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THE FLIRTATIONS OF
A KINDLY YOUNG MAN

+. r.. Mills Young's story Of "The
Great Unrest" (John Lane Company
relates the career Of young man who
was called Dam because the initials
of his name spelled that word Dams
adventures were largely concerned
with members of the other sex, and
the telling of them Is clever and anus
ing.
The pretty fisher maiden Of Devon
shire taught him lesson that was
doubtless good for him. lie followed
her up pretty boldly, but she was en-
gagged 10 youth OF Devon. whose
trade II also was to catch fishes. and
her heart was true to him. and It was
no use for fine young gentlemen to
come irnpudcntly around to win her
favor, as she smarty proved to Dam
when she boxed his ears
Dam had hard time when he quar-
relied with his father, the admirable
Sir Arthur Manners. and went away
To London to make his fortune by
writing for Socialist newspaper
Patricia, his foster sister, found him
in a pretty shabby state when she
went To him with a Fat hamper from
home Just after he had come out OF
the hospital, Patricia was an ange!
OF mercy and very good looking. The
reader will soon suspect that Some
thing interesting and mutual was pre-
pairing itself In the hearts Of these two
Dam was determined young man
and il is good to be reso,ute, hut Il Is
also good that Dam should have con-
Sented to make up with his father he.
foro going away to South Africa to
work for another Socialist newspaper.
II was AT n boarding house in Cape
Town that he looked through n key
hoe to l"arn who his neighhor in the
mex room might h", and found him
self stnrine into brown eye TINT on
the other side Of the door had sought
tho 'rna keNhOle. moved hy n similar
curiosity. His nIrtat.on with Mrs
wainwright, the owner Of the brown
owe, was harmless enough TN Mr.,
NAnwrI@ht came upon them lust Ms
Nh" young man, having seized the lady
in an impassoned embrace, was i'm
plorine her TO leave her husband and
ny with him,
This was at the Wainwright home
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CRITICS OF AMERICA.

To lead up to his plea that meas
ures be taken for adequate national
defence Prof. Jennings c. Wise, in
Empire and Armament" &C. y. Put
nam's Sons), reviews the history of
the United States. He finds that from
the beginning the country has sought
what il wanted more or less aggres-
sively, whether by commercial or po-
litical methods that It's enlargement
Of territory, whether by treaty. pur-
chase or force, has been accomplished
because foreign Powers did not care
to interfere, and that the great Presi-
dents and statesmen have all been
aware Of the defenceless condition and
have advocated remedies. He also
finds that imperialism" in one shape
or another Is the accepted policy. SO
he naturally urges that the nation
should get ready and expresses his
dissent from paclfist theories. He pre-
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in Johannesburg, and the AFFAIR was
near to being traglcal. Mr.. VAIN
wright. gentleman of high temper,
advanced 10 cabinet that stood near
the fireplace. touched a spring that
released Siding panel. took from the
recess thereupon disclosed a square
box containing brace Of pistols. and
said: They are both loaded. You
can take your choice"
He was In earnest, he mean, to
have duel on the spot. Dam was
enormously surprised isn't II rather
.diotic'" he inquired. He took one Of
the pistols and turned It ahou, curl
ously in his hand, Wei. measure off
twelve PAGES and fire across the table"
said Mr., WAINWRIGHT. The story says
that the younger man stared at him.
douhtine his sanity "Of course" SAID
Dam, II shan't shoot. II you're bent
on numbering me you'll do II. I sup
pose" The other was not TO he d-
verted. Il most certainly shall" he
replied. III you won't defend your
self that's your lookout" 1t was at
that moment that Dam sprang at Mr.
Wainwright and pinoned his wrists
The pistol that Mr.. Wainwright held
went on accidentally and sh!vered n
large mirror In the room, but did no
other harm. Dam had his man down
now" and so ended IA matter that for
some moments had been sufficiently
alarming.
But never had there been the least
danger that the lady In the case would
e.ope with Dam She was playful, hut
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MRS. WHARTON'S APPEAL.

