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"Mam'selle 10"
By GRANT M. OVERTON.

THERE is a curious circumstance
l. that distinguishes Harriet 7. Com
stock from other American women novel
lists: a number Of her books, which sold
only moderately well in the regular edi-
ton, sold in the hundreds of thousands OF
copies when reprinted. l think this was
first noticed in connection with joyce Of
the North Woods and it is still true,
believe, at least to this extent, that on re-
printing Mrs. Comstocks novels do sell
tremendously. But meanwhile the first
sale" of her books has been expanding;
and in the case of her newest novel,
Nam selle 10, there is considerable reason
TO believe that the first sale will be very
large.
The chief reason is the books quality.
1t is far and away the best thing Of its
kind that Mrs. Comstock has written since
joyce "Of its kind"-the reader of this
notice will understand that Mrs. Com
stocks books are not for Everybody, any
more than the work of James Branch
Cabell, let us say, is for everybody. And
the only way to find out whether she
agrees with you (or you with herr is to
sample. In a general way we may say
that those who like the stories of Gene
Stratton-Porter may very probably like
the stories of Harriet 7. Comstock; but
the generalization is open to heavy quail
tication. Mrs. Comstock is the exponent
-, II. al
in Mrs. Porters work at all, and Mrs.
Comstoek's stories carry much higher
sentimental voltage than do Mrs. POrters-
Mrs. Porter is the better artist and Mrs
Comstock is the better evangelist. But it
is by no means certain that these COM
parsons are profitable, and we will drop
them.
Mam'selle ia is q story Of the St. Law
renee country. 10 Morey is a woman of
forty who has, after years Of the hard
est toll, got herself debt free at last. With
dismay she finds that she has nothing now
in life to work for. With a candor to
which no one is likely to take exception
she confesses her longing for a child 10
care for and look after, though the idea of
q husband leaves her Indifferent or even
repealed. She adopts a child who turns
out, to below fatally easy it is to
go thoughtlessly on and give away the
action of tale! All that may justly
be said is that the characters are so
brought into relation with each other as
to make not one but several first rate sit
uations. 1t is only question Of how
much simplicity of narration and how
much moral earnestness of purpose the
reader finds acceptable. If he can enjoy
his penny plain as well as his tuppenee
colored Mam'selle 10 ought TO 'hold him."
In the main more women will like this
novel than men.
NAM 'SELLE 10. By HARRIET T. Con-
nonhl,dav poua Cny Al
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For Halloween (or Any Other E'en)

Summer novel" that by mistake has been
put out at the season of the year when
fiction readers are supposed to need more
substantial diet. Possibly some one may
reply to this charge that if We Hooverize
in our bodily food we ought to do the
same thing in our literary sustenanee. On
this line of reasoning Mr.. Gray's novel;
cation could be marked up as well
rounded ration.
THE BOOMERANG. By DAVID GRAY. The
Century Company. sl.4O.
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Henry pops in, sets the spy free (be-
cause he had performed some heroic deed)
and takes his almost erring wife in his
arms.
1t won't do, Mr.. oppenheim. Your
readers demand that all German spies
meet their just deserts. The least you
should do with 'em is have 'em blown up
by one of their own raiders.
PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM. Little, Brown b
Go. $50.
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"The Zeppelin's Passenger"
II PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM has been

