Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 22, 1916, Page 1

1 | wop of albing it pey o be gt the whrartimement i THE RER XLV NGO, &0 VOL. SCORES DEMO ATTACK UPON INDUSTR Bopublican Nomines ol Boh vHpy KEEP TRACK OF YOU| Mege Declares Removal of Bugar Duty & Blow at Amertean Buterprise "% URGES PREPAREDNES speaksr Assertas e Won't Tol. erate Private Otlp on Publie Privilege. WIFR I8 THRBATENED San Dhege, Cal, Ang 21 Charles b Maghes, addrescing an awdience o he eapositoon grounds here today, ontined Ma views oo the protective sarill, downinant Ameticanism, national wnity and preparcduess Mr. Huaghes cited the remoral of the Wil on sugar by the Underwood wet as an Mdustration of a policy to ohich he was opposed “Wihy should there have Hean an sttempt ‘o cripple and destroy the sagar industry in this countty” he el “Was there any teasor it? Was there any statessnanshis in it? ‘:‘n it called for by hte country? hil “Our friends discovered their mis- ke afver & while, but we desire to be represented by those who have fore. sight and not simply hindaight.” America Must Be Sound, “America must be sound and honest I its public bife, but it must be busi nesalike, it must be direct, it must be pattiotie, with America first and Ametica eficient "My friends [ b of California do not misenderstand me. There is not go- mg to be any private grip on any fi‘ll’ privilege {or any corporate in- terest or combination of interests at the expense of interests of people of the United States if | can prevent it” Mr. Hughes spoke of the need of industrial co.aperation.” “The man who looks wpon his la- borers simply a8 mere economic units han not caught the vision of the twen- tieth century,” he said What we nesd in this country is not demogogy, nor standpatism but the sense of a deep desire to benefit sur fellow man by working together 1o that end, according to the spirit of our institutions Protest in Vain, "We do not wish to wait,” Mr Hughes continued, “until an imports ant industry is crippled and in danger of destrection “The good people of Lovisiana pro- tested i valn. They went to thoir own administration i vain, They ted facts only to be disregarded, "Now | protest against any action simed at the crippling of American eaterprise. Why should American Wdustries go out of business? In order that me may buy goods abroad! | seems, well, therefore,” he said, “that | That » not sound Ametican policy. nominee declared he favored principal objections to the act and in | the protection of the geaeratwons of he fotwre * 1 beleve w preventing children from heing drawn too early & Sardahope mdustrial hie” Avsails Mevican Policy. Heghes agam pssailed 1he ad- £, ¢ s Mevican ey the protection of ) atim should Bave paoger prepared e el "W onder than A saand s dasger o o vt Ablbary righas B po bt sl sl My gty ade ¢ thw e irrengd . g w o e "y b e e L) the e ol e g Pt " e v The Weather B et b cntera Pal 'CREDI " THE OMAHA DAILY BEE T NEN HERE - FROM ALL SECTIONS | Mational Association Opens Ehree Day Bession at Hotel Fontenelle, | The man who grants you eredit, nri | tefnses you efedit when you ask it in | 4 log atore anywhere in the United 14 i town He is also the man who repotts to Iie loeal nssociation whether you pay yout hille ordinatity 1 thirty days, in sinty days, in ninety days, or not at all He ls the watchdog of the credit system of doing business all over the | United States. He is the eredit man. The National Retail Credit Men's | nssociation is in Omaba for a three days’ convention at the Hotel Fonte- Invocations, greetings, ad- dresses of welcome, and a speech by President D. J. Woodlork of St. Louis started the convention on its way | shortly after 10 o'clock Monday morn- ing. Probably 100 delegates or more | were present for the opening, Every | train today is bringing in others, and | stragglers are ‘expected to arrive even | Tuesday | Many Want Convention, | Already hustlers from various cities are on the job looking for a chance to land the next annual convention (for their home town. Davenport, ! Pueblo and Cleveland are legging for | the next convention, and it is expected lnxlmg will get into the fight before | the close of the convention. | Talks on Bankruptcy. Attorney Stanley Rosewater of | Omaha talked on bankruptcy during the afternoon sesssion. The credit |me should give more attention to I the criminal part of the bankruptcy laws, Mr. Rosewater declared. He pointed out that the bankruptcy law at present contains provisions render- ing persons criminally liable for knowingly and fraudulently conceal- ing, while a bankrupt, or after his dis- | charge, from his trustees, any of the property