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Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
The Flight of Kings

There is one who from experience could tell
Wilhelm that sad stories of the death of kings"
are less sad than tales of their dreary exile. Past
30, but able to take woman's part in the war
with gifts and prayers for the vengeance of JUS
tice, ex-Empress Eugene recalls how 4S years
ago she, too, boosted of my war" With her
will go the last personal link with the Napoleon
of Chiselhurst and the Napoleon of St. Helena
They are to have, it seems, successor.
The late kaiser also has chosen exile. Aware
that history will sift and treasure every scrap of
evidence of his flight, he posed for posterty, as
all his life he has done in the little frontier town
OF Eysden. Legend is provided with materials
Since day brings dispute even as to the num-
Der and style of his attendants, what controver-
sizes may not future students wage over the
manner of his disappearance from his" coun-
try? The seven kings who share his downfall
will bulk less large in the recital
Already, too begin the problems of exile.
Whelm's Dutch hosts are uneasy in their re-
sponsibty. He was king; but he is indicted
though no one may ask for him. He was an
emperor; but if he crossed the boundary as one
of an armed body he must by law be interned
until the end of the war; and then
Eysden is more than 100 miles from Varen-
mes, where the flight of Louis XVI, friend of
America, less fortunately ended-Varennes
which Americans, friends of France. lately re-
. stored to her. Louis lost his life with his
thro-e; automobiles are an improvement on
carriages when revolution snarls behind the
evaders of anger Time will tell whether Will
helm is more fortunate than past kings deposed
or will live to curse the resources OF modern
travel that saved him for long days and bitter
memories.-New York World.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
RIGHT TO THE POINT

Philadelphia Ledger: Unfortunate
ly for the German government, hon.
or is not one of it's assets for bar
gaining.
Philadelphia Ledger: The whirli-
gig of time never brought in his re-
venges to better effect than when an
American army captured Sedan.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat: The
allies hope that enough will be saved
in Germany to pay some Of the in
demnity to Belgium and France.
They have the creditors interest in a
debtor.
Baltimore Amer;can: The kaiser
said he would stand no nonsense
from. America after the war was
over. But then he did not know
where he would be when the war
was over.
Brooklyn Eagle: English states
men will not be sorry to see Henry
Cabot Lodge chairman of the foreign
affairs committee Of the United
States senate. Most Of them know
him and have a high opinion of his
courage and his capacity.
Philadelphia Ledger: The "impe-
rial and democratic" government of
Germany that Clemenceau referred
to with grim irony in the French
senate last week has now lost its
purely decorative appellation and
can be expected to get down to bust
ness
New York World Albert BALM
must have died of broken heart. He
had long since despaired of living
to see the day of restoration for Ger
manys imperial mercantile marine,
which he had done so much to estab-
lsh on every sea. He dies beholding
it a shattered and hopeless fragment
for a generation to come in the CO.
lossal ruin of empire which now en-
CULTS the Teutonic world.
New York Herald: It hardly
could be regarded happily psyche
logical for the German denial of van
dalism to make its appearance on the
same day that brought from allied
troops entering Roubaix and Turco-
ing authentic advices that both OF
those cities were systematically
,urglarized by the retreating Huns
who "despoiled. destroyed or stole"
everything within their reach.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
Ousting the Spellbinder

The late political campaign was remarkable
because of its peculiar restrictions due to the in
f1uenza. The ban against gatherings was ban
against orators, and the old-time spellbinder
was out of a job. Perhaps his grip on popular
fancy was waning, perhaps the magnetism or
the vocal fireworks that were wont to set the
audience in roar have lost their charm. Any
way. few regrets have been heard over the spell
binders nonappearance
Possibly this was largely due to the fact
that there was a medium at hand to offset his
detection. This was advertising-a medium
that appeals to thousands where the orator ap-
peals to scores. Never has printers ink been
called upon as literally as in the late campaign.
In New York state it is estimated that the
newspaper advertising throughout the common
wealth cost the two parties at least 100000.
Nor was the absence of political oratory en-
tlrely due to health board restrictions. The
same condition, the same dependence on adver-
tising, was noted in many sections. In fact the
passing of the spellbinder seems to have been
a general proposition. The vocal vehemence
that tore passion and the opposition candidate
into tatters was smothered. The stream of
anathema and defiance and boastfulness was
dry. In its place came the terse, simple, we'll
considered advertisement
A prominent New York man says of this
newer political publicity: Il am convinced that
in future political campaigns the candidates will
use more newspaper space than in the past and
1t will certainly be more dignhed more enlight-
ening and will make for cleaner politics in city,
state and nation" -Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
Side Lights On the War

