Nebraska Newspapers

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CASUALTY ROLL
.MAILED DAILY'
; TO NEWSPAPERS
New Plan Adopted "for Nation
wide Distribution of Lists;
Relatives to Receive x
Notice By.Wire. ' ,
Washington, Aug. 18. With the
publication tomorrow of the daily list
ft casualties among America's forces
overseas, the Associated Press and
' other press associations in co-opera-"
tion with the War and .Postoffice de
partments put into effect, a new ar
rangement by which' complete lists
. are delivered daily by mail to the
newspapers in practically every city
in the country..
1 Since the American army in
France has grown to a force of nearly
1,500,000 men transmission of the full
honor roll of dead, wounded and miss
- ing by telegraph to all the newspapers
lias become almost an impossibility.
For weeks the press association's
'have been obliged to curtail the vol
ume of their news in order to deliver
these lists, so important to the friends
and neighbors of the men at the front.
Published Simultaneously Everywhere
The Postoffice department, exercis
ing control of the telegraph systems,
' has 'undertaken the responsibility of
telegraphing the lists across the con
tinent, and' of providing printedcopies
to the cress association eimultane-
. ously in Washington, Chicago and
San , Francisco. From these points
trw associations mail; them to the
Each dav's list bears a
date of publication several days later
got that all papers Jnay publish the
same list the same oay. rrovision
, has been for having half of the names
appear first in the morning papers ana
'half first in the afternooa capers, but
. all papers receive the complete list
for ublication at the stated times.
The plan weans publication of th
names a few days later than, if they
were telegraphed to the newspapers,
but with direct telegraphing out of the
' question, it furnishes a means ot nation-wide
distribution which will place
. Hi list before the public long before
mest of the papers could receive them
n by mail frotf Washington.
1 Famines Notified By VWre.
In announcing the inatigurafion of
jthe1 arrangement, tho committee, on
public information explained tonight
, thai it will not affect the War depart-
ment's policy of notifying , lmmedi-
-ately by telegraph the laniiucs oi men
mentioned in the list. The commit
" tee's statement said: ,
' '"There will be no delay in the pri
vate notification of -the next of km
k of officers , and men reported in the
daily casualty lists .because of the
'changed system of public announce
' -ment of casualties. As soon as it is
, .possible to compare the names, which
, w reported by the adjutant general
'office with the card indexed catalqgues
at, the statistical division, the usual
private telegraphing notification will
.be madeAo relatives." , ,
'- In order that the plan of sinuiltane
!ous publication in the newspapers
'may be carried hut fairly and that the
f relatives of soldiers whose.names, ap
pear on the Kst may be saved annoy
" knee, the War department has the
. 'pledge "of the p-css associations. that
no use whatever shall be made of any
list before the day .fixed for pubhea-
tion. - , " ' ,, ' ""
' The papers specifically are
nuired to refran from Soliciting, in
formation or pictures from relatives
or friends of those named in the lists
.in advance f the date named for pub
i 'lication. . .'" : - : : ;y -
' " '. " " .
, Pope Writes Letter ' ?
! , To Irish Bishops on ;v
"Plunkett Ceremony
Rome, Aug- 18.In a letter to the
" t Irish bishops answering one sent him
:'-n the occasion of the beatification
of Oliver Pl inkett, the pope indicated
that he recognizes the grave, diffi
culties through, which the Catholic
episcopate and clergy are passing. His
s holiness expresses confidence that
. thanks to Christian fortitude, wisdom,
prudence and moderation which the
" apostolic ministry demands above all
' where the situation is most delicate
- and serious, they are able, faithfully
. to fulfill their mission to prepare bct
t ter times for the church. ,
' The beatification of Oliver Plunkett,
who was put to death on the charge
of treason in 1681, was decreed on
. March 17 last. The charge against
. OHver Plunkett was that he had con
spired to bring a French army to
Ireland. He was hanged, drawn and
quartered. , t.