II is no ordinary literary album. no
mere memorial OF the feelings the
war has aroused. but collection Of
permanent interest and artistic merit
to which the most distinguished living
writers and artists in France. Eng
land and America have gladly con-
tributed. that Mrs. Edith Wharton has
gathered together in THE Book OF
the Homeless" (Charles Scribner's
Sons) for the purpose Of helping the
work in which she is engaged. the re-
lief Of the children made destitute by
the war. through the agency of the
American Hostels for Refugees and
the Children Of Flanders Rescue Com
mittee.
The volume is handsome quarto
Of whose typographical dress the pub
fishers may we'll be proud and the
reproduction of the pictures is ad-
mirable. Mrs. Wharton has secured
prefaces from Gen. Joffre and Mr..
Roosevelt, and long and important
papers from Joseph Conrad, who
writes on Poland. and Henry James.
Her French galaxy includes Maurice
Barres. Bourget. Hervieu. Henri de
Regnier, Rostand, all academicians.
Francis Jammes. A. Saures and the
Comtesse de Noailles. with Maeter-
linck and Verhaeren. Their verse and
prose Is repeated in English transla-
ton, which looks like Mrs. Wharton's
own work. Vincent dIndy and Igor
Stravinsky have given musical scores,
and among the painters are Blanche.
Dagnan- Bouveret. l.. Bakst. Monet.
Renoir. Rodin and Bonnat. Sarah
Bernhardt and Eleonora Duse also
send a few sympathetic lines.
The British contingent shows the
names of l.. Binyon. John Galsworthy.
Edmund Gosse. Thomas Hardy. Alice
Meynell. W. B. Yeats and Mrs Hum
phry Ward. by the side Of an Ameri-
can list containing Robert Grant. F.
$. Martin. Josephine Preston Peabody,
Paul Elmer More. Edith NJ. Thomas.
Barrett Wendell and W. d. Howells
John S. Sargent. r. II. Blashfield.
Walter Gay. c. d. Gibson and Max
Beerbohm have supplied pictures. Mr.,
Howells's contribution IL in verse and
Is brief enough to be quoted
suffer little children to come unto me"
Christ said. and answering with Internal
glee,
TAKE them" the arch.aend sconed. and
from the tottering walls
OF their wrecked homes. and from the
oattle's stalls,
And the dovS kennels. and the cold
OF the waste fields and from the hap
less hold
o: their dead mothers arms. fam!,hed
and bare
And MANNED by shot and shell.
The nastcr-sp!rit of hell
caught them up, and through the shud-
deriHE air
OF The hope-forsaken world
The little ones h. hurled
Mocking that PITY In his ptiless might
The An.i-ChrIst OF schreokllchkeit.
The manuscripts and the originals 81
the pictures for this book Will be sold
for the benefit Of the two associations
for chlldren's relief next Tuesday. Jan
uary %, and will be on exhibition TIL
then at the American Art Galleries.
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RUPERT HUGHES. AuMoR a.
CLIPPED WINGS Hzroe0
sents the subject nationally and with

sents the subject nationally and with
moderation.
In West Point in Our Next War"
GO. p. Putnam's Sons) Maxwell Van
Zandt Woodruff offers his own plan
for the reorganization Of the army.
This should be very large and should
be raised by conscription: the training
OF officers too should be on a much
larger scale than at present.
a voyage across the ocean was the
occasion for Joseph Medill Patterson
to Jot down his ideas about the war,
about the conditions for peace and
about the duty Of Americans in "The
Note Book OF a Neutral tDuffield and
Company. The author does not take
sides with the present belligerents. but
he foresees trouble with Japan for the
United States.
The warnings of Huntington Will
son. a trained diplomat, against the
blindness Of Congress and officials to
the necessity Of proper naval and mill
tary Preparedness are put in dramatic
form in Save America" ,Frederick \.
Stokes Company. While that form
may add emotional emphasis to the
plea ii calls for more technical skill
than the author commands. He makes
his points clear.
As an offset TO war preparations we
have Mrs. May Wrigh, Sewall's
Women, World War and Permanent
Peace" Gohn j. Newbegin. San Fran
c.sco). in which she tells how she or
ganized the International Conference
of Women Workers at the San Fran
cisco fair and gives the ofY1cial re-
port of the proceedings and the
speeches. The talk at those meetings
seems to have been the incentive for
the Ford expedition.
The object OF Edward \. Steiner's
Introducing the American Spirit"
(F!eming H. Reve,l Company IS ap-
parently to rufYie self-sufficiency. The
author takes German official and his
wife on trip across the United
States. He shows them the sights
many things of which Americans are
proud and others OF which they are
not. the German commenting on them
usually with disapproval and the
demonstration Of how much better
those matters are handled on the other
side. lie is a thorough German. sure
that he .s right. while the authors
explanations and arguments in refutal
seem half hearted. In many instances
the criticisms are fair in others they
seem designed TO help on the authors
own theories. Throughout he seems
more familiar with the German point
of view than with that Of thoughtful
Americans. The book has the merit
Of not touching on war in any way.
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merchant marine. He begins with Q
description Of a tramp steamer. over
loaded and undermanned, on the point
Of laundering till ne chooses to run
1t ashore. There is much personitica-
tion Of inanimate things and much
weather m the style of writers of
greater skill than the author. Then
follow the tribulations OF captain
who has lost a ship. the tyranny and
dishonesty of rascally ship owners. the
shifting Of blame upon innocent and
helpless persons. the inability to Sc
cure redress. The hero has no chance.
because the author means to pillory
the system. He let's him have another
ship in order to describe more perils
Of the sea, but the reader knows be-
forehand that the man and the ship
are doomed. II is one continuous
tragedy through over 400 closely
printed pages.
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HELPFUL INFORMATION.

