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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 17, 1918.
ERZBERGERTO
: BE SPOKESMAN
FOR GERMANY
Armistice Delegation Chief
Will Conduct Preliminary
Peace Negotiations; Co-
alition Cabinet Formed.
Berlin, Nov. 16. (By Wireless to
London.) Mathias Erzberger, chief
ot the Oerman armistice delegation,
will conduct the preliminaries of the
peace negotiations in conjunction
with the foreign office.
In accordance with the decision
of the council of national plenipo
tentiaries the departments of state
in the new government have been
filled as follows:
Foreign Office Dr. W. Solf.
Treasury Dr. Schiffer.
Economics Dr. August Mueller.
Industrial Demobilization Dr.
Kotb.
' War Food Emanuel Wurm.
Labor Dr. Bauer.
, Wai Major General Schuech.
Admiralty Mann.
; Justice Dr. Krause.
Postoffice Dr. Ruedlin.
Announcement was made recently
through Copenhagen of the forma
tion of a German cabinet of six
?iembers, three majority socialists,
t -would appear from the Berlin
wireless dispatch that a coalition
cabinet now has been formed, per
haps subsidiary to Chanccllcr Ebert
and his socialist colleagues.
.Dr.. Solf has been German foreign
secretary since the retirement of
Secretary von Kuehlmann. Dr.
Schiffer is a leader of the national
liberal party and formerly was un-der-secretary
of the imperial finance
ministry. Dr. Mueller is a social
democrat and formerly was under
secretary of the war bureau. General
Scheuch has been Prussian minister
of war. ,
There have Veen no previous ad
vices from l-riin mentioning a
council of national plenipotenti
' aries.
ELI .PRISON
BACK TO LINE
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curable. Stories crept through the
plained because they had reason to
barriers of the suffering of the civi
lian population of Luxemburg and
Germany, and these reports later
were verified as they made their
way through the enemy territory to
ward their own lines.
When taken prisoner most of the
Americans were lightly clothed.' As
the cold weather came on they be
gan uffering because the Germans
gave them no warmer apparel de
spite the lack of food and clothing.
-' Sleep in Open Field
'TJJie hardships of the march were
terrific as the miM weather sharpen
ed. They had to sleep in open fields,
but Ifickily it did not rain. Some
fellows walked thirty-five kilomet
ers in one day, the shortest distance
between Dun Sur and Meuse, where
most of them first encountered their
comrades, and the nearest point on
lilt bUAVlUUUl U " '
kilometers, but the distance meant
nothing to these fellows, hardships
meant nothing for they were on
their way back to their own regi
ments. Furthermore all minimized
their sufferings.
" ' Welcome in Luxemburg
Because of their pitiful condition
the Luxemburg civilians' attitude
, toward the Americans was remark
able. Women did all possible to aid
them on their way. Many older
t women gave them kisses, blessing
end of the war.
In the district through which the
boys passed, efforts were made in
certain lowns io cause uiciu iu
and participation simple feasting
but all were anxious to get back.
They dashed on as they neared the
American lines.
. Nebraskans Among Them
Among them were members of
he Eighty-ninth division, composed
t r I J XT-I
or jvansas, Missouri ana ineurssKa
v boys, who were in St. Mihiel; the
' second composed mostly of Ma
rines, who won fame at Chateau
Thierry, and . the Seventy-ninth,
comnosed of lads from New Jersey
and Pennsylvania
HUN NAVY OUT
OF CONTROL OF
i GOVERNMENT
(Contlnaed From Fw Om.)
Grosser Kurfurst, of the Konig
' dreadnaught class, completed in
1914 and 1915; and the Kaiser, Kai
serin, Prinzeregent Luitpold, Konig
Albert and Friedrich Der Grosse,
dreadnaughts of the Kaiser class,
completed in 1912 and 1913.
Five battle cruisers, the Derfling
er, Hindenburg, Seydlitz, Moltke
and Yon Der Tann, are apparently
all that Germany has. The armi-
ctire trrmt stinulate for the sur
render of six.
Eight of the most recent light
cruisers' are the Brummer, Bremen,
'Karlsruhe, Pillau, Frankfurt, Nuern
berg, Koeln and Dresden.
Into Allied Ports.
