CASES OF TOTAL
BLINDNESS IN U. S.
WAR FORCES 125
Four Thousand Fighting Men
Lose Arms or Legs, But j
.None Lost All of
.",.. His Limbs.
Washington, April 10. There
were 6ut 125 cases of total blindness
and less than 4,000 amputations in
the American forces engaged in the
war, it is stated today by the bureau
of war risk insurance in an an
nouncement concerning the bureau's
activity in supplying crippled sol
diers and sailors with artificial limbs
and in otherwise, caring for the
wounded and disabled. Not even
all of the 125 cases of total blind
ness cited, it is stated, have yet been
declared as permanent by the med
ical officers in charge,
v Relative to amputations, denial is
made", on the authority of Surgeon
General Ireland and Col. Charles
E. Banks, chief medical officer of
the war risk insurance bureau, that
there were any cases in which men
lost both arms and both legs.
There have been more than 500
artificial limbs furnished disabled
men to date by the bureau. "
Entitled to Compensation.
"Upon being discharged from war
department hospitals as unfit for
further service ahvmen disabled as
a result of injury or disease suffered
in line of duty are entitled to the
benefits of the war risk Jnsuranve
act," the statement says. "If their
condition demands further treat
ment they are entitled to medical
attention in one of a largenumber
of hospitals now being established
throughout the country, to be op
erated by the public health service.
"If a man is disabled, but his con
dition needs no further medical at
tention, he may secure from the
bureau of war risk insurance a
monthly compensation. Medical ex
perts of the bureau make examina
tions of all who apply for cdmpen
satiori and rate thei physical con
dition, present and potential, and de-
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Prove Sincerity to Allies,
German Naval Critic Urges
Captain Persius Says Teutons Can Only Gain Wilsonian
reace by rroving tnat inougnis 01 world umpire
and Militarism Are Dreams of rast.
Exclusive Cable.
(Br CaWersa! Rerrteo and the London
Dally Express.)
Amsterdam, April 10. Capt.
Lothar Persius, ex-fire eater and U-
boat glorifier, is in a chastened
njood. Writing to The Berliner
Tageblatt on "Navies of the Fu
ture" he makes clear the hopeless
ness of Germany's position from a
naval point of view and sees a dis
armament 6n the part of all nations
the only remedy for Germany's in
feriority. He says:
"We may well repeat that the
whole German people wants peace.
We may well draw continued atten
tion to the impossibility that Ger
many, morally and economically
broken, might be in aposition to
become militarily aggressive.
"Our enemies do not trust our
word. ' They want to see deeds and
they remember the past. One cannot
blame them. If we want a Wilson
ian peace, jf we wish to enter into
friendly relations with the countries
still inimical to us today, we must
openly give proof that thoughts of
world empire and militarism no
longer occupy space in the German
minds, and that we are honest when
we say we wish to live in peace
with the allied peoples.
"As soon as we do this we can
hope for the completion of the Wil
son program and we can demand
that the league of nations accept us
on equitable membership basis and
general disarmament shall then pro;
ceea.
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McConnell Co.'a Stores. Adv.
termine the percentage of handicap
which each suffered as a wage
earner as a result of his injury. The
rating is carefully considered in fix
ing the compensation which will be
paid monthly to the man and his
dependents"
Release of Ledebour
Demanded by Soviet
Congress at Berlin
Berlin. April 10. A' resolution
adopted at the opening session of
the soviet congress here peremp
torily demanding the release of
George Ledebour, independent so
cialist leader arrested during the
Spartacan outbreak, places the
Prussian and national governments
in an awkward predicament.
The demand was based upon the
fact that Herr Ledebour had been
elected a delegate to the congress
and the contention that he should be
permitted to exercise his duties in
that connection. The chairman of
the congress ruled favorably to the
independents on a preliminary mo
tion and a turmoil resulted, in which
the violence of the recriminations
hurled from the left by the radicals
caused the majority socialist mem
bers to become wobbly in a degree
sufficient to insure the necessary
votes to carry the motion.
The Prussian ministry of state is
said to be opposed to setting Lede
bour free.
Germans Request Removal
of Russian Prisoners
London, April 10. The German
armistice commission at Spa, a dis
patch from Berlin today says, has
addressed a note to the allies urgent
ly requesting the removal to Russia
of Russian prisoners of war still in
Germany. The German standpoint
is that the Russians are increasing
the spread of disturbances in Ger
many. "
The note says that there is much
discontent among the Russian
prisoners at their continued deten
tion while allied prisoners were re
turned home. The German govern
ment, it is added, is apprehensive
that the Russians will break from
their camps, thus increasing the bol
shevik danger in Germany.