An organization of negroes in Flor
ida has set out to sell 100000
thrift stamps to colored people.
1t is Illegal to sell papers in Cam
ada on Sunday. and on several occa-
sions during he war when news Of
supreme Importance has developed
on that day some of the newspapers
have printed special editions and
distributed them free OF charge.
One OF the curious facts brought
to light in the war is that only I'M
wounded men suffer. from she'll
shock. Eminent surgeons say that
a wound neutralizes the psychic
sense-in other words, that nerves
do not affect wounded man in the
anne way as an unwounded one.
Within stones throw of Brussels
are many famous hattlefields of 9TH
er days. among them Waterloo;
Quatre Bras, where Wellington de-
feated Marshal Ney; Families.
where Marlborough defeated the
French and Bavarians: Ligny, where
Napoleon punished the Prussians In
1915: Tirlemont, where Demouriez
defeated the Austrians in 1898. and
Steenkerke, where the French de-
feated the allies in 1892.
In a Scottish town recently the
relatives of four men who had dis
tinguished themselves at the front
were called at 4 public presentation
to receive the medals awarded TO
these brave men. During the cere-
mony it was stated that the four men
had been friends. had all enlisted on
the same day. had all won their
medals on the same day. also,
though in different ways, and had
all been killed on the same day.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
TQDNY-
Right in the Spotlight.

Philip Scheidemann, who has
been playing so prominent a part in
the momentous drama of Germany,
and whose letter to the German EN-
peror is said to have influenced the
latter in his decision to abdicate, has
been the chief spokesman of the ma
jority group of the social democratic
party for several years. As youth
Herr Scheidemann became affiliated
with the socialists, and at the re-
quest of his associates he eventually
left the bookbinding trade, to which
he had been apprenticed, to take
over the editorship of a socialist
paper published at Chosen. From
that post he went on to others with
more importance in Nurenburg and
Cassel, and finally took up his res
idence in Berlin on being elected a
member of the executive committee
of his party. For the past IS years
he has been a member of the Reich
stag.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
Germany Must Pay.

Omaha, Nov. 14.-To the Editor of
The Bee: Everybody admires a man
who is game. Right now, if the Ger
mans, or Huns, which name better
suits them, would show little pluck
it would be an asset ready for mar
ket It hardly smacks Of reason that
if the Belgians, who had to stand for
the Huns jeers four years, without
more noise than we heard from
them, that the Germans have any
cause to complain of the generous
terms conceded to them by the allies,
many Of whom know how cruel and
heartless those same whimpering
scum of creation can be. They know
that no such terms as the beaten
and demoralized Huns are pleading
to President Wilson to secure for
them would ever be granted to the
enemies of Germany if Germany was
debating terms
Right now, while Solf and some
more of them are insinuating their
palaver to disrupt the plans of the
allies, they know that in Belgium
and France and Serbia and Rou-
mania and Russia there are those
who are not only more deserving,
but also more needy, thanks to those
same Germans who are now pleading
for our generosity. Could a low
down, whipped cur crawl with a
more supplicating whine to the feet
of the master, who is about to
thrash him again? No, sir. The
Hun always was dangerous, but
never more so than when the bones
-
liam ] and Frederick the Great are
turning in their graves and cursing
the object who has tumbled the ideal
Of Germany from it's pedestal into
the cesspool, the filth Of which will
never be washed off.
Germany and the Germans danced,
now let them pay the fiddler.
D. HOLIDAY.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
GREATEST FAKE IN HISTORY

