THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 3, 1918.
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POTPOURRI OF
NAMES IN YANK
CASUALTY LIST
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American Army Shows There
Are Many Nationalities
Fighting Under Stars
and Stripes.
By EDGAR G, SNYDER.
Washington, Nov. 2. (Special.)
-No kind-of information, whether
a communique bringing from the
commander-in-chief ' the 1 glosjous
news of th; invincible valor of
American soldiers in battle with the
rreatcst and strongest military
ower the world has known, tran
icajids in interest to people through
ut the United States the casualty
Ists supplied daily by the War de
artiwent to the press of the coun
y. Families and friends of the
oldiers over there scan with un
:igned anxiety, line by line, back
hd forth, the columns of names.
t shows at a glance in the variety
f names and in the locations of
heir kindred how completely the
elective draft as wellas voluntary
nlistments have covered every
look and corner pf the United
tates. Aside from the inevitable
icrsonal concern the lists make
mailable to' the discerning statist
rroups of figures of extremely in
vesting significance.
Relatives Notified First.
It is well understood that the. War
department is many days behind
actual occurrences of casualties in
tranmitting home the names for
press use. Relatives of the persons
are notified much sooner than their
names are f-ead in the newspapers.
The delay has already been explain
ed by Chief-of-Stalf Major General
I'eyjon March, as owing to the nu
merous field and base hospitals that
stretch with the long line from the
North sea to the Swiss mountains,
ilong all of which, -alternating in
units with the forces of the allies,
American troops are in action. But
what is coming, and what has al
ready come, in the lists of casualties,,
furnish, ample material for note
worthy conclusions.
The names, the places with the
figures, the locations of the next wf
kin's residences, all combine for a
revelation of the astonishing diver
sity of derivation in race and na
tionality of the ail-American army.
Many Nationalities.
In all the world's annals of armies
there was -never anything so' varied
ly composite of the human family
as that army "over there," we and
.the rest of the world call Yankees.
. Not Gyrus, not -Xerxes, Alexander,
Caesar, Hannibal nor Napoleon,
when their hosts were greatest and
drawn from the most. countries, had
anything comparable in differences
of racial and national derivations.
The casualty lists, as they have been
coming since the addresses of the
next of kin were first given fo the
press on May 4, have embraced
every continent and the remotest
islands of 'the seven seas. vNot a
country 'of Europe is omitted, the
nations of the central allies being
included ns well as of those arrayed
agaiist them. Every one of the
Balkan states has men fighting with
us and for us. Germany, Austna
Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey have
sons fighting under the Stars and
Stripes, as shown by the appearance
of their, names in the casualty lists.
76,545 Aliens in First Draft.
Under the first draft, hi which the
total number of registrants was
9,586,508, tKe nationalities repre
sented other than the United States
furnished 1,243,801. The acceptances
numbered 1,057,363, of whom 76,545
were aliens. At the same time these
figures were made public last Janu
ary by the provost marshal general,
Maj.-Gen. Enoch Crowder, net cred
its for volunteer enlistments were
given as numbering 322,181. There
ntW calls under the first
uaTC mvvh
draft, and other acceptances, along
with an increasea voiumccr
ment, all of which nave contributed
td-increase the size of reinforce
ments of Americans. All of these
forces have drawn , man-power ot
alien origin, the like and -variety of
which the world never before saw.
States Having Most Deafts.
he state having the largest per
centage of deaths and wounds-in
battle is Alabama, the figures be
ing .918. '-Next nine highest are:
Rhode Island,'. 897; Nebraska, .892;
Iowa,885; Minnesota, .870; Michi-
gan; .863;- New Hampshire, .001,
New York, .860; Colorado and Mis
souri, .850. 'The percentages in this
respect of others of the larger states
are: Massachusetts, .743; New Jer
sey, .845; Pennsylvania, .801; Ohio,
.812; Illinois, .Ol ; inaiana, .v,
Texas.,. 845; Kentucky. .781; Tenne
see. .791; Virginia, .729;. California,
States Showing Few Deaths.
T)i etit Via vine th lowest ceri
cetrtage in casualties of deaths troif
U Alahama the figures b
ir, ni t Nut. and having less than
. 2 (5er cent, are Michigan, New York.
