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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
CRUISER ORDERED
TO TURTLE BAY
Commander Irwin Of the New Or
leans Instructed to Report on
Activity Of Jap Ships,
VESSEL IS DUE THERE TODAY

WASHINGTON. April 17.-Ad-
miral Howard, commanding the Pa
cifie fleet off the west coast OF Mex
leo, reported to the Navy department
today that he had ordered Com
mander Noble Il. Irwin, on the
cruiser New Orleans, to proceed at
once to Turtle Bay. Lower California,
and report on the activities OF japan
ese naval forces there.
The New Orleans was due to reach
Turtle Bay today and Commander
Irwin is expected to report the result
Of his inquiry by wireless.
Secretary Daniels had telegraphed
Admiral Howard a summary of re.
ports alleging that, while the ostensi-
BILE purpose Of Japanese activities in
Turtle Bay is TO salvage the grounded
cruiser Asama, the real objective OF
operations is to occupy the bay and
adjoining shores as base OF opera.
tions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Indian Office Says
British Defeated the
Turk in Mesopotamia

LONDON. April 17.-The British Indian
troops have inflicted another defeat on
the Turks in the vicinity OF shaIba, Meso-
potamia, although at considerable loss TO
themselves. Their casualties were about
700. This announcement was made by
the Indian office In report issued to-
night.
The report says that after clearing the
Turks out OF their positions north and
west of shaiba last Tuesday the British
on Wednesday continued their offensive
in the direction OF zobefr, four miles
south, OF the shaiba fort.
Here" says the report. the enemy,
whose strength is estimated as at least
l5,0O0 men, including six regular bat
talions, with six guns, had occupied n
series OF well-concealed trenches. from
which they were able TO direct a heavy
rifle and machine gun fire on our ad-
vaneed troops.
Nevertheless, our attack drove the
enemy out of these trenches at the point
OF the bayonet and the whole line OF his
position was finally captured. though not
without heavy loss 20 our side.
'"The casualties are believed TO amount
to about 100 men OF all ranks On the
other hand the Turks were so severely
handled that they retired TO Nakhailah,
nineteen miles northwest OF zobeir."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Supposed German
Spy Remanded

LONDON, April 17-Ludwig Paul Sell
bach. claiming to be an American citizen.
was remanded to custody in London today
on the charge of being an alien enemy,
who had failed to register himself in
accordance with the British regulations.
Selbach admitted that he was born in
Hamburg. but he produced his prelimin-
airy declaration of American citizenship,
dated in July, 1900.
The police declared that Selbach had
resided in East Bourne, prohibited
area for two month. selbach pleaded that
re had contributed $3.50 to the national re-
lief fund. but the magistrate decided that
further inquiries were necessary and he
was remanded.
WASHINGTON. April H.-State de-
partment officials said today a search
OF their files for the last two years failed
to show any record Of passport issued
70 Ludwig Paul Selbach
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
General Herrera
Killed by Horse

LAREDO. Tex, April l7-GeneraI Mac
lovlc Herrera. carranza commander, op.-
Grating near here has been killed By a
kick from his horse and his body has been
brought TO Nuevo Laredo. the Mexican
town opposite here. according to reports
here today.
Later In NeuyO Laredo the death OF
Herrera was confirmed. The body. which
authentic sources declared was that OF
Herrera. was closely guarded
Jesus Herrera. father OF the general,
lives in El Paso. Tex. and has been
notified Of his sons death. IL was said
here.
General Monelovio Herrera was the
carranza commander. who. II was re-
ported several days ago. caused the
execution OF some 200 villa soldiers and
camp followers, men and women. after
defeating villa troops nSr Huisachito,
thirty miles south OF here. The carranEa
authorities denied reports Of these ex-
ecutions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
TURKISH CAMP OFF
ENOS is SHELLED
Warships Of Allies Resume Opera
tions on Sultan's Defenses
Along the Dardanelles.
WILL OCCUPY MYTELENE ISLE

