Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 28, 1916, Page 1

\ v ;‘ ) . B \ PART ONE NEWS SECTION PAGES 14TO 10, VOL. XLVI—NO. {14, WILLCOX BRANDS BAKER'S CHARGE APOLITICAL PLAY Republican Committee Chief Says War Secretary Issued Statement About, Raid” to Get Votes. , ACT STUPID OR INFAMOUS Either Way Position of Depart- ment Head “to Be * Criticised. LANGUAGE IS\ VIGOROUS New York, Oct. 27—William R. k<= Willcox, chairman of the republican national committee, issued a state- ment ‘today in reference to the one of last night by Secretary of War Baker that definite information had been received by the War departmént that a bandit attack upon American troops or an American border town had been arrangéd to take place before elec- tion day by “enemies of the adminis- i * tration’s policy towards Mexico.” Mr. Willcox alluded also to Secretary of State Lansing’s declaration that the ar department’s statement was not intended as’an, assault upon the ad- ministratiof's political opponents. Shows Stupidity or Infamy. “In view of Secretary Lansing's statement in the morning papers,” said| Chairmad Willcox, “Mr. Baker was guilty either of amazing sthipidity. or of a disingenuous attempt to gain votes for Mr. Wilson by misrepresen-~ tation. If Mr. Lansing is quoted cor- rectly, he went over the Baker state- ment before it was issued and Yhe Baker statement, therefore, appears to be the joint product of Mg Wil- son’s two cabinet officers, There can be little doubt in the minds of any- one what this statement was desig- nated to accomplish,” “The careful phrasing of Mr. Baker shows an /attempt to make political capital out of what he appears to have regarded as an impending disaster on the Mexican border. This political capital was to be gained by charging that enemies of Mr. Wilson’s policy with regard to Mexico were behind it and fhat the attempt was to take place between now and election. Qther parts o fMr. Baker's statement are|ters’ case, The facts are that Loewe, susceptible of the same interpretation. |4 hat manufacturer, sued members of Purposee of Statement. “If, as Mr. Lansing says, Mr. Baker b .made this statement without prehending that it Was a vi cl ainst t:merifcan cmi:tifll.“ ; plying the infamous guilt of treason, then Mr. Baker has once more du: played theremarkable bias of mind |2t the first learing because/ tha judgy which prompted -him. to. make the npatriotic statement regarding revo- utionary soldiers in his -speech in ersey City. If, on the other hand, Mr. Baker deliberately attempted to create political capital out of a na- tional disaster, his position is in- famous.” _ Mr. Willcox added that if the War departmerft had information in re- gard to the expected attack “it is the juty of the administration to use ev- ry power-nf the governmeiit to-find out the guilty ones and punish them.” Beveridge Gives * Address to Crowd At the Auditorium Sénator Athert J. Beveridge of In- diana arrived here at 3:30 p. m. yes- terday from the west and addressed a meeting in the evening at the Audi- torium. He was met by John L. Ken- nedy, Norris Brown and County chairman Howell of the republican central committee. “I never followed a man with more heart and soul than I am following Charles E. Hughes at this time. Without ‘doubt -he is a man of indu- bitable sincerity and, integrity, as well as great mental attainments,” said the senator. He reports Hughes sentiment grow- all through the west and nprth- est, where he had been on a speak- ing tour. he Auditorigar the address. was crowded for The 'We‘;ther For Nebraska—Falr, Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. ¢ Leader Misstate: comy hl’}c ripus S(?;kl.l Ame] 9| ciety was held Wednesday in the GENERAL SIR DOUGLAS HAIG, British comimander in the west. This is the latest photograph to be received in this country. | S8 OOVEIg SG,. ., TAFT ANSWERS GOMPERS' SPBECH Ex-President Charges Labor Facts_ in Danbury Hatters’ Case. | HIGH COURT UNANIMOUS St. Louis, Mo., #Oct.” 27.