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Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
GREENLAND
ADVENTURE
BY DADDY
"The Liberty Spirit"

Jonathan Hardfists estate Is magic
ally moved to France by the Liberty
Spirit when he refuses to buy Liberty
Bonds from Peggy and Billy Belgium
ThereA the Huns threaten to take his
life and steal his treasure, but Peggy
lures q German generally
CHAPTER vi.
The Huns on the Run.
DEGGY was so busy watching Billy
Belgium tie up the German
- general that for a moment she
forgot the soldiers coming up the
hill. Now she saw that they were
close at hand.
\ "Runl" she shrieked, and Billy
dared into the house.
on rushed the soldiers straight
after the fleeing Germans. Suddenly
Peggy awoke to the fact that they
were fighting the Germans-hghting
them and whipping them so badly
that the Germans were running away
in a panic.
They are Americans!" she
screamed. Smash 'em, American
soldier boys! Smash 'em! Smash
emp
GO to ut, Americans" yelled
Jonathan Hardest, rushing up to the
window beside her. Thrash 'em!
Puiverize 'em! Wipe up the earth
with emf
y And the American soldiers did
smash 'em and thrash 'em, going at
them so fercely with bullets and
bayonets that the Huns could not
stand up before them.
go to it, Americansp screamed
Jonathan Hardest, jumping up and
down in frenzy of joy. 20, you
American soldier boys, you can whip
all the Huns in the world"
"They can if the people at home
stand behind them| broke in Billy
Belgium, who had hurried up to the
attic.
"I'll stand by them. I'll help them
to win. I'll give anything have on
EARTH" shouted Jonathan Hardest.
Then suddenly he stopped short
The glow went out Of his face. He
gave a broken-hearted groan. "It's
too late, | haven't anything left to
give. The Germans have ruined my
property; they have stolen my
wealth."
"Your wealth is safe in your gar
bage can. I've saved it for you,"
cried Billy.
"Glory!" shouted Jonathan Hard
fist
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Yankees Capture
New Type Arm0red
Hun BattLepLanl

With the American Army
Northwest of Verdun, Oct. u.s.
(By Associated Press. )-Ameri-
cans captured an immense Ger
man armored battleplane Wednes-
day, north of Brieulles. The ma
\ chine was virtually intact, but the
pilot and gunners made their
escape
It is presumed that the battle
plane was downed a day or two
ago by American aviators.
From east Of the Mouse German
artillery endeavored to protect the
plane, but American guns let down
a counter fire upon the enemy gun
eSnplacements. When a lull came
American troops hauled the plane
to safety.
A number Of valuable instru-
mcnts and the two machine guns
were captured. The battleplane
was equipped with bomb drop
ping device and had a gun and a
sighting arrangement so hxed that
the gunner can see to shoot d.
rectly beneath him. This gun was
for firing on roads. Half the fusil-
age was covered with quarter inch
armor.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Flu Crest is Passed
in Southwest, Says
Kansas City Official

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 25.-Of6
cial reports of sc new cases of in
fuenza today gave officials some
hope the crest of the epidemic hae
been reached. New cases reported
yesterday totaled 1z9.
The situation in army camps If
Texas showed improvement today
according to reports reaching here
tonight. At Camp Bowie, For
Worth, only one death occurred
from influenza today. However, l4s
new cases were reported.
Encouraging reports come from
other points in the southwest to.
night.
Globe, Ariz., Oct. 25.-With a
steady increase in deaths here and
in Miami, seven miles from here, as
a result of the rapid spread of Span
ish influenza, health authorities are
taking more rigorous action to halt
the spread of the disease. In the
last % hours 10 persons have died
from influenza and pneumonia in the
two towns. Of this number three
died here and 10 in Miami. A to-
tai of 124 persons have died in the
two towns since the beginning of
the epidemic.
New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. Is
The foot ball game between Lehigh
and Rutgers, scheduled to be played
at South Bethlehem Saturday, will
be played here instead because of
the Spanish influenza epidemic in
South Bethlehem, it was, announced
tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Hoot, Mon! Ladies'
Are to Play Golf at
u. S. Cantonments

