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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09
Care of the Wounded
in the Great World War

By Nm. RIcHARD DERBY

At tho outbreak Of the war the Americans resident
In Paris conceived the idea OF starting hospital Tor
the OF the wounded In Paris and at that time
large school building there given 20 them by the
French government 10 be used hospital went
over 10 Paris the first week in October At that time
there about $50 10 patients in the hospital
The first two or three weeks OF October we didn't
get great many wounded. and that in spite OF the
fact that pretty spirited fighting going along
the lines. In the middle of october the president ana
the military governor OF Paris came TO the hospital
and approved Of what doing, and a very little
while after that the French governor made promise
Of sending ten patients day. That promise was
strictly adhered to- and from that time on patients
came In. ten every day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

Mount Slower. Sierra neighbor of Mount
Lassen. is blowing off steam and smoke and Civ
ing other signs Of desire to break into the tour
list belt The wondrous resources OF this eoun-
try are no more remarkable than their readi-
ness TO supply in off year all the thrills globe
trotters dote on
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

Bread riots and poverty are gripping the
Spanish people. At the same time Italy has con-
fiscated $1,000 tons of provisions shipped from
Spanish port to one OF the warning nations.
Evidently the premium price OF contraband
goods blinds the Spanish merchant to home
needs
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09
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SOUTH OMAHA March S-To the
Editor Of the Bee: in 1900 the city Of
South omaha was credited with 26,O0i
population. In 1910 IT showed UP with
g6.263, a large increase Of 262 In ten
years. In the year 1901 the expenses OF
the city government amounted to $4,000
In 1914 the city expenses were SOS, 900.
What have we to show for it, Why
should We not be Cor annexation, Why
increase city expenses $4,000 when there
was such a small gain in population?
LEGES
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

The legislature is always chuck full of future
governors. congressman and judges during the
closing weeks before adjournment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

With 800 prisoners in the county jail, what
fat rakeoff the sheriff would have had IL his
5O-cent day feeding graft had not been knocked
in the head as a result of the fight made by The
Bee
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

A market week in a market town is reciproc-
fly with the bark on. It profits the visitor and
the market man.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

Why, OF course when the Commercial club
is with us, It is omaha's most representative
body of business men, but when it's against us,
it's bunch OF reactionaries.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

General prosperity is playing two prime fav-
orites abroad--powder mills and hospitals.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

The general health of the armies Is pro-
nouneed splendid. The better the material the
greater will be the execution OF the guns.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

The jitneys found the name ready made;
they certainly would not have gotten il through
n prize contest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

STILL IL our lawmakers were relieved of
everything in the nature of tinkerng with the
Omaha charter. what would they find to put
their time in on?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09
HummeI's Free Adj.

OMAHA. March s-To the Editor Of
the Bee; AS 1 see other people recon-
mended for commissioner I would like
to boost for Joseph B. Hummel for re-
election, as 1 think he has given entire
satisfaction TO the public in improving all
the city parks ana making Fairgrounds
for our children and amusement for the
older ones, too. such as our public bath
ing beach and ball grounds, golf grounds
tennis courts and our beautiful green
house in Hanscom park.
RAY SHOHREEN
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

Diplomacy's typewriting machines furnish
the only visible keys to the international situa-
tim
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09
Now is the time
to look at offices

