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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27
Disguised War Vessels in
Western Waters for Protec-
ton of Merchantmen From
German Submarines.
THEY RUN vAGRANT COURSE
Graft Declared to Be Large
and Powerful, But Capa-
BILE of Fair Speed.
WILL ACT AS ooNvoYs

Boston, Dec. 26.--For some days
shippers Of transatlantic and coast
wise steamers have been bringing to
New England ports reports Of strange
appearing craft that we're making
their way westward They made no
reply 10 signals and could not be APP
preached. They steered a vagrant
course and were described variously
as of the fashion Of merchant men,
transports, light cruisers and even Of
submarines. Pieced together these re-
ports fitted in with the suspicion now
apparently confirmed Of shipping
men.
1t is said the feet arrived safely at
Halifax, Nova Scotia, few days ago,
but nothing then became generally
known about il because Of the strict
censorship maintained, These ves-
sells, commerce protectors, are de-
scribed as large and powerful, but
capable of fair speed.
They were designed, it is said, to
meet the German U-boat danger and
in anticipation OF an attempted raid
off the Canadian coast similar to that
made by the U-53 of Nantucket, Oc-
tober 8. AT that time shipping men
figured that there was not an allied
warship within 500 miles Of the spot
that Captain Hans Rose deliberately
selected in which to operate. The
British admiralty, It is said, deter
mined to make impossible another
such raid and the feet of commerce
PROJECTORS was the fruition OF the plan
then formulated. The arrival of the
disguised warships was followed al
most Immediately with the announce
ment BY the British premier, Lloyd
George, OF the plan for the nationali-
zation OF British shipping. n
II is understood that the commerce
protectors will not only lie in wait
for submarines at strategic points, but
that they have been provided in suffi-
cient number to act as conveys for
vessels through the zones
in which undersea boats would be
mostly likely to operate.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27
SCORES PERISH
WHEN TORNADO
HITS ARKANSAS
From Seventeen to Seventy
Persons Are Killed as Cy-
H clone Sweeps South
Central Portion.
COMES IN THE AFTERNOON
Number Dead at England, al
Keo and at State Convict
Farm at Tucker.
REPORT is VERY MEAGER

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 26-From
seventeen to seventy persons were
killed in. a tornado that struck south
central Arkansas at 5 O'Clock this al
ternoon. according to reports received
here tonight.
Four are known to be dead at Eng
land, seventeen reported killed at
Keo and several are reported killed
at the state convict farm at Tucker
Reports from the storm area are
meager owing to interruption OF wire
service
All wires into the storm-swepted
distric. are down and only meagre
details are available.
The known dead are: Albert L.
Swarts, farmer, living near Eng
land, and three negroes, one OF
whom lived two miles north OF Eng
land. and two who lived two miles
south The Swats home was picked
aup and carried about 100 yards. Mrs.
fSwarts was believed fatally injured,
and an l8-year-old daughter was
badly hurt.
The storm is said to have cwept
path four miles wide and it is reported
that several fires broke out in the
wreckage. Every physician in the
little town of England has been called
to the country to care for the injured.
Considerable alarm is felt here over
the situation at the state convict farm
at Tucker, where there is said to have
been heavy death list. There are
about S25 prisoners at the farm and
il is feared that if the place was struck
that some Of the convicts might have
escaped Captain ]. R. Burkett, war;
den of the state penitentiary, left.
here tonight with reinforcemerts for
the puard at Tucker. , 4
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27
Man Who Branded Wild Horses in
Photograph Faces Perjury Charge

