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Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
VIOLENT FIGHTING
ON SOMME FRONT
French Machine Guns Check
German Attempt to Debouch
from St. Pierre Wood.
BRITONS MAKE AIR RAID

Paris, Oct 3.-Violent fighting has
been in progress on the Somme front
north OF Rancourt, the war office an
nounced today. The French curtain
of fire and machine guns, however,
were effective in checking German at
tempts to debouch from the St. Pierre
Vast wood in this region.
The announcement follows:
North of the Somme there was a
rather violent artillery duel. In the
region north of Rancourt the Ger
mans attempted to debouch from the
St. Pierre Vast wood. Our curtain
of fire and machine guns immedi-
ately forced them back into their
trenches. We took some prisoners. ?
Britons Make Air Raids,
London, Oct. s--British naval aer-
oplanes yesterday made, another at
tack on the German airship sheds in
the vicinity OF Brussels, according to
a British official statement issued this
afternoon. One Of the British aero
planes was lost.
The night was quiet south OF the
Ancre (on the Somme 'front.', says to-
days official report.
South of Loos our troops success
fully raided enemy trenches"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
Farm Products Nearly Twenty- Two
Per Cent Higher Than Year Ago

Washington, Oct. 3.-Markcd in
crease in the cost of living is shown
in the rising tendency of prices OF
foodstuffs in October, reports OF
which are just being received at the
Department Of Agriculture from the
principal markets of the country.
With -four selling at prices higher
than at any time since the civil war,
due principally to the shortage of the
wheat crop this year, the cost of po-
tatoes has mounted for the Same rea-
son. Meat prices continue to advance,
with prices being paid producers OF
meat animals showing almost "a per
cent over what was paid a year ago.
Butter, eggs and cheese all are sell
ing at higher prices for this time
of the year than they were last year
and beans show an incrca.. of more
than 20 per cent over year ago be-
cause OF the short crop. Onions are
more than so per cent higher and
cabbages more than 40 per cent
higher.
Prices paid to producers of farm
products increased 9.3 per cent dur
ing August, while during the last eight
years these prices have shown de-
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
Young Girl Offers
To Give One Eye to
Blinded Soldier

Paris, Oct, 3.--A young English
girl has written to DR.. Rochon Duvig-
neaud offering to give one of her eyes
to soldier who has lost his sight
serving France. The girl, who lives
in North Shields, had read a recent
statement by DR.. Duvigneaud, one Of
the most famous oculists in France,
that it was possible to save the sight
OF man wounded in the eye by graft
ing portion of the cornea Of an
other person. In her letter she said: /:
IF you believe that there is one
chance of success in a million, /
will give you one Of my eyes for
soldier who has lost his sight serv-
ing France. I would prefer to give
my eye to one to whom it would be
especially useful, such as an inventor
or an officer of great value.
"If my offer is accepted | shall con-
slider myself under an obligation to
you for permitting me to be of use
to my country in the only way pos
sible to me-"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
NEW CORONER ACT
Is DECLARED VALID
Supreme Court Rules that Law
Abohshing Office in Doug
las County Constitutional.
ROSE WRITES THE OPINION

LiScoln, Oct. 3.-The state supreme
court this morning held the act of the
legislature constitutional abolishing
the office of county coroner in Doug
las county. The court holds that
"the act requiring the county attorney
to perform the duties Of coroner is
complete in itself and does not violate
the constitutional provision relating
to the amendment Of laws" The opin-
ion was by Judge Rose.
The case was instituted as test by
Coroner Crosby of Douglas county,
who was prevented from filing NOM
nation papers for that Office by the
election commissioner.
Under the new law, the duties Of
coroner viii be taken over January /
1917, by the county attorney, assisted
by the sheriff and county clerk
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04

crease of about 81 per cent during
that month. September began with
the index figures of these prices 2l.9
per cent higher than it wac a year
ago.
Butter was selling about IL per cent
higher than year ago, according to
the latest statistics available today
at the Department OF Agriculture. The
price was ! cent pound higher
than it had been in the last eight
years at this time of year. Eggs were
selling 5 cents a dozen higher than
last year. but were lower for the
period than in several of the last eight
years.
Potatoes were selling ll6 per cent
higher than year ago.
Cheese showed an increase in price
of more than % per cent,over wear
ago and was higher than it had been
in the last eight years, being lH cents
a pound more than the highest price
in those years.
Hogs were selling rs per cent high
er than year ago, beef cattle more
than 7 per cent higher, veal calves
more than 10 per cent higher, sheep
more than s per cent higher and
lambs more than,20 per cent higher.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
Pope Says South Can
Get Billion for Cotton

