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Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
Arctic Explorer and
Party Are at Fort Yukon

Ottawa. Ont, Dec. 26,-Vilhjamar
Stefansson, the Arctic explorer, last
heard from in a letter received in
March, 1916, has arrived with his
party at Fort Yukon, according to
word received by the Naval depart
ment
Steiansson, head of the Canadian
Arctic expedition, has been in the far
north since 1913 and lately there has
been some anxiety as 10 his safety.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
American Wins First Prize
With 1,700 Competitors

Edinburgh, Dec. 26,-St. Andrews
university has awarded the first prize
Of 100 pounds to the Rev. Samuel Nc
Comb of Baltimore, in the first COM
petition under trust established last
year. for essays on Prayer" The
competitions are open to the world
with essays in any language.
There were LOO competitors. The
other prizes were awarded as follows:
Two to England, one to Switzer-
land and one to India"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
General Bliss Will
Remain in Active Service

Washington. Dec 26.--General
Tasker H. Bliss will be retained in
active service as chief of staff of the
army after he reaches the retirement
age next Monday, December 81.
Secretary Baker announced late to-
day that this had been decided upon
by President Wilson. 1t had been be-
lleved generally General Bliss would
continue in active service. but that
some younger officer would assume
the burdens Of the chief of staff.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
Chairman Sawyer of Tenth
Reserve District Resigns

Kansas City, Dec. 26.-Charles NJ.
Sawyer, chairman of the board Of di-
rectors of the Kansas City Federal
Reserve bank and federal reserve
agent for the Tenth district. has no.
tilted the board of directors he will
sever his connection with the bank
January /. The position he will
yacate will be filled by the federal re-
serve board in Washington.
Mr.. Sawyer resigns, he said to en-
gage in private enterprise.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27

Washington, Dec 26.-John Skelton
Williams, comptroller OF the currency,
was being discussed in official circles
as the most probable selection for fed
eral railroad administrator, should
President Wilson decide to appoint
one.
In the event that Comptroller Viii
liams is not selected, those apparently
best informed on the situation be-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
Order Rate Reductions.

Washington, Dec. 26.-The' Inter
state Commerce commission today or
dered reductions ranging from 2 to 4
per cent in class and commodity rates
from eastern territory to Michigan
points, including Grand Rapids, Jack
son, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Mar
shall, Lansing, Cadillac and Petoskey.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
Commercial League Floor
Quintets to Play TOniqht

The following games will be played
BY Commercial league basket ball
teams at the Young Mems Christian
association tonight:
Commerce high VS.. Townsends at
go.
Nakens VS.. Y. If. II. A. at 8:l0.
Central Furnit@ss ", NJ. E. Smiths
- S4s.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27

operation.
Kugel Makes Statement.
Mr.. Kugel made this statement to
the council:
Last week the mayor called me to
his Office, where ! met State Agent
Wilson, who said the morals squad
refused to go out on a certain search
warrant | told Wilson we wanted
to cooperate and offered to give him
any two men OF the department to
work with him, or to have him en-
gage two men and we would pay
them. Wilson said he would take a
new sergeant, SO we placed Sergeant
Frank Murphy at the head OF the
morals squad.
Mcclure never complained to me
or to the chief of anything wrong.
Who are we going to work with
Mcclure or Wilson? 1t seems to me
that MCGUIRE and Wilson should get
together, as there seems to be cross
fire between them. | believe that in
justice to 9S per cent of the honest
members Of the police department
Mcclure should come in here and be
specific and tell US to whom he re-
fers, and then let the governor sus-
pend the guilty ones. This letter
from Mcclure was sure some Christ
mas present for the men Of the de-
partment. The innocent men are un-
der suspicion"
81 think" said the mayor, that Mr.
Mcclure is making a general state
ment that some members of the po-
lice department are not as vigilant as
they should be, particularly i'll the
South Side"
think some are not doing their
duty and | would like to know who
they are" stated Mr. Kugel.
The mayor replied that he did not
believe the police and the state Off
Gals are working together. Wilson
told me that the state agents are not
in Omaha to enforce the laws, but to
make investigations to determine
whether the police are enforcing the
laws" said the mayor.
The concensu5 of expression
among the city commissioners was
that the members of the police de-
partment might just as we'll under
stand that the governor means busi-
ness; that he has power to suspend
without recourse and that a staff II
state agents, deputy attorney gen.
eral and a special state prosecutor
are on the job in Omaha and that be-
yond the city hall lies Lincoln, with
a governor who is receiving daily re-
ports,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
Secretary of Labor Ill
Following Long Trip West

