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Mr.. Wick. whose efforts induced President
Wilson to order the investigation, has
stated At the hearing that his interest In
having the Dominican scandal brought to
light lay in the fact that In statements
given out by Secretary Tumulty 1t had
been implied that Mr.. Wick was removed
FOR cause
In answer TO the statement given out
IN Washington by Secretary Bryan in
which he said Mr. Wick had received his
appointment AS a reward for political
work Mr.. Wick made the following state
mcnt last night:
If Mr., Bryan meant to state that his
selection as Secretary of State OF the
United states was "A reward for political
work am perfectly willing to accept that
designation as being responsible for my
appointment as General Receiver of Do
minican Customs by the President"
Although Mr.. Bryans letter requested
Information regarding places for de
Serving ID mocrats" and valuable work.
g. I'm the campaign Mr.. Wick and others
81 tho hearing yesterday We're inclined 20
tn" belief that the men who came down
from the States to fill lucrative jobs n
Santo domingo could better be cassed as
Personal connections OF Secretary Bryan
~ lo1st II Nas said. none or them ever
la- been known As a valuable worker
D. the party
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KINGS CHATEAUX LOOTED.
Prussisns said to Have Sacked
Homes of Belgian Ruler.
,soccioi cable Despatch 20 Tar su

PARIS, Jan. I5.--The Belgian news
paper La Metropole reports that the
Chateaux de Ciergon and des Amerois,
both the property OF the King Of the
Belgians, have been plllaged from top to
bottom by the Prusstans. The drawing
rooms and bedrooms OF the chateauS
and the houses of employees have been
emptied OF their furniture and ornaments.
At the Chateau de Ciergon the Prus-
slams cleared out the Kings stock of sta
tionery, which was marked with the royal
arms Al AmerOis. in the Ardennes, they
found a portrait OF the Kaiser with an
autograph dedication to my dear Marie, "
who was the mother of King Albert OF
the Belgians and had the title OF Count
ess OF Flanders.
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LORD WoRsLEY DEAD AT FRONT
Son OF Earl of Marlborough Killed
In Action.
sDeciot cable Despotch TO Tag suS

LONDON, Jan l5.--Lord Worsley. a
Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards,
who was reported some time ago as a
prisoner of the Germans, il now known to
be dead. He was killed in action In Elan
ders on October 80
LORD worsiey was tAe slaes. -. - tie
Earl OF Marlborough.
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Tn.loo ing is a list Of the appointments
u jobs in Slnto Domingo:
AUSTIN J COLLECT. Director General Of
IHn'l. works. son-ln-laW Of cowboy Jim
DlhIman. former Mayor OF Omaha,
g. HlrCHMAN, Sub Director General OF
Iuh.|r Work., personal friend OF CoNett'
:, % from Nebraska.
). {. m'LKLEN, enginecr IN the Depart
'ut Of Public Works. also from Nebraska
,,t.I a ttirud ~ tollctt,
NhAHLES NJ. JOHNSTON. Comptroller ,ncW
p''iton clratrdl. Formerly aous mi!
=, ..rsuau from indians.
HNi'lii DICkEN, technical member o.
,1nmiSslou to investigate Depart mont or
iuhlr Works. formerly superintendent OF
,otllIag works aud brother OF SOL T.
- key president OF the WlnOna. Ind
thantauqua, whore Mr.. Bryan has been a
l"auiiuer.
JUICE J II. BLAUNT, legal member OF
lane commission. -,
FORMER GOVERNOR J. FRANKLIN
FORT. member Of Peace Commission "a
..Ii. Santo Domingo revolution when u
= .all Minister sullivan caused,
bhAkLhS COGSWELL SMITH, member oil
P'1cc Commission, now Mr., Bryan's sec
following are the recen: removals and
.igUdtions
!LLIAM W. RUSSELL, Minister TO santc
'LLlAM L. PULLIAM, General Receiver
or Customs; removed. June 10, 1919.
"ALkER WHITING WICK, General Ro
Cca.:racS or Fourth Pcgc,
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Young on.r. other Letters.

one of the letters. written on the day
before the date OF one OF the letters used
AGAINST Young, closes Thinking OF you
AT Deal and wishing you all good luck
and cheer, always know that l love you,
George. Ever, Lille"
A letter dated san Francisco. June II,
1918. addressed TO MY Dearest GEORGE"
said:
ron your birthday you will get the
accompanying package. Alas. only old
things which already belong to you Still
I send them to you. only wishing II was
something far more fitting 70 the day
81 your birth. May you live another
forty-nine years but without care or
worry only health, love, peace and pros
perity These wishes are from the heart
OF your wife
In letter OF July from Honolulu
Mime Nordlca said 81 cannot tell you
how sorry feel for you that sou have
been so harassed by business affairs and
troubles Of all kinds. oh, do 40 wish
| could be of help TO you You must
Continued on Last Pegs.
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TOWN NEAR SCISSORS
TAKEN FROM GERMANS
Kaiser's Forces Occupy 80. Paul, bet
Fail TO Hold Place.
specisl Gable Despotch TO The srS.


