Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 6, 1916, Page 1

Two Truisms The beat time to advertise is now ~—the time to quit is never. ublicity is the opportunity of the man who knows how to use it. VOL. XLVI—NO. 16. ¥ FRENCH CAPTURE (" SECOND LINES OF " ENEMY TRENCHES Take All of German Inner Positions South of Somme River on Front of Ten Kilometers. SEIZE VILLAGE OF HEM They Also Complete Occupa- tion of Estrees, Where 200 g Teutons Yielded. RUSS AGAIN ~ ATTACKING BULLETIN. Petrograd, Jufy 6.—(Via London.) —The Russians have cut the Delatyn- Korosmezo railway, the principal line of communication for the Austro- { German forces defending Lemberg, ¢ and have ropted the enemy on the right bank of the Dneister, according to an official statement issued by the ¥ war office. Paris, July 5.--The French have { carried by assault the second German ¢ lines on a front of two kilometers from the Clery-Maricourt road to the River Somme. They have also cap- tured the village of Hem in tbe same district, according to the official state- ment-issued by the French war office tonight. The French have captured all the German second line positions south of the Somme on a front of about ten kilometers. They have also com- pleted the occupation of the village of Estrces, where 200 Germans sur- rendered. Berlin (Via London), July 5.—Rus- sian troops are again attacking the Y /Gcfman line from Zirin to the region % southeast of Baranovichi, in Lutania, says the German official statement given out today. Very gtubborn hand- . to-hand fighting is in progress, the 3 announcement adds, and the Russians | have either been repulsed or driven back from the places where they had broken the German lines. The heaviest losses, it is said, were sustained by the Russians. 2 Some Would Change Location of the City . Welcome Arch City Commissioner Butler will of- fer the council for consideration at an early date a resolution proposing removal of the Welcome arch from Eighteenth and Farnam streets to the i Tenth, street viaduct. “If we must have this arch, I be- lieve the depots would be the best place, but I contend that it is unsight- ly in its present location,” declared Mr. Butler, The city commissioners have re- ceived many suggestions that the 1l arch be moved from Eighteenth and - Farnam streets, “Give it to Benson, Florence, Al- A bright or Ralston,” suggested Vox ' Populi, who visited the city hall in a . . new. Palm Beach suit and wrist wateh. P &l « Italian Troops : Occupy Summit 0f Monte Corno Rome, July 5.—(Via London.)—New succes have been won by the | Italians in their offensive in . the Trentino, the war office announced today. They have occupied the sum- mit of Monte Corns, northwest of the Pasubio, and captured the crest of | Monte Sellugio. ( Two I. W. W. Leaders ‘ Charged With Murder Virginia, Mjnn,, July' 5—W. D. Scarlett, a leader in the Industrial Workers of the World, gnd another leader namde Schmidt were arrested 1 here today on a charge of murder. The arrest is said to have been in connection with the double killing at Biwabik, where there was trouble as a result of a strike of iron miners. Seventy miners are said to have re- turned\to work today at Chisholm. \ For Omalia, Council Bluffs and Vicinity— Partly cloudy; not much change in tem- porature. Temperatures in Omaha Hour. Aim.. m.. ‘eulerdl)‘. 63 68 70 73 5 waanaguabhiBersan ryveohbugrE s Gomparative Local Record, 1916. 1915, 19 8 8 68 5 Highest yesterday L yesterday 3 temparatur 80 Precipitation .00 Teniperature and precipitation departures from the normal: Normal temper: Kxcess for . the Total excess since Normal precipitation . Deficiency for the day. , Total rainfull since March 1.... Deficlency for cor. period, 1916, Datlelency for cor. period, 1914.. R From Stations at 7 Temp. eports Station and State of Weather. Cheyenne, part cloud: Divenport, clear. #Denver, #/ Dodge C! Deg. | 5| thrower. The latter escaped. : Baby Dies Each Hour York City From Paralysis | boroughs of New York Ci THE OMAHA DALY BEE ENTENTE PRESSURE TIGHTER ALL ROUND Allies Announce Great Strategic Gains on Eastern, Western and Italian Fronts. TEUTONS MASS BIG FOROE | London, July 5.