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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-11-08

&c WielDnng, bah cift 8afTenItilfitani
5luiidlen GentIdlnn0 nub ben aaiier
ten 3aitanOe gefommen Iei, iunrb,
BON a0uiirnl @iliun al greit abae
grben nnb an Die ltniieo 9sref mi
Srs slOmtrals 3nitimmnng abae,
idlift. Die gladlridlt sing Der limit,
60 &rek in s5orm cineS aabcl.
gramms Uua 9iOD 8, 6owar6 beutt
fnrs nor WiittGg at.
,Sait gleidlseitis nm bicIeIbe 3eii
lief cine an6ere SepeidJc Bon SOluarS
an Die llniteb Bref Gin, beiageno,
Onh glOutiral gSilion OieIc gInfiinSi.
snts 9eitcrn nm A ll6r nadDmittags,
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ipdter nbcr iunr6e cr in acnntnis ge.
irtt OaR bic 9tadridt nidJt beitGtigt
ucrbcn fSnne.
Nus .6oiuar6s 9epcidle aeBt fer.
Dort ban I0mirnl gSilIon IN g,lten
Slaubcn banoelte, ange6cn0, CT neb.
me mn, ban bic glntiinoignus Dffi.
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itinlmnng gum glbieuben Der Sc.
peidlc nad gleu gort CAB.
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bOrbauOen, Saf Oie 9epcide, in lucl.
der cs bcift, Die Melonua f1nme
nidIt berbiirgt iuerOen, nit itarfer
SersOgernng eintrai, bonn iic lief
fat crit "a Stnnben nadD Der Eriais
nalSepeIde llier Gin. Sie 5eutiae
Gepeidle bun Suiuar6 lantet:
v9,aris 7rinalid. greit.
glOmirnl 8iliun, Der in 9reifer
3eitnng bctannt mndtc 1900
"A llbr nadJmtttagsy, 8affen.
itillitan0 lei abgeidluiien, ingie
ipater, bic gtndridt lei nnber.
biirat. sSn5iuiidlen berridjt III
Brett grOher 9nbeI.
'SuiuarS Simms."
Die auSerc 9epeidc Iantete:
gltnipreh, gleiu gprf:
8rcit-5ringlid. gSafienitill.
itanSs Bulletin baiert anf SO.
fal Bulletin, bcfahnt gentndlt
bon glOmiTal Wiliun 1T Scr Nm
na6mc, Oai es uffi5iell lei, iuur.
be NIT Oes glSmiraIs geltGti.
enug BON 3eitnngen hrr5ffent.
lidt. Brett Fcierte bic gunse
9adt binOnrdl. SOiuarS."
Dan iielt, Saf Die erite 9epejdc
bon 6uiuaro nnO Simms nnterseiA.
net unS in Der 9aris Office in Der.
iel6cn f5urm anfsegeben mar, iuie
bic geitern er6alteHe. glleg oentet
Oaranf bin, Saf Die. crit genannte
9epcidle ielr idnell uad Oem Crigi.
nal Bulletin nnfsege6en iunr6e.
glaS Der slueiten 9epeidle a6er
aejt flar Gerbor, Saf grcit bic ga1se
yiadt binOur9 feifrte nn0 bic Dc.
peide iunit beute n6geIdift lit.
sIndl liest Ser yciucis uor, ban
S,OuarS OieIelbe brett bon g'reit
abianbte, bonn ne 5eigtc MIR Ieinen
Wamen uidlt a6er and benjcnigen
5imms'. .SutunrS bsfiuSct iid 10.
init in Brett.
glbmiral 8ilion iibcrnimmt @crnnt.
iuUrfnng. 4
Brett, 5ranfreih, s. gaob .-N6.
mirdl Senrg y. NillOn, uou Der
@sr. stanten gRarinc, Stommanonnt
ber umerifaniIfJen StrciffrGfie in |
franS6fideu getuaiiern, fat bcnic /
bic folsenOe Grtlarnng 5cfanut se.
madlt:
o3ie Niel0nng Der llHiteS Erei.
bctrefis Der llnterseidHHaa Sts &af'
fenitillitanbes irnr0e bon meines
Sffiee que befnnnt gemadIi nub
;uar ani eiuer gniis bin, iUeIdie ais
Uffi5icll nn6 GntOratibe sSuiormntioE
idDien."
nd bin in Der Gage ~ itifieu,
bah bic 1Initeo greh nnS lire Ser.
frettr in beitem @lambsn aebauSelt
babcn, anO onR bic borssitise gieI
Snns bic 5olse zines Settlers mar,
FIX usldJe bic GepsidIsnassntnr in
fcintr Bsiie BeraHtiuOrtlid H."
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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-11-08

