Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 25, 1916, Page 1

Call Tyler 1000 If You Want to Talk to The Bee or to Anyone Connected ‘With The Bee. B DOUAUMONT 1S ONCE MORE IN TEUTON HANDS Paris Admits Recapture of Fort by XLV—NO. 293 Germans, But Says French Hold Approaches to the Place. CAPTURE CAMIERES VILLAGE Small Town East of Dead Man Taken by Thuringian Troops at Point of Bayofiet. THREE HUNDRED MEN TAKEN Paris, May 24.—The Germans have reoccupied Fort Douaumont, while the French hold the proach to that position, This an- nouncement is made in the official communication issued by the French war office tonight, which says two new divisions of Bavarians effected the recapture after a series of furious attacks, immediate ap- French Hold Douaumont, Paris, May 24.—A powerful offen- sive was undertaken by the Germans last night to the east of Deadman’s Hill, on the Verdun front, The at- tempt in general unsuccessful, the war office report of this afternoon says, but after a fierce hand-to-hand struggle the attacking rorces made their way into a portion of the village of Camieres. At this point the French are faced by more than three divi- sions. was the cornerstone of the Verdun de fenses, are said virtually to have failed. Notwithstanding the determi- nation of their attacks and what is characterized as a most reckless ex- penditure of life, the Germans suc- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, COMMERCIAL CLUBS WILL REPORT THE FOR GOOD ROADS Urge Passage of Law Providing For Highway Commission, With Control of Highways. PROPOSE INTRODUCING A BILL An efficient state highway com- with contfol of the Commercial mission state roads is something the clubs of Nebraska want, as voiced by State at the Com the convention of the Associa tion of Commercial clubs mercial club rooms Wednesday P.A. Wells, chairman of the lative committee of the Omaha Com talked suggested the state commission legis and He mercial club, on roads, read a rough sketch of a tentative bill secking to create such a com mission, The convention voted to favor the proposition and to appoint bill to be introduced in the next legisla ture, At noon the delegates were guests of the Commercial club of Omaha for luncheon and /Attorney General Willis E. Reed addressed the body on irrigation in western Ne- | braska In the five-minute talks during the morning on the activities of the vari ous clubs of the state, Rev, W Gaston of Wayne, won the $10 cash a committee to draft a suitable the | prize for the best little booster talk | ceeded only in taking a small portion | of the trench west of the fort, The capture by Thuringian troops of the village of Camieres, east of Dead Man hill on the Verdun front, was announced by the war office this aft-| ernoon. The village was taken by storm. So far more than 300 prison- ers, including eight officers, have been taken by the Germans in this operation. Assembly Closes Heresy Debate by Warning Seminary Atlantic City, N. J.,, May 24.—The general assembly of the Presbyterfan church in the United States of Amer- ica today adopted without debate a report from the committee on bills and overtures warning the New York and all other presbyteries that the tenets of the church must be accepted by candidates for the ministry before they should be ordained, This ac- tion, it is believed, ends further dis- cussion in the present assembly of the alleged heresy question in which the New York Presbytery and Union Theological seminary are involved. The committee had before it more than two dozen overtures from pres-| byteries from many parts of the country dealing with the heresy con- troversy. One which attracted the most attention and to which serious | has 181 |ing the first to introduce a free em consideration was given by the com-| mittee, was that from the Cincinnati presbytery, which proposed that the New York presbytery be expelled be cause it licensed three young men who are alleged to hold views at var- jance with the doctrines of the church. Senate Agrees to Truce During the Two Conventions Washingtpn, May 24 Forma agreement was reached today by the senate leader { u practica es sation of legislative activity the olitical nat Three-day adjournmer a t be taken from June to June 20 v ) 1 will t Y - The Weather UNCHANG - AN -.u " . I* for his town