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Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14
Rats Being Bred
For Food for the
Animals of Zoo

Correspondence OF the Associated Press)
BUDAPEST. Hungary. Feb. l-RAts
are being bred for the Budapest ZOO in
order TO save the seant ration OF horse
flesh for the lions and tigers. whose con-
slant rearing shows the extent they suf-
fer from the general shortage Of food.
Eagles. vultures and the wild birds are
FED exclusively on rats. At times when
horse meat has been unobtainable. goats
and the less valuable animals have been
sacrificed TO save the lives OF the beasts
that once ruled the jungle.
But the herbivorous animals have also
gone through hard times. as wild chest
nuts have been substituted for expensive
hay. They have small liking for chest
nuts. A herd OF ten seals had 70 be
killed. as no fish could be obtained for
them. The seal meat went to, feed the
wild beasts. Two polar bears were shot
-oae because he refused 70 eat war food
and the other because he grew so weak
on the new diet II was deemed a mercy to
finish hin off. The bears added to the
zoo's revenue in another way. as the
privilege OF shooting them was auetionsd
off to local sportsmen. one OF whom paid
so for the honor.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14
Culled from the Wire.

The Utah progressive state committee
mef AZ SAT- Lake city and called the
state convention for April q 10 select
t9ef ~ dslsgstss 70 the national convention
The Colorado republican state eonvon-
ton, which is 20 select delegates at largo
20 the national convention IN Chicaeo
Lune is TO be held ia I-leblo. Nav y
the state central committee decided today.
~ The fsnsrsi q N; ~ Reynolds. banker
was held. Arthur ReynoldG Chicago
banker and a brother OF the dead man
and A n. Reynolds. Cedar Rapids. a son.
Jshn 4. cunninsham. secretary of the
made public coolies OF n complaint against
CERTAIN Hail Ador houses. which he has
sent to the Ed eFai Trade Commission al
Washington for formal Investigation.
United states senator A. B. Cumnins OF
dential nominstion An the fortheoming
Minnesota primaries. spoke az the annual
dinner qf the Lincoln club at 81 Paul. He
nsnt manufacfars OF mSnitionI ''''
A joint rosolufioa anthorininE the sub
lnisAion ot woman suffrage Amendmens
q = state election. was adopted BY the
oklAhomA hoQae % representatives The
don don b aacpsSd b. the SENATE senate he he ssnsnS- so,S
insnt would bs vs6mitSed 10 the siecfcrr,ss;the
AZ the August election
''fmmediats and intensive aston on pre-
pareoneas by the national zovernment
the annual convslitioa OF the Colorado
Metal Miners association az Denver. The
resolutions also attacked the Forrts Ean-
eral land leasing bin ana declared that,
containing 9 public and IN isjasiies never never
of the country
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14
Plans AZ ChanEsa.
Client University
May Yet Become a
Flemish Institution

Correspondence OF the Associated Press)
BRUsSEIS. Jan. S1.-The steps taken
by German Governor General Won Bis
sing to convert the University OF Client
into n Flemish institution meets a long
cherished wish OF the Flemish popula-
tion Of Belgium.
A early az 1870. or only a decade after
Belgium was separated from Holland, a
resolution was introduced in the Belgian
Parliament for the establishment of a
Flemish university. Nothing came OF
this first attempt. but the movement
never subsided. Four years ago II
gained such force that three Flemish
members OF the Chamber, representing
each Of the three political parties, united
In offering a resolution calling for a
Flemish university. Opponents OF the
measure argued that tho Flemish Ian
guage was not adapted to teaching sci
entifio and high literary courses. as the
B1ernish people were without a literature
OF their own. and even such prominent
F1emings as Maeterlinck and verhaeren
were among those whose Influence was
brought aEainst the proposition. The
political economist. Ledowyk do Ract.
who has died since the war began. ar
gued. however. that the backwardness
Of the Flemings In social and Political
development was due precisely to the
fact that they had been without uni
vsrslty where they might study IN their
own Language.
Finally the so-cailed Flemish volks-
rasd Cpeople's counciil appointed a COM
mittee 70 draw up a plan for transform
Ing Ghent into Flemish institution. and
Il adopted Dc Raets plan. he himself be-
ing \ member OF the commission. This
plan received the united Enforcement OF
AL Flemish organizations OF the country,
and the university question became an
issue In the elections held in the first
half OF lsif for a part OF the members
OF the Chamber This issue finally be-
came so acute that the premier. M. dc
Broqcevilie. himself representing q
Flemish constituency. felt the necessity
OF making concession 10 Il; he promises
that the government would take inte
consideration the question Of adopting
Flemish al Client in some form. oi
course the outbreak OF the war left the
whole matter IN a state OF suspension
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14
Detectives Given
Chance to Serve

