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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1917-06-13
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Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
GERMANS FORCED
TO YIELD GROUND
0NBELG|AN FRONT
Teutons Abandon Area Two
Square Miles in Extent
to the Southwest
of Warneton.
(Assoclated Press War Summary

The German line in Belgium is
crumbling under the British offensive
there. Evidence OF this appears today
in the announcement by London Of a
German retreat on front of approx
imately two miles in the area south
west of Warneton.
After wiping out the Messines-
Wytschaete salient in the crushing
attack last week General Plumer con-
tinued attacking the Germans from
time to time east of Messines and
gained additional ground there.
Further south the British also have
eXerted pressure upon General Won
Arnim's lines.
Having lost the last of the COM
manding artillery and observation po-
sitions in this region when the Mes
sines ridge fell into British hands, the
Germans are finding the pressure at
some places beyond their ability to
meet, One Of the first results has
been the abandonment of important
sections of their first line between the
River Lys and St. Yves.
General Haig announces that the
British are following the Germans
closely and are moving forward east
of Ploegsteert wood and in the neigh
borhood of Gaspard village.
On the French front conditions re-
main comparatively quiet. Last night
the Germans, after bsmbardments, at
tackled French posts in the Aisne re-
gion and northwest of Verdun. The
French easily repulsed these assaults!
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
EXPECT LIBERTY
LOAN TO GO FAR
BEYOND ITS GOAL
Big Bond Drive Enters Into
Home Stretch With Indica-
tions That 1t Will Go Over
$1,000, 1000, 900 Mark.

Luther Drake, president of the
Omaha Clearing house association,
said after a meeting of the associa-
ton, If interest in buying Liberty
bonds keeps up in Omaha as it has
during the last two days of the big
drive, Omaha citizens by Saturday
will have subscribed for $8,000,000
in bonds. Totals were not available
last night either for Omaha or Ne
braska.
Washington, June l4.-The Liberty
loan campaign entered the home
stretch today with every indication
that the tremendous thirty-day drive
throughout the nation would result in
going well beyond the $2,000,000,0 900
6 Il.
From coast to coast the story that
poured into the treasury all day was
the same, story of a whirlwind fin
ish. kilograms told Of tolling bells
and shrieking whistles Across the con-
tinent, marking the last day of the
campaign, OF redoubled e.@.arts by the
many agencies at work for the loans
success, OF enthusiasm at its highest
pitch, of long waiting lines 0, sub-
scribers in thousands of banks il
every state of the union.
Liberty Bell is Rung.
The Liberty bell was rung again,
the first time in years, at Philadel-
phia, its reverberations being carried
from coast to coast by the aid of the
telegraph. Where Patrick Henry
stood when he uttered his immortal
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
U. s. FIGHTS TO KEEP WORLD
SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY and IN
DEFENSE OF ITS own RIGHTS
President in Flag Day Address Says Stars and Strpcs
Are Going to Foreign Lands for Purpose as Old
as American Traditions.

Washington, June 14.-Before great audience as.
sembIed here today for Flag day celebration President
Wilson declared the aims and purposes of the United
States in entering the world war.
Standing in the shadow of the great monument erect
ed to the memory of George Washington, the president
told thousands gathered the grassy slopes that the
United States has entered the war; alone to keep
world safe for democracy, but also because the extraor
dnary insults and aggressions of the imperial German
government left choice but to take up in de-
fense of rights free people and of honor as
sovereign government"
The Stars and Stripes going to strange land the
president sad for purpose old American traditions
"For US there is but one CHOICE" said the president
1--WE have made it. Woe be to the group of men
that seeks stand in way this day of high resolution
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
San Salvador Shaken by
More Earthquake Shocks

San Salvador, Republic of Saliva
dor, June l4.-Several earthquake
shocks Of varying intensity were felt
here yesterday and today, but no
damage has been reported.
The various relief committees are
distributing provisions to the desti-
tute and shelters are being built to
house the thousands of homeless who
at present are encamped in the
streets. The wounded are being at
tended by the Red Cross. Several
bodies have been recoyred at Armenia
and Quezaltepec.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
TAXPAYERS ARE
UP IN ARMS OVER
BOOST IN VALUES
Douglas County to Pay Twelve
Per Cent o, All Taxes In
the State If Boost
Stands. .'-.. ~

