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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-21
Will Try Cancellation
In DsS MoineS Disputes

Washington. Sept. 2O.-The de-
partnsent Of Labor today dispatched
John III. Smith, commissioner of
sonciliiation, to Des Moines, Ia, to
adjust difficulties between carpen-
tiers and contractors at Camp Dodge.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-21
Lovely Lingerie

Women's crepe de chine gowns,
long sleeve slips, envelope chem
Use, one and two piece pajamas,
boomers and corset covers. A
fine selection of dainty styles at
sensible prices.
T Philippine gowns and chemise.
All beautifully hand made and
daintily embroidered. Not too
expensive either.
T Black silk corset covers and
long sleeve slips in all sizes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-21
Famous Ace Miss. ny.

Paris, Sept. 20.-Sub- Lieutenant
Boyau, one of the famous French
aces, is reported today to have been
missing since Wednesday, He is
credited with 81 aerial victories.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-21
Hosiery---Some at
VERY Low Prices

Silk hose in black, white, new
shades of brown and gray. Lisle
tops and soles, $l.25.
Special: A small line of co.ored
silk hose regularly sold up to
SITS. We haven't all sizes so
are disposing of them at Use a
Pair.
Reduced Price on Children's
Hose: Fine ribbed cotton, either
black or white. Small sizes, SOC.
Large sizes, Csc.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-21
Huns Have New Plane

American Headquarters in France
Sept 20.-Patrols report having en-
countered an entirely new tpye OF
enemy airplane, destined especially
10 make manenvering easy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-21
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

Mary, died Friday morning at
her home in Gretna. Neb. The funeral
services will be held Monday morning at
1900 att st. Patrick's church at Gretpa
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-21
A Graceful Carria &c

Because a woman is large
it does not necessarily fol-
low that she is not graceful.
With the proper corset-one that
supports and moulds the flesh
into correct lines, she may be
eminently graceful, besides hav-
ing a dignity and poise that is
impossible with smaller women.
We have several new front lace
models that can be highly recon-
mended. 81 and more.
Third floor
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-21
SorOsis Boots


For street and shopping
wear we are now showing
a number of different
stylish lasts with the mill
tary heel, so favored for
Autumn and Winter wear.
The following boots are all
lace models:
Brown calf skin, $40
Cruiser gray kid, $13
Field mouse brown, $11
Black calf skin, $40
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
Source Of Ivory.

Ivory is a hard substance, not un-
like bone, of which the teeth Of most
animals chiefly consist, the dentlne
or tooth substance which in trans
verse sections show lines of different
color running in circular arcs. 1t is
used extensively for industrial pur-
poses and is derived from the ele-
phant, walrus, hippopotamus, mar
whal and some other animals. The
ivory of the tusks of the African
elephant is held in the highest esti-
nation by manufacturers. The
tusks vary in size, ranging from a
few ounces in weight to 17O pounds:
Holtzapffel states that he saw fossil
tusks on the banks of rivers OF
northern Siberia which weighed 1876
pounds each. Ivory is simply tooth
substance of exceptional hardness,
toughness and elasticity.-Book OF
Wonders.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
Ration of the Soldier.

The daily ration of the soldier in
the United States army, says the
American Medical Journal, consists
of bread, IS ounces; butter, one-half
ounce, or jam, 1.2S ounces; potatoes,
20 ounces; bacon, 12 ounces; beans,
"a ounces; lard, O.64 ounce; salt,
O.64; pepper, o.O4, and vinegar, ole
gill; coffee, 1.12 ounce; sugar, 81
ounces; evaporated milk, S ounces.
This ration contains 4, ,199 calorles
and is greatest of any of the armies
of the world except Russia, in which
the ration is said to contain 1929
calories. The calories in the French
ration are given as 3,34O, the British
3,292 and the German 3,14?.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
Fine Showing by Banks.

