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

Pnrt One NEWS SECTION PAGES 1 TO 12 VOL. XLVI—NO. 9. | THE OMAHA SUNDJW \\,r oW OMAHA, SU T\D-\" .\\“‘ E l\ E \U. JST 13, 1916— G, SECT I()\\»—— r \\ l',\”l'\ 1 IGHT THE WEATHER PAGE SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. \‘(‘Y HUGHES PICTURES Deutschiznd Said to RUSSIANS MuvING DEMS' SCRAMBLE Have Been Sunk by ' ON TOWARDS THE 10 GRAB OFFICES Brtish Ship of War GATES OF HALICZ Republican Nominee for Presi- dency Details Removal of Clapp to Make Room for “Buttery Dan.” SOME WILSON POLITICS Trusted Govemment Employe Kicked Out and Politician Takes Place. THAT NEW YORK DEAL elena 12 —Charles L', Hughe ali Mont., Aug s, continuing his for its appoint- Me ormation” Clapp. to the inistrat s ments,7 today charged Secretary Adoo with having replaced Heury N, ipon reliable it confidential with Daniel E. Dan® assistant formerly secretary John G Carlisle, Finn, Jattery Finn, a Tam- leader, as at New circumstances, 1 Mr. Hughes i, Ciapp many appratscr merchandise York. “The of am rehiahly informed,” “were was assistant lise at the port of these: ap- praiser of merch New York, pert- knowledge in order to sccure cfficiency. 1lis resignation de- 1ded by the secretary of the treas- and in his place was appointed Daniel E. Finn, district leader and son Dan” riety. In Service Quarter Century. “Mr. Clapp had served twenty years the Treasury 41«'1\3rlm(un| service. He merit from a clerkship in the treasury at Washing- through a position requiring ex- was who is a of Jattery Finn, of much political noto- in rose by ton, which was obtained nination, to the posi- tion of appraiser of chandise in New York. He had been special it of the treasury, confi- dential sceretary to John G. Carl while secretary of the treasury and held other important positions in the service through promotion by merit. “Ife was the expert in the apprais-| er's department at the port of New York and had been the right hand|J man of five dvfunnt appraisers and | the acting appraiser in tHeir absence. Some months after he was put,out of | service, and through fear of crit- icism, om the part of the department, e was made an examiner in the cus- to service, a uch lower position than that heid before and at a much lower compenz=ation.” Administration is Sectional. Mr. IHughes assailed the admini- | stratior a “sectional administra- | tion” and read a list of the house and | scnate committees who had southern | men as chairmen. L h—ur no criticism to make,” he| said, “of the honor, the respectability or the agreeable character of any of | these #ien, but I say that an admini- stration under which so many of the chairmen of the house of represen- tatives are rej vresented in that man- cctional administration. It n American administration in a broad and proper sense. “1 want to see the south be built| up. It can be built up. Tt never will| be built up, however, without repub- lican policies being applied. 1 think many of the southern men are begin- ning to realize that. You can no more build up this country by his- toric doctrine than you could fly through the air with the old flying machines they upummn ed with thirty years ago.’ The situation in the senate, Mr. Hughes said, was much similar to that in the lmuw \‘\pcrl.lll\' with re- (Continued on Page T Negro Shot by White Man At Boone Dies of Wound Ta, Aug. 12—William negro, who shot last Harold Davenport, white, Davenport ciaims Ruse to induce his wife house with competitive ex: assistant mer- nlunm Two.) Bbvone, Ruse, a night by died today. was attempting to enter Ruse's in jail, charged The Weather ebrasia—Fair murder. Comparative 1 190+ 911 0 rilay attacks on Tammany | le | Davenport ! Pensacoln, Fla., Aug. 12.— Captain Lique, in command of a French vessel that put into port here tonight, asserted that the German submarine, Deutchland, was sunk by British man-of-war ing of August 8. He refused to give the location, or discuss | | the detmls. ‘ DANISH SENATE 1§ AGAINST TREATY Lower House Favors Sale of Islands and New Elcction May Be Ordered. Qe morn- CPPOSITION IS POLITICAL 12.