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' Call Tyler 1000 If You Want to Talk to The Bee or to Anyone Connected With The Bee. — A — t VOL. XLV- > CONFEREES FAIL 10 AGREE UPON THE ARMY BILL They Split Over Federal Volunteer NO. 276, e S oy ——————— e Sy e o Army System and Government 3 Nitrate Plant Amend- - ments, HAD BEEN MAKING PROGRESS Hay Tells President House Will Not Stand for These Two Pro- visions. BODY HAS NOW ADJOURNED WASHINGTON, May 4. Con ferces on the army reorganization bill late today disagreed on im | r portant features of the meagures and ? - adjourned until matters in disagree i B ment can be taken up in the house ! &8 The rocks on which the commitec 3 broke were the federal volunteer army and the 815,000,000 govern ment nitrate plant ‘amendments senate gdopted by the Up to the f(lme of the break, which had been forecasted, the con | & gerees had been making good prog ) pess on the regular army reorganiz- 2 ation and reserve features, They -bad tentatively agreed on a standinyg mrmy in time of peace of 180,000 A men, 410,000 more than the house ,. bill carried, and an elastic organ - tzation scheme contained in the sen g Rte bill which would provide for ex g pansion in time of war or threatened war to 220,000 men, f They also had agreed to the house bill J reorganization plan for the ational 4 Guard which would provide for federal 1zation of this reserve force and its ex pansion to approximately 400,000 men Hay Sees Wilkon. Ropre wative Hay, chairma of 1 bouse confereex, diseussed the voluntee army 1ckcrye of the senate DIl with ¥rer dor Wilson. The president was unders sod 16 or it, although no stat ment was made regaiaing the conference. Reprosentative Hay in sald to have told | the presilent that the house would not | [ accept the volunteer foree. This section of nate bill proyides for u reserve ) federal f of apporximately 21/0) citlien ro'd 1 addition to the Na tioral Guard Champions of the National Guard fezred that the proposcd rew force would operate Lo the disadvantage of the Guarl and there wa trong opposition to the plan in both house and senate _In thg #enate the voluntecr force won b a ma Jority <f only two votes. tasists Clause Retained, Repiesengiive Hay in his talk v the | prosident alro discussed the nitrate plant feuture and the president Insisted that it should te left In the bill, This attitude of the prezident 4 understood to hav precp.lated the disagrecment today, al though the other phase of the dispute Would huve cauged the break any wa) It the president contfnues to insist on f the nitrate plant provision it was de clared wnother clagh between t A fve and the honse will ens AN e tanding =olidly agal tiate provision, insisting that it is bain reed by a “waterpower’ lobby, Man A democrat o opp POUR INTO WASHINGTON ' 1 * prolesting agalnst any tep whi n o W Germany begar pourir housands today upon menl on f el to ¥ ! ‘ o) nda which sw U ¥ nd ipanies (ot & n At the lette Y] y and required 1 I 1 " H L \ v I ught & The Weather Vmaha Y esterdny AperRiREes Bl it a ‘ ' l ‘ N i ' ' " ‘.,......v..n-. l----vl u‘um-n \ | I ‘ " . THE OMABA DAILY BEE PATRICK H. PEARSE, president of ‘‘Irish Repub- lic,”” executed fos treason. He visited the United States two years ago. P.H. PEARSE, ONLY THREE IRISH LEADERS ARE SHOT James Connolly, Fourth Man Re- ported Executed, is in Prison Badly Wounded, BODY OF O'REILLEY IS FOUND DUBLIN May 3 Jug tice has been gwift in the case of the rebellion, signa proclamation of the pald tue Wednesday leaders of the Sinn Fein Three of the ring-leaders, tories of the si.ort-lived Irish acrifice this Patrick H sident of the provisional MacDonagh Thelr death republic morning. Pearse, the wiiprene They were peLolarly pre nt Thomas Clark pronounced by the governn end T omas J gentences wore 1eld general court-martial and were duly confirmed by the highest authorities Of the other signa torieg, James Connolly is lying in prigon wounded; Sean MacDiarmad, Famonn Ceannt and Joseph Piun- kelt are gomewhere in Ireland, whether free or captured, is not |.rhl.t¥ known, The other being tried with grea sociated Pre rrespo of the prisoner after beipg sentenced Teader in custody are now rapidity, T ndent saw leaving one of the courts Unless thelr cheery A hatel appearance was forced, they ovidently had escaped with more lenient punish ment than they had expected. The gen eral public vas not aware of the execi- tlon of the ringleaders until late thi evening and it was not possible to observe the effect of their punishment upon the t Dublin, who citizer f however, for | the vastly greater part were not In sym the rebelllon O Reilley pathy with Body of Found. LONDON, May 4.