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Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-29
Urges Neutrality Of
Speech and Action

John L. Kennedy. attorney. told the
mems forum OF 81. MAry's Avenue Con-
gregauonal- church yesterday that al
though neutrality OF neart on the part
OF foreign born residents OF America. Is
not possible or even desirable during the
progress OF the great struggle In Europe,
yet neutrality OF action and speech Is
a duty which these persons owe this
nation.
Mr. Kennedy. who. while a member OF
the national house Of representatives. In
troduced an amendment 10 a literacy test
tlll relating 70 immigrants. eliminating
the stricter requirement and establishing
me present requirement OF ability to
speak English as a requisite 10 naturaii-
sation, declared that IN his opinion
American citizenship rs the greatest OF
an privileges. He urged education OF
children OF immigrants as the most po-
tent means OF establishing unity Of
thought and feeling IN the United states.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-29
BRYAN DENIES HE
HINTED NOTE BLUFF
Nebraskan Issues Statement Saying
He Didn't Give Dumba I'm
preston Thus.
STRIKES AT "J1NGoo PRESS

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-An in
teresting episode in the negotiations
between the United States and Ger
many over the sinking of the Lusi-
tania came TO light tonight over the
issuance OF a statement by former
Secretary of State Bryan denying
published reports that after the first
American note had been sent to Ber-
lin he gave DR.. Dumba, the Austrian
ambassador, the impression that the
grave and insistent tone of the COM
munlcation was not to be taken seri-
ously.
II develops that the incident thA; has
given rise to these reports resulted from
a Misunderstanding by Herr Zimmerman
OF the German. foreign office OF n mes
mage from DR. Dumba.
sop to Public Opinion.
II was learned tonight that in CONVEX
sation with Ambassador Gerard, Herr
Zimmerman mentioned that he had been
Informed by Dr. Dumpa that the AJneri-
can note was merely intended as Il sop TO
public opinion In the United States
Secretary Bryan's statement follows:
II have noticed that a number of the
lingo papers are publishing a statement
10 the effect that after the sending OF the
first note TO Germany, gave Ambas-
sador Dumba the impression that the note
was not intended TO be taken seriously.
I am not willing that the uniformed
shall be misled by that portion Of the
press which Is endeavoring to force this
country into war.
Gets Statement from Dumba.
Il reported 10 the president the con-
versation which l had with Mr.. Dumba
and l received his approval Of what I
said. When we learned the conversation
had been misrepresented in Berlin. I
brought the matter to the attention of
Mr. Dumba, and secured from him a
statement certifying to the correctness of
the report Of the conversation which ]
had made to the president.
Ambassador Dumba's statement was
sent to our embassy at Berlin and Am
bassador Dumba also telegraphed the
German government affirming the cor
rectness of my report Of the interview
and denying the construction that had
been placed upon It, These are the
facts In the case"
Get competent help through The Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-29
"CommendabIe"-B 10 Make an
Iccbox.


Icebox.
OMAHA. June 2s.-1o the Editor OF
The Bee: Enclosed find $ TO assist in
furnishing pure milk and ice for babies
and children during the hot months
The raising OF fund for this work Is
very commendable IN you and the money
expended viii be Of great value I'm con-
serving the health. lives and comfort Of
the little ones in this city.
In this connection. n you would make
known the following instructions for
making an ice box. which win cost com
paratively nothing and any person can
construct II, I think II would be advan-
tageous.
Take a box eighteen inches square.
which can be gotten at any grocery
store. put three inches Of sawdust in the
bottom OF the ice box and upon the
sawdust place two pals. one in
side the other, and I'LL the space be-
tween the box and the upper pail with
sawdust Into the inner pail put your
milk or nursing bottles, surrounding them
with cracked Ice, then cover the inner
rail with a tin cover and the box. with
It's own cover. on the under surface OF
which nail on about ten newspa pers.
When you wish TO pour out ice water,
simply take out the inner pail Keek this
ice box in cool. shady place and II will
asnwer all the purposes Of a high-priced
Ice box for the care OF milk
n. w. CONNBLI.
Health Commissioner.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-29
Storms Do Damage
to Southwest Crops

