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Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
MRS. HELEN DRESHER
DIES OF INJURIES
Advanced Age and Shock of
Auto Accident at Clarinda
Prove Fatal.
AL DREsHER IMPROVING

Mrs. Helen Dresher, injured in the
automobile accident near Clarinda,
Ia, Sunday, when the car of her son,
All Dresher, plunged over twenty
foot embankment, died at 4:30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon i'll the Clarinda
hospital.
Mrs. Dresher's advanced age, 66
years, rendered her injuries more
serious than they would have been
if sustained by a younger person,
and she failed TO rally from the
shock.
She was the widow of S. S.
Dresher, pioneer Omaha business
man, and had been making her home
at the Dresher family residence, 2S22
Jones street, with her unmarried
daughter, Louise. .-.-, .....r..-,
She is survived by four SONS and
two daughters, all of Omaha, and
all of whom were at Clarinda when
she died.
One son, Al Dresher, was seriously
injured in the accident. but is be-
lieved to be improving, it was report
ed at Clarinda last night. The other
sons are: Charles J. D., and Sam jr.,
and the daughters are Miss Louise
Dresher and Mrs. Glenn Smith of
Omaha.
Definite funeral arrangements have
not been made. 1t is probable that
only private services will be held
for the present, and that the body
will be placed in a receiving vault
until Al Dresher is able to attend
final services.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
URGE EMBARGO
UPON MUNITIONS
Egan and Hamil of New Jersey
Will Offer Bill Prohibiting
Shipments Of Explosives.
TO APPLY TO ATLANTIC

New York, Aug. l.-Representa.
tives John J. Egan and James Hamil
Of New Jersey announced this after
noon at the conclusion of a confer
ence OF city, county, state and federal
officials about the Black Tom
munitions explosion that they would
go to Washington tomorrow. accom-.
panied by Mayor Pagan Of Jersey
City, to demand an embargo on the
export Of munitions from Atlantic
coast ports.
Representative Egan said he would
introduce a resolution in the house
asking for an immediate embargo, and
Representative James Hamill said
that he was framing bill Of similar
design. but refused to disclose Its
exact nature, DID,. .-,.
Before The Commission.
The three men will also go before
the Interstate Commerce commission
in Washington tomorrow, they said,
and demand the adoption by the COM
mission of stringent regulations pend
ing remedial legislation for the re-
moval OF immediate danger from the
storage of high explosives at this
port.
Representatives OF the federal dis
trict attorneys office of New York
and New Jersey attended the con-
ference, but said there was nothing
to show that federal laws had been
viloated in the transportation or
storage of the explosives which
caused Sundays disaster.
Another Arrest Made.
The fourth arrest growing out of
the separate inquiries underway was
made today when E. L. Mackenzie,
president Of the National Dock and
Storage company, the scene of the
explosion, was taken into custody at
his home in Plainfield, N. J., and re-
leased in $4,000 bail for examination.
There is no question that | am
responsible for the warehouse owned
by the company" said Mr.. MacKen-
zie. But | can state positively that
there was no infringement Of the law
in any respect"
The city commissioners Of Jersey
City by vote Of 4 to ! adopted a
resolution today calling upon Director
OF Public Safety Hague to prevent the
shipment Or storage of high explosives
in that city.
The commissioners authorized the
directors to use physical force il nee
essary in carrying out their mandate,
which, it was stated, was based on the
public nuisance ordinance of the CITY.
This means, it was explained, that Jer
sey City will cease to be the terminus
of munitions shipments for the en-
tente governments in Europe.
Director Hague announced later
that he would take whatever action he
thought necessary, if after twenty
four hours the railroads neglected or
refused to remove the explosives. He
declared that there was at present
within the city limits more than fifty
carloads of dynamite and explosives.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
Gov. Withycombe
Welcomes Pythian
Knights to Oregon

