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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
Price Level for u
Farm Crops Rises
Nearly Tenth

Washington, Sept. o.E-A 90 per
cent increase during August In the
level of prices paid producers for the
principal crops, was announced today
by the Department Of Agriculture.
During the last eight years the price
level decreased FL per cent during
August.
NJ The index figure Of prices on Sep
tember was about 2l.9 per cent
higher than year ago, l4.3 per cent
higher than two years ago and 1856
per cent higher than the average Of
the last eight years on September /.
\ Prices Of meat animals-hogs, cat
tie, sheep and chickens--paid to pro-
ducers was one tenth Of one per cent
higher August Is than month pre-
yious. The increase in that period in
the last six years averaged IL per
cent. The index figures OF prices for
those meat animals on August is was
about 1914 per cent higher than year
ago.
The estimated number Of stock
hogs on September ! was 3.8 per cent
less than year ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
BEACH IS PLEASED
OVER THE CAMPAIGN
Republican Chairman Has
Been Hearing Many Favor
able Reports.
DEMOS APPEAR IN DUMPS

Lincoln, Sept. 9.-(Special. CHAIR
man Beach of the republican state
committee expresses himself as more
than satisfied with reports brought
in from all parts of the state. All day
and we'll into the evening headquarters
at the Lindell hotel were thronged
with visitors, most of them bringing
in reports of strong republican senti-
ment in their part of the state.
The state candidates especially
were pleased with the situation, and,
being in constant touch with repre-
sentatives of the party from different
parts of the state, expressed the be-
lief that the whole ticket would 60 in
by good najorities.
Secretary Beebe left this morning
for a Sunday visit at his home in
Osceola and will return Monday, but
before going he said:
you may say as coming from me
that there is nothing to it but victory
all along the line. I tell you it is in
the air. l have talked with hundreds
of men from all over the state this
week and if the things they tell are
true, and I believe they would have
no reason for representing it other
wise, we are going to elect the whole
ticket from top to bottom and have
working republican majority in both
branches of the legislature. You can't
get away from it. The other fellows
recognize it. They don't say so, Of
course, but there is an air of discour-
agement about the situation which
crops out in conversation with the
men who are running the campaign.
They don't appear to be able to get
any ginger into the situation.
"Of course, Arthur Mullen reports
to the fellows down in Washington
that things look good That is part
of his duties as a national committee
man.
"The Mullen crowd killed off the
Bryans and now that they have killed
them off they are frantically trying
to resurrect the remains in hopes that
funeral expenses may be saved and
that Bill and Charlie will forget and
forgive and get out and hustle to elect
the crowd which put them to the bad
at the primary"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
Loss of Cruiser Memphis Probably
Due to an Undersea Earthquake

of all who beheld 1t, including the ma
tives of the island, accustomed as
they are to outbursts of tropical
storms. 1t had been blowing a hur-
ricane from the southeast for two
days, but on the morning of August
%, the sea was calm and there was
no wind. Then the sea became sud-
denly turbulent. The roadstead be-
came an angry mass Of foaming waves
in which no small craft could live.
"As the fury of the marine disturb
ance increased the Memphis was seen
to be dragging its anchor and grad
ually being driven ashore. Finally a
wave that seemed larger than any
that had preceded it, lifted the war
ship, held it on its summit for a mo-
ment and then dashed it down on
a submerged reef within 200 yards of
dry land. From the after ventilators
of the cruiser was pouring a cloud of
steam. Immense waves were still
breaking over it, some of them as
high as the top of its tunnels and
the. Memphis was showed ashore un-
til 1t was only fifty yards away. An
improvised breeches buoy was put in
operation and the men on the wrecked
ship were brought ashore, some of
them terribly burned from explosion
OF its boilers"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
AUSTR|ANS BLOW
UP HAL|Cz FORTS
AS RUSS SADvANCE
Teutons Destroy Several Of
Stronghold CO, 800 Bridge
.,0s vselieas.a s'..''er
RSasASoS River.
SLAVS UPON LEFT BANK
Berlin Admits Cars Forces in
Carpathians Are Pressing
Nearer Hungary.
FRENCH TAKE TRENCHES

