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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
MRS. THIEL KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Wife Of Omaha Business Man
Meets Death When Car
overturns Near Fremont.
OTHER CAR TURNS WRONG

Fremont, Neb., Juiys a9.-(Special
Telegram.)-In an automobile acci.
dent FIVE miles north Of Fremont at
9 o'clock this morning Mrs, Edward
Thiel. residing at 6l0 South Thirty
fifth street, Omaha, was instantly
killed. ~
Accompanied by her husband and
children, Helen and Hairy, she was
bound for Tiiden to visit relatives.
The family left Omaha this morning.
North Of Fremont Thiel tried to pass
another car that turned in the wrong
direction, forcing him into the ditch.
His automobile turned turtle. Mrs.
Thiel was crushed under the front
seat. The children escaped Thiel
was painfully bruised.
Thiel conducts a tailoring estab-
lishment at 7lo South Sixteenth
street, in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30

on the Somme took place in this
period.
The battle of Champagne opened
on September Is, after a weeks ter
rifle bombardment of the German
lines by the French, British and Bel
gians. In a week of the bloodiest
fighting that had been known up to
that time the allies announced that
they had taken twenty miles of
trenches, six towns and $4,000 pris-
oners. But there they halted. They
could not break through the mighty
German wall, and the grim deadlock
which marked the western front for
so many months was resumed. The
battle Of Champagne marked the re-
rnoval of Sir John French, the Brit
ish commander.in-c chief from the be-
ginning of the war up to that time.
In December, 1915, it was announced
that he had resigned to take home
command, and Sir Douglas Haig was
appointed his successor.
Battle Of Verdun.
In sheer human interest the battle
Of Verdun probably surpasses all
other individual events of the war.
On February 23 the German crown
prince began his assault OF the his
toric French fortress, known through
out many centuries as the gateway
to France. For five months the de-
tenders have withstood a storm a.
the fury of which the world has
stood aghast. Foot by foot, almost
inch by inch, the Germans forged
forward, with reckless disregard
OF their lives, tenacity and cool
courage which was only equaled by
the heroic determination OF the
French. On June 3 an unofficial rs-
innate of the German losses at Ver-
dun placed the total at the appalling
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Second Year of the Great War in Review:
Resume of Changes Wrought by Battles

The second year of the world war
closes with the battle Of Europe" a
concerted effort of the allies on three
fronts to crush the central powers,
which has developed into titanic
struggle before which superlatives.
already exhausted, are completely
beggared.
France and Great Britain in the
west, Russia in the east, Italy in the
south are hurting wave after wave
of armed men on the Teutonic lines.
together with an avalanche OF shells
and bombs such as the world has not
known up to the present time. For
the first time the Teutons are, tenn
porarily at least, on the defensive on
the thousands of miles of the exist
ing battle front.
A year ago the Germans, continu.
ing their gfeat drive against the Rus
slams, pushed the Slavs back along
the entire eastern front, captured
Warsaw, the great fortresses of
Kovno, Novo Georgievsk and Brest-
Litovsk and established lines far in
side Russian territory, which they
maintained virtually unbroken until
within the last three months. They
seized all Poland, a great slice Of
Russia to the south OF that coun-
try, and expelled the invaders from
Galicia and Bukowina. Field Mar
shals Won Hindenburg and Won Mack
ensen were the heroes Of these great
successes.
Little Change on West Front. Il
On the western front the changes
in position during the year were COM
paratively small, but the twelve
months were marked by three events
of interest: The battles Of Cham
pagne and Verdun and the opening
Of the great Franco-British offensive
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
FRANK HOWELL IS
COMMITTEE HEAD
T. J.. Mcclure and William e.
Rhodes Vice Chairman
and Treasurer.
MEET IN COURT ROOM

Frank S. Howell, former United
States attorney in this district, was
elected chairman OF the Douglas
county republican central committee.
T. ]. Mcclure, assistant city attor-
rey, was elected vice chairman and
William E. Rhodes of the United
States National bank was made treas
urer
This was the business transacted
at the organization meeting Of the
new county committee elected at the
county convention last Saturday. The
meeting was held shortly after 2
o'clock in Court Room No. in the
court house. Byron Burbank pre-
sided over the organization meeting
and Guy Kiddoo was secretary.
Under the resolution passed last
Saturday at the county convention the
chairman of the new committee is
authorized to appoint secretary and
an executive committee Of seven.
This will be done later.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Troops on Border
In Fine Condition

