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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-15
j. S. AIMS UNCHANGED,
AVOWS Mr.. LANSING

Pope Benedicts peace proposal had
not been received today by the govern
ment. but Secretary Lansing said the
summary as published by the Asso
ciated Press was substantially in
cord with the unofficial outline he has
before him.
There is no change in the first i'm
preston. that the allies certainly will
reject the proposal in its present form
and probably refuse to consider it at
all. There is a growing probability
that in making clear to the world their
refusal they will restate their war
aims.
In discussing the probable channels
of communication Mr. Lansing said that
as the Vatican was without diplomatic
status here the note would in all prob
ability come through some neutral en-
bassy.
Declining to discuss the war aims of
the allies on the ground that they
might change frequently. Mr.. Lansing
said there had been no alteration in
the aims or plans of the United States
since his speech at Madison barracks
Mr. Lansing declined to say whether
there had been any agreement with the
allies regarding the aims of the war,
but intimated that all We're in accord.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-15
One Unit From Camp 0rdway
Soon to Be Ordered South.
Mai. Heron Is Informed

Either Troop A of Cavalry or Battery
of the Field Artillery, from Camp
Ordway. on the old Patterson tract, is
likely to start in few days for the
cantonment at Admission. Ala
One unit from Camp Ordway is soon
Continued on Ninth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-15
British Success Yesterday.

British forces yesterday attacked the
German positions on a small section OF
the Belgian front and pushed the German
posts back across the Steenbeke river east
of the Ypres-Thourout railway. The Brit
isl, re-establshed their line on the eastern
side of the river.
The territory around the Steenbeke river
has been contested bitterly and the enemy
repeatedly enedavored to reclaim his posi-
tions on the western bank. Vigorous fight
ing continued here in the afternoon.
Elsewhere along the front infantry
movements have been OF minor Importance
THE heavy artillery on both sides. how
ever. continue in determined dues at vari-
Gus points, the Germans giving special at
tention to the Lens sector
German Attack Fails.
An attempt of the Germans Monday
night to rush British trenches north of
the Arras-Douai railway met with conn
Continued on Sixteenth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-15
1917 WHEAT CROP
MAY Be TAKENUP
FORU. S. ACCOUNT
Purchasing Corporation With
$50, ,OOO,0 900 Capital Formed
by Food Administration.
PLAN is TO BUY ENOUGH
TO KEEP PRICES STABLE
Commission to Fix Price of Wheat Is
Announced, With Harry A.
Garfield as Chairman.

Government purchase of enough Of
the 1917 wheat crop to stabilize prices
in the United States was forecast in the
formation today of s5O,o00,0oo corpo-
ration by the food administration.
The intention is to take over the en-
tire harvest if necessary to maintain fair
prices. The corporation will make all
allied purchases of wheat and flour and
thus will stabilize prices to the allies.
Through this arrangement, too, it hopes
to secure itself against any possible loss.
Agencies at Wheat Terminals.
The food administration will open
agencies at all the principal wheat ter
minals. carrying on its transactions
with the usual dealers. No commits
sion charge will be made except to
cover costs of operation. The price to
be paid for wheat will be fixed by
committee under the grain division.
headed by President Garfield of Will
liams College. This price the food ad
ministration expects to see maintained
Il
actions.
The corporation will be put under
the grain division of the food admin
istration. and its executive officers will
be the same as the officers of this divi-
sion, whose names were announced to-
day, as follows: Herbert Hoover, chair
man: Julius Barnes, Duluth. Mimi.
president: Gates w McGarrah. New
York treasurer: F.. G.. Crowell, Kansas
VT ,dxy-a rd 'ba hars
Chicago. transportation director. Cur
tbs H. Lindley, San Francisco. counsel;
j. w. Shorthill, York. Neb, secretary.
To Fix Price of Wheat
The personnel Of the wheat fixing
commission was announced as follows:
Harry a. Garfield. president of Will
liams College, chairman; Charles J.
the Farmers Union: William y. Doak.
Roanoke. Va. vice president of the
Eugene E. Funk. Bloomington, Ill.
president of the National Corn Associa-
ton: Edward F. Ladd. Fargo, N D..
president of the North Dakota Agri-
cultural College: r. Goodwin Rhett,
Charleston. S. c.. president of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States;
]. w Shorthill. York. Neb.. secretary
of the National Council of Farmers Co.
operative Association, James W. Sulli-
van. Brooklyn. n Y, of the American
Federation of Labor. and l.. J. Tabor.
GAINESVILLE. Ohio, master of the Ohio
State Grange.
Twelve men were named by the food
administration to represent the grain di-
vision at the various terminals. They are
Edward NJ Flesh. at st. Louis: NJ. II.
Houser. at Portland. Greg; c. B. Fox. at
New Orleans: II. Il. Irwin, at Philadel-
phia P. n. Ginder at Duluth; Frank l..
Carey. at Minneapolis George S. Jackson.
Lei; ard Oh
Chicago Charles Kennedy. at Buffalo
r A. levin. at San Francisco ID. F.
Peazzek. at Kansas City Charles T. Neal
at Omaha.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-15
Will Be Accorded Difference.

