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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-26


Sunrise, 4:5a; sunset, 6:43.
$40 verdict rendered by jury in Or.
VIM. Zeno's $4,000 damage suit
against DR.. Jas. H. Ballard. Alleged
false arrest.
Ulysses Grant post of G. A. R. met
in Memorial hall of public library to
celebrate S4th anniversary of birth
of the general.
Trial of Bert Milano, foreman at
Wilson av. tunnel, still on before civil
service comm. Alleged to have sold
stock in zinc mines for jobs.
Thos. Ararostas, 319 s. Halsted,
bruised by fenderless auto truck.
Joe Riba, 1928 w. 18th, arrested
for selling union buttons to unem-
ployed.
Mrs. Katie Novak, 1916 w. 18th,
overcome by smoke of tub of burning
clothes. Water boiled away. Clothes
scorched.
Coroner's jury exonerated auto
bearing political band which killed
Justine Grusnis, motorcyclist, on S.
Western av.
Rudolph Cohn, 671 Lincoln pkwy.,
reputed son of Vienna banker, arrest
ed for passing false checks.
Evelyn Freeman, 124s Jarvis, left
home Monday night to visit friends.
Brother reported her missing to po-
lice. Returned last night.
chas. Ernst, II, hit by auto. On
bicycle. l. Mitchell, driver, 728 Tay-
lor ST., arrested.
Frank HerhofVen bruised. Freight
elevator fell two floors in ScoYille
bldg. Lake st. and Oak Park aV.
z. E. Zemowski, 1744 w. 4Sth,
claimed buggy police believe was
used by "Gus the Penman" to escape
from Kankakee asklUm.
Federal Judge Lands will decide
case of Frank Kempinsh today. Mis-
used mails to sell money making ma
chimes
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
Cut Down Gallery Space and Save
Time of Congress, Says Champ Clark

men who talk ior the record a great
deal more than is necessary.
THE record is not necessary The
English House OF Commons has
none A journal is kept DR.. John
son used 10 write it after the days
proceedings were over He simply
recorded who spoke and which side
they were on
81 have not much hope. though.
that | would receive much support if
started to make a fight for smaller
galleries and no record, so | won't
start it. But there is hope that the
present method of taking roll calls
will be abolished 1t is archaic and
time waster.'
The speaker also iavors reducing
the house from 455 to 800 members
and holding it to that number.
Minority Leader Mann today ex-
pressed the view and offered figures
to substantiate it that under no cir
cumstarces could the democrats have
a majority in the next house, but that
there was chance for the repub-
licans to have 2lS members. He
further said that he was not worry
ing about the speakership aud
thought it would be much more fun
to remain in his present position.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
ALIEN TREASURY
. NOTES OFF SALE
French and British Loan Will
Not Be Floated in This
Country.
MoRGAN's ANNOUNCEMENT

New York. Dec. IL. ?. Morgan &
Co. announced today that no attempt
would be made to sell British and
French treasury notes in the United
States. The announcement was con-
tinued in the following statement:
I'VE have been instructed by the
British and French governments to
withdraw their treasury bills from
sale. ,
I'VE have accordingly expressed
to those institutions and investors
which had already placed orders with
us for these securities the wish to be
released from the obligations to de-
liver and they have been good enough
to accede.
This action is because, as explained
by the British chancellor of the ex-
chequer and by the French minister
OF finance. these governments desire
TO show every regard to the federal
reserve board, governmental body of
which the secretary of the treasury
and the comptroller of currency are
ex-offIcio members,
I'VE may add that the sale in linn
tied amount Of these treasury bills pay
able in dollars i'll New York have
never been an essential part of the al
lied governments financial plans, but
have for some time been under conSid-
Grafton with view to furnishing a
credit medium that would accommo-
date the American banking demands
for an instrument Of short maturity
and of such limited volume that the
government could always undertake
to lay down gold in New York suffi-
cient TO meet the ulatured bills.
1T was believed further that these
bills would have furnished at the end
of the war an excellent measure Of
protection to the American financial
situation, inasmuch as these steadily
maturing obligations OF the foreign
governments would have tended to
prevent heavy drifts Of gold from this
market"
An informal statement was made by
a member of the Morgan company
that no other financial plans have been
formulated in place of the ones aban-
doned
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
Supposed Subsea
Of Cape Hatteras

