Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 27, 1916, Page 1

Thousands of Omaha families read The Bee exclusively. 1f you want their trade advertise in The Bee. VOL. XLVI—NO. 34. GIANT CERMAN ' SUBSEA CLEARED FOR DASH HOME . 3 Deutschland Olears at Balti. more Customs House and Loaded Prepares to Sail. " DESTINATION IS UNKNOWN Upon Request of Commander Koenig Manifest of Under- sea Vessel Withheld. TIME OF STARTING SECRET Baltimore, Md., July 26.—The Ger- man submarine liner Deutschland to- day was cleared by her commander, Captain Paul Koenig, for “Bremen or | any other port in Germany.” Any hour now the vesseu may start down Cheseapeake ‘bay prepared to make a dash for the open sea through the Virginia capes and the gua’rd of allied warships off the three-mile limit. Secrecy surrounds the plans of Cap- tain Koenig. After obtaining his clearance papers at the custom house, he said in reply to questions asked for the benefit of the Maryland Pilots’ association that the exact time of his departure was indefinite. Tonight he made no arrangements for a pilot, but he can procure one almost immedi- ately at any time he desires. Ready for Return. Agents of the subsea freighter an- nounced this afternoon that it was ready for the return voyage to Ger- many and that clearance papers would be secured later in the day. This in- formation was conveyed:to the cus- tom house and the office of the clear- ance clerk was kept open for Captain Koenig, who arrived shortly before 4 o'clock with Captain. Hinch of the North German £loyd liner Neckar. After the usual formalities, the com- mander of the submarire requested that his manifest which he had filed be withheld from publication for a reasonable time. Sae Collector of the Port Ryan com- municated with the Treasury depart-| ment and then informed Captain Koe- | nig that his request would be granted. Consequently the cargo was described officially as being composed of gen- eral merchandise. e On his way from the building the little captain tarried long enough to shake hands with several officials who wished him a safe voyage. Returns His Thanks, “We certainly. are .with you,” said| one of his well wishers, patting him on the shoulder. Captain Keonig| smiled, nodded his head, said “I| thank you” and then continued on his way to the pier where the. Deutsch- land had been tied up for more than than two weeks. - 4 Teh tug Thomas F. Timmons which | met the Deutschland off the Virgiinia | capes upon her arrival, and which has | been constantly near her ever since, pulled away from the pier late today and went to a nearby coal pier, where she filled her bunkers. Directly after- ward she returned to the Deutsch- land’s pier and some hours later it was apparent that she was maintain- ing a full head of steam in her boilers. Activity Aboard. : This caused the belief in maritime circlesthat the start for the Capes might be made during the night. Cap- tain Koenig, however, declined to give any information whatsoever re- garding the timeof his departure. All day long there was activity aboard the Deutschland. :I‘he engines were tested again and again, and twice the vessel was submerged until h'er keel rested on the bottom in her slip. These operations seemed to be very interesting to persons aboard two British freighters which have d’ropp.ed anchors off the Deutschland’s pier \ during the last day or so. A dozen men on the stern of each of the ships, the Highbur and the Ardgfe took turns at using several pairs of marine glasses. At dark they still were watching the submarine. The Weather For Nebraska: Generally fair with continued high temperature. Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. Hours. PYPPYTPgPEERPPL sggzssg Record, Officlal record of temperatures and preci. pitation compared with the corresponding period of the last three years: 1916. 1915, 1914. 1913, 95 11 9 7 61 86+ 66 00 .26 Highest yesterday ... Lowest yesterday . Mean temperat Precipitation . ‘Temperature from the normal: Normal temperature Excess for the day .. oTtul excess since M Normal_precipitation . Deficieney for the day Total precipitation since March Deficlency since March 1. Deflciency for cor. period in 1 Deficiency far cor. period In 1 Reports from Stations at 7 p. m. Station and State Temp, High- Rain- of Weather. i heyenne, pt. cloudy.. T, o0 Salt Lake, cloudy Santa Fe, cloud; Sheridan, cloudy ) clear. clear i | belt reported sufferin) DR. SIMON FLEXNER — World-famed as a construc- tive medical man, is hard at work at the Rockefeller in- stitute on the deadly infant- ile paralysis. SIMON FWEXNER;, Infantile Plague Spread by Contact Says Dr, Flexner New York, July 26—The most important contribution to information about infantile paralysis, made public here today, was a statement by Dr. Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller In- stitute that the disease is spread pri- marily by personal contact of child with child. . The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced that fear of ‘the epidemic had caused a tremendous increase in calls upon it to. make away with cats and dogs. Since the first of July, 73,000 cats and 8,000 dogs baye been put to death.) by the society’s agents. ifen sent out by the society pick up on an average 3,;00 animals a day. Last ycar'figc society collected during the first twenty-four days of July only 33,000 cats and dogs. The epidemic of infantile paralysis continued to gain headway today. Al- though yesterday's high record of deaths was not equaled, there were more cases reported. The daily bul- letin of the health department shows that during the twenty-four-hour period ending at 10 o’clock this morn- ing the plague killed thirty-five ehil- dren and there were 162 new cases reported in the five boroughs of New York City. s 4 The plague apparently shifted its center from Brooklyn to Manhattan, a gradual increase in new cases and deaths being noted there daily, com- pared wtih a decrease in Brooklyn. 8. 8. McClure Will Not Be Allowed To Stay in‘England London, July 26.—S. S. McClure, the American publisher, who was de- tained for some time by the British authorities on his arrival at Liverpool on the American liner Philadelphia, must return to the United States on board the same vessel, 71 the mean- while sojourning at an unnamed watering place inland “for his health,” according to statements made by gov- ernment officials today. The British home office declined to grant a permit for Mr. McClure to stay in England. Twenty-One Savings Banks Carry Over Four Millions Lincoln, Neb., July 26—(Special ,Tclegram,)——Nearly $4,000,000 in de- posits is carried by the twenty-one savings banks of Nebraska, according to a report of the State Banking board issued this afternoon. Since Decem- ber 9, the deposits have increased $200,000 and the number of depositors have grown in the same time from 21,- 673 to 22,202, In exact figures the loans and dis- counts amount to $3,247,062.97; bonds, etc., $425,989.27; due from other banks $726,508.58, and. with other resources makes the total $4,461,430.47. On_liabilities the capital stock is $411,500; surplus, $101,909; undivided profits, $93,771; deposits, $3,784,660; due other banks, $17,223; guaranty fund, $30,026; reserveq for taxes and interest, $22,548; total, $4,461,430.47. s| Entire Corn Belt Reported Suffering From Heat Chicago, July 26.—Excessively hot weather prevailed in the middlewest today, with little prospect of imme- diate relief. Reports of steadily ris- ing temperature came from points as far west as Omaha, The entire corn from the heat. In Chicago the heat was tempered by lake breezes. The temperature here was 85 at 1 p. m, The deaths of twenty-three infants | were traced today by Health Com- missioner John Dill Robertson di- rectly or indirectly to the present hot wave. Davenport, la, July 26.—The hot- |test day in fifteen years was experi- enced here today, when the tempera- L. A. WELSH, Metcorologist. | ture went to 102 at 12:45 p, m. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 27, 1916—TWELVE PAGES. MAIL QUESTIONIS TAKINCG ON MORE el N Washington Is %g Answer T} " Been Long Dei\g\@"by the Entente Allieg. — | "1‘0 SEND OVER NEW NOTE Propose to Prod Grey for a Little Faster Action on the Matter. : DELAY IS NOT UNDERSTOOD Washington, July 26.—A communi- cation to Great Britain dealing with the principles involved .in the black- list against American firms is prac- tically ready and will be sent forward to London within the next few days. Acting Secretary Polk discussed the question with President Wilson today and then returned to the State depart- ment to complete the work on the document. : While the protest will deal prima- rily with principles, Mr. Polk reported to the president on several individual cases involved in the blacklist which he investigated. He said some, of these firms had good grounds for complaint, and these facts will be set forth in the note to Great Britain, The American government has ac- cepted the explanations of the black- list made informally by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador, without prejudice to its case. The ambassador's assurances that the { blacklist was not intended to interfere with American trade with other neu- trals, however, has not altered the views of the government that the United States has grounds for a strong protest. Ambassador Page at London today advised the State department of an informal discussion he had at the British foreign office regarding the British blacklist of American firms. Negotiations With Mexico Strike Some Obstao}e Washington, July 26.