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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-31
COMMONS APPROVES BILL
British Suffrage Measure Passes Sec.
ond READING.

London.-After ten days interesting
debate, which was devoted mostly to
the question of woman suffrage, the
house of commons passed the second
reading of the franchise reform, or
as it is officially known, "The repre-
sentation Of the people bill"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-31
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Wheaton track and to arrive, No.
1 hard, $2.67; No. / Northern, 1886; No.
2 Northern, $2.61. Flax-On track and
to arrive, $3.14.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-31
1ARLY250
.DIEINST0RM
Death Toll Of lorna
do Increases.
EIGHT STATES ARE HIT
Property Damage in Stricken
District Enormous.

Chicago.-The latest revised figures
On dead and injured in the storms of
the past three days in Illinois, Indiana,
Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennes-
500, Alabama and Arkansas show the
following dead and injured:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-31

Getting up i'll the morning with a
grudge against the world does not
worry the world and gets you in bad
all around the clock.
In order to leave footprints in the
sands of time you must have a certain
mount Of sand.-Philadelphia Record.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12
WARLEECHESAR
SPECULAT|NG IN
FOOD SUPPLIES
Food Administration Declares
1t Will Stop Extortion OF
Blood Money by These
ProfiteerS.

Washington, Dec. ll,-~Charges by
Food Administrator Hoover that
some dishonest wholesale and retail
merchants and food brokers have been
criminally responsible for good short
ages and rising prices were taken. un-
der investigation today by the federal
trade commission.
Victor Murdock will be in charge
of the inquiry, which will be prescott
ted with vigor and with all of the
trade commissions broad inSes-
tigative powers behind it"
Speculation in foods was declared
today in statement by Commissioner
Murdoch to have far-reaching results
in causing unrest, Unprincipled brok-
ers and dealers are said to order
goods beyond their requirements on a
rising market, believing they can make
money if prices continue to go up
and can at least prevent loss by re-
jecting the shipment.
A typical case was cited OF man
in Indiana ordering carload OF per-
ishables, say potatoes, from Mime
sofa grower. By the time delivery is
made prices have dropped and rejec-
ton of the car is made on a tlimsy
pretext. While a settlement is being
effected the potatoes are out of the
market, transportation is delayed by
failure to unload and sometimes the
food deteriorates.
81 am going to prosecute this inves-
tigation to the limit and bring any
violators to the sternest payment OF
justice" said Commissioner Murdock.
at is hard to find words to describe
prohteers who are doing business
along such lines at this time when so
many men are giving up their lives
for their country"
Net Blood Money.
"Such pernicious business practices
which net the men who follow them
a little extra blood money must be
stamped out at the start and kept
stamped out. ] am going to give my
entire time to this job if it is neces-
sary to get results and put some OF
these unpatriotic camp followers and
war leeches behind bars where they
rightly belong. SO far as am con-
ccrncd-4 do not think prohteering of
this character can be bettered by use
of feather dustcr; it requires a
club.
In this investigation | would like
every citizen to consider himself spe-
cihcally delegated by me to furnish
any information whicl, might be help
full in running down the type of food
profteers we are after"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12
HUGE AMOUNTS
FOOD SAVED BY =
WHEATLESS day
Reports of Nebraska Caterers
Show Enormous Quantities
Diverted to War Use; Let
ton JubiIant Over Result.

Meatless and wheatless days are
saving tremendous quantities of food
throughout the state. This informa-
ton comes in a series of reports from
200 restaurant and hotel keepers, who
have reported to John F. Letton, state
chairman hotels and restaurants.
Reports from an even 200 caterers
say that they have saved 1896
pounds of wheat -four since they be-
gan observing wheatless day. Two
hundred and fourteen report they
have saved 69,9o5 pounds of meats,
while l6l report saving OF 24620
pounds of sugar.
These figures give an average saw
ing of 227 pounds of wheat, $40
pounds of meats and 1S3 pounds of
sugar. Chairman Letton states this
average will maintain for all keepers
of restaurants and hotels, as those
who have reported and whose figures
were used for these computations are
thoroughly representative of the
state.
In the state, 1927 hotel and restau-
rant keepers have signed the pledge
card and are observing meatless and
wheatless days. Based on the above
average the saving in Nebraska by
observance of meatless and wheat
less days so far are:
Wheat -four saved, 294,4l9 pounds.
Meats, beef, pork and mutton, 422,-
S22 pounds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12

