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Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

The presence Of feet Of commerce protec-
tors on the north Atlantic coast goes to show
that the allies slowly adjust themselves to the
widening reach of war Making secure the sup
ply routes across the Atlantic constitutes the first
line OF national safety ..
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.

j. T.. Preston of the Chicago d
Northwestern railway office, has just
received an excellent crayon INK por-
trait of himself drawn on white corded
silk. The work was done in japan
and is for that reason curiosity as
well as a work Of art
Andy Hogan, ex-policeman, seems
to have more than his share of hard
luck. He had barely recovered from
being held up and pounded by TWO
men when he was run into by coast
er at Sixteenth and Mason, causing
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11


Denmark'S ratification of the treaty
providing for the sale of the Danish
West Indies to the United States is to
be dispatched on a steamer leaving
Copenhagen today.
The latest developments in auto
mobile engineering are to be disclosed
to the Society of Automobile Engi-
neers at its annual meeting to be held
today in New York City.
A concerted movement of New York
realty owners to seek relief from the
present burdensome system of taxa
ton is to be launched at the state tax
conference which is to begin its ses-
sions today at Rochester.
A conference of the chairmen of
the four railway brotherhoods has
been called to meet in Chicago today.
presumably to discuss conditions
caused by delay in the enforcement of
the Adamson law and to decide upon
a line of action in the event of an ad-
verse decision by the supreme court.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

Someone objects to one member OF the Doug
las county delegation serving in the legislature
on the ground that he is resident of another
state and, therefore, barred by the constitution.
lnasmuch as he is good democrat and the demo-
Gratis control the house, whats the constitution
between friends?"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

However successfully he may have sat on the
fence between wet and dry" in Nebraska our
democratic United States senator has recorded
himself wet on District of Columbia prohibi-
ton, but his newspaper organ here carefully re-
Trains from printing the roll call lineup just as il
that were going to keep it dark
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

Among the joyful charms of mdwinter, apart
from fuel bills is the speed with which hope,
aided by fashion magazine, spots the approach
Of fluffy spring. Already focks OF pajamas gam
Dol in picture print as frisky as the traditional
hare in March
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

One-fourth OF Douglas county's revenue ap-
portioned for roads and bridges is to be spent al
most wholly outside OF Omaha, which pays nine
tenths OF the taxes. The rural residents of this
county know a good thing when they see it and
also realize the advantage of holding on to it,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

The only limitation on the number OF bills
member of the legislature may sponsor lies
in the constitutional requirement that they be in
troduced within the first twenty days of the ses-
sion. There is no danger, however, that this will
seriously interfere with the output
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

roads comes out of our pockets ny
indirect taxation exactly as does that
provided by the legislature by direct
taxation.
1t is true that the constitution does
give congress the right to eStabllsh
post roads," but everybody knows
that congress did not set out to do
any such thing, and 10 put forth any
such claim only makes the thing look
more rotten.
For my part, l am disposed to defy
congress and would be only too glad
to have a chance to chip in to hire
a good lawyer to knock out their beau
tiful scheme of setting up at Wash
ington big road Overseer, while the
people, particularly the farmers, foot
the bill CHARLES WOOSTER.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

A place to save public money is pointed out
by Edgar Howard in the excessive and multiple
premiums exacted for official bonds, all Of which
come out Of the taxpayers pockets. The surety
bond graft game is certainly worked to frazzlc
in Nebraska
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11
DEAR MR.. kABlBelE>
WOULD You ADVISE NE 10 GER
MARRIED ON NEW NehRs DAN?
HARRY RUBY
~
WHY START TIE NEW NEAR
WRONG?
WR

Wife during the spau-I wasn't
ious to marry you. I refused you six times.
Hub-Yes, and then my luck gave out
Boston Globe.
Talk Is always cheap" said the Wisd
One.
Except" returned the Mutt. when
you talk on the long distance telephone -
Buffalo Express
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

Omaha, Jan. lO-To the Editor of
The Bee: 1t is time to speak out.
not in fear and trembling, but as an
American, Our state has been invad-
ed by foreign influence and by laws
of their making that are intended to
emasculate Americanism. Nebraska
has law that actually compels school
boards to provide for teaching foreign
languages in all grades above the
third when certain petition therefor
is filed with the board. 1t is not left
to the discretion of the board. The
language must be taught regardless of
other conditions of the school.
In Omaha twenty-one schools must
teach Germany in all grades above
the third, Three schools teach Bo-
hemian, one teaches French and three
teach two foreign languages. A petit
ton is reported about ready for Italian
and others are incubating, etc, ad
nauseum.
Such a large number of rooms are
required in the schools of Omaha for
teaching foreign languages that Il
thousand or more pupils under the
fourth grade who do not study for
eign languages are actually forced out
of school half of each day During
the half day these thousand children
are permitted to attend school they
must stumble over the full days work.
Repeal that language law and res
cue these thousand children from
their unfortunate predicament and
save our Americanism.
The German American alliance fos-
tered the enactment of that foreign
language law. Senator John Mates
of Otoe county, now president pro
tenn of the Nebraska state senate, was
an organizer and supreme head of the
Nebraska branch of that alliance.
Senator Mockett of Lincoln intro
duced the foreign language bill that
is now the law. Self-respecting Amer
leans of native and foreign birth, do
you believe in one country for all,
one language for all, loyalty to our
flag for all?
ERNEST L. IRELAND.
2726 Pinkney Street
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11
CHEEKY CHAFF.

