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Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
usso-German Army
Marches Toward IrkutSk

Harbin, Monday, March 16.-Rus-
sian and German soldiers in Siberia
are organizing an army corps COM
posed of one exclusively Russian di-
vision and another which will be two
thirds German and one-third Austrian,
according to reports reaching official
quarters at lrkutsk.
Four thousand Cossacks are said to
have joined 10000 Germans, the com.
bined force being expected to go 10
Irkutsk.
L. S. Gray, an American business
man at Omsk, reports that 1000
prisoners with machine guns, air
planes, motorcycles. armored cars and
ammunition have been concentrated
at Tomsk. At Krasnoyarsk passport
bureau has been established and is
supplying to Austrian soldiers ere
dentials under Russian names. Ger
mans are guarding 10000 rifles in the
arsenal at Irkutsk. All these move
ments, according to information
reaching here. are parts Of plan TO
mobilize> along the frontier and OPP
pose any advance by foreign troops
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
FINAL ARTICLES
FOR HEAvYTITLE'
BOUT ARE SIGNED
Willard to Receive rs Per
Cent Of Colonel MilIer's End
and Fulton $4,000
= " Flat.

Chicago, March 25.-Final articles
closing heavyweight championship
match between Jess Willard and Fred
Fulton of Rochester, Mimi, the chal-
tlenger. were signed here today.
Willard, it was revealed in the new
set of articles, is to receive Is per
cent of the net profits made by
Colonel J 6. Miller, promoter, while
Fulton is to receive flat sum OF
$4,000. The agreement also stipu-
lates that Miller shall have the right
to sell or transfer the bout ito. such
person or persons as he may see fit.'
"If | am successful in selling the
match for 100000 or more---in fact,
any amount will have to pay
Fulton $4,000 and give Willard rs
per cent of the, balance" Miller ex-
planned. | may not be able to sell the
match. If / don't, ] shall promote it
myself. There's one thing Certain
Willard and Fulton will fight some
place for the championship the next
fourth Of July"
The articles stipulate that Wizard
and Fulton shall establish training
quarters in the vicinity of the city in
which the contest is staged, for at
least three weeks prior to the bout.
The number of rounds to be fought
will depend entirely on the laws of the
state.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
AMERICANS HAVE
NO CAUSE FOR
ALARM M--MARCH

Washington, March 25.-"The War
department sees no cause for alarm
on the part of the people OF the
United States" said Major General
Peyton c. March, acting chief of
staff, commenting today on the situa-
ton in France. "Sir Douglas Haig
has announced that the British with
drawal was in accordance with def
mite plan. That announcement is to
be accepted" -
: Genera. March stated specifically
that the War department still was
without information which would
confirm the report that American
units had taken part in the great
battle.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
Fifteen 0mahans Summoned
For Dutv on Fed Grand Jury

Fifteen of the 50 federal petis jury
men summoned for the April term are
Omahans, as follows:
H.W. Allwine. 20l6 Emmet street;
Edward A. Caldwell, 1857 Fa'ram
street; Frank Clark, care M. E. Smith
& Co.; A. J. Cooley, 3f9 North fcify-
first avenue; Elmer A. Cope, care Up
dixie Grain company; w. w. Farqu-
hsr, 5000 Evans street: F. H. H; n
sen, care New York Life, Insufaf'ce
company; AT Keenan,. 123 S1dth
fwenty-ffth avenue; L. Jankowski,
ia North Eighteenth street; Jahn
McCaffery, 1914 Howard stree. c.
E. Malm, $50 North Thirty-sec, nd
street: o. H. Steele, 2517 Dewey ave-
nue.; Charles Suhbl$d, 1917 Sokth
Sixth street; John H. Toms, ,8l6
Spencer street; c. J.. Westerdah! l715
Burt street.
They must report April 2 at 2 p nj
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
AMERICAN HURT
BY SHE'LL FROM
A. BIG GERMAN GUN

Paris, March 25.-An American Cor
poral OF marines was struck in the
chest by a splinter of one Of the first
shells which fell during Saturdays, 5,
bombardment of Paris by the Ger
mans. He was wounded seriously. but
his life probably was saved by the
DETECTION of the splinter by cigaret
case. So far as has been reported he
is the only American victim of the
bombardment
The Matin says one Of the shells
fired in the direction of Paris yester-
+ day struck a church in the suburbs.
Several persons. who were attending
a Palm Sunday service were killed.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
Unsightly and Disfiguring Sig
mails of Bad Blood.

