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    THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1919. '
s WILSON HONORED
: BY PROTESTANT
I LEADERSJN ROME
-Churchmen Assure President
, . That They. Are Praying
for Success of His
work in turope. t
t
Rome, Jan. 5. After hit visit to
i.the Vatican Saturday, President
Wilson returned tp the American
' embassy wlience he drove with Mfs.
Wilson to the American Protestant
Episcopal church. He was accom
panied by Thomas Nelson Page, the
, American ambassador; Brig. Gen
WilKam V. Harts, U. S. A., and
Count Bruschi-Falgari, gentleman
in-waiting to King Victor Emman
ucl, and Gountess Bruschi-Falgari
. ladv-in-waitine to Oueen Helena.
In the try of the church the
, president received representatives ot
' evangelical churches in Italy. They
were introduced by Dr. Dexter G.
Whining Hill, superintendent of the
American Baptist mission; the Rev.
Walter Lowrie, rector of St. Paul's
.' American church, and Francis B.
Krenp the American consul General.
Other bodies represented were the
Waldcstan church, the fc-ngiisii bap
tist missions, the Italian-American
Methodist churches, the Wesleyan
lyissions. the Presbyterian church
and the British Bible society.
Hand of Providence Seen.
Atter the presentation of the var
ious representatives. President Wil
son hnd a pleasant talk vvi;h his call-
. ers. Being told that all were pray
ing for the success of his work, the
, president answered that he thought
the hand of Providence might be
seen in the "mobilization of the
" t f f 1 1. ... ,-1 ' In
moral i(.'iicE ui iuv Hvim oi'u '
the uniou of all the churches for a
hiffh standard of civilization.
, , The president remarked that Gen
eral Pershing had told him the war
., had produced stronger religious feel
v ings among the soldiers and he ad
ded that the manner in which the
different peoples throughout the
world had responded to the appeal
to their idealism had touched him.
A vast crowd awaited the presi
dent outside the church and gave
him cordial greeting.
; Although President and Mrs. Wil
'son dined informally last night at
. the Quirinal with King Victor Em
manucl and Qucfii Helena, the presi
dent and his wile went later to pay
,,' the roval couple a farewell visit at
i Villa Savoia. They took this oc
casion to express to their hosts their
deepest appreciation and feeling of
gratitude for the enthusiastic recep
tion that h:id been accorded them in
Rome, which they considered as a
jtribute paid by the people of Italy
, Jo the people of America.
: V. Receive Valuable Gifts.
. Valuable gifts were presented by
1 "the king and the queen to the presi- j
'.dent and Mrs. Wilson and members
af the presidential party.
flRrini 1unc-hirn eiven by
'"AmKnacaHnr P.ire and Mrs. Page
rin honor of President Wilson was!
. attended by King Victor hmmanuci
nd Queen rtelena, members of the
'.'cabinet and court officials. An
American military band in the cotfrt
yard playcd the Italian and Ameri
can national airs. There was a most
'cordial tone to the conversations en
' gaged in by President Wilson, King
Victor Emmanuel, Premier Orlando
land Foreign Minister Sonnino.
After having conversed for almost
ZO minutes with Pope Benedict, after
Jiis reception by the pontiff, Presi
: ,! uMcnn nnrnted to the pope
, several members of his entourage.
These included W. H. Moran, chief
of. the American secret service; the
"' president's secretary for his tour and
the clerks of his suite, comprising in
all more than a dozen individuals.
i Pope Benedict conversed with each
Life to Help Starving
Sells Hospital to Devotel BARNES MAY
'
i im 3
Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Gannaway
to Help Save Armenians,
' Syrians and Others of
Near East.
Stuart, Neb., Jan. 5. (Special.)
While Ncbraskans during the week
of January 12 to 19 will be asked to
give money to aid those reported
starving this winter in the near east,
Dr. C. K. Gannaway has sold his
hospital at .Stuart, has disposed of
his practice, and within a month will
leave with Mrs. Gannaway to spend
their lives working to save the Ar
menians, Syrians and others and to
help them reconstruct their sadly
devastated country.
