Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 23, 1915, Page 1

- 7 b g PARY QFY. NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO EIGHT XLV- VOL. -NO. 161, ADVANCE IN RATES BEFORE OFFICIALS | OF FIVE STATES Members of the Commissions and Their Attorneys Spend Day in Conference Debating What Course to Pursue. THREE PROPOSITIONS ARE UP That of Appellmg from Decision of Commerce Commission Decided Only Way to Secure Relief. QUESTION IF APPEAL WILL LIE —— Members n( YhF commissions of five of the states that are included within the boundaries of Western territory, neys general tives of the commission met in con- state railway Passenger together and assoclation with the attor- legal representa- | ference in Omaha yesterday to de- vige ways and means for combatting the recent sion of the Interstate Commerce commission authorizing the railroads to increase their pas- semger rates from 2 to 2.4 cents per mile. The meeting was practically continuous; starting at 10 o'clock in the morning and concluding at 6 o'clock last night, with one-half hour taken out for lunch. When final adjournment was taken last night Clifford Thorne of the Jowa State Railway commission for the commissioners and for the legal representatives gave out the following, asserting that no final ac- tion was taken and that no line of frtinn was decided upon: “It was the sense of the meeting that dec the decision of the Interstate Commerce commission in the western passenger advance rate case In its general applica- tion and the basis followed by the com- | mission in reaching its conciusions ars | subject to serious lega] objections, and that the various states should resist the ordar of the commission increasing pas- senger fares throughout the west pro- viding methods of review in court exist.”” Those Who Were Here. The meeting was held behind doors at the Hotel Loyal and attended by the following: Thorne, chairman; H. T. Clarke, T. F. Hall and H. G. Taylor of the Nebraska closed was commissfon; Clitford Thorne, Wayne El- | lis and J. H. Wilson of the Towa commig- sion; C. B. Ejmquist of the Minnesota commission: W, {L.Stotgman. ..ef, . the North Dakota commiseion: U, G. Powell, rate clerk of the Nebraska commission; Willls Reed, attorney general for Ne- braska; Lydan Smith, attorney general for Minnesota: Attorney General Cozzens, Towa: A. Helm, attorney general for Kan- sas; J. W. Murphy and H. R. Ritzing, as- | sistants to the attorney general of Kan- | sas, in addition to a battery of chlef | clerks and stenographers. It is not probable that the meeting of | members of state railway commisalons and attorneys will end the fight against the advancing of passenger rates as authorized by the Interstate Commerce commission. It is possible that this meet- ing marka the beginning of a legal battle Detween the states in Western Passenger | pssociation territory and the raflroads, a battle that perhaps will last for years. Three Propbsitions. When the commissioners and attorneys | went Into session yesterday they were confronted by three propositions. One was that they drop the fight against the advance In rates and accept the decision of the Interstate Commerce commlssion | as being final. This proposition was| dropped without being given serious con- sideration. The second proposition that came up, but which was not given serious thought, was that of asking for a rehearing before the eommission. This was quickly re- jected, it being generally asserted that the Interstate Commerce commission hav- ing decided in favor of the advance from 2 to 2.4 cents per mile could hardly be expected to reverse itself. The third and last proposition to re-| cefve consideration was that of an ap-| peal to the United Btates court, and If any action is taken this will be the final outecome. However, the State Rallway {Continued on Page Two, Column Four.) The Weather Yeste: Temperature at Omaha Hours. 1 Gam &) 6a m .3 Ta.m g ! 5 a.m 18 9a m = Wa m vere la m 2 12m g 45 1p. m : ©! $ D Miv,divee 50 3p. m.. e 49 4p.m 3 51 6p. m.... 0 2 . . i B0 oxi5tn a1 Comparative Record. 5, 1914, 1913 1912, | Highest yesterday % | Lowest vesterday.. uon Mean temperature 2 » Precipitation ® Temperature and precipitation depar- tures from the normal Normal tem erature 5 Excess for the day 1 Total deficiency sinee March 1 103 Normal precipitation @ inch Deficiency for the day 8 inck Total rainfall since March 1 Deficiency since March 1 Deficiency for cor. period, 1914, 3.19 inches Deficlency for cor. period, 1913 5.3 inches Reports from Stations at 7 P, M. fon ate High- Rain f Weathe P n Cheyenne, partly cloudy.. # oy uyenport, eloudy 0 Denver, partly cloudy 62 m| Des Moines, cloudy “ by North Platte cloudy 2 o Omaha, raining # T Pueblo, l‘lrlrl ,‘A Rapid City, clear 2 Halt Lake City, cloudy. . # kS Santa Fe, clear ¥ . o Sheridan," cloud u 5 2 Sloux City, pardy cloudy {8 " T Valentine, ~ cloudy... o » ® T Indlcntm trace of precipitation WELSH. Local Forecaster. it e Clitford | G !is making its payments promptly, | satd |in Syracuse, N. Y., {visit there that THE WEATHER. Unsettled 'MELON CUT BY THE NEW HOTEL OWNERS Which | Douglas Hotel Company, Owns Fontenelle Property, De- clares 3 Per Cent Dividend. ;KAKESSIXPERCENTNRYEAR Although in opernuon only ten months, Hotel Fontenelle, Omaha's new $1,2560,000 enterprise, is already for the builders that the Douglas Hotel company, which owns the property, has been able to declare a substantial dividend. At a special meeting at the Omaha National bank the board of directors of the owning company declared a dividend, which will amount to prac- | tically 6 per cent per year, according to éxplanation by Gurdon W. Wat- | ties, president of the company. The | dividend w1 cover the year ending |July 1, 1916, which date really [nurkn the close of the first full year of the big hotel, was entirely completed | of the operation after it Three Per Cent Declared. The dividend as declared will be 3 per cent for the half year just closing, pay- | able January 1, and the other 3 per cent will be paid at the end of the first six monthe of the new year. The final report of the building com- mittee was accepted and congratulations | were expressed over the favorable set- { tiements secured with both the con- | tractor and the tenant for the tardy com- | pletion of the building. A penalty of {86,000 damages for this was collected from the contracting firm, Soccretary | A. L. Rieed reported, and then a satis- factory settlement for the delay was made with the Inter-State Hotel com- pany, the firm that leases and operates | the 'Fontenclle, | Totm Within BEstimate. It was also reported that the big hotel was completed at a total cost well within Cost the estimates, the contractor's original bill having been reduced $15000 more, in addition to the money paid as penalty for late completion Qreat enthusiasm marked the meeting of directors, because of the successful | completion of the big enterprise and because of the fact that it is alrcady a paying proposition to the public spirited and prominent citizens who invested their money to glve Omaha a fine new hostelry. HOTEL COMPANY MAKES GOOD | Directors Say They Are Doing Even Better Yhan They Expected. Directors of-the Interstate Hotel com- pany, which leases and operates the Fon- | tenelle, have not helq their annual meet- JUnder their lease, they pay the owning company approximately & per cent net per year fof the use of the hotel property, and the fact that the owning company is declaring its present generous dividend shows that the leasing company “Our expectations for the first year's business have been more than realized," Managing Director Abraham Bur- of the Fontenelle, ‘“Patronage has been gratifying, and we are coming out very well financially. “Each month's business since the open- |ing last spring bas shown a fine in- crease, in spite of the late opening, dull summer tourist patronage on account of the excessively wet season, and the gen- eral slackening of hotel business through- jout the country because of the war. We {have enjoyed a very encouraging shars of the hotel business coming into Omaha. bank Expeet an Increase. ! “Our directors and stockholders living told me on my last they were very well satisfled with the results so far. We look forward to even better business after the first of the year. “The Fontenelle is now well advertised, well thought of and firmly established in the approval of Omahans and the traveling public, and is rated as well as any in the country.” An adjustment of rates will be made January 1, Mr. Burbank said, to meet the popular demand for accommodations at not over $1.50 per day. The Fontenelle | proving such a successful investment | OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER Paul Koe Hed FRYDERRK SCNTETNOR n-m.: Mnn.rn rt.Jutmt.' FIND MISSING LINK IN THE KOENIG CASE| Federal Anthontm Believe They Have Thing Needed to Clinch Matter, ARREST A NIGHT WATCHMAN NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Bdmund Justice, a night, watchman, em- ployed by the Atlas Steamship com- pany, & subsidiary of the ihmbur:- American line, was arrested by fed- eral officers this afternoon, charged with being a party to the conspiracy directed from this country against the entente allies by Paul Koenig and other alleged German agents. With the arrest of Justice at his home in south Brooklyn, the au- thorities belleve they have found the “missing link"” In the Koenig case. It is charged that, at Koenig's direc- tlon, Justice accompanied Frederick Metzler under arrest to Quebec and there sought to determine the number of troops belng sent to the United Kingdom, and to learn what ships they would sall on, and detalls of artillery equipment and other spplies