Portland, Ore, Aug. 1.-The twen-
ty-ninth biennial convention of the
supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias.
opened here today with members
present from all parts of the United
States. The opening session was
given over to joint assembly Of the
supreme lodge and the supreme tenn
pie, Pythian sisters, which was at
tended by friends and members gen.
orally. Gus c. Moore of Portland,
supreme representative, presided as
general chairman.
Formal addresses OF welcome were
delivered by Governor James Witty
combe and Mayor H. R. Albee, and
responses were made by Supreme
Chancellor B. S. Young of Ada, Colo,
and Supreme Chief Cora M. Davis OF
Union, Ore. ....
Following the joint assembly, the
supreme lodge went into executive
session. At the same time the su-
preme temple, Pythian Sisters, and
the grand lodge Of Oregon held the
first sessions Of their conventions
in separate halls.
The principal parade of the conven-
ton was to be held this afternoon;
the Uniform Rank, Knights of Khor-
assam, grand lodge and subordinate
lodges generally were to participate.
Tonight Walter B. Richie of Illinois,
past supreme chancellor, will deliver
his golden jubilee address on, THE
Pythian Lesson OF Friendship"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
GERMANS BEGIN
EVACUATION OF
KOVEL FORTRESS
Count Won Rothmer's Army in
Galicia is Reported to be
Practically Surrounded
by the Russian Army.
COSSACKS MAKE A DASH
Divisions from Body Said to
Have Destroyed Railroads
in Austrian Rear.
LEMBERG Is ---4.EATENED
COSSACKS MAKE A DASH
LEMBERG Is ---4.EATENED

| London, Aug. General Count
Won Bothmer's army is reported to
be almost enveloped by the Russians
in Galicia, says dispatch from Rome
to the wireless press. Cossack di-
visions after the occupation of Brody
are said to have destroyed the rail-
ways behind the Austrian army.
The Germans are Withdrawing from
Kovel their heavy artillery, food and
munitions depots, says another dis
patch from Rome to the Wireless
press, The city of Vlsdimir-Vo
lynsky in Nolhynia, is said to have
been completely evacuated by the
Germans.
Ready to Evacuate Lemberg,
kilograms from Vienna says that
the Austro- o-Hungarians have made
all preparations for the evacuation of
Lemberg, the Galician capital, says a
dispatch from Copenhagen to the En-
change Telegraph company. Large
quantities of goods have been re-
moved from the city.
The Neue Freie Presse of Vienna
says it learns that large number of
the inhabitants of Lemberg have al
ready left the place.
Counter Attacks Repulsed.
Petrograd, Aug. l.-(Via London }
-RngStan frnnnc at tho hopl &c H.
Stokhod river, in the region of the
village of Velickikuchary, forced the
Austro-Germans back and fought
their way through to a point west Of
this line, it was officially announced
by the Russian war department to-
day.
All leutonic counter attacks in the
kovel and Lutsk regions, the state
ment adds, were repulsed by the Rus
slams.
Russ Control Stokhod River.
Petrograd, Aug l.-(Via London. J
With General Kaledine's army in
full control of the Stokhod river,
which has been the chief obstacle
to the westward progress of the
nOi lllCll wing Ol tle RUSSIAN forces
under command of General Bruis-
seloff and the troops OF General SAX
haroff driving the Austrian army
commanded by General Won Boehm-
Edmolli westward from Brody, the
Russians now are we'll advanced in
the campaign against the two impor-
tant centers of Kovel and Lemberg.
The Russian offensive conducted
in both these directions has been so
vigorous and unrelenting that the
AustroGermans apparently have
been in a pred:cament, not knowing
from which point to spare troops to
reinforce the defense of some other
part of tie front. The result has
been that the Germans are exclu-
sively occupied with the defense of
Kovel, while Won Boehm- Edmollis
army, without assistance, has been
mainly striving to protect the roads
to Lemberg
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
Shooting ARRAY
In l. W. W. Camp
At Aberdeen, s, D

Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. IAN un-
identified negro, said to be a men,
Der of the Industrial Workers of the
World, was shot following a dis
agreement with a fellow wanderer,
Lee Griest, over game of craps
here last night. Griest is now held
by the authorities, being caught two
hours after the shooting FIVE miles
east Of the city.
The chief travelling delegate of the
Industrial Workers of the World Or
ganization declared today that the
convention Of the members will be
held in Minneapolis, probably No
vember 20, and not in Aberdeen or
Fargo, on August II, as had been
reported.
Officials here say they do not fear
trouble with the Industrial Workers
Of the World as more men are now
getting out Of the city than are COM
ing in.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
Moneys Letters y
Said To Throw Light
On Bomb 0utrages

