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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22
CONGRESSMEN VOTE
MANY MHLIONS
Both Houses Busy on Appropriation
Bills Of Huge Figures for
Various Purposes.
DIPLOMATIC ITEM is CUT DOWN

WASHINGTON. Feb. n.-The mills of
both houses Of congress ground fast and
long on the grlst of appropriation
bills which must become law before
March e. .....
The senate, after adding siO00.0 900 TO, the
legislative. executive and judicial appro-
priation bill as 1t left the house. PASSED
that measure. also the s126 600. 900 sundry
civil bill. with amendment. and took up
the army appropriation bills Fourteen
other of the big supply bills are YET TO be
acted upon.
Yuma Item Adopted.
An amendment increasing the sppro-
priatlon for the Yuma irrigation project
in the, sundry civil bill from S725.OOO to
$sS4,O was adopted by the senate. as was
the proposal to set aside si5O.OOO for the
Deschutes project in Oregon. 81.
in the, house the diplomatic approprla-
tion bill was passed after it had been cut
10000 Appropriations of $4,000 for a
consulate building at Shanghai and $4,000
for entertainment OF Central and South
American financiers at Pan-Amerlcan
financial conference at San Francisco, to
be called by the president, were cut out,
ment.
Not to Collect from Caba.
proposal to have the president take
steps TO recover from Cuba more than
100000 spent in the pscification also was
eliminated.
The appropriation for partIcipatio In
an exposition at Panama was cut from
$4,000 to s25 900.
The house also passed the military
academy bill, appropriating Sl,o37ssS. and
took up the ss,O6O,OOO fortification measure.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22
JOHN W. BREW. PIONEER
OF OMAHA PASSES AWAY

John w Brew, who retired from the
employ Of the Union Pacific ten years
ago after twenty-five years of service.
died At 4 o'clock Sunday morning at the
age OF - years. Mr. Brew was formerly
blacksmith in the Union Pacific shops
here and at Rawlins, Wyo. He has
spent the last ten years OF hib life In
Florence. lie was born in Scotland and
learned his trade at Douglas in the Isle
Of Mann. He was an odd Fellow from
England, He Is survived by widow,
two sons. James Brew OF silver city. n.
NJ. John Brew OF Rutte. Mont. two
daughters. Mrs. John Tracy OF ST. Paul.
Mrs. Gus Anderson OF Miles city. Mont.
and one stepson. James Spencer OF Flor
ence. Funeral arrangements have not
been completed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22
Sow Spring Wheat, is
Order to Austrians

VENICE (Via London), Feb a.-The
appeal issued TO farmers Thursday by
the Austrian minister of agriculture,
In which he urged them not to leave a
single plot OF ground anywhere uncul-
tivated, was followed today by a per-
euiptory decree by the Austrian govern
ment. ordering land owners to SOW i'm
medlately every available part of their
ground with spring wheat. Where neces-
sary local authorities are empowered by
the decree to provide .abor for this work
and TO recover from the sale OF crops
the expenditure incurred. Failure TO
comply with the edict is punishable by
heavy fines or imprisonment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22
Posses Surrounding
Indian Outlaw Camp

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Feb 2l.-A
dispatch to the Herald-Republican from
Thompson, Utah. says:
United states Marshal Nebekers
posse surrounded the Indian camp near
Bluff. at midnight last night. Joe Akers,
a white man. and an Indian were killed
this morning. Another posse has left
Grayson TO assist Marshal Nebeker. The
mountains are almost impossible owing
to heay snowstorm. Speciavl Indian
Agent creel left here this morning for
the Indian camp"
The posses are attempting the arrest of
rse-Na-Gat, an Indian outlaw who with
about 100 other Indians are entrenched
near Bluff
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22
ROSEBUD CONTINGENT
LOSE IN FIRST ROUND

PIERRE. 8. D.. Feb. 2.-Cspec'aI Tele-
gram.)-The first skirmish In the senate
over the location OF a new normal school
a. Bonesteel was a defeat for the Rose
bud contingent. But the matter is up for
a reconsideration at the session Tuesday
for another effort on the part OF the
boosters from the southern part OF the
state 10 set n state institution In that
SeOtion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22

SIOUX FALLS. 5. D., Feb. zi.-(spe-
cial Lying for moro than two hours
in the cold after being stricken with
paralysis. F. B. Maris, a well known resi-
dent of Jersuld county, died short
time after being found by his wife. The
old man was in his night clothing when
ho wandered from the house at an early
hour in the morning. His wife finally
missed him and conducted search. which
resulted in his being found in an un-
conscious condition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22
BATTLES CONTINUE
WITH GRERT FURY
Ever-Increasing Intensity Marks
Fighting Between Teutons and
Allies on Continent.
CoNFEDERATEs CLAIM GAINS

