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Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
FRENCH RECAPTURE
YERDUN TRENCHES
Paris War Office Reports Addi-
tional Ground in Thiau-
mont Region Regained.
NIGHT ATTACKS REPULsED

Paris, June 27.-The French have
recaptured another section of the
trenches at Thiaumont in the Verdun
sector, according to an official state
ment issued by the war office today.
The struggle for the possession of the
village of Fleury is still progressing.
Three allied aeroplanes dropped six
ty-five shells on German ships near
the Belgian coast.
"On the left bank of the Meuse q
night attack with grenades against
one of our trenches west of Hill 30-
was repulsed easily.
"On the right bank we made pro.
gress in the region of Thiaumont
works.
"On the heights of the Meuse a
grenade attack against our positions
near Mouilly broke down under our
fire.
"In Belgium three of our aero
planes which were engaged in re.
conoissance fired sixty-fve bombs or
German ships near the Belgian coast.
Marked Activity in West.
Berlin, June 27.-(Via London.)-
Marked activity continued in evidence
along the Franco-Belgian front held
by the British and the northern wing
of the French line. Numerous gas
clouds are being employed by the en-
tente forces in the operations, the war
office announced today. The artillery
fire on the German lines was espe-
cially intense in the vicinity OF
Somme,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
Jordan and Gompers
Head Of Two Moves
To Keep the Peace

FL Paso, Tex, June 27.-Dr. David
Starr Jordan announced this after
noon he would go to Albuquerque, N.
NJ, tonight and that the other men
delegated by the American Union
Against Militarism would join him
there to hold their conference to
maintain peace with Mexico.
1t was reported earlier in the day
that strong pressure had been brought
here to persuade DR.. Jordan to hold
the conference elsewhere than IN FL
Paso.
DR.. Jordan announced, however,
that he was going to Albuquerque be-
cause it was cooler there"
Washington, D. c, June 27.-Sam-
uel Gompers today telegraphed Luis
Marones and other Mexican labor
leaders at Eagle Pass, Tex, that the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor would be pleased
to meet here with a delegation or
organized workers of Mexico ON Sat-
urday or before. Mr.. Gompers' mes
sage was sent in reply to one saying
Mexican workers wished to meet the
executive council for the realization
of its "pacihst program"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
AD CLUB MEMBERS
HAVING Big TIME
Cabaret of Western Contingent,
Which Follows the Pageant,
Lasts Until Dawn.
FULL PROGRAM FOR TODAY

Philadelphia, June 27.-The men,
bers of the Associated Advertising
Clubs Of the World, which is holding
its twelfth annual convention in this
city, continued their program today.
While all Philadelphia was still dis
cussing the wonders, of last nights
street pageant and the midnight cab
aret of the Chicago and western men,
bers had barely ended. the general
sessions of the convention opened at
9 o'clock with an Invocation by
Bishop Thomas j. Garland, Ad-
dresses were made by Frank Stock
dale and Llewllyn E. Pratt and the
different departmental sessions and
conferences were held in various
buildings of the University of Penn
sylvania during the day.
The conferences included the adver-
tising agents, advertising speciality
manufacturers, agricultural publish
ers, business press, direct mail adver-
tisers, directory publishers, employ
ing lithographers, financial advertis-
ers, graphic arts, magazine publishers
newspaper publishers poster advertis-
ing, religious press, retail advertisers
club secretaries, church advertising
community advertising, export adver-
tising, house organ editors and teach
ers of advertising.
Experts in these varying lines dis.
cussed their specialties at these con.
ferences in both morning and after
noon sessions. Women's advertising
clubs also held session in the after
noon, while John Hart Of London de-
livered an illustrated lecture on "Ad.
vertising in the British Isles"
A swimming competition in the uni.
versity pool, a series of naval ma.
neuyers at the Philadelphia navy yard
and in the evening military and
naval tournament on Franklin Field
were included i'll the days entertain.
ment program, which closed with a
cabaret under the auspices of the New
York club. More than 1000 delegates
from all sections Of this country
Canada, Mexico and Europe march.
ed in the parade last night.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
Two More American
Troopers Arrested
By Carranzistas