Pop, l have been reading one queer
thing"
What is it, my SOM"
Here's an article says that prize fighters
are never allowed to drink and yet the
gladiators were continually indulging in
Roman punches, ,'-Baltimore American.
Has the doctor been here today" asked
the wife.
Yes. he has" replied the equity husband
What did he say?"
Two dollars "-Yonkers Statesman.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11
{ TODAY


Eight hours at least out of twenty
four should be devoted normally TO
sleep. during which the body should
be completely relaxed without strain
or Cramp upon any muscle.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

While New York pants with pride over an
official showing Of diminished vice, Chicago blows
off the lid and starts fumigaton. The value Of
the treatment depends on steady application.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

To man up tree it looks as if those demo
cratic leak investigators were afraid they might
discover something they do not wand to find
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11
One Year Ago Today in the War.

Austrians captured Montenegro
stronghold on Mount Lovcen.
Paris reported the big German Of
fensive in Champagne had been re-
pulsed
Russians began fresh onslaught on
Germans and Austrians in Galicia and
Bukowina.
British relief column reported
blocked by superior force twenty miles
south of kut-el-Amara.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

1t is not so much question whether political
service qualifications considered for places in
the Farm Loan bank as whether the jobs are to be
made the base Of operations for future work in
politics
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

With Edgar Howard on guard at one end Of
the state house and Jerry Howard at the other,
the only chance Of putting things over is to
work the middle.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

Now that few county jobs are parccled out
among the faithful, the picess multitude will
kindly obey the sign, Keep off the grassH'
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11
Evils of Pool Halls.

Scotia. Neb., Jan. 1O,-To the Editor
of The Bee: | have been reader
and subscriber to your paper for a
number of years, but l have never
contributed to the Letter Box be-
cause | thought perhaps others had
subjects of more importance to them
than anything | could discuss, but
when the communication from "A
Mother" struck my eye | wished l
might meet her and together we might
take steps to get the women Of Ne
braska to say the pool halls must go.
| have always contended that a pool
hall is bigger nuisance than a
saloon. / took an active part in the
dry campaign, and had it not been
for the influence of the pool halls on
boys and young men I doubt very
much if we would have had so many
drunkards In talking with different
ones | find strong opposition to
them and if the women would demand
it | doubt not but they could be abol-
ished altogether.
MRS DEE VTNECORE
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

my occupation" said Tom Lawson, is that
OF farmer" Sure. Don't all the stock exchange
sheep -shearers cultivate lambs for the wool?
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

The Thaw degenerate is only another example
OF the pernicious influence of too much money.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

Are all those interior Nebraska cities excep
Hastings asleep at the state capital SWITCH
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11
DECEMBER CIRCULATION
53.368 DaiIy-Sunday SO, ,OO5

Subscribers leaving the city temporarily
should have The Bee mailed to them. Ad-
dres, will be changed as often as requested
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11
This Day in History.

This Day in History.
1757-Alexander Hamilton, one of
the greatest of American statesmen
born in the West Indies. Died in New
York City, July II, 1901.
17S5-Seat of the United States gov
ernment located at New York.
1S05-Act of congress creating the
territory of Michigan.
Cumberland island. Georgia,
taken possession of by Captain Barrie
of the British ship Dragon"
1S17-Timothy Dwight, president
of Yale college, died at New Haven.
Born at Northampton, Mass, May a.,
1852.
1S25-Bayard Taylor, celebrated
author born in Chester county, Penn
sylvania. Died in Berlin, Germany,
December 19, 1873.
1S56-Sergeant Uzel Knapp, the last
survivor of Washington's lfe-guard,
died in Orange county New York,
aged 81 years
1S61-Alabama passed an ordi-
nance of secession.
1S92-United States senate ratified
the Brussels treaty to suppress the
African slave trade.
1S97-A treaty of arbitration be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain was signed at Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