Dr. and Mrs. Gannaway, who took
a leading part in the Armenian and
Syrian relief drive last vrtnter, be
gan by offering to repeat their work
in the present campaign, during
which Nebraska is asked to give
$320,000. As the need for workers
became more and more urgent, they
filed an application to be accepted
for the ivork at once.
Dr. Gannaway will go on the gov
ernment transport, which will carry
300 doctors, professors, engineers,
nurses and other workers, together
with farming machinery and other
implements of peace.
Dr. and Mrs. Gannaway have been
prominent in Stuart and Holt coun
ties. Mrs. Gannaway is a past
worthymatron of the Order of the
Eas4a) Star. Dr. Gannaway is a
member of Alki Lodge No. 152, A.
F. & A. M.'
J. M. Gannaway, a brother, is pro
fessor of political science in Grin
nell college. They have a son, Wil
liam T., who is a sophomore at
Grinnell.
in turn.
f Would Exempt Gold Mining
?! From Excess Profits Tax
Washington, Jan. 5. Elimination
I' bf the excess profits tax on gold
mining and the privilege of free ex
' ports and of sale to manufacturers
-Lai Means of stimulating gold pro
duction were recommended lit a rc
t port today of the special committee
i appointed by Secretary Lane to in
f vpstisrate the causes of the decline
; ui me uuiyui. ,
.s "The present decrease jn gold
J production 4 serious," said the re
B port, "as the maintenance of a sum
Tcient gold reierve is essentia to our
T national finances-and credit.
I Possible methods of mintaining
t the visible gold reserve, the commit
J tee said, would be in the curtailing
of the use of gold for manufacturers
V and in a call on the public to turn
i in hoarded gold. Further relief
T - t . 3 T . Via
might oe oDiamea, was siu, uy
k ..... mnarnl. Kill tn
p. mM.v..'.a
include gold and the voting of an ap
- prbpriation to be used in directing
th se arm tor new aeDosus.
i Allotments of Public
? i . - Mo'ney for Road Work
Washington, Jan. 5. (Special Tele
K gram.) Secretary Houston of the
" Department of Agriculture in ane
Vnert to congress showing the
amounts apportioned to the several
i -cft fnr th fiscal vear endincr Tune
? 30, 1918, for the construction and
? maintenance of roads, etc.. and the
: amounts available for approved proj
i sets, shows that for the years 1917
and 1918 there was apportioned to
"Nebraska $320,321; allotments to ap
proved projects, $205,792; unalloted
balance, $U4,519. Iowa apportion-
ment, 1917 and 1918, $438,526; allot
ments to approved projects, $161,
627; unalloted balance, $276,898.
Americas foremost
breakfast cereal
wluts
Rich iofi9 taste
Satisfying to th
appetite.
YANKEESDRIVE
BOLSHEVIK! ON
PETROORAD ROAD
(Continued From Fare One.)
enemy's base of operations at the
Kadish and Onega fronts.
Allied positions on the Onega
front near the village of Pechura
were attacked by the enemy yester
day. This attack was centered on a
Russian naval brigade which held its
positions, inflicting heavy losses
without apparently losing a man. On
the Vologda railway the bolshevists
have, for the past three days, kept
up a strong artillery fife and have
brought an armored train into ac
tion. Little damage, apparently, was
done to the allied positions. On the
other hand, an allied shell struck an
enemy barracks, doing great dam
age. Advance On Snowshoes.
In this sector allied forces ad
vanced on snowshoes ' over soft
snow a few days ago. Beneath the
snow was an unfrozen swamp and
the men often sank into the mud
up to their waists in spite of their
arctic footgear. The battle with the
elements makes the fighting here
very difficult.
