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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEEF" SEPTEMBER W," IT X POLITICAL CRISIS THOUGHT NEAR IN GREAT BRITAIN Election of Arthur Henderson Looked Upon as Direct Re pudiation ot Coalition . Policy. .n London, Sept 13. The remit o by-election of WMne, Lanc ii'r, in which Arthur Henderson, the IT)or leader, was elected to the House of Common is considered a -severe blow to the coalition gov ejnment and has revired speculation ai to the imminence of another gen eral election. The virtually unani mous vote of the trades union con gress at Glasgow for the nationaliza tion of mines and today's vote on the stibject of withdrawing British troops from Russia are regarded as evidence of a very determined atti tude on the part of labor against the government. It is pointed out that there are '' suspicions as to the government's intentions concerning Russia and conscription and that the Glasgow . cingress declined clearly to con demn the policy of direct action but only strategically sidetracked the decision. , Reconstruction Is Overdue. ;The reconstruction of the cabinet ia long overdue and has been delayed only because ministerial changes would involve by-elections which, it is said, would almost certainly pro vide additional evidence that the tide of feeling in the country is run ning strongly against the govern ment. Added to difficulties in the field of labor is the Irish question which seems impossible for the coalition government to satisfactor ", fly solve. On all sides the consensus , of opinion inclines to the view that another appeal to the country can not be long delayed. It it understood that as soon as Premier David Lloyd George re turns from France ha intends to summon the inner cabinet to discuss Hit whole situation. Henderson Explains Election. Arthur Henderson, in an inter - view hera last night on his success ta-Widnei, said his victory was "an emphatic condemnation of the coali tion government's policy and of the cynical political compromise upon which the government rests." T believe," he continued, "that the origin of the demand for a t policy of direct action lies in the " Fact that the present Parliament is xfljt to be wholly unrepresentative of the nation and is dominated by , reactionary influences. This has in volved the country in proceedings which are the negation of democra ' ey. It is shown in developments in ' Russia, Hnngary and, near home, in Ireland, where the situation is obvi ' ously grave. Widnes is a warning -the) government cannot afford to ignore." Churches Start Drive ;:.To Curb Illiteracy : And Teach Immigrants "Washington, Sept. 13. (Special) Tire Roman Catholic and Episcopal clutrches announce at the same mo- . ment comprehensive campaigns in Whalf of. 4.000,000 illiterates and 5,(100,000 immigrants of the country. The same in their announcements, f md almost in the same words, they rcfiard the church morally bound to -t.elp these people, and that it has towig neglected the task. The Cath olic announcement says the illiter ates have no real appreciation of democracy, and immigrants no Americanism. The Catholic work i?Ho be done by the National Cath olic War council, and the Episcopal by" that churche's board of missions. 4 Both campaigns announce the extensive use of moving pictures. These pictures will rarely be shown in churches, but will be used in pirish houses, in public halls, and even out of doors. In the case of Catholics, buildings are to be erect ed in part for communities, and in part for these pictures, the council putting this form of its work under a Civic education committee. The courses will be free, open to every body, and consist of 30 entertain ments in each course. Moving pic ture people promise co-operation in both camaigns. Churches Bear Upon Japanese for Better Treatment of Koreans New York, Sept 13. (Special.) Sunday school people who are push log a world's Sunday school con tention for Tokyo next year, urge as a reason for Americans to go an influence upon Japanese sentiment that may cause that nation to treat Korea better and perhaps bring Japan to he point of giving up Shantung. It is expected that fully 1,0000 picked Christian leaders will go from the United States. Mar quis Okuma and Barons Shibusawa and Sakatani have signed a formal appeal to Americans to visit Japan. Tli ha a Tananese committee which has subscribed 200,000 yen io expenses. The American committee observes In its last announcement that attend ance upon the convention at Tokyo "should furnish an opportunity for the Christians of all lands to stand by the leaders in Japan who are striving for Japan's moral and spir itual advancement." Baron Saka tani, one of the signers of the invi tation, is a former mayor of Tokyo. Harvest-Home Festival at St. Marks Lutheran Church St. Marks Lutheran church, Twentieth and Burdette streets, ob serves Sunday its annual Rally day and Harvest-Home festival The church has been beautifully deco rated and the choir has arranged a special musical program. For the morning services, which begin at 9:45. a few short addresses by prominent speakers have been ar ranged. At 11 the "Harvest-Home ' Festival" -service will be held. Pas tor W.I. Guss will preach. First Division of A.E. F. Was Only American Division Singly Cited by Gen. J. J. Pershing; Allied and German Leaders Praise U. S, Men German Field Officer of High Rank Pays Sincere Tribute to Unit and Tells of High Efficiency and Moral of (Gunners Yank Outfit in Week Captured 1,407 Pris oners, 13 77-Mm. Guns, 10 Trench Mortars and Numerous Machine Guns and Stores. The First dvision has the distinc tion of being the only American division in France which was cited singly in general orders by General Pershing. The order follows; G. H. Q. American Expeditionary Forces, general orders. No. 201. France, Nov. 10. 