A statement of the condition OF
the 329 State banks and branches in
South Carolina at the close of busi-
ness November 20 shows total re-
sources of more than $4,000, 900.
the largest ever known in the histo-
ry of the State, according to figures
given ..out last week by the State
bank examiner, O K LaRoque. Re-
sources have increased approximate
" s3O,OOO,OOO during the year;
100000 of this increase came
between September II and Novem-
ber 20. A striking feature of the
statement is that though the total
resources increased S18. 900, 900, the
loans decreased 81, 200. 900 from Sep
tember IL to November 20.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
Boy Tells Story of Killing.

Locked in q cell of the Atlanta
iail for safekeeping, seventeen-year-
old Albert Nix has told the story of
how he and his uncle, Barton Nix.
killed C L Alexander and Jesse Ev-
eridge in Muscogee county (Ga) re-
Gently. He claims that his uncle en-
ticed the men to the place with $40
to buy moonshine liquor and then
killed them and robbed them before
the boy knew what was happening.
He claims that his uncle threatened
to shoot him if he did not help to
dispose Of the bodies, which were
buried and later discovered. The
uncle was taken to Macon for safe
keeping.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
COURT TRIALS IN ITALY.
The Criminal Code There Is Utterly
Different From Ours.


Crimina! court trials in Italy are
conducted under very simple sys-
TEN, though utterly different from
the system which governs procedure
in American or English courts, SAYS
an exchange.
The trial takes place before three
judges and I jury, 10 Which are add
ed certain number Of extra jurors,
who are sworn and are present in
court to hear the testimony and are
held ready to take the place in the
jury box Of any Juror who may IN
the course Of the trial be incapaci-
tated from further service. The
dispositions of all the witnesses have
been taken in writing and signed be-
fore the trial begins. Each Of the
judges has a copy of these before
him. The prosecutor and the coun-
sci for the accused furnish to the
court a list of the witnesses they
desire called, and these are all sum
moned by the court, which has pow
er to punish nonattendance.
The first thing that happens when
the trial begins is the questioning
of the accused by the presiding JUS
tice. In Italy, as in most of CONT
entail Europe, man accused OF
crime is considered by the law to be
the very best witness to his own
guilt or innocence. In England and
America the accused need not testi-
fy unless he chooses. In Italy he Is
the first and most important wit
ness.
The accused is allowed the widest
scope in defending himself. He has
a right to tell his own story in his
own way, to offer anything he can in
the way of justification or palliation.
Even hearsay evidence is admissible.
The Judge has absolute discretion as
to what testimony may be received
and what excluded, and any judge
who exercised this discretion unfair
ly would be an object of execration.
Bias on the part of one Judge is pos
sible, but there are always the other
two Judges ON the bench with him,
and they are perfect check against
unfairness.
When the accused has given his
testimony be is confronted personal
ly with his accuser. The accuser is
necessarily the principal witness
against him. Strictly speaking, the
prisoner has no right to interrupt
his accuser while the latter is telling
his story, but in practice the judges
permit it, and the conformation
sometimes becomes a three cornered
debate between accuser, accused and
judge, the latter giving the accused
the widest leeway to demonstrate
his innocence.-Case and Comment.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
VETERAN FOREMAN
saw FLEET CHANGES
BENNETT FOR YEARS HAD BIG
PART IN BUILDING BATTLESHIPS
STILL is CONSERVATIVE.
Tells of the Great Good Wonderful
Tanlac Did Him and Says II
Only Took Two Bottles"

