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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1918. BELGIUM WILL HOT ACCEPT HUN OFFERJF PEACE Separate Proposal from Berlin . Will Have No Consideration :::; at Hands of Wronged Nation. Paris, Sept. 18. (Havas.) The Belgian government, after consulta tion with the allies, according to ' the Petit Parisien, has decided to fefuse without elaboration the re- , ported offer of a separate peace made by Germany. An Amsterdam dispatch Tuesday said that dispatches received from Berlin declared that nothing was known in competent circles in Ber lin regarding the reported separate peace proposal to Belgium. Information was received in Lon don Sunday night to the effect that Germany had made an offer to Bel gium. The terms included the pro visions that Belgium should remain neutral until the end of the war, that Belgium should use its good offices to secure the return of the German colonies and that pre-war commercial treaties shall again be put into operation. The proposal contained no admission that Ger many had wronged Belgium nor anything concerning reparation or Indemnities. Yanks Offer to Carry Teuton Word to Kaiser Southampton, Sept. 18. A party el 20 German officers, prisoners of war, found an unusual reception ;' awaiting them in Southampton. An . American regiment was resting by : the avenue m its inarch from the ship to camp when the German offi , cers were escorted past. Their '. tUmurrU n Tialf mil. rtf UlUgtDB IU'W.5H v. ...... v. Yankees was embarrassing. "Is this the road to Paris?" - shouted on American. ' 1 "Have you any message for the kaiser and the crown prince when we get to Berlin?" was another jibe from the Americans. f The Germans plodded steadily on " in silence, keeping their eyes on the ' round- Leper Escapes Prison. Tryon, N. C.. Sept. 18. John Ear ly, a leper, who escaped from his firison in Washington Monday, was ocated today at the home of his ; brother, James Early, a shoemaker of this town. Early's father and mother are with him and, while they have prom ised local health authorities that he will not be allowed to leave the house, they dealare they would re sist efforts to take' him, contending there is no authority under which he can be returned to Washington. : Public health authorities at Wash : ington have been advised of the laiWi ,t)rcenrc American Casualty List !tt vs. Credit A Little Food for Thought The majority of people will ad mit that, in most cases, it is tak ing care of the little things that has made the big bank accounts possible. Keeping the spare dol lars working (as In the case of buying war stamps or liberty bonds). .. ; 8V4 or 4 may seem small, but when we atop to consider that even an investment at 4 interest compounded will double our capital in less than 18 years, it seems really worth while. Every successful merchant or manufacturer must, in figuring the cost price of his goods, allow a certain percentage for over headviz, cost of clerk hire, ad vertising, delivery and (in .the case of concerns that . sell on credit) the cost of maintaining a credit departm ent losses through bad accounts, costs of collections, interest In deferred Jayments, etc., which, if you now, you will agree is no small expense. To reduce the overhead to the minimum, without injury to busi ness in general or good service in particular, is the ambition of every big business executive ; the reason is obvious; it allows them just that percentage more lati tude in marking goods, just that much greater opportunity to undersell the other fellow with out the necessity of reducing legitimate profits, and while, to be able to undersell 1 at -ll times a pleasure, to sell? at the lowest possible price consistent with honest merchandising be comes, under present conditions, reslly a patriotic duty. Consider the elimination in the cost of merchandise of the saving ef cash discounts, through buy ing for cash, the percentage of loss and expense incident to mirtainin? a credit department, wh'ch cash selling disposes of, and we will confidently leave it to you to judge who stands in the best rosit'on to deliver the best merchandise value,' vi?: The house that buys and sells for cash or t' house that buys on time d sells on time. Quality being equal, a 5c sav ing on this purchase, a 25c or f I less nrice on ,- that, may 89m small on a single article, but fig