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Drawn for The Bee by George McManus
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CARD TONIGHT
rour Boxing Matches and
!' Three Wrestling Matches
Carded on Govern
ment Reserve.
Fight fans from Omaha and vi
cinity will tax the capacity of Ga
rage No. 2 at Fort Omaha tonight
to witness the boxing and wrestling
exhibitions. Advance sale of tickets
insure the success of the enterprise.
Arrangements to park automobiles
inside the fort grounds, where they
will be guarded by soldiers, was wel
, corned by fans in nearby towns who
hastened to make arrangements to
attend.
The entertainment will not start
until 8 o'clock in order to allow all
to reach the fort. The fort hand will
furnish music during the intervals.
Ringside tickets will be sold at $2
and general admission $1.
Headed by Gene Mtlady, stock
man and sporting promoter. South
Siders will attend the mill in a body.
The stockmen rallied to the call of
the soldiers and immediately guar
mtced the sale of a large block of
(eats.
Has Fine Support.
Colonel Wuest, commandant at
the fort, has won his way into the
hearts of local sportsmen by the
stand he has taken lot clean sport
and the civilian support of the en
tertainment is unanimous.
( The program will consist of four
boxing bouts and three wrestling
matches. The boxing mills will all
be to a decision unless a knockout
is scored. The fights, being on a
government reservation ,wiu not De
under the jurisdiction of the state
law prohibiting entertainments of
this kind.
Kid Henderson, amateur cham
pion of Montana, will box Santiago
Montoyo, champion of Kelly Field
Texas. Both men are welter
weights, hard and clean hitters and
have had sufficient ring experience
to insure a good go.
Battling Kirby, lightweight cham
pion of the Canadian army, will de
fend the laurels of Fort Omaha
against Broaz, reported to be a de
mon battler from Fort Crook.
Meets Heavier Man.
Young Dempsey could find no
one in the featherweight division in
the local posts to contest with him
and was matched with Erickson, a
local fighter.
Laird and Holman, both army
men, will present the only argu
ment in the heavyweight division.
The mill will go four fast rounds.
In the wrestling bouts Scandrett
and Trippett, balloon men from rival
companies will clash. Both have
good records in civilian life and have
the financial as well as moral sup
port of the men in their companies.
Sfnsbol. a Fort Omaha man, will
meet Adolph Cohn in the feather
weight division. Kid Myers ana
Barney .Varum, local lads will wres
tle at 155 pounds. The Teddy
Brothers will give an exhibition.
"Watch on the Rhine"
Discarded by Germans
and Sungby English
London. Dec. 22. According to a
returned British prisoner, who was
at liberty in Berlin during the revo
.ution there, "Deutchland Uber
Alles," the "Watch on the Rhine"
md similar patriotic songs are just
now highly unpopular in the Ger
man capital.
Three English civilians, who had
celebrated the signing of the armi
stice, were going along the Unter
Den Linden singing the Watch on
the Rhine" when they were stopped
by German soldiers, who said they
Might to be ashamed of themselves
ior singing such rubbish.
'Tve come from the Rhine," one
of them remarked. "You go down
JJlZWt- and try to keep watch, and
""then you won't sing so much about
it."
"But we are English," one of the
civilians replied.
"What!" exclaimed the astonished
soldier. "Then why sing 'The
Watch on the Rhine?"
"Well." grinned the Englishman,
"you see we ire keeping it now."
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The Weather
Official record of temperature and pr
jipitation compared with the correspond
ing period of the psst three years:
1911. 11T. 11. 1915.
Highest yesterday ...28 41 24 St
Lowest yesterday ...21 T S 24
Moan temperature ..24 14 18 4J
Vrecepltatlon T 0 0 T
Temperature and precipitation depar-
. tures from the normal since March 1:
Normal temperature XS
Excess for the day !
Total excess since March 1 1.15t
Normal precipitation OS Inch
Deficiency for the day 02 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1. .19.28 inches
Deficiency sine March 1 1 Inches
Deficiency cor. period HIT.... T.I3 Inches
Deficiency cor. period 1914. .. .12 64 Inches
Today's Calendar of Sports.
RACING Winter meeting at Jefferson
Park, New trlens. Winter meeting of
tuba-American Jockey club at Ha ran.
Opening of winter meeting of Boslaesi
Hen's Raelng association at rhoenlx.
TENNIS National bays' and Jiralor In
door championships begin in New York
city.
