THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1918.
6,122 DEATHS
FROM 'FLU' FOR
. V7EEKISREG0RD
Heaviest Toll Taken In Phila-
delphia; Open Emergency
Hospital in Capital; In
South America.
Lincoln, Oct. 16. (Special.) Ac
cording to reports coming to the
office of the State Board of Health
todav. there are 4,000 cases of
Spanish influenza in Omaha and 897
in Lincoln. There are 1,376 cases
reported in the state outside of
these cities, 350 of which are in
Crofton and 400 in Bloomfield.
Telegrams were sent by the board
to the Council of National Defense
and the surgeon general of the pub
lic health service at Washington
asking for assistance.
Washington, Oct. 16. "There
were 6,122 deaths from Spanish in
fluenza in 30 cities the week ending
October 12, as compared with 19
kilt, H l. I- I VIIUHIQ W-,.. u
when the disease got its first foot
hold in New England. In the same
tperiod there were 4,409 deaths from
pneumonia. '
These figures, announced today
by the bureau of the census, do not
include' figures from army camps,
and with reports missing from all
other cities and towns and country
districts, there was no way of esti
mating the total number of deaths.
The heaviest toll from influenza
was i 1,697 in Philadelphia. The
New York total was 979; Boston
SS0; Chicago, 571.
Open Big Hospital.
Washington, Oct 16. An emer
gency . hospital of 500 beds was
opened in Washington today to care
for the large number of war workers
suffering, from influenza for which
accommodations are not available in
i ' . . T't. -
ii upr ana private lnsiuuuuris. ihc
building and equipment for the hos-
t r ' i i i .L. r .4 i
JUdi were iurmsiicu uy uic icuciati
4 government.
Deaths resulting from influenza
in Washington for the 24-hour pe
riod ending at 9 o'clock last night
- numbered 88, the largest number
though it was said there probably
were many more cases, especially
imAMv viiot t, - flr a lnrtnrr in
crowded quarters.
While Spanish influenza continues
to spread among the civilian popula
tion generally a continued decrease
' in the number of new cases at army
camps tonight led army medical
officials to believe the peak of the
epidemic among the soldiers has
been passed. Secretary Baker said
reports indicated measures taken by
the. surgeon -general's office had
brought th disease under definite
control.
. Close Order at Denver.
T -V.i M A . J -
uenvcr, v-uiu., vjci. iu. n.i uiucr
prohibiting all public gatherings.
both indoor and outdoor, was issued
last night by the state board of
f . n t." t l- i
. opauian iimuciiza w 1111.11 la gcntiai
over Colorado. The order applies
to the entire state.
Many Die in New York.
New York, Oct. 16. More than
5,000 persons have died from Span-
a i .I,:-
mil iiiuuna aiiu jiii. uiuv-iina ......
city within a month; more than
50.000 have been ill and the new
cases developing during the last 24
hours show a big increase over
those reported yesterday, according
to the figures given out today by
. the health department. Fatalities
are slowly decreasing, however, the
deaths from both diseases being 25
fewer on today's lists than on Tues-
, day morning.
To South America.
1 Buenos Aires, Oct. 16. Spanish
influenza has made its appearance
in Buenos Aires, Rio Janeiro and
Montevideo.
" Close Order in Sioux City.
Sioux City, la., Oct 16. The city
i . . ; . i i r i i.i.
tonight ordered the public schools,
theaters, moving picture shows,
lodges and all public meetings
closed as a precautionary measure
against the spread of influenza. The
Sioux City Service company was di-
" rected to prevent overcrowding of
all street cars and at noon and eve
ning rush hours. The cars must be
- fumigated daily.
1 Deaths In Philadelphia.
' Philadelphia, Oct. 16. The num-
' ber of new cases of influenza re
ported for the 24 hours ending at
I noon today was 1,686 as against
1.990 reported yesterday. In the
' same period there were 466 deaths
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monia.
