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THE OMATTA SUNDAY BEE: PECKMBElt 1,
1
"JNCLE SAM'S NEW
QUESTKONAIRE
OUT SATURDAY
War. Department Begins Huge
Task of Classifying Ameri
can Citizens Available for
Military Service.
VashingtotvDecl5. The War de
partment's huge; task of classifying
the nation's man power for army serv
ice actually began today with the
mailing out of the first 5 per cent
of the questionairei. At the same
time,, recruiting facilities throughout
the country; already overtaxed with
recent enlistments, threatened to give
way beforc.the rush, of draft regis
trants eager "to avail themseltes of
the last chance to volunteer
Recruiting officers in many sections
found themselves without means of
accommodating thousands enlisted
yesterday and the stream which con
tinued to apply. Th discharge of
many forced upon "recruiting offices
means that some men. of draft age
will fail in their efforts td enlist be.
fore noon today, after which they may
join the regulars Only in their tsatus
as members of the national army.
It was announced, however, that
men who do not get into the regdai
army through recruiting stations be
fore noon may do so later through
their local boards. Their applications
will be acted upon immediately, but
they will appear on the rolls as mem
bers pf the national army. .
Nine Million Registrants. "
The mailing of questionaires will
be completed speedily by the War de
partment and within 60 days more
than 9,000,000 registrants will be di
vided into five classes as regards their
liability for military service. In a
statement issued today, Provost Mar
shal General Crowder said:
"The plans have been made, the
machine has been built, and with
the loyal co-operation of the local
boards, sol amply demonstrated by
their past accomplishments, the mil
lions of registrants will, within sixty
days, stand marshalled for their place
in the world's war, each in the class
to which his economic worth entitles
him. . .
J'l have not the slightest hesitation
in predicting the absolute success of
the classification system.
"Never before in the history of the
world have armies been chosen with
the scientific precision of the new
system. Men will shoulder the gun
first who should by all the laws of
reason offer themselves first to their
country, and only grim necessity will
compel us to invade the more de
ferred classes, but if such necessity
does arise, it will find the country
ready.
Lawyers and Doctors Assist.
"Through Jhe governor of the
state, a legal advisory board, to as
sist registrants to make intelligent
answers to their questionaires has
been assigned to every local board;
through the same agencies the lead
ers in medicine in every community
have pledged themselves ' to aid and
assist' in medical examinations, ; The
great majority of the mefr who fare
building the new system have . of
fered their services "without price to
! their government , , -, ...
"The completion of the classifica
tion will practically complete the
great work of the local and district
boards. Thereafter . they will act
each in their respective areas as the
government's agents' for any new
registration which may occur, ana
will consider changes of status or
transfers of jurisdiction when such
may arise."
Will Examine Men After Today.
WashingtonDec 15.-Secretary
Baker foday came to the relief of the
thousands of men who, have volun
teered for the regular army but have
been rejected because of . the break
down of the recruiting machinery, by
ordering that all qualified applicants
who presented, themselves before
noon today ahould.be accepted, even
though their" examination and other
details could hot be accomplished un
til later. ;-v -
Thousands of men seeking to vol
unteer before the new draft regula
tions went into effect at noon had
been turned away because the recruit,
ing stations were swamped.
DRAFT MACHINE ;
SETS WHEELS IN
! MOTION HERE
Cnttnv4 From Fait On.)
aire within seven days from the date
of mailing., Failure to do so involves
a penalty of one year in prison or
immediate classification in class one.
State on the front of the blanks in
what class the registered man believes
he should be placed. If he names a
deferred class, he may appeal it tne
board puts him in an advanced class.
Protect themselves in the matter of
receiving the questionaire, since fail
ure of its delivery is no excause.
Consult one of the committee of 40
lawyers appointed to give free legal
aid to registered men.
If placed in class one appear for
physical examination upon receiving a
notice to do so.
The questionaire automatically re
voke! all exemptions and discharges
under the first draft.
The questions in the questionaires
are so framed that they will draw out
all information which will be of value
to the boards in . determining the
class to which a registrant may be
assigned. No detail of the' status of
the registered man has been over
looked concerning dependabilities or
possible or actual outside sources of
' income. y,'i . "-. - ,
The legal advisory board of Doug
las county has arranged that from De
cember 1 to January 17 there will be
four boards' consisting of a number
of Iawveriat ach exemption head-
. quarters, except Sundays and holidays,
to aid and advise registrants in filling
out the questionaires. : t
, First district headquarters will be
in the first station, Twenty-second
street arid Ames avenue, . ' ,-.
