THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, NCfEMBER 16, 1918.
U. S. DESTROYER
SUM' DAMMCIl
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AND HUT IN TVn
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Fifteen Drowned or Burned to
Death After CoIHson; 25
, Survivors Arrive in'
New York..
New York, Nov. 15. In the col
lision between the United States de
stroyer Shaw and the British liner
Aquitania in European waters Oc
tober 9, as announced by the Navy
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wv)i hiuviii iyiu uajs laid iug jiavai
vessel was cut squarely in two. 35
feet aft of the bow, and the for
ward section sank immediately, the
other section catching fire, it was
learned here today with the arrival
of the Aquitania, carrying 25 sur
vivors of the Shaw.
Other destroyers rushed to the
scene and when they took the burn
ing section in tow the inrush of wa
ter quenched the flames. The Navy
department's announcement said 15
lives were lost
The survivors on the Melita, a
Canadian Pacific line steamship, said
the Shaw was one of a number of
destroyers convoying a big fleet car
rying American troops to an Eng
lish port.
The fleet was steaming on a zig
zag course. At 5.45 a. n. the steering-
gear of the Shaw jammed while
she was running at a 35-knot speed
and the destroyer failed to answer
her helm. Her- course was directly
across the bow of the on-coming
Aquitania,' a unit iiftthe fleet. The
Aquitania s bow struck the Shaw
like a monster knife, the survivors
said passing, through her just for
ward of the bridge and not seeming
to lose any headway, -
The forward part of the Shaw, in
which some of the crew were asleep,
remained afloat 20 minutes. Some pf
the men jumped overboard and were
picked up uninjured.
In the collision one of the Shaw's
v oil tacks was penetrated and the aft
section of tht destroyer burst into
flames below deck under the bridge.
Some f those who perished, in-
,iuuu vim vi iuc viij.ci a, . wcic
burned to death and others were
drowned when the forward part
sank. , . ' .
, The aft section was towed into
nnrt vuhir 2ft n( th men. inffrinix
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with burns and from immersion,
were removed to a hospital.
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Democrats to Contest;
Election of Two New
Republican Senat ors
Washington, Nov. 15. Contests
ol the election of two republican
senators Truman H. Newberry of
Michigan and George H. Moses of
New Hampshire were forecast in
p.oceedingi today before the sen
ate .' privilegesv and elections com-
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i 'of both, elected on the face of
the, returns, were received by the
:ommittee, 'which deferred action.
Papal Under-Secretary .
Vol State on Way to U. S.
Rome, Nov. 15. Monsignor Cer
retti, papal under-secretary of state,
left last night for America. ,
New York, Nov. 15. While no in
formation regarding the purpose of
Monsignor Cerretti'a forthcoming
visit-to this country has been re
ceived from Rome, beyond the fact
that he has been sent on a special
mission, tt is generally believed here
that he will report to the Vatican
regarding affairs in the archdiocese
of New York, where a successor to
the late Cardinal Farley as arch
bishop is to be appointed.
A euperaT diet 1b influent. Hor
VeVu MlUd Milk. vry dfceitiblt. Adv.
EARLY DATE SET
FOR OPENING OF
PEACE MEETING
(Continued From Pf On.)
Carnegie Endowment for universal
peace, and also a participant in the
last conference at The Hague, is
believed to be under; consideration
as secretary for the American com
mission. There will, of course, be
at least two assistant secretaries
and a considerable number of at
taches and clerks.
If congress is to be represented
on the commission as was the case
at the Paris conference of 1898,
when peace treaties between the
United States and Spain were
drawn, the fact has not yet been
developed. On the contrary, it
was said that ' there is a decided
disinclination to involve the legis
lative branch of the government in
any way in the work of construct
ing treaties, which is regarded as
purely executive function under
the terms of the constitution. It
also was today recalled that the
senate itself, not many years ago,
recorded its formal objection to the
aoDOintment bv the president of
any of its members as commission
ers to negotiate agreements which
must afterwards come before it for
approval.
