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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24
Daughter Succeeds Father as Judge.

Jefferson City, Mo.-A woman has
been appointed probate judge by Gov.
Elliot w. Major. an act without pre-
cedent in the memory of state Off
cials. She is Miss Frances Hopkins,
and will preside over the Clay county
Probate Court, succeeding her father,
Judge Lewis G. Hopkins, who died.
Miss Hopkins tenure of office, how
ever, will be brief, as her appointment
expires with the conclusion of spe-
cial election to fill the bench for the
unexpired term.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24
Jury Aequits Slayer Of son-in-Law.

New City, n. Y.-WiIliam V. Cleary,
town clerk OF Haverstraw and Demo
cratic leader In Rockland county, was
acquitted by jury in Supreme Court
here of the charge Of murder in the
first degree, on which he was tried
for the killing Of Eugene NJ. Newman,
his son-in-law. Announcement Of the
verdict was the signal for a demon
stration by Cleary's friends who had
remained in the court room while the
jury was deliberating.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24
At the Elrat Slana

OF falling hair get Cuticura. 1t
works wonders. Touch spots OF dan
drum and itching with Cuticura Oint-
ment, and follow next morning with =
hot shampoo OF Cuticura Soap. This
at once arrests falling hair and pro
notes hair growth. For free sample
each with 32-p. Skin Book, address
post card: Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston.
Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24
Mexieans Stop Fire on Border.

Neutrality-suspicious. Agent Ca
rothers telegraphed the State Depart
ment Sunday that Governor Mayto-
rena. commanding the Villa forces be-
sieging General Hill's garrison at Ma
60. Sonora. was preparing to withdraw
his troops to a point ten or twelve
miles from the border to eliminate the
possibility OF firing into American ter
ritOry.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24
servians Retake Belgrade.

The Servians, after fierce battle,
have reoccupied Belgrade, according
to Nish dispatch. The Austrians
occupied Belgrade December 2, after
having besieged it since July 20. bonn
harding from batteries near Simlin
and from monitors on the Danube. a
large portion of the city was said to
have been destroyed by the fire OF
the Austrians When war was de-
clared the Servian government moved
from Belgrade to Graguyevats and
later went farther south of Nish,
where it remains.
Admits Loss of Belgrade.
The abandonment of Belgrade by
the Austrians is acknowledged in an
official statement given out at the
Austrian army headquarters. The
statement says that the retirement
of the right wing involved change
in the military situation which made
1t advisable to abandon Belgrade
which was evacuated without fight
which was evacuated without fight
The most striking feature of the
official news is the candid admission
by the Austrian government of the de-
feat of the Austrian army in Servia
and apparently of the abandonment
of its third attempt to invade the ter
ritory of its small Slav neighbor.
While attributing the failure to the
enemy's superior force, as all govern
ment bulletins explain failures. the
Austrian war office announces plainly
an extended retirement and heavy
losses.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24
Russians Defeat Turks.

The Turks, considerably reinforced
from Bagdad and by a new formation,
assumed the offensive in the Euphra-
tes Valley and the Van region, which
resulted in number of engagements
of secondary Importance. In these bat
ties the Russians were victorious with
the result that the Turkish forces are
demoralized and in some cases have
lost their effectiveness.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24
Germans and Austrians Claim
Greatest Success of War
in P0land--P etr0grad
Remains Silent.
BRITISH COAST RAID
German Cruiser Squadron Bombards
Three English Towns, Killing
Many Persons and Raxina
Much Property.
Summary Of Eoents.)

