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E. $. conference on Wednesday, Novem- her 20, at three sessions, morning, noon and evening, at Masonic temple.
 The LEtude dArt club will meet on Friday afternoon at 2:50 o'clock with Mrs. D. E. Root at Hanover Court apart ment.
 There will be an important meeting of the Liberty chorus of the Music Study club tomorrow morning at 11:30 o'clock at Cable hall. All members are asked to be present as the chorus will sing at the allied luncheon at the Tutwiler at l o'clock and this Peeting is called for practice.
 There will be called business meeting of the Council of Jewish Women on Thursday afternoon at o'clock at Tenn pie Emanu-EL All members are urged to be present.
 The Ladies auxiliary of the A. Q. H. will give d card party and dance on Tuesday evening at the Knights of Co., lunbus hall Cards issued on october Il will be rec eemed at this time. All mem- hers and friends are invited
 The regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Y. W. C. A win be held on Tuesday morning at le o'clock at association headquarters.
 
 The regular bi-monthly meeting of the active and advisory boards of the Mercy house will be held at the home Iuesoay morning at l0:50 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10

from recent attack of influenza. She will be the guest of Miss Helen Lindsay and other relatives in the city.
 MT and Mrs. Robert R. Meyer have returned from a three weeks stay at Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs and New York.
 MT. and Mrs. Sears C. Steele have named their young son, Sears C. steeleN Jr,
 The many friends of Sergt. Charles w.. Hall will be glad to lnowe of his safe arrival overseas.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
WAR BILL
OF ALLIES
SET AT .120.
BILLION s
Exceeds Total German Wealth
But Germany Should Pay
to Utmost Limit, Says
Lloyd George.
By Associated Press.

Bristol, Dec. 1.-THE war bill of
the allies against Germany is a.
000,000,000 pounds, ($lNO0O,0O0
OOO) according to the British prime
minister, David Lloyd George, who
presented this and other interest
ing facts before a large gathering
here today. The cost of the war to
Great Britain was S,0O0,O0O00O
pounds.
Before the war the estimated
wealth of Germany, said the pre-
mier. was between l5,000,000,000 and
0,0O0,000000 pounds sterling. So,
if the whole wealth of Germany
were taken, there would not be
enough to pay the account. There
fore he had used the words: Ger
many should pay to the utmost
limit to her capacity"
When the prime minister was ad
dressing an overflow meeting, he
said Great Britain would be guilty
of a great folly if she gave up her
navy.
w;1,oDs 4 voice interrupted "Then watch
The premier replied: "Well, l
hope to meet him in fortnight. |
will tell him what you say"
whoever the request. comes
from, we~are not going to give up
the protection of the navy, SO far as
Great Britain Is concerned"
CONSUMPTION Must Stop.
London, Dec: 11.-Premier Lloyd
George speaking today at Bristol.
said the English military service
act was passed in order to meet a
great emergency. When that emer-
gency was passed the need was
passed and the act would lapse. He
added there was no intention to re-
new it. Whether Great Britain
would require conscription in the
future in any shape or form, Mr..
Lloyd George said, depended not
upon the opinion which he now ex-
pressed but upon the peace terms
which were made. Continuing the
prime minister said:
What drove us to conscription
was the existence of conscript
armies On the continent that in
evitably rushed the world into war.
They could not have great military
machines there without tempting
the men at the head of them to try
their luck with those machines.
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column Five.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
STRIKE TIES Up
Street RAILWAY
IN KANSAS CITY
Residential Sections Light
less; Company Pleads IN.
ability to Pay Wages Of
Labor Board Award.

Kansas City, Dec. ll.-Street car
service in Kansas City has been at
sta9dstill today, many industrial
plants have been forced to close and
most of the residential sections of
the city are Without electric lights
as result of the strike of street car
and power house employees.
The men demand the increase N
wages awarded them by the fede: Il
war labor board which was contin-
geLt upon the financial resources
of the Kansas City Railway COM
pany.
The federal court recently r.
fused to grant an injunction to per-
NIT the company to charge eight
cents and the street railway ofici; Is
assert they are unable to meet the
boards award on the basis of the
present six cent fare.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
Came as Private Person.