Washington, Dec, 26.-Secretary Of
Labor Wilson today is i'll from over
work on his long trip through the
west mediating labor disputes. 1t is
not known when he will be able to
resume his official duties, though his
illness is not regarded as dangerous.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
Four Buildings on Board
Walk at Lonq Beach Burn

Long Beach, y. Y. Dec. 26.-Fire
today destroyed four buildings 'front.'
ing the board walk which parallels
the bathing beaches, burned 4way
section Of the walk, causing loss es-
timated at 100000. Reports OF in
cendiarism are being investigated.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
Ice Skating and Golf Are
Enjoyed at Country Club

Ice skating is on in full swing at tlH
Country club. The sport is open to
members only. Thirty golfers enjoyed
their favorite sport at the Country
club Sunday in spite of the chilly
weather.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
Agreed Price for Silver
One Dollar an Ounce

Washington, Dec. 26.-A price to be
paid by the government for silver in
agreement with western producers has
been decided upon and will be an
nounced soon. 1t is said to be salts
factory TO the producers and will be
about 81 an ounce
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
Former City Engineer
Spends Holidays Here

George Craig. former city engineer
OF Omaha, now city engineer OF Cal
gary. Canada, is spending the holidays
with his father. John Craig, and his
son. Wallace. Mr.. Craig was the last
OF the city engineers under the old
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
FORT CROOK

Substitutes: Fort Omaha Kriviz Meier
ran, Hickman. Fort Crook: Olson, Paxton,
Brick. Frelchy Referee: John Reel I'M
pre Floyd Painter. Time Of halves: Twen-
ty minutes.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
Federal A Administration of
Railroads Seems Probable

lieved the work would be undertaken
by Secretary McAdoo, who, however,
would not relinquish his place as sec
retary of the treasury, but would sur
round himself with a cabinet Of rail-
road men.
These Developments all pointed to
an evident decision by President VIII
son to soon begin federal admnistra-
ton OF railroads, although there was
no official announcement.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
Salvation Army to Feast
Homeless Children Friday

The Salvation Army continues to do
the good work for which a world of
homeless, friendless individuals will
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
Kugel Makes Statement.

and arrange an amicable plan of CO.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-06-14
MASTERS SALE.

Pursuant to a Decree issued out OF
the Court of Common Pleas for Banl-
berg county in the case of the Stan
dard Serial Building & Loan Assocla-
ton against Mary Mckenzie, ct al,
|. the undersigned Judge of Probate
and Master for said county, Will offel
for sale in front of the court house
door. at Bamberg, s. c., on the FIRST
Monday in July, the same being the
second day in said month, 1917, be-
tween the legal hours Of sale to the
highest bidder for cash the Hollow
ing described property:
DESCRIPTION.
All that certain piece, parcel Or
lot of land with all iMproven ears
thereon. situate in the town OF Emf
hardt. s. c.. county and State atore-
said. measuring fifty feet front on
Broadway. and having a depth OF
two hundred and ten feet. bounded
west by Broadway street; east ~
lot of ]. c. kinard: north by lot OF
Jacob Ehrhardt, and south by lot o.
T. D. Jones.
Terms of sale: Cash; purchaser TO
pay for papers.
]. ]. BRABHAM, JR.,
Judge of Probate and Master IN
and for Banberg County.
Bamberg, S. c., June End, 1917.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-06-14
CONSTANTINE ABDICATES.
Upon Demand of Allied Countries
Greek King Steps Down.