his team to become frightened and
himself to be thrown out of the wagon
and severely injured. Sergeant Matza
had the injured man conveyed to the
hospital
Articles of incorporation of the
Rees Printing company were filed,
the incorporators being Samuel Rees,
j. T. Fairlie, D. C. Shelly, A. F. Ram
say and C. E. Reynolds and the capi-
tai s25,O00.
Sol Bergman. one of the young men
in Max Meyers store, has gone to
Milwaukee to be married to Miss Flora
Heller, after which the young couple
will reside in Omaha. Before his
departure, Mr.. Julius Meyer rendered
the happy groom-to-be a supper at
his rooms at Twelfth and Farnam,
Among those present were: Messrs.
S. p. Fisher, S. Oberfelder, M. Ober-
fielder s. Schlesinger, I. Schiff A. H,
Gladstone, A. Calm, f. Silberstein,
A. Meimburg, August Schafer, j.
Wise, J. Robinson, C. Goldsmith, A.
Mandelberg, Max Meyer, S. Rinds-
koff and NORTH Meyer.
The Y. M. c. A. has enlisted the
interest of number of leading busi-
ness men of the city in the cause of
their new building. To consider this
subject meeting was held in the par
lors Of the Nebraska National bank,
at which the following advisory board
was present: Messrs. George Hoag-
land, II. w. Yates, Herman Kountze
and A. ]. Poppleton.
DR.. George B. Ayres has removed
to his old office, 1905 Farnam, oppo-
site the Merchants hotel
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-11

Address communications relating to news and
matter to Omaha Bee. Editorial Department.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-22
ULTIMATE GERMAN DEFEAT Is
CERTAIN

N his review Of the wnr situation,
written Nov l. Frank simonds Of the
New York Tribune, wrote in part as
follows:
1t the Germans now succeed in put
ting Italy out Of the war as they put
Russia out in 1915 they will have
materially diminished the chances Of
a military decision in favor Of the
allies. but only because the world is
weary Of this struggle Even with
Italy out OF the war the allies Will
still possess vastly superior resour-
ces in men and in money Austria in
her present condition will not be able
to contribute much 10 aid Germany
against France, Britain ana the
United States The Italian defeat
may save Austria from collapse, but
nothing can restore the strength Of
Austria during the period OF the pres
ttit WAR -NOW anu always Acl many
win have to fight her western hat
tlos alone, and Germany viii con
front her western enemies weakened !
by all her sacrifices in the east
It is essential to take the situa
ton as it exists on the military side |
as the basis Of calculation. Even 7
we're italy 70 be crushed, Germany (
could not win the war against Brit
aim France and the United States un-
less these three nations should con
sent to give up a struggle which
they could not lose II it were pur
sued. Russia and Italy. even if italy
were permanently removed from the
war now, have lasted long enough to
destroy Austria's value as an ally to +
Germany and Germany must stand
or fan alone in battle with three
nations, two OF which in wealth ana
population vastly exceed the kaiser's
empire
Napoleon failed at the task which
-he kaiser has undertaken lie could
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-22

we have q tremendous responsibility.
The nature 81 lhis responaibiity
may be realized By anyone who
wants to reflect upon what misht
happen ii the allied line on the west
ern front should oraek through weak
enins Of It's activities by reason ct
lack OF food
Canada and ourselves alone have
the surplus food to meet this epoch.
making responsibility
But the necessary supplies can be
sent over there only by personal
food economies Of every man, woman
and child in Canada and the United
States
Dollars are not substitute for
food-we can get the food only by
intelligent substitution. and sacrifice
if need be. The total quantity of
food needed TO hold the line ON the
western front must be made up from
the individual savings Of popula.
tion aggregating l20.0Q0000 people
oat OF that population Canada has
leas than l000O,0O0 people So the
nurden falls almost wholly upon us.
Autocracy finds its strength in It's
ability to impose organization by
force from the top The essence Of
democracy consists in the application
OF the initiative in ITS own people
ll mdiridualism can not be SO organ.
lied as to defend itself, then democ
raoy is a faith which can not stand
We are seeking to impose no organ
i2ation from the TOP. We are asking
the American people to organize
from the bottom up, and this is the
essence of democracy itself
When the issuse and the outcome
81 this great war are finally analysed, I
the American family table during the I
winter OF l917.lS viii loom Us large
ais the heavy artillery
What viii history say?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-22

er of each Of her foes separately.
The next conference Of the allies
about which so much is being writ
ten. must achieve pooling Of a.
military resources. an agreement for
the subordination Of all national
schemes to an allied plan and the
formulation Of concerted program
for tl,a operations Of 1918. AS long
as France, Great Britain and the
United States continue in the war
eventual German defeat is assured.
There is no present prospect that
Italy will not stay i'm the war, and BY
80 much increase the advantage or
the allies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-22

