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Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-27
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TAKEN BY BRITISH
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Amaha has been secured. Kut itself
passes automatically into our hands.
"As the fighting has become of an
open character and our forces are dis
posed on wide front, it has not yet
been possible to ascertain fully the
Turkish losses in men and materials"
Losses of British.
Berlin, Feb. 26.-(By Wireless to
Sayviile. )--According to the official
news agency at Constantinople, the
losses OF the British in the recent
lighting along the Tigris exceeded
10000 men. Several steamships
crowded with wounded British SOL
diers have been sent away, the news
agency says.
Announced by Turkey.
Copstantinople (Via London), Feb.
26.-The war Office today announced
withdrawal of the forces at Kut-El-
Amara. The announcement follows:
According to prearranged plan
and in order to effect a junction with
reinforcements which have arrived,
our troops which have held for a
year advanced positions at Kut-El-
Amaha, as well as positions to the
east and west of the town, have been
withdrawn to the rear in an easterly
direction. The movement was en-
tirely unnoticed by the enemy"
Kut-El-Amara, a strategic military
position on the Tigris river leading
to Bagdad, was surrendered to the
Turks April IS, 1916, after General
Townshend with a British force oil
some 5000 troops had withstood a
siege since the previous December.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-27
Mrs. Groverman Wins
Suit AGAINST Omaha Concern

A jury in Judge Rediek's court re.
turned verdict of $1,000 in favor Of
Mrs. Jennie c. Groverman against the
Omaha Alfalfa Milling company. She
sued for $4,000 damages for injuries
alleged to have been suffered when
she was struck by motor car owned
by the milling company.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-27
Stock Losses On the Range
To Be Normal This Yea

w. D. Clifton, assistant general
freight agent OF the Union Pacihc's
Wyoming division, is at headquarters,
his first visit since his promotion sew
eral months ago, Mr.. Clifton asserts
that while the Wyoming winter has
been unusually severe, with more than
the normal fall of snow, the live stock
losses, unless the spring is very late,
will be only about normal,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-27
Sells 1000 Bushels Of
Potatoes at So Per BuShel

Alliance, Neb, Feb. 26.-Adolph
Brost, a farmer living northeast of
Alliance, sold 1000 bushels OF pota-
toes last week to Oscar O'Bannon for
81 bushel. The tubers were sold
in the Brost cellar and the buyer will
bring them to town at his own ex-
pense. Spectators are offering to
contract the Box Butte crop for 1917
at rs cents a bushel, but few, if any,
contracts are being made on this
basis.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-27
Five CIergymen Will
HeIp Honor Noted Negro

At the Frederick Douglass memoir
ial exercises in Zion Baptist church
Tuesday evening the following will
participate in the program: Rev. M.
He Wilkinson. DR., w. w. PEBBLES,
Misses Cochran and Stewart, Rev.
w! T. Osborne, NJ. F. Singleton, Mrs.
Alphonzo Wilson, DR.. ]. H. Hutton,
Will N. Johnson, Amos P. Scruggs.
Mrs. Dewey Allan, George Wells
Parker, Mrs. J. Alice Stewart, Rev
G. G. Logan, Rev. w. F. Bolts and
Rev. Thomas Taggart.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-27
Fifteen Survivors Landed.


Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 26.-(Special
Telegram.)--Three hundred people
attended a reception and banquet
given here tonight at the Christian
church for Company c. Patriotic ad-
dresses were made by Rev. B. +.
Gather, A. H. Kidd, Lieutenant Colo
mel Hollingworth, Captains Jones and
&c. L, Brewster,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-27
TWELFTH ANNUAL 4,
AUTO SHOW GETS I
WE'LL UNDER WAY

basement. And. for that matter, it
isn't. It's a real Palm room and very
pretty one, one worth visiting,
The truck display is in an annex
built on Fourteenth street from How
ard south to the alley. Sixty trucks, in.
GLIDING every manner of commercial
vehicle from saucy little halt-ton
crafts to huge fve-ton trucks, are
exhibited. 1t is the most complete
display of trucks ever assembled IN
Omaha.
George Green's band of thirty
pieces provides music on the main
floor. Green's orchestra makes the
syncopation in the Palm room.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-27
Funeral Of Former Judge
Button to Be Held TODAY

Hastings, Neb., Feb. 26.-(Special
Telegram,)-Funeral services for for
mer County Judge Button, who died
in Kansas City Saturday afternoon,
will be held at the family residence
here at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-27

