Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 1, 1916, Page 2

SUBMARINE CHIEF Unofficial Text of Austrian Note Meets Views of United States in Principle. AGREES TO PAY INDEMNITY LONDON, Dec. 31.—The reply of the Austrian government to the sec- ond American note on the sinking of the steamship Ancona with the loss of American lives is forwarded to Reuter's Telegram company from Vienna by way of Amsterdam. The note says: “In reply to the second American Ancona note, the Austro-Hungarian government fully agrees with the Washington cabinet that the sacred laws of humanity should be taken into account also in war and em- phasizes that it, in the course of this | war, has given numerous proofs of the most humane feeling. Concurs in Principle. “The Austro-Hungarian govern- | ment, too, can positively concur in the principle that enemy private ves- sels, so far as they do not fly or of- fer resistance, shall not be destroyed before the persons aboard are se- cured. “The assurance that the United States government attaches value to the maintenance of the existing good relations between Austria-Hungary and the United States is warmly re- | ciprocated by the Austro-Hungarian government, which now, as hereto- fore, 18 anxious to render these rela- tions still more cordial.” The Austro-Hungarian government then communicates the results of the inquiry into the sinking of the An- cona, which was recently concluded. Fires Warning Shot. The Inquiry showed that the com- mander of the submarine from a great distance, in the first instance, fired a warning shot on the steamer, sighted at 11:40 in the forenoon, which he at first belleved to be a transport steamer at the same time giving & signal for the vessel to stop. As the steamer falled to stop and tried to escape the submarine gave chase and fired sixteen shells at the steamer, of which three were observed to hit. The steamer only stopped after the third hit, where- upon the commander ceased firing. During the flight, it is declared, when at full speed, the steamer dropped several boats filled with people, which at once capsized. * After the steamer stopped cpmmander of the submarine ob- seryed that eix boats were fully manned and they speedily rowed \ Sees Panlc Relgn. “Approaching mearer the commander of the submarine say that a great panic the prevailed aboard the steamer and that he had before him the passenger veasel Ancons on of which he gave VIENNA PUNISHES | does not hesltate in view of the circum stances to draw the appropriate eonclu- #lon concerning the Indemnity of Ameri | oan citisens affected by the gimking jof the prize, but for the hrvmx'Tl | by the doubtlessly justifiea firing’on the [fleeing vessel, the Austro-Hungarian government cannot well be made respon- sible, or for the damage which resulted from the Incorrect disembarkat capsizing of the lowered boats the torpedo was fired “The Austro-Hungarian government must suppose that the Washington cabl |net is able and willing to communicate to the Austro-Hungarian cabinet the ne- cessary Information referring thereto But In case appropriate evidence is lack ing and the United States government |#hould not have knowlielige of the par- |teulars of how the American citizens came to grief, the Austro-Hungarian | government, In consideration of the in |eldent, which from a humane stand- | point is deeply to be regretted and guided | by the desire once more to manifest it | triendly teelings towards the United |States, is ready and prepared to pass lightly over this deficiency of evidence and also to indemnify for damages whose | proximate cause could not be fixed | “Hoping that the Ancona incident can {new be regarded as cleared up, the Aus tro-Hungarian government makes pro vision to submit for discussion at a later | moment these aifficult international | Questions which are connected with sub | marine warfare.' AUSTRIA AGREES T0 MEET VIEW OF UNITED STATES (Continued from Page One.) | much ™ Interested in the experiences of | Mme, Schwimmer, the Austro-Hungarian | delexate, who was requested to visit the minister of justice ana received the in- struction that no public peace meetings would be permitted. Mme. Schwimmer was summoned from her hotel by the po- | lice. Later the committee of = ments issued & formal public statement, which was printed and a copy given to each member of the expedition. statement said: neutral ‘countries made it necessary for the authorities of this country to decide against