Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1916, Page 2

AMERICAN TELLS OF SINKING OF PERSIA Charles Grant of Boston Says Ship Listed Bo Quickly Boats on One Bide Conld Not Be Used. FLOATS HOURS ON WRECKAGE ALEXANDRIA, Bgypt, Jan. 4.— (Via London.)—Charies Grant of Loston, one of the two Americans known to have been on board the British steamer Persia when it was torpedoed in the Mediterranean last Thursday, has arrived in Alexandria. Mr. Grant, so far as is known, s the cnly American from whom can come the story of the Persia’s sinking. He gave to the Associated Press today the most detailed account of the dis- aster yet received, “I was In the dining saloon of the Persia at 1:06 ». m.” he said. “I just had fin- ished my soup and the stewart was ask- ing what I would take for my second course, when a terrific explosion vecurred. “The saloon became filled with smoke, broken glass and steam from the bollers, Wwhich appeared to have burst. There Was no panic on board. We went on deck | A8 though we were at drill and reported at the life boats on the starboard side, a8 the vessel had listed to port. 1 clung 1o the ralling. The last thing done was to toe on Cuptain Strickly's life belt. Afloat on Wreckage Three Hours. “As the vesscl was then Nsting so badly that it was impossible to launch the star- | board boats, 1 slid down the starboard | rail into the water, I caught in a rope | which pulled off a shde, but I broke looss | and climbed on some floating wreckage, to which I clung. “The last I saw of the Persia it had its Bow in the air, five minites after the ex- plosion “After- floating about on the wreckage | unitil 4 o'clock In the morning, 1 saw five boats. I was pulled into one of them. We rowed about looking for stragglers, “The boats became overloaded and the occupants were redistributed, Four boats ‘were tled togethor by thelr painters and the' fifth followed some distance away. Ploked Up by Crulser, “My boat left the others in order to search the more frequented steamship ! channels for help. We rowed for three | 7Tfie éfiifit as Well as tile LAeftef—» THE BEE. 7 be allowed inany uma' imhfi:}{‘iim' supported in ‘whole or in part by the public set BODY OF GENERAL 10 LIE IN STATE (Continued from Page One.) the power of his imminent abllity as engineer, in the construction of the iron rallroad arteries with which this country s now bonded in one circulation of com- . \SENATE T0 ATTACK 5 f { merce. I was honored by General Dodge's triendship, and mourn his death, “WILLIAM H. TAFT.” Other messages were: St. Paul, Minn.—Sincerely do 1 deplore the ‘denth of the great American woldier and citizen, Grenville M, Dodge. BISHOP IRELAND, Molnes, Ta.—It s with sincere re. at lqh;“m ol; the ?o:;h of ?mu: | N el exto m loapes black as ink. Some passengers were | gym th(. not on,,’ for ml’. but in out | behalf of ‘the stato as well. Wil you be #00d-bye. Thoss in one boat sang hymns,” | XInd enough to advise me fn regard to the fune lmnmmnu. GEORGE W. CLARKE, Governor of Iawo. New York City—I am just in receipt of the “'w announeing the death of General 1 learned with P mml muc' & great deal of t. General Dod g m one of the -lm of m-‘ countr: \ s from Page Ome.) with the Un ifie use. the e e | #K{1l and ability with which he located committes In con- | the original iine. Please convey to the Presidest Wilson over the mem of thg hl-llk my vov sincers l'mr!hl 8. LOVETT, hal rtn't,n.mmd Rirectors Union Pa- 3 aceept for yourself and som: 1o the members of the n'rnlly..my llne':r: condol on the death of your dis- Ainguished fathor. whom 1 have known for many years and for whom | had tho highest regard. SAMUEL RAY, President Pennsylvania Rallway. Loas te Nattom. B S Manti, o Tk Ot for ambassador to Mexico. He l!m;:.