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Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-04
JUDGE TELLS JURY
TO SET BROOKS FREE
Murder Trial at Wheeler, S. D., Ends
Very Suddenly in Sensational
Manner.
COURT WON'T HEAR REBUTTAL
Defendant Charged with Murder of
william Menzie and Blanche
Signal mt Geddes I'm Last
April.

WHEELER, S. D., Jan. 3.--Judge r. 3.
Tripp closed the Brooks murder trial sud-
denly here tonight by directing the jury
to return a verdict for the defendant
The court refused to hear rebuttal wit
nesses for the state. Both sides then
waived arguments and when the judge
arose, presumably 20 instruct the jury,
he ordered the twelve men to return a
sensational manner.
The crime for which Robert Brooks was
tried-the murder OF William II. Menzie
and Blanche Signal-occurred in Geddes,
S D., on the night of April 16, 1914, the
bodies of Menzie and Miss Signal being
found in the burned ruins of the elevator
company's office of which Menzie was
manager
Position of Body.
When Menzies body was discovered II
was stretched full length crosswise Of the
office. His feet were bound with wire
and wire band was about one wrist
the other being free, although the wire
had been broken and had originally
bound both hands. The body of Miss
Signal was found lying in the opposite
direction with both hands and feet bound
with wire in a similar manner. her hands
being behind Ner.
Miss Signal had a hole in her skull
about three-fourths of an inch deep. ap-
parently made by the blow of a hammer
which was found nearby with the handle
burned out. Menzie had bullet hole In
his head and bruised place on his skull
that might have been caused by the blow
OF a hammer. A revolver was found
nearby which showed that one bullet had
been discharged and another chamber
blown out. apparently by the heat.
One motive offered for the murder by
the authorities was the strong opposition
of Menzie to the liquor and gambling in
terests of Geddes.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-04
ARTILLERY FIGHTS
GIVE FRENCH LEAD
Demolish Several German Fortifica-
tions on Plateau of Touvenl
from Disc to Meuse.
REPULsE THE PRUssIAN ATTACK
Two German Charges Near La GruIre
Are Failures aud French Easily
Maintain Former Gains In
Upper AIsace Regions.

PARIS. Jan. 3--The French official
statement Issued this afternoon says:
During the day of January 2 we
strengthened the position to the north OF
the Lys gained during the preceding days.
The enemy has shown activity only In
the region OF ZonnebelIe, which he has
violently bombarded. From the Lys to
Arras there 10 almost complete quiet.
There was an artillery engagement in
the region of Albert and Roye. and our
infantry advanced some 800 meters near
La Boisselle.
DemOIish FOrtIficatiOns.
From the Olse to the Meuse on the
plateau OF Touvenl our heavy artillery
has demolished several Qualifications from
which the enemy was harrasslng our
sappers.
Spirited artillery duels have taken
place 20 the west and east of Craonne.
Near Perthe-Les-Hurlus we have pro-
gressed about 300 meters, Near Beause
Jour there has been infantry fighting In
which we have inflicted serious losses on
the enemy.
"The Germans have launched two at.
tacks without success In the forest OF La
oIulTe On fdll lhlh poItlun ol lut lIOl'
the artillery has shown everywhere great
activity.
TN the region OF Verdun and on the
heights of the Meuse there was an ar
tilery duel. We have again gained a
little ground in the forest of Bouchon,
northeast of Troyon, and In the forest OF
La Pretre northwest OF Pont7A-Mouson'
Occupy Enemy's Trenches.
''In the Vosges we have occupied one OF
the enemy's trenches. Artillery engage
ments have taken place in the Dan DE
Sapt and in the valley OF the Fave.
"In upper Alsace our former gains In
the region of Thanh have been main
tanned. We have bombarded a German
train In the railway station of Altklrcl
and caused some damage ON the railway
between Carspach and Dierspach, to the
southwest of Altkirch
"In general, the perceptible abatement
which can be noted In our active often
siye should be attributed to the incesSan
rains which soak the ground and MAKE
operations everywhere almost impossible.
weather Continues Rad.
The following official communication
was issued tonight:
| According to the latest advlces re
ceived here, there has been no al
| teration In the situation.
"Thc weather continues TO be very baG
on elmost the whole front"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-04
SITUATION In ALBANIA
REPORTED MUCH WORSE

