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Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
STRONG GERMAN
ATTACK NEAR ST.
Die BEATEN BACK
French Official Report Indi- :
Gates Principal Activity Has
Shifted to the Vosges
Mountains.
FIGHTING ALONG MEUsE
Germans Violently Bombard
Sectors of Fleury and Fumin
Wood in Verdun Arena.
FRENCH AERoPLANE LOST

& "
Paris, July "a strong German
attack northwest OF St. Die, in the
vosoes ,y,s rs,,lssd ,,st r;obt hv
$50 "'' 'spu''eu ,a'. N ~
the rrench' the war otfice report OF
today says. On the Verdun front the
Germans bombarded VIOLENTLY French
nos;t;ons IN N. sectors of Ei.,rv IA
-, W. - H. .:.s Nj.
ruhllh Woou' IN the region ol MO-
lip-Tvent strong German recon-
naissance was dispersed.
The statemen, saws.
co.. ~ ~, 49,.
pe'"een 'ue oise anu tne a's"e
we dispersed a strong accommodating
party of the enemy in the region of
Moulin. .Sous-Toptvent In the Ar.
gonne we exnIoded a mine with GOOD
resuits at Rolanta a s,rnr;se ~.
tack of The enemy aoa;nst ! small
position at File Morte was repuised.
"On the right bank OF the Meuse
there was violent bombardment Of
the sectors OF Fleury and Fumin
Wood. An attack by the enemy on
a trench south Of Damloup was beatA
en- rack by cur fire.
In the Vosges, after a spirited
bombardment. the Germans delivered
an attack at II o'clock last night
against our positions northwest OF
St. Die. 1t was repulsed with heavy
losses,
"One OF our aeroplane squadrons
yesterday bombarded three times the
railway station at Metz-Sablons,
throwing lis bombs OF great size on
the railway buildings and tracks. The
bombardment must have caused great
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
"JIMS" CONVENTION
MOVES WITH SPEED
Democratic County Committee
Loses No Time in Getting
Down to Business.
JIM CALLS JACKS NAMES

With lightning rapidity, the demo-
cratic county committee met in Wash
ington hall at 2:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and ten minutes later had
resolved themselves into, county
convention.
Within thirty minutes more the
convention made Mayor Dahlman
chairman of the new county commit
tee, selected l29 delegates to the state
convention at Hastings, adopted a
ready made set of resolutions, named
the mayor as chairman of the Doug
las delegation, and plastered it with
the unit rule, indorsed the mayor,
Thomas Hoctor, Arthur Mullen, ]. P.
Butler and Edward McArdle for the
democratic state committee.
The new county committee was
empowered to fill any vacancies on
the democratic ticket this fall and on
the committee itself. Other items of
business were several short addresses
and an excoriation of the Jacksonian
club of Omaha.
Committee Does Quick Work.
The meeting of the Jims was ex-
peditious and harmonious. Just how
committee could select exactly~f29
delegates to a state convention and
report back within so short a time,
was one of the surprises of the day,
Everybody, however, was satisfied
with the report of this committee,
which comprised Lee Bridges John
A. Rine, John Killian, William Quinn
and ]. T. Mercll.
Mayor Dahlman injected little pep
into the proceedings when he referred
to the Jacks in the following terms:
There is alb unch Of fellows who took
the name of Andrew Jackson and they
call themselves the Jacksonians. Oh,
Lord, if Jackson could come down
now and see that bunch of pirates.
They have never given penny of
their money nor minute of their time
to help democracy of this county. We
are giving our time and Our tithes to
help the party and we.are not looking
for any reward. When those four
flushers had charge of the iounty or
ganization the republicans won out.
We get results, we elect our men,"
]. M. Tanner referred to the meet
ing as "the sane and respectable ele-
ment of democracy" and classified the
Jacks as puritan democrats talking
bunk to the grandstand." H. B.
Fleharty gave as hort talk.
Moriarity Acts as Chairman.
John Moriarity was chairman of the
convention, Claude F. Bessie was sec
retary, and B. ]. McAfdle, assistant
Esecretary Mr.. Arfle, secretary Of
the county central cocinitte, read the
l:call for the meeting.
j. p. Butler, Meyer Klein, T. ].
O'Connor, B. ]. McArdle and John
Fenton were selected as a committee
to select the new county central COM
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
SPANIEL TAKEN +.
TO Ell PASO JAIL
Texan Who Slew Wife and
Army Officer Moved for
t Safe Keeping.
BIG CROWD AT FUNERAL