.sIomiral &ilIun in grcit, csranfrcidl,
bat bic uor5citiat Mclonng BEN Ser
tretern Der llnitcO gsrcf scscniiber
gcmadIt nuO 0ieic bnben lie natiirlidl
iofOrt nafb glmerita gcfabclt, luo iie
Idnellitens ncr6reitet mnroe mn6 Sem
rieiisiten snbeI nnsIGite. gIbmiraI
&iliOn bat bic bpIlc ger0ntluurtnna
fir ben gorfall ii6crnummen. glGe
Gin5elbeitea iiub aus ben 9epei6en
an anOerer Stelle sn erie6en. gann
in, Der beik erie9ntc Sricbc lit mod
nidIt Oa nuS Die SSrenSc nnO Der Ssyu.
bel luaren bcrfriibt. glllem glnidlein
nadl uirO er nbrr nidJt mebr lau9e
aMf iidJ iunrteu laiIen.
SGglidJe Cmaba Sxi6iine.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-11-08
u,ettcrberidbt.

6ilr Cma9a nn6 l;HIqeGenS-
Saon heitte a6enO nn6 gnntgtog.
etDas fGlter bette oben0.
SSilr glebrasfa- 9laeenlein if6n
berte obcno imO Snnsioa: fGlter
beute abeno; gnmstog tn1rnler I'M
duberiien iueitIihen SeiIe.
5iir SSopa-Ieilpeiie beiu5lft
itn0 etiuas f1lter beute obenb un6
Solnstag; nl0glideriue:ie nnte.
itimuttrs @etter i'm iiio0itlifen 9eis
le.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-11-08
Antoritatipt Grfldrnng iiber
Die Dtrfrii6te TrieoensmelOunq

Die Sdgde Gmaa Srbnne sb0rt audi sn Den 3tnnaen bic
aen bic Nard bcn h6er ben angeblcm afnh bes g8aen
ftltanOes 5uiidcn ben Aaicrtcn nnS 9enhlanS
Die Sribane er6a lire 9epeden Der luicS Gs mede
Se ensse Sepbennnnr bes 2anSes it, bic bie Spccn Gradt
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-11-08
Critic GrBldrmto
Scr 1tniteS 1orcf5

esntt m0rstn, beupr lie boGitdH'
Aiotn auhAlHf erbieIt nHS btfanut
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-11-08

