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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11
The Days
War News

The naval battle in the South
Atlantic and the illness of En-
peror william diverted attention
today from the great struggles
now In progress In Belgium.
France and Poland. The fate OF
the small German cruisers Dres-
den and Nurnberg, which at last
accounts we're being pursued by
British warships, had not been
disclosed.
The British admiralty pre-
served its silence as to the make
up of the squadron which sent to
the bottom the formidable Ger
man cruisers scharnhorst and
Gneisenau and the smaller cruiser
Leipzig, but It was intimated at
Toxic that the warships which
avenged England for the loss OF
the Good Hope and Monmouth
were all British vessels.
The latest report concerning
the condition of Emperor William
was that he was unable to leave
his bed and that his fever had not
decreased. There Is no official
confirmation, however. of reports
thet the emperor is suffering
from pneumonia.
The German armies In the west
have been stirred to renewed ac-
tivity by the offensive movement
of the allies. as is shown not only
by their sharp attacks in Flan-
ders, but by their attempted ad-
vance in the department of Oise,
which the French War office says
was repulsed. Ypres and Furnes
again are reported under heavy
bombardment by the Germans. \
An official Russian statement
shows that there has been no let
up in the fighting In the east.
The German line that stretches
across France for more than 200
miles is said by the French War
office to be giving way before the
attacks of the allies. The officia
statement from Berlin today gives
few details of the fighting In
France, although asserting that
the allies in one instance were re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
The German statement is con-
fined so far as the fighting in the
west is concerned to reference
to the conflict in the Argonne,
where, 1t is stated, an attack of
the French was repulsed.
up in the fighting in. the east,
which has been proceeding with
almost unprecedented severity for
a fortnight.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11
Pope Will Receive
Great Britain s Envoy

ROME. Dec. 10.-The Observatory Ro-
mano publishes today an official com
munication stating that Sir Edward Grey
the British secretary Of state for foreign
affairs. had asked the Vatican whether
the appointment as envoy from England
to the Holy See of Sir Henry Howard
able Cardinal Gasparri, papal secretary
Of state. replied that Sir Henry would
be welcomed as the British representa-
tive.
This Is the first official announcement
from the Vatican concerning its new re-
lations with Great Britain, which for
merly has not had a representative among
the diplomats accredited 20 the pope.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11
City Of Przemysl
is in Dire Straits

LEMBERG. oaiicia. Dec. 1o.-Cvia Pet
rograd and London)-Prisoners who were
taken in a sortie made by the garrison
Of the Austrian fortress Of Przemysl
were brought here yesterday. They
declare that all the inhabitants OF
Przemsyl have desterted the city and
that It Is fast becoming uninhabitable.
Food stores have become exhausted. they
say, and few cattle are left. A days
ratlons for an entire company. according
to the prisoners. has decreased to four
teen pounds of meat. and even canned
goods are almost gone.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11
Troops in
Servia Initiate Russ
Retreat from Lodz

