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nationalitics could not make them
selves understood. They uicl;nancd
him tho consul"
1T isn't bad TO he held n prisoner
hy this crew" Johnson said. The food
has been poor. II is true, but that
could not he helped. For breakfast We
had slice OF bread and cup of coffee
Dinner consisted at first OF meat stew
and later OF half-cooked rice. For
supper We had what they called rice
pudding. II Was the cooked rice dinner
over again with some thin milk added
But haven't heard single com
plant. We knew we should have to
behave. and we did,
y husky member OF the Appam crew
dressed in civilians clothes. came
saun'.rinG by. He looked worried bu,
~ wasn't Inconsistencies or ANYTHING
personal that caused him distress
THINKS or POOR NAVyiEs
ABOARD GERMAN RAIDER
y can't help thinking Of the poor
naNvies aboard that German raider" he
said. There are about twenty OF them
who were taken from the Appam.
They were on their way 10 England 10
join some DrcadnouGht crews Death
raider like that never stops until she
is overpowered."
The sailor looked over the rail for
moment. his back turned. and then
he wheeled about smiling.
The Germans are smart" he said.
but some OF the fellows got the best
of them. ] am certain that we have
some English officers on board who
have escaped detection by being in
civilian attire. Some OF them, have
heard. changed their clothing when
they saw we were caught"
The sailor spent three days aboard
the raider. and he is convinced that she
is merchantmen overhauled Through
an accident he said. a photograph of
the raider was lost
one OF the passengers snapped
picture Of her as she approa chcd," he
said. and then slipped the kodak, con
tanning the film. into Il coat pocket In
the excitement following the capture
some one kicked the coat into the sea"
While the sailor was talking Col
lector Hamilton. German Vice Consul
Won SchillinS and others who had been
participating in a conference with
Lieutenant Berg. appeared OH the main
saloon deck. y boat whistlcd, and
VI lic thought the
time Of their deliverance from the Ap-
pam was at hand. From far down In
the bottom of the ship iloated up n
snatch of IT'S n Long Way TO Tin
perary." and then came Home Sweet
Home" followed with shouts and
laughter.
The negroes understood the excite
ment to mean that they were soon to
be released, so they adjusted their
wonderful varicolored scarfs, strapped
up their canvas baggage and began to
shuttle about eagerly. But the boat
did not stop alongsid and the official
party returned to Lieutenant Berg in
the after part of the main saloon.
y few minutes later the tug drew
alongside, and while passengers
crowded tho rail. she up and carried tho
official party away. 1t was several
hours later when the steamer finally
began transferring the prisoners
ashore TO board Il ship for New York
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Informed OF Husband,. I,,ues..

Mrs w. 4. Neal, OF 7i5 Decatur
Street, received q telegram yesterday
announcing tho serious illness OF her
husband ut Hot Springs. Ark. Sho eft
last night for Hot Springs.
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Lyrics NIId,vcck Change.

emitting detailed mention Of WAR
Brides which has already been re-
viewed in these columns two first
class acts on the Lyrics week end bill
rescue il from that spacious vale which
is populated 10y vaudeville acts that
are good enough III their way. but
which do not attain the voltage that
goes with high grade variety. In this
vale belongs Celeste. who walks OF,
wires aud Jack Kennedy and company
in piece called The Flare Back"
But this is the worst that can be
said. penman Thompson's Old Home
stead Double Quartet is JOY none the
less pure because it lacks the clown
ish member that too often afflicts quar-
tets on the hypothesis that clever sing
ing needs to hc relieved by comedy
Then there arc SchillinE and Amber
SON man and woman frankly and
gracefully stout. who sing and yodc1
with the best OF them. WAR Brides
tn" onc-act war play that was so ia
vorahly received In Richmond that II
decided To stay here the rest OF the
week. repeated the success il scored
earlier in the week.
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GERMANY LIES At MERCY
OF ONE TERRIFIC BLOW
IInnOtnuN Thinks Next Long-Sus-
tanned Battle Will Probably
End War.
BOTH SIDES NOW PREPARING
Day Believed Not Far Distant When
Fearful IIand-t o.Hand Conflict
VIII Occur, Which VIII Mean Last
of Trench Warfare.
nN GABRIEL IIANOTAJN
Formcr French Minister OF Foreign Az
fni

