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Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

many minds send to women messages on con-
servation at home, The advice is good as far as
il goes but is months behind the times. Moons
ago the grocer and butcher delivered the hunch
direct to the housekeeper
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

Here and there silent hammers knock on Lib
erty bond subscriptions The knockers love lib
erty so we'll that they take. delight in hammering
in their affection.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

Austrians inflicted fresh defeat on
Italians in Astco region.
Germans pushed back by the French
west of the Meuse river at Verdun.
Strained relations between Greece
and the entente powers resulted In
resignation of the Greek cabinet.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

The Liberty loan subscription OF Omaha banks
knocks fair-sized hole in Nebraska's proportion,
but il will still bear widening for individual ac-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

Army men will inspect Omaha today to deter
mine its suitability as cantonment camp site
All we can say is: Look about your
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

Some officious people overwork the notion that
,be NAV 10 do their bit is to nag those who are
doing their best.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

Senator's who think gambling in grain and
other foodstuffs should be perpetuated will have
a delightful shock when they hear from the home
folks.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
[IODAY]
One Year Ago Today in the War

Be sure to know what you are talk
ing about.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
This Day In History.

This Day In History.
1742-General Nathaniel Greene,
who saved the American army at
Brandywine, born at Warwick, r. l..
Died at Savannah, Ca, June 10, 1886.
1S13--Fort George, near the Mag
ara river, was taken from the British
by the Americans under General Dear
born.
1S17--George w. johnson, confed-
crate governor Of Kentucky. born near
Georgetown, KY. Killed at Battle Of
Shiloh, April 8, 1852.
1S61--Occupation oeaJewport News
by the federals. 49,
1863-General Banks, investing the
confederate works at Port Hudson,
assaulted them without success.
1S71-Tuileries Palace, in Paris,
burned by communists.
1875--Many lives were lost in the
burning of the French Catholic church
at Holyoke, Mass.
1s92-Chicago's first elevated rail-
road was opened.
1902-United States Naval Medical
school established at Washington. D. c.
1905--Battle of the Sea of Japan,
in which the Japanese, under Ad-
miral Togo, destroyed the Russian
|, Baltic fleet.
1911-Rev. Edmund r. Prendergast
named to succeed Archbishop Ryan of
Philadelphia.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

arrangements being carried out by
the following officers: Mrs. William
Segelke, president; Mrs. Louis Helm
rod, vice president; Miss Augusta
Pony and Miss Tina Reichard.
Mrs. Rustin entertained few Of
her friends at her residence by rem
dition Of the charming little farce,
"The Obstinate Family" The follow
ing TOOK part In the play; Mr.. Hor-
bach, Arthur Wakeley, VIII Hamilton,
Miss Balcombe, Mr.. Rustin and Miss
Shears.
The alumni of Hanover college, In
diana, talked over old times at the
office Of B. H. Robinson in the Omaha
National bank building. Rev. George
c. Hickman, ex-president of the col
lege, presided at the meeting.
Hon. J. M. Thurston and wife have
returned from a visit to the old home
Of the former near Madison, Wis.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
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NOTHING GIVES such good bird's-eye
~ view Of war conditions in Great Britain as
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

whole group of nations that China
seeks in order to secure herself
from the aggressions of one OF. the
allies.
Prof. Huang reveals the fact that
China has now a half-million men
under arms, easily increased to a
million, and that she could make a
valued contribution to the war from
her four modern arsenals. her in
exhaustible iron mines, and her vast
man power. Already a hundred
thousand Chinese laborers have been
sent to work in the fields and the
industrial plants of the allies. This
number could be indefinitely in
creased on demand. The Chinese
republic seems to have its wits
about it in casting its lot with the
entente powers.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
RUTH LAW TO ENLIST
AVlatrlx, Back From Flying Fronts,
viii Serve Country.

