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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
Mrs. Wilson Takes
Charge Of Presents
for the President

HOT SPRINGS. Va, Dec. A.-AlI
Christmas presents addressed to President
Wilson passed today IN the safe keeping
of his wife. TO be withheld by her until
tonight. when the big accumulation Of
packages Will be opened. The packages
addressed to Mrs. Wilson were taken in
charge by the president.
Among the presidents gifts are two
from his grandchildren, Ellen Wilson
McAdoo and Francis woodrow Sayre'
Whether the president and his vile
will participate In the Christmas celebra-
tion TO be given tonight in the hotel was
the chief topic discussed today in Hot
Springs. They have been invited. but
have neither accepted or declined.
Real preparations for the celebration
began today with the installation OF a
thirty-foot tree In one Of the hotel
parloTs.
An automobile trip and possibly game
OF golf were on the presidents program
for today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
Berlin Reports the
Recapture Of Lost
Positions in VOSges

BERLIN, Dec. A.--The Germans have
completely regained the position on Hart
ulsns-W -Weilerkopf In the Vosges region,
recently taken by the French. it was OIL
ficially announced by army headquarters
today. The French have been driven out
of the trenches they still occupied on the
northern slope of the peak. It is declared.
Todays statement follows:
Western theater of the war: The enc
mys artillery fire has been lively at GER
tain points. especially in the Vosges.
~ nocturnal hand grenade attack
against our positions on the heights
northeast of Souain was easily repulsed.
''The position on Hartmans-W -Weilerkopi
has been completely regained.
"The French also were driven out OF
the trench section on the northern slope
of the mountain.
There is nothing to report on the
eastern and Balkan theaters oil the war
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
D lNIELS GIVES OUT
NAVY BODY REPORT
Full Text of Special Finding of
Board Made Public by Cab
met Officer.
FINDINGS WERE CONFIDENTIAL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Secre-
tary Daniels made public tonight the
original special report of the Navy
General board prepared in reply to
query addressed to the board
hwen the administration determined
last July to take up the question OF
national preparedness. Critics of
the administrations five-year build
! ing program for the navy have de-
clared this report was suppressed, in
! part, by the Navy department and, If
/ published, would disclose the made
I quacy of the governments plans.
| The boards statement OF policy hold
! ing that the American navy should equal
/ the strongest afloat by 1925. was pub
! iished some time ago. but the first year s
! building program advocated under that
! suggested policy is now revealed for the
! first time.
/ 1t shows reenrninendations for four
dreadnaughts and four battle cruisers
1 with an equally large program for other
! craft and contemplates an. expenditure
roughly estimated at $500. 900 the first
! year. as compared with $5OO. 600 to be
spent for new ships in five years under
the administrator plans.
I The board does not state that the Brit
| ish fleet Guild be equalled by 1926 by con-
! ttnuing the first-year program. but in
dicates that heavier expenditures would
! follow II shipbuilding facilities were in
! creased in accordance with its recon-
I mendations.
In giving out the report Secretary
Daniels said that all statements from
the general board as to building pro-
grams during the present year had now
been made public.
He called attention again to the fact
that he had set a precedent for publish
ing the annual reports as they had been
regarded as confidential by previous sec
retaries of the navy. The report under
discussion and the publication of which
some members of congress have stated
! they would demand, he said, was a spe-
cial report, the substance OF which al
ready had been disclosed.
The Boards Report.
Following Is the report:
July 30. 1915.
Confidential.
From: President general board.
! ITO; Secretary OF the navy.
Subject: Naval policy with present
requirements.
I'm compliance with the oral order of
the secretary of the navy to express its
opinion at the earliest practicable date
as to a policy which should govern the
development OF the navy and a building
program, the general board reports as
follows:
Policy: The navy Of the United States
should ultimately be equal to the most
powerful maintained by any other nation
Of the world. II should be gradually in
creased to this point by such a rate OF
development, year by year, as may be
!, permitted by the facilities of the country
Continued on Page Two. Column One
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
Express Business
Shows Big Increase

