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Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12
MORALS OF HUNS
LOWERED With
BTAH OF Steel
Crime and Depravity Among
Germans Increasing Since
War Started, Says Ber-
lin VorWaerts.

War has caused an increase of
crime and depravity among the Ger
man people. according to an analysis
published by the Berlin Vorwaerts.
The paper recalls that at the begin
ming of the war, prophets spoke OF
steel bath" in the waters of which
the morals of the German people
would recuperate.
Since, August 4, 1914" says the
Vorwaerts, I'VE have allowed the
blessings of this bath to act on US
with steadily increasing vigor and
the result is a moral condition of
health of the German people of which
the compilations of criminal statis-
tics give convincing reports. These
tell us of the steadily increasing num-
ber of crimes of brutality, and serious
crimes against property, and a glance
at any newspaper confirms the horri
bly, increasing number of robberies'
and burglaries in the cities as we'll as
in the rural districts. Systematically
organized and methodically operating
bands of robbers menace continually
life and property OF respectable citi-
ZenS.
All Break Laws.
"Also honesty of the latter has suf-
fered a perceptible crack" and here
the influence of the steel bath is d.
rectly proved. We do not fear that
we are disclosing any state-endanger-
ing secret when we announce the fact
that at present there probably are
few German subjects left who have
not in some more or less serious man
ner violated the existing government
DEGREES and laws and made themselves
liable to punishment"
The Vorwaerts then cites the in
stances of the citizen, who on Sundays
goes to the country to buy food for
boarding purposes, of the proud wife
of the owner of a large estate, whose
chickens LAY eggs only for a mark
apiece, of the wife of the first lieu
tenant who sells the food articles re-
ceived from her husband at the front
at fancy prices, and the army usurers,
secret traders and forgers.
The Vorwaerts then dwells on the
effects of the steel bath on the grow
ing generation and cites complaints
by the clergy and teachers to show
that depravity is one OF its results,
The paper calls attention to what
1t describes as the fruits of the best
education as shown during the Ra-
deck-Bernstorff libel case" 1t adds
when refined cavaliers of the most
prominent society apply the most
common names to each other and box
each others ears, then no one has
the right to claim for one certain
class, decency andswell-behavior.
"The steel bath exerts its effects
on everyone and splashes over the
home of the proletariat as we'll as
over the playroom of the family of
the count" concludes the Berlin pub
LEGATION.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12
OMAHA GENERAL MARKET

