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Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
Neil Cross Held
For Killing Man
With Automobile

coroner's inquiry into the death Of
Otto j. Achorck. who was killed by sn
auto driven by Neil Cross at Twenty
seventh and Lake resulted IN the recon-
mendatlon that he be held for further
investigation or prosecution.
The following verdict was returned
after two hours deliherationl
We the members of the eoronaTs
Jury, do find that otto y. achirok died
on the third day o. April 1914 IA the 70
suit ~ heins struck by AN autamohils al
tho lnierseetion OF Twenty-seventh and
Lake streets, city of Omaha. county az
ttanglns, state ~ Nebraska. while nAld
automobile waa being driven by Nsll
GroAs, ana We further find that said az.
cidcnl was the result of oaralesanass on
the part of Nell Cross, driver of said
automobile, and recommend that the
county attorney further invesglKats said
aeclden, az his discretion and return saE
sessions
erpaa IA helnk held al the city iait Al
the present tlme until bonds FOR his re-
lease have bean Issued
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05

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~ tts sfmf reorganization tui aaa eeH.
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
Brandeis Object Of
Systematic Attack

WARRINGTON. April 4 Senator cbil.
toms reason for recommending tho e0ns
flrmation ~ Louis -, Brandeis as sils
premo court Justice was made today 70
tho judiciary committee, Mr. Chiffon was
chairman ~ tho subcommittee which
heard charges against Mr. tirandeis and
one ~ the three democrats who reported
10 Ills favor
"anch a man ~ Mr. Brandes" said
senator Chiffon, "so prominently active
In public and private life Rnd A. tha
period of construction N the sherman
law. the awakening ~ lhn slatas 70 their
duty concerning industrial combinations
and the determination Of The dividing linz
between state aud national power Is
hound 20 have been engaged in contests
before the courts and before legislative
bodies nl0ra or lehs bitter and he would
indeed ba a human prndiHy N he had
not afnused some bitter aniaEonism II
IL in evidence that there was d system
atlp campaign ~ advertisement "a iniara
him IN The estimation nf the public"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
Illinois Towns
Voting on License

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Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
Three Sea Planes
Which Made Attack
on Ancona Taken

inME Arrl t=tYla Paris Amonv
the details given in uu official fonHnun
cation regarding the raid ON Anean yes
iefdaY ty five sea planes, supported by
lRa torpedo haats, a. a result af whlel
three persons were killed ant eleven ins
iHred are lhe following
'tba enemy SEA- plauea were attacked
hy m anti eirctah suns ou an afnafei
ualn api hy four af anr aerHplanfs The
ssa planes fed hat three of thm wse
brought dnRn. nus was iho itH. Wfiel
eas captured lwsFg THe ni WAS
mathri ua o. bHfat mtp flames sH1
NNtat The thlnl sanh a ta waa
ine favat ia parl 4te aBrmt talaH ia
Eata tfi tenHihsl iur opt at sfs tHHns
tHs aHrWp st falta
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
Clarence Hudson
win Be Formally
Accused of Piracy

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Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
George W, Egan is
Formally Disbarred

sinrN rAlIA ~ Apfu IN.
snpfeme taHFt thla mofnins confirms 4
tha ruilnss e iHe refarsss Ia ihs as
halmrni pF Fsainsa asalnal 0eafaa N
tssn au aita5nfA "a lhs eits. saa lasusA
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iifs % 'te sa4fst 81 thts ststs HkaB was
thafssi vth aHss nHteoapHns hwYa
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pfimaiifs ntst manih
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05

KANSAS CRY, April 4 Municipal
elections here today mark The close n
the bittefest campaign ~ Kansas CITY
IN maBg yeafa hay0r llenfy T. Jost.
democrat, seeks recollection fllH repu1-
iicaB opponent II George H. Edwards.
within few hours after the polls opened
the police had arrested 10 men AM
woman IN North Side wards. Opponents
~ the mayor CHARGED that tho arrests
were made 70 prevent tho casting -
votes against The democratic admiuiatra.
ton
Captain Thomas +. plahiye. acting
chief of police, was committed 10 the
county jall this afternoon Wy Circuit
Judge Burney, for refusing 70 honor
wtita of habees corpus Tor release N ibe
ten men arrested By The police
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
Check for Seventy
Million Dollars for
Canadian Loan

