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

BEE WANT-ADS 1c per word. Best results, Cheapest rates. VOL. XLVI.—NO. 152. ! [Stock Yards Company as Santa; PRESIDENT 0’ S | All Employes Get Raise in Pay PLANS FOR PROBE INTO FOOD PRICES Wilson Directs the Official in|T0 BE PAID IN LUMP SUM| Charge to Make a Vigorous and Prompt Investigation of Situation. GOES OVER THE DETAILS Wants Prosecutions if Any Vio- lations of Law Are Dis- covered in Inquiry. GROCERS MAY DEMAND BAN Washington, ~ Dec. 11.—United States Attorney Anderson of Boston, in general charge of the federal gov- ernment’s investigation into the high cost of living, went over plans for grand jury investigations with Presi- dent Wilson late this afternoon. The president directed the investigation be followed vigorously and prompt prosecutions brought if any violations of law are discovered. Mr Anderson devoted today to studying the infor- mation collected from various sources and reports to the department by its investigators. It is understood that Mr. Anderson will take with him aly mass of data relating to the activi- ties of alleged food and coal specula- tors when he leaves for Chicago. Not Yet Digested. “Much of the information in Mr. Anderson’s possession has not yet been digested, it was said, for lack of time. Such data as he regards im- portant will probably be placed before the various grand juries, Two high cost of living resolutions | asking the Department of Justice and the federal commission whether they | have made inquiries into the rapid advance in anthracite and bituminous coal prices at' the mines and what facts have been ascertained, were in- troduced today by Representative Treadway of Massachusetts. Will Ask Embargo. Chicago, Dec. 11.—Petitions de- manding that an embargo be placed on flour, sugar, canned milks, toma- toes and wheat will be posted in every grocery in forty-one states for housewives to sign if a resolution pre- sented today by the executive board of the National Association of Retail Grocers and Merchants is adopted. The petition was presented by Frank B. Connolly of San Francisco, vice president of the association, who asserted that retail grocers are losing money on 60 per cent of the products they sell. Customers Sign: Mr. Connolly said that a similar resolution, adopted by the California Retail ~ Grocers’ association, was placed on the counter in every gro-|8! cery in thi state and almost in every instance it\ was signed by customers. The resolution calls upon President Wilson . to place the embargo “in order to reduce the present high cost of living.” John H. Schaefer of Davenport, Ia., president of the Grocers’ associa- tion, said the retail grocers welcome federal investigation into the high cost of living. “If the government can aid us jn! solving this problem we will be thankful,” he said. The executive board of the gro- cers also is expected to take action abolishing trading stamps. Federal and state legislation will be sought to this end. “Eventually the housewife pays for the trading stamps,” said Sol West- field of Chicago, a member of the board. “We plan to co-operate with the housewife to abolish them.” Can't Make Roads Furnish 0il Cars Washington, Dec. 11.—The Inter- state Commerce commission, the su- \ preme court decided today, is without authority to compel railroads to fur- nish oil tank cars to shippers. An injunction secured by the Pennsyl- vania railroad against enforcement of an Interstate Commerce commission order requiring the carrier to provide The Weatfier For Nebraska—Unsettled. Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. Hour De; . m . m. — Comparative Local Record. 1916. 1916, 1914, 1913, 30 55 Highest yesterday 16 18 55 Lowest yesterday. 11 Sar i g gg Mean tamperature TAL S9g. bag Ui Precipitation 05 .03 .07 .00 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal: Normal temperature. . Deficlency for the da) Total excess since March 1. Normal pr Excess for Total rainfall since Deficiency since March 1, Deficiency for cor. period, 191 Oeficlency for cor. period, 1914. 3.70 inches Reports From Stations at 7 P. M. Station and State Temp. High- Rain- of Weather. .m. est. fall Cheyenne, clear. . .01 Davenpert, cloudy T Denver, cloudy. . T Des Moines, snow i 20 .02 Dodge City, part cloud. Lander, _cleas .3 .00 North Platte, T Omaha, cleas .06 Pueblo, clou .00 Rapld City, sn Salt Lake City, cl Santa Fe, cloudy. Sheridan, Sioux City,alea Valentine, 22 23 “T"" indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH, Meteorologist. 22 | | All Employes Who Have Been)of additional pens in the cattle and With Company for a Year [ | @et 10 Per Cent Increase. 1 E Directors of the Union Stock Yards | company re-clected at : meeting of |the stockholders Monday morning ivoted an expenditure of approximately $340,000 for improvements. A 10 per cent increase in wages for all em- ployes of the yards for the year past, which is to be paid in one sum De- cember 20, was included. This | amounts to $30,000. The improvement expenditure in- | i cludes $160,000 for the construction | rary. