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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

Manufacturing japanese 'scares' around
Lover California IL yellow Journal specially.
An isolated locality gives scare from a week
rive
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

Mayor Jim" declares that during the nine
years he has been in the city hall he has never
beard q kick on electric lighting rates. My. but
the mayor must have had his ears stuffed with
cottonl
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

welcome to Omaha, brother Nebraska edi-
tiers!
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

Some Of the nonpartisan democrats say they will
not play the game of partisanshp with the repub-
leans They rise their highdudgeOn and declare
they aotutated by Ioftier motives that they
exempars. saviors Of the people. herads OF the
II has been said that the democratic party
II debating society, but II seems that they have
been losing their debating proclvities Aside from
l. O. Dunn. all the debaters OF the party here have
given up their platform frolcs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

snbscribers leaving the cisy temporarily
should have The Bee mailed 20 them. Ad'
dress will be changed ne often ~ requested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19

Research Secretary OF the Temperance
Society OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
WORK DELAYED ON
FEDERAL BUILDING
Held Up by Non-Arrival of Steel-one
Carload Now Here and Henceforth
Work Will Be Rushed

Delay in the receipt OF steel has held up
the work on the federal building, but one
of three carloads arrived this morn
ing This will permit the continuance of
the work as soon as erectors arrive from
New York The man who has been in
charge Of that work was dropped from the
job and new men must come They were
telegraphed for yesterday and it Is hoped
some of them will be here tomorrow
The failure of the steel to arrive has
held up the masonry work and only a
few brickmasons are working on the rear
wall of the building As soon as more
steel can be put IN place more brick-ma-
sons viii be on the job. More of the
sandstone trimming has arrived, and with
the receipt of the other two cars of steel
it Is not likely that there will be much
more delay
Charles r. Marsh, government super
visor Of construction. has been detailed To
| have charge for time Of the new post
office building in Glens Falls, \. Y, now
about 90 per cent completed The super
visor who has been in charge of that
| work Is i'll and Mr. Marsh has been or
dered to take over his duties as well as
continue in charge of the building here
He viii make one trip each week to Glens
Falls, being gone two or three days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
WEEKLY ALIMONY
CUT FROM 81 TO So
Smaller Allowance for Mrs Kathleen
Young of Putney-Treadway
Gets Decision to Recover S25.

In county court yesterday afternoon
the case OF Herbert B. Newton and
Nathan =. Avery, administrators of
the estate of Moses Newton, against
Harriet Draper and trustee, was en-
tered as settled and discontinued. This
had to do with a disposition of a por-
tion of the estate of Moses Newton.
The court was occupied most of the
morning today with hearing on a
petition for the reduction Of ahmony
in the case of Frank w. Young of Put
ney against Kathleen L. Young, order
ed in 1913. The court ordered that
aimony be reduced from 81 to So a
week. Chase & Chase for the petition
er and R. c. Bacon and H. f. Eddy
for Mrs. Young.
The court returned a finding of $2j
in the suit of w. G. Treadway of Put
nev against Merwin A. Pond, which
was tried last week. This was a suit
brought to recover 5000 for alleged
over-driving of a horse. II. G. q f.
E. Barber for the plaintiff and Chase
Il Chase for the defendant.
The court heard this morning the
divorce case of Frank s. Mundell OF
Williamsville against Mary Mundell.
1t was uncontested. Chase & Chase fol
the petitioner.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
OCCUPANTS OF CAR
THROWN BUT UNHURT
w. E. Haskell, jr., Was Attempting to
Avoid Collision-Mrs. F. E. Barber
and Daughter With Him.

The runabout owned by William f. Has
kell jr. was considerably damaged Sunday
in an accident on the road between North
ampton and Springfield. Mrs. Frank Z.
Barber. Mr.. HaskelTs sister. and her
younger child, lydia, were in the car with
Mr.. Haskell. Although they were thrown
out no one was seriously injured
Mr. Haskell was driving towards North
ampton on a level stretch of road and an
other car was running parallel with him
when car owned by F. 5. Carr of Spring
field, Mass, approached them at rapid
rate Mr.. Haskell had no chance to slow
down and cut in behind the car at his
side and took the only alternative and
drove his car into the field. The driver
of Mr. Carr's machine did the same thing
and the latter ran into Mr. Haskell's car
in the field, smashing one front wheel and
otherwise damaging it,
| Judge Barber was in the car of w +.
Haskell, ST., a short distance behind and
with other members of the families was
soon on the scene. When it was learned
that no one had been seriously injured
the party joined forces in the large car
and continued their way to Bratteboro,
leaving the runabout to be taken to a
garage for repairs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
ROBERT FAY, SPY,
CONFESSES HIS GUILT
Head of the Bomb Makers Tells Story
to Federal oficer-Is Ready
to Go to Jail.