Truly Q Genius.
"Our Tommy" said the boys mother.
ought to make a success In life. He SHOWS
great determination to stick to anything he
undertakes,
Does he?" querled the proud father.
yes" she replied. why, he put in the
whole day making soap bubbles and trying
to tie strings to them."-New York Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-27

The Quinine that Does Not Affect the Head.
Because Of Its tonic and laxative effect,
Laxative Bromo Quinine can be taken with
out causing nervousness or ringing in the
head. There Is only one promo Quinine." u.
w. GROVES signature on box, 26c,-Adv,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-27
-Four Years in Prison
For Misuse of Mails

Lincoln, Feb. 26.-In federal court
today A. L. Baker, alias Charles Davis,
was sentenced to Serve four years
in the government prison at Fort
Leavenworth. Baker pleaded guilty
to the charge of misuse Of the mails
in inviting people to buy chickens
from the "SunAower Paultry farm"
at Falls City, Neb. The government
alleged no such farm existed, but that
Baker secured several hundred dollars
from would-be buyers.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-27

theirs said he, will lead to war.
War can come only by the willful
acts and aggressions OF others
T.wk sc A5Jrass
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-27
LINER TACOMA
SUNK BY SUBSEA
OFF IRISH COAST

(Continued From Page Ope.)
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-01
INTER ALLIED
COUNCIL MEETS
Joint Military Policy Like
ly To Be Framed At
Paris Conference
(By Associated Press. J

Versailles, France, Dec. 1.-The
first meeting OF the supreme war
council, which viii consider the
whole military situation was held
here today. 1t was attended by Pre-
mier Lloyd George and General Will
son for Great Britain, Colonel House
and General Bliss for the United
States, Premier Clemenceau and
General Foch for France, and Pre-
mier Orlando and General Cadorna
for Italy.
It Is expected that the delibera-
tions will last several days and WIZ
result in the formulation Of a joint
military policy for the western
front. A. III. Frazier, secretary of the
American embassy IN Paris, assisted
Colonel House.
All the other American delegates
to the inter allied conference, with
the exception OF Thomas N. Perkins,
who was detained by business. at
tended a luncheon given today by
the French foreign minister, Stephen
Pichon, at the foreign Office 70 all
the delegations to the conference.
1T Is expected the work OF the conn
mittees wiz be concluded today. One
of the members Of the American
mission expressed the opinion that
the committee conferences will be
productive Of far reaching results.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-01
Guardsmen From Every
State Embarked During
Week of October 15
LEFT CAMP AT IA
DARKEST HOUR
Division Consisted of n, 900
Men Fully Equipped for
The Trenches

Camp Mills, Hampstead, I. /,
Dec. LIN the darkest hour Whlch
precedes the dawn, thousands OF SOL
diers of the rainbow division march
ed away from their camp here en-
route to France, while the towns
folk cheered and showered them
with gifts. Details Of the rainbow's
secret departure can now be told,
following the announcement that
this unit had safely arrived over
there"
About 8 a. m. Oct. Is, the rainbow
division engineers marched away.
Last farewells had been said sew
eral days previously, when every
man was given an extra long leave.
Many married during that furlough.
AS the engineers tramped through
the dark to their entraining point,
the townspeople of villages scattered
around this part OF Long Island,
dressed hastily and came to their
doors in the chill Of the early morn
ing. to bid the departing boys god
speed,
Lasted a Week.
This was the beginning Of an exo-
dus that lasted more than a week.
In that time $1,000 men, fully
equipped for fightiS-, with all their
baggage and paraphernalia, marched
out OF Camp Mills on the way to
France. Hundreds OF residents were
in on the great secret, but that Sc
cret was kept. While the nation
slept, thousands of rainbows en-
barked on their transports.
Toward the latter part Of that
week the entraining time was chang
ed to daylight hour, and the khaki
clad hosts marched quite openly.
Who are you?" the crowd would
shout as a new body Of stalwart
young Americans swung in sight, and
back would come the answer:
'IO-WAY," or New York., or this
is the old 6sth."
Farewell balls. parties and dinners
by the hundred were staged at
Hampstead, Mtneola and nearby Wiz
lages for the departing fighting men.
Three-hour leaves were granted
many shortly before time to hike,
Headq Sarters kept track OF the men
by telephone. And prosaic, jang-
ling telephone bell, instead OF the
sounded the signal Tor ending most
passed for the units 10 fall In and
get ready to start.
There were stirring scenes at the
entrainfng points when cheering
crowds thronged about the men,
Stossing them cigarets and other
presents, shouting and laughing
with some women quietly weenine.
Troop train after troop train rattled
away for the embarking point. with
soldiers waving from the windows.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-01
"No Denying They Gave
Us An Uncomfortable
Hour or Two
GERMAN CASUALTIES
SAID TO BE HEAVY
Attempted Turning Move
ment Fails, and British
Are Counter-attacking
az Assoclated Press.l