Because of their source the Popes
proposals are certain to be received
with degree of Difference and con-
sideraiion which would not be accorded
to similar communication from any
other source. even from combination
of neutral states.
This is the judgment of the diplo-
matte representatives of the entente
powers here today, after a close scru-
the news dispatches The embassies
and Legations generally have not yet
been advised by their foreign offices
of the movement
Preferential treatment of the propos-
ais is said to be certain above all
countries in France, essentially a
Catholic nation. although even in Great
Britain owing to the large Catholic pop
ulation, the document will command re-
spect.
There is no idea. however that any
marked change in policy will follow the
reception of the Pope's communication
On this point the diplomatic represent
atives of the allies are unanimous al
though it is admitted that in the more
or less argumentative replies that must
be made there may be some disclosures
of the war aims of the allied states
further than have already appeared in
the speeches and public utterances of
their officials. To that extent. therefore.
some degree of success may be claimed
for this latest effort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-15
Gen. Gather to Command.

Brig. Gen Charles u. Gather of Mary
land. who was here for long confer
ence with Gen. Barber yesterday after
noon. will be the brigadier general and
his headquarters will accompany him
south. He will be in command of the
camp at Admission pending the arrival
there of Brig. Gen. Barber and the divi-
sionak headquarters
Gen. Gather came here yesterday un-
der orders from the Department of the
East to confer with the New Jersey
commander and plan for the preliml-
nary work at Admission. which is to
come under his supervision.
Gen. Barber will designate later the
units that will make up the expedi-
tionary force to Admission. In the case
of New Jersey he will specify what
companies. troop and battery will go:
but it is possible that the selection of
these units in the other states will be
left to the brigadiers commanding, or
ders being sent them to specify the
unit organizations to represent their
commands in the initial movement
south.
Brig. Gen. Barber says the movement
does not necessarily indicate the imme-
diate or even early departure of the
other troops for the camp in Alabama.
He explained that the work of clearing
the camp and all such duties had al
ready been done, and for that reason
none of the engineers would be detailed
for that purpose. Opinion generally is
however. that the bulk of the division,
which is one of the largest in the coun-
try. will be moved south soon after the
arrival of the detachments under orders
just issued
Details concerning the commands of
the various provisional organizations to
be formed through the amalgamation
of these scattered detachments have
not been perfected. and they may not
be formed into provisional regiments
or organizations of lesser strength at
all. owing to the proba abilities of a
short interim between their arrival and
the departure of the other organiza-
tions from their home stations or con-
centration or mobilization camps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-15
British Official Report.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, August 15.-The Official
statement reads.
We attacked early this morning on
a wide front from the northwestern
outskirts of Lens to the Bois Hugo,
northeast of Loos
Our troops have carried the German
first lines of defense at all points and
are making satisfactory progress.
"A hostile counter attack east Of the
Cite ST. Emile was completely crushed.
our allies gained further ground
during the night northwest of Blk
schoote.
Hostile raiding parties attacked our
new positions last night east of Klein
Zillebeke, but were completely repulsed.
leaving fourteen prisoners in our hands.
The story weather continues.
Heavy rain again has fallen"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-15
Text of Pontiff's Proposals
Will Show Them Unaccept-
able, It Is Declared.
ALLIES MUST REFUSE,
THE GENERAL VERDICT
Noted That Appeal Comes 1mmedi-
ateiy After Galicia and Bukowina
Are Nearly Cleared of Russians.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 15.-Some of the
morning newspapers refrain from COM
menting on the Pope's peace proposals.
while those which discuss them editorially
base their genesis to Austria and either
reject absolutely or indicate the belief that
the text when received will show then to
be unacceptable. The Daily News. which.
although firm supporter of the allies
aims, has a decided pacifist leaning, says
that whatever reasons which hitherto re-
strained the Pope from coming forward
as an official champion of peace, the long
delay has materially impaired the ad-
vantages the Vatican originally possessed
for disinterested intervention.
TT is not our business to pass judgment
upon a policy which exhausted itself in
impotent sighs over the iniquities perpe-
trated in Belgium and imagined it possible
to extinguish the world conf1agration by
q succession of timid intrigues
the fact is-whether it is reasonable to
blame Benedict and his advisers therefor
poral and secular interest having so long
stayed his hands. it is impossible to ac-
cept the Popes Intervention now as die
tated purely by the desire which animateS
all good and all sincerely religious men
TO end a horror which is destroying Eu
rope.
The Popes proposals must be ex-
amined on their merits as strictly as
il made by Chancellor Hichaelis, Presi-
dent Wilson or Lloyd George"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-15
Terms Stated, Is Claim.