Douglas county, which means
Greater Omaha, will pay IL per cent
of all taxes in the state this year. il
the wholesale and enormous boosts
in assessments made by County AS
SCISSOR Fitzgerald go through, accord
ing to County Clerk Dewey, a men,
Der Of tie County Board Of Equaliza-
ton, now sitting.
lndi"1ant taxpayers are swarning
into the equalization boards cham
bers and standing in line to await
their turn to protest against the
raises, as first related exclusively in
The Bee.
More than 5000 notices were sent
out to business houses, manufactur-
ers, private individuals, in fact, every
class of taxpayers, notifying them
their assessments were boosted. some
several thousand per cent.
Only a Few Passed.
The boosts total millions. In two
days the equalization board has
passed on only eighty-two protests,
representing for the most part,
smaller amounts.
The majority Of these eighty-two
protests were compromised on, the
county assessors raises holding in
only few cases.
Membersof the equalization board.
composed OF the county commission
ers, the county clerk and the county
assessor, believe it will be possible
to hear only small per cent of the
protests in the twenty days provided
by law for til board to sit.
Under New Law.
This is the first year that the burden
OF hearing protests on raises has been
placed upon the Equalization board
In former years assessors, when they
thought returned schedules were too
low, called m taxpayers and endeavor-
ed to reach fair compromise before
the Equalization hoard met.
County Assessor Fitzgerald had the
notices OF boosts prepared in advance,
but waited until the eve OF the meet
ing of the Equalization board before
sending them out. Taxpayers had no
alternative but to appear before the
board.
A representative Of big implement
house, raised from $4,000 to 100000,
before the board and said he
was willing his schedule should be
raised TO $4,000, providing others in
the same line Of business were equal
lied on the same basis.
Percent County Pays.
The following table, prepared by
County Clerk Dewey, shows the as
sessed valuation of the state and
Douglas county and the percent the
county bears to the balance of the
state, from 1906 to 1916, inclusive:
dyaEce-T-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
Reign Of Terror Reported !
In Separate Russ Republic

London. June IA Petrograd dis
patch to the Mail says that there
seems to be reign OF terror in Tsar-
itsyn, where separate republic has
been declared Tsaritsyn is great
railroad center and an important
point for traffic on the Volga river
Separate republics also have, been
declared at kherson and Kirnanova
but the situation is said not to be
serious at either place
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
CAPTAIN MALONEY CALLS
KUGEL THAT DIRTY RAT" IN
HEARING BEFORE COUNCIL
Mrs. Maoney from Her Seat in Gallery, Calls Sutton Liar
When Detectives Testimony is Being Heard;
Investigation Furnishes Thrills for Large
Crowd Present.

Captain Steve Maoney, under charges before the city
council injected dramatic situation during the morning
by pointing Superintendent Kugel and referring him
"that dirty rat!"
Maloney reiterated the words and added embellishments
not allowable in public print.
From her seat in the council chamber gallery Mrs. Ma
loney added another thrill by calling the lie Detective Paul
Sutton, who testifyng at the time.
Both situations brought a solemn hush the crowd,
which expecting something
Sutton and that dirty rat" pointing his finger directly at
Kugel Framed this up" exclaimed Maoney KugePs face
reddened.
Suttons testimony which aroused the outbreak related to
the whose given May6eld. The wit
Ppkn arrested Mayed here and the prisoner
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
Continued on Page Three, Column Two.
One Killed in Million
Dollar Fire in New York

New York, June l4.--One man,
dead. one missing, thirteen badly in
jured and property loss OF $l,000,-
900 resulted from the FIRE and explo.
sion last night at the American Sugar
Refining company's plant in Brook
lyn, it was announced today.
Several investigations have been
begun to determine the cause OF the
explosion. The company has large
orders for the entente allies.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
Omaha FAILS TO
GET ANY SUPPORT
At WASHINGTON
Business Men Amused at the
Efforts Of the WOrld.Her-
aid to Shift the Re-
sponsibi|ity. \

