Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 26, 1915, Page 7

&) ! { 4 T e A —— —— o —— 'HE BEE: O BRIEF OITY NEWS |BRITISH HOPBRUL 0t Print It-—Now Beacon Press. ABOUT !EAR EAST Wleotric rans, $7.80. Burgess-Granden Optimistic Reports About Gallipoli ¥, 8. Howell, recent United States a torney, located offices at T75-51 Bran Operations Again Circulating in England. Theater Bidg., entrance 1Tth or 15th Sts “Today's Complete Movie Program’ BELIEVED BALKANS TO JOIN lassiffed section today, and appears in The Bee EXCLUSIVELY, Find out LONDON, Aug. 25.—Optimistic re- the varifous moving picture theaters o fer Taken with Meart TroubleBert ports concerning operations on the Gallipoli perinsula have been in eir- what Knight, & walter at the Belmont cafe, was taken to St. Joseph's hospital follow- ing an attack of heart trouble while at work. Lobeck to Valley—Congressman 1o beck has gone to Valley to address a circulation for the last few days and meeting of farmers. On Saturday b rophesies are freely made that a will speak to a gathering of old settiera few weeks will see the close of the llies’ most difficult task in the near east In fact it is felt here now that so fer as the Dardanelles are concerned it is & matter of indifference to the allies whether the Balkan states lend at Paplllion. GERMANY LOSES 1,600,000 MEN » band. Their assistance is wanted Statement from British Authorita- hywever, against Ausiria and also tive Source Says Half Million to shorten Turkish resistance if the giraits are opened For these rea- sons negotiations with the near east- ern capitals aro being watched with interest, and the decision of Serbia on the proposals of the quadruple en- tente for eatisfying the aspirazions of Bulgaria, which will be reported at a council of ministers tomorrow, is anxiously awaited. Allies Topeful, It is belioved in London that,Serbia's reply will satisfactory and that Bulgaria's co-operation will be assured. This would cpen the way also for an active policy on the part of Rou- mania, which wants assurance Dulgaria will not attack it before it commencea to move its troops. It is confidently ex- pected all these questions will be set tled satisfactorily to the allies and that within the same period the future p of Enemy Killed. FIRST LINE SUFFERS HEAVILY LONDON, Aug. 26.—A statement from a British authoritative source on Germany's strength in men and its losses was made publi~ here today The statement asserts that about July 31 the Germans had 1,800,000 men on the western battle front and 1,400,- 000 on the eastern front—a total of 3,200,000 men on the actual fighting line—while there also were 1,120,000 Austrians opposed to the Russians. There were, besides, a large num ber of German troops of various classes in garrisons, fortifications and lines of communication, in addi- prove tion to convalsscents, invalids an:l‘:“n"\m:fi"lvm“m e others. { In the meantime Austro-German | “It is impossible to say,” the state- |armics are aiming more heavy blows at Russia, in the hope of putting it on ment declares, ‘‘how far the reserve troops have been armed and equipped, but the fact that the total number of men on the two fronts is only 1,200,000 appears to show that this is about the largest number the Ger- mans are able to put fully equipped into the fighting line. the defensive indofinitely and permits [ting the removal of some of tleir own !troops to other fronts, particularly Ser- |bia and Italy, in the hope of repeating their castern successes. The Russlans are encouraged, however, by their naval jvictory in the Gulf of Riga, which has delayed Ficld Marshal von Hindenburg's greal outflaaking movement through Courland and are offering very stiff GENERAL VON EICH. HORN, pupil and protege of Field Marshal von Hin. denburg, who captured the strong Russian fortress of Kovno, | | GEN.VON. £E/1CHHORN. WOMEN TELL AUDIENCE OF LINCOLN HIGHWAY The lecture by Mrs. McDanold and Mrs. Boardman of the Lincoln Highway Women's auxiliary at the Hamilton thea. | Losses of Germ “The Germans, from a Cate shortly after the outbreak of the war, supplied resistance at almost every roint in the ter at Fortieth and Hamilton last even- | Baltic provinces. |ing was well attended, and well received Russians Fall {The