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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1919)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BCE: JANUARY 5, 1919. 5-A- EDITOR OF BEE GETS SOUVENIR FROM OMAHA BOY Letter Creased by Machine Gun Bullet Sent to Mr. Rosewater; Jells N of Life Behind Lines. , A letter written by Karl Lec, wmer member of The Bee staff, has been received bv Victor Rosewater editor of The Bee, which is of more v - ... f . usual interest iiL.tnat the sta tionery 6nyfchtch it is written was pierced by a machine gun bullet while in the pocket of Lee. The let ter, which was penned from Le Foy er Du Soldat, Union Franco-Amer-icaine and dated at Selmenz. France, - - ........ . . i j as umu w 3. I "Today, as a trainload of French war prisoners, fresh from Germany, and loaded down with war souve nirs, passed here, it occurred to me that perhaps you were wihout such a "souvenir." I decided to send ore, perhaps a little more antique than the rest.". "It is Jie stationery on which I vriie. The very evident rent in the paper and envelope was made by the German machine gun bullets which passed through my left side. The niglit before "jumping off" I stuff ed ahastily written letter to mother with a bunch of French Red Cress paper in my pocket and by a- strange coincidence, it Was shot through. Jt may or may Jiot prove goo(J scrap book material. ( Life Behind Lines. 'Late censorship rules make 'it possible to tell of our little jaunts behind 'the lines. In the single month I was with a line company, I had traversed - under fire the streets of Verdun and had seen ac tion on the Champaign and Argonne fronts. "At the latter named place on Novetrber 1. I was wounded. In r. .1 i j z ... ,r..i a rincr mice uara ui auLvcsaiui au- vance, Marsnarrocn was proclaim ed virtually responsible for the de cisive defeat of the crown prince's armies aud the great German defeat ihat followed. 'My experience on the xfield, wounded, though common to most Suidiers of the lines, was thrilling. Two kilometers out, and crippled, I managed byne move and another to drag myself through the Ger- Xfirtto our first aid station. The I UMff TTfntii triro I on it has been easy going, the Red M Crrx k a .Th tt J n r full rhartTA tnnsr nf he time. v ' . '' city ot sweet urearos. , "Later, Paris was a city of sweet dreams, s.a field man working out of central records office. I had full liberty of the length and breadth of the city, and daily strode the 1 I 1'Opta, Concorde, Louvre and other r l)!ci'nn ii!vUtiFirB with all fliA frp. did likewise centuries before. Indeed there ?,re few places in Paris and ' suburbs that I have not pushed my ; reportonal nose into. ,;i "Through a Red Cross friend, I '(- formed an acquaintance with - a young Frenth girl of good iamily, who had received a liberal education in journalism in England, atuK who plans coming to America soon. On -one occasion she and her sister ac companied a room "buddie" of miue and myself to Sunday Te . ' Deum at Notre Dame cathedral. The visit, you may be assured, was T-intensely interesting." . '-L.ee is a memoer oi tne aeventy vlfth company. Sikth Marine corps f Plans of New City Market Submitted to Members of Real Estate Board by Mayor Proposed Site to Cover Two Lots at Fifteenth and Dav enport Streets; Location Criticised as Not Being Centrally Situated for Poor People of City. Plans, blue prints and specifica tions for a city market planned to occupy the two lots at Fifteenth and Davenport streets, owned by the city, have been drawn by Architect KveniUi of the city planning board, and submitted yesterday by Mayor Smith to the Real Estate board for their inspection. The plans show the ground floor arrangement, also an architect sketch of the tituslied market drawn in per spective. The building is a" L shape with 21 stalls inskle the aisle for produce display and sales. At the inside bend of the L is located a thicken market. Outside the aisle are located 23 tables for the display of merchandise. Another row of stalls are provided fronting on the sidewalk space. The lot for which the plans are drawn is 132 by 132 feet, the L shaped building occupying two sides, leaving a square in the rear about 66 by 66 feet for gaJeners' wagons, which are accessible to customers. There