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Evening star., 1918-08-11

washington's lire alarm system was
under suspicion at this time fifty
years ago. The author
FanIfv E;re tiles had made 4 change
in the personnel of the
aIs' fire telegraph division.
and the new superintendent was hav-
ing serious trouble with the alarms
owing, he claimed, to interferences
by friends of his predecessor. In The
Star of August S. 1858. il a news ac-
count of a fire that occurred at the
pottery of Terrence Riley in the
square between Sd. Al. II and N
streets southwest. The nre was dis
covered about three and a half o'clock in
the morning by a police sergeant living
opposite, who went to box II near by
and turned in the alarm. Later the
box was rung again by other police
officers and a second alarm was turn
ed in from the arsenal gate, and a
third alarm from still another box.
Finally Police Lieut. Gessford sent
SerRt Vernon on horseback to the
Rucker engine house. and 1t was fully
three-Quarters of an hour before the
department was on the spot. Mean
while policemen on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. saw the light from the fire and
sent word to the central office Of the
fire alarm, from which the call was
struck from box Il. nearest the scene
of the blaze. By the time the appa-
ratus reached the fire in answer to
Evening star., 1918-08-11

Two Attitudes.
A braggart sits upon throne
And says, @The world is minel"
How swiftly is his doom made known
In Destiny's design!
A brave man says, "Old world, my life
Is yours in service true"
BE is the conqueror in the strife,
Revered the ages through.
Evening star., 1918-08-11

"when lazy man has to work. ,
said Uncle Eben, ode first job he wants
Is dat of policeman to keep other
folks FUN violatin' anti-loafin' laws.n
Evening star., 1918-08-11
The Horse.

The Horse.
AHas the automobile put tho horse
out of businessp
"You wouldn't think so," replied
Farmer Corntossel, "if you'd notice
how much load of hay is worth"
Evening star., 1918-08-11

From time to time enormous cat
dsh nave been taken in the Potomac
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15
CLUBDOM

MONDAY
Dundee Womsn's Patriotic
club, Mrs. James Chadwick,
hostess. l:s0 p. m.
TUESDAY,
Business Woman's club, Y. w.
c. A., Sis p. m.
WEDNESDAY,
Woman's club Railway Mail
Service. Mrs. w. H. Nc
Nichols, hostess, . p. m.
War camp recreation confer.
enee at the Fontenelle.
THURSDAY
Daughters Of 1912, Mrs. c. E.
Adams. hostess. 2 p. m.
SATURDAY.
Association OF Collegiate
Alumnae, Mrs. John r. Nc
Donald, hostess, ESQ p. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15
Sir Samuel Evans Dies.

London, Sept. i3-Sir Samuel
Evans. president Of the British prize
court, died today at Brighton
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15
Conducted by Ella Freshman

tanned Thursday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. Charles Rich on South
Seventh street. The first and third
prizes were won by Mrs. Sidney Howe
and Mrs. John Groom was awarded
the second. The centerpieee for the
table was large bouquet which had
been presented to the hostess by
the club. Mrs. James will entertain
the club at its next meeting at her
home on Avenue A.
Mrs. S. E. Stevenson entertained
the Thursday Workers Thurs
day evening at her home on
Park avenue. The workers expressed
their appreciation of the faithful work
of their retiring chairman, Mrs. Joe
Smith and presented her with a SOU
venir as a reminder OF their har-
monious work under her able direc-
ton. Mrs. Smith has been both en-
thusiastic and efficient and her work
will be greatly missed.
Miss Violet Anderson entertained
on Wednesday IN honor OF her sis
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15
Tanks and Airplanes
Do Great Work in
Drive at st. Mihiel
By Associated Press.

With the American Army in
France, Sept. l4.--Eleven enemy am
munition dumps are known to have
been blown up by the artillery of
one corps alone in the St. Mihiel sec
tor.
The fine work done by the tanks in
the beginning of the offensive is illus
trated by the execution Of one ma
chine in command OF Sergeant Ora
ham. This tank ran far ahead Of the
infantry and captured battery OF
German us, " heavy machine guns,
FIVE light machine guns and IS pris-
oners.
When the tank went into action the
sergeant crawled to the top of the
turret and directed operations from
there.
Another tank, unaided. took 50 pris-
oiiers.
The losses to the tanks have been
very small. Only two Of the ma
chimes have been destroyed entirely
and in the tank. corps the Americans
have suffered only four casualties. Not
man has been killed in connection
with the operation Of the tanks.
American aviators have been TAX
ing the most active part possible n
the present fighting and notwith-
standing the bad weather have been
flying over German territory without
opposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15
COUNCIL.
BLUFFS