—Pressure of (hei entente allies on the central powers | continues without abatement, and while nowhere has any great amount of territory been recovered, great strategic gains are claimed on the | {western and eastern and Ilaliau: fronts. So far as the western front is | concerned, the first phase of the An»i glo-French offensive is thought to be nearing an end. Both north and south of the Somme the French and -British are engaged in organizing po- sitions captured since Saturday. The French, having taken all the German defensive positions somh of the! Somme, are now fighting in open country, and cavalry, which has been so long 'idle doing only patrol work. Barleaux Next Objective. The next objective of the French region is the village of Barleux, which is the junction point of three high- ways leading to the Somme south of Peronne,_ If this point is gained, the French will be in position to attaack the bridgtheads opposite « Peronne, which the® Germans ares trengthen- ing. North of the river the Anglo-French advance is slower on account of the fact that the Germans have massed between the river and Hebuterne, the ‘bulk of the twenty-six divisions which | originally held this front, and of the | reserves they have since brought up. After the ground gained has been con- centrated, it is expected artillery pre- paration for a second big thrust will be made. The Italians, after regaining terri- tory in the Trentino, are going ahead with their original plan and, are at- tacking along the lower Izonso, where ! they have gained lesser successes. | Cossacks Raid Hungary. Important news comes from l‘un‘o-} giad. Russian advance guards on| General Letchitzy's extreme left are engaged with Austrian rear guards on the spurs of the Carpathians, and un- | official reports even say Cossacks | have been raiding Hungary. General ! Letchitzy’s right has opened a passage in the direction of the stretch of rail- | way connecting the rear of the entire | Austrian front—Kolomea: Stanislau, | Lemberg—while the occupation of Delatyn, for which the Russians are making, wopld severe the communica- | tions of Gefieral yonBethmer's army. | Both Field Marshal von Hinden-| burg and Field Marshal von Macken- | zen are reported to have arrived at| Kovel to direct operations designed | The latest official dispatches contain claims by both sides to successes in this regign. . Meanwhile the Balkans are attract- ! ing more attention than for some time. Military activities are being re- vived and the successes of the en- tente allies are reported to have caus- | ed a renewal of the propaganda of | pro-entente politicians in both Greece and Roumania. Passenger Betrays British Steamship To Torpedo Boats Amsterdam, July 5—(Via London.) —The Telegraph publishes a report from Bruges concerning the recent capture of the British steamship Brussels, which was taken into Zce- brugge by German torpedo boats. | The newspaper says that, according to he general belief at Bruges the capture was brought about by a pas- senger who said he was an American, but is believed to be a German. This man remained on deck throughout the | ! voyage and is said to have made sig- | inals with a light with the result that the German warships steamed up and | halted the ship. | According to this account the pas- | sepger was treated with the greatest !co}\sidcratiml by the Germans and | was given full freedom of movement when he landed at Zeebrugge. 'Man Struck Down . By 'Auto When Big | “Cracker” Explodes John Hachewitz was severely bruised when he was struck by an automobile at Eleventh-and Douglas strects Tuesday. Someone threw a big firecracker at his feet, and the explosion caused him { to jump in front of the auto. Miss Edna Weis, 2627 Cass street, was bruised” when she fell down a | flight of stairs as the resultof being frightened by a firecracker. E. Watts, 4020 Seward street, ob- jected when a firecracker was thrown |at him, and he was knifed by the to break the Russian arc in Volhynia. | 000 OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 6—FOURTEEN PAGES. Vo I'rains, at Hot News Stands. ete., Bo ENORMOUS BRITISH GUNS HURL TONS OF SHELL ON GERMAN LINES—One of the British “Big Berth being used with telling effect in the big allied “push” on German lines. the British Royal Artillery. BANKING BOARD REFUSES CHARTERS Authority to Do Business De- nied Omaha Central State and Nebraska of Milligan. COURT ORDER IS IGNORED Lincoln, July 5.