zona Central bank OF Flagstaff, Ariz.
reputed to be one of the wealthiest
men in his state, testified that he did
everything possible to discourage per,
sons from dealing with the United
States Live Stock company.
"Mr Thompson was ,objectine
strenuously to the letters | had writ.
ten over the country in answer to in.
quiries to horses in Coconino county
and advised me that / was laying my
self open to damage suits"
He testified that he couldn't be
scared or bluffed that easy and that
he was only doing as he thought
right.
Boost, Don't Knock"
Smith came into my Office once
and told me that if couldn't boost
the business, not to knock it"
"We don't do business that way III
Arizona" the banker said. 1--WE be.
lieve in giving everybody a square
deal. told Thompson and Smith moi
to refer to the bank any more"
Others who testified were: r. F
DetUtc, lIldildScl VI Int NeHuOlHt
hotel, Minneapolis, who said that ]. S
Smith, Jack Shireliff and B. F. Bur
winkle, three of the indicted men now
facing the mails for the alleged use
to defraud, registered at the hotel
just previous to the time that a deal
was made with ]. Brauer of Fargo
N. D.; Mrs. Mary Steward Of Iowa
City, Ia, and her daughter, Mrs. Mary
Becker of Lincoln, Neb,. who earlier
testified that they traded their home
and $1,000 diamond for some of the
animals.
Contrary to expectations, the case
did not come to close yesterday, as
had been expected, attorneys for both
sides introduced a number OF new
witnesses and recalled some OF the
old ones. 1t is expected, however,
that today will be taken up with the
closing arguments of both sides and
that the case will go to the jury
Thursday. ~ H.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27
Admiral Dewey Seventy-Nine
Years Old and is FeliCitated

Washington, Dec. 26.-Admiral
Dewey as 70 years old today and
Secretary Daniels and his council
and most of the high ranking officers
of the navy extended their congratu-
lations in person at his office.
Secretary Daniels read to the adj
miral part of diary kept by an off
Ger of the United States steamship
Colorado, dated December 20, 1866,
which told how First Lieutenant
George Dewey had tried to make the
Christmas season on that old steam
frigate happy by giving each blue
jacket bottle OF wine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27
More Children Must
Be Born if Population
Is to Be Increased

New York, Dec. 26.--Every married
woman capable Of bearing children
must. on an average bring three chill
dren to maturity If the population is
to be kept up, It was asserted here
today at meeting of the American
Genetic association by DR.. Robert ].
Sprague of the Massachusetts, Agricul-
tural college.
"Of the graduates of our womeffs
colleges" he said, "only one-half ever
marry and the average number Of
children per graduate is less than
one"
The meeting is being held by the
association as one of the affiliated or
ganizations taking part in the sixty
ninth convention of the American As
sociation for the Advancement Of
Science.
The present convention of the as
sociation is said to represent the larg-
est aggregation Of scientists ever as
sembled at one time. 1t is estimated
that from 7, 600 to 10000 scientific men
and women are here to attend fifty
meetings in various. parts of the city.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27
Wartime Problems
To Be Considered

Washington, Dec. 26.-War- time
problems will be among those con.
sidered at the United States Cham
Der of Commerce's annual meeting
here, beginning January 81. 1t is ex-
pected that the attendance will be
the largest in the history of the or
ganization. ..a
The railroad situation, national de-
fense, daylight saving and other i'm
portant questions will be-, discussed.
Results Of referendum now being
taken by The chamber among its
affiliated organizations ON the rail-
road problem, particularly the pre-
vention of strikes and lockouts, also
will be announced.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27
German Allies Ready 10
Talk Peace Plans; Ask
Delegates for a Council
Note from Berlin to Washington in Which the
Central Powers Unite, Requests Immediate
Conference of Warning Nations to Discuss
Proposal, Contained in Wilson Note to the
Beligerents, Suggesting That They State the
Terms on Which They Will Consider Peace

