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Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
RED CROSS HOGS.
BRING S188,392
IN SOUTH OMAHA
Carloads Are Contributed by
Nebraska and Iowa Farmers
Since Movement Begun !.
February Fl.

Hogs contributed to the Red Cross
war fund by Nebraska farmers have
been sold in South Omaha for a to-
tai of $lss,392.
The idea of giving hogs to help
win the war originated at Genoa,
where the first load was gathered Feb
ruary q, sent to Omaha and sold for
$500. Since then carloads of hogs
have been gathered in 66 towns,s sent
to market and sold and the proceeds
turned over to the Red Cross.
The Omaha Live Stock exchange
has authorized commission firms to
dispose of all live stock consigned
for the benefit of the Red Cross with
out charge for services.
Every town in Burt county has
sent car of hogs collected from
farmers nearby.
Following is the list Of towns with
date of shipments and the amount
realized. ..
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
lone TRACT May make YOUR F0RTUk
proportion that tracts purchased bears to the
Nal number of tracts Of our High Island prop
ty. -
4 Profits to be disbursed at the end Of each 80,
SO Or 80 days, depending on the amounts &C.
rued
! Our Expert Drilling Superintendent

We have secured the services of Mr. E. D. Snyder
drilling superintendent He has drilled hundreds of big oil
wells throughout Kansas Oklahoma Louisiana Texas and
Old Mexico He drilled 3S big producers for the McMan Oil
Co. in Headton field which company, while starting with
very small capital recently sold to the Magnolia Oil Co. for
$30oo0oOoOO His record with company should equal
surpass this
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
ASK u. s. CONTROL
OF LAKES SHIPS
TO STOP STRIKE

Washington, May 4.-Governmens
operation Of all Great Lakes vessels
has been asked by seamen's unions
in an effort to avert a strike which
union leaders today told the shipping
labor conference was inevitably other.
wise.
The seamen are ready to strike, the
leaders said, because of the refusal Of
the Lake Carriers association to join
with the shipping board and the
union in the conference to consider
means of recruiting new men for the
merchant marine and because of Bit
terness growing out of the alleged
reputation by the association of an
agreement made with the union lass
year.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Former Lyons Citizen
Tells ToWnsmer of Japan

Lyons, Neb., May 4.-(Special.) y
A. w. Everett, pioneer citizen OF
this place, who has been in Japan for
the last FIVE years, gave a lecture at
the Methodist church last night on the
life, customs, etc. of the Japanese
people.
He said the parents did the match,
making over there and the boys and
girls had very little to do in choosing
their life partner.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
American Muskrats Are
MAKING, War on Germany

Stockholm, May 4.-Muskratsi
imported into Bohemia in 1905 from
America, have multiplied prodigiously
and spread into Saxony and Bavaria
in such numbers that the authorities
have been moved to take steps to re-,
duee their numbers. The rlluskrats
are playing havoc with hshponda4
dams, canals and locks
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
IOper |. .etter from Hon. Geo. D. MeikIejo

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Cashier
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ii Railway Commission Of State of Nebraska,
fLncoln, Neb
hGentlemen:
known Elwood President the Gulf Develop
Company Of Houston Texas and Mr. Langley Secretary
lvith Mr. Elwood.
gentlemen of fine business ability and would
Ano enterprise not entirely legitimate and feasible.
\ fa~ Yours respectfully,
i GEO. H. BREAKER
" ft Vice President
If This State.
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Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Japanese Steamer Goes
Down; Crew Is Rescued

Toxic, May 4.--The Nippon
Yusen Kaisha steamer, Colombo
Maru, the first vessel to sail on the
new line between Japan and New
York, has been lost at sea near the
Omejima Islands not far from Nag
asaki. The crew was rescued by
passing steamship. The loss Of the
steamer was due to FIRE which broke
but in its infammable cargo OF
matches and other eombustible ma-
teriai.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Council Grants Light Raise.

