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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
ANSON MILLS WRITESSTORY
 OF HIS LIFE

FL PASO, Texas. June 15.-How a young West Point cadet who failed in mathematics and resigned from the academy became a brigadier gen. eral, made fortune by inventing the Mills cartridge belt and became known as "the grand old man of Fl Paso" is told in a book just pub lished by Brigadier General Anson Mills. retired, for private circulation as gifts to his friends throughout the United States. The book is entitled My Story" and is the memoirs of General Mills long career in the army and in public life. It will not be offered for sale and each copy was autographed by the author AS boy the author worked at a loom when clothing was made by hand. He applied the knowledge he learned tending the crude loom to the problem of furnishing the Ameri- can soldier an ammunition carrier which would be more comfortable and convenient than the old leather cartridge box. The Mills belt was finally adopted by the United States army at the beginning of the Span. ish-American war, was later used by both Boers and British in South Africa and by many of the armies of the world. The American army uses the Mills belt and equipment, although General Mills retired from the company manufacturing these belts in 1905.
 The book also furnishes the first permanent record of Fl Paso's early history when this city was a frontier town. General Mills, as the surveyor who laid out the little border town, tells how the name of Franklin was changed by him to Fl Paso (The Pass) because of the pass in the mountain chain near here through which the Rio Grande flowed to the gulf. His experiences in the wild frontier settlement, as told in his memoirs, are stirring.
 The authors story also includes much of the early history of the Civil war as it related to the south west After casting the only vote boiled here against the withdrawal of Texas from the Union. General Mills was forced to leave the border and was reinstated with his class and given commission in the army at the beginning of the Civil war He was promoted until he held the rank of brigadier general at the time of his retirement.
 After the close of the war General Mills was stationed in the west. The pursuit and capture of old Ger onimo, the Apache leader; the In- dian fights of the old west and revolutionary events in Mexico are related by the author in a personal way, as he participated in many of these stirring events of the frontier days.
 AS American commissioner on the International Boundary commission for adjudicating disputes arising over the boundary line between Mexico and the United States; as General Nelson A. Miles companion on trip through Europe and as the per sonal friend of national and inter- national characters in Washington. General Mills observed keenly nation al and international affairs and in cludes many of his personal observa- tions in his published memoirs.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
NEWSY BRIEFS
 FROM NENANA

NENANA, July 9.--At a recent meeting of the Nenana Commercial club the slogan, Where Rail and River Meet" was decided upon as the official slogan for the town of Nenana.
 Sunday afternoon the local team and the soldiers crossed bats on the new diamond. In fast game the soldiers were returned the victor in 4-5 score.
 Repair work along the waterfront will be commenced as soon as the piledriver can be put in shape. The waterfront suffered considerably dur. ing the last breakup and no repairs have been done to them. With the piledrivers at work it will soon pre-. sent as good an appearance as be- fore the damage was done.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
FAIRBANKS MISS NOW IS
 A UNIVERSITY GRADUATE

In one of the recent mails was received neatly engraved card an. nouncing the commencement exer cises of the 1918 class of the Uni versity of Washington, on Monday
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
MRS. kRlEGER RECEIVES
 WORD OF MOTHERS DEATH

By telegram yesterday Mrs. O. F. Krieger was advised of the death of her mother. Mrs. E. A. Haskett. of Kokomo, Indiana, at the age of 51. Mrs. Krieger has the sympathy of many friends. who feel for her bereavement.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
THE WORST ABOUT KANSAS

A Kansas small town is one in which the editor feels obliged to pull down the blinds before he begins his regular Sunday work on the ex' changes.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
STEEL BRIDGE BEING
 TIGHTENED UP SOME

To take the "wiggle" out of the bridge, a crew was yesterday put at work for the purpose of taking up the slack in the tension braces and otherwise tightening up the structure to prevent it shaking when load passes over. The bridge, being measured for temperature ex- pansion, will allow of this being done with no undue strain on any part whatsoever
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
TO CUT OUT THE LOSSES

Wife-One afternoon 1 win at bridge and the next I lose.
 Hub-Then why not play every other afternoon?
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15

Victor Erickson Is registered a one of the hotels.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-10
NON -INFLAMABLE GAS
 DISCOVERED FOR B ALLOONS
COMES FROM GAS FIELDS IN TEX, AS AND WILL BE PIPED
 TO FORT WORTH.

