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The Washington times., 1917-12-07
JUST BACK FROM
ROUMANIA, TELLS
OF BAD OUTLOOK

RICHMOND. Va. Dec. 7.-'RoumaniA
win be forced to surrender and thou.
sands Of her eivil population will die
OF famine this winter II Russia makes
. separate peace" declares DR.. Rob
ert c. Bryan. of sol West Grace
street. who has Just returned from
RoumRnia- He was a member Of the
American Red Cross mission, all the
members OF which have left Rou-
mania except Henry W. Anderson, Of
Richmond. chairman Of the mission;
James A. Mills representing the Asso-
ciatsd Press, and DR.. Harvey D. Top
ping. of the Rockefeller Institute.
AN armisticS on the Carpathian
front dooms Roumania, which IL now
receiving only q small part OF sup
plies sent from America. because OF
internal conditions In Russia" contin-
usd DR.. Bryan. Russians hold either
end OF the battle front, with the
Roumanian army IN the center. With
dFavaI OF the Russians will allow
the central powers to close IN on the
RoumAnian army from two angles,
and there r. no possible escape.
TN Jassy conditions were pitiful
Between $4,000 and 100. 900 soldiers
died of typhus fever and civilians ded
by the Thousands. Today there are
$4,000 orphans In Moldsvia, the only
section Of the country not in German
hands. The Queen of Roumania, who
f. doing q wonderful relief work her
self. says $50 viii support one orphan
for 4 year.
''whsreaS In America there are seven
physicians for every thousand soldiers.
and In Germany four doctors for every
thousand: Roumania has only one
doctor for this number Of persons.
Roumania has only one cot for every
-four soldiers
what about Russiaf VIII the
IllIterats, peasant BolshevflIi, now the
ruling faction. be overthrow and or
der come out OF chaosf It's q QueS-
ton no man can answer. General
PetrOsky told me he believed the
country would work out its own sal
walton, given ample time. Others
with whom talked saw visions Of
repetition OF the orgies OF the French
revolution. that the peasants. intoxi-
Gated with the wine OF freedom, VIII
commit excuses which will lead to
years OF civil BtrIe- FSfnaps AnotneE
Napoleon will arise and lead Russia
out OF the depths OF despond. This
much Is certain: Russians cannot be
forced to do anything. They can be
eoerced and jollied, but when one
tries to force the bear he turns on
his pursuer.
Il returned by way OF PetrogrAd.
are deplorable. There 10
no police or gendarme, window panes
In stores and residences are smashed,
wrecked automobiles are scattered in 1
the streets. and disorder Il evident
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
TELLSPOLICEHE'S
SUDDEN VICTIM Of
ATMOSPHERIC JAG

Now it's the atmospheric jag" This
latest brand OF insbrlation was intro
duced today when Samuel Hill. col
ored, awoke in his cell and found he
was one Of the five prisoners schedul
Cd to appear in Police Court today
charged with being drunk in dry
Washington.
at was the air that done do II. sil.
amt never been drunk he said t.
the policeman on his way to court
william Coleman, eolored, forty
years old. arrested last night near No.
8 police station, became violent
shortly afterward and was taken to
Washington Asylum Hospital. Ed
ward Morton. colored, forty-one years
old, and Joseph Gilmore Johnsoos
forty, OF 443 Fifth street northeast,
both blamed Baltimore whiskey for
their inebriated condition.
William H. Payne. thirty-six, arrest
ed early last night on Pennsylvania
avenue, was surprised he said that
any one should think he was under
the influence Of liquor.
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
Secretary Baker So
Busy Wednesday He
Forgot His Birthday

Secretary OF War Newton Baker
was so busy Wednesday that he
forgot il was his birthday.
When he recoIlected the matter
today he also recalled that this is
how he observed his birthday:
He returned from a tour of the
South in the morning in time to
attend an important meeting OF
the Council OF National Defense.
II kept him busy until luncheon.
He hurried home and returned TO
attend a meeting OF the Inter
Allied Council in the afternoon.
He was with his family less than
three-quarters OF an hour during
the day.
The Kaiser was the subject of
both meetings.
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
FOOT WORK.

