Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 28, 1915, Page 1

Advertising is the pendu- lum that keeps buying and selling in motion. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE [— VOL. XLV—NO. OIL TANK BLAST FIRES ALL GITY AND FIFTY DIE Car of Gasoline at Ardmore, Okl Explodes and Resulting Blaze Kills and Injures Scores on Scores. 87. DAMAGE IS HALF A MILLION Flames Reported to Be Under Con- _Ato] at 8ix 0'clock After Des- perate Fight. TWO DEPOTS ARE DEMOLISHED BULLETIN, ARDMORE, Okla., Sept. 27.—At least twenty persons were killed and it is estimated 200 others were in- jured dangerously here this after- noon when a 250-barrel tank car of explosion shook down many build- ings and threw burning ofl in every direction, causing scores of fires in every part of the city. At 8 o'clock the fires were under control and the | city was under martial law, ARDMORE, Okl, Sept. 27 (By Telephone to Muskogee)..—Fifty peo- ple are believed to be dead and at least 200 are Injured and property worth at least $500,000 was dé- stroyed by fire here this afternoon whep a 3,000-barrel tank car ex- ploded. At 6:30 o'clock tonight the fires had been extinguished. Fifteen bodies had been recovered at 6 o'clock tonight. Two of them were taken from the Santa Fe freight depot, near which the' explosion 00~ curred, and five from nearby cafes. The foree of the explosion threw ‘burning oil over the city and more than thirty fires were burning at one { time. A dense smoke pall settled over the city, adding to the con- fusion. - Martial law was declared tonight to prevent looting. Town in men. KANSAS CITY, Sept. N.~Two! score of persons are reported to bave been killed and & nuimber estimated at from. fifty to 100 injused as a result of the explosion of a 3,000-gallon car of gas- oline at Ardmore, Oki., tate tofday. Com- { munication with the town, :allch “'r: report claiming the heaviest Ities, twenty-five killed and 10 Oinjured, came from Oklahoma City. /Caused by Explosion. DALLAS, Tex., Sept. 27.—Ten blocks of business buildings are burning ut ‘Ard< more, Okl, according to reports re- celved here late today. The fire is sald 10 have been started by a gas explosion. All wire communication with Ardmore i3 reported out of commission from points south of Ardmore. Last reports from Ardmore sald a big natural gas storage tank had exploded, | destroying the greater part of the town and completely wrecking the passenger | rated. The telegraph operator, who furnished the Information, according to a local tele- graph company, walked three miles south of Ardmore, where he tapped a wire and notified Dallas headquarters. The oper- r sald the town was darkened by smoke and he did not know the extent of the damage. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe pas- senger station at Ardmore was destroyed by the explosion, according to a report here over rallroad wires. It was stated every person in the station was killed. Car of Oll Explodes. FORT WORTH, Tex., Sept. 3.—A long| distance telephone message from Ard- more to the Star Telegram at 3:50 o'clock | says the known dead in Ardmore Is four.! One hundred were hurt. Several big , bulldings ape burning. A car'of gasoline| on the Santa Fe tracks exploded, causing \ the damage. Many of Dead Women. TULSA,’Okl., Sept. 27.—A message filed e o i i N <t gasoline exploded. The forces of the | station, where the telegraph lines are lo- | OMAHA, TUE GERMAN ENGINEERS ERECTING A TEMPORARY BRIDGE—This work, so speedy and so effective, is what made the German advance into Russia possible. shows building of bridge over the Bug river. MINISTERS FINIS THEIR BLECTION Rev, Titus Lowe and U, G. Brown Are Omaha Men Selected for the Honor. CHURCH IS MORE PROSPEROUS After taking eight ballots, the Ne- braska Methodist conference finally succeeded in completing the election of nine ministerial delegates to the next general conference of the chureh, as follows: Rev, 1. B, Schreckengast, vice chancel- lor, Nebraska Wesleyan university, Uni- Versity Place. - #, - B. Mosiu, supetiitendent, Nflt’:lk Gistrict, , 3. W. Bmbree, Tesumnseh district. Rev. U. @G. Brownm, superintendent Omaha diatrict. Rev. Titus Lowe, pastor First Church, Omaha. Rev. B, W, Mareh, superintendent Hast- ings district. Rev. E. M., Furman, pastor Tecumseh and secretary of the conference. Rev. R. H. Thompson, pastor, Kearney. Rev. H. H. Millard, pastor, Norfolk. As reserve or substitute delegates, to serve in case any of the regular delegates | are unable to do-so, the conference elected Rev. A. A. Randall of Broken | Bow and Rev. J. R. Gettys of University| Place. superintendent, Chotce 1x Popular. The choice of Rev. Dr. Lowe of Omaha and Rev. Dr. Brown, superintendent of the Omaha district, is popular with the min- isters and regarded as special honors in recognition of merit, as both men have Photo TS TR i o R S ENCAMPMENT OF YETERANS BEGINS Commander-in-Chief Palmer Opens Headquarters of Reunion in Old Census' Building. DAY GIVEN TO RECEPTIONS Sept. WASHINGTON, 27.