Washington Dec Discovery og an inert non inflammablc gas dos ign. ed for use in balloons, dirigib!es and other lishtcr-thau-air craft was re- vealed by the navy department today n statement explaining eXpendi- lures now being made jointly with the army for it's production. The de.
 armcnt said the use of this new clement officially termed "argon Wll eliminate the hazard of fire and explosion that always has accom- panied balloon operations where hydrogen has been used to inflate the gas bags
 The aas from which oarg n" is ob. ianed comes from wells at Petrolia. reNr owned by the Lone Star Gas company the statement said. and q len inch pipe line, to cost $t. .C5Q.000. is being laid fer a distance of 0x mles from the wells to a plant\ Fort Worth where the gas <!l- compressed into cylmder.XsH mant to the balloon
 proof -1soline Is obtain Of auout five salons
 sand cuiac feet cf - and after the ! peri >is removed. by az y one Star Compa II me eas is tur
 The dcpartm - Jar. at North FoT~~S
 the u1p@ bureau of locks whirh will st $9oOo~ .e camplescd bv next April
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-10
INJUNCTION IS BRou
 AGAINST

New York Dec. 9.
 cial Pacific Gable comp
 Commercial Cable coni
 for an iniuA etiou in tine
 todav restraining Pos eral Burleson from iurll ifs 10000 miles of cable Francisco and China, Ja
 Philippine islands. Nio ternauonal law by BnrieV cd in the complaint Wi | that the United states taiued consent to the sei< ! nstion's upon whose |
 cables land. II IS fur | sreh consent would ne 1 tional without a formal
 proved .y the senate.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-10

nr l. r. AJcrrit who has been con pestea with the r s Public Health
 Service. has returned and may pc
 fonnd at his office 0l0 Central aNe"t. ~. sumptcr- Little Bldg i--o "
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-10

Don't foreet 10 hear Lyle May ne and Dom Castor at ;ae Alol''' u 'N srhnredav night. December 7
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-10

WAssERMANN BLOOD TEST. s5.o0
 An chemical and analytical work At reasonable price Wassermann Laboratory, gl6h Central Avenue. Dr Walter McLain, director
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-10
MRS NErTLEroN. PHoN

Formerly Of Buckstatt BeAu
 wishes to announce that she V found at her shop in the Tn Bldg and will be pleased to SCI as well as ol 1parons. FIT work sanitary metEols only
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-10
Society
nrrs

Mr J Ii Harris of oran2e leN~ and Miss Luuau tau of Hot Sprinss .era married osterday morning a ,ne parsoaage of the south Hot prinrs Netaoaist Cmrch Rev w. M Hayes fticlatia
 %
 Naior ] hu friNce hos r"iofneN
 Louis uter visit to his father ti,p.raut Tr Strahclu has re turned from Fort OgIethorpc 1a
 Mrs F N Williams has gone i' uonua. a. on Hsi 10 friend Howard Jordan expected h m i ndae rem Aisit to camp
 N8e4 iuiau Gouchor arrived yes pr5a, .o spend ,ue holidays al home I inc University of Missouri having closed two weeks SD ncr than usua on account Of Cle influenza.
 k \ Mrs rd Noy -ton formerly Of thi \ Cgv tn, now residing al Toledo. Q M k visiting Miss Blanche Bell, l2a II central avenue. II, 1T Arthur z Beavort 22i Plalea \ street has returned from Camp Sta 
 M iey Tex. where he Was in haihh lIi He received his discharge.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-10

