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Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
Society
Wednesday, December %, 1915.
BY MELLIFICIA.

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especially to the little folk
are hearing Rabbit
which little sit in the fat
lap Of queer old Mr. himself.
Pckwick chairs their pockeMr
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these who have
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number which the chains extend they
make fetching decoration
The marble surprises
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
Brandeis Matinee Party.

Miss Marion Hamilton entertained at a
matinee party at the Brandeis theater
this afternoon at the performance Of
Robin Hood Those present were;
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30

MRS. JOHN ASToR photographed upon her arrival in
New York aboard the Rotterdam and her SON Vincent
Aston, who met her at the pier.
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dinner will be followed by theater
party 10 witness "Robin Hood at Bran
des
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Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
Kurds Massacre
 Native Christians
NOT LESS THAN 1900 MURDERED
 AT URUMIAH.
CRUCIFIED AND BURNED
Missionaries Report an Attack by Turkish Soldiers Upon the American Mission and the French American Catholic Mission.

New York, April 2s.-Details of the of native Christians at Uru- miah, Persia, by Kurds, received to- day by the Presbyterian board of foreign missions, state that no less than 1900 have been murdered there and that no less than 2,000 have per ished from disease. The attacks it would appear, have not been confined to Kurds, but ihave been made, in at least one instance, by Turkish sol diers. Crucifiion and burning Chris tians alive have been revived, mis- sionaries reported to the board.
 rdboechhoctsytluo
 Priests Taken from American Mission.
 The attack in which Turkish sol dierS were the assailants, according to reports received by the board, was made upon the American mission and the French American Catholic mis- sion. The native Russian priests, the reports assert, were taken from the American mission by Turks. The mis- sionaries stated that there men were treated badly" and add that it was not known to them whether the priests had been killed.
 A report had reached the Presby- terian missionaries at Tibriz that the Americans at Urumiah had been fore ed to pay $40,O00 as a ransom for re- fugees who had fled to the mission for protection. This report, it was stated, had not been confirmed.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF
 WOMEN AT THE HAGUE.
War Solely Mans Affair-Peace Wo-
 mans Work.

The Hague, April 2s, Via London, April 29, 2.49 a. m.-'sThe declaration of war was solely mans affair; let the bringing about of peace be by women's york; this was the great theme of the international congress of women to- day.
 After active routine work under the unanimously chosen chairwoman, Jane Addams, who gracefully thanked the delegates for the honor they had conferred upon her, many theoretical resolutions were adopted at the fore noon meeting. The American, dele gates, including Miss Grace Abbot of Chicago; Miss Emily Balch of Welles- ley college, Mrs. S. P. Breckenridge of Chicago and Miss Annie B. Malloy of Boston. took a notable part in the de- bates. The congress listened in the evening to addresses by leading repre- sentatives from several countries. Miss Florence Holbrook of Chicago spoke before a crowded hall on Woman's task of educating children by incu1catiIS; ideal of peace and admiration for con- structive ability and for the beauti- full arts in place of adoration of his- toric war heroes.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
26 TO FILL VACANCIES
 IN THE HALL OF FAME
Former President w. H. Taft Among
 Those Honored.

New York, April 2s.-The n~ mes of 26 widely known persons who are to fill the vacancies created by deaths in the roll of one hundred electors of the Fall of Fame at New York ~uni- versity here were announced today.
 The new electors are:
 President John G. Hibben of Pronce- ton university; Dr. Alexander Graham Bell and George w. Goethals of Wash ington; George w. Gable, Winston Churchill, James Whitcomb Riley, Miss Ida M. Tarbell and Mrs. Helen Elkin Starrett, authors; Supreme Court Jus tices Charles D. Hughes and William R. Day: William Howard Taft, Am bassador Walter Hines Page; Henry Van Dyke, minister to the Neither lands; Oscar s. Straus, Senator John Sharp Williams, Senator Morris Shep- pard of Texas, Senator Joseph E. Ransdell of Louisiana; Champ Clark John Wanamaker, James Douglas mining engineer of New York; Elbert H. Gary, Arthur J. Brown of New York, clergyman and author; Robert s. Brookings of St. Louis, merchant and Henry WatterSon.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
FOUND BODY SUBMERGED
 IN BRIDGEPORT HARRoR
Body of Captain J. Ehlert Found Tied to Rope-FouI Play Sus- pected.