.Austrian Federalization ,
Discredited in Germany
Amsterdam, Atig. 18. The reported
project of the Austrian premier, Baron
von Hussarek, for the federalization
, - of Austria-Hungary, tletails of which
' were published in the Czech radical
newspaper, Crecb, of Prague, finds
1 very little credence in the . German
press. The Berlin Vossische Zeitung
takes it more seriotfcly, and, while
, saying the report doubtless is untrue
: in the form given, adds it remains to
be seen whether it is an absoUite in
' vention or a premature and distorted
disclosure of certain definite propo
sitions. V
i"lt is clear says the newspaper,
"that the constitution prevents Baron
von Hussarek from converting the
monarchy into a federation. jAU he
' can undertake is to reshape the consti-
tution' of Austria without Hungary."
. President Providea Fund
, To'fiaht Forest Fires
j Washington. Aug. 18. A loan, ot
.$1,000,000 has been made to the forest
.service from the -president's special
; defense fund to combat tires on the
, 'national forests of the northwestern
and Pacific coast states.
Early drought, high wnds, electri
cal storms, labor shortage and de
pletion of the regular protective force
- because of the war have combined to
intensify, the fire danger. - Timber
needed for airplanes, gun stocks and
; other war equipments is in danger.
' Author War Victim, j
f .New York, Aug. '18. Sergeant
. ' Joyce Kilner, author and poet, was
killed in action August 1, while serv
- . ing with the 163th infantry in France,
' , according to lciormatton received by
bis parents, lier.e ,tpaajr, ' ,
I ', Briej City News
Shriver for county treasury.
tlcc Fans, $8. Burgees-Grandeo Co.
Have Root Prim It New Beacon
Press.
Vote for Irving G. Rariftht Re
publican candidate, for Btate senator.
C. II., Kubat. republican, for police
Judge. Adv,,
Joe Marrow (Bailiff), for police
judge republican.
Vote for Fred B. Cherniss. candi
date for municipal Judge.
Remember Bremers! Republican
candidate for Justice of Peace.
Vote for M. J. Roach, republican
candidate for Justice of the Peace..
Dave Mercer for United States sen
ator, republican; 10 years in congress.
Vote for Louis BerJta, - republican
candidate for state representative.
adv.
Visit Soldier Son Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Lynch have gone to Camp Fun
ston to visit their son, Daniel.
Vote for John M. Mncfarland. re
publican state senator, at primaries.
Adv.
For Justice of the Supreme Courtr
Vote for Judge E, B. Perry, of Cam
bridge. His record as district Judge
shows that he ia clean, able and fear
lew). Thler Gets Mrs. Sadie Mitchell,
1529 North Twenty-first . street, re
ported to police headquarters that
s,ome time Saturday afternoon a sneak
thief entered her house and stole a
child's Ravings bank containing $38.
Thomas at "onventlon Arthur C.
Thomaa, manager of the publicity bu
reau of the Chamber of Commerce,
spent Saturday in Hartlngton, Neb.,
attending the annual convention of
the Northeastern "Nebraska Tresa as
sociation. .T -
Twd Divorces Granted Two divorce
decrees were granted In district court
Saturday. Anna Morton was awarded
a .divorce from Justin Morton on
grounds of cruelty. Mark Kilker was
likewise separated from Anthony Kil
ker, whom she charged with abandon
ment Fine fireplace goods at Sunderland's.
Sheriff ClarkPulls
Roacf House in Time
' -To Spoil Frame - Up!
A pre-election frame-up to give
Sheriff Mike Clark a political black
eye at the primary election Tuesday
was frustrated by the sheriff when he
raided the Scheschy road house in
East Omaha Saturday night. In the
raid he confiscated one pint of
whisky and placed two men Ralph
Taylor. 4223 Grant street, and Tom
O'Keefe, 1613 Missouri avenue under
arrest. The forrrter could not show a
classification card and was turned
over to Special Agent Eberstein. The
latter was arrested on the charge of
being an inmate of an illgoverned
house., lie had pint of booze in his
pocket. '
Sheriff Clark says that he has had
an eye en the place for some time,
but held off raiding until he could get
the goods on them. Getting a tip
Saturday night that two newspaper
men were "planted" there looking up
evidence caused Clark to make the
raid. He learned that it was a ren
dezvous for hiooocket bootleggers.
and that the whisky was brought into
the place-and mixed with softdrinks.