The late Jack London once fell be-
midland in a story which he had
promised a New York magazine. The
editor, after repeated efforts to get
rho story, at last called at London's
hotel and sent up tho following note:
Dear Jack London: II don't re.
celve tho story within twenty-four
hours I'll come up to your room and
Kick you downstairs, and l always
keen my PROMISE"
London replied.
Dear Dick: II ! did all my work
with my feet I'd keep my promises,
too. Exchange.
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
FLOOR LAMPS

Mahogany Floor Lamp circular BASE turned PEDESTAL
lights, $3.50 each.
Mahogany Floor Lamp wide base heavy uted column,
lights $1,000 each.
Antique Gold Floor Lamp vanished edges huted column,
$3.50 each
Antique Gold Floor Lamp handsomely handcarved, laid
in gold leaf FURNISHED edges lights $3.50 each.
Solid Mahogany Candlescks, in various heights colonial
and other patterns with brass drpcups others finished
in glass at $780, Sl.25 SITS, $500 and $3.50 each.
Solid Mahogany sconces, colonial pattern, beautiful fnis
glass cup, $3.50 pair
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
NATuRE EAKINe.

"How is your bungalow. You told
me II was cooled by woodland breezes
In the summer"
THAT part was all right, but the
landlord Is working nature overtime
Now he's trying 70 heat IL solely with
the sun."-Louisville Courier-JournaI
The Washington times., 1917-12-07

NEGRO, BARRICADED,
KILLS ATLANTA OFFICER

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. T-Patrolman
W. T. Adams was killed and Patrol
man P. 7. Roberts badly wounded this
morning in a pitched battle with C. T.
Thomas. a negro druggist.
The negro barTicsded himself in his
rooms over his drug store and defied
arrest
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
j. S. MUST AVOID
GERMAN FAULTS,
YSEDUCATOR

NORTHAMPTON. Mass. Dec. =
Victory is TO be gained. not by de-
nying all virtue TO Germany, and so
Understanding her power. but by
surprising her in her characteristic
points OF strength, and keeping our
selves free from the faults that have
lost her the friendship OF the world, {"
said President william Allen Nelson,
OF Smith College. speaking to the stu
dent body.
The effectiveness Of the German
army and IN behavior Of the German
people, he said. "is sufficient proof
:here can be no such complete rotten
ness at the heart OF the nation as
some Of us believe. Nothing is to be
gained by shutting our eyes to the
formidable viGor OF the enemy we
have set out To defeat"
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
MAY BE WORSE.

First Neighbor-My daughter 10
very patriotic. She isn't going 70 play
any more German music.
Second Neighbor-rm afraid that
won't help any. She will probably
play something else in place Of it.
Judge.
The Washington times., 1917-12-07

escence OF the German people in the
policy OF the German government,
that acquiescence can be explained
without supposing that a nation
hitherto endowed with many fine
qualities, has suddenly become q horde
Of criminal barbarians.
Some OF the facts supporting this
view may be summarized thus:
For a generation education in Ger
many has been directed to magnify
ing Germany's claim to play a great
part in the world. while history and
geography have been so taught as to
create the belief that other nations
have unfairly monopolIzed the means
of expansion, and so deprived her OF
her chance.
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
Prom Personal Observation.

President Nelson was exchange
professor from Harvard to the UnIver
sity OF Paris in 1914. at the time
Of the outbreak of the war. What l
have TO say" he told the Students, 81
offer. as the result OF personal ob.er-
walton during many visits to Germany,
especially during the first ysar OF
the war.
However we NAV lament thu acouI
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
LAMP SHADES

Lamp Shades for floor and table lamps Of plain and figured
silk silk damask and other materials finished with heavy
silk fringe gold galOon and lace ranging in price from $1,000
up to S6500 each
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
To StranEIe Germans.

