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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Allotment Money
Months Overdue

"Thc boys complain that they should
be required to pay full fare on the
nearby railroad i'm view of the fact that
there is special reduced rate on the
road to Camp Upton. They complain
also that the allotment money which
should go to their parents is two and
three months overdue, which works
great hardships ut home.
"Ihe ordnance situation is substan-
TALLY the same as elsewhere. There
are only few old field guns for
drilling. There are not sufficient ma
chine guns, but those that the camp
has are being put to best advantage in
the schools.
Though there arc plenty Of horses,
there arc not enough saddles or saddle
blankets. In fact, this matter of horses
IS an example Of the lack of CO.
ordination in army plans All over the
country are thousands of horses eating
their heads off week after week which
cannot be used because there is no
ordnance to be drawn and no harness
to draw it with If it existed.
CONCLUSION
This brief review of conditions on
the ground is suggestive in itself, but
the general situation must be consid.
cred before attempting a full inter
probation.
Two outstanding features came to
my notice at every point: First, ill.,
unsatisfactory relations between the
camps and Washington; second, the
guntlre situation.
I'm respect of the first, it was the
constant complaint that everything in
volv'ng routine through WASHINGTON
was accompanied with ntcrmnable de-
!ay; AS one of the officers put it. it
TOOK him three months to get out of
Washington what he could 70 to town
and get in three days if he wanted to
pay tor it himself. True, there we're
occasi onal exceptions in matters of SOL
diers' clothing, but repeated requisi-
TONS have been sent from some camps
Tor supplies and equipment without
result, and even without acknowledge
ment.
There were numerous complaints
from the men that allotments to their
families were several months behind.
and they felt justly incenscd that the
government should withhold the money
that they had earned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Disabled Men
Await DISCHARGE

"Also at one camp three men who
were disabled, and who had been recon-
mended for discharge. have been idling
around for over three weeks awaiting
word from Washington"
Moreover. orders emanating from
Washington are too rigid in character.
Not even commanding generals at
camps have authority to modify the
regulations of the quartermaster's de-
partment in details of construction.
"The regular army officers are dis.
satisfied because promotion has been
confined to within the division, and
their juniors in rank are constantly
going over their heads in new com
mands. The active and alert men at
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
FIGHT THIS WAR
T0F|NISH.' SAYS
COL. ROOSEVELT
"We Should Secure Complete
Justice for All Our Allies"
Declares Former PreSi-
dent in Address.

Oyster Bay, N, Y, Oct. lS,-Theo.
dore Roosevelt, speaking at Libery
loan meeting last night, declared
that peace proposals had been dis
cussed only with our allies"
LAS for a leaugue of nations" the
colonel added, Il should regard a
proposal to include Germany, Aus
tria and Hungary in it as on a level
with the proposal to stop burglary
and murder in New York by inviting
al the burglars and gunner to join
the police force"
Peace terms the colonel said
should include economic barriers
against Germany SO that she cannot
flood our markets with her boarded
products"
an the next place" he said, "wc
should secure complete justice for
all our allies. We ought not to be
content merely with autonomy for
the subject races of Austria and Tur-
key"
After. declaring that Germany
should give up Alsace-Loraine and
north Schleswig, that all subject
peoples should be free from Teutonic
overlordship and that England and
Japan should keep the provinces
they have conquered, the colonel
continued:
In other words we should fight
this war through to a finish. We
should put an absolute end to the
threat of German world domain and
instead of merely talking about fu-
ture justice we should bring justice
now to all the nations oppressed by
Germany and her allies"
During the meeting Colonel
Roosevelt was told of the German
governments acceptance of Presi-
dent Wilson's terms.
What | said in my address COW
ers this Development was his only
comment,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Wearing Croix de Guerre
Makes Yank Feel Foolish