tcorFespondsnce Of the Associated Press.)
LONDON. FEB. f.--Instructions have
Issued 70 the local recruiting offices not
70 reject q prospective recruit simply be-
cause be Is unfit for general military
service. Men who are not up 70 the
physical standard required IN active cam
pai&ning win be accepted for home serv-
ice, garrison duty AZ home and abroad.
and clerical and other sedentary army
occupations. Also reservation is made
for men capable OF helping to build roads
and OF working on defenses. This new
order has come into effect since the close
OF the original Derby enrolment scheme.
and perhaps a large number OF rejected
Derby men will now have TO be re-
examined.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14
MISSOURI BRIDGE
APPROACH AFIRE
Council Bluffs and Omaha Depart
ments Called TO Check
Flames.
CAUSED BY SHORT CIRCUIT

A short-circuit that IL supposed to have
developed in one OF the pull holes" on
the east end OF the street railway bridge
burned off all OF the wire cables carry
ing the electric current from the power
plant OF the Omaha Electric Light and
Power company required to supply Coun-
ell Bluffs and its environment. About
fifty feet Of the wooden sidewalk above
the point OF trouble was burned off. call
Ing for both the Council Bluffs and
Omaha fire Departments
The break occurred at $40 o'clock yes
torday morning. The cables carrying the
current are encased In steel pipes. three
separate cables IN each pipe and each set
containing eighteen No. 10 copper wires.
The pipes are strung underneath the
bridge and are about two feet apart.
They are in duplicate 20 avoid Just such
an accident as occurred last night. The
pull boxes are located about 100 feet apart
and are necessary for drawing the cables
through the pipes. The short-circuit, or
whatever II was that caused the fire. de-
veloped at the box Just east OF the street
car switch on the east end OF the bridge.
The fifty-four wires carried in each OF
these pipes transmit a current Of $500
volts. and when this was turned loose Il
generated such a fierce heat that the
copper wires melted as II they were thin
iclcles, fusing ali Of the 10s wires into
couple Of long copper ingotS
II IL Automatically Recorded.
when the short-circuit developed in the
line used for service II automatically re-
corded the fact in the power station and
the duplicate set OF wires were cut in.
In ten minutes these also went out and
the current for the whole town was shut
off About this time the watchman on
the bridge reported the fire and both
Omaha and Council Bluffs departments
responded. Tho Omaha nremen laid a
limo OF fire hose from the west end of
the bridge, but the Bluffs men got there
first with chemical stream from No. :
automobile truck. The fire was extin-
guished after about thirty feet of the
wooden sidewalk had been burned. but
about fifty feet was torn up to get the
fire. which was burning underneath The
creosoted planks burned with fierce heat
and only stubbornly yielded to the chem
ioal stream.
Men were set at work Immediately 10
repair the break and they worked under
bcnumbing conditions from $50 o'clock in
the morning until 6:10 in the evening.
Manager A. L. English and Charles Han
sen OF the contract department were on
the ground all day The break caused
all OF the motion picture theaters in the
Bluffs to suspend their afternoon pro-
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14
WOMEN OF AUSTRIA ARE NOW
DOING ALL KINDS OF WORK

Correspondence OF the Associated Press)
VIENNA. Feb. i.--Not a week passes
in Austria without women appearing IN
some new occupation. Women teamstera
are now TO be seen on the streets. often
performing laboFious work. The big
dairies are employing them TO deliver
milk 10 the retail branches. and they are
also driving Zee wagons. A chocolate
faetory Il sending out neatly uniformed
women wagon drivers Business motor
wagons are being driven by women
chauffours.
IN tho big petroleum works women are
doing all kinds OF work. filling cans.
loading them On the wagons. ana then
going with the drivers and delivering the
cans at houses. and collecting the bills.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14
UNIVERSITY or KEEL NOW
COLLECTING POETRY ON WAR

scorzespondencs Of the Associated Prsss)
KEEL. Feb. 1.-The University Of Kiel
has begun the collection Of AL the poetry
Of the war which haa more than maci-
oere merit. Requests have gone out 20
al poets Of reputation. 70 all newspa.
pers. magazines and publlshers. 70 for
ward 10 ths university anything that
may seam % them TO be worthy Of a
place n ths collection. including prose
fkiis. oonss with or without music. nov-
els and drnmaA
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14
Arrests Curtail
Agents Activities