II P1lLLlHS OPPEN HELM mas Deen
L.. reading East Lynne, and the in
fuence on him of Mrs. Henry Woods clas-
sic has swerved him from that true course
which usually brings to his readers so
much happiness. In The Zeppclin's
Passenger, which is Mr.. Oppenheim's
latest novel-unless he got out another
last night, which is not at all impossible
Sir Francis Levison appears again in
the form of German spy, Baron Ber-
tram Maderstrom, alias Hamar Leasing
ham. The Lady Isabel of the book is
Phippa-Lady Cranston. Her husband
is fine big fellow, who appears to neg
lect her for the sake Of going deep sea
fishing. Of course, it being wartime, Sir
Henry only pretends to 60 fishing. His
dory takes him aboard a mine sweeper,
for secretly be is the master Of all the
mines that protect the coast Of England.
This his wife does not know, and she
gives him a great raking over for being
a Stacker and all that kind of thing. Sir
Henry tries to tell her that the Admiralty
has turned him down when he applied for
a job, but it fails to soothe her.
Then the Zeppelin comes along and
drops Sir Fr-that is, the Baron, down
on the adjacent moors and he steps in
through the broad French windows
and throws himself upon the mercy of
Lady Cranston, for he has a letter Of
introduction from her brother, who was
his chum at college and who is now in
a German prison camp. If she will see
that he is accepted at the local hotel as
a friend of hers, so that he can spend
a month in the neighborhood, he will
see to it that Brother Dick gets out of
prison. Not only does she take the risk
Of betraying her country for the sake of
her brothers appetite, but she falls in
love with the German spy as a form of
being revenged on her neglected husband,
the apparent Stacker.
What amazes the constant reader of
Mr.. Dependents stories land usually he
is Delightfully."- is the fact the novelist tries
to give to the German spy good char
aeter although he makes love to the wom-
an partly for the sake of getting her to
show him her husbands charts Of the
mine fields. Yes, of course Berlin has
found out the truth about Sir Henry's
sporting excursion, just as the British
secret service discovers the presence of
the spy in Cranston's neighborhood. The
elopement does not 60 through, as in
East Lynne. The Baron discovers that
Philippe loves him only in the ratio Of
her impotence with her husband. He
doesn't start the motor in time, and Sir
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is to tire the reader and much of the
sction suggests the method Of immemo-
rial French farce, of having the wrong
people meet in one room at the wrong
time.
The Boomerang seems to be the perfect
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
Norris Says Leading
Men Of G. O. P. to Come
To State for Speeches

Lincoln, Oct. ll.-(Special Tele-
gram. THE Spanish influenza has
brought about an undesirable con-
dition in Washington, according to
Senator George w. Norris, who
arrived in Lincoln today. The con-
gestion of people there has brought
public and private business almost to
a standstill and it is possible that
because of the crowding of street
cars, the lines may be abandoned.
The senator is himself suffering
from an attack and is in a very
weak condition. He will, however,
attempt to speak in Tecumseh and
Beatrice tomorrow in the interests
of the Liberty loan drive, but if his
health does not improve He will be
compelled to cancel some dates un-
til he is better.
He reports that Nebraskans will
hear some of the greatest orators
in congress before election, Cum
Minis, Kenyon, Lenroot, Borah,
Johnson, Humphrey and one or two
others, being the speakers for the
republican ticket.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
MASS MEETING
Of FARMERS TO
Be HELD OCT. IS
AgricuIturistS Asked to Meet
at Lincoln to Discuss In
portant Issues Pertain
y ing to Land.

A mass meeting Of the Nebraska
farmers has been called by represen-
tatives of the farm organizations in
the state to be held at the Lindell
hotel in Lincoln, October l6. The
meeting will convene at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon.
AT the afternoon session the prices
of corn and hogs, and grain embar-
go, will be considered with a view
to asking the government to afford
some relief. Many farmers believe
that packers interested in the grain
business are depressing the price of
corn so that the price of hogs may
also be depressed and till be within
the IS to | ratio. This ratio means
a price for hogs by the hundred
weight IS times the price of one
bushel of corn
The Food administration last year
agreed to use every effort to main
tain this ratio. The embargo on
the, shipment of grain except by per-
NIT, the farmers hold, has helped
to cause the decline in the price of
corn.
An evening session will be held to
consider prices received by produ-
GERS of milk. Many dairymen and
farmers are disposing of a part or
all of their cows because the price
they receive for milk does not cover
the cost of production. If sufficient
interest is aroused the food admins
tration may be asked to take a hand
in regulating milk prices in Ne
braska.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
Former Resident of PaWnee
City Dies of Pneumonia

Table Rock, Neb., Oc,. 10.-(Spe-
cial)-Roy Leech, a former resident
of Table Rock, died very suddenly
at the home of his parents in the
Humboldt vicinity Sunday night
from pneumonia following an at
tack of Spanish influenza. Mr.
Leech had been resident for the
last few years of Perry, Okl., and
was on a visit to his parents when
suddenly taken sick. He was in
Humboldt Saturday apparently in
his usual health. The interment was
in the Humboldt cemetery yester-
day. He is survived by widow
and three daughters.
The public schools OF Pawnee
City were closed Tuesday on &C
count OF the prevailing epidemic.
The Elite theater of the same place
has also been closed temporarily.
The death of three soldier boys
from Pawnee county this week is
reported. Harold Dusenberry, O.
tober 4, at Camp Grant, Illinois, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Dusenberry
of Pawnee City. Dewey Simms at
Camp Funston, Kansas. Charles
Wenzl, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Wenzl of the Steinauer vicin-
ity, Monday, at Camp Funston, Kan
SaS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
Two Gothenburg Boys Die at
Funston: One Dead Abroad

