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Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-23

Conn and Coreene was not present.
ed yesterday. Mr.. Imhof arrived
Sunday morning. but was unable to
appear.
Headed by the veteran comedians,
Salem Tut Whitney and J. Homer
Tut, the Smarter Set" company
presented their latest musical COM
edy success, Darkest Americans" at
the Boyd theater.
This all star company of negro
singers, dancers and comedians have
the happy faculty of being able to
make merry in any environment and
in this entertainment they shine
consDiciously. An unusual chorus
adds to the attractiveness OF the pro-
duction.
In Darkest Americans" Dean
Kelly Miller goes on an archaeology
cal expedition for his university, and
is lost. Abe ard Gabe Washing
ton who have entered the college
under false pretense are sent to
search for him. They meet with
many exciting and ludicrous adven-
lures on the search which carries
them to all parts of the world.
In addition to the negro melodies
the company excels in the popular
jazz music.
Miss Anna Eva Fay, "Mentalist
Supreme" headlines at the Empress
theater this week. She has an act
of unusual interest. Tyler and St.
Claire, "Vaudeville's Classiest Xylo-
phonists" offer a musical number
above the average "Maggy Taylor
Waitress" a one-act comedy with
six people is more than full of fun.
Harry Gilbert, a dialect comedian
is entertaining and amusing form his
entrance on the stage.
George Walsh in "Pll Say So"
is barred from the navy on account of
fat feet This fails to keep him
from fighting, however, as he starts
private war against German agents.
OF course, he wins the war and
pretty girl besides.
If there's some one on your
Christmas list whom you really want
TO make happy during Christmas
week, seek no farther for a remem-
brance, as the answer is here-the
question is solved in a most happy
manner. Here it is: Go to the Gay
ETY. and buy the said party a pair
CT seats to see Harry X. Merton,
Zella Russell and The Big Burlesque
Review All of yesterdays papers
said it is the best show the Gayety
has had thus far this season. Tired
shoppers matinee daily.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-23
four BOUTS At
FORT OMAHA ON
CARD TONIGHT
-FOUR Boxing Matches and
Three Wrestling Matches
Carded on Govern
ment Reserve.

Fight fans from Omaha and vi
cinIty will tax the capacity OF Ga
rage No. 2 at Fort Omaha tonight
to witness the boxing and wrestling
exhibitions. Advance sale of tickets
insure the success of the enterprise.
Arrangements to park automobiles
inside the fort grounds. where they
will be guarded by soldiers, was well
coined by fans in nearby towns who
FASTENED to make arrangements to
attend.
The entertainment will not start
until 8 o'clock in order to allow all
to reach the fort. The fort band will
furnish music during the intervals.
RingSide tickets will be sold at 81
and general admission 81.
Headed by Gene Melady. stock
man and sporting promoter, South
Siders will attend the mill in body.
The stockmen rallied to the call of
the soldiers and Immediately guar
anteed the sale of a large block Of
seats.
Has Fine Support.
Colonel Wuest, commandant at
the fort, has won his way into the
hearts of local sportsmen by the
stand he has taken iol clean sport
and the civilian support of the en-
tertainment is unanimous.
The program will &C insist of four
boxing bouts and three wrestling
matches. The boxing mills will all
be to a decision unless a knockout
is scored. The fights, being on
government reservation will not be
under the jurisdiction of the state
law prohibiting entertainments of
this kind.
Kid Henderson, amateur cham
pion of Montana, will box Santiago
Montoyo, champion Of Kelly Field
Texas. Both men are welter-
weights, hard and clean hitters and
have had sufficient ring experience
to insure good go.
Battling Kirby, lightweight cham
pion of the Canadian army, will de-
fend the laurels of Fort Omaha
against Broaz, reported to be a de-
mon battler from Fort Crook.
Meets Heavier Man.
Young Dempsey could find no
one in the featherweight division in
the local posts to contest with him
and was matched with Erickson, a
local fighter,
Laird and Holman, both army
men. will present the only argu-
meht in the heavyweight division.
The mill will go four fast rounds.
In the wrestling bouts Scandrett
and Trippett, balloon men from rival
companies will clash, Both have
good records in civilian life and have
the financial as we'll as moral sup
port of the men in their companies.
StenSbol. Fort Omaha man, will
meet Ado!ph Coin in the feather
weight division. Kid Myers and
Barney Narum, local lads will wres-
lie at l55 pounds, The Teddy
Brothers will give an exhibition.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-23
Today's Calendar of Sports.

