Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 13, 1916, Page 1

a i ¢ / .A The telephone way is the l most convenient way. Bee Want-Ads. Tyler 1000. *__One cent per word. _ VOL. XLVI—NO. 21. RUSSIANS FAIL IN ATTEMPT T0 CROSS STOKHOD Slav Efforts to Pass River Un- successful, According to Re- port of German Official Headquarters. . DEFEATED BY GERMANS Not Single Man Who Landed on Southern Bank Was Able to Get Away. 800 PRISONERS ARE TAKEN Berlin, July 12—(Via London.)— Russian troops which attempted to establish themselves on the left bank of the Stokhod river in the advance toward Kovel were at‘acked by Ger- man troops and defeated, the war office announced today. - The statement says: “Russian detachments ~ which at- tempted to establish themselves on the left bank of the river, near Jan- owka, were attacked.” Not a single man of these detachments got away from the southern bank. At this point and on the Kovel-Rovno rail- road yesterday we took more than 800 prisoners. The booty taken on the‘;tokhod during the last two days, apa® from a number of officers and 1,932 men, includes twelve machine| guns. “Our aerial squadron continues its activity “in attacks east of the Stok- hod. An enemy captive balloon was shot down.” Lad Drowned While Wading in Waters 0f Pappio River| Cecil Brisby, 10 years old, 4617 South Twenty-sixth street, South Side, accompanied by Lee Harring- ton, 13 years old, walked out to the Seymour Lake Country ~club this morning and applied for jobs as cad- dies. There were no caddies’ jobs open and the boys started home about noon. They were hot and tired after their long walk and it was decided that a foot bath in the waters of the Pappio river would be just the thing to cool off with, Young Brisby waded out too far, however; and stepped into a hole. His frightened companion stood on the bank of the river, powerless to help him, and saw the lad go down| for the third time. The 'body “‘had been in the water an hour by the time the South Side police and doctors reached the scene, Efforts tu resus- citate him were of no avail. William Hutter recovered the body. 3 Young Brisby is survived by his fathet and mother. Large Guaranty Assessment for One Omaha Bank Lincoln, July 12.—Announcement was made today that the Nebraska vBanking board will levy a special as- sessment for the state guaranty fund upon all banks whose guaranty re- serve at this time is less than 1 per cent of their deposits. One bank at Omaha, which recent- ly took over another large institu- tion, will have to pay a special as- sessment of $22,500. Banks having a guaranty reserve of 1% per cent are to be exempt from future assess- ments. Hot Wave Sweeping Over Entire East New York, July 12—Fair and warmer was the disconsoling forecast handed down to sweltering New Yorkers by the weather bureau on what at noon promised to be the hot- test day of the year. The mercury at that hour registered 87 and was ascending rapidly. Boston, July 12—The highest tem- perature of the year—92 degrees— was registered here at 1:30 p. m. to- day. The forecaster promised warmer conditions tomorrow. / The Weather Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. WARMER %+ a. m.. a. m a. m a. m a. m a. m a m m. ». ». . . ». P P P. m Comparative Local Record. 1916, 1915, 1914, 1913, Highest yesterday.... 92 88 100 89 | Lowest yesterday..... 16 64 80 61 Mean temperatur 84 16 80 75 Precipitation 2,33 .00 .00 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since March 1: ‘mal temperature « 77 degrees ess for the day + Tdegrees .| A bold attempt by Ross CHANGE IN COMMAND OF PACIFIC FLEET—Rear Admiral W, B. Caperton, se- lected to succeed Rear Ad- miral Herbert Winslow when he retires on July 29. REAR AUMIRAL ' BELOW:-REAR Awmm. ABOVE, - I0WA DEMOCRATS DECLARE FOR DRYS Go on Record in Platform as in Favor of Resubmission - of Prohibition. HOT WORDS FOR HARDING From)'a Statf Correspondent.) Des Mounes, Ia., _ruly 12.—(Special Telegram.)