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Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
Prominent Falls City
Man Dies Suddenly

Falls City, Neb., Jan. 6.-lSpecial:) J
Jacob Miller died suddenly at his
home here yesterday. Mr.. Miller fell
unconscious on the street . block from
his home and died FIVE hours later.
He was born in Elsass, Germany, Sep
tember rs, 1884, and came to Richard
son county in 1860 and leased half a
section, split rails and built a log
house seven miles north Of Falls City,
which is standing yet. June IS. 1861,
he enlisted in the army at Omaha and
was mustered out August Is. 1864
In 1870 he married Magdelinc Geb-
hard at Barada, Richardson county
Nine children born OF this union sur
vivve the father. He. had lived in
Falls CITY since 1908.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
OMAHA TEACHES
CITY OF DETROIT
Auto Metropolis Asks About
Grade Crossings in Relation
to Raihoadse.
vIADUcr PROBLEMS ALSO

n Detro;t h,s asted Omaha for in.
10 500
iofination feiatihg 10 grace crossings
closing streets and ordering viaducts
The Michigan State Railroad commits.
q 49,. i r.o,;r. 10, al ar,ds
S = @vou. .qu"e 'a 81 - a1e
crossings snaii De separated HON
railroad tracks. In Detroit the Grand
Trunk railroad runs through the
asfn..a;. Th;s oun,ry h, 9
, = D',v' Y lup M
asked 70 DC aiiowea 10 oI'ase '"en'y-
tour grade crossings under an agree
ment that the city snail close twenty
crossings to public travel.
I'm Omaha there are now eiRhty-one
Grade crossings Forty-orie railroad
! crossings have been protested BY via
duets or subways s'S1 Az ~
o-.h. 7. v;...r
~ ~ -.
The latest project IN TINS connecrion
IS the elevation OF tracks OF the beit
Line. After years OF litigaton over
the construction OF yiaduct across
Dodge street, the CITY mas peea-a aple
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
Notes iron, Beatrice
And Gage County

Beatrice, Ncb., Jan. 6.-(Special.) }
The annual banquet Of the Demp-
ster Manufacturing company was
held Saturday evening in the Com
mcrcial club rooms, there being more
than a hundred present. j.. w. Bur-
CESS, treasurer of the company, acted
as toastmaster, and many about the
banquet table responded The clos
ing remarks were made by President
&. B. Dempstcr.
Willis Fulton, manager for lum.
Der company at Barneston, died FRI
day morning of diabetes and pneu-
monia after ap illness OF week. He
leaves no family except his widow
who IS confined to her home BY sick.
ness. The body will be taken tc
Rivcrton, this state. for intcrment.
Persistent Advertising Is the
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
Linens Of Finest Quality
Less Than Wholesale Cost Today

Anticipating the present scarcity Of good
linens and the consequent high prices, we
bought this present stock two years ago at
old prices and have held them in the Omaha
bonded warehouse for this event.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
UNCLE SAM OWNS
SOLDIERS GARB
National Guard Officers Put
Out Explanation of Cause
for Taking Clothing.
NEVILLE MAKES PROMISE

Officers yesterday continued 10 COL
lect the clothing of the soldiers which
the guardsmen say they have paid for
out OF their allowance, and which they
assert should belong to them when
they are mustered out January Is.
While reluctant TO give UP the CLOTH
ing, officers experienced no real diff
Guilty in securing the uniforms and
other wearing apparel from the men.
Captain w. T. Bates, senior muster
ing officer, said that the men had a
mistaken idea about their clothing.
The title OF the clothing at all times
rests with the government. The
clothes which are now being collected,
he said, was TO be turned over to the
state, to reimburse it for the state
clothing the men had used up while
being modified to be sent to the
border.
The state, he said, cannot give the
clothing which the government turned
over to il away to the soldiers.
How It Was on Border.
What appears to be so unjust to the
men is the fact that large number
Of their comrades were mustered out
on the border and were allowed to
keep their clothing. They fail to see
why the government would allow the
soldiers to keep the clothing down
in Texas and take the same away
after they arrived in Nebraska.
Today the men are to be given as
much liberty as possible. They will
not be required to stand any drills,
save those that are absolutely neces-
sary m
No regular church services will be
held in the post today and the men
have permission to go to Bellevue or
Omaha and attend any church they
choose.
What Governor Says.
Every Nebraska Guardsman will
20 home with suitable clothing" said
Governor Neville, following his IN
spection Of the recently returned
Fourth Nebraska regiment at Fort
Crook yesterday afternoon. The gov
ernor said that the matter had been
taken up with the War department
by Adjutant General Hall and that ar
rangements had been made for the
men to wear proper clothing to their
homes.
The governor, after being intro
duccd to the staff officers by Adjutant
General Hall, was shown about the
post by Colonel Eberiy. He visited
every company and showed his pleas
ure at the soldiers return BY. shaking
hands with all the men OF several
commands
Officers Explanation.
A technicality is doing its best lor
its worst) to leave the men OF the
Fourth Nebraska regiment without
clothes.
CAPTAIN Bates Of the United States
army. who Is at Fort Crook to act az
| mastering out officer for the federal
government, explains the clothes
muddie this way: I.
sThe men are mistaken in their
! IDEA 81 he ownership Of the uniforms
which they wore. They. don't own
them. the state doesn't own them, but
the national government does. In
confiscating the clothing now the fed
eral government is merely acting IS
an agent for the state, because the
federal government will turn over the
clothing to the state. But the state
will never own the clothing The
uniforms will always remain the
property or the national government.
Hence the state cannot give the
| clothing to the men for the obvious
reason that the state cannot give
away tfiat which it docs not own"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
A Few Prices Are Mentioned
Spring Woolens
Just Received