El Paso, Tex, June 27-Two negro
troopers, ragged and half dead from
hardships, were lodged in the Jail at
Juarez today after being brought
from Guzman, where they were cap
tured by the de facto government
troops. They are believed to be sur
vivors of the Carrizal encounter.
Neither their names nor their COM
panies were given out by the Juarez
authorities, who announced they
would be taken to chihuahua City and
kept with the other prisoners taken
at Carrizal, who number twenty-five
excluding Lem Spillsbury, the scout
General Bell said later he had been
informed of the presence of the negro
soldiers in Juarez, but had been told
they were deserters. He said he
would make no inquiry, but would re.
port the matter to General Funston
and await instructions.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
American Captives
Are Well Cared for
In Chihuahua Prison

Washington, June 27.-The British
consul at Chihuahua City, who is look
ing after American interests there, re-
ported to the State department today
that the American troopers captured
at Carrizal had been interned in the
Chihuahua penitentiary and were be-
ing we'll treated. He gave the num-
Der as twenty-three, two of them SER
geants and the others privates. Two
are slightly wounded.
The consuls message, which was
the first report regarding the prison.
ers to reach the department from
him, follows: l'. ..r.s
There are twenty-one privates and
two sergeants of the Tenth cavalry
and one white interpreter interned in
the penitentiary. Two are slightly
wounded, one through the shoulder
and the other has flesh wound in
knee. Both recovering and receiving
medical attention. They are suffi-
ciently fed and we'll treated. They
have ample room for exercise. Am
assured that there is no danger for
their lives"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
House Rejects All
Amendments the
Hay Resolution

Washington, June 27.-The house
today, by vote of ll9 to 65, dis
agreed to the senate amendment to
the Hay militia drafting resolution
eliminating a million dollar relief ap-
preparation for dependent families OF
enlisted guardsmen in the federal
military service. A conference on the
resolution was asked.
All senate amendments to the reso.
luton were disagreed to without dis
cussion, including the one striking
out the declaration that in the opinion
of congress an emergency exists.
Conferees were appointed at once
by both houses.
The house naval committee favor
ably reported the Padgett naval
militia liberalization bill, providing
for retainer pay in times Of peace
and authorizing the president to draft
the militiamen into the federal serv-
ice as volunteers in time Of emer-
penCY,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
Movement of Red
Cross Kept Secret

New York, June 27.-The War de-
partment has placed the movement of
the Red Cross under the same cover
Of secrecy as those of the regular
army and the militia. Officials OF the
Red Cross throughout the country
have been advised to be careful as
to information they give out, as the
disposition Of their forces would in
dicate the points where troops are to
be sent.
The Red Cross began to enroll
nurses three years ago for emergen-
cies and now has 5000 who are ex-
pected to respond if needed. 1t was
arranged also to provide equipment
and personnel for enough base hos
pitals to care for 10000 men and to
turn these over to the government in
event of war.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
Anti-Saloon League
Of America Meets
At Indianapolis

Indianapolis, June 27.-The seven
teenth annual convention of the Anti
Saloon league Of America was for
mally opened here today with an ad-
dress OF welcome by E. S. Shumaker,
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
league in Indiana and response by the
Rev. Robert L. Davis, superintendent
Of the league in North Carolina.
Mr.. Davis pleaded for freedom in
every political party from the inhu-
ence of the liquor traffic. He said
that prohibition would soon drive the
liquor traffic out of America.
Mr.. Shumaker said the fight in In
diana had brought about a saloonless
population in that state greater than
in prohibition Kansas and three times
as great as in prohibition Maine.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
Jail Sentence and Fine for
Fisherman Who Used Nets

Crete, Neb,, June N-(Special.)-
"Pug" Darling, arrested here several
days ago by Deputy Game Warden
John Holmes for fishing with nets,
will pay dearly for his methods of
dealing with the members OF the
finny tribe.
The judge fined him S. apiece for
each fish he caught-eighteen in all
and sentenced him to thirty days in
jail.
The deputy game warden was work.
ing on the case two days before he
caught Darling, who at the time Of
his arrest had the $50 worth" Of fish
in his nets.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
Mexican crisis
NOT more Than
TWO Days away
United States Will Take Defin-
ite Action if the Captured
Troopers Are Not Re-
leased Thur-day.
CARRANzA NOW HAS NOTE
Special Agent Rodgers Reports
It Delivered to De Facto
President on Monday.
TROOPS ARE MOVING SOUTH