NEW YORK, April Ruth Law,
back from two months at the British
and French flying fronts, is going to
enlist when this country enters the
war
What will do?" she repeated,
when asked her intentions. why.
enlist, of course! ! think my services
may be found OF value as an instruc-
tor of aviation, IL not on the actual
firing line. What have seen abroad
has convinced me that the United
States will be forced, sooner or later,
to adopt similar methods. We must
be as well prepared in the air as
on the sea and land, for supremacy
in the air means half the battle"
The holder of the nonstop record
in America then told how she was
impressed by her visits to the mill
tary aviation fields at CampeIgne,
Villacoublay. and Buc, and described
flight she made over Paris with
Pol Morane, constructor of the
MoraneSaulnier bipIane, one of the
latest and fastest machines adopted
for military scout work by the
French.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Senate Joint Resolution 4

The national association had hoped
that Senator Jones of New Mexico,
the new chairman of the Committee
on Woman Suffrage, would introduce
the suffrage amendment in time to
make it number 1. But they patri-
otically agreed that the war reso-
luton must take first place and suf-
frage second. The resolution is in
troduced under favorable auspices,
The Senate committee is almost, if
not entirely, unanimous in its favor;
the national association proposes to
conduct its hearings disassociated
from the efforts of the Woman's
party. Meantime, while the latter
are still devoting all their energies
to picketing the White House, the
national association is organizing
victory in the States, which is essen
tial to securing the necessary two
thirds vote in the Senate and House
The patriotic proffer of their services
and the well-known sacrifices of all
women in time of war will go far
toward persuading Congress of the
merits of the equal suffrage
measure.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
Interesting Events Of Importance
Scheduled Today.

Lecture. "A New Color Theory" by Michael
Jacobs, Arts Club. p. m
Meeting OF spring bird class OF Audubon So
ciety. Thompson School. Twelfth and L
streets northwest. 4:3O p. m.
Meeting Of officers Of newly organised Junior
Council OF Boy Scouts. ll2i Twelfth street
northwest, s p. m.
Illustrated lecture, Gibraltar Naples, Pom
peii. Rome" by Miss Cordelia jackson. for
benent Of Department OF Potomac. q. A
r. at c. A. r. Hall, p. m.
Lecture, Camera Notes Of Nature Lover.
by Edward Tyler. Twentieth Century
club All Souls Church. 1890 a. m.
Meeting Of City Of Washington Branch.
xmsrican Pharmaceutical Association, Ma
tional College OF Pharmacy, sos l street
Meeting Of Ladies' Cooperative Improvement
society, Gannon's Hall. Silver Springs.
Meeting OF Cathedral Heights Citizens Asso-
cIation, St Adams Parish Hall. p. m.
Meeting and luncheon Of alumni Of Stanford
G'niyersIty, New Ebbittt. 1890 p. m.
Nsstinr OF cranch-Tyler Home and School
Association. Cranch School. . p. m.
Stereopticon lecture. The First Separate
RattalIon and Other Troops on the Mexican
Border" by J. Crosby Mccarthy. John
wesley A. NJ E. Zion Church, fourteenth
and Corcoran streets northwest, p. m.
lecture on Commercial and Collateral
Leans by Edmund 8. Wolfe. before
washington Chapter. American Institute Of
RANKING 1914 + street northwest. p. m.
Debate between teams OF George washing
tom University and Washington and Jefier-
son College Public Library. p. m.
Masonic-Hiram Lodge, No. 10; Masonic
hoard OF relief: Esther Chapter. No. 5. Or
der OF the Eastern Star.
Knights of Pythias-Franklin Lodge. No. :.
odd FeIlows-CovenRnt Lodge. No. u: Colum-
bIa. No. 10. and Phoenix. No. IS.
Rebekah Lodges-Friendship. No. s.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
FORM FORUM COMMITTEE
Permanent Body Organized, Follow
Ing Success Of Meeting.

Following the success OF the forum
meeting in the auditorium Of the New
Central High School Sunday after
noon, a permanent forum committee
of the District was organized yester-
day afternoon. at a meeting in the
Southern Building.
1t was decided to hold one more
open forum meeting before summer
the date to be decided upon later. 1t
also was decided to cooperate with
the Board of Education in. rendering
any service which might be accept
able to the board in developing local
forum meetings.
DR.. A. J. McKelway was elected
permanent chairman OF the forum
committee, and Miss Laura Elmore
was chosen secretary. Among the
members OF the permanent committee
on forums in the District are Miss
Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Commits
sioners Brownlow and Newman, AS
sistant Secretary of Labor Louis F.
Post, Assistant Secretary of Agricul-
ture Carl Vrooman. DR.. John Van
Schaick, jr.. president OF the Board OF
Education: Miss Laura c. Williams, A
]. Driscoll. George s. Wilson, Judge
Wilmer ]. Latimer. and Justice Fred
erick L. Siddons.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