It is only if neutral ports are
nnt available that the German war
ships are to be brought for sur
render to allied ports. But there
is reason to believe that since the
armistice was signed the ileutral
, povrs have made it clear tnat tneir
for Irksome purpose and there is
no doubt that the surrendered Ger
man warships win De Drougni into
allied ports.
To Take All Sub. ,
- r p T. : u : L i . t .
ounace warsniui wuiiu aic n
in (Ummv will he mnrtntrited in
one or more German ports. They
will be paid. off and completely dis
armed and will be under the tup
German Troops in
Clash in Brussels;
20 Soldiers Killed
Paris, Nov. 16. Conditions in
Brussels on Tuesday and Wednes
day were as disturbed as on Sunday
and Monday owing to many clashes
between German troops, says the
Bruges correspondent of LTnforma
tion. In a fight in which machine
guns were used, 20 soldiers were
lulled.
Officers were driven from the
streets and those found hiding were
killed.
The governor and his suite, the
correspondent adds, are believed to
have escaped, but most of the offi
cers attached to the staff of the
local commander were assassinated.
The Belgian population took no
part in the disturbances.
MAD
ervision of a commission of surveil
lance "appointed for the ourDOse by
the associated powers.
Kegardinfir the German submar
ines which fled before the revolu
tionaries and took refuge in Swed
en waters there is no doubt they
will have to be surrendered.
Regarding the Black Sea arrange
ments are now being made for sur
render of all ships in German hands.
It seems now to be practically cer
tain they will be surrendered with
out trouble.
Warship Sunk.
Berne, Nov. 16. The German
warship Wiesbaden refused to sur
render to the revolutionists and
tried to escape to neutral waters.
It was pursued and torpedoed by
revolutionary battleships and the
entire crew of 330 men, including
many cadets, perished, according
to the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin.
Ihe Weisbaden. which is men-
tioned in the foregoing dispatch,
was supposed to have been sunk
during the Jutland battle, May 31-
une 1, 1916. It was a light cruiser
of 4,900 tons and built in 1914.
Training Ship Safe.
Copenhagen. Nov. 16. The semi
official Wolff bureau of Berlin de
nies that the German training ship
Schleisien has been 'orpedoed.
A dispatch from Amsterdam
dated Tuesday quoted the Weser
Zeitung as saying the Schlesien had
been torpedoed by revolutionary
warships. Previously it had been
reported that the warship had fled
from Kiel when the sailors' revolt
broke out there.
Kissing in Public is Not a
Crime Says California Court
Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. ' 16.
When the city council of Long
Beach, near here, attempted to make
kissing in public a misdemeanor, it
acted arbitrarily and in violation of
tlie constitution, according to a de
cision rendered here today by Su
perior Judge Frank R. Willis. The
decision was given In a case ap-
Eealed from the police court of
ong Beach by a man who was ar
rested for an alleged violation of
what was known there as the "anti
kissing" ordinance.
NEW FOOD PLEA
FROM GERMANY
E BY SOLF
(Continued From Fare One.)
states is understood to be to avoid
raising any new issues that would
aggravate these conditions.
Has Sufficient Food
It is known officially that there
is sufficient food in Germany to
meet immediate needs. The supreme
war council is planning to supply
food in the future and before the
present stocks are exhausted, as
suming the exercise of economy in
food distribution.
To correct what appears to be a
general public misunderstanding on
the subject, it may be authorita
tively stated that none of this food
to be sent from America to Ger
many or Austria, will be given
away. It must be paid for by the
governments of those countries.
Possibly that cannot be done in
German cash, for it is believed that
the store of gold in the reichbank
has been practically exhausted
through the heavy purchases which
Germany has been obliged to make
from neutral countries.
Appeal to Pope Benedict.
London, Nov. 16. German Catho
lics are appealing to Pope Benedict
against the heavy burdens of the
armistic conditions, according to a
wireless dispatch received here this
afternoon from Berlin.
Hoover to Visit Germany.
Paris, Nov. 16. Arrangements are
being made for Herbert C. Hoover,
the American food administrator, to
proceed to Germany and Austria in
connection with the food situation.
It is declared he will go to Germany
and Austria soon after his arrival
here.
Skogmans Memory
Taken Slip; "Dick?
