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    THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1918.
5;
BR AN DEIS STORE
IS FLOODED WHEN
CYLINDER POPS
Much Commotion Caused in
Big Establishment When Hy
draulic Lifting Machinery
Goes on Rampage.
A bomblike explosion shook the
Brandeis stores and terrified the em
ployees early Thursday afternoon
when a large water cylinder burst.
The elevators dropped to the ground
floors, a portion of the flooring was
torn up, part of the basement of the
new store was flooded and ? stock
of straw hats was ruined.
The explosion occurred at the base
of one of the hydraulic elevators on
the north side of the new store. A
stream of water tore up the floor and
flooded the basement.
A shipment of hats placed near
the elevators was swamped. Busi
ness was suspended for an hour be
fore the water was turned off and
the floor drained.
All elevators in the buildings were
thrown out of commission. Several
of the elevators in the store came to
a stop between landings while the
Brandies theater elevators fell to the
basement, where they were stopped
by an automatic device.
Dodge County Germans
Are Victimized for $9 1 3
Through von Bernstorff
Fremont, Neb., June 20. (Special
Telegram.) Two of the drafts for
money subscribed by Dodge county
citizens taken for relief of German
women and children, have been re
turned to the bank at Hooper, where
they were issued. The total amount
collected and sent to the German em
bassy authorities at Washington is
$913.30. The drafts bear the endorse
ment of Dr. Dernburg and Count von
Bernstorff. Final payment was made
through the banking firm of Kuhn,
Loeb &' Co., New York. At the time
the subscriptions were taken a com
mittee of German citizens organized
and solicited the funds. The names of
the donaters were, printed in local
papers, the contributions being made
with the understanding that the
money was to go to Germany for re
lief work. It is assumed that the
money was used to further German
. propaganda and loyal German-American
residents of Dodge county unwit
tingly donated money to help support
the German spy system.
"Pastor" Russell's
Disciples Convicted
On Sedition Charge
New York, June 20. Joseph F.
Rutherford and seven other defend
ant followers of the late "Pastor"
Russell, were found guilty of con
spiring to violate the espionage law
by a jury in Federal court tonight.
"Thoroughly right" was Judge
Howe's comment on the verdict.
The defendants were accused of
preaching sedition in "Pastor" Rus
sell's posthumous book "The Fin
ished Mystery," and with advising re
sistance to the draft.
The maximum penalty which can
be imposed on each defendant is 40
years imprisonment.
Besides Rutherford, the defendants
were William E. Van Amburgh, Rob
ert J. Martin, Fred H. Robinson,
George H. Fisher, Clayton J. Wood
worth, A. Hugh McMillan and Gi
ovanni De Cecca.
High Toll Taker is Title '
, Zehrung Gives to Kaiser
Kaiser Bill is a "high toll taker."
That is what Hohenzollern really
means, says L. F. Zehrung, manager
of the "Wake Up America" picture,
at the Auditorium. Manager Zehrung
ran up and down the aisles of the
Auditorium Wednesday night, be
tween rows of cheering people and
delivered one of the most stirring
war lectures that ha9 been heard in
Omaha. Pictures of the destruction
wrought by the Hunnish hordes in
France and Belgium, with mangled
babes, wrecked homes and violated
shrines, were shown, and after the
story of the destruction wrought,
came the hope of the future swarm
ing American troops hastening to
the battle front. Hugo Didrichson
sang "Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing." S. C. Sykes, president of the
Adverising-Selling League, under
whose auspices the picture is shown
without charge, made a short address,
introducing Mayor Smith, who, in
turn presented Manager Zehrung.
Long List of Army Promotions
Will Be Made at Early Date
Wasihngton, June 20. Nomination
of a long list of general officers to fill
vacancies in the expanding army is
expected at an early date.
It is understood preparations are
under way for 20 new divisions to go
into training on this side as rapidly as
quarters become available. That would
mean at least 100 new general officers
of the line, with a corresponding in
crease in the staff. The present list,
however, is believed to contain around
30 names, which would indicate that
only a few of the officers for the new
divisions are being selected now.
Federal Land Bank
Heads Meet in St. Louis
St. Louis, June 20. Presidents of
five federal land banks arrived here
today for a two-day conference dur
ing which methods of operating the
banks will be discussed. Those who
arrived were Daniel Callahan, Wichi
ta. Kansas. Walter Howell, Louis
ville, Ky.; E. P. Hogan, Omaha, Neb.;
M. H. Gossett, Houston, Tex.; and
E. G. Quamme, St. Paul, Minn.
Oldest German Society
At Des Moines Disbands
Des Moines, June 20. (Special Tel
egram.) The Turnvereln, a German
social organization here of many
s years 'standing, has disbanded. The
'old Turner hall, which has been its
plubrooms, probably will be remod-
American
Casualty List
Washington, June 20. The army
casualty list today contained 73 names
divided as follows:
Killed in action, 17.