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Wise have an
nounced the marriage of their
daughter, Anna Victorine, to Mr..
Charles Meats. The ceremony was
performed at Lincoln August 81. Mr..
and Mrs. Meats are now on their we'd
ding trip in the west but will be at
home after October / at AL Park
avenue.
The Mcpherson avenue Improve
ment club met on Monday evening at
the home of Mrs. A. w. Young. The
regular business meeting was followed
by a social hour. Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Bird will entertain the club at its
next meeting.
Mrs. w. L. Douglas entertained
the Central chapter of st. Paul's guild
Tuesday afternoon. The hostess was
assisted in serving by Mrs. Coppock
and Mrs. Hannah. Mrs. A. A. Clark
will be the next hostess.
The board OF directors of the Young
Women's Christian association met
on Tue:.:.y. Plans we're discussed
for the big financial drive which will
be made next month, and detailed ar
rangements were made. Plans were
also made for a religious rally, Oc-
tober to 6, which will mark the
opening of that department. Miss
James of New York City, who is
spending three months in the north
central field, will be in the city at
that time to assist with the work.
The board chose Mrs. Emma Ingalls,
as the representative at the Broad
way Methodist church to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Mrs. F. H. Garrett.
Miss Katherine Harrison, the
children's librarian, has returned from
a three weeks vacation at St. Louis,
and will continue her work of story
telling every Friday afternoon for the
entire school year.
Mrs. ]. B. Carter entertained the R.
E. M. club at its opening meeting
Wednesday afternoon. The members
have decided to use the money, which
has been devoted to birthday presents
for the members, to provide flowers
for the sick and to aid some worthy
family at Christmas time. A two
course luncheon was served by the
hostess. Mrs. D. M. Fisk will be the
next hostess.
Miss Rachel Vim, of Madison,
Wis, has arrived to assume her duties
in the physical department of the Y.
w. c. A. Miss VIM is a graduate
of the Savage School of Physical
Education OF New York City. For
eight years she was in charge of the
work of the public schools of Hous-
ton, Tex, and of the y. w. depart
ment there. She comes to Council
Bluffs with enthusiastic plans for
physical welfare. with especial EN-
phasis on military drill and hopes to
make this city center of activity
along all lines of athletics.
Mrs. F. Meyers entertained the
Garden club Wednesday at her home
on Park avenue. On account of the
dry season only a few flowers were
on exhibition. Mrs. E. L. Sylvester
gave a very interesting talk on the
care of peonies to secure the best
results.
The Sunshine Gard club was enter
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15

ter, Ethel, whose marriage to John
I. Liggett, now in the machine gun
officers training camp at Hancock,
Ga, will take place some time next
month. The sisters left Friday for
Des Moines. Miss Violet Anderson
will go from there to Charlestown,
S. {. Miss Anderson is a nurse in the
naval base hospital at that point and
spending 20-day furlough with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Anderson,
1884 Avenue F. Miss Anderson is
registered for foreign service and Is
subject to call at any time.
Mrs. S. B. Bellinger has returned
home from Newport News, Va, where
she visited her husband, Lieutenant
Bellinger, who was recently trans.
ferred from Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, ia
Camp Abraham Eistice, near Newport
News.
Miss Leah Gay has returned from
her vacation trip to Corning and has
resumed her duties at Jennie Edmun.
son hospital.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15
Garden as That's; Golh-Curci as Rosima;;
Two Night$ Of Opera Promised for Omaha;
Associated Retailers Announce the Plans