KANSAS CITY. Mo, June 2s.-stor1ns
which swept central kansas and north
ern and eastern Oklahoma today. caused
widespread damage to crops ami prop
erty. Some points reported winds Of a
violence almost equal 70 a tornado. &C
companied by rain. which sent many
streams out OF their banks.
Apparently the disturbance centered be-
tween Wichita. Kan. and Tulsa, ON.
wind which reached veiociay Of
fifty miles per hour at Pcnca City. Okl.,
wrecked many small buildings ard up
rooted trees. More than an inch Of
rain fell at Wichita. In Muskosee iO3
inches Of rain fell, stopping street cars
for a time.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-29
SEES HOPE Fer
GREAT CORN CROP
Burlington Report Says Only Plenty
Of Sunshine and Some Rains
Later Are Needed.
BUMPER WHEAT CROP COMING

The Burlington's crop report for
the week ending last Saturday indi-
Gates a most favorable condition so
far as crops all over Nebraska are
concerned The report shows that
rains continued general over the
state until about the middle Of the
week, when they ceased and the
weather became much warmer. This
change, according to the report, was
beneficial to all growing crops, es-
pecially corn, which since has made
rapid progress and is now close to
the normal condition at this time Of
the year.
While the Burlington's report generally
is optimistic. bumper corn crop Is not
predicted. this being its language;
AS stated In previous reports. corn had
had start and locally some Of the first
planting was damaged. The crop. as n
whole can hardly be said 10 be damaged,
as there Is ample time and sunshine after
July / to make corn crop IN Nebraska.
IL Is simply n question OF moisture the
latter part OF the season So far as
present conditions Of corn is concerned
We may have any kind Of crop. or no
CROP"
Corn Crop Ertimate.
AS compared with conditions in the past
at this time OF year and on the basis OF
a perfect crop being 100 per cent by divi-
sions. the corn now Is estimated as fol-
lows.
Division. Per Cent
Omaha........... 50 Lincoln ,.........,. "
Wymore. ~ McCook ........... 80
With, the exception OF on the wymore
and M6cook divisions. where a consider
able acreage was damaged by excessive
rains week ago. the Nebraska winter
wheat crop, according TO the Burlington's
report. continues In perfect condition. BY
divisions and on the basis OF 100 per cent
for normal crop on a ten-year average
the condition at the end Of last week
was figured as follows by divisions;
Division. Per Cent.
Ornaha......~....100 Lincoln ........... .i0l
Wymorea........ 81 McCook...... -. SO
The report indicates that wheat has
about all headed and that In the south
ern counties Is beginning TO ripen. with
indications that during next week hsr-
vesting will begin in many localities and
on the whole. the crop VIII DO OF the
bumper variety.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-29
Swiss Monastery Is
Made Ready for Pope

GENEVA. Switzerland Cvia Paris).
June 2s.-Durlng the last few weeks the
Monastery at Eitenisedln. Canton OF
Schwiz. has been carefully replaced and
modernized TO make II ready. IL is said
In the eventuality OF the pope going there
10 reside temporarily The German and
Austrian ministers to the vatican who
now have headquarters at Lugano,
Switzerland, are favoring by propaganda
this change of residence for the pope.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-29
The Bees Fund for
Free Milk and Ice

The Bees fund for free milk and
ice for the little ones in poor fam
lilies has struck popular chord.
A little help from many people
will do the work
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-29
RETAIL STORES CLOSE
ENTIRE DAY JULY FIFTH

The retail stores are to be closed all
day Monday. July s, in recognition OF
Independence day, as the Fourth Of July
falls on Sunday this year. The board Of
directors Of the Associated Retailers
recommended this closing for Monday
This will give the clerks a chance to go
TO the ball game in the morning. the
auto races in the afternoon. or the wrest-
ling match at night at Rourke park
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-29
Alderman Sends
Out Annual Notices
(From a Staff correspondentl

LINCOLN. June 8.--(special, )--colonel
Phil r. Alderman. local commissioner.
Is sending out his annual notices TO
hotels and eating houses notifying them
that for the small sum Of - paid In adj
vance they will be permitted 20 do bnsi-
meas al the old stand for another year
He hopes that II win not be necessary
70 send another notice nor an emissary
Of the department 10 collect the fee
with accompanying costs
The order applies not only 20 hotels
end restaurants. but apartment and
rooming houses.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-29

and gentle in action and free from
opiate or narcotic drugs of any descrip-
tion. A dose at bedtime brings relief
next morning in an easy, natural man
ner without gripping or other discomfort
DR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is SOLD in
drug stores for fifty cents bottle. 1t
has been on the market for a quarter
of a century and is today the standard
household remedy in countless homes
throughout the country. A free trial
bottle can be obtained by writing to DR..
w. B. Caldwell, 45s Washington St..
Monticello, Ill.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-29

