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Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
What Kind of an Army Did We Have?

When America went into war in April, two
years ago, everybody but the secretary of war
knew how badly off we were 50 far as fighting
machinery went. We had the men, the will and
the money, but we had nothing else. Organiza-
ton, training, arms, ammunition, transportation
everything that goes to make up an effective
army was lacking. Good will and firm intent
count for something, though, and we set about
the tremendous task of improvising fighting
machine that would 60 alongside the greatest
that man had ever devised. How did we sue
ceedl
Marshal Foch, Marshal Haig, General Perish
ing, all the acknowledged military authorities,
agree in praising the American soldier for his
intrepedity skill, daring, initiative industry and
zeal, and laud him as G fighter of the finest type.
He broke the Hindenburg line where it was
deemed impregnable; he made frontal attacks
on machine guns and captured them; he wrote
trail of glory from his first step on the battle
line till he had cleaned out Argonne Wood and
rested only when the Hun laid down.
Ministers of the gospel, all sorts of social
workers, newspaper correspondents and others
who came into intimate contact with our army
at home and abroad have agreed as to its
morals and its behavior. 1t was a great gath
ering OF boys full Of all the tides of life, run
ming over with fun, grumbling, grouching, sky
larking, but never vicious or debauched army.
And in all this Americans have had great pride.
Now comes the surgeon generals department
to tell Us that our army was not healthy; that
precautions against disease were neglected, and
lessons OF experience forgotten. From the
Judge advocates department we get word that
awful injustice was inflicted under guise of mill
tary discipline; one of the representatives OF
this branch Of the service saying cruelties were
practiced on soldiers confined on prison farms.
What sort of army did we have7
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
JUSTICE TO FRANCE AND BELGIUM.

King Albert of Belgium makes a plea for
his country that can we'll be extended to include
France. IT either nation is to be saved from
bankruptcy, it will be through the immediate
adjustment of peace terms on such condition.
IS will aid in restoring the devastated industry
and commerce Of the nations on which the
heaviest blows from the Hun war machine fell
These facts have been apparent to the world
for months; it has been known that Germany
deliberately destroyed factories, warehouses,
mines, mills, farms and orchards, that produc-
ton could not be resumed for years if ever by
the people who fell victims to the rapacity of
the Potsdam plotters Yet for five months the
making of peace has loitered, while all the world
has held the ear of the council with ample hear
ings for every sort of vagarious enterprise or
undertaking.
Germany alone has gained through this
Affect covering, willing to accept any sort of
terms short Of humiliation in November, the
Hun has continually gathered courage and,
craftily at first, but now boldly asserts that
terms considered too harsh will not be accepted
Efforts to compound and compromise, to scale
down claims and evade responsibility are made
on behalf OF Germany, and listened to, more's
the pity, by the delegates whose first duty
should be to see that justice is done the victims
German towns are stored with machinery
torn from Belgian and French factories; Ger
man business is being carried on with gold
stolen from Belgian banks; not an industrial or
commercial enterprise exists in Germany but
has had its full share of the loot and not one
but looks forward to gaining something through
concessions to be had from the Peace confer
ence.
Meantime, France and Belgium, whose peo-
pie suffered all the horrors, indignities and out
rage possible to the most diabolically cruel war
the world ever knew, are compelled to beg for
justice. The spectacle is 4 remarkably dis
couraging one
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

she still thinks she can persuade he9
former enemies to trust her in ting
signing of treaty whose terms leayS
anything to her honor or to her viii
Kansas City Star: 1t Is not ou
opinion that the practice OF remoY
ing heads of prosperous business in
situations and replacing them witt
favorites of the throne was Original
with Mr.. Burleson or Henry VIII.
New York World: News from
Mexico to the effect that presidem
Carranza's forces have at last pacY
fled the state of Morelos, in whic1
Zapata. the bandit. has been ope1
ating for ten years. would be mor
convincing II there were any accounl
of the capture Of Zapata. The bea
recipe for cooking hare remains a
it was in the first place: First catcl
Zapata. ..t
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
In Omaha 80 Years Ago.
SIGNpOSTs OF PROGRESS.

