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Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Presbyterian Church
Of Florence Elects

The annual congregational meeting
OF the Presbyterian church was held
at the church Wednesday evening
after bountiful supper served by the
ladies'. The reports of the various
officers showed the church to be in a
splendid condition. Mr.. William
Thompson was elected to succeed
himself as an elder for a term of
three years. R. H. Olmsted was
elected deacon for a period of FIVE
years. Paul Rivett, F. P. Herfort
and George R, Welty were elected to
serve as trustees of the church. Mrs.
Paul Haskell was elected as organist
and Mrs. Frank Parker as choir
leader.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Urges Hoover Head Body
To SUPERVISE Food SUNNY

Washington, April 7.--Herbert c,
Hoover will be asked by the Council
Of National Defense to head ma
tional committee on food supply and
prices to stimulate production and to
prevent speculative prices. Mr.. Hoo
yer had charge of the distribution of
American supplies In Belgium. It is
understood he has agreed to become
chairman of the committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Telegraph Operator
Enters Army Sianal Corns

Ever since war was threatened
Robert E. SHETLAND Of the Chatam, a
Western Union telegraph operator,
had been planning to join the army.
The instant he heard that the procla-
nation was issued and that war was
officially declared to exist Friday aft
ernoon he resigned his position, went
to the recruiting station and enlisted
Becauseof his wire training he en-
tered the signal corps,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Reach Final Rounds in
Y. m. C. A. Hand Ball PIay

The final rounds have been reached
y the handball tournament at the
Young Mems Christian association.
Denny Ryan and r. L, earns will
fight 1t out in the final round for the
night class championship and Willhite
and Lawler will battle in the noon
class finals. Willhite won his semi.
final match from Fixa. zl-l6 2l-lS
while Lawler won his semi-hnal con-
test from Dyggert.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Slush Does Not Hamper
Patriotism of Women

unfayorable weather Saturday
failed to discourage the women who
are making handages for the Red
Cross society.
Mrs. c. Fl. Aull. chairman, and Mrs.
E. F. Bradley bravsd the storm to pre-
pare material during the morning,
and roomful Of the women went to
the army building in the afternoon to
carry on their work,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Melady Bros. to TangIe
With the Townsend Crew

The new Melady Bros. team of the
Greater Omaha league will make its
first appearance Of the season this aft
ernoon, when the renamed Luxus bat
tie the Townsends at Melady's
Meadow, Twenty-fourth and Vinton
streets. No admission will be charged
to the game. The Townsends have a
fast Class B team and expect to give
the Meladys stiff combat. Johnny
Dennison says he will put his first
string lineup in against the Town
sends.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Rodeston 0utplays Reynolds
In Reno Pool Tournament

William Rodeston defeated Jesse
Reynolds in the Reno pool tourna-
ment last night. Billy Owens and
Harry Griffin will play Monday night
at $50. Score:
Rodeston--o, II. Q. 0. Is, is. q. Is. 4 &,
8. >. .. !. Q. q s.. o. y. .. io---ios, Safe
ties, 10: sc,atches s.
Rsynslds--s, q. ., y q. 1. 10, s. .. o. o, Ii,
!. !. 9. =. o. D. 10. 0. Q. Also. safeties.
8; scratches. Z
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Berlin Ulk Echoes Idea
Of Senator G, w, Norris

Amsterdam, Friday, April 6,-(Via
London, April 7.)-The Ulk, the
humorous weekly of the Berlin Tage-
blatt, prints cartoon showing presi-
dent Wilson waving a huge American
nag. with the stars in the shape OF
gold dollars and the stripes made up
OF bank checks. Underneath is the
legend:
Money alone does not give vic
tory. dear Wilson. Look at Eng
land"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Iowa Plans to Keep Up
Spring Athletic Schedule

Iowa City, Ia, April 7.-(Special
Telegram. )-unless concerted action
be taken by all the schools Of the big
nine western conference, Iowa will
not abandon its spring athletic sched-
ule because of the war, in the opinion
OF B. ]. Lambert, chairman Of the
athletic board
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Racing Plant at Belmont
Is DESTROYED hy Fire

New York, April 7.--CIubhouses,
stables and grandstands at the Bel
mont Park race track. on the out
skirts Of Brooklyn, were almost de-
stroyed by fire early today. The
damage Is estimated at $i75,000. Evil
dencc was found that the blaze was
Of incendiary origin.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Deaf School Athletes
Are LOOKING for Games

