Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 13, 1916, Page 1

A TWO MORE IRISH LISBON REVOLTS: . —— e . ( PART ONE. ‘ l i NEWS SECTION ‘ PAGES ONE TO TEN. VOL. XLV-—NO. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1916 TWENTY PAGIES, On Traine, News Stand at Hotel oto., Bo. SINGL THE WEATHER. Unsettled CENTS. I CoPY TWO REBELS ARE SHOT BY FIRING SQUAD James Connolly and Johu McDer- mott Are Put to Death for Com- plicity in Revolt Against the Crown FOUND GUILTY AT THEIR TRIAL First Named One of Original Signers of “Proclamation of Re- publie.” WOUNDED DURING THE FIGHTING DUBLIN, May 12 (Via London.) fTames Connolly and John McDer mott were shot this morning for complicity in rebellion The official headquarters an nouncement regarding the executions is as follows “The trial of two prominent lead the rebellion were appended to the proclamation by the government, namely, James Connolly and John McDermott, took place on The sentence of death was sen ers of whose names fssued so-called provisional May 9 returned in each case and the tences were carried out this morning after confirmation by the general commander-in-chief. One of the Seven James Connolly was styled by his a soclates commandant general of the Iriah republican army, He the veven signers of the proclamation lssued by the insurgents at Dublin at the out break of the revolt. Connoly was wounded during the fighting and was taken pris- oner, It week that he could trfal at the time wounded condition Mr. Connolly lived for several years in New York, where he was active as a soclalist and writer on labor topics. He returned to Ireland about five years ago to assist in organizing the Irish labor varty. He was about i years old. was one of on his placed of not he on account Brilliant Orator. John McDermott was known to Trish men in the United States as one of the most brilllant orators in Ireland and as one of the so-called inner clircle of revo- lutionists in the recent uprising. Au- thorities In this country on Irish affairs say that he was one of thd original or ganizers of the Trish Volunteers in No- vember, 1913, in Dublin. . At the outbreak of the war McDer- mwott was editor of Irish Freedom, a Dublin journal, ardently opposed to re- crulting. The paper was suppressed. During a visit of Queen Mary to Dub- lin several years ago McDermott, his « friends declare, disturbance and #o roughly handled by the police that he became permanently a cripple. House and Senate Are Deadlocked Over The Army Measure WASHINGTON, May 12 the army reorganization bill were unable Conferees on today to reach any agreement on salient eatures in dispute. Senate conferces de- ared that unless the corganizaing the regula army is agreed \, there will be no bill. When Chair- mun liay of the house committee left he ¢ ferer he said We ¢ agreed upon nothing and 1 Yo not know that we ever will ASK MILLION AND HALF FOR BIG FEDERAL STADIUM VAST T Tay 1 ! f M Athleti v 0 fore the ho appre tee in behalg of the Hu! de § for the cor al pa the Potor vl rowa 1 the 100 17/ Gy X \ A Ap X7 emparative Lueal Record Weparis fram Matbans ot T ¥ M method of | as announced in London last | was arrested during a | SOLDIERS RISING Troops Mutiny in Capital of Por- tugal and Arsenals Are Burned, According to Wireless. A REVOLUTION”IS REPORTED BERLIN, May 12.— (Via Wireless ! to Sayville.) — A dispatch from i Granada, Spain, save that a revolu tion has broken out in Lishon. It is reported have mutinied and that burned that the. troops argenals have been A wireless dispatch from Berlin on April 14 eral Portuguese provinces w It also was sald that a mutiny among the Lisbon Carmo barracks to gave a report that sev ere in revolt had broken out the and that marines guards in had been sent sup press the mutineers Within the last have geveral there food weeks ot few been reports riots in Lisbon, Linm'Epam Not Protected by Prize Clause of Treaty When the possesslon ot NORFOLK, Va, May 1 proceedings to determine the captured British liner Appam, brought as & German port, were begun In federal court here today, Judge prize to this Waddill, over the protest of counsel for the German embassy, made public for g the first time the =tate department s Details of Conspiracy to Assassinate communication of March 2 to Count Von Monk FRV”TI‘C Df N”}hfllflh Bernstorff . It disclosed that the department con Disclosed. sidercd the case one involving legal ques tions to be decided by the and contrary to what heretofore bues gencrally understood exppessed the view courts, RASPUTIN I8 REPORTED KILLEDV has NEW YORK, May 12,—The report that the Appam did not fall within the protectins clauses of the Prussian-Amer. | Tecelved yesterday by wireless from | lean treaty. 