York, Neb., May 4-(Special.) AT
its regular meeting the city council
granted the petition OF the York Pub
lie Service corporation to raise its
present rates 20 per cent for the
months Of April and May, and 10 per
cent on gas for the month of May.
The water company also asks for a
20 per cent raise for the balance of
the year.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Eighteen -Yedr-Old
Beatrice Boy Made
A Sergeant in France

Beatrice, Neb., May 4.-(Special)
Herbert Schaefer, a Beatrice boy
who enlisted in the radio service of
the army six days after war was
declared on Germany. writes home
that he Is in the thick of the battle
in France. While not yet ls years
of age, he has been made sergeant.
He is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Schaefer of this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Flag Raising Follows
PROGRAM at OuaIIaIa

Ogallala, Neb., May 4.-(Special).--
The Funston band gave concert
at the park Thursday afternoon. FRI
day flag raising ceremony took place
at Central avenue and First streets,
following a program of speaking,
music and marching by the home
guards and the school children.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Young -Engberg.

Charles E. Young of Omaha and
Miss Lille Engberg of Genoa, Neb.,
were married by Rev. Charles w.
Savidge Saturday afternoon. They
were attended by Mrs. R. L. Young
OF Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
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Dresden-Bellows,

York, Neb., May 4.-(Special. y
John Dresden of Omaha and Miss
Lorena A. Bellows were married here.
They left for Denver for wedding
trip and will make their home in
Omaha
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-16

cradle positions behind the lines,
where many disabled men could be
employed, thereby releasing for the
front line many physically fit men
who are now occupying these clerical
or other positions. Only the man who
probably can give no further military
service or for whom a long course of
treatment is in store will be sent to
America.
Authorities from other countries
reported on the results of the rehab-
ilitation methods used Most men, it
was. announced, who find themselves
disabled appear to have repugnance
for their former trade or profession
yet in spite of this as per cent of the
men fitted with artificial legs or arms
at Roehampton hospital have return
ed to their old trades or businesses.
1t was suggested that occupations
suited for arm cripples be restricted
by law to their use so long as there is
a sufficient number of men so handi-
capped to fill them. The British min
lister of labor reported that about GO
per cent, Of the men of the army had
the promise of reinstatement in their
original employment, and that Of the
| number already released (about $780,
000) approximately go per cent. had
| had the promise fulfilled.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-16
AMATEUR
STRATEGISTS BUSY

The large fund of misinformation
going the rounds about the war these
days and the humble of privately
cherished plans for ending it are often
amusing to the man who can't help
overhearing them. The other day a
tall, we'll dressed, pink-cheeked chap,
who looked as if he might be an out
of-town business man, was holding
forth to an interested audience on
the fringe of the W. s. S. crowd north
of the New York Times building. He
was coolly narrating his own scheme
for doing away with the German army
by having the Kaiser-kultured soldiers
kill each other.
He said it would be a simple thing
to load airplanes with some sort of
gas which when released would
arouse in the Germans an insane de-
sire to kill whoever was nearest
their own comrades!
Several nights ago in an Upper
Broadway barber shop there came
through the folds of the hot towel the
positively expressed words of some
body who apparently had the war
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-16
RED CROSS WILL KNIT ON.

New oYrk, Aug. 16-There is a
general feeling throughout the city
among those interested in war knit
ting that the order of the War In
dustries Board putting a stop to the
manufacture of wooden or worsted
hand knitting woods as announced
from Washington in the morning
papers was not intended to curtail
the work Of knitters working for the
soldiers, but to cut out the knitting
of the innumerable fancy sweaters
that summer girls are wearing in such
numbers this year. An official state
ment issued yesterday by the Atlantic
Division of the Red Cross, A West
23d street, said:
1.-THE impression seems to have be-
come general that the knitters of
sweaters, socks, mufflers, etc, for
American soldiers and sailors, too,
will be suspended in the work rooms
of the Red Cross as a result of a rul-
ing by the War Industries Board. AL
though no official statement has been
received here from the War Indus
tries Board, the Atlantic division is
confident that the edict has been mis-
construed. We believe that pending
an inventory of the wool supply Of
the country allotments of wool will
be held up, but. that the board when
it has determined the quantity which
will be available will later make al
lotments in accordance with the plan
previously announced. In the allot-
ment of supplies by the board the Red
Cross comes next to the army and
navy.
'"The Atlantic Division of the Red
Cross has a limited supply of wool
in it's warerooms, and this with the
quantity in the possession of the chap
ters will enable the Red Cross work
rooms to turn out knitted goods for
American fighting men for some
weeks to come. We believe before
this supply is exhausted the War In
dustries Board will have completed
it's inventory and made allotments,
the Red Cross coming in for it's
share"
The Comforts Committee of the
Navy League, at its headquarters, 405
Madison avenue, announced yesterday
that it had a sufficient supply of wool
to go on knitting Indefinitely Miss
May Burroughs and other members
of the committee said that there was
no chance of their being obliged to
stop knitting.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-16