Notice has been taken by officials
here of the demand by certain
socialistic elements, not only in
Europe but in America, to have
labor to participate in the peace
congress. Officials were understood
to hold that to recognize labor in
this way would be to establish
class distinctions, which would be
thoroughly un-American.- On the
other hand it was said that by the
appointment to the peace commis
sion of a man such as Justice
Brandeis, for instance, known to
be an ardent friend and champion
of labor at all times, the interests of
the working classes would be sure
of conservation.
It was made plain today that the
selection of Secretary Lansing to
head the American commission is
not to be taken as an indication of
his purpose to resign his present
office. In his absence Counsellor
Frank L. Polk is expected to act as
secretary of state.
Begin Informal Discussions.
Paris, Nov. 15. (By Associated
i- r . I e i
rress.; Meetings oi representa
tives of the associated governments
beginning today will be largely in
formal, consisting chiefly of confer
ences of foreign ministers, rather
than of premiers, with a view to
reaching a common understanding
on international questions and def
initely arranging the program of the
peace congress.
One of the first conferences held
today was at the residence of Col
onel House, the head of the Amer-,
ican delegation, where Foreign Min
ister Sonnino of Italy spent some
time. It was expected that Foreign
Secretary Balfour of Great Britain
would arrive later.
The Weather
Comparative local Record.
1918. 1917. 1916. 1915.
Highest yeiterdar ...65 6S 31 48
I.oweit yesterday ....BO IT 13 24
Mean temperature ..52 52 22 36
Precipitation ........00 .00 .00 - .00
Temperature and precipitation depart
ures from the normal:
Normal temperature S8
Excess (or the day 14
Total exceaa since March 1 913
Normal precipitation 0.03 Inches
Deficiency for the day 0.03 inches
Total rainfall since March 1 16.88 Inches
Deflolsncy since March 1... .10.99 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1917 6.67 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period '16 12.04 Inches
Reports From Stations at 1 P. M.
Station and State Temp. High- Raln
of Weather. 7 p. in. est. fall.
Davenpbrt, cloudy 54 54 .T
Dee Moines, cloudy. ,..64 56 .02
Dodge City, cloudy. ...54 (8 .00
Lander, cloudy 42 54 .00
North Platte, cloudy.. 46 56 .00
Omaha, raining 14 55 .01
Rapid City, clear 44 62 ' .00
Sheridan, cloudy 44 44 .00
Sioux City, cloudy 62 66 '. .02
Valentine, part cloudy 62 66 .00
"T" Indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH, Meteorologist.
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Values up to $65
SATURDAY starts the greatest coat
sale of the season. . Fine winter
coats, values up to $65. CO, in all the.
leading styles, such as cape backs, large
collars, with or without belts the finest
of the season's models, in the most
wanted : materials, such as Bolivian,
Broadcloths. Velours, etc.
'PHESE COATS will be sold Satrday at
price less than the materials would eost
were we to buy them today. We have also
included some of our fine Wooltex garments.
They all go at the ridiculously low price of
$35.
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House of Menagh
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Omaha's Finest Wobmb'i Shop
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United Lutherans
Pledge Their Support
in Warfare on Vice
New York, Nov. IS. Trie Luther
an Church in America, an amal
gamation of three Lutheran bodies,
was incorporated here today. More
than 1,000 delegates from this
country and Canada ratified the
merger.
Rev. Dr. Frederick H. Knubel of
New York was elected president,
Rev. Dr. G. G. Scherer of Charles
ton, S.i G, secretary and Clarence
D. Miller of Philadelphia, treasurer.
Resolutions were adopted pledg
ing "the fullest support of the
United Lutheran Church in America
to the government of the United
States to meet the problems of vice
which threaten the physical and
spiritual welfare of the boys and
girls and men and women of the
United States." ' ' -
The delegates were urged by
Captain Eugene L. Swan, repre
senting Secretary of War Baker, to
aid in combating bolshevik pro
paganda in this country.