1t pointed out that the| Berlin through the Overseas News | treaty granted asylim for vessels of | Agency that Gregory Kasputin, the | war accompanying prizes, hut does not protect the spoils of war deposited In 1. Russlan monk who is reputed to Ame y port | have wielded a powerful mystic in- | WASHINGTON, D. C., May 12.-The | fluence over Emperor Nicholas, had | German government claims po sslon of been assassinated, {8 coincident with ‘lhu receipt here by the Associated Fress of mail advices from its cor- respondent at Christiania, Norway, disclosing details of a plot to murder the Appam under article nineteen of the treaty of which provides that ves- sels of war, public and private of both Germany and the United shal have free entry and departure with thefr | prizes from ports of both countrieg, The contest arises over the fact that| Rasputin, [the Appam was brought into Hampton| rphey were revealed by Hellodorus, | Roads not by a German warship, but » 5 i | | came wholly:. upkseompanisd. | the “mad monk of Tsaityn,” a fan- — e tastic leader of the masses of the | Premler Asqulth ,‘\'n]gfl region who has figured promi- 1 Arrives flt Dub]in ;nf;'mi,v in the Rasputin case, : TO COflS“lt Leaders disappeared from Rugela some time ago, States, was disclosed that Hellodorus whe is a refugee in Christiania. Although oncs on the best of terms with Rasputin he fin | DUBLIN, May 12-(Via London.)~Pre- ally turned against him and denounced mier Asquith arrived in Dublin today and was taken in an automoblle to the vice regal lodge. The: premler's programf for him as wielding a criminal influence and undertook to warn the linperial court the day was first n conference with de-|0f ‘this dangerous fiend.’ The result of partmental chiefs and afterward consul-|ti ck on the emperor's favorite tation with General Maxwell in regard to| yaq that Heliodorus himself was -cast the miltary situation, which is well in e into a monastery prison, from which he | 1t is reported that in all iiMellhood o| %2 releascd only after having renounced procjamation will be issued shortly abol. the Pprofesslon of a monk. In order to | ishing martial law, tho provisions of ?'0ld further persecution he escaped to which hav- been greatly modified in the | SWeden in a woman's garb in Auguat, | Mo it 1914, and is now living auietly Yn Chris The situation In some parts of the | tania provinces is said to be still rather dis. off Back of Plot. turbed and it is likely that military con-| A Heliodorus, a representa trol will continuo In these districts for | iy, it llebaeT af the. 4 some time’ longer Ghefoh arrived In Christiania Premier Asquith intended also to meet| gt January, and proposed that Hell several civilian deputations so as Satis. hicolns Dasty MITs. Shisiate. 16 at first hand their ideas conce Oiiate the. fank, Khotostdtfe sivom reconctruction of the destro 1 to have declared that Rasputin of Dublin and perhaps to formulate # .., L site Dikon el plan for compensation. There Is relicf d » and being apparent among the population at the i b Wialthis SeR et s promised cessation of executions, whic were beginning to o considerable agl- | ¢ . Vit ey At tation 4 ! Convention Rent /i e neiewivwats ‘ Private House . LANGHORNE PARLEY T™ BANDITS FOR PRISONERS PLOT TO KILL PET Titled Opera Singer Who Charmed OF OZAR REVEALED Kaiser Has Been Arrested as a Spy RETAKE LOST POSTS o Counte Mario Labia, noted ol singer, i under arrest in Mi'an on a "R f e onnge made Itulian authorities. he Is u member of o of the oldest