CHICAGO. Dec. A.-offielals of express
companies here today declared that ths,
parcel post once the bugbear OF the
expressman. now is regarded with COM
piacence and It's activity not resented.
They say that although the parcel post
continues to flourish. the volume OF ex-
press business has increased 70 such pro-
portions In the last six months that spe-
oial trains have been run and Thousands
OF square feet added 70 their working
quarters.
C. w. Smith. superintendent OF tho
Western Express company, said his con-
cern was doing 70 to 30 per cent moro
business than last year.
III. c. Books. general agent OF the
Adams Express company, said: Our
volume of business now is the greatest
in the company's history"
Other express officials reported similar
conditions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
Columbia University
Wins Chess Tourney

NEW DIRK. Dec. 2l--columbia univer-
sity won the intercollegiate chess cham
pionship tournament. which ended hers
today with score OF loM points ven to
IIE iost. n. ], Mahdeil ana N. W. Kafnpf
each had clean slate Of three wins. IA.
H. Leede was held 10 a draw IN one Of
his games and Captain F. F. Korkus
lost contest after a hard struggle.
Princeton took second place with S
points to 8; Harvard was third with 5h
to 81, and ale won only points TO 10
scored against them.
Columbia now has eleven OF the twen-
ty"four tournaments to her credit; Har-
ward, nine; Yale, two; Princeton. one,
and one ended In a tie.
In today's matches Columbia defeated
Yale 9i4 TO u and Harvard and Prince
ton broke even. each team scoring two
wins.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
Rev. G.. w. Abbott and
Wife, Formerly Of
Omaha, Are Injured

GALENA, Kan. Dec. 24--John Bray. q
fireman, was killed ana twenty-eight pas
sengers were injured earlv today. when
an accommodation train on the Missouri,
Oklahoma & Gulf railroad crashed into
St. Louis San Francisco passenger
train. No. 3S7, bound from st. Louis for
Oklahoma points.
The Frisco train. ninety minutes late
was standing at the station here when
the accident occurred. A heavy fog OBJ
scured the view of the accommodation
which tore half way through the last
sleeping coach OF the Frisco train befors
II was brought to a standstill.
Fireman Bray remained at his post and
lost his life In the crash. All OF the In
jured were passengers on the Frisco train
Several are reported in a dangerous con
dition.
Among the injured were Rev. @. w.
Abbott. 65. and Mrs G. w. Abbot. CO. OF
Fullerton. Neb.
Rev. G. w. Abbot was formerly pastor
OF Trinity Methodist church. Binney and
North Twenty-first streets. Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
FORD REPORTED
SERIOUSLY ILL;
CALL FOR BRYAN
Condition of Automobile Magnate
on Way Back to United States
is Not Dangerous, How
ever.
ASK NEBRAsKAN JOIN PARTY
He Announces that Expedition Will
Continue Under Direction Of
Women's Peace Association.
SAILS FOR HOME FROM BERGEN

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 24.-(N a
London. THE illness OF Henry
Ford, while not dangerous, is seri-
Gus. according to a report of a COM
m!ttee of the Ford Peace expedition.
There is no organic disease. but
there is urgent need for rest, 1t is
stated
A message has been sent to Will
liam j. Bryan askoing him to come
to Europe aud join the party.
CHRlSTIANIA, Norway, Dec. "a
wa London. )-The Norwegian
liner Bergensjord, with Henry Ford
on board, sailed for New York this
T. oTning. Mr.. Ford stated before
leaving Bergen that the peace expedi-
ton would continue under the aus
pices of the Women's International
Peace association. The Rev. Samuel
S Marquis, dean of st. Paul's
Cathedral. Detroit, sailed from
Bergen with Mr.. Ford.
Terminates Novel Movement.
Henry Ford's departure from Europe
apparently marks the termination in its
Brcriginal form, of the most novel of the
many movements which have cen det-
taA,n TO bring about the ending OF the
war. Mr. Fords announcement that the
Womens International Peace association
henceforth will conduct the expedition
u-nIIld 70 Par q
he personally is concerned he will relin-
quish the self-imposed task which ne ex-
pressed in the phrase:
"out Of the trenches by Christmas"
WOmen's Peace Association.
II has not been made clear, however.
whether Mr.. Ford will continue to give
financial support TO the enterprise.
The Women's International Peace as
sociation has been I'm existence for some
time. 1t held a congress at The Hague
last spring and appointed delegations to
visit the capitals of various European
and American nations. One of the most
prominent women at the congress was
Nine Rosika Schwimmer. president of
the Hungarian woman's Suffrage asso-
citation and a member of the Ford peace
party. After the congress at The Hague.
Nine Schwimmer came to the United
States to continue her work for peace.
She went to Detroit to see Mr.. Ford, and
It was reported It was she who suggested
to him the idea of the peace expedition.
Before the peace ship. Oscar II. reached
the other side. there were reports of dis
sension among the peace delegates. When
Mr.. Ford reached Christiania he kept in
the background. it being said that he
Continued on Page Two, Column TwO.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
THE wANT-AD. WAY