—~The forty-ninth annual reunion of the Grand Army of the Republic begain here today with thousands of veter- ans participating, The celebration will continue for a week and will in- clude a procession of veterans from the capitel to the White House in ‘commemboration the grand review which marked the close of the eivil war. entertalning 100,000 visitors. Public Builldings Druped. All public buildings, Including - the White House and the capltol and busi- ness houses along Pennsylvania avenue, where the grand review is to take place, are drapeq in the national colors. The day's céremonies began with the |formal opening by Commander-in-Chiet Palmer of Camp Emery, officlal head- quarters of the teunion, established in the old Census bullding unear the capitol, |and the welcoming by the commander and his staff of Lieutenant General Nel- son A. Miles, retired, who is:to be the grand marshal of the parade on next Wednesday. This was the only formal ceremony held, the day being & largely to the informal reception of in- coming delegations. Thirty thousand veterans areé expected to participate in the grand review on Wedneaday. President Wilson will re- been in the Nebraska conference only a camparatively short time. The election of ReV, Dr. Furman' was also”in special recognition of his work as secretary of the conference. 4 According to)a’ preliminary ‘report by, Rev. H. G. Langley.of Laurel, treasurer of the conference, Nebraska Methodists have been even more liberal than ha been supposed, n giving to the various national benevolent funds of the church.! He saidfthat a total’of $86.766 had been' contributed during the last year by the churches of the Nebraska conference for (Continued on Page Twelve, Column One) John W. Bookwalter, | at Admore at 4:2 o'clock this afternoom tin Two,, Column One.) The ygather Forecast till 7 p. m. Tuesday: For Omaha, Counctl Bluffs and Vielinity »Fair; not much change in temperature. Memperature at Omaha Yesterday. oy on 13 63 Sa 63 90 5 108, 8 la 6 12 & ip. ‘8 2p. 0 ip. it 4D = ip 7 §p. 1 i [ 8p. m L] Comparative Loeni R e “ temperats : lean S Precipitation 20 Temperature and p tures from the normal ormal temperature . Total deficiency sin Normal preciniiation s [ ] mey since b Def.clency for cor. period, Owner of Nebraska Lands, Dies in Italy SPRINGFIELD, O., Sept. 21.—A cable- gram was received here today announcing the death in Ban Reno, Italy, of John W. Bookwalter, 77 years old, of this city, widely known capitalist, philanthropist and for many years prominent in Ohio politica, In addition to owning, 60,000 acres of land in Nebraska, Mr. Bookwalter had extensive business and manufacturing terests in this state. A quarter of a century ago he was the demperatic candidate for governor of view the procession. Wednesday Will Be Hollday. It was a clear, crisp day for the vet- erans, thousands of whom gathered at headquarters for the dedication of the Camp Emery building. Addresses were made by Thedore W. Noyes, president of the Washington Oldest Inhabitants assoclation, and others. Most of the day was given over to registration of the veterans. On the #Streets were seen many former confed- erate army officers, especially invited to tend the union. ‘Presiwent Wilson ‘4 sued an executive order for a holiday.in all government departments Wednesday, when he will review the procession. Italians Accused of Shelling Red Cross Hospital at Gorizia BERLIN, Sept. Z.—(By Wireless to |Tuckerton, N. J.)—The official statement {1ssued yesterday at Vienna contains the tollowing: “The activity of the Itallans yesterday was confinéd to heavy shelling of the Red Cross hospital at Gorizla, which 1 {marked conspiciously by the Red Cross iflags. Italian shells struck the hospital {five times. One shell exploded in the operating room. Fifty-three other shells fell in the immediate nelghborhood of the Ohlo and at one time was a candidate for United States senator, but was defeated. BEATRICE, Neb., Sept. 21.—(Special Telegram.)—A cablegram was received here today from Italy announcing the death of Colonel ‘J. W. Bookwalter of Springtield, O., owner of thousands of acres of land in Gage, Pawnee, and other counties in Nebraska. He was an uncle of Colonel E. J. Shinn, of this Mty, who went to Italy some weeks ago to attend the bedside of Mr. Bookwaiter, who had been in that country for some time, on account’ of his health. He was about 75 years of age and unmarried. Mr. Bookwalter was suthor df “If Not Sitver What,” in advocacy of bimtalism. The remains will be taken to Springfield, 0., for interment. Deficiency for cor. rrlo‘, 1913 Reports trom Stetlons at 7 P, Station and State of Weather. n.