Oklahoma, West Virginia, Nevada,
Pennsylvania, Missouri, California,
Connecticut, Oregon. Ohio, Minne
sota, New Hampshire. New Jersey,
'Washington, South Dakota, Ten
nessee, North Carolina. Strange to
say, the percentages of deaths in the
quota of troops from three southern
V.itates is out of all proportion with
" the others. They, are Louisiana,
... with .202; South Carolina, 212; Vir
ginia. .230. Virginia's is the greatest
irtality from disease. Alabama,
with the best health record, is neigh
bor to Georgia, with .107; Mississ
! ippi, with .142; Tennessee, ,071. and
Florida with .163. ,
Health Good.
" It Is quite apparent health of the
men in the fighting armies is far bet
ter than at home in the training
It may well be suspected that the
casualty- lists will be found in time
to have been defective :n not a few
respects, but upon the whole, with
the excessively busy intensive life
and death work carrying on qyer
there, the wonder might well be
that so much even in this has been
accomplished.
Noted Churchman Dead.
London. Oct. 26. The Right
.'. , Rev. William Boyd-Carpenter, for
mer Hshop of Rtpon and canon of
Westminister since 1911, died m
-- .London today,"1 -
Knights of Columbus Building at Fort Omaha One of the
1 ' Finest of Its Kind in the Country for Soldiers
h-BmfMMAs' flip
"Everybody Welcome I Every
thing Frel For Men Here and
Overseas!"
This constitutes the motto -'that
is ever present, not only in words
but in' the -very spirit which - moves
the great war work now being ac
complished in the Knights of Co
lumbus building at Fort Omaha, of
whicii the above is a photograph.
And there are' three such buildings
the very edification of the word,
"Home," in Omaha, one at Fort
Omaha, another at Florence field
and still another at Fort Crook.
The. Kmghts ofxColumbus build
ing at Fort Oitaha,, which is con
sidered one of the finest of the kind
in the. country, is a great popular
gathering place for the soldiers at
Fori Onmha. The building is large
and roomy; has "every modern con
venience and is open to every ,sol-
dier, no matter of what' creed or na
tionality.! " The building was first opened on
May 12, this year. This is the first
picture taken, however, because of
military restrictions. It is of per
manent club structure and covers a
space 50x106 feet. It is modern in
every., respect, even to the three
shower baths, with hot and cold
running water, in the basement.
On the first floor is the main hall,
with writing facilities, large library,
woman's parlor, secretary's office,
sacristy, stage and lounging nook,
with open log fireplace, reading ta
bles and scores of newspapers, mag
azines and periodicals. In the center-
of the floof is a boxing ring, 20
feet square, which by special Appa
ratus can be elevated four feet above
floor level for boxing and wrestling
events. -
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Dennv Ryan is general secretary
and the man in charge of all three
buildings in Omaha. Secretary
Clare Nelson is in charge of the
Fort Omaha building and has two
assistants. Dan Unthank is secre
tary of the Florence field building,
and Bobert Frazer looks after the
boys at the Fort Crook building.
Both of the latter have assistants.
In addition to their regular duties,
these men have personal supervision
of the nightly programs, which are
usuallyas follows: ,
Monday U Movies
Tues$fty A.. Variety Night
Wednesday Movies.
Thursday. .Freo Boxing and Wrestling
Instructions
Friday ...: "Open House."
Saturday Dancing
Sunday Services
And it may be said that the work
of the Knights of Columbus secre
tary indeed keeps him busy, for
ofcouis
Orval Pierson of Troop 28, e
listed in the Red Cross ambulai"
corps and is now in Chicago wi
the otherOmahans who left Tutf
day to take their training prior u
their service in France. Orval i
the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Pier
son, 2514 South Twentieth avenue
and he was a pupil at the Central
school before his enlistment. He
was also active in scout work, be
ing one of the three Omaha scput
to receive achievement buttons fo:
selling thrift stamps. Just befon
his departure Orval received , :
bronze medal from the United, State
Treasury department for selling 1.
Liberty bonds. He is 17 years o
age.
Now that the influenza quaran
tine is lifted, Boy Scout activitier
are being resumed. Saturday the
boys of Troop 39 will hike to the
woods near Council Bluffs, where
they will . practice semaphore si?
Haling and pass the outdoor test
in second-class scouting..., -
Cedric Hornby of Troop 9, vc
unteered to dig potatoes in the v.
garden at-Twentieth and Farnr
streets, which have been donated
the City" Mission. '
, Scotfis will sell the Fort Omah
publication, The Gas Bag, down
town after school on Fridays and
at all foot ball and base ball games
and athletic meets.
Glen Williams, as a part of his
requirements for a first-cass scout,
carved a wooden clock stand with
an intricate design of two dragqns
on it, which is on display at scout
headquarters.