being sent abroad. It is alleged that such activities were part of a military plot directed from the United States and as such violated will at that time change its rate on a certaln number of rooms with private | shower bath, making them $1.50 instead of |32 per day. At the same time another | innovation will be the serving of a To-cent |table d'hote luncheon in the main | restaurant, while the business men's | hasty luhcheon at 6 cents will be con- tinued in the men's cafe Strike of Chigago Switchmen Averted | | CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—Settlement of the | threatened strike of 4,60 switchmen em- iployed by roads entering Chicago, was |announced today, when the raflroad gen eral managers' committee informed the | Brotherhood of Trainmen officials that |they would agree to the employes' con | tention that transfer trains should carry |cabooses. A minor point of difference, |involving the reinstatement of a conduc- |tor, it was given out would be adjusted satisfactorily. \Lawyer Shoots and ' Kills Two Men [ BATON ROUGE, 1a., Dee -Albert |L. Knox, surveyor of customs for the port of New Orleans and ‘promineat Louisiana attorney, shot and killed Ben | Foster, an attorney of Hattlesburg, Miss. iand Alex Franko of Matchitoches, la., in ‘u rafiroad station here this afternoon. ! AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE IS REPORTED CAPTURED | PAR'S, Dec. 2"v— According to a dispatch to the Messaggero from Malta, forwarded by the Havas cor- respondent at Rome, an Austrian federal statutes Brincken Will Move to Dismiss. 84 FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.—Baron George Wilhelm Von Brincken, attached to the German consulate here, Charles C. Crowley, a detective and Mrs. Mar- maret Cornell, were granted today & delay untll Friday to enter pleadings to charges of participation in alleged Ger- man bomb plots, When they appeared today it wes announced that Bamuel Pratt of Reno, Nev. former United States district attorney in Nevada, was assoclated with counsel for the defense The defendants' attorneys sald they would make a motion to quash the in- dictments Friday, on the grounds the indictments ‘were too broad and did not | specify the time, place or manner of the crimes alleged and that there was not enough information in them to enable them to obtain witnesses. If the motion to squash shos be denied it was sald other legal rights would be used, such as the filing of & demurrer varticulars The delay granted today was given by Judge Maurice T. Dooling of the United States aistrict court upon the defendants of the motion. A speedy trial was desired by the defendants, it was stated pre- viously by counsel for the defemse. Sofia Paper Says Serbia Plotted the Death of Archduke BERLIN, and a demand for a bill of Dee. 22.—(By Wireless to Say- ville.)—"According to the Sofia newspa- per Dnevnik,” says the Overseas News Agency today, ‘“the former Bulgarian minister to Serbla, M. Tchaprachikof! says the Bulgarlan government holds proof in writing that the serblan gov ermment was a direct accomplice in the assassination of Archduke Francls Fer- submarine has been captured by two torpedo boats, presumably Italian. dinand at Sarajevo. The Bulgarian gov ernment, it was stated, will soon publish the documents.” Oity bank, charged || 1.*:"‘. munitions; at t,he 0& ' «, New York art dealer, American line official, is ‘W up the Welland canal. | BOVEr— km»nrmr»flrar}’ BELOW =1 PAVL_KOENIGY \SGORES FENSE Member of Consulting Board Re- signs So He Can Attack Pre- | paredness Program. NO STRENGTH BY SEA OR LAND NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Henry A. Wise Wood, representative of the American Soclety of Aeronautic con- gress, today announced his resigna- tion as a member of the naval con- sulting board recently appointed by Secretary of the Navy Danlels. His action was taken, he sald, be- cause he disapproves as inadequate for the country's defense the naval program proposed by the adminis- tration. He will continue, he said. to serve as a consultant to members of the board. Polley Daungerously Weak, Mr, Wood says in his letter of resigna- tion to Secretary Danlels that he had re- tired “In order that I shall be free to attack the thoroughly inadequate, and therefore dangerously weak, naval and military policy of the president as ex- pressed in Secretary Garrison's and your own recommendations, and to urge pub- licly that the recommendations of the general board of the navy and general staff of the army, as contained In the original reports, be substituted therefor. ‘If our homes, our people, our institu- tions and our rights are worthy of pres- ervation at all, they are entitled to the most Impregnable safeguards which trained men can devise and our enormous wealth create After outlining the way in which, he declares, the original program of the gen- eral