Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 13, 1915, Page 1

. ( “count of himself. —— e Wanta swap something for something else more useful to you? Use the Swappers' |column of The Becl THE OMAHA DAILY BEE VOL. XLV—NO. 100, WEDNI BOSTON WINS FOURTH GAME OF WORLD'S SERIES Immense Crowd Watches Phillies Lose to Boston X dox in Fourth Game e World’s Sc. P LEWIS' BAT AGAIN DANGEROUS Hard Hitting Outfielder of the Bos- ton Team Lands When It Counts. SHORE HOLDS QUAKER TEAM . R. H. E. Phila0 0000001 0—1 7 0 Bost 00100100°*—-2 8 1 BOSTON, Oct. 11.—Only one game stands tonight between the Boston Americans and the base ball cham- plonship of the world. For the third successive time they defeated the Philadelphia Nationals today by the same score that has marked all of the Red Sox victories—2 to 1. Tomorrow the scene of battle shifts back to Philadelphia, vheror Alexander undoubtedly will be called upon to pitch his third game of the geries in an effort to stem the tide of Red Sox success, The two teams left for the Pennsyl- vanila metropolis early tonight, the Phil- Lum fairly deep In gloom and the Red r’x confident that the champlonship is ut a step away. i “Alex” Last Hope of Phils, It Alexander should prove a winner in his own ball yard tomorrow, the sixth game of the series will be played in Boston on Thursday. Alexander is the last hope of the Phillles. He is ready and anxious to go back in the box to- horrow and is sure to give a good ac- He won from the Sox last Friday and was defeated yesterday only by a flerce batting rally in the last of the ninth. The Phillles themselves feel that if they can give big “Alex.” any sort of offensive support he will put across a victory tomorrow that at least will give the National leaguers a fighting chance in the series. The Philadelphia batters took rather kindly to Ernest Shore's offerings today and made more hits than they had regis- tered In any one of the three previous contests. The power to drive iIn the runs was lacking, however, and eight of the visitors were left stranded on the [ COravath's Long Drives B “Gavvy" Crevath sent Lewis back to the left ficld fence again. today catch a drive that on the d grounds Would have been & hit inte th etands and kdod for the lttle luck in placing these long hits tomor- row would be all the difference in the world: behind a pitcher of Alexander's ability and there are many students of the game tonight who do not share the confidence of the Red Sox that tomor- row’s contest will be the last. Ditfering widely from the two spark- ling, blood-tingling games of Saturday and Monday, today's contest. was de- cidedely commonplace. The Red Sox got away in front and were never headed. Thelr margin never was very wide, but it seemed at all times sufficlent and | at the primaries and so hopes to keep. ... .houiq there was little to stir the crowd to the high pitches of extreme excitement that | ting him to run for a "third term as ... 4. i public office, so there should marked the struggle of yesterday. The Phillies made a threat in their half of thé eighth because '‘Tris” Speaker again had trouble with the sun'and let |and tells them.they .must not run for ;' erer to nyphenated American Cravath's single hound over his head, the runner pulling up at third with a.three- bagger to his credit, us to Rescue. L Two were. out at the time and the fans | and that does not roll well on the tongue ¢ o) were not ‘Inclined to take the situation seriously until Luderus, who seemed to have found his batting eye at last, slammed out his third single of the day and sent Cravath scampering over the plate. 4 Dugey went In to run for Luderus and further complicated tho situation by stealing second. Whitted, with a single, might have tied the score, but his fast liner went directly at the Boston pitcher, | whe gamely knccked it down and threw the Philly left fielder out at first. In both the first and second innings to- (Continued on Page Four Column One.) The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Wednesday: ITALIAN BIG GUN—The picture here gives a good idea of the gigantic size of the modern weapons used in the titanic struggle in Europe. It shows an Italian twelve-inch howitger being used to shell the Austrian positions. ITALIAN DEMOS MUST ALL CONSULT G. M. H. | At Least Those Who Have Any De- | sire to Run for Governor Must Pay Attention. | TO