Clyde Smith, a South Dakota boy,
winner of the French Croix de
Guerre for capturing a German ma
jor singlehanded, is SO modest that
he carries the much-coveted deco
ration in an inside pocket. Roy
Daniels, another South Dakota SOL
der, in a letter to the home folks,
tells about it. He writes:
Clyde Smith dropped in on me
the other day and told me a few
of his experiences. He was trans
ferred to an infantry regiment and
participated in the Chateau Thierry
fracas. He received a bullet wound
above the knee and was also gassed
During the course of our con-
versation he informed ME that in
their first stay in the front line he
was made frst-class private, and in
the second was made corporal, and
in the next he won the 'Croix de
Guerre.'
In utter amazement and surprise
I asked him why in he'll he wasn't
wearing 1t.
Keeps Medal in Pocket.
"He replied that it made him feel
foolish, so he carried it in his peck
etbook, where he showed it to me.
When | pressed him with a number
of questions as to how he won it.
he told me that one night he was
feeling rather restless and as though
he hadn't done a whole lot for his
country, so he took his Cat only
and started crawling across No
Mans Land
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Expose London Profiteers
by Government Restaurant

London, Oct. 13.-The national
restaurant here, which was estab-
lished to expose the prohteers, is
not only self-supporting, but is max
ing good profit, according to AL
derman c. F. Spencer, its director.
Caterers had charged that the en-
terprise was able to supply good
food at reasonable prices only be-
tause it had government aid.
After deducting rent, manage
ment charges and all other expenses
the restaurant has been clearing
about $3.50 week, or 20 per cent
on its capital.
Meals sold for IS cents yield a
net profit of about 2 cents. Com
menting on this the Manchester
Guardian observes: 1T is thus be-
yond question that, even at war
prices, excellent food in sufficient
quantities can be sold at prices with
in the reach of everyone, with a
sound profit left over"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14

OF course you eat-but do you
belong to the most popular Eating
club in the world?
II you are a member of this Eat
ing club" then you have a real, per-
sonal interest in the fact that it
has over 100000 services a month
to its credit; that it distributes more
than 100000 packages of cigarets
month and over 100000 post
cards, which it also, Sanails: that
eight and one-half tons of coffee are
used in a week by one of its units,
and that in one day it provides over
10000 shower baths. Perhaps you
are one of its $4,000 workers scat
tered over the length and breadth
of the United States, or in far
away Alaska or the tropical canal
zone,
If you are member of this Cat
ing club" have you any idea just
what it is? And do you belong to
the American Red Cross? Well then,
if you are member of the Ameri-
can Red Cross you are automatic
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14

pork, poultry and any by-products
thereof.
General Order No. S.
No public eating place shall serve,
or permit to be served, any bacon
as garniture,
General Order No. E.
No public eating place shall serve,
or permit to be served to any one
person at any one meal, more than
one-half ounce of butter.
General Order No. 7. 1
No public eating place shall serve,
or permit to be served any one
person at any one meal, more than
one-half ounce of Cheddar, COM
monty called American cheese.
General Order No. 8.
No public eating place shall use,
or permit the use of the sugar bowl
on the table or lunch counter, nor
shall any eating house serve sugar.
or permit it to be served, unless the
guests SO request, and in no event
shall the amount served to any one
person at any one meal exceed one
teaspoonful or its equivalent.
General Order No. 9.
No public eating place shall use,
or permit the use of an amount OF
sugar in excess OF two pounds for
every ninety meals served, includ-
ing all uses of sugar on the table
and in cooking, excepting such sugar
as may be allotted by the Federal
Food administration to hotels hold
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14

He very successfully negotiated
that feat and reached the German
front lines. Seeing but an OCCASION
al sentry, he worked into the trench,
and, under cover of the friendly
darkness, which seemed to work for
democracy as hard as he did, Ito
quote Clyde), he stepped into COM
municating trench and boldly walked
to the second lines.
There he found German Off
Ger who, as Clyde said, had no bust
ness to be walking around that way,
anyway.
Captures German Major.
80 he stuck his 'gat' into his
map and very quietly persuaded
him that absolutely his only chance
to secure a choice seat in the sun
would be to go very quietly where
the gun pointed him to go, other
wise there would be one more wild
ow in Deutschland.
THE officer complied, and the
greatest wonder of all was that they
succeeded in reaching the American
lines i'll safety.
Much to his surprise he discov-
cred that he had captured a Ger
man major nglehanded.
"Another fellow captured a Boche
machine gun and four of its crew
and made the crew carry it back to
our lines. Both he and Clyde Smith
were paraded in front OF their bat
talions and decorated with all due
formalitv that tie French love to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Pacific Coast Timber
Land May Be Reclaimed