board of the navy submitted to the administration last July was weakened by the dubstitution of another and “less adequate program,” Mr. Wood said is “Thus the admipistration offers us neither enough strength at sea to resist thereon the fleets of the foremost powers, nor enough strength ashore to prevent the successful landing of the armies of | such nations, for which their superior navies could easlly clear the way." Mr. Wood is chairman of the confer- ence committee on national preparedness, ‘l‘nmpfil(‘d of nine organizations working 1916. SIXTEEN PAGES | ALLEGED PRO-GERMAN PLOTTERS At the left is Fred 'LAST OF YILLISTA erick Schlemdl, employe of the Nati ing documents relatingg Emil Le)y' ARMY WIPED OUT, N0 QUARTER GIVEN Nine Hundred Soldiers Xilled Wounded or Taken Prisoners in Desperate Fight Near Chihuahua City. | BATTLE ALL DAY AND NIGHT | Rebel Chief Still at Large and None Knows Where He Keeps Himself, |OCHOA JOINS TKE VICTORS LAREDO, Tex., Dec. 22.—Car- ranza troops under General Jacinto | Trevino engaged what remained of { the Villa army in a flerce battle yes- terday and tods at Mapula, ten miles outside Chihuahua City, {n- flicting a severe defeat, according to reports reaching here Laredo. The Carranza losses were sald to have been smell. They Fight Deaperntely, General Trevino with his soldiers, who {have advanced rapidly in Chihuahua dur- Ing the last ten days, encountered the Villa soldiers moving southward. A flerce battle ensued in which no quarter was shown. The Villa soldlers fought desper- ately and the battle lasted all yesterday afternoon and was prolonged through the night in the streets of the village of Mau. plla were strewn with dead when firing ceaned. The leader of the Villa soldiers was not learncd. Troops engaged were sald to | have been the remnants of a force un- tll recently operating in Sonora Makes Marked Progress. BL PASO, Tex., Dec. 22.—The de facto government of Mexico made marked pro- gress today In assumption of civil and military authority through the territory surendered recently by followera of Francisco Villa, according to reports reachipg here from various sources. Villd's whereabouts was still unknown here, General Jacinto Trevino, at the head of a military force, representing the de facto government, was reported to have occupled Chihuahua City. General Al- varo Obregon, whose forces recently drove General Villa from Sonora, was sald to be en route from Nogales to Juarez to assume military control. Menounces Villa Cause. General 'Manuel' Ochoa, former Villa B8 WEAR| commimitn ods s v the Villa cause and joined the de facto government. - Temporarily he had been pluced in control of the surrendered ter- ritory by Mexican Consul Andreas Garcls. Hipolito Villa, brother of the deposed chief, was said to have left Juarez for San Antonlo, Tex. General Jose Rodriguez, until recently, one of Villa's principal leaders, was re ported with a small force at Casas Grandes. His attitude twoard the de facto government was unknown here, General Ochoa, the only officer of the Villa faction in Juarez who did not sign the agreement of surrender December 0, after accepting the terms of the peace pact today issued a proclamation to the people on behalf of himself and his troops pledging alllance to the de facto govern- ment. The proclamation was published after Andreas G. Garcla, Carranza con- sul here, had overruled the action of former Villa genetals to place General Ysabel Robles in charge of civil and {Continued on Page Four, Column Five.) Little Girl Shot by Nine bundred | | Villa soldiers were killed, wounded | or taken prisoners, according to ad- | vices to Carranza officials in Nuevo SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS, REPLY T0 AUSTRIA IS FIRM AND CLEAR Vienna Government Told that Re- port of Austrian Commander Suf- ficient Basis for Demands. VIOLATION OF LAW DELIBERATE WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.—The re- ply of the United States to Aus- tria’s note on the destruction of the Itallan liner Ancona declares that the officlal admission of the Aue- trian admiralty that the liner was torpedoed after it had stopped and while passengers still were aboard, alone is sufficient for the American demand for disavowal reparation and punishment of the submarine commander. Secretary Lansing’s second note, already probably in the hands of the Austrian foreign minister and made public here today, renews the de- mands of the United States and says the detalls to which Austria referred ita reply to the first American com- munication are in no way essential to the discussion. Fall Text Note. It emphasizes that continuance of good relations between the two countries de- pends upoh the action of the Austrian government. The full text of the note, which 18 addressed to American Ambas- sador Penfield, follows: “The government of the United