public meetings where any discus- slons of war or peace were to be held. For this reason we must refrain from holding’ public meetings for the Ford expedition. “But to show our hearty sympathy and interest we have provided for private receptions for different groups, where we may meet and exchange ideas. After a consultation with the Danish authorities we have promised that every one con- nected with the expedition will abide by these conditions. functions, ' other than those officially ar- ranged by the Danish committes may be accepted. Embarrassment for the recelv- ing nation will be avoided only by care- fully abiding by ‘these conditions, Any- one ignoring them will automatically separate himself from the expedition.” —— Get Ria La Grippe Coughe—It Weakens. aused | n or the | | “No Invitations for public or private EXPLOSION SETS Eight Men Reported Burned to Death in Linseed 0il Mill at South Chicago. | FLAMES CUT OFF ALL ESCAPE | CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—The explosion _i of a naphtha tank at the plant of the ‘Anmrh‘nn Linseed company in South Chicago, today caused the death of eight employes and the injury of as many more, according to police esti- | mates at 1 p. m, | Exact figures were not obtainable, | a8 the bullding in which the men | were at work was rendered Impene- trable by flames Barly reports placed tke dead at from fifteen to twenty. Beveral firemen nar rowly escaped injury The inflammable nature of the prod ucts manufactured at the plant made the | ze Aiffienlt to fight All the fire engines in the district were rushed to the scene and tons of water were poureq on the blaze by firc in the Calumet river. The first explosion was In what was known as the percolator building. The roof of the bullding was blown off and the flames spread to three other build- ings nearby. Officials of the company said there {were about thirty-five men employed in tugs |the butlding and all except elght had been accounted for The initial blast was followed by smaller explosions as the flames reached different tanks. An of barge in the river caught fire, Notes from North Bend. NORTH BEND, Neb, Deec. 31.—(Spe | clal)~The University of Nebraska gospel team, composed of Meaars. Hall, Urback, | Krebs and Starboard began a campalgn This | here Tuesday among the men and boys | |of the town. They are typical college “Long ago the conditions bearing upon | men who know how to meet young fel- judge of the distriet court in the First |lows on their own ground and interest | in their work is increasing. Arthur Dodd, a local heavywelight wrestier, is billed for a match at Ash- land Saturday, where he will wrestle with P. King, the champion wrestler of Saunders county. The death of Mrs. James O. Hare of this place occurred early Wednesday morning at St. Joseph's hospital, Omaha, where she had been five weeks for surgl- cal treatment. Funeral services and bur- ial will be Saturday morning. 37 years old and leaves four children. Notes from Gage OCounty. BEATRICE, Neb, Dec. 3.—(Special)— | The ball to have been given Friday even- ing by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen at Wymore has been called off owing to an outbreak of smallpox at that place. The revival moet- ings to have been held there for a few weeks have been postponed to.February 6. The city authorities will close the mov- ing picture theaters if the scourge keeps For the severe racking. cough that comes | SPreading. with la-grippe, Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is wonderfully healing and soothing. It eases the tightness over the chest, raises the phlesm easily and helps the racking, tearing cough that is so ex- hausting and weakening. R. G. Collins, ter, Barnegat, N. J., says: “Foley's Honey and Tar Compound soon stopped the severe lagr cough that | completely exhausted me. It can't be those aboard than neces-| DOAL" 80ld everywhere.—Advertisement. muhnthv:hm:l:u. At W i om w remson puvee p HROR ) loast ten lfeboatd were atlll aboard, HYMENEAL which would have more than sufficed to ' | Harms-Lielsemeyer. rescue the persons still on the vessel, but a8 no other’ preparations were made to | SYRACUSE, Neb., Dec. 81.