—Eulogy of President Wilson and praise for his adminis- tration, general ‘condemnation of all things republican and Lieutenant Gov- ernor W. L. Harding, and an anti- prohibition plank ' declaration, were contained in the keynote speech of Temporary Chairman E. W. McMan- us today before the democratic state convention. The youthful orator of lowa de- mocracy classed the republican nom- inee for governor as a “pussy footer,” declaring he was “wet” where it pays to be “wet,” and “dry” where it pays to be “dry.” He declared republican rule jn the state of Towa is responsi- ble for high taxes and was vigorous in his denunciation of republicans for unimprovement of roads. He defined the democratic stand on the road issue as favoring a system of road improvement that will call for no additional taxation. Convention Goes Dry. ‘The ‘report ‘of the resolutions com- mittee gdvised that the convention en- dorsed the views of E. T. Meredith, gubernatorial candidate and an an- nounced dry, and went on record in favor of the resubmission to the peo- ple of the state of the constitutional amendment providing for statewide prohibition. The platform endorsed the Wilson administration, favored an amenidment of the primary law, workmen's com- pensation, good roads, and economy in thesadministration of the business of the state. It was adopted. Merrick Sheriff Prevents Jail Break Central‘ City, July 12.—(Special.)— Kinneman and Edward Tague to break jail in this city at about 8 o'clock last eve- ning was frustrated by Sheriff Frank L. Scudder, following a brief but ex- citing struggle. A double attack had evidently been planned, but so quickly was Kinneman overpowered that Tague lost his nerve and made no open endeavor to assist. . Upon search Sheriff Scudder found in Tague's posgession a club more than a foot in’ length. Stripping a blanket he had wrapped a half brick tightly, braiding his weapon with a piece of light wire. Kinneman had a “billic” of identical construction. This he lost in his struggle with the heriff. Tague has pleaded guilty to a charge of horse stealing and is being held Total excegs since March 1. « 61 degrees Normal preeipitation ... 4 inch Deficiency for the day 4 Inch Total rainfall since Mal Deficiency since March 1. Defletency for cor. period, 191 Deflciency for cor, period, 191 Reports From Stations at Statlon and State Temp. . Raln of Weather, 7 p.m. fall. Cheyenne, clear ....... 73 .00 Davenport, cloudy . 84 .00 Denver, cloudy .. 1 .00 Des. Moines, cloud. .00 Dodge City, cloud: .00 North Platte, ¢ aha, cloudy apid_City, cle; Sherldan, clear Sloux City, clear. . Valentine, clear 33 84 .00 L. A, WELSH, Meteorologist. 00 .00 .00 awaiting sentence by the district judge: 'Kinneman faces a charge in district court of criminally assaulting a Central City lad. War Department Needs 276 Nurses Washington, July 12.—The War de-] e partment announced today that 276 more nurses are needed for the army nurse corps in service on the border, where a series of base hospitals have been established by the medical de/ partment, ‘» | concerning the band, but assumed if OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1916.—TWELVE PAGES. STATE TROOPS GO T0 THE BIG BEND ASAID TO PATROL Two Battalions of Pennsyl- vania Infantry Break Camp at El Paso and Entrain for Marathon: MEX BANDITS RAID PART OF THE VILLA GROUP . El Paso, Tex,, July 12—Two bat- talions of Pennsylvania infantry, one of the Second regiment and one of the Tenth, broke camp here today and prepared to entrain for Marathon, Tex, It was reported at-military headquarters that the state troops had been ordered to reinforce the border patrol in the Big Bend district. The orders followed closely reports | from that district that Mexican ban-| =d|la‘ have raided the Lamula mioe, an | American, property about 100 nfiles south of the border, and that residents | along the frontier, near Boquilla: | Tex., fcared the outlaws were moying | north. Belief was expressed in military (circles that it was the Band that Gen- eral Carranza referred to when he| repeatedly warned the State depart-| ment that he was informed that Vil-| lista bandits were moving north from Jiminez with the intention of attack- m% the American border. Mexican authorities in Juarez said | today they were without information the reports of the raiding of the mine are correct, it was done by one of the detachments of the Villistas, who | scattered, following the recent attack upon Jiminez. Orpet’s Footprints | Reveal Story of the Murder, Says State, Waukegan, 111, July 1Z—Foot- | prints left in the snow in Helms woods, where last February the body of Marion Lambert was found, told the story of the tragedy more plainly than words, State’s Attorney Ralph H. Dady declared today resuming his argument in the trial of Will H. Or- pet, charged with murdering Miss Lambert. “At the three oaks,” said Dady, “Orpet persuaded Marion to take the poison. He was unable tosstand the sight of her death throes and his tracks lead off alone for 144 feet to a cluster of four trees.. Here the tracks show. how he walked up.and down, waiting antil he thought she was dead. Then he went back. There is no other explanation for these tracks., He and Marion were abso- lutely alone in the woods and their tracks were still distinct when Fred Wenban traced them the next day. If this defendant, as he testified, turned back as he was walking away and returned to the body, we can ac- count for that frightened pacing up and down behind the four trees only by a miracle.” Bank 'Given Big Judgment Against Henry Clay Pierce St. Louis, July 12.