Ranch owners in South Dakota are
| planning to use airplanes to trace
lost cattle and sheep.
Chiefly for roofing automobiles an
| imitation glass that resembles cellu-
loid has been invented in Europe.
Small rubber covered wheels have
rockers of a rocking chair to convert
it into rolling chair.
According to government report
more than 100000 acres of govern
| ment land has been freed recently
Of prairie dogs by poisoning the
dogs.
Today, exclusive of crude nitrate
Of soda, which comes direct from
Chile, the United States supplies
more chemicals and dyes to Japan
than all other countries combined.
English aeroplane engineers have
developed a four-cylinder rotary mo-
tor to be built into a propeller with
four blades, which are metal and
utilized as exhaust expansion cham
bers.
A subsea magnet invented in ia
pan has brought up thousands OF
Japanese shells fired in practice at
sea and may now be used to extract
shells scraps from European battle
fields.
A recently patented wire attach
ment for lead pencils serves as a
clip to hold them in a pocket, a
finger rest to lessen fatigue of writ
ing and as a means of holding an
eraser.
Sheet iron Is rolled so thin at the
Pittsburgh Iron Mills that 10000
sheets are required to make single
inch in thickness; light shines as
readily through one of these sheets
as through ordinary tissue paper
Efficiency experts have been
studying files and find that the life OF
ane of these tools, on the average, is
$4,000 strokes. To employ file
for more than its normal period of
usefulness, it is claimed, more than
doubles the cost of the work.
A new heat insulating material
composed of a mixture of special
clay and cork, has been discovered
by a Norwegian engineer. The clay
and cork mixture is burned, and the
result is the formation of very
light substance that is said to be
en1inently suitable for all heat in
sulating purposes.
London retail jewellers say that
they are sold clean out of engage
ment rings, because every soldier
back from the front seems deter
mined to get engaged. but that while
there was a rush for wedding rings
only a few months ago, few wedding
rings are required now. Engaged
couples are waiting for Easter or
for the actual signing OF the peace
treaty. before they "join up"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
Statistics in Germany, 1914-1917.

j. Schwalbe in a signed editorial in
the Deutsche med. Wochenschrift,
December IL, 1918, states that the
mortality from tuberculosis in Ger
many has increased from 1877 to 31.7
per 10000 inhabitants. In 800 towns
Of over Is, 900 inhabitants, the deaths
in 1913 from tuberculosis total 1890
above the figure for 1918. In Berlin
the average death rate per month
among women has increased from
1907 in October, 1915, to 3,136; the
deaths from phthisis. from 205 to
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
In the Matter of Apple lack.

The famous applejack Of New Jersey has
nothing on the apple whisky Of Orange county,
New York as specific for insomnia. New Jer-
sey stands four-square for home products, but
New York took the toboggan for the dry belt.
Hence the mellow, golden product of Orange
bering the first families, weep wrathfully and
refuse to be comforted. For, 10 and behold the
first families and others in the secret know full
we'll the wonderful renovating power of the
nectar Only the safety of distance justihes in
trudng on the painful scene.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

The government is making extensive pur-
chases of lamb, having it is said found out that
mutton is good feed for the army That is all
right but lamb never becomes mutton, and the
federal authorities above all should encourage
the practice of allowing animals to reach ma
turity before they are sent to market
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
Care of Insane Soldiers.

Secretary of War Baker quiets any commo-
ton that may have been felt at Lincoln with
regard to the prospect of number of insane
soldiers being thrust on Nebraska. 1t is not
only the policy but the duty of the War depart
ment to care for these men. Ample provision
has been made for the care of men who are ply
sically disabled, and it is unthinkabe that the
unfortunates who have come out of the hell of
war with shattered minds should not be similarly
treated. Their service was to all the people, and
their care naturally falls on the general govern
ment. Not so many men are listed in this class
OF wreckage, but enough are. They are to be
tenderly looked after, with the best of arrange
ments for such treatment as may restore them
to usefulness Racked nerves will be renewed
If possible, and reason restored wherever it
may be. But the cost will not fall on the state
nor the burden of the care on the relatives.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

The steady stream of bluff now coming out
from Berlin might lead an unprejudiced OBJ
server to conclude that the Hun leaders are APP
prehensive Of what may happen in Paris. Well,
they deserve anything that happens to them.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

