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TUB EEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1919. FRENCH READY FOR TOURISTS FROM AMERICA Expect to Reap Rich Harves by Showing Big Bat tlefields 2nd French Lines of War. By ROBERT WELLES RITCHIE (Staff Correspondent of Universal . . Service.) London, March V. Us come even sooner than expected. What's come? you asked. Why preparation for capitalizing French battlefields for American tourist dividends. The latest news from Paris is that already a new crop of French guides to Armaged don is ready for the rich harvest e.v pected from across the Atlantic this summer; guide books to battlefields are being prepared, hasty recon struction of hotels at strategic points adjacent to the old battle lines is going forward, By June everything will be in., readiness for the Cook's tripper from the states with a large wallet and 3 consuming curiosity. Tourist Sectors. Thev old trench line from Nieu port to the Swiss border has been divided into 20 tourist sectors, each mapped appropriately and with veracious reading matter appended which tells the story of the heroic deeds recorded in that particular district. It is anticipated that three of these sectors will be the star features to the American tourist that including Chateau Thierry, the Argonne sector where the American army put up its magnificent offen sive in the last two months of fight ing, and Verdun, the scene of the desperate French resistance against '.he crown prince's army. German Dugouts. In the Argonne forest there will he a particularly fetching feature to jttract American tourists. -This is Prince . Eitel Frie,drich's dugout home a two story underground palace with electric lights, tiled bath rooms, . sumptuously . fitted living rooms and a kitchen which would bring envy to any. New York chef. Nearby Is a theater designed for the use of German officers exclusively and with complete electric wiring and all the appurtenances of a mod ern show house. To enhance the beauty of this imperial nest, evidently designed with an eye to premanency which the advance of the Americans rudely cut short, professional gar deners had been summoned to lay 3ut shell lined paths, gardens and woodland nooks surrounding the place, all of which were left in-; violate when the American forces surged into possession. . Peace Negotiations Planned to Begin at Versailles March 20 Berlin, . r'arch 10. (liy Associat ed Press.) Preliminary peace ne gotiations may begin at Versailles ibout March 20, according to re ports in circulation here today. Count von Brockdoff-Rantzau, the foreign minister, now is arranging for a small party of prominent busi nessmen to accompany the German commissioners as experts. These men have ben instructed to hold themselves in readiness for possible ' departure March 17, or March 19. "Sedan and Sportive Cars Attracting Attention Sedans and sportive types of motor cars will attract the attention of motorists, is the opinion of H. R. Miller of the Keystone Motors cor- aoration. , ' ' The interest of the public is shown in the sedans and other types of the Standard Eight is evidence of the popularity of the car. According to factory officials; the output jof Standard Eights, heretofore limited, will be adequate to meet any de mand. The lines,' conveniences and :omforts of the new bodies bring due satisfaction to the owner. Captain Eggleston Gives ' Y. M. C. A. Clean Bill Capt. F. W. Eggleston of Berke ley, Cal., is in. Omaha, just having arrived from overseas. He asserts that he heard little complaint rela tive to overcharge made at the Y. M. C A. huts. He found the men n charge always anxious to please. Speaking of hotels, he said that at the time when King George was in Paris and when the city was :rowded, he obtained a bed in a ho tel, paying 50 cents for the same. In Omaha last night, he said he was charged $1.10 for occupying a cot placed in a corridor. Youth Dies in Same Manner as Twin Sister Carl John Lindberg, aged 16 years, died Sunday atternoon at 4:45, while sleeping. His mother, 'Mrs. J. B. Lindberg, 901 Wililams street, who went to awaken him, found his body rigid. She called Dr. A. Johnson, who failed to re vive the boy. According to phy icians death was painless. According to Mrs. Lindberg the boy's death was identical to that of his twin sister, Constance, who died seven years ago, sleeping, at the same hour. c i Prompt deliveries can now be made Complete with case Central Typewriter Exchange Corona Dreamt of Sweetheart's Fur; the Skunk Got Away Cheyenne, Wyo,, March 10. (Spesial.) Henry Alder's faith iu dream's has been rudely shat tered. Alder, a young farmer near here, dreamed for three suc cessive nights of seeing under his father's barn the fur collar lost by his fiance one evening when they were riding. So impressed was he that last evening, before starting to call on the young lady he peeked under an open corner of the barn.. Sure enough, he