NEW YORK. Dec. 10.-The bonds OF
$4,000, furnished by II. l.. Linder, was
declared forfeited today by the court OF
general sessions when Linder failed to
appear before Judge Malone TO plead for
mally to an indictment charging him with
having violated section 552 OF the penal
law in revealing the contents of a tele-
graphic message sent out by the As
sociated Press, Linder was a Postal tele-
graph operator in the office OF the New
York Globe.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11
WILL NOT BECOME
AN ARMED NATION
Daniels Says People of United States
Do Not Want to Be Mill
tary Power.
SECRETARY FOR LARGER NAVY
lie Advocates steady Increase in
building Program and the crea-
tiOn of Naval Reserve of
$4,000 Men.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 - Secretary
Daniels told the house naval committee
today that while the American navy
should be steadily strengthened In an
orderly way" each year. the sentiment
of the American people was against max
ing the United States into a military ma
tion in competition with the heavily
armed powers OF Europe.
The secretarys declarations today close
upon the remarkable testimony OF Rear
Admiral Fletcher. commander of the At
lantic fleet, who yesterday told the com
mittee there was only one navy in the
rld-England-to which the United
States was not equal, came as a climax
to two days discussion OF the prepared
ness OF the nation for defense.
Secretary Daniels declared he decried
demands for great increases in the array
OF battleships and submarines and de-
cIared the United States already was a
strong nation. He outlined this years
plan for two dreadnoughts. six torpedo
boat destroyers, eight or more subma-
rines, including one Of the seagoing type.
and the others for coast defense. one
gunboat and one oiler.
Plans Naval Reserve.
He advised congress not to act any
differently in providing for naval strength
than II would have acted IL there had
been no war In Europe. He declared
that after the conflict abroad had been
settled there would be many lessons
made plain. and he expressed the hope
that the universal disarmament might
come then. though no nation could af-
ford to stop it's construction program
until an international agreement had be-
come an actually Mr.. Daniels outlined
plan for a naval reserve to keep 1000
trained former sailors OF the navy for
practically instant service. and revealed
that all retired officers were being reg
istered for that purpose now.
There is no occasion" said the SEQ
retary. "to have as big and powerful a
navy as England. for instance. but We
ought 70 have a powerful navy, steadily
strengthened each year Ny opinion Is
that universal disarmament will come,
but never by the action OF any one ma
tion. and we would not further 1t by
stopping construction now"
Country in Good Position.
IF war should be jumped on us In a
month would you feel that a defense
would be sucoessful?" nc was asked.
80 far as the auxiliary transport ana
similar ships are concerned, we can com
mand them at any time" the secretary
said And with the progress we are
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11
ALL FARMERS TO GO
INTO HUGE COMBINE
American Agriculturists Expect to
Place Their Interests Under
One Organization.
MAY MEAN BIRTH OF NEW ERA
Various Societies Expect to ANAL
EamRte Their Governments with
a View Towards Bettering
Their Conditions.

Unless the plans go awry, at $3.50
o'clock this morning in the white pariors
OF the Millard hotel will be born the
American Farmers Federation. That Is
the hour set for the birth of the organ
ization that is to equip American agri-
culture with a business system, accord
ing to ]. A. Everitt of Indianapolis, who
at this time Is the temporary president
1t was the intention to have brought
the American Farmers Federation into
existence yesterday afternoon, but so
many OF those interested in the movement
were in attendance upon the other gath
erings OF farmers that II was deemed ad-
visable to wait until today.
The American Farmers Federation Is
in an embryonic stage at this time. Last
August leading agriculturists from a
number of states met at Kansas City
and talked over the plan. selecting some
temporary officers and adjourning to
meet In Omaha at this time. Hence the
meeting now.
II the birth of the new organization is
decided upon. then sessions will be held
today. and Saturday. when with the clos
Ing session, 1t is possible that It will
have a membership that will run into
the thousands. as II Is expected that II
will include the members OF all other or
ganizations TO which the American farm
ers belong. A merger OF associations IL
not proposed, for the reason that Presi-
dent Everitt does not like the word
When discussing 1t he said. Please call
IL federate."
One Huge Organization.
In short, the plan is TO federate ali so
eieties. associations and clubs TO which
farmers belong and make the American
Farmers Federation one gigantic organ
ization that will equip the producers OF
agricultural products with a business
system at the distributing. or marketing
end; one that win enable such producers
TO secure the maximum market prices
and the corresponding profits. Here are
some Of the things that President Everiti
asserts that the American Farmers Fed
Grafton will do for its members after the
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11
Scarccorts Goes Down After Three
and Gneisenau in Another
v1CToRs LOSE NO VESSELS
South Americans Are Pleased Be-
cause Makes Commerce Free.
PAPERS SHOW GRATITCAT1oN
Defeat of German Pacific Squadron
Means Trade VIII Not BE Dis
turbed I'm Waters OF West
ern Hemisphere.