Athens June, 1.-THE fall of Con-
stantine l, King Of the Hellenese has
come. in response to the demand OF
the protecting powers, France, Great
Britain and Russia, he abdicated to-
day in favor of his second son, Prince
Alexander.
This climax in the affairs OF
Greece was brought about through
the agency of the French Senator, M.
Jonnart, who has held posts in sew
eral French cabinets, and who ar
rived at Athens only day or two
ago on a special mission as the rep
resentative of France, Great Britain
and Russia. NJ. Jonnart had pre-
yiously visited Saloniki and other
points, and he lost no time IN get
ting into conference with the Greek
premier, Alexander Zaimis. The de-
mands of the powers representing
the abdication of King Constantine
also specifically eliminated C!o"H
Prince George as his successor, the
Crown Prince being included among
those Greeks in official life who were
considered strongly pro-German.
To Leave Country.
Both The former King and Prince
George. it was announced today by
Premier Zaimis, intend TO leave the
country imemdiately. IT IS reported
that they will embark on a British
varship and proceed to Switzerland
,bv way o. Italy. 1t is presumed
Prince Alexander will take up MS
kingly duties with full acceptation
of the ideas which the protecting
powers desire to be put into effoct
in the government of Greece during
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-06-14
Baby Was Drowned by kidnappers

Springfield, Mo-, June 9.-Baby
Lloyd Keet was found dead today
| The child had been drowned in a
| we'll on an abandoned farm at least
| four days ago, according to the find.
ings Of an autopsy when the band
of kidnappers who took him from his
home Wednesday night of last week
began to fear capture.
Tonight scores of Springfield men
in automobiles were hurrying in pur-
suit of the county sheriff's automo-
bile, in which seven persons suspect
ed of conspiracy in the kidnapping
were being taken to the State prison.
The pursuers have declared their in
tention of taking summary ven
geance.
The body was wrapped in the pink
blanket which was upon his bed the
night he was stolen A woman's skirt
too was wrapped around the body
and was the only evidence left by
those who threw the bady into the
we'll
J. Holland Keet, the wealthy faith
er, was given but one opportunity
to ransom his son. Shortly after
the kidnapping Mr.. keet received
an anonymous letter directing him to
proceed in automobile alone
through certain country district,
the coming night. When he observ-
ed a lighted lantern by the roadside
the letter directed he was to drive
on for a while, retur. and exchange
$4,000 for the child.
But that night tornado descend
ed on the county. Nevertheless, the
anxious father started on his jour
ney, followed by friends in other
automobiles, and though he drove
until dawn he did not receive he
signal.
No Tagging in Search.
From day to day the search grew
more minute The county author
tiles bent every energy in their eff
fort to catch the kidnappers and to
save the child.
This city, knowing that little Lloyd
Keet had been killed, was aroused
tonight as it has not been for many
years. AS a result authorities were
taking every precaution to prevent
violence. No secret was made of
the feeling and threats of lynching
were heard openly.
Mrs. Keet, the baby's mother, was
on the verge of a complete break
down tonight, physicians said. The
father was grief stricken. Mr.. Keet
repeatedly had offered to pay any
ransom demanded and promised at
one time not to press the prosecu-
ton if the baby should be returned
to him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-06-14
KIDNAPPED CHILD KILLED.
Body of Baby keet Found Dead i'm
Well on Abandoned Farm.

SpriEgfeld, No. June S.-A mes
sage was received at the Republican
office at II o'clock that the seven
prisoners held in the Keet abduction
case were captured at Caplinger's S
Hill, two miles east of Stockton, and
were on their way to Springfield. Not
less than 10000 people are on the
square awaiting word from the posse.
Persons on the street are carrying
ropes and awaiting the return of the
prisoners, which was said to be ex-
pected between midnight and l
o'clock.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-06-14

the present war. He is tWenty-1our
years of age and has been free from
anti-Entente proclivities.
Affairs in Greece, which several
times since the outbreak of the war
had seemed on the verge of a settle
ment, recently had taken on such an
aspect of uncertainty that it became
necessary for the powers to act with
decision.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-06-14
Suspects Did Not Confess.

Springfield, Mo-, June 10.-A mob
of Springfield citizens, but on aveng-
ing the abduction and murder OF
fourteen months old Lloyd Keet early
today forced Sheriff Webb to give
up six suspects, swung one of them
to a tree in an unsuccessful attempt
to obtain confession, and later re-
turned them all to the sheriff's Gus
tody unharmed, according to reports
reaching the sheriff's Office here.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-06-14
IN SHADOW OF CHAIR; ESCAPES.
Aleas Cooler. Sentenced TO die for
Muredr, Makes Getaway.