New York, Dec. Am unidentified
vessel, riding low in the water, with
out the usual green and red side lights
and believed to be submarine, was
sighted forty miles east of Diamond
Shoals. Cape Hatteras, at 1890 p. M,
November %, from the bridge of the
American steamship, Crofton Hall,
according to officers of the ship on
its arrival here today from South
American ports. @
The unknown craft, the officers said,
was moving in a southerly direction,
following a Spanish sailing ship.
The belief that it might have been
submarine was strengthened, the Of
hcers asserted, by the fact that they
had picked up several wireless mes
sages from naval stations IN Bermuda
and from British warships warning
British ships to look out for sub
marines.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
CARRANZISTAS ROUT
SOLDIERS OF VILLA
Gonzales Announces Defeat of
Bandits South of Terrazas
by 0zuma.
is SHORT OF AMMUNITION

Juarez, Dec. General Francisco
Gonzales announced today he had re.
ceived report that General Carlos
DUMAS cavalry had met band OF
Villa troops south of Terrazas yes
terday morning and had routed them,
driving the bandits back into the
city of Chihuahua. General Gonzales
said General DUMAS command mum
bered approximately 5000 men.
The Mexico Northwestern mixed
passenger and freigh, train which
was prevented from leaving Tuesday
by the military left for Casas Grandes
today, carrying quantity of supplies
for General Pershing.
1t was reported this train carried
a quantity of ties, rails and bridge re-
pairing materials to be used in re-
placing the burned bridges near Sa-
binala, south of Juarez.
Will Crush Villa Soon.
El Paso, Tex, Dec. This fight
against Villa has just started" An
dres Garcia, inspector general of Car
rama consulates, declared today. I'VE
have an expression in Spanish which
says, 1t is only the first plume from
the cock" he added I'VE will have
enough forces opposing Villa within
the next week to crush the arch bandit
and his following"
People on the border need not fear
an attack from Villa bandits" Mr.
Garcia continued. I'VE will have
l,500 men and a large number of field
pieces in Juarez at once, drawing gar
.rison troops from other parts of the
State, and we will have 4,5OO men be-
tween Chihuahua City and Juarez to
prevent any movement Villa may at
tempt"
1t was announced by Carranza Con-
sui Bravo that refugees had reached
Aldama, about twenty-five miles
northeast of Chihuahua City, accord
ing to a telegram he had received
from Ojinaga, Chihuahua, opposite
Preside, Tex. No Carranza troops
from Chihuahua City had reached San
Sostenes, sixty miles from Ojinaga,
he said
Trevino Short of Munitions,
Washington, Dec. 1.-Shortage of
ammunition and food rather than lack
of morale among the Carranza troops
at Chihuahua City is held by Ambas-
sador Designate Arredondio to be the
real cause of the defeat of General
Trevino and the Carranza forces by
Villa bandits.
Mr.. Arredondio believes the Car
rama troops were forced to evacuate,
but has no official word of the fight
showing definitely that General Ire
vino had abandoned his position.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
Entente Is Landing
Troops at Athens

London, Dec. IA detachment of
entente troops disembarked at Pira-
Gus, the port of Athens, at 3 o'clock
this morning, according to wireless
dispatch received today from Athens.
Cable messages dispatched from
Athens late yesterday showed that
preparations were being made to re-
sist seizure of the arms and also that
a French transport had arrived at Pi-
raeus to land troops if trouble should
develop. British blue jackets were or
dered to cooperate and the admiral
gave warning that prominent person.
ages taking part in any resistance
would be arrested
The Greek government has given
guarantees that order will be main
tained, but it is feared the calling up
OF reservists will have the opposite
effect.
Admiral Du Fournet insisted that
sixty-four mountain guns be delivered
today Further time has been given
for the delivery OF othcE guns and
war material.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
Reuoh Of Consumers Against High
Prices of Foodstuf is Bearing Fruit