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, as well feeder divisions of the yards as the completion of the pr and concrete division. K | water and sewer system were included lin the cnumeration; also additional chute facilities and extensions and | additions tosthe railroad department. | An appropriation of $150,000 was | also made for the contemplated con- ls(ruclinn of a new Exchange build- | ing, the construction of which will probably not be undertaken for two or threc years | Employes who had been employed | during the fiscal year ending > owvem- | ber 30 were those who we sted | by the wage increasc. o8 se | extended through b :‘\Q\' of | service, as it w2 oy e the | high cost of liv ‘\c.\“ y tempo- (CANADA'S LAST HOPR ~ GONE IF THIS GOES Sloan Asks That Taft Reciproc- ity Bill Bee Formally Re- pealed. SHUTS FREE TRADE DOOR | (From a Staff Correspondent.) Washington, Dec, 11.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Representative Sloan today introduced a bill to repeal the act of July 27, 1911, and known as the Cana- dian reciprocity act. Five and a half years have passed since this legislation was enacted nd aCanada has yet to take advantageof its generous provi- sions. It was enacted by a democratic | house, the Sixty-first, and recom- mended by then President William Howard Taft. It was the beginning of thes lump to democracy, according | to republican leaders. | During all these years Canada has ishown no disposition to enjoy the concession reciprocal in character, which the act provided for, and being a dead letter, Mr. Sloan believes the law should be nullified. Recalls Ancient History. Those who remember their political | history will recall how the democrats | polished off the recommendations of the president by attaching the farm- er's free list bill, the woolen bill and 1200 different subjects and wrote into the economic life of the country a free trade measure. This aided largely in Mr. Taft’s defeat in 1912, according to the wiseacres. 3 . Congressman Sloan introduced his repeal bill as a non-political proposi- tion. He believes the act ought to be repealed ,because if the republicans shouldw repeal the Underwood -tariff bill, it would afford an opportunity for Candda to step in and accept the act of July, 27, 1911, and thereby put the reat northwest in a position of “hold- ing the ba,” This is what the Ccon- gressman from the Fourth district of Nebraska is seeking to prevent. The “boss” of Nebraska democracy, Arthur Mullen, is in Washington for a conference with Senator Hitchcock. Cotton Breaks $5 More a Bale on New Orleans. Exchange of the most sensational breaks ever recorded on the local cotton exchange occurred almost immediately after | the announcement of the government estimate of 11,511,000 bales for the season’s cotton crop. March declined 97 points, practically $5 a bale, in the first three minutes after the report was announced, and other months were almost as weak, July losing $4 |a bale, a drop of 80 points. |~ Washington, Dec. 11.—Cotton pro- duction in the United States for the i season 1916-17 will amount to 11,511, 1000 equivalent $00-pound bales, the Department of Agriculture announces in the final report of the season. Last year 11,191,820 equivalent 500- | pound bales were grown, and during the five years, 1910 to 1914, the aver- |age was 14,259,231 bales. The record crop was grown in 1914, when 16,134,- 930 bales were produced. |Train Hits Auto, Four Are Killed | Detroit, Minn., Dec. 11.—Four per- sons were killed when a train hit the automobile in which they were riding late last night at Vergas, Ottertail county. The.dead: ALFRED KOPL’(N MRS. ALFRED KOPLIN MRS. PHILIP KOPLIN. MRS. DETTINGER. Charge Against Miss Edith Colby’s Boss Dismissed | Thompson Falls, Mont., Dec. 11.— Upon motion of the special prose- cutor the state’s case against A. S. | Ainsworth, owner of a newspaper, | charged with Miss Edith Colby, a re- porter, with the killing ‘of A. C Thomas, a politician, was dismissed | years in the state penitentiary, had | told him she had no further evidence to connect Ainsworth with the kill- ing other than that given during her | trial. | Will Build Big Paper oif Plant at Port Angeles Port Angels, Wash,, Dec. 11.—A pulp and news print paper manufac-| turing plant, representing an invest-| ment of $2,000,000, will be.built here by Whalen Bros. of Vancouver, B. C., according to announcement made here today. The site for the plant has been bought and construction work will begin immediately, Whalen New Orleans, La., Dec. 11.—One | During the last week the >urpvlus +that inside of another month there today in superior court. The prose-! cutor informed the court that Miss )} Colby, convicted of second degree murder and sentenced Saturday to ten " | treatment that was a panacea for all ALL M eRS OF " GABINER 10 STAY {Rumor That Baker Will Be- * come Attorney General and McCormick War Secretary. GREGORY FOR THE BENCH Washington, Dec. 11.