Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 12, 1915, Page 1

Y 1S NOT PLEASING <L 1B f / NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO TEN. THE OMAHA DAILY - VOL. XLIV BRYAN CAMPAIGN T0U.S. OFFICIALS Peace Propaganda of Former Seore- tar yof State Finds Little Fa- vor in Administration Oircles. NO STATEMENT MADE, HOWEVER Vice President Is Satisfied with Wilson’s Communication to Germany. SEES COUNTRY WITH EXECUTIVE WASHINGTON, June 11.—The cabinet met today with Acting Secre- tary Lansing sitting in place of for- jmer Secretary Bryan. While the situation with Germany was dis¢ cussed, it was agreed nothing more can be done on the German situation | pending & reply to the latest Ameri- can note delivered today by Ambas- sador Gerard to the Berlin foreign office. Apply Faots. While the president expects a prompt answer, it 18 realized that it may be two weeks in coming. In the meantime Ger- many will be informed of the facts gath- rection with the dropping of bombs from an seroplans on the American steamer Cushing. ‘The meeting House proper. Officials refused to make any comment | .y osper there was a conspiracy to on Mr. Bryan's statement of last night and his announced intention of lssuing others. _There were outward indications (s0nS, powever, that administration officials|submitted to the State department, are not pleased. The cabinet|yn which it was asserted the steam- the Mexican question. Marshall Likes Wilson's Note. Vice President Marshall today. “T shall be greatly surprised if there shall be("®V. found any large number of men in|sald that the grand jury would fol- America who do not.fully approve of its|low the evidence as far as it might tone and contents. The presidént 8|jaad, He declined to make any pre- meeting conditions, and no difference how | much we may all desire arbitratirn and changed by such desires. He volce of our common humanity. stall be u?.d, ‘disappointed” man government does not coincide with * “I hope that my advice to my citizens to stay away if possitle from the wone of danger will not be construed into , & right of Gthers to disregand the in- stinets of our common humanity. We are a peace loving and 'a Peace seeking people, and we will meet the powers of the world on that basis whenever it may be possible to devise'a workable plan. But until that time comes there are few of us who will not insist upon our rights. ““The president could not consent to a prineiple which would not put the gov- ernment behind an American wherever he may lawtully be, however unwise that American's conduct. This is the tradi- tional course insisted upon properly by the American’ people.” YANKTON OXFORD STUDENT HELD BY GERMANS AS SPY YANKTON, 8. D., June 1L—(Special.)— A letter has -just reached here from Robert Warren, in England, to his father here, Dr. ‘H.- K. ‘Warren, president of Yankton college, that Ropert, who had been on the Red Cross work in Belgium, had been for four days in solitary con- finement i thé north of France, a Ger- ¥ man prisoner, charged with belng & spy. Young Warren won the Rhodes scholar- ship and was at Oxford when the war ‘broke out. —_— Chndron Has Road C OHADRON, ., June 11.—(Spectal.)—A called meeting of the owners of autos in thie town resulted in the formation of the Good Roads club, with the follow- ing officers: President, W. A Carmean; vice president, Edward White; secretary, G. C. Bnow; treasurer, E. E. Morey. June 15th has been designated as the day to improva the road west of town, which will be graded and graveled by volunteer The Weather. | _ Forecast for Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity—Showers; not much change in temperature. Temperature at Omaha Yewterday. Hours. - sre P e - e m.. m. m n v m. m. m m m. m m. m. m m a a m ». P P » P P P Record. z 4. 1913 Highest yesterday T s mn west yesterda: L 5 ™ 6 U ,,,,, 0 6 0 .9 ires From the tom) CONSPIRACY BACK ered by the American government in Son- | MAN CHARGED WITH PERJURY today was held in Presi- | eral grand jury, now in session here, dent Wiison's private study in the White | it was stated today will inake a thor- INDIANAPOLIS, June 11~"T have read when it left here on {its last trip on with & very great deal of pleasure and|April 30. sstisfaction today the official communi-|gaveral weeks. cation to the German government.” sald| o 1ony Uniteq States distret attor- SMART TERRITORIALS ON THE BATTLE LINE—Canadian troops on the march after participating in the recent des. perate fighting along the western front, OF LUSITANIA CASE Federal Grand Jury Investigating Affidavits that the Big Ship Carried Guns. NEW YORK, June 11.