lecture was accompanied by plo- & Back. MAH\, THURSDAY GERMANY DENIES RIGA FIGHT LOSS Semi-Officia]l Message from Berlin to Amsterdam Repudiates Russ Claims, AMSTERDAM (Via London), Aug Russia's claims of great German | 10sses in the naval battle in the Gult | of Riga ure repudiated in a semi-of | ficial telegram recelved from Berlin | which says that no dreadnought or l cruisers were sunk or damaged [HUNGER ADDS TO WOES OF VICTIMS OF FLOODS | LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. %—Hunger | today added to the distress of the 4000 persons flood-marooned at Newport, Ark. In responsc tu un urgent appeal, food has heen sent from Little Rock. Gov- ernor Hays today telegraphed to the War department asking permission to use { the tents furnished the state militla to house refugecs. | While the White river began to fall | | at Newport today alamm was caused by a warniag from the government weather bureau here that another rise might be | expe | The the DANIELS WANTS MORE SUBSEAS AND PLANES burcau urged all farmers to leave lowlands. POSTON, Aug. 2.—Secretary of the Navy Daniels, upon his arrival in this city today to attend the meeting of governors, said that, in his opinion, sub- { marines and meroplanes were among the most powerful weapons of warfare, and reaffirmed his intention to ask congress {10 strengthen both of these branches of the service. I also favor faster and more power- ful ships for the navy, which, in spite {of criticism, fs in fine shape,” he said. “There arc fifty more ships In com- | mission and 6,000 more men enlisted than |two years ago." A\UGUSNT | | !NO BIG VESSELS DESTROYED | - ted a8 a result of rain last night. ' Store Hours 8:30 A, M. to 5 P, M,, Saturday till 9 P, M= GESS-NASH COMPANY. "EVERYBODY'S STORE" Bur Wednesday, August 25, 1015, STORE NEWS FOR THURSDAY. l:ho-_ol). n-Z i A Decided Clearaway of Dainty EAUTIFUL Summer Dresses that we would unhes.tatingly price ularly to $10 will go into this clearaway sale Thursday. The backward season and the arrival of new Fall merchandise makes it absolutely neces- sary to make more room even at a sacrifice. Well made from good quality materials in many pretty summery effects, all nicely trimmed and finished, including such mater- ials as crepes, lawns, dimities, voiles, etc. A splendid assortment of Summer Dresses that warrant your buging two or more than you actually need and setting them aside for another season iSummer Dresses up to $17.50 at $5 An assortment of Women's Dainty Summer Dresses, made of good quality materials, in a varieiy of pretty styles. Regularly up UCH of the new is here, mar- velous silks showing, won- derfully new weaves and color- ings. Of special interest, 42-inch 8ilk Poplins, at 98¢, In the new fall shades of sallor HE Burgess-Nash Millin- ery section shows a very comprehensive assortment of the losses in their first line and reserve troops from the second, and even the third line, so that it is safer to regard all the German troops in the fighting line as much of the same quality as in the first few months of the war. “It is calculated that the first line troops lost about ® per cent in casual- ties and the reserves about 2 per cent, their places being laken by recruits from the 1914 class and from other cate- gorles and reformed units, including the 1915 class of recruits. While the Russw are falling back |east and south of Kovno, it is explained by Petrograd that this was neceseary to prevent them from belng outflanked. | They still hold both banks of the Nie {men river from Preny just south Kovno southward to Grodno, one of the new fortresses still held by them. On |RIl sides of Brest Litovsk the Austro- {Germans claim 1o be making progress |while well to the southeast of the fort- |ress the Austrians report their cavalry has entered Kovel, an important rafl- “Since then they have again lost about | way junction on the lines to Kiev and 5 per cent in casuulties, so probably |Rovno, there remains only about 2% per cent of | There has been heavy fighting in the the origigal first line tryopp. to which | Voages without any change in the poei- must be added the men slightly wounded |tions of the opposing armles, who have returned to the fighting line. “The @erman casualtics in killed, ] vt o s e kilede ) Turks' Oonmder the 90, totalled 1672444 men, of whomn - . : 8. 