OF the Associated Press
sALoNIKI, Feb. 1.-THE arrest of the
members Of the consuiates and the
agents OF the Central Powers. whstever
the point Of view OF international ethics.
has put an end 70 an absurd state of
affairs here. Before the agents OF the
hostile powers were driven out. the al
lies were in much the same position ss
II their enemies had free access 20 such
bases as Calais. Boulosne or Havrs.
saloniki now occupies the same posi-
tion with reference 20 the Angio-French
troops as Lisbon did to wellington over
a century ago IN the Peninsula cam
paign. Yet before the recent orders were
carried out. enemy agents did not even
take the pains to conceal their activities.
Germans, Austrians. Turks and Bulgara
had as much right to the streets as the
British or French soldiers. They watched
and made note OF the landing OF troops,
guns and supplies. sat in cafes and lived
In hotels frequented by British and
French army men. They freely wrote.
telegraphed or took the train into Tur-
key or Bulgaria. where their information
could be safely and promptly sent TO
Vienna and Berlin. They used TO stand
along the ancient auays and openly COM
ment on the peculiarities OF the British
and French warships. the equipment OF
the men. the quality of the supplies.
Now, transports can land their men
and goods with some pretense Of secrecy.
At least, spies will no longer feel the
same protection in being in a neutral
port as before this neutrality was quail
flied by the recent arrests.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14
B.sss Dsos.iau..

The man who ts IN love with hlrnself
never has enough love 70 80 arounA
sudden wealth never yet made 4 man
~ less fool than be was before he
a man wiil never find his Fieht paace
N NE II he shtnks oomebody else ls IN u.
tee man who y always 90 sure that
ne hnoWs good thing when he sees
u = often taken for one hlmaalf
No man ever sets 20 % 80 rioh that he
thinks he would be happier II he didn' I
have 90 much money.
no match for tomorrow
n - the man who does his best that
isn't out anything n he fails-Judss.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14
NORWEGIAN STEAMER
ALABAMA Is SUNK

LONDON. Feb. I2-The Norwegian
steamer Alabama OF stavangsr. a vessel
OF ssi tons gross. has been sunk. The
crew was saved. No details regarding
the sinkinE are available.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14
To Tsrew or colas ana Prs-
unna Grin

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo oUnuNE. IL
destroys germs. acts a. q tonic and
lazafva and hslps 70 keep the system IN
healthy condition. There is only one
BnO1fO ou1NINE" r. W. GROVES
siFnstarp On box 2sc.-Adsertssemsnt
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14
Co LIve In Irkutak.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-rhs Russian
made BY members OF the Durhs, has Given
Mrs. cAtherine BreshkofvsEy, the famous
Russian political exile permiaaion 70 i've
IN the city of Irkutak.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14
UNI GIRLS REBEL
AT BEAUTY PAGE
HandsOmest Young Women Students
at Nebraska Refuse to Pick
Eight Loveliest.
ALL OVER PLANS FOR ANNUAL
CFrom a staff correspondent)

hAARAa - INNAA 1lAhE8N9nNNMAsN
LINCOLN. Feb. i2--tSpecial.)-Ne-
their opposition to selecting eight OF
their number for a beauty section in the
university annual, tho Cornhusker. on
the grounds mere beauty is not In itself
standard Of merit.
University women have high ideals Of
worth and service that arc not COM
patiblo with discrimination on the basis
OF physical charm. in the opinions OF the
Black Mosques and Silver Serpents. the
sooistiea who voiced the opposition OF
the oO-eds 60 tho beauty section.
Girls Turn ft Down.
The Cornhusker management had Sc
cufed Joint meeting OF the two societies
and asked tho girls 20 nominate twenty
women students whom they considered
the most beautiful In the university. OF
this number eight were to be selected
for the beauty section. But the girls
rebclled. said that II was an Insult rather
than an honor TO be asked 70 make the
selection. and advised the cornnusker
that the giris did not approve OF the pro-
posed feature OF the year book.
The decision Of the girls at first aroused
a protest from the Cornhusker staff, who
declared that there would be beauty
section anyway.
Plans Are Changed.
on second thought, however, they
changed from this position, announced
that the Cornhusker should have only
what the students wanted. and said that
a Nebraska girls" section. containing
the pictures of eight girls known for
their real worth Of character and ability
In general lines OF student activity would
probably be part Of the annual.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14
oeatraet boz Iowa nalIaias.

wASSltIN6roN. Fse; n-tsgselal Tsls-
of the public building AZ Washlngton,
la, has been awarded 20 the George W.
sulas Construction company OF Chicago
AZ sl6.5oo,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14

Turn old furniture. household goods and
clothing into cash with o Bee want-Ad.
The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-14
GERMAN PAPERS HAVE
 SLIGHT HOPES OF PEACE
IS REGARDED BY ONE AS A WARN ING OF MOST FRIGHTFUL
 WAR EVER KNOWN.