They really should not be called
secretaries, these two young women
who came from Montana with Miss
Jeanette Ranlin. Instead, they should
be called assistant Congresswomen.
In fact, they know practically as
much about legislative procedure as
the new Congresswoman herself. They
helped elect her, they have cam
paigned with her, played with her,
sorrowed with her, and rejoiced with
her. And now they have come with
her to help conquer the nations Con-
gress to woman suffrage.
They are both pretty, both ener-
getic, both born diplomats, and both
heart and soul in their work. To
them, Miss Rankin Is an ideal, a
woman to love, and a woman for
whom they feel a pleasure in work.
ing from early morning until late at
night
Miss Leech, who says she's eaten
more meals at the home of Miss
Rankin than at her own home, was
born on a sheep ranch near Dupuyer,
Mont, "a tiny little place, way out
nowhere, you know" There she
learned to herd sheep, to be an expert
rider-she's already beginning to long
for the prairie and a pony-and an
ardent worshiper of the outdoor life.
1t must have been a healthy life, for
she's full OF energy and life.
State UnIversity Graduate.
In 1912 she was graduated from the
State University at Missoula, Mont,
with honors. At school she had TO
convert all her felIow-students to
woman's suffrage, and was continual
ly making stump speeches.
1t was at the university that Miss
Leech first became acquainted with
Miss Rankin Miss Rankin's sister,
Mary, was in the same class with
Miss Leech and the two become close
friends, resulting in Miss Leech's
spending much time in the company
of Mary and Jeanette Rankin. At
that time Miss Rankin was actively
engaged in suffrage work in the
West, and soon Miss Leeeh was an
ardent follower.
In the spring of 1914 Miss Leech
was given four counties in the north
ern part of the State to ''line up" for
suffrage. Every one OF those four
counties came out so strong that the
opposition couldn't even see the dust.
The next year the suffragists induced
her to come East, and she become the
State organizer in New Jersey. She
later went to Iowa to represent the
Woman Voters Alliance. After a hot
campaign in which suffrage was de-
feated, 1t was found that Miss Leech's
district was the only one won by the
women.
Modest About Her Work.
"Oh, that was nothing; 1t isn't even
worth mentioning" said MISS Leech,
when Miss Fligleman started telling
tales out of school,"
She has a fellow worker now who's
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
China and the War

Prof. Hun Liang Huang, Of
Princeton and Columbia Universe
ties, writes an Illuminating article in
the Economic World on the part
his country may be expected to play
in the war. While China has suf-
fered her full share of loss in the
German submarine piracy, an eco
nomic reason for her severance OF
diplomatic relation with Germany
and the espousal of the cause of the
allies is the falling off of her ex-
ports to Europe and the compulsior
of buying her manufactured
articles from Japan at an extortion-
ate price. The entente powers
have offered inducements in the
suspension of payments in the mat
ter of the Boxer indemnities, and
the revision of the unjust tariff
laws forced upon China.
But the political reason is the vio-
lation Of her neutrality by Japan,
and that country's unwillingness to
see China sit at the council table
where peace terms will be ar
,ranged. 1t is an alliance with the
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
The Home Defense League

Our news columns carry the story
Of the proposed organization of q
home guard for Washington under
the official name of the Home De-
fense League of the District of Co
lumbia. The youngsters are not to
have all the glory of defense. Men
Of maturer years are to be enlisted,
to be modified at any hour in case
of need, as a second line of police de-
fense. 1t already has a model in the
Home Defense League of New York
city; which now enrolls some $4,000
members. That there will be a gen.
eral answer to this call for defense
against any possible internal dis
turbance can be surely counted on.
It is plain call for patriotic service.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
The FatefuI Month of April

