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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15
WILSON MAY ASK
SPECIFIC TERMS
Germany Not Likely to Give
Conditions Unless Approach
ed in Some Way.
WOULD LIKELY THEN DO so

Washington, Jan. IA statement
OF terms from Germany and its allie,
at. least as comprehensive as those
set forth by the entente in replying
10 President Wilson's note is the
next move hoped for here in the
peace negotiations.
Whether time will be allowed for
the Teutonic nations to state their
terms on their own initiative or
whether President Wilson will make
some move 10 give an opening re.
mains undetermined There arc indi-
cations, however, that il no statement
OF the Tcutonic terms is forthcoming
within reasonable time the United
States may seek means to indicate
the desirability OF such a course.
! Reluctant to Judge.
1t was reiterated today that the
president had not determined on his
position and it was pointed out that
in his note he said he was indifferent
to the means employed for comparing
terms. He is reluctant to judge be-
tween the two replies and has not
made known his impressions of the
entente note. In other administra-
ton quarters it has been suggested,
however, that the objects which the
president had in mind could best be
promoted now by the central powers
publicly declaring their terms.
Officials are watching particularly
just now the trend of public senti-
ment abroad and the apparent change
since the dispatch of the presidents
note has proved source Of incrcas-
ing qualification.
Feeling Of Indignation Abates.
The first feeling of Indignation
among the allies because OF the coin
cidence Of the presidents proposal
with that of the central powers has
abated, it is believed here, and is being
replaced by conviction that good
may come of the American note.
There is no indication in official
circles, however, that an early peace
is thought probable. On the con-
trary the statement of the allies OBJ
iects II ;e recoo,;,.J L,s ,,,,J.
cent.rce hv c er,n.,,, n lbs, ihd AYE az
for The ,rcssnt ho,'y Wy ? Y.
have oone to,psrd o .s,,hl;sh;,u !. may
l;m;ua,y has;s nb;oh u,s,, . q pr
neacs negot;at;oms 1h.n may tha 'A sna of
host;l;t;rs does cnms Tha "e ,d Inv VI
tratIon is acting on the assumption
cannot he ho,ied - .o oy sne w m
tbat sv ~ ssao . ~ I'o, .ha ou!
br;nos Sr,i ~, rp,n ,uma,uS ,"a. emu
,,,.,, Ia pp'oene"ieh' nearer
VIII intensity Bitterness.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15

mine are going to have less fooshness and little
more discipline It's good for 'em, discipline is"
Love twists the curl above his right eye in an effort
to keep his fat face somberbut down in the spark
ling deeps of his sweet eyes the glimmer of mirth
swims- and looks much like tears. !
He knows. He knows that you will say after
storm and the rain of childish tears Come old man,
1didn't mean to hurt your feengs-le forget it.
I'll forgive you if you will me- An let's 90 look at
racing skates" Love knows.
So write it down all you wil-this year-that
Loves torch will leave you ice. There's one resol-
ton that's going to stub its toe and go down.
NELL BRINKLEY.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15
Fifty Frenchmen
Will Study Minds
OF American Men

Correspondence of the Associated Press,)
Paris, Dec. Next summer fifty
young Frenchmen will be sent from
France to the United States and
Canada to study American CONNER
cial methods in large typical banks
factories and shipping firms, and to
become acquainted with the Ameri-
can mind and its principal view
points. They will stay a month in the
United States, visiting in banks, fac
tories and shipping Offices at New
York, universities and spinning mills
in Boston, lumber mills and tanneries
in Montreal, canning factories in Chi
cago, the seat of government at
Washington, iron and steel works at
Pittsburgh, the petroleum industry in
Philadelphia, grain stores at Balti-
more, and Culture in general" in St.
Louis. Meanwhile fifty young Ameri-
cans will be doing exactly the same
sort of thing in France with view
of getting notion about Frnech COM
mercial methods and French points
of view.
A steamship company has agreed
to charge only 1900 francs per STU
dent for the voyage to and fro, the
families and towns concerned pay
ing one-half and the chambers of
commerce the other. The feeding
Of the youths and traffic arrange
ments generally will be undertaken
by travel agency.
The students in order to qualify
for the trip must have the diploma
of a commercial high school or agri-
cultural college, and be able to speak
English and French, respectively. The
choice of the students in America
will be made by the "Franco-United
States" committee, in connection with
American chambers of commerce;
and, correspondingly, in France. The
French youths arriving in New York
will be personally conducted in
groups by expert instructors.
Two French professors will guide
the American students in France.
NJ. Guisthau, president of the
"Franco-United States" as Frank
Vanderlip is president OF a similar
committee in New York, tells the AS
ISOLATED Press that it is hoped to es-
tablish after the war institutes in
France and America which will sup
ply all necessary commercial infor-
nation, display specimens OF goods
and i'll general promote reciprocal
economic knowledge between the two
countries.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15
German Property
Sold at Auction

Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 5.-The public auc-
ton of German property in Nigeria
which aroused so much interest in and
out of Parliament through opposition
to neutrals being allowed to bid, was
commenced November ID before a
large attendance of business men in
terested i'll the West African trade.
Nineteen lots of property situated i'll
Lagos, of the total of ninety-four,
were put up and disposed of to Brit
ish interests for $l,49l, $50.
The biggest price of $2S0,000 was
paid by a London firm for one lot
comprising the freehold site and
premises formerly occupied by the
Workman Steamship line, OF an area
of 5000 square yards The smaller
lots were taken by Liverpool mer-
chants interested in the African trade
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15

Eros waves his torch, wherewith he warns the
hearts of all the world, and will never believe that
any VOW can be kept that would smother his lovely
flame. Say you-and he heard you-"Never again
will work like did last weekend to feed and enter
tain that little army. They are an ungratefu lot
have too many friends. am going to be wise and
cold this year,! Love holds his fat sides and draws
down his coral lip-while he buries one gay eye in
wink
He knows you will serve the people you love this
year as lasfor only hermit is safe from the fire to
GIVE And he-he feeds the wild things and
grumbles when they eat his figs! Love knows Say
you-and he hears you-"This year those kids of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15
Holland Club Determined
To Land Consul for Omaha

The Holland club is still continuing
its activities to secure a consul for
this city, and has taken up the matter
with the Commercial club. A COM
mittee was appointed at a meeting
last evening to keep up the good
work. Another committee was ap-
pointed to draft some rules and regu-
lations for the club, which meets in
the Arlington block.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15
Omaha Art Gid Holding
Fifth Annual Exhibition

The Fifth annual exhibition OF the
Omaha Art gid is now being held
at Milton Darlings gallery on Far
nam street The collection, while not
large, is very interesting, and is per-
haps the best showing ever made by
the group of local artists. 2
J. Laurie Wallace is the largest
contributor. Robert Glider also has
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15
NO MILITARY POMP
AT MASTERING OUT
Grim Formalities Will Mark
Decentralization of Soldier
Boys at Fort Crook.
PAY BEFORE GOING HOME

No military pomp or ceremony, no
even the playing of band or the
trumpeting of buglc will mark the
mastering out OF the Fourth Nebraska
regiment at Fort Crook Monday In.
stead, the Formally will be cut-and.
dried affair, taking but a fraction OF
the time that was necessary when the
men were mustered in the federal
service.
With the announcement OF pay call.
the men in company order, will march
to the paymaster's table, receive their
money and those not living in the city
will be marched to trains awaiting
them and sent to their homes. This
Will constitute the mastering out of
the troops from federal service and
restoring them to their former status
of National guardsmen.
Will Get Pay.
About $4,000 will be distributed
among the 600 men and ffty-two Of
ficers. This will cover the salary of
the regiment for the month of De-
cember and up to the da they arc
mustered out. Besides the salary of
the men, they will be given the bal
ance of the clothes allowance in cash
which the government allows. This
amounts to approximately $43 minus
the clothes they have drawn against
the accounts. 1t is estimated BY Cap
tain Bates, senior mastering officer
that the average refund will be
about $40 II
So far no provision has been made
for the men to secure refund for the
clothes which government and state
officers seized. Had the men not
drawn this clothing on their allow
ancc, they would have received the
value in cash.
Routine Finished.
Practically all Of the paper work."
including the checkin.; up and verify
ing OF the companies records has been
completed and nothing remains but
for the men to be paid. Today the
soldiers have permission to leave the
fort at will, the only restriction being
that they be on hand Monday to be
mustered out.
A number Of sick men are still CON
fined to the hospital, but a regular
hospital detachment is expected to ar
rive before Monday to relieve the de-
tail now on duty.
This afternoon officers will deliver
farewell addresses to their men. The |
program which will be held in the |
gymnasium as arranged by Captain
Poucher is as fellows:
Selection, Fourth Regiment band
Selection. Trinity Methodist church quar-
tct.
Final order Colonel Eberly.
Song by the audience.
Address, Lieutenant Colonel Baehr.
Address to the Fifth battalion, Major Ell
Iasser.
Song by the audience.
Address to the Second battalion, Major
Johnson.
Selection. Trinity Methodist quartet.
Address to the Third battalion, Major
Douglas.
Address, Captain Pouoher.
Address to the sanitary detachment. Major
Song. America" by the audience.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15
"Shrapnel" Riddles Home;
Woman Slightly Injured