ure the r-ercentaet consider what it will amount to on' your year's purchases. : " We believe your decision will be ' as ' ours was , years aso as thousands who have really Riven the subjsrt serious cons'dcrstion, have decided, that Cash Buying Pa's. Yes. we're after more converts to the cash buying plan and b- eve eur merchandise viu-s n-u ove its wisdom beyond ptr- afventure of a cocdc 1IAYDEN EEOTIISnG. The following Nebraskans and Iowans are mentioned in the cas ualty list of Thursday morning, Sept. 19: Corp. Ernest E. Bickford, killed, next of kin Jessie Bickford, North English, la. Fred S. Himebaugh, missing in action, next of kin Mrs. Hattie E. Himebaugh, Malvern, la. Ernest G. Lutz, missing in ac tion, next of kin J. J. Lutz, Papil lion. The following casualties are re ported by the commanding general of the American expeditionary forces: Killed in action, 37; missing in action, 38; wounded severely, 39; died of wounds. 11; died from aeroplane accident. 1; wounded, de gree undetermined, 5; died of dis ease, 8; prisoners, 3. Total, 142. Killed In Action. ' Lt. Ltollts O. Crns, Columbia. Turn. Lt Wlllard T. Lusk, Roswell, N. M. Lt. Jossph A. Skralt. New York, N. T. Sert Thomaa E. Lamont, Yuma, Mich Berft. Joseph Levoy, New York. N. Y. CorD. Ernest E. Bickford, North Enf- liih, la. Corp. Wlllard M. Campbell, Morrison, Tenn. Corp. John Ruoff, woodhaven, N. T. Corp. George M. Shanon, Boston, Mass. Corp. James T. Valentine, Berwick, Pa. Corp. Herbert W. Wlllman, Stillwater, Okla. Ralph W. Wright, Gladwin, Mich. Stanley H. Berry, Philadelphia, Pa. ewla E. Daniels. Pomeroy, O. Adam Fetter, Russia. Fred Folmer, Avondate, Mont. Kriti W. Galln. Cullman, Ala. Jimei E. Howell, .Tooele, Utah. Joseph L. Huntley, Rtitherfordton, N. C. Anton Jerabek, New York, N. Y. Emll K. Johnson, Montevideo, Minn. Joseph Juraslnskl, Milwaukee, Wis. Joseph Kohen, New York, N. T. Felix Kusbarskls. Utlca, N. Y. Henry Maerts, Sheboygan, Wis. Enoch O. Marfraf, New York, N. Y.' Att Mlddleton, Greenville, Ky. Erastus I. Nelson, Leland, N. C. John Nelson, Naw York, N. Y. Marttno Pettlnao, New York, N. Y. Fred Carl Schrelber, St. Paul, Minn. Martin W. Btlber, Bayonne, N. J. Wlllam J. Slemmer, Philadelphia. Pa. John Bullver, Washington, D. C. Lester Wells, St. Anthony, Idaho Fred C. White, New York, N. Y. Caslmlr Wleszcseclnskl, Buf(alO( N. Y. Died From Wounds. Lt. Heath E. Toble, Brooklyn, N. Y. Corp. Jacob O. Boone, Spray, N. C. Corp. David C. Brenton, Indianapolis, Ind. Corn. Edward Grant Coxe, New York, N. Y. Corp. James E. Shuster, Jeannetts, Pa. Waaoner George Henry Rumbaugh, Chi cago, III. Carl K. Allmond, Wynne, Arh. Arthur Champagne, Canada. Henry Davis, Newport, Ark. Abraham D. Evans, Urbana, O. Wesley Elwood Grlffeth, Dedman, N. M. Died of Disease. Sidney S. Etter, Portland, Ore. Tillman Ingram, Grenada, Miss. John L. Mllholland, Baltimore, Md. Arthur D. Patterson, Maudlin, Mont Lee Rhoads, Tucumcarl, N. M. George Robinson, Jr., Paesagoula, Miss. Frank P. Wlmberly, Electric Mills. Miss. Died from Aeroplane Accident. Lt. C. Ik Kohlmeier, Los Angeles, Cal. Wounded Severely. David F. Mail. Bowdle, 8. D. Lewla M. Rose, Athol, S. D. Missing In Action. Fred S. Himebaugh, Malvern, la. Ernest O. Luts, Paplllion. Neb. John Stots, Jr., Armour, S. D. Survivors Land. ' ! London", Sept. . 18. Members of the crew of the American steamship Dora, which was torpedoed and sunk September 4, were landed at an Irish port on Tuesday by an American store ship, AMERICAN AIR MEN MAKE FINE BATTLE RECORD , Yankee Aviators Are Proving Themselves Superior to Foe in Combats Over Lines in France. American Headquarters in France, Sept. 18. (Reuter's.) An American patrol of five machines had an exciting experience ' from which, much to its surprise, it emerged triumphantly. The airmen were flying at an altitude of about 6,000 feet when suddenly seven Fokker machines dropped out of a cloud above them. It was pure ac cident, ,but it unfortunately placed the German planes in the ideal posi tion for a fight just behind and some 200 feet abovt the Ameri cans. The engines of the machine driven by the patrol leadf was firing badly and two of t. . Fok kers attacked him. He gave him self up for lost, being unable to get his machine to do anything. Just then the youngest member of the patrol, Lieutenant Frank, Hayes, who was in his first fight, engaged one of ihe enemy planes with such