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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-05

man at the wheel must make up that
time in order to get back into the
generals good graces; he never goes
toe fast to suit his illustrious pas-
seRGeE,
General Jafire has been described
by some of his generals as the safety
valve Of the army. While he is THE
directing intelligence Of the great ma
chine he is at the same time the re-
lief for overcharged minds OF SUB
ordinates who, under certain contin-
gencies, may be ovcr-affected by mat
tiers OF secondary Importance. Sur
prised by some unlooked-for develop
ment and impressed by complication
that seems to them decisive and per-
haps irremediable, simple observa-
ton iron Joffre eften reduces the ex-
aggerated incident to its prepeE pre-
portions and cooIs the blood OF his
subordinates, r
All Want to Visit FreHt,
The general-ln -chief Is not partial to
the visits of civilians In wartime. He
has resisted with admirable consist
ency the constant pressure of thou
| Sdtus OIL influential ltNilldhS WIN Adfe
no business at the front, but nevef-
theless desire ardently to see 1t. Be-
sides the hundreds Of war correspond
ents, the supervising committees OF
the chamber of deputies, hundreds OF
other influential politicians, ministers,
and other governmental officers, there
are the visiting netabillties from the
allied countries who never fail to put
In MI application for visit to the
front.
When the general lunches at the
general headquarters he manages to
satisfy some OF these lnnumerabls de-
mands by receiving French or foreign
mlnistera, generals, ether officers OF
: allies armles, or netabillties, ut his
} table. The dinner 10 generally Eeed
, one, because Jeffre eats with an ex-
: cellent appetite, although he drinks
little and smokes not at all, II Is
one OF the hours OF the day which he
looks forward to, because questions
relating to the service are vigorously
, barred from the conversation and
! gaiety is the rule. After dinner the
c general turns over rapidly the leaves
OF tue latest llluSualCu p&pSIv euu
!, complains of the multiplicity Of pho
!, tographs representing him in all sorts
Of positions and poses, that he rarely
finds to his taste.
The general-in-chief returns to his
work at half past eight in the evening
to receive the reports OF the day that
! have arrived in his absence. and &c
y approve the communique to the press
y which is never transmitted to Paris
5 without having received his approba.
!, ton. The ordnance officers bring il
I the last kilograms and receive theil
). orders for the morrow. At 10 o'clock
y after the members Of his staff have 81
s. retired, the general finally. entirel,
6 alone in his workroom, finishes hi
IS days task.
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JOFFRE HAS WORK
Famous French General Has Use For
Every Minute Of His Time
Somewhere.
TWO YEARS OF GRUELLING

Correspondence of the Associated Press)
Paris, june 6.-Twenty-one months
OF responsibility by Genral Joftre in
the conduct of the greatest war III
history, during which time he has
been on duty an average OF seventeen
hours day and has travelled more
than 10000 miles in motor car, do
not seem to have aged this veteran
soldier a bit; there is not the slight
est betrayal of fatigue in his counte-
nance, his step or his mind; he is
quite as ready for any development
today as at any time since the war
began and his decisions arc as
prompt and clearly thought out as on
the historical August Goth, 1914, when
he issued to the French armies the
general instructions for the battle OF
the Marine.
1t is in a quiet villa surrounded by
pretty garden and in spacious
room on the ground floor with a
billiard table covered with maps In
the center and maps on all the walls
that the general-in-chief begins to re-
ceive reports from his staff officers
between five and six O'Clock in the
morning.
Hates a Telephone.
General Joffre on sitting down to
his work table finds single sheet Of
paper on which are noted the latest
news of the situation of the French
and German armies received during
the night. There is no inkstand or
the table, for the gneral writes very
little, and no telephone, an instru'
ment that he detests, and never uses
except by proxy. There is
complicated set OF colored crayons
however, with which the general witt
his own hand marks changes in the
situation OF the armies on the maps
After a hasty glance at the mem
orandum, the general listens to re
ports from the staff, which are rap
idly commented upon. while concis,
orders are given covering question
Of detail; afterward projected order
of considerable consequence are sub
mitted to the general by members o
his staff, or submitted by him to tn
staff
General Joffre listens to his Off
GERS with rather detached air; h
even has the appearance Of payinl
no attention to what is being said
then suddenly will surprise his stat
by interrupting the reader of tn
report or letter and reaching out TO
it. Whenever a phrase or wor
strikes him, he insists upon readin
for himself; he also follows for him
self, pencil in hand, reports concern
ing military operations and move
ments Of troops, and seeks out TO
himself even the most insignifican
points named in the dispatches. Wit
the same care he reads every tele
gram, every order, before. signing j
The first session Of the day dit
poses Of questions of organization
troops required at different point
movement by rail, sanitary service
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Works on Schedule.


