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FRENCH BOY MASCOT
KILLED IN TROOP WRECK
Pans, April 19. The death list in
the railroad wreck at Crisse, north
west of LeMatis, on Thursday, .las
ii-.urica to oj, including 16 Ameri
cans. Forty-five persons were injured In
the smash of the trains, which was
caused when an American train
dashed into a French troop train.
Among the dead is a 10-year-old
French boy who had been adooted
as a mascot by American soldier.
HUN SUBMARINE" SLIPS
INTO NEW YORK HARBOR.
New York, April 19. The Ger
man submarine U-lll, the first Ger
man undersea craft to be brought to
this country, slipped into New York
harbor early tonight with the im
perial German naval standard fly
ing beneath the Stars and Stripes.
IP-. U-boat was taken to the navy
yard and will be exhibited to stim
ulate interest in the Victory loan.
OPERA COMPANY ENDS
- SUCCESSFUL SEASON.
New York, April 19. When the
curtain was rung down on "The
Barber of Seville" here tonight, the
metropolitan Upera company ended
one oi its most suecesstut seasons
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K'ven tut periormances in
New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia
ami Atlanta.
wi mc oneras sun?, verr rs
"Aida" and Puccini's "Madame "fyit
terfly" led in popularity with eight
periormances each. "La Boheme.
"t'agliacci,' ".Tosca," "Faust," "Le
Proppete" and "Oberon" each was
sung six times.
All the cperas were given in Ital
lan. r-rench or English. At the final
matinee here todav. "Madame But
terfly" was sung by Mesdames Far-
rar, i-ornia and hgener and- Messrs
Lazaro, Scotti, Aranin, Reschiglian,
jJAngeio and faltrmien, with Mr
Moranzoni the conductor.
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PERSHING'S BAND
ARRIVES AT NEW YORK.
New York, April 19. General
Pershing's own headquarters band,
"the pride of the A. E. F.." com
p&sed of three officers and 101 men,
all recruited from combat troops
after the armistice was signed, ar
rived here today aboard the trans
port Von Steuben to inspire stay-at-homes
with enthusiasm for the Vic
tory loan.
Thoy have played before Presi
dent Wilson, King Albert of Bel
gium, and King George of England,
and led the American forces when
thev marched into Metz.
The ir initial performance in the
United States was "Katie," rendered
with tremendous gusto as, the Von
Stueben docked.
SUCCESS OF LOAN
ASSURED, SAYS GLASS.
Cleveland, O., April 19. Secre
tary Carter Glass, in an address to
night, opened the Victory loan
campgn in this district by saying
that the entire country is ready and
that the success of the last Liberty
loan is assured.
Secretary Glass, in firing the open
ing pun of the campaign, laid em
phasis on the fact that the soldiers
had done their part.
BOLSHEVIK
ARRAY PUT
TO FLIGHT
BY ALLIES
British and Russian Troops
Pursue Enemy Over Roads
Knee Deep in Slush
Retirement General.-
Archangel, - April 19. (By Asso
ciated Press.) Russian and British
forces occupied the village of Bol
shie Ozefki and are pursuing the
bolshevik! as they flee southward
over roads knee deep in icy slush
toward the enemy base on the Vo
logda railway at Plesetskaya.
The troops entered the village
without opposition, the bolsheviki
having completed the work of evac
uation during the night.
I he reoccupation of Bolshie Ozer-
ki, after months of fighting, restored
the second line of communication
between Obozcrskaya, on the Vo
logda railway and Onega to the
northwest.
Retire on the Whole Front.
London, April 19. A retirement
along virtually all of the front in
eastern Russia is admitted by the
soviet government in a wireless mes
sage dated April 16 and received
here today.
The message says:
"Our troops have retired to new
positions, (100 versts (about 67 miles)
southwest of Strelitamak. We have
evaluated Buguruslan, in tht LTfa
region.