''whispering Hope" that sweet and
simple sons OF optimiam well known 20
the older generation. Il superbly sung BY
olive Kline and Elais Baker. and these
two artists slso contribute a duet OF
: as beautiful abide With Ne" Miss
M ,aker has . solo. too-the Eye Hath
Mot seen air from oauls Holy City.
nnd Reed Miller Il heard in another
number Ny Soul Is Athirst for God"
nom this same work That favorits
singing evanselislic leader. Homer lode
hcaver. presents two more revival
hslnns. sweeter A. the Years 05 BY
ard sSnee Jesus Came Into Ny Heart
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-29
Principal Reed
to Stay in Omaha

4 decision to remain in Omahs. rather
than accept the principalship Of a high
school ut Louisville, Ky. is the substance
OF a telegram sent by Principal Reed Of
Central High school.
Mr.. Reed was in Louisville last week
and was urged by Superintendent Hol-
land Of that city to make the change.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-29

Get competent help through The Bee
and get into your own business.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-29

Bee Want ADS Produce results.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-29
ASKS PHONE BOOK RElSSUE0
WHEN HIS NAME IS LEFT OUT

Because the firm name and telephone
number OF -the Chicago Laundry company,
1903 Capitol avenue. was left out OF the
june directory by the Nebraska Telephone
company, suit has been filed In district
court and Judge English issued an sitter
native writ Of mandamus returnable July
? 70 compel the telephone company TO re-
issue the directory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-20

with looking out across mighty acres of wheat
eyes dull now, and dead. 1t is all dead-the
youth that pushed us up and on, the laughter and
courage that sweetened the world, the dreams,
the strength, the Man-Power-all dead on the
Field of Honor.
"On the Field of Honor
The field of honor is a field in strange land
The marching men thought it was green field,
full of music and glory, but it was just sugar
beet field, very muddy, and full of trenches that
in time made good graves for the honored dead.
On the field of honor there was no music
only roar and shrieking; no marching of
brothers banded-only lying flat in the mud to
shoot brother men; no glory-only hate, and
dirt and horror, and red pain.
1t was the field where men threw away life
work, homes, the love of women, the future of
children, the existence of race, and then
beautiful creative life itself-the field of honor!
We look at these pictures Of the men who died
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-20

Yesterday we laid dear Aunt
Mary beside her husband.
Dick and I went with her and
Jim Edie insisted upon accom-
panying US.
Jim was heartbroken, and he
voiced his sorrow in the quaint
way that peculiarly belongs to
him.
Il suppose" he said, while we
were on the train, that no one
ever tells the truth about his
mother"
why. what do you mean, Jim, .
i asked in surprise.
well, you see, never had a
mother. She died when l was
born. and to tell you the truth,
have always thought that most of
this mother stuff was mere senti-
ment which made her a sort of
angelic being that could not by
any sense be real.
have seen a good many of
ny friends mothers and outside
the glamour of the name I have
found them much like other old
w0men--mostly selfish, exacting
and self-satisfied, having to be
petted and cajoled-and making
3 general nuisance of themselves.
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EDITORIAL PAGE THE TACOMA TIMES /
And They Call These Be-TrenchedL Muddy Beet Patches

In the Illustrated London News there is pub
lished every week shocking series of pictures.
There is nothing immortal or disgusting about
tit is merely double page full of small photo
graphs of fine looking young men. The shock
comes when one reads the words printed boldly
above the pictures-"Dead on the Field Of
Honor
Dead on the Field of Honor!
All the pictured faces you see are dead. A fine,
outstanding lot of young Englishmen they were
intelligent, Clean brave, and gay-but they
are all dead That boy with the eyes full of glor-
ious youth and the mouth still sweet and whim-
sical-he is dead.
There is man with the face Of chief-firm
lips and steady eyes, and square chin-but they
led him to death. This one must be poet the
beauty of his face revealing his mighty visions
for the future-but he is dead too
And there is a face from the Canadian prairies
a face that is strong and gentle. and clear q ed
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CONFESSIONS
T. OF A WIFE

