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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-11
ENGLISH LABOR IS
MADE SCAPEGOAT
IN WAR SCANDALS
Delegate of British Union Tells Fed.
Grafton Workers Blamed for
Mistakes of Diplomats
and Politicians.
AMERICAN PEOPLE LIED TO
Story Toilers Delayed Delivery of
Munitions Through Drunk
enness False.
CONSUMPTION UNNECEsc Nv

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1O.-Br't-
ish laboring men were declared to-
day to have been made scapegoats
for diplomats and politicians in war
scandals, and to have accomplished
through the war objects for which
they have striven for years, in an
address by G. G. Ammons, before
the thirty-fifth annual convention of
the American Federation of Labor.
He appeared as the fraternal dele
gate of the British Trades Union
congress.
Today's sessions. by vote Of the con-
vention. was devoted 70 froternal dele
gates from other nations and other or
ganizations including representatives of
women workers.
Conscription, Mr. Ammons said, was an
unnecessary measure In Great Britain,
designed to throttle labor In the future,
but proposed now In the excitement of
war.
Americans Lied To.
american people have been lied to-"
he said, when told that British work.
and were responsible for delays in the
delivery Of munitions.
Mistakes were made by diplomats and
politicians and some one had to be
blamed. You may fill in the rest for
yourself.
"As to conscription, voluntary service
has not failed. More men than can be
equipped have been found ready and
more will be found IL necessary.
''Conscription is not matter of men
for the present war, but an attempt to
fasten a strangle hold on labor after the
war
Labor unlonism in Great Britain has
increased the pay of the fighting men In
the trenches, and the powers that be
had to come to organized labor If the
war were to be fought successfully
''The war accomplished at stroke OF
the pen what labor has been fighting fol
for decades-nationalizatio of railways
Of munition factories and the practice o.
medicine. None of these shall ever gC
back into private hands. Labor will figh
to save them.'
Labor to Have Hand.
when peace comes finally" he said
labor will demand share in the making
of the terms" American laboring men
he suggested. should hammer out th'
final peace plan"
THE laboring people of Europe" h,
added will demand a seat beside tn,
diplomats and politicians to sign tn,
peace pact, and they will see that that
pact shall be such a one that never agar
shall laboring people be sundered.
British workmen have no quarrel with
the workmen of other countries. Will,
temporarily the international union hai
been sundered. the light of It has moi
failed, and it will be the stronger with
the end of the war"
Samuel Gompers. president of the fed
Grafton, was confined to his room today
by a cold His physician said the change
In climate affected Mr.. Gompers, but that
his indisposition was not serious.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-11
British Torpedo Boat
Destroyer Louis is
Reported as Lost

LONDON. Nov. TO- This British tor
pedo boat destroyer. Louis. has been
wrecked in the eastern Mediterranean.
No lives were lost.
The following official statement was
given out here today:
THE British torpedo boat destroyer,
Louis, Lieutenant Commander Harold
d. A. Hall. has been stranded In the
eastern Mediterranean and has become
total wreck. All of the officers and
crew are safe"
The Louis was one of the IL" class Of
destroyers. built in 1918. Its normal COM
plement was 100 men.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-11
Kaiser Preparing
for Big Air Raid
Over Great Britain
Two Americans ou Bonri

LONDON. Nov 1o-The correspondent
at Rotterdam of the London Daily Tele-
graph claims to have learned from an
absolutely reliable source that I'm a score
or more widely separated places, in Ger.
many tho construction of zeppellr
dirigible balloons is being carried out
and that in no department Of construc.
tional work I'm Germany Is greater
activity being shown.>
Dirigibles Of all types are being turned
out. the correspondent understands. with
feverish haste.
From all the correspondent was able
TO learn. the idea is to bring the war
home to the English>people. who. hither-
to have not felt Its effects. so that they
shall be more anxious for peace"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-11
Fifty or Sixty
Killed by Tornado
In Kansas Town

early tonight swept through Great Bend
Kan. according to reports received here
tonight. Ten persons were reported killed
at Great Bend. according to meager ad-
vices received at the railway offices of
the Missouri Pacific at Pueblo,
Between fifty and sixty persons arr
believed to have been killed in a tornado
which swept this town shortly after
o'clock this syenipy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-11
ITALIAN LINER
HIT BY TORPEDO
Steamship Anoona, Bound for New
York, Sent to the Bottom by
Austrian Submarine.
DETAILS OF DISASTER MEAGER