London, Sept. 9.-The Austrians
have begun to blow up forts at Ha-
licz, Galicia, according to dispatches
published by the Petrograd Russky
Slovo and forwarded by the Reuter-
correspondent. The Russians have oc-
cupied some of them.
The great bridge across the Dne-
lister, the dispatch adds, has been
blown up. Russians hold the left
bank and are cannonading the retreat
ing Austrians. Two railway trains
have been wrecked.
Russ Nearer Hungary.
Berlin, Sept 9 (Via London).-
Forces of the central powers in the
Carpathian mountains, northwest OF
Kapul, says today's official report, is
sued by the German general staff,
yielded yesterday before the pressure
exerted by the Russians.
French Take Trenches.
Paris, Sept. 9 (Via London).-
French troops, by a brilliant assault
this afternoon, captured a section OF
German trenches east of the village
of Fleury (Verdun sector), according
to the official communication issued
by the war department.
German attempts to retake positions
in the neighborhood of Berry, on the
Somme front, were repulsed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
GENERAL STRIKE
AUTHORIZED BY
new YORK UNIONS
Men in ALI Trades May Be
!, Called Out for Day to
Aid the Striking Car
Men Win.
GoMPERs TO TAKE CHARGE
Head of American Federation
of Labor Now in Maine
Asked to Hurry to City.
FIGHT IS ON CONTRACT

New York, Sept. o.-Union labor
leaders OF national and state promi-
nence were called into New Yorks
transit situation today with the an
nouncement by local strike organic
ers that within twenty-four hours
conference would be held here, the
outcome of which might be twenty
four-hour tieup of all the city's indus
tries employing men affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor.
A telegram was sent to Samuel
Gompers, president OF the latter or
ganizaton, who is on vacation in
Maine, asking him to hurry here, and
the Central Federated union announc-
ed that after an all nights session
committee had been empowered to
call general sympathetic strike in
all trades if that action wee con-
sidered necessary tc hslp the em-
ployes in the Rapid Transit company
and New York Railways company to
" tl7e'r 'ight for annulment of the
., .eu master and servants con-
tracts" binding the men not to ask
wage increases for two years.
Meanwhile, it was announced on
behalf Of The marlborough that ap-
plications would be made to the courts
for injunctions to restrain labor lead
ers from interfering with men oper-
ating the subway, surface and elevated
lines.
Police reports indicated that under-r
ground and elevated service was nor
NAL today and that the situation on
the surface lines affected had consid-
ably improved. Union leaders claimed
the surface roads were badly af-
fected.
Disorders Of minor character con-
tinued throughout the day and there
we're eighteen arrests,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
German Airmen II
Drop Bombs On
Russian Wsrships

Berlin, Sept o.-(Via London. -
The following statement was issued
today by the admiralty:
Il On September 6 our naval aero-
planes dropped bombs on hostile ma
yal forces off Arensburg, on Oesel
island Tin the Gulf OF Riga). Near
level hostile aeroplane was forced
down.
"On the nigh. of September 6 one
of our naval aeroplanes dropped
large number Of bombs with good
results on the Russian aeroplane sta
ton at Runeo, on the Gulf Of Riga.
"On September 7 Russian gun
boat bombarded the north Courland
coast without success. II was pur-
sued and bombed by naval aeroplanes.
! "On the same day the Dutch steam
er Niobe, with contraband, was
brought in by our naval forces in the
North Sea-"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
BRITON AND FRANK
TAKE AGGRESSIVE
London and Paris Reports Tell
Of Gains Made During the
Night in Western Arena.
BOTH ARE ooNTRADIcTED

