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Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
Naturalization Fees Break
All Previous Records Here

District Clerk Smith has just en-
joyed one Of the best weeks in his
official career, for naturalization fig
uers broke all records.
His books show that from Feb
ruary | to 9, inclusive, 1856 aliens took
out their first paper In this same
period sixty-nine second papers were
issued over naturalization desk"
this means that in less than ten days
$4l2 in naturalization fees has been
paid in.
The preceding banner naturaliza-
tion week was the six days before
the election registration closed last
fall. In this period the fees totaled
only $77, a mere bag o shells" COM
pared to the present rush for citizen
ship papers, following the break with
Germany.
The week before the primaries last
spring, produced naturalization fees
totaling $94.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
STUDY YOURSELF TO
NURSE ALL DEFECTS
Dean Fordyce Of Nebraska
Tells Men at "Y" How to
Perfect Bodies.
MUST TAKE AN INVENTORY

Have you found Your defect,
physical or morals"
III you have not, you are not ready
to start on the upgrade in manhood
This is the way Dean Charles For
dyce, dean Of the teachers college Of
the University Of Nebraska, ap-
preached his subject when talking at
the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton auditorium yesterday afternoon
on "a Young Mans Personal Ques-
tions."
"Five generations back you had
thirty-two ancestors" he said. Elf
teen generations back you had, not
thirty-two, but $4,000. From these
you inherited tangle OF forces that
go to make up you today. From one
you inherited perhaps strong body
From one you inherited love of the
beautiful. From another you inherit
ed weak eyes.
Keep Impulses in Check.
"You must make an inventory OF
yourself to see what stuff you have at
hand to make a man. | regret that
there is probably not one in the room
but who has impulses which. if al
lowed full sway, would devour every
noble impulse in YOU, These must be
kept in check"
Dean Fordyce gave his own case
as an illustration OF what could be
done in the way OF finding ones weak
nesses and guarding against them, He
said he had found by a study Of his
family tree that his great grandfather
had weak digestive apparatus, that
his grandfather likewise was afflicted,
that his own father had the same
trouble, and then that in his own case
he was bothered greatly with his
stomach so that he never knew well
day until he was IS years old.
"But | stand before You today in
perfect health" he said. THAT is be-
cause ! guarded and nursed this de-
feet all my life"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
Ambassador and Staff and
Over Hundred Other Amer
leans on Train Departing
From German Capital.
GIVEN CORDIAL sENDoFF
Travellers Are Bidden Wistful
Farewell by Their Country
men Who Remain.
SMILE ON ENJOYS FACE
Bulletin.

Bulletin.
Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. ll.--(Via
Paris. 1.-The American Ambassador
James w. Gerard, arrived at the
Swiss boundary at Schaffhausen at
o'clock this afternoon. He was met
by the American minister to Switzer
land. Pleasant A. Stovall, and repre-
sentativcs Of the Swiss army.
Berlin, Saturday, Feb. l0.-(Wire-
less Via Sayville, Feb. ll,)-James w.
Gerard, the American ambassador.
and his staff left Berlin at $40 O'Clock
tonight for Switzerland. Besides tho
embassy staff, ll0 other Americans
accompanied him.
The devastating was very cordial.
members of the foreign Office seeing
the ambassador off.
Mr.. Gerard will await instructions
in Berne before proceeding.
"Auf Wiedersehen on Broadway"
The train on which the ambassador
left Berlin consisted OF ten coaches.
Fully 200 Americans who are remain
ing in Berlin were on hand to take
leave regretfully of their countrymen.
who, after week OF tension, due to
strenuous preparations for leaving,
were somewhat distraught.
Goodbye. Judge" someone shout
ed as the train started, and Mr.. Ger
ard, leaning out OF the window OF his
car, replied: "Auf wiedersebeii on
Broadway"
The former ambassadors face wore
smile as he waited for the train to
depart and he expressed himself opti-
mistically with regard to further de-
velopments in the German American
situation. a
Diplomats Present
At the station Count Montgelas,
head OF the American section OF the
foreign Office, and Herr Won Pritt-
witz, personal representative OF For
eign Minister Zimmerman, were
present to bid Mr.. Gerard farewell.
The diplomatic corps was represent
ed by Polo Y. Bernabe, the Spanish
ambassador, who is to take over the
interests OF the United States; DR..
Thcotky, the Greek minister; Baron
Gevers, the Dutch minister, and the
diplomats OF the South American re-
publics, The military authorities and
the foreign Office assigned special off
GERS to accompany the train to the
Swiss frontier. where il is due to ar
rive at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
On the way to the frontier the train
will pick up score or more Ameri-
cans attached to consular Offices in
southern Germany.
Rests With Swiss Government.
The disposition Of the ambassa-
dorial train after its arrival in Zurich
rests with the Swiss government,
which is awaiting Instructions from
France. 1t is considered likely, how
ever, that the American party will
stay in Berne for few days.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
Austria Parleys With IS.
Over Mediterranean Travel