Further evidence that the bolshe
viki are mutilating allied wounded
and dead came to headquarters to
day in a report from Lieut. Col.
Corbcrly, who was in command of
American forces in the vicinity of
Shenkursk oNovember 29. Amer
icans were the victims, according to
the report. A patrol of 60 American
soldiers and two officers was sur
prised early on September 29 by a
force of about 700 bolsheviki. Seven
Americans were killed and seven
others were missing after the fight.
Mutilated With Axe.
Following'is the reportf Lieu
tenant Colonel1 Corberly as to the
conditions of the bodies found after
the engagement, the names of the
men being omitted:
"No. 1. Lieutenant, head smashed
with axe.
"No. 2. Corporal, head so smash
ed with axe that only parts of the
face remained.
"No. 3. Corporal, head smashed
in with axe and arms and legs
broken by blows, apparently from
blunt side of axe.
"No. 4. Private, head smashed
with axe.
"No. 5. Privat, head smashed
and throat cut open, apparently with
axe."
Americans Fighting Mad.
In the meantime the bolsheviki
are carrying on propaganda endeav
oring to prove they treat prisoners
kindly. Late this week an enemy
patrol in the vicinity of Kadish
shouted across no man's land that
they had prisoners to exchange.
American officers went forward to
investigate and at a safe distance
frcm the American troops, the bol
shevists produced two men, one an
American and the other a Scotch
man. Instead of offering them for
exchange they said they would
"fatten and treat kindly" any other
Americans or Scotchmen' who join
ed them. Then they whisked the
two prisoners back into the woods.
The discovery of mutilated bodies
at Shenkursk has brought a new
spirit to the Americana, who are
no fighting mad.
Today the fighting about Kadish
apparently; had ceased except for
spasmodic artillery action. The
headquarters report said: -"The situ
ation is unchanged in ail sectors."
Flu Epidemic Causes
Big Increase in Death
Rate of 46 Large Cities
Washington Jan. 5. The influenza
epidemic which swept, the country
during the latter parf'of last year
caused 111,688 deaths in the 46 larg
est cities and increased the com
bined death rate for those communi
ties in 1918 to 19.6 per thousand,
according to statistics made public
today by the census bureau Total
figures for the country were not
available. - ,
Baltimore with ,26.8 per thousand
and Nashville with 26.4 had the
highest rates of the registration
cities, while St. Paul with 13.9 and
Minneapolis and Granjd Rapids with
14 each had the lowest. Grand
Rapids showed the smallest increase,
the death rate for 1917 having been
13.1.
There were 442,374 deaths in the
46 cities. Deaths from influenza to
talled 69,439, from pneumonia 42,142.
The years' total death rate in New
York City was 18.8 per thousand,
compared with 15.2 for 1917. In
Chicago it was 17.1 against'14.9 the
year before, and in Philadelphia,
where the influenza epidemic was
very severe, it was 24.2 compared
with 17.1 in 1917.
Court Asked to Advance
S. P. Land Grant Cases
Washington, Jan. 5. The supreme
court has been asked by the govern
ment to hear as soon as possible
arguments in proceedings brought to
cancel patents to land valued at $10,
000,000 granted the Southern Pacific
Railroad company.
"The case is of importance," said
the motion filed by Solicitor General
King, "because its decision will
probably materially affect several
pending cases involving a large oil
acreage of great value, and will also
guide the land department in cases
presented to it."
The government claims that in se
curing the patents for the land,
which is part of California naval oil
reserve No. 1, the company con
cealed the fact that it contained valu
able oil deposits. The federal dis
trict court upheld the government,
but the circuit court of appeals re
versed the decision.
Fess Advocates Return
of Railroads to Owners
New York, Jan. 5. Repeal or
radical amendment of the Sherman
anti-trust act, abolition of the inter
state commerce commission and im
mediate return of the railroads to
private ownership under rigid gov
ernment control were urged in an
address here by Representative Sim
eon D. Fess of Ohio at a "non
partisan Saturday discussion" held
unddr the auspice.-, of the Republican
club.
