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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1920)
wv4-''if .w-,'.."r fi.ii'if'A t.Vf-V, ':.';;. '.. .f.t. l' '. "r.. T.1.-'. .. f . . .. ..';?!.;. , ;' , , , .., . ' . ; ...r v-.T. ' ..'.--.. , . .- t - -- - . . ,....,,.... , . , . THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1920. V TelKcoe Blames Light Armor for Another Cliaptei Added to Controversy Over Famous Battle Between British And German Navies. , London, Dec J7. Another chap ter was added to the controversy over the battle of Jutland when the admiralty published the eagerly awaited volume of 600 pages on this crucial naval engagement, contain ing Admiral Jellicoe's dispatch de scribing the battle and the narratives ot the British squadron command ers. Admiral Jellicoe, in his covering dispatch dated June 18, 1916, de clared he felt no anxiety regarding the advanced position of the forces under Vice Admiral Beatty, com ihander of the battle cruiser squad ron, and that when Beatty sighted the enemy battle cruisers the vice admiral adopted the correct and pnly possible1 course m engaging the J-B rf . h hi b, . avoid the enemy and endeavoring to Keep between the enemy and his base. The facts which contributed to the British losses in the battle, said Admiral Jellicoe in his personal re ports, were indifferent armor pro tection (or the battle cruisers. paj- trcularly as regards turret armor and deck plating, together with the dis advantage of the light conditions for the British. Two Vessels Sunk. , K disturbing feature of the battle ruiser action." Admiral Jellicoe re ported, "was the fact that five Ger man battle bruisers engaging six British vessels at the same time were able to sink the Queen Mary and the Indefatigable," "The German organization at uight was very good," continued the admiral, "and theif system of. rec ognition signals was excellent, white the British was practically nil. The German searchlights were superior and were used to better effect lhan the British." , It was not to be doubted, said the report, that the gunnery of the Ger man battle cruisers in the early stages was of a very high standard. "The Germans," the report went on "appeared to use some such sys tem of fire as the Pctravic method, a the guns did not go off exactly together and it unquestionably gave excellent results. The rabidity of the fire was very (treat Their ships were able tofire with great accuracy after having been sevtrly punished. German Ships Faster! In this connection Admiral Jellicoe cited a case where British 25-knot vessels were unable to get away from German craft registered as 20.5-knot vessels. "One feature," said the report, "was the large number of torpedoes crossing our line without effect, ex cept on the Marlbosough. All we& avoided by skillful handling, except that single one." The report said it was of extreme importance to keep from the know ledge of the enemy that the torpedoes by observing their track. as it would not be beyond the in genuity of the Germans to devise means of preventing' any track be ing left." As to the German losses the report stated: "I estimate the enemy losses in vessels sunk as three battle cruisers, two battle-hips, one vessel of the Pommern class, two light cruisers and three destroyers: anr as severely damaged, two battle cruisers and several light cruisers and destroy- ers. Bee want ads areTiuines srttrrs Downtown Programs Rialto "An Amateur Devil." Strand "To Please On Woman." Sun "It's a Great Life." Moon "ranthea.'.' , Empress "Dangerous Days." Muse "The Great Accident" Neighborhood ilouses. Grand Will Rogers in "Cupid, the Cowpuncher." Hamilton Tom Moore In "The Accident" "I just thought planned and work ed," she declared in telling of her success. The explosion of a treasure ship is the big spectacular scene in Vita graph's Tom Terriss prbduction, "Dead Men Tell No Tales." This was staged at great expense and is considered one'of the -most realistic and thrilling scenes upon the screen. Every detail of the explosion was caught by the camera. The picture shows at the Moon theater, begim ing December 26. . Jloscoe, Arbuckle's next picture will be Frank Condon's story "Three Miles Out." Eva Novak's next picture will be from Helene Christine's story, "It's Neer too Late to Mend." , "Lavender and Old Lace." the Renco company's first picture, is on the way lolhe screen. Ann May, playing opposite Bray