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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-08
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Mr. G. c. Winstanley, chairman OF
the Red Cross Home Service section.
announces that pursuant to General
Z. H. Crowder's Instructions to all
local draft boards. the Home Service
section has been called upon for
representation. The committee has
appointed Mrs. c. E, Rose, executive
secretary of the Home Service, TO
act as their representative on this
board of instruction.
All men going into the service are
required to have this preliminary in
struction. The local Office is at all
times pleased to go over the provi-
and other legislation with the men
and their families. By calling at
the office individually your particu-
lar problems may be gone over be-
fore the date set for your leaving
home. Take thought for the future
welfare of your family.
you have been selected to serve
| your country. You will fight better
! for knowing that while you are gone
your folks at home need lack for
nothing. in times of emergency and
anxiety. which friendly interest and
ample resources can supply. The
Red Cross Home Service cannot take
your place but it can be depended
, upon to do many things for your
, family that they cannot do for them
selves and which you cannot provide
for during your absence.
We may need only to supply infor-
nation of some kind. But that will
be given promptly and accurately.
Whatever it may be that we shall
have opportunity to do, we shall
gladly do through the Home Service
section of the Red Cross, offices
which have been established in the
Byrne Building, Room 2, at Fourth
and Main streets. Olympia.
A feature of the Red Cross Home
Service is it's quiet inconspicuousness.
Ask almost any resident of the county
if any measures for assistance to SOL
diers' and sailors dependents had yet
been necessary, and the reply would
be something like this:
"Why no, not that know of. Why
should there be? The draft is ex-
empting men with dependents, isn't
it? And l don't suppose many such
are volunteering. And isn't the gov
I, ernment itself giving adequate al
lowances to sailors and soldiers de-
pendents?"
All this is true in measure, but
to show how the Thurston county
chapter, of the Home Service his met
the local need, for the month of DC.
i tober, we submit the following:
| Permanent employment for sol
diers' wives, 4. Medical aid, 3. Lee
gal assistance, 10. Hospital care, 3
Ambulance calls, 2. Information on
welfare of soldiers for their fami-
lies, 9. Financial aid, 6. Allotment
and allowance adjustments, 80. Com
pensation and insurance claims, S
Letters written regarding soldiers
families, 1876. General information
inquiries, go. Traced liberty bonds
subscribed for by soldier, and not de-
livered, 4. Investigation and infor-
nation as to casualty reports, Z,
Homes for children from soldiers
families, 4. Total number of cases
handled, 1853.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-08
THE CLOWN PRINCE
WRITES TO PAPA"
On the Run.
Somewhere in France.

Somewhere in France.
Dear Papa:
am writing on de run Der brave
ind glorious soldiers under my COM
mand have not seen the Rhine for 50
long dat dey have started back dat
way, and of course | am going nit
dem.
Oh. papa, der has been some offel
dings happened in France First I
started by big offensive which was to
crush der fool Americans. but dey
know so little about military tactics
dat dey will not be crushed like I
want 'em. | sent my men in der fight
in big waves and when dey got to the
Americans dey all said Boo" as loud
as dey could holler.
Veil, according to vat hat always
told me, der Americans should haf
turned and run like blazes. But vat
do you tink? Dem fool Americans
don't know anything about war, and
instead of running der odder way, dey
came right towards us. Some of dem
was singing about ave Won't come
back till its over, over dere," or some
odder foolish song, and some of dem
vas latin like fools.
Dey are so ignorant. But dey are
so reckless NIT der guns and ven dey
come towards us it vas den my men
took a notion dey wanted to 60 back
to der dear old Rhine. We don't like
der little old dirty Marine river, any
how.
And oh. papa, dem Americans use
such offel language. Dey know moth
ing of "kultur" and say such offel
dings right before us. And dey talk
blasphemy, too. Vat you tink dey
say right in frond of my. face? vun
big husky from der place dey call
Kansas, he said-oh, papa, hate to
tell you vot an offel ting he said, ITO
hell init der kaiser!" Did GU ever
hear anything as offel? didn't tink
anybody would say such an offel ting.
% ! run init de odder boys. Vas !
right! Vat?
And, oh, papa. you know dem
breast plates vat you sent us-can
you send us some to put on our
backs? You know we are going der
odder way now. and breast plates are
NO good, as der cowardly Americans
are shooting US right in the back
Some Of our boys took Off dere breast
plates and put 'em behind, but del
fool Americans are playing Der Star
Spangled Banner" NIT machine guns
on dem plates. Can't you help us?
You remember in your speech you
said notings could stand before der
brave German soldiers! Oh. papa.
don't believe desc ignorant Ameri.
canh ever read your speech. for dey
run after us like We vas q lot of rab.
bits. vot you tink Of dot? Cant
You send dem some Of your speeches
right away? Dey don't know how
terrible We are.
Cant you move my army back to
Belgium we're We Won all our glory !
Ny men can vip all de vimmen and
children yot dem Belgians can bring
up. but desc Americans are so rough
and ignorant We can't make 'em
soldiers on earth. and ven We try to
make dem understand dot we are der
greatest und sing Deutschland UbeI
Allies" dey laf like lot of monkeys.
But We are getting de best of the
Americans. We can outrun dem
Papa, II We are not the best fighters
ON earth We are sure the best runners
Nobody can keep up NIT us ven We
tink of dear old Rhine. and my army
never did tink SO much of dot dear
old river. Let me know right away
vot to do by return postofflce. Grown
Prince Willie.-Exchange.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-08

n THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
state of Washington for the county,
OF ThurStOu. No 106i
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
61GaEi aGelutnr.

Lieut.. E. Connolly Of Fort Omaha
will leave Saturday for Arcadia,
Cal, where he has been transferred.
c. X. Gartner, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. G. Gartner, has returned
from the Great Lakes naval train
ing station where he has been
serving as chief yeoman in the ord
nance department.
Lieut., Arthur Scribner has been
released from the army and on
his way to Omaha from Camp Jack
son where he was stationed. He
will resume his duties in the tax
department of the Union Pacific
railroad Offices here.
1t. H. H. Fish, jr., SON of H. H.
Fish, president of the Western
Newspaper Union, landed in New
York City Tuesday after more than
IA months active service in France,
England and Italy. The young Of
fcer was recently seriously i'll of
pneumonia in London.
Maj. John G. Maher, former COM
handing officer of the Omaha quar-
termaster's corps, now in France
with the American expeditionary
forces, has already mastered French
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
Opportunities for Soldiers
LEAVING the Service Listed

To list opportunities for officers
and professional men soon to be re-
leased from military service, pro-
fessional and special clearance sec
ton of the United States employ
ment service has been created, &C
cording to information received by
George Kleffner, federal director,
Washington headquarters.
Engineers, electricians, executives
and specially trained men will bene-
fit by this service.
There already is call for trained
electrical workers and linemer-for
construction work on the Puget
Sound extension of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad. The
men, who must be members of the
International Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers, will be furnished
transportation and $3.50 per eight
hour day.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
War Film, Americas Answer
Shown throughout Holland

The Hague, Nov. s.-Under the
auspices of the American Committee
of Pubic Information the first ex-
hibition of the American war film
entitled Americas Answer" was
given here recently to a select audi
euce composed of chief officers Of
the general staff of the Dutch army
and navy invited by American mill
tary and naval attaches.
The film consisted of eight reels
showing the American fleet in Eu-
ropean waters, transport and hos
rital services and other aspects of
Americas achievements in the war;
A feature of interest proved to be
the series of pictures of American
aviation. The whole display was
greeted with warm enthusiasm while
views showing President Wilson and
General Pershing drew spontaneous
cheers.
The musical accompaniment was
periodically American and included
famors songs of the Civil and Span
ish-American wars as we'll as south
err melodies, many Of which were
heard here for the first time. The
film will be shown throughout Hol-
land.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
COMMISSIONERS
Make MERRY IN
COUNCIL ROOM
Stage Regular Show When
Improvers Ask That an
Electric Light Be
Moved,