Berlin is celebrating the news
from Poland of what is termed
one of the greatest victories in
history" Berlin headquarters
announces that the Russians have
been clearly beaten and that the
Russian offensive against Silesia
and Posen had been broken. A
general retreat of the Russians in
Poland, with the Germans in pur-
suit, is reported.
In contradistinction to this, the lat
est official bulletin issued at Petro-
grad declares that the Russian cavalry
and vanguard troops "are chasing en-
ergetically the beaten Germans" in
the direction OF Mlawa.
Both sides lay claim to the capture
of prisoners. the Germans to very
large number of them.
Big Battle Near Warsaw.
A great battle is in progress at
Sochaczow, thirty miles west of War
saw. The German wedge, which is
proceeding in southeasterly direc-
tion from How in which serious
losses are reported to have been in
f'icted, to establish itself quarter
Of mile west of Sochaczow. The
Polish campaign now centers at that
point
The German column was met at
Sochaczow by fierce resistance on the
part OF the Russians. The fighting
was extremely severe. asspoints lead
ing to hand to hand encounters. Ar
tillery fire on both sides was heavy
and continuous. German aeroplanes
are constantly circling over the town.
Austrians Capture $1,000.
The Austrians have succeeded in
again crossing the Carathians, and,
according to their account, are driving
the Russian left back toward the River
San, This army, assisted by German
reinforcements, has undertaken the
rather difficult task of forcing the Rus
SLAMS to withdraw from in front of Cra-
COW and also of relieving Phyzemysl.
The Austrians apparently have met
with at least partial success.
An official communication issued at
Vienna says the Austrian offensive in
Western Galacia has compelled the
enemy to retreat and his front in
South Poland to waver. Austrian
troops, advancing from the south.
reached Jaslo and Rajbrot. In this
advance and the last battle they took
thirty.one thousand Russian prisoners
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24
Poor Burglar.

"A burglar got into my house about
three o'clock this morning when | was
on my way home from the club" said
Jones.
did he get anything?" asked
Brown.
II should say he did get something"
replied Jones. THE poor devil is in
the hospital. My wife thought it was
me."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24

Amsterdam.-A dispatch from the
Sluis. Netherlands, says: violent
fighting continues on the User. The
fleets guns are playing havoc in the
German ranks. Trains filled with
wounded are entering Bruges. Most
Of these trains proceed eastward. The
fight is raging between Roulers and
Ypres and Dixmude."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24
asked
Marble to Retain.

Kniicker-Jones has remarkable
memory.
Bocker-Wonderful; he remembers
winter that wasn't just like this
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24
THE SLAvS CENTER THEIR FIRE
ON BURNING BRIDGE AND
KILL HUNDREDS.
GERMANS STORM FORTS
Won hiNDENeuRG PREDICTS A
DEADLY CONFLICT BEFORE
POLISH CAPITAL FALLS.
Western Newspaper rnion New. Service.

London, Dec. 21.-A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from
Amsterdam says: THE Germans
have evacuated Dixmude. but the re-
port that the allies have taken Mid
dlekerke is untrue
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24
Raid English Coast.

For the first time in more than a
century England has been struck by q
foreign foe. A squadron of swift Ger
man cruisers crept through the fog
to the eastern coast and turned their
guns against the Britons.
When day broke, the raiders began
the bombardment of three important
towns-Hartlepool, at the mouth of
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24
loQical Result.

"She has such .dogged expires
sion."
mo wonder, with that pug nose"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24
The French Claim Progress.

The German and French official
communications do not disclose much
of what is going on in the west, but
it is apparent that the allies are still
on the offensive from the coast to La
Bassee and at various other points
along the front. While not very
marked advances are reported the
French claim to have made some prog
ress and to be holding the ground
they gained during the preceding
days
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue Delights
the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24
sriosdier General Morton Dead.

Washington. = Brig. Gen. Charles
Morton, U. S. A, retired, died at hos
pital here after brief illness with
pneumonia.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24

superior quality has been discovered
in the Philippines.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24
Allies Push Offensive.

The offensive movement oil the
French and British has become gen.
eral and is being pushed with strong
forces, particularly in Flanders, the
Argonne, the Woevre and Alsace.
While the French claim to have been
successful at all points except at
Steinbach, in Alsace. the German Off
cial report says the Allies attacks
have been unsuccessful at several
places.
On the whole, however, 1t would ap-
pear that the Allies. who now have
superiority in numbers as well as in
artillery, have succeeded in making
some progress and have withstood Wig
orous counter attacks delivered by the
Germans.
Germans viii Resist
The fact that the Allies are in pos
session of Hollebecke. In Flanders,
and that heavy fighting was going on
again shows that they have made an
appreciable advance in the last few
days. as last week they were being at
tackled by the invaders two miles to
the west OF st. Eloy, which is on the
Ypres-Armentieres Road.
1t is evident that while the Germans
are prepared to offer stubborn resist
ance to attempted advances in the re-
gions mentioned in the official COM
munications they expect the main at
tack of the Allies to be made in an
other direction or are themselves pre-
pairing for an offensive, for they have
gathered considerable forces at Cour-
trai. from which point they could be
quickly transferred either to Flanders
or southwark across the French from
tier.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-12-24

Dr.. Dernbure, former German
colonial minister, who Is in
America lecturine for the pur-
pose of justifying Germany's po-
sition in the war, blames Eng
land for the great conflict and
asserts that German miiitarism
10 an invention Of the enemy.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
HOW GIRLS AID THE TEAM
Ohio CO-Eds Work I'D scheme
So Men May Root
Harder.