“ Des Moines, cloudy Dodge City, clear. orth Platie, aha, clear . pid City, cloudy . ux City, clear e, partly 0 INTERNS MORE TEUTONS AND TURKS LONDON, Sept, 21.—Every male Ger- {In London, who has not been granted lnu':m.-lflmu-‘«ln.n will interned. hospital. | *“This mction was contrary to interna~ |tional law. It served no military pur- | pose, as there were no troops in the im- | mediate vicinity.” | The Austrian officlal statement yester- |day ns received by way of London aid |not contain the foregoing, which ap- parently was stricken out by the British censor. Editor Shot by Burglars is Dead WALSENBURG, Oolo., Sept. 21 ert Mitchell, democratic county chairman and publisher of the Independent, & weekly newspaper, died today from wounds received last night. The shoot- | ing occurred when ‘Mitchell and his wife | returned home and surprised men who were ransacking the house. Bloodhounds | | 1 | | |man, Turk and Austrian of military age |traced Mitchell's assallants to the aban- | | doned workings of the Walsen mine. A . [exemption, will be required today to sur- | posse of fifty men, under Sheriff Jeffer- | 3 (render to the police. Austrians under 51 son Farr, are searcliing the mine. Mitchell died on the train on which he was be- ing taken to a Pueblo hospital. Plans had been perfected tor |envh SDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1915 KAISER WILL MOYE HIS HEADQUARTERS OYER ONTHIS 31D Emperor William to Pitch His Camp in Luxemburg in October, Ac- cording to Dispateh to London. [PARIS AND BERLIN DISAGREE French Report Says German Counter Rush Stopped by Allied Troops. GERMANS 'rm”-or SUCCESSES BULLETIN. PARIS, Sept. 27.—The French of- ficlal statement made public tonight | says that the situation to the north | of Arras remains unmodified and| that the fighting in the Champagne continues. The statement adds that the Ger-| mans today began another offensive! movement in the Argonne, but that it was completely checked and that the German losses were heavy. BULLETIN. BERLIN, Sept. 27.—(By Wireless to Tuckerton.)—An official state- ment enumerates the capture of more than 5,000 French and British prisoners and a number of machine guns in the land fighting at various points along the western front. LONDON, Sept. 27.— Emperor William intends to remove his head- quarters to Luxemburg in October, it 18 declared in a dispatch from Amsterdam to the Bxchange Tele- graph company. Instructions already have been issued regarding the trans- ter, according to advices from Berlin, the dispatch adds. BERLIN, Sept. 27.—(Vis Lon- don,)—The German war office an- nounced today that the mew offen- sive movement in the neighborhood of Lille, northern Frames, had beelt brought to a standstill by flerce Ger- man counter attacks. > The British attack in other sectors also is sald ,to have broken dewn with very heavy losses to the attacking forces. The war office states that the Krench of- fensive has made no. further progress be- tween Rheims and the Argonne. follows: Oply & few shots ‘were fired on the of llxddhflu by vessels of the enemy, whith wag lying i the far distatice, and these were without result. “The enemy has ot tepeated its af tacks in the Ypres hector. “Bouthwebt of great enemy of- fensive has been brought to a standstill by-a dounter attack, IFiréce separate at- tacks by the enemy north and south of Loos broke'‘down with véry heavy losses to the British. In tHe reglon of Souches aiso, and on both sides .of Arras, all at- tackd - were repulsed with sanguinary losses. “The number of prisoners has been in- creased to twenty-five officers and 2,600 men. The booty in machine guns has been increased to fourteen. “The French offensive between Rheims evoted |a8nd the Argonne has made no further | progress, All attacks of the enemy, which were very flerce, especially on the Som- me-Py road, well north of ae.u..mur.' and at Fermemasiges, and east of the Alsne, falled with very heavy losses to the enemy. The number of prisoners taken there has been increased to more than forty officers and 3,900 men. Tarks Report Success, CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. .