The home Of Mrs. ]. Beidl, 1884
South Tenth street, was riddled with
small fragments of scrap iron last
night when kitchen stove, which
was equipped with water coils blew
up. A piece Of iron struck Mrs.
Beidl in the head, inhicting small
scalp wound, but she was not seriously
hurt. The home looks as though
.42-centimeter shell had exploded in IT,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15
Bishop Williams Calls
On Archbishop Harty

Bishop Williams of the Episcopal
church and Archbishop Bishop Harry
Of the Roman Catholic, church are
interchanging personal calls. The
head OF the Episcopal diocese has paid
formal call to Archbishop Bishop
Harry and the Catholic prclate will
visit Bishop Williams home in the
current week.
Rev. John Albert Williams and T.
F. Quinlan accompanied Bishop Will
liams on his call.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15
Despondent Woman Tries
To Kill Self With Poison

Dependency, resulting from her re-
cent divorce, caused Mrs. Nora Mar
tin, clerk in the Brandeis store corset
department, living at 26l0 Harvey
street. to attempt suicide last evening.
She swallowed half of the contents OF
a small bottle OF poison, but prompt
medical care resulted in her recovery.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15

a large canvas in the display, while
Miss Augusta Knight has alandscape
in oil and water color work. George
Barker has sketch and Miss Ruders-
dorf has both an oil and a water
color in the collection. Doane Powell,
Charles Fuchs and Elizabeth Fergu-
son have paintings in the exhibition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15

San Carlo Season Tickets
Sale Premises Fine Series

The season ticket sale for the San
Carlo Grand Opera season at the
Auditorium closed yesterday and it
was most fattering to the promoters.
The largest purchase made at this
sale was that OF 1000 tickets by the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15

Orchard & Wilhelm Company. 1t
was not revealed by that firm just
what they would do with the 1000
season tickets, as they simply made
the purchase without comment. Seats
may be reserved tomorrow at the box
office at the Auditorium.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15
Hotel Clerk Puts Armed
H0ldup Men to FIiuht

]. Bolker, clerk at the Eagle hotel,
COZ South Thirteenth street, routed
two armed robbers last night when
they entered the hotel and ordered
him to put his hands up. He pulled
the gun from the desk. He fired one
shot in the general direction of the
two. They ram.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15
Johnson and Later Go to
Eastern Furniture Markets

O. H. Johnson OF the Beaton &
Laier Co. left Thursday for a ten
days trip to Chicago, Grand Rapids
and the eastern furniture markets, on
buying trip.
He will be joined Wednesday by
George w. Later, who will spend a
week or more with him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15
Brogan Elected Head of
Harvard Club of Nebraska

The Harvard Club of Nebraska held
its annual meeting on Thursday eve
ming at the Blackstone following a
banquet at which twenty members
were at the round table. Officers elect
ed were: F. A. Brogan, president;
Charles Elgutter, vice president; Hal
Yates. treasurer, and Alan Mcdonald.
secretary, The club approved the
awarding OF the Harvard scholarship
to Arthur Rouncr Of Omaha. Colonel
George Lyon, the Oldest graduate
present, entertained the club with
readings from Kipling.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15

Few of us realize the danger OF coughs
and colds, don't take the risk. take DR..
Kings New Discovery. Guaranteed. All
Observation-Disclosures.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15

Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-29
DUMMY AS WRESTLERS' AID
Practice as Nearly as Possible Like
That With Living Opponents.

