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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 5, 1919.
AVORLD LEAGUE
WILL BE FORMED,
BAKER PREDICTS
Secretary Says President Has
'n-.l- - ii i
tsacK oi mm ai peace
Conference Voices of
All Democracies
luffalo, N. Y., Jan. 4. Speaking
tonight . before the Buffalo
raber of Commerce. Secretary
War Baker declared it incon-
ible that the peace conference
Id make the world war an in-
DOrtable tragedy by failing to
ie for a league of nations or
L other arrangement to prevent
i disasters in the future.
KVe here in America who have
ked and paid," he said, "the
ers and mothers who have given
r sons, surely have a right to
e high assurances of future
c as a consolation for, tneir
ifice. One cpnnot close his
Li and think of the peace confer-
t at Versailles without feeling
e there hover over it the spirits
jiillions of dead men demanding
: their sacrifices be not in vain,
t the statesmen of the world now
ire to mankind the blessings
ch they died to obtain.
tr. Baker said he had no inten-
i of speaking for the president,
se statements had been explicit
in whose hands the case of
erica was placed.
Democracy Behind Wilson
Je stands with head erect," said
secretary, in the ancient places
Lhe old world, where other kinds
.treaties used to be made, and
yptesents a great and free people.
ie;is the advocate not of a form
rout 'of a principle.
"It may be that there are voices
in this country which quiver with
hesitation, and here and there timor
ous uncertainty, but back of him in
thatt council chamber "are the voices
of tji democracies of the world, of
the men. who labor and the women
who sacrifice; he is by force of
events the spokesman of the de
"mocracy o the world, and the com-
New Offensive Balked v
' By Signing of Armistice
Gen. Castelanu With 600,000
Americans and French
Ready for Drive When
Fighting Stopped. ,
Paris, Jan. 4 (Havas.) Germany
hurried to request an armistice when
saw that a new allied offensive was
to be launched on the Lorraine front
November 12, by 600,000 men under
command of General de Castelnau,
sayi Excelsior.
American and French troops, it
says, were concentrated on the front
between Briey and Chateau Salins.
They were supported by 3,000 guns
oj all calibers and had 300 tanks
available on a front of, about 45
miles. Duke Albrecht of Wurttem
berg, the German commander on
this front, had available only 25 di
visions of inferior fighting quality.
-
These divisions contained approxi
mately 160,000 men. He had only
1,000 guns.
This allied attack, the Excelsior
continues, would have carried the
war into annexed Lorraine and into
Rhenish Prussia, threatening to cut
off the German army in Belgium
and in the Ardennes from its bases.
German general headquarters,
realizing that the divisions on other
sections were exhausted and that
its forces were demoralized and
worn out, averted a catastrophe by
pleading for an armistice. The Ex
celsior concludes:
"The success of the offensive was
assured, but it could not have made
victory more complete than it al
ready was because Germany accept
ed all our conditions. Marshal Foch
deemed it useless to cause further
shedding of blood and consented to
stop hostilities although Germany
was then in a desperate plight."
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The Big night
Wi Precaution of a Stuart's
? D7fepsia Tablet After the
'v Banquet Brings Pleasant
Memories With the
Morning Coffee.
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Teat Mwrnkif-
H vnu ever feel distressed after eating
be aura ta take a Stuart'i Dyspepsia Tab
let. For ao matter what you eat there will
be ap a, no aoar rising;!, no lump in your
throat, no bilioaaness, no dark brown taste
i morning. And should you now be
tied, eat a tablet as eoon as possible
relief will eome promptly. These tab-
correct at once the faults of a weak
iverworked atomach, they do the work
lie the ttonaeh rests and recover itself.
ltlcularly affective are they for ban
ter and those whose environment
'ig then In contact with the rich food
t apt to aause stomach derangement,
tef In these eases always brings the
fill smile. Get a box of Stuart's Dyspepsia
linta, i seats, in any drug store. Be
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January
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urnuurc, nuusc
Furnishings.
(lugs, Stoves and
Complete Outfits
This month finds us
heavily overstocked and Big
Reductions are. prevalent
throughout our entire stock.