FoFmcF T. rchch Minister OF FOrCiEn Az
fairs.
PARIS, February 3.--The time has
come again for the allies to look
around and see how they stand. Three
vital points in the present problem
arc:
What about the trench war?
What about the war Of attrition?
What Is the diplomatic situation?
The trench war seems stationary. bu;
INC people must not be deceived. ON
both sides tremendous preparations
are being made for Il gigantic bat
tie, which cannot he long delayed.
The central empires. surrounded with
an almost complete decentralization.
through the iron ring-cithcr by pierre
ing II at a decisive point. 81 by OBJ
tanning q decision on Il far-on battle
field such as Egyp, or Mcsopotainia.
The latter solution does not offer inn
mediate danger.
The Teutons daily trying u
pierce the western front. II is very
doubtful whether they possess the
strength To carry through Il hug" at
tacI. successfully. Nevertheless there
~ one factor In their favor; they have
- tremendously powerful heavy artil-
icry. This artillery can not only pre-
par. Il great attack, but it is daily
killing allied troops.
That is how the Germans are now
nibbltntc at our front. For this rca-
son. think the day Is not far distant
when fearful hand hand battlc
will be engaged in which will end
trench warfare.
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ORDNANCE ESTIMATES
REDUCED BY DANIELS
Secretary or Navy Cuts Figures Sub.
mitted by Rear-Admirni Strauss
About S12,OOO,OO
NAVAL OFFICER QUESTIONED
Instructed Not to Answer Query
Which Might Imply Criticism of
lis Commander in Chicf-Hcar-
Admiral Blue TO BE Heard To-Day.
Especial TO The TiInes- Dl.pntch

Especial TO The Times DisDatclI
WASHINGTON. February 3-.Rcar-
Admiral Strauss. chief OF ordnance of
the navy. admitted before the Naval
Affairs Committee OF the House TO-DAY
that his estimates for ordnance had
been reduced by Secretary Daniels
nearly sl2.oOO,0OO.
Representative Brttcn. Of Chicago
questioning the ordnance chief, brough,
out through his answers that tho origi-
ma! estimates made TO tho Secretary OF
the Navy had been reduced by Mr.. ban
i"ls. without even consulting Admiral
strauss or giving him hearing
The most Important item in the re-
duction. although not the LARGEST. was
Sl,274." 900 for antiaircraft guns. which
have played such an important rol" in
tho European conflict. Tie other re
auctions were s2O.6OI FOR the gun fac
tory here: $4,000 for improved ma
chimcry at tho Washington Navy Yard,
$4,000 for buildings necessary IN tho
construction of ordnance; !2.2iS 90" fol
torpcdoes and appliances. and S1.S6O,475
for ammunition for ships. a total o:
i$ll.S19.975.
Representative Britten. during thc
hearing. declared that as a result OF
Tear Admiral Stanford's testimony he
chief Of tho bur"-u Of yards and docks
nab his assignment to the Mar. Island
Navy-fard cancelled. after his house
hold effects had been dispatched there
ADMIRAL STRAUSS DECLINES
TO ANSWER QUESTION
Admiral Strauss declined to answer
Mr.. Hrittcn's query for his opinion
about *pcedinr-up tho building pro-
cram. Mir. IaGrctt backed up tho MAYA
officer and instructed him not to an
swcr any questions which might inn
ply criticism OF his commandcr-in-
chief.
About $4,000, 600 will be required for
armor on batticships Nos. ~ and ~
the admiral said. Nine million dollars
already authorized will be required 70,
trmor on tho California, Mississippi
and Idaho. which arc not expected tc
hc completed for two years more
four years from the date Of their au-
thoriZation.
Admiral Strauss admitted that had
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MOVING DAY ON APPAM
WHEN PRISONERS LEAVE

