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RIVER news

The Reuben Dunbar left yesterday
afternoon with q full cargo for Pitts
burgh. The Milton will leave this morn
Ing at II O'Clock for New Matamoras.
There has been very little change In
the stage at the local wharf for some
time. The river stood at fest yester-
day evening. At McMechen the pool
stood at I4.4 feet while below the wick
cts registered 90 foot.
River Te:egra1ns
DAVIS ISLAND DAM-9.o feet. fall
ing: clear
STEG BENNILLE-a feet stationary
clear.
MoRGANTOWN-74 feet. falling
clear.
OIL CITY-In inches. falling: clear.
WARPEN-I inches. falling clear.
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German EtAts1nenta.

BERLIN. Sept. s.-(via London.)-.
French troops which attacked the Ger.
man lines in the Verdun region. while In
general driven back to their original po-
sitions retained possession Of some
ground In tho southern part Of Chaumes
wood and on the Ridge to the east army
headquarters announced today.
The objective Of tho French was the
village Of Ornes 1t Ia believed. and this
! they failed to gain. suffering extremely
heavy losses. while 800 prisoners were
taken by the Germans.
On the Flanders front. British attacks
last night northeast Of st. Julien wert
repulsed.
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DIFFICULTIES
CONTINUED Prom 1irst Pags.l

forces have been tripled since the com.
mcncement Of the war In the mountains
The necessities Of life Of a large mil.
itary population fighting in the noun.
tains require special departments such
as cable transports. means OF shelter
and special supplies Of food and CLOTH
Ing. taking ESQ mules for each infantry
regiment and zoo for each battalion be.
sides thousands for the transport OF pro-
iectilcs for engineers and for sanitary
trains. bringing the total number OF
quadrupeds In use up to 100000.
Heights nearly 10000 feet high have
been reached not only by mountain Rr-
tillcry but by field artillery. and even
by siege batteries dragged up more than
$500 feet. 'rhree-fifths Of our front IL
more than 5000 feet above the sea level
and therefore 1t is obvious what nm
enormous expenditure OF energy IS
necessary for the transport OF all the
necessities Of life into places where
cen mules cannot penetrate In winter.
When operations on a grand scale arc
impossible in cold weather the unccas.
ing vigilance continues. attended by ti\
terrible struggle against the rigors Of
climate with painful losses due to frost
bite and avalanchcs.
TN addition TO the forces on the Aus
TRAN front and in the colonies. italy has
provided troops for Albania the Aegean
and Macedonia. which need constant re-.
enforcement owing TO the grave losses
sustained in tho stern struggle against
the common enemy. Italy has given her
operations a constant offensive charac-
tor which has engaged the largest part
O: the cncmy'S hest forces on our front
To the benefit Of the general situation
Of the entente and also rendered plaus.
lilo last years rcpulse OF fthe Trentinl
offensive with the undertaking stimuli
tanc ously cf powerful offensive on the
Tsonzo front which LED to the conquest
nr Gorilla and finally. aided by the wis
dom of our leaders and the valor Of our
troops. succeeded in the last comprehen.
sive action to break through the enemy's
more favorable positions. stirling a
blow. the Importance Is proved by its
effect upon the coalition Of the central
empires"
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violin and organ duet Of Mendelssohn's
Spring Song" was beautifully rendered
after the sermon.
GERMAN PEACE PLANS
Continued Prom Page Ten.)