Were you ever arrested by a SOL
dier--a real, khaki clad United States
soldier-and escorted at the point Of
a rifle to headquarters to explain your
rude conduct to the commandant Of
the post?
You never were, you say? Well,
then, read this story Of Bee re-
porter's experience at Fcrt Omaha
the other day and be governed &C
cordingly. 1t was this particular re-
porter's first day on The Bee and he
didn't know the ropes" And in the
meantime don't lose sight of the fact
that all of Uncle Sans forts are we'll
guarded. No chances are taken, and
German spy would find it rather a
severe task to sneak into all army
post with a bomb and blow everything
to smithereens. yea, boz in the
classical language Of the high school
boys, Mr.. Spy would be undertaking
herculean task.
The Excitement Begins.
The other day when word was re-
ceived that the balloon house at Fort
Omaha was afre. caused by the cx-
plosion of gas bag, Bee reporter
and photographer were dispatched
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12

post haste to the fort to get the story
and photographs.
Upon their arrival there was much
excitement and the two newspaper men
walked bodily through the gate, past
the guard house to the balloon build
ing. While the reporter busted him
self in looking over the damage and
inquiring as to The why's and where
fores of the explosion and fire, the
photographer numbered his ma
chine and made ready to shoot" pic
lures of the scene.
Camera Man Ousted.
In less time than it takes to tell
it both men were placed under ar
rest and taken to headquarters. The
photographer explained the situation
to the officers, and after inspecting
his camera he wa. allowed to depart
with strict warning to never at
tempt to get picture of any part
OF the post again.
The reporter did not fare so we'll.
He was gently informed that he
would be detained at headquarters
until Colonel Hersey arrived, to
whom he could explain matters.
For two hours and half the re-
Continued On Page Five. Column One.l
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12
NEBRASKA MEl
IN SIGNAL
LAND IN FRANCE.
40eth Battalion, Composed Of
Bell Telephone Employees From
Several States, Report Ar
rival on "0ther Side"

Safe arrival in France Monday of
the 40Sth telegraph battalion, United
States signal corps. of which %
Omaha men, all employees of the Ne
braSka Telephone company, are men,
bers, was reported today in cable
grams received by telephone company
officials and relatives of some of the
men. Nineteen other Nebraska men
and two Council Bluffs men are also
members of the battalion.
Major F. w. McDougall of Daven-
port, Ia, is III command of the bat
talon.
The 40Sth signal corps battalion is
composed of Bell telephone employees
from this state, Iowa, Minnesota,
North and South Dakota.
Attached is list of the officers and
enlisted men from Omaha and Ne
braska and nearby Iowa points who
reached France Monday:
Omaha-F. B. Butt, lieutenant; A.
w. Huntzinger, 1ieuterfant; Philip M.
Mccullough, lieutenant; w. c. Hutch
.ison, lieutenant; Thompson d, Berry,
Thomas A. Clarke, Leeman w. Davis,
WARREN Fitch, Glen w. Gamerl, Glen
A. Gamble, Marshall B. Henson, NJ,
]. Hegarty, Roy Jeffrey, Paul r. Lam
born, Harry ]. Mooney, Ebert r.
O'Keeffe, Henry l.. Peterson, Joseph
L. Woodward, Robert L. Wood. Ed
win ]. Wehver, Leslie A. Williams,
Ray M. Wilson and Ray A. Young.
Fremont-William G. Leach.
Grand Island-Clinton S. Merry.
\ Hastings-Paul w. Garratt and
Clark L. Ryan.
Holdrege-Gust H. Florell.
Lexington-Carl Nicolarsen and
William A. Strauss.
Lyons-Welton P. Chard and Emil
w. johnson.
Marquette-Homer O. Pugh.
Minden-Andrew c. Byhrmann.
Nebraska City--Edgar Barratt.
Norfolk-Wiliiam Z. Eimers. Harry
F. johnson and Harold c. Mcdonald.
Randolpll--Tennis P. Coash.
Red Cloud--Paul F. Phares.
Schuyler-Alvin A. Little.
Shelby-Walter B. Jones.
Iowa-Council Bluffs, John L. Ber-
ryman and Julian Potter; Glenwood,
Virgil J. Moore; Hamburg, De We're
Jones and Harvey A. Station.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12
Reavis Back After Trip
Made to Hawaiian Islands