122 were kilied, 16,805 died of discase s]tuatlon Cr]tlca,] and 64,723 either are missing or pris- o oners or are so seriously wounded to LONDON, Aug. ‘The population of i | put dl]mmfull‘t ofva_cthnl for lyl" e | Constantinople considers the situation mainddr of the war. Since June 30 |grqve, aocording to fnformation recelved there has been heavy fighting, probably |y gone mulg 4 e e el Yo, P (4 Sofia, Bulgaria, says a Reuter dis- : "fn"‘ v 2 | patch. Violent fighting has been in or the year. : progress on the Gallipoli peninsula for Total Net Lo the last week and it is declared thoy- “Assuming that 500,00 men were only fands of wounded ave arriving every slightly wounded and recovered the ef-|day at Constantinople. At the same time fective loss 1s assumed to amount to|thousands of fresh troops are being sent 1,000,00 in addition to which probably [to the Durdanelles front. The moarcity 0,00 men are wounded who are absent |of bread and coal is said to have added tures showing the more important and more interesting places along the Linocoln highway, and an explanation of the aux- fllary was made. The plans and accom- plishments were listed, and some idea of |Of the results was given the listeners, | The audience seemed to be In accord with the idea. In other cities Mrs. Boardman |and Mrs. McDanold have worked in connection with the women's clubs, but as yet no effort has been made in Omaha to secure the co-operation of the various women's organizations. CYCLISTS STRIKE TREE IN AVNINING AN AUTO | John Swanson and Bernard Hirchorn, 021 South Twentv-seventh street, wero [hurt at Twentv-first and Leavenworth they were riding was wrecked as the young men were trying to avoid striking an approaching automobile, They were taken to the (larkson hos- pital, where Dr. A. K. Detweller took care of them, el ORI HYMNERL MNerkit-Voster, Miss Jane Foster and Harry D, Bvrkit, "hoth of Des Mofnes, Ta., were married by Rev. Charles W. Savides at his resl. dence Tuesday evening, August 21 streets last night when the motoreyele | D e pr. taer | authentic creations depicting gray, grape wine, etc, the newest fashion ideas in 85c to $1.50 New Fancy Silks, millinery, both Parisian and at 49¢ and 85, g On special tables, including Nlml‘l”‘"y of ontli.ne '.m'] fancy taffetas, in plalds, stripes | Teagerness of trimming and printed effects, fancy foul- ards, plain taffetas and messa- lines, chiffon taffetas, satin stiipe silk poplins, ete. New 27-inch Corduroy, 98c. Specially desirable for sults, characterize the new seasos hats, Signal ornaments an.| appliques will be seen. Col. ors mostly dark. Velvet and silk covered shapes. But this 18 just a hint of the attractive- i coats and skirts, shades of covert, The ‘lowofl'wdthyc]ueh, (hc.lm African brown and old rose, .1"; llfl;l of this display and the woman s | . white. who wants to make selection while the varieties are at t! best, 1 of sparkling eyes, the abundance of will come in Thursday. Prices from $5.00 to $65.00, ¢ youthful activity come from good, Buzgens-Nash Oo—Sinin Fiser, Burgess-Nesh 0o.—8econd Floor, rich, wholesome lce Cream. ‘ | | ' BURGESS-NASH BASEMENT STORE Women’s $2.50 to $4 Summer Shoes in the Basement at 85 SHARD reduction on all women’s summer shoes, hoth high and low, in the bage- the frozen beaker of delight when you are positively sure, for your own sake, i that it's from the front on leave in hospitals. This | makes the total net loss for the year| 1500,000 of whom from 400,00 to 450,000 | men were killed. | “The Germans, it is calculated, Deginning of the war had 800,00 men avallable for military service, and that number might be increased by a million or | & million and & half if every man of mili-| tary age gave his service. The only rea- | sonable suggestion, therefore for the fact | that the Germans have only 9,200,000 men | in the fighting line is that they are unable | to supply more than that number witn equipment. From the total of from $,000,000 to 9,000,00 men must be deducted the 1,500,000 net loss for the year and the same number of men required for making arrangements and ammunition. POPE REPLIES HE WILL AID JEWS IN DISTRESS | NEW YORK, Aug. 2.—Cardinal AEN!’