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Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21
Sioux Valley Doctors
Hold Final Sessions
Of Convention Here

The final session Of the semi-an-
fual meeting Of the Sioux Valley
Medical association closed yesterday
at the Hotel Fontelle with the pre-
sentation Of several technical papers.
The next meeting will be held at
Sioux City. After DR.. J. P. Lord of
Omaha had refused a nomination
for the presidency on the ground
of geographical expediency. Or.
J. A. Dales of Sioux City
was unanimously elected presi-
dent. The two vice presidents for
the coming year are DR.. M. A. Stern
of Sioux Falls and DR.. A. E. Spald-
ing of Luverne, MINI. DR.. 6. S.
Browning of Sioux City and DR.. w.
R. Brock of Sheldon, Ia, who have
held the Offices of secretary and treas
urer, respectively, for some time,
were continued IN office by a unani-
nous vote.
The board of censors of the asso-
citation for the coming year is COM
posed of one physician from each of
the four states participating in the
meeting. They are ]. P. Lord, Ne
braska; L. L. Corcoran. Iowa; G. G..
Cottam, South Dakota; {. l.. Sher-
man, Minnesota.
Six Omaha men were accepted as
members of the association. They
are Drs. L. A. Dermody, c. A.
Roeder, w. H. Mick, A. B. Somas,
d. T. Quigley and w. N. Anderson.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21
De FACTO FORCES
SURROUND VILLA
Report from General Matias
Ramos Says Capture Of Out
law General Imminent.
LOCATED NEAR AMADoR

Chihuahua City, Mex, July 90
Villa and his main band was in the
vicinity Of Amador, about thirty miles
south of the Durango line, according
to reports received from General Ma
tias Ramos at General Jacinto Tre-
who's headquarters here today. The
message, which was relayed from
Rosario, General Ramos base, at
Tepehuanes, by General Laveaga, was
meager because OF the difficulty of
telegraphic communication.
General Trevino announced, how
ever, that the government troops still
have the band, which consists of
about 800 men, surrounded, and that
Villas early capture seems probable
Reports from the garrison at Guam
acevi indicated that should the ban
dts attempt to push on southwark.
the garrison at that point is<prepared
to reinforce General Ramos, who COM
anands force Of about 1000 men,
largely cavalry.
Announcement also was made at
the comandancia today that General
Luis Caballero, once governor OF the
state of Tamaolpas, and more re-
Gently stationed at Mexico City, has
arrived in Tampico to assume COM
mand of the Fifth division of the army
Of the northeast, relieving General
Nafarrett, ordered to the capital.
Chihuahua Stores Closed.
Practically all merchants here closed
their doors today, asserting that they
could no longer continue to do busi-
ness at profit at the silver exchange
rate fixed by the authorities of the
de facto government for the new is
sue of Carranza currency.
Francisco Trevino, civil governor of
Chihuahua, Immediately called a mass
meeting at which the merchants de-
tailed their grievances and a commit
tee was appointed to place their COM
plants before the national monetary
commission in Mexico City. Pending
a decision from the commission, how
ever, the shops must remain open, the
governor ordered.
Messenger Betrays Bandit.
y Galveston, July 20.-The capture
Of Francisco Villa by cavalry OF the
de facto government is momentarily
expected, according to a cablegram
received today by Juan A. Mateos,
Mexican consul here. This message
says that yesterday Villa messenger
was captured by Carranza troops.
This messenger is said to have told
where Villa was located and a force
has been sent to capture him. The
messenger reported that Villa was i'll
and seeking medical aid.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21
Mr.. La Toilette
Continues Attack T.
On Navy Measure

Washington, July 20.-The naval
bill still was before the senate today,
an attack by Senator La Toilette on
the measure having delayed vote
yesterday.
Resuming the attack today, Senator
La Toilette reiterated his declaration
that the proposed doubling OF expen-
ditures for military purposes had been
actuated by selfish interests, instead
OF patriotism, and asserted that there
was not a military, economic or politi-
cal reason to warrant tine proposed
appropriations. .
"The logic of the whole worlds
situation is against necessity for these
proposed increases" he said. I'll
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21
COWBOYS RECEIVE
HURTS IN OPENING
WILD WEST EVENTS
Bad Horses and Fractions
Steers Spill Riders Befores.
Large Crowd at n y
Roundup Sht Sss
coWGIRLs EXHIBIT GRIT
Ak-Sar- Ben Queen and Her
Maids Ride in Parade Be- y
fore Contests Start.
wooLLY ENOUGH FOR ALL