LONDON, Feb. 21.-The battles on
the continent continue with everin-
creasing intensity. The offensive
which the allies took early in the
week has brought about renewed ac-
tivity all along the line, and attacks
and counter attacks have become
more numerous. -
Both the British and the French
seemingly made considerable pro-
gress at the outset of the offensive
operations, and this made 1t imper-
ative for the Germans to deliver
counter attacks to regain the ground
which they had lost.
show Desperate Spirit.
In carrying these out the Germans
have shown the same desperate spirit
which has characterized their opera
tions under similar circumstances,
In a long report covering the week 8
operations to February II. French eye
witness claims for the French many
minor successes and the repulse Of GER
man counter attacks.
The Germans, too. make similar claimF.
SO that the public is left to Judge as to
the outcome OF the weeks flare-ups +.
~ Beaten al OssOwetz.
From the eastern front there is no
news except tonights unofficial dispatch
from PetrogrRd. which says that the
Germans have suffered defeat at osso-
wetz and have been compelled to fall
back towards the frontier
Should this prove to be correct. the
German plans would be entirely upset
as defeat at this point would endanger
the whole line northward along the east
Prussian frontier.
In the rest OF Poland and In the Car
pathians where severe fighting Is In
progress. there has been no change in
the relative positions OF the opposing
armies. while in Bukowina a battle is
heing fought along the Pruth river. Re
tirement to this position should be an
advantage to the Russians. as 1t con-
siderably shortens their line and enables
reinforcements to reach them more
easily
serbs and Austrians Fight.
The serbians and Austrians are again
! facing each other across the Danube
and have in turn been bombarding Sem
lin and Belgrade, respectively. and the
positions near those cities. This may
mean the beginning OF a new campaign.
or perhaps IT IL an attempt by the Ser
bisns to help relieve the pressure on the
Russians.
cettinie has been again visited by an
Austrian aeroplane, which dropped
bombs. and according 10 the Montenegrin
report killed two women.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22
News withheld.

II, as is indicated by the foregoing,
a British transport has been, sunk,
the news probably has been withheld
in London. Although accounts of the
sinking of various other steamers by
German submarines or by mines have
been passed promptly by the British
censors, there was no intimation in
the London dispatches of the destruc-
tion of a transport.
Irish Boat Torpedoed.
LONDON, Feb. 21.-The small
Irish coastlng steamer Downshlre
was sunk last night by a German
submarine off Calf of Man, an island
in the Irish sea. The Germans gave
the crew five minutes in which to
leave their ship. The crew landed
last night at Dundrum, County Down.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22

cASSEL REALTY COMPANY
TO LOCATE IN BEE BUILDING

The cassell Realty company will be To-
Gated at No. 522 The Bee building after
March 1 according to announcement
made yesterday. .-.-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22
U. S. SHIP MINED
IN THE NORTASEA
ALL ABOARD SAFE
Explosive of Unidentified Nation
ality Sends American Steamer
Evelyn to Bottom Of
North Sea.
TwENTY.EIGHT MAKE ESCAPE
Yankee Vessel with Cargo Of Cotton
Bound for Bremen Finds
Ocean Grave.
LEFT NEW YORK JANUARY 90

BERLIN (Via London, Feb. al
The American steamer Evelyn,
which sailed from New York on Jan
uary 20. with cargo Of cotton for
Bremen, struck a mine off Borkum
island in the North Sea yesterday.
The vessel sank. Its captain and
twenty-seyen of the crew we're saved.
II has not been learned of what
nationality was the mine which de-
stroyed the Evelyn.
bryan Hears News.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-Secre-
tary Bryan announced the receipt OF
a telegram tonight from the Ameri-
can consul at Bremen reporting 1.-The
loss" Of the American steamer Eve
lyn. The cause not not stated. The
crew was saved.
American Consul Fees telegram,
as given out by the state department,
was as follows:
Steamer Evelyn, Captain smith,
agents Bull & Co., New York, blown
up early Friday at Borkum. Crew
saved. Ship and cargo lost"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22

GUNNER WHO BROKE THE WORLDS RECORD
William Ruff, gun pointer aboard u S. s. Texas, who is
credited with eight consecutive hits with fourteennch
gun shooting at moving target twelve miles away.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22
THE WEATHER.