—The fed- ough investigation to determine defraud the United States by per- who obtained the affidavits ship Lusitania earried four guns The inquiry may last for Roger Wood, the as- who is directing the inquiry, diction as to who might become in- vieved. ' | 3 speaks tha| The arrest yesterday of Gustav Stahl,. & German reservist, who made one of the affidavits gIven 1o the German Embissy for submission to the State department, is regarded by the federal prosecutors as tellow |ONly an incident of what is llkely to be a far-roaching investigation. Stahl, 18 charged with’ pefjury in repeating be- fore the grand jury the substance of his affidavit, is held in §1,00 ball for a hear- ing .before a United States commissioner June 24 Thus fer Paul Koenig, also known as Stemler, who the federal authorities say is head of the secret service department of the Hamburg-American — Steamship line, 18 the only man they name as being involved in the alleged oconspiracy. ‘It was stated’ today that Koenig revealed to customs officials here the fact that Stahl was In Albany after agents of the Department of Justice had been search- ing for him for several days. The pro- ceedings against Koenig were initiated {to ‘cstablish the charge that 'he used improper influence to induce Stahl to make his affidavit. Joseph Weir, Anton Grieve and a man named Bruckner, who also made affi- davits in the Lusitania case, have been questioned by agents of the Departinent of Justice and can be summoned before the grand jury if their testimony s de- sired. Thelr affidavits tended to cor- roborate Stahl's statement that the Lusitania was armed. Ure Must Appear in Court and Tell Why He Holds State Coin LINCOLN, June 11.—(Special Telegram.) ~County Treasurer W. G, Ure of Doug- las county has been given until June 17 to appear before the supreme court and answer a writ of peremptory mandamus issued on application of Attorney Gen- eral Reed why he should not remit to the stata treasurer $170,000 alleged to be due the state and held by him as ac- cumulated funds since January 1, “4 am not surprised by the bringing of the mandamus suilt,” sald Mr. Ure, “and 1 Welcome it as a means of testing the position taken by me in this matter. My position is that proper receipts have not been returned from the office of the state treasurer for money sent from this office and until I should have assurance that such receivts would be forthcoming 1 have taken measures for my own pro- tection. 1 am glad that the supreme court is to pass on this issue. | Thousands of Horses Break from Corrall ALTON, I, June 1l.—Five ‘thousand o | horses intended for the British and | French armies, frightened by an elec- 84| trical storm, broke from a stockade at East Alton last night and overran the surrounding oountry. The horses had been bought by the British and ¥rench | governments and were held in the stock- jade awaiting shipment to Burope. For the rest of the night the horses galloped over the country trampling down &ardens and lawns and knocking down fences and young trees. They overran the towns of Hast Alton, Bembow City and Wood River. They delayed a pas- |1t is natural that in a contest be- OMAHA, S ATURDAY 9 MORNING, JUNE 1 Bryan Tells German-Americans U. S. Perfectly Neutral; Asks Aid for Peace WASHINGTON, June 11.—W. J.| Bryan's statement, addressed to the German-Americans, follows: “June 11, 1916. “To the German-Americans: “Permitt me to address a word to you as one American citizen speaking to fellow citizens in whose patriotism he has entire confidence. tween your fatherland and other European nations your symphthies should be with the country of your birth. It {8 no cause for cqnsure that this is true; it would be a re- flection upon you if it were not true. Do not the sons of Great Britain sympathize with theirs? Is not the same true of Russla and of Italy? Why should it not be true of those who are born in Germany or Austria? The trouble is that ‘the strength on to the fact that while both sides are at liberty, under international law, to purchase ammunition ‘n the United States, the allies, because of their control of the seas, have the advantage of being able to export it. It is unfortunate that partisan supporters of Germany should have overlooked the legal requirements of the situation and have thus misun- derstood the position of the adminis- tration. Cannot Change Laws. “The administration’s position has not only been perfectly meutral, but it could not have been otherwise without a palpable and intentional violation of the rules governing neu- trality. Thig government is not at 1ib- erty to materially change the rules of international law during the war be- cause every change suggested is dis- both sides have mistaken a natural attachment gfelt for birihplaces for disloyalty to this country. Best Evidence ot Neutrality. “The president has been unjustly criticised by the partisans of both _gides, the yery best evidence of his neutrality. If he had so conducted the government as to wholly please either side it would excite not only