Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 4, 1916, Page 1

2 o i ' the French Use the telephone for Bee Want Ads. Tyler 1000 Seven trunk lines. Intelligent ad-takers. One cent per word. DL. XLVI—NO. 14. SECOND GERMAN ® LINE IS STORMED 4 BY FRENCHMEN allic Troops Capture Teuton Entrenchments, Also Gaining . Possession of Two k Villages. FIVE KILOMETERS Berlin Says Losses in Battle of the Somme Are Not Heavy. FOE SUFFERED GREATLY «Paris, July 3.—‘The French advanc- ing o the east of the Méreaucourt wood "~ have ' captured the, Chapitre wood and the viiiage of Feuilleres. Further to the south Assevillers has been taken by an infantry assault, ac- cording to an official statement issued by the war office tonight. London, July 3.—The surrender of the remnant of the German garrison in La Boisselle was officially an- nounced this afternoon. Paris, Jul 3.—South of Assevillers ave taken the second line of German entrenchmnets as far as the outskirts of Estrees and have ad- vanced beyond the second German line where they have captured the villages of Buscourt and Flaucourt. The total advance at this section was five kilometers. Berlin, July 3.—(Via London)— The ‘war office report of today says that continuation of the French and * British drive on both side of the Somme has not gained any advantage for the allies north of the river, but south of the Somme the Germans withdrew a division to the second line positions. The communication says: “%The continuation of the British and French attacks on both sides of the Somme did not win any ad- vantage, generally speaking, north of the river. The enemy suffered extra- ordinarily heavy losses in this region. “South of the river we withdrew into the second line positions during the night, the division which we re- called yesterday from the first line to the intermediate defensive posi- tions, “There was the same degree of ac- tivity on the fronts which have not been- attacked. “West of the Meuse attempts of the French to retake captured trench sections on Hill 304, led.to miner in- fatitry engagements. Fast of the ~leuse - the enemy again exhausted himself in fruitless attacks on the vils lage of Thiaumont and on Froide Terre Ridge. In oné of these attacks the . enemy . temporarily - penetrated “our foremost trench, about 600 meters southwest of the village, but was driven out again immediately. “The hill battery of Damloup, southeast of Vauv fort, has been in ,our possession since Sunday night. We took 100 prisoners and several machine guns. “French , detachments advancing against Gefman positions in the wood of Le Pretre, northwest of Pont-A- Mousson, were repulsed easily. “Numerous aerial engagements erz fought yestcrdafl and six enemy “.Siators were brought down. Four fell within our lines. Lieutenant Mulzer put out of action his seventh opponent and Lieutenant Parschau his ‘sixth. An enemy biplane was brought down over Douai and another on. Saturday east of Pervyse, by ourn anti aircraft guns. Two French cap- tive balloons were brought to earth in the neighborhood of Verdun by our atiators,” Marine is Killed In Santo Domingo Washington, July 3—Two encoun- ters near Santiago, Santo Domingo, July 1, between American -marines and revolutionist bands, in which one marine, Private Milles of the Thirty- first company was killed, and three wounded, were reported today to the Navy department by Rear Admiral Caperton, i Private Milles, whose home was at Denver, was killed in a fight between marines commanded by Colonel Pendleton and 100 revolu- tionists at Old Camino Real while the Americans were advancing upon San- tiago from Monte Christi. A marine detachment advancing from another point clashed with a roup of revolutionists twenty-five miles from Santiago. Lieutenant D. B. Rohen and Trumpeter Julius Goldsaiith we e slightly wounded in the leg. At Monte Christi last week a marine. was killed and wounded. several The Weather For Omaha, Councll Bluffs and Vicinity— Fair_tonight; cooler. ‘Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. Hours. Evopowopdrrrrers FEEEEEE B EEEEEE] Highest - yesterday + Lowest' yesterday 53 68 74 Mean temperature 63 76 84 Precipitation .00 .00 Temperature’ from the normal: Normal temperature Excess for the day. . Total excess since March 1. d'mal precipitation ,.. seficlency for the day Total rainfall stnce M Deficlency aince March 1 Deficlency for cor. period, 1915..2 Deficlency for cor. perfod, 1914,. \ THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SECRECY PREVAILS ABOUT THE CAMP OF STATE'S SOLDIERS Censorship Put in Effect About All Orders Concerning the Movement of Troops. FIFTH'S OFFIOERS SWORN IN Muster of All Branches of the Guard Has Now Bben + Oompleted. ‘|MACHINE GUN OOMPANIES (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, July 3.