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

l i x The Sunday Bee is the only Omaha newspaper that gives its readers four big |pc2es of colored comics. VOL. TH XLV—NO. OMAHA DAILY BEE OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER oR , 1915--TEN PAGES. BRITAIN SENDS [CALDWELL BURIAL AN INDIAN ARMY | 10 BE HELD TODAY out gr_ FRANCE ™ iske e ™ | BANKS TO CLOSE AT 1 0'CLOCK Entire Corps Leaves Western Battle Front for Another Field of Operations, it is Announced, DESTINATION IS NOT TOLD King George Forwards Address of Praise Through the Prince of Wales. UDS “COMRADES - IN - ARMS” LONDON, Dec. 27.—A British ndian army corps has left France jor another field of operations, it was officially announced tonight.. At the headquarters of the Indian army corps before it left France, the | Out of respect for President Vic- | National bank, who died Sunday | night, all national banks of Omaha { will close for the day at 1 o'clock this afternoon, while fellow officers and employes of the deceased banker bear the body to its last resting place. Decision to close the banks for the funeral was made yesterday at a special meeting of the Omaha Clear- {ing House assoclation. A committee was also appointed to draw up reso- | lutions of sympathy for the family {and of regret at the passing.of the bank head. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock today at Al Saints’ church, of which Mr. follthing address from their king Caldwell was a member. Rev. Thomas J. \ Mackay, the rector, will conduct the ) ver to the . and ) goperor was delivered services, both at the church and at men by the Prince of Wales: | Prospect Hill cemetery, “More than a year ago I summoned |will be made you from Indla to fight for the safety of | Activo pallbearers will be the following my empire and the honor of my pledged |officers and empoyes of the bank, who word on the battletield of Belgium and have served under Mr. Caldwell for many where interment, France. The confidence which I then |years expressed in your sense of duty, your |V Rhoudes, G. H. Yates courage and your chivairy you since have . Morsmar, T. F. Murphy re. nkman nobly justified. H i e friends and representative busi- Sends His Son. ‘mn and professional men will act as now require your services in an- |honorary pallbearers: her field of action, but before you leave | C. E. Biack, 1, MeDonald, |E urke. 00, 1 send my dear, gallant son, the | 5 PUTLE Ralan Priste of Wales, who hs shared with | Ji. Davis Bmtth. my armies the hardships of the cam-|T. A, Ty Wattles, yalgn, to thank you in my name for |{OM1 g"kl;‘:"\' W By - S your services and to express to you my | {\‘lnk T. Hamilton, c.mr‘c, Thomas, ' isfaction. | Frank B. Johnson, \2ago “British Indlan comrades in arms, |\ Ly Learned 7 A Renale, yours has been fellowship In toils, hard- |B. 7. Smith. Robert Davis, ahips, courage and endurance, = otten ¥ H: Millara, Denyer gapinst great odds, in deeds il ""“"1 Mg talsreime of dyiigathy ang con- days of eveél# memorable Gonflict. In|,;ience pave been received by the family the warfare waged under new conditions and ip pecullarly frying circumstances, you hitve worthily upheld the honor of | the empire and the great traditions of my army in India. “I have followed your fortunes with ihe deepest interest and watched your gallant actions with pride and satisfac- tion and I mourn with you the loss of many gallant officers and men. and by the United States National bank. The messages came from all parts of the country, both from banking and personal friends of Mr. Caldwell. All the Omaha banks wil have special representations of officers at the funeral will also the Omaha Clearing house. (Cnnu.nued on Page Two, Column Four.) Alleged Writer of Black Hand Notes Taken Into Custody Give Lives Freely. “Let it be your consolation, as their | pride, that they freely gave their lives | in Just cause for the honor of their #overelgn and the safety of my empire. | They dled gallant soldiers and I lhn.ll‘ ever hold their sacrifice in grateful re- membrance. “You leave France with just in deeds of HNonor already ac and | with my assured confidence that your proved valor and experience will contrib ute to