Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 30, 1916, Page 12

e R i s i 1 12—A WARS SECOND YEAR SEES SOME CHANGE Battle Over Same Ground, with Teutonic Allies on the De- fensive Now. REVIEW OF OPERATIONS (Continued From Page One.) death; of captured™ surgeons ™ who bound up the wounds of their cap- tors; of heroic ‘rescues of wounded tomrades-under fire and of countless pimilar deeds that thrilled the watch- ing world. ussia’s Great Qffensive Move. The first move in the great allied offensive was not made by ' the Franco-British, however, but by the Russians, On June 4 the troops of Emperor Nicholas opened a tremen- dous assault on the Austro-German lines on a 300-mile froit, extending from the Pripet marshes to Rou- mania, The Teuton linés held firm in the north, but to the south Gen- eral Brussiloff swept through the Austrian defenses, capturing Czerno- witz, the capital of Bukowing, and overrunning the crown land. The Austriap losses are declared to have been enormous, a month after the offensive began the Russians mak- ing an official annquncement that over 200,000 prisoners had been taken and at least an equal number killed or wounded, As the offensive developed the Russians won new successes further north, and at the close of the' war year are engaged in a mighty strug- gle for Lemberg, the capital of Gali- cia. The fighting has also extended to the extreme north, in the Riga- Dvinek region, but here the Ger- mans have held their own and no decisive result has as yet been gained by either side. . ' Campaigns in Asia.’ In another theater of the war the year was marked by other and im- t Russian successes. : Follow- r'e ers on the eastern front in the clo ‘months of 1915, the Grand Duke Nicholas was removed -in-chief of the Rus- sent to take charge [ against the Turks in the Cau After ' months .of preparation he began a great dlsilve across Armenia in January, which resulted in the capture ol Erzerum and the port of Trebizond and expelled the Turks ‘from the greater part of ‘Armenia. After a: ‘ comparative lull.of some months the nd duke resumed his advance ultaneous with a serious uprising st the Turks by. the ‘Arabs in bia. ‘The Arabs took the sacred :I.z'of Mecca, Jiddah and Taif, and iged Med the city - where Mohammed was buried and_one of the holiest spots of the Moham- medan world. In the meantime the ussians took Mamakhatun and aiburt, but these operations have not yet reached @ definite © . /Disasters for, B In connection wit B RRY 5 ‘attempt . of the Fr cw,f&m,mfi; ardahe “Constantinople ~ was' de ‘l&. abandoned in quember, and the allied troops withdrawn the Gal i‘ofi eninsula,. . About troops had been used ift this supported by a mighty: fleet. battleships, five British and one h, were sent to the bottom, as well as some minor crafi, and the casualties were unofficially reported to be equal to the original mumber of the expeditionary force, This was * the result of six months of some of ry fighting of the ster of the British the surre of 10,000 troops der General Townsend to the *iuflu at Kut-El-Amara on the Tig- ris. This expedition had made a sen- tional dash more thas doo iles up e river il attempt eize Bag- It was within ten miles of the city when it was decisively defeated the Turks and forced to fall back 100 miles. Here it was and forced to surrender i lief force had made several vain ef- forts at rescue. - . New Nations at War. . - " Two new nations entered the ranks of the belligerents during the year. On October 13, 1915, Bulgaria threw in her lot with the central powers d on March 9, 1916, Germany de- ed war on Portugal after the re- :lblle,lud seized all German ships aterned in her ports. The entrance of Bulg : arena was signalized by a combined assault on Serbia by Austria, Germany and Bulgaria which resulted in the complete overwheliming of the hope- ¢ . outnumbered Serbians and the Subjug; mnants of the Serbian army were ?fiven across the frontier into the wilderness of Albania: whence. they were rescued lz{ the British, French and Italians. They were shipped to Corfu where they were reorganizeo into the |} tion of their country. The |f “SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE”—These photographs were taken and sent to Omaha, to show the Rogersons where their brothers are spending many exciting days and nights. ably not be definitely known until the war is over, if then. The Germans as- sert that the British losses were far heavier than theirs and on that groundw ¥ 5 THE OMAHA SUNDAY" BEE: — e claim the victory. The British, deny-| }# ing greater losses, point to the fact) that they still control the seas as the.