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Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Riverside Drive to Be
Gorgeously Decorated
When u. S. Fleet Comes

New York, Dec. l4.-When the
great fleet of II American war craft
which have been aiding inNupholding
the supremacy of the allies over
seas, steams into, the Hudson De-
cember %, it will find Riverside
drive decorated more gorgeously
than ever in honor of the sailors
and marines. At night the drive will
be illuminated from Seventy-second
street to Grants tomb.
The official welco ne by the city
to the officers of the fleet will take
place at the city hall December "a,
when Mayor Hylan will receive Ad-
mirals Mayo, Rodman and Rogers
The same day the sailors and ma
rines, together with soldiers recent
ly returned from the battle fields,
will parade down Fifth avenue, if Of
ficial sanction can be obtained.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Leviathian Coming
With 5000 Troops;
Former Vaterland

New York, Dec. 1.-THE giant
American transport Leviathan, for
merry the Hamburg-American liner
Vaterland, the largest vessel aAoat.
is due here tomorrow with between
5000 and 5000 officers and men of
the American overseas forces. A
wireless message was received here
today from the steamship.
This will mark the first arrival in
this harbor of the great ship since
the armistice was signed, although
during the period of Americas par
ticipation in the war the vessel fer
ried across the Atlantic approxi-
mately, 100000 fighting men together
with vast quantities of war supplies.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15

President Wilson was constantly
barring his head and smiling upon the
throngs in acknowledging his well
come, while Mrs. Wilson's carriage
was heaped with flowers that were
thrown into it along the route to
the mansion of Prince Murat, which
was reached at l0:45 o'clock, about
half hour after the American ex-
ecutive's arrival in the French
capital
An official luncheon, given by
President and Madame Poincare at
the Palais de L,Elysee in honor Of
President and Mrs. Wilson, ended
the official program of the day. At
the luncheon President Poincare de-
livered an. address of welcome to
President Wilson, and the Amer
ican executive, in reply, made the
first notable utterance of his Eu-
ropean visit.
200 Guests at Luncheon.
The luncheon was attended by 200
guests. The presidential party ar
rived at l2:45, passed through the
lines with the Eleventh Alpine chas-
seurs, who acted as a guard of honor
in the court.
The president of France and Mad
anne Poincare met their guests and
President Poincare giving his arm
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
SOUNDS "TAPS"
FOR VOLUNTEER
ARMY SYSTEM
CroWder Advocates SeIective
Service Law as Perma. :
nent Method of Rails
ing Troops.

New York, Dec. l4.-"Taps' to
the volunteer system of raising
armies in war time by the United
States was sounded here tonight by
Mai. Gen. Enoch Crowder, provost
marshal general, in An address to
the retiring members of lS9 New
York draft boards. He earnestly
advocated that the selective service
system should become the perma-
f,ent method of raising American
armies in the future.
General Crowder declared that
the selective service law had en-
abled the government in this war
to register 23,740,000 Americans, put
into the field nearly 100000 fight
ers and to have in readiness to en-
train on November II, when the ar
mistice was signed, 100000 more
soldiers, all within a period af lS
months. 1t would be Calamity"
he said, for the United States to re-
vert to the volunteer system in view
of such successful test of selective
service, adding that the American
conscripts had shown the valor, ag-
gressiveness and initiative of the
most seasoned troops.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Flu Wrecks Concert Tour;
Diva Tends Lunch Counter
Marie Van Geder Dutch Dramatic Soprano Who Has Sung
for Kings and Queens in Europe, Stranded in
Omaha Dons Cap and Apron and Earns
Living in Restaurant.

From the operate stage with its(
attendant luxuries and distinguished
associations to lunch counter in a
restaurant; from the inspiring env.-
ronment of an artist to the drab SUR
soundings of an ordinary waitress;
from the plaudits of royal audiences
in Europe to the spoken demands
Of hungry Omahans-this has been
the extraordinary experience of
Marie van Gelder, one of Hollands
greatest singers.
Miss van Gelder, like many other
operate stars, can trace her mis-
fortunes in America to conditions
brought about by the war and the
Spanish influenza epidemic. 81
Opera, with its demands upon So
ciety and enormous contributing ex-
pense, was practically abandoned for
the period of the war. Why, isn't the
great Caruso in moving pictures!
War Disturbs Plans.
Marie van Gelder came to America
five years ago to make her initial
appearance in grand opera in New
York. Then came the war and the
plans of the great impressarios were
knocked awry. Today she is wait
ing on patrons at the lunch counter
of Dutch Mill restaurant No. in
Omaha.
But it will not be for long.
ut is just a temporary-would
you call it engagement" she smiled.
Il needed the money very badly, and
I am not ashamed to do the work.
The patrons are very nice"
And she busted herself behind the
counter.
But didn't it take nerve to ask
TOR a place like this-that is, to as
sumo task to which you are OBJ
viously unaccustomed?" she was
asked. o.
when one is hungry one has lots
of nerve" was the cheerful answer,
as she hummed a line from the
Tales of Hoffman,"
Epidemic Halts Tour.
Early this fall she started on a
concert tour of the middle west The
Spanish influenza epidemic made ne
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
All Classes and Parties Unite
to Pay Homage to y. S.