NEW YORK, Nov IS. NV Robert Fay,
self-styled lieutenant in the German
army and by his own confession head
of gang of bomb makers that sought
to destroy munition laden ships sail
ing from New York to the allies, told
the story Of his life yesterday to
United States Assistant District At
torney Knox. Fay talked freely, fully
and of his own volition for I've hours
without interruption. What he said
was not made public, but at the con-
clusion Of the session Mr.. Knox an
nounced that all Fay wanted to do now
was to plead guilty to the government s
charges against him and 60 to Jail.
P. j. Mcdonald, lawyer appointed
by the court to represent Fay, sough;
to see his client in Mr. Knox s office
but failing, served on Mr.. Knox no
tice of his intent to demur to the in.
dictment. Fay read the demurrer while
the lawyer waited outside and, accord
ing to Mr.. Knox, said he did not want
to demur to the indictment or to dc
anything else but plead guilty and
start at once to serve his sentence
| Fay ; long talk with Mr. Knox wa.
made upon his own solicitation anC
without promise of immunity or leni
ency.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
PERSIANS KILL BRITISH,
GERMANS ARE BLAMED
Foreign Office at London Says German
Consul Directed an Armed
Demonstration.

LONDON, Nov. 16. - The foreign
office Yesterday issued a statement re
counting a series of attacks made on
British consuls and other officials in
Persia. In one case, it is asserted, an
armed demonstration was made, under
the direction of a German consul.
The statement begins with a report
Of the killing of Major Oliphant, Cap
tain Banking and one Sepoy, who had
gone out to recannoitre when tribesmen
were planning to attack the British
general S residence outside Bushire, and
tells how Thomas c. Grahame, consul
general at Ispahan, was wounded and
his escort killed while they were out
riding. The statement also says that
! the vice consul at Shiraz, Gholam Ali
| Khan, and a servant were killed and a
clerk wounded. The consul at Shiraz
and the manager of the Imperial bank
there have been made prisoners, it is
reported, under orders from Teheran.
The demonstration in which the Ger
man consul is said to have been con
cerned occurred at Kermanshah. A
German officer with force of 200 mer
and two Maxims occupied the hills sur
rounding Kermanshah and informed tn,
! governor that he would fire on tn
town unless the British and Russian
consuls left within three hours. Tn
consuls, the report says, were force
, to withdraw to Hamadan.
: The statement explains that the OF
ject of the attack was to keep the con
suls of the entente powers away fror
| Kermanshah, which is the "mai
r means Of entrance for German agent
into Persia
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
LORD FISHER STRIKES BACK.
Thinks the Criticisms by Winston
Churchill Yesterday "Unftting =

LONDON, Nov. 16.-'' 1t is uniting, =
said Admiral Lord Fisher, former first
sea lord of the admiralty, in the house
of lords this afternoon, - to make per-
sonal explanations affecting the nation
al interest when the country is in the
midst of a great war.
Lord Fisher made this statement in
reply to the criticism by Winston
Spencer Churchill, who was first lord
of the admiralty when the naval attack
on the Dardanelles was made, in a
speech in the house of commons yester-
day, following his retirement from the
cabinet Mr. Churchill in his speech
complained that he had not received
from the first sea lord in connection
with the Dardanelles affair the clear
/ guidance before the event or the firm
/ support after it to which he consider
ed himself entitled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16