NEW YORK. April a check for
slightly more than s0.70a 6Oo. said To he
tho largest ever drawn. passed through
tho New York Clearing house today, H.
wah made by J. +. Morgan n Go on n
local bank 10 the order ~ tho Canadian
government IN payment Of i6cO000. par
value. PEE cent honda recently pur-
chased bY a syndicate Of bankers.
These bonds were recently sold hY the
banking ayndicale ~ public offerings at
prices slightly under par
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
Mrs, Waite Files
Suit for Divorce

GRAND RAPIDS Mich, April Mira
Clara isaulse Waite TODAY filed suit for
ANbsee tn superior eanr here against
hef husband. pr Arthur ,tarren Walta
n New Norh Nha had confessed 70 tha
murder of hef father and mother Mr
and Airs iphR r pefk
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
HEADS OF KANSAS
CITY POLICE FORCE
ORDERED TO JAIL
Commissioners Lapsley and Lamb
Sentenced to Lookup by Judge
in Municipal Election
Dispute.
THEY WOULD NOT HONOR WRITs
Officials Disregarded Habeas Corpus
Command in Case OF Men
Arrested.
CHEF ALSO SENT TO BAsTILE

KANSAS CITY. Mo, April A.
James y. Lapslcy and Fred A. Lamb.
jr,, police commissioners Of Kansas
City, we're ordered committed TO jail
this afternoon by Judge Clarence
Burney Of the circuit court because
Of their refusal 70 honor writs Of
haboaB corpus Issued by the court
In the ease Of eighteen men arrested
early today.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
VILLA is PROBABLY
FAR TO The SOUTH
More Troops Sent Into Mexico TO
Guard Lengthening Line Of
Communications.
RAILROAD IS NEEDED BADLY

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April ~
Official admission OF the belief that
villa has fled far beyond the Amer
lean forces and now is operating
south OF chihuahua City was made
40 General Funston's headquarters
today.
sinco yesterday much information
indicating that villa was in tho
nolghborhood OF satovo, moving
towards Parrall, has been received,
but that regarded by General Fun
ston ~ most reliable came from
Consul Letcher at Chihuahua.
" II il proven beyond doubt that villa
IL on his way south, perhaps toward Par.
raj, and even Torreon. tho campaign
against him cnnnot be carried much far.
thcr unless the railroads between Chi
huahua and the border nrc moro avail
able for Tho movement OF troops. or
enough more troops are sent into Mexico
10 strengthen greatly the lines of COM
municatlon. This was frankly stated NJ
General IfunatonR headquarters. where
II was also intimatcd that representations
10 this effect would he made 10 tho War
department
New Troops ordered Into Mexico.
FL PAso. Tex, April with Fran
cisco villa Htill In flight aud his where.
abouts apparently unknown TO his pur-
sucrs tho campaign Of the United states
army. now securing northern Chihuahua,
Mexico, for The bandit and his followers.
cntered today upon what may be con
sidered AS a second and broader phase
Now troops have heen ordered 10 depart
from the military bape At Columbus.
N. NJ, into Mexico 10 protect tho length.
ening line ~ communication which i
rapidly becoming attenugted ns The fy.
Ing columns of American cavalry advance
southwark
villa has been reported at many points
within tho broad Eoua that ranges from
tho itayon country to Tho Henlto Iuares
district The last Mexican report was
that Villa Was south Of sateyo, and
heading FOR parral. but this could net
bee confirmed The difficulties of the
pursuit uf VlllH have multiplied because
" the glaloading information given hy
Mexican peona 70 General rershlnKs
men.
Railroad necomss Important
Army men here believe that "a villa
moves Huuthward, with hia tral well
covered TOR iho tlma AZ least. u viii ba
necessary 40 establish nta army baaea
AMI strongly Ruatd the line ~ rpmman.
cations ~ da ihis large rsintoreemsnts
ot American troops Wiil - needed Msan.
Nhlle She use hy the American afmt uf
ihe MestaH NarhNesttfu railroad tef
ihe transportation at sappliea becomes
wafe tmrnflant
ANdt tae question has afiseu hos IA
the pHfNH 70 VILLA aV continue ana Il
Ia talHfst hefs thaf the dstfiapusats
aith'u ths usAt isa dsAH eHi Hear us
lNe ahsaaf
refshina IA raF ta saath.
gohrMntH N M ApHu 4 Qeasai a
tessftae haH established Ma ssmR sa
fHf MlH ne wilderness q ~ tiueffsta
Wpaaia.Ha sAt sa Iaf tFaad ths fahss
NJ aHaanFsttH ihsf So slatt afnasfs
vef eetHt ta ftrt asala iH.ia mAf
Ntf ha8 He aHHeitts hta nhese
atatR fHw ihfM#iHh aBs tu sHt
it taHantt W tts mft q lte Wat da=
eafimaat taf "a ist ~ Aasftah asNsl
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Wee tsFalimeHf 500 aa have teH ia
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
THIRTY vILLISTAS
SLAIN AS YANKEES
INTERRUPT SIESTA
Squadron OF Tenth American Cav.
airy Surprises Group Of Out.
laws In Neighborhood OF
Guerrero.
COLONEL BROWN LEADS FORCE
Troopers Pursue Assassin Clan
Through Mexican Town OF
San Antonio.
MANY HORSES ARE CAPTURED

