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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
SuaUe Salesman Tries to Peddle
NeU Rainnent to Hard Boiled Cops

There's a possibility-an infini-
tesimal remote possibility--that the
metropolitan cops" Of Omaha may
be garbed i'll khaki uniforms next
summer and will often, no doubt, be
mistaken for soldiers.
With their aldermanic paunches
and "Apollonic" forms enveloped in
tight fitting olive-drab suits, wouldn't
they be stunning-oh! just too killing
for anthing? One cannot imagine
anything more ludicrous--unless it be
hippopotami on roller skates.
At 4 little talkfest in the police sta
ton the other day a representative
of an eastern firm who had iourneyed
all the way from Cincinnati sojourned
in Omaha just long enough to tell
the "boys" just how cute they would
appear in the olive-drab suits. The
policemen listened to him in respect
ful silence and after he had exhausted
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14

his available supply of superheated
atmosphere they didn't execute a
marathon to place their orders. Nay,
nay, Pauline; they prefer to wait and
see what action the city council, or
the powers that be, take on the ques-
ton.
The salesman was very suave and
urbane. Now if the gentlemen didn't
like the latest craze in suitings he had
something Just as good. : In fact. the
gentlemen could chose between khaki
and blue. He would be dee-iighted
to take their orders for the new uni
forms which are to cost $21.50 and
S24.75. They were advised to order
now because by next summer suit ma
terial would advance many times in
price. =.
The high pressure salesman was adj
vised that If he would return in ,aAeutJ
10 years he would get hat f@fApA
orders.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
Deserted Wife Finds Husband.a as
He is Leauing for the Army

sition for her in Arnold. Neb. She
was leaving with her children for Arm
old Wednesday night when. looking
out the car window, she saw her hus-
band.
Janicke admitted to police that he
had been somewhat lax" in the sup
port of his family. He enlisted in the
army Wednesday and was on his
way to Fort Logan when he was ar
rested.\ He was turned over to the
government authorities.
A monthly pension of $3.50 will be
paid Mrs. Janicke Wills her husband
is in the army. - ----.---
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
R0MANSSINk
z AUSTRIAN
/ BATTLESH|PS
Creep Into Trieste Harbor and
Bring. Down Men-o'-War;
Escape Artillery Fire;
Return to Base.

New York, Dec. l3.--The topedo-
ing Of two Austrian battleships in the
harbor Of Triest by Italian topedoe
craft on the night of December 9 is
reported in a message received here
today by Commander c. pfster of
the Italian navy. ..#.
ENTER TRIEST HARBOR.
The information was contained in
a telegram received by Commander
Pfster from Captain l.. Vannutelli,
the naval attache of the Italian classy
at Washington.
"After successfully crossing several
distractions and mine fields" the
dispatch said, "the Ialian torpedo craft
entered the harbor of Triest, where
they fred four torpedoes against two
Austrian men of war of the Monarch
type. All the torpedoes reached their
argets and exploded.
Though the most intense artillery
fire was concentrated against the at
tacking torpedo boats and though
even torpedoes were fired against
them, all OF our units returned safely
and unhurt to their home bases"
Reported Sunk Sunday.
A London dispatch, received
Wednesday, quoted Vienna official
statement, saying the Austrian bat
tleship Wien was sunk on Sunday
night, the date mentioned in the fore
go ingcommunication. Most of the
crew was saved, the London message
stated. The waters in which the
vessel was sunk were not named,
The Vein is a ship of the Mon
arch type. The Vein, Monarch and
Budapest we're built in 1895 and 1896.
They displaced 5000 tons and are
registered as carrying compliments
of AL men. They were 323 feet
long, Sc feet beam. They were
armed with four nine-inch and 20
guns of smaller calibre. Each had
two torpedo tubes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
REDS IRON HAND DOMINATES RUSSIA:
HAIG'S MEN REPEL FIERCE ASSAULTS
WIZ CHRISTIAN WORLD REJOICES
MgsOVER THE RESCUE OF JERUSALEM