is also a set of specifications respecting the management, regard ing hours, the nominal charge for stalls, etc. One rule particularly is that no produce can be . sold at wholesale until 9:00 a. m. in order to eliminate speculators until that hour The plans will be inspected by the Real Estate board at their next meeting. ( .The project for a public market was attacked in city council last week and is now hanging in the balance. There is criticism against locating a public market, if one is built, at the place wherethe mayor wants to locate it. This property, the north west corner, was bought at a cost of about $100,000 for a city jail site. Later it was decided to buijd the new city jail where the present one is Objection has been made that thi? is not a central place for the masses. It is styled "rooming house district." The present fruit and vegetable market at Eleventh and Jackson street is much more convenient to the poor people than the mayor's proposed site would be, it is claimed These are some of the reasons why opposition is being voiced in council against the mayor's scheme. Mrs. Carrie Pechac Dies After Two Years' Illness Mrs. Carrie Pechac, 35 years old, 4507 Meredith avenue, died Satur day afternoon in a hospital. She had been ill two years. She is sur vived by her husband, ,Jmes, and daughter, Ellen, 10 years old, and a sister, Mrs. Frank Curda, Weston, Neb. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, at the home of Mr. Pechac's parents, 417 NortU Thirty-third street. Taylor Held on Charge of Cashing Bad Checks Cashing void checks became a habit with Leon Taylor, colored. 1109 South Fourteenth street. Police abruptly broke the habit last night when Taylor was r arrested after he had accumulated the sum of $62. Detectives say the man used blank checks that were stolen from the American Furniture company, 605 North Sixteenths street. Thief Would While Away Tedium of Winter Nights The "World's Greatest Book" was stolen from the home of A. Estelle Story, I640 Binney street, some time during the last week. The thief, probably in search of knowledge only, climbed through a window and took his choice of literature from the family library. 7" Theif Steals Black Horse, Harness and Express Wagon Some thief overlooked several sets of harness in a barn when he stole a black stallion, one set of harness and an express wagon belonging to W. P. Werner, Twenty-first and Cuming streets, Saturday afternoon. The thief gained entrance by break ing open the barn door. Asks Dismissal of Case. Charles L. Hoffman petitioned the court for dismissal of his divorce suit against V'erda Hoffman, instituted recently. Ralph Brenner seeks a divorce from Esther Brenner on the charge of desertion in proceedings begun esterday. r r "EstesLundwIableis YOUR-CLOTHES YOUR-MOM EY-YOUR-TIME-YOUR'BACK At All Grocery 4 Drug Stores "The Store of the Town" Browning, King & Co. OUR ANNUAL . CLEAN-UP SALE of .Men's gg&k Furnishings STARTS SATURDAY PRICED TO CLEAN-UP AS FOLLOWS; SHIRTS $1.50 SHIRTS, $1.15 3 for $3.25 ,$2.00 SHIRTS, $1.45 3 for $4.00 $2.50 SHIRTS $1.75 3 for $5.00 $3.00 SHIRTS, $2.15 3 for S6.00 $3.50 SHIRTS, $2.35 3 for $7.00 $4.00 SHIRTS, $2.65 1 3 for $7.75 , $5.00 SHIRTS, $3.35 3 for $O.00 $8.00 SHIRTS, $5.35 . 3 for $16.00 I $9.00 SHIRTS, $6(00 3 for $17.50 $10.00 SHIRTS $6.45 3 for $20.00 $12.50 SHIRTS, $8.35 3 for $25.00 . ' MUFFLERS i3 OFF NECKWEAR 50c NECKWEAR, 35 3 for $1.00 65c NECKWEAR, 45f 3 for $1.25 $1.00 NECKWEAR, 65 2 for $1.25 $1.50 NECKW'R, $1.15 3 for $3.25 $2.00 NECKW'R, $1.45 3 for $4.00 $2.50 NECKW'R, $1.75 3 for $5.00 $3.00 NECKW'R, $2.15 3 for $6.00 $3.50 NECKW'R, $2.35 3 for $7.00 $4.00 NECKW'R, $2.65 rfor $7.75 " SWEATERS 1 13 OFF $4.00 Wool Mixed Union Suits, 82.65 3 for $7.50 x ALX PAJAMAS 25 OFF HAT DEPARTMENT SPECIALS TO CLEAN-UP BROKEN LINES $7-50 Velours $5.95 $6 00 Velours $3.00 and $3.50 Sott Hate $1.50 and $2.00 Fall Golf Cap ..84.73 .82.35 .950 Suits an3 Overcoats 0(1 (Iff - FOR MEN AND YOUNG MEN UJ iv Vll Browning, King & Co GEO. T. WILSON, Mgr. SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS TO EXHIBIT AT FONTENELLE Splendid Collection to Be Brought from Minne- apolis to Be Shown January 9. An exhibit of beautiful paintings, such as has never been seen in Omaha before, is the