—Develop- ments in the diplomatic discussions with the de facto government of Mexico have been at a standstill five days, awaiting a reply from General Carranza to suggestions transmitted through his ambassador-designate, Eliseo Arrendondo. This was stated officially at the State department to- «day<in-reply to reports from Mexico City that the Mexican membership of the proposed commission to seck a solution of border difficulties had been selected. Preliminary conferences between Acting Secretary Polk and Mr Ar- rendondo have so far failed to produce any definite result. It is un- derstood the Washington government desires that the powers of the com- mission be' far greater than General Carranza has proposed and that Mr. Arrendondo some days ago forward- ed such a suggestion. Delay of the de facto government in making known its views on the new sugges- tions and the fact that inaccurate statements as to the status of ne- otiations have been made in Mexico Uity inclined some officials here to- day to believe that' some obstacle had been encountered in the efforts to decide upon the scope of the pro- posed commission’s discucsion. Senate Votes Pay To Troops Now On South Border Washington, July 26.—An amend- ment to the army appropriation bill by Senator Rced to provide that Na- tional Guardsmen and regulars serv- ing on the Mexican border should re- ceive the additional foreign service pay, although on duty entirely on American soil, was adopted today by the senate. Men on foreign duty are entitled to 20 per cent additional pay and officers to 10 per cent. Charges by Senator Works of Cali- fornia that the National Guard was kept on the border for political pur- oses were contradicted vy Senator eed, who declared the pressure of the guard had scrved to awaken Mexico to the need of a conciliatory attitude toward the United States. He said withdrawal of the men now might open the way to a renewal by bardits, Ancther amendment hy Senator Reed will permit troops in service for the Mexican emergency to vote at camps in the presidential election, It was adopted without opposition. An appropriation of $125000 for tent floors and screens for the troops on the border also was agreed to. Dr.E.D. Atwood Pleads Not Guilty To Murd_er Charge Boston, Mass,, July 26.—Dr. Eld- {ridge D. Atwood, the youthful osteo- | path, who in a jealous rage attacked |and fatally wounded his former in- structor, Dr. Wilfred E. Harris, was arraigned on a charge of murder to- da{, He pleaded not guilty and was held without bail to await the action by the grand jury. Dr. Harris died last night. Towa City Mayor Is Over(Lme by Heat lowa City, Ia, July 26.—(Special Telegram.) — Mayor George W, | Koontz, past 70 years of age, was overcome by heat at noon today, the | first victim of the year. This after- noon the thermometer reached 102 de- grees, i * CUTEFORM Nl | ful campaigns were conducted. These {ing that as Mr. | mer regular wing of the party that RUSSIAN FORCES TAKE ERZINGAN Turks Driven from Strongly| Fortified Town in Armenia After Long Fight. DESTROY ALL SUPPLIES| | Petrograd, July 26.—(Via London.) | —The Turkish fortress of Erzingan, in central Armenia, has been captured by the Russians, This was announced officially today by the Russian war department, The official statement aunounciug‘ the capture of Erzingan says: | “On Tuesday our gallant troops| under command of General Uden-| itchin took in battle the town of Er-| zingan. As a result the clearing of the Turks from Armenia has been accomplished. “The emperor yesterday sent the following telegram to the command- er-in-chief at Tiflis: “It is with joy that I have heard of the taking of Erzingan. From the bottom o? my heart I congratulate you and the heroic Caucasian army upon your victory. I am delighted that the troops so quickly justified the confidence jlaced in them.* “(Signed) NICHOLAS." Turks Evacuate City. London, July 26.—Erzingan, the strongly_ fortified Turkish town in central Armenia, has been evacuated by the Turks, according to a dispatch from Petrograd, received here today by wireless telegraph from Rome. Recent advices from Petrograd said that the Russians after beating off energetic Turkish counter attacks were converging on Erzingan from three sides and that the Russian ad- vance guards were within ten miles of the fortified city. The Turks were reported by Russian aviators to be destroying the stores and supplies. Belief was expressed by Russian ob- servers that the evacuation of the place already had begun and that the defense of the fortress was being con- ducted only with the purpose of giv- ing. the Turks time to withdraw to 8 new base at Sivas, 130 miles west, The Russian official communication —_—— e (Continued on Page Two, Column Two.) Scout With Fine Record Implicated In Whisky Fraud Columbus, N. M., July 26.