San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 13.-
Eleven million acres of "logged-ohf"
timber land on the Pacific coast
might be reclaimed and used for ag-
ricultural purposes, according to the
statement of Walter H. Graves,
whose appointment by Secretary
Lane as an engineer Of the reclama-
'-tion service was recently an
nounced. Mr.. Graves has been in
structed to make a study of the
large districts of cut-over timber
land in the west for the purpose of
determining. its availability, when
cleared, for farms for soldiers after
i the war The land denuded of tim
Der would have to be cleared of the
encumbering logs, stumps and
brush.
The redemption of this vast will
sderness, it is estimated, would add
S2,000,000,000 to the farm wealth of
the Pacific states. The cost of clear
ing the land wouid be less than the
~alue of the land if improved me-
ctanical devices were used, Mr..
Graves said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14

ally a member of this growing
Eating club" which is none other
than the canteen service. Have you
any idea of the vast scope of its
distribution in America? These fig
ures apply to America only-the
activity of the Canteen Service over
seas is story in itself.
The Canteen Service of the Ameri-
can Red Cross is in operation in
over 700 cities and towns through
out the United States, including
points of embarkation and debarka-
ton. Its prime object is to be an
outward and visible sign to the men
in the service that somebody cares"
"a privilege on the part of An1eri-
cans to express their loyalty I'd and
their pride in the wearers Of the
olive drab, the navy blue and the
forest green-a welcome and Cod
speed, no matter what the hour or
the weather. nor where he is with
the coiors. This is the American
Red Cross Canteen Service briefly
outlined
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
GERMANS PLAN
MORE RUTHLESS
U-bOAT DRIVE
Allied Naval Chiefs Prepare
to Meet Desperate Cam,
paign of Ruthless De-
struCti0n.

Washington, Oct. l3.-Anothei
great effort of Germans submarines
is impending.
Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the
British admiralty. in statement
tonight paying tribute to the part
played in the war by the American
navy, diclosed that plans of the
enemy for what may be the final in,
tensified U-boat campaign of ruth
lessnesS are known and that the al
lies are prepared to meet them.
No details were given by Sir Eric,
nor was further information to be
obtained at the Navy department as
to what the American and allied
chiefs have learned. There was sug
gestions that Germany, in the midst
Of a peace offensive. and with her
soldiers being driven back to their
own borders hoped to strengthen
her diplomatic drive for peace by
negotiation by sending her submar-
ines on desperate campaign OF de-
struction regardless of measures of
caution heretofore taken for the safe
y of U-boats and their crews.
Praises U. S. Navy.
Warm praise was given by the
British first admiralty lord to the
American naval units of all classes,
including the air contingents, oper-
ating in the war zone. 1t was after
a description of work done by the
destroyers that he said:
what | have said of the Destroy
ers applies in no less degree to your
submarines and your chasers. Their
untiring and constant harassing of
the enemy has helped to bring the
enemy submarine to its present
position in which We can confidently
say that it is now held, though not
yet mastered. I lay great stress
on these words. A great effort on
the part of Germany is impending.
We know it and its extent. We face
it with that knowledge and with the
steadfast courage of Our seamen it
will be met"
Warns Against Early Peace Hope.
Sir Eric spoke of peace, but only
in referring to his pleasure at being
in America at time when the allied
forces are winning all along the line
and reaping the fruits of sound naval
strategy, that his policy and his ad-
vice to others was not to be deluded
by hopes of an early peace, but al
ways to be prepared for two wears
more of war.
As an example of what sea-power
has done, he SAID, seven American
soldiers and their equipment have
landed in Europe every minute of
the night and day during the past
three months. Through the splen-
did work of American shipbu;lders,
he added, the United States now is
able, to transport more than 50 per
cent of her soldiers in American
ships manned by Americans. When
the United States army first began
to move overseas, it was carried
largely by British vessels.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Toys Made in Omaha that
Once Came from Germany