RACING-Winter meeting at jefferson
Park, New Orleans Winter meeting OF
Cuba. American Jockey club at Havana.
oneninr of winter meeting Of Business
Mems Racing association at Phoenix.
TENNIS-Nationnl boys and Junior In
ioor championships begin in New York
City.
BOyING-Jack Britton vs.. Silent Mar
tin. eight rounds. at Jersey City. Harry
wills VS.. Jack Thompson, IL rounds, at
Boston, =.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-23
On the Screen Tcdau

MUSE MABEL NORMANp in "A
PERFECT &C."
SUN-MADGE EVANS In THE LOVE
NET"
RIALTO-OLGA PETROvA in THE
PANTHER WOMAN"
STRAND-ETHEL CLAYTON in THE
GIRL WHO CAME BACK"
PRESS GEORGE WALSH in
TIL SAY So"
LOTHROP-Twenty-f fourth and 10th
rop-GEORGE WALSH In ION THE
JUMP.
GRAND-Sixteenth and Blnney-TOM
MIN In FAME AND FORTUNE"
SUNSHINE COMEDY.
SUBURB BAN Twenty fourth and
Ames-TOM MIX in MR.. LOGAN,
Y. S. A."
ORPHEUM - South Side. Twenty
fourth and M-GERALDINE FAR
RAR IN THE TURN OF THE
WHEEL"
BOULEvARD-Thirty third and Leav-
enworth.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-23
Czecho. SIovakia President
Makes Entry Into Prague

Paris. Dec. 22.-Prof. Thomas G
Masaryk, the president of the newly
formed republic of Czecho-Slovakia
has made his solemn entry into
Prague, according to advices re
ceived here today from that city.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-23
AT THE
THEATE RS

nlCHARD earle in "Furs
X and Frills" at the Brandeis
A~ theater, maintained his reputa-
ton as the funniest man in the uni
verse. This new and successful
musical comedy is rare treat.
Carries quaint sense of humor and
charm OF manner makes the play
one of the brightest of entertain
ments.
The plot involves the changing
possession of a valuable coat pur-
chased by the extravagant wife of
librettist. 1t is stolen by her hard
up brother and pawned. Redeemed
by her husband for the wife OF his
partner. The partner by error
presents it to his stenographer as
Christmas gift. The entire cast
become involved in the tails Of the
coat and it is only through a series
of complicated explanations that
everyone is able to extricate them
selves.
Bright and catchy melodies and
number of tuneful song hits
abound throughout the play. Sup
porting Mr.. Garlic as leads are
Harriet Burke, Martha Craver. Hat
tye Fox, George Bogues, Jay Ell
wood, and other musical comedy
favorites. The usual Carrie chorus
of beautiful girls round out the COM
pany with quartette of violinists.
Beautiful costumes and scenery,
superb orchestrations and scenic en-
vironments add more than the usual
interest to the production.
Water lions have been seen here
on various occasions, but it is doubt
tul whether any specimens Of these
amphibious creatures were so well
trained as the six which appear this
week at the Orpheum in l.. Wins
tons Aquatic act. Two young wo-
men, Nina Glaze and Grace Berk-
ey, appear with the water lions in a
program of swimming and diving
stunts of extraordinary merit. The
amazing features of the act is the
ready and intelligent response which
the water lions give to the COM
mands of their trainer.
The Lightner Girls and Newton
Alexander are entertainers endow-
ed with more than usual talent in
their particular line of making merry
with song and antics. One of the
sisters has line of grimaces which
moves the most blase to laughter.
Her song "The Story-book Ball" q
medley of nursery rhymes. brought
three encores and a good start for
a fourth.
Fred Holmes and Lulu Wells, pre-
sent "An Old-F Fashioned Bride" in a
pleasing manner. Will and Enid
Bland and company have series
OF mysteries, executed with rapid
fire precision and neatness. Senior
Westony. a pianist of ability, is &C
companied by Harriet Lorraine in
vocal numbers. LaFrance brothers
are seen in equilibristic novelties, their
stage setting being feature of the
act.
The motion pictures include scenes
OF the surrender of the German
fleet, showing lines of battleships
and submarines. The usual Or
pheum travel weekly pictures arc
projected. On account of the illness
oil Roger Imhof, the act of Imhoi,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-23

