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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-18
CLOSING CONCERT
OF GREAT SERIES
Minneapolis Symphony 0rches-
ira and Mendelssohn Choir
of Omaha Together.
COMES ON MONDAY NIGHT

The fifth and last number of the
Retailers course will be given at the
Auditorium, Monday evening, by the
MendelsSohn Choir OF nearly 200
voices in joint concert with the
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra of
eighty-hve pieces.
The anticipated combined forces of
the MendelSsohn Choir with Thomas
J. Kelly. conductor, and the Mime
apolis Symphony Orchestra, with
Emil Oberhoifer conductor, has
aroused a great amount OF interest
among Omaha music lovers who fully
realize that "a program rendered by
such a combination OF musical talent
will be far above the ordinary.
Notice to Stockholders.
The local management announces
that a limited number of reserved
seats are being offered at 81 each
The management wishes to lay par
ticular stress upon the fact, that the
subscribers must use their tickets at
the concert next Monday evening be-
cause this is the last number of the
course.
Most of the season tickets are dated
for one (the last) number to take
place in March, but as the March
date was changed to February 49,
holders OF tickets will lose on the last
number if they do not attend the con-
cert next Monday evening
Program for Concert.
The following is the program for
Monday evening:
National Anthem-'rhe Star spangied
Banner .........,......,.
The Meudelssohn Choir. Mime
apols symphony Orchestra and the
audience.
Symphony No in & minor. E, Kallinlkow
/. Allegro Moderate.
.. Andante Commandments.
.. Schezzo: Allegro non troppo.
4 Finale; Allegro Moderate
ORCHESTRA.
Choral Excerpts from the oratorio
Elijah ...,...-,......... Mendessohn
(a> He That shall Endure to the End"
tUnaccompanied
(b) BE Not Afraid"
(With Orchestra,)
THE MENDELSsOHN CHOIR.
| Overture to Comedy of Shakespeare
Observation-Disclosures. Scheinpflug
tIntrohucins an old English tune
from Fitzwlliam's book
Orchestra.
| Finale to Part 1 of "Eijah"-Thanks
| Be to God ............,....M endelssohn
| The Choir and Orchestra
INTERM1SSION
Madrigal-In Pride of May. C. W. Cadman
Old Lullaby (Scottish)--O. Can Ye Sew
Cushions. ..,Arr by Granville Bantock
Russian Folk song-Volga Boat Song
| ................Arr by Kurt SCHNEIDER
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-18
Pretty Miss to Sing With The High
School Boys at Their Concert

Little Miss Rina Snyder, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Snyder OF Coun-
Gil Bluffs, is to sing the title role
in the comic opera, "Pocahontas,"
which will be gievn by the Glee clubs
of Council Bluffs High school at the
Nicholas thcater. Friday evening,
Miss Snyder is a member OF this
years senior class. Her voice is
cleaV, pretty soprano, She is dark
and petite and well suited to the part
of the romantic Indian girl.
For a number OF years it has been
customary for the Glee clubs to per-
sent some cantata or light opera in
the late winter or early spring About
sixty-seven boys and girls, chiefly
from the three upper high school
classes. comprise the Glee clubs. The
majority of these will form the Choir
uses. Other leading parts will be
taken by Wheaton Clark, as the noble
Captain John Smith; by Harold
Hughes as John Rolfe, his friend, and
by Mildred Buzza, as "Ahmeek," The
production is under the direction OF
Miss Angie Middleton, supervisor of
music in the public schools.
A special feature of this years per
Torrance will be the appearance of
the high school orchestra, which has
been working as hard and as faith
fully as have the members of the
opera cast
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-18

of grand juryman. William Ash
worth was the other witness.
A humorous incident of the 1917
edition of the grand jury was the
body's investigation Of a burlesque
gambling party staged at the Uni
vcrsity club not long since. Accord
ing to rumors, the sixteen jurymen
believed in good faith that they were
on the trail of something hot A
member OF the University club was
subpoenaed and quizzed, it is said,
as to where the gambling parapher-
MALTA used at the burlesque "bucklng
the tiger" jollifcatiop was obtained.
1t is understood that the grand jury
would like to know where, on short
notice, the wise ones can lay in a
supply of roulette wheels, crap tables.
faro layouts and other necessities OF
the green cloth world,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-18
Woodrough Refuses to
Withdraw the Charges

