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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
Gardner Wants
Alleged Pro-German,
Lobby Investigated

Washington, Sept 8-Just before
congress adjourned Representative
Gardner of massachusetts introduced
4 resolution, which, he announced,
would pass at the winter session, for
investigation OF organizations which,
it is alleged, under foreign influence
have attempted to affect elections of
congressman. He named the Ameri-
<can embargo conference and the Am
erican commerce and protective COM
mittee among those he wanted inves-
tigated to disclose the source of their
financial support and to determine
whether they have violated the neu-
trality of the United States or any of
the corrupt practices acts in connec-
tion with elections.
In statement accompanying his
resolution Mr.. Gardper charged that
it was Commonly understood that
zone of these pro-German organiza-
ttions has a large fund in Massachu-
setts which it intends to use in four
congressional districts"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
Provisions ofthe Retaliatory
n Measure Against Entente Allies

Washington, Sept. S-Authority to
take drastic retaliatory steps against
interference with American eom-
merce by bellig@ents 4 in the
European war are contained in the
emergency revenue bill, as finally APP
proved. w
AS finally agreed upon, the first Of
the retaliatory authorizations reads:
Whenever any country, depen-
dency, or colony shall prohibit the
importation of any article the prod
uct of the soil or industry of the
United States and not injurious to
health or morals, the president shall
have power 10 prohibit, during the
period that such prohibition is, in
force, the importation into the
United States OF SIMILAR articles, or,
in case the United States does not
import similar articles from that
country then other articles, the
products of such country, de-
pendency or colony.
That whenever, during the exist
ence OF war in which the United
States is not engaged, the president
shall be satisfied that there is reason
able ground to believe that under the
laws, Regulations sor practices of ma
tions, the importation into their own
or any other country, dependency or
colony of any article the product of
the soil or industry of the United
States, and not injurious to public
health or morals, is prevented or re-
stricted, the president is authorized
and empowered to prohibit or re-
strict, during the period such pro-
hibition or restriction is in force, the
importation into the United States Of
similar or other articles, products of
such country, dependency or colony
as, in his opinion, theS public interest
may require; and in such case he
shall make proclamation, stating the
article or articles which are prOhib-
tied from importation into the.
United States, and any person or per-
sbns who shall import, or attempt or
conspire to import, or be concerned
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
President Leaves =.
Washington for
Extended Period

Washington, Sept. s.--President
Wilson left Washington at | o'clock
for stay which may extend until
after election in November He ex-
poets to. arrive at Atlantic City at
5:45 O'Clock this afternoon and to-
night will speak before the National
Woman Suffrage, association. After
spending the night in Atlantic City
he will motor to t:c summer white
house. Shadow Lawn, at Long
Branch, N. j., for an extended stay.
The president was busy up to the
time of his departure with work in
cident to the adjournment of COM
gress. After spending an ,hour at
the capitol signing bills he returned
to the White House and attached his
signature TO many commissions and
executive papers. r-,llg
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
SHARP FIGHT WEST
OF DYINA RIVER
Russians Succeed in Holding
Positions North of Dvinsk
They Took Thursday.
MANY RusHEs REPuLsED

Petrograd, Sept. 8-(Via London.)
Russian troops, which have crossed
the Dvina river north of DyinsE, were
attacked repeatedly BY the Germans
yesterday, the war office announces,
but succeeded in holding the cap
tured positions.
The statement says:
after artillery preparation, the
Germans developed repeated attacks
against our detachments which yes
terday occupied enemy positions on
the western bank of the Dvina, noSth
Of Dvinsk. The German attacks were
repelled!
"After a fierce action with artil-
lery, mine throwers and bomb NOR
tars, the enemy attacked in the region
of Velitsk, in THE, direction of Kovel,
but was rspelled.
"In the region of the Gnita Lipa,
our offensive continues. The enemy
is making stubborn resistance, bonn
harding our troops from positions on
the, right (west) bank of the river, to
which he retired under our pressure.
"On the Caucasian front in the
hi-Ognott sector, stubborn battles
continue"
=, Russian Biplane Captured.
Berlin, Sept. S-(Via Sayville.-
An official statement says that Rus
sian aeroplanes attacked with bombs
German positions in Courland, but
that the attack was without success.
German anti-aircraft guns forced one
hostik biplane to land and the oc-
cupants were made prisoner. \
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
Man Who Kills Wife
To Save Her Soul ,
AdmitsJe Fit

