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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
SUSPECT SPIES
START BAD fire;
Seven men DEAD
Loss of Four Million at BaIti.
more When Terminals
and Ships Are De-
stroyed.

Baltimore, Nd. Oct, 3l.-A fire
which wrecked two of the finest of
the Baltimore & Ohio railr6ad termi-
nal piers at Locust Point and spread
to a British steamship broke out last
night, causing the probable loss of
seven lives and a financial loss /esti-
mated at between $j000,000 and $4,-
100000 before it was subdued. Fiye
of the missing men were membei !
of the crew of the steamship. Among
them were two of the ships officers
and the chief gunner of the British
naval crew aboard.
Vice President ]. NJ. Davis Of the
Baltimore & Ohio said it was the be-
lief of the railroad officials that the
fire was of incendiary origin as cred
ible witnesses stated that they saw
flames leap from piers No. 9 and No.
8 at llve points almost simultaneously.
Already the police in their investiga-
ton have arrested one man.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
Russian, ~ Years Old, AT Night
School to Become u. S. Citiz en-

h z. Vaks, 4824 South Twenty-second
street, 42-year-old Russian, is going
to night school so that he may learn
to become an American citizen,
Vaks served four years in the Rus
sian army when Nicholas II was
car. He was a radical and was not
in sympathy. with the government, so
he fed to Austria.
He was shot by Russian guard as
he dashed across the border. The
bullet passed through his right side,
but he ran on and eluded his pursu-
ers by swimming across river in
the darkness. He finally reached a
cottage, where Austrian peasants
cared for him through the sickness
that followed the loss of blood and
the exposure.
81 always have stood for the free
dom of Russia" said Vaks. Nov
that Russia is democracy | could re-
turn, but | like the United States,
and I am anxious to become a citi-
zen." Walks has taken out his first
papers. He is intensely interested in
the war. His native town, Lutzk, 50
miles from the Austrian border, has
been taken twice by the Germans. He
does not know whether his father is
still living. He came to America on
board the ship Arabic, which was
later sunk by a German submarine.
Walks bought Liberty bond and gives,
generously to the Jewish relief fund.
; Vaks can read Russian, Polish, He
brew and German and he hopes to
make rapid progress in English at the
night school. His wife is in Russia.
He had two children, but both have
died during the war.
Vaks earns his living as a junk
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
Americans Anxious
To Do Patrol Duty;
Officers Try to Go

With the American Army in France,
Oct. 3l.-Conditions in the sector in
which the Americans are stationed
we're normal today. The artillery
work continued. The weather was
showery and much colder.
For the last two days there has
been considerable aerial observation
late yesterday three German planes
flew over the American trenches.
So great is the enthusiasm among
the Americans to go on patrol, that
the French commander has ordered
that none of the higher grade officers
perform other than their regular du-
ties. 1t is the duty of the junior COM
mand officers and the non-commis-
stoned officers to go with patrols, but
the officers of higher rank, such as
majors, were anxious to go out.
The quartermaster now has sup
plies for several days within reach
of the American position as a precau-
tlon against any transportation diff
culties with the base.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01

WHAT is TAXED.
One cent on each dime paid fol
amusement admissions.
Three per cent on payments fol
freight transportation.
Eight per cent on passenger fares
Ten per cent on payments for Pull
man and similar accommodations
Five per cent on oil pipe line trans
portation.
One cent for each 20 cents or frac-
ton paid for express packages.
Five cents on each telegraph, tele.
phone or radio message costing Is
cents or more. s,f
Various ltaxese, cigars, rigarets'
tobacco and produt IS.
Ton per cent on club dues.
Eight cents on each $100 OF new life
insurance ard | cent on each dollar of
FIRE, marine, casualty and Other in
surance policies. "
BOOST TOBACCO PRICES.
Although the tobacco taxes do not
become operative until Friday, many
Omaha dealers have already advanced
retail prices. in anticipation of the tax
leyies. Other taxes of the new law.
including those on hard and soft
drinks, incomes and war excess prof
its, have been in effect since the law
was approved October 3, but i'll in
direct form.
December I the new stamp taxes,
including those on parcel post ,oack-
ages, will be payable, putting the en-
tire law into complete operation, ex-
cept for increased rates on second
class mail, postponed tiEtab' JrtT /
next. i
Increases in frst-class mail rates
probably will be most generally felt.
The law provides tha. the postage on
letters. except drop" or local letters,
shall be 3 cents; and thsG, On post
cards, including private mailing cards,
shall be cent more than heretofore.
This increase includes so-called pic.
ture post cards. The advances were
made effective so days after ths pas
sage of the law, and are construed by
the Postoffice department to begin
with letters and post cards post
marked November 2.
The increases also have been ex-
tended by departmental order to first
class mail to many foreign coun-
tries, which, under postal conven-
tions, have enjoyed the domestic
rates. The new Scent letter rate,
therefore, will apply to letters to
Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Eng
= ~
Bahamas, Barbados, British Guinea.
British Honduras, Santo Domingo,
Dutch West Indies, Leeward Islands,
Newfoundland, and New Zealand.
The post card increase will extend to
Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Panama,
the only countries which have en-
joyed the domestic post card rate.
For consumers convenience, books
of postage stamps containing Scent
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01