London, Sept. o.--The British cap
tured German trench in High Wood
on the Somme front, after sharp
fight last night, 1t was announced to-
day. German troops made several
attacks during the night, but none Of
them in force. The statement fol-
lows:
Last night there was some sharp
hand-to-hand fighting in High Wood,
where we captured a German trench,
taking two officers and nineteen Pa.
varians. In this operation heavy cas-
ualties were inflicted on the enemy.
There has been considerable hos
tile activity against our front north OF
Pozieres and in the neighborhood of
Moquet farm. In this sector small
hostile infantry attacks we're easily
repulsed. A detachment Of the enemy
which attempted to advance from the
direction of Courcelo was stopped by
our fire.
"Our troops carried out several sue
cessful enterprises in the neighbor-
hood of Arras and the Hohenzollern
redoubt and north Of Neuve Chapelle.
The enemy trenches were entered,
some prisoners were taken, and other
casualties were inflicted
French Take Prisoners.
Paris, Sept. 9.-Renewing their as
sault on the Somme front last night
the French made further gain. The
capture of small wooded area is re-
ported today by the war office. Ger
man attacks in the Verdun sector
were repulsed.
Prisoners taken by the French
since September, the statement says,
number 7,700, including 100 officers.
After the unsuccessful German at
tacks of yesterday, great number OF
German dead were found on the field
and in communicating trenches.
Germans Report Gains.
Berlin, Sept. 9.-(Via London.)-
Enemy infantry attacks on the
Somme slackened during the day."
says today's German official state
ment. AN English local enterprise at
Foureaux Wood (High Wood, and
night attacks by the. French against
the Berny-Deniecourt sector failed.
We cleared small portions Of our posi-
tions which previously had remained
in the hands of the enemy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
Watchmakers Scarce; They Are
In the Automobile Repair Business

says, "but nevertheless the automobile
repair business cuts into the supply of
watchmakers, 1t is fact that man
who has the mechanical genius to
make good careful matchmaker will
just as readily, and more readily per-
haps become first class automobile
repair man.
There is big and steadily grow
ing demand for auto repair men, and
the result is that many young fellows
with turn for machinery and wheels
learn the auto repair business instexd
Of the watch repairing. So while the
old watchmakers are not dropping out
to start tinkering with automobiles,
the watchmakers are not being re-
cruited so rapidly as they were in
past years. 1t is this fact which ex-
plains the growing shortage here in
the west, at least. Then, too, the auto
repair business offers little more
action and exercise than the watch
making"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
Attorneys Prince
Sue Saloon Keeper
And His BOndsmen

Grand Island, Neb., Sept. 9.-(Spe-
cial Telegram sheriff Sievers has
served notice on Theodore Boehm,
local agent of the Southern Security
company, and like papers will be
served on Frank Shank, Harm Shank
and Tom Dwyer of y Silver Greek,
Neb., as co-defendants in suit for
$1,000 damages brought by Attorneys
w. A. Prince and Harold Prince as
the result of an assault, on them by
Harm Shank and Tom Dwyer in
front of the Shank saloon at Silver
Creek. While the license for this
saloon is in the name of Frank
Shank, it is alleged that the conspi-
racy to assault was formed in the sa-
loon, and it is further contended that
Harm Shank is the real owner, but
could not secure a license in his own
name. That it is intended to fight
the case vigorously is indicated by
the fact that the papers show the fol-
lowing lineup of local talent for
Mr.. Prince: Horth & Ryan, w. H.
Thompson & Son, T. o. c. Harrison,
F. w. Ashton, ]. L. Cleary and Har-
old Prince.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
FEDERAL INQUIRY
into BREAD PRICES
District Attorney clyne Says
Says Plan Announced by
Chicago Bakers Illegal.
MAKES PRICE SIX CENTS

Chicago, Sept. 9.-Federal investi-
CATION of the National Association Of
Bakers plan to make the, price Of
bread 6 cents instead of 5, was
started here today.
Charles F. Clyne, United States
district attorney, said the plan for
one baker in community to advance
the price, and then have the others fol-
low, would constitute violation OF
the antitrust law.
Sx-cent loaves of bread for Chi
cago consumers within a week was
predicted today as the result Of con-
ferences yesterday between local
bakers and the wholesale bread manu-
facturers from all sections of the
United States.
A million loaves of bread are cor
sumed in Chicago every day, it is esti-
mated, and the | cent increase
would mean $4,000 more added to
the household expenses every day for
bread alone.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
BULGARIANS FIFTY
MILES IN ROUMANIA
German Report Says Invaders
Make Rapid Progress on
Black Sea Coast.
HOLD TURKS AND TEUToNS