—(Via Berlin, by Wireless to Tuckerton, N. J.) —Paft of the positions on the Turkisa left wing at Anafarta, which had been occupjed by the entente allies in the Gal- lipoli peninsula operations, has been taken by the Turks, according to an official statement lssued at Turkish army head- quarters. TREMENDOUS STRUGGLE om the battle fromt in the west g y allies has resulted in farther cessen for their arsas. SHELL FIRE from s Germa marine sank the Britis eamer Natal Trasisport, of $,660 tons, south of Crete, in the Mediter- ranean. Its cvew was landed. ROUMANIA, IN A NOTE oo od in friendly terms, has aski the Sofia government for an e tlon of Bulgaria’s military prep. arations, acoording to information reaching Italy. won. Petrogred reports mew sue- cesses enst of Nove Grodek and to the morth of Plask, with the tak- & of several hundred prisoners | Ak-Sar-Ben Special Next Sunday Place Your Order Now TWELVE PAGES, A o2n, TR B, U. S. Takes Steps to Keep Wor | Munitions from Mexican Bandits WASHINGTON, D, C., Sept. 27.—Orders have been issued to all Amerioan offi- clals on the Mexican border to seize all shipments of ammunition when the des- tination {8 not definitely known. No embargo is being lald on commercial shipments of war munitions to the prin- clpal factions, but it ia the purpose of the government to prevent war supplies from reaching bandit bands and raiders operating independently. One large shipment is being held up at Laredo untll fts ownership can be determined. Officlal confirmation of the story of how Yaqui Indians deralled a train be- tween Hermosillo and Guaymes and burned sixty persons In a car of hay, was received today by the State de- partment. No forelgners were reported killed. There now s no telegraphic communication betwben Guaymas and the Yaqui valley. Carransa Threatens Tralnmen. “The department has been informed, " sald an announcement today, ‘‘that Car ransa authorities have taken the pos- tion that all trains, whether their own, or the enemies” are military trains and that to avold International ditficulties, foreigners should not engage In rallway service, which is really a form of military service. It Is stated that for some cause |deemed sufficient, an entire train crew might be imperilled or even executed un- der martial law. Reports from west coast districts show conditions more or less disturbed, but 'killed during the fight. Another bandit nothing acute. Villa agents here announced weceipt of despatohes showing evacuation of Naco by Carranza forces and the prospective evacuation of Agua Prieta before the Villa advance along the border. They charged that Oarransa troops before leaving G ea on September 33, killed 100 civilians. Villa forces now claim com- plete control of the state of Sonora. Their main body s sald still"to be in Durango, Torreon, Chihuahua and other towns In the vieinity. Missing Trooper Reported Onptured. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Sept. fT.—Mexh cans living near the Progresso cromsing bhave reported that Private Richard I Johnson of the Twelfth cavalry, who has been missing sinco last Friday's fight, wags seen a prisoner on the Mexican side of the river shortly after the fight. Un- lesn corroborative evidence is developed, it was stated, no seriove reliance can be placed on this report. Two Mexican bandits wounded by J. B. MoAllen Friday when his ranch was at- tacked, died today. Two others were from this party was captured today by deputy sheriffs. A list found on the leader of the ban- dits, who was the first man killed In the McAllen fight, indicates that there were ten others in the band, In addition to five acovunted for as dead or captured. Peace officers have the names of these ten and were searching for them today. ROUMANIA ASKS SOFIA T0 EXPLAIN Note Couched in Friendly Terms is Sent to Bulgaria Asking About Mobilization of Armv. GREECE CONTINUES TO PREPARE LLETIN, BUCHAREST, Roumania, Sept. 27— (Via London.)-——b:06 p. m.)-— The Roumanian cabinet at a meeting today in which the mobilization of Bulgaria and Greece was discussed, decided that Roumania should con- tinue \the course it has been folow- ing. These new developments, it was | determined, were not of a nature to cause Roumania to modify in any | way the line of conduct it has pur- | sued up to the present. Consequently Roumanian troops will remain con- centrated along the national fron- tierst | { LLETIN BNRLIN, Sept. 27.— (By Wireless to Sayville,)-—A dispatch from Sofis, given out here today by the Oversea News Agency, says it {s rumored that Bulgaria bas sent an ulttmatum to Serbia, and that the diplomatic rep- resentatives of the entente powers at Bulgaria are preparing to depart, The dispatch adds that this rumor has not begn confirmed. ROME, Sept, 26.—(Via Paris, Sept. 27.)