davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07
: Women i'm War Time ::
Fine Arts Society
viii Bring Allied
War Speakers Here

Representatives. W SaS" ". ny
na.ions TO address the Omaha Society
az Fine Arts this winter IS the aim OF
Mrs, Louis {. Nash, chairman OF the
program committee. Already Mrs.
Nash has arranged for the coming,
early in the fall. OF Stephane Lau-
zanne, editor OF the Paris Matin
and author OF the book. Fighting
France" Monsieur Lausanne is a
member OF the French high COM
mission.
Fully as interesting is the an
nouncement of a second speaker, the
Countess Laura dc Turozynoyicz,
presidcnt Of the Polish reconstruction
committee and author OF When the
prussians Came TO Poland" The
countess is the wife OF Polish OIL
iicer and experienced many trying
ordeals in the early days OF the war.
John kendrick Bangs, Just back
from France; Isaac Mareosson OF
Saturday Evening Post fame, and
several art lecturers, are among the
other speakers Mrs. Nash has OBJ
tanned.
One or two art exhibits are also
planned. The first meeting will be
held in October in the Fontcnelle ho-
tel, Mrs. W. 7. Burns announces.
Y. w. c, A. Makes New Friend.
at is not the comfort of your
Hotel Petsograd in Paris, not the
good food. its cleanliness, nor the
fact that one can get seven baths
week which make it such wonder
full place, but the spirit OF your
workers" This continual reference
10 the Y. w. c. A. staff as she knew
il in Paris was the keynote OF the
talk given by Mrs. Anna Steese Rich
ardson, staff writer of the Woman's
Home Companion, to the Y. w. L.
A. national headquarters staff. her
hearty enthusiasm was an Illuminating
instance of the place the y. W. {.
a. is taking in the lives of many
American women who have perhaps
not known or needed the association
before.
1.-THE Y. w. c. A. is working for
two classes of people in France, the
French girls and the Americans who
have been sent over as nurses, tele-
phone operators and for similar work
I'm interested in both classes, but
I'm more deeply interested in the
work with the Americans, because
they're homesick. | was homesick;
the first day / was there seemed
the most miserable in my whole life
No one spoke English at my hotel
Paris was the most grimly depress-
ing place, after you had left Amer
lea. full Of high hopes about what
YOU were going to do for the war,
Mrs. Richardson is former Omaha
newspaper woman.
Ready for Salvation Army Drive.
Mrs. Eva Wallace, chairman of the
woman's committee for the Salvation
Arary war fund drive, announces the
appointment of Mrs, w. A. Pxley
' TO hesd the booths committee, Mrs.
pixiey will have corps of lO0 at
tractive young business girls to cam
yass local theaters every evening
during the drive.
Mrs. Dan Wheeler and Mrs. II. e.
Jordan head committee OF women
busily engaged in making Salvation
Army lassies' bonnets, which all the
fund solicitors will wear during the
drive. Mrs. r. L. Huntley, Mrs. B.
b. Reynolds. Mrs. N. ]. Moore and
the Misses Nina and Louise Dietz are
among those fashioning the 22-cent
bonnets of calico which will adorn
the heads of society women whose
chapeaux arc generally priced at that
many dollars.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Gurdon w, Wattles
will return from Washington, D. C.,
Sunday morning. Miss Esther Jer-
aids OF New Haven, and Miss Eliza
beth Gilman of Boston, who have
been guests at the Wattles home for
the last week, will leave for the east
Sunday afternoon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Swanson, Mr.. Q.
NJ. Smith and daughter, Izetta, mo-
tored to Lincoln Thursday morning.
Mrs. Smith has gone TO St. Louis TO
spend week or ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Cooley, Marion
and Dick Cooley and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. I. Root of Omaha are at the
Broadmoof, Colorado Springs, for a
few weeks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-07

FROM TURKISH TOLLS. By Mrs. Esthei
Mugerdtchisa. George H. Doran Co.
10 cents.
The narrative of an Armenian fami.
Tvs escape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
GEN. SIMMs WANTS MEN.
Plans Home Defense Army of z, soc
If Bi1l Is Passed

