Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 20, 1916, Page 1

e e ot People don’t like to buy from unknown merchants, or unknown goods; adver- tising makes steady cus- tomers. VOL. XLVI—NO. 133 ~ = - AP e THE OMAHA DAILY BEE OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 71916. THE WEATHER FARR SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. MONASTIR TAKEN BY FRENCH FROM CENTRAL POWERS Chief Southern Serbian Town Captured From Germans and Bulgarians, Accord- ing to Paris. DEMAND MADE ON GREECE Vice Admiral Fournot Insists on Nearly All Army's Arms. NOTE SENT GOVERNMENT Paris, Nov. 19.—French troops this morning captured from the German and Bulgarian forces the chief south- ern Serbian town of Monastir, accrd- ing to an official announcement made this afternoon by the French war de- partment. Athens, Saturday, Nov. 18 (Via London), Nov. 19.—Vice Admiral Fournet, commander of the Anglo- French fleet in the Mediterranean, last night presented to the Greek govern- ment a note demanding the sur- render to the entente allies of all arms, munitions and artillery of the Creek army, with the exception of some 50,000 rifles now in actual use by the forces remaining after the last step of demobilization. Chicago Grain Men Deny Farmers Giye Out False Reports Chicago, Nov. 19.—Chicago grain men and students of crop conditions here today contradicted a charge made by Joseph Hartigan, commis- sioner of weights and measures in New York, that western farmers had under-estimated their crop reports to the federal government and forced up the price of foodstuffs. “The attack of Mr. Hartigan on the honesty of the American farmer and the reliability of the government crop-reporting system is just about as far from the truth as his state- ment of a few weeks ago that the Board of Trade had bought up all the wheat of the country and were making the high cost to the con- sumer,” said J. P. Griffin, president of the Chicago Board of Trade. “Both statements show that the gentleman has not studied the crop situation to l_n,\g "degree worthyd of considera- tiofi. Wilson Tells Labor Men Justice Should Have a Heart in It Washington, Nov. 19.—President Wilson told a delegation from the American Federation of Labor late today that all class feeling in America should be wiped out by the establish- ment of a “justice with a heart in it.” He declared that no one who fails to work for this end is qualified to call himself a true American. ; The delegation comprised the mem- bership of the federation’s annual convention which has been meeting in Baltimore. The delegates came to Washington to congratulate the presi- dent on his re-election. Samuel Gompers, Eresident of the federation, acted as the spokesman. “House of Morgan” Man Sees Wilson Washington, Nov. 19.—Henry P. Tavison, a partner of J. P. Morgan, held a conference with President Wil- sun at the Whit: House tonight. The engagement was made at Mr. Day- ison's request. Mr. Davison’s call at the White House was linked in some. quarters with a report that Morgan industries had helped form the National Indus- trial Conference board, with the pur- pose of organizing employers to fight the eight-hour day. Mr. Davison told friends here that the story was an “absolute fabrication.” To newspa- per men he said he did not wish to make a formal denial, because his house never commented on newspa- per reports. White House officials were equally silent. - Chicago-New York Flyer Makes Stop Binghamton, N. ¥,, Nov. 19.—Ruth Law, flying*from Chicago to New York, lfmdcj 7here at 4:20 p. m. The Weather \ Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. Hour. Deg. & m.. " a m a m W m a. m am a m m p.m . m p. m p. m P p.m . m,. Comparative Local Record. 1916. 1915, 1914, 1013, 9 1 19 Highest yesterday... b 4 Precipitation ‘ : 5 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal: Normal temperature. Excess for the day. Total excess since Normal precipitation Deficiency for the day. Total rainfall since March 15.93 Inches Deflciency since March 1.. 12.16 inches Defleiency for cor. period, . 1.36 inches Defitclency for cor. ‘period, 1914, 3.68 inches L. A. WELSH, Meteorologlst. {in the army. INQUIRY I¥I0 RALL [WILSON FACING PROBLEMS BEGINS Special Committee Appointed by Congress Will Act at Washington Today. MUST REPORT BY JAN. 8 Washington, Nov. 19.