If you thinking of moving this spring. the time
to make your selection
We have only the following offices to show you and we
may have nothing at all in couple of months
Just now, have small offices, but applications will
be received and if changes occur applicants will be given
first choice
The offices listed below include some of the most desr
able in the building, if the size and arrangement please
you.
Suite 900: This second toor
- facing the corridor around the s par
and two private offices. 1t light
T1ce' per month ..,.,,..,........ $500
Room 400 This offices which is con-
-- sidered so very desirable 1t is 2Ox2O feet, and
has two windows facing north two west.
The large vault is particularly desirable for
some classes OF business The door of this office
is directly at the end of the hail. so that the
the corridor. -
Price, per ................ $40 M
Suite 42s: offers exceptional space and dear
ing room and two private has north
hght and It's occupants receive he
and comfort OF well kept office building
Ground Especially printing office This has
- been occupied by printer for many years
Floor on account Of its location in office building
and in the heart Of the office building district,
Room an S % p Ss an asset Ss. in an this or
alley There is very satisfactory light and
ulation II likewise has the from
the standpoint of insurance and safety Of being
in a nreproof building The floor
Price, per ................S 500 On
Apply to Building Superintendent Room los
THE BEE BUILDING COMPANY
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

Women on the Pubic Welfare oOarc-why
not?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09
Loyal IN His Four wives.

There Arab in the ward who had had some
injury to his arm. and two weeks after his injury
everything had been going all right Suddenly one
day he refused TO eat. day went by day
vent by. and he ate nothing. Finally we got an in
terpreter to talk TO this Arab and he said tears
in his eyes. that he a family and had four
wives in Tuns He showed letter from of mis-
wives saying that they had food and they were
starving there. and the Arab said he could
good food while his wives starving in Tunis
Then collection taken and to his wives
and from that time on the Arab was happy again.
The patients on their arrival at the hospital
I'm condition of tremendous exhaustion. don't think
have ever seen men exhausted Very often. for
the first twentyfour forty-eght hours they would
sleep practically the whole time They entirely
all In, they Just dead to the world. But from
that time after they had gotten their first
exhaustion they came around. and It seemed to me
that they showed bascaly pretty good stamina and
good physical condition. because or the way in
which they handled Of those terrific infections
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09
Peril Of shrnnneI wound..

Just a few words about the nature OF the wounds.
The wounds were OF three varieties. the shrapnel
wounds wounds from rifle bullets and wounds from
bayonets On my division, which had about 100 beds,
had eghtytwo of shrapnel wounds, there were
twenty OF rifle bullet wounds and only one
bayonet wound. Now Of those shrspnel wounds every
OF the infected woune. OF the rifle
bullet wounds four of them we're clean. And with
the others that infected the infection mider
not of serious a nature IL was In the case OF
the shrapnel wounds Now OF course 1t is easy TO
why the shrapneI wounds tremendously in
fected Large pieces of shrapnel carrying with them
pieces OF clothing with whatever dirt is on the
clothes in the clothes mean that when the wound
OF entry is large and the wound Of exit is
sti larger one the tissues between the two points
tremendously contaminated by dirt The result is
that those tissues all infected And II often
possible to recognize in these wounds and pick out
the materials OF red and blue OF the French soldiers
uniform. We even found pieces Of wood and straw
in the wounds and other foreign bodies OF that sort
Now, II IL significant that there only
bayonet wound. ] don't know exactly how to explain
that for read in the papers OF bayoret charges.
only that probably most Of the fighting at that
time fighting in the trenches. and there not
very many bayonet charges made
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

Economy and parsimony never do team
work.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

IL ts believed that excellent substitute for silk
has been produced In Panama by srossing the blooms
OF certain wild fiber plants with a species OF Co.'S
sipium The result Is staple OF texture finer than
cocoon silk but with tensile strength about five
times greater.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

Shortly after the war began "a woman
received "A letter addressed to her by her
husband. She opened the envelope, which
had already been opened once by tho
she found slip of paper bearing these
word
Your husband is well. but too COM
municative. "-Everybody's Magazine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09
SAID IN FUN.

Mrs. Slinlsou-Look here. Bobbie you
haven't fed your chickens now for three
days.
Bobbie proudly)-My dear mother, how
can l stay at home and feed chickens
when have been elected president OF our
chautauqua cirCus2-Life.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09
About the Ambulance Service.