Berlin (Via Wireless to Sayville),
Sept. 9.-Correspondents with Bull
garian and German forces which are
invading Roumania report that along
the Black Sea coast an advance OF
eighty kilometers (about fifty miles)
beyond the frontier already has been
made. They express the opinion that
the progress of the invaders, who
have occupied several important po-
sitions on the coast and elsewhere in
Dobrudjaj explains the irresolution
and comparative inactivity of the
Roumanian forces, which. having in
vaded Pennsylvania, are now merely
sending out small dc lchments to re-
connoiter.
Not only Roumanians, but Rus
slams, have been defeated by the Bull
garians in Dubrudja, the correspon-
dents say, and this destroys the le-
gend that Bulgarians will not fight
Russians.
Turks and Teutons Repulsed.,
Petrograd, Sept. 9.-(Via London.)
German and Turkish troops are ell
gagged in stubborn fighting with Rus
sian forces in Galicia, on the river
Naraiuvka, in the direction Of Halicz,
according to ain official statement is
sued today by the Russian war de-
partment. A counter attack made
by the Turks and Teutons, the state
ment adds, was repulsed by the Rus
slams. ....
Russian torpedo boats, it is de-
clared, bombarded the Roumanian
port of Baltjik, on the Black Sea, and
sank twenty-one barges in which the
Bulgarians, who had occupied the
seaport, were shipping bread. The
statement says:
"German-Turkish counter attacks
on the river Naraiuvka, in the direc-
tion of Halicz, were repelled by our
fire. In this area stubborn fighting
continues. I,
"In the Carpathiens, south of Bar
anoff, our troops carried series of
L.;oLt, +,I;.,, ,,,oo 49, c0O ,.;,o,
neienls, takiIe more than ovo prisoh-
els anu capturing nVe machihe guns
"caucasian front. In tbe region of
Ognott stubborn fighting continues.
"Black Sea: Our torpedo boats
bombarded the port of Baltiik. on the
Roumanian- coast and sank twentv-
one barges in which the Bulparians
were shipoine bread from this port
Enan,,, ea.nia,as at.a.Lad o,,- 90
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
Judge Woodrough
Holds Inheritance
Tax Must Be Paid

That George Warren Smith of
Rockport, Me-, and Atlantic, N. j.,
sole heir of the late Francis Smith,
must pay Douglas county an inheri-
tance tax approximating $25,O00 was
the finding of Judge Woodrough in
federal court Friday.
The late Francis Smith and George
Warren Smith owned Douglas coun-
ty property totalling about $l,S00,000
in value. Attorneys for Smith sought
to convince the court that this joint
ownership dissipatsd an inheritance
tax until the death OF both men.
County Attorney Magney contended
the tax on half of the estate became
due upon the death of Francis Smith.
Judge Woodrough concurred with
a decision made by Bryce Crawford
in county court and held that no joint
ownership such as was represented
could exist when it clearly evaded
the laws of the state, as the one in
question appeared to do.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10

If your watch stops many more
times you may have trouble in finding
man to fix it.
No, there is no strike. 1t is only a
shortage of watchmakers in Omaha.
1t extends not only over the metrop.
oils, but also over the entire states of
Nebraska. Iowa, Kansas and South
Dakota.
Local jewelers. are beginning to feel
the effects. When they need watch
maker quickly they are having hard
time to get one, They all have their
Jobs, and comparatively few are float.
ing around looking for a job.
A. F. Smith, head Of the A. F. Smith
wholesale jewelry concern in Omaha,
explains this shortage by the fact
that mechanics of any kind can so
readily find other jobs open to them
in many fields.
mo. watchmakers do not neces-
sarily quit their benches and go into
the automobile repair business" he
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
Weather Next Week Will,
Be Generally Fair

Washington, Sept. 9.-Weather pre-
dictions for the week beginning Sum-
day, issued by the weather bureau to-
day, are:
Upper Mississippi valley and plains
states: Generally fair except showers
Sunday in the upper Mississippi val
ley, and Wednesday or Thursday in
north plains states. Cooler within
next forty-eight hours, followed by
moderate temperatures. rs
Rocky mountain and plateau
regions: Genei lily fair except local
showers at beginning of week over
southern Rocky mountain region.
Temperatures near or below seasonal
homal
Pacific states: Generally fair, tenn
peratures near seasonal normal.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10

Want-Ads state in a
clear and simple way
just what is offered or
W a n t e d--that's why
their appeal is so uni
versal and why they
are so popular with all
classes.
Make sales the Want
Ad way; few people
will bother to send in a
coupon for full particu-
lars on anything.
Call Tyler 1000
for Bee Want-Ada
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
Earnings Of Steam Fl T.
Railroads Increase