BOXING Jack Brltton T. Silent Mar
tin, eight rounds, at Jersey City. Barry
Wills vs. Jack Thompson, 12 rounds, at
Boston.
' Chadron Normal Notes.
The young women of the cookery classes
gave a very enjoyable dinner party to
President Elliott and Mrs. Elliott, Rever
end and Mrs. Newland, Senator-elect Good
and his wife, and Mrs. Elisabeth Coffee.
Mr. QUMble of Merriman and Mrs. Wis
lom'of Valentine were guests of their
laughters at 'he dormitory -Ails week.
The Chrlstmss party otl the young
women at the dormitory was a very en
joyable one. As usual there was a large
Christmas tree, attractive decorations, and
the exchange of gifts. Large wreaths.
Christmas stars and pine boughs were
used for decorating the parlors for the
PThe beauty of the Christmas service tn
charge of the seniors has been a matter
of general comment this week. It con
sisted of a program of classical music
given at the vesper hour Sunday by
members of the faculty of the muslo
lerartment, assisted by Miss Cowan.
The Junior party waa a Jolly affair this
TSar. It wa a clrcua directed by P. T.
Barnura and a corps of able assistants.
The usual refreshments were served and
a general good time enjoyed.
The Alice Freeman Palmer society had
a Tary good Christmas program at their
recvar meetink this week. Thsy are con
tributing to the making of a happy Chxiat
mas tor ft widow u4 orphans,
SERBS SUFFER
BRUTALITIES AT
BULGARS' HANDS
British Prisoner Describes
Appalling Conditions in
Barracks From Which
He Escaped,
i
London, Dec. 22. Serbian soldiers
and civilians interned by the Bul
garians suffered brutal treatment, ac
cording to a statement made to the
Serbian consul at Saloniki and for
warded here by a British officer,
who was taken prisoner by the Bul
garians and interned in Bulgaria.
"The treatment of Serbian sol
diers and interned civilians, men and
women alike, in Bazarjik was bad
and brutal in the extreme," the offi
cer is reported as saying. "Never
before nor since have I seen bar
racks so bad. I escaped toward the
end of July, but was recaptured and
confined in a mosque with 130 Serbs
employed on the roads. .. Here con
ditions were truly appalling and for
the first time in my life I saw real
misery.
"I am sure not one of those 130
poor wretches is alive today. The
commandant was a certain captain
in the engineers and a brute of the
worst kind.
"In September I arrived at one of
the camps where the very worst
example of modern barbarism oc
curred. We saw 27 Serbian soldiers
and interned civilians flogged by the
order of a lieutenant. They were
flogged before a Bulgarian battalion
because three of their comrades had
escaped; their flesh looked like raw
meat. "Throughout the winter there was
no fire in the barracks and many
died of cold. In January typhus
broke out and the camp was still
more crowded with Serbian prison
ers and interned civilians, who were
so weak and starved that they no
longer possessed any value as la
borers. All sick Seibians, no mat
ter what the disease, were thrown
in here and every day a little bread
and soup were brought in, and the
dead, usually about 20, removed.
"I was once inside this barracks.
The Serbs had nearly all gone mad
with sickness and starvation."
Royal Neighbors Elect.
Ivy Camp No. 2, Royal Neighbors
of America, elected the following of
ficers Wednesday evening, Decem
ber 18: Oracle, Mrs. Frances An
thony; vice oracle, Mrs. Anna
O'Connor; past oracle, Mrs. Bessie
Anderson; chancellor, Mrs. Lena
Miller; recorder, Mrs. Sadie Ed
mundson? receiver, Mrs. Elizabeth
Dana; marshal, Mrs. Eleanor
Dewar; inner sentinel, Mrs. Ida
Kerschner; outer sentinel, Mrs. Ella
Berg; board of managers. Mrs. Lucy
Ulmer; physician, Dr. C. T. Clark
and Dr. Martha Clark; pianist, Miss
Betty Cook.
AT THE -
THEATERS
RICHARD CARLE in "Furs
and Frills" at the Brandeis
theater, maintained his reputa
tion as the funniest man in the uni
verse. This new and successful
musical comedy is a rare treat.
Carle's quaint sense of humor and
charm of manner makes the play
one of the brightest of entertain
ments.