Just want TO speak of the ambulances of the
hospital The work began with only a few aInbulances
but since the beginning OF the war. the ambuances
have grown in number. I think they have now up
wards of seventy running from the hospital. Some
OF them running 20 the station OF which / have
spoken. 20 bring the wounded back. Others are con-
neeted with various parts OF the English OF French
lines The duties OF those ambulanoes connected with
the directly to bring the wounded from the
field dressing stations and field hospitals which are
ordinarily situated a short distance back from the
trenches TO base hospitals evacuation hospitals as
they call them which usually situated at the near
est railroad From that point the wounded are brought
by rail down the line
This has brought out the tremendous impor-
lance OF ambuances. They are OF great use because
OF the length OF the time before the wounded can lie
removed from the trenches cannot be done In the
day time, only at night and that means that the
mems physical condition Is poor
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09
Those Who Die on the Field.

ThOGe Who Die on the Field.
IL was interesting TO note that out of these cases
which numbered in all about $50 there five
patients with abdominal wounds, mean by that pene
trated wounds of the abdomen. That Is very slgnif
cant think II fairly represents the very, very small
proportion of cases OF those who receive abdominal
wounds who recover. Twice had opportunity to
out behind the lines. behind the French. and
behind the English was particularly interested
in the question OF abdominal wounds. and 1 came to
the conclusion have many before me- that the pa
tients with abdominal wounds never off the
battlefield, or out OF the trenches.
There were three cases Of fractured skull. That
IL also significant majority OF these patients die
the battlefield.
had four cases of gaseous gangrene in the $50
cases, which is % cent AS matter OF fact, all
most all of the wounds contained gas One could feel
the crepitaton OF gas under the skin That was. IN
the majority of casos caused by colon bsoli,
such organism, forming gas.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09
Peroentaae Of deaths in Ho.pitaI..

On December Is there had been 500 admissions Ia
that hospital In Paris. and sxty-five deaths. That
a death rate of 81 per cent which very high
think the lowest death rate I'm any was In the
Spanish American. The "Reminiscences war was a
little bit lower than this But that Is just hospital
and IL isn't fair TO say that mortality throughout
France is high that
II seems to that the treatment has grown very
conservative. more 10 than before In war sur
gerry, IL appears that the tendency s TO leave the
wounds alone. to combat the infection and depend
the OF nature for looking after the ma.
tient Perhaps the only point In which surgery has
gotten . little bit radical Is the matter OF
amputation II seemed 70 from what l saw over
there. that h better TO take off a leg than 10
subject those TO chronic bone disease which mst
for years and years and rather think that a.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09

Subscribers leaving the city temporarily
should have The Bee mailed to them. Ad"
dress will DO changed as often as requested.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28
SOCIAL SEASON AT
MASONIC TEMPLE
Opens Tomorrow with Sale, Turkey
Supper and Halloween Party-Ma-
sons and Families Invited.

The social season at Masonic temple
will open tomorrow with sale, sup
per and Halloween party, and indiea-
tions point to an occasion of great
pleasure. The sale will begin at 4
o clock and turkey supper will be
served from $50 to clock in the
dining hall, and this feature promises
TO make the occasion memorable.
Throughout the temple there will be
Halloween decorations of a character
to give weird effect, heightened by
ghosts and witches.
A sale of aprons will be conducted
up stairs, while down stairs candy,
nuts, etc, will be sold and fortunes
will be told from a tent The card
rooms will be open, and after supper
there will be dancing until midnight tc
orchestral music.
The affair viii be under the auspices
of all the Masonic bodies and Bing
ham chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star. All Masons and their families
are invited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28
ONE OF NEW YORK'S
FOREMOST REPORTERS
Harry w. Stowe of Evening World
Staff, Who Died Yesterday, Was
Native of West Brattleboro.