MORE THAN half a milEol cording tne nurd made pu
 The rcpl rect PoN mondations ing aircra States up | oa0coo and llayiland a bombcrs.
 In additiol .o00 CapronI order and "A planes The tailed 80 Q {; 2.c00
 Enginc ord totalled 2o.55 More than I'd various types cd fer and 70.
 The enormi gram is furt and fir shipn GOO feet of S If fir haviug plane constr from May 2 which the rel
 Director F able appropd ice for that fe7 of whl lures Of S on materiI and llyins
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
Gayety Theater Raises Big
Amount to Aid in War Work

The dimes, quarters, halves and dol
lars that audiences at the Gayety
theater have been dropping in the
baskets passed by chorus girls from
time to time all season, directly after
an urgent explanation from the stage
as to what the money was for, have
all been added up now that the
Gayety's season of 1918 is ancient
history and the sum total can but give
the generous hearted patrons of the
theater-and all Omaha, for that mat
ter-much satisfaction.
The. gross amount Of the various
funds which were boosted by Manager
Johnson and his assistants amounts
to 100000. The funds participating
in the benefits and the respective
amounts collected for them were as
follows: Smokes for Sammies, ST.
S7l.3l; smileage books. $1,000; Red
Star Animal Relief, $l,l462o; poor
kiddies Christmas fund, $l,l7612.
No knowledge is available of any
other theater in the country having
made any similar effort. Anyway,
the effort and the result plainly
demonstrates that 100 per cent pa
triotism exists at the Gayety theater.
Liberty bonds to the extent of~sev-
eral thousand dollars were also sold
in the theater. Contrary to the pre-
diction of well-meaning people the
fact of taking up the collections was
welcomed by the theater's patrons as
proven by the magnificent result OBJ
tanned
= 1t surely appears that felicitation is
due the Gayety theater.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
South Side Brevat5es

Or. Aberiy. location. 4sss 8. 2tth ST.
II visit to Indianapolis.
The New Century club will have a card
p4rty and home baking sale at st, Bridget's
school hall Wednesday afternoon.
Young man wanted to clerk saturda,
afternoon and evenings or Saturday eve
zingp only. Wig Brothers. cath and N.
The Monday morning surgical dressing
unit 1t Library hall has been discontinued
until further notice, on account OF short
ere Of material.
Telephone South 500 and order q case OF
3mA or Lactonade. the heslthful refreshing
Home Beverage, delivered to your residence,
Omaha Beveredge Co.
4 Th4 ladies' auxiliary OF the Ancient Order
n Hlbernians will give an entertainment
on1 dance at McGranns hall Monday
GIE6t. The public Is invited.
Harvey Smith. county and state secretary
~ the Young Mems Christian association.
III speak at ST. Luke's Lutheran church.
Gog1fh Side. Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
M and Mrs. Harry Cooler and daughter
~ Indianapolis are visiting Mrs. Coolers
fSnts. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Steinberg.
In. Cooler was formerly Miss Hattie Stein
d 4fenfy Bur,ey, 4S2s South Twenty fourth
z<16et had half Of his right ear cut off
NH fight with Bob Dillingham;, 251s NJ
af1osk Il the Morris packing plant Satur-
The men are negroes.
~ payne, Commercial hotel. foreman Of
heg killing department at the Morris
Hing plant, collapsed after he had begun
a TX 0aturday. He was taken to the South
&ha hospital. where his condition Ii
&ft<d as not serious.
2(Iss Mary Mahoney 6so7 South Fifteenth
~, Suffered fractured collar bone and
~ scalp wound, and severe bruises
<44 nhe was knocked down by an auto
l{.e driven by J. c. Christ. 42J1 South
Dtntysfourth street. late Friday. Chris
II y 6frested and placed under $500 bond
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
Bohemlans to Hold Bazar
During Week of September