aromise of Omaha Society of Fine Arts. A splendid collection of pictures is now being shown at Minneapolis and will be brought to Omaha January 9. when they will be placed in the ball room of the Fontenelle hotel. One among the pictures is the Fontain-' bleau Oaks, valued at $75,000. and considered one of the finest in the collection. Thursday night the pictures will1 uc suuwti (Jiny 10 meniDcrs oi me society. Friday morning at 10 o'clock the ball room, which will be turned into an art gallery, opens to the public and there will be no charge made during the entire two weeks. High school students and school children are given a special invita tion to take advantage of the educa tional exhibit, which will be a gath ering place fop-'art lovers until 10 o'clock each night. The Omaha Society of Fine Arts is striving to make the city an art center and, despite the various bans and quarantines, has arranged a splendid program for the remainder of the winter and early spring. Another attraction, is 13. R. B. C.iumgardt, who conies to Omaha under the auspices of the Fine Arts society January IS, and will lecture at the I'ontenelle on civic problems and ar,t at 3:30 in the afternoon. Rhine Flood Sweeps Around Castle Where Ex-Kaiser Is Living Amerongen, Jan. 4. The former German emperor apparently has shaken off the effects of his recent illness and was able to join the family circle of the Von Bentincks yesterday. He did not venture in- The Rhine is rising rapidly, and DCiyjUIII Will pCCK IU Dc nc in its lower reaches has overflow- i ' t I ta., ,j ICdbCU II UI 1 1 llCdiy dim to Pass to Ranks of Great PoWers. 'SCRAP OF PAPER' WILL GOME UP AT PEACE CONGRESS ed its banks, covering scores of square miles. The low-lying meadow land around Amerongen castle now looks li'fe an immense sea. The water runs direct to the foot of the castle walls. Many farm houses are cut off from communication with the ad jacent villages, except by means of boats. Former Omaha Teacher Dies in Home of Sister Miss Victoria Overall, former Omaha teacher and elocutionist died yesterday in the home of her sister. Mrs. Nash, in Kansas City. Miss Overall was one of the first colored girls born in Omaha, her father. E. R. Overall being a letter carrier here for years. She taught in the Omaha public schools and in Kansas City sang in the Episcopal choir. SERBIA READY TO FIGHT AGAIN FOR ADRIATIC COAST Relies Upon United States, Says Minister to France, . to Thwart Secret Pact of Allies. Paris, Jan. 4. "Should the treaty secretly signed by England, France, Russia and Italy in 1915, whereby ! Italy was to come into possession of , the eastern coast of the Adriatic at-! ter the war, be confirmed by the coming peace conference then Serhia ; would fight again and fight lo the ' finish. -Serbia did not enter this wnr I to become the vassal oi any nation. She cannot agree to have Italy con trol the territory in question." Such was the straightforward statement given to the Associated Press by Dr. M. R. Vesnitsh, Ser bian minister to France, during the course of an interview today. Dr. Vesnitch added, Jiowevw that he be lieved the presence of the United States, which has already declared against secret treaties and in favor of the rights of small nations, as sured "fair play." So far as the Jugo Slavs were con cerned he said, they did not recog nize the existence of compacts ma!e among certain of the powers after the beginning of the war." Taris, Jan. 4. -The famous treaty which Germany designated as :i "scrap of paper" will come up for early consideration before the peace congress. This is the treaty made in $30, when the great powers of Europe recognized Belgium as be ing separate from Holland and guar- lanteed the neutrality of Belgium. It was the disregard of this neu trality and the invasion of Belgium by the German troops which brought Great Britain into the, war. The Belgian .naj-liament recently adopted unanimously a resolution asking fbr the establishment of the independent sovereigny of Belgium and the abandonment of the guaran !ee of neutrality. The resolution adopted by the parliament was in response to the speech from the throne made by King Albert when he re-entered Brussels. Hjngry Man Steals , Truck to Get Groceries Fifteen minutes after an auto mobile truck had been