Bridgeport, Conn, April 2s.-The body of Captain Joseph Ehlert, who had not been seen since Monday, was found today submerged twenty feet under water in Bridgeport harbor, with a rope tied to his leg, the other end of the rope being attached to the gunwale of his oyster sloop Democrat" Mangus Peterson, who lived on the sloop, is being detain- ed at police headquarters, pending an investigation. He denies all knowl- edge of the affair.
 Medical Examiner Garlick will hold an autopsy to determine the cause of death. The body had apparently been in the water for more than a day. A deep gash was found over the left eye. In his clothing was found $54.70.
 Charles Clark and V. Stallknecht, friends of the dead man, rowed out to the sloop this afternoon. They had not seen him for several days and they thought he might have been ill on his boat Peterson who lived aboard, was not to be seen, the only living thing aboard the craft being the captains dog. Seeing the rope tied to the side of the boat, they pull ed it aboard and brought to the sur face the body of Ehlert. Peterson was later found on shore and he identified the body. The police, after questioning him, decided to hold him as a witness.
 Ehlert was 62 yeras old and leaves his widow.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
ROOSEVELT TELLS WHY HE
 CONFERRED WITH PLATT.
Because of His Wide Experience and
 His Political Power.

Syracuse, N. Y., April 2S.-Theodore Roosevelt endeavored to explain on this his seventh day upon the witness stand the answers he made to ques- tions. asked him upon cross examina tion by counsel for William Barnes, who is suing him for $50,00O damages for alleged libel. He told why he con- ferred with former United States Sen ator Thomas c. Platt, "the easy boss" while governor, vice president and related how he threatened Senator Platt just prior to the Philadelphia convention of 1900 that he would fight" for the New York gubernatorial nomination, if the easy boss made good his own threat to keep him out of the race as punishment for not ac- cept ing the nomination for vice presi- dent
 The colonel told of these things and many others upon redirect examina- tion. The minute his cross examina- tion ended he sat alertly up in his chair and the solemn expression that had enshrouded his features during the last two days of his examination gave way to a smile. He leaned toward the jury; he squared his jaw; he raised his voice; he lifted his open hands and brought them down upon his thighs. He pounded with clenched fist upon the open palm. He used every gesture, every movement at his command, to make his words more forceful. And as he stepped down from the witness stand at the end of the day he laugh ingly said: "I am not tired''
 Speaking of the "easy boss,'' the for mer president of the United States said that he conferred with him on matters legislative, administrative and political, because he considered the senator's wide experience was valua- ble and because he realized that the organization controlled the legislature and that the senator controlled the or ganiZation
 Tomorrow may be the colonels' last day upon the stand.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29

The French war office reports rela- ktive calm along the battle front in
 Belgium and the retention by the al-
 es of the ground which they re-
 Eained since the inauguration of the
 herman forward movement nearly a
 week ago.
 B This follows the British official state %ment which declares that the opera Ytions of the allies have definitely ] stopped the German attack which has not been renewed. Counter-attackS apparently are still being delivered by French and British, but these are of minor importance as compared with the, general engagement around Ypres ! and the Yser canal which lasted five days.
 There has been marked activity on 1.-the part of the airmen for several days #past- A squadron of allied aviators
 have made a raid on F'riedrichshafen
 land one of them dropped six bombs
 lon the Zeppelin hangars. The nature of the damage done is not known, but one of the hangars is said to have caught fire.
 French aviators have dropped bombs
 on the stations at Bollweiler, Cham
 ley, Arnville and the railway junction
 in Alsoce-Lorraine, as well as on the station, the bridges and factory at | LeOpChQShO6no In Baden.
 Four German machines, according to y the French official report have been brought down by the French aviators, one near Brimont, one in Champagne, the third near Ancre and the fourth
 west of Rheims.
 \ Germans Bring Down French Aero plane.
 At A1tkirch the Germans brought down a French aeroplane; at Maiden E a-< rc-cio aS, II dropped 1900 pounds of explosives; at Oberndorff, a French aviator dropped bombs on an arms factory; at Nancy a German biplane dropped bombs N killing three persons and wounoing Rothers.
 At the Dardaneles.
 The land operations in connection i with the attack of the Dardanelles are taking their place in the forefront of the campaign. While Turkey con- tinues to assert that the allied forces have been repulsed at various points & with heavy losses and Berlin reports
 that 5000 French and British soldiers have been driven to the sea and that 12,000 had been captured, the British 8war office has issued statement, de-
 2claring that in the face of continual Proposition the allied troops have es- I tablished themselves across the end of
 the Gallipoh peninsula. It. tells of wire entanglements under the sea- as well as on land and deep pits, with spikes at the bottom, which the Turks \ had prepared to hamper the landing, but adds that notwithstanding these obstacles the operations of the allies have been successful and they are making a steady advance. French Cruiser Sunk. ! The Austrian submarine U-5 has Z torpedoed and sunk the French cruis-
 CT Leon Gambetta in the Ionian Sea. In the western war zone, according to Vienna, the general situation re-
 mains unchanged. In Russian Po-
 land heavy artillery engagements \ have taken place at various points without definite results and in the by the Russians have been repulsed. by the Russians hvae been repulsed.
 News reaching Berlin from Czerno-
 wftz is to the effect that the Austrians
 have captured Bojan. east of Czerno- witz, which is the key to the Russian positions in the crownland of Buko- " wina.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
CONSECRATED AUXILIARY
 BISHOP OF PROVIDENCE,
Mgr. Thomas F. Doran-Hundreds of
 Priests in Attendance.

