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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-11
GERMANS TELL OF GAINS
Official Report Announces Capture
Of French Works at Two
Points.
wEATHER. REsTRICTs F1eHTING

BERLIN. March 1O.-CVia London.)-
German army headquarters today gave
out report dated March 10 on the prog
ress of the war as follows:
Western arena: The military activity
has been restricted generally by snow
and cold weather, and in the Vosges Il
had to be almost entirely discontinued.
Only in the Champagne region has the
fighting continued At Souain, after pro-
tracted fighting at close quarters, the
Bavarian troops were victorious
ITO the northeast OF lie Mesnll the
enemy at certain points temporarily pene-
trsted our lines After a determined night
engagement with French reserves which
had been hurried up in support. and which
were prevented from attacking by our
counter attacks, we finally dislodged the
enemy from his positions.
I'm the eastern arena: A renewed at
tempt on the part of the Russians to
advance on Augustowo resulted in failure
The fighting to the northwest of Ostro-
lenk continues. The fighting to the
northwest and to the west Of Przasnysz is
assuming an aspect favorable TO us. ana
our attack to the northwest Of Nowo-
miasto is progressing"
The following supplementary statement
was issued later at the war office:
with the battle Of today and those Of
the last few days. the winter battle in
Champagne has come to an end and no
future events can change anything in
the situation.
The battle began as reported on Feb
ruary II, at the order of the French gem
eral staff to break through at any cost
so as to bring relief to the hard pressed
Russians in the Mazurian lakes region.
This shows that the intention of the en-
envy of breaking through and the order
of the French general staff were not
able to be carried out and they have OBJ
tanned only the smallest advances which
are not worthy OF mention.
I'VE have taken more than $50
wounded prisoners, including IS officers.
Naturally our losses were heavy, but
such sacrifices were not in vain. The
enemy's losses were at least three times
as heavy as ours and are estimated at
Is 900 in Champagne"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-11
The New Baby
is Worlds Wonder

Every tiny infant makes llfe's per-
spective wider and brighter. And what
ever there il to enhance it's arrival and
Go ease and comfort the expectant mother
should be given attention. Among the
real helpful things Is an external alb
domlnal application known as Mothers
Friend" There is scarcely a community
but what has its enthusiastic admirer OF
this splendid embrocation. II Is so well
thought of by women who know that most
drug stores throughout the United States
carry Mothers Friend" as one Of their
staple and reliable remedies II is applied
60 the abdominal muscles TO relieve the
strain on liEaments and tendons.
Those who have used Il refer 20 the
ease and comfort experienced during the
period OF expectancy; they particularly
refer to the absence Of nausea, often so
prevalent as a result OF the natural
expansion, In little book are described
more fully the many reasons why
Mothers Friend" has been a friend
indeed 10 women with timely hints. sug-
gestions and helps for ready reference. IL
should be in all homes. Mothers Friend
may be had OF almost any druggist. but IL
you fail TO fnd it write us direct and also
write for book to Bradheld Regulator Co,
403 Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ga.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-11
Frasch Estate is
Placed at Twenty
Five Millions

NEW YORK, March 10. - Herman
Frasoh. who came here from Germany a
poor boy in 1868 and who died In Paris on
May last. left an estate that may be
worth $1,000. ooo,- according TO a statement
made TO the surrogate yesterday by state
Comptroller Travis In asking for re-
appraisal OF the estate. Mr.. Frasoh was
a chemist OF the Standard OIL company
and president OF the Union sulphur COM
pany He owned 600 OF the 1000 shares
Of the stock OF the latter company. Tho
surrogate was informed that the value
OF the compeny's sulphur beds in Lou
isiana Is constantly increasing and that
the property was assessed in 1911 at tio.-
OOo,oo0. The original appraisal OF the
Frasch estate was 5.5eo,5TS A reappraisai
was ordered.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-11
Attempt Made to Sink Hospital
Ship During Daylight, Says Master