CONTINUED from First I'agcD
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Taking up the question of coast de-
Tense. General Edwards went on:
Existing Notifications covor many
places where no possible enemy would
attack, places covered by works i'm
properly located and Improperly armed
All these useless fortifications should
he abandoned. Obsolete armament
should be scrapped, and such important
ccntcrs as are finally and properly
selected for defense should be fortified
and armed against sea and land attack.
Unless fortified and armed against both,
they should be fortified against neither.
There arc only a few of these CEN
,tcrs on the home land. We cannot, UNI
der present conditions, hope to pre-
vent an enemy procuring some base on
our shores, provided he is strong
enough to land his forces In the face
Of such mobile TROOPS as we can throw
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10
TRADE COMMISSION
DISCUSSES ITS WORK
New Federal Body Inquiries
Into Prices of Gasoline, Coal
and Print Paper.
IT AIMS TO PROTECT ALL

Washington, Dec. 9,--Thc coun-
try's business men have given hearty
cooperation to the Federal Trade
commission in its efforts to maintain
proper standards of commercial NOR
ality in American business, according
to the annual report OF the commits
sion made public today,
Development Of the commissions
policy has had for its first purpose,
the report declares, promotion OF the
best business efficiency. Its aim has
been TO understand and make allow
ancc for the difficulty OF the problem,
to sec both sides OF every case, to
protect uen in the futherance of legi-
innate self-interest by all reasonable
and normal methods, and at the same
time to keep the channels OF competi
ton free and open to all, SO that a
man with small capital may engage
in business in competition with pow
crful rivals, assured that he may oper-
ate his business free from harrass-
ment and intimidation and may be
given fair opportunity to work out
his business problems with such in
dustry, efficiency and intelligence as
he may possess 1852
Business of the Year.
The report lays stress on the work
of the commission in preventing I'M
fair competition. Since its creation
and up to the end OF the fiscal year
the commission has considered 246
applications for the issuance OF COM
plants against corporations and
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10

Waslav Nijinsky, the Russian male
super-genius of the dance, about
whom books have been written and
much ink spilled, is to be seen at the
head Of the Wonderful Serge De
Diaghleff's Ballet Russe<at the Omaha
Auditorium on Saturday night, De-
eember 10.
This wonderful ballet is making
coast-to-coast tour in two special
trains and carries. $50 persons. includ-
ing symphony orchestra of fifty mu-
sicians, and it promises to be by far
the biggest attraction booked this
season at the Omaha Auditorium. The
appearance of the Ballet Russo is by
special arrangement with the Metro
politan Opera company of New York
City, and is headed by NUinsky,
Bolm, "Lopokova, Reval1es, Gavriloff,
Frohman, Spesizewa and two score of
ballerinas in repertoire of ballots
and mined scenes. The ballet is pro-
duoed and presented exactly as in
Paris and London, where the Ballet
Russo has been a six-year sensation,
and with a number OF new ballets
never before presented on any stage.
The scenery and costumes are by
Leon Bakst, whose mastery of color
and line lately earned for him the
Nobel prize and whose work has
brought about revolution not mere
ly in the art of the theater, but has
extended to wearing apparel, otna-
ments, furniture, decorations and even
architecture the world over.
Nijinsky was scheduled to appear
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10

are PLAN rcd crepe paper covered
forms (Which may be bought at any
stationer's) on which have been past
ed design cut from paper napkin
The plum pudding centerpiece
(Which may be bought at any station
er's) on which have been pasted de
signs cut from a paper napkin. The
plum pudding centerpiece (Which al
SO serves as a favor pie) is made Of
crushed brown crepe paper over a
wire or cardboard frame. 1t is deco
rated with holly sprays and placed
on a silver platter, the latter be-
ing made of box top covered with
silver paper. The place cards are in
expensive, 10 cents for a box OF six,
but very attractive Santa Claus and
bell design.
All these different articles, lunch
set, place cards, candle shades, crepe
papers, are carried optic generally by
stationery and department stores
throughout the country, so if you
wish, you can obtain them easily.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10
Abolish Privileges
OF Purchase at the
Canal Commissary