spied the fur and crawled under to get it. Alder bought a new suit today to replace the one he buried. The skunk- got away. . NEBRASKANS GET GOOD PLAGES ON DIG COMMITTEES Jefferis Lands on Indian Af fairs, Evans on Good Roads and Andrews on Public Buildings. Washington Bureau,- Omaha Bee.: Washington, March 10. Nebraska republicans in congress are to be congratulated on their committee assignments, the committee on com mittees today having assigned Con gressman Jefferis to Indian affairs and expenditures in the War depart ment; Evans, to good roads and war amis, and Andrews to public buildings and grounds and expendi lures in the Treasury department, thus cleaning up the state so far as the Prairie state is concerned Reavis retaining his place on the judiciary and Kinkaid becoming chairman of irrigation. Sloan Gets Busy. When it was found that Andrews could not make ways and means, which was his initial choice, and Jefferis could not land on military affairs, ex-Congressman Sloan, who had the confidence of Mann Moore of Pennsylvania and Dunn of New York, took off his coat tor the new men' '.from bis state and with the as distance of Kinkaid succeeded" ir getting the Nebraskans the very best assignments possible in view ot the demands of two and three-term men for the places which the new comers from the Prairie state wanted. In fact, every Nebraskan gets place' on a major committee, which is going some in view of the tact that three of them wandered off the reservation insofar as the speakership , is- concerned and not one of them voted for the man who has been the dominating factor J ltt the committee on committees, Marrn of Illinois. ; 1 Lt. John I. Ncgley and Lt. H. J. ,Pinkett of Omaha were admitted to nractive today Detore tne supreme court on motion of James H. Han- ley. .... . . Congressmen Green .and Ram seyer of Iowa are planning to sail tor. f ranee tne last or rne weeit. Chairmen Named. Chairmen of eight of the house cpmmittees on expenditures of gov ernment departments which the re publicans Of the next congress plan to use for investigation of war ex penditures and other departmental activities were selected today by tne republican committee on commit tees. They are: War department expenditure. Grahanf Illlnoia; Navjr department, Haskell, New York; Postofflce, Zlhlman, Maryland Justice, White, Maine; Treasury, Dale, Vermont; Publlo Buildings. Krleder, Pennsylvania; Commerce, Williams, Illi nois; Agriculture, Baer, North Dakota. Chairmen of three other expenditures committee! are yet to be aelected. The three committees on elec tions will be headed by Dallinger, Massachusetts; Goodell, Maine, and Dowell, Iowa. Chairmen of several minor com mittees also were chosen today as follows: -. -1'' ' " Account!. Ireland, Illfholi; alcoholic liquor traffic, Smith, Idaho; labor. Smith, Michigan patents, Nolan, Cali fornia; revision of laws. Little, Kansas; arid lands, Kinkaid, Nebraska; reform In the civil service, Lohlback. New Jersey; flood control, Rodenberg, Illinois; . coin age, weights and measures, Vestal, In diana, Cannot Use Poison Gas to Destroy Farm Pests . .Washington, March 10. Poison gas developed in war cannot be used to clear- American farms of insects and rodent pests, Secretary Lane has decided after investigation. Ex periments showed that while pests were killed, there was danger of the gas spreading and destroying live stock and persons living nearby, in case the wind should carry the fumes. Suggestions had been made that the deadly gases might prove of great value in destroying such pests as the prairie dog, ground squirrel and boll weevil. Income Tax Warning. Washington, March 10. Warning was issued today by Internal Reve nue Commissioner Roper that per sons who fail to file income tax re turns with revenue collectors be fore next Saturday night will be subject to prosecution. He called on honest taxpayers to aid in the roundup of slackers by reporting any information that they might have which would assist in detec tion. To Cur Cold la On Day Take LAXATIVE BEOMO QUININE (Tab lets). It itopi the Cough and HeadVhe and works off the Cold. E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 30c. Buy a CoronA (Weighs But Pounds) The Personal Writing Machine The same service at half the price and in a more convenient form. ,, $50.00 Acrrney. 