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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-23

ready to move into their fine, new and
modern residence in West Brookings
when their friends took possession Of
the house and presented them with
some fine presents as a token of the
esteem in which they are held. A
dainty lunch was served and the even
ing was most delightfully."- spent in
social intercourse. Mr.. Johnson is
employed as a tailor 1t the Mode
clothing store.
Reception-The white House." 416
Medary Ave, was the scene of a beau.
tiful Bluebird reception on THURSDAY
last when guests were entertained
from 500 to 1000 p. m, in honor OF
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, e Mrs. Gait,
Madame Palon Marshall acting as hos
tess of the evening, and Madam
Chappell Marshall chaperoning. The
White House gardens were heavily
taxed to furnish flowers for the oc.
casion. The rooms were bedecked
with beautiful and rare orchids, valued
at approximately 5000. Dainty blue
birds were in evidence everywhere, or
curtains, doorways and chandeliers.
and Christmas decorations were also
used to accent Yuletide. The Marine
Band vas absent on account of an en-.
gagement elsewhere for the evening.
Some Of the usual military pomp was
lacking for our chief executive was un.
able to be present as he was busy in
the Blue Room talking with a promin
ent newspaper reporter co%ncernine
the popularity or the reverse of his
speech on Preparedness" The oc.
casion was unique in the history O,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-23

the White House in that the guests
entered by the front entrance and with
out cards and were admitted and es-
corted upstairs by the chief buffers Of
the White House, the Misses Genevieve
Chappell and Genevieve Caldwell, clad
in military suits, carrying out their
parts in an excellent manner. In the
uppe rooms of the White House the
guests were efficiently assisted and
waited upon by the French maids,
Henrietta and Marie, which roles
were carried out by the Misses Rachel
Sheldon and Lydia Schultz respective
ly, in such an artistic manner as to
cause their recommendation to the
public as the best French maids in the
land. AS the guests descended to the
first and second parlors they We're
waited upon by the buffers with print
ed programs for the evening. Next
the hostess introduced the guests to
the bride, Mrs. Ruth Miller Gait, and
to her mother, Mrs. Judge Browning
Bowling, and to each other. When all
had met the bride-to-be and visited
with her and extended to her their
best wishes, the following program
was enjoyed Bluebird Fantasies.
Madame Countermine McAdoo
ST as Micerahlec"
........ Catherine Milne Ridgeway
The first time the President saw my
daughter
Mrs. Judge Browning Boiling
Selections from Madame Butter
fly. Madame Gillespie Gadski
On Woman's Suffrage, in Germany.
.......... Madame Haase Sorbin
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-23

Words of Sympathy to Mrs. Wood
row Wilson.
Madamoiselle Ruby Keller Roosevelt
A Toast to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,.
Madame Downs del la Peisand of
Austria.
"Batalas O~nglezas". Madame
Bloomquist Schumann-Heinck.
Stealing a Watermelon. .........
Prof. Grove Clark
Madame Bloomquist Schumann-
Heinck being in the city was invited
and she favored the reception with
some noted Italian selections. She
was gowned in a magnificent dress de-
signed in accordance with the latest
Paris fashions.
Special mention should be accorded
to Madame Haase Serbin, the wife Of
the German ambassador who address
ed those present in her famous Ger
man speech on "Woman's Suffrage"
Many beautiful gowns were worn on
this occasion. The gown of the bride
to-be was one worm by her grand
mother and made of Oriental lace
draped over Grenadine. Her veil was
OF rare old mosquito net, and was fas-
tened back by an exquisite sunburst
of sandstone, a gift from the groom.
She carried a shower bouquet of wild
flowers.
The mother of the br%ide-to-Ee was
clad in a handsome black gown of tulle
lace and chiffon with a court train of
knitted Saxony. Some other gowns
which deserve special mention as
being very fitting to the occasion were
those of Miss Flo Hoch Smith, which
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-23
SOCIETY NEWS


