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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-16

Why haven't they the will and grit7
The highest salaried woman In one OF
our large cities once answered the
question for me.
women do not get on" she said
and by that ! mean above the s25-a
week stage, because they lack the
thing that drives men on--ambition.
motive. II Is only ambition that makes
you give up a Saturday matinee TO
study the ins and outs of the job
ahead of you. 1t is only ambition that
makes you rise up and try again after
you have failed.
And IL is chiefly ambition that
makes an employe valuable to his en-
ployer."
WITHOUT the extreme desire to get
w ahead then 1t is easy TO see why
women on the whole are not equipped
with the will and grit to land them
into big business.
The reason for their phenomenal
success In the Liberty Loan can be
traced to the patriotic motive supplied
by the loan itself. This seems TO sub
stantiate what the business woman
said. Lack Of ambition and motive
alone stands between women and the
attainment of big things.
II is interesting to speculate on how
much of change the war will work
In these matters. 1t is a common plat
itude to say that women lack ambition
because they expect to marry eventu-
ally. VIII the opportunities wartime
is unfolding be alluring enough &c
make them forget marriage and the
aiming at it until they have made
good In business? Or Is homemakinl
the biggest profession in the world
after all? One wonders!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-16
War-Savings Jingles

Victory. we hear you calling"
Sang our Sammees as they sailed.
Victory" the thrift stamps echoed
Never once have Yankees failed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-16

For the names Of shops where arti-
cles mentioned in Adventures With
Purse" can be purchased. address
Editor Of woman's Page EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER, or phone the
woman's Department Walnut 5000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-16
Ribbon Sweater

Sleeveless sweaters knitted from pale
shades of baby ribbon are gaining in
popularity by leaps and bounds. They
are cool. novel and. what is more i'm
portant wool-saving. The baby ribbon
is of special kind manufactured for
this purpose.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-16
Clothes for Little Ones

~ of woman 8 Page:
MANI take the liberty Of
Iou to ask YOU personal favor
try to grant II for me, am
H9man with seven children and
make only $40 a. week. which
1ouGh TO keep us living. My chill
~ small. Tho Oldest In only ten
- the youngest one week. Now
70 ask you r. II YOU know Of
- has any. discarded clothing
- for my children or n coach 90
Hat they have no use for that
Dnstances ! am unable 70 think
80. MOTHER.
- to know that we had on
cpr Of q go-cart, and 80 the
- mother was speeded to the
a who had offered II. The
pinted just as II was received.
our readers would be inter-
<ook into the case of this
>. Of course. we have only
the column. we will be
Drnish her address.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-16

D Swiss Government Sets Cattle Price
The Economic Department of the
Swiss Federal Government has by de-
cree fixed the maximum price at which
farmers may sell cattle for slaughter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-16

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-Goms time aRo 7 think I
- VorH " vonsn Of All the
> y>rrsssnt Bsigium IN .
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ne s<die1s fcr the
3 6ngcEBE READER.
vast 70 represent Bel
Iiag y white cheese
)poD1n0 your costume
- DelGlun's eolors. !
4 nlmpio ooeluns Of ths
nh caiIs for > vids,
cosnes 70 ~ snkies
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
Many Yanks Found
Dead, All Lying With
Faces T0UQrd Front

With the British Forces in
France, Oct. A New York di-
vision, cooperating with an Aus
tralian corps north of St. Quen-
tin, encountered the severest op-
position. and, although suffering
heavy losses, fought with the
greatest bravery, according to an
officer of the Australian troops
in a telegram, which he sent to-
day to the general in command of
the New York soldiers.
The Australian officer said that
from a personal reconnaissance
made by him over the battlehelds
east and northeast of Duncan
Post it was evident Americans
of this division from the outset
had met with determined opposi-
ton. They pushed forward in
the face of an enflading fire from
German machine guns.
"The dead, of whom there were
large numbers" the Australian
officer wrote, "were all lying with
faces toward the front. Not
man was moving backwards when
he was killed"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
LONG, LONELY,
S|LENT,EMPTY
STREETSIN
Blaze of Ak.Sar-Ben Light
Everywhere, but Folks All
Home Because of In
fIuenza Order.