The plot involves the changing
possession of a valuable coat pur
chased by the extravagant wife of
a librettist. It is stolen by her hard
up brother and pawned. Redeemed
by her husband for the wife of his
partner. The partner by error
presents it to his stenographer as
a Christmas gift. The entire cast
become involved in the tails of the
coat and it is only through a series
of complicated explanations that
everyone is able to extricate them
selves. Bright and catchy melodies and
a number of tuneful song hits
abound throughout the play. Sup
porting Mr. Carle as leads are
Harriet Burke, Martha Craver, Hat
tye Fox, George Bog'ues, Jay EI
wood, and other musical comedy
favorites. The usual Carle chorus
of beautiful girls round out the com
pany with a quartette of violinists.
Beautiful costumes and scenery,
superb orchestrations and scenic en
vironments add more than the usual
interest to the production.
l
Water lions have been seen here
on various occasions, but it is doubt
ful whether any specimens of these
amphibious creatures were so well
trained as the six which appear this
week at the Orpheum in L. Wins
ton's acquatic act. Two young wo
men, Mina Glaze and Grace Berkr
ey, appear with the water lions in a
program of swimming and diving
stunts of extraordinary merit. The
amazing features of the act is the
ready and intelligent response which
the water lions give to the com
mands of their trainer.
The Lightner Girls and Newton
Alexander are entertainers endow
ed with more, than usual talent in
their particular line of making merry
with song and antics. One of the
sisters has a line of grimaces which
moves the most blase to laughter.
Her song "The Story-book Ball," st
medley of nursery rhymes, brought
three encores and a good start tor
a fourth.
Fred Holmes and Lulu Wells, pre
sent "An Old-Fashioned Bride," in a
pleasing manner. Will and Enid
Bland and company have a series
ot mysteries, executed with rapia
fire precision-and neatness. Senor
Westony. a pianist of ability, is ac
companied by Harriet Lorraine in
vocal numbers. LaFrance brothers
are seen in equilibristic novelies, their
stage setting being a feature of the
act.
"The motion pictures include scenes
of the surrender of the German
fleet, showing lines of battleship?
and submarines. The usual Or
pheum travel weekly pictures arc
projected. On account of the illness
ol Roger Imhof, the act of Imhof,
riMHDfo FILMLAND
"PHOTO PIAY OFFEINGJ FOTi' TODAV-
M'
ADGE EVANS' story "The
Love Net," which is a charm
ing tale of a little girl's suc
cessful work in bringing happiness
to an old man, is one of the films
which was taken with the presiden
tial party on its trip to Europe.
"The Love Net" will be at the Sun
again today. Miss Evans is sup
ported by Jack Drumier.
Ethel Clayton appears at the
Strand theater in the first of her
pictures under the new Paramount
banner, entitled "The Girt Who
Came Back." It is a charming story
of love and romance, telling of the
struggles of a young girl who tries
to lead the straight and narrow path,
and how it Anally leads to happiness.
A travesty on the wild west dramas,
entitled "Hart of the Dreadful West"
and a news weekly complete the bill.
Mabel Normand, in "A Perfect
36," has scored another successful
comedy drama at the Muse this
week. Miss Normand, who, in her
new play has merely the lightest
touch of plot around which to carry
the bits of broad and light comedy
which she portrays, has found her
self and laugh after laugh follows
her actions on the screen. "A Per
fect 36" will be at the Muse again
today and tomorrow.
Olga Petrova, as Patience in the
"Panther Woman" at the Rialto, is
given a wide latitude in her versa
tility of dramatic display of emo
tions. The play is taken from the
story, "Patience Sparhawk and Her
Times," written by Gertrude Ather
tcn. Patience attempts to find love
and happiness in marriage and es
cape the persecution of her step
mother. On a peculiar chain of cir
cumstances she finds herself charged
with murder. The court room trials
furnish one of the most thrilling
scenes ever filmed and Madame
Petrova appears at her best.
Jewel Productions. Inc., will bring
"The Man Without A Country" into
the Brandeis theater, starting on
Thursday afternoon, December 26.
It is a patriotic masterpiece after
the classic of literature of the same
name, contributed by Edward Ever-j
0n the Screen Tcday
MISE MABEL NORMAND in "A
PERFECT 36."
SIN MADOE EVANS In "THE LOVE
NET."
RIALTO OLGA PETROVA In "THK
PANTHER WOMAN."
STRAND ETHEL CLAYTON in 'THE
GIRL WHO CAME BACK."
EMPRESS GEORGE WALSH In
"I'LL SAY SO."