—Former President Taft, speaking at St. Louis | last night, attacked Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, for misleading matter with reference to the Danbury Hatters case and for shifting to the shoulders of | others the responsibilities cresited as the resuft of his bad counsel. 2 “Mr. ,Gompers, who has delivered the tabor vote -of 'this “country, as usual, to the democratic candidate,” Mr. Taft said, “attacks. Mr. .Hughes for the unanimous. judgment of the supreme court in the Danbury Hat- tife- Hatters’ union of Danbury: be- cause they had destroyed His business boycotting his customers in va- “The case went twice to fl‘fi preme court. A new trial was grde su- red had not let the jury decide the facts. At .this hearing the supreme court construed the anti-trustelaw and hel that if Loewe could convince a jury of the facts he charged he had a good case. Mr. Justice Hughes was not then a mémber of the court. In the second Trial the jury found the facts to be as charged by Loewe, and a large verdict was entered for Loewe. The case was again taken to the su-| preme court and that court unani-| mously sustained the judgment »be- cause the second trial had been con- ducted according to 'its previous in- structions. Mr. Justice Hughes was one of nine to make ‘this ruling, and followed the previous judgment. Gompers Misled Workers. “For this. Mr. Gompers says no workingman should wvote for Mr. Hughes. Mr. Gompers is not the man to advise workingmen on this subject. He encouraged th¢ defend- ants to“do what they did. He ad- vised them to violate the law. He advised them to incur heavy expense, he induced them to pledge their prop- erty to pay the large judgment on the.promise that the American Fed- eration of Labor would hold them harmless. When' the judgment was affirmed and’ their homes were to be sold he declined to rescue them. If was not until a storm of indignation swept over the country at his dodg- ing of responsibility, that he finally yielded, and he and his fellow leaders | are now, I am informed, assessing all members of the American Federation | of Labor td pay the heavy judgment and costs which his recklessness and spirit of/ lawlessness caused and for which e is chiefly responsible.” Southwest Dentists Meet at Holdrege Holdrege, Neb., Oct, 27.—(Special.) —The ninth annual meeting of the Southwestern Nebraska Dental So- offices of Dr. H. R. Belville, with forty dentists in attendance. The Hour. Deg. JBoa muag .t 4 8w 7 & 8 a 9 a. m 10 a. m 1 a m 12 noon 1p m 2p.m 3 p.m 4p m 6p. m 6.p. m 7'p. m 8 p. m, 61 Compnrative Local Record. 1916, 1915. 1914. 1913, jHighest yekterday.... 89 ' 78 650 4a Lowest - yesterday. 46 50 27 2 Mean temperatute.... 58 64 38 38 Precipitation T .00 .00 . .00 Temperature a recipitation departures from the hormal at Oméha since March 1, and compared with the last two 3 Normal Normal \ precipitation ficlency for the day 107 Inch rainfall since March .84 Inches’ seficiency _since Mareh 1. Deficloney” for cor. perfod, 1 Detlelency for cor. period, 1914.. 2, Reports From -Stations at 7 P, ‘M. Station and-State” Temp. High- Rain- of Weather, Tp.m. est. fall L ? 56 .00 62 A1 64 200 66 160 7 100 Lander, 66 200 North 72 90 Omuha, clear 69 43 \ Pueblo ' clear 4 .00 Valentine, cle \ 72 200 '[E. A. Thomas of Hastings. 5 took up all the time during the day, | clinics and demonstrations accom- | panied by lectires were given by Doc- |tors G. W. Hamilton of Council | Bluffs, Fred Webster of Lincoln’ and This, the regular business meeting, | | with At the business meeting the following officers were elected: President, C. H. Brugh of Chester; vice president, W. D. Grandy, Superior; secretary, H. R. Belville, Holdrege; treasurer, | John Hamilton, Orleans; delegate to | the. exccutive council of the State| Society, R. W. Wintersteen, Hold- | rege. The 1917 meeting will’be held | at Cambridge. The sesions were con- | ¢luded with a banquet at ¢he Hamp- ton hotel at 8 p. m, Congressman Kendall Makes Address at Aurora Aurora, Neb., Oct. 27.