Power of Premier
Lloyd George Coming
to Test in Britain
London, Nov. 15. The rssue in
the coming elections is whether the
country' will- endorse Lloyd
George's proposal that the present
coalition government, with himself
as premier, shall be continued after
the war for the work of making
peace and carrying on the labor of
reconstruction. . '
The electoral reform bill adopted
by Parliament during the summer of
1917 virtually doubled the number of
voters. It gave the ballot to all
women over 30, men over 21 and
soldiers under 21. This added 6,000,
000 females and 2,000,000 males to
the voting lists. How the women
will vote and what parties the sol
dier wii,"??08,!! predict,
If you wish quick results, the' ad
vertising columns of The Bee are
what bring home the bacon.
Omaha Men in New York
City to Attend Merger
, of Lutheran Synods
New York, N. Y., Nov. .(Spe
cial) Many Nebraska delegates are
here attending the ceremonies mark
ing the merger' of the General
Synod, General Council and General
Synod, South, of the Lutheran
church into one body with more
than 1,500,000 communicant mem
bers. From Omaha Revs. S. H. Yerian,
Luther M. Kuhns and O. D. Baltzly
and Messers W. D. Morton and F.
Thielike are here. Others from Ne
braska who are here are Rev. M. E.
Bollinger of ,Auburn, Rev. C. E.
Soarks of York. A. Hopkins of Wil
bur and George H. Haase of Emer
son. John L. Zimmerman tf Spring
field, O., and Simon D. Fess, con
gressman from Ohio, delivered ad
dresses at the brotherhood meeting
in the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. '"
Besides those mentioned from Ne
braska, there are 12 delegates pres
ent from the German Nebraska
synod, including Prof. Klotch of
Lincoln, and Rev. Mr. Schmidt of
Papillion. There is a total of 1.200
delegates from th three bodies, be
sides many hundreds of visitors
from all parts of the United States.
Pogrom Reported to Have
Taken Place at Warsaw
- London, Nov. 15. The : British
foreign office has issued a state
ment, saying: '
"Reports of a pogrom at Warsaw
have reached the ' government.
Should these reports prove true, it
would point to a serious situation
because forces of violence and dis
order already threatening the life
of every population between the
Rhine and the Volga would be en-
conrao-H "
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The statement points out that the
allies and United States are ready
to lend their whole resources to the
task of restoring the economic basis
of orderly civilized life in "those
countries and are showing by their
acts that they desire order and civ
Socialists Storm New
State Council in Vienna
Paris, Nov. 15. S o c i a 1 i s t s
stormed the Austrian Parliament
building in Vienna Wednesday and
tried to enter the chamber where
the new stite council was in session.
Shots were fired before order could
be restored and 20 persons in the
crush outside the building were in
jured, . according to dispatches
reaching here.
A party of socialists occupied the
offices of Neue Freie Presse and
brought out special editions advo
cating the establishment of a social
ist republic, as in Germany.
Oklahoma Tornado Kills
Two Women, Injures 20
Fort Smith, Ark. Nov. 15. Two
women, named Simpson and Smith,
are reported dead and 20 other
white persons injured as a result of
a tornado which late today struck
Prague, Okl., west of here. Every
member of the Fancher family is
reported seriously injured. About
20 buildings, includin? a church.
are said to have been demolished. I
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Proooses to Abolish :
Rule of Seniority
Washington, Nov. 15. A move tdl
abolish the rule of seniority byj
which senators of long service majj
have their choice of several conn
mittee chairmanships was made toJ
day by Senator Norris of Nebraska
republican, who proposed that after
March 4, 1919 when the republican,1
expect to obtain control, senators
made chairmen of the finance, for
eign relations, military, naval and
other important committees, shall
not be eligible to ""membership on
otlier comittees.
In explaining his resolution. Sena
tor Norris said his amendment
would break up the practice of dom
ination of legislation in confer
ences by a few senators who are
senior on virtually all important
committees. -
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TO you on the
quest of the
Christmas Gift to
daythis store is
dedicated.
Every section has its holi
day message ready in con
crete form awaiting your
approving word.