Dr. E. Willard Powell will speak
to the scoutmasters on "Public
Health" on the evening of Novem
ber 7, at 8 o'clock, in the juvenile
courtroom , at the county court
house. " . , J
' There is a great deal of talk now
about Victory Boys and the part
they are to play in the United War
Work campaign drive. This is what
John R. Mott, the national - repre
sentative of the Young Men's
Christian association, says about
th"Victory Boys:
"A Victory Boy is one who earns
and gives to help he fighters
through the . United TWar Work
campaign organization.
"These fat great days for earn
ing. .. . - , . - ...
. "Office boys getting $10 to $15 a
eek.s -
"Boys in munitions plants get
ting enormous wages. t
"Every place of btfsiness shriek
ing for boys. .
' "Millions of odd jobs clamoring
for attention. .
"No trouble for' any boy to earn.
"No trouble for any boy to give,
either, if a proper leader-presents
the opportunity.
"Evwr V ictory Boy win earn ana
give at least $6 for the fighters.
"Five dollars wiu provide tne
comforts of a hut for one soldier
for five weeks.
Richard Young, Troop 9, who is
daily they also visit all the patients
in the hospitals, where they distrib
ute stationery and -reading matter.
If the patient is too ill to write, the
secretary performs this little duty
for him, and also keeps the parents
of'the soldier informed of their
boy's condition. He als.o attends to
any mission about the post or down
town that will in any way accom
modate the patient.
All the buildings are open daily
from 8 a. tn. until 10 0. m. and they
are open and free to any soldier.
PERSHING ACTS
TO PROTECT MEN
BEHIND LINES
Order by American General to
Prevent Immorality and
Preserve Health Wins
Praise.
Correspondence Associated Press.
Headquarters American ' Expedi
tionary Forces, Oct. 13. General
Pershing's order forbidding the use
of all alcoholic beverages except light
wines and beers by soldiers and in
stituting various forms of athletics
and wholesome amusement to pre
vent immorality has' brought him
mnrli crratifvino- sinH favnrahlp rnm-
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ment from American and allied'!
sources which have been striving for
the betterment of the men in the
field. His admonition of "prompt
disciplinary aotion" is having a salu- i
tary effect.
Efforts are being made id keep
every American soldier, when he
is not actually under fire orin the
trenches, occupied with instruction
on various useful subjects, work,
drill, base ball, wrestling, boxing,
foot-racing and other forms of sport,
athtetic games, theatrical entertain
ments aad clean motfon picture
shows.
The determination of the Ameri
can commander to secure a rigid en
forcement of his anti-drunkenness
and anti-immorality regulations was
indicated in a letter written by Gen
eral Pershing appointing representa
tives to a British-American confer
ence on the subject, in which he
said:
"The gravest responsibility rests
on those to whom the n.irrnt nf
our soldier have entrusted their sons
to the battle and we fail if we
neglect any effort to safeguard them
in evcty way. We have the common
ground of humanity; we have the
well considered conclusions of the
best scientific minds on our tide,
and from the fact that, in this war
of nations in arms the soldier , is
merely a citizen on war service, ;
we have all the elements which
will force co-operation between
military and .civilian authorities." , .
;
In order to relieve the labof,
shortage in middle Tennessee, girl
students at Columbia college are de
voting their weekly holidays" to p
picking cotton.
Destroy the Germs and
Catarrh will Quickly Go
wrote to Scoutmaster Bruenning
that he wanted some of the "fel
lows" to write to him. He was hun
gry for news from Omaha. "
The sgoutmasterJof Troop 9 have
offered a prize to the scout in that
troop who brings the most fruit
stones and nut shells to- Scoutmas
ter Bruenning's office.
Seascouting is to he established
in Omaha by order of the execu
tive committee of the Omaha Courr
cil Boy Scouts. A crew of nine
first class scouts will be organized.
The appliicants for seascouting
must nave merit badges in Heav
ing and swimming.- The scouts will
be selected by competitive examina
tion. W. L. Hackett will be sea-scoutmaster.
retary of drama league, -with a spe
cialist in music, pageantry, etc., un
der him; entertainment depart
ment in charge of Robert Bell,
nephew of Alexander Graham
Bell; girls' ' department under
Miss Alice Deal, who is pres
ident of principals' association,
principal of summer . schools and
dean of women in Districtxof Co
lumbia school; department of ath
letics and - social organization de
partment" yet to be filled. Mr.
English is responsible for the whole
program with this staff under him.
There is to be a great recreation
iiall built with an auditorium seat
ing 5,000 people, to cost $250,000.
