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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
Warns U, P, Against
Sending Munitions
Over the Bridge

warnings have been written on bleached
skulls I'm the past; but on pie plates
have dire warnings never before been
written.
Trainmen coming across the Union
Pacific bridge into Omaha early in the
morning saw a pie plate sticking up in
the frog OF the track
Their attention was drawn at once.
on picking up the plate they found writ
ten on it In lead pencil the words:
IF YOU DON'T QUIT SHIPPING
MUNITIONS OVER THIS BRIDGE.
rLD BLOW THE DAMN BRIDGE UP"
Cslgned) Watch"
Tuesday afternoon Ed Dodrill. I'm tho
city Jail. confessed 10 stephen Maloney
that he had written on the plate and
made the threat Dodrill was Jailed Nom
day night when he thought he was an
officer OF the law and began patroling
the river front warehouse with a gun In
his pocket. although he had only put
In an application some hours before and
had been turned down. Just what Is
the matter with this man. Dodrill. alias
Watch" the police have not yet de-
termined, but he will be turned over to
the proper authorities. who will exam
Inc into his state OF mind.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
Powder Company
to Raise Wages Ten
Per Cent Monthly

GARY. Ind. Aug. 1o.-Employes OF the
Aetna Chemical company and the Aetna
Explosive company OF New York. which
operate plants at Aetna. a suburb OF
Gary; Thebes. H.. and Ishpeming, Mich,
have been granted wage increases OF 80
per cent. Il was announced today.
According 10 the announcements OF the
companies. the employees win be granted
further increase OF 90 per cent II the
European war lasts beyond December Of
this year.
Effective August I. the employees were
given voluntary increase of 10 per cent
In wages and q similar monthly increase
will be made for five months. II at the
end OF that period the war still permits
and the experiment Is q success, monthly
advances will continue until June /, 1916,
when the workers will be receiving i0l
per cent increase over today's wages.
Several thousand men will share in the
increases.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11

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mer attorney general OF this state. who
participated in the receiver proceedings,
brought In the name OF the state OF Kan
sas. has been paid ss,sS by the receivers
for the services rendered while hoiding
the office Of attorney general and draw.
Ing adequate salary from the state.
4 am citing this inquiry 20 you to as
certain the legality OF acceptance Of the
fees In such cases by the attorney gem
eral OF the state. and proper methods OF
procedure TO enforce restitution IN case
such payment and acceptance are IN
your opinion not sanctioned by law"
Graft Disgrace 20 mar.
Discussing his action Governor capper
said:
The milking Of corporations, public
and private. with the complainant con
nivanee OF judges sitting In bankruptcy
proceedings and receivershlpa has long
been disgrace TO the American bench
and bar.
Popular Indignation has. In recent
years. been something OF a restrain,
upon the orgies Of graft. but the case OF
the Kansas Natural Gas company seems
10 revert TO the DAYS when receivership
grabs were taken a. matter OF course"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
Polyvalent Serum
Working Wonders
Among Wounded

PARIS. Aug io-what are described A.
remarkable cures Of wounded French
soldiers have been effected by the new
poAyvelent serum. discovery Of which
was announced last March. Complete re-
oovoFy IL announced Of men who were
terrible mutilatsd and for whom ali hope
had been given up.
Doctors lie ciainehe and vaIIee. the
discoveries OF the serum. have been un-
able up 70 present 70 make more than
ZOO TASKS OF e daily. mostly OF which
goes where the WORST eases are TO be
found When Il can be made IN sufficient
Quantities 70 supply the firing lines,
where 4 could be used preventively az
anti-tetanus serum Is now used. Il Is be.
iieved that thousands OF nves can Be
saved.
The new serum. which may be d.
serioeo as = combination Of q number
Of seruns against different varieties OF
bacteria. has been put to practical Ne,
only recently.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
D. J. 0'Brien Sells
Candy Factory to
TOwle and Gordon