stolen from the Bernstein-Cohn grocery store, Twenty-fourth and Lake streets, Saturday night, Detectives Rich and A. L. Anderson recovered the auto at Fourteenth and Corby by track--ing it in the snow. The detectives place the blame of the theft upon a hungry person, as a sack of flour and a peck of po tatoes were missing from the lot of groceries in the truck. More than $50 worth of staple groceries were left in the truck when found. Bruce Campbell to Attend Meeting of Elks Lodge Here Bruce A. Campbell, grand esalte? ruler oi the Elks lodge, will visil Omaha Friday, accompanied by Frank L. Rair of Fairbury, Neb., who wilPprobably be the next man to hold this position. Gempbell will be met at the trair by a reception committee of 50 local Elks, and taken for a ride over the city. A dniner will be given in the Fontenelle hotel at 6 o'clock, aftei which installation of officers will be held in the Shrine room of the iasnnii' TVmnli I Bee Want Ads are the Best Busi ness Boosters. Chiropractic Met the Influenza Test Successfully There is a reason By properly adjusting your spine Or. Burhorn corrects the cause of sickness. Then your nerves do their work and thus health is restored. Make me prove it. Adjustments ire $1.00 or 12 $10.00 outside calls made by pointment are $2 GO. for Dr. Frank F. Burhorn (Palmer School Graduate.) Suite 414-19 Securities Bldg., Cor. -16th and Farnam Sta. Doug. 5347. Lady Attendant. D WcKenney Dentists Wide-Awake, Live, Progressive Dentists. Guaranteed Dentistry at Reasonable Prices. Open every working day in the year with a large force of experienced Dentists to care for your needs prompt'. Unusual service in every depart ment of dentistry. $lSSL.$5Sw?.$5 $8, $10 and $15 ITlblVLlllllLl 1 DENTISTS 1324 Farnam Street Corner 14th and Farnam Btst Silver Filling Rubber Plates J IP Finest Apparel Ever Featured in Any Omaha Sale Every Gar.nent involved in this unus ual sale was selected o become a part of our regular quality stock, thereby assur ing that, for style and workmanship they have no superior and few equals. Orb Brothers 316-20 SOUTH SIXTEENTH STREET FISTULA CU liD Rectal Diseases Cured without a severe turcica. operation. No Chloroform or Ether used. Curt guaranteed. PAY WHEN CURED. Write for illus trated book on Kectal Diseases, with names and testimonials of more than 1,000 prominent peopl who have been permanently cured. I DR. E. R. TARRY, 240 Bee Bldg., Omaha, Neb. No Reservations --Our Entire Stock Must Go Our determination to, start each season - with an all-new stock compels us to dis pose of every Garment bought for this season's selling. No carry-overs aWhis store. Our necessity is your advantage. THE SUPREME APPAREL SALES OCCASION OF INVOLVING OUR ENTIRE $150,000 STOCK OF BEAUTIFUL NEW 1919 v f FURS - BLOUSES - SKIRTS - SWEATERS - PETTICOATS A SALE WHICH' AFFORDS THE MOST ASTOUNDING APPAREL VALUES EVER OFFERED s v ' .... This Fact Is Best Appreciated by a VieW of the Garments Themselves-and More Deeply Impressed of Their Magnitude by the Eager Buying Crowds Which Have Taxed Our Sales Organization to Capacity Since the Opening Hour of This Remarkable Clearaway. Clear away of Entire Stock of DRESSES ABOUT i2 PRICE $22.50 and $25.00 (M O DRESSES NOW j) 1 Z. I U $29.50 and $35.00 (h -i m rjr DRESSES NOW ...... t) 1 . O $39.50 and" $45.00 Ann 7f DRESSES NOW tpZtJ U $55.00 and $65.00 $00 7Ef DRESSES NOW tyod.i D $75.00 and $85.00 (tM O DRESSENOW . ? if)4Z. 0 , Clearaway of Entire Stock of suets ABOUT i2 PRICE $35.00 and $37.50 (M T Tr SUITS NOW $1 O $39.50 and $45.00 ) &OD Tff suits now ipZtJ, -O $49.50 and $59.50 (tOT TE? SUITS NOW tpZl . O $65.00 and $75.00 dOyf 7 suits now pJ4:. 1) $85.00 and $95.00 &AO TTCf SUITS NOW ip4:5. O SKIRTS . ABOUT-12 PRICE $7.50 and $8.75 (h a a w SKIRTS NOW tj)4: HtO $10 and $12.50 (f p a p SKIRTS NOW . tf)0,40 L $13.75 and $15 fan flC SKIRTS NOW . IO COATS ABOUT V2 PRICE $19.50 and $25 COATS NOW . 429.50 and $35 COATS NOW . $39.50 and $45 COATS OW . $49.50 & $59.50 COATS NOW . $ 9.75 $16.75 $22.75 $3 1 .75 $65.00 and $75 COATS NOW $85.00 and $95 V COATS NOW $110 and $115 COATS NOW $125 and $145 COATS NOW $41.75 $52.75 $69.75 $79.75 ABOUT BLOUSES PRICE s $2.15 $3.65 $4.75 $3.95 and $4.95 BLOUSES NOW , $5.95( and $6.50 BLOUSES NOW $8.75 and $9.75 BLOUSES NOW X