—(Special)— holst out the boats the commander @e- Willlam Lielsemoyer and Miss Mary M. clded after the expirawon of forty-five minutes to torpedo the vessel in such a manner that it ought to remain afloat for a still longer time, in order to leave Harms, two well known Otoe county young people, were married yesterlay at the home of the bride's yarents, Mr. and Mrs, Gerd J, Harms. They will make sufficlent opportunity for the people| thelr home on a farm near here. aboard to bo rescued.” afterwards a steamer becams steamed toward the sub- As the commander of the sub- who believed the steamer to be crulser, had to reckon with an 13:36 o'clock, firs i ¢ | it ix averred, all the persons aboard could have éasily been saved with the available boats. did not ocour the thet the crew, con of the seas, sccomplished their own Tescue in the first boats and left the passengers to themaclves. & Cause of Casualties, entire loss of life, the note sets cannot be-attributable in the first instance to the sinking of the veasel, but in some degree to the dropping of the while the steamer was pro- full speed and to the fact that ot rescue the passengers from the capsized boats, though, also to the which hit the fleelng vessel. But death of the persons drowned with the vessel, must, above all. be aseribed to the “culpable behavior” of | the, crew. The Austrian reply then states that the American poto in several points is based incorrect that a shell was st once fired, that the submarine, on pursuit, overtook the steamer, that only a short time was allowed for those aboard to enter the boats and that severa) shots were fired on the steamer even after it had stopped. allowed the steamer more ot ‘was necessary for the pas- ), take 1o the boats and then only thought of their own safety | ¢ der of the submarine, the Brill<Gilbert. KEARNEY, Neb. Dec. 81.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Rev. Richard Brill, pastor of the United Brethern church at Broken Bow was married last night at Pleasanton to Miss Grace Gllbert of that city. The wedding took place at the home of the bride and was performed by Rev. Mr. Bishore, & former achoolmate of the . The couple will make their home at Broken Bow where Rev. Mr, Brill is popular. —_— Buffalo Land of Happy Homes. KEARNEY, Neb, Dec. 31.—(Speclal Telegram.)—Married life in county is conducive to happiness ac- cording to the records of the county Judge's office and that of the district ¥From the circumstances that this | court complled here today. Just 10 per commander concluded | cent of those who are married find the trary to all the rules | yo, too binding, Judge Ewveritt 240 licenses while Judge Hostetler haa sev. ored the relations for twenty-four couples during the same period, an average of two each month Mest Skating in Years on Blue. CRETE, Neb, Deec. 31.—(Special )—Thia winter s proving exceptional in more ways than one. The low temperature of the t fow s has had its effect and iver is a sheet of glass for ten miles above the mill company's dam locateg at Crete, Old residents pronounce it the best since they were young and all the people of this vicinity, young and old, are enjoying it. The lce is about five inches thick. Only One “Hrome Quinine.' To get the genulne, call for full name. on dncorrect suppositions and describes as |LAXative Bromo Quinine. Look for signa- ture of E. ‘W. Grove. Cures a cold in one day. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5l.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Miss Kate A. Schwarz has n appointed postmaster at West Burling- |ton, ‘Des Moines vuunln lowa, vice . ‘Niemann, rei . Mre. M.'B. Cum ming, Clifton, Weston county, Wyo., John H, Leek, Towa rural letter carriers appointed ¥, P us. at _Day, Gregory county, S t‘p\ufl: mall to Mullen. YOU NEED to aid nature occasionally when your liver your stomach dis- e oy ks naciive. Lo uw&mmwl t na udhdtbyenn&n BEECHAM'S i Buftalo Mrs, J. W. Mumford, living ten miles ““The Store of the Town’’ Browning,WKing & Co. May This Be Your Merriest New Year We hope everybody who has done business with us this year has found it profitable, the goods satisfactory, our service agreeable. And we’re hoping we’ll be here twenty- seven years more to extend you just as warm a greeting. January Clearance Browning,vl(ing & Co. GEO. T. WILSON, Manager FIRE T0 OIL PLANT . She was | A HAPPY NEW YEAR WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST PAT- OMAHA, SATURDAY, JANUARY northeast of Beatrice, fell down the | stairway at her homg Thurpday evening | and sufered a compound fracture of | her arm. The directors of the fation met Thursday evening and elected these officers: President, Mercer B. Walker; secretary, Frank Webster; " committee, J. E. Lang, B. H and