Died of wounds, 9.
Died of airplane accident, 2.
Died of disease, 7.
Died of accident and other
causes, 1.
Wounded severely, 32.
Wounded, degree undetermined, 4.
Missing in action, 1.
Killed In Action.
Lt. Henry L. Eddy, New Britain,
Conn.
Lt. Judson P. Galloway, Newburgh.
N. Y.
Corp. John C. Brown, Atlanta. Kan.
Corp. George D. Dole, New Haven,
Conn.
Corp. John H. Owen. Mattoon, Wis.
Wagoner John T. Cassidy, Provi
dence, R. I.
Mechanic Ray A. Hanson, Shell
Lake, Wis.
Harry Barrick, Townsend, Mont.
Patrick Barthelette, Backoo, N. D.
Hirman Q. Cox, Fairmont, Ind.
William Gallagher, Londonderry,
Ireland.
Fred B. Jenkins, Huntsville, Ky.
Frank Just. Penn Yan, N. Y.
Joseph L. McAvoy, Chicago, 111.
Joseph H. Regan, Pittsfield. Mass.
John Stevenson, Chicago, 111.
Marvin Williams, Collinsville, Ala
Died of Wounds.
Lt. Calvin L. Capps, Lucama, N. C.
Sergt. Edward A. Tenbroeck,
Springfield, Mass
Mechanic Jim Arnold, Belle Buckle,
Tenn.
Reuben W. Biesecker, Mondovi.
Wis.
Harry T. Brooking, Kirksville, Mo.
Antonio Grassi, Mozzano, Italy.
Clarence St. John, Cleveland, 6.
Dale L. Scott, Rinard Mills. O.
Walter Stelmaszek, South Chicago,
111.
Died of Disease.
Maj. Edward Shoults, Alexandria,
Va.
Corp. Edward Lowery, Princeton,
Ky.
Fireman Juan Diaz, Colonia, Spain.
Percy Bergin, Lisbon, N. H.
Percy E. Cobb, AttleboroMass
William Hill, Rocheport, Mo.
Robert A. Murray, jr., Braintree,
Mass
Died In Airplane Accident.
Lt. Joe G. Trees, Pittsburgh, Pa
Sergt. Frank Ennis, Valley Falls.
R. I
Died of Accident and Other Causes.
Thomas Payne, Dayton, O.
Severely Wounded.
Lt. James P. Arnold, Butler, Mo.
E. T. Erickson, Livingston, Mont.: James
C. Ferguson, Tipton, la.; James Alexander,
Henderson, Brtdgeton, Mo.; Norbert W.
Markus, Qulncy, III.; Leon O. Ruth, Clin
ton, N. T. ; Frederick B. Stokes, New York.
Sergts. Charles F. Davis, Bonne Terre,
Mo.; David P. Hay, Campbellsvllle. Ky.
Corp. John Bennett, Jacksonville, Fla. '
Trlvates Joseph Cleohowskl, Rockvllle,
Conn.; James C. Cox, Indianapolis, Ind.;
Joseph T. farmer, Tonkers, N. T. ; Harvey
Green, Rockport, Ind.; John Orogan, jr.,
Itumson, N. J.; John Grubb, Wilmington,
Del.; Ma '1 In S. Hayes, Syracuse, N. T. ;
Albart Ilewett, Stafford Springs, Conn.;
Lawson E. Hower, Frackvllle, Pa.; Paul
Laurokovio, MInskl. Russia; Charles Marc
zewskl, Schenectady, N. T.; Warren P.
Mummert, Penbrook, Pa.; Daniel Plummer,
New York; Fred M. Reynolds, Delton, Va. ;
Richard 8. Russell, Wills Point, Tex.;
Walter S. Stewart, Lakeview, Miss.; William
Ulrich, New Britain, Conn.; George S.
Unrar, Tarnopol, Austria; Bert T. Weldner,
Sapulpa, Okla.; William West, Richmond,
Va.; Benjamin C. White, South Hadley,
Miiss.