{hy on uw. of l;. '. life time :l"ln 1 troduce the resolution tomorrow, Whe throughout oy i0ns life, thee ma 10 asaocl lon Is expected that it will be made Unswerving affection and eatoemn” Wa vehicle for a general republican at- are beyond measure shocked and grieved ot on Mr. Fltower, but upon the AL his passing. It ia idle ‘s Mexican policy, hesa uncertain and dangerous days but ‘who share Senator Fall's It Is significant that such a noble and un- senate has no knowl-, d8unted figure should be of pecullar im- Briar ;riag sz to speak of his Y, &ithough in -! § i edge of & government In Mexico, and beatim the ..".:'Z.‘;‘.. Shte ot the Yior that it's last communication days n the fal of = a. AL hie f cou #imp Eh e TP VTh Hhe acnth fixed more mnlfl epoc| £ in the of our country's life. He B (PRTHLC & ly at JAMES 8 CLA N. - e Sy an, dhls many’ triends. T You in your bereavement, the hy of the Army of ve e commn. RS TR e o Mayor's FProclamation. Mayor Snyder last evening issued this proclamation calling fer a general sus- pension of business tomorrow during the funeral of General Dodge: Whereas, General Grenville M. Dod, long Councll Bluffs most distinguish: 'cmmuu & figure of state and national ‘::: ence, has answeredth e last mus- and, | Whereas, General Grenville M. Dod during his three acore years' residence Council Bluffs never wavered In his loy- nd fidelity to the people of the cit 1 8 by deeds and action sou the Interosts of Council Blui return in double measure the love people -homcd upon and the esteem in lch the d him; ‘Therefore, i i | i b E & petition asking for & suspension of the advance on behalf of over 10 operators. The advance becomes e General . Dodge all business be sus- I further auggest that the hours to be observed shall be hetween the hours of 13 l".ndnl o'clock ok, (Seal.) SNYDER, Mayor. ve been flled. How | GEN. HALL ORDERS OUT MILITIA in the running be- —— know. Looking at it | Permission from Gbvermor to At think Cummins would tend Funeral of Gen. Dodge. lor no other reason| The Firet battalion of the Fourth in- nelghboriiness."” fantry, Nebraska National Guard, will Primary. attend the fuperal of Gemerwl Grenville Shallenberger has about | M. Dodse at Council Bluffs Thursday to a postoffice primary afternoon. g e m,,': Adjutant General Phil Hall of Lincolu is here making the arrangements. Per- mission was granted by the governor and usual orders have been lssued by General Hall, “I wish to ask all employers of local embers of the guards to excuse these men on Thursday afternoon. We feel the event is of sufficient importance to war- rant the attendance of a baitalion of our state guard,” stated the general, It is that 10 gusrdsmen will go from |Person with Bight | Wives Is Given Four Years in State Pen| MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 4.—Charles Orvel Pitcher was today sentenced to | four years in the state prison after hav- ing admitted to Judge Backus In the municipal court that he had been married to elght women. Pitcher was convicted of having been married to Mre. Anna Poppert of Mil- | waukes, who was referred to by District | Attorney Zabel as Wife No. 6, and to '8¢ | ada, where Pitcher enlisted in the Cana- t in | ©lsm, says the correspondent, because he Mrs. Bertha Rasmussen of Sloux City, Ia., without belng divorced from either | woman. He married Mrs, mlmumnl April 9, 19%8, and Mrs. Poppert on June | 16, 13, 1t ald. After deserting Mrs. Poppert, Pitehor went to Manitowoc, where he is alleged to have married on September 9 of last yoar Miss Josephine Tadych, 17 years old, The two went to Winnipeg, Can- dian army. He was about to be shipped to the battlefield fn Eurape when ar- rested. | Dutch Mmister‘ of War Resigns LONDON, Jan. 4—Major General Nicholas Bosboom, Dutch minister of war, has tendered his resignation, but it | has not been accepted, according to the Rotterdam correspondent - of the Dally Mail. Major General Bosboom has been subjected to serious parllamentary criti- has been suspected of a desire to make the Dutch army the instrument of a | small, aristocratic circle with German sympathles. HYMENEAL Keegnn-M FREMONT, Neb., Jan. 4.