1918. 1. The commander-in-chief de sires to make of record in the gen- eral orders of the American expedi tionary forces his extreme satisfac tion with the conduct of the of ficers and soldiers of the First divi sion in its advance- west of the Meuse between October A and 11, 1918. During this period the divi sion gained a distance of seven kilo meters over a country which pre sented not only remarkable facili ties for enemy defense but also great difficulties of terrain for the operation of our troops. 2. The division met with resist ance from elements of eight hos tile divisions, most of which were completely rested. The enemy chose to defend its position to the death, and the fighting was always of the most desperate kind. Throughout the operations the officers and men of the division displayed the high est type of courage, fortitude and self-sacrificing devotion to duty. In addition to many enemy killed, the division captured l,407"df the enemy, 13 77 mm. field guns, 10 trench mor tars, and numerous machine guns and stores. 3. The success of the division in driving a deep advance into the enemy's territory enabled an assault to be made on the left by the neigh- boring division against the north eastern portion of the Forest of Ar- j gonne, and enabled the First divi- ; sion to advance to the right and out- ! flank the enemy's position in front of the division on that flank. j 4. The commander-in-chief has noted in this division a special pride of service and a high state of mor ale, never broken by hardshp or battle. S. This order will be read to all organizations at the first assembly formation after its receipt, Bv command of GENERAL PERSHING: JAMES VV. McANDRES. Chief of Staff. Official: ROBERT C. DAVIS. Adjutant General. The letters of commendation, cita tions, etc., from the American high command, the French, neighboring divisions, the British and from oth er sources are so numerous that they can only be mentioned in pass ing. However, a letter of appre ciation from Maj. Gen. Lajeune, commanding the Second division, is given below as well as the opinion of a German officer on the fighting abilities of this division. Letter from General Lajeune. Headquarters Second Division (Regular) American Expeditionary Forces. France, November 2, 1918. From: Commanding general, Sec ond division. To: Commanding general, First division. Subject: Expression of Apprecia tion for assistance rendered by the First Field Artillery Brigade, First Division. 1. The success of the attack of the second division on November 1, 1918, was largely due to the ef ficient and energetic co-operation of ih First Field Artillery Brigade, First division. It is requested thatj the above-mentioned organization be informed of the high apprecia tion of the Second division of its valuable assistance. JOHN A. LAJEUNE, Major General, U. S. M. C. The following is a statement made by a captured enemy field officer of high rank concerning the First di vision, which was published to the division within five hours of the officer's- capture, and is a sincere tribute to the First division: "Yesterday I received orders to hold the ground at all. costs. The American barrage advanced toward mv position and the work of your artillery was marvelous. The bar rage was so dense that it was im possible for us to move out of our dugouts. Following this barrage closely were the troops of the First division. I saw them forge ahead and knew that all was lost. All night I remained in my dugout, hop ing vainly that something would happen that would permit me to rejoin mr army.' This morning your troops found me and here I am, after four years of fighting, a pris- n"Yesterday I knew that the First division was opposite us, and I knew that we would have to put up the hardest fight of the war. The First division is wonderful, and the Ger many army knows it. We did not believe that within five years the Americans could develop a division such as the First division. The work of its infantry and artillery is worthy of the best armies of the world." What Palmer Says. The achievements of the First di vision were many, and many cases were never heard of back of the fighting line. But Lt. Col, Frederick Palmer, war correspondent, has this to say about the First division (Col lier's Weekly, March 29, 1919): "Since my return home I have been asked if Belleau Wood was our most brilliant action. One answers: Brilliant in what respect? In battle efficiency? In courage? For at the front we thought of divisions only in terms of efficiency. I should place in even higher esteem than Belleau Wood the drive of the First and Sec ond divisions toward Soissons in July and possibly still higher that drive which the First was now to make (general attack in the Ar gonne of October 4). We had a dozen Belleau Woods in the Ar gonne." And continuing in the same article he tells of the First division in the Argonne: "I think that possibly when the First division went into the Argonne battle it was the most efficient American division that ever wore shoe leather. And Summerall in command! He had led the First in the drive toward Soissons. He is a leader compounded of all kinds of fighting qualities, a crusader and a calculating tactician, who, some say, can be as gentle as the sweetest natured chaplain, while others say that he is nothing but brimstone and ruthless determination. The First, with Summerall in command! Wi knew it would go through. This was the part cast for the First in the A. E. F. We knew it would not at tack in too great density, for that is not being mean and nasty to your enemy. Its battalion commanders would not hesitate in an emergency, and its veteran gunners would roll barrages of fire accurately and steadily in front of the infantry. Where strong points resisted, the artillery would be prompt with its blast of destruction to clear the way. 