Theaters, dance halls, and every
sort of JOY parlor' closed their doors
last night and bowed to Health
Commissioner Manning's decree to
close all places Of amusement in an
effort to avoid an epidemic of Span
ish influenza.
Omaha was indeed a strange city,
especially in the downtown district.
Long strands of Ak-Sar-Ben lights
hung over the empty streets.
Not in years had the city seemed
SO devoid of life.
1t was Friday night, the night of
the ball for "a years, yet only at
the carnival grounds was there any
evidence of activity.
One passed nothing but dark,
dreary lobbies and deserted halls.
Billiard parlors have not yet come
under the ordinance, but they are
expected to come under the ban"
within "a hours.
The period the ordinance will be
in effect is indefinite. and depends
wholly upon how soon the influenza
can be checked.
However, theater managers, and
others affected, seem to take a
CHEEKY attitude toward the situation,
ard it is hoped that the closing will
not be of long duration.
No arrests were made last night
for violation OF the decree and
everyone responded loyalty to the
order.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
Baptist Convention
Scheduled to Open
Today Is POSTPONED

As the result of the closing of the
public places as precautionary
move to prevent an epidemic OF
Spanish influenza in Omaha the Fif-
ty-first Baptist State convention,
which was to have opened in the
First Baptist church today, has been
postponed until November 2.
This action was taken Friday aft
ernoon by Corresponding Secretary
Rev. Ray E. York and approved by
DR.. A. D. DeLarme of the First Bap-
tist church and other officials. Tel
egrams were sent last night to
churches of the state announcing
the postponement. @
Fortunately few delegates to the
convention had as yet reached the
city and no sessions had been held.
A committee meeting was held Fri
day afternoon at which the post
ponement was agreed upon. The
sessions beginning November 2 will
be held in the First Baptist church.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
ODDS and ENDS
OF Days D0iNCS.
Mems Clothing in England.

London, Oct. 4.--Permits for the
sale by tailors of standard made-to-
measure suits will be issued in a day
or two, and the first OF these suits
should be obtainable, to customers
individual measurements, by the end
OF next week. There will be six pat
terms at frst-two each in black.
blue and brown. Other six patterns
in grey are promised for the middle
OF November.
Altogether there are about 3,000,,
600 yards OF cloth available, enough
to make nearly $4,000 suits. The
price is the same, 94 Us, 3D., for
the dwarf or the giant, but he must
pay cash. Nothing extra may be
charged for alterations. There is a
standard specification, but the op-
tional features will prevent too
great uniformity in cut and make.
These made-to-measure standard
suits are not to be confused with
the ready-made varieties at f2 Us.
cd. and f4 As, although those at the
latter price are made of the same
cloth.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
SHELL LOADING
PLANT WRECKED
BY EXPLOSIONS
Fire Spreads From Building to
Building; 100 Workers
Killed and Injured at
Morgan, N. J.

Perth Amboy, Oct. About 100
workers were killed and injured in
tremendous explosion early to-
night at the plant of the T. A. Gill
espie shell loading company at Nor
gan. near here.
The first explosion, from an un-
known cause, set fire to one of sew
eral hundred small buildings situated
for more than two miles along the
Cheesequake creek. The flames
spread from building to building,
starting a series of explosions.
South Amboy, located "a mile and
a half from Morgan, felt the full
force of the first explosion which
shattered nearly all the window
glass in the place. AS explosion
followed explosion, the population
tecame panicstricken and fled.
Call for Ambulances.
Ambulances sent from here and
carrying Is doctors returned with
many of the injured and for fear
that the city hospital would not
accommodate all the victims hotel
was prepared to receive the over
flow. Ambulances dispatched from
Elizabeth and other cities were re-
ported to be taking other victims
to those cities.
The plant, which is being operat-
ed for the government by the Gil
lespie company, employs several
thousand men and women.
Explanations regarding the cause
OF the explosion vary, but according
to one account, excessive heat was
applied to vat OF T. n. 7. Another
account had it that a shell, which
was being lifted, fell and exploded.
Resembles Battlefront.
The scene at the plant was like a
bit of western battle front. Seen
ir the light of the flames were men
running madly about, some nurs-
ing injuries while overhead rolled
clouds of smoke. Here and there
came the roar of shells exploding,
like the bark of field artillery.
A young woman employed at the
place as a telephone operator. stuck
to her post, with shells bursting
around her. sending out calls for
iircmen and doctors. Calmly she
gave directions as to the quickest
method OF reaching the plant.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
ALLIES PUSH
FOE HARD ON
ALL FRONTS
Germans Swiftly Evacuating
Armentieres.L Lens- Salient;
British Drive WithinSix
Miles of Lille.
BY Associated Press.