—(Special.)— Misa Tyrone Winkleman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Winkleman, and aRy mond Keegun were married in Omaha July § last. They managed to keep the affair secret, although Mrs, Winkieman took her daughter on a trip to the coast during the summer. This fall Mrs. Kee- &an continued her duties as teacher in & country school east of Fremont. They have taken apartments In ¥remont, where they wil make ir home, Ellot-Robbins, Miss Ollle Robbins, daughter of J. B. Robbins of Nevada, Mo., and Howard C. | Eliot of Sheridan, Wyo., were married by Rev. Charles W, Savidge at his office in the Brandels theater bullding Monday | morning at U o'clock. The brid father accompanied the bridal couple and Gould Dietz and ¥. T. Parker were also witnesses of the mar- riage. | Germany today fell to 6%, | auotation since the outbreak of the war |plant of the company. WEDNESDAY, J BULGARIANS ASK ADDITIONAL PAY They Insist that Their Part of Bar- gain Completed and Balk on Attacking Saloniki. LONDON, Jan, 4.—"The Bulgarians are reluctant to take the risk of em- ploying their whole army in the Balonikt enterprise,” says the Mail. He continues: “They clatm that of Serbla and the reopening of the rail- way between Beigrade and Constanti- nople, thelr part of the bargain 18 com- pleted. They are disinclined to become rangement is made, Including a tevri- | Germany 1s unable to promise This | Berlin and Vienna.” | Germans Dominate Administration. The Halkan correspondent of the Times sends a dispatch in which he declares that the Bulgarian officials are in com- plete subjection to German jurisdiction He says that every department of the Bulgarian administration fs under con- trol of German officers, whose permis- sion 18 mecessary for the transaction of the simplest business. He continues ‘In order to strengthen the ‘isrman hold on Bulgarfa and Turkey and to spare thelr own men, the Germans alm al employing native troops so far as pos- | mible on foreign service and ih pursuance of this policy, will employ Turkish as well as Bulgarian troops for an advance on Balonikl. The delay in this attack fis not due to the difficulty in bringing up troops and supplies, but to the reluctance of Greece to open its frontler, in fear that the Bulgarian soldiers will -take re- venge for the events of June, 1913. The prospect of re-entering Saloniki, however, is the only remaining Inducement Ger- many can offer Bulgaria for continued participatign in the war, and If this is refused, the inciplent peace movement in Bulgaria will make rapid progress with the result that the next few months may witness a strong reaction in Bulgarian public sentiment. German Marks Are Under Nineteen Cents NEW YORK, Jan, 4—Bxchange on the lowest and probably without precedent in the financial relations between this center and Berlin, The unit of exchange on Germany is 4 marks, 8o that today's quotation Im- plies a value of only about 18% cents for marks, a8 against the normal value of about 2% cents. On the other hand, remittances to London attained thelr highest rates in montas, demand sterling being quoted at 474%. STRIKE TIES UP STEEL PLANTS AT YOUNGSTOWN YOUNGBTOWN, 0., Jan. 4—The strike of laborers at the Republic Iron and Steel company plants assumed serious proportions today when several hundred men walked out at the Brown-Bonnell This mill and the company's tube mill are mow vir- tually tied up and the strike leaders claim over 2,80 men are out. The strikers are mainly foreigners, who ask an Increase of wages amounting to % cents per day. Nine arrests of strikers were made by the police today. The men arrested were charged with disturbing the peace and carrying concealed weapons. CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., Jan. 4.