Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 7, 1916, Page 1

L 1 i i g It Pays to Advertise Advertioing paye the sdvertioer who mabeo it pay, snd the surest * wey of mabing it poy Is to pul the | advertissment is THE BEE. VOL. XLVI-No, 44 THOUSANDS SEEN RELIEF FROM THE HEAT BY BATHING Jow Hummel Betimates Bathers ot Different Pooints Total Over Pifteen Thou. sand Persons. MUNY BEACH I8 POPULAR All Are Taxed to Oapacity by Those Who Wounld ool Off. NG AOCIDENTS RXPORTED Ms and pa and the kiddies went swlmming yesterday at Municipal beach. Father had been neglecting his varly swimming hole education, but when he observed the children and mother get out their bathing sk it was more than ke could with- e Reginald laughed when he conmewplated his dad in the water, He forevmted that the old man would vermare out to waist-depth water, sploth around a few minutes and then call 1 oa swim, Mary Jane remarked thiut dad's suit it Wom too scon,” because his waist measacement had been keeping pace wilh the years and no longer could JOHN ERICSSON I8 LAUDED BY SLOAN Nobraska Oé;gnnnu Pays High Tribute to Gresat Scan- dinavian Inventor. HOUSE 18 ATTENTIVE (From & m-fi Correnpondent ) Washington, Aug, 6.~(Special Tel- egram.)—Cetting away from the po- | litleal game for a bit, Congressman Sloan made an {llumivating address | on the life of John Ericsson, in- ventor of the Monitor, before the house yesterday. The congressman's speech was in support of a bill ap- propriating $35000 for a statue for Ericsson in the city of Washington, Mr, Sloan gave a wealth of detail of the many-sided character of Erics- sor. He invented the first serew pro- peller on ships and the first range finder for guns and had the distinc- tion of having over 100 patents is- sued in his name hy Great Britain House Attentive, Tired of polities, seemingly, the house gave close attention to Mr. Sloan in his running story of a for- eigner whose first thought was for the country of his adoption, : Mr. Sloan adverted to the growing number of monuments it Washing- ton and the propriety of so honering the distinguished inventor, He also recounted briefly the debt this na- tion owes to great men who came here from Europe at critical times in he boast of a “perfect 36" or what-| oyr history and gave their talents to e Whe correct figure should be, Nid surprised the whole family. He | named assistance, Among these he Baron von Steuben. James our dowe Nke a rock and swam like a|Barry, John Paul Jones, Rochambeau, fopsher., He submerged like the | Lafayette and others. He told of the Demtachland and frigh'ened ma when | siatue of Kosciusko, and expressed " nirrm, ‘I wonder where Sl aaked ma of scaned the acquatic ur'm whe felt something pirching nd quickly she surmised that 1 to the old tricks b our father can ‘M Braches “That will be quite sofficient” was e sern rebuke o ministered by ma when pa emerged. shaking himself e & walrus, Ornaha spett & wiiver Suaday layed when | his mi e WA & young man nJ‘ took her to fl:‘h;fli: S 1o reappear after 20 unusual | the hope that Poland would a come to its place among the nat The life of John Ericsson was "I‘i"l"’- ay_she | terestingly sketched from his birth to . Then | his d her toe|as a bo was [in Bern: His studies and services a soldier and engineer tte's army, his inventions, England, where of- discouraged him, and his coming '~ America were outlined. it of Inventions. _ Then his great list of serviceable inventions, among them the first in the | #team fire engine, the screw propeller, want. Those who id not go to the and the instrument that gave birth to saches and lakes spent the day in heir bath tubs ot dom+ From the ot the dickey hirls vegan to he aewbora day ntil along s bells of the evening ow 1::.‘“ in every availadle swimming log onto Cnter lake wus ‘he mecca where nermands S ated allsadants not quite cuwd the previons o but the {ifforence wan Aw beaches. Mamdreds went to the Wiy i astomobiles, wearing bath vy or other vater garmients ovel wibirg sutis The swime g pool at R vl Sprink Laiee parks were wpw ity Comminsioner H e tendest ish made ke and that more than 10 Ovnedns attended the public ool priverc be lbeg plices yesterday. Tive bord u: ’:“:h:h‘l'i: d'mv s age ol t play- gronds sere well attended. T‘c vy phoogher was io evidence and e by vilaims, ‘Ma, when are wr gow 4 amt?