I. Mann Act Charge for Man
Arrested With Stepmother
. Fremont, Neb., Oct. 16. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Ed Callahan, 47,
arrested in Council Bluffs with his
24-year-old stepmother, Cora Cal
lahan, as they were returning to
Fremont with a quantity of liquor,
' left his wife and several small chil
dren last July to go to Kansas to
worV 5n the harvest fields.
;; A warrant charging uiuanan witn
wife desertion was issued by Mrs.
Callahan two months ago. Calla-
i ban's father, late husband of the
young woman, died a year ago ana
Callahan soon began paying atten-
than said. Callahan had been em
, ployed as molder at the Fremont
foundry.
,Callahan will be charged with
" violation of the white slave act.
Noted Runner Dead.
Franklin, Pa., Oct. 16. Gayle A.
Dull, noted long distance runner,
who took part in the 1908 Olympic
games - at London, died here today
, following an operation for appendicitis.-
He was a graduate of the
University of Michigan, in which in-
' TTi AV AiA QantoVnnr
Jlegram.) Senator Hitchcock was
Wilmington, Del., tonight making
Speech iR the interest of Senator
jlsbury, who is a candidate for
flection ' ,; "." : , r-'4 ;- r
SUBSCRIPU0NS REACH HIGH MARK
IN MIRTH UBER1 YLOANCAMPAIGN
Day's Pledges of $315,000,
000 Bring Grand Total to
$3,269,001 ,500; Hard
Task Ahead.
Washington, Oct. 16. The larg
est single day's subscription
$315,000,000 reported to the Treas
ury department . tonight, raised
hopes that the optimism of the 12
district .Liberty loan campaign
managers may be justified and the
fourth war loan prove an unqualified
success.
Tonight the' total of subscriptions
had mounted to $3,269,001,500, leav
ing $2,730,000,000 to be gathered to
morrow, Friday and Saturday. To
reach the $6,000,000,000 mark,
$900,000,000 a day must be sub
scribed. Officials do not expect that big
rate to appear in official reports at
least until Saturday. They believe
$1,000,000,000 or more will be
counted up after the campaign has
closed Saturday night from the
flood of last minute subscriptions.
But they fear that unless the of
ficially tabulated total runs consid
erably above the $4,000,000,000
mark on the latest reports Saturday,
the loan may fail to reach its goal.
Official reports do not show any
federal reserve district above 100
per cent, but Minneapolis district
managers, with a recognized show
ing of 80 per cent, claim they have
gathered enough pledges to put
them over. The St. Louis district,
with 85 per cent, still leads all oth
ers. New York, Atlanta and Phila
delphia are lowest, with percentages
of 47, 42 and 42, respectively.
Showing by Districts.
By districts the showing tonight
was as follows:
District Subscriptions Pet.
St. Louis $221,794,650' .85
Minneapolis 168,215,950 .80
Boston 337,603,950 .67
Dallas 77,380,250 .61
San Francisco 237,676,400 .59
Chicago 500,000,000 . 57
Richmond 153,080,200 54
Kansas City 133,132,400 .51
Cleveland 300,225,700 . 50
New York 847,520,000 .47
Philadelphia .... 210,984,400 . 42
Atlanta 81,319,400 . 42
This was navy day in th cam
paign. On battleships and at land
stations throughout the world,
American sailors 'and naval officers
turned in pledges of part of their
small earnings to help pay the ex
penses of the war. Even without
today's additions, the navy has al
ready subscribed more than $22,000
000, Rear Admiral T. J. Cowie,
Navy Liberty loan officer, re
ported today.
KAISER QUITS,
RUMOR ABROAD
Secretary McAdoo Asks Pub
lic to Take Liberty Loan
as Battle in Spirit of
Army and Navy.
Washington, Oct. 16. Secretary
McAdoo tonight issued the following
statement:
"In the coming three days the
American people must decide
whether the fourth Liberty loan
shall be a success or a failure.
"It would be fatal to minimize
the gravity of the nation's problem.
In three days we must raise almost
$3,000,000,000.