belonging to his estate |in bankruptcy. | He drew attention also to the clause | which makes it a serious offense for any person knowingly or fraudulently |10 receive any material amount of |property from a bankrupt after the Lhng of the petition, with intent to defeat the bankruptey act, i Successful prosecutions for criminal violations of the bankruptey laws have | been very few, he drcllretf, compared | to the number of cases in bankruptey {im which something ‘“crooked” was suspected | Would Amend Law. | Amendment rather than repeal of the bankruptey law was urged by the speaker {e' mentioned the Anti- Mankruptey Law association, the pur- pose of which is to secure the repeal of the act altogether, and warned the credit men that too much wholesale overhauling of the bankruptcy act | might merely aid the enemies of the | act in securing its total abolition. “It tates, nelle yvou concentrate your efforts on the remedying its chief defect : | As a bit of recent history of inter- |est here, the speaker quoted figures o the iromn R. C. Hoyt, clerk of the federal | court m Nebraska, showing that dur- ing the fiscal year just ended, 171 rapkruptey cases were closed in Ne- braska. Their liabilities totaled $1418,- 249, and their assets $441,720. Conclusions Reached. He summed up his advice to the edit men as follows: “Insist on the roper and prompt enforcement of the bankruptcy laws. Elimmnate through force of public opinion and lerwise i3 occasional delays. In he sime way and by legislation stoy W essary expense m its admin- Remember there is a crimi- 1l b of the bankruptcy law that wald be given proper attention, that il be more often invoked, that roe 1! help business conditions. e improved gradually and ren- nore effective by certain ents, If properly and « enforced, however, to the e ts possibilities the law should and roday an example of broad and woive legislation. [ts repeal sould he a great mistake and has been ynsistently opposed by business men 4 e American Bar associatien.” Per shing Inspects Troops in Mexico Teadquarters, American Ex- oxico, Aug. 21.—(By Colwmbus, N. M.)—The steps i & general inspection roops in the Am ymmand was today Irigadlic eneral Pershing iewed all nen on station here. slanmed that each organization nspected s commanding offi- eld tion less to n pening it the ionary vhen he e ousands of men, infantry, wd artilleryy bronzed by sun, e Weld ce and o the smallest detail, filed ving stands, [t xpected nspection, which will take epartment of service rep- wdquarters, will require cav. nspection v »f troaps vill follow that that the ocupy two . Convertible Flyer Boat Passes Tests 21 Newpert wertible The vater fly. it here under 1avy aeronautis vassed 168 tests 0 an initial oday, ascending 5,000 feet naking aaximum Hiety-live wv hour, and \ug wnd ub Yo b Higint ' e rere BIULE 8§ \ niles orty-iive, 156 Hadle imuia of wites wibhvin ficers vards, lights on the student. OMAHA, TUESDAY ALLIES SWEEP "FORWARD ALONG SALONIKA LINE Entente Armiess v«":v‘ General Offensive. SV ikan Front, Ae. @ S to French M Report, SERBS WIN SUCCESS Oapture Bulgarian PFirst Posi- tion on Left, S8ays Paris. LOSE TOWN TO ENEMY Parls, Aug. 21.—A general offenvive along the entire Saloniki front was launched Sunday by the allies, accord- ing to a French war office statement. The Serbians have captured the Bul- garian first line on the left of the bat- tle front, but have lost the town of Banic, south of Florina. Berlin, Aug. 21.—(Via London.)— The German and Bulgarian forces, > aich have taken the ofiensive .n the western end of the Balkan front, are pushing southward in Greece, the war office communication of today shows: They have wrested further positions from the Serbians and beaten ofi ef- forts to recapture ground taken. Athens, Greece, Aug. 20—(Via London, Aug. 21.)—The Bulgarian forces moving towards Kavala have already pushed their outposts to a point seven miles from the Greek seaport, The Greek government has ordered three divisions of the Greek army still remaining in the vicinity of Drama and Serres, to. retire before the Bulgarian - advance, which was explained to the Associated Press correspondent by a military authority of the entente allies as follows: “The Serbians had not finished the consolidation of their positions in the Florina, Caradjoeva agfl Corptsa sec- tors and therefore ‘the Bulgarians found it easy enough te force a cer- tain retirement, but it is difficult to sce where they expect to get by an advance at this part of the line. East of the Struma the Demir<Hissar and Sarchaban sectors were not held by the entente forces and offered no im- ‘pediment to the advance. Where the enemy attacked the regular defense of Saloniki, namely in the Daoiran- Gievgel sector, they accomplished nothing. As the attack has so far developed it is without strategic value and can only be assumed to be for political purposes.” First Farm Loan -~ Bank Hearing is | Onat _AEgusta, Me. Augusta, Me,, Aug. 21.