ROME. Nov. s.-(yia Paris y
The italian liner Ancona has been
sunk by large submarine flying the
Austrian colors. II carried 422 pas
sengers and 160 in the crew. Two
hundred and seventy survivors, some
Ct them wounded. have been landed
st Bizerta.
The Italian liner Ancona. sunk
in the Mediterranean by a submarine,
had on board eighty-three first cabin
passengers. sixty second cabin and
3S9 steerage.
Few details have been received
here at this hour concerning the sink
lug OF the Ancona. News OF the loss
Cf the vessel caused the greatest
anxiety In Rome. Prince Cassano
Zunica was aboard the Ancona.
Three Hundred Drowned.
LONDON, Nov. 10.--A dispatch to
Lloyds from Bizerta says that 500
persons on the Ancona we're
drowned. Most OF the lost, the mes
sage says, we're women and children
cmigrants.
One hundred and thirty survivors
have thus far reached BiEerta.
A dispatch from the Stefani News
agency of Rome says that 100 shells
were fired into the Ancona before II
was torpedoed. A dispatch to Lloyds
from Bizerta states that some Amer
leans are said to have been on board
the Ancona.
News Held Rack.
News OF the sinking OF the Ancona was
not made public In London until shortly
before noon. when the censsr released
the first dispatch from New York on the
subject. This dispatch referred TO the
fact that n sensation had been caused by
the torpedoing of tho Ancona, but as
nothing previously had been heard OF the
disaster the message was incomprehen-
slble. subsequently, however, a flood OF
messages from Rome was released.
over six Hundred ON Board.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-No word con-
cerning the sinking of the Ancona had
Deen received eaTly To-Day py dartlAelo
Solari & Co., local agents for tho italian
line, and II was thought In steamship cir.
cles that the rigid Italian censorship had
caused numerous private and press dis
patches to be held back. A message from
Rome today stated that there were ts
passengers on the Ancona, instead OF 42a
as given in previoua- -messages. William
fairfield, general manager for the lln'
here, said the crew numbered 1eo, max
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-11
RAISE IN LUMBER
RATES SUSPENDED
Commerce Commission Acts on
Tariffs on Carload Lots from
West to Middle States.
HELD UP UNTIL MARCH TENTH

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.--Tariffs
Of transcontinental railroads propos-
ing an increase in carload rates on
lumber and forest products from Eas-
ton and other points west of Spokane,
In the state of Washington, to desti-
nations In North and South Dakota.
Nebraska and other states, were sus-
pended today by the Interstate Com
merce commission until March 10.
The increase ranged from l TO s
cents per 100 pounds.
II is understood, however. that the de-
cision was due to the fact that increases
proposed by the same roads on other COM
moditles have not been acted upon and
the fact that an investigation is to be
undertaken of live stock rates.
Asked Ten Millions.
The petition was filed several weeks
ago, but final action on It was deferred
until all members of the commission were
present.
The western roads In their original case
asked for increases which they said
would mean added revenues OF about
$40. 100000 year. but the commission
granted such increases only as 1t cal
culated would add about 81 .50O0 900 per year.
In the petition for a rehearing the prin-
cipal reason given was that the commits
sion had failed to consider the need OF
additional revenue. A reopening and re-
hearing was asked in respect to the rates
on live stock. fresh meats, packing house
products and grain and grain products.
RehearinE Denied.
In keeping with its order for an in
vestigation OF rates on live stock and
similar commodities OF the same gem
eral character the commission also denied
petitions for a rehearing on rates on these
products from points in Colorado. South
Dakota and other nearby states to
Omaha and on the rates on the same
products in peddler cars in southwestern
territory.
Briefs and arguments before the COM
mission indicate that the added revenue
through the increases asked on fresh
meats. packing house products and live
stock would have been about 100000.
The investigation now undertaken may
result in giving the carriers at least q
portion OF that sum.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-11
GERMAN REPORT
SAYS LINER TRIED
TO MAKE ESCAPE
Overseas News Agency Statement
Asserts Ancona Attempted to
Flee and Subsea Forced
to Fire.
COMPELLED TO USE ITS GUNS
Announcement of Berlin Bureau
Asserts This Comes from
Reliable Source.
NO OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION

BERLIN, Nov. 10.-(By wireless
to Sayvllle) )-"lnformation from a
reliable source is that the steamship
Ancona was sunk by an Austro-Hun-
garian submarine" says the Over
seas News agency. 1T attempted to
escape and thus compelled the sub
marine to use the guns"
Two Americans On Bonrd.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10.-Two Italian
Americans sailed from Naples on the
steamer Ancona, according TO dispatch
to the state department today from Con-
sui White. One of them was Mrs. Fran.
cesca Mascolo LRmura. Consul White
osbled It was verbally reported In Naples
that go persons had been saved. Consul
Whites dispatch said the other Ameri-
can citizen was an infant child.
The consul gave the names OF no other
passengers. His dispatch was the first
concerning the Ancona to be received at
the state department, Consul Whites
dispatch said the Ancona was torpedoed
off Bizerta. ON the Mediterranean sea,
North Africa.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-The Ancona s
agents thought II almost certain that
there were a number OF Americans on
board the vessel when she was sunk.
On the Ancona's last trp TO New York
II carried thirty-five Americans.
II was pointed out by the Ancona' =
agents that more than twenty-four hours
probably had elapsed since the vessel
had gone down. and that during that
time they had not received word con.
cerning It other than press dispatches.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-11
GREEK CHAMBER MAY
BE DISSOLVED THURSDAY

LONDON, Nov. 1O.-The section OF the
press favorable TO the Greek government
affirms that a decree dissolving the
chamber will be promulgated tomorrow,
says an Athens dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-11
All Rights Reserved

I would like 30 get rid OF my car,
no reasonable offer III bar,
The truth Is 20 tell
The car ought 20 sell,
For II hasn't been ran very far.
n this young man had used . wast Ad,
A great many more offers he'd had;
nee Want Ads don't fail,
He'd soon make q sale.
which, oe course, would have made him
feel bad.
Do you want TO buy an automobilef
In the Automobile Columns OF today's
Bee.
Telephone Tyler 1000 now and pas
your ad In
THE OMAHA BEE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-11
Two German
Submarines Sunk
by British Cruiser

LONDON. Nov. 1O.-Telegrams received
here from Algeciras. Morocco. by way OF
Madrid. report a British cruiser has sunk
two German submarines In the Straits
OF Gibraltar.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-11
Evidence is Taken
In Nelson Assault
Case from Aurora

AURORA. Neb.. Nov. I0.-(Special TeIe-
gram.)-The testimony OF Nels Nelson,
complaining witness. and arguments of
attorneys on the admission OF blood
hound evidence occupied the entire time
OF the county court today in the prellm-
mary hearing of Fred Luff who is
charged with assault on Nelson with in
tent to kill. Decision has not been
given.
Nelson declared on the witness stand
that he did not recognize the man who
pounded him over the head and shot at
him. Later that Same night he said when
Sheriff Powell asked him II he had any
trouble with anybody over any girl he
remembered that he had started to keep
company with Mary Peterson of Mar
quette and he remembered that she had
told him that Fred Luff had threatened
to shoot her Then Nelson said he sus-
pected Luff.
Nelson testified that the following
morning after the assault upon him he
talked with Luff In the road and found
him friendly as ever.
According to Nelson's story on the wit
ness stand. he was assaulted at about
l;0 In the evening He reached the home
OF neighbor and telephoned for help
about IS minutes later. Neighbors fur
nished car and got him to DR.. Hutchin-
sons office in Marquette about 1 o'clock.
Mary Peterson Of Marquette viii be the
principal witness for the state tomor-
row She is the girl who told Of threats
made by Luff
She had been courted by both OF the
young men in the past. The Hamilton
county court house was crowded today
with interested spectators.
Luff and Nelson came from the 4.ron-
berg neighborhood. east Of Marquette
which is peopled with Danes and swedes
Luff is a Dane and Nelson Is a Swede.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-11

Falls City EIISs' Room Quarantined.
FALLS CITY, Neb., Nov. 1O.-(special.) }
Thomas Parson. the janitor at the Elk
lodge rooms, was taken sick on Saturday
with smallpox. but was on duty at the
rooms Sunday. The city physician, Dr.
T.. NJ. Hays. says that the case is very
pronounced. and placed the Elks rooms
under quarantine until they were thor
oughly fumigated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-11
The Weather

Temperature at omaha Yesterday.
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precipitation depar-

Excess for the dFy .............. 43 inch
Io,aI rainfall sinme March l..257i inches
Deficiency since Mqrcl L.. % inches
Dtf c'enCy for c-r re ioa 1911. 9.3s inches
Ie icierey for cor. erlod 1919. 81 in, hes
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Comparative LOC
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-11

you ask fori ~ you plan to be
absent more than = few days,
have The Zee mailed 20 you
The Dickinson press., 1915-12-25
REV. D|CKEY APPOINTED
ON COMMITTEE