Washington, Dec. 1l.-(Sepcial Tel
egram. )-Represenative Reavis of the
First district is in the capital after his
jaunt TO Hawaii.
William Sloan, brother of Repre-
sentative Charles H. Sloan of Grass
range, Mont, but for many years a
resident of Geneva, Neb.. is in WASH
ington after a visit to his son, Henry
B. Sloan, who is confined to the mill
tary hospital at ,Greenpoint Brook
lyn. Young Sloan is a private at
Camp Mills, Hampstead, Staten ISL
and but, being taken i'll, was sent to
the base hospital in Brooklyn, where
he is recovering.
Martin Carrots of Bruning, Neb., is
in Washington.
H. F. Carson of Lincoln is in Wash
ington in attendance upon the Anti
Saloon league convention.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12
Coffee and Sinkers Haue Jitney
Advance Here in Way of War Tax

Ouch! Wow! Take up few more
notches in your belt, Mr.. Consumer,
for that abominable old pirate and
outlaw, General High Cost O Living,
is marshaling his forces. preparatory
to making another drive on the
trenches of humanity-or, rather, that
portion of humanity that partakes of
coffee and" for breakfast, an he's
goin' to make murderous onslaught
in the first line trenches-right in the
stomach.
Coffee and sinkers are going to avi-
ate a few aerometers-whateper they
are.
The epicure who in the past has in
dulged in the gastronomical feast of
coffee and "sinkers" for his daily-ex-
cept Sunday-breakfast, for which he
paid the small sum of one dime, is
very likely in the very near future to
be compelled to add another nickel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12
Aviatrix Seeks to Make
New Cross Country Record

San Diego, Gal, Dec. 1l.-In an at
tempt to make nonstop flight from
San Diego to San Francisco Miss
Katherine Stinson, aviatrix, started
from the North island aviation field
at sos a. IN. today. The air line dis
tance is 46l miles.
Miss Stinson few in a speedy type
OF triplane and expected to cover the
distance betwee. the two cities at an
average speed of so miles an hour.
In her effort to establish a new rec
ord for crJss-country flying in the
United States she intended flying in
land after passing Los Angeles, and
hoped to alight at the Preside mill
tary reservation in San Francisco
about 3:3t p. m.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12
WOMEN may CARRY
MAIL FROM OMAHA
POSTOFF|CE SOON
Loss Of Men Soon Will Compel
Tanning to Put Women
Into the Carrier
Service.

Women letter carriers will be seen
on the streets of Omaha before many
more months if the war keeps on
draining the men away.
I'VE will certainly put women on if
it becomes necessary" said Postmas-
ter Tanning. we have lost 80 out of
374 mail carriers and clerks in the
last year here in Omaha. About two
thirds of these have gone into war
work of one kind or another. The
others have quit because they can
make more money in other lines of
work now than they can in the postal
service" ....
1t is stated that the work can be
done as-,wen by women as by men.
This is particularly true of the work
of the letter carriers. Postmaster
Tanning recently weighed the mail
carried and found that the average
weight of letter carriers burden
when he leaves the postoffice to de-
liver mail is only a little pore than
20 pounds. This weight, of Course, de-
creases as he gets his mail delivered.
Hard Work Inside.
I'm the work of the office I per-
sonally do not favor the employ
ment of women" said Mr.. Tanning.
1T is strenuous work, standing at a
case and distributing letters and
papers for eight straight hours. As
letter carriers, however, they could
do the work.
employees of the postoffice have
now been placed in the third class
of the draft. That means they will
not be called to service for some
time. But there is no way we can
stop employees from resigning and
going into some other jobs where
they can make more money at the
present time.
"After the war they may be very
sorry they quite Uncle Sans service
but they don't see that far ahead now
And the result is that we are suffer-
ing serious losses because of the
postal service"
Women letter carries are already
at work in Washington, D. C., and
some other cities. Postal officials here
would not be surprised to receive or
ders any day for the employment of
women carriers and clerks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12

thereby making his meal cost him IS
cents.
+ Eveybody's doing it--that is, res
taurongs in other cities are--so it's
up to Omaha feeders of the multitudes
to do likewise, and the walls of pro-
test that will go up will reverberate
from the Gate City to the innermost
recesses of darkest Africa.
The raise hasn't come yet, but it's
coming, so you are admonished not to
be surprised some morning if your ia
vorite hasherette causes you to dig
for three jitneys where you dug for
but two before.
A number Of restaurant keepers
have figured it out to their own sat
isfaction that there's no profit in
serving coffee and rolls for 10 cents
at the present high prices of all edi-
bles and they have decided to make it
UP by adding war tax" of cents to
offset the wear and tear on the dishes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12
Government Opens New
Alaska Coal Mining District