ant Washburn in "An Amateur Devil!' at the Rialto theatre, began her stage career in 1916. Three years later, she went to California and be came interested in the making tof the "movies." Her first success before the camera was with Charles Ray in "Parts Green." Miss Mayis a pro duct of Cincinnati. O. She ?s 19 years old. Strange things happen daily in Hollywood, Cal., wheti most of the world's "movies" are made, but one of the strangest of recent occur rences has been the advancement of a girl to a stellar position simply because shs criticized herself into fame. That girl is Bebe Daniels, a former comedienne. Now she's a real, sure-enough star. Xv Successful experiments are being made by scientists with the produc tion of potash from South African seaweeds. s Land Promoter Dies at Home in Boone, la. Boone, la., Dec. 17. Hamilton Browne, one of the promoters of the Fort Dodge, Dcs Monies and Southern railroad, died at his home in Geneva, 111., yesterday. AT THE THEATERS THIS afternoon another brand new pro. auction makre Ita bow at the Qayety, "Jollitlee of 1S20." Its sponsor. Bam Howe, has left nothing undone nor spared no expense to make-' the entertainment on worthy ot liberal patronase. The prin cipal comedians are Simmy Howard (a brother of Eugene and Willie Howard with :"Tfc.e Passing Show), and Cliff Brag don, the latter an eccentrlo funster well known to Omaha audiences. The- chorus Is one of the largest of. the whole aea son. Matinee today at 2:15; Sunday at S. True to her promise to each year bring a noWl play to Omaha. May Kobson la now presenting to local theater-goera her newest and most captivating comedy euc cess, "Nobody's Pool." written expressly for her by the well-known dramatic critic and author, .Alan Dale, and produced by Augustus Plou, Inc., under whose dlreq tlon Miss Robson has appeared for the last several yeare. - The engagement closes with matinee , and evening per formances today. t , vaudeville program at iht .m,ueB mvuivi of which final performances are sched uled for today. The leading act "Tango Shoes." made up of six accomplished and versatile people, scores a decided hit. Pot ter and Hartwell also are clever expon ent! of the song and danoe. Rasso and oompany are Jugglers of unusual ability. The appearance tomorrow night of Ju Bates Post, the great amerlcan actor. In "The ilasquerader" at the Br&ndels. will be a theatrical event of greatest Impor tance because of the high standing ot the star, the worth of the play, the lengthy runs, which have been registered In the principal cities and overseas and the beautiful production wtlch Richard Wal ton Tully has provided. . "The Masquera der" la thrilling play of love, romance. Intrigue and politics, filled with novel attractions and many quirks of plot. John Hunter Booth, the dramatst, has carried the spirit of Katherlne Cecil Thurston's famous story througtrt this play. Post will have the support of hla original com pany, which embraces Alice John, Elwyn Eaton, Katherine Ranor, Reginald Car rington and others. Bee want ads are best business getters. The Place of Many Delights Where Childreitand Grownups Like to Come I And it isn't only the kiddieSWho delight in Santa's ' glorious headquarters here. ' Big sisters and brothers, daddies and ir others, even grandmas and grandpas like to watch the electrie railways, the funny Jack-in-the-Boxes, the walking dolls, and real flying aeroplanes!" It's quite a family town, Toytown is Why not have some or all of your family come with the kiddies? Friday was thelast performance of Peter Pan. Saturday extra space will be given to the display of specially priced toys. Tenpins, $1.00 to $3.75. Teddy bears, $1.00 to $10.00. Chins dishes, 39c to $4.50. p Dolls rap;, composition body, genuine" kid body, celluloid body, all sizes, 69c to $35.00. Oaija boards, 79c and 98c. Games Parker Bros, complete line of games, 25c to $4.00. Children's furniture in white and gray enamel; rocking chairs light blue, white, ted and oak; pool tables, complete, $4.50 to $23.50. Sleds, $3.00 to $7.00. . Kiddy Kars, $1.00 to $3.00. Gilbert Gilmotor 98c The racing auto. Special for Saturday, Doll Furniture Specials for Saturday Four-piece furniture set, 25c, Four-piece heavy dining set, 49c Wash boards, 25c. Vacuum Cleaners, $1.00. Toys That Boys New toys and old! The drums that little boys have made noise with for many generations, the mod ; em electric construction