families in Ven Cpuntes Labfa made her operatie debut in Ger many twelve years ngo under the L and protection of the kalser, whose ad miration of her created a wensation v Ttaly Until the war began th fre- quently sang in the IKomische Oper In Berlin, where sho was patronized hy the | crown prince, who seemed to have sup planted his royal fathor In her affec 1 tions, Countess Labla sang in the Manhattan opera house York, In the fal) and winteg of 1908, under the management of Oscar Hammerstell Her Darl Itallan beauty and execellent volce made her a favorite, but a quarre!l with Hammerstein caused her Lo refuse ever to return, was then 23 years old, and she declar that her sole ambition was to be a singer s long as she lived—that her only loves were her volce and her birthpluce SENATE REOPENS BRANDEIS HEARING Lonis K. Liggett Testifies of Con- nection of Nominee with the Drug Stores Merger. SAYS HE APPROVED SCHEME | WASHINGTON, May K. Liggett of Boston, a director of the United Drug company, first witness called today before wag the the senate judiclary committee at the re opened hearing on the nomination of Louis D. Brandeis to the supreme | court. The committee is looking into any connection Mr. Brandeis may have had as a lawyer in a mer ger between the United Drug com- pany and the Riker-Hegeman stores. Last October, Mr. Liggett testiffed George W. Anderson, United States at torney at Bost gan o Investignte | the merger and Liggett, with his co ; Mr nov went to Anderson office to 1 nd a A n M A y | fola Wilson Leaves Trin Down Rive French Senator Says Key to War Lie in the Mines of Briey Basin ON BORDER MORE SQLDIERS CALLED TO GUARD MEXICAN BORDER - The National Guards of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, and practically all of the regular infantry, have been called for service in the Mexican campaign chine gun detachments of the border guard at maneuvers. - o/ COUNTESS MARIA LABI » FIGURES ON RAIL Interstate Commission Reports on Connection Between Land and Sea Carriers, BIG DIFFERENCE ON LIQUOR WASHINGTON, May investigation of tween rall and water carriers and of 12.—Results of connections be- the effect upon transcontinental freight es of Panama canal com petition were submitted to the senate the Interstete Com yesterday by merce commission in an exhaustive report, The information was called for in a resolution passed by the enate May 16, 1914, and the figure on were ag of June 30 of that year of 397 carriers arriers—were embodied in Y hey showed that allroad . ] in elghty-six oarrle Wl Hates Luwer DN FIrt SERVAL This picture shows ma L) s GERMANS FAIL T0 French War Office Says Two As- saults on Positions West of Deadman's Hill Repulsed MORE ARTILLERY FIGHTING PARIS, May 12 I'wo attempts by the Germans last might to recap ture positions on the western slope of Deadman's hill, taken by the French on May 10, were frustrated by the French artillery fire Artil lory s activa about the Avocoukt | wood and the hombardment in the Donaumont-Vaux section continues according to the offieial war | today, | The text of the gtatement follows report “On the left bank of the Meuse'(Ver | dun front) thers was an Intense nrtillery | gettvity trom the sector of the wood of ;w,.p.,un o Dead Man hill. The Ger mans. vainly dattempted to dlslodse quring the night from the positions we feaptured May 10 on the western slope of the hill. Two successivo attacks were repulsed by our fire “On the right bank the bombardment in the reglon of Douamont-Vaux contin ued | “Thera was relative calm on the of the front Gerard Will Ask rest e 1oe AND WATER RATES About Punishroent . of Subsea Captain WASHINGTON, May 12 Lansiug announced today he had Ambassador Berlin to ascer tain the hment fn posed by the German go ibmarine which sunk Mr, Lansing sald the nature of a formal Gerard at nature of the yment on the | commander of the "lvl' steamer Hussex { request was not fn the inquiry to the AUTO EGUIPMENT FIRMS German government UNITE IN CORPORATION NEW YORK, May 12.