Rev. j. G. Dickey of Dickinson,
superintendent of the Congregational
church work for southwest North Da-
kota, has been, appointed on n of
the committees in connection with the
Laymen,s Missionary Convention for
North Dakota and western Minnesota,
which will be held in Fargo January
rs, 70, 30. Rev. Dickey has been
appointed a member of the Registrar
ton and Deputation committee which
has as its duty the arousing of the
churches of this district to their
privilege Of taking part in this great
convention and the benefits to be de-
rived from it.
The work of this committee
though very important will not con-
f1ict in the least with Rev. Dickey's
regular work, but can be carried on
in connection with this regular work
as he visits the churches of this terri
tory. About a week or two before the
convention, however, which begins
January 26, Rev. Dickey will make a
swing through the southwestern part
of the state to arouse these churches
and will then be present during the
convention in Fargo and will take
part in the UNCONVENTIONAL conference
which will be held Friday afternoon.
The Dickinson press., 1915-12-25
DEATH OF j. ", STlMSON

The Killdeer Tribune has the fol-
lowing regarding the recent death of
J. w. Stimson, a former resident of
Dickinson:
81. W. Stimson, a pioneer settler of
Dunn County, died in a sanitarium in
Minneapolis last Saturday evening as
the result of complications due to old
age.
"Mr. Stimson was born in Du
Buque, Iowa, and at the time of his
death had attained the ripe old age
of 70 years. From Du Buque he went
to Rockow, Iowa, where he made his
home until coming to Dunn county
some time between 1890 and 1895,
where he established himself on a
ranch about one-half mile south of
Manning. He has had active charge
of this ranch up to about a year ago
when his advanced age did not allow
him to take care of his own affairs
and Robert Wilcox was appointed his
guardian. In the early part of Sep
TENDER he was taken to a sanitarium
in Minneapolis, where he has been up
to the time of his death. Mr.. Slim
son was a highly respected man in
his community and his death, al
though not altogether unexpected,
comes as a surprise, casting sorrow
over the people who were intimately
associated with him. Mr.. Stimson
was married three times and his last
wife now resides at Columbus, Ohio.
He leaves to mourn his loss Marvin
Stimson of this city, who is attend
ing school here, Ira Stimson of Min
neapolis, Archer Stimson of Seattle
and a daughter in Sioux City, Iowa.
The young son, Marvin, went down
for the funeral and was returning the
first of this week to KiIldeer.
The Dickinson press., 1915-12-25

several friends at dinner. Covers
were laid for ten and later in the
evening cards wer enjoyed.
Miss Luella Lyken left Thursday
for Belield to spend Christmas with
her sister, Gene. Another sister, Miss
Agnes Lyken, of Forman, N. D., who
is assistant superintendent Of schools
in Sargent county, was expected to
join them at Belfeld Friday.
A. A. Sadowsky, who was in the
city Thursday, said that the A. w.
Sadowsky threshing rig finished the
seasons threshing at ten o'clock
Wednesday night, after running al
most four months. Mr.. Sadowsky
says there is a months more thresh-
ing on Green river, where the Robert
Fisher machine is now working.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Buresh of
eight miles north of Belfeld were
shoppers in the city Thursday and
were interested visitors at the PRESS
office. Mr.. Buresh came from the
Old Country ten years ago and has a
nice farm and cattle and is very glad
to be under the stars and stripes in
stead of in war-devasted Europe.
The victrola which was such a
pleasant feature of the Schefield par
ish fair a few weeks ago and a fine
selection of records is now the prop
erty Of M. L. Ayers, having been
brought in the past week by FIR.
FIX. Miller, Jacob Brittner and Phillip
Lamprecht. 1t is a fine instrument
and the records were very carefully
chosen and the music is enjoyed by
all who hear it.
W. R. Clark of Lennon paid his
annual visit to Dickinson Saturday
and Sunday. Mr.. Clark is one of the
old time ranchers and still has his
The Dickinson press., 1915-12-25
LOCAL NEWS

