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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
ROUTED TEUTONS
NEAR TO CAPTURE
Sixty Thousand of Austro. German
Forces Herded Into impossible
Region Between Rivers.
EXPECTED TO YIELD TO RUSS
IhRr's staff Content 90 Hold
Ground In East Prussia UuuI
southern Linc L. Brought
Abreast Of Other.

tCopyrieht. 1914, by Press Publishing Coz
PETROGRAD, Sept. lS-tSpecial cable.
gram to New York World and Omaha
Bee. l-FollovinE the taknE o. Tomas
zoN, the shattered Austro- German forces
that had made their last stand In tho
south Of the province Of Buhlin. has been
herded by the victorious Russians down
irto the impossible country between the
rivers Nistula and san. Some GooNo men.
married in the rear by Russian cavalry
and trontcd by Russian artillery, are ex-
pected momcntsrily to surrender
The German dash from cast Prussia
toward the Russian base I'm northwest
Poland, which was reported Yesterday ps
having been repused by the Russians AZ
Cher7ele, is not yet understood II II
was intended by the Germans as a diver
sion in aid Of their sorely pressed Aus
TRAN allies or to scatter the Russian at
tack on koenigsberg, it has failed i'm
either event
Gains Little for Germans
II has gained NOTHING for the Germans
more than the territory held by the Rus
sian cavalry screen ana has not pusbed
back the actual Russian line
iN' iN"SSliH ktUeIdI Siatl knows that
it cannot advance its main forces west
ward from Poland until the Austrian,
have been cared for. To this end it has
been content to hold its ground in east
Prussia while bringing its line 20 the
south abreast the northern advance
When the Austrians have been driven out
of Grodek, Pryzemysl and Cracow the
army of all Of the Russias can really
start on its contemplated sweep toward
Vienna and Austria
Return TO Their Homes.
Life resumes its normal course in Lvofl
(Lemberg). After the Russian occupation
only the German and Magyar inhabitants
disappeared. The rest returned to their
homes. The shops have been opened. the
tram-way, electric lighting and other
public works are going and even the
theaters and cafes have resumed business
Both Russian and Austrian money is
! circuiating but Austrian paper money il
, used at deprecated rates.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
DAWSON COUNTY TO BUILD
BRIDGES ACROSS PLATTE

LEXINGTON, Neb., Sept 12- Especially
The Board of County Commissioners of
Dawson county awarded contract to ].
r. Doty Of David City to build two ce-
ment bridges across the Platte river. one
south of Lexington, the other south of
Overton.
The Dawson county fair and jubilee
will be held at LeXinton on September
Is, 16 II and IS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
Die as Result Of War.

NEW YORK. Sept. 13,-Mrs. Anna Gibbs
Of Berkeley. Cal. returned from Enron,
with her 3-yesr-old child. Martha on thu
Csmpan'a She went to Russia with three
children carly In the summer. One dicf
o. fever and another of pneumonia n
the result Of exposure on their Frequently
Interrupted journey to England by way
Of Stockholm
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
German Papers Say
Battle IndeCisive

BERLIN tNiu Corenhagcn a~I L1u-
dom. sept IL -Thc evening paper. al
thoush without defin To- news from
France. print With tho permission of the
censor articles indicating that tho rRht-
ng near Paris has been severe They
say that tho battle ie OF an iudoc. si,c
nature aud may last FOR some time before
O. Is finally decided
II IL added that the battle line probably
stretches from Nautcw northeast of
raris. over NlcBuN and ~caaunc to Nitr,-
l"-Frauyois Tho British army IS ,pp,s.
ms Genera Won kluch and the French
are attacking an extended front from
'oulommicrs Go Nitry rant Of the troops
are veterans, the othCrs are fresh troops
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14

Headache mud NerVoBsness Cured.
Chamberlain Tablets are entitled To
all the praise | can give them" writes
Mis-. Richard dip, Spenccrport. y. Y.
They have cured me of headache aud
nervousness aud restored me to my
normal health" For sale by all dealers.
Advertisement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
HYMENEAL
ChadrOn Notes.

