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Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
No More Pie to Tickle
Tongues of Threshers

Pie, the great American dessert,
is to be eliminated from the menu
of the threshing crews this season,
if movement started by some of
the women OF Nebraska becomes Sue
cessful. What may be the ultimate
result of this proposition. with its
farreaching possibilities, can only be
conjectured, but it is stated that in
some sections farmers and farmers
wives have formed themselves into
an ironbound combine determined to
make the present threshing season
pieless.
Think of i'll Pie, the very founda-
tion Of the liberty of the American
peoplel Pie, that which has put the
push and pep into the Yankee since
Plymouth Rock! Pie, the ne plus ul-
ira of delectable dainties which have
adorned the dinner table, and SOME
times the breakfast and supper table
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18

price OF q cut Of pie Is not to
exceed is cents. q member may
eat pie without violating this
piedge.)
Men who eat at Calumet.
Men who elsewhere, too. have ct.
What you want you now can
get
Pie at five O cut.
Join A. L. Z. r. p. p;
Let the profiteers all see
Ten for pies too large a fee;
Five 10 quite enough
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
British Women Making
All Parts of the New Tanks

London, Aug. l7.-British women
have proved their ability in the max
ing OF tank" parts. and in one fac
tory the whole process of tank manu.
tacture is now carried out by women,
says Miss Anderson, inspector Of
factories.
Shipyard work is considered by in
spectors as hard but healthy" while
others see the same benefit to women
IN the heavy work Of steel and iron
works, blast furnaces, brick works
and speltef works. A foreman in
charge of a blast furnace said he
would be willing to undertake any
terro-cocrete work with women only.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

You got to give It to Charles
Scum Shoe" Lobeck for being
some campaigner.
He was lounging around the
Paxton boarding house the 9TH
er day with MS ear close to
the ground and his eyes wan
dering over the group OF board.
ers collected there when a
likely looking prospect hove to.
"Glad to see you.' unmarked
Charles. with an extended glad
hand which the prospect
grasped. Folks all well? Say,
you've helped me In the past, do
II again and don't forget I win
need your ballot In November"
II can't vote for you." said
the prospect.
"Why7" asked Charles, with
an injured air.
II live In Des Moines," an.
swered the prospect.
"Sof" replied Charles. But
the look Of disappointment
passed away as he exclaimed:
Well, boost for me while you
are In u
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
IN TO STAY.

IT'S lucky for Carl Fl. Ey-
mann, 23261s South Fifteenth
street, that he has three broth
ers In the Belgian army. 9th
erwise this parody on Liberty
Belr' which he wrote wouldn't
stand any show at all Of getting
into the columns Of The Bundle
Bee. However. for the sake Of
his three brothers in the Bel
gian army we print 1t. Per-
sons in frail health better not
read:
oh, Kaiser Bill,
It's time to 'put Qp your guns.
You and your Huns.
Oh, Kaiser Bill,
You'll get paid for what you've
done.
Uncle Sam Is wise to your
tricks,
Your spies and pro-German
clicks,
And you'll be in a bad fix,
with the allies around you
On the sea and shore.
Second spasm:
The old U. S. A..
Is In the battle to stay.
They're with the day.
Your submarines will go down
With your crown.
Then we'll knock the fight
Right out of you ~
And make you sing
Yankee doodle doc.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18

mounted on a springboard at the 10
foot depth. Before he could inter-
vene the boy jumped, intending to
reach ladder at the side. Mr. Met.
calfe jumped after the boy, who waa
drowning.
Invent to the bottom of the pool
after the boy and as | was coming
up the drowning youngster clung to
me as drowning person will hold
to his rescuer. | could not shake
him." Mr.. Metcalfe said. "and I must
have swallowed more than a gallon of
water. I was beginning to think
that both of us would be drowned.
when someone rushed to the scene
and released me from the death grip
which the boy had on me. l have
never forgotten that experience"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18

of Uncle Sam since that doughty
party declared his independence of
the roast beef of John BULL
How any thresherman can thresh
without pie is a mystery. Perhaps
he cannot. 1t may be that there will
spring up a new Coxey's army that
will sweep across the land demanding
its pie as the price of its threshing.
If a pieless threshing season is
the product of the war, then indeed is
war he'll, and there will 60. up from
the throats of ten thousand 'thresher-
men the united chorus. Damn the
Kaiserr'
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
PIE LOVERS ORGANIZE
TO FORCE DOWN PRICE
FROM 10 TO 5 CENTS
A. stinger, Editor Of The Bum
bic Bee. Heads League
Which viii Bring Res
taurateurs to Time.