At the Ohio state university at Column
bus, where more than 60 OF the 1900
students are women. the student athletic
authorities were facing a crisis The sys-
teraatic rpotlng in The bleachers at the
foot bail games had suffered severely
because Of the general practice among
the men students Of taxing the 'co-eds"
TO the foot ball games and OF sitting in
boxes in the grand stand. where vigorous
roofing was not in vogue.
The suggestion Of change was not
advocated by the men leaders. however
The women themselves. when the. uni
verslty opened in September. volunteered
TO bring about better roofing support
for the team. To this end so.called
declarations Of Independence" we're dis
tributed among the women OF the uni
versity and each woman student was
asked to sign one. This is the declara-
ton:
I am free and independent girl and
loyal 10 my university.
like to go to the games, hut do not
want 20 depend on being taken by a
man when I know he would rather be up
In the student bleaohers with the crowd.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
PINK PNAMAS PEEVED HIM
Nevada Sheriff Diaa't Appreciate
the Hotel Proprietor
Though tfulness.

Trouble reigned in the Hotel Creliin.
Oakland. Cal, and all because OF a pair
OF pink pajamhs. II Proprietor Louis
.Abor hadn't invented q new way 20 accom-
MEDIATE transient guests. or II he had
made the paiamaa blue or green. perhaps
all would have been well-6ut Edward
squlrcs. deputy sheriff from Nevada, viii
not wear EN- pink. that's final
Aber had started q new. scheme. Many
belated dwelletsein the outskirts OF Oak
land had appeared at his hotel. after
missing their last cars. for night accom-
modations. Aber thought that Il would
be a clever concession 10 provide them
with al the comforts OF home-so he
ordered that paJaInas be furnished along
with pillow cases and the rest OF a hotel
rooms sdornment
Squires appeared 20 announce that he
had missed last boat TO San Francisco.
lie wanted a room. Dash Katona. chief
clerk. showed him to a room and left.
A few moments later the Nevada sheriff
appeared in the office. red ana angry,
and with a pair OF pink pajamAs sns-
pended scornfully from thumb and finger.
Say" demanded the deputy sheriff.
isn't Il bad enough TO put mo in an
other mans room. without puttlnE me In
a room with pair OF pink silk night
pantss I'm sorelv
The matter wss explained. ana the
sheriff returned niolified, 70 sgIeep But
he didn't wear the paiamas .--oakland
I Tribune. .ftlra 80. ,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
SHORT LIFE OF HORSE in WAR
Ten Days the Limit Announeed by
RemOunt officer of british
Army.

That the average life of a horse on
the firing line In France is about ten
days was the astonishing declaration OF
British army officer identified with
the remount department who visited the
Fiss, Doerr & Carroll Horse company
big mart In East Twenty-fourth street,
New York. a few days ago. Horsemen
were prepared to hear OF unexampled
wastage after reading about the havoc
wrought by modern artillery and machine
guns. but this report indicates such
slaughter as had not been dreamed of
here.
In the civil war in this country the
wastage of horses was at the rate of
about 600 a day in the union army, and
the service OF a cavalry horse under an
active commander then averaged about
four months. During his Shenandoah
valley campaign Sheridan required $50
fresh horses day. and in eight months
the cavalry OF the Army OF the Potomac
was remounted twice. nearly 5000 horses
having been required.
IL the British officers estimate OF the
wastage Is not wide OF the mark u Is a
feregone conclusion that veroro' the car
mage ends there will be such a shortage
OF horses as Europe has never seen. As
most OF the animals which equipped the
vast armies now In the field were com,
mandeered from farmers and others VINO
had been using them in agriculture and
industry they viii have to De replaced
for this work when peace Is restored.
and this demand. added to that OF the
war, viii. II Is believed. seriously affect
the price Of horses the world over curing
the next few years.-New York Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