—The first of a series of hearings to determine the apportionment of districts and the lo- | cation of banks under the new federal | farm loan law was held here today. William G. McAdoo, segretary of the treasury and chairman’ of the board created by the act, presided and ex- plained the provisions of the law. The country is to be divided into twelve districts, and to obtain the in- | | formation necessary to inagurate the plan, the board has arranged for fur-! ther hearings, which will take it as far west as Spokane, Wash, Today's session was largely at- tended by representatives of banking and agricultural interests. A num- ber of women came from other states. ‘Mayor Wents Jail . Sentence Placed Against Speeders Life seems to be one “dern thing after another”’ these days for the auto- mobilists. City Attorney Rine has been asked by the mayor to look up the law and determine whether it would contra- vene the state laws to amend the city ordinances to provide a jail sentence for motorists who fracture the speed limits. Mayor Dahlman is inclined to be- lieve a jail sentence would instill a little fear into automobilists who en- joy making a race track of the princi- pal thoroughfares of the city. ' Western @. 0. P. Office Organizes Efficiency Bureau Chicago, Aug. 21.—Managers of the western republican npational campaign headquarters. today organized an economy and efficiency bureau to su- pervise all expenditures and apply modern scientific business principles | to the affairs of the office. Seymour Morris, a real estate dealer and busi- ness efficiency expert, will be in charge oi the bureau, Fred W. Upham, treasurer of the western headquarters, said: | ‘There will be no money wasted in these headquarters during this cam- paign as a result of the work of this bureau.” Saloon Keeper | Becomes Pastor| Chicago, Aug 21—The Rev. Wil | liamm M, Saunders has deserted the | saloon business for the pulpit. Rev. Saunders, who some years ago, cons | ducted a saloon in a’mitlnto-.‘[’a. has been appointed pastor of the Avon- dale Presbyterian chusch, When | Saunders decided a few years ago to il leaving | devote his life to the ministry, he|period was $6,563,725. The total op- Three | closed: s ban and entered the Me-|erating income’ was $19,522,563, or Cormick theological seminary as a at |ing year. MORNING, AUGUST 22, I into | s RUSSIANS ADVANCE. ALONG STOKHOD LINE Additional Gains Made at Point Where Teutonic Defenses Were Broken Last Week. TWO TOWNS OAPTURED Petrograd, Aug. 21.—(Via London.) —The Russians have made further ad- vances at some points along the Stok- hod line, where they broke through the Austro-Hungarian defenses last week, the war office announced to- day. The capture of 1,300 men in this region is reported by the war office. The annoucement follows: “On the Stokhod river, in the region of Kovel and Rudka-Chervische, fighting continues, Our troops made further advance at some points. The total of captures in this region on Friday and Saturday was sixteen of- ficers and more than 1,350 soldiers. We also took one cannon, eighteen machine guns, four bomb mortars, four scurchlights and a large number of shells, cartridges and rifles.” Two Towna Captured. The Russians are pressing forward vigorously through twog of the Car- pathian Knus which lIgad to. Hun- . The tapture ot Jabionitza an ereskul, on the boundary line be- tween Galicia and Bukowina, is an- nounced. Jablonitza is about twenty miles north of the Hungarian border. “In the region of Kuty,” the state- ment says, “we occupied the villages of Fereskul and Jablonitza on the Cheremosh river, and several heights west of Fereskul. Stubborn attacks by the enemy on the heights south- west of Tom Nakik mountain were re- pelled by our fire." German Attack on Fleury Fails. Paris, Aug. 21.—The Germans de- livered a_ violent attack on Fleury, near Verdun, last night, using flaming liquid, but without result, says the war statement today. | The announcement says: 1 | “North of the Somme, in addition to the important captures of material | mentioned yesterday, we took six field | guns in the wood which our troops | carried yesterday between Maurepas and Guillemont. : “During the night there were artil- lery actions on the Somme front. “On the right bank of the Meuse the Germans yesterday delivered an | attack, accompanied by the use of flaming liquids against Fleury. Our curtain of fire and infantry fire ob- | liged the enemy to stop short, and in- | flicted serious losses on him.” | British Made Important Gain, With the British Armies in France, Aug. 21.