—(Via Lands 1 of its pres Copenhagen, Aug Ihe Danish on motior 10 comnuittee to con don.) thing, or senate, ident to- 1 day, resolve itself into der the bill for rati Danish West Indies to the United States. There apparently the best the that the Folkesthing. wlhich today resumed its decided fication of the cession of the are grounds for prediction i deliberations on the bill, will approve the sale. The Landsthing, however,| scems to have a saie majority against | |the proceedings. The result, accord- | ing to the best opinion here, will he that the Rigsdag will be dissolved and a general election held under the new constitution, which, whilei ts go- ing into efiect was to have heen post- | poned until after the war, wiM in the event of need be put into force im mediately. The radicals and al- who are in the majority in the {lower house, favor confirmation. In Ithe Landsthing, however, the con- servative and left opposition appears certain to prevail. | Much of the opposition to confirma- | tion of the sale is not based on cco- nomic broader ummrL but is I pur, olitic It is duc mainly to a fecling of resentment at the atti- ‘uuh of the government nhuh the ob- accuse of conducting ncgo-| h the United Sta in and of denying that such ne- ons were underway until the rent the announcement was hat a bargain had been struck. | C. Christiansen,” former prime ‘\n.i\xu. and now leader of the left in the Folkesthing, has declared his belief that the existing Rigsdag is not | competent to decide the West Indies ‘ {question. In the event of new clec-| | tions, however, he would support con-! hrnmm"' 18] 1er premier was i member of the govern of 1902, which laid the prope islands before the now, the upper house opposc | government proposal and n,mrl con- ‘1\”!\]“(1” ‘ The new constitution confers firage upon women and do servants and also reduces the eligibility from 30 to 29 for | gencral election. The total lm voters will therefore be more than !doubled. Hence nobody bra | enough to attempt to forccast the probable complexion of the new Rigs- | dag if one has to be chiscr | \Woman's Party Lays | Plans for Campaign; . To BeSpectacular ‘ Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug.12.— |A plan to center m-nmiu in llu‘ twelve suffrage states and address ap- ‘]\c.nls to the 4,000,000 women voicis of those states for support of the cause of national equal suffrage was adopted tc at the closing confer- ence of the national woman's party, | arty workers, assigned to the va- s states, were instructed to oppe the re-clection of all democratic nomi s, although in keeping with the tion policy adopted yesterday, act- ive support will not be officially given | the nominees of other partics. Reports from party managers stated that organization work was well ad- vanced. In Arizona and Wyoming !it had been completed down to coun ties and precincts, it was annou and most of Colorado was organized Instructions to complete this work in other by September 135 were given the p organizers when the ing campa bexin. The part of tl g, would be “spectacy ment of party o in dificrent announced ists, or ctors | at s ecrecy, QlJUA\ |very 1 | made Je | the 15 ced, ) states i ced, and €S Wi ers st as follows: ST French Cruiser Puts Into Pensacola, Fla. Srench Aube (G | attack was repulsed with heavy loss, {were City That Is Now Objective of General Letschitzlcy Looked Upon as Lemberg and Beyond. DEFEAT TEUTONIC FORCES Austro-German Army Driven Back in Disorder, Unable to Reform Lines. WEDGE BEING PUSHED IN BULLETIN. Pumgx ad (Via London), Aug. 12. The region of the main enemy winter positions before Tar- nopol and Buczacz has fallen into the postession of the Russians, according to the official statement from general headquarters issued today. whole capture (Via London) the m of Stanislan, 'errograd, Aug the ant railway Following of im por juncti Galicia, General Letschitzky is press- ing with unabated vigor the my to turn the General wement ko the army of Halicz, six north of Stanislau, appears likely to fall befo Russians in the near future. The