LOTHROP Twenty-fourth snd Loth-
rop OEORGE WALSH in "ON THK
JUMP.
GRAND Sixteenth and Blnny TOM
MIX In ' FAME AND FORTUNE."
SUNSHINE COMEDY.
SIBIKBAN Twenty-fourth and
Ames TOM MIX in "MR. LOGAN,
V. S. A."
ORPHEUM South Side, Twentv
fourth and M GERALDINE FAR
RAR fn "THE TURN OF THE
WHEEL."
BOULEVARD Thirty-third ind Leav
enworth. -
ett Hale in 1863; Lloyd Lonergan
wrote the present day version, which
starts Florence La Badie and H. E.
Herbert; Ernest C. Warde is the di
rector; George F. Weber, photog
rapher. Two important additions to the
Vitagraph film company are an
nounced. Francis X. Bushman and
h'.i wife, Beverly Bayne, are tc e
with the Vitagraph company, pro
ducing their co-starrinD pictures and
George Randolph Chester has join
ed the Vitagraph company as liter
ary counsel. Playing with the Bush-man-Bayne
team in their first pro
duction will be L. Roger Lytton,
Charles Kent, and Julia Swayne
Gordon.
Norma Tatmadge and her com
pany have returned to New York
and announces the completion of
"The Heart of Wetona" from the
David Belasco success. Playing op
posite her is Gladden James. The
scenes were shot at Idyllwild, and
many of the Indians at the nearby
reservation took part. Chief Dark
cloud who was to play opposite
Miss Talmadge was taken down
with the influenza and was forced
to forego his part in the play. Miss
Talmadge was made a member of
the tribe and now has a standing
as an Indian princess.
Conn and Coreene was not present
ed yesterday.- Mr. Imhof arrived
Sunday morning, but was unable to
appear.
Headed by the veteran comedians,
Salem Tutt Whitney and J. Homer
Tutt, the "Smarter Set" company
presented their latest musical com
edy success, "Darkest Americans" at
the Boyd theater.
This all star company of negro
singers, dancers and comedians have
the happy faculty of being able to
make merry in any environment and
in this entertainment they shine
consniciously. An unusual chorus
adds to the attractiveness of the pro
duction. In "Darkest Americans" Dean
Kelly Miller goes on an archaeologi
cal expedition for his university, and
is lost. Abe and Gabe Washing
ton who have entered the college
under false pretense are sent to
search for him. They meet with
many exciting and ludicrous adven
tures on the search which carries
them to all parts of the world.
In addition to the negro melodies
the company excels in the popular
jazz music.
Miss Anna Eva Fay, "Mentalist
Supreme," headlines at the Empress
theater this week. She has an act
of unusual interest. Tyler and St.
Claire, "Vaudeville's Classiest Xylo
phonists" offer a musical number
above the average. "Maggy Taylor
Waitress," a one-act comedy with
six people is more than full of fun.
Harry Gilbert, a dialect comedian
is entertaining and amusing form his
entrance on the stage.
George Walsh in "I'll Say So,"
is barred from the navy on account of
flat feet. This fails to keep him
from fighting, however,,as he starts
a private war asainst German agents.
Ot course, he wins the war and a
pretty girl besides.
If there's some one on your
Christmas list whom you really want
to make happy during Christmas
week, seek no farther for a remem
brance, as the answer is here the
question is solved in a most happy
manner. Here it is: Go to the Gay
ety and buy the said party a pair
cf seats to see Harry K. Morton,
Zella Russel and The Big Burlesque
Review. All of yesterday's papers
said it is the best show the Gayety
has had thus far this season. Tired
shoppers' matinee daily. ,
Pioneer Film Man Dies. One of
Omaha's oldest film men, Charles
Ramsdell, who opened the General
Film company office in this vclty
years ago when the movies were all
a nickel, died in Minneapolis re
cently, a victim of influenza.
OMAHA FLYER
STORES PLANES
FORSHIPHENT
Lt. Elmer B. Campbell Given
Responsible Commission;
Expects Long Stay
in France.
Lieutenant Elmer B. Campbell,
writing to his mother, Mrs. John
Campbell, from France on Novem
ber 25, says:
"Oh, what a time, everything is in
an uproar and everyone is trying to
get things straightened out so we
can go home.
"I will be one of the last officers
to leave this post as it is my duty
to take care of all of the planes left,
having been made officer in charge
of storage and dispatch on this field.
