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Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
N0TAbLESHERE
TO Open STATE
FOOD MEETING
Governor Neville, Assistant
Secretary Of Agriculture and
Others Address Big
Conference.

Governor Neville, Assistant Secre-
tary of Agriculture Vrooman and
other prominent men spoke at the
opening of the Conservation con-
gress at the Auditorium last night.
Governor Neville was one of the
first speakers, outlining the purpose
OF the call for the convention and
pointing out the necessity OF united
effort at conservation. M. I &
Assistant Secretary Vroonian ad.
dressed the conference on the SUBJ
ject. What We Are Facing"
w. j. Taylor of Merna, Ia, and
others also spoke.
Preceding the. opening Governor
Neville, Mayor Dahlman, Assistant
Secretary Vroomah, Frank Odell of
the, Federal Land bank and o. G..
Smith, prominent Nebraska farmer,
were guests at banquet at the Hotel
Fontenelle.
The conference will last four days.
Bureau Of Information.
The Conservation congress is a
bureau of information for the Ne
braska branch of the National
Defense league and all its energies for
the next three days will be turned to-
wards the. gathering Of information
tor the defense body, according to E.
X. Purcell of Broken Bow, chairman
OF the policy committee OF the con-
gress.
THE object OF the congress is to
secure information for the defense
league" said Chairman Purcell. "To
that end we have called together at
this meeting everybody who knows
anything that might be of help to
the league. We hope to bring out in.
formation that could not be gathered
in months and months BY a single
body, no matter how hard it worked.
The congress- is a sort of Sitting
committee. Information of all kinds
will come INTO the body from all di-
rections, and that which is good and
useful will be sifted out and handed
over to the defense league, that the
latter body may know just what it has
to combat and the weapons it has in
its hands.
Consider Many Subjects.
There are SO many subjects for
us to investigate that there will not
be sufficient time for all our commit
tees to make public reports. MANY
OF these committees will simply re-
port in writing in private, but the in
formation so picked up will be handed
to the defense league for its use.
The policy committee, which will
direct the congress, is composed of
the heads CT representative organiza-
tions of Nebraska and its members
were selected because they knew,
something for sure about matters
which are of great interest right now.
Some of them know about the
amount of corn in the elevators and
barns of The state, and others know
something about the amount of corn
planted this year Another wiliknow
something about the prospective
amount of corn next December. To-
gether, their information will prove
Of material worth to the defense
league,
"That is only an instance OF the
knowledge we seek. The congress is
going to deal in facts, not may
bes,'"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
Pure Food Inspector Makes
Big Bean Raid in Omaha

Just N time to provide an inter-
esting exhibit for the Conservation
congress, State Food Inspector E.
c. Kemble Tuesday morning con-
fiscated another lot of diseased
beans.
The beans were discovered at the
Northwestern y freight depot in
Omaha and were part of a consign-
ment to the Union Packing COM
pany. the balance of which were
confscated several weeks ago.
eve were glad to get these beans
right now," said the inspector. eve
want to use tnem as an exhibit at
the Conservation congress.
people have the idea that these
beans have become spoiled because
of defective storage. Such is not
the case. They became infected
in the field while under cultivation.
We can use them as a horrible ex-
ample to bean producers OF Ne
braska."
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
Count Won TarnoW
Reaches Rotterdam

Rotterdam, May 22.--(Via London.)
Count Tarnowski Won Tarnow has ar
rived here after an unevertful voyage
from the United States.
Count Tarnowski, whose ambassa-
dorship to Washington ended before
it begun, will leave for Vienna on a
special train tomorrow. At the same
time his fellow passenger, Admiral
Paul Won HIntze, dismissed German
minister to Peking, will entrain for
Berlin.
No submarines were sighted blythe
liner on which the German and Aus
trian diplomats travelled and none of
the party had any complaint to make
in regard to the examination of the
ship by the British authorities at
Halifax,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
five OMAHA men
UNDER BOND IN
CHADR0N Case
Conspiracy to BIackmaiI Is
Alleged in Complaint Filed
in Court by County Judge
and Prosecutor.