—0O'Reill one of the rebel leader s believed to b, been shot while attempting to escape from the Dublin postoffice, according to the Dublin correspondent of the Bxehange Telegraph company elegraphing on Wedneaday ) (o) " ha ffice bufldir I I and il I « r ol nt add the f the ' Hcad of Electric s and Water Companies Electrocutes Self Seoretary McAdoo Party Returns to U. 8 SENATOR Q'GORMAN MAS DECIDED TO PETIRE BORDER PROBLEM THE WEATHER. Fa1r v 7\\\ OMAHA, ER' "URNING, MAY 5, 1916-TWELVE PAGES. (o8 Time wt Mol SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS, GERARD CALLS UPGN JAGOW TO RECEIVE REPLY American Ambassador Reported to Have Visited German Forcign Minister for Purpose of Receiving Note. BIG ENGLISH LIZZIE ON EASTERN BRITISH FRONT-—‘‘Somewhere'' in the Near East this big ‘‘Lizzie,”’ as the gun is called by Tommy Atkins, is ready to fire upon the IS NEARLY ,SOLVED, enemy. The gunners are protected by a wall of sandbags. [T IS BELIEVED . | American Government Ready to Agree to Compact Between Generals Scott and Obre- gon at Juarez. DECIDED ON AT CONFERENCE Main Points in Agreement Drawn HINT OF CONCESSIONS MADE b ek e e Wnslnumo'n, However, Fears Im- e perial Government Will Make sfactory to Unite ates. Answer Conditional, MORE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCOTT REFERENCE T0 MEMORANDUM WASHINGTON, D, (., May 4 I'he American government is ready to main points the agree pursuit of Villa NULLETIN, May 4. (By James W, BERLIN, to Sayville,) Wireless aceept in Gerard, ment for the future Ameriean ambassador to rmany, and hig banditg drawn up by Gen has Just called on Herr von Jagow, oral Ohregon, the Carranza minister the German foreign minister to re of war, and General Scott, represent celve from him Germany's reply to Ire the United States, This was de the Amerfean note concerning sub clded at » conference today between marine warfare Presiden Wilson and Secretary Baker BERLIN, May 4.-—(By Wireless Secretary Baker said the message to the Associated Press, Via Tuck of ingtruction to General 8cott would erton,)—The reply to the American note on submarine warfare is be Heved to have been handed to Am bassador Gerard this afternoon, | Considerable perturbation s ex- pressed over the effect which con cesslons may have on public opin- fon here, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the Imperial chancellor, undoubtedly will have the great mass of the peo ple with him in a desire to avoid a breach in the diplomatic relations with the United States, so far as can be done without secrificing the prin ciple enunclated in the German sald the next confer Scott Obregon be the lust, indicat- vould be principally for fleation purposes eral Scott will return to Washington when the g0 today He ence hetween and would probably ing that Ji fcrmal ra Gen conferences are over QO NTh, Fremt SERVICE BRITISH BIG LIZZIE" QN EASTERN FRONT. CIVIL POPULATION Eight Republionn EVACUATING METZ oo Ohice Rooms at Chicago Reuter's Dispatch Says Inhabitants CHICAGO, May 4 Formal announcement of the posi tion of the American government will not be given out until General Carranza has had opportunity to pass on the report submitted to him by General Obregon Ag soon as that is done another conference hetween Obregon and General Scott NEW FERRY OVER RIVER AT BELLEVUE Dedicated Friday—Will General To Be Headquarters for will be held on the border and the| Ape Moving Out of the Capital |thirty states nave been cngaged at hotels Bring More Hogs to South manifesto of February 8. negotiations will be formally con of Lorraine here for the republican national conven Side Market. Return (o Herlin, cluded While no official informa tlon and elght presidential candidate The cheneellor, with Admiral von FRENCH ADVANCE AT VERDUN :.’.‘.’- . ::: ged rooms for headquarters ht Holtzendorff, head of the naval general tlon hag been received from General IT WILL CARRY SIX FLIVERS ; y #8 hotel. The latter are Theo staff; Dr. Karl Helfterich, the secretary Carranza officials here take it {nr: dore Roogevelt, 1. Y. Sherman, Charles of the treasury, and other participants in granted that General Obregon would | JLONDON, May 3.