Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 2, 1915, Page 1

PART ONE. NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO TWELVE == ——— XLIV—NO. 46, WOMEN AT HAGUE GALL ON NEUTRAL LANDS 70 NEDIATE Peace Oongress Votes to Urge Nem- combatdnt World to Take Steps to Rring the War to an Ead MUST BE THE LAST CONFLICT Resolution Passed to Effect Seas Be Open to Every Nation on Same Terms. PERMANENT COMMITTEE FORME THE HAGUE, May 1,—(Via Lon- don.)—The lnt‘mmonal Congress of Wamen concluded its session here today. At the final meeting there was adopted a proposal to send dele- gations repreluyung the congress to the president of the United States and to the heads of all the European powers for the purpose of demand- ing immediate cessation of the war.| Mrs. Rosika Schwimmer, president of the Hungarian Woman Sulfrage assoca- | tion, moved this resolution. She was con- fronted with the sharpest opposition in furtherance of which many pariiamen- tary technicalities were resorted to. This { precipitated a clash which threw the A gathering fnto the greatest confusion. Why We Are Here, “We are heme not only to talk, but to VOL. — e ——— > » g = P S LABOR SITUATION IN CHICAGO ACUTE Strike of Iron Workers Brings Num- ber of Idle Members of Unions Up to 32,200. 125,000 MEN ARE AFFECTED CHICAGO, May 1.—May 1 was ushered into Chicago today with the show the way to action” said Mrs. v Schwimmer. ‘e wish to take positive steps to end terrible war." After the motion had beem (finally adopted, another resolution brought for- ward by’ Mrs. Soh: er und Miss Julia Grace Wales of the University of Wis- consin was approved. The resolution reads: ““Thie-International Congress of Women resolves immediately to ask neutral coun- tries to take steps to create a conference ' of neutrals, which without delay shall P ofter cofitimous shedlation by ipviting | OS¢ verious tabor situstige.fe the suggestions for & settlement from each | Dullding industry in fiteen Years. By of the belligerents and by substituting | the addition of 1,200 bridge and to all of them simultaneously reasonable | gtructural iron workers the list of proposals as a basis for peace.” union workingmen on strike or .‘?-.’:‘.u';'m i ho points acait |10cked out Was swelled to 32,200, as 6 is follows: . v with by the congress. This manifesto, §,000; sheet metal Coaster with Crew of Mexicans Sinks = *Near San Diego probably sank early today, according to its purser, taking with it eleven of its | - Bombs Into %&den AMSTHEDAM, May ».—~Allied airsmen are displaying great activity over south- ern Baden,” says the Berlin Lokal An- zeiger. "“They pald four visits to Haltin- gen on Wednesday, between 7 o'clock and noon, dropping bombs for the purpose of destroying the engineering works.” Only one of tl bombs scored a hit, how- ever, causing little damage. Two men ‘were wounded slightly. “Seven other bombs were dropped on the town, one exploding at the rallway Islands, across the Mexican line, was nowhere visible today and undoubtedly went | do American - Hawallan steamer Ameriean took the passengers off last night in a gale. The Victoria was a small vessel owneéd by the Mexican Steqmehip company, and ran between | San Diego and Ensenada. estion Right of Germans to Appeal To Americans Direct WASHINGTON, May 1.—Both the Brit- |tsh ‘and French embassies called” the State department’s attention to the Ger- man publication, making reference to its possible effect upon travel and subse- quent results to the steamsnip companies and brought up also the question/of Ger- man embassy addressing itsell dlrectly to the public instead of through the State devartment, Kansas City Man is Shot by Wife, Who Turns Gun On Self , was shot and probably fatally by his wife today in the corri- eral people. Nine bombs dropped in the surrounding district fell harmless in the open fields.” British Ship Edale Sunk b_yjubmarine LONDON, May 1.—The British steamer idale, from the river Platte, South America, for English perts, was sunk by & submarine today off the Scilly islands. All of the Edale’'s crew were saved. | The Edale was a steamer of 2,000 tons net and was 8% feet long.' it was owned dlesbrough. England. bullt in 10L-7It salled from Montevideo, Uruguay, for England on March 9. MRS. VAN HORN FOUND NOT QUILTY OF MURDER MASON CITY, la, May L—(Special Telegram.)