-Five hundred_men eomployed by the United States East Tron Pipe and Foundry com- pany were throwh out of work today by & strike of 175 chippers for higher wages A line of pickets was thrown out around the works and it was sald they refused to allow anyome to enter. € R R s DR BT ik e SUITS TO ORDER $18.00 REDUCED FROM $25.00 To reduce our stock and keep our tailors busy. Every garment well lined and guaranteed perfect in fit and s o 930 00 s soms e $98 00 Lee-Redtield, Miss Irene Redfield of Nebraska Ciry, | and Mr. Robert E. Lee of Dunbar, Neb,, | were married by Rev. Charles W. Savidge At his office, Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, They were accompanied by the | #room's sister, Mrs. Buena Lee Meade of Dunbar. Podrousek-Satorie. Miss Agnes 5. Batorle, daughter of Anton Batorle, and James Podrousek were married by Rev. Charles W, Savidge at his residence, Monday evening at & o'cloc] They were accompanied by the #room’s brother and ris wife, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Podrouszek. Headache From A Cold? Listen! ‘‘Pape’s Cold Compound’’ ends | severe colds or grippe in few hours, Your cold will break and all grippe misery end after taking a dose of “Pape's Cold Compound” every two hours until three doses are taken. It promptly opens clogged-up nostrils and alr passages in the head, stops nasty discharge or nose running, relleves sick duliness, feverishness, eore neexing. soreness and stiffness Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing and Ease your throbbing head— which costs only 3 cents at any drug It acts without assistance, tastes MacCarthy-Wilson Tailoring Co. 315 SOUTH 15TH STREET, AMUSEMENTS. Twice Dally, BOYD .. W% THE BATTLE CRY OF PEACE Three Nights Beginning Monday, Matinee Wednesday, The Season's Musical Success, THE nuvny Srosson ONLY vioron iknnerr GIRL ronest Orchestra. PRICES: Nights, 25¢ to $3.00, Matinee, 23¢ to $1,50, Great Cast. Seats Tomorrow DANCING SCHO(L Wew Term, January 10th. TR ST = Private lnu..u“A-‘ = e School of Dancing ASK ANOTHER SLICE OF GREECE Athens correspondent of the Dally | with the conquest | | Germany's cats-paw unless a fresh ar- | | torial reward in Greek Macedonia, which | | situation is eausing great perplexity in | THOMPSON-BELDEN & CO,|# i v The fashio Every for in stock reduced 25% There are not many left to select from, but the prie- ing more than makes up for the lack of qaantity. You buy furs here with assurance. No misrepresentations. | The January | |Bedding Sale Offers these exceptional values in Blankets, Comforts, Sheets, Cases. $3.00 COTTON BLANKETS: 50 | Pairs 6f Cotton Blankets in gray, | tan and white, with colored bor- | ders, large size, 70x82, extra heavy weight, fine quality; while | they last, $1.98 a pair. SUPERIOR SHEETS: Size 81x00, made from the best cotton, ] | seamless, our regular $1.00 qual- ity; during this sale, 89¢ each, | PERFECTION SHEETS: Size 81x | 99, extra heavy bleached sheets, | nothing better for wear; our reg- ular $1.50 quality, January sale price, $1.30 each, WOOL. COMFORTERS: Silk mull and sateen coverings, full double hed size, 72x84, in pink, rose, blue, yellow and helio; pretty designs, regular §6.00 and $7.00 qualities, $5.20 and $6.20 each, | The Janu in the comprehensiveness in the January Linen Sale Table Cloths 8§ 2.50 Table