Frm.) With the French Aray in France, June 13. The defense of Courcelles, on the left wing of the battle front, by the French against attacks re peated day and night from June 9 to Tune 11. makes a wonderful storv of heroism. The vill4ge, which is most impor tant 'Owing to its (Commanding posi tion,, was for 48 hours almost sur rounded by the enemy, but the French held on and .when a favorable op portunity came sortied and counter attacked, repulsing the Germans from the Vicinity. Every 4iuse Attempted. " The Germans tried every possible ruse as well as force to take the village. ' 'The Mowing crops of the fertile lands in the vicinity were a source of considerable trouble to the defenders is the Germans could creep through them until they reached the edge of the village. xThe enemy covered their hemlets with clumps of grass and weeds and crawled slowly forward. They could not, however, shake the de termination of the French to retain possession of the village. The spirit of the offensive was so high among the allied troops that they continued their advance on the left yesterday, despite the fatigue they had undergone since the beginning of the week. Another batch of several hundred . German prisoners was brought in, together witjh numerous machine guns. ' J MOTHER OF SEVEN , .CHILDREN GIVEN , . JAIL SENTENCE Mrs. Fannie Lewis, 2312 Douglas street, mother of seven children, ar raigned in police court several weeks ago on a charge of aiding and abet tins: in the delinquency of a 16-year- old girl, Mary Prawitz, pleaded guilty to tht charge Thursday morning in district court, where she had appealed the case, and was sentenced to three months in jail by Judge Redick. Mrs. '''Lewis, together with the mother of Mary Prawitz, were ar rested six weeks aso on charges pre ferred by the military police of Fort Omaha, who alleged that the two women allowed undue familiarity to exist between soldiers and their dauehters in their homes. Mrs. Praw its also appealed from the police court decision. Mary Prawitz and two daughters of Mrs. Lewis are now confined in the city ward of St. Joseph's hospital, where thev were ordered by city phy sicians. following examinations for disease. j " . v f Coleridge, Neb., Farmer Will Be Interned During War Lubbe Juergens, farmer of Cole ridge, Neb., confined for the last month in the Douglas county jail as an alien enemy, has been ordered in terned for the rest of the war under the orovisions of the alien enemy act, Juergens will be taken to Chicago by United Mates Marshal rlynn, where he will be put on board the alien en emy specfal train, which leaves Chi cago Monday morning for Fort Ogle thorpe, Ga. Marshal Flynn will receive custody in Omaha of some alien enemies from South Dakota bound for Chicago. He will relay them to Ottumwa, la., where they will be taken in charge by another official, who will add his contribution to the party and take them all to Chicago. Former City Prosecutor ( v Enlists as Army Private Former Special Prosecutor T. J. McGuire has enlisted in the United States army and will leave for Fort Logan, Colo., the first of the coming week. Mr. McGuire was tendered. an as signment in the recruiting service of the army with a commission as first lieutenant, but he declined the offer to go into the army as a private, hop ing in this way to get to the front. Kerensky on Way to France, Russian Official Declares ; A Pacific Port, June 13. A Kono valoff, former Russian minister of commerce, who has arrived here on his way to Washington, London and Paris, said hat, as far as he knew, former Premier Alexander Kerensky it on his way to Franc. 'The last I heard of. Kerensky was through an indirect source," he said. 'At that time he was in Norway and was trying to reach France." Twenty Laborers at Water Plant Demand Higher Pay Twenty laborers at the Omaha water plant in Florence made a de mand Wednesday for an advance from 35 cents to 40 cents an hour, saying . if it was not granted by Thursday noon they v uld go out on strike and not return at less than 50 cents an hour. The demand of the men was met Thursday morning with in advances of their wages to 40 cents 9t ll11f" ' i "Overheated Thief" Makes , Way With Seven Electric Fans Police are looking for the man who stile seven electric fans from a print ing company at 809-11 South Thir teenth street Wednesday night The "over-heated" thief entered the place by raising a basement window. ... -r ,. Thirty-Six Balloon School ; Cadets Leave for Texas ' Thirty-six cadets from the Fort Omaha balloon school left Omaha this week for San Antonio, Tex., where they will continue their studies at the big balloon school -near there, - - i ( ,1 I uafrfrti Laudet? in tfte'Wat? Zone cworci zrz trance jrztj rersojrse u experiences on tAc Western tFigAttng zFront- CHAPTER XVIII. Tribute to the 'Highlander. ' To my eyes there is no spectacle that begins to be so imposing as Cthe sight of a parade of Scottish troops in full uniform. Arid it is the unani mous testimony of German prisoners that this war has brought them no more terrifying sight than the charge of a kilted regiment The Highland ers come leaping forward, their bayo nets gleaming, shouting old battle cries that rang through the ' glens years and centuries agq, and that have come down to.the