Citizens, are we slavesf Our
liberties and rights have been
invaded. We are the victims of
q gigantic plot which has
worked Its insidlous way into
our lives and Is sapping our Vi
tality.
Do you remember the big, lus-
cious pieces Of pie that used to
be sold in popular-prlced res
taurants for a nickel? or
course you do. What 10 the
price OF them now? Ten cents.
Doubled! One hundred per cent
raise! And we, like serfs, sub
nit. We continue to eat this
pie and to pay for It the double
price demanded.
Not only fhis, but the size Of
the pieces has been gradually
reduced. And the quality of
the crust has been shaInefully
lowered.
United action IL demanded.
To the protest Of one poor eater
the restaurateurs turn a deaf
ear or give, a sardonio laugh,
Therefore, there has been or
ganlzed the Amalgamated
League TO Enforce Reduction In
the Price Of Pie. the A. L. E.
Il. T. p. Already thousands afe
flocking to our banners. Al
ready the restaurants are trem-
bling when they see their pie"
drying up on the shelves while
the phalanxes OF the A. L. e. r.
P. P. order rice pudding or ice
cream In Its place. y
Join now. Be an A. L. II. r.
p. p. Demand your rights. Re-
fuse to eat at the outrageous
price demanded for an inferior
article.
Mr.. 4. Stinger, known all over
this country and Europe as ed
itor Of The Bundle Bee. is at
the head Of this epochal move-
ment. This fact alone insures
success TO those who are fight
Ing for a Just price for pie.
There Is absolutely no fee to
be paid. Just fill out a blank
stating that you wish TO become
a member Of the A. /. z. R. P.
p. and send 1t to The Bundle
Bee. You will have to furnish
your own blanks. as the organi-
zation has no money with which
to have them printed.
Members must pledge them
selves to refrain from eating
lemon, cocoanut, cream. apple.
peach. pear. pineapple. plum,
grape, raspberry. gooseberry.
strawberry. loganberry,f black
berry. elderberry. currant. pump
kin or any other kind OF pie for
which a charge OF more than S
cents Is made In any public eat
ing place. Except that when
eating In eating palaces where
the finer feelings CT dining are
catered to and where the present
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
INTERESTING AND
. ABSORBING FACTS
CONCERNING OMAHA
Statistical Expert Of Bundle Bee
Tells Readers Things
That Thrill and
Astonish.

How much do you know
about Omahaf The Bundle
Bee will present some facts here
which may startle readers. The
facts have been carefully COM
piled by our statistical experts,
and we defy anyone to prove
them incorrect. A handsome re-
ward will be paid to anyone who
does.
Crossing cops in Omaha make
an average of 597.4s2 signals
daily in directing traffic.
There are GOATS trees Of IS
inches or more diameter in Oma-
ha: 25s.143 trees OF 10 to 16
Inches diameter and 1.11f.11i of
smaller diameter.
Prices Of pie have increased
100 per cent in Omaha restau-
rants and the size of slices has
decreased so per cent In the last
year.
Golf balls are knocked q total
distance of 77,777 miles on the
Omaha golf links every week.
II all the plate glass windows
In the downtown district were
placed one against the other Il
would take 7.645 men to be able
to look through them.
Since the introduction /, OF
watermelon forks in Omaha res
turants laundry stills have de-
creased sh per cent over the
time when the old ear-toNear
method Of eating was practiced.
No blad-headed shoe sinner
has ever been discovered In
Omaha shoe, shining parlors. ~-.
Three thousand nine hundred
and seyenty-two people are
punched in the back daily by
the door-opening levers on the
Farnam street cars.
II smoke went down instead
OF up. the railroad yards would
be covered with smoke 1873 feet
deep every "a hours, making 1t
impossible to run trains.
The swheeis of the police pa
troll cover ILL feet at every
revolution.
II every lawyer who wants to
be county attorney were elected
1t would require o building as
big as the First National bank
and the Brandeis stores to pro-
vide offices for them all.
Most Of the street car tracks
In Omaha cross each other at
right angles.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
HE'S RARIN' TO GO,

