IHK BEE : OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1918.
ITALY, LIKE THE
U.S., IS FIGHTING
FOR THE RIGHT
Italian Officer Tells Business
Men of Omaha of Romans'
Part in the War.
Lieutenant Bruno Roselli of the
Italian army spoke eloquently at the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday on
Italy's part in the great war.
."Italy, like the United States did
not fight because it had to. but be
cause it chose to fight for the right,"
he said. "The cause of the disaster
of last November was twofold.
speak of it as a disaster because such
it was and it is a foolish babit which
would try to belittle it and call it a
strategic retreat It was caused first
by the Russian collapse which re
leased 4,000,000 Austro-Hungarian
troops against the weakest remaining
link in the allied line. Xhat link was
Italy, a country which produces no
coal, no gasoline, no material used in
modern warfare. It is a line which
fights 13,000 feet above sea level.
'The other thing which aided the
Huns was their iniquitous campaign
of deception. A few days before their
attack came copies of Italian news
papers to the trenches. They were
just like the real papers except the
first page and the editorial page,
These had bogus stories about British
and French troops pillaging the
cities of Italy. The next day came
anonymous letters to the trench sol
diers which told them that things
were not right in their homes and
urging them to get furloughs and re
turn home at once.
Practice Deceit
. "Then flags of truce began to ap
pear above the Austrian trenches. At
the same time the bogus papers ap
pearing in the trenches stated that an
armistice was about to be signed. So
the soldiers reasoned that half an
hour of truce would do no harm. The
next day they had an hour truce and
the following day two hours truce
Then the Austrian soldiers in the
trenches were replaced by picked
Prussians and just when the truce of
the day had started these troops
rushed the Italian trenches. Thus
started the retreat.
"The Piave river victory of last
week was equally as important a3 the
French victory of the Marne. It
marks a new era in the war.
Rely on U. S. Troops.
"Just last week the first United
States troops landed in Italy. This
is a thing for which we have been
longing since the war started. We
want your troops to fight with us.
The Germans told our ' soldiers that
the Americans were fighting merely
to pay a debt of gratitude to Lafayette
and that they would do no more.
But if Lafayette helped this country
to liberty, it was Columbus, an
Italian, who discovered it.
"Too often the Italian flag is omit
ted from display of the allied flags in
this country. Yet Italy has fought
a fight of the highest bravery. With
its 33,000,000 people it has battled the
Austro-Hungarians with their 55,000,
000. It has put 3,500,000 troops in the
field.' It has taken every man from
17 to 47 years of age, and it has over
come seemingly insurmountable dif
ficulties." Lieutenant Roselli has been in this
country six months and has address
ad 212 audiences.
"Household Orderly
Corps" Solves Servant
Problem In England
; London, July 3. Servants in Eng
land may be known as "household
' orderlies," if a plan of the Women's
Industrial Council works successfully
Promoters ot the idea Deueve tnat tne
term of "servant" is objectionable to
woman workers and it is proposed to
establish "household orderly corps"
'n centers throughout the country.
; , Women are to be trained and or
' ganized for household duties and un
der present arrangements a wage
scale of 30 shillings for a 48 hour
week has been determined upon.
From the district centers skilled "do
mestic orderlies" are to be supplied
to households for a desired number
of hours each day.
Attached to the centers will be a
training school, a restaurant and
sleeping quarters, in charge of a man
iger. A board of management, conr
oosed of representatives of employers
and workers, will decide the charges
to be made to employers, the hours
of work, holidays and the style of uni
form to be worn.
Promoters of the plan say it prom
ises a solution of the household work
ers' problem and suggests a "career"
for thousands of girls who will lay
down war work with the coming of
peace, and who would find ho attrac
tions in domestic service under pres
ent conditions.
Asks Separation From
Alleged Cruel Husband
Legal separation, but not absolute
divorce, from her husband, Thomas
E. Creighton, 2422 Camden avenue, is
the request which Mrs. Sadie A.
Creighton makes in a petition filed
in district court Friday. Mrs. Creighton-
charges cruelty. In a cross peti
tion Mr. Creighton denies the charges
of Lis wife.
Tne couple were married in Bloom
ington, Neb., in 1909, Mr. Creighton
having a daughter by a former mar
riage. A child named Vivian, aged 5,
tias since been born to the couple.
Creighton is a salesman for the
Fairbanks-Morse company, and his
wife says that he earns $150 a month.
She asks for the custody of their
child, alimony of $75 a month and
possession of a house and lot in which
sne ana ner nusoana nave uvea in
Camden avenue.