Washington, June 27.-There were
clear indications today that if Ameri-
can cavalry men, captured by Mexi-
can, troops at Carrizal, were not re-
leased within forty-eight hours, action
would be taken by the United States,
The impression prevailed in official
circles that President Wilson would
not wait beyond Thursday at the lat
est and possibly not beyond tomor-
row afternoon for a definite reply
from the Carranza government to the
note demanding the immediate re-
lease of the prisoners and declara-
ton of intentions.
Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico
City reported in an overnight mes
sage that he had delivered the note 70
the Mexican foreign office yesterday
morning. 4
While the diplomatic aspects Of the
crisis awaited Carranza's action, the
War department drove forward its eff
forts to hasten mobilization OF the
National Guard on the border.
1t is certain that no aggressive
military operations can be undertaken
until substantial number of state
troops is available to back up General
Funston's regulars, who unquestion-
ably would lead any movement.
Will Consult Congress.
President Wilson's first step, should
he decide to force the issue, probably
would be to lay the whole situation
before congress in joint session.
Mexican officials here have express
ed the opinion that General Carrarfa e
would surrender the American prls-
oners, whatever reply he might make
to the demand for formal diplomat
ic expression of his purposes. The
State department has had no official
report tending to confirm this view,
Troops Moving South.
| Every days delay in what seems
the inevitable break in relations with
the Mexican government sees the
army in better position for the swift
action that may follow. This has in
fluenced against pressing matters to
an immediate issue. -.
4 Advices from General Funston's
headquarters indicate that trains load
ed with state troops are sweeping
southward today from many parts 8!
the country. Addition! regiments
are entraining or receiving the last
necessary equipment, At theIWar de.
partment and in congress hurried
measures are being taken to provide
dered to the border.
| Another task aided by delay in ar
outbreak of general hostilities is that
OF getting Americans out Of Mexico
| The number there has been reduced
to less than thousand.
| Consular advices during the day
from the few State department repre-.
| t. a q
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
". R. WILCOX HEADS
G. 0. P. COMMITTEE
Former Postmaster of New
York Appointed Chairman of
Republican Organization.
TEDDY Dimes WITH HUGHES

New York, juno 27.-William R.
Wilcox, former postmaster of New
York and later public service COM
missioner, was today appointed chair
man OF the republican national COM
mittec.
Mr.. Wilcox was the choice OF
Charles Z. Hughes, republican nomi-
nee for president. He was appointed
at meeting today of a subcommittee
of the national committee headed by
w. Murray Crane OF Massachusetts
1t was announced that Mr.. Wilcox
had been chosen on the first ballot
Mr.. Wilcox will assume his new du-
ties at once. ,.
Other officials will be selected at
a later meeting.
Mr.. Wilcox has been long a close
friend of the republican nominee. He
is a native Of New York state, He
began practicing law in this city in
1890. For two years. beginning in
1905, he was postmaster and in 1907
Mr.. Hughes, then governor of the
state, appointed him chairman Of the
Public Service commission.
Roosevelt to Dine With Hughes.
Theodore Roosevelt has accepted
an invitation to dine with Charles E.
Hughes at the republican presiden-
tial nominees hotel here at 7:j0
o'clock tomorrow night, it was learned
here today.
Only the candidate and the colo
mel, it was stated, will be present at
this dinner, which will be held in Mr.
Hughes apartment,
| While Mr.. Hughes was receiving
callers today the national commit.
tees subcommittee which will direct
the organization of the new nationa
committee and its executive commit
tee was meeting.
Men who conferred with Mr.
Hughes today included E. J. Hen
ming of San Diego, Cal, who on be
half of the Republican Club of Cali
fornia invited Mr.. Hughes to visi
there during the campaign. The can
didate said he was anxious to visi
the Pacific coast and the two dis
cussed a suggestion that the presi
Dental speech making tour be put un
der way in cities in California, Ore
gon and Washington early in Sep
tember. Mr.. Hughes took this plal
under advisement.
Johnson Will Support Hughes.
Sacramento, Cal, June 27.-Gover
nor Hiram w. Johnson. one of tn
leaders of the progressive party, to
, day announced that he will supper
Charles E. Hughes, republican, TO
the presidency OF the United States
because l believe his record warrant
;tu rs 50
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
ORPE7 GRILLED
WITHOUT MERCY
BY PROSECUTOR
Women Hang Heads and Mers
Are Plainly UncomfortatS
as He Tells of Auto S..cN
Ride With Girl.
GREAT RUSH FOR SEATS
Ninety Five Per Cent of Audi
ence Hearing Testimony
of Fair Sex.
DEFENDANT MORE HIMSELF