4 LONDON. April 1T.--Csbling from
Mytelene, Island Of Lesbos. under
date Of Thursday. April 15, CORE
sppndent ,of- the Times says that on
"Wednesday and Thursday, the
weather n the DardaneiIes was ia.
vorable for operations 3 q L.
It is reported here from the island
of 'Imbros that ten battleships re.
Gently approached the port 81 Enos,
on the north side Of the Gulf OF
Saros. Two OF them entered the bay
and shelled and destroyed Turkish
camp. The long-talked-of occupation
by the allies OF the Mytelene island
was said to be imminent. Spotted
typhus has reached here, two cases
already having been reported.
Massacre of Christians Expected.
oTABR1Z. Persia. April l6.-Cvia Petro-
grad, April H)-Engagements between
Armenians and Kurds are frequent ir
the vicinity OF Van. in Turkish Armenia
according TO reliable information reach.
ing Trabiz, and a general massacre OF
Christians is expected in the province OF
BashkalR.- The Armenians of Van are
hurriedly trying TO raise volunteers In
Azerbaijan province. Persia, 10 helr
them against. the Turks and Kurds.
After several stubborn engagement
tween Russians and Turks to the north
of Dilman, in Persia. the Turks retreated
to the south OF Dilman. The Turks are
reported to have retreated from the dis.
trict of the Chorult. river.
There is said TO be growing hostility
between the Turks and Kurds. the former
deprecating the inhumanity of the latter
Turkish soldiers and even the younger
Turkish officers are protesting against
the countenancing by higher Turkish of.
ficers Of the outrages committed by ths
Kurds. There are several instances oi
Turkish soldiers having lynched KurdG
guilty OF unusual atrocities
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Berlin Says Aerial
Bombs Sink British
Patrolling Vessels

BERLIN. April 17.--CBy Wireless to
sayville, N. Y)-Included in the items
given out today by the Overseas News
agency is the following:
Private kilograms received here from
England by way OF Holland. say serious
damage was done by the Zeppelins which
recently flew over England Bombs from
the alrshlps killed or wounded the Of
flcers and crew of patrol boats protecting
ship yards. n fact which indicates that
the bombs fell near the docks. The
British censor prevented transmission Of
further detaila
Three Zeppelin airships have been en-
gagged In tho recent raids by night over
England. One German naval aeroplane
flew over towns in Kent yesterday drop
ping bombs II was fired at. but es-
capped unhurt.
"A French flyer appeared yesterday
over Rottweil. wuerttemberg. and drop
ped bombs near the powder factory He
did little damage and the factory was
not hit. The flyer was bombarded, but
made his escape"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
FARM STUFF RATES HIGHER
Charges Already Greater Than for
=, Carrying Other Com.
modities.
JUDGE HELM is WITNESS


CHICAGO, April H.-A general outline
Of the objections TO the, proposed advance
of l, cent per 100 pounds in grain, rates
was made today by Judge A. r Helm OF
the kansas Railway commission and
counsel for the western state commissions
which are opposing the increase in freight
tariffs sought BY forty-one western rail-
road systems. ~ 4
In the prelinaiaary statement before
william Daniels Interstate Comnerce
conamissioncr, sgudgepTfeln said: y
the pr6posed adfahcS III rates On grain
and grain products and on live stock at
feets- the interests of-the- farmers OF the
west moro than any other class.
IL will be showp.to the commission tAat
the early averages OF THE production OF
wheat corn, oats. rye and barley in the
United states is about one-third of the
entire production OF these crops in the
world; that the gross tonnage produced
per mile Of road and the relative proper
tion of the products of agriculture handled
by the carriers In the east; that the pres
ent rate on the grain products are higher
than average OF rates on. all tonnage.
while the operating ratio of cost to rev.
enue is lower than upon almost any class
of carload freight; that the present and
proposed rates on grain and grain prod
ucts in the west are much higher than
the rates for similar distances In eastern
territory.
I'VE shall show that the products herein
involved now sustain more than their full
share OF the burdens Of transportation
and that any addition to these charges
viii be unjust TO the farmers Of the west. -
w. NJ. Hopkins. traffic expert EN-
ployed by the national council. Farmers
COOPERATIVE association. with which
900 farmers are affiliated. was called
to tho stand He said that his opinion
that grain rates should not be advanced
was based on two general propositions.
First, said Mr.. Hopkins grain is not
economically handled by the carriers,
There are methods of handling which
would save for the shippers possibly more
than the proposed advance would mel
them.
Second, the transportation OF grain
now pays the carriers more than a fair
share of the total freight revenue"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Irishman Wanted to
Blow Cudahy Plant
Up Crack at Britain