Other retirements, "according to
plan," are reported in the regions
of Bugulna, west of Ufa; Menzel
insk, Sarapul, Okhansk, Perm and
along the tipper Kama river.
un tne Murmansk tront, it is
added, the bolsheviki frays reoxcu
pidd Lake Aros.
The statement says that the claim
of the bolsheviki that they had cap
tured Urozero is untrue.
French ferides Enjoy Time
Of Their Mei r y Young Lives
Waiting for War Husbands
One Hundred Twenty-Five of Them Now in Y. W. C. A,
Hostess Houses in New York, Seeing Sights; "Oh
You Haff Here Ze Great Ceety," Says One of Gay
Gotham. .
. ... , (By Universal Service.)
New York, April 19. There are 125 reasons whv tha
number of soldiers, and sailors .who are awaiting demobili
zation in various nearby camps wish that Uncle Sam were
not so deliberate an old chap. Their reasons are human
oh, very human.
They, are the bright eyed, petite girls the American ficrhfc
ing . boys married in France, Belgium and England and
brought across the ocean to take with them to their own
homes when they are discharged
The young brides, some of whom-
speak English, but indifferently, if
at all, are being entertained here at
start home-making with their .ius
bands in the great unfamiliar coun
try . ... .
If it were not for their longing to
make that start . immediately their
cup ot happiness would be complete,
according to a number of the brides.
"My husband is at Camp Mills,"
said an F.nglish bride of i dough
boy, "and he gets in to see me every
little while."
"My so brafe soldaire iss at
vhat you call heem? Camp Haire!''
said a French girl. "Mais ell is so
hard, this serpent life. But oh, you
haff here zee great ceety. Ze build
ings, zeey aire nevaire-ending high."
The girl brides have been taken on
sightseeing trips about the city in
"rubberneck" autos and the bally
hoos who announce the various
points of interest through mega
phones have much ado to make
themselves heard because of the
continual chatter in two languages.
Girls from farmine- districts of
France and Belgium appear to find
continual interest in New York's
tall buildings and its crowds.
Une French Kirl told how a
doughboy, now at- Camp Upton,
sprung on her the one and only
French sentence he knew "voulez
vous promener avec moi ce soir?"
( Will you take a walk with me
this evening?)
Who couldresist,- an, invitatim
from one of the men who had saved
France? Not she. She took the
walk, and several others, and with
in a month they were married
GEN. BERRY SAYS
CRITICISM BY H. A.
ALLEN HITS F0CH
Returned Leader Declares Or
der Eeceived to Break
Prussian Guards.
Peggy's Silken "Teddy Bears" and Other
Bits of Lingerie Held On Court Order
Young Woman Who Al
leges Elderly Man Made
Love to Her Yearns for
- . Her "Pretties."
In a storage house at Fifteenth
and Capitol avenue two trunks are
under lock on an order from the
municipal court, pending the out
come of a case which will be called
up for hearing next Wednesday
morning before Judge Holmes.
In ne of these receptacles, which
is of wardrobe pattern, might be
seen many articles which would
; make the average woman envious
and which might interest mere man.
In her room near Seventeenth and
Jackson streets sits little Mrs.
Marguerite Gilchrist "Peggy" Sell
ers, wishing that she might have
. her wardrobe trunk so that she
- could doll up like the rest of the
young women on Easter Sunday.
She agrees that it is enough to
make a "perfect lady mad," to find
her wardrobe trunk and all her
"pretties" in storage and unable to
get them out on this day when a
woman likes to appear at her Dest.
Peggy's State of Mind.
"I feel like going out in the yard
and eating pinching Dugs, says
Pesgy. as she looks out of her win
dow into the great, wide world.
If one would be permitted to peep
into, the wardrobe trunk he could
see an assortment of the latest
styles in lingerie of dainty tints and
gossamery quality. There are silken
"Teddy bears" and everythiing like
that. Peggy stated that she placed
a valuation of ?300 on her lingerie.
