Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 7, 1916, Page 1

Thousands of Omaha families read The Bee exclusively. If you want their trade advertise in The Bee. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE THE WEATHER FAIR VOL. XLV—NO. 304. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1916- On Tralos, st Nows Stundw, FOURTEEN PAGES. \I\'(ll, COPY TWO CENTS. Hughes' Speech Answers Critics, Rwals Now Trying to Hold Firm; Roosevelt’s Men Not So S(mgw \\ \\‘\ By VICTOR ROSEWATER. HE WILL CALL THE REPUBLIC: i ‘ION Chicago, June 6.—(Special -Telegram)—If 5 TO ORDER. & > 'l'il'.\i»haml knowledge of where Justice Hughes stands on Americanism iz what the republicans ~ want as essential to considering him for their standard bearer, nothing now stands in the way. His Washington commencement address deftly the questions without taking notice who would “gmoke him out,” in any way violating*his declaration that he is not seeking any political office or interfering with Ihu tradi tions of his judicial votes. No one can discover any equivocation in the and no one eriticises it, except those who d his silence and who now, that he has broken his silence, still wish that he had kept still 80 they could find fault with him for not speak- ing out. What the declaration has done is to take away from the opposition to Justice Hughes the ammunition on which they were most relying answers all of those or Almost Threat a Boomerang. The near-threat in the morning Chicago pa- pers that Roosevelt would fight Hughes as the republican nominee and would go so far as to head a third ticket again, was not at all well re- ceived by the delegates. “I don’t like that kind of talk,” Governor Vansant of Minnesita. the colonel any.” The Roogevelt managers quickly saw the point themselves, and immediately let be known that no such threat was intended and that Roosevelt was not black-listing any one. George W. Perkins gave out his typewritien statement they were only “for” their favorite and not “against” any one. The Roosevelt men working the republican side of the street also disclaimed “The Colonel or No- body” attitude. Loeb Gives a Tip. declared Ex- “It won’t help | Perkins Says Psrty is for Matchless | O'Connell FAVORITE SONS COMBINE TO KILL 2 FFHUGHES BOOM Coalition Which is Supposed to Con- trol 560 Votes Has the Full { Support of Mooser Strength STATE DELEGATIONS CAUCUS Managers Making Desperate Ef- forts to Tie Up Men With Iron-Clad Pledges. * | TWO BALLOTS EXPECTED FRIDAY evelt canno | Chicago June 6.—Co nvinced by the republican na il conven | tlon, the defensi ibination of | favorite n candidates which 1s said |, to control about 0 votes today exerted its full influence to eliminate | Hug if they ca In this effort the ceived “the enthusiastic sup | port ¢ I elements of the sy leaders his is caucus day for state dele | gations and the favorite son mana gers®are busy tying up their men with iron-clad pledges to stick to the ¢ ntil the break comes in acc witl me plan 1o be decided upon late W the old organization leaders are ¢ 1 they have control of the convention, they admit that the situa tion presen pggnant with uncertainties at Two Ballots Friday, I'he plan of the organization is to ave the nominating speeches Friday o ballots and ddjourn in the 1ope of effecting a compromise on some one agreeable to the Ropsevelt forces The New York progressive dele gation in caucus today elected Oscar S. Strauss as its chairman John vho had been favored b many, withdre in the interest of harmon Conference hetween republican and progressive leaders, which lasted On the stairway I ran into William Loeb, jr., Y7 - 7‘ far into the night, were resumed to who is engineering the Meyer committee opera- (/7‘1!’]6'5 D’ 1]/@.5' :['.“ml:‘,’," In,::|'”,.:t.‘,;“.".‘1.’],}“.:.,‘”(‘-;,‘,,f;;,‘[‘ ) I tp my question as how he - to clarify the situation within the s Rooseut ‘or Hughes, a1 you | 0OKING AFTER mim Muowms MONCPRG ARE FOR | Fhetw mien clememe 1o be [hooicatl et ARG S | - INTERESTS AT CHICAGO. brought into consideration today elt will agre s {were Justice Hughes' speech in [ would reversq it and say, S YELT ONL Washington yesterday touching upon Hughes or Roosevelt,” said 1 Amerijcanism and discussion of “Welk we're not far. apart,” said | | Senator Lodge of Massachusetts as a Loch, “But you know, it wouldn't e vnlu‘unlm\r‘ candidate for the repub nominated England’s War Lord Dead; Kitchener and Staff Lost at Sea When Big Cruiser Sinks London, June 6.