PARIS. Jan. 15.-soissons continues %
be the centre of the heaviest fighting
on the western front. 1t is the most
important and the iiercest conflict since
that at Ypres in the German dash for
Calais.
Although the Allies have been obliged
TO withdraw at certain points and the
Germans have advanced, the battle /.
by no means over and further heavy
fighting is expected.
The War Office has had no news of
the operations to-day, the official COM
munique issued at 1898 o'clock to-nigh:
saying merely:
No noteworthy incident has been
reported.
1t is known here that fighting has
been going on all day and unofficial re-
ports declare that the Germans nave
been checked and that the French
troops have begun to push north again
The capture of st. Paul, a small village
mile and a quarter northeast of Sois-
sons and slightly south of Crouy, told
OF In the communicate issued this after
noon, shows that the allied counter at
tack has had some effect. Apparently
Crouy has been lost to the Germans.
No fear is expressed in military cir
cles that the German effort at Solssons
has any chance of succeeding. Even "
the Allies should lose possession of the
town II is not supposed that the Ger
mans will be able TO get any nearer to
Paris or to the coast cities. The French
retirement II is asserted, was necessary
because of the floods along the Aisne
and no further withdrawal Is looked for.
Battle Very violent.
Two hundred refugees who arrived in
Paris from Crouy this afternoon saw that
the battle for that village was excep.
tionally violent and that very large forces
OF mon were engaged on both sides. They
also say that tho Germans fired on hos
pitfalls, churches and ambulances indis-
criminately, tho cathedral being hit sew
enty-five times during the week past
During the severest fighting Nine.
Macherez. who acted as Mayor, and Mile
SELLER. head OF the Red Cross, remained
at their posts and took care of scores OF
wounded
Although the French are now on the
south side OF the Aisne for short dis
lance east OF Scissors as "A result of the
destruction OF bridges, they still hold
bridgeheads on the north bank and are
IN an excellent position to cross again
when tho waters subsde Intrenchments
have been constructed on the south side
to hold back the Germans II they at
temp4 TO follow up their advantage.
II In stated that more troops are con-
centrated at scissors now than a; any
other point on the entire front
| The afternoon communique told ~ sc-
vances by tho Allies at two points, no
ltably near the road between Arras and
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sEABoARD FLORIDA LIMITED. 2ios p. ".
Rest equipped train Via shoItes, route 10
Florida inquire 1854 Broadway.-Adu,
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SULTAN HoNoRs MoRGENTHAUs.
Decorates Wife and Three DauKh-
ters OF Ambassador.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Sultan of
Turkey has bestowed the decoration of
the MISUNDERSTANDING, or Order OF
Compassion of the First Glass, on Mrs.
Henry Morgenthau, wife OF the Ameri-
can Ambassador at Constantinople. ac-
Icordlng TO the Je0tSh Chronicle, and tho
decorations of the second class OF the
same order on the three daughters OF
tle Ambassador. The honor Ia In
recognition OF services TO philanthroplc
and educational institutions in the Of
toman empire.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was founded
by the Sultan in 1873 In honor of the
work done by women for the non-com-
Blatant victims of the Russo-Turklsh War
iof 1877.
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Cca.!racS or Fourth Pcsc,
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Continued on Last Poos.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-22
ISSUE SQUARELY
UP TO GERMANY
Further Killing of Americans Con-
trary to Laws Of Sea Will Be Re-
garded as Unfriendly Act.
MAY MEAN DIPLOMATIC BREAK