—Congres- sional investigation into the broad question of government regulation and control of railroads and other com- mon carriers, suggested by President Wilson in his opening address to the last session, begins here tomorrow be- fore a joint committee of senators and representatives. A Although the investigation was au- thorized before the threatened strike by the four great brotherhoods, the investigation will go into the ques- tions which came up at that time, such as regulatior of wages by the Inter- state Commerce commission and legis- lation to prevent a similar situation. Questions ,which the investigators will take up go to the heart of the transportation problem and the in- uiry probably will have a potent in- auence in congress on the subject of government and ownership. Many .Interests Will Appear. The committee is required to report to congress by January 8, and an ef- fort may be made to put through legislation before the session eads on March 1, after which the administra- tion will not have its present majority in the house. 2 The resolution for the investigation came at the conclusion of man months of effort on the part of rail- roads and others interested in ques- tions affecting them, to have a com- prehensive inquiry into all phases of government control. Suggested by President. President Wilson in his address to congress in December, 1915, called at- tention to the need in this language: “The transportation problem is an exceedingly serious and pressing one in this country. There has from time to time of late been reason to fear that our railroads would not much longer be able to cope with it suc- cessfully, as at present equipped and co-ordinated. I suggest thatit would be wise to provide for a commission of inquiry to ascertain by a thorough canvass of the whole question whether our laws as at present framed and administered are as serviceable as they ;nigl,:’t be in the solution of the prob- em. Six months later the joint resolution was adopted. It provides for the ap- pointment of five senators and five representatives “to investigate the subject of the government control and regulation of interstate and foreign transportation, the efficiency of the existing system in protecting the rights of shippers and carriers and in promoting the public interest, the in- corporation or control of the incor- oratian of carriers; and all proposed changes in_the organization of the Interstate Commerce commission and the act to regulate commerce, also the subject of government ownership of Y\lblic utilities, such as telegraph, wire- ess, cable, telephone, express com- panies, and railroads engaged in inter- state and foreign commerce and report as to the wisdom or {easibility of gov- ernment ownership of such utilities and as to the comparative worth and efficiency of government regulation and control as compared with govern- ment ownership ' and operation.” Power was given the committee to sit during a recess of congress and to summon witnesses and to call on gov- rernment agencies for assistance. The sum of $24,000 was appropriated for expenses. Under the resolution the following members were named on the commit- tee: Senators Newlands (chairman), Robinson, Underwood, Cummins an Brandegeg and Representatives Adam- son, Sims, Cullop, Esch and Ham- ilton, all coming from the interstate commerce committees of the two houses. Scope of Inquiry. In its announcement of the hearings 'the committee said it would consider the subjects as follows: “The subject of government control and regulation of interstate and for- eign transportation,” and under this head: “The efficiency of the existing sys- tem in protecting the rights of ship- pers and carriers and in promoting the public interest. “The incorporation or cqntrol of the incorporation of carriers. “All proposed changes in the or- ganization of the Interstate Commerce commission as the act to regulate commerce.” Undér another head the committee will consider: “The subject of government owner- ship of all public utilities, such as telegraph, wireless, cable, telephone and express companies, and railroads engaged in interstate and foreign com- merce,” including specifically: “The wisdom or feasibility. of gov- ernment ownership, “The comparative worth and effi- ciency of government regulation and control as compared with government ownership and operation.” Auto Thieves Steal An Armo_rfl Machine El Paso, Tex., Nov. 19.—Officers of the machine gun company of the Thirty-third Michigan infantry re- quested the police to assist in their search for a stolen machine gun auto- mobile belonging to the company. The automobile is the only one of its type It has a searchlight for- ward, another on top and two machine guns mounted to the rear. It was taken from in front of a cafe. Sealed Verdict Returned In the Case of Frost| Chicago, Nov. 19.—A sealed verdict was returned today by the jury which heard the testimony against Albert Frost, wealthy promotet; Oliver W, Bourke, former mayor of Blue Island, and Bext Wing, charged with con- spiracy to bribe the jury in the Alaska land fraud cases in 1913. . It will be read at 10 o’clock tomorrow morpging. SERIOUS ISSUES RAISED BY WAR President Must Deal With Sub- marine Question on One Hand and Allied Block- ade on Other. OTHER IMPORTANT AFFAIRS U-Boat Situation Regarded as the Most Disquieting of Them All CRITICAL CASES PENDING Washington, Nov. 19.