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Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24
NORTH SEA MINE
SINKS A SECOND
AMERICAN CRAFT
United States Steamer Carib Goes
Down Off German Coast as 1t
Strikes Explosive Because
Warning Ignored,
THIRTY MEN IN SHIPS CREW
Commander Of Vessel, Like Chief Of
Evelyn, Disregarded Instruc-
tiOns Concerning Route.
CARRYING CARGO OF COTTON

BERLIN, Feb. 2S.-(Via London)
The American steamer Carlb has
gone to the bottom off the German
coast in the North Sea as result of
running on mine. At the time of
the disaster to the Carlb the vessel
was not using the route laid down in
the German marine instructions.
The steamer Clyde belonged to the
Clyde line. II was of 2,2S0 tons net
and left Charleston January 81 for
Bremen. 1t was in command OF
Captain Cole. The Carib was built
In 1882 at Port Glasgow, Scotland.
1t was 2sS feet long and, se feet
beam.
Gerard Presents Note ON Embargo.
James w. Gerard. the American ambas-
sador TO Germany, last<agening presented
TO the Foreign offsNS American note
which emboder.nef lean proposals
for the settt ~ .stuatlon arising
from ths drgo of foodstuffs
into ,Atc the warfare against
Er.,<e 50 &nt shipping.
LED simultaneously IN London.
20 statement in regard TO the nature OF
these proposals or the German attitude
on them can be obtained here. but It Is
believed that there 10 at least a prospect
Of their acceptance by Germany,
Crew OF Thirty Men.
NEW YORK, Feb 28.-The Garth had
a crew OF thirty. Captain r. L. Coles
home was in Maine.
1t had 1900 bales OF cotton.
At the offices OF the Clyde line here II
was said onthlng had been heard from
the Carib since Il left Charleston for
Bremen January 27.
The Carib formerly was owned by the
Clyde line and was recently sold by them
to Walker Armstrong a Co OF Savan-
nah, Ga. II was of 1850 tons burden and
left Charleston January q for Bremen
with a cargo Of cotton. II had capacity
of 1900 bales.
Its crew of thirty men, commanded by
Captain =. L.. Cole. which manned the
vessel at the time Il was sold, was re-
tanned by the new owners, IL was said at
the Clyde line offices.
The carib was built in isss at Port CT, r.
gov. Scotland.
EveIyD's Boat Stiu Missing.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.--Ambassador
Gerard today forwarded report from
the American consul at Bremerhaven say
ing the Evelyn was destroyed by a mine /;
that the crew left the ship in three boats
one of which is missing. the other two
being picked up by a German scout ship
President Wilson views the sinking of
the Evelyn as a tragic accident. he told
callers, and has been unofficially in
formed that It's captain was not following
a safe course laid out for him He added
that warnings had been given that mines
were planted in the area In which the
Evelyn was sunk
The president indicated that he has
not yet determined whether replies will
be sent TO the recent notes from Ger
many and Great Britain on the war zones
and use OF the American flag He said,
however. there was ncthing IN the Ger
man or English notes which would cause
the United States to change Its position.
He indicated the entire subject still was
under consideration.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24
Fifty Thousand
Dollars Worth of
Jewelry is Stolen

2 Los ANGELES, Cal. Feb. SS.-Money
and iewelry valued at $4,000 werc stolen
from the apartments Of ssrs. A. II. Smith.
wife Of the president OF the, New York
Central railroad; her son, Emery II.
smith, and his wife, at a SUBURBAN hotel
last night. according TO a report made to
the police today. The apartments were
entered while the occupants were at din
ner.
Among the articles OF Jewelry stolen
Yves a diamond necklace valued at Noco.
The money taken amounted approx
mately to S5oo,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24
safe at aeatrIce Robbed.

BEATRICE. Neb.. Feb. 2s.-(Speeial Tel
egram. 1.-THE safe ia the saloon Of Roy
r. Drew OF this city was robbed last
night OF $SO6 In cash. Harry Pendergraft.
the porter who had the key 20 the saloon,
and safe. is missing and complaint was
filed in Justice court today charging him
with the robbery II Is believed he
boarded westbound Rock lsAs~A train
out OF this city this morning for San
Francisco. where his sister resides.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24
CAPTAIN MITCHELL
EXPLAINS STATEMENT 7