Rain or Snow
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22

lures from the morn
Normal temperature
Excess for the day
Total excess since
Normal precipitatiO
Excess for the day
Total rainfall since
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22

Advertising is the pendu-
tum that keeps buying
and selling in motion.
Evening star., 1915-01-28
MISS MAMIE HETH HoNoRED.
President of Southern Relief Society
Is rendered a Reception.

Miss Mamie Randolph Heth, presi-
dent of the Southern Relief Society,
was last night rendered reception at
the Confederate Memorial Home. given
at the instance of Camp III, United
Confederate Veterans. Miss Heth will
leave in few days for San Francisco.
where she is to have charge OF the
Mount Vernon replica at the Panama
Pacific exposition, and act as hostess
to all visitors.
Many members of southern patriotic
societies and others attended the re-
ception. officers of the Southern Relief
Society made up the receiving line.
More than 200 persons were present
and the reception continued from 8
until 10 o'clock.
The various societies represented
were counseled by Miss Heth. in her
farewell address. to make every effort
to make the Southern Relief ball next
Monday night at the New Willard the
most successful of any yet held. and
regret was expressed that she would
be unable to attend.
Evening star., 1915-01-28
TWO INDIAN SOLDIERS
WIN VICTORIA CROSS
British War Office Also Reports
Through Embassy Naval
Casualties.

How two Indian soldiers won the
Victoria Cross was described in Brit
ish war office dispatch cabled to the
embassy here. The dispatch said:
up to the present two Indian SOL
diers have gained the Victoria cross.
The first, Sepoy in 129th Baluchis.
was sole survivor of gallant machine
gun section which fought to last and
inflicted immense losses on enemy.
Second Of 39th Garhwalis, won distinc-
tion when part of British trenches were
occupied by Germans. Traverse after
traverse of captured trenches were
stormed, and the heroic Sepoy was al
ways first in attack although wounded,
and he only fell when the trenches had
been entirely taken. He has but lately
recovered"
The embassy statement said further:
The secretary of admiralty an
nounces that all British ships engaged
in the recent action in the North sea
have returned to port. The battle
cruiser Lion had some compartments
flooded by shell below the water line
and one destroyer was disabled Both
vessels were taken in tow and repairs
can speedily be effected.
The total number of casualties re-
ported to the admiralty is one officer
and thirteen men killed and three Of
fcers and twenty-six men wounded.
Evening star., 1915-01-28

Observation of the effect Of the shots
of the Germans was difficult, as only the
upper works of their opponents ap-
peared above the waterline. 1t could
be seen, however, it Is asserted, that
the German fire was effective. The Of
ficers aboard one German cruiser de-
clared that they could distinctly op-
serve that one funnel and mast OF an
opponent had been shot away.
Toward the end of the battle, Whlcn
by this time had continued almost
three hours, German destroyer made
dash. Whether the little vessel was
alone or with a flotilla could not pc
learned. but it was said it made nadsr ITS ds
way between the lines under cover OF
the smoke to within torpedoing range
and twice successfully torpedoed the
second cruiser in the British lines
This cruiser, it is asserted. Immediate
ly fell out Of line and later sank
The first British cruiser also was SAD
to have been seriously hit and the
British then. according to the accounts
received, ceased the engagement ana
withdrew. being about seventy miles
from Helgoland.
Evening star., 1915-01-28
Zeppelin Drops Nine Bombs.

The naval general staff at Petrograd
reports that Monday morning a Yep
pelin appeared above Libau and drop
ped nine bombs. On being fired at by
Russian batteries the airship dropped
into the sea, and small craft destroyed
her a2d captured her crew.
Several violent attacks against the
1st Division were repulsed with severe
losses at La Bassee Tuesday. In one
place alone 300 Germans were killed
and about sixty prisoners taken. At
tack against the French lines at Yprci
was also repulsed with great loss.
With regard to the recent statement
by German official war news as COM
ing from Constantinople to the effect
that the British offensive against Turk
ish troops near korna had been re-
pulsed with heavy losses. the true ac-
count Of these operations is now re-
ceived. Reconnaissance from Mezera
discovered Turkish force to south Of
Rata canal. The Turks We're driven
across the canal with severe loss, and
the British force shelled dhows and
camp, driving the enemy back in dis
order. The British casualties were
about fifty
Evening star., 1915-01-28
..''WED|D;; YOUD|DN'T!!
CRY RIVAL NATIONS
Germany and England at Log
gerheads Over Naval
--, Battle Results.
BRITISH NOW SAY FOE
LOST TWO BIG CRUISERS
Berlin, on the Other Hand, Claims
to Have inflicted Losses Upon
Enemy in North Sea.