"My experiences have been num
erous, for having qualified on the
French field as first-class pursuit
pilot, was then detailed to ferry
planes from the great assembling
plant to the front. During those six
weeks I piloted every make of plane
and engine used over here.
"I would not have believed at my
age I could have taken so much re
sponsibility, for, for a considerable
length of time 110 fliers reported to
me daily, and by that you can know
there wasn't much tjme for sleep
for little me.
Flyer Unsung Hero.
"The flier in France has usually
been an unsung hero. To talk to an
aviator from the front is like talk
ing to a stone wall, men having
planes to their credit are like clams,
never say a word.
"The man who is always talking
about what he has done is usually
the one who has done nothing. All
of us boys are trying our best to
do our duty and seems like we have
fulfilled the expectations of our of
ficers in charge.
"I had the pleasure of taking
Clarence Darlow up for a joy ride
the other day,
"Robert Beindorff of Omaha, an
other friend of both Clarence and I,
is on the field so we have a reunion
once in a while. I feel like a mil
lion dollars."
American
Casuaty List
The following Nebraska men are
named in the casualty list sent out
by the government for Sunday
morning, December 22:
WOUNDED SEVERELY.
Norman R. Edminston, Morse
Bluff, Neb.
Wm. F. Frehse, Falls City, Neb.
David L. Lindholm, Riverdale,
Neb.
Ole Fagerli, Niobrara, Neb.
WOUNDED: DEGREE UNDE
TERMINED. Corp. Thomas B. Murray, Papil
lion, Neb.
Albert J. Warthing, 2712 Fonte
nelle Boulevard, Omaha, Neb.
Clayton S. Dillon, Springview,
Neb:
DURING
Before and After Taking
The following Iowa, South Dakota and
Wyoming; men are named in the casualty
lint sent out by the government for Sun
day morning, December 22:
WOCXDEI) SEVERELY.
MHrc Horsted, Bryant, S. D.
Theodore Oleon, (iraettinger, la.
Krnt A. (.Purge, Avon. S. I.
John Karmsiesilter, (.mvhllll, Wyo.
John Andrew, Ilurlington, la.
l.eo I,, (ioeke, Baxter, la.
Axel I ursen, Audiilion, la.
heo. Hand, Clear Lake, 8. I).
Arthur A. Kennlker, Dubuque, la.
Frank J. Mirhel, Iowa City, la.
l'm. H. XiehnuH, (iuttenberg, la.
Dean liuteher, Pleuxantvllle, la.
Frank A. Srherber, Wuubay, S. D.
Harry II. Satxlry, New Aihin, la.
Sven K. 8venen, Kanneber, S. D.
(ieorge Terrell, Brldgewater, H. D.
Leigh I,. Barnwell, Fort Dodge, la.
Fred Itoswell, Mount Etna, la.
V.OI XDED. DEGREE I XDETEBMIXED.
Corp. John A. Weaver, Nodaway, la.
Mechanic l.eo, B. Oneyenr. Durango, la.
Hans ('. Hanson, Dows, la.
t.ust K. Watstroin, Peterson, la.
Charles F,. Mndsay, Iowa Falls, la.
James V. Lynch, Clarion, la.
Frederick K. Fink, Fairbnnk, la.
The following Nebraska men are
ntmed in the casualty list sent out
by the government for Monday
morning, December 23:
WOUNDED SEVERELY.
Amel L. McVay, Auburn Neb.
Albert Mushaney, Giltner, Neb.
John P.'Lienert, Lawrence, Neb.
Worthie H. Blankeney, Auburn,
Neb.
Clifford H. Smith, Wilsonville.
Neb.
Oscar F. Swanson, Holdredge,
Nb.
Carmelo Protocello, 1132 North
Seventeenth street, Omaha, Neb.
Frank Frisbie, Odell, Ne1).
Geo. A. Marsh, Omaha, Neb.
Andrew M. Peterson, 4524 Marcy
avenue, Omaha, Neb.
Earl H. Brazee, Osceola, Neb.
WOUNDED; DEGREE UNDE
TERMINED. Corp. John William Hansen, 3102
orth Twenty-fourth street, Omaha.
Neb.
Corp. Emil Koler, Guide Rock,
Neb.
Corp. Henry Pillen, Platte Center,
Neb.
Cook Frank Mather, Bertrand,
Neb.