Have Merry Chase
HIT. 11.1 T- it!. tl..
station? My car has been stolen!
came an excited voice over the
telephone Saturday night.
"This is John Skogman, 812
North Thirty-fifth talking. They
just got it Send out some detec
tives Quick!"
An hour later the 'phone rang
again and the same voice was
speaking. In the intervening time
three detectives had been dis
patched to the scene of the alleg
ed theft
"This is Mr. Skogman talking.
My car wasn't stolen after all.
You see I told a garage man to
take it and overhaul it, then I for
got about it. When I noticed it
was gone I got a little excited, I
guess." -
To Relax Blockade.
New York, Nov. 16. The problem
of feeding Germany is not one of go
ing to their relief, but of relaxing
the blockade, "so that they may
secure for themselves the bare ne
cessities that will give stable govern
ment," said Herbert C. .Hoover, food
administrator, before sailing for
Europe today to discuss food mea
sures for the relief of starving
populations.
"There has been a great deal of
unnecessary furor in this country
about feeding the Germans," he
said. "We are not worrying about
the Germans. They can take care
of themselves if given a chance, but
the water-tight blockade has got to
be abandoned. If there is an ad
vance relaxation of, the blockade,
Germany can get food, fish from
Norway and Sweden, grain from
Argentina, but the blockade will
have to be lifted. What is desired
most now is for Germany to get
some sort of stable basis so she
can pay the money she owes to
France and Belgium."
Mr. Hoover said that he expect
ed to be in London only a day or
two. He will then go to Paris to
attend the allied conferences at
Versailles. His work may take him
into Belgium, but he does not ex
pect to meet any of the German
food administrators. ,He expeus to
return to" America by Christmas to
confer with the president before be
ginning his actual administration
abroad in co-operation with the allies.
Few Weeks Will Test
German Government,
Says New Chancellor
Berne Switzerland, Nov. 16. If
the new German government can
carry on its work for six or eight
weeks, the future of new Germany is
assured, declared Fredrich Ebert,
the chancellor, in a speech in Berlin
on Thursday.
Chancellor Eberisaid:
"If we can carry on our work for
six or eight weeks, new Germany's
future is assured and we also can
hope to obtain conditions of peace
relatively favorable, but if our ad
versaries can establish that anarchy
reigns' among us, tney will dictate
conditions that will annihilate Ger
many's political life."
Two lowans Named in List
of Prisoners in Germany
Washington, Nov. IS. A list. of
officers and enlisted men in German
prison camps announced today by
the War department includes:
Camp Karlsruhe. Lieutenant John
Fitzpatrick, Lansing, la.
Camp (Unknown), John H. Frank
lin, Leon, Iowa.
rfeloV fare Taxi
Telephone Douglas 90.
Will call for you anywhere in the city
within ten minutes.
SMILING
v ""IF I lv y 1
SAMMIES
Svica
SOMEWHERE
AND KEEP HIM SMILING
Is the Mission of the
Women and Men's War Workers Bureau
Both in furnishing employment to all women
and girls who desire work in the manufactur
ing industries of Omaha, and also for men who
come back both from the front and from our
camps. v
We will make you both smile with a good posi-
tion. Call in person at office in Flatiron
Bldg., 1729 Howard St.
No charges whatsoever. We deem it a priv- "
ilege to do this. ,
Phone Tyler 1350.
KEEP THE SAMMIES SMILING
' HEV. D. E. CLEVELAND, Manager.
Women and Men's War Workers Bureau
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The Thompson-Belden Store
Fine New Laces
Distinctive designs in
French and Normandy
vals, filets, chantillys, tor
chons, clunys, Irish cro
chet and net, top laces.
When planning a new
frock or blouse be sure to
see these kices, which of
fer many delightful sug
gestions for beautifying
new apparel.
A large assortment of vals
for 5c and 15c a yard.
Trefousse Gloves
Milady who wishes the
best invariably selects
Trefousse gloves of finest
French kid. Shown in all
fashionable shades with
Paris point and embroid
ered backs, $3 and $3.75.
Trefousse single clasp
pique sewn gloves, with
embroidered backs, $2.75.
Motor Robes
For snug warmth these
chill days and in prepara
tion for the coming win
ter; motor robes of thick
woolens and wool mix
tures command particular
attention. Splendid large
robes in rich colorings, $6,
$8.50 end $10.
