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Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03
PRESIDENT CALVIN
OF THE U. P. HERE
TO Look Over the Ground Before
Going to Salt Lake to Close
Up Affairs.
NO SUCCESSOR TO WARE YET

President Calvin, the new executive
head Of the Union Pacific, is in the
city. He arrived Friday morning, his
private car attached to the Illinois
Central train from Chicago. He will
remain in the city until Sunday, when
he will 60 west, close up his official
and business affairs in Salt Lake City.
returning to Omaha shortly prior to
July J., at which time he will assume
the duties Of president Of the Union
Pacific.
According TO President Calvin, his
stop in Omaha at this time is 10 con-
fer with President Mohler, who re-
signed, and who is succeeded by Mr..
Calvin.
No General Manager Yet.
Asked il he had decided upon the
successor TO General Manager Ware,
who has resigned, Mr.. Calvin said
Not yet; | will not do this until after
a conference with Mr. Mohler. AT
this time | cannot say who will be
the general manager Of the road. Up
to this time ] have not considered an
appointment"
AS to other changes that come
within the appointive scope OF the
president OF the Union Pacific, Mr.,
Calvin has not given them considers
ton.
President Calvin asserts that he
doe not cote to the Union Pacific
as stranger, nor to Omaha as a
stranger. He has frequently been
here and is acquainted with numerous
Of the older business men He was
here as an official OF the Union Pa
cific during the regime OF S. FL. ii,
Clarke, president.
To Bring Family Here.
The family OF President Calvin will
come to Omaha TO reside, but prob
ably not until some time later than
July /. Ii will take some time to
break up his home in Salt Lake City
and get located here
AS to changes in the policy OF the
operation OF the Union Pacific, Mr..
Calvin asserted that there is nothing
to say at this time.
The new president OF the Union
Pacific is slightly past middle age,
smooth shaver, and his hair we'll
tinged with gray. He is about middle
height and OF rather stocly build. To
those who come in contact with him
he Is pleasant and affable, but full OF
business.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03
CONTEST HEARINGS PROCEED
JasksOn District Delegate from
Georgia Given Seat.

Jasks0n District DeleRnfe from
Georgia Given Seat.
Chicago, June Reconsideration Of
the Georgia district delegate contests
covering twelve congressional dis
tricts, was taken up at the opening
session OF the republican national
committee today.
By a vote Of rs to IS V. S. Daniels
OF the Jackson faction was seated as
delegate from the First congressional
district over Sol. c. Johnson of the
Blum faction.
The committee today settled down
to a steady grind disposing Of contests
for delegate seats in the convention.
The argument and evidence in the dis
trict cases was along the lines pre-
scented yesterday when the Jackson
delegates at large said to favor the
candidacy OF Senator Root were
seated over the Blum delegates re-
garded as espousing the nomination OF
Justice Hughes.
In the discussion Of the evidence in
the First district contest, committee
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03

with George w. Perkins and other
Bull Moose leaders.
Governor Johnson said: President
Wilson will be a hard man to beat
in my opinion. Colonel Roosevelt
has made the issues for this cam
paign. 1t would be inconsistent for
the republicans to take the issues
without the man. Speaking from the
standpoint OF patriotism ] should say
that the republicans must take Roose-
welt. | would be in favor fhaving
the progressiyes wait reasonable
time before making nomination"
Chester Rowell said he would OPP
pose any long delay by the progress
sive convention in making pres
idential nomination.
Commenting on the despatch from
Washington that Secretary OF Justice
Hughes said that no person is auth
orized to represent the justice,
George Won l.. Meyer said he had
felt all along that Justice Hughes
would in due time repudiate dcin-
itely the activities Of self appointed
boomers"
DuIlOH DOOHlCIb puoys
l.. c. Laylin Of Columbus, Ohio,
former assistant secretary OF the in
terror. today Joined those who are in
charge Of booming Theodore z. Bur
ton for president.
Former Secretary OF Agriculture
James Wilson Of Iowa, was visitor
at Burton headquarters and said:
u have known Mr.. Burton we'll for
many years. He is an able, intellect
ual, patriotic statesman and would
make a great president Iowa has a
good candidate in Senator Cummins
and there re others"
Mr. Wilson is not delegate.
A statement from the headquarters
OF Charles W. Fairbanks calls atten-
ton to the fact that the Indiana can
didate declared for Americanism and
preparedness October ~, 1915, in an
address delivered in Louisville, and
has repeated his views on these issues
on number Of occasions since.
o. p. Dodge, state chairman Of the
progressive party in Colorado, visited
progressive national convention head
quarters today and declared Colonel
Roosevelt will have more than half
the Colorado delegation to the repub-
lican national convention after the
first few ballots.
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steamer reports that yesterday
(Wednesdas) afternoon 40 miles off
Hanstholm it was stopped BY two
British torpedo boats to have its pa
pers examined.
At the same time large German
fleet appeared and the British war
ships Immediately prepared TO rae
ton. The German fleet, which ap-.
preached at full speed, consisted OF
five large, modern dreadnaughts,
sight cruisers and twenty torpedo
boats and destroyers,
Suddenly the Germans began firing
and several hundred shells splashed
around the torpedo boats, without
however, hitting them.
The British hsips went westward.
pursued by the German fleet. At ;
O'Clock the cannonade was renewed
and continued until 9 o'clock in the
evening.
The Zeppelins were seen going at
full speed northward TO the scene
of the battle.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03