LONDON, Nov. 16.-The exact situa-
tion in General Macedonia is uncertain
Dispatches from the near east are con-
hicting and doubt as to the time of
events to which they refer inject an ad-
ditional element of uncertainty. 1t is
clear that the Bulgarians have been re
inforced and have begun a new offensive
The operations in Central Macedonia.
according to Rome accounts, present a
most powerful menace to the armies of
Serbia and her allies operating from
Tetovo through Perlepe to the south
eastern Serbian frontier.
kilograms received simultaneously
from Greece announce that Tetovo is i'll
the hands of both Serbians and Bulga-
rians, but the preponderance of evl-
dence points to the Bulgarian occupa-
ton of this front.
The Bulgarians are making desperate
efforts to force their way through
Katchanik pass in the direction of Prs
tina They are also attempting to ad-
vance from Tetovo to Perlepe and
Monastir and by forcing the Babuna
pass to reach Perlepe from the other
side These operations are said to have
placed Monastir again in danger.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
First Baptist Church

Tuesday, Nov. 1G, pm.-Boy Scouts
meeting.
Tuesday, Nov 1G 7.3O p.m.-Wc are in
vted to a union meeting at the West Brat
tlcboro Baptist church.
Tuesday, Nov. 1G, 80 pm.-Union
meeting in the First Baptist church. At
$50 pm, meeting for Baptist personal
workers
Wednesday, Nov II, , p.m.-Bible
reading service at First Baptist church.
At $50 pm.-Rally at Congregational
church. At $50 p.m.-Congregational per
sonal workers
The Woman s society of the Baptist
church will serve it's annual chicken
pie supper and hold sale of aprons
toys, candy and fancy articles, suitable
for Christmas gifts, Nov. 1s. The sale
will open at o'clocl- and continue
through the supper hour.
The meeting Of the Junior Christian En-
dcavor society win he postponed unit
Friday afternoon, to meet with the Other
children
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
Centre Congregational Church

Tuesday, Z pm-Meeting of the Boy
Scouts in the chapel.
Tuesday, 7.30 p.m.-Union service in
the Baptist church, followed by meeting
Of Baptist personal workers only.
Wednesday at 3 pm.-Union service in
First Baptist church. At 7.30 pm, union
service in Congregational church. At $50
pm, Mr. Evarts will meet the personal
workers of the Congregational church.
Mr.. Houghton regrets exceedingly the
appearance in the paper yesterday of the
article concerning his call to New Haven.
He wishes to say that it was printed with
out his knowledge. He has received no
definite proposition from the Church OF
the Redeemcr and SO nothing definite has
been decided
The offering at Centre Church Sunday
morning ion Armenian Relief amounted t.
SlGG.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
Reinforced Armies Fought
the French in Desperate
36-HOur Battle
SERBIANS ARE
STILL HOLDING OUT
But the Movement of the Bulgars
Threatens Perlepe and Monastir and
Many of the Inhabitants of Latter
City Prepare to Leave.

SALONIKI, Nov. Is. via London.--Af-
ter heavy fighting with the reinforced Bul-
garian troops the French were compelled
to retire at two points at Gradisce, II
miles north Of the Greek border. A Bull
garian attack along the Cerne river was
repulsed with heavy losses to the attack
eTs.
The battle on the Cerne was waged along
the west bank Of the river. Two or three
Bulgarian divisions were engaged and d
desperate attempt was made to pierce the
French center. The engagement was in
progress for 36 hours, after which the
Bulgarians were beaten back along this en-
tire front. The situation in Macedonia is
| developing rapidly. Large reinforcements
| have been brought in by the Bulgarians,
/ who are making a renewed effort to force
| the Babuna pass The Serbians are still
/ holding ont there, but this movement
threatens Perlepe and AIonastir Many
inhabitants OF Monastir are preparing to
depart. The members of the diplomatic
corps have changed their plans and intend
To proceed to Seutari. Albania, instead OF
to AIonastir.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
German Censors Have Been
Instructed to Insist Up
on Publication
CLAIM THE ALLIES
HAVE WITHHELD NEWS
Germans Claim Not to Fear Unabridged
Publication of Reports of Enemies,
as "our Own Reports Are Strictly
According to the Truth