This department IL edited by Mira. Ria l.
Ziegier and anyone having social news OF
interest vii. confer q favor on the Register
by 'phoning Mrs. ziegler. SIS.
Saturday Literary club-About eigh-
teen members responded to the roll
call of e trent events at the home OF
Mrs. Bushnell. After a short business
session Mrs. Bushnell continued her
book review. Mrs. Mitchell gave a
very interesting paper on Christmas
Customs in British Isles" A very
good Christmas story was then read
by Mrs. Erwin.
surprise-A select party Of their
neighbors and friends most pleasantly
surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Frank John
son ct their hone on Second street
Tuesday evening Of last week. Mr..
and Mrs. johnson were just making
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-23
NOTICE

To those having received notice Of
Personal Property tax.
After January 4th the Sheriff's office
will be obliged to collect this Delin-
quent tax, by distraint and sale, II not
paid otherwise. This will be at a
greater cost to you, which this office
wishes to avoid. Fred s. Miner,
Sheriff Brookings County.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-23
LIE Cafe au Lait
LIE Cateau du Diable
LIE Petit TOurte

Later in the evening the FIRST lady"
threw her bouquet from the upper
stairs, and it vas gracefully caught by
Mesdames Rohrer Bucharest and Coun-
termine McAdoo. Among the guests
were the following: Alice Chamberlin
Longworth, Jessie Thayer Wilson,
MADAME Wilhelm Gregory, Mrs. Pres
ident Binnewies Yuan Shi Kai, Mrs.
Senator Stermer Kenyon, Madame
Lundsten Lodge, Flo Hoch Smith,
Madame Evenson Z~weidinek, Madame
Upman Lansing, Mrs. Vernon Vahle
Castle, Mrs. Murphy Won Rintelen,
Madame Sorenson harrington, Madam
oiselle Button Harrison, Mrs. VIM.
]. Catlett Bryan, Mrs. Henry Catlett
Ford, Madame Bonnell Overland,
Madame Countermine McAdoo, Gather
inc Milne Ridgeway, Madame Biers-
dorf Sterling, Mrs. Judge Browning
Boiling, Madame Bloomquist Schu-
mann-Heinck, Madame Haase Serbia,
Madamoiselle Ruby Keller Roosevelt,
Madamoiselle Rohrer Bucharest, Mad
anne Downs del la Priezend, Prof.
Grove Clark, Madame Gillespie Gadski.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-23

was composed of lace curtains daintily
draped; and that of Mrs, Ruby Keller
Roosevelt, which displayed butterfly
wings, the latest novelty in the world
Of dress.
After the program the game of pro
~fession" was played. Then the follow.
ing delicious La Carte de Jour was
served:
To Gaia on Oft
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
Storage Battery
Needs Attention
in Cold Weather

with the coming Of the cold weather.
the storage battery used In connection
with the starting and lighting systems
may require a little extra attention. q
states c. J. corkhill OF the Nebraska
Haynes Auto Sales company, distributors
In this territory Of the Haynes. America :
rlEnt car. "A cold motor requires much
eranking and consequently much current
Il used The effect q cold on q storage
battery 10 10 make Il slueglsh.- - hydro
meter should be USED frequently to see
that the battery is not beiAg discharged
70 too low . deGreo.
"A storage battery will gradually be-
come discharged when standing idle. even
when no current is being used. due TO
the fact that slow chemical action IL
taking place ~ all times within the hat
terry. REGARDLESS Of whether the current
ls being used or not. When a car IL not
to be used for as long e. two or three
weeks. ca tho car Is 10 be stored. thu hat
terry should receive a complete charge
before allowing the battery 10 stand, and
Il should receive additional charging at
least evory two or three weeks. until The
cells begin 20 Bas or bubble freely This
charging II best done ~ allowing the
battery 70 resnsin IN the car without dis
turblng any Of the connections. ~ al
Loving the engine 10 run At the same
speed AZ e attained when the car a
travelling At about twenty miles per hour.
In order 70 avoid free1ing OF the BAD
terry 4 should always bo kept In = f,ally
eharged condition. A fully charged bat
terry win not gree4e a. any Of the fem
peratuFes ordinarily ekperienced
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
Who Owns Bullets
War Victims Garry
Around in Bodies