not defeat Austria, Russia, Prussia
and Great Britain. Louis XIV failed,
with better initial advantages, against
Europe more completely dlsorgan-
lied. Nothing is more elopuently il
Iastratiye Of the situation than the
fact that every German success is
immediately used in Berlin and else
where by every German agent as the
basis of the flotation Of peace prop
aaaGda
0n i've othar hand, it is plain that
Gsrnlan defeat win be tremendously
aelayed if the French the British
antl the American high commands,
together with the Italian, il Italy is
to remain a belligerent, as one should
now believe, do not initiate the Ger
man method and measurably at least,
seek to achieve unity OF command in
all directions and concentration Of
resources on a single front If Italy
can now be saved, Italian man-power
should thereafter be joined to French,
British and American on the Belgian
and French fronts, and the campaign
" 1918 Should see the concentration
OF every man and every gun availa
BILE in a final effort to break the mi
itary power Of Germany, as Germany
has sought to break the military pow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-22

blue paper, relates 70 the spot where
million barrel oil wen may come in
at any moment Want in on the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-22

The food administrator says that
ia our obligation 70 feed the allied
armies and war workers This winter
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-22

Furthermore a man is generally
willing to let his wife 90 as far as
she pleases in Hooyerizing on clothes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-22

The earnest discussion which sou
see going on between the two men,
one OF whom is holding piece Of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-22

One day The spltzer-Rorick people
dabbed down and picked up $4,000
and the next day the Rock Island
came along and grabbed $4,000 Looks
like Chickasha is pretty good pickin'
at the present time
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-22

All the above lines are complete
for men and boys.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-04

Three boys, Leo Lesperance Q3) AL
fred Jebsvy 12I and Albert Carberg
az held conference one day last
week at Two Rivers and decided to go
out into the big world and seek adven
lures. The main idea was to fight In
dians. They walked to Manitowoc anG
concluding that they ought to be armeo
secuted around and decided to gel
their guns at Rathsack's hardware
store. After 8 o'clock that evening
they went into the alley-in the rear Of
the store and hurled brick through a
window and scampered away. They
came later intending to get into the
store. Seeing officer Meyer they ran
and OF course he captured one of the
band who unfoded the whole plot. He
was taken care of over night and the
other two were found in the morning
going home for something to eat. The
adventure had fizzled out in the face OF
hunger as it has so many thousands OF
times. The lads were up before Judge
Chloupek and the two younger boys
were repentant and were sent home
with their parents. Lesperance the
leader evinced no remorse or shame
and his case was not disposed of. Some
thing more stern may be necessary to
teach him respect for law and property
rights.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-04
MANITowoC, WIS, THURSDAY. OCTOBER, a, 1917.
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS.

Ed. Spindler was coming in from
Silver Lake in his big roadster last Sat
urcay evening. AS he approached
"Death's Turn" so called because no
one has been killed there yet, at the
Eberhardt farm, he applied the brakes
to slow up but the car kept going and
skidded from the road into the ditch.
The car was badly wrecked but re-
mained right side up which probably
saved Mr.. Spindler's life. He escaped
with severe cut in the scalp, lacer-
ated hand and bruised leg.
Mr.. Eberhardt heard the crash and
got him out and phoned for help
Three cars came together Sunday
morning at Quay and tenth streets.
They were driven by Mrs. Gordon
Hall driving south on tenth street,
Clarence Wigen driving west on Quay
street and William Lewis going north
on 10th. The three al came together
in one grand smash. The cars were
battered up but the Hall and Wigen
cars were able to proceed on their own
power. The Lewis car, Chevrolet
was total wreck. The drivers were
badly shaken up and scratched but
there was no serious injury.
Thomas Destree was driving about
the city with his foot on the accelera
tor last Monday. He struck the curb
near Sth street bridge and by the
narrowest squeek averted serious ac-
cident.
he lives out on the Lake Shore road
and on the way home he hit a culvert
near the country club which neatly
removed two wheels from the car and
deposited it upside down in the ditch.
To cap it all he was pinched for speed
Ing. Judge Chloupek is letting the
automobile cases accumulate until
Judge Schmidt returns from his vaca-
tiOn
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-04

Robert Mullen, aged -, may have
serious trouble ahead. He was here
with a hypnotic show two weeks ago.
After leaving here the show went
broke at Marnette and Mullen went
TO Manistee He came back here from
Manistee last Sunday with girl of
that city. Tuesday the Chief of Police
Of Manistee came here looking for the
pair and Mullen was arrested. In
Municipal court Wednesday he pleaded
guilty to having unlawful relations
with the young woman and was SEN
fenced by Judge Chloupek to three
months at hard labor. This would be
light penalty but in bringing the girl
from Michigan TO Wisconsin, Mullen
has probably made himself amenable
to the penalties OF the Mann Act. The
United States authorities have been
notified OF the matter and he will prob
ably face the rigors of the federal law
when the sheriff discharges him here.
The girl was sent home.