David's palace the great Solomon
erected his temple. David had en-
dured from f0l5 B. c. to 977 B. c.
and Solomon's reign closed in 9H be-
fore the Christian era.
Many times has the temple been
destroyed and rebuilt. Nebuchadnez-
Ear razed it to its foundations, but it
reared its walls again under Cyrus
only to- fall when the merciless Titus
swept Palestine with his Roman
legions just before the dawn of Chris
tianity.
In oS7 A. D. Omar, cahph OF Egypt.
made Jerusalem the first grand con-
quest of the rising Mohammedan
power. His nephew, Chihab Ed Din,
built the Mosque of Omar upon the
site of the wonderful temple of
Solomon, and from that day until yes
terday, with the exception of the brief
time the crusaders held it, it has
remained under Mohanmedan domi-
nation.
Today at the Damascus gate British
bayonets lend protection to the pop
ulace numbering 10000 souls. This
gate overlooks the road that Paul of
Tarsus travelled on his way to perse-
cute the Christians the day when
he saw the wondrous vision of the
Savior which resulted in his CONVEX
sion.
From the Jaffa gate opening into
the road to Bethlehem, the birthplace
of the Gentle Nazarehe, French poilus
stand guard to prevent looting, pillage
and rapine.
From the eastern wall, paced by
Italian soldiery, the Mount of Olives
rises in the distance and Gethsemane
lies almost within stones throw.
On top of the Mount of Olives, conf
tpanding the Holy City, powerful guns
OF the allied armies frown down upon
those of iufdel faith who otherwise
might be tempted to repeat the awful
scenes that marked the fall of Jeru-
salem i'll ancient and medieval times.
In the center of the city stands the
synagogue where the Jews worship
God. From there Mount Moriah
seems not far distant, the site of
Herod's temple, erected to Caesar, is
within easy reach. Down its street
tfod the Master who carried the cross
of crucihxion, even as he wore the
crown OF thorns before he uttered
that immortal phrase >on Calvary,
which his come ringing down
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
COLDSPELL|N
WEST BREAKS
ALL RECORDS
Forty-Four Years Record at
Weather Bureau Fails to
Record IS Below So
Early in Winter.

All records of the 1ast-44 years in
1.-The local weather bureau were broken
when the thermometer Thursday
morning dropped to minimum of Is
degrees below. Never before has it
been so cold this early i'll the winter.
The length of the present cold
spell is also near to breaking records.
Today was the eighth consecutive day
when the temperature has been be-
low zero. Omaha temperatures for
the last eight days at 8 a, m, have
been, as follows: December 6, zero;
December 7,<4 below; December s,
IS below; December 9, below; De-
cember 10, II below; December II,
8 below; December II, ! below; De-
eember l3, IS below. Only on two
or three occasions i'll the history Of
the local weather bureau has there
been such a protracted spell of ex-
treme cold here.
+ Omaha the Cold Spot.
\ Omaha was one of the coolest
points in the state Wednesday night
and this morning. At Valentine the
thermometer stood ,at only II below
at ] o'clock. At North Platte it was
only 10 below. Sioux City, Ia, report
ed a minimum Of 20 below.
In the. north it is extremely cold.
But a strange feature of the cold is
that it does not extend far directly
west. At Cheyenne, 500 miles west of
Omaha, the temperature Thursday
morning was 81 above zero.
Zero in the South.
The cold wave extends south, with
zero tempera :ures in Oklahoma and
northern Texas and freezing weather
into the gulf states.
Colonel Welsh sees no marked
rise in temperature in the immediate
future. Not quite so cold tonight" rs
what the forecast says, but tie ther-
mometer isn't going above zero, says
the weather IoreCdSter.
Cold in State.
Instead of the weather moderat-
ing Wednesday night, according to the
railroad officials throughout Ne
braska, the cold wave increased in
intensity, marking up a new record
for this winter.
All over the state there were snow
hurries and faY of All inch or more
in the northern and western portions.
Temperatures fell during the night
and but few stations reported above
zero.
At Green River the temperature
was A degrees above zero, but east
of there it was colder, with the cold
increasing all the way through to the
Missouri river and beyond.
Twenty Below at Sioux City.
Sioux City, Ia, Dec. 13.-Twenty
below zero here today, a new record
for the winter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14

Father, for they know not what they
do"
The proclamation of General Allen
by as announced in London, says:
"To the inhabitants of Jerusalem
the blessed and the people dwelling
in its vicinity:
"The defeat inflicted upon the
Turks by the troops under my COM
mand has resulted in the occupation
of your city by my forces. there
fore here now proclaim it to be un-
der martial law. under which form OF
administration it will remain so long
as military considerations make nee
essary.
However, lest any of you be
alarmed byreason of your experience
at the hands of the enemy who has
retired, hereby inform you that it is
my desire that every person should
pursue his lawful business without
fear of interruption.
Furthermore, since your city is
regarded with affection by. the ad:
herents of three of the great religions
of mankind and its soil has been con-
secrated by the prayers and pilgrim
ages of multitudes of devout people
of these three religions for many
centuries, therefore do I make it
known to you that every sacred
building, monument, holy spot,
shrine, traditional site, endowment,
pious bequest or customary lace of
prayer of whatsoever form of the
three religions will be maintained and
protected according to the existing
customs and beliefs of those to
whose faith they are sacred.
Guardians have beeh established
at Bethlehem and OIL RachePs tomb.
The tomb at Hebron has been placed
under exclusive Moslem control. The
hereditary custodians at the gates of
the Holy Sepulcher have been re-
quested to take up their accustomed
duties in remembrance of the mag
unanimous act of the caliph Omar who
protected that church"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14