New light weight French
Serges, Poplins and 9TH
er spring woolens, in
wanted shades for the
coming season. Excel
lent fabrics for one
piece dresses. Plain col
ors and novelties; $3.50,
$l.75, $500.
Main Floor
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
For Women Who Like the Combination Of Known Quality and Lowest Prices
Fancy Linens are
Still Selling

Al Treaty Neduced rfices.
$3.50 Hand Embroidered
Madeira Centers, SITS
$50 Hand Embroidered
Madeira Centers, 89c.
Soc Real Clufy Lace Doll
les, for 35c.
3Sc Real Cluny Lace DOLL
les for l9c. i,
$1,000 Madeira Lunch
Cloths, fof $3.50.
$40, 90 Madeira Lunch
Cloths, for $3.50.
I. r. 4 d ! :
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-24
UNION ORGANIZER
 ASKS PROTECTION
 FROM ANGRY MINERS
Ed Crouch Escorted to Ajo Depot Under Guard-Secy.
 Thatcher Claims He Is Left
 Holding the Others Bag.
CBy Review Leased Wire)

AJO, Jan 23.-Asking and receiv- ing a sheriff's guard to the depot and fearing an attack from angry MeXl- cans whom he was deserting, Strike Organizer Ed Couch left Saturday for an undisclosed destination. His lieu tenants, Miller and Marin, stole out yesterday. Financial Secretary That cher remains, declaring he has been made the goat and must raise eight hundred dollars to square the indebt- edness left by Crouch as the head of the strike organizations. Board bills are included.
 Thatcher expressed bitterness against the men he termed deserters. The attitude of the Mexicans has been sullen for some days, and they have threatened mob violence if Crouch does not make good on sundry impossible promises.
 Crouch, it was admitted today, had nothing for weeks upon which to base a hope of winning the strike. His last semblance of support went on Tues day when the structural steel men de- cided to heed repeated orders from their headquarters and went to work despite their district representative working with Crouch.
 After that Crouch was in need of escape from the men, both American and Mexican, whom he is said to have deceived all along and became des- perate. Some contributions are still coming in from outside labor locals and individuals unwise to the real sit uation here. Thatcher presumably will remain to receive these and to appeal TOT help to the state federation to lift the local indebtedness. The strike leader may have got away with con- siderable surplus, although the strike was failure from the beginning. Since Thursday the Cornelia company has had full crews in all crafts and has turned applicants away. Over a thousand men were on the payrolls yesterday. The official calling off of the strike authorized today by the local organizations gives to all card men in the union additional right to work for COrnelia and declare the lat ter's standing as a fair shop.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-24
BRITISH PRESS IS
 BITTER AT WILSON
Continued From Page One)

Continued From Page One) without obligations to force its de crees by arms would be useless.
 The effect of President Wilson $ policy on the status of the Monroe Doctrine is discussed with equal inter ests. Several British publicists. nota- bly L. J. MaXe, editor of the National Review, suggested recently that Great Britain is entitled to a weighty voice in any international movement in the American hemisphere because of the growing importance of Canada as one of the foremost nations of that hemisphere.
 The voice of the silent masses upon the war was heard in the labor party conference at Manchester today when it endorsed the action of the labor members of Parliament who en- tered the war cabinet. Most of the small substratum Ol sentiment favor ing conciliatory policy toward the Central Empires is to be found in la bor uniouists and a small group of in tcllcctuals.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-24
Presiden, wilson's plain English will