Berlin, Dec. 26-(By Wireless to Sayvile) e)-Germany
and its allies Ausra-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey today
replied to the of President Wilson which he asked that
the begrent nations state the aims fer which they fight
ing The proposal made by the central powers that
ference of the delegates of all the begerents be held mme
diately in neutral city.
The task of preventing future wars, the official statement
says be begun only after the end of the present struggle
The answer which also contains the reply Of Austria
Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey, says
"The hgh-minded suggestion made by the president of
the United States of America in order basis the
establishment lasting has been received consd
cred by the imperial government in the friendly spirit which
expressed in the presidents communication.
"The president points out that which he has at heart
and leaves open the choice of road
ITO the imperial government immediate exchange of
views be the appropriate road in order reach
the desired result.
1T begs therefore, in the Of the declaration made
December H. which offered hand for peace negotiations
propose immediate meeting delegates of the begerent
states at a neutral place.
The imperial government is also of the opinion that the
great work Of preventing further be begun only after
the end of the present struggle of the nations
1T will when this moment shall have come be ready, with
pleasure coaborate entirely with the United States in this
exalted task
The answer Of the central concludes with the usual
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27
public either Of their two expected
answers isnot known here.
Comment Withheld.

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public either Of their two expected
answers is6ot known here.
Comment Withheld
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27

diplomatic terms of politeness.
Washington Feels Hopeful.
Washington, Dec. 26.-Indications
accumulated in official quarters here
today that the action Of Switzerland
in supporting the recent peace move
Of the United States may be followed
by similar action on the part of other
European neutrals. Holland, Spain,
the Scandinavian countries and the
pope, it was said, are expected to take
some action in the near future.
. DR.. Paul Ritter, the Swiss minister,
will see President Wilson within few
days to discuss the peace situation.
He called at the White House today
to gather information on how the
Swiss peace note had been received
in this country in order to send a re-
port to his government. r..
DR.. Ritter was concerned over
newspaper reports that the action of
the Swiss government was construed
as support for the cause OF the CEN
tral powers. He told Secretary
Tumulty the action OF his government
was solely in the interest of peace.
Messages From Europe.
Messages from individuals and or
ganizations in Holland and other metz
trail European nations continued to
arrive at the White House today in
large numbers. All commended the
presidentfor his recent note and in
dicated that strong pressure was be-
ing brought OIL the governments OF
European neutrals to take action.
While the United States will con-
tinue to act alone, supporting action
by other neutral nations, it is said,
we'll be welcomed by President Will
son.
-., Revision Of Proposals.
In some quarters the note was re-
garded more as revision of the
presidents proposals than an accept
ance, in that instead OF bringing for
ward, as suggested, Germanys terms,
it proposes a conference. Allied
statesmen have indicated opposition
to that plan.->The reference to the
note in connection with the
German proposals of Decem-
Der u is one which the American
government has taken the greatest
pains to avoid. Such connection
has been declared officially to have
been a source of the greatest EN-
barrassment to the administration and
is known to have occasioned hostility
in the entente countries. Germany's
in emphasizing it is not clear.
1t is. felt that Germany is in an EN-
barrasing position in replying to the
presidents note as the allies have not
yet put themselves on record neither
toward that one nor as to the original
German proposals. This is the ex-
planation advanced for the shortness
Of the reply and OF its lack OF detail.
Whether Germany's immediate pub
Iication OF the reply was due to in
ternal consideration or to desire to
disclose it before the allies had made
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27
Count BernstOrff
Z Will Not Comment

New York, Dec. 26,-Count Won
Bernstorf, the German ambassador,
declined tonight on his arrival here
from Washington, to comment in any
way on the text of Germany's answer
to President Wilson's note.
The ambassador said he had left
Washington a few minutes before the
text OF the reply had been received,
but he had read copy of it on the
trip to New York.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27
San Luis Potosi Is
Captured by Villa

FL Paso, Tex, Dec. 26-A report
was received late today by sources
known to be close to Francisco Villa,
and by government agents. saying
that Villas forces captured San Luis
Potos yesterday. Many foreigners
who left Torreon before Villa at
tackled that town, recently went to
San Luis Potosi. No details were
available.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27
Bad Weather for
Soldiers On Border

Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 26.-A sudden
drop in temperature accompanied by
sleet and snow last night followed
the wind and dust storm which
spoiled Christmas celebrations for Ell
Pasp and the army camps near here.
Tents which were blown down by
the high wind were put up after dark
last night and bands Of officers and
enlisted men who were relieved from
duty at the camps spent the night at
the hotels in the city.
All drills and routine camp duties
have been suspended for the Christi
mas week. .
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27
Los Angeles Gets
Touch of Winter