Fish-Ca tfsh. odd sizes. large. ESQ b.:
halibut 23c ID: black cod. large .izes. i5c
lb.; trout. size to suit, 23c lb.; Royal White
Chinook salmon. zoe Ib.: whitefish. 1sc ib.;
yellow pike. 2lc lb.; pickerel. l3c h.; Red
cinook salmon. 2bc h.; biood-red bullhsads.
large. 2lo lb.: medium. 1sc h.: rock bass,
Y lb each. 20c lb.: yellow ring perch. z
ID. each, lso lb.; herring. 11c lb.: laddock.
t2o lb; steak cod. eastern. 15c ib,; crap
'ies. 20022c ib.; buffalo, large, 40 lb.;
white perch. l1o ib,; carp. large. 12c lb.;
steak cod. western. llc lb.: gulf red snapper.
22o ib; frozen large bass. zoo lb: frozen
skinned whiting, odd sizes, flaky. almost
boneless, 15-lb. baskets. per basket. sass:
round. 70 ib,: frozen FOUND pink salmon.
lao lb.; frozen red salmon. 22c lb.; frozen
lb.; frozen Spanish mackered. Ito h.: fozen
native fall mackerel. 21c lb.; frozen floun-
dars l2c h.: frozen soes. 12c lb.: frozen
western red snapper, 10c lb.: frozen silver
smelts, 12c lb; frozen No. white mullets
So Ib: frozen Canadian Tullibee whitefish.
average Y h.. 100 lb.: frozen Canadian
whitefish, large, dressed or round, 1sc lb.:
frozen Canadian dressed pickerel. 13c lb.;
frozen Canadian round pickerei. Toe h.;
frozen dressed herring. large. &c !b.: round.
So lb.: barracuda. i4c ID: sea rock bass.
lac lb.: roe shad. 24c lb.
Catfish. large. fancy, fresh, csc; halibut.
2sc trout use; BLACK cod. 15c; white perch,
12c; fancy frozen black bass. medium and
large. l5c: fancy frozen buffalo-carp, &c:
salmon, pink, white. chinooks, falls, 1sc: red.
sockeyes. chinooks. 24c: white, 1S1: pike.
22c; croppies. zoe, 22c: frogs, genuine Loui-
siaRa black bulls, jumbo s&00; large $3.50.
Fruits-Oranges: sos. S6s. 1865. 3Sss. S24s.
$3.50: 1905. 1863 216s. zoos. 26OA. ss.vo.
Lemons: Sunkist. 1850: Red Balls, $1,000.
Bananas, To to. 7hc lb. Peaches: Califor-
mia. S1.15 box; Elbertas. s3.25 bu.: Georgia
Elbertas, 6-basket crate, 1895 crate. Plums.
California: Tragedy. Santa Rosas, s2.n0:
Climax and Burbanks, s225. Apricots.
Washington. s225. Cantaloupess Standards.
ass. $500: ponys. 54s. $3.50: flats. - to .6,
$3.50. Watermelons Sc h.. crates extra.
Vegetables-Lsttuce: Head. s4,0O crase;
head. s1.25 doz.: leaf. 500 doz. Cabbage,
so-lb. crates, 4hc lb Onions: Yellow Cali
fornis In 1OO-lb. sacks, $40 lb.: home
grown, zoo ,doz. Radishes. 30c doz Pota.
toes. new. $40 Ib. Asparagus, SOC dts.
Michigan celery. SOC doz Telephone peas.
15c ID. Cucumbers. $500 box. Beans. .aI
and green, $3.50 basket. Summer squash.
s1.00 doz. Beets, 40c doz. Carrots, 400
doz. Artichokes, s1.5o. Green peppers,
market basket, $3.50. Tomatoes, +-basket
crate. $3.50. Lines. $500. Garlic. 17c. Egg
plants. $500 box.
Beef Cuts--Loins: No. I, s7hc: No. z,
35hc; No. 3. 1shc. Ribs: No. !, 33hc; No.
2. 32hc; No. 3, 15hc. Rounds: No. !. 2Sc;
No. Q. 2sc; No. 8. 1870. Chucks: No. !,
$50; No. .. 22c; No. 8, 1870. Plates: No. /.
1870: No. Q. 16c: No. 3. 14c.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12
Beneath a Boche Airplane!
Nebraska Boy Tells How 1t
Feels in Letter Back Home