astonishment, 'but misgivings, ; for) partisans can not give an unblased judgment; they will of necessity look at the question from' their own point of view, giving praise or blame, according as the act, regardless: of its real character, helps or hurts the side with which they have aligned themselves. “The fact that the administration has received more criticism from German-Americans than from those in sympathy with the allies. is due U.8.Is Preparing a New Note to Britain On Shipping Question WASHINGTON, June 1L—It was stated officlally today at the State department that while officlals had been for more than two months assembling data on which to base a new note to Great Britain on interruptions to American commerce by British naval operations there wes as yet no indication of when the new communication would be ready for transmission to London. It is intended that the new representa- tions shall be so complete in detail as to preclude protracted discussion. As yet Great Britain has made no reply to the last American note on the orders in council. There is a belief in some quarters here that it is unlikely a reply will be made while thé situation between the Uniteq States and Germany continues. It s Intimated that the Washington government mote might go forward as soon as it was completed without regard to the status of; the negotiations with Berlin. |Convict Gives Life to Save Fellow JACKSON, licT,-Juno 1L —~Harry Burng, a conviet in the Michigan state prison here, lost his life yesterday after having saved ‘a fellow prisoner from death. Two of the prison were painting ah vat when the man inside was of by the fumes. The second prisoner called for help. Burns responded {and climbed into the vat. He succeeded in pushing the unconsclous man through the opering, but himself fell back into the tank. He was dead when dragged out | by other convicts. | Burns, whose home was in Detroit, was serving & sentence of from four to four- teen years for forgery. Refugees’ Train Reaches Vera Cruz VERA CRUZ, Mex., Toursday,K June 10—(Via Gelveston, Tex., Jume iL)~Five |hundred forelgners, refugees from Mex- 100 Oity, reached Vera Orus late today on & special train, under the supervision of Amold Shauklin, American consul gon- leral at Mexico City, and John 8. Hutchi- cers begnu scouring the country te round % Tonp. High- Rain- | eenger tratn on the Chicago & Alton rall- L I o T|road When the headlight on the lovo- b - ‘% | motive showed a bugeh of horses blocking k] 00 | the right-of-way the traln crew cpened 3 41 tire with - revolvers. killing , two end X P ‘o0 | trigbtening the others away. m'r-m. up the horees son, British consul at Vers Crus. About one-third of the party was made up of |Americans. The refugees reported that conditions in Mexico City were un- ahanged. 5 cussed, not upon its merits as an ab- stract proposition, but according to the effect it will have upon the con- test, Those who wanted to lay an 1915—TWENTY PAGE On Traine and st Ll Stands, 8o 'ITALIAN FORCES CAPTURE PLOCKIN Possessjon of This Important Place Endangers Communications of the Austrians. BATTLE IS RAGING ON ISONZO BULLETIN. Italy, UDINE, today are advaneing through Predil Pass, on the junction of the Laibach rallway at Tarvis, which lles about six miles on the Austriaa side of the Ttalian border. Trains of Italian GERARD PRESENTS AMERICAN NOTE Rejoinder to Kaiser's Reply is De- livered to German Foreign Of- fice This Afternoon. LANSING SITS WITH CABINET RULLETIN. BERLIN, June 11.—The note handed by Ambassador Gerard to the German foreign office today is regarded in diplomatic circles here as decidedly conciliatory in tone, far more than the first stories reaching here by cablegram had led the for- elgn diplomats to expect. BERLIN, June 11.—(Via London.) —Ambassador Gerard presented the American note at the German foreign office at 1:10 p. m. today. The American note, though printed in full and given the greatest prominence in the Berlin newspa- cmbargo upoh’ the shipment of arms defended their posi! l,h ground ‘That it would hasten 8, but it ¥ stranke that they could bave over- 1ooked the fact tHat the only way io- wliteh suoch action on ouf part could hasten peace would have been by helping one side to overcome the other. {“While the attacks upon the presi- dent by the extremists of both sides were very unjust, it was equally un- just to suspect the patriotism of those who took sides. I feel well onough acquainted with -the Euro- pean-born Americans to believe that in & war between this country and paiie ettt i ot St (Continued on Page Two, Column One.) Serbiandroops Reported Moving Toward Durazzo LONDON, June 1L—Serblan troops are reported to have occupled the Albanian town of Elbassan, sixty-four miles south- east of Scutari, and are said to be march- ing In the direction of the Adriatio coast. This Information was contained in a private message recelved at Berlin today from Athens and telegraphed to London by the correspondent at Copenhagen of the Exchange Telegraph company. A aispatch from Rome to the Bxchanze Telegraph company says the Serbians have occupied Tirans, a town of Albania twelve miles southwest of Crola, and are now marching on the Albania seaport of Duraszo, Albanian insurgents, the dlspatoh says, haye proclaimed a republic, NISH, Serbla, June 1L—(Via London.)