New York, Dec. 1.-The campaign
against the high cost of living en-
tered another stage today. when the
presidents of nearly score of retail
grocery associations and representa-
tives of several delicatessen associa-
tions met with Joseph Hartigan, COM
missioner Of weights and measures,
and secretary of Mayor Mitchers
food committee, TO consider remedial
measures.
A series of boycotts on poultry, but
ter and other foodstuffs similar to
that now in force on eggs is pro-
posed, the butter boycott to begin
December Il, when the egg ban will
have run two weeks. Whether the
latter will continue or not after that
depends, it was said, upon the price
at which eggs are selling then. The
wholesale price Of eggs has dropped
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02

from ) to 4 cents dozen on all grades
since the inception of the boycott
Commissioner Hartigan declared
that national cold storage law was
needed to protect consumers against
abuses in the marketing of perishable
foods.
Reports from various cities TODAY
are to the effect that thousands Of
turkeys were left on the hands of The
dealers Thanksgiving as.the result Of
the refusal of housewives to pay high
prices. The surplus stock will be
held in cold storage and it is predicted
that in consequence the price of
Christmas turkeys will be greatly re-
duced.
As result OF the high cost of liv-
ing the Federation of Jewish Farm
ers Of America, in convention here.
will extend its principle Of co-opera-
i've buying
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
Speaker Thinks There Would
Be Less Long Winded Spout
ing Without Record
or Auditors.
ORATORS POSE FOR EFFECT

Washington, Dec. Speaker Clark
said today that ii congress wanted to
clean the legislative slate and go
home March 4, he gladly would join
in.a movement to eliminate useless
oratory, by cutting down gallery
space and abolishing the Congress
sional Record and TO introduce vot-
ing machines.
'1t is not difficult to see that the
gallery and the records cause an aw-
ful waste OF time and money! the
speaker declared today as he paused
in his efforts to outline a plan where
by sessions work can be done in
sixty-three legislative days. ANY
time that the galleries are full the
orators on the floor are posing and
wasting time. And everybody knows
there are any number Of congress
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
Grain Embargo on Lines
East of CHICAGO Probable

Chicago, Dec. l.-Congestion of
railway facilities between Chicago and
the Atlantic seaboard became more
acute today. The Baltimore & Ohio
was expected to give within forty
eight hours notice of an embargo on
all grain shipments, both domestic
and export, An embargo was also
looked for on the Erie. The New York
Central has already put an embargo
into effect. ~
In the grain trade here the Difficult.
ties OF the railways was attributed
chiefly TO the curtailment OF export
grain shipments and to the consc.
quent clogging of elevators and side
track storage.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
PRESIDENT INVITES
BRYANS T0LUNCHEON
Commoner and Wife Will Be
Entertained at White
House December 8.
TO BUILD AT ASHEvILLE

Washington, Dec. Especial Tel
cgram.) MFR. and Mrs. William J.
Bryan were in town today, but left
tonight for Asheville, N. G., and after
short visit there will go to Flor
ida for the winter. While in Wash
ington Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs, Daniels entertained distin-
guishcd company at luncheon in
honor Of the ex-Secretary of State
and Mrs. Bryan. While seeing politi-
cal leaders and rushing about pre-
paratory to going south, the Com
moner' was up to his eyes with bust
ness.
On December 6 the President and
Mrs. Wilson will entertain the for
mer secretary OF state and Mrs.
Bryan at luncheon. This will be the
first time Mrs. Bryan has visited the
White House since her husband re-
signed from the cabinet and the sec
ond time the former secretary and
the president have dined together
since Bryan left the cabinet.
On the evening of December 6 Mr..
Bryan will be given a testimonial din
ncr by district democrats which will
probably be attended by President
Wilson.
Speaking OF the rumors that he
contemplates leaving Nebraska, Mr..
Bryan said:
Lincoln, Ncb, will remain our
home, as it has been for the past
twenty-nine years. We shall spend
a part OF each year there, and that
part will include election day.
81 shall retain my citizenship there
and shall vote there. The sacrifice
Of home life is the scverest penalty
that one has to pay for beino in poll
tics. By spending the summer in
Asheville | can remain home more
and yet be near enough to come to
Washington whenever it may be de-
sirable to do so.
Several years ago I secured a
building site near Asheville-ten
acres-on ton OF little mountain
which rises 500 feet above the city.
We shall build there next spring. The
name selected for the Asheville home
is Mt Calm.
Il expect to be a frequent visitor
in Washington during the next ff-
teen or twenty years if | live that
long am interested in national and
international questions more so than
ever il that is possible.
"Asheville is beautifully located in
the Blue Ridge mountains The eli
mate is salubrious and the mountain
peaks surrounding the city present
magnificent view; but our chief rea-
sou for spending the summers at
Ashevillc is that it is only nights
ride from Washington"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
John D. Archbold
Is Slightly Better

Tarrytown, N. Y, Dec. John D
Archbold, president of the Standard
Oil company Of New Jersey, who is
seriously i'll at his home here follow
ing all operation a week ago for ap-
pendicts, passed a comfortable night,
it was Statcd by member OF the fam
ily 1t was said that he had slight
rally last night about II o'clock and
had seemcr better since then.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
ALLIES LIKELY
TO GRANT PASS
TO TARN0WSk|
Strong Impression Prevails in
London That Britain Will
Reconsider Refusal of
Safe Conduct. =
STATEMENT FROM
Question Presents Tw. En-.
tirely Different Phases, As
serts English Minister.
GLAD TO oBL1GE THE U. S.