situation under his thumb. The man
who was applying the towel listened
intently. The man in the chair held
forth about as follows:
well, of course, you know, far be
it from me to even let you get an idea
that 1 know more than any man
about this here war, but have my
opportunities, y'know. When 1 was
over in Paris, frinstance, 1 heard
jack Pershing talking to jeffrey, and
he says how he was figuring on smash
ing uD this here Soyssuns-R sal
vent pretty soon. He's a great soldier,
this Pershing man, believe me. Why,
he says, I'm going to raise particular
hell with these here Germans and let
Fock get the glory
'We've got a bunch of men over
there, all rightly. And say, the sub
marines amt got ghost of a chance.
We've got a new type of destroyer
depth buns, they call 'em in the ser
vice, y'know-and this depth bum
is some boat-positively! It's a COM
bination of an aeroplane, submarine
and big gun, and it works-but, what
am I telling you civilians? I'd better
get wise to myself and follow General
Order B3768-'keep your mouth shut
and walk your post in military
manner, observing the electra and ct
cetra."
There was more of it, a great deal
more of it, and it was all very aston
ishing, too. When the towel was re-
moved the military expert was recog-
nized as a buck private of infantry,
one of quota of % men who had
left an uptown draft board for Upton
not more than 10 days before.
AS for misinformers, they are gen.
orally well-meaning persons whose
guIlibility exceeds their common
sense. Somewhere some one, in a
mistaken conception OF humor, will
start a report that the Crown Prince
and 10000 Germans have decided to
embrace civilization by surrendering.
Then all the telephone bells in all the
newspaper offices will start ringing
and pleas for more information will
come over the wires.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-16
PLANS OF ALLIED
NATIONS FOR CARE
OF THE DISABLED

Plans developed by the Allied ma
tons for the care of disabled soldiers
are described in the August Monthly
Labor Review of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. -p~
Delegates from Belgium, France,
Italy, Portugal, Serbia. Siam, Canada,
Australia, South Africa, New Zea-
land, India, New Foundland, and the
United States met in London to con-
fer on the subject. Methods of en-
abling disabled, soldiers to become
self-supporting were discussed.
The American authorities have de-
ctded to provide hospital care and
treatment and training in England,
France, or Italy for every wounded
American soldier whose disabilities
are Of such character that there is
even a remote likelihood Of his being
in reasonable time restored to active
service on the firing line or retrained
so that he may take one of the tnnum-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-16

out, are installed it will greatly SIM
plify flights of this sort where the
landscape is obscured and the velocity
of the wind render uncertain the trav-
cling Of planes.
One Washington patron of the SER
vice sends a letter daily to New York
by airplane. During the month Of
June all Of these letters save one
reached New York and were delivered
before the close of business hours,
The one letter was delayed in delivery
until 9 o'clock p m. on the day Of
mailing, and this was made the SUBJ
ject of complaint to the department.
An important package that had to
ne in New York before the end of the
day was sent from Washington Thurs
day by airplane and it's delivery at
BAL was acknowledged by wire.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-16
WEATHER REPORTS
GO TO OFFICE OF
BOMB SQUADRON

