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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-06
Ring Lardner Makes First Dash
Into Chicago Political Arena

over, meaning the convention here
and the banquet at ST. Louis.
SO ! found out by inquiries thai
the convention didn't start unit
Wednesday and | would find the new:
Monday and Tuesday at the Congress
hotel that was named after congress
| ut not the congress that's been down
to Washington, ID. C., recently be
cause you would not name hote
after that unless you was pretty sore
at the rooms and board.
So | showed up at the Congress
yesterday afternoon and the first
thing that happened after got il
the lobby was whole lot Of musi'
clans and saxophone players came
in ahead Of parade and the parade
was all yelling something and coulc
not make out what It was.
Boosters for Something.
But they all had Indiana banners
and what they yelled sounded some.
thing like Wabash, but didn't be-
lieve they would be boasting about
thing like that, so ! went up closer
and listened and found out it was
Fairbanks that they were yelling
They were just boosters for soap or
scales, one Of the two But | forgot
to say that before ! went to the Con-
gress hotel | got a shave and all
cleaned up and when | got there and
saw the delegates | realized where |
had make mistake and had become
a conspicuous figure.
! knocked several delegates down
and got across the lobby TO the desk
and asked them where the news
paper men were located at, because !
had not seen one soul that acted like
he knew me or wanted to.
Where are the newspaper men?
| asked the clerk,
Try room 1000" he said
So | tried four or five times to get
in the nearest elevator and was told
/ was too big and finally one of the
elevator men let me get in and we
went up near the top and | says:
In the Wrong Hotel.
where is l6062' ! asked him
Not in this building" he answered.
IT'S in the other building" he re-
piled.
- went in all surrounding buildings
and when ! asked for 1000 got
laughed at. so ! come back to the con
gress and went in the pompey room
and asked them for a sandwich and
while WAS masticatlng il | noticed
that they was boarding mp the toun-
tain IN the middle Of the room aud
I asked them why and they says be
cause some of the delegates might
walk into it hy mistake and get
bathed,
So then went in tho other room
and met q man that was cordial and
hc says
Are you ior Weeksa" he asked me
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-06
.BRITONS NOW CALL
1T A BIG VICTORY
They Say German Fleet So Weak
ened 1t Cannot Attempt Another
Raid Into Baltic.
sUNKEN WARsHIPs IDENTIFIED

London June S. In view OF the
latest report of the admiralty on the
naval battle OF last week, tie press
and public are devoting their atten-
tion to computing the losses OF the
two navies and the effect the engage
ment is likely to have on future naval
warfare. The British estimate Of
eighteen German ships lost, as com
pared with fourteen British is ae-
ecpted by the majority, and the result
is now claimed as a complete victory
for the British fleet.
So far as the German denial Of the
British claim is concerned, it is
pointed out that the Germans did not
admit the loss OF the cruiser Elbing
until the arrival OF some survivors
from il in Holland. and this is cited as
confirmation that the Germans con-
ccal their losses until forced by cir
cumstances 90 reveal them. This Is
made possible. il is argued, by the
fact that the British losses occurred
N daylight and arc known to the
Germans. while the German losses
took place in twilight or after dark.
Should the British estimate Of the
German losses prove correct, naval
writer's say II will be many a long
day before the German ileet shows
itself again in the North Sea, and
even should the estimate prove ex-
cessiVe the damage done TO the Ger
man battle cruisers will put an end
70 raids on English coasts After the
Doggerbank battle the Qerfflinger
and Moltke were five months in dock,
and it is believed that the German
ships OF this class engaged in last
weeks battle were even more So,
yerely damaged.
The Derfflinger and its sister ship,
the Lutzow, are believed to be the
battle cruisers which the British have
included in the list OF supposed Ger
man losses, while another battle
cruiser, the Seydlitz, is reported from
aYncutral source to have been seen on
Thursday morning badly damaged and
being pursued by British warships.
Another advantage claimed from
the outcome OF the battle is that il
relieves the pressure on the Russian
army wing ~ Courland TO which the
German feet was giving valuable sup
port. II is already reported from CO.
penhagen that German cruisers have
been withdrawn from the Cour1and
coast, while German dcstroyers have
not been seen for a week in the
southern Baltic.
Sunken Dreadnoughts Identified.
British officers of the feet which
participated in The Jutland battle and
have returned here identity two OF
the big German battle cruisers sunk
as the Hindenburg and the Lutzow.
he LutzoW, battle cruiser Of 90.
600 tons, was completed in 1915. II
was armed with eight twelve-inch,
twelve six-inch and twelve twenty
four-pounder guns and equipped with
hve torpedo tubes. Its armor belt
was about thirteen inches in thick
ness amidship. II was 689 feet long,
ninety-hye feet beam and drew TWEEN
ty-seyen and half feet. Ii was of
the latest and most powerful battle
cruiser type.
The Hindenburg is not listed in the
latest naval records. 1t has been re-
ported, however, that il was battle
ship Of the largest and most pow
crful dreadnought type, launched in
the fall OF 1915.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-06
BY RING A. LARDNER.