Charles T. McBreen, 4015 Sher
man avenue, Omaha, Neb.
Seventeenth street, Omaha Neb.
Thomas F. Smith, 2414 North
John R. Dinnell. Curtis, Neb.
Lloyd Burrell Landreth, Callaway,
Neb.
Just One of the 400,000 Lit
tle Orphans Helped
' to a Brighter
Life.
Amena, one of the 400,000 orphans
in the Near East, was wandering in
the streets of her ruined city in the
tattered boy's clothing of the "before
taking" picture when she was picked
up by a relief worker. She has been
placed in one of the orphanages be
ing put up for the thousands of
fatherless, motherless, friendless
children by the American committee
for relief in the Near East.
Amena's father was tied to the
tail of a horse and dragged to death
and the little daughter was left to
pick up her food, literally from the
street, and to find some nook be
tween buildings where she might
sleep. From this life of hiding and
doubtless, stealing, whenever she
could, there probably came the ex
pression of precocious canniness in
the first picture. The influence of
love and kindness with which she
has come in contact have. brought
back the natural childish charm of
the "after-taking" picture.
Do not imagine that Amena's case
is a rare one or even that every such
child can be taken to care and
shelter as soon as discovered. Too
often the relief worker must look
the other way.
A recent cable to the committee
says: "The heroic men and women
who have strained every energy to
save lives have now the task of pick
ing out those who shall perish." It
is that they shall not perish that
the committee for relief in the Near
East is asking the public to give
$30,000,000 in January. A very im
portant part of this committee's
work is to establish orphana.ces, as
rn-.ny as funds permit, wherever possible.
The following Iowa, South Dakota and
Wyoming men are named in the casual
ty list sent out by the government for
Monday morning, December 23:
KILLED IN ACTION.
Edward II. Kasal, Chelsea, la.
DIED OF WOODS.
Knill H. Butler, Paporte City, la.
Bert W. Meigs, Fort Dodge, la.
Clarence C, Mercer, Bayard, la.
DIED OF DISEASE.
Charles Hatwan, Tabor, S. D.
John . W. Anderson, Madrid, la.
WOODED SEVERELY.
Lieut. Harvey, 1. Taylor, Des Moines,
la.
Lieut. Randolph L. Esmay, Douglas,
Wyo.
Corp. Clark E. ftroff, (!iiernsey, la.
Corp. Michael W. McCoy, Redfield S. D.
Andrew Harris, flisseton, 8. D.
Andrew Bakke, Webster, 8. D.
Alfred Middleton, Hloux City, la.
Hartsell C. Mills, Npringfield, 8. D.
Wllhelm W. Alhrecht, Eureka, 8. D.
Victor J. Shimon, Rolfe, la.
Koy Hanover, Nhellburg, la.
Lawrence M. Olney, .Mason City, la,
Frank E. Sunderland. Shelby, 8. D,
Cieo. E. Arnold, Woodward, la.
Noah B. JarkKon, Merrill, la.
Beth A. Smith, Bowdle, S. D.
(ieo. A. Cass. Kellog, la.
John A. Malromson, Chester, la.
Sylvester Allen, Council Bluffs. Ia.
John T. Burke, Elk Point, 8. D.
eal Jacobs, KosehtU, la. ,
James Lage, Uladbrook, Ia.
WOl'NDED J DEGREE UNDETERMINED
Mecb. Clifton II. Clark, Cedar FaUs, la.
Cook Walter L. Pearson, Anamosa, la.
Harry Sylvester Cooler, Maquoketa, Ia.
Clarence H. Bosler Thermopolis, Wyo.
Heiko 3. Devoogd, Grundy Center, Ia.
John P. Fagan, Laurens, Ia.
Geo. H. linage, Dubuque, Ia.
Jacob P. Richert, Hurley, 8. D.
Algenon W. Forbes, Harris, Ia.
Ivan J. Hall, Hornlck, Ia.
Geo. W. Baker, Esgle Grove, Ia.
Nee Y. Morenu, Alexander, Ia.
Harold Newman, Brltton, 8. D.
Angelo Fanassakis, Cedar Rapids, Ia.
Harold Wilson, Aberdeen, S. I).
John A. Brown, Milhank, 8. D.
William M. Murray, Dubuque, Ia.
Walter A. Riemensrhnelder, State Center,-
Ia.
i Earl J. Sturgess, Emmetsburg, Ia,
MISSING IN ACTION. '
John Pederson, Volga, 8. D.