Chadron, Neb., May 22.)-Special
Telegram County Judge E. M.
Slattery and County Attorney E. D.
Critics filed in court here today conf
plants charging conspiracy to black
mail against Chief of Detectives Steve
Maloney OF Omaha and eight others.
Complaints were filed against the
fol1owingS
Stephen Maloney, chief Of detec-
tives, Omaha police force.
Harvey Wolfe, president of the
Omaha Detective association.
c. w. P,pkin, former police detec-
tive, its secretary.
Gus A. Tylee, detective
Phil Winkler, private detective.
w. S. Dolan, private detective, Chi
cago.
Allen G. Fisher, attorney, Chadron.
Charles |. Day, Chadron.
Louis K. Mote.
The complaint alleges that the de-
PENDANTS conspired to obtain the pres
ence of Mrs. R. Hood, young wife Of
Robert Hood, an aged and wealthy,
Chadron banker, and County Attor-
ney Critics in his office at 10 o'clock
the night of May IA, and that part of
the plan was to have three of the de-
PENDANTS, Philip iWnckler, Charles l..
Day and Louis X. Mote, enter the
office and charge misconduct between
Critics and Mrs. Hood.
The complaint further alleges that
Winckler, Day and Mote came to the
office, and found Mrs. Hood there
with Critics and with drawn revolvers
attempted to force each of them to
pay $500 and sign written acknowl-
edgements of misconduct.
1t is further alleged in the COM
plant that the purpose of these
acknowledgements was to prevent
the county attorney from completing
prosecutions of some of the defend
ants and to stop, him from again be-
coming a candidate for public Office.
The complaint also charges that
Mrs. Hoods signature was to be used
in an effort to obtain 81 900 from Rob-
ert Hood.
Philip Winckler was released on
$4,000 bond. Bonds for Stephen
Maloney, chief of Omaha detectives
and the other defendants were placed
at $4,000 for their appearance at
Chadron, May 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
GERMAN SUBSEA
Seen BY OFFICER
and FISHERMEN
Naval Patrol is Instructed to
Investigate Reports from
Hophanc Station and
MaChiaS.

Portland, Me-, May 22,-Persistent
reports current since war was de-
clared that a German submarine was
in New England waters were given
official recognition today. 1t was
stated by naval officer that new re-
ports had been received and that an
investigation was under way.
1t was reported to the naval sta
tions that after the sighting OF peri
scope a submarine was seen running
awash off Machias lat 6 o'clock last
night. This report was forwarded to
Boston and New Fork, but not made
public.
This morning three lobster fisher
men told Of having sighted what they
believed TO have been submarine,
and when their reports were carried
by newspaper men to the naval Off
Ger referred to above he admitted
having received earlier and similar
reports and said they were being
acted upon.
1t was learned later unofficially
that coast guard at Cross Island
had sighted the supposed submarine
and watched it for five minutes, when
it submerged.
German Sea Raider at Large.
New York, May 22.-Information
that the British naval officers believe
that a German sea raider escaped
from German pert and was at large
was brought to America today by an
arriving Belgian relief steamship.
The Belgian captain said his vessel
was fired upon by British cruiser on
May IS off the north of Scotland. The
relid ship halted and was examined
by the Briton.
The latter explained, the Belgian
captain reported, that the relief ves-
sci, which carries four masts, was mis-
taken for a four-masted raider which
was believed to have left Germany
under the guise of merchantmen.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
Newman Elected Captain
OF Aurora Guards

Aurora. Neb., May 2l.-(Special
Telegram AT the election of Off
GERS in Company H, Fifth regiment.
held Saturday and Sunday, O. NJ,
Newman was elected captain, w. E.
Dorland first lieutenant. Clyde Vida
man second lieutenant. Elgie Butte Of
Hampton was defeated by Widaman
by two votes for second lieutenant.
The First National bank of Aurora
has subscribed for 100000 worth of
the liberty loan.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
GERMAN ARMIES
SLOWLY YIELD TO
HEAVY PRESSURE
French Hold Positions Taken
Sunday Night Despite the
Shell Fire and Several
Infantry Rushes.

The German armies in France are
slowly yielding under the terrific
pounding TO which they are subjected
day and night. In the belief that
soon the iron German ring must
either break or crack, the allied CONF
manders apparently have abandoned
the policy of sudden thrusts and are
relying on a constant hammering over
a wide front.
Last nights actions on the French
front confirmed French possession of
the commanding high ground won in
the previous night near Moronvil-
Heres, in the Champagne.
The Germans thoroughly bonn
barded these new French positions
and they delivered several infantry at
tacks, but were> unable to shake the
French hold and>suffered considerable
losses. The French have enumerated
more than 1000 unwounded prisoners
taken in the fighting of the last few
hours i'll this region.
Russian Situation Acute.
Meanwhile the latest news from
Russia indicates that the crisis in that
country continues acute and the men,
ace that, Russia may either withdraw
from the entente or be plunged into
chaos still throws its shadow over
the future. Rumors persist that the
Russian radicals intend to attempt to
force reputation OF Russia's treaties
with the other members Of the en-
tente.
Spain and Sweden Restive.
On the credit side of the account is
the rising tide of indignation against
Germany in Scandinavia and Spain.
The anti-German faction in Sweden
has been powerfully reinforced by the
action of the Germans in sinking three
Swedish grain ships, in violation OF
their own agreement to respect the
safety of the vessels. .,s,
Spain is still awaiting reply TO
its protest over the sinking of the
Spanish steamer Patricio, also de-
stroyed while sailing under German
guarantee, and he tone of the Span
ish press is increasingly peremptory
in its demand that Germany be COM
PEELED to respect Spanish rights.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
Cruiser Chases Diver
Away from Its Victim

