Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 12, 1916, Page 1

& [} ). { When away fr; home ask for THE BEE at hotels and news stands. VOL. XLVI—NO. §0. SUFFRAGISTS IN CONVENTION ARE AGAINST WILSON| In Resolutions Adopted, the National Woman's Party Declares for ugHhes for President. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 12, 1916—FOURTEEN PAGES. RAIL WAGE ISSUE IS AT DEADLOCK Employes Refuse to Make Any Concessions and Employers Suggest Only Arbitration. MAY ASK WILSON TO ACT New York, Aug. 11.—After deliber- ating the grater part of the night, Commissioners William A, Cham- bers, Martin A. Knapp and G. W. W. POSITION 1S COMMENDED Women Voters Urged to Use * Their Efforts for Defeat of Democratic Candidate. TO FIGHT OCONGRISSMEN Colorado, Springs, Colo., Aug. 11— The .National Woman’s party in ex- ecutive conference hefe today pledged itself to use its best efforts in the twelve equal suffrage states to de- feat the democratic candidate for president, congratulate the progress- ive, prohibition and sociatist parties upon their endorsement of suffrage for women by national action, and commended the position of - Charles Evans Huglies, the republican nom- inee, The statement of policy was con- tained in three resolutions unanim- ously adoped, setting forth the atti- tude . of the Woman's party; first, with, respecy to the democratic party; second, with respect to the progress- ive, prohibition and socialist parties, and finally upon the announced stand of Charles Evans Hughes upon na- tional equal suffrage. The text of the first resolution said: / “Whereas, The present administra- tion under President Wilson and the democratic party have peristently op-- posed the passage of a national suf- frage amendment, and, “Whereas, Each of the other na- tional parties, eithér by their platiorm, or through their candidate. are pledg- ed to the passage of a federal amend- ment. enfrauchising women, There- fore, be it “resolved that the National Woman'’s garty, so long as the opposi- tion of th¢’democratic party continues, pledge itself to use is best efforts in the twelve states where women vote for president, to defeat the democratic candidate for president and the eleven states where women vote for mem- bers of congress, “to defeat the candi- dates of the democratic party for con- gress.” The second resolution read: “Resolved, that we gongntula(g the progressive, prohibition and socialist parties upon fihe definite stand which they have taken in their endorsment of suffrage for women by national action.” 3 The third resolution said: “Resolved, that we .ommend the position..of . the republican candidate for president, Charles Evans Hughes, for the uneauivocal stand whith he has taken for human liberty by his en- dorsement of suffrage wor women by national action, and assure him of our appreciation of his statesmanlike position.” Body of the Former Senator Thurston Cremated Saturday Following the impressive Masonic service at the Masonic temple at 2 o'clock yesterday the body of the late former Senator John M. Thurs- ton was taken to the receiving veult at Forest Lawn cemetery. The body will be cremated today and the ashes prerared for shipment to the congressional cemetery at Washing- ton, D. C. Mrs. Thurston, the widow, will leave with the ashes Stinday morning. Services at the temple were led by Worshipful Master Eugene Atkins of St. John's lodge, eulcgistic remarks being made by the Rev. C. W, Sav- idge and the Rev. Dr. Dawson, both old friends of the veteran law maker. Hedden Named Surveyoor General for Idaho Washington, Aug. 1.~The presi- dent today nominated Ecward: Hed- den of Caldwell, Idaho, to be sur- veyor general of tdaho. The _V\I_e_athe_; For Nebraska—Cioudy. Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday, u Hour. e f b a. . ( N 6 a, (1 g g “. I 9a 67 x % 10 a Hy 11 a. 66 | T 12 m Loiw 3 b, { A 4% 4. u 5 p. 6 p. 7D 8 b Comparative Local Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Mean temperature (1] ki Precipitation ... T .00 ‘Temperature am Ipita depart: trom the normal at om-h:'.:lnceb Mareh 1, and compared with the last two years: Normai (emperature. . 76 Deficlency for the da: S Total excess sluve M 246 Nowmal preeipitation, . 1Zinen Deficiency for the day {07 nch Total rainfall since M 0.97 Inches Deficlency sincé Mare 8.64 inches Excoss' tor cor, period, 1915 + .20 inch Deticiency for cor. period, 1914.. 4.51 nches Reports From Stations at 7 p. m. .. “F" indica tra f precipitation. 1. A. WELSH, Meteoro)igst. /', tradiate from it in five directions. 