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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
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. 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
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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.
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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. .'
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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. " -
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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.
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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.
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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
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S3 . produce work satisfactorily and economically. .
fH We Invite our customers and friends to call on us in our new
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Offers for Cash fhe Following Coal for Immediate
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Liberty Lump Nice, clean, blocky coal $8.25 per ton
Specialty Nut Fresh from mine ....$8.00 per ton
Cherokee Nut The quality kind.
ILLINOIS Both Franklin County and Central Illinois.
Plenty on hand. - . - . .
We Have Other Kinds of Coal Call Us.
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of campaign out of joint There have
been large units withdrawn from the
northern battle front to support the
crown prince's armies and the Ger
man withdrawal across the Ancre
river from Albert 1 northward for a
distance of more-than three miles is
considered by London to be an indi
cation that the enemy has abandoned
that section of the Picardy battle
field as the scene of offensive opera
tions. '
British Drive Foreseen.
There have been indications that the
British may strike the enemy when
the moment is ripe. 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
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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
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N. P. Dodg Favors Govern
ntnt Ownership. -
The next few years will be
the acid test of government
ownership of public utilities. In
fairness and justice we should
give the government a year or
two after the War when, under
normal conditions, it may dem
onstrate its ability to give good
service at fair rates. The
people will decide the question
ultimately. It is too early to
prophesy which is best: Gov
ernment ownership and man
agement or government control,
by commission.
Vote for N. P. DODGE for
Congress.
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