Chicago, Ill.,, Oct. 2s.-A move,
ment to provide soldiers at canton.
ments with golfing paraphernalia
has been started by officials of the
United States Golf association and
President Charles F. Thompson, OF
the Western Golf association, today
received letters from the officials OF
the national body asking him to in
terest clubs in the western organi-
cation in the matter. Golfers are
asked to donate clubs. balls and
caddy bags which will be forwarded
to a central point and from there al
lotted to the various army camps.
The plan does not contemplate
the expenditure of a large sum OF
money for the construction of golf
courses, but wherever ground is
available nine-hole links are to be
laid out.
Although golf is on the wane in
the north, there are many canton
ments where it can be played
throughout the winter. a letter from
Secretary Howard of Fort Whitney
of the United States Golf association
states
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Il SMELL SMOKE" SUDDENLY
EXCLAIMED JONATHAN
HARDFIST/

Peggy was looking down into the
court yard.
See the funp she screamed. A
chunky American soldier boy had
found the German general and
taken charge of him. He was max
ing the general goose-step to the
rear, prodding him with a sharp
bayonet to hustle him along.
II smell smoke" suddenly ex-
claimed Jonathan HARDEST. "The
Germans have set the house afre."
1t was true. The order of the
general had been carried out. With
Jonathan HARDEST leading the, way,
the three fed down through the
wrecked and blazing house and out
into the court yard. Mr.. Hardest
and Billy grabbed up the precious
garbage can and carried it to a safe
distance. There Jonathan seemed
to forget the fire that was Destroy
ing his home, and plunged his
hands in among his money sacks.
ooh, my fine money" he cried,
looking so miser-like that Peggy
wondered if he were going back
on his promise to support the SOL
der boys. But Jonathan had no
such idea.
Money, lots of money" he
shouted. II can back up Our SOL
der boys and help them win safe
peace for the world. Where are
your bonds, boy? I'll give every
ceut of this quarter of million dol
lars for them, and I'll buy more as
fast as my income arrives each
month";
Billy Belgium dove into his pock-
ct for a pledge card. AS he did so,
the earth shook again, the sound of
battle died away, and, 10, they were
back in America, and everything
was as it had been before. The
garden was unchanged, the house
stood safe and solid, the stables
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Bandit Takes Own Life, .,
After Orgy of Crime

q Lima, o., OctA 25.-Cornered by
4 police and citizens after perhaps ia
! tally wounding one policeman and
citizen and strangling l3-year-
old girl and spreading terror through
/ the residence district. man carry
ling draft registration card bear
. ing the name of Charles Robert
Turner, Springfield, ILL.,. fired his
last bullet into his head to escape
capture here yesterday afternoon.
Turner was suspected of attempt
! iuR 10 rob pawn shop and when
/ police went after Linn he opened
6re. Physicians at the hospital say
HE man cannot live.
Springfield, I'll, Oct. 2S-The
hiehwayman who shot himself at
Lima last night. over week ago
[held 10 and robbed George Robert
Turner in this city of his registra-
Ton card. gold watch and some
money. Turner reported the holdup
J to the police and the latter have
been searching for the robber.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Government Will Plan Best
Methods of Food Drying

Washington, Oct. 25.-To devise
methods of drying fruits and vege-
tables as means of conserving the
food supply of the nation, an advis-
ory board has been designated by
Secretary Houston, consisting of
representatives of bureaus within
the government of agriculture con-
cerned with food production regula-
ton and conservation and of one
representative each of the food ad-
ministration and of the sanitary
corps of the army. The board, it
was announced today will have con-
troll of the dehydrating industry
which is expected to be established.
Funds for the promotion of deny
dration were included in the regu-
lar agricultural appropriation act re-
Gently passed by congress. The act
also empowers the president if nee
essary to authorize the establish
ment and operation of plants for
drying food stuffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
United Workmen to Appeal
Old Case Involving Funds

The grand lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen of Me-
braska has filed in district court
supersedeas bond with a state
ment that it intends to appeal to
the state supreme court from a re-
cent decision of the district court. in
connection with its action against
the Ancient Order of United Work
men Temple association and various
local lodges of Omaha.
The case is of long standing and
involves the disbursement of funds
by the local organizations, which
disbursement the grand lodge con-
tends runs counter to the latter's BY
laws.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
YANKEES USING
WARS. HARDEST
HITTING Guns
Sixteen-Inch Navy Pieces Most
Powerful Ordnance in Pos
session of Any Of the
BelIigerents.