LONDON, Dec. 10.--The official
bureau announced this afternoon
that the German cruiser Nurnberg.
one of the warships which escaped
from the English in the engagement
of December s, has been sunk.
The text Of the official bureau state
ment reads;
"a further telegram has been received
from Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Doveton
sturdee, reporting that the Nurnburg was
also sunk on December s, and that the
search for the Dresden still is proceed
ing."
Lasts Five Hours.
''The action lasted for five hours, with
intervals. The scharnhorst sank after
three hours and the Gneisenau two
hours later. Tho enemy's light cruisers
scattered and were chased by our cruis-
ers and light cruisers.
mo loss OF any British vessel IL re-
ported"
The Nurnberg was one OF the small
units of the German squadron which was
defeated off the Falkland Islands by the
British warships on December s. 1t had
a displacement of 3,l50 tons and a COM
piement Of 296 men. Its length on the
water line was 354 feet and its beam
forty-four feet. 1t carried ten Hl-inch
guns, eight flve-pounders. four machine
guns and two torpedo tubes.
Dresden Cornered.
BUENos AYREs, Argentina, Dec. TO-
The German cruiser Dresden, the only
warship OF Admiral Count Won Specs
squadron to escape after the battle with
the British squadron under command of
Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee. has been
cornered in the Straits of Magellan, ac-
cording TO advices obtained through well
Informed circles today.
The naval division commanded by Ad-
miral Sturdee Is understood to include
nine warships. notably the British battle
cruisers Lion and Indefatigable.
Their Displacement.
The oriiisers Lion and Indefatiable dis
place $3.50 tons and 1870 tons. respec-
lively. The Lion was built In 1910; Is $50
feet long eighty-slx and one-haif feet
beam and has a draft of thirty feet. The
LION carries eight 1S.B-inch guns and six
teen four-inch guns and Is equipped with
, three twenty-one-inch torpedo tubes Its
complement consists of 1000 men and II Is
capable OF travelling twenty-eight knots
an hour.
The Indefatigable is SIS feet long.
seventy-nine and one-half feet beam and
, twenty-seven and three-quarter feet deep.
! 1t was constructed at Davenport in 1911
and has speed of twenty-slx knots. Tho
Indefatigable's armament consists of
eight twelve-inch guns. sixteen four-inch
guns and three twenty-one-inch torpedo
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11

The. senate.
Met at noon.
Senator Works introduced a bill 20 pro-
hibit export OF ell supplies TO the Eu-
ropean belligerents.
Investigation OF charges of dsscTimina-
tiOns In coal rates against South Atlantic
ports was continued before a special
committee.
Hearings on the hydro-electric land
lands committee.
Met at noon.
Adjourned at 1855 p. m. TO noon Friday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11
RIrLLETIN.

AMSTERDAM, Holland, Dec. TO-
Emperor Williams health has con-
siderably improved, according to an
official announcement made in Ber-
lin today. His catarrh is relaxing and
his temperature is normal.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11

Representative Gardner spoke for hts
resolution for investigating the pre-
paredness OF the nation for defense.
Resumed consideration OF District Of
Columbia appropriation bill.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11
The Weather

Forecast till p m. Friday:
For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair, no important change in temper
ature.
Temperature aT Onana Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11

MUNICIPAL 69s bonds for eastern
Nebraska or western Iowa farms.
Owner will exchange 100000 per
cent, 10-year municipal bonds for Il
first-class Iowa or eastern Nebraska
improved farm. Farm must be put
In at spot cash value.
For further information about
this opportunity, see the Want Ad
section Of today's Zee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11


LONDON, Dec. 10.--The British
naval victory in the South Atlantic
is being discussed in England today,
almost to the exclusion of all other
phases of the war news.
The last word regarding the naval
engagement was that the British
squadron, after sinking the German
cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and
Leipzig, with the loss of nearly 1000
men, was pursuing the fleeing Dres-
den and Nurnberg, the two other
vessels present when the action
opened. The British public is wait
ing anxiously for news, of the out
come OF this chase.
Defeat at Sen Means Death.
Naval observers, commenting on the ac-
ton off the Falkland Islands, make note
of the fact that in all naval engagements
in the present war there is great dispar-
ity between the losses of the victors and
the vanquished. In the case of the Brit
ish cruisers Monmouth and Good Hope,
sent to the bottom by German squad
ron off the coast of Chile, early in Mo-
vember, the Germans were practically
unscathed and the same is true of the
British In their victorious engagement in
the South Atlantic.
In other words. defeat at sea means vir-
tually annihilation and the loss of all
crews with the exception OF such men
as the victors may be able to save.
This is attributed 10 great extent to
the fact that naval engagements have
been between ships of unequal armament
The German guns outranged the British
off the coast OF Chile and the roles were
reversed off the Falkland Islands. Never
theless 1t Is argued that even with ships
of similar armament the disproportlon 0.
losses between the victor and the van
quished would be greater by far than
anything possible in land warfare.
Reports of Kaiser'a Illness.
The reported illness of Emperor William
continues to be variously described. Some
dispatches say it is serious and perhaps
pneumonia. while others declare he is a
victim Of mental depression or that he
Continued on Page Two. Column Three
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11
BULLETIN.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Dec. 10.
Wireless reports received here in
dicate that the German cruisers
Dresden and Nurnberg, the surviv-
ors in the engagement with an Eng
lish fleet December s in which the
Scharnhorst, the Gneisenau and the
Leipzig were sunk, closely pursued
by British warships, are fleeing in
the direction OF Port Santa Cruz,
on the Argentine coast north of the
Atlantic entrance to the Straits of
Magellan and west of the Falkland
islands. 1t is reported here also that
the German auxiliary cruiser Prince
Eitel is cruising in the South At
lantic and that 1t has on board 1900
German soldiers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11
to Make
Extra Money
for Christmas