Waukegan, Ill.,, June 27.-Will H
Orpet, charged with the murder OF
Marion Lambert, resumed the witness
stand today. Attorney F. Potter OF
the defense Immediately asked about
the water and molasses which Orpet
sent to Marion ''to relieve her mind
One of these bottles he sent to her
the other he brought to her on Feb.
ruary 9, the day of her death.
~ bought the bottle, of six-ounce
size, of Otto Peterson and filled il
two-third1 full in my room," he said
He testified yesterday that Marion
when he met her in Helms woods re-
fused to accept it, saying, that will
not do me any good"
Orpet was in better voice than yes
terday. He talked with more assur.
ance and more connectedly.
Every car was strained as Attorney
Potter asked:
What were your relations with Gel
estia Youker?"
There was tacit understanding
between us. l had known her for Sin
years"
You were engaged?
mo, there was an understanding
No date was set for marriage, | hat
not even formally asked her to marry
me-"
Mr.. Potter next asked concerning
certain answers Orpet was reputed to
have made to various reporters a
the time of his arrest. The. principa
one was this:
Did you tell Mr.. Dady or any one
else that you saw Marion take the
poison?"
No, | did not"
Cross-E Examination.
The witness was then turned ovel
to the state for cross-examination.
Interrogation for the state was by
Attorney David R. Joslyn, who is as
sisting States Attorney Dady. H,
asked about an automobile ride which
Marion and Orpet took last Septem
ber. |
| 1t was on this trip that the rela
tions between the young pair passe(
the bounds of morality, witness ad
nlitted.
"You stopped and went into thu
woods?" asked Mr.. Joslyn.
"Yes."
What did you say to Marion?"
81 can't remember"
For half hour questions and an
swers were of nature at which wo
men hung their heads and men wert
plainly uncomfortable, but Mr.. Jos
lyn went on rclentlessly. The young
witness, faced by his father and moth
er, turned his head as he replied
There was a sigh of relief as exhibi
one, a letter from Orpet to Marion
was called to the witness attention.
Many of those who attended thu
forenoon session, and they were g
per cent women, took positions at tn,
door when the court room wa!
cleared for the noon recess. Their,
they waited for an hour and hal
without lunch, to be ready for tn,
rush for seat, when the doors were re
opened for the afternoon proceedings
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
NilListas Reported Flocking to
the Standard of Carranza

FL Paso, Tex, June 27.-E"idencc
that the possibility of war with the
United States has healed the breach
between the Carranzistas and the Vii
lista factions in Mexican politics con-
tinued to pile here today. More than
100 wealthy Mexicans, who prior to
the surrender of the Villista garrison
of Juarez last January, had been ac-
tive in supporting the bandit leader,
and who since have been refugees in
El Paso, crossed the Rio Grande and
apparently were received in good
favor by authorities of the de facto
governmeit. 90 ~'t'.- -. 4
Hand bills, printed in Spanish, as
sertins that Villa himself had been
pledged TO support the Carranza gov
ernmcnt in the eyeht of break with
the United States were circulated in
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
Middle States Tennis
Tournament POSTPONED

Mountain Station, N. j., June a.
Mobilization OF the National Guard
has caused the postponement OF the
challenge round matches in the mid
die states tennis championships here.
The decision was caused by the fact
that Karl Behr, holder of the singles
title and also a doubles champion
with Theodore R. Pcll, has been
called to join his New York cavalry
regiment.
The challenging doubles team,
composed Of Dean Mathey and Har-
old Throckmorton, will be disrupted,
as Mathey goes to Cleveland today to
play in the clay court championships,
Miss Molla Bjurstedt, holder Of the
middle states women's championship,
also is calledto defend her clay court
championship at Clevelandsthis week.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28

Juarcz and to some extent, in thu
Mexican quarter of FL Paso. All re-
ports indicated, however, that the
bandit chieftain has not yet joined the
constitutionaist forces, but with a
body of his troops is somewhere in
the Rio Florido district of southern
chihuahua, awaiting developments i'll
the crisis. w.
General Manuel Mcdinavietia, for
merly Villas chief OF staff, and Gen
eral Jose ,Ysabel Roblcs, minister Of
war IN the Gutierrez cabinet, were
guests today of General Francisco
Gonzales, commandment in Juarez. 1t
was reported here that they, both OF
whom have directed extensive mill
tary campaigns in northern Chihua-
hua, are to be assigned to important
commands in General Trevino's army
Of the north.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
COAST TO COAST
RATES ARE TOO LOW
Commission Makes Sweeping
Order Which Affords Relief
To Inter Mountain Points.
WATER COMPETITION DEAD