‘Notwithslal)ding the decision of the district court of Lancaster county, holding that| the State Banking board had no lawful power to refuse a bank charter merely because it considers there are already sufficient banking facilities in a com- munity, the beard today refused two more applications. One is from the Central State bank of Omaha, re- cently organized with a capital stock of $200,000, and the second is the Ne- braska State bank of Milligan, with a capital stock of $20,000. It is the in- tention of thé banking board to ap- peal from the decision of the lower court, The Central State Bank of Omaha announced yesterday afternobn that its attorneys will at once file man-~ damus proceedings to corhpel the state banking board to issue a charter. The institution is capatalized at $200,- Albert S. White is president and W. C. Lambert, vice president. Recruiting Brisk At Regular Army Station in Omaha Recruiting for the regular army at the station, Fifteenth and Dodge streets, has been very brisk for July. In the first four days, two of which were holidays, nineteen men applied for enlistment and seven were ac- cepted in Omaha. In Des Moines, which is a part of the Omaha district, twelve men were accepted. Sioux City reported seven inlistments: The men enlisting at Omaha were: David E. Melbourn, Omaha. Otto H. Miller, Marlon, O. . Huber, St. Loufs. Bound, Omaha, v, Vermillion, 111 John midt, New York City, William G. Reynoids, Omaha. These men enlist for seven years' service, three years with the colors and four in the reserve. Of the Omaha men, one entered the signal corps and was sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Two went into the coast artillery and four into the cavalry. These were sent to Fort Logan, Colo., for train- ing Train Service to Vera Cruz is Once * More Interrupted Washington, D. C., July 5—Train service to Vera Cruz and Mexico City is again interrupted, said a dis- patch to the Navy departfnent today from Captain Burrage of the battle- ship 'Nebraska, stationed at Vera Cruz. Admiral Winslow, commanding the‘ Pacific fleet, reported conditions quiet at all west Mexican ports. Specipl Agent Rodgers informed the State department today that over 200 Americans remained in Mexico and all these probably would stay in the city no matter what happened. He said sixty-six Aniericans, the last desiring to leave, started for Vera Cruz on July 2. New York July 5—The averag= of | one death an hour was maintained to- day by the infantile paralysis epi- demic, twelve children dying of the disease between 10 o'clock last night and ‘10 this morning in the five ty. - During a period of f’r’:rty-eigh( hours there were 178 new cases re- orted, of which 162 occurred in the ast twenty-four hours, in or near the| seat of the epidemic, in Brooklyn. In one Brooklyn hospital today there were 225 children victims of the disease, many of whom it was said had only slight chance of recovery. The officers of the health depart- ment were besieged today by men, N [ in New women and children, mostly "oreign- ers, who, terrified by reports of the spread of the disease, demanded medi- cal advice. It was necessary to sum- mon extra policemen to preserve order. Since June 26, when the epidemic took hold, 702 cases of infantile paralysis have been reported. Of this number 138 died, Major General Wood today order- ed what is virtually a quarantine of Governor's Island because of the epi- demic. . Newport, R. I, July 5—Two cases of infantile paralysis have ap;cared in this @ty. A rigid quarantine has been established. S F The photograph shows the big gun manned by THE WEATHER Gi(_);iy SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. DANGER OF WAR WITH MEXICO IS NEARLY PASSED De Facto Reply to United Statey Note Makes a Fine Im. pression at Wash- ington. TONE IS OONOILIATORY Document is Brief and Friendly and Opens Way for Still Further Negotiations. MAY WITHDRAW TROOPS ’ Washington, July 5.—The crisis be- tween the United States and Mexico virtually came to an end today when a friendly and conciliatory note from Must Be Fought to the Finish| TRENCH AND EARM London, July 5.—Presiding ‘today at a luncheon given by the Pilgrims to James M. Beck, former assistant attorney general of the United Stdtes, Viscount Bryce said he had received an address signed by some Ameri- cans, a large proporticn of whom had come from Germany, saying: “The war must end in a draw; why not make peace at once and save further bloodshed?” He would tell the guests of the day, Viscount Bryce continued, ‘“why neither the British nor their allies could follow that advice.” He yielded to none in his love of peace, but he declared, “we cannot agree to any such peace as is flllifl'ed either by these gentlemen or by the German government. “In the first place we do not think this.war will be a ‘draw.’ The allies are going to win. We believe this because the allies will prove mong:r on land than the Germans and be- cause we hold unshakeable control of the sea. “Secondly, peace cannot be made Cyanide Crytals | now because the German nation is not prepared for it on any terms we could accept. The German govern- ment may know they are going to be beaten, but the German people do not yet know it. “Thirdly, because peace made now on such terms as !ge German gov- ernment would accept would be no permanent peace, but a mere truce. “Lastly, because we are fighting for great principles, principles to the fu- ture or mankind, principles which the German government outragdd and which must at all costs be vindicated. “We desire to exorcise an evil spirit and discredit the military caste which delights in war and threatens not only Europe, but all countries— America included.” In concluding Viscount Bryce said that Great Britain was fighting for the deliverance of Belgium and France and such changes in the east as will make it impossible far the Turkish allies of Germany “to ever again massacre their Christian sub- jects.” Red Cross Arranges Kill Quicker, Says | For the Collection™ Poison Expert Waukegan; I, July 5~Dr. J. A. Wesner, chemist and toxicologist, first witness today in the trial of Will H. Orpét, charged with the mur- der of Marion Lambert, testified that cyanide of potassium in crystal form might cause death even qiicker than when in solution. The crystal, he said, would form hydrocyanic acid gas, which would kill by being taken in the lungs before a solution.could reach the stomach. It was potas- ;iux:x cyanide that killed Marion Lam- ert. Dr. Wesner said experiments showed that a super-saturate of cya- nide of potassium could not have left the spots on Marion's coat. “It would have rolled off like globules,” he said. U. P, Pensioner is Found Dead in a Va(fint House C. C. Cook, 70 years old, 2630 Chi- cago street, was found dead in a va- cant house at 313 South Twenty-sev- enth avenue, by his niece, Mrs. E. A, Gillotson, 822 South Thirty-eighth Sstreet., Mr. Cook was an electrician for the Union Pacific for many years and was retired on a pension a few years ago. He owned the house in which he was found. He had gone there to make some repairs and was overcome by the heat. He is survived by two daughters living in Los Angeles and two sis: ters in Michigan.' Four Persons Are Wounded by Bank BandiE in Kansas St. Mary's, Kan,, July 5.—Four per- sons were shot, one probably fatally, by robbers who escaped after having stolen $2,400 from the St. ‘Mary's State bank early today. The rob- bers were aided by a woman, witness- es said, who guarded the street lead- ing to the bank while her three men companions wrecked, the safe. Mrs. James Howard and her son, Clay Howard, were ‘slightly wound- ed {y stray bullets while standing in the doorway of their home near the bank. R. J. Best, city marshal, was shot through the lungs and is ex- pected to die. Will Ohrbacher was slightly wounded when he and Best|® tried to enter the bank to prevent the robbery. Three men are supposed to have robbed the bank. he information is that they came into St. Marys in a motor car driven by a woman, who then stood guard on the main street, The robbers fired several shots up :ndkdown the street as they left the ank. Park Department Receives Gift of Alligators from Texas Abe Swartz has presented the park department two alligators he received from Dr. Ripps of Port Arthur, Tex. The 'gators were ‘ypeaced with the others in the hot liouse at Hanscom park. { of R(_e_li_cg Supplies|# Washington, July 5,—The American Red Cross, through Major General Arthur A. Murray, U. S. A, acting chairman of its central committee, to- day announced that in order to fa- cilitate the distribution of material re- lief supplies to the American troops along the border six intermediate and three distributing depots have been established in various parts of the country. Under this arrangement it is .in- tended all supplies shall be sent to the intermediate depots to be sorted and classified and that final distribu- tion shall be made from the distri- buting depots. Each depot is to be under the charge of a manager who will have general supervision over the work, With two exceptions—Cincinnati and Denver—the exact address of the intermediate depots are given. The points selected and the districts em- braced are: New York District—Roed