GIVE MOREHEAD CHANCE :PAVORS SWISS iI!LITABY SYSTEM | “Democrats wishing to run for governor of Nebraska will please con- | gult Senator G. M. Hitchcock.” No, that sign does not glow in electrical display from: the senator’s door; but nevertheless ‘several democrats who had " gubernatorial *ambitfond ‘are pretty sore at present because the senator “‘won’t let-them run.” | That information comes stralght from ' some: of those who have been “sent for' | and “‘talked to' by the senaior. ‘No, ‘the way must be kept open for John H. Morehead for a third term o!. governor. This is Hitchcock’s plan, ac-| cording to democrats who know. Why? Well that 1 not so hard to! guess. Morehead has been known to have designs on tne scnate himself. Hitch- cock does not want him as hs opponent him shelved out of his own way by get- . The Reason Why. { That's why he calls in good democrats governor, but must leave Morehend a clear field. - Morehead tied up more or less with' the Bryan faction in the last legisiature, of Benator Hitchcock. “Yes, Hitchcock has even aged soms this summer over the proposition,” said “He has done little but! scheme on this matter during the summer | end fall. I am given to understand that he {8 about ready to yield to all or most of the Bryan recommendations for fed- eral appointments, s a last fesort to get | the support of the Bryan element In the | state next fall.”” Soldiers. Called to the Polls in South Carolina CHARLESTON, » ¢, Oet, 12—Four 12 INCH MORTAR | an Americanized population—no other| | of the very best Americans that 1 have | | i | [ | | MUST AMERICANIZE T0 BE AMERICANS Former President Roosevelt is Chief Speaker in New York Before the Knights of Columbus. NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—“The foreign- born population of this country must be! kind can fight the batties of America | either. In War on ip’ peace.” Colgnel - Rooseyelt 8o asserted in & speech. on, “‘Americanism’, “before Knights of Columbus at Carnsgle hall tonignt. - Cofonel Rébsevelt said that at the outset it was the duty of all fmi- grants to learn. English, and it was the | duty of America to provide them means | to learn English. Hé suggested also. adoption of a military system similar to| the Swi | Must Be Fit or Not Come. “If an immigrant is not fit to become a citizen, he should not be allowed to| come here,”” sald Colonel Roosevelt, “if he is fit he should be given all the rights to earn his own livelihood and to better himself (hat any man can have.'" Colonel Roosevolt said that just as dem- ocratic America required that church and be separate, that there no distinction of religious should: - be | be no- distinction of mationality. “There 18 no room in this country for hyphenated Americans,” he said. ‘“When 1 do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some ever known were born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American As to Strikes. Speakirig of preparedness, Colonel Roosevelt sald that even in time of peace industrial disturbances should be elimi- country as a whole and discreditable alike to employer and employe. “I am certain that'the only perma~ mently safe attitude for this country as regards national preparedness for self- defense is along the lines of universal service on the Swiss model. Switserland is the most democratic of nations. Its army is the most democratic army in the world. Theére isn't a touch of militarism or aggressiveness about Switzerland. It has been found as a matter of wotual ISDAY MORNING, DANGE HOTBED It is Hugging Match Set to Music and :s uraveyard of Girihood, He Declares at the Tabernacle. TANGO NEXT T0 PIT OF HELL Strikes at Theater, Card Playing, Movies and Other Modern Amusements. SAYS NONE CAN HUG HIS WIFE MEBTINGS TODAX. 8:%0 a. m.—Contral High school girle' prayer meeting, First Methodist ehuroh, Miss Miller. 10 &. m.—District prayer meetings. 10 . m.—Bible class, Dundee Presby- | tertan enurcn, Miss Baxe. 11 a. m. to & p, m.—Basiness womne! | lunch, 1809 Farnam street, Miss Miller. 12130 p. m.—3en's prayer mee.ing, ¥, M. O A 2 p. m.—Sunday at the Tabernacle. 3 p. m.—Tabernacle Bible clas 3:16 p. m.—Business wome tion oommittes, ¥. W, O. A., Miss Milir, 345 p. m.—Boys' and girls ting, South Side, First Moethodist chursh, Mise | Gamun. 4130 p. m.—Boys' and girls’ meetinyg, Albright Methodist chureh, Gamlin, 6145 p. m.