Today Sheriff Clark will go into
district court and apply for a perma
nent injunction against the placej
Notorious Sneak Thief at ;
; Hide-and-Seek With "Cops"
According to the police, "Flashlight
Jack, a notorious sneak thief and
second gtory man, is again plying his
craft in Omajia. 'Saturday night he
made two hauls, the first'ne at tlie
home of Mrs. Minnie Burns, 2023 Paul
street. He gained entrance to the
house bv taking out a kitchen win
dow without alarming' the sleepers and
carried .away a watch and $2.81) in
cash. , '
' Entering the house of Dudley Max.
1215 North Twenty-first street,
through a rear window he ransacked
bureau drawers, but didn't find any
thing that appealed to him, so lie
helped himself to $9.70 from' Mr.
Max's trousers.
"Flashlight Jack" has caused the
police HO end of trouble during the
past two weeks. Just about the time
they think they have him in their
grasp he manages to slip away.
Colonel Pauf Brings Body
Of Child Home for Burial
,Col. H.'J. Fafil and Mrs. Paul will
arrive in Oniaha at 7 a. m. today over
the Burlington railroad, bringing the
body of their 10-months-old boy, who
died at Camp Cody, where the colonel
is stationed.' During the day they
will leave for St. Paul, Neb., where
burial wilt be in the family lot.
Colonel Paul was head of the old
Fifth Nebraska infantry until it be
came a unit of the regular army. He
has been at Camp Cody since June
pi last year. Mrs. Paul went to
Cody several months ago and has
been theresince. t
Laborer Found Dead in
1 Bed in Rooming House
Richard Dare, a laborer, SS years
old, was found dead in his room in a
rooming house at 1611 Howard street,
at 1 p. in., Sunday. Heart disease is
said to have been the cause of his
death. Richard Porr," proprietor oi
the rooming house, could give no in
formation concerning Dare other than
he had roomed there since the first of
August this year. Tli body was tak
en to the Undertaking establishment
of J. A. Taggcrt & Son, 2212 Cuming
street ,-.' '
Commended for Heroism...
Washington, Aug. 18. Fireman
Herbert R. Nester of the navy has
been commended by Secretary
Daniels for gallantry and heroiyn
in rescuing from drowning Seaman
M. A. Nixon, who fell qverboard
from a coal barge July 9.
outh. Side Brevities
E. Vaks, republican candidate tut rep
rtaentative. ,
, Telephone Bouth 100 and ordr a cae ot
Oma or Laoatonade, the-healthfu'l, rcfrethlng
Heme Beveragf, delivered to your realdrnca.
Omaha Beverage Co.
' Notice to 'Republican.
A. L Bergqulat, candidate lor atate rep
resentative, will greatly appreciate your vote
at the primaries Auguat 10th., . ,
Coming 1 ear ot Diet No. t coal for
hard coal itovea, 1 car ot- Spadra hard coal
for furnace oae. Figure what you will seed
out ot thee oar and phono ua at once ao
we can deliver from oar and yon will re
ceive your coal la better thape. We atlll
have aome Illinois coal left. , W aleo have
Carney, Sheridan, Rtck Springs, 'Colorado
Lump, '"Cherokee Nut, Walnut Block and
eeml-Anthraoit. Phone your order to O. B.
Harding' Coal Co,. Booth It.
THE BEE:
GUS POLUS SHOT
IN HIS HOME BY
MASKED ROBBER
Bandits Enter House Occupied
By Greek Laborers and
Rob Inmates or Eighty
Dollars.
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Gus Polus, Greek laborer, employed
by the Illinois Central railroad, is
in the Edmundson hospital suffering
from a bullet wound inflicted by one
of four bandits who entered his home
at Sixteenth street and Avenue K,
Council Bluffs, early Sunday and
robbed him and fellow country
men, obtaining $80, and making their
escape.