CHADRON Neh., sept. 13,-CspeoiaiD-
William Allbcrry, building foreman OF the
Southwestern, broke his leg at Long Pine
Max LoewenthaL pioneer OF Chsdron,
suffered a stroke OF paralysis this week
from which he Is recovering
COIP-WhItC,
FAIRBTRY, Neb.. Sept. 13.-(Special)-
Stephen Hilyer Of Cole county. Illinois.
and Miss Hazel White Of Beatrice we're
married in county court, Judge 2. g.
RovIe officiating.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
Fire NJ HemInrford.

HEMINGFORD, Neb.. Sept. 13-(spe-
cial ToiegramD-Fire totally destroyed
Mabin's garage Cory's store and the
Iourna, plant early Sunday Ten autos
were o total loss The insurance was
sll 900 the loss was 22s.OO0
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
SURPRISE PARTY GIVEN
FOR RAILROAD CASHIER

Jesse Billings, assistant cashier at the
Northwestern freight house was pleas
antly surprised Saturday evening at his
home, Thirty-flrst and Leaven worth
streets. by many Of his friends The eve
ming was spent in games. music and dan
cling Those present wero.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
TWO PERSONS INJURED
IN AUTOMOBILE UPSET

ALBION, Neb Sept. 12-Cspeclal Tele-
Gram)-An automobile accident occurred
north Of the city today in which Mrs
John Peters received a crushed elbow
and her grandson, John Thompson, severe
bruises about the head
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14

Mcssrs- Misges
Jesse Billings, Alice Emblem.
Walter Sawder Camilla Kane
FRANK LaWlcss, Margaret Campbell.
Albert rainier, Dolores Campbell
JoAh hrlstl Katherine % Brien.
Henry Morton Marie Murphy.
ThurstOn Bellmap, Margaret Shinker
Leo Kenney Catherine Sbinkar
Joe Lovely Margaret Callahan,
Roy Malcon Isabel Freelin,
Bennie Wapa. Ethel johnson
nm St"gcr, Ruth GilChrist
FRANCIS Murphy FlOssic Thompson
,arl nelson. Agnes Gentleman,
Dr. i. }. TraNler Canes Brennan,
Dr n. w Eohlcr Theresa NuIlin
DR.. g. !. DicrkeS Nav MulIin
Noel Heath, Jennie Lyon
John BarCrk Mosdamrs-
Jerome MullH. Rose BILLINGS
! Tod Parkhill. o. Moran
Master Wilbur Lyon.
Tho Bee Want Ads Are the Best Businos,
Boosters.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
4 Sore thai Won,t Hal

quickly relieved ana helped by Bucklen's
Arnics salve. Helps piles and the worst
sores. sc, All druggists. -Advertisement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14
sTAPLETON. Neh.. Sent 12-lsnecia

STAPLETON, Neb,, Sept. 13-(specal)
Mrs. J. A. Kunkel, wife of one of the
oldest settlers Of Logan county, wan
dered from her residence in Stapleton to
her former residence, about three miles
cast Of town, and drowned herself in a
spring. il Is thought her mind was de-
ranged, which led her to commit the
deed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14

Bee readers are too tntcrdscut TO- over
look tho opportunities IN tho want al"
columns They're worth while reading.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-14