| basis of their right to the title jof victors. London also . claims that! since the battle 200 British ships, i which had been tied up in Baltic ports since_the beginning of the war, have been able to make their way to Eng- lish ports unmolested by German war-, ships. Dispute As to the Result. The German official account of the fight says that the British losses were 11'7,150 tons as against 60,720 tons sunk by the British.. The British ad- mirality makes no attempt to estimate the loss in tonnage, but unofficial Brit- ish estimates place the German loss at 109,220 tons against 112,350 for the British. Officially the Germans have admitted the loss of only one capital ship, the Lutzow, 26,600 tons, a ves- sel surpassing in tonnage and arma- ment many battleships. The British claim to have sunk in. addition two dreadnaughts and probably a third. The principal losses admitted by them for their side are the three battle cruisers, The Invincible, The Indefa- tigable and the Queen Mary. One bther event on the sea aroused int interest. On June 5 Field Mal ain’s famous minister of war, was drowned with his staff off the. Ork- neys. when the cruiser Hampshire went down. It was at first thought e cruiser had been the victim of a bmarine but this theory was gener- ally discarded when it was learned that the warship had struck a mine and gone down in the midst of a ter- rific storm. United States Deeply Involved. The second’ year ‘of the 'war was a memorable one as far as the United States was concerned. ‘ It" marked ‘“‘ the apparent final passing-of the crisis between this country and ‘‘German; ver the submarine warfare, whicl threatened more thap.once a rupture of relations and even war. ‘The sink- ing by & submarine without warnin the \’Jhitle Star liq’r Arabic, wit the loss of two American lives, cre- af rofound impression in the \;lfltld ;mu. Germany sent a note to ’thin’ton in Sep;{mber. plead- ing self-defense and offering to refer the question of compensation to The Hague, but this was re“, dehdlnwxi'h ashington disappointment by the ‘W government and the situation became very tense. In October Germany dis- avowed and regretted the sinking of the Arabic, Five months later the French steamship Sussex was torpedoed without warning, while carrying more than 300 passengers, including & number of Americans, across the English chafinel. About fifty persons were killed and this incident brought the submarine situation to an acute stage. Germany at first disclaimed responsibility for the attack ~on the Sussex, but the evidence ac- cumulated by the United States ap- peared so overwhelming that Preai- dent Wilson on April 18 dispatched to Germany a note which was vir- tually an ultimatum, and on the fol- Jowing day personally appeared be- fore congress and laid the entire prob- 'large number of ships have been sunk hal Earl Kitchener, Great Brit-|" THREE VIEWS IN THE TRENCHES SHOWING WHERE THE MEN EAT, REST AND FIGHT: 2 war cloud’ lifted. Since that time a|public consumption the exact figures or any country are unavailable. by, German.and Austrian submarines, but the . rules 'of international law have been generally observed. Friction ‘No 'Longer Exists. Another cause of friction between: the United ‘States and the central are more reliable, but still- vague. § | in i o You cunnot heat your en to powers ‘was also removed during the, figures. In March, Dr. Karl Hel ¥ gi year. .Since theoutbreak of the war | ferrich, *secretary of the - imperial | Hig N IR S N treasury of Germany, estimate the war was costing all ‘the combat- ants $375,000,000%a week, or $11,500, 000,000 a year. William Michaelis, certain’ propagandists had been busy instigating - strikes in munition fac- tories which had contracts with' the allies and in.