Brig. Gen. Richard D. Simms. COM
mander Of the new District National
Guard, estimated today that Washing
ton could train an army Of $500 men
for home defense If Congress enacts
the resolution, now before the military
affairs committees of both houses.
granting him authority to enroll for
home service only men more than
forty-f1ve years of age.
Gen. Simms today renewed his ap-
peal to men of draft age to Join the
new National Guard now and receive
a preliminary training that will assist
them in securing rapid promotion
when they are called into the National
Army. The draft authorities are
heartily in favor of Gen. Simms' efforts
to take men Of draft age into his new
organization and train them until they
are called into the federal service. A
number of drafted men already have
enlisted at the armory. 472 L street
northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02

ploitation for private gain. and the
amassing Of plutocratio millions will
be impossible. Their aim 10 a state that
will exemplify tho highest ideals of
democracy
The statement points out that the
Jews are the first Of the smaller ma
political life to have their aims in
dorsed BY all the allies. Already. It is
pointed out, tho British government
has authorised q Jewish administra-
tive commission to 60 to Palestine, and
for tho first time in 1000 years He
brews are assisting in directing the
affairs Of their homeland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
FRENCH OFFICER, FINDS u. S..
TROOPS EAGER AND COURAGEOUS

A glowing tribute has been paid the
American soldiers in France by a
French officer in a letter to q friend.
which was published in the Paris
Temps. The letter. as quoted by an
official dispatch from France. said:
Infinitely interesting is our contact
with the American troops. They have
occupied the sector Immediately beside
ours. We have seen them at work
and could form an idea and it should
be told and retold that they are
The Americans are soldiers
by nature, and their officers have the
desire to learn with an enthusiasm and
an idealistic ardor very remarkable.
There Is the same spirit among the
privates. They ask questions with a
touching good will. setting aside al, all
have the faults of all new troops.
They show themselves too . much ;a.. and d
be carried away by their
ardor. not knowing when to spare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
TO DISCUSS JEWISH
STATE IN PALESTINE
To Be Chief Topic at Twenty First
Convention Of Zionists in Pitts
burgh Final Week Of June.

Plans for the establishment of an in
dependent Jewish state in Palestine
after the war will be the chief topic
of discussion at the twenty-first con-
vention Of Zionist organizations of the
United States. which meets in Pitts
burgh for a week beginning June 20.
1.-THE aspiration Of the Zionists is to
establish a model state in which the
conflict of the classes. the eternal war
fare between capital and labor will
have no place." reads a statement from
the provisional executive committee
for general Zionist affairs There must
be no room in Jewish Palestine for ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
$3.50, 100000 IN ALIEN
PROPERTY TAKEN OVER
7,1OO Trusts Being Administered,
100 Plants Controlled
Under Law.

The value Of allen property taken over
by the government has reached a total
Of s2S0.000.O00. That represents only a
part of what officials expect the gov
eminent finally to hold.
Upward of 100 trusts are being ad-
ministered under the alien property
laws, and the government is in actual
control Of 100 plants One Of the larg-
est of these Is the Bosch Magnetic Com
pany. valued at approximately ST.
600, 900, whose directors are to decide
shortly the extent to which the concern
shall be devoted to government work.
The alien property administration be-
lieves the entire plant can be concen-
trated on an output for the Army, the
Navy and the aircraft board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02

themselves or to seek shelter or when
to risk everything for an end. This
experience will quickly be learned.
LAS for bravery. activity and disci-
pline. they are marvellous. They alb
solutely astonished us ono morning
Of attack. The cannonade. suddenly
becoming furious. had just thrown me
out of my bunk. No doubt about 1t, it
was a Verdun attack. Taking time
to seize my revolver. put on my helmet
and gather up several documents. I
descended to the streets. When l ar
rived there they were already filing
by with rapid. easy. decided steps.
marching in perfect order and silence.
with admirable resolution. and. above
all. with a striking discipline. to their
fighting positions. 1t was fine. You
can have no idea how cheering it was
Their artillery will be and already
is Of the first order. The officers are
Intelligent and filled with zeal and the
greater part Of the service functions
without hitch. Too much praise can
never be given their sanitary auto
mobiles. swift. strong. comfortable
veritable Godsend to U.S."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
DEATH REAPs HARVEST
WITH DEPORTED BELGIANS

LONDON. May /. via OttawA-Twen...
ty-ffve thousand Belgian mon and boys
have been compelled to work on mill.
tary operations under the whip OF Ger
man sentries behind the German lines
in tho regions of valsncaennes ana
Limited.
The mortality in the camp OF the de-
ported Belgtans It reports, IL terrible.
The numbers sent back as unfit are -.
placed by fresh recruits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
$l39
Good Upright
Mahogany case. In
fine condition. Used.
Rules Governing Campaign
Special EXCHANGES OHe

To show you our confidence in
the wonderful bargains we are
Offering during the great event,
within one years time you may
exchange the Plano or Player
Plano you purchase for any 9TH
er Plano OF Player.PianO o.
equal or greater value on our
h0Ors. and all payments made
ON the first instrument will be
credited In full against the Sec
Ond. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
Important Change in Schedule,
Southern Railway System.

