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-j. 2 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 4, 1918. DRAFT AGE LIMITS SET AT 18 TO 45 War Department's Manpower Bill to; Be Submitted to V Congress Monday and Pushed Along; . By Associated Press, , Washington, Aug. J. Draft ages of rom 18 to 45 years will be recom mended to congress in the bill em bodying the War department's new roan-power program which will be in troduced in both houses of congress Monday and expedited by committees with a view to prompt consideration when regular sessions of the senate and house ' are resumed late this month. ' , , - Boys to Come Last . Secretary Baker said all the pos- . tiblc combinations of age limits were carefully studied and it was found that . in order to get the men into Class 1 for the p-ogram pn posed, 18 to 45 was necessary. He said the bill as recommended to congress will contain a provision authorizing the president to call men out of Class 1 by classes according to ages, so that if it is found possible the men be tween 18 and 19 will be called out later than the older men who are found eligible to Class 1. j Xhe War department program, the . war secretary said, is purely a mili tary one and cannot be called a con scription of labor, although it will have the effect pf putting at useful labor or in the army all able-bodied men within the age limits. lit recommending this extension of the; age limits, Mr. Baker said, the department had it in mind simply to get for the army the number of men which it is believed necessary , to de feat Germany. The secretary was not prepared to say how many that would be, 4ior to give an estimate as to the proportion of males between the ages of 18 to 45, inclusive, which would be found eligible. - ; Former Exceptions Retained. Ij making up the list and -classes, the same rules would be followed . that had governed in the first draft, with the same exceptions from the first call of married men with depend ants and those engaged in essentfal industries. He said so far about 1, 500,000 had been taken from Class 1. There has been considerable oppo sition in congress to lowering the minimum age, many members being reluctant to draft youths before these attain their . majority- and come into full citizenship. Senator Chamber lain, chairman of the senate military rommittee, said that he expected op position on that score, but expressed the opinion that there would not be itmsual delay in passing, the bill. Some members of congress believe the man-power bill will be taken up' immediately, atter congress resumes and disposed of before the 'revenue legislation. . CONQUERING ARMY ADVANCESUPON FOE - (Continued From Pais On,) . siga bears, a hand pointing tb where a house once stood. At a cross roads near Saponay lay five saddled horses, apparently killed by the same shell. BesraV.two of the horses lay , dead Germans, just at they fell from their, saddles. f The roadways are littered with am munition, wagons and dead horses, some of them with their driver! as they fell .when struck by, - the big shells of the Franco-American allies.. Many of the wheat fields are partly harvested with th wheat atacked, the Germans having reaped what the French peasants planted. Here and there dots can be seen from the road way,, indicating where some German dropped. At one place a German "killed , by shrapnel . had fallen head tint into a shell hole filled by ,down pour of rain. , , ', '' Valley of Death. It was into this valley, of death that the : French is infantry came Friday morning, as the Germans withdrew through tbevalley north of Saponay. i he trench and American shells lol lowed the Germans as they went From the hill to the west and north west of Saponay, the French came from woods. in : a rainstorm from clouds so low that the tree tool and clouds seemed to meet, and tinder their barrage the, French came into baponaa', . ? To. the northeast , the Americans are advancing under the same con' ditions to the woods east of the for est of Kesles and to the valley run ning north of Saponay. It was here 'hat the French and Americans met ' wounded Lett to Starve. When the French, came to Ville neuve Wednesday, they found 25 wounded or' dead Germans in cots in the village ""church. Several of these apparently had died of starva tfon, so hurried was the German re peat ,. The Germans had been using the rtiurch as a hospital with 60 iron vds, all German-made. In another village the Germans had the church filled with mattresses taken from homes . of the people. There were , great piles of brass and Topper and . church ;vestments - all boxed ready for shipment to Ger many. ' H The brass and copper ap oaremMy had been assembled from jther vijlage; and included kitchen - itensils, faucets and other articles. General Kenly Makes Tour -. Of Inspection by Airplane San Francisco, Aug. 3. Maj.-Geti. William L.