1t | Officers and I W. W, Hanger of the United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation, were to- day no nearer a Yolution of the “dead- lock” in the dispute between the four railroad brotherhoods.of the country and their employers than they were yesterday. The efforts of the mediators to avert a nation wide strike were vir- tually at a halt due to the fact it was reported that the railroads refused to grant any concession other .than arbitration, while the men persist in their firm stand for an unequivocal granting of their demands for an cight-hour day and time and a half overtime. | May Ask Wilson to Act. * A formal request for a twenty-four- hour delay in the negotiations was made by the federal board to the union men today when they assem- bled to receive the mediators, and it was reported that the board, unless there was an unexpected change in the situation in that time, was pre- pared to suggest to President Wilson that he intervene, Mr. Hanger, who asked for the/de- lay, took pains to point out, how- ever, that no particula: significance had been attached to the sudden change in their plans. 4§ “It must be remembered,” h?’: said, “that the question at issue involves hundreds of railroads and thousands of men and the mediators cannot gr- rive at a judicious conclusion as'to the merits in the case until they have thoroughly assimilated the situation.” Mr. Hanger added that the board expected to cotinue its deliberations today and might reach a decision by evening as to the time of the next meeting with one or the other side in the dispute Men Becoming Restive. “We do not intend,” said W. S, Stone, chiet of the Brotherhoad of Railrcad Engineers, “to wait very long on the medjatois. The tem- per of the men is such that they would not have waited a minute if we had not persuaded them to give the mediators a chance. Personally, | I do not care to ‘carry’the strike vote | around in my pocket for any extended | period, It is like a stick of dyna- mite.” Since .its organization in 1913, through-an act of congress and up ta September 20, 1915, the board has sat on forty-seven controversies be= tween railroads and their employes. In every ifistance the board has suc- ceeded in securing an ultimate adjust~ 'TURKEY REFUSES T0 ALLOW RELIEF United States Informed Orops Are Good and Syrians Here Raise Large Sums With Which to Purchase Supplies. - CONTENTION OF THE TURKS Washington, Aug. 11.—Turkey has refused to grant the request of the United States that u neutral com- mittee be permitted to undertake re- lief work in Syria, where thousands of native Christians are reported to be starving.' . Charge Miller of Constantinople, in a cablegram received at the State department today, said the Turkish goyernment had inrormed him relief operations in Syria were considered unnecessary because crops there were better than anywhere in the empire. He added that although he was told the decision was final, he WORK IN SYRIA | had not dropped the subject, but would continu¢ to press for favor- able action, Miller Will Try Again. On July 5 ‘the department in- structed Charge Miller to call atten- tion to the fact that there had been no action in this matter and to say to the Turkish foreign office that continued failure to 12ed the request would put a severe strain on the re- lations between the United States and Turkey. N Turkish officials _contended, Mr. Miller said, that while food shortage existed to some extent in all bellig- erent countries, there was no serious famine condition in Syria; that the outlook for fall crops was good ant that locusts had damaged only fruits, Funds Already Raised, Syrians in the United States have raised considerable funds to purchase relief supplies for their countrymen, and have been waiting for months for permission to have them distributed. It was said at the State department today that Abram Elkus, the new am- bassador to Turkey, who leaves for his post August lg, probably would take up the Syrian question personal- 1y upon his arrival at Constantinople. Bryan Defends His Efforts to Reward ment of. the differences, thirtywnine cases having been settled by media- tion alone and eight by arbitration. Italian Troops | Ocoupy the Entire Doberdo Plateau Rome, Aug. 11.