further victories in the new flelds | of action to which you go. “I pray God to bless and guard you mnd bring you back safely when final |finally picked up at Park Rapl victory {s won, each to his own home ! In August last Charles Howell, who Charles Denigan, alias B. H. Lewls, is in the custody of federal authorities. A let- [ ter demanding $500 or the life of Charles |Howell was placed in the hands of In- spector D, A. Collier of Moorhead, which it 1s alleged Denigan wrote. Denigan was |first located at Truman, Minn., but was Jo tor B. Caldwell of the United :-‘luu\s"l AMERICAN only eight days and then ry 'ARABS TAKE OASIS " FROM BRITISH ARMY Tribesmen Clear Siwah, in Libyan Desert, of English and Seize Materuh. MASON CITY, Ia., Dec. .—8pecial)— |80 SAYS nm.xmn REPORT BERLIN, Dec. 21.—(V1| ‘Wireless ta Sayville.) — Senusst .tribesmen, advancing along the Egyptian coast near the Tripolitan border, have driven the ritish oBut of Materuh, to which they retired late in Novem- ber, after a strong Arab force had compelled their retreat from Sollum, according to a Turkish official re- port recelved here today from Con- stantinople. Clear Siwah. The statement which was dated De- cember 2, follows: “Several detachments of senussi contin- ued successful attacks against the Brit- ish in Bgypt. They have cleared the Siwah district completely of British. (The Siwah district is ar oasls in the Libyan desert, about twenty miles long and a mile wide, some 300 miles south of Alex- andria.) “One detachment advancing along the coast attacked the town of Materuh, 240 kilometers (about 150 miles), east of Sol- lum. In the engagement the British com- mander and 300 soldlers were killed and the rest fled eastward. ‘“The Mohammedand took from the ?rlmh‘ near Sollum and Materuh, two leld cannon and a large quantity of ar- tillery ammunition and ten automobiles of which three were armored.” Suffer Smaull Losses. LONDON, Dec. 21.—The main Arab force which has been operating near there to be welcomed with honor among |operates a large Jersey dairy herd, asked his own people.” of & Chicago agency to send him a suita- ble man. He had hired several good men M P 1 om | through this agency. When the man zlv; EIII |ing the name of Denigan arrived Howel L ma’. 0 .s |did not like his looks and said that he Perrine is Dead wes rovokea with the company that would send him such a man. He told | Denfgan that he did not want him and NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—The death of this incensed Denigan not a little. He Mrs. Emma Folsom Perrine, mother of |replied to Howell that he didn't care to . Frances Folsom Preston, who was |work for such a man. In a few days he . Grover Cleveland, at Pinceton, N. |recelved his first threatening letter from was announced here today by George (him demanding the $500. Mr. Howell at F. Parker, a close friend of the family. once placed the letter in the custody of Mrs. Perrine was 76 years old. Ter Postmaster W, F. Muse, who turned it death occurred late last night at the!over to the inspector. While the inspec- home of Mrs. Preston. After the death'tor was working on the case a second of haer first husband, Oscar Folsom, who letter was recelved demanding the $300 was a law partner of Grover Cleveland, immediately, and if he did not send it before he was first elected president, | that he would “get him.” It also threat- Mrs, Perrine spent much of her time 'ened to kill some of the Jersey cattle with her daughter. Mrs. Perrine livea °Wned by Mr. Howell. A few nights in Bugfalo for & number of years. {after this Mr. Howell's house burned to {the ground. Just as Inspector Colller iplclum Denigan up the latter had started Western Co]]ege {for Mason City. In one of the letters in { the possession of Inspector Collier is th Te&chers to0 Mee | threat that “I will do you the same a was done by that man in Englewood.” State Superintendent A. O, Thomas will Ed d R d come 1o bmana tomorrow, wner ne AWArds Repudiates will address the fourth annual confer-| ence of the Western Association of Col-| supposed InteereW lege Teachers, which will be in session | here. His subject will be “A More Rea-| g1, PASO, Tex, Dec. l.