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Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12
TEXT OF ENTENTE
REPLY TO WILSON
Allies Cite German Grimes" in
Answer to Presidents Peace
Suggestion.
MUST HAVE PREPARATION

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE transla-
ton OF the French text Of the entente
note as cabled by Ambassador Sharp
at Paris, follows: -.-
The allied governments have re-
ceivcd the note which was delivered to
them in the name OF the government
of the United States on the 10Th OF
December, 1916. They have studied
it with the care imposed upon them
both by the exact realization which
they have of the gravity of the hour
and by the sincere friendship which
attaches them to the American people.
"ln general they wish to declare
that they pay tribute to the elevation
Of the, sentiment with which the
American note is inspired and that
they associate themselves with all
their hopes with the project for the
creation of league OF nations to in
sure peace and justice throughout the
world.
Recognize Advantages.
They recognize all the advantages
for the causes of humanity Snd civil
ization which the institution Of inter
national agreement destined to avoid
conflicts between nations would pre-
vent; agreements which must imply
the sanctions necessary to insure
their execution and thus to prevent an
apparent security from only facilitat-
ing new aggrcssions. But discus
sion OF future arrangements destined
10 insure a peace, prcsupposcs a salts
factory settlement of the actual con-
flict; the allies have as profound de-
sire as the government of the United
States TO terminate as soon as pos
siblc a war for which the central en-
pires are responsible and which 10
hicts such cruel suferings upon hu-
manity
But they believe that it is impos-
sible at the present moment to attain
a peace which will assure them rep
aration, restitution and such guaran-
tees to which they are entitled by the
aggression for which the responsible
ity rests with the central powers and
of which the principle itself tended to
ruin the security of Europe; peace
which would on the other hand permit
the establishment of the future OF
European nations on a solid basis.
What They Fight For.
The allied nations are conscious
that they are not fighting for selfish
interests but above all to safeguard
the independence Of peoples of right
and OF humanity.
The allies are fully aware of the
losses and suffering which the war
causes to ncutrals as well as to belli-
gcrents and they deplore them; but
(Contlnued on Page Two, Column TwO.)
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12
Ask Revocation
OF Consul General
Bopp's Exequatur

San Francisco, Jan ll.-Revocation
of German Consul General Franz
Bopp's exequatur-thc permission
granted by this government under
which he acts-has been asked by
District Attorney John w. Preston,
it became known here today. Bopp
and four associates were convicted
last night of conspiracy against neu-
trality. The recommendation was
made some time ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12
SOLDIERS TO MARCH
AT FUNERAL OF CODY
All the Troops at Fort Logan
Will Turn Out to March in
Honor of Buffalo Bill.
GUARDSMEN IN CoRTEGE

Dcnver Co,o Ia, II pr,o.;o,u,.
.,-,...,: ,'', O'' '"''' 'i~' ''l"'
Inc iehtlre personnel OF lederal troops
now on duty at Fort Logan, near
here, will turn out to participate in the
funeral Sunday If CoIorel ly;ll;,m +
80 ln"n, n.,> y.
Noay bufiaio nhi' VINO hied mere
YESTERDAY II was announced tooay'
p"lhe 10 'Ie eau Oh inc troops 10 the
oorder inc de'achfnent VIII DC smaller
thah II otherWise would put Will con
tam several hundred men, probably
TWO companies anu pdhu' IL was
Said' by all ohicer at lne loTt tohight'
hdJutant ueneral Harry T. uainple
To-Day accepted an i''A'tatio'i 70 nave
detacnment OF inc Io'ofaao va
,'onal Huatd III INC coItege, lnese
honors' WIN o'ners 10 DC oeter''i'iieu
| on at conference between lhe aalu-
tant at ro,, Logan ana eo''l'i''tlces
rom me EIkS Ks ana inc c'1y tomorrow ,
morning VIII PC accoroca No'one'
oody, because OF MS rank as d COLL
mana o'''cer III INC army
Hours Are Changed.
The Colorado legislature today
passed joint resolution. originating
Ill inc senate expressing 'iic ueeP dp,
PteG'a,'o'' ana lespeet le,! iol M Io'o.e, !,
Nouy ny INC people oi Ionol hao anu anu
opening 'ne STAG edp'.oi 2uhudy Tl ior
','S oouy 10 ',I III std'e. q, nc .'ou' ~
uuring "nleh lnc oouy WIZ DC III ."o @
oapNoI were o''ahsou quay io'l o
I'oen W! ~ ''oU' % - b tn, .,o.m " ,soTn, ,tn
.nd.,y an ~ o' .,,nJ ~. id'u'ea .n;t, u, '"s
.u,,e' n a' ,tI ',SI oee" H. ',,u do,nJ .Um,h"' ~
LICK i'ha,Lor ''r =, ~ ,ooorn, W. of ,ho I,rao
wn,d>, ,,rn,nd nx,on,.d o ~ ,be funeral !,
.ho',d nn, hc hcld !, The mnn;c;o, I
I and;,or;un instead If tho EIks' aud;-
forum which seats far fewer than the
10 COO Thai can find room in the citv
structure The funeral services are to
be conducted by the Elks, who will
have charge of the body from the time
if leaves the capital until the services
are concluded, but from that moment
until it is laid in its rock hewn tomb
at the summit Of Lookout Mountain
next Decoration day, it would be in
the custody of the Masonic order.
Favorite Horse in Corteee.
:, 49,. -, c,Io iii L ,.l
thr whitc horse which was Colonel
Cody's favoritc for many years. On
the saddle will be hung the colonels
rcvolvcrs and holsters.
Honorary pallbearers named to-
night, with all of whom Colonel Cody
saw service, are: Generals George r.
Randall, Frank D. Baldwin, John
Pope and Colonel d. Monahan
The Episcopal funeral scTvlcc, the
Grand Army service and the Elks'
service will be read at the funeral.
Only the Elks will escort the body
to the receiving vault.
The mayors of Cody, Wyo., and
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12
Pass Bill to Bar Liquor
Ads From the Mails