Providence, R. l.. April 28.-With many dignitaries of the Catholic church and state and city officials present, Mgr: Thomas F. Doran was sconsecrated today titular bishop of Halicarnassus and auxiliary bishop of Providence.
 The ceremony was conducted by Bishop Matthew Harkins of Provi- dence, of which diocese the new bishop was vicar general for years. The as- sistant consecrators were Bishop Louis s. Walsh of Portland and Bishop Aus tin Bowling of Des Moines, Ia. The sermon was preached bv the Very Rev. P. l.. Duffy, vicar general of the dio- cese, of Charleston, s, c.
 The consecration which took place in Sts. Peter and Paul cathedral was attended by a very large gathering. A number of bishops and monsignors and hundreds of priests from all parts of the country were in attendance.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
BROADWAY CENTRAL HOTEL
 TN HANDS OF ASSIGNEE Fifty Years Ago 1t Was the Leading Hotel in New York City.

New York, April 2S.-The Broadway Central hotel at 673 Broadway, fifty years ago a leading hotel of New York city and now it's furthest downtown hostelry, went into the hands of an assignee today. Dan c. Webb, for nearly twenty years it's proprietor as- signed for the benefit of creditors, his debts totalling about $40,000 and his assets about $15,000. It was in this hotel that a sensational tragedy oc- cured many years ago, the fatal shooting of Jim Fisk, a, one-time part ner of Jay Gould, by Edward Stokes.
 Mark G. Holstein, the assignee, said that the hotel would be operated for 30 days under an order of the supreme court Thereafter an effort will be made to reorganize it's management. Failing in this, Mr. Holstein said it would close.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
AUSTRIANS CAPTURE
 TOWN OF BOJAN.
Attack Was So Surprising That the Russian General Staff Barely Es- capped.

Berlin, April 2S. Via London, g. 20 D. m.-Telegrams received in Berlin today from Czernowitz, the capital of Bukowina, say that the Austrians have stormed and captured the town of Bo- jan, to the east of Czernowitz. Bojan is the key to the Russian positions which are now thrown back to the extreme frontier of Bukowina
 The attack was so surprising, the despatches say, that the Russian gen. era1 staff barely escaped capture The Austrian mortars are reported to have caused the heaviest losses among the Russians
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
OBSEQUIES OF A GYPSY
 QUEEN AT WATERBURY
Representatives of Many Tribes Place
 Articles of Raiment on Coffin.

Waterbury, Conn.,, April 2s.-The body of Queen Tryphena, queen of the McNeil band of rowing gypsies, was taken to Guttenberg, N. J., today, where it will remain in a vault until Decoration day, when it will be buried. present at the obsequies, which were conducted in the open air by the Rev. J. N, Lewis, IT,, rector of St. Johns Episcopal church. About 15 people at tended the services, which closed with the representatives of the different tribes placing bombs, combs, brushes. hair pins, jewels, etc. in the coffin. Two hats were also placed in the cas- ket, it being the custom of the Romany gypsies to place these articles in the coffin to enable the corpse to have
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
Denial From Harvester Co.

Washington, April 28.-The Interna- tional Harvester company today form ally denied to Secretary Bryan that 1t had sought advantages over competi- tors in Yucatan in the. purchase of sisa1 grass, and disclaimed knowledge of charges made by the Carranza gov- ernment that one of it's agents had used the name of the state department to further its interests.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
Fort Worth Faces Flood.