Serbia and Rumania to be re-
stored and Serbia to have a port
on the Adriatic.
The Balkan question and the
status Of Turkey to be subjects
for negotiation.
Disarmament and international
police.
Freedom Of the seas with Great
Britain in control Of the English
channel until the projected tunnel
is built between Dover and Ca
laiS."
This outline q terms. circulated
without definite stamp Of any Of
ficial authority, it will be noted,
bears in many respects a resem-
blance to the general tenor of the
peace proposals Of Pope Benedict.
BY some diplomats, such an out
line is regarded as presenting
susceptible of discussion. 1t is
discussed merely as a possibility
without having yet advanced fully
into the range of probability.
LONDON, Sept. Germany
will shortly be able to publish
her peace terms. according to DR..
George Michaelis, the German
chancellor. DR.. Michaelis in an
interview said he had so informed
the Reichstag Main committee.
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen today states.
The Main committee, said DR..
Michaells in the interview, had
tried to make final arrangements
regarding peace monditions, and
the question of Alsace-Loraine.
but no decision had yet been
taken. The question, however,
was eagerly discussed and Ger
many will soon be able to publish
her peace terms"
COPENHAGEN. Sept. 9. - The
committee of seven members Of
the Reichstag and seven members
Of the Bundesrath appointed 10
draw up an answer TO Pope Ben
edict's peace note will meet on
Monday afternoon, and the reply
will propably b. drafted then. says
a Berlin dispatch today.
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have an eight pound baby girl. l know
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound sayed me from an operation
which. every woman breads. - Mrs.
NELLIE FIsHBACK, 1921 Christy Ave-,
Louisville, KY.
Everyone naturally breads the SUI
geon' 8 knife. Sometimes nothing else
will do. but many times Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has saved
the patient and made an operation un-
necessary.
Ifyou have any symptom about which
you would like to know, write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free.
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lacks were made last night by the Ger
mans on the positions taken yesterday
by French troops in the Verdun region.
After hard struggle. in which ths
French artillery played telling psrt
and in which the infantry surged for.
ward again wherever temporarily driven
back. the French positions were left In
tact.
The German losses were extremely
heavy. Nearly thousand Of their dead
were counted in front Of the Bots des'
Fosses. says the war office announce.
ment issued today.
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Il PLAYERS
NOW ON HAND

Special Dispatch IN the lnfclliSrnrrr.
MORG ANTOWN. ". Va. Sept. AT
an carly hour tonight eleven of the West
Virginia university football squad had
reported here ready for the trip TO Mont
Chateau training camp tomorrow morn
ing. In addition to the three coaches.
McIntire. Tobin and Chenoweth. those
on hand are Hagcr. end: Bailey center:
Ice. tackle. and Duling. tackle, all MEM
bers OF last years squad. and Outright.
Il guard from DaviS-Elkirs: Singleton IL
guard from Wesleyan: Emswcllcr. a
tackle from MnrgHntowr high school:
Armstrong. a quarterback from Shady
side academy; White. q back from Terra
Alta high school: PitZer, from Martins
burg high school. and Turkoritch. from
Fairmunt high school. Twelve others.
including three more Of last years regu-
lars. are expected early tomorrow. so
that between Twenty-Five and thirty arc
expected for the first meal at Mont
Chateau ut noon tomorrow.
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Russian Statement.

PETROGRAD. Sept. ?.-German enEi-
rccrs hav. hridged the lower IA river
in t.ivonia and the German forces are
being concentrated on the north bank
of the stream under cover Of the cav
airy. the war office announced today In
It's report on the Riga operations. Rus
sian cavalry Is impeding the progress OF
the Germans along the Pskor road.
Unusual German activity at advanced
railway stations Of the enemy In the
Jacubstadt and Dvinsk regions is men
toned by the statement.
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Rritiah Ronort.

LONDON, Sept. 9.-Brtish troops
holding the line cast If Fillcret, SOUTH
east Of iarEirourt attacked carly this
morning ana succeeded in entering Ger
man trenches on n front Of several hun
drrd yards. taking number Of prison.
ers according 10 the war office state
mcnt today. Enemy trenches also were
successfully raidcd during the night in
the neiehhnrhood Of Gravclle and east
OF NrrcmelleS.
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sinking Argentine ships in the war zone
but by the Argentine government unue.-
taking to arrange that no Argentine YES
sci should be found in that zone.
1T will be interesting to near "nAt
Argentine public opinion Will say "heh
il now learns the real nature OF inc
diplomatic victory which the Argentine
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italian 0tAtOnonk

ROME. Sept. 9.-Today's war Office
statement on military operations on the
Austro-Italian fronts reads:
Northeast Of Gorilla (the Monte SaSa
Gabrielle rcgion) the artillery battle 10
continuing without cessation.
'"On the remainder Of the front there
were the usual patrol actions and or.
tillery fire."
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MARRY w. 8ENNETT DEAD.
Actal DlSratch TO tho Intclllaence1.