WASHINGTON. July 21.-The
United States has decided to inform
Germany that further loss OF Amer
lean lives as the result Of German
submarine warfare in contraventlon
OF the principles Of international law
Will be regarded as an "unfrlendly
act" The discussion of principles
is virtually ended. The American
government will now warn Germany
Of the Interpretation it will place on
future transgressions Of American
rights.
In the new note the United states as
sumes that Germany already has ad-
mitted the principle that pasoeIgerr must
Be removed to a place VI safety before
destroying an unresfsting mercNg ntman
as prize.
Taking the position. therefore, that the
two governments are agreed In principle.
the United states views :, as Incumbent
upon Germany to make it's sibmarine
practice conform with the accepted
principles Of international law. And de-
waiting In actual practice resulting In
the loss OF American i.ves. Il is then
pointed out will be viewed % an un-
friendly act.
The action which the United States
might subsequently take 10 not indicated,
but In diplomatic usage he phrase ''un-
friendly act" has always carried with II
an implication OF finality leading often
TO severance of friendly relations.
Officials generally were secretlve con
cernins the treatment Of the Lusitania
case In ths new note, nut I was be-
lieved the request for reparation would
be renewed and this Issue kept before
the governments as a subjct of ;irst i'm
portance In the future relations.
The note VIII reject Germany's pro-
posals that American vessels be given
complete immunity when not carrying
cSntraband, and for the transfer to
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-22
WELSH MINERS
ACCEPT TERMS
Strike Settlement Agreed Upon by
Leaders and Government is
Approved by Men.
OVATION GIVEN LLoYD.GEoRsE

LONDON, July 21.-The South
Wales coal miners have accepted the
terms agreed upon yesterday and the
strike, therefore, is definitely at an
end. Throughou the coal fields
there was an overwhelming majority
in favor of the settlement.
Work in the mines vgn oe resumed at
once. Both sides have promised the gov
ernment 20 exert every effort to make
up for the week OF idleness.
David Lloyd Georys. r.'.'stq- OF M
nitions. 20 whose efforts the ending Of
the strike IL l=rgely due. appeared In the
conference hall in Cardiff after the de-
cision had been reached and received an
enthusiastic welcome. President Win
stone Of the Miners federation declared
that Mr. Lloyd George and his colleagues
had performed a great service for the
miners OF the empire, who were now pre-
pared TO do everything possible to bring
the war TO speedy termination.
LIoyd-GeorEe Addresses Miners.
Mr.. Lloyd George addressed the miners
expressing sincere Joy that the men had
decided 20 go back to work .yith him and
his colleagues. TO fight the common
enemy" He added
- week OF enormous value has been
lost to this country. II ls only gradually
dawning on us how tremendous ~ the
struggle in which we are engaged. Even
now ! am not sure thst we fully realize
what will be lie effect on the whole
course OF human affairs.
The coal fields OF France arc now in
tho hands Of tho enemy. France depends
upon you for coal Five vessels from
France lie IN Cardiff harbor waiting for
their bunkcrs 10 be filled and am going
TO ask you 20 make up the Lost time and
show the democracy OF France that you
are prepared 10 assist Il in the struggle
for the freedom of the world.
II want you TO work. moreover. for the
sake OF the British navy. Fill its bunk
ers IL means an inviolate Britain. the
existence Of which make II impossible
for the Germans 20 despoii the Welsh
coal fields as they have the coal fields
OF France.
Peace AZ home is essential l am sick
at heart at the necessity OF calling at
tention 20 the gravity OF the position. but
the situation is sufficiently serious to
call for the united action OF every man
and woman In the whole land"
Miners Given More Pay.
The terms arrived at grant a substan-
tlal increase In wages and involve cOn-
cesslons 70 the strikers which are con-
sidered by their executive COMMITTEES ~
tantamount TO an admission OF the min
ere claims on nearly ali the outstanding
points.
The chief cause OF the miners unrest
was that they considered the excessive
profits the mine owners were making In
the sale Of their coal at war pricos-
profits In which they were not sharing.
They aiso deeply resented enforced ar6i-
tration ns was authorized by the appilca-
tion OF the munitions act 20 coal miners
Though II In now q law. this measure
was not actually invoked against the
miners when they laid down their packs
and no mention is made OF It's futurs
scope In the proposed settlement.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-22
Americans Can Manufacture Dyes
if Protected from Unfair Competition

started. however. we have resaiued part
Of our trade"
'1sn't that practice common whenever
an American article gets a startT' asked
Joseph f. Davies. chairman Of the COM
mission.
1t is." Mr.. Dow answered.
what effect did the tariff have7'
IT saved us from bankruptcy" replied
Nv. Dow.
In response to other questions Mr. Dow
said indigo is the most important OF all
dyes and although Il is a German monop-
oily at present. American manufacturers
are developing the process We would
spend more money on these dyes n we
were sure the present price would hold"
he said. III there was some kind OF a
tariff which would take effect when the
price was down and not when II is steady
or going up / think we could compete on
almost equal terms with Germany"
Hal n. Smith. attorney for the Mlchi-
gan Manufacturers association. advo-
Gated an amendment 70 the Sherman anti
trust law which would permit manu-
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-22