The Nebraska School for the Deaf
base ball team has been organized,
with Harry Stark OF Benson as cap
tain, The team Is now seeking Sat
urday conflicts. Teams desiring games
are asked to communicate with P. z.
Seely, athletic director at the school.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08

NAP Rueker. Brookisn's famous old left
handler. who has iaid aside ira nitchirv
mitt and taken up scout duty. viii comb
the southern. the Texas and the south Al.
lanuc leagues for promising youngsterp 10
strengthen the Dodgers.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Chink Catcher IN Caast

The Portland Pacific Coast league team
has signed Catcher Kenyon, a Chinese mas.
timer OF Honolulu, Kenyon has been
catching for the Ali-chinese nine, an OUTFIT
which defeated Portland recently, and gives
promise Of becoming q real leaTner
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Governor and Senator
Buy Stock in Ball Club

The new Providence club has a
notable list of stockholders, Among
them arc Governor Beechman OF
Rhode Island and Senator Gerry.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Veteran Otto Hess Goes
Back to Southern Loon

The veteran Otto Hess. after a spell
OF service in the Pacific Coast league,
is back in the Southern, having
signed with the Atlanta club.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08

Catcher Steve oNeill of the Cleveland In.
disns Is IN tip,top form and Ill set 10 du.
pueate ms great work OF last year. wher
he topped all major league blackstone Il,
WORKING In iss games during the season.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Cadman, Fired by Oaks,
Lands With Vancouver

Catcher Walter Cadman, released
by Oakland, has been taken on by
Vancouver of the Northwestern
league.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08

II begins TO look as II Honus warrer In.
LENDS to make good hts recent declarAt ion
that he Is through with the gane. After
pastlmns In Pirate uniform for twenty
years he Flying Dutchman believes he ha.
arrived At tho rate.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08

with but twenty-eisht players on the
roster Of bis Warrington team, Manager
oriftlth VIII have TO release only three men
player limit. "sSS
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Buffalo Purchases Hal
Justin from SPRINGFIELD

The Buffalo International club has
purchased Pitcher Hal Justin from
Springfield Of the Eastern league.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08

three 81 base balls greatest hurlers--
waiter johnson, Grover Cleveland Alexan.
der and Eddie Plank--hava never won that
greatest honor sought by all pitehers---a no.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
New Orleans Gets Baker
For an Infield Position

The New Orleans club has secured
inhelder Howard Baker from the
New York Giants.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
VESSEL ESCAPES SUBMARINE

An American Port-Rringing story Of battle with a German submarine on her outward voyage off the coast of France. an American steamer has arrived here.
 The steamer sighted submarine at Io'clock on the morning of July 10 The Uboat was n long distan,e away. but the lookout belives it fired torpedo before submerging
 The steamer adopted zig gag course and manned her guns The submarine pursued the vessel for an hour with her periseope showing and then came to the surface and con. tinued the chase until the steamer opened fire The submarine replied. firing 2l shots. none of which took effect. The steamer fired l6 shells and finally escaped
 on the return trip the same steam. CT sighted another submarine bu, was not molested
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
ROOT MISSION ON WAY HOME
Reaches Pacific Port and is Well comed by City Onicials-
 Left In May.

\ Pacific Port.-The American mis. sion to Russia, headed by Elihu Root. reached here on its way to Washing ton
 The governor of the state and the mayor of the city were among those receiving the mission.
 Besides Root members of the mis- sion are Charles Edward Russell. writer and publicist: c. Fl McCor. mick. president o, the International Harvester Co: Samuel R Barton New York banker: James Duncan. vice-president of the American Feder. alton of Labor Chi rles II Crane. one of Americas leading manufacturers: John R Mott, one of the nations most active supporters or the Y u C. A: Maj. Gen. Hugh l.. Scott. chief of stan of the United States army and Rear Admiral James II Glennon.
 The mission has heen away from the United States since May 1a.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
County Examiners Report.

The annual reports of w. A Tuck CT. Conway county examiner, and w. Schultz. Izard county examiner. were received at the Department of EduCa- ton. The report of MT Tucker shows total enrolment of pupils in the county of 6,936 of which 4,695 were whites and 2.241 negroes; number Of schoolhouses in the county. 105. of which 72 are for whites and 33 for ne groes; value Of school property. Sl33.- 227 30: amount expended, T115.13. The report of Mir Schultz shows to- tai enrolment of pupils in the county of 4,343. of which 4.2SS were whites and 55 negroes; number of school houses in the county, S4, of which So are for whites and for negroes; value of school property. $il,765; amount expended 25.412,10; amount mexpended. S447S.40.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
WARNS THE GERMAN PEOPLE
m'cn7e's to Prove to Opponents That mia's Is Net Weakened,
 Re Says in Speech.