—Reuter's Ams- | w. wairbanks, John W, Weeks, William A ferry i to be established 8L, council at headquarters, returned (o not heve made an agreement which | ferdam corvespondent telegraphs Alden 8mith, Theodere ¥, Burton, Henry | Bellevue to cross the Missouri river | Berlin early this morning, a D. Estabrook, K. A, Borah and Albert B, | > v b 3 The note with its explanation of the " N accepta > fef that information whic 8 regarded |into Mills county, lowa, which the would be unacceptable to his chief, | tha ormadion whish. s, regss ummina . Gorman attitude toward the British Saxt of Anvbemest, as trugtworthy hes been received LR g Bk v business men of Omaha, and espe- | . oo, policy, will be' one of the I'he agresment provides for the co-oper- there that Metz is being evacuated | celly of the Bouth Side, believe will |jongest diplomatic documents of the war ation of American troops and Carranza | Ly the civil population | br'ng 5,000 wagon loads of hogs to It \\nlll he :’D;unlvd for publication here oldiers In clen 0! 3 exico o § 1 | y B ;,\ nl.y n\' 1 aring ;. ml\ n.“:x In o “r Mits, the-capital-of Lorrsine and 4 the Greater Omaha market that|™ &) probability on Friday morning pandits. Mexican raflroads will be ut . 3 bandits. Mexous rlivaads wil be utll| city of ‘aboit 80,000, 18 rated. ARRESTED AT DUBL[N would ordinarily go to Chicago, or Reply Fenred Conditional. 2 markets Gormany's manifesto of Webruary & to some of the other The bont ds all bullt and it is expected that by Friday it ean be dedieated and cne of dhe strongest fortresses of the world, It s fifteen miles north of the fighting line and forty for American troops. While no time lmit 1s set for the withdrawal of the American troops from Mexico, that will be done ag the prineiples’ of which press dispatehes fram Rerlin Indleato the imperinl go erpment adheros In its veply 1o the about J. M. Sullivan, Ex-Minister of U, 8. to Dominican Republic, Charged %00l 08 there are definite indications started AmeriesmebSeden: towns are no longer in | Mes east of Verdun, ; 3. W, Homan of Bellevue (s the man |AMErosn note is assumed by offic'als of danger of ralds Krench at Verdun, with Part in Rebellion, who has built the ferryboat, installed the | the Btate department to be the memoran Secretary Baker and President Wilson | PARIS, May 4~The advance of the i b lo i o sont oo aum of that date. declaring that in fu reviewed the agreement at length today | French in the district of Deadman's 1411l | ONCE PROTEGE OF W, J. BRYAN | e hoat wil curry six fiivvars at a | 118 al armed merchantships of belliger | ent nationalities will be considered viar- | whips, wubject to attack without on the Verdun front was continued dur ing the night, the war office this afternoon day were Increased and consolidated As a consequence of the French artl lery preparations at Deadman's Hill ves terday, the and Secretary Baker General Scott on the the negottations Officials characterized the agreement a8 “satisfactor; hut would not 'state whether every detall was acceptable Whea the negotiations are ended Pres time,” sald Mr. Homan, “or four of the | lnrger cars, It will carry three to four wagon loads of logs at a_trip and I can | iM% aross the river in eight minutes | In spite of Becretary Lansing's flat ra Lhbba. St Cabls, | fusal to discurs the contents of a diapate Mr. Homan started a little ferry last | '4001Ved today from Ambasssder Geravi but met with bad luck immediately, | 't Pecame known late today that in viaw dent a mssage 10 future .conduct of WHr. announced LONDON livan of New May 6,—Jameg M. Sul York, formerly Amer ican minister to Santo Domingo, has arrested in Dublin on the charge of complicity in the Irish re The gaing made yester boeen statement says, two Cier year Ident Wilgon probably will make a mans surrendere r!