Whether or not you have
set limitations upon your
expenditures, each "collec
tion, we believe, is pre
pared to meet your views
perfectly, for no , gift is
small that "bears the
imprint of good taste," and -no
gift, big or little, is
really in the spirit of
Christmas that is not '
chosen with care.
Our efforts have been tire
less in the assembling of
these Christmas things so
that you rrTay make your
selections quickly, con
veniently and with perfect
assurance as to their
worth.
The
Thompson-Belden
Store
Merefofflmte With: mdnm WA& limit It
Attractive Bags
There are so many novel effects
in the newest hand bags that a
description is quite out of the
question.
You will find, however, a
suitable style to harmonize with
your winter costume a style
out of ordinary in appearance.
Nor are prices out of reason.
In fact, they are very sensible.
Notion Section.
Gloves for Street ,
And Driving Wear
v A pleasing street glove is.
a single clasp "Bacmo"
made of washable leather
in, tan, gray and khaki,'
$3 a pair.
For driving, wrist strap
gloves in tan and gray.
Lined or unlined as you
choose, $4.25 and $5.50 a
pair. '
So Many .Women
Are Making Shades
Lamp Shades for the
home and for gift pur
poses. A pleasing occu
pation of quite unlimited
scope. Shades can and do
express your individual
ideas as nothing else can.
Join one of our classes
now and learn this fasci
nating art of shade mak
ing. We have k a splendid se
lection of frames of every
size and shape, besides
all of the necessary ma
terials for the work, in
cluding novelty silks for
coverings, lining silks,
gold braids, fringes, in
fact everything you will
require. r
When materials are se
lected in the art depart
ment there is no charge
made for instructions in
making. - .
The Children's Wear Section
Is in Winter Readiness
Coats, furs, headwear of the smartest sort for small
folks, who like to be distinctive, in their dress.
Mothers find shopping here a real pleasure and,
best of all, economical.
Children's Coats of velvet,' plush, chinchilla, ker- 2
sey, mixtures; new fashions of the better sort in
all of the best colors for winter.
White Fur Sets of Coney, Thibet and Iceland fox
for two to ten-year-olds, $2.85 a set and upwards.
Set of Dark Furs, also separate scarfs and, muffs, j
' at various sensible prices. V . "'
Headwear includes puch de
lightful styles as hats and bon
nets of black plush and velvet.
' For babies there are bonnets
of white silk crepe de, chine
and corduroy for 65c, 85c and
$1 and more. -
A SPECIAL VALUE Chil
dren's velvet bonnets in brown,
, navy and cope blue and extra
values for $1..
Children's Wear Section "
, i Third Floor.
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The Blouse '
Store
Spare a moment
or two
Saturday in seeing,
for yourself how
charming are the )
new blouses,
for every occasion
and every purse.
Georgette Blouses for
Milady who desires the
best. Real laces, hand
embroidery and every
detail of finish have
been carefully attend
ed to $15, ' $17.50,
$22.50, $25 to $39.50.
Trim tailored Blouses
of heavy crepe de
chine express a new
note of smartriess
$6.95, $8.50, $9.50,
$10.50.
Second Floor
Exclusive Novelties
Made of Ribbon
In great demand during
the holiday season, , for
which reason orders
should be placed early to
insure proper delivery. A
line of models is on display
to assist you in making a
decision.
Belts, Bags, Cami
soles, Bows, Caps,
Slippers, Collars and .
many others. ' 1 ;
Our novelties are bound
to be exclusive as every
one is made here in the
store. Original designs by
our Mrs. David.
Gentlemen of Omaha
This Shop is at Your Service
READY WITH A WONDERFUL SE
LECTION OF THE BEST SHIRTS FOR
BUSINESS WEAR. .
Shirts of rich silks. ,
Shirts of dependable madras.
Shirts of durable silk and linen.
Distinctive mercerized effects.
Manhattan, Eagle and Arrow Shirts. ,
All color-fast patterns. N i
JUST IN HOLIDAY BATH ROBES.
'TIS - NOW NECKWEAR TIME.