d. ]. o'Brien. for many years q candy
manufacture Of Omaha. has sold out his
interest In the ID. ]. OBrien Candy COM
pany, TO r. b. Towie. who has been sec
rotary and treasurer OF the company for
a long period. and A. w. Gordon. Of the
Gordon-Iawless company. manufacturers
OF tin cans. Mr.. Gordons connection
with the Gordon-Lawless company will
not be affected by the move, and Mr..
Towle will probably become manager of
the candy company. the name OF whit
win remain the same.
Nearly a year ago w. y. Walker. presi-
dent OF the American Thermos Bottle
company, a s, 10000 corporation OF New
York, made Mr.. OBrien very attractive
offer 20 Join his company. and a. direct
result Of this offer Mr.. o'Brien has sold
out his interest which for so long has
been the controlling power in the big
candy factory. Mr. O'Brien will leave In
about q month to Join the New York con-
Germ. and will probably become vice pres
ident. The salary he will receive lie very
large. and a substantial portion OF the
concerns stock will shortly be placed in
his name.
The flnAl IanAloT OF inc bNoSA hoiu "
Mr.. oBrien in the ID. J. o'Brien Candy
company was made In the offices of Ma
honey q Kennedy IN the City National
bank building. and the beaming faces
OF everyone connected with the trans
action showed only too plainly how salts
factory the arrangements were.
II am delighted with the men who will
manage the factory in the future" said
Mr.. OBrien. There are no men In the
country whom would rather see in con-
troll OF It than Ross Towle and Al Cor"
don. and the whole deal is perfectly
satisfactory"
The amount involved in the transfer
In not made public. but inasmuch as Mr..
o'Bricn's interest was the controlling
one In the big company. II Is safe TO as
sumo that the amount was one OF the
largest involved in any business trans
action arranged IN Omaha for some time
past. The amount OF stock Mr.. o'Brien
owns in the American Thermos Bottle
company Is also not made public.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11

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but thus far such reports have not been
borne out and the Porte and Rome
maintain surface relations with nations
at peace.
For Germans reported peace overtures
TO Russia the British press finds only sar-
casnL Virtually all papers iterate edi-
torially what officials have insisted 80
often. that there can be no peace until the
allies have gained victory. II is believed
generally in England that Germany f.
willing 20 conclude peace as matters
stand. but the burden Of all written and
spoken comment is that such a situation
would be impossible from the standpoint
OF the allies
Lose $4,000 Men In One battle.
GENEVA, Switzerland. Aug. 1O.-CVia
Paris "A dispatch to the Tribune from
Innsbruck. Austria. says that In the re-
cent fighting along the section OF the
eastern front running from the PISA
river to Ostrov. northeast Of Warsaw.
the Germans lost 5000 men in killed or
wounded. but succeeded In capturing the
principal fortified positions OF the Rus
SLAMS.
The engagements In the vicinity OF
NovogeorgiovEk. the dispatch said. have
been continuous for five days and the
Germans have occupied the northern
portion Of the defenses Of the surrounded
fortress. The Russian garrison depends
mainly upon bayonet charges. as artillery
ammunition II lacking.
North Of the Lublin-Chelm railroad the
battle continues 90 the advantage OF the
Auatrians and Germans. In the region
OF Nova Alexandria on the Vistula south
OF IvangoTOd, the Russians are offering
fierce resistance, inflicting heavy losses
on their opponents.
French official Report.
PARIS, Aug. t0.--The French war office
this afternoon gave out a report OF the
progress OF hostilities which reads as
follows;
In the Artois district TO the north Of
the souchez railway station the Germans
last night delivered two attacks In which
they made use OF bombs. They were
driven back 20 their trenches by our fire.
In the Argonne. In the eastern part
Of the forest. last night witnessed a can
nonade and rife firing. but with no in
fantry engagements. There also fighting
with bomb and hand erenades at
VRnauots
I'm the forest Of lie Pretre the enemy,
after a violent bombardment, attacked at
about o'clock yesterday evening our
trenches In the Vicinity OF la Croix-Des-
Carmes, but thoy were checked by a cur
tain OF fire from the French troops. Dur
Ing the night a further attack. accom-
panied by a bombardment Of shells con-
tanning asphyxiating gases, also wa
checked by our artillery.
I'm Lorraine a reconnaissance made b.
the enemy against the station and the
mill at Moncel was easily repulsed.
THE night passed quietly In the
vosges."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
ITALIANS DEFEAT
AUSTRIAN TROOPS
Thirty Thousand Moved from Rus
sian Front Driven Into Goriza
After Long Fight.
TWO THOUSAND MEN KILLED