—Admiral Jellicoe, commander of the British grand fleet, has reported to the admiralty that the British eruiser Hampshire with Earl Kitchener, jritish minister of war, and his staff aboard has been lost off the West Orkneys. Four boats were seen to leave the Hampshire, but a heavy sea was running. Only a capsized boat and some bodies have been found. Kitchener was on his way to Russia. Admiral Jellicoe reports that there is little hope that there were any survivors, Admiral Jellicoe's report to the ddmiralty follows: “I have to report with deep regret that his majesty’s ship Hampshire, Captain Herbert J. Savill, R. N., with Lord Kitchener and his staff on board, was sunk last night at about 8 p. m. to the west of Orkneys either by a mine or a torpedo. “Four boats were seen by observers on shore to leave the ship. The wind was north, northwest and heavy seas were running. Patrol vessels and destroyers at once | proceeded to the spot and a lmny was sent along the coast to search, but only some bodies and a capsized boat have been found up to the present. As the whole shore | has been searched from the seaward CHIEF OF IMPERIAL STAFF MAY | greatly fear that there is little hope SUCCEED KITCHENER. e pm EARL NORFOLK'S GLAD HAND 10 AD MEN Eastern Visitors Reach Northeast Nebraska City After Day of Swift Sightseeing KITCHENEN of there being any survivors. popn) | "No report has yet been' received | from the searching party on shore. * 8| “His majesty’s ship Hampshire was | on its way to Russia,” Great Britain's allies had great con- fidence in Earl Kitchener’s judgment, His visits to France and Italy were supposed have had important re- sults in eo-ordinating the work of the allies, The fact that he had left Lon- don for Russia is regarded as an in- dication that he was on a similar | mission to that country, The first intimation came in the bulletin an~ nouncing that he had been lost, Naval officers express the opinion that the cruiser Hampshire must hayve '8 SEE MANY WONDERS ON WAY ’ eb, June 6.—(Special well fagged out with a day full of events and things the eastern tourists on their rubber neck jaunt through Nebraska reached struck @ mine, as it would have to be this wonderful cit of the west | an m«ruhuulx lucky shot for a tor- shortly before 6 o'clock and were | pedo to get a ship with its speed and under the conditions of the sea, which # | was very rough The Hampshire carried a crew of | between 400 and 500 men, ovation, evidently given an uproarioys Huse boys of the rigged up by the Norfolk New Automobiles om the job he Hughes except for Roosevelt, and licast nomination; likely to comniand 1 Uil 'y | puhataind ! At Mt d a rapid fire tour of the residence > " if it is Hughes, we will not be down ] Man and Has No Second Ithe support of Colonel Roosevelt Idl"l:”t " “I': “‘"H“‘ S before thewsse | ‘NKI.U H OF LORD KITCHENER Agt pil e f | Choice. Hughes' Speech is Discussed. finally landed at the Country club for Haived Lnrgest ecer Army in The significance of this will he g & e o i Lifhs e [ 4 adifi ade 1 indicating not . only ustice Hughes' supporters pointed | dinner \fterw 5 as @ | et I i el Gl COLONEL NOT AGAINST ANY ONE | (o'his specch as a substantial declara- | entertainment and a real one too Barl Kitchener 'was' appointed sec- the Roosevelt people, but that they 3 tion on the question of Americanism When the w r the merry retary of war on Aogust 8, 1914, a st his nomination was made Chicago, June 6—Immediately be- | and contended that it cleared up the cught the ny couches of few days after Great Britain's declar- possible by them and therefore fore e went into conference with re-|only issue on which the j had | the special train ane aimost went to | ation of war on Gerthany. He was an claim a share of the credit for publican leaders George W. Perkins, | not previously announced his attitude, | sleep regarded as England’s greatest sol- ng hi nd Ip 1 lect th 1ey. contended that his public utter Tomorrow uww;' the crowd dier and the decision of the govern- making him and help to elec ie leader of the Roosevelt adherents, to- s te ¢ . { ticket as me their achievement than ances before he went on the supreme | buzzes over to Wayne to