lNALNAeL rONAANl ASlA ~ N~NtbffeAJt fU
Se0ans ourdJ 0ie glmerifaner b0r]1
erfldrte er, 0nB eS cine berrli(E
8offentat biIOe, unt 10 nie9r, 0a
Entertainer Elm idpierigeS @el1n@
SIT iiberiuinoen batten. ssSli Den N
gen bonn %. Septenlber bis gum
glouentber mar Der gerinarih mid
ge 0es Dem SeinOe giinltigen Oh
l1nOeS unD Der 1nrtll1figen gert&
oigltng oes @egners MIR langian
ober Die ginndbnle eiiles Seiles D
Staot Seoan ipur0e 0ennod) beiper
iteLligt.
syransplen brinsen hDr.
9Saris, s. gtob. 8os &riegsdri
lneloete geltert AbeilO, onB Die Sro1'
8oielt BEN 5eino n0roIid> Der 9lisl1
peiter 8uriidtrei6en; Der sieoeritrN
inenOe &egen perfnae ben &orn1ori
ni6t 8u bebinoern. 5rou5oitide a%
bollcrie lnoridiert olf bic Wtoas
uno froil8oiiide SSSltfartcrie tlabe
Itd) Me5ieres. 9ds &nlpt5ieI 0ds
5rqll5oien lit 9irion. Wtit oeri 5aE
le oieier Stoot lit Dem Gronspor
ipeielt Ser oeuti1en glrnieen III Story
frarfreih eiil Derni1teaoer i5d]ldN
erteilt por0en. &
Sritiidjer 8erid)f.
2onOon, S. 3op., 1880 DorntifE
tags. sStl ieinent 6eutigen @eridY
neloet 8eLomaridoI[ 5aig, 0nB I'll
'geltern abero III Ser gsadbarihnls
bon Gcalibes uno 2ilnon-s5ontqill9I
iiiOLid bon Sniitulot, 5u fddrfes
aantpfen gefonttttef 1T. Die beioeiS
9rtidaften tpltroen genoiniterL ltftH
cine Nn3obl 5eiloe geriet in @cl
fangeni9aft. lttier @ortnarid iii0S
lid pom Monss@on0e &annI 0nllerS
an. (9lus oent geridt oeS 5elOmara
idaas 9aig oebt 6eroor, DOB oog
beridtete ginIteIlen Der Seinoielia.|
feiten an Ser 8eitfront lnt 3 llbN
no6mittags fid ouf iene 6ront bea
idjrdnfte, no Die oeutitben @affeus
ltiGitanO5oelegation Die 2inie freuas
tie. qlnlu. Der limited 9reB.)
2onOon, s. 9tob. JeIbnlarifoG
6aig mel0et, oaB ot Der gon5ert
Jront iiloliCb bonn gtons- -Gnfoe Gd1
nal Oie g9riten auf Dem 9}ortnorIfs
fino. Ser MornloI @uItI
lit iebt pom 5eiil0e geidubert, nof5
bebaupten fid) Oentide gtbteilungeiIl
immer nod In 8erlaintont, fteben in.E
oeiien in @efobr, abgeihnitten sis
perOen. 9rittihe StreitfrGfte itei.
ben 6itlid BON Eorqterie ltto nlors
ihieren oltf Bont=iursSanl6re. glelt.S
Iceland &rltppen beiin0en ii9 oitF1
ocm gBege na1 @apub iulb lteBelf
Dor Sarguies. Seit Wtontag batteI
bic 8. britiihe 9lrtnee 12S Sffi5ierel
Imo 5i79 Winnn, uno Sic A. glrnaeeI
900 Mnnn geiangen getontnen.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-11-08

= Winu unterituse 0ie 6eutfhe
yreiie iiioem man su ibrer ger5rei<
hung beitrdgt.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-11-08
HOWARD. slMMs.

olInipreH@ 1T bic So6claSreiie Der
llnitco s,reh 10s &ort gllracnto
beoeutsf, bar bic GepeidIe snr JG,mel.
len gffOrbernHs anfatseben DnrOe.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-11-08

"Unipress, New York;
'Urgent-Armistice allies Ger
many signed eleven smOrnine;
hostiIities ceased two safternoon.
Sedan taken smorning by Ameri-
cans.
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PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED UNDE
PERMIT tNo ss4). AUTHORIZED By rH5
ACT OF OCTOBER 6 1917. ON FILE A
THE POST OFFICE OF OMAHA. NEBl|
BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT ID
A. s. BURLESoN. P0sTMAsTER-GENERAp
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-11-08