Several months search extending
half way across the continent, culmin'
ated i'll the arrest in Omaha of Harry
Janicke OF Sioux City, Ia, on com.
plant of his wife, Elizabeth Janicke
who alleges he deserted her and their
four children, oldest years old, and
the youngest an 8-month-o1d baby.
She followed him to Watertown
Mass, where she filed charges against
him, but he escaped and came west
.she says. She came TO Omaha and
appealed to the Public Welfare
board.
The welfare board obtained a DO
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14


After heavy bombardment, Bavar-
ian troops went forward in massed
formation. The British line held ex-
cept on the right, and the Germans
were driven back with heavy losses.
On the right, the enemy gained a
short length of trench which had
been destroyed in the bombardment
preceding the attack. No fother at
tempts with infantry were made, the
Germans contenting themselves with
massing artillery fire against the Brit
ish positions in this area.
Between Bullecourt and Ypres the
German artillery has been active, but
no attacks have sleveloped. The
heavy enemy bombardfnents continue
in the Champagne region east OF
Rheims. \ German surprise attack
against French positions near Courcy,
| this region, was without result.
Northeast OF Nerdun the heavy ar
t;llcry battle goes on without cessa-
tor.
Weather conditions N the Italian
iront are becoming more favorable
TO the defenders oI the Venetian
rains. Snow is falling and the Ital-
jans hope Stlis aid will Help in hamper
i1g the offensive efforts Of the Austro-
~Gcrnans. Between the Brenta and
the Piav6itle enemy attacked as the.
Snow began to fail and gained several
small hill positions Il, cQuoteF at
t%cks the Italians regamca the lost
,roVnd.
British shipping losses last week
SHOW an ,ncfease over The previous
week. Twenty-one vessels were lost
through mines and submarines, ac-
cording TO the latest report, while II
were sunk the week before. There
vas 4 decrease i'll the number OF ships
ot more than | 900 tons, however, the
, total for the past week being IA,
tduction of two. The number OF
ships attacked unsuccessfully reached
il. the highest figure in several weeks.
British Official Statement
London. Dec. l3.--Three attacks
were made by the Germans in yester.
DAYS battle. the war oihce reports.
The FIRST two were repulsed, At the
third attempt the enemy penetrated
the obliterated British trenches at
the apex of the angle i'll the British
lines near Bullecourt.
Local fighting continued until late
in the evening, without changing the
situation,
The statement follows:
From December 10 to IS nine Ger
man airplanes were brought down by
our, pilots. In the same period our
aviators carried out various effective
bombing operations in which pro-
wctiles weighing 10000 Kilograms
$4,000 pounds, were thrown down,
especially on the aviation grounds at
Colmar aud Schlesmaldt, warehouses
at Logelbach, factories at Rombach,
in the region Of Waville, and at Cham
bley and Thiacourt and on the railway
stations at Warmerville, Juniville and
Amagne-Lucquy. Good results were
observed"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
SHORTAGE OF COAL
FOLLOWS SPELL
OF COLD WEATHER
Fuel Situation in Omaha Seri-
GUS, According to Dealers;
Smaller Yards Have SCant
Supply.