fury that it was sent to the ground. Pilot is Shot In the meantime, the leader, who had been desperately working to get rid of his pursuers, got his en gine going and making a "virage" shot the pilot who was just behind him,' the enemy machine taking fire. During the battle another German airplane was sent crashing in flames to the earth and the remaining four of the enemy made for their own lines. Shot Through the Head. A.iother American pilot, Capt. Charles J. Biddle of Andalusia, Pa., who his five enemy planes to his credit, did a neat piece of work on the second day of the advance. He lay in wait at an altiture of 18,000 feet for a German two-seater, which at once accepted his challenge. After a considerable expenditure of ammunition on both sides, the ob server in the German machine was shot through the head. The Ger man pilot, however, continued to fight until his gun was disabled. He then attempted to escape, but was wounded. Captain Biddle preferred to capture the German, so he fol lowed him toward the American lines and they made a perfect land ing, just north of Nancy. Raasch Held in Jail. Fremont, Neb., Sept. 18. (Special) Fred Raasch, who created no lit tle sensation when he opened fire on a detail of police when the latter came upon him at the home of his mother-in-law in search for an al leged peeper, is in the county jail here awaiting arrest on a charge of assault with intent to do great bod ily harm BRITISH CAPTURE 4 6,000 PRISONERS (Continued from rage One.) portant both from the defensive and offensive standpoint The assault began at dawn. Un fortunately rain began to fall about 2 o'clock and when the British went over the top the ground was already slimy and' hard to negotiate, espe cially when the ridges were reached and the men had to charge up them. Tanks accompanied the troops and rendered invaluable service in the early stages of the conflict, which waxed warm from the start. The British preliminary bombard ment was beyond and was followed by the customary barrage for the protection of the advancing infan try. The Germans immediately re plied with a vicious fire from large numbers of guns concentrated be hind the St. Qtientin canal. Shoot by Map. Airplane observation was virtual ly impossible during the first hours of the fighting from either side, so that hte gunners were shooting by map and were therefore greatly handicapped. On the north, Peiziere and ' a Strongly fortified sugar factory to the northeast were taken after hard fighting. Epehy proved a tough nut to crack. Here the famous Al pine corps had been brought up and the German army boasts no better troops than these. It was futile to attempt a frontal attack against this place, which was fairly bristling with machine guns. The British accordingly worked about it to the north and south 'and squeezed it out. Ironsoy was car ried by storm and a hundred prison ers, were gleaned from the surviving garrison. In the center the Australians had to fight for every inch of ground they took, but they pushed steadily forward until they reacfied the crest of the ridge. By 8:30 o'clock the Australians had already taken a to tal of 500 prisoners. Most of these were Bavarians and men of the first German reserve division and they appeared to be of a poor class as they came straggling back discon solately through the drizzling rain. One of the hottest engagements took place just south of Leverguier, where the Germans had fortified themselves in a mill. This strong hold was surrounded and 180 of the garrison were forced to surrender. On the right flank there was equally hard fighting. Holnon had been taken yesterday as a prelim- j inary to today's attack and from this i nnint th Rririch urpnf frrwiirA Tr i great advance was expected in this zone, however, as the line had al ready been pushed forward practi cally to the old positions. Last night German airplanes were busy bombing the St. Quentin sec tor and the enemy utilized a num ber of new type planes of huge size. Three of these were shot down east of Peronne. They were capable of seating eight men. The most astounding thing about them, how ever, was that they carried bombs 13 feet long which contained 2,000 pounds of explosives. This is by far the biggest bomb the Germans have yet produced. Miss Gwendolyn Wolfe and Rev. John E. Flockhart Wed "A surprise to Omaha friends is the marriage of Miss Gwendolyn