flower of the French army, lined the
avenues from Dauphine gate to the
Murat mansion, which during their
stay in Paris will be She home of
the president and his wife. Alpine
chasseurs and Zouaves, fresh from
the battle fields of Champagne, and
colonial troops from whose uniforms
the mud of the Somme had only a
few days ago been removed occu-
pied the post of honor. They, gently
but firmly kept order amongst the
enormous crowds, which ever press
ed forward in eagerness to have a
closer look at the guests of France.
! Imagination Stirred.
The Imagination and interest Of
France has been stirred by the presi-
dent of the United States as no
other leader beyond the borders.
All classes and parties in this coun-
try have united to pay honor to the
United States through its president.
They greet him as the representative
of ideals now dawning upon Europe.
"In the eyes of the immense
crowds welcoming him." says the
semi-official Temps, President Will
son represents two invincible forces
the material force which permitted
the war to be won, and also the force
which will sanctify peace"
La Liberte says: Paris gave to
the first magistrate of the United
States a reception as enthusiastic as
that which greeted in Strassbourg
President Poincare and Premier
Clemenceau. This comparison makes
the use of other phrases unnecessary.
1t is enough to say ;hat Paris lavish
ed in it all its fire and heart"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
His Daring Work Ended With
lnternment in Swedish
Port Instead of
Surrender.

London. Dec. l4.--It was the U-53
commanded by Lieut.. Capt. Hans
Rose, the German undersea boat
which sank a number of vessels off
the coast of Nantucket, that sent to
the bottom the u. S. torpedo boat
destroyer Jacob Jones, the first
American warship to be sunk by the
enemy in the great war.
Word has come directly to Lon
don that Rose claims he sent wire
less call for help when he saw that
the American destroyer was DOOM
ed. That statement has not been
cprroborated, but if it is true, it is
the only case on record where a
German submarine commander call
ed for help for his victims. Rose
also claims to have sunk the u. S.
coast guard cutter Tampa, and il
that is true he has the distinction of
sinking y the american lighting
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Red Cross Leaders Told
Registration Must Be
Purely Voluntary Act

Washington, Dec. 14.-Instruc-
tons were sent tonight from
American Red Cross headquar'
tiers here to thousands of chap
ter workers Throughout the coun-
try that registration for the men,
bership campaign, beginning
Monday, must be purely volun-
tary. Not one of the millions of
men and women who are expect
ed to enroll or renew member
ships will be urged to do so.
Compliance with these instruc-
tions, the organization announced,
will mean that no persuasion has
been necessary to swell the Red
Gross membership in the cam
paign to continue through the
week.
One of the principal reasons for
placing the registration on a vol
untary basis is that each person
is expected to sign the roll, but
once and pay but one dollar.
which is all that is asked.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
FIRST OF FIGHTING
CIVILIANS" MUSTERED OUT.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE first
l49 fighting civilians" to be re-
turned from overseas were mustered
out here today, in the Offices of the
contracting firm under whose di-
rection they braved all the dangers
of the front in order to keep up the
serviceI of supply.
Each of the service supply men,
known to the army as the IS. O. S."
wore on his sleeve gold service
stripe. All are skilled artisans.
They proved that they were not
seeking to evade service as fighters
Lwhen at Cambria they dropped picks
and shovels and seized rifles to aid
the British in checking the advanc-
ing Germans. Many made the
supreme sacrifice on that field.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
BY the Associated Press.