A Liberty Bazaar" will be held by
the Americans of Bohemian descent
in the auditorium during the week OF
September /. The bazaar will be Civ
en- for the benefit of the Czecho-Slo-
yak army, which is representing the
independent Czecho-Slovak state,
recognized by Britain, France and
Italy. Prof. T. G. Masaryk, a Bohe
mian leader, will probably be present
during the week and deliver an sad-
dress.
The Czecho-Slovak army is COM
posed of volunteers who we're prison
ers in Russia from Austro-Hungarian
armies and from French resident
Czechs, and more recently from
Czechs and Slovaks residing in this
country. The Czecho-Slovaks were
oppressed for 800 years by the Huns,
but they are now ready to do any
thing to destroy the Hapsburg and
Hohenzollern dynasty to help the al
lies win the war.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
SCIRBES TO HOLD
BIG MEETING IN
OMAHA IN JUNE

The Nebraska Press association will
hold three days social session in
Omaha June 20, 2l and %, at which
little effort will be made to transact
any business.
The session will open Thursday eve
ming, June 20, with a dinner given by
the supply houses of Omaha, followed
by a special show for the visitors at
Ak-Sar- Ben Den. Friday morning
there will be short business session,
at which time Rev. Titus Lowe will
tell Of his experiences at the French
front This will be followed by lunch
at the Live Stock exchange on the
South Side.
Friday evening the visitors will be
guests at dinner at the Chamber of
Commerce. This dinner will be fol-
lowed by some specially prepared
gridiron stunts.
Saturday the scribes will journey
to Carter lake for luncheon, at which
time an address will be given by G. w.
Wattles, food administrator for Ne
braska. In the afternoon they will be
given chance to yell themselves
hoarse at a Western league ball game
at Rourke park.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
HOGS AND CATTLE
SWELL RED CROSS
FUND OVER STATE

A shipment Of live stock, donat-
ed by farmers in the vicinity of
Pierce, Neb., to be sold for the benefit
of the Pierce chapter of the Red
Cross, arrived Saturday at the South
Side market.
Eighty-one hogs, averaging 1913
pounds, were sold to Armour & Co.
for $l735 per 100 pounds, and two
shearing lambs weighing $50 pounds
brought $3.50 per 100 pounds. A 800
pound stock heifer will be. sold on
Mondays market. The proceeds will
amount to approximately $500.
The load was collected through the
efforts of Floran Fuchs, an old-time
shipper to the Omaha market, and
Dan Duff and Herman Buchendahl,
farmers near Pierce. Several farm
ers whose hogs had already gone to
market, gave their checks, which were
used to buy more hogs for the ship
ment.
The Laird Live Stock Commission
company handled the shipment with
out charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
Brae., CITY News
Have Root Print It-New Beacon Press