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.)
BERLIN. Jan. B.-The question. to
whom does the projectile in the body OF
wounded soldier belong. Is discussed
gravely bx- Court Assessor Lange In the
German Juristic Magazine with an ar
ticle declaring the ownership Of such
missile to reside in the state.
A bullet. he says. IL not an ownerless
object ''The soldier who sends 1t on its
way does not thus surrender his states
ownership Of It. His object Ia merely to
do as much damage, as he can. and It
must be assumed that he intends to re-
obtain possession of the missile thereafter
for recasting or other possible use. II.
however. It be assumed that the state
originally owning the projectile gives up
IT'S ownership by firing It away. II does
not even then belong to the man un-
lucky enough 70 get In it's way. but to his
state, under international law and the
law OF prizes OF war. The wounded
man possesses tho missile only as the
representative or the state Of which he Is
subject. writes Herr LANCE.
The question OF bullet ownership ap-
pears TO have arisen first IN Bulgarian
hospital during the Balkan wars IN 1913.
A quarrel arose between wounded soi-
der and surgeon both Of whom laid
claim 70 an extracted bullet Herr Hach-
enberger, wen known German jurist.
considered the subject -exhaustively at
the time. but without coming 80 def
mite conclusion. except insofar as TO de-
eide that the missile did not. IN any case.
belong 20 the surgeon. Professors
FRANKIE and zittslnann also noted ter
man juristn. considered the subject IN the
following year. Both reached the con-
cluSion that the projeetile belonged TO
the soldier
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
ALI, WIN IN STRAIGHT SETS
Bell, Touohard and Karl Behr Tri-
umph Consecutively at m
door Tourney.


NEW YORK. Feb. is.--T. r. Peii. q. r,
Toucbard the piaying-through champion,
and Kari Behr. tho internationaiint. all
won III straight sets today in the progress
Of the national indoor tennis champion
ship tournament az the Seventh regiment
armoFy. W. c. Grant. former holder Of
the title, was the only player OF the top
flight 20 meet defeat Grant could not
switch the passing shots OF A. M. LOW
bond. the rceimentai winner. the latter
winning. ~ 50
The important matches OF the day fol-
low
Third round Karl f3ehr beat Matthew
Taylor. Foriham. 81, 81; u. III whitney,
Boston. beat r. schcnck 0-2 rs. ~; G
+. Touchard beat G. Chambers, Brooklyn.
90. e-3; J. ~, stelnacher New York. beat
Fl w. PcaseIe. formerly Yale captain, 0-S
81. 50; Is. NJ, Phillips beat q A. III
Dionne, 80, e1t A. N. Losibond beat
w. e.. Grant as, Ga.
Fourth round 4. Il. Pels beat II. I.
Bowman, jr,. indoor champion, e-9 81
4. M Lovibond beat s. w Merfsew Ga.
6.3. ,. 3. Prentice. formerly Harvard
captain, beat G. L. Johnston, jr., forr
1nerla New ENGLAND intercollegiate cham
piok o. G42
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
FRENCH IN GERMAN LINES
Small Detachment Hiding Within
Forests Of Belgium.
Did NoT RETREAT IN TIME
Patty Of Hundred and Fifty
Caught in Circle Of Teuton Ad-
vance NOW Living ON food
They Can Find.

Correspondence Of The Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 15.--So far as known, q
party of 80 French soldiers who failed
to hear the order to retreat during the
fighting in the forests OF the Belgian
Luxembourg as far back as August %,
are still roaming about from one hidine
place TO another in the woods resisting
the enemy. This surpassee the record
Of the 18th company OF the 10th French
infantry. which recently passed fifty-
eight days within the enemy's lines.
The present party has now been cut
off from the French lines for nearly four
months. It IL motley force made up
OF straggIers. who. instead OF surrender
ing when they found the return to their
lines blocked by the Germans, escaped
10 the woods and lived off the country
as best they could. picking up amn1uni-
tion from the battleflelds at night Aided
In this by women and children, It is
said. they got together 1900 cartridges
which they deposited In various caverns
for safety. For shelter they built huts
and aug trenches, from which they frc-
,quently emerged to harass the Germans.
Heat.the Entire Area.
The latter finally decided to beat the
entire forest country Of about $500 acres.
Columns OF 1000 men took part in the
hunt, but were unable to discover the
hiding, place Of the stragglers Despair
ing Of succeeding by any other means.
they resorted to persuasion and posted
the following notice In the villages in
the south of Namur and Luxembourg:
K French Soldiers: We know where you
are and the strength OF your force. m
your interest IL will be better that you
surrender and we promise In that case
that you shall be accorded the honors OF
war. You must know however, that you
expose the population OF the country to
reprisals we have forbidden all farmers.
all millers and all peasants to furnish
you with provisions and in case OF In
fraction they shall be shot.
The following morning another notice
was posted In Beanrain, signed by the
officer commanding the French detaeh-
ment; 'since you know so we'll where
we are, come and take u.s.
The Germans have not yet reported
taking them however, and they are sup
posed to be still rambling from forest
to forest between Givet and Bastogne.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
WITH BASKET BALL PLAYERS