—(Via London,)— The Italians have occupied the entire Doberdo plateau,’ the. war office an- nounced today. The Italians also have captured Rubbia and San Martino del Carso. They -have reached the line of the Vallope river. The Austrians have retired to the east of the town of Vallone. By their new victories the Italians appear to have taken an important step toward clearing the salient formed by the bend of the Isonzo, below Gorizia. The Doberdo Plat- eau was the scene of heavy fighting early in the war, but the Austrians obstinately withstood efforts of the Italians to win this important:posi- tion. This' fighting took place on a front som. distance befow Gorizia, the capture of which enabled the Ital- ians to push forward in the direction | of Triest in this region. San: Mar- tino_del Carso is six miles southwest of Gorizia. "t is about twenty miles Deserving Demos Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 11—Wil- liam J. Bryan, former secretary of state, replied here today to criticism of his attitude toward civil servive, made by Charles E. Hughes, the re- publican presidential nominee, in a statement in which he said he had “enforced the civil service law to the letter” Mr. Bryan challenged the republican nominee to state whether he had given appcintments to “de- serving rcpublicans” while governor of New York. ¥ The statement was made in answer to recent speeches of Mr. Hughes, which quoted a letter Mr. Bryan had written to Receiver of Customs Vick in Santo Domingo, inquiring as to what positions could be obtained te “reward deserving -democrats.” Mr. Bryan admitted the letter as it had been quoted. “I am not ashamed of it,” the state- ment read. “The letter was written to an appointive officer, whose office was not under the civil service and the inquiry was made .in regard to offi- ces which were not under civil service There was nothing in the letter to indicate a desire or intention to se- lect men who were iricompetent. On the contrary, inquiry is made as to from riest. Russians Take Stanislau. Petrograd, Aug. 11.—(Via Londgn.) —Stanislau, an important railway cer- = | ter south of Lemberg, capital of L licia, has been occupdie by Russian traops. The capture of Stanislau is announced in the official statement givea out this evening, The capture of Stanislau gives the Russians another gateway through which they can march toward Lem berg. Like Brody, Stanislau, is aun important railroad center. Railroads is eighty-seven miles southeast of L.emberg and is situated betveen two forks of the Bystritzax river, 1an miles sohith of the Dneister.. Stan:s- lau was a manufacturing city and agricultural center before the war and had a population of 33,000. Have Mix in Fight Crosby, Minn,,© Aug. 11.—Rioting broke out on the Cuyuna range to- day. Working miners were \ badly beaten by Industrial Workers of WoWrld pickets, and when deputies arrived they were met by shots, The deputies retired and obtained rein forcements. Returning, they fired upon the pigkets, but no one was Statfon und State Temp. High- Ram. | killed so far as as known. Ch“ :Vulhlnra n-1|.s fall. A % NPT 5 iyt e i 5% |Fenton General Freight 86 00 2 0 Agent of Omaha Road 84 00 FDululh, Minn., Aug. 11.—Albion M 80 4z Fenton, assistant general freight Sasrcler. oo 18 9 agent of the Chicago, St. Paul, Min- ::nl;hh. t:lloudy :z .04 | neapolis & Omaha railroad at Min- eridan, olear 14 90§ neapolis, has been appointed genera' X | neapolis, P genera ek e % ¥ | freight agent of that road, succeed ing E. B, Ober, resigned, on account of ill health, ‘what is requisite.’ ” The statement, after declaring Mr. Hughes to have “shown himself quite prompt in discharging obligations,” declares: “As an official, I enforced the civil service law to the letter and, upon my resignation, received from the employes in the state- department, ore than 90 per cent of whom were YOTE FOR TAX ON - MUNITIONS OF WAR Senate Committes Substitutes Ten Per Cent Tax on Net Profits for House Section, UP TO " CAUCUS TONIGHT BULLETIN. Washington, Aug. 11.—Threatened revolt in the democratic senate cau- cus over réduction of the. income tax exemption was averted late today when democrats of the finance com- mittee reconsidered their previous action lowering the exemption from $4,000 and $3,000 for married and sin- glé persons to $3,000 and $2,000, re- spectively. \ Washington, Aug. 1i—A 10 per cent net profit tax on manufactures of munitions of war was agreed tpon today by democrats of the senate finance committee as a substitute for the munitions taxes proposed in the house revenue bill. The committee completed its con- sideration of the house bill, for sub- mission to the.caucus tonight, the net revenue to be derived from the meas- ure being estimated at $198,000,000, or $11,000,000 less than the house bill, Specific duties on munitions proposed in the house would have yielded $72,- 000,000. Under the senate amend- ment the revenue to be derived from munitions will be only $45,000,000. Phe proposal to levy a net profit tax on excess profits of manufactur- ers of all goods sold to foreign gov- ethments, as proposed last might, was rejected by the committee after a prolonged fight. 