bugle sounds sweet in the night after
your nerves have been at high tension
for awhile and you know it means all
is safe again for while.
"And another feeling you have is OF
pride and power, pride for those fel-
lows who stand somewhere way up
toward Germany with every sense
alert and telegraph the city the minute
they hear the motors of the enemy
plane coming over. You can't help
but thank those fellows. 1t may be
the fellow that didn't pay you all he
owes you, it may be the one that
chops your wood, the rne that sold
YOU groceries, or the one that wasn't
very nice to you one time, or someone
no one has ever heard Of before, but
YOU realize that that chap didn't go to
sleep when the country put your lite
in his hands and he didn't do anything
else but wait and listen until they
came. And you feel proud OF those
people who man the guns and keep at
their posts all night long to reach out
with their curtain of fire to shield you.
Then you feel the power of the allies.
because it is another victory over the
boche every time he attempts to come
over and fails. But even though 1t is
your first time under fire, if it may be
called that, and although it was a
good show. you are glad that it is over
and you can feel that you can sleep
again"
"Say! You ought to see the rail-
way system inAEngland, if such you
could call it," wrote Paul A. Hagelin,
with the machine gun battalion,
somewhere in England" to his
mother in Friend, Neb. Their larg-
est freight car is Of lotion ca
pacity, an ordinary truck load in the
states. They are coupled together
with chains and they never have be.
come acquainted with the luxury OF
an air brake. Their only brake is
one to be pulled from the side.
"The passenger coaches are made
with separate compartments, seating
about 10 in each compartment, with
run board on the side. | wondered
if it was purposely arranged so the
dukes and lords could be shut Oft
from the contamination of the CON-,
mon folks. 1t does, indeed. seem
comical to a democratic citizen of the
good old u. S., A. to be in the midst
of old historic surroundings and sur
rounded by staid old traditions"
William J. Kallenbach, former
Hooper, Neb., boy, is also somewhere
in France" with a machine gun bat
talon. In a recent letter to his par
ents in Hooper, he wrote:
"We are being fed British war ra-
tions, and they are lot better than
| expected. II they keep on feeding
us this way, we will get along nicely:
however, would like to get hold OF
some good old American Bull Dur.
ham tobacco. This tobacco we get
here only makes a good fog, but l
think we will be able to get real
Smokes soon."
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12
Unique Drive Against the
Washinqton's Profiteers

Since living in Washington has be-
come battle against high prices,
lots of schemes to outwit the enemy
have been invented and tried. Here
is one that worked for a while.
A certain travelling salesman who
makes this city every few weeks and
remains for week or two at time,
did not like the hotel rates for rooms
and meals. So he had brilliant idea
one morning, which led him to pay
call on friend who is physician.
That afternoon the salesman reported
at one of the local hospitals, with a
certificate to the effect that he needed
certain treatment. He engaged fine
room in the southwest corner of the
building, from Which he had beau-
tiful view Of the Potomac.
Most of the day he spent outside
the hospital, for he was not bed
patient. But he had his breakfast
there, and his dinner, and he slept in
the fine big room, where any vagrant
breeze was sure to find its way
through the windows. When he left
w dSLliS lOu. HC CApI CSSCN HllHSCll do
greatly pleased with his treatment. On
his next trip here he repeated the
performance.
>, one day a nurse happened to notice
that the patient" never took any Of
the medicine prescribed for him; she
found the pills and the bottles in the
waste basket. The physicians had
been somewhat puzzled for some time,
because the salesman didn't appear to
be at all sick. So they gave him the
third degree and got the story out Of
him.
That ended his stay at the hospital;
it was too much of good thing to
last long. He had been getting lodg-
ing and meals for SIS a week. 1t
would have cost him $50 or more for
the same accommodations at any first
class hotel Incidentally, the physi-
clan who gave him certificate tina
enabled him to beat the hotel rates
heard from the hospital people
Brooklyn Eagle.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12

Peggy looked closer. Now she could
make out that the stream was broken
up into regular divisions, She could
even see banners flying. But the SOL
diers-what were they3 Not men
they were too tiny. Neither were they
Birds or animals. Peggy was puzzled
and amazed. What could they be?
Down to the edge of the pavement
dropped the aerial chariot. At the
same moment military automobile
dashed up and came to stop. Out Of
|, popped the Oldest looking officer
Peggy had ever seen. His head was
as round as a dollar piece. while his
body was like pocketbook. His uni
form was green. On his head was a
military helmet made of half dol
lar. His legs were thin spindles and
his feet were nickels. In spite of his
queerness he seemed very dashing
and efficient,
He saluted Peggy smartly. Gener-
al Swallow saluted in turn and intro
duced the officer:
princess Peggy, allow me to pre-
sent General mint, Coinilldnucl-in-
chief of the w. S. S. Army"
"Oh, now | know what the soldiers
are" cried Peggy. "They are War
Savings Stamps"
That's our official name" replied
General Thrift, but we prefer to be
called Whizzes."
"Why Whizzes?" asked Peggy
Because we're putting lot of whiz
into this war and we're going to end
it with a whiz. l thank you for the
splendid company you have given us"
Peggy was puzzled. What could he
mean? She didn't know that she had
given any company.
Here it comes now," cried Cen
eral Thrift.
Out from Peggy's home poured a
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12
Commission is Named
to Conduct Hollands
Commercial Drive
Correspondent of Associated Press.