After about three hours consecrated
to reports and the necessary orders
to provide for the eventualities of the
day, Joffre rises from his desk and
puts on his cap. which is the signal
tor the departure from the general
headquarters to some one of the
armies at the front. 1t is generally
about half past nine. Three power
tul motor cars are always waiting
at that hour in front of the villa. As
the general passes out OF the door,
all officer pushes into his hand
small paper that he sticks into the
pocket OF his jacket, 1t is the time
table and the itinerary OF the days
Journey. arranged and approved by
hun the evening before, and from
which no divergence is permitted.
The general-in-ehief and an ord
nance officer get into the first car,
while second officer follows in what
is called the relief car" the third
one being reserved for two secretaries
who accompany Joffre on all his
visits, to the armies. These same
cars have carried the general and his
suite since the beginning Of the war
over nearly every mile of the ground
from the sea to the Vosges. The
hours he spends speeding over the
country are hours of comparative
rest for him. He improves the occa-
sion to read in more detail long re-
ports that have not required iinmcdi-
ate attention, but which he wants to
know from beginning to end, but
most of the route is spent in rest, the
general being an adept in the art of
catching snatches of sleep enroute.
He is credited with the power OF
sleeping when he wants to and OF
awakening at will.
Cars Familiar to All.
The generals car is known to every
one in the army by the tri-colored
fanion with a gold fringed cravat that
it carries. He always arrives without
ceremony and proceeds Immediately
and simply to the business In hand
whether 1t be a discussion Of impor-
tant projected operations with the
commander of an army, or whether II
be his simple lunch, which he often
takes seated on the ground at the side
Of road, and which he dispatches
with good appetite. Frequently, in.
stead of leaving the car to visit the
headquarters OF an army, he take.
4 the general in command into the cal
with him and discusses matters en-
route, thus saving time and keeping
to the time table prepared for hi!
round. The discussion goes on Will,
. the general-in-chief and the genera
: in command of an army are making
their way to the communicating
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"By the way" he added, do you
happen to have any gasolinea We
can't get away from here until we
get some"
II can give you and your friends
something to eat" was the answer,
but haven't any gasoline. I'm only
here myself because Of the storm.
You see" he explained, "I'm in the
coast survey"
"By JoveT exclaimed Hope, stop
ping dead, then you must know the
man we're looking for. He's in the
coast survey, too. His name is Fitz-
maurice-Arthur Fitzmaurice.
You're talking to him." was the
answer.
"Weli, III be hangedp Hope ejacu-
lated Talk about having luck"
what did you want to see me
about?" inquired Fitzmaurice.
II was told by an auctioneer named
Dawson, in San Francisco, that last
week you bought three books of him
at auction. They were scientific
works,on hydrography if l remem-
Right you are" said the other
photography 10 in my line, you
know, so when | saw those books
on the auction list that Dawson sent
me, l went over to his place and BID
them in. They came from the library
of Doctor Burke, didn't they?"
EYES," said Hope, land its Doctor
Burke's daughter who is waiting
down at the cove. 1t was not unit
after the disposal Of the library thai
she learned that her father had lef
a legacy for her in one of the books
So, when she heard that three o
the books were in your possession
she insisted on coming with me il
order to examine them for herself
That explains how I happen to b.
on this island In company with al
extremely attractive young woman
| suppose you left the books owe
on Middle island"
No said Fitzmaurice, 1T hap
pens that two of the books are her,
in my shack ! brought them owe
yesterday, intending TO look then
over, but ! was SO dead tired las
night that didn't even open them
The third book isn't here, I'm sorr!
/ to say, but you can get it withou
much trouble. ! loaned it to friend
DR. Emerson Owen, who lives at
little place called Sandstone, on tn
mainland. Miss Burke is very wei
come indeed to see the two book
that ! have with me, however,
: When Mahlin and Satsuma had ex
!, tinguished the light on Southeas
:, island, after sandbagging the light
a house keeper, they were as certai
v that they had permanently riddle,
themselves of Hope and Cleo a
though they had seen their lifeles
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Legal Notices.
NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS

Harlan, Iowa, June 2S, 1915.
The Board Of Supervisors Of Shelby
county, Oowa, will receive bids at the office
Of the County Auditor at Harlan, Iowa, until
900 P. NJ. July 10. 1915.
certified check for Ave t5) per cent
Of bid, made payable to the County Auditor.
shall DO filed with each bid to guarantee
the execution Of the contract.
All the bids must be on the regular form
furnished by the, county. sealed and plainly
marked.
bond Of responsible surety and ap.
proved BY the board will be required Of the
successful bidder or bidders for fifty 500
per cent Of the amount of the contract.
The county reserves the right to waive
defects and reject any or all bids.
Payments on contracts will be made by
auditors warrants on the motor vehicle
fund of Shelby county, Iowa
Detailed Information may be secured at
the County Engineers office at Harlan.
Iowa.
Bids will be received on the following
items:
One reinforced concrete box culvert
| 5'x5'-40' BIB. I mi. from Irwin. Estimated
yardage 48.1 yds. reinforcing steel 1928 lbs.
Estimated cost t7ls.so.
One reinforced concrete box culvert
Px3'-sW BIB 2 mi from Kimballton. Est
yardage 2s,7a.. reinf. steel 1855 lbs. Est
cost $4os.3o
One reinforced concrete box culvert
5x5'-S6' BIB. mi from Kimballton. Est
Il
| $6S0SO.
One reinfornned concrete box culver,
Bx5-64 BIB. mi from Portsmouth. Est
yds. 5000 reinf. steel $3.50 lbs. Est cost
| Ss23.so.
ono reinforced concrete box culver
IxS-S0 BIB. q mi. from Kirkman. Est. ydg
s1.2. reinf. steel 1895 lbs. Est. cost s430.b6
Ono reinforced concrete box culver
fxF-so BIB. az mi. from Kirkmana Est
ydg. ass. reinf. steel ssss lbs. Esh cos
| S11eb2.
One reinforced concrete box culver
1rxe-a0 BIB. IN MI from Irwin. Est. ydg
1895. reinf. steel seas lbs Est. cos
One reinforced concrete box culver
px4-5P BIB. 7 mi. from Walnut. Est. yds
AT. reinf steel $3.50 lbs. Est. cos
one reinforced concrete box culver
BxB-6g BIB. z mi. from Walnut. Est. ydg
s1.o4. reinf. steel 4S2o lbs. Est cos
S1oso2o.
one reinforced concrete box culver
IxI-5f BIB. 7 mi from Walnut Sst, ydg
~, reinf, steel $3.50 lbs Est. cos
one reinforced eoncrete box culver
pxP-as BIB. mi. from Earring. Est. yde
ass reinf. steel 1919 lbs. Est. cost s474h9t
. One reinforced Generate box culver
Txp-40 BIB. l mi. from Earring. sst yde
$40. reinf. steel 1913 lbs Est. cost $685.;
One reinforced concrete box culver
Pxp-s2' BIB 4 mi. from Harlan. Est yde
, 32.4 yrds. reinf. steel 1887 lbs. Est cos
$4sb.1s.
One reinformed concrete box culver
FxF-7e' BIB. ! v miles from Harlan. Els
ydg $40 reinf steel $3.50 lbs. Est cos
$S2058.
: RrEas. BIB q MI from CorIey. Est ydt
/ se,4s reinf. steel 24ol lbs. Est. Coz
Bids ped Gu. yd. for extra concrete
place are desired on all tho above DO
e. A. scHELL.
County Auditor
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SYNOPSIS.


Lieutenant Jarvis Hope 10 detailed by the
United States naval board to Investigate
and report his findings on TIL invention OF
DR.. Ralph Burke, which serves to bring the
submarine to q state Of perfection. The
lieutenant arrives In Valdhvia and Ii well
coined by the inventor and his daughter,
Cleo. On the trial trip Of the inventors
boat . JAPANESE helper Is surprised In
the act Of examining the mechanism OF the
ventilating device. Hope reports favorably
on tho new device, but there are others In
terested In 1t. An attempt to burglarize Dr..
Burkes laboratory fails, but later Cleo finds
him murdered In his bedroom. CLEO sells
her fathers library to get money; later
she finds note from which she learna that
they contain the secret formula. With Hope
she races to the auotioneer's store only to
find II in flames Olga Ivanof and Gerald
Morton, two spies In search of the formula,
attempt to capture Cleo when she calls at
the house OF Stephanski. the anarchist.
Hope rushes to her aid; Morton shoots at
him, but the bullet hits a bomb In the
cellar, which explodes. stephanskt dies in
the wreck Of his house; the others escape.
Hope and Cleo attend ball at MIS- Del
mars whose nephew has two Of the missing
books. Mahlin. q spy, attempts to steal the
books, but IL discovered by Hope; In the ex-
element that follows the books disappear.
Mahlin escapes. Hope and Cleo take boat
for an island out in the bay. The conspir-
ators follow In other boats. Mahlin and the
Jap turn out the island light Morton's boat
with the countess strikes q stray mine In
the bay.
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trench through which they will pre-

