Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 5, 1916, Page 1

h YART QaF NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO TWELVE VOL. XLV—NO. 38, MARCH THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE [ &5 | ——— = OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, 5, 1916—-SIX SECTIONS-FORTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS THO AMERICAN NAVAL VESSELS HAVE MISHAPS Submarine K-6 Develops Engine Trouble Off Florida Coast En Route to Winter Maneu- vers at Key West. SIX HURT UPON DESTROYER Half Dozen Men Badly Burned by ,0il Explosion Aboard Preble at San Diego. ONE IN SERIOUS CONDITION WASHINGTON, March 4.—The submarine X-6, en route south for winter maneuvers at Key West, has developed engine trouble off the east GATE FOR GUTTERY, IS BOARD'S ORDER | Superintendent of Hospital for In- } sane at Norfolk Separated from SLIGHT BALM FOR HIS FE | LINCOLYN, March 4.—(Special Telegram.)-—The temporary suspen- ‘sl(m of Superintendent W. T, t- | tery of Norfolk State insane asylum | was made permanent in the findings of the State Board of Control given | out late this afternoon. The board in some instances finds in favor of Dr. Guttery and in others against him. | It finds that he had given orders and that attendants had been instructed to be kind and humane in their treatment of patients and were forbidden to practice | eruelty upon taem and that his orders { had been carried out wenerally: that he [LINGOLN CITIZENS ASK CONGRESSMEN WARN AMERICANS ¢ %08 _ Thousand Names Sent 0898 ® | Nebraska Delega- \ \ " ‘“‘fll“ v Advising of Senti- ment, MEMBERS A UNIT FOR STAND Telegram Sent to Reavis One of | Longest Ever Forwarded to | Member of House. ! | IOWANS ARE ;X-T SAME MIND (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, March 4.7(500-‘\ clal Telegram.) — Reprenentntlvni {Reavis received a telegram today | from 986 iale residents of Lincoln {in which he was asked to do all in Just a Short-Time Loan HOUSE WILL TAKE UP ARMED SHIP ISSUE TUESDAY Next Step in Disposing of Agita- tion that is Embarrassing the Diplomatic Negotiations Goes Over, FOR A PRIEF FORTY DAYS ? | ADMINISTRATION HAS VOTES | Leaders Say Resolution Will Be in | Such Form that it Will Effectu- | ally Close Incident. |TUMULTY MAKES STATEMENT | WASHINGTON, March 4—Secre- tary Lansing announced today that | the appendices to the German mewo- randum regarding armed merchant Florida coast and will be towed to | s destination by the naval tug| Peoria and the coast guard cutter | was not. negligent In handling the small- | hjg power to prevent Americans from Pox epldemic, biit might have been more | oy o o g ‘o efticlent; obscene language was not used | West late this afternoon. The de- Stroer MacDonough is standing by the K-6, which is in no danger. Sumbraines K-1, K-2, K 4 and K-5 | are based at Key West with the mother ship Tallahassee. SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 4.—Six sea- men working in the hold of the United States torpedo boat destroyer Preble were badly burned today through the explosion of & can of gasoline. One of the men was said to be in a serious condition. All the Injured were immediately removed to the mother ship Irls and given medical treatment. At the time of the accident the Preble was tled up at the municipal wharf un- dergoing repairs to a damaged rudder. According to officers on board the Preble, the explosion is believed to have been caused by a leak in a gasoline urch, Three of the injured men be- to the crew of the Preble and three to the Iris. Six Seamen Injured. The injured are: Arthur A. Grossert, U. 8. 8, Preble, eoxwain, badly burned about body and lower limbs. May die. Charles B. Johnson, boatswains mate, U. 8. 8. Preble. Walter E. Eberle, seaman, U. 8. 8. Preble. Jobhn M. McGree, seaman, U, 8 8. Lriss Harold M. Franck, seaman, U. 8. 8, Iris. James B. Porter, scaman, U. & 8. Irls. All except Grossert, who was hurridly removed to a hospital in this city, are recelving treatment for their injuries aboard the Irie. L R - U-Boat Sinks Italian Ship; No Yankees On LEGHORN, ITALY, March 4—(Via Paris.)—The steamship Glava, which left here February 29, has been sunk by an Austrian submarine. There were no Americang on board. The Italian steamship Giava of 2,631 tons gross and 33 feet long, was bullt at New Castle, in 1881, It was owned in Palermo. STATE SCHOOL HEAD ACCUSED QRDERING BOY’S HAND BURN (From a Staf Correspondent) ¢ LINCOLN, NEB.,, March 4—(Special Telegram.)