With the great drop in temperature
and the consequent rush for coal in
Omaha, the coal situation again be-
comes serious. Many of the smaller
yards are practically out Of coal, while
some of the larger yards still have
a fair supply. The demand is so in
sistent and large during weather oi
this kind, however, that the supply is
steadily being depleted.
The Missouri River Lumber COM
pany was practically out of coal early
Thursday morning. There was nc
hard coal in the yards and only a
limited amount of soft coal. Consid-
cradle COIL has been ordered by the
company, but it has not arrived.
At the Peoples Coal company Of
fees it was said that they are taking
care of their trade, but it is difficult
We have supply of hard coal and
a supply of the better grade of Hi.
nois Goa" said a member of the
firm. Some coal is coming in, but
it is going out awfully fast"
Rushed with Orders.
Sunderland Bros. reported a fair
supply of coal, both hard and soft
and reported delivery facilities about
as short as the coal itself, due to the
fact that so many rush orders have
come in.
The G. E. Harding Coal company
OF the South Side has limited cupply
OF coal. so limited that the company
limits the number of tons sent on any
one order wherever more than one
or two tons are not an immediate ne
cessity.
The coal situation also is acute
throughout the entire state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
FRESH ENEMY TROOPS.
(Rv Aasaclatad Press


Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Wednesday, Dec. l2.--GeneraI
Won Buelow's German troops have
joined the Austrians and Bohemians
under Field Marshal Conrad vor
Hoetzendorf in a series of heavy as
saults during the last two days be.
tween the Brenata and Piave rivers
just north of Monte Grappa. a.
The fighting has been severe and has
been attended with large losses, but
in the main the Italian line has been
sustained with one slight indentatior
at Monte Spinoncia, where the enemy
secured temporary foothold, which
is still being contested bitterly.
Infantry Makes Rushes.
Artillery preparation early yesterday
was followed by infantry rushes, with
the Austrians on the right and the
Germans on the left. The Fourth
Austrian division on the right had a
number Of Bohemian regiments in the
front line. These men are fresh from
the Russo Galician front.
A desi crate struggle went on
around Col Beretta, where the Aus
trians were aided by enfiladed, fire
from batteries OH the west bank OF
the Brenta river, in positions estab-
lished when the lines were reformed
last week. For some time the Ber-
eta positions were in the hands OF
the enemy, but brilliant counter at
tack has restored nearly all the Ital-
ian positions.
The result OF the two days fighting
has not advanced tactically, the enc
my's positions leading toward the We
netian plains, which is the real aim,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
Suspect German Spy in
Connection Halifax Disaster

Halifax, Dec. l3.--John Johansen,
helmsman on the Norwegian steamer
limo, the Belgian relief ship, whose
collision with the ammunition steam
er Mont Blanc, caused an explosion
last Thursday, was detained as Ger
man spy suspect today. He was turn
ed over to the, military authorities
by officials of the Massachusetts, re
lief hospital, where he has been un-
der treatment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
u. S. Engineers Die
Behind British Lines

WITH, the American Ar.nY in
France, Dec. 13.--A number of
American railway engineers have
been killed by German aerial bombs
in town somewhere behind the
British front. Details are not yet
known,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
BAKER CAUSE OF
DELAY IN GETTING
MACHINE GUNS
Major General Crozier Testifies
to This Before Committee In
Vestigating Preparations
for War. .


Washington. Dec. l3.--Major Gen
eral Crozier, chief of army ordnance,
testifying today before the seante
committee investigating war prepara-
tions, declared the responsibility for
delay in getting machine guns lay
personally with Secretary Baker, who
took charge of the tests between the
different types, Because of the ma
chine gun shortage, General Crozier
testified, foreign guns were furnished
to the American troops abroad and to
troops in training at home.
To Use Browning Gun.
General Crozier said that the War
dehartment has selected a machine
guh known as the Browning, which
has been exhaustively tested, but
never had field trial. 1t is now be-
ing manufactured, but none has been
delivered and none is expected before
April.
French Guns Ample.
French guns are being issued to
the American forces in France. Gen
eral Crozier said, and the United
States is making Vickers guns for the
British.
Senator Wadsworth wanted to know
if the troops could not be supplied
with Lewis guns while they were
waiting for Brownings.
I'VE think we can supply all of Our
troops in the theater of war with light
machine guns without using the
Lewis gun" said General Crozier.
From now until April the French
guns will be ample"
Senator Hitchcock questioned
whether the allies could supply guns
in sufficient number for the Ameri-
can forces, but the ordnance chief
declared that for the. first time they
had a surplus.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
BOtsfOrd, Historian d,
And II. of ". Grad. Dies

New York, Dec. 13.--George
Willis Botsford, historian, died
suddenly in his Office at Columbia
university today. He was born at
West Union, Ia. IS years ago, and
was graduated from the University
of Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14

London Dec. 13-General Kornilo is reported to have
been defeated and wounded battle between Begood and
Sumu according Perograd dispatch the Daily Mail His
capture is expected e... .....
1t is probable. the dispatch adds that the extremists will
capture Rosov-on-the-Don. All signs is said that the
Cossack rising will fail and that they will join the Bolshevk
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
BRITISH REPuLSE GERMAN
MASSATTACKS IN CAMBRIA
SECTOR WITH HEAVY LOSSES
Under Protection of Artillery Fire Enemy Makes Three
Advances, But are Driven Back and Finally Pene-
trate Obliterated English Trench Near Bulle-
court Without Gaining Advantage.

