Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 31, 1915, Page 1

* porth of Arras, where the French Direct from the Dattle Arens. The Bee's Real War Photos Best of Them All THE OMAHA DA e e ettt . ILY BEE OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, MA GERMANIG LEGIONS |SER INTERVENTION | RESS ON TOWARD | A POSSIBLE COURSE| PRZEMYSL WALLS | jes of Middle Empires, with Enormous Weight of Artillery, Continue Efforts to En- Believed Now that Starving Mexi- cans Would Not Object to Uncle Sam Taking a Hand. i WILSON TO MAKE A snmm; WASHINGTON, May circle Stronghold. nouncement that President Wilson would demand a settiement of the RUSS CLAIM ENEMIES OHECKED Mexican problem by the warring fac- Battle for Middle Galician Fortress | tjone themselves within a short time Remains Outstanding Feature and falling that, adopt some means, | of War. {not defined as yet, to bring about | y peace, has developed acute interest | FIERCELY | I» official and diplomatic quarters as ! TEUTONS ATTACKT IG !m the prospective action of the| by 8 | United States. ] LONDON, May 380.—The battle Un for the fortress of Prremysl, fn mid-| The president’s appeal for funds and supplies to relleve the starving popula- dle Gallcla, remains the outstanding ;" ;¢ wexico, the preparation at the feature of the war. 1\vnnr House of a statement to be com- vy fighting|municated to il military leaders In WS - g Ross, hoety: TRNFRE Mexico next Tuesday and arrangements of the American Red Cross for & huge continue to make progress, the Ger-| e scheme are the first steps In a mans admitting tonight their av-cu-|po|1ny. which, it became known today, ation of Ablain. But this s a small | President Wilson has had under considers ation for some time with the object of ) atfalr oom:nd wi‘th what is BoINE| ., ring peace in Mexico, { on around Przemysl. Foarecast of Statement. The Germane and Austrians, with an! The text of the.gresident's forthcoming enormots weight of artillery, continue to | statement is an official secret, but from fight desperately in an affort. to en- those who advised with him prior to fits circle the fortress, which is already re-| preparation, it is understood Mr. Wilkon ported to be under hombardment. Their’ will address not only the military leaders armiss .on the San. to the morth of |in Mexico, but the Mexican people and at the same time the people of the United States. He will review in detall the course of events in Mexico since the assassina- tion of Madero and Suares and the usurp- | tion of the presidency by Huerta. § The pronouncement, it 1s said, will call attention to the fact that the United States government by refusing to ree-’ ognize Huerta, assisted in driving him out of power and expected from the vie- torious counstitutionalists the re-establish- southeast of Przemysl, the Teu. |ment of the government fn Mexico, Nearly tmmmwu-n;*mmumm-—aunmmmvum. oess, but theid progress s mot so rapid | Pelled to resign, but the constitutionalists as 1t was & few davs ago and thé com-|the statement will say, have fatied in the munications to Lemberg, which were re-| meantime to mfl:fl', conditions to hae are atill | #TO ‘worse d 'y no faction ap- m e been sewared, m‘ dally, I At the other end of the ltne in the . Paltic provinces heavy fighting siso I8 lnmamm.mm’ in progrees, with the ebbing and | to reliable information, the statement flowing, neither side able to make any important advance. Theso opera~ ions, which were originally classed the Mexican chiefs :-uwmwm: o arrange for an earty solution of the | being more serfously larger forces are being German invaders. | .; The occasion must have been Jjust aw | ® he had lost the, tear of 1 ® loross the, river?” i i Leveos i i i of Kansas City to | ‘water conditions predioted for the next day or two, there was little fear serious overflow and interest in the southwest was divided be- e ravages of the Missourl river through | MAn Redman. / ‘breaches in levees, is doing grat damage. Other points where floods have obtained or have been threatening the last few days, report practically normal conditions. National Officer of W.C. T. U, Is Dead week or ten days. The crop on theé dry land is in excellent condition and that on the irrigated Jand Was been raised with- out any irrigation and will be a record It was estimated that 30.