—Business women's commit. tos, Y. W. O, A., Miss Miller. 7:30 p. m.—Sunday at the Tabernacle, © p. m.—Bible class, Christian churek, Bouth Side, Miss Saxo. This is what “Billy” Sunday said about the dance in his sermon yes- terday afternoon on ‘‘Amusements.’ “It is a hugging match set to musie. It is a secondary sexual love feast. It !s the hotbed of immor- ality. It is the moral graveyard of the young women of America. It is one of the principal recruiting places of the panderer. It has caused the downfall of more girls than any other institution this side of hell. The rottenest, most suggestive and licen- tious thing that ever wriggled out of the pit of hell is this tango. “I'd llke to see the color of the buck’s hair that'll put his arm around my wife at a dance or anywhere he said grimly. And affer the applause and laughter had stopped he added: “I'll monopolize all that hugging myself.” JUBilly” struck blowa at card-playing, ! theuter and *movie” going and otheritumlity und thére Is w feeling that wil amusements of the modern world and painted vividly the evils that result. “I hate to tell you what 1 think of some of the shows that are shown at the theaters,”” he declared, “The papers would have to print it on asbestos paper and it would burn holes in the mail sack: “Some women,” he sald, “could carry their pumps and thé dress they wear at a ball in an envelope.” he shouted, ‘“‘that passion is the basis of the dance. If it isn't, why don’t you men dance with men and women with women? respect for a saloon keeper than I have for a dancing master.” He attacked the churches for their laxity in enforcing their beliefs against these evils “The lowest down rascal on God's dirt ls a dancing Methodist,”” he declared, and then told several stories about church people who played cards and did other unsanctioned things. ““There are too many deacons that don't ‘deac’ and too many stewards that muas | the stew,” he said, “and too many church dignitaries that don't dig Speaking of harmless amusements he mentioned that' he liked to play base ' nated. “The strike situation in the United | ball, checkers, chess, crokinole, croquet. States at this time fs a scandal to the| “I played base ball well enough so lhn(l T was offered $1,600 a month to play i’ he sald proudly. Hits Those Who 1 Him Grafter. Discussing theate ing he took a shot at those of his detractors who find fault because of the money he makes. He mentioned the large sums earned by Sarah Bernhardt, Caruso, Rose Btahl, Maude Adams and Duvid Warfield “And then,” he ¢ried, “if a man hap- pens to get a little money for preaching invita. | I have more | they all shout, ‘Oh, he's a damn grafter.’ 1 haven't any monopoly on evangelistic work. You come and work as hard as I 4o and perhaps you'll make more than practical experience in Switzerland that the universal military training has made & very marked Increase in social effi- 1915—-TWELVE PAGES. SUNTAY CALLS_ Governor Danne Wants Federal | _.rAid for the National Guard PIERCE GERMAN OF IMMORALITY. = QUINCY, 11, Oct. 12.—Federal coms| pensation for members of the National Guard, more thoraugh military training for college siudonts and the establishment of federal munition factorles, and per haps another West Foint in the midale | wost, were udvocated here today by Gove mor Dunne of 1linols as & means of furthering the natlonal defense. The gov- ernor, who spoke at the'dedication of & new National Guard armory, held up the Swiss military system as a model for democratic roments. He polnted out that the avernge compensation to mili-| tlamen in 11 ve s does not exceed r, and added But if the 5 a National Guardsmen were vaid for drilling I Leljove that instead of | a Natlonal Guard of 120,00 mon we would | have from 150,00 to 2,000,000 throughout | the country.” Discussing the location of national ar- senals and ammunition factories in the URCES OF | RUSSIA TAXED ! Drain of Both Men and Money on Account of Continunance of War Beginning to Be Felt. ‘MUST HAVE HELP FROM OUTSIDE | —_— | | LONDON, Oct, 12,—The enormous {drain on Russia’s supply of men and | | the financial strain upon the country |are emphasized by the Times' Rus- |slan correspondent in a review of the | situation in the east. Russia, he says, never expected the war to last longer than six months. t had suf- ficlent money, un abundance of/ shells and a superfluity of men tor | {such a