—The expeditionary scout known as Guy Johnson, held ‘here by military au- thorities, confessed today that he is Guy Hartman, wanted by United States authorities ‘in Fort Sniith, Ark,, in_connection with alleged ‘moonshine” whisky frauds, accord- ing to Captain Louis J. Van Schack, chief of the local army intelligence bureau. Hartman said he would waive extradition and return for trial. Captain Van Schack said that the prisoner admitted that he had fled to Mexico while under $20,000 bond to appear for trial in May, 1915, and as- serted he was willing to return to Arkansas for trial. Johnson, whom army officers as- sert has been one of the most valua- ble scouts attached to the American expedition in Mexico, told a story of a year of mental torture from the fear of detection. In telling he re- vealed, however, that although a fugi- tive from justice in the United States, his patriotism was greater than his fear and as a result he offered his services to General Pershing. Rewards aggregating $15,000 are said to be offered for Hartman’s ar- rest. Local police officers, who at the request of the army intelligence bureau apprehended Johnson at the border, have put in claims to the De- partment of Justice for the rewards. MeNish Will Open Headquarters About Middle of August (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, July 26, (Special) — Chairman McNish of the republican state committee left for his home in Omaha this forenoon, announcing that he expected to open up head- quarters about Aug. 15 in the Lin- dell hotel. It is probable that the committee will have the same quarters occu- pied by the committee in years past, and from which so many success- quarters, if secured, are situated on the second floor of the Lindell, at the west end of the south corrider, which runs from the parlor at the hear of the stairway. | Members of the executive commit- tee and the appointment of a sec- retary and treasurer will not be an- nounced until later by the chairman, Inasmuch as the selection of a chair- man was made without consulting the state candidates, the latter are insist- McNish belongs to | what is generally known as the for- the decretary should be a former member of the progressive wing. [t is said that they prefer W, L. Miner, former deputy state auditor, or Clyde Barnard, former secretary of the sen- ate. Others have suggested that it | might be a good thing to select the | secretary from out in the western part of the state, and the namfe of Senator Earl Mallery of Alliance has been suggested. —_— (Germans Executé Six Civilians at Ghent London, July 26,=-Six civilians have been executed by the Germans at Ghent, charged with “war treason,” according to a Reuter's Amsterdam dispatch quoting the Telegraaf, ke dispatch also says that the Ger- mans have removed 7,000 men, 2,000 women and 150 pupils of the Turgot institute from Roubaix, presum:fily for agricultural work in Germany. i Llcr, North Platte; E. "I On Trains, at Hotels, News Stands. eto.. Ba ° WHAT THE FRENCH ARE DOING—The sketch map La Fere the axis of the circle || shows roughly the Noyon salient, a nearly perfect semi- /| circle, about the town of La Fere. From Craonne, the east- ||'ern end, to Peronne, the northwestern, is fifty miles; from to the front west of Noyon is about twenty-five miles.. The shaded portion shows how far the French have been able to push in the salient and the ar- GUARDS ARE NEEDED ALONG THE BORDER President Wilson Writes In- diana Woman State Troops Are Protecting Oountry. NOT THERE FOR DRILL Washington, July 26.—In reply to a complaint from Mrs. Henry Smith of Winamac, Ind., who has a son in the National Guard, President Wilson wrote today that the Guard was being kept on the Mexican border to pro- tect the country, not for drill, and that the® service the men were performing was an honor to them and a necessity to the United States. The president's letter was made public to answer criticism that Na-) tional Guardsmen are not being cared for properly. It follows; “Your letter of July 23 distresses me a good deal because. it shows that you have not been correctly informed as to the purpose of having the Na- tional Guard at the border, It is not for the purpose of drill, but for the urpose of protecting the country. he service the men are performing ther is an honor to them and a neces- sity to the United States, I cannot believe the men would wish to be ex- cused from it or would lose heart be- cause of the discomforts and incon- veniences of the service, “The War department has the camps on the border under the most caréful inspection and is using every means known to make them sanitar and safe against disease. The healt! record of the men on the border, both the regulars and the National Guards« men, is exceptionally good. “I would not have you think that I don't sympathize with your dis- tress in the absence of your son, but I beg that you will take these larger matters into consideration.” | Hundreds Seek Release. San Antonio, Tex., July 26.