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Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-25
OMAHA OPENS
PURSES TO AID
WORTHY POOR
Xmas Relief Work Conducted
by The Bee and Associated
Charities Meets With
Generous Response.

Richard and Marjorie Hitler, $50
Farnam street, sent sack containing
l20 pennies to The Bee Office for the
Christmas relief work which has been
maintained for several weeks by The
Bee in conjunction with the AS
sociated Charities.
These children said they would not
enjoy their Christmas unless they
could help some child who might be
in need. The pennies were handed to
Mrs. G. W. Doane, general secretary
of the Associated Charities, and she
promised to see that the money is
used to make a little boy or girl
happy Christmas.
Notwithstanding the many demands
which have been made during the last
few weeks upon the people of Omaha
and the state, the responses Tor aid
have been surprisingly generous. The
money and packages which have been
sent direct to The Bee office have
helped many families and individuals
and, added to what has been sent to
the Associated Charities Office, the to-
tai relief has amounted to more than.
can be indicated in mere words.
Many Homes Frightened.
Many homes where sickness and
poverty stalked have been frightened;
many hearts bowed down with fore
boding of cherries Christmas
have been made to beat little lighter.
Mrs. Doane says she will acknowl-
edge all contributions for which she
has names and addresses. Monday
morning The Bee received a s. bill
from donor who did not wish to give
a name.
Il wish all those who gave and
those who received merry Christ
mas and | certainly wish The Bee a
merry Christmas, because the splendid
cooperation of The Bee has made it
possible to spread much Christmas joy
among homes that otherwise would
have been sad on the day when good
cheer is SO general" said Mrs. Doane.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-25
Germans will Flog Women !,
Of Italy as Those of Belgium

Washington, Dec, 24.--Oficial dis
patches state that the enemy conf
mand in the city CT Udine has issued
rules by which all workmen, women
and Children are obliged to work in
the fields from 4 o'clock in the morn
ing until 8 o'clock in the evening, with
half an hour rest in the morning, one
hour and a half at midday and half
an hour in the afternoon. The trans
g:essors of these rules will be COM
PEELED to work and watched by Ger
man soldiers and at the termination
of the harvest the will be imprison-
ed for six months and every three
days they will receive only bread and
water. Slow or lazy women will be
exiled and lazy children will be fog
ged. If necessary, the commander
will inhict coporal punishment on
workmen.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-25
Christmas Day Medtless
DaY, but Not "FOlULLess''

Christmas day, coming on Tues
day this year, will be meatless
day, according to the regular sched-
ule. OF course, this in no way af-
fects the consumption of any kind
of fowl or fish. Meatless day is
intended to conserve beef, pork,
and such other meats as can be
readily exported to our soldiers
and those of the allies in the war,
while the substitution of chickens,
turkeys, geese, ducks and other
fowls and fish is encouraged. So,
after all, the turkey, roast goose or
duck dinner, or chicken dinner will
in no way be interfered with.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-25
NO ANNEXATIONS.

NO ANNEXATIONS.
No compulsory annexatin of ter
ritory seized during the war and i'm
mediate evacuation of it and no con-
tributions to be required from bel
ligerent countries are proposed by
Russia. This is similar to the Reich
stag resolution, which, however, was
not accepted by DR.. Michaelis, who
was then German imperial chancel-
lor.
Russic suggests that countries de-
prived of their independence during
the war be reinstated and that ma
tional groups not independent before
the war shall decide their status bE a
referendum.
Germany scored point in the selec-
ton of DR.. Won Kuehlmann, its tor
eign secretary, as permanent chair
man of the conference.
Emperor William, it is reported un-
officially, intends to 60 to Brest-Lito-
vsk, if the diplomats now there arrive
at an agreement, to attempt to as
semble all European rulers in peace
COHISI EIlCS. HC SCi1udh iuiSl 10
said to have declared that everybody
wants peace.
SUPREME EFFORT IN ITALY.
The heavy fighting which has
marked the situation on the Italian
northern front for the last few weeks
has almost subsided and only local en-
counters have taken place along the
line from Asiago to the Piave.
Indication are, however, that the
Austro-Germans will again initiate
a strong offensive in an effort to
reach the pl-in. or the northern edge
at least, before severe winter weather
halts large scale operations.
Raids and local attacks have been
carried out i'll the Ypres and Verdun
sectors, on the western front. The
Germans gained slightly in local at
tack on the Ypres-Staden railway,
but at all other points on both the
British and French fronts they were
repulsed. The artillery has been ex-
tremely active in the Yprcs and YER
dun sectors.
Palestine in Allied Hands.
General Allenby has begun sue
cessfully an advance along the Med
iterranean coast north of Jaffa, Pales-
tine. After crossing the Nahr FL Auja,
his troops on Saturday reached the
plain Of Sharon and captured ten
towns near the Nahr FL Auja.
General Sarrail who has been in
command of the allied armies on the
Macedonian front for the last two
years, has been recalled BY the
+ French government. He will be sue
ceeded by General Guillaumat; who
commanded the French forces in
their brilliant stroke northeast of
Nerdun last summer.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-25
Surgeons Barber and Stitt
To Be Made Rear AdmiralS