FL PAso. Tex. April Reliable
reports reached here this afternoon
that American troops had engaged
the Vlllistas ut Bachiniba. twenty
miles northeast Of Guerrero. No de-
tails Of the fighting have reached
here yet
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
STRATEGY OF CHASE
OF VILLA OUTLAWS
Correspondent AT Front Describes
Long Ride 10 Guerrero and Bat
Tie in Village Streets.
BANDIT HAS NARROW ESCAPE

AZ FRONT, March 3if~=(yla
Aeroplane and Motor Courier 70
American Border. a. Columbus, N,
~, April ~ Tho strategy whereby
after two weeks Of pursuit the villa
band under General Ellseo Herman
dez was 0veftakon by American
troops and dispersed WAS revealed
here today. The plan was 10 send the
American column In u straight line
along the "Birlhg of the bow" while
villa was taking q longer route along
"the arc 0f The bow" Coupled with
this maneuyer WAS general order;
"Bparo nothing except horseflesb,"
Ubdof these instructions the cavalry
iden. with Colonel George A Dodds
brigade 6iwaya IN the van, pushed
stralghf aouthHBrd from the border
through Tie Santa Maria river valley,
villa meanwhile after pazslnR casas
gfsbdes aud points south u there, had
swnnR 0aefNafd behind The ridge ~
mountains. close 10 800 feet high and
topped with huge, c0ppefsgfeen cliffs,
which border closely 10 ihe saainrn Aics
~ the river, IN ibis swing 70 The east
villns positions we're difficult 70 locate,
Romsflmes II seemed sheer guessvort.
Nevertheless tha cavalry steadily huf'
rid souihWafd along The ab0ftar line,
trusting that villa nn8ily would Try 10
turn 6bead N them 70 bia old hnunts.
Literally nothing except horse flesh was
spared by the Americans,
Dodds Force Reduced.
on March N Colonel D0dd'H Hen were
reduced, bV The necessity ~ leaving pa
irols ana by The Illness ~ about forty
men, 10 total advance guard ~ ob0ut
~. They had fHn completely 0lt ~ pro-
visions fOf tbe men and feed for tho
horses, Nevertheless instead Of hating
~ await food they pushed on, leaving no
regular lines of communication With the
columns IN the renr For one solid week
they lived 0a their wits their feservs
strength aBd such acsnty food ~ they
could piek ~, but always following The
order SPARE nothing except horse flesh"
lf0w well iheg spared the horses was
proven bY their final dash into tba villa
stronghold Wednesday morning, fnsrch
which f0r endurance and brilliant effort
never haA been surpassed Before this
dash on Monday m aviator flying over
unknown m0uBtalna, farther into Mekie0
tIab any ~ tile aeroDlanes had probably
penetrated, Ind discovered Dodds col
umn. The nest Day he flew bnek 70
Donorai pershlug, who hed started south
iron field headqlmfters, giving tho gen
er0l The most important news Of the e9nis
paign 70 date. namely, that Dodd believed
hS knew whore Yilia was The night Of
that same Tuesday Dodd's tolnHn, 40
strong. started for dBerrero, fifty-dye
miles away, who're II waa reported that
villa with 10 mon naa captured the town
from the carr6Bzlsta garrison,
Forced March ~ Americans.
Tho Americans made ffty.fige miles IN
seventeen hours, riding on q chilly night
which cut 10 the bone Of the men who
had Discarded every piece of nonfghtlng
equipment except blanket and centeons
end mess Kits. HOmo of them even had
thrown away their blankets.
Tho fifty-five.mIlo march 20 Guerrero
was botiy pressed In the hope that the
town would BE- reached before daylight
However, q mistake Va roads cost an
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
'rndioAtss change.