States has recelved the note of your excellency relative to the sinking of the Ancona, which was delivered at Vienna on Decem- ber 15, 1916, and transmitted to Washing- ton, and has given the note immediate and ocareful consideration. “On November 15, 1915, Baron Zwiedinek, the charge d' affaires of the !mperial and royal government at Washington, trans- mitted to the Department of State a re- port of the Austro-Hungarian admiralty with regard to the sinking of the steam- ship Ancona, In which it was admitted that the vessel was torpedoed after its engines had been stopped and while pas- tengers were still on board. This admis- #lon alone s, In the view of the govern- Watchman at the City Dump May Die 1da Stroud, 9 years of age, 202 North Thirteenth street, was wounded when a revolver held in the hands of Fred Baker, & watchman at the city dump, was dis- charged this afternoon. Baker declared the shooting was moel dental. He fired the revoiver, he sald, to frighten away several men who ap- proched the little girl and a companion, Haszel Compston, 18 years of age, in a threatening manner. The little girl who was wounded did not weep, but sat in the ambulance in ellent anguish, “Why don't you cry, litile girl?* she was askod “Hazel and T were playing soldier with our brothers,” she sald and soldiers don’t cry when they are shot.”” The two girls live near the dump and were wandering about the place when the shooting occurred, Ida was shot in the side, the bullet passing through her body and eame out the other alde. The girls sald the watchman shot the direction of the Compston girl The physiclans held out hope for in for national defense. \ her recovery. g — Foreign Trade of United States for November Half Billion Dollars WASHINGTON 2.~Forelgn trade of the United States m November jumped to the unprecedented total of half a bil lion dollars statement ports as well Dee A Department of Commerce issued today shows that im as exports broke records for the month. A record of $5,000,000 for the last twelve months' exports and im ports was set | November imports were $164,319,169, more by $11,00,00 than the previous No vember record. made #n 1912 November | exports of $331,144,527 were the greatest of any month in the country's history. The best previous month was last October, when exports were: $328,080,21. Twelve months' imports 10’ November 30 exports were §1,540,000,000 more than. the preceding vear and nearly $L,000,000,00 more than Lwo years ago, | The great amount of gold pouring into |the United States is shown in the state- ment that $61,000,000 in gold arrived in November. Only ¥,00000 reached this country in November, 194 Twelve months' fmports of gold akEregated #10,- 60,976, compared with §65352,066 in M. November gold exports were only $3,861,- 153, against §14,626,452 the preceding No- vember, During the last twelve months #0ld valued at §19.647,007 left America, as compared with $233,0674% the year before The net In war gold movement in the last twelve months was 339,963,419, against aggregated §1,730,244.2%, against $1.565,645,- W7 for the preceding year. The years a net outward movement the year be- for of 174,706,790, ment of the United States sufficlent to fix upon the commander of the submarine which fired the torpedo the responsibility for wilfully having violated the standin law of nations and entirely flllnludnz those humane principles which overy bel- llgerent should observe in the conduct of war at sea. In view of these admitted clrcumstances the government of the United Statos feels justified in holding that the detalls of the sinking of the A.n- cona, the welght and character of the ditional testimony corroberating the M— miralty's report ‘and. the number ot Americans killed or tnjured .are in no Wey easential matters ap-discussion, The (Continued on Pago Four, Emmn Thres.) Murrai in Command At the Dardanelles, Officially Stated LONDON, Dec. 2.—Ldeutenant General Sir Archibald Murray, has been appointed to succeed Sir Charles Monroe as Brit- ish commander at the Dardanelles, says an official statement lesuéd this after- noon. ir Charles Monroe has been appointed In command of the First British army in ¥France, in succession to Sir Douglas Halg. . The official announcement follows: General Bir Douglas Halg having as- sumed supreme command of the British forces in France and Flanders, General Sir Charles Monroe will succeed him in command of the First army, “Ideutenant General Sir Archibald Mur- ray, chief of the imperial general staff, will succeed Sir Charles Monroe. “Lieutenant General Sir Willlam Reb- ertson, now chief of the general staff in France, will become chlef of the Im- perial general ataff with the temporary rank of general, with Major General R. Whigham as his deputy. “Major General L. Kiggell, now as- sistant to the chief of the imperial gen- eral staff, will become chief of