New York, July 29.-Troops along
the border and in Mexican territory
are in excellent condition in so far
as health and sanitation are con-
cerned, according to a report made
public today by DR.. Richard Pearson
Strong of Harvard university. Dr..
Strong made an extended tour of all
the border camps at the request of
Acting Surgeon General Birming-
ham of the War department He was
accompanied by Robert Bacon, for
merly secretary of state.
"ln only few of the campsswas
there any room for improvement"
says DR.. Strong's report, "and con-
ditions there were being speedily rec
titled"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Mitchell Disarms
600 |. w. w. IS and
Arrests Leaders

Mitchell, S. D., July .2o-Thc
Mitchell committee Of vigilants re-
sponded to the riot call again this
morning at 4:30 to meet train load
Of 600 harvest hands, said to be
members of the Industrial Workers
Of the World, and disarm them. The
Harfny" of hoboes was then marched
into town, guarded by the citizens
with weapons drawn, and was later
herded on to a north bound train. A
half dozen of the leaders, upon whom
were found Industrial Workers of the
World literature and membership
cards, were placed in jail here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Fined for Working Girls
LONGER Than the Law Allows

Edward Costello, superintendent of
the Item Biscuit company plant. was
fined $40 and costs in municipal court
Of Judge Robert w. Patrick Friday
on charge OF violating the law es-
tablishing fifty-four hours per week
as the maximum for working women.
Costello admitted the charge. say
ing that rush orders for biscuits to
be supplied soldiers on the Mexican
border was responsible.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30

figure of 100000. The assailants
fought their way to within about
three and half miles Of the fortress,
but for several weeks have reportel j
no further progress and the force of
their. attacks appears to have les
sened.
Operations on the Somme.
The Franco British offensive on
the Somme opened July |, 1916. 1t
was preceded by a bombardment of
unparalleled duration and intensity,
featured by the appearance OF new
and gigantic British howitzers.
Under this awful hurricane of big
gun fire the German first line de-
lenses crumbled. When the British
and French troops advanced they re-
ported that they found trenches in
which there was not a single sur
vivor, only the dead guarded the
silent rifles and machine guns. Ger
man first lines were carried over an
extent of twenty-five miles and the
second positions pierced at certain
points, but up to the present the
fighting has been indecisive in so far
as the forcing Of the Germans to
withdraw their main lines Is con-
cerned. The fighting has been of the
bitterest possible description and the
reports of press correspondents at
the front TEEN with accounts of the
most amazing heroism and devotion
on both sides. Instances have been
recorded. of the sole survivor Of a
company, wounded and without hope,
who manned machine gun and
fought to the last amid the bodies
of his comrades; of isolated detach-
ments who stood off their foes for
days until succor reached them or
ICauiInued an Para Tyzalxa fnlr,nn nnaA \
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Man About to Start
For Electric Chair
Granted Reprieve

Ossining, N. Y, July 2o.-As
Charles F. Stielow was about to start
for the electric chair at the state pris-
on this morning the prison authori-
ties received word by telephone that
Supreme Court Justice Charles L.
Guy had granted stay OF execution
until Il o'clock tonight.
Stielow is condemned to die for the
murder Of Charles Phelps, a farmer
and his housekeeper, Margaret VOL.
colt. at Medina, N, Y, in July, 1915
Stielow's friends contend that men.
tally he is scarcely the equal of 7.
year-old child and that also an al.
legged confession was wrung from him
by third degree methods.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
July Building Record to
Show Gain Over Last Year

Chief<Clerk Isitt of the city build
ing department estimates that July
building operations will exceed the
same month Of last year by $4,000.
This month will not be closed until
Monday, but the increase is assured.
The Omaha Electric Light and
Power company has applied for a
permit for an addition to its power
plant, at cost Of $ll7,500. The San
ford hotel addition permit will be
issued on Monday. ~
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Andover Officer
Killed by Bandits

Aberdeen, S. D., July 2o.-Den A..
Passage, night patrolman of Andover,
S. D., died in a hospital here today
as the result Of fight last night with
two holdup men. Passage found the
two highwaymen in the act of hold
ing up three Andover citizens. He
attacked them and succeeded in dis
arming one, but the other freed HIM
self and shot Passage twice through
the abdomen. The murderers made
good their escape.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Armed British Ship
Taken by Germans

Berlin, July 29.-(By Wireless to
Sayville. IA German auxiliary
cruiser at o'clock on the morning Of
July u, after an engagement with
the armed British steamship Eskimo,
captured the vessel and brought i
into port, according to a statement
given out today by the German ad-
miralty. The encounter took place
at a point fifteen miles southeast Of
Arendal, Norwegian seaport on the
Skagerak. ...
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Council Votes Money
For Hummel's Trip