Nowhere are the armies of the
Teutofiic allies Deing permitted to
rest. On the fronts in Flanders,
France. Italy, Albania and Turkey.
the enemy still continues to lose
ground, or is being compelled to
throw strong reinforcements into his
battle-line to hold back his aggres-
sorS.
In Belgian Flanders, the Belgians.
British and French Troops are still
driving forward, although their
speed has been somewhat lessened
by reason Of the bad condition of
the ground.
The enemy is swiftly evacuating
the salient between Armentieres and
Lens and the British now are stand
ing only scant six miles southwest
of Lille over a front of about four
miles between Wavrin and Equing-
hem, having gained at the former
place a position astride the Lens
Lille railroad.
Fall of Cambria Near.
Notwithstanding violent counter
attacks and a line strengthened by
fresh reserves the British between
St. Quentin and Cambria have ma
terially pressed eastward from the
region of lie Catelet, and to the
north have improved their positions
around Cambria so we'll that appar-
entity this important town soon must
fall. Taken all in all, the situation
of the Germans in this region seems
to be critical and the crisis at hand.
Far to the rear aerial observers re-
port the roads congested with re-
treating troops, who are being. ha-
rassed by the machine gun fire of
the airmen. AS in Flanders, fires are
everywhere to be seen and it is ev-
ident the enemy, realizing that he
must give further ground, is vigor-
ously applying the torch.
Americans Take Important Heights.
Around Rheims the French have
further extended their gains north
and northwest of the cathedral city,
where they are all along the Aisne
canal. To the east in Champagne
American forces are fighting with
the French between the Suippe river
and the Argonne forest, in addition
to holding their original battle line
inside and east of the Argonne for
Continued on Page Two. Column seven.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
REAVIS LOOPS
LO0P;TAKES AIR
dive AND SPIN
Nebraska Congressman Tries
. Flight Over Washington
PiIoted by His Son, in
U. S. Service.
Washington Bureau Omaha Bee.

Washington, Oct. 4.--(Special Tel
egram. .)--Congressman Reavis today
saw Washington and its environs,
the Potomoc, Mt. Vernon and the
country round about from an alti-
tude of 1000 feet, flying for more
than an hour in an airplane driven
by his son, Lieut.. c. F. Reavis, jr., of
the aviation section of the American
army.
The flight was made from Boiling
field, near Anacostia. a suburb Of
Washington.
The lieutenant did everything with
the plane the trained aviator can do
up to this time.
According to Mr.. Reavis his son
has tried for 20 years to get his
goat" and he believed this the su-
preme moment but the "old man"
sat tight on the seat and went
through the wonderful experience
without a whimper.
1T was perfectly wonderful" said
Reavis, land never was so delight
ed. in my life. If / were young
enough / would enlist in the aviation
service tomorrow. My son did
everything that can be done with
the plane. He put on loops and
slides and nose dives and am here
to tell you | enjoyed every minute
OF the most wonderful sensation |
ever experienced"
Alfalfa Firm Wins.
Attorney G. NJ. Tunison Of Oma-
ha, who has been in Washington for
a few days. with A. E. Decker, presi-
dent, and T. T. Warren. assistant to
the president, of the Wash Alfalfa
company, located at Fort Calhoun,
lef. for home today with the per-
mission of the Capital Issues COM
mittee to increase the preferred
stock of the company by 100000.
This achievement on the part of Mr..
Tunison is a record-breaker in the
office of the Capital Issues commit
tee, having obtained favorable ac-
ton on his petition to enlarge the
preferred stock OF the Wash Alfalfa
company in less than weeks time.
The committee took the position
that as the company is a going con-
cern, having been established in
1910 and as it aims directly to con-
serve food supply of the country,
there was no good reason to deny a
request that would double the Ca
pacity of the plant
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
HUNS HURL
FRESH MEN
into FRAY
British RepuIse Six Counter
Attacks Launched in Effort
to Close Breach on
Beaurev0ir Line.
BY Associated Press.