Austrians are falling hack on this point, pursued | closely by Pussian cavalry, which is | giving the Teutonic forces no time to reform their disordered ranks and prepare to make a serious stand. Halicz always has been regarded the key to Lemberg. Once the | Russians are in possession that town | they wiil have before them no natural and will have plenty of good roads to Lemberg. The capture | ohstacles, | of Monasterzyska, ten miles north of | | the Duaicster, by General Scherbatch- | i » threw his trocps across the ota Lipa to co-operate with t!n-l iorees of General Letschitzky on the right bank of the Dniester south of Mariampol, broadens the line of at- k upon Halicz. The wedge is be- ing driven relentlessly ba of Gen- cral Von Bothmer's Tarnapol posi- tion and promises to put this Austrian force in a sack from which it will find | it difficult to extricate itself. South of Brody General Sakharoff is operating in a less spectacular v but with success. He is gradually turning Count von Bothmer's left and threatens int ption of railway communications with Lem- werg along the 'l'.n'napu]»lxmhug‘ line Ficrce battles are progressing aloug’ the Stokhod with varying success. i'he counter-ofiensive attempted the Germans north of the Kovel-Sar- ny railway appears to have been | stopped by the Russ who in turn | have assumed the of in the | vicinity of Lubaal miles | hoof Pinsk. Attack on Britens Fails, Aug. 12—A strong in- k was delivered last night crmans on the Somme front norti of Pozieres. According to an announg nt from the war office today thi: attack was repulsed w ‘ 1 hsive forty by the heavy losses to the Germans, Fhe announcement follows: “The enemy rencwed his cfforts to recapture trenches we lately wrested | from him on the “igh ground north | |of Pozicres by delivering a strong infantry att vesterday evening supported by heavy artillery fire. This | and nowhere did he succeed in pierc- ing our ositions. French Repulse Assault. Paris, "‘Aug. 12—A vigorous attack north of Hem wood, on the Somme front, was undertaken last night by the Germans. The war office state {ment of today says the assault was checked he Germans sustained appreciable »sses in their attack: South of the Somme, after a violent hombardment, the Germans attacked La Maisonette, but the French curtain of fire prevented the assaulting waves of infantry from dehouching During the night the French ob-| tained their new positions north of ¢ rive Reconnoite partics en tered the wood east of Hem station, where numerous bodies of Germans found On the Verdun front two German attacks in the vicinity of Lleury were repulsed. The ery was active in the region of Vaux, Chapitre and Che o nois ‘Hmu\ufld more | they are equipped and transpor e [‘I‘\k H Great Bri‘ain Arranges for New Envy A2EL 4«&#5 / WisH 1 WUz A ) bUY’/ } \\\ \\\\’\‘\4“ N A \./u Quarter Billion Loan in the U. S. New York, Aug. was expressed in fin: wicial circles to- 1t n a foright ofiicial announcement would made that negotiations had been completed for reported to be 250,000 Great Britain This would run for two years, accor 12 be loan - sa 'MORE STATE TROCPS ORDERED 70 BORDER Twenty-Five Thousand Men from Chio, Kentucky and Vermont Go South. START SOON AS READY 12.—Twenty-five state troops were to- day ordered to the border by the War department. All Kentucky, Ohio and Vermont troops were ordered to Washington, Aug move and all departmental command- | rs were instructed to send troops as on as equipped, Lhe following made “Commanding gencral, Easterm de- partment, has been directed to smul Kentucky troops to the border s00n as (h(\ have been equipped and transportation can be obtamed and to see ting Vermont troops to the border as soon as possible. “Commanding general, Central de- partment, has been directed to send troops to the border as soon as they are equipped and transportation c be obtained. “All department commanders been directed to send all other tional Guard troops in their respec- tive departments to border as soon a announcement was an be obtained.” It was stated at the ment t under the tional