Washington, Jan. 11.-Transmission
in the mails OF liquor advcrtiscments,
i'll circulars, newspapers or otherwise,
into states which prohibit such adj
vertising or solicitation, is barred by
bill by Senator Bankhead of Ala
bama passed today by the senate. 1t
now goes to the house.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12
Comparative Local Records,

Temperature and precipitation depa rtures
from the normal at Omaha since March l.
and compared with the last two years:
Normal temperature ..............,... 20
Deficiency for the day .................. 6
Total excess since March l............ 1876
Normal prcCipita ton. ............ .O3 inch
Deficiency for the day......... .03 inch
deficiency since March i..,....12. rs inches
Deficiency for cor period, 1915. 1 81 inches
d, 'icienCy for cor. period, 1914. 3. AS inches
R.nort. I.rou, Statiops nj 7 II n
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12

Continued on Page Two. Column FIve.)
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12
The Weather

For Ncbrdska-UnsettIed.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12
Describes Conhagraiton.

Warden Kelly gave a vivid dcscrip-
ton of the conhagration, of which he
had an excellent view from the peni-
tcntiary. He said the burning area
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
LIEUT.. DALE Tells
. Of THE BIG GUNS
Son of Mr.. land Mrs. Fred V. Dale
Who Is With the Coast Artillery,
Is Back From Fortress Mon
roe on Furlough
Lieut.. Charles Dale, son of Mr.. and

Lieut.. Charles Dale, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred V. Dale, is in the city for a
few days visit with the home folks
and with his many old time friends.
Lieutenant Dale recently completed
a course in the Officers Training Camp
at Fortress Monroe where out of the
1900 men in training, commissions
were issued to 800 of them. Lieuten-
ant Dale made splendid record in
the Coast Artillery work, in which he
has been trained and he has been or
dered to report at Portsmouth, N. H.,
on December Is. He will remain
here until early in the coming week.
Lieutenant Dale expects to be sent
across the Atlantic at an early date
and he is ready and anxious to go at
thei earliest possible moment. While
attending the University of Minnesota
he enlisted in the Officers Training
Camp at Fort Smelling where he re-
ceiVed infantry training. From there
he was put into the Coast Artillery
branch and received instruction in the
handling of Uncle Sans great guns.
l|he independent enjoyed an hours
vlsh with Lieutenant Dale yesterday
and, were shown some excellent pic
lures Of Fortress Monroe and the gi-
gantlc guns. The Lieutenant says
that the crew of which he is mem
Der, during a recent target practice
made six straight hits at target 25
feet square, which lay out in the ocean
eight miles. The target had been
placed out ten miles but owing to
fog it could not be seen and had to
be brought two miles nearer. Firing
coast defense guns has been gotten
down to such fine science that it IS
no longer matter Of distance, but Of
sight in order to hit the target. The
man who sights the object stands up
along the side of the gun and looks at
it through telescope. He notes the
range and certain allowance has to
be made for the curvature of the
earth, the tide, the air and the lines
and, the temperature of the powder
All Hhis is worked out along scientific
lines and the art is SO well mastered
that it is almost impossible to miss.
One Of the projectiles thrown by
the l2-inch gun weigh 1910 pounds
and it costs a thousand dollars to fire
each shot. The projectile is run up to
the gun on a high truck from which
place it is jammed into the gun by
! seven men. The tighter it becomes
jammed in the gun the more effective
the shot. There is no danger of ex-
ploding the projectile by ramming it.
Several different kinds Of projectiles
may be used for the same gun, one
kind of which explodes as it strikes
the ship and another after it goes
through the ships side. The projec-
tiles are so made that they cannot ex
plode unless they attain a certain We
locity. 1t requires 280 pounds of pow
der to fire such projectile and the
powder is contained in silk bag,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
SAM TORCER AND
Wife Go TO THE
PEM|TENT|ARY
Well Known Accountant and Her Hus-
band Stole Produce and Resold it
to the Northern Produce Co.