LONDON. Jan. s-The situation in Al
bania Is much worse. The insurgents are
satd to have occupied perat and to be
marching on Dibra.
This statement is made by the Athens
correspondent OF the Reuter- Telegraph
company, who also sends the following:
The authorities at the Dardanelles
have expelled all the consuls OF neutral
countries and also those OF Austria
Hungary"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-04
Associated Press Correspondent
with German Armies at Posen
Describes Fighting.
sAPPING THEIR WAY FORWARD
Struggle Along Heavily Entrenched
Line of Field Fortifications.
OPPOSING FORCES CLOSE
Battle Stationary In Many Places
Along Front in East, Rapid
Movements Not Now Char
acterisinE Warfare.

PoSEN. Germany. Jan. 3.-(via
Berlin and The Hague to London
The battle is now stationary at
many parts of the long front in
Poland. The rapid movements of the
army forward and backward. with
kaleidoscope changes in the situa-
tion, which hitherto have character
lied the warfare in the east have
given place, for the time being at
least to a struggle along a heavily
entrenched line OF field fortifcations.
resembling those in Franco.
The German and Austrian allies are
In close contact with the army OF Grand
Duke Nicholas, but they are engaged
In sapping instead of maneuvering their
way forward.
Fight Foot by Foot.
During the fortnight which a corre-
spondent OF The Associated Press spent
at the front attached to the staff OF one
division In the battle line along the
hawka river the operations were marked
by advances OF from ten TO twelve miles
IN few places, but in general the in
tantry is fighting its way foot by foot
with the aid of artillery support
In these operations the artillery and
mine throwers are trumps, instead OF the
soldiers legs. The mine throwers arc
particularly effective although the heavy
artillery is handicapped by weather con-
ditlons and the short days which make
observations and the direction Of the
fire possible only for short periods, the
minute mine throwers arc busy day and
night hurling projectiles OF 200 pounds
OF high explosives from trench to trench
at range that is very effective
WObbIe Through AIR.
During the comparatively short time
one OF these huge missiles is in view. wob-
bllng through the air along an erratic
parabola. the sight is most impressive.
The projectile can be plainly followed
with the eye, and the tension upon the
men In the trenches as the bomb comes
nearer and nearer is beyond all compari-
son to the effect caused by heavy artll-
lery shells, which are unseen until the
explosion throws up a column of earth
and scatters the fragments Of the shell
In all directions.
Russian prisoners. OF whom there Is a
constant stream moving through the Ger
man lines stated 10 the correspondent that
the leading OF each mine causes a catas-
trophie in the trenches and their vicin-
ity. as its victims are torn to bits.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-04
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
AUSTRIANS CAPTURED

PETRoGRAD Cvia London). Jan. a.
The Russian army under General Radko
Dimitrieff has captured 22.57O Austrians
and forty-five machine guns during the
last fortnight. according 70 an official an
nouncement given out here
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-04
The Weather

For Nebraska and Iowa.-Generally fair:
not much change in temperature.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-04
GREAT WAR REACHES
STATUS OF DRAW
Governing" Germany Said by Some
Neutrals in Their Confidence
to Appreciate This.
mo CRUSHING VICTORY IN SIGHT
Belief i'm High Circles that Neither
Teutons Nor Allies Have Chance
of winning Decisive
Triumph.