Edward II. Robertson, lehlln. S. D.
Rnnlinel Ryan, Dubuque. Ia.
Ionise F. Srhultz, Brookings, 8. D.
Harm Bolbuls, Stout, Is.
Bound to Re Vnlucky.
Representative Hooker eald the other
day: "Sarcasm has wrecked many a
marrlafre A lady said toner husband at
an hast Sidoresort one moonlight night: I
' lr.rllng. when you proposed to me.;
did you think I'd accept you?" j
The man who had the gift of sarcasm!
replied: , j
"'Yes, love, I did, for on my way to j
your fH'h.'r'a house lh.it nl'tht 1 saw the i
new moon over my left should r, walked
under a ladder nndhcard a dog houl.'" ;
Washington Star. '
CONGRESS PLANS
TO REST
HOLIDAY SEASON
Many Members Already Have
Left Washington; Final
Votes on Taxes Slated
in Senate Today.
Washington, Dec. 22. Congress
plans' tomorow to begin its holiday
vacation by three-day receses to con
tinue until January 2. In the senate
however, this plan depends upon the
passage before adjournment tomor
row night of the war revenue mea
sure. Should this bill go over the
recess in the senate would be delay
ed. Many members of both the senate
and house already have left for their
homes and neither house is expected
to have a quorum during the holi
days. A few committees may meet,
btit all important hearings and other
committee work already has been
postponed until next month.
The senate will convene at 10
o'clock tomorrow in an effort to
p.ss the war revenue bill before ad
journment. Leaders of both parties
believe there is slight doubt that a
final vote will be reached as the
principal controversy that over re
tention of tax rates for 1920 was
settled yesterday. Awaiting action
tomorrow are the inheritance and
luxury tax sections and also the sub
stitute bill of Senator La Folette of
Wisconsin, who is expected to make
a vigorous address his first in a
year in its support.
In the house tomorrow passage is
planned of the War department bill
to validate about 6,600 oral contracts
aggregating $1,675,000,000. This leg
islation is to meet a decision of the
comptroller of the treasury that such
contracts were not valid and could
not legally be adjusted.
Debate on the rivers and harbors
bill also is expected to begin to
morrow in the house.
Councils of Defense
Urged to Keep Lid On
Tight Christmas Week
Washington, Dec. 22. All state
councils of defense and local or
ganizations were called upon today
in telegrams from the council of na
tional defense to urge state, munici
pal and county authorities to "keep
the lid on tight" during the Christ
mas holidays, for the protection of
soldiers and men discharged from
the army.
Grosvenor B. Clarkson of New
York has been elected director of
the council of national defense to
succeed W. S. Gifford, who recently
resigned to return to private busi
ness. Mr. Clarkson nas been secretary
of the council throughout the war.
It was announced today that tele
graphic reports fromtate councils
show that practically all of the 180,
000 defense council units through
out the country are holding together
to co-operate with the government
demobilization.
Many Good Qualities in
Fighters Due to Mothers
Maj. Charles B. Davenport, direc
tor of the institute's biological la
boratory at Cold Springs Harbor, L.
I., after a study of the 'family his
tories of 30 officers to determine a
scientific basis for selecting men fit
ted for the tasks assigned to them,
makes some interesting observations,
says the Brooklyn Eagle.
The results show that such quali
ties as coolness under fire, courage,
pluck and actual fighting capacity
descend on the maternal side Pre
viously, scientists had established
the same quality of maternal or
"sex-linked" inheritance in cases of
color blindness, night blindness,
haemophilia or excessive bleeding,
virulent baldness and near-sightedness.
In regard to these traits, the
female, in the language of biology,
is the carrier. She does not gener
ally manifest these qualities, which
lie hidden, to reappear in her sons.
Omaha is the Strategic
Milling Point of West
"Omaha, the strategic milling
point," is the title of an attractive
half-page ad of the Omaha Cham
ber of Commerce in the December
11th issue of the Weekly North
western Miller, published in Minne
apolis. The advertisement points jut
the advantages of Omaha as the
logical milling center and is illus
trated with a map of the western
portion of the United States show
ing the main lines of the many rail
roads leading directly into Omaha
from the great wheat-producing
fields of the southwest and northwest.
WEST LAWN CEMETERY
Beautiful, modern park plan ceme
tery aecestibls to Omaha's best resi
dence section. Family lots on partial
payment at time of burial. Telephone
Walnut 820 and Douglas 829. Our fret
automobile is at your service.
