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Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
AMERICANS ARE
STANDING upon
.M0SELLE BANK
Headquarters Overlook Ger
many; Roosevelt, Jr., Has
Rooms Once Occupied
by Hindenburg, Jr.

With the American Army of Oc-
cupation, Nov. 26-(By Associated
Press. )-American forces are stand
ing on the west side of the Moselle
river tonight. The extreme left of
the line is at the frontier village of
Vallendorf, on the Sauer river. From
this point it follows the Sauer to its
confluence with the Moselle and ex-
tends along the latter river as far
south as Garsch.
The Third division was the first
to reach the German frontier, hav-
ing established headquarters over
looking Germany today. This divi-
sion will remain along the line near
Remich, on the southeastern from
tier of Luxembourg, until the army Of
occupation moves ahead into Ger
many. Among the other American
units on this front is the Twenty
sixth infantry of the First division,
which has its headquarters in
Ehneny, Lieut.. Col Theodore
Roosevelt, jr., is occupying a room
in a, hotel there formerly occupied
by Major Won Hindenburg, son of
the field marshal.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
Taft Will Hammer Away"
on Leaque of Nations Idea

Pittsburg, Nov. 26.-Ex-Presi-
dent Taft intends to hammer away
on the league of nations idea" He
made this declaration today after
he arrived for an address before the
Chamber of Commerce.
He waived aside impatiently the
suggestion that such a league would
threaten the sovereignty of exist
ing nations.
mo treaty has ever been made in
the past" he added, "in which
these nations have not in making
these treaties sacrificed some of
their sovereignty"
Asked if he though league of
nations would prevent wars in the
future, he replied:
There is always the human ele-
ment to be reckoned with even
among nations. A league of nations
will reduce the probability of war"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27

Brussels, Nov. 25.-The love
which Belgium bears toward Amer
lea and the deep regard in which the
United States minister, Brand Whit
lock, is held were evinced in an I'M
precedented way yesterday at the
famous church of Sainte Gudule dur
ing service of thanksgiving for
Belgium's newly found freedom.
The old church was crowded and
the royal family, members Of the
cabinet and the diplomatic corps
were present. The service was the
most impressive and beautiful ever
seen in Brussels, most OF the great
congregation being moved to tears.
At the conclusion Of the tie deum
band, which had been specially
provided, started to play the Bel
gian national anthem. But their
overweight emotions quickly car
ried them into cheering, which was
probably the first time in history
such thing occurred there.
The king and queen and Cardinal
MERCER were all acclaimed in
mighty volume. Then came the
ringing cry, give L'Amerique," and
a moment later as Minister Whit
lock passed down the aisle the audi
ence broke out with an imprisoned
give Whitlock"
Namur, Nov. 26.-Nine days have
passed since the Germans left this
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
Contracts Aggregating
Over Billion Cancelled

Tours, Nov. 16.-Contracts aggre-
eating $l,00O,000,000 have been can
celed by the American expeditionary
forces. In future, the American,
British and French governments will
pool their surplus stocks and will
buy through common purchasing
agency.
Forty thousand men engaged in
the American supply service will be
sent to advanced areas as replace
ment troops. The supply depart
ment will continue its routine work.
Forty-three construction projects
have been Cancelled. Orders for
$500 locomotives, $1,000 railroad
cars and hundreds of cranes, tugs,
barges and derricks also have been
recalled. The transport program
has been reduced materially, while
the ordnance department has been
cut down by two-thirds. The re-
duction in the air service has not yet
BEEN announced.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
URGE new LAWS
FOR Permanent
ROADS IN STATE
Continued From Page One.)