—Complaint has been made to the boerd of control that a boy in charge of the State Home for dependent children has been cruelly treated by having his fingers burned as & punishment for steal- ing. According to Humane Officer’ Com- stock, the punishment was inflicted by order of the superintendent of the home, Miss Btta Caton, by an nten'dnnt. The attendant admitted that she h#i tried to burn the boy's fingers, he says, but the boy fougut so hard that she was not wic- cessful. Miss Caton admitted giving the orders, Is the assertion also. FATHER HAIRE. DAKOTA PIONEER, PASSES AWAY ABERDEEN, 8. D., March 4.—(Special Telegram.)—Rev. Robert W, Halre died at 6 o'clock this afternoon at Bt. Luke's hospital, aged about Father Haire was active in populist politics in the early statehood in South Dakota and was father of the initiative and referendum provision of the state constitution BANK SAFE AT MOUNDS, OKL.. IS BLOWN OPEN JLBA, Okl, March 4—Robbers blew | up ihe safe and wrecked the bank at | Moundh. OklL, early today and escaped with between §7,000 and $3,00 in currency. The explosion scorched the currency, It 1s thought it will be identifled with ease. The Weather For Omaha, Colincil Blutfs and Viclnity Partly cloudy; 1o important change in temperature. Temperatures at Gmana Yesterday Hour. 5a.m 6a m. Ta m.. Sa. m 9a m. 10 a. m 1a. m. . m m m.. m m.... m m Recura, 1915 1914 L 1 ighest yvesterdav. Lowest yesterday ¢anLemperature v ecipitation . ™ Temperature and predipitation jes from the normal rmal temperature 23 7 for cor. period, 1914 i5 inch A. WELSH. Lucal Forecaster. Deg. | about the house and the personality of the doctor was not immoral However, the board docides that the su perintendent subjected himself to criticism by Injudicous familiarities with female attendants and did not use good judg- ment in explaining certain things in clarses of a mixed kind. that he retatned | in the service immoral attendants, though | his intentions were not bad in doing so; that he used partiality in promotions and ignored department heads in dealing with subordinates. which fended to promo discord and impair discipline in the in- stitution, The boar therefore fa “constrained to find fhat in these respects Dr. W. D. Guttery has been inefficient and incom- petent and that the best interests of the state require that the suspension hereto fore ordered be made permanent.” Must Have Large Army or Abandon Monroe Doctrine ST. LOUIS, March 4—The Monroe doc- trine and the Asiatic exclusion policy wero cited as reasons why the United States should have a strong navy by Henry A. Wise Wood. former member of the naval consulting board, addressing the final session of the conference of mayors on national defense here today. If the country expects to maintain these policles it must have a navy sufficiently large to enforce them, he sald. “*Our Monroe doctrine is in conflict with the colonial policy of the German em- pire,™ ?r. ‘Wood sald, “as may ba easily 'by ‘& perusal of the words of German economists. We find here a point of contact at which danger may arise, “Our Asiatic exclusion policy, as prac- ticed the national policy of Japan. “Were Germany with its flost to nmfuke a feint toward South America and thus draw our fleét in that directlon the re- mainder of its fleet could safely convoy to our shores the 827,000 troops which our general saff has stated could be landed here i forty-six days." Frederick W. Huldekoper of Washing- ton, D. C, sald that American histor‘es were full of untruths and that, in fact, this country has conducted its wars in a disgraseful manner, A letter from Samuel Gompers, presi- dent of the American Federation of Labor, was read at the conferencé today by Robert Bacon, former secretary of state. The letter was read outlining the at- titude of organized labor toward national defense and military preparedness. The letter protested against’ the use of or- ganized militia to break strikes, Frankfort Bourse in Panic on Report of LONDON, Teb. 4-—A message to the Exchange Telegraph company from Zu- rich says: “German newspapers publish wireless messages from Washington emphasiz'ng the gravity of the German-American sit- uation, “The Frankfort Bourse, which Invari- ably reflects news affecting German high finance yesterday closed in a condition of panie.’” Franecis is Persona Grata to the Czar WASHINGTON, D. C., March 4—The nomination of David R. Francis, former governor of Missour, to be ambassador to Russia, will be sent to the Monday by President Wilson. been received from Petrograd that Mr. Francis will be acceptable to the Rus- slan government. He will succeed George T. Marye, who resigned, ';Sea Power ;fr'vErt;te (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) | PARIS, Feb. 12.