Potus and his friends were spend
ing the night together and were burn
ing' a bright light when the bandits
appeared. One of them who was not
masked, entered the house and com
manded the Greeks to show their
registration cards. While they were
digging into their pockets for their
cards, the other three masked, en
tered with drawn revolvers and or
dered the men to turn over their
money. Great confusion followed
and one of . the bandits, without any
apparent provocation, shot Polus, the
bullet passing through the groin. The
bandits then searched the Greeks, ob
taining $80 from one of them, Peter
Sklovas. They seemed to know that
he had the money and left as soon
as it was found.
Police officers hurried to the place,
biit failed to find any trace of the
bandits. Some of "the officers were
inclined to doubt the holdup story
and expressed the belief that the
shooting might have , resulted during
a quarrl, but this theory was not sus
tained -by the story told by Polus
and Sklovas. It was said at the hos
pital that Polus has a slight chance
of recovery. ' .
i Trace Booze b Odor.
Two trunkloads of whisky, shipped
from Maryville, Mo., were confiscated
by the morals squad In the house of
W. Osbourne, 716 North Eighteenth
street, at 10 o'clock Saturday nisrht.
The whisky, 16 bottles, was packed in
excelsior, but one of thjem broke, let
ting the contents seep out through
the bottom of the trunk. The morals
squad picked up the scent and trailed
two express wagons to the Osbourne
home. Earlier in the day, Mrs. Os
bourne said, a well-dressed elderly
man engaged a room from her. He
gave her $4 for the room and $2 and
trunk checks, 'with instructions to
have two different expressmen deliver
the trunks.
German Papers Suspend.
Columb'is, O., Aug. 18. The German-American
Publishing company of
Columbus, which publishes three Ger
man language newspapers, an
nounced today it would suspend pub
lication of the three for patriotic
reasoias. AH have been paying divi
dends, it is said. The president of the
company is Major Gustav Hirsch of
the Tenth field battalion of the sig
nal corps. '. I
AMUSEMENTS.
"TWO SHOWS IN ONE.'
Geo- Lovett & Co.
"Cwlcentration,,
THE YOUNGERS
Poring and
Balancing
WILSON AND
WILSON
The Bandmen
Doherty and Scalia
Songs and Dances.
VIRGINIA
pearson William 5.
In
"Over the
Great
Divide"
In "THE LIAR"
Devoted to
BRILLIANT MUSICAL BURLESQUE
Twice Daily Mat TODAY
Final Performance Friday Nit
syrdeslIL0ND0N belles
In a
Brand New Reel on for Laughter
"WHOOP-DEE -D00"
With
CEO. F HAYES, KATE PULLMAN
and a Cast to Be Proud of.
THE HOUSE OF CARDS
Greateat Novelty on tho Columbia
Circuit
Beauty Chorus Belles
Dear Reader:
Hate'a another eld time title (Lxidoo
Rellet) that lwi rtnji true. Thli tea
oo'a BoIIm are plajlns a bread new tune
-an entirely new production throughout.
For the auion's teoood week U more Uua
qualWee.
01.0 MAN JOHNSON. Mir. Gayety.
Evenings and Sun. Mat, 28, 50, 75, tl.
Mats 15c an - 5c
Chew gum II yon Ilk, but no amoking
. LADIES' ljl AT ANY WEEK
TICKETS WC DAY MATINEE
Baby Carriage Carafe in tho Lobby.
Sueerear Vaudevill
Janet Cl Mertaa ft. le.;
Hel.i Gleawa 4 Ce.;
Protatr 4 Marat; Don.
ieleee A enrol ; Friiee;
Ftereeit Due; Orihtuai
Travel Weekly.
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TANGUAY
PRICES: Matlaaee. lOe te Me. Bexae aai
Stella. 7Se. Sat. ana Sue.. Nlahti, loe e 7Se.
Bexee aaa Stall!. 11.03. Few teata. SI Suueej.