Wolfe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wolfe, to Rev. John E. Flock hart, which took place this morning in Chicaeo. No betrothal announce ment had been made. Rev. Flockhart is pastor of St. Andrew's church and a brother was formerly an assistant to" Rev. T. J, Mackay at All Saints' church. Miss Wolfe is a graduate of the Omaha High school, and for the lasSt four years has been a teacher in the Omaha public schools. : Poses as Henry Richmond. Lincoln, Sept. 18. (Special.) George H. Bennett,who has been passing himself off for Henry C Richmond, secretary of the state council of defense and traveling about the country writing checks at Henry C Richmond, has been ar rested in California and will hi brought back and prosecuted. ST. QUENTIN SURE TO FALL SOON (Continued from Page One.) British bag. They now hold the southern outskirts 'of Contescourt, less than three miles from the sub urbs of St. Quentin. Hindenburg Line in Jeopardy. This city, where the troops of von Goeben scored a great victory in 1871. is one of the buttresses of the Douai-Cambrai-St. Quentin-La Fere- Laon line, beyond .which it has been announced the Germans would not fall back. With the French in the outskirts of La Fere, with St. Quen tin invested and with British battling doggedly for Cambrai, the great Hin" denburg defense system is in danger of being breached at three of its strongest points. Once ousted from it the Teutons will have back of them no strong fortifications until they reach the Maubebuge defenses. The taking of St. Quentin remains a difficult task, however, for the Germans are in strong defensive po sitions and a captured order from General von Morgen to the four teenth reserve corps emphasized the importance of the' terrain they hold. He orders them not to yield another foot of ground in "the imminent de cisive battles." Macedonian Success Growing. While the British and French were forging ahead relentlessly in the west, the Serbs' and the French in Macedonia were making more em phatic their defeat of the Bulgars, who have been reinforced by Ger man troops. There is every indica tion that the offensive in the near east is of major proportions and that it will develop to the limit. It has widened to the west of Sokol and the east of Vetrenik until the front extends over 16 miles. The allies have penetrated M some points a distance of 10 miles. The resist ance of King Ferdinand's troops is weakening as they are forced back. While Marshal Foch was follow ing his policyi of striking at widely separated points .along the battle line, the day was one of comparative quiet for General Pershing's field army. There was no'" activity of consequence on their froat beyond the usual artillery and patrol ac tivity. ; Chicago to Issue "Script" In Payment of Wages Chicago, Sept. 18. The issue of 'script" in payment of, wages and supply bills 'for the remainder of the year was authorized by the city council in special session today. It was estimated that $5,000,000 of the certificates of indebtedness may have to he issued to keep the city government running until January 1. This action was forced by the prospective closing of saloons un der the president's recent order, stopping the making of beer after December 1, which is expected to bring a loss of revenue to the city amounting to $7,000,000 a year or one-third of the total corporate in come. An immediate increase in taxation was predicted. Col. Parker to Dodge. Des Moines. Sept. 18. (Special Telegram.) Col. H. W. Parker will be commander of the 88th regiment of the Nineteenth army division, now being formed at Camp Dodge, the War department has announced. Col. Parker has not yet reached Camp Dodge. See Tailor Beck at Once If you want to escape the "war tax" on tailoring and wear all-wool clothes that look better, wear longer and cost less, then come over and talk it over. 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Reasonable in price. 0) ' .-A Brassieres -- Bandeaux Give a splendid foundation for the well fitting costume. We have them in a variety of styles for every occasion. Moderate prices beginning at 50e. J P 'Attention! YOUR 4th Liberty Loan bonds may, if desired, be purchased on the in stallment plan you can make your pay ments at your bank, your trust company or your Building and Loan association. Remember the date. Be Ready. Omaha Liberty Loan Committee 1 it r. 45 '