Mr. English is at present making a
3urvey of the situation and recom
mendations for. organization of all
Churches, community centers,
playgrounds and parks into a single
unit to furnish adequate recreation
to 13,000 war -workers.
Coal Miners in Other Lines
of Work Urged to Go Back
Washington Names, addresses
and 'present occupations of thou-
sands of coal miners engaged in
other forms of industry, " who" have
abandoned their own trade since the
beginning of the war, have been
obtained by the United States em
ployment service as a result of "an
appeal to officials of local unions of
the mine workers. An effort will be
made through general appeals and
personal solicitation to induce these
nen to return to the minej, where
they are urgently needed as war
workers.
If you want to relieve- stuffed up head
in five minutes- and get rid of crusts in
the nose, discharge of mucous, watery
eyes, hawking and spitting, start te
breathe HYOMEI today. . ' ,
Catarrh with all its disgusting .symp
toms is caused by germs or microbes.
Go today and get a HYOMEI (pro
nounce it High-o-me) outfit, pour a few
drops of HYOMEI into the little hard
rubber pocket- inhaler, breathe it and be
gin at once to kill the microbes that cause
catarrh.
For aggravated cases of catarrh or a
cough or a cold or sore throat be sure
and use the HYOMEI vapor treatment in
conjunction with the Inhaler. Here U is:
' Every night before going to bed pour
a teaspoonful of HYOMEI into a bowl
three-quarters full of boiling water; cov
er head and bowl with towel and breathe
for five, minutes, the pleasant, soothing
and healthy vapor that arises.
It doesn't take long for a cold to run
into- catarrh; use HYOMEI at once and
get immediate relief. HYOMEI is an
antiseptic that . soothes and heals the in
flamed condition of the membrane besides
killing the germs. For catarrh, acute or
chronic for sore throat, asthma, coughs,
colds, and croup, HYOMEI is sold on
money back plan. Sherman & McConnell
Drug Co. Adv.
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A mass meeting of all the Boy
Scouts of the city will be held at
an early date. At this meeting
badges, medals and honors won- by
the scouts will be presented.
Standardized tests for second
and first class scouts will be drawn
up by the Omana council. These
tests will - be . given by the scout
masters or by an examing board, j
The Court of Honor meets in the
juvenile court room at 4 o'clock
November 4,
The Omaha Scout News, Omaha
Scouts publication, has an interest
ing item concerning C. H. English
who is in Washington. It says:
"We know, of course, you scouts
wanf to keep track of Mr. English,
Word has just come to us that he
has been made director general of
recreational activities for war work
ers at Washinton, D. C. He has five
departments under him: Misic and
drama including pageants, etc., in
attending Kemper- Military school, charge of Mr. Gifford, national sec-
ALL-WOOL SUITS
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$40 AND UP -
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"HINDDWSTAN'I
" 'N' EVERYTHING"
Fox trots both on one record.
One genuine whiff from
Broadway and the other full of
energy and' "pep." '''
No. 18507.
"EVERYTHING IS PEACHES
AND CREAM DOWN IN
GEORGIA" t
in song '
by American Quartet
is as lively as the words would
""lead you to expect.
No. 18497.
"Smiles"
in sons by Lambert Murphy is
typically American in move
ment. It is some record and
every Victrola owner will want
it.
No. 4515S. '
"OH! HOW I WISH I COULD
SLEEP UNTIL MY DADDY
COMES HOME"
is a record every member of
the ..family will enjoy every
time they hear it.
t No 18506. N
MICKELS'
'Oui, OuL Marie'
Speedy, snappy
and full of go.
No. 18505.
"Darling Nellie
0 Gray"
All thatfthe
nama( implies.
No. 64729.'
15th and Harney. D., 1973
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$1 and S3 alaea, or ty mall from
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price.
FREE book mailed ta plain
aealcd envelope on request. De
Miracle, 128th, St. aad Park Are.,
New York.
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painty shades of rose and
grays and blue darker notes
of taupe and black and greens
and browns. Colors for every
room in the house because
eminent need requires. Made
in a factory where water power
af. 80 women work-
saves co;
ers release men for service.
Reversible, dust-resisting,
moth-proof, thickr flat-lying,
and richlv colored. Klearflax
they are rugs for every room Linen Rugs are wartime, alL
in the house. time rugs for every room jo
Klearflax Linen Rugs save the house as well as for con
Jfool and cotton needed for , tract work.
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STOP CATARRH ! 0PEM
NOSTRILS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Relieves ,Head-Colds at Once.