Copyright 1915 by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON, Jan. 3.-(SpeciaI Cablegram
to New York World and Omaha Bee.)-
According 10 information received from
two distinctly neutral sources govern
ing" Germany has already come TO a
realization that the country cannot con-
quer in this war.
The World correspondent has seen a
letter from a Danish banker written to
the head of one of the greatest field
hospitals and it said that Berlin
magnate of finance admitted to the
writer that ruling powers of Germany
acknowledged it is impossible to conquer.
The exact text of this part of the letter
was: "Un des magnats Berliners de la
Finace ma avoue que les Dirigeants
Allemands Sc rendraient compte del'im-
possibilte de vanere."
People stiII Confident.
Information from another source strik-
ingly confirms the statement made In
this letter. The informant is an official
of neutral country who has just arrived
I'm London after a lengthy visit to Ger
many and France.
Throughout Germany. he states, the
popular confidence in the military organi-
zatlon ana the eventual triumph of Ger
man arms remains unimpaired, but the
military authorities themselves have
been obliged to recognize that their
chances of a smashing victory arc gone.
The view now is that war must result
In sort of military stalemate.
The hope of reaching Warsaw is
abandoned ana even the capture of War
saw would not affect the issue.
The allies of course would be equally
impotent to inflict a fatal blow upon
Germany. The allied offensive, accord
ing to German calculations, will cost 5000
men for every mile Of ground gained and
the talk OF an allied march upon Berlin.
either from the east Or the west, is mere
foolishness.
Germans Win Much.
The present position from a German
military point OF view is entirely in
favor of Germany. Its armies hold hostile
country and its own borders except in
one unimportant instance are invIolate.
While, however. Germans. according to
my informant justiflably claim the
honors OF war, their military leaders
have come reluctantly to the conclusion
that decisive triumph cannot be won BY
force Of arms
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-04
Greece Is Ready.
British offer Prnyers.

Throughout the British empire and in
the English churches in foreign countries
intercession services were held today for
the success OF the allies arms. Many of
the sermons embodied exhortations TO the
young men TO join the army. King George
attended services in the village church at
Sandringham.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-04

By advertising In The Q
Bee the storekeeper takes
his 3 n ow window into
the home Of every reader
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-04

Itmperature and preclpitatIOn depar-
lures from the normal:
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-04
Howard and NeEIey Arrive.
Legislative Program.

A meeting has been called tomorrow at
$3.50 in the afternoon to discuss the pro-
gram OF running the legislature laid
down by the legislative committee, ap-
pointed at the last session. The matter
is being much discussed and most Of the
members are for the simplified new
method which calls for less work and
fewer expert assistants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

boat trip so near home seemed to awe thiam. Taken with the spell of the water, they merely sat and watched the boats glide down stream past the panorama of natural scenery which, it is said, is equalled by few places in the United States.
 When the locks were reached A land ing was made and the Birmingham ex- cursionists watched the other boats which were going on to Tuscaloosa run through the locks.
 The great river here is near a half mile wide and the enoimity of the dam and the locks was what impressed every one
 .I'n tell you this is the greatest thing l ever saw in my life, said one man, who declared that never before had he seen so large a body of water
 The return trip was started at o'clock, the Cordova crowd taking the steamer Swan, which proceeded to race with the Birmingham boat and the latter soon out stripped her to the immense delight and cheering of the crowds The return trip was spent largely in singing by a part of the crowd and the remainder listening Why no one seemed to know but it seemed to be about the most musical crowd that had ever wandered abroad from Birmingham.
 Charlie West of Bessie gave consider able entertainment with several recita- tions interspersed between the songs and was enthusia stically applauded. Judge Douglas, who was master of ceremonies of everything that took place from the making of the sandwiches to the footing of the whistle, formed the crowd into an organized convention and ''railroaded" through batch of resolutions extending thanks and congratulations to the boat captain, the officials of the chamber, the railway officials and all persons who had taken the trip for the good time every body had
 The entire trip, both on water and by land, was without single accident, how ever small
 Captain Pickley of the boat Hennen is now making arranfiements with the Southern railway to conduct another ex- cursion to the locks Sunday and possibly every following Sunday this summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
Queen victoria's Bible

revival of interest in religion is one or the features of the war. Soldiers going to the front have been supplied with Bi- ples and have been given splendid advice by their generals. Churches have been filled by those who have remained at home, for In time of great catastrophe like this the mind of mankind instinctive- ly turns to Power higher than itself
 This serves to recall the ract that the late Queen Victoria was an earnest stu dent of the Bible and deepry interested in personal religion. In the British Museum the visitor will find a copy of the pocket Testament which Queen Victoria gave to Lord Gower, on the fylear of which she wrote couple of her favorfte texts. The verses ara l Corinthians, 1894 and S. &
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
Typhoid Mary Prisoner Again
Globe Democrat.