—Announcement of the formation of the United Motors cor poration, a combination of five compa ond { the Che let otor mpany nd one of t I for the corpora \ I t \ | have no par The kg er a t Da HOBSON WILL CONTEST BANKHEAD' NOMINATION J The Day's War News [ WARD FIGHTING has boen ve he Verdun § \ he tiermas wad N last wighe Malodgs the ' P " he b . NN M AL BASEATE W ' L oeha e ng . "o e tarad was toarmed and was sk withant warsing The dis PAtEh dues wel i L ANE pas Vengere Wers win hen | he WILL NOT CHANGE MEXICAN POLICY, SAYS MR. BAKER War Secretary Makes Statement After Meeting of Cabinet, at Which Situation Was Discussed. HINT AT TACIT AGREEMENT Generals Said to Have Made Un- written Plan for Joint Patrol of International Line. OBREGON GIVES ASSURANCES WABHINGTON, May 12.—8ecre ary Baker announced after today's méeting that no change in the Mexiean pollcy had been decided upon. No new orders for militia or ganizations to go to the border were in contemplation, he sald, and indi ‘ated that no general intervention in thought of at cabinet Mexico was being present Upon receiving word today from Major Hugh Scott that the order with General heen closed without agreement, Becretary Baker an nounced that he had directed General Seoft to return to Washington and General Funston return to his headquarters at San Antonio, Tex. that of Gieneral conferences Obregon had to Renewed the indications wers given administration has no intention withdrawing American troops until it s Tefinitely established that the danger further border ralds has heen removed The president will take no further steps until General Scott returns from the border. The administration considers the | up to General Carranze. coretary Baker Iald befora the cabinet yapart of General Bcott and said that the far the present he considered there were enoigh American troops along the hor der to handle the situation Hecretary Haker left immediately after the cabinet meeting for visits to Atlantic City and, Newark, N, J. President Wil son planas to leave tonight on the May fle for a wedk-end trip down the Potomar wer Humor of Unwritten Agreement, General heott's report, which was fr amplification of the official statement isued by the conferees at Fl Paso last night, was transmitted to Secretary Lana- ing and also was considersd y the cabinet meeting, Tts contenty Inot dimclosed, but there wera indications of an unwritten agreement having heen for. mulated to cover co-operative mction along the border. It was suggested that Genera!l Car ranza, faced by the political situation in Mexieo, was unwilling to maks any writ Agreement to which his opponents @ould point as Indieating a surrender of soversign rights, Under that theory, Gen aral Obregon, it Is understood, has given wssurances that every possible means will employed hy his government to aid fn the speady extermination of the bhandits, while the formal diplomatio dis cusston of the withdrawal suggestion pro ceeds, 1t is possible that nelther side will andeavor to force the negotlations while the disturbed condition along the border continies Hefare going ‘to the cabinet meating Seoretary Baker sald no steps to sen| more natlonal guardsmen or regulars to the horder were in immediate contempla tion plain, howaver, that should General Funston again find his torder guard too thin to protect American It was made towns and ranges, there would hs no hesitation In ealling out more state troop: General Funston returns to San An tonlo with his original orders altered in no way, He has full authority to dis poss of hjs men, either in Mexico or along the horder. McAdoo's Answer In Rigg's Suit is Read to the Jury WASHINGTON, May 12 Adoo's Secretary Me to the suit of the Riggs for njunetion to re and Comptroller Willlams trom tional bank an ged conspiracy to wreek the bank | to the Jury today hy governmen the perjury trial of thres offf ank secured a sub { t I Willlama to saminations of th they sald Novernment knew wnged in the t o bank, W avit of the ank did not A the ba Always New New ads go in, old ads come out, at the rate of about 300 a day., The Want-Ad columns of The Bee have an assort ment of attractive of- in every ¢ .'\\ilfl- cation, put in fresh cach day, Read them, HWHA ' el