D. J. Buckly, John and Lars Arne
and Mike Tinglum were visitors from
Daglum Monday.
Hans Peterson of Daglum went to
Fargo the first of the week to spend
Christmas with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. l.. Bowen and
Miss Nan Vallancey go to Mandan
to spend Christmas with relatives.
The employees of the Walton &
Davis firm have presented J. F.
Davis with a fine Hamilton watch
from the scherffius jewelry store.
The barber shops of the city will
be closed all day Christmas and New
Years but will be open the evening
preceding each holiday until 10 p. m.
Cashier Thorkelson was down from
South Heart Monday to see his wife
and the new baby. Mrs. Thorkelson
expected to be able to go home for
Christmas.
Charles Johnson of Minneapolis,
formerly of Dickinson, made a good
sale out north recently in the Killdeer
country of 800 acres Of grazing land,
the buyer being an Iowa party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Christensen au-
toed in from Halliday Thursday.
Mrs. Christensen having an abscess
in her jaw, which needed medical at
tention. They were guests of Mrs.
Christensen's sister, Mrs. John Fisher,
until Friday when they autoed home.
James Delaney from near Willmen
is hauling grain to the city and was
glad to find the price several cents
over the dollar mark Thursday. Ray
Walker, a neighbor, was also in
Thursday and Joe and Ferdinand
label, the last two bringing in dressed
and live pork for market.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Wolsberg of
about ten miles from Fayette spent
two days in the city this week as
guests at the Chas. Bake home.
They returned Thursday with ten
cows whcih they purchased in this
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Bowen celebrat-
ed the third anniversary Of their mar
lriage December JIG, by entertaining
The Dickinson press., 1915-12-25
JOHNSON GOES EAST

Slope County News:-C. C. Mead
came to Amidon last Saturday from
his ranch in the Bad Lands, bringing
with him Edwin Johnson, who went
on the same day to Bowman, from
which place he was to leave for a
short visit at his former home in East
Wallingford, Vt. Mr.. johnson ex-
poets to be gone about a month and
will visit in Boston and other eastern
cities before his return. Two years
ago Mr.. Johnson spent several
months in Vermont during the winter.
He is too busy during the summer
months taking care of his sheep
ranch to do much travelling. Mr.
Mead hurried back to the ranch but
promised to visit the county seat
again as he liked the appearance of
the burg.
The Dickinson press., 1915-12-25

ranch on the Cedar where he also
farms some, raising wheat and corn.
The past season he handled 1000 two
year-old heifers, which he purchased
in Winnipeg and sold along the Mil
waukee from Lennon to Lewiston,
disposing of quite a number at Bow
man and Rhame.. MIR. Clark went
from Dickinson via South Heart to
Slope county to visit his brother,
George, and expected to leave Janu-
airy 1 for a three months trip south
on his yearly vacation.
The Dickinson press., 1915-12-25
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

The children's service at the Eplsco-
pal church tonight friday will be.
gin at 7:3O and will consist OF
Christmas carols and Rotations.
There will be two services on Christ
mas day. The special music will con
sist of Constance's "Te Dcum," ~
Come, All We Faithful" clark, the
Herald Angels Sing" 20 Little
Town Of Bethlehem" and "Shout the
Glad Tidings."
The Dickinson press., 1915-12-25
Winifred Pace and
Thora lessen.
Recitation Ruth Wall

"Angels of Christmas" -....
Miss Phillips class
Song, message of the Bells" .:......-.
Mrs. Noark's, Mrs. Eldred's
and Mrs. Dickey's classes.
Recitation .--.- Florence Dinsdale
Reading ....... Harold Hill
Trio, "Christmas Blessings" .~...
Jack, James and Frank Cooper
Recitation, "C1od is Love-" --.
Miss Parker's class
Song, with Shining Wreaths of
Holly" 80. Miss Dickinson's class
Closing Song, "All Hail the Power
of Jesus Name" ... Congregation
This program will be given in the
Congregational church Friday after
noon, December 24th, at 4:30 o'clock
in connection with the Sewing Christ
mas" exercises Of the Sunday school.
Following the program, the En-
deavor will have a Christmas tree
and service for a group of children
in the chapel.
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Children's Program Friday at Z o'clock
Song, "The Holy City" ...-... Choir
Song, 20 Christmas Tree" .....----
Sunday School
Recitation, welcome" ...: Ilah Tennes
Recitation, "Christmas Everywhere
Willard Boehlke
Harold Gunwall, Harold
Schwartz, Louis Veigel and
Maynard Windmuller.
Recitation
Lillian Locke and Doris Moe.
Recitation
Frank Walsch and
Alfred Peterson.
Song, "Ring, Bells Ring" .-.~.-~---..
Sunday School
Recitation ....... ROLAND Boelhke
Mary Bogar, Blanche Wind
muller, Dorothy Peterson,
Adelaine Gregerson, Louisa
Draw.
Recitation
Theodore Ticker, Tillman Moe
and Lester Veigel.
Recitation ..-... Lydia Rabe
Song, beautiful Beaming Star" ..-
Sunday School
REGULATIONS
Hugo Rabe, Louis Hoffer, AL
vine Jauss, Arnold Ucker
Ernest Windmullcr, Willie
Johnson.