Berlin, Oct. Silvia London.)---
The campaign of the Italian front is
being developed in accordance with
the intention OF the Austro- German
leaders, the war Office reports.
ny Associated Prcss.l
German and Austro-H Hungarian
troops are driving through the plains
of Nenetia toward the Tagliamento
river, while another army is endeavor-
ing to- break through the Italian de-
lenses in the Carnic Alps in ain at
tempt to outhank the Tagliamento
line. Udine, abandoned some days
ago by General Cadorna, has been oc-
cupied by the invaders, whose ad-
vance guards are being harrassed by
Italian cavalry between Udine and the
Tagliamento.
General Cadorna apparently has
succeeded in saving the bulk of the
forces which occupied positions south
of Tolmino, as during the last two
days Berlin has made no claim Of
additional captures of large numbers
of prisoners and guns.
Udinc is less than Is miles from
the Tagliamento and il the Italian
commander is to make stand there
heavy fighting along that line should
take place within a day or two at the
latest.
Carnia Region Quiet.
| The Germans threatening move
ment in the Carnia region has not de-
veloped greatly and scesningly is not
Iyet serious menace TO the Taglia-
inento line. Vienna reports the cap
ture from the Italians OF positions at
Pontafel, near the Ploecken pass, and
on St. Pal.
These positions are OIL the Austro-
Italian border and il is probably not
unlikely that General Cadorna is pre-
pairing to draw in his lines there to
better protect the line of the Taglia-
mento in the Ampezzo and Tolmezzo
regions. Berlin reports an advance
toward the upper course of the Tag
llamento, but does not say how near
the German forces are to that river.
Since last Wednesday the Austro-
Germans have occupied more than 800
square miles of territory formerly held
by the Italians. The greatest depth OF
| the advance has been from Tolmino
southeastward to Udine, distance
of about Is miles. .sJ
u. S. to Aid at Once.
The United States will give Ital,
what aid it can in the form of money
and immediate tonnage to transport
needed munitions, food and fuels. Brit
ish troops and guns probably are on
their way into northern Italy. In
ternal conditions in Italy are improv-
ing. The Austro- German blow appears
to have brought together the oppos-
ing politicians, and the new cabinet
Of Premier Orlando has been an
nounced. Italy's foreign policy will
undergo no change, Baron Sonnino
will retain the portfolio of foreign
affairs.
German efforts last night against
the territory gained by the British
i'll the Passchendaele region were
confined to artillery fire, no counter
attacks developing
French Preparing.
In the Aisne' region, on the French
front, General Petain is apparently
preparing to- renew his attack south
west of Ladn. where he scored his
recent brilliant advance. Berlin yes
terday reported concentrated fire Of
powerful proportions from French
guns in this area. while today Paris
announces an artillery battle in prog
ress there. In the Argonne Ger
man surprise attack wayrepulsed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
SlaCkerS Get Twelve
Months in Bluffs Jail

One indictment for alleged threats
against the president and two indict-
ments for failure to register for the
selective draft was the federal grand
jury's answer to Judge Wade's
patriotic instructions OH their respon-
sibility, at the close of the grand
jury's first days work at Council
Bluffs. Henry Simmons, Pottawato-
mie county, was indicted for max
ing threats against President Wilson.
Albert Slack of Des Moines and AL
bert Walter, from nowhere, were in
dicted as alleged slackers. Both slack
ers were given II months in Jail by
Judge Wade.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
Gulf Coast Oil Fields
Workers out on Strike

