Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 24, 1916, Page 1

? The Sunday Bee is the only " Omaha newspaper that gives its readers four 'big pages of colored comics, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE THE WEATHER. Unsettled VOL. XLV FRENCH ARMY REGAINS MOST | ) Irwin Prosecub‘\n\’m us Links to Chain of Circumuiantial Man NO. 292, OMAHA, WEDNESDAY 'KING AK 70 STAGE STATE TIGHTENS STAMPEDE IN JULY NET OF EVIDENCE <0 \ «\\°‘.'l n bl Proof Against Who Is Charged With Poisoning Parfs War Office Asserts Germans | WILL GO T0 NEW YORK LATER Now Hold Only Small Angle | of Fortress Won When A 'stampede is to be staged at the specdway in Omaha in July Drive Began. Phis will be a competitive gather- TESTIMONY IS MOST DIRECT BERLIN S ing of cowboys from all parts of the MAK,EP DE,NIAL OF THI® .\f , who will try for H"‘| big cash Defendant, Pale and Unnerved, Gazes Almost Continually at Floor prizes to be hung up for them by Ak Sar-Ben, The show will be under the general management of C. B, Trwin, who has handled the Frontier Da at Cheyenne for years, anll the events taken together will be much like the | Frontier Days of Cheyenne French Report Repulse of Two Ger- man Counter Attacks Upon Hill No. 304, VIOLENT FIGHTING ON MEUSE STUDIO COMRADE IS IN COURT New #ork, May 23.—The chain of evidence by which the prosecution 3 Wouge ! The big competitive spectacle is be- | ¢V | Paris, May 23.—Fighting continued ing brought here by Ak-Sar-Ben. 1t hopes to send Dr. Arthur Warren with extreme violence on both banks | ; to be held July 22, 23, 24 and 25 Waite, the young New York dentist of the Meuse along the Verdun front The Ak-Sar-Ben board. believes |, . o1ootric chair for the murder i A ¢ er- | that this big competitive series : during the ‘whole night K I'wo Ger l-]ildw:\::!; uil..]x .-\iim- “\“ can clear | Of his wealthy father-in-law, John E man counter attacks on French posi- |28 FEE LA VU0t lod “toward de- | Peck, was tightened link by link fo. tions on Hill 304 failed completely, | ¢ the war office announced this after noon, g day by an array of witnesses whose ial pageant to be held in, connection | testimony was remarkable for its di | with the Ak-Sar-Ben festivities in the | rectness fall From the druggist who sold Waite The French made further gair . P within ll;on Botaument: ks Gorr Goes Later to New York. ""“m‘""‘_"‘l“ ';”'(" |“vh“ It he "<];M|'1‘ ]}"f mans now hold only a small angle on | C, B, Irwin is to stage “The Stam- | FHECSEE FHE0 g diopiten g AL the northeastern corner of the fort, |pede” at Sheepshead Bay in New [ Cor 0, B o exan H“|"| At The battle around Hill 304 was | York, August 5ot 12, and the eastern | Fy® FAG SHERWECEE CRAMINED. e especially severe In attacking | papers are already carrying large ad- ooer 58 B0 f bs. a0 HihT ok fie French positions on the west side of | vertisements for this occasion. 3t cortbbasstive "ehidsnce &5 vikwed the hill the Germans used liquid gas,| Mr. Irwin, on his return to Wyom- 50 GHTOORAREE, evideute as viewed the official statement says, and pene- |ing, from New York Monday night,| 2 Ule prosccution. the organs trated one of the French trenches, | met with the Ak-Sar-Ben gu\rnmn_“h“l-” ""“:‘:)m“’”‘;'“")";”l"' " but were dislodged at once. On the |and the arrangements were made to \‘.“’" t5ath ~and: wis ,i gt { east side of the hill the Germans at- | have the Stampede staged in Omaha idiie his ilu-aml ‘:‘I]\‘d "I:”' zly‘l"""‘\’:"lfl“ tacked after intense artillery prep. |before he goes on to New York tinuoisly. at tha Nour, His hitherte aration, but were not permitted to| At the big meet at Sheepshead Bay EEFORRW 1 Fhe FOOe FHIS BULCrO reach the French lines, prizes aggregating $50,000 are to be h'fiq"(:’m \)lrn-‘l\'»h;:n”)?x::- """I“’:"'“' The principal fighting east of the |offered to the winners in the various | /100 w"l iy iy ’l "]" '“I ’I: ')'". Meuse was in the sector between |contests, Roping contests, riding (208 F0%, O ,‘;" LRI Thiaumont and Douaumont. The | contests, bareback riding, steer throw na.‘”’ I“nu' \p‘4 ourt ;nnuv.’?l v.,“s Germans attacked in mass formation | ing and tying, and all other frontier "]’” ’”"-" OF sighs™ to his cell ‘with and are said to have suffered enor- |contests are to be held for individual Riering steps. ; mous losses. They succeeded in rc-}ill" r!""d prizes. < 1Y Mrs. Horton in Court. occupying one of the trenches north | While the amount of prize money | To add to the prisoner’s discom of Thiaumont Farm, which had been | for the events in Omaha has not yet | fiture, Mrs, Margaret Horton, his captured by the French, | been determined, it is said by Sam- | “studio” eompanion, who, according son that substantial cash prizes are |ty (he district attorney will play a Germans Hold Douaumont. to be offered here in Omaha for the | conpicuous part In the trial, ap Berlin, May 23.