-endeavoring in. other ways to interfere with this trade." For his activity in this respect the recall of Dr, Constantin Dumba, Austrian ambassador, was requested by Presi- dent Wilson.in September. The fol- lowing Degember, for similar reasons, the presi wfiu“,fl!d the recall of Captain ¥ ‘and Capfain von $15,000,000,000 and other- financial:au. thorities gave ‘even ‘higher’ figures, ' On July 17 British chancellor of the, exchequer, stated in the House of Commons that the expenditures for 'Gréat Britain Pape rali ' ‘military attaches, | alone were $30,000,000 daily. He did resp ely,’ 16 thé German embassy. | not say, however, How: much of this |’ A ‘number of ' Convietions. were ob- | GROTMOUs sum represgnted war, ex- | tained in the criminal courts in other | Pense. - cases and the propaganda ceased. ) Talk of Peace. 7 Jreland’s’ Shate. i’ Year. ' Within' the ‘last 6w months there " has been some talk of peace in Apart - fromt events. in the actual|many and considerable peace-activity war theaters the most striking event | by unofficial bodies in various coun- of the year in connection with the| tries, but there has been little indica- conflict was ‘an’ uprising in Ireland [ t tion that the ‘chancelleries of- in April. The outbreak was organized ity P by a society known as the Sinn Féin, committed to the principle of an in- dependent Ireland:’: Bloody. fighting took place in.Dublin in: which hun- dreds of lives were lost and the heart of the business section destroyed, at a ‘cost of many millions' of - dollars. |- :I'he fighting was sporadic elsewhere in the island and of minor importance The revolt was. finally crushed .and the“ring-leaders executed. The day before the outbreak of the rebellion, Sir Roger Casement; formerly in the British consular serv: ice, was arrested on the west coast of Ireland, where he had attempted to land a cargo of armg sent rom Germany, He was tried later for high treason ‘and sentenced to death, Losses in Men and Money. } a close of hostilities. 'Mystic Workers-of the Mystic Workers of the World, ‘No. evening, “attended by ame Minnie Wanda. man Chritehfield. were given.b, Grath and Charles Keeley. Saunders County Men to No definite figures.can be given of the cost of the great war in blood. and lem before that body. On May 10 Germany admitted the submarine at- no more liners or merchantmen would be sunk. without warning and without ample opportunity for the escape of crews and passengers. These promises ‘were considered sat- isfactory by the president and the and requipped and later, to-the nutnber | 3 of about 100,000, joined the Franco British forces at Saloniki. The sur- vivors of the Gllligoli campaign svere ~also gathered at the Grecimhsea’pon 'om . as well as a large British ar This combined force,is es- at 600,000 men and is pre- nf held for an attempt to a from the Bulgarians. Austro-Itdlian Efforts ," ive undertaken against Italy in The Austrian forces swept the invaders back over a wide f country in the southern l, reconquered about 270 square of Austrian territory and’car- the battle into Italy. The Ital- rallied, however, and at the close twelye months had regained a on of ground and were vig- a counter-offensive th the plans of the iote wi for concerted ifim:'n interest. The Ger- steaming out from | pregnable har- mshaven, en- fields and and Wil British principal success won by Aus- arms during the year was a great | |{il Ahrens Fox Saxon Pathfinder - | - Delco- tack on the Sussex and promised that, roof of l an Exid Aubics " White ll cadillac Oldsmobile ;v.m. ‘Cole Cartercar Rauch & Lang Case Hudson ' Waverly Buick Westcott Babcock Dodn Moon General Motors Elear o - H Y Oakland Patterson o gk Vg - Pilot Columbia Packard Sayers- Ohio Elec. - Exide Service Station gold, but the most reliable estimates | Saunders count; present figures so vast that they be- come practically meaningless.. In March, 1916, the United States gen- eral army staff estimated that the total losses in men to all the bel- ligerents since ‘the war began was 13,033,000 -As’ all the belligerents have ceased issuing casualty lists for ning. H. H. Peters of Yutan. He has ised Samson he will bring 1 on_n:hc special Union Paci e towns are Yutan, Valparai Mead, Wahoo and Dewey. wbgha LR T T TNy A st m———————y JULY 80, 4 hog men of Minnésota, Wisconsin, As to the money. question figures They present sums-which are so- be- ond anything previously” known to international finance, 8o impossible of' any human comparison, that they become little more than a jumble of that |. anothert German financial expert, put the yearly cost at the