—Every mem- ber of President Wilson's cabinet with the possible exception of At- torney General Gregory expectsto re- main in office after March 4, when the president’s second term begins. It was learned definitely today that all of them have been or will be asked to keep their posts. Reports concerning possible resig- nations have centefed chicfly around Secretaries McAdoo, Houston and Baker and the attorney general. It has been taken for granted that Post- | master General Burleson and Secre- ! tary Lansing, Daniels and Wilson | would remain and indefinite rumors | that Secretary Redfield might wish to retire to private business were denied | some time ago. 2 | *Secretary McAdoo today personally denied he had any intention of resign- ing. Regarding Mr. Houston it be- came known that officials, of the ‘Washington university at St. Louis has extended his leave of absence as chancellor of that institution so that | hé can contihue as the head of the | Department of Agriculture. Although Secretary Baker has been credited with a desire to leave, in all liklihood he will remain. It is under- stood, however, that there is a possi- bility he may be shifted to the De- partment of Justice if Mr. Gregory insists on resigning and that Vance McCormick, chairman of the demo- cratic committee may be placed in charge of the War department. In the- attorney general's case, réports about his intention to resign have been very circumstantial and have been. accepted as true by officials, al- though he has given no indication of his_intentions. \ | The president has offered Mr. Gregory a seat on the supreme court once and should another vacancy oc- cur during the administration, it is thought probably he would be seri- ously considered again. 0il Corporation Votes Big Bonus To Its Employes New York, Dec. 11.—The Standard Oil company of New Jersey today authorized bonus payments to all its employes in the United States receiv- ing less than $3,000 a year, who were not included in a general wage ad- vance recently made. Those getting less than $1,000 a year receive 20 per cent bonus; those between $1,000 and $2,000 a 15 per cent bonus and those between $2,000 and $3,000 10 per cent. Grain Stock On Hand Shows Big Increase While Omaha elevators are not overflowing, owing to the curtailing in the shipments, there is a big in- crease in the grain stocks on hand. The inspection report Monday morn- ing shows an increase of 1,602,000 bushels over the cortesponding date of one year ago. In bushels, the comparative figures are: G Now Year Ago. Wheat . L.1,204,000 1,111,000 Corn . 427,000 152,000 Oats . L.1,895,000 790,000 Rye . 163,000 111,000 Barley ... 00 00 Totals .. 3,785,000 00 stock of wheat decreased slightly, but there was a big increase in corn, oats and barley. However, it is expected will be considerable decrease in the surplus corn and oats, for before the end of that time buyers will take the two kinds of grain for the southern plantations. Trial of Dr. Wittman Is Further Delayed Trial of Dr. Xavier W. Wittman, indicted in 1913 on charges of using the mails to defraud in connection with a medical scheme in which Witt~ man claimed to possess™an electrical ills, and captured in Wheeling, W. Va., by W. M. Coble, Department of Justice agent in Omaha, after a pursuit extending over three years and which included several journeys across the continent and a visit to Europe and Australia, has been fur- ther delayed. Wittman was brought before Judge Woodrough after noon, but his attorneys asked for a delay of a few days and their request \vas granted. It was rumored Wittman intended to plead guilty, but this re- Bros. operate three pulp paper plants in Canada. i 4 port was spiked by the request for I paid the mortgage, but that he re- MILLER WANTED T0 TRADE PLANT FORWILD HORSES Joseph Disterhaupt of Hum. phrey Testifies How Sought to Swap Mill for Farm and | Arizona Range Horses. BANKER CHECKED DEAL| Retired Farmer Tells Story of | Trade of Wisconsin Stump | Land Worth $6,000. GOT “INSIDE FACTS," TOO| haupt, miller, of Neb., became discontented How Joseph Diste Humphrey with grinding wheat and wanted to trade off his $18,000 mill for a 149-acre | farm somewhere along the Mississippi river in White Side county, Illinois, | and 120 head of wild range horses of Coconino county, Arizona, w the story told in the United States district court yesterday afternoon during ing of the “wild horse” case, in which the government is prosecuting the United States Live Stock company and Omaha I'and and Investiment company for using the mails to de fraud in selling imaginary wild range horses on the government reserve in Coconino county. That the Humphrey miller did not lose his $18,000 plant was not his fault, he