—(By Wireless to|winners in tlfe various events peared and occupied a seat n the Sayville.)—Announcement was made | “We will offer enough moiey to rear of the court room, Waite had by the war office today that in the | make it worth while for the best rid- | o pags directly in front of her when ying expenses for the semi-centen fighting north of Verdun the French |ers and ropers in tife United States to | he was taken from the court room ha, : taken some first line )mhlliunnfl'v,nu' here and compete,” said Sam- | One witness, Joseph Stretter, a of the Germans, but that Fort Dou-|son, Grand Rapids undertaker, testified aumont remains firmly in German | S N T today that when Dr, Waite left that hands, Committee Fails - to Agree On Union ,z Sem@y Oha'rge Minneapolis, Minn, May ,23- A‘ Atlantic City, May 23.—Hopes that { resolution recognizing the glght of | Pl e e e e murder of his the question of Union seminary and | 1abor to organize and deal with finan-| wife's parents (he has confessed also its alleged departure from the tenets | cial interests, with a view to a great-| that he administered poison to Mrs of Presbyterianism would be settled | er share in the prefits of their labor, Peck), was disclosed by Dr. R, Mul at the Presbytgrian assembly toda ler, the prisoners’ New York physi witheut discuséion or friction van- 4 . 5 cian ished when the commitfee on bills | session of the Northern Baplist con- | Wajte came to him last August, Dr, and overtures announced it had come | vention here today, The resolution ! Muller said, and asked if he knew of to no definite conclusion also declared for arbitration in set-| anyene who could instruct him in The committee was in secret ses- | tling labor contreversies bacteriology, sion alf night, The convention indorsed the wel- | “He said he was greatly Interested Opposition to the plan to merge | farc and social progsams which have | in the subject,” asserted the witness, the boards of education and college been approved by labor organiza- “and I sent him to "W“"’HH"I teacher, | developed when the executive com-| tions, Dr. Louis Heitzmann, =k mission submitted its recommenda- Other resoiutions favored complete | Waite has admitted that he admin- | city after taking the body of Mrs John Peck there, Waite said: “There will be another funeral in about three months.” When the dentist took Mrs, Peck's body to Grand Rapids Stretter told him he had “guessed about right.” Began Plans in August, | How Walte began planning as early ‘Baptists Recognize The Right of Joint Bargaining by Men Y was adopted at the closing business stand old arsenic to tion for the consolidation. The de- | freedom of the press, including pub- istered deadly disease germs to Peck, session, |to activities of denominations or re-| Dr. Muller also told of Waite's ligious bodies; an educational stand- | coming to him on March 9, three days Ghfl:rges Burleson istry and co-operation in supporting Senic. The witness said he had been | The convention adepted a resolu- and upon Waite's explanation that he tion denouncing divorce as “one of | Was not acquainted with any drug Washington, May 23.—“Postmaster jc; " a » ichard H. Timmerman, to furnish 3 acan home” and urging all Baptists are charged with having organized a | ()¢ principles laid down by our Lord | Timmerman then took the postoffice lobby in a resolution intro- Jesus with reference to this matter.” | and testified he had of Towa directing a committee in-|committee the resolution “denounced”’ iy ; e The resolution is an outgrowth of riage service for divorced persons Prlsoner Jumps a flood of telegrams and letters from | Thys was amended to “disapprove.” senate amendments to the postoffice But I C tu s Captured very routes. . . 2 The resolution charges tae exten- | AT'€ Charged With - Beaver City, Neb, May 23.—(Spe- patrons an efficient mail service and that political motives were back of alias Charles Jolnson, alias Charles Wesley, an escaped convict from the bate was continued at the afternoon | lications which are wholly opposed | while the latier was on a visit here |ard for ordination of men in the min- before Peck's death, to obtain ar W-th F ' L bb a permanent peace program led to believe Waite was a physician o the deadliest enemics of the Amer=| gists, telephoned his own druggist, General Burleson and his assistants” [, take a decided stand in favor of | Waite with the [mhuu t duced today by Representative Good * As recommended by the resolutions | Waite quiry. clergymen whe performed the mar- postamsaters wrging. e, rejoction of sk to From Car Window, ps h o .prmpna(mn bill regarding rural free New York Otflcels deli slon of rural foutes has denied many ' ' Tapplng Wires cial Telegram.)