Washington, D. C., June H.-Hold-
ing that water competition between
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts has
been completely destroyed under war
conditions, the Interstat- Commerce
commission today ordered transconti-
mental railroads to revise their rates
from the east to the Pacific coast
by September l, so that they shall not
be lower than rates to intermediate
points.
The order was a result of the in
vestigation of existing rates on appli-
cation of the Nevada Railroad COM
mission, the Spokane Merchants as
sociation and representatives of va
rious intermediate cities.
The commission found that the
need for lower rates to meet water
competition has completely disap-
peared for the time being and there
is little likelihood of any material
competition by water during the pres
ent year"
Coast Rates Are Too Low.
"The unprecendente freight rates
being paid for ocean transportation
between this and other countries"
said the opinion, have attracted prac-
tically all of the ships heretofore en-
gagged in CoaSt-to-COast service. In
these circumstances coast rates are
lower than conditions warrant. The
rate adjustment in question was
established after exhaustive hearing
and careful study and was justified
by the conditions then existing. The
war and an unparalleled rise in prices
for ocean transportation have so
changed the situation as to transform
relation of rates which was Justi-
| fed when established, to one that is
now unjustly discriminatory against
intermediate points"
Many Commodities Affected.
The commissions revision order
applies to long LIST of commodities
in westbound traffic, including iron
and steel articles from Pittsburgh and
canned goods, coffee, meats, cotton
and wood products, dry goods, hard
ware, shoes, twine, paper, oil, ETC.,
from the east generally. 1t includes
eastbound rates from California
points via rail and water routes
through gulf ports to the Atlantic sea-
board.
The opinion says that the rail car
riers objected to a change on the
ground that present conditions arc
but temporary and that there is GER
tain to be a return of competition be.
tween them and water carriers when
these unprecedented conditions disap.
Ipear.se, NJ .sass i .,s,g2 e4ss,
F Representatives of intermediate
points, on the pther hand, argued that
while conditions may not persist for
more than a few months, the inainte.
nance of lower rates to the coast
cities for that period is unduly preju-
dicial.
E. J. McVann, head of the local
freight traffic bureau, when told oi
the ruling of the Interstate Commerce
commission, said that the entire fab
ric of rates was built up by the rail
roads to meet competition on the
water. He said that the roads en-:
deavored by lowering the rates to
take away that class of traffic which
the boats needed to exist, that is, the
heavy freight Mr.. McVann says the
change will lave direct bearing on
rates here as soon as they are adjust.
ed, because now there is some class
of freight which is hauled cheaper
from New York to San Francisco
than it is to Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
Carranza Willing
To Mediate, Ayers
His Former Counsel

Washington, June 27.-Counselor
Polk of the State department today
declined to discuss mediation Of the
Mexican difficulty with Charles A.
Douglas, Washington lawyer, for
merly counsel for General Carranza,
who called to say he had authoritative
advice from Mexico City that Car
rama would agree to mediation with
the military status quo maintained in
the meantime.
Luis Cabrera, minister Of finance
in the Mexican cabinet, telegraphed
Mr.. Douglas today that Carranza was
willing to enter into such an agree
ment.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
War Time Editor Of
Sioux City Is Dead

Sioux City, Ia, June 27.-Mahlon
gore, aged 79, editor and proprietor
of the Sioux City Journal from
November l9, 1864 to May 1869, and
one of the early pioneers of South
Dakota and northwestern Iowa, died
today at his home in Orlando, Fla.
Complications incident to olds age
were the cause of death.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
George A. Knight,
Well-Known Golden
State Lawyer, Dies

San Francisco, Cal, June IT,
George A. Knight, former republican
national committeeman and one Of
California's best known attorneys,
died here today at a sanitarium. Heart
trouble was given as the cause.
Knight in 1908 made the chief speech
nominating William Howard Taft.
Knight was born in Worcester, Mass,
in 1851.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
Patti Expects to Confer
With Secretary of Labor
(From n staff Correspondent.)

Washington, June 27. Especial
Telegram.) - Congressman Lobeck
will accompany L. ]. Patti to the
Department OF Labor tomorrow for
conference with Secretary of Labor
Wilson, looking to the establishment
of a branch of the bureau OF immigra-
ton in Omaha.
Congressman Lobeck was advised
today OF the transfer of A. H.
Earhart, rural mail carrier at Her.
man, to the same position at Florence.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-28
J. Bruce Ismay Resigns as
International Marine Head

London, June IA dispatch to
the Daily Telegraph from Liverpool
says that ]. Bruce Ismay has re-
signed as a director of the lnterna-
tional Mercantile Marine and also as
a member OF its British committee.