—A portent- ious and complicated international situation now faces President Wilson l‘ and for the next few weeks will en- gage his attention and that of his advisors, to the exclusion of all but the most urgent of democratic sub- jects. From now on the president expects to deal with all foreign questions without embarrassment. While it is not évident that there will be any fundamental change in policy, free- dom from fear that any move at all would be misinterpreted as inspired by an international political struggle has been. removed. Questions Facing President. The president must decide how the United States shall meet the Ger- man submarine question on the one hand and the entente allied trade re- strictions on the other; whether the retaliatory legislation shall be en- forced; whether the traditional theory of isolation shall be abandoned for concerted neutral action; whether the country shall have an aggressive or a passive policy toward the peace con- ference; the war after the war; the permanent league to enforce peace, and during the rest of the war shall America’s attitude be governed by benevolent interpretation of interna- tional law according to its own best interests, or shall it ‘be strictly legal- istic, regardless of whom it affects. The most disquieting problems is the German submarine situation. Five critical cases are pending, one in- volving a loss of six American lives, two others involving American ships. Building U-Boats Fort. Inc}'casingly serious -is the fast growing conviction that any kind of a general suMmarine warfare is in- tolerable. Germahy is known to be builc ing submarines rapidly and there is the possibility of a starvation cam- paign against England. The United States might find it difficult to avoid complications. The American attitude is flat and final. No technicalifies would be ad- mitted. Ships must not be sunk with- out warning and with provisions for the safety of the passengers facing high seas or distance from shore. The armed ship issue will not be ac- cepted. Secretary Lansing forsaw it last March when, without announcing his reason, he decreed that merchant vessels could carry a small defensjive gun. . Rest With Germany. . The future of the submarine situa- tion is felt to rest entirely with Ger- many. The next step must come from Berlin. Tyo possibilities are feared; either that'Germany will decide it can starve England by an undersea cam- paign or that it may endeavor to in- d |volve thus country, and thus insure the participation in peace conferences of a_generous enemy. Beyond this, the Lusitania case remains unsettled. Germany has admitted liability and offered indémnity. But the delicate matter of its amount has not been set- tled. Attempts made to close the is- sue have been repeatedly blocked by unexpected new U-boat complications. The ravages of the U-53 off New England were displeasing to the gov- ernment. It was said that continu- ance of the practice would not be per- mitted, as it wou% constitute a prac- tical blockade of American harbors. Less Clear Cut. Relations with the entente allies are less clear cut. Sea power has enabled them, through the blockade and the imposition of the blacklist, virtually to destroy all foreign trade hostile to them and divert all American com- merce to their own uses. Constant belligerent encroachment on neutral rights has led President Wilson to say that neutrality is “intolerable.” War has become so world wide, so unlim- ited as to national boundaries, that it is no longer the hostile army, but the hostile state, men, women and chil- dren, with its outposts all over the world, that is involved. First and oldest of the entente allies’ restrictions is the blockade, which our government has declared illegal be- cause it is both ineffective and dis- criminatory in favor of Norway and Sweden in that it does not blockade the Baltic, and because it attempts to blockade neutral ports, contigious to | Germany, to which British goods-are allowed to go. The case dates back to March 11, 1915, and the last note was the British refusal of April 24, last. Bitterly Condemned. The rationing of Holland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark has been bitter- ly condemned in the blockade notes, where it has been held to be abso- lutely unwarranted in the interruption of neutral trade directly between neu- tral countries. | | California Official Count Shows No Errors, Sacramento, Cal, Nov. 19.