THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE; OCTOBER S. 1919.
BELGIAN HERO
WEARS SIX LIONS
AND FIVE PALMS
Showed Distinguished Bravery
In Six Battles Also Has
Rare Death Battalion
Medal.
. San Francisco, Cat,' Oct 4.
When Jose Wagemans, 23 years old,
stopped here recently enroute to
Douglas, Ariz., where he will learn
mining from the ground up, he was
hailed as one of the men most dis
tinguished for perosanl valor among
all of Belgium's valiant fighting men.
He was only a private when he
was mustered out at Antwerp Au
gust lSt but he held almost enough
decorations for barvery to cover his
entire chest. Among these are the
Belgian military medal with six lions
and five palms, indicating distin
guished bravery in six great bat
tles and meriting the cross on five
separate occasions; the Kerensky
medal of the Battalion of Death, said
i to be the rarest military decoration;
the Yser cross, three crosses of St
George, the Russian honor corre-
' sponding to the British Victoria
cross; the Belgian commemorative
war cross, with the volunteer crown
and eight bars and the Belgian
medal of victory.
. Wagemans belongs to an influen
tial Belgian family, but said he knew
and liked many Americans and chose
to live in the United States.
"Henceforth America is my coun
try," he said. "Here I will make my
home."
Charges Teutons Secretly
At Work Wrecking British
Mines By Use of Chemicals
BritishEditor Says If Work Is Continued Will De
- v moralize the British Navy and Wreak Untold
HarmQuotes Threat of German Scientist As
to Method of Doing Work.
By HORATIO BOTTOMLEV
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Editor ef "John Ball." which hM Mm
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UMt powerful wiui la Greet Britain.
London, Oct 4. Economics are a
dull thing, and the ordinary plain
man is bewildered at the learned dis
quisitions on the international value
of money. But the meaning begins
to come home when he is told that
the English pound is today worth
only 17 shillings and a few pence in
America, whilst before the war it
could be exchanged for more, than
its face value in dollars: for he has
also heard that, whereas before the
war you could get only ZO Uerman
marks (the equivalent of our shil
ling) in return for t the . English
pound, you can today obtain about
1UU.
The meaning of these figures is
simplicity itself. Money, even gold,
has no real intrinsic value it is
merely what the economists call "a
medium of exchange."
The bulk of the world's money
really consists neither of gold nor of
silver not of copper but of paper;
which is -simply the I. O. U. of the
country which issues it Consequent
ly the value of such paper depends
first and to a limited extent only,
upon the amount of gold and silver
behind it; and, secondly, and mainly
upon the credit and solvency of the
respective states.
"Rubbish Prices" For Mark.
Thus, Germany being broken and
bankrupt nobody will take its paper
money except at rubbish prices;
whilst Britain being no longer the
center of commerce and finance, its
coal output diminishing and its ex
ports decreasing, and being conse
quently more dependent than pre
vious upon supplies from other
countries has the humiliation of
seeing its paper currency at a discount
The balance of trade is against it
and therefore there is more of its
"money" in foreign circulation than
is wanted; hence, in America, it is
told that it can have only 17 shil
lings worth of dollars or goods for
its pound.
Full Production Speed.
There is one remedy only and
that is that we must get our mines
and factories working at full speed,
so that we mav be suoolying Amer
lea and other countries with coal
and manufactured articles in ex
change for food, cotton, wool and
rher things we are compelled to
purchase from them. And then we
should nnd that the balance either
way was so small that the British
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They Last Longer
Tho Overloaded
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Records of Reo Speed Wagons for long life, low cost of
operation and upkeep have surprised even the men who build
them.
They are widely used in suburban work , and are
invariably loaded far beyond their rated capacity and still
reports are continually coming in of cars that have passed the
100,000 mile post
Records of 200,000 miles or more are not at all excep
tional. Yet they are costing no more to operate and maintain
during the second period of 100,000 miles than during the
first, and the oldest in mileage do not appear to even ap
proach the junk pile.