Paris, Dec. l4.-President and
Mrs. Wilson made their entry into
Paris this morning, greeted by we'll
nigh half the population not only of
the city but of the surrounding dis
tricts. They were attended by Presi-
dent Poincare, Premier Clemenceau
and others among the most eminent
figures of Frances
Flowers were dropped around
their carriage; airplanes winged
overhead; guns sounded. But OBJ
servers were impressed with some
thing more than the magnitude and
beauty of the reception, by some
quality of warmth that made it diff
ferent from the visits to Paris re-
Gently made by the sovereigns of the
allied nations.
City Ablaze With Lights.
The city was ablaze with illumina-
tions; the boulevards are thronged
with crowds, dancing and singing
and throwing confetti. The Place
de la Concorde has been turned into
a great dancing pavilion, where
American soldiers are favorite part
ners. America is the pEsdominating
word here tonight.
Thirty-six thousand soldiers, the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
ARMY AVIATOR DIVES
IN AIRPLANE TO DEATH

San Diego, Cal. Dec. l4.-Lt. O..
L. Ruby, n army aviator, attached to
the North Island aviation school,
was drowned in the Pacific ocean
late yesterday afternoon when he
made a dive from height of about
1000 feet and failed to lift the nose
OF the plane in time, to enable the
plane to regain its flight. Ruby's
home was in Ogden, Utah.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15

to Mrs. Wilson and President Viii
son to Madame Poincare, they pro-
ceeded to the drawing room where
the other guests were assembled.
Then, in accordance with the French
custom, M. Poincare, presented the
men and Madame Poincare present.
ed the ladies to president and Mrs.
Wilson.
Presidents Side by Side.
The tables set in the form Of a
horsheshoe were decorated with red
and white roses and large punches
of Parma violets. The two presi-
dents were seated side by side, with
Madame Poincare on President Will
sons right and Mrs. Wilson on
President Poincare's left. M. Loubet,
a former president of France, was to
the left Of Mrs. Wilson.
On the table in front of the presi-
dents was mirror on which rested
a ship of blue and white violets.
with the American flags at the mast
heads. The other table decorations
included two airplanes, also made of
violets.
The guests included the presidents
of the senate and chamber, Premier
Clemenceau and his ministers, for
mer premiers and foreign ministers
and the marshals of France.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
RED CROSS.
TO START.
ITS DRIVE.
NON DA Y.
Committees to Start Out Early
to Canvass the City to
Have Memberships
Renewed.

what will the 1919 Red Cross
dollar do, now that the war is
over?"
This is the question Red Cross
workers have most to answer, &C
cording to Samuel S. Caldwell. in
local charge of the Red Cross
Christmas Roll Call. which will be
answered throughout the nation the
week beginning December lo.
Combat the influenza epidemic
and help in reconstruction work" :"
are the answers given by Frank
w. Judson of Omaha. state Red
Cross chairman. who will direct the
roll call of central division from
Chicago headquarters.
Here are few things the dollar
will do right here in Omaha. &C
cording to an outline prepared by
Mr.. Caldwell:
|. Soup Kitchens, nurses and
masks for influenza victims.
2. Motor cars to carry nurses to
patients.
3. Canteen service and rest room
in Union station for wounded SOL
diers, and two nurses to accompany
each train of wounded men to west
ern boundary of state.
4. Finance work of civilian relief
home service section for soldiers
families.
5. Hospital comforts for men in
post hospitals.
Civilian Relief.
Civilian relief work will occupy
the important place next year.
Through this section is the morale
of overseas men sustained by CIV
ing them, assurance that their FAM
lilies and dependents are well cared
for. . lL}ss ~ 80 e 49,
If it were not for the confidential
character of the work, books could
be written, full OF the purest human
interest. stories. Many of the fam
lilies have never before known want,
and felt its shadow lowering over
them, after bravely sending off
their men, saying, "We can get
along somehow" Cases of bigamv
have been detected, instances of
men enlisting to escape the burden
of supporting their large families.
are found once in a while, and some
estranged couples have been re-
united after patient letter writing
and investigation on the part of
some civilian relief supervisor.
An army of 1000 men and wom-
en- will Monday morning begin the
work of enrolling Red Cross men,
bers in Omaha. The woman's COM
mittee will make the house-to-house
canvass, each woman wearing a
"flu" mask for protection. The ward
and precinct organization will be
used.
Assignment Of Men.
To the men the business district
has been assigned. Chairman for or
CARNATIONS and buildings have been
named as follows: City hall, Mayor
F.. P. Smith and city commissioners;
auto garages and repairs, R. M. Har-
ris; auto livery, Samuel Houser: Ak
Sar-Ben hustling committee, J. D.
Weaver, also office buildings; bakers
and bakers supplies, P. F. Petersen;
banks; w. B. Hughes; Bee Publish
lhg company, N. P. Fell; BARRIERS,
John F. Becker; brokers merchan-
disc, Colt G. Campbell; building in
dustries, Albert D. Klein; city, E. P.
Smith; cleaners and dyers, A. V.
Dresher; coffee, teas and spices, A.
D. Northrup; collection agencies, O.
F. Ochsenheim; colleges and uni
Continued on Page Two. Column One,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Steamer Corinthian,
Allen Liner, Strands
on Briar Island Ledge