war, but was not prepared for | 80 prolonged and strenuous a strug- RESO | gle. | “She strove hard,” the correspondent Rsserts, ‘'to meet the demands for am- | munition, but she possesses neither the| Industrial background, the wkilled hands ! nor the industrial mobllity to support | her army adequately. Sne must depend upon outside help and hag to buy from Japan, the United States or elsewhere, Thus the problem becomes largely financial. “Tt should be remembered that the Rus- slan ruble has depreciatod 40 per cent; | that Russia raises nothing by the pale of spirits and scarcely anything by her| |tariff on imports and she also has greater difficulty in vorrowing in Amertca, “For the time belng Russia continues | tad hold its own. Soldlers’ wages .and | army bills are paid with admirable pune- | supplies will be dbtained easily it onee ' ‘lhe Dardanellés hre taken. But those | i who know the truth of the inwardness lof the situation know how much finan- olal difficulty stands in the way of Rus- | sia making up lost ground and entering again upon a vigorous offensive.’ No Death Lists Given. | Taking up Russia's enormous losses in | men, the correspondent says they une doubtedly are much greater than gen- erally supposed. No Msts are published of losses in the ranks and it s difficult to | gauge the extent of dally casualties, | *“There was dreadful carnage in .the! | Russo-Japanese war,” the writer assert “but everything in this war has been on a scale five times as large, Enor- | moug numbers of young men who never| | expected to serve and whose parents| believed th © Immune, are now be- | | ing trained. act of calling them out synchronized with Emperor, Nicholas' assumption of command and was in a |way a further example of Russia's| | Whole heartedness and determination to| cast everything on the altar of the| nation.” | | Protest Against { Reopening Case WASHINGTON, Oet. 12.—Informal pro- tests against a rcopening and reargu- ment of the western advance frelght rate case have been recelved by the Inter- state Commerce commission from the Na- tlonal Wool Growers' assoclation and the National Live Stock association. The | railroads involved have petitioned the | commission for a reopening, but no action ! has been taken | The Wool Growers' assoclation says it doés not want the expense of another trial. The Live Stock assoclation gave notice that It expects to file an answer to the arguments asking for the reopen- | | | ' nate situation of Switzerland.” ‘i SERBIA NOT il‘O ABE CRUSHED | {1n accordance with the Inw. THE WEATHER. Unsettled g SINGI Ji COPY TWO CENTS, middle west Governor Dunne said: 1 was surprised upon visiting the United States arsenal at Rock lsland | #ome time ago to discover that no ammu- nition, guns, rifles or other arma were keing manufactured there. The only prod ucts were blankets, harness, saddles and other equipment of this character. | “In the event of Invasion and capture of our ammunition factories along the eastern seaboard it would require much valuable time to bufld and equip such factories In the heart of the nation,” In conclusion he said: “As between the Chinese republic, with ita 400,000,000 in- \abitants, without an efficlency army, | owering before the militant empire of apan with fts 70 000,000 population, and the little republic in Switsorland standing amonk the warring nations of Burope and protecting its independence by a trained | soldfery, let us rather incline to the fortu. ARMED NEUTRALITY IS PLAN OF GREECE | i | Premier Zamis States His Position | at Meeting of Chambers, Where | | Situation is Discussed. LONDON, Oect. 12.—The Greek chamber was informed by Premier Zaimis at a meeting yesterday that in order to better assure the vital in: terests of Greece its neutrality “will for the present be armed,” says & Reuter dispatch from Athens. The premier added that the future| courso of the ministry will be adapted to meet events as they occur, and ex- pressed the bellef that the government's course has the support of the people. In reply former Premler Venizelos said: No Inte fonal Difticulties, “No one would wish to create interna- tional difficultios in the country in view of the extremely critical situation, The chamber wil give its support to the government as long as the government policy does not alter the principles of my policy, upon which the chamber already has glven its