road situation it was the con-
sensus of opinion that the state
should have the necessary legisla-
ton to enable it to construct per-
nanent roads.
Legislation for upkeep was also
urged. Marshal Eberstein, chief Of
police of Omaha, advocated the use
81 the convicts for road work.
w. B. Cheek, speaking for the city
If Omaha, said Douglas county
soon would set the pace for the rest
OF the state of Nebraska and would
call for the issuance of from $780,
300 to 100000 bonds for perma-
nent road construction and in three
years would be the first county in
,he state with paved highways.
Sen. Weaverling Pledges Support.
Senator-elect Weaverling of
Dodge county, pledged himself to
whole hearted support of a legisla-
tive good roads program. He sug-
gested naming a legislative COM
mittee to formulate the right kind
Of laws and urge their passage.
w. D. Fisher. secretary of the
Commercial Club. of Alliance, urged
the creation of a publicity committee.
A resolution was passed urging
the appointing board of the state
Of Nebraska, and Governor-elect
McKelvie, to reappoint state engi-
neer George E. Johnston for the
coming two years. The resolution
recited the fact that he had already
organized a board of highway ex-
perts and a working plan for de-
velopment that would be of great
value in the proposed Improvement.
H. R. Howe stated that Mr.. John
ston, as shown by his work in super
vising the paving OF Falls City and
Auburn, could compel contractors
to deliver the goods and live up to
every specification so that honestly
built highways would be possible.
The resolution was passed unan-
innously.
City Commissioner Towle adj
dressed the convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
THIS EXPLAINS
WHY YOUR EGGS
COST so MUCH
Farmers Receiving 80 Pei
Cent Of Abnormal Increase,
According to Chicago
Produce Dealers.

Chicago, Nov. ADMINISTRATIONS
into the reasons back of the present
unprecedented high cost of butter
and eggs have brought forth asser-
tons from produc- dealers in Chi
cago that the farmer is receiving 80
per cent of the abnormal increase.
The, remainder was said to be d.
vided among manufacturers. jobber,
wholesaler and retailer. The best
quality of butter in Chicago is SELL
ing at 1874 cents a pound, with the
strictly fresh eggs retailing at u
cents a dozen.
Figures were submitted to investi-
gators showing that on butter the
farmer is receiving 59H cents a
pound, or a profit of about Az cents
a pound for the ingredients used in
manufacturing the product. The
creamery is given Az cents a pound
profit for making the butter. Shrink
age and the labor in packing cost w
cents a pound. The jobber is said
to get cent pound, the wholesaler
II cents pound and the retailer E
cents pound profit.
In the matter of strictly fresh eggs
the farmer, it is said, receives So and
90 cents a dozen for his product.
The country dealer, who pays tie
freight of shipping, is allowed
margin of 7 cents. There is loss
IN Gambling of 4 cents and the cost
of cartons amounts to | cent doz-
en-. The retailers profit is given as
6 cents a dozen.
J. w. Low, president of the Chi
cago butter and egg board. in
statement today said the present
high prices were the result of mar
ket conditions and denied a charge
of profteering by either the pro-
Queer or dealers.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27

sets in, in the middle of December.
John Arthur Weiss, another
American, says there is possibly
enough food for another two
months.
Speculation in food during the
war has been one of the chief causes
of the poor suffering. 1t is said
that Archduke Frederick, uncle of
the former emperor, specialized in
the milk produced on his large farm
near Vienna. He is now fugitive,
and his place in the Albrecht platz
is closed.
Viennese Spirit Unbroken.
The shadows of defeat, hunger
and financial ruin have not yet
blighted the spirit of Vienna, said
to be the gayest and most beautiful
of the European capitals.
Hundreds of Americans who have
lived here during the war speak
highly of the courage, fortitude
and kindness OF the citizens of
Vienna, who did not modest or in
tern them after the United States
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27


entered the war, and in many in
stances aided them with loans oil
money, All realize they are living
amid famine. and are loaded down
with debt. Fathers of men killed
or made prisoner keep smiles on
their faces.
what can we do about it? It
surely can be no worse in the flu
ture than in the past is the COM
monest of the remarks heard.
A peculiar fact is that there are
few beggars about the streets Oh
Vienna. Thus far the correspond.
ent has seen only one beggar-a
little girl who timidly stopped
passersby, and asked for aims.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
German Neglect Kills
Thousands Of Men, Say
Returning Prisoners

London, Nov. 26.-(British Wire
less Service, )-Shocking stories of
their treatment are told by many
British prisoners who have reached
England from Germany. unfor-
tunate Britishers who arrived at
Friederichsfelde, Prussia, after hos
tilities ceased. had a hard lot. They
had been taken prisoner shortly be-
fore or during the British advance
and were compelled to work behind
the lines, being driven from place
to place like something lower than
beasts"
OF one working party Of 1900
only 2S2 came into Friederichsfelde.
From 20 to 80 daily went into hos
pital and 50 of the party died during
the first week in camp. Several of
the men said that they caught snails
and ate them while on the march.
1t was admitted by the German
doctors. current advices state, that
large proportion of the 800 British
prisoners at camp at Lasquin, nine
miles from Brussels, died from
starvation or exposure.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
AUSTRIA STILL
FACES Menace
OF b0LSHEv|SM
Red Guard Plot to Break Up
Republic Discovered; Poor
Are Unable to Get
Needed Food.

