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Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
WATCH FOR BATTLE
NEAR Fl. HANCOCK
Villa Force is Reported at Mar
tins Ranch, Seventeen Miles
South of the Border.
U. S. PATROL INCREASED

Fort Hancock, Tex, March s.
American patrols aloag the interna-
tional border south o. here early to-
day had not seen any of the Carranza
troops from Juarez with which Gen
eral Jose Carlos Murguia expected to
engage the Villa command at the San
Martin ranch today. ".
Late last night the machine gun
company of the Thiry-third Michigan
infantry, in command Of Captain
Crossman, was divided and the eight
motor machine guns were sent to
guard the river fords near here. All
regular and National Guard troops
stationed here were held under arms
all night in readiness to repel cross
ing by the Villa rebels from the Mexi-
can side.
Signal rockets were seen on the
Mexican side of the Rio Grande late
last night by American army patrols,
who also reported having seen num-
Der OF camphres across the border, be-
lieved to have been those of the Villa
troops. At dawn today cavalry pa
trolls left here to scout, along the
border for armed bands on the oppo-
site side of the river.
A. Villa band otthirty men, in conf
mafd of Epifanio Holguin, was To-
Gated on the Mexican side close to
the border late yesterday, This band
was believed to have been engaged in
smuggling operations to get ammuni-
ton across the border for the Villa
command of approximately 400, which
was located at the San Martin ranch,
seventeen miles south of the line.
Holguin's band visited the San
Juan mine, owned by American min
ing men, seven miles south of the
border, Sunday, but took Jnly food.
Each member of the band was lead
ing all extra mount when seen at the
mine.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
LEARN FEW FACTS AT
BALC0MBE INQUEST
coroner's Jury Investigating
Death of omahan at Springs
Returns Verdict.
STATEMENT OF SLAYER

A coroner's jury yesterday, inyesti
eating the death of Urban Balcombs
of Omaha at Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Wednesday, returned the following
verdict:
Deceased came to his death from
a bullet wound through the left luns
aorta and out through the sixth-rib or
the right side, inflicted by Bee B
Smith with a .32 caliber automatic
Colts revolver"
The evidence OF all witnesses ex.
amined brought out few facts ia ex,
plain the tragedy. Witnesses agreed
that Smith ordered Balcombe to get
away, saying, I'VE don't want you
around here. I told you that before,
and as Balcombe came in towards the
stand he reached for the revolver and
fired at Balcombe's feet. The first
bullet split on the tile floor and was
DETECTED into the woodwork foot
above the floor, the second bullet
causing instant death. James Brill
of Cleveland, O., was the principal
witness.
Statement of Smith.
An Excelsior Springs newspaper
yesterday published the following
statement made by Smith Immediately
after the shooting: This is a terrible
thing l have done. hardly know
what made me do it, but this man
has been giving us trouble. He vas
in Excelsior Springs last year and
we were compelled to order him from
the place. He made trouble about
the place. He would take things off
the counter. ! never had any trouble
with anyone else. am sorry l did it.
| don't know why | had the gun. l
did not intend TO kill him. would
not kill anybody, but did not know
what he was going to do"
Take Body to Milwaukee.
Smith is in the county jail at Lib
erty, Mo-, where he refused yesterday
to make any statement . Charles Bat
telle, a brother-in-law of Balcombe;
arrived in Excelsior Springs yester-
day morning and left for Milwaukee
with the body iii the afternoon.
Prosecuting Attorney Ernest Sim
rail- filed a charge of first degree
murder yesterday afternoon and the
preliminary hearing will be held soon,
according to advices from Excelsior
Springs.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
MANY APPLICATIONS
ALREADY ON FILE
Total to Date Reported by Fed.
eral Land Bank Over
Two Million. y
NEBRASKA HEADS THE LIST