General March's explanation that the army
doctors were able to curb typhoid fever comes
as a reinsurance that the conditions were not
such as might have been gathered from the sur
geon generals circular. 1t will be we'll to know
the truth about these matters, though.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Nebraska faces one serious crop shortage
that of ice On this account there will not be
50 many cocktails or frozen punches served
next summer.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

willIs-Do YOU think We are going to
have any trouble with the demobiliza-
ton?
Gillis-rm afraid SO. My wife thus far
has refused to give up her rollingpin and
flat iron.-Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Wyoming's oil boom has OVERLOOKED into
Nebraska, and if it will but bear little fruit
the incursion will be welcome. better thing,
however, is the pipe line from Casper to
Omaha. That ought to be built.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Say, Bill. what do you think since
we've been here on this watch on the
Rhine?"
IT wish II was a watch that had home
movement. American.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

The Rainbow division, all packed up and
ready to start for home, has given new mean
ing to the old-time Black Watch tune for the
ppes-"Dinna ye ken the Forty-twa:"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Here's hope that Commissioner Ringer has
better luck with his Jail plans than he did with
his revised payroll.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Trotzky has ordered the end of the Russian
Baltic feet. He insists it go out to sea and
fight the Allies
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Howard Fenton pays the Nebraska Red Cross
folks 4 high compliment, and one that will be
more appreciated because of its source. Still,
most becoming modesty yet permits us to say
the nraise il merited
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Can you recall the time when Rojestvensky'
Mad dog" feet left the Baltic to commit sui
eide in the Sea of Japan?
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Ludendorf now admits he knew Germany
was licked in August, and he might set the date
back to 1914 without doing any damage to the
truth
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Victory loan plans are maturing to the end
that the drive will be vigorously pushed in this
vicinity. Omaha did its bit on all other occa-
sions. and will not fail on this.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Uncle Sam will have on his hands a triAe Of
some 100000 gallons Of frewater after July
l., This ought to encourage patriotism for a
time
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

With wheat selling around $3.50 Uncle San
Is reasonably safe on his $2.26 guaranty.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

A California judge has just decided the war
is not over, thereby joining the issue with the
Kentucky judge who held that it ended on No
veraber II. Yet some folks insist that law is an
exact science.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Hasheesh is reported to have been at the
bottom of the Egyptian uprising. We thought
that stuff put folks to sleep and caused beautiful
dreams.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
A Bank Account Is a
Business Asset

Have you observed that when man is apply
ing for position, is making new business connec-
tons or is handling business deal in another
munity how often he is asked for bank reference?
A bank account has many advantages. The
counsel of the bank is available to it's customers.
The experience gained in handling ones finances,
whether on large or small SCALE develops caution
and good business judgment.
The acquaintance with the officers of your
bank and their knowledge of your good record
which you have the opportunity of building, makes
possible many times the establishment of profitable
and permanent business connections.
We cordially invite you to avail yourself of
THE SERVICE OF THE FIRST in your banking
transactions and build for yourself an asset that
will be of value to you in all of your business rea-
tons.
You will be accorded courtesy, service and CO.
operation. You have the advantage of the most
convenient location and you are assured of well
come whenever you call. Come in and talk the
matter over.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

The revolution in Budapest is taking its
natural course. Red factions are now fighting
for supremacy.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Dame Nature did her prettiest to help out on
DRESS Up" week. and now it is up to man to
show appreciation by making good on "Clean
Up" week.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

1.-THE old man is giving Bill liberal
education"
Yes, and Bill 10 certainly giving the
old man an education in liberality."-De-
troit Free Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Lady-why did YOU take your boy away
from school?
Grocer-They were running him. why,
they were teaching him that 10 ounces
make pound-Minneapolis Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Manuel Quezon says the Japs do not want
the Philippines, but he is representing the
Filipinos and is not authorized to speak for
Japan.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Fair and warmer will be accepted without
demur in these parts for the next six weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

'Heres a fellow patents contrivance
to keep girls falling out of hammocks
More machinery for displacing menu
Pearson's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

A Chicago employer reports that army serv-
ice has increased the general efficiency of the
men in his plant. 1t would be remarkable if this
were not so. Lessons of industry, orderly APP
plication and discipline are never wholly lost.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

We are still wondering just what constitutes
an open covenant Of peace, openly arrived At"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Mr.. Crow-How do you account for your
many escapes from dogs7
Mr.. Bunny guess it's because I've
got a rabbits foot.-Mnneapolis Tribune
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Mrs wayback-And how are your new
neighbors?
Mrs, Nervine-oh, Just lovely; you can
borrow anything they have.-New York
Globe.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
LAUGHING GAS.