Cop"rhacen.-Acc to publish. cd accounts of speeches mado recently in Dresden Chancellor Nichael's 1s our Tn n warning 10 the German peo- ple not to exhibit any signs of ner- vousness. no matter what may han. pen, as the demonstrations on for. mer occasion gave rise Tn enemy na. tons to the presumption that German m''ht was weakening.
 The chancellor said that while hc would welcome the opportunity to talk of peace on a reasonable basis 'he basis must be one where the rights of the empire were unaffected
 He also declared that the entire German press must support the gov. ernment under all circumstances
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
JAPANESE MUST HELP ALLIES
America Will Cut Of Supplies of Steel Unless Nipponese Send
 Ships to Aid War

Washington, - Imperative need of ships in the Transatlantic service was disclosed in indications that the ship ping board Is preparing to comman- deer all American tonnage. and in an order by President Wilson which will cut on steel exports to Japan unless Japanese vessels are diverted 10 war uses.
 The shipping board will probably announce communicating program within a few days. IL vii, call for tho requisitioning of ships ar l directing of routes. but probably will include arrangements for turning the vessels back to their owners at the close Of the war. or else permit owners to op- crate themselves but under close gov. ernment supervision.
 Norway and Holland are ready to release large amount of tonnage for allied uses in return for supply of food shipments.
 The British and American govern ments have about agreed 10 control the tonnage of the world the United States to operate most Of the neutral tonnage and Great Britain to cntrol all the ships of the allies.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
THINKS FRANCE $ SHAKY SAVE STARVING MEx|CANs
BERLIN PAPER SAYS CONDITION
 IS SERIOUS.
Balfour's Recent Speech Taken as indication That England Is
 Encouraging Ally.

Berne.--The semi official North German Gazette of Berlin sees in British interest in the fulfillment of French war aims an indication of a precarious condition of the entente allied cause It says:
 "A notable indication of the preca- rious condition of the entente allies Is found in England's sturdy cham pioning of French lust for Alsace- Lorraine and English interest in the fulflllment of French wishes.
 "A perusal of the text of Balfour's speech. as it has come to hand. would seem to indicate that this interest Is only valid. if. as he assumes. the war will end favorable for England. So long as the entente prospered and French war fervor required no stimu- lant, England appeared wholly uncon- cerned regarding French war aims Now that France is revealing signs of exhaustion. England Is endeavoring to save this ally by reviyifying its ava. rice.
 Tn keeping with her unscrunulous politics, England hopes to continue to benefit from dismcmbered continental Europe. Such politics. however. will suffer st!pwreck on the rocks of the free German empire. which did no, provoke the war. in contrast to the entente nations fighting for conquest and enslavement"
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
N. Y. DEFECTIVE IS INDICTED
on'eial in crueer Case Said to Nave Been Remiss h Outy's
 Performance.

New fork.-Lieut. Alonso ]. Cooper acting captain of detectives. who was removed after the exposure of police hungling in the search for Ruth Cru. ger. was indicted by the grand fury which has been Investigating the girl. disappearance and the escape of Al. fredo cocehi. confessed slayer Of the girl
 1udee Mcintyre. in general sessions. held Cooper in si .000 bail.
 Cooper is charged with neglect of duty In failing 10 supervise properly 'h" search for the body of Ruth Cru. ger
 Although no indictment was return. cd against officials higher up than cooner, the grand jury fled present. ment scoring police department meth ods.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
Pay For Reflected Men.

Checks for 37 men who enlisted in the First Regiment, Infantry. in 1916, but who failed to meet the require- ments of the War Department. are iu the adjutant generals office for deliv- cry when called for They range from S9 to $50 and are for pay from Juno 20, 1916. the date of the mobilization of the men at their home rendezvous, to July ., 1916. when formally inspect ed and recognized by the War Depart ment
 The names of those in favor or whom the checks are drawn follow; Bryant Lee. William E. Crow. Will F. Adams, Charles P. Mullins. Ralph Higginbottom Fred Tolbert, Herman F. Chalk, John Higginbottom, Cliff E. Duncan. Nat Allen, Charles Burge- man. Robert Von R. Set2er, Ben w. Smith. Lewis Noll, James A. McMil- Ian, James Grantham. Earl Moore. Gerald Porter, Seth H. Stoker, Earl C. Norton. Ray C. Page, John A. Snodgrass. James R Moore Columbus Chaves. Jesse Kent. William R. Brown. James Hammonds, Elmer Freeman Earl Fellins. Crawford x. Boges. Sidney Fennell. Mack Hurd, Elmer Phillips, Ollie Sudberry, Alger Thomas. Roy Lewis.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
CABINET CRISIS IS EXPECTED