"Margie, ! never knew | had
missed anything until l met dear
Aunt Mary. She was the beauti-
full reality of all I had dreamed a
possible mother might be.
She was a cood woman-tne
very best woman / have ever
known-and yet she understood
that these temptations that might
hold all the allurement that
heaven might give for some of US
while for her they seemed only
the scorching fires of hell.
"She marched with her regi-
ment. Margie. She never Jagged
behind or missed step. She
died with the sentence that
Robert Ingersoll said over his
brothers cold form just before it
was consigned to earth. Ever
since Aunt Mary died 1t has been
running through my mind, He
had a sympathy as wide as want
and like the sky 1t bent above a
suffering world That describes
Aunt Mary better than anything
/ can say of her. / don't know
why, but Margie. | have had for
her a reverent love that ! have
never felt for another human be-
ing. ! have been better man
because of her, and II will be a
long time before / shall get over
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-20
FLOCK OF GEESE SAVED wilma
FROM CAPTURE THE FIRST TIME
BY Mary Boyle O'Reilly

LONDON, Sept 20. - wilma,
which today is in German hands,
some weeks ago escaped capture.
1t is said to have been a flock OF
geese that saved 1t on that occa-
sion.
Wilma, which seven German
armies made such desperate eff
forts to take, should seem home
city 10 Hindenburg's hores. For
it is the home OF the goose step,
Wilma geese, famous throughout
eastern Germany and western
Russia, are bred by thousands in
and about the old capital Of Ii
tijuana, and are driven by goose
girls to the great goose fairs SO
to 200 miles away.
When Petrograd warned the
Poles to evacuate their cities the
goose girls OF Wilma prepared to
save their flocks.
No Time to Lose.
There was no time to lose
Mackensen, marching from Clnolm
to Brest-Litovsk, Prince Leopold
OF Bavaria striking at Siedcle,
central junction of the Polish
salient, no booty in abandoned
Warsaw to detain the baffled In
vaders, seven German armies al
most surrounding the neighbpr-
ing fortress of Kovno, all the Rus
sian corps continuing their nun
dred days retreat.
The future of Russia depended
on that skillful, steady retirement
,but 1t left poor wilma open to
the enemy.
Failure meant q Russian de-
bacle, the surrender of 100000
men. German success depended
on the speed with which the Ger
man armies closed In upon wilma
Fit Geese With Boots.
The goose girls. realizing these
things. prepared to drive theiI
thousands of birds before the ad-
vancing army. To prevent the
geese getting footsore and thin
on the long journey. they were
made to step through warm tar
and afterwards in fine sand.
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the feeling of great loss"
This, little book, is just the
way / feel about dear Aunt Mary.
She never failed to say the thing
I thought she would say, nor do.
II I can only grow old as she did
telling always that "the best is
yet to come" will not only be
happy but make others about me
happy.
What a terrible thing 1t must
be, little book, to feel that some
people would be happier IL you
were dead, and yet ii is true that
when you are nearing the end of
life the people about you will be
happier when you are gone and
yet this is the condition in most
families when one of its members
lives to great age.
Dear Aunt Mary was over 10,
but she was the greatest chum
and most valued friend | have
ever had--and now she has gone
forever.
We returned to the city, and |
again had an illustration of her
love for me.
When dear Aunt Mary's will
was read it was found that she
had left to me the beautiful old
home where she and Uncle John
had lived so many years, all its
old furnishings, her clothing and
jewelry. The rest of her property
except some keepsakes to Mother
Waverly, Jim, Dick and Annie,
she divided between Mollie, Mary
and me.
This. Dick says. will give us
about 100000 each. OF course,
Mother Waverly thinks 1t dread
full that Mary should have divided
her property among Strangers
meaning Mary and me--but Dick
thinks II is all right.
This money will certainly
change things In the family.
Mary need not go back to the
book shop unless she wants to,
and someone will have to take 1t
over to get mothers income out
OF IL.
L wish Dick would let me do it.
am sure II would do me good to
get out and work.
Isn't 1t good thing, little
book. that we only live one day
at q time and that none of us
knows what kind of living tomor-
row will bring?
CONTINUED Tomorrow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-20