and club. Richard L Metcalfe and Frank I Ringer were | the judges. | B. A. George, George E. Jéhnson and Prof. George E, Condra of Lin coln, discussed the roads situation in the state, and urged the creation of a state highway commission as sug- | German attacks on Fort Douaumont, | 8¢sted by Wells. In the evening the delegates were entertained at the Empress theater and then taken for an automobile spin throughout the scenic parts o the city, the Field and Country clubs. | These conventions from year to year bring out the facts that the clubs | are better organized each year throughout the state, and that they | are really doing things. M. Vaugh, for example, is here from Ne- | braska City, a town of 7,500 popula- | tion, There the Business Men's as- sociation has a membership of 300 and is incorporated for $25,000. The association has donated a )00 elec trolier system to the city. The Kieth County Community club of Ogallala is represented, The club members, 100 of whom are farmers, The ciub built four miles of Lincoln highway and has the money lon hand and work pledged for six miles more, W.-A.~Bruce, secretary of the Ver” digre Commercial club, is here. Ver digre is a town of 600 population The club spent $1,350 during 1915 for | the improvement of the roads. The club has fifty members, Stewart, president of the | Pawnee City Commercial club, and | J. C. Calhoun, secretary, state that | the population of their town is 1,610, | The club has eighty-two members and | | is interested in all business and so- cial welfare of the town, county and state, Aurora Boosts Everything. The Aurora Commercial club, a | club boosting for good roads, city im- provement, speed meet, county fair, community interest and everything that is worth while, is represented This club claims the distinction of be ployment bureau W. W. Walton, secretary and treas urer of the Center Commercial club, boasts a membership of thirty-six out of a total population in the town of 150. The club, he says, last year ex pended $1,000 for good roads The Allen Commercial club reports a membership of thirty-two, all of which are business men, The club has improved and worked thg roads in | northeastern Nebraska. E. E. Fellus, secretary of the St Edward Commercial club, reported sixty-three members. Last year the I'he club donated - #been NAME OF BRANDEIS 10 UPPER HOUSE Senate Committee Decides to Take Favorable Action by Vote of ‘,\% Ten to Eight on Partz" @i *5 . Lines o g S 2 : \‘s\ SENATOR CUMMINS % LESENT % His Vote, However, Is Recorded Against Confirmation of Boston Man. ONE OF FINAL STEPS IN CASE Washington, May 24.—The senate judiciary committee voted, 10 to 8, to- day to report favorably to the sen- ate the nomination of Louis D. deis to be associate justice of the su- preme court. It was a strict party ) plan as to when the nomination will be taken up in the senate has yet | formulated. Senator Cummins of Towa was the only member of the committee not present. His vote, however, was recorded against con- firmation Senators confirmation were: Culberson, Overman, Chilton, O'Gorman, Fletcher, Reed, Ashurst, Shields, Walsh and Smith of Georgia, Senators voting against tion were: son, Dillingham, Sutherland, Brande- gee, Borah, Cummins and Works The vote is one of the final steps in a contest which started as soon as the nomination was sent to the sen- ate by President Wilson on January 28, Weeks were spent by a subcom- mittee taking testimony regarding charges against the nominee, formu- lated by a committee of citizens of Boston, The subcommittee recom- mended confirmation by a strict party vote of 3 to 2 voting for By Republicans In Souyh Dakota Pierre, S. D., May 24.