Most cars classed as competitive with the Reo Speed
Wagon are through at 50,000 miles, as beyond that point
they are too expensive to maintain and are unreliable.
A. H. Jones Co. Jones-Opper Co.
Hastings, Nebraska.
Distributors for Southern and WosUrsi
Nebraska.
Omaha, Nebraska.
Distributors for Eaetern and Northern
Nebraska mad Western Iowa.
fV.4. ttm fa Ma ia rim of efoht IcHOlM In tha r.r. of mMA mV Uui
yrepaied by The B. 7. Goodrich Bobber Co., Akron, Ohio.)
The running of wheels out of alignment will grind
down a solid tire much quicker than is commonly
supposed.
The effect of the tread is caused by the continuous
friction of the tire being partly dragged and partly
rolled over the roadway. It can easily be detected as
it grinds the tire off smoothly and leaves sharp
corners, as will be noted in the illustration.
The destruction of tires by this means of abuse is
fairly common, as many operators rarely test the
alignment of their wheels. Regular inspection would
be positive tire insurance from this abuse and would
be many times repaid by the additional mileage saved.
A simple inspection is to parallel the front and rear
axle and measure the distance between' their centers.
Unless done with accuracy and care the results are
valueless.
If the driver notices a scaly appearance on the
tread of his tires he should remedy his alignment
immediately. Hard jous cause this trouble.
OUT OF ALIGNMENT
sovereign would again be at its face
valuev
Britain bankrupt? Never I
But as it is, we are making head'
lonsr for disaster. And here I would
say a word to our workingmen
friends. It is thev who will be the
first to suffer. Once let the dry rot
set in with British credit ana our
mills and factories are doomed,
Shake confidence in the security of
British capital, ' hamper individual
enterprise, set up one dead level of
state control and you will De marcn
ing through the streets with "no
work to do."
Chemicals Stop Mines.
"Enarlands deoends entirely upon
coal for its very existence, and to
get the . coal it has to employ a
couple of million miners. Now,
these miners are utterly ignorani
men sad can very easily be led by a
few first class fluent speakers. It
would not be very difficult to per
suade these miners that they have
been working all their lives to put
money into the pockets of a few
owners of coal mines. The money
is theirs by right; why shouldn't
they take it? The owners, all told,
are not a hundred. What then, could
they do against a million or more
miners?
"There are two ways of destroy
ing the mines by water or by fire.
And a celebrated German chemist
tells me that by means of certain
chemicals he could destroy all the
coal mines in England in - six
months."
"All that sounds very plausible,
said another speaker, "but how
about the great mass of workers in
Enlandr Surely the miners would
not ruin them merely to enrich-themselves?"
Prays for "The Day."
The miners." said the first
speaker, "don't care one brass farth
ing for the rest of England. If half
dozen really intelligent men were
to devote their lives to this work I
feel abolutely certain that it could
be done. Once destroy Ensrland'si
coal fields and its navy's gone for
ever, and the British empire is at
an end. May the good God hasten
tne day.
I commend these nroceedines t
tne serious attention of the workers
xou notice that phrase, "It half
dozen rea y intelligent men were tt
devote their lives to this work I feaf
absolutely certain it could be done
That work you now see being done,
and I should like to know something
more ci the halt dozen men who are
engaged upon it.
Will Make Two Months'
Prohi. Tour of England
Pittsburgh. Oct 4. The Rev TnJin
Steele, associate secretary of the
Board of Temoe ranee and Moral
Welfare of the Presbyterian church
in the United States of America, will
leaves here early this month for
two montns temperance campaign
through England. Ireland and Scot-
land. He goes at the invitation of
tne National Temperance Council of
tne British isles and will be gone
until aoout the last ot December.