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE opening
of a new coal mining tract in the
Matanuska field, Alaska, was an
nounced today by Secretary~Lane. A
branch of the government railroad
has been pushed to a point nearby
with the government ready to receive
applications for its lease and opera
ton.
Continuance OF these operations,
the Interior department believes, will
demonstrate the possibility of supply
ing fuel from this field for the navy
and for the Pacific coast. By next
summer the ra: road will be ready to
haul tonnage to Seward.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12
Woman Suffrage on
Calendar of Senate

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE consti-
tutional amendment for nationwide
woman suffrage was reported without
recommendation today by the house
Judiciary committee.
The Judiciary committee amended
the suffrage resolution to provide that
the amendment dies unless it is rati-
fed by the states within seven years
from the time of its adoption in con-
gress. This is the same provision that
the committee included in the pfohi-
bition amendment. The suffrage reso-
luton has not been voted upon in
either house, but it is on the senate
calendar.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated PFess.)
That the Germans, reinforced by
troops withdrawn from the Russian
front, are about to undertake in the
west the greatest offensive campaign
of the war, derived added significance
from Secretary Bakers references ir,
his weekly war review to the mass.
ing of German troops on the western
front and the expected attempt OF the
enemy to break the allied line. =.
Heavy German reintorcements have
arrived in France, it is believed in al
lied capitals, but where the expected
blow will fall is yet to be disclosed.
For the moment the infantry is in
active along the western 'front.' but the
artillery, and especially that OF the
Germans, is, very active in various
sectors.
On the British front the Germans
are bombarding heavily the positions
southwest of Cambria and east and
northeast of Npres. the two sectors
which have seen virtually all the
heavy fighting in the last few months.
From st. Quentin to the Swiss bor-
der Paris reports great enemy ar
tillery activity between the Oise and
the Aisne, in Champagne, northeast OF
| Verdun, and in upper Alsace. The
British and French cannon are reply
ing in Kind against the German posi-
tons.
Infantry fighting has stopped mo-
mentarily at least, on the Italian front
from Asiago to the Piave river. The
Austro- German effort to break
through between the Piave and the
Brenta failed with losses. The enemy
then reformed his shattered forces and
attempted to break through between
Asago and the Piave. He failed again
The Austro-Germans captured some
terrain. but without improving their
tactical positions and at heavy cost.
An apparently local attempt to cross
the lower reaches of the Pave has
been checked by the Italians, who re.
captured observation trenches taken
by Austrian soldiers.
Y Aviation Activities.
London, Sunday, Dec. 9.--The Off
cial statement on aviation activities,
issued tonight, reads;
"On Saturday rain prevented fly
ing until this afternoon, when GER
tain amount of artillery work and
reconnoitering was done. Our air
planes dropped bombs on hostile bill
lets and fired many rounds at ground
targets. Two of our airplanes are
missing"
Operations of the nature and ex-
tent indicated by the official British
communication almost invariably pre-
cede great attack. The preliminary
bombardment, designed to break
down the opposing defenses and clear
the way for the infantry advance, may
continue for a week or more, while
at the same time efforts are made to
clear the air of opposing navigators
to conceal the bringing UP of troops
and other preparations for the attack.
French and British statements also
speak of heavy artillery fighting at
many points.
London, Dec. 1.-THE Rotterdam
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
sends report that Count Czernin,
the Austro-H Hungarian foreign minis
ter, arrived in Berlin on Sunday. "a
Vienna message by way of Amster-
dam on Monday said Count Ger
nin's visit to Berlin had been can
celed because of his sudden ilness.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12