™ was heard many e dnting Be day at.all of the et 1 wae & povat day for the festive lnie ehogmer b who made drives wone ba cwniele of many outers. When Canoe Upsets M. Yeuas la, A wit 0 drowned Wiy 4 thie © adier river when 8 canoe w whili b By wers rowing was epset. e L) | feThree - 15 MY PR s e i1 genre aid S RE WRTIREY. 58 peare o ey bl wen dathing in the river ol we o i eing ap the stream when | B el ssauered. The bodies »e o r aimimrad - - —————————e——— The !egther Vaiwashe Fur ere ot noon | ¢ | triumph f i | | the modern range finder, was re- counted. And fifally the Monitor, the of his career; the, fighting machine that saved the north by de- feal the Merrimac, was eloquently and the results of its com- the field of naval warfare made vividly plain. An impressive tribute to the man closed the speech. Result of State - Wide Primaries Held in Kentucky Louisville, Ky., Aug. 6.—Partial returns indicate Kentucky's delega- tion in congress, nine democrats and “' to | two republicans, were renominated at and the statewide primary yesterday as the n;fld::u for another term. tions are that Congressman Clmibcll Cantrill was chosen over R. E. Murphy of Lexington in_the Seventh district; Congressman Har- vey Helm was nominated in the P.Ignh over C. F. Momwmery of Liberty; Congressman illiam J. Fields was named in the Ninth over a field of four, and J. W. Clay was victotious in the Eleventh district over S, B, man of Barboursville. Willis Staton of Paintsville was un- opposed for_the democratic nomina- tion in the Tenth district. Congressman L:hn W. Langley was X the republican nomination in the Tenth district and the indications are that Congressman Caleb Powers was renominated as the rep: an candidate in the Elev- enth district. Government Takes Hand in Switchman Labor Dispute New York, Aug. 6.—The federal government took a hand yesterday in the dispute between approximately 10,000 members of the Switchmen’s union of North America and the mana- &Fv of certain eastern railroads. G. W, Hanger, assistant commissioner of sontinged the United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation, arrived from Wash- mgton and conferred with committees representing the workers and the em- w | ployers, who reported yesterday after % & sevies of meetings that their efforts an to settle the differences had termi- w nated in 3 deadlock. Mr. Hanger came " " " " adddasas SRR .- 8 = o » " . - " M tures " o seare . “ " ineh AL otk AT inelien | oo of S e hes 18 wen "M wehes - aditor of the A, -l TLERE3EES [ Rl 2 2 R R P EBnbBicdzisis. . e H | W others sued Rere in response to an appeal from both sides Fiie demands of the workers made M Tast Mareh are similar to those the ‘big four” brotherhoods made on 225 railroads of the country, on which a strike vote is now being counted here, W although the switchmen's union is not affiliated with-the brotherhoods. _withthe Mrotherko And Then Agree To Arbitration Birmingham, Ala, Aug 6.—Mem- the Birmingham Rotary ¢lub yesterday persuaded E. W. Barrett, ge- Merald, and Vietor M. Manson, publisiter of the News, to w submit to arbitration the personal dif- forences which carlier Wad led to| wsuanee Py the commissioners of publie safety of warrants for their on charge that they in- wo fight a pistol duel, commissioner refused ‘s request o withdraw the war- cants against Barrett and Hanson or eriminal N o the of e . the | against officers of (M' ol OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, HEAVY TURKISH FORCE IN FLIGHT AFTER ATTACK Strong Moslem Army Which Rushed Against British at | Romani Routed by | Counter Charge. BATTLE NEAR SUEZ CANAL| Nearly Twenty-Five Hundred Prisoners Taken ,Includ- ing Germans, RUSS GET SIX VILLAGES London, Aug. 6—The strong Turk- ish force which attacked the British at Romani, twenty-two miles east of the Suez canal, on August 4, was defeated and put to flight by a coun- ter attack, says an official statement issued today. The Turks, adds the statement, are being vigorously pursued by the British, who have taken more than 2500 prisoners, including some Ger- mans. Petrograd, Aug. 6, (Via London.)