Washington, Dec. 24.-Medical DE-
rectors George H. Barber and Ed
ward R. Stitt, OF the navy, will be
promoted from the rank of captain to
rear admiral as soon as congress re-
assemblies in recognition of distin-
guished services.
DR.. Barber is at the head OF the
naval hospital in Los Animas, Colo,
and DR.. Stitt is president OF the naval
medical school at Washington
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-25
Kenneth Norton Cables
Merry Xmas to Parents

Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Norton,
III South Thirty-eighth street, have
received a cablegram from their son,
Lieutenant William K. Norton, who
has been flying in France for the last
five weeks, wishing them a merry
Christmas. He says in his letters he
is we'll and happy, has plenty of good
things to eat and good sleeping quar-
tiers and that the French aeroplanes
are wonderful
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-25
NO EVENING BEE
CHRISTMAS DAY

To give employees of this paper
an opportunity to observe the
holiday as far as possible, The
Bee will not issue an evening pa
per Tuesday.
1t was our desire to join with
the other Omaha dail;es to dis.
continue publication altoJ oJether
on Christmas day, but to meet
competition we will print the
morning editor. as usual, and
serve subscribers with The Morn
ing Bee instead.
THE OMAHA BEE.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-25
Cold Wave Moving :.
Eastward From Dak0taS

Washington, Dec. 24.-The cold
wave which has caused drop in tenn
perature of 40 to 50 degrees in the
Dakotas in the last "a hours is
sweeping eastward, the weather bu.
reau announced today, and is expected
to reach the Atlantic coast hy Tuesday
night
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-25
Man Who Refused to Join
Red Cross Paws $40 Fine

Edward Sulak, Arrested Saturday
morning when he refused to buy or
wear a Red Cross button, was fined
$40 and costs in police court Mon
Gay morning. Mrs. Allen Farmer, Red
Cross worker, testified Sulak used in
sulting language,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-25
"PEACE BEFORE VICTORY"
is WHAT TEUT0NS Want.
SAYS SECRETARY BAKER
Kaiser Wants the World to Believe That Military Situa
ton is Such That He Can Now Dictate Terms
of Peace to the Nations at War.

Washington, Dec 24.-Germany's newest propaganda
viewed a forerunner offensive in the unless
German-msde is accepted by the allies and the United
States SHOULD for moment induce to slacken
preparations for war; Secretary Baker in his weekly
Of the military situation
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-25
NO ANNEXATIONS AND
NO INDEMNITIES ARE
KEY TO NEW PROPOSAL
Won Kuehmann Presides Over Russ German Conference
at BrestLitovsk; Emperor Announces Intention to
Attend if Agreement is Reached; All Euro
pean Rulers May Be Invited.

Peace without annexations and without indemnties the
formula adopted the Rechstag its reso
tca last July is the keynote of the Russian terms
being discussed at BrestLitovsk.
The Russian terms submitted the representa-
ve of the central powers who have taken them under
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-25
Surgeon.GeneraI Gorgas' Re-
port Shows Alarming Death
Rate at Kansas Can
tonment.

Washington, Dec. a. - Especial
Telegram. 1.-The abandonment Of
Camp Funston, Kan, because it is
infected with spinal Meningitis germs,
as shown by the report of Surgeon
General Gorgas. was urged today by
Representative Charles +. Reavis, re-
publican, of Nebraska.
Reavis visited Camp Funston in
October and was dissatisfied with
conditions at that time, but he de-
cared the situation as disclosed by
Gorgas' report was appalling and one
that demands an immediate change.
Located in River Bottom.
The report states" said Reayis,
that the cantonment at Camp Fun
ston is located in the river bottom
and has been known to all health off
GERS as center for spinal meningitis
for years"
For the last few months, according
to the report, there have been "a
deaths in this camp, of which "a were
from meningitis. There we're 81
utdlHS NUN kNllliN tlN
average death rate of the command
should not have exceeded II.
Boys Inadequately Clad.
~ visited Camp Funston in Octo-
ber," Reavis said. Il saw 10000 boys
drilling in the cold, clad in overalls
and summer shirts.
1T was so cold that had sweater
on to keep warm. Not an hour dur
ing the time ! was there could ! see
further than 100 feet on account OF
blowing sand.
There was no heat in camp, and
the boilers of the heating apparatus
were not yet in place. If this camp
is as infected as the surgeon general
states. these boys should be removed
from there at once.
1T will nIt improve the moralc Of
the army, or the nation either, to
know that nearly $4,000 American
boys have been located at a camp
that has been known as a disease cen
ter for years"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-25
The Weather