Ten Enemy Aliens Released
From Salt Lake City Prison
Salt Lake City, Utah, April 10.
Ten enemy aliens from Portland and
Seattle, who have been confined at
the war prison barracks at Fort
Douglas, near here, since the United
States and Germany and Austria
Hungary have beenat war, were re
leased today and placed on a train
for their former homes.
Bavarian Soviet Rule
Resisted With General
Strike at Wuerzburg
Copenhagen, April 10. Dispatch
es from Kissingen report that the
citizens and officials of Wuerzburg,
30 miles to the northwest, have
struck against the Bavarian soviet
republic and, that the town now is
in the hands of government troops.
Heavy fighting against Spartacan
forces occurred when government
troops stormed the royal palace and
captured the railway station, but the
fortress of Marietberg, across the
Main river from Wuerzburg, was
handed over without opposition. .
Most of the Spartacan leaders are
leported to have been arrested.
Diplomatic relations have been es
tablished between the Russian and
Bavarian' soviet governments", ac
cording to the Berlin Zwolfuhrblatt.
Tartar Forces Proclaim
New Government in Armenia
Paris, April 10. The Armenian
delegation to the peace conference
has received a telegram from Trans
caucasia saying that the Armenian
population there is threatened ser
iously by Mussulman and Tartar
forces who have disarmed the Ar
menians and proclaimed a new gov
ernment in Azerbaidjan. The tele
gram asks the delegation to implore
the allies to take measures to avoid
revolution and bloodshed in Trans
caucasia.
First American Battleplane
Placed in National Museum
Washington, April 10. The first
American built battleplane, the
DeH-4, now is on exhibition in the
national museum here. The ma
chine, built at the Dayton-Wright
company's plant in Dayton, has been
used in more than 4,000 flights, has
been in the air 1,078 hours and has
traveled 111,000 miles, but with the
exception of a patch in the landing
ccar anrt a new section on the siHe
of the cowling there have beet no
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First of German Liners
Sails With U. S. Troops
Washington, April 10. The Navy
department was advised today of
the sailing from Brest of the first
of the 12 German passenger liners,
allocated to the United States for
the homeward movement of Amer
ican troops. The -vessel, the
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, has
aboard approximately 2,200 officers
and men who will be landed at New
York. The department had no in
formation as to the Units on board.
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Everyone Who Has Seen It
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for ESSEX QUALITY
It is trie way in which the Essex combines the advantages of economy
in first cost and operation with the performance, endurance and excellence
of detailed finish of large costly cars that it is attracting so much attention
wherever motor cars are considered. , j
Such qualities have never before been combined in a single car.
Those who have bought the usual light cheap cars knew in so doing
that they were missing many of the delights of motoring. f
Easy riding quality and endurance were never expected. Such cars have
not been distinguished for the character of their performance!
That is wiry everyone is so happily surprised at the Essex. Without
large expense, all the advantages in performance and endurance that have
been the exclusive possession of ears costing two and three times as much
"are obtained in the Essex. . , " . x ,
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- Open Evening Until Nine
DISCUSS MEANS
TO MAKE SCHOOL
CHILDREN "FIT"
Would Apply Lessons Learned
During War to Practical
Needs of Pupils and Stu
dents Through Nation.
Chicago, April 10. Methods of
applying the lessons ' learned in
training soldiers during the war to
the practical needs of schools and
colleges were discussed today by
experts attending the annual ses
sion of the America Physical Edu
cation association, which brought
300 of the leading directors of phys
ical development of the country to
Chicago. '
Among the principal speakers at
the opening session were Dr.
Charles E. Chadsey, superintendent
of public schools of Chicago; Prof.
Charles H. Judd, director" of the col
lege of education of the University
of Chicago; Dr. Thomas A. Storey,
secretary inter-departmental social
hygeine board, Washington, D. C,
and Martin I. Fossof the Y. MjC
A. college, Chicago.
''Every person with unhygienic
habits is a menace to the commun
ity," said Dr. Foss. "The laws re
quiring school children to be phys
ically fit should be extended to the
entire country."
Premier Lloyd George
to Stand by All Pledges
London, April 10 Premier Lloyd
George has addressed a message to
members of Parliament, - saying:
,. "My colleagues and I .mean to
stand faithfully by all the pledges
which we gave our constituencies,
We are prepared at any moment to
submit to the judgment of Parlia
ment, and if necessary of the coun
try, our efforts loyally to redeem
our promises." I
The premier's message was in re
ply to a telegram sent to Mr. Lloyd
George yesterday, signed by 200
members of the House of Com
mons, hojding the premier to his
election pledges to exact the ut
most indemnity from Germany.