London, Feb. ll.--Reports from
Vienna, received at The Hague and
transmitted by the Exchange Tele-
graph company, say that the Austro-
Hungarian government is negotiating
with American Ambassador Penheld
over the question of allowing Ameri.
cans to travel unhindered in the
Mediterranean, hoping thereby to
avert severance of relations between
Austria Hungary and the United
States.
1t is not expected, the dispatch
adds, that the negotiations will sue
ceed, because Germany is adverse to
giving any pledge regarding Ameri-
cans on the ground that it would
weaken the blockade and Austria
Hungary is unable to give guaran-
tee without German sanction.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
7. R. Associated With Move
To Rear Monument to Cody

New York, Feb. ll.--Theodore
Roosevelt has accepted an honor
ary vice presidency in the Colonel w.
F. Cody Memorial association of
Denver, which will pay the late Buff
falo Bill the tribute Of America by
erecting mausoleum on top Of a
Colorado mountain peak, Lookout
mountain, to be rechristened Mount
Cody. Colonel Roosevelt was the
guest of committee representing the
memorial body and the United States
Boy Scouts, working jointly with it.
The memorial structure will include
statues symbolical OF episodes OF Buff
falo Bills frontier adventures, with
an equestrian figure of the late scout
as part of the design. In the crypt,
according to the committees plans,
will be placed material things which
were Colonel Cody's cherished pos
sessions-trappings, relics, rare paint
ings, souvenirs, gifts and collections.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
Edison Celebrates
Seventieth Birthday
In His Big Workshop

Orange, n. J., Feb. l1.-Thomas A.
Edison who was 70 years old to-
day, was the guest of honor at a
banquet given lin his workshop to-
night by more than 1000. of his en-
ployes and business associates. Let
tiers of congratulation and good will
were read from President Wilson and
many others OF note from all parts
OF the world.
Mr.. Edison went from his lsbora-
tory direct to the banquet. The in
ventor's employees and business asso-
ciates had been seated at tables which
filed room covering an entire floor
of the Edison workshop. A birthday
cake ten and one-half feet in circum-
ference and forty inches high was
placed in front OF Mr.. Edison. 1t
was aglow with seventy electric can
dies. In the center of it was figure
OF Liberty holding an electric torch.
Mr. Edison made brief speech in
which he thanked his fellow work
ers" for their loyalty and their re-
membrance of his birthday. He add
ed: Il feel fine and | am working
hard just now for my Uncle Samuel" ]"
A letter from President Wilson, ad-
dressed to the chairman OF the COM
mittee in charge, was as follows:
Il wish with all my heart that l
might be present to take part in cele-
brating Mr. Edison's SEVENTEEN birth
day. 1t would be real pleasure to
be able to say in public with what
deep and genuine admiration / have
followed his remarkable career of
achievement was an undergraduate
at the university when his first inven-
tions captured the imagination of the
world, and ever since then I have re-
tanned the sense of magic which what
he did then created in my mind. He
seems always to have been in the
special confidence of nature herself.
His career already has made an in
dellible impression on the history of
applied science and hope that he has
many years yet before him in which
to make his record still more remark
able"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
Edward McEacheron Dies Of
Rheumatism and Cancer

Edward McEachcron, aged 68
years, and for thirty years resident
of Omaha, engaged in the retail coal
business and located at Twentieth
and Lake streets most Of the time,
died at his residence, 1907 Writ street,
at 5 o'clock Sunday morning Of
rheumatism and cancer of the stom-
ach, after an illness of several
months. He is survived by his widow
and one daughter, the latter, Mrs.
Allene Mumaugh of Tobias, this
state.
Mr.. McEacheron was born in
New York and came to Nebraska
some thirty-fve years ago, settling
first near Ainsworth and then moving
to Rushville, subsequently locating in
Omaha
Mr.. McEacheron was a member of
the North Presbyterian church and
was one of its officers almost from
the time Of its organization. He was
a trustee at the time OF his death The
funeral will be held from the home
at 2 O'clock today. Burial will be at
Forest Lawn cemetery, and will be
private. The family has requested that
friends refrain from sending flowers.
The pallbearers will be:
]. C. weeth o. A. Scott
C. s. johnson J. H. Hughes
e. W. Lamareaux W. D. Percival
The pallbcarers have all been
friends and neighbors OF Mr.. Nc
Eacheron for more than quarter of
a century. The services at the house
and the cemetery will be conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Higbee, pastor OF the North
church.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
LITTLE MOTHER" Of
VOLUNTEERS TALKS.
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth
Tells of Her Work in Help
ing Former Convicts.
PERMANENT HOME HERE

Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth, who
with her husband founded the VoIun.
teers of America, known as the little
mother" to thousands of convicts and
ex-convicts in all parts of the coun-
try and famous throughout the world
as a woman preacher and prison
worker, spoke at mass meeting at
the Auditorium yesterday afternoon
on "Hope for the Hopeless"
Her visit to Omaha was under the
auspices of the local Volunteers OF
America, Major F. A. Mccormick in
command. Mrs. Booth spent busy
day here, arriving late Saturday night,
speaking at the Auditorium in the
afternoon and at the First Congrega-
tional church in the evening. She left
Omaha early this morning.
Real prison reform, she told the
fairly large audience at the Auditor
ium, isn't what the popular concep-
ton gives it credit for. Base ball,
movies. field days and what not is
only the froth on top OF the waye--the
real reform is instillng in the hearts
of the prisoners the spirit Of God and
bringing work to idle hands so that
they can save their minds and muscles
from degeneration and be able to use
them when they gain their freedom,
Mrs. Booth declared.
- No Profit to State.
Mrs. Booth asserted that no state
has the right to profit by the work of
prisoners while their families are left
in destitution at home. She said that
she hoped for the time when families
will get the earnings of the prisoners
and the men themselves will feel as il
they are earning their board and lodg-
ing The founder Of the Volunteers
critised sharply those who are op-
posed to the prisoners working.
Out of the $4,000 men whom Mrs.
Booth said have come to her direct
from prison, rs per cent Of them, she
averred, have made good" She de-
clared that only per cent of this
number went back to a life of crime
and landed in prison again. Each
prisoner, when he starts ser, ing his
sentence, should be studied and his
defects remedied; the men should not
be looked upon merely as a mass OF
convicts, was one of her suggestions
for real prison reform, Don't look
at them as bank burglars, forgers,
thieves, but as men," she said.
Mrs. Booth at the beginning Of her
address. declared that she was glad
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
Omaha Will Send
Men to Hear Bryan
Talk Against War

: New York, Feb. ll.-W. J, Bryan
is expected to be the principal
speaker at the anti-war demonstra-
ton at Washington next Monday
night under the auspices Of the
Emergency Peace Federation, it was
announced here today. Assurances
have been received, it was said, that
delegations will be present from
Boston, Buffalo, Rochester, Pitts
burgh, Cleveland, Chicago, Omaha
and other cities.
A check for 500 was received to-
day by the New York committee from
Mr.. Bryan, it was reported, to help
defray expenses. Announcement also
was made that Miss Jane Addams OF
Chicago had telesraphed that she
would organize a Chicago contingent
to go to Washington. Similar mes
sages we're said to have been received
from DR.. ]. H. Kellogg of Battle
Creek and c. H. Gustsfson of Lin
coin, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
Can't Make Bill LaaD
Because copyrighted

Sioux Falls, 5. D., Feb. ll.-R.
o. Richards of Huron prepared
and caused to be introduced In the
legislature at Pierre a primary law
he had protected by copyright. To-
day the elections committee Of the
senate reported it could do moth
ing with the bill because Of the
copyright, which would forbid its
publication as printed senatsp bill
for Nistribution among the Hem
bers. The Richards primary" act
was adopted by popular vote un-
der the initiative of 1912, but the
1915 session Of the legislature re-
pealed it. 1t was offered again
under the initiative In the 1916
election and defeated.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
OMAHANS WILL TALK
AT LINCOLN BANQUET
Young Mems Republican Club
of Capital City viii OBJ
serve Birthday.
SEATS MUCH IN DEMAND