SldnStnOe 2Saifcatai.
&albinstou, Q. giOD-9lls ariegs.
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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-11-08

lin il6rigens Oem MlangeL on
8obnunsen ob5u6eIfcn. toudt ein
neues grojett auf. Cine syrmi 2ucp
Gbomnoinn idreibt Oo5u foIgenocS:
9Sie ons 29obnunesproblpm geloit
merOen fam. Sommer.6amps fir
IN Binter.gumps eeluan.
belt. 9lIs ieinano, bic oas, mos iie
prcoist oil it6 ielbit erprobt bat,
(GOrtiesuns ouf eeite 81
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-01-17
Mnre ReInia~k rxecuted

London. Jan ~ Word has been
received here OF ffty-elgh' more off
cial executions In Belgium. This
brings the number OF Belgians exc
cuted since January. 1917. to 10
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-01-17
DESTROYER and All Hands Los,

London. Jan "a The British de-
siroyer Racoon struck rocks OF the
Irish coast and foundered + is an
nounced officially Ninety-slS men.
all those on hoard the R8cooD wher
the vessel sank. were lost
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-01-17
Easy 10 Rnrrnxk.

Askitt-By the way. do you happen
to know Skinner
Noiit--Sure.
Askitt--ls his credit good
Noitt-It Is II be wants to borrow
trouble
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-01-17
From Par. to sss,oco Sea,

New York. Jan ~ From a page
on the New York stock exchange 10
membership was the janp made here
by Max Siegel. who paid $500 for
the seat OF the late Stuart Barr.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-01-17
An Old Adace.

Twas midnight, yet mother sat
stitching With care. her labor still far
from IT. end; and she smiled as she
said, With = hali.plaintive air: ''Its
never too lste To mend"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-01-17
UNCLE
AARON'S
WILL
Nv q. A. ~ ; SELL

tween the conflicting emotions 81 grief
and curiosity
Thcy knew. or thought they knew.
ny utcle as the richest maD by far
10 TIE city silent. cold ard reserved,
10 one had ever presumed 70 be his
confidential friend
Ho died without klth or lin NJ aay
hind II the world. cept myfe,i
whom hc heartily dctested We had
NOT froten 70 each ether for years
and both were glad Of a. ] regarded
him "a m ayaricious colby caieu'
laiiny machine. without heart con.
science or human sympathy He
thought Of me as an iGlo, shiiuess
dreamer. with the heart OF poet and
he heal 81 fool
whatever the people thought OF
him. II Is but fair 10 his memory to
fay thai they agreed with his iudg
mont Of myself
Therefore, when returned IN
Frankfort fer / never long remained
IN thp uHcorgcnial holo-thc intab.
ipnts OF that town were properly
eurioas as 20 Whether he would leave
Bis money to his unworthy nephew. or
10 some worthy charity
After the funeral ! was called into
pr te room whore two men were
aatoa One 81 them | recognized AS
ny c!c's lawyer the other as his
hslk
rtt greeted me- In a curiouslN
q a "a constrained WY that struck
NJ Sa om.nous for my future vel
fare
Mr Bo'cs. the lawyer got UP and
rrhttd the gas. pulled down the
shades. and lockei al the doors The
banker remained seated. offering no
comment. while gazed with fas
elnafcd interest from ore to tie other
Mr. Roles having at last secured The
proper privacy seated himself and be
gan
Mr. Gordon have strange com
munication TO make 20 you. The
straugest that you ever heard II Isl
concerning your uncle's will. We
throe are the only persons on earth
that are 70 kno" re content o. thl.
strarge beuucst. and II YOU refuse Il
abide by the provisions enumerated
iheftih' you We io'oloa'n
speaN aoou' Y bo YOU uee' y 'nif
preliminary requirsu'eh''
Il 10" / said without hesitation
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~ ,bia prest fortune Il il be yogr.
10 sprp1 m any manner YOU choose
,rryiaad Won ropol, vltbi, tho cor.
porate llnIts ~ Frankfort ALWAYS,
and fprther that Won tell no one Of
The contents of ,his henuest"
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g., 100 s.r,ngo,,, o,nh,rr,ssoa
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accep' 'he terms faid oriet. /
W sha hurried ON 'est chahge my
decision
NY uncle, rehrc'ed, could have IN
ric'ed no greater punishment than
mat o. coyupell3nE me 10 live inside o.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-01-17