WE:Ll.S!I'I;Rlr. Sept. o.---Henry w.
l."nnrtt -. a veteran wnconmaker Of
Brooke county. died n his home here at
go o'clock Sunday morning. He had
resided In Wel!sbrrG 80 Years. He Is
survived by tho widow and five chill
lrrn: Harry and Lee. Of Wheeling:
ltiGg. another son. Of WellshurE. and
two daughters. the Misses Ella and
Marie Bennett. at home. a The funeral
will take place Tuesday afternoon at
c:30 O'Clock
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hnlShed. Inc doc
tors said l would
have to be opera
ted on and | simply
brok e down. A
friend advised me
to try Lydia E.
fnkham's Vege-
table Compound,
and the. result is l
feel like a new wonl-
an. / am well and
strong, do all my
NUN hnt,oA ryA4lr aud
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A FRIENDS
ADVICE
Woman Saved From a Seri-
Gus Surgical Operation.

Louisville, Ky.-"For four years I
suffered from female troubles, head
aches, and nervousness. / could not
sleep, had no appetite and it hurt me to
walk. If I tried to do any work,
would have to lie down before it was
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storms on the Isonzo.

ED1NE. Italy. Sept. 9.-f1ad weather
Il interfering with operations on the
I7crzo front. Violent storms have
transformed peaceful streams into tor
rents. torrents into rivers and plains
into lakes Of mud. Mist and fog shut
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COL. OLIVER RED1c DEAD.

BUTLER. Pa. Sept. 9.-With the
dslth here today Of Colonel Oliver c.
Redic. aged -. there passed away the
last commanding officer Of the l05th
regiment. Pennsylvania volunteers,
known as tho wild cat regiment" Of the
Civil war. The regiment was awarded
the Gent raj Eearncy medal for bravery
in charge at tho battle of Spottsyl-
vunia. May S-18. 1864.
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WANTED-Derrick Boat Engi-

WANTED-Derr1ck Boat Engi-
neers+Three experienced der
rick boat engineers to handle clam
shell and orange peel buckets
highest wages to reliable men. Ap-
ply, The bravo Contracting Com
pany, Pittsburgh, Pa. seS-i
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French Reports.

PARIS. Sept. ,9.-StronE German
forces attacked the French positions on
the right hank Of the Mouse over an en-
ten' Of nearly two miles and succeeded
in gaininE a foothold temporarily in one
section Of the line. according TO the
statement issued by the war office to-
night. French counter attacks eventually
rreainrd all the positions. The Ger
mans: also made an attempt against the
new French positions north Of the
Chaunr Wood hut without success.
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of visibility even at short distances
despite the use Of searchlights by day.
notwithstanding these conditions the
cannonadc continues while raidinE
parties make daring dashcs to snatch
minor positions from the enemy. Each
party brings back q certain number OF
prisoners belonging TO regiments just
arrived from the Russo Rumantan front
Some Austrian Gunncrs who have been
Captured declare they have been brought
here from the western front.
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German Defeats in Africa.

LONDON. Sept s.-Defeats for the
Germans all along the line in German
East Africa are reported In an official
statement today.
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Swedes DID hot Know.

NEW YORK. Sept. 9.-Baron Aker-
helm. charge d'affatres OF the Swedish
legation in the United States, who ar
rived here today from Washington. has
requested The Associated Press to mako
public the following statement:
The statement l made yesterday 70
a representative of the press has not
been quite correctly reproducea%;in the
papers.
The main point as far as Sweden is
concerned. has been entirely lost
Il especially wished to have pointed
out that when I saw the secretary Of
etatc Saturday. I was told that the tele-
grams that were forwarded by the
Swedish minister resident at Buenos
Aires for the German charge Daffaires
were in German code. This is suffi"
cient proof tina: the Swedish minister
resident did not know their contents"
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SWEDISH MINISTER
CONTINUED From First Page.)

effects as this from the United States
the involvement Of the fair name OF our
country. imposed upon because or Its
excessive good faith. in complicated
plot, which must arouse universal COM
ment Of all kinds. claims, fears and sus>
picions."
Luxbury IN Silent
Every paper today said that the re-
port was so sensational and unusual
that 1t could not be believed except for
the fact that 1t had been made public
by the state department Of such great
country as the United States.
At the present time there are no re-
sponsibe officials at the German lcga>
tion Count Luxburg has been taking
a vacation in the Andes foothills since
the arrival of the American fleet at
Buenos Aires. and has so far not re-
sponded to q telegrsphtc request Of the
Associated Press to make statement
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PARIS. Sept. 9.-Violcnt counter-at-
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Patriotic Songs Sung.