London. Events are rapidly shap- ing for another test of the govern ments strength and a member of par lament said that he expected an- other crisis before the end of the pres ent month.
 Said he: Since his unhappy speech during the Mesopotamia debate Bal four has steadily regained favor and his declaration of the British war aims raised his stock above par, One of the cleverest of the Liberal statesmen re- marked:
 "'We must have a Conservative gov ernment to make peace. because . Liberal government has made war.
 History proves the opposite party always makes peace. Turkey is . good precedent"
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
Reains Repayina State.

R. C. Anderson, former clerk of the Arkansas Penitentiary Commission, who pleaded guilty to embedding about s6,000 of penitentiary funds and was sentenced to six years in the penitentiary and who was pardoned on March 27. the day he was con victed. by Governor Brough upon con dition that he repay the state the amount embedded in S25 installments. made the first payment to the state treasurer The money was credited to the penitentiary fund.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
CURIA|LMENT TRAIN
 SERVICE IS DENIED
TO DISCONTINUE EIGHT LOCAL PASSENGER TRAINS IN
 STATE REFUSED
RAILROAD COMMISSION ACTS
Helena. Bald Knob, Brinkley. McSe hee, Warren, Batesviie. Newport and Intervening Points Bene-
 tited-Raiiroad To Appeal.
Little Rock

Little Rock
 Requests of the Missouri Pacific to discontinue eight local passenger trains were denied by the Arkansas Railroad Commission. E. B. Kins- worthy, attorney for the road. said the railroad would take the matter in to the courts.
 Trains under consideration were Nos. BOA and 307. operating between Helena and Knoble: Nos. S31 and S32, operating between Brinkley and Hell ena, Nos S45 and S46, operating be- tween McGehee and Warren, and Nos 231 and 232, operating between Bates vile and Newport
 Numerous other passenger trains in the state may be discontinued if the railroad is successful in obtaining an Injunction to prevent the commission from enforcing it's orders prohibiting discontinuance of the eight under con sideration.
 T. E. Wood chairman of the com. mission. said he would not oppose dis continuance of passenger trains where there was a duplication of service, but that discontinuance of the eight trains in question would seriously hamper business. The railroad representa- lives declared the dscontinuanee of many local passenger trains was nec- essary to enable the railroads 10 han de the large number of troops to be moved in the nesr future
 A delegation of Helena business men. composed of H. D. Moore, F. r. Kitchens. j. l.. Anderson. w. White. w. w Moore, T. w. keesee and M. w. Martin. appeared before the commits sion and protested against discontinu- ance of the trains.
 The railroad commission also order ed erection of four depots. two Of them at RIytheville The Frisco and Cot ton Belt Railroads, unable to reach an agreement on union station. each were ordered to erect brick depots, new depot al Lansing. on the Iron Mountain. and one at l.eachville, on the Jonesboro. Lake City & Eastern and Cotton Belt, were ordered erected.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
TALE OF SOUTH SEA HORROR IS
 SURPASSED.
Keeper in SeH-Defense Of Mexican Coast.

Mexico City.-South Sea tales of horror pale before the experiences of Mrs Maria Arnaud. three other wo- men and-sev children. who were rescued from starvation on barren Clipperton Island. coral reef. 100 miles from the Mexican coast. by a United States gun boat
 They were the sole survivors of a party of loo Mexican eolonis,s who landed on the island in the spring of 1914. Captain Arnaud. Mrs. Arnaud's husband. was made governor of the island
 The meaeer food supply taken by the colonists was depleted by n party of 12. who landed on the island when the American schooner Nokomis was wrecked. After several months the American party was taken of by an American gun boat. but the colonists. expecting additional supplies. refused to depart
 After the food was gone. the colo nists. their number decreasing every day by deaths from scurvy. lived on birds eggs and fish Tn 1915 Cap. tain Arnaud and several sailors rowed out in small boat to intercept n vessel which had been sighted. The boat capsized and the men were drowned
 With all the men dead except a negro lighthouse tender. reign of terror set in for the women and chfl dren, Finally. after one of the wo. men had been murdered bv the nc gro. the women killed him as he slept
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
Civilian Clerks Arrive.