Chicago, Sept. 8.-Details of the
spiritual promptings which caused
him TO slay his young wife to Save
her soul" are contained in confes-
sion said to have been obtained from
]. Maurice Petit, former Cedar Rap
ids, Ia, bank cashier, I'm Jail here to-
day. The confession was made pub
lie by the states attorneys office
late last night.
In the confession Petit is quoted
as saying that when he was married
in the early part of the year he ex-
pected to live with his wife on
Spiritual plane but that his mother
in-law objected to thatplan. Although
his wife was pure woman" the CON
fession continued, he had attacks"
or jealous fits, in one OF which -he
cut the throat OF his wife with
razor, and left her lying dead while
he fled the house.
According to the confession, Petit
sought to kill himself on the farm
near Detroit where he was captured
and that he yet hoped to end his life
so he could join his BRIDE Spiritually"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09

in importing such article or articles
into the United States, contrary to
the prohibition in such proclam- IN,
shall be liable to fine of I $
than $1,000, nor more tbs scS>e
or, to Imprisonment nfs Il q ii
two years, or both, $50 &tion
of the court. Tl,S may
change, modify .SST enew such
proclamatiors se sSretion, and
the senate q .,ne same .
The final ~ ,aliation measure,
based on the Same war J condition,
would give the president authority to
withhold clearance to vessels OF .
belligerent nation.
Making or giving any undue or
unreasonable preference or advantage
in any respect whatsoever to any par
ticular person, company, hrm or cor
poration, or any particular descrip-
ton of traffic in the United States or
its possessions, or to any citizens of
the United States residing in neutral
countries abroad, or in subjecting any
particular person, company, firm or
corporation OF, any particular descrip-
ton Oh traffic in the United States or
its possessions, or any citizens of the
United States residing in neutral
countries abroad to any undue or un-
reasonable prejudice, disadvantage,
injury or discrimination in regard to
accepting, receiving, transporting or
delivering, or refusing to accept, re-
ceive, transport or deliver any cargo,
freight or passengers, or in any other
respect whatsoever, he is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to direct the
detention of such vessels by with
holding clearance or by formal no.
tice forbidding departure, and to re-
woke, modify or renew any such di-
rection."
1t also would give authority to the
president to deny American facilities
OF commerce to citizens in the United
States of an offending belligerenhna-
tion, and would authorize him to use
the land and naval forces of the gov
eminent to enforce the retaliatory
provisions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
OMAHA GlRLBACK
FROM GERMAN soil
Miss Lena Krsse Returns After
Three Years Spent in Ger
many and Tells Conditions.
DENIES FOOD SHORTAGE

Miss Lena Kfasessocf North Thir-
l-tieth strset, cousin of 4 Policeman
Joe Hell, has returned to Omaha after
having beenxn Germany SINCE the war
began, She went to Germany to visit
her uncle, Henry Kruse, y retired
business man, She arrived atfBremcn
July 13, 1914. three weeky before
war was declared. Her intention was
to visit other European cities, but the
start Of Ahostilities prevented this.
Miss Kruse' uncle lives at, Coburg,
town Of 2s,000 population in sake
Coburg. During her stay she made
only short trips in the country and
did not see much of the conditions in
the large cities. After departing for
home, however, she spent two days in
Berlin, where, as she expressed it,
there are more visible signs OF
mourning and little left of former
,gayetN Virtually all Of the war we
saw and felt at Coburg was the at
tentionl to wounded in the five hospi-
tails there" Miss Kruse said. "The
cases attended were only the conva-
lescents, 1t being SO far ftom the
theater of war that it was not practi-
cable to transport serious cases such
distance. l often passed among the
wounded, for my uncle is in the Red
Cross work, and / never saw such
indomitable.spirit as displayed by the
wounded, who wished only to get we'll
that they might return at once to the
firing line
Says Germany's Prepared.
"All Germany is on its toes, pre-
pared and ready for any eventuality.
There is food iaplenty, but it is dealt
gut sparingly, for nobody knows how
long the war will last. Nowhere is
there famine OF suffering for want of
food. | did not find it.in the least
inconvenient to remain.
Our household might be taken for
example. We were given cards per-
hitting us to purchase only certain
amounts Of food. We were allowed
one and one-halhpounds of meat, four
pounds of potato bread, one-fourth
pound Of butter week for each mem-
Der I>of the family and one and one
half pounds OF sugar month, with
a plenteous supply of vegetables and
fruits. The working classes were al
lowed even more than this scale.
Notwithstanding the embargo or
blockade enforced by Great Britain,
Germany IS doing quite we'll with its
own resources and aslittle help from
Switzerland, Denipark and Holland"
Leaving Germany Miss Kruse went
by rail to Berlin and Warnemuende
and thence by ferry to Denmark and
rail to> Copenhagen. where she en-
barked for home, She reached New
York last week. o., - ..,.-'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
Omaha Man Shoots
Himself With Gun I
He Takes from Cop

