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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1913. IU HONORED AT LONDON AND PARIS SERVICES British Join in Thanksgiving Celebrations; American Naval Crews Guests on i . British Warships. London, Nov. 28. The American Thanksgiving day' was celebrated today in England as never before. The British people co-operated in observance of the anniversary and entertained Americans in many places. A all the naval bases the admir alty directed that the American na val units be entertained, while the crews of the five American battle ships in the Firth of Forth were euests on board British warships there. In London the program in cluded a foot ball game at Chelsea between teams ot sailors ana a mid day dinner at Albert Hall, where 400 British sailors were the hosts of 400 American tars. Balfour Attends Service. In the morning at the church for the army and navy, Bishop James De Wolf, Perry of Rhode Island preached and read the Bible lesson. Foreign Secretary Balfour, the earl of Reading, British ambassador to the United States; Earl Curzon and American, French. Italian, Japanese and Chinese diplomats were present. High mass for officers and men was celebrated at Westminster cathed ral. Three hundred marines attend ed with their band, which played during the service. Maj. Gen. John- Biddle, command ing the American forces in the United Kirtgdonv spoke at the aft ernoon service of the Eagle hut. ' The Pilgrims held a luncheon, presided over by the duke of Con naught. Tonight there were two big dinners, one of the American soci ety and the other of the American Officers' club, where the Americans entertained British guests, including Sir Roger Geddes, first lord of the admiralty; Lord Milner, the war secretary, and the-lord mayor of T nrnn The Red Cros9 supplied all the' Americans in bnglisn hospitals wrtn a 'turkey dinner, gave dinners to 500 officers in different camps and distributed the president's ' procla mation. The crews of 150 Ameri can ships,1 all the way from Gibral tar to the Shetland islands, were en tertained by British seamen. Victory Celebration in Paris , ?R TTndoubtedlv the most striking Thanksgiving celebra tion in Paris was that organized py the Knights of Columbus, at the Church of Madeline in honor of vic- t0The cortege partaking in the festi val included the archbishop of Cam brai, the bishops of Amiens, Beau vais, Chalons and Soissons; Colonel Workman, head of the Catholic mis sion to the Canadian forces; Cardi nal -Amette. archbishop of Pans. Cardinal Lucon, archbishop ' of Kheims, and Cardinal Bourne, arch bishop of Westminister. Knights of Columbus occupied the choir. Cardinal Bourne expressed Great Britain's gratitude to the United States, saying, "American intervention was wholly spiritual. It was nothing sor did. No appetite for conquest de termined it. America has contri ihuted to save the world. Let us thank her, let us thank God for hav ing chosen America as the instru ment of His divine power." Cardinal Amette added an expres sion of France's gratitude to the United States. After the Te Deum the clergy pro ceeded to the stone steps surround ing, the church where Cardinal Amette blessed the crowds. It is estimated that 20,000 persons, kneel ing in the mud despite the rain and cold, received the blessing. Admiral William S. Benson, repre sented the United States. Edward H. Hurley, chairman of the shipping board, also was present An appeal for continued close re lation among the nations allied in the war was made by Andre Tardieu. French high commissioner to the United States, in an address at the annual Thanksgiving luncheon of, the American club in Paris. Ambassador Sharp paid high tri bute to France and recalled the his torical friendship between France and the United States. 