Paris, May 22.-The French steam
er Colbert, which was torpedoed in
the Mediterranean on April 80, was
on its way TO Saloniki.
The ship was struck by torpedo
below the water line and its engine
room was Immediately flooded. There
was nc sign OF submarine.
The Colbert sank in five minutes,
and after it had disappeared the sub
marine emerged and its commander
asked the name, description and des-
tination OF its victim. Before he
could get his information a French
patrol boat appeared and opened fire.
After four shots the U-boat sub
merged Just as seaplane appeared
on the horizon.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
Old Suit to Prohibit
Liuuor Sales Dismissed

Washington, May 21.-Suit to pro-
hibit liquor sales in Nebraska was dis
missed today by the supreme court.
Prohibitionists contended law
passed in 1855 made the state dry, but
state courts held that subsequent leg
islation had repeated the measure and
permitted liquor sales until new dry
constitutional amendment became eff
fective May !, 1917.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
War Risk Insurance on
Crews Lives Passes Senate

Washington, May 22.-The admin
istration bill appropriating $50,00,000
for the government war risk insurance
bureau and authorizing it to insute
lives of crews of American merchant
vessels was passed today by the sen-
ate. A similar measure is pending
in the house.
Reciprocal reinsurance in co-opera-.
ton with the allies i'll accepting war
risks on ships and cargoes also is
provided. The bureau made consider
able profits until January l. but large
losses have resulted from the German
submarine campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
Canadian Pacific Road
Buys Liberty Bonds

New York, May 22.-The Canadian
Pacific railway has subscribed for
100000 of the liberty loan bonds it
was announced today. Another mil
lion-dollar subscription came from the
American Brass company.
John D. Rockefeller also has sub.
scribed for another $5,000000 Of the
bonds, it was announced today. His
total subscription of $l0,O00,000 is the
largest recorded from a single indi-
yiduaI
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
Follows Political Fight.

w. S. Dolan, the Omaha detective
under charges along with eight others
o., being in blackmail plot at Chad
ron, says the trouble was grounded on
the political fight between Johnny"
Lynch and Mike Clark.
1--WE were making an investigation
for Robert Hood, wealthy president
of the Chadron Milling company,
with regard to the conduct Of Mrs.
Hood. During cur investigation our
men found Mrs. Hood visiting the
office of E. D. Cr:tes, county attorney,
at late hours. In an effort to get the
inside information, we sent up a wom-
an operative.
"For this work we engaged Elsie
Phelps of the Central Baths, 1906
Harney street. She was to get line
on Mrs. Hood by getting in with her
crowd and going to her parties.
Apparently Elsie Phelps was
friend of Paul Sutton OF the Omaha
police, to whom she conhded, and he
told "Johnny" Lynch.
Lynch was sore on us because we
did the work for Sheriff Clark that
put the Lake Side resort out of busi-
ness. The first thing Lynch did was
to send Sutton up there to slug our
game"
Charges Against Nine.
: Detective Dolan said he received a
long distance phone yesterday from
Chadron, telling him that he was one
of the nine men against whom COM
plants had been filed by County At
toney Critics.
1--WE intend to see the thing
through. We haven't got start on
| it yet" Harvey Wolfe, president OF
the Omaha Detective association,
said.
1--WE will set off some stuff that
will make the bunch sit up and take
notice"
Says It's "Frame-Up."
There's absolutely nothing to the
blackmail charge" Wolfe said. That
was frame up on US after Sutton got
to Chadron. Sutton first tried to get
US in bad by having Winkler, one of
our operatives, arrested for carrying
gun. When that hzzled, they
brought the blackmail charge. 1t was
all Sutton's work.
Detective Wolfe said the Chadron
millionaire was to pay his men 81
day and expenses.
Ben Baker, attorney for the de-
PENDANTS, telephoned yesterday after
noon that he would leage Chadron
in the evening and arrive here today
at Il o'clock.
"The blackmai charge is a trumped
up affair." he said
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
Training Station for
= Officers for the Navy

Great Lakes, Ill.,, May 22.--An-
nouncement was made today of the
establishment of a training course for
officers of the line at the United
States naval training station here.
Heretofore only enlisted men have
been trained here, 1t is expected that
the class will open with about twenty
men, most of them former masters
of lake vessels, we'll qualified enlisted
men or civilians who have had spe-
cial training.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
NEBRASKA ROADS
ASK Is PER CENT
RATE INCREASE
All Steam Lines in State Com.
bine in Application to State
Railway Commission y
for Boost.