Nebraska cities voted on the wet
and dry issue Yesterday. The early
reports indicated tbat the vets and
drys were staging ono Of the flercest
battles IN the history Of the state,
North Platte went dry for the first
time In the history Of the city by
q majority Of 30 votes. airbury, IN
Jefforaon county, went dry by ma
iorIty Of 100 votes, changing over
from the wet column.
IIIdrcth and Dc witt went wet
again after being In the dry col
umn ... ..
Glltner, in Hamilton county, went
dry, making Hamilton county en-
tlrcly dry A number Of close votes
were cast In scattering cities, where
wet towns remained IN the wet list
Benson, n suburb OF Omaha, went
republican by large majority, Fred
A. Bailey. a liberal candidate for
mayor, winning the office.
Fairbury switches 40 Dry,
HA1RBuRY After one ~ the most
strenuous battles IN the history OF Fair
bury between the wos aud dry factions,
Fnlrbury reversed its policy and switched
10 tho dry column by m estimated plu-
rality Of 100 votes
TIr6o wards went dry by heavy major
itlea, overcoming the ono wet premnei.
Twelve hundred and nineteen oyteB were
cast IN the elction, the heaviest In lta
history.
No contest Was made on Tho citizens
Ticket only couple of eonneilmon and
two members Of the school board being
elected
Tnlrbury was dry In 1910 and 1900.
| BROKEN BOW A, n, Humphrey
heading the republican municipal ticket
| won over W W. Waters on the citizens
| ticket for mayor by comfortable ma
| jorlty. Pool and billiard halls also car
! ried by good mhjoritieH. The liquor quea
| ton was not nm issue
! BANCROFT Bancroft remained wet A.
| the election today Bonds for . munici
pal electric light plant carried, 10 for e
20 against J o. Copple, A, q, Burke Ant
| T, KOepniel were elected 10 succeed
/ lHffHhNlNfh Oh INC Dnhl0f
| X kIlNEsAW- keneaaw went dry today
| u. J. IIlHaboek r. NJ Robinson and Y
| &, ArmtuRo were elected 70 the board oi
| trustees.
| SARGENT Sargent went dry again A
! ban on pool halls was alHn voted New
/ members of the board are Dr. Tenshtor.
mAcher. T.. l. Metcalf and Q. Kiker
HllpitEfIl l=lllldreth changed from
the dry to tho wet column Derry Me
Combs. pr. Neville and A. Y sprtz
We're elected on the town board.
ALHlON@A. X. pittinKer was elected
mayor of Albion NJ, y itraupe was
II shirley aud i. s. Ozark. eoanoIlnieS.
o. NJ Nileek. engineer r.. A. polon, y.
J Nmllln and n NJ Wettzal, memhcra
of ne Hoard ~ Education. The town
Tii.niN 'nlden changed from dry 10
Wet The vote on nOn halis Was y Ne,
lla votes being .aFl each way. llahgrt
were ~ elected ~ The riiN council
HATTt.E CREEK hnard ~ trustees
were reelected no politics ~ issues here.
Gir'flsiA cGNrER M ;. uarahnl
We, N q M. urffln. drY aI Town Wet
hY a majority. No change.
ClAtlhR iarha remains Ia dry col
umu, ME- change Entire dry ticket
elected nN II majority
HfAl'iEFnN titisens ticket elected
! Town vent Wrt Us n mainritY.
majority last year IS ~ lodge
l.ee iiabefia and Fred spnhr were re-
nlertrd filiaaF trustees
BENNINGTON ST. ulandt daa
Continued M Page Twu. Column nnet
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
TEUTONS SUFFER
HEAVY LOSSES
IN VAIN ATTACK
Powerful German Assault on First
French Lines South Of Douau.
mont RepulSed and In.
yaders Driven Back.
VIOLENT ARTILLERY DUEJs ON
French Official Report Says Night
Passed Without Renewal Of
Infantry Attacks,
SHELL GERMAN SUPPLY TRAIN