Amsterdam, July 3.--An Advisory
Commission for Economic Informa-
ton ABROAD" was inaugurated today
at the Hague, to direct Hollands
commercial offensive after the war.
The chairman is, w. F, c. L. Van
Rappard, former minister at Wash
ington, and the directorate includes
chairmen of the Chambers of Com
merce of Amsterdam and Rotterdam;
Van Aalst, president of the Neither
lands Trading company; kroeller.
shipping magnate. and other chiefs of
departments trade, industry and agri-
culture.
J. ]. Loudon, minister of foreign
affairs, addressing the commission at
his department, said that in view of
increasing impediments il the worlds
traffic only preparatory projectsGould
be made for post-belluln trade often
sive. The chief object would be to
assist the producer, whose patriotism
and initiative he appealed to in order
to find fresh markets, especially with
regard to the colonies.
The government foresees. said Mr.
Loudon, the immense economic dif-
hculties which will have to be en-
countered after the war.
Dutch consuls will be increased in
number and given additional facilities
to travel about. visit colonies and in
form themselves more thoroughly of
affairs within their jurisdiction, while
a number of consuls at large will be
appointed and experts sent out for
special purposes, Mr.. Loudon added:
"My days of Office are numbered.
but it will remain a source of salts
Faction to me to have installed this
commission before departing from Of
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12

"We have plenty to eat, most Of
the time. No! we get plenty to eat
all the time, but more at some times
than others"
Thus does Corp. Leslie Stark, now
with the engineers in France, clear
up one cause for worry, in letter
to his parents at Holdrege, Neb. He
tells what is on the bill-of-fare:
1--WE have white bread almost every
meal and hard-tack is not so bad.
But l know my table manners will
all be gone when | get back and III
have to learn all over gain. I'm in
the army now, you know"
A. C. Christensen, with the engi-
neers forestry section, A. E. F, re-
Gently wrote a lengthy descriptive ar
ticle concerning Paris and the coun-
try of France. The letter was written
to his cousin, E. Z. Christensen at
MITCHELL Neb., where Soldier Chris
tensen formely lived. In the letter
was description of an air raid over
Paris, while Christensen was there
on furlough. He wrote, in part, as
fos ows:
1T was about II o'clock and I had
just gone into the hotel to write a
letter when the 'alerte' sounded. This
is a warning for an air raid and |
wish l could describe just what that
means. They have a number of ST.
rens on the tallest buildings that
shrek and scream in the most wierd
way you can imagine. Added TO this
the fire engines tear madly through
the streets, screaming and jangling
bells, and auto taxis take up the call
and even people take it up. In all the
heavy doorways is a poster marked
'abri, 10 places, or 50 places, designat-
ing the number that may take shelter
there.
"The subway trains stop running and
people may take shelter down the
chutes which furnish room for hun.
dreds, others go to their caves and
cellars, and the French show their wis.
dom by scurrying to the places OF safe
ty Immediately, which is the wise
thing to do, but the American sol
dier proves every now and then that
his head is not altogether brain. MOI
bone, but that there is room for lit
tie of the substance that goes to make
fool, and with others istead Of do
ing the wiser thing made run for
good place to see the show.
The 'alerte' keeps going for perhaps
20 minutes and by this time a barrag'
is put up. This barrage is very simi
lar to that used on the front and con
sists of cannon fire in the directions
from which the aeroplanes are said t.
be coming. A curtain of fire in othe
words is kept up and it certainly is ex
citing to see the shells of shrapne
bursting way up in the air. You hea
the boom of the cannon. next you SCI
bright star appear and burst Thi
IS the bursting shell. then in shor
time you hear the report. 1t looks al
most impossible for plane to COM
through and not get hit If the plan
gets over the city our own machine
get up there and mix it with them ant
the searchlights play long, 'hnger-lik
streaks of light here and there to spo
the boche.
"This kept up for nearly an hour
then the same engine went through
the streets giving the all clear sig
nal. This ting it is a bugle call, no
the terrifying@s scream Of the whistl
or siren. and | want to tell YOU tina
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12