Johnnie O'Neil saw an automobile
Advertised in The Omaha Bee.
4 second hand Car, and cheaper by
far
Than most of the now ones you
see.
Ie bought the machine, now hs'
may be seen
Riding round both at work and
at play.
He's sure mighty glad he saw thAe
want ad.,
And he's strong for the classified
way.
Are you looking for a used carr II
20, turn 20 the Automobile Column in
oday's classified section and you will
ind the best harsains or the day OF.
eicd there.
10 you want 10 ssll7 II you want "a
ell your AUTOMOBILES write a ANAL aA.e
living full Particulars about your caf
tld II your price u right you can Quioll1
get buyer. Telephone Tyler 1oeo
And put IL In Tho OnAhA.BzA Z
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
Socialists from
Warning Nations
Discuss Peace

AMSTERDAM, Dec. A-Cvia London)
"A number OF prominent socialists from
all the beliigerent countries except Italy.
met last Wednesday at The Hague 10
discuss steps which might be taken to
help bring about speedy peace, ac-
cording to the Telegraaf today.
The newspaper says that the meeting
was held at the offices OF the Inter
national Socialists bureau. The discus
sions were OF a very provisional char
acter. It adds The Dutch delegates OF
the international bureau had the pro-
eeeding under their direction.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
Russians Attack on
Bessarabian Front

BERLIN. Dec. A.-(By Wireless TO
sayville.) )-There has been a renewal OF
activity on the Bessarabian front the
Russians attacking Austrian forces there,
according 20 today's official report from
Austro- Hungarian army headquarters, re-
ceived here from Vienna. The official
statement declares that Russian attacks
were repulsed with heavy losses TO the
Russian troops.
Regarding operations In the Balkans
the statement Is made that in ENGAGE
ments during the last few days CO. pris-
oneTs were captured
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
VIENNA STUDIES
NEW ANCONA NOTE
Intimation 1t May Suggest Com
mission of Naval Experts to
Report on Case.
EXPECT FRIENDLY SETTLEMENT

VIENNA, Dec. 24.--(Via London.)
In all quarters the conviction is
row entertained that the differences
between Austria-Hungary and the
United States. which arose from the
Ancona incident are susceptible to
Gmicable settlement. The Austro-
Hungarian reply 70 the latest Ancona
note may be expected in few days.
Press WIthholds Comment.
The second Ancona note from WASH
ington is being studied here. Meanwhile
the press Is Withholding comment. The
remarks incident TO the announcement
that the note had been received were
temperate and even friendly in tenor and
all circles are convinced that the outlook
may fairly be described as favorable.
No inkling has been gained as to the
nature OF the forthcoming Austro-Hun-
garian communication to the United
statos. but in this connection interest at
tachea 20 an article by Prof. Henry Lam
masch, one OF the leading Austrian al
thoritles on International law. Prof. Lam
mesch. who is a member OF the tribtlna
az The Hague. suggests that. In view O
IConfinued on PaRe Three. Column -Four
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
America Is Seeking
Data on Sinking Of
Japanese Steamship