Pioneer Film Man Dics.-One of
Omaha's oldest film men, Charles
Ramsdell who opened the General
Film company Office in this city
years ago when the movies were all
nickel, died in Minneapolis re-
Gently victim of influenza,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-23
The Weather

Official record of temperature and pre-.
.ipitation compared with the correspond.
ing period Of the past three years:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
JOHN BLOWERS BURIAL
Mother Had to Bring Suit in Court 70
Get the Body.

The funeral Of the late John Henry
Blowers was held Saturday afternoon
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Bert
Holland of Grove street. His mother,
Mrs. Alice Blowers also lives at the
same place Rev. w. G. Towar of
cated.
A delegation from Stark Lodge Of
odd Fellows attended and the bearers
from that order were William Stew
ems, Charles A. Maurer, Byron f. Per
kins, Fred Eddy, Arthur E. Cook and
frank Hyde The burial was in Park
Lawn cemetery. A squad from Com
pany A, in command of Sergeant E. T
Griswold acted as escort and fred Il
salute at the grave.
The deceased was a soldier in the
u. S service and died Of pneumonia
at Sparanhurg, S c. He was %
years old and was born IN North
Uoosick but has lived most OF his life
IN Shaftsbury Arlington, Ruper. and
bennington. He entered the service
from Fort Edward where he han
worked for a short time. He has two
brothers, Herman p, and Arthur in
the service.
The body was sent to Fort Edward
70 the home OF an aunt and his moth
er had to 20 there and bring suit a.
aw in order to get possession OF tn,
body to bring home for burial.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Leonard Blaydes. formerly a weav-
er in the Holden-Leonard Co., mill on
government orders, has gone to vii.
liamstown.
The men and women who expect 20
help in the canvass of the Second
Congregational church next Sunday
afternoon are kindly requested to
come to the chapel tonight at 1880.
One hundred and fifty filed Christ.
mas boxes we're mailed Saturday by
the Bennington branch Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross for soldiers overseas.
Howard Estes returned Sunday
evening to the University of Vermont
at Burlington after spending few
days at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. S. Estes of Silver street.
All letters for the soldiers overseas
must have return addresses on before
mailing The local post office has 40
soldiers letters held because of no re-
turn addresses on letters. Persons
Interested will find list OF held letters
at the stamp window.
Mrs. Florence Harrington, aged 2S
years, wife of Edgar Harrington, died
Saturday at her home in SALISBURY
after an illness of influenza. The fun.
eral will he held Monday afternoon at
two o'clock. Rev. Gilbert Cady will of
nciate. Burial will be in the South
SALISBURY cemetery.
Nellie f. Barber aged four months
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Barber died Saturday at the home ol
her parents in South SALISBURY. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon Al
two o'clock, Rev Gilbert Cady oliiciat
ed and interment was in the Nortl
] Bennington cemetery.
Glenn Harrington, aged 10 years
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Harring
ton, died Sunday at his home il
SALISBURY. The young man was
victim OF influenza. The funeral viii
be held Tuesday afternoon at tw
o'clock from his home, Rev. Gilber
Cady will oficiate. Burial viii be &
the Joseph Waite cemetery.
There is an unusual and interestin
situation at the Putnam Memorlg
hospital. On November % a son, tn
14th child, was born to Mr.. and Mr.
Eugene Tetreault. On November .
Mrs. Clarence Comar, Mrs. Tetreault
daughter. gave birth to son. tn
mothers and children now occupy III
} same room which Is the center OF a
? traction for the entire hospital stan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
DESCENDANTS OF
FIRST SETTLERS
BURY HATCH[T
Exercises of Britain Day Next
Saturday.
P. M. MELLON TO SPEAK
Brilliant Rutland Lawyer Has Accept.
ed Invitation-special Music Is
Planned.
P. M. MELLON TO SPEAK