With the British Army in France,
Oct 4.-There has been fighting of
the most furious nature along the
British front today. This has been
true especially along the Beaure-
voir line, in the region east of LeCa-
elet.
The Germans have launched six
powerful attacks during past "a
hours. As result of one OF them
the British withdrew for a moment
from Beaurevoir itself and from
Montbrehain to the western out
skirts of the village.
For these attacks the Germans
used two divisions which had been
released from the line through the
capture by the French of St. Quen-
tin. All the other counter-offensives
failed utterly. At the end of them
the bodies Of German dead were
piled high as a result of the rifle,
machine gun and shell fire and the
British were in possession of vital
lines of the German defense.
Break in Line Narrow.
The breach that has been made in
the system of defense here is a
narrow one as yet. For that reason
the armored cars which went out to
it last night reconnoitered deeply
around new positions and then re-
turned. .5. .<'. .... ~,
The Germans now seem to be
most active on either side of the
breach. Apparently they fear that
efforts will be made to widen it.
Meanwhile the roads and railways
everywhere in the rear are crowded
with eastbound traffic. The civil
ians are being evacuated from many
towns. /
Before the counter-attack on
Montbre e.uin, 100 French civilians
who had been in German hands
since 1914, and who hid in cellars
during the British bombardment
were rescued and brought back to
freedom. On many other parts OF
the front being advanced over more
civilians have been released. !
In Flanders today the advance of
the allied troops seemed slow be-
cause the bad roads and soggy
ground made it almost impossible
for them to negotiate the terrain
at many places. The soldiers fight
ing here are caked with mud. Many
of them have had to wade hip deep
through the ooze while fighting
their way forward.
Fighting in Cambria.
Again there has been fighting in
the streets OF Cambria, especially
in the southern portion of the town,
around which the British lines are
slowly but steadily being drawn. 1t
is expected that the town may fall
at any time.
In the Lille sector the Germans
are falling back eastward, leaving
only rear guards behind to protect
their retreat, Apparently they are
headed for the canal De Hautc
Deule, which has almost been reach |
ed, especially in the southern por-
ton of the sector
1t is now definitely established
that the Belgian troops did not &C
tually hold Roulers but, because it
was at the peak of the wedge which
they had driven into the German
lines here, the advanced troops were
drawn in little in. view of the pos
sibility that the Germans had a
slight opportunity of cutting them
off.
Meanwhile the wedge in this re-
gion has been widened so that it
seems that at the proper time the
Belgians will take up their Roulers
positions again. Apparently they
can do this at any time they desire. !
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
CITY TAKES STEP
TO PREVENT ANY
EPIDEMI HERE
Theaters, Schools Mpvies Churches and Other Public
Places Closed as Timely Precaution Against Spread
of Disease; Many Cases Are Reported at Fort
Omaha; Men Are Quarantned.