Ms ENt'ih~N hNH H.tH
neS. suHdue IN thr vicinity
uou Rama spab rho les. .
$4,000
u, Nfuda . Wilmn ion p' f'tsS-
htld. Ma, who hAa breu itce q
IN Ici Cross work Cos severed stff~
wiil icalc for France 20 casa Z p ar-
tlve aat service
paud II q l3a~jl ana tawcs
nad,ft were billed tl iWi" IL
lauen Mass Wnllc Transforms
mad II lunnel from one freis'a ear
10 another
There Werc sixteen passengers r3l"
iug n l,ucs bus at lEHn Mass,
when trolley cnr a~m' inio T.
demolished thr rrnr end and injured
calt passengers
Wnur T. emupt T. white coas'ing
at Winchester Mass losi control Of
his sled and consisted tito the Aoer-
Iona r5er and W2s crowned,
Andrew J May blacksmith was
found irozcu to dpath In a room IN
ihe rear OF the shop nj Rutland,
Nuas., whore he lived alone.
The $. r. Avis & Sons company.
manufacturing gun bnrrcls, closed ts
plant nj West Haven Conn aud laid
ar 500 hands
The difficulty In obtaining mol only
teachers but Girls 10 train Tor tcach
crs. was shown by y report iilcd IN
the legislature by ,hc Massachusetts
state board Of education against the
construction e u new normal school
Civil service prohibitions block The
plan for municipal poiccwoma1 In
laitchhurg. Mass. according to mem"
bers of the wnmaus league, who have
virtually abandoned the campaign.
10 drop a distance Of 100 feet over
cllT IN an automobile aud escape
wits mercy broken Iee WAS the oS-
pcreuce Of George w Hatch, O.
Cambridge. Mass business man
Frank T CASSIDY, 10, died 1T eos.
ton following Injuries received 'ehae
coasHng
Tho aupvpl rcnorf of ,be Maine
qtato board Of ass rssors pote. n larap
increase il the number Of sheep in
'e state,
Daniel payalonis was killed b, m
ecIerrlc shork IN the collar Of his
ANN, NJ Noruo,J slass. b., coming
m oon,act with a live a,yirc
~, ,r,a ,,,u.a -
riyn war ,o,n,on ond orn ~ mo
lcad,nr utpinr ananciers in this come
trv diod a, pos,on
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NV p" ''"'
MISS Nellie Donovan, % . domestic
fcli in"n an elevator shall ~ los
ION ana was Ll!led
hfYg UFty AfNspnI III Nntg AfHifg
Evening journal., 1918-02-08
SIMMONS IS HELD
ON LARCENY CHARGE

Harry ~ Simmons was arraigned in
Municipal Court today. charged with
the larceny OF a gold watch and chain
from the home of Adolph Markell, Of
No. 7i2 Washington street The arti-
cles. according 90 The testimony of
Mrs. Msrkel. are valued at more than
500.
The prosecution told the court that
the defendants wife was employed at
her home and that simmons called 10
see his wife shortly after Christmes
and that the articles were missed after
simmons visit.
Millard =. Davis. ieweler. testified that
the defendant had bought a chain at
his store after Christmas. and gave the
chain. which was Identified 10y Mrs
Markell as her property, ia part pay
ment for the purchase made at the
Davis store.
Detectives Riley and Mah0ney iesti-
fed that Simmons confessed TO the
theft Of the goods
Judge Churchman said there was
probable grounds for suspecting Sim
mons Of the larceny OF The missing ar
licles and held the defendant for trial
under $500 bail.
l.. Irving Handy appeared for Sim
mQns.
Evening journal., 1918-02-08
MEN WIN
FIGHT FOR PARDON
c. A. King, Convicted OF
Alleged Larceny Leaves
Prison Cell
FRIENDS BELIEVE
HIM INNOCENT