Cross supply do- pot, Bush terminal No. 19, Thirty-ninth street and Becond avenue, South Brooklyn; includos all New England and the eastern part of New York state. Cincinnati District—Headquarters in Cin- cinnati; includes Pennwylvania, the western part of New York state, New Jersey, Dela- ware, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohfo and Indiana Chicago District—Headquarters Red Cross supply depot, Clearing Argo district, Chi- cugo; Includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michi- gan and northern Tllinois, Kansas City District—Red Cross supply depot, care Montgomery Ward & Co,, Kansas City, Mo.; includes North and South Da- kota, Nebraska, Towa, northern Missour! and northeastern Kansas Denver District—Headquarters in Denver; Includes Montane, Iduho, Wyoming, Utah and northern Colorado. 8an Francisco District—Headquarters Red Oross supply depot, care A, B. C. Dohrman, San Frano ; includes Washington, Oregon, Ne nd’ northern California. Greneral Ramos is Killed in Battle With Villistas “Chihuahua City, Mexico, July 4.-- (Via El Paso_Junction,)—General 1g- nacio Ramos was killed in a fierce and bloody battle that raged all yesterday at Corral' ranch, fifteen miles south- west of Jiminez, between a small force ‘of de facto troops and several regi- merits of Villistas. Both sides suf- fered heavy losses. Offensive is Resumed During the Night on Both Sides ot the River Somme. 9,000’ PRISONERS TAKE Paris, July 5.—~The French have captured a line of German trenches cast of Curlu, the war office an- nounced today. They have also cap- tured Sormont farm facing Clery. The French resyined the offensive during the night on both sides of the Somme, South of the Somme they made further progress toward the river, particularly at Sormont farm. This position is on the left bank op- posite Clery. ' All the region between the farm and Hill No. 63, on the road leading from Flaucourt to the Bar- leux is dominated by the French. After a heavy bombardment the Germans-captured part of the vi!lage of Belloy-En-Santerre, but the French quickly expelled them, taking the en- tire vullure. The Germans still hald art of the town of Estrees, where evere fighting is still in progress. German attacks on French positions there were/ stopped by the French re. The number of prisoners taken thus far exceeds 9,000. The numbeér of g cannon captured has not been ascer- tained. On the Verdun front heavy fighting, is still in progress. West of the Meuse the Esench repulsed a strong German attack in the region of Avocourt and Hill No, 304. East of the river there was a violent bom- bardment of Thiaument redoubt and the Chenois sector. The advance reported indicates that the French are moving along the north bank of the Somme river in their movement toward Peronne in the combined Anglo-French offensive in Picardy. Clery, the most advanced point mentioned, is four and one-half miles northwest of Peronne. Santo Domingo Revolutionists Now Agree to Disarm Washington, July 5,~~An agreement for the disarmament of Santo Do- mingo revolutionists has been g;b fected by a peace conference in which the various Dominican factors were represented, according to a dispatch to the Navy department teday from Rear Admiral Caperton. The confer- ence is said to have paved the way for suspension of hostilities while ~ fur- ther negotiations over the future form of the Dominican government are in progress. Report of Villa's Death is Based on Indirect Reports El Paso, Tex., July 5.—The former Villistas in EI' Paso- who assured Dr. Atl;. the Mexican peace conference delegute, now in Washington, accord- ing to yesterday's, dispatch that Villa died in the southern end of Chihua- hua, based their assertion on circum- stantial evidente, according to the State department today, of a person who was present at the tifme Dr. Atl received his information. This person said the Villistas considered their evidence conclusive, The First battalion, First Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, de- trained today at Fort Bliss, =G=—en¢zral Miles Construeé New Law Affecting the National Guard Boston, July 5.