Have Root Print it-New Beacon Press
Eleo. Fans. So. Burgess-Granden Co.
Spanish Club to feet-Omaha
Spanish club meets Monday night at
S:15 at 504 Karbach block.
Gets Old Photograph-Clement
Chase has sent t. Mayor Datlman's
office an old photograph of Mayor
Champion Chase. The picture Is dated
1876.
Arthur butcher Enlists-Arthur
butcher, 20 years old, son Of Mrs. A.
J. butcher. has enlisted in the army
and will leave for jefferson bar
racks. Mo.
Prudent saving In war TIMES is a
hostage for opportunities of peace.
Play safe by starting an account with
Nebraska Savings & Loan Assn. 21l
s. 18th St 81 to $4,000 received.
Army Men OH Outing-Officers and
civilian employees of the quartermas-
ter and signal corps of the army at
tended a picnic at Elmwood park,
Friday.
Miss Neville's Lecture-Miss Kate
M. Neville will lecture this morn
ing at II o'clock in the assembly hall
of the City National bank building.
Her subject will be Eternal Life"
Crowds Attend Demonstration -
Large crowds attended an exhibit and
demonstration of the Direct Action
gas stove ranges at the Union Outfit
ting company. Sixteenth and Jackson
streets. Friday.
COlored Republicans to Meet-The
Douglas Colored Republican League
Of Nebraska. will hold a mass meeting
In the guild rooms of st. Phillips
church Monday evening. NJ. F. Single
ton will preside.
SimmOnds Is Transferred-Mar
Simmonds, travelling passenger agent
for the Great Western, Of Des Moines,
whose position was abolished by the
government, has been ordered to re-
port to the Omaha headquarters.
Corporal Lutes Here-Corporal E.
r. Lutes, Company L, 134th infantry,
arrived here yesterday on furlough
and is with his wife and her mother,
Mrs. Grace Keebler, 2411 Pinkly
street. Corporal Lutes is stationed at
Camp Cody.
Leaves For Training School-Dr. J.
A. ondueTS leIt ldSt nlgHC IOr tne
Great Lakes Naval Training school,
to enter the medical branch Of the
service. DR.. Shauers has practiced
chiropractic in Omaha for the past
three years as assistant to DR.. Lee
w. Edwards.
Red Cross Classes-Mrs. Leigh Les
lie, head of instruction in Red Cross
surgical dressing, will instruct super
visors in making a new kind Of dress
ing next week. Glasses will be held
in the rooms in the Baird building
The Red Cross will start new drive
for the new dressings soon.
Free Onion Sets-The Welfare
Board, room 307, in the city hall, has
received IL bushels of onion sets for
free distribution among Omaha gar
deners. Those calling for the sets
must bring their own containers. The
board issues a warning that this is
practically the last month for plant
ing gardens.
Extend q. of G. PriviIeges-The
hamber of Commerce has decided to
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
NATIONAL LIVE
STOCK MEETING
CALLS OMAHANS
President Tagg Leaves for New
York to Complete Arrange
ments for Annual Con-
vention.

w. B. Tagg, president OF both the
Omaha Live Stock exchange and the
National Live Stock exchange, and
Mrs. Tagg, left last night for New
York, where the thirtieth annual con-
vention of the National Live Stock
exchange will be held at Hotel Nc
Alpin. May 10, II and l8 They will
be joined in Chicago by c. B. Heine-
mann, secretary of the National Live
Stock exchange, and Mrs. Heinemann.
Other delegates who will leave to-
night include Frank Anderson, John
Fitz Roberts, R. NJ. Laverty, who
will be accompanied by their wives,
and William Wood, A. E. Rogers,
Oscar Allen, Frank Kellogg and A.
r. Stryker, secretary-traffic manager
Of the local exchange. Bruce Nc
EulIoch, editor of the Journal-Stock-
man, and Mrs. McCulloch, will ac-
company the delegates.
Program is Important.
Many subjects of national i'm
portance to the live stock industry
are to come up at this convention. A
part OF the program is as follows:
Address by E. w. Houx, Kansas
City. on "The Commission Man: A
Buffer Between the Producer and the
Middleman;" paper by Z. z. Russell,
former editor of the Twentieth Cen
fury Farmer, now specialist Of swine
husbandry in the department OF ag-
riculture, on "The Necessity OF In
creased Hog Production" address,
Henry c. Wallace, editor OF Wallace's
Farmer, on "The Live Stock Feeder
iii War Times" address, Senator ].
b. Kendrick of Wyoming, on "The
Range Man." address, John r.
Mohler, chief of the bureau of animal
industry, on THE Certified Food:
Eovernment' Inspected Meat Pro-
1ucts;" address. Thomas E. Wilson,
president Of Wilson & Co., on "The
Packers Problems"
Hoover is Invited.
Food Administrator Hoover has
been invited to address the conven-
lion on the. subject The Aim Of the
Food Administration but he may
not be able to attend on account OF
his duties in Washington.
n There will be reports from COM
mittees on matters affecting railroad
service and the live stock business in
general.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
Grace Methodist Church Choir
g 10 Sinq Symphonic Cantata