Harry Welch Stowe of the Evening
World, one of the best known and
most popular newspaper men in New
York city, died at l o clock yesterday
morning at his home, in Twenty ninth
street, Whitestone Landing, L. l., after
an illness of only one week.
Mr.. Stowe was taken to the Flush
ing hospital a week earlier and was
operated upon last week Wednesday for
appendicitis. The appendix, however,
had burst and blood poisoning ensued.
On Tuesday, realizing that the end
was near, he begged to be removed to
his home, that he might die there, and
his wish was granted.
Mr.. Stowe was born in West Brat
tleboro, Al years ago, and went to New
York when a child with his parents
Oscar and Susan Gerry Stowe. Since
he was 10 years old he had been work
ing in newspaper offices in New York
and had been on the staff of the Even.
ing World nearly 25 years. All the New
York city newspapers speak of him as
being one of the best reporters in New
York and one of the most dependable
Possessed of a unique news ability and
rare judgment, he had always been con.
sidered by newspaper men and by all
with whom he cane in contact as a re,
porter of unusual ability. He recently
became member of the Evening
World Twenty-Five Year club.
| Mr.. Stowe leaves his wife and two
children, son, Roy, 10, who is prepar
ing to enter West Point, and a daugh
ter, Mrs. Patrice Scott He leaves. in
addition, brother and two sisters
/ Clarence and Miss Minnie Stowe OF
Waverly, Mass, and Mrs Maude Me
Dowell of New Orleans. There are alsc
two uncles, A. Wells Stowe and Alonzc
t. Stowe, and an aunt, Mrs Thomas /
Miller, in West Brattleboro, whom ht
visited summers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28
AUTO PARTY
GROWS FAST
Upwards of 26O Planning to
Come to BrattlebOro
Tomorrow
BATES, BABBITT AND
TAYLOR AMONG THEM
Manager Sherman of Brooks House
Promises Good Dinner - Highways to
Be Discussed Afterwards with View
to Improvement.

If fair weather prevails locally to-
morrow and there are not many de-
fectlons from the ranks of business
men in Bennington, Bellows Falls, Will
mingtOn and Marlboro, total of over
200 residents of those towns in 6S au-
tomoblles Will arrive in Brattleboro at
noon. Headquarters will be at the
Brooks House, where dinner will be
served to the visitors at l O'Clock.
This trip IS for the purpose of meet
| ing State Highway Commissioner Stod-
| dard Bates and discussing with him the
proposition for better highway be-
tween Brattleboro and Bennington
| Many members Of the Brattleboro
board of trade will join the visitors at
II o clock for the meeting which viii
follow Immediately after dinner.
| Besides Commissioner Bates the
guests will include President Frederick
| H. Babbitt of Bellows Falls and Sec
rotary James p. Taylor of Burlington,
of the Greater Vermont association. Ev-
cry one is interested in the better
roads project and this trip is the re-
suit of the recent two-days' tour of
members Of the Brattleboro board of
trade through southern Vermont and
western Massachusetts.
the Greater Vermont association who
was of the party, suggested to Presi-
dent Horton ID Walker of the Brattle-
boro board of trade that he arrange
for the meeting in Brattleboro and Mr..
Walker adopted the suggestion. 1t will
be some problem to feed all of the
visitors at the Brooks House. but Man
lager George f. Sherman refuses to
worry about that. He says they will
all have a good dinner tomorrow, and
that assurance is sufficient for all who
know the hotel man.
When Mr.. Walker started out to ar
range the little party he hoped for a
sizeahle gathering, but he did not an,
ticipate that Bennington and other
towns were planning to shut up shop
and descend on Brattleboro. When ask
ed this noon if reports up to then
were the limit of what was to be ex
pected he made an emphatic denial
At the rate increases are being made
semi-daily in the number who are tC
come he said that by breakfast time
tomorrow he expected to hear that al
, residents of southern Vermont woult
be here for dinner.
Il Reports mp to this noon called for 4;
q cars from Bennington. 16 from Below
Falls, seven from Wilmington and TIVE
+ from Marlboro. This makes a tota
. of 6S cars, and averaging four passen
I gers to car they will carry the mum
+ ber of guests well above the $50 mark
K and the final report is yet to be made
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28
GOLDFISH VANISH IN
ACT NOT REHEARSED
Magician Forgot Ducks Fishing Pro
pensities while Pulling Of Oriental
Stunt in Bellows Falls.
Especial TO The Reformer.)
BELLOWS FALLS. Oct. >