—Interpretation of be discharged by the governor,” the some of the uncertain provisions of |telegram said. the new law. affeeting the National “Organized militiamen called forth Guard was contained in a telegram |may be mustered into service as or- from Major General Albert L. Mills, | ganized militia without taking the new received today by Adjutant General |federal oath. Governors may not ac- Charles H, Cole. “All officers and men of the organ- ized militia called forth, irrespective of whether they take the new oath, must .under the law present them- selves for muster,” the message stat- ed, adding that “the governor may not discharge them.” “Enlisted men of the National Guard under 18 years, not having par- ents' consent, are not to be mustered into service and after rejection should cept resignation of officers who have been called forth until after they have resented themselves for muster and ave been passed upon by a muster. ing officer. “Vacancies among officers of or- ganized militia or National Guard called forth may be filled by the gov- ernor under state laws, subject to qualification as to future examination as prescribed by the national defense act, the de facto government was handed to Secretary Lansing and promptly communicated to President Wilson, Formal statement of the attitude of the Washington government must await the president’s action, but there is no doubt in the minds of officials that the way has been opened for an amicable adjustment of the dispute as to the border situation which brought the two governments to the verge of war, Secretary Lansing gave the im- pression, however, that Genegal Car- ranza's suggestion that there” is fo pending question between the govern- ments v hich cannot be readily ans- yered by friendly negotiation meets quick sympathy here. Further Interchanges Probable. Further interchange of views is ex- pected to begin immediately, lookitg to joint efforts to curb border bandits and other irresponsible agencies that have worked to embroil the two gov- ernments. High officials were much impressed by the :omglne change in tone shown in General Carranza's new note. There seemed to be no disposition to doubt that the United States, on its side, would arrange for the early with- rawal of the expeditionary force rom Mexico. 5 With more than 150,000 regulars and National Guardsmen soon to be available for border patrol work, the necessity for keeping General Pergh- ing’s columns any. great distance be- yond the line has lessened, according to many officials, Ample forces are at hand to control the situation, even if the Mexican troops now assembled 'd"‘ nolnh'ern Mexico are unable ix}\‘m- iately to guarantee protection from raiders, 5 s 3 Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican ambas- sld:r designate, had this comment o make: “The note speaks for itself. ¢ is thoroughly explanatory “and sets orth exactly the situation with the United States as viewed by the Mexi- can government.” § o Language is Courteous. American officials hope the com- plete absence of discourtéous lan- guage and unwarranted charges of bad faith, such as have characterized the last two Mexican notes, indicates that much of the suspicion as to the purposes of the Washington govern- ment has been removed from the first chief's mind, Copies of the note were sent by Mr. Arredondo to all embassies and legations in Washington, particular= ly to the Latin-American diplomats, who have sought previously to ar- range for expedition of the note. The declaration that the Carranza government will seek every means to avoid new incidents to aggravate the situation is regarded ‘as a virtual withdrawal of the order given to Gen- cral Trevino to attack General Persh- ing’s men if they moved east, west or south, Text of De Facto Note. The note follows: “Mr. Secretary—I have the honor to transmit in continuaton the text of a note I have just received from my government with instructions to pre- sent it to your excellency: “‘Mr. Secretary—Referring to the notes of June 20 and 25 last, I have the honor to say to your excellency that the immediate release of the Car- rizal prisoners was a further proof of the sincerity of the desires of the gov~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) Steamer Ryndam Hits Rock in Fog, Hole in Forepeak Rotterdam, Holland, July S.—~(Via London.) — The Holland-American line steamship Ryndam, which left | New York June 17, bound for this port, by Falmouth, arrived here yes- terday with a hole ‘in her forepeak caused by hitting a rock near Kirk- wall. The accident happened in a ing very slowly, There were no cdsualties. PHENOMENAL SUCCESS For the 18th con- * secutive week Bee Want-Ads have made a gain of over 1,000 PAID ads over same period of 1915, 1316 MORE PAID dense fog while the steamer was go-