Washington, Oct. 2s.-Announce-
ment from France that American
sixteen,inch naval guns, manned ma
val gun crews, have come into &C
ton with the American army at the
front, disclosed that through efforts
of the ordnance officials of the navy
General Pershing's forces are now
equipped with the most powerful and
hardest-hitting weapons yet used in
the present war. ashore or ahoat. so
far as is known.
tn sixteen-inch rifles are similar
to those designed for use aboard the
newest American dreadnaughts.
They are so caliber, more than &c
feet in length and weigh approxi-
mately 100 tons without their car
riages.
Without question they are the
longest range guns in use except the
German super guns. which are re-
garded merely as mechanical
freak.
Projectile Weighs Ton.
The projectile weighs close to
ton and its bursting charge of the
most powerful explosive known is
measured in hundreds of pounds
against the few pounds in the Ger
man super gun she'll. The destruc-
tive effect is enormous.
Plans for using big rifles for the
army are understood to have been
worked out entirely by naval Off
GERS. Theory that their great weight
would not permit their use except in
fixed concrete and steel emplace-
ments furnished the chief obstacle
TO be overcome.
These are not the only great naval
guns employed by the American
army. American naval gun crews
have played an important part on
several sectors of the battle front
for months, handling weapons of
l2-inch bore. The story of these
enterprises has never been made
oublic. however. for military reasons.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Russ Ally Force Victorious
in Battle FOUGHT at VoIqoda

Archangel, Oct. 25.-(By Associ-
ated Press)-The Russo allied ex,
petition which sailed from the
shores of the Arctic and thence
down the Mezen and Vashka rivers
reached the district of igor, in the
province Of Vologda. There they
were joined by forces of the Zyrian
tribes, inhabitants of the Ural re-
gion and drove out the bolsheviki
in this section. This was the first
victory for the allied forcs in Vo-
logda.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Michigan City Official Found
Guilty of Acts of DislOyalty

Grand Rapids, Mich. Oct rs
Max LANCE, former Muskegon city
official, was found guilty on one OF
five counts by a jury In the United
States district court Thursday after
noon,
The count upon which he was
found guilty charges him with say
ing:
TO hell with the government"
His defense was that what he meant
in making the utterance was TO
he'll with the government regula-
tons"
LANCE is held under bond until
Monday when the court will pass
sentence.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Cable Service to A. E. F.
Shut Off by Compan,

New York, Oct. 25.-Announce-
ment was made by the Western
Union Telegraph company tonight
that public use gifts cable service in
communicating with members of
the American expeditionary force
had been temporarily discontinued.
The order was necessitated, by the
unusual amount of important cable
matter being transmitted, it was
said.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26

and garage had reappeared in their
usual places.
WAS it dreami" cried Jonathan
Hardest. "But even If it was only
a dream it has opened my eyes.
This is a righteous war for the
freedom and safety sof the world.
The brutal Huns must be con-
quered. From this day forth all
my wealth, all that l have, fights
for Uncle Sam and for humanity"
He has seen and he has felt. He
understands. Would that every
American could see and understand
without the pain OF feeling what
this war means" Thus spoke the
Liberty Spirit through the statue
above them, and Peggy breathed,
"Amen!"
In the paper next day Peggy
read of the capture of the German
general, Won Bluff.
He was tied FAST" read the re-
port. Evidently some American
boy, too busy to take him to the
rear, had left him in that way"
Peggy chuckled to herself. Billy
Belgium sure was busy" she said.
Tin the next story Peggy has q re-
markable war adventure OF different
kind, taking part in a thrilling air bat
tle.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Well Known Writer Takes
His Own Life in France

Paris, Oct 2s.-Paul West, New
York writer, who came to France
as a Red Cross worker, has dis
appeared.
His cap was found on Paris
bridge. With it were two cards.
One was addressed to Capt R. I.
Townsend, and on the other was
written in French: when this is
found I shall be dead"
Vests health has been bad.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
British Airmen Make Raid
on important Hun Works

London, Oct. 24.-The official
statement dealing with the opera
tons of the independent air forces
says:
"On Wednesday night we bombed
railways at Burbach and Sarbrucken
and chemical factories at Mannheim
and railways at Coblenz. near Mainz
and at Metz-Sablons."
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26