trench through which they VIII pre-
coed to the first line trenches,
Nothing in the construction of
these trenches escapes Joffre; il there
is anything wrong anywhere, the OF
ficers and soldiers say. it is that very
thing that the generals eye will light
mon. He prefers to be unnoticed in
these sort of business trips to the
front, insisting that they in no way
partake OF the form and ceremony
that attaches to reviews, but, instinc-
lively, when the old grandfather
passes. the sentinels and soldiers pre-
i sent arms. reddcning with pleasurable
emotion because of this opportunity
10 honor the general-iu- chief
None of the army commanders
have vet been able to satisfy Joftre
on two points-the shelters for the
men along the first line are never
deep enough, and the barbed wire en-
Engagements that protect the l"s'
IFS vcrv we'll its very WE'LL
saws he generally to the colonel, shak.
10. his hand "bpt Won must nut up
NY f;.t ,i,s n ms~' barbed wire, ! am 60,
;ns n' ~ ssnd Won more, and when you
have few men available, just deeper
n .hoss shei,ers h;t TOO
'"i IL nsvsr forgets such things: the
h,rhsd wire i always forthcoming
a o i be masses that way again and
a s;nas IN. p Shelters have not beer
d n,u he notices il and makes til,
u oeipnn, no,;ee II
'o Ths n"mcrors reviews that Joiir,
hos had occasion to pass in twenty
nn n mo.ths of war arc not entirel,
~ ma,tsrs Of show and parade. ii,
u.s. u;s,.s The Installation OF one O
,hs hs.taj;,ns and ;nspects the kitch
sns the LAUNDRY, and the orsaniza
t tns ~ apA No batj,s Alter he has as
s snred himself that the material want
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-05
The Secret t Sf Submarine
By E. Alexander Powell
SEVENTH INSTALLMENT

de Trail" Fighting Fandsrs" Road ossy~ "vvs
Copyright 1919, by z. AlszandM pswsll
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F.7Jy.5dlx
.EGAL NOTICE.

The annual meeting Of the shareholders
OF the Nebraska Savings & Loan Associa
ton will be held In the Associations office
ar South 18th Street, Saunders Kenned DIV
Building, Omaha, Nebraska, Wednesday
July 9TH, 1916. at s y. IN. Polls for election
OF three directors open at ~ o'clock, noon
and close at $ p. m. on the same day.
JOHN r. BRANDT. Secretary
Ju30.Jull-2.3
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ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
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REAL ESTATE-B'ness Pr'ty

LOT 50xl50 at end OF important car line,
at lower price than anything near It, $500
suitable for residence. store or both
Good opening for business,
GEORGE G, WALLACE, STA Keeline Bldg.
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arrangements for reinforcements, all
OF which are decided to the smallest
detail
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-19
The Chiefs Error.

Goron was chief of the Paris police
when the following incident took place:
Lombroso had written book in 1888
on criminality among women. SO runs
the story. and when it was finished
wrote TO Goron to send him forth
with" some portraits of Partisan wom-
en- criminals. Anxious to please the
writer. the package was made up and
started on its tour to Italy. When
the book came out Lombroso sent u
copy, handsomely bound. to Goron.
who saw his gift acknowledged on the
first page. 1T was scholarly book,
said the chief. land would have had
large sale but for an error on my part.
The pictures came ont Of the wrong
drawer of my desk. They were not
criminals at all. but women who had
applied for hucksters' licenses. and
new edition had 10 he printed to make
good a police mistake"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-19
Distant Thunder.

II we count the seconds that elapse
between our seeing flash of light
ming and our hearing the thunder we
can tell how far off the thunderstorm
is AS light travels 10000 miles a
second, we may for all practical pur-
poses regard ourselves as seeing the
lightning the instant it flashes. But
sound travels only 1,087 feet a second
If, then, we multiply 1,087 by the num-
ber of seconds that elapse after the
flash before we hear the thunder. we
get the distance that lies between us
and the storm If we count five sec
onds, the flash is a mile away. AS
rule, we do not hear the thunder at
all If the storm is more than twelve
to fifteen miles away from us. But the
rule has exceptions In Symons' Me
neurological Magazine Mr.. Harold Will
son reports that last August he saw
two flashes of lightning in the west
northwest of England and only heard
the thunder after intervals of ia and
112 seconds respectively. He calcu
lates that the first flash occurred 24.4
miles and the second flash 23S miles
away Prof. Alexander S. Herschel,
it is said, heard the thunder that fol-
lowed a flash of lightning "A miles
from where he was-Youth's Com.
panion
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-19
PAY=UP WEEK
A GOOD IDEA
NATIONAL PLAN FOR CURRENT
ACCOUNTS TO BALANCE THIS
WEEK FAVORED HERE
Lagging Accounts Due More to Indif-
ference Than to Lack of Money
to Pay