The premier said the government
would have preferred that the FORM
er emperor had not chosen Holland
as a refuge but that he came as a
private individual after renouncing
his throne without direct or indirect
Hotification of his intended arrival.
After remuneration of his throne,
Premier Beerenbruek continued,
there could not be a question of in
ternment, nor could the former EN-
peror's return to Germany be de-
manded in view of the immemorial
tradition of right of sanctuary.
Declares Not Unneutral.
The government, the premier con-
tinued, must repudiate every effort
to see in this step an unneutral at
titude. Nevertheless, he said, the
once emperor's stay in Holland was
only regarded as temporary. Up to
the present no power had protested
against his visit but any eventual de-
mand for extradition must pass the
test of law and of treaty. The gov
ernment, the premier concluded,
would not allow the former emperor
to exercise any influence in another
country.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
men
ARGUE Value OF
MONKEY MEAT"
Wounded Soldiers on Way to
Lettermarl Hospital in Cali
fornia Given Banquet
in HenshaW.

Relative merits of monkey
meat, Canned meat from Monte
video) versus porterhouse steak,
and "G-I cans" (high explosives)
versus ca baret music were dis
cussed by e. wounded American
soldiers who were entertained at
dinner Wednesday evening in the
Henshaw hotel by Omaha Red
Cross canteen and motor corps.
The wounded heroes of the Somme
and Cantigny, who set sail from
France the day the armistice was
signed, are enroute to the Letter.
man reconstruction hospital in San
Francisco.
Suffered Many Wounds.
A Japanese, several half-breed
Mexicans and Spaniards and several
Italians, were in tHe party, all of
whom are Pacific coast men who
saw more than a year of overseas
service.
Some had as many as three wound
stripes. Onnie Wilson, pre-medic
student in the university of Cali
fornia before the war, was wounded
six times and was gassed several
times.
THAT was nothing, though, l
didn't even go to the hospital for the
gas" he said. The Germans pre-
ceded poisonous gas attacks with
gas which induced heavy sneezing,
to rended the gas masks Intellectual,
he said.
Longed to Dance.
Broken bodies do not mean brok-
en- spirits, the gayety of the wound
ed men lattests. 49,
"Only these crutches prevent me
from dancing" exclaimed one when
the music struck up "jazzy" tune.
"But, oh, boy, when l get rid of
them, won't l make up for lost
timer
Some of the boys had not eaten
pie in more than a year until it was
served to them at the Henshaw
last evening.
L. ]. Healey, whose wife was in
charge of the csnteensrs, provided
red rose boutonnieres for each SOL
dier.
After dinner, the boys were taken
to the Orpheum theater. They left
on a midnight train.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
CARMEN ACT THIS MORNING
ON union ORDER TO RESUME
DAVIS Events in Car Strike

Judge Woodough Of United States issued temporary
sranng against interference by strikers operation Of street
Judge ordered railway
traffic and restrained strikers from of interference
Executive committee of strikers union agreed to waive union
recognition demand will address letter to its executive
officers announcing appointment W. Mugrave superintendent
and agreeing discriminate against the union
Company proposal Of the committee of the
unon another meeting will be held this morning when
action will be taken Company contends that letter to union officers
would recognition of union
WD Mahon president of International Association of Street
Railway Employees advises the the judgment of the war
labor board and work.
Jerry Burnett the international union sayt
up him advise the judgment of the labor
board.
strikers have called meeting for this morning o'clock
consider both the Of the international presi
which President Waes has addressed to the
Chairuen Taft and Manly and W. R. Mahon they will be
January further hearing of the controversy between
the and the company.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
MY Journey of Life Is
Finished" CIemenceau
Tells French Chamber

Paris, Dec. l1.-Returning from
redeemed Alsace-Lorraine to-
night Premier Clemenceau deliv-
cred one of the most remarkable
speeches ever heard in the cham
Der of deputies.
For me in this life, which at
times has seemed miserably long,"
said M. Clemenceau, "it has been
permitted that I should travel
over the stage of crime which
has been committed between Bor-
deaux and Strasbourg. What
has been accomplished surpasses
anything history has ever regis
tered before.
"The redemption of Alsace-Lor-
raine has been the goal of my
life. A young girl to whom I
spoke in Strasbourg said to me,
We may now smile, M. Clemen-
ceau. We have wept long enough
II am speechless. Silence alone
could cope with such a situation.
Many times / have felt life not
worth living, but since young girls
from Alsace- Lorraine in the exu-
berance of their Joy kissed me,
saying Savior my journey of life
is finished"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
WAR BOARD SAYS
RETURN TO WORK
TO CAR STRIKERS
Message Says Peace Must Be
in Effect in Omaha When
They Will Conduct
Hearing.