William p. Armstrong of Washington
has invented wrestling dummy which
will find favor with wrestling teams.
At the present time there is no gym
nasium apparatus available with which
wrestfers can practice. With the dunn
my illustrated they can go through
many of the movements they would
assume in tackling and throwing n liv-
ing opponent, says the Popular Science
Monthly.
The figure IS shaped so that no pro-
truding points will injure the one
practicing with it. The head portion
of the figure is nearly round, the arms
are stubbed and the base, although
heavy, is padded and upholstered. The
entire body consists of n canvas suit
fitted over raw cotton, excelsior, hair
or any other yielding material. The de-
vice is supported on an upright board
embedded securely in the base of heavy
wood.
In order to throw the figure TO the
floor the wrestler must secure a hold
on it and exert considerable force be
fore it will yield. The dummy is light
enough to be used at home.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-29
Had Too Many Pets.

The exact reason why a man refused
to live with or support his lawful wife,
was set forth in the domestic relations
court in New York. 81 will never re-
turn home" explained the recreant
husband, "as long as my wife keeps
pets. She's got turtle, two parrots, a
canary, two cats and fox terrier, and
it amt no place TO live" HE needn't
come if he don't want to; no one cares
and no one asked him to-" said the
helpmate "What I want is three dol
lars a week from him and no CONVERSE
ton. l gave away all the pets but
Cuckoo, the pup. and I'd keep him if
my husband talked forever. He's bet
ter company than some people | know
anyway-swears less. eats less, and
only banks when there's something TO
bark about"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-29
The Workers.

In an article on how labor can aid
in the war, advising longer hours, in
creased production, ETC., the Industrial
Economist says: According to the
census there are at present about 3d.
100000 workers in the United States,
including all over the age of ten. The
figures submitted by the secretary OF
the American Federation of Labor
some time ago show about 1,S47,OO0
persons working on an eight-hour, ba-
sis in the United States, and of this
number 475000 were either federal,
state, county or municipal employees.
Since that time the number of those
working on an eight-hour basis has
increased, and today there is a mini
mum of 100000 workers operating
on an eight-hour basis, and these p
100000 workers are probably the ones
who will be very directly concerned
with producing that which the govern
ment needs through the various fac
tories, mills, mines, etc., throughout
the country"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-29

Those for Whose Services Great
Artists Once Fought Are Now
Working for Mere Pittance.

On the professional models of Paris
the misery of the war has weighed
most heavily. That is apparent in the
studios Of the younger artists. While
in former times they could afford
only elderly models Of more or less
faded beauty, they are now engaging
for a pittance famous models for
whose services great artists once over
bid each other. Six francs a day is all
these models get for eight hours of
hard posing. with q short rest period
at the end of each hour. writes Nine.
Bernardini-S joestedt in Cartoons Mag
azine. True, there is takeL. up for
them n cornet-a collection which gets
its name from the paper scoop into
which the coins are thrOwn-S, 10 or
II francs, according TO the generosity
Of the students; but in times like
these, it doesn't 60 any too far.
A pupil of the Julian academy.
speaking of a certain model, told me,
1.-The poor girl certainly must have
starved; she has lost at least 20
pounds; she had a magnificent phys
ique and a gloriously tinted skin. Now
she is flabby and her complexion is
gray, yet we use her out of pity"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-29
ONCE A LIAR, ALWAYS ONE
Leaf and Decides Not to Be One,
He Cannot Cover Up Tracks

