Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 19, 1915, Page 1

PART ONE. NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO TEN. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE [ = | OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER PRESIDENT AND MRS. GALT ARE QUIETLY WEDDED Wilson and Wife Leave Capitol After Simple Ceremony on Their Way to Hot Springs, Va. THERE IS NO MUSIC AT ALL Pair United in Marriage in Pres- ence of Less Than Thirty Guests. MOST OF THESE RELATIVES WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Presi- dent Wilson and Mrs. Edith Bolling Galt were married in the bride's home in the presence of less than thirty guests, virtually all of whom were refatives, They left sooh after 11 o'clock for a two weeks' honey- moon at Hot Springs, Va., in their private car attached to a special train. The president dined as usual at the White House at 7 o’clock with his daughters and afterward drove to his bride’s home about a mile from the executive mansion. A cold driv- ing rain which swept the city all day cleared off at sunset and the evening was cool and pleasant. Because the wedding arrangements and the hour of the ceremony had been kept a close secret there were few on the streets about the White House, but near the bride’s home the erowd was held back by police lines spread dur- ing the afternoon. There is No Musie, Bverything was in readiness for the cejemony when the president arrived and proceeded without mueie, Neithor the president nor Mrs. Galt had any attend- ants and there were no ushers nor fluwer gir'a Nc'ther the army, the navy nor the diplamatic corps was represented and the occasion was essentlaly what both of the cuuple had wished it to be »a lhomo wedd rg. On tke first flcor of the brides home, in two communicating rooms, a wedding bower had been arranged with a back- ground of farleyanse and maldenhair ferns which extended from ths floor to the ceiling. Overhead there was a canopy of green in the form of a shell lined with Scotch heather. In the background amidst the center was placed a large mirror framed vigh crchi the scene. Abbve the mirror was @& spray of or- chids across a background of ferns and the corners of the canopy were caught with orchids, American beauty roses were on both sides of the canopy, beneath which was a prayer rug on which Presi- dent Wilson and Mrs. Galt knelt during the ceremony. Descend to Lower Floor. Just at the hour for the ceremony the president and his bride appeared at the head of the staircase, which was dec- orated with ferns, asparagus vines and American beauty roses. They descended to the lower floor where the guests were grouped about informally. Rev, Herber: Scott Smith, rector of St. Margaret's Protestant Episcopal church of which the bride is a communicant, was alting beneath the canopy to perform the ceremony, and with him to assist, was the president's pastor, Rev. James JI. Taylor of the Central Presbyterian church. Mrs, Willlam H. Bolling, the bride's mother, gave her away. The president stood to the right of the clergymen and the bride stood on their left. At once, Dr. Smith began the words of the Epis- copal marriage service, the president making his responses first and then the bride making her's. After the bride promised to ‘love, cherish, and obey, the president placed the wedding ring, a plain band of gold upon her finger and then, after a prayer, and while the couple clasped their right hands together Dr. Smith declared them man and wife. The brief and simple ceremony was over. Mrs. Wilson Cuts Cake. The entire party then turned to the dining room where a buffet supper was served. ‘The decorations there were in pink and on the buffets were banked growing ferns and pink roses. The tables were decorated with Lady Stanley rose blossoms. On a table in the center was the wedd'ng cake—a fruit cake of several layers high, ornamented with sprays of pink orchids in the center. Mrs. Wilson cut the cake without formality and no rrangement was made for bestowing Pits of it upon guests of the wedding party. During the ceremony and at the lunch- eon afterwards, during which a string orchestra played, the bride wore her| {Continued on Page Two, Column Three.) The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Sunday’ For Omaha, Council Bluffs nnd Vieinity ~Falr. Temperature iy ar Omaha Yesterday. Hour, ba, fil. B = PYPPUPPEPEPFF Mean temperature. 1 eeipitation Temperatu and prulplnnon depar- from the normal: » M Deficiency since March 1 ficlency for cor. period, |vu «(w',’;’,’)) ) ‘» SUNDAY PRAISES SYRACUSE PEOPLE Evangelut Says Bemltu Have Come Up to High Standard He Pic- tured Before Coming. LARGE COLLECTION PREDICTED SYRACUSE, N , Dec. 18.