York News-Times: The Daily
News-Times did not fall for the false
report sent broadcast over the coun-
try that the armistice had been
signed. 1t is remarkable how the
public will fall for something that
could be confirmed easily by asking
a reliable newspaper what the situ-
alton really is
Stanton Register: Last Thursday
the Omaha News ruthlessly confis-
Gated a board from some barnyard
fence from which to carve the word
"PEACE," and the following day
admitted without blushing that its
great news scoop was a fake. And
there was a time when the News was
considered reliable.
Norfolk News: 1t is with no little
pride that the News points out that
by reason of it's connection with the
Associated Press, it was able to set
Norfolk and the surrounding terri
tory right about the armistice. Nor
folk was one of the few cities that
did not celebrate and the reason was
that it was able to learn the truth
ever the Associated Press wires. Re
liability as we'll as speed is the aim
of the Associated Press. 1t sends
out no reports as true on the basis of
mere rumor The more important
the news the more careful 1t Is to
avoid even a misstatement of it.
Grand Island Independent: Never
before was the fallacy, from news
paper standpoint, Of risking mac
curacy and reputation for reliability
for bit of previousness, So thor
oughly demonstrated as in the recent
effort Of the United Press to beat its
contemporaries by guessing that a
thing was to happen and by putting
it out as having happened, only to
find that the delay in the happening
was fatal! This is what occurred,
evidently, in the false report of the
signing Of the armistice on Thurs
day by the United Press; and the pa
pers which rely upon it alone, as
many must, suffered an awful body
blow. Never was their inaccuracy
so widely advertised or so genuinely
and diligently "cussed!"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
Caring for the Kaiser.

Lincoln, Neb. Nov. Ito the
Editor of The Bee: The question,
What to do with the kaiser" is one
of more than passing interest, and
may be expressed in many ways. The
meaning of all, however, is substan-
tally the same. The present status
places the former kaiser subject to
the call of the allied chief COM
mander, whose conduct OF the war
has proven him competent to deal
with the situation, and we believe
justice will be melted out to the arch
fiend of Berlin and his hirelings.
There is one suggestion | would
make with reference to the DISPOSE
ton of these bodies, and it is as fol-
lows: Weight each with rock, place
them on a barge, transport it to the
Black Sea and then set 1t adrift,
withdraw all vessels to safe dis
lance, then, by the use of a timed
fuse, sink the barge without a
trace" and there will be no marked
place to remind the coming genera
tons Of the existence of such brute.
Let us hope such will be the end
Of their tribe.
JESSE SCHWARTZ.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18

fear may work injustice to and cast
unwarranted suspicion upon many
kind-hearted people who have given
me appreciated assistance. I am
the widow with six small children,
four of whom were i'll apparently
near deaths door when my husband,
who died Sunday, was also sick. Peo-
pie have been very kind to me.
neighbors and friends, white and
colored, and strangers to me. The
Visiting Nurses, God bless them, L
can never repay them for their care
and attention. Mrs. Wallace also
has been kindness, itself. So, as
have said, have been neighbors,
friends and strangers. 1t Is said that
people have collected money for me
and have not turned it in. That, of
course may be true, but / don't
know Of anyone who has done this.
But this | do know, that one of my
neighbors collected and turned over
to me IS and two other persons 81
each, and other persons have sent
me groceries, all of which has been
a real Godsend to me. If it had not
been for the kindness of the people,
/ do not know what we would have
done.
While of course, I would not be
party to any imposture played upon
the public by INSCRIPTIONS people,
| think it only right that kind
hearted people whom l believe have
acted in good faith and honesty to
help me should not rest under any
suspicion.
MRS. THOMAS LOVE.
1924 Hamilton street.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
This Day in History.

l752-Joseph Hester, revolution
airy officer, congressman and COVER
nor of Pennsylvania, born in Berks
county, Pa. Died at Reading, Pa,
June 10, 1882.
1810-Asa Gray, eminent botanist,
born in Oneida county, N. Y. Died
at Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 80, 1888.
18S3-Standard time went into eff
feet in the United States and Can
ada.
lSS5-In Holland workingman
was elected to parliament for the
first time.
1914-U. S. S. Tennessee fired on
by Turks in Smyrna harbor.
l9l5-Germans joined Bulgarians
in drive on Monastir, held by British
garrison.
19l6-Canadian troops on western
front accused German officers Of
"unspeakable treachery" in battles.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
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German Food Situation.