rd regime state mobilizatio sent to barder until they were re bilization strength. W G Mother Meadow Lark Outuwi:s All Who Wou d Bot!.er Her Little Family lark has out- part of the One mother meadow witted, baffled and mystif several bir wers in the wester: She was first observed hy George Wilson, advertising man 1 ! lover. He saw her car and worms to her little vard of his house 73 Arriving with would perch for a moment and | » see that there Then, the he on the Nire boys It i with most invisibl SW to her nest George scarched all over the 3 t. But he scarc veral days. vain ¢ happened the 1s chirping hung s he called | wed the | i sh reached in tenderly He wed it t {sonrcetul onngsters wl ared his cdiatel 4 wicked cat wl hird, or Soon wort ‘How st and voung hirds And still 1t s told thicir she gots mothe ‘M..l‘muux.‘. old cde 1 1o Expectation | ‘]\u ted that attention is given to get-| a summary published here today, interest at 5 per cent, wnd notes to mature in two years and to | be offered at 99, would be obligations the American oreign Sccurities any, which advanced $100,000.000 wce recently, or of a new cor- oration it which the same inter-| ests would be identified. Sccuritics for this loan, it is re-| wonld include deposits of about $300,000000 of Canadian, Ar- | gentine and Swiss governmen. bonds | and stocks and bonds of American ratlroad and industrial corporations and principal and interest would be payable in gold in New Yoik As i the case of the French loan, the! v,m;m,u‘ one to Great Britain would be distribut el among banks and the | public by debenture note main purpose for such a loan | said to be to provide funds for | payment for munitions purchased in the United States. LOADED TROLLEY CARS IN COLLISION Ten to Fifteen Persons Are Re- ported Killed in Accident Ten | Miles from Johnstown, Pa. e of com to Iy | republican league FORTY OTHERS INJURED | Johnstown, :\ug 12—From ten to fifteen persons were killed and| about forty others more or less in-| jured at Echo, ten miles from here,! soon after 11 o'clock today in a street car wreck, The injured are being brought to Johnstown. The accident occurred on the south- 1 Cambria Eicetric railvoad, which 1ects Johnstown with burg, th y scat, at the foot of a steep hill. One car had just turned a sharp ¢ curve when it was telescopel by an- other dash doy the hill. T nmo- torman had lost ol «nd the car, T through had con- ued high ng into m - Johnstown. ch also 1€ wast time to the Eben at speed, wh reach 1 nurses 4 he the available doctors ST to ne of the Colfax County Farmer Drov'nr While Bathing Aug. 1 (Specia! AR e hland ceme- unda\j to Ofien Campaign at Fremont Nebo o Aug 12 R (Spe- here e in the tab n at 10.a to Tevi iha, ) [ ay a t 1 remont to Om 'BEACH IS ELECTED | with round after round of applause.| WILSON WILL ACT AGAINST STRIKE IF EFFORTS FAIL President Will Urge Personal Conference With Railroad Managers and the Trainmen, S \\\ 3 il MAY GO TO NEW YORK Prospects Looking to a Settle- ment of Difficulties Said to Be Favorable. UNORGANIZE MEN ACT \ug. 12 conferences will T iiht Wilson railroads entatives of cemployes wvert the four Washington, sonal Presi- dent with repr the all threatened and their efforts fail it other to strike of the great He is a trip railroad union brotherhoods serionsly considering New Y Ihe president talke distance telepl of the and told to hring about making ta itk for the purpo wer the long- with mem- Media- York unable me today Ler ral Board of New were ton Conciliation in il them if they an agreement, and a hreak seemed imminent, he was to be notficd immediately He hopes it will not he but, as a last resort, nally to urge upon the parties to the controversy | the disastrous effect upon themselves and upon the country which would iollow tying up of railroads by a strike Looks More Favorable, Although the president was told carly in 1t day that the situation was critical, word came tonight that prospects for an agreement were more | favorable and that further conferences would be held in New York to- | morrow. Wilson remained in his office