— (Special Telegram.)—‘‘Syracuse in its results has come up to a high standard I pictured in my mind be- fore I came here. The department work has run along smoothly. I have never been in a place where each individual has so fully made the campaign his personal affair as has been the case in this city. Mrs. Sunday and myself feel pleased with the showing. The preachers have worked hard and earnestly and the congregations have ail done wonder- ful work,' _\esiiion T e That was the way "By Bunday summed up the accomplishments of his seven weeks' revival in Syracuse tonight. Just four more services remain before the local soul-saving fight closes with the departure of the evangelist for his ‘Winona Lake home at 10:10 tomorrow night. Today was devoted to tleing up the loose ends of the campaign, in addi- ton to the usual three sermons. Attendance Nearly Million. In round numbers, 860,000 have heard Sunday up to today, this estimate includ- ing tonight's attendance. It is predicted that the total campalgn attendance will reach §00,000. The trall hitters total over 8,600, and when tomorrow night ends lo- cal revival leaders assert that the total (Continued on Page Two, Column Two.) Four Classes of the Derby Recruits Called to the Colors LONDON, Dec. 18.—Four classes of re- cruits who enlisted under the Barl of Derby’s plan, were called out today by royal proclamation. All recrults on the Derby rolls who 4l not enlist for immediate service were placed on the army reserve rolls and therefore the first call for service of four classes is made by the same formal- ity as in the case of the old army reserv- ists who hertofore have been called to the colors. The appearance of placards topped with the royal arms caused -a stir In the streets. The public infers that the Derby enlistment plan has been a success, and that conscription at ieast is postponed. If it should develop that any large per- centage of unmarried eligibles failed to enlist it is expected they will be sub- jected to conscription, as foreshadowed by Premier Asquith, before any calls are made for married men who volunteered under the Derby plan. It 1s inferred the government intends to consider the first class consisting of 18-year-old boys, as corresponding to the class of 1817 in continental countries, and will defer indefinitely putting them in tralning. The classes called but are groups 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the Derby recruits. The an- nouncement placards by the war office states that thelr services will begin Jan- 19, BRIDGE COLLAPSES UNDER STREET CAR Seven Persons Killed and Ten In- jured by Fall of Structure Over Spokane River. DEAD CRUSHED BY STEEL BEAM SPOKANE, Wash,, Dec. 18.— Seven persons were killed and ten were injured today, when a street car went through the Division street bridge over the Spokane rivef. The injured were removed to a hospital. Two street cars were on the bridge at the time of the accident. They were owned by the Washington Water Power company. One of the cars was leaving the bridge when the whole struoture col- lapsed. One end of this car fell to the water and the other rested on the abut- ment. The car crew and two passengers ‘were rescued uninjured. The Astor division can, which fell into the river, waa inbound and carried about hear shont Do 1ol Tongihniss on €58 heavy stee] Béam . car as it went into the river. The beam crushed the passengers on one side of the car and two hours after the accident they could be seen pinned under the water. The passengers on the other side of the car were injured, but firemen res- cued them. The bridge took with it the water and gas pipes that supply the northwest seo- tion of the city with water and gas. Commissions of Eight States Meet in Omaha December 22 TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 18,—In an effort to secure a reconsideration of the In- terstate Commerce commission's ruling announced December 11, permitting rail- ways of the middle west to increase their interstate passenger rates, a meet- Ing of the utilitles commissions of eight states dffected, has heen called for Wednesday, December 22, at Omaha. An- nouncement to this effect was made to- @ay by the Kansas utiiities commission. The formal call for the meeting was issued by Clifford Thorne, chairman of the Iowa utllities commission, follow- ing a conference with the Minnesota officlals. NEW WAY OF MAKING MAGNETIC IRON FOUND URBANA, 11, Dec. 17.