Chicago, June 5.-(Special Tele-
gram. il usually write stuff on the
sporting page, but along last May or
April received letter from a news
paper in Quakertown, where there is
a Quaker girl, and this letter said they
would slip me so-and-so if ! would
sover the republican and democratic
conventions. So took the letter in to
the boss because the letter offered me
a flat offer of some money and he
says:
what about itl" he says.
well" | says, II would love to do
it on account of the money"
"Yes," he says, but arc you work
ing for Quakertown newspaper or
are you working for us"
"NitsP Either way you flatter
me-" | says.
"Well,' he says, "if you report this
convention for anybody, we would
rather have you do it for us that pays
your salary for doing nothing. II you
finally make up your mind to work,
It is only just and fair that you work
for US" Il ..
"All right" | says, on account Of
loyalty.
Thought He'd Try 1t.
But lately ! got thinking about it
and thought may be this will be a
whole lot of work and something |
don't know nothing about and il
can duck it and play golf every p. m
and just keep up the wake OF the news
column in the sporting page that's
easy as pie to write so much the
better. SO the day of the parade of
the people that would whole lot
rather walk around the loop than
fight, | went to the managing editor
and says
"Say," l says, this was a kind of
joke about me reporting the conven-
ton"
YES" he says. q thought so, too,
but the higher ups says you was to
do it, and that settled it."
YES" | says, but ! don't know
absolutely nothing concerning poll
tics"
Listen" ne says, don't you often
write something about foot ballt"
yes" / admitted.
DO YOU know something about III"
lie asked me.
mo" admitted.
also" he continued, you write
about dancing and base ball and fight
ing and babies and poker games aud
auction bridge whist, and so ou-what
do you know about them" he asked
me-
Nothing" | admitted
Fairly Coruered.
"All right" be saws then your stuff
about politics can't be no worse than
anything else sou do
AN right" admitted
So he says I was tu start M0HdaX
and stick ta tbc politics till it Vss AT
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-06
Suffragists Claim
They Carried Iowa

Dcs Moines, June 5.--When the
polls closed tonight, indications were
that an unusually heavy vote had
been cast in the statewide primary.
The closest contest in years is pre-
dicted in the republican race for the
goyernorship. Both Allen and Co.'S
son supporters claimed the state for
their respective candidates, but Hard
ing and kuehnlc adherents equally
were emphatic. There was a growing
belief that the gnyernorship might 60
70 the republican convention, which
will meet in Des Moines in July.
Officers uf the Iowa Equal Suffrage
association claimed tonight that their
adyiees indicted victory for the
amendment They said thry expected
their greatest strength 10 deyclope ia
the rural districts
Candidates for state officers ON the
democratic ticket had uo opposition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-06
RUSSIANS WIN
GREAT VICTORY
OVER LONG line
Cars Hosts Triumph on Battle
Front Extending from Pripet
Marshes to Roumanian
Frontier.
CAPTURE l8,Coo PRISONERS
French Report Repulse Of Series Of
Violent Assaults in Sector
East of Meuse.
TEUToN RAIDS m THE vOsGEs