The trunk would also reveal six sets
of stockingsi gowns and hats, each
set harmonizing in their color
scheme. Peggy said these outfits
are worth $500. There are 10 pairs
of shoes and a costly set of IS ivory
toilet articles. The young woman
declared the ivory articles cost $250.
A diamond ring and platinum
brooch are also being held.
Part of the wardrobe is Peggy's
wedding trousseau and some of the
garments had been obtained in an
ticipation of appearing in the Easter
parade. Peggy is a bride; she was
married just four months ago in
Omaha, and the . marriage license
records in the courthouse show her
'age as 19, going on 20. Slie married
James A. Sellers, 21 years old. "Jim
my," she calls him, and he calls her
"Peggy."
What's One Wardrobe?
Sad as the present situation ma.y
be, Peggy philosophically declares,
"What is a wardrobe more or less in
niy young life?" Not while she is in
terested in the Kentucky Develop
ment company, 403 Farnam build
ing, Omaha. Not while she holds
leases on oil lands in Knox cunty,
Kentucky, as she claims.
The story of the wardrobe trunk
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Picture of the young wom
an in bathing attire shows
Peggy Sellers posing as a wa
ter nymph. She is fond of
aquatic sports. "
The double picture shows
Peggy standing with George
C. Chrisman when he was
teaching her how to be an ef
ficient secretary.
in storage is one of business and
love, these elements failing to mix
in this case. Peggy makes her first
appearance in this little drama vhen
she arrived in Billings, Mont.,, in the
business of selling Kentucky oil
land leases which she said
had been given- to ! her ' by
her father, Fred- T. ' Gilchrist,
of Spokane. George C. Chrisman,
also a land speculator, was af Bill
ings and he was referred to her in a
business way. She interested him in
her Kentucky proposition and he
agreed to go to Kentucky to look
over the lands. Peggy claims that
she accompanied .Chrisman to Ken-
(Contlcued on rate CIctm Column FvurJ
New York, April 19. General
Berry, who arrived here today on
the transport Stuben, and who for
4U years has been an officer in the
regular army, in speaking about the
recently published criticism bv Gov
Henry A. Allen of Kansas that the
troops of the 35th division had suf
fered unusually heavy casualties in
comparison with . other divisions,
said:
"If Governor Allen is criticis
ing the action of the officers of
the 35th division, he is criticising
the plans of Marshal Foch. Of
course, Governor Allen can criti
cise if he wishes to, but we simply
obeyed our orders, and being as
signed to attack the Hindenburg
line at Boquois, we attacked it
and took it and in addition ad
vanced 16 kilometers beyond.
We learned that this hill was
defended by three divisions of
the Prussian guards, or at least
the better part of three dyijions.
ana wnue ine cost in men was
very high, it was not high when
you consider what we accomplished."
Spotlights on Autos
Prohibited by New
Traffic Ordinance
The new traffic ordinance which
has been agreed upon informally by
members of the city council pro
vides that spotlights shall not be
used on motor vehicles, except',
those used by physicians and sur
geons. Automobiles parked for the max
imum of half an hour within the
congested district must be parked
parallel to the curbing, and there
must be a space of four feet be
tween each machine, which will
give a clearance space of eight teet
for a machine being taken out.
Horns used particularly to iden
tify police and fire apparatus, or
ambulances, 'must not be used on
private or commercial cars.
A campaign will be started
against using the cut-outs. Funer
als will be allowed on boulevards.
The maximum speed in the con
gested district will be 12 miles per
hour, and outside of that district, 20
miles per hour.
Burglars Get Loot
Worth $700 at Home
of Miles Standish
Burglars entered the home of
Miles Standish. 14 North Thirty-
eighth street, yesterday afternoon
while the family was downtown,
nd made off with $700 in loot.