Engagement Canceled.
. 'Where are you coins to lecture to.
ntfht, my der?" Inquired Mr. Wise of
hta wife, s prominent equal suffrage
lecturer.
"I am to address the Cooks and House
maids' union," she responded.
, Her husband laughed.
"I see nothing to laugh about. Surely
they have aa much right to vote as any
other women " his wife began Indignant
ly. -
"I am not denying that, my dear," mild
ly explained Mr. Wise, "but It la a waste
of time. Don't you realize that a cook or
housemaid never remains long enough In
one position to be entitled to a vote?"
. Mrs. Wise, recognizing the wisdom of this,
ranceled her engagement bv telephone
Cleveland Plain Dealer,
U. S. Marines Don Gas Masks When Alarm, is Sounded
1 Irs - -" -- r Vvx i
Recruiting In Ireland
For U. S. Army Proposed
By Dublin Committee
Dublin, July 3. (By Mail.) A pro
posal to conduct in all the towns and
villages of Ireland a recruiting cam
paign to enlist young men for serv
ice in the American army has been
submitted to the British and Ameri
can governments. The plan has been
made public by P. J. McAndrew,
chairman of a committee formed by
citizens of Dublin. In a statement
printed in Dublin newspapers, Mr.
McAndrew said: .
"I have had many inquiries from
different parts of Ireland as to the
mode of procedure necessary for
young men to join the American army.
The young men state that they only
realized recently that America had
gone seriously into the war, and that
they have had letters from brothers.
cousins and more distant relatives in
America who have joined the Ameri
can army or navy. All these Ameri
can Irishman, they say, write them
that, in their opinion, the war will
lead to the freedom of Ireland, as they
are satisfied that America will see
that justice is done to the people of
Ireland without further delay.
"Under the circumstances, the
young men of this country fee that
it is only right they should co-operater
and assist their relatives in America
as that country has always been th
home of the Irish people who have!,"
had to emigrate through necessity or
otherwise since 1847. I have submit
ted the matter; to the governments
concerned." '
Army Order. s.
Washington, July 4. (3Dcll-TWr.m t "
First ht. Thomas A. Carter, medio. n.
erva corps, la relieved from duty at Camp
&suus u wui proceed 10 f ort Klley.
Kansas.
Remarkable action photo of United States marines in France donning gas masks while rush
ing to shelter after gas alarm has been sounded.
TBXoeftviARKRCGrUrsfPATrOfT
PLAN TO BAR
ENEMY'S POWERS
FROM PACIFIC
Resolution by Delaware Sen'
ator Would Prevent Use of
Ports to Carry on Illegal
Warfare.
Washington. July 5. A resolution
declaring it opportune for the United
States. Japan and 'Great Britain to
enter into an agreement which would
prevent German and the other cen
tral powers from gaining a foothold
upon the Pacific which might permit
them to "use methods of warfare on
the Pacific ocean not justified or war
ranted by the laws of war," was in
troduced today by Senator Saulsbury.
Consideration of it was postponed.
Under the resolution the Chinese
republic and the Russian people
"when able to establish a sufficiently
strong and stable government and
any other government on the Pacific
littoral prepared to contribute to the
common purpose reasonable propor
tions of sea power" might be admit
ted into the proposed agreement.
The resolution would have the
agreement provide "that no warships
or other armed vessels of any power
which has heretofore or shall here
after pursue an unwarranted course
o warfare or use illegal methods of
warfare on the high seas, shall be per
mitted to have, hold or obtain ports,
harbors, possessions or landing plaoj
on the Pacific ocean whence such
warfare may be waged or which may
be used as bases of offense or places
of refuge."
"Nails By Billions
Increase 250 Per Cent
For Six-Year Period
Thirty-three billions of cisrarets.
about 330 for every man, woman and
child, was a part of the supply avail
able for the American smoker last
year, according to estimates of the
bureau of census.
This does not include the cigarets
rolled by the smoker from loose to
bacco, concerning which the bureau
of census has no data. An official
report of the bureau says:
Un the basis of revenue stamo
sales the number of cigars and cigar
ets manufactured during 1917 in reg
istered factories under the jurisdic
tion of the commissioner of internal
revenue are estimated at 9,050,960,224
and 34,832,385,675, respectively. '
ihe increase in the production of
cigarets in registered factories during
recent years is a striking one, amount
ing to no less than 250 per cent for the
six-year period, 1911-1917; and when
the production in bonded manufac
turing warehouses in 1917, for which
no data are vet available, is takpn
hinto account it is probable that the
total will reach, or closely approx
imate, 40,000,000,000.