Halifax, N. S., Dec. 1.-THE Brit
ish steamer Corinthian, from St.
John, N. B., for London, with pas
sengers and cargo, went ashore to-
day on Northwest ledge, off Briar
island. Steamers were sent out from
Yarmouth to the vessels assistance
Details of the grounding and Of
weather conditions were lacking.
The Corinthian is an Allan liner Of
5 1858 tons.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Wilson viii Visit
England on His Way
Home From France

London, Dec. l4.--President
Wilson has accepted an invita-
ton from King George to visit
England and it is said he will stop
here on his way home. The Brit
ish officials have been awaiting
the arrival of Ambassador Davis
before making any arrangements
for the entertainment Of the
pyesideuA.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Corporal Elder Victim of
Disease in Oversee Camp

Corp. Guy E. Elder, son of Mrs.
Arta Elder, 1l07 Pacific street, who
died of disease in France October
80, was drafted into the service
October E, 1917, and was sent to
Camp Funston for training. Later
he was transferred to Camp Pike
and again to Camp Dix, where he re-
mained until ordered overseas Sep
tember |, 1918. Not long after he
arrived in France he became i'll and
was sent to the hospital where he
died. .t-..-
Corporal Elder leaves a mother,
Mrs. Arta Elder, and two sisters,
Edna, who is in Washington, D. C.,
and Minnie, who is attending school.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Fox Held Under High Bond.

Bert Fox, 1914 Cunning street, was
arrested Saturday night for having
in his possession . pint of whisky.
His bond was fixed by the night
captain at $2l0 for the state and
$3.50 for the government. He was
put under government bond mas
much as the label on the bottle was
broken.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
M'ADOO BIDS GOODBYE
TO TREASURY OFFICIALS

Washington, Dec. l4-Secretary
McAdoo said goodbye to the
trea sury officials and employees today
and introduced Carter Glass of Vir-
ginia, who becomes secretary tomor-
row. Several thousand treasury EN-
ployes gathered before the steps of
the treasury building for the cere-
mony and joined in singing the
"Star Spangled Banner" to the ac-
compartment. of the marine band.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Supreme Judges Uphold
Verdict in Biz Liquor Case

Lincoln, Dec. l4.-(Special.)-T
Judgment of the Douglas county dis
trict court is affirmed in a case
wherein Hugo Biz, operating soft
drink emporium in Omaha, ssas
found guilty of possession of intoxi-
eating liquors. Bilz alleged an er-
ror in overruling his motion for a
new trial.
Bilz contended that he did not
know the liquors were in his place
of business.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
DR.. ANNA HOWARD SHAW q,
BECOMES POLICE WOMAN.

Washington, Dec. l4.--Dr. Anna
Howard Shaw, honorary president of
the National American Woman Suf-
frage association, was sworn IN to-
day as a special member Of the
Washington police force. At re-
ception last night DR.. Shaw told of
a 4 0years desire to serve as police
woman! Superintendent Pullman Of
the local force invited her to his
Office to talk over the situation and
when she appeared the regulation
oath was administered and she was
given a badge.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
New American Ambassador
Arrives at British CAPITAL

London, Dec. 14.-John w. Davis
American ambassador to Great Brit
ain, and Mrs. Davis, together with
Vice Admiral Sims and his staff.
who had taken part in the escort of
President Wilson into Brest reached
London this afternoon on a special
train from Plymouth.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Arizona Troops to Be
Wilson's Guard of Honor

Paris. Dec. l4.--The One Hundred
and Fifty Eighth infantry, Arizona
national guard, Col. f. T. Grinstead
commanding, has been detailed as a
guard of honor during stay OF Pres
ident Wilson in Paris. Its band will
be the official band. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Travellers Report BuIgars
Z Still MaItreatinQ Greeks

Saloniki, Dec. l4.-Travelers ar
irving here from Bulgaria., partic-
ularly Thrace, declare that in spite
Of the fact that the war is nominally
over, the Bulgarians continue to op-
press and maltreat the Greeks re-
siding in that country.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
MANY MEN IN NAVY
TO GET HOLIDAY LEAVE

Washington, Dec l4.-Instruc-
tishs have been issued to naval COM
nanders ashore and afloat to grant
holiday leave as liberally as possible
10 all men in the naval service.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
Postpone Teachers Meet
Called for December rs