PARIS, April 4, A powerful Ger
man attack against the first lines "
the French south 0f Douaulbont wag
repulsed today, and the Germans
we're driven back In the direction Of
Chauffeur wood, which lies 10 the
northwest, The French artillery con.
ceBtrated their fire on The retiring
Germans, who, according 10 The Of
fieial statement Issued by the French
war office tonight suffered c0ngid-
cradle loss .....
on the weet " The Neuse Ger
man attack against ltaue0urt failed,
BERLIN, fDfil 4 (Yla L0nd0n,l
Strong French positions southwest
0t Douaumont and IN tho calllette
WOOD northeast ~ verdun, have geen
token by German troops, the var
office announced today RecaptUro by
the British Of mine crater ~ -,
Eioi, south of Ypfes, which The Ger
mans had been occupying II also re-
corded ~ ths official statement
PARIS, April - so infantry at.
tncks wefo made last night Ny the
Germans In the Yefdun region, the
Naf office announced this afternoon,
The French continued their heavy
bombardment along the DCuaDmonts
Vaux front, northeast Of Yerdun.
The response WIS feeble, There
we're violent artillery exchanges near
AYoc0urt and Malanc0urt.
The text Of lils statement follows
In tho ATR0nBo district We have
b9mbsr1sd certain ~ ths German or
Plantations, particularly N tho region u
Mont Falcon aHd Maiane0uft
west 0f the BaHse there has been
artillery fighting ~ considerable Vios
isnee along tbs fFent frem Av0oOurt as
far ~ MHlaneOuH. Fast N the Meuse
The night passed relatively quiet
This 9srfnaBs bage made no attack
AGAINST tho front between D0uaua0nt
sbd Yaux, re.esiablished by our counter
sttaeks ~ yesterday.
French battefios have been paftieas
lanv aetivs IN firing upon enemy posi-
tous N this reGloD, Tie eHemy has re-
sp0nded bgt feebiY
"Esst of ths forest Of II pretfs a
strong reconnaissance BY tbe snemy
haA been dlspere0d bg our fire.
IN Alfaec, French batteries we're SUE
esasfgl ~ HboillnR q German supply
train On me highway between Thanh
md Waelb8usoD"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
The Weather

fnfafHsl 900 Z b. mt Wednesday
Fer Omaha laun0ii iiluffa ard Vicinity
Partly cloudy nol much change Ia
iNHtNaFatHfr.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
SPANISH GROWN PRINCE AN EXPERT HoRsEMAN-

The heir to the throne of Spain like his father King Alfonso
decidedly fond of outdoor athletics Prince Alfonso will
celebrate his ninth birthday May TO- next and already
an accomplished horseman
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05

HtNf AFif
BAN GERONIMO chihuahua,
April f,-( VIA AeroplaDe to colonia
DubIan and by Wireless to Columbus.
n. Mj---Two hundred American cav
alrymen under Colonel w. e. Brown,
Tenth cavalry, defeated an equal
force Of viliIstas IN the second en-
gagement Of the campaign at Aguas
calientos. thirty miles north of Gusr-
rero. on April /. This report was
made 70 General Pcrahig today by
two Mcxlcans. who said that the
Mexican forces lost thirty men and
forty horses, while the Americans
suffered no casualties.
surprised During sissta.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April A.--fur.
prised durinF their Hesta, one Of the
groups of Villas force. driven from
Guerrero, was defeated saturday BY a
squadron Of the Tenth cavalry. under
Colonel w. q Brown, according 70 infor
mntion torured by General pershinK and
forwarded by him 70 General Funston 20
day.
In this second engagement the Amer.
lean troops have had with villas men.
Tho bandits loss was estimated 1T from
thirty 10 forty killed No mention OF
American loss was made
Colonel Browns encounter With the
MeSicans had not been reported 10 Gen
eral Pcrshing when he made his report,
lis information being gained from
friendly Mcxlcans who had arrived at q
point near nubio. where Major Evans Of
tho Tenth cavalry was halted yesterday
0yerfak~s Bandits.
Major Evans reported that Saturday
Colonel Brown had encountered band
of vililslas and wAx~ pufznIng them
through San Antonio. soon Afterwards
MeAicans who arrived from that vicinity
declared that he had oycrtaken tho ban
dts ~ the village OF Aguas Gailentes
twenty miles southeast of nachinaya.
Villas men. according 10 ths version
Of tho encounter. appeared wholly un-
suspcctlng OF tho presence Of an enemy
a minute before they wero attacked.
u was about noon when Colonel Brown
brought his cavalry within easy range
The MeSicana were lying about the place,
many OF them asleep, and MI their
horses we're graslng. In many cases some
distance from the men. Details Of tina
action we're not told. but the hexicans
said that besides those killed. the Amsr-
leans captured an eaual number OF
horses. General Pershlng added that his
reports Of the engagement lacked con-
tIrmation. though HIS crcdsncs OF the
news was indicated by the fact that hs
transmitted Il to General Funston.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05

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Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05

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