trim body of soldiers. They joined
the main army and swung down the
street. AS they marched past her the
officer commanding them saluted and
their standard-bearer turned his ban
ner so she could read the words:
"PEGGY'S COMPANY"
"Why, I believe you are the War
Savings Stamps bought" cried Peg.
gy in delight. Where are you
going?"
Were going to whip the Kaiser,
We're going to beat the hun,
We're going to make him wiser
By the time this war is won'
The answer rolled up to her from
her company and was swelled by a
chorus from the marching ranks. And
the Whizzes looked as though they
meant it. Each was tiny in himself,
much smaller than General Thrift,
whom they somewhat resembled. but
each stepped out strongly. vigorously,
determinedly. And there were millions
and millions Of them.
my, they look like splendid fight
ers," she said. "I'd like to see them
in action"
As If to answer her wish courier
came speeding down the street in a
tiny airplane.
Hurry. hurry" he shouted to Gen
eral Thrift. German submarines are
sinking ships off the American coast.
We need airplanes to fight them
Come on" shouted General Thrift,
well show you how we do battle"
He leaped into his auto and started
off briskly. while Peggy followed in
her aerial chariot, She was keen to
see what was going to happen in this
strange adventure,
(In the next chapter Peggy discovers an
enemy of America at his evil work.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12

II Is not generally known tina the United
States mint will buy precious metal In
lots of 800 or more, but such IL the fact.
A report Just issued shows that the Phila-
delphia mint has reduced jewelry and other
articles gathered in melting pots into bull
lion valued at $1,000. Much more is yet to
be assayed and valued.
The gold was paid for by the government
at the rate OF $20.67 an ounce, and the
silver at the prevailing rate OF 81 an ounce
There Is a slight charge for melting the
metal.-New York World.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12
Lord Mayor WieIds Broom
to Clean Streets in Wales
Correspondence of 4

Correspondence of Associated Press.
Cardiff, Wales, July ls.-Inhabi-
tants Of Cardiff were surprised the
other night to see the lord mayor.
alderman, the city councillors and
their friends turn. out armed with
spades and brooms to clean two of
the principal streets.
Municipal employees have been on
strike for several weeks and the ac-
cumulation Of dirt made it necessary
for some one to lend a hand in the
interests of health.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12
Japanese Marines Are
Withdrawn from China

Correspondence of Associated Press.
Toxic, July l.--Japanese marines
who recently landed at Swatow, Chi
ma, to protect Japanese interests,
have been withdrawn, according to
official advises. The landing was oc-
casioned by the fact that the south
ern troops retreating before the north
erners left Swatow without protec-
ton. Later, the northerners' advance
being held, the southern forces re-
turned to guard the city, and the Jap
anese embarked in their ships.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12
Why He Quit.

"And have you always been . tramp"
asked the strong faced woman at the back
door
mo, no, ma'am," was the seedy ones re-
ply IT used to be a drug clerk up in
Maine"
And why did you give up that oceupa-
tion. pray?"
well. you see. ma'ann, since womans
rights have been established couldn't
stand the women coming up to the soda
fountain and winking at me.--Yonkers
Statesman.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12
Children Strip Trees in
Munich TO Make Fodder

Zurich. July 2.-Children in Munich
were last week employed in stripping
the leaves from trees and bushes in
the public parks for conversion into
hay, according to the Munich Post,
which says this is necessary owing
to lack of fodder for army horses.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12

lin previous adventures Poggy has besn
made Princess Of Birdland and has been
given the use Of wonderful aerial chariot
The spell worked by grass from a fairy
ring makes her small enough to ride
through the air In the chariot.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12
MONEY TOLOAN.