LONDON. March 1O-Replying to a
question in the House OF Commons today
as to whether there was any validity In
Germsny's excuse that the submarine
which tried to torpedo the British hospital
ship Asturias. was unable to discern the
distinctive marks on that vessel because
Of darkness. Dr. Thomas ]. Mcnamara
parliamentary secretary TO the admin atty.
said:
The master Of the Asturias reports
that II was at 5:l5 p. m. on clear dey
and light. leaving no possibility OF the
identity OF the ship being mistaken"
The French ministry of marine an
nounced on February 2 that German
submarine on the day before had made
an unsuccessful attempt to torpedo the
British hospital ship Asturias thus vio-
lating the formal clause OF The Hague
convention OF 1907 regarding the attacking
OF hospital vessels"
The attack on the Asturias was made
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-11
Wants California
to Buy the Western
Pacific Railroad

SACRAMENTO, Cal. March lO-Gov-
ernor Johnson has initiated a movement
for the purchase Of the Western Pacific,
now In the hands of receivers. by the
state Of California, it was announced TO
day In the governors office.
The announcement was made after Gov
ernor johnson had held a conference
with Rudolph Spreckles. one Of the West
ern Pacific bondholders. from whom the
original suggestion for government own
ership OF the Western Pacific came. and
with Charles S. Wheeler OF San Fran.
cisco. an attorney who has appeared for
the Western Pacific as counsel in some
special cases.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-11
Minnesota Drys
Gain Over Thirty
Cities and Towns

ST. PAUL, MINI. March l0-Vlrtually
complete returns today from Che munich
pal elections held yesterday in about 800
towns and cities OF Minnesota showed
the anti-saloon forces had been successful
in more than thirty towns previously In
the wet column -Four towns that had
been without saloons. however went over
TO the wet side. leaving the division Of
towns that voted yesterday at l02 dry
and ninety-six wet. Rochester. the larg-
est town voting on the license issue. re-
manned wet
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-11
Put off Old Age

some old folks are bent aAd shaky.
Others are straight and strong. So II
can't be mere ''oldness' that works such
havoc. Mott is too often uric acid that
,Eeakens older folks Fight off this life
sapping uric acid poison. Help the Kid
neys take It from the blood. To aid them
in this struggle, live carefully, and slim
ulate their action with the old reliable
remedy, Doan's Kidney Pills.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-11

near the French seaport OF Havre. The
Asturias according to statement made
by Mr. Mcnamara in the House OF Com
mons on February 3 was painted white
with a green band and rcd crosses, which
were Illuminated as provided for in the
regulations adopted by The Hague.
The German embassy at Washington on
March issued a statement explaining
the attack on the Asturias The statement
was signed by Ambassador Bernstorft
and said:
Government sorry to admit the British
hospital ship Asturias was attacked on
February I, sos p. m. Coming up in twi-
light carrying lights as prescribed for or.
binary steamers. ship was taken for
transport conveying troops Distinctive
marks showing character ship not being
illuminated were only recognizable Gtter
shot had been fired. Fortunately torpedo
failed to explode. The moment ship was
recognized as hospital ship every attempt
at further attack was Immediately given
up"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-11

It's branches were permitted TO run down,
the earnings, It Is asserted. being taken
out and spent elsewhere. This continued
for number Of years ana until the ap-
pointment Of President Bush couple OF
end of the system was put in fairly good
condition, though II Is asserted that the
necessary requirements will demand the
expenditure of large sums Of money In
the laying OF heavier steel and building
up the property. However. railroad men
feel confident that with President Bush
in absolute control as chairman OF the
executive committee and the board OF
directors, he will make the system one
Of the best In the west and that in the
end Omaha will derive some material
benefits.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-11

tenn that is now known as the Missouri
Pacific. Iron Mountain, Denver & Rio
Grande and the Western Pacific.
On the lines of the system east OF
Colorado II is asserted that they operate
through the richest agricultural section
OF the United states and that after they
are financed and put in good physical
condition. they viii comprise railroad
property that Is second to none.
The Missouri Pacific was built into
Omaha in 1880, line having been con-
structed up the Missouri river on the
Kansas and Nebraska side from Atchison.
The following year the Nebraska
branches were built, as was the Omaha
Belt Line road and the extensive ter
minals on the west side Of the city.
Subsequently the Missouri Pacific and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-11