Don't close your eyes to the warn
ing which nature gives, when un-
slightly pimples appear on your face
and other parts of the body. \
Not only are these pimples and
splotches disfiguring, but they lead
to serious, skin diseases that spread
and cause the most discomforting ir-
ritation and pain. Sometimes they
foretell Eczema, boils, blisters, scaly
eruptions and other annoyances that
burn like flames of fire, and make
you feel that your skin is ablaze.
When these symptoms appear on
any part of the body, take prompt
steps to rid the blood of these disor-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
Wa tch the Little Pimples;
They are Natures Warming
clueu, Peabody g Co Inc. Makers

ders. And the one remedy which has
no equal as q, purifier lis S. S. S.,
the purely vegetable blood medicine,
which has been on the market for
more than fifty years. 1t is sold by
druggists everywhere
If you are afflicted with any form
of skin disease, do not expect to be
cured by lotions, ointments, salves
and other local remedies, as they can
not possibly reach the source of the
trouble, which is in the blood. Begin
taking S. S. S. today, and write a
complete history of your case to our
chief medical advisor, who will give
you special Instructions, without
charge. Write at once to Swift Speci-
fic Co., AL Swift Laboratory, At
lanta, Ga.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
One Hundred Fifty Navy
Recruits Leave for West

One hundred and fri+y-fve navy re-
cruits left Omaha Sunday night for a
naval station near San Francisco.
1t was cosmopolitan crowd and
an enthusiastic one.
Hundreds of friends and relatives
were there to bid the boys good
by, There was no sobbipg or weep
ing, but there was no lack of cheer
ing as the newsies on the street
shouted: Extra! 'Haig Line HoldsH -
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
HobIitze| Appointed to .
Lead Boston Americans

Boston, March 2s.-Richard Hob
,iitzel, famous first baseman,. has
been appointed captain OF the Bos-
ton American league base baal team,
according to word received today
from the Red Sox training camp at
Hot Springs, Ark. There has been
much speculation over the leadership
of the team during the coming year,
and many thought John Evers would
he named
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
Engineering Bodies Will
Hold Meeting in 0mahaa

Nebraska chapter of the American
Society of Civil Engineers and the
Omaha Technical club have called a
Joint meeting Of all engineers, and
those interested ip road improve
ments, to be held at Paxton hotel,
March so.
Thomas H./McDonald, chief engi-
neer of the Iowa State Highway com-
missions will address the meeting OH
the subject of "Organization and
Operation of the Iowa State Highway
Commission, and the Laws Under
Which it Operates" George 4:
Prince viii talk on "The Need of
Recognition of the Engineer by the
Public in Civil Matters" >~
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
BRITISH OUTNUMBERED
EIGHT TO ONE IN BIG
DRIVE NEAR BAUPAUME
One German Division to One English Battalion When
Teutons Launch Thrust South of St. Quentin
Machine Guns Hew Down Enormous
= Numbers. of Advancing
:. Enemy.