Recent political history has been
eIpounded in the press TO make the
measures taken by other countries fer
their own protection appear as con-
spiracies to strsnGle Germany.
ION this prepared basis, the gov
eminent pretenss that the war was
for seIf-dsfense was easily built up.
The invasion Of Belgium was at
first admitted to be a matter OF bit
ter necessity but for three years the
papers have taught that Belgium neu-
traIity had already been violated by
France. England and Belgium her
self.
ITO the German people the phrase
'BrIEian atrocities' means atrocities
alleged to have been committed by
the belgian civilians on the German
wounded.
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
U-BOATS ONCE HAD
CAROLINA COAST
BASE, SAYS MEANS
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every opportunity to explain to the
Jury that Dooling has his papers and
records, and he has inferred that
DooIing has the papers illegally.
Through clever legal fencing the de-
tense has secured possession of some
of the papers, and Dooling Is In no
mood to be trifled with
The wife of the defendant will fol-
low him on the stand. II is expected.
Cousel for the defense is also serious
" considering placing Mrs May c.
Melvin, sister Of Mrs. King. on the
stand also. The State hopes for this,
because they consider Mrs Melvin the
most vulnerable point in the defense.
For more than Ave hours yesterday
the defendant was on the stand, and
told OF his marvellous accomplish
ments as a financial wizard and a
CONFIDENTIAL Investigator"
His unctuous manner did not win
favor with the court room audience.
BY the middle OF the afternoon the
court room, which up to this time has
been packed and damned. was almost
empty. only few front rows being
occupied.
Means RambIed Ahead.
Counsel for Means attempted to
cut him Of several times, but still
he rambIed on In fact, counsel for
tho defense and the defendant did not
get along at all we'll Once E 7.
Canister, the examining attorney. re-
ferred to his client as Castor
Means" and the defendant leaned
over and said. 'Mr. CASTOR Means.
please" Another time Canister failed
to pronounce word correctly and
was corrected by the witness. The
attorney replied: 81 made a pretty
good try at it, and don't care to be
correct"
Means worked upon the jury all
day long. He directed the most OF
his story to No. II. No. 1 was his
nemesis, however, and at one stage
Of the game. talking directly to this
Juror, the witness offered four expIa-
nations to q question in quick success
sion.
Growing PeeViHh.
Means is growing peevish because
he Is not permitted to conduct the
trial according to his own desires
When he approaches cross-eIamina-
ton. many explosions are antici-
pated.
Thus far Means has not mentioned
the events OF the night when Mrs
King met her death.
Attorneys Canslsr and DoolfnE
clashed early. and for a time 1t ap-
peared as though there might be
serious results. It ended with Judge
Cline interceding as q mediator. The
Judge also ordered the defendant to
stop addressing the jury.
A considerable argument ensued
over the introduction OF evidence
concerning the validity of the pur-
ported second will of James C. King.
Both sides agreed to keep out this |
evidence as "far as possible"
Means proceeded to testify TO the |
great amount of time and money he |
spent in investigating the validity OF |
the alleged second King will.
Judge Cline again reprimanded the
witness for wandering. and the de- /,
PENDANT became evidently chagrined. |
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels said
this afternoon he had never been
told OF the presence OF a German |
submarine base on the North Caro- |
lima coast" He said Means had call
ed upon him and told him many |
weird tales to which he gave little !
attention.
He did not remember the submarine !
! base story as having been among |
them, however.
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
CANDLE SHADES

Silk Candle Shades in all colOr trimmed with gold galoon
and lace imported and domestic effects 75c up $3.50 each
The Washington times., 1917-12-07
20. 8. Jnoses & Sons
+ ono 1ltb SIS.
LAMP DEPARTMENT
The Gift Beautiful
TABLE LAMPS

Solid Mahogany Table Lamp light style, chain socket
$3.50 each.
Solid Mahogany Table Lamp handcarved light push
socket $3.50 each
Solid Mahogany Table Lamp heavy turned base tVOght
style, chain sockets, $3.50 each.
Gold Poychrome Boudoir Lamp one light style $3.50 each
Silver Table Lamp finished in silver leaf with FURNISHED
edges Auted pedestal effect, light style, $3.50 each
Gold Table Lamp high pedestal, two light STYLE chain
socket, $1,000 each.
Black Chinese Lacquered Lamp, light style, push
socket $3.50 each.
Black Lacquercd Lamp light STYLE handsomely dec
Grated chain socket, $3.50 each
The Washington times., 1917-12-07

H"WeVer We may lament the acduI
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-06
CHALMERS SHOWING
CUTAWAY CHASSIS
Used to Demonstrate Seven
Passenger Car on Auto
Row.
IT HAS SEVERAL BODIES