Marian Howe, queen OF Ak-Sar-
Ben, and her four maids, Mary Me
geath, Ann Clifford, Marian Towle
and Florence Neville, garbed in their
riding habits, lent grace to the open
ing parade of the first days program
of the Frontier Days events and
roundup show at the Douglas county
fair grounds yesterday. ....
The parade was the curtain-raiser
for an afternoon and evening of wild
and woody west performing that
would have satisfied the most exact
ing tastes of "Deadwood Dick"
"Three-Bar Charley" Mustang
Pete" and all the rest Of that host of
personages who in the early days
were wont to shoot up towns, drink
tanglefoot and ride bad, bad horses.
There are badly scraped shins and
great patches of raw elbows on dog
ems OF cowboys and cowgirls in
Omaha as the result of the first days
event. . ....
Thousand Attend Opening.
Three thousand people saw the ex-
hibition in the afternoon and good
crowd witnessed, it at night under
the score of big searchlights.
Although handsome cash prizes
were hung up for the best riders Of
bucking horses and steers and for
numerous. other events, the boys
could not stick on some of the horses
that were brought in from the pas
ture on the Belt Line, where the $50
wild brutes Craze between acts.
Miss Ada Wilks of Miles City,
Mont. was the first to bite the dust.
After her broncho had given a fierce
exhibition of bucking and turning in
midair, he leaped over an embank-
ment, and with another vigorous
swish of his whalebone back, threw
the girl.
Miss Frances Irwin, daughter of
Charles Irwin, had the narrowest
escape of the afternoon from serious
injury. In the girls horse race she
Was itdulllB-fWHcll iCT HOISt lciI liiG
track, leaped the fence and flung her
to the ground. She was badly burised
and painfully skinned her elbow.
Among the scores Of persons who
ran or galloped to the scene was her
father, Charles Irwin.
And the Show Went On.
Didn't tell you to look out for
that place?" he roared at his daugh-
ter. Then he wheeled his horse and
galloped back to the starters stand
to give orders for the show to pro-
ceed. J ID.
When Alvin Brice6eld girded up
his chaps to mount wild bull on the
race track there was speculation as
to whether the bull was wild. All
speculation ceased when the bull
leaped into the air and crashed
through a fence, taking the boards
with him and pitching the helpless
rider on his neck at the foot OF the
starters stand.
A fierce broncho threw Ernest
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21
GERMAN POSTS
ON BOTH BANKS
OF SOMME FALL
French War Office Reports
Capture of Teuton Trenches
During Series Of Night
Attacks.
FIGHTING ALONG MEUSE
French Capture Strongly For
titled Position South Of
Fleury.
ITALIAN RUSHES FAILURE
FIGHTING ALONG MEUsE
ITALIAN RUsHEs FAILURE

London, July 2l.- The official
statement issued about midnight
British headquarters in France reads:
North OF the Bczantin- Longueval
line we advanced about 1000 yards III
the face of stubborn resistance.
Heavy fighting still continues in the
northern outskirts Of Longueval viii
lage and in Delleville wood
"On the remainder Of the battle
front there is no change"
Paris, July 20.-The French forces
have captured the entire first line
German positions extending from
Estrees to the height Of Vermando-
villers, according to the official state
nient issued by the war office tonight.
They also have taken, on both sides
Of the river, about 1900 prisoners in
tQday's engagement.
Paris. July TO- Fresh attacks in
the Sodiine region were delivered last
night on both sides Of the river. On
the North bank trenches III the Hardc-
court sector were taken, while south
Of the river all the German front line
trenches between Parleux and Soyc-
court fell into French hands.
Announcement Of the French sue
cesses is made in this afternoons war
office bulletin.
The trenches captured on the north
bank run from Halecourt-Mamelon.
to the east OF Hardecourt, along the
railway from Combles to Clery. -Four
hundred prisoners were captured
here.
In the Verdun region there was
continuous bombardment Of the
Avocourt and Chattancourt sectors
on the left bank of the Meuse, with
grenade engagement to the northeast
Of Hill 304.
On the east bank Of the Meuse the
French progressed west Of the Thiau-
mont earthworks, while to the south
Of Fleury they took strongly forti-
tied German post. together with $50
prisoners. T Y.
A German aeroplane was brought
down in the Sonme region east Of
Peronne.
Text Of French Statement.
The communication follows:
"On both sides Of the Somme our
infantry this morning attacked Ger
man positions and gained notable ad-
vantages. North of the Somme we
captured enemy trenches from Ma
melon Hardecourt. as far as the river
and carried our line clear to the east
Of Hardecourt along the railroad to
the narrow road which runs from
Combfes to Clery.
South Of Somme, between PART
leux and Soyccourt. all the first line
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21
GREAT BATTLE IN
EAST TURNING IN
FAVOR OF SLAvS
Furious Engagement Develop
ing at Jablonitza, Results
Of Which So Far in
Favor Of Russ, s
THIS IN oARPATH1ANs
Reports Defeat Of Attempt Of
Teutons to Advance in
Stokhod Region.
FIGHTING NEAR LuTsK