, Chicago, Sept. ga man believed
by the police to be Arthur E, Hanson
of Omaha, Neb., snatched revolver
from the pocket of mounted police
man at Randolph and Dearborn
streets today and shot himself to
death. Hundreds of persons rushing
to work saw the tragedy. Letters
found in the mans clothing were ad-
dressed to Hanson.
The suicide, the police believe, was
driven to despohdency over failure
to find employment. No money was
found in his clothing Postal cards
mailed from Denver and other west
crh cities from woman, who signed
herself "Charlott :" were found
among his effects. ~
No Arthur E. Y, nson is given in
the city directory and so far as can
be learned he is not known in this
CITY. -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
HUGHES POINTS
TO HISREC0RDA AS
: LABOR'S friend
Nominee Cites Editorial in
Union Organ Declaring Him
,on Side Of the Organ
ized Workers.
HITS ADAMsoN MEASURE
Says Whole Country Aghast as
Abandonment of Prerogative.
and Congressional Duty.
: NEED FAIR -MINDEDNEss
HITS ADAMsoN MEASURE
NEED FAIR -MINDEDNEss

Lewiston, Me, Sept. 8.-Charles
T, Hughes, speaking here, today, con-
tinued his attack on the administra-
ton in connection with the enact
ment of the Adamson law. Mr..
Hughes asserted that the whole
country stood aghast" at the -aban-
donment Of prerogative and congress
sional duty"
Now if anyone rises in this. coun-
try to say that I am not the friend Of
labor" the nominee added, "he knows
"a he is not telling the truth"
Mr.. Hughes, reviewing his record
in connection with labor legislation
while governor of New York, read
an editorial from the Legislative La
Dor News of October, 1910, in which
it was said 'he was the greatest
friend OF labor laws that ever occu-
pied the governors !chair at Albany"
That IS complimentary, but it is
true" Mr.. Hughes said. II was
written at slime when l supposed,
diu they' Supposcu, tndl Hoo iSi'
fosever the political field.
What we need in this country is
far-mindedness. When we have a
grievance, the thing to do is to ex-
>.amine the basis of fact There is not
"a question in this country that cam
not be settled ifsyou get at it in the
real way.
. rThe bill to which. l refer carried
on its face the declaration Of its own
defects. 1t proceeded to absolutely
impose wage scale and then to con-
slider to find out whether " had any
business, doing it. y
81 want fair wages, but the princi-
! Piles of the American government un-
lderlie every contract, every oppor-
tunity Of labor. Why, the laboring
men of this country can no more
take the chance of surrerdering what
has been won in our long fight, than
they can surrender the opportunities
Of their very existence. These things
are vital to labor and to every Amer
lean citizen" "g s,s Y A.sh Il
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
SUFFRAGISTS USE
VOTING MACHINES
Women's Association is Choos-
ing Officers Just Like It
Would at, Real Election.
FEW CHANGES PROBABLE

Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 8.-Dele-
gates to the National American Suf-
frage association in convention here,
who say they expect to be enfranch-
ised before, many years have passed,
are taking time by the forelock and
are learning how to vote In electing
their national officers the delegates
are following much the, same plan Of
states where there are statewide
primary laws.
In carrying out the election the
women are using voting machines and
for the last two days, delegates have
been practicing on the machines in
order to be able to vote without max
ing mistake. Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, national president, Of the or
ganization, tried one in New York a
week ago and voted a full ticket in
seventeen seconds. !
With the exception of three Of
ficers who have announced they will
retire, all the present officers expect
to be reelected. So far as can be
learned, Mrs. Gait has no opposition
for president. 1t is said Mrs. Walter
McNab Miller of Columbus, Mo-, will
be elected first vice president to sue
coed Mrs. Frank Nv Roessihg Of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mrs. Robins Resolution Lost.
The convention defeated by, an
overwhelming vote resolution that,
the association in the present national
campaign support only those. candi-
dates for national offices who pledge
their support to the passage of the
Susan B. Anthony amendment for a
federal constitutional amendment, The
resolution was offered BY Mrs. Ray
mond Robins of Chicago and a num-
ber of other delegates.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
British Aeroplane /.
Lost in Attack on
German Aerodrome

i. London, Sept. 8.--A British aero
plane was lost in raid yesterday
over St. Denis, in Belgium, thirty
miles southeast of Brussels.
Yesterday afternoon naval aero
planes attacked the enemy aerodrome
at St. Denis" says an official state
ment issued here. today. "A large
number of bombs were dropped with
good effect One OF our machines
failed to return.
During the same afternoon a ma
val aeroplane successfully, attacked
and brought down in flames hostile
kite balloon near Ostend. The at
tack was carried out under anti-air-
craft fire Of the heaviest description,
but the pilot returned safely.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
R0UMANIAN ARMY
OCCUPIES ORS0VA.
Important Bulgarian City on
Lower Danube River Taken,
Says Bucharest Dispatch.
BATTLE NEAR BALTzIK

N Vienna (via London) Sept. 81
Austrian troops have been>withdraWr
from their positions west Of Csil
Szereda, fifty miles north Of Kron.
stade, before Roumanian attacks, says
the official communication issued from
Austro-Hungarian A headquarters today
Heavy fighting continues east Of
Halicz, Galicia, the statements adds.
London, Sept. 8. - Ropuanian
troops have occupied Orsova, an i'm.
portant Hungarian town on the Dan.
ube, according to dis. .atch to the
Times from Bucharest dsy. Orsova
is one of the principal ports on the
lower. Danube and has considerable
commercial Importance,
The struggle is now under way
over the whole front in Dobrudja be-
tween the Danube and the Black, Sea
Fighting is desperate near Baltjik
oh the Black Sea coast about ten
miles north Of the Bulgarian frontier
This information, the wireless dis
patch says, was received in Rome
from Petrograd.
, Bulgarian Official Report
London, Sept. s.-A Bulgarian
statement issued at Sofia September
q and received here today reeounts
minor engagements in Macedonia
and the commencement OF the Ger.
man and Bulgarian Attacks against
the Rdumanian fortress Of Turtukai
on the Danube, in whish battle the
Roumanians were driven Sbehind the
forts, leaving roo pnwounded men on
the field. OF the operations on the
rest OF the Dobrudja front the report
says: ltrJ
"Our column operating in the ii.
rection of Silistria defeated the en-
emy north OF the village Of Chaskeny
capturing eleven Wagons>of ammuni-
ton which the enemy had abandoned
after his defeat and retreat toward
Silistria.
Six Hundred Roumanians Slain
Our troops which on September
captured Kurtbunar after six hours Of
fighting yesterday Sunday defeated
tbe. enemy. who was <lispersed into
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
Gardner and Evans
To Meet in the Finals

Philadelphia. Sept. ;8.-Robert A..
Gardner, the title holder, and Chick
Evans, open champion, will meet to-
morrow In the final round for the
amateur golf championship of the
United States. Evans and Gardner.
both Of whom are Chicagoans, earned
this right today by defeating respec,
lively Jesse Guilford, the Massachu-
setts champion, and D. c. Cochran
of Baltimore.
Gardner won by a IS and 4 score,
while Evans disposed Of Cochran by
3 up and 2 TO go,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
Must Either Surrender
Or Suffer AnnihiIation

London, Sept. Sin explanation of
the capture of the Roumanian garri-
son at Turtukai, a Sofia. dispatch. to
the Npssische Zeittug, received here
by way of Copenhagen, says that the
Roumanians were prevented from re-
firing across the Danube by the vio-
lent artillery fire of the attacking
forces. 1t became case of annihilia-
tion or surrender, and the garrison
surrendered. ..H..C.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
Several Killed by
= Wreck:in Michigan