—Thomas D. sonable Basts for Certification of Teach- | pqwards United States consul at Juares, ers.” The meetings will be held at the|yrovico, ‘on arriving today from Little Howl Bua, Rock, Ark., denied that he had given any newspaper interview or even a news- paper man at Fort Worth, Tex., form The Weather | which city dtspatches were sent Satur- | day, quoting him as declaring the Car- gorecast till 7 p. m., Tuesday: ranza goverment had used women to For Omaha, Council Blutfs and Vicinity | €OrFupt Villa ofricers, »Fair; rising temperature, | Mr. Eawards sald that he had spoken Temperature ar Omana Yesterday, |Senerally during his trip on the situation Hour in Villa territory in confidence to private 5 12| individuals, but had made no comment H & 11l upon the Carranza government for publi- - 11l cation. He had no recollection of mak- 9 a 11!ing the remarks attributed to him in dis- 8 ]-"pulchel 2 m , i Mr. Bryan Cancels iE ¢ Passage for Europe 9 | i | NEW YORK, Dec. #.—Reports that Comparative | Willlam Jennings Bryan had contem- 1915, 1914, 1913 1912 plated joining Henry Ford in Europe were - 8 s ® | confirmed today, but because Mr. Ford 21 himselt is returning to this country, Mr. A0 | Br)l.n will not go to Burope. It was learned here that he had booked Local Record. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Mean Temperature . Precipitation rature and tures From the Bormel Normal temperature Deficlency for t! Total deficiency since Marc! Normal preei Deticiency for the day Total raintal] singe March 1. March 2 2 k) qreclplulhn depar- | 2 | passage for himself and Mrs. Bryan on the steamship Rotterdam, salling tomor- row. But today Mr. Bryan sald that be- cause of Ford’s return he had indefinitely postponed his trip. mllon . B.ecelver Asked for Texas & Pacific DALLAS, Tex., Dec, #i.-Receivership l'flr the Texas & Pacific Rallway company 00) Was asked in a petition filed here today 00| by the Bankers' Trust company of New Omaha, clea Rapid City, clear Sheridan, clear . ioux City, clear . Materuh was attacked on Christmas day and dispersed by the British, who suf- fered small losses, it was officially an- nounced toda: The officlal statement says: “With reference to the Turkish official communication of the 27th, the war of- fice states that from the léth to the 24th there was no fighting between our troops and the Arabs on the western fronfler of Bgypt, Arabs Dispersed. “On the th, the principal Arab force which was located some elght miles from Mersa Matru (Materuh), attacked and dispersed with trifling lo troops.” The foregoing evidently refers to the Turkish official statement received today from Constantinople by way of Berlin, which, as sent by wireless, bore the Con- stantinople date of December 26. Chu Damaged by Fire, CAMBRIDGE, Neb,, Dec. 21.—(Special Telegram.)—The Catholic church here caught fire yesterday and was damaged at least $1,000; fully covered by insur- ance. The fire started from an over- heated furnace. A Few Still on Hand The Bee's | *Billy " Sunday Special— The handsome 32- page edition con- taining sermons and action photos. Mail to Your Friends York through their local attorneys. De | fault in payment of interest on bonds is alleged. Hearing was set for January 3l ’;lenllne. clear indjcat Ly R VELSH Lical” Forecuster Price 10 Cent, i FORD PLANS PEACE HALL IN DANE CITY He Is Reported to Have Told Friends He Will Erect Palace in Copenhagen. LINDSEY HEADS EXPEDITION LONDON, Dec. 27.—The Copen- hagen correspondent of the Hx- change Telegraph company says: ‘“Henry Ford is reported to have told friends he expects to bulld a geace palace at Copenhagen, which the expedition will make its head- quarters instead of The Hague.” Lindsey Is Leader. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 2.