Federal Judge Woodrough has re-
fused to grant an appeal made by
David Riseman, who sought to have
charges of concealing bankruptcy as
sets against him withdrawn.
Riseman formerly conducted little
variety store at Twentyfourth and
Lake streets, but apparently couldn't
make it a success, for he filed bank
ruptcy petition.
But accusations were made that be-
fore he filed the petition Riseman had
backed express wagons up to the rear
door of his establishment and carried
away considerable of the assets, some
of which it is alleged were later found
in Council Bluffs. A complaint was
made against Riseman for conceaing
these assets.
Riscman first appealed to Referee
Mcdonald to have the charges dis
missed, but the referee refused. Then
Riseman appealed to Judge Wood,
rough and the judge overruled the ap'
peal.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-18

ders, scarcity Of materials, making OF
the goods to order, and now the rail
road freight congestion, have greatly
delayed the repair work.
One hundred men, newly enlisted in
the army. are now at Fort Omaha.
They have kept the experienced men
busy giving them general army train
ing. and will rapidly be instructed in
the work of handling ballooning
equipment on the ground.
Captain D. H. Bowen and Lieuten-
ant L. c. Davidson Of the army are
also at the fort to receive instruction
as observation balloon pilots. Cap
tain Chandler and Leo Stevens, civ
ilian expert and maker of balloons,
are the instructors.
While stormy weather will not in
tcrfere with balloon voyages, wind
conditions must be right. Captain
Chandler says a flight would not be
attempted in such wind conditions as
prevailed Saturday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-18
Basket Stores Cut Big
Melon With EMPLOYEES

Lincoln and Omaha employees of the
Basket Stores of those two cities
shared in a melon cut by the COM
pany for the year closed, amounting
to SO, 1926, under the profit sharing
plan of the company
Checks were given to the employees
of the Lincoln stores recently at
the annual banquet in the Red room
of the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation, and to the Omaha employees
at their banquet in Omaha Tuesday
night, amounting to $l5,099.3l. The
company had previously distributed a
little over $4,000 among its employees
during the year.
All managers and clerks, who have
been with the company year or
over shared in the profits. About 100
managers and clerks participated. En-
ployes of the company were given a
larger share than the company re-
tanned for itself, President Herman
said.
The total sales for 1916 were $780,
17l.34, a gain over 1915 of $751;
3O076.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-18
Grand Jury May Not Quit
Work for Another Week

Contrary to positive assurances
from high authorities" that the grand
jury would wind up its three weeks
session SATURDAY. afternoon, the BODY
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-18
WAR DELAYS ARMY
BALLOON FLIGHTS
Public to Be Invited to Witness
Activities When Plant is
Repaired.
MATERIAL is VERY SCARCE

War abroad and freight congestion
in this country has caused months OF
delay in repairing equipment for use
at the army balloon school at Fort
Omaha. But within a few days the
first flights will be attempted, says
Captain c. DEF, Chandler, U. S. A.,
who is in charge
The public will be admitted to the
grounds and permitted to watch the
activities there, although greater pre-
cautions are now being taken than
ever before in peace times to guard
military secrets. Much information
concerning the balloon establishment
here is withheld,
With Omaha's fine, mild weather
slipping by day after day lately while
we have been impatiently waiting
since last November for repair ma
terial to come from the east, we have
become very disappointed and dis
couraged," said Captain Chandler.
There is no possibility OF our at
tempting balloon fight before Tues
day, but we hope to be ready to do
something then or soon after"
Repairs Were Needed.
The Fort Omaha balloon plant. in
Guiding huge shed, hydrogen plant
and outfit of large rubberized cotton
gas bags, was installed by Captain
Chandler a number of years ago.
When the post was recently redesig-
mated as a balloon training station, it
was found to need extensive repairs.
Many special parts and materials,
both metal and rubber, were ordered
for the necessary repair work last
fall, but have not yet arrived, Al
though all the material needed is made
in the United States, foreign war or
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-18

failed to adjourn and will in all prob
ability resume its star chamber ses-
sions again Monday morning. No one
seems to know why the sixteen
closed-door jurymen are staying on
the job, as apparently there is moth
ing in sight for them to do but dis
pose of few police court cases which
could be handled by the county attor-
neys Office without their assistance.
Two witnesses were subpocnaed
and called before the inquisitors to
testify Saturday morning, One Of
them, Harry Armstrong, is brother
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-18
RalstOn
Social Gossip