Howard M. Garton, Pawtucket, R. I;
Frank Gillespie, Dorchester, Mass.; Louis
J. Goldman, Philadelphia; George L. Haw
ley, Hartford, Conn.; William R. Hier,
Bristol, Vt.; William Hopke, Brooklyn, N.
Y. ; Lewis R. Lenhart, Somerfleld, Pa.;
Lloyd W. Litchfield, Needham, Mass.; John
J. Milan, South Boston, Mass.; Joseph A.
Roach, Rldgefleld, Conn.; Earl C. Rodgers,
Danville, Vt.; Frank Sutcllffe, Falrhaven,
Mass. ; Arnold D. Umba, Mlddletown, Conn,
Previously reported killed in action now
reported missing In action: Clarence L.
Massey, Columbus, Ga.
William E. Wlllttms, Shrewsbury, W. Va.
Wounded, Degree I ndetermlued.
Privates Leverett E. Bishop, New York;
Artie E. Browning, Washington, D. C. ; John
W. George, Des Moines, la.; James L.
Rellly, New York.
Missing; In Action.
Lt. Oliver J. Kendall, Napervllle, 111.
Prisoners, Previously Reported Missing.
Capt. George C. Fraeland, Westville,
Conn.
Pergt. Harold W. Tucker, Providence, R. I.
Corps. Jack Bathgate, Orange, Conn.;
Thomas F. Barry, New Haven, Conn.;
Harold A. Bergman, New Haven, Conn.;
Melvln R. Carlson, Jamaica Plain, Mass.;
Arthur F. Johnson, Mlddletown, Conn.
Mechanics Augustus H. Chapman, Gol
chester. Conn.; Peter F. Plant, Qulncy,
if MB.
Privates Adellard Barbeau, Danlelson,
Conn.; Percival Barnes, New Haven, Conn.;
Lester Blgelow, New Haven, Conn".; William
S. Cardell, Cranston, R. I.; Harry C. Caver
Iy. Manchester, N. H.; Clyde D. Charette,
South Deerfleld, Mass.; Lester R. Clark,
New Haven, Conn.; George E. Collver, New
Haven, Conn.; Ernesto De Martlno, Hart
ford, Conn.; Oliver T. Elliot, Boston, Mass.;
Antome Gagnon, Bristol, Conn.
French Transport Sunk;
More Than 600 Lives Lost
Paris, June 20. The transport Sant'
Anna, proceeding from Bizerta for
Malta, was torpedoed and sunk on the
night of May 10-11, according to the
Havas agency. There were on board
2,150 soldiers and native workmen, of
wh6m 1,512 were saved.
National Bank Resources
Exceed $18,249,000,000
Washington, June 20. Resources of
national banks May 10, the date of the
Jast call, were $18,249,000,000, an in
crease since March 4 of $234,000,000
and an increase since May 1, 1917, of
$2,105,000,000.
Philip Sousa Is Composing
American Wedding March
Chicago, June 20. An American
wedding march to displace those by
Wagner and Mendelssohn is in pro
cess of composition by Lt. John Phil
ip Sousa, band master, at the Great
Lakes naval training station.
American Soldiers Soon
Fighting Along the Piave
New York, June 20. Secretary of
War Baker indicated in a telegram
received here today that American
soldiers soon will be fighting on the
Piave front.
Draft Treaty Approved.
Washington, June 20. Approval
was given unanimously today by the
senate foreign relations committee to
the revised draft of the treaty be
tween the United States and Great
Britain for a reciprocal operation of
army draft laws. The committee
recommended the treaty's ratification
in
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CHAPTER XXII.
A Dangerous Get-Away.
I was sorry to be leaving the High
land laddies in that trench. Aye! But
for the trench itself I had nae re
grets nae, none whatever! 1 know
no spot on the surface of this earth,
of all that I have visited, and I have
been in many climes, that struck me
as less salubrious than yon bit o'
trench. There were too many other
visitors there that day, along with
the Reverend Harry Lauder, M. P.,
Tour. They were braw laddies, yon,
but no what you might call over
particular about the company they
keptl I'd thank them, if they'd be
havin' mc to veesit them again, to
let me come by my ainl
Getting away was not the safest
business in the world, either, although
it was better than staying in yon
trench. We had to make our way
back to the railway embankment, and
along it for a space, and the embank
ment was being heavily shelled. It
was really a trench line itself, full of
dugouts, and as we made our way
along heads popped in all directions,
topped by steel helmets. I was eager
to be on the other side of yon em
bankment, although I knew well
enough that there was no sanctuary
on either side of it, nor for a long
space behind it.