e White House throughout the to keep in close touch he situation. While evidently ried over the situation, he has not { given up hope that a settiement may be reacl He has talien no stand on the merits of the arguments pre- | sented by either side, but is under- stood to he confident that common pround can be found on which the Ceplovers and employes can meet. Inring the day the president re- cewved a petition from repre atives f unc ed railroad |.Hvln\u ring that congress pass legislation AMES OWN ASSI’?TANTS which would prevent the railroads be- =5 | i1 paralyzed by a strike of the mem- brotherhoods, necessary, desires per GOMMITTEE HEAD | Former Repubhcan Vise Ohair. | man Elcvated to Place | of Chairman. ‘l | bers of the [ claimed, repre who, it is 20 per cent first petition mes and it was said titions would come (From a Eiatf Correspondent.) Lincoln, Aug. 12.—(Special.)—E. of the employ D. Beach of Lincoln was this after | contained 6,000 noon elected caliirman of the repub«|ihat other larger 1 lican state committee to fill the within a fc vacancy causced by the resignation of J. C. MeNish. [N a This was doic after a conference |nation-wile railroad strike is to be T A ate kot wore Jled or prevented still hung in the & { halance today after the United States present with the committee. board of mediation and conciliation E. M. Pollard of Nchawka announcing that on had failed, selected chairman, a made an effort to induce the railroad formerly held by Mr. Beach. et o slistiede e o i made by M. Pol- ferences with the railroad managers. lard, Mr. Husenctter, Mr. Howell,| The brotherhoods, after discussing tional committceman, on the prop- an arbitration |wl.‘;w~'u made to them ition of the committee inviting the | PY.the board under the Newlands act, candidates to propose the name of a adjourned without reaching a decis- candidates for chairman ion. They announced that an answer _ would be given tomorrow morning at Candidates Talk. 5 Twenty members of the committee another mecting the chiefs and delegates of the lvrutlurhumL jwere present and most of the state S | candidates and the meeting was harmonious in every particular. v Subsea Holds Up f” s ;‘}’w‘;":! maes Six Ships at Once; Jrewster, secretary ol the nationa ; Three Are Sunk was invited to speak. | Mr. Brewster's address was greeted | i, N e T R held up at once by a German sub- i marine on Thursday morning: The | commander of the submarine ordered the crew of the French steamer Marie to get into boats and then sank the vessel with bombs in view of the crews of the other five ships The rwegian steamers, Credo and Soro, were next sent to the bot- I vessel going dow I'he other three to inue their voyages being scarched and their papers . The crews of the three sunken ships were picked up by the Danish steamer, Robert, and landed at Havre ¢ lay n ng. Woman With Children Is Injured in Runaway Aug. 12.—(Special Hans Egger and thiz afternoon belonging to Hugo at the corner of Mrs. the lines team. She had her and, one by em to alight and th her baby in her ndering her un- for a short time, jured, but Mrs, 1 bruises. ate was vice position of He showed up the fallacies of the na-| tional democratic administration in a plain forceful manner. He said that the democrats had! only two questions to ask when they came into power regarding the sur- plus in the treasury. The first one was, “How much is it?" and the scc-| ond, “where is it?". This has always been followed by the appointment of a uumr and next November the peo- * will again appoint the republican m-n receiver the country to place it again on a solid foundation Mr. Beach power me h Wi assist and it was hat would select H. C. of Osceola as secretary No Announcement Yet. Beach announced ceting that he announcement treasurer was _given to Pecbe e streets hold of Gaining Gaining Each and Lvery Week 1378 MOCRE Paid Want Ads in The Bee last weck than same week a year ago. Every week since March S5th Bee Want Ads have been gaining by more than a THOUSAND paid ads over the same period a year ago. “Results Make Dou Inoks ority Growth.”