The city council, by vote of four
to three, voted to approprite $500
from the miscellanso fund for ex-
penses to cover a trip to be made
by Commissioner Hummel of the
park department in October/ The
proposed trip is to attend the an
nual meeting Of the American Asso-
citation Of Park Superintendents.
Notwithstanding that four members
of the council voted for the appro-
priation. it is believed Mr.. Hummel
will stay home, because he fears the
legality of setting aside money for
this purpose. "a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Precipitation Through Consid-
cradle Portion Brings
Crops Relief.
CHANGE IS VERY SUDDEN

Rain in western Nebraska.
Thus did the first chapter of the
weather mans prediction come to
pass.
Cooler for eastern Nebraska today.
1t is devoutly hoped that this, the
second section, will be fulfilled also.
Omaha had another rather unpleas-
ant day on Saturday, but not as bad
as it might have been. The maximum
was only o5, and while the humidity
was some annoying, steady breeze
kept discomfort down to minimum.
Special kilograms from towns in the
west end of the state came early in
the evening with news of rain. This
condition is travelling east; and is due
along the Missouri river today.
Rain in Western Counties.
Hemingford, Neb., July 29.-(Spe-
cial Telegram.)-General rain fell
over the north half of Box Butte
and south half of Dawes, one-half to
one and one-half inches and comes in
time to save the corn and potatoes
and help spring wheat and oats which
are late this year. 90, =.
Ellsworth, Neb., July 2o-(Special
Telegram )-The intense heat that
has prevailed here, for the last few
weeks was broken this evening BY a
splendid rain followed by cooling
winds that ran the Thermometer down
10 "a above in less than thirty min
ttes. ftSs SF5
A gentle rain IS now falling with
indications OF Its continuance through-
out the night. The heated spell just
closed bore a close resemblance to the
drouthy conditions of the early mine
ties in the sand hills. The surplus
rains Of the last year or two aided
greatly in overcoming the damaging
Influence Of the southeast hot wind
that has blown constantly throughout
the heated spell. The cooling breezes
comes as a blessing to both humans
and stock as conditions were becom-
ing very depressing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Habeas Corpus Case Of
Leo ANGUS up Monday

Habeas corpus proceedings in the
case OF Leo Angus against Sheriff
McShane will Be heard Monday
morning by Judge Sears.
Angus attacks the legality OF the
police court informations signed with
. rubber stamp. He is now serving
a thirty-day sentence OH a yagrancy
charge.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Suspect in Bomb
Case Is Charged
With Murder

San Francisco, July %. Israel
..Weinburg, a jitney bus driver, one OF
nine suspects held in connection with
the investigation Of the preparedness
parade bomb explosion which oc-
Cured a week ago, was charged with
murder today. this being the first
formal complaint to be filed in the
case. The warrant alleges completely
in the death Of George c. Lawlor,
one Of nine killed by the explosion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Wife Of Senator
Healy Killed in
4 Auto Accident

Billings, Mont, July 29.-Mrs. John
A. Healy Of Hibbing, Mimi. wife of
State Senator John A. Healy, was
killed yesterday when an automobile
driven by her husband went over an
embankment at Elbo creek, about
thirty miles southwest OF here and,
turning complete somersault, pinned
the woman's body beneath it. Sena-
tor Healy was not seriously injured.
Their 16-year-old daughter was slight
lv burt.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Deutschland Will
Get Away Today

Washington, July 2o.-Apparently
authentic reports that the German
underwater liner Deutschland would
leave Baltimore tomorrow reached Of
ficial quarters late today and officials
conferred on what measures, if any,
should be taken to protect American
neutrality. There was no evidence of
any effort to afford any special pro-
lection to the submarine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Crop Conditions Fine.

Northwestern agents reporting on
crop conditions find the corn as
good" with the exception Of Cen
eva and Harvard, where they termed
it fair. Soil conditions are generally
fair and estimates of the time before
corn will be materially injured vary
from two to ten days. r..
The tone Of the entire report is
optimistic but almost every station
qualities the corn crop statement with
the provision, "If we get rain soon. "
Creighton says, Cooler weather and
rain needed to make record crop of
corn" Lehigh reports that corn will
stand ten days of hot weather with
out rain. Exeter says that the corn
is tasseling and needs cooler weather
and rain to insure crop which is not
yet materially damaged.
Most of the agents report alfalfa
cut for the second time, with good
yield and fine bright color unspoiled
by moisture. If the dry spell con-
tinues the fields which have been left
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Two Municipal Band
Concerts This Afternoon