Teachsr-what do ycu know about Alad-
dn's lamp?
Willie Willis-If he's the new Kid In the
back row I'm the guy that BACKED 1t for
him.--Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
TODAY.
The Day We Celebrate.

Charles o. Lobeck, former repre-
sentative in congress from the sec
ond Nebraska district, born In And
over, ILL.,. in 1852.
Antonin Dubost, president of the
French senate, born at rArbresle, rs
years ago.
Justice William Renwick Riddell,
mentioned as possible successor to
Sir Wilfrid Laurier as leader OF the
liberty party in Canada, born 81
years ago.
Most. Rev. Austin Bowling. recent
ly installed as Roman Catholic arch
bishop Of st. Paul, born in New York
City. 81 years ago.
Mai. Gen. David c. Shanks, U. S.
A., who directed the embarkation Of
the bulk of Americas fighting army
Of 100000 men, born at Salem, Va,
So years ago.
Charles L. Beach. president Of
Connecticut Agricultural college,
born at whitewater, Wis, 81 years
ago.
Rt. Rev. Joseph M. Francis. Epis-
copal bishop of Indianapolis, born at
Eaglemore. Pa, 81 years ago.
In Omaha 80 Years Ago.
On the program of the Creighton
Guards weekly entertainment were
Miss Mary Munchoff. Thomas f.
Lee, M. V. Cannon and J. A. Rooney.
Miss Bertha Yost has returned
from Michigan.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Margaret Roeder and Mr.. Gus
tave A. Kinkel, also for the marriage
of Mr.. Simon Fisher Of this city and
Miss Addie Blum of Iowa City.
A lease has been made for the
headquarters Of the Department Of
the Platte to occupy the fifth floor
of the new Bee building to begin
next June.
Architect Sidney Smith is con-
fined to his house by illness.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

with the march of events We'll have to
revamp a lot of comic opera"
How now?"
"Instead of the line Here comes the
prince we'll have to make 1t There goes
the prince "--Louisvile Courier-Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Wednesday will be good day to sign the
peace pact
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-10-02
The BlOodleSs Duel.

The old, old French joke, which
one might suppose the recent bloody
war would have utterly wiped out OF
existence, creeps into the again.
The bloodless duel has come back. A
Paris dispatch tells us that 'Ethe first
duel to be fought in France since the
beginning of the war occurred at Bay
onne, when NJ. Carat, mayor and
deputy exchanged pistol shots with NJ.
Gemmes, vice president of the Cham
ber of Commerce, without result. "
It's time the French sense of humor
put an end to such nonsense. Why
not a correspondence school for duel
ing? Let's see, what's that old story?
"I insult you!' wrote the fire-eater,
"Consider yourself slapped in the
face" ''I shoot you. Bang!" wrote
the one challenged. "Consider your
self dead"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-10-02
FIVE ACRES BRING $4,000.
TimmOnsville Land Market Shows
Much Activity.

Timmonsville, Sept. 27.-Interest-
ing land sales are still constant
ly taking place in this community
During the past week the two brick
stores on Warren street, occupied by
c. \. Sansbury and R. .. Love, were
sold at public aution hy the Penny
Brothers to y. E. Moore for $500.
The 400 acres of farm land six
miles from here, belonging to DR.. c.
A. Foster, netted $50 an acre when
cut up into small tracts.
The highest price so far paid for
farm land around here was for five
acres of the old Ragsd..le Cemetery
field, which brought $1,000. A large
ginnery is being erected on this prop
erty which is about half mile from
the center of the town.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-10-02
CONFIRM STORIES A. F.. F.. PRISON
Representatives Bring Report of
Prison Horrors.