"The American people should face
this stupdendous task with the spirit
of the American navy, in honor
which we have just celebrated Navy
day. On land and sea all over the
world the men of the American
navy do not regard this Liberty
loan merely as a campaign to raise
money; they look upon it rather as
a battle, and are plunging into this
battle with the spirit of Manila
Bay.
"Navy men are doubling their
subscriptions. Many battleships are
representing every officer and man
on board on the honor roll.
"Let every individual American
take fresh inspiration from the
thrilling record of the navy.
"Let us convoy the navy's ships
into the Kiel canal with our Lib
erty loan dollars.
"Match the navy."
Soldiers Subscribe Liberally.
For the fighting men on land,
Brigadier General Lord, army Lib
erty loan officer, reported that sol
diers, exclusive of the American ex
peditionary forces, had bought
$30,000,000 in bonds up to last Mon
day, and Capt. Robert W. Daniel,
assistant army Liberty loan officer,
estimated this would be raised to
$45,000,000 by the end of the week.
"The demand by members of the
American expeditionary forces in
France for facilities through which
to subscribe was met by the
branch offices in Paris of the
Equitable Trust company, the
Guaranty Trust company and the
Farmers' Loan and Trust company
of New York," the War depart
ment announcement says.
One of these companies provided
an exceptional opportunity when,
through its arrangement with the
Societe De Generale, 400 branches
of that bank, scattered throughout
France, were put at the disposal of
our soldiers for the receiving of
subscriptions to the Fourth liberty
loan.
Reports from all sections of the
country today show that railroad
men had subscribed for $109,638,000
at the close of business October 11.
(Continued from Page One.)
sincere terms. If they are put
forth as another vehicle for a quib
ble, an opportunity of diplomatic
evasion and trickery, or a negoti
ated peace, they will meet only one
reply.
If they mean guarantees for the
integrity and sovereignty of the
Germany which is rightfully Ger
man, always taking in the deter
minations of the human beings con
cerned, no obstacle, is foreseen. If
they mean guarantees for the right
of the German people to live their
lives under a peaceful responsible
government which does not menace
the life of the world, President Wil
son's utterances on the subject, of
ficials believe, already have given
the answer.
Guarantees for the interests of
Germany, involving ' only Germans,
it was pointed out, are quite apart
from the set determination of the
oppressed nationalities in Austria
for which President Wilson has
pledged the peace to secure oppor
tunity for. an autonomous develop
ment. Peace Party Perhaps Dominant.
There always is the possibility
that the conditions President Wil
son has laid down as the basis for a
peace already have come about in
Germany. Diplomats noticed that
Chancellor Maximilian sent a note
and that when President Wilson an
swered with an inquiry, it was For
eign Secretary Solf, and not the
chancellor, who replied and that
Solf spoke of a new government
which had been formed in Germany.
It would not be without precedent
if the peace party in Germany ac
tually was in possession of an im
perial rescript or other secret act re
nouncing the power of the kaiser
and his party, when the reply to
President Wilson's inquiry was
sent. It would not be without prec
edent if the negotiation was begun
with a maneuver for the best possi
ble terms and holding back the last
card the downfall of kaiserism.
If the conditions for an armistice
are accepted the arrangements will
be made not by a mixed commis
sion, but by Marshal Foch and the
co-belligerent commanders. These
will be the means of taking from
Germany every agency with which
it could break its word if it would;
the occupation by allied forces of
such places as Strassburg, Metz,
and Coblenz; turning over to the
allies of its fleet and submarine
bases; with the recall of its subma
rines which today's dispatches hint
ed it was ready to do, and the sur
render of munitions of war, un
doubtedly also the agencies by
which others might be produced,
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and probably the employment of the
great war machine plants of Ger
many to repair the industrial dam
age done in Belgium and France.
Seeing is believing, one official
clared tonight, and there will be no
scraps of paper.
Empire Will Be Disarmed. ,
In a military sense Germany
would be treated as an individual
prisoner of war disarmed and
guarded.