Governor Townsend, acting upon the
recommendation Of the Board OF Par
dons yesterday. granted a full pardon
to Charles u King, for fifteen years an
employe Of Philadelphia. Baltimore
and Washington Railroad, and at the
time OF his conviction for alleged lar
ceny Of railroad property. flagman on
the New Castle shifting engine, where
he had been employed for two years.
The pardon was brought about by
Edward NJ Davis. NJ. Il. Tilghman and
other members OF the Brotherhood Of
Railroad Trainmen. 20 which King be
longed. Tnghman received the pardon
last night at the Hotel Dupont This
morning he went TO the county work
house in an automobile, presented the
pardon to Chief Warden Gross, obtain
ed me release Of King. brought him
back to Wilmington and restored him
10 his grlef-stricken wife and seven
children az the King home, at Twenty
seventh and Market streets.
The story OF the arrest and convic-
tion OF King was such pathetic one
that it aroused the sympathy OF an his
railroad associates. Being OF a frugal
turn OF mind gnd averse 10 waste in any
form. during the two years he was
employed on the New Castle shifter he
made Il a practice Of picking up every
little scrap of waste metal that he saw
living along the right OF way and which,
only for his action, would have gone to
waste.
At the end Of two years, those accu-
mutations were sold 10 Wilmington
Junk dealer for s., or an average OF one
cent a day dnring Kings period OF SER
vice on the New Castle shifter. When
the sale Of this junk was brought 90
The attention Of a certain railroad 0ll-
cial ne gave instructions that a war
rant be sworn out for King and that
he be prosecuted TO the limit. That
was done.
on January ii. King was sentenced
to serve two months in the wOrkhouse.
One month Of that sentence subse-
duenlly was remitted by Judge Conrad.
The tralnmen however. were so con
WINGED OF The honesty Of King that they
determined TO obtain a full pardon for
him. Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Tilghman took
charge Of the fight ana II resulted in IA
vorahlo action in Kings behalf at
Dover yesterday.
Evening journal., 1918-02-08
MAY ALLOW TRACTION
co. RATE INCREASE

Members Of the Board Of Public
Utility Commissioners viii meet on
Monday afternoon at which time Il is
expected Government experts viii be
present and inquire into lhe local
electric light and trolley situation.
10 is understood that the Commission
ers will consider The matter OF allowing
The Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company the right 20 make
an increase in the price OF current for
commercial purposes.
II Is understood the Traction Com
pany has requested the Uuuiy Com
missiOners 10 grant them permission 20
re-arrange thstf rate schedule. basing
their request ON iho additional costs
of materials necessary 90 produce cur
rent.
City officials have been receiving un-
signed communications of LATE relative
10 the necessity of an increase in rates
Evening journal., 1918-02-08
COL. ROOSEVELT IS
IMPROVED TODAY
Will Not be Out OF Danger,
However, For "a More
Hours
NOW THREATENED
WITH MENINGITIS
BY The United Press