In the Basement.
Complete Showing
of Women's Un
derwear in Silk
and Wool
Two-piece garments and
union suits, in all weights
and qualities of silk and
wool. Prices are more
reasonable now than they
will be later.
A beautiful silk and wool
union suit, a ribbed gar
ment of very fine quality,
is $5.75. Extra sizes, $6.
Real Corset Value
Is found in a Wenoma.
For example, we offer to
morrow a medium low
bust model made of cou
til, a long skirt and heavy
front clasp; just the cor
set for the woman of av
erage figure.
And priced only $2.50.
Judge for yourself the
value of this model.
Christmas
Shopping
Do it early and have
the best.
Apparel of Superior Quality
For Well-Dressed Women
A carefully chosen display of really
fine garments awaits your approval.
Every detail of design and finish
even to the very smallest is correct.
The fabrics are of irreproachable
goodness and, being, strictly hand
tailored, each garment is naturally
better than possible when machine
work is employed.
The satisfaction that comes from
wearing apparel of Thompson-Bel-den
quality more than compensates
for any small additional cost. x
Coats, Dresses, Suits,
Blouses and Luxurious Furs
Sleeping Garments
of Warm
Flannelette
For Women and Children.
Women's one-piece paja
mas of heavy winter
weight, all sizes, $3 and
$3.25.
Women's out - of - doors
sleeping gowns, with hood
and pockets for the feet,
heavy and warm, $4.25.
Women's flannelette
gowns, in white and col
ors, an especially good
quality, for $1.75.
Children's garments in
various styles, for winter
wear. All at reasonable
prices.
Third Floor.
Silks, Velvets and Woolens
In the Very Best Qualities
The quality so long asso
ciated with fabrics from
thi3 store has been main
tained despite numerous
difficulties. Styles are
fashionable and prices
sensible.
Every new weave and pat
tern in Belding's, Has
kell's and Cheney silks, all
superior to the ordinary
unknown brands, are
really less costly than any
other silks you can select.
The best velvets, .from
Liberty & Co. of London,
England, and Cheney's
(American). The loveli
est velvets in the world
here awaiting your inspec
tion, $6.50 to $12.
Many new woolens, espe
cially in dress weights,
also distinctive fabrics for,
suits and coats. The wool
ens we offer are all wool.
May we show you these materials Monday?
Sorosis the Footwear
of Distinction ;
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The boot illustrated is to
be had in dark gray,
field mouse brown and
dark brown kidskin. It
i3 a particularly pleasing
style, skillfully "made of
the best materials.
Its Price, $14.
Exclusive Hosiery
Novelties
You'll Like
Fine silk hose decorated
with hand embroidered"
clocks, in contrasting
shades, $2.50 to $5. -Many
beautiful patterns
in embroidered and lace
hose that "make wonderful
Christmas Gifts.
You will find our hosiery
stocks wonderfully com
plete, with every desirable
quality and style, from the
least to the most expen
sive. "
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Peace!
Peace! Peace!
At last PEACE a PEACE that shall en
dure forever thanks to the brave bbys'Over
There."
With this PEACE come a vast number of re
sponsibilities, but none of greater importance
than the continual exercise of ECONOMY and the
building up and conservation of individual
HEALTH.
By having us do your dentistrv you practice
TRUE ECONOMY, for you meet an absolute
HEALTH-NEED at the lowest possible cost.
OUR MODERN X-RAY will reveal the true
condition of your teeth. ;
EVERYTHING CLEAN AND SANITARY.
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TEETH
j IMPORTANT
We are the severest crit
ics of our service and do
not permit work to go
out that isn't up to our
high standard.'
Our Nitrous Oxide Gas and Oxygen Eliminates the Pain
of Extracting.
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For, if they are lost, , or stolen, , or burned
up, they are gone.
Just in order to be friendly to those who
don't have a safe, nor a safe depositbox,
we will keep those Liberty Bonds of yours
in our safe, FREE.
GRATIS
WITHOUT CHARGE
November eleventh was The Big Day, long
to be remembered, so, we will start this
free service from then.
The offer is good anytime, to anyone, anywhere.
If you own a Bond and want it safe
guarded, bring it in.
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