Bee Want Ads Are the Best Bust
ness Boosters.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-23

down tho line, but they worked hard
| TO help the strlckcu"rcfugees hun
dreds ot whom were fed and minis
tered to that day by the French Red
Cross
Thcy were mostly women and
children ana old mon, and their
plight was pit!ful This was tho
second time that they had fled be
fore the German hordrs Last Nov
emhcr after the "Nlctpriuus retreat
they had crept back To- their ruined
and desoiatej villages and farms and
with the aid OF their government
and the American societies for
! French rrcJustrucuou had began
life again
They Have Wort, 10 DO"
In their shells NJ houses ana I'm
their shattered little farms they
GLADLY took up the work Of gain
ing little bread Then. without any
warning tho awful flood uf war
swept oyer them again.
They fled halr clad never paus-
7 inb TO collect their poor belongings
Without the hloased help OF The Red
Cross they would have died OF star
walton an tho road Everything they
ever had was gone. The stumbled
off the trains. daacd, with white.
blank faces and staring, empty eyes,
saw those American soldiers
carry ing old women and little chill
dIru into the Gcd Crost cantccn.
feeding them, ninisterlnH'to them,
an the time muttcrlng curses on the
ticuds who had brought them to
this bitter pass.
"Oh, we have work to DO over
here" one Of these men said to me
"God help the kaiser when we get
fairly into Shis war; And then he
exclaimed: Arc there really any
pacIfists left IN America? IL there
are wish they could see what we
have seen. today"
wish so too. wish I could
show the theorists, the "internation-
alists" what ! saw of those French
refugees, the poor. despoilcd work
. ing people and farmers who fled, as
the hordes " old fled before Attlla
another scourage OF God, but one
not less tigerish or void of soul.
Something Of what | saw / shall at
tcmpt 10 describe,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-23
American Troops in France Learning
Meaning of Love of Country and Flag

=. many men on the raft that the
"rn.hcr.s chUm who was I'm bad
shape w.fa broken leg, was pushed
oll nt1 the water.
Brother was good swimmer and
hr manager 60 rescue his chum and
'' gei hiW back on the raft nut
While h" was IN the water two moro
meg, HH.f drowned and desperate.
Dad climbed aboard and tho raf'
was now several inches under sea
$50 'h.a heroic young American sol
d'r unwilling 10 lcopardizc his
'"H'naN8 lito gave up his own
"I,I my mother and tho family
that Z ann sorry I didn't have a
uHWre 90 fight for America" he
s"'d wd sank into the black ana
lpy ocean.
Wol. J can fight" said the sol
der who read me- that letter ANA
eNerNuWo | am allowed TO 70 over
Inc top / shall remember how they
Nlcd my Kid brother In the dark 90
American men are accustomed
from their childhood 10 see women
treated with respect ana children
with tenderness. Thry see with hor-
rur-strICkeu eyes the women and
children refugees from the war iu-
vadcd districts flying before Zoe
that knows no pity, that treats COM
hatant and honcombatant with equal
cruelty and wrath
Refugees "a Pitlable Sight.
I have told OF a Sunday spent
in u railroad station in the first
days Of the great spring offensive
and Of the southward bound trains.
bearing the wounded and the home
less. with me on the platform werc
several American soldiers. two or
three members OF military police
They were there primarily to look
after our soldiers passing up and
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-23
MIDDLE SEA OF NORTH
PLANNED BY GERMANY
Occupation of Aland Islands and
PrOtectoratc Over Finland Is
Economic Triumph.

WASHINGTON, June 22.--Ger-
nanys activities in Finland and the
Aland islands are causing fears
among the northern European neu-
trails that a middle sea OF the north
rs contemplated by the autocratic
central powers as an adjunct to their
aggressive plans for an economic
and military alliance against the
world under the name Of "mittel-
Europa"
THE results obtained by the Ger
mans In the Russian Baltic states
give the neutral northern countries
much room for after thought" de-
clares DR.. Jur. c. Asche, the Scandi-
ceived here in official dispatches.
The operations OF the Germans in
the Battle provinces may have con
sequences which no peace congress
ever Will have power to effaCe.
"Thc Germans desire to connect
Finland in an economic way with
middle Europe. Finland Is a coun-
try OF raw materials. II Germany
becomes master OF the Baltic, and
Finland becomes an Independent
state with economic connections with
middle Europe, Russia's wish to ex-
send toward the west is probably
once for allsmade impossible.
"1n order for Russia to get on
her feet again, she must find an out
let for her natural riches. and when
soc has no way open to the west,
sne must get there by aid Of the mid.
ole European group, especially Ger
many, and by aid of Scandinavia. In
this way, an interchange Of trade
between Scandinavia, the middle
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-23

