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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1918)
--.-,. r ID 5 THE 03r AH A SUNDAY EEE: JUNE SO,' 1918. V Fourth ofjuly of Your Parks Making Great Plans for Fo urt h of July A mus em ents Minawi narV is malnnir extensive fplans to accommodate the largest crowds of its hutory on the rourtn fof Julynext Thursday. Everything sis in readiness, says Manager Carl I. tJ'altn, for big events that day. f 1 he batn house, now accommoaat hundreds at a time, has been im-ij-oed with an addition that will pro "Uirfe lockers for several hundred more IS-i mimers. Sea-horses, barrel-like fciioats with horses heads, said v by s wimmers to be almost impossible to ' sride, have been added to the beach Equipment. The big diving docks will accommodate dozens at a time. Four bpeedy launches, including the new M'oTumbian, will voyage back and Viorth across the lake. ' Flair wilt fi insert in decorate the park. Every booth, the big cafeteria, the . lake shore dance pavilion, win oe draped with flags and bunting. Extra help will be busy at all the conces sions, caring for the crowds. Finn's band will play concerts all afternoon and evening. The road leading to Manawa park has been designated as a boulevard by the city of Council Bluffs. It has been rolled, oiled, cindered and other wise improved until it is in fine condi tion. Many automobile parties from eastern Nebraska ' and southwestern Iowa are expected to join the other picnic parties at the lake that day.' The street railway company has as sured Manager Palm that rapid car j,IIMIW!rW!!lll 2414 ?arnam GALOMBICK'S I Good Things to Eat GROCERIES, FRUITS, MEATS," VEGETABLES J ; rri miTrcerw .-Tourists' Lunch Baskets m - . m . r .1 . T it. tverything to tai.ror me rounn I ?! ., .-.a.,.- 5 m 9 service wi'U be maintained from early in the day until late at night. ' Prompted by requests for another prize waltz, to finally settle the title of premier .waltzer, the management of the dance palace at Lakeview park announces that anotner contest win oc V.l J f I... .:l,. T..l O Ttil Bidgcu, i ucsuj uigm, waltz will be conducted somewhat different than those in the past; dif fering in one respect, that of naming the contestants to remain in the final spell down. The public will be per mitted to judge the winners all through the affair. Carl Lamp and his jazz band continue to please the mul titudes that throng to the park for the clean fun that is offered. A spe cial feature of some sort will be offer ed for the Fourth of July, the manage ment, as yet, declining to disclose its nature. ' . Visitors at Krug park on the eve ning of July Fourth will be privileged to hear several speeches delivered by men prominent in Omaha's business life, as well as to tear the Kountze Memorial church choir of SO voices sing many patriotic songs. The choir, tinder the direction of John S. Helgren, has been rehearsing its program for several nights and peo ple musically inclined will be given a treat '" All concessions at the Dark will be closed between the hours of 7 and 8 p. m. and thousands are ex nected to be oresent to hear the ad dresses scheduled as well as the choir. The following program has been arranged with Hon. . W. W. Slabaugh, chairman of the evening: Rs.dlns "Declaration or jnciBponaenco, R. M. Bwttsler Bong "Ths Cry of Freedom," Kountze Memorial choir. Flftmn-Mlnut Address By An American of Fsrelgn Birth, (In English) Prof. 8arka Hrbrka. tinging- of Patriotic Alr Kountze Me morial choir. Reading "Lincoln'! Gettysburg Addreas," Henry H. Lovell. Song to Be Selected Kountze Memorial choir. Fifteen-Minute Address H. B. Fleharty. Cloelng with the choir and attendance singing "America." . Omaha Men Attend Meeting Of War Council at Kay See A large delegation of Omaha men will go. to Kansar City to attend a conference of the 14th district of the resources and conversion section of the war industries board. The nation has been divided into 20 districts for the purpose of or ganizing industries for war work, to "get a line on" people not now doing war work, but capable of doing it; industries only partly engaged in war work which can increase their production of war materials, and in dustries employed on war work whose contracts soon will expire. The head of this district is Frank lin Crabbs, president of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. The meeting will be held at the Baltimore hotel. Those who will at tend frnm Omaha are Fred Knaon. George H. Kelly, Robert Manley, W. L. Burgess, Ross Towle; W. J. Mona han, R. . A. Leussler, A, J. Vierling an! Tamea PaTtftn. Thpv were se lected at a meeting of the Omaha Manufacturers association. Letters From Nebraska Soldiers in v-. .. France Have Wealth" of Interesting Data on Big Experiences 'Over There' 'rfL. . Hip! Hip! Hooray!! ? t itffl i '"Lrnr.n- iiitaTtuiifMafiah:fnaniFiur(iiatfHBim!tttTtsuaMaitiii:TiHtfFi:aii4i "CELEBRATE" says President Wilson The Place Park BATHING Never better. My, how fine one feels after a plunge in the delight ful water, at the sandy beach at Manawa. COATING Cool breezes, wholesome recrea i iion, restful and safe. Row boats, 1 launches at welcome prices. BAND CONCERTS! Yes, Sir! you bet! And by Finn's Greater Omaha big brass band. Patriotic, lively and sweet. PICNICS Say, Shady Grove 'was never prettier, and it is cool and shady; with