That the scheme of a national pay
up week to be carried on during the
six business days of next week is an
admirable idea, seems to be the opin-
ion of the Moscow merchants. Ac-
cording to the merchants interviewed,
the individuals who keep their ac-
counts unsettled for a long period of
time usually do so from Indifference,
not from lack of funds with which to
settle.
The idea of the pay-up week is that
next Saturday night all current ac-
counts shall be paid in full.
To Mr. Herman Wilson, of the firm
of Washburn and Wilson, must be
given the credit for an excellent ori-
ginal idea in connection with pay-up
week. Mr.. Wilson thinks that if eve
ry merchant and his employees would
take the idea to themselves and clean
up all their Indebtedness around town
at other merchants stores, the ex-
ample would have a fine effect.
In Mr.. Wallace's business conditions
are found to be somewhat different
from those of other mercantile estab-
lishments Mr.. Wallace sells luXuries
and not necessities, and there is lit
tie excuse for his patrons to buy of
him unless they have the money on
hand to pay for the goods or expect
to have it soon.
Mr. Frank David, in recalling the
conditions of trade here during long
period of years, states that the public
in general now pays much more
promptly than formerly. He says that
he attributes this to the greater pros
perity of the country,
Mr.. Creighton stated that pay-up
week would have little effect on his
business because his business had al
ways been conducted on the cash
basis.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-19
HEADWORK STOPS
RUNAWAY TEAM
Carl Smith Established Blockade by
Running TOO-But Not Too Fast

Needless of the warnings of pedes-
trians to turn into Sixth street to es-
cape collision with a runaway team
last evening, Carl Smith whipped up
his own team, guided it into the path
of the run-aways, and drove ahead
of them at such speed that they struck
his wagon with but little impact and
were brought to a stop without dam
age to persons Or property. Mr.. Smith
has been generally congratulated to-
day on his skill and presence of mind.
An employe of w. A. Lauder was
unloading concrete blocks in the alley
between Main and Washington streets
lust north of Third, and the horses
were standing in a space so confined
that it was not deemed necessary to
tie them when they became frighten-
ed and ran. ...es-......
They turned into Second street at
such high speed that the wagon was
swung into the curb beside the Mos
cow State bank and the greater part
of the load that had remained on the
wagon was thrown upon the sidewalk
In front of Creighton's another short
turn was made, disposing of the last
of the load, and the team ran madly
south on Main street scattering peo-
ple and vehicles until it was brought
to stop by Mr.. Smith at Seventh
street.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-19
MAIL SEIZURES
ANNOY US!
STATE DEPARTMENT URGES ENG
LAND TO REPLY TO PROTESTS
ANY OLD TINE
Naughty Turkey! Murder More Arm
enians, And We May Really
Object
BY the United Press Associations.

By the United Press Associations.
WASHINGTON Feb. 19.-The state
department is considering sending
England a reminder that she has not
replied to it's protests against seizures
/ of American mails. Secretary Lans-
ing indicated that the reminder would
probably be sent Monday if reply
is not received before that time.
1t has been explained that the re-
minder will not contain hint as to a
time limit within which an answer to
American objections is expected. 1t
will merely urge a prompt reply, and
declare that seizures continue to the
annoyance of America.
Representations to Turkey concern
ing the Armenian massacres are eX-
pected to reach Constantinople next
week They are not formal protest.
If additional massacres occur, strong
objections are expected
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-19
DYESTUFF PLANT BURNED
Was Engaged in Making Picric Acid
For Explosives, Half Million
Dollar Loss

By the United Press Associations.
MEMPHIS, Feb 19.-The plant of
the DUPONT Federal Dyestuff Chemic-
al Co., at Kingsport, caught fire today
and was damaged to the extent of half
a million dollars. The plant was en-
gagged in the production of picric acid,
an important constituent of explosives.
Watchmen saw a stranger in the
yards, but he fed before he could be
questioned, and the fire started soon
afterwards. The works were worth
two million dollars.