In its budget for the year, the Pres.
byterian Board of Temperance and
Moral Welfare set aside $50,000 to
be used for temperance campaigns in
toreign countries. v
Alsace-Lorraine Soldiers
Now Under French Bann
Paris. Oct 4. Twenty thousand
men of Alsace Lorraine, most ' of
whom once fought in the Germany
army, will from next' month don the
f rench horizon blue.
It is announced from Strasbure
that Alsatians and Lorrainers born
in 1898 and 1899 are to be called to
the colors the tn-colors in Octo
ber.
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Palatial Rooms of
Late Czar Shelter
Sick Polish Babies
Warsaw, Oct 4. The American
Red Cross has purchased the cha
teau of the late Emperor Nicholas
of Russia in the forest of Bialystok.
In the days when Nicholas ruled
over all Russia he often journeyed
to Bailystok forest with a numerous
suite, where hunting parties would
oe organized.
The 120 rooms formerly occupied
by the late emperor's guests now
shelter the Polish babies for whom
the Red Cross is caring.
Better Cooling.
Two pieces of thin metal fastened
under the hood in such a manner
that the wind from the fan will be
deflected more directly against the
cylinders and away from the intake
manifold will increase the cooling
function and also protect the ingo
ing gasoline mixture.
Preparing Maps for Tour.
A convenient method of creoarin?
pocket maps for use on a tour is to
paste them onto strips of cardboard
about three inches wide and eight
inches long. This makes a conven
ient size for ready reference in the
car and tits in the pocket
Curing Rattling Fenders.
A rattlinsr fender mav often be si
lenced by the use of a small piece
of soft pine placed between the fen
der and its brace, the retaining bolt
being snugly drawn up upon it
A French scientist has made ice
too heavy to float by freezing water
under pressure.
THERE is a personal and a
friendly side to the business of
selling the Liberty car, that is very
pleasant. ,
People are usually more than half
in love with the beauty of the Liberty
before they come to us.
When that first favorable feeling is
confirmed by a quality of perform
ance that delights them, it estab
lishes an intimate and cordial rela
tion that is out of the ordinary.
We have perfect confidence that if
you will permit us to place you at the
steering wheel of a Liberty, it will be
the beginning of a long and profit
able association between us.
Liberty Sedan and Coupe now beinsi delivered.
Omaha Liberty Auto Co.
Wm. McColIum, Gen. Mgr.
1914-16 Douglas St. Douglas 3483
OBEMTY
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A Chevrolet Branch for Omaha
ITH the rapid growth of our business and the
ever widening circle of Chevrolet owners, it has
been deemed advisable to look after Chevrolet
interests here in a direct way.
Therefore, we have established a direct branch in this city.
Tnis means that you will now be able to do business direct
with the factory and with factory men; with those who under
stand the policy, ideals and plans of our company:
This means that you will receive most careful and courteous
treatment in all matters. We are here to serve you, to satisfy
you and thereby build up the Chevrolet business in this com
munity, v -
We want to take this opportunity to extend to all Chevrolet
owners as well as all others who are interested, a cordial invita
tion to visit our new establishment and inspect the splendid ap
pointments, as well as the Chevrolet line now on display.
As manufacturers we understand our duty to the buying
public. We want to please you. For we make a product that is
well worthy of your attention and respect.
The rapid growth of the Chevrolet Motor Company is
ample proof of our high manufacturing standards. The increas
ing number of Chevrolet owners confirms the claims made by us.
Come in and see us. Let us tell you something about the
Chevrolet if you do not own one, as well as the men behind if
and the current models.
The Chevrolet line fr 1920 now ready for your Inspection, con
sists of Tour-Ninety" Touring, $735; "Four-Ninety" Roadater,
$715; "Four-Ninety" Sedan, $1,185; "Four-Ninety" Coupe, $1,110;
"FB 50" Touring, $1,235; "FB 20" Roadster, $1,235; "FB 40"
Sedan, $1,795; "FB 30" Coupe, $1,795; Chevrolet One-Ton Track
1 with express body and top, $1,545; Chevrolet Light Delivery
Wagon with driver's seat, express body and top, $735.
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