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Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-03
Deaconess Institute to
Celebrate Anniversary

The Emmanuel Desconess institute,
Thirty-fourth and Meredith avenues,
will celebrate its twenty-fifth ami
yersary with program starting to-
day and continuing until Tuesday eve
ming.
The program for the three days is
as follows;
SUNDAY,
io,so--A. M.--communion morning serv1
p. M.-Ismeriai at dsseonsss mother
houes. alNS
p. M.--serviees In fmmannsi Lutheran
church. Ninstssnth and cass streets
sP. M.-Annuai meeting Of psaconsss as
ISOLATION.
SF. M.--suppss served In mothsrhouss.
r. Instrumentation Of dsaconessss In
TUESDAY.
$50 A. Mammal meeting Of board Of
directors.
q r. M,-Thankssivins and prayer In
chapel.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-03
What Is a Visiting Nurse?

appearance the Visiting Nurse has become about
question: What is Visiting Nuse? is
stanly asked.
Visiting Nurse employed by the
Visiting Nurse give poor those Of moderate
nursing possible always under the direction of
all calls irrespective Of color creed
As this fast becoming Of prevention the Visiting Nurse
hef tork lies along the line of prevention
teach ow and why She teaches patiently and untngy the laws
Of sanitation and hygiene together with her nursing care Every visit
the home the
taught for hte patient during the nurses
absence, o. until she makes her next call
The Visiting Nurse her blue uniform represents staff Of skilled
public health cooperating with every charitable organization
type womanhood their willingness and kindness together with
their work. them thousands of friends the
Of Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-03
MEN ARE ALL READY
TO CALL OFF STRIKE
Brotherhood Leaders Prepare
To Notify Men When Eight
Hour Law is Passed.
PLEASED AT THE OUTLOOK

"If we should receive word from
headquarters to cancel the strike or
DER said Charles Bogue, general
chairman Of the Brotherhood OF Rail-
way Trainmen Of the Union Pacific,
1--WE can stay up all night if necessary
sending out wires to all the men on
the road to call the strike off.
Eyes, we are in good shape to han
die that situation, if they give us any
kind OF a show at all. OF course, we
will not do a thing until we get or
ders from headquarters of the broth
erhoods. But we have things in such
shape that we can reach the men,
although it will probably mean work
ing all night to do IL"
Judging from newspaper reports
this morning, the situation looks
rather favorable for averting a
strike" observed D. w. Smith, gen
eral chairman of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Of the Union Pacific lines.
From the published reports it
seems likely that the senate will pass
the eight-hour law some time today.
"Yes, l should like to see it settled,
for no one would hate to see strike
any more than |, although say
now, as l have said before, that do
not fear strike so far as the con-
tentions of the men are concerned
Their contentious are just.
II note that number of the rail-
roads have lifted the embargo, which
would seem to indicate that they feel
fairly confident that the matter will
be settled without strike"
Mr.. Smith would not comment on
the constitutionality Of the Adamson
eight-hour bill, nor would he express
an opinion as to whether the rail.
roads would be likely to carry it te
the supreme court Anything
could say on that would be merely q
personal opinion" he said, land ]
cannot speak for what the railroads
would do in the matter"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-03