Jackson, Mich.,f Sept. S.-Seye,al
persons are reported killed andmany
injured in head-on collision be-
tween interurban cars or the Michi-
gan United railway at Rives juno
ton, ten miles north of this City, late
This afternoon. Ambulances, physi-
clans and traction officials left in 4
special train /for the scene Of the
wreck.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
Girl is Charged
With Murder Of Boy

Huntsville, Ark, Sept. s.-Naomi
Beach, l8-year-old daughter of a
farmer living near here, today was
indicted on charge of first degree
murder. She il said to have admitted
that she shot and killed Earl iSisco,
aged 20, son Of neighbor, on June
1l. They had been sweethearts, but
quarreled. The girl is reported to
have said that she killed the boy be-
cause he cursed her when she sought
a reconciliation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
~.
>

The number Of peo-
pie who make use Of
Bee Want-Ad service
each week is well up in
the tens Of thousands,
and includes persons in
allwalks Of life,
No matter what you
may have to sell, rent
or exchange, you can
find the right party by
using Bee Want-Ads.
/, Call Tyler 1000
to place your ad.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09

MONARCHS CONGRATULATE EACH OTHER -- King
George of England and King Albert Of Belgium
pleased with the of the allies which they viewed
at first hand recent to the ha tile 'front.' that
they able to smile they congratulated each other
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-09
The Weather

ror Nebraska-Cloudy.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19

The newspaper world is remark
ably well represented in the Sixty
fourth Con ress just assembled Men
who are internationally prominent
proudly state in the first edition of
the Congressional Directory, for this
session which has just been printed,
that they are either owners or edit
ors of newspapers, or have been in
the past affiliated with newspaper
work.
Among the nose prominent of the
new members of Congress who state
that they are newspaper owners, is
Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio,
of the Marion CO., Star. He will
find that many of his colleagues in
the Senate are now or have been,
actively engaged in newspaper
work.
Sixty-five members of the present
CONGRESS are journalists. Probably
the only other profession more
prominently represented is that of
lawyer. Lawyers have always pre-
dominated in Congress. 1t will be
{ noted in the list that the journal
istie fraternity lost few representa-
tives in Congress at the expiration
of the Sixty-third Congress, but, on
the contrary. it is easily seen that
writers appear in greater number in
the present Congress. and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
CORN CLUB BOYS MORE
THAN DOUBLE YIELD

The corn club boys are the cham
pion corn raisers of the State. They
have not only beat the state average,
but they have outdone the demon
stration farmers who have also been
working under instructions OF the
county agents. Reports received by
G. j.. Harrington, corn club agent
for the University of Florida Extern
sion Division, show that the boys
made an average yield of 1888
bushels to the acre. This is more
than twice the state average, which
was given by the bureau of crop
estimates at Is bushels on December
16. 1t is IL bushels higher than
that o. the demonstration farmers
last year.
According to the foregoing figures,
the state yield would have been at
least 100000 bushels. instead of
$4,000. 900 bushels if the boys had
raised all the corn. Only 52S boys
completed their work and reported.
Arcadia News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
r. WOOD.
To the Democratic Voters of Florida
r. A. WOOD.

hereby myself candidate the office
of Governor in the primary of 1916.
embodied the States most essential needs the fol-
lowing platform which herewith present for considerations
quarter million Of dollars
corresponding
with bust
ing recorded and that the
a
Companies
politics the hands Of Commission OF
experience
majority Of both
likely to be
representatives
cordnqy.
RURAL FINANCE" adapted agcu
we'll
and devise
products
possible
purity
the Ballot.
educational and penal
Finally the only reduce taxes is to reduce public expend
public business would private business paying we'll
efficient service and eliminating all useless officials.
to make Statewide campaign these issues and pub
y discuss them wherever and whenever opportunity presents
itself shall appreciate the support of all Democrats who believe
with the principles outlined in the above platform and it
the people of Florida choose their Governor pledge myself
faithfully and truly represent them to the best of ability
rights all may be insofar the lies in the
office of Governor to do this.
Respectfully submitted,
F. A. WOOD.