Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-03
Interest in Proposed Drastic Dry
Measures Completely Eclipses
News Of the Military
Operations.
MOVE is BECOMING POPULAR
London Papers Propose Suspension
Of Manufacture Of ALI Liquor
During the War,
iABINET PROBABLY FAvoRs IT
The Days War NetOs


GERMAN SUBMARINES have sunk
four more vessels, one OF them fly
ting n neutral fIaes A Norwegian
bark was torpedoed In the North
sea by the U-2O and three trawlera
from che Tyne were blown mp By
the U-IO.
HEAVY FIGHTING has been re-
aumed In eastern France neRe tho
German border. The official
statement from Berlin says the
French were defeated In a battle
near Lee Pretrc forest and forced to
give mn Ersund which they hsd
won.
RAIDS nv TWO AvIAToRs Of tho
allies I'm the German province OF
Baden Inflicted damage In the
cities of MuIheim and NnrenberE,
BRITISH STEAMER south Point,
which went down off Cape Ftn-
fsterre, IL said Go hnve been tor
pedoed by the U-2S. " f. more
than TOO miles frpni Cape Fla
tsterrc TO the nearest German sub
maine base,
SUGGESTION THAT TURKEY was
ON the point os suing for separate
FNRNN N'hhh AAneaA6 ~ NNNsAuNhAN0 Ms
both Turkish and Russian aw-
basHndors st Home,
FIGHTING IN CARPATHIANs IL de-
scribed in Berlin dispatches as Jun-
usually bitter. The Russians,
pushing their way through deep
snow, are peruintIng I'm their cf-
forts 40 disIodEe the Austriama
from che passes and heights, but
arc said 20 have accomplished. itt-
tie I'm the way of definite sue-
cesses.
kRUssIANs ANNOUNCE an Important
victory over the Germans In nerth-
ern Poland.
LONDON. April 2.--The attention
Of the British public is today con-
centrated upon the question OF abb
stineuce. For the moment Il has
overshadowed the war. This is Good
Friday and n London there are nc
afternoon papers. hut 1t is doubtful
II the bisgest headlines chronicling
military activity could divert the a.
tention OF the people from the all.
absorbing topic OF the possibility o;
dry" country.
That some drastic measures ara
contemplated is beyond question
but the public is divided in opinion
as to whether the prohibition is q
be total, or whether the consumption
OF alcoholic liquors viii be permitted
under sharp control.
Several OF the LonSon morning pane +,
appeared today with full page advertise.
ments presenting petitions with the re,
quest that supporters OF the moyen,en
cut them out and send them to Chan
coilor OF tho Exchoquer Lloyd Geofxe
! These petitions read:
Il am entirely IN favor OF the susper
sion Of the manufacture OF intoxicatin,
liauors during the war, which couside
imperative for quick aud siccessfu
tcVnlination OF the war. / shall hearll,
4 SUPPORT the government in any sucI
measure
The petition fdea ID backed by mer
chants and business men and other en-
ployers OF labor, who discIaim any sav,
q war Interest In the proposed measure.
The sense. of personal liberty is :.
strong in England that II may defeat tota
prohibition, But the sense OF fair pla,
Tights on the side OF the extreme measure
Tor the opinion is growing that II en-
ployes be deprived OF their right I,
drink. employers must take their plae,
in the same boat
II is believed that the cabinet Is II, fav
Of total prohibition. which. under the De
fense OF the realm act, II has tie powc
to enforce without any further explana
tion.