. The following telegram was re
ceived last evening by Mayor Smith
from Joint Chairmen Taft and Man
ly of the war labor board:
"The appeal of the employees
from the ruling of our examiners
is now ifr> our hands. In our judg-
ment the men, by going out on a
strike, have violated the rules of
the board and are not entitled to
have their appeal passed on until
they go back to work.
1--WE are advised by our examin-
ers that the spirit of both parties
is subject to criticism and that
had there been accommodation on
both sides and an attempt to car
ry out the award, the trouble
might have been. averted. The
examiners advise us that the ac-
ton of the men is in their judg-
ment an effort to secure a rehear-
ing of the original award rather
than for the construction of the
actual award. Of course we are
most anxious to secure peace and
justice\ in accord with the award
or by modification of it that ought
10 be made, but~we cannot take
any steps in this direction until
peace is restored and the men go
back to Work. ~
-'If the men will 60 back to
work, the Joint Chairmen, William
H. Taft and Basil M. Manly will
come to Omaha and be there on
the second of January to hear
both the appeal and a petition for
a rehearing of the provisions of
the award which seem now to be
in controversy in view of the ugly
situation.
ut is necessary that both par
ties should show the utmost fair
ness in the restoration of the
status quo until the hearing can be
had and therefore the men should
be restored in the utmost good
faith, all Of them to the places
which they have left and they
should go back and in the utmest
good faith fulfill their duties under
the present arrangement, awaiting
the action of the arbitrators upon
the appraisal and rehearing, and
seeking no change until that hear
ing results in decision, which
will be promptly rendered and if
possible before the arbitrators
leave Omaha. "
1--WE send this dispatch to the
mayor, the company and the men.
"We have had a conference with
President Mahon of the union and
he has advised US that he has tele-
graphed the men to accept these
conditions of the further hearing
by the arbitrators OF the award"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
FARMERS TO Get
s12,2n,4t2,000
FOR 1918 CROPS
Total Value Exceeds That of
Former Record Year by
$614,380,0 Corn
Most Valuable.

Washington, Dec. 1l.-With a to-
tai value of $l2,272,4l2,000 the prin-
cipal farm crops this. year were
worth more based on prices paid to
farmers December |, than in any
year in the history of American ag-
riculture. Decensber crop estimates
today of the Department of Agricul-
ture showed that this years total
exceeds that Of the former record
year, 1917, by $6l4,3SO.000. There
also was a marked increase in
acreage, the 355,8o5, ,722 total exceed
ing that of last year by 100000
acres.
These crop figures were. looked
upon with satisfaction by officials
as showing that the nation will be
in even a better position to fulfill
its pledge of 100000 tons of food
stuffs to Europe next year than has
been expected.
Most or the crops are larger, than
the FIVE year average and some of
them established records, ~particu-
lariy spring wheat, barley, rye and
tobacco. Corn, however, fell below
the hve-year average. Today's
estimates placed the crop at l66,-
$4,000 bushels less than forecast
in November, with total of O.
582,8l4,000 bushels. That is almost
half billion bushels less than last
years record crop.
The wheat crop is larger than
the hve-year average, and almost
300000,000 bushels larger than last
years crop, but it is more than
100000,000 bushels smaller than the
record crop of 1915.
Almost all of the crops were
worth more this year than in any
previous year because of the high
prices paid to producers. Corn's
value was more than $500. .000, 600
wheat almost $4,000, ,0O00O0.tha and
cotton more than Sl.500. .000, ,00C
and oats more than l,000,000.000.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
No. 2o3.