descendants of the warriors of an ancient time. The Highlanders love to use cold steel; the claymore was their old weapon, and the bayonet is its nearest equiva lent in modern war. They are master hands with that,' too and the bayonet is the one thing the Hun has no stomach for at all, Fritz is brave enough when; he is under such cover and shelter as the trendies give. And he has shown sort of stubborn courage when attack ing in massed formations-the Ger mans have made terrible sacrifices, at times, in their offensive efforts.JBut his blood turns to water in his veins when he sees the big braw laddies from the Hielands come swooping toward him, their kilts flapping and their bayonets shining in( whatever light there Is. Then he is mighty quick to throw up his hands and shout: "Kameradl KameradP I might go on alj night telling you some of the stories I heard along the front about the Scottish soldiers. They illustrate and ' explain every phase of his character. They exploit his humor, despite that base slander to which I have already referred, his courage, his stoicism. And, of course, a vast fund of stories has sprung up that deals with the proverbial thrift of the Scot! here was one ale that will bear repeating, perhaps. , Two Highlanders had captured a chicken a live chicken, not particu larly fat, it may Jbe, . even a bit scrawny, but still, a live chicken; That was a prize, since tft,e bird seemed tonave;no owner who might get them into trouble with the mili tary police. One was for killing and, eating the fowl at once. But the other would have none of such a sum mary plan. "No, no, Jimmy," he said, pleading ly, holding the chicken protectingly. "Let's keep her until morning, and may be we will ha' an egg as welll" The other British soldUrs call the Scots Jock, invariably. Tie English- i COFYRICtMT I9I8 man,' or a soldier from Wales or Ire land, as a rule, is called Tommy after the well-known M. Thomas At kins, Sometimes, an Irishman will be Paddy and a Welshman Taffy. But the Scot is always Jock. Jock gave us a grand welcome at Aubigny. We were all pretty tired, but when they told me I could have an audience of 7,000 Scots soldiers I forgot my weariness, and Hogge, Adam and I, to say nothing of John son, and the wee piano, cleared for action, as you might say. The con Cert was given in the picturesque grounds of the chateau, which had bfen less harshly treated by the war than many such beautiful old places. It was a great experience to sing to so many men; it was far and away fhe largest house vi had had since we had landed at Boulogne. -After we left Aubigny, the chateau and that great audience, we drove on as quickly as we could, since it was now late, to the headquarters of Gen eral Mac , commanding the Fif teenth division to which, of course, the men whom we had just been en tertaining belonged. I was to meet the general upon my arrival. That was a strange ride. It was pitch dark, and we had some distance to go. There were mighty few lights in evidence; you do not advertise a road to Fritz's airplanes when you are traveling roads 'anywhere neat the front, for he has guns of long range, that can at times manage to strafe a road that is supposed to be beyond the zone of fire with a good deal of effect. I have seldom seen a blacker night than that. Objects along the side of the road were noth ing but 'shapeless lumps, and I did not see how our drivers could man age at all to find their way. They seemed to have no difficulty, however, but got aldng swimmingly. Ipdeed, they traveled faster than they had in "cTaylight. Perhaps that was because we were not meeting troops to hold us up along this road; I be lieve that, if we had, we should have stopped and given them a concert, even though Johnson could not have seen the keys oLhis piano! . It was just as well, however. I was delighted at the reception that had been given to the Reverend Harry Lauder, M.P., tour all through our first day in France. But I was also extremely tired, and the dinner and hbed that loomed up ahead of us at the end of our long ride through the dark, took on an aspect of enchant ment as we neared them. My voice, used as I was to doing a great deal of singing, was fagged, and Hogge and Dr. Adam were so hoarse that they could scarcely speak at all. Even Johnson was pretty well done up; he was still, theoretically, at least, on the sick list, of course. And I ha' no doot that the wee piano felt it was entitled to its rest, too! So we were all mighty glad when the cars stopped at last. t . "Well, here we are" said Captain Godfrey, who was the freshest of us all. "This is Tramecourt general headquarters for the Reverend Harry Lauder, M.P., Tour, while you are in France, gentlemen. They have special facilities for visitors here, and unless one of Friu's airplanes feels disposed to drop a bomb or two, you won't be under fire, at night, at least. Of course, in the daytime " He shrugged his shoulders. For our plans did not involve a search for safe places. Still, it was pleasant to know that we1 might sleep in fair com fort. General Mac was waiting to welcome us, and 'told us that dinner was ready and waiting, which we were all glad to hear. It had been a long, hard day, although the most interest ing one, by far, that I had ever spent. We made short