Vienna, Nov 26.-Preparatory to
the public session of parliament
the front door and windows of par
Lament were repaired and the last
vestiges of the glass broken by
shots of the red guard, November
IL, removed.
A plot has been discovered by
which the red guard intended to
break up the republic and declare
the rule of bolshevism, beginning
with general shooting up of the
city. 1t is felt that danger is still
imminent here
The minister of war of German
Austria announces measures of ex-
IRENE severity will be taken to pre-
vent the transfer into Switzerland
of gold or bank notes.
Food Situation Critical.
The food situation is still a gen.
eral topic of conversation. 1t is
evident there is plenty of food in
the hotels and restaurants for those
persons who are able to pay the
equivalent of from s. to SIS for each
meal. The poor have been unal e
to obtain rice or macaroni. That
this class of the population is still
alive is due simply to their endur-
ance.
According to Dr.. Walter Otis. an
American, food conditions were
never SO bad as now, both in Wen
ma and the country districts. On
the farms there still are a certain
number of hogs which are being
fattened with milk. This milk, DR..
Otis said, was really needed for the
sick, but the farmers earned more
money by feeding it to their hogs
He added, the milk supply would
cease as soon as the coolest weather
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
YANKS ADVANCE
SoFAST KITCHEN
CAN'T keep Up
Antoine StiIIWelI Writes About
Interesting Experiences in
Which He Had Part
During Big Drive.

An interesting letter describing
one of the big American drives in
France was received by Miss Edith
Morris, 24l9 Laurel> avenue from
Private Antoine J. Stillwell who was
stationed at Fort Omaha until last
January when his company was sent
to France.
Unable to Catch Up.
Private Stillwelt writes:
First of all the big guns started
talking (nice little peace notes.
which lasted about IL or IA hours
and then our, battalion started to
advance. They advanced quite slow
ly all day and at night we with the
kitchen tried to find them. We
Travelled until | 80 a. III. and did not
find them so we camped under the
stars in what had been no mans
land Is hours before.
1--WE found them about 8 a. m.
"That afternoon my partner and |
walked over into what had been the
Hun trenches and there was very lit
tie left. There were holes about 40
feet across and 20 feet deep, blown
by the large shells and bunch of
small holes three or four feet deep
blown by the small shells.
Elaborate Dug-Outs.
There were a number of dugouts
and they were generally about 50 or
90 feet deep. Some had electric
lights, wash stands and were Of
concrete while others were built of
boards and had 10 or IL beds. They
all had stoves in so they would make
nice warm homes this winter for
the Germans, but we fooled them. |
guess"
Private Stillwell admits that he
shook quite Bit when a piece of
German she'll went through his tent.
Il don't know yet if l was cold or
frightened" he writes, but | do
know | was shaking quite bit"
Private Stillwell had some German
bread, picked cabbage, canned meats
and mineral water in a German
trench and he wrote that it tasted
pretty good"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
SOVIET ARMIES
REINFORCED AS
WINTER COMES
freezing of SWamps Gives OPP.
portunity for BushwhaCk-
ing Operations on North
Russian Front.

Archangel, Nov. 26,-(By Asso-
slated Press. )-Winter has begun in
earnest over the whole north Rus
sian front. All the rivers are ice
bound and the bolshevist gunboats,
which have long menaced the
American and allied forces on the
Dvina have been forced to withdraw.
The bolshevists, however, have
mounted big guns along the front
south of the allied armies.
Operations are limited to spas
nodic artillery exchanges, but the
eolshevist forces are receiving heavy
)reinforcements. The freezeup, while
bringing relief on the Dvina front,
increases the danger on others, as
the once impassable swamps are
now frozen, making possible BUSH
whacking flank attacks by the en-
hmy.
Bolshevists Will Fight.
The correspondent has just re-
turned from a trip along the front,
where he found a general reversal of
the opinion that the bolsheviki
would not fight. Near Kadish. a
fortnight ago, a body of bolshevik
infantry maintained an advance
against strong machine gun fire. \
Russian resident in talking with
American soldiers regarding this at
tack said the bolshevik officers
threatened their men that they
would be killed, the next day If they
failed to advance.
The cold is so intense in some sec
tors of the front that the Americans
sleep with their machine guns rolled
in the blankets with them to prevent
The water-cooling chambers of the
guns freezing. .......-.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
Seventh Day Adventists
Use Tons of Literature