—Charles Dellinges ) the consolidation of the routes b New York, May I'he f in= | penitentiary at Lansing, Kan., and Circus Seats Collapse, dictments resulting fre m the tapping | wanted i Furnas county on a charge Plattsmouth, Neb., May 23— (Spe of telephone wires in this city were | of bigamy, was brought here today cial.)—Several persons were injured | [CtUrned 7 s qu v grand fjrom Severan lo, where he had when a section of seats of a small JU'Y today. John ingsbliy, Y| been captured by the o al authorities circus ‘which. has been showing col- | for "p*PIen L GUarILes, and i last Wednesday 4 lapsed. One little boy had his leg " 1} ""““*"" i 1l counsel tor In charge of Sheriff er of this broken, Miss Blanche Cannon, an i ooy ““ s A Vere it L \|~‘-.‘|m’ morning, east of jured ankle and Miss Leona Hudson, ™7 [0 beindictments. —— Trenton, when Burlington train N¢ a crushed foot. Several women, who | SEBSArUGs SEPAURGE 09 6 was running st fu .‘_,,,\|) Delli fainted, had to be carried out of the A Yot 4 Ker escape m the sheriff by Jump show, . o Yo Lo Wy Wi g from ) vindow of the toilet superintende i sura ] acted He was captured a few miles — as counsel for Mr. Kingsbury | soutls Af ton by & be Tl W l“ wipoaiy o el e fer 1 A [ s Joh & 16 Weather recer he, wax married at . AR« 1 May 10 {iss Eva Molse lis Temporatare at Omaha Vesterday bt B . . . sppea - ' egard the ta g of Ka p . ' am B. Farrell, a A iy | Tha 2 S } ' P : French Steamship vesigation, | Sunk by Subsea In Mediterranean i War Summary ' SURPRESY Vreneh sostorday THE BRAMAT ' CULE Tentin t Donaumont has heen . i follawe erml Nivelle's e By s Parls, was the sevnpines of & ahtbon nareh wi e at A - Shatiens ot 1 P M ON FHE ATHER SE o the weuss. HEARING ON LIVE STOCK e ias b the tees| " RATES ORDERED BY BOARD i EHE LATEAY BER AL halietin an v he tahiing alusg the Ausins Piniban frant indis TR T . e arannd tn ih debaw tn the o [ ' Veranas wrm Varwlh MORNING, MAY 24, MRS. CLARA PECK WAITE AR — . MRS CLARA PECK WAITE. PORTO RICO WOMEN | REFUSED BALLOT House Strikes Out of Bill Section Inserted by Committee Monday Granting Suffrage, BILL PASSED AS INTRODUCED Washington, D. C., May 23.—The house struck from the Porto Rican bill today by a vote of 80 to 59 an amendment designed to grant women suffrage to the islands. The bill then | passed without roll call, virtually as introduced, The vote on the amendment showed a complete disregard of party lines, though more democrats than republicans voted against it. It was inserted in the bill by Minority Lead er Mann, Representatives of suffrage organi- zations,, who had made no- attempt to have the amendment inserted in | the ‘bitl, were out in force in the gal- leries and showed disappointment SR SRR e, R BRI over the failure of the propaal I'he bill gives the Porto Rican gov- | ernment 4h of its internal revenue regardless of whether the goods on which it is paid are used in Porto Rico or this country Heretofore revences on goods used in, the United States have gone to the federal treasury Property and educational qualifica- tions are provided for applicants for citizenship under the measure andy the employment for children under, 14 years of age in injurious or ha-| zardous occupations would be pro-| hibited | I'he measure now goes to the| Senator | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | ALUMNI TO BE ORGANIZED An Omaha alumni - association of rthwestern university will be for al rganieed at an informal din yer and meeting at the Hotel Fonte On the same evening alumni asso ations of Northwestern university vill be meeting in all parts of the sociat aking an eff t wester ersit [ Villian ' s ! A : [ AW estery } Germany Appoints to Deal With SIXTEEN PAGE 1916 AISHTON PRESIDENT | OF NORTHWESTERN Marvin Hughitt Vice President, and A, C. Johnson General Traffic Manager. CLARK LEADS THE OMAHA WAY New York, May 23.-—Successors to to the late William A, Gardner, who was president of Chicago & North western railway and the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railway, were appointed by the directors of the two roads in ()Illl‘ city today Richard H. Aishton was elected president of the Chicago & North- western, with Marvin Hughitt, jr., vice president, in charge of opera- | tion and maintenance, while A, C, Johnson was appointed general traf- | fic manager James T. Clark, formerly a vice | president, was elected president of | the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & | Omaha; A, W. Trenholm was ap-| pointed vice president and general | manager; H. M. Perry, general traf- fic manager, and Charles ! comptroller -Wife of Dr. Warren Waite, accused of poisoning his wife's parents, expected to take the stand against her husband, whose case is on trial, Arthur its subsidiary, Jensch, | ! Turkey Is Ruéifing | Food and Forage To Tigris Front| Constantinople, May 22.