'As per schedule' begins the account of this operation the coldest prose I have ever seen for as hot a piece of work as I have ever seen. 'The Germans had a hot recep tion for the First, but the First ex pected this. It was due on those heights unless the Germans forgot the art of war. Four new divisions were identified on the First's front on the first day's attack. Constant ly, undaunted by casualties, the di vision kept plowing ahead, blasting the enemy's counter-attacks before he could being enough troops to bear, keeping the initiative in its own hands. There were delays from scorching machine gun fire down the roads and ravines, on the slopes of hill 240, from gas and shell, as well as machine gun fire, delays before machine gun fastnesses that would have baffled inexperienced hands, but no prolonged repulses. "For eight days the irst was fighting steadily, not taking bites, but in determined persistent action." Fine Things Ladies, bring on your filmy, dainty, exquisite, expensive 'wearables. We never yet have seen the dress we couldn't clean. Test us with hard, out-of-" the-ordinary jobs DRESHER BROTHERS Dyers, Cleaners, Hatters, Farriers, Tailors, Ruf Cleaners, Shoe Repairers. Main Office and Plant, 2211-13-17 Farnam St. Branch Offices! Dresner, The Tailor, 151S Farnam St.; Pompeiian Room of Brudeia Stores, West End of Main Floor of Burfsss-Nash Co. PHONE TYXYER 348. Dr. Nordau, Pioneer Zionist, Appeals to American Jewry Famous Author, Now an Exile in Spain, Reports to National Zionist Assembly, Which meets Sunday in Chicago, the Appalling Conditions in Europe. Chicago, Sept. 13. (Special.) Dr. Max Nordau, now an exile in Spain, has sent an appeal to the Na tional Zionist assembly meeting in Chicago on September 14, and the week following, to realize that up on Jews of the United States rests the fate of the Jews of all Europe. It is understood that Associate Jus tice Brandeis, just back from Pal estine and France, brings the same word, and it is known that Judge Julian W. Mack of Chicago and Dr. Stephen S. Wise of New York, will say the same in formal reports they are to make. Judge Mack was at the head of the delegation sent to the Parish conference by the American Jewish congress held at Philadelphia nearly a year ago and the ev. Dr. Wise was a member of the delegation. The aims of these reports, it is already known, will be to induce if possible Creat Britain to become mandatory for Palestine, to obtain guarantees through the Paris con ference for equal civil and religious rights for Jews of all Europe, and to induce Judaism of the United States to get under the full burden of Jewish rehabilitation of the world. There are 10,000,000 of Jews abroad to 3,000,000 here, but the former feej that the latter are the only Jews able to help them. Great stress will be laid at this assembly upon the necessity of including all of Palestine in the future Land of Israel, in order that there may be room for all of the oppressed Jews of Europe. Dr. Max Nordau is the most prominent Zionist of the age. He is a noted author and prior to the war made his home in Paris. - Now he lives in exile in Spain. Born in 1849 in Budapest, he es tablished a name for himself at an early age and his book, "Conven tional Lies of Kultur," was regarded as a bold attack on the ethics on the modern European civilization in general, and the "government lie" "z$v y aid iFsaiWifTlaiai rnr raw i DR. MAX NORDAU. hinted at the government in par ticular. Dr. Nordau was a close associate of Dr. Theodore Herzl, founder of Zionism, or "Back to Jerusalem Move" of the Jewish race. He was the presiding officer at the interna tional Zionist congress held at Hamburg, Germany, a decade or more ago. Demobilization of Service Flag at Clifton Church The final demobilization of the service flag of the Clifton Hill Pres byterian church, Forty-fifth and Grant streets, will take place Sun day morning at 11. The pastor, Rev. B. R. Vanderlippe, George E. Vaw ter and Lieut. Edmund Booth will speak. Will the "flu" come back? Health Board officials are discussing the ques tion, saying that the changing seasons at this time cause people to take cold, thus opening the door to a visitation of the "flu." A report of the American Public Health Associa tion says : "There is no known laboratory method by which an attack of influenza can be differentiated from an ordinary cold or bronchitis or other inflamma tion of the mucous membranes of the nose, pharynx or throat." The medical doctors have found no antidote for the flu. No agency combating the flu or bad colds can compare with Chiropractic Spinal adjustments. This fact was fully demonstrated last year. BAD COLD OVERCOME! Jw. Levis. Dntton of Anselmo, says: "For ovelr year I wme troubled with a bad cold, coughing continually day and night; waa not able to do my work. Finally I took Chiropraotio adjustment. Have felt better since taking adjustmente than I have for yeara." HAD THE "FLU"; NOW WELL Mrs. Ira Williams of Walworth. Nebraska, had the "flu" year ago; waa ta bed twelve weeks; employed aeveral medical doctors. Finally a doctor of Chiropractic was called lnj found patient suffer tog from heart trouble, congestion of lungs, severe pains in chest, Hm b cold and numb, with insomnia and continual feverv. Under Chiropractic adjustments patient was able to walk about the house in four or five days; now enjoying best of health. Chiropractic adjustments fortify the system against liability to taking the "flu," or other diseases. Give Chiropractic a fair trial. Nebraska Chiropractic Association (Inc.) READ) THE Bee Omaha's Best Newspaper J Morning-Evening-Sunday The Local News State News Foreign News Sport News Business News Society News A LL are given Bee readers in a snappy, concise and interesting manner. 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