In order to demonstrate to the most
minute detail the principles of con.
struction of Chalmers. seven-pas.
senger models, the Western Motor
Car company has installed cut
away chassis at its show room.
This chassis shows the mechanism
in actual operation and is designed
to enlighten owners and prospective
owners regarding the principles OF
construction, which govern a success.
full motor.
One of the individual features
which is brought to light by this
chassis is the water circulation sys-
TEN. This system is so designed that
water circulates entirely around the
cylinder, valve seats, spark plugs and
parts subject to excessive heat. Y
Extreme simplicity of construction
has been the aim of Chalmers engi-
neers and the absence of confusing
unnecessary parts is a striking feature
of this chassis.
A special effort will be made for
the next two week to introduce and
explain the advantage offered in the
Chalmers So seven-passenger touring
car. Several different body finishes
are provided in this model, all of
which are designed with view to
maximum comfort and beauty.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-06
SATURATION POINT
STILL FAR AHEAD
No Danger of Overproduction
in Automobile Industry for
Many Years.
TRADE USE IS BIG BOON

u have seen a number of specu.
lative statements in regard to wher
the point Of saturation in the produc.
ton of automobiles will be reached,
said Stewart Mcdonald, vice presi.
dent and general manager of the
Moon Motor Car company. Some
of the writer's seem to think that we
have already reached this point
Statisticians by the score have worn
out pencils figuring on the average
wealth of people, indexing the num-
Der of' homes costing certain sums.
Some of the economists declare thai
the production of automobiles will
soon be overdone. One points the
fact that there are more cars per an
mum made than there arc Savings ac-
counts.
81 feel that these methods are all
wrong. In the downtown district of
any city IS per cent of the passenger
cars used arc for pleasure, carrying
merchants, brokers and bankers to
their work, and then taking the
women of the family shopping or
calling.
Used by Trade.
"But when you swing off from the
congested district you find that IS
per cent of the cars In the cities are
operated by people who bought them
primarily for business purposes. The
plumber scoots by with three or four
l0-foot lengths Of gas pipe stuck in
the back seat, the painter has his tour
ing car fitted up to carry his ladders
and the paperhanger loads the ton
neau with paper and ladders. They
arc all apparently trying to crowd
eighteen hours of work into eight
hours of time, and the best part of it
is that they do it, by the use of their
automobiles. That same automobile
takes the family riding on Sundays
and in the evenings.
1T follows that it, is only reason
able to deduce that the number of au-
tomobiles that can be maintained in
this country is equal to the number
of artisans, excluding, Of course, TN
skilled labor, for more and more the
small business man and artisan is
buying for joint business and pleas,
are use an automobile"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-06

Der a, 1916, was set aside by the
Studebaker dealers organization
throughout the United States as
Prominent Buyers day. On that day
every Studebaker dealer, few hours
after the announcement Of the new
Series IL cars, set out to sci. some
prominent man in his community.
Names and pictures of such famous
and prominent figures in the life Of
the nation as Josepul G. Cannon,
member Of congress and ex-speaker
OF the house of representatives;
Josephus Daniels, secretary of the
navy James B. Forgan, president of
the First National bank Of Chicago;
DR.. c. E. WEIGH, grape juice king and
captain of industry-and thousands of
others equally as prominent and we'll
known-are to be found in the Stude-
baker Blue Book.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-06
Prospects for Coming
Season Are Very BRIGHT

Following upon the wonderful rec
ord of the Saxon Motor Car corpo-
ration during the last year, the pros
poets for the coming twelve months
are exceedingly bright" says H. w.
Ford, president and general manager
of the Saxon company.
ALREADY we have on file contracts
with dealers calling for $4,000 motor
cars. During the last fiscal year,
which ended July 81, the Saxon
Motor Car corporation shipped 25,.
500 cars, which was an increase of
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-06
Studebaker Issues
Big Blue Book Of
Prominent Buyers