—(Via Lon- don, May 23.)~The capture by the Turks of the British forces at Kut-el Amara has resulted in a new disposi- tion of the Turkish troops, as is shown by the following official state d |ment given out today 2 1t 15 believed here that extraordi- 2 nary efforts are being made to equip i [ the expeditionary forces with plenty of rations and forage before the ad- vent of the rainy season, which will i make the roads impassable, Ihe statement says Mesopotomia front: In view of the favorable new situation resulting from the capture of Kut-elsAmara a change of our defensive plans became necessary. Three days ago we with- drew our troops a little on the right ’ hank of the Tigris, The enemy did not recognize this until two days FIGHT OCCURS ON “Caucasian front: On the night of May 19-20 two surprise attacks on our “On May 19 eight enemy airmen o . |appeared over the Dardanelles and Strikers M“d“““" Union Work dropped seventy bombs without ef- ,man, Take His Revolver, and fect. One of our batteries twice Police Are Called Out. _|opened an effective fire on them, The same night sea planes which were ¢ pursuing enemy airmen flew over Im- MACHINISTS ARE STILL OUT bros and dropped nine hombs on the aeroplane sheds of the enemy with Disturbance that necessitated a “,,,,,J effect ; call for police occurred at the Black “linmln)]r‘ um|m||4].||~ nHHln‘nl;:n]n un- y Seddul-Bahr on stone hotel morning be- [ AUCSESNIERY. Susies A 20, rtillery tween striking laborers and non-un- May Qur_ artillery dsmaged sn enemy cruiser in Smyrna waters, The ion workmen cruiser was compelled to withdraw in One of the men who the direction of Samos, has been working on this job for _"In reply to the hombardment of g g . e & #t lil-Arish (an Egyptian town near the | some days carried a revolver to work |y o 0 qor of Pafestine which recently | with him as protection against the | wag hombarded by the British) one of | strikers, A gang of the strikers wait- our aerial squadrons on the night of ed around the Blackstone for the | May 19-20 attacked Port Said, drop- appearance of this man and when he 'ping numerous bombs on vessels an- approached the job they met him in |chored near the shore, in the harbor the middle of the street. They|and on military establishments in the knocked him down, took his pistol | town. We abserved great conflagra away from him and cuffed him con- | tions, Our airmen returned safely.” siderably. The superintendent called 557, oy g | the police and two uniformed officers | St t T k 0 | responded and in a short time order | OUALE 1AKES UVEr “ was restored ] ~ | It now develops mat on is par-| NOW Rifle Rahge | ticular job some fifteen non-union men have been employed daily almost from the first day of the strike, Sey eral attempts have been made by the strikers to pull these men off. After the occurrence of the morning there was no work on the building, as the | fifteen laborers were somewhat reluc. |J-. Murfin and Major Haze!,'members tant to hegin work after what had oc- |0f Governor Morehead's staff were | curred in Ashland today and completed 4|~‘ The police remained on the job Angements by which Uncle Sam be- for a time and this caused the ma-|and 900 acres of land three miles sons and plasterers to quit, as under |NOrtheast of town on which will be | their international ruling they are “'\""“‘ the “’""""”{“"" "”I" ';‘”'““ not tu work under police protection, | Y ¢Rotiations for the purchase of this The talle of the §trikers and the land have been under way for several Central Labor union men at the La- |Y¢ars and today all obstacles I bor Temple yesterday is smoothed out and the final transfer made and cash paid over Ientative plans were formulated for the ercetion of the various buildings that will be required at once, In time these and structures will be erected for permanent A @INTL FILM SERVICE., yesterday non-union Ashland, Neb, May 23.—(Special Telegram.)