A popular scientific book OF English
manufacture, Or. Geoffrey Martins
Modern Chemistry and Its Wonders"
If issued by the ID. Van Nostrand Com
pany. 1t is a companion volume 10 a
previous book on the same subject 10y
the author and SO covers only part Of
the ground. but it is all extremely in
teresting. The author tells of the nj
The sun., 1916-01-22

Miss Glasgow's previous novel.
Virginia" portrayed the disaster
which life may bring to woman
Of the old school" whose place was
exclusively in the home. Her new
novel. Life and Gabrielle" shows
how modern. resourceful woman
may work triumph out Of defeat.
Mr.. Hughcs's new novel. Clipped
Wings" tells the story of great
actress who left the stage 20
please her husband, and pictures
the conflict between home and
career.
MIR. George. whose new novel.
The Strangers Wedding" has
| Just gone into second printing. Is
now serving in the English Minis
Try of Munitions lie does not in
'end writing anything more until
| ,fter the war.
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AMERICAS whitaker.

Some years ago the publishers OF
that invaluable reference book Whit
aker's Almanack" tried the expert
men' OF issuing a special edition in
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15
Laces and Trimmings ct About
Half Repular Prices

A very good assortment OF
Barnam lace and insertions,
used for curtains, in white and
ecru; also French and German
walls in matched patterns; spe-
cial, at, yard ............Sc
500 Braids, Csc
Fancy braids, in all colors, ! to
4 inches wide, worth up to 81,
at, yard zoe
Beaded and silk medallions,
many pretty patterns for dress
trimming, worth up to $l.0O,
sale price, each. -. SOC
$500 Robes, $500
Chiffon and black spangled
robes, for ...........S5.OaD
Fancy dresstrimmings, worth
up to 5000, sale price, the
yard .........,.... .40c
A good line Of fancy dress
buttons, per ,doz, 15c to SOC
Coat and suit buttons, per
dozen !. .,...5Oc to S1.hO
Pearl buttons, dozen. sc
Fancy pearl buttons, dozen
for ......15c
One lot Of odd buttons, at,
dozen .ZhC
Narrow Venise edges and
bands, at, yard ..5C
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15

administration have kept this country
out of war is specious and unfounded
in fact. Vacillation, timidity, weak
ness in asserting our rights, inability
to perform our duties, confusion OF
words, constant change of attitude,
threats unsupported, cannot possibly
keep this nation or any other out OF
war. 1t is the fear of those who will
vote against you that such conduct OF
our foreign affairs will inevitably lead
US into war. Strong, determined,
clear policy can alone preserve for this
country the respect OF other nations,
which will insure peace. 1t is un-
worthy to assert that large number
of your fellow men, Americans of un-
divided allegiance, OF whole faith, OF
sublime trust in the honor and right
eousness OF their country. would seek
to plunge the United States into the
horrors OF war. Such statement you
must know to be false. If million
votes werc to be yours>for making
such mlsstatement. if you believe it to
be the only way to win desperate
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15