Peuvgrad. June 5.-(Via London)
Russian forces have won great sue
ccsses along the front from the Pripet
Marshes to the Roumanian frontier,
according 10 an official announcement
issued here today II is stated the
Russians took $4,000 prisoners.
Paris. June s.-With undiminished
violence the Germans continued their
attacks last night along the Yer
dun front east Of the Meuse The war
office report Of this afternoon says
these assaults were unsuccessful.
The Germans attacked French po-
sitions in the region Of Vaux and
Damloup. Between the fort and the
village Of Damloup the German Of
iensive was particularly severe. The
French are still in possession OF Fort
Vaux.
In the entity Of Douaumont there
was heavy artillery fighting,
Unsuccessful German raids we're
undertaken in the Nosges,
The text OF the statement says:
"On the left bank Of the Meuse
there has been an intermittent bom-
bardmcnt. East Of the river artillery
fighting has continued with extreme
violence in the region Of Thiaumont
and Dumont. The Germans con-
tinued their attacks upon our posi-
tions and Vaux and Damloup last
night. To the northwest OF Fort
Naux on the slopes OF the Fumin
wood repeated German advances
we're checked by our fire. The as
sauts between the fort and the viii
lage OF Damloup also were broken.
There was ferocious fighting be-
tween the garrison OF Vaux fort and
the detachment OF the enemy at
tempting 10 penetrate this position.
Although the enemy used flaming
liquids, our troops prevented them
IRON making any progress.
In the Nosges all attack by the
enemy at point west OF Csrspach
resulted in their becoming possessed
OF three trenches. Shortly after we
delivered counter attack and drove
the Germans from ALL positions they
occupied
French Attacks Repulsed.
Berlin, June 5.--(Wireless to Say
vile. Repeated attacks by masses
OF French infantry against German
positions on the Nerdua front east
OF the Meuse broke dow with heavy
losses, the war office announced to-
day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-06
Republicans Of
Indiana Move on
Chicago in Force

Indianapolis, June s.-Indiana re-
publcans several hundred strong
moved on to Chicago today to sup
port Charles w Fairbanks, Indiana's
choice for the presidential nomina-
ticn
Boost Fairbanks; knock nobody"
was their slogan.
Two special trains. one starting
from Evansville and the other from
indianapolis, carried about 800 Fair
banks men to Chicago Mr. Fairbanks
will remain at his home here during
the convention.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-06
VISITING AID MEN
SEEING The SIGHTS
Put in Busy Day Learning of the
Vast Resources Of Omaha and
Why II is Great. "
START OVER STATE TUESDAY

From staid old Boston, from dear
old New York and from peaceful
Philadelphia, thirty advertising men,
representing that many big agencies
of those big cities, have come to
Omaha. ....
Yesterday they saw tho sights Of
out fair city They compared
Washington street and Broadway and
Market street with Farnam They
observed, with more or less amaze
ment, the skyscrapers, the stock
yards, the jobbng house eanons, the
beautiful residence districts, the
smooth bouleVards, the public build
ings, all the wonders Of the metropolis
OF Nebraska.
The party arrived IN Omaha at 7:30
a. IN. and were met by a committee
and taken IN automobiles to the Fon-
tenelle hotel. where breakfast was
served and the stains Of travel re-
moved.
Guests OF Publishers.
The thirty are the guests Of sixteen
Nebraska publishers who, since they
could not take Nebraska back TO the
advertising mems offices, hit upon the
happy idea Of bringing the adyertis-
ing men 10 Nebraska and showing
them the marycls Of the state, It's fer
tile farms, its prosperous people, It's
rich banks, its great manufacturing
nIunfe I'D ANIMAL farm. rkaI,trt,a,, ~
hundreds OF millions OF dollars, and
so on.
After spending the day here the
party, augmented by forty or fifty
leading business men and several ex-
perts on Nebraska facts and figures,
will leave Omaha on a spendid special
train TO tour Nebraska for the rest Of
the week,
The ad men spent a fine day here.
They started out from the Fontenelle
lotel in a fleet OF automobiles and
took run TO the South Side, where
the stock yards and packing houses
were given the "onec over" Everett
Buckingham, general manager did the
honors there and showed the eastern
efs the second biggest livestock mar
ket in the world.
Visit Grain Exchange.
After that the route led to the
Omaha Grain exchange, where the
new building was inspected and the
grain men extended the glad hand of
welcome.
Then they were escorted through
The Bees Offices and mechanical
plant and those OF the Twentieth
Century Farmer,
Al the west entrance TO the Bran
deis Stores "Bill' Thomas made a
short speech. giving a Jew facts about
this mercantile establishment. and
then the party was guided through il,
Hayden Brothers and the Burgess.
Nash stores were next on the iuspec-
ti0n program aud after these the
party finally landed 10 the lofty Com.
mercld club rooms, from which van.
lagc paiul they took a birds eve view
at The city
Nest they took ~ tae automobiles
again and were whulcd away 90 the
Field club i0r lunch
The afternoon route included the
Notldstlrrald building thr M H.
ID ... ttt,,,..l .st H.. .ft ga 5f
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-06
THE WEATHER

