Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 12, 1915, Page 2

T g o S S A S S g g » A AMERICAN VESSEL SAN JUAN HELD UP Two Men Said to Be from New Or- leans Taken Off Steamship by French Cruiser. THIRD SHIP TO BE SEARCHED WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The State department announced today that the stopping and searching of three vessels of the New York and Porto Rico line by the French cruiser Descartes would be made the subject of diplomatic representations to France. Tha department received of- ficial advices today from San Juan of the incidents. NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—The steamer San Juan of the New York | remarkea vetors adourning the “senate’ that the body neededl a plucking board instead of a cloture rule. Cummins, Borah, Sherman, James, Pen rose and Oliver; Representatives Cannon and Mann of Illinols, Gardner of Massa- chusetts, Stevens of Minnesota, Redr Ad- miral Benson, chief of naval operations, U. 8. N.; Major General Scott, chief of Staff, U. & A.; Hiram Maxim, a member of the naval advisory board, and David Belasco of New York were among the widely known guests. \PRESIDENT YUAN SHI KAI ACCEPTS THRONE OF CHINA (Continued from Page One.) o the monarchial system were first ap- parent in August last with the publion- tion of mccounts of & meeting of promi- nent men In Peking who formed an asso- ciation to dlscuss whether a monarchy was not the best form of government for China. The march of events followed fast. Tt end Porto Rico line was held up and scarched by a French cruiser whlla;‘: that fifteen of the elghteen provinces | the steamer was bound from New Orleans to San Juan, according to al message received by the line today. Two second class passengers were removed. The San Juan flles the American flag. was announced in Peking on November had voted in favor of a monarchy. Meanwhile the entente powers, noting Entente Powers Act. with evident anxfety the ,progress of Peking regarding the proposal to upset ts in China, made representations to the republican government and substitute for it a monarchy. It was pointed out to | The San Juan is the third veasel of this Ching that such a step in the midst of the | line to have been help up within the Buropean war was not desirable from the last five days, the Coamo and Carolina viewpoint of the powers, as tending to THE OMAHA SUNDAY BE T0 DEMOBILIZE Athens Dispatch Says All Arrange- ments Have Been Made and De- cree Will Be Issued Soon. ENTENTE RENEWS PRESSURE ATHENS, Dec. 10.—(Via Paris, Dec. 11.)—The Greek government has made all arrangements for the demobilization of the army. It is expected a decree to this affect will be issued shortly. The French minister had his conference of this week with King Constantine this morning. Subsequently the ministers of the entente powers called on Premier Skouloudis. Tt I8 leatned on good author- ity that energetic representations were made for the purpose of inducing Greece to hasten action in regard to the facilities demanded for the allfed troops at Sal- oniki. A decisive move on the part of the Greek government is expected mo- mentarily. The interview given by King Constan- | tine to the Associnted Press has been re- | published here and has created a sensa- tion “BILLY"” 1§ READY T0 QUIT SYRACUSE having been searched off Porto Rico this ‘week. " Passcnmers from New Orleans, ‘The passengers removed from the San Juan were Willlam Gunthecodt and Fritsch Lothar, both sald to be residents of New Orlbans. The San Juan left New Orleans Saturday and arrived at San Juan ecarly tofay. A message from San Juan to the loeal office did not give the exact location ‘where the steamer was searched nor the name of the French cruiser, but it is be- leved that the San Juan was searched Iate yesterday and probably by the Des- | cartes, which held up the Coamo and Carolina. The message also falled to state whether the cruiser fired any shots at the flan Juan, as was done in the pre- vious cause. Manager Mooney of the line said he ‘would not determine the question of mak- ing a protest through the State depart- ment until after the steamer Carolina ar- rives here Monday and he obtains full re- | Sh! Kal mona: ports of the holding up of the Carolina and Coamo from the ship's officers. Ship Searched by Descartes, SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Dec. 11.