LONDON. January 2S.-England re-
fuses to admit the loss of light cruis-
er in the naval engagement Sunday in
the North sea. Germany says such a
vessel was put below the waters. Eng
land says the German cruiser Kolberg
was sunk. Berlin says it wasn't. Great
Britain is rejoicing over reports that
the foes cruisers, Derflinger. Moltke
and Seydlitz were left burning or
awash astern and Germany asserts
that this happiness is absolutely un-
justified. Britons declare their guns
sent two of the kaiser's submarines to
the bottom and Berlin says that the
only smaller craft lost were two de-
Stroyers of King George
Evening star., 1915-01-28
Belgian Food Short 10000 Tons.

NEW YORK, January 2S.-A short
age of $4,000 tons of food for the re-
lief of Belgian refugees must be made
up within the next three months by
the commission for relief in Belgium
or many people will perish, Vice
Chairman Lindon W. Bates has an
nuounced to relief committees through
out the United States. The commission
here has been informed of the inade-
quacy of the food supply by a cable
message from London.
Evening star., 1915-01-28
Drama League Meets Tonight.

The second meeting of the Drama
League Study Club on the technique OF
the drama is to be held this evening at
Sis o'clock in the children's room of
the Public Library. Papers are to be
read by Miss Sara Abbott On "The Rise
and Fall Of the Action and by Miss
Afyra Hole on The Mechanical Divi-
sions of the Drama"
Evening star., 1915-01-28
SAME MEN SUSPECTED
OF TRIO OF ROBBERIES
Three Stores Burglarized During the
Hours Between Midnight
and Dawn.

The store of Paul Pearson. l115 L
street northwest: {. J. Crosby. North
capitol and n streets, and Z. X. Rich
ardson & Co., North Capitol and I
streets, were robbed this morning. Ii
is thought that the three burglaries
were committed by the same persons,
and that Pearson's store was the first
one visited. Entrance was gained
through side door, Mr.. Pearson told
the police, and the cash register was
robbed of IS.
Mr. Pearson reported that his store
was robbed between l and 8 o'clock.
and it is believed that the other stores
were robbed between and s o'clock.
At each of the other stores entrance
was gained by forcing open the front
door.
Mr. richardson told the police that
his store was robbed of four bottles OF
perfumery, 81 in cash and seventy-flve
cents worth of cigarettes. MIR. Crosby
was robbed of IS in cash and a num-
Der of postage stamps.
Two colored boys were caught try
Ing to break open the cash box of an
auptomatic telephone in the Smith
field apartment house, lis 9Th street
northwest, last night about Sis
o'clock. Aaron d. Bright, occupant OF
an apartment in the buildig, discovered
them and frightened them off. He fur
nished the police descriptions of the
oOyS.
Evening star., 1915-01-28
Germans Still Insist
British Battle Cruiser
~~i4 Was Lost in North Sea

BERLIN, January IS, via London
The British admiralty's announcement
that the battle cruiser Lion was towed
back TO England in a damaged con-
dition was received in Berlin as con-
ftrmation of earlier German reports
that in addition to the battle cruiser
which it was asserted had been sunk
= other British ships received serious in
juries.
The official German statement of the
entire loss of one British battle cruiser
is adhered to as positively as ever The
destruction of the vessel is said to
observed,tnot only by the destroyer
which 'torpedoed it, but also by the
crew of a Zeppelin cruising above the
scene of the engagement.
Suffered Little. Is Claim.
Except for the loss of the ,Bluecher
the Germans suffered comparatively
little. according to reports contained
in a letter received here from partici-
pants in the battle. despite the artillery
superiority of the British.
II is said that the first German ship
was not hit, but that the second ship
in line was struck on her armor belt
The shell did not penetrate her hull,
however. The third ship of the line wa
MT a smell WHICH caused some Ga
age and resulted in the only casualties
IN the squadron besides those aboard
the BluecheE
No losses arc reported on board the
small cruisers or in the destroyer fio-
tilla.
Advantage With British.
The British ships had the advantage
OF speed and could choose the distance
at which to fight. They kept at a range
of from nine to twelve and one-half
miles, at which distance the Are of the
Bluecher's armament was ineffective
Her twenty-one-centimete shells, ma
val officers assert. might have reached
enemy's warship. but they could do
no damage. They add that the British
concentrated their fire on the Bluecher.
which was the tail-end ship. She fell
out of line about 1880 pm. and was
last seen surrounded by a swarm of tor
pcdo boats.
Naval men add that "a German tor
pcdo boat in the vicinity of the Bleu-
cher saw two British destroyers sink at
Evening star., 1915-01-28
Damage to Vessels.