—Peter Nor- beck, lieutenant governor, won the republican nomination for governor of South Dakota, according to re turns received up to early this morn- ing from yesterday's primaries. It was indicated his plurality in the state would be not less than 10,000. Willis C. Cook of Sioux Falls was elected the South Dakota member of the republican national committee. The harmony delegation to the Ghi« | cago convention was elected, except- |ing in the First district, where the choice remains doubtful, In the First congressional district the fight for the republican nomina- tion for Congressman Dillon and Speaker Christopherson remained un- decided. In the Second district Congress- man Royal C. Johnson appeared to have been renominated by the repub- | licans. In the Third district, where there were four republican candidates, the winner was not yet known, <. D. Morcom of Sioux Falls claimed the nomination for governor on the democratic ticket. The democrats nominated congres- sional candidates as follows: First district, O. D. Anderson, Plankington; Second district, J. L. | Batterton, Sisseton; Third district, Congressman Gandy of Rapid City, D., renominated. The democrats elected ten dele- gates to the St. Louis convention who will support President Wilson for renomination, The republican defegates to Chi cago will support Cummins for presi- dent. 1f Hughes permits the use of his name he will be the second choice of the delegation. Coleman Receiveer For Farmers' Stat Bran- | confirma- | Clark of Wyoming, Nel- | or MAY 1916 TWELVE PAGES. On Trains, Hotels Nows Stands, et SINGLE THE WEATHER. Showers COPY TWO CENTS. MRS. MARGARET HORTON IN HER HOME—She is the singer and “companion” of Dr. Waite in his studio at the Hotel Plaza. tor’s trial. An important witness in the doc- STATE RESTS IN ' MRS MARGARET HORTON, | @INTL. FILM SERVICE. T0 ASK RECEIVER THE WAITE CASE FOR DECATUR BANK ’Wi{e of Alleged Poisoner (Gives Attorney (ieneral Willis Reed Will Damaging Evidence Against Him on Stand. | New York, May 24—The state | rested its case late today in the trial |of Dr. Arthur Warren Waite for the | murder of his father-in-law, John E ‘l’(-rk, and the trial was adjourned | until tomorrow. i New York, May /4.—Mrs. Waite, | wife of Dr. Waite who is on trial on | charge of murdering Ler father, John | E. Peck, continuing her testimony |after her father’s arrival here from | Grand Rapids he developed fainting | spells, Waite already has admitted | that he innoculated hin as well as Mrs. Peck with disease germs The witness told of an occurrence at dinner three days before Mr Pecks' death, when Waite served her father with oysters and later re- | marked that he felt unusually drowsy. She said her father's condi- tion grew gradually worse and she called in Dr. Moore several times, Miss Elizabeth B. Hardwick was on the stand only a short tis She testified that she sent the “K. Adams’ telegram or. March 12, from the | Grand Central station in this city, warning the Peck family that Mr, | Peck might have suffered foul play, Miss Hardwick said she lived in the home of Dr. Jacob Cornell of Somerville, N. J.,, who testified yes terday that he called at the Waite home the day Peck died. She tes tified that she sent the telegram to Percy Peck after Dr. Cornell re turned from the Waite apartment and that someone told her to send it. A question as to who directed her was ruled out. She was excused and Mrs, Waite again took the stand SUCEST TS A0 o L he ot T | Mrs. Waite said that Waite slept ISHE 10 S8 GURER IO SeAt O3 on the sofa in the parlor the nig Good Report from Alliance. Bank at Decatur|beiore ner father died and wakened with a population of 5,110 her to tell her of his death When i ted Commercial club e T e [ Dr. Moore arrived tne witness said ‘ me he Lincoln, May 24.—(Special.)—M, | Dr. Waite suggestea that the body ta free emple t bureadl. The | W, Coleman has been appointed by |be cremated. He telephone Dr b raised t ‘ ary fund the district court of t county as|Cornell, who advised agamst crema \ A 1,000, | State king B e weeks | Grand Ra vas nxiou ago. Mr. Colemar nerly em- |10 know ether an au y had f K ed a hank ) finan- | beer dered, sai ¢ tne € ¥ t t it ¢ tf ad bee t gt At . \ ' Ne ! [ ; FREAK STORM DOES DAMAGE AT ELLIS § D Four Men Smothered by Fire in Famous Gold Mine . A ) M Jkhond It es "y v A 8 pUHp e . |arrived File Petition Asking for Ap- pointment of Receiver. | TELLS OF THE FAiN’l’ING SPELLS CASH ON HAND VERY LIGHT A petition for the appointment of a receiver for the defunct Farmers' State bank of Decatur is to be filed in the district court of Burt county at Tekamah immediately Attorney General Willis E. Reed from Lincoln yesterday | with the petition and went into con- this afternoon, said that some time | ference with Judge George A. Day with regard to it at once. Judge Day is to hold the hearing on the appli vation for receivership at Tekamah June 1. M. W. Coleman is the man whose name