-—The Turin correspondent of the Idea Naziopale says he has been informed that the Roumanian 'AUSTRIA AGREES -T0 RECALL DUMBA Ambassador Penfeld Informed that Wishes of United States Will Be Complied With, PASSPORTS AWAIT FORMAL NOTE WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—Aus- tria has informally notified Amb sador Penfield that it will recall Dr. Dumba, the Austrian ambassador to the United Btates, as requested by President Wilson, This Information was given to Ambas- sador Penfleld, when he Informally ad- vised Austrian officlals, on instructions from Washington, that the United States sought the “recall” of Dr. Dumba, and would not be gatisfied with his departure on leave of absence. Mr, Penfleld was assured that the wishes of the United States would be complied with and that a formal note on the subjeot woulg be nanded to soon. Untll the formal expression i in the hands of tate department they cannot act upon the Ambassador's res Quest for pate conduct, Br. Dumbs terdam, dde to sall September 29, but it {8 not known, whether arrangémaents oan be made in time for him to leave on that | date. Marine and Fifty Haitiens Killed in Near Haut Vu Cap WASHINGTON, Sept. #.~Detalls of fighting between native and American forces near Cape Haltien yesterday in which one marine was killed, ten were wounded and more than fifty Haitiens government has sent to Sofia a note couched in triendly language asking an explanation of Bulgaria’s military preparations. Greece Requisitions Transports, PIRAEUS, Greece, Sept. 26— (Via Paris, Sept. 27.)—The Greek government today requisitioned twenty . merchant vessels for the transportation of troops. Among the vessels requisitioned are the trans- Atlantic liners Themistocles, King Constantine and 'Patris, PARIS, Sept. 97.—Mobilization of twenty | classes of Greek troops will call to the |colors 40,000 men. This is the officlal figure given by the Greek war ministry yesterday as forwarded by the Athens correspondent of the Havas News Agenoy. The war ministry states that there is an abundance of equipment and munitions for these men, The correspondent adds that it is un- | known whether King Corstantine will take active command of his forces. If he does not do so his. orother, Prince Nicholas, will be placed in command. Turkey and Bulgaria Sign Treaty. SOFIA, Sept. §.—Via London, 7.87 p. m.) ~The protocol providing for the handing | over of territory cedea by Turkey to Bul- |garia in virtue of the Turko-Bulgarian | agreement, was signed by Turkish and Bulgarian delegates at Demotika, twenty miles south of the Turkish fortress of Adrianopole yesterday, according to the semi-official Bulgarian newspaper Nar- odnl Prava. The agreement by which Turkey ceded to Bulgaria the Turkish portion of the Dedeaghateh rallway is reported to have understood to transfer to Bulgaria all Turkish territory west of the Maritsa river. The Maritaa Is the principal river in Buropean Turkey. and formed: the boundary between Turkey and the part of Turkish territory ceded to Bulgaria after the Balkan war. According to un- official reports the treaty leaves Bulgaria unpledged concerning her attitude in the war, Grocer Murdered by ?Efe Cracker OAKDALE, Cal., S8ept. 27.—8hot through the heart and with his head broken in H. E, Bergman, a grocer, was found dead today beside the wrecked and looted safe in his store. had also been stabbed. Bergman returned from & trip qut of the city last night and apparently visited the store on his return and was surprised by robbers. The police belleve that he was killed in trying to protect his prop- erty, He formerly lived in Sweetwater, Tex. Mrs. Bergman is now visiting rela- Uves In Sants Fe, N. M. | were killed, reached the Navy depart- ment today In messages from Rear Ad- miral Caperton. The marine patrols had been sent out to clear the lines of supply from Cape Haltlen to the Interior. The first expedition sent out on Batur- day afternoon to Haut Vu Cep and Petit Anse, close to the city and on the main line of supplies, passed native outposts, whose commanders objected to the ex- pedition, but offered no resistance. Next day two patrols went out again and after the expedition reached Haut Vu Cap fir- ing became general and both patrols wore engaged. About fifty natives were killed. The patjols returned to Cape Hatien last night and Admiral Caperton reported the supply routes had been completely cleared of hostile forces. A later message sald Oaptain Under- wood led an expedition of fifty mounted marines to Petit Riviere and Dalarte Bonite Sunday, and encountered 160 armed Haitiens. They Jwere driven into the hille after & vigorous skirmish in which one marine and two natives were killed and three natives were wounded. ‘The marines are holding the two towns, where quiet has been restored. South American Boys Come to United States Universities NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—8tudents from the Central asd South American repub- lios, who ordinarily go to Elwope for edu- cation, are coming to the United Btates this year because of the war. Partles of them are arriving here dally on steam- ships from the south. Thirty-five young men were in ohe group from Brasil, which arrived here yesterday to study at Yale, Princeton and Harvard universities. Many Mexicans and Cubans are among the studenta New courses and new instructors to deal with finanolal subjects and topics ‘peculiar to Latin-America bhave been adopted by several eastern universities. State W.C. T. U, Will Meet at Iowa City IOWA CITY, la., Sept. 2.