and various smaller craft. Germany
had lost eighteen cruisers, nineteen
auxiliary cruisers, chiefly converted
passenger liners, and numerous small
er vessels
Since the beginning of the war
British cruisers and destroyers have
patrolled during day and night the
approaches to the German fleets
base, in the bay formed by the mouths
OF the Elbe and the Weser, protected
by the mighty Notifications of Viii
helmshayen on the south and on
the north by the supposedly impreg-
nable defenses of the Kiei canal and
guarded by the outlying island OF
Helgoland Until the engagement
that has just occurred, however, no
German feet has put forth in force to
necessitate the giving Of the alarm
to the British main feet.
News of the engagement was held
back by the British authorities, pos
sibly pending the return home OF the
fleet and the first word received OF
the battle came by wireless from
Berlin, by which means the Germans
are able TO escape the censorship over
cable lines.
Losses Are Enormous.
The losses in the engagement must
have been extremely heavy The bat
tie cruiser interchangeable, for instance,
from which the German admiralty re-
ports only two men were saved, 2rob-
ably had more than 900 men on board
and others OF the vessels sunk car
ried compliments of men equally or
nearly as large.
The dreadnaugfit Warsprite was a
sister ship OF the Queen Elizabeth,
both OF which played prominent
part in the attempt of the British
Mediterranean fleet TO force the OAR
danelles. The Warsprite was $50 feet
long and displaced n, 500 tons. II was
built in 1914 at a cost OF Sl2,500,000.
The Warsprite is reported TO have
carried eight sixteen-inch guns in
place of the fifteen-ineh guns carried
by the Queen Elizabeth. II also was
equipped with twelve or sixteen six
inch guns, twelve four-inch guns, four
three-pounders and was fitted with
four twenty-one inch torpedo tubes.
Its complement was $50.
The Queen Mary and the Indefatig-
able were both British battle cruisers
of 1900 and 1880 tons displace-
ment, respectively. The Queen Mary
was 720 feet long, eighty-seven feet
beam and drew thirty feet OF water.
The Queen Mary was completed in
1918. II carried eight l3.5-inch guns,
sixteen four-inch guns and was equip
ped with three twenty-one inch tor
pedo tubes.
Two Other Battles.
Two long months OF watchful wait
ing by the British, however, were
broken into by two naval engage
ments in both OF which the British
were victorious. On August 70, 1914
Admiral Sir David Beatty in an en-
gagement almost under the guns oil
the great Hclgoland fortress sank
three German armored cruisers and
two destroyers. The German loss was
$500 men.
On January "A, 1915, a German
squadron attempting a raid on the
British coast encountered Admiral
Beatty off the Dogger Banks. The
German cruiser Bluecher was sunk
and two OF its sister ships set on fire.
The most serious losses to the Brit
ish fleet hitherto have been through
operations Of submarines and mines.
On September p, 1914, the British
cruisers Hogue, Greasy and Aboukir
were torpedoed within an hour by the
German submarine LILO
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03
Naval Measure Is
Passed by House

Washington, June 2.-The navy
appropriation bill, carrying total pro-
posals Of $500, 100000 for the coming
year, passed the house finally today
by a vote OF 358 to 4. The building
program includes five battle cruisers.
four scout cruisers, ten destroyers,
fifty submarines and 100 aeroplanes
The four voting against passage OF
the bill were Browning, New Jersey,
and Graham, Pennsylvania, fepubli-
cans; Randall, California, prohibition
list, and London, New York, socialist.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03
Department orders.