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 26.-SnoW
fell today over part of the city for the
sixth time in the forty years the
weather bureau has been established
here. 1t melted almost as rapidly as
it fell.
Foot hills in this section were tip
ped with snow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27
Charles N. Archer of Minneap-
oils Came Here to Testify
as Witness for Defense.
is RELEASED ON BONDS

Claiming that he came here to testi-
fly as witness for the defense in
the celebrated ARIZONA wild horse"
case, without being subpoenaed and
upon the advise of his wife, Charles
N. Acker, adjuster, of Minneapolis,
who testified last week regarding
some brands OIL photograph, was
arrested yesterday on a federal war
rant charging him with perjury. He
was taken before United States Com
missioner Mclaughlin, where he was
released on bonds of $3.50.
Acker's testimony was that he
placed certain brands on horses in a
photograph for ]. Brauer, farmer of
Fargo, N. D., who had traded some
of his property for number of the
wild animals.
Il could make lot of money" he
testified, the farmer told him, if he
had a certain picture, which was
hanging in the Office of V. c. Gulick-
son, Minneapolis, where the trade
was made. Upon the advise of the
farmer, he said, he took soft pencil
and scratched different brands on the
horses in the photograph.
Couldn't Explain Brands.
]. F. Brauer testified that he had
not asked Acker to brand the horses
and that he could not explain, unless
the brands were on the original pic
ture, how they happened to be pres
ent on the four copies he had made.
Louis Bostwick, an Omaha photo
grapher, witness for the govern
ment, testified that he did not think
it possible that the brands were made
by pencil, but that they must have
been made by a sharp instrument
on the negative.
Jack Writ, photographer of the
Minneapolis Tribune, who made the
copies, testified that he did not see
any pencil marks on the copy he had.
just. how the horses in the photo
graph came to be branded is still as
great mystery as ever and upon its
outcome will depend whether Charles
N. Acker is convicted of perjury.
Charges Jury Move.
Following the arrest, Attorney Fle-
harty, chief counsel for the defense,
said that the move in arresting Acker
was only to influence the jury and
that if Acker is tried, Brauer should
also be arrested for perjury.
q. E. Pollock, president OF the Ari-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27
7euton Powers Propose Peace Conference

INDIAN OFFICER DECORATED FOR BRAVERY-This is
Captain Abkar Indian officer Of the British army leaving
Palace after being decorated by King George
for hero The captain was seriously injured and after
leaving hospital summoned by the King.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27

Temperature and precipitation departures
from teh normal at Omaha since March /,
and compared with the last two years;
Normal temperature ............... 20
Excess for the day. y.......,.,.......
Total excess since March 1...........20 206
Normal precipitation. .O3 inch
Excess for the day. ........... IA inch
Total rainfall since March L.. .16 So inches
Deficiency since March l. -. IL. 50 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1915. 2. .08 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1914. $50 inches
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-27
The Weather

For Enthusiastically snow east por.
tion; fair west portion.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-03
KIPLING'S CHECKS.

Here is a simple rule for increasing your bank
balance. Become famous that your checks are
worth autosraph signatures than their face
value checks The people you give them will sell
them souvenirs and will in the bank
This is what happened to Rudyard Kipng when he
living in Vermont writes Mr.. r. Thurston Hopkins
in his "Rudyard Kipng; Literary Appreciation" Mr.
Kpling paid his household bills by check and the
found how profit TO be
obtained. Mr.. Hopkins says:
"A bill against Kipling for five pounds OF
cheese, accompanied by autographed check
a souvenir that commanded a good price
The consequence that when Kipling sent
bank book balanced it Invariably
showed more to his credit than there should
e unable o
discrepancy until day he of his
checks given for of bottled beer framed
hanging a Boston book shop. The
thing he did when he returned home to
the check books"
Alas there is the flaw in this speedy and easy method
OF eating cake having it, BY time
YOU have become famous enough to make your sigma
intrinsically valuable you will probably
sensitive enough not to want to sell them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-03
THE EDUCATED WOMAN'S WORK