Fort Worth, Tex, Oct. 3.-(Special
Telegram.) "A billion-dollar crop for
this season is predicted by Henry N.
Pope, president Of the Farmers Union
Presidents association, in statement
issued today commenting upon the
ginners' report issued yesterday by
the Department of Commerce and
Labor. Mr.. Popes statement says
every indication now points to a bill
lion-dellar cotton crop IT properly
marketed. The highest aggregate
amount received for any crop hereto
fore was in 1918, which brought the
farmers nearly $9O0000,000.
"We are now ginning over 100000
bales per day. At this rate the pres
ent crop will be practically out Of the
field by October 20. If the farmer
will market the remainder of the crop
slowly it will sell for 20 cents"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
zeppelins to Start
For America Soon
With Mail Cargoes

San Francisco, Oct. 3.--Early ar
rival in America Of two Zeppelins
bearing mail was predicted today by
Monroe p. Marks of this city, who
has returned from visit to Germany
These air craft, one named Amer
lca," the other Deutschland" had
been CONSTRUCTED for the trans-Atlan-
tic mail service and were equipped to
carry sixty tons of mail and to stay
n the air six days. They would be able,
he said, to cross the ocean in three
lays
Marks said also that the vessels
were so constructed that they could
descend to the surface of the water
when once within the three mHe limit
and enter port like steamship.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
Central ALLIES
LEAVE TURTuKAI
and SILISTRIA
Teutons and Bulgars Are Aban-
doning Fortresses on the
Danube Recently Taken
from Roumanians.
WALLACHS CROSS RIVER
Roumanian Troops Force Pass
age of Danube Near Lianoo,
Says Sofia Report.
SERBS DEFEAT BULGARS
WALLACHs CROSS RIVER
SERBS DEFEAT BULGARS
BULLETIN

Berlin, Oct. 3,-Via, London, 5:l2 p.
m.--Official announcement was made
here today that Austro- German troops
in Pennsylvania in the region north of
Fogaras had withdrawn before super
lor Roumanan forces.
London, Oct. 3.-Field Marshal Won
Mackenzen, who commands the forces
OF the central allies operating against
the Roumanians and Russians in the
province of DobrudJa, has ordered the
evacuation OF the Danube fortresses
ol Silistria and Turtukai, recently cap
tured by the Teouton, Bulgarian and
Turkish forces, says despatch from
Rome to the wireless press.
Rodnanians Cross Danube.
Sofia, Oct. 2.--(Via London, Oct. 81
The number Of Roumanians who
have invaded Bulgaria is placed at
several battalions by the Bulgarian
war office, A statement announcing
the passage of the Danube by the in
vaders says:
"On ,he Danube, near Lianoo, be-
tween krstchuk and Turtukai, tue
enemy conveyed to our banks in boats
several battalions. Measures have been
taken to attack this t'rce."
Serbs Beat Back Bulgars.
Sofia, Oct. 2.-(Via London, Oct.
30-Retreat by the Bulgarians under
heavy Serbian artillery fire is re-
ported today in an official statement,
which says
Macedonian front: In the Lake
Presba region there was considerable
artillery activity without infantry at
Hill 1874, south Of Kalmakcalan. As
a consequence of violent artillery fire
on the summit and in order to avoid
Unnecessary loss our troops were or
dercd to Withdraw to their main posi-
tion in the Moglenica valley. There
was violent reciprocal artillery fire
west and east of the Nardar.
Weak artillery fire took place at
the foot Of the Belaschitza mountain.
A patrol engagement resulted in our
favor near the Poroj station.
On the Struma front enemy bat
talions which advanced under the
protection of a hurricane OF fire sue
ceeded in occupying the villages of
Karadjakoi, Jenikoi and Nevolyen.
By counter attacks we drove the en-
emy from the two last named villages
to their former positions. Fighting
near Karadjakoi continues.
"On the Aegean coast the enemy
fleet bombarded without result a
height north of Oragno.
I'm the Dobrudja two Austrian di-
visions attempted twice to advance
on the Bcchaopl-A -Amsatsia- -Toprais
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
Ak-Sar-Ben Dates