—Judgment for $700,000 was given to the National Bank of Commerce against H. Clay Pierce, chairman of the board of the Pierce Oil corporation, in a decision by Judge Kinsey in the circuit court here today. The case involved a controversy over possession of the entire issue of stock of the Nashville Terminal com- pany of Nashville, Tenn., the par val- ue of which is $1,000,000. ! The bank sued Pierce for $1,525,000. Orangemen Omit Celebration of the 1 Battle of Boyne Belfast, July 12—On account of the war and their desire to assist the authorities to carry out the regula- tions established by martial law, the Orangemen umitted today the annual procession in celebration of the battle of the Boyne. By way of showing respect to those of the Ulster division ho have fallen at the frout, all busi- ness was suspended at noon for five minutes. , Street traffic came to a standstill, blinds were drawn and prayer services were held. Fred Rogers’ Freedom Only a Day’s Duration Grand Island, Neb., July 12.—(Spe- cial Telegram.)--Fred Rogers, federal prisoner sent to the Hall county jail from Omaha, convicted of breaking into an interstate shipment car, broke | jail this morning while trusted mo- mentarily to empty a pail of water, it being the jail's wash day. Jailer Bowers' record tonight re- mains unbroken, however, for close to the 1,000 prisoners he has handled in about five years none has broken jail and got away with it. About noon Rogers was found in a cornfield, covered with leaves of corn. He will lose his good conduct credit and go a bit on short rations. Great Alcohol Drop Is Day’s Sensation New York, July 12—The feature of today’s stock market was a further break in United States In- dustrial Alcohol from 11174, yester- day’s closing price, to below par. A week ago alcohol sold at 131% and three months ago it attained its max- | be made public by the FULL PROTECTION FOR DEUTSCHLAND BY UNITED STATES Fifty Thousand Dollars Offered for Passage Back to Europe in Vessel. CARGO NEARLY UNLOADED Taking Known Movements of Submarine Might Be a Breach of Neutrality. MAY HASTEN THE RETURN Washingtor,, gaty 12—~If news of the departure of the German under- water liner Deutschland can be re- garded as military information of value to Germany's enemies, the United States, in the interest of neu- trality, will take steps to prevent such information reaching them. State department officials today ad- mitted they were considering the guestion of how to protect the gov- ernnent’s neutrality in the matter. The official report of our naval and customs officers who inspected the submarine and reported it as an unarmed merchant ship grobnbly will tate depart- ment tomorrow. Big Offers for Passage. Baltimore, July 12—The North | German Lioyd company has received from persons in all parts of the coun- try offers running as high as $50,000 for the privilege of taking passage on the submarine on its return trip, “We have had letters from some | persons,” said a representative of the company today, “who said that the would pay any - price we wanted. There was one $50,000 offer, several of $10,000 and virtually scores run- ning from $1,000 to $5000. These we have had to refuse. Nearly all of them came from Americans.” There are, of course, thousands of Ger- mans in this country who would like to get back to their native land, but no passengers will he carried.” Cargo Nearly Unloaded. The unloading of the Deutschland was being hastened today and may be completed tonight. Included in the cargo entered at the customs house is a quantity of scrap iron which it was necessary to bring as ballast. The space this occupied will be re- placed with nickel on the return. The fact that the tug Thomas F. Tibbins went into dry dock today for repairs gave rise to rumors that it was getting ready to return to the Virginia capes to convoy into the Chesapeake, as it did the Deutsch- land, the submarine Bremen, which is reported on its way. If the fqcal agents Have ahy knowledge of the date the Bremen is expected, the: are keeping the secret closly guarded. It was thought, on the other hand, that the tug's first duty would be to escort the Deutschland back to the capes, It was intimated today at the North German-Lloyd offices that the Deutschland might drop anchor sev- cral days at Norfolk and wait for the most favorable opportunity to slip by :nemy cruisers which may be waiting or it. Will Investigate Dismissal of New York Officers Washington, July 12.