—(Speciak)— The largest political meeting so far in Aurora was that which last night | | greeted Congressman N. E. Kendall |of Towa at the opera house. Practic- |ally every seat on the lower floor was occupied. The Aurora quartet, con-| sisting of S. F. Anderson, George| Baird, Dr. I, W, Haughey and George | Hauser, furnished the music, and Sen- ator C. E. Sandall and Congressman ~ “T') indicates trace of precipitation, J L« A WELSH, Meteerologist, Kendall the oratory. . by | the day. | 15 Oltosen Lawmaker VOTE FOR HUGHES VOTE FOR LASTING PEACE, EINSIST Republican . -Oandida. Mexican Policies istration Safety fi IS AMAZED AT THE CHARGE Leaves to Secretary of War Difficulties in Extricating Self From Suggestions. NOMINEE SPEAKS AT UTICA |} Utica, N. Y., /Oct. 27.—Charles E. Hughes today told an audience here that a vote for him, far from being a vote for war; was a vote for last- ing peace. Mr. Hughes,also declated that he would “lgave to the secretary of war his difficulties in the effort to extricate himself fromh the unfor- tunate suggeStions which were re- ported to have been made by him in receiit utterances.* It was Mr. Hughes’ first speech of “It is said that a vote for me mean§ a vote for war,’ ’Mr. Hughes asserted. “What a prepes- terous suggestion. A vote for me is a vote for lasting peace because it is a vote for maintaining the honor of the country, for maintaining both the self-respect and esteem of all of the nations of, the earth. “I am amazed at the charge that is thus brought in the light of the ac- tions which our opponents have taken with respect to our neighboring cobn- try- of Mexico. If there was ever/a policy menacing to safety, a policy which was the opposite of a policy for the conservation of peace, it was the policy which was there, pursued—if, indeed, it could, in view of the incon- sistency of actidn taken, be called a policy at all. “I leave to the secretary of war his difficulties in the effort to extricate himself from the unfortunate sugges- tions which were reported to haye been ‘made in a recent utterance. I shall not folldw him in that utterance except to. say that I .marvel that | any officer of the administration con- |3 templating the atrocities by murder- ing ‘and raping bandits, unspeakable atrocities narrated by the secretary of state only recently, should ever think of the revolution which gave us ourifreedom, and of our patriotic fotefathers who fought for that free- | ° J dom in such a, connection.” If This Real Farmer Watch Among visitors in Omaha is Joseph Osler of Elsie, who las'the distihc- tion of being a real farmer running for the legislature inthe 70th rep- resentative district, comprising Hayes, Chase anil Perkins counties. Mr. Osler, who is-one of the early pioneers of that part of the state, having homesteaded part of his pres- ent farm in 1885, and is the,man who in the National Farmers'® Congress last year at Omhaa, had the nerve and ability to suctessfully reply to a speech that was madé on the floor of thexCongress, th? left the impresion that western Nebraska djd not have much money and did not cut much figure/ All present rememberg that the way. he corrected that£roncous impresSiog in convincing” language was a revelation to that audience of representaive men\from the different states of the urfion, Mr. Osler's; speech at that congress did more to set’ western Nebraska right before the people ‘of the United States than a Live Ong tanything that has ever been said. Mr. Osler does not farm the farmer as the politicians do, but he farms the soil and raises cattle, horses and hogs, and fattens them out for the market; ‘he runs his own ranch and attens to his own busines, and stands well with his neighbors., He is voucher for as a man who stands for morality and god' government, and no man has done more to help the churches and Sunday schools in that section. If a legislature could be made up of men