—A new method of producing pure iron, by which it s estimated $15,000,000 will be saved yearly to the electrical Industries of the couns try, has been discoverea by Dr. Trygve Yensen, an assistant in the engineering experiment station of the University of Illinots, it was announced today. No patent will be taken out on the process, the university and Dr, Yensen feeling that it should benefit all in- dustry. Dr. Yensen's method, it was an- nounced, consists in melting electrolyt~ fcally refined irom in a vaccum, The magnetlo property of iron #o fused, it 1s asserted, hxs proved to be s remarkable as its purity, Its maxi- mum permeabllity is sald to be two or three times higher than for the most magnetic iron or iron alloy previously produced. The announcement of the discovery uary 20. ‘These groups are composed of unmar- ried men from 19 to 22 years old. Any Farmer With “When is a cream separator a distil- > | lery? That is what a certain consclentious fleld deputy out in the state wants to | know, and he has written to Deputy Col- lecor of Internal Revenue North at the Omaha headquarters to find out. It seems that some inglorious Edison, some unsung Marcon! who pursues the even tenor of his way as a tiller of the rich soll of Nebrasks, devised, in a burst of genius, & scheme for making “apple jack” out of cider by the use of no other machine than the well known cream sep- arator, The operation is reporfed to be the es- sence of simplicity into the milk receptacle, handle is turned in the usual manner and the “apple jack” appears in the cream ficlency for cor. period, indicates tace of D"Uvmthm & receptacle. The clder is poured | the separator | Nows of tha dlscoviry soresd like the | says that by alloying this fron with silicon, the maximum permeability was very much increased, Separator Can Now Make His Own “‘Apple Jack” well known wildfire, though the name of the discoverer, as stated before, is in- glorious and unsung. No longer is “apple Jack” a luxury obtainable only at the TEUTONS READY T0 INVADE GREECE Central Empires Preparing to At- tack Entente Forces that Are Fortifying Saloniki. NEW CRISIS IS DEVELOPING LONDON, Dec. 18.—The unpre- cedented military situation in Greece has developed a new crisis. The allied troops, which, accord- ing to the estimates of British news- papers, number 200,000, are fortify- ing themselves about Saloniki, dig- ging trenches and placing guns. It is reported that the Germans are preparing to advance into Greek ter- ritory to attack them. ‘Whether the Bulgarians also will cross the border is a vital question to th Greeks. It is belleved a Bulgarian ad- vance would rekindle ofd enmities, and might draw the Greek people into the S8 genardl election Wil be held tomorrow, but it is not expected the re- sult will have any controliing influence on the pollcy of the government, The party of Former Premier Venizelos has refrained from putting candidates into the fleld, and the soldlers under arms, who constitute a large proportion of the electorate, will not vote. King Con- stantine remains indisposed, According to the Athens correspond- ent of the Times, the German minister at Athens told Premler Skouloudis that the Germans would be compelled to at- tack the British and French forces. The landing of Itallan forces in Al- bania is likely to prove an important factor, ag the Itallans may be able to attach themselves to the remainder of the Serblan army for concerted action. Murder Suspects Taken at Leola, 8. D. ABERDEEN, S. D, Dec, 18.—(Special Telegram.)—Sheriff McGee of McPherson county, has arrested Bidney Herman and Peter Robert, suspects wanted for the shooting and fatal wounding of Police- man J. H. Bliven at Grand Forks, N. D., a week ago. Sheriff Turner arrived this morning from Grand Forks to get the men, who are confined in McPherson county jail at Leola. The men were stay- ing at the home of Herman's mother at TLeola. They were traced by Chief of Police Hurst of Aberdeen. Westinghouse Employes Strike company plant struck today for increased wages, union recognition and reinstate- ment of a union steward, who was dis- charged Tuesday. ELECTRIC LOAD ON WIRES OF HASTINGS PLANT HEAVY HASTINGS, Neb,, Dec, 18.—(Speclal Tel- egram.)—An unprecedented increase in the consumption of electric current threatens to necessitate shutting off street lamps next week, when the load on the muuicipal plant is expected to reach a new high record. Now generat- ing apparatus s being installed, but it , 1915—SIX SECTIONS-—FORTY peveral hours of furious fighting in | forcing the enemy to the other side of the river Subeska and inflicting on them REVOLUTION AND WILL FLEE LAND Rebel Chief Says Time Has Come to | Retire and He Tells Offioials to “Take Care of Them- | selves.” } SURROUNDED BY “TRAITORS” Will Come to United States, if Per- mitted, and if Not Will Go to Europe. NO MERCY FROM CARRANZA EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 18.