Field Marshal Haigs troops have met and repulsed the
s massed attacks the front several days and
have inflicted heavy losses the Germans. The attack
of mile of Bullecou and between that
and Queant and had have had tactical
eff unon he shorfened salient before Cambria.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
The Weather
For Nebraska-Fair; colder.
Temperatures for Omaha Yesterday.

Comparative Local Record.
1917. 1916. let5. 1914.
Lowest Low est yesterday ID - 10 - 2
Mean temperature - 0 "a
Prscipitation ... .02 90 90 r.
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal;
Normal temperature .........-......- 2S
deficiency for the day .........t..... IS
Total deficiency sinda March L.. IA 20
SsrmaI precipitation .......... .0s inch
Deficiency for the day ........ .01 inch
Total rainfall since March l. ATS inches
deficiency since March 1...... 6.as inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916 f2.5s inches
Deficiency for cor period. 1915. 1.ss inches
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
KORNILOFF LOSES
BEILGOROD FIGHT;
HIMSELF WOUNDED
Reports Conflict But Indications Point to Triumph of
Reds; Probable Capture of Cossack Capital,
Rostov-on-Don, Failure of Revolt and
vs. Absorption of Its Troops.
BULLETIN.

Berlin, Dec 13-Negotations for armstce replace
the existing the Russian front will begin today at the
headquarters of Prince Leopold of Bavaria the German
era staff announced today. TO-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
SUBMARINE WAR
FAILS TO INCLINE
BRITISH TOPEACE

The Germans have been conducting
a submarine offensive Of great magni-
tude, complementary to their offensive
on land,,in the hope of inclining Great
Britain toward peace, but have failed
signal.x in tlHir 80 aAsysll as in
tthsIs; 1ftsry. .ef i Igs to, a
a.ssShe yihtsf nitssdA fdle, ell
80 Hal forces, reinforced by he
a naval cpntingents, afkshe-
fmk ifcreasirgfsssuSsessful, it is
slared. Hid
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
ITALIANS HOLD
Line firm after
FURIOUS FIGHT
RepeI. Many Savage Assaults
BY Austrian Troops Rein
forced With Bohemians
and Germans.
BULLETIN.

Rome, Dec. l3.--Attacks in force
were renewed yesterday by the en-
emy upon the Italian lines east Of
the Brenta, the war Office announced
today. The attacks continued the
entire afternoon, but because of its
heavy losses the enemy at night
abandoned its effort. q.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
British Rayonets Surround Sa'
cred Hills and Take Ground
Without Loss or Damage
to Blessed Relics.

through the centuries, Forgive them,
Father, for they know not what they
l.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-14
Renerts From stations at p. N.

IT, indicates trace or precipitation.
= indicates below zero.
L. A. WELSH, Meteorological
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-06
TREAT GRAIN SEED FOR SMUT

amounts at the most to 20 per cent. In every case the value of the wheat saved by treatment would amount to several times the cost of treatment.
 Statistics show that the average annual loss of rye from smut is about 1 per cent-considerably less than the loss of wheat. It is well worth while, however, to treats rye seed also.
 Several methods of treating seed for the destruction of smut spores are in use, but the best, it is believed is the fo1maldehyde treatment. The grain should first be cleaned thoroughly with a flaming mill so that smut balls shriv- eled grains, chaff, etc, will be removed. After the grain is clean it may be spread on floor or a tarpaulin in a layer or pile several inches thick and sprinkled with a solution of formaldehyde made by mixing pound of commercial formalde- hyde with 45 gallons of water. An ordi- nary sprinkling can or a spraying ma chine is used and the grain is show eled over and over until every kernel is wet The grain is then placed in a pile and covered with sacks, blankets or tarpaulin for two hours or overnight. It is then dried sufficiently to be run through the drill after which it may be sown. If the grain is not passed through a flaming mill, it should be placed in a vat or tank of the formaldehyde so- lution, instead of being sprinkled The smut balls will rise to the surface and may be skinned off.
 If the grain is not to be planted im- mediately, it must be dried sufficiently to prevent spelling when placed in bins If planted while damp and swollen, more grain by measure must be used to allow for the expansion.