Everybody reads Bee Want Ads.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-30
BLOW SAFE, GET NO MONEY
Yeggs Are Baked When They Attack
MadisonvilIe Bank.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
jacksonville. working LOT
more than two hours in vain attempt
to blow the vaults of the Madisonvllle
Bank here four yeggmen gave up the
task as a bad job and leisurely de-
parted, not, however, before they had
shot Up" the bank in their anger ana
disgust.
Citizens residing in the vicinity OF
the bank were awakened between l
and 2 o'clock in the morning by sew
eral muffled explosions, but paid no
particular attention to the noise.
The bandits entered the bank build
ing by picking the lock on a rear door.
They hammered the combination OF
the steel vault door until it was fiat
tened. Nitroglycerin was then plas-
tered along the steel casing OF the
vault door and the stuff set Off.
All efforts to reach the cash proved
unavailing. and the robbers proceeded
to empty their revolvers into the glass
doors at the front of the bank Inc
shots brought out several citizens
who reached the bank in time to see
four men riding away on horseback.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-30
CONGRESS ACTS ON
WILSON'S PROGRAM
PLANS IMMEDIATE PREPARATION
OF MEASURES RECOMMENDED
BY PRESIDENT.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper UNION NEWS oerfSe'
Washington. President Wilson's
suggestion to Congress in his trust
address that the government and bust
ness men are ready to meet each other
half way in common effort to square
business methods with both public
opinion and the law" fell on attentive
ears and struck responsive chord in
representatives of all political parties.
The atmosphere of cooperation and
accommodation" in the message; the
reforms proposed, expressed in terms
Of conservation and the spirit Of friend
illness to supersede antagonism in
dealing with big business which domi'
mated the presidents thoughts, aroused
expressions of approval from all sides.
Throughout the delivery of the adj
dress the assembled senators and rep.
resentatives listened intently, applaud
ing frequently.
Certain parts of the address were
referred to committees and it was an
nounced that work would begin al
once on the preparation of the pro
posed measures.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-30
SUE DIRECTORS OF FRISCO
Receivers Seek to Recover $4,000, 900
Paid For Brownsville Road.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
st. Louis.-Suit to recover more
than $14,000,000 was filed in the Unit
ed States District Court here against
10 men who were directors of the St.
Louis and San Francisco railroad in
1910. The suit was filed by attorneys
representing the receivers.
The 10 men in the suit are: B. F.
Yoakum, chairman of the Frisco direc-
torate at the time of the receivership;
James Campbell, president of the
North American Company, which
brought the receivership suit; William
X. Bixby, now a receiver of the Wa.
bash; c. W. Hilliard, former vice
president of the Frisco; B. L. Win
chel, former president of the Frisco
E. V. r. Thayer, A. S. Orig, Frank
Trumbull, Thomas H. West, chairman
of the Board of Directors of the st
Louis Union Trust Company, and Hans
Winterfelt.
The petition charges that the de
PENDANTS unlawfully, carelessly anG
negligently caused the Frisco to pay
out $14,4OS,921 without receiving any
thing of value in exchange in the pur
chase of the st. Louis, Brownsville
| Mexico Railroad.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-30
STATE OFFICERS UNDER FIRE
New York Prosecutor Will Seek to In.
dict Them on Graft Charge.
tern Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
New York.-The immediate indict-
ment of two present and two former
state officials on charges of malfeas.
ance in office will be sought in Albany
county, 1t was announced here by
James w. Osborne, appointed by Gov
ernor Glynn to investigate alleged
highway and barge canal graft. He
will seek indictments against John
Benzel, state engineer: Duncan w.
Peck. superintendent OF Tdbl,,; works:
C. Gordon Reed, former deputy high
way commissioner.
1t was learned that besides the &C.
counts of Charles F. Murphy and
James E. Gaffney, the district attorney
has under examination those of Ben.
zel, Peck, Reed and Folop; Phillip F.
Donahue, treasurer of Tammany hall;
Arthur A. Mclean, treasurer of the
Democratic State Committee, who re-
Gently pleaded guilty to a charge OF
accepting campaign contribution
from a corporation; Everett P. Fowler
of Kingston, former member OF the
committee, who Is awaiting trial on 6
charge of eXtortion.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-30
Ginnings. Per Cent.
METHODIsTs TO COOPERATE
Agreem mt Reached Between Northern
and Southern Churches.