London, Dec. IA strong impress.
sion prevails here that Great Britain
will grant the request from Washing
ton tor a reconsideration of the re-
fusal OF safe conduct for Count
Adam Tarnowski Won Tarnow, who
was recently appointed Austro- Hun
garlan ambassador to the United
States.
Although stating that he had not
yet seen the Washington request,
Lord Robert Cecil, minister of war
trade, in discussing the question with
the Associated Press correspondent,
said
1T must be kept in mind that the
question presents two entirely dis
tlnct phases. The first is that of bel
ligerents to whom we could not ex-
tend tavors under any circumstances,
We can discuss and arrange for the
exchange of military and civilian
prisoners and other similar matters
with the central powers, but, on ac
count of their actions in this war. we
cannot be expected to grant them a
single favor.
The Other Phase.
The other phase concerns friendly
neutrals, like the United States. to
whom we are ready to grant any ia
vor which does not violate our i'm
perative necessities.
ITO grant safe conduct to Count
Tarnowski, for which there are pre-
cedents, may fall within the latter
phase, but it is a difficult question
about which it would be dangerous
to prophesy"
The American request has been
presented directly to Viscount Grey,
secretary of state for foreign affairs.
Early action is expected, but some
time may elapse before it is taken,
as the French government must be
consulted
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
Fuse Factory Pays
Ten Per Cent Monthly

New York, Dec. 1.-The Scoville
Manufacturing company. Connect-
cut corporation making brass special
ties, including fuses for shrapnel, to-
day announced another extra monthly
dividend Of 10 per cent. Thus far
this year its dividend disbursements
amount to SO per cent The capital
stock of the company is $5,0OO,O0O.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02

The Teutonc grip OH Roumania re-
mains mistaken and at last reports
was tightening with three converg-
ing forces continuing unchecked
their advance toward Bucharest.
Despite tenacious resistance by the
Roumanians, which appears to have
increased as Bucharest was neared
by the armies of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen and General Won Falken-
hayn, the invaders are now almost
within gunshot Of its capital. They
are nearest their objective on the
southwest where Tzomana, sixteen
miles distan., has been reached. From
the west they have driven to within
forty miles, reaching Glaviatziotzu.
On the northwest they have broken
the Roumanian lines, permitting OF a
new influx of Austro-German troops
by way of Torzburg pass and Cam
pulung
Russians on Big Offensive.
The Russians meanwhile have been
attacking heavily all along the from
tier of Moldavia, the Roumanian prov
ince which projects northward be-
tween Pennsylvania and Bessarabia,
in an evident attempt to create di-
version in Roumania's favor. Today
Petrograd reports a pronounced sue
cess in its offensive, declaring the
whole range Of heights along the
frontier south of Kirlibaba has been
taken by the Russians.
Whether this success will have any
immediate effect on the operations OF
the Teutonic armies engaged in the
main attack on the Romanians has
not yet been indicated. Apparently
it would require a considerable pcne-
tration of Transylvanian territory by
the Russians to affect the southern
campaign.
Serious Crisis in Greece.
Greece s.today is in the midst of
what seems likely to prove its great
est crisis, The entente ultimatum un-
der which possession of Greek arms
-. - - =
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
Had Sent Allies Note.