10,995 Men of US'. A, if l r l v Homeward Douna rrom England on Four Liners . Washington, Nov. 28. General March, chief of staff, announced to day that the Cunard liner Maure- " tania, which sailed from Liverpool for New York last Monday at 4 p. m., has aboard 165 officers and 3,834 men of the American army, in cluding 116 sick and wounded. The liner is due in New York early next week, . Counting those on the Maure tania, 10,995 officers and men, most of them attached to air service units, which have been training in Eng land, are now en route home. Three liners, the Laplatrd. Minnekahda and Orca, "carrying 382 officers and 6,614 men, left Liverpool last week and are due at New York early in the coming week. This represents about half the total number of American troops in England when .the armistice was signed. The remainder will embark within the next 10 days and all the men from England should be home before the middle of December. Greek Premier Postpones ; His Visit to ThisJJountry New York, Nov. 28. The pro jected visit of Eliptherios Venizelos, premier f Greece, to this country - has been postponed "in view of the imminent arrival ot President Wil son in Europe," said a cablegram received here today by the Ameri can Hellenic Liberal association, -The message, signed by thepremier, was sent from London, where he has recently been advising with al lied . statesmen - regarding ' Balkan questions " .--W.- , ' GOVERNOR GUTS SENTENCE FOR BOMB MURDERS (Continued from Page One.) abiding -citizens, but says in con clusion that this particular case has been decided upon its merits. For the first time since the Moon ey case assumed national importance Governor Stephens broke his silence as to the contents of the two mes sages sent him by President Wilson, urging clemency for the condemned man. These two messages were quoted in the governor's statement tonight. The first, which was re ceived March 27, .read as follows: "With very great respect, I take the liberty of saying to you that if you could see your way to com mute the sentence of Mooney it would have a most heartfelt effect upon certain international affairs which his execution would greatly complicate. In June the, governor received this additional message, the president again urging commutation of sen tence: "I beg you will believe that 1 am moved only by a sense of public duty and of consciousness of many and complicated interests involved when I again must respectfully sug gest a commutation of the death sentence imposed upon Mooney. 1 would not venture again to call your attention to this case did 1 not know the international signifi canoe which attaches to it." Mooney Prefers Death. San Quentin, Cal Nov. 28. t Thomas J. Mooney, from his cell in "death row" at San Quentin prison, issued a statement tonight protest ing against Governor Stephens' ac tion in commuting his sentence. His statement said in part: "Governor Stephens, it is my life you, are dealing with. I demand that you revoke your commutation of my death sentence to a living" death. I prefer a glorious death at the hands of my traducers to a living grave. I am innocent. I demand a new and fair trial or my unconditional liberty through a pardon. If I were guilty of the crime for which I have been unjustly convicted, hanging would be too good for me." In conclusion, Mooney appealed to "workers" to continue their in terest in his behalf. Mrs. Mooney's Comment. San Francisco, Nov. 28. When notified of the action' of Governor William D. Stephens in commuting the sentence of her husband, Thomas L Mooney to life imprisonment, na Mopney said: "The Ifction of Governor Stephens in commuting the sentence of Tom Mooney- to life imprisonment is a practical admission on his part that Thomas is not guilty of a hanging offense; and, not being guilty of a hanging offense, why should he be given life imprisonment?" Will Strike as Planned. Commutation of Thomas J. Moon ey's sentence from death to life im prisonment by Gov. Stephens of California will have no effect on the proposed labor strike planned by Seattle labor unions, said labor officials tonight. PEACE MISSION OF AMERICANS LIMITED TO 3 (Continued from Fate One.) phases of the problems which will be involved, and present reports to the conferees, whose deliberations will by this means be of a more defi nite character. The conference, it is believed, will last for three months and it is not expected a treaty will be signed before April. David Lloyd George, British pre mier, will arrive in Fans at the same time as President Wilson. Mercy, Not Passion. Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 28. Deliber ations of the coming peace confer ence should be guided by principle and justice, touched with mercy to the weak, and not by passion or emotion, said Secretary of the Navy Daniels, speakirjg at Buffalo's community Thanksgiving service. "The allies and the United States having won the war," Mr. Daniels said,v "the theory that every man in the world, high or low, rich or poor, shall have a chance to make the most of himself is now the fixed philosophy of all nations." "It now remains," he continued, "to make democracy safe for the world by defining its ends, clarify ing its purposes and enacting into law its essential ideals. And herein lies the path to just, honorable and enduring peace. We have won the great war. Let us now proceed to win the greater peace." Germany must be dealt with firm ly, at the peace conference, said Mr. Daniels, "because the sins of her rulers and all who followed their spirit are black and bitter and her crimes deserve such treatment and such punishment as will protect the future. "But no policy of hatred," he said, "no spirit of vengeance should guide this world renewal. The pro tection of women and children knows- no friends and no enemies. The rebirth of modern civilization should not go forward under any spell of more revengp or malice to millions of men. Principle and jus tice, touched with mercy to the weak, should guide this congress, not passion or emotion." Treaty To Be Hurried. London, Nov. 28. Discussing the arrangements for the peace confer ence, the Daily Express says the suggestion that the conference would be at work fully three months before the terms were ready for signature were 6trongly discounted in British ministerial circles yester day. Europe, it was urged, could not stand three months of suspense during which measures of demobi'-. zation and reconstruction would necessarily he held up. 1 The conference, says the news paper, will hurry forward to a set tlement of the main outlines of the peace treaty, which will be signed" as soon as possible and arrange ments will be made for some sort of an international police to enforce it. International commissions, will then, it adds, continue tol work out the details. . i ARM GREETING GIVEN BRITISH KING IN PAIS Enormous Crowds Throng the Streets Despite Bad Weather Cheering Royal Visitors from England. i Paris, Nov. 28. (Havas.) King George, accompanied by the prince of Wales and Prince Albert, ar rived in Paris at 2:30 p. m. today. His majesty was received at the Bois de Boulogne station by Presi dent Poincare, Premier Clemenceau, Foreign Minister Pichon and c 'ier cabinet ministers and the presidents of the chamber of deputies and the senate. Enormous, crowds thronged the streets, in spite of the bad weather, all the way from the station to the Quai d'Orsay, where the royal par ty arrived at 3:30 o'clock. The crowd was so great in frc it of the Quai d'Orsay that Ht broke through the line of policeman, the Parisians , frantically - shouting: "Long live the king!" "Long live France!" "Long ' live England!" "Long live the republic" King George after a brief rest went to the palace of the Elysee to visit President Poincare and Madame Poincam Man Badly Injured When Held Up by Two Men in Farnam Street F. J. McKenna, 550 Brandeis building, was held up at Sixteenth and Farnam about 12:30 Friday morning by two mert who were armed with stilettoes.' McKenna told the nolice sergeant that the men stQpped him and that one of them said "I want to see you. ' McKenna, when he saw that thev were trying to hold him up, kicked one but the other made a stab at McKenna and in shielding his face threw his arm out and the knife cut a three-inch gash in his left hand. The robbers then fled. He went to the Lord Lister hos pital where his injured hand was attended. The Weather Comparative Local Record. 191S 1917 1916 1915 Highest yesterday... .88 46 67 39 Lowest yesterday, ...29 24 32 27 Mean temperaturo. . . .84 35 44 38 Precipitation 29 .00 ,0P .00 Temperature and precipitation depar tures from the normal: Normal temperature 32 Excess for the day . . . 2 Total excess since March 1 894 Normal precipitation , ., .02 inch Excess for the day '. ., ,27 Inch Total preclp. since March 1.. 18.93 Inches Deficiency since March 1 .... 9.27 Inches Deficiency for cor per., 1917.. 6.94 Inches Deficiency, for cor. per., 1916.. 12. 23 lnchea SOLF PROTESTS ALLY INVASION OF RHINELAND Claims Armies Have Set Foot on SoU Sacred to Germany With Motives of An nexation. Zurich, Nov. 28.