CONTINUED from Page One)
now get in line and favor the construc-
ton of a union station in Omaha, one
that will be in keeping with the import
ance of the city. Heretofore the company
has opposed any expenditure looking to
the construction of a new station.
While the Missouri Pacific was not the
pioneer railroad into Omaha, 1t was one
of the pioneers west Of the Mississippi
river. In 1919, in ST. Louis there was char
tered the Pacific Railroad company, a
company that subsequently became the
Missouri Pacific Railroad company and
which at this time operates 1854 miles of
road.
The original Pacific company was char
tered with q capital OF 100000 to but
a line of railroad from st. Louis TO JEFF
ferson City. the capital city OF Missouri.
Construction work was commenced July
4. 1880. and by the end Of December. ls62
steam road had been built out to Chelt-
ingham, five miles The next year the
road was constructed to Pacific. thirty
seven miles. and March 1. 1856. It reached
jefferson City. 125 miles from st. Louis.
Having complied with the terms OF it's
agreement with the state of Missouri, the
legislature during 1s56-57 gave the road
promised bonus OF H.OOQ0Oo and the
same year congress gave IT a grant Of
1,161 600 acres of land in Missouri and
Kansas.
During a period of ten years following
the civil war there was a large amount
OF railroad building in Missouri, but there
was not enough money in the traffic to
enable the new lines to derive any Teve-
nue. and they were all about bankrupt.
the Pacific with the others.
Up to 1876 the Pacific had been owned
and controlled by st. Louis capital and
money that could be gathered in from
other points. The men who were at
tempting to finance the proposition were
getting tired OF the job and were iookins
about for some place where they could
unload.
Gould Acquires Properties.
About this time Jay Gould appeared
upon the scene. having purchased a third
mortgage, which he foreclosed, assuming
an Indebtedness OF $1S.7Oo.oOo He reincor-
porated and gave the road the name of
the Missouri Pacific, and then commenced
buying in other roads. getting most OF
them at prices That represented the in
dcbtedness. After getting the patchwork
of roads together he built connecting
lines. merging them into one great sys-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-11
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR ~.
MISSOURI PACIFIC

ocontlnued from PAGE onel
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-11

tho money be provided 10 expond and
develop these great public works in
manner commensurate with the expanding
needs Of our commerce under tho present
system OF public controlr'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-11
An Omaha Case /:

Mrs. May Dresser. 81 North 18th Street
says: II had such awful backaches that
/ could hardly work. A heavy cold set
tied on my kidneys and my back got so
had 1 couldn't leave my bed for six
right and had SYMPTOMS of dropsy.
After using three boxes OF Doan's Kid
ney Pills. my condition improved wonder
July and now ana In much better
shape"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-11

Nothing better than Or. Kings New
Life pills for constipation. indigestion
and sour stomach. Get a bottle Only
sc. All druggists. Advertisement
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
Eve Not Guilty;
Twas Noah Who
Started Trouble
cOrdins TO story On Ancient
Tablet. !.

Philadelphia. Aug. s.-Eve did not
eat the apple. She did not give Adam
any to eat, and thus bring about the
fall of man from state OF innocence.
1t was Noah who fell. He was or
dered not to eat of the cassia tree In
the Garden OF Paradise, but he did.
and then the curse fell upon him. The
curse was that he should have Ill
health and an early death instead OF
living to be $4,000 years old like his
ancestors And all his descendants
have participated in the curse. All
these statements are according to the
Sumerian theology, and are found in
tablet that was written before the
days of Abraham, and the tablet is
now In the University Museum, Phil
adeiphia.
more than a year ago. when DIR. Steven
Langdon. professor of Assyrioiogy In
oxford University. England, announced
that he had partly completed the trans
lation of tablet which be had copied
while IN the University Museum OF
this city Since then he has bestowed
much labor on the subject, not only In
translating the tablet. but In compar-
Ing II with every known tablet. or
historical account of any kind. as well
as with the account given in the Book
tablet is at least / .0oo years older than
the Genesis account. and. so far as Is
known. is the Oldest record of the sort
in existence. The tablet was written
more than 1000 years ago. possibly
5000 years, and evidently records a
, tradition which goes back to the early
/ history of man. The Babylonian and
Sumeran accounts place the food at
something like IS. 900 B. c., and the
lapse Of time between the creation
and the food is filled by ten kings.
who reigned altogether $4,000 years.
an average of 43,s0o years each. The
reason that later kings reigned COM
parattvely short periods Is that Noah
sinned In eating of the cassia tree.
Happiness Was Complete.
DR.. Langdon's book will be issued
by the museum and is a large and
scholarly work, which lie certain 20 be
read with great interest by ali scholars
The tablet Is well night complete and
is in the form OF a hymn In much
-T~~f''''s~A IA Second Pagel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
CAPTURE OF ENORMOUS RUSSIAN
ARMY BY GERMANS is IMMINENT
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS
GERMAN.