1t became known on November %
that the United States had sent notes
to Great Britain and France request
ing reconsideration by those govern
ments of their refusal to issue safe
conduct through their blockade lines
tor Count. t....TarnoWski.- Thee-netes
pointed out that it was the ilalien-
able right of sovereign nations to ex-
change ambassadors and insisted that
a third nation, even in war time, was
not justified in denying that right.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
Wilson's official l-.-...- .,-..
Plurality in N ew
Hampshire is Sc

Concord, N. H., Dec. 1.-The gov
ernor and council today issued for
NAL declaration of the election of New
Hampshire's democratic candidates
for presidential electors after an off
cial canvass of the presidential vote.
The official returns gave President
Wilson a. plurality of ffty-six, the
vote being, Wilson, 43,77o; Hughes,
1878.
A recount of the vote under the ,di-
rection of the secretary of state ON
the petition of republican candidates
is subjected to begin December q.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
GERMANY HOLDS
MARINA TRANSPORT
Bernstorff and Lansing Discuss
Sinking of Ship on Which
Six Americans Are Lost.
EVIDENCE is INCOMPLETE

Washington, Dec. 1.-The German
submarine commander who sunk the
British horse ship Marina with the
loss of six Americans has reported tc
his government that he took the yes.
sci tor transport. Germany has ask,
ed the United States for information
OF the status of the ship and is ready
to offer amends if the Marina was en-.
titled to immunity.
The case was discussed TODAY at a
conference between Count Won Berns.
torff, the German ambassador, ant
Secretary Lansing. Germany in a
communication i'll reply to the inqui
ries of the United States has asked for
any information in the possession oI
this government that will lead to a
settlement.
The conference between the ambas.
sador and secretary of state, which
was brief, developed that neither
seemed to be in possession of such
complete information as would be
essential to a determination of the
case The conference was asked for
by Count Bernstorff.
May Have Been Armed.
1t is understood that if the United
States can inform Germany that the
Marina was not in the British trans
port service and was entitled 10 the
immunity of a peaceful merchant ship
the Berlin government is ready to &C
knowledge an error and make offers
of settlement satisfactory to the
United States.
President Wilson has been looking
after the case personally and will pass
upon any understanding reached by
the ambassador and the secretary OF
state.
When the Marina was sunk it was
stated from London that there was
some ground for believing it had been
previously connected with the British
transport service. Later dispatches
said the ship had been armed with a
gun astern, manned by two British
naval gunners, before it started on the
voyage on which it was destroyed.
Carries Horse Cargo.
The Marina had carried cargo of
horses to England from Newport
News, Va, and was returning when
two submarines lying in wait sunk it
in stormy sea from which survivors
we're rescued after many hours Of
hardship
In its last note to Germany on the
submarine question the United States
threatened to break off diplomatic re-
lations unless the campaign of de-
struction without warning was aban-
doned. Another note declared that
offers OF reparation and expressions
of regret would not be sufficient, but
did not actually close the door to ac-
cepting an admission of error and in
demnity for damage in any specific
case where the American government
might choose to deal with it in that
way.
Secretary Lansing went to the
White House this afternoon to dis
cuss the German note on the Marina
case with President Wilson. He re-
fused to make any announcement
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
Belgian Girls With
Sewing Machines
Will Be Deported

London, Dec. lit is reported
from Fauquemont, says Reuter- dis
patch from Amsterdam today, that the
male inhabitants of Hassallet and La
naye, Belgium, between the ages of
u and so, and also girls and women
possessing sewing machines, are to be
deported to Germany.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
ChaSSeI| Named as Iowa
Railroad Commissioner

LeMars. Ia, Dec. edward
Chassell, of LeMars, Ia, has been
named as railroad commissioner by
Governor Clarke to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of James H. Viii
son, of Menlo.
Mr., Chassell formerly was state
binder of Iowa.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02
TEUTON|C GRIP
UPON ROUMAN|A
STILL UNSHAKEN
Armies of Won Mackensen and
Won Falkenhayn Are Almost
Within Gunshot of
the Capital.
RUSS BEGIN A DIVERSION
Petrograd Reports Capture of
Whole Range of Heights on
Moldavia Frontier.
SMALL GAIN, SAYS BERLIN

London, Dec 1.-The Cologne Ga
zette publishes an unconhrmed report
that Russian troops have arrived at
Bucharest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02

Comparative Local Record,

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March 1,
and compared with the past two years:
Normal temperature Observation-Disclosures 80
Excess for the day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IL
Total excess since March l, 1916. ....... 33s
Normal precipitation .......... .02 inch
Deficiency for the May. ........ .O2 inch
lbtal rainfall since March 1....l6O7 inch
deficiency since March 1....l22e inches
Deficiency for cor period, 1915. 1.62 inches
deficiency for cor. period. 1914. 3s2 inches
Station and Temp Highest Rain
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-02

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