—Ap- pointment of Judge Ben 8. Lindsey of Denver as a member of the committee in charge of the Ford peace party, now 08 its way to The Hague, indicated that opposition to preparedness will not be emphasized, according to John D, Barry of the San Francisco Bulletin, whose story of Ford's departure was recelved here today by cable. Judge Lindsey, Mr. Barry sald, was one of about fifteen of the sixty-five delegates aboard the Oscar II who re- fused to sign a statement against pre- paredness, signature of which was sald to have carried with it the power to vote on the party's actions. “Lindsey’s selection indicated that non- preparedness was not to be emphasized as a feature of the peace mission—a cir- cumstance verified personally by one In authority, Frederick H. Holt of Detroit,” Mr. Barry 1d. Mr. Ford's announcement of the man- aging committee and of his intention to absent himself from the party was given to his guests at 3 o'clock In the morn- ing on board a train for Stockholm, Mr. Barry sald, in describlng the event as “plcturesque.” Representatives of Mr, Ford told mem- bers of the party they did not know where Mr. Ford was going. The uncer- tainty was dispelled Christmas eve at Stockholm by a message from Mr. Ford from the steamer Gergensfjord, at Ber- gen, which read: “On board boat. All golng well.” The Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones of Chi- cago was elected chairman of the com- mittee In charge and Frederick H, Holt of Detroit, vice chairman, it' was an- nounced at the Christmas dinner Fora Only Slightly 111 DETROIT, Mich,, Dec. 2I.—Anxiety of the family and business friends concerns ing the health of Henry Ford, who is returning from his European peace jour ney, was relieved today by the announce ment of a cablegram from Stockholm. The message, addressed to Mrs. Ford ted that Mr. Frd was only slightly #il and that he would come to Detroit immediately after arriving in New York Officlals of the Ford' Automobile com pany denled today that they were worry. ing over Mr. Ford's safety. “We expect to hear from Mr, Ford in two or three days when his ship gets within our wireless zone,’ sald ¢, A Brownell, director of publicity, Deep Snow Keeps President Indoors During Morning HOT SPRINGS, snow kept President W today and he devoted papers brought from Washington, With Mre. Wilson, he planned to go motoring later in the day. Among the questions before him was the selection of a post- master for New York City, several ap- plications for pardons and numerous routiae executive orders, Comfortable journey. « Dec. 21.—Heavy ison indoors agal the morning to | SIN( -.-“:h.“ “ FRENCH CAMPS-—Three American aviators who have been “‘by rumor’’ killed many times are Lieutenant William || Thaw, Elliot Cowdin and Norman Prince. They will remain wrn to the French aviation camp, A FRENCH LINER; MANY SHIPS LOST 3sevemy-mne Killed When Pas- senger Steamer is Sent to Bot- tom by Shell of a Sub- marine Vessel. VARIOUS CRAFT ARE DESTROYED Boat with American-Owned Cargo | Worth Two Million Dollars One of Victims. | WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27 | Seventy-nine persons were drowned | In the destruction of the French line Ville e la Citoat, the American con | sul at Malta reported today to the State department. No Americans were aboard. The ship, he reports, was torpedoed without warning at | further that the rescued were picked up by a Moss liner after they had been in small boats two hours. The | torpedoed ship, the consul reported, was on its way from Japan, China and Hawali, to Marseilles. The lost included one woman, a first class passenger, a stewardess and two children. Sunk Without Warning. PARIS, Dec. 2.—The Krench steamer Villa De La Clotat, with passengers on board was torpedoed without warning an1 sunk in the Mediterranean by a sub- marine on Decembey 24, the ministry of marine announced today. Most of the passengers and members of the crew have been rescued The statement follows “The steamer Villa De La Clotat was torpedoed and sunk on the 4th in the Meditteranean by an enemy submarine without warning, A majority o. the pas- sengers and crew were picked up by an hngllm Steamer, Detalls have not been The Villa De La Clotat was one of the largest steamships sunk :ecently In the Meditteranean. Its gross tonhage was 6,378, It was 487 feet long and 60 foet beam. It was built at La Clotat, France in 1594 and was owned by the Messageries Masitimes of Marseilles. It was last reported on its arrival at Saigon, Indo- China, on December 1, on & voyage from Yokohama, to Marseilles. Belgian S{eamahip Sunic. LONDON, Deo. 21.