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s.-captain VIII
liam Mitchell OF the army general staff,
who recently said an enemy could take
and hold the American seaboard, has ex-
planned 10 secretly Garrlson's satisfae-
tion that he was speaking at a private
thought his remarks were pri-
vate and had no idea they would be pub
lished Mr.. Garrison said today that
the Incident was closed.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24
Morse Steamer is
Sunk Off Dover

LONDON, Feb. 23.-@The Nor
wegian steamer Regin was sunk off
Dover this morning by either a sub
marine or mine. The crew OF twenty
two were saved. The Regln. carry
ing coal from the Tyne to Bordeaux.
sank ten minutes after It was struck,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24
TENTH RUSSIAN
ARMY Is At BAY
Force Which Lost Corps During the
Long Battle in East Prussia
Turned on Foes.
COUNTER ATTACKS IN THE SOUTH
BULLETIN.

SUWALKI, Poland, Feb. 20.-(Via
Berlin and London) FEB 23.-The
German forces under Marshal Won
Hindenburg, by hard fighting and
extraordinary marches. inflicted a
striking defeat on the Russians OPP
posed to them In the recent battle
of the Maznrian. Lakes country. The
Russian remnants are q negligible
quantity In the operations now in
progress. The Russians killed and
wounded in the four days fighting
are estimated at 10000 men. Over
10000 Russians out of a total OF
10000 engaged are prisoners in
German hands.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-The Russian
Tenth army, which, according to an
official report by Grand Duke Mich
olas, the Russian conmander-in-chlef
in the field, lost one of it's corps in
the last. big battle in east Prussia,
now stands at bay along the line of
the Narew, Bobr and Nleman rivers,
within Russian territory.
The latest official communication
relates many isolated engagements in
this region, which may relieve a
counter attack now in progress, but
of this there, Is no confirmation.
Report Local Successes.
On the southern flank also the Rus
rians have reported local successes, but
these are now admitted by Vienna, which
claims that all Russian counter attacks
have been repulsed with heavy losses TO
the Russians Beth sides report the cap
sture of many prisoners, and while the
fighting has been without definite re-
gsult. itsis evident that the struggle for
the mountain passes has been extremely
lsanguinary and that eombats in Galicia
lhave assumed more violent character.
Artillery engagements have been the
distinguishing feature OF activity ell
along the western battle front during the
last twenty-four hours with the French
claiming the destruction Of a heavy Ger
man gun at L.ombaertEde. and admitting
that the city Of Rheims has been violently
hombarded.
& The only recent activity in the air has
been provided by a single Zppelin, which
dropped bombs on Cadis. yesterday, while
fthe only Incident of note in connection
with the submarine blockade has been
the safe arrival at Liverpool OF the Cum
ard line steamer Orduna from New
York. February 10.
Nothing further has been heard in
England of the German submarines
overdue at cuxbayen. concerning whose
safety the Germans are anxious.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24
OMAHA POSTOFFICE
EFFICIENCY REPORT
Is CALLED BUNK"
Regarded in Washington So Frankly
Partisan and Unfair 1t VIII
Not Get Far With
iF Officials.
.LoBEcK OUT FIGHTING II
Congressman with Victor Rosewater
VIII Soon Call on Assistant
Postmaster.
MANY PROTESTS POURING IN
crrom a Staff correspondent.)

CFrom a Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-(Special
Telegram )-From wholly trustwor-
thy sources Il was learned today that
che so-called efficiency" report of
Postoffice inspectors H. e. Randall,
w. A. wallman and A. l.. Lewis on
the Omaha postoffice and its various
substations covers nearly 800 written
pages. IL is the most prolific docu-
ment the Postoffice department has
had before It for years, and 1t is so
tainted with rank favoritism and
gross injustice that it Is very seri-
ously doubted II It will get anywhere
near its obvious destination. the re-
moval. the transfer and the demotion
of faithful employees and the promo
tion of men whose records in the
Omaha postoffice must be subject to
searching investigation.
starts with Boost.
The first twenty pages of the report Of
tha inspectors. who were domiciled In
splendid boost for the Gate City. In fact.
they read like publicity mans story Of
ita development and growth. as shown
through its postal receipts.
Then follows pages Of purely personal
criticism OF Postxnaster Wharton, Assist
ant Jim Woodard. BILLY Kelley and the
cabinet of Judge Wharton. who. II is
charged. take valuable time off from
their work in attending cabinet see-
sions at the Commercial club. deciding
upon personal and like subjects incident
TO an office like the Omaha office.
In view Of former reports, even the en-
thumastic congratulations Of Daniel c.
Roper. first assistant postmaster general,
upon his return to Washington after an
official visit to the Omaha office. 1t will
be q Twentieth century wonder II the
recomzpendations Of the inspectors make
much impression.
Lobeclk is Opposed.
That they will be fought by both sena-
tor Hitchcock and Congressman Lobeck
goes without saying, Mr.. Lobeck already
having arranged for an interview with
General Roper. tomorrow, to be supple
mented ny conferences when> senator
Hitchcock returns to washington from
his visit to Omaha.
The presence OF Victor Rosewater in
Washington at this time iB quite fortu-
nate he having arrived from New York
this morning. He win be asked to ac-
company Mr.. Lobeck In his cali upon the
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24
COLORADO HOUSE
PASSES SEDlTI0N ACT