The burglars gained entrance
through a back window and after
ransacking the house escaped with
two blue dresses valued at S90 each,
three suits of clothes, three pairs of
trousers, two pairs of men's shoes
of total value of $400, and one opal
pin ami a topaz necklace, valued at
$300.
Retired Farmer Found
Murdered in His Home;
Bourid and Strangled
Altogether!
M'KELVIE SAYS
PLEDGES HAVE
EEN REDEEMED
President Cables Appeal
For Victory Loan Support
Covenant of Blood Redeemed by 60,000 Men Who Gave
Their Lives, He Says, But Pledge of Treasure Re-
Legislature Before Adjourn
ment Telling of Good
Work of, Session.
jnain&X& a-Be Fulfilled:
trangi
Sioux City, April 19. Lars Peter
sen, a well-to-do retired fanner, was
found murdered in his home here
tonight.
Petersen, who lived alone, is be-
ieved to have been killed bv rob
bers who thought he had a larce
sum of money in his home. Peer
sen apparently was bound hand and
foot and then strangled to death.
The -condition of the body indi
cated the crime was committed near
ly a week ago.
Methodist Conference
Awarded to Des Moines
Cincinnati, O., April 19 Des
Moines, la., was today recommended
for the quadrennial conference of the
Methodist Episcopal c'-.urch, which
meets beginning May 1, 1920. This
selection was made by the book
tonynittee of the general conference.
By a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, April 19. "I am pleased
to say that you have redeemed
every pledge made to the people,"
Governor S. R. McKelvie informed
the members of the legislature in a
message which he sent to thm just I
efore adjournment.
The governor reviewed the va
rious-phases of legislation enacted
and commended the lawmakers on
the able and unselfish manner in
which they had conducted their
work.
The governor declared that any
increase in appropriations was rep
resented in levies made to provide
for the state institutions or to
match equal appropriations for spe
cial activities from the federal gov
ernment. Text of Message.
The governor's message follows:
"I have received the committee
which was delegated by your honor
able body to advise me that you are
now ready to adjourn this session
of the legislature sine die, and I de
sire to transmit to your honorable
body, through this committee, this
expression of appreciation for the
services you have rendered to the
state.
"An outline of legislation that
seemed to be of first importance to
the state was contained in the plat
form of the majority party, and I
am pleased to say to you that you
have redeemed every pledge made to
the people in that platform. This
includes the enactment of legisla
tion bearing upon
1. The foreign language ques
tion. 2. Americanization through the
schools. i
3. Ratification of the national
prohibition amendment.
4. Improvement . of the em
ployers' liability and workmen's
compensation act.
5. Encouragement to co-operative
effort on the part of farmers
in securing a more economical
distribution of their products.
0. Amendment and improve
ment of irrigation laws.
7. Encouragement for the de
velopment of wrter power.
8. Aid to equal suffrage.
9. Cailing of a constitutional
convention.
10. Enactment of a civil admin
istration code.
For the Farmer.
"I desire to refer especially to cer
tain, features of this program. First,
the program of agricultural legisla
tion has been the most progressive,
I think, ever enacted by a Nebraska
legislature. It accepts co-operation
basic principle ot economy in
Washington, April 19. New evidence of America's our
pose to redeem in full the pledges made on entering the war
was asKea ot tne nation today by President Wilson, who
urged full subscription of the $4,500,000,000 Victory Liberty
noie issue, oixiy tnousana men wno gave their lives in
France have redeemed the covenant of blood made two
years ago, the president said, but the pledge of treasure re
mains yet to be fulfilled.
President Wilson's message in full!?
tollows:
as a
distribution, and places upon the
statute books several laws that re
move harriers which have hereto
fore stood in the way of a full appli
cation of this principle. Thus are
private and co-operative effort giv
en an opportunity to compete upon
a basis of complete equality with
all unfair advantages removed, and
(Continued on Fage Eleven Column Three.)