-Dr. W. S. Solf, the German foreign minister, has addressed the following note to the allied powers: "According to an additional note sent to the armistice convention by the allies, Belgium, France, Luxem burg and Alsace-Lorraine must be evacuated within a period of, IS days. This retirement mustbe made in three stages, each being marked on the map. The third stage has already been reached and en croaches upon the Rhine country to the west of Prum, between Merzig and Sarregruemines and comprises Sarrelouis and Sarrebruck. It seems possible that this encroachment may have been made with a view to at tempting the annexation of these territories to Alsace-Lorraine. The protest of the members of the Ger man commission has n&t been con sidered. The German government makes most solemn protest against all attempts intended to deprive Germany of these territories." Th$ German armistice commis sion has again presented argument supporting a delay in the evacuation of territories west of the Rhine, claiming that the economic situation there supports Germany's view. Mooney Case Hearing. San Francisco, Nov. 28. Charles M. Fickert, district attorney of San Francisco, who prosecuted Thomas J. Mooney, convjeted in the bomb cases, sent a telegram today to Gov. William D. Stephens appealing for a personal hearing on the Mooney case before the governor takes ac tion upon appeals for a pardon. Fickert made no reference in his telegram to the report, of John B. Densmore, federal director general of employment for the Department of Labor, irf which Densmore made Charges of irregularities in the Mooney cases and of ans alleged "frame up" in the case of Mooney's wife, who was acquitted on one of the ten counts of murder made against Mooney, his wife and three others. There's a regular meal in POST TOASTIES Mea-fcy and Good T'i fruot or com) soys Marshall Cancels . Speaking Dates in ; All Western States Washington, Nov. 28. Vice Pres ident Marshall today canceled his speaking tour through the west and to the Pacific, which would have kept him away from Washington until after the holidays. Mr. Mar shall's, secretary said he felt that he should remain here while the president was at the peace confer ence. ,. Berger Trial Date Set. Chicago, 111.. Nov. 28. The trial of Victor L. Berger, socialist congressman-elect in Wisconsin, and his four co-defendants indicted under the espionage act for conspiracy to cause disloyalty and obstruct re cruiting has been set for December 4 by Federal Judge Landis. COUNTER BLOWS! UNDER WAY SAYS HUN MINISTER (Continued from rage One.) mer crown prince the only danger ous intriguer, the former emperor's day being regarded as ended. It is commonly . reported at Amerongen, the correspondent de clares, that William Hohenzollern will not be there long, but it is uncertain whither he will go. Hun Workers Terrorized. . " Berlin, "Nov. 28. Inquiry among leading industrialists today drew admission that many of the largest plants in Berlin already are system atically terrorized by working forces, -who are demanding exhorbi- tantv wage increases, shortpr hours and other concessions calculated ultimately to force employers to shut down. The propaganda of Dr. Karl Liebnecht has been directly respon sible for the usurpation of the two big plants, which were boldly seized by the workingmen and , are now operated under their coiitrol. At the Piechatzok crane works and the Iniperator Motor company plant in the northern part of the city, fac tory hands, with the aid of soldiers, threw out the management. Funds and books of both firms were seized and a red guard soldier placed in charge of the vault, but the man ager of the Iniperator Motor com pany, scenting trouble. Plenty of Seed Corn. Des Moines, li., Nov. 28. Iowa has an ample supply of seed corn ol the highest quality now in storage for the season of 1919, W. B. Barney, state food and dairy com missioner, declares. S TV 11 77T) o GtjT -- Z 1 o O O o o I 11 . Il ! Tl T V 6) Thompsoii-Belcieii &Qx J Established 78 8 6 TAeThsJij'on Geizfer jforlwomen (Gdl TMinigs Will Em Lower Prices Friday - ITS Gold Label Brer Rabbit Molasses with good hot cakes or waffles. Brer Rabbit, you know, is the real New Orleans molasses from New Orleans. Remember, too while sugar is scarce thousands of housewives are using Brer Rabbit in cooking, baking apples, stewing prunes, dried fruits, etc. P. 5. Gold Label Brer Rabbit