(continued from rase onel
which they forgot a their departure from
Silver City, Ia. Friday.
After playins one gane the Monmouth
Park five dishanded for the season.
For Kamea with the Murphy DID It's
call Douglas afo9 and asa for Joe Morgan
Fer games vita the Nebraska School
for the Deaf, call Walnut lbS and ask for
jackson.
Linn expects to rejosn the clarks next
week after an absence Of nearly month
due to sickness
shainholtn. who has been out OF the
Swift lineup with a bad arm, has again
rejuined the packers,
The First Christians are the first
ana Come 81 home Win Win 1 Victory. -"
narka. torIneg center Tor Swift and
Company. Is holding down the pivot posi-
ton for the South Omaha Baptists.
Providing they can secure three games
IN the Vicinity OF Omaha. the Hascail
Indians val come here during March
Drummcnd Of the Townsende finds
has decided 70 quit playing and apply
himself entirely 70 thia task,
1he University Of Omaha Reserves
would Ike % hear from some of the
Paisley, cars Of University OF Omaha
Tbs Druid camp Of the Modern Wood.
men have AZ last struck their stride and
arr rapidly oispoeinG % the Qulntets
eleimins the independent city champion
ship.
With willard and several other OF
their regular players out 81 their lineup
the Hanscom Park Methoalsls lost their
second game Of the season 70 the KountHe
Memorials
That hiE basket ball games In Omaha
are : AyinG Proposition was shnNn AZ
the IIIInoIa Afhlaiic club Ia .naa.n8 .sa....'
when the Chlcegoans departed' for fhs
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
Barges on Seine
Now ALI Pressed
Into War Service

correspondence OF the Associated Press.
PARIS; Jan. 5-The familiar Seine
barges that brought wine up the river t.
Bercy. sand to Solferino. flour to Sainl
Bernard. coal to Ivry anil lumber to ths
Saint Martin canal. have changed theil
vocations. Some OF them have gone, Ut
toward the front to bring up the sInews
OF war. including 1890 tens Of coal daily
The "guepes.Y those madly putting NJ
tic boats that formerly tugged heavy
loads Of imports from Rouep and made
Paris the next thing to seaport. are
dividing their efforts between the con
voying of supplies and the protection OF
communications with the west coast
With quick firers and three-inchera
aboard they have constantly patrollcd
the Seine as far as Havre with view
to any hardy attempts by the Germans
on this important route.
The "bateaux mouches" those swift
and agreeable passenger boats that take
you 80 comfortably up to Charentoa and
10 the Bois de vlncennes or down to ct.
Cloud. sevres. suresnea and the Bois
du Boulogne In the summer are, do
ing what They can to keep UP the ia
miliar aspects Of Paris. but because OF
imeprious military regulations they are
now held up at Auteuil; there. all pas
sengers must disembark and show that
their papers are In order before proceed
ing further.
The thousands OF canal boats that in
times Of peace ply along the User. the
Lys and the canals, have followed the
refugees of those regions down the line
of Frances interninable waterways and
found a snug harbor at Tolbiac bridge;
the refugees have rejoined them there
and, thanks to one OF tho innumerable
relief committees born OF the war, they
have been fitted UP into comfortable lodg-
ing houses; several thousand refugees
from Flanders are housed. fed and even
washed there. for there Is a dining barge
and laundry barge. as well as sleeping
barges h this floating village that win
be remembered as one Of the most pic
turesQue side lights of the war.
The quays OF the Seine have something
OF the appearance OF perpetual summer
Sunday with the bookworms out Of town.
The books are mostly locked up In their
boxes and the antiquaries spend most Of
their time discussing strateEy instead OF
driving bargains Cor books. coins or
stamps.
The flower merchant Of the ouai des
Fleurs have nearly all moved to the
neighborhood Of the military cemeteries.
but their neishbors. the Seine fishermen.
are there. drawn by that attraction,
seemingly unconnected with fish. that
even war Is unable to diminish
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
Lower Auto Prices
Leads to Danger of
Cheap Production