For twelve years William F Ben
rett was foreman at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, Uncle Sans hive OF in
dustry for the country's defense,
where thousands of skilled workmen
toll at the nations vital work.
1t was from the ways OF this great
ward that some Of our greatest
dreadnaughts were launched. MIR
Bennett had part in this work
and there he saw the evolution OF
the American navy worked out.
Today Mr. Bennett, aged 6S, is re-
tired, living at COS Gates avenue,
Brooklyn. He is still the conserv-
ative, carefully speaking man of the
navy yard days, and so the story he
recently told will have added force.
For long time" )" Mr. Bennett
explained, Il kept having pain in
my chest, and a full, heavy, bloat-
ed feeling in my stomach and alb
domen. 1t felt as if / had eaten
something that disagreed with me,
but l couldn't tell what. My food
did not digest, but seemed to sour and
lie like a lump. I got so couldn't
eat vegetables at all. / lived on
eggs and milk, and lots of time |
didn't have an appetite even for
that diet. Besides, l had night
sweats and l could not really rest
more than an hour or two at night,
and then only when l was all tired
out. I had to be so tired | Just
dropped off to sleep. took lots OF
medicine and was treated many
times, but 1 just kept on feeling
bad. But now," Mr. Bennett con-
tinued, Il feel better in every way.
| can sleep all night long. / have
a good appetite and can eat any
thing with pleasure because my
stomach is easy and does not dis
tress me, but digests my food. |
feel so good | make it a rule to
walk twenty to thirty blocks each
day.
"What did this for me? Why,
Tanlac. So many people told me
about Tanlac that, though | really
did not believe all Of it, because |
didn't think any medicine could be
as good as they said it was, | de-
cided to try it. And l only took
two bottles" he added.
Tanlac, the reconstructive, sys-
ten. purifier and tonic, is designed
to 90 to the root of such trouble as
Mr. Bennett had. 1t is designed 10
create real digestion and assimila-
ton of food that is good and nour-
ishing and so build strength through
blood and tissues.
Tanlac, the master medicine, is
sold by Kingstree Drug Co, Kings
tree; Mallard Lumber Co, Greely-
vile; Farmers Drug Co, Heming-
way; S S Aronson, Lane; R P Hin
nant, Suttons; w D Bryan, Bryan.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
Ancient Tunneling.

Although tunneling is among the
most ancient of enterprises, more
progress has been made in it the last
century than in the twenty centuries
which preceded it. 1t is now known
that back in the semi-mythical days
of the Theban kings the long tunnel
into the mountain rock, expanding
at a distance of 400 feet or so into
some lofty chamber, was a common
work. The rock temples of Nubla,
too, and of India show that in GER
tain matters at any rate moderns
NAV still learn from the ancients.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03

Did the ingenious Luxburg engi-
neer that earthquake in Guatemala?
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03

The week of February 4 was set
aside by the Department of Justice
for the registration of the 100000
unnaturalized Germans in continen-
tai United States by police and post
masters. in pursuance of President
Wilson's alien enemy proclamation
directing this action as a means of
minimizing the danger from enemy
sympathizers in the United States.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
Leather shortages are being NIT

Leather shortages are being miti-
gated by the use of fish skins. A
soft pliable leather suitable for shoe
uppers or heavy gloves was made
from the intestines of whale. The
skin of a porpoise produced fine
grain, thick leather, shark skin was
tanned into a coarse leather for me-
chanical purposes, and the gray fish
produced acceptable leather forabook
binding.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
Warden Killed by Federal Prisoner.

DR. Jas r Brock of Trenton, Ga.
deputy warden of the federal peni-
Tertiary. was killed in the prison at
Atlanta last Thursday when Dimitre
Popoff, "a prisoner, struck him down
with an iron bar as the prisoners
were leaving the dining room. The
murderer's only statement was that
it was a personal matter" Popoff
was serving sentence for counter
feiting from Ohio.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
Dark Aces.

The dark ages was the period OF
European history beginning with
the irruption of barbarian hordes
before the fall of the western Ro-
man empire CA. D. 476), extending
to the Italian Renaissance thir-
teenth century, and characterized
by the decay of civilization.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves.

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties ofQUIN1NE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03
SOUTH HAS GROWN
LARGE FOOD CROPS
RIG CORN CROP OF EXCELLENT
GRADE AND PLENTY OF LIVE
STOCK FEED.