spend a ment to entrust him with supreme di- the 2 reactionasles s fordedroaune rate day gave out a statement declaring | court bench make clear his position | couple of hours taking luncheon there rection of the war was recetved with Hughes only by their fight | that Colonel Roosevelt had not said | on all paramount issues. and immediately will return to Nor- § unanimous approval What the Bull Moosers Say. ! that he would refuse to support Jus I'hose opposed to the justice char- | folk to entrain for Columbus in the As the war progressed and Great cRnewing a warm acquaintance [ tice Hughes or other man, and | #cterized his speech as “only a list of | afternoon Britain's deficiencies in certain direc- h Victor k, the bull moose | ol J platiffides Mahy the latter West Point and Wisner, i tions, particularly in regard to the with Victor assailed Hygh s lor il ! n national chair ch dates bacl iled "Hugh g 1a%" | charged that the speech was carefully bands played and the whole shortage of artillery ammunition, be- {0 an exc exico, we found in apital of his lw’(u<‘4"‘r-' s | timed M] the prs ent oceasic ;‘ ‘}" fv. ‘s came apparent, Earl Kitchener was | spe in Washington last night the friends of the justice met that b W ubjected to severe criticism led by 4 Colonel Roosevelt has neither said | pointing out that his engagement to S Lord Northcliffe, The secretary was '” for n ..L‘muw‘;m_\‘n...v‘ \lLy -[\(1,”. \‘.. yu,m!.;l .“.-‘.:' x‘u‘L ago At charge r!i with l"~|mn\||n|||l\l for fail« e n he does’speak, |and that the subject fitted the oc- | guoroc 4o o ure to foresee the extraordinary de- ) it own signaturc, | casion, wiich was the grevaptation Eilin: thets ‘obill TRy ‘nl‘lnni’m! heavy ~i><-‘ll~ and as a re- A ia: s Ve he continuec hat | a flag to graduates of a girls' s 4 which lGinoat ; 2 3 J sult t o r ) “‘A o- | tice m.‘mn 8! specch h;“.,. . ’,‘m'\ mv]“"\ LI.‘ simost mlmnu;‘wul y \'l:]M and W ’Hm‘ sl ll"}“[ e . f they cann l, maRe colonel | president '\\. o .\VH:\‘UW ivl~x"I‘?'1‘\; .I.-.y \g;]\!w.uu‘«‘ ’I:Il '\l”. ||vhr w'l:lflwl‘l.l r»wt cattle ,N‘ Al werg m;|‘lux |l~|\l|ul|‘{vy””lr zppolnt- he political stati s are { statement for purpose of ge! g | tion ey saic as the so &l ment ¢ l S . w‘J ‘uu':u’~'=' ballot and on fav ‘1‘,:;&4 the nomination places him in an in-|speech expected from a scholarly e rral belated tourists missed Hvr son a8, .h'.(. n“:-: 'hl<r nn;u‘rdll.:ll lf«’l'r’r":u the favorite sons will hold out, 1 ncere position and does him a gross | man on such an occasion; that it} - Al mbintadis ord December of last year, It was re- [M\ seen some tables ]M]yflluu’(h; i :'vi-nw\ 7 Yo meant neither one thing nor another fesepoiry n for the trip, but M: ported ", Hml ”,l,“. that friction had "5 but 1 Kgpbei dusbadil ve yo sers ask the peo Progressives Chafe at Delay. | jolting proved too strenuous after the (garjoy of Storms vauutntad Many | Field Marshal Frencl g e as it |l king for it to 1 Almost overshadowing the ma-|frightful Fremont feed whic h would | Fie Marsha rench, then in com- 8 stro e are Hot I CROger | reuvering among the republicans to- | have appeased the appetite o fa herd of the States of the South- mand of the British forces in France, When Will the Break Come. ‘l\xih f ‘H-‘ in which I”‘ nk “r\' 7. A .\‘} A R iy thané west Shortly after the appointment of Gen- o x¥ilo thititig Bres e | gressive convention will ‘ K ' I about the town eral Robertson, Field Marshal French n nagnitude | 8 1 | 1 o o p quishec 18 Co A : issembles tomorrow. The republican | i | blue | TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY HURT | "¢lnquished his command ! ! - i aders regard it as charged wit) they | ly tanding the _criticism di- 3 t . te | sit t sort, O t Reports today of the tornado that | [*C!¢! gt *‘"‘]""‘ I b * I ishments during th \ h 5 swept parts of Arkansas and Missis- | \War are lied untvessall Baal " ; v day indicate casualties as | most ¢ is the ¢ y f follows t and rained man ) /G},s ) ‘ Miss.—Two white, six ne- | | f army. At the be " 2 . oy \ I; fifty injured g ¥ ar Great Pritam had " ¥ Ay 1 tha 000,000 men m 1 § Cal Atk~Three dead, a dozen are for 1 ari branches ing Laraner rrindas olor Line Germantown, A One negro ave heen no recent reports 4 ed anc ackles It in e ompey oom prigen p Reports ! 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