"The selection of an automobile by
people of high standing and sound
judgment is an obvious indication of
the style and quality of that automo-
bile" is the terse introduction of the
"Studebaker Blue Book of Prominent
Buyers" now being placed in the
hands Of interested motor car buyers
by Studebaker dealers.
Listing the names and addresses Of
nearly 5000 nationally known people
who purchased Studebakers during
the Prominent Buyers day campaign.
it reads and has all the ear marks Of
a complete volume published to show
Who's Who and Why in the United
States"
1t will be remembered that Decem-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-06

The first Of series of Omaha Auto
club picnic grounds will be completed
in a few weeks on beautiful tract of
ground donated to the club by c. l..
Gould, the president.
The site is one and half miles
north of Bellevue and commands a
magnificent view of the Missouri
river valley. An overhead storm
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-06

pavilion is to be built and open FIRE
places, with rustic benches and tables
for the accommodation Of the club
members.
The "Dietz Grove" at Forty-second
and Grover streets, will next be fixed
up. Two sites north of Florence and
two wesi somewhere along the Elk.
horn river will be shaped up as fast
as good sites can be secured.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-06

lS9 per cent over the shipments of
the pervious year, Now, with practi-
cally double the number of cars called
for by contract. we shalt be compelled
to travel at top speed every day to
supply cars to the dealers"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-06
Paige Car Makes New
HIGH Gear Record

The unusual record of o26,2 miles
in twenty-iour hours on high gear
through the congested streets OF one
of the largest American cities was
made recently by a Paige car of
standard stock model.
This unique test, which Wiz unusu-
ally severe because it carried the car
during many OF the twenty-four hours
through crowded traffic, was made in
Cleveland and under authoritative
auspices, Representatives of two
newspapers were continually on the
job supervising the operation of the
car and at the end OF the day at
tested to its record in signing sworn
statements.
The car used in making the run
had covered more than 1000 miles
before making the new record. 1t
was fully equipped, nothing having
been done to it, except to remove the
first, second and reverse gears. Thus
it was possible to use only the high
gear.
The car started at l1:25 in the
morning and was driver to the pub
lie square through the heaviest traffic
and during the course of the twenty
four hours passed over some of the
worst streets in the city. -Four dirv1
ers were used. .all amateurs. y
A total mileage of 1888 miles was
made between s at night ind :
in the morning. The average at nigh
was 2734 miles an hour and the aver
age during the daytime was 24.43
miles an hour. The total average for
the twenty-four hours was 20. l. miles
an hour. No accurate record of the
gasoline mileage was made, but it APP
proximated fourteen miles to the gal
Ion. Less than one quart of water
was put in the radiator during the en-
tire run and but one gallon of oil was
added. Paige executives believe that
this unique test is an excellent demon
stration of Paige flexibility and
stamina.
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Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-06

Overlook Regular Season.
Perhaps the Dodgers trained only for
their series with the Red sox, and over
looked the regular season entirely. 9
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-06

Altrock Changes Name.
No sooner had the car been deposed thar
Nick Altrock changed his name. The
Washington comedian 10 now known al
Nick AltrocIe =
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-22
TO GIVE WILSON USE
OF ARMY AND NAVY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Sec
rotary Lansing and Attorney General
Gregory today asked the senate judi
ciary committee to pass Immediately
bill giving the president power to
handle the present international stu.
alton without recourse to war.
The bill will empower the president
to employ land and naval forces of
the nation to "enfore the compliance
with and prevent the violation of, the
obligations of the United States un-
der the laws of America
Briefly such law would mean the
president could employ the navy and
army, engaging in any trade or COM
merce with any belligerent country
as long as the international law, as
understood and agreed to by this
government, is not violated by such
trade or commerce.
If this bill passes, it is understood
the president will not go before con-
gress at all, unless some act should
occur which would force him into a
request for declaration of war.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-02-22
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS

Notice is hereby given that there
will be special meeting of the
stockholders of The Biggs Furniture
Company, held at its office in Du-
range, Colorado, on Saturday the
tenth day of March, A. D. 1917, at
2 o'clock p. M, for the purpose of
considering the question of the dis
solution of said corporation.
This notice is given by order of
the board of directors by resolution
adopted at special meeting held
January 81, 1917.
BERTHA BIGGS,
Secretary.
Durango, Colorado, January 20, 1917.
First Publication February 8.
Last Publication March 8.