for the table especially fine for cooking and baking. The Green Label costs less and is ' splendid for cooking and baking. Children's Dresses For One Day$U9 These are attractive little dresses of gingham,; most of them long sleeve styles; sizes 2 to 6 years. Regular ly $1.50 and $2; for Fri day, only $1.19. Third Floor Comforters-$4.50 Large, winter weight com forters, size 72x84, filled with pure white cotton and covered with the best grade of silkoline. An ex tra value, Friday, $4.50. In the Bagement The Men's Shop specials $2 Shirts Only $1.65. Your choice of our entire stock of two dollar shirts at this price. Attractive new pat terns, in all colors. Soft and stiff cuff styles, sizes 1312 to 18. Neckties for but 50c. An unlimited variety at this low price. Possible because of a fortunate purchase. A good large shape. Many of all-silk and with slip-easy bands. It's policy to select several at this price. Fibre Hose, 35c. Three pairs for $1. Heavy and light weights in sizes 9V and 10 only. No more at this price. To the left as you enter. Three Special Hosiery Values 85c Fibre Hose, 59c. These are first quality with lisle tops and soles and come in brown, gray, black and white. , 59c Lisle Hose, 39c. New fashioned out-size lisle, in black and white. $1 Silk Boot Hose, 75c. Fine silk boot with lisle tops and soles, in black, white, gray and brown. A Sale of Madeira Luncheon Sets Thirteen - piece sets of beautiful hand - embroid ered and hand-scalloped Madeira, $8.75 regularly, Friday, $6 a set. $10 thjrteen-piece sets of the same, Friday, $7.38 a set. Linen Section. Buy in Basement Apparel Section Extra size dresses of gingham, $3.95. Friday Specials In the Silks Fast Colored Tub Silks, a splendid variety of shirt ing patterns 33-Inch), your choice, $1.19 a yard. Satin Meteor. A fine dress fabric in all of the desir able Fall shades (40-iri.), $3 regularly. Friday, only $2.29 a yard. Velvetina, the, best cos tume velvet, ' in navy taupe, brown, Burgundj (36-inch).. Sold the coun try over for $3.50. Friday $2.95 a yard. Announcing a Styoe Sale of Particular Merit and Interest For Two Days Friday and Saturday We have taken these shoes from stock and re priced them so low that the opportunity is in deed exceptional. . Smart footwear of the best quality seldom is to be purchased for so little. Two Groups in This Sale One group consisting of black kid and patent' leather'lace shoes. Field mouse brown kid lace shoes with cloth tops to match. Battleship gry kid lace shoes with cloth tops. Field mouse brown kid button shoes. Xight gray kid lace shoes. Brown kid lace shoes with cloth tops to match. $10 to $14 Shoes for I $8.85 a Pair Group two includes about two hundred and fifty pairs of black kid shoes (both lace and button styles), patent leather boots and brown kid with white kid tops. Priced, up to $10, for $5.95 Pr These wonderful values for Friday and Saturday. All sales are final. For Children "Molasses and bread!' All children like it. Give them Brer Rabbit because it's the pure New. Orleans molasses. Bread and Brer Rabbit is one of the most economical foods for 'children. Besides, it is very -wholesome, nutritions and saves sngar. Write us for the wonderful Brer Rabbit Cook Book of Southern goodiesall made without sugar. Penick & Ford, Ltd., New Orleans bw0 anas Js&LrfMSL AMY DAY Saturday, Nov. 30 R0URKE PARK-2:30 Fort Omaha vs. St. Paul Aviation Mechanics Military Maneuvers, Airplane Exhibitions, Parachute Drops, Etc. Money Needed for Fort Omaha Athletic Fund Lt. Col. J. W. S. Wuest, commanding officer of Fort Omaha, announced in a recently authorized press interview: "There will ie 2,500 men at least located at Fort Omaha all winter. Now that the chance of going to France is gone it will be difficult to keep the men interested. "We have outlined a strenuous athletic program' for the winter, including basket ball, hockey, boxing, wrestling, etc., and we need money for equipment. "Now you can see why I am so anxious for the foot ball team to make money. It is the only way we have of raising funds. "I am convinced that the game with St. Paul Mechanics will be well worth seeing." Admission 75 Cents to $1.50 Box Seats $2.00 Tickets on sale at Beaton Drug Co., Barkalow Bros, and the following hotels: Fontenelle Merchants, Castle, Con ant. ' .4 $ : it si li ?! . li it k il