— Russian attacks along the Sereth and Graberka rivers, south of Brody, in northern Galicia, broke the Teutonic resistance and resulted in the capture bg' the Russians of six villages and the entire ridge along which the are located, according to a war of- fice announcement today. More than 3,000 prisoners were taken, Marino Tames Off Mex Reservation And Is Sent For El Paso, Tex., Aug. 6—Marino Tames, formerly a colonel in the Villa army, leading about 100 men, is mak- ing His way south and west from the border tonight in an attempt to join Villa in the Mapimi district, accord- ing to reports here. Tames started from Juarez early today with six men of the defense corps, after failing to organize a re- volt of the garrison. He was joined by eighty mien on the outskirts of the town and a scor¢ more from the gar- rison at Samalayuca, thirty miles south. Pursuing him is a column of 700 dispatehed by General Francisco Gonzales, commanding the Car 3 army of northern Chihuahua, with or- ders to bring back the bodies of the revolutionists. In some quarters hére there was a tendency to connect the Tames up- rising with the reported revolt .of General Luis Medina Barron, former federal leader and defender of Tor- reon against Villa attacks, and the 200 men of his command in the state of Guerrero on the Mexican west coast. In military circles, however, it was believed that the two revolts are en- tirely separate. Reports current in El Paso tonight that the Carranza military paymaster in Juarez had absconded with approx- | imately $50,000 in gold were denied by General Gonzales and Andres Gar- cia, local Mexican consul. President Wilson Won't Watch Mine Laying Practice Fortreess Monroe, Va., Aug 6.— President Wilson came to Hampton Roads in the Mayflower yesterday and spent two hours ashore, motoring with Mrs. Wilson over the Virginia peninsula. He plans to cruise back to Washington, arriving there Mon- day morning. “hile the presidemg was here, Sec- retary Baker, who arrived in the morning on the army mine layer Gen- eral Schofield, witnessed target and mine laying practice in Hampton Roads, and a demonstration of the | diffficulties which would meet a for- |eign foe attempting to attack this | point. | The president was invited to wit- | ness the target practice arranged for | Secretary Baker, but he did not wish to disturb the arrangements and de- clined. Mr. Baker was taken into a| darkened room at the coast artillery | | sehool and shown a war game, during which a theoretical foreign fleet at-| | tacked the Virginia capes. His at-| temtion was directed particularly to! the value of fortifications at Cape Henry recently provided for by con- |gress. During the afternoon mines | were laid in Hampton Roads and ex- | ploded, throwing geysers of water | high in the air. Jowa Guardsmen | To Be Disfranchised | Des Moines, la., Aug. 5.—(Special | Telegram.)—National Guardsmen liv- ing i cities which require registration before the fall election will be dis- franchised this coming fall and wilt not be able to take advantage of the | absent voters’' law, Attorney General ‘Co‘,vnn ruled today. here ation is not required { ”m those communities | can use absent voters’ ballots. | Bites Two-Year- Child in the Face Stelfa, Neb., Aug. 6.—(Special Tel- | egram.)—A dog bit the 2-year-old | son of 3 in the face this evening. Nine stitches were required to close the wound. The dog was pursued an hour by the crowd and ‘was killed a mile in the country. * COMFORTABLE HOUSES BUILT ON HILLSIDE UNDER FIRE—An official photograph from the British western front showing some of the “palatial” abodes built by the men dur- ing ‘the twenty months spent i 1916. n the trenches. PLAN T0 DISPOSE OF SPY QUESTION. Attempt Made to Secure Infor- mation as to Canal Spurs Uncle S8am to Act. DRASTIC LAWS PROPOSED Washington, Aug. 6.-—Activities of persons suspected of being spies em- ployed by foreign governments to ac- quire information regarding the nature and extent of the defenses of the Pan- ama canal have made the administra- tion decide to request congress to sup- plement the existing laws against the improper acquisition of knowledge of military and naval plans of fortifica- tions. Representatives of the Department of Justice and the War and Navy de- partments have been in conference on| ; Eand itis expgcted 1t They will agree upon some drastic legisla- tion to be submittéd to congress. 