Inmost every house there are
things lying around in the attic
or the basement which have
lost their usefulness in that
particular home, but which 9th
ers might be glad to have.
It may be some extra
chairs, couch, beds, bits
of furniture, etc. Why
not turn them into cash?
Don't expect too much
for them, but there are
people who would will
ingly pay you a reason
able sum.
Put a little ad in the "For
Sale" column of The Bee, the
place people look for such bar
gains. You can get some extra
money for Xmas presents this
way with very little trouble.
Just
Telephone Tyler 1000
THE OMAHA BEE
Everybody Reads Bee Waai Ada
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11
English TrOps, it is Reported, Drive
Invaders Out Of French Border
City.
SEA VICTORY NOT CELEBRATED
People of Island Too Much Wrapped
Up in Continental Struggle.
NO NEWS FROM EAST WORRIES
Lack of DefInite Information Com
cerninE situation In Poland Caus-
ing Uneasiness 4 nUnited
KINGDOM.


AMSTERDAM Cvia London) Dec TO-
The allies have entered Houliers (Rous-
selaere) in west Flanders. about twelve
miles northeast OF Ypres. according to the
Slms correspondent OF the Handlesblad.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11

LONDON, Dec, 10,-Rcuter's Boulogne
correspondent, who has just returned TO
Boulogne from Armentieres, says that
Tuesday the Germans were driven out OF
Armentieres by the British and hurled
back beyond artillery renge Armentieres
is nine miles northwest of Lille.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11
rom Stations at Z p. N.

T indicates trace OF precipitation.
Il A WELSH Local ForaoastaR
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11

Temperature and
lures from the norma
Normal temperature
Deficiency for the di
Total excess since Nj
Normal precipitation
Deficiency for the da,
Total rainfall since ]
Deficiency since Mar
Deficiency for cor. pc
Deficiency for cor. pc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11
Emperor's Catarrh is Relaxing and
Temperature Normal, According
to Official Announcement.
SEA VICTORY CHEERS BRIToNs
English Rejoice Over Naval Triumph
in South Atlantic.
LINE IN THE WEST UNCHANGED
Indications that Allies Are Prepar-
ing for Forward Movement.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN EAST

Capture of LOdx IL Temporarily y
Ecltpsed by Reports of Heavy
Fighting Around Cracow
and I'm East Prussia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11

Continued on Page Two. Column Throe.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-11
Advertising Is the Life Of Trade

A hrouEh Ths nee - youR cas-
eoneEn. your oompstieor'n customers,
youF possibls ouEsomsra.
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Continued on Page Two, Column Three.)
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ure and precipltation depar-
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Continued on Page Two. Column Three)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-30
LOOK TO KANSAS
Other States Take Lessons
From School Board.
Iowa to Follow Out Plan of the
Administration Body.
AND iowa WAS PIONEER, TOO
Texas and Ohio Studying the
Jayhawker Idea.
Value of Last Legislatures Ac'
cOmplishment Borne Out.