DENVER, Colo, Feb. as-The Colo
rado house OF representatives today passed
on final reading bill authorizing the
governor 70 suspend newspaper which
published an article tending TO incite
riot. The bill now goes to the senate
This is one OF four so-called "sedition"
measures introduced In the seneral as
Sembly.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24
The Days War News

NORWEGIAN steamship ReEIN, with
cargo Of coal for Bordcau, was
sunk ny mine or submarine off
Dover.
RUSSIAN army defeated IN Fast
Prussia u making "a stand near
River NIemRn.
RUSSIAN official report tells ~ n
number Of Victories In GnIicia. or
ficiaI COMMUNICATIONS from Bcr-
lin ana vie1Ra say Russians were
rePulscd In these enHaKements.
RHEIMS cathedral, which was dam-
AGED early In the war, has suf-
fered further serious injury the
French war office announced to-
day. The Germans arc charged
with having made ~ n special tar
get aud ~ IL said that the interior
OF the vaulted roof save way.
BERLIN Communication reports
further progress In the vosgcs,
where the Germans have bcem
taking town after town during che
last week,
LONDON. Feb. 2S.--The British
admiralty announces that the Irish
channel and the North channel
waters lying between England and
Scotland and Ireland have been re-
stricted from navigation from today.
The southern entrance to the Irish
channel, known as ST. Georges chan
mel, is between oarnsore Point on
the Irish coast and st. David's Head
on the opposite coast of Wales.
Designated Routes.
Certain areas of this channel have
been closed to mercantile navigation
by the admiralty's orders, which also
require that all traffic wishing to
proceed through the North channel
must pass to the southward Of Rath-
lin island between sunrise and sunset,
No ship will be allowed within four
miles OF Rathlin island between sun
set and sunrise.
Say Union Jack Gone.
BERLIN, Feb. 2s.-(By Wirelessl--Ber-
lin newspapers are publishing reports
from North Sea ports that the British
flag has disappeared from the sea- and
that English sailors are refusing to leave
port because OF Germans submarine ac-
tivity, sailors of other countries also
are reported to be refusing TO sail 20
the British isles
II ia reported that stsnlslau, Gallcia.
has been occupied by Austrian troops.
constantinople dispatches denies that
Turkish or Arabian soldiers operating
near the suez canal have surrendered.
but says they completed their scouting
mission and that they then discontinued
! their activities.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24
The Weather

For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Partly. cloudy, not much change in
Temperature.
lTempernture at Omaha Yesterahv y.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24
The National Capital
Tne.day, FeRruary 20, 1918.

E resumed ON army hIlI-

Debate resumed on army bill.
Interstate commerce committee began
work on nominations to federal trade
commission.
Conference committee on administra-
tiOn ship bill called TO meet tonight
The House,
Debate continued ON fertilization bill
Judge Dayton continued croas-examina-
tion before judiciary committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24

AFTER THE NORTH SEA BATTLE-H M s. Lion un-
dergong repairs the Tyne after the engagement with
the German fleet in which the Lion led the van of the
British ships in the attack.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24
There's
Money in
Farmland

today, and there is going to be
more money made in the near
future than ever before.
The farmers profit this
year has been so great,
that he will want to pur-
chase more land. -
In today's classified section
of The Bee you will find u
large offering of farm land,
from most of the states of the
central west. Buy today;
while you can; before prices
take the big jump upward;
which they are sure to do.
Telephone Tyler 1000
THE OMAHA BEE
Everybody Reads Bee Want Ads.s
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24
precipitation depar-

Temperature and precipitation depar-
lures from the normal
Normal temperature. e................ -
excess for the day. 4
Total excess since March I........... 7SS
Normal precipitation .....,.... .O2 inch
Deficiency for the day.. Ol inch
Total rainfall since March l. % 40 inches
Deficiency since March L.. LA inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1919. 5.12 inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1912. 4 50 inches
Reports frOR Staffons AZ r. NJ.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24

Comparative Local Record.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24
SEAS BETWEEN
BRITISH ISLANDS
SHUTTOTRAFFIC
Irish and North Channel Waters
Within Area Surrounded by Eng
land, Scotland and Ireland
Restricted.
ADMIRALTY ISSUES AN ORDER
Certain Parts of st. Georges Pass
age Also Closed to Mercantile
Navigation.