Second district headquarters will b
in the former South Omaha city hall,
on the second floor. - '
Boards for the third, fourth and fifth
districts will sit in the rotunda of the
court home. - 4 : '
Headquarters of the sixth district
will be at 5905J4 Main street. Benson.
These attorneys will assist regis
trants in making out their papers
without charge.
Instructions to Attorneys.
Instructions will be given to at
torneys at a meeting to be held to
night at the Commercial club at 8
o'clock. The attorneys will be ex
pected to grant their services gratuit
ously. If the registrant states on the
front of the questionaire to which
class he belorgs, no further action is
necessary by either party until the
registrant receives his call for military
service and appears for physical ex
amination. If the board places a
registrant in another class it is tan
tamount to an automatic appeal to the
district board.
In the United State 9,000,000 ques
tionaires will be mailed to registrants
of which it is roughly estimated by
the .War department that 2,000,000 can
be assigned to class one and be called
to the colors before men in other
classes receive their notices.
Former Eussian
Emperor Flees
Siberian Prison
FREMONTERS FACE
SHORTAGE OF COAL
Single Car of Fuel Arrives in
Nick of Time to Be Doled Out
to Those Who Are in
Need of Heat.
(Contlaaad From Pe One.)
culties in his way. however, were rec
ognized, as Tobolsk is four thous..:id
miles from the Pacific coast and one
thousand' miles from the Chinese bor
der. ;
On the .Qthe,r' hand, there were un
confirmed reports in November of a
political overturn in Siberia which
had made "the vast province a land
friendly to the former ruler. The re
port," which came through Finland,
said that Siberia had declared itr in
dependence and had proclaimed Nich
olas its emperor.
"Reds" and Lenine Clash.
Londonf Dec. 15. M. Lunacharski,
commissoner of education in the Bol
sheviki government, according to a
Petrograd dispatch to the Times, has
resigned as the result of a disagree
ment with Lenine, Trotzky, Zinovieff
and other militant members of the
council of people's commissiarics.
Lenine and his adherents declared
themselves in favor of the withdrawal
of all the Bolshevikl members of the
constituent assembly so as to bring
about the end of the assembly with
out a formal act of dissolution.
Early Morning Fire
Damages Western Garage
Western, Neb., Dec. IS. (Special.)
A disastrous'fire occurred yesterday
morning when a vulcanizer in Will
Lautenschlager's garage exploded,
igniting the building and a number
of automobiles. About a dozen autos
belonging to private parties, stored
in the building, were badly damaged.
The garage and macinery were in
sured, but several hundred dollars
worth of new repairs had just arrived
the day before. The firemen succeed
ed in getting the burning cars out
of the building, and none of the gas
oline tanks exploded. The firemen
did good and quick work, in spite of
the cold weather.
Seven Counties to Consider
Increased Hog Production
Grand Island, Neb., Dec. 15. (Spe
cial.) Mr. O. G. Smith ef Kearney,
district chairman for seven central
Nebraska counties, for the increased
hog production campaign. N has ar
ranged foif a meeting of 'farmers at
the court house in this city at 2
o'clock this afternoon. -
Fremont, Neb., Dec. 15. (Special
Telegram.) Fremont has been facing
a roal famine for a few days, but an
actual shortage has been averted
through the co-operation of dealers.
A carload consigned to a leading
dealer was sent thruogh to Columbus
by mistake but was returned to Fre
mont and will be dealt out here. It
will be necessary to make Sunday de
liveries to supply the urgent demand
of several customers.
Fair Proves Success.
The most successful affair of the
kind ever held in Fremont, the Red
Cross fair, came to a close this even
ing. While the committee has not
completed the work of checking up, it
is said the net receipts will be $3,000.
Christmas for Boys.
Every Fremont boy in training at
any of the army or naval cantonments
of the country will receive a "pound"
Christinas package. The Women's
Relief Corps of Fremont, after much
painstaking effort has obtained a list
of the names, numbering 140, and
next Monday a box of good things
will be addressed to each one. In
cluded in the contents is a list of the
names of boys to whom boxes are
sent so that each will be able to tell
where his friends are located.
To Join Red Cross.
Every man, woman and child in
Fremont will be given an opportunity
to join the Red Cross next week
when the drive for memberships will
be conducted. A committee of 500
Fremont wome .land girls, practically
one solicitor for each block, will
make a house-to-house canvass to get
the memberships. The towns and
rural districts have been organized
The committee headed by I- rank
Knapp is aiming at a 100 per cent
efficient campaign.
Professor Is Wedded.
Announcement of the wedding at
Leavenworth, Kan., of Lieutenant
Robert C. Hibben, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Hibben of Fremont, to
Miss Floy Brata Radford, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Bradford,
has been received in Fremont. The
bridegroom is a graduate o." the Ames
Agricultural college and gave up a
professorship in the Nebraska Uni
versity to enter the officers' reserve
training school at Fort Snelling.