Hon P NJ Meldon of Rutland has
accepted the invitation 70 speak at
the Britain day celebration at the
opera house here Saturday evening
next
Mr. Meldon is known as one Of the
most brilliant speakers in Vermont
and with his address added to the
rest Of the program the interest will
be greatly enhanced
One feature Of the celebration will
be q committee OF 50 lineal descend.
ants from the first settlers in Ben.
nington and from families whose men
fought in the Revolutionary war
The celebration Is IN honor OF ce.
menting the good feeling between tho
United States and Great Britain and
as the old grndge was most pro-
nounced among the early families, the
committee Of their descendants will
take the lead in burying the hatchet.
The musical program is not yet
complete but will include English,
Scotch Irish and Welsh songs.
The celebration will be at the
opera house Saturday night at eight
o'clock. There will be no admission
or collection and everybody is invited.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
Keep Many Scrap Ha
Useful Employment Hunting Tools
Fred GREEN DEAD
Passed Away Suddenly at Putnam
Memorial Hospital Sunday

Fred Green. aged 40, died suddenly
at the Putnam Memorial hospital
early Sunday evening of pneumonia
He had been i'll for some days but
was out of doors not later than Satur-
day evening His condition became
alarming Sunday and in the afternoon
he was taken to the hospital.
The deceased was the son Of the
late Edward Green and was born al
Rawdon, p. O., but had passed the
larger portion of his life in Benning-
ton. At one time he conducted a
cigar store on North street. Recently
he had been employed as agent for
one of the large nursery houses and
had established business of consid-
erable proportions. He was man Of
genial, generous nature, who made
friends of all with whom he came in
contact and many close acquaint
ances will learn of his death with
sincere regret.
The family survivors are four broth
ers, William p. John j., Albert F. and
Edward A., and three sisters, Mrs
John Bulkley of Schenectady and
Miss Anna Green and Mrs Lee Warn
er OF this village.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02

New York, Dec. 2--The British
steamship Mauretania returning TO
the United States with the first large
body OF American overseas troops, an
chored in Gravesend Bay, outside New
York harbor. at $40 last night. She
was met by navy and army tugs. She
VIII probably remain az her anchorage
until early this morning when she is
expected to dock at Hoboken.
The navy tug, 1t was reported, had
been ordered to meet the Mauretania
TO bring ashore Admiral Henry T.
Mayo, commander of the Atlantic
feet, who was returning from Eng
and as passenger. The army tug,
It was said, had orders TO bring
ashore an army officer of high rank.
Aboard the Mauretania, as an
nounced recently by Gen March,
chief Of staff are several thousand
members of the air service, who were
stationed in England. The ship also
carries a number of casuals
To safeguard public health, the SOL
diers will be taken directly to demob-
ilization camps for physical examina-
ion. Barracks at Camp Mills have
been prepared for their reception.
Late yesterday, however, Mayor
John +. Hyland telegraphed Secretary
Baker, asking that troops aboard the
Mauretania be permitted to parade up
Fifth avenue today. Permission also
vas asked to give a dinner tonight in
honor of returning officers.
Il was announced last night that
when the Mauretania and other home
coming transports reach their docks
they will be met by corps OF
Knights of Columbus secretaries who
will distribute among the troops
thousands of I'm safe and sound
cards which the men can address to
heir relatives and friends. Later the
secretaries will collect and mail the
cards. which are already stamped.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
RECREATION INSTRUCTOR
Miss Denia Jacobson Succeeds Miss
Laura L. Sweet.