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. April i7.--John
Mulvahill, helo by the police in Kansas
City. Kan. in connection with the wreck
ing OF the cooling plant OF tho Cudahy
Packing company last Sunday night. de-
MED ne wrecked the building. but admitted
he was on. his way to dynsniite another
part Of the plant at the time OF his ar
rest. according 20 a statement made to
the police today.
Muivahiif. who Is a iaborer, asserts he
was educated in Kings college, London.
I'm an IrishmRn." he said, accordins
to the police. IAN Irishmen should op-
pose Britain in this war. The first ma
tiOn' to feel hunger viii fall. wanted
20 prevent the cudahy people filling meat
orders for English consumption"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
DIVER ENTANGLED
IN LINES RUNNING
DOWN TO THE F-4
Rescue Worker Unable to Come to
Surface and Another Man Sent
Down to Help Bring
Him Up.
ACCIDENT LATE IN THE DAY
Plunger Can't Get Away from Cable,
According to Reports Reach
ing Honolulu.
PHYSICIANS ARE OFF TO SCENE

HONOLULU. April 17.-one of
the divers working on the submarine
F-4, submerged outside the harbor
since March 25, became entangled
late today by one of the lines at
tached to the submarine and is un-
able to return to the surface, ac-
cording to report received here, An
other diver has been lowered to make
an effort to rescue him and two ply
sicians from the cruiser Maryland
have been hurried to the scene.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
British Army to Buy
Eighty Thousand
Mules in Nebraska

KANSAS CITY. Mo. April H. orders
for 5000 mules for asc IN the British
army have been placed with local live
stock dealers by agents OF the f3ritish
government, according to announcements
made today. The orders are for delivery
covering the next six months.
The animals are to be assembled nj
Grand Island. Neb., and shipped from
there to the seaboard in Canada, II was
asserted ff
British remount officers announced
also that inspection quarters would be re-
moved from Kansas City to Denver This
viii be done, II was pointed out. that
buyers may invade the range territory
while farmers In this section are using
their animals for harvesting purposes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Two Men Found
Guilty in the Riot
Cases at Boulder

BOULDER, Colo. April 1.-THE Jury in
the case growing out OF the disorders at
the Hecla mine during the coal rninera'
strike returned a verdict today. William
Knowles was found guilty of assault to
murder. Dan Griffith was convicted Of
assault and Gus. Brack and Arthur spen-
low were acquitted. The jury had delib-
Grated since 4 o'clock Thursday after
noon. A recommendation for leniency was
made in the Knowles verdict.
The four men were brought to trial in
connection with the killing OF Pete STAN
eff and the wounding OF w. l.. Bucklin,
nonunion miners. in the battle at the
Hecla mine in April. 1914
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Irrigation Dam Goes
! Near Roswell; Part
Of City Is Flooded

ROSWELL. N. NJ. April IA part of
the diversion dam of the Rondo reser-
VoirS a government irrigation project
near here. gave way today. following
heavy rains IN the mountains. Portions Of
ptoswell and the surrounding country
were flooded and residents OF low lying
sections hed for their lives. The prop
erty damage Is considerable. but no loss
OF life was reported.
Railroad traffic was interrupted by the
flood. and there were Indications that
the Roswell district might be cut off
from railroad communication for several
days. ...
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18

Local weather Record.
1915. 1914. 1913. 1872
Precipitation ',........... 90 90 90 T
Normal temperature for today. 81 de-
grees.
Deficiency i'm precipitation since March
], IS OF an inch.
Deficiency corresponding period. 1914
III inches
The weather "a cooser ErOm the Mis-
sissippi river east over the lakes and
temperaturee are signify lower in the
IN temperature has occurred in other sec
uohs. Rains are general In the south
west. and conditions are favorable for in
fUssinR clOudiness and unsettled weather,
with showers In this vicinity tonight and
sunday and cooler Sunday. The weather
Is fair IN the eastern and southern states
L. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
FUNSTON PREPARING TO
TO LEAVE BROWNSVILLE

BRoWNsVILLE. Tex, April i7.-Major
General Funston. who has been here
awaiting the villa assault on Matamoros.
made preparations today 10 return TO san
Antonio as soon a. movements OF villa
troops confirm their announcement OF
last night that they intended TO abandon
the Matsmoros campaign.
Reports today said new bands Of Villa
troops had appeared far south OF Mata-
moros. In the direction o. YineOriA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Three Killed by
Explosion in Mine