—The naval power of the entente allies, in proportion to the i,,..x.,l power of the central empir E | Battieships Dreadnought (pre-dreadnought) (dreadnought) “ighting crulsers Protected crulsers ruisers and scouts Torpedoboat destroyers CENTRAL ( Germany tleships (pre-dreadnought) 2 adnought 17 Fighting ‘crulsers Proteeted crulsers rulsers and scouts s orpedoboat destroyers i Precise figures as to the respective sit- uations as regards submarines are not | aveflable. These are the German sity ber of submarines we two unknown tion uan the num. the war be tities in and the gan, number built have kept closely secret the numoer they 1ave destroyed or captured, and the num- o eoast. copfhiets with : .| Bitlis is not a fortress, but its location Break with U. 8, Near| s & tm amms sviase senate | Word has | , 18 as | given as follows: The telegram follows: “Permit us to appeal to you to de | all in your power to prevent Ameri-| cans from entering armed ships, We |do not desire a cause for war, but | request a course of conduct which is | fair to both the entente and the cen- | | tral powers and feel that the central | | powers should be treated as well as | | the Mexicans have been treated. | “The time being too short for mail, we wirn the following petition with nearly 1,00 slgnatures of citizens of ‘this ei The telegram, one of the longest ever signed shades of political opinion, all creeds and all natfonalities In view of the fast that the Nebraska delegation is a unit for a warning being persons, representing all issued to Americans against using armed merchantmen, it became known today that the Towa delegation was of the same mind as the Nebraska delegation. This 18 also true of the Minnesota dele-' gation Just what form the rules committes will adopt to bring the matter before the house on next Tuesday 18 problematical. Today's session of the committee showed vast differences among the majority mem- bers, although these differences may be froned out before Tuesday morning. The administration forces in the house are aiming to have the president's posi- tion strengthened, and just how to bring this about is worrying the friends of the administration. Capture of Bitlis - Opens the Way to Bagdad for Slavs PETROGRAD, March 4.--(Via London.) —TFor the second time in a trifle a fortnight the Russlans have broken through the Turkish front. The import- ance of the taking of Bitlis, officlally announced last night, 1 the opinion of Russian military authorities is twofold, innsmuch as it increases the security of the Russian left flank in the Cacausian operaticns and also further opens the way to Bagdad and a junction with the British forces. From Bitils to Bagdad is a distance of slightly more than 4% miles. The Turks were rushing relnforcements from Mesopotamia, met only for the des fense of Bitlis, but to aid the Twrkish troops rotreating from Erzerum. These troops will riow be forced to take a roundabout route to reach. the defeated Turkish third army. Bitlis also served the Turks as a point of communication between the troops operating in the Mush district and those about Lake Urumiah, over the border in Persia. With the vommand of the whole Lake Van territory in their hands, the Russians now effectually separate these forces. Russian observers estimate the strength of the Turk opposing them in the Bitlis district as two divisions of infantry and artillery, wtih a strong mixture of Ger- man troops. |Coal Barges Wrecked Off Cap Cod; Five [ Lives Reported Lost SCITUATE, Mass., March 4—Two light coal barges, the Ashland and Kohinoor, which broke adrift from the tug Swatora, in tow for Philadelphia, were wrecked last night on Minots-Light ledges. Five | men, the crew of the Kohinoor, were [ lost, while five men aboard the Ashland | | were washed ashore on the deck house | early today and hauled through the | breakers to safety. The tug encountered | a gale soon after leaving Boston harbor. | | The towing hawser parted and the barges fetched up on the ledges, the Kohinoor | | ®oing to pieces almost smmeatately. | nte Thrice as ‘ | Great as that of Central Allies (three agtinat one, as calculated in off- | clal quarters. The number of vessels of | the different fleets at the end of 1915 are | FORC England. Russia. Italy. Japan. Total 12 i 12 1] 6 [ 1 62 [ 0 $ il 5 0 § 9 n 10 » 13 133 | 289 ® & [ 1] )WER FORCES. Austria, Turkey. Bulgarla. Total, | 12 1 [ s 4 0 0 2 H 0 0 [ 2 0 ° ] 5 1 0 F 5 10 i 180 r Germany has been able to complete to replace them {s estimated only ap- proximate The most competent au- thorities in Fran have arrived at the conclusion that the submarine forces are about in the same proportion as the other units of the different fleets, but none of jthem give out any figures, PASSENGER CARS GO |SENATE ARMY BILL |THREE WARSHIPS OF THROUGH BRIDGE Two Killed and Three Seriously In- | Chamberlain Introduces jured in Railroad Wreck Near . Waterstown, 8, D, OFFERED IN BODY Measure . Proposing Most Thorough Mil- itary Preparedness. ONE MAN BURNED TO DEATH |FIRST NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL WATERTOWN, 8. D., March 4.