—General Francisco Villa has withdrawn from the Mexican revolution, according to authentic advices today from Chi- huahua City. where a council of war has been in session. The retirement of General Villa, it is sald, was af- fected through the pursuasion of members of the council among whom were Villa's staff and advisers, Mrs, Villa also, it was sald, urged her husband to retire and enter the United States. The advices state that Villa announced his intention of proceeding to the border, and, if permitted, come to the United States. Officers in Juarez have been advised to “Take care of themselves.' Time to Go. Villa, addressing the council, is said to have realized the,time had come for his retirement. “I have been surrounded by traltors' he is sald to have declared, “and my men will no longer fight. I sent 1,600 men to defend Santa Rosalla, and they jolned Carranza without a struggle. I do not want to sacrifice you. I will go to the border, cross to the United States if I am permitted, and there live with my family. If T am not permitted to do so, Commander Not to Blame. 1 will go to Europe." |« 2 As s mot difficuit to percelve, the Substantiation of the advices from | ;.. 7 ntat, t Chihuahua appears in telegrams from | in: the atorenid e ois 1o the ocase General Obregon dated at Guaymas on the western coast, quoting & telegram from a prominent Villa general in full and stating that the Villa general had secured from Villa a promise to retire and ask- ing a conference with Obregon upon the fate of the Villa organization's personnel. Without the Law. In reply, General Obregon sald he had stated to the Villa general that Villa was without the law, and whether he re turned was a matter of no moment; that he would be 3 shown--no- The. officers, ne Aald, would" e Ahan guarantees if they surrendered uncons ditionally, Miguel Dias Lombardo, foreign minister of the Villa government, admitted the truth of the advices from Chihuahua, but declared General Villa would not retire to the United States, The household goods of General Villa and his brother, Hipolito, financial agent of the Villa government at Juares, were brought across the border here today. The officers' quarters in Juarez were re- ported dismantled and troop trains were sald to be proceeding to Chihuahua City. Report Not Confirmed. The State department tonight had re- celved from its agents in Mexico no con- firmation of the report that General Villa had decided to abandon his campalgn against Carranza. Department advices, on the other hand, indicated that Villa had planned a movement south of Chihuahua against General Obregon, Austrians Beaten by Montenegrins| PARIS, Dec, 18~—A success for the Herzegovinian army of Montenegro in forcing back the Austrians, after a hard battle, Is reported In the Montenegrin official statement recelved here today. The statement says: “Our army in the Sanjak was attacked on December 156 by superior forces along the entire front. Our troops were given orders on the day following to expect movements which permit them to occupy new defensive positions, Our Herzegovinian army s ded after serious losses.” MAIL CLERK FALLS UNDER TRAIN AND IS KILLED He was the chief mall clerk on the Mil- waukee rallway running between Du- buque and Algona. For twenty years he will not be ready for operation until after the winter's high point is reached. | The Day’s War News CALL TO THE COLORS of classes of recrults who enlisted der the Earl of Derby’s plan to lve Great Britain's recruiting em 1s taken by the B price of a long and tiresome bolling-down process, but it can be secured by any family possessing a cream separator—se- cured in & Jifty, as that other one put up to the federal authorities last week, “What is the dif- ference between a spade and a shovel?’ In the case of the cream separator used an “apple jack” separator the classifi- ation is simple. It is not & still br distillery for the sim- ple and sufficient reason that it doesn t distill the “upple jack' but makes it by | centrifugal force. So the cream and “apple jack" separators need not be registered and need not pay any internal revenue tax However the problem is not as vexed |- been a success and that there wil be mo conscription for the pres- t, at least. BULGARIAN ARMY on the Serbo. Greek frountier is estimatd to num- ber 100,000, a Saloniki dispateh states. Some correspondents there belleve the Bulgarians' is only temporary co-operate with Aw forces in & movement WORK ON PREFPARATION of & seo- ond meote to Austria-Hungary on the Ancons case was begun by » dent “'Illol in Washington today. PAGES. VILLA ABANDONS CLEAR LAKBE, Ia., Dec. 15.