vaster sum of Regindld' ‘McKenna, | Ger- are at present seriously considering World Give Lawn Social 893, gave a lawn social at the home of Mrs. Johanna Strawn Wednesday guests. A feature of the affair was a fortune- telling booth. presided .over by Mad- J. W. Doran was the speaker, and amusements for the children were in'charge of Mrs, Ly- Musical _numbers Mrs. Nelson, John Mc- Be Entertained at the Den ‘Business men from five towns of are to be entertained at the Ak-Sar-Ben Den Monday eve- The delegation is to be headed by rom- men fic train, 1916. INTEREST IN SWINE SHOW WIDESPREA E. Z. Russell Finds Great En- thusiasm Among Breeders of North and East. MEETS BIG HOG GEOW!R!1 Th a thrée weeks' swing through the northern middle west states and the eastern part of the country, E. Z. Russell, associate editor of the Twen- tieth Century Farmer, who made the trip in the interests of the publication, and incidentally sounded out the sen- timent among the prominent hog breeders, found the opinion unani-! mous that the National Swine show, to be staged in Omaha October 2 to 7, inclusive, will be the greatest porcine stock classic ever held in this country —which means the world. | While on his, trip, Mr. Russell, who | is to be general superintendent at the | big swine show, talked to hosts and | hosts of nationally-known breeders, who signified their intentions of bringing the cream of their pens to the local event. | It would be 3 toss up, acgording to | Mr. Russell,”as to whether the big Ohio or Kentucky, four of the states visited by the farm paper editor, are the more enthusiastic over the swine show, Mr. Russell visited, among other ex- ceptionally well-known breeders in the Badger state, J. D. McDonald of North Bend, Wis,, who assured the Omahan that he will be here with a carload—about forty head—of the fin- est porkers ever raised in the state that Milwaukee made famous. Attends Meeting of Officials. While in Chicago, Mr. Russell at- tended a meeting of the officials of the National Swine Growers’ associa- tion—a meeting the principal topic of which was a general discussion of the bl%evgnt in Omaha. e also held conferences with the then, on. the editorial staffs of the leading swine papers in the Windy ‘City. 'These swine scribes impressed on'Mr. Russell the fact that there will | be' thousands of hog breeders from all parts of the United States outside of the exhibitors who plan to ‘make ——— LAITOMORLES B Is the only ofl that will not car- boniae “in the cylinders. Panhard {s the only ofl thati retains its lubricating properties at all tém. peratures. - 3 in’ three grades— light, um and -heavy, -but in only one quality, the very est. Let us recommend the grad bept . sulted for your car. POWELL SUPPLY COMPANY Agtomobile Supplies. 1. Farnam. P T R A R AR S Omaha their mecca along about Oc- tober 2. As usual, when Mr, Russell returned from the east, he found his desk in the Twentieth Century Farmer office piled high with correspondence from leading swine men from the four winds. Applications for catalogues and requests for information in re- gard to the show are coming in of Meic An excel sgrcad interest taken in the plans for the show, even at this early date, is able for the exhibitors' herds, 134 have been reserved and paid for. Negro Holdups Continue Their Activities Here Two more victims of the negro holdup men who have been operating in the down town district in the last couple of days have reported their losses to the police. H. B. Nealy of Boone, Ia., was ;iaily f‘ro G’l;forni to Oh}&o, and 3 rom the Lanadian l}e to the | 4 X lent criferion of tHE Wi(?@i“ the fact that out of the 672 pens avail- | accosted by the holdup men al'g Twelfth and Douglas streets, the negroes robbing him of all the mowy | h: had, $9.> Three megroes held up James Marsh at Tenth and Harney street: |and relieved him of $6, it was ¢ | ported at police headquarters. @irl Bound Oyer mplaint of " Reckless-Driving | | Blaine Russell, Flomar hotel. who lit is charged, was driving an auto said | to have struck a milk wagon driven | by Charles Nelson, was arraigned in | police court and bound over to the | district court with bonds fixed at $500. The charge was reckless driv- ing. Nelson, who suffered severe in- juries, is said to be improving. 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