—The San Juan was held up by the French crulser Descartes, which also searched the Coamo and Carolina earlier this ‘week. Gunthevedt and Lothar, who are @escribed here as Germans, were taken off at midnight last night. The Argentine steamship Pampa from Buenos Alres for New York has put in here, A German civillan on board left the vessel, belleving that if he attempted to New York he GRIDIRON CLUB - (Continued from Page One.) quite recklessly. Announcement of the loss of all of the army's chewing gum to a girls’ school | and the destruction of two wagonloads of chautauqua contracts caused great dis- tress In the: camp. Mr. Bryan then obliged with “Good-bye. chief, I'm | through.” (Here is the chorus: b -bye, chief, I'm through, 1 pray Il mot forget; say you 1 loss rogrot; w to save the nation h lecture and oration, BT S o As Mr. Bryan finished singing, General Gumdrop, broke out into “In Days of Old ‘When Knights Were Bold.” and the entire | company mutinied. The skit closed with | the singing of a strictly preparednecss chorus. Roosevelt and Rookles. \ The Rookies sketch brought | out Colonels Roosevelt, Harvey, Watter- ®on and House, and Secretary Garrison, General Leonard Wood, Mayor John Purroy Mitchel of New York, Dudley leld Malone of New York, collector of Villard of New York, Mr. Bryan and ‘Theodore Roosevelt, jr., as candidates for the army. Scarcely had the squad @ssembled when Colonel Roosevelt leaped forward and began to assail those who are trying to “Chinafy America.” As the examipation for candidates proceeded, Colonel Roosevelt was asked If he de- sired to join the cavalry. "I want to organize a gas bomb bri- gade,”” he replied. “What do you know about gas bombs?* an examiner asked. “Everything; why, I fired one at Platts- burgh.” : “Did 1t do any damage?” “It almost killed Leonard Wood." , rusi retaries Danlels and Garrison had stolen all of his outfit except his press agent. Secretary Garrison, under examination stated that his idea of & hero was a man who stood on the administration firing line and permitted Roosevelt to shoot speeches at him. Colonel Watterson de- clared hig belief that preparedness just now 1s a good thing because it will dem- onstrate that a single-track mind can run both ways. Colonel House was as- signed to the household cavalry. Dudley Field Malone went to the Boy Scouts. To prove that newspaper men in Was! ington are pot handed information on & silver platter “four exhibits of raw ma- terial” with whom the reporters have to tered & gen- (Continued from Page One.) lessen the stability of conditions and pos- | et sibly lead to finternal outbreaks which Absolutely honest and dead in carnest. | might ultimately endanger the peace of |1 would rather tour the country as a the Orfent. Japan took a leading part in |#6cond fiddle to him than anything else | the representations. on earth. He s good company to g0 to | China, however, was not moved by the | heaven with. T went to hear him in a crit- | attitude of tho powers, answering them ical mood, but he converted me with a doclination to postpone the dects- | “Billy's” sermon for women only pre- | fon and assuring them that the govern- | cipitated a brand new controversy which | !ment had been advised by the provinclal |©Xceeded in bitterness any developed officials that they would be able to main- |earlier in the campalgn. Slgned attacks tain tranquility in event a monarchy was In newspapers on Sunday's unvarnished re-established, |language brought a red hot reply, from The dissatistaction of the powers with ]"'-e evangelist, i China’s reply has been made manifest, “Rilly's" Hot Retort, but apparently without avail. “It i & lle, that story that T say things unfit for women to hear,” asserted | “Bflly.” “You in Syracuse who make such statements are llars and scoundrels. 1 will give 35,000 to Syracuse charity, re- tire from the ministry and serve one year in the penitentiary if anyone who has made such a statement can prove it and not belng able, will serve time. “People who villify me in that way are 90 '@irty, low-down black-hearted, un- ting Bunday. He sald the assoclation (u.,,vuien ltars, and those who belleve had considered already the necessity of | sition. a ®'The Chinese Republio SO iy | SR i, wiy fa0s and. TUI kaoe® i King Chong said, has & total member. GOWN: at least, I'd try mighty hard." ship of about 300,000 in the Americas and | Sunday will be put on trial before a numbers millions in its organization in ,Jury of six Schnectady business men in China. |Albany Street Mothodist church in that According to him, the association has '°Ity tomorrow night. Rev. Lewis =. named as its provisional commander-in- ; Carter has asked six men who went on chief, Shen Chun Shen, former viceroy of an excursion last week to hear Sunday the province of Can under the Man- [to come to his church and as jurymen chu dynasty. Shen Tung Shen now is in | Sive their verdict of Sunday. The men Rafse Fand to Resist. BAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 11.