Ihe exports of cigarets during 1917
totaled 7,023,626.000. The imports
from foreign countries and shipments
from the Philippines were relatively
very small, amounting to only 37,922
pounds, or about 10,000.000 or 12,000.-
000 cigarets during 1917.
Ihe net production in one vear
of ciGratftg available for American
consumption was thus not far from
33,000,000,000. Even this enormous
number, however, does not include
cigarets rolled by the smoker from
loose toDacco, concerning which no
data are available.
Accordinor to tli latent annual r.
port of the commissioner of internal
revenue. there were manufactured
during the year 1916, - in factories
under the jurisdiction of that official,
,y.w,oiu,m cigars, ZS,J1A4S6,611
ciearets and 4nY5.1fiS.72fi nnnnr1 f
chewing and smoking tobacco and
snuff. In addition 87,654,149 cigars
and 4,594,662,940 cigarets were made
in bonded manufacturing warehouses,
operated under the jurisdiction of the
customs service."
A Raise that Jailed.
Comedian Whll Rivenvelo was tmv.l-
lns In Italy, he thought It would b a
great press-agent stunt to get himself cap.
tured, by bandits and held for ransom.
aoubret How did the scheme workT
Comedian Robbers caDtured him all
right but when they found he was an
actor, they made him work for his board.
bt. LK)Uls Globe-Democrat.
Follow thai Good Imnnlse.
A friend of both men tells me the story.
William H. Paee. .nnv nnr ambassador In
England, said to Edward Bok some years
ago: "Do you ever write a letter to a man
who does a consnicuouslv meritorious
thing-."
On the spot they entered Into a comnact
to try It.
At a famous New Tork church Mr. Bok
heard a sermon that stirred him. He prompt
ly wrote to me pastor, telling mm so.
About six months later he went to the
same church again. An official met him.
Are you Mr. Bok of Philadelphia?" Tes,"
"Well, sir, I want to tell you about the letter
you wrote to our pastor. As It happened. It
reached him on a 'blue Monday.' He was sit
ting in his study discouraged.
"He had almost reached the conclusion
that his ministry was a failure.
"Tour letter came and it changed not
merely his day but his decision. It gave
him a new heart of grace to go on."
Said the man who told me the story:
'Both Mr. Page and 5tr. Bok have derived
ncalculable happiness from their Dian.
The results have more than justified ' it.
Never frown down a good impulse. If you
fsil to act on it at once It may tantaliz "ou
tor months."--PbiladeIphia Ledger,
In the Silent Drama
Sua Mary Miles Mlnter In "The Ghost
of Rosy Taylor" portrays the part of a
beautiful American girl who has been left
alone and destitute In Paris. She has an
offer to play the part of the owner of a
mansion In the city which Is owned by a
lady she has never seen. Things are going
well until the son of the owner comes home
and finding her there believes that she la
an Impostor. The play Itself carries with
it a most pretty love story of the son of the
real owner of the house In question and
the girl he finds masoueradinr aa the
owner. "The Ghost of Rosy Taylor" will
be played the last times today.
Muse Gladys Brockwell will ba shown
for the last times today In "The Scarlet
Koaa. -The Eagle's Eye" will also be on
the bill. Sunday comes Constance Tal
madge In a bonanza of laughter. "Good
Night, Paul."
Strand Enid Bennett will be seen In her
new Paramount picture, "A Desert Woo
ing," at the Strand theater for the last
times today. The little Australian star
has an unusually strong role, that of a
society girl who later attains the full
measure of womanhood as the wife of a
masterful man whom she marries in order
to provide her mother, a society woman,
with funds to maintain her high social
standing.
RIaRo Somebody or other said that a
woman's crowning glory was her hair.
Sylvia Bremer has cause to think so. for
It was her hair, so they say, that got her
a ot as leading woman In "Missing." Tom
Melghan la the one who "falls for" her
head of hair In the photoplay, now show
ing for the last times today at the Rlalto.
Empress Large crowds have enjoyed the
splendid program at the Empress theater
this last hair. Arthur Barrett, who made
millions laugh with "Cohen On the Tele
phone," stops the show at every perform
ance with his dialect comedy and whis
tling. The Pearson Trio have a most en
tertaining musical offering. Harry Mason
and company have a comedy sketch en
titled "Getting the Money." Theda Bara's
followers and many others besides turned
out to see the queen of vampires In Wil
liam Fox's 191J version of "A Fool There
Was" at the Empress. The modern ver
sion has a new charm that will swell the
ranks of Theda Bara followers.