In a small South American state which
had recently undergone a change of ad
ministration the new potertate summoned
an artist and ordered new designs fol
all the official uniforms.
Il wish SNOWY costumes-very snowy.
he said. for people are impressed by
them. ! have here some sketches that
myself have made. Look them over and
be gu ded by these ideas as far as pos
sible."
The artist examined the sketches care
fully. This he said. turning the pages
Is evidently for the navy and this is
for the army; but II you please, what j.
t ms long plume Plume on tnree-c9rneE ere
purple, and"
That" replied the chief Of state,
gravely, is the secret police. Every
body's Magazine.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

q would rather have him take ne to
the theater)
I intend. therefore. 10 get ny season
do. TO sit with the girls bunch in the
section they have reserved; TO yell all I
want 90 and have a good time, just as |
used 10 do al high school.
THE ONO STATE GIRL.
Latest reports from the field, accord
ing 60 The Ohio State Daily Lantern.
the university publication. are 90 the
effect that there Is now a solid mass Of
color in the bleachers at each foot ball
same and that the distinctive roofing
from this section is a great encourage
ment 20 the team.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
PROFIT BY SQUIRRELS WORK
Energetic Animals Pit AprIeOta,
saving the Fruit Growers
Much Money.

When F. +. Merritt OF Grand juno
ton. Colo, because of his love for ami
mails. refused 10 shoot a colony OF gray
squirrels that made their home under
his apricot trees. he added many dollars
10 his bank roll.
The squirrels stripped his trees OF every
apricot. but took only the pit The april
cot pit Il extremely sweet and Juicy. The
squirrels carefully opened the fruit and
extracted the seed.
The fruit, devoid of pits. was left on
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

the ground beneath the trees The pits
have been stored away by the animals
for winter use. Merritt easily collected
the fruit az pitted by the squirrels and
sold Il 20 the canning factory at 2 cents
per pound more than ordinary unpitted
spricots brought.
In addition. he was saved the expense
OF employing pickers 10 harvest his crop.
Denver News.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
4 settlement.

Mr.. Golden had a new office boy. A
few days after his arrival some money
was missed from the cash drawer
Calling the new boy into his private Of
flee. Mr.. Golden said severely.
There is $40 gone from my cash
drawer, Albert. Now. you and I are the
only people who have keys to that
drawer"
Well" replied the boy cheerfulIy,
spose we each pay S and say no more
about it?"-Harper's Magazine
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

THE SOUND OF WATER. My Mangarita
5. Gerry. iSl pp. g. Harper q BrOthers
story Of a mystery which. Il Is safe
70 aay. no reader can guess until Il Il 10.
veaied. To keep the secret OF the sup
posed crime the author has fallen into
an error almost a. fatal ss that OF per-
hitting Il 20 leak out prematurely. She
has made the central situation ana all
the details too impossible Tor credibnity.
However. any mystery. though elumsily
eontrived. is certain 10 lure number OF
readers medical mystery holds a
special fascination Tor the iaity and this
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
THE HE BLIND sPoT,

THE BLIND SPOT. BY Justus Nf,Ies
Forman. S2t Pr 1i.s5. Harper & Bros.
The story Of a man who deceived him
self A New York society man is stirred
by the new wind OF civic responsibility.
Hailed as the prophet Of common sense.
the hero won fame as a socioloRicaI
worker. an arbitrator Of Industrial dis
putes' His influence was wide. and he
was welcomed equally at Cooper Union
meetings and in Fifth avenue drawing
rooms. II was long before the girl who
believed In him found out that Il was
ambition not love OF his fellows, which
moved him and longer still before he him
self Acknowledged the blind spot in his
vision.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22


THE RANCH AT WOLVERINE. by 3.
~ Bower' 356 Pp. $3.50. Little, Brown
Mr.. Bowers new novel OF western life
IT,. like It's predecessors. full Of movement
and OF thrilling incident. It's hero. Ward
Warren. Ia the strong man who always
dominates such tales OF adventure. He
stands up against all sorts of untoward
fate including a broken leg. which, per-
force. he himself set. As he declares.
Dame Fortune spotted him in the crowd
and proceeded to use him for foot BALL.
IL Is pleasant TO read that luck turned;
that he found the right girl. who all her
life had been doing something for some
body and that he never more COM
planned of filling the role OF the much
kicked foot bali IN the strenuous game OF
life.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