Correspondence of The Associated Fressl
Panama, Dec. IA law to abolish
privileges of purchasing at the COM
missaries OF the Panama canal by
others than employees of the United
States government has been passed
by the assembly of Panama and
signed by the president, 1t has not,
however, been published in the Off
cial Gazette and will not become ef-
fective until three days after such
publication.
The presence Of the commissaries,
with their advantages of no rent, no
tariff and reduced steamship and
railroad charges, >has long been a
thorn in the flesh of the isthmian
merchants. The number of influential
persons who have enjoyed the priv
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10

firms, accused of unfair practices. OF
those, lO7 have been disposed Of in
various ways. Some concerns were
ordered to discontinue the tactics
complained of, others voluntarily
agreed to cease unbusinesslike meth
DDS, and in some cases no law viola
tions were found. The charges COW
cred many kinds of law violations.
The trade commissions work has
included also economic and special
investigations. What the commits
sion considers its most important
economic inquiry was into the subject
of cooperation in export trade. This
report was issued during the summer
and recommended to congress that
American manufacturers be permitted
to form export combinations. A bill
providing for that, having the en-
dorscment OF the administration, is
now pending in congress.
One investigation had to do with
uniform accounting methods. That
showed, according to the commission,
large percentage of the country's
manufacturers and merchants had
slight knowledge of their costs of
production or selling expense. An in
vestigation Of trade possibilities and
conditions in each of the countrys
industries, the report says, developed
Information that will prove invaluable
to producers and persons contemplat-
ing investments.
Price of Gasoline.
The commission investigated the
high prices of gasoline, started IN
quries into the print paper situation
and the bituminous and anthracite
coal industries, continued its investi-
CATION of resale price maintenance and
aided in disposing OF the Mexican
sisal crop.
Activities in connection with en-
forcement of the Sherman act in
cluded an investigation to determine
the relations existing between various
companies into which the Standard
Oil company was dissolved and prep
aration of a decree in the Corn
Products Refining company case re-
ferred to it by the federal courts
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10

For the Christmas dinner, the best
linen. OF course, and the choicest
china. glass and silver one possesses.
but for Christmas supper, the jolly
little feast on Christmas night SO en-
joyed by people who are not really
hungry for anything but fun. what
could be prettier than table set like
this?
1t is so bright, so attractive and
so altogether Christmas like that it
will arouse enthusiasm in the most
sedate OF guests.
The decorations are really very SIM
pie A paper lunch set is the first
factor and that furnishes the table
cover, plates, doilics and napkins, all
printed Christmas design in colors
that will not run" The napkins, you
will notice. are folded in new way,
a flower shape. Down through the
center of the table go two runners
of red crepe paper, the upper one a
little smaller than the under. both
with ruffled edges. The candle shades
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10
Turkish Bey Likes
German Police Ways

Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
Berlin, Dec. Turkey has become
SO impressed with the efficiency of
the Berlin police that it has sent to
Berlin the director Of the CONSTANT
nople criminal department, Behaed-
din .Bey, to study the methods in
vogue here, so that on his return he
may reorganize the police of Tur-
keys capital and principal cities and
introduce German methods there.
Behaeddin Bey, among other
things, plans to introduce in Turkey
the German equivalent of the Bertil-
Ion system, in vogue in America, and
many of the German detective
methods. There will also be pub
lished bi-weekly police newspaper
for the intellectual enlightenment Of
Turkish police officials and the de-
vclopment of police methods"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10

lcge given by the president of Pan
anna of buying in the commissaries
has been on obstacle in the way of
preventive action. The restriction of
the use Of the commissarics to the
people connected with the canal and
its defensive forces, for which the
commissary system was intended, will
be quite an accomplishment for the
chambers of commerce of Colon and
Panama. 1t will remove cause of
annoyance and distrust between the
Panamanians and Amcricaps and is
generally regarded as altogether to
be desired. except by those who have
enjoyed special privileges.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10