Lincoln, Feb. l1.-(Special 1.-The
Young Mems Republican club ofLin-
coin will give its annual Lincoln day
banquet at the Lincoln hotel Monday
evening.
Norris Brown of Omaha will be the
orator OF the occasion and his sub
ject will be THE Text From Lin
coin"
Victor Rosewater, editor OF The
Omaha Bee will be another speaker,
his subject being Looking Forward
Matthew Gering OF Plattsmouth
will have for his subject "The Rosary
of Politics"
Representative Leonard A. Flans-
burg will be the representative
speaker from the young mems club
and will talk on Harmony"
The toastmaster will be former
Lieutenant Governor S. r. McLelver
OF Lincoln. -
The annual banquet of the club,
while a Lincoln organization, has
always been statewide affair and
seats have been at such demand
that it has been hard to fill the wants
and this affair will be no exception.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
KAISER CALLS A
MEET OF CHIEFS
ON U.B0AT WAR
Emperor Summons Chancellor
and High Army and Navy
Officials to Conference
at Headquarters.
MAY MODIFY DIVER FIAT
Possibility Of Parleys With
Neutrals Over Subsea Cam
paign to Be Discussed.
REPORT FROM AMSTERDAM

London, Feb. ll.-An important
conference at headquarters has been
called by Emperor William presum-
ably to discuss the submarine ques-
ton, says the Exchange Telegraph
company's Amsterdam correspondent
today.
DR.. Won Bethmann:-Hollweg, the
imperial chancellor, and high army
and navy officials will attend and it is
reported, adds the correspondent, that
the possibility of negotiations with
the neutrais for modifying the terms
OF the recent German memorandum
will be discussed.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12

Washington, Feb. 11.-One Ameri-
can Earl Rice, ships surgeon Of Port
land, Ore, was on board the British
India liner Manitoba, torpedoed off the
Irish coast, Feruary sb. Consul Frost
at Queenstown cabled the State de-
partment that the steamer was tor
pedocd without warning, but that
everybody escaped except seven Las
cars. -'
Sound Of Violent Explosion.
London, Feb. 1l.-Earl M. Rice of
Portland, Ore, ships surgeon of the
Manitoba, adm the only American on
board, was among the survivors of
the torpedoed steamer, who arrived
in London today. He gave the Asso-
ciated Press the following account Of
the sinking: f
"The first we knew was the sound
of a violent explosion, which shock
the ship from end to end at 10 p. m,
on Thursday. The sea was fairly
rough, but the ship maintained an
even heel and excellent order was
preserved. Captain Chavas immedi-
ately ordered the boats launched.
Seven Lascars Killed,
Seven Lascars were killed by the
explosion. The remainder OF those on
board were unhurt. Everybody got
safely into teh boats with the excep-
ton of the captain, the chief engi-
neer and the wireless operator, who
were to follow us later.
Nobody had yet seen the subma-
rinc and everybody in the boats was
peering into the haze in vain effort
to catch a glimpse OF the te1l-tale
periscope. An hour and half after
the torpedoing the captain, the en-
gineer and the wireless man got the
wireless working and began sending
out S. o. S. calls giving details Of the
position.
Reply Is Instant.
"The reply came almost instantly,
but from an unexpected quarter. The
submarine, which evidently was lying
off in the SAFE two miles or so away,
picked up the wireless and began
shelling the Manitoba from 1000 yards
distance, meanwhile approaching at
full speed so that the range rapidly
decreased. Some of the shells were
loaded with shrapnel, which burst
about the Manitoba, injuring the life
boats. We had returned close to the
Manitoba, but the sailors now tried to
increase the distance from the sub
marines target. Fortunately, nobody
was hurt by the shells.
Boat Plainly Visible.
"By this time the submarine was
plainly visible to everybody. A cool
headed passenger on my boat took
out notebook and carefully marked
down cross every time the subma-
rine fired. His record shows tina:
forty-seven were fired.
"The submarine was within 200 or
800 yards Of the Manitoba when an
unidentified vessel began to loom up
on the hazy horizon. The subma-
rine's commander decided that discre-
tion was the better part of valor,
closed his matches quickly, submerged
and disappeared, to the unspeakable
relief of US all. The new arrival
proved to be a British slooP, which
gradually picked up the survivors.
"We were in our boat about six
hours. The Manitoba sank in the eve
ming"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
Sea Disasters Yesterday

London, Feb. l1-Lloyds' ship
ping agency reports the Italian
bark Luiginag Of 100 tons,
aground and total loss. The cap
tain and ten men were lost. Five
men were saved.
The British steamer Sallagh has
been sunk, Lloyds' shipping
agency announces today.
This may refer to the British
steamer Salaga, of 3,sll tons gross,
owned by Elder, Dempster & Co.,
of Liverpool. 1t has been in the
British government service. No
steamer Sallagh is listed in avail
able records.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
J. C. weeth o. A. Scott
c. $. Johnson j. II. Hughes
e. W. Lamareaux W. d. Percival
Representative Liggett
Weds Lincoln Teacher