Unsettled
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-06

Thousands of Omaha
families read The Bee
exclusively.
If you want their trade
advertise in The Bee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-06

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Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1916-09-07
RAH RAH DAY
BAILEY ISLAND ENJOYS FIELD
AND WATER SPORTS.
Labor Day Celebrated BY Parade,
Corn Roast and Dancino.

- = - y -
Labor Day Celebrated BY Parade,
Corn Roast and Dancing.
Dull skies failed to dampen the ar
dor sof the Bailey Islanders Monday
when the first annual 'Rah, 'Rah Day
was celebrated by, everyone on the
island. Stores were closed and all
business practically suspended dur
ing the hours from 23O to 7.30 D. m.
In this. time rollicking spirit DOS
sessed the whole community, summer
guests mingling freely in the sports
as well as island residents. At the
wafer events a crowd of over one
thousand people jammed the nearby
wharves and floats, while small boat :
were filled to capacity near the fin
ish line off Sinnett's wharf,
The morning ball game. between
Bailey and Harpswen resulted: in a
to secore favorable to the is
land boys. The home battery was
Johnson and Tracy. 49,.
Showers tended to diminish the
number in the parade which left the
corner at johnson & Leeman,s store
about three o'clock during the
progress of quite a brisk rainfall
The children led the line with BIZ
cycles and small floats, that of Peace
and Plenty and "The Viking" at
tracting most attention. Following
this section was the comic feature
the "Casco Bay Breeze" newspaper
costume, dominating in size all other
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1916-09-07

walking features in the parade. The
automobile section was led by a hand
somely decorated truck from M.
Ward & Son, plumbers, followed by
truck from Johnson e Leeman. gro
GERS and several other cars and
trucks, among which j. Edward Sin
netts car, e. E. Sinnett's truck and
T. ). Leeman's truck were worthy OF
mention. The wagons were easily
I led by John L.. Murray's display or
country produce, while "Cap'n Hen
ry" Sinnett left out all the frills, had
no decorations, but stood on his wei
known popularity with the ladies.
Erwin Sinnett had charge of the par
ade, which countermarched in front
OF Cottage Hail. where it was Judged
and dismissed. The Oldest and
youngest persons in line were Mrs.
AlVira Leeman, 81, and her great
grandson, Willie E. Leeman, Jr.. 5
months old.
AT this point Ex-Representative
Charles s. Thomas of Bailey Island
enlivened the throng with a fifteen
minute speech in which he referred
feeling1y to the nonagenarian, Mrs
Helen Adams, seated beside him, as
the first summer resident of the is
land During his remarks which.
touched on Peace, a, white dove
alighted gracefully on the railing Of
the building, this being entirely ac-
cfdental. The folk dancing on the
lawn by the children. followed, after
Continued on Page 81
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1916-09-07
PORTLAND, MAINE, ase@
ORR'S ISLAND AIR

: :
There's magic in the air at Orr's.
Iheres magic in the air; SO g.
NOBODY knows just whence it came
But 1t is everywhere. q: =. =.
It greets you in the morning light ..'
When Natures smile is sweet,
But watch 1t in its, wickedness: .. $780,.
1t takes you off your feet.
It's the mischief with your tresses:
50 reckless in it's gales.
Unless you're quicker than a wink-
away your sun hat sails.
There's something in the air at Orr's
The other islands miss =. =.
A soft caressing of your cheek, 90.
Thats like fairy. kiss.
And though the touch of misty lips
DeScend upon your own,
Ihey melt away full modestly
In the Saucy sunlight'S frown.
The air at Orr's is bonny breath.
Like roses and like balm,
Ana If 1t plays a .trifle rough
NO matter,-whats the harm?s o.. r--.
Just hoist your sail and venture out
And start away in style;
Ihat self-same. saucy little Breeze
Grows rougher all the while.
IT lasheS pillows into lace
Then hikes away TO hide; =
You know the dickens is to pay
With the turning of the tide
Although you seem a jolly tar,
And boast a MILDLY blouse,
Unless you duck it double quick
You're bound to get souse
AS you wrestle with the rascal
It's like a willful child,
II rushes past you with a whirl,
Then fingers, sweet and mild.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1916-09-07