Washington, December 3l:-A re-
view of business conditions through
out the country made public today
by the committee of statistical ex-
perts of the United States Chamber
of Commerce says the transforma-
ton within a twelve-month OF GER
tain sections of the South IN agrl-
cultural and business conditions
seems almost unbelievable" and an
nounces that, with the exception OF
Texas and Oklahoma, Southern
Estates have raised more than enough
corn for their needs and are IN a
position to ship it.
Throughout the country, the re-
view SAYS, the extraordinary and
abnormal demands made upon ev-
eryone, from farm boy to corpora
ton head, have left the nation
steady with heavy resources coming
up for the new year."
The buying power of the nation
is greater and more widespread than
ever before and apparently the gen.
eral volume of business seems as
sured at something like its present
during the coming winter months
the review adds.
Taking up the changed conditions
in the South, the review points to
conditions caused in certain sections
a year ago by boil weevil, exces-
siye rains and the fact that negroes,
the staple agricultural laborers, were
leaving by thousands for the East.
Today, it says, the reports from
those sections are "optomistic be-
yond expression.
The enlarged acreage OF corn
which has been of excellent grade
except in Texas and Oklahoma, the
report says. has proved sufficient to
ship, and there is an abundance of
other feed for live stock, so that
stock raising is becoming more and
more an important adjunct of farm
ing in the territory south OF the
Mason and Dixon line"
Regarding diversifcation of crops
in the South, the review says the
production of peanuts from Virginia
along the Atlantic coast into South
ern Georgia and across into Okla
homa and Texas. is becoming mat
ter of great import, the product
running into many millions of dol
lars" Cotton, it points out, is now
being raised in q moderate way as
far South as Tampa Bay.
Rice and sugar cane crops were
not as large as in some past years.
the review says. An unprecedent-
drought in Texas hurt cattle raising
and has not been entirely relieved
but it has served to give impetus to
raise goats and sheep"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03

One of the Mullins banks has paid
out $1,000 in Christmas checks.
Bank deposits in that prosperous
town are double those of year ago.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

In a recent allied drive some soldiers
entered one Of the captured villages
and set about making things comfort
able for themselves. Seeing large
| wooden box. they commandeered 1t. On
ficer and aueried:
Here. lads. where are you going with
that"
This old egg box, sir-we're taking
it along to our dugout, Sir, one OF
them explained.
Egg box be hanged" retorted the Of
f1cer: why. that's the roll top desk OF
the STAFF
An English farm hand was fined for
refusing to plow ground for the 1918
crop.
Dogs of war are no longer taught to
bring back wonderful mans cap OF
piece of garment. They must bring
eral yards of the wounded soldier they
have found. Sometimes it is impossible
for them to get bit Of clothing.
But one out of every two hundred
men recruited for the British army is
over six feet tall.
Fishing is declared to be one of the
very best restoratives for officers and
soldiers who have broken down under
the rigors of the terrible struggle at
the front.
The full name of the German COM
mander-in- chief is Paul Ludwig Hans
Anton Won Beneckendorn und Won Hin
denburg.
Dora" is the name applied to the de-
fense of the realm act In England. Ow-
ing to the numerous war boards and or
ganizations, all usually having long
names. the habit of abbreviation has
grown SO that nowadays only initials
of these organizations are used Gus
tomarily.
Russia has the bulk of the worlds
Jewish population. more than six and q
half million people of this race resid-
ing there. This is the reason why the
settlement of Jewish questions is Sc
important to Russia.
"The cavalry of the clouds is the
way former Premier Asquith constant
" refers to the aerial branch of the
military service.
When abandoning ground the Ger
mans frequently leave small mines, at
tached to which are detonators which
The Germans place slow working acid
on the wire and oftentimeS the explo-
sion does not occur for some weeks
In order to conserve meat supple.
England has prohibited the killing Of
female calves. and on March IL. males
as well will escape the slaughter pens
Thus veal will pass from the British
table. except such supplies as are i'm.
ported.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
TALKS DRAFT, ARRESTED.
New Yorker's Conversation in Club
Causes Insanity Suspicion.

Carrying a satchel filed with news
paper clippings dealing with questions
concerning the slective draft, Joseph
Pawa, twenty-six years old. a New
Yorker, came to this city yesterday af-
ternoon and visited the rooms of a
club. While there he discussed the
draft in such a manner as to- attract at
tention of persons with whom he con-
versed, and one Of them told Detective
Edward Kelly of his alleged peculiar
conduct.
-Pawa was arrested by the detective
and taken to police headquarters. He
said he was employed in a paper ruling
establishment in New York, and had
come here to see Senator Chamberlain
to ask for information about the draft.
He was taken to Washington Asylum
for observation as to his mental con-
dition. He had $475 In his pockets.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
BEAUTIFUL SNOW"
A playlet in one whirl.