—Ann, tonlght In the |ine 1ove of all lils assoclates. They lauded | masterpleces. restors them to activity. HOW THE GERMAN WOUNDED PASS THE TIME— Olass in knitting, one of the lines of handicraft taught to Ceased to Fear to Cross the Uncle Joe would have had it. .He had lived elghty-six years, doing hard labor dQuring most of that . Long siros “Uncle . Joe,! 'would you be 'atraid”to Rev. er Kuhgs, of Kou Memorial e wéeks ago. “ONo, 1 am not afriid,” answered Unele; os,, calmly; . g v Rey.. Mr, Kuhns told" of this:conversa- ‘tion. I his sermon yestorday, as oxempli- the simaple bravery. with. which the’ AR “Nad wiet - the various wwents of & long and_ full life. Long Since Aged Pionoer ' Had | Reliet Corps. of Grant, Custer and flold of battle. - were the women of the Réllet corps af Grent, Custer and Crook, posts o of Grant post: Mrs. Belle Diffenbacher, Orook of G. A. By Partici oAb Erina Partfclpating in these mt;llu' phnied by Emery Johnson, Jonethui Ed- wards and C. L.,Thomes, all of Custer Post, wenit to Prospect Hill.cemetery. Ar, Johnson' and: Mrs. Foley went, {p Mount Bibbo, ogmieter TAC (Farest. Lawn ' were; thess. memibbre Bugh, Mra Mau¢ Tennant and Mrs. Millle Tonby represented Crook post. at Holy Sepul- chre, Sohemian and West Lawn come- terles. wore the accumulated homors of a ripe old age, a dutiful family, the wisdom and hy of long experience and him as bne of those men of apparently humble place whose lives are fn reality Uncle Joe's casket wae carried to the grave by his six sofs, who were the act- ive pallbearers. Thelr names are Geeege, Jumes, Will 8., Will T, Samuel and Sher- The honorary pallbearers were the fol- lowing friends whose affection he had had for many years: W. 1. Kierstead Rome Miller ¥. T. Btroud P. J. Carroll Al Metsler Dennis Conningham Shall James Walsh Robert Weldensall John /Drexel Body in State, The body lay in state at the family 150,000 tons of alfaifa was raised here last season. Present indications are that these figures will be substantially boosted this year. PORTLAND, Ore., May 3.—Mrs. Elisa- ‘wilon, died here tonight. She underwent an operation at the hospftal here several weeks ago. Mrs. Hutchinson's home was in Win- Temperatare st Omaha Yesterday. Hows D‘[* field, Kan. She came here from Seattle §a m 51 | to arrange the advertising of the annual fom 8 convention of the Women's Christian | 8 | Tomperance unton in this eity next Oc- Va m © 6 |tober. Her daughter, Mre. Roberts, was Ham - 88 | at her bedside when the end came. ip. L8 H 3 ; a:AHLMAN BUYS OUT THE m ihm i AUTO CLEARING HOUSE Th m Local 116, 1914 1913 1992 | Clearing House at 239 Farnam street, B B B Miwhere hs will continue the busineps of 58 6 & 170 |buving, rebullding and selling used cars. Procipitation .. L R ) Temperature and precipitation depar- llfl:s from the normal: Ablman formerly was a dealer ‘n used cars mcross the street at 200 Farnam. He is now in a position to buy, sell or D N exchange cars on assignments. He has Total deficiency since added a complete machine shop fully Normal-vrect . ipped to completely rebulld all cars Deficiency for the day...... by ol Tl since Mgren i home, 1624 Corby street, during the hows yesterday before the funeral. Many Omabans there paid their last tribute of | regard to Uncle Joe. Ungle Joe wag the thirty-third old resi- dent of Omaha who has died during the first months of 1915, The ploneer is survived by a, widow and eleven ‘children and by flogzens of grandchildren. This family was U Joe’s greatest pride. Following are names of his children: George L. Red- man, Mrs, A. L. Root, James P. Red- man and Sherman Redman of Omaha Mrs, Harry Keeline of Councll Blutfs; . ¥. Redman, Joseph Redman, ir., and Mrs. Clara Balley of Balt Lake City: Samuel Redman of Oray, Colo.; Willlam Art A. Ahlman has bought the Aute |8 Redman of Phoenix, Aris, and Mrs, Clarence Boglish of Winnlpes. Over 400 of Triumph Crew Are Missing LONDON May 30.-The casualty list of the British battleship Triumph, 'orAI B InChes |Mr. Bruce will devote his time to his |pedoed off the Gallipoll peninsuls, which Refictency” stnce March 1. 