GENEVA, Aug. Iowa Paris
The appearance on the italian
front OF $4,000 Austrian troops re-
leased from the Russian campaign is
announced by the Tribune in a dis
patch from Laibach, Austria. These
troops, equipped with artillery suffi-
eient for two army corps, attacked
the Italians yesterday outside OF
Gorilla, leaving 1000 dead on the
battlefield.
The italians are said 70 have gained an
important point strategetically by Joining
frooes between Romans and Doberdo,
south OF Gradisca- The Austrians en-
deavored In vain to prevent this junction.
losing heavily In the effort.
The bombardnent OF Rovereto con-
tinuea.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
Children Burned
toDeath in a Barn
Near Pilger, Neb

PILopR. Neh.. Aug. io.--tspeeial rele-
gram-)-A barn was burned on thS farm
OF Otto wlllers. northwest Of this town.
this morning and two children. aged >
and years, were burned to death. An
older child. OF 8 years. WAS playing with
the two In the barn and had matches
with her. In some way she set fire TO
the hay. She tried 20 yet the little ones
out. but was unable 10 90 20. Her mother.
hearing her cries. rushed 10 the burning
building and was able 20 set the older
girl out. but failed in her heroic attempts
20 save the smaller children. The entire
building was consumed, together with a
horse.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
Lindgren Makes
Nearly One Million
in Public Bequests

CHICAGO, Aug io--rhe bulk OF the
100000 estate left by John r. Land
gren. late vice president Of the State
bank Of Chicago, goes TO religious and
educational institutions, according 70 his
win. which was approved In court today.
Among the beneficiaries are Northwest
ern university, Evanston. ILL.,: the Ger
man Missionary society and the Chicago
Home Missionary and Church Extension
society The widow. who renounced her
dover rights, and a daughter, receive
annulties OF $4,000 and 5000. respectively,
and certain specific requests.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
Cruiser Tennessee
Sails for Haiti With
Marine Regiment

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Aug, io.-Car-
Tying "a Marines. the United States
cruiser Tennessee sailed from the Phil
adeiphia navy yard today for Haiti.
Colonel L. w. T. Waller and his staff
were also on board. Colonel Waller will
assume command OF all the United States
marines In Haiti. Tho marines that left
hero today win reinforce those now In
Haiti. under command OF Rear Admiral
Caperton.
The Tennessee carries enough supplies
for three months campaign.
Ensign u. ID. Dubroe OF the Tennessee.
whose homo IL in Texas, was stricken with
Appendicitis last night and was operated
upon in the naval hospital. He will re-
cover.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
Fair Attendance
Passes Ten Millions

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Aug. lO.-At-
tendance at the Panama-Paclfic EXPOSE
tion has passed the ten-million mark,
according TO announcement today by
the exposition directors. The ninth mill
lion was registered on July %. and the
daily average in rolling up the tenth
million was 7G,923
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11

WASHINGTON. Aug. lO.-(special Tel
egram; )--Ferdinand II. Repp wa ap~
pointed postmaster at Talnor, Plattn
Rural letter carriers Appointed; frSln n
hoepler a. PregoF, Neb.; George a. Enoa
~ Stanton. Neb., Fred L. Burton al
ecIaemy and T. II. Fisher az Perrillo.
orman u. cAmburn OF Ames, Ia, has
been appointed assistant IN dairying In
connection with the Agriculture expert
n n,si slauon 10 be located az Starkville,
Ora e. Taft OF Tama, Ia, has been ap-
pointed field natron al Rosebud. indian
Agency. South Dakota
a civil service examination Will Be held
September - for postmaster at 81 IL
bory. Neb.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11

Compound Twas in a
dreadfully rundown
state of h health,
b ad internal trou-
bles, and was 50 ex-
tremely nervous and
Frustrated that if /
had given in to my
fe elings i would
have been in bed.
AS 1t W as / h ad
hardly strength at
times to be on nv
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
Entente Sends Joint
Note to Bulgaria

PARIS. Aug. i0-rhs correspondent at
saloniki OF the Havas agency telegraphs
that diplomatic representatives OF France.
Russia. Great Britain and Italy have de-
uvered a Joint communication TO the
Bulgarian government with a view to
procuring the collaboration of that ma
ton with the allies a. part OF q common
understanding with the Balkan states.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
HIRAM MAXIM INvENTS
EFFECTIVE RESPlRAT0R