1905 Farnam St GETTING MEIVS OF CONFERENCE NOV REAL JOG . (Continued from Fage One.) ot them printed it, but in a modi- lied lorm. Three or four weeks afterward when the fact of the proposal ha ueen fcpecincany aenica oy some of the conferees, it was allowed to be published and discussed. Ot course, being still guilelessly irustiui or our triend in the mission we made a howl about this muzzle on the news. The official said he would take it up with the French He may have done so. If he did, he got snubbed, tor the censorship con turned, unabated. Soon after that a conespondent of one of the New torn papers wrote and filed at the cable dispatch a statement of what wr. vvuson had told the French re- garding American intentions. It may or may not have been true, never saw it. so I don't know. Denied by Everybody. The point of the matter was that with all the tall; about the lifting of me censorsnin. tnis tfisnatrli went directly to Premier Clemcnceau from the cable office. Mr. Clemcn ceau took it to Mr. Wilson, who de nied it, either in whole or ill nart Mr. Clemenceau then took it in th- nouse ot deputies, where he re peated Mr. Wilson's denial and the paper for which the d:natch was in tended got the denial "without eviv getting the dispatch. ; mat is the sort of thine that is going on in Paris all the time. W'svn you read your peace conference dis patches, in whatever paper you buy, you may rest assured that you are getting only the news that the French want you to get. And there begins to be disquieting evidence that our mission doesn't want you to get any more information than the French do. , "Secret covenants," secretely en tered into, seem to be the working rule of the conference at present. What is going on in the session which the conferees call pictur esquely "in camera" is swathed in the utmost secrecy. In some cases it was found that certain members of the American mission itself knew nothing of Ihe proceedings. Certainly there is no man in Paris ' who can positively state from his own knowledge what is to be decided upon save the few heads of the greater nations who de termine these matters behind closed doors. The communiques issued by the conference are models of brevity and ambiguity. They always note that the president of the United States, the premiers of France, England, etc., met at the Quai D'Orsay, and discussed important . matters, but concerning the discussion they say nothing at all. . , -, Not Any. American Plan. ': We .American v correspondents could never get a Word out of our commissioners about the American plan. In fact, I am beginning to think that there never was anv American plan.' When we suggested mai our leuow-couotrymen were interested to some extent in the peace conference we were told that to xeveai our plan" would be to in vite the hostility of other nations Inasmuch as the American plan was never submitted to the American people, but only the: British plan the dangers ot tnis hostility seem to have been averted. When the commissioners are in conference all. leaks are guarded against and all clerks are forbidden on pain of heavy penalties from saying anything. the presidents idea is to give out only results probably only the fi nal result ot all, and to furnish in the meantime only dry and uninter esting details of discussions that never get anywhere. JNever in the world was such a star chamber proceeding and never since the beginning of the world was a time when the people were more vitally interested in the delibera tions of a great body. Omaha Zionists Plan P u r i m Celebration Next Sunday Evening Omaha Zionists plan a Purim celebration next Sunday evening at the synagogue at Nineteenth and Burt streets. Efforts are being made to obtain a prominent speaker from the east. IN THE DIVORCE COURT A divorce was granted Verne Lawrence from Clyde Lawrence on the ground of cruelty and non support The child is given to the mother and the' father is or dered to pay IS a week for its support. Alletha Graham was Granted a divorce from William J. Graham and was given custody of their child. Brief Gases, Portfolios, Etc For Auto Salesmen V . FRELING k STEINL 1803 Farnam :: J. P. Linch Sells the First Car at Omaha's Automobile Exhibit J. P. Linc.i. "Sonic" salesman i is J. I'. Linch, general manager of the Paterson uto company of Nebraska. Less than a half hour after the doors of the Auditorium opened to the pub lic Monday afternoon, lie sold the first car, a Paterson six. R. D. Hughes, Wabash railroad cneinccr. bought the car. The Paterson exhibit occupies a conspicuous position on the mam floor of the Auditorium, to the richt of the main entrance. Mr. Linch has placed the Paterson car in an advanced class in the motor car market in "this territory, and is re ceiving reputable comment on its service, comfort, beauty and dura bility. The price is moderate and the upkeep of the car is at a minimum. Speedster Makes Decided Hit at Omaha Auto Show A decided hit of the automobile show is the chrone yeilow Kissel speedster, new, distinctive and gor geous, on display in the booth ot the C. J. Dutton Automotive com pany, space D, in the annex. The car is repeating its success here as did in Chicago and New York. The four passenger sport model with silver-blue body and blue Span ish leather upholstery does great credit to the designer. This model is as practical as it is beautiful. lhe Briscoe is beautifullv dis played in a seal brown touring car, with upholstery to match, and khaki top ,and a standard roadster with meadow-green body. 1 he truck exhibit in the