Gothenburg, Neb., Oct. l0.-(Spe-
cial. 1.-Two more Gcthenburg boys
died of influenza at Camp Funston
this week. George Maine died on
Sunday and Charles Eckberg on
Monday. The bodies of both SOL
diers will be brought back to this
city for burial.
Word was received on Saturday
evening of the death of liver V.
Stewart of this city in France. He
was a member of Company L, Fifth
Nebraska, and left here with the
company when they went to Camp
Cody. Memorial services will be
held for him Sunday.
The Gothenburg schools have
been closed on account of the in
fuenza epidemic. There are about
20 cases here at present.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12

long enough to establish credit at
the stores. His money became ,ex-
hausted and he had no money with
which to buy food, and no strength
to prepare it for his sick wife and
children.
In grim despair he. put pride in
his pocket and called for relief.
Mayor Smith heard of the case and
in conjunction with the Visiting
Nurses association, he sent out the
city ambulance and had the mother
taken to the Birchmont hospital
and the five older children to the
Methodist hospital.
Baby to Private Home.
The baby was taken to the home
of Mrs. Wilson, 1902 Erskine street,
who opened her motherly heart to
the child and who will care for it
until the family is again re-estab-
lished.
The little cottage which was the
scene of the tragedy was a sad place
when a reporter called last night.
The only occupant was Mr.. Christie,
who is still suffering from the effects
of the attack of influenza. The house
was cherries, beds unkempt and
its head was in shirtsleeves and in
stocking feet.
He told the. reporter that he
thought he would be able to pull
through without any help. THE
plight of my wife and children is
now off my mind" said he. 81
know they will receive good care
and be in comfort"
He occupied the lonely house in
which death has been such a re-
cent visitor all alone last night.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12

tional army on September 2, ao-
cording to a letter received by his
parents.
Lieutenant Holman has been In
the service since July, 1917. In the
fall of 1917 he was sent to Manila
where he attended an officers train
ing school for three mouths.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
FAMILY OF 8 IS
FOUND STRICKEN
BY INFLUENZA
When Death Comes and Food
Is Left Father Calls Upon
the Visiting Nurses
for Help.

Laying his pride aside, when
driven by absolute necessity, R. E.
Christie, suffering at the time with
Spanish influenza, staggered to the
telephone at his home, 8O5 South
Twenty-f1inth street, and asked the
Visiting Nurse association to come
to the assistance of his sorely strick-
en- family.
The Christies, who had moved
into the house two days before the
disease invaded their home, consist
ed of the father and mother and six
children, Ralph, aged II; Ruth, 10;
ezra, J; Dale, S; Hall, 3, and a 10
months-old baby. With them were
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis. The two fami-
lies were among the first stricken
with the malady when it made its
appearance in the city,
On Wednesday neighbors saw an
undertakers' ambulance drive up in
front of the modest little cottage and
a basket containing the body of Mr..
Davis was placed in the car, which
soon drove away.
Second Death in Dty.
The same evening another am
bulance came and in it was placed
Mrs. Davis, who was in serious con-
dition. She was taken to Birch
mont hospital.
A week tgo Thursday night Mr..
and Mrs. Christie became victims of
the influenza and on the following
Monday all of the children, with the
exception of the baby, became sick.
Owing to the fact they were new
corners, the plight of the family was
unknown to the neighbors and with
death and sickness in the home there
were none to come to give assist
lance or sympathy.
Mrs. Christie, sick as she was,
ministered to the needs of her fam
lily until she became so weakened
that she had to be taken to the hos
pital on Wednesday.
This left the father and the chill
dren all alone, struggling with pain
and suffering.
Then came another affection.
Christie and Davis were both labor
ers, working for the Swift Packing
company at South Omaha.
. Money Gives Out.
Z Christie, with his large family,
and the expense of a recent move,
had exhausted his means and he
had not lived in the neighhorhood
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
Lenroot Coming to State
For Campaiqn Speeches