- Kenly, ' director of ; mili tary aeronautics, arrived here today in an airplane, piloted by Maj. R. H. , Fleet General Kenly and Major Fleet flew from Mather field, near Sacramento,' where 'the latter is in charge f flying instruction. They made a stop at Camp Fremont, 30 miles south of here, and made their final landing at the Marina, near the Presidio of San Francisco. ' -'I made-the: trip by airplane be- - rause it was the quickest "way to get here,4 General Kenly said. Omcjian in Charge of Large Motor Corps at Army Camp Howard Home, native a Omahan, who went from this city with an or ganization which was known as "Omaha ambulance company. No. 35," is now holding a responsible position at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, Ky. He has charge of the maintenance of 150 motor vehicles with a staff of me-' chanicians and assistants under his supervision. His work includes in struction in the use of ambulances. Mr. Home specialized in the auto mobile branch of military service and his efforts have been rewarded. He expects to receive overseas orders soon. , - . v He was chauffeur three years for J. B. Hummel during the latter's service as city commissioner, Mr. Home's father is William Home, head pi a department in Thompson, Belden & Co,' store. OMAHA AUTO THEFTS BY ORGANIZED BAND (Continued From Page Om.) dealers who have an outlet for used cars out in the state.' : Identity is Lost. By the time these cars get to Oma ha, it trace and identity of them are lost and the persons who buy them ask no questions as to previous own ership and are satisfied with any spe cious tale that is told them. '-' Omaha cars stolen from streets and garages are either driven to "plants" maintained in nearby towns, such as that discovered at West Point, wher a dozen cars were located, or are kept hidden in many of the numerous barns or secluded garages in the city and are driven north or south from here by the same chauffeurs, wrro.brin stolen cars' from other . points o Omaha for final disposal. . Oklahoma City, Wichita and Tope ka are points to which Omaha and northern cars go for ultimate distn bution. ' ,. , The operations of the syndicate which deals in stolen cars are almost identical in means, methods and per sonnel, as far as investigatioi.s sho , as that of the great gang of white slavers who trafficked in human flesh and immorality several years ago, i.nd which went unscathed until the United States government passed a drastic law which proved an effective means of restraint and which has almost abolished the system in this country. ' .' ' - Car Are Denuded. Cars in this city are stolen and driven to secluded streets on the out skirts of the city and there are robbed of everything detachable and portable that is on them. Fords are denuded of Presto tanks, master vibrators, bat teries, speedometers, lamps, clocks, tires, tools and casings., Cars of the more expensive makes are similarly. stripped of every detachable thing on them, including the brass of nickel robe rails,." , ; ? V' Ia fact a well oosted man savs: "If you have' a high' priced car in which any ot the parts are Broken or in jured, yqu can have a similar make and model -xtr stolen and the parts you require furnished- yon for less than you would be compelled to pay for new parts. Many . cars i of, the class whose Drice outs therrf out .'of the "noDulaf''- class- are stolen merely for their parts. They are dismantled and the parts, not including the bod ies, are shipped to other points fot sale or disposal." An old French saying directed to the solving pf crime problems is "Cherchei la temme. 1 his is the French way of accusing the woman of being at the bottom of the crime, and for solution it advises, "search for the woman". Fence in Center. In automobile thievery this saying can be paraphrased in "search for the fence." It is the man who makes Tlhie THIS is a year when service writes history. , Your ;tracH. .must serve.as.it never served before. . . The nation expects it to take the load ' off the railroads shoulders. Your truck can do all that is expected of it if possessed of proper tire equip ment ... Wise track users are adopting Good rich Truck Tire Service. ; In the com bination of the Goodrich De Luxe Truck Tire and our excellent facilities s they have found the secret of proper tire serviced The exfra-fhfefe. tread in Goodrich De Luxe tfiidker than in any other brand assures constant service, security against road shocks and vibration, maximum mileage and low fuel con sumptioa ' ;., Let us put your truck on this basis. f . , . .. . . A V - -, V . 