Sam Torger and his wife and LIE
Roy Winnie, young man who has
been working for the Northern Pro-
duce Co., were placed under arrest the
first of the week charged with robbing
the Northern Produce Co. Torger and
his wife pleaded guilty to the charge
and the judge, not desiring to part the
couple, gave them each a sentence Of
one year and four months at hard Ia
Dor III the state penitentiary. Winnie,
who also pleaded guilty, was given a
suspended sentence OF one year and
six months. He is a young married
man and has always been highly re-
garded, but it was evident that he had
been under the influence of the Tor
gers.
The police have been suspecting
Torger and his wife of wrong doing
for some time. Many box cars have
been robbed and while there is no evil
dence pointing to their guilt in this
connection, the police thot they might
be the guilty parties and they were
watched.
Torger, it appears, was followed
to the Northern Produce Co., where
youiA5 w HiiiIo oA1PPSu iihi ouI ooeeSA
and eggs. This has been going on
for a long time. The eggs and butter
would be taken to the Torger home
near Walkers greenhouse, and the
butter repacked into candy pals and
resold to the Northern Produce Co.
They got away with hundreds of dol
lars worth Of produce in this way and
We're living on the fat Of the land.
Mrs. Torger was enabled thus to wear
lashy clothes Of considerable value
and her husband could while away his
hours in millionaire fashion. Mrs.
Torger, it is said, likes good whiskey.
She is an expert accountant and both
she and her husband were employed
by the Northern Produce Co. at one
time.
Mrs. Torger, while acting as book
keeper for a Minot concern, is charg-
ed with embezzling several hundred
dollars and the case against her was
to have been tried during the present
term Of district court. The case will
be postponed until she serves her SEN
tence at Bismarck, when she will be
tried on that charge.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
CAPT. f. s. person IS
HERE ON FURL0UCH
Prominent Minot Citizen Completes
Work in Officers Training Camp
and Must Report at Rockford,
ILL.,, Dec. Is.

Capt. E. S. Person, who has been a
member of the Officers Training
Camp at Fort Smelling for the past
three months, returned to Minot Sat
urday morning, accompanied by Mrs.
Person and their daughter. The Cap
tain has been ordered to report at
Rockford, Ill.,, Dec. Is and he will re-
main here until shortly before that
time He will be found at his desk at
the Union National Bank, Of which in
stitution he is president, daily from
now on until time of departure.
The training has made great
change in Capt. Persons physical con-
dition. He looks younger by several
years and the strenuous work has ac-
tually caused him to gain seven
pounds in weight The Captain says
the training is a great equalizer, re-
ducing the corpulent man and adding
flesh to those who are spare.
The Captain admits that the train
ing thru which he has just passed
was the hardest work of his life.
Within a week, the men were execut-
ing drills that ordinarily would have
been done only after four months Of
training. The I n showed the right
kind of spirit throughout and this is
what brot many Of them thru sue
cessfully. The Captain says that un-
doubtedly many men were dropped
who would have made excellent offic-
ers, but it was impossible for those in
charge to become personally acquaint-
ed with them all. Many men were
dropped for the simple reason that
they did not hold their heads quite
high enough. The army must be Of
ficered by men of commanding appear
ance.
Captain Person expects to remain
at Rockford until spring and he be-
lieves that he will be sent across to
France with his command early in
the summer, altho Of course he has no
definite idea.
Minot is proud of Capt. Person for
the sacrifice he has made to serve his
country.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
Sad Tale of American Airman.