BELLbNpS tAIl4>, OCt. -.
Understudies are now taking the places
of four goldfish which had prominent, al
though not speaking, parts in a vaudeville
act which appeared at Manager IL. De
Motto Pcrry's movie palace the first three
days of this week And the understudies
are doing their work without previous re-
hearsals, as they were called into the spot
light without notice.
All Ching Foo a Celestial, presented
an Oriental magician's act Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday. and until last night 5
performance everything went along swim
mingly, even TO the goldfish in the bowl.
During the last performance last night
Mr. All brought forth the bowl of gold
fish. apparently from nowhere, amid the
applause of the movie fans and after re
ceiving applause he set the bowl on the
floor of the stage, the man who had been
assisting him inadvertently having left the
chair used for that purpose behind the
scenes.
| Then Mr.. All proceeded with his stunt
and brought forth a live duck, eliciting
more applause The house was enthusi-
astic and All Ching Foo devoted his en-
tire attention to his next trick. The duck
wadded about the stage and within a
few moments was devoting his attention
to the goldfish.
Unfortunately for the Chinese magician
he introduced at this point little comedy
in his act and when the crowd began to
laugh he thought his funny stuff was
going big" The audience roared and
yelled One, two, three, four goldfish
disappeared, the last one just about the
instant the comedy trick was brought to q
finish by Mr.. All. There was a great
outburst of applause.
/ Mr.. All made a few bows and ther
glanced at his duck. The bird actually
appeared to be laughing at him. HI
Hooked at the bowl The goldfish had tax
en- part in disappearing act that Mr.. Al
had never rehearsed, and with one will
look at the audience he started after tn
, duck The duck waddled off the stage
the magician followed him-and the ac
that made the biggest hit here in month
was over.
Stage hands captured the duck an
: saved it from the Chinaman until he ha
time to regain his composure
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY

France s war cabinet is in the pro
gress of reorganization. Premier Wv
iani has resigned and Aristide BRAND.
former premier, will organize a new
ministry. Mr.. Viviani will remain in
the cabinet as minister of Justice and
Mr.. BRAND, besides the premiership,
will take up the foreign portfolio as
general secretary of the foreign office.
Pirot, a fortified Serbian city which
the Bulgarians have been attacking in
their advance on Nish, has been occu-
pied by King Ferdinand's forces, ae-
cording to a despatch from Saloniki
London has received an unconfrmed
report that the Serbians have retaken
Uskup.
The Viviani ministry in France re
signed today and Former Premier Bri-
and has been asked to form a new
cabinet. 1t is understood that NJ. vi
viani will remain in the cabinet as
minister of justice.
A Russian fleet anchored off the
Black sea coast yesterday and began a
bombardment of Narna. Varna is one
of the points at which it has been as
sumed Russia might attempt to land
troops for the invasion Of Bulgaria
Today's official statement from Ber-
lin on the Serbian campaign announces
closing-in on Nish by the Bulgarians.
Further advances have been scored by
Teutonic forces that have fought their
way well into Serbian territory from
the northern boundary, the Berlin war
Office declares.
| On the front in Russia the Germans
report repulse Of Russian attacks on
positions recently taken by Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg's troops in the
Dvinsk region and the advance of Gen
| Won Linsingen in the southern sector
A marked increase in the rate of re
Icruiting In Great Britain is attributed
| largely to King George 5 appeal and
/ the execution IN Belgium of Miss Edith
j Cavel, is reported.