In preference to the usual hymns the
choir and congregation sang America"
tho Battle Hymn of the Republic" and
other patriotic airs. As IN appropriate
hymn. STAND Up for Jesus" was enthu-
siastically sung by. the congregation. \
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the
interior, has prepared some sugges-
tions for commencement essays and
orations, which he submits for the
consideration of the young folks who
are to take part in the coming school
exercises. These are all good topics
and are commended by The Bee to
any who has not yet gone too far
in preparation to change:
"Belgium's Wrongs"
Mobilization of the Nations In
dustries and Resources"
"Washington's Attitude Toward
War"
"The Debt of the United States to
France" 4
"Tolstoi and the Russian Rcvolu-
ton"
League to Enforce Peace"
Specialization of Industry in War
Times"
what Russia Did for the United
States in the Civil War"
uses of Photographs in War"
wealth OF the United States"
"Use of Alcohol in War Times
Russian Methods of Cooperation"
Americas Contribution to War
Machines
as the Submarine a Justfable In
strument of War for Any Other Than
Naval Defense2"
Lincoln in 1917. What Would He
Have Done|
war Bread; How Made"
"Value of Sacrifice to Nation"
"How Can Help in the WARP
CA self-analysis by the individual pu-
pill of his or her opportunities for
service-gardening, scouting, etc.)
Universal Military Service"
Education and War;" (The direct
relation between education and indus
trial efficiency, and therefore between
education and war; Consult Dean,
worker and the State"
"Autocracy VS.. Democracy" CA
comparison OF the governments of the
belligerents) Consult Worlds Work
April, 1917; Review of Reviews, April
1917; presidents address before con-
gress, April 2, 1917; declaration OF in
dependence; Literary Digest, Feb.
ruary, 1917.
"The American Negro as a Sol.
der (Story of his contribution to
the army and navy in earlier wars
His character as soldier when well
led.) Consult Crispus Attucks and
the Boston massacre; John Chavis
and the revolution in North Caro-,
lima, services in the war of 1872, in
, the civil war, in the war with Spain
where negro troops saved Colone
Roosevelt. His work at Battery
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
What
Women Are
Doing in the World
CLUB CALENDAR

Monday
Convalescent Aid society, city hall,
10 a. nj.
Tuesday
Business Women's Council, court
house, II to 2 p. nj.
Business Women's club, Y. w. c.
A., p. nj.
Belles-Lcttres club, Mrs. E. A.
Nelson, hostess, ; p. m.
Colonial Danes of America, Ne
braska chapter, Mrs, Walter
Page, hostess.
Wednesday,
Woman Voters Conservation
league, Mrs. F, J, Birss, hostess,
2:S0 p. m.
Thursday
Benson Woman's club, Benson city
hall, 2:50 p. M.
Friday
Saratoga Mothers Circle, school
auditorium, $3.50 p. m,
Society of American Widows, Mrs.
B. c. Turpin, hostess, 8 p. m.
Saturday.
Daughters OF American Revolution.
Major Isaac Sadler Chapter, pub
lie library, 2:30 p. m.
Association of Collegiate Alumnae,
drama section, Happy Hollow
club. l0:45 a. nj.
Scottish Rite Woman's club, re-
ccption for new grand officers.
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Patriotic Points for Graduation;
Suggested Topics for the Essays

Wagner, at the Crater, at San Juan
Hill; Williams History of the Ne
gro Race in America" and other
works.
"The Rise of Democracy Through
the War"
THE Red Cross; Its History and
Work" See bulletin Pan-American
union, December, 1916; Survey, Jan
uary, 1917, February, 1917; Literary
Digest, March, 1917.
Our Ties With South America;
What They Are and What They
Ought to Be-" See bulletins of the
Pan-American union.
"The English Ideal of Liberty"
Trace the development of the growth
of the English constitution from the
earliest times and show It's relation
to the American form of government.
Military Training in Public
Schools" See Debater's Handbook;
Outlook, December, 1916; School Re-
view, March and February, 1917;
Forum, December, 1915; Worlds
Work, February, 1917.
"Women and the War" Consult
Literary Digest, January, 1917; Sur
vey, January, 1917; Century, January,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

What kiddie doesn't love peter
Rabbit" these days? Why, he's just
as much a friend to them as "Cinder-
ella" or "Red Riding Hood" was
when "once upon a time | was a
little girl myself. Peter" and his wife
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