TO cherish any hope of this" says
the paper. "betrays a complete igno-
rance Of opinion of all the entente
countries and the United States They
all have stated plainly, emphatically
and repeatedly the only terms where
on they are prepared to consider peace
These terms are quite incompatible
with the telegraphed version of the
Vatican's proposals and there is not
the slightest prospect that the allies
will renounce or abate them. The whole
tenor OF the document bears the marks
Of German inspection"
The Post. expressing similar views.
says: To listen to a compromise be-
fore a guarantee is secured against a
repetition OF the ordeal through which
civilization Is passing is to betray all
sacrifice and suffering that have been
endured II the Vatican really is op-
timistic about the reception of its pro-
posais. the Vatican shows that it is en-
tirely out of touch with the sentiment
of the allies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-15
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP EDGE. Sea Girt, August 15.-
Movements of troops of the Sth Army
Division. including the District of Co.
lumbia, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, have been ordered by
Brig. Gen. Charles W. Barber of New
Jersey, provisional commander of the
division, upon instructions sent him by
the Department of the East at Govern
ors Island. Under the orders, a total
of approximately 1000 men from the
various contributing states will be en-
route to Admission, Ala, within the next
few days.
The order just issued direct the dis
patch at once of a brigade commander
and headquarters. one complete field
hospital, one complete ambulance COM
pany and either troop. battery or COM
pany from every regimental organi-
zation included in the division and in
Guiding the provisional brigade COM
prising two New Jersey regiments and
one from Delaware. a medical officer
and quartermaster also will be desig-
mated with enlisted personnel for these
respective commanders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-15
Says Allies Must Refuse.

The Chronicle refers to the traditional
intimacy Of Austria and the Vatican and
the Austrian courts intense desire for
peace, and adds:
The fact that the proposal comes i'm
mediately after expulsion of Russians
from Galicia and Bukowina will not es-
cape anybody who is in the habit of put
ting two and two together We may
assume that the Pope acted at Austria's
prompting. In any case the allies will
have TO refuse No other course is open to
them"
The Times while suspending final
judgment until the text is available
says the proposals as described in the
telegraph summaries are utterly in
admissible by the allies. 1t expresses
establishment at the Vatican's alleged
hope that the document will be favor
ably received and lead to the not dis
tant end of the war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-15
Chance of Doing Great Good.

The Daily News thinks it fairly clear
that the Pope's appeal was really in
spired by Austria, out maintains that If
his holiness can really persuade the bel
ligerents to state their conditions in
concrete terms he will confer a very
great. If belated, blessing on mankind.
and II he can further persuade Germany
to declare its willingness to restore the
independence Of Belgium, Serbia and
Rumania and withdraw from other in
vaded territories the door to peace will
TO negotiate on such a basis would be
almost unthinkable.
The Daily Mail does not comment edi-
torially, but in an introduction in its
news columns says the Popes proposals
are impossible and that the scheme Is
really Austro-German.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-15

The Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled
to the for republication Of all news credited
to II or not otherwise credited in this paper and
alse the local news published herein.
Al nghts Of republication Of special dispatches
herein also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-15
WEATHER.