My Brave Hero: Out of the
depths of contrite heart l acknowi-
edge the receipt of your precious
letter written over there. Words
are inadequate to express the JOY
it brought to me. To know that
my love is reciprocated. loving you
as do, ! do not wonder that even
amid the roar of the cannon and
FIRE u -:ans my face appears before
you. Do I not lo'e you with a
relentless love that knows no
boundss Am I not in my waking
hours praying for your safe returnf
How forcibly recurs to me the eve
nings spent with you. They are in
delibly impressed upon my mind.
never to be forgotten. How | hope
ior their sweet repetition. Ah. my
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12

gratitude for the affection you enter
tain for me. have concealed moth
ing from my parents, | have read
your letter to them. they approve of
our union and leave alf~ to myself.
l am proud of the man who is es-
teemed by everyone for his rare
merit. But esteem is not all | feel
for you. 1t is the. pufest and most
fervent affection. May | never want
opportunities to prove how tenderly
| am devoted to you.
Yours ever faithful, :,
DOROTHY.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
President Ben Short Confident Men
Will Obey Advice Of Mahon to
Return to Work Pending
War Board Hearing

Settlement of the Omaha street railway strike that
has continued eight days. appears in prospect before to-
night. ~
w. D. Mahon, president of the International carmens
on last night wired local strikers return to work pend
ing hearing of their troubles here by the federal board
January 2 At the time the board sent
Mayor Smith, the street railway company and the strikers
stating hearing would be given in Omaha that date
differences smoothed and the strikers returned to
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12

inspiration to me. When nothing
seems worth while, and / find N.Y.
self saying what's the use, the cards
are stacked then l think of you
fighting so unselfishly and courag-
eously for truth and honor and right
and fight on, trying to be as good
soldier in life's everyday battles
as you are over there!
| hope you won't find me too
greatly changed when we meet
again and that my soul will be wash
ed clean of all the mud and mire of
life's experiences. For its what
happens to our souls that counts.
dear boy, its soul stuff that love
is made of, and if | see the wond-
rous light of understanding in your
eyes then will tell you what yoR
love means to DOT" DIXON ].
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
Youtsey Gets Release
from Prison on Parole

Frankfort, KY, Dec. 1l.-Henry
Youtsey, who has been serving a
life sentence on charge of compile
ity in the murder in 1900 of former
Gov. William Goebel, of Kentucky,
was paroled tonight by the board of
prison control, according to an an
nouncement made by Herbert Carr,
member of the board.
Youtsey will leave the penitentiary
tomorrow. ...
After Gov. Goebel was murdered
as result of a bitter political con-
test, Youtsey, Congressman Caleb
Powers and several other persons
were arrested.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12

doing the dull everyday tasks,
which we stay-at-homes must do,
with smile on my lips and the
song which is only sung once in a
lifetime singing in my heart.
After you had gone | knew that
life could never be the same to-
me again. and when received your
wonderful letter | knew that out of
the bloody trenches, out Of the ex-
citement and horror of war, your
heart had called to mine, and
though we are separated by miles
of land and water, my own heart
has heard the gall and answered
to it.
1t may be years before we meet
again. There may be long weeks and
months in which we cannot even
hear from each other, but wherever
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
ALLIES DEMAND
D|SSOLUT|ON0 Of
HUNS COUNCILS
Threaten to Refuse Foods and
Reserve Right to March
into Germany, Report
from Berlin.

Copenhagen, Dec. ll.-According
to reports from Berlin, the entente
governments intend to refuse to
send foodstuffs to Germany until
a demand they are said to have made
for the dissolution of the soldiers
nd workers council is carried out.
The allies, the reports add, will re-
serve the fight to march into Ger
many.
Representatives of the troops
which are to, guard Berlin took an
oath in the town hall at Steglitz,
swearing absolute loyalty to the
German peoples republic: Inde-
pendent socialists exhorted the SOL
diers to disarm, but they refused.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
ADOR ELECTED
SWISS PRESIDENT

Berne, Dec. ll.-Gustave Ador,
member of the Swiss federal coun-
Gil and president of the information
al committee of the Red Cross, to-
day was elected president of the
Swiss Federation for the year 1919,
receiving l42 votes out of possible
sl8S
Mr.. Ador founded the world
famous agency of the prisoners of
war, the main purpose of which
was to act as Intermediary between
prisoners and their families or
friends, and was largely responsible
for the exchange of wounded or i'll
prisoners by the belligerents.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
I3RR1I6szz7 3RIsz
IL r EE ZY
SILVER CHEvRoNS
FOR ALL SOLDIERS
BITS OF NEWS