Omaha business men are amused at
story in the World Herald that
gives W. J. Leahy, passenger agent
of the Iowa district for the Rock
Island, credit for landing one of the
army cantonments in Des Moines.
While they are amused at the story
they are indignant over the fact that
Senator Hitchcock, owner and pub
Usher OF the World-Herald, failed to
raise his voice to protest the location
or raise hand to secure the canton
ment in the vicinity of Omaha, al
though the senator is member OF the
military committee.
Mr.. Leahy is not only agent
the Rock Island, but he is a member
of the federal board that inspected
cantonment sites that were Offered
by different cities and subsequently
recommended their acceptance.
Omaha Prese..:s Case.
Omaha was in tie race for one of
tht cantonments, and that its CLAIMS
might be creditably presented meet
ing of civic organizations was held.
At that meeting Charles c. George,
Randall K. Brown and II. +. Myers
were appointed a committee to pre-
pare and present what was known as
the Omaha brief" These men Sc
cured the data, showing the land
available in the vicinity of Fort
Crook, its adaptability for army train
ing purposes, the railroad facilities of
Omaha, the street railway lines be-
tween Fort Crook and the city and
the many other advantages that might
accrue to the government by the To-
cation Of cantonment here.
The brief was presented to the fed
eral board and Omaha business men
and others felt pretty certain that this
city would be named as one of the
points at which a cantonment would
be located. But, according to the
business men of the city, there was
other W rk to be done and not hand
was raised to do the work.
y Hitchcock and Lobeck Next.
After the local committee had pre-
sented the Omaha brief" and done
everything il. its power to SECURE
Continued on Page Three. Column FOur.l
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15

,lwas returned to Kansas City, where
he is supposed to be at this time. Sut-
ton said he had sent a man to Kansas
City to get definite information on
the case, admitting that his .informa-
ton thus far had been impaired to
him by others and had not been
checked up.
AN AUTOMOBILE MYSTERY.
He left the impression that the au-
tombile said to have been stolen by
Mayheld was turned over to Ma
loney and that an effort to determine
whether Maloney had purchased a
machine Of that make from the local
dealer had been futile.
we could get information regard
H. any other person from the local
agency Of this kind of automobile, but
were told It was none our business
when we inquired about Malone,.n
said Sutton.
Mayfeld was connected with the
London hotel, which Sutton, previ.
ously in his testimony, referred to as
place where automobile thieves were
said to have stayed.
THAT'S A LIE,' SHOUTS WIFE.
"That is a lie" shouted Mrs. Ma
loney from the balcony. 1T is an
awful lie. have the receipt for that
automobile. 1t cost $l,400. 1t was
Christmas gift to me. l cannot sit
here and listen to such lies told with
out saying something. You can ask
Mr.. Foley of the Cadillac agency
about this automobile. | even spoke
to Mr.. Kugel before we bought the
car"
Whereupon it was decided to sum
mon Thomas Foley regarding the
sale of the automobile to Maloney.
The hearing was attended by
crowd of anxious listeners who
craned their necks when the cross
fire of questions and answers grew
acrimonious. Mayor Dahlman an
nounced that all-day sessions will be-
gin Friday morning at 9 o'clock. If
all witnesses whose names have been
furnished to the city clerk for sum-
mons are allied the hearing will run
we'll into next week.
Detective Sutton was on the stand
nearly all morning. The only other
witness called was Officer Sanko who
was questioned but few minutes.
Echoes OF the Chadron affair re-
verberated frequently through the
council chamber, much of Sutton's
testimony being a repetition OF what
he said at the Dawes county prelim-
mary hearing. He attempted to show
that Maloney has been interested in
a hog-feeding ranch at Fifty-sixth
and Center streets and that in arrests
of garbage haulers Maloney's hog
ranch was favored. This informa-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
Big Sum in Gold Will Be
Released by New Law

Washington, June l4.-More than
$350,000,000 in gold will be made
available for war use by reductions in
gold reserve requirements of the Fed
eral rserve banking system by amend
ments to the Banking laws as accept
ed today by the house.
The senate is expected to act favor
ably. The federal reserve board will
have power to regulate exchange
charges by non member banks.
The chairman of the banking COM
mittee told the house that lobby of
twenty-five bankers with headquar-
tiers here had been winning and din
ing representatives in an effort to OBJ
tain their support for flat exchange
provision"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
T.R.STARTS WAVE
0E:PATRI0TISM AS
TALKS IN LINCOLN
Great Crowd of Nebraskans in
TumuIt of Fervor for Country
and Flag as Former Presi-
dent Gives Address.