The News cud Courier OF Wednes-
day says:
Aleas Cooler. white, convicted OF
murder and sentenced to be electro
cuted, but whose appeal is pending
in the supreme court, escaped from
the Jasper county Jail at Ridgeland
early last niEht and at an early hour
this morning Lad not been recaptur-
ed, although Sheriff Langford report
ed, that he was using every effort to
.bloodhounds, which he had wired to
Columbia for, to reach Ridgeland
this morning.
Learning that Cooler had made his
escape, the News and Courier got in
communication over the long dis
tance telephone with Sheriff Langfo-d
at Ridgeland, who freely gave all
information in his possession regard
ing the affair.
According to Sheriff Langford
Cooler and another white prisoner,
E. F. Jacobs, the latter held on charg-
es of fraud, planned yesterday to
make their escape last night at supper
time. This statement was made to
the sheriff by Jacobs, who failed to
get away. The prisoners are turn
ed out of their cells into hall be-
tween the cells at meal times.
The Attack and Escape.
There are now four prisoners in
the Ridgeland Jail and the sheriff
said all of them were in the jail yes
terday afternoon and that he talked
with them. He stated that when
Jailer w. A. Munich carried supper to
the prisoners he opened the outside
door, supposing that the four men
were in the hall, but, it seems that
only two were there, the other two,
one of whom was Will Davis, con-
victed of murder along with Cooler,
being locked in their cells.
When the jailer put the supper
down Jacobs grabbed him by the arm
and told him not to move or make a
sound or he (Jacobs) would kill
him. Jailer Munich obeyed instruc-
tions. In the meantime, Cooler had
dashed through the door, down the
stairs and out into the jail yard.
Jacobs locked the jailer in the hall
and attempted to follow Cooler, but
got only as far as the door, down
stairs. which by that time had been
locked by Mrs. Munich, wife of the
taller. Jacobs then went back up
stairs and released the jailer.
The sheriff was Immediately noti-
fed and search was begun for the
ESCAPED condemned man, but with
out success at last reports received
early this morning.
The Killing and Trial.
The killing of w. D. Thomas, a
woods rider for the Okeetee Huntlhs
club. occurred December 20, last, and
early in March Cooler and Davis
were placed on trial charged with
murder. The case was hard fought.
The evidence against the two men
was considered very damaging. Each
defendant was accused by the other
of firing the fatal shot. The jury
returned a verdict of guilty of muir
der in the first degree in three and
a half hours. Judge Ernest Moore,
presiding, sentenced the two men 10
be electrocuted on April 6. An ap-
peal to the supreme court stayed the
execution of the sentence. An opln-
ion has not yet been handed down IN
this case.
Sheriff Langford described Cooler
as weighing about 225 pounds, gray
ewes. bald headed, and about 80
years of age.
~o~-~Ds >-uUNr1 aPnVrATES
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-06-14
Piles Cured in f to II Days

Your druggist will refund money If PAZo
OINTMENT fails to cure any case of itching,
Blind Bleeding or Protrudng Piles in 6to1 14days.
The first application gives Ease and Rest. ooc.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-06-14
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System

The Old Standard general Strengthening tonic,
GROVES TAS' ELESc chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria en-iches the blood and builds up the sys.
tenn, true touic For adults and children. Soc.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-17
Sociable.

An orderly chosen from among the
student officers at Ft. Harrison sits
daily outside Brig. Gen. Edwin +.
Glenn'S office door, A different man
is chosen each day, and the other day
the post fell TO the lot of Charles T.
Shafe of Indianapolis, says the Indian
apolis News. Shafe went on an er-
rank Tor the general, and returned just
after the general had wished to speak
to an officer in one of the other rooms
and there being no orderly TO summon
him. had gone after the man himself.
"By George" Shafe commented TO
the camp adjutant's orderly, Tenth
infantryman, fresh from five years In
Panama, 1.-The general did some of my
work for me-"
"Yeh, amt that nice, nowr" the ad-
jutant's orderly returned. why don't
you go in there now and do some or
his work for him, just to be sociableT
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-17
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Copyright 1917, by Int'l Press Bureau
Brother Needed Attention.