The Nebraska State Teachers as
sociation has postponed the meeting
scheduled for Omaha starting De-
cemeber e. No now date for tin
meeting has hEsn ANNOUNCED
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
PARIS Wild OVER wills
Good Shopping Weather
Predicted During Week
by Washington Bureau

Washington, Dec. 14.-Weather
conditions for the week beginning
Sunday, issued by the weather
bureau today, are:
Upper Mississippi and upper
Missouri valleys.-Rain and warm
er about Tuesday, followed by
fair until near the end of the week.
when rain or snow is probable
over the northern districts: nearly
normal temperature after Wednes-
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
IQR!5z IQ-R1dH1.
./R E E ZY
HERE'S YOUR HAT
WHATS YOUR HURRY
BITS OF NEWS

Munich. Dec. l4.-(By Associated
Press).-Switzerland, it is under
stood here, has declined to permit
former Emperor Charles of Austria
Hungary to reside in Switzerland.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15
VoRWAERTS QUESTIONS
LIEBKNECHT'S SANITY

London, Dec. 1.-THE socialist
Vorwaerts of Berlin, which has as
serted repeatedly that DR.. Karl
Liehk:ech', leader of the radical So
cialists. had gone mad, now
earnestly requests him to consult a
nerve specialist, according to an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen.
The newspaper says it will not
take Liebknechts word seriously
until a medical adviser has given
certificate as to his sanity.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-10-03

j. Stoner was Boise visitor We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Ray Newcomer is spending the
week with her mother in Boise.
Mrs. VIM. Kuckku returned the first
of the week from months visit In
Portland.
Complete lines of the well known
Firestone tires, fabric and cord. M.
& M. Garage.
Mrs. Florence Church Orr was here
from Sunday to Tuesday helping in
the Idaho Power office.
J. E. Chandler, the well known
stockman and rancher of the Ola
country, was a business visitor in the
city yesterday and today.
]. W. Jones, with the government
agricultural department at Salt Lake
City, arrived Monday to spend few
DAVIS looking after his ranch inter-
ests.
Mrs. H. C. Wilson was called to
Meridian the first of the week by the
death of her father, John II. Orr. He
was "a years of age and had been a
resident of the Boise valley for 10
years.
Uncle Sans boys are insured for
$4,000. Is your family protected?
Don't delay and leave them helpless.
The Mutual Life of New York will
protect them. See F. R. Chaplin,
agent
Mrs. Everett Barton left Tuesday
for Camp Lewis to visit her husband.
Everett Barton, who is in training
there. Mrs. Cartee Wood arrived We'd
nesday from Boise to take charge of
the Barton home during the absence
of Mrs. Barton.
Little leaks sink big ships. Lux
uries YOU can't afford are barnacles
which will surely delay your ship Of
success. A savings account at the
First National Bank is an anchor,
tried and true, which will help you
weather the storms of life.
A letter from B. C. Bowers, renew
ing his subscription to the Great
Family Guide" says: "The children
are both in school | think the change
to this climate has been very benefi-
cial to the health of Mrs. Bowers and
myself. My health is much improved,
but | get pretty lonesome for Emmett
and the bunch. We all send best re-
CARDS to all the Emmett folks"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-10-03

TAKEN UPON the Hot Springs
ranch, a steer about year old,
red with white face, branded circle
with some letter within it on left
shoulder. and T on right hip. Owner
must prove property and pay expens-
es, before taking it from said
premises. 52-4t
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-10-03
Hunting Forbidden

Hunting on my ranch on the river
below town is strictly forbidden and
trespassers will be prosecuted.
l. L. BURTON.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-10-03

TAKEN UP-Red and white spotted
COW, with horns, branded on left
rump, brand not plain. /. L. Burton.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-10-03

LOST-A eve, branded X, cut on left
ear. Reward for return to j. r:
Mcconnell. 40-tf
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-10-03
Peoples Column
LOST AND FOUND

LOST-Child's white pique coat, also
a blue wool poplin coat. Return to
this office.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-10-03

LOST-A Thrift Stamp card, half full
of stamps. Leave at Index office, or
with the owner, Leona Smith.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-10-03
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Six large rooms over
Emmett Feed Mills. Apply to H.
II. Cochran. 5l-4p
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-10-03

FOR SALE-Rabbits, pure bred
Flemish giants at Geo. S. Cooney's
second house east of Ed. w. STEERS,
Boise Highway. LIP
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-10-03

FOR SALE OR TRADE-6-foot cross
cut saw for saddle, one horse gar
den cultivator or bees. H. c. Riggs,
Letha, Idaho.