London, July 20.-A wireless dis
patch from Rome says it is reported
from Petrograd that great battle is
developing at Jablonitza, the results
j. of which thus far have been favora-
bic to the. Russians. In addition to
the heavy fighting in the Carpathians,
the dispatch adds, the Russian often
sive has been resumed before Kovel
and Vladimir -Volynski and the Riga
area.
Jablonitza is in the Carpathians,
south of Kolomea, near the northern
end of one of the mountain passes
leading to Hungary.
Teutons Repulsed on Stokhod.
Petrograd, July 20.-(Via London.)
Attempts by Teutonic forces to ad-
vance against the Russians in the
region Of the Stokhod river in Vol
hynia have been repulsed, the war Of
flee announced today.
Operations in Galicia are being no
tably affected by the overflow of the
Dniester river.
The war office announced today
that Kugi, an important point in the
Caucasus, was occupied by the Rus
SLAMS on Tuesday. Kugi is a junction
point of high roads in the Erzerum
. sdistrict.
Hard Fighting Near Lutsk.
Berlin, July 20.-(Via London, o:45
D. m.)-Hard fighting has been re.
sumed in Volhynia, southwest OF
Lutsk. German troops, under Gen.
eral Won Linsingen, are on the ag-
gressive here at some points and have
succeeded in scoring advances. The
Russians are bombarding the Teu-
tonic lines along the lower Lipa with
increasing intensity. .=
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21
Richest Coachman In the World
Mourns Death of His Employer

Moore used to say. Il was worth
less than nothing when Beattie came
to me. He had been to the bank and
drawn out every cent he had saved
$1,000. Take it, he said, 4 got it
from you and you are welcome to
keep it as long as you want it,"
Mr.. Moore accepted the sum to
tide him over some minor transac-
tions which brought him great profits
and re-established his credit. Then
came the organization of the Ameri-
can Tin Plate company, in which he
was the prime mover; the National
Steel, the American Steel Hoop and
other steel companies, with COM
bined capitalization Of $4,000, 900,
which were absorbed by the United
States Steel corporation.
Moore never forgot the service
OF Beattie. He placed Beattie in the
way Of investments that netted him
more than $1s0.000. He put part of
his money in Tennessee plantation,
but continued his work as a coach
man.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21
Greek Officers Who
Attack Editor Are
Fired from Army

Saloniki, July 2O.-(Via London.)-
A royal decree was published here to-
day retiring from the Greek army
officers who were implicated in the
wrecking of the offices Of the news
paper, Rizoastis, and the mortal
wounding of its editor. The private
soldiers involved will be court-mar-
tailed
A Paris dispatch, dated July 3,
stated that eleven Greek army Of
ficers had been arrested by the
French military authorities at Salon
Xxi following an attack on the offices
of the Rizoastis and the wounding of
the editor. The newspaper was said
to have printed articles reflecting on
the Greek army in connection with
the surrender Of Greek fortresses> to
the Bulgarians.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21
DEUTSCHLAND is
READY FOR RETURN
Captain Koenig Dons Uniform
and Announces He Will Not
Again Come Ashore.
CREW FEARS sUFFooATIoN

Baltimore. July 20.-prcpared to
leave port at any moment, Captain
Paul koenig, commander Of the Ger
man merchant submarine Deutsch-
land, put on his uniform today for
the first time since he landed here,
eleven days ago and for several hours
this morning studied the chart Of the
Patapsco river and Chesapeake bay
with Captain Frederick Hansch, COM
mandcr Of the North German Lloyd
liner Neckar. When Captain Koenig
went back aboard the undersea liner
he took with him a duplicate manifest
of his ships cargo. Another copy was
ready to be taken to the customs
house.
Captain Koenig said he would not
leave his ship again and indicated an
early departure, but said nothing that
would give an idea just when the
submersible would leave,
1t was understood the Dcutchland's
engines and submerging machinery
had been given a final test and were
found to be in perfect condition.
Crew Fears Suffocation.
All shore leave for the crew Of the
Deutschland was stopped tonight. Ac-
cording to stories told by friends Of
some OF the submarines seameIi, the
latter have expressed deepest anxiety
over the possibility OF their falling
victims to the allied cruisers reported
to be awaiting the submarine off the
capes--not from cannon but from dis
abled engines, through being cauf I
in nets which they believe will be
stretched for them.
"Entangled in these, the submarine
cannot escape" a friend OF the men
was quoted as saying tonight; Its
engines will be crippled and il will be
a slow and agonizing death for all
on board. When engines stop the
lights will go out and the al. will stop.
That is what the men fear They talk
of it continually while with me at
night and they ask everyone to pray
for them"
This same man says the Deutsch-
lands crew expressed fears that the
Bremen might meet the fate they had
pictured as possibility to themselves.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21
Rules for Shipping
Of Pedigreed Live
Stock Are Revised