"For two anxious years . the
American peciple have striven to
fulfill the task of saving our civi
lization. By the exertion of un
measured power they have quick
ly won the victory without which
they would have remained in the
field until the last resource had
been exhausted. Bringing to the
contest a strength of spirit made
doubly strong by the righteous
ness of their cause, they devoted
themselves unswervingly to the
finishing of their undertaking in
the full knowledge that no con
quest lay in their path excepting
the conquest of right.
Freed From Militarism.
"Today the world stands free
from' the threat of militarism,
which has so long weighed upon
the spirit and the labour of peace
ful nations.
"But as yet we stand only at the
threshold of happier tirries.' To
enter we must fulfill to the ut
most the engagements we have
made. The Victory Liberty loan
is the indespensable means. Two
years ago we pledged our lives
and fortunes to the cause for
which we have fought. Sixty thou
sand of our strongest sons have
redeemed for us that pledge of
blood. To redeem in full faith
the promise of this sacrifice we
now must give this evidence of
our purpose.
Pledges Pouring In.
With the formal opening of the
campaign still nearly two days away
subscription pledges began to pour
into the treasury today, along with
predictions of success even more
optimistic than those accompanying
the four previous bond issues. En
thusiastic reports from banks caused
some anxiety to officials, who hope
that the new issue will be popularly
subscribed instead of being taken by
financial institutions as that would
result in tying up credit.
Lewis B. Franklin, director of the
war loan organization, sa:d today
that as an incentive to the average
investor, all subscriptions of $10,000
and less would be accepted in full
and that any oversubscription of the
issue would be deducted from the
ljrgcr purchase. He explained that
this was expected to create an im
mediate demand for the issues,
which are regarded as highly de
sirable investments because the lib
eral interest rate and tax exemptions.
In this way it is expected that the
price will be kept well up after the
campaign .closes.
Arrest Count Czernin
Berlin, April 19. via Copenhagen
Count Ottokar Czernin, former Aus-tro-IJungarian
foreign minister, was
arrested Wednesday by the German
Austrian authorities when he at
tempted to cross the Swiss frontier
BILLY SUNDAY
TO REVIEW BIG
VICTORYPARADE
Evangelist Will Arrive in
Omaha Monday Morning;
Glass to View 100 Per
Cent Films Friday.
Billy Sunday will arrive in Omaha
Monday morning at 9:10 o'clock
from Chicago, coming over- the
Northwestern railroad. He will re
view the big Victory Liberty loan
"welcome home" parade, with Gov
ernor McKelvie and Col. Gonzales
Bingham from the grand stand on
the court house square, and will im
mediately after the parade make an
address opening the drive for
$9,171,550.
The evangelist will speak in the
Municipal auditorium, and Governor
McKelvie will introduce him. No
one will be admitted to the hall
until after the parade is finished and
all of the people who march are
inside the Auditorium.
Mr.Sunday will leave for Denver
at 4:25 p. m. He is to speak in the I
coioraao city on the Victory Lib
erty loan.
The parade will form at Sixteenth
street and Capitol avenue and the
line of march will take the column
south on Sixteenth to Douglas; east
on Douglas to Twelfth; south on
Twelfth to Farnam; west on Far
nam. past the reviewing stand, to
Eighteenth; south on Eighteenth
to Harney; east on Harney to Six
teenth; south on Sixteenth to How
ard; east on Howard to the Audi
torium where Mr. Sunday will
speak.
Five Divisions.
The line will hav.e five divisions,
the official welcomers, Col. F. A.
Grant, grand marshal of the day,
(Continued on Pa ire Kleren Column Two.)
Hines Advocates
Consolidation of
Railroad Systems
Spokane, Wash., April 19. Or
ganization 61 a comparatively few
privately .owned and operated rail
road systems is advocated as his
solution of the railroad problem by
Walker D. Hines, director general
of railroads, in a telegram to the
Chroni:ie from Avery, Idaho, today
in response to an inquiry from the
newspaper, ,
CHICAGO TO
NEW YORK
WITHOUT
STOPPING
Capt. E. F. White Flies From -
IIIC UCIIlldl IU IIIU bddlCIII
Metropolis in Six Hours
and Fifty Minutes. .