vote. Kven It there existed no treaty with Berbia our inter- est would oblige us to depart from neu- trality, as another state wishes to ag- srandise itself at our expense. “The question Is not whether we ought to make war or not, but when we ought to enter the war. In any case we ought ot to allow Bulgaria to crush Berbia in order that she then may attack us with all her f %, The nattonal soul says it Is to the Interest of Greece 'that Rul- garin should be crushed. It Bulgaria would telumph Hellentsm will B§¥édin. pletely vanquished.” .The sitting of the chamber .adjourned until next Monday. Form of Chinese (Government to Be Determined Shortly PEKING, Oct. 12—~In a mandate dated October 10 and fssued last night, Pre ent Yuan 8hi Kal acknowledged the re- olpt from all the provinces of the Chinese republic of petitions, urging a restoration of the monarchy. He stated emphatically that the will of the people must solve the question of a change in the form of government and that any | change must be in accordance with the constitutional compact, The people's real wishe# will be fol- lowed, President Yuan Shi Kal asserts, He ordered those in control of the elec- tions to carry out thelr duties strictly: It is learned officially that the National assembly will be called early next year and that whichever form of government ls decided upon In the lnpending ex- pression of the popular will, the govern- ment will be a constitutional one. President Yuan 8hi Kal’ dicates that he will aceept ship If the monarchical form of govern- ment Is declared for by the people. Meeting of the Big Railroad Men On; SAN FRANCISCO, Oct, 12.—Rate exe| IRUSSIAN FORCES ; LINES ON STRIPA Two Thousand Men and Many Offi- cers, Besides Large Numbers of ¢uns Are Captured Dur- ing the Battle. ADVANCE 1S BEING PUSHED Bombs from Aeropluel Dropped Upon Villages of Valhop and Tauerkalm, Making Hits, FIERCE FIGHTING ALONG LINE ULLETIN. PARIS, Oct, 12.—Bulgarian troops invaded Serbla last night. The Ser- blan legation today received this tel- egram from Nish: “Last night Bulgarians began an attack in the direction of Vlasina. ““All attacks up to the present have been repulsed decisively.” LONDON, Oct. 12.—A dispatch to the Times from Athens says that the Bulgarians began an attack on Serbla at Gariboghaz, near Kniashevatz, at mwidday Monday. PETROGRAD, ~Oct. 12.—Russian forces have plerced the Austro-Ger- man lines on the Stripa river. They have already taken prisoner more than 2,000 men and sixty officers And have captured four guns and ten rapid firers. The Russian advance Is being pushed vigorously. Successful operations against the Germans in the vicinity of Dvinsk are contained in the official state- vient issued at the headquarters of the general staff. ‘The communica- tion follows: “‘South of" Fredrichstadt, seventy-five bombs were dropped on the villages of Valhop and Tauerkaln from our aero- planes, Good hits were observed. “In the Dvinsk region, on many parts of the front, furious fighting has been carried on successfully against the Ger- mans, who assumed the offensive re- peatedly. Northwest of Dvinsk, the Ger- mans were ejected from Garbounovka and forced to flee by new attacks of our troops. In the region of the high road southwest of Dvinsk, the Germans were driven out of their trenches between Lautsess Ghey and Ghirvishkl, In pursu- ing them we took a line from the mouth- tastern end of Lake Medmouss! to Laut poss Ghey. 3 Bombarded by German Aviators. “‘Firing continued on Lake Demen from m until dark. German aviators bom- Dvinsk 'and the nearest raflway statlons, Our cavairy occupled Outstoe. on the western share of Lake Boghinsky. We repulsed the enemy's attempt at an offenusive from Lubtcha, on the upper Niemen. “On both sides of the Kovel-Sarny rall- ‘way there have been several skirmishen with the enemy advancing towards the Styr river. Our artillery on several occa- slons developed a deadly fire against the enemy. Thers was stubborn fighting on the left bank of Styr, below Kolki, which ended In the evening of October 10 of our occupying the third Une of the enemy trenches. “Southeast of Kolki, our troops, sup- ported by artillery, captured the eastern border of the villages of Czartorysk and Rukody with very slight losses. “German counter-attacks were repulsed in the region of Moshantitsy and Siine, east Deragno. “On the Caucasus front, in