British Army Headquarters in France Sunday, March 24
The main thrust the British right flank by the Germans
used division for every 1000 yards Of the 'front.' there being
approximately German division against British bat
talon. -..
The purpose of the attack here capture Urvlers
and and thereby acquire high ground for
further advance, -. H.,
possible give details of the early stages
h;s ssndo FIGHT
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
U. S. Discourages New Firms
Not Essential to the War

Washington, March 25.-To dis
courage all new industrial projects not
deemed essential to the prosecute, OF
the war, the war industries board will
withhold from such plants the tene-
6ts of priority of transportation for
their products.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
Lyons Over ,SubsCribes
War SAVINGS Stamp Quota

Lyons, Neb., March 25.--(Special.)
The War Savings stamp drive here
Friday obtained $4,000 in stamp sub
scriptions, which is $4,000 more than
the quota announsed for Lyons. 2
The following are candidates for
trustees at the coming city election:
Harry White, Roy Shumway, Paul
Karo, Paul Calnon, F. F. Laase and
Harry Martin. The nominees for
school officers are L. d. Wigton. DR..
w. c. Keettel, J. F. Kundeson and
y. r. Coffin.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
KAISER VISITS ~ /
PERONNE WITH
HlNDENBURG

London, March 25.--Emperor Viii
liam and Field Marshal Won linden
burg visited Peronne on Sunday eve
ming, according to Berline advices
forwarded from Amsterdam by the
Exchange Telegraph.
The German losses in the battle at
Bapaume are described as "eompara-
lively heavy"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
,My!Ai9sldin$Gg1. ,y!A9
Tf1aluluersS2'
BY FRED S. HUNTER.

w E SINCERELY trust that the
" Western league will decide to
play 6 o'clock base ball. At this
moment, we can think of no better
treatment to seoth the frayed nerves
of the dispeptic bali scribes who must
catch 9 p. m. edition, than a course
in 6 o'clock base ball, especially when
the games go Is innings. ..
The Great Offensive.
SINCE Colonel Miller horned into
- the sporting arena with his Will
lard-Fulton chatter the artillery fire
has been heavy and the excitement
intense. But the worst is yet to come.
Wait until the combatants begin to
discuss the Insignificant topic OF
referee. A Pittsburgh steel foundry
in full blast will sound like purring
kitten in comparison to the gas attack
which will be launched.
Battling for the Spoils.
John Reisler. fight manager and
. barber, alias John the, Razor
wants to pluck~sone of the peaches
from the Jack Dempsey tree. He says
he has contract which makes him
the rightfut manager of Jack the
Giant Killer, instead of Jack Eea'ns.
Whenever the buds begin to blossom
the whole neighborhood wants to
get in on the pickings. =
Marking Up a Turkey.
John Richie, who hammers a
= wicked typewriter for the Mime.
apolis Journal, is caustic cuss and
he has his own ideas about wrestling
and wrestlers. John recently re-
ferred to three of our leading ex-
ponents of the mat\game as Zee.
biscuit, Paddock and Stretcher,'
which, we say, is drawing bead on
the bulls-eye and registering marks-
>manship medal and three cigars.
A Regular Thriller. y
cUSPENSE!, Suspense!> Suspense!
y shouts one of Mr.. Shirley's movie
advertisements. Must be referring to
the negotiations for the Willard-Ful-
ton fight.
At the Movies? -
TULY is the day selected for both
u Naturalization fight and the
Caddock-Stecher wrestling match.
How will you spend the day now?
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
Boxing Instructor Of
II. R. Dies Of Pneumonia

New York. March 25.-Mike Dono-
van, former middleweight champion
pugilist and widely known as boxing
instructor of Theodore Roosevelt
when the colonel was president of the
United States, died of pneumonia at
a hospital here early today.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
Chicago White Sox Pitcher
Breaks Lea at Training Camp

Dallas, Tex, March Esd Corey,
a recruit pitcher OF the Chicago Amer
leans broke his leg just above the
ankle. here this afternoon during the
game with the Dallas team of the
Texas league. He was taken to local
sanitarium.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
Former Omaha Newspaper
Man Now CAPTAIN in Army

= Captain Loren R. Brooks. for.er
Omaha newspaper man, is visiting
here on his way to Grand Islanc and
Minneapolis, the latter being his. .he me
city He has been in training at
Camp Sill. and will be stationed, at
Camp Cody with the 10th field artil-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
EXHIBITION GAMES