Darlington, June 2,--lspecial Telegram
Rural letter carriers sppointsdi
Nsbraska--Fairnont, Preston p. Ogden.
IowA--Lioris, John 3. Thompson; Oster-
dock, Wilbert l.. Hansel; State Center, John
L. Brown.
The Treasury department has received
the application Of the stockmens National
bank Of Sutherland. Nsb., 10 organize with
a capital OF $4,000
A charter has been granted to the First
National bank OF whiting. Ia, with capt.
tai Of $4,000.
Mail service has been established between
Lilac and Forks, Neb, and the contract for
carrying the mail awarded 10 william Msdi-
son Of Forks.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03
DORIS KOBER, 10, Waterloo.
RUTH KOBER, Is, Waterloo.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN.


Twenty injured six Of whom are
believed to be in serious condition,
were taken to Greene. la.
According to information collected
from various sources the greatest loss
of life was in the day coach, which
toppled on its side under ten feet Of
water.
Wreckers this afternoon were at
tempting 10 raise the car, and It was
feared many more dead would be
found inside
A list of missing has not been COM
piled, but the conductor OF the train
estimated there were fifteen on the
train at the time Of the wreck who
have not been heard from.
Wrecking trains bringing doctors
and nurses were started from Mason
City and Waterloo, but were delayed
by conditions due to the storm.
The Chicago & Milwaukee road suf-
fered loss Of a million dollars
around McGregor
St. Louis Streets Flooded.
St. Louis, June 2.--Three-fourths OF
an inch OF rain fell here in forty-fiye
minutes today Storm sewers could
not carry off the water which flooded
the streets. Street Car traffic on sew
eral lines was halted. Considerable
damage by hail was done in the
southwest part Of the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03
LOCATION or HEADQUARTERS
Many states and Several Candidates
Have offices In Congress Hotel.

Many states and Several Candidates
Have offices In Congress Hotel.
Chicago, June "A majority Of the
states Of the union will have headquar-
tiers here during the week Of the con-
vention OF the republican party, the
most OF them located in the Congress
hotel. California, Colorado, Maine,
Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Idaho, Kentucky, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Mis-
souri,, New York, New Jersey, Ne
braska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennes-
see, Virginia and West Virginia will
have rooms at the Congress. South
Dakota will be situated at the Palmer
house, Kansas and Utah at the Audi
forum, Wisconsin and Delaware at
the Kaiserhof, Maryland and New
Hampshire at the La Sale, Louisiana
at the Stratford, North Carolina al
the Lexington and Florida at the
Grand Pacific.
Headquarters for the following can
didates for the presidential nomination
will be located at the Congress: Sher.
man, Fairbanks, Weeks, Burton, Root
and Cummins. Brumbaugh headquar-
tiers will be at the Auditorium and
Roosevelt will be represented at sew.
eral locations. The Roosevelt rcpub-
lican committee will be at the Con.
gress; the Roosevelt progressive com.
mittee at the Auditorium, and the
Roosevelt partisan league at the
Windsor Clifton. Not all OF the head.
quarters are as yet located, but will
be by Saturday, il is stated.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03

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this being confirmed by the prisoners
rescued. Several OF the German ships
rescued parts of the crews OF the
British ships which were sunk, they
including, il is said, two men from
the Indefatigable, the only survivors
from that ship.
OF the German side the small eruis-
CIR Wiesbaden was sunk by gun fire
and the Pommern was sent 10 the
bottom by torpedo. The fate OF the
Frauenlobe is not known and some
torpedo boats did not return. The
German high sea fleet, the state
ment adds, returned TO port june l..
Text of Statement.
The text OF the German admiralty
report, which is dated June /, says
During an enterprise directed TO
the northward our high sea fleet on
May 81 encountered the main part Of
the English fighting fleet, which was
considerably superior to our forces.
During the afternoon between Ska
gerak and Horn Rife heavy en-
gagement developed. which was sue
cessful for us and which continued
during the whole night.
I'm this engagement. so far as
known up TO the present, there were
destroyed by US the large battleship
Warspte, the battle cruisers Queen
Mary and Indefatigahle, two armored
cruisers, apparently OF the Achilles
type; one small cruiser, a new flag
ship OF destroyers. the Turbanant,
Nestore and Alcaster, large number
81 torpedo boat destroyers and one
submarine.
BY observation, which was free
and clear OF objects, Il was stated
that q large number of English bat
tleships suffered damage from our
ships and the attacks OF our torpedo
boat hotlla during the day engage
ment and throughout the night
Among others the large battle
ship Marlborough was hit by a tor
pcdo. This was confirmed by pfis-
oncrs,
Many Englshmen Rescued.
Several 81 cur ships rescued parts
81 the crews Of the sunkcn English
Ahipk, among them being two and
the only survivors 81 the lndeiatiga.
bic,
"On our side the small cruiser
Wiesbaden. hy hostile guniire during
The day engagement and bis maiesty's
ship Pommefn during the nighs as
abe result Of torpedo, were sunk
The fate 81 his maiesty's ship
Ffanruloh. which Il missing, and 81
snme torpedo boats. which have NOT
returned vel, Is unknown
The high Sra fleet returned 500
lay tfhufsdayl into oar PORT
TIE iudsiailsahls was sga feet long
fqia lest beam ard lfh lest dtsp
This hatils cruiser eAs equipped wiih
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03
BRITISH ADMIT. HEAVY Los.