1917; Living Age, February, 1917, and
February, 1916.
aviation During the War; Com
suit Scientific American, January and
March, 1917; Forum, December, 1916;
Living Age, December, 1916; Literary
Digest, February, 1917.
What Constitutes Sacrifice for
the Nation" .
"The Democracy of Universal Serv-
ice
The Russian Revolution, For.
ward Step in Democracy"
Government Control of the Ma
tion's Food Supply" Consult reports
of the United States Department Of
Agriculture.
Preparation for Peace at Close Of
the War;"
international League for Peace"
American Aid to Stricken Europe"
(Relef work in Belgium, Red Cross,
ambulance service by American uni-
versities.) See Hunt, "War Bread"
and similar books, Red Cross Maya
zine.
"War and Thrift" (The govern
mental regulations of food, fuel,
clothing; what habits are likely to be
carried over into ordinary life after
the urgency conditions are removed;
how each person can help.)
Development of the Various Sci-
ences During the War;" medicine.
surgery, sanitation, physics, chemis-
try, navigation, aviation.)
"The Presidents Reasons for En-
tering Into War With Germany"
Presidents message, April 2, 1917;
Zimmerman note, read in congress
April S; see Congressional Record,
April 5, pp. l9S-l99.
1.-THE Freedom of the Seas" (The
points involved in the submarine is
sue.) Besides magazine articles and
newspaper articles by naval and in-
ternational law experts, much waltz
able material may be obtained from
Captain Mahan's books.
Americas Duty to the Worlds
Democracies." See "Ideals Of Organ
ization," H. G. Wells In the New Re-
public, July "a; Literary Digest, Az
gust, IA, 1915; Worlds Work, April,
1917; America in the Battle Line of
Democracy" Worlds Work, July,
1916; Americas Part In World
Democracy" Worlds Work, April
1917; "If Germany Should VIM" Out.
look, November Is, 1918; "Demo-
cratic Ideals"
"The Council for National De.
fense; What 1t Means to the Ma
tion."
THE National Food Problem
Current publications Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture; Weekly News
Letter; reports from the Bureau of
Markets; farm magazines. current
numbers daily papers, market reportss
the country side series; "A War Car
dem" the Fortnightly Review, March,
1917, and February, 1917; Cambridge
University Press; food economy n
Treatment Of Our Alien BorAs
THE Promised Land" by Mary An.
tim.
Honor In Public Service" Glow
a national emergency drives out Sec
tional interest, pork barrel" legisla.
tion and personal and petty proft)
Newspaper and periodical accounts Of
losses in Russia due to graft" Eng
lands early losses from the same
causes combined with inefficiency, 20.
pecially Galiipoli, Amora, Greece and
Roumania; compare with offers Of
aid such as Ford Motor works, Beth.
iehem Steel company, lower prices on
copper TO the government; action and
speeches in congress, sbolishment Of
party lines.
~Feeding Armies"
!~Worid Democracy"
Persistent Advertising 10 the Road
to Success.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
Absolutely Nelo Method
For Superfluous Hair
tSurs Way to Remove Roots and All)

Goodbye to depilatories, the electric
needle, and the razor. Here at last Ia
method that removes superfuous haii
completely, roots and ali--easily harm,
lessly. instantaneouslyi Nothing like II
ever heard OF before.
II you'd like to try this wonderful proc.
ess, Just get a stick OF pheiactins from
your druggist follow the simple instruc-
tlons--and with your own eyes see ths
hair roots come out! See how perfectly
Phelactine Is non.irritating. odorless, and
so harmless you could eat III 1t 10 SO
reliable that every stick Is sold on a sat
isfaction- or money back basis--Ady
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

And keep on a spending
Too, every day
For economy surely
Is good IN the end
But shops need
Your trade
So of course
You should spend
Buy economically
DO all you can
To further the york
Of your o,on felloW-mom
Be brave and
Be helpful
And keep yoar heart light
T'wiN help our brave men
In their fight
For the rtQkt
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
the First Methodist Episcopal church
will give the music.


Miss Nells Ryan's Campfire group 10 10
furnish the vesper program today at 4;30
D. m. Florence Rhoades will sing and Minis
Edna Mas Grove will entertain during the
social hour.
On Thursday evening at 7iso the girls
from the extension department who have
been 10 the Industrial conference at Storm
Lake will give storm Lake movie In the
auditorium. This will be free.
The new first aid class which started
last Wednesday night will meet on Mon
day nights at 1880. Enrolment In this
class will close Wednesday night.