Ak-Sar-Ben Jubilee, Fifteenth
street and Capitol avenue, to
October 7.
Masons to lay cornerstone Of new
temple, 2 p. M, October 4.
Shakespeare electrical pageant, 8
p. m, October 4.
Nebraska semi.centennial histor-
ical parade, 2 p. M, October S.
President Wilson to speak here at
Auditorium at $3.50 p. m, Oc-
tobcr S.
Coronation ball at Den, 8 p. M,
October 6.
Masked ball at Den, 8 p. M, Octo.
ber 7.
National Swine show, October z
to 7.
Douglas county fair, October 2
to 7.
Omaha-Louisville post-season base
ball series, October 4 to 8.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
Provision Prices !,
Make New High
Record at Chicago

Chicago, Oct. 3.-What are charac-
terized as the highest prices ever
known at this season Of the year for
butter and eggs at Chicago prevailed
here today, according to reports from
merchants. Extras in creamery but
ter sold at from 38 to 40 cents a
pound as against n cents year ago
for the same grades. Eggs rctailcd
around 81 cents dozen, the same
classification selling a year ago at
23A to "a cents.
Cheese dealers reported American
cheese selling at 20 to 2lH cents a
pound, against l3A to Az cents a
year ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
Police Withdrawn
From Gotham Subway

New York, Oct. 3.--Satisfied that
there is little further danger of vio-
lence in the subway al result of the
street railway strike, the police de-
partment today Withdrew all police
men from strike duty on the UNDER
ground trains.
Similar action soon will be taken
with regard to the elevated trains.
Only one policeman, instead of two,
hereafter will be assigned to each sur
face car.
Shortly after the announcement
three trains were attacked. A bullet
fired at ali elevated train clipped a
piece from the ear of passenger.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
Premier 0kuma
Decides to Resign

Toxic, Oct. 3-The Nichi Mich
Shimbun i'll an extra edition an
nounces that the cabinet of Premier
Count Okuma has decided to resign
The premier is said to have stated that
he would recommend to the emperor
the appointment of Viscount Takaaki
Kato as his successor.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
Small Crowd to Hear
HanIy's Lincoln Talk

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 3.-(Special
Telegram. )--Ex- Governor Haniy Of
Indiana, prohibition candidate for
president, spoke to small crowd of
about 100 here, this evening. The spe-
cial train, which was run here, did not
reach the city until about 6 and the
speech, set for 4 o'clock, had to be
postponed.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
Two Killed When Big
Auto Turns Turtle

Sioux City, Ia, Oct. 3.-Louis l..
Farley Of Sioux City and N. Keliher,
jr., Rapid City, S. d., were killed late
this afternoon five miles west OF
Whiting, Ia, when the big car in
which they were driving upset.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
Odd Fellow is Given
Seventy-Year Jewel

Port Townsend, WASH, Oct. B.
Mason D, Hill, "a years of age, the
Oldest Odd Fellow in the world, in
years as well as in membership, was
presented with seventy-year jewel
here tonight by his associates. Mr..
Hill is the first Odd Fellow to be en-
titled to the jewel.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
ENORMOUS

The purchasing power Of
100000 people is some
thing enormous, and yet
for only one cent per
word The Bee carries
your Want Ad to it's
100000 daily readers.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
FIREMAN MEETS
DEATH IN SOUTH
SIDE ACCIDENT
John Q. Adams and Two Other
Members of Fifteen Are
Caught Under Morris
Plant Walls.
ACTING CAPTAIN INJURED
Widow of Dead Firefighter Had
Premonition of Afternoon
Tragedy.
WARNED HIM OF DANGER
ACTING CAPTAIN INJURED
WARNED HIM OF DANGER
Ertent of the Loss