like him, Nebraska could expect legislation only bene- ficial to the state, rather than just squandering ‘the tax payers money. Joint Debate on Wet and Dry Issue Here Next Tuesday Arrangements have been pe}fecled for a debate on prohibition by Hon, *Jacob E. Meeker of St. Louis and Dr. Titus Lowe of Omgha. The subject for disdfission is: “Resolved, that Nebraska should retain its present regulatory licenfe and local option law, rather than ac- cept the propwsed prohibitory amend- ment.” ’ The time of the debate will be two hours, to be divided as follows: Dr, Lowe will open the debate in a forty- five-minute speech, to be Yollowed by Mr. Meeker “in a forty-five minute speech. Dm. Lowe will then have fifteen minutes to conclude his" fe- marks, and Mr, Mecker will close the debate in a fifteen-minute speech, The public is invited, to attend. There will be no reservation of seats, Hon. John L. Webster will preside. The agreement is signed by L. F. Cro- foot, president Nebsaska. Prosperity league, and Elmer E. Thomas, dry campaign manager. George Brandeis Buys Farm on-West Pacifi¢ George Brandeis has bought gixty acres on West Pacific R Wilkinson, a nontresidcnt. ad- joining Arwood dairy and north of Loveland farms. The Yale was made by the, O'Keefe Real Estate company. ~ stree} from| | . | | Cap; CARRANZA DENIES ALARMHST REPORTS Villa is Nob Besieging: Cliihua- hua and Zapata Does Not Menace Oapital. P AR sty FELIX DIAZ 18 IN FLIGHT New York, Oct. 27.—The following telegram from ~General . Carranza, dath Megico City, October 27, 2:30 a. m., was made publi\c today by Juan T. Burns, Mexican ‘consul-gcncr:\l at New York. ¢ “Absolutely false, that Bindit Villa is besieging the City of Chihuahua or that Zapta menaces the tranquility of Mexico City. Diaz was utterly de- feated in recent skirmishes with our troops and is now fleeing with a few followers to Guatemala. I shall re- main in Mexico City until the con- stitutional convention at Quererro. All military operations hayve been suce cessful and ‘the Situation is improv- ing daily. | (Signed.) {V. CARRANZA." Villa Moving Southward. El Paso, Tex., Oct. 27 —Francisco Villa and_his bandits have left the Mexico Northwestern railroad at or near Santa Ysabel, twenty-five miles southwest of Chihuahua City, and are moving sough in the general direc- tion of Satevo, states a message which was received at the Carranza con- sulate here ‘today. The_message was signed by Gen- eral Jacinto B, Ttrevino and was dated October 26. It was in reply to a re- quest by Andres Garcia, inspector- eneral of consulates, asking for de- 'finite information regarding Villa's movements: In the message General Trevino de- nied that there had been any fighting at Fresno, eight miles from Chihuahua City, and added that Villa had been forced to abandon his base at Santa Ysabel and had gone south toward Satevo. The message stated that early engagements were expected be- tween the Carranzd forces and those of Villa in the district southeast o the state capital, ,General Trevino characterized the report that government officials had been warned to leave Chihuahua City as “absurd.” Lawyers Will Hear Referee Tell of Bankruptey Tricks “Some Pitfalls in Bankruptcy,” will be the topic of Auofilcy Charles G. McDonald, referee_ in bankruptcy, when he speaks Safurday noon at the Commercial club before members of the Barrister's, club. PASO JUNTA RUNS VILLA MOVE Ingpector Asserts = Bandit's Actions Directed From Border City. EXTRA SCOUTS AT BORDER El Paso, Tex., Oct, 27.