RODERFIELD. w. Va. April 17.-Three
men were killed in a mine Of the Davy
Pocahontas Coal company near here to-
day when a pocket Of gas was exploded
by q shot. Only six of the 200 miners
usually employed in the pit had gone to
work. The explosion killed three. The
other three made their way to the sur
face.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Aviator Drops
Twelve Bombs
Into Strassburg

AhsTERDAM. Holland, April I7.-CVia
London.)--A hostile airship at 1880 this
morning, dropped twelve bombs on the
city Of strassburg. capital Of Alsaee I.or-
raine.
searehlights showed Il disappearing IN
a northerly direction. under lombard
ment of anti-aircraft guns
Two persons In StTassburg were slightly
wounded, otherwise no damage was done
by the bombs from the airship.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST
OF THE BRITISH ARMY

LONDON. April fan official cas-
ualty list contains total OF lsi names.
OF this number seventy-one men were
killed and III wounded and six are mise
ing. The list covers the period from
March "A to date. This number added 10
lists issued previously, gives a total OF
i.9l5 officers killed, s,4ls wounded and
I3S missing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Ship Goes Ashore,
Chased by Subsea

LONDON. April 1.-THE steamer Eg-
lantine OF Newcastle. went aground yes
terday at Filey. on the North Sea. In
the county OF York. while being chased
and endeavoring 10 escape from "A Ger
man submarine. The crew OF the steamer
was saved.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Ambasaador Guthrie comlnw Home

AmbasaAdOr Guthrie Coming Home,
TOXIC. April H.-George w. Guthrie,
the American ambassador TO Japan, ae-
eompanied by Mrs. Guthrie. left Yoko-
hama today for the United states on
board the steamer Manehuria. The am
bassador Is on leave OF absence. He said
he expected TO return before the corona
ton OF the emperor. which Is set Tor the
sarly part Of NVsamban
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
German Shells Fall
Into Switzerland

DELBMoNT, Switzerland t2ia PAE5sl,
April i7.-German shells fen on Swiss ter
rstory Tuesday for the third time since
the outbreak Of the war. says the news
paper Democratic. The Germans were try
ing TO destroy French observation post
at Pfetterhausen. but the gunners' aim
was bad and the projectiles overshot their
target. dropping around the town OF
BeurneYesain.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
John Bunny is On
Way to Recovery

NEW YORK, April H.-John Bunny,
the moving picture comedian. who has
ben III for more than three weeks. was
said today to have passed the crisis OF his
illness and TO be on the way 10 recover.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
German Paper Says
Duke Nicholas Is
Shot by Siever

BERLIN. April l7.--(By Wireless to
Sayville. n. I)-The General Anzeiger
OF Dulsburg. Rhenish Prussia, says It
learns from an absolutely unimpeach-
able source" that the reported sickness
OF Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholalevitch.
commander-in-ehief of the Russian
forces. was due TO a shot In the abdomen
fired by the late General Baron siever OF
the defeated Russian Tenth army.
Tho General Anzeiger says that General
Slevers was summoned by the grand
duke to explain the defeat OF the Rus
sian Tenth army heated collouuy
took place. the newspaper says, and tho
grand duke gave General Sievers a box
on the ear The latter thereupon drew
a revolver and wounded the grand duke.
subsequently, turning the weapon upon
himself.
Tho fact that General sievers had COM
mitted suicide, the General Anzeiger
continues was learned at tho time OF his
funeral but the news that Grand Duke
Nicholas had been woundeu' has only
Just become known.
General sievers as the commander of
the Russian Tenth army which. in the
middle Of February met with severe
defeat at the hands OF the Germans in
the Mazurian lakes region of East Prus-
STA. The report that the general had
committed suicide appeared In the Frank
farter zeitung on March r. The news.
paper said Il had received a dispatch from
Petrograd intimating that the Russian
officer had ended his own life, The au-
thortty' for this inference. however,
seemed TO rest on the fact that reports
had been IN circulation concerning q
mourning service which was held for the
general in a Lutheran church and the
report was not confirmed. from any other
source.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
President of Carpenters Says He
Will offer Arbitration to
Contractors on Own
Hook.
DEALERS DISCHARGE WORKERS
Lumber Dealers and Brick Making
Plants Laying Off Men Waiting
Demand for Material.
RUMoR ABOUT ARBITRATION
BULLETIN.