Total loss, SITS, 900 to 100000. I
Meat stored in plant valued at half
million.
Loss on meat, $l75,0oo to $500 900.
Damage to buildings, $4,000 to
$4,000
Cattle killing department resumed
operations this morning, when 120
cattle were killed.
Chief Salter says fire will be out to-
day.
Plant will resume hog killing in two
weeks. Started killing sheep at noon.
Loss to building and contents fully
covered by insurance.
Watched by crowd of $4,000 peo-
pie, it being the most spectacular
blaze in South Omaha in years.
John Q. Adams, 40l3 North Twen-
ty-eighth avenue, pipeman in No. IS
hose company, was fatally injured,
dying few minutes after the acci-
dent, and two other firemen injured,
one probably fatally, when the south
wall of the Morris Packing company
plant fell in on them at 2:05 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Adams and his fellow firemen we're
buried under an avalanche of bricks
and debris. The dead fireman suf-
fered crushed head and internal in
juries. He died at the South Side
hospital fifteen minutes after the ac-
cident. ...@
Jensen Seriously Injured.
James P. Jensen, 534o North Thir-
ty-fifth street, acting captain, will
probably die. His shoulder was
broken and he suffered internal in
juries. He was taken to the South
Side hospital.
Eddie Simpson, a chauffeur, 4543
North Thirty-ninth street, son OF John
Simpson, assistant fire chief, was the
least injured of the three. He was
taken to his home.
Adams Was Popular.
Adams is survived by his widow.
He was a popular member of the fire
department, being appointed in 1907.
Firemen were shocked when they
heard of his death.
Jensen received his appointment as
a member of the fire department in
1907.
Lawrence McKenna, also a mem
Der of Fifteen" escaped from under
meath the falling wall just in time,
afterwards aiding in removing his
companions from the ruins.
Falls Without Warning.
The four firefighters were playing
streams of water upon the shoulder
ing ruins when without warning the
mass of brick and mortar toppled
over.
Two walls were dynamited follow
ing the fatal accident.
The human toll Of the Morris plant
fire thus far is one dead and ten in
jured.
Eight other firemen were injured
during the night.
The money loss caused by the fire
has been placed at $2s0,000.
Widow Had Premonition. =.
The widow Of the dead fireman had
a premonition that something serious
was going to befall her husband yes
terday. Before he left home in the
morning she cautioned him to be care
iul if duty called him to the Morris
packing plant fire. He laughed and
said he didn't believe he would be as
signed to the South Side blaze.
When Adams arrived at his station
and the captain detailed him to the
Morris plant, he straightway called
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04

TROUS FIRE-One fireman killed and others
less seriously injured and property to the value of
ter of million dollars destroyed by fire that out
in the pork house of the Morris packing plant at Omaha
born battle until noon Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04
The Weather
For Nebraska-Showers and cooler.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Comparative Local Record.

Temperature and precipitation departures
for the normal:
Normal temperature Neutrality-suspicious.. so
Excess for the day. ay..........,........, IL
Total excess since March /. 1915. 6..,....271
Normal precipitation ........,. .0S inch
Deficiency for the day. ........ .Os Inch
Precipitation since March IA. is Inches
Deficiency since March l....... IL OIL inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1915. SO inch
Deficiency for cor period 1914. 4.4s inches
Rcn,rfs fraIti sfaIinns at n m.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04

| ook around Omaha at the
firms that advertise. They
are the ones that have
grown from little concerns
to great big ones.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04

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Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-04

ltes trace OF precipitation.
l.. A. WELSH. MeteOrologist.
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-17
Faded Enthusiasts.

The enthusiasms of the day and
hour l suppose to be merely tempera-
mental. They are signs of an active
mind, and we should be grateful for
them rather than otherwise, whether
swiftly outgrown or not. For they are
but surface eddies of the current and
have but the slightest relation to the
depth below. Even if some of them
endure to the point of permanence,
they are more likely than not to hold
their proper place, and do no harm.
The effervescence of youth is an ex-
cellent thing, and the more of it we
keep in middle age or later life the
better. Contrariwise, if, one by one,
our images totter, fall and break, no
matter. We can sit in serene contem-
plation of their fragments. Through
plot and counterpart" through all
time and change, the nightingale in
the study" will sing on.-From the
Atlantic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-17
MUCH DEPENDS ON BREEDERS
Parents of Chicks Should Be Strol q
Vigorous, Hardy and Resistant
to All Diseases.

Whether a farmer will raise better
poultry this year than he did last will
depend primarily upon the kind OF
stock that is used for breeding. Every
baby chick is entitled to be well born,
Unless its parents are strong, vigor-
Gus, hardy and resistant to disease, a
poor hatch" and weak, puny chicks
will result, say the poultrymen at Iowa
state college.
The use of low vitality breeders is
the most frequent cause of poor incu-
batting success and high death rate in
brooding. Chicks Matched from poor
breeding stock never reach the size of
well-bred individuals. The pullets do
not begin laying until the following
Spring and then, hardly enough to pay
for their feed.
II the flock is to be improved, only
those birds that show size, vigor and
reproducing qualities should be used
as breeders. twenty-five good females
in a roomy pen with couple Of good
males will furnish eggs for incubation
that will produce chicks worth while,
ones that will grow into big fellows
worth a good price on the market.
The pullets from such mating mature
rapidly and are in condition TO lay
She winter eggs"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-17
FIRST ATTENTION TO CHICKS
Thirty-Six Hours old-Then Give
Sand and Water.