—Appli- cations for release from service of guardsmen with persons dependent upon them now are pouring into army headquarters at Fort San Houston at the rate of 1,500 a week, it was an- nounced today. Several hundred al- ready have been released. Britain Consents To Feeding Poles Under Conditions London, July 26.—The British gov- ernment, it is learned today, will con- sent to the plan of rationing the civil- ian population in the areas occupied by ([j)erman and Austrian armies un- der the supervision of a neutral com- mission, appointed by President Wil- son, if the central powers will consent not to remove native food supplies. Details’ of the plan will be given | Ambassador Page in a letter from the foreign office this week. Platte Water Users Air Th_eiz Troubles Lincoln, Neb., July 26, (Special.)— Most of the afternoon today was de- voted by the state irrigation hoard to an informal hearing airing the troubles of the Kearney Water Power company with the users of water along the Platte river in Scotts Bluff, Lincoln and other western counties. the. water power company, while United States District Attorney T. S. Allen, A. R. Honnold of the United States reclamation service; J. G. Bee- Westervelt of Scotts Bluffs, and several others appeared for the irrigators, The con- troversy involves the use of water by the farmers which the power com- pany says they have no authority to use, but which the farmers, on the other hand, claim if allowed to go down the river, would evaporate and be lost before it reached the Kear- ne,}'_ company. he company alleges that because it cannot get the water it is com- pelled to pay out $15 a day for coal to run its power machinery. | after he had taken the || rows the direction of the main thrust. TINY AIR BUBBL POINTS 10 MURDER Sudden Death of Girl at Olney, Ill., Presents Most Unusual Features. LOVER IS HELD IN JAIL Olney, IIL, July 26—When a tiny air bubble burst in an artery under pressure of a physician’s knife, the first chain of evidence against Roy Hinterliter, who brought the body of Miss Elizabeth Ratcliffe, to a sani- tarium here, in a buggy last Friday night, was said by prosecuting au- thorities today to have been welded. The death of the Ratcliffe girl is said by medical authorities to be with- out parallel, if it develops a crime actually was committed. Hinterliter was held to the grand jury without bond 'yesterday by a coroner’s jury, which held him re- sponsible for the girl's death, Hinterliter began calling on the girl about ten months ago, when she came to Olney from Paoli, Ind., to live with her sister, Mrs. Bert Fancher. *Last Friday evening the couple went driving. The girl is said to have died beneath an old elm tree, two miles from town. Doctors say the girl was dead when she was placed in the buggy for the ride to the sanitarium. “We were getting near town when she said, ‘Roy’ I feel bad.'” Hinter- liter told the physician, “Then she fell over in my lap and I rubbed her hands and feet, but could not bring her to.” No Marks of Violence. At an nu(ogsy no marks of violence were found, but it developed that the irl was soon to become a mother, areful examination failed to reveal ln* attempt at an illegal operation, he stomach was examined. No trace of poison was found. Then one of the examining doctors stuck a r.)robe. into an artery. There was a “pouf” almost inaudible, as if a bub- ble burst. It was said only two thmFs known to medical science would cause embolism in the arteries, faulty injection with a hypodermic needle or a lesion of a lung The body was examined carefully. There was no needle mark. There was no lesion of the lungs. The brain was found to be full of water. The heart, when pierced, almost exploded. Thus matters stood when a man {rom.a neighboring town came to State's Attorney Morris' office with a package containing a surgical in- strument. He said he had found one of the boy friends of Hinterliter pick- ing it up under an old elm tree, had taken it away from him and brought it to town, thinking it might have some bearing on the case. Indications of Struggle. Sheriff West visited the spot men- | tioned. He found where a horse had been tied and marks of a struggle in | the sandy soil, the imprint of a girl's hand and of a boy's shoes, . Instead of using the instrument as intended, it is maintained by physi- cians that he used it as an unfilled | hypodermic needle and punctured a small artery, To a friend who saw Hinterliter ¢ irl to a sani- tarium Friday night the latter is quot- ed as saying: “l am in bad. Take my rig home and tell mother that I don’t know {when I will be home, but to expect Manager W. J. Scott appeared for | 2 P me." Britain Promises Answerto U, S. Mail Note Soon London, July 26.