Lincoln, June 14.-(Special. How
many people were in Lincoln to meet
ex-President Theodore Roosevelt to-
day no one was able to say definitely.
The streets were jammed 1t was the
climax of the semi-centennial cele-
bration of Nebraska's admission as a
state.
Escorted by the Nebraska National
Guard, several bands, veterans of for
mer wars and the Semi Centennial
committee parade marched through
the principal streets.
Representatives of foreign nations
were also in line, while the University
band, Nebraska State band, Green's
Omaha band were among those that
played.
Shouts OF Welcome.
Never has such a wave of patriot
ism been seen in the Capital City. The
presence Of the typical American citi-
zen seemed to inspire everybody with
a degree OF enthusiasm which found
vent in shouts of welcome which ap-
peared to fill the colonel with a great
deal of satisfaction.
Veterans of the civil war and other
wars were given seats in front of the
platform Immediately below the
speakers platform on the capitol
grounds.
The parade reached the capitol at
2:45, a half hour ahead of the sched-
ule and Colonel Roosevelt walked
from the Fifteenth street entrance to
the stand through an aisle packed
each side with mass OF shouting
humanity ard midst the bombs
bursting in air" from which flags
were sent floating hundreds Of feet
above the crowds.
Greets Pershing's Son.
The first individual with whom
Colonel Roosevelt shook hands was
Warren Pershing, the 6-year-old son
of General Pershing, commanding the
American forces in France.
II am glad to greet you, my boy"
said the colonel, as he grasped the
boys hand in both of his. "and my
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column Four.)
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
Charge -Four With Firing
On Virginia Guardsmen

Roanoke, Va, June l4.-Four per-
sons, VITO men and two women have
been arrested by detectives and de-
partment Of justice operatives at Bull
Mountain between Coeburn and Nor
ton, charged with firing at members
Of the Second Virginia regiment on
guard duty in that section, it was an
nounced today. Several narrow es-
capes from snf ping have been report
cd since the arrest OF w. V. Mccoy
and J. w. Phipps, May 27 on con
spiracy charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15

when every principle we hold dear
est is to be vindicated and made Sc
cure for the salvation of nations.
1--WE are ready to plead at the bar
of history and our flag shall wear a
new luster. Once more we shall make
good with our lives and fortunes the
great faith to which we were born
and new glory shall shine in the
face of our people"
President Wilson warned against
permitting Germany to end the war
now by an intrigue of peace" while
its aggressions were secure.
All the central empires, the presi-
dent declared, have beben cemented
into one great autocracy-ridden en-
pire, throwing a broad belt OF Ger
man military power and political con-
troll across the very center of Eu-
rope and beyond the Mediterranean
into the heart of Asia" This
achieved" he said, 1T is easy to un-
derstand why Germany is fostering
propaganda for an early peace
Why Kaiser Wants Peace.
"peace, peace, peace has been the
talk Of its foreign Office for now
year and more," said the president.
"A little of the talk has been public,
but most of it has been private.
Through all sorts of channels it has
come to me and in all sorts of guises.
"The military masters, under whom
Germany is bleeding, see very clearly
10 what point fate has bro&ght them.
If they can secure peace now with the
immense advantages still in their
hands which they have up to this point
apparently gained they will have JUS
titled themselves before the German
people; they will have gained by force
what they promised TO gain by it."
The president recited again the Ger
man aggressions which drove the
United States to war. He declared
the purposes for which American SOL
diers now carry the Stars and Stripes
to Europe for the first time in bis
tory are not new to American ira
ditions, because realization OF Ger
many's war aims must eventually
mean the undoing of the whole world.
Text of Address.
He spoke in full as follows:
MY fellow citizens: We choose
to celebrate Flag day because this flag
which we honor and under which we
serve is the emblem OF our unity,
our power, our thought and urpose
as nation. 1t has NJ other character
than that which we give it from gen.
Grafton to generation. The choices
are ours. 1t floats in lj-stic silence
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
German Horses Will 4
Be Put on RatiOnS