duty, then American politics have
reached the point where the few and
not the many govern"
Senator Sherman charged President
Wilson with making "a petty politi-
cal' bargain on the eve Of election.
Senators McCumber and Brande-
gee, republicans, both opposed the
pending bill.
Senator Husting of Wisconsin in
sisted that congress should do some
thing to avert the country's being con-
fronted with the same crisis again as
soon as the proposed investigating
committee has made its report.
Senator Stirling Of South Dakota
opposed the bill, declaring he would
not submit to congress being "dra-
gooned." The pending legislation he
characterized - a price of perfdious
peace"
When the house convened, demo-
cratic leaders had arranged pro-
gram to insure final disposition Of the
eight-hour railroad bill by tonight, if
the senate acts.
1--WE are first taking up some pri.
waite bills, and will then recess until
we get the eight-hour bill back from
the senate" said Democratic Leader
Kitchen.
Newlands Offers Amendment.
Senator Newlands offered an
amendment to make II rnisdemean-
or for any person to interfere with
the operation of trains, punishable
by q fine not to exceed S100 or i'm
prisonment not to exceed six months
or both. This, he said, followed ex-
actly existing laws relating to inter-
fering with transportation of the
mails.
Senator Weeks said the brother
hood men had put congress in the
position Of stand and deliver" He
said he believed that a majority OF
the trainmen do not want strike,
and that il it were called it would last
but few days.
III congress accedes to this de-
mand," he added, 1T is in an end tenn
porarily, at least, to representative
government.
Senator Reed denied congress was
showing cowardice in passing the
measure. He said the bill was de-
signed to meet an emergency; that the
brotherhood leaders we're not at
tempting to force congress to legis-
late, and that there were many seria-
tors opposing the bill, who would not
dare vote against it unless they felt
sure it would have enough votes to
pass without theirs.
Humbug, Says Kenyon.
Il find myself ii the position where
| | cannot support the bill" said Sena'
tor Kenyon Of Iowa. u think the
Underwood amendment would de.
stroy union labor and ! do not be.
lieve II should be destroyed.
II am opposed to this bill because
it is a huinbug," said Senator Ken.
yon. The men will find themselves
after nine months just where they
were before with q strike on their
hands. Furthermore am opposed
to the bill because congress is abdi'
eating its right to reasonable judg'
ment and mediation"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-03

attempts to secure snap judgment"
and the request for a delay until
Tuesday, the day after the date set
for the calling Of the strike, brought
about a compromise on delay Of
FIVE hours in which to consider the
attacks OF attorneys for the brother
hood.
"If the brotherhood shows that
our allegation that two-thirds Of the
members on the Union Pacific voted
against the strike is incorrect, then
we have no case and are willing to
quit said Judge Sullivan. IF we
have been nisled in our information
we will start an investigation. As
far as know our information came
from reliable sources"
Points emphasized by Jefferis and
Tunison in attacking the application
of Conductor Hamilton follow:
The allegations Of Conductor Hamiiton's
petition are untrue in that over two-thirds
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-03

OF the membership OF the order on the
Union Pacific voted in favor OF the strike.
The total membership is sos; total vote
In favor Of strike was S361; total vote
against strike was 112; per cent of total
membership voting in favor or strike was
7IeI: per cent OF those actually voting in
favcr OF strike was 1903.
The petition Of plaintiff is without
equity. 1t shows no irreparable injury
threatened to the plaintiff II the strike
is Illegally called all the plaintiff has TO
do Is to keep on working for the Union.
Pacific and thus he will preserve his posi-
ton and rights with the railroad The
Order Of Railway Conductors would have
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-03
FEAR OF WALKOUT
PASSED IN OMAHA
AL Roads Lift Embargo and
Business is Put on a
Normal Basis.
FREIGHT HOUSES EMPr1ED

ated by the trainmcn next MONDAY
morning have vanished. Acting on
the assumption that the bill passed
by the house and then in the senate
woulds be passed by that body and
signed by President Wilson, and that
the strike order will be recalled, the
local roads have all raised the freight
embargoes and trains are again NOV
ing as usual. All classifications OF
freight are being handled in and out
OF Omaha, and by the first Of next
week ii is predicted that business will
be back at normal.
The Burlington was the first to raise
the embargo, the order having gone
out Friday night, almost Immediately
after the bill had passed the house.
"A short time later the Northwestern
issued its orders, and yesterday at
the opening of business. the Milwau-
, kee, Illinois Central, Wabash and
Missouri Pacific came along with
theirs.
Conference at Union Pacific.
The Union Pacific held off until
nearly noon before II came across
with its order lifting the embargo.
Conferences were held between the
executive, legal, operating and traffic
departments all morning, but just
what turn the discussions took, was
not given out. Upon the adjournment
OF the conference, word was passed
out that there had been ordered
complete lifting Of the embargo and
that traffic had been ordered re-
sumed ovex the entire system.
While Ilroad officials do not out-
line the policy that is to be pursued,
they express the opinion that the pas
sage OF the bill by the senate
will afford only a temporary relief Of
the present situation. They admit
that test case will be brought in
federal court to determine the legality
OF the measure and that II It should
be adjudged faulty, the strike situa-
ton will have to be gone through
with again.
Class Legislation.
Up to this time none OF the rail-
road lawyers will express opinions as
to Just where the law Is faulty and
weak; they assert that II is class leg
isiation in this respect that i fixes
the hours OF labor for one class Of
employees and ignores all oilers.
Around the freight yards and houses
everything had the appearances Of q
SUNDAY. The men were there, but
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29