— WASHINGTON, Mnarch 4,—The Two people were killed and seven Or | genate army bill was introduced to- elght were injured, three seriously, | day by Chairman Chamberlain of ths when train on the South Dakota Central, which left this, city at 6:50 this !y morning for through a bridge about ten miles south of here. The dead are: DAVID LOVEJOY of Watertown, a passenzer. F. E. DOOLING, Denver, Serjously injured: Bob_Maxwell, engineer. . J. Bunn. fireman, Burgess, express messenger. Believe Bridge Was Weak. The weakening of the bridge by fire 18 belfeved to have been the cause of the &ccident. Tt Is twenty-six feet high at the point where the train went off. Thy engine and a mixed mail and express car passed over safely, but the three conches behind plunged through the weakened structure, It 15 sald that the fire on the bridgs probably was started by the passenger train which passed over the evening be- fore, The mafl car was pulled down though the breach in the bridge by the falling coaches, but the engine rolled to the side down the embankment. Fire soon broke out in the piled up coaches below the bridge, Physicians have been rushéd to the ecene of the wreck from this city. F. E. Dooling of Denver,Colo., a travel ing man, was pinned in the wreck and him he begged the other passengers who were trying to save him to shoot him. Wilson Victory in Senate is Liked by British Press LONDON, March 4—Few things short of an actual military victory could have given the British press greater satlsfoc- tion than President Wilson's victory in the senate The Manchester Guardian remarks edi- torially that Germany, having failed to convince the United States, apparently will lgnore sentiment In that country, It continues. “Germany has now defiantly assumed the line that it is within its rights and means to abide by the cireumstances. 1¢ | American citizens lose their lives it will make no apology ment."” or promise of amend- The Guardian says it cannot imagine that Americans will accept “such & re- version to absolute barbarism,” and therefore regards the decision of the senate as having the greatest signi- ticance Twenty Persons Are Killed by Explosion in Suburb of Paris PARIS, March 4. —Twenty persons were killed and « large number injured in the explosion near St. Denis in the suburbs of Paris this morning The explosion occurred called “Double Coronne” at Courneuve, mear St. Denis. Part of the ramparts east of the fort were blown up. The cause of the disaster has not been ascer. tained, “A quantity of hand grenades, to near the fort explosives, were stored in this posi Fire followed and there were further explosions. account although of less severity, on of the flames. | tneluding | the southbound passenger | military committes, It proposes the most thorough measures of military ‘ever presented to con- Sloux . Falls, went | gress in peace times and s the first: of the national defense bills urged by President Wilson to be completed and introduced. The measure proposes to Increase the peace strength of the regular army to 178,000 men of all arms, to federalise the National Guard with a peace strenzth of 217,000 men, to create a federal volun- teer army comparable to the continental army proposed by former SBecretary Gar- rison of the War department, to provide adequate reserve systems of the regulars and guardsmen under short term enlist- ments with the colors, to create a far- spreading reserve of engineers, doctors, mechanies and all other civilian support- ers of the fighting troops and to provide an officers' reserve corps with definite obligations to the government. Under the senate plan federalization of the National Guard is proposed under a military pay bill and the authority of the national government over the body in times of peace or war widely extended to secure adequate training and discipline, “It is the most comprehensive measure in the way of preparedness ever pre- pented to either house of