Miss Valada Rodeman was shop
ping in Omaha Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Fred Kuhn of Gretna was a
visitor here Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kuhn were formerly of Ralston and
are contemplating moving back this
spring.
Mr.. Brown of Omaha gave lee
ture at the Methodist Episcopal
church Tuesday evening, which was
largely attended.
Quite a number from this vicinity
attended the wrestling match at the
Auditorium Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Propst and
daughter and Mrs. D. L. Harm mo-
tored to Omaha Sunday evening.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-18
Steel Net is Placed at
Gate of New York Port

New York, Feb. ia steel net.
designed to protect the pora of New
York from hostile submarine and
other war craft in the event of war
was put in place at the entrance of
the harbor today. For the present it
will be kept in position only between
sunset and sunrise and will bar all
ships from leaving or entering the
harbor during the night In case Of
war, its construction provides for
placing it as a permanent barrier.
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-18
CLOTHIERS HONOR
A FAULT-FINDER
Goddie Rosenbaum Will Tell
Nebraska Retailers What's
the Matter With Them.
MAKING THE FARMERS BUY

THE Things | Don't Like About
You" is the subject of one of the ad
dresses to be delivered at the con-
vention OF the Nebraska Retail
Clothiers association at the Hotel
Fontenelle this week. That subject
itself is expected to bring in quite a
delegation. for there are many who
want to know what is the matter
with them if it can be told without
offense.
Well, Goddie Rosenbaum of Kala-
mazoo, treasurer OF the Kalamazoo
Pant company, is to be here to tell
it to the delegates. He comes to
tell the clothier about some of the
crimes" OF the trade-that is, some
OF the things that some people re-
gard as such. He will give his obser-
vations of some of the clothiers'
shortcomings, for he is one himself.
F. M. Short of Chicago, vice presi-
dent OF the Federal Advertising
agency, is also to be here to talk on
the value of team work, He is a
man of wide experience in the general
mercantile field.
Selling the Farmer.
Charles Beno of Council Bluffs is
to be here to talk on More Ginger"
John Cogan OF Omaha will talk on
making the store pay better divi-
dend Selling the Farmer" is the
subject to be discussed by S. R. Nc
Kelvey OF Lincoln. intensified re-
tail advertising is to be discussed by
Charles C. Percy, director of sales
promotion of the Joseph G. Feiss
company, Cleveland Emerson E.
Smith OF the Sper & Simon company
of Lincoln is to talk on the psy-
chology of craftsmanship. w. B. Tyr
rell, vice president of the Bradley
Knitting company, Delevan, Wis,
has chosen the subject "Sheep's
Clothing" E. J. Berg, display man
ager of the Burgess-Nash company
and president OF the International
Association of Display Men, is to
give an exhibition of practical win
dow dressing.
The evening of February q the
visiting clothiers are to be rendered
a banquet by the manufacturers and
wholesalers of Omaha.
The dates of the convention are
February 20 and 81
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-18
Jury in Stephenson
Case Fails to Aqree

Aurora, Neb., Feb H.-(Special
Telegram. )--Shortly before noon to-
day the jury in the damage case of
Samuel c. Stephenson against the
Union Pacific notified Judge Corcoran
that it could not agree and it was dis
missed. The jurors had been out for
about twenty hours. They announced
that the final ballot stood seven to
FIVE. The trial lasted three days.
Stephenson sued for $500 damages
for injuries he received in a wreck
near North Loup. The case will be
tried again in April
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-18
Pittsburgher to Speak
To Craftsmanship Club

The Salcsmanship club of Omaha
has reached out as far as Pittsburgh
for a speaker. This organization is
new, but busting. 1t fills need in
Omaha, or so it seems to the members
from the way the membership has
bounded forward since it was organ
lied few weeks ago.
The Pittsburgh man who is to speak
here Monday night at the meeting at
the Hotel Rome is Graham c. Wells,
general salesmanager of the Provi-
dence Life & Trust company.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-18
Five Little Girls Kidnapped
At Salt Lake City in DaV

Salt Lake City, Feb. 17-Five girls
have been reported missing here with
in the last twenty-four hours and the
police department declared its belief
today that an organized band of kid
napers is responsible. The missing
girls are: Marian Grand, 6; Louise
Bossard, 8; Rebecca Burch, Is; Mar
jorie Harshorn, IS, and Agnes Hen
derson. 10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
PRIZES OFFERED BY
BOARD OF TRADE
Exhibition of Canned and Dried Prod
ucts to Be Made at Valley Fair
Will Be in Special Tent.