UNION JACK OFF DEEP, SAY FOES
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-24

A&Oertisine 70 the PeRdu-
LzSs that keeps buying
GRd selling IA motion.
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O2721
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Missoula, Montana,
February l, 1915. Notice is hereby given
that Soren Madsen, of Roman, Mon
tana, who, on Nov. 2, 1910, made nd
entry No. O2721, for Unit E, SW14
NE14, NW14 SEh, Sec. II, 7. p NJ, R.
20 w. M. NJ, has filed notice of inten-
ton to make communication proof under
old law to establish claim to the land
above described before e. H. Rathbone,
a U. S. Commissioner, at Roman, Mon
tana, on the 22nd day of March, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses: Mrs.
Isabel Schoonover, Andrew Berquist,
Herman Carsten, Jacob F. Olson, all
of Roman, Montana.
FRANK M. McHAFFIE,
feb 5 apr 2 Register.
Non-coal land. Flathead Project.
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Names Is Names.
NJ. II. Street lives at ParkerShurg
w. Va.
Luke McLuke Says;

The fourth blhy may have to wear Il
lot of secondhand stuff. but 1, gets
some sleep 1t isn't awakened every
fifteen minutes by the proud mothe,
so she can exhibit IL to callers
Some men retire to caves and become
hernitS so they will he obscure And
others marry Sutl'rugetteS.
Before marriage he would lay down
his life for II word from her After
marriage he won't even lay down his
newspaper to talk to her
Judging from the way they get along
some couples seem to have married fol
the sole reason that the man wanted
in excuse for not going to war in case
his country needed him.
1t is only Il short step from virtue tc
vice But it is Il million miles from
vice to virtue.
Cheer up. Even If you do have a
hard time raising the rent money every
month you can sleep soundly ut night
knowing that when you die a bunch OF
high priced lawyers will not discover
that you We're insane when you made
your will ...
Women are smarter than men III
some ways. But you can't teach her
not to put her car fare in her mouth
or to get Oft Il street car the right way
Why do they call them grass widows!
None of them il green. and few OF
them are blue.
The woman who marries Il man she
can't love usually loves man she
can't marry.
A woman's idea OF an unsociable hus-
band is one who won't talk in his
sleep.
1t is the man who hasn't anything to
divide who is always yelling for an
equal division of wealth.
Yon never have any trouble getting
all the assistance you want when you
are sowing your wild oats. But when
harvest time comes you will find that
you must reap alone.
The Old fashioned woman who used
to press her husbands pants every
Sunday morning now has II married
daughter who sends her skirts to a
tailor and has creases put in them.
1t could be worse. When you have
only one suit of clothes to your name
you know that the moths are not eat
ing the other suit.
And II kisses tasted as good after
marriage as they did before marriage
whole lot of lawyers, judges and de-
tectives would be selling wringers for
q living.
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.LENTz REMAINS
DISTRICT JUDGE