congress,” Sen- ator Chamberlain said. “The essential features comprise a suf- ficlent increase of the regular army to | burned alive. As the flames crept near | €nable the mobile force to be organized lin divisions and bijgades, and to provide a sufficient corps of comst artillery to man existing and approved new batteries. The new mobile army will comprise sixty- four reg‘ments of Infantry organized into seven divisions, twenty-five regiments of cavalry, organized into two divisions, and the remaining regiments attached to infantry divisions; twenty-one regiments of field artillery and seven regiments of engineers, This will give proper garrisons to Panama, Hawal and the Philippines and provide for four infantry and two cavalry divisions within the United Btates.” | Ranchmen Fight Duel With Guns CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex., March 4-— Paul Morgan, wealthy ranch owner, was harged with homicide today as the re- sult of a duel with rifles near here late yesterday, in which Richard Flugger, % years old, a farmer, was killed. Morgan surrendered and, actording to county mu- thorities, said he and Flugger previously had had trouble over family affairs, He declared Flugger fired on him first COPENHAGEN, March 4.-(Via Lon- don.)—Herr Naumann, member of the Relehstag, contributes an article en titled, “Wili America Join the Allles? to the Schleswig newspaper, Heindal, the organ of the Schleswig Danes, in which he says “Our wish that the United States pre- serve its neutrality is easily comprehen- sible, We already have sufficlent ene- | mies and it 1s a delusion to think, as some profess to do, that one more can make no difference Declaration of war against the United States would result in a fleet numbering, n 1913, 1% unite, with 1631 guns, plac- ing itself on the side of Great Britain | and thereby Increasing the possibllity ‘ Thi'.é Ger;man Realizes it Wofilé Be ' No Joke to Take on United States ALLIES ARE SUNK Berlin Reports Destruction of Two French Auxiliary Cruisers and . British Patrol Boat. NO DETAILS ARE ANNOUNCED BERLIN, March 4.—(By Wireless to ‘Sayville,)~—The sinking of two French auxillary ara&r‘lfl. one Bridsh patrol boat by German sub- marines u.m,.‘!fi!fi.& miralty, 4 g ‘The announcement also says that transport La Provence, *‘which ecar- ried 1,800 men, of whom only 696 were rescued. La Provence was listed as an eruiser, but the wording of the Berlin dispatch does not make it clear whether it was one of the two sald to have been destroyed. Officla. reports from Paris indicated that about 3,130 men went down with it. THe French admiralty sald no algn of submarine was observed before or after the sinking. Paris Dentés Loss of Crafsers. PARIS, Thursday, March 2.—(Delayed in Transmission,)—The Temps says that the German admiralty's official an- nouncement that submarines had sunk two armed auxillary cruisers off Havre s false. French Ship Sunk hy Mine. LA ROCHELLE, France, March 4-The French steamship Lakme of Dunkirk, 8177 tons gross, which salled from La Rochelle' on Tuesday, was sunk on the same day in the Bay of Blscay at & point six miles northwest of Ile D'Yeu. It is belleved to have struck & miné. Six of the twenty-two men of the crew lost their lives, to Murder of Morley | SIOUX CITY, Ia., March 4.~Charles M. | Ford, the alleged head of a band of | gunmen, and criminals which terrorized €loux City for over a year, today en-| tered a plea of guilty to the murder of Roy Morley and was given a thirty-year term in prison, Ford was formerly a hotel proprietor and politician In the Fifth ward, Several members of the band have been | sent to prison ana others are awaiting | trial Woman Who Killed Son Hangs Herself Mhrch 4-—Edith K AUBURN, N. Y., | Melber, who was serving a sentence of | twenty years for the murder of her - year-old son, George, by foreing poison |down the child’'s throat, and leaving the body In & swamp on th coutskirts of Al- bany, January 1911, hanged herself {with a be et In Auburn prisen for | women today |of an absolutely effective blockade. In | sddition there is the Amevican army, which, it is true, at present only num- bers 90,00, which could be augmented quickly by general recruiting, for which the existing militia forms aa excellent | basts. Within six months | State would have | “Our ships in American harbors and |the daily increasing financial power of the United States would mean an in- | caleulable part of 1t war, because America would finance all its allies for |an uniimited period. The Germans have learned to assume superhuman burdens | during the war, but wé cannot shut our | | eves to the endless sacrifices which war | tration Parls reports the sinking of the | denocrni Ford Pleads Guilty | the United | a formidable army. | with the United States would demand.” | jpi0.t1008 to warn Amex ships were on board the steamship Rotterdam, due in New York. WASHINGTON, March 4.