—(Special)— Tuesday of this week begins the annual session of the Iowa Women's Christian Temperance union at lowa City. Over 2,000 women will participate in the ses- sions of the state organization. Included on the program are Nellle Burger, presi- dent of the. Women's Christian Temper- ance union of Missouri; Flora Dunlap, president of the lowa Equal Suffr ne- soclation; Attorney Genera! George Cos- #on; Mre. M. E. Patterson, national Women's Christlan Temperance union or- and Prof. ‘George Ellingwood \ SINGLE THE WEATHER. Showers COPY TWO CENTS. ENTENTE BEGINS BIG OFFENSIVE MOVE IN FRANCE British and French Troops’ Gains in Two Days Are Greater Than in the Twelve Months Preceding. RUSSIANS WIN IN SOUTHEAST Activity of Allies is Expeoted to In- terfere with Proposed Cam- paign in Serbia. BELGIANS TAKE PART ON YSER BULLETIN, LONDON, Sept. 27.—A British of- flelal communication made publio to- night says: “Northwest of Hulluch we have repulsed a number of counter at- tacks and Inflicted heavy loss on the enemy. Hast of Loos our offensive is progressing. “Our captures now amount to fifty-three officers and 2,800 men and elghteen guns and thirty-twq machine guns. The enemy aban- doned a considerable qantity of am- terial which has not yet been classi- fled.” BULLETIN. LONDON, Sept. 27.—In two days’ the French and British have gained greater results than in the preceding twelve months of fighting since the battle of the Marne. With upwarde of 20,000 German prisoners in their hands and something ke thirty guns, without counting machine guns, and with a formidable breach in the German line, the allies apparently have their long expected offensive movement well under way. The ad- 'vance has been general, and its ef- fect is emph d by the fact that on the eastern front a substantial gain for the Russians is recorded’ Petrograd uula, that the army of Gen- eral Ivanoff has’won a striking victory over the Germans and Austrians In the southeastern theater, where 1,000 prison- ers are sald to have been taken. Hel " Take Part on Yaer. The lans also are taking a promt- nent part In the new offensive mov. Thelr Jfllohl announcement rts capture of a German poat on the pight -~ h,:,?t.ho!n. with the consequent “Vmeuation by the Germans of adjoining trenches. 1t is belleved In London that the new move in the west will again bring the Germans face to face with the necessity of making a choloe between the two fronts, as was the case earller in the war, . Military writers point out that the Rus- sians are now holding the Austrians and Germans on a front of 700 miles, while the presence of nearly 2,000,000 strongly entrenched Germans has falled to pre- vent an advance in France. This, they say, must increase the perplexities of the German general staff and‘react immedi. ately on any plans which may have been formed for mew attacks in the south or southeast. The feeling of opbtimism. in London in enhanced by the political effect which the successes of the ullles appear to have had on’the Balkan states. Dispatchc s trom Rofia Indicate that Bulgarian diplo- mats are eager to convince the 'aliles that mabllisation of the army was not prompted by hostile motives. Russian Fosition lmproved. The latest officlal news from Petro- #rad is interpreted here as showing that the NMussians ere distinctly in a better position. This seems to be true even in the region of Dvinsk, where Fleld Mar- shal von Hindenburg has concentrated his efforts, gerhaps at the expense of the southern t. The German attack now seems to be slackening. Netwithstanding the successes of the allies, England is not blinded to the fact that it will be no light task to attempt to et bt ol et s b et (Continued on Page Four, Column Two.) I THE WANT-AD-WAY, l ais Mights Ressrved. How b ll...V:lMInm' Look over Ad o e find Tited'on the e | You may look vour attle fina '-tg-aww Buyers are watchi for Sale Columns” o!m'fn All kinds of furniture can be guiekl turned into cash, If you use a l‘ Telephone Tyler 1000 now and put x 2 rmn omaNa mEm o P