Washington, July 20.-New rates
and regulations governing the trans
portation Of pedigreed live stock were
prescribed today by the Interstate
Commerce commission in decision on
The complaint of the National
Society Of Record association, rep
resenting 100000 fancy stock breed
ers against practically all of the rail-
roads OF the country.
Minimum weights were fixed for
the computation of freight yates on
cattle, sheep and swine and it was ro-
dered that the liability of carriers
should be on the following basis.
Horse Or mule, $3.50; colt, steer or
bull, SIS; COW, $50; calf, $40; hog,
SIS; sheep or goat, S.. In the case OF
shippers desiring to declares higher
values the commission held railroads
are justified in charging an additional
Q per cent in rate for each so per cent
or fraction above the standard values.
Higher charges for Grated stock
than for uncrated and rules requiring
shippers to furnish crates were found
unreasonable and ordered discon-
tinued.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21

Chicago, July 2O.-When the
funeral of James Hobart Moore, null
ti-millionaire, was held at Lake
Geneva yesterday, one of the SINGER
est mourners probably was William
Beattie, called the richest coachman
in the world, who has seen nearly
twenty-five years in the service of the
Moore household.
The man whose one kind act was
said to have aided in the accumula-
ton of the second fortune of upwards
of $s0,000,000 which Mr.. Moore has
left to his widow, stood apart from
the throng at the funeral, bowed with
grief, an aged man, grizzled and bent,
and he kept his eyes upon the casket
until the crypt received it. The dead
man had been his best friend.
Beattie had worked for Moore for
some years when as a result of his
Diamond Match operations, the null
ti-millionaire was made pauper
overnight.
Il was in an awful position" Mr..
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21

Chicago, July z0.-ln order to move
the maximum number of troops on
short notice the railroads Of the
country must have $3.50 more cars
permanently at the call Of the War
department, according to w. ]. Black,
passenger traffic manager of the
Santa Fe railroad, in statement here
today. Such an increase, he said,
would allow the movement Of lH50,-
600 troops within forty-eight hours.
The railroads, Mr. Black says, now
have a surplus OF about 5000 passen-
ger cars. With fifty men to car
these would accommodate 100000. In
cluding $500 sleeping cars Of all
kinds, $500 additional, or total of
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21
BRYAN STOPS OFF
BETWEEN TRAINS"
But Where He Came From and
Whittier He's Going He
Didn't Say.
NO CONVENTION ADVICE

Why is w. J. Bryan in town?
Where did he come from and whittier
is he going? He said he was here
for a few hours between trains" but
would not vouchsafe the nature of
his present errand. 1t is suggested
that possibly his mission is to iron
out the trouble between the Jacks
and the Jims.
Mrs. Bryan came up from Lincoln
on S o'clock train to bring her hus-
band a package of mail and copies
of the latest "Commoner."
DO you intend to take an active
part in the forthcoming democratic
state convention?" was asked Mr..
Bryan, to which he replied:
II do not care to advise the state
convention. The vets carried the
primary and upon them rests the
responsibility of writing the plat
form and laying out the lines OF the
campaign" g..
Then he dictated the following
statement:
II expect the prohibition amend
ment to be carried by considerable
majority, According to the vote in
the primary, measured by the way the
vote was divided on the gubernatorial
candidates, the drys have a majority
of about $4,000, with two-thirds OF
the vote polled. That ought to give
us at least $4,000 on the total vote. as
a larger percentage of the city-wet
vote was polled at the primary than
of the dry vote in the country, The
majority ought to be considerably
more than $4,000.
Refers to Party Record.
Il think the prospects of our ma
tional ticket are improving daily. The
splendid record commended at the
national convention has been still fur
ther enlarged by the passage of the
rural credits law and by the appro-
priation for good roads, and it is.
quite certain the shipping bill will be
passed before adjournment. Several
other measures are also likely to
pass. 1t is going to be very hard for
the republicans to attack this record
and their attack upon the presidents
Mexican policy has perceptibly weak
ened since the threat of war, which
has awakened the people to realiza-
ton of what Intervention would real
ly mean.
"The republicans will not only fail
in their effort to attack the demo-
cratic position, but before the cam
paign is over they will be on the de-
fensiyc in several respects, especially
in respect to the plank demanding
the exclusive federal control of rail-
roads. They demand constitutional
amendment, if necessary, to complete
the railroad program. which contem-
plates the surrender by the states of
all power and authority over the
railroads"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21
Thousands of Extra Cars Will Be
Needed to Move Troops in Case of War