Train No. IS, U. S. fast mail for At.
lanta. Birmingham and New Orleans,
effective Sunday, May 5, will be changed
to leave Washington at $3.50 am. in.
stead Of S:46 a.m-Advert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
New German Financial Group.

LONDON. May "A new financial
group is to be established in Germany
by the Hohenlohe family, q Central
News dispatch from Amsterdam reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
Leaves Of Absence.

For war service to E. H. Krehbiel,
teacher class 8, manual training: D. r.
Drummey, teacher class 5. printing:
John Rest. assistant janitor at McKin-
ley: for i'll health to NJ. II. Pray, teach
err class g.. physical culture: NJ NJ Me-
lick. teacher first grade at Webb: NJ. A.
Emory. teacher class 4. school gardens;
Mrs. j. c. Cevil, teacher class at Polk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
Extra Savings

Extra savings for more cash
down. Ask the salesman about
our cash saving when you call.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
Money Back

Every fnstrument fully war
ranted and guaranteed to be as
represented or money refunded
without question or argument.
Could anything be fairere
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
$500
Foster Player
Mahogany case. Full
size and in good con-
dition, although it has
been used.
$50
Franklin Player
This is a beautiful
player: guaranteed for
ten years. Shop1oor7t.
$42255

Foster Player
Beautiful mahogany
case. Slightly used. but
could hardly be told
from neir. A genuine
bargain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
The Prices

The figures placed on this eIe-
giant list Of Pianos and Players
are certainly low Mt this time
of high prices. Think of IT! A
good used Upright Plano for 81
and a good used Player for $10S.
Come and be convinced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02
Transfers.

r. E. Davis. from third grade at
Greenleaf to fourth grade at Bradley:
Mrs NJ. NJ. Talbert. from fifth grade
TWining to sixth grade at Emery: Mrs.
NJ A. Newman. from third to fourth
grade at Langdon; Ruth Roberts. x. A.
from Brightwood Park to Fairbrother;
NJ. f. England. from third grade Cleve-
land to fourth grade at Henry-Polk:
B. l.. Pullizzi. principal at Industrial
Home. to teacher class at Tenley; P.
~ ~ sch aI' eardens. d rbopna taacbn
er class 2. from Congress Heights to
Van Buren,: A. H. Dufour, teacher class
3. from Pierce to school gardens. tenn
porarily: Ada Moody. teacher class 8.
from Stanton, to physical culture; N. E.
Galloway, teacher class 4. from Mon
roe to Park View: D. A. Johnson. teach
err class 3, from Bowen to Stevens; Pc
ter Kane. janitor at Edmonds to as
sistant janitor at Mckinley, Temporal
rily,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-02

Rosewood case. VERY
good condition. Used.
This Grand toottld be
fine for hall or any
place requiring a large
tone.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-19
WHAT THE SCOUT PLAN is.

As n scout the hoy willingly adopts
as real and vital the universally ac-
copied principles Of life as set forth
in the scout oath and law. This effec-
lively innuepces the boys nature and
character SO as better to prepare him
for that work which the church can
best do.
A scout promises that upon his
honor he will Ga his duty to God and
country and obey the scout law; that
he will help other people at all times
and that he will'kpp himself physical
ly strong, mentally awake, and morally
straight.
The scout. law, covering the twelve
fundamental principles, requires a
scout first of all to be trustworthy.
That means that he must not tell lie,
cheat OF deceive, but keep every trust
sacred. A scout is loyal to all to whom
loyalty Is due. including his scout lead
or, his home, his parents and his coun-
try. Furthermore, scout Is helpful,
prepared at all times to save life, help
injured persons and do at least one
good turn daily.
The boy scout movement BEAUTIFULLY
and sanely offsets the disadvantages
which civilization has caused.
II msures good citizenship.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-19
CHAPTER XIII.
Gas Attacks and Spies.