all free conveniences. Spend " the whole day) . Anything Else Roller7 coaster, roller skating, bowling, mer-ry-o-round, ' minia ture train and a whole lot of others. DOIpPC We want to tell you aljout them.' Not rixlvILO oriG cenf increase over former prices. Cafeteria and Soda Fountain Certainly, and right on the lake shore. Prices very- reasonable, service the best and quality the highest. COURTEOUS Why, say, Manawa Park is the cleanest, best resort in the middle west. Quick, courteous service; every body pleasant; everybody happy! - DANCING IMBBffi' ' in a pavilion and right on ' the lake shore, where cool ' breezes blow and Art Smith's orchestra plays the melodies. Street Car Ride Rapid service all day and GOOD ROADS Did you know the city street nnVno in nfints (Seventh) leading to Manawa from Omaha, 5 cents. Park is now the Council, Bluffs from Council Bluffs. ' boulevard? Oiled, cinder road Cooling, delightful ride, all the way to the lake. , Have a Big Holiday A Real Good Time AT- Admission Free "We are too busy trying to do our part in helping to lick hell out of the kaiser." J- ' -; Thus Bernard H. Eddy, with the quartermaster's corps in France, ex plains the omission of frequent let ters from the boys ''over there." In his letter to his friends in Fremont, where he formerly lived, he made the notation, and added: "I am not willing to admit that I would like this as my life's business, but it has been a most wonderful ex perience for me, in spite of some of the unpleasantness. Urjo w.w. v.w.v L' J Xconsiderable attention to the war ac- hehind in this country and to a man they express in their letters back home a prayer that tne 'toiKs Keep up the good work." One particularly interesting letter was received recent ly by Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Huber of Beatrice from their son, iienry s. nu- her In nart he wrote: "It trives me Kreat courage that you all are confident in us, and, for my part, 1 shall do my best, as tne days roll by. my best will change, and to increase my power. will be my duty. One man's part is small, to be sure, and sometimes we might thinK it doesn'f matter, but again we "know that an army is made up of individ ual efficiency and so we must all keep up a stiff 'upper lip.' So to put up a good fight is the thing." Thousands of letters were sent from soldiers in France to their mothers in America on "Mother's Day. Each exoressed the tenderness tha moth er's remembrance brought to the boys in that far-distant land. There were innumerable- letters; splendidly writ ten, and one, in part, follows: "Dearest Mother: Just a few lines to you, another, to let you know that I am in the best of heaUh, and that I am thinking of you each moment of the day and dreaming of you at night. "Well, today is set aside as moth er's day, the day on which every loyal son and daughtor should turn with respect to the dear old mother, and in ome way make her feel that they are grateful for all the cares and worries that they have cost her. That may be possible for some children, mother, but I dare not attempt to thank you and expect to even partly repay for the trials and troubles, cares and worries that I have cost you through my carelessness and negli gence, nor will I attempt it "But I will devote a part of my life, at least, to making you feel proud of me, and have determined to shun all temptations that might in. any way bring shame and disgrace on the sweetest and kindest, the truest and best of friends my mother. "May be you do not think J am a proud son today, to be able to write to my dear mother, but, believe me, I consider myself luckier to have a mo ther to whom to write, than to have all the riches and jewels of the whole world, and no mother. "May God bless you on this day, and keep you safe and well until I return to you-once more." ' The letter was written by John P. Nachtigall, now "somewhere in France," to his mother, Mrs. Jacob Nachtigall, Beatrice. Neb. Corporal E. McKeever, now in France, describes real fighting on the battle front in a letter to his parents in Long Pine, Neb. In the letter, he wrote: "You asked me if the noise of the big guns make us deaf? No, I should say not. You get so mad that you don't hear them at all, but after it is all over and you get relieved, then you can feel the effects of it. You just lie down and sleep for a couple of days and nights and you are all right again just like a new man. "I had a detail one night and my bunkie and best pal were in front of me and another friend was walking behind me, just like .walking down tnwn when a bier German shell struck We didn't hear it until it went off about sjx feet away and the concus sion of the shell knocked me down anrl trie other two still Stood UO. No one was hurt. Who says that one's days are not numbered.' i believe that whenever your time comes, you will ct 'humned off', and not before. and this proves it. I hope mine has a big number, tor l would like to get a few more Germans." !3llll!!lir!UIUUIimillllllllllilllllllllllll!! THF INN AT GKOROJI THE INN AT OKOBOJI E Fifteenth Season Under Same S Special attention to automobile s parties. 5 CALLENDER & JAQUITH ?itiiiiHHimniiiiiiininmiiiimimiiiit-- i On vonncr Nebraska soldier. Dave , . . ornery, wen known in rairDury, iNeu., has been under shell tire, has escaped in a gas attack and has been bom harrlerl from aeroolanes. In a letter to his friends in Fairbury, he recent ly described his experiences, ne wrote! "At one time before we left the im mediate front line. 