That was what they called the
Frenchy railway cutting, and it over
looked the ruined village of Athies.
And not until after I had crossed it
was I breathing properly. I began,
then.to feel more like myself, and my
heart and all my functions began to
be more normal.
All this region we had to cross now
was still under fire, but the fire was
nothing to what it had been. The
evidences of the terrific bombard
ments there had been were plainly to
be see. Every scrap of exposed
ground had been nicked by shells;
the holes were us close together as
those in a -honeycomb. I could not
see how any living thing had come
through that hell of fire, but many
men had. Now the embankment
fairly buzzed with activity. The
dugouts were everywhere, and the
way the helmeted heads popped out
as we passed, inquiringly, made me
think of the prairie dog towns I had
seen in Canada and the western
United States.
The river Scrape flowed close by.
It was a narraw, sluggish stream, and
it did not look to me worthy of its
famous name. But often, that spring,
its slow-moving waters had been
flecked by a bloody froth, and the
bodies of brave men had been hid
den by them, and washed clean of
the trench mud. Now, uninviting as
its aspect was, and sinister as were
the memories it must have evoked
in other hearts beside my own, it
was water. And on so hot a day
water was a precious thing to men
who had been working as the laddies
hereabout had worked and labored.
So either bank was dotted with
naked bodies, and the stream itself
showed head after head, and flashing
white arms as men went swimming.
Some were scrubbing themselves,
taking a Briton's keen delight in a
bath, no matter what the circum
stances in which he gets it; others
were washing their clothes, slapping
and pounding the soaked garments
in a way to have wrung the hearts of
their wives, had they seen them at it.
The British soldier, in the field, does
many things for himself that folks
at hame never think ofl But many
of the men were just lying on the
bank, sprawled out and sunning them
selves like alligators, basking in the
warm sunshine and soaking up rest
and good cheer.
It looked like a good place for a
concert, and so I quickly gathered an
audience of about a thousand men
from the dugouts in the embankment
and obeyed their injunctions to "Go
it, Harry 1 Gie us a song, do tiowl"
As I finished my first song my au
dience applauded me and cheered me
most herrtily, and the laddies along
the banks of the Scrape heard them,
and came running up to see what
was afoot. There were no ladies
thereabout, and they did not stand
on a small matter like getting dressed.
Not thevl They came running just
as they were, and Adam, garbed in
his fig leaf, was fully clad compared
to most of them. It was the barest
gallery I ever saw, and the noisiest,
too, and the most truly appreciative.
High up above us airplanes were
circling, so high that we could not
tell from which side they came, ex
cept when we saw some of them
being shelled, and so knew that they
belonged to Fritz. They looked like
black pinheads against the blue cush
ion of the sky, ana no doubt that
they were vastly puzzled as to the
reason of this gathering of naked
men. What new tricks were the
damned English tip to now? So I
have no doubt, they were wonderingl
It was the business of their observers.
of course, to spot just such gatherings
as ours, although I did not think of
that just then except to think that
they might drop a bomb or two, may
be. But scouting airplanes, such as
those were, do not go in for bomb
dropping. There are three sorts of
airplanes. First come the scouting
planes fairly fast, good climbers,
able to stay in the air a long time.
Their business is just to spy out the
lay of the land over the enemy's
trenches not to fight or drop bombs.
Then come the swift, powerful bomb
ing planes, which make raids, flying
long distances to do so. The Huns
use such planes to bomb unprotected
towns and kill women and babies;
ours go in for bombing ammunition
dumps and trains and railway stations
and other places of military import
ance, although, by now, they may be
indulging in reprisals for some of
Fritz's murderous raids, as so many
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folk at hame in Britain have prayed
they would.
Both scouting and bombing planes
are protected by the fastest flyers of
all the battle planes, as they are
called. These fight other planes in
the air, and it is the-men 'who steer
them and fight their guns who per
form the exploits that you may read
of every day. But much of the great
work in the air is done by the scout
ing planes, which take desperate
chances, and find it hard to fight
back when they are attacked. And it
was scouts who were above us now
and, doubtless, sending word back
by wireless of a new and mysterious
concentration of British forces alon
the Scarpe, which it might be a good
thing for the Hun artillery to strafe
a bit!
So, before very long, a rude inter
ruption came to my songs, in the
way of shells dropped unpleasantly
close. The men so far above us had
given their guns the range, and so,
although the gunners, could not see
us, they could make "their presence
ielt.