assistance IN leaving the country. and the
state Department at Washington. She was
unable TO obtain a passport because she Is
not vet an American citizen, although she
has taken out her first papers in this coun-
try.
Charles l.. Wagner. who is Mime. Des-
tinns representative in America for her
concert engagements, said yesterday he has
been unable TO get into direct communica-
tion with her for weeks owing to the DIM
cultles interposed by the British .censors
At Mr.. wagners office II was learned that
Nine. Destlnn's concert accompanied, Homer
Samuels, who went TO Stockholm IN order
10 meet her, is returning without her. He
cabled from Stockholm that he was sailing
yesterday for New York.
Nine. Destinn had been engaged TO sing
Aida at an open-air performance OF that
opera in San Francisco on Saturday, and
arrangements were made with Nine. Jo-
hanna Gadski to take her place when II
was learned that she could not appear She
was also listed as the bright particular
star OF the Ellis Opera Company, Of which
Charles A. Ellis, OF Boston, is the manager,
and Sgnor Campanni. OF the Chicago OPP
era Company, Is director and conductor.
for a tour beginning October IL at Toledo.
o., and continuing until the opening of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29
NINE. EMMY DEsTINN HELD
BY AUSTRIAN AUTHORITIES
Singer Detained in Prague, Where She
Went to Be With Fiance

NEW YORK, Sept 2s.-Emmy Destlnn
will not return this season TO sing again
the roles in which she has endeared herself
as member OF the Metropolitan opera
Company. IL was learned yesterday on
good authority that she is being detained
by the Teutonic military authorities. She
was at Castle Plass, her recently acquired
country place. at Neuhaus Bohemia. near
Prague, the last time there was any direct
communication from her. She went to
Prague at the close OF last season TO be
with Dinh Gllly, the Algerian opera singer.
TO whom she is reported to be engaged to
be married. He is interned for the period
OF the war In Austria because he is a
French subject In spite Of the warning Of
friends that Il would be difficult 10 return,
Nine. Destinn went TO Bohemia in order TO
be with him.
The most recent communication from her
came Indirectly through the American EN-
bassy at Vienna, to which she applied for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29

balloons, the final observation resulting In
the capture OF the village was entrusted to
aeroplanes. In great numbers they circied
above the village at great height like a
flock Of huge vultu.es, waiting only the
certainty that life was extinct before
swooping down and SELLING their prey.
Yet so strongly we're the Germans forti-
fed in Combles and 40 completely were
they equipped with artillery that almost
at the last moment preceding the passage
OF the village into Allied hands when an
aeroplane swooped down within range, I
counted within less than a minute the
bursting OF several shrapnel shells about
one plane. The aviator, evidently convinced
that the village was still uncaptured. re-
Joined comrades at higher attitudes outside
tho range
During our steady progress afoot guns a
hundred yards apart were firing 20 fercely
and 80 close TO us that they drowned out
the general roar OF artillery and DESTROYED
any possible impression OF the gigantic
struggle as whole. II was only after
reaching the advanced artillery lines, where
we saw well-placed shell explode a NUM-
ton depot, and upon our return to the
rear that we were able to get an impress
sion, at least in part, Of the magnitude OF
the struggle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29
HEAVY GUNS HEROES OF BATTLE
THAT GAVE COMPLIES TO ALLIES
Great Souless Monsters Played Star Role in Thrilling
Drama-Aeroplanes Swooped Down Positions
Like Vultures, While Men Fought Like
Beasts for Possession of Village
By HENRY WOOD
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES NEAR r
COMPLIES. Sent 90