Health Commissioner Mannings formal order in connec
ton with the Spanish ''fu" situation specifically closes
churches schools theaters movies Dances lodges and SINH
gatherings and in general refers to all indoor public gath
erings.
The Ak-Sar-Ben carnival was regarded as outdoor
attraction.
The machinery of putting the order into effect set
motion Friday afternoon, the regular theaers calling off
their manees and the movies suspendng after the first af
ternoon show.
DANCES ARE BANNED.
The order has far-reaching effect upon the everyday
life of the CITY, No dances will be allowed tonight and all
churches will be closed Sunday bazaar which
have been held in the Auditorium has been postponed
The dance halls closed
The health commissioner hopes that the situation will
warrant lifting the order about the middle of next week.
If there serious spread of the disease within the next
few days, the city will return to its normal activities
MAYOR ENDORSES PRECAUTIONS.
"At this time, when the manpower of our country is
of such vital concern behooves all to observe the best
precautionary to prevent the spread of this dis
ease" Mayor Smith stated.
The health commissioner urges Omahans to keep away
from gatherings crowds until the situation safe
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
Huns Poison Berries.

Metuchen, N. J.. Oct. 4.-Second
Lieutenant David M. Ant. at his
home here on leave from a base
hospital in France where he was
wounded August 7. said today the
Germans attached poisonous berries
to clusters of growing fruit in the
territory over which they retreated
along the Vesle river. The artihce
was discovered, however, in time to
warn the American soldiers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
Czech National Leaders
Preparing to Proclaim
Bohemian Freedom,

Amsterdam, Oct. THE proc
lamation of independence of Bo-
hemia will be issued shortly, ac-
cording to the Budapest news
paper Azest.
"The members of the Czech ma
tional committee fear neither
prison nor death" says the news
paper. They all have made their
wills and settled their material af-
fairs, and the independence Of Bo-
hernia is virtually assured.
"All preparations have been
made for the proclamation of the
independence Of Bohemia. Every
portfolio has been distributed and
the state program is dead, while
new Czech money is circulating
privately"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
Cargo Carrier Sunk .
In Collision at Sea;
48 Of Crew MISSING

Washington, Oct. 4.-The Ameri-
car steamer Herman Frasch, small
cargo carrier, manned by navy
crew and in the overseas supply
service, has been sunk in collision
with the American tank steamship
George G. Henry. about $50 miles
southeast of the Nova Scotian coast.
She carried a crew OF about Is Of
hcers and 76 men. and survivors re-
ported number only 4l.
The Henry had her bow crushed.
but after standing by all night to pick
up survivors, resumed her voyage.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
Yankee Flyer Gets &
En- on Ground as
His Airplane Falls

With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Oct. 4.-(By Asso-
ciated Press)-Aviator Rollins Mey-
ler of Oakland, Cal, shot down a
German airplane today near Very in
a spectacular fight. Although his
own motor was working badly, he
attacked the enemy machine and
.riddled it with machine gun bullets,
forcing it to land. His own ma
chine came down Immediately aft
erward near the German airplane,
whose officers surrendered to Mey-
er. Carrying the machine gun Of
the German airplane as a souvenir,
Meyer brought the enemy airmen in
on foot.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
y. s. Aviator Lands in
German Lines, Repairs
Machine and EscaDes

With the American Army
Northwest Of Verdun, Oct. A.
With his airplane riddled by ma
chine gun bullets and hemmed in
by German machines, Aviator Ted
Haight Of New York City yester-
day pretended to be out of COM
mission and landed within the
German lines. After hurriedly
repairing his damaged machine he
ascended and got back to- his own
lines, successfully dodging the
2stonished Germans on the ground
and in the air.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
Germans Leave ESthonia:
Popular Uprising Expected

Washington. Oct. 4.-The State
department. was advised today
through Stockholm that German
troops are moving out of Esthonia,
and that a popular uprising is likely
in the near future. 1t is noted, how
ever, that there is a great scarcity
OF available arms and ammunition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-05
Senator King Stricken.

Washington, Oct. 4.-Senator
King of Utah is the first senate
member reported i'll from Spanish
influenza, He has been confined to
his home since Sunday and his all
ment, his secretary said today. has
been diagnosed as influenza, though
his condition is not serious.