Municipal concerts will be held Sum-
day afternoon in Fontenelle and
Spring Lake parks, beginning at 2:30.
J. M. Finn will be director at Fonte-
nellie and c. B. Jones at the South
Side concert.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
The Weather

II Nebraska: Generally fair. slightly cooler
west portion and east and south central por-
tions Sunday.
f Iowa: Generally fair with Sunday partly
cloudy; slightly cooler west and north-cen-
tral portions.
&. Temnernturea nt Omaha Yesterday;
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30
Temperatures u
'erature and precipitation departures

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature e.........,........ n
Excess for the day. ay................... "a
Total excess since March 1............ 1853
Normal precipitation ........... 10 Inch 4
Deficiency for the day........,. IL inch Z
Total rainfall since March b.. s.67 inches
Deficiency since March 1...... 8.36 inches
Excess for cor. period, islS,... 1.04 inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1914 3.24 inches
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-30

l. A. WELSH. Meteorolosist.
The state herald., 1916-05-05
High School Notes.

On Friday evening May l2. at the au
ditorium the seniors Of the Phillips
County High School will present "Anne
Of Old Salem" by Clara Burbank
Batcheldcr II Is n colonial play, the
events taking place In Salem at the
time when that place began to be stir
red by tales Of witehcraft and shortly
before the first supposed witch wal
hanged there. Anne. the heroine Is nc
cuscd Of witchcraft by the mother OF
her Hance and 10 with difficulty cleared.
Other romanccs enter into the plot ant
altogether II 10 ns thrilling u little dra'
ma Of those times ms can be found. II
10 mn unusual play and the seniors are
working hard on Il. icy have order
ID some costumes from Denver ard OK
pect to have II in good shape by Mal
". DO not fail H. come AMI cncourae,
tho seniors ~ well NJ enjoy the play,
On May 22, III. Phillips County Hig,
School win stacy he play Tho Threat
Of Desti,y," by'toe author OF tie pla,
presented last fall.
The high rcbool win graduate twelv'
thi. ap Ing with rverag" grades for lh'
four years eourse ranging from II 1871
to % 10 per ct. The highost grade Il
The state herald., 1916-05-05
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Holyoke Colo Nov.l0 1915

Board met pursuant to adjournment
present C E Johnson chairman E G
Summers and H Poe commissioners
and Fl c Hargreavcs clerk
The following communication was re
ceived from the Office of county super
intendent and was ordered placed Of
record appearing as follows
To the Hon Board of County Com.
mission,rs In accordance with section
" of chapter I34 Session laws Of 1913 |
hereby certify the special school tax
levies made by the several districts of
Phillips county Colorado for the year
1915 Addie Zimmerman Supt
(For convenience the following 6g-
ures represent the district, mill levy
for teachers, levy for special and valu-
atom l, 8, 1.s So. .7s5 90. 2, no levy for
teachers, rs. 1853. 77O.00. 8 /. %. 23l.-
700 90, 4, no levy for teacher. 4, 20. 400
90, 5, Q. 2, 1913. $50 90. 6, 22. 1t, 1884,
300 90 Z. 81, l. los. 900 90 2 l 4 lO3,.
275 90 IA 2 16O. 900 90 15 / 2 9 ll5, ,73O
90 16 A 1.3 1888, 425 90 II is 364, 300 26
no levy for teachers 2 229. 765 27 25
4 8 80. 400 81 IL Z 166. 1926 SO 1873 lI4,-
$40 &c 9 196, 900 80 l 5 AT 637, ,5S6 Al e
l. 6 270, 800 AZ l 1877, 7l5 4s l 8 i22, 900
81 no levy for teacher 2 8 sc, 900 So 5 8
81, 450 81 no levy for teacher 80 2765OO
5s 2 65, 900 81 5l2 90,006 SO no
levy for teacher 2 lOs, $50 66 l 2 $780,
900 II no levy 29l, 900 n 5 l 2sl, 900 rs
10 levy for teacher ! 1893. 400 70 2 1853
100 81 A $50. 600 Co High III l42,-
4a0
On motion the board hereby make
and approve levy of one dollar mill
tary poll tax on each male inhabitant
not exempt by law
Whereas the board of county COM
missioners OF Phillips county Colorado
doom Il advisable on account of the
present conditions of the county finan
cially to take some action in regard 10
the proposed recall petitions which have
been ciFculated and filed with the score
tary of state OF Colorado and whereas
the board is aware that special elec
tion will seriously deplete the revenue
which the county can levy and will
cause the yearly Indebtedness Of the
county to such volume that interest
will have to be paid on warrants for
which no provision can be made by the
annual levy
Therefore he II resolved tha, the
county attorney be and is hereby in
tructcd and authorized 10 confer with
the county attorneys in the district and
if possible to take such action as may
be possible to relieve the necessity Of
such burden Of taxpayers
Claims allowed
Iohn Warren juror 8 90
Chas Harris juror 6 10
Holyoke Lumb Co road material ls 10
o Niermnn road material G 90
6 w Garland repairs on grader ~ 45
driving county officers 80 so
c w Sederburr witness 2 10
W Holland J p 30
C Z johnson com 10 90
+ G Summers com 10 10
II Poe com l6 20
Board adjourned to meet Dec 6
The state herald., 1916-05-05