At the close of the action. it is said
the Derflinger disappeared from view
with a funnel shot away and blazing
from stem to stern. The Moltke was
in no better plight, and the Seydlitz
was awash astern.
According to a German prisoner, the
aircraft mistook the sinking Bluecher
for British ship and dropped bombs
on her, fastening her end;
The battering of the German ships
was said by this authority to have been
rather underrated than exaggerated.
Two of the German destroyers, it was
asserted. were so badly damaged that
they could not remain long afloat.
The list of casualties in the naval
action shows that Engineer Capt
Charles e.? Taylor of the battle cruiser
Tiger and five srokers and three sea-
men of that ship were killed. The
three men killed on the Meteor were
stokers. while most of the wounded
on the Lion, Tiger and Meteor were
stokers.
Evening star., 1915-01-28
Observation Difficult.

1887 o'clock under the fire Of the
Bluecher's guns.
Evening star., 1915-01-28
Taylor's launch several days ago W
found in Richards boat.
Schoolhouse Is Robbed.

Miss s. r. Bruce, principal of the
Montgomery School building, reported
to the police today that the school
house was robbed last night. The arti-
cIes taken included school books. scis-
sors. a clock and articles of wearing
apparel. The intruders gained access
to the building through the coal chute
Evening star., 1915-01-28
Other Robberies.

Robert j. Laleger, Columbia and On
tario roads. reports that burglars Wis
tied his store last night, gained en-
trance through a side window and car
ried away money, clock and a check
for SIT.
George H. Eakle, in business at Mary
land avenue and 7th street northeast,
reported to the police this morning
that his office was entered last night
through window. The place was ran
sacked, he said. but nothing was taken.
A. w. Richards, sos 18th street north
west, says that his launch. anchored
near Anacostia bridge, was robbed of a
pair of field glasses and two blankets.
A clock that was stolen from r. G.
Evening star., 1915-01-28
Cruiser Reported Sunk.

An Official admiralty statement issued
last night says:
THE German cruiser Kolberg is re-
ported to have been sunk in Sundays
battle in the North sea-"
The Kolberg was a vessel of 1850
tons displacement. and carried crew
of SS2. officers and men. She was 402
feet long, and had speed of about "a
knots. The cruiser was armed with
twelve 4-1-inch guns. four f1ve-pound-
ers, four machine guns and two tor
pedo tubes. Her cost was S1,907,4oO.
According to trustworthy authority,
the condition of the German battle
cruisers Seydlitz and Derfiinger when
the pursuit was abandoned owing to
the proximity of the German mine
fields was desperate in the extreme.
The Derhinger was believed to have
been torpedoed by British destroyer
and it was considered questionable
whether she could reach the safety of
the mine fields
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-12-03
And For Three Summer. Hrs. Vim
cent Was Unable to Attend to
Any Of Her Homework.

Pleasant Hill, N. CT suffered for
three summers" writes Mrs. Walter
Vincent, Of this town, and the thlrd and
last time, was my worst.
| had dreadful nervous headaches and
prostraton, and was scarcely able 10
walk about. Could not do any Of my
housework.
also had breadth! pains in my hack
and sides and when one OF those weak
sinking spells would come on me,
would have 10 give up and lie down
until Il wore Oft.
was certainly in a dreadful state o
health, when finally decided TO IT,
Cardui. the woman's tonic, and firmly
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-12-03
CHAPTER Xxx.
Ire Sewer Bats,

who was the thief that robbed you,
exccllcnCy ?" demanded Landozi, as
they drew up near the edge OF the
c.u-d d you see him Nell?"
Perfectly" said Kitty Moreover,
am sure have seen him before"
"Whcre?'
with your own band, monsleur--he
was enc of those who rode with you
tie other day"
"Ah, Il slim man-sharp face
white?"
"PrecIsely--the same"
Il know him-Blake He was with
us That Gay, yes, but promise you he
is not really OF our brotherhood, He
is not worthy OF association with gal.
liant gentlemen like ourselves, We
ride the trails-he creeps through the
alleys Of the city. We are borderers-
he is a common thief. Blake--truly,
it must have been he. No one of Our
own gentry would have robbed WON,
an. Nov, you help ne in your own
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