Lincoln, Oct. 1l.-(Special. 1.-The
republican state committee has OBJ
tanned several speakers of national
reputation who will put in some time
in Nebraska before the campaign
closes.
Among the number Is Senator
Irvine L. Lenroot of Wisconsin,
the man who made the wonderful
address before the big loyalty meet
ing in Lincoln last summer. He
will be in Omaha for an address
on Saturday evening, October 26,
the date having been changed from
the 18th as first given out.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
Former Fremont Ticket
AGENT Wounded at Front

Fremont, Neb., Oct. 11.-(Special
Telegram. )-Sergt. Earl c. Beach,
for several months assistant ticket
agent at Union station, is among
Americans severely wounded during
the recent fighting on the western
front. Sergeant Beach was a mem
Der of the Dodge county draft con-
tingent from Dodge county a year
ago and trained at Camp Funston.
His home is at Mason City, Ia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
CORN EMBARGO
IS CONDEMNED
BY JACOB SASS
Sarpy County Agricultural Ex'
pert Can See No Reason
Why Price Should Drop
in Shortage.
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Oct. l1.--Many farmers
are wondering why, with shortage
OF corn, the corn market should drop
as it has. and among these is Repre-
sentative Jacob Saas of Sarpy
county. Mr.. Sass is one of the pro-
gressive farmers Of not only his
own county but of Nebraska and has
for many years been a member of
the State Board of Agriculture, hold
ing the position of treasurer at pres
ent. He was at the state house yes
terday on business connected with
the State Board of Agriculture and
to the Bee had to say of the situa-
ton:
Il am not able to figure out why
with a shotage of corn, not only in
Nebraska, but in the United States,
the price of corn should drop 40 or
so cents a bushel in the past three
weeks.
Nebraska produced 249, 4S0,0O0
bushels of corn in 1917. The esti-
mated production this year is A.
100000 bushels, or a falling off of
100000 bushels. The govern
ment report on corn for the United
States last year was 3,159,000,000
bushels while this year the estimate
is 2,7l8,000,000, being 44l 100000
short of last year"
He appeared to think that some
one must be bearing" the market
and taking advantage of the EN-
barge placed on corn for eastern
shipments at this time and called
attention to the fact that a farmer
or local elevator can ship only to a
terminal elevator, but distribution
from the terminal elevator, under
the embargo on shipments, can be
made only on. AN order direct from
the consumer in the embargoed ter
ritory. Mr.. Sass believes that this
embargo should be removed, even if
it should require an action OF con-
greSS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
Aerial Mail Service Makes .
Hundred September FLIGHTS

Washington, D. C., Oct. lotto
M. Praeger, second assistant post
master general, has announced that
the performance of the aerial mail
service between New York City and
Washington has been rated 100 per
cent for the month of September.
One hundred flights were scheduled
for the month and all we're COM
pleted despite the fact that Septem-
Der was particularly rainy and gen.
orally considered unfavorable for
fYinR.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
Potash Case Postponed;
ATTORNEY Sullivan III

Lincoln, Oct. 1l.-(Special. 1.-The
potash case, which is of so much
interest to Nebraska and which has
been the cause of holding up leases
made by the state board and which
involves the right off the board to
cancel agricultural leases on lands
where there are potash deposits
and make new leases under a min
eral lease, which was to have come
UP in the supreme court today, has
been postponed until the next sit
ting because of the illness of one
OF the attorneys, J. J. Sullivan of
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
Carl SChrader ReIeaSd
On Promise to Join NaVV

Fremont, Neb., Oct. 11.-(Special
Telegram Carl Schrader of Oma-
ha, Union Pacific brakeman arrest
ed at Council Bluffs on a charge of
stealing 10 cases of canned corn
from box car at North Bend early
this week, was dismissed on prom
ise to enlist in the navy. Schrader
was transferred from the Council
Bluffs Jail to Omaha and then to
Fremont, where the charge was pre-
ferred against him by Agent D. A..
Callahan of the company. A writ
of habeas corpus was issued by at
torney for the young man and at
the hearing compromise was
reached on his promise to enlist
Schrader is not yet II years of age.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
Fremont Short Of Nurses
While the Epidemic RACES