San Francisco, Aug. l.-Docu-
mentary evidence, secured by the po-
lice in raid on the headquarters Of
the perpetrators Of the preparedness
parade bomb outrage, has laid bare
all the names and facts connected
with the plot and will assure con-
viction of suspects in custody. ae-
cording to announcement made to-
day by District Attorney c. M.
Fickert. ......
Fickert made public only a few
bits of information gained in the LETT
ters, which he said consist. of the
private letter file and other papers
Of Thomas Mooney, labor agitator,
suspected ringleader of the bomb
gang.
According to Fickert, the letters
disclosed MONEYS alleged implica-
tions in various California dynamit-
ing cases; his plans for causing a
str, ,et car strike in San Francisco.
with hints Of dynamiting attempts
to follow, and valuable information
bearing on the wrecking OF the Los
Angeles Times building.
In letter written by Mooney just
prior to the preparedness parade, he
said, according to Fickert:
"If | can pull off what l am plan
ming, I will be the biggest man in
San Francisco labor circles"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
SPLENDID rain
BREAKS DROUTH
AND HEAT SPELL
ALI of Eastern Nebraska and
Western Iowa Relieved by
Downfall Of Goodly
Depth.
OVER AN INCH IN OMAHA
Railroad Men Say That it Will
Be Worth Over Fifty
Million to Corn Crop.
STILL RAINS IN SECTIONS

+-- Sweetest music fell upon the ears
of such Omahans as were awake at
or after 2:30 o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
1t was the music of the little rain
drops drumming upon the roofs,
splashing against the windows, swish
ing among the treetops. pattering in
the puddles.
The months drouth was broken.
July had gone into history as the
dryest Omaha ever recorded. And
when August was only two hours old
the rain began.
The rainfall here was .88 OF an inch
up to 7 a. nj. And enough fell after
that to make the total fall well over
an inch. Other parts of the state
was drenched even more. Stroms-
berg reported 2l5 inches and Lin
coin reported 1888 inches, with rain
still falling. Only two out of twenty
weather stations in the state reported
no rain.
Early reports to railroads Tuesday
morning indicated good general rains
through the eastern half of the state.
The Burlington reports on the Oma-
ha and Lincoln divisions showed that
the rain extended as far west as Has,
tings and Grand Island. The differ
snt stations reported widely differing
amounts, but with the exception of
O'Neill all reported some rain.
1t was the first rain since the
Fourth Of July, after almost solid
month OF unbroken drouth with
blistering heat. 1t is believed that
this mornings rain will be worth
many millions of dollars to the farm
ers of the Missouri valley.
Worth Fifty Million.
"A fine rain, covering all the rain
belt of Nebraska" was the way in
which E. w. H. Jones, division
freight agent of the Northwestern
lines, commented on the crop saving
downpour.
81 figure that it means a 100000
900 bushels of corn at 50 cents a
bushel.' said L. w. Wakcley of the
Burlington. 1t came just in time
to save the crop, and while we Wilt
not have 100 per cent crop, we will
have a. splendid big crop. | think
Nebraska is about the most favored
spot on Gods green earth this
year"
Good soaking rains were reported
all along the Missouri Pacific line
from Omaha to the Kansas line E.
P. Hennessey, commercial agent for
the Rock Island, said that he had
just heard from the agents along the
line to Fairbury, and that not sta
ton had missed good rain, and that
most Of them were either enjoying
rain or had one in prospect.
The heaviest rain reported was at
Reaver Crossing, on the Northwest
ern, where the agent reported four
inches. From Gresham to York, on
the Northwestern, the average rainfall
was in the neighborhood of two and
one-quarter inches.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
Torrential Rains
Hamper Operation Of
Army Motor Trains

Columbus N. NJ, Aug. l.-Three
days of torrential rains in the Casas
Grandes valley have hampered oper-
alton of the army truck line to the
American field base at Colonia Dub
Ian greatly, according to reports here
today by truck men. However, the
drivers asserted the command has
ample supplies
Other reports indicated that small
Carranza forces, which operated south
and west of the American lines in
the El Vale district, have withdrawn,
apparently to enter the bandit cam
paign along the Chihuahua Durango
border.
With the arrival of 100000 rounds
of small arms ammunition, daily tar
get practice has become a routine of
the American troops in Mexico.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
DATES FOR HUGHES \
TRIP WEST GIVEN
Republican Candidate Leaves
New York Saturday Night
for Pacific Coast.
VACATION IN ESTES PARK