Many young chicks are breaking
their way into the world and will need
our attention if they are to grow and
bring a profit. Do not be in a hurry
to feed them, but keep them quiet and
warm until thirty-siX to forty-eight
hours old. Then give some fine sand
or grit, and water.
After this, feed some hard-boiled
eggs, dry bread or cracker crumbs, oat-
meal or prepared chick food. Feed a
little at a time, and often until a
month old, when four times a day will
be sufficient. After three months,
feed three times a day until grown.
Finely ground feed should be given
until they are about a month old,
when a gradual change can be made
to fine cracked grains, which may be
fed until they are about two months
Of age. Then another gradual change
can be, made to cracked corn and
whole small grains.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-17
AVERAGE COST OF HEN FEED
Results Of Poultry Experiments a.
Washington Station-Leghorn
Costs S1.35 Yearly.

From records kept by the Washing
ton experiment station, II is esttnated
that the average cost Of feed for q
laying hen is $3.50 per hen per year
for the general-purpose breeds, such
as Orpingtons, Plymouth Rocks and
Langshans. The cost for Leghorns
and Anconas has been $1.95 each. The
average cost of producing eggs has
been 16 cents per dozen.
In incubating and brooding trials,
out of 5000 eggs incubated, 1900
chicks were Matched. The loss of
chicks during the brooding period was
per cent. It was found that chicks
Matched from eggs weighing from "a
to q ounces per dozen we're more Wig
orous and grew more rapidly than
those from abnormally large or very
small eggs. The small eggs we're
about equal to the larger ones in fer
tility. but the chicks Matched from
these were lacking in vitality. The
abnormally large eggs, weighing more
than q ounces per dozen, were low
in fertility, and did not hatch WELL
Three lots of 40 White Leghorn
pullets each were fed during a six
months period similar rations, except
that cracked corn, rolled barley and
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-17
DUCK RAISING AS BUSINESS
Fowls Are Fine for Family Use
Though Not Very Valuable as
Product for Marketing.

The duck has its place on the farm,
but duck raising as a business is as
yet comparatively Improbable be-
cause of long distance to market and
prejudice among buyers of live poul-
try. The duck furnishes a delicious
roast for the family and an abun-
dance of feathers for home use.
Contrary to general opinion, a
pool large enough for swimming is
not necessary" says N. l.. Harris, SUI
perintendent of the Kansas state agri-
cultural college poultry farm. Ducks
can be raised on dry land-that is, IL
they are provided with water suffi-
GENTLY deep to allow them to sub
merge their beaks and wash the sand
from their nostrils. Otherwise they
will die.
The natural food for ducks consists
of bugs, worms and green succulent
vegetation found in marshy places.
Notwithstanding the fact that ducks
are easily raised, they should not DO
Matched until warm weather, at which
time such feeds are plentiful.
There is danger of overlooking, ac-
cording to Mr.. Harris. The duck is
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-17
Mrs. Vest Felt Like Crying.

Lawrence, Kas. MIR. j. F. Stone,
of this city. says, "My wife suffered
for ten years from womanly trou-
bles, during two years of which she
was totally helpless. She was ex.
amined by many physicians. some of
whom gave her up to die. Finally
she began to take Cardui, and since
then has greatly improved in health,
The tonic, strengthenings. and re-
storative effects of Cardui. the wo-
man S tonic, on the womanly consti.
tuition. are the most valuable quall-
ties of this popular medicine. Car
dui acts specifically on the womsnls
constitution. Half century of sue.
cess proves that Cardui will do all
that is claimed for It. Try it for your
trouble. advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-17
GRADING THE LITTLE CHICKS
Grade According to Size and vlgor or
Arrange Things SO Weak Ones
Are Comfortable.

Owing to differences in the vigor OF
parent stock, age of eggs when incu-
bated, and other causes. there are al
ways differences in the vitality of the
chicks, and these manifest themselves
very quickly. The stronger chicks
shove the weaker away from the food,
crowd them out of the sunniest spots
in the brooder. and take the best of
things generally
, Since the most vigorous chicks are
the most valuable. we do not like to
discourage this disposition to thrive,
but strong chicks should not thrive
at the expense OF the weak. AS soon
as there is a perceptible difference
In the size OF the chicks, either grade
the chicks according 70 size. or TX
things 20 the weak chicks can eat BY