The vintage in the air at Orr's
Is bracinS-like and rare
HIhe Kind the doctor recommends
When you've no time to spare)
It's Ike bit of heaven below
You'll want to linger long
When you know it's balmy breeZes
And learn it's siren song.
60 pack your bag and catch the boat
That reaches Orrs at seven.
rake care! Don't land at Baileys'-
That place that's NEXT TO HEAVEN
401 West 11Sth St.,
New York City. .'
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1916-09-07
PEAKS ISLAND HOUSE
HOTEL HAS HAD AN EXCELLENT
SUMMER.
ReCiSter of PeonIe Win Aaua Honoa

Register of People Who Have Come
Here Recently.
Undoubtedly this hotel has been the
most popular one. in the whole Bay
this season. Although the depression
OF last season made many peopla
anxious as to the success Of this asst
summer the Bay recovered very rap
idly and has had successful year.
Therefore when we say that this hotel
has been the most popular in the Bay
1t means that it has been practically
full all of the season while in Au-
gu:' 1t was so crowded that the
Union House bad to be- used for the
(Cnn tfpupd IN Dopo
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1916-09-07
NOW OPEN

Famous for years
for it's liberal man
agement, superb
location and fine
shore dinners. Ev-
erything m cd rn.
Accommodates 500.
Rates, booklets and
floor plans on ap-
plication.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1916-09-07

Continued on Page 2.)
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-06-11

In gancing the registration blanks now hcin4
fled in the office of County Recorder Owen t. Murphy
is found that three different filings that trouble
for the persons registering and trouble for the cleo
ton officers have been made and those registrations
the persons who have registered mon partisan, no
party and those who have failed give any party. Now
it is reasonable to suppose that many of these people Will
go to the primaries and expect to OF the regular
party tickets and these people bound To raise Cain
when the election officers refuse to give them party
ticket and hand them blank with the heading OF thcr
registration If they vote at all they will have to
IN name, and if the name they write is any UjhC
printed ticket, thei thrown and lost Anot-
point is that it is not the duty Of the registering officer
to explain his sole duty ask what party
atfates with and it. There to blame
but the party registering and the law
his or her ignorance. Once you register you cannot
change, according TO the attorney general. If a man
registers Progressive he down and if the Progress
sves do not have ticket III the field this year. and Ill
such he could not for office this fall except
Progressive and III event OF there being Progressive
ticket he could Office this fall any other ticket
at least so it appears.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-06-11
MAGAZINE WRITER WILL
WRITE OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA.

F. r. Bechdolt. short story writer
of fiction. who has been in Cochise
county for the past two weeks, Sc
curing material for a story in which
many Of the historical points Of in
crest in Tombstone and other parts
Of the county will be embraced. left
;his morning for his home at Carme.
Calf. Mr.. Bechdolt writes for sew
eral magazines, and says he has found
much material here for an up-to-date
fiction story of Arizona. He says he
finds southern Arizona a place Of in
tersst and visited yesterday the IA
nous Cochise Stronghold, where he
secured material for his story. Mr.
BechdoIt is an old friend Of Sheriff
Harry c. Wheeler. and spent several
days with him while here.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-06-11
SOLDIERS ARRESTER FOR
BEATING UP CHAUFFEUR

DOUGLAS, June u. D. Thomp-
son. John Walls and Stuart Gravitt,
three sildiers asserting that they were
priyates and belonged TO headquarters
Company of the eleventh infantry,
mounted orderly section, were bound
over 70 the Superior court by Justice
K. 5. Maclay yesterday afternoon,
with bonds set at 1000 on three
charges OF highway robbery, follow
ing a brutal beating up of Mike Zieda
d chauffeur. early yesterday morning
and the theft OF his automobile The
soldiers reached Rodeo, where they
we're overtaken and captured by
Sheriff Wheeler before noon.
The fourth member of the party,
Private Gilmore. of the headquarters
company of the eleventh infantry.
was arrested and held at camp last
night, following his return, accord
ing to a report made to the sheriff's
Office by the officers. The three
men when captured refused to reveal
the identity of Gilmore, or state why
he left their party. He will probably
be turned over to the civil officers
today.