President Wilson's plain English will convince the rank and file oI the mem bers of Parliament or the man in the street that it has no direct bearing on the immediate facts of the war.
 Tt is not doing the President an injustice to say that whatever may have been the lofty motives of his speech the average British member of Parliament and his constituents regard it as an ill-timed interference in matters which can only concern the United States when the time comes for a settlement of the basis Of international peace. The extreme opinion, which in fairness must be stated, is that the President is selling the allied countries to Germany. Great Britain urges d dignitied protest to the President to keep out of the ring until the great round is over
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-24

President Farrell of United States Steel Corporation estimates that not more than p percent of last years steel exports was for use in manufac- ture of munitions. Final returns, he says, will show that shipments of steel and iron abroad during 1916 amounted to more than 6.O0O,000 tons, practically double exports of any pre- vious year.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-24
EiGHT TEN 10 DRAW

RACINE, Wis, Jan. 23.-'BOb' Mo ba of Milwaukee and George thnock- ouO Brown of Chicago, middleweiSht fought ten rounds to a draw here to- night according to sporting writers decision. Browns fast finish in the tenth round cycned up Moha's earlier advantages gained by his cleaner punching Brown landed hard left aud right swings to the head and face in the last round.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-24
AVIATOR STILL ILL FROM
 EXPERIENCE ON DESESs

YUMA. Jan. 23.-Lieut- Colonel H. .G. Bishop was reported slightly better today at a hospital where he was tSA- en when brought from the sonora desert where he was found eNhaustel l alter being lost eight days with Lieut. W. A. Robertson. BiSLJp was oetir- ious at times and passed a restless night the hrst he spent in bed since January 10. when the two officers leu North Island for CalexicO in miii- tary aeropiane and lost their was-
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-24
!, Athens; below. Phaleron Bay.

indicate the mobilization points to which these troops will be sent
 This troop movement will leave one battery of New Jersey artillery, two battalions of Colorado infantry and a few hospital organizations as the only representatives of the national guard in Douglas.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-24
zBYszKI THROWS HUsSANE

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan B. Via dok Ibyszki won from Yussit Illus sane in wrestling bout here tonight two falls out of three Zbyszki took the first fall after one hour and twcn- ty one minutes of wrestling and the third fall in two minutes and twenty seconds. Hussane took the second fall in thirty four minutes and thirty seconds.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-24
MORE MILITIA IS
 TO QUIT DOUGLAS
tBy Review Leased Wire)

DOUGLAS, Jan. 23.-Orders were received late today from the head quarters of the southern department U. s. A, by Major w. C. Cannon, de pot quartermaster, to gather equip ment for the departure of batteries A and c, Alabama field artillery; bat tery B, District of Columbia field ar tillery; troop A, First Montana Cav airy.
 These troops will leave here within a week. or as soon as equipment can be brought here. The orders did not
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-24
Selling Allies Out"

The Central News says that un- doubtedly the manifesto has develop ed a situation of extreme delicacy. It adds:
 "Whether or not it was expected by the allied diplomats in London. it came as a bombshell to those outside the official e..ci5-. 3I.i lao ah.ouIt Ct
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-24
MRS. BROWN WINS
 ON CORONADO COURTS

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 23.-Miss Mary K. Browne of Los Angeles, former na- tional champion, defeated the south ern Cauifornia champion, Mrs Gladys Widdowson, in the final match of the wOmen's singles in the Coronado Ten his Tournament today. The score was 6-2, 6-2.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-24

Rate of exchange on Berlin and Vienna Monday reflected peace situa- ton. Quotations for rcischmarks de- clined from 71. at which they closed on Saturday, to 69i2. while kronen were offered at ll40. as compared vula il}T SatM0a.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-24