19inch {Lexington car agency. He fs at present | wan issued tonight, shows that thres petiaansy for oor. period i 1 jnched Jon a trip to the Lexington factory and to |off) Exocess_for cor. ) L. A, WELSH. lLoca! Forecaster see the auto races at Indlanapolis. and eleven men were kil'éd snd that 420 men are missing ] Mr. and Mrs. Ferry Miller had charge of the formal program for the Spanish War Velerans at West Lawn cemetery. Assieting were a firing squad of the Ne- braska National guard, 'under: Captain Todd, ang a fife ana drum corps of Camp Lee Forby. Women of the Henry W, Lawton auxiliary honored the memory of the Spanish .war veterans at this cemetery, FIVE PERSONS DROWN IN RIVER IN WASHINGTON TACOMA, Wash., May 30.--Five persons were drowned today in the Cowlits river, forty miles south off Tecoms, when & horse attached to a vehicle in which they were going to mass backed off the. forry. Mrs. Henselman, Migs Anna Berge and three children, all of whom are und 10 years old. Summary of the AUSTRIAN, WAR OFFICE reporis naval sirmen made a rald on Ventce, dropping many bombs, An arsenal was damaged by fire and an explosio ocenrred in Fort Nicolo. No mews of this ral Yy come through official Itallan sources. New progress is reported by the French War office to have been made in_the wector nerth of Arras. GERMANY'S REPLY to the Amer- sinking of o Ambassador Gerard at Berlin. It does mot specifically answer the American represen: tions concerning the sinking of the Lusitania w diseontinuance of present methods of warfage. These poiuts are wettloment fu further negotiations. Germany expresses regret for at- which tacks on American vessels, are sald to Bave been v WILSON Feeling of Disappointaent Reigns in U. 8. Oapital as Result of Re- ported Tenor of Tepton Reply. U. 8. TO CONTROVERT POINTS Grave Factor A;:lod to Situation by Finding Nebraskan Hit by Torpedo, PRESIDENT MAINTAINS SILENCE | WASHINGTON, May 30.—Until | the official text of the German reply to the American naote concerning vio- lations of neutral rights in the war zono is received, probably tomorrow, | President Wilson will resefve cou- ment. This word came from the White Houvte tonight after press dispatches outlining the German note were re- ceived. It {s known, however, that the United States government {s prepared to controvert every one of the points nientfoned In the summary of the | German position, as published here, | The press outline conforms with Am- bassador Gerard's dispatches of the lust fow days forecasting the mature of the German reply, Evidence Previously Gathéred. Evidence of an indisputable charncter was gathored by the Washington gov- eramént prior to the sending of the note of May 13 to prove that the Lasitanta learried no gunm, either mounted or um~ {mounted: that it carried no explosives | Within the meaning of American statutes and that no Hritish veasels have cleared from, American ports for ssveral months careying guns of any character. The. British ambassador here |s pro- paring to transmit assuran: from the British government that the Lusjtania ‘was not armed and that it could not be carried on the naval lists as an auxiliary cruiger unless it were armed and com- misaioned, - Thé United States, moreover, holds that the carrying of arma or am- munition or other costraband, or a few unarmed individuals who might be proe- pective soldiers, does net destroy the right under International law and hu- i H ‘waa torpedoed without warning muat g » g ported through fler a techalcal sel,and on the testimony of the chlef en- §ineer of the Nebraskan that he saw the Wwake of g torpedo.they had no 'doubt that the ship was attacked by a sube Presumed to Be Germam, Tnaamuch ;a8 submarines of (he allied pawers have not: attacked ‘merchantmen, the presumption of offieials in similar to that reached after -an investigation of the attack on the Guifiight that s Ger- man ‘ubmarine was responsible and sn its_report ‘on the case is ‘expected to forward within a day or two, J The preponderance of gvidence show- zn- belleved that submarine attacke on essels would cemse, at least while the negotiations were in progrews, admittedly increased the' tension in relations with Germ In German quarters it was ted that If the ship was attacked by & German submarine the commander may have been away from his baso too long to learn of the new developuients and the precautions