Ia many Instances Reduc
tions as great as
40
Special Attention and Ac
commodations to Purchasers
fC:;!:U Outfit
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State
Furniture
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positions of this war will be a new
Magna Charta, a new bill of rights
to liberate the children of the future
from the burdens of the past."
As to the proposal for a league of
nations, Mr.. Baker said it was not
such a scheme as the holy alliance
suggested by some of its critics.
"It is not proposed out of cabinets
cf absolutue ministers," he said, "but
is rathter the passionate demand of
the man in the street, the simple
?.nd the unsophisticated who know
little of the intriguej and Wiles of
statecraft, but who know a very
great deal about the suffering and
sacrifice which .war entails."
"America Given New Vison"
The war had given America a new
vision of its own strength and power,
Mr. Baker declared.
It was the spirit of freedom and
right that animated the American
army in France, the war secretary
declared. "Hindenburg lines crumo-
led like houses of cards in the face
of that spirit," he said, and after the
taking of M. Mihiel salient jn Sep
tember, "an American genera with
two million American soldiers at his
back drove through the Argonne for
est, took bedan and so shattered the
whole German system of military
operations that surrender mora com
plete than unconditional was accept
ed by Germany at the point of the
sword when the armistice of Novem
ber 11, was signed."
Mr. Baker made only one refer
ence touching subjects of criticisms
of the War department recently
voiced in the senate. Although there
is much talk of the United States
having to rely upon Great Britain
and France to supply its armies with
heavy artillery," he said, "neverthe
less, American industry did, in fact,
supply Great Britain and France
practically an equivalent to that
made available to us from them.
American industry was able to meet
the demands made upon it, and on
the day the armistice was signed
our army abroad was thoroughly
equipped with American made rifles
and machine guns, some heavy ar
tillery had been shipped and the
stream of supply of all types of ar
tillery, ammunition and equipment
was beginning at such a rate as
would have supplied our own -ast
forces entirely from our own sources
within a few months."
Captain of Steamship
Which Fired First Gun
for U. S. in War Dies
New York, Jan. 4. Capt. Emery
Rice, born in Boston 40 years ago,
who commanded the Mongolia, the
first American steamship to sink a
German submarine and who made 41
voyages across the Atlantic during
the war, died today at the New York
navy yard hospital of pneumonia
following influenza. He was ill only
a week.
. It was on April 19, 1917, a few
days after the United States entered
the war, that the Mongolia's naval
gunners, who sighted in British, wa
ters a submarine about to attack the
great steamship, shattered its peri
scope and sank it.
Aa quartermaster on the scout
ship Harvard during the Spanish
American war. Captain Rioe wig
wagged fromithe bridge of that Ves
sel the signal which brought Rear
Admiral Sampson at full spied to
attack Admiral Cervera's squadron.
Later he was decorated by the em
peror of Japan for rescuing the crew
of five from an overturned sampan
in the Yellow sea at a risk to his
own vessel.
Germans Decide to Fight
Polish Invasion in East
Berlin, Jan. 4. The German cabi
net today continued its consideration
of the Polish question but no an
nouncement has been made.
The Tagetilatt says the govern
ment is believed to have decided that
military action is necessary in order
to check the Polish invasion. The
cabinet also is reported to be con
sidering military measures to . pre
vent the irruption; of the Russian
bolsheviki.
Special dispatches report that a
Polish invasion is feared in the coal
mining region of tipper Silesia.
The Poles, it is declared, have
captured the, railway junction of
Nakel, west of Bromberg, and the in
vaders also threaten Schneiderouhl
and Beutscher. In southern Posen
the Poles threaten Kosten. Farther
north they have taken Mofilno and
Znin. 1
Thirty-One Destroyers on
Way Home from Europe
Washington, Jan. 4. Thirty-one
destroyers and seven submarines
have sailed from Europe and should
reach their home stations within the
next ten days or two weeks. The
destroyers, the Navy department an
nounced tonight, are proceeding to
Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Norfolk and Charleston, while the
submarines are enroute to Philadel
phia. Anyhow, Weather Will Be
Warmer Late Next Week
Washington, Jan. 4. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday, issued by the weather bu
reau today, are:
Upper Mississippi and lower Mis
souri valleys: Generally fair weath
er with temperature near seasonal
average. Cold gather first half of
week followed by higher temnera-
I turf after Tsday . ,
OMAHA CARMEN
FEEL THEY HAVE
' MADE PROGRESS
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been completely avoided by a clear
understanding of the view of the
national war labor board in this re
gard." Better Understanding Now.