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Nashville, Tenn.-A conference COM
mission consisting Of three members
will be established in every city where
the Northern and Southern branches
of the Methodist Church are operating
as a result II a resolution adopted at
the session of the Federal council OF
the two branches of the church which
met here.
The commission shall be appointed
by the regular conferences and have
power to adjust and settle any frlc'
ton and dispute that may arise be-
tween the two bodies. In case the de-
cree of the commission is not salts
factory to both churches, appeal to
the federal council may be taken.
It was provided that where either
branch of the church is doing the
work that is expected of Methodism in
community the other branch shall
| be restrained from establishing a
church there or trying to operate IN
any way in that section.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-30
COL. T. H. LEWIS IS DEAD
Head of Democratic State Committee
Succumbs in New Orleans.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans-Colonel Thomas II.
Lewis, veteran soldier, distinguished
lawyer and wellknown citizen of Ope'
lousas, st. Landry parish, leader IN
political reforms in Louisiana for the
past half-century, died at Touro IN
Urinary, age IS years. He was "fath'
er" of the Democratic Good Govern
ment League and was chairman OF the
Democratic state central committee
of Louisiana at the time of his death.
Death followed 2 serious operation
for ,~an old organic trouble. He did
not take an anaesthetic, but watched
the surgeons work, the pain being re-
lieved by the use of local anaesthe'
STA. Apparently he survived the or
deal splendidly, but several days later
he began to fail, and gradually sank
to his death, which came quietly and
peacefully.
Besides his wife, age "a, who sal
by his bedside constantly, he was
surrounded by his four sons, John w
Lewis, of Opelousas; DR.. NJ. D. anc
James ]. Lewis, of Eunice; Thomas
H. Lewis, Jr., of Houston; a daughter
Mrs. w. S. Frazee, of Pearl River
and the family circle was augmented
before the end by the arrival of MI
two brothers, Judge Edward T. Lewis
of Jennings, age 80, and William B
Lewis, of Opelousas; Aug Crochet, o
Opelousas; Mrs. Ginder Abbott an
Mrs. Warren Patrick, daughters o
Judge Frank D. Chretien, nieces O
Colonel Lewis; Mrs. John Long, WI
liam Lewis and George NJ. Conrad
criers of the Criminal District Cour
, all relatives.
Colonel Lewis was a member of tn
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
, The remains were taken to Opelou'
as and the funeral was held there.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-30
TO GET PLANS FOR LOCKS
Property Owners Want Action Taken
on Bayou Lafourche Work.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Baton Rouge.-As the result OF a
visit of a large delegation from As.
cension parish to Governor Hall the
Atchafalaza and LafOnrche levee
boards will make plans and have esti-
mates secured for the construction
of the Bayou Lafourche locks. Steps
to this end will probably be taken at
an early meeting of the two boards.
but by it the board is not committed
to an early plan for the construction
Of the locks.
R. n. Sims and Walter Lemann, OF
Donaldsonville, were the spokesman
for the delegation that appeared be.
fore Governor Hall. They insisted that
some steps be taken at once to have
the plans drawn. and to get some fig
ures on the cost of the work. The
! United States government, they
thought, might at any time require the
removal of the dam across Bayou La
fourche, which the government: allow
ed constructed as a temporary relief
measure, with the understanding that
it was to come down and locks later
built.
Victor NJ. Lefebvre and J. A. Humph-
reys, of the Atchafalaya levee board,
were present. They said that the
board was willing to build the locks,
but that it did not have the money
at this time to begin the task, and had
a higher obligation to perform in the
building of the levees for the proteo
ton Of the country below
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-30
PLAN FOR IMMIGRATION WORK
Leading IherviIIe Citizens to colon'ze
10000 Acres Of Land.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Perpendicular important move
ment for the promotion of immigra'
ton to this state has been starred
here A meeting of the most prolin-
ent sugar planters, bankers business
men and landhOlders of lberville was
held at the courthouse to devise ways
and means of placing alluvial lands
on the market for colonization pur-
poses. 1t is the aim of the organlza-
ton to secure, by pooling or other
wise, body of 10000 acres of land to
be divided into small farms.
A temporary organization was ef-
fected, with DR.. w. A. Holloway as
chairman and R. G. Comeaux as secre-
tary.
Geo. w. Bolds, of the Indiana Swine
Freeders' Association, addressed the
meeting, telling of the favorable lni'
pressions the country had made Oh
him and relating the great possibilities
that Law in the Louisiana alluvial lands
for general farming purposes. Mr.
Oliver, of the Algiers Distilling Com
pany. spoke on the Ready Market FOL
Corn Presented by the Distillins
Plants"
The organization then entered int
business session, approved the form
Of subscription and appointed com
mittee of nine to report at a subse
1uent meeting for permanent organ
izatiGn.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-30
PLAN To FORT|FY
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
ARMY AUTHORITIES WOULD pho'
VIDE PROTECTION FOR PA
ClFlc COAST.
CONGRESS TO GIVE MONEY
War Department Proposes to EsEao''S'
Strong Military Post supple
mental to Naval Base.