For Nebraska-Fair; cold wave
n southeast portion.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-25
Reports From Stations at7P. M.

TITTT-
WELSH. Meteorologia Z
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-26
MAYOR TRYING TO BRING
BELGIAN MISSION HERE
Baron Moncheur Wants to Visit
Philadelphia While on Tour
of the Country

Mayor Smith is making arrangements
with Acting Secretary OF State Frank L.
Folk to have the Belgian Mission visit Phil
adelphia The mission Is now making
tour of the United States and Philadelphia
is not upon its present itinerary.
The movement to have the mission visit
the quaker City was instituted <by Baron
Ludovic Moncheur, head of the mission. In
letter to William Potter, Of Chestnut HILL
former Ambassador to Italy, he asked that
Mr.. Potter do everything in his power to
have Philadelphia placed upon the itinerary
OF tho mission. Mr. Potter transmitted the
request to the Mavor. and the latter laid
the matter before the Department Of State
at Washington.
Aside from desiring to visit Americas 8
most important historical city, Baron Mon
cheur has other reasons for wanting to come
to Philadelphia His wifes brother was
born in Delaware County, near Philadel-
phia. Baroness Moncheur was Miss Char
lotte Clayton, n daughter Of the late Cen
eral Powell Clayton. enc time United States
Senator from Kansas. and later Ambassador
to Mexico.
The other appeal that this city holds for
the Belgian is the desire to renew old
acquaintances with Mr.. Potter, who, during
his stay in Rome as American minister, be-
came close friend Of the Belgian, who at
that time was an attache to his govern
ment's legation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-26

canner does not cover the tops of the Jars
II the covers to the jars are adjusted too
loosely, or If the platform In the bottom
of the Gamer does not permit the water to
circulate underneath. Towels, excelsior,
newsnapers. hay and the like should not be
used regularly In the bottoms Of the hot
water bath outfits. Use slat or perforated
platform.
THE COST OF GAS
Cost of gas is sometimes urged as a rea-
con why canning is not economical. The
average gas stove burner consumes not more
than five cents worth per hour. and on this
half a dozen quart Jars OF product can be
sterilized. For instance. two hours and
half or twelve cents worth of gas will be
suflcIent to process five to ten jars Of
string beans, according to capacity of out
fit. Fruits and most vegetables take less
than this total of gas. Costs per Jar are
thus very low. A quart of canned string
heans or tomatoes sells at from thirty to
forty cents. -
Canning here described does not require
tho use of particular type OF container.
Glass lars crockery jars with air-tight
tops) or tin cans Of virtually any type may
be used II they are carefully cleaned and
properly handled and sealed, When
nroducts are canned for use in the home.
glass jars are perhaps preferable to tin
cans. Jars may be sealed without the use
of special apparatus and may be used over
and over again If properly taken care Of
and II new rubbers are used each time.
Tin cans must be thrown away after being
opened Tin cans have certain advantages.
They exclude light and so prevent bleach
ing, and they may be handled, packed and
transported more safely than glass Jars.
When products are canned for sale, tin cans
are preferable
TESTING JARS AND RUBBERs
As results of canning depend absolutely
on having jars hermetically sealed, care
must be exercised in their selection to see
that the lids and rubbers fit tightly.
First Screw top on jar without rubber
ring. Examine carefully and II there is
room for thumb nail between the top and
the glass, the top is probably defective and
should not be used.
Second. Put rubber ring on jar. Place cap
in position and screw down lightly. Pull
rubber from position and release. II rub
her returns to position top is defective.
Third. See that rubber ring is sound,
II should bear considerable tension and
return to original shape on stretching and
not be affected by being subjected to steam
or boiling water.
Tin cans may be cooled by plunging In
cold water. When packed containers are
thus cooled, they should be stored In cool,
drv place not exposed to freezing tenn.
nerature. Most products packed In glass
lars will bleach or darken II exposed to
iight. IL is well to wrap Jars In paper.
Trom time to time, especially during very
hos weather, Jars and cans should be ex-
srninsd to make certain that there are no
issEs. ,i. swellinss or other slkns q fer
mnutotien. 3. & \ 3 ! AZ. I, q. n 1. .si Z
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-26
HOSPITALS EXPERIMENT
TOUCHDOWN FOOD COST
Meatless Days, Eggless Cakes
and Other Means Employed
to Reduce Expense