New York, Aug. l.-Thc itinerary
of the trip that Charles E. Hughes
will make to the Pacific coast was Of
fcially announced today as follows:
Leave New York Saturday evening,
August S, spend Sunday at Niagara
Falls. Leave there Monday, August
7 for Detroit, where there will be two
evening meetings.
Leave Detroit Tuesday morning,
August 5, for Chicago. where there
will be an evening meeting. Leave
Chicago that night for St. Paul and
Minneapolis. where two evening
meetings will be held Wednesday,
August 9.
Thursday. August 10. a morning
meeting will be held in Grand Forks.
N. D., and a night meeting at Fargo,
N. D. Friday, August II, the entire
day will be spent in transit to Helena,
Mont, where day meeting will be
held Saturday, August II.
Sunday in Spokane.
Sunday, August l3, will be spent in
Spokane, Wash, aud. Monday morn
ing August IA, an automobile trip
will be taken into Idaho, where a
morning address will be made at
Couer d'Alene. An evening meeting
will be held in Spokane, with the de-
parture at night for Tacoma and
Seattle. A day meeting will be held
Tuesday, August IS, in Tacoma and
an evening meeting in Seattle.
Wednesday, August 10, an evening
meeting will be held in Portland and
in the early morning, August u, de-
parture will be made for San Fran
cisco, where an evening meeting will
be held August l8. The following
day, Saturday, August l9, will be
spent in San Francisco and early that
evening departure will be made for
Los Angeles, arriving there early
Sunday morning. August 20.
The entire of Sunday will be spent
at los Angeles and anevening meet
ing will be held in Los Angeles Mon
day, August 2l.
Departure will then be made for
at Los Angeles and an evening meet
ing will be held Wednesday, August
August "a a day meeting will be
held in Ogden, Utah, and an evening
meeting will be held at Salt Lake
City. A night meeting will be held
Friday, August rs, in Cheyenne; Sat
urday, August 26, an evening meeting
will be held in Denver.
Vacation in Estes Park.
Departure will be made that eve
ming for Estes Park, Colo, where ar
rival will be made early Sunday morn
ing. From Sunday, August II, 10
Friday, September !, vacation
period will be had in Estes Park.
The evening of September !, de-
parture will be made for Denver,
where a few hours will be spent, and
Saturday, September 2, there will be
a talk in Topeka, Kan, for one hour
in the afternoon and an evening meet
ing in Kansas City. Mo.
Departure for St. Louis will be
made late Saturday evening and Sun
day will be spent in St, Louis. An
evening meeting will be held in St.
Louis Monday, September 4, and de-
parture will then be made for Lexing-
ton, KY. where an afternoon meeting
will be held September 5. Wednes-
day and Thursday, September and
7, will be in transit to Maine, where
arrival will be made in Portland about
noon, September 7.
The trip provides for rest Sunday
instead of travelling. With only one
or two exceptions, in order to make
connections, the trip will be made by
regular trains.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
Two Bombs Exploded
Under Building Of
Jewish Daily Press

Chicago. Aug. |. - Two bombs,
believed to have been made OF dyna-
mite, were exploded this morning un-
der the building of the Jewish Daily
Press, whose publisher, A. M. Lieb-
ling, was witness for the state in
the recent trial of a score Of labor
leaders charged with conspiracy here.
At the time of the trial Mr.. Lie
bling said that his life had been
threatened because he told the grand
jury what he knew Of the methods Of
the labor union representatives.
The bombs were placed near the
front door Of the building Mr.. Lie
bling, his wife and three children were
thrown from their beds on the sec
ond floor of the building. A night
watchman also narrowly escaped i'll
jury.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
British Steamer Has
Fight With Subsea

Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 1.-The
British steamer Clodmoor, Just in
port from Genoa, Italy, had a battle
in the Mediterranean sea with Ger
man or Austrian submarine. its com
mander, Charles Hunter, reported to-
day. He believes he left the SUBJ
marine in a sinking condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02

UPPER PANEL SHOWS A VIEW
OF THE PIER FROM THE WAT
ERSIDE; THE LOWER PANEL
SHOWS THE NATIONAL STOR-
AGE HOUSE AS THE FLAMES
FULL OF DANGER, REACHED 1T.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
Two More Retail Stores
Will Close at 6 O'Clock

Beaton & Laier and the Matthews
book store are two more retailers
added to the list of those who have
reported TO the secretary OF the As
sociated Retailers that they will
close at o'clock on Saturday nights
during August.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
New York Bank to Open
Branches in Russia

Washington, Aug. Permission
has been granted by the Federal Re-
serve board to the National CITY
bank of New York to open a branch
at Petrograd, Russia, and establish
sub-branches throughout Russia, it
was announced today.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
Damage to Cotton
Crop is More Than
One Million Bales