If your nostrils are clogged and
your head is stuffed and you can't
weathe freely because of a cold or
catarrh, just get -a small bottle of
Ely's Cream Balm at any drug store.
Apply a little of this fragrant, an
tiseptic cream into your nostrils and
let it penetrate through every air
passage of your head, soothing and
healing the inflamed, swollen mu
cous membrane and yon get instant
relief.
Ah ! how good it feels. Your nos
trjls are open, your head is clear, no
more hawking, snuffling, blowing;
no more headache, dryness or strug
gling for breath. Ely's Cream Balm
is just what sufferers from head
colds and catarrh need.- It's a de
light Adv.
George W. Berge
. For Attorney General
Vote for Him
H.G.Taylor
Republican Candidate
for Re-election toa sec
ond term as ' v
State x
Railway
Commissioner
MOMENTOUS PROBLEMS. No man is wise enough
to forecast threconomic consequences of this war. Rail
road rates and service, due to the war, are in Estate of
chaos. Constructive action by' those experienced in
-railroad operation and regulation is imperative if the
rights of the public are to be protected. , Mr. Taylor's
experience is, therefore, invaluable at this particular
time. He is in -the prime of life, has demonstrated nat
ural ability for the work of regulation, has been courag
eous and honest in the performance of the trying duties
of his office, and is deserving of re-election.
HE SOLICITS YOUR SUPPORT. v
TO THE VOTERS OF NEBRASKA:
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Political considerations should not affect your 'vote J
" vihuuiiooiuuwi tiAjjciiciicc, auiiity, in Qua-
try, cpurage and integrity should be the controlling fac
tors. Four years service with Mr. H. G, Taylor, Repub
lican Candidate- for re-election on the State Railway
Commission, convinced me of his ability to measure uato
the highest standard, in every respect.
Men of hia standards and experience are needed
to help solve the difficult questions of reconstruction
which will follow the war. I recommend him unreserv
edly and without qualification.
HENRY T.CLARKE,
Former Chairman State Railway Commission.
William i. fSose
JUDGE Or SUPREME COURT
Candidate for Re-Election
TO THE VOTERS OF NEBRASKAi - ,
Permit ut to call your attention to the name of Judge
William B. Rote, one of the present judge of the supreme
court, who it a candidate for re-election November S.
Judge are not elected on a party ballot, bat are, voted for
on a separate, judicial ballot. There are three judges of the
upreme court to elect and each voter may vote for three. ,
The judge of the supreme court decide case involving
' life, liberty and property and all good citizen should take an '
active part in (electing them.
Judge Rote it now a member of the tupreme court and.
we cannot afford to lose him from the bench. We appeal to.
you to tupport him for the following reatnt:
In hi Judicial wrk. Judge Rote it vigorous, prompt, im
partial, honest, fearless, capable. He it qualified byvtempera- ,
ment, learning and experience for the duties of a judge. He haa -been
faithful to hit trust. Hia opinion declaring the law and '
pronouncing judgment are, according to competent critic,
worthy of the highest court. The lawyers who are familiar
with hi work on the bench have endorsed hi candidacy and are
generally supporting him for another term. Hi private life
and personal buinets relation are above criticism.
, i. . .
H. H. WILSON, Instructor in Law at University, Lincoln. i :
x E. J. CLEMENTS, Pres. Lancaster County Bar Assn.,",
Lincoln.'
H. J. WINNETT, Ex-Railway Commissioner, Lincoln.
P. L. HALL, Pres. Central National Bank, Lincoln. -, ,
E. P. BROWN, Farmer and Stockraiser, Arbor. v '
J. C. HARPHAM, Wholesale Saddlery, Lincoln.
FRED BECKMANN, Ex-Commissioner Public ' Lands,
Lincoln.
L. J. DUNN, Vice Pres. City National Bank, Lincoln.
FLETCHER L. WHARTON, Minister, Lincoln. ,
J. E. MILLER, Mayor of Lincoln. jO.
A. RTALBOT, Fraternalist and Lawyer, Lincoln. i .
C. J. GUENZEL, Rudge & Guenzel, Lincoln. T; -v
H. T. FOLSOM. Sec.-Treas. Union Coal Co. Lincoln.
GEORGE DAYTON, City Treasurer of Lincoln, Lincoln.
B. A. GEORGE, Pres. Commercial Club, Lincoln. ' V
S. H. BURNHAM, Pres. First National Bank, Lincoln. - '
CHAS. R. WILKE, Deputy City Attorney, Lincoln.
GEORGE ROTHE, Deputy County Sheriff, Lincoln ,
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