The Associated Retailers OF Omaha
have completed arrangements for the
appearance OF the Chicago Opera as
ISOLATION at the Auditorium on FRI
day and Saturday, November and 2.
The engagement here will be limited
to two performances, in which the
strongest resources OF the organiza-
ton in both its Italian and French
eontingents are concentrated. Cleo
fonte Campanini is noted for his adj
herence to the star system" in opera,
and last season the success of the
Chicago company in New York and
Boston was largely due TO his put.
ting ail-star arrays into his perform
ances, making each presentation
doubly attractive.
In Massenet's That's" at the open.
ing performance, Mary Garden will
have the title role. in which she has
maintained supremacy since her
advent in the part.
Georges Baklanof. the great Rus
sian baritone, will have one OF his
most dramatic eharacterizations as
Athanaei; Forrest Lamont. last sea
son acclaimed the peer Of American
tenors, will have one OF his best roles
as Nicias; and the balance OF the cast
will be assigned to artists Of tried
and proven fitness, including Con-
stantin Nicolay as Palemon, Louise
Berat as Albine, Eivira Amazar as
Crobyle, Anne Sullivan as Myrtale
and Desire Defrere as the servant,
with Campanini conducting.
In Rossini's "The Barber of Sc
ville," on the second night, Amelia
Gal'i-Curci will appear in role re-
freshingly new to those who have be-
held her only as tragic heroines, for
The Barber" is, one of the few works
in the grand opera category in which |
comedy and humorous characterize
ton transcend, and her role OF Rosina
displays her versatility and vivacity as
no other does. Her artistic consorts
will include the foremost Italian bari.
tone, Ricardo Straceiari, as the bar.
Der; Fernando Carpi, the great tenor
rom the Metropolitan opera, as Alma.
viva; Vittorio Trevsar as DR.. Bartolo,
vittorio Arimondi as Basilio. Louise
Berat as Berta, Romeo Boscacci as
The sergeant, Desire Defrere as Flor
lilo and Giuseppe Sturani as con-
iuetor.
Cieofonte Campinini, the general
lireetor of the Chicago Opera associ-
tion, was born in Parma, Italy, and
irst studied music in the eonserva.
ory OF that city. While still in his
outh he was invited to occupy the
rst violin desk at the Parma opera.
he opera at Parma served as a step
ing stone to greater things, for he
vas called TO direct at the famous La
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15

The University of Omaha has es-
tablished kindergarten and primary
training school, in which the regular
two-year course will be given. State
kindergarten and primary certificates
will be issued to those completing this
work.
Miss Emma Cheering of Columbia
university, has been chosen as direc-
tor. Miss Cheering was assistant d.
rector of kindergarten at the Illinois
State Normal school for one year, in
the State Normal school at Duluth for
four years. She has also supervised
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15

Scala in Milan, then to the Costanzi
in Rome and later to the San Carlo
in Naples. He has led opera in every
important city in Italy and has been
a favorite conductor in the leading
operate temples OF many other coun-
tries. When Oscar Hammerstein ar
ranged TO present grand opera at the
Manhattan opera house he selected
Mr. Campinini to assist in the Or
ganization and have complete charge
OF the directing of the operas there.
This experiment, which lasted four
seasons, was responsible for many
of the modern French
school in addition to introducing such
notable artists as Tulsa Tetrazzini,
Mary Garden, John Mccormack and
many other famous stars new to
America. When the Chicago-Phila-
delphia Grand Opera company was
established through a re-organiza-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15
Collegiate Alumnae.

AT an executive meeting OF the As.
sociation OF Collegiate Alumnae held
Friday, Miss Katherine Lowry was
elecred treasurer, to take the place Of
Miss Ruth Mcdonald, who Is in the
east studying nursing.
A reception Saturday afternoon at
the home OF Mrs. John r. Mcdonald,
ia North Thirty-second avenue, will
open the season for the club. College
women OF the city, who are interested
in this organization will be honor
guests.
Mrs. Edgar H. Scott 10 interested
in the formation OF a committee to
assist eastern organizations. working
with the Red Cross, in obtaining the
serves of qualified women for over
seas work.
Study Clubs.
Belles-Lettres Literary club will
have the first meeting OF the year
Tuesday, when they will be entertain
ed at luncheon at the home OF Mrs.
R. F. Bacon IN Florence.
Church Societies.
Missionary society OF Lowe Ave-
nue. Presbyterian church will hold an
all day meeting Friday. Luncheon
will be served by committee, in
GLIDING Mesdames Thomas Landale,
c. d. Hutchinson, J, H. Wallace and
P. T. Barber The afternoon will be
spent in sewing for the Child Saving
institute.
The Empress Augusta OF Germany
who is reported critically i'll, has al.
ways entertained strong religious con.
viction and Is credited with having
converted the kaiser into devoul
ehurchman during the first years fol
lowing their marriage. Although she
has never attempted TO interfere II
politics in any way, the empress !!
said to have as intimate acquaintance
with the public affairs of the empir,
as many of the foremost German
statesmen.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15