Jerry Burnett, national organizer
for the street railway employes, gave
out the following statement which
was "concurred in by members of the
executive committee of the local
street railway employes union:
"We really did not get all that we
expected to get at this time, but the
war board has instructed the com
pany to receive our committees,, and
since we have the understanding
that was reached at this hearing on
the 2d and 3d, I feel there is a
much better understanding between
the company and their employes
than has ever existed before, and
through this better understanding I
feel that the employes through their
committees will be able to adjust
the several grievances that they have
between them and their employing
company.
"While it is true the employes in
the contract presented to the com
pany sometime ago asked for a
closed shop agreement, this award
does not give them a closed shop,
but gives them an open shop and
the right to bargain collectively
through their chosen committees of
their organization.
Looks For Adjustment.
"It is recognized in the award
that the employes have a 90 per
cent organization, and I am proud
to say that we have a 100 per cent
organization on the east side of
the river, and a 95 per cent organi
zation on this side of the river.
"With the understanding that I
feel has been reached between the
company and their employes the
grievances that we have and griev
ances that will arise from time to
time can be amicably adjusted.
"The war board award can be
opened February 1 by either party
to adjust any and all qustions that
are not settled between the employes
and the company before that time.
It was made very clear that all
male employes of the company
should get 42 1-2 cents per hour as
a minimum wage, that is, other than
platform employes, who are re
ceiving since July 17, 41 cents per
hour for the first three months, 43
for the next nine months and 45
cents thereafter."
Local Union Controls.
Mr. Burnett also said: "The com
pany need not fear any interference
from the international union, as only
on appeal from the local division
will any man be sent here and then
only to avoid trouble or as a peace
maker." t When pressed further for a state
ment of what the next steps taken
by the men would be, he added:
"The committee wiH negotiate with
the company during the next few
weeks in adjusting complaints and
grievances, and all indications point
to their arriving at a -decision that
will eliminate many of the griev
ances complained of. Points upon
which no decision can be arrived at
will be referred to the examiners."
Oil Man Plans to Give
Great Sum, Long in
Law Suit to Charity
Tulsa, Okla., Jan. 4. Charles
Page, who recently won the famous
Tommie Atkins suit, in which was
involved a valuable oil lease in an
Oklahoma field, has announced that
as soon as the title passed to him.
he intended giving the entire prop
erty over to philanthropic purposes,
one feature being a ten-story build
ing with club features to be erected
here for the working people, it be
came known yesterday.
The Tommie Atkins' lease passed
through the United States supreme
court and the case was decided
some months ago in favor of Mr.
Page and is estimated to have in
volved $3,000,000.
Legislature Requested to
Investigate Mooney Case
San Francisco, Jan. 4. Resolu
tions asking the state legislature at
its coming session to investigate all
phases of the Thomas J. Mooney
case, with a view of obtaining a new
trial for Mooney were adopted by
the San Fiancisco labor council at
its meeting last night, it was an
nounced here today. The resolu
tions asked also ' that Warren K.
Billings be granted a new trial.
Both are serving life terms follow
ing their conviction on charges of
murder in connection with the pre
paredness day bomb explosions here
on July 22, 1916.
Held on Larceny Charge.
Wanita Wilson, of 1715 North
Twenty-first street, was arrested
by Officer Finn, of the Brandeis
stores, and booked on a charge of
grand larency at the Central police
station last night. , Finn alleges that
Miss Wilson attempted to take a
ldress valued at 4i . - ,m ; ; '
RAILROADS TO
PROBE LENIENCY
0FU.S. JUDGE
(Cantlnued Frem Page One.)
presentative who came to Omaha,
wanted to be advised as to what co
operation we were having with the
police department and in the
courts."