—Investiga- tion of the order of Major General Wood mustering out of the federal service on account of physical dis- ability Colonel Louis D. Conley and Lieutenant Colonel John Phelan of the Sixty-ninth New York infantry was ordered today by Secretary Baker after a conference with Presi- dent Wilson. A delegation of New York congressmen protested to Sec- retary Baker yesterday that the ac- tion of General Wood was arbitrary and unnecessary. New York, }uly 12.—Rhinelander Waldo, former New York police com- missioner, is to succeed Colonel Louis D. Conley as colonel of the Sixty-ninth New York infantry, by special appointment of Governor V%hitman. it was reported at the headquargers of the Department of the East this afternoon. Waldo saw six years’ service in the Philippines as second and first lieutenant of the Seventeenth infan- try, U. S. A, and as a captain of Philippine scouts. Lincoln Girl Gives Gossips a Morsel Lincoln, July 12.—(Special Tele- gram,)—Lincoln people who are ‘jin the know” are smiling broad smiles this afternoon over the latest move of Grace Irwin, Miss Irwin was to have been married in Chicago today; at least invitations were sent out to that effect. She is being wedded tonight, but not to the man named in the in- vitations, but to his “best friend.” The entire Irwin family igfat Chi- fago to attend the wwedding, which will take place this evening at the home of Captain and Mrs. R. Duncan, arents of the groom, who is Otis Duncan. M. E. Berry of Chicago was the fiance nominated in the wtdding cards sent out. Duncan was to have been best man. Grace Irwin is the daughter of Mrs. Lillian Irwin and is said to have made $15,000 in oil speculation last Febru- ary. Murphy Becomes Owner 0f Former Cub Park Cincinnati, O., July 12--Charles W. Murphy, former president of the Chicago National base ball team, to- day became owner of the former base ball park of the Cubs in Chicago, when he concluded negotiations with Charles P. Taft for a one-half inter- est in the real estate. The park was originally acquired from the John R. Walsh estate, Mr. Murphy buying a imum of 170%. half interest and Taft owing the other half. THE OMAHA DALY BEE SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. Lraine, at Hotels, o Ntands. ete. 8o FIRST PICTURE OF THE DEUTSCHLAND ON HER ARRIVAL AT BALTIMORE—Photograph of the German submersible merchantman, taken as she was being piloted to her dock by the tug Thomas F. Timmins on Monday. Koenig, made on the dock just after he landed from his boat. I W. W. START WAR ON STEEL TRUST Haywood Oircular S8ays Sixteen Thousand Iron.Ore Workers Are Already Out. MISS FLYNN TO ASBIST Duluth, Minn, July 12—~Elizabeth | Gueley Flynn,.Industrial Workers: of the World speaker and organizer, is in Duluth today and is expected to leave for the strike zone of the Minnesota iron ranges to assume an acting part in the strike there, probably this aft- ernoon, The appearance of Miss Flynn and Haywood's “Declaration of War” against the “United States Steel cor- poration and independent mining com- panies of Minnesota,” which declara- tion is in part an organization appeal for funds with which to continue the strike, were this morning’s, chief de- velopments here. Miss Flynn may be the advance uard of a iresh force of leaders sent or some days ago—the materializa- tion of the promise of William D. Haywood, general secretary-treasurer of the Industrial Workers of the World, to immediately replenish the ranks of range leaders and organizers depleted by arrests, she admitted. ig posters headed “Declaration of War” and signed by William D. Hay- wood appeared on the streets here with the coming of Miss Flynn. The following is a verbatim copy of the circulars: DECLARATION OF WAR. Fellow Workers and Friends: War has been declared against the Steel trust and the independent mining companies of Min- nesota by the Industrial Workers of the World. The iron miners are mustering. Twenty thousand have left the mines