College View, Neb., Nov. 90
Leading publishers throughout
America of Seventh Day Adventist
literature attending the national
home missionary convention of that
church here, declared at tonight's
session that 100000 copies of
"The Present Truth" their monthly
publication, had been sold in the
United States and Canada in two
years. Discussing the value of the
literature in missionary work, F. w.
Pap, secretary of the general con-
ference, stated that 1000 members
are added to Adventist denomina-
tons in this country every three
months.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
Vienna Influenza Victims
Buried Without Coffins

Vienna, Nov. 26-There has been
diminution in the violence of the
influenza epidemic, which resulted
at its height in the death of 400
persons daily. The dead were
placed on planks and the bodies
covered with wrapping paper and
sacks as there was no wood avail
able for the making of collins, and
no workrnen to construct them had
wood been obtainable.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
Federal License Tax Will
Be Taken Off Automobiles

Washington, Nov. 26.-In further
revision of the war revenue bill, the
senate finance committee today
struck out entirely the proposed fed
eral license tax on use of automo-
oiles and motorcycles, which ranged
from $40 to $50 annually in the
house bill, according to horsepower,
and from S. to SIS under the plan
previously adopted by the senate
committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
Americans Cited for Bravery.

New York, Nov. 26.-Americans
were among those cited in the latest
issue of the Official Journal. They
were 1t. Alan Winslow and 1t.
Douglas Campbell, aviators; 1t.
George Davis, Second 1t. William
Koch, Corp. Frank ]. Hurrey and
Private Leo Pipsie of the One Hun
bred and First American infantry;
and Privates Frank Coyle, Cyril
Johns and Fred Becker of the One
Hundred and Second infantry.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
Turks Ask U. S. Control
Over Ottoman Finances

Constantinople, Nov. 26.-(By AS
ISOLATED Press. )-American control
of the Turkish gendarmerie and f.
nances is being urged by group OF
nine newspapers-seven Turkish and
two French-in Constantinople. The
group also advocates American ST.
pervision of the educational system
and the separation of church and
state.
: A deputation will request permits
sion to present the program to Pres
ident Wilson during his visit to
Paris. The program will be an
nounced this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
British Naval Casualties
Durinq War Number 39,760

London, Nov. 26.-British naval
casualties from the outbreak of the
war to November II numbered &c.
766, the admiralty announced to-
night.
In addition, 1861 officers and
men of British merchant vessels
and fishing boats lost their lives.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
Yank Soldiers to Be
Treated Quite NiCe-Iy

Paris. Nov. 26.-Every family in
Nice will have an American soldier
as its guest for dinner Thanksgiv-
ing day. A religious ceremony at the
American church at Nice has been
arranged by Rev. Burgess.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
0Idenburg Converted into
Republic Under Directory

Berlin (via Berne), Nov. 26.-Th.
grand duchy of Cidenburg has beef
transformed into a republic. TIL.
duke of Brunswick and his family
have gone to Augsburg. A directory
Ia in charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27