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES NEAR
COMPLIES. Sept 20.
Horses. lashed into a furious gallop by
mad riders. dashlng forward over a sunken
road with huge quantities OF ammunition
aeroplanes, lowering above vulture-like,
awaiting the fall OF Combies; men, sweat
ms fighting their way forward over shell.
pocked roads in terrible shell-hre.
These were some Of the dramatic scenes
that preceded the capture Of the strongly
fortified village that had blocked the Allied
advance north Of the Somme.
The eventful capture of Combles became
certainty on Tuesday morning, when
French cavalry patrols. advancing north
eastward. and English cavalry patrols.
thrustng southeastward, met east of Com
bles They thus completely encircled the
village. cutting of the last communications
with the German army In the rear.
on the same morning I approached Com
bles from the west. starting from Mari
court, the junction point from which the
French and English offensive was launched
July l. and traversing each successive step
in the advance made In the intervening
three months toward the attainment of this
first great objective. When we arrived
within less than a mile and a quarter of
Combles the town itself was then under
going the final bombardment and assault.
Although Combles was a mere village of
1900 Inhabitants, the Germans had so forti-
fed every house. especially the cellars.
where machine guns were installed, that
the Allies were forced to employ siege
methods. They completely enclrcled the
town with their heavy artillery, which
gradually closed in with every advance of
the infantry lines.
GREATEST BoMBARDMENT OF ALL
From the viewpoint of the enormous
quantity of artillery massed against it, and
also from the incalculable number of shells
rained into 1t, Combles can easily boast of
having undergone the most terrific siege
In the history OF the world.
II was only on reaching the most ad-
vanced artillery lines before Combles that
one could grasp mathematically the
methodical progress which had rendered the
Allies new tactics Of advancing by heavy
artillery absolutely irresistible, though the
| final artillery lines before Combles con-
sisted of comparatively light batteries
| These had been rushed forward during the
night over ground rendered impossible by
shell holes to everything but foot soldiers
| But while troops were tugging guns
| across this ground a veritable army OF
| soldiers had sunk a tortuous, winding road
way several feet below the surface of the
| ground, paving IL with bricks from nearby
| houses wrecked by artillery fire. Over
| this, when we arrived early the next morn
ing munition caissons, screened from the
| enemy's observation by the depth of the
roadway, drawn by four. six and even
| eight horses. were dashing along every
moment with an incredible number of shells
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29

$40, 900 for a better made piano than
the MdtchLess Cunningham has been
our offer to manufacturers for OUer
tUenty- -fUe years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29

MELBOURNE, Aus. g.. tf'hi<
Higgs, Minister Of the Trl. ~ - n.
nounced IN the House that it. ,t.'t ~ AL
purposes 70 conhscate al war ~. .'pr-.,
today IN the House that n. sr2.o ,,...o ~ "a.
purposeo 70 conhscate all war ,,,,r....''1r>r,
sssS sna ~ psdacs sms, az. maximum AKIN, to bs sa'.. y.
emption to f1o0 (sBoO) excss,P x,v,PPns n,s ,.x 4.
OF married men and Of sinsls sis, = 'n ~ -
pendents. zen win Al
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29
Political CHM Gamlll.

James McCusker OF Twenty a."
Rimoall streets, steward Of the Sim N,en'sa AZ
Eepuphcsn E,IS.S car Ciuo, and Joseph l,ss "a't
for the sale of slot mach,nns sisseq af-rt
$500 bail each In the City Han ere htld d
yesterday for further hear,pnce ponce oou1
charge of setting up and ,n.sa On a.
gambling device. in the shape ~ sa'.lnlns /
chine, at the clubhouse NJ. slot m>-
were two district vice squad po,,.s .Ns,'nes'''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29
Berlin Denies Enlisting BeIgians