New Orleans, La, March 2s,-Joe
Woods home run in the 18th inning
with man on base, broke the tie and
gaveNhe Cleveland Americans 9 to
7 victory over the New Orleans
Southern association team todN,
score: R.HE.
tteVel1hu s'''.'..'s.ss ss.'s'st''t'''' ~
New orleans s...s.......s...... ....s..t II .
= Batteries--Ccveleskie, Morton. Groom and
o'Neill; Smith, Martina and Peters.
San Antonio, Tex. March o. r. II. Il.
st. Louis Nationa'j u a..............1 IL 1
San Antonio tTexas league) .....s..s Z ,
Batteries Ames. Meadows. May and Sny-
der; Hydorn, r, and Anderson,
Dallas, Tex, March "a. z, III. p.
Chicago Amertcans<.. <.........,......le ~
Dallas (Texas league) ........... 10
Batteries--Danforth. MussersN Schallenoerg
and Lee. schaE; coalee. Lewis, Wilson.
Compere rnd Dowies
Hot Springs. Ark, March ~ r. n, f.
Brooklyn (Natlonsis)> ....s....,.,..l
Boston tAmericansl ...........s.t..I II
Batteries--s.ammaux. Marquard. coombs,
Miller; Ruth. Mays and Agnew.
Jacksonville. Fla, March 4. r; II. u.
Pittsburgh tNationais) N....s...'".s .
Camp johnson ......,.....' .'...s.s,..V :
Batteries--Caresol, Jacobs. Hamilton anu
Smith; Daily and Reho1
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
British Score Successes
On Eastern Front

London, March 25.-The British
positions. on the. left bank of the
Jordan, in Palestine, were extended
on Friday night, i. is announced Of
fieially.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26

CROSS OISE RIVER.
on the extreme right Of the British
army the enemy crossed the River
Disc at two places. One body of
troops came out of LaFere and swung
north, while another army crossed at
Moy and turned south to form a juno
ton with the LaFere group. Through
out the day the battle ragged in the
lowlands~ about the Disc.
At Vendeuil, group of British
held out until 4 o'clock Friday after
noon. A little further, north the Ger
mans stormed Urvillers and Essigny.
Just west of St. Quentin in the Brit
ish were forced to fall back, but
throughout the day they clung to the
Holnon wood, little northwest of the
city.
GERMANS DRIVE AT HAM.
South of St. Quentin, number Of
strong British redoubts made gal.
liant defense and it was nightfull be-
fore the, last of them, with their ma
chine gunners, had been reduced. The
end of the first day found the British
behind the st. Quentin canal.
Friday morning the enemy renewed
his assault with INCREASING vigor, and
after desperate fighting in the region
of LaFere, succeeded in getting
across to the British side. ~...
Further north the British also with
drew from Holnon wood The Ger
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26

The Nebraska Bowling Association
tournament closed last night with the
Maxwell Motor quintet from Lincoln
in first place in the hve-men event
with the overwhelming score of 2277,
breaking the record Of fthe state bowl
ing association.
Records OF the two-men events and
singles were not bettered during the
tournament.
E.sOjendyk, Lincoln, crept into SUI
prenacyl in the singles with high
score OF go.
In the doubles two teams tied Tor
first place with the head score OF
l,l78.
Toman- Huntington, Omaha, and
Clough- Flanagan, Omaha. who led IN
the doubles with an equal score, will
bowl tonight for the decision.
The Team Scores.
The Fremont Candy Kitchen, hve-
men team. 1917 champions, won third
place in the tournament with an ag-
grcgate score Of 2,7sl. Second ,honors
were made bY the Scott Tent and
Awning company five-nien team, with
a total score of 2.75s. . =.
Fourth prize is entitled to Beselin.s
Kids, who bowled 1907. The knud-
sen Auto company fve bowled into
fifth place with score of 2,673.
In the doubles, S. Plattner and w.
Larson. Lincoln. displayed a score OF
LIZ, emitting them to third place. A.
Jedlick and w. L. Ridgell, Lincoln,
won fourth place with close run OF
LII.
Fifth place was taken by R. Sciple
and X. Sciple, Omaha, with score OF
l,l5l.
Second place in the singles was
filled by c. Douglas, Fremont, who
horied 6io
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
Today's Sport Calendar

Base Bsll--MeetinR of international
league directors at New York City. Meeting
Of Pacific Coast league mt Seattle.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
OMAHA GUN CLUB
FINDS LOCATION
NEAR FAIRACRES
Obtain 1'7.Acre Tract and Will
Erect Club House and In
stall Five Traps at
Once.