Mineola, N. Y.,' April 19.-FlyinB
at an average speed of 106.38 miles
an bnnr fnr siv br!fr ar)A 5fV min.
utes. Capt. E. F. White, an rmy
aviator, completed the first r.on-stop
flight between Chicago and New
York at 5:40 this afternoon, landing
at Hazelhurst field.
The distance covered was 727
miles. Most of the flight. Captain
White said, was made at an alti
tude of 12.000 feet.
Captain White, who was accom
panied by his mechanician, said that
the trip was without incident. He
will remain a.t Hazelhurst field for
a few days and then will fly to
Washino ton. He said he woulH tint
attempt a non-stop flight back to
Chicago. j
Attempt Unheralded.
Captain White flew to Chicago
yesterday unheralded, and without
taking any one into his confidence
except Charles Dickinson, president
of the Aera club of Illinois, spent
tne mgnt here and this morning
went to Ashburn field for the start. .
Mr Dirkinson tplpcrranhpr! 1h Arn
Club of America to meet the cap-
iani.
Without even consulting the
weather bureau the aviator got into
his biplane and took off about 9
a. m. x '
. "That's the best news we could -receive,"
said Mr. Dickinson at the
Aero club, when informed of the
success of the flight. The club had'
aided other flyers who attempted
the non-stop flight without success. 1
Even the postal aerial mail failed
to send a plane .through from New :
York to Chicagj) when the service
was attempted list fall.
Flying Conditions Perfect.
Captain White said that the fly-'
ing conditions he encountered wee
almost perfect. Rains within the
last 48 hours had cleared the at
mosphere so that for a great part'
of the trip he was able to discard
ti i e e r -vi nice r o a t- Aira
though more than two miles above
tne eartn. j
Captain White shaved 10 min-
utes off the time he had estimated !
as necessary for the trip, and found,
upon landing, that he still had !
enough of his original 194 gallons
of gas left to have flown a consid-"
erable distance further.
When the De Haviland four bi
plane with its 12-cylinder Liberty
motor purring smoothly swooped
down out of the clouds at Hazle- '
mander of the camp, hurried out f
to meet him warmly congratulat
ing him on the non-3top record he
had established.
Pilot! of TTIfrtl A If it,, :i
Captain White's praise of his ma-'"
chine was limitless. His motor
worked "beautifully," he- said, and,
though he had covered a distance
equivalent tola third of the mile
age confronting transatlantic flyers
his machine showed no snrns of
faltering.
During his trio Captain White
picked various altitudes, although
most of the distance was made at
height of 12.000 feet. At t mes.
however, he descended to 5,000 feet.
11. ' M. Shafer, a civilian, who
made the trip as mechanician, also
was loud in his praise of plane nd , '
mnlflf
irom Bryan and Cleveland came
reports of the plane's progress. It,
(continued on Fage Eleven Column Fire.)
v
May Route Freight
in Less Than Carload
Lots Over Any Line j
Washington, April 19. An agree
ment for the handling of freight in
less than carload lots, which will
be of wide interest to jobbers
throughout the United States, wai
announced today by Director Gen
eral Hines as a result of confer,
ences with representatives of the
National Industrial Traffic league '
and some state railroad commis-,'.
sioners. . .
"Shippers shall not be deprjved
of the right to route less than car- .
load freight over any line at the
legal rates applicable or of deliver
ing it at point of origin to such
carrier on any week day, except
holidays, during the established
hours of service," said the an-,'
nounccment. "Preferred routes will
be established on the basis of con
venience of patroiiS, economy, dis
patch and proper destination of rail
roads not under federal control and
less than carload freight will be
routed accordingly except when
routed bv shipocr at shiooin
points."