A new cravat is highly proper and not
a bit difficult to choose when one has
access to such an assortment as we are
showing. Every conceivable shape,
pattern and quality to suit the varied
requirements of different men. Select
now for immediate use and for the hol
idays.
MUFFLERS A-PLENTY Silk ones
and VniffpH ffprts in vnrinna wirlth
Our Bath and Lounging Robes are 'air, and all . colorsTV They will appeal to;
from the Pacific Garment Co., and are everyone in the family, $1.50, to $10. :
exclusive with this, store in Omaha. The - J
new patterns are better than those of .. WARM UNDERWEAR Whether you
any other season. Make your choice wish cotton or wool, two-piece gar
now and if you do not care to take it at; ments or union suits, heavy or medium
present a small deposit will hold it for , weights, they-are all here., - Priced to
vnii PricAfloroSfitn $9s " nnit- . l
Tho Men's Shop To the left as yon enters
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Thompson-Belden Furs
Can be Chosen With Assurarfce
Assurance as to style, distinction, quality and
fairness of price for no fur is ever mis- ,
represented in any particular.
Fox, Lynx, MolesBnf Hudson Seal,
Mink, Marten, Beaver, Sable,
Nutria and Australian Opossum
The latest arrivals will have their first showing
J)n Saturday. There are suitable pieces and
garments for every purpose. ' ' !
You'll appreciate some new coatees of beauti
ful Hudson seal for $95 and $119.50.
iFABRICS
BELDING'S GUARAN
TEED DRESS SILKS are
sold in Omaha exclusively
by The Thompson-Belden
Store. The newest fash
ionable weaves in all good
colors, $2.50 to $3 a yard.
TRIMMING VELVETS in
what we have, every rea
son to know is the largest
Assortment in the city. We
can0 probably match any
shade you bring in. '
WOOLENS in every desir
able' quality and .weight,''
for dresses,- suits, coats
and skirts. A splendid
showing we shall b glad
to have you inspect. '
Good Bedding
It's the part of wisdom to
choose bedding because
of it3 quality rather than
its price. To know that
you receive what you pur
chase without misrepre
sentation is also impor
tant, wbmen, in gener
al, , have confidence in
bedding from this store.
They have reasons.
COMFORTERS of extra
size in heavy winter
weight, silkoline covered
and filled with the best
grade of white cotton,
$5.50 each.' : ' ;
WOOL MIXED BLAN
KETS, a quality that will
give the most satisfactory
service. Three-quarter
bed size (60x80.) Plain
gray with pink or blue
borders, $6 a pair.
In the Basement
Fashionable Apparel for Women
A Charming Display of New Arrivals
Hand tailored garments that possess all of the distinc
tive details of design and finish so dear to a woman's
heart. Comprehensive selections at every price make
satisfactory choosing an easy matter. :
PRICES ARE CORRECT . ' . '
Suits
$34.50, $44.50, '
$53.50 to $135:
Dresses
.$34.50, $51.50,
$67.50 to $125.
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Coats
$29.50, $35,
$39.50 to $195.
Many women will need
Coats and Furs for the
game Saturday
' Fort Omaha
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Camp Grant. -
We are splendidly pre
pared to meet every
requirement.
No Lack of Variety in These Handkerchief Stocks
It doesn't make a bit of difference what
"sort of handkerchief you may wish ..we
feel safe in saying Your SORT is here. Due
to foresight in purchasing early we have
the advantage of the bestrades at prices
far below present worth.
'WOMEN ARE MAKING HOLIDAY SE
LECTIONS NOW. A .
Pure linen handkerchiefs in every good
style. Plain hemstitched, embroidered,
initialed. . .
'Madeira embroideries, 50c to $4.
French embroideries, 25c to $15.
Initials in numerous styles, 20c to 60c.
Children's handkerchiefs, 35c a box of
three. . ,
Lawn kerchiefs for 10c, 12ic and 15c.
Colored edged styles are only I212C.
THERE CAN BE, NO ADVANTAGE IN
DELAYING YOUR HOLIDAY CHOOS
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