New York, Sept 27.-Bringing in
a report of "outrageous crueltles per-
petrated on American soldiers' in
prisons of the American Expedition
arv Forces in France, the Congress-
ional committee sent overseas to in
vestigate tales of army prison hor-
rors" arrived here last night on the
transport Agamemnon from Brest.
The party was composed Of Repre-
sentatives Royal G. Johnson, South
Dakota, chairman; Oscar E. Bland,
Indiana. and Henry D. Flood, of Vir-
ginia.
Conditions in army prison camps
were found Every bad" with special
emphasis laid on Prison Camp Two,
near Paris, the committee stated.
"Conditions were appalling,' Rep
resentative Bland said as soon as the
vessel docked. 'Nothing like this
treatment of our men had ever been
known before in the history of the
American army. We have copies of
records, reports and testimony of in
spectors, court martial officers, so as
to be enabled to indefinitely fix re-
sponsibility.'
Representative Bland held that Col.
Grinstead and Gen. Strong we're di-
rectly responsible for the "unprece-
dented cruelties" at Prison Farm
Two, and that if Gen. Strong, who
was over Col. Grinstead, did not know
of conditions he should have.
He said that Gen. Harts for months
was in the same building at 10 Rue
st. Anne, where thousands of outrages
were committed. Lack of food, heat
and air, nauseating sanitary condl-
tions were before his eyes, and the
reports showing their condition were
on file in his office. Mr. Bland said.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-10-02
Colds Cause Grip and influenza
LAXATIVE BRoMo QUnNNE Tablets remove the
cause. There is only one "Bromo Guinine. +"
E. W. GROVES signature on box. SOC.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

Notice is hereby given to the stock
holders of the J. E. Spann Company,
a corporation under the laws of South
Carolina, that on the 18th day OF
October, 1919, at ten o'clock A. NJ.
ct the store now occupied by the said
corporation in the town of Bamberg,
S c., there will be meeting of the
stockholders of the said corporation
to consider the proposition of wind
ing up the affairs of the said corpora
ton and action taken to dissolve the
charter thereof. ]. E. SPANN,
1915. President.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-10-02
Box paper at less than wholesale
prices at Herald Book Store.

ed in the mountains but which now
has almost passed away. He and his
family resided in the upper section
of the county more than a mile from
any road and where the only means
of travel we're walking and horse
back riding.
In passing sentence on Bryant the
presiding Judge stated that if the
prisoners conduct was such that he
merited it a parole would be recon-
mended within three months. Bry-
ant received sentence of one year
and a day in Atlanta prison.-York-
vile Enquirer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-10-02
ROCKEFELLER HELPS.
Gives $2,OOO,OOO Fund to Northern
Baptists.

Columbia Baptists are interested in
the announcement from New York
that John D. Rockefeller has just CIV
en- S2,00O,000 to the ministers and
missionary board of the Northern
Baptist convention. In making the
gift Mr.. Rockefeller made no restric-
tions as to the use of the principal
and income from the big sum. The
entire amount will be spent in caring
for INDECENT Baptist ministers of the
Northern States.=Columbia State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-10-02
A Hot One From Cats.

A sizzling little message was re-
ceived by the Tampa city council from
Gov. S. J. Cats in reply to a reso-
luton recently passed by the council
calling upon him to retract state
ments attributed to him in a speech
at Pensacola Labor day when it is
said the governor declared, in re-
ferring to Peter o. Knight, that che
would not give two bits for his life
if he walked down the streets of
Tampa"
The council voted to frame the
communication upon motion of Coun-
Gilman Lightfoot, Councilman Etzler
added the remark ITO show people
who come into this chamber what an
ass our governor is" The letter fol-
lows:
"N1essrs. Fred W. Ball, Pres. City
Council: W. A. Johnson. city clerk;
and D. B. Mckay, mayor, Tampa, Fla.
Dear Sir: Your contemplate
resolution concerning what I said
about Peter O. Knight has been re-
ceived. If you think you can make
me take back what I said, suppose
you come up to Tallahassee and try
it, or the next time l am in Tampa,
suppose you try it there.
Respectfully,
IS. J. CATS, Governor
The letter was written on a letter
head of the Executive Chamber, S.
J. Cats, Governor" and bore the seal
of Florida and the inscription I'm
God We Trust
eve might meet the old gent half
way" remarked Councilman Etzler.
''I move the communication be
framed" said Councilman Etzler.
The motion received formal Sec
ond and carried unanimously. The
communication will soon adorn the
walls of the council chamber to 'show
the people who come in this council
chamber what an ass our governor
is. ."-Lakeland (Fla.) News.