C. Ready, district special agent
for the Northwestern west of the
Missouri river and western Iowa,
also confirmed the information that
such a report had been mailed to
Flynn, and that a report had been
asked, for by Mr. Mitchell in behalf
of Mr. Doherty.
Special Agent E. Jkf Matthews of
the Burlington, who is also chair
man of the law committee, said:
"Myself and the rest of the com
mittee made up this report from the
records in the federal building. Sub
sequently H. Paul of the committee
was transferred to Memphis and
his place taken by F. M. Bradley.
Mr. Bradley then went over the
records, making a special investiga
tion to satisfy himself that the re
port was correct."
Reports on Court.
"Your committee deems it advis
able," so the report begins, "to ac
quaint you with the proceedings had
in the United States district court,
presided over by Judge J. W. Wood
rough, from July 8 to July 16, 1918,
that you may he fully informed be
fore' arriving at your conclusions
and deciding what action, if any.
you desire taken."
The cases cited, of which the rail
road officials complain, were all on
indictments returned by the federal
grand jury in June, 1918, coming
before Judge Woodrough the follow
ing July. From the report these
extracts are taken:
"On March 12, 1918. Carl Rose
and Harry Kratky, both confirmed
box car thieves, were arrested for
having broken the serl of a car mov
ing under interstate billing from
Omaha to LeMars, Iowa. On June
1, 1918, both defendants were indi
cated by the United States grand
jury. The indictment charged that
they 'did then and there, with in
tent to commit larceny therein, un
lawfully, forcibly and feloniously
break a certain seal, consisting of a
combination of tin and lead, hen
nad there fastened and attached to
a certain railroad car, and which
railroad car then and there con
tained interstate freight.' On July
8 these defendants before Judge
Woodrough pleaded not guilty.
Was Three Time Deserter.
"On July 11, with their attorney,
Frank Keegan, they came before the
court, withdrew their former plea
of not guilty and pleaded guilty to
the charges contained in tre indict
ment. To the surprise and disgust
of every one concerned with the
prosecution, they were fined $1 each.
Assistant United States Attorney
Saxton expressed his feelings some
what forcibly after this travesty
against justice had been concluded
and the judge justified his action by
saying that he did not know that
they had gotten the door of the car
open. Giving him the benefit of the
doubt on that point, it was his duty
to know what the indictment
charged and that indictment charged
that they had broken the seal with
intent to commit larceny and on that
charge they pleaded guilty. The
court knew that Rose had an ex
tended police record, that he was a
three time deserter and had. been
dishonorably discharged from the
army for desertion. The court also
knew that Kratky was a paroled in
mate of the Kearney, reform school,
having been sent there for box car
robbery. When the Rose and Kratkv
case came before United States Com-,
missioner Neeley for preliminary
hearing, the court's bailiff, Anton
Gross, became actively interested in
their behalf."
Others Indicted.
The report also cites other cases
of men stealing from interstate ship
ments, indicted at the same time
Rose and Kratky were.
Homer C. Williams, for stealing
a case of gin was fined $35 and given
until August 1 to pay the fine.
Richard White was arrested for
"theft of rear wheels and tires, one
rear wheel casing and set of tools,
valued at $65, from a Maxwell au
tomobile, then moving under inter
state billing from Detroit, Mich., to
Omaha. On July 12 he appeared
before Judge Woodrough. pleaded
guilty to the charges contained in
the indictment and was fined $5."
After- going into the details in
several other cases handled in the
same term of court, about 15 in all,
the report closes: "We call your
atention particularly to the case of
Richard White, who was fined $5
for stealing merchandise valued at
$65, and the case of Homer Wil
liams, who was fined $35 for steal
ing merchandise valued at $12; the
case of Edward Riter, who was fined
$100 for stealing $2 worth of coal
and the case of Rose and Kratky,
fined $1 for breaking a seal with in
tent to commit larceny."