4 have never, been booed or hissed
by an audience, since I have been on
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the stage. I understand that it is a
terrible and a disconcerting ex
perience, and one calculated to play
havoc with the stoutest of nerves. It
is an experience I am by no means
anxious to have, I can tell you! But
I doubt if it could seem worse to me
than the interruption of a shell. The
Germans, that day, showed no ear
for music, and no appreciation of
art my art, at least!
And so it seemed well to me to cut
my programme, to a certain extent,
at least, and bid barewell to my au
dience, dressed and undressed. It
was a performance at which it did
not seem to me a good idea to take
any curtain calls. I did not miss
them, nor feel slighted because they
were absent. I was too glad to get
away with a whole skin.
(Continued Tomorrow.)
Seven Members of I. W. W.
Are Given Jail Sentences
Seven men, members of the Indus
trial Workers of the World, were
sentenced to 15 days in county jail in
police court Thursday morning.
Speed
Uncle Sam pushed the clock ahead one
hour to give more light, .
60 minutes more of highest effi
ciency. Take advantage of it. You owe it to
yourself and your country to make every
minute count.
Use your car passenger or commercial
to the limir.
Samuel P. Colt, president of-the United
States Rubber Company, helped awaken
the country to the economic value of
the automobile last fall. He said :
"Everything on wheels must be used
and mobilized.
"The automobile is second to the
railroads as an adjunct and supplementary
to them in collecting and distributing
merchandise.
"Owners should use their cars, both
passenger and commercial, more and
more to relieve the pressure on the na
tion's railroads and merchant's, delivery
V Chain'
service.'
Your car is in the front rank of time
savers. Make the most of it by using the tires
that will extend their usefulness to tb
utmost.
Use good tires United States Tires.
They last longest and carry you
farthest at least cost.
There is a United States Tire for every
car or truck to guarantee uninterrupted
service and greatest economy.
Our nearest Sales and Service Depot
dealer will tell you which ones will serve
you best.
United States Tires
are Good Tires
'Royal Cord'
Woman to Make High Dive
For Benefit of Red Cross
Mrs. G. V. Fishbaugh. 1421 Sixth
avenue, Council Bluffs, not content
with tending an acre and one-half
war garden, will dive 50 feet into
Lake Manawa next Sunday after
noon for the benefit of the Red Cross.
Mrs. Fishbaugh has in past years w6n
fame as high diver in carnival at
tractions, making some sensational
leaps on the' back of a horse.
"I have done all I could toward
helping the Red Cross in the way
of soliciting, but that wasn't enough,'
said she. "If I can add dollars to
tilt fund by diving. I will be glad to
give my services. '
The dive will be from the docks
along the lake front at Manawa park,
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Fol
lowing her dive, Mrs. Fishbaugh will
pass through the audience taking a
collection.
Early Morning Fira Does
$5,600 Damage at Bluffs
Fire of unknown origin, early
Thursday morning, destroyed four
trucks in the garage of the Cross
Country Truck company at 218 South
Seventh street, Council Bluffs. Dam
age to the extent of $5,600 resulted
from the fire. During the progress
of the blaze several nearby buildings
were endangered.
Howard Slated for Job.
Jerry Howard is slated for the po
sition of night superintendent of the
city hall.
Speed-
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ANYTHING YET
OFFERED
Several high-grade Upright
and Grand Pianos, returned
from Brownell Hall, which
closed last week, hava been put
through our factory, tuned, reg
ulated and polished and must
be closed out Friday and Sat
urday regardless of cost, as we
need the room for New Piano
arriving daily.
LISTEN, MR. PIANO BUYER:
You can make your selection
from such well known makes
as Steinway, Knabe, Everett,
Sohmer, J. & C Fisher, Smith &.
Nixon, Price & Teeple, McPhail,
Hardman, Steger, Emerson, Irv
ing and many others. " Do not
delay. Call at once if you wish
to save money.
I BARGAIN BULLETIN
$275 Irving Upright. . . .$135
$300 P. C. Weaver Upr.S145
$300 Whitney Upr $160
$350 Price & Teeple Upr.8185
"$375 Chase Upright. .. .$195
$400 J. & C. Fisher Uur'.$260
$550 Knabe Upright. . .$275
$500 Sohmer Upright. .$290
1 650 Smith & Nixon Gr. $310
$1,000 Steinway Grand. $375
Terms Arranged to Suit
$5 Per Month and Up
All instruments fully guaran
teed. Pianos Rented $4 and $5
per month; rent allowed if pur
chased.1 We sell everything in
Music and quote lowest prices.
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