Houston, Tex, Oct. 3l.-Njne thou
sand workers in the gulf coast oil
fields struck, beginning at midnight
tonight and continuing as each shift
thereafter concluded its work, accord
ing to w. A. Campbell, chairman of
the grievance committee, and Ed Gun
ningham, president of the Texas Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
Bank Clearings
In October Beat
All Past Records

For the first time in history Omaha
bank clearings passed the $200,000,00O
mark.
Bank clearings for October totalled
$203, lag, ,22375. The previous record
was hung up in March this year when
the clearings were $164o58,9l762
Clearings for October a year ago
were $l32,240,393.2o.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01

,dealer and peddler. He is president
of the Junk Dealers and Peddlers' as
sociation, is ipember of the B'nai
Abraham, of the Eagles and the
South Side Jewish Israel church. He
is fond of animals and has horse,
Dick; a trick dog, Prince, which, he
declares, understands everything he
says.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
Mrs. Minor Hull Morris
! Is Burned to Death

Washington, Oct. 31.-Mrs. Minor
Hull Morris, whose forcible election
from the White House during Presi-
dent Roosevelt's first term caused all
uproar of national proportions, was
burned to, death today in the rooming
house where she lived. No one seems
to know how it happened. She was
discovered wrapped in flames.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
Italian Situation Is
Discussed at Conference

Washington, Oct. 3l.-The Italian
situation and the prospect of Ameri-
can aid were discussed at a conference
late today between the Italian am
bassador, Count Cellere and Secre-
tary lansing
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
Explosion in Powder Works
Kills One and Injuries Three

Carney's Point, N. J., Oct. 3l.-One
man was killed and three injured, one
seriously, in an explosion at the Du
Pont powder works here today. The
accident occurred in the sporting
powder plant.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
More Credit to Britain.

Washington, Oct. 3l.-A credit of
$25, 100000 extended to Great Britain
by the treasury today raised the total
credits to the allies to $3,13l 100000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
US. WILL ST ART TODAY TO
COLLECT TAX TO HELP PAY
HUGE COS / OF WORLD WAR
No One to Escape When Government Starts to Levy Its
New Tax to Help Raise the Funds Neee:'ary,to
Keep Armies In Field and to Help
the Allies

Yesterday the lat day of grace for many new war
taxes. Omaha is interested in the entire list
With the exception increased letter rates and tobacco
which into effect Friday the special stamp
documents legal and parcel packages which
go operation December all special began apply
at midnight last night They include:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01

Rome, Oct 3l-There various hill and canal
between the Italians and the invading
yesterday the Office today
The Italian covering units and cavalry permitted the other
troops to continue their towards their line.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
ITALIANS MODELLING
TO CHECK INVADERS
ALONG TAGLIAMENTO
Cavalry Covers Retreat of Shattered Armies; Cadorna
Succeeds in Saving Bulk of Tolmino Forces; Enemy
Attack in Carnia Region Not Considered
Serious; Situation Improved.
BULLETINS.

Berlin, Oct 3l-The number of Italians made prisoners
by the armies has increased than 20
0O0 the official communication issued this evening" The
communication adds that than 900 guns also been
taken. w..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
Germans Hide Windows
To Prevent Their Loss

2 Amsterdam, Oct. 3l.-The stained
glass windows of the Cologne cathe-
dral, according to German news
papers. are being replaced with plain
glass as precaution in case Of air
raids.
The Cologne cathedral is one OF the
most magnificent gothic edihces in the
world. Some of its stained glass win
dows date from 1903, but most of
them are modern. The older windows
are among the finest examples OF
carly sixteenth century art.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
The Weather

For Nebraska--Fair.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
Comparative Local Record.