—(Via London.)—~Not only have the British held all the gains made in the Saturday attack through the critical second day and night fol- lowing it, but they have made another | important gain. This morning lhei; are within 500 yards of Martinpuic as a result of taking a trench which had held them up between Pozieres | and High wood. (This is the advance | north of Bazentin-Le-Petit referred to in last night's British official com- munication.) ¥ | In this position, while the British | had been creeping up on both flanks, vicious attacks and counter attacks raged for weeks. German resistance, strengthened after the loss of Po- zieres, had to yield at last to the in- cessant hammering. - Package Mail Burned Yankton, Aug- 21.—(Special.)—A mail car on an evening M!lwaukee ar- rived here with a quantity of burning mail, which had started in the midst | of a heap of sacks in some unknown | manner. Twenty sacks, mostly of merchandise from an eastern mail or- der house, were completely destroyed. The mail clerks were choked by the smoke, but managed to quench the flames, with the assistance of hand granades and with local firemen's help. Omaha Railroad's, Eam‘ggs Incrase St. Paul, Aug. 21.—The report of the Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Omaha Railroad company for the fis cal year ending June 30, 1916, made public here today, shows the net op- erating income of the road for that $821,443 more than that of the preceds M A S INE LAYER.U=C.:5. 1916—TWELVE PAGES. N SENATE TAKES UP INMIGRATION BILL Nine Democrats Vote With Re- publicans on Motion to Over- ride Majority Caucus. EARLY PASSAGE PROBABLE Washington, Aug. 21.—By 27 to 24, the senate today voted to take up the immigration bill, which the demo- cratic caucus had determined to poste pone until next session. Nine demo- crats voted with the republicans for the motion. When debate on the provisions re- lating to Asiatics was begun, galler- ies were cleared and consideration of those features proceeded in secret, .Passage of the bill seemed assured by today's action, and it was predicted the bill would be brief. President Wilson vetoed the bill last year be- cause of the literacy test. Believe President Would Sign. Some democratic senators believe the president will not veto the bill again, although it retains the literacy test, to which he then objected. Those who think the president might sign the bill, point to'his veto in which he wrote: i 4 ; I have no pride of opinion in this question, 1 am not foolish ‘enough to profess to know the wishes and ideals of America better than the body of its chosen representatives know them. I only want instruction direct from those whose fortunes with ours and all men’s are involved.” Senators in favor of immediate ac- tion on the bill agreed that in these words the president left an opening for reversal of his former action, and they will endeavor to convince him that the people of the country now do want the literacy test as a bar against the flood of immigration which will follow the war. A The motion to take up the bill was made by Senator Smith of South Carolina, chairman of the immigra- tion committee. The committee has amended the house bill in an effort to meet objections of Japan to the sec- tions relating to Asiatic exclusion. Villa Chief Cuts 0ff Ears of Twenty Carranzistas El Paso, Tex:, Aug. 21.—The story of a Villa chief, with his own hands, | cutting off the ears of twenty prison- | ers, who later were shot, is told by a rescued prisoner in El Democrata of Chihuahua City, copies of which arrived here yesterday. The chief { who committed the atrocity was Baudelio Uribe, commander during Villa’s recent raid on Jimenez. i Uribe captured a small body of de facto government soldiers, accord- ing to witness, and called on them to join his band. Twenty failed to re- spond. Finding them stubborn, Uribe a captain to shoot them, This order | was carried out just as a rescuing | party came up. The bodies were recovered by the government troops. 'Man Killed in Auto Accident Near Webster City, 1a, Aug. 21.—(Spe- cial Telegram.)-~C. W. died in the hospital here this morning as the result of an automobile acci- dent. He was out with a party of five and the car was going at a good rate of speed when it hit a high cul- vert. Mr. Hollenbeck was thrown out and his skull fractured. Another of the party went through the wind- shield and broke an arm. Woman Murdered, Children Starving Chicago, Aug. 21.