Congress will not be disposed, Mi)
Fess declared, to accept Director
General McAdoo's suggestion for a
five-year extension of government
operation, but will insist on "un
shackling" business By removing "un
necessary governmental hindrances
inaugurated in the state of war."
HAVE KILLED
TWO OTHERS
(Contlnurd From Page One.)
any one. In response to inquiries,
Barnes invariably would offer the
explanation that his daughter was
not feeling well.
Friends of Girl.
Sheriff Harlau declared that he
would conduct his investigation
along the lines that there are some
living friends of the dead girl who
know more about the conditions
which prevailed in the Barnes home
than they have yet revealed. Further
than to say that the father was un
kind to his daughter, and that his
harsh treatment of her grew more
severe, following the death of the
wife and mother, neighbors and
friends of the family have refused to
talk. It is believed the girl could
have explained away the mystery
surrounding her mother's deathK but
in fear of her father, her lips were
sealed. Officers working on the case
think it hardly probable that the
girl's secret died with her.
Whether or not shentt riariau ex
pected to discover a confederate in
crime of Barnes', the officer declined
to say.
Fear May Be Motive.
Fear may have been the motive
which prompted Barnes to blow out
the brains of every single member
of the VJohnson household, it was
said. In tenor because li believed
some of his crimes were about to
be revealed, it is thought, the man,
armed with a shotgun, carried the
message of death to five unsuspect
ing persons in tht modest little
home, and then turned the weapon
on himself, frescoing the walls with
his own brains and blood.
Barnes was generally known to
have been in love with Mrs. Jones,
who at one time accepted his atten
tions. Last September the couple
left Onawa together, but later re
turned, and the man incurred the
bitter enmity of the girl's parents.
She was only 20 years old at the
time of her death, -and Barnes, who
was a middle-aged man. was accused
of taking advantage of the girl's
youth. Mrs. Jones was separated
from her husband, it was said, be
cause of Barnes attention to her.
This feature of the case is said to
have increased the bad feeling of
the girl's parents against the man
they held responsible for the down
fall of their daughter.
Hears Woman Is Against Him.
Several days ago Barnes began to
realize that he would tiever again be
a welcome visitor in the Johnson
home. He complained bitterly, and
repeatedly was heard to threaten the
Johnson family. A short while ago
someone told him that Mrs. Jones
had turned against him. Whether
he was disappointed in his love affair
with the girl or he feared' that she
would reveal some secrets he had
confided to her, which impelled him
to commit the murders of Friday
night, opinion is divided among resi
dents of the neighborhood.
Unconfirmed reports are being cir
culated that Mrs. Jones had "told
several persons recently that Barnes
had told her more than any one ejse
concerning the death of his wife nd
daughter. The authorities, however,
have not been able to locate any one
who will say that Mrs. Jones related
the details of her information con
cerning the two mysterious deaths
in the Barnes home.
Key To Trouble?
The sheriff has not been able to
find any one yet who knows the
circumstances of a disagreement be
tween Barnes and Mrs. Jones.
Sheriff Harlau declined to state
whether he would call in from ouP
side of the county assistance in con
ducting his investigation.
The last report of Barnes having
been seen is to the effect that he
borrowed a shotgun Friday after
noon in Decatur. He declared at
the time that he was going to the
island to hunt rabbits. The man is
believed to have gone to within a
short distance of the Johnson house,
where he deliberately planned the
details of his deed. Sheriff Harlau
i of the opinion it was about 7
o'clock when he approached the,
house.
Body Face Downward.
Barnes found Mr. and Mrs. John
son seated in the front room down
stairs, where they had gone from
the dining room a few minutes be
fore. Mr. Johnson first heard foot
steps o.i '.he. porch and is thought
I') I'ave gotten to his feet just as
Barnes walked across the thresh
hold with the shotgun in his hand.