and pits. 1, More that 7,000 have airexdy besn sworn e The steam shovels are: idle. The drills are silent, The miners are on strike in the follow- ing camps: Hibbing, 4,000; Chisholm, 2,800; Virginia, 3,600; Buhi, 1, 00; Bilbert, 900; Biwabik, Kinney, 200, and other The demands are §2.75 day for top men; s, §3; for miners, wet places, $3.60; the efght-hour day; abolition of contract labor; bi-monthly pay days; to be pald at once when discharged or leav- ing work, It is the iron miners who are making these demands, men who are doing hard, hazardous work; they take their lives into thelr hands every time they go down into the mines or pit. They are the men, who produce the ore that is converted. into iron and steel to make the machinery of the world. Without these men civilisation could not exist, 5 ' bare-handed iron miners, driven to desperation, have declared strial war against the United States Steel corporation. The masters of bread are fighting with thelr usual weapons—gunmen, detectives, courts and the press. We are united, but must have help, This Is your figsht. You must raise money for food, clothing, shelter and organiza- tion work. Send all funds to Willlam D, Haywood, room 307, 164 West Washington street, Chicago. (Seal) WILLIAM D, HAYWOOD, General secretary-treasurer, The “Get together” meeting of range, city and town officials and min- ers and operators, slated for Virginia last night, fell through. Miners and operators failed to arrive at the méet- ing. for miners, dry pla American Oilship Hits Miy_e;Off France Paris, July 12—~The American steamship Goldshell, from New York with a cargo of oil, struck a mine on Monday night and was badly dam- aged. It was kept afloat untfl it entered the mouth of the Gironde, where it is being lightered. The Goldshell struck the mine twenty miles west of the Island of Cordouan, off the mouth of the Gi- ronde. The forward part of the hull was badly wrecked. Inset in the lower corner is a photograph of Captain Paul SUBSEA BOMBARDS SEAHAM HARBOR Submarine Fires Thirty Three- Inch Shrapnel at Small British Coal Port. ONE WOMAN IS KILLED London, July 12—The English port of Seaham Harbor was attack- ed last night by a German subma- rine. About thirty rounds of shrap- nel were fired. One woman was killed by the bombardment. One house was struck by a shell. “At 10:30 o'clock last night a Ger- man submarine appeared off the small” undefended port of Seaham Harbor (on the North Sea six miles southeast of Sunderland and a coal shipping port). - It approached with- in a-few hundred yards of the town and then opened fire. Some thirty rounds of shrapnel were fired from a three-inch” gun. Twenty rounds fell in the direction of Daltondale; a dozen rounds fell {n and about Sea- ham colliery. “A woman walking through the colliery yard was seriously injured and died this morning. One house was struck by a shell. g{o other dam- age was done.” Bombs Dropped on Calais. Berlin, July 12.—(By Wireless to Sayville.)—Two German aeroplanes made an attack on the channel port of Calais on Monday night, it was officially ~announced today. They dropped bombs on-the port and. on army encampments. . The admiralty gave out the follow- ing: “Two German naval aeroplanes on the night of July 10-11, dropped bombs on Calais and the troop camps at Bray-Dunes, (near the Belgian front). The aeroplanes returned un- damaged,” New Jersey Puts Ban on Children Fro@rk State New York, July 12.—Despite the epidemic of infantile paralysis took a turn for the better today. During the twenty-four ' hours . preceding 10 o'clock this morning, only seventeen deaths from the disease were report- ed in the five boroughs of New York City. There were 162 new cases, An _absolute quarantine against New York children under 16 years of age was put into effect and rigorously enforced in New Jersey today. No children under that age will be al- lowed to enter New Jersey cities from New York. New Jersey chil- dren under 16 will not be permitted to crosd the Hudson river into New York City. This action has been taken by the health authorities of New Jersey to prevent, if possible, the spread of the epidemic into that state. New “Cold” Light To Revolutionize Movie Business Paris, July 12,—The substitution of paper rolls for celluloid films in mov- ing picture ' machines is made possible by the French engineer, Dussaud, which is described to the Academy of Science by Prof. Branley. It is ob- tained by automatic separation of heat rays from luminous rays which