Applications for loans sggregating
$2,424,740 are already on file with the
officers of the Federal Land bank of
Omaha. These are from the forty
nine national farm loan associations
already organized in this, the Eighth
district. Their articles o. association
have been filed with the Federal Land
bank of Omaha.
Iowa has two associations, located
at Norwalk, Warren county, and Bel
mont, Wright county. These two
Iowa associations applied for $lls,-
500 in loans. r.
Nebraska leads the list, with twen-
ty-six associations already formed,
applying for grand total Of $780,
l66.
South Dakota, with fifteen associa-
tions, asks for $604,l80, and Wyoming,
with six associations, wants $33s,900.
The farm loan act requires these
associations to subscribe for stock in
the Omaha Land bank to the amount
of 5 per cent of the loans granted.
Upon this basis the amount Of loans
asked for will bring an accumulation
of $l2l, ,235 to the capital stock OF the
Federal Land bank as soon as the
loans are made. .....#
Praise Omaha Board. ,..
Washington, March S.-(Special
Telegram. commissioner W., A..
Smith OF the Farm Loan board, who
has charge of appointments, is en-
thusiastic over the manner in which
the chairman and directors of the
Omaha district have taken hold of
matters, and he expects District No.
g, comprising Iowa. Nebraska, South
Dakota and Wyoming, to do big
things.
They have not hampered the Office
in any way with foolish questions"
said Mr.. Smith, referring to the
Omaha board. 'They have made no
requests, except very legitimate ones,
and they have not started out by
loading themselves up with an Office
force that later will have 10 be dis
continued. ] like the spirit and
initiative of the Omaha board. They
meet my hearty approval" ..
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
WILSON EXPECTS
TO ACT ON SUBSEA
CRISIS THIS Week
Intimation Government May
Take Over Ships and Arm
Them as Auxiliary
Naval Graft.
EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE
Congress May Be Called in a
Few Days if Senate Revises
Cloture Rule. =
EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE
HOUSE MEMBERS WAITING

Washington, March 8.-lndications
accumulated today that President
Wilson is likely to act at any time
in the situation caused by Germanys
announcement of ruthless submarine
warfare. Although the president was
kept in bed by cold, it was said he
was still considering the subject.
1t was not made clear, however,
whether he will decide to arm ves-
sells, convoy them, have them taken
over by the government so they
might be armed as auxiliary craft or
to call special session of congress
to take up. anew the armed neutrality
bill.
In some administration quarters it
was believed the president is certain
t. act this week, but other officials
took the position that he would wait
until the senate has had an opportu-
nifty to revise its rules.
Mr.. Wilson has been advised that
he has sufficient power to arm Amer
lean merchantmen without waiting
for action by congress and some Of
hcials believe he will act on this 'ad-
vice forthwith. ...
VIII Call Congress Soon.
On the other hand, a strong senti-
ment undoubtedly exists in the admin
istration for the president to take ac-
ton along the line OF calling an extra
lsa "a nf tn mo- in thN
very near future.
Reports given to Me president agree
that the senate rules will be revised
quickly so that il an extra session of
congress is called it would be possible
to get prompt action on an armed neu.
trality resolutio a.
lnasmuch as there is general
agreement thar an extra session is
necessary some time before July !,
because Of the failur, of important
appropriation bills during the last ses-
sion, disposition was apparent today
among officials to advise Mr.. Wilson
to call an extra sess on at once and
get il over with.
Congressman Are Waiting.
More than a hundred members Of
the house Of representatives from the
middle and far west are in Washing
ton awaiting announcement by the
president as to whether he expects to
call an extra session of congress soon.
They fear that if they start for home
they may be intercepted on the way
by an extra session call and have to
return Immediately.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
Seventh Day Adventists
Incorporate; Debt Limited

With $1,000 set forth as the amount
Of indebtedness it shall be competent
to contract, the Twehty-seventh
Street Memorial Seventh Day Ad-
ventist church of Omaha has filed ar
ticles ct incorporation with the
county clerk. The incorborators are
John S. Rouse, president OF the Ne
braska Conference Association OF
Seventh Day Adventists; Anna Peter
S, n, secretary; Otto O. Bernstein.
pastor of the church, and Lucian b.
Johnson and Gilbert w. .Stahl, lay
men.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
PLANS CREATING
TONNAGE FASTER
Than IT IS SUNK
American Engineer Would
Build New Type of Motor
Driven Vessels Quickly,
in Great Numbers.
MAsTLEss AND sMoKELEss
Graft Would Not Present Much
of Mark to Submarines and
Be Easily Maneuvered.
EACH ONE THOUSAND TONS