European group, and Russia. and the
entire Mohammodan world would be
possible, and not simply a future
dream.
with regard 10 Norway, It Is not
out of the question that this country
Will have to consider . seriously
whether she win not have to lean
more to the east ana south than now
Is the ease"
Bearing on the same subject is an
abstract from AffarsyMlden, a lead
Ing Swedish trade journal:
'Germauy's action on Aland and
In Finland. and the inclusion Of Fin
land in the German protected states,
Is a very serious thing for the eco
nomic life and the whole future Of
sweden 1t says. Finland and
possibly Russia under German eco
n0mic and political control are a
menace to Sweden greater than any
before, There are already indica-
uons 20 show that Germany Is cx-
tending her new influence as far
north us Spitzbyrgcu.
IF Finland forms an economic
union with Germany. which, Cor any
one who knows Germany, vii. mean
only That Finland becomes a Ger
man Nassal state, this viii have a
great influence ON the Swedish ex-
port market for timber, wood, pulp,
paper, etc, I'm which Sweden has
heretofore competed with Finland
The economic future of Sweden
has been greatly ,shadowedf.sy the
events Of the last few weeks.
Whether 1T Will have any political in
fluCuUg remains ia be seen
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-23

is preparing to furnish bottlers with
swceting formulas that win allow
the actual sugar content in SOFT
drinks to be cut to so per cent or
less and at tho same time will pre-
serve tho customary taste of tho
beverages. starch sugar, starch SIR
up, maltese sirup. and honey are ths
81 Institutes used.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-23

Rottlers Of soft drinks In tho
United States may save approx
mptely 5000 tons uf sugar annually
by using other sweeuug materials
according to investigations, by spc-
cialists Of the bureau OF chemistry.
United States department ot aRri-
culture. The bureau Of chemistry
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-23

reached the point Of being ashamed
10 feel patriotism An tnsilious pro-
pasanda Of pacifism, beginning III
elementary schools all over the cOUn-
try had undermined the old Amer
lean pride IN the Flag The children
went through o. motions of 'salut-
ing the Flag, truo,~ but in too many
school rooms the poisonous sugEes-
ton was given them that II was
much nobler to love all flags and
all countries equally with their own.
4 young Jewish soldier from the
east side Of New York told me thar,
when he learned that he had been
drafted he actually contemplated
suicide 1t seemed to him crime
for him to become a soldier. His
parents had fled from Russia to cs-
cape death at the hands Of .soldicrs.
but that was not why he was op-
posed to all wars. It was because
in his school, and nfterward In the
city college, he had imbibed what
is miscalled internationalism.
His Own Country First.
81 went to training camp because
was afraid To resist" said the
young man. 81 stayed and l worked
hard because ! liked it, liked my
officers and because being assigned
to the aviation Service as ground
man. knew | would not be obliged
to kin Germans l still believed
that 1t way my duty TO be interna-
uonal at heart"
And then he told me how the
conviction came 10 him that men
cannot love all countries unless they
love their own first and best. "Ho ou
see that work gang over there" he
said. "Those follows are Russians
They are part of the Russian divi-
sion that was sent to fight in France
two or three years ago. You remem-
her what a fine impression they
made then Well, after the revolu-
ton in Russia, or rather after the
Bolshevik soldiers began running
away from the fight, numbering
their officers and clamoring for a
separate peace. there was the ques-
ton what TO do with the Russian
regiments In France.
1T was impossible TO trust the
Russians. Some of them, at least, |
don't know how many, were bitten
with the German propaganda. They
did what they could to demoralize
the French soldiers. Nobody knew
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-23

Increased demands for common
labor are shown by a recent employ
ment survey by the United States
Employment Service, FirJy-fhree
ccntcrs have calls exceeding the
present supply while but three cities,
all IN the west report surplue.
Normal conditions are reported by 25
cities.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-23

There is one
thing our soldier
sons are learning
IN France that Is
m ore valuable"
than the French
language or his
tory or any mere
knowledge ac-
QUESTION. our
men are learniug
the true N can
ing OF national
ism. love Of the
country and the
Flag.
or late years
we have had in
the United States
such a dcluge OF
talk about "in-
ternational 1 s M
that our men
had a ! m o S I