ton OF the fofmer Manhattan COM
pany, Maestro Campanini was select
ed as musical director. In this post
and as associate manager with And
reas DIPPED, and later as general di-
rector of the Chicago Opera associa-
ton, he presented for the first time in
America many French and Italian
operas in addition to the memorable
list which he staged for Hammerstein.
These include That's" Louise"
"Cendrillon," THE Juggler of Notre
Dame" "Peileas and Melisande,"
"Salome,' "The Secrete of Suzanne"
"The Jewels OF the Madonna" Girls
toforo Colombo" Don Quichotte,"
Cleopatra" "Herodiade," "Griseli-
dis" Siberia" "Isabeau," Samson
and Delilah," "Sapho," THE Tales of
Hoffman" II Zingari," La Nava-
raise" "Princese d'Auberge," DE
janire,' "Conchita," and others.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15
Undertakers Decide May
Use "Diunified Publicity"

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. l4.-Undertak-
ers at the convention of the National
Selected Morticians tonigh tdecided
that 1t IS not derogatory to the dig
nifty of Our profession to use digni-
fed publicity and resolved to use ad-
vertising to promote their business.
Plans were made for conserving
metal and cloth used in collins, so
that the nation might not be short of
these materials for war work. The
resolutions conclude:
THAT every member of this organi-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15

large city Fairgrounds and is a cap
able lecturer on the subject.
In addition to the regular courses
offered to students training for this
work, Miss Cheering will give special
work for city teachers Saturday morn
ings and after school hours on week
days. The schedule for these courses
is as follows: Satuuay, 9. a. M, pri-
mary method; 10 a. M, method in
reading; II a. m, kindergarten
method; Monday, AIS p. M, primary
method; Tuesday, Ais p, m, method
in reading; Thursday, AIS p. m, kin
degarten method; Friday, AIS p. m,
child psychology.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15
w. c. T. u. Meetings.

Delegates to the state temperance
convention to be held In Fremont
the latter part OF September were
elected at the meeting OF the West
Side Women's Christian Temperance
union held Tuesday at the home Of
Mrs, Frank Dunn. Mrs. A. NJ. Kelly
and Mrs. B, F. CAN'T were the dele.
gates appointed.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15
Railway Mail Service.

Woman's Club OF the Railway Mail
Service will hold the first meeting Of
the year Wednesday at the home OF
Mrs, w. H. MeNiehols at 1881 Web.
ster street, The club will study
French history this year and Mrs.
M. II, Blackwell will give a talk on
The Map OF France"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15

cation pledges himself increasingly to
hunt down every pro-German and
pacifist and denounce Hunism so con-
tinuously that no copperhead shall
dare raise his voice against this
country"
George w. Olinger of Denver was
elected president.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15
Omaha Wornan's Club.

The musical department of the
Omaha Woman's club, OF which Mrs.
w. L, Shafer is leader. held get.
together meeting at Happy Hollow
club Thursday, at which plans for the
year were mapped out. Henry Cox
has been chosen as musical director.
The club will act on the theory that
music will help to win the war, and
will assist in the entertainment of the
soldiers stationed in Omaha and in
community singing. Mr.. Cox will retain
members OF the club to act as lead
ers of community singing. Meetings
will be held every Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. II. ]. Bailey, leader OF the
political and science department, an.
nnounees the first meeting Of the year
viii be social one, luncheon and
musicale at the Prettiest Mile club.
October Ia.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15
Old Peoples Home.

Rev, W. O, Anderson, pastor OF
Calvary Baptist church, will have
charge OF the service $50 o'clock
Sunday afternoon at the Old Peo-
Piles Home on Fontenelie boulevard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
OURS BEST ARMY
Finest and Cleanest In History,
Says John r. Mott.
Little Vice or Drunkenness
Among Troops.