300 pieces of new fall dress goods
and suitings, including Atwood
serges, poplins, novelty plaids
and mixtures, GRANTEES, armure
suitings, etc., worth up to $1.00,
at -. .35c, SIC, Csc
50 Skirts Made to Measure 50
- A perfect fitting skirt made "
to your individual measure. New
fall styles for your selection. Ev-
cry skirt made in our own shop.
First class work and satisfaction
guaranteed. Price for the max
ing $500
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15

judgment of its falsity to the public.
Either you have not read what have
said many times publicly on the sub
ject OF our neutrality, or you have
deliberately misstated my attitude in
an attempt to raise false issue. With
the accurate, carefully considered ar
raignment OF your foreign policy by
Mr.. Hughes, Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr..
Root, ] am proud to agree In your
anger and desperation as fhe ring Of
truth closes in upon you, you seem to
be trying to make false issue.
you say that your reelection
means peace and that Mr.. Hughes
election means war. OF course, moth
ing could be further from the truth.
1t is inconceivable that president Of
the United States should so insult the
intelligence of the American people.
The statement that large number Of
your fellow citizens, because they CONF
denim your weak, violating policy,
wish to plunge this country into the
horrors Of war, is preposterous. The
contention that you or the democratic
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15
$2.25 Flouncing, csc

$2.26 Flouncing, 9Sc
Oriental and chantilla flounc-
ing, is and 81 inches wide,
many dainty patterns for fancy
waists, special, yard. .0SC
.Flouneings, at 39e Yard
Filet and oriental flouncings,
18 inches wide, also black orien-
tai flouncings, ls/inches wide,
worth $1.O0 yard, sale price,
yard .........,.... .3BC
$3.50 Nets, acc
Silk nets, AZ inches wide, in all
shades, worth up to $3.50 yard,
sale price, yard. .40c
32.25 Chiffon Flouncing, csc
Chiffon flouncing. 18 and 81
inches wide, in all white, also
embroidered In colors, at less
than u regular price, in this
sale, at, yard. ..0Sc
Chantilla, Oriental and chif-
fon edges, 8 to 10 inches wide,
many pretty patterns, used for
collars and jabots; sale price,
Filet edges and insertions,
French and German walls, many
in matched patterns; worth to
zoe, sale price, yard. INC
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15
Omaha Might Soon
Be Big Oil Center

Prospecting for oil will soon begin
in Dawes and Sheridan counties, Ne
braska Through John L. McCague
OF o naha, the Midwest Oil company,
the leading oil development concern
in Casper, Greybull and Thermopo-
lis, Wyo.. has leased $4,000 acres Of
oil lands in Dawes and Sheridan coun-
ties.
If oil is struck in expected quaint
ties the possibilities Of pipe line
into Omaha Immediately leap into new
life. A pipe line from the oil fields
of Casper, Wyo., has lone been talked
OF, but thus far nothing definite has
been done. The industrial commit
tee of the Commercial club is keenly
interested in the development and es-
pecially in the pipe line to Omaha,
where refineries could be established.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15

cause, you should scorn to nisrepre-
sent the people OF a country which
has elected you to its highest place of
trust.
The issues OF this campaign are
vital to the welfare OF the nation. l
appeal to you, sir, as a candidate for
the highest office, to present tile is
sues squarely and fairly to the people
and abide by their decision without
stopping to inflame the prejudices Of
one class against another, or unworth-
lily to impugn the motives or TO insult
the patriotism of loyal Americans who
may differ with you. The American
spirit, the spirit of our fathers who
believed in plain words backed by
deeds, who stood for fair play, justice
and courage, has always been the safe
guard of Americans. The democratic
party and the republican party need
not be afraid to trust to this spirit
now and to state the issues clearly
with honest speech. | have the honor
to be, sir, very truly yours.
ROBERT BACON"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15
Sales Here Monday,
New Dress Materials in Our Daylight Dry
Goods Section

Here you will find the and wanted Monday
advance in price Buying early enables quote prices that
you will not find elsewhere French broadcoth veo
gabardnes, poplins wool taffetas etc., etc.
200 awoo broadcohs that will give sfac
ton Already sponged and shk Owing early buying
offer these fine broadohs the old inches
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15
"A Bevy of Splendid Bargains Offered Buyers in October
New Silks in Our Daylight Silk Section
Complete Assortments of Satins, Taffeas Georgette
Crepes and Novelty Silks