Two or Cruisers sunk Are Black
Prince and Defense.
London, June 1.-The British ad-
miralty announced today that bat
tie had occurred in the North Sea
between the British and German
fleets, in the course of which num-
Der of German warships were sunk
The British cruisers Queen Mary
and Indefatigable and the battle
cruiser Invineible was sunk.
The battle occurred off the coast
OF Jutland The admiralty announce
ment says the German fleet avoided
the main British forces and returned
to port severely damaged
The British destroyers Tipperary,
Turbulent, Fortune, Sparrowhawk and
Ardent were lost and six others have
not yet been accounted for. The adj.
miralty announcement says no British
battleships or light cruisers were
sunk.
The cruisers Defense and Black
Prince also were sunk and the cruiser
Warrior was disabled The German
losses are described as serious.
The announcement says two Ger
man battle cruisers were sunk and
two German light cruisers were dis
abled and probably sunk
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03
FAVORITE SONS
ARE LOSING HOPE
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tary for Colonel Roosevelt, issued
this statement:
$50 far as | know no effort will be
made by Mr. Roosevelts friends TO
force him on the republican conyen-
ton"
No Hughes Headquarters.
While there will be no Hughes
headquarters in Chicago and no for
NAL organization to work in his be-
half for the republican presidential
nomination, it is said the active di-
rection of the campaign will be under
taken by Governor Whitman OF New
York, Senator Reed Smoot OF Utah,
Frank II. Hitchcock of New York
and Senator William r. Borah Of
Idaho.
Governor Johnson Arrives.
Among the prominent progressives
to arrive were Gov. Hiram w. John
son and Chester Rowell of California,
and James R. Garfield OF Ohio, who
Immediately went into conference
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03
Greatest Battle Of History.

From the advices thus far received
II would appear that the greatest ma
val battle OF history has taken place.
Never before have two naval forces
of such magnitude as the British and
German high sea fleets engaged in
combat But apparently the battle
was not fought out to a point to de-
termine mastery OF the seas, for the
losses, serious as they are, reported
to have been will not impair the
strength of either fleet to a vital ex-
tent
The scene Of the battle was in the
eastern waters Of the North Sea. II
is probable the German fleet was on
one OF the excursions into the North
Sea which il has taken from time 10
time during the war and met, whether
or not by design, with the British
fleet
Skagerak is an arm of the North
Sea between Norway and Denmark.
The point referred to in the official
German statement as Horn Riff prob.
ably Is the reef off the Horn on the
southwestern extremity OF Denmark.
Previous 10 this battle Great Brit
ain had lost during the course Of the
war ten hAttleships. eleven cruisers
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03
TORNADO BLOWS
FAST PASSENGER
TRAIN OFF TRACK

CONTINUED from Page One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03
ELEVEN BRITISH
WARSHIPS LOST;
SIX ARE MISSING

CONTINUED from Page One
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early today. The wreck was due to
the storm, which so seriously crippled
wire service that it was impossible to
obtain accurate information.
Reports from Waterloo, Greene,
CEDAR Rapids and Charles City, Ia,
gave the following as the list Of dead
MRS. FLORA VAN VLIET, Traer,
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LONDON SHOCKED
TO HEAR OF HEAVY
Loss IN SEA FIGHT

lContinued from Page One.l
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men favoring each side urged that the
regular organization be upheld
throughout.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03