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Small Price
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MOULDER LOST
LOTS OF TIME
FROM WORK
Avery & Co. Employee Says
Tanlac Rid Him of 7 J
u Years Trouble.
"Tanlac has rid me of all my trou
bles, and I am a sound man from
head to foot, and for the first time
m seven years I enjoy three good,
heartv meals every day," said J.
Kirk, a valued employe of the Av
ery Co., and who lives at 539 Home
stead street, Peoria, the other day.
"I certainly had my share 01 suf
fering during the past six oy seven
years," continued Mr. Kirk, "and
when I commenced taking Tanlac
I had about lost all hope of ever
being a well man again. I had rheu
matism so bad that I couldn't cross
my legs without taking my hands
and lifting one leg over the others
The awful pains I suffered from this
rheumatism was just like a throb
bing toothache, and many times it
kept me awake, all night long. My
stomach was in mighty bad condi
tion, too, and nearly everything I
ate would sour shortly after meals
and I would be all bloated up with
eras for two or three hours at a
time. Then I lost my appetite and
I just had to force down what lit
tle I did eat. The work of a moulder
is hard, and it is necessary for a
man in that kind of business to eat
plenty of good, substantial food if
he stays on the job, and not being
able to do that, I was forced to lose
lots of time from my work. I just
kept getting worse all the time, and
weaker every day until I was hardly
able to work at all. ,
"A neighbor told me about Tan
lac, and said that it had done him
a great deal "of good, and advised
me to give it a trial. Well, I com
menced taking Taplac just after I
had, this talk with my friend, and
the way I have improved beats any
thing I ever heard of in my life.
My rheumatism is all gone, and-all
those aches and pains went with it,
and when I hit the bed every night
I go to Weep and hardly ever wake
up at all during the night. My stom
ach is in such fine condition that I
never have the least bit of trouble
with what I eat, and I just want to
say right here, that when meal time
comes, I am' right there with a big
appetite, and I eat just anything
that is put before me, and I never
stop eating' until I get all I want
Tanlac has made me a strong, well
man in every way, and I am more'
than glad to recommend it to every
body." Tanlac is sold in Omaha by all
Sherman & McConnell Drug Com
pany's stores, Harvard Pharmacy
and West End Pharmacy. Also For
rest and Meaney Drug Company in
South Omaha and the leading drug
gist in each city and town through
out the state of Nebraska. Adv.
y One-Minute Store Talk
. Evr al.rt to to. boat Intoraata of oar patrons thta
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MORNING SHOPPING
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morrow (Saturday) what yon ean do today" (Friday).
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Tlctor Liberty Loan Advertisement Ho. If.
Tfce VI
Liberty Loan
Show the World We'll See It Through
The Victory Loan Is the last liberty Loan.
This loan is necessary to clean up the job
we started in April, 1917.
The Victory Loan drive will start in Doug
las County on Monday, April 21, and end the
next Saturday night.
Short Term Notes will be issued for this
Loan instead of longer term Bonds.
The Short Term Notes will look very much
like the former Liberty Bonds, but will be re
J deemable in not over five years.
The Victory Loan is necessary because the
bills of the war must be paid. )
We must not allow the world to point a
finger of scdrn at America with the accusation
that we cared for victory only as long as we
were in imminent danger, and when that
danger was over settled ungratefully down to
greed and gain and refused to pay our honest
iebts.
The answer must be made by every Ameri
can according to his ability to lend for a cause
that was his in 1917 and that will remain bis
until America has finished the job.
The money to be raised by the Victory
Loan will be used for the following purposes,
which enumerate only some of the things to
be paid for:
It will be used in bringing home our boys,
those that are hale and hearty and those that
are still in the hospitals of France.
It will go toward re-educating the Ameri
can soldiers that were maimed or crippled to
such extent that they cannot return to their
former occupations and make a livelihood.
It will be used for paying for war muni
Lions and equipment, including shells that have
been 6hot and millions of them that were in
France ready to be launched at the Hun at the
time he quit; for guns, tanks, railway trains
and steamships; some of which were used, but
many others that were on the way and that
would have been used had not the German
hordes had enough of the Tanks at Chateau
Thierry, at Belleau Wood", and in the Argonne,
to convince them what America m'eant.
M
It will, in short, pay off the bills our nation
incurred in carrying on the war and finish
the job.
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Victory Liberty Loan Week April 21-26
DOUGLAS COUNTY VICTORY LOAN
COMMITTEE 1
W. 0. W. Bid? Ground Floor. Telephone Tyler 8466.