-—-Replying to the request of Walter Hines Page, the American ambassador, for expedition of the answer to the American note regarding the detention of mails by British censors, the British foreign office today said that the reply would be sent to the United States as soon as possible, but that Great Britain still ‘was conferring on the subject | with the F;ench government, THE WEATHER - FAIR SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. BRITONS TAKE HIGHEST POINT ON TEUTON LINE |Field Marshal Haig Reports Capture of Pozieres, Impor- tant German Position, Most Important. HOUSE TO HOUSE FIGHT Town is 8trongly Fortified and Each Building Had to be Taken Separately. TWO TRENCHES ARE TAKEN London, July 26.—The capture of Pozieres, in the Somme river region, reported today by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British command- er-in-chief in France, gives the Brit- ish troops domination of the highest point overlooking the plateau on which the German lines extend to the eastward. Some of the most stubborn fighting in the recent British offensive, which now has lasted nearly a month, has occurred in the streets of this village, which the Germans have fortified un- til it became one of the strongest points of their line. House by House. i Every house had to be fought for and taken separately and the British, after obtaining possession of a con- siderable portion of the village, were subjected to severe counter atttacks, which they withstood successfully for several days, and then in turn in seized the initiative until the whole place fell before their onslaught. The German ?enenl staff regarded the possession of Pozieres of such im- ortance that they even brought re- inforcements from troops which had been fighting in the Verdun sector, and these held tenaciously to part of the village until driven out or cap- tured in the hand-to-hand fighting. The text of the official statement follows: The village of Pozieres is now in our hands. West of the village our territorial troops made a further ad- vance and captured two strong trenches and a number of prisoners, including five officers, Elsewhere on the battlefront there is no change.” Germans Admit Loss. Berlin, July 26~Via London,)— British troops have established them- selves in the town of Pozieres, says the official statement issued today the Gérman army headquarters nl‘ Turkish Troops Are On Way to Galicia To AiAustrians Berlin, July 26—(Via London, July 26, 6:10 a. m.)—“Important de- velopments are impending on the southeast front; the fez will soon be seen on the Danube.” To this cryptic utterance of the chief of the mtelligence department «t a luncheon to the American cor- respondents at German headquarters last Sunday the Associated Press is now able to add the key. Turkey has placed a force of Ottoman troops at the disposition of the central powe for service in Europe. These troo are now in transit through the B ans. The leading detachments are already approaching Galicia, where they will co-operate with the Austro- Germans against . Turkey's arch enemy, Russia. Turkey's timely contribution to the military forces of the central powers is granted in return for German and Austrian assistance in the Darda- nelles and Mesopotamia. 5 Mortgage Forger Finishes Term Chicago, July 26—After nearly eight years for the forgery o real estate mortgages, amounting to $1,600,000, Peter Van Vlissingen was no Ionrer a prisoner today. He walked out of the lllinois penitentiary at Joliet last night a free man. He con- {fessed to the forgeries in November, 1908, and was sentenced to an inde- | terminate term of from one to four- teen years. He served exactly seven years and eight months, good be- { havior earning him the early release. Italians Repulse Violent Attacks At Monte Cimone Rome, July 26.—(Via London.)— On the night of July 24 ltalian troops | repulsed two violent counter nuegu | against the summit of Mount Cimone, which had been captured from th Austrians, says the Italian officia statement, issued today. servin, Five thousand, six hundred and thirty-six MORE paid Want-Ads in The Bee during June, 1916, than in same month, : 1915, Every month the increase is xream‘ & A