Mark l.. Chase. R. l.. Hanson. L.. Murphy. s. C. Browning. A C. Owens, G. H. Schmidt, Le Roy Baumbach. E. A. Ewing A. N. Blood and k. J. Bru- ner, civilian clerks in the Quartermas- ter department, arrived from the quar- termaster depot at Omaha for service here under Captain Williams, train ing camp quartermaster and quarter master for Camp Pike. For the pres ent the men will be stationed at Fort Roots Most of the work for Camp Pike, Captain William said, will he done from the office at Fort Roots un- til the training camp closes The 10 men will have clerical positions in the quartermaster department when the office is removed to Camp Pike.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
New Bank Gets Charter.

The State Bank Department grant ed a charter to the Citizens Bank of Hickory Ridge, Cross county. The bank has a paidup capital 6 s10.000 and a surplus of $1o00. The officers and directors are: R, I. Kibler. pres ident; F. L. Cooper, vice president; N. N Townsend. secretary and cash fer: ]. A. Nelson. Pete Imboden, F W. Beede, ]. F. Hargis and w. o. Poole.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
Sta4e Collects Judgments.

Norncv General John D. ArbucNIo deposited in the state treasury S956.oS, amounts of judgments for taxes col. lected from three sand companies for sand and gravel taken out of the beds of Arkansas rivers. Of th!s amount s5S5 was collected from the C. NJ Johnson Sand Company of Helena. sS0 from the Southern Sand Company of I.ittle Rock. and S2ai 03 from the Pine Bluff and Southeastern Railroad Company al Lake Village
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
To Open Camp Pike Bank.

A bank will he established at Camp Pike by II of the 14 Little Rock banks. according to an agreement reached at a meeting of the Little Rock Clearing House Association The bank wifi b. organized under ! state charter. The capital stock. to be determined later. will be owned by the stockholders of the II banks interested
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
Would Leave It To Men

Washington Senator Hardwick Of Georgia. one of those who fought ths draft law. introduced bill to re- Quire the consent of every man draft ed into the National Array before G could be sent to Europe for service. IL was referred 10 the Military Com mittee.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
Commissions New Justices.

Governor Brough. over the long dis tance phone from Hot Springs gave instructions for commissions as jus tices of the peace to he issued to ] E. Farrer and W. ]. Gibbs and com. mission as constable 10 !. C. Craig Of Rawles, Leon township. Ashley coun- ty The township was recently creat ed by the Ashley County Court.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES.

R. II. Berger s. C. Dowell and A. w Hall. commissioners of the Fri County Drainage District. which will cut ditch through three counties. em- bracing about 20 miles, will receive bids for the sale of the $500. 900 worth of bonds on August F in Jonesboro.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
Little JeweIry Given,

Amsterdam.-only 60o,000 marks worth Of gold ornaments has been contributed to the German Reichsbank in response to it's appeal. according to the Cologne Gazette. I, had been cal culated the amount should be ? .o00. QUO marks.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
Names slano's Successor.

Governor Brough telephoned from Hot Springs authorizing the appoint. ment of Jacob Frohich of DeNall's Bluff as representative in the lower house of the legislature to succeed W II. Bland, who died recently.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
Move To Draft Aliens.

Washtngton- Senator Mccumber's resolution requesting the president to negotiate with the allies for an agree ment to allow drafting of their alien nationals in this country was adopted by the Senate.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
German crops pamaasd

Amsterdam.-The frontier core spondent of the Handels Blad reports that the vegetable crop in Germany is n great disappointment. A hurricane did great damage in the whole of west ern Germany.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
Feed Inspector ResiQns.

C. G. Dandridge, state feed inspeo. tor, has resigned, effective August .. when he will be called out with the Third Arkansas Infantry, N G. If which he is a lieutenant. Ills success sor has not been appointed
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
Fort Riley Failures.

Fort Riley. Kan.-In accordance with an order from the war depart ment between four and five hundred student officers at the training camp here were notified that they would not receive commissions on account of their youth
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
Pickett Hurt Cauee

Washington. n. C.-Those radical suhrasists who were attacked outside of the White House gates because of their criticism of the president may have damaged their cause decidedly in the eyes of congress.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09
More oiseased Pias,er.

Binghamton. N. '. = Government agents in Binghampton said that ex- perts have discovered whw be- lieved to be anthrax germs ours plaster sold here by an itineraG V. der.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-09

Housewives in Baxter county are stripping corn from the cob and dry ing according to process that was followed by their grandmothers be. fore canned corn was known.