0 fM3- -a it ifaura vd Jfome the sale of stolen cars possible who is -at the bottom of the thefts. The automobile thief does not steal a car in Omaha and drive it to Grand Island and offer it for sale to the man on the street there. If he did he would be the immediate object of suspicion and would be found" out red-handed in his crime. Automobile "fences" provide a market for every machine and every part or accessory that is stolen here. They have a. clientele of thieves to whom they can' give an order for, a car of a certain make and have it fur nished them in a few hours. ' Omaha is the, center of supply of cars .that have been stolen and there are men "in the know" out in the State who make it a business to sell used cars among farmers and others, who can come here and get what they need. , An ordinary bill of sale will cover the transaction and if the stolen car is found -in the hands of a third party he can easily establish innocence and it is hard to trace the commission of the crime back'to the guilty party. There " are underground railroad systems running in all directions from Omaha and "stations' for the concealment of cars during daylight hours, located at convenient distances. The men' who are "higher up" are the men who. are involved m the wholesale business of disposing of stolen cars and ihe small army, of thieves whose predatory excursions lead to the loss of cars from private garages in the residence districts, or even public garages downtown, and off the streets;-are merely in the em ploy of the syndicate and are paid on a commission basis. Late Czar's Family Invited To Make Their Home in Spain Madrid, .Aug. 3, King Alfonso is Reported Ho have invited the family of the lat emperor of Russia- to coxrie to Spain Jo remain until the end of the war, occupying one of the royal pslacs.-.Y'"; t&C&it 'i.C'..".- f.-.VI-t .foreign Minister Pato said that the Spanish cabinet'' had ' opened nego tiations with a. view, to the transfer of the-member -of the late emperor's family. tt Spain. .' . .- in . , i Tin, fi j I I Capture Hun General , . -y With, Pink Pajamas London, Aug, 3.-rIn a recent Ital ian "advance in Albania,-according to reports received here, a German gen eral and several other German offi cers were made prisoners dressed in pink pajamas, so completely were they surprised. " - B3BBV IP ' OMAHA TIRE REPAIR CO. 2201 Farnam St Omaha. Phone Tyler 1552. ' Distributor of Goodrich Motor Truck Tires ' A ' - - . .... - . . - - 300,000 U.S. SOLDIERS IN BATTLE ZONE Americans Who Broke Back of German Resistance Are Under Command of Gen. Hunter Liggett. By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 3. The First army corps, commanded by Maj.-Gen. Hunter Liggett, is still driving at the center of the retreating German lines and ha reached Fismes, the enemy's main base for the Aisne-Marne battle theater, according to the French an nouncement tpnlght. There was every indication the enemvtould not haft his retirement short of the Aisne line. Within a few hours today unofficial advices showed that the whole line had surged forward to the Aisne Vesle front and thrown cavalry pa trols beyond it. Pershing Has Over Million Men. General March announced General Pershing now had more than 1,000,000 men tinder his direct command "in his own area." Presumably he referred to the section of the front from north of Verdun to the Swiss border, where American troops have been rapidly taking over the line. The first army corps, first of the major tactical Amerjcan units to be formed, probably presents the mobile reserve io-be contributed by General Pershing to the pooled . reserves plan and , is counted as a part of the 1,000,000 men. There are eight divisions of Amen cans, or in the neighborhood of 300,000 men, now in the fighting zone where the great battle is going for ward and General March pointed out that General Liggett had set his headquarters in the center of the line where his six divisions are assembled, together with( two additional di visions. General Liggett is the first American officer to command a wide section of front and to his lot has fallen the advance that has broken the back of the German effort to halt his line within the salient. Offensive to Be Pressed. General March again described the objective of the American and allied drive as "the other army." It was apparent that he expected it to be pressed vigorously and effort be made to destroy as much of the crown prince's fighting force as possible. He read a cabled report showing that vast quantities of guns, ammunition and war material had been captured and that the German dead around Fere-en-Tardenois . , carpeted the ground. Total embarkation of ' American troops during July broke all records, it was announced officially, more than 300,000 men having been shipped, The grand total embarked to the end of July has passed the 1,300,000 mark. The previous high monthly record was for June, when 276,000 men were sent overseas. The Eighty-ninth division, General March said, has reached Franoe, but no further report as " to its location has been .received. "During; this advance, beginning with the counter offensive," said Gen-. era! March, "we have had eight U. S. divisions engaged, First, Second, Third, Pourth, Twenty-sixth, Twenty, eighth Thirty-second and Forty-second. . We have located definitely the troops which were engaged against the Fourth Prussian guards. They were the Forty-second division, the Rainbow division." Shot by Footpads. Chicago, Aug. 3. George Neybort. assistant secretary of the Gottfried Brewing company, was shot and probably fatally wounded and robbed of $1,700, the firm' pay roll, today by two unindentified men. GOODRICH TRUCKlTIRB .... - - - .. . - . . . fc , . 