'he amendment strikes out all the munitions taxes contained in . the house bill, including the much pro- tested copper tax, and provides that every corporation manufacturing gun powder or other explosives,’and all munitions of war and articles going to make up munitions, including mo- tor boats and submersibles, shall pay for each taxable year a tax-of 10 per cent upon net profits accrued from the sale of such goods manufactured in the United States. The proposed tax would become in- operative a year after the close of the European war and would be op- erative from January 1, 1916, Anglo-French Forces Take Bulgarian Post ,, Paris, Aug. 11.—An attack by An- glo-French forces on the Bulgarians under the civil gervice, a watch-which I prize as a priceless treasure. But, while I observed the civil service law wherever it was in force, I felt my- self free to aid in rewarding de- serving democrats wherever it cou'd be done without detriment to the service. My regret is that T was able to reward so few of the multitude who are deserving, measured by their po- litical sesvice, by their capability and by their fitness for the work to be done. “The ‘deserving democrat’ is not to be despised--he is as much en- titled to recognition as a ‘deserving republican.’” David Kahn, Banker of New York and Paris ,Is Dead New York, Aug. 11.—David Kahn, head of the International banking house of Lazard Freres, whose ¢.:h in Paris was reported in a cable dis- patch today, was an American citizen, e was Lorn in France about seventy years ago, came to this country as a young, man and was naturalized, He went first to New Orleans, later to San Francisco, where, in 1884, he es- tablished the London, Paris and American bank, which is now the An- glo and London and Paris National bank. Mr. Kahn severed his connection with that institution in the early '90's and, returning to Paris, joined the banking firm of Lazard Freres, of which h- later became the senior member, ’ at Doiran, forty miles northwest of Saloniki, is reported in a Havag dis- patch from Saloniki. The allies oc- cupied the' Doiran railway station and a neighboring hill. London, Aug. 11.—Reuter's corre- spondent at Saloniki telegraphs that the artillery duel on the Balkan front has been renewed. The height cap- tured by the Anglo-French forces i: Hill 227, south of Doiran. The rail- way station lies five miles east of the town, There have been several small en- gagements along this front, as well as frequent heavy artillery battles, A general offensive movement on the part of the army of French, British antt Serbian troops, based on Saloniki, which 'is reported to number nearly 700,000, has been expected for several weeks. The engagement near Doiran, however, apparently was a minor. af- fair, Milk Wagon Drivers At Cleveland Strike Cleveland, O., Aug. 11.—As a result of a strike of milk wagon drivers of the Telling-Belle Vernon company, largest milk dealers in the city, 300,- 000 Clevelanders were without their usval supply today. Drivers) for the Schneider-Becker Dairy ¢ompany, second largest in the city, which cares for 150,000 persons, are pected to strike today. ex- W. D. LINCOLN GIVEN NEW JOB WITH U. P Superintendent of Transporta. tion to Become ‘‘Outside Man'" August 15, W. A, WHITNEY NEW "SUPE" William D. Lincoln, superintendent of transportation of the Union Pa- cific for the last ten years, has been appointed to fill a new position in the transportation department of the road. Mr. ‘Lincoln will become an “out- side man” for th department, His duties will ‘be to check the rolling stock and equipnient and keep the cars moving to their capacity. “The lieavy freight movements have made it necessary that we have a man on the road to keep the cars moving con- stantly and With the maximum effi- ciency,” said Geperal Manager Jeffers in_commenting on the change. W. A. Whitney, general superin- tendent of the Oregon Short Line at Salt Lake City, will succeed Mr Lin- coln as superintendent of transporta- tion of the Union Pacific in Omaha, Mr. Lincoln has been - with the Union Pacific twenty-seven years, the last ten years of which he has been master of transportation, Previously he was with the Grand Island road for teh years. * Mr. Whitney has had thirty years' service with the Harriman lines. He was - chief train dispatcher of ths Union Pacific at (Grand Island, assist- ant superintendent and later superin- tendent of the Wyoming division be« fore becoming general superintendent of the.Oregon Short Line. The reassignment of officials will become effective August 15. Candidate Hughes Talks Americanism ‘While on Way West Dickinson, N. D., Aug. 11.