Washington, Sept. S.-Sixty-seven
OF the largest steam railways earned
a net revenue of $545 per mile during
last July, an increase of $43 a mile
over July, 1915. A summary made
public today by the Interstate Com
merce commission shows net revenues
totaled SAL ,355,92l compared with $780,
328,s8S IN July, 1915. The largest
gains were made in the east.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
Goes to the Reform School
For SteaIinu Five BiCycIeS

Homeless Charley Daniels, a col
ored lad of 10 years, whose father is
in the state penitentiary. will be given
an education at the state industrial
school at Kearney. When Charley
came before Judge Leslie in juvenile
court, charged with stealing bicycles
so that five other friends might go
joy riding, the little fellow broke
down and told his troubles. Proba-
ton Officer Miller vouched for his
former good behavior. Aaron Smith
and Theodore Mitchell, both colored
boys, who were also members of the
Joy riding party, were paroled to
their parents on promise of exemp-
larry behavior hereafter. The five
bicycles were recovered.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
LobeCk Leaves for Home
From WASHINGTON TODAY
From a staff Correspondent.)

From staff Correspondent)
Washington, Sept 9.-(Special Tel
egram.) .)-Representative Lobeck has
made all arrangements to leave for
Omaha tomorrow afternoon.
President Wilson before adjourn
ment of congress signed the bill CIV
ing $40 month pension to civil war
widows over 70 years of age.
The bill also gives pension to
widows who have married since 1890
up to and including 1909. Attorneys
will not be permitted to collect fees.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
Ad. Contest
Prize Winners

Full list of prize winners
in The Bees Selection Con-
test, with their choice and
letters, will be found on
page 5.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
The Weather

For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
For Nebraska-Unsettled, probably show
ers.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10
BANK CLEARINGS
FIGURES SHOW UP
0MAHA'S GROWTH
Statistics Published in Dun's
Review Credit Nebraska
Metropolis With Great
Gain.
ARE 65 PER CENT GREATER
Comparisons With Other Cities
Bring Out High Local
Standing.
MANY FALL WAY BEHIND
ARE 65 PER CENT GREATER
MANY FALL WAY BEHIND
BY A. R. GROH.

Figures are tiresome things. That
is their one bad point.
Their good point is that they
don't lie," though many people have
expressed serious doubts about the
figures on taxicab meters.
However, when the figures indicate
such marvellous growth of growing
Omaha as the latest bank clearing
figures indicate, they are not tiresome
to Omahans.
Bank clearings in Omaha for Au-
gust, this year, were 65 per cent
greater than they were in August,
last year.
They increased from $72,248,960 to
$ll1,47l,722. That's worth an excla-
nation point or two. (!D
These figures are published in
Dun's Review, and all other statistics
given here are taken from the same
competent authority.
well, that's a big increase, all
right" you say, "but how does
Omaha compare with sister cities of
about the same size?"
We're glad you asked that question
because we can give very crafty
. ing answer-gratifying to Omaha,
that is. -.
Taking the 1910 United States CEN
sus figures, we find that the COM
bined population of Omaha and
South Omaha was 150,355.
Minneapolis had a population Of al
most exactly twice that large. Were
the bank clearings of Minneapolis
twice as great as those Of Omaha n
August
They were not. They were only
10 per cent greater than Omaha's to
wit, Sl23,3s4,0O1.
St. Paul, with a population Of 2l4,-
900, had bank clearings of only $59,-
100000 well drop the odd thousands
and hundreds).
Kansas City, with a population Of
248,000, makes good showing. Let
us give her credit. Her August
clearings were 100000.
Shows Up. Sisters.
Now let us look around the coun-
try and find few-sister cities in va
rious localities whose population is
just about the same as Omaha's. And
we'll see how their bank clearings
ran in August. Here thew are.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-10

Omaha can even take some cities
with much larger populations, &C.
cording to the 1910 census, and show
them cards and spades.
= Here's Denver. with 2l3,000 folks
and clearings of $35,O00,000. Los An
geles, with $4,000, has but $685.
100000 in clearings. Milwaukee, that
famous place, with $4,000 people,
has only 100000 in clearings.
And Omaha with $l1l000,000!
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-11-07
A SUMMARY OF RESULTS IN THE
FALLS COUNTY

The following are the results
the best records in the county.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-11-07
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