to be taken with -e- #pect to neutral ships. The fact that th Nebraskan had hauled down its flag at dark was also mention us A possible reason for suspecting that it was an enemy vessel, although Captain Greene in his affidavit declares the name of < his | {Contlnueq on Vage Day’s War News tional. Compensation is offered in epses in which Germany is show to have beem at fault, and refer- Hague of disputed weated. Germany sets tions, as & basis for that Lusitania au earrying mounted guns, as wel troops and war munitions that it was a viel fean law to earty passengers on i, ITALIAN CAMPAIGN is developing toward the Austrian ecitles of Trent and Trieste, ADVANCE OF THE AUSTRIANS and Germans toward the Gulielan fort- one Russian regiment helhg wiped ont, Inquiry to the Geérman’forelgn offioe for Ing an attack on the Nebraskan, after it|from a terriple Deating, ‘and’ Two—Column Threa.) | SINGLE 'WASHINGTON HOLDS [PROSECUTOR SAYS GERMANY EVADES | FRANK IS INNOCENT ; DEfiANDS Atiaaia| District Attorney Files | 25,000-Word Communication Asking for Olemency. DECLARES NEGRO THE SLAYER ATLANTA, Ga., May 30.—While Rollcitar General Dorsey, who pro#e- cuted Leo M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan, in a letter to the State Prison commission, made pub- lic tonight, opposes commutation of eontence. United States Distriet At. torney Alexander filed with the com- mission a 25,000-word communica- tion In which he makes an appeal foc clemency to the condemned man, *ays Nearo the Slayer, uiry a8 to the truth of Con- y," and he traces the evolution of Conley's testimony, the changes he made In it and the probable motive for each varfation Two Hours Not Too Lonsy “While Conley's account of hila notions and conversations with Frank after the murder, ocoupled, according to him, only | | thirty-four minutes they could not have ocourred Within two hours,” says Mr. The solicitor genera) ln his letter, whish was In response to w potice from the commission of the pending application, |save that Mo doos “not understand tho appiloation for executive clemency to wet up any newly discovered evidenoe or other grounds not heretofore considered and finally adjudicated by the various judges of all the equrts, state und fed- oral.” Letters In Frank's behalf also came o+ day from Governor Hanna of North Dakota, Sanator Vardsian of Misslssippl and Representatives Gresy of Texas and Chipporfield of Tlinol G Mother Protests. Mrs. J. Coleman, mother of Mary Phagan, forwarded to the comifilgsion to- night a letter protesting wsalndt com- mutation of ¥rank's sentence. “In this matter | huve o bittorness,” she de- olared, “but feel that the penaity the law has imposed s not too severe'' A clemency petition signed by editors of about sixty leading newspapers and magazines wos ived today at Gove . BOO000 Ak Merey. - NEW. YORK. May 3.-A petition with for the comm : Move to Lowe Gu i ‘Rate for Pramont |ing Friday evening and given its first |Audln. Tt {s expucted that one ot two members of the opunell will make a fight against the measure,. An ordinance creats ing a new pa district to Include the west_end of avenue, the thor- oughfure slong which John @. Fremont passed .:‘Mhp took his famous march across the countey was passed st it first reading. This makes four new paving districts oreated in the last week. Over | two miles of new paving, will be laid this summer, Vel Polioe Officers - Take Wiebeater Hov. arma’ and Tody, ack badly out by broken gless attempted to escape from .her homne through a window, Mrs B. ¥. Haffner, 1531 North Twentioth strect, was found by the police at the home of A. A. Monts briand near Twentieth and Clark streets, whence she fled from her husband. Offivers afterwards dragged Haffner from baneath a bed in his home. where {he had previously barricaded himself and ,m’ru«anod those who wanted to arrest him. He is being held in the county Jaiti S SRp—————— {CAN SHIP ALLIES SHELLS, | MILWAUKEE, Wis, May %,-Ctreuit {Judge William J. Tumer, in & lengthy ruling today, dismissed the action of fleneral Hamuel Pearson, ih which he mought to restrain the Allls-Chalmers Co., Otto M. facturing shrapoel shells, which, it was alloged, were being suppled to the alifes The allegation that the war would cease if the shipment of shrapnel shell Is stopped s only an expressfon of opin- lon, not susceptible of proof, and cannot be made the basis of judicial action, ac- cording to the court, STEAMER MEBRASKAN IS PLACED IN THE DRYDOCK LIVERPOOL, May .