—All the issues of this campaign, Charles E. Hughes told an audience here today can be summed up in two words: “Domimant Americanism,” The re- publican nominee defined this phrase as follows: 0 “America making its institutions work as they were intended to work —for the benefit of the people of this ‘country and to the honor of the American-name.” Mr, Hughes made a rear-platform speech here. Short addresses from the rear platform were made also at Bis- marck and Mandan, N. D, Deny Rottweil Plant Damaged Berlin, Aug. 11.—(Via London,)— “On the night of August 7 enemy’ air men dropped several bombs on Rott- weil Wartemburg,” says- an official statement issued here today, “A dwelling house was hit and several persons were wounded. No military damage was done.” The official French statement of Wednesday afternoon said a French /aviator flying 217 miles between 8:3) p. m. and 11:55 p. n. dropped 330 unds of explosives on the powder ctory at Rottweil, causing two ex- tensive fires and several explosions. Two Hold-Up Victims Lose Small Amounts While “takiy the air” in the Bow- ery district Jim Miller, 425 South Thirteenth street, was jostled. by someone .wlo stole his purse, which contained $7 in cash and a check for $750. He reported his loss to the police. Lawrence Duncan, residing at the Owl hotel, was the victim of a couple of white holdups, who accosted him at Tenth and Douglas streets and re- lieved him of his worldly possessions FEDERAL MEDIATION BOARD IN RAILROAD WAGE CASE—Judge W. L. Chambers, | Judge Martin A. Knapp and G. W. W. Hangar, the three men who are trying to find a basis i for settlement between .the four railroad brotherhoods and the committee representing the || companies in the dispute over wages and hours of work. On Trains, at Hotels, News Stands, ete., be. THE WEATHER COOLER SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. CZAR'S ADVANGE IS WITHIN EIGHT MILES OF HALICZ Russian Forces Reach Dniester River ‘at Point Southeast City. o GREAT DRIVES COONTINUVE Muscovite Army is Also Moving Toward Sereth River in Province of Galicia. FIGHTING ALONG som Petrograd, Aug. 11.—(Via Lo;idon.) —The Russians are advancing on the Sereth river in Galicia, the war of- fice announced today. They have also entered the tawn of Monasterzy- ska, northwest of Stanislau. Fight- The Russians have reached e Dniester south of Mariampole, which is eight miles southeast of the im- DAHLMAN INVITES WILSON T0 OMAHA Mayor and Congressman Lo- beck Urge President to At- tend Celebration Here. £ WILL OROSS OONTINENT Washington, Aug. 11.—~Mayor Daht- man- of Omaha and Representative Lobeck of Nebraska urged the presi- dent today to visit Omaha, prefer- ably late in September or early in October, during the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the admission of Nebraska to statehoad, President Wilson practically has de- cided to make a speaking trip.across the continent, No details of the tour have bee: arranged, but it was un- derstood today that his itinerary would be worked out within the next few ‘weeks. - Waiting on Congress. The president’s advisers have been urging him to make a number of speeches, but he has been withholding a decision until the work of congress had progressed further, It was known definitely today, however, that if present plans were carried out,, the president would go to the Pacific coast, Senator Phelan today invited the president to speak in California some time ducing the campaign, but was told no definite plans could be taken up for at least two weeks, One of the suggestions for the pro- posed trip is for the president to re- view some ,of the troops on the bor- der, but no decision on that has been reached. Leaders Will Decide, Invitations from cities in all parts of the country are before the presi- dent, but none will be accepted until they have been gone over carefully bfir Vance McCormick, chairman of the democrati national committee and other leaders. The possibility that congress may remain in session after September 1 is preventing the president from making any definite campaign plans, He wants to make no long trips from Washington until after adjournment, although he has accepted an invitation for a brief visit to 5t. Louis, September 20. The president will do much cam- Yaignmg at his summer home at Long Branch, N. J., where he will receive delegations, \Three Regular Army . Gologels Are Retired Washington, Aug. 11.