The Association OF Hospital Superntend-
ents, composed of representatives of about
forty local and nearby hospitals, is con-
Quoting extensive experiments in an effort
to cut the cost of feeding patients without
Interfering with their treatment.
Miss Marion Smith, Of the University
Hospital, announces that three meatless
luncheons are being served weekly and
there is one meatless day each week at the
hospital The institution is saving $50
loaves of bread a week and also is now
using only one-fourth the usual number of
eggs. A cake, which the patients approve
heartily, Is made without eggs. butter or
milk. In spite of these savings the hos
ptal Is giving the patients food with as
many calories as previously, and the pa
tients are well satisfied.
DR.. Henry I. Klopp of the State Hos
pital at Allentown, is having experiments
conducted on making the cheaper foods more
palatable. He Is also making experiments
intended to eliminate waste. The members
of the association are kept informed Of the
progress of the various experiments,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-26

Parowax, lb. package. Sc
Table Sauce SC bot.
Lea & Perrin's Sauce. Ice bot.
Prepared Mustard ........ SC jar
Choice Asparagus ...... .13c can
Hawaiian Pineapple :. .15c can
Fly Paper. r........6 sheets for Sc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-26

T EFT me suggest that every one
- who creates or cultivates a gar
den helps, and helps greatly, to solve
the problem of the feeding of the
nations.-President Wilson.
Bring your gardening problems to
the EVENING LEDGER for practical,
helpful solution. Address o H N
BARTRAM.
There is time yet to start home
garden. Spade the ground and start
this week. Beans (both lima and
string) onions, corn, beets, tomato
plants, carrots, cucumbers, cabbage
plants can be put in.
Plan to can or dry what you are
unable to use on the table, following
instructions in this department.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-26

all over the city are In danger Of ruin from
pests and neglect.
The 100000 appropriated to the commits
aonera for the care OF the trees is only
about one-fourth of the amount really
needed, according to Thomas S. Martin.
secretary Of the commission. Councils
having adjourned for the summer recess.
there is no way in which more funds can be
had and the force OF laborers at work
spraying trees and otherwise caring for
them Is entirely unable to cope with the
situation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-26

too. They have said so many lovely things
about Norman. | know he is a fine boy. but
it's good to know that other people think So
too.
"Since he sailed have been going over
his clothes. In one pocket of his coat |
found a list of recruiting stations in other
parts of the country II he was doubted
here on his age, he intended to try else
where
And he had the dentist go over his teeth,
too, and never told us. He knew that he
must be in perfect physical condition. I be-
leve he had planned to enlist from the day
war was declared.
HAD RECORDS CORRECTED
"After he had gone Mr. Lomas and got
talking and | felt ! would not he satisfied
until his age was recorded correctly at
Washington. We wrote General Barnett,
explaining the situation but making it per-
fectly clear that we did not want Norman
discharged. This is his letter of reply:
She opened her desk and took out an
envelope:
MY dear Mrs Lomas:
Replying to your letter of July O. re-
garding the age of your son. Norman S.
Lomas. will say that upon receipt of papers
authenticatng same the records will be
corrected to CORRESPOND
II have received n number of letters In
which parents complained that their sons
were under age. and upon proof of their
statements having been forwarded 1t has
been necessary to discharge the young men
as undesirable. having fraudulently en-
listed by concealing their age.
1T Is. therefore, a distinct pleasure to me
to receive n letter from a parent. evincing
as does yours, truly patriotic spirit,
with best personal wishes I am
Very sincerely yours.
GEORGE BARNETT,
major General Commandant"
IT don't think we have done anything
unusual" continued Mrs Lomas. "Our boy
ha1i dedicated his life to his country. Why
should we claim him? | feel better now that
we have notified Washington and Norman s
record will be clean. | didn't want a single
smirch on II. and although he did tell a
story to fight for his country | don't think
his country will hold that against him"
Norman has a small brother four year,
old, who confded that Norman has gone
to shoot the Germans with a gun bigger
than mine" and he produced "A dimnutve
popgun. There are four other children, all
girls.
Norman's grandfather fought in the Civil
War in the Confederate army. His fathers
two uncles were In the Royal Marines OF
England.
80 it's in the blood" smiled Norman's
mother. Yet somehow one got the i'm
preston that all the heroes in the Lomas
family were not men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-26
lRTERMASTER CALLS
|DR MORE ARMY BAKERS
to Raise 40 Compa-
4 MES to Supply Bread for
National Army
NEED 100000 POUNDS A DAY
es..rs Will Be Commissioned From
Men Already in Ranks When
Ik ever Possible