basement illustrative of Kissel ingenuity. The general utility model is equip ped with giant pneumatic tires and an all-year can. I he freighter truck is a standard stock model. Lodge and Hitchcock May Debate League of Nations Washington, March 10. One of the features of the country-wide dis cussion of the league of nations dur ing the congressional recess prot ably will be a joint debate at Ne wark, N. J., between Sentor Hitch cock of Nebraska, retiring chair man of the senate foreign relations committee, and Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, who will be chair man of the committee in the new congress. A date for the meeting has not been fixed, but it is being planned for between April 5 and 10. Senator Hitchcock is arranging to deliver many addresses in support of the league, beginning the latter part of this month and continuing until congress is called into extra session. Dutton Adds Three Men to His Auto Sales Force Three new. salesmen have been added to the sales force of the Dut ton Automobile company, dis tributors of the Kissel and Briscoe cars. Henry Wismer, well known Omaha man, will devote time to the sale of motor cars and trucks for the company. Lt. Seth Wood, re cently discharged from the army, will travel western Iowa territory. Karl Lewis will travel in eastern Nebraska. Telephone Earnings Net Fifty Million Dc..:.rs New York, March 10. The net r nines of the American Telephone and Telegraph company for the year 1918 were $54,293,016, according to the annual report issued today. De duction of the interest cnarges ku o Koisnr nf $4.1901.321 available for dividends, which was an increase of $5,430,215 otfer the previous year. The surplus fbr 1918 was $3,671,622. We carry the most complete as gortment in Omaha and we are prepared to make anything along this line on short notice. We also carry in stock a large as sortment of Hart m a n n Trunks, Traveling Bags, Suitcases, etc., in fact everything in the baggage line. ! Douglas 273 M'KENNA TELLS Ml GANG GOT CARS IN OMAHA - (Continued from fsge One.) it nd we stayed in town tilt about idnight, and then we drove to Ne braska City. Arrived there about 4 a. m. We left th car on the east side of the court house with the cushions turned am', then went to the Frontier hotel. I registered as "Jack O'Brien, Sioux City.' We went to bed. About 11 o'clo. . in the morning Katleman called at our room. Then followel a long recital of alleged movements of eal, Katle man, Mckcnna and Jones in Ne oraska Uty tliat day. The two latter were trying to get the money due them. Finally Neal gave them SJJ, JUcivenna testified, and they came back to Umalia. He testified that in October Neal and Katleman called at his mother's home, 4138 North Thirty-eighth street, Omaha, called him out iu the yard and tried to induce him to get more cars for them. 'I refused, said McKenna, "be cause I figured they hadn't paid me wnat was due lor the other cars, ana n tney treated mc wrong on that deal they'd get me in trouble some other way. McKenna and Tones were arrest ed November 30, 1918, and released on $1,500 bond. They were arrest ed again on December 10 and placed under $5,000 bond. Just how they got out ot prison tnat time is a mvs tery which the police have, so far. declined to clear up. Are Arrested Again. They were arrested again, the final time, on January 20 and placed under $4,500 bond. They have been in jail since that time. . McKenna is a musician, a cornet player of high ability. Of slight build, wearing classes and with a mild expression of countenance, he does not look like an automobile thief. Jones has no fixed abode. McKenna's mother was in the court room and brought him a bag or good things to eat which he took along to his cell. "Red" -Neal, the man on trial, is a young man, with red hair and wears a large diamond ring. His father is wealthy. Carl Katleman, brother of Mau rice Katleman, the other "higher-up" accused under the complaint, is one of the attorneys for Neal. Humane Society on Trail -of Omaha Dog Poisoners Superintendent Bradley of the Humane society is investigating re ports that dog poisoners are at work in the neighborhood of Twen tieth and Spring streets. Three dogs were poisoned and one was shot during the last two days. The stomach of one of the canines is being examined by a chemist. HYMENEAL Redtfeldt-Gibson. Miss Mabel Gibson of Heming ford, Neb., and Harry Redtfeldt were married by Rev. Charles W. Savidge, Monday. ' .' Trefousse French Kid Gloves They are the very best of fine handwear im ported direct and sold here exclusively in Omaha.' Favored Fabrics for Spring Printed Georgettes of the better sort. A va riety of pleasing new designs of an entirely distinctive character. Fan-ta-si is a joyful new sport fabric Moon Glo crepes and satins are lovely be yond compare,. Rubaya an swers many purposes. There are fashionable mate rials for every occa sion all of Thomp son Belden quality. Lovely