The Bennington Public Welfare as.
sociation has engaged Miss Denia
Jacobson of Burlington. Wis, as rec.
reation instructor. to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss
Laura L. Sweet.
Miss Jacobson, who arrived In
bennington Saturday, is graduate
of the Northwestern university OF
Chicago, in the class of 1918. Her
course at the university included one
year in the work or organizing and
upervising municipal Fairgrounds
she was also for a time engaged in
war recrea ion work in Chicago and
during one summer she was with the
Nomeley Chautauqua system as Jun
ior superintendent Miss Jacobson
therefore, comes 10 BENNINGTON with q
varied experience which should fully
equip her for the work 70 be under
taken for the welfare association.
Miss Sweet. who returned to her
home. Glens Falls. n Y. from Ben
ningo on, has gone TO Boston where
she is to attend dletition school "a
further fit her for her work as super
visor in Glens Falls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
Card Of Thanks.

We, hereby, wish to express our
sincere appreciation to those who so
kindly assisted during our recent be-
reavement. Especially the Fraternal
Order of Odd Fellows and Company
A of Vermont Volunteer Militia.
Mrs. Alice Blowers,
Herman p Blowers,
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Holland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Blowers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
PLOT IN BERLIN
FOR RESTORING
IMPERIALISM
Field Marshal Won Mackensen
One of Chief Plotters..
PLOT HAS COLLAPSED
PLOT HAS COLLAPSED
Secret Service Agent Overheard Tele'
phone conversation--Many Ar
rests Have Been Made.

London, Dec. PA plot to restore
Imperialism and secure the return Of
Emperor William has been discovered
in Berlin, says an Amsterdam dis
patch to the Express.
The dispatch, which was filed Fri
day, says the chief men behind the
plot, were Field Marshal Won Mack
enzen, General Won Born and General
Count Sixt Won Armin. II is said
they instructed the Prussian officers
corps to carry on the pro-emperor ag-
itation beginning Immediately after
rehabilitation is completed.
The plot collapsed owing to the
fact that secret service agent over
heard the telephone conversation.
Many arrests have been made in Bcr-
lin and other cities.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
PLEASING PAGEANT AT
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Story of "The Stars and Stripes" De.
pleted in Tableaux by Members
of Church School.