the vegion of Ishkam, the Turks, who assumed the offensive, were repulsed. There were RO tmportant events elsewhere.” Arcund Belgrade. PARIS, . —Although Belgrade had been evacuated, the Matin's corre- spondent at Nish, In a dispatch filed Bunday, sald the tighting continued stub- bornly on the hills surrounding the city, some of which had been taken and re< taken several times. “Artillery on both sides” the dispatch been firing without respite for Serbs gained the advantage again this morning when they captured excellent positions near Topoider and drove the Germans back on & suburb of Belgrade called Great Vratchar, where a flerce str is going on. “The Inv rs threw over 00,000 shells on Belgrade, sparing neither hospitals perts, public service chlefs and rallroad | nor churches. Synagogues were destroyed presidents and executive officers from | and Jewlsh families that had taken many parts of the United States were as- | refuge there were buried iz he rulns. sembled here today to attend the sessions | French artillery took part in the defense 3553338 8355 ] Highest yesterday.. 1 Record. 1815, 1914. 1913 1912 . 2 8 81 & For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vixin- ity—Unsettled. * 'to bo ready to supercede ‘the local police, zEaREREEEEEE companies of the National guard of South | Carolina, and three divisions of the naval ’mllllll were held in their armories today sheuld the latter, in the opinicn of Eheriff J. E. Martin, fail to preserve order at the polls during a municipal primary election. The sheriff had also sworn in some fifty deputies for similar ‘duty. There was nuthing early today, however, to’ indicate | posaible disturbunces. Tcday's democratic primary, nomination in which s regarded as equivalent to the regular election, was precaded by a bitter political fight between local factions. Prison Association i t at 8an Quentin SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. 12— San Quentin penitentiary is said to have | clency and in the ability of the man thus trained to do well for himself in in- Qustry.” NEBRASKA CONGRESSMEN FOR LARGER ARMY AND NAVY WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—A poll of the Nebraska delegation in congress indicates that Messrs. Reavis, Sloan and Stephens are in favor of a larger army and navy for the United States. Fine Big ActionPhoto I do. I've noticed that the fellow that, P& | makes the biggest how! s the gink that doesn't put up a sou. I wouldn't wipe my feet on him." | The sermon was the longest that “Billy" has preached at a weekday after- noon service. He preached for more than an hour and a half, and it was after 4| o'clock when the meeting was dismissed. | He called for trall hitters at the con-| clusion of the sermon, contrary to the| €ORfirmed this morning by an of- usual afternoon procedure, and there| ficial hont telbsvaphod were seventy-nine responses | from All 'the 'attasks by the | Though he was in good humor most of | Pulkarians have been repulsed, the | the time he rebuked the audience twice,| Herbi declare, Once’ when people craned their necks to! THE BULGARIAN invasion sco & woman going out, he sat down and| gan Monday, the drive declared he wouldn't go on until he had!| belng aimed at the ra attention. Another time a man found his| runs from rade to Con way well to the front and stood in an| e thr ne that the alsle. ! ns is belng conduet | | The Day’s War News BULGARIA'S thrust ut Serbin has been begun, | LONG AWAITED | News dispa telling of the start of the Bulgarian drive were | be. | “8it down!” shouted “Billy” to him, and | | utory period of limitation in the state | where the action is brought. 'Crazed by Grief | of the National Association of Rallway ! | guns, inflictea great losses on the Ger- Commissioners. One of the outstanding features of the | convention was expected to be the dis- | cussion of gevernment ownership of pub- e utilities. A report of the committees on shippers’ claims was to be presented to the con- vention for approvi The report, sub- mitted by Clyde B. Aitchison of Oregon, chairman, pointed out a seeming Injw tick of the present system, which Hmits | the shippers' remedy for over charges by | carriers to two years, while the carrie remedy against the shipper for under col- lections are not barred short of the stat- of the city. The British, with heavy mans and sunk two monitors I the Danube. “Near Ram, on the Danube, the Ser- blans were driven back with the loss of four howitsers and several machine guns.” From Italian General Staff, ' ROME, Oect, 11.