> Chandler Motor Car Co has given a 10 percent increase in wages Co all employees. In addition company will pay 10 percent of yearly salaries m July. 1917. to all men employed on time basis who have been with com pany between July l, 1916, and June 90. 1917.
Evening star., 1917-12-23
ALEXANDER sPURNs STAGE.
Pitcher Turns Down $4,000 Offer
to Do Vaudeville Turn.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, December 22.-Grover
Cleveland Alexander, star hurler of the
PHILADELPHIA Nationals. who recently
was sold. to the Chicago Cubs. with
Catcher Bill Ki11efer. for $4,000 and
two players. evidently believes that as
an actor he is fair pitcher. He has
announced that he considers he de-
serves $4,000 of his purchase price
and intends to get it If he can. but
he has spurned a like amount for ap-
pearing behind the footlights.
Because of his prominence in the
base ball world and the great amount
of publicity given him by reason of
the big deal engineered by President
Weeghman, an enterprising theatrical
agency offered Alexander $4,000 to dc
a monologue stunt for a few weeks on
n vaudeville circuit. Manager Row
land of the champion White Sox ac-
cepted a vaudeville contract after the
recent world series and made quite a
hit with theater patrons. but Alexan-
der turned down the proposition. say
ing he would not even consider it.
Evening star., 1917-12-23
BASE BALL GAINING HOLD.
Canadian Soldiers in England Have
1Ol Teams in Series.

sorne idea of the excellent work
which the Canadian troops have done
toward the spread of base ball in
France and England may be CLEANED
cbampionship of the Canadian forces
overseas was played in England this
fall in which l01 teams took part. A
great many players who were mem
bers of minor league and semi-proIes-
sional clubs in the dominion are "over
there" and Of the teams which took
part in the championship series sew
erai were really f1rst-class aggrega,,
tions The French also are reported
~ ha Greatly interested in our national
game. and in years to come. when the
war Is over and the affairs of the world
are in normal state again. a real
and the great American game have an
international scope.
Evening star., 1917-12-23
CUPID LOVELESS S.
PENN QU|NT TREATS
NAVY TO A BEATING
ouakers Roll Up % Points
Against II by Middies in
Basket Ball Game.
speciaI pispa,eh to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd. December "a
Navy's basket ball aggregation hit a
bump and stumbled seriously this aft
ernoon. when it entertained Pennsy1-
vania on the local courts. The score
was: PENNSYLVANIA. %; Navy. r. The
play was watched by an unusually
large crowd. including not few Penn
sylvanians, many of whom are now
living in Annapolis to be near their
sons. brothers. husbands or sweethearts
among the drafted men now quartered
at Camp Meade, near Annapolis. The
victory of the Quakers was enthusi-
astieally cheered by these partisaps.,
Although most closely contested from
start to finish, the game was In the
| main clean and free from rough work.
However. Allen. Navy's star center po-
sition man. was put out of the strug-
gle at about its midway point for
having exceeded the allowed number
of fouls. He was replaced by Thomas.
who failed utterly to keep up to his
drst-string mans standard of play.
The greatest weakness displayed by
the Sailors was in their failure to take
ted by the visitors. Out of this number
Of chances they netted only four.
Penn Gets Early Lead.
The visitors took the lead when the
leather was put into play, and, after
quickly netting couple of tallies,
seemed to completely get" the pro-
verbal Navy goat Although they did
their best. the Sailors were pitifully
outclassed from this on, and, finding
themselves in the rear, and unable to
catch up, seemed to lose their usual
pep" and aggressiveness.
The result of the contest was entirely
unexpected. Navy has q brilliant ag-
gregation of players and nobody looked
for the Pennsylvanfans to come through
with score almost double that of the
Sailors. Peck, Washington boy, play
ed guard for Penn
Lineup and summary:
Evening star., 1917-12-23

every pit as valuable man as Everett
scott wnen 1t comes to fielding his posi-
ton. Gerber and Scott made their start
i'll the Ohio and Pennsylvania League six
or seven years ago Both proved sensa-
tions in class company and went to the
american Association together. Upon
graduating TO faSt company Scott landed
with the Red Sox, a winning club which
had punch enough without looking to its
shortstop for great offensive power, while
Gcrbe.. was sent back to the A. A be-
cause the Pirates We're not strong enough
on attack TO carry as weak a hittex as
.ierbci' was at that time. Gerber had a
big Geasen at Columbus last summer how
ever. He showed marked improyanent in
batting and for the fourteen games he
participated in after joining the Browns in
september maintained a mark OF 300
Cerber should stick in fast company this
time
Stories to the effect that the Red Sox
Will lose the services of Scott, who led
the American League shortstops this
year. and who is the only Boston in
fielder who has not enlisted. seem un-
warranted, in view of his status as re-
CARDS the Army draft. Scott is married
and has family and. contrary to re-
ports, does not own any property nor
has his family any property of an
lncome-producing nature. He never has
been a high-salaried player and has
modest sum in bank A Washington
man. who was boyhood friend of
Scott in Bluffton, Ind. and has kept
in touch with him, says he knows it
to be a fact that Scott is entitled to
exemption from the first three draft
classes. and that the player does not
expect to be called into the Army until
other married men with children de-
perdent upon them are summoned.
Scott alone will form a good basis for
building up a new infield for Boston,
but il the clever little shortstop should
be drafted the Red Sox would have alb
solutelv nothing left In the way Of
material for the inner works.
Evening star., 1917-12-23
FRED ToNEY IN TROUBLE.
Reds Star Pitcher Accused of Vio'
lating Army Draft Law,