The new Kansas educational admin
istration board law will be used as a
model by the Iowa state legislature in
changing her present state school law.
The fact that the Kansas law was
originally DIR. fled after the Iowa stat
utes, makes no difference. The Kan
SaS legislature went further than the
Iowa law makers and now Iowa will
revise her law for the regulation and
management of state schools to con-
form with the law in operation in this
state.
President w. r.. Boyd and Secretary
w. H. Gemme1l Of the Iowa educa-
tiona1 board have spent several days
in Kansas and will taxi back to Des
Moines suggestions for reforms in the
management of the Iowa schools
Boyd and Gemmell discussed with the
Kansas hoard their plans for man.
agement If the big educational insti-
tutiOns. They talked about school
budgets, cutting out useless duplica-
lions in the several schools, employ
ment of instructors, and a dozen other
Then the IOwans were taken to the
State university at Lawrence. to the
Agricultural college at Manhattan and
the manual training school at Pitts
burg. When the visitors left Kan
sas, it was to suggest to the Iowa leg
d
in the Kansas law. but not covered by
the Iowa act.
Originally Iowa was the pioneer of
the plan to place all the big state
schools under the management of one
governing board. The central gov
erning plan met with the approval of
the last legislature and they passed a
law, drafted somewhat along the lines
of the Iowa act, but providing greater
power and opportunity for develop
ment Of the schools by the board.
The Kansas law is regarded as far
superior to the Iowa law-even In
Iowa. For that reason the Iowa board
came to Kansas to gather new ideas
One objection in Iowa is the fact
that the administration board can act
only upon the approval of the state
board Of education. Another objec-
ton is the fact that the law does not
provide for sufficient meetings to per-
NIT the best results.
In Kansas the board has been in al
most constant session since its crea-
ton. 1t is in touch with every detail
of school work and school manage
ment. It's word is final in the man.
agement of the schools under its con-
troll. Now Iowa wants law similar
to the one in Kansas.
But Iowa is not alone. Within the
last several months Texas has twice
sent educators to Kansas to study the
work of the new central governing
board Ohio has also sent prominent
school men to Kansas to study the
work of the Kansas board. Other
states have asked about the successful
than a half dozen states will this win
ter consider the enactment of an
educational administration board law
similar to the one in this state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-30
LARGER Than 1918
Weekly Export Business From
New York Gaining.
Financial District Sends Out
Cheering News.

New York. Sept. 30.-The financial
district found encouragement today in
the record of exports of merchandise
from this port for the past week. The
figures exceed by almost 100000
the total for the previous week and
show an increase Of $3,220,0OO over
the same week of 1913. To this i'm
portant factc and increased offerings
Of cotton and grain bills were attrib-
uted the diminished activity in for
eign exchange at lower rates.
The gold pool continues it's activi-
ties with limitations Ct a definite
statement Of its accomplishments be-
fore the end of the week 1t was
learned that at least five of the re-
serve cities have announced their
Willingness to ~ubscribe more than
their quota to the $1OO,00O,OOO fund if
necessary.
Approval by the interstate COM
merce commission Of the application
Of the eastern railroads for an in
crease in passenger mileage from 2
to Y cents served as a partial offset
to the announcement that shippers in
western and central states intend to
combat the proposed freight rate in
crease which comes up for rehearing
in the coming month.
Three important roads-the Union
Pacific, Canadian Pacific and Southern
railway-submitted August state
ments. Union Pacific showed a fair
net gain. but the others exhibited
substantial losses, Canadian Pacific
falling back almost six hundred thou
sand dollars, despite a big reduction
in operating expenses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-30
GOOD BANK SHOWING.
CONTINUED from Page one.1

CONTINUED from Page One.1
200 million dollars. Kansas has a
population of more than 1850, 900.
Topeka, with population of $4,000,
though, reports more than 5 per cent
of the total banking deposits of the
state-nearly ten and three-fourths
million dollars
THE record is a fine financial show
ing for Topeka said ]. r. Burrow.
president of the Central National bank.
1T means that Topeka is financially
sound and If I don't miss my guess.
will establish a record when the totals
for bank deposits are compiled"
State and National Banks.
The call for a bank statement for
September IL. affected both state and
national banks. For that reason the
| tabulated reports to be issued sometime
in October, will show the exact condi-
| tons of both state and national banks.
The last combined report was for the
showing Of banks at the close of bust