The most vital development OF the last
year In the automobile industry. 80 far
as the public il concerned Is the very
material reduction in prices
The reason for these reductions is in
large part due TO the decreased cost OF
material and the introduction OF Inn
proved and iabor-saving machinery. to-
gsther with more compact and less ex-
pensive organisation. In brief. the au-
tonobile industry. stin IN its infancy. IL
showing the. beneficial effects of expert
ence to very marked degree.
"The transition to lower prices has.
however. raised a danger signal that the
buyer should not fail to heed aIertly.' .
says H. B. Noyes OF the KisBei Motor
Car company This lies in the tendency
on the part OF some manufacturers 70
cheaper their product in order 70 list Il
at figure below those competitors who
have gone as far in price reduction as
safe business methods and maintenanee
OF quality win allow Names mean less
this year than ever before. and it be-
hooves the prudent purchaser to exam
Inc closely the mechanical merlts OF a
car. regardless OF its trade mark ana
previous reputation.
I'VE are quite willing that this test be
applied 10 the Kissel Kar models Al
though selling for much less than the
models OF previous years. the new Kis-
sci Kars are Ia mahy respects better
cars than their predecessors They are
built OF just as good mafeflai and ac-
cording TO just az high and rigid stand
ards Stock parts can, be purchased
cheaper than KisseTa can build them. but
the latest models are as completely man
ufactured In Kissel's own factories as
formerly The Kissels know that no OUT
slider can build them as well for Kissei
Kars.'
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
BUSTERS SHORT RUN OF FAME
Rose frsn street waif to real
Actor In Two sGonths and
Jumps Show.

Two months ago Buster. q little brindie
boston bull terrier. was lost from hia
nome. He belonged TO Robert owen, s1I
North Hardesty avenue Kansas City.
One day he was picked up by the city
dog catcher" and taken to the pound 70
be sold or killtd. It appeared to be the
end or Buster
Last week an act at the Globe theater
was almost put out OF commission by the
death OF one OF the dogs used IN q basket
ball stunt The owner OF the act went "a
the dos pound Thers he picked ,uf a
brtndle terrier from the lot o. homeless
dogs which had been gathered. He paid
$ for him.
The curtain went up on the dog act Al
the Globe IAst Thursday. Almost eimuI-
taneously . man and his daughter sitting
In the second row jumped from their
seats and rushed to the rear OF the thaa-
ter. where Louls oppenstein, owner of
the theater. stood
did this act start here In Kansas
CITY III asked the excited man
Why. ne; they're from New YoEk.
Mr. cppenstsin said.
Well, my names owen. ana there's
dos on the stage there that. looks like
one lost two months aso." he returned.
Nay we 80 back and sosY'
So the man. his daughter ana Mr. Or
pensteir went back When the, door lead
ing directly onto the stage was opened
there was one loud yelp from the little
hrindle dog. He jumped first into the
arms Of Mr.. Owen. then rubbed against
the daughter. whining all the willis.
Yea, he's yours" said Mr.. oppenntein.
And nov Buster Is back at home. after
tho Of the most exciting months OF his
life-aii the way from an outcast IN the
street 70 full-flsdged actor on ne vaWde-
vile stage--KansAs City Timas
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
BILL OFFERED TO LEoALIzE
BOXING I'M INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS Ind. FEB. Is Box
ins under . cpmrnisuioner would b L.
Ealszed IN indiana n bill presented to
the legislature today beconae0 law.
The BIN II similar % tho Wisconsin law.
ezoept that II provides for only ono cona-
missioner instead Of three,
Under ehe provisions Of the Measure.
boxing bouts you'd be limited b ten
rounds and betting and che sale Of IN
toxicating liquors nt the place OF the
bout would be prohibited. LAesnse fees
would range from 81 70 500, according
70 the nire Of the cIty. while per cent
Of The gross Receipts would 80 70 me
state.