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2i-The sinking
Of tho Japanese liner Yasaka Maru in
the Mediterranean reported torpedoed
without warning will be made the sub
Ject Of an inquiry by the United States
Consular agents will be asked to obtain
accurate versions OF the incident and
forward them without delay TO the State
department
The State departments inquiry in the
case is based solely on reports that the
liner had an American passenger aboard.
Although he was reported rescued, II Is
felt that n the liner was torpedoed with
out warning, his life was endangered
Should reports that the vessel was tor
pedoed without warning and that the sub
marine was an Austrian be verified Of
ficially, II Is said further diplomatic cor
respondence with AustriR-Hungary will
undoubtedly ensue In which the torpedo
ing OF ships without warning viii be dis
cussed and demand again be made that
American lives be not placed In peril by
such practices.
Burian VIII stop for Holiday.
LONDON. Dec. PA message from
Baron Burian, Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister, 20 Baron zwiedinek, Austro-
Hungarian charge d'affairs at Washing
ton, is circulated in London today by
the wireless press. II Is dated Vienna
and was picked up in England on its
transit by wireless telegraphy 10 the
United States. The communication reads:
THE American note handed over to
me on the 21st Tell the secretary OF state
the answer we are now preparing will be
guided by the same concern for good
relations between both countries as mem
toned by the federal government. In
consequence of the Christmas holidays
our answer cannot be expected before
next week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
Great Britain Frees
GargOes of Apples

LONDON. Dec A,-The North Pacific
Fruit Distributor association, repre-
senting 1890 Washington and Oregon
growers. received a welcome Christmas
present today In the form OF a release
Of its huge conslgnments OF fruits,
seized by British waTships while on the
way TO Scandinavian countries.
With the exception Of consignment OF
apples to Denmark. for which an under
taking had been given. the fruit was re-
leased uncoDdluonally.
The majority OF the shipments were on
beard Norwegian steamers. The steamer
Hollig Olav served as a test case for the
various seizures.
Among the released consiEnments we're
6.-Co cases Of apple
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Dec. 24.-Tong
King Chong, president of the Chinese
Republican association. is heading a
movement to protest against the taking
of the crown by Yuan shi kai and to arr
range for the raising OF funds to finance
a revolution against him IL he accepts the
monarchy.
At mass meeting here, over which
Tong King Chong presided. he said: I'VE
are willing to permit Yuan Shi Kai to
resign peacefully. II he does not there
will be war. We are fighting for liberty
and Justice"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
Fear of Blindness
Brings Fatal Seizure

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Dec. 24-(speelai
gram.)-Complainin that his vision
was blurred and that he feared he was
becoming blind. Winfield 3. ROBERTS,
since iSSs a resident of Sioux Falls. re-
tired 10 his bed and was found dead
a short time later OF heart failure. He
Is survived by a widow ana iour
children.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
Four Enginemen Are
Killed in Collision

pANvILLE. H., Dec. 2L-Four engine
men were killed in a head-on eaii's-on
near Veedersburg. Ind, late today, be-
tween an eastbound Glover Leaf passen-
ger train and a westbound freight train.
Although the passengers we're severely
shaken up none was injured ier,ols,Y
enough TO need medical assistance, &C
oording to a report from the scsae OF
the wreck.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25
Heavy Fog Delays
Traffic in Chicago

CHICAGO, Dec. 2A-Chicago was
blanketed today in a fog 80 dense that
street lights were turned on. locomotive
and street car headlights we're necessary
and office buildings were ablaze with
light. Surface and elevated trains moved
slowly and many workers were late at
their places OF employment. At $50
o'clock In the morning the darkness was
particularly noticeable.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25

and precipitation depar-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25

lures from the norma
Normal temperature
ENcess for the day.
Normal precipitation.
Total deficieuCy since
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25

Total rainfall since March j. 27.os inches
Deficiency since March l.-..-. 2o2 inches
deficiency for cor. period, Iel4 32 inches
Deficiency for cor period. 1913 56 inches
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25

ID on Page Two. Column One
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-25

WHEN AWAY FROM HoNTR
The Bee is The Paper
you ssk fOEI ~ yOu plan 70 ~
absent more than = few days,
have The Ne mailed TO you-
Northern light., 1915-12-01

H1SI 10 carr lO lA.c TtAH SO Otai"t CFCAy body oa the trail may know where they have come from
 Are any of your herders very good shots with a rife? Can they win prize shooting at so yards? At 100 yards? At POO yards!
 Have you good man with lasso? He may be q good man at his home herd but can he lasso with the Other men from all the other herds?
 How fast can your men load and lash sled with travelling outfit SO that SHOW can't get ill and the load cannot get loose? HOW quickly can your men harness q good deer, hitcE, him to the sled, and start of?
 we will see how many seconds it takes to do these things.
 How many pounds of dead weight can your strongest deer pull for 200 yards, without my help from the driver? How m II Il car two deer hitched to one sled pull! Ii you have the strongest sled deer iii Alaska bring him to the Fair. We want to see him pull. |. Shields
 & J0TfINGS II
 Mir. Evans informs us that the N. L. will soon be favored with some articles from the t. of E. officials at Washington.
 Our limited supply of type and shortage of question marks made it necessary to cut out part of the live queries in NIT. Shields letter.
 We feel like saying we must have areindeer song or BUST snd we don't
Northern light., 1915-12-01

has been transformed into a dress m aking establishment. Nearly score has been cut, fitted and made or part ly made by Mrs. Van Ness for the native girls.
Northern light., 1915-12-01
WISE AND OTHERWISE