Berlin, Aug. S.-Todays ofnclai
statement follows:
French hand grenade attacks near
Souchez and counter-attacks against
the trench taken from the French In
the western Argonne on Friday were
repulsed Fighting on the Nosges'
north of Muenter was renewed sat
,urday afternoon. The night, however
was quiet.
Eastern theater: German troops on
the Narew are approaching the Lom-
ea-wyszkow Road. At some points
the enemy offered stubborn resistance
South OF Wyzskow the River Bug has
been reached. Serock, at the mouth OIL
the Bug, has been occupied. Near
Novogeorgievsk our siege troops tooh
the forts at Segrze.
Near Warsaw we gained the east
ern bank of the Vfstula.
Southeastern theater: Under the
pressure of troops under Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen the Russians are
retreating in an easte1y direction. Be-
tween the Vistula and the Bearing tbs
left wing of the group of armies under
Field Marshal Won MacRensen hai
driven back the enemy in northerll
direction. The right wing Is still fight
sing in the direction of the River
Vieprz."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
RICHMOND, va, MONDAY, AUGUST O. 1915
Prison Coinage
Newest Idea of
Warden Osborne
Mere Fact Man Is In Sing Sing Not
to Keep Him From Making
Money.

New York, Aug. 9.--Thomas Mott
osborne's latest novelty to make life
richer and more full at Sing Sing
Is a prison coinage.
The warden Is having prison money
made in the usual denominations and
expects to pay the men for their work
in the shops with 1t. The money will
also be available to buy things at the
Mutual Welfare Leagues store. where
they sell all sorts of articles from
women's silk stockings to five pound
boxes Of candy. =
There will be dollars, fifty-cent
pieces, quarters, dimes and nickels,
although the coins may not be called
by those names. There will also be
dollar bills, five dollar bills, and pos
sibly equivalents for the yellowbacks
Of the outer world.
Mr.. Osborne told his plan for a
prison coinage today to State Prison
Commissioner weinstock who came
UP to show several friends the prison
commissioner weinstock thought II
was fine idea.
Mr. Osborne has many other ideas
Of the same nature, which would help
to better life for the prisoners" he
explained. This idea of having a
prison coinage is adapted from the
George Junior Republic, think"
Some of those who think pris-
oner's lot should not be a happy one
are not inclined to view the prospect
of prison money so favorably. II
money is the root of all evil. IL was
argued. Warden Osborne had better
be careful how he brings II into Sins
Sing. These persons had visions OF
Sing Sing high finance resulting In
the creation of few prison miIlior-
ID AZ
penniiess. Others saw the jail turned
into q fiourishing industrial cormu.
nifty with a savings bank. stock ex.
change insurance against various con-
tingenctes and quarreis about note in
flauon and emergency currency.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
BR|TISHtRs SLOW IN
VOLUNTEER SERVICE
Patriotism Rampant In Canada and
|. Australia. But Tagging In En-
thusiasm ut Home.

New York, Aug. s.-Braving the
German submarine zone. the steam
ship Lapland, of the White Star line.
arrived today from Liverpool with
forty-two first class passengers. eighty
one second class, eighty-seven third
class. and a stowaway, who. after two
self up when the scanty provisions and
bottle OF water which he had when he
struggled himself into. first class
cabin were gone.
Among the first class passengers was
DR.. Joseph B. Bisseli. of 46 West
Fifty-fifth Street. who went abroad
three months ago to show the English
surgeons how to treat the wounded
suffering with chronic septic sinuses
by means of radium.
DIR. Bissell, who is famous for his
treatment of wounds. met British
surgeons at hospitals at Lancaster.
Folkestone, Southampton, Cambridge,
and other places. Upon returning to-
day he said that II appeared to him as
II there were more Canadian wounded
than British.
enlistment In EnglaHa is SLOW"
said the surgeon. They are trying
hard to get the eniistments through
i pclOIc tItG k0FCi ~ VDAiSGa "
resort to CONSUMPTION. In order to
get fresh recruits every possible means
Is being employed. For instance. pic
lures are distributed showing gallant
deeds Of English officers and men in
the ranks while in action.
Women are helping the men in
efforts to increase the strength OF
the army. In q public park In Man
chester I listened to one eloquent ap-
peal by woman. who said she had
come to England to induce men ID
enlist to save their country. But ]
did not have to do that in Toronto or
Melbourne she added. Here in Eng
land. she continued. you must real.
ixe we are no further advanced today
than we were year ago"
DR.. Bissell spoke of the precautions
which are being taken In London
against aerial attacks by the enemy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
EMINENT EXPERTS AS
DANIELS ADVISORS
Leading Bird Men TO Take Part In
Organization eof Uncle Sans
Ozone Defense.