—(Special.)—An air of censorship has spread itself around headquarters at the mobilization camp and nothing regarding the movemeat of troops will be given out. On many of the roads which will transport the troops, large numbers of Mexicans are engaged in work on the tracks and the officials fear that if the time and route is known that these men may be able, if they so desire, to endanger the lives of the soldiers. Officers and the staff of the Fifth regiment were sworn into the United | States service today. This completes the mustering in of all branches of the Guard into the federal service, except individuals who may present themselves for enlistment. There is a general feeling that the full Ne- Enka organization will leave before e week is over. The Nebraska troops will be equipped with four machine guns, with Ford delivery trucks to carry the guns and their aquipment. Each regiment will organize a machine gun company from men picked from the several companies. The guns-will be the Lewis model, the very latest in machine gun equipment. Word comes to those in charge of recruiting that there is a ready re- sponse in most of the localities where recruiting officers’ were sent out Sat- urday to open recruiting stations. The belief that the Nebraska troops will move very early has helped consider- ably in the recruiting, while it is un- derstood that in many places where efforts have been made to recruit for the Sixth regiment, now that there is little chance that such a regiment may be raised, at least not for some time, the men are asking to be changed to the two regiments which will prob- ably leave this week. Roster of Company B of Fifth, Following is the roster of Company B, Fifth regiment of Nebraska City: Captaip—J, (Holmes, commanding. First Lieutenant—Joe Dulin./ ] Second ILleutenant—Jess Bulger. First Sergeant—Turley Cook. Quartermaster Sergeant—Carl Huffman. Seergeants—A. Bell, Vere Painter. Corporals—James Lewls, J. Norris. Articiter—A'. Block, Musicians—Frank Irsin, James Pointer. Cook—Claude Gailbralth, Privates — Clarence Applegate, Unlon; Frank Borne, L. Brown, Theodore Christen- son, Gene Bocy, E. Chilquist, E. Dulln, Claude Gibson, H. Harcom, Henry Har- lowe, Frank Irl Will Holman, Lin- coln; 'Lars Johi White City, Kan.; A. E. Kems, F. Lewls, Lawrence Mc- Arthy, George Meegan, C. Mullemdore, Dunbar; Julius Otnott, James Braker, George Paxton, James Pedigo, C. J. Pe- terson, L. E. Peterson, F. A. Pinder, James H. Rhodes, A. Rode, Edward Rowe, Willlam Selby, L. Schlechty, Berlin; James Shefficld, Grant Smith, Aburn; A. Snodgrass, G. Sprigstine, Frank Stewart, Hoyt Yoell, Arthur Yoell, Lorin Hopper, John B. Lowrey, Spokane, Wash.; How- ard Grimm, E. Riffenbarger, Lincoln; C. Aldridge, Lincoln; Willlam Dugham, Lin- coln; Lorin Bebart, Edwin Zimmer. Twenty Million Men in U. S. Are Available for _Army Washington, July 3.—A census bureau table issued today estimates the number of able-bodied men of military age in the United States as about 21,000,000 men. ‘i The estimate is based on the as- sumption that there has been an in- crease of 10 per cent in the popula- tion since 1910, when the total male population over 18 years and under 46, was 19,183,000. Of this number 14,224,000 were native whites; 2,857,- 000 were foreign born whites who had become naturalized; 2,052,000 were negroes, and 50,000 were Indians, During the civil war, when the population of the country, exclusiye of the seceding states, was less than one-fourth as great as the total pres- ent population, the number of men serving in the northern army at one time or another was 2,500,000. In geographical subdivisions, the total of men of military age is: For the northern states, 13,094,614; for the southern states, 6,006139; fo- the western states, 1,970,322, Mail Delivery Curtailed For the Glorious Fourth Today, July 4, there will be two deliveries of mail in the business dis- trict and ore in the residence dis- trict. General delivery and informa- tion windows will close at 10:30 a. m. Postal savings and money order Deg, | departments will be closed all day. OMAHA, TUESDAY #ranks Oapture Two Lines of Trenches and German Sec- ond Position on Somme. BRITONS GAIN ON ANCRE Vienna, (Via Berlin)—July 3.— The Russians have launched an at- tack against the army of Prince Leop- old on the central section of the east- ern front. The war office report of today says the Russians succeeded in advancing at one point, but other- wise were forced to retreat with heavy losses. Paris, July 3.