Did you hear about the American
sv:ator who committed suicide over in
Franco because a pretty French dam
sci refused to marry him." asked
Axel Roise Of the Independent man.
"No? Well, it appears that he was
dead gone on her and had been turned
down several times. He determined
to win her or die, so he induced her to
accompa, y him on a ride thru the air.
When up a couple of thousand feet, he
told her he'd throw himself cut of the
machine if she still refused him. Still
she refused, as she thought he was
just fooling-but he wasn't. He threw
himself out into the air and down,
down he came and of course was kill
ed" He left the poor little French
girl up in that machine alone" "How
did she get DOWN." Axel was asked.
"Oh, she was chicken and she just
flew"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
"Her Unborn Child at HippodrOme
Monday.


An old school physician, one of
those kindly, dignifed and honest
gentlemen who is not in sympathy
with the idea of birth control, is one
of the characters in Her Unborn
Child" drama of discussion dealing
with the subject Of birth control, writ
ten by Howard Mckent Barnes, a
brilliant young American author
1t is through this character that the
author of "Her Unborn Child de-
livers an indictment against the the
orlst who seeks to better the social
and industrial conditions of the world
by the regulation Of child birth
Through the physician of his play,
Mr.. Barnes tells the truth about birth
control and points the way out to a
misguided young couple who go to
him for help. Felice Kennedy is loved
by Ted Livingston. They were to
have been married, in fact were al
most at the minister's door, when the
aunt, with whom he lives, calling him
away from his bride-to-be.
Before the wedding plans are COM
pieted ne takes trip to Europe and
when he returns he finds his sweet
heart in tears. He takes her to the
old physician who has brought her
into the world. Ted wants to marry
the girl, but his aunt, who objects to
the marriage, has told him that he is
a nameless founding and for that
reason he seeks for his sweetheart
the only other way out.
Ted's aunt goes with him and Fe-
lice to the physicians office to plead
with the doctor. The girl is against
the plan but in desperation consents
to see the physician. The latter
makes the aunt tell the truth and
shows the beWildered people the right
step to take.
IN writing "Her Unborn Child" Mr.,
Barnes tells dramatic story full of
human interest. There are heart
Ghrob3 and a punch in his play which
is bound to teach a never-to-be- for,
gotten moral lesson.
During the engagement of "Her
Unborn Child" at the Hippodrome for
two days, commencing Monday, Dec.
10th, no one under eighteen years of
age will be, admitted. The Monday
and Tuesday matinee performances
will be reserved exclusively for the la
dies. Gentlemen will be admitted at
all other performances
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
Co. ID Enjoys Thanksgiving Feed.

Members of Co. d were among the
1900 soldiers entertained at Adolf
Lorber's restaurant in New York on
Thanksgiving day. Lorber's restau'
rant is one of the largest establish
ments of it's kind in New York and
the proprietor gave the boys great
feed of turkey and trimmings and
showed the members of the "Sunset"
division that the east was not unap-
preciative of the loyal efforts of the
brave lads from the west. The print
ed menu contained the following
eulogy: "Adolf Lorber, as an express
sion Of appreciation Of what the boys
Of the U. S. are doing in the hour Of
our Nations need, and to make the
boys from the far west realize that
New York hearts are beating warm
for them, tenders mplimentary
Thanksgiving dinner to the boys Of
the Sunset (41st) Division, U. S. A.,
Nov. 10Th, 1917"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
Skating Rink to Open Soon.

The skating rink has been flooded
and it is believed that the ice will be
in shape for skating Sunday. The
curriers' and hockey players are limber-
ing up and soon things will be going
at full blast at this popular place of
winter sports.
The curling ice is in especially fine
condition. The rinks are perfectly
level with clear smooth ice and they
will be in condition for marking off
Saturday night. The ice will be much
smoother and better than ever this
year as it has been formed from the
soft city water there being the alb
sence of lime that was apparent last
season.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
Judge Willis Returns 90 Old Home ir
ENGLAND

Judge c. c. c. Willis, who has been
resident of Ward county for the
past thirty years or more, left Mon
day for his old home near Lincoln,
England, where he will make his fu-
ture home. Mr. Willis has several
sisters in England and they have been
writing him, urging him to come and
live with them. Mr.. Willis will make
his home with a widowed sister and he
has been advised that there will be
plenty to do to keep him busy at use
full work, as so many men have gone
into the army. Charlie has lost two
nephews in the war and four others
are in the army, besides three of his
nieces' husbands. Mr.. Willis is not
certain just when he will return to
Minot. Hundreds of old time friends
will sincerely regret to learn of Mr..
Willis departure, for he has always
been regarded as one of our very best
citizens. For years he held the i'm
portant position of county commits
sioner and he performed his duties
conscientiously and we'll.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
LIEUT.. SH0RB VISITS
With HOME FOLKS
Prominent Young Surrey Man Will
Report at Camp Jay, New York,
Dec. 15-Will See France Soon.