—~The headless body of Mrs, Catharine LaBello and two children, a baby, about 6 months old, and another child a year old, ap- raremly dying from starvation, were ound in an apartment in West Twen- ty-fourth street today. Police be- lieve the woman had been chopped to death with an axe or hatchet. There were no wounds on the children. The woman had been dead for three or four days, the police say. Three men are under arrest. in con- nection with the murder, One of the men is believed to be the husband of b 3 the victim. I trimmed their cars and then ordered | Webster City, Ia.' Hollenbeck | On Tralne, at Hotels, News Stands, ete., So. CAPTURED GERMAN SUBMARINE MINE LAYER—The captured U-C-5, is here shown in dry dock in England. After placing the boat on exhibition the War Office ordered her dry dock for a fresh coat of paint and repairs. She probably will be put into service for the British navy. The mines at the top are released by machinery worked from inside. [TALIAN TROOPS LAND AT SALONIKI Event Taken to Mean 'Active State of War Betwen Italy and German Empire. BIG OAMPAIGN PROJECTED Paris, Aug. 21-—Italian troops be- gan to disembark at Saloniki ysster- day, says the Havas dispatch from that point. On' leaving their ships, the dispatch says, the Italians passed through Saloniki to camp, preceded by military bands of the allies and cheered by the populace. Active participatton by Ttalian troops in the Saloniki campaign would mean the existence of a state of war‘between Germany and Italy. Ger- many is directing the operations against the allies on the front and the official German reports show it has forces there. Some Austrian troops also probably are employed and possi- bly ‘Furks, but the major portion of the army is made up of Bulgarians, Recent reports have indicated = the withdrawal of Austrian troops from the Balkans for use on the Russian and Italian fronts, . As the entente allies are believed to have a force of some 700,000 Brit- ish, French' and Serbian troops on the Saloniki~ #ront, 'the “sending of rein- forcements at: this titne, just after the opening of hostilities on a large scale would indicate that the' allies have embarked on a campaign of ex- tensive proportions, Italy, which has a considerable surplus of troops, has been urged to take a more active part in the Balkan operations, but was believed to have refrained partly on account of the fact that it was not at war with Germany. There have been sev- eral recent indications, however, that a declaration of hostilities was forth- coming. A commercial treaty between these nations was abrogated, a Ger- man court ruled that Germany is actually, though not formally at war with Italy and last week it was re- ported the defense of Trieste would be taken over by Germans. Italian participitation in the Balkan opera- tions hitherto has been limited to occupation of the Albanian port of Avalona, which was effected before Italy declared war on Austria: CONSTERNATION AT ATHENS Seizure of Florina by Bulgarians Causes Great Deal of Excitement. Athens, Aug. 19.—(Via London, Aug. 21.—)The Bulgarian occupaticn of Florina caused consternation in the capital and hasty conference of the king, the general staff and mem- bers of the cabinet. The advance of the German and Bulgarian forces in the direction of Kavalia also is causing disquiet, al- though the impression is general that | this movement is ‘a mere political maneuver, calculated - to influence Roumania and affect the Greek elec- tions, Berlin, Aug. 21.—-(By Wireless to Sayville.)—The Bulgarian headquar- ters statement of August 17, covering events preceding the obcupation of Florina, (eporlin%lhe renewal of the fighting in the Doiran lake region, Seventeenth French says, sion participated in the | “The enti ‘ggeviuusly reported battle of August cavalry di . “The enemy’s artillery continued its fire against our positions south and west of Lake Doiran. His infan- try attacked at two points, but met with heavy ‘losses when coming within range of our fire and was forced to retreat.” Depositors Try to Storm Closed Bank Chicago, ~ Aug. 21-—Twenty-five policemen were: rushed to one of the Silver banks today when a crowd of persons, said to number nearly 1,000, {made what looked like an attempt to | storm the building. The prompt ac- | tior of police restored order. ‘The two private banks of Adolph Silver & Co.,, ' which were closed Saturday when Max Silver, manager, fled, were placed in the hands of a receiver today following the filing of an involufitary petition of bankruptey against the banks by counsel for three depositors. Deposits in the banks are various! estimated at from $40,000 to $100,000. Adolph Silver, who founded the banks and who has been in California for his_health, has' started fon Chi- cago. Selrc}l 18 being made for Max Silver, who is charged with receiving deposits in an insolvent bank. THE WEATHER FARR SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. 