1. May Be Extended. It is possible that the scope of the conference may be extended beyond the original ideas of a mere protec- tion of the secrets of American coast defenses to cover generally such at- tempts as have been commion since the beginning of the present war to destroy powder and munitions plants, upon which the United States govern- ment must rely in time of trouble. Several of the military. powers of the world are believed to have under- taken to obtain information as to the character of the defenses of the Pan- ama canal. The latest incident to ex- cite suspicion is the operations of a little ]l})anesc power vessel, osten- sibly a fishing launch, which sought to obtain a permit for pearl fishing in the waters of Panama bay and vicin- ity. The canal authorities have been warned that this craft appeared to have been making surveys and that these were not confined to the water, but extended to the isthmus proper. Licenses Withheld. While these operation may have been perféectly innocent in intent, and only such soundings were made and bearings taken as might be incident to the pursuit of pearl fisheries, the canal zone authorities have regarded the matter as of sufficient importance to warrant investigation and report to Washington. Meanwhile licenses have been withheld until some general line of policy can be formulated to govern all such cases, Guards Who Signed For Clarke Have Sent in Apologies Columbus, N. M., Aug. 6.—Military authorities announced they had re- ceived apologies today from twenty- eight men whose names had been af- fixed to a statement which it.was as- serted vouched for the truth of al- legations made in a story published in a Holyoke, Mass., newspaper, mak- ing allegations against the officers of Company D, Second Massachusetts infantry for the writing of which Pri- vate Hugh Clarke is held in. custody. here. The men, who are all members of the National Guard organization asked that they be allowed to with- draw their names from the paper, as- serting they had signed it at Clarke's No action was taken on from solicitation. the requests pending advices General Pershing. Four Injured When Train git_s an Auto McCook, S. D, Aug. 6.—An auto- mobile containing six men returning to Sioux City from Jefferson, S. D., was struck gy a Milwaukee freight train at a crossing three miles west of hgre yesterday and four occu- pants hurt, two seriously. The injured are; M. McDermott and Mike Fagan, cade, Ta, Ed Fidlor, Lemars, Ia. Patrick Pord, Sioux City, Ia. They were taken to a hospital 'in Sious City by the train crew, . Fitzbourg of Lemars and B. Smigh, driver of the car, were thrown clea® of the wreck and were uninjured. Cas- 3 REPORT ON ARMY BILL COMPLETED It Is Held Up Because of Ob. jection by President to One Amendment. IT OARRIES $267,597,000 Washington, Aug. 6.—~The confer- ence report on the appropriation bill, completed, but held up by objections of President Wilson : nd the War de- partment to an amendment to the revised articles of war, reduces the total appropriations as the measure passed the senate by $46,373447. It became known here yesterday that as as it will be reported for final approv- al the bill carries $267,597,000 against $313,970,000 appropriated by the sen- ate bill, and $182,000 000 by the house. The report will ' be ' submitted to bath houses in'its present form within, a few days unless the house ‘conferees yield to urgent War départment re- quests for reconsideration - of . the amendment of Representative Hay éx- empting retired army officers and en- listed men from the military criminal code. Representative Hay said today that he anticipated no trouble with President Wilson and the War depart- ment over the amendment. retired soldiers were in fact civilians, and he saw no reason why military courts should be called upon to dis- pose of their cases when civil courts could serve. Opponents of the amend- ment, howgver, fear exemption from military dfseipline will open the door to acts prejudicial to the army's in- terests. Total appropriations for national defense have been reduced from $685,- 343,017, where they stood on senate figures, to $637,947,282, with the navy bill still subject to revisioh, In the army bill, the conferees made appro- priations for winter clothing for sol- diers on the Mexican border, because it is not known how long the men will be kept there. New York Expense Account Scandal Is . Taken Into Court Kingstown, N. Y, Aug. 6—An application for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the state con- troller to audit the accounts of the state officials, including Governor Whitman, who traveled to the Pan- ama-Pacific