VOTE FOR V
C. G. CARIsBERG
. at tit Primaries for
Republican Member Omaha
, Water Board.
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OMAHA, MONDAY. AUGUST
-THQTO PIAY OFFERINGS
On the Screen Today
Mm ALICE BRADY In "THE DEATH
DANCE."
Bialto CLARA KIMBALL TOUNO In
"THE 8AVAGE WOMAN."
Strand AMBA8BADOR GERARD'S
"MT FOUR y EARS IN GERMANY."
Sun -KITTY GORDON In ."MERELY
PLAYERS."' " '
Empresa VIRGINIA PEARSON In "THE
LIAR." .
Rohlff, 2S59 Leavenworth WILLIAM
RUSSELL in "UP ROMANCE ROAD,"
"HOUSE OF HATE" No. 11.
aihambra, 24th and Parker WILfAAM
KARNUM In "THE HEART OF A
LION."
Apollo, Jlth and Leavenworth ALICE
HRADY In "AT THE MERCY OS"
MEN."
Grand, 16th end BInney DQUGLAS
' FAIRBANKS in "SAY, YOUNO FELr
LOW."-
Lothrop, ith and . Lothrnp NORMA
TALMA DOE In "THE MOTH."
Onihriiia, South Sldv 24th and M
ALICE BRADY in "THE ORDEAL OF
ROSETTA."
CLARA Kimball Young makes her
"debut1' at the Rialto theater
during the first half of this week.
She is appearing in "The Savage
Woman' a story laid amid the wild
beauties of the African jungles. The
character o "The Savage Woman" is
decidedly new to Miss. Young, but she
portrays it in the usual brilliant man
ner which she has always1 shown h
her meteoric career. , Another install
ment of the official government war
pictures, the Rialto news and a com
edy are also on this program.
Redecorated, shrning with all the
luster of a newly coined dollar, the
Strand presents the same attractive
appearence as when newly erected
several years ago. On the program
until Wednesday is Ambassador Ger
ard's "My Four Years in Germany,"
a true story bf the events leading up
to the declaration of war against Ger
many Jnd which is told in a skillful
manner. It is without doubt one of
the strongest stories of the kind yet
filmed and deserves the high patron
age that .has marked its appearance
everywhere.
In Alice Brady's new play, "The
Death Dance," in which she is ap
pearing at the Muse this week, she
went to the paini of learning a diffi
cult dance rather than have her part
doubled by a dancer in the play.
One of James Whitcomb Riley's
best known stories has been put into
scenario form and will be presented at
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TODAY TO
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XfoMANM
An Adjustment Needed
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i Minn ami tii-- -.4aa
John Lee Webtter. V
Although the cost of living Tias increased fifty per
cent since-tfte war, most of the Water Board employees
still receive their wages on the same old basis. F
M : (full name omitted as a matter of courtesy) ,
. whose picture adjoins that of John Lee Webster, receives
40c per hoi?r from the Water Board. Jerry Howard states
that there are some employees at the -Walnut Hill pump-1
ing station receiving but 22 per hour. Based on the
approximate time that John Lee Webster renders the
Watdr Board, he is paid about $40 per hour. While
" acknowledging the high "standard service rendered, by
John Lee Webster, I still maintain that there is an abso
lute inequality practiced by the Water Board in paying
its attorney -as against its mechanics and laborers. Its
attorney is as much overpaid as its' mechanics and labor
ers are underpaid. There is much room for adjustment,
jrevising the low wage scale upward and the high salary
"scalp downward. i
C. G. CARLBERG
' Candidate for Republican Nomination
Member Water Board
19, 1918.
the Sun this week when Thomas
Jefferson appears there in "A Hoosier
Romance."
Patrons of the Strand found a num
ber of pleasing changes when the
theater waj opened after its month
of darkness while the entire place
was being renovated. Both inside and
out there was a refreshing newness
and several innovations have been
installed to make things handier and
nicer for the movie fans.
"The Eyes of the World," by Har
old Bell Wright will make its initial
appearance in Omaha at the Brandeis
theater on Sunday, September 1.