Paul E. Shorb, son Of Elder and
Mrs. D. M. Shorb of Surrey, who was
recently assigned to the position of
Second Lieutenant in the regular
army, after the strenuous course in
training at Fort Smelling, is here Wis
iting with his parents and many old
friends. Mr.. Shorb made a splendid
record. He has been ordered to report
at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New
York, on Dec. Is and he expects to be
sent across to France within short
time.
Lieut.. Shorb and Capt. Person were
in the same company at Fort Smelling.
Out of 1876 members of the company,
80 were dropped. Lieut.. Shorb says
that it kept everyone up on his toes
all the time, mastering the great war
game. There was the French instruc-
tor to show the members how to
build trenches and they did build
them, after the exact pattern Of the
French trenches. There was a fire.
quent change in the attack formation
during the course, the formation hav-
ing been changed three times. Major
Koehler, from the regular army, an
authority on bayonet drill and physi-
cal exercises, had charge Of the work
at the camp. Under his instruction
the height of many of the men was in
creased from one to two inches.
Lieut.. Shorb will leave in a few
days for Washington, D. c., to visit
his brother, D. ]. Shorb, who has been
employed in the department of the
Bureau of Labor. His brother has en-
listed in the navy in the radio service
division of the Signal Corps.
Lieut.. Shorb will visit also with rel
atives in Maryland enroute.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
M,CUMBER's SON SHOT ON SHIP
Senator Explains Serious Injury Re-
ceived by Boy in Training
Camp.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Donald Nc
Cumber, son Of Senator and Mrs. P.
J. McCumber of North Dakota, is in
the naval hospital at Norfolk suffer
ing from bullet wound in the left
shoulder, accidentally inflicted by one
Of his mates Friday night. The young
man is in training in the naval re-
serve camp at Norfolk and expected
to go into active service shortly. Sen
ator and Mrs. McCumber went to Nor
folk Saturday and returned to Wash
ington yesterday.
"Donald was ito go on watch at 10
p. m. Friday" the Senator said today.
Gas usual, he had laid down on a
couch before being called. The last
he remembers was going to sleep and
the next, about an hour afterward,
the surgeons were working on him.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-06
North Dakota Editors Visit in Win
ninpp


Editor Graham Of the Shafer Rec
ord has returned from a visit in Win
nipeg. He tells in his pleasing orig
inal style his impression of our Can
adian cousins as follows:
The editor Of this right wing of the
"kept press" returned Sunday from a
so1ourn in northwestern Saskatche-
wan and at Winnipeg, Can, of about
two weeks duration. The last week
of our stay was at quiet hotel in
the very center of Winnipeg. The
room assigned to US at this hotel was
as quiet and restful a place to sleep in
as a British tank in action on the Fon-
taine front. To the contrary notwith-
standing it was swell hotel: DUAL
ity folks gather there every night for
the purpose of eating and dancing.
Long about the shank of the evening
the large dining room is usually filled
to overfowing with army officers and
civilians in full dress and beautiful
girls and women with powdered wish
bones. These affairs were extremely
interesting, that is to say, they SEEM
ed interesting from our point of view,
which was through the open door.
For some considerable time we watch
ed sweat and talcum fight draw bat
tie with the girls and women directing
the forces, and the officers and civil
ians charging the front line trenches
filled with tea and what the English
call good things to eat.
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1.-TWO of his mates reported that
they were handling one of the ships
revolvers and that it was accidentally
discharged. The bullet struck him
Just below the collar bone on the left
side, passed through the neck and
lodged in the muscles about midway
between the left side and the back
part of the opposite side from which
the bullet entered. How it ever es-
capped striking a vital spot is simply
a marvel. 1t evidently passed back
of the vertical cords and injured them,
whether permanently l cannot say.
An operation probably will not be at
tempted because surgeons fear it
would be very dangerous"