Comparative Local Record.
esr 1917 1916 1915 1914
Lowest Lowest yssy yesterday 49,. .... q q 81 q IS IS
Mean temperature -. "a so 60l 64
Precipitation :. 49,. 100 90 90. 90
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Deficiency for the day ......y.r..,., 10
Total deficiency since March ,431
Normal precipitation ,........ .07 inch
deficiency for the day .......A OF inch
Total rainfall since MaEef / Isl "a inches
Deficiency since March 1....... s04 inches
deficiency for cor. period, 1916 II "a inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1915. { .O5 inches
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01

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CONTINUED on Page Six, Column One.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
Reports From Stations at Up. M

L. A. WELSH. Mfteorologist.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
Like a Fairy Tale.

The great refiners OF Oklahoma are
in class by themselves, 1t reads like
a chapter from fairy tale the way the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
Another Time Scouts
Were Mistaken

Looking back to the days when the
Rev. Critchow drilled the first well
at llealdton, It is sad tn relate that
the dope brough, back by scouts from
Tulsa was about as far wrong as II
ever could have been and the result IS
that the big operators who made head
quarters in Tulsa did not get in.
On the contrary, Oklahoma City peo-
pie and the Ardmorc crowd coppcd the
grapes. The first report had II that
the well was only good for 30 barrels
and being so long a distance from the
railroad at Ardmorc, failed to appeal
to the bunch in Tulsa That 1t was
wrong developed soon after but not in
time for many OF the operators in Tulsa
to get on board
GunShurg & l'orman were about the
only firm that took quick action and
got into The game but Skelly & Russell
and a few others like the MoMan OIL
company were prompt in getting in IN
spite OF the poor reports received,
One Of the old scouts who brought
in the first report says now, YOU
can't blame me. | made a hard drivc
to get TO the well and was sick and
tired before ever reaching II hut il !
had known what ! do now, YOU would
have seen me spending my summers in
Maine and my winters in Cuba" The
scouts feel no worse about il than the
writer
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
Hundred Refineries
In the Mid Continent

There nrc nearly one hundred re
fincrics in the mid continent field and
more building and il the stock johher
who is simply selling shares for his
own game does not Kill the business,
they will become in time the greatest
asset the mid-contncnt field has ever
known
Not only " the money for conslruc-
ton paid out here hut there is always
a payroll which goes long ways to-
ward making mp the prosperity of the
state. They have taken the place OF
the ordinary oil producers association
and have lead the way In price and
are now TO be thanked for what has
been accomplished In the way Of fur
niShinp competition
First Refinery at Chelsea.
The history OF the earliest rciincrS ls
interesting There was a Young man al
Chelsea full of vim and energy who
started refinery and who had the
backing oi one oi the big men in the
Frisco railroad that Is he thought he
had, but when he undertook to ship his
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26

by one OF the scouts as being good for
DO barrels People refused to believe
the dope and the newspapers simply
laid off from boosting the well or the
district because of the utter lack of
pipe line facilities and so it remained
until now it is one OF the best and most
active spots on the map.
The Jennings field likewise remained
in status quo because the first show
ings were never enlarged upon by the
press and in fact 1t is doubtful il the
first well that had showing could be
located by half the people engaged in
the oil game but was drilled about the
center OF the Reese farm in the south
west of Q-m-7 and oil was found in
paying quantities in one OF the upper
sands. the well finally being aban-
doned at 2.2o7 feet. Jennings now is a
busy spot and well worth a visit by
the man who is looking over the fields.
From a point south and east, il is pos
sihc TO see the dcrricks in the pawncc
county field on the n)rth and cast, tho
Cushing field to the south and the der
ricks at Yale and Quay toward the
west
Certainly, a most engaging sight
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
'sP|PE LINE I
SCORES SUCCESS
Muskogee Reaps Industrial
Benefits From It's Cheap
Natural Gas.

MuSkOGEE, Okla, Sept 0.--(Spc-
cial)-Naturas gas is RAPIDLY making
Mu,koece an industrial city.
sA contract for a million and . half
fee, day Just closed with the Mus
kogee Ntriiied Brick company, has
made the Muskogcc municipal pipe
line, constructed after a bitter political
fight and over o hundred obstacles, q
definite success.
The city sell, the gas at, 4 centa Q
thousand feet to all industrial concerns
that wish It. Within the last year Il
has been the means Of bringing to the
city the Mid-W West Glass Caskst COM
pany, which manufactures milk bottles
and glass oaskets and employs over 4
hundred men; the Diamond Creosotihg
Shinge company, which will employ
probably 40 men and whose crest
plant is now nearing compilation, and
several smaller concerns Another b0
glass bottle mandatory 10 now nseo-
iiaiing for the city officials for . slte.
A 100000 bond issue to raise the
money believed necessary to finance the
pipe line was vo,cd early In the ad-
Ininistration OF Franklin Miller. Mil
Ter, howevek apparently listened to poll.
ticians who had opposed the issue, and
one Of the hast acts OF his adninistrs.
ton was the destruction Of the bonds.
The bond, were burned, one by one.
in bonfire built in front Of the city
hall for that purpose.
When Mayor J. L. Wyand took HE
office, he immediately relssusd ths
bonds and found no difficulty IN de-
posing OF 100000 worth. whic,, proved
io' be enough TO construct the pipe linz.
The survey for the line was begun Sep
tember u, 1916 and the gas was turned
into the mains February -, 1917.
The line runs from the Stien Muassl.
lem field, four miles from Muskogss.
Bought at n pressure Of two pounds,
Il is sold at pressure Of eight ounces,
the difference netting the city . hand
some profit.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
OIL FACTS
Oklahoma Leads the United States
In Production, With io7,o7l,7is
Barrels In 1915.