The flight of Sibyl Andres into the
mountains; the search of the forest
rangers for the lovely heroine; the
kidnaping of the girl; and the pathetic
r-
Kitty Gordon
in
"MERELY PLAYERS"
Tuesday
"A Hoosier Romance"
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LOTHROP
24th and
Lothrop
NORMA TALMADGE
in "THE MOTH"
WEDNESDAY
Presents
Ambassador
Gerard s
YEARS IN
GERMANY
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The Water Board pays
John L. Webster, its at
torney, $5,000per year.
Douglas County pays the
County Attorney $4,000 per
year.
Omaha pays the City At
torney $3,600 per year.
Nebraska pays its Attorney
General $2,S00 per year.
The Board of Education
pays its attorney' $1,000 per
year. '
MUSE -j
&l8th& DOUGLASS
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FOR TOPAV
wanderings in. the mountains of Wil
lard, the escaped convict, and the
combat of the rival lovers on the
cliff are well remembered episodes of
the book which make great material
for a thrilling photoplay. "The Eyes
of the World" is in nine reels and
consumes two hours in the showing.
Word reaches us from Camp Dodge
that the former editor or the movies
for The Omaha Bee is now Corporal
Harry B. Watts of the 163d depot
brigade.
Police Nab Jack Osborne.
Jack Osborne, an alleged police
character, was arrested Sunday after
noon and a charge of burglary booked
against him. Osborne, the police say,
had a number of pieces of high-priced
jewelry and couldn't give a good ac
count of how he came in possession of
them. It is suspected he was impli
cated in robbing the Larson jewelry
store early Sunday morning.
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A LIE
During my absence in Washington the
last week there has been circulated the
rumor that I had withdrawn as republi-"
can candidate fqr lieutenant governor.
THIS IS NOT TRUE
Make sure of the election of the entire republican
ticket by having a candidate from Douglas County
for this important state office. '
ISIDOR ZIEGLER,
, Republican Candidate for
Lieutenant Governor. '
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CLAREtlO
OF HOLDREGE, NEBRASKA
ATTORNEY
Born and reared in South-Central Nebraska.
Graduate of Beaver City High School, Wesleyan
University. Attended the University of Nebraska.:
Graduate of Harvard Law School. Former member
of Omaha Bar, noWof Holdrege. By reason of this
diversified experience he ia well qualified to enforce
and he will enforce the Prohibition, Sedition and
other important, laws of our state.
Resolutions of the Phelp3 County Republican con
vention: We heartily recommend to the republicans of
the stateour fellow citizen, Clarence A. Davis, for
the office of Attorney 'General. He is one of our
leading attorneys, a man of integrity and efficiency,
and in full accord with republican doctrines. By
elevating him to this position you can feel well as
sured that this important office is filled by a man
worthy and well qualified therefor.
F
DR. E. R. TARRY - 240
Police Gather in Young
Men on Gambling Charge
A number of young men were so
deeply engrossed in rolling a pair
of small celluloid cubes back and
forth at Sixth and Martha streets
Sunday morning that they did not not
ice the minions of the law when they
approached. James Shaw, 2123 Lea
venworth street; Joe Brutto. 5434
North Twenty-third avenue; Matt
Dober, 1224 South Twentieth street;
Will McCaine, 5 Krug's Court; H.
Miller, 1718 William street; Anthony
Twine, 1804 William street, and John
Ford,"1401 South Nineteenth street,
were arrested and taken to police
headquarters. 'Undoubtedly they will
have an opportunity to explain the
finer points of the game to Police .
Judge Fitzgerald today.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Leon A. Hickman, son of Itr. and Sirs.
B. M. Hickman, 113 North Thirty-first ave
nue, has beer, appolntci to the officers'
training camp at Camp Hunooek, Ga. ll
took two months' training at Lincoln, Nob.,
where he earned the rank of first sergeant.
While drilling with the Universit of Ne
braska omlet corps he held the rank of
major and was graduated from the law
college of that school. He was a charter
member of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity
at the university. "
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