Only One "BRoMo QUININE"
To get the genuine, call for full name
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets.
Look for signature of E. w. GROVE.
Cures a Cold in One Day. zoe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
JUST LIKE HOME
Germans Had Fine Places Until
Yanks Came. .--..
With All Comforts Necessary
for Their Pleasure.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press,
With the American Armies in the
Field. Sept. 19.-All the comforts of
home, with some added luxuries, were
found in the dugouts and living quar-
tiers which the Germans were forced
to abandon when the American troops
smashed thru the st. Mihiel salient
and took the territory which the Ger
man army had occupied for four years.
Running water, electric lights.
steam heat, tennis courts, bowling al
legs. swimming pools, pianos and wine
conveniences which Uncle Sans
"morpers-up" that followed on the
heels of the rushing American SOL
diers found in some Of the quarters Of
the German officers.
The more elaborate quarters were
located in the thickly-set woods which
abound in this part of France and
most of them represented the work
of four years. The majority of them
were of elaborate. rustic construction
and usually had shell proof shelters
connected with them Furniture and
habitants of neighboring villages
formed the principal interior equip
ment.
One of the most unique OF these
officers quarters was located in the
little village of EuveZin, about twenty
miles from Metz. There were two
tiers of rooms with broad balconies
in front and all lighted by electricity
In the lower floor was an elaborate
sitting room. containing richly up
holstered furniture, a piano, oil paint
ings, inlaid tables and beveled mir
rors. This apparently was the head
quarters of a high officer. for in 1t
were found many maps, plans and a
telephone switchboard. Outside was a
bowling alley and a small swimming
pool.
At one side was a wine cellar well
stocked with app1ewine, beer and
other beverages dear to the German
heart. Immediately adjoining was a
shell proof dugout. forty feet deep
and capable of holding sixty men
Next to this was a shoemakers hut
where a number of women's shoes
and slippers were found, indicating
that the Germans had women in their
trenches. Hisher up in the woods was
a vegetable farm, and overlooking all
is an observatory. which gave a sur
passing view of the country for miles
around.
Everything was confusion. Uni
forms, rifles, pots. dishes, books and
were heaped about everywhere, indi-
eating that the Germans had fled in
great haste.
| That the Germans expected to oc-
cupy this territory for a long time is
shown by the character of their
trenches. In many cases these were
of concrete end equipped with almost
as many conveniences as a dwelling
house. Some of them had running
water, telephone communication,
heating stoves and piped drainage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
They take ADVICE
Ichabod Grid Men Use Large
Quantities Fresh Air.
Bearg Looks Forward to Big
SeasOn-If Flu Permits.
BY "wILYUM" WOLFE.

All the flu preventive instructions
insist that every man fill his lungs to
repletion with fresh air and keep
them in that state as much as possible
The advice has gone home at Wash
burn with the daily drills and the
football workouts.
For g! few days during the height OF
the epidemic in Topeka football prac-
tice was cut out at the college, not SC
much because the men were sick or
Elmer Bearg was just bit sick and
under the weather. All this was last
week. But Monday the order changed
and an hour of football a day came
back into its own.
Aggressive Game Favored.
OF course, and every football fan
knows this, an hour of practice q. day
tho it will keep the flu away, will not
develop a football team of the ma
chinelike order. But ii does keep the
ball in motion and keeps the spirit OF
the men up. This condition obtains in
nearly every school in the Kansas con-
ference this year and SO Washburn IL
not at any disadvantage. Football this
year, when it becomes possible to play
games, will not be the old style propo-
sition that fans have been accustome ed
to watching. Aggressiveness is the
watchword of the army and football
ragged otherwise, is going to be all
conferred on the attack.
Bearg says that he will be we'll sat
fSfed with the progress the Icha bods
are making in absorbing football, and
he asserts that his aggregation is a
power to be reckoned with when the
time comes for the opening games OF
the delayed conference race.
If the flu epidemic permits, the
Washburn varsity. 1918 model, will
open the season with Paramount col
lege of Wichita next Saturday. The
game is scheduled for Topeka and II
is expected that after the long drouth
of amusement that the stands will be
packed with fans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
SIX GAMES TODAY
But Most of Them Are To Be
"Secret" Contests.
Cornhuskers To Play Double.
header at Lincoln Field.

Chicago, Oct. 26.-Six contests were
to furnish the cream of the amuse-
ments for midwest football fans to-
disappointed they were allowed to
attend at all. In most of the cases
spectatorless games were in store be-
cause of the FLU"
The plum of the gridiron men I'M
doubtedly was the skirmish scheduled
at Great Lakes between Northwestern
and the blue Jacket team. This game
was to be open to the public. Camp
Grant was to play the Badgers at
Madison behind closed gates. Another
secret game was to be that of the
United States naval reserve school
team against Illinois at Urbana.
Minnesota was to play ST. Thomas
college at st. Paul. Depauw was to
meet Purdue at Lafayette, while a
novelty in the form of a doublehead-
er at Lincoln was promised-the dou-
BILE end being taken by the Cornhusk-
ers against Cotner college and Nebras-
ka Wesleyan.