v ..uadeIphia and surrounding towns were
u today to help the Quartermaster Cen
~ Department raise forty bakery COM
~. that will make bread for the new
..,cral army. The forty companies are
~ organized with the whole United
S.,ss as the field. Recruits will be sent
4 he army baking schools to learn the
~ork, and commissions IN the forty new
vvrnanies will be given. as far as possible,
= nan now in the ranks, or to be enrolled
bser r,uo,o N,,d,o.o, g., t., o,
n the bakery companies recruiting office
!. o. South Twenty-third street The office
s.nounced today that men who had en-
ss,,sd for the quartermaster's reserve corps
=. service later, would be enrolled with
~ y. N the forty new companies in the
sss,ar army, II the applicants desired
< bakery companies. each one of which
-,,rIes 10000 pounds of bread a day for
~ soldiers, are made up of one first lieu
s.,ant. a second lieutenant, one frst-class
s.rgeant at S51 month, twenty-three SER
s.ants at s44 a month, fifteen corporals at
IA a month, forty-fve first-class privates
:, sss a month and fifteen privates at $40
: month. There will also be two cooks with
s.ch company, drawing s3S a month. Fiji
Veen ovens, with equipment and personnel,
make up a company.
Tbirty-one men, twenty within draft age,
ARE accepted for the regular army today
!, the recruiting headquarters, 1929 Arch
treet.
r,ne of the thirty-one recruits was a man
vbo wanted to join his son, a noncommis-
soned officer in the Fourth United States
infantry. This was Thomas w. Cahill, a
s,yil engineer, of Pottstown, Pa His wife
I 1. dead, he told the recruiting officer. and he
ranted to join his boy in the Fourth. Ar
saneements will be made so that he can do
ibis
rodays enistments include:
Alfred James Matthews, 81. 1887 sepviva st.
gGater Leech. Al. 51O5 Pulaski ave.
frank Allen. 2S; 123 York st..
lanes Rankin. 81. 4915 Hooper st.
Ernest George Tarp. %. 957 Springfield road.
Arthur nSip' william Holloway. 4a. 2217 Madison
BENJAMIN sSsah, aIilsrship. 80, s454 Re,shill st.
Martin A. Fullerton. "a 141s Wildwood ave.
rsssnd Ss%d'R Reane. M 'io North sth St. hotel.
somss Steele Steele q. ,SSIl95 Sl54 Harlem a1 St
Percy Rawson, 25, 1896 Madison 81.
Angus Walker, 81. Dalibaugh. Scotland.
John Dairs, 25. 1ol6 +; Ontario st.
aaryB Sr yBoae6 SSl6Herl ls ' iii5 S \ ssd d't s.. 81
Henry Loundes, %. Woodland aye.
Joseph william Gallagher, 264s Waterloo st.
William Waddell Couper, "a, Wilmington, Del
joseph Rimmer. 20, 345s Rosehill st.
ffancis slavin. 81, 1G4O Germantown ave.
1mis ellism % Thomas sinciaiT g. 5eis Usage awe.
tssnaid tssm Nrs"W H"sS Watts. ss " wood6ury H N.
Carmne Kitty. 33, General Delivery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-26
LACK OF FUNDS MEANS
RUIN FOR SHADE TREES
Park Commission Unable to Save Them
From Pests Because Money
Is Used Up

Because the Paramount Park Commits
soners are saddled with the responsibility
OF caring for trees along city streets. with
out sunicient appropriation to employ
labor, It is claimed that hundreds of trees
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-26

Three -Year-Old Girl in New Holland
Dies of Infantile Paralysis

LANCASTER. Pa. July 20. = Another
death from infantile paralysis has been res
ported. the victim being Ruth. the three
year-old daughter Of Leroy Gron. Of New
Holland
So far FIVE deaths have occurred out Of
eleven cases. The outbreak Is confined to
the eastern part Of Lancaster County,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-26
Silk Mill Strike at Sunbury

SUNBURY, Pa, July 26-Six hundred
employees of the Susquehanna Silk Mills
here went on strike today, declaring for
20 Der cent increase. in wages. The concern
has as yet made no reply to their demands,