—The state's case being weak tn all points of circustantinl evidence, Mrs, Charlotte Van Horn was found not gullty of murder today, Judge Edwards taking the case from the pury er The V!ga.th ment has definitely refused some of the most {roportant demands Japanese minister, Eki Hicki, sald to the Chinese Hsiang: will be disappointed.” ing today of representatives of the-two governments presented China's reply in the shape of a formal note. - This note announced China's rejection of group V of the Japanesé demands in its entirety. Chips, contains what are perhaps the mogt fmportant demands made by Japan.: | kirk, France, report that six THE WEATHER Showers THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE China Rejects Some 0f Most Menacing Demands of Japan PEWING, May L~The Chinese govern- ade by Japan. decision, the On learning of Chin forelgn minister, Lu Cheng “I am sorry. I/belleve my government The Chingse forelgn minister at a meet- This group, as originally submitted to Japan’s consent In that province. Baby Ts Killed and - Woman Hurt in an Unusual Accident LOUISVILLE, Neb, May 1.—(Special Telegram.)—The infant son of B. W Steinbaus, owner of A garage here, was Instantly killed this afternoon and Mrs. Steinbaus badly injured in an unusual automobile accident. Willlam Lau, a farmer, who had driven to town and left his car In the Steinbaus’ garagé, Was preparing to re- turn home. He cranked up machine which had been left in gear. It started backward suddenly and struck Mrs. Steinbdus, who was just enteritig the bullding with the little boy boy in & push-cart. The baby was instantly killed and Mrs. Stelnbaus was knocked down, two wheels passing over her chest, She was badly Dbrulsed, but no bopes were broken. It fs believed she will recover within & few days, Dunkirk is.Again . Bombarded and " Much Damage Done ' FOLKESTONE, England, May 1.— Refugees arriving here from Dun- s from the Germap 17-inch guns fell 1o Dunkirk Friday evening st'intervals of ten minutes. Considerable dam- age was done " to the town. The women and children of Dunkirk are leaving in large pumbers. This is the second bombardment of this port, the first having been reported yester- day as having occurred on Thursday. Mrs. Bchwelger ] the case. Soxae In North and South TPEPEPrRP -oo—u-o-‘-fi PYFPY While the storm may mot be the Black Hills, snow ls reported to e en in the upper bills to a depth l?lncw. Here creeks are begin- till up and water is ruoning In the gutters. The storm continues to- night CAMBRIDGE, Ngh, May lL-—(Special Telegram.)—One inch and ten hundredths of rain fell last night, making » total of five inches and six bundredths for April. Typhus Reaches American Shorés NPW YORK, May 1.-Typhus fever reached Amerfoan shores today. The first came to this port aboard the Greek steamer Christoforos, which sajled from Marseflies April 10. The victim is the STURGLS, & D., May l.—(Special Tel-|third engineer, a Greek. egram. A heavy rainstorm: has been in| The Christoforos, & freighter pliying be- progress in this vicinity since last night. { tween Marsellles and United States ports, genersl | was ten days out of Marseilles when the engineer became {ll. That was eleven daye ago. When the vessel reached port {today health officers ordered it held st | Quarantine. | | Heaith Otticer O'Connell diasnosed the engineer's case typhus and ordered his removal to a hospital, The other membera of the crew were found to be in excellent health. The steamer was fumigated and will be released tomor- Fow, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY -FORTY PAGES. SINGLE ( JOPY FIVE.-CENTS. ON THE WAY FROM FRONT TO REAR—Russian prisoners, captured by the Germans, taking a drink at a little stream in Poland while marching to their internment camp in Germany. 2! Live Stock Expert Says New Rates Will Penalize Long Haul CHICAGO, May 1/4<Tomlinson, secre- tary of the American Live Stock associa- tion, testified in the western commodity rate case today in opposition to requested adbances in live stock rates. The witneas said shat cattle appear in many riles a# revenue producers for the raflroads. “A Texas steer may be shipped to Wyoming for grazing; from Wyeming to some market, where he is sold as a feeder and shipped to the feeding point; then he is shipped back to the market, and concluded his travels in a refrigera- tor car as out meat,” said the witness. The raliroads seek to advance rates 2% oents & hundred in the west; 3 cents in the southwest on cattle, sheep and hogd, and 50 cents on horses and mules. ‘Gt“borg*ia-Witnesses ‘8ay Walter Wheatly Is Not Man Wanted (From a. Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN, Meay L—(Special Telegram.) ~—Witnesses Who arrived from Georgia this evening to identity Walter Wheatly, agaused of belng the absconding bank cashier of the Amecrican bank of that state, and the George D. Wheatly, the federal authorities have been looking for over a year; pronounced Mr. Wheatly of Lincoln not the Georgla Wheatly Walter Wheatly was arrested last Sat- urday as the supposed cashier and has - STRUCK BY BOMBS Minister Van Dyke Reports Steamer Cushing Was Damaged by Mis- siles from German Airoraft. NONE OF THE CREW IS KILLED ! WASHINGTON, May 1.