~Sinking of the Bel- wlan steamer Ministre Beernaett i an- nounced. The crew left the steamer in boats, two of which are missing, The British steamer Cottingham of §13 tons has been sunk. The crew was saved, The 4,600 ton British steamship Yeddo from Calcutta, November 24, for Boston and New York has been sunk. The crew was saved. The British steamship Hadley has been sunk and the steamer Umbia beached at the mouth of the Thames w.th fire for- ward. The vessels' crews were saved. Cargo Worth $2,000,000, BOSTON, Dec. #.—The cargo of the steamer Yeddo bound for this port and New York from Calcutta, was valued by A. C. Lombard & Co, the local con- signees at more than $2,000,000, although ita exact nature was not known as the bills of lading have not yet arrived. When last here, six months ago, the Yeddo was commanded by Captain Brennant and carried fifteen officers and a crew of sixty men. Steamship Stoekholm ¥eld. NEW YORK, Dec. M.—The Swedish #teamer Stockholm reached New York, re- porting that on its way from Gothen- burg, Sweden, it was taken into Kirkwall by a British crulser, December 13, and held there three days, while fifty-elght sacks of suspected German mall were re- moved by the British authorities. The Stockholm formerly was the Pots- dam of the Holland-American line. American Ship Condemned. WASHINGTON, Dec. #1.—~The steamer, Solvelg, ownod by the American Trans- atlantic company, has been condemned NO AMERICANS ON BOARD SHIP | 10:16 o'clock on December 24 and | sunk in fifteen minutes, The American consul reported SENOR- EDUARDO SUA- REZ, Ohilean ambassador, heads second Pan-American Scientific congress. SENOR EOUARDE SUsRED WASHINGTON, Deec. 27.—The second Pan-American Scientific congress, un- doubtedly the largest dnternational gath- ering ever seen in America, started its two-week session here today, with about 1,000 delegates in attendance. Not one of the twenty-one American republics but has sent several of its notable men here <f to. exchange ideds” with other leading in. tellectuals of the western world. The opening session today was held in Continental Memorial Hall, the presi- dent belng Senor Don Eduardo Suares- Mujica, Chilean ambassador to the United States, LANSING EXPOUNDS PAN-AMERICANISM Nations of Western Hemisphere Have Become Guardian of Idea of Internationalism, ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—A Pan- Americanism of “one tor all; all for one” was'outlined by Secretary Lan- sing today at the opening of the sec- ond Pan American Bcientific con- gress. “Pan-Americanism,” sald the sec- retary, “is an expression of the idea of internationalism. America has become the guardian of that idea. which will in the end rule the world. Since the Buropean war began other factors have strengthened this nat- ural bond and given impulse to the movement. Never before have our people so fully realized the signifi- cance of the words peace and frater- by the French prise court. The owners will appe Flying a Norweglan flag, the Solvelg was selzed while in a French port. Its American papers reached its commander & few days later. Buspected German ownership is given as the cause for de- taining the vessel. Cosmopolitan Clubs > Meet at Harvard | CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec Twenty- four natlonalities were represcnted among the delegates from thirty colleges and universities gathered hero tc for the opening of the ninth annual convention of the American Assoclation of Cosmo- | politan Clubs. The Harvard Cosmopoli- |tan club s entertalning the convention For four days methods of strengthening | the Cosmopolitan work in American edu- ;.mm..ul Institutions will be di<cussed and | there will be addresses on various inter- | national topica. | ernor or sent flowers. nity,” At another point in his address Secretary Lansing said: “If the sov- ereignty of a sister republic {s men- aced from overseas, the power of the (Continusd on Page Two, Column Two.) Governor of North Dakota Seriously Il at Copenhagen COPENHAGEN, Dec. 27.