J. Samish SEVEN STATES 60 : g_& DRY AT MIDNIGHT (Chntinued from Page One.) She 1s a ploneer of this county. Beatrice Credit as Ivisory mulet law repeal enacteq by the thirty- #ixth general assembly becomes effective at midnight tonight, ane tomorrow citi- zens of the state will be living under statutory prohibition Attorney Genéral Cosson was interested in reports from Davenyort that saloon keepers there had decided to make an open fight on the mulct saw repeal, and | that weveral of them at least would re- cpen their places of business next Mon- dny in order to furnish test cases. The attorney general expected to go to Dav- enport to take personal charge of the of the casws If the reports should prove true. A test case seemed certain at Keokuk, where it was an- notnced a single glass of intoxicant is to be sold over the bar of a prominent saloon on Monday. According to information reaching here only seant supplies of liquors are held in the saloons of the various cities and towns of the state today. Most all super- fluous “‘wet” goods weve shipped out of lTowa more than a week ago, according to reports to the attorney general's office It 18 expected that the saloon men will be | afforded an opportunity er disposing of thelr fixtures during the coming two weeks. In addition to the saloons fifteen brew- eries located in various parts of the state were belng closed down today. COURT DATES IN FIRST 4 DISTRICT ARE ANNOUNCED TECUMSEH, Neb, ~Judge John B. Raper of Pawnee Oity, state’s elde Dec. 31.—(Special.) | Nebraska district, has set court dates in the four counties comprising the dis- | trict for the yeur 1916, In each instance | court opens on Monday and the dates | tollow: Johnson Counx—Fflbr\lm 21, June & and September Nemaha County—March 27, June 12 and December 4. Pawnee County—February 7, May 2 and October 9. Riehardson County—March 6, June 26 and November 13, Petit juries are called for the first and | 1ast term in each county, but not for the | summer terms. Juries will be called later for these terms if needed. Two Tecums Couples Married. TECUMSEH, Neb., Dec. #1.—(Special.)— e | Willis C. Roberts and Miss Hazel D. Har- vey, all well known young people living east of Tecumseh, were married in Uni- versity Place yesterday. The parents of all live on farms east of here, and the young people will settle on farms near those of thelr. relatives. \‘.I- Sale Starts Monday. RONAGE AND WIS HAPPINHSS AND PROSPHRITY IN 1916, H YOU 366 DAYS OF Rosenblatt Cut Price Co. John Graf and Miss Hazel Goodman and 7 | ({fi}, PN N i A o XU, Y, Y f_.Cl‘ 30C OUT UPON THE ODYSSEYS A NEW+<YEAR At the of this business shi stmcrih?rdaymng soward the horison of ano year. With mufhd feelings of confidence and con- cern, of exhilaration and reverence do we hear the master-mariner of Time give the word Cast off,” for we must know after all that no matter what voyages we have taken in the past this again must be on seas uncharted. ‘J May it be with us of adgle_nturez!iguwhic fis}‘a::r:;:gw:kex perience brings oser to, us all more l:fipffi to eechg:tther—fof‘ onle s as lifes compass points to ways of dax?' benevolences, whether little or big, wifi this or any other year be O A" HAPPY NEW YEAR)\ FOR ALL Thompson-Belden & Co. \ That our service for 1916 may meet your approval— : That our present cordial relatigns may be continued and strengthened— That you may receive in the fu greater benefit than in the past thr use of our service— We desire to express our sincere hop\a that 1916 may be for you A MOST HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. ) re even gh the Omaha Electric Light & Power C\O.\ GEO. H. HARRIES, President AMUSEMENTS. UNURY VIR IR R 7 i/ ,.- i Wt e W o~ AMUSEMENTS, mluwa Carl F. Hatt: Little Sioux, Hiram discon! INSTRUMENTS A. HOSPE FO. 1513 Douglas J5t, o ENTIRE Metro Picture Service Presents Supported by the Stage's Old- ot A War Without Story a Single CHANGE OF PRO- GRAM TODAY, the World's Youngest Film MARY MILES MINTER, Star, MES, THOMAS WHIFFEN, in TONITE NEW 8:20 ruG North Bros’. Stock Co. " Danlel Frobman Presents “THE OLD HOMESTEAD" Without Exception, the Greatest Triumph on the Stage. and will be over at midnight, Sunday: Dennman Thompson's EXTRA SPECIAL TONIGHT-— Last Show starts at 10:45 p. m, Clara Kimball Young in “CAMILLE" BIG DANCE Nonpariel Social and Athle- tie Club. At the NONPARIEL HALL 24th and Vidton NEW YEAR'S NIGHT, JAN. 1, 1016, Steinhausen's Orchestra Admission 25e. EVERYBODY WELCOME,