LOANS OR DIAMONDS AND JEwELRY
I or SMALLER LOANS O0
! 10 W. c. FLATAU EST. 1892 q 10
9Th FIR, sECURITINES BLDG. TY. $50
Lowest rates. Private loan booths. Harry
Maleshock. 1910 Dodge D. s6l9 Est. 1891
DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY LOANS.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12
Iowa Lands.

Iowa Lands.
so ACRES level land. 21a miles from Ham
burg, Ia. old 4-room house and other
good. but can be made to do for Q few
years, orchard Of 40 apple trees, IL acres
alfalfa, and about 80 acres Of small grain
land now being fall plowed, On good
main road and rural mail route, school
across the road. Splendid neighbors.
Price $3.50 per acre.
HARRISON & MORTON,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12
"Dreamlamd Adventures"

DaddyTHE MIGHTY ARMY sa , s ,Ss .ss.: ss 1
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12

,-~0- FOR SALE
7-room modern house, well heated. on
paved street in Benson.
- Has ground equal to ordinary lots.
Reduced for quick sale to 81 ESQ.
$500 cash, balance easy payments.
Will make further discount from above
price to party who can pay equity Of
t1,7s0 In cash.
For complete details call Douglas 1926;
nsk fps Ar. Moore
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-16
STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
"A DAUGHTER OF THE GODS"

The actual cost of the picture
s1,OOO,OOO
Total number OF persons appearing
in the picture-21,21S.
Largest number used in single
scene-19,744.
Number of children in the gnome
city scenes, 200.
Three hundred dancing girls and
women of the Sultan's harem.
Number of feet of film taken
$4,000.
Number of feet shown to you-1O,-
900 in ten reels.
Seven camera men photographed
the picture, as many as four photo
graphing the same scene simultan-
eousy from different angles.
A Moorish city built at a cost of
$35O,OOO and destroyed to make one
of the "big scenes" of the picture.
| An entire Caribbean island and all
of its population utilized by William
Fax to assist his actor principals in
the making of the picture.
/ TIME required to build the tropical
city and equip it, three months; then
eight months more of work in making
the picture
Twelve hundred women were en-
ployed in Jamaica to make the mag
nifcent costumes in "A Daughter Of
the Gods"
Annette Kellermann, star of "A
Daughters of the Gods" and the great
est water sprite of the century, is a
native of Australia.
Twenty thousand persons appear in
many Of the stupendous scenes OF
William Fox's million dollar picture.
A hundred photoplayers and large
staff of technical experts spent eleven
months in Jamaica making "a Daugh-
ter of the Gods" The weekly payroll
was $4,000.
Shipbuilders were brought from
Egypt to construct the curiously fan
tastic Byzantine vessels which are in
"A Daughter of the Gods"
In 1900, William Fox, who spent
an unparalleled amount Of money for a
silent drama production, had Just $675
in the bank.
Annette Kellermann's dive from
the tower in "A Daughter of the
God" means drop of 1903 feet.
More than a thousand tons of prop
critics and costumes were sent from
the United States to Fort Augusta
where William Fox's million dollar
Kellermann spectacle was screened.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-16
At The Churches
Tomorrow
Continued from page ~

$50 p. Injecting of the Inter
mediate League.
$50 p. m.-Meeting Of the Senior
Epworth League.
7:30 p. m.-Evening worship. Sub
1ect of sermon, Sympathy and Ser
vice"
The Board of Stewards and Trus-
tees will meet after the service.
3:15 p. m. Tuesday-Boys' prayer
meeting at the church
7:30 p. m. Tuesday4Men's prayer
meeting at the residence of Mr.. D. E
l.. Conner, South New York avenue.
1880 p. m. Wednesday-Midweeh
prayer meeting.
Members are requested to pay one
fourth of their annual contributions
to the church on or before March "a
the date Of the Second Quarterly Con
ference. The public is cordially in
vited to all the services.
L. d. LOWE, Pastor.