Gering, Neb., Nov. 14.-To the
Editor of The Bee: 1t is made 10
appear now from the dispatches that
the Huns (some of them) are in need
Of food-facing a famine the head
lines have it-and that this govern
ment is pledging its immediate serv-
ices to supply food to Germany and
Austria. Why this seeming haste
and extraordinary interest in those
particular people when there are
millions of helpless, sick and starry
ing people in many other countries,
made so by these same Huns and
with the knowledge and approval of
every officer, soldier and civilian of
the German empire.
Why should not the United States
government Immediately send ship
loads of food to the Armenians. and
troops enough to see that they get it =?
Likewise to the Belgians. Serbians
Roumanians, etc? How does any
one know that Germany is short of
food or in any immediate danger of
a famine? The people throughout
the civilized world have learned to
disbelieve any statement that ema-
mates from that source and to re-
gard same as propaganda. But GER
tainly before the allies would be JUS
tilted in shipping them any food sup
plies, should not there be a thorough
survey of their food supply made by
the commanding general and the
matter left entirely in his hands?
The reading public is asking what
has become of the hundreds of train
loads of wheat, cattle. sheep. hogs
and all other kinds of foodstuff that
was stolen from the defenseless
peasantry of those countries now al
most too weak to ask for help. And
all of this in addition to the
abundant crops grown in Germany
and Austria by the toll Of allied
prisoners. A WESTERN READER.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
Storyette of the Day.

Chairman Colver, of the Federal
Trade commission was talking
about a new food trust.
The rich men who would form
such trust as that" he said-"the
rich men who in these heroic times
would batten off the poor-we1l,
such men are tight. Yes they're
tighter than little Wilie's new
pants.
My new pants is too tight lit
tie Willie complained. They're
tighter than my skin
Nonsense! Impossiblei." scoffed
his mamma. Nothing, you absurd
child. could be tighter than your
skin
"Well, these pants is tight, any
how persisted Willie. 1 can sit
down in my skin but l can't in these
pants. Detroit Free Press.
"You seem to recollect matters
that occurred twenty years ago."
said counsel for the defendant
sneeringly to an adverse witness on
cross-examination. Can you re-
member as distinctly any other
trifling circumstances that occurred
at the same time?"
"Oh, yes" was the response. ~
remember that you dressed very
stability at that time and your shirt
was visible through the seat of your
breeches, and my father loaned
your father $50 to buy you suit of
clothes, so that you could appear
decently clad for admission to the
bar. And I also remember that
neither you nor your father ever re-
turned the money. But then $50
was not trifing circumstance. 1t
was $50 circumstance" New
York Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
Timely lettings and Reminders.

Today rounds out the first week
of peace the world has seen since
August, 1914.
In Canada the Victory loan CAM
paign ends today and in the United
States the United War Work CAM
paign comes to close.
Reconstruction problems of f.
nance and industry are to be dis
cussed by the Investment Bankers
Association of America, meeting in
seventh annual convention today at
St. Louis.
The trial of Victor Berger and
several associate leaders of the So
cia1ist party, who are under in
dictment for alleged violations Of
the espionage act, is scheduled to
begin today in the Federal court at
Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
One Year Ago Today in the War.

Italians drove back Austrians on
Asiago.
General Maude, commander Of
British forces in Mesopotamia. died
from cholera.
London announced the occupation
OF Jaffa by the British Palestine ex-
petition.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18

Secretary McAdoos advice to soldiers and
sailors that they hold on to their government
insurance is good. 1t is the cheapest and best
insurance ever issued and carries rights that
ought to be valued and preserved by every
young man who enjoys the privilege.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18

The members of the Imperial club
held their second party of the sea-
son at their own hall and a most
enjoyable time was experienced.
Miss Fanny Hardy, who has been
visiting her sisters at Cleveland, O
for several months, returned home
Congressman Anderson and wife,
of Iowa, are spending a few days in
the city the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Templeton.
Hon. John L. Webster gave
pleasant party at his residence in
honor of Judge Brewer of the United
States district court.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
This Makes 1t Easy,