—=Tong King Chong, president of the Chinese Republic association here, the controlling Lody of thousands of similar organiza- tions in North and South America, an- nounced today that preliminary measures to oppose the es Singapore, Straits Settlement. As leader of the opposition party he would be made proviaional president, it the party suce Mm in its objects, Tong King Chong Asked to Go to Peru. TFarther organisation of the assoclation has been carried on in Central America by three men sent fron here several months ago. They were Wong SBam Ark, Chew Yook and Ng Jit Sang. Recently they were asked to go to Peru to extend | the organization there. A cablegram from leaders In the Straits Settlements was shown by Tong Chons, which read: *“Busin tal about to start. Remit eapl- sald, referred to the ralsing of funds for the “work” in China. The amount to be ralsed has not been de- termined, but he sald it would be a large amount. In 1911 the organisation, smaller then, ralsed more than a million dol- lars. Miss Ida May Swift To Wed Iti.lian Count (CHICAGO, Dec. 11L.—Miss Ida May Swift, daughter of Louis F. Bwift, the packer, Is to be married next month to Count James Minotto, a Venetian noble- man, who is engaged in banking in New York. The young couple were engageu two weeks ago, but announcement was ‘were chosen before they had heard the evangelist. v i O1A-Timers Make Visit, | “Billy's” program today was featured by & visit from five old timers in: the sporting and theatrical world who called to renew old friendships. Among the quintet were thre former ball players, an actor and king of the rowing coaches, Jim Ten Byck. The ball players were Jay Faats, who used to hold down first corner in the bilg league when “Billy” wore the uniform of the Chicago White Stockings, Al Buckenburger, once man- ager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and George Gere, who used to heave "em over for the Boston Nationals. Lew Benedict, famous minstrel, was the fifth member of the party. Members of the Sunday party will prob- ably attend the funeral Monday of Mre. Martin Ryan, whose death occurred at the tabernacle last night. This is the first time a Sunday campaign has been marred by such an accident. i The first marriage to be solemnized In | a Sunday tabernacle also took place here. | LAST CHRISTMAS MAIL LEAVES FOR EUROPE | NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—American Chris- t mas mail to BEurope, the last of which ‘was dispatched consisted of 8,550 sacks. The sacks carried, in addition to ordinary letters, 90,600 registered articles, 34,900 par< cels post packages and 84 money or- not made untll today by Mr, Swift. Miss Swift first met the count two years ago at & soclety event in New York, DEATH RECORD Mra, Charles Weaver, FAIRBURY, Neb, Dec. 11.—(Special.)— Mrs. Charles Weaver died at the home of her son, Myron B. Weaver, yesterday. Death was attributed to paralysis and weneral debility. Mrs. Weaver was born in Elmira, New York, December 17, 183, She was married December 17, 1583, to Charles Weaver In New York. To this union ten children were born, seven of whom are still surviving. The body was taken to Alma, Kan., today for burial. Unele Joe Miiss Is Dead. FORT DODGH, Ia, Dec. 11,—(Special.) ~*Uncle Joe" Bliss, for thirty-five years A traveling man in northern Iowa, died suddenly at his home here Thursday night. He was 76 years old. He served in the civil war in the Twenty-third New York battery which fired the last cannon shot of the war. Harry J. Beakleman. DENVER, Colo., Dec, 1L.—~(Special Tele- gram.)—Harry J. Benkleman, a wealthy mining man, son of John G. Benkelman, ploneer cattle man for whom Benkelman, Neb, 1s named, dled here today. Department Orders. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—(Special Tele- m.)—Wyoming post: a) '0: 9 atte ooun‘t'y. Mariot vice Mrs. Emma J, Howe, ;8 rise, Plaite county. Miss Lillian 8. Pasco, vice Charles T. Sherbno, office regulatod to_fourth 8 Was [lettar carrier at Tows Falta, Ta . ™ a s | Richard R. Smith of Dubique, Ia., was tenographer in the Agricul- Civil service examination on January § for rural lette; d Neligh. will be held Dandaie v carriors at \ o Use The Bee's “Swapper” column. Nasy Cuban Trin oOff. trid that I Schwartz and hi ille team. -”n up of vlln.n win: ‘were to take to Cuba ders. The money orders represented | $3,168,797, an increase over the Christmae | mall for 1914 to 169,001 orders and $1,467,70¢ in value. I The largest amount to go to any Indi- | vidual country, was $15689% to Great ! Britain. Germany