Lincoln, Neb,, May 22.-(Special
Telegram. )-Railroads of Nebraska
combined in an application to the
state railway commission this after
noon for Is per cent raise in freight
rates.
This will not effect the raise in eff
feet on certain classes of freight from
jobbing points in Nebraska, but will
bring all other rates up to level with
the last summer rate and put all on
the same footing, although the rail-
way commission believes it will ex-
ceed the Is per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
McAdoo's Train
Is Late, Denver
Curtails Program

Denver, Colo, May 2l.-Rains in
western Nebraska and eastern Colo
RADIO today delayed the train on
which William G. McAdoo, secretary
of the treasury, is travelling to Dem
yer for an address this afternoon in
behalf of the liberty loan. With the
secretary due at AIS p. M, one hour
and forty-hve minutes behind sched-
ule, the committee in charge of ar
rangements curtailed the reception
program. Mr.. McAdoo will leave at
9:l5 o'clock tonight for Kansas City.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
Missouri to Observe
"Liberty Bond Day.

Jefferson City, Mo-, May 2l.-A
proclamation calling upon the people
Of Missouri to observe May rs as
Liberty bond day" and requesting
that mass meetings be held in every
school house in the state was issued
by Governor Gardner today. The gov
ernor urged that the meetings adopt
the slogan "a bond in every home"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
Germans Reach Agreement
With Austria on Poland

Berlin (Via Dondon), May Pit
is learned on good authority that
complete agreement has been reached
between Germany and Austria on the
Polish question, as the result of the
conference at great headquarters be-
tween Chancellor Won Bethmann Holl-
veg and Count Czernin, the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
Firms Ask Complete
Separation from Russ

Helsingfors, Finland, Monday, May
2l.-(Via Petrograd and London, May
22)-A congress of the Swedish po-
litical party, representing majority
of Finland's wealthiest aud most in
fluential classes, yesterday passed a
resolution favoring complete separa-
ton of the grand duchy of Finland
from Russia.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
Denmark's Losses IN Ships
Reach Total Of Hundred Fifty

London, May "a Copenhagen
dispatch TO the Exchange Telegraph
companys, says that since the begin
ming of war, Denmark has lost $50
ships through submarines or mines.
The destruction OF the ships has been
accompanied by the deaths of 2l0
Danish seamen.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
Leland Liner Lost
Off EnuIiSh Coast

Boston, May 2l.-The Leland liner
Coleman, 6,440 tons, was wrecked last
night on the south coast of England,
according to a cablegram received by
the agent Of the line here today. The
message said that the steamer, which
was carrying cargo of munitions,
grain, lumber and cotton from this
port, probably would be a total loss.
The cause of the accident and the
fate of the crew were not mentioned
The steamer with its cargo was valued
at S2,000000
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
STATE FOOD C0NSERY ALTON MEETING OPENS;
VR00MAN HERE, II AD00 SPEAKS THURSDAY
Blind Soldiers Mourn
Death of Their Patron

Paris, May 22.-Soldiers blinded
in the war held memorial services
today for the late Joseph H. Choate
of New York at the Lighthouse for
the Blind, which was founded by
New York men and women under
the leadership of Mr.. Choate. A
resolution Of sympathy was adopt
ed and forwarded to Mrs. Choate.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
Strike in Munition
Plants in Budapest

Stockholm, May 22.-(Via London.)
According to information received
here from a Hungarian source strike
has been continuously in progress in
all the Budapest munition factories
since May
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
President Signs Bill
Increasing Navy Strength

Washington May 22,-President
Wilson today signed the bill increas-
ing the enlisted war strength of the
navy to 10000 men and the marine
corps to 10000.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
Omdhans Report, Order
OF Day at Fort SneILing

Letters from Paul Burke and
Francis McDermott, both Of whom
resigned their positions as instruc-
tors at Creighton to attend the Off
GERS reserve camp at Fort Smelling,
report the order of the day in camp
as follows:
Rise. $40 Drill, l 80 to 1880.
ReveilIe, 5:25. Rest, 1880 to 5:i5.
Mess, o. Mess, o.
Drill, to Y. study, 10 10.
Mess, 12 to / :3O
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
-Four of the Russian
Commission in Country

New York, May 22.-Four men,
bers Of the Russian commission to
the United States. coming Of which
was announced some time ago, have
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-23
The Weather
For Nebraska-Fair and warmer.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
WARMER
Comparative Local Record.