Fault of Leniency.
Friends of Judge Woodrough in
sist his greatest fault in this con
nection is simply a matter of lenien
cy, and to prove it point to his many
decisions and sentences in the sedi
tion cases brought before him. In
three cases in the North Platte dis
trict, two of which were violent
threats against the president's life,
and in all of which the statements
made against the government were
of the most violent character, only
short jail sentences were imposed.
In the most violent case, the de
fendant was given one year, almost
immediately modified to 30 days.
The same, they say, is true of the
sedition cases in the Omaha district,
wherein only short jail sentences or
money fines were imposed; also to
his decisions in the white slave
cases and bootlegger cases.
Woodrough Had Not Heard.
Judge Woodr6ugh, when asked if
the report of the Association of
Special Agents had been called to
his attention by the United States
Rai way Administration, said that it
was news to him.
"I have not heard of any such
report" he said. He did not care
to make any comment .until he
knew more about it.
PRESIDENT IS
RECEIVED BY
THEPONTIFF
(Continued From Face One.)
the part America was playing in the
efforts to achieve it and voicing his
confidence ii the continuing and in
creasing influence of the United
States in the world's affairs.
The president, while here, con
tinued the discussion of Italy's
claims before the peace conference,
but the measure of the American
support of them has not yet been
fully dveloped and seems not likely
to be before further conferences.
Arriving at Genoa at 8 o'clock to
morrow '.morning' a three-hours
visit for the president is planned.
Wreaths will be laid on the statue of
Columbus tbat was built from con
tributions from the Italians In
America, while at Milan a civic re
ception on a large scale has been
arranged. The president will be ban
queted as the guest of the city and
also attend a portion of the per
formance of the opera Aida before
leaving for Turin, where he will ar
rive Monday morning. The program
for his stop in Turin has not yet
been full arranged.
The present plan is for the presi
dential party to reach Paris Tues
day forenoon.
The president's visit to Brussels
and the regions devastated by the
war, it now has been determined,
will not take place until just before
his-departure for home, the middle
of February.
Busy Every Hour.
President Wilson yesterday had
probably the hardest single day's
program since he came to Europe
and he accomplished it while thou
sands of Romans and citizens of
other parts of Italy looked on and
cheered. After the procession from
the station to the Quirinal, the presi
dent visited the queen mother, had
conferences with Premier Orlando
and Foreign Minister Sonnino, gave
an audience to the councjl of the
royal academy of sciences, was re
ceived at the house of parliament,
was the guest of honor at a state
dinner given by the king and ended
the day with a reception at the
capitol, where he received the
citizenship of Rome.
There appeared to be more on
lookers than there were leaves on
the palm trees of Rome. There were
too many people for the streets, too
many people for the great squares
and too many for the trees, build
ings, monuments and other points
of vantage.
The atmosphere was that of an
average American town on a holiday
to which was added the Latin touch
so familiar to American tourists.
This, however, had been multiplied
in the imagination by about r.OOO.
The result is a fairly accurate pic
ture of Rome as it was today.
After one month of rain, sunlight
had come to brighten the parks and
the garden and the city was fresh
and glistening when the president
arrived. Many bands were1 in the
streets and the American flag was.
everywhere. Long lines of Italian
troops just returned from, the
front guarded the streets' and
counter-marched. At several places
along the ' president's route there
was a sprinkling of American,
French and British officers to give
the picture an international touch.
N Member of Academy.
President W'ilson was made a
member of the "Reale Accademia De
'Lincei" or Royal Academy of Sci
ence, this morning.
The president, with Mrs. Wilson,
was seated between the king and
queen, while among others present
were the American ambassador,
Thomas Nelson Page, and other
members of the diplomatic corps and
many distinguished Italian officials
and scientists.
Senator D'Onidio, who ia presi
dent of the academy, hailed the presi
dent as the worthy representative
of the culture of the new wdrld,
which now vevivifies the ancient
culture of the old world.