—Before leav- ing for New York today on a confi- dential mission for his government, | Andres Garcia, "inspector-general of Carraniza consulates in the United States, announced that_he was in pos- session of information that a “junta” was in existence in.El Paso, which had for its purpose the diercting of Villa’s movements in the field. He said this organization was composed of former revotutionists, who had been close tq Villa in the past, and added that he had geceived an uncon- \irmed reports that their were a few Americafis implicated in the organiZa- tion. While he admitted having no defi- nite information as to the possibility of a raid on the border by Villd or men in his command, he said he had been informed that such a raid,might be ‘made on the border at some, iso- flated point between El Paso and San Antonio. Villa Buys Pesos. “He said he had information that Mexican silvcrdpcsos were being Fur- chased here and at other points along the border and expressed the opinion that these coins were being smuggled across the border for Villa to pay his men, * the bandit leader having promised them one silver peso a day, according to information from the in- terior. Mr, Garcia's departure for New York at this time is believed here to have a direct bearing on the pres- ent situation on the border. He de- clined to niake known the purpose of his mission, fl)ich he said, however, aould be in the interest of peace in Mexico. He said he would not go to Atlantic_City, N./J,, to confer with the Mexican peace commissioners. &r Garcia is a personal friend of Elifo Arrendondo; ambassador-designate at Washington, and it is ljelived here he will confer with him regarding recent border developments. ¢ Extra Scouts at Columbus, Columbus, N, M,, Oct. 27.—The dis- patch of extra scouting details to border points followed receipt of or- ders here today for military com- manders to be an: the alert for raids into American territory by Mexican bandits. The orders came from Sgc- retary of War Baker. - War! Q| 4 | partment. yright, 1016, International News Servige. - DESTROYER FIGHT [N ENGLISH CHANNEE Two German Warships Sunk, One British is Missing and One Disabled. TRY TO RAID TRANSPORTS London, Oc¢t. 27.5Ten German tor- pedo boat destroyers “attempted to. raid the British cross channel trans- port service last night, ‘Sut the at- tempt failed, says_an official state- ment issued by the British admiralty today. Two of the' German destroy- ers were sunk and the others were driven off, One British torpedo boat destroy- er, the Flirt, is missing, the British statement adds and another destroy- er, the Nubian, #as disabled by a tor- pedo and ran aground. Nine members of the crew of the Flirt were saved. The German destroyers succeeded in sinking one empty ‘transport, the Queen, The crew was saved, The British admiralty amnounce- ment follows: “Daring. last night (h‘ enemy at- tempted a raid with ten destroyers on our cross channel transport service, The attempt failed. 4 “Two of the enemy destroyers sunk and the rést were driven off. “His majesty's torpedo boat Flirt, Lieutenant, Richard P. Kellet, royal navy, is missing, and it is said he may be lost, but nine of the crew have been saved, - “His. majesty’s torpedo baat de- stroyer 'N@thian, Commander Mon- ere tague Bernard, was disabled by a|f torpedo and taken in tow, but owing to the bad weather the tow parted and it-grounded.” Tréveling Men Appeal to Stomach, Mind and Heart Cider, doughnuts, apples, cigars, thusic and oratory compose the pro- gram for the meeting of the Travel- ers’ ProteCtive association, post A S‘n«lurday night at.the Commercia] club, Rev. John F. Poucher, who recently returned from Mexico, will talk on “Boys On the Border, or Mexico as I Saw It Howard Steberg, Bernard E. fons- ton, Joe Sjolin and Rudolph "Hel- gren, who make up the Impekial quartet, will sing, In addition there will be solos by A. J.'Alvord ‘and John McCreary. The post is%stéring a membership campaign. Fred Eckardt captains one teamn and Otto Wohlford leads the other. The losers are to furnish a big banquet for the winners, | Black Sea there was quiet. _|RUSSIANS AND ROUMANIANS IN FULL RETREAT Entente Forces in Dobrudja Continue fo Retire, 8ay Re- ports from Sofia and Petrograd. . N\ - | FIGHT IN TRANSYLVANIA Village of Bdlan and Piatroats kul Heights, Near Okna, Taken by Roumanians, ‘ BATTLE ON RIVER "JIUL Sofia, Oct. 26.—(Via London, Oct. 27.)