rom the GloDe- Democrat
 New York.-"Typhoid Mary" is "epi- demic' again. This time the board of health, after having established the fact that she is again harboring death dealing bacilli, has once more made Mary a prisoner on North Brother Island
 It Is charged officially by the health department that Mary-whose fuli nane IS Mary Mallon--is responsible, though innocently, for the epidemic or typhoid which has caused 25 cases O the disease to break out so sud : aenly and mysteriously in the Sloans Hospital for Women.
 Among those stricken at the hos- pltal were four physicians, 10 nurses, one patient, the elevator man and members or the help staff. Mary went 10 wofk iil the hospital as cook in Cc- toper of last year. The first case Of typhold developed January II. From that time until January 29 there we're new outbreaks No one was spared
 Suddenly the cook was suspected. Just as suddenly she left for parts un- known. And almost 'as precipitately the epidemic passed away. Two of the vic. tims had died. however
 Then began still hunt for the miss ing cook. Not until she had gone was It known that the woman who cooked such delectable gelatine pudding Was the germ carrier. whose past perform ances were health department annals.
 Health Commissioner Goldwater said that on the authority which he believes Ee has under the sanitary code, the noted carrier of typhus germs will be kept on North Brother Island indefin- lteiy, probably until the end of her Fife. He says she violated the parole under which she was released in 1910 when she signed an agreement that she would never again work as cook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
TO SEEK TO IMPEACH
 JUDGE J. B. LYONS

Montgomery, May 3.-(Special) l)-Pursu- ant to recommendations made by the grand jury of the county, Attorney Gen. eral William l.. Martin will within the next few days institute impeachment pro- ceedings against J. B. Lyons, probate judge of Lee county. on the grounds of .'misappropriation of county funds and habtual drunkenness
 The report of the Lee county grand jury was received by the attorney gen eral today It sets out that Judge Lyon $ acts have been mot only careless and negligent but, in our opinion, criminal to grave extent, such an extent that we feel tha. we would not do our duty un- less we recommend that he be removed from office.
 ''We. therefore recommend" continues the report, ito the proper authorities that impeachment proceedings on the grounds of misrepresentation of funds and habtual drunkenness be brought against him..
 Attorney General Martin will file pro- ceedings against Judge Lyons within the next day or two, and the supreme court will at once set time for the trial.
 It will be remembered that recently Judge w l.. Pratt of the probate court of Bbb county was impeached for drunk enness following a hearing lasting sev- eral days. Drunkenness was the only charge against the Bibb county official
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
GET-TOGETHER MEETING
New Y. M. c. A. Athletic Directo
 Makes Initial Appearance Here

At get-together meeting held last night In the auditorium of the Young Men s Christian association building, the new athletic director. J e. Hoffer, who was recently appointed to this city from Des Moines, made his initial public appear ao;Ice.
 Some 30 or 40 athletes were in attend ance, including the track team MT. Hof. fer addressed the gathering and those as- sembled were apparently favorably im- pressed by the words of the director Among others scheduled for addresses were Chairman of the Board w. M. Cosby. Secretary w. s. Stallings, Borden Burr and Track Captain R. aI4. Lang
 Supper was served from the cafeteria and was voted a great success. The evening passed off pleasantly. New unl- forms were distributed among members of the track team, the colors being crim- son ana white. the national emblem of '. M. C. A. athletics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
KAISER CRITICIZES
 GERMANY'S ALLIES