The location of the body indicated
this. It was lying face downward
near the front door. It is believed
Johnson and his wife were seated
side by side engaged in conversation
when they heard the man approach
ing. The altercation between the
couple and Barnes was brief, it is
thought, and Mrs. Johnson attempt
ed to flee from the room when
she saw the lifeless body of her
husband drop at the feet of the in
truder. Instantly .the infuriated
man turned the weapon on the wo
man. She fell dead with a load of
shot between her shoulders.
Shoots Little Boy.
Climbing over the body of the
woman, Barnes made his way to the
dining room, where. Sheriff Harlau
believes, he thought he woufd en
counter Mrs. Jones, whom he loved
and feared. Instead, he found Wil
liam Johnson, the 9-year-old son,
who, frightened by the shots, just
had arisen from the supper table.
Indications also point to the fact
that the man's conversation with the
child was brief. The boy is thought
to have been too frightened to re
spond to questions as to where his
Vister could be found. Jle was try
ing to escape through a door lead
ing into the kitchen while Barnes
HOW-MUCH DID THAT
LAT COLD COST YOU?
Figure it up in dollars and cents and see what
you lost by not halving a bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy at hand. Had you take that
remedy according to the plain printed directions
as soon as the cold is contracted you should not
lose a single days time, " -. , - -
reloaded the double-barrel gun. The
third shot was aimed at the dimin
utive figure of the child. The boy
dropped across the door sill. The
charge of shot entered his neck
kand the head almost was severed
from the body. 1
Kills Sick Woman,
The authorities think Barnes then
passed into the bed room, where he
found Mrs. Jones and her 3-year-old
son. The woman was ill with in
fluenza. It is thought Barnes en
gaged her in an extended conversa
tion, and succeeded in prevailing on
her that the shooting she heard was
inconsequential. A dressing gown,
which had been thrown across th
table, concealed a bottle ot medicine,
upon which was written the physi
cian s directions to take every ten
minutes. This is taken to indicate
that the woman had been aroused
by the shooting and had gotten up
to inquire its meaning. It is thought
she was persuaded to return to bed
and thoughtlessly threw the gown
over the medicine bottle.
Then Kilis Infant.
Following a stormy interview with
the woman, Barnes is thought to
have been convinced that she was
determined not to acceed to his de
mands. He turned the weapon onlj
her, shooting her in the breast. I he
gun was emptied into the infant.
Both died instantly.
The man then went into the din
ing room, removed one of his shoes,
reloaded the gun, placed the barrel
of the weapon against his head, and
with his toe pulled the trigger, send
ing the charge crashing into his own
brain. His body was found on the
opposite side of the room from that
of the boy.
Barnes lived on the island of about
1,400 acres. He was a farmer, but
devoted much of his time to hunting
and fishing. Though he had but one
arm, he was known as one of the
best shots in the neighborhood. He
did not bear a good reputation, ac
cording to Sheriff Harlau, and it the
time of his- wife's death strong
threats were made to lynch him.
The tragedy was discovered by a
brother of Mr. Johnson, who lives
in Missouri Valley, la. He arrived
at the island Saturday morning on
a visit to his brother.- He drove
from Decatur Friday afternoon to
the island and spent the night with
a friend of the family. With Henry
Gilbert, another friend and neighbor,
at 10 o'clock Saturday morning he
went to the scene of the tragedy
Unable to get a response to his sum
mons, Mr. Johnson opened the front
door and almost stumbled over the
dead body of his brother. Across
the room lay the prostrate form of
the murdered wife.
Mr. Johnson hastened to the
house of a neighbor and telephoned
the sheriff at Onawa who in turn
notified the coroner. The county
officials arrived a short while later
searched the house and found the
other bodies. The coroner ordered
them sent to an undertaking estab
lishment in Onawa. Funeral ar
rangements have not yet been made.
An inquest will be held today.
Bee Want Ads Are the Best Bus
iness Boosters.