Fremont, Oct. ll.-(Special Tele-
gram. )-Fremont is wrestling with
a shortage of nurses as the result of
the influenza outbreak. About IS
nurses from Fremont have entered
the Red Cross or other war service
within the last few months and
physicians are unable to get nurses
to handle cases. In many instances
every member of the family is al
ficted with the ailment, but the
physician is helpless to secure a
nurse to take charge. Nurses who
have experience and have entered
other fields are urged to help out
during the emergency.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
Influenza Is Serious
In Fillmore County

Geneva, Neb., Oct ll.-(Special)
-Four deaths occurred from Spanish
ifuenza in the county yesterday and
last night as reported this morning
as follows: Elmer Waite, Geneva;
Ray Beaver, MARYLAND; Mrs. Mat
son, Strang; Mrs. Nunns, Chelsea
township; Mrs. Tice, Fairmont.
Many are seriously sick in &C.
neya and vicinity.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
FremonterS Protest Fees
For Changing Telephones

Fremont, Neb., Oct. 11.-(Special
Telegram 1.-The law firm of Abb
bolt and Rohn has filed a protest
with the State Railway commission
against paying a fee of $40 for re-
moval of their telephones from their
office from one floor to another in
the same building where but little
labor was required. The building
was wired and no labor in that con-
nection was necessary. Other FIRE.
have made protest against
paying the excessive fee the COM
pany demands under the new rul-
ing BY the Postoffice department.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
Seven Missing.

Washington, Oct. 1l.-Seven en-
listed men of the crew of the U. S.
S. Westgate, which sank in collision
on October 7, were officially report
ed missing today by the Navy de-
partment. Among them were: Earl
Anderson, Eureka, Cal, and Car-
ence Conway, Demarara, B. c.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
Victim of Flu in Omaha
Taught Years at Fremont

Fremont, Neb., Oct. 11.-(Special
Telegram. Mrs. Charles Martin,
who died in Omaha following an at
tack of influenza, for fifteen years
taught in the Fremont schools. She
was prominent in musical circles and
was in demand at large gatherings
She made periodical visits to sing
on special occasions, As Miss Marie
Haas she was born at Newton, Ia.
Her marriage to Mr.. Martin, inspec-
tor for the Union Pacific, took place
in Fremont in 1900. They removed
to Fremont eight years ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
To Rate Officers.

Washington, Oct. ll.-General ar
my orders published today place all
officers in continental United States
below the grade of brigadier gen.
eral under an efficiency rating sys-
TEN for assignments and promo
tions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
General Alexieff Dies.

Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 1l.-Gen.
Michael Alexieff, commander-in-
chief of the Russian imperial armies
in 1917, died at Yekaterinclar Octo-
Der 10, according to a report re-
ceived here TODAY from Kiev
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
Chadron Guaranteed
On Account of Influenza

Chadron, Neb., Oct 1l.-(Special
Telegram,) - Chadron was placed
under quarantine today on account
of the influenza. The schools
churches and public places are all
closed and all meetings in public are
prohibited until the epidemic is I'm
der controal.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-12
Carl A. Holman Receives
Commission as Lieutenant

Carl A. Homan, a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. L. Holman, 4409 South Nine
teenth street, received a commits
sion as first lieutenant in the Ma
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-02
BY POLLARD & BAGBY, Ine
Real Estate Auctioneera. /.
TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE
OF
DETACHED FK&14E
DWELLING. KNOWN AS NO. ii. ON
THE EAST LINE OBJ PINE STREET.
BETWEEN MAIN AND CARY
STREETS.

In execution of decd OF trust. dated
January IA. 1916. recorded In tho clerks
office of Richmond Chancery Court,
u. b. 2a6-c. page 2s2, default having
been been made in the payment of 4 por-
ZION or the debt therein secured, and
being required so to do, I will saIl bv
auction. on the premises. on
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 5. 1913.
Al O'Clock p. M. the above-men-
toned. seven-room, detached dwelling.
me lot has frontage OF % feet BY
and bounded on the north by another,
alley 20 feet wide. There ia also
very good garage on the property.
JOHN BAGBY, Trustee.
N. B.-The auctioneers will be glad
to negotiate loan for any nurrheser
on the above property.