Liars are persons who are in excel
lent repute with themselves, but who
are not on speaking terms with the
truth. They are divided into two
classes: Prevaricators who practice ly-
ing as fine art, and those by the
clock. Liars ply their trade for vari-
Gus reasons. some for gain, some for
glory and others just 10 exercise
FESTIVE imagination. A fellow can &C
quire a reputation as a liar almost at
the first attempt. but no matter how
many truths he delivers after he has
turned over a new leaf and decided
not to be one. he is unable to covt-
up the tracks he has made rs a single
handed liar
A liar is affectionately spoken of as
Ananias, but the speaking is usually
done behind his back for the reason
that should a liar hear of remark of
this kind he would consider it a duty
to endeavor TO scare the remarker into
spasms by mentioning that he had
once OverpOwered an armed division
vi Aahth
their bolOs away from them.
Liars are very useful TO any COM
munity. When there is well-read.
carefree liar in the neighborhood
people in his vicinity come TO have a
high regard for the truth. OF course
lying may be excusable in n man after
he is married and has no facts 10 fall
back upon, but under no circumstances
should it be employed by children.
middle-aged or elderly persons. There
are a few kinds of lies which may be
connived at as being necessary 10 the
advance of civilization; the ones n
fellow tells 10 his girl, the ones he uses
on his unsuspecting wife, the ones he
hands out among his friends, and those
he saves for his enemies.-Indianap
lis Star.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-29

physician, 'or you'll risk never u.s.
ing that leg again."
Then send me a nurse" directed
Grinnell. Il do not wish to be be-
holden TO the people who occupy this
house. You arrange TO pay for what
trouble make, as if they were strang-
ers."
The nurse arrived, young, pretty,
attentive. She saw that no intrusion
was made upon her patient during a
weeks attendance upon the whims and
wants of the old man. From being
half human, in his crusty, grabbed
way. he grew positively kind, and then
grateful.
Il have some news for you, Mr.. Grin
NELL" she said one day. They've
found your satchel where it broke
loose from the calf, in a rut in the
next lot"
"Good grand! ~ cried the old man.
Fetch ii here, to this room right away,
under my eye. Don't let my nephew
or that wife of his or her rascally old
father get their clutches on it."
Il won't" pledged his gentle, patient
nurse.
4 want to get away from here as
soon as | can and then | intend To
make new will. You have been very
kind to me, Miss Littleton, and l wish
10 mention you in it. What is your
first name?"
Grace"
Grace Littleton? Very good he
memorized.
No, no." corrected the smiling
nurse-"Grace Morse. Don't be angry,
Uncle Ezra, but | am the wife of your
nephew, Warren Morse"
grand general reconciliation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-29
Visitor Took No Chances.

The ways Of great city evidently
were very new TO him as he stood on
the curb on Main street north from the
Union station and gaZed across the
street at a line of brilliantly lighted
windows. Several times he ventured
a foot TO the pavement. and then drew
it back. A city man who was observ-
ing him apparently looked friendly, for
the stranger suddenly approached him.
SAY" he asked. 'do they allow 4
fellow to cross the street anywhere + =
wants 10. or does he have TO go TO one
of them crossings T"-Kansas City Sta.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-29
Fish by the ShoveIfuI.

There is q fish of the smelt family,
which, according to DR.. David Starr
Jordan, is reducing the cost Of living
on the Pacific coast and might profit
ably be shipped. In the spring the
beaches about the mouth of the Co
lumbia river are fairly lined with the
fish, which come there to spawn. They
may be literally shoveled out of the
water. and sell at to 5 cents a pound.
Although then in poor condition they
are excellent food. being full of a very
digestible oil. 1t is said that if a wick
is placed In one of these fish Ii will
burn like candle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-29
Shot by His Friend.

Surely nothing can discourage n man
who knows his own friends. There
was rattle of revolver fire in a hall
way on az East side street and POI
liceman ran for ii. He found a man
lying in the hallway and two other
men bending over him. With drawn
revolver the policeman ordered the
men 10 step aside. Then he addressed
questions 10 the wounded man on the
floor regarding his identity and how
he came by his wound. The man gave
his name and added: "A friend of
mine shot me I'm the stomach. / won't
tell you no more. Your job is to get
an ambulance. mine is to get well and
his 10 get some life insurance before
l get out again."-New York Times.