will recelve $228,323. ‘The mall dlspatched today was shipped on the liners St. Louls, Kristianafjord, Lafayette and Verona. QUALITY IS EVERYTHING Better hve none at all than one of poor color or one that is im- properly cut. Diamonds purchased here will be found to possess the proper OOLOR, SHAPE BRIL- LIANCY and that degree of PER- FROTION that must be in high quality atones. We have been buy- ing and selling Diamonds for twenty-five years, and persons buying here will get the benefit of that experience. Any time within a year—should you be dissatisfied with your purchase or for any other reason should you want to dispose of it—will give you back nine-tenths of what you paid us for it. Does this assurance mean anything to you? | We can also supply your every want in Watches, Clocks, Cut Glass, Sterling Ware and Rich Jewelry. I 15¥& DODGE P 3 P ) \GREECE AGREES [ WOMAN SUFFRAGE PART l | OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAM Besides the executive officers, Seators | (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) THE {frage has been made an essential part of the government's program in Holland A bl making suffrage possible through an amendment of the constitutional law of the Netherlands, has just been brought | into Th in the organic tend citizens, 23 y tain citizens, age.” 1t bl into for it. ing electoral law will, then be in order, putting iInto effect the principle thus em- bodied In the constitution The new constitutional amendment also Introduces proportional representation in the Use The Bee DECEMBER 12, 1915. 'TRAIN DITCHED ~ NEAR DESHLER Rock Island Passenger Wrecked on | the Fairbury-Nelson Branch. HAGUE, Nov. %.—~Woman's suf- Parliament, e bill involves also other changes law. It proposes to ex- right of voting to all male who have reached the age of ears, and are not excluded by cer- disabilities, “and also to female | who have reached the same | the MAIL AGENT BARELY ESCAPES | DESHLER, 11.—(Special | Telegram.)—The ~Fairbury-Nelson pas- | senger train on the Rock Island went into the ditch a mile east of Deshler at 6: this evening. No one was seriously | Injured. The tender jumped the track | Neb., Dee is stated that the passage of the will not of itself bring suffrage being, but will only pave the way A further revision of the exist- | over, before he got loose, smashed in a door | Mail Agent M. E. Ralsten of St. Joseph | managed to get out. Although bruised, he got out the registered mail A valuable dog was rescued, but all different representative bodies, ‘Swapper’ column. | mail, baggage and express was de ed, as the coaches burned Passengers W, M. Fintel and str Henr: Beckler of Deshler were badly brulsed passengers Guy The coaches were full of Engineer J. P. Mergen, Fireman Sutherland of Fairbuy, Conducto! Charles Ransom and Brakeman Orr of Fairbury were in charge of th train. Volunteer workers and Deshler physi clana responded promptly Nebraska Trims Kansas Debaters On Preparedness LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 11.—(Special Tele and the baggage car and smoker turned [&ram)—Nebraska trimmed the Jayhawk- For the Baggageman Tom Hull of 8t. Joseph | first time in seven years the Huskers and was pinned in his car and almost burned | their southern rivals met in intercollegiate ers again, this time in debate. debate and Nebraska won a 2 to 1 de and escaped with a few minor bruises. | cision, speaking on the affirmative side The Huskers badly | were represented by 8 C. Zimmerman, of military preparedness. B, E. Carr and A. C. Swenson. The Kan debaters were Rayner MeQuiston, Glove Certificates | THOMPSON-BELDEN & CO. 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LAWRENCE of Nebraska defeated the Uni in a devate here last night. The subject was: ‘‘Resolved that the United States <hould immediately and substantially increase its armament.” The Nebraskans who mamtainel the negative at Lawrence were Charles F Schoffeld, '17, Lincoln; Guy C. Chambers, law, '16, Sidney; H. J. Schhwab, '16, law '18, McCook, and R. B. Waring, law, 17, - | Geneva. y r e Kan versity versity of Kaneas Army Officer Attempts Life. HONOLULU, T. H. ant_Colonel 3, of the Army Engineer corps here, shot and fatally wounded himself today He died two hours after the shooting | Mrs. Bromwel]l and their daughter are in |the United States, where the latter is - | attending school. The colonel was alone in his residence when the shooting oc- curred Dec. Pleasant Shopping | —Broad aisles—plenty of day light—good fresh air at all times, Store Hours, 8:30 A. M. to 6 P. M. tory for every occasion. 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