Petrograd. May 1s.-(Via London $40 D. m.)A dispatch from kieg to the Bourse Gazette says:
 German officers captured at Jaslo, Galicia, assert that Emperor William visited the Najetz front to encourage newly arrived German reservists. In all address he told them, not withstanGin> the presence of Austrian officers, that Germany was fighting her three pow erful enemies virtually single handed.
 Her allies. Austria and Turkey, the Emperor is quoted as having said, had not fulfilled his expectations and the whole burden of the war was on the shoulders of the German army There fore, German officers ought to take over command of the remnants of the Austrian army. or, at any rate, Aus : trian officers should be subordinate tp them. Under such conditions alone victory be achieved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

Six hundred of her citizens by means of a special train over the Southern railway and the river steam boat Hennen went to Lock IT to celebrate the realization of the fact that the backwaters of the Warrior river had crept up and up until finally they lay at the very threshold of the city They returned at Il o'clock last night thoroughly tired, but inn mensely pleased with the new kind of outing and immensely impressed with the enormous significance of the opening of the canalized river between the Birmingham district and the gulf.
 Unlike the boy who finds the wet weather duekpond in his backyard how ever it was duly impressed upon all those who visited the great locks and the river yesterday that here was no wet weather" affair; they realized that for all time Birmingham has been brought into con nection with the Gulf of Mexico by water navigation.
 With the aid of. Captain Piclley of the excursion boat, President Crawford John- son of the Chamber of Commerce Secre- tary Radcliffe and Assistant Secretary Everitt of the chamber Judge Alvin M Douglas and a score of others who looked after the crowd the excursion passed off without single unpleasant occurrence.
 Leaving the Terminal at 8 o'clock. Skaters Bluff was reached and the boat and barge boarded for the 6o-mile river trip at Il o'clock. George Blinn. James Hard, Solon Jacobs and number of others immediately started concert and from then on there was in some part of the boat an improvised choir in operation at all times
 Scarcely had the boat started when President Crawford Johnson who had been cautioned to stay in the middle of the craft. violated orders and walked to the one side. His weight threw the barge at an angle and the craft came near run ming into the bank. After that all the heavy men on the craft behaved
 The boats from Cordova and the Rir- mlngham boat reached the forks in the riVer at almost exactly the same time and from then on the whole steamed down the river in procession. The novelty Of Birmingham people having a river
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
GEAR LYONS STRIKES SNAG
 AND SHOWS THE YELLOW

l.. L. Goodwin of Miami Fla. was ar rested last night by Officers Eubanks brought to Chief Eagan's office pending investigation. He was later released on bond on instructions of Chief Eagan to whom the circumstances were related over the telephone.
 The arrest caused considerable commo- ton. as A result of Godwins appeal to a reporter of The Age Herald, who hap pened to be a personal acquaintance. to telephone a lawyer for him. This Ser geant Edward Lyons resented and in formed Goodwin that lawyers and news paper reporters are nothing but grafters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14
TO SELECT SITE FOR
 NEW HIGH SCHOOL

Montgomery, May 13.-tSpecial.)- .)-An- nouneement was made today that the State High school commission will go to Washington county on June b for the purpose of selecting a place for the loca- ton of a county high school. There are several places in Washington applying for the new school, and the commission will spend two days in the county inspecting the various sites offered for the Puiid- ing. rs~4
 The members of the high school com mission are Governor Henderson. Superin- tendent of Education William F. Feagin and Auditor M. c. Allgood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-14

and that they are only after your money"
 If you do get a lawyer" said Lyons
 T am going to put you behind the bars. :
 The statement in regard to grafters was made in the presence of The Age Herald reporter. who told Lyons that If he would get out of his chair he (the re- porter) would be glad to make it a per sonal matter.
 At this, despite the fact that he was armed and the reporter was not, Lyons called to Officer Crump to arrest the re- porter on charge of tresspassing and 'Etck him out. This. however Crump declined to do. Upon the reporter again inviting Lyons to make it personal affair, he merely fingered his revolver and stuck studl- ously in his chair.