A playlet in one whirl.
Scene, Connecticut avenue near
British embassy.
Time, $40 am.
Dramatis personae. one lady.
one snowplow. one motorman and
one conductor. named Bill.
Lady walks briskly down empty
. street.
Gong is heard. Car coming?
Not at all-snowplow is coming.
Snowplow approaches pedestrian
and pedestrian veers to the right.
Snowplow slows down. Motor
man. shouts Justify to lady ahead:
Get on the other track, LADY,"
Lady looks back. Owing to low
speed, brush of plow is not show
ing what it can really do. Lady
glares at motorman as much as
to say. "I'll walk where l please.
provided I am not on your right
Of way"
Second warning from motor
man. No attention paid by walk
er, who keeps on about ten feet
to the right of the oncoming
plow. Motorman applies full
power: revolving brush starts
full blast. All the billiards. she
ever read about in books couldn't
hold candle to the one that
lady underwent for about three
seconds. Three was plenty long
enough, too. When she reached
the curb she merged absolutely
with the landscape.
well, Bill. she asked for it and
she got it, said the muff1ed
motorman.
''Uh-huh," said Bill, with deep
feeling.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
KAISER LOOKS TO DAY
OF RECONSTRUCTION

LONDON, January 2S.-Emperor Will
liam. in telegram to the court preach
err thanking him for his birthday
wishes, is quoted in a dispatch from
Amsterdam to the Central News as
saying:
with deep thankfulness I commem-
crate on this day tne great deeds of
God for the German people. He gave
historical successes to our colors. He
removed many sorrows and kept US
strong in the fatherland notwithstand-
ing distress and privation.
Il hope our church will help me, after
having VIGOROUSLY finished the war. in
peaceful competition with other pro-
fessions, to heal our wounds. to concil-
late controversy and to unite and
strengthen our people through all con-
troversies in enthusiastic and unselfish
devotion to our mutual fatherland
My special sympathy belongs to the
great tasks which will be set equally
before the state and church in the re-
construction of family life and the edu-
cation of the God-fearing and healthy
young generation to be worthy of their
fathers"
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Has Announced No Decision.

the commission. however, has given no
intimation as to whether it will take up
this case first. or that of the telephone
company. Walter c. Allen. executive Off
Ger of the commission, who went to New
ark, N. j.. last week to witness the oper-
returned today and made a preliminary
report to Chairman Brownlow. He said he
found many things about the Newark sys-
tenn to commend it and that operators
could handle many more calls in given
length of time under this system than
under the manual system in vogue in
Washington It is understood that DR..
Bemis. as we1l as Sangster and Botz, will
testify in both the gas and telephone cases
before the local commission
Evening star., 1918-01-28
NAVY YARD NEEDS WORKERS,
Good Wages Offered at Charleston
for Clothing Critters and Others

Cutters. cutters helpers. sewing ma
chine adiusters and pressmen are in
great demand in the clothing factory
of the Charleston navy yard. and good
wages will be paid skilled workers who
can meet the requirements.
The maximum wage for cutters is 81
per day. with time and half for over
time. They must be qualified to oper-
ate standard electric cutting ma
schine. cutting from fifty to one hundred
patterns of goods at one time. Help
ers must have had six months expe-
rience
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Early Morning Deliveries.

To the Editor OF The Star:
1t appears that the Chamber of Com
merce has recommended the abolishing
Of early morning milk deliveries. This
is reform too long delayed, and the
same reasoning applies to early morning
bread deliveries. Some establishments
now advertise daylight bakeries All
baking should be done In daylight II
bread should be delivered to the grocers
and others in the late afternoon every
body could have fresh and possibly hot
bread for dinner, which is the most i'm
portant meal. There should be no de-
livery wagons of any kind Except for
newspapers, mail and a few other things)
rattling over the streets in the early
morning and making a disturbance dur
ing the best hours for sleeping.
THOMAS w. GILMER.