exposition last year at the expense of the state, was made esterday in the supreme court by {'rederi:k W. Hinrichs, chairman of a committee of the Republican club of Brooklyn, which has for severa) months been conducting a fight to compel an accounting of the expendi- tures of the trip and of the state’s ex- penses for its building and exhibits at the fair, involving in all $665,000. The court reserved decision. Counsel for the plaintiff held that for the wives and families of the state Panama-Pacific exposition com- missioners there was “no warrant in law” for expenses charged to the state, The trip of Governor Whitman's | arty cost $30,000, the court was in- ormed. Soldier Boyson Border Must Cut “ (Out Watermelon El Paso, Tex., Aug. 6.~Gloom spread over the armp camp here to- night with the news that watermel- ons have been banned by the author- ities. It is not that the melons of the southwest carry infection or that they are not wholesome. The army fly expert is behind the order, which is apr{lied to all camps along the border, He has discovered that the watermelon rind is the only kind of garbage that cannot be prop- erly disposed of. It cannot be burned or effectively buried. The result is that watermelon peel is the cause of the present fly pest and flies, says the expert, breed disease. On Trains, at Hotels, Nows Stands, ete., So. ! P | | | [ | | | ) { OPPOSING THE SALE OF DANISH ISLANDS| Oopenhagen Conservative Pa- pers Oontend Uncle Sam Should Pay More, OBJEOTING TO SECREOY Copenilgen. Aug. 6—A number of provincial papers, organs of the left party, are against the sale to the United States of the Danish West In- dies. Some of the left party's mem- bers of Parliament also are opposed to the sale, but owing to the fact that the left party favored the sale in 1902, it is expected a majority of thf party will endorse it. The left party has not held a committee meeting to take ac- tion on the matter, * In Copenhagen, conservative pa- ers, such as the Bv{}in e Tidende, ational Tidedde," Vortland Hov ape ande ?fl‘!fi' mg W 10 the ssert: eft party, that r ¢ matter ouglhit fot | to be settled during the war. The conservative papers asked why the government kept the matter a He said | secret to the last ‘moment, and say that the government has taken the Danish nation by surprise. Some of the papers state that the islands.are worth many times more than the $25,000,000 offered for them by the United States, Figures on Some of Exports Sent Out During Last Year Washington, Aug. 6.—Exports of foodstuffs, cotton and oils from the United \States during the fiscal year just ended did not equal those of the previous year. Statistics- announced today by the Department of Com- merce show shipments of ‘those com- modities totaled $1,289,735,326, a de- crease of $58,400, from ‘1915, Breadstuffs showed the greatest loss, with $142,700,000y the largest fall ing off being in wheat exports, which 6 declined $118,000,000. Oats exports were $9,600,000 less than' last year— corn, $8,800,000 less, and flour, $8,- 000,000 less. . Meat and dairy products exports increased $54,800,000 over 1915, Bacon ained $41,000,000; ham and shoulder: 11,800,000; pickled pork, $8,000,000, and fresh beef, $1,000,000. (Lnloline and naptha exports increased $17,- 600,000; lubricating oil, $9,000,000; fuel oil, $5,900,000, and oleo oil, $3,200,000. Cotton exports showed a loss of only $5,300,000 in value, but were 2,- 514,718 bales less than during the previous week. Platte Valley Men. Organize ) at Kearney Kearney, Neb., Aug. 6.—(Special.) Telegram.)—The Platte Valley Con- servation association was organized at a meeting here this afternoon. The association was formed to protest a%mnnt the holding up of the waters | of the North Platte river by ‘the Pathfinder dam in Wyoming. It is the plan of the association to go before congress and request the permission of that body to bring suit against the government officials who are in control of the Pathfinder da; and who are responsible for cuttin, off the Platte water supply by check- ing the North Platte waters by the dam, which, it is said, now contains five times as much water as can be used this year. The Pathfinder dam is a govern- ment dam and it has caused tife wa- ters of the Platte river to hecome so low that little water runs over the sand in this vicinity, o Manuel of Kearney was elected gnsldent of the association :nd H. B. Watson of Kearncy, secre- ary. Badly Hurt When Ford Car Turns Over on Him Officer John Coffey, 2111 Lari- more avenue, sustained bruises and lacerations when a stolen Ford car which he was driving to headquar- ters, overturned at gixhlcenlh‘ and Davenport streets,' Glsgadas Lo * THE WEATHER RAIN SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. BRITISH FORCES CAPTURE GERMAN SECOND DEFENSE German Counter Attacks Against Newly Won Posi- tions Are Repulsed by the Allies. FIGHTING ALONG MEUSE Russians Cross the Rive: Sereth and Repulse Coun- ter Attack. |MORE STEAMERS SUNK London, Aug. 6.