Laces Venise laces are much in vogue for trimming wash blouses and for Spring styles in collar and cuff sets. Splendid selections of Fi let, Valenciennes, Cluny, Torchon and Irish laces. Everything new and dainty but moderate in price. Spring Wearables For the Baby Handmade dresse3. slips, skirts and gowns. Wonderfully at tractive and a complete range from $2 to $18.G0. . Long coats of silk crepe de chine, cashmere and batiste, $4.50,' $6.50, $9.50 and more as you wish. Long wrappers and short sacques of cashmere, crepe de chine and albatross. These are all hand trimmed and some are silk lined. Various moderate prices. For baby when out of doors there are knit and crochet sacques of wool with bootees to match. The Bby Shop Third Floor. Peace Conference Has Amendments Proposed by Ex-President Taft By Associated Press. Tan's, March 10. The amend ments to the draft of the League of Nations plan, which have been pro posed by William 11. lalt, are re ceiving tne close study ot tne vari ous delegations to the peace con ference. The understanding ' prevails that the suggestions made by Mr. Taft might be adopted if assurances could be had that the reopening of the whole subject will not be in volved and that further amounts will not be asked by otner nations, lt is generally admitted in well-informed circles, however, that some French and Italian proposals are to be ex pected. Omaha to Have Large , Auto Assembling and Motor Storage Plant A large new automobile assem bly and storage plant will be added to Omaha's industrial houses in the near future. The representative of a large eastern automobile concern is in Omaha looking over sites with J M. Gillan of the industrial bureau of the Chamber of Commerce. Space of 40,000 to 60,000 square feet on track is required by the new automobile hrm. Announcement of the name of the company is withheld for a few days until the business deal is put through. First Cadillac Sold at Omaha Automobile Show Sales at the Auto show are al ready in full swing. The Jones- nansen-cadiiiac comoanv. which is showing a beautiful setting of three special Cadillac cars, and which also has an exquisite exhibition at the salesroom, Farnam and Twenty sixth streets, reports several sales. and the following deliveries: To Mrs. J. F. Wilcox of Council Bluffs. specially painted seven-passenger enclosed Suburban; D. F. Corte of the Corte-Aldous-Hunt company, a beautifully equipped "English Der by," four-passenger; W. R. John son, Havelock, Neb., an enclosed Suburban; F. F. Simpson, a stand ard touring car; H. J. Southwick. Friend Neb., a Belgian blue four- passenger. According to J. H. Hansen, it appears already to be the greatest auto show Omaha has ever seen. With the beautiful weather the show as a whole will be an unbe lievable success for everybody. Disease Adds to the Horrors of Hunger Paris, March 10. Typhus is add ing to the horrors or hunger and disorder in Moscow which the pop ulation has christened "The Grave yard," according to a British busi ness man who has arrived in Fans from Russia. there are no disintectants, or medicine with which to fight the epidemic, nor buy soap. Water is scarce because of the shortage of fuel and the result is that the freez ing and disheartened population is unable to protect itself. THOMPSON BELDEN & CO VfipVasfoon Confer orJtbmpn Sstabfishpd 68t New light weight ve lour, silvertone and tricotine coatings are shown in every popu lar color for spring wear. Dress Cottons await your viewing. We think they are far more attractive than usual and we'll be more than glad to have you see for your self. South Aisle, Main Floor. Neckfixings Pique and organdie ' sets and separate col lars; lace collars and fancy ruffling; smart vests and vestees ; Windsor ties in crepe silk and satin. Quite the best display in several seasons. Wash Cottons For Spring Wear Mercerized Poplir in nil fa vored plain shades for dresses, children's wear and many other new season occasions. An excel lent quality for 50c a yard. Printed Flaxons 8ainty pat terns, on white and colored grounds, figured effects and dots predominating 50c a yd. Drett Voiles in an extensive variety of exclusive patterns colorings you will appreciate as distinctive 40c and 60e a yard. These are but a glimpse of the display that is now ready for your viewing. In the Basement. I tin exenmve I Gowns Frock t Q 5w? Goat? 1 and Sport wear Thompson-Belden & Company rgl nrVfrTttTti T1 m Flower Bedecked Millinery for Happiness says Paris Whatever Paris thinks finds reflection in the beautiful Springtime displays in the Thompson-Belden salons. Flowers for youthfulness, too, so Paris has designed quaint Pokes with high flower laden crowns. Mush room brim hats with rose covered crowns Turbans in an exquisite color harmony of fruits, foliage and flowers. A collection of studio made models which are faithful reproduc tions of the latest Parisian originations From $8.50 to $37.50 -J VX HI I Doug. 4121.