move in the direction Of settling the
big Building Trades strike here was
expected before morning. John A.
Metz, president of the Carpenters
union, said he would offer arbitration
TO the contractors independent of the
other trades.
CHICAGO, April 17.-Lumber
dealers Of Chicago began laying off
teamsters and laborers today as a re-
suit of the industrial war that broke
out openly yesterday between build
ing trades unionists and their en-
ployers. Brick yards in Chicago and
surrounding territory also gave evil
dences of an approaching cessation
of work when announcements were
posted that hundreds of employees Of
those establishments would have to
be taken off the pay rolls until the
demand for building materials is re-
sumed.
Dealers Discharge Employees.
Inc 1AunDeT DSdleIS dSSOCldliOn al
nouneed that 1900 men would be dis
charged pending settlement OF the
strikes and lockouts. These men have
Rad no part in the contentious between
the Buiding Construction Employers as
ISOLATION and the union forces which re-
fused to bind themselves to a three-year
contract designed to prevent sympathetic
strikes and their attending evils.
Il was said that there was no close COM
lipation between the Carpenters union
and the sheet metal workers. painters
end lathers' organizations, officials of
which refused to sign the three-year
agreement.
In some quarters II was hinted that the
situation might be sirnplified by an arbi.
tration of the carpenters wage dispute,
leaving the employers free to cope with
the other unions on the strike question.
The carpenters demanded 20 tents. The
contractors offered a 2h-oent increase for
the first eighteen months of the proposed
three-year agreement.
Carpenters in Chicago are paid higher
wages than In any other city in the
United States said e. NJ. Craig OF the
Building Contractors' association. "The
contractors cannot afford to pay high
wage at present, but figured they could
pay 2is-cent increase. as was Offered" "
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
The Weather

Forecast till 7 .. m. Sunday:
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
For Sunday-Unsettled and cooler.
Temperature
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18

FALABA BEFORE
highly of the order which prevailed board
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18

Local weather Record.
Evening star., 1915-12-16
Signs of a Spring Aggressive.

The British change of field COM
manders on the western front, Sir
Douglas Haig succeeding Gen. Sir
John French, has been expected for
some time. The relations between
Gen. French and Lord Kitchener have
been strained for months. owing to
temperamental differences and to
some criticisms uttered by the field
commander regarding the actions and
policies of the commander -in-chie in
London. Furthermore, vague hints at
scandal have been in circulation,
which have somewhat affected the
prestige of French.
The fact that the change has been
made at this time is in some quar-
tiers interpreted as an additional in
dication that it is the British purpose
to begin heavy campaign in France
early in the spring. The new command
er, who has been at the front, will by
March have fully acquainted himself
with the situation from the point of
view of a responsible leader The
recruiting has been successful under
Lord Derby's plan of moral compul-
sion, which just fell short of con-
scription, and it is estimated that
from 100000 to 100000 men have
been enrolled, in addition to the
forces already in the field. If the
lower figure stands, and the present
field force is, as has heretofore been
stated, 100000 men, England will
have an army of approximately
100000 ready for service in the
spring. which is the figure recently
announced by a high British official.
The comparative lack of activity
on the western front recently has
been attributed to something beyond
the ADVANCE of winter. 1t is known
that the British and French NUM-
tions works are being pressed to the
limit, to accumulate ammunition and
arms. The general expectation is
that Russia is likewise preparing for
a spring drive. A simultaneous on,
set on both the west and the east
would undoubtedly cause serious
trouble for the German forces. But
it is to be believed that Germany is
preparing for such an aggressive, and
is also storing ammunition against
the day of attack.
While the winter is causing a sus-
nension of hosti1ifies in France ,od
in Russia, the campaign in the Bal
kans continues, though with signs at
present of slaekening. Germany has
accomplished her object of driving
way through to Turkey, and has
put the allies on the defensive in
Greece. Just what developments will
follow during the next few weeks
of the winter cannot be foreseen. I'm
portant moves in the orient, however,
are hinted at in some of the dis
patches.