These city commissioners of ours
were just as good as a minstrel
show at the regular meeting Thurs
day morning. Whether i. was the
prospect of settlement in the street
car strike or what it was, we don't
know, but they were just full OF
Jokes and things. 1t started off when
a lengthy letter from West Leav-
enworth Improvement club was
read, setting forth elaborate reasons
why street light should be moved
from Fifty-sixth street to Fifty-hfth
street. Commissioner IRE humor-
ously moved that "an open meeting
be called for next Monday night
whereat the problem may be dis
cussed and, perhaps, solved"
Towl-"Why not put it up to the
war labor board?"
Ure-"How about my motion for
an open meeting:"
The Mayor-"Well, you can meet,
if you want to, Mr.. IRE, but the
rest of US beg to be excused"
Uaughter.)
Take Up Policemen's Pay.
Then Commissioner Ringer intro
duced resolution that the police
men be paid "bi-monthly instead of
monthly" This was passed, and
then some one mentioned that obi
monthly" means every two months.
Ringer got the resolution and
changed it to "semi-monthly."
The Mayor-"What right have
you to change the record after it
has been voted?"
Ringer-"I crave permission"
A persistent pounding was heard
on the wall of the next room, where
workman was installing new
light.
Butler-"There's too much knock
ing around here"
Towl-"Maybe they're putting up
flu signs"
Ure-""Is that knocking in the
mayors ofice?'
The Mayor-"It isn't in the may
or's office, but there is knocking on
the mayors office"
More laughter.)
Ringer is Interested.
A resolution came up for vacat-
ing part of ~Twenty-third street,
South Side.
Ringer-"I won't vote on this be-
cause I was interested in it as an at
torney."
Butler-"In that case, think we'd
better investigate further,
(Still more laughter.)
The entertainment closed when
FOWL announced meeting on city
planning in the council chamber Fri
day night.
Ringer,-"How much are the tick
ets?"
Performances every Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday in the city
council chamber. Admission free.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
from Iowa
and Nebraska Being
Usedm Schools Here

Superintendent of schools and
high school principals from Iowa
and Nebraska are being pressed into
service to substitute for the large
number of Omaha teachers who are
absent because of illness. Superin-
tendent A. r. Congdon of Wahoo.
former principal of Fremont High
school, is teaching the High School
of Commerce Miss MacWilliams
of Ames, Iowa High school is
taking the English classes of Miss
f. V. S. Jenkins of the Central
High school. Miss Elizabeth Shat
err, principal of the David City,
Iowa High school is teaching the
history classes OF Mrs Ada Akin
son of Central High, who is sick
with the influenza.
Miss Esther Thomas. who left
Central High recently to do Red
Cross work abroad, has reached
London whence she will return
home. Miss Ella Van SAINT Jenkins,
also of Central High, is in New
York and is expecting to receive
her discharge orders from the Red
Cross. Miss Ethel Fullaway,wh
had not received her sailing orders
from the Red Cross when the armis-
tice was signed, is considering en-
gaging in Y. M. c. A. work abroad.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13

if one can judge by the postal cards
ne has sent friends here. The ma
,or always had the gallantry of a
horn Frenchman, and now that he
can use their expressive language
he will no doubt be more charming
than ever when he returns.
Army men at Fort Omaha, Fort
Crook and the quarterms ster's Of
fees here are being inoculated with
anti-pneumonia serum as a pfeven-
tive against the influenza epidemic.
1t. Ernest Bailey, formerly of the
Prudential Life Insurance Co. here,
died in France November % OF
pneumonia. He is survived by a
wife and son, who are living with
Mrs. Bailey's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. B. Nichols, 255S Fort street.
Walter c. Johnson, son of Mrs.
Anna w. Johnson, has returned to
Omaha from Louisville, KY, where
he has been attending the officers
training school. He has been COM
mssioned second lieutenant in the
reserve officers corps.
The 50th balloon company from
Fort Omaha entertained at a done
ing party in the Rome hotel ball
room Wednesday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
HELD TO
GRAND JURY FOR :
White SLAVERY
Charged With Bringing Young
Girls from State of Iowa
for Immoral Pur-
poses.

Oscar Iven of Persia, Ia, wa,
bound over to federal grand jury
on bonds of $500 after preliminary
hearing Thursday morning before
United States Commissioner Nicely
Iven is charged with violation Of the
Mann white slave act by inducing
Dorothy Earlywine. l7-year-old girl
from Logan, Ia, to come to Omaha
for immoral purposes.
Dorothy was accompanied by her
15-year-old chum, Marie Weston,
and the girls told a sordid story
before Judge Nicely Thursday morn.
ing. They are both motherless.
They went from Logan to Missouri
Valley last Friday and met some
boys there, with whom they went
10y riding" They said that the
boys gave them money to come t6
Omaha.
Dorothy said that Iven had prom.
ised to get her job here, but when
she reached Omaha the job failed to
materialize. wen introduced the
girls to Fatty Paddock" who kept
company with Marie, it was charged.
Police are looking for Fatty"
Marie's aunt and uncle. with
whom she made her home in Logan,
were present at the preliminary
hearing.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
William Bonekemper Dies
of Influenza in Portland

Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Rohrbough
this morning received a telegram
from their daughter, Grace, telling
of the death of her husband, Will
helm V. Bonekemper. at their home
in Portland yesterday after weeks
illness of influenza.
Deceased leaves widow and
young son. His father and mother
and two sisters reside in Portland
and his brother is in the army.
Whether or not the body will be
brought to Omaha for burial is not
yet determined.
The deceased was we'll known in
Omaha where he had many friends.
lie was a prosperous lumber mer-
chant, owning chain of yards in
Oregon, and in every sense his flu
ture was one of bright promise.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
Officer Makes Second
Arrest in 10 Years;
Victim is Fined $500

After being on the police force 10
years Officer O'Conner, made his
second arrest Wednesday night,
when he brought to the police sta
ton William Roark, farmer from
Cedar Bluffs, Neb., who was charged
with illegal possession of liquor.
Roark was asked by the court if
he did not know Nebraska was dry.
1T sure is dry on the farm" said
Roark, "but Omaha is wet enough
for me. | voted against Nebraska
going dry because I hate an arid
climate"
What is the expense of a round
trip to Cedar Rapids?" asked City
Prosecutor Berger.
depends on the trimmings" an
swered Roark. Give been here few
days and I've spent load of cattle
already"
Judge Britt fined Roark another
steer worth $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
William MCKenna is Held
on Auto Stealing Charue

William McKenna, charged with
stealing a Maxwell automobile, was
bound over in police court Thurs
day morning to the district court
under $4,000 bonds.
Brougham Stevenson Of Council
Bluffs, and who has an office in the
Brandeis building, testified he
caught McKenna in an attempt to
steal car belonging to him and
when he interfered with McKenna,
the latter struck him in the jaw,
at the same time killing the engine.
He said McKenna got away, but was
captured a short time afterward.
McKenna was already out on
bond. having been bound over to
the district court on another charge
of car stealing.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
Three Granted Divorces
to Alleviate Marital Woe

Judge George A. Day granted
three divorce DEGREES Thursday.
Margaret Lebs was given divorce
from Louis Lebs. The custody of
all adopted child, Harry. 3 years OF
age and now in the Child Saving in
stitute, is entrusted to further order
of the court.
Nellie Whitaker was given a de-
cree from Ralph Whitaker, in de-
fault. Her maiden name, Nellie
Carlson, is restored.
Judge Day granted Fannie Will
liams divorce from Will Williams.
Margaret E. Jordan asks a divorce
from William H. Jordan on the
grounds of desertion. Gladys Blu
steed asks the court for separate
maintenance from Charles Busted.
She is soon to become a mother and
is unable to support herself. she
states,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
New Brand Of Bootleg Gets
Same Treatment in Court

A new brand Of whisky was on
exhibit in police court Wednesday,
when Belle of the Underworld"
took its place beside Kentucky
Club" Blue Stone" big Hollow"
and the other we'll known brands
distributed by the bootleggers.
Four quarts of the liquor with the
new label were found in a suit case
taken from William Johnson, a
Benson carpenter. He said he
bought it in St Joseph, where he
went on the advice of his physician
to get some "fiu" preventive.
He was fined 500 and costs.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
Elks File -Four Suits
to Collect $4,000
in Insurance Claims

Four suits to collect $4,000 in
FIRE insurance were filed by the
Omaha Elks Building association,
In district court Thursday. The
Elks club, at 3l3-l7 South Fifteenth
street. was damaged to the extent
Of $45,6S7 on July 2.
The Elks ask $4,000 of the
Fidelity Phoenix Fire Insurance
company of New York; $4,000 Of
the German Alliance; $1,000 of the
Hartford company. and $4,000 of
--ihe. Commercial Union Assurance
company Limited of London, Eng
land. The law firm of Baker &
Ready represents the Elks.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
REALTORS WILL
CREATE BUREAU
FOR PUBLICITY
Permanent Headquarters Es.
tabIished by Omaha Board
In Anticipation Of In.
\ creasing Business.

The Omaha Real Estate board has
voted to establish permanent
headquarters from which its pub
licity campaigns will be directed,
and in which much OF the organiza-
tons business will be transacted. 4
This action has been taken be-
cause OF the boards anticipation OF
a big postwar business revival in
Omaha and in other parts of the
central west.
The plan is in accordance with
plans now in operation in many
other cities and with one now be-
ing worked out by the National
Association of Real Estate Boards.
Expect Business Revival.
Members of the local Real Estate
board, and officers of the national
association, have made a careful
study of the situation, and are con-
WINGED that big business revival is
near at hand.
They say this business revival,
which is already starting. will cause
4 tremendous activity in the real es-
ate world.
Half a dozen conservative cam
paigns are now being planned for
the real estate men in Omaha.
These campaigns will be educational
Is we'll as direct real estate business
campaigns.
The plan for the organizations
headquarters, and for its campaigns,
has been worked out by a commit
tee consisting of I. Shuler, chair
man; c. c. George. J. F. Flack,
Harry A. Turkey, c. G. Carlberg,
Byron R. Hastings and Harry A.
Wolf.
This committee will determine
The location of its headquarters this
week
Leo B. Bozell, former city editor
Of the Omaha Daily News, has been
appointed to take charge of the
boards headquarters. and to direct
It's publicity campaigns.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
Mother Distracted Over
the Death of DauQhter