AMERICAN ARMY
OFFICERS REJECT
88 GERMAN GUNS
Huns Foiled in Attempt to
Palm Off on U. S. Army
Damaged Cannon or
Ancient Models.
Coblcnz. Jan. 5. Eighty-eight
German cannon, surrendered in ac
cordance with the terms of the armi
stice, were rejected today by the
United States receiving commission.
The Americans contended that the
guns were of old models and did
not meet the requirements, that
some had been damaged by prema
ture explosions and that others were
lacking in certain parts.
The German commission, which
has been at Coblenz attendingo the
details of the surrendeY of cannon,
airplanes and other war material,
was notified that replacements for
the 88 rejected cannon must be in
Coblenz by January 10.
Canon in Request.
So far, 64 cannon of various cali
bers have been accepted by the
"a : tl. -.:n-
ninti itaiis. j. nc rcjcciea arimery
included two cannon manufactured
in 1873. All the rejected guns, ac
coring to the Germans, were used
on various fronts during the last few
months flf the war.
Soon after the army of occupation
reached German soil, requests for
cannon began arriving from Ameri
can cities, many of these requests
being sent by cable. Among the
guns turned over are two heavy 42
centimeter howitzers, with which,
day after day, the Germans used to
pound Verdun and the region where
the big American naval guns were
located. Nearly 200 caflnon of vari
ous calibers have arrived here, but
so far only a few have been accepted,
as most of them had some missing
parts. It is understood, however,
that the parts have been shipped
from Germany.
Armored Battle Machine.
Among the airplanes being re
ceived is an armored battle machine
which carries six machine guns. The
Germans used this type of machine
to "straf infantry." Several ob
servation planes were among the 110
turned over to the Americans at
Treves. These will be sent to
America. One that will be sent
across the ocean is the first Fokker
used by the enemy on the western
front. It is in perfect condition.
The planes will be distributed among
American colleges and aviation
camps.
One of each type of airplane in use
in the German army will be sent to
Washington to be added to the col
lection of relics being made by the
War department.
NEGRO SHOOTS
AND KILLS BOY
, (Continued From !( One.)
and just stood still, too frightened
to move. I caught one glance of the
negro and he walked away. I
screamed at the top of my voice and
then the man started to run. He
turned east and went across a va
cant lot near Ninteenth and Charles.
Ran Into House.
"I ran into a house nearby (Peter
sen resiHnr 1547 Nnrfli Kino.
teenth street) and the next I knew I
saw iwo men carrying juax into the
house. Oh. ooor Max. I ran'r hear
to think of it," she cried. The girl
was hysterical and was taken to the
home of Jacob Ross, 1802 North
Nineteenth street, where she was
given medical attention.
Several persons living in the vi
cinity ot tne noidup told police they
heard but one shot fired. None but
Miss Minkin caught a close glance
of the hiehwavnian to cive a crnnri
description of him.
1. A. Judge, 1621 Victor avenue,
who was visitinir at (hp linmo nf T.
Thnransrm 1.551 Vnrtli Tinilinth
street, told the police he heard the
snot, and when hfc looked to the
street saw the hiehwavnian coin?
south. W. L. Edwards. 1S4S North
Nine! ppnth ctrpot lipai-H tVi ehnt
and upon looking from the front
window of his home saw the
wounded boy lying on the sidewalk.
He carried the lad into the residence
of C. Petersen, next door.
Mrs. Hilda Swanson, 2601 Spencer
fitrppt urnn wai vicitiner at thp hrm
of Mrs. Bedicrew, 1537 North Nine
teenlh street, said she heard, the shot
and saw the highwayman run south
and then turn east.
Mother Is 111.
Police notified the parents of
White. The father went to the Lord
Lister hospital, where he saw the
son under an anaesthetic, but broke
down under the strain. The mother
has been ill and was unable to
strongly withstand the shock.