—Adjutant General P. | Hall, jr., in company with Colonel I were } concern (Continued on Page 2, Column 2)) Reading Continues Its Sensational Rise other occupation \mong those to be erected at once will be barns, sheds and a military New York, May 23 Reading was |club house which will be in charge again the sensational feature of the |of a car taker. Butts for target shoot stock exchange today, advancing in | ing will be put up and other arrange- | the firat few iutes to 11034, a point | ments made for the various encamp- | e « us hest price From | ments to eld here this summer new “.M ce Reading fell hack It under I that a citizens' )t he aily ere held New York last year will be Pacific. St. Paul. New York | cadets, 800 strong and the state uni at gains of ¢ 1o almost two [ here this summer the Harrimans leading Republicans of Alabama File Six More Contests New Board the Food Situation o, Ma 1—Conte ¢ s, has gatenat-larg \la ' o Senate Won't Budge In Rublee Matter At City of Ashland |;: SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS, CARRANZA SENDS LARGE ARMY TO CHASE BANDITS State Department Informed That Thirty Thousand Men Are On Their Way to the Border States, MUSTERING GUARDS DELAYED Arizona and New Mexico Compun‘e‘l Will First Be Recruited to Their Full Strength, FEW TEXAS GUARDSMEN BALK Washington, May 23.—~The Car ranza government has ordered 30,000 troops into the region south of the border to exterminate bandits, ac cording to information received today at the State department, The new troop movements are already in prog- ress through Chihuahua, the depart- ment's advices state. The columns are routed north via Saltillo for the most part, as the railway strike has interfered with the movement of troop trains over other lines Officials here were inclined today to anticipate a further delay by General Carranza in dispatching his new note regarding to border situation. Offi cial announcement that Colonel Sib ley's expedition had returned was ex- pected to lead to alterations in the communication as demonstrating the purpose of the United States govern- ment to be only the policing of the border region Mustering of the Arizona and New Mexico guardsmen is being delayed, General Funston reports, until “the skeleton companies can be recruited to the required standard. Secretary Baker has not decided what action shall be taken regarding the 116 Texan guardsmen who de- clined to enroll in the federal service Judge Advocate General Crowder has submitted an opinion to General Scott, chief of staff, outlining the War department’s authority to court-mar- tial the recalcitrants.” His only rec- ammendation, however, was that if the court-martial were ordered a ma- jority of the members of each court be militia officers, not regulars, Official reports today on the num- ber of guardsmen actually mustered into the federal service were 3,354 or an increase of 547 men over the full strength of the organization when it was called out, Complaint Against Americans, El Paso, Tex,, May 23.—Complaint against the action of American troops at Ascension, in the Casag Grandes district was received, by General Ga- vira in Juarez today in telegrams from the mayor of li\’r town, The mayor charged the Americans were committing depredations, these consisting of throwing up fortifica- tions on the property they had occu- pied, he s He charged also that General Pershing’s men were coming into the town in violation of the agreement between the Carranza and Washington governments, He deglared the attitude of the for- eigners Was distinctly hostile to the Qarranzistas, inasmuch as it was un- necessary, in view of Mexican co-op- eration, he said, for the Americans to fortify themselves, General Gavira transmitted the complaint to General Jacinto Tre- vino at Chihuahua, Amnesty Offered Salazar, The Carranza government will grant amnesty to General Inez Sala- zar, who recently evaded surveillance El Paso and crossed the Rio Grande for the announced purpose of starting another revolution if Salazar will agree to surrender himself in | Juarez, General Gavira said today, I'he Juarez commander sent word to Salazar, who is hiding near Sa- bina, near Guzman, that he can re- turn north in security. The message was taken to Salazar, who recently applied for amnesty, by the conductor of a Mexico Northwestern train for Casas Grandes Salazar's attempted revolution was He now has only a few men, a fiasco it is said More Supplies Sent South, May 23, —~Two aeroplanes ar Columbus, N, M new 160-horsepower rived here today and military avia tors began preparing them for field service, General Pershing, expedition wder, having made re peated pleas for machines for scout g purpo Eighte ATy commn . 1 cars of food and forage shipped over the Mexican & North railroad reached the Amer ican command at Casas Grandes yes terday reports here This, taken with the dispatch of an ympany to repair roads lonia Dublan, was taken here as supporting the contention that fo eral withdrawal of western according to ineering ¢ helow ( the present no ges roexpe mmand s ¢ lated Some Record! ok Hes Want Ads have shown an in rease of we Lhan \ pald ads over the same period for the 1 &-0hd MORE PAID Want-Ads for the week just ended 530, than same week, year ago Lot Poe Want o Wk b