NEW YORK Feb. S-Followns cir
culstion or irresponsible rumors re-
gsrdlng Colonel Booseyelrs condition,
The superintendent Of Roosevelt Hospi-
ial issued the following statement at "A
a. M:
Every report coming down from Col
Roosevelts room. and they are coming
every few minutes. SAYS that he is any
thing but dead and is improving. How
ever. II another abscess should form IL
might be q different story. AZ present
col. Roosevelt Is very, very far from
being a dead man.
PHYSICIANS were hopeful this morning
That a further operation would not be
necessary. They expected to reach a
decision this afternoon.
Messages Of sympathy and best wishes
are pouring in from all sections. Mrs
Roosevelt is remaining close by.
The Colonel passed a comfortable
night.
Infection in Roosevelts left ear is re-
ported spreading and threatening TO de-
velop into either mastoldistis or menin-
riiis. His condition would be serious,
physicians said. II the case should take
such a turn FOR the worse. Twenty
four hours. they believe, should tell the
tale.
Evening journal., 1918-02-08
PATRIOTISM TOP
Note AS SONS Of
maryland Dine
Minister Koo, Senator Sauls-
bury, Congressman Gil
lette and Gard Orators
JUDGE HASTINGS As
PRESIDING OFFICER

Patriotism Of the kind that knows no
partlsanship ran rampant at the an
nual dinner Of the Mary land Society Of
Delaware at the Hotel dupont last
night Following q Hooverized menu.
distinguished speakers-one a diplomat
Of international fame. others men high
in the halls Of Congress stirred the
assembled sons Of Maryland and their
guests by their assertions that world
democracy must overthrow world
dominion OF The kind that Germany is
seeking TO impose, and that the obstruc-
ZIONIST Of world peace will be engulfed
by the waters Of wrath he has damned
up I'm the fifteen nations now at War
with the Central powers.
The Hon. Y. X. Wellington Koo,
Chinese Minister 10 the United States;
Senator Willard salisbury, Of Della
ware: Congressman Frederick II. Gill
leite. Of Massachusetts. Republican
Leader Of the House, and Congressman
Warren Gard, OF Ohio. comprised the
galaxy Of speakers whoi thrilled the
audience IN a way that seldom has
been surpassed in this state. Former
Judge Daniel q. Hastings. president OF
the Maryland Society was postmaster.
and was very gracious in his introduc-
ton OF the speakers
Mr.. Hastings particularly regretted
that Secretary OF Agriculture David
r. Houston was unable 10 be present
because Of pressing war duties. as set
forth in his telegram Of regret. Know
ing the troubles OF running one farm,
I have the most profound respect for a
man who runs an The farms In the
country" said Mr. Hastings.
While all the speakers were accorded
ovafious. fhr greatest Ouihurst came
when Congressman Gillette asserted
that he did not dread the German peO-
Die in this country so much as he did
the hireling spies Of Germany. men Of
all nationalities. "and until we take and
shoot some Of them. as Germany does,
we will not be safe" he exclaimed, amid
thunderous applause that left no doubt
OF the temper Of his auditors-270 men
representing the professions. the NOR
camille and industrial life OF the state.
including some Of the foremost citizens
.0f Delaware.
Minister Roo gripped his hearers
with his cle9r-cut, cameo-like speech.
rich in It's choice of English and high
thought. Smooth-faced, more like @
younc college man than the distin-
guishod diplomat he is, Minister koO
mixed wit with wisdom IN a way that
made a profound impression. About the
Continued on Page Twenty
Evening journal., 1918-02-08
GRANGE HoN0Rs LINCOLN.

a social meeting of West Brsndywine
Grange at Talleyville, was held last
night when a most interesting Lincoln
day program was given. The program
follows.
Singing OF America" by The audi
ence; The Life OF Lincoln paper read
by Clarence Smedley; sketch 0f Lin
coins Life" by Herbert Chandler; reci-
tatioD. Miss Bessie Smith; reading. Mrs
=. Eastake: answering of geographical
questions. Mrs. Hannah Ryan; How
Can We Keep our Boys on the Farm ?'
paper prepared by Pennsylvania state
Grange Master McSparren and read by
Clarence Smedley: reading OF letters
from soldiers In France, Joy Mrs. May
Luss: what Can We Learn from the
Life of Lincoln. by Harold SmiihA At
the meeting next week a Valentine so
cial Will be held