Grief over the death of her daugh-
ter, Katherine Kaer, of "hu," three
days ago, caused Mrs. Marie Lar
sen, 1914 South Twenty-fourth
street, to become delirious Thurs
day morning.
She ran from her home to the
government corral, and down the
railroad track, to the home of an
Italian family, living at 1872 South
Twenty-hrst street.
Her actions terrorized the men,
bers of the family, who sent for the
police. Mrs. Larsen was found hid
ing in a closet and she fought the
officers before she could be con-
trolled.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
County in Good Condition for
Road Bonds, Saws Mcdonald

Douglas county is in good shape
financially to assume proposed road
bonds, according to H. S. McDon-
old, county commissioner.
The county's bonded indebted
ness is only S1,587, 000," he said.
The statement circulated that the
county's indebtedness is $23,0O0,OOO
is confusing, because this figure in
cludes all of the city of Omahas
indebtedness.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
Union Pacific Agents
Are to Study Postwar
Railroad Conditions

General and assistant general
freight and passenger agents Of the
Union Pacific system have been
called to Omaha to formulate a re-
port to be submitted to the federal
manager, anticipating the effect of
the ending of the war. Similar re-
ports from all railroad lines will
eventually find their way to director
general of the railroads.
The Omaha district freight traffic
committee has perfected its organ
ization by the election of George w.
Hamilton, assistant general freight
against of the Union Pacific, as
its secretary.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
Prof. Albert Keim of Paris
to Lecture in F0nteneIIe

Prof. Albert Keim, doctor of phil
osophy of the University of Paris,
will address the Alliance Franchise
tonight in the ball room of the Fon-
tenelle hotel on THE Spirit Of
America and the Spirit of France"
also of Alsace-Lorraine. giving
views OF that country. All persons
understanding French are cordially
invited
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
Four Speed Demons Draw
Lower Fines Than Usual

Judge Britt's offensive, in police
court, against the speed demons
must have tanned a tribe, or the
lure of speeding is not as great as
it was the first of the week.
Violators of the ordinance have
previously been drawing $40, SIS and
$40 fines, but Thursday morning the
four persons found guilty of violat-
ing the speed ordinance were fined
IS and costs. They were: w. Gil
linsky, A. A. Johnson, James Brem-
men and r. Dietz.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
DRoPsY TREATED FREE
BY DR.. Miles, the Great Specialist, Who
Sends a $3.75 Trial Treatment Free.
Many Report Cured After Doctors Failed.

At first no disease is apparently more
harmless than dropsy; little swelling of
the eyelids. hands, feet, ankles or alb
domen. Finally great shortness Of breath,
cough, faint spells, sometimes nausea and
vomiting, and a lingering and wretched
death if the dropsy is not cured.
DR.. Miles has been known as a leading
specialist in these diseases for 20 years.
His liberal offer Of a 1915 Treatment free
to all sufferers is certainly worthy Of seri-
Gus consideration. You may never have
such an opportunity again.
The Grand Dropsy Treatment consists of
four dropsy remedies in one, also tonic
Tablets and Pura-Laxa for removing the
water. This treatment is specially pre-
scribed for each patient and is three times
rs successful as that of most physicians.
It usually relieves the first day. and re-
moves swelling in six days in most cases.
Delay is dangerous.
Send for Remarkable Reports Of Cures.
All afflicted readers may have Book.
Examination Chart, Opinion. Advice, and a
Two-Pound Trial Treatment free. Write at
once. Describe your case. Address, DR..
franklin Miles. Dept DA., 1872 to 172
franklin St.. Elkhsrt Ind-Adu
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-13
Karolyi to Paris.

Zurich, Switzerland, Dec. IL
The Hungarian government of
Count Michael Karolyi will send a
mission to Paris to explain to the
allies the situation in Hungary. &C
cording to a Budapest dispatch to
the Neue Freie Presse of Vienna.
The mission is expected to arrive in
Switzerland this week.