‘ stating they were the ialtion. The government snagboat asked that the | of such information as has been recelyed statement; sole survivors of tlie men in thelr trench cuble bo either raised or lawered o that | *fICial and . unoffislals of the Kovern N A - B MsATARI. ARE 00 Min “'“"' there) v Gullivan sailed from New York last | It might get by. As Mr. Homan had, pot |ent fesr that Germany has:ettached Kltchener Pl'alses wae 8 tive fighting with artiory, An| M. &ulivan suled trom New Yori laat | | SURE B8 GO U LML LG LC | conditions to it reply that may make i agement with grenades occurred in | July for Liverpool with his cable high enough, he chose to let it down possible for the United States to con- Avocourt Wood #on, saying he was going to Limeric) The | Inue diplomatic relations, to the bottom of the river Instead Near Vaux, east of the Meuse, there Nis ‘mother. e said Bravery of General |~ e | Townshend's Army | Frew'swir s o musons b0 et 1 be ek tn New Tork|suis van ot on et e | ) boat did not cross that night and so the uemaruiy W vy In a amemorandum, prepared at the di- depot at Dunge, B | rection of Prestdent Wilson and made 3 Girrantii A Reverse. Shortly before he safled Mr, Sullivan |Attempted to raise It, it had become |,y uiyy o fow days after the dispatch of LONDON, May 4.—In the House of [ popron o andon,)—1t iy | V88 Victually agked to resign. his postopvered v e ABIE BAG o 0 'I"" “I::': the last note to Germany, Secretary Lan Lords today Field Marshal Earl Kiteh- | o000 00 o that Freuch have | S8t DHAMias (D e Daniiii apULLo; -0 ATSE St S e bont fa e | #NE Te-stated the American attitude tu n ecrotary for war, warmly | &40 ¥ EERI K0t the Gorman [A° the remult of an Inveatigation con- boat. The name of the boat s “TRe| iy imeq merchantmen, declaring that ized Ceneral Townshend and the [t AR & 0 0 o ti | |ducted by a commission headed by Sena- | Fontene e vt i thas | they should be conaldered and treated as de of Kut-li-Amara, and read |““" "™ tor Phelan of Califory Testimony chieftain who followed the tralls in that . 431 : spimidarmg e iyt et peacoful vessels if thelr armament was General Townshend's last dispateh, umm‘ ; T s s hesh i oy ”,“,,”,“,W:, .’ ";‘I":l"‘~ “ ‘e to Mr. Ioman, Henry . Murphy and |cArried and used for defense only Wit ok Iniafiot e Tt e Ko :Allthla,(_llt(: M‘.Ile] 5 {5a° o¢faok that the winikter) Waa tntece oLl ith Bide enthusiasts visited the | While officlals would not comment on done -our duty and recognize that our| A \ t N 3 g ] y | ested in contracts in which other Amer- Commercial: club, the Auto club and "'_"‘ Berlin inference to the manifest of sy e e nd thet he had profited financial aid to start the project off | president was prepared to stand unalter ! - T SRR SO Ihe ymission appointed by the State vight, They met with success and with [ably. by the position taken in the last S canke ot the Tleris force fav the araat | 2 CEBVIILE. 1 Fin $ant iR RN hepbls found he had been guilty of e wim. The automobile people are |note. The note, which was designed to Sitort, Syl siads 'to- aave.il ention of anthra vorke dn Indiseretiona which unfitted him fo o anxlous that the ferry get started ' be- | permit of no argument, gave notice that' Imminent starvation compelled the NI AN 0 MKYCC place, On July 21t was announced that eause It will open another fine drive unless Germany immediately deciarsd ROt BiAmata; - AA8ad - Lorg | R0t Jecently et - e Seale by e veslgned hills of Towa. The live stock |and effected an abondonment of present Sdichaner. ehil advaris ele R N y g ilivan had been u lawyer Ia Intorents of the Houth Side are anxious | methods of submarine warfare agains e ) pleen new Wik 1018, | Ttogo, one of the gamb he Rosen wume It will make - twelve to four- | passengor and frelght-carrying veasels ol provides ! in olgh WL murder case. Ilis appointment gen- | toen-mile haul for wakon hoks to the |the United States could not do otherwiss g . “ day and r " \ | to former rotary | market enn those hogs have Vn‘ the | than sever diplomatio relations. ol ay 1 d ) t t . A . I n " " " wo miles y mi t Great Britain Will Try Daylight Plan - | LONDON expomsmus ¥hich 1o rewara deserving democrats.” | inston ! w re of . " b steamer Fridiand, which was reported Svings. bb r tin ) M —me———— estorday In o aged condition an - prs ‘A :‘“‘h‘.l. ) D‘f““au(»d R(‘]l('1 \"vy»“ :;4. steamer Batavia 1\ L o T e i Mercantile Marine Ship is Beached e Fridid. w 4 O denamiors n the. i Takes Big Drop o i bbbl B W Berlin Says Zeppelins Wrought - Great Damage in North England ‘Over 509% Gain o : : In Pmd Want Ads he N . tising . SUPPOSED NEW PLANE! v ol The New are | ' ’ IS ONLY AN ASTEROID ahing Maselns - every : p D i 5 Chic a0 Ml“\ W ason - . : — y I o Drivers May Strike . ‘ Gain 5,954 TELEPHONE { Fyler 1000