New York, March S.-A plan
whereby cargo tonnage can be Great
cd in this country faster than Ger
many can sink it," has been devised
by F. Huntington Clark, an American
engineer, according, to an announce
ment here tonight before the joint
session of the Automobile Club, OF
America, the Aero Club of America,
and the Motor Boat Club of America
The new type of vessel, it was
said, could be built in great numbers
quickly, at small cost and by men Of
little skill. Each vessel would be
mastless, smokeless and of diminu-
tive size and would have such low WIS.,
ibility as compared with the great
steel ships now aAoat that it could
be seen by 2 submarine at barely
more than third of the distance at
which the 10000 ton steamships now
are detected.
Offer Smaller Mark.
In addition it was asserted, the
new craft propelled entirely by mo-
tor, would offer a smaller mark,
would be more easily unanswered i'll
event of an encounter, and because
Of its small draft of from eleven to
thirteen feet, torpedoes that ordin-
,arily would sink the larger vessel of
steel construction would pass idly
beneath it"
1t was estimated that 100000 tons,
or 1000 vessels of 1000 tons each
with a speed of nine knots, could be
built at a cost of $l0O,000,000 in a
year. These boats would be l85 feet
over all with -thirty-six foot beam.
The same amount of tonnage, with a
speed of fourteen knots, it was said,
could bd built for >$l50,0O0,000.
To Utilize All Yards.
Mr.. Clark's plai. is to utilize all Of
the coastal wooden ship yards which
now have capacity Of 250,000 tons a
year. To enlarge these plants, it was
asserted, would require nothing more
than the clearing of additional beach
or bank, the laying down of more
cheap wooden ways and the setting
up Of additional lumber planning and
saving machinery. The labor, he
contends, can be created from the
"Iawest material
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
DEMOCRATS ANGRY
OYER NASBY ORDER
Small-Sized Revolution in Con.
gress at Ruling to Apply
Civil Service.
LoBEcK Is oUTsPoKEN

Washington,- March 8.-(Special
Telegram. democrats are genuinely
angry today over the determination of
Postmaster General Burleson to place
all postmasters under the civil service
April /. OF course the president will
issue the executive order, but Burle-
son is the man behind the gun.
Representatives who have seen the
"over lord' of the Postofiice depart
ment in the last twenty-four hours on
the proposition have come away from
the Pennsylvania avenue building in
anything but friendly frame of mind
Some congressman have gone so far
as 70 say that the effect would be to
place in Office many republicans, while
others insisted that the merit system
was invoked for the purpose of draw
ing republican support for administra-
ton measures in the next house.
whose political complexion is so un-
certain.
In Effect April /.
Postmasters now in office will serve
out the four-year term for which they
we're appointed. but after April | the
president will fill each vacancy by
appointment of the man making the
| highest grade in examinations yet to
be arranged.
Congressman Lobeck, who had a
number Of appointments fail for lack
81 confirmation is one of those op-
posing the new departure.
Il am convinced that the merit
system as it applies to postmasters
should not be accomplished by execu.
tive order. 1t is a matter that con,
gress shoould decide, and | am one
of those who believe that the post.
master general is exceeding his pre-.
negatives when he attempts to take
from the congress inherent rights.
"A good postmaster, eminently sat;
isfactory to the patrons Of an Office
may not be able to pass a prescribed
examination of the civil service COM
mission or whoever is delegated tc
make the examination. For myself
/ think | am better able to Judge oi
the qualifications of a candidate fol
postofice in my district than any
civil service commissioner and | de.
mand that right"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
Offers Sons $40 a Month
To Serve in Army or Navy

Smith Center, Kan.,g March g.
Especial. THE fires OF patriotism are
burning brightly in this county, and
able-bodied young men are being CIV
Ell every encouragement to enlist in
either the army or navy. Yesterday
two of them, Orel Ssppenfeld and
Irving Elkins, left here for Kansas
City to enlist in the navy. Numer-
Gus other young men are planning TO
follow suit. Will Ford, father OF sew
eral sons, is encouraging them to see
military service and offers to put into
the bank $40 a month each for every
month they spend in either branch OF
the service. Each of the sons ex-
poets to accept his fathers offer.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
Farmers Warned Against 7
Selling Their Seed Grain

Washington, March 8.-Inventory
Of the quantity Of cereals of the 1916
crops remaining on farms March |
made by the Department of Agri-
culture and announced in its March
crop report today disclosed a material
reduction Of stocks as compared with
other years. Heavy exports of wheat
corn and oats to supply the warning
European nations have reduced farm
ers stocks. The high prices offered
for those cereals have been so tempt
ing TO farmers that the department
has issued warnings to farmers not to
part with their valuable seed and
thereby endanger the coming season's
crops.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
Union Pacific Blocked
BY Snow at Lookout, Wyo