Fl Paso, Tex, July 22.-Harry J.
SPANIEL, who Thursday night shot
and killed his wife and Lieutenant
Colonel NJ. c. Butler at Alpine, Tex,
was held in the county jail here to-
day under heavy guard. Three depu-
ties who arrived with the prisoner
early today asserted feeling in Alpine
is tense and authorities there felt All
attempt at violence might be made.
SPANIEL Is held incommunicado.
On the way to the Jail the party was
intercepted by a newspaper man who
asked SPANIEL why he killed his wife
and Butler.
Apparently on the verge of a COL
lapse, SPANIEL replied: Don't bother
me. / have nothing to say"
According to reports from Jail att
thorities, only once did SPANIEL show
any emotion, when he awoke from
fitful sleep, burst out weeping and
expressed wish to see his 5-year-old
daughter. u.s.
Great Crowd at Funeral.
Alpine, Tex, July 22.-Practically
the entire population of Alpine at
tended funeral services her, today for
Mrs. Crystal Holland SPANIEL, who,
with Lieutenant Colonel M. c. Butler
was killed by her husband last Thurs
day night. Friends Of SPANIEL said
today that he apparently shot in fit
of insane Jealousy and tina since he
has been overwhelmed with remorse
and on several occasions begged his
guards to kill him.
As she boarded train last night
for Washington, where she is taking
her husbands body. for burial, Mrs,
Butler said to friends at the station
platform: Neither my husband nor
trs. SPANIEL was in the least. to
blame"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23

being dissatisfied with its scope, con-
tending that some omissions from the
list are more significant than inclu-
sions.
Its publication at this time is a
mystery. One possible theory is that
the governments hand was forced by
recalcitrant British firms, which may
have declined to give up trading with
firms not on the white list, until their
position was made legally untenable
by the actual PRONUNCIATION of the list.
If the government had desired to
warn the British public, wider pub
licity would have been sought. The
list was published only in the official
London Gazette. None of the Lon
don papers printed it.
Possibility OF legal retaliation
against the black list is a question
for international lawyers, but the pos
sibility of unofficial retaliation is al
most unlimited. At least Pacific
coast firm of unimpeachable Ameri-
canism might make the position Of
British traders in number OF fertile
fields decidedly uncomfortable
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
RAILROADS REPORT /,
! ON NUMBER OF CARS
Tell State Commission Exact
Condition of Lines With Re-
spect to Rolling Stock.
MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS


lincoln, July 22.-(Special.) lin an
effort to gather some knowledge
which would assist in meeting any
possible car shortage in handling grain
this fall, the State Railway commits
sion on June 20 last sent letter to
the different roads doing business in
Nebraska asking them to answer sew
eral questions relatives to freight cars
and the roads have, reported.
The Rock Island reports 27,535 cars
owned by that company, with l0,753
cars of other companies on its lines.
The-Missouri Pacific reports 2l ,684
cars of its own and l4,0l8 of other
lines on its tracks.
On the Burlington.
The Burlington has 30,49S of its own
cars, with 1888 of other roads.
The Northwestern has 34,406 and
l6,0o8 of other lines.
The Illinois Central has 25,6l6, with
1880 OF other lines,
The St. Joseph & Grand Island has
$40 cars and 34o Of other lines.
The Union Pacific has l0,008 cars
of its own, with 4,058 of other lines. +
The Chicago, Minneapolis & Omaha
has 9,4O3 cars and 8,0l8 Of other lines
on its tracks.
Some Of the cars of these companies
are out of commission at the present
time, but are being repaired and will
be in shape for shipments of grain by
the time they are needed.
Suggestions from Lines.
In giving reasons and remedies fol
prevention Of car shortage the roads
give several reasons, but generally
unite on urging the quick handling ol
cars and loading to full capacity.
The Rock Island says that it gen.
orally handles from 10000 to 100000
cars OF grain per year. Ordinarily il
it could keep its cars at home it could
handle what business it has in this
state in good shape. 1t knows Of nc
shortage at this time.
The Missouri Pacific says that much
of the trouble can be averted il cars
are loaded to full capacity and quickl,
unloaded and return promptly.
The Burlington says that the owner.
ship Of cars at this time is "hopelessl,
scrambled" Each road simply grab:
all cars it can get its hands on ant
the road that has the best opportunit,
gets the most cars, while the road.
best equipped are handicapped because
other roads get the cars and keer
them.
No Shortage Now.
The Northwestern says there is ne
shortage now, but liable to be later
In fact, it foresees shortage aftel
about six weeks. This can be some
what helped by prompt loading anc
unloading and filling of cars to full
capacity.
The Union Pacific urges that in
structions should be issued by til,
Interstate Commerce commission or
dering eastern roads to rush cars bacl
to lines west of the Missouri river a
soon as unloaded and by the mos
direct route irrespective OF what roat
owns the cars.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
REPUBLICANS IN
HARMONY FEAST
At COUNTY meet
New Committee Selected and
Delegates and Alternates
Named for the State
Convention.
B. J. BURBANK CHAIRMAN
John L. Kennedy Makes Plea
for Clean Campaign,
Minus Personalities.
SESSION IN COURT HOUSE