the gen- eral staff of Bir Douglas Halg. General Murray was chief of the fm- perial staff at London until a few days ago. Premier Asquith anpounced yester- day that he had been suoceeded by Lieu- tenant Genera! Robertson, chief of the general staff in the fleld and that he was to recelve an important command. The commandership of the First Brit- ish army was made vacant by the pro- motion of General Halg to be the Brit- ish commander-in-chief, Warning Tells How to Prevent Fires in Christmas Trees NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—The Safety First Federation of America is sending out an appeal to the public to heware of the danger of Christmas fires. Warning is given that if candles are used on Christmas trees they should be con. stantly watcheq and a sheet of irom, tin or zine should be placed beneath the tree to catoh the drippings from the candles. “Don't use any inflammable material in decorating the tree.” Read the warn- ing. “Cotton batting particularly should be avolded. Protect all gas lights with & globe or screen “Don't decorate electric light globes with paper. Have several pails of water handy in se the unexpected should happen. It any one's clothing takes fire, #mother the flames with & rug, blanket or coat.” Munitions Depots at Muenster Blown Up LONDON Dee. 2. ~According to ad- vices to the Amsterdam Telegraaf, loF warded by Reuter's’ correspondent, powder factory and several lmmunl(lon depots at Muenster, Weatphalia, have been blown up. Great damage was done 1o the town, the newspaper adds. ~ BRITISH HOUSE VOTES MILLION MEN FOR ARMY Action of Oommons Raises the Paper Strength of the Land Forces to About Four Million Men, TEUTON DIPLOMATS ARE ACTIVE Since Flight from Dardanelles They Are Trying Wiles on Roumania . and Greece. FIGHTING IN WESTERN FRANCE LONDOON, Dec. 23.—After an all- night debate the House of Commons early today granted an incréase of 1,000,000 men in the British army, bringing up ite strength on paper to 4,000,000. With the increase come changes in higher command. Lieu- tenant General Robertson. ohief ' of the general staff, having been re- called from France to become chief of the imperial statf {n London in place of Lieutenant General Murray, who is about to recelve an important command. These changes are &e- cepted here as indicating closer co- operation among the allies in the conduct of military operations on the western front. Teuton Drpromats Dasy. The Teutonic powera are represented as taking full advantage of the moral effect produced by the withdrawal of British forces from the Gallipoli peninsula and to be attempting once more to swing Groece and Roumania to their side in the Balkan operations. If the news of the bombardment ot Varna is correct, Russia 1s loatng no time In an attempt to fore- stall these efforts. From several sources, all unofficial, London has heard of the bombardment of the Bulgarian port. Vi rious dlspatches state that the Russian warships are nocompanied by a flest of transports which, according to the morn« Ing papers, already has landed a suf- flolent force to hold the town. While the Greek elections have given a large majority to former Premfer Gou- narle, & powerful member of the present (Continued on P Two, Column Two.) John Snyder, Wanted in Clay County, is Held at Grand Forks GRAND I'OIKI. N, D., Dee, 22.—(Spe- olal Telogram.)—Sherief Paul Bonnifield of Clay county, Nebraska, last night ob- tained from John Snyder, alias Maytin Greene, confession of a murderous attack upon August Peterson at Verona, Neb,, July % last, and which nearly resulted in Peterson's death. Snyder was jalled at Devil's Lake, N. D., on a vagrancy charge. He was identified by postal card descriptions sent out by Clay county of- ficlals. Kever sinco the attack on Peter- son, lusion that he killed him. Snyder used A rasor on Peterson, slashing him in a horrible manner. Bonnifield will leave today for Nebraska in charge of the prisoner. Blind Persons Get Uncensored News NEW YORK, Dec. 2—Miss Helen Keller and other blind persons in the United States are obtaining uncensored news from the belligerent countries in Europe In newspapers published for the blind, in London, Parts, Berlin and Vienna, according to Miss Keller. These newspapers are not censored, she says, because they are printed in short-hand Brallle, a point type used for the blind, which the censors are unable to read. “These uncensored accounts of condi- tions tn the warring countries tell me the true sentiment among the working people and the intolerable conditions that sur- round them,” sald Miss Keller. ‘‘Thelr hearts are almost at the breaking point.’” aced clerkg n'fl- . E‘fi' v-:-. EEEENE e the best heln of any wasy colunns of “The read 8sily by all of th m-- Help Wanted Ad™ TELEFEONE TYLER 1000 AND oua indver-int walks PUT IT IN THE OMAHA BER, Bnyder has labored under the de- - 1