NASHVILLE. Tenn. December 22.-
United States District Attorney for
Middle Tennessee Lee Douglas an
nounced tonight that he issued war
rants late today for the arrest of Fred
Toney, star pitcher of, the Cincinnati
Nationals, and Jesse Webb, tax as
SCISSOR of Davidson county, charging
them with conspiracy to violate section
of the selective draft act.
The warrants now are in the hands of
the United States marshal for this dis
trict.
Webb also is a member OF one of the
local exemption boards here.
Evening star., 1917-12-23

The pendulum started swinging away
from the east again this year when Row
lands club finished ahead Of Boston. The
Giants were able to retain honors for the
east In the National League, but both the
Cincinnati and st. Louis clubs gave signs
of developing into real contenders, and
the prospects for 1918 are that this trend
westward will become even more pro-
nounced.
Besides the champion White Sox. gem
orally believed likely to repeat in 1918.
the Cleveland and Detroit clubs finished
IN the first division this year, the sole
eastern representative being Boston.
Whether the Yanks or Griffmen win next
year be numbered among the leading
quartet at the expense of the Tigers or
Indians is probleniatical. but it is as
sured the Macknien. weakened by the
loss OF Strunk, Schang and Bush. can
not be figured on for any position except
the cellar, or next to it.
IN the National League the Giants, OF
course, must be recognized as OF first
division caliber along with the Reds and
through by Chicago for Alexander and
Niilefer accomplishes at one stroke MAX
ing the Cubs pennant ,onteDders and
-eiegating the Philiies to the second di-
vision Barring the possibility that some n
II the clubs will be virtually rddled by
the next call to arms while others remain
practically untouched, most of the fight
ing for flags next summer should be done
west of the Alleghenies IN both major
leagues.
Acquisition by the Griffmen OF Johnny
Lavan is taken to mean that Fielder Jones
intends TO rely upon Walter Gerber to
s,ay short fer the Browns next summer.
':erber is regarded by critics in Pitts
eurgh. where he played in 1915, as rank
ng with the greatest fieldcrs in the game.
the Pirates letting him go only because
tho team was not strong enough to carry
light hitting shortstop. He Is held. to be
Evening star., 1917-12-23
GIANTS-MDIANS GAMES.
Will Hook Up in Ten Contests Com.
ing North Next Spring.

NEW YORK. December 22.-The new
York National League Club announced
today the spring training schedule for
next year. The club will return from
Marlin. Tex. in the company of the
Cleveland American League club. which
takes the place of the Detroit Aneri-
cans, with which club the New York
team made spring jaunts in 1916 and
1917. The dates of games on the trip
are:
March 80 and 81, San Antonio .at San
Antonio Tex; April and s. Cleveland
at Dallas. Tex: and q. Cleveland. at
Houston. Tex; s.. and 10. Cleveland
at New Orleans; II, Cleveland at Mem
phts; IL. Cleveland. at Chattanooga,
and 13, Cleveland, at Lexington, KY
Evening star., 1917-12-23
COLUMBIA WINS AT CHESS.
Defeats Yale, Harvard and Prince
ton in Championship Tourney.

NEW YORK. December 22.-Columbia
University won the twenty-sixth an
nual championship chess tournament.
which was concluded here today. with
nine and one-half games won out of a
possible twelve. Yale finished second
with six games won, Harvard third
with five and Princeton last with three
and one-ha1f. Sherman of Columbia
and Brown of Yale came through with
clean scores A resolution was adopt
ed favoring a match OH ten boards,
with one triangular college chess
league to be played in February or
March.
In today's contests Columbia defeated
Harvard. to /, and Yale beat Prince
ton 2E to x. Isaacson. Sherman and
Clapp Of Columbia, Prosser of Har-
ward. Brubacher and Brown OF Yale
and Hall of Princeton won their games,
while Margolis of Yale and Stillwell
OF Princeton drew.