with the ballet last year on its tour
but because of his mternment in Aus
tria, where he was held a prisoner
of war until United States Ambassa-
dor Penheld obtained his release, he
was unable to join the Ballet Russo
until the last few weeks Of its closing
engagement at the Metropolitan
Opera house. This year he will &C
company the ballet on its tour Of
fifty cities throughout America in the
dual capacity of premier danseur and
artistic director,
There are the scenic creations of
Leon Bakst and the other Russian
masters of lurid color. These sets are
acknowledged by critics the world
over to represent the most distinct
movement of its kind in the theater
which has ia ken place throughout
the last twenty years.
Then, too, there are the startling
costumes, which are also for the most
part the creations of Bakst. Their in
huence upon the fashions OF our day
is an admitted fact.
Proceeding on from stagecraft and
scenic art to the realm of music, the
ballet carries with it an orchestra
of sixty pieces which is under the
direction of Pierre Monteux, the
famous French soldier conductor.
When it is remembered that the
music which accompanies many of
the ballets was written by the most
ultra OF modern composers, it can
readily be understood that the orches-
ira has in its possession some of the
most unique musical instruments
which have ever been carried by a
musical organization of any sort. This
array of curious sound producers runs
all the way from the small hand organ
which is played in Petrouchka to a
racket machine for Till Eulenspiegel
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10

The problem OF shocking walnuts without
staining the hands has been solved by c. o.
Merry. He has put cow that Is fond Of
walnut shucks in a pasture in which there
Is large walnut tree. The COW chews off
the shuck, swallows Il and leaves the nut
clean and ready for use. Tho cow gives
milk of superior quality.
Mr. Merry is looking around for a CON
venient butternut tree. with a view to try
Ing a still more novel expertment.--Cincin-
natl ENQUIRER.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10

Awful To Contemplate.
The fat plumber and the thin carpenter
engaged in their usual conversation.
There was great excitement near our
shop today"
What caused to"
Man hit by an automobile"
Hurt him much?"
NO, but at first they thought he was
killed"
What made them think thatf'
"He was carrying a cherry pie and II
mashed under one arm."-Youngstowu Tele-
gram.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18

treme left (from the 'front.' can pc
taken as a typical example. Her name,
it developed, is Adelaide Mason. She
was found contorted in an earnest
effort to touch the back Of her head
with her heel.
What in the world are you doing?"
queried the inquisitor.
"Ufl" she gasped. "How many
years will it be before can do that -
She was attempting a feat that Penny"
accomplishes without the slightest ef-
fort.
Just as Miss Pennington is unques-
tionably the ablest dancer of the girls,
so is Carl Randall the expert among
the men. While his impersonation of
Nijirsk is q bit ambitious, there are a
lot Of people in the audience who
couldn't explain just where the great
Russian artist has it on Carl.
The most remarkable back stage oc-
currence takes place in Act II, Scene 4,
when Miss Ina Claire appears in rapid
succession as Jane Cowl, Geraldine
Farrar and Billie Burke. A special
dressing room has been erected back
stage. and men are stationed all along
the course between the exit and the
room, like policemen on the day the
Modified Marathon takes place, to clear
the way for the actress. She enters
ronchalantly as Jane Cowl, to the music
which George Cohan thoughtfully pro-
vided in his revue. Once her song is
finished, she tears out Of the exit at a
terrific clip. and just manages to re-
turn in time to make a ball-player's-
daughter entrance as Sam Hardy sings:
She's my darling, she's my darling,
she's my darling Geraldinel
I'm her Lou-lu. I'm her Lou-lu, Pm
her Lou-lu Of the screen.
Then of she darts a~ain. to rstuEH
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18

wings, and to mark the deliberate man
ner in which her actions excite laugh
ter in the audience, is unescapably 70
arrive at the conclusion that Miss
Brice is a close student of Laughter"
Professor Henri Bergson's enlightening
essay on the meaning of the comic.
Her every movement has that mechan-
ical automatism in which the French
philosopher assures his readers the Sc
crot of arousing laughter lies.
Anxious to verify this observation
in the making Of which no little pride
was felt Miss Brice was approached
az she left the stage and sounded on
the subject. 1t is a regrettable duty
II record that she never has heard OF
Professor Bergson. "But know Berg
man." she said, with an anxious-to-
please smile. "You know, Bergman, of
Clark and Bergman, the vaudeville
team now with Step This Way"
The biggest criticism which the Fol-
lies have come in for is concerned with
the chorus. Here is an aggregation of
young girls which every one is anxious
~ admit the most beautiful in all the
world, and yet they appear only half a
dozen times.
From the standpoint Of one behind
the scenes, the fact that the chorus has
lot OF leisure cannot by any stretch
Of the imagination be construed as a
handicap.