—Ma- Jority Leader Kitchin soon ,After noon began notifying members that they would not he needed to vote until next Tuesday at the earliest. William Jennings Bryan came to town today to fulfill a lecture en- gagement her tonight. Adminis- leaders speculated widely over whether Mr. Bryan's coming had anything to do with the delay on voting on the armed ship issue in the house and the decision of the leaders there to postpone action until Tues- day at least, | | Mr. Bryan sald his coming here at | this time had nothing to do with the armed ship fight now in progress be- |tween congress and the president, | “I expect to leave tonight for New | York. My lecture was arranged four ! weeks ago. I have no engagements to see any congressmen and do not expect to see any.” WASHINGTON, March 4.—The housa rules committee, after being in session nearly all day, adjourned to 10 o'clock Monday morning without taking action. News of Mr. Bryan's arrival here caused & fhirry on the house floor. Representa- tive Balley, democrat, his close friend, met him, and Bailey said they discussed the warning resolution. While Mr. Balley Insisted that Mr. Bryan would take no active part in the fight, administration leaders saw in his . for concorn. The Interest Wmmu-mnmmafl' that Mr. to tomorrow “when' he ts ingisted they had not from Mr. Bryan and had not known he was in town. N . e fidence that no influence that Mr, Bryan might bring te would defeat the president's tion.” Mr. Balley said he assured Mr, Bryan that at heart there was an o Ing majority in congresa favorable to the warning resolution, but that he made no prediction as to what the vote would be. “Mr. Bryan is interested just as is any other citizen in the McLemore reso~ lution,” he sald, “but he certainly will not come to the capitol and make a per< sonal fight on it. His attitude toward the senate action yesterday was one of amusement. He referred to it laugh- ingly. He certalnly did not consider it a victory for those who are opposing warning passengers against boarding armed ships. " Chalrman Flood sald: ““He can’t beat the tabiing of this reso- 1ution if Ne tries.” Mr. Bryan is to address the Economic club of Washington tonight on “‘What. Definite Steps Can the United States Take Toward Insuring a Permanent Peace.” He I8 one of a number of speak- ers representing évery viewpeint of non- partisan discussion of current questions, Mr. Bryan explained his conference with Representative Balley by pointing out that Mr. Balley is a member of the Eco- nomic club and a member of the commit- iee which met him at the station. Hg sald he might see Representative Callaway of Texas because he expects to speak in Mr. Callaway's district soon. He said he | might see the demecratic congressmen from Nebraska, but was not sure about it and had no appointments, Mr, Bryan spent the afternoon at the home of his son-in-law, busy answering the telephone and receiving callers who were so many that at one time the re- ception hall was crowded, Acting Chairman Pou said: *“The com- mittee after a free interchange of views regarding the whole situation sgreed to | adjourn until, Monday morning at 10 |o'clock. We took no action, The adjourn~ ment until Monday will give plenty of | time for action because nothing can be | done in the house on the forelgn affairs committee.recommendation until Tuesday. The rule will be brought in with the | first business Monday when the admin- istration forces plan to dispose of it by a substantial majority. The forelgn af- falrs committee already has agreed on the resolution, | Admintstration forces plan that the ac- tion in the house shall give no reom for douot of the decisive character of the sentiment In congress. They plan that the action Lo table the McLemore resolu- tion will include a de-aration that the president shall handle diplomatic affairs without congressional interference. The leaders are confident they have (Continued on Page Two, Column Five.) |The National Capital Saturday, March 4, 1916, “The Senate. Erandels hearing contint esumed debate on Shie bill, water power The House. Constdered war claim bills and legiala~ tive appropriation bill. House leaders and rules commit | members conferred over plans -fi icans off