Three days after we had silenced
Fritz, the Germans sent over gas. II
did not catch us unawares, because the
wind had been made to order, that Is,
ii was blowing from the German
trenches toward ours ut the rate OF
about five miles per hour.
Warnings had been passed down the
trench to keep sharp lookout for gas.
We had new man at the periscope,
on this afternoon In question; I was
sitting on the fire step, cleaning my
rifle. when he called out to me:
There's a sort Of greenlsh. yellow
cloud rolling along the ground out 10
front, it's coming"
But | waited for no more, grabbing
my bayonet, which was detached from
the rife, | gave the alarm by banging
an empty shell case, which was hang
Ing near the perlscope. At the same
Instant gongS started ringing down the
trench, the signal for Tommy to don
his rcSpirator, or smoke helmet, as we
call 1t.
Gas travels quickly, so you must no,
lose any time; you generally have
about eighteen or twenty seconds II
which to adjust your gas helmet.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-19

Fritz became worse nuisance than
ever. He was getting fresher and more
careless every day, took all kinds of
liberties with us-thought he was in
vinciblc.
Then one Of our crew got Il brilliant
idea and We were all enthusiastic to
put II to the test.
Here wns his scheme.
When firing my gun, | was to play
my tune, and Fritz, no doubt, would
fall for II, try TO initiate me as an
added insult. This gunner and two
others would try, by the sound, to To-
cate Fritz and his gun. After having
got the location, they would mount
two machine guns In trees, In little
clump Of woods TO the left Of our Gene
terry, and while Fritz was In the middle
Of his lesson, would open up and trust
to luck. BY our calculations, 1t would
| take at least week TO pull Off the
/ stunt
II Fritz refused to swallow our bait
It would be impossible TO locate his
special gun, and that's the one we were
4 after, because they all sound alike, q
slow pup-pup-pup.
Our prestige was hanging by q
thread In the battalion We had TO en-
dure all kinds of insults and fresh re
marks as to our ability in silencina
Fritz. Even to the battalion that Ger
man gun was u sore spot.
Next day. Fritz opened up as usual
I let him fire away for while ant
then buttel in with NY ''puppuppup
/ pup.pup.pup" | ken ills up quite
while, used two belts Of ammunition
Fritz had stopped firing to listen Thel
he started in; sure enough, he hn,
fallen for our game, his gun was trylni
70 initiate mine. but, ut first he made
horrible mess Of that tune. Again
butted in with few bars and stopped
Then he tried to copy what | ha'
played He was good sport all right
because his bullets were going ava,
over our heads, must have been firm
into the air. commenced to fee
friendly toward him.
This duet went on for five days
Fritz was a good pupil and Learned
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-19
FRENCH BOY SCOUTS BRAVE.

A letter to Chief Scout Executive
James Il. West from Corporal W. f..
Bates, Ir., with the American eXpedl-
tiOnary forces in France, indicates the
boy scouts the world around are very
much the same:
yesterday while on the road, met
II party of French boy scouts with
whom | had little chat. They even
shared with me some little biscuits
which they had for lunch.
"IIiklng back to their much-bom.
barded town In the rain, they mnde n
decided impression and very happy
one, for imagined myself back again
for the moment with my own lads Of
Troop No. of Oil City, Pa.
"Some time | hope TO take up the
work again, with my boys In Gods
country. Until then IT is good to re-
member the happy days have had
back home IN camp and on the hike"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-19