Amsterdam, June 14.-(Via Lon
don. .)-Horses will be put on oats ra-
tions in Germany from June l6, ac-
cording to an ordinance issued in Ber-
lin, varying from one and half to
the three pounds daily. An agitation
has been going on for the abandon
ment Of horse racing in Germany
during war time, but the authorizes,
tile papers say, have decided other
wise on the ground that all the bel
ligerents are continuing racing or
have resumed the sport.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
Vancouver and Victoria
Traction Lines Tied Up

Vancouver, B. C., June l4.-Eight
hundred strikers on the British Co.
lumbia Traction company's lines in
Vancouver were joined today by the
500 men employed by the same COM
pany in Victoria and not one car is
operating in either city. The company
says it unable to grant the demands
for higher wages because the COM
pany has been losing money on ac-
count of the competition, of the motor
buses. Both men and company de-
mand that the latter conveyances be
removed from the streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15

"lf the balance of the state paid its
just amount of taxes, in proportion to
what Douglas county pays, taxes
wouldn't be SO high here" said Mr..
Dewey.
IF Douglas county is raised, for in
stance, $5,000,000, the balance OF the
state ought TO be raised $4,000, 900,
but they won't kick in" Z
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
Fifty Are Killed by
Explosion in Factory

London, June 14.-Fifty persons
we're killed and many were injured
by an explosion at Ashton Under
Lyme, Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor
of the Exchequer, announced in the
House of Commons today. Ashton
Under-Lyne is a manufacturing town
near Manchester.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15
All German Planes Return
Safely, Saws Berlin

Berlin, June l4.-(Vi4 London. y
"A feet four large airplanes," says
today's German official statement,
yesterday bombarded the fort of
London. All our sirplanes returned
unharmed, One English arman," the
announcement says, 'fell down over
the Thames" @' VI.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15

CONTINUED on Page Three, Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-15

Continued on Page Three, Column Four.)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-08
Turks Fail to Glue
Safe Conduct to
u. S. Relief Ship

Washington. March THE State De-
nartment received a dispatch from Am
bassador Elkus, at Constantlnople, to-
day stating that the Turkish govern
ment had failed to answer the urgent
telegraphic inquiry from the United
States concerning a Turkish guarantee
Of safety for the American cruiser Des
Noines and the collier Cesar. whicn
are held up at Alexandria. Egypt, await
ing orders 70 proceed.
The Turkish authorities have been
desirous that the two vessels. which
carry relief supplies TO Syrians and
Armenians. might discharge their car
goes at Jaffa. They were to proceed
from Jafra to Beirut. TO take aboard
about 900 American refugees.
Previously an inquiry had been made
relative 10 the treatment German sub
marines would give the two American
ships. but while Germany answered
that submarine commanders had been
instructed not to attack them. she could
not give any guarantee.
II the British drive TO Palestine is
successful the 1000 American refugees
will be enabled 10 return via the Brit
ish lines of communication TO Egypt
or they may elect to remain IN the
Holy Land.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-08
Americans Ask
u. S. for Ship to
Leave Denmark
Situation Becoming More DIFF
hcult, Legation Is Urged
to Forward Request

Copenhagen. March THE Ameri-
can Legation here, which has been aid
ing the departure of Americana from
Copenhagen, has been requested TO ask
the United States government to have
warship or an American passenger
vessel sent over for those who are
stranded.
Thus far the legation has not con-
sented 70 make any such request, al
though the situation is becoming more
and more difficult for Americans. who
must live here under the most expen-
sive conditions.
Sir Ralph Spencer Paget, the British
Minister. cabled to-day to London ask
ing permission for special Danlsh
liner to sail direct to Halifax. without
calling at Kirkwall to enable large
number of Americans here 70 reach
home.
London. March Nearly hundred
letters have been received at the Amer
ican Embassy here from Americans IN
England asking what steps the Ameri-
can government purposes TO take 10
safeguard Americans desiring TO return
bome Some of the letters suggest
the sailing of passenger ships under
convoy of American wsrshlps, while
Others declare that the writers would
be satisfied to proceed home on armed
American liners.