PARIS, Aug. lo,--fliram Maxim is
credited BY the London correspondent OF
the Petit Parislen with having invented
a simple and inexpensive coutrivance %
protect soldiers from the effects q deadly
Eases employed IA hattie. Tits device Is
designed to cause tho EasAs 10 rise and
pass over the heads Of the men AGAINST
whom they are directed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
Allies Are Making
Sensible Gains in
the Dardanelles

PARIS. Aus, lO--The allied forces have
resumed their attacks upon the Turkish
positions at the Dardanelles with great
Vigor during the last two days and have
made sensible progress on the 0allipoli
peninsula. according 70 . Havas dispatch
received from Athena The Turkish losses
have been heavy. simultaneously the al
lied fleet bombarded the Turkish positions
"a the Dardapelles. infiicting severe DAM
age 70 their lefense works
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
Advertising Specially
Salesman Wanted

for Omaha and surrounding territory,
by an old and strong Eastern house
manufacturing a big line OF Advertis-
with the Grit OF a Grindstone and the
90 of Gun. Side line or full time.
Liberal commission. Right man can
make $4,000 or more a year. One haN-
ing. established trade with high class
business houses preferred Novice with
push considered. Give references, expe-
rence and present line Write today.
TAYLOR BROS. CO., division
Taylor Instrument Companies, 1oohea-
ter ~. y.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
WOMAN WOULD
NOT Give UP
Though Sickand Suffering; AT
Last FOund Help in Lydia
E. PinklNam's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Richmond, Pa. -" When | started
taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11

a rFor sale I'D wHr rurn secondhand
sarn ure into cash
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
TO PROBE
ALLEGED GRAFT

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-11
GERMAN DRIVE
TOWARD CITY OF
RIGA Is CHECKED

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-15
THE WAR SITUATION

Paris May 14t1o;4o m)rhs official ma public tonight
  difficult offensive continued
  
 
  hindt a he nd vicinity
  south O de "Acoerdins testimony artillery inflicted iy ths enemy" London munc shav vestsrday 1000  oseis intsnsIy  the O occupying .
 
 
   protect he general wasd dspsrssd by Ire"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-15
BURNS ARRESTED
 ON ARSON CHARGE
We'll Known Real Estate Broker Held on Warrants Sworn Out by
 w. s. Pritchard

E. J. Burns, well-known real estate broker, was arrested and lodged in the county jail yesterday morning at 10 o'clock by Deputies Mcknight and Austin on two charges of arson. The warrants were sworn out by W. S. Pritchard he alleg- Ing that Burns set fire to negro dwelling east of Roebuck Springs while the oc- cupants of the house were asleep The warrant in this case charged Burns with arson In the first degree. The second warrant in this case charged Burns with arson in the second degree, 1t being al- lesed that Burns set fire to an unoccupied dwelling on Eleventh street between Ave- nues F and G.
 Immediately after the arrest of Burns on the charge of arson, two additional warrants charging him with violating the revenue law and traffic ordinance were served upon him, the traffic violation cas being an appeal from the recorders court
 Bond was refused by Judge Abernethy on the charge of arson in the first de- gree. Bond in the case of arson in the second degree was fixed at 800 Mir Burns is the president of the E. J. Burns Real Estate company with offices in the American Trust building. The arrest of Burns came as a complete surprise to him, he being at the courthouse trans acting business at the time of his ar rest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-15
SPAIN WORRIED
 OVER COAL SCARCITY

Madrid, May 14.-Spain is SO much con cerned over coal scarcity that the cabinet is willing to guarantee the payment of orders placed in the United States by opening credit in New York of at least s200.00O
 The governments object is specially to enable smaller concerns io have their American orders filled promptly
 Something like a coal famine exists throughout Spain and large orders are be- ing placed in the United States by Span isA companies.
 royal decree today suspends import outies on coal and the transport taxes nich were discriminatory against Amer
 !, Ambassador Willard and American Commercial attache veditE had an audi eice with King Alfonso concerning trans ort duties and they convinced him that ir vas unjust to tax English coals 70 ente ton transport dues and American coaI 70 cents . ton.
 s lAst year Spain imported about S.000. 900 tou0 Of coal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-15
AKIN TELLS WHERE THEY COME FP.9M General Manager Throws Light Upon Varied
 Stories Now Wide
 ly Printed