, Berlin. via London, Dec. THE
Germans yesterday captured TOUR
thousand British and several bat
teries in the Cambrai region, the war
Office announces.
British Headquarters in France,
Dec. I'm their operations IN the
Cambria region yesterday, the Ger
mans began a turning movement
but the British were able TO pun
back most of their troops and guns
at the first attack and save them
from being caught. The British blew
up a certain number Of guns.
So far as could be ascertatned this
morning no British guns were cap
tured by the Germans.
The German casualties yesterday
were exceedingly large, The British
probably lost a considerable number
of men.
There is no concealing the fact
that the enemy gave the British an
uncomfortable hour or two yesterday,
but the situation this morning is
not one TO cause particular uns2si-
ness.
Some scattered British in the front
line may have fallen into the hands
OF the Germans but most OF the
troops are reported TO have been
withdrawn safely. Some ground has
been lost but unless unforeseen
events arise the German plans have
been frustrated, with the infiiction
Of serious losses on them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-01
AUSTRIA WILLING TO
TALK PEACE With ALL

Amsterdam, Dec. 1.--Referring to
the Austro- Hungarian governments
acceptance Of the Russian invitation
to discuss an armistice. DIR. Won
SeydleF, the premier. in addressing
the lower house OF the reichsrath.
is quoted in Vienna dispatch as
saying:
The Austro- Hungarian govern
ment, in view OF its repeatedly pro-
claimed position has decided to cou~
duct negotiations in a spirit Of con-
ciliation, as its aim Is a speedy
peace that viii make possible trust
full cooperation OF the nations in
the future.
with those states which on the
basis OF the present Russian invita-
tion declare themselves ready 70
conclude peace the Austro- Hungar-
ian government win endeavor TO at
tain a peace which will be honorable
for both sides and directed by the
principle that there shall be no ter
ritorial or economic oppression. Tha
government will acl<nowledse the
right Of the states negotiating for
peace TO grant their nations fun lib
erty Of decision regarding the fu-
ture of their state. and win refrain
from interference with their intern-
al affairs; but for its part, will de-.
mand that there be no intervention
in our own national organization"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-01
NORTH DAKOTA'S
SOLDIERS FETED
In METROPOLISON
THANKSGIVING G
Flickertail Troops at Camp
Mills Guests of Promi-
nent New York Folks
BEST NONE TOO -.
GOOD FOR THEM
Forum Correspondent Says
sour Boys" Had Great
Time on National Day
(5y Earle n. Tostsvin, staff Cores.
pondent Of The Forum With the

(By Earle n. Tostsvin, staff Cores.
pondent Of The Forum With the
Sunset piVision).
Camp Mills, l.. l.. Nov. 28.-Little
Old New York, noted for its big
times for the chap who has money
and is willing to spend it. but equally
as noted as being the most lonesome
burg In the world for the boy who's
br0ke or fFiendiess, has redeemed It.
self IN the eyes. and let's add stom-
achs, OF the boys in the khaki and
For Littie Old New York from
Hampstead to Brooklyn and the
Bronx TO Oyster Bay, every borough
Of old Manhattan did its share in
entertaining the boys OF Uncle Sans
army on Thanksgiving day. Homes
OF all kinds from the most luxurious
to the lowiy were opened to them.
Dozens OF Instances are told about
the camp today of splendid hospitali-
ty.
In many cases the entertainers paid
the fares OF their soldier or sailor
guests from Hampstead. Mineola, or
the other camps near the city; many
others called for the boys in cars;
and there were hundreds OF theater
parties in which the boys were the
guests OF honor.
And it was a welcome relief for
the men who have been stopping
around in mud up to their knees,
figuratively speaking, but actually
over shoe tops on most company
streets. The very opportunity to
once more come into close contact
with the home napery, the cleaning
silver and cut glass. delicate china;
or in other homes Of less means the
best that the family afforded: TO be
seated once more at holiday feast
with all It's bravery of table setting
and good cheer came as a wonderful
boon to each boy.
While enjoying the hospitality he
also had neartaches for such scenes
could not but recall the vacant chair
at the family table back home. Dad
for instance insisting on standing up
to carve the turkey. and the familiar
homely little instances that guests
plates be reflIed again and again;
the little squabbles over who should
have the wishbone. Yes IL all came
back, and with the pang OF home
sickness came the thought OF the
hundreds upon thousands in the
family circles OF the homes who
missed the boys who are in uniform,
'over here" or "over there"
And there you have the enternal
question as TO who Is here" or
there. When do we go? And then
there Is the same old answer. Who
ever does know isn't telling
However the folks back home may
rest assured OF one thing-the gov
ernment is taking every precaution
possible to safeguard the transporta-
ton OF troops; every exigeucy is pre-
pared for, unless the Boches spring
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-01
$3.50 A MONTH
AMOUNT SET FOR
BOYS PIN MONEY
AT CAMP DODGE
Soldiers Called Upon To
Nullify Excess Liberty
Loan Bonds
PUT ON SHIPPING
GLASSES AT CAMP
We're Going To Show Ger
mans a Few Things,
Says Col. Cooper
PUT ON SNIPING
CLASSES AT CAMP