'WILSON RENEWS HIS DEMANDS ON RAIL PRESIDENTS President Insists That His Plan for Settlement of Wage Controversy be Accepted by Roads. WORK ON COUNTER OFFER Employers Expect to Have Proposition Ready to Sub- mit to EmpNoyes Tuesday. MEN HOLD SHORT SESSION Washington, Aug. 21.—When the railroad executives left the White House this afternoon after their con- ference with President Wilson, Mr. Holden, their spokesman, said there was no change in the situation, but that the executives would go intq ses. sion in an effort to reach a decision. “We are now ready to get down to brass tacks,” said one of) the railroad | presidents. “Up to the present time our discussions have been informal entirely, but from now on, we will make determined efforts to reach a decision. i President Wilson in his address reiterated his previous argument by pointing out that other railroads play an important part in the military pre- paredness of the country, and that _as they are a vital part of the industrial framework of the nation, it was abso- lutely necessary to keep them running at the c&gsem time, 5 Mr. Wilson told the railroad ex- ecutives ‘he did not blame them for fighting for the principle of arbitra- tion, but that he believed under pres- ent circumstances they should accept the eight-hour day and leave the working out of the principle of arbi- tration until later. The railroad executives did nct en- ter intp an argument wtih the presi- dent, but afterward said they were deeply impressed and would give full weight to his argument at their con- ferences. The president declared he agreed with them in believing in arbitration of industrial disputes, but that in view of the railroad employes' re- fusal to accept arbitration it was im- practical to discuss the issue ut pres- ent. He urged the railroad execu- tives and their ‘managers in their meetings to consider the disaster which would follow a strike. 'With all the world depending in a measure upon the products catastrophe for the ‘railway systems of this country to be tied up. He said that in working for preparedness in the United States, the work of the railroads had played an important part in his considerations, and that all of the plans of the government for preparedessn would be thrown away. (gn that ground he appealed to the patriotism of the employers. Washington, Aug. 21.—President Wilson today reiterated to the rail- road executivu,\ including the new arrivals from the west, his demand that they accept his plan for the set- tlement of the threatened railroad strike. The executives then began the first of a series of meetings in which they will trame their reply. I As the railroad presidents entere: the White House, Hale Holden, their spokesman, said the executives al- ready here had sought to maintain open minds on the entire qucstmn,'puq tlfat after President Wilson had ex- plained his plan thoroughly to the new arrivals, consideration of all questions involved would be begun with the object of reaching a final de- cision, Will Make Counter Proposition. The railroad heads spent several hours today trying to devise some form of settlement of the threatened strike which would still preserve the principle of arbitration gnd be one which President Wilson could prevail upon the men to accept. ¥ “One of the suggestions the presi- | dents were prepared to make at the White House was for legislation to | create a board to investigate when trouble threatened between railroad employers and employes. The board would be created by act of congress, Pending its investigation, the em- ployes would not be permitted to | strike or take a strike vote. the board had reached its, conclusions from the facts, a public report would be made and there would be oprorm- nity for arbitration, but it would not be . compulsory. refused the men would vote directly on the question of a strike. It was understood the railroad executives were not yet ready to pre- sent their final answer today to the president on his plan. The confers (Continued on Page Two, Column Twe.) g One or two insertions will often get desired results, but seven-time ads always bring many answers. We don’t paint the pic- . ture of results any | rosier than our years of experience justifies ug in expecting. Call or 1000 for Bee ] mt-Ad‘:._, ] £ the United States, he said, it would be a * After | If arbitration was |