one can scarcely pick up . newspaper without seeing a story about vitalitas, the new earth product that Is attracting world notice. Some of the stories are m the form of interviews or statements vitalitas. Col. John s. Akin, general manager of the Vital Remedies company of Houston rex, the sole producers of Vitaiitas. in an interview. said:
 You ask how and where we get so many statements about vitalitas; see here; and he turned to a large file case showing hundreds of statements and let tsrs arranged and indexed. These are written statements from people through out the south about vitalitas. If you will run through some of these packets you will decide this is the most wonderful collection of expressions of praise and gratitude you have ever heard of being eiven to any one thing. You will find them From professional people. farmers. mechanics, laborers. society women, serv- ants. bankers and railroaders. Vitalitas is giving back vigor and health to the atling and diseased in all walks of life. Not one of these expressions has cost ua one cent. They are voluntary. made out of gratitude and fuilneps of heart for this splendid gift of natbre.''
 Al tonic and corrective vitalitas IS without an equal. It shcy;d be in every home.
 See the display and sample vitalitas at Averyt's drug store, 10e-l1l Twentieth street. or white there for informat ton. Also for Isale by Pegram-PAtton Drus company. Bessemer. Ale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-15
HUNTSVILLE

?. Huntsville, May -tSpecial )--Rob- ert', Cain of Madison and Miss Annie Nance daughter of Walter Nance of Moulder were married Wednesday evening at ,the home of the brides parents at Ma,sison. The wedding was surprise to friss snds and relatives of the couple.
 Capt. B. F. Wiley. lone of the oldest citizens of Madison county, died yes terday at his home near Ryiand from the effects of a stroke of paralysis. He had been confined to Ais home a long time. Captain wyley was ss years old. and had been a resid@nt of this locality since a short tIine' after the civil war. having moved nere from Knoxville. Tenn. He was the father of Mrs. Will Certain. Mrs. Clint Lawler, Miss Susie Wylie, and Thomas. Gus and Joe Wyley.
 large quantity of whisky which was seized by the sheriff at the ex- press office several weeks ago was destroyed at the jail yesterday. The whisky was shipped here by Cincin- claim it. and the sheriff ccnfisca ted it. Although lawsuit was insti- tuted by the express company, the court upheld the sheriffs seizure. and he was ordered to destroy it. There were more than 1000 bottles In the lot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-15
LIVE STOCK ASSN
 FORMED IN CALHOUN
Citizens of County to Go Into Business of Rais-
 ing Cattle

Anniston, May 14-(Special. )-The Calhoun County Live Stock association was formally organised at an enthusi- in the county courthouse Friday morn ing. with s. W. Pace of Oxford as president, c. s. Borders of Choccolocco 3, vice president, and John B. Lagarde oS Anniston as secretary treasurer. The executive committee consists of the foregoing officers, Dave Cowden, c. B. Henry, Homer Lanford, Miller Herren, T. H. Burton. E. L. Turner, Jr., F. M.
 Formby, T. A. Aderhold. Theodore Gray, J. M. Lusk and walter Dean.
 The meeting was called to order by
 E. L. Turner. sr., chairman of the az
 ricultural committee of the Anniston Chamber of Commerce, who nominated
 H. M. Ayers for temporary chairman to preside over the meeting. J. Roland
 Turner of the Southern railway. q citi- zen of Calhoun county, acted as tenn porary secretary.
 The foregoing committee, together with one man from each beat in the county, to be selected by them, were
 appointed to petition the Calhoun coun- ty commissioners for an appropriation to build vats. and they will meet the commissioners for this purpose on Sat urday, May 22, | week hence, at a | special meeting.
 President Pace, after the meeting, named T. H. Burton, E L. Turner. Sr., | 8. W. Tate and John B. Upgrade a com | mittee on constitution : and by-lawa, which will be adopted 1t a subsequent
 meeting to be callel by the president l The meeting was addressed by Dr.
 Meadows of Auburn. pr. R. F. Jackson
 of the federal department in Alabama, l J. R. Turner. agent for the Southern 1 railway; Judge 8. W. Tate and others. who outlined the benefits of tick eradi- cation and explained how the state and
 national governments are aiding in the work.
 There was some division as to the
 time for petitioninE the commissioners but it was the sense of those present | that immediate action was desirable,
 and assurance was given by the com | missioners present that they will be
 glad to act on petitions to be presented from their constituents. All of them seemed favorable to the campaign as outlined by the speakers at tho meet ing, which was characterised as tho
 most enthusiastic meeting of farmers and men interested in better farm methods ever held in the county.