Washington, Aug l.-Heavy dam
age to the growing cotton crop
between June Is and July Is has
caused reduction of l,550,000 bales
in the prospective production The
August cotton report of the depart
ment announced today indicates the
production of 12,91600O, equivalent to
500-pound bales, compared with A.
100000 forecast for the condition Of
the crop June rs. The condition dur
ing the month dropped 8S per cent,
to 723 of normal.
Condition of the growing cotton
crop on July rs indicates total pro-
duction of 12,916,000, equivalent to
500-pound bales, the Department Of
Agriculture today announced in its
August cotton report. That compares
with l4,266,000 bales forecast last
month by the bureau of crop estimates
basing its calculations on the condi-
ton OF the crop on June Is, and with
ll,l9l 800 bales, last years final pro-
duction, 16,l34,930 in 1914, l4,156. .486
bales in 1918 and 12,703,421 bales in
1912. The final output, however. will
be larger or smaller than above fore
cast, according as conditions here
after are better or worse than average
conditions.
Condition of the crop on July rs as
compiled from reports of agents and
correspondents in the cotton belt was
placed at 72.3 per cent of normal,
compared with 81 per cent on June
Is, 75.4 per cent on July Is last year.
76.4 per cent in 1914 and 78.5 per cent,
the ten-year average on July Is.
New York, Aug. IA sensation
ally rapid advance of about $l.75 Der
bale followed the publication of the
government cotton crop report in the
market here today. Just before the
official condition of 72.3 per cent
against 8l.l last month, and the ten
year average of 78.5 was published. a
canvass of local exchange members
indicated an average expectation of
76.5 per cent, and the government re-
port was also far below the most bull
lish Of recent private figures.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02

TWO VIEWS
graphic h rushed to from tn scene Of in New Y@k
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-02
The Weather

For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair tonight and Wednesday; slightly warm
er Wednesday,
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-17
LABOR INJUNCTIONS
TO BE LEADING ISSUE

Chcago,-At conference of nearly
$50 organized workers from every sec
ton of the State, called by the State
Federation of Labor to discuss the in
creasing number of labor injunctions, it
was unanimously agreed that this qucs-
ton be made the paramount legislative
measure and that from now on every
thing else be Subordinatcd to the sll-
premc effort of securing the enactment
of legislation that will regulate the issll-
ance of I'M unctionS in strike times, Simi-
lar to that contained in the Clayton law.
The conference declared that through
strained constructions of the law volun-
tary organizations Of workers, formed
for mutual protection and not for profit,
are placed III the same category as un-
lawful combinations, and that equity
courts have extended their powers until
now they issue I'M unctionS denying
workers the constitutional rights of free
assemblagc, free speech and the freedom
of the press
In an address to the conference Presi-
dent Gompers referred to the growing
revolt of workers everywhere against
labor injunctionS, and in his plea for
harmony and determination, said
Politicians nor StateSmen-call them
by any name that you will-they will
not give heed unless they know and
are made to feel and understand that
| you are in earnest, and that no mat
ter what the man may be, or what the
party may be, that unless it is used as
an opportunity to enact these declara
tions into the laws of the State, thai
you are going after them-men or party
that you are going to be true, to stanc
by your friends, defeat your enemies
no matter what their party what theil
color, and what their protestations upoi
any other subject may be-"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-17
PILOTS THANK A. +. of l..

Washngton.-ln letter to President
Gompers, President Mitchell of the
American Pilots association, says:
81 wish to thank you and through you
your assistants, the able officers of the
Federation of Labor especially Mr.. Nor
rison (secretary) and Mr.. Holder (legis-
lative committeemanD for the manifest
readiness and willingness cvinced to as
Slst us in opposing the recent anti-pilot-
age bill
Il feel that largely due to the active
cooperation of yourself, your officers
and association we were able to win
the most favorable consideration in our
strenuous opposition to the bill"
In the letter is included copy of a
letter President Mitchell has forward
ed to the various pilots associations, in
which he states:
81, therefore, urge upon our pilots who
are not already members of the Harbor
of Masters, Mates and Pilots of their dis
trict to join and become active members
giving those organizations the loyal sup,
port which they merit, and ! would alsc
urge that these organizations afiiliat,
with the American Federation of La
Dor, all of whose officers are ever read,
and willing, with their powerful com
binatlons and influences, to render assist
ance TO all deserving causes, and our peo
pie should cvince willingness to recip
rocatc by literally supporting these var
ious organizations.
Il am pleased to say that through tn,
combined influence of the labor organ
izations we can safely consider the Small
(anti-plotage) bill defeated"