Fort Worth, Texas. April 2S.-Fort Worth today faced a serious flood sit uation because of the new rise that swept down the West Fork last night. Big gangs were at work strengthening the levees. More than 50 inches of water poured over the dam at the new $1, GOO ,00O reservoir.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
LONGEST SPRING DROUGHT
 IN OVER FORTY YEARS
Cotton and Truck Crops in Eastern
 Part of the South Are Suffering.

Washington. April 2S.-The longest early spring drought in more than 40 years now exists over the more east ern portions of the country, the Ma tional Weekly Weather and Crop Bull letin announced today. Cotton and truck crops in the eastern part of the south are suffering for lack of rain, but in the great wheat and corn sec tions of the middle west the weather of the last week has been unusually favorable In the far western states the outlook for fruits of all kinds con- tinues promising.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
Charles w. BIakesIee.
Rejuvenating Diplomatic Service.

Washington, April 28.-President Wilson took another step in rejuven- ating the diplomatic service today by signing an executive order which will bar men more than 35' years old from the so-called "civil service portion of the corps, which includes secretaries and clerks. The age limit has been 50. Ambassadors and ministers will not be aected.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
BATTLES IN BELGIUM
 ARE LESS VIOLENT
Allies Retain Ground Which They Regained Since Beginning of German Forward Movement
|ARE STILL DELIVERING COUNTER ATTACKS

lied Armen Have Made Raid Fredrichshafen and Dropped Six Bombs on the Zeppelin Hangars-Four German Machines Brought Down by French Aviators- Land Operations at the Dardaneles are Conjectural
 Turkey Claiming Repulse of Forces and British War Office Asserting They Have Established Themselves Across the End of the Gallipoli PeninsuaNo Change in the Eastern War Zone-French Cruiser Leon Gam betta Sunk by Austrian Submarine in the lonian Sea-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
Cabled Paragraphs
Rumors of separate Peace.

London, April 2s, 3.15 p: m.-An- swering g. question in the house of commons this afternoon, Neil Prim- rose, under secretary for foreign af- fairs, declared that the foreign office had no official information to confirm the recent reports that Austria had approached Russia, directly or indi- rectly for separate terms of peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29

picked up from the wreckage. They had been in the water for twenty hours. One of the survivors was clasping in his arms an almost dying comrade. When the sailor was regain ing consciousness he insisted that the man he had rescued be taken care of before he himself was given treat ment.
 A French non- commissioned officer saved by one of the destroyers, kissed the Italian flag and expressed his grat- itude to the Italians for the help they had given his fellow seamen.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
LONGEST PIER EVER DESIGNED
 FOR PORT OF NEW YORK
To Be Built at Foot of 35th Street
 Brooklyn-Length is 1,779 Feet.

New York, April 28-The longest pier ever designed for the port of New York was authorized today by a committee of the board of estimate The new pier is to be built at the foot of 35th street, Brooklyn, is to be 1,779 feet-4nore than one-third of mile long and is to be leased by the city to the highest bidder. Two other piers of unusual length, though not so long as this cne were authorized, all three to cost approximately $1,300,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
Movement of Steamships,

London, April 28.-Arrived: Steamer Minnehaha, New York.
 New York, April 28.-Sailed: Steam CT Lapland, Liverpool.
 Gibraltar, April 27.-Passed: Steam CT Taormina, New York for Naples
 Dover, April 28.-Passed: Steamer Minnehaha, New York for London.
 Liverpool. April 28.-Steamer Or duna, New York for Liverpool, signall- ed. Due Liverpool D. m.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
Capt. Benson Chief of Operations oi
 the Navy.

Washington, April 2s. = Secretary Daniels today announced the appoint ment of Captain William S. Benson to the newly created post of chief of operations of the navy. Captain Ben son now is commandant of the Phila- delphia navy yard.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
Ponnmern Wins 2.ooo Guinaas.