On April 10, ITS, took place the
immortal skirmish at Lexington and,
a little later in the same day, at
Concord bridge, "the embattled
farmers stood. and fired the shot
heard round the world" In April,
1886, the first battles of the war
with Mexico were fought which led
Congress to the declaration that a
state of war existed with Mexico.
On April II, 1861, the bombardment
of Fort Sumter "fred the Northern
heart" and the great civil war was
on, which was virtually ended with
the surrender of General Lee at Ap-
pomattox, April 9, 1866. On April
Il, of the same year, President Lin
coin was assassinated. On April 25,
1898, war with Spain was recognized
by Congress as an existing fact, end
ing with the hauling down of the
flag of blood and gold from Spanish
dependencies in the Western and
Eastern Hemispheres. On April 10,
1916, President Wilson issued the ul-
timatum to Germany which meas
ureably checked submarine piracy
for ten months. On April 2, 1917,
was delivered the Presidents war
message, followed this week by the
declaration of war.
What world event will be made ia
nous in April, 1918?
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
: LENoX SCHOOL EAGER
Pupils Of Vocational Establishment
Vote to Be Of country's Use.

Pledging their support to the
President and their country, ready to
"do their bit," the pupils, faculty. and
janitor of the LenoX Vocational
school today sent to Superintendent
of Schools Thurston a letter telling
him OF their desire to be of service,
as voted at a meeting yesterday.
The entire student body was as
sembled under direction OF the prin-
cipaI, H. F. Lowe, who made a short
address telling the students of the
need of the country at this time Of
every loyal American.
Following the singing OF ''The Star
Spangled Banner" a resolution pledg-
ing support in any way possible to
their country was unanimously
adopted.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
PRESS OF GERMANY
ASSAILS PRESIDENT
Editors Charge bad Faith"
Declaring England Forced In
dictment Of Kaiser's Rule.

BERLIN, April 5.-Bitter criticism
Of what was termed President VIII
sons bad faith" charges that Eng
land Commanded" the indictment OF
the Kaiser's dynasty, and insistenee
that there Is no cause for war be-
tween Germany and America, featur-
ed Berlin newspapers' comment today
on the American Executives address.
Particularly violent antagonism was
expressed against the Presidents sep
aration Of the German government
from the. German people.
The semi-ofncial Lokal Anzeiger
asserted:
president Wilson has previously
frequently asserted that 1t was his
highest duty to refrain from participa-
.tton in the war unless under the ut
most emergency. Therefore his speech
contradicts his principles-becauss
America Is not fighting for American
lives and interests.
AsHistory VIII Condemn Deed,
"Can Wilson give reasonable answer
to- the question Of why he surrender
ed to England's prohibition OF Amer
lean trade? He il unable to. There
fore this war Is without reasonable
cause.
History will condemn this deed Of
stubborn fanatic in worse degree
than the italian or the Roumanian
breach. President Wilson's assertion
that the war is not against the Ger
man people, but the German govern
ment will not lessen German anger,
because 1t Is untrue and dishonest,
and Wilson knows 1t.
History records no war like this.
II a whole people lighting for their
existence in a war created by the
hatred and grudge Of the whole
world"
Those who formerly doubted
President wilson's bad faith know
better now" declared the Berlin Yes
sische Zejtung., His efforts to dis
associate the German government
from the people are perfdious.
sMade At Engiand's Command
"His statement that the Kaiser
started the war for dynastie reasons
apparently was made at England's
command"
Answering President wilson's re-
marks as to the difference between
the German government and the
people," the Berliner Tageblatt com
mented:
1--WE cite the fact that hundreds OF
thousands of critics OF the German
regime are fighting in the trenches
doing their duty for the fatherland-
1--WE trust the American people will
discern Wilson's error, and that this
unjust quarrel between American and
Germany will be settled before all
others"
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
PRAISES WILSON'S STAND
South American Editor Says Ad.
dress Was Logical Outcome,

BUENOS AIRES, April 5-"ActIon
OF the United States indicated in
President Wilson's speech is a logi-
cal outcome OF the Presidents pol
icy; IL the action had not come he
would have been held a mere writer
OF notes." declared Jorge Mitre, ed
itor of La Nacion, in an editorial to-
day.
personally I am hopeful that the
action will be beneficial to South
America because of the comparative
safety OF our shipping routes"
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
PLOT NEGRO UPRISING
Germans Seek to Foment Revolt
Against Whites, Is Report.