Three Families Each Give
Three Sons to Country
Hebron, Neb., Dec. 15. (Special.)
Three families in Hebron have each
given three of their sons for the serv
ice of their country. The family of
I. S. Hartman has three boys in the
navy. The family of W. T. Tripp has
three boys who have enlisted, two in
the navy and one in the army. Three
of Jacob Franzen's boys have also
entered into the service of their coun
try. Injuries Suffered in
Runaway Prove Fatal
West Point, Neb., Dec. 15. (Spe
cial.) The death of Mrs. W. If.
Smith occurred Thursday after an ill
ness of a few weeks. Mrs. Smith
was one of the early settlers of Cum
fng county and lived on a farm two
miles north of this city. Some weeks
ago she sustained an accident at her
home, through endeavoring to stop
a runaway team. The injuries she
received at that time hastened her
death. She was 56 years of age and
leaves her husband and one son, Gif
fert Smith. She was the sister of the
late Daniel C. Giffert, former mayor
of the city and a distinguished citi
zen. The funeral took place this aft
ernoon at the Evangelical Association
church.
Extensive preparations are being
made to furnish a record audience at
West Point for Congressman Steph
ens on the occasion of his visit here
on December 20.
O. C. Anderson, an attorney of
West Point, has been appointed fuel
administrator for Cuming county. AUi
has appointed as his aide, A. .U.
Krause of West Point, J. S. Severa of.
Beemer, John Fleming of Wisner and
G. H. Ransom of Bancroft.
Former Health Commissioner Says
luxated Iron
Should Be Used in Every Hospital and Prescribed by
Every Physician Attributes His Own Great Physi
cal Activity Today at Over 60 Years of Age Largely
To His Personal Use of Nuxated Iron.
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WHAT FORMER HEALTH
COMMISSIONER KERR SAYS
"As Health OommiasionCT of tha City of Chicago, I
was importuned many timet to recommend different
medicine, mineral waters, ete. Never yet have I (rone
on record as favorfhs; any particular remedy, but I feel
that In Nuxated Iron an exception should be made to
the rule. I have taken Nuxated Iron myself and ex
perienced Its health-Riving', strength-building effect,
and in the interests of the public welfare, I feel it my
duty to make known the results of its use. I am well
past my three-score years and want to say that I be
lieve that my own great physical activity it due large
ly today to my personal use of Nuxated Iron, and if my
endorsement shall Induce anaemic, nervous, run-down
men and women to take Nuxated Iron, and receive the
wonderful tonie benefits which I have received. I shall
feel greatly gratified that I made an exception to my
life-long rule in recommending it. From my own ex
perience with Nuxated Iron, I feel that it is such a
valuable remedy that it ought to be used in every hos
pital and prescribed by every physician In this country."
Former Health Commissioner, City f Chicago.
P" 31
NOTE Nuinted Iron, which has been used by Former Health
rAnmlialnnH liiir, avttk am.). Mmlalna Maul, a and avhl.ik la --
HJ and mnmmendud by phjrilciana la sura a (rait nrlty of ln the interest of public health.
Former Health Commissioner
Kerr has given years of his life
fighting for public health in his
own and other cities. It waa he
who introduced Anti-toxin for
Diphtheria in Chicago's Health
Department. He purified the
milk for the Consumers and
thereby helped to save the lives
of thousands of babies. He in
troduced the anti-spitting ordi
nance which has been copied all
over the country and also took
care of the aawera and garbage
He is positive that the wide'
spread use of Nuxated Iron
would greatly lesssn the worries
and troubles of Health Com
missioners in keeping up a high
mms, is not a intent i-dllna nr stent gremedy, but ens tthlnh It
well, siinwn to sniggiiM everywhere, unlike Uia older tnorjanlo
Iron: products, 'it it estlly sutmllsled. -diet not injurs the teeth,
sisks them bltck, nor upset the stomach: on (lie contrary. It it s
mom potent remedy 4a Marly all forms- of tndlsMtlon st well at
fit- nnr-nitji riii.ilii-m ..nnilitlnn.. Tka H.ariHfu't.tii'ar. hi,, atioh
treat confidence In Nutated Iron that tfiny offer to forfeit llOi'.OO standard of public health
to any cnamams mautuuon u uiay eannoi lata any man or woman
under 60 who lackt iron and lncreata their straiilb 1(H) per cent or oyer ln four weeka' time, protlded they
hare no serious orianlo trouble. They alto offer to refund your money If It does not st leaat double your
itmiftn and endurance la tea days' time. It Is dltpenied by Sherman McConnell Drug Co. and sli good
drutilats. Aifrertltemsnt.