Newmarket, England, April 2S.-Sol JoePs Pommern. by Polymenus out of Guinea Stakes for entire colts and Allies foaled in 1912. on the New market course today. L. Neumann's Tournament was second, and Lord Carnarvon's The Vizier third. Sixteen horses started. Pommern was the fa- vorite.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
Body of Hartford Fireman Found in
 the Connecticut River.

body of Thomas B. Downes, aged 31, a Hartford ,renan, who had been miss ing from his home in that city for more than a week, was found floating in the Connecticut river here today. It is believed that he committed sui eide by drowning while Respondent.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
Turkey Uneasy Over American situa.
 xion

Washington, April 2S.-Ambassador Morgenthau at ConstantinopIe, cabled the state department today that there was considerable uneasiness in Turkey over the Armenian situation and that he already had made representations to the Turkish government for the protection of Armenians. He refer red to one naturalized American citi- zen who had been threatened
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
Funeral of Frederick w. Seward.

Auburn, N. Y., April 2S.-The funeral of Frederick w. Seward, formerly as- sistant secretary of state in the cab inet of Presidents Lincoln, Johnson and Hayes, and son of Secretary William H. Seward, was held this afternoon at the old Seward home. Burial was in
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
s1o,ooo Bequest for Institue for Blind.

New Haven, Conn, April 2s.-The Connecticut Institute for the Blind will receive $10,000 and Grace hospital, this city, $5,000. from the estate of Mrs. Cora c. T. Dwight, widow of James Dwight, which was ordered distributed by Judge Gilson in the probate court today. The estate approximates $150.-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
ITALIAN TORPEDO BOAT ~>
 DESTRoYERs RESCUE 26
Found Unconscious on Raft-Had
 Been in Water 20 Hours.

Brindisi, April 2S. via Paris, April 29, 1.10 a. m--!Two Italian torpedo boat destroyers which went to the aid of the Leon Gan1betta. have arrived here bringing 26 additional survivors of the disaster. who were found un- conscious on a raft made by boards
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
Alleged Election Frauds in Alameda
 County, Cal.

San Francisco, Calif, April 2s-Evi- dence concerning alleged extensive election frauds in Alameda county (Oakland) has been laid before the at torney general at Washington, United States District Attorney John w Preston announced here today. A United States senator and representa- tive were voted for at the primary
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29

Fred EIlwanger, sole survivor of the Marianne mine disaster of November 27, 1908, in which nearly 200 men were killed, died at Washington, Pa.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
FRENCH CRUISER SUNK BY
 AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE
Leon Gambetta Was Torpedoed in the
 fonian Sea.

Vienna, April 2S. via London, 915 p. m.-The following official commu- nication has been issued here:
 Submarine No. 5, commanded by Lieutenant George Rimer Von Trapp torpedoed and sank the French cruiser Leon Gambetta in the Ionian sea-"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29

A heavy shower brought some re- lief from the heat wave in Cleveland. The temperature reached 92 degrees there, breaking all records for April.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29

Secretary Garrison has accepted an invitation to deliver an addFsSs on questions of national defense at Lake Mohonk, N. Y, May 19.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29

Sub.- -Liet. MedIicott, of the British army, and a mechanic named Hughes were killed when a sea plane in which they were flying collapsed at Calshot, England.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
OBITUARY.
Thomas F. Lyons.

Meriden, Conn, April 28-Thornas F. Lyons, mayor pro tempore under the administration of Mayor Thomas L. Reilly. died at a hospital at Hart ford today. He was about 55 years old, was a prominent business man. and had served as alderman and coun- cilman and on other city boards. His wife and four children survive him. Death was due to meningitis.
 Charles w. BIakeslee, Jr.
 New Haven, Conn, April 2S.-Charles W. Blakeslee IT,, a member of the firm of c. w. Blakeslee and Son, general contractors, and a brother of Former died suddenly of heart disease at his home here late tonight. He was T years old. His widow and daughter survive.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29

A total of $20o,ooo for the Red Cross fund was realized at the sale in Christie's auctoin rooms in London,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29

Condensed Telegrams

Next week will be "clean-up week for Manhattan, Brooklyn and The Bronx.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29

The S1,14o,ooo ship authorized by the last naval appropriation act, to be known as the Guyana, will be built at the Mare Island yard, California,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29

Fire started by an unidentified in- cendiary did S1O0,000 damage to prop erty in Madison, N. J., leased by Jo- seph L. Hope.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29

The German auxiliary cruiser Kron- prinz Wilhelm will be transferred to the Norfolk navy yard and interned today.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29

Joseph Hill, an aged farmer who killed a burglar with a jacknife, Was held at Danbury, Conn.,, without bail on a murder charge, pending a coron- CTS inquiry.