A British Aerodrome Somewhere in
France, Aug. 16.-(Correspondence of
The Associated Press)-An hour be-
fore dusk, weather reports from all
parts of France, as we'll as from Lon
don and the English coast, begin pour
ing into the office of the might
Bombing Squadron" When machines
are going on a long flight to bomb
German towns, it is very desirable to
know what weather may be expected
By means Of a little balloon whose
speed and direction, as it scars up
ward, is registered by a special in
strument, the direction and force of
the wind at different levels is discoN>
cred. This information tells the air
man what course he must steer and
what allowances he must make for
DETECTION and wind drift.
The pilots and observers are called
into the mapping office and the orders
for the night are read aloud by the
commanding officer. Maps are col
lected and photographs of the objec-
tive are examined, so that the airmen
may familiarize themselves with the
surroundings as they appear from the
air.
Then they hurry away to their
rooms, and get ready for the long
flight through the cold night skies.
Heavy sweaters are donned and soft
leather thigh boots lined with white
fleece are pulled on over thick wooden
stockings, Mufflers are wrapped
| round necks and mouths. The air.
men climb into overall suits of wa
terproof material lined with long
black fur. These are securely strap
ped at ankles and wrists. Fur lined
leather helmets and goggles are put
| on. and yellow whale oil is smeared
over the face to prevent frost bites
Then, gathering up their thick fur
gloves, their torches and maps, theil
sandwiches and vacuum TASKS, theil
note books and pencils, the airmer
straddle awkwardly out to the aero.
drome where the great machines stand
silently in a dim line, ready to burs
into life at the order to start.
The first of the big machines slowly
takes across the aerodrome, turns t.
face the wind, ha1ts little and then
gathering momentum every second, i
rushes across the grass and climbs VI
into the night til1'it can no longer b.
seen. and its two wing-tip lights, like
fiery ewes. alone show where it move
in the darkness. For several minute
| its pulsine drone can be heard as
climbs in great circles over the aero
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-16
AIR MAIL PILOTS
ARE SOLVING MANY
STIFF PROBLEMS

The air mail pilot Is solving the
problem OF flying In all sorts of
weather. Prior to the establishment
Of the Air Mall Service it was re-
garded as impractlcable to make
flights with airplanes during servere
storms,
The practice of this daily service
has shown that the mail can be car
ried through the air in the teeth of a
storm,
On three or four occasions the air
mail pilots have encountered severe
thunder and lightning, wind, hail, and
rain without being stopped in their
flight, No flight attempted in a
storm has yet failed.
On Thursday Lieut.. Stephen Bon
sal from Philadelphia to Washington
ran into a violent thunderstorm at
LAUREL Md, at an altitude Of 5000
fet and proceeded on his way to the
landing field in Washington without
interruption. It was impossible to
distinguish any landmarks in such
torrents Of rain, When he descended
to lower altitude for observation he
was near the wireless towers at Radio,
Va To observers he appeared to
drop out of the clouds from nowhere
at an angle of 45 degrees to a height
of about 800 feet when he leveled the
plane and made perfect landing at
Potomac Park in the midst Of tor
rent of rain The plane arrived on
schedule time, not being delayed by
the storm. The propeller was slightly
damaged by the pelting rain.
Lieut.. Bonsal was not assisted by
radio guides but depended entirely on
his compass and his judgment from
familiarity with the route. When
radio and other systems for deter
mining location, which are being tried
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-16