Allied forces placed in strategic
positions could then, by invasion of
Germany if necessary, enforce any
terms. The allied war council, in
which President Wilson holds one
vote, has agreed upon these condi
tions as guarantee for the suprem
acy of the allied armies.
It can be stated with official au
thority that should Germany agree
to such an armistice the downfall of
military oligarchy could be arranged
easily at the peace conference with
out danger of accepting a "nego
tiated peace."
Allied forces would be in a posi
tion to enforce the decisions of the
peace council.
The chief question in the minds of
public men tonight is:
"Is (Tie German military power
really so broken as to be ready to
accept the allies' terms?"
Throughout the American capital
there is an air of calm, determined
confidence. People are reading the
news bulletins at the winds and buy
ing Liberty bonds at the curbs.
Austrian'Emperor Holds
Wekerle Cabinet in Office
Amesterdam, Oct. 16. The Aus
trian emperor has declined to ac
cept the resignation of the cabinet
of Premier Wekerle, according to
a Budapest advices received here.
The emperor said he had full con
fidence in the cabinet.
A recuperative diet tn Influenia. Horick
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There will be no more Ne
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during the war. The govern
ment requires for ammunition
many of the ingredients that
are use,d in the making of this
famous floor covering. We
took over at a bargain price
500 rolls that the Neponset
company had stored in their
western warehouse, all they
had on hand at this time. It
is our rule when we secure a
big bargain to pass it along to "
our customers and give them
the benefit. Neponset will be
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days only. At per square yd.,
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Omahans Celebrate as Goal of
Eleven Million Dollars is Ex
ceeded in Big Liberty
Loan Drive.
Omaha jubilated over the local
"victory" in raising its quota of
Fourth Liberty lo.i bonds, at a big
"victory meeting" at the Tower of
Liberty on the courthouse lawn at
noon yesterday.
Mayor Smith and Miss Grace La
Rue of the Orpheum circuit were
co-stars on the program, the mayor
providing the oratory and Miss La
Rue the musical talent.
Edwin T. Swobe, chairman of the
Tower of Liberty committee, presid
ed. The whistles of the city sent out
a prolonged bLst just before the
r emonies started, announcing that
the quota had been raised, and then
some, the total being $11,316,000.
Hundreds of men and women who
have given most of their time dur
ing the last two weeks gathering
subscriptions, were there to rejoice
in the victory. And there were
thousands whe bought bonds in the
big audience.
O. T. Eastman, chairman of the
Douglas county Liberty Loan com
mittee made a short speech in which
he thanked the people for their gen
erous response to the country's lat
est appeal for funds.
Women Raise $1,750,000.
The men's Liberty loan commit
tee asked for $1,500 000 from the
house-to-house canvass, and by
noon Wednesday Mrs. Frank Jud
son, chairman of the women com
mittee, reported over $1,750,000.
with subscriptions still coming in.
A final report of all wards soon
will be made.
Mrs. F. A. Brogan and Mrs. John
A. McShane canvassed the Black
stone hotel and sold $27,500, the
largest amount sold at any hotel.
Of this $1,500 came from the em
ployes. ,
Many school teachers who have
been waiting to buy their bonds
through a school committee are re
quested to buy their bonds at
women's headquarters, as no school
committee was formed under the
block system.
CAVALRY NEAR
HOLLAND BORDER
(Continued from Fwe One.)
and districts captured and little
processions of these are straggling
rearward out of range of the guns
and out of the way of the fighting
troops. Stories are beginning to
come back how liberated Belgian
women have seen their sons, broth
ers or husbands going forward into
battle.
Quite a number of civilians also
have been rescued from Roulers and
its environs, the Germans having
left in such a hurry that they had
not time to remove the civilians who
wanted to stay and take a chance of
being liberated. Today these men,
women and children are again walk
ing on the free soil of France.
The Germans appear to be mak
ing strenuous efforts to save their
munitions and equipment and thir
material, the accumulation of four
years from the coast districts of
Belgium. The roads behind the
Germans are littered with all sorts
of transports and allied airplanes
are again playing havoc with the
retreating enemy.