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 1l.--(Special
telegram - Representative George
Liggett OF Seward county was mar
ried this afternoon at the Lincoln
hotel, to Miss Charlotte Zumwinkle
OF Utica, who has been teacher in
the Lincoln High school the last three
years. Mr. Liggett is a banker at
Utica and is serving his second term
in the legislature.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
British Capture
One Mile Of Teuton
Trenches on Somme

London, Feb. ll.-British troops
last night captured German trenches
on front OF more than three-quarters
Of a mile in the Somme line, consti-
tuting what is characterized as a
strong system" lying north OF Beau
mont-Hame1,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
Elephant Grass Now Used
For Making Print Paper

Correspondence Of The Associated Press.)
London, Jan. 30.--A folder sent
here by the Uganda railway, printed
on good paper, contains a note to the
effect that the paper is made from
elephant grass, which grows in abun-
dance in British East Africa and
Uganda.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
Perhaps After the War the
Women Will Do the Proposing

Correspondence Of The Associated Press.)
London, Jan. 20.-Speakers at a
suffrage meeting here were of the
opinion that women will have to pro-
pose after the war, because many
men will hesitate to come forward
owing to their being cripples.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
Mang Real Bargains

Many Real Bargains
in used pianos and
other musical instru-
ments are listed in
Today's Want-Ad
Section
Some Of them may be
had for less than the
original price.
Save money by read
ing them now. y
Phone Tyler 1000
competent ad-takers
at your service,
You are as close to
The Bee Want-Ad Dept.
as your phone is to you.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
The Weather

Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Hour DE
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12

tContlnued ON Page Two. Column Tvo)
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-12
ONE AMERICAN
UPON MANITOBA
AMONG SAVED
Ships Surgeon, From Oregon,
Survivor of Grew of British
Vessel Sunk by U-Boat
Without Warning.
SEVEN LASCARS VICTIMS.
He Describes Experienced
Vessel Torpedoeod I
German Submarine. ~
BLAST FIRST HE KNEW
SEVEN LAsCARs VICTIMS

BLAST FIRST HE KNEW
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-05-16
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05
ROAnFRON II ANO
IS BEING FOUGHT.
Las Cruces Wants It
Through Las Cruces; OPP
pose Road Straight Here.

Advices received from Santa Fe show
that representatives from Dona Ana
county are opposing a road from Ala
mogOrdo TO New man. A bill was in
trOduced by senator Baird, OF Otero
county. making this proposed road a
state highway. Las Cruces and Dona
Ana county people take exception to
this measure. holding that the route
to El Paso should be by way Of Las
Cruces. through the Organ pass. This
route would be so miles further than a
direct route along the railroad from
AlamOgordo. and would pass through a
large section Of country in Otero county
where road building is exceedingly DIFF
fcult.
Otero county favors both roads, but
is solid in its support OF the direct
line, every precinct in the county hav-
ing endorsed the same at a road con-
vention held in AlamOgOrdo, when
proposed highway system was laid out.
There are several towns on the direct
route in OterO county, while the road
to Las Cruces only passes through one
settlement in rs miles ! further ad-
vantage from the standpoint of tour
would run beside the railroad, where
water and gas and assistance in the
event of a breakdown. could be easily
secured Then the long. hard pull over
Organ pass is eliminated
FL PasO To Help.
4 meeting OF the good roads commit
tee of the FL Paso chamber Of com
merce was held at Hotel Sheldon
Monday at noon to take such steps as
might aid AlamogOrdo in getting the
bill through the New Mexico legisla-
ture creating the highway Otto
Tinkelpaugh. secretary of the Alamo
gordo commercial club, who was pres
ent, asserted that the road would be
built. whether as a state highway or a
county road. but it was desired to
make il state highway. The commit
tee agreed to do what il could to have
the legislature pass the bill for a state
highway.
The committee also passed a resOlu-
ton asking the chamber of commerce
to appropriate money for signing the
various roads into FL PasO, it being
stated that every city of Importance in
the southwest has signs making the
roads except FL Paso.
Present at the meeting We're chair
man Adrian Pool W. G. Roe. Max
Moye. G. A Martin. r H Rinehart.
Walter Butler, G B. Stevens and Mr..
Tinkelpaugh