Sulzer Makes Fraud
Charge in Connection
With Alaskan Election
Washington, Jan. 4. Alaska dele
gate Su'zer, democrat, speaking in
the house today under considera
tion of a committee report holding
that he is not entitled to his seat
in congress because the 1916 election
was won by James Wickersham re
publican, argued that he was legally
elected, criticised the committee re
port and denounced his opponent.
Final action on the report is expect
ed tomorrow.
Mr. Sulzer said Indians living in
tribal relationship are not entitled
to vote but that the report "prac
tically makes them voters, because
it counted their votes for Wicker
sham." He also charged that his op
ponent had "knowingly taken ad
vantage" in the contest by submit
ting in rebuttal testimony which
should have been included in the
evidence in chief, thus preventing a
reply to it.
LAST WOUNDED
VETS TAKEN OFF
STRANDED SHIP
Story of Off Shore Reserve
Work by Sailors Is With
out Parallel in Annals of
American Shipping. -
Fire Island. N. Y., Jan. 4. Weary
sailors manning the stranded trans
port Northern Pacific, who shared
with coast guards and the crews of
rescue ships in the unparalleled task
of sending safely ashore through the
breakers 2,500 well and wounded
soldiers, climbed into their ham
mocks tonight free, for the first time
in four, days, of anxiety over the
safety of the army veterans home
ward bound frm Europe. The last
of the troops aboard went over the
side today.
Twenty soldiers, so seriously
wounded that it was necessary to
carry them on stretchers down a
stairway swung over the transport's
side, made up the final contingent
of passengers to leave the vessel.
As the submarine chaser which car
ried them headed for the hospital
ship Solace a sailor on the Northern
Pacific signal platform wigwagged
to shore an officer's message that
none but navy men remained aboarxj
the liner. .
Rescue Unparalleled.
Thus, at 2:30 o'clock, after three
days of cold, wet work in a biting
wind that veered only a few degrees
from the northerly quarter, the sail
ors and officers wrote "finis" to a
story of off-shore rescue work con
sidered without parallel in the an
nals of American shipping the re
moval without loss of life of 2,500
persons, nearly 300 of them badly
wounded, from a stranded vessel.
The sun, which cheered the liner's
company today after the hours of
mist, raih, snow and cutting wind,
had hardly dropped below the hori
zon when the slender arc of a new
moon appeared above a bank of red
tinged clouds in the west, giving
promise of fair weather tomorrow
for the removal of half the grounded
vessel's crew.
Crew to Assist Salvagers.
While a watch of 10 or 20 men
would be sufficient to hold title to
the transport against salvagers, Cap
tain Connelly decided to retain a
skeleton crew of 25Q to assist the
wreckers, whose efforts to release
the big ship have, failed thus far
to budge her from the bed of sand
piled around her hull.
Captain Connelly reported to Cap
tain Sterling, chief-of-staff .of the
third naval district in command on
the beach, that his vessel was taking
no water. The ship, he said, was in
excellent condition and the crew in
good spirits, though anxious to get
ashore.
Liberty Bonds Slump
Partly Due to Sales by
Income Tax Dodgers
New York, Jan. 4. Charging
"big cross order" sales oT Liberty
bonds by income tax dodgers, trans
actions in one day exceeding $40,
000,000. Assistant District Attorney
Brogan, in a report to the county
district attorney today, urged the
need of an inquiry by the stock ex
change to ascertain the names of
wealthy men suspected of thus caus
ing the decline in the price of the
war securities sharply below par.
"It is generally conceded." said
Mr. Brogan's report, "that the low
prices obtaining for Liberty bonds
at the end of the income tax year
was seized upon by a great many
to sell their bonds with a view of
establishing losses to offset profits
which would have to be shown in
making their income tax reports."
Small investors, he said, have been
persuaded to exchange their Liberty
bonds for worthless stocks. In one
western state, he said, $20,000,000
worth of Liberty bonds of the first
and second issues had been wheedled
from gullible investors and it would
be a fair estimate to place the
amount thus obtained by swindlers
a$250,O00,000 to $500,000,000.