The weather today was cloudy,
but thus far no more rain has fallen.
However, Flanders is mud from one
end to the other and this condition
makes movement difficult for the
allied troops. The ooze and soft
ground make it doubly difficult for
the enemy to move back. There
fore the allied soldiers have put up
with great hardships, for they realize
that they have the enemy on the
run in the most vital section of the
west front and do not desire to let
him have a chance to reassemble
his tattered units.
Outside Courtrai the infantry has
progressed about three miles and
here have been compelled to fight
their way forward, for the Germans
had orders to hold qn to the last and
they did so. Not many of those who
had been stationed with machine
guns to try to hold up the advance
of the allied troops managed to es
cape. . . , ,
At the Thielt positions the French
cavalry has begun to come into a
country where the ground and roads
are harder, allowing them to oper
ate more freely. It is through this
gap that the Germans throughout
the entire Belsian coast system
must go if they wish to save them
selves, providing, of course, the ad
vance continues.
Millions of Young Men
Have gone to war, while the older men are
keeping the home fires burning. This state of
things emphasizes the need of
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Which men like to throw around their fam
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GERMAN DEFEAT
IS ADMITTED BY
, ARMY1EADERS
(Continued from Vt One.)
feat, contradicting the reports of
the Berlin writers that the German
retreat was purely a tactical retire
ment, are supported by material
facts not open to controversion, such
as 4,600 cannon captured during the
three months of the allied offensive,
or about one fourth of the entire
armament of the German artillery,
and a quarter million of prisoners
taken during the same time on the
western front alone.
The Germans had about 180 di
visions on this front on March 10
to which were added about 23 di
visions relieved from the Russian
front. The German force was main
tained in the neighborhood of 205
divisions from April to September
through drafts on the reserve
depots. The wastage began to tell
after the battles of July and August
Twenty Divisions Disappear.
On September 15, the Germans
had on this front 200 divisions, in
cluding Austrian reinforcements.
Shortening their line, had, however,
enabled them to constituted reserve
of divisions. The battles of Sep
tember and the first days of October
reduced these reserves to about 30
divisions, about half of which had
been recently retired from the front
to be reconstituted.
Twenty divisions had disappeared
entirely by October 10, through
progressive dissolutions that have
been confirmed.
The wastage in armament is not
only in cannon captured by the al
lies, but in diminished production by
reason of drafts made upon war in
dustries to reinforce the field forces,
and strikes. '
Strategically, the Germans have
lost with the vast extent of- terri
tory they had occupied, the im
mense advantage of their position
in the interior arc of a circle that
enabled them to transfer troops
rapidly from one sector to another
while the allies were obliged to take
the longer route around the cir
cumference. German troops detraining in the
region of Valenciennes, Bohain or
Le Cateau could in a few hours be
transported to the Flanders, to the
Aisne or to the Oise. The region of
Bohain and Le Cateau, where this
switching of forces was accomplish
ed, is now in the hands of the al
lies, while the Germans not only
have lost the advantage of their in
terior position and the turntable
that facilitated the use of it, but
also important lines of communica
tion with them.
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Dainty tea aprons of plain lawns and
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Aprons for Red Cross work, long and
short sleeve styles, $2, $2.25, $2.35.
Nurses' aprons with fitted or full gath
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bib styles, $1, $1.25, $1.75, $2.
Maids' white aprons, plain and trimmed
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$10.50, $13.50, $15 to $85.
Remnant Sale
Silks and Woolens
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most important taving event of the season.
The best qualities and most favored
weaves will be well represented.
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The custom of seeding cards of
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Cards for the sick, for the well,
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Dix Dresses
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A splendid display
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The Men's Shop
Shirts and Hose
Silk Shirt in new patterns for
Fall. We ask the opportunity
of showing you a wonderfully
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AH dependable makes. $5 to $12
Fancy Hot in an unusually
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Women who desire good wear
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