The Second Congregational church
school, F. B. Pope superintendent
presented "A Pageant of the Stars
and Stripes" at the service in the
church Sunday evening. This pageant
was arranged by Prof. II. Augustine
Smith of Boston University and In.
cludes a portion OF an address deliy.
cred by the secretary of the interior.
Franklin X. Lane, on Flag Day. 1914.
The following characters appeared
In the first tableau, THE Spirit of
Patriotism represented by Miss
Hazel Hawthorne; flag bearers, Ches,
ter Donald and George Spargo; Betsy
Ross accompanied by children, Miss
Elsa Wahlquist. Betty Jenney, and
Arthur Hall; George Washington re-
presented by Homer n. Webster. Rob
ert Morris by f. b. Pope, Col Ross by
Arthur Elwell: four G. A. r. veterans
Supt. Martin Of the Soldiers Home
Col Harmon, Commander Downs and
Quartermaster Hathaway; four mem.
bers OF the Vermont volunteer militia.
Serg. Chase, Hiram Hall. Arthur Mar.
tin and Donald Webster; soldier and
sailor in uniforms, Charles G. Cole
and Henry Van Ow representatives
OF the church and church school. Ho-
ward Estes and Robert Hart. There
were several beautiful flags in this
scene some of which were made by
Miss Alice Goodell, the costumer, who
was assisted by Miss Belden.
Following the first tableau. +. +
Bottum sang an appropriate song and
gave much pleasure by his excellent
rendering Of the patriotic sentiment.
The second part opened with a
dialogue between the Spirit OF Patrio
tism and a government clerk. Miss
Hawthorne and Rev. Mr.. Mills taking
these parts. This was followed by an
exercise called "The Making of the
rag participated in by twenty.eight
young ladies, Verna Morse. Thelma
Chase, Rhoda Southall, CAROLYN Grant
Catherine Armstrong, Elizabeth Good
all, Mrs. Hiram Hall, Miss Goodall
Harley Armstrong, Florence Godfrey
Doris Harbour, Philimena Royce
Miss Dunn, Miss Crissey, Mrs Chase
Edna Waldron. Hlldur Wahlouist
Bertha Van Ow, Helen Thomas. Sue
Huntington. Dorothy Patchin. Marior
ie Smith, Mrs. Judd. Miss Belden Hai
riett Wishart, Frances Carver Ruth
Godfrey, Lois Estes. The heralds
woodruff Hall and Richard Hal. gave
the recitations, Hats on" and "Ou,
Pledge" Both were well given and
heartily applauded. This part closef
with the salute to the flag, led by Lois
Estes, singing The Star Spaneled
Ranner" and march led by the AZ
tendants, Donald Webster and Ches
ter Donald who carried the large Har
which had just been made.
The school was ably assisted nv ,he
organist. Mrs. George w. Keeseman
whose splendid work is always eniov
cd by Bennington audience and h,
q ouartette composed OF Mrs. Eldred
soprano: Mrs. Baker. alto: Mr. Par
ker tenor; Mr., Bottum, bass. Mrs
Mills acted as song leader.
The school wishes to thank Rober
Drysdale who furnished some of IN,
large flags for decoration. and q 4
| Griswold and the Woolworth compan,
who furnished flag staffs and smal
flags Thanks are due all who helpe,
in any way to make the exercises sue
cessful.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
Biblical Thrift.

The Scriptures give us many lessons
In thrift. Ezekiel warned the children
of Israel that during the siege Of Jcru.
salem they would have to be thrifty.
He said: "Take thou also unto thee
wheat, and barley, and beans, and
lentiles, and mlllet. and fitches, and
put them in one vessel, and make thee
bread thereof. ."-Ezekiel iv: 0. The
Bible shows that Ezekiel ordered the
children of Israel to cat their meat
by weight, and even thus only "from
time to time."-Thrlft Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
VERMONT HONOR ROLL
Vermont Casualties Appearing on tho
List.
Killed In Action

Killed In Action
Harry w. MacAllister of Waits.
field.
Harry G. Rugg, OF Bennington.
Arthur l.. Tatro of st. Albans.
Francis w. Dompier of Grafton
John w. Oney Of Roxbury.
Wounded
Henry c. Tatro OF St Adams
Albert Sevigny Of Troy.
Missing in Action
Nick Sudier of Burlington
Joseph G. Corrivean of ST. Johns.
bury.
Amsey J. Matott of Barre
Newton A. Hurlburt of Bristol
Bert L. King OF Essex Junction
Karl X. Chase of Burlington
George j. Charlton of Richmond.
Died Of Wounds
Earl J. Montague of Jeffersonville
Wilmer N. Sorell of Northfeld.
Died Of Disease
William Bishop OF Bloomfield
Eddy Fields OF Granville
Frank S. Panther Of Esex Junction
Duane b. Hurlburt of Williston
Ernest L. Elmer of Fairfax.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
Gift Brought Punishment.

A young woman employed in the OF.
fee of a Kobe shipping house received
from her millionaire employer sum
of money as a present on New Years
day. The girl took her fat wad OF
notes home. She was promptly thrash
ed by her mother for stealing them and
dragged to the Office to apologize for
the theft. Explanations were made,
but when they got home she was ad-
monished once more for not stating
her case more clearly.--Japan Chron-
lcla.