——American | ! Minister Van Dyke, at The lhgu-.' reported to the State department to- day that the American steamer Cush- ing, from Philadelphia for Rotter- dam, was damaged by bombs dropped from German aireraft in the North sea, but that no lives were lost. The report was brief, transmitting & | megsage from the American consul at Rotterdam, where the Cushing arrived yestorday. It ghve no indication of the | nature or extent of the damage. | Officials here said the case was the first of ita Rind during the present war jand that #o far aa they could recollect, | thete ‘was no precedent in other wars, | While there are no international con- { ventions, ‘apecitically covering the nci- dont, it was generally belleved today that J| representations would be made to Ger- {many with request for payment of dam- | GALLIPOLI AMERICAN SHIP IS |[FLANDERS AGAIN CRITICAL ARENA OF OPERATIONS Germany’s Persistent Attempt to Oo~ cupy Coast Nearest to England Excites Muoh Alarm in London. | HIDDEN BIG GUNS ARE FOUND British Aviators Drop Bombs Among Batteries Which Hurled Huge Shells Into Dunkirk. ‘ GERMANS IN BALTIC PROVINCES The Day’s War News PENINSULA; : which forms the European side of the Dardanelles, i described in unof. flolal dlapatel as being grade- cut off from the mainiand by the British and French forces. It s said to be no longer possidle for | It was not thought in officlal quarters {that any serious issue would be raised | becauss 1t s accepted that the bombe the Turks to pass Back and forth between ' Huropean and Astatio: | were not dropped deliberataly, but Under | oG NeTANTINOPLE OFFICIAL wew | the impression that a hostile vessel was ports that Tarks abe' | being attacked, gy’ A IKAISER WARNS ALL | ernment war tak buveau., It is & Stand- |ard Ofl ship tormerly under German reg- istry and named the Prometheus. Russian Coal Shin Deatroyed. LONDON, May 1-The Russian %000. ton stehmer Svorono, bearing Welch coal to ‘Archangel, a Russian port on the White sea, was torpedoed and sunk by & FROM BRITISH SHIPS Advertisements in Eastern/Papers Bay Travel on Vessels of Ger- many’s Foes Dangerous, Talands, on the west coast et The Bvoromo's orew of MAY MEAN NEW SERIES OF RAIDS ;“hhmh ':v-l-l. WASHINGTON, May 1~In an official notice published by the Ger- man embassy in many important eit- fes of the United States this morning Americans were given renewed warn- ing that the travel on ships flylng the flags of Germany's enemies Was &t their own risk. |Governor of Towa Signs Fzfi_nk Petition (From u Btaft Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Ila., among officlals and diplomatists here ds nothing more than & refteration which has been : late as crilsing in the No Count Bernstort?, the Clerman. officlaly was travelers of end did uet indicats new naval tions. - £ Hmbassy offiolals, in Try te Frighten Passengers. NEW YORK, May 1.—The largest num- ber of transatiantio travelers to leave New York in a single day this apring had booked passage on six big liners leaving port today. The Lusitania alone had eboard 1,310 passengers when It malled. 800 being cabin passengers. Apparently the notice published in New York today over the signature of the imperial German embassy reminding passengers that vessels flying the flags of the allies are llable to destruction in the war zone in Americus at any time and’ of the disappearance of the singing with an opera com- jew York, but the authorities be o 3 ¥ i i was the man wanted and call witnesses. to prove It will now look elsewhere for their 0 s | & & =8 Ty g‘. B = @ ) =] " Nowin JEy’s Hands , TRINIDAD, May 1.—The fate of John ranchmen and business men of Las Ani- mas county. The case, in which the noted labor leader 1# charged with the mupder of Johm Nimmo, went to the jury tonight. Nimmo, u deputy sheriff, was killed Qotober 25, 1913, in one of the battles which - featured the recent strike of Colorado coal miners. Name of Borah on Leo Frank Petition The Frank petitions are coming in fast. . On the pa circulated by Wil- liam F. Gurley to save Leo M. Frank from the death penalty, signed largely by prominemt attorneys, ap- pears the name of William E. Borah of Idaho. In a letter received from Senator Borah by Mr. Gurley the senator said: “I saw in The Omaha Bee that you were interested in oirculating & petition for Frank. You are su- thorized to put my name on the petition. I have given a great deal of attention to that case for an out- sider, and I cannot believe that it is in the interest of justice or of re- | spect for law and order that he be | exeouted affer the kind of trial { which he undoubtedly had.” y [} around the British isles had no effect on the traveling public. There was the vsual number of last minute cancella- tions, but no more than customary, At wae sald at the various steamship offices. I the absence of authentic figures it was estimated that more than 3000 per- #cne had reserved sallings today. A number of the passengers recs telegrams at the pler signed by names ©f bishops ofs the Methodist fictitious, the liner marines. ceivéd sueh a telegram was Alfred Vanderbilt. He destroyed the message withodt” comment. | Charles P. Sumner, gemeral agent of the Cunard line, sald that the Lusitania's voyage was attended by no risk whatever, ar the liner has a speed- of Bl knots and was provided with unusual water {ight. bulkheads. 