testified. He did his best to con- summate the deal but Dr. William N Condon, president of the Otis and Murphy bank of Humphrey, just wouldn't let him trade. In fact, it was brought out that the doctor had a suit filed against him by one of the officers of the “wild horse” company hecause he refused to let the deal go through. Boosted Price of Mill “I met A. O. Perry and J. nith at Humphrey,” the miller testified, “They had come up to see if T was willing to trade my mill for a farm in Illinois. Perry was to be my agent. After we had discussed a trade for a while, Perry took me outside my mill and said, ‘Say, Joe, why don't you boost the price of your mill from $18,- | 000 to $21,000?", I did. There was a difference, however, of about $6,000 hetween the value of my property and My, Smith's,” the miller added, “and I was offered some wild horses for the difference,” he concluded. “What were you offered for the difference?” them iller was asked. “One hundred and twenty wild horses.” “Did Mr. Smith say anything when you boosted the value of yqur props erty?” he was again asked, “‘He seemed to study the matter," the nifller added, “and said that he would give me twenty more horses for the difference,” “Why did Mt. Smith say he wanted the mill?” Disterhaupt was queried. “He said he wanted it for his broth- er who was once an expert miller but that five years ago he failed and went broke and that now he wanted to set him up again.” Saved by Condon. Perry, his agent, he said told him that the deal was a bargain and upon this assumption ando thers he went to investigate the land. He then told that he signed a bjll of sale for his property, but that Dr, Condon held the deal up because he was convinced it was a fraud. Dr. W. N. Condon, the banker, was next called to the witness stand. “T was convinced that the trade was a fraud,” the doctor tetified. “Smith and Perry tetsified that the land was worth $150 an acre. As to the horses 1 was told that they were bred from draft horses, very tame and easy to catch.” “I refused to have anything to do with the deal and stopped Mr. Dis- terhaupt from trading, because he wgs my friend and not because he owed my bank a small mortgage on the place.” The banker testified that he was offered a commission of $1,000 on the side if he would let the deal go through and that his bank would be fused. In summing up his statements the banker said that he had no interest in the matter outside of keeping one of his patrons from being fleeced! Miller Grateful Man. Afterwards the banker told repor- ters that the miller was the most grateful man in Nebraska, when he realized that he had almost lost his property. John F. Brauer, retired farmer of Fargo, S. D., had some stump land in Onida county, Wisconsin, of which he was extremely anxious to real It was worth about $6,000, he said and had an incumbrance of $1,060 on it. An ad in a Minneapolis paper that he could trade land for wild horses caught his fancy. He investi- gated and his investigation became evidence that the “wild S scheme was on the square, he said. It was brought out, however, that he lost his farm. The farmer told of his traveling to Minneapolis, Minn., to get the inside facts on the “wild horse” propositio as he thought. In the office of T. C. Gulicksen, in room 939 of the Lumber building, in Minneapolis, he said he met J. S. Smith, who claimed to have (Continued on o Two, Column Twoy) Aged Woman Burned to Death at North Platte North Platte, Neb., Dec. 11.—(Spe- cial Telegram.)—Mrs. Mary Jane Applegate, 81 years old, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Christ Paulson, here from burns sustained when gasoline with which she was kindling a fire exploded. She mistook the gasoline for kerosene. Members of the Paulson family heard her screams and, rushing to the room, succeeded in smothering the flames that enveloped her, but not until the the delay. aged woman had been fatally burned. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE * SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. NEW SHACKLETON RESCUE EXPEDITION—On Saturday next Sir Ernest Shackleton will start for Dunedin, New Zea- land, to rescue Captain Mackintosh and his crew, marooned in the South Atlantic for nearly two years. shows Sir Ernest Shackleton (left), and Captain Mackintosh. SUBSEA SITUATION BEGOMES ACUTE State Department Says Sink- ing of Marina Clear-Cut Vio- lation of German Pledge. SIX AMERICANS KILLED Washington, Dec. 1l.—Announce- ment was made at the State depart- ment today that complete information now at hand covering the case of the British horse ship Marina, torpedoed with a loss of six Americans, makes it appear to he a “clear cut” viola- tion of Germany’s pledges to the United States. Full information on the case of the Arabia will be awaited before the next move is made, which is expected to tgke the form of a new note in- tended to clear up what appears to be differences of interpretation on what Germany's pledges in the Sussex case actually covered, especially with ref- erence to armed ships. 