Unsettled tonight. Tomorrow. part
ly cloudy: light variable winds.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest, 81. at
4:1O pm. yesterday: lowest, 81. at $50
am. today.
Full report on page 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-15

Sworn Net Circulation. Month of July,
1917. Daily Average. s7.545, sunday. s2,ssS
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
Bankers Slow to Organize
For Finance Production

Though the Conservation congress
in Omaha last week recommended
among other things that the bankers
Of the state organize to finance pro-
duction, banks in Omaha have done
nothing special along this line. Local
bankers say they understood this rec
ommendation to have particular refer
ence to the bankers out in the state,
and these are arranging to extend
loans wherever possible to farmers
and others who will use the money in
productive way.
The Federal Land bank of Omaha
comes in for particularly good serv-
ice along this line, since the law re-
quires that it make no loans except
to actual farmers, for actual produc-
ton on the farms, or for paying off
mortgages on the farms.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
King Ak Issues a
Call for Men Who
Will Do the Work

A new stunt. regular hair raiser,
is promised by the Ak-Sar-Ben man.
agement for the big show, the first Of
fifteen to be given on successive Mon
day nights at "the Den," at Twen-
tieth and Burdette, Monday night,
June 4. Gus Renze will not disclose
what the stunt is to be, but declares
it to be the best ever.
Rehearsal for the show Monday,
May 28, requires forty more volun-
teers, bright, hustling fellows. for a
working crew. 1t will be full re-
hearsal of crew as well as of the
chorus. .g-.
This show is to entertain the Me-
braska Dental association. Every
man in Omaha who wishes to see the
show and those that follow should
get membership button before June
4. Members can take as free guests
as many visitors who are not Omaha
residents as they may wish.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
Freckles and Blotches
Are Easily Peeled Off

II you are bothered with any cutaneous
blemsh, it's a poor plan to use paint,
powder or anything else to cover 1t tp.
Too often this only emphasizes the defect.
Besides. It's much easier to remove the
disfgurement with ordinary mercolized
wax. Applied nightly, the wax will gradu-
ally remove freokes, pimples. moth
patches, liver spots. sallowness, red
blotches or any surface eruption. The
affected cuticle is absorbed, a little each
day, until the clear soft, youthful and
beautiful skin beneath Is brought wholly
to view. Ask the druggist for one ounce
of mercoized wax and use this like you
Use cold cream. Remove in morning with
soap and water. Many who have tried
this simple, harmless treatment report
astonishing results,
II troubled with wrinkles or burrows.
q wash lotion made by dissolving an ounce
Of powdered saxolite in half pint Of witch
hazel. will prove wonderfully effective.
There is nothing better for drawing In q
baggy skin and improving the facial con-
Tour. 1t acts instantly and will not irri-
tate even the most sensitive skin.-Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
Omaha War News

There were no eniistments to the
Nebraska National Guard Friday or
Saturday forenoon, and but fifteen for
the week.
In explaining the reasons for the
lack Of enlistments Major Todd said:
"Thc people don't realize the seri-
BUSINESS of this war. We are too
busy, things are going too smoothly
for the people to realize the serious
ness of what we are up against. II
isn't lack OF patriotism, but lack Of
knowledge.
"One reason why we are not get
ting as many recruits as the regular
army is that II has many agents traS-
cling and soliciting for recruits. Post
masters are being paid $5 for every
recruit they induce to join.
There is an advantage to men en-
listing In the Guard because they as
sociate with home friends, whereas
in the army they are mixed with
strangers. Then again, we recruit
only for the infantry. The army
offers applicants a greater varied
service to choose from"
Thomas Graham OF the United
States National bank and Hugh
Graham OF the M. E. Smith company,
brothers OF Miss Mabel Graham, who
is teacher in the Franklin school,
have enlisted in the navy, Another
brother, George Graham, expects to
enlist soon.
Six navy recruits have been given
temporary employment in Omaha as
clerks and distributors of advertising,
through the employment agency con-
ducted by Ensign Rayley.
There is almost no sickness among
guardsmen at Fort Crook, according
to Major Birkner. He reports that
Companies A, B and c today finished
their second innoculation against ty-
phoid and that the headquarters, the
machine and the supply companies
received their third and last innocula-
tion Friday. Only the first innocula-
tion caused illness or soreness.
Sergeant Knobbs, Company B.
,sort Crook, who was run over by an
engine at the Union Pacific bridge six
weeks ago, is now riding about the
post in wheel chair. He Is able to
hobble about somewhat with the use
Of crutches.
Lieutenant E. L. Wilbur, in charge
OF enlisting men for the quartermast-
ers' reserve corps, reports that he has
signed up ffty-one recruits today.
Among the list are thirty-two chauf-
fcrs and ten clerks. There is great
demand for transfers, Lieutenant
Wilbur stated.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
Drive for Comfort
Kit Fund Sets the
Workers Over $1,000