FIGURES compiled by the United
States geological survey place the
total value OF crude oil produced IN
1910 At SJJ0,SV, ,HS, az compared with
Sl79,4olsW IN 1915 an increase oi
NSl .%b.97S, or SAN per cent.
Marketed production of petroleum in
1910 WAS WO,7N.lSs barrels, against
28l l04 l04 in 1915, an increase OF 49,.
COL, ,0SA barrels, or go percent,
California fields contributed o0osl,
oh barrels OF 4 value OF $S3,7027JJ IN
1910. compared with @,Soi ,SjS barrels,
Of value Of Sh,SSS.4J9 in 1915.
Illinois showed a falling of in mar
keted production Of 1904 ,6os barrels
In 1915, to l7,7lA25S barrels in 1910
The value Of the oil, however, increased
from $lS,6ss,SsO in 1915 to $S2j7 lba
in 1915,
Kansas production wa, 87Js OF bar
rels in 1915, against 28lj4s7 in 1915
The increase IN value was from 81,
70l,Rl in 1915 to $i0,J3o.95S in 100
The incrcases IN production and in
value were O9 percent aud 507 per
cent. respectively,
Kentucky production rose from Az.
IA barrels in 1915 to l,NJ,246 barrels
in 1910, an increase of US percent Tn,
value Of the product rose from $l8,JS1
In 1915 to s., 1882 in 1910, an increase
Of AZ percent.
Louisiana output decreased from IN,
lol .SW barrels in 1915 TO 1928, ljS bar
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26

Cosdcn plant has grown and prospered.
Mr.. Cosdcn took advantage Of his op-
portunltles. His little plant at Big
heart, where he began, was blown awav
IN a cyclone and was burned to the
ground as the result OF lightning
stroke.
Hi, people at hi. old home in Bal
timore backed him up each time and
have been with him every since, he
has not done any business here, believ'
ing that it was far better to conccn-
tratc his energies on building up a
trade in a more settled country where
financial conditions were OF the best
Two Big Ones.
The Empire with its eight refineries
is handling 1000 barrels OF crude
every day in the year, large share of
which comes from its production IN
Butler county Kansas, but within the
next few months it will have connected
With many fields and will become a
common purchaser and an important
factor in the marketing OF oil
Sinclair Oil corporation with its six
reiincries and one building in Chicago
is running something like 5000 bar
rels per day and has led the way in
prize making among the big concerns.
Neither the Sinclair, Cosden, Empire
or Muskogee refining companies have
paid premiums OF late and yet have
led the way in making posted market
that the Prairie Oil and Gas company
was bound 10 respect.
No Combination.
There 10 no combination among the
reiiners in any way and as soon as
the numerous little fellows can buy
crude a, the market price as before
stated. there will be cheaper gasoline
for sale in Oklahoma This can be ac-
complished most easily by the refincrs
themselves in getting into the oil game
and owning their own production,
Some OF them are, as for instance,
the Hillman Refining company at Cush-
ing This plant is now using at lcaS,
400 barrels from its well at Quay. and
others are following as rapidly as CAPT
tai can be secured for development
work
II is the great and one particular out.
standing fact connected with the mid
continent field that here, there has been
no monopoly. That the independent
man has grown and ilouriShed and tha,
the oppression Of the creates, comb.
nation Of wealth on earth has not
worked to his undoing.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
u. S. Oil Production

27s437Ooo Gallons In With
The following table gives the production Of petroleum In the United