Comparative Local Record.
1917. 1916. 1915. 1914
Highest yesterday. 5s rs 73 rs
Lowest yesterday. 80 55 4S 81
Mean temperature. As Sc 60 6S
Precipitation ..,....1.4s .07 90 90
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature. e........,.........,. g.
Deficiency for the day................. l6
Total deficiency since March I.......... IS
Normal precipitation ion.......... .13 inch
Excess for the day.............. 1875 inches
Total rainfall since March L.. 1877 inches
Exces since March 1............ AS inch
Deficiency for COR. period, 1918. 2,78tnches
Deficiency for cor, period. 1915. 2.76 inches
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-05
Postmaster General Burleson Has
Given Detailed Instructions to
All Subordinates Regarding the
New Law.
DROP LETTERS MUST HAVE
Two.cENT STAMP AFFIXED
Ruling Applies to Domestic Mail,
Mail to Canada, Mexico, Cuba,
Panama and TO Persons in U. s.
Military Service in Europe.
BY Associated Pre-"

BY Associated Prcn
Washington. oct i- Detailed in
structous to postmostcrs ON the in
creased lcttor mail rates which be-
come effective Novemucr 2. under the
terms oi tho war taA hiu. were is
sued today hy Postmaster General
Burlrsou
They apply to- ull domestic mail.
which Included mail to Canada Mex
leo. cuba Panama, the United States
postal agency go shanghai and an
persons Boz the military service OF
the United states boz Europe
Tho post office department issued
these Instructions.
osmastcrs shall on and after
November -. see that postage is paid
Jt the rate ct three cents AN ounce
or fraction thereof ON letters and
other FIRST class matter, except drop
leuor-; alI drop letters, that b., let
tors mailed tor delivery from the
office st which posted including
those for delivery rural cor other car-
rier~. of such office, are required
10 have postage paid on them M the
rate oi Two cents AN ounce ur frnc-
I uuu thereof Postal cards are re-
] uuiroi Geo have postage paid uu them
/ 20 the rbt, of Two cents AN ounce on
fraction thereof Postal cards must
/ have 90 one cent postage stamp az.
fNrl to them ir addition Co the one
/ cont stamp impressed ON such cards
Postcards Dpriyat" mailing cIrdsi
| hearing written messages must have
/ tVo cents postage prepaid on them
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-05
Commission Headed by Secretary
Wilson Reaches Phoenix Hoped
to Mediate and Bring About
Settlement of All Disputes
OUTCOME OF INQUIRY is
AWAITED WITH INTEREST
Efforts of Former Conciliators
Have Not Succeeded in Getting
the Two Sides Together; Min
ers Head Is on the Ground.


By Associated Prsss
Thuo"iN. NrIz Orl r While q
De- BOO Arizona. she commission wit
,ndo1Nor first 'p -,tuc aU cysriu.
Ha.r 'ruuur.- .u br mmoe district.
.. mediation" seated Secretary off r.a-
nor Wilson mead of the -pcc.I ow-
u.s-.uu appointed n. pr,s.I,rt VII
SON to investigate and act in lup,.
troubles OF ail kinds throughout .bc
.yo-j. which hoslu It's n1or- here f..
daE Tho COMMISSION arrived last
r.ghJ nd w,u ac boo Phoenix and 1t
other points Iu rho state for -omo
time. b. is expected.
Wm, success ,br commission nHt
haNo u bringing about mediation 1c-
tween striking wiuu- and mime oucr-
.tor- m this state is awaited wltl
interest mere Concuiators. appointed
Ny the department of labor and by
Pres dent Wilson. iI,o su flr hc,u uu.
IHl' t' G.i 'hr iau Sides % agree 'l
mediation.
Th. comm .I.H This moruiul called
t'H,alN upon ttuNcruur Campbell
".H Hl latter u..lptiprd lt ID lunch
co.. vt no'r' u the governor. n
rdd.'uH 'n the r, beers of th. COM
mission. rh'ro u.r. present 100 .N,
. luncheon Former Governor g. " 90
Hunt. ,uuui'Hrn rHwpa ly President
Wilson. 'nroH.nr John M.Br.d,
It. Iuns frurud of secretary Wilson
n. .uflH i...fHU. static food 4trl#rt.