After many weeks of searching, the
Omaha Gun club has found a new
location.
The new location is a H-acre tract
west of Fairacres. 1t lies Nbe:ween
Fhracres and the peony farm and
faces the Dodge street road. 1t is all
hay meadow, with clear background,
so that it will make all excellent
shooting ground. y
The club has leased this tract and
will at once start. at work on a new
club house and five traps.
Next Sunday the club will Stage a
farewell shoot at its present grounds
across the Missouri river. Then. on
the following Sunday, the rev
grounds will be baptized.
The gun club members are enthus-
iastic over their new location. They
declare it will be one of the best shoot
ing grounds in the entire country and
that tournaments held on these
grounds will attract shooters from all
parts of the country.
CNter Is High.
George Carter of Lincoln turned in
the high score Sunday at shoot at
the gun club. Carter's 47x50 was high
mark of the day. Henry Mcdonald
and Ray Kingsley were the leading
amateurs, each Cracking 46 blue rocks
out of SO chances. George Maxwell
the one-armed shark from Hastings
and Rush Race from Curtis, Neb.
were professionals in addition to Car
ter who took part in the Sunday
shooting. Maxwell broke IS targets
and Race, 43. Scores were as fol.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26
Grotte and Taylor Tie.

R. Grotte, Omaha, and L. Taylor,
Fremont, are tied for third place with
score OF COL. The decision will be
run tonight,
A. Krug. Omaha, and w. Senger,
Omaha, vie witt, each other for fifth
place, Their score is 592.
Scores made by the hve-nien>teams
in the 1915 tournament far surpassed
the average runs made in previous
wears by teams of the State Bowling
association. =
In the doubles and singles, this
years scores fell below the average
runs OF past tournaments.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26

At the Movies? ~
TULY is the day selected for both
y Naturalization fight and the
Caddock-Stecher wrestling match.
How will you spend the day now!
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-26

cUSPENSE!, Suspense!> Suspense!
y shouts one of Mr.. Shirley's movie
advertisements. Must be referring TO
the negotiations for therWillard-Ful-
ton fight.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-11
It COST HER But
TWO DOLLARS TO
REGAIN HEALTH
MRS. LIZZIE ROBERTS, OF STE
PHEN ST, TELLS HOW NERV-
WORTH DID THE WORK.

Druggist Shepherd continues to re-
ceiye from grateful customers signed
evidence of the benefits they have
derived from the use of Nerv-Worth.
Here is a veryl Gate one:
Il. c. Shepherd wish to inform
you OF the benefit l have received
from taking Wentworth l purchased
from you some time ago. / have
been suffering from nervousness and
rheumatic pains this past winter aid
have been d0ctoring with two local
physicians, but received very little
benefit from either one. Seeing the
advertisement of Wentworth in The
local papers / concluded to try one
bottle, which | purchased from YOU
about the FIRST of May. After taking
the firsi bottle / was very much i'm
proved so am taking the second bot
tie now Can truthfully say | am
very much improved, being entirely
free of pains, my nerves are steady
now, SO ! can sleep well at nights,
and also have regained my appetite
so / can eat we'll and enjoy my meals,
with no bay after-effects. Wentworth
is certainly a good medicine and |
cannot praise it too highly.
MRS. LIZZIE ROBERTS,
Sill W. Stephen St, City.
/ Your dollar back at the E. C. Shep-
! herd Rrug Store, Martinsburg, if
! Wentworth does not benefit you.
Miller's Pharmacy sells Wentworth
at Charles Town; Robert Gibson at
! ShanherdStoMn =
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IL. b. iShifett, Plaintiff.