faoturers 10 combine in an effort 10 OBJ
tain foreign trade
DETROIT. Mich, July H.-Herbert II.
Dow, president Of the Dow Chemical
company Of Midland. Mich, told the fed
erai trade commission. meeting here to-
day. that American manufacturers OF
chemicals could produce indigo and other
products fully as cheaply here as abroad.
All that Is necessary for the cheap pro-
duction OF the chemicals is little more
experience and knowledge Of the tricks
OF the trade " he said.
Mr. Dow charged that as a result Of his
company selling a certain bromide
abroad. Germany had taken the United
States trade In that chemical from the
Michigan concern.
I'VE were warned" he said. that for
every pound we exported. the Germans
would put two pounds in the United
States. We thought It was a bluff and
continued TO export the bromide. The re-
suit was that we didn't sell a single
pounds in the United States. The Ger
mans not only paid a duty OF Is per cent,
but actually undersold us. Since the war
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-22
CONVICTED BANKER Is
RELEASED ON BOND

SIOUX FALLS. s. D., July H.-(spe-
oiaD-E. A. syverson. former president
Of the Bank OF Bancroft, which failed.
who recently was COW God In the sta Q
circuit court of Kingsbury county on
the charge OF receiving deposits after he
knew his bank was insolvent and sem
tenced to a term of two years and nine
months in the Sioux Falls penitentiary,
and fined $1,000 has been released from
custody following his furnishing OF a
bond Of 5000 pending an appeal which his
attorneys have perfected to the state
supreme court.
Pending action on his case by the
supreme court Syverson will remain at
, his home in Watertown- Prior to en-
gaging in the banking business at Ban
croft he was a banker of Watertown and
returned to that city when the Bancroft
bank failed.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-22
Sunday viii Speak
at Bible Congress

NEW YORK. July n.-Advance sheets
OF a program Of the Worlds Billie con-
gress 10 be held a. the San Francisco
fair August 1 TO under the auspices OF
the American Bible society were issued
today. The program consists first Of q
prologue designed 10 exhibit the historical
character Of the book itself After this
there follows . succession OF papers ana
addresses from scholars. missionaries and
men OF recognised prominence In various
churcheA dealing with the Bible IN a.
many countries - it wa possible to
Ieach
The speakers win include James Wood.
president of the American Blble society:
Rev. william A. sunday Rev. s. b.
Rohold. president OF the HEBREW chris-
tian Alliance of America; Rev. n B
Warfield. professor AZ the Frinceton The
olosicai seminary; Rev. Abraham Kuypsr.
profeasor in the University of Amster-
daH. and sssnts of the Bible society In
th9 Terant china. japan. Kones. Sam.
indiA brazii and Central America
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-22

of pacifIoation and police. For such q
work volunteer soldiers are not we'll
fitted. II should be done exclusively by
the regular army; and for this purpose
there should be mobne army OF over
1900 men. 80 that the whole regular
army should be about 10000 strong.
"In addition. firmly believe that there
should be universal military service for
our young men on the Swiss model In
Switzerland the boys are trained for their
last few years In the public sohools and
after they graduate from the public
schools they serve with the army for
four or six months and then for eight or
ten days every year Tor the next ten
years. This training and service. so far
from hamperng the Swiss or Switzerland
internationally, has added enormously to
the industrial efficiency both OF the in
dividuais and OF the nation, and 10 their
social efficiency also.
soul Preparation.
Finally and most important. let US
remember that there can be no efficient
preparedness against war unless we pre-
pare our own souls. II we become soft
and flabby physically and morally. we
shall fail No nation ever amounted to
anything II It's population was composed
Of pacifists and poltroons. IL it's sons did
not have the fighting edge. II its women
did not feel as the mothers OF Washing
toms continentals felt. as the mothers
OF the men who followed Grant and Lee
felt; men who are not ready to fight for
the right are not 1T TO live I'm a free
democracy. The only women fit To be
wives and mothers in a free republic are
those who feel that their sons are not
sons OF theirs unless when their country
jubilant TO answer the mighty trumpet
note which announces that the hearts of
men are being sfted out before the
judgment seat"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-22
Minister Morris
Home from Sweden