{ parri, the papal secretary of state reply- ing to a communication from the city, asking the aid of Pope Benedict XV, “in| favor of the Jews who are persecuted and still deprived, in some natlons, of eivil | rights,” sald in a letter transmitted through Monsignor Giovani Bon Zeno, the apostolle delegate at Washington “The sugust pontiff has graclously taken uote of this document and has decided to have me write to Mr. Mason that the holy see, as it always in the past acted according to the dictates of justice in favor of the Jews Intends now also to follow the same path on every propitious occasion that may present itselt.” Culls From the Wire V. White of the coast| artillery corps, stationed at Fort Hamil- | ton, N. Y., died today. He ranked third to the chier coast artillery, and wa c e of the coast artillery in the south- | ern district of New York. Colonel White | was 61 yea of age. | A short cut to world peace through the establishment of a university at Wash- iagten, D. C. with 1000 profes and an income of $10.000.000 a year tc it and teach students of all nati suggested at Oakland, Cal, by Ph! @, Clayton, United States Commissioner of Bducation, at the annual luncheon of the board of managers of the American School of Peace league. | Organization of federations of insur ance agents and underwriters in every state in the union to fight encroachmen s of mo-called state monopolistic Insurance 18 one of the aims of the joint convention of the International Association of Casu. at the Colonel John Ly and Surety Underwriters and the ational Assoclation of Casualty and Ly Agents, which opened at roit. Ul MUSINASP JO IUMUYSIIQWISS eyl American colleges for the training of pub le officials was urged at the second na- tional conference on universities and pub lie service at re. & pitcher of K the . re Federal sppointed an umpire in to the general feeling of depression. RUSSIA ASKS JAPAN TO SEND SOME TROOPS TOKIO, Aug. 2%.—The Kokumin Shim-|" bun's Petrograd correspondent says he learns from a trustworthy source that Russfa besides asking for munitions of war from Japam, requested the dispatch of troops to Russia. There is no confirmation of this state- Don’t Wash Your ' | Hair With Soap ‘ When you wash your hair, don't use soap. Most soaps and prepared sham- poos contain too much alkali, which is very Injurious, as it dries the scalp and makes the r brittle. The best thing to use fs just plain mul- ment here eiffied cocoanut oil, for this is sure and| | entirely greasoless. It's wery cheap, ana | beats soaps or anything else all to pieces, | U. S. NOT BACKING ANY | beuiasospecr arvinin o | MAN FOR MEXICAN. CHIEF | ‘tow ounces wit tase 1o aiore, and S 2a | | for months. WASHINGTON, Aus. %.—While stit'| Bimply molsten the hair with water and awalting a reply fr General Carranza|Tub it in, about a teaspoonful is all that to the Pan-American appeal for a peaco’ I8 required. It makes an abundance of | conference In Mexico, the State depart-' rich, creamy lather, cleanses thoroughly, | ment (oday issued a statement denying|and rinses out easlly, The halr dries that the United States government had, quickly and evenly, and fis soft. fresh ever considered “any particular man for looking, bright, fluffy, wavy and easy to provisional president of Mexico.” handle. besides, it loosens and takes out | every particle of dust, dirt and dandruff | —Advertisement, Key to the Situation—Dce Want Ads. 'PAY BY CHECK Don’t send money by mail. Pay check. your bills by No risk or loss; each check its own receipt. 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Women's gray and tan suede pumps and ox- fords—Were $§2.50 to $4.00. Women's white canvas and nubuck oxfords and pumps-—Were $2.50 to $4.00, Women's tan, gun metal and kidskin high shoes—Worth to $3.50. Burgess-Wash Co.—Basement. 8§c Retailers---Don’t Forget--- You and your families are invited to come to Omaha and be guests of our association erchants’ Market Week Omaha, Aug. 30 to Sept. 4 An evening at the Theater—An outing at beautiful Lake Manawa— Big Style Show at the Auditorium—Dinner and Dance at the Field club—All these pleasures are yours in return for your mere presence in Omaha. So bring the family and come. Omaha Wholesalers’ and Manufacturers’ Association