They were cruelty exhausted
men, marching into a vacuum, an
ticfpating a wicked winter cam
paign. and powerless to shake
themselves free of a tireless foe.
And the sight of 5000 finely
fattened geese proved too great a
temptation.
A goose massacre followed. In
trice the wide plain WAS dotted
far and wide with tiny camp fires.
Hours later the invaders, fed
up with wilma geese. goose-tsep-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-20
RIGHT FOR US TO
SHIP ARMS. AYERS

The Rev. Delmer e. Trimble,
of the First Methodist church,
has a question box and one of the
questions asked him was: "Is
the U. s. justified In permitting
the sale of ammunition to Euro
pean belligerents?" The minister
answered yes; it has been done in
other wars. Germany for in
stance sold munitions to England
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-20

Thus provided with perfectly
fitted boots, the 20-pound birds
could comfortably march into
Russia without having to cackle
for a chiropodist. When all were
shod the enormous flocks started
off east and north along the 800
foot-wide cattle roads.
Moving with snail-lke slow
ness, resting in devastated fields
at nightfall. one great contingent
was suddenly surrounded by the
vanguard of q German army.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-20
COSTS LIKE EVERYTHING

Somewhere 1900 passengers have been held up on
steamships for nearly week. by earth slide in Gailard
cut in the Panama canal
It's terrible blow to the steamship companies. OF
course the passengers quiet waters and could eat
Ordinarily voyages, steamship profits accrue,
to considerable extent through passengers not eating You
often crowds and crowds of passengers who
DON don't want eat and don't they again
have to eat We easily believe the report that this week
of oag in quiet canal waters cost the steamship compan
les $4,000
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-20
BOY OF IA GAINS
REP. FOR BRAVERY

BRIGHTON, Eng, Sept. 20
Alfred Thompson, aged IA, of this
place, who joined the Seemed
Royal Sussex regiment gained Of
fetal recognition for bravery in
Flanders.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-20
Hindenburg hordes.

Hindenburg hordes.
The nameless engagement, "a
mere meeting of covering COM
panies," may not live in military
history. But in the opinion of
Polish refugees, flock of roast
geese saved wilma.
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LIKE REAL SPINE

We take special delight in the accommodating evidence
that Uncle Sans newly discovered secretary of state has
good stiff back bone instead of gutta pecha vertebrae
Right wrong, strong for the Lansing way of
handling state affairs.
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ped toward wilma.

Secrecy, suddenness and sur
prise were essential for their sue
cess. The Russian front, fore
warned, rushed forward by mo-
tor to the counter attack. Artil-
lery of all calibers flung back the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-20

when that country was fighting
the Beers, he said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-20
WHAT ALLIES LOAN AMOUNTS TO

If you merchandising running dry goods store
for nstanceand you overstocked and if in addition to
having too much stock you had lot of idle money in the
bank and about that time perfectly reliable customer
would walk into your store and say
Mr. Smith, need lot-a big ot-of your goods but
little short of money If you will loan money
will give you the best of security and top rate of interest
and in addition will spend in your store and won't OBJ
ject strenuousy if your prices marked up Bit
In that would you take him upf Well we rather
guess you would.
That's what the French and English financial ENJOYS
seem to be saying to Uncle Sam, merchant and capitalist
It's clean cut business proposition simple the A. B.
Cs
WE'VE GOT TO
Count Bernstorff gives out an interview in which
he says to the press
You may say for me that within fortnight all sup
posed differences between the United States and Germany
will have been settled and permanently settled and the
lions more friendly than they have ever BEEN"
We will wait fortnight, Count. We bit before
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Fields of Honor!''

on the Field of Honor and offer prayer for
their souls and the souls of those dead whose
bodies yet live.
Then we make prayer for ourselves.
"Lord! What shall we do to be saved?"
The woman with poodle has no time for
children-but thank heaven, the woman with
children has no time for poodle!
Don't say cit can't be DONE" The chances
are you'll find somebody doing it,
Women are now engaged in making bombs in
France. The women folks know how TO give
man blowing up.
Gear Nicholas has practically retired Duke
Nicholas. Boys and girls should not confuse
this Nick with Saint Nicholas.