—The of- ficial state canvass of election re- turns for seventeen counties now has been made in the office of the sccretary of state. No errors ‘in the electoral vote have been discovered in the figures turned in by county clerks. Counties representing 80 per | cent of the state still are to be heard from. PREPAREDNESS FOR THE COMING FEAST—This is a typical turkey farm scene at about this time. " FATTENING, EM UP/ Generous farmers are feeding the gobblers the finest of gobbler food, that they may appear nice and plump, and weigh more when they reach the city market. BRITISH BATTLE ON INDIA BORDER English Forces Engage Six Thousand Tribesmen and Defeat Them. THIS IS LONDON REPORT London, Nov. 19.—A battle has oc- curred on the frontier of India in which a British force was engaged with 6,000 tribesmen, the war office announced today. The tribesmen were defeated and withdrew with a loss of 100 dead. The engagement occurred near the boundary between India and Afghani- stan. The British took the offensive. The force attacked was made up of Mohammedans. > The British employed airplanes, which had never before been used in military operations on the Indian frontier. Only one person was killed on the British side, the. statement says. Since the proclamation of a holy war by the sultan of Turkey there have been various reports of uprisings in India. It has been stated in Berlin dispatches that unrest in India was increasing and that revolts of consid. erable proportions have broken out. These reports were denied by, the British government and so far as is known there has been comparatively little disorder except along the north- western frontier, where even in peace times disturbances are not infrequent. The rebels are members of a war- like tribe which lives along the Kabul river in northern India, They never have been brought to acknowledge the supremacy of any leaders but their own, and have been accustomed to break from the hills into the low- lands on raiding forays. In March and in October of last year fighting was reported near the Afghanistan frontier, the British on each occasion dispersing hostile forces numbering several thousand men. Find Body of Lost Boy After Nine Months In Lake Michigan Chicago, Nov. 19.—The body of 9-year-old Cyril “Sonny” Matthews, who was lost from his home nine months ago, was washed shore by Lake Michigan yesterday. Search for the boy had been kept up continu- ously by his parents and by school- mates, but no word~had ever been known of his fate until today. Gypsy bands, kidnaping clews and every influence that might have had to do with the boy’s disappearance had been investigated. Rewards had been offered and scores of detectives had been constantly on the search without avail. The body was found by a former dering along the lake shore, and its recovery, the police believe, has in- tensified rather than solved the mys- tery of his disappearance. It is not believed possible that it had been in the lake since his disappearance, February 10. Numerous -letters received by the parents incline them to the belief that the bov was held by kidnapers, who finally killed him, in fear of de- tection. Convicts Force Pen Warden Out of Job Salem, Ore., Nov. 19.—In open re- bellion against the rule of Deputy Warden L. C. Sherwood, who has been in charge at the penitentiary since Warden John Mintos' forced resigndion three days ago, 300 con- victs late yesterday left their work in the prison shops, clamored for and obtained a hearing before the State Board of Control, then in session, and demanded the removal of Sherwood and his staff. - After an -extended hearing the board promised the men that a hu- manitarian warden would be appoint- ed, but declined to give explicit as- surance of the removal of Sherwood. News of the occurrence was sup- pressed until today. * playmate of the boy, who was wan-| Five Thousand Volts Fail to Kill This Lad Redwood City, Cal, Nov. 19.— Five thousand volts of electricity today failed to kill or seriously in- jure 7-year-old Duncan Heiner, al- though it burned off the soles of his shoes. A few severe burns on the bottom of the boy’s feet are the sum total of his injuries. Young Heiner came in contact with a heavy voltage wire after having climbed a power pole. TIDAL WAVE HITS COAST OF FRANCE Much Damage Caused to Ship- ping in ‘the Gulf of . Marseilles. SNOWSTORM ON WAR FRONT Paris, Nov. 19.— Extraordinary weather conditions prevailing in France in the last forty-eight hours culminated yesterday in a tidal wave in' the gulf 'of Marseilles on the Medi- terranean coast, in which many vessels foundered, and disastrous gales on the southwest coat of the Atlantic ocean, According to M. Angot, director of the weather bureau, the fluctuations of the barometer yesterday beat all the records of sixty years for quick changes. From 721 milimetres, which already was 39 below normal, it drop- ped 44 milimetres in thirty-six hours. Snow fell heavily along the British battle front and there were heavy rains and high winds in Paris and in other parts of France. 