Berlin Dec I& Viz London. cannot be said that the peace offer ,. Germany has been received with .ra. .uomnccd optimism by the prs.-. Ther. is decided tone of caution aeamsf expecting immediate peace. While l
 is admitted that the moment was wal caosen tor offering peace in view 3t Germany's success in Rumaaia and her uAleatcd demonstration Of the impregnabi.ity of her front aganat France and Russia, tbe papers oN. press only slight hopes that the on. tente allies will show wiHnanc-s t0 treat
 t is not expected, on the oth r hand, that the overtures win be reject ed outright without am inquiry be. ing made as to terms. But in view Of al the recent utteeauces and re.or- ganizations of the governments on t4a side c the entente, 1t is regarded as highly doubtful whether the allies wil be ready to make peace on any terms without trying another year fighting lt is recognized here generally. how eyer that Germanys offer is a shrewd and timely diplomatic step. even if n1 practica. result follows immediately, fer it is contended that it must coI- vince the leItra states that the re- sponsbiiity will he now with the el. tente and that it must strengthen the .eace party in all the be.iieerent countries.
 Some Of the papers fee. sure that the offer of the central DOW r5 will ba greeted by the entente as a cry of distress and so regard the offer vs ! mature ald inexpedient, but others think that it will now be impossible for entente statesmen to get cradence for the version that Germany acted from a feeling Of weakn 3s.
 George RarnharM, m the Nossi5eA, zeitung, says that if Germany's terms are not accepted the war vii. continue by land, seq and air by all possible means and that th considerations which heretofore have prevailed must , be dropped
 Die Post sees in the note of the icentral powers a threat against En B. l land to resort to the most fright Il wa. ever known if the offer is reject ed.
The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-14
SKULL AND CROSS BONES
 IS MURGUlA'S FLAG

El Paso, Texas, Dee. 13-General Murgdia, the new commander of the o erations against Villa, is arresting all persons suspected of having been in communication with rebel troops. 5oj in Chihuahua City alone having been detained according to private reports reaching here from Mexico. The telegraph operators have been especially under suspicion, it is said.
 General Maurguia has adopted as his division standard according to an authoritative source, the black flag with skull and cross bones It is meant to be warning to all followers of Villa, the same authority explained. lt was said to have been exhibited for the first time when General Murguia s troops entered Chihuahua City after the de arture of Villa.
The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-14
ELECT RED CROSS OFFICERS.

Washington, Dec l3-The Ameri- can Red Cross al its annual meeting here today reelected all officers. in. cluding Woodrow Wilson as president. Robert w. DeForest as vice president. Charles L. Maeee as secretary and William Howard Taft as chairman Of the central committee Briqadier Gen eral Charles Bird and Charles D Nor ton. whose terms as members of the central committee had expired also were re-chOscu
 John skeleton Williams presented a treasuer's report showing the Red Cross had spent $543. 535 in the eley- en months rereding December for war relief work exclusive of hospi- tai and medical supplies sent abroad. The Bed Cross now has 2SG, ,i6l mem bor4 aAd 25o ohapte S.
The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-14
GENERAL JOFFRE IS NOW
 COMMANOER.lN.CHIEF

Paris, Dee. 13--In conformity with the change in military command an nomced last night President Poin- care today signed decree naming General Io4re onmander-u-chieg of the French armies, technical conn. sel of government regarding the di- rection of the war"
 Auother decree declares that tho commalders-in-chief Of Jhe armies the north and northeast and oi the army Of the Orient shall exercise com mand in conformity with the deerees cf October 2S, 1913. and December 2. 1913, which made the commander-in. chief of the armies in the field respon- sibie to the minister O war.
The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-14
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Notice is hereby given, that in pur suanee of the authority and directions contained in the decretal order of the Chancery Court of Garland County. made and entered on the 23rd day of November A. n. 1916, in a certain cause No 639D then pending there- in between Alice B. Clark complainant and Helen Brucken. defendant, the un dersigned as Commissioner of said Court, will offer for sale at public yendue to the highest bidder, at the front door or entrance of the County Courthouse. in which said Court is held in the County of Garland with in the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on Saturday the 30th day of December, A. D., 1916, the fol lowing described real estate. to-wt The southeast quarter Of the south west quarter of section nineteen 195 except two (2l acres here tofore sold out of the northeast corner to w H. Pearson) and the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section thirty (3o) all in township three (Sl south, range eighteen (lSl west, con taining IS acres, more or jess in Gar land county, Arkansas.
 Terms of sale On a credit Of three months, the purchaser being rt-
The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-14

FOR SALE Or take partner tailor Cleaning and Dying and repair shop
 have tive laces Best stand R. c. QuMmarn Empire 919 Centra ave- nue 12-12-1wk.
The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-14
AUSTRIAN CABINET RESlGN5.