Chicago, June z2-The worlds
greatest ships are rushing the best and
cleanest army ever known In history
to the battle front of France 20 save
civilixation-Amerfca supreme effort
In the critical hour OF the war. The
struggle will be long and the sacrifice
great, but the victory IL sure, according
to DR.. John R. Mott, international
work secretary Of the 7. NJ c. A. In
Doctor Mott spoke for nearly two
hours at a conference preliminary to
the great 7. M. c. A. campaign for
500. 100000 to be waged probably the
first week in November.
On All Fronts.
Mr.. Mott has travelled on every con-
tinent and spent most OF his time for
speaking especially to college students
He had made five trips to the various
war fronts, and reached here from q
journey abroad that took him along
the 'front.' line from the English chan
mel to the Vosges mountains and along
the entire italian front.
Critical Hour for Human Race.
ut is the critical hour for the hui
man race" he said. "And America il
answering the call with the speed Of
an eagle winging its flight. At night
tune the great boats steal out from our
Atlantic ports, loaded to the last limit
with magnificent fighting men.
Never Such an Army Before.
And they are the flower of OUT ma
tlon. General Pershing said to me not
many Gays ago: In all the history of
the world there never has gone to war
an army as high in character and ef-
iiciency or animated by higher mo.
tives Or more noble spirit than ours
recently some hundreds OF New
England soldiers in their first battle,
suffered fearful shell fire and punish
ment. They endured it with remarks
anie spirit. I asked General Edwards
OF the British army to what he as
cribed it and he said, the tradition of
the American mother And the
thoughts Of the mother at home are
keeping many men straight Recent
~ when 5000 men landed only two
bottles were found on the ship-tes-
timony to their soberness.
No Drunkenness.
IN all my weeks abroad, I did not
Sec single American soldier or sailor
under the influence Of liquor, and if
they had been there. I would have
seen them. Some of our landing ports
vice. have been made clean as a drum
with wholesome entertainment and
recreation for every man."
In speaking of the 7. M. c. A. work.
Doctor Mott said it presented the
greatest opportunity he had ever seen
to win men to higher ideals constant
ly; that the heart Of America now is
in France. and her greatest labors
must be there: that the Y. M. C. A. is
responsible for reproducing for the
men of the army and navy the min
istry of schools, libraries. churches.
the best Of the stage, and. above all,
the life of the home. The French call
the 7. M. c. A. huts "firesides."
Ninety-three huts have been recent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
TOO BUSY TO come?
Then Write

II you have in mind to come to my
office and talk about the cure of
PILES for which am making Topeka
famous. but you find you are too busy
right now. let me suggest that you
WRITE.
II you have not received my FREE
book dealIn., with rectal disorders and
with the successful method ! employ
for the cure of piles. you should have
this. and be reading the spare moments
yon can find.
A careful reading Of this book will
ms soon you find the time. You dis
like to admit the dread of the first trip
possibly, but i realize the nerve 1t re-
quires to take the first step.
Once you have come to my office,
once you have started the conversation
relative to your case. once you have
seen and realize the method i use, you
will never dread another step toward
the complete recovery.
If you nre too busy to come now far
the first treatment and you wish to see
and read the book, write to me today,
tonight, after the days work Is done.
When you receive the book, read u
thoroughly, you may want to write to
some of the people mentioned there.
All this you cnn do In . day or two and
then when the press of business
lightens, you will be in n position to
The treatment II easily end quickly
applied. There is NO pain, NO soreness
arises from the application, do not
use the knife. simply apply ono of
Natures oldest, strongest. most useful
clements in the most scientific man
ner. Nature does the rest.
But one caution i want to leave with
you. Don't deceive yourself into think
Ing that you are always too busy to
come. You are fooIing yourself then.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22

The use of liquid fire On the Euro
pean battle grounds is explained in a
letter to H. L. Cowgirl, 234 Greenwood
avenue, from his brother. C. P. Cow
gill, a second lieutenant in a company
of heavy artillery now stationed in
France.
The accompanying cut is made from
photograph taken by Lieutenant
Cowgirl himself during a liquid fire
demonstration by aDFrench soldier for
the benefit of American officers. The
square box on the soldiers back con-
tains gas, which can be ignited at will
and the hose held in the soldiers hand
projects a stream of fire before which
no life can endure. This formidable
weapon is used principally IN attacks
on trenches.
c. p. Cowgirl enlisted in the Second
Officers Training camp at Fort Sher-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22

Mr.. Lentx will tell OF the worlds
war In Great Britain. France and Italy
as seen by him in his three months
experience under air raids ana shell
fire in the cities of London. Parts and
Rome and in the front trenches of the
British, American, French and Italian
armies from the English channel to
the Adriatic sea and from Ypres and
Verdun to Venice. He will also tell
what the Red Cross. Y. M. C. A..
Knights of Columbus. American fra
ternal orders, the Salvation Army. the
Jewish and kindred organizations are
doing for the boys ''over there.
Mr.. Lentz has visited all the impor-
tant battle fronts in Europe as a mem
Der of the Moose relief commission,
and made an address IN the Coliseum
at Rome. April Z, 1918. in comment
GRAFTON of the first anniversary of
Americas entrance in the war. No
admission will be charged at the lee
ture to be given in Topeka and the
public is cordially invited to attend.