'ffSJej SALIENT IN ALLIED LINE ELIMINATED (Con tinned From Tg One.) back again to the lines to the north of the Chemin Des Dames. About Soissons it is apparent the Germans are strongly posted on the hills to the north of the Aisne. The retreat of the Germans has been carried out with skill, and up until Thursday seemed to be orderly. Ever since then there have been no re ports of large captures of prisoners, and. there has been no mention of captured cannon. It is probable the German retreat has been a successful operation so far as men - and guns may be concerned. The loss in muni tions and materials will be very heavy. The success of the allies has appar ently thrown the whole German plain Thompson,belben Dress Ginghams Fine qualities in ' lovely plaids, stripes and checks; all in the latest color combin ations. Besides an abundance , of plain shades. 32 inches wide. Tomorrow, 59c a.yard. In th Basement. Royal Society Package Goods Fall assortments are here await ing your coming. Centerpieces, scarfs, pillows, camisoles , night gowns, children's dresses. Fin ished model pieces are also ready, to assist you in your needle work. Lessons every day during August. 10 A. M. to 133 to 5 P. M. New Silk Hosiery Pure thread silk hose, In suitable shades for Fall. Top and soles of lisle, $2.25. Pure thread silk to the top hose, in colors.Garter tops and double soles, $2.50. Warner's Rust Proof Corsets Monday a perfect-fitting Warner Corset that is guaranteed not to rust, break or tear. A model made of fancy white brocade.' .- A $4,00 Corset, for $3.50. Save when you can. - Odd Tabic Cloths , A SALE MONDAY There, are no napkins to match, hence these reduc tions in price tomorrow; $15 2 s 3 yd. cloths, $10. $30 2Hx3H-yd. cloths, $20. 35 24 yd. cloths, $25. $30 2 x 4 yd, cloths, $20. $35 2 M 3 - yd. cloths, $25. NEW LOCATION j ," 414-16 South 13th Street j Wa have outgrown our old quarters and are now in our new - location at 414-16 South 13th St, which we have remodeled to 1 our particular needs. In our new location we have double H our former floor apace, and with our new and increased equipment and facilities are better than ever prepared to S3 . produce work satisfactorily and economically. . fH We Invite our customers and friends to call on us in our new home. 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This attack might be launched at several points along the vulnerable sides of the German salients in Picardy and Flan ders. If the defeat of the Germans south of the Aisne is as complete as reports seem to indicate, the British drive may start at any time. There are few events of significance in the other theaters of the war. In Albania, where the French and Ital ians have gained ground rabidly dur- Ihe fashion C9t4orxJbr An Early August Showing Forecasting Apparel Styles For Fall and Winter They are, first of all, sensible fashions, the sort busy women will find to their liking. Quiet, generally simple in design, but none the less at tractive. Truly Distinctive Suits and Dresses, Coats and Skirts that are characteristically Thompson Belden in quality and exclusiveness. Mr. Robert Nicoll, our New York represen tative, is here for a short period. His knowledge of correct fashions is gained first hand in the metropolis, where American styles originate, A consultation with him will be interesting and instructive, 1 Tomorrow this initial apparel display will be ready ' Showing of Autumn Hats You'll be Interested in Seeing Our buyer, who is now in the East, is sending in the newest Millinery fashions, , They; are fprtunately arriving but a very few days after they are pur chase; The variety of models is practlally end less and represents the smartest styles and best qualities that a thorough search of the eastern markets canr bring to light. Choosing a new fall hat will be a pleasant expe rience, From $10, $12 and $15 Upwards m WATERS BARKRA&T PMNTIIUca 5 -, B3 SB ing the last two or three weeks, the Austrian seem to have strengthened their lines. . . . The people of Archangel, in north ern Russia, have joined those of the Murman coast is a revolution against the bolsheviki. The bolsheviki troops are reported to have fled from the city. V s The Weather CompuratiT local Keeori. 1I1S. 117. IMS. Hit Highest yesterday .. l II II Lowest yesterday ... 6 (4 71 SI Mean temperature ... 14 It 87 U Precipitation CO .09 .02 h Temperature and precipitation ' depar tures from tbe normal; Normal temperature 7 Excess (or the day. I Total excess since March 1..............C8! Normal precipitation , .11 inch Deficiency (or the day ,. 11 inch Total precipitation since Mar. 1. .i. 3 1 Inches Deficiency sine March L. .9.54 inches Defloiency for cor. period, 1917.. 1.01 inches Deflolency (or cor. period, 1919. .7.97 lnchei Womei HOISTING E. J. DAVIS 1212 Farnam St Tel. Doug 353 N. P. Dodg Favors Govern ntnt Ownership. - The next few years will be the acid test of government ownership of public utilities. 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