is suggested as the proper and suitable person to act as receiver for the institution. The Lion Bonding company is suggested as surety on the hond to be given by the receiver On May 6 the State Banking board took possession of the bank and placed T. R, Riley, as state bank examiner, in charge of the bank, Depositors Demand Money. The petition recites that a demand has heen made upon the bank by its depositors for payment “of their de- posits to the amount of $110,558.12, while the cash on hand is but $2,318.95 and the assets are valued at $75,000 I'he court is asked to fix the time for filing claims, and that the time for filing such claims shall not be more than sixty days after date of such order. It is asked that the receiver take charge of all books, records, assets and securities belonging to the bank; that he collect all debts owing to the bank, take possession of all real es tate it may own, to the end that all assets may be as speedily as possible converted into money to satisfy the creditors I'he Farmers' State 18 the nstitution, during the guided largely by one cashier banking were exposed by John MacNeill Convicted of Part In Irish Revolt Bank of Deca the affairs of ast two years n E. Elliott methods of T'he Omaha series of articl tur which were whose loose in a recent MOREHEAD NAMES ARBITRATION BOARD Men Appointed by Governor May Take Hand in Trying to Settle Strike. POWER TO CONDUCT HEARING (From a Staff Correspondent.) | Lincoln, May 24.—(Special.)—Gov- ernor Morehead this afternoon an- | nounced appointments to the State Boardof Arbitration, created by the 1913 legislature, to fill vacancies, The | governor's action was prompted by the labor troubles in Omaha and Lin | coln, it being indicated that the state board will be aske® to take a hand to settle the difficulties if a speedy | agreement is not reached A. J. Sawyer of Lincoln was ap pointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of H, E. Reischs of Chadron, who resigned when he was appointed on the normal board. Rob ert Cowell of Omaha was reap pointed. T, P. Reynoldsof Omaha was appomted in placeof Labor Com missioner F. M. Coffey, who was ap pointed before he hbecame commis sioner. He is ex officio secretary and a member of the board I'he board has never organized and never acted in an official capacity owing to an absence of labor troubles Its duties are purely advisory, al though it has power conduct a hearing and witnesses in the strike investigation It sup posed to report its findings the governor Labortroubles grew steadily worse during the day. Strikers held several parades and succeeding in in ducing nearly 100 more men to quit | work. The brick yards, several pay ing jobs and three buildings in course of were visited by the | strikers and the men left the work Only three men showed up to work on the Terminal building where twen- ty-five reported yesterday There was a clash between lahoring to subpoena is to here construction men when Fred Ihringer, a labor lader, took issue with C, J. Oyler, the publisher of a socialist paper Oyler has taken a lead in the strike movement here. Ihtinger says Oyler does not represent organized labor and asserts that he hurting the cause of the strikers Reports gained circulation today that the Selden Brick company would not give in to the strikers, but would bring laborers from Kansas City At the conference tonight, contrac tors must sign up for the increase in wages or all of the members of the Building Trades council will declare a strike, completely tyin~ up all work, | it was announced by the scretary of | the organization today. | Gavira Appointed Commander of ?rontier Zone | is Chihuahua, Mexico, May 23 (Via El Paso Junction, May 24.)—General Gavira, Carranza commander at Jua- rez, has heen appointed commander of the military zone of the frontier and a brigade of 1,000 cavalry under Francisco Gonzales has been sent him to reinforce all garrisons and impor- | tant points along the Mexican North- | western railroad from Juarez to Te- mosachic, General Jacento Treveno | said today Such centers as Galena also will be | reinforced, while a strong detachment in Villa Ahumeda is on its way north to Juarez | (reneral Gavira has orders to pursue vigorously gl outside bands, giving them no pause until they are extermi nated . Villa is hiding at Hacienda Mim- brera, about 125 miles from Jiminez, while curing his wounds, accordjng to a report received by General Ignacio | Ramos at Jiminez, and sent here. More than 1,200 followers of Gen- | eral Canuto Reyes are now being dis- | armed in the Nazas district Club Candidates ‘ Outline Platforms York, May 24.