—The French offensive south of the Somme in conjunction with the British drive continued last night with complete success, the war office announced today. The French have occupied two lines of trenches of the second German po- sition on a front of five kilometers (three miles) and have captured the village of Herbertcourt. East of the Meuse on the Verdun front the Germans captured Damloup redoubt, but the French soon after regained possession of it. The trenches of the second German position captured by the French ex- tend from Maricourt wood, which is in possession of the French as far as the edge of Assevillers. The village of Herbertcourt, taken by the French, lies between these two points. Furth- er south the French made progress toward Assevillers and Estrees. North of the Somme the Germans made no attack on the positions pre- viously taken by the French. The French captured heavy artil- lery and took more prisoners. The statement says thirty-nine German battalions participated in the fighting and that thirty-one of these bat- talions sustained severe losses. During * the artillery preparation receding the inauguration of the of- ensive, thirty-one German captive balloons were burned. Britons Continue Advance. British Headquarters in France, July 3.—(Vda London.)—A further advance has been made by the Brit- ish forces to the east of the Ancre (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) Sixty-Five Thousand Men Now on Mexican Border San Antonio, Tex., July 3.—Unin- terrupted progress in mobilization of the National Guard was made toda and General Funston and his staff studied station maps that showed an army along the border line of more thun 65,000. To augment this num- ber troop trains were reported steadily moving from the north and east, while scores of freight trains bearing supplies and equipment weré moving towards depots designated by the quartermaster department. Trains bearing guardsmen and supplies beian crowding regular traf- fic on to_the sidings at some points Jloduy. The guardsmen camp here was not increased today, but reports of the arrival of more men at other points were received. - Additional Mis- souri troops reached Laredo and the First Illinois cavalry was due at Brownsville some time before night. The Second Kansas reached El Paso and_the Massachusetts field artillery went into camp at El ) Reports to General Funston from officers commanding along the bor- der indicated no disturbances last night. The expedition into Mexico helow Fort Hancock came to an end | g last night when Captain Eltinger re- turned to the American side without having encountered any bandits. ’ FRENCH AND BRITISH | DRIVE CONTINUBS| CRIEBRATES T0DAY GREATER OMARA First Fourth for the United Oommunity and All Will Join In. IS TO BE SAFE AND “SANE Today is the first Fourth of July to be celebrated by Greater Omaha |an and all sigus are portentous for a sane and safe observance. The man who “didn’t know it was loaded” was laid away several years ago. man who rocks the boat now knows better. 5 Omaha is learning that patriotism does not necessarily mean a lot of noise and a rush of ambulances. There will be some noise today, but it Will be of the sane and safe variety. Fontenelle park will lead off with a monster celebration, to which every- body has been invited. Eleven im- provement clubs of the northwest séc- tion of the city have arranged a schedule which ™ will surpass last year’s effort.. It will be like a three- ring circus, only more so. From morning until night there will not be a dull moment. The daylight and night fireworks will be a revelation in pyrotechnics, ’tis said. All sorts of set pieces will be shown in the air and on the ground. Willard and Moran will be shown in fireworks-and Mutt and Jeff will be emblazoned in a halo of glory. The ear will be soothed with music and hunger will be appeased with buns and weiners. Everybody may have a bun at Fonte- nelle park. Buttermilk will be served free. The inyitation will be, “Ho, every one that thirsteth-and have a glass of buttermilk.” Rest tents for the weary, surgeons for the afflicted, special police for those who are look- ing for them, prizes for winners of many events, all to be had without money or_script. £ The Ei “Rassle.” At the county fair grounds this aft- ernoon Joe Stecher and Ed ' (Stran- ler) Lewis will “rassle” before a arge and enthusiastic gathering. Stecher arrived from Dodge county with his scissors last’ evening. The Brandeis Stores will play the Leland Giants of Chicago at Rourke park at 104. m. and 3:15 p. m, Beghaning at 10 a. m., an open shoot for members will be held at the Oma- ha Gun club grounds across the river. Fireworks and picnic parties will mark the day, at the Young Men's Christian