More than $1,000 has been reported
to the Comfort kit" headquarters in
the Kennedy building by Saturday
evening and more was coming in all
the time. Mrs. Henry Doorley, who
under Mrs. J. T. Stewart I'd, was in
charge Of the SIS subscriptions, re-
ceived twenty from the following
men: John c. Wharton, Conrad
Young, c, N. Dietz, Elmer Redick,
Elmer Cope, Henry Doorley, A. H.
Richardson, E. H. Scott, S. S. Cald-
well, G. M. Hitchcock, A. L. Reed,
Frank Judson, w. T. Page, c. T.
Kountze, J. T. Stewart, I'd, S. B.
Johnson, Tyler Belt, c. c. George,
J. L. Paxton and Mrs. H. w. Marks.
Mrs. Will Zurns, who was at the
Omaha National Bank building, re-
ceived sol; Mrs. E. T. Swobe at the
Woodmen of the World building, $58,
and Mrs. John Lionberger $40 in
Dundee.
Little Jane Stewart, who solicited at
the Blackstone, received SIS, and Sam
Carlisle and Louis Metz, two Boy
Scouts, received SIS at the Grain Ex-
change.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
New Carrier System at
Beddeo's Is Successful

The Beddeo Clothing company,
l4l7 Douglas street, installed a new
cash carrier system which had its
tryout yesterday and proved very sue
cessful.
1t consists OF metal boxes carried
on an endless rope propelled by cleo
trio motor. There are four stations,
at the ladies' suit department, alter
atnon department, delivery Depart
ment and cashiers office.
1T is a great success" said Mr..
Beddeo. 1--WE have been almost
swamped with business on Saturdays.
We had to carry people up by ele-
vator to the cashiers Office and then
down again. Under the new system
they make payments on the first floor
and inside of ten or fifteen minutes
the carrier system has carried the
cash to the cashier and come back
again"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
Indian Gets Sixty Days and Asks
Judge to Make it a Year.; He Does

Joe Tebo, a half-breed Indian, after
being sentenced to sixty days in the
Douglas county jail by Federal Judge
Pollock for introducing liquor on the
Indian reservation, tip-toed up to the
judges desk and asked to be sentenced
to a year instead.
This almost unbelievable thing
happened in federal court. Judge
Pollock had just sentenced William
Snow to a year and a day in the fed
eral prison at Leavenworth, Kan, for
selling liquor to Indians. He told
Snow, who is sick, that he would have
good care there and, in fact, painted
such a pleasing picture of prison life
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
Red Cross Campaign Raises
$4,000 and $4,000 Members

The Red Cross membership and
educational campaign committee is
much gratifed with the results Of
last weeks campaign.
More than $4,000 was raised and
over $4,000 members obtained.
Although the drive for membership
is practically at an end, the commit
tee urges that every new Red Cross
member obtain one or more addi-
tional signers.
The committee reports that no Sec
ton Of the country has shown as
much patriotism in the great move
ment as Omaha.
The $4,000 raised is the same
amount as the American Red Cross
gave to Omaha at the time Of the
coronado.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
Conservation Meet the Best
Ever, Prof. Condra Says

"The conservation meet surpassed
all our expectations and was the
greatest ever" Prof. G. E. Condra,
secretary of state conservation and
welfare commission said today.
"We are greatly obliged to the peo-
pie of the state for the interest they
took in the affair. The people have
been true and loyal"
Prof. Condra said that the split in
the meeting was only trivial matter
after all. Everybody was working
for the common cause and in the end
we all pulled together"