held by Miss Vivian Brink, who comes
to us from Crook, Colo, and was also
formerly student in high school at
Waterloo. la. Miss Rae Crowner whose
grade Is 81 holds the highest grade of
any in the class who hava done the en-
tire course in Phillips county. Miss
Ruth Zoll holds second place of those
who have done their work in Phillips
county. The majority eff the class have
grades near 80. The following is list
OF the names of the senior class.
Vivian Brink, Mary Moore. Luther
Coatney. Muriel Smith, Rae Crowner,
Raymond Summers, Francis Flanagan,
Ruth Zoll, Colette Hibbs, Chas. Hosch-
ouer, Liddie johnson, Junia Latta.
Great interest is being manifested by
the students in the commercial depart.
ment in trying to win awards from tee
Typewriter companies. The following
students have successfully passed these
tests:
Miss Josephine McEwen for the Rem
ington, penant and credential cert'fi.
cate, writing 40 net words minute for
10 minutes. Miss Mary Moore from
the Underwood, credental certificate
writing 81 net words minute for 10
minutes. Miss Lulu Gahringer from
the Underwood, a credential certificate
writing 43 net words minute for 10
minutes; Remington penant, writing 80
words minute for 10 minutes; the L.
c. Smith g. Bros, credential certificate
writing AZ net words minute for 10
minutes.
The following is a list of games play
ed by p. C. H. S during school year
1915 l6. 1t will be noted that the total
score won by The high school exceeds
the total score wen by opposing teams.
The state herald., 1916-05-05


Call at the Herald office and
get a sample copy Of the Or
ange Judd Farmer for exami-
nation, We are satisfied that,
if you do so, you will be ready
to subscribe for the Herald
and the Farmer for one year
for SI,5o. Yop cant beat thi
price for a good home paper
and one Of the Oldest and most
reliable weekly farm magazines
published in the United states
The state herald., 1916-05-05
Pleasant Valley.

George Hewitt and family
visited with Clarence Hewitt's $
Sunday.
Miss Hannah Miles who hos
been staying with Mr.. Roush's
returned to her home last Sat
urday.
Mrs. Chas, McGaughey visit
ed Mrs. Frank NcGauglIey one
day last week.
The Misses Minnie and Lucy
Lutte called on Miss Viola Tom
lin Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Youtsey
visited with their daughter Mrs
Chns. Sandy, one day last week
Miss Hannah Miles spent
Monday evening with Mrs.
Belle Briggs.
Miss Bernice Covert spent,
Saturday and Sunday with Miss
Viola Tomlin.
Frank Sandy is staying with
his son. Charles, this week.
The Misses Mildred North,
Lnvina Roush, and Hannah
Miles were callers at the Pleas
mt Valley school last Friday.
Mrs. Belle Briggs and son
Paul called on Mrs. Chas. San
dy one evening last week.
Roy Martin and wife spent
Sunday with Verne Shambaugh
and wife.
Mrs. Nora Tracy who has
been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T.. Sickle departed
for her home one day last week
VIM. Lutte and son Fred
have been repairing the Colum
bine school house.
Mrs. Tomlin and children
spent one evening last week
with Mr.. mud Mrs. Frank Me.
Gaughey.
Fred Lutte says cloudy wealth
cr has no effect on him rs he
has n picture Of n perfect day in
his mind quite viyidly.
Mrs. Chns. Sandy is visiting
her parents nt present.
II is reported that Minnie
Lutte while learning TO run n
Ford last Saturday evening nc-
|cidcntnlly run into n COW. We
hope the Tin Lizzie wasn't In.
jured. not TO mention the COW.
Norman Stewart helped A.C.
lCnuble dehorn cattle one dn,
last week.
Miss Hannah Miles md Miss
Lavinn Roush vmitcd Miss Dnyf
school one day lnst week.
Lee Chandler hns recent,
leeidcd some people ore irt
i lipkp.
J Happy kiddo.