Western Newspaper Union News Service ...o,
Washington.-Th annual forullca-
ions bills recommended to the mouse
~ Representative Sherley of ken'uchs
would provide $457,0oO to build 1ol'l'
fications as a part of the War Depart
ment's plan to establish a strong mlii-
tary post supplemental to the ma
waiian naval base.
The measure would give congress
sional approval Of the transfer Oh IL
field artillery pieces to the ISLANDS.
The bill would appropriate So'i'o'
900 in all. This is a decrease OF aDou'
$4,000 from last year.
The Hawaiian Island project was
included at the request of Secretary
Garrison.
Major General Wood told the com
mittee that fertilization Of the lslan'
is an urgent necessity, that the naVa
base might be maintained as protec
ton to the Pacific coast and the Pana
ma canal.
"The Hawaiian Islands," said Ger
eral Wood, really are in the Genie
of all the Pacific trade routes, an
whoever holds them will exercise grea
influence, if not control in time Q
war on the Pacific trade.
1.-THE Panama canal has been
strong additional reason for dom
this, but the defense of the Paclf1
coast also Is, think, the fundaments
reason" said General Wood. IF thes
islands should fall into the hands (
strong naval pol,er this power woul
be so near as to greatly jeopardlz
our trade and virtually would be in
position to maintain force and hol
a. splendid harbor as place for SUI
ply and refuge for fleet"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-30
ALASKAN RAILWAY
BILL IS PASSED
SENATE APPROVES MEASURE PRO-
VlDING FOR FIRST GOVERN
MENT.OWNED ROAD.
PRESIDENT TO BUILD LINE
Appropriation of $40, 100000 Is Made
for Work-Fifteen Republicans
Vote With Democrats.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WashingtOn.-By a vote OF 40 I?
16, the Senate passed the Alaska rail-
way bill directing the president 10
purchase or construct 1000 miles OF
railroad in Alaska at a cost not to
exceed $4O,O0O,OO0.
Fifteen Republicans and Senators
Poindexter, Progressive, voted for the
bill Senators Bacon, Hoke Smith and
Williams, Democrats, voted against IL.
The bill places on the president the
responsibility for the selection of the
route from tidewater to the interior
of Alaska, and the construction, equip
ment and operation or leasing of such
lines as he may construct or buy.
The bill provides for redemption
fund into which shall be paid Is per
cent of all moneys derived from the
sale of public lands in Alaska or OF
tie coal or mineral conten:s. '':achln'
cry used in the construction OF the
Panama canal is made available.
Unavailing efforts to reduce the $40,
6'1,N0p appropriation authorized fol
the work were made. Other amend
ments defeated were those for govern
men. steampship lines to ALASKA: fol
the sale of Alaska coal at cost t
Pacific points and for limiting the
construction to one main line.
The bill was amended to require the
Senate's approval of the appointment
of civil engineers receiving more thar
$4,000 a year; to forbid any payment
for the goodwill of existing railways;
giving injured employees the right tt
sue the government and limiting thu
governments defense to those provid
ed for in the federal employers liabil
ity law of 1908
A similar bill is pending in tn
house.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-30
SULPHUR JIi SCHOOL IS FIRST
Superintendent Harris Says 1t Leads
All Others In State.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Baton Rouge.-"The best high school
in this or any other state" is what
State Superintendent of Education T.
H. Harris thinks of the Sulphur High
School. Mr.. Harris has returned from
an inspection of high schools Of several
parishes.
"The Sulphur school approaches
nearer what ! would call an ideal
school than any other l have seen,"
said Mr.. Harris. "They have magni-
ficent brick school building and 400
students. The people of the commun-
ity are progressive and have selected
an interested and intelligent school
board, and this board has adopted all
of the most improved methods of high
school instruction.
1.-THE school has a literary course
for those students who desire to spe-
cialize in languages. A firstclass
domestic science department teaches
the girls the principles Of household
economics.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-30
CROP NEARLY BREAKS RECORD
Latest Ginning Report Shows It Is the
Second Largest Ever Crown.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
on.-Announcement by the
Census Bureau that 13,5S9,171 bales OF
cotton, exclusive of linters, had been
ginned prior to January 16, officially
established that the 1914 cotton crop
is the second in size the country has
grown.
The ninth cotton ginning report OF
the Census Bureau for the season an
nounced that 13,5o4,111 bales OF cot
ton, counting round as half bales, OF
the growth of the 1913 crop had been
gnned prior to January 16, to which
date during the past seven years the
ginning averaged 95.5 per cent OF the
entire crop. Last year to January 10
there had been ginned 13,0SS,93O bales,
Ginnings prior to January in Arkan'
sas and Louisiana with comparisons
for last year and other big crop years,
and the percentage of the entire crop
ginned prior to that date in those
| vpars follows.