—Three regu- lar army colonels, until recently in { command or attached to regiments on the border or in Mexico, have been retired for physical disability on the recommendation of examining boards, they are: Colonels Jacob G Gal- braith, formerly * commanding the Tenth cavalry; George H. Hands, for- merly attached to the Eleventh cav- alry, and Charles W, Penrose, Twen- ty-fourth infantry, Explosion of Gun Gotton__K_ills Three Wilmington, Del,, Aug. 11.—-An ex- plosion, which blew out a cylinder on a rehydrating press at the Dupont Powder company's plant at Carney’s Point, N. J., today, kitted three work- men* and injured two others. The press, which containced forty pounds of gun cotton, was blowu to pieces and flying bits of steel were hurled in all directions. One piece struck a man who was eating his lunch in another building and killed Lim. Omaha Man Licensed to Wed Lincoln Girl at Chicago Chicago, Aug. 1l.—(Special Tele- gram,)—Arthur L. Swygard of Oma- fia was licensed here today to wed Miss Charlotte Murray of Lincoln. Swygard 1s employed in the Brandeis stores and resides at 321 North Twen- ty-second street, ‘a few miles off shore was a haze and no submarine was in uis'ht. . gortant town of Halicz. They also ave advanced to the right bank of the Bystritza river, a branch of the Dniester, which joins that river near Mariampole. In the fighting of August 8 and 9, more than 5,000 Austrians and Ger- mans were captured. The statement follows: “Rierce fighting is continuing on the River Stokhod, in the region of Mikhliabachey, the village of Vulski Lubaochevska, the little town of Stobyvy and the village of Zaroches. “On the River Serethj our t{popl are advancing as a result of fierce fighting. The' enemy is making a desperate resistance, alternating be- tween defensive actions and counter attacks Notwithstanding = the ene- my’s efforts to stem our ad- vance, our gallant troops, under General Sakharoff, by a series of re- peated attacks, pushed the enemy out of villages and woods on the right bank of the river and having reached the ridge commanding the heights they are fighting before the village of Trosiaecnesgroce. We took here 2,500 men and the commander of an Austrian regiment - with the entire regimental staff and chaplain. Briltiant Attack by “In a wuterli' direction our troops 1‘—‘e.uchcd the ile td‘:u.r'i‘k u'(h the Zlota ipa, capturing ng the engage- ment the village of Lazaravka and taking over 1000 ' Austro-Gesman prisoners. One of our Orenburg Cos- satk regiments s{mnehe':}hcu cav- alty attack, taking mord than 200 prisoners and capturing three machine gtins, ‘A German l_-ezimea having crossed the River: Zlota a near thé village of Zandaruv, attempted a counter attack -on the position we oceupied, but was repelled with enor- mous losses.. Our brave cavalry:de- tachments, having forded the: er. Zlota Lipa, attacked the . repelied enemy and, pursuing him, reached the left bank of the Dniester in th:e bend to the south of the vilh?e of Us- ciezielone (southwest of - Monas- terzyska,) : “The total number .of prisoners taken during the battles ‘of August 8 and 9 amounts to 5,000,” Germans Announce Retreat. Berlin, 'Aug. 11.—(Via London.)— Austro-German troops in the region of Monasterzyska, at points on the Dniester and in the Bysteritza river regions of Galicia, have been com- Mysterious\‘Signa'ls o ~ Believed to Come New York Aug. 11.—=Wireless ob- servers at shore stations near New York were puzzled early today by signals received from an unidentified vessel H)pnrentl; somewhere off Sand ook which was calling the Telefunken wireless station in this city. The fact that the stranger re- fused to disclose the identity of ihe vessel led some of the wireless opera- tors to beligye they were at last in communication with the long ex- pected Bremen. Sandy Hook observers trained their marine glasses seaward expectantly at daybreak, but everythinfi_beyond idden in The mysterious signals had cease While in communication with the shore a few hours earlier the strange vessel reported herself only as a col- lier and the operator-on board signed his calls "D. B. U,” which is the private wireless signal of the North German-Lloyd steamer Breslau, last reported as tied uE in New Orleans for the period of the war. \ and get ahead. Begin to-: day to be a steady reader of This Important .* ing is continuing in Monasterzyskag ™ Prom_tEd Bremen. of Bee Want-Adp_. Nl