1t was harmony from start to finish
with the republicans in their county
convention. In short, business-like
session the Douglas county republican
convention yesterday at the court
house selected its new county COM
mittee, set of delegates and alter
mates to the state convention and
made provision for the election of the
chairman and other officers of the
committee.
Byron G. Burbank was chairman
of the convention Guy Kiddoo was
secretary The temporary organiza-
ton was at once made permanent. In
a splendid harmony address Chairman
Burbank showed how completely all
differences among republicans had
been obliterated, and declared that
while he had been an admirer OF Colo.
mel Roosevelt four years ago and
others in the room had been adherents
of Mr.. Taft, he was proud to say that
all differences had been laid aside and
that there is at present but one repub.
lican party. He praised John L. Ken
nedy as senatorial timber, and de-
clared that the republicans must elect
Judge Ben Baker to congress and
"S'thereby redeem this district for the
republicans" -ta. ..-
Pleads for Clean Campaign.
John L. Kennedy announced that
there is only one kind of republican
today and if that republican must be
designated by any other name than
republican" he designates himself as
Hughes republican" He made a
plea for clean campaign. Let II
not be a campaign of personalities,
he said. "If there must be PERSONAL
ties, let us leave those to the other
side. We can afford to depend upon
the character of our candidates, and
the principles the republican party
has stood for for generation to carry
US through" He declared it is moi
enough to elect Hughes and Far
banks, but we must elect the fepub'
s. lican congressman and senators tc
give us the proper and beneficia
laws" he said.
Ben Baker Speaks.
Judge Benjamin S. Baker, candi-
date for congress, spoke briefly, re.
viewing the European war and declar.
ing that where the power rests with
the people there will be no war, Sc
long as the power rests also with the
people in the country with which wal
is threatened.
The convention elected the precinct
committeeman and the committeeman
at-large. These shall elect the chair,
man, vice chairman and treasurer, and
the chairman SO elected shall appoint
Na secretary and an executive com.
mittee.
Saturday, July 20, is the day set fol
the meeting Of the new committee te
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
Two Men Who Stole
Registered Mail
Get Prison Terms

New York, July ,22.-Thomas Ben
son and his brother-in-law, L. S.
Windlcr, convicted of stealing regis
tered mail valued at more than $780,
900 from a Hudson river ferryboat on
February 20 last, today were sem
fenced to serve terms of not less than
five years each in the federal peniten-
tiary at Atlanta. Edward ]. Quigley,
who pleaded guilty of completely In
the theft and was government wit.
ness, received two-year term.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
Man Fatally Injured in
Frontier DAYS Contests

Jim Kennedy, a member of the IT.
win Brothers Wild West show, rid
ing in the Roman race in the Frontier
Days contests at the Douglas county
fair grounds yesterday afternoon,
probably was fatally injured when he
fell between the two horses. He is
in a critical condition at the Nicholas
Sem hospital. He suffered an injury
to his spine.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
Churches and Public
Library at Mitchell
Closed to Children

Mitchell, S. D. July 22,-Thea-
ters, churches and public library
have been closed to all children un-
der IL years, to check the epidemic
of paralysis, which, it is feared, has
started here. There was one death
today and three suspected cases are
quarantined. Three deaths to date.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
AParty

\ rarity
called up the other day.
Wanted to sell his house
asked whether it was
best to run one big ad or
several small ones. We
shaped up a 10 line ad,
and after it ran six days
he called up and said:
1--WE located a buyer.
stop my ad."
Keeping at it gets re-
suits"
Phone Tyler 1000.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
The Weather