Theodore Lentz, last Novem-
Der elected to the district bench
at Missoula, will keep the posi-
ton in spite of the contest insti-
tuted by John E. Patterson, his
predecessor, according to the
decision of the supreme court,
rendered by Chief Justice Brantly
Wednesday morning.
Patterson was appoined the
third judge in the district, then
comprising Missoula, Ravalli and
Sanders counties, when the
Thirteenth assembly created the
third department. Patterson
claimed that he was appointed
for four years but to make sure
of holding the office, he circulated
nominating petitions last fall
and made the race with Lentz
and Yelling Napton. Lentz
won, but Patterson appeared at
the courthouse after Lentz had
taken office and attempted to
transact business as usual. He
received no cases and then in
stituted the action.
The opinion by Chief Justice
Brantly holds that a district
judge can be appointed to serve
only until the next general cleo
ton.
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Photos by American Press Association.
BRITISH CAVALRY IN ACTION tToP) AND
BRIDGE ACROSS MARSH ERECTED BY
GERMANS tBELOW).
a French battery has seen Germans
within range working OH Il new trench
or else that the Frenchmen are touch
ing up German battery.
The first of our three tours to the
northward was in the direction of
Pont-a NJ ousson and lie Pretre forest,
which are on the French front of the
German wedge in the French lines
between the fortresses OF Toul and
Nerdun.
'Tis dull day in Pont-a- Alousson
when no shells fall in the town. The
people take cover with the first and go
on with their business when the show
er is over. In lie Pretre as in the
other forests of the Vosges the winter
life of the troops is similar to that of
Il healthy winter camp in the Adiron-
dacks. II great contrast to the muddy
and flooded trenches of the lowlands
in Belgium and northern France.
j Ut lOFcSlS uIc SSilIIeu III pllCCS ttS IL
by numbering operations Where the
fields were in the way Of the firing they
have been cleared. but usually only
scattered cuttings have been made SO
as to leave branches of other trees as
IL screen, with wood at hand for cook
ing and building shelters for the horses
as well us timbering trenches and max
ing shellproofs for the men.
The French army in the Vosges is
having healthy woodland outing.
There rabbits and other game. includ-
ing wild boars. are to be shot as we'll
as Germans. but promenading in the
woods in range Of the German artillery
is not as popular as it might be.
The French soldiers are literally
stuffed with food. Many of them live
better than they do at home. The
bracing mountain air gives them keen
appetites An officer told me that the
men in his company averaged five
pounds more in weight than they did
when they went to war.
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exposition is not only an interpreter
ton of the canal. but also of the great
err west
Pertinent points are: To what mar
kets. domestic and foreign. will the
San Francisco exposition appeal? What
is the character of the trade in these
markets and what proportion Of it is
in merchandise each state and nation
can furnish? Will the canal enable
manufacturers in any given state to
compete on an even or favoring basis
with rival producers, domestic or for
eign?
The determination of these points de-
fines the trade range of the EXPOSE
ton The direct appeal of the San
Francisco exposition will be to all
countries bordering on the Pacific and
Indian oceans. The indirect appeal will
be to the sense of self preservation in
European countries.
What effect will the war have upon
the exposition? The best answer is
the decision to open the exposition at
the construction. which was 90 per
cent completed the day war was de-
clared. 1t will not deplete the attend
ance. because travel will be diverted
from Europe to the Pacific coast. The
three largest nations involved-Great
Britain. Germany and Russia-were
never counted on as a part of the forty
foreign nations. France cablel few
weeks after hostilities began that her
appropriation of 100000 would stand
and that she will participate in 1915.
German and British participation by
individuals gives every sign of continu-
ing with the original plans. South
American countries have cabed addi-
tional requests for exhibit space, see
ing as they do the new alignment CT
trade and commerce following the
war. The loss in representation from
Europe will be more than met by
greater representation ut home. Some
of the cotton states of the south have
for the time cancelled their exhibit con-
tracts owing to the difficulty of NOV
ing the cotton crop. but the New York
bankers have pledged half billion
dollars to support the cotton staple
already filing the warehouses of the
SOUTH pending the time w,1en the path
Of commerce will be open Oh the seas.
No, the city of tiomes and towers will
not be changed into a cemetery of dead
hopes by the European war.
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Notice to Creditors

State of Montana, CO
County of Missoula %
Estate of Anna c, Hamilton, de-
ceased:
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned administrator of the es-
tate of Anna C. Hamilton, deceased,
to the creditors Of and all persons
having claims against the said deceased
to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers within four months after the
first publication of this notice, to the
said administrator at the office of John
P. Swee, at Roman, Montana, the same
being the place for the transaction of
the business of said estate in the coun-
ty of Missoula
ARTHUR McGEORGE,
Administrator of the Estate of
Anna C. Hamilton, deceased.
Dated January, Both, 1915.
Published Feb. IL, 49,, 26, Mar. 5, 1915.
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Missoula's Champion

When the Higgins bill, repeal
ing the Leighton law, came up
in the senate for consideration,
Senator Brewer of Roman made
his first fight on the floor of the
senate chamber, coming out with
victory perched on his banner.
Of the affair the Muscular says:
Senator Brewer made a most
valiant fight for the bill. He
refuted successfully all the
charges made by the senator
from Gallatin on Missoula and
the University of Montana; he
stuck to his guns all the time.