—(Speclal.) ~The body of the late Iarry M. New- comber arrived here today from Mo~ Gregor, where he was killed, while jum®- ing off his train to go to the lunch coun- | [ter. No one saw the accident, but the | | supposition ia that he siippcd and rolled beneath the wheels of tho mall car. His body was cut in two near tho walst line. SINGLE 10 ANCONA NOTE Takes Position that Commander of Submarine is Not to Blame for Disaster, ASKS BILL OF PARTICULARS WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The official text of Austria’s reply to the American note on the Ancona, made public here today, reveals that the Vienna government denies that the views presented by the United States, even if correct, warrant the blame for the disaster being placed upon the commander of the subma- rine. The full text of Austria's reply to the American note on the sinking of tho Itallan liner Ancona, as made public today by the State depart- ment, follows: Text of Note. AMERICAN EMBASSY, Vienna, Dec. 15, 1915.—8ecretary of State, Washington: Following note re- celved from minister for foreign af- fairs noon today: “In reply to the much esteemed note No. 4167 which his excelency, Mr. Fred- erick Courtland Penfield, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the United Btates of America, directed to him in the name of the American govern- ment under date of the ninth instant in the matter of the ainking of the Ancona, the undersigned, preliminary to a tho- rough, meritorious consideration of the demand, has the honor to observc that the sharpness with which the government of the United States considers it neces- sary to blame the commanding officer of the submarine concerned in the affair, and the firmness in which the demands addressed to the imperial and royal gov- ernment appear to be expressed, might well have warranted the expectation that the government of the United States should prec’sely specify the actual olr- cumstances of the affair upon which it bases its case. COPY FIVE CENTS. AUSTRIA'S REPLY WII_S(]N WORKS ON SECOND NOTE ON ANCONA CASE Authoritative Statement that Con- tinuance of Friendly Relations Depends on the Answer of Austria. LANSING SENDS MEMORANDUM President at Once Begins Writing Draft and Will See Secretary Later in the Day. WILL STAND BY FIRST DEMANDS WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Presi- dent Wilson began work today on the second note to Austria on the sinking of the Ancona. Friendly relations between the United States and Austria, it was stated authoritatiely, are nearing the breaking point and their continuance will depend entirely upon the reply Austria will be asked to make imme- diately to the note being framed today. While the word ultimatum was not used by officials in discussing the note, it was indicated that the reply will state clearly the alternative which will follow If Austria’s reply is uneatisfactory. The gravity of the sttuation will not, however, cause President Wilson to post- pone his departure tonight ror the south on his wedding tour. LAnsing ds Outline. Secrotary Lansing sent to the White House early in the day a memorandum outlining his views as to what the second American note should contain, The prea- fdent immediately began work on draft- tary Lansing later, Vientia within the next few M Close study of Austria's reply to the American demands that there should be vowal of the act of the submarine nder in sinking the Ancons, his punishment, reparation for American llyes lost and assurance that the incident in the aforesald note leaves room for many doubts, and even if this presenta- tion were corrcet in all points, and the most rigorous legal conception were ap- plied to the judgment of the case, it does not in any way sufficlently war- rant attaching blame to the command- ing officer of the war vessel or to the imperial and royal grovernment. “The government of the United States has also failed to designate the per- sons upon whose testimony it relles, and to whom it apperently belleves it may and royal fleet. The note also falls to give any Information whatsoever as to the number, names and more precise fate of the American citizens who were on board of the sald steamer at the critical moment. “However, in view of the fact that the Washington cabinet has now made a positive statement to the effect that citizens of the United States of Amer- fea came to grief in the incident in question, the imperial and royal govern- ment is In principle ready to enter into an exchange of views in the affalr with the government of «the United States. Wants Bill of Particulars, “It must, however, in the first place, ralse the question why that government falled to give judicial reasons for the demands set forth in its note with refer- {(Continued on Page Four, Column TWo.) | Police