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Ct!i and Center. OCice IStlt & Harney.
NATIONAL BANK
HOLDINGS NOV. 1
$19,821404,000
Exceeds Combined Aggregate
of England, France, Italy,
Germany and Six Other
Leading Countries.
Washington, Dec. 22. Resources
of the national banks of the coun
try November 1, the date of the
last call, aggregated $19,821,404,000,
Comptroller of the Currency Wil
liams announced today. This not
only was a new high record, but
was an increase of $1,777,799,000
over the total shown by the call
last August 31.
The resources of the national
banks of the United States, Mr.
Williams said, exceed the combined
aggregate resources of the national
banks of issue of England, the Do
minion of Canada, France, Italy.
The Hague, Norway, Sweden, Den
mark, Japan and Germany, ai
shown by their latest available re
ports. Mr. Williams also said that the
national banks' resources were only
$1,000,000,000 less than the com
bined resources of all state and
other banks and trust companies in
the country, as shown by their re
ports of June, 1917. and that in the
past five years the growth of the
resources of the national institn- .
tions had been greater than the in
crease which took place in the pre
ceding 25 years.
During the present year, 'the
comptroller's report said, only on
national bank in the entire coun
try had failed, a small institution
in California. This was declared the
best record since 1870.
Returns Summarized.
Returns from the national banks
on November 1, Mr. Williams said,
as compared to those on last Au- N
gust 31, showed:
Deposits $15,051,000,000. an in
crease of $1,165,000,000. '
Loans and discounts. $1 0.097,000,-1
000. an increase of $603,000,000. . -
Capital, surplus and undivided
profits. $2,315,000,000; increase, $33,- -000,000.
Bills payable and rediscounts,
$1,567,000,000, an increase of $273,- ;. ..'
000,000, the borrowings being prin- .
cipally on Liberty bonds and certi
ficates of indebtedness.
The total holdings of United .
States bonds, including Liberty t
bonds and certificates of indebted-,
ness, amounted to $3,156,000,000, an "...
increase of $700,p00,000.
The circulation of all national "
banks November 1 was $675,000,000,
an increase of approximately $1,- ;
500,000.
The lawful reserve held by na
tional banks with federal reserve
banks was $1,101,000,000, a reduc
tion of $12,000,000, and the excess of ;
reserve held over the amount requir
ed was $69,000,000, a reduction of
$38,000,000. 1
Cash in vaults and'due from fed- .
eral reserve banks totalled $1,803,-
000,000, an increase of $131,000,000.
Mr. Williams said the increase., in H
resources is widely ''distributed
throughout the nation, the, e.ptfntry .
banks showing a material increase
in every state except four Nebras
ka, Kansas, Ohio and Illinois and ,
in these the decrease was small.
.
Crew Gives Up U-Boat
in Order to Earn Reward
Amsterdam, Dec. 22. Although ..
Admiral Beatty, commander of the .
British grand fleet, refrained from
requiring the delivery of the Ger
man submarine, U-9, with which
Commander Weddigen torpedoed
and sank three British cruisers, out ,r,
of consideration for the "glorious ",
record" of his boat, says the Cologne
Volks Zeitung, the submarine" was .
delivered to the British because the
German crew was unwilling to fore-
go the opportunity of earning the
500 marks promised to each man for
taking the boat to England. ' ,
Czechoslovakia President
Makes Entry Into Prague .
Paris. Dec. 22. Prof. Thomas G j
Masaryk, the president of the newly i
formed republic of Czecho-Slovakia
has made his solemn? entry into
Prague, according to advices re-.
ctived here today from that city.
AWARD HERO
MEDALS
I
Distinguished service crosses have
been awarded by General Pershing
to Iowa men for acts of extraordi
nary heroism as follows: t
Sergt. (First Class) Arthur J.
Goetsch, Company D, 4th Engineers,
for extraordinary heroism in action
at Ville Savoy, France, August 11."
1918. Although his eyes had bee i'
burned by gas, Sergt. Goetsch vo!
unteerd for duty and assisted in the
construction of an artillery bridge
across the Vesle River, under con
stant machine-gun and artillery tire,
setting a conspicuous example of
personal bravery and devotion to
duty. Home address, Mrs. Agnes
Goetsch, mother. Walnut, Ia. -.
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