4 At Marseilles all the cabins on Catalan Beach were carried away and the high waves inundated Corinche- road, stopping the street cars, The storm beat all records for twen- ty years on the Mediterranean coast. phedadihad oo btk i vy American Killed By Villa Bandits El Paso, Tex, Nov. 19.—An uni- dentified American was killed when a Villa band took Jiminez and four Americans were scen under a guard of bandits at Parral during Villa's occupation of that town, according to | reports believed by federal agents to be authentic, brought to the border by refugees. Five Boys Drown in Minnesota Slough Hastings, Minn,, Nov. 19.4-Five| boys, Allen Gillett, 8 years old; Lyle Lorentz, 8; Edward “Wiss, 10; his brother Lester, 7, and Gordon Fisher, 11, were drowned in a slough a short dinstance from here today. Appar- ently the boys had walked out on the | GREW GERMANY T0 GIVE DATA ON BELGIANS): Kaiser's Government to Fur- nish U, 8. With Information Regarding Deportation.’ BEGINS TODAY Berlin, Thursday, Nov. 16.—(Via London, Nov. 19.)—Deportations of workmen from Belgium have been made the subject of careful study by Joseph C. Grew, charge d’affaires of the United States embassy her¢ from the time of the first reports of the in- tention of the German administration to apply compulsion to unwilling workers in the occupied districts. Mr. Grew has been collecting infor- mation on the subi}ect from various sources and recently has taken oc- casion to discuss the matter infor- mally and unofficially with the higher German officials to get material in shape for a conference which he pto- poses soon to have with Dr. von Beth- mann-Hollweg, the imperial chan- cellor:+ 1 The German government, according to authoritative statement, will not hesitate to give the Washington gov- ernment the desired information re- arding the Belgian workmen., The rman foreign office understands that the American step was invoked by various protests instituted abroa in regard to German activity in Bel- gium and by a desire to have authentic information regarding the measures to be taken in case such reports should threaten to interfer with the execution of Belgian relief work and the collection of funds in the United States. Hundreq and Fifty Killed in Mexican Railr_cEd_ Accident Laredo, Tex., Nov. 19.—One hun- dred and fifty-nine persons were killed and many more or less seriously injured ¥ a railroad wreck on the Inter-Oceanic line to Vera Cruz, be- tween Dehesa and San Miguel, near Jalapa, on November 12, according to reliable reports received here tonight. The wreck is said to have been due to the engineer running at too high a rate of speed over a dangerous part of the road. Five-Cent Sandwich Goes Up to Ten Cents in Chicago Chicago, Nov. 19.—The price of all S-cent sandwiches was advanced to 10 cents in a string of - popular-priced restaurants here today, and a candy manufactirer who operates confec- tionery stores in many cities an- nounced ice cream sodas henceforth would be 15 cents instead of 10. In- crease in the price of sugar and eggs was the reason given for the latter, ice and had broken lllr_qugh. | Indian Summer Da_;l Makes Omaha Rejoice and Helps Save the Coal Bin Yesterday was a perfect day-—a per- fect summer day—Indian ~summer day, to be exact. Summer lingered in the lap of winter. It was nature’s vafedictory to the glorious summer and majestic autumn, It made one forget for the nonce such sordid con- siderations of coal, potatoes and other creature comforts of mundane ex- istence. It cheered even the heart of A. B. Mickle, the man who feeds his family of seven members on §1.96 per week. He could inhale the salubrious ozone and bask in the invigorating sunshine without extra strain apon his exchequer. A. B. M. probably bought a pound of prunes and a pack- age of chewing gum for his family. It heartened even the lugubrious re- publican who is outside looking in while the democrats are feasting at the table of plenty. Indian Summer. Yes, 'tis Indian summer, that after- math of days of outdoor revelry and festivity. These are days of clear and cloudless skies, of hazy horizon. In- dian summer “.as been known as St. Martin’s summer, associated with St. Martin's day which occurs on Novem- ber 11. It alsq has been known as St Luke's summer, or Little Summer of St. Luke, identified with St. Luke's day, October 18. The authorities state that Indian summer comes dur- ing late autumn or early winter. It is the time when the harvest has been completed. In this clime the song birds have winged their flight to