Association park at Carter Lake. Special programs will be held at the Field club, Happy Hollow and Country club grounds all day. Golf matches will be played on the munici- pal links at Miller park. The managements of Krug park and Manawa announce special fea- tures. A balloon ascensiu. ‘s sched- uled for Manawa at 5 ¢. m. The Hanscom Park Improvement club will hold a ntig_hborhm)d display of fireworks at Thirty-third and Wright streets ar 7 a. m. Residents of Kountz park will enjoy a commun- ity display of fireworks in the evening at the park. .Citizens of Florence will hold an old-fashioned celebration all day, with music, fireworks and athletic pro- ram, - The Carter Lake club will make a | full day of it, with sports on land and | water; also fireworks and music, MORNING, JULY 4, 1916. The | TWELVE PAGES. re Far Away Il The Bee's Fund ) for . Ezee Milk and Iop.. Thousands of dollars will go to:g for a pleasant celebration of the anni- versary of our liberty. This is right and good. But don’t forget the poor, espe. cially the helpless children and babies. The Bee’s fund takes care of a class that could not get care in any other way. Every cent goes to bll{ ice milk. Remember the helpless little ones. Bring or send your con- tribution to The Bee office. Any- thing from 10 cents to $5.00. Previously acknowledged 1 STECHER AND LEWIS WILL TANGLE TODAY Lock Horns at Gene Melady's Stadium This Afternoon for Wrestling Supremacy. ATTENDANCE TO BE 15,000 BY FRED S. HUNTER. Today the full glare of the spotlight of the worlld will spread its rays over growing Omaha. Today all eyes will turn toward Omaha, it will be the mecca of all sportdom. For today the premier athletic event of the summer season will be staged in Omaha when Joe Stecher, the sen- sational Dodge county phenom and sand to be the greatest wrestler the world has ever known, will-collide in a finish wrestling match with Ed- win (Strangler) Lewis, the Kentucky wonder who was ‘the winner of the big tournament held in-New York last winter, at the Douglas county fair grounds, tnder the promotion of Gene Melady. This match, it is almost universally agreed, will determine the wrestling supremacy of the world. While SINGLE COPY MRS, HETTY GREEN “DIES AT NEW JORK World’s Greatest Woman Fin. ancier Passes Away at Age of Bighty-One Years. SKETOE OF HER/ OAREER New \jork, July 3.—Mrs, Hetty Green, known as the world's wealth- iest woman, who was 81 years old, died here today. She had suffered three strokes of parlysis in the last two months and for several weeks had been practically helplegs. Her death occurred at 8:05 at the home of her. son, Colonel Edward H. R. Green, adjoining the plain brick four-story house, on the corner of Central park west, where Mrs. Green had lived lately in seclusion, except for her son and several Japanese servants and trained nurses. Her son, Colonel Green, and her du.xihter, Mrs, Matthews Astor Wilks, who. were the only children, had been with her much of the time and it was revently reported that Mrs. Green had turned over all of her financial affairs to her son. Wall street's estimates of Mrs, ) Green's '0"&;\6 range from $20,000,- 000 to $100,000,000. ~ Officials of the Chemical National bank, in which Mrs. Green once made her down- town headquarters, declined to hazard a guess concerfing the size of her estate. America’s Richest Woman, l Hetty Green was the world’s most remarkable mistress of finance. The fortune she has left is close to $100,- 000,000. The richest woman in Amer- ica, she lived almost as frugally as a shopgirl. Her home was wherever she chose for a time to hang her lit- tle black cape and bonnet, often in the hall bedroom of some cheap boarding house or in some remote and modest flat around New York. Her eccentric extremes of econo- my led to a popular misconception of her as a “self-made woman.” As a matter of fact she was born rich. In 1865 she inherited some $10,000,000, which accumulated upon itself until in fifty years it had multplied nearly a (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) Victory i London, July 3—The London pa- pers in their editorials deal with, the situation on the British front in them pointing out that it is not yet known whether this is really the long awaited “big” push,” or only another feint in greater force than any of the previous movements. The Express says: “The war has entered a fresh, and probably the last phase. Our hopes may well be high, but our patience must continue.” The Daily News says: “The fact that Germany has lost the offensive does not mean that’it is not still a formidable foe. We cannot tell what its temper may be under the shadow somewhat reserved fashion, some of