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-The German
ambassador, Count Won Bernstorff, an
nounced today that he had been informed
that the German censors had been in
structed to insist upon the publication in
tull OF the German war reports issued by
the allies. An announcement made at the
embassy, quoting the instructions of the
German chief of the censor bureau said ::
Cases have occurred where such news
items as are unfavoarble to use are elm
mated from reports at the order of the
censors. We have less reason to fear the
unabridged publication of reports circulat-
ed by our enemies. as our own reports are
strictly according to the truth, giving
everybody an opportunity of forming a
correct conception OF the situation"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
ORDERS TO REINSTATE
TALKATIVE OFFICIAL
Definite Instructions from White House
Regarding Man Who Criticised the
President.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Defnite in
structions went from the White House to
the postoffiee department today to rein
state George Burkitt as assistant postmas-
ter at Winetka, H., regardless of what
other charges in addition to that of criti-
cising the President for his engagement
We're pending against him.
The instruction sent yesterday was that
Burllitt should be reinstated if no other
charges were pending against him Today
the question was taken up again and as
result orders were issued that he be rein
stated Internationally without further de
lay.
Any other charges against Burkitt prob
ably will be investigated by the postoffict
| inspectors later.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
KITCHENER TO
BLAME AT ANTWERP
winston Churchill in Speech in
House of Commons, Refuses to
Shoulder Responsibility.

LONDON, Nov. Is. Winston S.
Churchill told the house Of commons
Yesterday that he took the full re-
sponsibility for the inception of the
Dardanelles campaign. He refused,
however, to shoulder the blame for the
failure of the expedition to save Ant
werp. The blame for this failure, he
frankly told parliament, belonged to
Lord Kitchener and the French strate-
gists, for with them, not with him, had
originated the idea to check the Ger
mans in that fashion.
"'The Dardanelles ENTERPRISE - said
the former first lord of the admiralty,
81 regard as a legitimate gamble OF
war for a prize of an inestimable val
ue, which there was a reasonable
chance of winning. On that basis /
went before the minister and accepted
full responsibility for initiating that
enterprise. -
Even though the Antwerp enterprise
failed as a military venture, Mr.
Churchill said, it had some good re
suits in that it forced the Germans
later to give battle on the User instead
of further south in France.
The galleries were filled to overflow
ing when the former navy chief whc
resigned from his office as chancellor
of the duchv of Lancaster and thereb,
from the ministry last week, took the
| floor to make his much heralded ex
planatorv statement, on the eve of hi,
departure for the front to fight witt
his regiment in France.
| AS Mr. Churchill took his seat ami,
cheers, Premier Asquith stepped for
ward and, referring to him, said:
u have always found him to be
wise counsellor, a brilliant colleague
and a faithful friend. He takes will
him in leaving the ministry universe
good will. -
Though frankly telling the house o
commons in so many words, 80 am re
sponsible for the Dardanelles cam
paign,' Mr.. Churchill 5 declaration
was marked by one passage tending t.
reduce his own responsibility at the cX
pense of admiral Sir John Fisher. VIII
was first sea lord when Mr. Churchill
was first lord of the admiralty
He asserted that Sir John. while or
posed to reduction of Great Britain
naval strength in home waters, "neve
criticised the method of attack on tn
he did not receive clear guidance froI
Admiral Fisher before the expedite
was decided upon, or the firm suppoi
to which he was entitled subsequently
In reply to critics who had charge
that Great Britain went into the Dards
Inelles action ''half cooked, - NJ
Chuehill emphasized that in the begin
ming the enterprise was profoundI,
maturelv and deliberately considered.
If any operations in the history of til
world were worth carrying throug
with sustained fury and utter disregar
for life, Mr.. Churchill contended. til
! operations at the Dardanelles wel
worth it.
Incidentally Mr.. Churchill sounde
: an optimistic note on the final outcom
of the war.
. eve are passing through a ba
: time, which probably will be worse b
5 fore it will be BETTER said he. '"B,
it will be better. If we endure, Il
: campaign of 1916 should be decide
against Germany by her shortage
men. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
COACH sToLTE ENCOURAGED.
Lineup for Saturdays Game Likely to
Be About as Usual

Coach Diedrich Stolte of the Brattle.
boro high school football team is some
what encouraged. This morning he was
assured that all of the regulars of his
team with the probable exception of
Moran. one of the guards, would be in
the lineup Saturday against Bellows
Falls. Plumb is rapidly rounding into
condition. Dunton, who it was report
ed would not be permitted to play, said
this morning that he could. Plimpton
will get into the lineup somewhere,
probably to fill the gap caused by Mo
ran s absence, but otherwise the lineup
Saturday promises to be about the same
as in the other games. The first prac-
tice in nine days was called for this
afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
LINDSEY HELD IN CONTEMPT.
First Citizen of Denver Fined $500 by
District Court Judge.