southern habitats and the more sturdy fowls course their way through higher atmosphere to the southward. The hunter goes forth in quest of water fowl and the rabbit chases across the stubble with cars at tangent and feet which respond to ominous sounds, b}ature Beckens All Omaha enjoyed yesterday. Pa and ma and Willie and the rest of the chil- dren, if there were any rest of the children, sauntered forth in a flood of sunlight. Nature beckoned to the children of men to walk a-field. One man walked all the way to the pump- ing station at Florence, where he viewed the magnificent machinery, He rode home on the Wattle’s electric to address a dinner prepared by his good wife. Another man took his children down to show them the river. Leaf- less trees bowed salute in the gentle breeze to the wayfarer, grim remind- (Continued on Fage Two, Column Two.) d |the Pusieux trench, a SOLDIERS OF KING GEORGE WIN FIGHT IN A SNOWSTORM British and Oanadian Soldiers Advancing on Both Sides of River Gain Victory Over Germans. TAKE FIVE HUNDRED MEN They Establish New Line of Edge of Village of Grand- Court Town. RESISTANCE NOT (Copyright, 1918, by The Assoclated Press.) With the British Armies in France, Nov. 19 (Via London, Nov. 20).— British and Canadian troops won a battle in a snowstorm this morning. Advancing on both sides of the river in easterly and northerly directions, they took about 500 prisoners and established a new line on both sides and at the edge of the village of Grandcourt, for the possession of which severe fighting continued throughout the day. The attacks from the south were made before daybreak, while a stiff wind sent flurries of snow into the faces of the British soldiers as they pushed down the slope toward the marshes along the Ancre. It was the rst snow of the season, following two dazg and nights of intense, dry | cold which hardened the swamp of No Man's Land after nearly three months of constant rainfall, thus giv- ing the attacking infantry a firm foothold on the frozen ground. Resistance Not Great. They advanced nearly a quarter of a mile on a three-mile front to the German position south of the villages of Grandcourt, Petit Miraumont and Pys, and occupied the trench with- out great resistance except south of Grandcourt, where the batteries and machine guns holding the sunken Pozieres road checked the* British. Elsewhere the German trench was virtually destroyed by the prepara- tory bombardment, the surviving Germans, including Saxons, formally surrendering through their officers, who. met the British as they came over the ruined parapet. Parties of the British bombers ad- vanced to the next German line, which is the last on the south side of the Ancre, raided the position and re- turned to the trench previously cap- tured, which by now had been con- solidated. Infantry detachments working up the river bank from the western end of Grandcourt got a footing -in the ruifis and craters dod took { e lower end of the main street E-e“l eling the Ancre, of which the rmans hold the remainder. On the side of the Ancre the advance was made from the eastern end 3( Beaucort. Capturing Holland's wood, the patrols pushed forward to e art of the original German second line, the end of which, at the river bank, the Brit« ish now hold. Today’s successes give the British command of ruined villages, forti- fied farms and other strong German points in the Ancre valley. Ultra Fashionable Clothing Costs Less Than It Did Year Ago Chicago, Nov. 19.—Ultra-fashion« able clothing for women promises to be less expensive than the leading styles a year 'ago, in spite of in- creased costs for materials, members of the National Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers’ association said at the close of their annual convention and fashion show. The styles will be sim- ler and the cost of manufacture will e less, they said. K Three styles of suits and three styles of coats were decreed. The simple tailored suit, the straight-line suit and the short suit wlil be the models in suits, and the cloaks will be the motor coat, the sport coat and the top coat, knee length. Woman Will Be Tried for Murder of Millionaire Mate San Francisco, Nov, 19.—Mrs. Mary Patterson, accused of the murder of her husband, a millionaire, on Decem- ber 19, 1914, arrived here today from Los Angeles under arrest. The body of Patterson has never 'been found. King Detra, alleged to have been an accomplice of Mrs. Patterson, was ar- rested last Monday at Marysville, Both will be taken to Sierra county to stand trial, The Rewa‘ard : of full value. A far greater increase in number of Paid Want Ads than any other Omaha paper. 50,659 in the 46 weeks of 1916 as compared with last year. 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