—The, Amoriean steamer Nebraskan was placed In dvy dock yhsterday at Birkenhead In the presence of the American naval attache, Lieutenant John H. Towers, British naval officers and other experts. The vessel showed o huge gap forward on the starboard side, twenty feet long and twelve feet deep at the bottom of the ahip, which at this point had been blown away. All the plates surrounding this gap were curved inward Nome of the officlals would say any- {thing about the nature of the explosion. Mr. Alaxander aceka to shaw by the | testimony of the stalels own witnesses | that James Conley, a nogfo now serving | sentence s an nccessory after the orime, and not TFrank, wae the slayer. He argues that ey'e admisson that he wrote the r note” found beside the body . ra the conclusion. The | whole question, he says, “resolves ltrelf | lai Alexander, 1 RULES JUDGE AT MILWAUKEE | Falk. and others, from manu- | JOPY TWO CENTS. LINER MEGANTIC IS CHASED BY A SUBSEA VESSEL South Coast of Ire- H land. | HELP CALL T0 QUEENSTOWN ‘Thxee Messages Received at Port | Describing Experiences with Enemy Ship. |CARRIED CAPTIVES ABOARD | s | QUEENSTOWN, May 30.—The White Star llner Megantic, with a large number of prisoners from Liverpool to Montreal, was chased by a submarine off the south coast of Ireland this morning, but escaped. Considerable alarm was caused here enrly this morning when an “8. 0. 8" call was recelved from the liner, reporting that a submarine had been sighted. The first message was soon followed, however, by another ating that the Megantic had. out- anced the submarine and that it then was sixty miles southeast of Cork harbor. Latef @ thifl message was recelved from the steamer's captain reporting that he had evaded the submarine, that his ship was well to the westward and that ! he was procecding on his voyage with all |on board well. American, Helping Build Up the Turk Navy, Meets Death CONETANTINOPLI, May 9—(Vin London.y—Busknagp Pasha, an American citizen, who was foimerly. rear admiral n the Turkish navy, died on May 27 aftor sevoral wookp of f{lineds. He loaves a widow. fvho Is now In the Turkish capital. Bucknam Pasha. or Ransford . Buck- nami brought the Turkish armored oruiser Medjidieh from Phlladeiphin, Cramps Shipyard séveral years ago, On arriving here he wan asked by Ab- dul Hamid, the of the pres- ant Tarkish sultan, o enter the Otto- mmwww,t He naval o i day ™ Freo Germa severs all former o and French Froe May 3 o Towi | lands, | elelon i relations, 6L various grand pendnd H ke must bo decreused. . , the. potatoes must ba Tmited” to the degree yosaible, only bolled and i tatoer be geryed. Fol the po~ fiee will infroduce new ) “tor. sorving of meals and they will forbid newspapera hot friendl poliardaias aw S akia o KRUG PARK IS CONTINUING | ITS FORMER POPULARITY to Germany- The second week of the summer segson was ushered in yesterday at the povular Krug park. The floral portion of the | park bespeaks class and has' regiatered n-record im originality of arrangement. The dance pavillon'’s increase in favor has caused the magagement to make a provision In extra entrances and exits ts | expedite the matter of praperly handiias | the great many who desire to indulse in this form of entertainment. The many riding devices, including the ocoaster. Wonderland, frelic, Ferris. wheel. car rousal and roller rink, While making thelr bid for favor have on different ocs caslons been overwhelmingly swarmed with patrons. — Cream Stagion B AVOCA, Neb, May % —(Special)—¥ire of unknown ocigin badly damaged the bullding oeoupled by Elmer Smith at Dunbar a8 & eream s'ation last Thursday afternoom, Several other bulldings wers { saved by hard work. The damege to the e about 238 Fitles neement. FILLEY, Neb, May 3.—(Special)—The Gommencement exercises of the Filley High school were held in the opera houss here last night. The graduates were John Gingery. Jobn Miller, Hazel King, Maris Protsman, Fred White and Helen Parker. where it. wes hullt for the sultan st the s the presence in ‘restaurants of neutral. Unsettled 4