mayor of the town was present at the
reception, and 1t was to him that Chen
spoke.
DO you see that long line of water
bearers climbing the hills from the
river?" he asked.
II see," answered the mayor but
what of it?"
"They work too long and hard"
Chen announced. Their backs are
bent. with toll. The long, tiresome
walk keeps them SO worn that they
are fit for nothing but to carry their
buckets of water twice each day."
But what would you do?" asked
the mayor. They must have water"
IT would cut a road straight through
the hill from the village to the river"
said Chen. Then the work of the
carriers would be light, and they
could give their extra time to other
tasks. The whole village would ben
eft by the saving Of toll and labor"
"a wonderful idea! Wonderful"
gasped the mayor. "I'n order the
road cut at once"
And he did. 49,
| For months the coolies dug that
| path through the hill, carrying away
the tarth in their little shoulder bas-
kets. Finally the road was complet-
| ed, and all the village hocked through
the cut to the rivers edge. Besides
the easy journey, they had now an
open outlet to communication with
the rest of the people who lived along
the mighty Yangtse.
For two months the village Of Tai.
wan nght-heartedly made the short
ened trip fbr water.
Then one day the mayor woke up
with a boil on his nose.
"Aha!" cried the old native doctor.
You have a boil on your nose!"
Yes admitted the mayor, II have
boil on my nose
and it is a deadly boil announced
the old doctor. ut is the kind the
Dragon sends when he is angry"
What have done to arouse the
Dragon?'' asked the trembling mayor.
You dug a road through the HILL"
answered the doctor. you dug deep,
from the Dragons back as he lay
buried beneath the earth"
But what can I do to put back the
scales?"
There is but one thing" replied the
doctor. Order the road filled up, or
! you will not only have a boil on your
nose but you will be covered with
boils"
The earth was carried back on the
little shoulder baskets by the coolies.
And today if you go to the village of
Tai-wan you will see line of men
and women trudging up and over the
hill to fill their two buckets with river
water, and toiling YEARLY back, up
again, and down the slope into the
village
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-16
OF
FIGHTING 23RD
| is HEARD FROM
Capitol Avenue Boy is Now
Veteran Of Many Battles
and Proud of Regiment.

letter containing sample Of the
feeling which permeates the ranks Of
the American army in Franco was re-
ceived yesterday by Robert G.. Dena-
hue, of 90 States treet, president of
the Nonpariel Club, from Floyd Hiltz-
singer, Of the 23d Infantry, which was
one Of the first units in France, who
used to live In Capitol avenue and
numbered his Bridgeport friends by
the hundreds.
The letter shows that the men are
thoroughly satisfied with the treat
ment they receive and that they have
the utmost confidence in their off,
GERS. Not alone that, but the morale
is such that they are each and every
one looking forward to the big push"
which will start the journey to Berlin.
There Is no doubt in their minds as to
the final outcome of the war and they
Phave never for one moment thought
of anything else but whipping the
Hun.
The following Is the letter:
June 80, 1918
Dear Bob:
thought I should get busy and an
swer it, while I have the time. Bob,
I have had some great experiences
since wrote to you. Have been
humping from one front to another
since early spring. Taking one turn
on the line and being relieved for
a few days go up and take over a
different sector. We got special
mention from the commander gen
eral and for reward I think we are
picked for either the 4th of July
celebration in Paris. The 14th is
Bastille Day in France and a big day.
I was in one town we held for a cou-
pie of weeks or SO that was under
heavy artillery and machine gun fire
and also gas attacks. But we have
the Boche buffaloed. On one line
they started to advance. They ad-
vanced so yards and could go no
further. About 40 of them came
into the town at daybreak one morn
ing. Those that were not killed are
here yet. In fact all the boys over
here have their number and with
experience will improve. We have
good men and officers. Americans
are all game.
We have had to do our own cook.
ing at times and am some cook. One
place I was at the natives had tc
leave in a hurry and there was lots
Of chickens, rabbits, pigs, couple q
calves and a COW. Our COW got kill.
ed by shrapnel and our milk supply
stopped. But we lived high fol
awhile. I am o. K. and holding my
weight. I wish could see you, Bob
I could tell you some great stuff No
all bull. 1t is good to know the folk
at home are doing their bit so we'll
Wish you could see our camp a
times. Hope I may be fortunate
enough to meet the boys from 304tf
| over here. In our outfit I guess
} every state in the Union is represent
ed. You bet will open more thar
one bottle. Good champagne for 1!
, francs "a few cents more than $2)
> 1 think the Boche will quit befor,
, ever Berlin is reached.
Well Bob, give my best wishes t.
all the boys. Has Joe or Eddie
Lovely broken their arm. You wrot
they took my address and were goin.
to drop a line. Tell them even i
they don't writeFI know their inten
lions are o. K. I mail a copy of tn,
A. E. F. paper to you under separat,
cover. Thought you and Jim and thu
rest might be interested in it.
Write soon.
FLOYD HILTZ,
Co. I, 2Srd Inf.
Amer. E. F.