The Grace Methodist church choir
Of 50 voices will sing "The Golden
Legend" symphonic cantata by
Dudley Buck, at the church next
Tuesday night. The solo parts will
bc sung by Miss Bratton, soprano;
Miss Fletcher, contralto; Mr.. Thomp-
son. tenor, and Mr.. Baker, bass. In
addition to the cantata, there will be
solo numbers by Miss Lorraine Wal
lace, soprano, and Miss Clara Schnei-
der, violinist. A reading will be given
~ Miss Edna Grove, and other local
artists will appear. The concert is
under the direction of f. P. Baker.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12

Secret Service" a civil war play,
will be given by the graduating class
of the Central High school at the
Gayety theater Saturday night,
May rs.
The leading part, captain Thorne,"
will be taken by Robert Buckingham,
and the role OF Edith will be played
by Miss Clara McAdams. Miss Dor
othy Arter and Herluf Olsen will take
the second leads"
Because Of war conditions the price
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12

xtend the privileges of the club rooms
hereafter to every delegate attending
any convention in Omaha. The policy
las heretofore been to extend these
,ourtesies, but in the future a card
will be given each delegate so they
will understand they are welcome.
Surprise Shower-A surprise show
er was given at the Prettiest Mile
club, Saturday afternoon, in honor of
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
Burglars Pry Window; Steal
$40 Worth POSTAGE Stamps

Burglars pried open a rear window
of the John II. Copenhaven hog chol-
era serum laboratory in Ralston FRI
day night and stole $40 worth of
stamps from the cash register. The
laboratory is operated under govern
inent supervision, and an investiga-
tion was made by government Off
risfs
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
Feeding Us in True American
StyIe," Saws 0mahan in France

Fred Boien, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter S. Boien, 1902 North Twenty
ninth street, and formerly employed
at the Merchants National bank, has
written a letter to E. Z. Brando from
France, where he is a member of the.
expeditionary forces. The letter is
written in humorous vein, but con-
tains a serious recommendation OF
the treatment afforded Upcle Sans
soldiers "over there. They are
feeding us in true American STYLE"
he writes.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12

The clarion call to arms for victory
in this war has necessitated an early
period for the termination of school
year in the Creighton College of Law,
as we'll as in the other departments.
Out of the II junior law students of
the day class, only three are placed
in deferred classification OF the draft
lists for the army. The remaining
nine expect to shoulder arms within
one months time.
The passing school year has been
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12

of admission has been lowered so as
to provide merely for expenses. Ticket
selling committees have been ap-
pointed and are canvassing the school.
Miss Jessie Towne and Harold Null
ligan are coaching the play.
Graduation festivities will be moder-
ated because of the national crisis.
The annual banquet will be held as
usual. The baccalaureate sermon will
be delivered by Rev. Titus Lowe at
the First Methodist church Sunday
morning, June 2.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
Restaurant Proprietor Fined
On Liquor Selling Charge

Phillip Smith, proprietor of a res
taurant at 2524 @ street, was fined
4f00 and costs in police court Satur-
day on 4 charge Of illegal sale of in
toxicating liquor. He is alleged to
have sold several drinks of whiskey
10 John Rohosa, 26l5 NJ street. Mr..
Smith was acquitted on a charge of
Illegal possession of liquor.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12

Miss Clara A. Finn, who IS soon to
become the bride of Mr.. Nicholas Fain
of this city. Those present included
Mrs. Cora Finn, and Misses Clara A.
Finn, Vida V. Hager. Marie F. Kin
dig, Hazel L. Brown. Violet Fl. Carl
son, Lilly NJ. Linde. Mayme A. john
son, Pearl E. Jenkins, Francis E,
Rogers.
Fine fireplace goods at Sunderlands.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
Public Reception Tuesday to
Distinguished Polish Officials

Omaha will tender a public recep-
ton in the Auditorium Tuesday night
to Major Joseph Kozlowski and
Prince Poniatowski, members of the
Polish recruiting mission, who will
arrive here caller in the day. John
l.. Kennedy has been named chair
man of the reception committee.
Prominent army officers and citizens
will speak. A musical program has
been arranged