— Serblan troope have occupled strateglo positions in Albanja. They entered the Albanian town of Elbassan at the request of the people, according to Serblan gov- ernment officials, who say the Albanians fear the Austrjans and the Turks. Cincinnati Stock Yards Quarantined CINCINNATI, June 1l.—A new order of quarahtine, on account of the foot and mouth disease, which affects the Union Btock yards here, came from the goverument bureau of animal industry st Washington yesterday. It was issued on the report of the state veterinarian st Baltimore that a shipment of boge sent from this city on June 7, had been found infected. Tho yards will be shut down unttl of- ficlals are satisfied all danger 18 ve- moved. | 1 1 4’”‘."'( OMAH/ [HE GATE-CITY-OFTHE-WES Omaha is the leading mar- ket for agricultural imple- ments, Last year the total of the farm machinery dis- tribution from this point aggregated $12,252,795, Sume farm machinery! pers, was not accompanied by edi- torial comment in the editions pearlug up to 3 o'cloek. The headlines of the newspapers varied in wording, but were similar e. Among the captions were: '‘America Stands Firm.” . . “A Very Solemp Warning." wounded soldiers are arriving at Udine. INNSBRUCK, June Courfer to the Swiss Frontier and Geneva, Via Paris.)-<Itallan forces have captured Ploekin, in Austria, close to the frontier, The possession of this location is important, as it endangers Austrian communications. Ploeken is fifteen miles south of tbe main highway between Lalbaich and Innsbruck. Austrians Clatm Vietory. COLOGNE, Germany, London.)—The correspondent of the Cologne Gasette, attached to the Aus- trian army headquarters in the sout Tronso river and that it resulted favorably to the Austrians, vance, the flahke. Says Battle Undecided. bach dispatch to the Tribune sayst ““The Itallans began their against Gorisia onythe morning of June the city, Austrian artillery opened fire thrown forward forced the Itallans to fall back several times. Italian artillery, #ap in the Austrian ra Treaties that Confli WASHINGTON, SINGLE ] June 11l.e~(Via Geneva and Paris)—Ttallan forces | 11.—(By| Thoe Itallans attacked Gorizia, Gradisca| Thus and Fonfalcons, supporting their ad- | thought to be large and small caliber. The Itallan ad-|tonio allifes been makini correspondent says, ‘was |cently, with the exception, of course, of checked by the Austrians’ fire on their | their southern extensfon into Bukowina. 8. When the first detachment were near posted east of the city, opened & great |'0 the recuperative powers of but up to the morning of June § neither side had gained o Guciaive advantage. The Austrianelost | COIcraing the fighting in - the ' BRIk from 80000 to 10,000 men, Gorisia s over- 3 flowing with wounded, who are being 1= ‘With Sgg_man’s Law June 11.~The United |cess on the river Dniester. After THE WEATHER. Showers COPY TWO OENTS. RUSS DELIVER SHARP RETURN BLOW IN EAST German and Austrian Troops Which Foroed Dneister Near Zurawna Are Flung Baock, with ! Heavy Loss. | g | LEMBERG THOUGHT TO BE SAFE Regarded as First Real Check to | Teutons Since Start of New Rush Through Galioia. BIG BATTLE IS RAGING ON ISONZO LONDON, June 11.—British ob- servers of the war, forming their opinions on the latest dispatches from Russia, belleve that the Austro- German forces threatening Lemberg from the southeast have been checked in their advance. Russia, they declare, has delivered a return blow, and a hard one. The great masses of German and Austrian June 1.~(Via|troops which have forced a passage of the Dneister river near Zurawna, n, | according to the latest announce- says, in a dispatch, that the first con- |ment @f the Russian War office, have siderable battle of the war with Italy | been flung back with heavy losses, has been fought In the region of the |, hoth men and material. Lemberg Temporarily Safe. for the moment Lemberg Is for nowhere else saf vance with artillery fire from pleces of (along the Gallclan front have the Teu- progress re- News was recetved yesterday that Rus- wian reinforcements were moving south GENEVA, June 11.