Camp Dodge, Ia Dec. 1.-The ma
jority OF officeFs who have just re-
ceived commissions az Fort Smelling
are expected to report for duty az
Camp Dodge within q week or ten
days. First and secoad lieutenants
are needed badly at the canton
ment TO help dFlll the third incre-
ment when it arrives,
Indications are that ammunition
trains will be the billet of a NUM-
Der OF officers who are commits
stoned in the cavalry. A number OF
new units have been formed at the
camp within the last few days, maxi
ing room for many new officers.
Arrival OF the third increment Is
still a matter of conjecture. Of1-
GERS at the cantonment are inclined
to place Dec. is as the probable
date, despite the fact that formerly
ali dope pointed to the first of the
month as the time OF arrival.
Adjutant General Guy e. Logan
has received notice that shortage
OF overcoats and heavy woolen un-
derwear has caused the delay of the
third increment. This Is the only
cause for 1t that can be discovereS
at the cantonment.
Keep $3.50 Fer Expenses.
Soldiers OF the division who have
been broke" since alloting pay for
insurance and Liberty bonds were
relieved when an order was issued
from washington, calling upon such
men to nuIIify the bonds, to such q
point as TO give them at least $3.50
per month for personal expenses.
Two court martial cases have
been completed, and Yerdicts re-
turned and approved.
Elmer p Kepler, who was ar
rested on a charge OF desertion at
Devils Lake, n. d., several weeks
ago, was acquitted Of a charge Of
attempting TO evade the draft. KEEP
Ter. testified that he had no inten-
tiops Of trying to escape service IN
the national army and pleaded he
had not received notice to report.
First Lieutenant Robert Murray Of
the Three Hundred Thirty eighth
machine gun battalion. has been con-
victed OF a charge Of being absent
without leave. The sentence con-
fines the lieutenant to the camp liin-
its for three months, and the for
(Continued on page 81
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-01
Discredit Story
OF the Escape of
Miss Romanof

London, Dec. 1.-Inquir-
les of members of the Rus
sian colony in London show
that nothing is known of
the report published in The
Morning Post that the
Grand Duchess Tatiana,
second daughter of the de-
posed car of Russia, has
come to England. The
story is generally discred-
tied. The previous report
that the grand duchess had
escaped from Siberia and
gone to the United States
is doubted by Madame Olga
Novikoff, Russian political
writer, who says in The
Post that the public should
beward of canards now
coming from Russia. In
reference to the alleged
sham marriage of the grand
duchess Madame Noyikoff
says the only son of Count
Fredericks was killed in the
war a few months ago and
consequently the marriage
could not have taken place.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-01
new ORDER PREVENTS
BIDDING UP PRICES
condsnsories May Not Export Prod
uet Made From Milk Bought at
Price Abovs Market.

st. Paul, Nllnn., Dec. 1.--A4tik con-
densories have been notified BY the
federal food administration that their
product cannot be exported Il milk
used BY them Is purchased at higher
prices than Is paid for general pur-
poses In the same territory. Word
Of this move was received today BY
A. ID. Wilson. state food administra-
tor. The twin city milk producers
association recently contracted to
serve condensories supplying the gov
ernment with milk at higher prices
than those set by the state public
safety commission and ii was said
the move threatened 8 milk famine
In ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-01
|. ". ". HISTORY
TO Be DISCLOSED