Department “of Chicago Rotten, Says the Mayor CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Roused by a recent wave of crime, including murders and numerous robberies and holdups nightly, Mayor Willlam e Thompson, today charged the police department with shielding criminals and grafting. “I'know the police department is abso- lutely . rotten,” sald the mayor. “It is honeycomed with grafters I know holdup men, murderers and pickpockets known to the police are walking the streets every day and .are not arrested. I would not be surprised to learn that in the depart- ment are men who have planned murder." Mayor Thompson sald he would im- mediately start a wholesale cleaning up and rid the police departments of crooks “even though it costs me my life.” Mayor and Chief of Police at Tulsa Removed by Court TULSA, Okla., Deec. 18.—On accusations that they recelved money for furnish- ing protection to keepers of gambling houses and liquor selling establishments, Quinn, police and fire commissioner, were ordered removed from office by Judge Conn Linn of the district court today. The accusations were brought by the Tulsa county grand jury. Foster N. Burns, chief of police was removed on had been & resident of this city. The | deceased 1s & member of the Knights | of Pythias, of this city and the Antloch Commandery No, 43, Knight Templar, of Mason City. He was held in very high steem. similar charges four weeks ago. ‘Mayor Thompson Says the Chicago 'jPoIice Force Honeycombed with Graft CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—The first step In's campaign to clear up the Chicago police department, which he declared was honey- combed with graft, and protection for criminals, was taken today by Mayor Thompson. He ecalled into conferemce the chief of police, the stant chief, and president of the eity civil service commission. After the conference the mayor sald both he and the chief of police were convinced that there was collusion be- tween the police department and the crooks of Chicago and that criminals were seing protected. “As soon as we flad out where the protection 18 coming from," mayor, department. *As to plots within the department murder its own members,” mayor, “I can only say that murders policemen have been numerous of late, and that James Mitchell, the partner Policeman Burke, the bribes, to proteot seers, was denled new trial by Judge Baldwin in the cir- cuit court today, conmndér of ‘the imperial| Mayor Frank H. Wooden and T. J.| would not ve repeated, did not reduce the gravity with which officlals viewed the situation, New Note Will Give Faots. Count Zweldinek, charge of the Austro- Hungarian embassy, conferred with Count von Bernstorff, the German am- bassador today, and soon afterwards had a conference with Secretary JLansing. The charge was understood to have re- celved more instruction from his govern- ment. The veracity of at least one of the affidavits and that was taken to Indl- cate that the new note to Austria will give some of the facts, requested by Vienna. German Big Guns Pass Sofia on Way To Saloniki Sector SALONIKI, Greece, Dec, 17.~(Via Paris, Dec. 18.—Dispatches recelved h: the entente army officers here, the arrival at Sofia, Bulgaria, of d.m batteries, each made up of three seven and one-half-inch guns, which are bound for Saloniki. The work on the fortifications here is being pushed as rapidly as possible. ‘The entente officers are advertising in the newspapers for workmen, and are employing on the work all Serblans who are not subject to service in the army. Hit is expected that complete control of the rallways, the station and the rallway yards will be taken over by the Anglo-French forces Sunday. Entente troops and munitions continue to arrive here. Grease, Dirt and Scale Are Found in Minnesota's Boilers SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec, 18— Grease, dirt and.much scale, found in the boiler tubes of the Great Northern steamship Minnesota, were responsible for the vessel's recent breakdown, fed- eral inspectors working on the case said today. The examination continued today, with the expectation of finding further evidence of what stopped the Minnesota off the lower California coast, emroute from Seattle to London. At the time of the accident C. W, Wiley, marine superintendent of the Great Northern, asserted that the blowouts were caused by forelgn matter in the bollers, and suggested acids. Free Movie Coupon Thig Bee Coupon enti R G Xy R e ) Iree, said the “we are golng to clean up the continued the it vietim, was murdered & month ago, and probably by the same persons who killed Burke™ Captain John J. Halpin, former chiel of detectives, found gullty of accepting to of ot