—~1In a successful ¢ fort to straighten out the line between Pozieres and Thiepval, north of the | Somme, British forces have captured the main German second line system of defenges on a front of 2,000 yards north of Pozieres. The attack, which was made by Australians and troops of the new Kitchener army, resulted in the taking of several hundrefl pris- oners, German counter attacks against the newly won positions were repulsed with heavy losses, London asserts. Further - than stating that a new battle was developing near Pozieres, Berlin makes no mention of the latest British advances, British attacks, however, against the sectors from north of Ovillers to Foreaux wood were repulsed by the Germans. On the French front in the Somme region, Paris says there has been only artillery activity, while Berlin claims the repulse of a French advancé south of Maurepas. On the right bank of the Meuse in the Verdun region the fighting be- tween the French and ‘the Germans continues to be bitter. ¥ Germans Bombard Fleury. Paris says the forces of the Gers man crown prince made unsuccessful efforts to drive the French from the Thiaumont work, recently captured, The Germans also bombarded heavily the sector Thiaumont and Fleu:_'y. Berlin mentions bitter fighting at Thiaumont work and reports the cap« ture of 468 prisoners during the Ger- man counter attacks in the Fleury sector, | ¢ : Ofr the Russian front the most .in- tense fighting is. reported as taking lace south of Brody, in Galicia. The ussians crossed the Sereth river, cap- &D‘lfim‘ll in the l’efl of Penis isopdy and repulsed an Aus- AR X gainst rlin u':a Russian ' detachments . which crossed the Sereth nédr Patyzye were forced to retreat before Austro- German counter attacks. Northwest of Zalosze, in the same dl:sdctb sian’ attacks were repulsed, Petro- 3rad admits the retirement of several etachments from mountain passes in the Carpathians, southwest of Kuty, in the face of heavier Austrian forces. Turks Attack Romani, The British positions at Romani, twenty-two miles east of the Suez canal, are being attacked by Turkish forces, estimated at 14,000 ;un on a front of seven to eight miles. The attack, London asserts, has made no impression ‘on the British positions, while on the southern flank the Brit- ish have taken between 400 and 500 prisoners, Rome u‘yom slight progress on the Trentino front against the Austrians. An Italian attack east of Monfalcone, on the Carso plateau, resulted in the capture of some prisoners. b ncluding the capture of the Gers man trenches reported this morning, during the last two days the Britis pushed forward a line north and west .| of Pozieres somewhere from 1,000 to 000 yards. Troops from Australia, Kent, Sure rey and Sussex’ participated in the operation and consolidated the posi= tion won, despite the shell fire, which was especially hedvy near’ the Po= zieres-Bapaume road. Artillery Fire Kept Up. Artillery shelled La.Courcelette and Miraumont, causirg large explosions in both places. Ten gun emplace- ments and three ammunition stores were destroyed. The enemy attempted to seize a crater near Souchez, but was repulsed with bombs. ¢ There was some arplller( activity between Hooge and St. Eloi, where the enemy exploded a small mine, but no movement followed. The enemy's aircraft showed little enterprise. Eight of their machines scattered when engaged by three of ours, Lloyds announces the sinking of the following _ steamers: The ' Greek steamer Tricoupis, 2,387 tons, of Cephalonia. The British steamer Tot- tenham, formerlrv‘ the Harewood, 3,106 gross tons, of London: The British steamer Favonian, formerly Alne wick, 3,049 tons, of Newcastle.. The Tottenham and Favonian were un. armed, ; Again and gain 1195 MORE. Paid Want-Ads last =R g