WASHINGTON. July 2i.--;-a Nelson
Morris, American minister To Sweden.
home on leave Of absence. conferred to-
day with Secretary Lansing. Mr. Morris
denied that he brought raper5 from the
Scandinavian government bearing on the
war.
Secretary Lansing SAID he knew Of no
occasion for Mr.. Morris return. except
a leave of absence to aderso an operation.
He plans to return as coon as possible
TO his post at Stockholm.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-22
Array Must Ne Increased.

our regular army should be greatly
increased In sine and rendered moro ef-
ficient by yearly mansuvering in mass.
as well a. practice in othcr directions
Conditions In Mexico are such that un-
less the Mexicans themselves come to
their senses. and unless we are content
to see foreign powers undertake the
regulation Of Mexico. we may ultimately
have TO intervena such Intervention
would represent not real war. but a work
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-22

American registry Of four belllgerent
vessels for Transatlantic traffic, provided
they did not carry contra band
Again the American government will
relterate its willingness to act ss an
intermediary I'm adjusting the interests
Of belllgerents on the high seas. but
will make It clear that 80 far as Amer
ican rights are concerned. they are not
to be confounded with the practices OF
reprisals Of one belligerent against an
other.
The note probably will be finished
tomorrow or Friday. Cabinet Officers
today believed II would be unnecessary
TO discuss II at another cabinet meeting
and predicted that the communication
would be on its way to Berlin Friday. al
the latest
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-22
M0ToRcYcLISTS MAKE UP.
LOST TIME IN ILLINOIS

MOLINE. ILL.,. July z.JThree Moline
motorcycles began the fourteenth relay Of
President Wilson's message at 1l:8 this
morning. taking the document from the
hands OF Sterling motorcycllsts In cross
ing Illinois, the messengers made up sew
eral hours Of lost time. now being only
eight and one-half hours behind schedule.
The ls0-mile trip from Chicago to the
Mississippi river was made In four hours
and twenty minutes.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-22
ROOSEVELT WAUTS
UNIVERSAL MILITARY
SERVICE IN AMERICA

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STRANGER At ABERDEEN
IS DEAD OF STARVATION

ABERDEEN. 3. D.. July 3l.-tspecial
Telegram.)-John Lucas. aged "a. .
stranger. entered local hospital and
died In few hours. Physicians say
death was due 10 starvation a. he had
had nothing TO eat for several days, Pa
pers on his person gave Tonopah. New.
as his homo and relatives were notified.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-22
Franks Recovery
Practically Certain

MIILEDoEvILLE. Ga. July H.
Marked Improvement In the condition
OF Leo NJ. Frank. whose throat was cut
saturday night by a fellow convict at
the state prison farm here, was an
nounced today by physlcians attending
him His temperature was 100. the lowest
since Sunday. Physicians said that while
he Ia not yet out OF danger. his recovery
now Ia practically certain.
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Continued from Page one)
i0.00 inhabitants OF The city fled last
weak.
French official Report.
PARIS. July 21.-(via London.)-The
following communication was issued to-
day by the French War department;
"In Artois the night was marked by
cannonade In tho vicinity OF scuches
ana from Neuvtlie. scissors was bonn
barded during the night
I'm the forest Of Apremont the enemy
attacked cur positions az the Cove Head
and at La Vaux Ferry and was COM
pieteiy repulsed.
''fn the Vosges there were lively in
fantry actions yesterday afternoon and
last night on the heights overlooking the
eastern side OF the Valley OF the Fecht
From the north we obtained possession
Of part Of the German defensive works.
progressing particularly within q short
distance OF the crest OF the La Lanque.
'-Thirty-one aviators yesterday bonn
baried the station OF Contains Bn-JaF-
insy. an important junction Three shells
OF i5s mlillmeters each and four Of ninety
miilimetcrs fell directly on the station.
The eng ne shed was struck by a ibS-
mIillmatsr shell Three enemy aviators
were put to flight by our scouting aero
planes accompanying the squadron. One
enemy machine was compelled 10 land.
Two OF our aeroplanea yesterday bonn
barded Coimar station I'm upper Alsace.)
-Four shells Of lS millimeters and four
OF ninety miilimeters fell on the tracks.
That portion OF the French official
statement telling OF a raid OF thirty-one
avlators on the station OF conflans al
though the wording is somewhat amblgu-
Gus. seems to refer TO the operations OF a
French squad Of sirmen on German lines
of communication. The ConfiAns re-
ferred 20 apparently is confians-en-
Jarnisy. which l. IN the French depart
H.ent Of Aeurthe-et-Aoseile. near the
Lorrains border. This territory ls held by
the GermanA