VS.. i
Lula Shfett in her own right; Lula
Shihett. as administrators of P. T.
Wootson, deceased; Aaron Woot-
son; Sallie II. Campbell and -
Campbell, her husband, Defendants.
The object of this suit is to obtain
a decree from lhe Circuit Court OF
Berkeley County, w. Va, correcting
a certain deed attached to the bill
fled in this proceeding and to have
the grantee i'm said deed named L. b.
Shifett instead of the above named
P. T. Wootson; to appoint a special
commissioner who shall be directed
10 make such correction and for such
other further and general relief as
the Court may see fit to grant.
And affidavit having been made
| that the said defendants Aaron Woot-
son, Sallie F. Campbell and -
Campbell, her husband are non-resi-
dents of this State, the said defen-
! dants are required ito appear within
one month after the date of the first
publication of this ORDER in the
e,erk's office of our said Court, and
do what is necessary to protect their
interests.
1t is ordered that a copy of this or
der be forthwith published once a
week for four consecutive weeks in
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT, "a newspaper
| printed in the town of Martinsburg
in the County of Berkeley, and be
posted at the front door of the Court
House of Berkeley County at least
twenty days before Judgment or de
cree is rendered
j.. Dew. GE]RE}iARDT,
| A. &c. MCINTYRE, Clerk
ATTORNEY for Plaintiff
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-11

A place where the biggest fight our
boys have vet had took place. Much
of the woods is quite shot away, but
the flowers grow, and today the sun
shone brilliantly-ito brilliantly for
comfort in the trenches. l spent
most of the day there wading as
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-11
At THE FRONT" WITH MAJOR SHAFFER,
HELMETS, MASKS AND ALL THAT GOES
Visit to "No Land" Where Only the Mist Made Safe
to Venture-Living and Eating in the First Line
Trenches With Guniire Overhead

lean division-again sitting on my
cot in a bare but comfortable room.
This room was for time used as
the office of the surgeons, which ac-
counts for an electric light. The
floor is covered with dried mud, the
walls are covered with mud, but my
bed is clean and warm, and a few
nails in the wall on which to hang
my coat and couple of bags con-
tanning the bulk Of my outfit. Be-
side my cot is a big window, fortu-
nately covered with, tight shutters,
SO / can have a light When ] turn
in after turning out the light, |
open the shutters, SO lit is heap bet
ter than moldy dugout. If / were
to come home now, | know / should
not be let in for my boots are quite
covered with the stickiest mud you
can imagine l have been tramping
about today, and a good deal of the
time it is actually a wade. But that
part of it is not so bad. 1t is the
boys in the trenches with the addi-
ton of shell fire and loss of sleep
who really bear the brunt of every
thing. Last night / went after dark
up to a town not accessible during
the day-ithe nearest town to the
place of our big fight of week ago.
1 dined with the Colonel of the regi-
ment that did the chief fighting, and
hard, determined fighters. The din
ner was good one but served in a
bomb proof and during lombard
ment. l left about 1880 and got back
here about midnight At his place
this afternoon a big review was held
and many crosses of war awarded.
was off on a trip and missed it un
| fortunately / have talked with many
officers who were in fhe midst of the
fight, and ! have no doubt they de
serve fully the decorations. I am al
ways surprised at the appearance o
I the men they look just like any
body else. You couldn't possibly pre-
dict they would do such things.
April 80.
was again in the front lines yes
/ terday and drove back to my "home'
| in pitch darkness except for The flare'
from the trenches, getting here al
ter twelve. j expected to leave herr
today for the next stop, but the ma
jor-general asked me to stay longe
and study their troubles at othe
parts OF the line. 1t is fine to do 81
for the reason that it gives me th'
feeling of really helping.
May g.
4 A place where the biggest fight on
boys have vet had took place. Mucl
of the woods is quite shot away, blu
Fthe flowers grow, and today the SUI
shone brilliantly brilliantly TO
comfort in the trenches. ! spen
most of the day there wading a