New York, Aug. s.--There won't be
room for all the aviation specialists on
the Navy Advisory Board. Secretary
Daniels mobilization of the country
inventors. SO in nominating two
members of the board the American
Society of Aeronautic Engineers has
named a special committee composed
of experts in each Branch OF aviation
to help its nominees.
The society has named to sit on the
Navy Board Henry A. Wise Wood, its
president. and Elmer A. Sperry. in
ventor Of the gyroscopic stabilixer for
aeroplanes.
To help these twp men the follow
ing experts have been made a spe al
committee OF the society.
Orville Wright, Glenn H. Curtiss. ".
Starting Burgess and Charles n.
Manly, to advise on the theory and
construction OF aeroplanes and aero
nautical motors: Peter Cooper Hewitt,
John Hays Hammond. Jr.. and Joseph
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
GREAT INTEREST IN
THE HOPEWELL CASES
Bribery Investigation TO Take Place
Before Grand Jury at Prince
George Courthouse Today.
GOOD CITIZENS WANT
LITTLE CITY PURIFIED
Make Known Their Readiness 10 Aid
State Anthorities-Thc Lid is Put
On Tight For Sunday Where For
merry Things Were Open.

Much interest Is manifested as to
the outcome of the grand Jury investi-
cations which viii be held at Prince
George Courthouse today In connec-
tion with the alleged wholesale bribery
cases resulting from the dismissal
from Office OF the Hopewell police force
by Judge Jesse r. West of Prince
George Circuit Court
A jury has been summoned from
among the leading citizens of. the
county and IL is stated that a sweep
only In connection with the charges
against the Hopeweli officers, but that
indictments will probably be returned
against others who have violated the
laws of the Commonwealth.
Accused Ont ON Dend.
All of the Hopeweil officers who were
arrested at the instigation of tho
Prince George Court have furnished
bonds for their appearance before the
grand jury today. and another warrant
has been sworn out against former
Lieutenant John A, Porter, OF SINH
lar nature to the one on which he was
arrested originally Whether the sec
ond warrant has been served could not
be learned last night.
1t is expected that the investigation
will attract to Prince George Court
house large number of citizens Of
Petersburg, as well as citizens of Hope
well.
1t lie stated that the Du Pont guards
appointed by Judge West to take
charge of the situation temporarily.
have succeeded in surpressing the ma ~
evils which existed in the Magic City,
and that yesterday the lid was on
tight.
Citizens In Sympathy.
The bona fide merchants and pro-
fessiona1 men of Hopewelt. who have
the best interests of the little city at
heart. are heartily In sympathy with
the States efforts to purify the place
and make Of 1t the law abiding COM
munity II should be as In evidenced
by the following letter which was re-
ceived yesterday by Commonwealth's
Good Government Association Of the
town:
"IIon Timothy Rives.
Commonwealth Attorney. Prince
George County. Prince aeorge
Courthouse. Virginia.
"Sir.--The Good Government Assoc
citation of Hopewell, Virginia. whose
mem bership is confined exclusively 20
those engaged in bona ide mercanti'e
and professional pursuits. has appoin~-
"a q committee to lend it's assistaure
and cooperation in the grand jury pro-
ceedings In this community. This corr
mittee consists of ]. Leicester Watts.
chairman; DR.. Robert Xavier Ciering
and Sam Dorsix.
he association was represented by
committee which appeared before
Governor Stuart on the 2Sth day OF
July. 1915. and informed His Excel
iency Of the trne condition OF affairs
existing In this community.
Any assistance which this committee
can render the state In the present pro-
.ceedings VIII " most cheerfully and
cordially rendered.
Very truly yours.
.. LEICESTER WATTS.
.ChairnAn ox ComnaikxNa.-