Dick Kitchen, our popular tav-
ern keeper. who enlisted in the
balloon squad. Is being kept
waiting by the draft board be-
fore he can be inducted into
service. p
Dick Is an ambitious young
man and is rarin' to go. He has
his eye on the job Of captain
Of the kitchen police and feels
he can fill the bill as he served
his apprenticeship peeling po-
tatoes In the Paxton hotel
Kitchen.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
An SAFE.

An exceptionally voiube golfer was va,nIy
trying 10 hit his ball with the driver. After
each unsuccessful effort he expressed his con-
tempt for the ball and the game In lurid
phraseology Pausing in his remarks for
want Of breath. he noticed small gSrl
watching him and holding by the hand a
very small boy. Immediately visions OF fly.
ing golf balls came across his mind.
You ought not to bring your little
brother here" he cautioned the girl.
20, it's all right SIR" she replied
calmly. Hes quite deaf"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
THE WEEKLY HUMBLE BEE

A. sTINGER. EDITOR.
Communications on any topic
received, without postage or
signature. None returned.
NO ADS AT ANY PRICE
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
Hope.

'"The Germans" said Representa-
tive Borland. still hope to win the
war. Every neutral who comes .ut
of Germany declares that this hope is
still very strong in the fathe, land"
Hope, too often, is a bunch q
straw held before a donkey's nose -
make him pull. SAA
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18

An organization of Campfire Girls guardianship Mrs
Thomas Jones' and Mason Mother Goose
Friday night Grace Court and Mason
The used the Gypsy owned by Hazel Ko who is
shown Twelve girls Of this planning
within few weeks when public will be
invited attend
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

Joe Kelly. one Of the head
foremen Of the Mn Z. Smith
company, and who has a small
farm out Binney way on the
Twenty-first street road. Is a
forehanded farmer and has his
fodder In the shock--or rather
In two shocks, He produced
enough corn fodder on his place,
this year to winter q couple of
guinea pigs
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
ABLE.

Samuel Rees, the printing
magnate. says that among all
the lawyers running for county
attorney there is only one who
Is Abel. And that is Abel
ShetweIL
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
TERRIBLE LOSS

Bill Fleury. In the Writ
,neighborhood. lost his tomato
crop this week. It was ruined
by a couple Of English sparrows.
He saved the vine.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
CHAUTAUQUA TALENT.

= NN4hV 1AVQUA IHLEfNIs
William Byrne. manager of
our chautauqua and lyceum, says
he has booked lots Of talent and
the Omaha chautauqua win
start next Sunday. Opening
prayer and preaching will be dis
pensed with to conserve time.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-13

The plan advocated by the non-par-
tisan league to tax al .sbig business"
out Of existence is just now having q
practical test in Russia. and it lie cer-
tainiy not ! plan that this country
can afford TO imitate. After the rev-
olutipn in Ruesie the control Of public
affairs fell into the hands of the boil
sheviki. "A organization led chiefly by
anarchists. and people who regarded
the possession Of wealth 90 : crime.
Instead of trying to shape economic
conditions % that all might be
wealthy, their idea vas 70 equailze
society By robbine the rich snd max
ing everybody poor. The result has
been % inter stagnstion ef an indus
Try. The alsence of III laws to pro-
tect life Or property has brought :
vsritable reign of terror. and condi-
tions are dsplorable. OF course the
fear of sstablishing Russian condi-
tions in this country 10 remote, q the
possession Of wealth in this country
il 20 uniyersal that the only ones TO
oppose il ars the few who for lack 81
ability or disposition have failed and
are envious Of those who have sue.
eeeded where thsy failed The prin-
ciples advocated By the enemies Of
big business, X carried to their logical
sonelusion, ws.uM bring about the
\ 4ies,a q T1s.ae{a hsrf %nrRs.raxnlw
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-13
The apportionment for the