DENVER, Col, Nov. l6. Ben B.
Lindsey, Judge of Denver 5 juvenile
court, was held guilty of contempt of
court and fined $500 and costs by
Judge John A. Perry in the district
court yesterday. Thirty days were al
lowed for an appeal. The case grew
out of Lindsey s refusal to disclose in
formation in the trial of Mrs Bertha
Wright on charge of murder. Judge
Lindsey claimed the information came
to him in a privileged manner through
the confession of Neal Wright, y, dur
ing the trial An information, charging
the boy with the murder of his father
because of an alleged confession at hi.
mothers trial still is pending in the
juvenile court. Mrs. Wright was ac
Quilted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
FEAR TEUT0N|C
ATTACK ON EGYPT
Kitchener Consulting with British Officials in the
Near East Regarding PIans-Greek Government
Is Reported to Have Modified Its Position in
Favor of Entente Allies

Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, British
secretary of state for war, is conferrinS
with the British officials in the near
east regarding eventualities should an
attack by the Teutonic allies ON Egypt
develop, it is indicated by despatch
from SalcniM received in Milan. Earl
Kitchener was accompanied to Mudros
on the Aegean sea by the resident gen
cral of Egypt, the despatch states.
Definite guarantees regarding her at
titude are sought from Greece by the
entente powers, because they propose
sending large numbers of troops into
the Balkans, establishing an entirely
new front, according to an Athens de-
spatch forwarded from London early to
day.
Quiet has prevailed along the Franco.
German front according to daily
statement from Paris. Only artillery
exchanges and bomb fighting have oc
CURED on the Dardanelles front, the
Turkish official communication states.
The Netherlands government has nc
present intention of mediating fol
peace among the warning nations, ant
has so announced according to a de
spatch to London from The Hague.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
STEAMSHIP CRETIC
ARRIVES AT NAPLES
Intense Anxiety Among the Passengers
After They Learned of the Sinking
of the Ancona.

NAPLES, Nov. 16, via Paris. - The
steamship Cretic from New York and
Boston has arrived here safely. There
was intense anxiety among the passen-
gers on board after they learned at
Gibraltar of the sinking of the Ancona
The captain took all precautions pos
sible against attacks. The vessel was
shielded from submarines by heavy
storm which ragged while she was cross
ing the Mediterranean.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
SECOND HARVARD UNIT.
Surgeons and Nurses Leave for Service
in the War Zone.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov 16.-Thir-
ty surgeons and SO nurses comprising
the second Harvard unit, left here late
today for New York and will sail from
there tomorrow ON the steamship Moor
dam for hospital service in the war
zone.
DR.. David Cheever of the Harvard
medical school is in charge of the party,
which will be accompanied to New York
by DR.. A. Laurence Lowell, president
of the university.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
NEW MUNITIONS FACTORY.
Plant at st. Johns N. F, to Be Under
Direction of Commission.

ST. JOHN S n. F., Nov. 16. - An
nouncement was made today that the
first plant to be established in New
foundland for the manufacture of shells
for the British army would be put in
operation early in January. A foundry
in this city has been secured and is be-
ing transformed into a munitions fac
tory. Its operations, while backed by
local capital, will be under the direction
of the munitions commission at Ottawa
Canada.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16

Greek soil Serbian troops will be placed
on the same footing as the British and
French.
Premier Skouloudis originally pro
posed to permit the French and Brit
ish to reach the scene without inter
ference from the Greeks, but to disarm
the Serbians who crossed the border
The change is due, the correspondent
says, to formidable objections raised by
the French minister at Athens.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16
NATIONAL DEFENSE
PRINCIPAL SUBJECT
President Working Upon His Message
to Congress s-RecOmmendation for
More Revenue.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-President
Wilson plans to work all this week on his
message to congress and expects to have it
finished before Thanksgiving day, Ma
tional defense viii be the principal sub
ject, which also Is expected to take up a
recommendation for raising additional
revenue. Conservation measures which
failed of passage at the last session and
the Philippine bill Will be endorsed again.