A story is told of all old farmer who was ill the act of purchasing a pair of pants for himself. His wife stren- ously objected asthey were some six inches too long. "Yes Mary but see the quality and its 10 trouble to cut them of" A few days later he took them to his wife and asked her to cut of about five inches This she stoutly refusedto do, not wholly undaunted he took them to the cook and asked
Northern light., 1915-12-01

to his wife sister, but she too had been inforine 1 aad politely refused.
 A few days late the wife thot within her self Now John is T gool hus-
 band, and perhaps-yes 1 wilt" And forthwith she secretly cut off six in- ches. The cook being good hearted
 old Irish lady thot to herself, Now MT. Duffy is foine old gintle:nan. and it stands me in hand to do him the favor ,and so she secretly cut of some six or seven inches. The maiden sister-in-l law felt that she had been too hard oil the one who for years had shared his roof and table with her, and so she secretly cut off
 some seven or eight inches, On h ( following Sunday morning he wa. helrd to remark We'll I ne yer!"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-19

important differences in faith between
the Latter day Saints and other Chris
tians was that the Saints believe in
present or latter-day revelations, while
most of the other Christian sects be-
|lieve that the children of the earth are
to follow the revelations Of the past
ages. and that no more divine revela
| tions are to be expected.
Following a brief explanation of the
Mormon belief that God and the deity
are material as well as spiritual, an6
that we should have definite concep
ton of the creative force, President
Penrose declared that the creation al
we have it in the Bible means that Goo
assembled the existing elements ani
in His all compacting hand pressed
them into the cosmic scheme well or
ganized and ready for the habitatior
of mortals.
| For the information of tourists, many
of whom were in the congregation
President Penrose said in part:
"The term Mormon is a nickname
perhaps applied to the members of THU
faith in derision. The correct title il
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints and the so-called Book o.
Mormon should be referred, to as tn,
Gospel of Jesus Christ Restored Anew
in the latter-day.'
AS conclusion to the spiritual par
of his address, President Penros
added:
Anything that has the quality O.
truth dovetails in with the principle
of Mormonism. I have sometimes re
ferred to the faith as Magnet O.
Truth
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-19

and crime by forcing upon them use Of
opium, with all it's horrors for the love
of money! How is love for oMa : noagn-
Dor to be reconciled with the fierce
and fearful spirit of revenge that for
forty years has been one OF the guiding,
impulses of a mighty nationi "Ven--
geance is mine, will repay" saith the
Lord, has been entirely overlooked, for
gotten or disregarded. How is love for
ones neighbor to be reconciled with
that terrible, cold, calculating, indomit-.
able grinding down and blotting out Of
all the hopes, longings and aims inher-
ent in the human soul, seen in the cruel
ty Of Russia.
| Is any further evidence needed to
show the intimate relationship between
sin and these secondary or contributory
causes of the war; If breaking the law
Of God is sin, surely the nation Of the
world have sinned most grievously. And
yet this is only a part of the black
record. What shall we say of drunk
enness, vice, murder, indifference to,
the suffering Of toiling, dying men and
women around uss What shall we say
of that lack of appreciation of the,
mercy and love of an infinite God so
clearly proven by the worldly, selfish,
pleasure-lo loving multitudes, both in and
out of the church, which merits the COM
ment, Without God and without hope
in the world?' Surely the lightnings
of His fury and the thunderbolts of
His wrath are more than justified. And
should our fair land, too be wrapped in
theconsuming flame of His punishments,
would we not bow our heads most hum
bly, and say, with contrite heart: In
all Thy dealings with Thy children
Thou art just!
JAMES w. JOHNSON.
New York, June, 1915.