The apportionment for the next
draft which comes on June "a. will
touch Bon Homme county for 123.
Hutchinson county will be called upon
for only 5S. This will result in some
hardship BY greatly reducing the avail
able help just as harvest 10 coming
on. but the only way to win the war
speedily is to back up the boys now
ut the front with enough more to
make their force Irresistible. II ap-
pears to Be evident that all France
sand England can do il to hold the
German forcss in check until the
Americans arrive with force enough
to make successful counter drive.
II this is the case, the sooner that
force 10 sent the better.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-13

Peter Ferwerda of Springfield died
at Camp Funston the first Of the week
Of pneumonia and other complications.
The remains reached Springfield Tues
day evening. The death was evident
ly quite sudden as his relatives had
not heard Of his sickness, the last
letter received stating that he was
we'll and feeling fine. The news Of
his death therefore came as a great
surprise. Thus another gold star is
added to the service flag at Spring
field.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-13

Who says that = college training IS
not an advantage 10 the soldier in the
trenches? 4 Iohnson. aSioux
Falls boy who was . hase ball star at
the University before sniistsni. has
just been decorated With the French
cross for bravery. He saw German
grenade coming toward him, and
caught it on the fly. He then sent it
back to homo base where 1t exploded
and killed all the Germans on deck.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-13

l a a - &
Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday, the 18th day Of June, 1918,
being the third Tuesday in June. the
annual election Of said district will
be held at the City Hall, in Independ,
ent school District No. a. for the
purpose Of electing two members Of
Board Of Education for term Of three
years. The following petitions have
been filed
Phil Becker.
Guy r. Brown,
Geo. NJ. Dunmire,
Alex. Treiber.
The polls of said election will be
open at 8 o'clock q. m. Of said day
and close at s o'clock ssp. n. Of the
same day.
Dated this Bird day Of June. 1918.
F. ]. Wanek.
Clerk Of School Board. y
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-13

The evidence being brought ont 10.
the trial Of !. w. w. . In Chicago 10
revealing some Of the atrocities plan-
ned and partially carried ont in South
Dakota BY thia bunch Of traitors and
anarchists. The prompt arrest Of
some of their leaders at Aberdeen il
the only thing that blocked their
game. And this is the bunch that
the non-partisan league leaders are
catering to.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-13

this coupled with the nice weather
reminds one Of Dakota in the middle
|of summer. The evenings especially
are very beautiful. With full moon
the evenings are just as bright as day.
suppose by this time you are
home doing your bit.
H Yes, Fred Zach is still with our
regiment, being with the supply COM
pany. He seems to be getting along
very good. Although do not see
him but once or twice q week, will
give him your regards, and in turn
know he sends his.
have at last received copy of
the Evening Post, the April issue,
and have already finished some very
interesting stories.
received the candy you speak Of.
For this wish to thank you. be-
lieve the new ruling cutting out pack
ages to the boys over here is a good
one, as they sure do take up lot Of
valuable room coming over, which
could be used to better advantage by
shipping food stuffs which is really
for the good Of the cause. Although
packages are very much appreciated
by all of US l at least am willing to
drop them in order to do~a little more
toward winning the war. wish to
thank the Blisses for their kind offer
to send me something. Honestly
there is really nothing that could
use, and wouldn't for the world
think -of asking for anything. We
are furnished everything that sol-
der needs, except mail. This is some-
thing which is appreciated by all OF
us. and always welcomed.
think that was very good show
ing for Dallas in over-subscribing its
Liberty LOAN allotment, and especial
~ the showing Of your school. In
fact, ! don't think the Kaiser will
like it very much when he hears that
the United States has again oversub-
scribed on Third Liberty Loan. I
believe the people will do it again If
a fourth appeal comes forth.
Please do not take this as busi-
ness letter because it is typewriter.
I am now working in the battery Office
running this machine and having tem-
porarily run out Of ink thought there
would be no harm in writing on the
typewriter in preference to pencil.
Well l believe will have to close
for the present az it is getting rather
dark and besides am running out of
news. With best wishes to all from
all, | remain
Sincerely,
Corporal E. A. Schroeder.
Bat. e. 147th F. A.
A. E. F.. France via. N. Y.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-13
Some Interesting Letters from
THE Boys 2