NEW YORK, April 5.-German
propagandists and secret agents In
the South are trying to foment an
uprising Of negroes against the white
people in event of war, according to
charges contained in press dispatches
today from Greensboro. N. c.
Working in Lutheran and other
German schools. Germans. Ii In
charged, have been busy for some
time. One settlement. entirely ne
groes, ii Is declared, has made plans
to follow the Germans on promises
that with victory they would place
negroes on an equal footing with the
whites.
The plan is said to have been form
ed at a meeting of Mexicans, negroes.
and Germans at San Diego. Cal, in
April. 1915 The plan was known, the
dispatches say, as '-the plan OF San
Diego" which involved the forma-
ton of Texas into a black republic
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
BROKERS TO GIVE CHASER
Curb Men Raise $1,000 First Day
for Gift to United States.

NEW YORK. April 5.-A scout pa
troll boat OF high speed will be con-
structed with a fund to be raised by
members of the New York Curb Mar
ket Association and presented to the
Government
W. B. Hatch. jr.. of Batcheller &
Adee, started taking subscriptions
among his fellow curb brokers yes
terday and within a short time had
raised $4,000. It is planned to triple
the first days contributions.
The curb brokers expect to have the
boat built at the shipyard of William
G. Hass at New Rochelle. in case they
are not able to buy a craft in the
open market.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
STOLE $1,000 FOR WEDDING
George Well 20, Arrested on Re-
turn From Honeymoon.

NEW YORK, April Eight dol
lars a week, earned as an office boy
in a Broad street brokerage office,
was hardly enough for George Well,
twenty years old, TS5 East 151st
street, to marry on so when the firm
sent him to the bank on February %
to deposit 81 900 he hurried with II to
the home of his sweetheart, told her
he had made killing in stocks. took
her out and bought some clothes for
herself and him. married her, and
then went OF on a honeymoon.
Detectives arrested him when he
got back to New York with his bride.
The money had been spent.
For once in my life l had plenty
to eat and good clothes to wear"
Well told Captain Deevy. You should
have seen me knock 'em dead last
Sunday in Boston with a high silk
hat"
The bride, weeping. was led out of
headquarters by a friend.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Miss Rankin'S Two Aides
Are Trained Politicians
Bright Young Secretaries of First Sufragist Leg
islator Are Really Hard-Working
Assistant Congresswomen.

just as good, IL notices from the West
are true. Miss Belle Fligleman is lit
tie, she's a natural diplomat, and she
certainly is fright on the job" every
minute OF the day.
By the way. these two young ladies
get down to work at in the morning
, and try to do what work they can be
fore 10. Then they lay aside work
and hold reception" in honor of
Miss Rankin until about o'clock in
the evening, when they settle down
to work again until about midnight.
Not that they want these informal
receptions" They can't help IT; Miss
Rankin is SO popular at this sparticu-
lar time that a continual stream of
visitors blocks the room during the
day and the work has to be done be-
fore and after visiting hours"
Trained I'm Newspaper Work.
To get back to Miss F'ligleman-
she was born in Helena, q regular
city" as she calls IT. It really has
only 1900 people, but Miss Fligle-
man says it has $4,000. She went to
school in Helena. and then to the
University of Wisconsin, where she
studied philosophy and sociology. She
wanted to be a newspaper woman,
and she is, too.
She returned to her home after
graduation from the university and
took a position as reporter on the
paper owned by Victor Berger, the
first Socialist Congressman. She then
went to the Helena Independent,
where she reported police, court, and
society.
But she didn't give up her suffrage
work She would work until 8 o'clock
in the evening on the newspaper and
then start out in the country cam
paigninig for suffrage.
But all this wasn't enough, so she
started to run a paper all by herself,
editorial, business management, and
the whole thing all combined.
Recalls Her First Speech.
In 1914 Miss F'ligleman Joined Miss
Rankin in her campaign and made
more speeches than any other person
of her size In the State-she only
weighs about 11O. She still remem-
bers her first speech, in her home
town.
"No one ever prayed more devoutIy
for death than did that time" said
Miss Fligleman. at was just terri
BILE for me-" But she kept IL up, and
when the returns came in that year
practically every woman, and more
than half the men, had been won to
the cause.
And so, when II came time for Miss
Rankin to come East to take her seat
as the first Congresswoman OF the
land, she knew she couldn't get along
without her two Heutepants, so she
brought them along. Now they make
one happy family, all living in the
same apartment at the st. Nicholas
with Miss Rankin's mother. Eternally
feminine, but eternally sensible and
earnest. both.