A brilliant night adventure was exc
cuted last midnight by the third bat
Italian of the 226th Arezzo brigade in
completely relieving threatened Ital-
ian position on the lower Piave river.
Most of this section is protected by
inundation, but the Austro- Hungar-
ians early yesterday succeeded in oc-
cupying a small bridgehead at Capo
Sile, few miles below Dona Piave.
The chief danger of this was that
it led to the Sile canal running to
Port Grande, with Venice a short dis
tance beyond. The Arzzo brigade
was ordered to clear out the enemy's
bridgehead.
BAYONETTED WHILE ASLEEP.
At 2 o'clock this morning the third
battalion threw out reconnaissance
party, which on returning reported
the Austrian camp asleep around the
bridgehead. The enemy camp was
taken completely by surprise and
could make no effective resistance.
The fight in the darkness was short
and terrible. What enemy troops were
not bayonetted and killed, were taken
prisoner and the last ,vestigae of the
bridge and bridgehead were de-
stroyed. The result of the operation
is that the only point seriously
menaced on the lower Piave hasbeen
made solid.
Rome Official Statement.
The text of the war office state
ment on military operations is as
follows: ..-
AT dawn Sunday the enemy by a
surprise action i'll force east of Capo
Sile (on the lower Piave) succeeded
in reaching some observation
trenches held by us on the left of
Piave, Vecohia and Agenzia Zuini
and in taking possession of them
after a hand to hand struggle with
the small, but gallant garrison.
Early last night in counter attack
we recaptured the entire position,
driving back the troops occupying it
and capturing IS of them. Numerous
enemy supports, which came up
pl ouipliys NSlC NiOiCully dLldCkeu
and put to fight, suffering severe
losses.
During this brilliant operation the
third battalion of the 226th infantry
regiment, of the Arrezo brigade par
ticularly distinguished itself.
"On the remainder of the front
there were. the usual artillery ac-
tions."
"The enemy fire was more insistent
south of Asiago, on the Col Della
Berietta and in the Monte Tomba
region. Our batteries shelled enemy
massee and movements here and
there.
"a battery of the royal naval, hav-
ing found the range OH a bridge
thrown by the enemy between Wan
clio and Chaicca, obtained a direct
hit on it, putting it out of commits
sion for a time, while a heavy traf-
flc of troops and transports was in
progress
"A french airman brought down an
enemy airplane."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12

REFUSE RUSSIAN LITERATURE
The Russians, he added, asked to
be permitted to send translations of
RAssian revolutionary literature to
Germany, and through that country to
other belligerents.
The German delegates replied they
supposed their government would
willingly consent to the sending of
such literature to England, France
and Italy, but not to Germany.
The Bolsheviki organ, Pravda, tos
day says:
"We are absolutely convinced that
if the German government tried to
impose disloyal peace upon Russia
the Russian front would blaze up with
revolutionary enthusiasm and defend
with arms the honor of the Russian
revolution.
IF the German imperialists sue
ceeded by violence in imposing an
onerous peace" continues the news
paper, 1T would only aggravate the
war on the other fronts and would
prove to the masses of England and
France that their governments were
right in declaring that. loyal peace
with Germany was impossible"
Kaledines in Control.
Stockholm, Monday, Dec. 1l.--A
proclamation of General Kaledines,
the Cossack leader, declaring that the
Cossack government has taken over
power in the Donetz region of south
ern Russia, is published in the Yuzhny
Krai newspaper of Kharkov, a copy
of which has reached Stockholm, hav-
ing escaped the Bolsheviki censorship.
General kaledines declares that the
Cossacks have the means of maintain
ing order and intend to use their
whole power to oppose the Bolsheviki.
The newspaper publishes sharply
worded protests against the Boles-
heviki from seven different army
corps. Turkestan is reported to be
mobilizing all men between the ages
ef 10 to IS who will be sent to
(Iashkent capital of that government,
TO fight the 3olsheviki who now COIL
troll the city.
Assembly May Fail.
Petrograd, Saturday, Dec. S.
Whether the constituent assembly,
the dream of generations of Russian
revolutionists, will open next Sun
day is still matter of conjecture,
although the national commassaries
today declared the day a national
holiday i'll honor of the accomplish
ment of the gathering for the first
time of representatives of 100000
900 people. to decide their own future
All the forces of Russia are center
ing on the assembly, the maelstrom
whence, will emerge stability or an
archy and probably peace of war.
The Petrograd Union for Defense
assembly today issued an appeal to
tNe people to defend their rights, but
the Izvestia. organ of the soldiers
and worknen's delegates N a long
editorial declares the present gov
ernment rather than the constituent
assembly is he real expression of the
will of the masses, THE enemies Of
the workmen's and soldiers dele
gates are putting their faith in the
constituent assemble" the Icevestia
Continued on Page Five, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-12
Canadian Soldiers Are
Barred from Drinking

Montreal, Dec. 11.-Orders have
been issued by Major General E.
Wilson, general officer command
ing, debarring any Canadian officer
or soldier in uniform from drinking
Intoxicating liquor in places of pub
lie refreshment in the United States.
An order along this line was re-
ceived from Ottawa today.