—The opening guns of the campaign for the presi- dency of the Federation of Women's Clubs were fired at the annual coun cil meeting of the organization today New | whe two candidate Mrs. Samuel I neath of Tiffin, Ohio, and Mr Josiah Evans Cowles, of Los Ange es, Ca ¢ intraduced by the fu A and ad Teutons E;rpecting Advance by Allied Armies On All Fronts | would | has | were without foundation, CERMANY SENDS SPECIAL ENVOY T0 WASHINGTON Report from London Says Prince von Buelow Has Special Mission to the United. States. MAY REVIVE TALK OF PEACE of = Former Chancellor Is One Europe's Greatest Men and Has “ Handled Many Big Issues. LAST MISSION WAS TO ITALY London, May 24.—The Exchange Telegraph company says it learns from diplomatic circles that Prince Von Buelow, former German chan- cellor, is proceeding to Washington charged by Emperor Willlam with a pecial mission I'he Exchange Telegraph company also says it is expected Prince Von will to the United This information to have obtained from diplomatic circles in London Buelow come States is said State Department Skeptical. Washington, May 24.-State de- partment officials were skeptical of the accuracy of the report that Prince Buelow will the United States, become ambassador to This information is said to have ohtained from diplo- matic circles in London such a visit was indprospect A high official pointed out that the report originated in London, which to his mind cast doubt upon its truth since it was certain to be widely dis- cussed as a possible peace overture from Germany. The possibility that the former chancellor would supplant Count von Bernstorff as ambassador here also was doubted, Ambassador von Bern- storff's diplomatic achievements through the submarine controversy, it was stated, seemed to make it cer- tain that he would be left undisturbed by his government, Should Prince von Buelow arrive in Washington on a special mission, officials thought it likely his task be somewhat similar to that assigned to Colonel E. M, House when he visited European capitals at President Wilson's request, Prince von Buelow, one of the foremost statesman of Europe, has been referred to frequently in the last few months as the man who might be selected by Emperor William to con< duct peace negotiations should they be undertaken Late in 1914 the former chancellor was sent to Rome by the emperor and succeeded in delaying Italy's declaration of war on Austria- He is credited also with having prevented war between Germany and Italy From time to time it has been re- ported that the prince was engaged in peace negotiations, but so far as heen ascertained these rumors Prey Meets Death; Live 8tock Man Once Living in Nebraska Colo.,, May 24.—(Special Telegram.)—William D, Prey, the founder and president of Prey Bros. Live Stock Commission company of St. Joseph and Denver, fell uncon- scious from his chair in his office at the stock yards here this morning and died five minutes later. Physicians say his death was caused by heart failure. He was apparently Denver, in robust health when he left his home at 809 Humboldt street this morning. Mr, Prey was born in Dun« bar, Neb.' forty-nine years ago. When 20 he went to Wallace, Neb,, where he engaged in the wholesale grocery business and where he married Miss Alta M. Caley in 1888, Seven years later he moved to St. Joseph and with his brother, A: G. Prey, Jnundfd the commission business which bears his name. He had been a resident of Denver ten years He is survived by his widow and brother of this city, two sons, Eugene [ Pre f Der and Arthur C, Pre t Rockyford; a daughter, Miss elma | f Denver; a sister, Mrsy H, 0. Wils and father, J. J. Prey, hoth of Farna Neb Munitions Depot Destroyed. Paris, May 24.—An Italian she!l hag ) I and the town 15 now In . 3 ling to a dispatch from Omaha People Recognize Value As evidence that Bee Want-Ads at le per word are a big value. Look at the increase in ads in one month. 5,954 MORE Paid Want-Ads in April, 1916, than same month 1915