Governor and Mrs. Stanley of Ken
tucky have an interesting young fam
lily. They are also regular Sunday
school attendants. The youngest mem
Der of the house of Stanley has been
very much INDUCED, but lately the
wise mother has taught him that he
must not ask God for such things as
he coveted. The small heir ceased
praying after that for speckled pony
and cart, which little friend of his
owned.
One night not long since the COVER
nor and his lady were entertaining
guests in the executive mansion when
the elder boy called his mother to the
foot of the stairs The visitors were
amused to hear the lad saying, IL Il
stage whisper:
Mother, | wish you'd come up here
to brother-he's worrying the Lord
again about that speckled pony and
dog Harper Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-17
NEW USE FOR GlRDLE NOW
Not Designed, Like Those of Other
Days, to Hold Material in Posi-
tion About Waist.

There are interesting examples
where the belt has a fringe, or at least
a fringe attempt, made of hanging me-
dallions or coins of graduated length.
In this there is resemblance TO the
girdle of the chatelaine, from which
hung the keys of the castle or the more
humble dwelling, betokenfng the sta
ton of the wearer of the girdle.
There is this difference between the
girdles of other days and those Of the
present: The former were meant to
tighten in the material about the waist
and to hold it in position and prevent
the lower part of the garment dragging
on the ground.
Now the girdle does not touch the
waist at all, but is posed below it and
has no mission whatever as regards the
adjustment of the dress material. Its
object is to accentuate the long lines
now popular, and so long as it does
this in a manner TO enhance its own
decorative quality nothing more is re-
quired of 1t.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-17

The most remarkable event of the
present season was the great "Foire
de st. Sulpice," organized by the Fran
co-American Committee of the "Se-
cours de Guerre." This wonderful fete
was held in the courtyard of the old
Seminaire st. Sulpice and it attracted
immense crowds, says Idalia De VIII
liers, Paris correspondent.
Some of the dresses worn at this
notable fete were lovely. None Of
them were really elaborate or intri-
cate in design, for it is not considered
correct nowadays to wear elaborate
gowns, but the outline of the moment
is essentially picturesque and becom-
ing. Fragile materials and long,
straight lines made all the beautiful
women look like goddesses.
For example, take the exquisite cos
tune by Worth which was worn by the
Contesse de Chabrillan, and which /
have sketched. The material Of the
quaint, short-waisted dress was soft
white tussor silk and the long coat was
composer OIL Wnlte SIX Jersey clolu anu
pure white voile.
The border of jersey cloth was rich
ly embroidered in the same silk on the
transparent voile which formed the
loose sleeves. With this costume a
hat-brimmed hat in leghorn straw was
worn and little bit of rich color was
introduced on the band which circled
the high crown in the guise of cluster
of ripe cherries.
| want you to pay special attention
to the outline of this voile and jersey
cloth coat. 1t is one of the latest mod
els of our greatest dressmaker and ii
indicates the styles which will prevail
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-17
Less Unemployment Likely
In America in Near Future
As Result of the Great War

At present. and in all probability in
the near future. according to re-
port of Il medical committee on social
inSuranceS reported in the American
Medical Journal. this country will have
less and less unemployment, and there
is no question that with the war and
with the destruction of life and peo-
pies i'm Europe. i'm the very countries
from which. iii recent years. this coun-
try has drawn its vigorous unskilled Ia
hor. rhe immigration which has come
10 these shores 81 abundantly will enor-
mouSly diminish. and there will be Il
dearth of labor and rise in wages.
At present. however. there is no
question that even in good times the
wage earners OF this country are un-
employed for from one-fifth to one
fourth-2O 10 - per cent-of the work
ing days of the year. Those who are
dependent on their daily wages have
thus 10 consider Il further diminution
of what is apparently their actual wage.
All Investigations on the amount OF
wages have shown that about four
ffthS of the men and nineteen-twenu-
eths of the women earn less than SO0O
wear 10 support their families. and
this amount of wage is not able. even
in this country. 70 support those fam
lilies on n fair standard Of living. This
* one cause Of the enormous mass
of woman and child labor.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-17
Grenades Of Many Types.

The grenade has become one of the
leading weapons OF the European war.
Each belligerent uses several. types.
Austria as many as six. GrenadeS are
cial racket" by catapults, shot from
guns and from trench mortars. Hand
grenades have range Of some twenty
five or thirty yards. The grenades
fired from mortars may range up to
five hundred yards The most power
full grenade is a Danish invention. II
is shot from mortar. weighs about
three pounds, and in addition scat
tering the fragments of its case on ex-
plosion, II carries some $50 bullets.