London, Dec l4.-3:45 am-The Austrian government has resig d.. This announcement is made in Reu- ter dispatch from Amsterdam.
 1ha emperor has accepted the res ignation Of the Austrian ministry. ac. cording to a Vienna dispatch received by Reute by way Of Amsterdam and has entrusted Alexander Spitz- mueller with the formation of a new Ca1inet
 Herr Spitzmeuler is a former min iste ol commerce and a former direc- tor of the Kredit Anstalt.
 T.e ministry of Dr von Koerber, which has esiened succeeded that If Count Carl Stuergkh, who was as- sassinated.
The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-14
GREECE MAKES DEMANDS
 ON THE ENTENTE POWERS
PUBLIC IS EXCITED AND ANY TACTLEss ACTION MAY SET
 FIRE TO THE POWDER CASE.

Berlin Dec. l3-OBy wireless to SayvillcJ Demands said to have been made by the Greek government in negotiatons with the entente pow CTS are contained in reports received rom Athens by way of Sofia accord ing 10 the overseas News Aegncy. These reports state that the number of Greek reseryists voluntarily enlist ing in the service of King Constan- tine has increased and now attained a considerable total Summing up the reports the news agency says:
 "ln the ueaotiations Of the entente powers with Greece apparently Eng land maintains moderate views, while France asks for most reckless meas ures
 Greece demands unhampered ac- tion by the Greek government in old Greece, the return of all railroad lines to l.arissa, that all telegraph and telephone stations shall he placed in Greek hands. the withdrawal of the entente troops from Greek soil in the whole district south of Larissa the restoration of confiscated Greek mer- chant ships and the abolition of the blockade against the importation of food
 Greece. on her part. offers to give an obligation that she will undertake no hostlities against the el ente. The Greek government is said to have in- formed the entente powers in a firm tone that 1t has decided to make no other concessions and to defend the honor and dignity of Greece against arbitrary measures Public inion in Greece is reported to be so excited that any inconsiderable step or tact less action may set fire to the powder case.
The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-14
LAMAR REMAINS
 IN PENITENTiAPY

Atlanta. Ga. Dee F Federal Dis trict Judge W. T Newman today de- nied application for a writ og habeas corpus to release David Lamar from the penitentiary Lamar. who is sery- inc twoHear sentence on conviction of having represented himself as a coneressman, contended through coun- sel that his sentence should have ex- pired December 1. 1ql6.
The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-14
MICHIGAN JUDGE INJURED
 IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Tulsa CHa, Dec 13.--Iudge James C Tucker of the circuit court at Mount Clements, Mich. was seriously injured, and H R. Cline, former mayor or Tulsa, sustained a fractured collar bcne today when an automobile in which they were driving 10 the oil fields overturned six miles north Cf here Judge Tucker sustained four broken ribs and internal injuries, but physicians said tonight that he won | recover.
 The party had jast rounded a saarp curve when the car veered slightly from the center of the road and struck a pile Of crushed rock
The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-14
WARNING ORDER.

In the Circuit Court of Garland County, Ark.
 A. G. Rhodes Furniture Go, plain tiff, ys. May Leonard, defendant.
 The defendant May Leonard, is warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, A. G. Rhodes Furni- ture Company.
 Witness my hand and seal of said court this 18th day of November, 1916.
 A. c. SULLENBBRGER, Clerk. V. s. Ledgerwood, Esq, attorney ad Item
The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-14
HOUSTON HAS FIRE.

Houston, Tex, Dec, 13.-The cotton seed hulls house of the Merchants X Planters Oil Company, in which aE- proXimately 14,000 tons Of cottonseed hulls were stored was badly damaged by fire and water Wednesday night. The hulls are said 10 be worth more than $l50,0QO
The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-14

FOR SALE At a bargain ButterKiss
 Pop Corn Machine slightly used Az ply 146 Central avenue. 12-13-Gt