British Papers Comment on n Reserved Fashion of defeat—whether it will, fight to the last ditch, or seek to save the utmost from the wreckage. It is enough to know that the great current of the war has changed and that, humanly speaking, there is no power visible that can turn the current back into the old channels. The end may still be far off; we cannot tell. But today we know that victory is assured.” The Morning Post says: “The task confronting the allies is long, bloody and difficult. The people at home must steel themselves to the painful fact that the offensive must involve heavy losses. The end is not in sight, but the thing must be fought to a fin- ish, and we' sh 1! see to it that the sac- rifices are not in vain."” ~|of THE WEATHER WO CENTS. ARMY ON BORDER 1S DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS War Department Announces a Change in Plan of Adminis- tration of the Enlarged Force. NEW DEPARTMENT IS MADE F It is Under Command of Briga- dier General Pershing, Who May Be Promoted. WOOD MAY BE SENT SOUTH BULLETIN. Washington, July 3—The War de- partment announced late today that the order creating a new department to be known as the New Mexico de- partment commanded by Brigadier General Pershing had been tempora- rily suspended “pending the adjust- ment of minor administration details of the redrrangement.” Washington, July 3.—With more than 150,000 troops assembling along the Mexican border the War depart-, ment took steps to decentralize direct administration of the 1,800-mile fron- tier in the interest of efficiency and probably to pave the way for the ap- pointment of a supreme commander to co-ordinaté all military activities on the international line. On the border the southern depart- ment from the Gulf of Mexico to California now is divided into the three military departments, com- manded by Major General Frederick Funston, Brigadier General Joseph H. Pershing and Major General J. Franklin Bell, War department officials said the new order which relieves General Funston of supreme command on the border and the enormous responsibili- ties that have crowded upon him had no significance as indicating prepa- ration for war. There was no an- nouncement in regard to the probable selection of a senior major general for commander-in-chief of the border uard and field forces/ There are indications that Major General Leon- ard Wood, now commanding the de- partment of the east, is being consid- ered. Promotion, for Pershing. Another prob:ble change indicated the new ‘order is the promotion General Pershing under t bill now effective. It pro an additional major general it is. thought General Pe: g will be give en the post. ] ‘The "mtemem issued by the de- P“{"rnr‘x:m :?e"t southern department resen is dividgd as follows with assigne (Continued on Page I Columa L) % Carranza Visits All Sections of the - Mexican Capital Mexico City, July 3—~General Car- ranza, mounted on a' magnificent black horse and accompanied by members of his staff, made the rounds of the capital Sunday, visiting f wards of the city, not omitting the poorer sections. This is the first time the first chief has made such a ney throughout the city, and he was frequently cheered by crowds who gathered to view the cavalcade. The general passed parades of men and boys who were marching th h the principal streets drilling under in- structions of regular army officers. These were contingents of volunteers who have offered their services to the government in the event of war, The financial situation has notably improved in the last few days and the public generally takes a more optimistic view of conditions. Rail- road traffic has been res to the northern frontier and a regulation limiting the selling of tickets to points within sixty kilometers of the fron- tier has been repealed. Five ColonelsMade Brigadier Generals Washington, D. C, July d—~Army promotion : under the new reorganiza~ tion law, submitted to the senate to- day by President Wilson, were head- ed by Brigadier General Albert p S Mills, now chief of the militia division, to be major general. The following colonels were nomi- nated brigadier generals: Charles G. Morton, Fifth Infantry, Grander Adams, Fifth fleld artillery. George A. Dodd, cavalry, unassign Edward H. P. Lummer, Twenty-elghth fne tant .glz-nu P. Townsley, coast artiliery. The following lieutenant colonels were nominated today: John E. McMahon, Firat field artillery, James M. Arrasmith, Eighth Infantry. Willlam H. Johnston, unassigned. Benjamin W. Atkinson, Second infantry, PHENOMENAL SUCCESS For the 18th con- secutive week Bee Want-Ads have made a gain of over 1, PAID ads over same period of 1918. 1316 MORE PAID . -~