Salt Lake City, March 8.-For the
fourth time the winter railway traf-
fc in the intermountain region was
prostrated today whe. blizzard
centering at Lockout, Wyo., is re
ported to be holding up FIVE west
bound train fer Ogden an Salt
Lake. Wire reports from tne vicinity
of the storm indicate that all trains
to the coast will be from fifteen to
twenty bouri late.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
Decision in Lead Land
Case Makes Precedent

Lead, S. D., March S.-(Special.)-
Robert P. Stewart, United States dis
trict attorney, has just received word
from the court of appeals Of the
Eighth circuit at St. Louis that the
case of the United States against
Carl Putin and others has been con-
hrmed by the court Of appeals. This
was the case which attracted much
attention throughout the country, by
virtue of the fact that under it the
government will now be able to sue
for damages where fraudulent entries
have been made and where the gov
ernment is otherwise prevented from
proceeding in equity to cancel the
patents. No announcement has been
made as to when the government ex-
poets to institute the actions, which
undoubtedly will be in wholesale
numbers, but wherever fraud has been
practised in the obtaining of lands
from the government these suits are
expected to follow for the damages
sustained by the government.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
;Favors Levy to Raise
100000 for New East
Wing Of State House

| -IFIUin II btHN OUIIeHpUHueHt'J
Lincoln, March 8.--(Special Tele-
gram. "A levy of sixty-seven hun
dredths of a mill, which will raise
about 100000 in the next two years,
was the recommendation of the house
finance committee tonight for the
building of new east wing for the
state house. The vote stood seven to
three on the motion to report the bill
out in that form.
This will leave the next legislature
the responsibility Of raising fund to
complete the building. However.
there may be an attempt to amend
the bill when it comes before the
house for consideration.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
President Wilson
Ordered to Remain
In Bed by Physician

Washington, March 8.-President
Wilson. who is suffering from a cold
taken a week ago and made worse
during his inauguration Monday, re-
NAMED in bed today by order of his
physician, DR.. Cary T. Grayson. No
engagements were made by the presi-
dent and he will rest as much as pos
sible during the next few days. \
DR.. Grayson said at noon that the
presidents temperature was above
normal and that absolute rest for
several days was necessary. The
president spent quiet night. The
prospects were that Mr.. Wilson would
have to remain in bed for several days,
although his condition was not seri.
Gus.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
Father Of Child Killed
BY Auto Awarded 1000

.Rawlins, Wyo., March 8.--(Spe-
cial. because his automobile ran
down and killed the 3-year-old daugh-
ter OF James Ferrero at Rock Springs
Wyo., Chris Jewel, wealthy Rock
Springs banker, must pay Ferrero
$1,000 This is the judgment Of a
jury in the district court here, the
damage suit for $4,000 instituted by
Ferrero having been brought to this
county on change of venue.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
Gold Imports Nearly
One and a Third Billions

New York, March S.-Gold imports
since January. 1915, reached a total
Of 81 ,30l 100000 with The arrival today
from Canada of $5,O00,O00 consigned
to ]. p. Morgan 4 Co. Imports for
this year amount to $l64,O00.000.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
Junior Infantry Unit -
/, For State University

Washington, March ga senior in-
fantry unit Of the reserve officers
training corps has beeh established,
it was announced by the War DEPART
ment at the state university, of Iowa.
A junior infantry unit has been au-
thorized for the University Of Ne
braska.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
Count Zeppelin,
Airship Inventor,
Dies Near Berlin

London, March 8.-Count Zeppelin
is dead, according to a dispatch from
Berlin received by Reuters Telegram
company. According TO Berlin tele-
gram transmitted by Reuters Amster-
dam correspondent, Count Zeppelin
died this forenoon at Charlottenburg,
near Berlin, from Inflammation Of the
lungs.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09
Four Persons Burned
To Death at Boone, la

Boone, Ia, March 8.-Four persons
are believed to have burned to death
in fire. at the Boone county poor
farm last night The missing are:
Fina Oberg, John Allen, Peter Pc
terson and Mr.. Becker, all inmates.
The loss is 100000.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March /,
and compared with the last two years:
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-09

Continued on Page Two. Column Three.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-21
In artillero americana
arrojO ina bolnba a
IN submarine
De esa nlanera IOgrO salvaf a la
tripuIaci0n del barco en- que
prcstaba sus services