For Nebraska, Council Bluffs and Vicinity:
Fair and continued warm.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23

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Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23

L. A. WELSH. MeteorollgIst.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23

Temperature aud
from the normal:
Normal temperatur,
Excess for the day
Total excess since
Normal precipitatio
Deficiency for the
Total rainfall since
Deficiency since NJ
Deficiency for cor.
Deficiency for cor,
T4-Indicates trac
.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-10-17
ADJUSTMENTS
BUTLER THEATER

Following their joint success in
The Golden Chance" Cleo Ridgely
and Wallace Reid will be seen at the
Butler this evening In the Lasky pro-
duction of THE Love Mask" a won.
derful and gripping western drama
written especially for them. Cleo
Ridgely in her wonderful perform.
ance as the wife" in THE Golden
Chance" Immediately established her.
self as one of the foremost dramatic
stars of the screen. In 1.-THE Love
Mask" as young girl trying to exc
out an existence by panning gold in
the California days of 40. dressed in
mems clothes and disguised as
Silver Spurs" notorious bandit,
she is seen in role unlike anything
she has as yet portrayed. Wallace
Reid, the handsome and talented
Lasky star. as the sheriff, is torn
| betwixt love for the girl and his
sworn duty and is given opportunity
to show his wonderful ability as an
actor, which has not been surpassed
since he appeared with Geraldine
Farrar in the Lasky production of
Carmen" The settings are beauti.
full and unusual. and the two sfars
are surrounded by an all star cast or
Lasky players. Burton Holmes. in
his travels. will take you to South
Tyrol. the Italian corner Of Austria
Tomorrow, another new star, Francss
Nelson In What Happened at 22n
and the educated chimps. Thursday.
the big wild west show.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-10-17
HUGHES OPPOSED TO
INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT


tBy Associated Press.)
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 17-Charles f.
Hughes. replying to the charge that
his election might mean that ''in-
visible government would be installed
in the United States, last night told
an audience that crowded the Audi
forum here to the doors that as
there had been no invisible govern
ment in New York while he was gov
ernor. there would be no invisible
government in the United States il
he were president.
Il think it might be said" Mr..
Hughes asserted. that the present
administration has been in large
measure an administration OF un-
official spokesmen, OF mysterious in
fiuences.
And l can state in entire good
humor that | desire government
through two houses and not though
three"
Mr.. Hughes assailed the admins
tration more vigorously than he has
done before for the enactment of the
Adamson law. declaring that 1t was
"un-American and absolutely without
justification ever to surrender either
legislative or executive power to the
demond of force. either by capital OF
labor" and declared that the plain
people of this country should rebuke
the administration for its surrender
to force"
President Wilson's reference to
"unshackled business" made in the
same hall on the presidents recent
visit here, was answered with the
declaration that there had been nc
Qualification of the antitrust act,
and by the nominees assertion thai
he was amazed at any such claim
as there had been put forward"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-10-17
TO THE sToCkHoLDERs OF
WEST END CONSOLIDATED
MINING COMPANY

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
THAT at meeting Of the Board of
Directors of the above corporation,
held at the offices of said corpora
ton In the Syndicate Building, OaA
land, California, on the 4th day OF
October, 1916. a dividend of FIVE 81
cents per share upon issued capital
stock of the corporation was declared
from the net earnings OF the cor
poration. Said dividend will be paid
upon the cath day of October, 1916,
to all stockholders of record on the
books of the corporation on the l4th
day of october, 1916.
The stock transfer books will be
closed at five o'clock p. M. on the
l4th day OF October. 1916. and will
be reopened on October 25th. 1916,
at the commencement OF business,
to-wit. at nine o'clock A. M.
GEORGE c. ELLIS,
Secretary of West End CONSOLIDATED
Mining Company. Oct. 7-10d
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-10-17
HEART FAILURE CALLS
A FORMER T0N0PAHN

Mrs. Agnes Biddle Deichens, for a
number of years resident of Tono-
pah, died Sunday at Pleasanton, Cal.
She was a native of Philadelphia and
was a member of the old Biddle
family, of the wholesale firm of
Baily, Banks and Biddle, the found
ers of wholesaling in the United
States.
Mrs. Deichens was aged 3S years.
She is survived by her father, now a
resident of Chicago, and sister,
Mrs. C. r. Ford of Bishop, and two
children. Catherine and Buster. Mrs
Deichens was Mrs. DR.. Charles l.
Hammond. one OF the best known
and best beloved physicians that
ever practiced in Nevada. After his
death she became Mrs. Deichens
Her death was caused by heart
failure. It occurred shortly after
she received news of the death of hei
mother In Chicago.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-10-17
OLD RATE SCHEDULE
REMAINS IN EFFECT
tBy Associated Press.b

OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 17.-Another
point in Nebraska's freight rate cases
was decided when Federal Judges
]. w. Woodrough. Walter |. Smith
and James d. Elliott issued an in
junction which in effect will permit
the carriers to maintain. temporarily
at least, a schedule of rates promul-
gated July by the Interstate com
merce commission
These rates are much in excess of
those ordered in force by the Ne
braska state railroad commission for
its order number 49," This order
precipitated the litigation which
began two years ago.
The point involved in the proceed
ings dates back to the issuance OF
order number 49," which granted
material reductions in freight rates
In this state and which later caused
shippers of Council Bluffs, Sioux City
Kansas City and st. Joseph to insti
tute before the interstate commerce
commission an action to have the
rates held discriminatory
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-10-17
MUCH IS CLAIMED
FOR DEMOCRACY

(By Associated Press.)
LONG BRANCH. Oct. 17--Presi-
dent Wilson told delegation of
independents. comprising the Wilson
volunteers, that the Democratic party
is the only fundamentally now at
hand for the enactment of genuine,
humane, just and progressive legis-
lation."
The members of the delegation
came here to tell the president they
planned to campaign for him from
the Battery to Buffalo" in New York
state. because they felt he had given
the nation "a square deal"
Led by Amos Pinchot and Rabbi
Stephen s. Wise of New York. the
delegation remained with the presi
dent longer than an hour. He talked
with the delegation in the reception
room of his summer residence. shad
ow Lawn.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-10-17
TO KILL A
''PR0H|B' CANDIDATE


DETROIT, Mich. Oct. ia mis-
sile. probably a stone. hurled vio-
lently by an unidentified man.
crashed against the rear window of
the dry special train observation
car, just outside of Fort Wayne.
Ind. last night. showering broken
plate glass over Ira Landrith. the
Prohibition vice presidential candi-
date and other members OF the
party, but injuring no one.
For time it was believed that the
train had been fired upon. Finding
a stone on the observation platform
later and failure to find a bullet
caused the shooting theory to be
abandoned.
An official report made to Wabash
railroad officials said that either a
stone or a bullet had struck the
train. Investigation was begun.
Earlier in the day at Greensburg
Ind. man had yelled from the
crowd that Landrith fought to die"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-10-17
SUFFERS BREAKDOWN

Dan II. Johnson, known familiarly
and affectionately as "Uncle Dan,
was taken to the county hospital last
night. suffering from physical and
mental breakdown. The old gentle
man is aged about 80 years For the
past two years he has been living
alone In cabin in the lower end OF
town and has been eklng out an exist.
ence by selling soap about town from
door to door and thus gained wide
acquaintance. His inability to per
form hard work and his anxiety to
keep himself clear of being public
charge endeared him to many. News
of the death. week ago, of his son
in Colorado is what is believed to be
the cause of his collapse.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-10-17
ANNUAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of stockholders Of
the Gold Hill Nevada Gold MINING
company will be held at the office
of the Gold Hill Development com
mittee. No. 1856 Market street, Sar
Francisco. Cal, on Monday, October
Both. 1916, at s o'clock p. M, for the
purpose of receiving reports and
electing a board OF directors for the
next ensuing year, and for the con
sideration Of any and all other bust
ness properly brought before the
meeting
WILLIAM T. MORAN, Pres
d. p. TRUESDELL. Secy.
O9-e10d
San Francisco, Cal. October 5th, 1916
O9t10
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-10-17
Natures Rifle Bullets.

What man has learned by dint Of
thought and experiment some Of the
lower animals appear to know through
instinct. An instance Is furnished by
what Is called the spiral swimming"
Of certain organisms, such as the
spherical shaped volvox and several
elongated tnfusorians. As these re-
volve about the axis of progression In
the manner of proJectile 6red from
rifed gun the consequence Ia that
they are able to travel In straight
line, as they could not do otherwise,
the revolution compromising with alb.
solute precision for any tendency to
deviate from straight course With
out such device many OF these
minute creatures would simply de
scribe circles. making no forward prog
| ress.