Social work art secretaria work. business industry,
ali represented women's vocational confer
held recently in middle western college Repre-
sentative successful in their fields spoke
Of the increasing opportunities for college in
many lines Of work that have been slow TO make way
for women.
But the conference was not simply gorifcatiOn Of
the present-day woman her achievements the great
career open to her. II a call to work. Womans
responsibility received emphasis rights.
The opportunities discussed those Of work and
service rather than Of personal success Don't be
too big hurry to arrive love hard work and
lots Of it, the advice of business woman
Intelligent leadership is possible only by those
know hard work and willing make large sacr-
fees in order achieve big things The college
especially must remember this.
She mas had peculiar advantages and a richer in
heranee than the girl who denied college educa-
ton. AS result she society not greater
favOrs bat larger responsibilities
The more openings" there for her the more
thoughtfully must she choose the more humbly and
earnestly She needs the advice of older
and experienced women. That she appreciates it is
shown by the rise the vocational secretary and
ference.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-03
STATESMEN GREAT AND
NEAR-GREAT
BY Fred Kelly.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-"There
was a miner up in our country"
relates James Wickersham, delegate
to congress from Alaska, who woke
up one morning to find himself
wealthy. Now when a miner sud-
denly discovers himself possessed Of
real money, the first thing he does.
as a general rule, is TO arrange for
the purchase of a large diamond
rng-simply as a symbol Of his
wealth. This fellow 1 mention.
though, went a little farther. He
wanted an automobile. The fact
that there were no roads in his sec
ton did not affect his program at
all There was not even n decent
trail for a man on horse back, but
he made up his mind TO have an
auto just the same. He CHANGED to
set hold of a catalogue of one Of the
most expensive makes, costing
somewhere around $4,000, and he
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-03
THE BY-PRoDUCTs.
lDavton. DID. 49,

dayton, OHIO, NeWs)
The fortunes Of the future are TO
be made out of the by-products. The
things that used TO be thrown away.
in other words. are going to be the
things out OF which men make profit
in the future And the whole hu-
man race will, OF course. be bene-
hted as these fortunes are made.
A few years ago cotton seed were
considered a useless product. The
cotton growers hauled them out up
on the land, after the cotton had
been ginned, and considered the seed
Of little value save as fertilizer and
not so very valuable for that. To-
day, the cotton seed from an acre OF
cotton brings more money than the
cotton itself. In fact, one might
now speak of the fibre as a by-prod-
uct, rather than the seed.
Then, there is gasoline. A billion
gallons of it will be burned this
year Only a few years ago it was
in such small demand that il was
considered a by-product. Billions
of gallons Of it have been wasted in
this country. Kerosene was then
the main product of petroleum, and
little else was Of enough value TO
be considered. The by-products Of
petroleum are now so numerous 1t
would require a column of space to
enumerate them.
The latest by-product 10 be figured
upon is that Of tobacco stems. In
til this time they have been con-
sidered worthless. Millions Of tons
of them have been hauled to the
dump. But recent experiments have
developed the fact that they are
very valuable, and at least one con-
Germ is preparing 10 make a product
out OF them that viii bring in a
great deal of wealth. This product,
a chemical produced from the smoke
Of burning stems, is in demand, and
a market already established. The
stems will be burned in furnaces.
thus furnishing valuable fuel, and
the smoke is condensed and the
chemical thus obtained.
Since the war began-and it is
impossible these days TO write any
thing without referring TO the war
the world is learning a whole lot.
1t is learning that there has been
too much waste in the past, and
that Germany's great efficiency has
been made possible, because she, of
all nations, learned 10 take care
Of the waste, and TO turn what other
people considered waste into useful
products.