Ixthrop "Within the Cup," a powerful
novel of life In society In America today
by Winston Churchill, will be shown here
today with Bessie Barrlscale In the lead
ing role. The theme of the story has been
brought out strongly by Miss Barrlscale
and her cast.
Dillon Gets Decision
Charleston. W. Va.. Tulv 5. Tack
Dillon of Indianapolis and Al Acey of
Brooklyn fought a close ten-round
no-decision bout here last night.
Something New.
Sometime ago a matron took a mall
she had Just employed Into the kitchen to
ahow her what to prepare for dinner. The
maid was decidedly green, and when she
aw long, white sticks of macaroni brought
out and laid on the table her wonder was
plainly apparent.
"Missus," said, the new girl In an awed
voice when the sticks were next placed
In water and Instructions given as to how
to prepare them, "do you mean to say you
are going to eat them things?"
"Why, certainly, Maggie," answered the
matron, with a curious glance at the do
mestic. "It is a perfectly delicious dish.
Haven't you seen macaroni cooked before?"
fore?"
"No, maam," was the startling rejoinder
of Maggie. "The last place I was at they
used tbem things to light the gas with."
Philadelphia Telegraph.
CLEARANCE SALE
fez-
Prices far below our nearest competitor. Women's" Oxfords and Pumps, in all leathers
also our entire stock of Women' High Shoes, in White Kid, CI QC to Q QC
Nu-Buck and Nile Cloth. Prices range from 1 mVD ; vO.O
Men's Oxfords, $2.95 to $7.95. t . ; ;;
Walk-Over Shoes at regular price are always a "better buy" than others. At a
cut price they are "real, honesMo-goodness" bargains. ,
WALK-OVER BOOT SHOP
PHOENIX HOSIERY in All Colors and Grades.
317 SOUTH
SIXTEENTH ST.
Between HARNEY and FARNAM.
Start their Semi-Annual Shirt Sale
Saturday, July 6, at 8 o'clock a. itu
New Goods at Old Prices, viz.:
$1.50 Shirts, now 81.15
$2.00 Shirts, now SI. 45
$2.50 Shirts, now.... 51.75
$3.00 Shirts, now... ......... S2.15
$4.00 Shirts, now..... S2.50
$ 5.00 Shirts, now $3.45
$ 6.00 Silk Shirts, now .14.50
$ 7.50 Silk Shirts, now...... 55.85
$10.00 Silk Shirts, now , 57.35
$12.00 Silk Shirts, now 559.15
All 50 and 75 cent Neckwear, three for one dollar
All Straw Hat One-Third Off.
You can save enough by buying your WINTER UNDERWEAR
now to help pay the coal bill. Broken lots of WINTER UNDER
WEAR at prices that are really scandalous.
1417 FARNAM STREET
to.
Onyx-Fibre
Hose
All colors; splendid quality,
the pair
69c
1508-1510
Douglas St &IJ
lilllE
1508-1510
Douglas St
Camisoles
Dohu of pretty atjlats
11.25 valuat, July Clarlaf
price
98c
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AWWUAL JUJ!
AWAY
Starting at 8:30 A. M. Saturday, July 6th, Our
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affording the season's most phenomenal bargains in
UITS - COATS - DRESSES - SKIRTS
jfyf ITH THE APPAREL market soaring skyward, worthy fabrics only to be had at a premium, and the scarcity of desirable gar- '
, ments becoming nyore acute each day, this store determinedly adheres to its policy of a thorough clearing of all stocks at each
season's end so starting Saturday A. M. Omaha women are again invited to share in this thorough and concise riddaneeof more than
$50,000 Worth of Women's and Misses' Apparel
.it
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SUITS
Formerly
Sold up to
July Clear away Prices
$1S
GOATS
Formerly ,QZC "
Sold up to
July Clearaway Prices
50
$
1Q$17
SILK DRESSES
Formerly QIC
Sold up to PsJJ
July Clearaway Prices
$ y 50$ (Q)50
WASH DRESSES
Formerly Q1Q Cfl
Sold up to
July Clearaway Prices
$g95 $795
Sr- SKIRTS
Formerly (f Q 7C
Sold up to U
July Clearaway Price
TUB SKIRTS
Formerly CL Ef
Sold up to vPUiJU
July Clearaway Price