White and his companion. Miss
Libby Minkin. are both students at
Commercial High school. They
have been going together about' six
months.
Harry White, brother of the hold
up victim, was injured in a motor
cycle accident three weeks ago. He
left the hospital a few days ago. A.
White, father of fhe boy?, owns a
garage at Twenty-seventh and Leav
enworth streets.
NATIONS UNION
IN BROTHERHOOD
ia nnnriA nPAinp
ia rurra ut&iitt
Assurance Given American
Journalists by Pontiff of
His Sympathy for
America.
Rome, Jan. 5. Pope Benedict
yesterday reeived in special audi
ence the American journalists who
arrived here with President Wilson,
together with some of the presi
dent's suite. The visitors were con
ducted by Monsignor O'Hearji,
rector of the American college.
In a brief address the pope said
that all his efforts, prayers, and in
fluence had been directed to hasten
ing the success of the plan aiming
to unite the nations of the world in
such a brotherhood as would pre
vent future wars.
The pontiff said he was glad to see
.American journalists for personal
reasons, saying:
"We were born in the city which
was the birthplace of the man who
discovered America. A further rea
son for satisfaction in seeing you if
the fact that there are so many
Catholics living in the United States,
to whom we feel bound by the
closest ties. The sympathy we have
alwJys felt for America i increased
now when we think of President
Wilson's talents and his hopesfor
a just and lasting peace, which are
about to become a reality."
Pope Benedict concluded by Im
parting to all the apostolic bene-diction.
New Government Formed
at Petrograd by Jugo-Slays
Paris, Jan. 5. (Havas.) A new
government has been formed at Bel
grade by representatives of all the
Jugo-Slavs, Serbi, Mjmtenegro, Bos
nia, Herzegovina, Dalmatia, Croatia
and Slovenia. The entente powers
and neutral governments, according
to the Journal Des Debats, have
been informed that the kingdom of
Serbia is now the United Serbian-Croatian-Slovene
kingdom.
Exports During November
Reach Total of $522,272,604
Washington, Jan. 5. Exports
from the United States during No
vember were valued at $522,272,604,
the Department of Commerce re
ported, as against $487,327,694 for
the same month in 1917. Total re
ports for the 11 months ended with
November, 1918. were valued at $5,-
584,979,478 against $5,633,377,591 for
the same period iq 1917.
Imports in November were $251,
008.037. against $220,334,550 for No
vember, 1917. For the 11 months of
1918 ending with November they
were $2,820,326,193, compared with
$2,724,556,458 for the same period
in 1917. ;
Polish Troops Continue .-- 1
to Advance in Germany
Paris, Jan. 5. (Havas.) Berlin
dispatches received here report that
the agreements between tne 'Poles
and the German have been re
scinded. Kruchwitz has been occu
pied by the Poles, who are advanc
ing along the Kreuse-Danzig rail
way, the dispatches add.
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Visitors will see delightful patterns and strik
ing color combinations that smack of the far
eastern rug maker's art portraying it at its
very best.
To make selections convenient, we have ar
ranged to hold this sale at 407 South 16th
Street, in the City National Bank Building.
You will find, a wondrous array of rugs there
when you come, but we advise you to attend
early.
Sale Starts Monday Morning,
January Sixth
These Prices Indicate the Values to Be Had
Persian Mushgabad, 14x10-1 ......$285.00
Royal Kermanshah, 12-0x8-7 $340.00
Ispahan, 13-3x10-1 ..$440.00
Persian Muntaza, 14-9x11-3.. $550.00
Royal Saruk, 12-9x9-0 $655.00
Also a wonderful assortment of Beloocbistans,
Mosuls, Iranshahs, Bokaras, Saruks, Kermanshahs,
Kazaks and Cabistans specially priced for this sale
Corte-Aldous-Hunt Co.
Main Store, 24th and Farnam Sts.
. Special Sales Room, 407 South 16th, City National Bank Bldg,
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