Tir-am-m-m- ill n mm I ir virnf -r 4
Reviewing War Increases
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During the past few weeks ire hare employed the columns of the press
- to show our patrons under what difficulties electric current is now .being
furnished the citizens of Omaha.
It was not in a spirit of discontent that this series of articles was
prepared and published, but more candidly to acquaint, every one with the
fact that individuals are not making the only sacrifices in backing up
Uncle Sara's battle against the monster of autocracy. v
We have pointed out that since the United States went to war" for
the safety , of the precious privilege of self-government, the wages,
salaries and business incomes of nearly every citizen and merchant firm
have increased, whereas your electric service company has been operating
with reduced revenue, due to the comprehensive lowering of our rates on
January 1, 1917. -
It has been shown that while our returns on service rendered in
Omaha have been materially lessened, our expenses, our price paid for
the necessities of this production, have tremendously increased. To jog
the reader's memory for a moment, let us review these increases in
cost to us since our country took up the sword:
"War" wages and salaries.. 25'
"War" paper 45
"War" poles ......... ...... 50'
"War" coal 76
"War" copper 100'
The government of the United, States has made it very clear, in the
stress of the conflict, that business must push on at top speed if the war
is to be won, and it is ourmission to see that electric light and power
is supplied in our field; that the wheels revolved by this current still re
volve; that pace is kept with the constant growth of this great city;
that Omaha homes and houses are still illumined and comfortable. That is
your electric service company's bit in this war and this bit is being done!
So while there are wrinkled brows and careworn faces to be seen
on the streets, and there is anxiety in the tone of every voice, we mere
ly hope that it be recognized that this company, .too, is meeting a patriotic
obligation that requires many sacrifices.
For we insist, no less firmly than the United States itself, that this
war must be won! '
Nebraska Power Company
"tout Hcira EmtetGoEqpaj"
WE SAVE YOU MONEY THERE ARE REASONS
vyuivy
Old Location
at 17th and
Howard Is
NOW
Entirely
Discontinued
The Yule Log will be
burning just as brightly
in your home this Christ
mas as you make it. If
there is much on your
gladsome Christmas list
to buy and should there
be Furniture among
your "later on" needs,
buy it now, to serve the
double purpose of a gift
well chosen and for its
"everyday" future use
fulness and value.
Buy Another War
Savings Stamp
Values in 2
Library Tables
This one is a fine exam
ple in design and work
manship, in mahogany;
30x50 top, $27.50
Every Conceivable Style of
Library and Living Room
Chair and Rocker
done in leathers and all the popular
fabric coverings take up the space of
almost two full floors.
In Tapestries "overstuffed" they
range from $12.75, $18.75, $21.75
to $45
In velours up to the best silk cover
ings they are priced from $16.75,
$18.75, $24.75 to $57.50
The three pieces illustrated are
chairs and rockers from the best mak
ers, and all may be matched "en suite"
or sold separately.
Overstuffed davenports like and
similar to the illustration from $37.50,
in black leather to silk velours and
fine tapestry coverings, from $47.50
to ..$125
Duofold Suite 3 pieces, cov
ered ln the best grade of Imi
tation Spanish leather and
made of genuine Quartered
oak
$57.50
Have a Christmas Dining Room This Year
Odd Suite Tables, In tamed T f 1 IHTfn CXE
and Jacobean Oak $l,tlJ iU J) J J
515o $37.50
(In Fumed and Jacobean Oak.)
An entire suite of Buffet, 60-inch length;
table, 48-inch; 6 chairs (leather seats)
'Eight pieces, making up a
handsome suite.
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a ....jwi.st. x 'trsMira a a in a hi
Tea Carts,
Mahogany
S12.50.
816.50.
S18.75.
824.75
The suite , illustrated is done in selected Black Walnut,
of rare design and beautiful proportion consisting of
72-inch Buffet, 54-inch Table, six Leather
Seat Chairs (cane backs), and China Cabi
net. Priced at
A very similar suite in Jacobean Oak of nine pieces, including 66
inch Buffet, China Cabinet, 48-inch Table and six Leather Seat Chairs,
Mechanical Toys for Kiddies' Xmas Tree
Trains and Tracks Electrical . Wheel Barrows 35t Up
and the little trains that wind Tricycles
up. Priced from 81.95. 82.10. 83.00.
For every kiddie
that both amuse and
instruct.
106 to 87.50
83.25. 83.50 up to 86.65
Racer styles 4.25. 85.50.
S6.7o up
Flexible Sleds 81.60 Up
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