Germany's Newest Warship
to Be Turned Over to Allies
. London, Jan. 4. Germany's new
est battleship, the Baden, will be
surrendered at a British port within
a few days in accordance with the
terms of the armistice, according to
announcement here.
The Baden has a displacement of
28.000 tons. Owing to the fact that
this ship was completed after the
war began little is known as, to its
armament. It has been reported
that ships of this class had been
armed with 16.5 or 17-inch guns, but
information on this point has bien
meager and unreliable.
Polish Battalion Sails.
New York, Jan. 4. The French
line steamship France, which sailed
today, carried a battalion of Poles,
numbering 1,554 men, recruited in
America for the Polish army.
PRESIDENT ASKS
LARGE FUND FOR
FAMINE RELIEF
Appropriation of $100,000,
000 Sought, in His First
Communication to Con
gress from Abroad.
Washington, Jan. 4. President
Wilson's first legislativcjecoinmcwl
ation based' on his study of condi
tions in Europe iooks to the relict
of the distress of populations "out
side of Germany," which are
threatened with starvation.
Request for immediate appropria
tion of $100,000,000 to supply food
to liberated peoples of Austria, Tur
key, Poland and western Russia
who have no recognized govern
ments and ar"e unable to finance in
ternational obligations, was trans
mitted today to congress by Secre
tary Glass on cabled instruction!
from the president. Mr. Glass went
personally to the capitol for a long
conference with democratic leaders
of the house and legislation to carry
out the president's recommenda
tions will be introduced by them
after conferring with republican
leaders.
The president's message said that
food shipments worth $1,500,000,000
must be made from the United
States to Europe in the next seven
months. An international organiza
tion directed by Herbert C. Hoover
will supervise the distribution of
the supplies, most of which will be
paid for by persons able to find the
necessary resources. The appropria
tion requested by the pres.dent will
take care of the population in other
districts, notably in eastern and
southern Europe, which have been
ravaged by war and where freedom
and governments will emerge oniy
"slowly" out of chaos.
In appealing "to the great sense
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ing." the president said:
"While the sum of money is in
itself large, it is so small compared
to the expenditures we have under
taken in the hope of bettering the
world that it becomes a mere pit
tance compared to the results that
will be obtained from it and the
lasting effect that will remain in the
United States through an act of
such broad humanity and statesman
like influence."
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To reassure you about the price .
of the Standard Eight
Peace reductions in automo
bile prices have begun. Their
general object is to offset the up
ward jump made in prices dur
ing the war.
The effect has been to make
the prospective buyer wait. He
suspects that if he waits one
month, two months, three
months, he may be able to save
one hundred dollars, two hun
dred dollars, possibly three hun
dred dollars.
But this question of price, and
the future prices, need not cause
the Slightest anxiety to the man
or woman who contemplates
buying a Standard Eight.
There will be no reduction in
the Standard Eight price.
The Standard Eight has al
ways been under-priced; the on
ly advance which was made hav
ing been due to the increased cost
of material and labor, which con
dition still prevails, with the re
sult that there can be no change
in the price of our present mod
els, which we will Continue to
manufacture for an indefinite
period.
As we have never asksd a war
price for the Standard Eight,
'there is no necessity or possibil
ity of revision-downward to re
adjust an inflated price.
The Standard Eight is in
stronger demand today than ever
before. It has more power, more
performance, more riding com
fort than any car in its class.
You can save no money by
waiting to place your order for
the Standard Eight, but you can
save money by placing that order
promptly.
Made by tha
Standard Steel Car Company,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
KEYSTONE MOTORS CORPORATION
Distributor!
2203 Farnam St., Omaha Doug-tat 2181
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Since July. 1918, green coffees have
advanced 1 00 per cent. To maintain
the even quality of HAPPY HOL
LOW COFFEE it is now necessary
to increase the retail price 5c per lb.
OLSON COFFEE CO.
stock salesmen
If you want to make money, and,
represent a high class, going com
pany, with splendid financial stand
ing, come today and select your ter
ritory. Nothing but high class pro
ducers employed.
522 First National Bank Building
OMAHA
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