Arthur w. Sweeton. Windham county
agricultural agent announces that there
will be an exhibition of canned and dried
products at the Valley fair by the boys
and girls OF Windham county under l6
years OF age. The board of trade has offered
prizes for the best exhibits. They viii be
gold. silver and bronze medals, the de-
sign for which is being specially made now.
There will be three medals for the best
exhibits OF canned products. The exhibit
must include as least six different pro-
ducts Products includes any vegetable.
green's, or fruit
Another set of medals will be given for
the best exhibits of dried products, which
must include at least four different kinds.
All the rules are not ready to give out
as yet, but Mr. Sweeton will give them
in full i'll his next News Letter, and they
also will be published in the Reformer.
There will be special tent at the fair
to house the exhibit and someone will be
in attendance all the time
The announcement of the competition
and the prizes to be awarded Is OF timely
interest because Miss Mildred Dutton or
the Vermont Agricultural Extention serv-
ice is now giving demonstrations in this
county of the best methods of drying and
canning With the opportunity to learn
the best methods there ought to be some
| fine exhibits
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
Provost Marshal CrOwder is
Hopeful of Being Ready
Friday or Saturday
|SINGLE DISTRICT
MAY MAKE A DELAY
All But 6i9 Out of 1850 Districts Have
Their Papers on File in Washington
Tabulation Figures.

WASHINGTON, July 17.-With only
10 states to be heard from on the organ
ization of local exemption boards and
with the serial number list of registrants
from all but 649 OF the 1859 exemption
districts on file in Washington Provost
Marshal Gen. Crowdcr was hopeful today
that the preliminary stages Of the war
army drawing would be completed with
in IS hours
If there is no unexpected delay it
seems likely that the drawing can be held
Friday or Saturday. A single district
which fails to finish its preliminary work
| on time, however, can hold up action in
! detinitcly2
! Once passed the drawing stage the ne
cesslty for concerted action by the states
| ceases and the examination of regis
| trants and their assignment to the army
or exemption can proceed in any stat,
without regard to progress made in any
other community.
Gen Crowder declined to make any
comment on the statement made yeSter
| day in the senate attacking the fairness
Of the census bureau tabulation of esti
mates upon which the allotment Of quota
under the draft law is based
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
CAPTURED FOUR
GERMAN STEAMERS
British Destroyers Also Damaged with
Gunfire Two Vessels That Reached
Dutch Coast.

LONDON, July 1.-THE admiralty an
nounees the. capture Of fom German steam
ers by British destroyers in the North
sea. Two other German steamers were with
the four vessels later captured when the
group was sgnallcd by the war craft All
six made for the Dutch coast and two
Of them reached the shore These two
we're badly damaged BY gunlre
4 Reuter- despatch from lmuiden says
four German ships have been sunk by
British destroyers in the North sea, four
captured, three forced to return to Rot
terdam Since Saturday II German
.tear.cr5 have sailed from Rotterdam,
three at one time and II at another, the
despatch says. OF the first group one was
wrecked OF the second group owing to
British destroyers, not one vessel was
able to proceed, eight being captured OF
sunk and three succeeding in putting
back OF the three remaining which were
stranded two were afire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
RED CROSS GETS
CHECK FOR S4S.39
Proceeds of West Brattleboro Fourth
of July Celebration-Talk of Com
munity Club There.

A check for S4S.39 was turned over to
the Brattleboro branch of the Red Cross
today as the proceeds OF the Fourth
of July celebration in West Brattleboro.
At a meeting in the home of Rev. |. NJ.
Compton in that village Saturday night
it was shown that the receipts We're about
81 80 and that S4S.59 remained after pay
ing all expenses. The receipts were from
the sale of refreshments, Bert s. Miller
and l.. f. Clark being the committee
home made candy. by Mrs. O. G.. Covey
and an offering, taken by Miss Mary
Prouty
The general committee feels grateful t,
all who took part, especially those who
got up the parade, Mrs w ) Stellman
being chairman of the committee
There was some discussion, of the
formation Of a Community club next fall
but no action was taken
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
CHANCELLOR WORKS
ON PROGRAM SPEECH
Berlin Despatch Says Majority Plans to
Block Peace Terms in Reichstag
Resolution.

