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
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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,
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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FURS - BLOUSES - SKIRTS - SWEATERS - PETTICOATS
A SALE WHICH' AFFORDS THE MOST ASTOUNDING APPAREL VALUES EVER OFFERED
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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
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