1 Fremont College Has | Class of_@rty-fiight FREMONT, Neb., May 1—Forty-eight students, comprising the largest class in the bistory of the Tremont High school, will receive their diplomas at the com- “mencement ‘exercises June 4. With the class of Wi, which #aduated at the end of the first semester, the total num- ber of graduates from the school this year s fifty-elght. The: two girls and sixteen hoys. Miss Loulse Welland finished with high bonors and will be valedictorian, Miss Welland's mark was 9.1 Rev. W. H. Buss, pastor of the First Congregational chburch, will preach the baccalaureate sermon Sun advising them mbt to safl as was to be torpedoed by sub- Among the persons who re- a. | by & unanimous rising vote. the Methodist Eplscopal church, south. ing church body. Great—SErageof LONDON, Tuesday, April strong-Whitworth, at New Castle. then sealed to observers. |plant. We could easily use 6,000." HUNGARIANS CUT OUT WASHINGTON AND LONDON WABHINGTON, May L—Earthquake shooks,, described by solentific observers at Geojgetown university here, as un. wsually severe and prpbably destructive, were recorded on the selsmographs there botween 12112 & m. and 2 & m The tremors contlnued about two hours and soldiers. SIXTH DIVISION OF BERNE, Switzerland. May a m., &t an estimated distance from Washington of 560 miles Swise army. ' ¥ tion Of | Leo M. Frank. séntenced to death for Germany's first warning given when | the murder 6t 'a girl fuctory employe, in elved| DES MOINES, Ia, May 1.—The board Bpiscopal unknown to them and presumed to be |Shurch, in session here today, acoopted the overture on church unity maede by | The resolution of acceptance was ‘adopted | 2Pl by the Ghrman The forms! response to the overture must be made by the general conference, the bishops stated in the announcement of their action to be sent to the apply- Labor in War Works 2. —How sorious is the shortage of labor In the | British fagtories which are tuming out munitions of war for the allled armies | and navies ls shown by a visit to one of | tho largest of these plants, that of Arm- Vis- | ittors re allowed in tho works only bY|prige permit and parts of the establishment are Whsr s Sl i i “At the prosent moment,” sald a repre- sentative of the firm, “we urgently need about 3,000 skilled mechanics to operate are thirty- [at fall capacity the machinery now in the SMOKING FOR A DAY day, May ¥ VENIOS, May L-Throughout Hun- gary today is belug obuerved as “abstain | EARTH SHOCKS RECORDED IN |trom smoking’ day. Every smoker will SWISS ARMY CALLED 1L—-(Via reacheéd the greatest intensity at 12:45 | Paris)—The federal council decided to- day to ¢all out the Sixth division of the | East Prussia | The Cushing bed HIANO insurance O| enety aetncks agninet the land wud {1ta hull and cargo, ismued by the gew-| oot Bl R ties. . SITUATION allles. Dunkirk last night, k Juring several persons. FIGHTING CONTINUR! the extended Balkan tront. IiH ffz: f : : | Ry il 334 E;!if; 343 i The Britisn pudfic has besn greafty Dunkirk, ich s belleved circles here must have tance of from ,eighteen The Times says the incident Germans-Hail Rush Into Baltic Region with Great Delight BERLIN, May 1.—(By Wireless to Say~ with expressions of satisfaction and sure movement, although, judging by the fact that troops are already over fifty. miles from Memel, the march must have begun pome days ago. Local military experts point out that Szawle, where the fighting is proceseding, is to the east of the line between Kovno and Vilna, the two points which are in- dispensable to the protection of the Vie- tula and Warsaw. The fact that the troops had advanced * so far without being discovered I8 com- mented upon as an Indication that the scouting service of the Russians is ne be expeoted to abstain from using either | better today than it was during the pipe, olgar or cigarette and to glve the | money thus saved to a fund for invalid |that the Russian commander faces the Russo-Japanese war. It is declared here possibllity of the cutting off of his line (| communications unless he abandons his forceg and the line of the river, or throws the Invaders back. There is a town called Shavil im the center of the Russian province of Kovne,' about fifty miles from the fromtier of ably is the ey { ) Xt