to disguise the location OF his machine
gun and get his range. Some OF the
most commonly used stunts are as fol-
lows
At night, when he mounts his gun
over the top Of his trench and wants
to get the range of Frtz's trench he
adopts the method OF what he terms
getting the sparks" This consists OF
firing bursts from his gun until the
bullets hit the German barbed wire.
He can tell when they are cutting the
wire, because Il bullet when II hits a
wire throws out blue electric spark.
Machlne-gun fire Is very damaging to
wire and causes many II wiring carty
TO 20 out at night when II is quiet TO
repair the damage.
To disguise the flare OF his gun at
night when firing. Tommy uses what Is
called flare protector. This is n stove
pipe arrangement which fits over the
barrel casing Of the gun and screens
the sparks from the right and left, but
not from the front, So Tommy, always
rcSourceful. adopts this scheme: About
three feet or less in front Of the gun he
drives two stakes into the ground
abou' five feet apart. Across these
stakes he stretches Il curtain made out
of empty sandbags ripped open. He
soaks this curtain in water and fires
through II. The water prevents 1t
catching fire and effectively screens
the fare OF the firing gun from the
enemy.
Sound Is n valuable asset In locating
machine gun, but Tommy surmounts
this obstacle by placing two machine
guns about one hundred to one hun.
bred and fifty yards apart. The gun
on the right to cover with Its fire the
sector OF the left gun and the gun on
the left to cover that Of the right
gun. This makes their fire cross; they
are fired simultaneously.
by this method II sounds like one
gun firing and gives the Germans the
impression that the gun Is firing from
Il point midway between the guns
which nre actually firing, and they &c
cordlngly shell that particular spot
The machine gunners chuckle and say
Fritz is bralny boy, not 'alf he
ain't."
But the men In our lines at the spot
being shelled curse Fritz for his lgno
rance and pass few pert remark:
down the line in reference to the ma
chine gunnerS being WINDY" ant
afraid TO take their medicine.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-19
aa[0OIa
SOU S
Conducted by National Council of tho
Boy Scouts OF America.)
SCOUTS HUNT BLACK WALNUT

In making a census Of black walnut
trees the Boy Scouts Of America have
new task set by the president.
This work will appeal especially to
scouts, not only as an important and
patriotic activity, but also as a live,
interesting, outdoor job, which links
itself with many phases Of scouting.
The government needs black walnut.
In fact, black walnut wood Is prime
necessity for the prosecution Of our
war program of guns aAd aircraft.
At this moment the entire black val
nut growth of our forests Is subject to
census classification Cor war purposes.
In behalf Of the war department. boy
scouts are asked to undertake this
black walnut census.
II Is desired to locate Immediately
all available standing black walnut
timber wherever 1t occurs, Isolated or
In small groups as well as in larger
lots.
1t Is important that every tree Of
this species be located and placed on
record with details us to It's size and
availability, together with the owners
name and address, and such other data
MS Is essential in providing the infor-
nation required by the government.
This information data, ms collected
by scouts. will be tabulated by the for
est service of the department of agri.
culture and placed ut the disposal of
the government. Tn, government does
not ask for old black walnut furniture.
hut only the timber.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-19
no BE CoNTINUEDj
Acts Of herolsm Recoanlzed.

Twenty.four acts of heroiSm were
recognized by the Carnegie hero fund
commission in its fourteenth annual
meeting. In seven cases silver medals
were awarded, In II cases, bronze
medals. Ten Of the heroes lost their
lives, and TO the dependents Of nine
of these pensions aggregating $4,56C
a year We're granted. In addition to
these money grants, in two cases, 81
100 was appropriated for educational
purposes, payments 10 be made as
needed and approved, and in II cases
awards aggregating $4,000 were made
for other worthy purposes. Pay
ments In these cases will not be made
until the awards have been approved
by the commission.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-19
Showing How Fritz is Fooled.

rapidly. In fact, got better than his
teacher | commenced to feel jealous.
When he had completely mastered the
tune, he started sweeping the road
again and we clicked 1t worse than
ever. But he signed his death warrant
by doing so, because my friendship
turned to hate. Every time he fired he
played that tune and we danced.
The boys in the battalion gave us
the "TIal Ha" They weren't in on
our little frameup.
The originator Of the ruse and the
other two gunners had Fritz's location
tapped to the minute; they mounted
their two guns, and also gave me the
range. The next afternoon was set for
the grand finale.
Our three guns, with different eleva'
tlons, had their fire so arranged, that
opening up together their bullets
would suddenly drop on Fritz like q
hallStorm.
About three the next day, Fritz start
ed "pup-pupping" that tune. blew q
sharp blast on whistle, 1t was the sig
nal agreed upon; we turned loose nnt
Fritzs gun suddenly stopped in thu
middle OF a bar We had cooked his
goose, and our ruse had worked. After
firing two belts each, to make sure oi
our Job, we hurrledly dlsmounted on
guns and took cover In the dugout. W,
knew what to expect soon. We didn'
have to wait long, three salyos o
"whizzbangs" came over from Fritz
artillery, a further confirmation tina
we had sent that musical machine-gun
ner on his Westward-bound journey
That gun never bothered us again
We were the heroes of the battalion
our captain congratulated us, said
was neat piece Of work, and, conse
qucntly, we were all pulled up over tn
stunt.
/, There are several ways Tommy use