Washington, Dec. ll.-Oficers
and men Of the army who failed to
reach the lighting front by reason
OF the duties imposed upon them
in this country will not be denied
recognition of their service in
winning the war, By direction t
President Wilson as commander in
chief of the army, Gen. March
chief of staff, today issued an or
der that hereafter such men shall
be entitled to wear a silver chev-
ron similar to the gold one for
overseas.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
Cotton Futures Drop When
Final CrQn Report Is Issued

New Orleans, La, Dec. 1.-THE
Department of Agriculture's final
cotton production report today
caused a drop of between s.
and 81 "a bale in most, act
i've months Of the cotton futures
market here. During the first FIVE
minutes of trading following an
nouncementl of the report prices fell
65 toss points.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE total
production of cotton in the United
States for the season of 19l8-l9 will
amount to 5,5e5,529,000 pounds, not
including linters, and equivalent to
Il, 100000 bales of 500 pounds grobs
weight, the Department of Agricul-
ture today announced in its final
report of the season.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12
SCIENTISTS ATTACK
CHURCH CLOSING ORDER.

Pasadena, Cal, Dec. 1.-THE
First Church of Christ, Scientist, of
Pasadena today obtained an injunc-
tion in the superior court of Los
Angeles county forbidding the
health officer and chief of police
here from interfering with the hold
ing of church services, which they
had done and were again to do, it
was alleged, in pursuance of the
policy adopted here for stamping
out influenza.
During the hearing the city at
torney stipulated in writing that
the influenza closing order was in
valid. The cause of its invalidity
was not specified.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-12

work.
This word followed day Of con-
ferences, during which the company
and the strikers appeared to be get
ting on common ground over work
ing conditions, as a result of media
ton by City Commissioner H. B.
Zimman.
Short Says Strike Of.
Mayor Smith met President Ben
Short of the local Garments union
soon after receipt of the kilograms
from Mahon and said to him: We'll,
Short, l suppose | shall ride down
town on street car in the morn
ing"
Mr. Short replied: swell, / don't
know that you will in the morning,
but the cars probably will be run
ming sometime during the day."
Members of the executive COM
mittee and National Organizer Bur-
nett ask that every one of the en-
ployess attend a meeting this morn
ing at the Labor Temple to consider
all the phases of the strike situation
up to date, including letter pro-
posed by Mr.. Wattles to the men.
Burnett Says o. X.
Jerry Burnett, organizer of the
international union, who also re-
ceived a wire last night from w. D.
Mahon, asking him to advise the
men to go back to work, said: Ma
hon is the man take my orders
from, and whatever he says goes
with me-"
President Wattles of the street
car company said: II have given
orders to have everything in readi-
ness so that the men can take their
runs the moment they accept Ma
hons and the war boards PROPOSE
ton. 1t is very happy solution
of the matter and | am very glad to
have it end that way"
Pickets Withdrawn.
Strikers Withdrew their pickets
from car barns last night.
At the close OF day of swift
moving events the board of directors
of the traction company and the ex-
ecutive committee of the carmen's
union parted company at 7 p. M, in
the offices of the former, with ap-
parently only technical difference
between them.
The committee representing the
union agreed to waive their demand
for recognition of the union if
President Wattles of the company
would address a letter to Ben A.
Short and ]. F. Mcmillan, as pres
ident and secretary, respectively, oil
local union No. 807, stating that w
L. Musgrave had been appointed
to his former position as superin-
.tendent of transportation, with pow
ers to negotiate with the men as to
working conditions.
Wattles Does Not Yield
The strikers committee an
nounced that it would agree to have
Mr.. Musgrave appear before. the
men and have it understood that his
appointment and the letter to Short
and Mcmillan would not bind the
company to recognition of the
union. The strikers, however,
would insist that the union should
not be Disseminated against.
Mr.. Wattles held out for his
point that by addressing the pro-
posed letter to Short and Mcmillan
as officers OF the union such action
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