Chiffon Taffetas, just as popular
as ever and the most practical
dress silk for all occasions; very
fine qualities, Lustrous, soft chif-
fon finish; they give excellent
wear and satisfaction; SO inches
wide, at. ...... S1.1O. S1.5O
Extra Special $500 Georgette
Crepes, $1.35
100 pieces of this most fashion
able silk that other stores ask
SITS and $500 for, you will find
here Monday, in every wanted
street and evening S1.35
shade, at ...........
so pieces Of imported English cor
duroy, medium size cord, in
navy, burgundy, brown, taupe.
green; specially priced Monday,
at .9Sc
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15

New Satins for street wear and
evening gowns; choice qualities
that give satisfaction. Heavy
weight satins for suits as well as
the medium weights for gowns
and dresses; every new fall color
represented; fully 1913 less than
regular prices; 36 in. wide, 81.
40 inches wide. .S1.5O. S1.9S
Velvets Velvets Velvets
Silk chiffon velvets, fine imported
quality, the, richest Of all velvets
for gowns or wraps, full line OF
the new fall colors; regular
$500 quality, Mon 81 81
day, at .............
Fine imported and domestic vel
veteens, SO to A inches wide,
beautiful high luster qualities,
soft chiffon finish; every new and
scarce color, at $1.75 to $3.50
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15
GERMAN WOMAN
BOAT COMMANDER
Government of Wurttemburg
Recognizes Fair Sex at
Friedrichshafen.

Geneva (Via Paris, Oct. IA
woman has beeh commissioned by the
government to- Wuerttemberg as sec
ond in command OF small gunboat
on Lake Constance which Is employed
in guard duty at Friedrichashafen.
where the Zepplin works are located.
She has been given the rank and
uniform OF lieutenant.
Women employed on south German
railways, according to new order.
must wear uniforms. consisting in
part of loose trousers and CATERS.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15

New York, Oct. l4.-(Special Teles
gram. )-Replying to the attack made
upon him by President Wilson in the
course of his speech at Shadow Lawn
last Saturday, Robert Bacon has adj
dressed the following open letter to
Mr.. Wilson:
"Sir-ln your capacity of candidate
for public office you have seen fit, in
a public address, to criticisc more than
100000 citizens OF this state who hon
ored me with their votes at the recent
primaries, with the intention OF max
ing it appear that my candidacy for
the republican senatorial nomination
was supported by meh who would in
volve this country in war. You spoke
of me as a man whose avowed posi-
ton in. respect OF international affairs
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15
Robert Bacon Resents Insinua!ion
Made by President Wilson

was unneutral, and whose intention
was, il he became a member OF that
great council upon international af-
fairs at Washington, to promote the
interests of one side in the present
war in Europe and you argued that
it the republican T party r shogd q
would insist upon a reversal from
peace to wa.
THE statement that it was my in
tcntion, il elected senator, to promote
the inte1ests Of one side in the present
European war, and thereby violate
my oath OF Office, is beneath con-
tempt. Ny respect for the office Of
president Of the United States pre-
vents me from characterizing such a
statement as it deserves. | leave the
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15
HXDEN'(
LIS n DODGE A~ DOUGLAS STREETS ~
Black Silks at Bargain Prices
Compare Our Qualities and Prices. You Will
Find Them Much Lower Than at Any
n+La. Cto.o
Other Store.

36-inch black chiffon dress tat
feta and satin messaline, 7Sr
$1.00 value, at ........
36-inch black taffeta suiting, a
heavy, handsome quail 81 25
ity, value $50. ~
36-inch black imported Swiss
satin de luxe, rich, heavy quail
ity, worth $500, 81 *
at .................
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15

40-inch black dress satin,
worth $3.50, very Or
special, at ............
36-inch black satin Duchess,
high luster, firm quail 81 m
ity, worth $1.50, at. ~~'~~
40-inch black satin charmeuse,
satin meteor and chiffon taf-
fetas, regular $500 &1dS
values, at ........... ~o
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15

100 pieces all-wool French serges
and epingles, plenty of the scarce
colors, including blue and black;
medium weight, just right for the
new styles of dresses. Monday, 40
to Sc in. wide, 85c, SLIPS, $3.50.
54-inch all-wool French velours
and worsted suitings, in the new
est fall colorings, checks, plaids
and plain colors, at $1.98, $3.50
$500 yards of strictly all-wool
suitings, chudda cloth, gabar-
dimes, poplins, serges and novelty
suitings, worth up to $500, at CSC