eight tweive-inch guns. sixteen four.
inch guns and had three twenty-one
inch torpedo tubes. The Queen Mary
and the lndtfatigable carried com.
PIGMENTS OF between 900 and $50 The
Queen Mary cost about Sl0,000,000
while the Indefatigable cost nearly
100000.
The British dreadnaught Marlbor.
ough, said to have been struck by a
torpedo, was Of the Iron Duke class
Ii was built at Davenport in 1914, dis.
placed $4,000 tons, was $40 feet long
95H feet beam and u feet deep. II
carried ten l3.5-inch guns, twelve six.
inch guns and a number Of smaller
arms. Ii also was equipped with four
submerged torpedo tubes.
The 1nvincible was laid down in
1907. II displaced 1880 tons, was 5o1
feet long over all, 70 feet beam and
70 feet deep. Its normal complement
was ISL. II was armed with eight II.
inch guns, sixteen 4-ineh guns and
three torpedo tubes. The Invincible
took part in the naval engagement off
the Falkland Islands in December
1914, in which the German Pacific
squadron, after defeating British
squadron off the Chilean coast, was
destroyed.
Defense And Warrior.
The Defence was built in 1907, dis.
placement 1900 tons, and ordinarily
carried 755 men. Its length was SIS
feet, It's beam "a feet and its maximum
draught 20 feet. II was armed with
four 9.2-inch and ten 7-5-inch guns
sixteen IL Founders and five torpedo
tubes.
The Defense was built in 1907, dis.
displaced 1850 tons and carried 704
men. II was 480 feet long and 73 feet
beam. Its armament was six 81 and
ten o-inch guns, twenty ) FOUNDERS
and three torpedo tubes.
The Warrior, which was disabled
displaces 1860 tons and is 4s0 feet
long. Its complement is 704 men and
IL carries six 9.2-inch and four 7.S-inch
guns, twenty-four ) FOUNDERS and
three torpedo tubes.
Pommern is Small Battleship.
The German battleship Pommern,
which was sunk by a British torpedo,
displaced 1907 tons. II was 800 feet
long. " feet beam and rs feet deep.
The Pommefn was built in 1907 at q
cost OF about 100000. II carried 72o
officers and men. Its armament con-
sisted OF four ii-inch guns, fourteen
o7-ineh guns, a number OF pieces OF
smaller ealiber and six l7.7-ineh tor
pedo tubes.
The Frauenlob, which did not re.
turn to the German base after the
naval engagement, was a small Ger.
man cruiser displacing 2,7iS tons.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03
Many EnglIshnsn Reaeusd.

The intslatlsahls Vas Na feet long
fqia lest beam ard l1h lses desp
This hattls truiasf pAs equipped wiih
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-07-27
COMMENT ON PRE-
SEASON FRUITS

The story of the California apples
shipped here last week leads the Port
land Evening Telegram to comment as
follows:
From Hood River comes a news story
telling that for the first time in the
history of that famed fruit district ap.
Piles grown in ''foreign" state, Cali
fornia, we're offered for sale this week
in the local markets. and actually found
buyers at the price of three for five
cents. This unusual business phenom-
enOn was due to the lateness of the
season: early varieties of Hood River
apples are about three weeks behind
time.
Oregon imports and eats every year
q vast quantity of inferior preseason
fruit from California, for which she
often pays an outrageously exravagant
price, also, later, some very good fruit
sold at moderate price. The earliest
fruit grown in th e semi-trUpical eli
mate of certain valleys in California is
not wholesome food. Its one attraction
is feeble color which the warm sun
brings out. 1t is picked and marketed
weeks before the sun has had time to
ripen ito change the acid into sugar.
Buying and eating California straw
berries, pale pink on top and sickiy
green on the bottom, early in March at
80 cents fraudulent box is robbing
ones purse and insulting ones stom-
ach. Yet this foolish thing is done
every year. Later in the season as the
wide gap between unripeness and high
price begins to close the folly is not so
marked: still the food value Is neglig.
ible and the gustatory pleasure entire.
ly out of proportion to the cost.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-07-27
Kansas City Petition for Auction

Over SO wholesale fruit merchants in
Kansas City got up a petition last
week, addressed to the deciduous fruit
shipping interests of California and the
northwest, to sell all of their fruits in
Kansas City market at auction instead
Of operating through two or three pri.
vate individuals who, it is charged, are
manipulating prices for their own spe-
cial welfare.
The signers of this petition claim
that by being placed at the mercy of
these few preferred carlot receivers,
who are their competitors, they are
presnted from securing steady supply
of fruit at fair market values. 1t is
understood that more than rs per cent
of all the deciduous fruit handled in
the Kansas City market is being dis
tributed through the firms who petition
for change of methods. Their petit
tion is, "For the good of the deciduous
fruit business, these merchants should
be placed on the same basis with their
competitors, and to accomplish this,
everything should be sold at auction. "
Kansas City heretofore has been an
exception, as in l3 other large markets
the deciduous fruits are sold almost
exclusively at auction.