1Teed Named for Job at the Wayne Normal School Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 11.—(Special.) —Attempts to prevent State Superin- tendant Thomas from putting across anything he might be interested in at the last meeting he would have with the State Normal board, came to naught today, when the representa- tives of the old crowd, which has fought him for years, were unable to gain their ends, and E. V. Teed, rural school inspector «in_the superindend- ent's office, was selected as head of the rural school department of the Wayne State Normal, by a vote of four to three; Thomas, Hall, Pilger and President Morris voting for Tedd, while Caveness, Majors and Rische voted for County Superintendent Yoder of Douglas county. An attempt was made by Caveness to have the matter put over until another meeting, but the board voted his proposition down by a four to three vote. Superintednent Conn of the Wayne Normal proposed both Teed and Yoder for the position, and said that either would be satisfactory. The place carries with it a salary of $155 per month for the first year. — White Rats Await Call _f9£ Walkout Chicago, Dec. 11.—Telegraph or- ders for a nation-wide strike of vaudeville actors were awaited here tonight by many members of the White Rats Actors’ Union of America, who expected the word to come out of the west from their national exe- cutives who are on a trip to strength- en the organization. It here that the strike call to force bet- ter working conditions will be issued in Chicago as soon as the leaders per- fect their plan It was said that vaudeville heads and booking agencies have taken steps to meet the expected strike by “lining up more than 200 emergency acts to fill in breaches in the western time” that may result from a walk- out. The publicity manager of the White Rats here, however, said there soon will be startling news which “will be in the nature of a bomb shell to certain managers.” Descendant of George Washington’s Sister Dead 3altimore, Md., Dec. 11.—Miss Vir- ginia Taylor Lewis, a descendant of George , Washington's sister and a relative of Francis Scott Key, died here last night. She was born seventy- four years ago in the house in Wash- ington, D. C., to which Dolly Madison fled when the White Housc was burned by the British forces during the war of 1812, Alleged Shoplifters X Keep Away from Police Irene Smith and Mildred Barniff, arrested Saturday charged with hav- ing stolcn several articles from the Burgess-Nash store, failed to appear when their cases were called in po- lice court. Miss Smith forfcited bail in the sum of $15 and Miss Barniff forfeited $10. 1916—TWELVE PAGES. MR, LLOYD GBORGE | the task of forming a government, is thought | On Tri News The photo HAS SEVERE CHILL First Statement of New Gov- ernment in House of Com- mons Next Thursday. A. 'BONAR LAW IN OFFICE Lofdon, 1 :c. 11.—Premicr Lloyd George i1 ill. He was unable to go to Buckingham palace today with members of his cabinet to receive the seals of office from King Georeg. Official announcement was made that the premier was s.ffering from |a severe chill and that on the advice of his physiciant he was remaining indoors today. Premier Lloyd George has sent the following to all members of the House of Commons, it was an- nounced officially today: “The king has entrusted me with 1 have carried out the command. I thad hoped, to make a statement to the Meouse on fTuesday: -T now find it to be infpogsible. On Tuesday Mr, |Bonar Law, as leader in the house, will move adjournment till Thursday. “The one predominant task before the government is the vigorous pro- secution of the war to a triumphant conclusion, I feel confident the government can rely on your support as long as they devote their energies effectively to that end. Andrew Bonar Law and the other members of the ministry, who are not required to seek re-election on assumption of office, and also the lords, who are co-operating with the new administration, went to the pal- ace at noon today, kissed the hands of the king and received their seals of office. The members of the cabi- net, who must be re-elected unless the House of Commons passes a bill making this unnecessary, and the ministers, who are members of neither house, for whom seats must be found, are taking over their offices and will conduct them as though all official formalities have been com- plied with. These members, however, will not |be able to appear before the House of Commons tomorrow and it is ex- pected the session will be a formal one. The statement concerning the government’s policy to be made by M. Lloyd George or Mr. Bonar Law in the House of Commons and Lord Curzon in the House of Lords, prob- ably will be made Thursday, when the vote of credit is moved. A strong policy in regard to con- trol of shipping, mines, food and man- power, is looked for, Nebraska Roads File New Schedule Lincoln, Neb, Dec. 11.