Toys which used to bear the
Made in Germany" brand are now
being made in Omaha by the Jen-
sen Omaha Toy company, an Infant
industry which is less than two
years old. Suggestions for such
plant we're made two years ago i'll
The Chamber of Commerce What
and Why" contest. The factory re-
Gently received a telegram ordering
5000 wooden automobiles. A kid
Koaster," "Igo" wagon" Wood
pecker" and Jumping Horse" are
among the products of the concern
which are meeting great favor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Senate to Put Ten-DoI|ar
Tax on Everybody'S Job

Washington, Oct. 15.-The senate
finance committee in revising the
war revenue bill has approved a
business or occupation tax. House
provisions placing a tax of $40 on
all persons engaged in any trade,
business or profession" whose gross
re ,eipts exceed $500 were adopted
after being amended so as to include
farmers whom the house had ex-
empted Announcement was made
that amendments which would furt
nish some relief to farmers would be
considered later.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Soldiers Get Proper Burial
by Aid of Omaha Chamber

The military ceremonial commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce
assisted last week at the funerals of
10 young men who had died in the
service Of their country, either from
influenza or pneumonia. Furnish
ing automobiles for these occasions
was attended to by the auto corps
Of the Home Guards, captained by
John w. Parrish. A firing squad
and pallbearers were furnished by
Fort Omaha and the quartermas-
tiers corps. For naval funerals pail
bearers were furnished by the navy
recruiting office. Members of the
committee attended each funeral
and supplied flowers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
new FOOD RULE
Affects 1000
INSTITUTIONS
Will Rigid|y Enforce Rulings
Pertaining to Sale Of Food
Products as ConServa-
ton Measure.

Rules and regulations governing
all public eating places in Nebraska
are announced by Gurdon w. Wat
ties, federal food administrator for
Nebraska. These rules are effective
Monday, October q. More than
1000 commercial institutions are at
fected by the new rules.
A striking feature of the new
orders, II in number. are that they
are orders and will be enforced to
the letter. The orders are:
. General Order No. /.
No public eating place shall serve.
or permit to be served, any bread
or other bakery products which does
not contain at least 20 per cent of
wheat -four substitutes, nor shall it
serve or permit to be served, more
than two ounces of this bread,
known as Victory bread, or if no
Victory bread is served, more than
four ounces of other breads, such
as corn bread, mullins, Boston
brown bread, etc. Unlimited service
of "Victory" or substitute bread i'll
sandwiches is permissible.
General Order No. 2.
No public eating place shall serve,
or permit to be served, bread or
toast as a garniture or under meat.
General Order No. 3.
No public eating places shall al
low any bread to be brought to the
table until after the first course is
served.
General Order No. 4.
No public eating place shall serve,
or permit to be served to any one
person at any one meal, more than
one kind of meat. For the pur-
pose of this rule, meat shall be con-
sidered as including beef, mutton,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14

ing bakery license No sugar al
loted for this special baking pur-
pose shall be used for any other
purpose.
General Order No. 10.
No public eating place shall burn
any food, or permit any food to be
burned. and all waste shall be saved
to feed animals or reduced to OBJ
tain fats.
General Order No. II.
No public eating place shall dis
play, or permit to be displayed,
food on its premises in such manner
as may cause its deterioration so
that it cannot be used for human
consumption.
General Order No. IL.
No public eating place shall serve,
or permit to be served, what is
known as double cream. or Cream
De Luxe; and i'll any event, no
cream containing over 20 per cent
of butter fat shall be served.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Fix Porto Rico Quota.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Sept. so
Porto Rico's quota for the fourth
Liberty loan has been fixed at ST.
100000. For the third Liberty
loan, Porto Rico subscribed little
less than $3,000,0O0. making a total
of $6,000,O00 subscribed for the first
three loans.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14

accord to such occasions. ! know.
because | saw two fellows-French
truck drivers-decorated when we
were at the front, and the afore-
mentioned formality made him
Clyde Smith, feel so much like a
fool that he remembers it when
ever he sees his decoration. so he
doesn't wear it,"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Paper Embargo Affects
Newspapers of Mexico

Mexico City, Oct. 13.-Eighty-
one Mexican daily newspapers are
affected by tne recent embargo i'm
posed by the United States governs
ment on the expectation OF news.
print papers from the United States
to Mexico. Except for one plant,
which controlled by Germans, there
are no paper factories in Mexico.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Dodge County Does Well.