Chicago. Dec. 1.-The history Of
the /. w. w. Is 10 play a big part In
the trial OF the 166 I. w. w. leaders
An the federal court. The prosecution
proposes to furnish the jury with a
history Of J. w w. movements as
well as specific evidence OF the con-
splracy with which the defendants
are charged.
Frank X N0beker. appointed az
sDeciaI counsel for the government.
said yesterday that he regarded the
movement OF the I. w. w. as 3 crim-
Inal conspiracy since It's conception.
He stated he had 20 idea how revo-
lutiOnary the movement was until he
began, looking over the documents
seized in the raids. So Ear as he has
been able 70 determine. he declared,
there are az present 100000 active
members Of the organization In the
United States.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-01
BROTHEUHOODS ASK 40
PER CENT INCREASE
Virtually Every Railroad In United
States Presented With Copy Of
The Demands.
tRy Asaociated Pressl

Cleveland, o., Dec. 1.--Practically
every railroad in the United States
was today presented with a request
from the brotherhood OF Railroad
Trainmen and the Order Of Railway
Conductors for increased wages APP
poximating 40 per cent. The general
.chairmen OF both. labor organizations
were 10 present the wage schedule to
the general managers OF the roads
throughout the country today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-01
Urges Strong Limbs And
Clean Minds In Doing
Ones "Bit" d
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
Y. M. g. A. WAR WORK
Attendance at Fourth An
nual Gathering Reaches
120 Today
Morale in an army Is ''pep".


That is the definition placed on
that much used term by Lieut.. c. X.
Finlayson, Winnipeg. who at the last
moment was substituted for Lieut..
w. =. Dawson as one OF the leaders
of the fourth, annual older boys
conference for eastern North Dakota,
being held in Fargo under the joint
auspices of the state ". M G. a and
the North Dakota Sunday school
association.
1T may be rather Surprising
interpretation for morale, said
Lieutenant Finlayson in addressing
the conference at the First Presby-
terian church this morning, his sub
ject being With Our Boys at the
Front, but pep comes with clean
living, and without clean living there
can be no morale, either in the army
or in civil life.
You older boys, who would do
your bit in this great struggle must
be strong OF limb and clean of mind.
These aecompl plishmeTtk are - easily
accessible through exercise and clean
living.
Lieutenant Finlayson paid mark
ed tribute to the work OF the Young
Mems Christian association in the
camps and trenches Of France.
You cannot realize what a great
place the association fills7, he said,
"for without it's ministration pep
would indeed be a hard thing to
maintain.
Lieutenant Finlayson, who was
wounded on the Somme river, neces-
stating the removal of a bone from
his leg, went into detail in describ-
ing the routine called for in the
army, from the time a man went in
to training camp until he took his
turn in the trenches getting a big
hand when he finished
Walters Leads peVotionals.
DR.. ]. NJ. Walters, pastor Of the
First Methodist church. st. Paul, for
merly pastor OF the First Methodist
church, Fargo, one Of the conference
leaders, had charge of the devotion
al period which opened the morning
session at the First Presbyterian
church.
Then came Lieutenant Finlayson's
address, after which helpful papers
were read by Walter Nepstad, Cakes,
and Walter Mtshek, Lidgerwood.
At 1905 o'clock. George w. Gus
tafson, Fargo, who has charge Of the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-01

Plans for the North Dakota Red
Cross drive. by which the state IS
expected 70 come 10 the front with a
total enrolment Of at least 100000
people in the Red Cross, with the
hope that at least 10000 or 100000
viii be enrolled, are complete.
IL Is now up to the counties TO pro-
duce their quota Of memberships, TO
the end that North Dakota's share IN
the nation wide drive may be main-
tained, and 10 the further end that
Americas Chrietm4s gift 70 her sol
diera, l5,000.0 900 Red Cross member
ships, may be realized
Judge ri. @. Young, state director
and Harry Curran Wilbur executive
secretary have completed the pre-
liminary organization work, ana
have sent to the various county
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-01
Says Germany
Must Demand a
Big Indemnity
az Associated Press.l

London, Dec. 1.-The
Saxon finance minister dur
ing the budget debatein the
Saxon diet, according to a
dispatch to The Times,
from Amsterdam, says that
Germany must demand a
large indemnity without
bothering which of her adj
versa1ies should pay it,
adding:
"Let them only think of
America. "
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-01
No Further Attacks.

London, Dec. 1.-The Germans last
night made no further attacks on
the Cambrai front, where they con-
Quoted a violent offensive yesterday
In an effort to regain the ground
captured by the British last week.
The following official announcement
was given out here today:
"On the Cambria battlefront the
Germans during the night made no
effort 20 renew their principal at
tacks."