Fremont, Neb.. Nov. Ito the
Editor of The Bee: There Is food
for deep thought in the article Of c..
F. McGrew in your issue Of Novem-
Der s, entitled, THE First Battle Of
the Marine" After abiding to the
manner in which free people at the
recent election declared against one
| man rule in America, and against
the accession of a Grown prince"
Mr.. McGrew says: The second bat
tic of the Marine will he fought in
| 1920, when the final doom Of au-
| tocracy in America will be sealed"
Now let us recolect that the trainers
Of the United States constitution did
not lose sight of the fact that it is
trait Of weak humanity to lust for
| selfish one-man rule, and in order
| to prevent this an election of sena-
| tors and representatives takes place
in the midst of each presidential
term as well as at the commence
ment of the same. Mr.. Wilson has
shown himself a most capable eX-
ecutive in many ways, but the pres
ent reverse certainly must have
brought him to the realization that
he is only human and he must now
have contrite heart and humble
spirit. However, let us go beyond
partisanism and recollect that
Teddy the Terrible" had his crown
prince in Mr.. Taft, and you remem-
Der how he spilled the beans. Teddy
was just as selfish as Wilson is in
this matter.
Now, Mr.. McGrew, in order to
down the autocracy Of Mr.. Roose-
welt, Mr.. Wilson or any other per-
son, or set of persons, who attempt
to dictate who the nominees for
president in their respective parties
shall be at the battle of the Marine
in 1920, we need the direct primary
applied to presidential nominations.
Let the voters decide who shall be
the nominees.
| implore Mr.. McGrew and other
progressive voters. regardless of po-
litical stripe, to use their influence
in securing the direct primary for
presidential nominations at the "bat-
tie of the Marine" in 1920. Do not
conceive that I wish to say who
should be nominated. | am contend
ing for a principle and not for an
individual
rather incline to the belief that
it might be a good thing to hold a
combined primary and election with
a preferential ballot. However,
good government is matter of
progression and perhaps it might be
we'll to be satisfied for the present
with the direct primary. But let
us demand that for 1920. Down
with the autocrats. Let the people
rule. CLARENCE RECKMEYER.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
Calling the Roll on Kings.

The honor roll of Aksarben's idle kings is
in grave danger of being overshadowed by the
involuntary rush to private life of Europe's
frazzled potentates. Germany's contribution to
the roster of jobless monarchs is not definitely
itself to crowd Aaksarben. Comparison ends
with numbers Aksarbens monarchs may re-
tire and stick around home and grow in popular
esteem. Over there the jobess king skiddoos
between days for safety.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
The Day We Celebrate.

F. w. Fitch, attorney-at-law, born
1860.
Russell Harris, civil engineer
born 1880.
Ricardo Martin, operate tenor
born, at Hopkinsville, KY, 40 years
ago.
RI Rev. Michael J. Gallagher,
Catholic bishop of Detroit, born at
Auburn, Mich, 81 years ago.
Henry Lee Higginson, Boston
banker and and philanthropist born
in New York City, "a years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18

Westsiders who are going to Lincoln to Sc
cure relief from an onerous street railway regu-
lation should reflect as they journey that if
Omaha had home rule charter such things
night be settled right here.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18

"Forty acres and mule" may not be real
ICED in Canada, but the Dominion expects to
provide all it's homecoming soldiers with farm.
Uncle Sam could do that fifty years ago., But
not now
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18

into next year, regardless of Germany's demand
for immediate action. 1t will do the Hun good
to get accustomed to waiting on the pleasure
# someone else
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18

Illinois voters authorized an issue Of
S60,000,000 bonds for good roads, and Kansas
has 1000 miles of hard-surfaced roadway under
construction. Nebraska has none. How long
will this rich state lag?
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18

Australians have some definite ideas as to
the disposal of islands formerly held by the
Germans, and the voice of Australia will be
potent at the peace table
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18

Uncle Sam is really and truly an uncle to
the newer governments coming into existence.
At any rate, he is putting up the coin to start
them going
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18

Putting the new city Jail on the site of the
old is happy thought, and may in some sense
realize the Barney" Shannon classic. 1t is a
matter for question, however, whether any ur-
gency for its immediate construction exists.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18

lie Matin of Paris presents bill to Ger
many on behalf of France, asking for 100000,
100000 francs. This ought to hold the Hun
for Z moment
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18

Those recalcitrant Uboat pirates might as
we'll come in and take their medicine. IF they
do not, it will be only short time till they are
overtaken by we'll merited fate.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18
CHEEKY CHAFF.

my daughters finance is q very prom
lsng young man"
Il know 1t. He has promised me to
pay back money he borrowed from me
as soon as he can get hold OF some Of
yours. baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-18

The mistake of the balloonists was in tack
ling the doughboys on the ground. They
should have played that game above the clouds.