Fremont, Neb,, Oct. 13.-(Special
Telegram. l-SLbscriptions to the
rberty loan IN Fremont totaled
ae00 this afternoon. Fremonts
IS S525,000. The committee is
lit the quota will be reached
from the rural districts IN
flat the county quota,
~ will be passed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
An Open Letter
To the Members of the Omaha Fire Department:

To the Members of the Omaha Fire Department.:
take this means of addressing each and all of
you as members of the Omaha Fire Department.
realize, and so does every one of my associates
in the City Council, that you are shamefully under
paid and that your salaries should be increased.
The City Council would gladly increase your pay
at once it had the power to do So it will give you
an increase just as soon as it can lawfully appro-
pirate the money. | am sure you would not ask
us to do so in violation of laW-I am sure you
would not want the money thus obtained 1t is
r1mored that some of you are being urged by
parties outside the Fire Department to resign your
POSITIONS quit your posts of duty and leave the city
with inadequate, or no fire protection. | want to
appeal to you as patriotic American citizens and
urge you not to take any action that might result
so disastriously. At the present time our ware
houses, our packing plants our elevators and mills
full of food stuff that is being daily shipped to
the boys in the Military service; most of our fac
tories are running day and night making supplies
for the boys in the Camps and in the trenches.
To cripple the Fire Department in any manner
whatever might mean very serious loss of these
food supplies or clothing or other material intend
ed for the boys at the front. The German govern
ment and its sympathisers would no doubt rejoice
over such condition, but how about our boys in
the trenches in the hospitals or in the camps?
Each and all of you have relatives and friends
among those who have gone to the front; they are
fighting in the ranks for $4,000 per month; are we
going to let food supplies, clothing, Red Gross
supplies and other equip ment become endangered
because of differences of opinion matters that
have never been considered vital to your service
or in the department heretofore?
LET EVERY LOYAL AMERICAN CITIZEN
IN THE DEPARTMENT ANSWER FOR HIM
SELF
The city of Omaha and all its citizens will long
remember the answer.
Ipledge you my word of honor that as Mayor of
the city will do all in my power to increase your
wages and otherwise contribute to the health and
comfort of each member of the department when
ever and wherever can lawfully do so; in return
ask you on your honor to do nothing in this crisis
that will impair the strength or efficiency of the
Omaha Fire Department or cause it to be said any
citizen of Omaha was willing to let our boys in the
army suffer for food or other supplies while they
were burning up in Omaha because her firemen
had deserted their posts of duty.
Oct. ia, 1918. ED. P. SMITH, Mayor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Tanks Win for Allies.

New York, Oct. 12.-German
newspapers here generally attribute
the success of the allied offensive
to the employment of huge numbers
of tanks" e
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14

Clover Left HANDY Canteen field kitchens are an
important factor In emergency service.
CLOVER Center) Il IL almost inducement TOR
service to be taken III America
canteen service provides such fine looking outfit"
Clover Right Hand) In the larger canteens coffee
kept at the boiling point for day and night distribution
to en- route,
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
limitation Of Claims.

At q Court of Probate holden al New Britain, within and for the Dis trict of Rerjn in the County of Hart ford and State Of Connecticut, or the 23rd day of March, A. D., 1918.
 Present. Bernard F. Gaffney, Esq, Judge,
 On motion of Edith Smith of Ber- lin. Conn. as AdministratriX on the Estate of Harry James Smith late of Berlin. within said district deceased. This Court doth decree that SIX months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same fo the Adrninistratrix and directs that pub lie notice be given of this order by advertising in a newspaper published in said New Britain, and having circulation in said district, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign post in said Town of Berlin, nearest the place where the deceosed asst dwet.
 BERNARD F. GAFFNEY.
 Judge.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-25
War Books Some of those Most in Demand soc

Michael Cassidy, Sergeant By "Sapper."
 The First Hundred Thousand By Ian Hay.
 Fighting in Fland ers-By E. Alexander Powell.
 The Battle of the Somme- By John Buchan.