SICILY ANN. BY Fannie Heasllp Lea.
~ PIP. 81. Harper a Brothers.
The story n about the love affairs of
a Virginia giri who visits her married
sister IN Honolulu, has a delightful time
every day OF her life. and attracts men
and proposals OF marriage as a saucer
OF syrup attracts bees. Her creator
did hot seemingly. thihk It worth while
10 give her much save surface NANTES
tations OF character. but these phases
are treated with skill. and as far as
there is anything 20 know about Sicily
Ann, the reader feels when he gets
through that he knows her pretty we'll
She is docile and dsmare and has the
very old Ewes facility in making the
sutton Of the moment believe that she Is
particularly interested in whatever in
terests him. In the end. after all the
other varied suitors have been disposed
OF, she gets the man she has really
wanted 10 marry all the time.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
THE RIGHT TRACK Nv c,.-, ror,,

AN-AstN Dg NihFh Louise
Burnham. 422 Pp. sL25. Hourhton-Mif-
film compare.
James Barnes has married a young
woman. cold and unloving. She is In
terested only in things OF the intellect.
and cares nothing about his home, his
comfort or the welfare OF her stepchil-
dren. The young wife has already gone
little too far with her superior airs and
her Indifference. Then there enters upon
the scene woman OF middle age whom
the husband had known in his youth.
She IL slightly deformes. and the bitter
ness Of her defect had formerly soured
her temper and given a sting to her
tongue. But now peace and content look
from her eyes, and love IL upon her IIps.
She enters the discordant house as the
governess OF the young wifes little step
son and wins him back TO health ana
good behavior. Her teaching. her being
and all her influence arc bent to the ef-
fort TO bring into the unhappy home the
same love and content that have made
over her spirit And finally she succeeds,
and the book ends with everybody good
and happy.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

story = sufficiently well told 20 COM
mand the interest OF its readers, In spite
Of the obvious defects OF tie machinery.
THE WOMAN ALONE BY Mabel Her
bert Urner 296 pp. siE Hearsts Inter-
national Library company.
a more contemplate creature than the
horo-if hero he may be calle8-of Mrs.
Umer's latest novel one cannot we'll con-
oeive. He oscillates between wife and
mistress, unable 10 be faithful 10 either.
bound 60 tho wife he detests by cow
ardly awareness Of her power 10 make
herself supremeIy dissgreeable more than
by any other thing; and TO the mistress.
first. Of course, by passion. then because
he has forged'a chain hard 10 break. A
contemplate scoundrel. whom one longs
TO kick This very longing Is. by the
by tribute to the authors dramatic
power. Her story is well told. but is
filled with most unpleasant scenes.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
THEY VIVID QUESTION. Anonymous
$40 Pp. s1.s5. The Macmillan company

$40 PIP Si.s. The Macmillan company.
The pressing question Of everyday re-
llgion Is the theme OF this book, and the
story shows tho oontrasted modes in
which different members Of the same
family, some OF whom are orthodox In
their convictions and others not, meet
their share OF ''unmerited suffering"
There Is ar absorbing love story runninIs
through the whole which reveals that
only through suffering comes character.
spiritual insight and moral heroiSm.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

MONbIGNON NIIsAHObA BY Pompeo
Duke Litta. 1886 Pp. a.S. @. r. Putnam
Sons.
Monsignor villarosa Is a sanity prelat
with silver-white curis and a heart BIZ
with sympathy. In his youth he had bee
a follower OF Garibaldi aud beneath hi
vestments stu wears the Star OF tn
Thousand" Here VIC have a fight sti
sterner than that wased In his youth
fight 10 aid IN the moral and materla
redemption OF the peasants and TO teac
the true meaning OF Christ's message
humanity. II Is a story In which love
herolsm and great Issue Jointly com
mand the readers attention.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

Six large s-inch lids. Good guaran-
teed baking oven; firebox fitted with
duplex CRATES so that you can burn
wood or coal. Nickel trimmings
throughout