FORTH SMITH. Ark, Agosto 20
TN artillero naval americana que
20 ~ercucntra prcStando Il scrTIcl"S'
como micmbro de una dc las trlpula-
clones dc Cuardia en- un barco mcr-
cantc. escribc a su madrc una carta'
IN la que le hace un relate dc una
emocionante aventura tenida 9 un
Submarine alcman. en- la IONA de que
IRA, durantc un viaje que dicho BARGE
hizo 4 mediados de Julio paSado.
Fl artillero dice que hacla nucTe
lias que habian salido de un puerto
americana. cuando rcpcntinamente
surgio un submarine a la SUPERHERO
del aqua, tan ccrca del vapor mel
cartc me este no pudo emplcar con-
ira cl cnemigo sus tubos lama torpe-
dos. nj su mortcro dc cubierta.
La t~ripulacion de guardia tampoco
.odia haccr uso dc ST. pieza dc art'-
ora para atacar al cnemigo, por 10
que Ia situacion era en- extreme pc
ligrosa para el vapor = habla que
tonar algura mcdida rapida y etec-
tiva. Uro dc los artilleros del vapor'
tu:o una luminosa idea que puSo en-
practical Embellishments. Cogio II
borba explosive de mano y Ia arroyo
con t4! precision contra Ct enemlgo'
Il al cstallar cause Ia destruction
del submarine que sc fuc d piquc ra-
pidamcntc.
Fl barco mcrcantc dc refcrnc.a
iba escoltado por IN ]cruccro, cuyo
nombrc sc guarda en- reserva, que al
dia siguientc al dc la avcntura dlcha.
fuc atacado por babor y cstlbor. 81
multaneamcntc, por dos submarines
enemigos. Les ]proyectilcs sin cmhar-
60. no hicicron blanco y dos dlspa-
ros del cruccrc a sus dos cnemIEos.
hicieron que los submarines sc SD
m~crgicran.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-21
Sc TOMAN PRECAUCICNES PARA
RESGUARDAR LA SECRETA-
RIA DE ESTADO 7 GUERRA

WASHINGTON. u. q. Agosto 20.
-rxtraordinar!as precaucIones fuc-
ron tomadas aver y hoy para guardian
las Secretaries dc Estado y dc Cue
IRA Y Marina, 10 cual ha llamado la
utcnci0n en- Csta capital. Los fun
cionarios fucron llamados Sobrctt!it
tianarios fueron intcrrogados sobro
los motives para adoptar medidas tan
cxtrcmas. respccto dc la v~igilancia
dc las Secretaries m~cHcionadas. ne
garon Que huhlcra raZ"n alguna para
tales prccauci0ncs. pCro Ia vcrdad Is
Iuc ~aiguraS personals Que tlencn PEI
MISC 0 on ricrtu mOdo derecho para
culrar lihrcment" en- los citadoS de
partamcutos. h2u SIDE obllgadaS 4 pro
scntar sUs passes II II puerta. y no So
10 este. Ejuo quo tamhien ticuCm que
naccrlo con los Crupos dc GuardiaS
q.c circular 1or los corredorc5 dc la
les oficiHaS. Hoy tucron aggregates
nucvc micmbroS. dc TODD uaiformc. Z
LIS fucrzas rcgularcs que Cormau la
po,icia del cdificio. TautaS precau-
Clones han ~provocado muchos comcu-
tar:os. en- vista de quo cl cdificio on
Cue SC Italian las e~Xpresadas Secre-
tarias Ia Gucdado practicamentc j.
randonado por u of;cialcS y por al
gunos dependencies que 10 ocupaban,
desdc los ultimos dias de la scmana
pasada.
NumCrosos rumorcs &c que los Cs'
! pias aIcmancs pudieran habcr obtc
nido alguHoS s~ecretos relatives d 10;
r2ovimientoS del ciercito 0 dc Ia MA
rina. han vcn!do circulando de ticmpt
! cn tempo, pero los Secretaries Ba
! ker Y Daniels. prcguntados sobre S
T, aigo de este habia paSado. han con
!estado cue n!ngIn Gocunento de "a
Ior Sc ha perdido dc niuguno de 10
legajos Y que estan SECURES de GU
radie tieue acceso 4 donde Sc guar
d23 los doc-me@tos de Importance