outlets that Santa has just planned for 1920's little boys! y . , If your boy is of a mechanical j "turn" bring him in! Toys are educational pure' fun s and true education go hand in hand in these 1 - We mention among the toys, these particularly i . r Tin and wood wagons, $1.00 to $15.00. Wood wheel barrows, $.00 to $2.50. Drums, 75c to $4.95. Air rifles, $1.50 to. $5.00. Airplanes and models, 69c to $25.00, Mechanical and electrical trains, $1.75 - i;o $30.00. ' Mirroscopes, $5.50 to $37.50. Iron toys, 15c to $4.50. Steam engines, $1.50 to $7.50." Tinkertoy sets, 85c Gyroscope tops, 50c. Little Daisy pop guns, 50c. T Water firuna, 50c. Horns and bugles, 10c to $3.00. Shoo flies and rocking horses, $3.95 to $12.75. Humpty-Dumpty circus, $1.75 to $35.00. Coin savings bank and register, 25c to $45r . Hand cars, $7.25 to $9.75. Typewriters, $150 to $5.00. Christmas tree's, 50c to $8.00. , Tree ornaments, 5c to $1.00 each. Doll buggies and go carts, $1.75 to $19.50. Noah's Arks, $2.00 to $6.50 each. Hercules vacuum cleaners, $1.00 each. Humming tops, $1.00 to $2.00. Doll swinge, $1.75 to $3.50. , Combination game boards, $9 to $11.50. Trick Auto , , 50c The mechanical wonder. Special forj Saturday, Banks Special for Saturday Animal banks iron elephast, bear and lion. 25c. American dime savings banks, $1.00 each. j Commonwealth 3-coin banks, $1.98 each. The Home 5-coin savings bank, $2.50. - The Security 5-coin savings bank, $3.50. Xmas Gancjy in Toytown 39c pound , Sunbeam and Starlight Kisses, Star "and Royal mixed and other assortments of fresh Christmas candy. Very special at 39c - Miniature Aluminum .Utensils x 20c and 25c v Make gifts that are appreciated by the littlegirls. They are the same shapes as the larger utensils only smaller sizes. Included are fry pans, bread pans, convex sauce pans, kettles, cake pans, etc. At 20c and 25c J mm tffie Cfitistmas Store for 6veryody A L "' &gk wtiMMi- Mmm IB am fls v PS. "T Off On All Winter Coats, Suits, Dresses a Aw A Saving of One-Third And think , of it, new Winter styles that have only recently arrived. The reduction of One-Third is the result of a flying trip by our Garment Buyer to New York City, where special price concessions were secured, due to favorable market conditions. " , , Choose Christmas Apparel Saturday a ' Fur Scarfs, . F.ur Muffs, and Coatees Vs Off - Stunning creation in furs of the highest quality in warm, ultra-fashionable styles. Any Waist at V2 Millinery Values Up to $15.00 $1.95 This includes our entire stock of Winter hats in the finest Vel vets, Duvetyne, Hatters' Plush and Combinations of materials bewitchingly trimmed. L amps Vi Price Floor Bases $20 00 $27.50 $33.50 $40,00 $45.00 $50.00 $60.00 Bases Bases Bases Bases Bases Bases Bases at SJ0.W at S13.75 at..... $16.75 at JRO.O0 at 722.50 at S5.00 at S30.00 Lamp Shades 9.50 $17.50 $20.00 $24.50 $27.50 $30.00 $34.50 $39.50 $45.00 Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades are... 8 4.75 are... 8 8.75 are... 8 10.00 are... 812.25 are... 813.75 are... $15.00 are.. $17.25 are... 8 19.75 are... $22.50 , Table Lamps $ 8.50 Table Lamps $ 4.25 $ 9.50 Table Lamps 8 4.75 $12.5T Table Lamps 8 6.25 $17.50 Table Lamps 8 8.75 $21.50 Table Lamps 810.75 $25.00 Table Lamps $12.50 Etc. Etc Etc '50 For This "Royal Easy' : Morris Chair Saturday , IS AVE Dinner ware 25 to 50 on TOYS ' Saturday at About v Price You will find Toyland Twice as large as ever before because we purchased our Toys in car load lots. v This fact 5iv addition to our location Out of the High Rent District brings a saving of 25 to 50 on Dolls, Toys and Games. Santa (Himself) Here - He is anxious to meet the girls and boys and find . out what they want for Christmas. Elephant Given Away A huge $75.00 Stuffed Ele phant will be given away Fri day afternoon, December 24th. Every parent is requested to call at store for particulars. Your Credit Is Good Sett, a. $4.48 Liberty Bell Dinner breakfast set of 31 pieces, at only. . . . . 100-Piec Sett in the artistic "Statue of Liberty" and "Lib erty Bell" pattern, dQO 7C at, per set Is40l J Fifty. Plew 3et in thi J 1 u e Bird A 3tatue of Uh jrty and Lab ;rty Bell pat erns, an ex optional val le, at, a set $11.95 Liberty Bell Dinner Sets, con sisting of 42 pieces, tQ QQ t only ipO.JJO 100-Piec sVts of fine American china in the'baautiful Blue Bird Jr?..1:... $26.50, Our Entire Stocks Cedar Chests and I Matting Boxes On Sale Saturday at 1