—In com- pliance with the new demurrage rate order of the Irterstate Commerce commission, Nebraska railroads to- day filed with the State Railway com- mission new schedules. The new rate provides the regular free time allow- ance and fixes the rates at $1, $2 and ly, and $5 for the fourth and each following day. Berlin Announces Berlin, Dec. Sayville.)—Strong Russian attacks were delivered on the Transylvanian front today, but were unsuccessful and without infiuence upon the ad- vance of the Teutonic armies in Wal- lachia, the war office announced to- night. New Serbian and French attacks in the Cerna bend on the Macedonian front also failed, says the war office, Grandson of General Sam Houston is Dead Austin, Tex,, Dec. 11.—Captain J. H. Morrow of the Texas National Guard and a grandson of General Sam Houston, famous “as a Mexican war soldier, died here yesterday. He served conspicuously in the United States army and was stationed in the Philippines and Hawaii. 0f Demurrage Rates| Russ Attacks Fail| 11.—(By Wireless to | | 1900. 83 for the first three days, respective- | L) torpedo_tubes 4 THE WEATHER UNSETTLED ROUMANIANS TO MAKE STAND ON BUZEU FRONTIER Petrograd Dispatches Indicate Teuton Advance in North- ern Wallachia is Checked. RUSSIANS MAKE HEADWAY Czar's Troops Hammer Away in Attempt to Cut Supply Lines Into Roumania. OTHER FRONTS ARE QUIET 121 (Assoclated Press War Summary.) Indications today point more strongly than ever to the probability that the new defensive line of the Roumanians, following their retreat from Bucharest, will be drawn along the Buzeu river, forming the southern boundary of their norther. province of Moldavia, Additional reports from Petrograd indicate a considerable measure of by the Roumanian northern army in holding up the Teutonic ad- vance northeast along the railroad from Ploechti, north of Bucharest, to the town of kuzeu, located at about the center of the Buzeu river line, which stretches easward to the lower reaches of the Danube. It is necessary to the apparent pur- pose of the Roumanians for them to revent an Austro-German advance here until the Roumanian forces fur- ther south in eastern Wallachia, re- treating from the region between Bucharest and Tchernavoda, have reached the Buzeu river line, unless, indeed, ~the Roumanian military authorities have decided to retain a hold on more of eastern Wallachia than it now seems their purpose to defend. These Roumaman forces are | threatened not only by Field Marshal von Mackensen’s Danube army, but by new contingents of Bulgarians which have crossed the Danube be- tween Silistria and Tchernavoda, | Meanwhile the Russians are hams |mering away at the Austro-German lines on the western frontier of Mol- davia and teport making headway in the valleys running toward the west. Their object apparently is not only to hold the Moldavian frontier, safs but possibly to achieve an eventual success in breaking well through into | lluugart\:J and cutting in behind the Austro-German supply lines leading | into Roumania from the north, o4 There 'has been little fighting of an important nature on the other fronts. In Macedonia the Serbians report having driven the Bulgavians back in one sector northeast of Monastir, On’s the Franco-Belgian iront little has developed beyond intermittent artil- | lery activity in the Somme area and | aviation operations on a considerable scale, Romanians Retake Positions. Petrograd, Dec. 11.—(Via London.) | —After being pressed back by the | Teutonic forces on the front east of | Ploechti, the Roumanians 'made an | (Continued on Page Two, Column One.) Man Who Lived Ten Years With Broken Back Dies Chicago, Dec. 11,—Oscar Samuel son, who lived with a broken back at a north side hospital for more than ten years, is dead here today. The. issue of whether ~the government | should pay for the injury is penglin‘ in_congress. 4 g5 Samuelson was hurt while working for the federal reclamation seryi near Cody, Wyo.,, and was brougl here for treatment, i As he was without funds, Congress= man Fred Britton introduced a bill asking the government to bear the expenses. A French Destroyer . | Sunk in Collision Berlin, Dec. 11.—(By Wireless to Sayville.)—The Overseas News agency says: “German newspapers state that the French destroyer, Yatagan, sunk in collision with a British transport, is the fifth French destroyer lost in this way during the war, No previous report has been re= ceived of the sinking of the Yatagan, It was a vessel of 307 tons displace= ment, 187 feet long and laid down in It was armed with one nine- pound gun, six three-pounders and Monday’s Record As compared with Monday, Dec. 13, 1915 The Bee Gained 19 The World-Herald Lost 32 Room to Rent Ads Why pay more than 1c per word when you receive the Best Re- sults at that price? wé To rent your room Call Tyler 1000 Today