work of dinner, and soon afterward they took us to our rooms. I don't know what Hogge and Dr. Adam did, hut I know I looked happily at the comfortable bed that was in my room. And I slepfeasily and without heing rocked to sleep that nichtl (Continued Tomorrow.) Commerce High Has New Plan for Vacation Period Four 12-week quarters instead of the two 19-week periods, with a long summer vacation, is the new arrange1 ment made by the High School of Commerce. The first of the 12-week quarters begins July 1, following a week's vacation. Between the other quarters there will be no vacation. This gives students an opportunity to finish a four-year course in three years. ; The great demand for men and wo men with commercial training due to war conditions is the immediate cause of this arrangement, though there are advantages aside from the fact that it will enable the high school to turn out more fully equipped gradu ates in a given length of time. Ab sences due to illness or other causes are more easily made up, as each quarter offers the same quantity arid quality of work. , , Veteran Omaha Railroad Man is Called by Death Cornelius Hogan, 75 years old, for 51 years a resident of Omaha, died Wednesday night at his home, 1722 South Eighth street. Mr., Hogan had been employed for 49 years in the lo cal freight office of the Union Pacific railroad. Funeral services will be held at 8:30 o'clock Saturday morning at Hefcy & Hefey's chapel, thence at 9 o'clock at St. Patricks church. In terment will be in St. Mary's ceme- tery. A son and a daughter, both living here, survive him. Rotarians to Hold Outing , At Seymour Lake Saturday Plans for next Saturday's Rotary outing at Seymour lake were dis cussed at the weekly meeting of the Rotary club Wednesday noon at the Hotel Fontenelle. John W. Welch presided. Seymour Lake Coutrtry club will be the scene of the Rotary club outing dinner and dance Saturday afternoon and evening. Golf contests, fat man's contests, lean man's- contests and ladies' contests will be among the fea--tures provided by the entertainment committee. Two hundred and fifty Rotarians. with their wives, sweet hearts and friends are expected. Prizes will be presented to every woman. A jazz band will furnish the music, Rotarians have decided to take 1 Liberty loan tank with, them to tlfe Kansas City convention - beginning June 23. Rotary night at the Ak-Sar-Ben den will be held some Monday nicht the latter part of Tulv. MiinitnitUil i' iii, ,i. n, mil iM.ti.n.ii "m.1 Ill"" IT i "'! 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Production of those types has abso lutely stopped because all the cars of their class planned, for this season have' already been built. The factory can supply no more until a new allot- ment can be brought through, which will be some time in the Fall. , Why Hudsons Are in Such Demand The answer is clear to all who know automobile qualities. ' ? Men are choosing cars today they know they can rely upon. Such attractions ; as formerly have accounted for the popularity of some cars ' no longer count for much, if the car has not also demonstrated its ability in performance and en durance. , Inquire as to the types of cars people are now buying. You Will find the active sale is of just two types those that are' very cheap as to price and from which no extraordinary serv ice is expected and those that are of highest quality. Men are disposing of their old cars that had shown limita tions of endurance vand performance in order to get Super Sixes. They know the importance during the times ahead of having a car upon which they can rely. They are' not talcing any chances with cars that may fail them just at the time when they need it most and when repairs and service will be hardest to get GUY L. SMITH Omaha, Neb. 7 "Service First" 2563-65-67 Farnam St j Douglas 1970. p n pfiii iMHiiiiiiii illlllli iiiiiMM D 1 1 1 Ml j! Eighteen months ago a group of men drilled for oil at oose Creek, , . Texas, being convinced by eminent geologists that oil existed there. ' They were rewarded for their efforts and judgment by bringing ' in a 10,000 barrel gusher. , , ' Immediately a wild scramble ensued and fabulous amounts were paid land owners for their property. Little quarter-acre tracts were 'sold for thousands of dollars. ' We have photographs of this great field, showing hundreds of wells which are producing millions in oil. Our High Island property is in the adjoining county, with geo- . ... . , logical conditions which convince us we will bring in as large or larger 1 gushers than were" brought in at Goose Creek. We are selling quarter-acre tracts for $30 to raise immediate drill - ing fund, and there is no way. of estimating what the value of thesdl tracts will be in a few months. . . ' " For heaven's sake let us explain, our plan and show the greatest opportunity ever offered you to make a fortune when we prove our High Island, property to be a great gusher oil field. '. ; At the same time you also share in our profits from our proven Humble lease, which should earn you splendid profits regardless of our success at High Island; Send for free bulletin today. Operating under' Permit in Compliance uith State Laws.. Gulf Coast Beveiopmem OMAHA, NEB, Company 740 First National Bank Building. ' - Phone Tyler 398.