IlS OVyS RI
Somewhere in France,
May 26, 1913.
Dear Friend Helen:
| received your interesting
letter of the 22nd Of April, which
was welcomed with much happiness,
for the reason that it was the first
letter had received in over three
months. believe / will have to
start writing to myself or borrow Al
New York directory and have some
letters typewriter or mimeographed
to send to the entire population in an
endeavor to get an answer to some of
my letters. | have written about
dozen letters home and have
not yet had reply, as is the CAGE
with many other friends. However,
] am not lonesome over here, as we
have plenty Of music and a Y. M. C.
A. which surely has been and is doing
great work in the line of entertain
ment- Each evening they have an
entirely new program.
WHAT'S left Of Battery e, 147tb
F. A. {good old Co. d. are in the
very bsst Of health, getting salong
very nicely and enjoying themselves.
We are still working hard each day in
our epdeavor to get in the best possi-
BILE trim. .and you can be assured that
this we will be before we take our
turn against the Huns, who at pres
ent are not getting the results they
expected. We are all anxious to get
to the front as soon as possoible, as
there is no fun staying back Of the
lines drilling.
another Scotland boy has arrived
in France. just heard from Donald
sParmenter. who by the way sends his
best wishes to all, that he has been
over here about two months. sure
would like TO see or hear from some
of the Scotland boys who have arrived
here since we landed. Some mail for
Lieut.. Dr.. Leighton has passed thru
this Office. but nobody here seems to
know where he 10 located However.
we Will meet again after the war is
over.
! understand from some Of the boys
that Prof Steece and Rev. Langdon
have gladly given their services to
the <. n. G "A. but that the Rever-
end will not be able to go to France.
Il sure would ba great IL we could see
them both over here. az know that
either Or both of them would please
the boys over here.
The weather in France is and has
been great for the past month. France
is becoming mora heaisf " - y y \ -
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-13

sas. - !, X
ss.. q -. = !. w !. y. 81
s =. !. 4 sns
- = s.ss sass 4 sn.'a ssAs sn's - sA1s
q. 80 { ~ So
sI nave Zen g. great many elGhfs
snAs = GIG not KNOW ekistsd and sex. \
pscs to sse many more
rhs other Tripp boys are here alpo.
/ John Frey and Emil Mueller being III
Go. Henry MaRstadt u Co. b, md
mxaelf In Co.. C 81 tho lachine Gun
Battalion 81 the suicide squad - they
call sus.
Was oyer "a sea ~ Iohn And Emil and
saw the Trim Iet]rers. 4 was ,nra
i trsat rs ces the B home naner "a
know wliat Il poine 81 ii tie home
town. s.ss s
lust received word That one of nv
cousins ID iii New York expecting Is.
ID two as tn apart as they could snd
still be III the good old u. s. Al but
lie has several months the start ~ nd; A.,
a, nrohal,1v j vpi N ~ doinr ~ NJ ~, ss,s
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-13

British War Exhibit. 16, 600 square
feet Of floor space. The Fair Board
will make every effort to care for this
exhibit as it viii be Of such nature
and magnitude that every man, wom-
an and child in the state should see it.
The Government is strong for coun-
" and state fairs. and il doing what
III can q encourage same.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-13

The latest order by Me- Hoover ID
one for the regulation Of prices to
consumers. His plan i to create .
Standardization committee composed
OF wholesalers, retailers and consum-
iers which will fix standard prices for
food stnffs and these are. to be posted
weekly in every community.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-13
Sincerely,
Corporal E. A. Schroeder.
Bat. E. 147th F. A.
A. e. F.. France via. N. Y.

We copy the following leIler from
the Trip Ledger. knowing that it
will be interesting to the many friends
Of Ira Beecher, among our own read
ers.
Camp Fremont, California,
Nav &c. 1919.