'Fritz' sent some gas shells over ourway for an hour and 45 minutes, vye received tne alarm in nlentv of time to Set OUr masks on and not a man suffered any ill effects. It, however, gives a fellow a kind of funny feeling when he real izes what is depending upon that lit tle can of chemicals. "I've been through about every thing now, but 'going over the top, and imagine I'll have the pleasured) of that before it's over. Have been All for Joy -Joy for All. Today -Tomorrow Every Day AT III .14 n AREtfEH "Omaha's Joy Spot" DANCING This Afternoon and Every Evening JAZZ BAND Lots of Sport Riding the Giant Jack Rabbit, the Old Mill, Ferris Wheel, Carrousel, Miniature Railroad, or Others. Tuesday Nite July 2 By Popular Request a JO PRIZE TJfiLTZ Cash Prizes to Winning Contestants Watch Papers for July 4th Announcement gassed, under shell fire and rifle fire and been bombed from aeroplanes : "Our last encounter was with th "cooties' and they still come 'over th(t 7 top' in mass formation with fixed bay." onets. They're the cutest of all ani-. mals and are real fastidious. No ca- sualties from this cause, however." Life on the French front does not still the poetic nature. The proof: THE FRENCH VAMPIRE. It was a beautiful moonlight right As we slowly strofled along, That she told me to be careful Of the wlley siren's song. . a It was on the depot platform. .,. v " As the wheels began to grind, Our parents said :"Kemember ? The ones you left behind." , ' Oh! Surely they never had traveled ' ' 1 In far away "Sunny France," They never had seen the people They never had seen them dance. They never had seen the wooden shoes The way they fix their hair, " They never had seen "Home, Sweet Home'' And the animals quartered there. " Cease your worry, wives and parents ' And the little sweathearts so true, American boys boys don't fall for theituff That wear the wooden shoes. It's the girl they left at horns, . The one with cute llttlevcurl. The one that is always so charming, That real American girl. , ' '" The poem was written by Charles H. Russell, now in France, and war ' sent in a letter to friends in Hayet Center, Neb. John J. Cobry Omahan whs has been "over there" for more than six v months, has been one of the Ameri can soldiers who have been demon strating the great American game, base ball, to the joy and surprise oi the English citizens. Baseball, in the particular spot in England where- ' Cobry is .now stationed with the 25th aero squadron, was unknown until they arrived on the scene. In a letter to his mother, ;Mrs. Mary Cobry, 2821 Davenport street, he said in part: - , ' "Sixteen men from my , company drove to a 'small town about three mites from here Saturday and en deavored to give i correct " demon stration of the 'national pastime' for ' the English. It Was the first ball game the majority of them had ever witnessed and they certainly showed their appreciation. So much so, in fact, that again next Saturday -wt go to a town of over 100,000 people to play another game. They intend " ' to, charge 6 pence a person, about 12 cents, and the proceeds will go to the Red Cross. We have plenty of en- joy'ment out of these games and the English do likewise." Cobry for three months after his. arrival "over there", was stationed at . Ayr, Scotland, but recently his com pany was moved to a town on the English coast. Navigation on Missouri " ; Looms Up During Week' Navigation of the Missouri river between Decatur and Omaha boomed last week. The steamboat Scarab,'' owned by the Benton Packet com pany, Bismarck, N. D., passed Omaha " enroute to St. Louis with a barge loaded with iron for St. Louis. The Scarab also brought to De-V ' catur two barges purchased by the Omaha-Decatur Missouri Navigation company. These are now being load- ed with wheat and corn and one of them will be brought "to Omaha by the steamer Silber. , r SPEND THE 4th at IfiRUG PARK Come to Grand Island, Neb. ....on 4th of July National Championship Motorcycle Races . Free-f or-All Auto Races And Amateur Bicycle Races " All Proceeds Above Expenses to Be Donated to Y. M. C. A. Motorcycle Booster Tour for Grand Island leaves Omaha Motorcycle Club 6:30 P. M.July 3. ; : It' the Big:, Clean Amusement Center of Omaha end Nebraska. Plenty of Tables, Benches and. Chairs for Your Picnic Parties. Arrange to be there the entire Day and evening. Cast all cares aside and enjoy the day as you should. Ride the Giant Coaster Take a Trip on the Monof Iyer You'll Enjoy the Jeweled- ' Merry-Go-Round . Drive Horse in the Kentucky - Derby ' Three Bowling Alleys for Your Amusement. Try a Game of Japanese Pool. ' Fishing Is Good as the Fish Pond. The Photographer Will Take Your Picture. ' DANCELAND WITH THE BEST DANCE FLOOR IN THE STATE. And the Finest Music,, Will Be the Gathering Place of Thousands. AMERICANIZATION FOURTH OF JULY KRUG PARK Between the Hours of 7 end 8 P. M. Kountze Memorial Choir of 50 Voices, Direction of John ' -S. Helgren ; .. Chairman of the bay, Hon. W. W. Slabaugh. . , Reading Declaration of Independence."-... - ' R. M. Switzler. Readings and Addresses by Prof. Sarka Hrbrka, t Henry H. Lovell, Hon. H. B. Fleharty. , "America," Suns; by Choir and . Attendance. - Admission to Park, 102