BERLIN Sept. 20. The semofficial
Norddeutsche Allgemelne Zeitung has
printed denial OF reports that Germany
has enlisted foreigners. notably Belgians,
for military service. During the war Ger
many has maintained the principle of de-
tanning the nationals of hostile belliger-
ents, the newspaper declares. but not of en-
listing them in the army.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29

necessary to feed these advanced lines OF
artillery which could be reached in no other
way.
Back Of these advanced lines. fed by
galloping careening caissons, were thousands
more soldiers, methodically transforming
what had been on the preceding day caisson
roads into highways capable Of sustaining
huge automobile conveys bringing up
heavier munitions for heavier artillery that
had supplanted the lighter guns now fur
ther advanced during the night. Further
behind these automobile-fed artillery lines
was still a third army OF worl<men, steadily
constructing railways. which were bringing
up artillery so gigantic that not only II,
but its shells can be transported only on
specially constructed railways. These huge
pieces were supplanting these more trans
portable automoblle-fed pieces already
rushed forward.
II Combles fell before a methodlcal. heavy
artillery advance and encirclement II fell
equally before the methodical construction
of roadways from the dirt and brick
bedded wagon roads to the full-gauged
rock -ballasted steel railways. This method
marks the Allied advance on the entire
thirty-mle Somme front.
Reaching Maurepas, which is but a mile
and quarter from Combles we had vivid
impression of the actual state of affairs in
Combles, which was then undergoing the
same bombardment that preceded the cap
ture of Maurepas. Maurepas, instead Of
being simply leveled to the ground by Allied
artillery like other Somme villages during
the first few weeks of the offensive, had been
literally driven into the ground by ter
rific shell pounding. The village had al
most disappeared from the surface OF the
earth, leaving only the naked site. poclI-
marked by shells like the surrounding open
country.
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CoIlingswood Buys Library Site

COLLINGSWooD. n. j.. Sept. 29--It
has been announced that settlement has
been made by the library commission for
the site OF the new library which has been
made possible by the gIrt OF $4,000 from
the Carnegie Library Foundation. Work
has been started on plans for the building
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29
Dream Restores Lost Speech

LONDON, Sept. 29.-Dreaming he was
hit by a German shell while he was en-
tangled in barbed wire and wounded a
British soldier at Hove Hospital regained
the power of speech. which he had lost by
being buried by the explosion of a shell.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29
GERMANS DIG IN DEEP

An officer explained that this was the
result OF the Allies new artillery methods,
whereby shells are driven as deep as pos
sible into the ground before exploding for
the purpose of ousting the Germans. who
now dig in from fifty to seventy feet.
Combles being several miles in advance
OF the French line of observation sausage
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29

regular obera season ~, - --.-.-.
the city yesterday 10 e.. #& ~ A..
ments he has made to s'',..'., ~ ~. 81.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
DYER

1T was quite a shock to some Dyer
peopIe Tuesday when they read in THE
TIMES about the tragic death of Thos.
King and son by fire Monday night
Thomas King years ago was resident
of oyer and engaged IN the brickmak-
ing business. Some of the brick manu-
featured by him are stiu to be seen in
several foundations Of some of the
buildings here.
Jacob Hilegonds, Jr., left Tuesday
morning for Dubuque. Ia. where he
will spend a week visiting at the home
of his brother Gerhard.
George Chenard of Steger, spent
Tuesday out here at the home of his
sister.
Measles have broken out here in
town. but thus far are confined to one
home, placards having been placed
there.
The new furnace in the Dyer public
schools is being inspected and over
hauled so that the different rooms
may be brought to the proper temper
allure. school will open next week,
Tuesday.
The First National bank here has
been inspected by the federal inspect
or who has been busy for several days
examining the various papers and
hooks
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
HOBART
December n.

December %.
Mrs. Dora Haistead viii entertain
the Mod$rn Priscilla club at her home
this week Thursday afternoon. Five
hundred will be played.
The Whist club win meet this
Thursday evening with Miss Emma
Abel.
Miss Edna Berger Of Chicago. Wis
tied with her parents here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dockstader and Miss
Margaret Tree of Chicago, are here
visiting with relatives for few days.
Mrs. Diedell visited friends and rel
atives at Tolleston yesterday
The new garage which was erected
in South Main street by f. Barnes has
been completed and was opened for
business yesterday.
Miss Ellen Malone IS spending two
weeks with her mother at Pueblo, Col
The farmers institute viii be held
here at the high school auditorium this
week Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Reissig is visiting this
week with relatives at Chalmers. Ind
Miss Olive Lehman Of Chicago, is
here visiting with friends and relatives
for couple of weeks.