487, 500 men could be transported at.
one time without disturbing CONNER
cial business.
Mr.. Black declares that il all pas
senger and sleeping cars in the United
States we're used at once l,750,000
troops could be transported but it
would be impracticable to abandon all
commercial trains, even in time of
war. At least so per cent Of the nor
NAL traffic would have to be main
tanned. On that basis, he said, avail
able equipment would enable Ameri-
can railways to move only 100000
troops in forty-eight hours, thence the
increase in cars necessary If it were
desired to move the largest contin-
gents.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21
Prosperous Farmer Resents
Fine for Auto Speeding

Piattsmouth, Neb,, July 0.-(Spe-
cial)-Glenn Perry, prosperous
farmer living some five miles south
of this city, was fined for alleged
fast auto driving and comes back at
Plattsmouth in the local paper this
evening, when he says that if the city
of Plattsmouth wants the fine of S.
worse than the merchants do the
$4,000 trade which he will have to
spend this fall they are welcome to
the fine.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21
DRY CONVENTION
IN BIG UPROAR
Attempt to Rush Through Re-
port on Platform Arouses
Noisy Protest,
GOV. suLzER ARRIVES

St. Paul, July 20.-Alonzo ]. vii.
son of Chicago, chairman of the
Hanly steering committee, at 4;40
p. m., moved that the convention take
upthe nomination Of a presidential
candidate. This motion met with
some opposition by friend of Sultzer.
The Wilson motion lost on rising
vote. A motion to adjourn until
$50 p. nj. was carried at S o'clock
St. Paul, Mimi, July 20.-Efforts
to effect adoption of the resolutions
committees draft of platform with
out first printing and distributing
copies to delegates this noon, precipi-
tated the first contention among dele
gates at the prohibition national con-
vention. The advocates of immediate
consideration and adoption of the
platform recedcd from their position
and William Shaw of Boston, who
headed the effort to expedite consid-
Grafton Of the platform, Withdrew his
motion. The convention then re-
cessed until 2 p. IN.
For ten minutes the convention
was in an uproar, delegates standing
on chairs and shouting wildly, while
Chairman Patton vainly pounded to
restore order. The delegates evil
IDENTIFY desired to have deliberate dis
cussion of the various planks in the
proposed platform before taking up
the question Of adoption. Former
Governor Sulzer OF New York did
not appear before the convention as
an aspirant for the prohibition nom
nation for president. He declared he
did not come to St. Paul to seek the
nomination, but because a group Of
his friends in the convention begged
him to come and speak "for the good
of the cause" 4
Mr.. Sulzer said he did not know
whether he would speak at the con-
vention. F.f
Provisions Of Platform.
The proposed platform led off with
strong declarations for nationwide
prohibition and woman suffrage.
These were followed by anti-prepar-
edness and peace planks. Reciprocal
trade treaties with foreign nations
and a federal trade commission of
specialists were recommended.
Taking up the Mexican situation,
the platform declared the democratic
party has blundered, and the repub-
lican party evaded responsibility"
Mexico needs not conqueror, but a
Good Samaritan, the platform de-
clared.
The plank on free Institutions de-
clared for absolute separation of
church and state, with an adequate
guarantee for religious and civil lib
erty. ,
The subjects Of markets and mar
keting conditions was taken up in a
vigorous clause in which governments
owned and operated terminal eleva-
tors and warehouses were urged, to-
gether with the adjustment of all
boards of trade and chambers of COM
merce dealing in options and futures.
The platform wound up with a
ringing declaration that this is the
day OF opportunity for the American
DeoDle,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-21
Plague Kills Thirty
One More Children

New York, July z0.--On only one
day since the inception of the cpl
demic of infantile paralysis on June
26 have more fatalities from the
disease occurred than in the last
twenty-four hours. During this
period the pleague killed thirty-one
children and there were llo new
cases reported in the five boroughs Of
New York City.