oc- cur together in all sources of light hitherto known to science. Mr. Dussaud has been working aon this problem for many years. light ‘obtained by this method is so intense that it is possible to throw images from newspaper illustrations, picture postcards and photographic prints on a screen even in a lighted room as clearly and sharply as if they were glass lantern slides, 1 THE WEATHER * FAIR GERMANS DRIVE TWO WEDGES INTO THE BRITISH LINE Strong Counter Attacks in the Mametz and Trones Woods on the Somme Front - Successful. OTHER ASSAULTS FAIL Two Attempts to Take Position Near Verdun Beaten Off With Heavy Losses. SEVERAL COMBATS IN AIR { BULLETIN. London, July 12—The British have retaken the ground lost last night to the Germans, according to the official statement issued tonight and now hold all of Mametz Wood. Two Ger- man attacks against Contalmaison were repulsed, London, July 12—The Germans, heavily reinforced, delivered strong at- tacks against the British on the Som- me f-ont last night. They ' gained ground in Mametz Wood and Trones Wood, An official announcement issued this afternoon says all the German. attacks were beaten off except in Mametz and Trones Wood. 2 ‘ “Since the commencement of the battle the enemy has received large reinforcements,” the announcement says. ‘“Yesterday and last strong hostile attacks ~were ma against several points of our new posis tions. Attacks Beaten Off. “Except in Mametz 'Wood and Trones Wood, in both of which local- ities the 'Germans regained some ground, all these attacks were beaten off, with loss to the enemy. “Between the main battlefield and the sea, we have been actively en- gaged in bombarding the enemy posi- tions and raiding his front fine. Southeast of Loos, a party of Royal Irish Fusiliers penetrated the enemy’s trenches at a point where they were strongly held, and remained there for twenty minutes, during which time heavy fighting took place in the trenches. “Many Germans were killed. Our casualties were slight. “Opposite the Hohenzollern re- doubt, two companies of Seaforth Highlanders forced their way into an- other portion of the enemy trenches after a stiff fight. Marty-Ge; killed or wounded, A hostile maching gun was destroyed, Several dugouts crowded with the enemy were sSuccess- fully bombed and some prisoners were taken. 3 “Several combats in the air took place on July 10 as a result of which we destroyed one German machine while one of our pwn machines was brought down by the enemy gunfire.” Germans Defeated Near Verdun. _ Paris, July 12—~The Germans de- livered twp attacks last ni‘ht on French Jmlluon in_the neighbor! of Dead Man's Hill un the Verdun front. The war office announcement of today says that both these assaults failed, breaking down under French fire. East of the Meuse the French retook part of the ground won yes- terday by the Germans. In the ogentiom cast of the Meuse the French took eighty prisoners, of whom one is an officer. i There were no developments last night on th{: Somme front, he Fren¢h conducted successful’ raids in the worst heat wave of the season, the by the new “cold” light discovered |~ The |, i hampagne and in Lor raine, . The statement says: “On both banks of the Somme last night passed quietly. “In the Champagne we captured prisoners in the course of a small op-~ eration near Cernay. Also we deliv- ered successful surprise attacks u trenches of the enemy between M: ons De Champagne and La Calvire, north of Ville Sur Tourbe. “On the left bank of the Meuse two attacks upon one of our trenches at Dead Man's Hill failed completely under our fire, “On the right bank a night counter attack delivered by our troops east of the Fumin made it possible for us to reoccupy a portion of the terri- tory taken yesterday by the enemy. We took eighty prisoners, including one officer. L5 “In the Lorraine district, sector of Reillon, we drove the Germans back from certain trenches where yester- day they secured a footing.” New Postmasters for Three Nebraska Towns (From a Staft Correspondent.) Washington, July = 12—(Special Telegram,)—~The president = today sent senate the following nomina- tions of postmaster in Nebraska: Patrick . Leonard, Anselmo; Charles S. Anderson, Fullerton; C. B. Nichols, Valley, tLike the Dew For q uick action and wide range of territory covered there is no other salesman that can hold a candle to the Want-Ad. it . Bee Want-A'déf. : ‘cover every .bit of buying territory in and about Omaha like the dew. = night rmany Were -