—(Via Paris, Oct. 13)— The following official statement was ls- sued today from the headquarters of the Italian general staff: “In the zone betweer the Adige valley and Erenta, notably at the head of Vai- dasea, detachments of our troops made shes aga enemy positions. were made in barbed wire en- on Page Two, Column Three.) of scared the intruder so that he fairly ran Station and State eathe! of Weather. 7p.m. est. fall.| “Outdoor Work for Prisoners—On | Sheveans, gigar . ] -®| Roads, on Farms, ~on Other ~Public | ok e 3| Work;" “Wages for Prisoners” “The Sh Slot alentine, clear T indicates lfl« L A WELSH, Local LRBITLTTIT. Lowest yesterday. 0 o4 8 © Mean temperatu 81 4 &4 8 Precipitation M0 0 0 Temperature and precipitation depar- tures from the normal at Omaha sinoce March 1, and compared with the last two wears: Normal temperaturs Deficiency for- the Total defleiency since March 1 Normal precipitation Excess for the day.. 15 fnch Total rainfall since March 1. Deficlency ’hnm March 1...... 1.9 inches Deficlency for cor. period, 1914. 1.77 inches | Deficlency for cor. period, 1913 §.57 inches Reports from Stations at 7 P, M. Temp. High- Rain- of precipitation. orecaster. 8| was the meeting place of one of today's 19| pessions of the American Prison associa- the largest number of prisoners of any | penal institution in the United States, tion. | "One of the features of the program was | an address by J. E. Frick, judge of the | supreme court of Utah, on’ “Criminals | and Thetr Punishment.” Toplcs discussed were: Honor System—What Do You Mean by e The meeting at San Quentin prison was | | under the suspices of the Prison Phy-| siclans’ association, President Paul Bl Bowers, physiclan of the Indlana S'ate | prison, Michigan Cify, Ind., presiding. | “Billy™ This is one of his best liked photos—He or- dered a copy himself. 15 by 20 inches — Price $3.00 Give your order at the Tabernacle book store or direct to the Photo- graph Dept. of The Bee. to a seat. WOMEN TO STUDY BIBLE IN CURRENT TOPICS WORK‘ The current topies department of the Woman's club at Its meeting Tuesday' afternoon voted to devote part of each meeting to the study of the Bible. Mrs. M. L Crelgh, leader of the department, acknowledged the Sunday meetings were the incentive. The lessons will not begin with the Creation, but with Abraham. The women decided that to begin with the creation would require too much sclentific re- search. Parllamentary practice alse will be a feature of each meeting to break through their attempt Serbia and form a connecting luk | with the Turkish allies from the | | | central powers. PORTANT VICTORY for the Rus- rms s claimed by Petrograd, | which states that the Aust iere man lnes on the Stripa, In G ve been plerced and that pushi This attack is be- ot t 1 powers and goria upon Serbla. The possible politienl effect upon the situati George H. Wiltse Dies by Death of Brother BIOUX FALLS, 8 D, Oct. 12.—(8pe- | clal)—Crazed temporarlly with grief by the receipt of a letter from his mother in Germany, gtating that his younger brother had bewi killed in battle, Bald- win Schisler, a painter of Ramona, ran amuck apd attempted to shoot up the town. Following the reading of the let- ter he rushed to a saloon, loaded up on liquor and then ran amuck through the town, threatening to perform the wild west stunt of shooting up the town. Sheriff Butts was notified, arresting Schisler. As no one was injured and considering the reason for Schisier run- ning amuck, the minor charge of dis- turbing the peace has been lodged against i him, at Home in Randolph RANDOLPH, Neb., Oet. 12.~(Speclal Telegram.)—George H. Wiltse, died sud- | denly this afternoon of hemmorrhage, in- |duced by cancer of the tongue, which {reached an artery. Mr, Wiltze was a widely known attorney in northeastern | Nebraska and his name is well known |in political circles over the state. He was state senator in the famous | reform legislatures of 1907 and 1908, was | & member of the judical committes and ! passed upon the measures that gave Ne- | braska 2-cent fare, the anti-pass law, the 8 o'clock closing law and other meas- ures of reform character. He was about 63 years of w¥e and leaves o widew and one daughter,