—(Via London.) ~Governor L, B, Hanna of North Dakota, & member of the Ford peace party, ar- rived here today, suffering from in- fluenza, He has a high fever. The gov- ernor was admitted to St. Joseph's hos- pital, Copenhagen. The American lega- tion is caring for him. The American minister, Dr. Maurice Egan, Mrs. Egan and many others have visited the gov- Army Sltould Arrange to Take Nitrogen from Air, Says Crozier WABHINGTON, Deo, 21—To free the United Btates army from fits dependence for nitrates for the manufacture of ex- plosives, Brigadier General Crosier, chief of the ordaance, in his annual report to- days says the government, If necessary, should develop the electrytic processes of taking nitrogen from the alr The country now is dependent for ni« trates upon the Chilean fields, which might be cut off in times of war, and & store of sodium nitrate piled up against sudden emergency wouid not last any onsiderable time. More liberal handiing ARENA DIFFER One Report Says Teutons, Bulgars and Turks Are Preparing for a Joint Attack Upon the Allies at Saloniki, SLAVS ARE HANGING BACK Another Story is They Fear They Will Be Caught on Strip Be- tween Railroads. ARTILLERY FIGHTS IN FRANCE LONDON, DQ(‘ 24.——-Conflloung reports continue to reach London | from the scene of the near eastern | campaign, Statements from some sources make it appear that the Teutonle al- lies are preparing steadily for an of- fensive movement, in conjunction with the Bulgarians and Turks. Other advices, however, are that the Bulgarians fear to attack. lest they be caught between two fires in the strip of territory from the Saloniki Doiran to the Saloniki-Glevgell rail- roads. The central powers still are negotiat- Ing with Greece. An interview with Pre- mier Skouloudis forecasts fallure of the offorts to prevent an invasion of Gre- clan Macedonia. It is estimated that if an Invasion Is undertaken the Athens government will devote its efforts toward obtaining guarantees of the evacuation of Greek territory immediately follow- ing the completion of military opera- tions. Along the front Paris reports succe ful artillery action by the French in the Champagne, Woevre and Vosges. Ber- lin says operations are restricted by in- cessant rain. { The British public is looking forward Wwith keen interest to toda: cabinet meeting. - It 1a expected that the cabi- net will consider the report of the Earl of Derby in regard to his enlistinent plan, with especial reference to the effect of this report on the question whether mili- tary service shall be compulsory. Tarks Defeated in Mesopatania. DELHI, Dec. 26.—(Via London, Dec, 21.) —A vigorous Turkish assault against the British forces at Kut-El-Amara was (Conainued on Page Two, Column Five.) PETROGRAD “REPORTS a vietor for the Russians in Persin against raent gendarmes. ON THE RIGA-DVINSK fromtier in Russin the Germans hi vity, according to Petro. FURTINER VICTORIES for the Montencgrin who are continu- ing offensive, is reported to the war office. GENERAL CASTLENAU, chief of the French general staff, who is in Athens, declsred in an inter- view that it would be impossibie for the allied forces to be ousted from Saloniki. SEVERE REPULSE for the Turks by the British Mesopotinn army at Kut-Bl-Amara, on the Tigris, is reported by the Britlsh com- mander, General Townshend. KING PETER OF SERBIA arrived at Brindisi, Italy, on Ohristmas day, BERLIN HAS REOBIVED reports through Constantinople that the Rusclan army opposing the Turks in the Caucas is demoralized from various causes, notably i1l ack of proper equipment. w 'TON HAS been advised by the American consul at Port Said that the Japanese lner Yas- aka Marw, torpedoed in the Med. of contracts with private munitions plants s urged to insure an adequate source of oupply in time of need. The general says that the bureau’s inquiries as to the pres- ent capacity of the plants and the wiil- ingness of the manufacturers to co-op- erate In safeguarding the nation's war resources have brought satisfactory re- sults, but further steps are necessary, Study of lessons of the European war, the report says, has shown the necessity of increasing the range of heavy and lght guns, and of providing more mar chine guns, are watching the ml. Buysrs tor Bale Columns" of All kinds of furniture can be m turned into cash, if you use & Tyler 1000 now and pudyour Jfl“ TEE MANA WEE . DAl