~(Via Paris)—A Lal. |Aong the Dniester river from Mikelalow to Rohatyn, but it was hardly expected magch | here that they would achlove such quick results. If this victory has been decisive, it is the first real check delfvered by the Russians since the start of the new Austro-German rush through Galicla. and heavy masses of infantry which were Hore it 18 cha: " - g g newed faith to Great Britain and France Russian arms. B Nothing new has beéen heard in London » The Itallans now are less than twinty 4 the o have been nouncement given out today “Grave American Warning to “A Grave Appeal.” Lansing Sits with Cabinet. WASHINGTON, June 11.—Whils the State department had no advices from Ambassador Gerard that 'the American note to Germany had been recelved in Berlin, they ' assumed from news dispatches last night an- rouncing its arrival that the ambas- sador's messages were again belng delayed in transmission. They ex- pected the communication would be loid before the foreign office some me today. It became known today that although the note was shown to Former Secre- tary Bryan by directior of President Wilson, just before it was dispatched. it was not altered after Mr. Bryan had moen it. Acting Secretary Lansing, who showed Mr. Bryan the note, sald today that “not a word or letter” had been changed. Mr. Lansing had not signed States has. instructed its diplomatists | fIFhting - the Russians yesterday Abroad to ask for the annuliment of those [ from ‘the antagonists seventeen oanmon . paragraphs of commercial treaties which | (Gontinued on Page Two, Column Three.) conflict with the new sean.en's law. g As the seamen's law does not bécome effective until March, 1016, for foreign ships there is much time tor diplomatic L) exchanges. President Wilson signed it m M L Wa' M during the closing hours of the last con- - gress and let it become known he thought | AMERICAN NOTE to Germany was he could handle the objections to it with | presemted by Ambassador Gerard full recognition of the rights of other| this aftermoom to the German for- nations. elgn office. . Germany, Great Britain, Italy, France | OFWICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT was and Belglum and other nations with| made at Vienna of the sinking in which the United States has commerce Adriatic by an Austeian sub. and navigation treaties made representa-| marine of a British cruiser. : tions that the bill's provisions raising the [ ITALIAN INVASION of Austria over standards of labor and affecting the| the eastern fromtier has made fur- equipment of ships which visit American| ther headway, mcoording tc a re- waters conflicted with their rights under| port from Inmabruck. troaties. HEAVY FIGHTING on Galllpoll ' The provisions of the act apply. to| peninsuls has followed the Fremch American veasels earifer than to foreign | and British offensive movement . ones, and one company which manned its | undertaken & week Ago. A mes- ships with Chinese crews already has| sage from Constantineple states given notice that it will discontinue sail-| that the Fremch and Hritish lost Ings. 2,000 men killed on the night of ' rt‘::anu :ery ad interim, when June 5-8. to Mr. Bryan, and at that time W IAN VESSELS — e e ann e IOprier ar OEV&h'y Ty Danim 11000 e s sy the latter wns still secretary of state. bark Tomasina——bave been sunk to Leave MeXican | vr™cemen smwmariues. There the North Sea were attacked and k by Zeppelins, Immediately after the conference, Mr. Lansing signed the note and Mr. Bryan's resignation became effective. Mr., Lansing attended today's cabinet imeeting Ly specific instruction of Pri dent Wilson. . He was not present at the opening of the session, taking the ground a8 It was expressed at the State depart- ment, that he should not attend unless invited, in view of .the ad interim na~ ture of his appointment. Swedish Nobleman Kills _(ii_rl and Self NEW YORK, June I1lL.-—Fyederick J. ‘Hussenius, said to be & member of & Bwedish noble family, but estranged from his relatives, today. shot and killed his flancee, Miss Malmquist, & young musio teacher, in Central park and then seut a bullet into his owp brain, causing death. A park policeman, who heard thres shots, found the couple clasped in each other's arms. The pistol was in Hus- senius’ hand. In Hussenius' pocket was & note which WASHINGTON, June 11.~Possible inter- foronce by local ‘Moxican officials slong | SUBMARINES SANK the Britiah the border with plans of the Red Cross | “teamer Strathcarrom, 3,800 tous, (o distribute through American officers | %% @ Russian bark. No loss of and its own agencies food supplies to the | 1fe 18 Feported in any cage. famine-threatened Mexican people is the reason for orders from the War depart- ment to delay the departure of three reg- tments from the border to the Philippines. The American troops cannot cross the border ‘without instructions from Wash- Held in Spain Lef Ship at Buenos Aires KANSAS RIVER VALLEY IN DANGER OF FLOOD TOPEKA, Kan, Jupe Il.—Kansas to- day again fears & serious fiood. Heavy rains along the entire Kansas river water #hed yesterday and todsy caused most of T