COPENHAGEN, July l7-Thc selection
of a successor To Foreign Secretary Iim
mcrmann was still unsettled yesterday
Pressure was being brought from two di
rcctions to block first the proposed noml-
nation of the German minister at Copen
hagen and To substitute Admiral llintzc
minister to Norway, or Count Won Bern
storif, former ambassador to Washington
The present minister to Christianla Is much
desired !y pan-Amcricans The Emperor
is SAID To favor Won IllntZ.
Chancellor Michaelis is described in spe
cial dispatches from Berlin as working
night and day on his program speech an,
the selection OF new material for the Prus
sian imperial administration
! The Tageblatt SAYS Herr Nichaclis i.
: rcticcnt on his policy. The rcichstag i
expected to adjourn Friday until Scptem
her lst, voting the war credits almos
i unanimously. y despatch from Berlin say
the majority plans to block peace term
in resolution to the rcichstag Thursda,
and to demand from Mr. Nichaelis state
mcnt that he accepts II in principle, other
wise cooperation is impossible
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
NEED EXPORT LICENSES.
Council Issues List of Articles Not Des-
ignated by President.

WASHINGTON, July IA long list
of commodities were named by the ad-
ministrative board of the exports coun-
ell yesterday as requiring license for
shipment abroad although they were not
designated specifically in President Will
son S proclamation putting certain ar
ticles under export control. They are as
follows:-
Sulphur, saltpeter, nitrate of potash
henzol, rice, dried beans, peas, condensed
milk, structural steel, shapes and mild
steel, including angles, tees, beams and
channels; steel plates of ordinary tank
quality, rolled steel floor plates; rosin
and turpentine; washing powder, hand
lantern oil, toluol, lubricating oil, malt
teei plates, tank plates and boiler plates
soap and soap products and vegetable
oils
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
CATHOLIC WOMEN OFFER AID.
Members of National Association Ready
to Do War Service.

ATLANTIC CITY, \. J., July IL
President Wilson will receive an offer
of war service from 10000 women
through steps contemplated by the Ma
tional Ladies Catholic Benevolent as
sociation, which is in convention here.
About 1000 delegates arrived yesterday
for the preliminary meeting of the con
vention, which will last ten DAYS. Miss
katherine Mahoney of Troy, \. Y, will
be reelected supreme president, it is
expected.
The Right Rev. Mgr. Thomas Cusick
of Albany, formerly auxiliary bishop of
New York offered solemn pontifical mas,
in st. Nicholas church today to open the
convention. The Right Rev. Mgr. Walsh
of Troy, who is pastor of the parish
here Miss Mahoney lives, delivered the
sermon and the Right Rev. Mgr. Spill
lane of Boston delivered the conven
tion address.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
RUSSIAN ARMIES
STILL WINNING
Are Continuing Successfully
Their Vigorous Offensive
in Eastern Galicia
IMPORTANT VICTORY
ALSO FOR THE FRENCH
AS a Result of Night Attack They Re
gained All of the Positions on the
Verdun Front Which Fell into Ger
man Hands Recently.

The Russian armies are continuing
their vigorous offensive in eastern Ca
licia and other groups of the empire 5
vast forces apparently are ready to spring
into activity at various points along the
S0Omile front Every thing appears to
be running smoothly with the military
machine
An important success has been won by
the French in the Nerdun region. As the
result of an attack last night all the posi-
tions west OF Hill No 30i, which re
manned IN German hands after the at
tacks OF june 29 and 30, were recovered
German prisoners to number ~ilot yet
asccrtained were taken in the action
In the Champagne the Germans made
another attack last night in an attempt
to retake their lost observation positions
at the Teton Height. Gen Petain.
troops repealed the assaulting forces il
| disorder
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
AUSTRIA LONGS FOR
HONORABLE PEACE
But Is Determined to Hold Out in Firm
Cooperation Between the Front
and Homeland.

VIENNA, july Austria Hungary $
IDEAS on peace were made known to the
constitution commission OF the reich
stag in an address by the premier. Aft
er referring to the unbreakable unity be.
tween Austria and her allies he declared
parliament would work for "the aim for
which Austria is fighting, namely the I'M
assailable sacred right Of her peoples to
decide for themselves their internal des-
tiny. This task will be long stride in
the direction of an honorable peace which
we desire to create on the basis OF justice,
of moderation and conciliation We are
all longing for this peace. Until then we
are determined to hold on in firm coop
Grafton between the front and home
| land >