Cloths, § 1.75 $ 3.00 Tabje Cioths, $ 2.00 $ 3.50 Table Cloths, $ 2.38 # 3.75 Table Cloths, $ 2.80 $ 5.00 Table Cloths, § 3.89 $ 6,00 Table Cloths, $ 4.00 #$ 7.50 Table Cloths, § 5.00 $10.00 Table Cloths, § 6.75 $12.00 Table Cloths, § 8.80 $15.00 Table Cloths, $10.89 $20.00 Table Cloths, $15.00 $25,00 Table Cloths, $20.00 85.00 Table Cloths, $25.00 $30.00 Table Cloths, $37.50 Napkins -Bleached, $ 1.80 Bleached, $ 2.00 Bleached, 3 2.75 Bleached, § 3.38 Bleached, $ 4.75 Bleached, $ 5.00 Bleached, dozen dozen dozen dozen dozen n Center of " the Middle West —- Established 1886. An Event of Particular Interest | Every garment from regular stock. No goods bought for *‘sale purposes.” Each garment tailored to the order of our personal representative in New York City, Mr. Robert Nicoll. Suits, Coats, Dresses, Skirts, Blouses J All fashionable and desirable, at January Sale Prices. ‘ ary Sale of Linens The unsettled conditions in the linen market have made no difference | and attractiveness of these goods, which we offer | Which is quite the most important we have ever held. Huck Towels 12%4¢ Huck Towels, be. 25¢ Huck Towels, 19c. 45¢ Huck Towels, 25¢. 75¢ Huck Towels, 50c. $1.00 Huck Towels, 75c. $1.50 Huck Towels, $1.00, Turkish Towels 20c Bleached Turkish Tow- els, 1215c. 26c Bleached Turkish Tow- els, 19¢c. { 45c Bleached Turkish Tow- els, 26c. | 60c Bleached Turkish Tow- | els, 39c. | 75¢ Bleached Turkish Tow. | els, 50c. ggg Fancy Turkish Towels, | Table Damaskk $1.50 Bleached Table Damas $1.00 a yard. $1.75 Bleached Damask, 1.25 ard. 4 1o Damask, Damask, Table $2.00 RBleached $1.50 a yard. $2.25 Bleached $1.75 a yard. $1.75 Silver Bleached $1.25 a yard. EXTRA SPECIAL John S, Brown & Souns $10.00 % Napkins— Table Table Damask, January Sale price— $5.00 a Dozen Limit: One dozen to a customer Crash Toweling Bleached OCOrash Toweling, Toweling, Toweling, Toweling, Crash AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS, TO OUR PATRONS We wish to thlnl;l }'nuTfir '.'h]. » rt given our first Triangle omnll. The Lamb and My Valet, and to call your attention to our chln,n of program today con- sisting o DUSTIN FARNUM 1 THE IRON STRAIN and CHARLES MURRAY In & brand new Keystone sc A GAME OLD KN Now then, we have ju: this Keystone comedy for our own benefit, and we want to tell you it's one of the fu ever—good, fast, an comedy such as only the K can Honest t's worth the admission price alone to see this comedy— you'll laugh, no matter whether you are the most jaded picture fan in the world or have just moved in from Tilden and still shy &t street cars. As for our dramatic feature, “The Iron Strain.” Thomas Ince never made a ‘Mlt er picture and that's saying a lot. m Daily Mats. 15.35-508 Evags. 15.95.50.75¢ AL, REEVES' BEAUTY SHOW gsioms Your Old Pal. Al" (himeeln); Maude Rockwell: Mosarch Comedy 4: Margle 'Demarest. Renee Cooper; Ruth Jwon 1l & Marshall, Ree- vesque Bewuty C1 Brand New Show’ TONITE “THE LION AND THE 10 Cents AUDITORIUM INTERNATIONAL TUG-0’-WAR THE OMAHA BEE—- RANDE|S THEATRE SELWYN AND CO., Present THE 1916 LAUGE FESTIVAL WIN BEDS It Ban a Year in New York Mat., 850 to §1; Bvags., 25c to $1.50 Four Days, Jan. 6 to 10, Mat, Sat., “THE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTHh® Mat., 850-500-75¢; Bvy., 850 to $1.00. = aik GYRIL MAUDE In Xis Internstional Triumph, GRUMPY, Seats Thursday. B VAUDEVILLE Wight, 8ns Other . acts ~this SUPREME VAUDEVILLE, PIOTURES, Continuous 11 a. m. to 11 p. m, CLARK’S| INDOOR Golf Course 1417 Dodge St. NOW OPEN §P.M ALL GOLFERS CORDIALLY INVITED NEW 8:20 RU North Bros. Stock Co. Omaha's Best Theatrical Bargain MOUSE” T 26c¢ TONIGHT. Admission 50c THE HOME PAPER AN INVESTMEN THAT PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS A BEE WANT AD