—The Russo~Roumanian army in Dobrudja is- in precipitate retreat north and west from the Tcherna- voda-Constanza railway, toward Hire sova, Braila and Tulstchia, on the Danube, says an official statemént ‘of the war office issuad today. The caps*» ture of fifteen ofkcers and 771 men and fift€@n machine - guns is _an- ' naunced, The statement reads: “On the Macedonia front there has been no change. South of Lake Presbo there was , an engagement with weak . enemy /nits. On the front between Lake Pregba and the !| Aegean coast there was nothing but weak artillery firing. The ~Aegean, | coast was calm. “Roymanian front: Along “he n the witble Dobrudja front the enemy is in repipitate retreat toward Tultcha, %niln and Hirsova, Our pursuit con= tinues. On Wednesday we captured fifteen officers, 771 nfen and fifteen machine guns. - Quiet prevails on the Danube front.” Roumanians Take Village. Petrograd, Oct. 27.—(Via London.) * —Roumanian troomo erating on the western frontier oldavia have captured the Transy|vanian village of Balan and the Piatrarotkut heights, according to the official statement is- sued today by the Russian war de- Fierce fighting, the s ment adds, ' is . continuing on banks of the -Jiul river : The statement follo: | 4 “Transylvanian front: Ol the West- ern frontier of Mdldavia the Rouma- nians after a short offensive captured the village of Balan, nine miles north- - west of Okna, and the Platrarotkl heights, nine miles southwest of Okna. : the western Valakhia frontier! ounfanians have arrested the en- offens! are consg it eir . Onh er Jiul fierce fightin| tinys Roumanians Are h‘!&:rm Petrograd, Oct, 27.—(Via —-Afnzo of ferinzz stubbdrn -Bulgarian-Tork. ance to iy inn I’;b st m} ish foree: attac| Rugsians and ‘Roumanians, accordi to today's official Russian statement, re retiring to the north ween Hirso! line is .appro: and sixt; *| navoda-Constanza railroad line, The statement adds that the forces. of the cém powers l}fnd ‘their al~ i continbing their attack along ntire front in Dobrudja, n forces yesterda; ! an attack against the Russian posi- bank of the ity of Goldo« el tions on the weste: Shara river in the vi vitchi and forced tht retirement of the Russians.to the easterh bank of the river, says today's Russian ofs ficial statement. Vo ’ Russians Lose ln/Lutlk. Berlin, Oct. 27.—(By Wireless . to Sayville.)—Russian troops in the dis- trict west of Lutsk, in Volhynia, made a heavy attack at midnight on the Austro-German line in. the - Kiselin section, after prolonged artillery prep= aration. The attack, the wyr office announces, broke down before the de- fensive entanglements. 7 “The Russians have repeated their attacks along the Shara river, but failed to gain any advantage. “In #he southern Carpathians there were renewed assaults on the/Teu- tonic limes by the Russigns and Rou~ maniang, but here also the hostile efe fort to advance was futile.” Republican Valley % Doctors Meet at McCook McCook, Neb., ‘Oct. 27.—(Special) = —Republican Valley- Yedical assogia- tion convention opened Thursday with a bar;duet spread by the local doctors in Masonic hall, served by the Eastern Stary an elaborate' affair which was followed by a brief, spicy toast list. The entire afternoon was devoted to papers™and discussions. by various members of the agsocia- tion. Besides the members of ‘this association, tifere werg present Dr, J. M. Bannister and Dlid) A. Young, both of Omaha, who entered into the discussions. - The election of officers or next year resulted: Pgesident, Dr. C. L. Fahnestock, McCook; vice prévident, Dr. J. K. Muldoon, Arapa= hbe; secretary, Dr. L. W. Rork, Ox- ford; treasurer, Dr. W. D. Shields, Holgeege. The next meeting will be held in May in Holdrege. / P e e ) One Cent Will Buy The sm‘allest of Uncle Sam’s < . \ Jastage stamps. E o An evening newspaper, The/space each word your Want-Ad occupies in The Omaha Bee. b And you_ certainly get your money’s worth from any one of the three, ' \ unched/ .. [ \