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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
DRAFT EXAMS ON
OMAHA'SLIST TO
START next week
Notices to Be Sent Out; Exam.
nations Come First and
Then Claims for Exemp-
tions viii Be Heard.

Local exemption boards will not
begin conducting examinations OF
drafted men before next week.
Official lists of numbers drawn in
Washington are not expected to reach
Omaha until Friday or Saturday,
Election Commissioner Moorhead and
members of exemption boards said,
After these lists are received no.
tices will be sent out to the quota of
drafted men in each district, of which
there are six in Douglas county
FIVE in Greater Omaha and one in the
country precincts.
Men in each quota will be exam
ined for physical defects which would
disqualify them from army service be-
fore any claims for exemption are
heard,
SWarms Of men who are unwilling
to abide by the oihcialness OF the
lists Of numbers appearing in the
newspapers visit the court house and
exemption board members daily. In
each case they are told the news
papers have printed the only lists
available to date. ...
Must Wait for. List,
Official verihcation of numbers
drawn cannot be made until the lists
sent from Washington are in the
hands of exemption officials. I'VE be-
lieve the official lists will show few,
if any, mistakes in numbers printed
by Omaha dailies on the day of the
draft" said the election commits
sioner.
Drafted men anxious to leave the
city on business beseige exemption
officials and ask for early hearings"
= "There is no such thing as an early
hearing" said Acting County Judge
Sundblad, chairman of one of the
exemption boards.
Anyone wishing to claim exemp-
ton must wait his turn. Positively no
claims for exemption will be heard
until after examinations are held"
No Early Hearings.
Several travelling statesmen who
were drafted say their employers are
holding off sending them out on their
territories until they find out how
they fare before exemption boards.
Other drafted men, temporarily out
of jobs, say they cannot get perma-
nent positions until they know for
sure if they are to be called for serv-
ice in the army.
"A drafted man, if he knows there
is nothing the matter with him, and
if he has no one directly dependent
upon him for support, might as we'll
get into training for the army, as far
as | can see" declared Acting Judge
Sundblad.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
WORK OF MORALS
SQUAD BLOCKED
BY new RULING
Police Judge Holds Beer Seized
in Raid Not Evidence and
1t is Ordered Returned
to Owner.

The work of the morals squad is
virtually at an end" exclaimed City
Prosecutor MCGUIRE yesterday in
his comment on the ruling of Police
Judge James M. Fitzgerald in a
liquor case"
Otto Borchert was arrested on July
70 and charged with the illegal posses
sion and the sale of Intoxicating
liquor. Officer Trapp had been or
dered to investigate the house at $40
North Seventeenth, Borclierts home,
against which a complaint had been
received at the station.
On the evening of July 10, when Of
fcer Trapp went to the place, he saw
Clinton Miller, an employe of the
Omaha Printing company, leaving the
house with package under his arm.
On investigation of the package Trapp
found it TO contain four bottles of
beer.
Seizes Store of Liquor.
The officer arrested Miller and
brought him to the central station
Then he returned to the house and en-
tered contrary to the wishes of Mrs
Borchert, whose husband at the time
was not at home. After entering the
house he telephoned for Sergeant Rus
sell and the morals squad and had
nineteen cases of beer and several gal
Ions of Iiduor seized.
John Morearity appearing for the
defendants held that the liquor seized
in the raid could not be submitted
as evidence in the case, as it was itself
illegally acquired by the officers. He
cited supreme court cases in which
the rulings held that officers were not
allowed to enter home forcibly and
search the premises.
MCGUIRE contended that the Of
hcers had a right to enter and search
the place, because he had seen the
crime being committed, namely the
sale of liquor to Miller.
Miller Owned Liquor.
Miller testified that he had taken
up his residence with Borchert in
March and that shortly before May !
he had purchased fifteen cases of
beer for his own use. These were de-
livered to 800 North Seventeenth
street, then the home OF Miller and
Borchert,
After May | Miller moved and
was unable to get an exprcssman
who would bring the liquor to his
new residence in the California apart
ments.
The testimony showed that Miller
had been in the habit of making
weekly calls to Borcherts home and
taking home with him enough beer
to last him short time.
The Judge held that Miller was
technical violator of the law, but that
there was no evidence on which to
convict either Of the defendants.
Borchert's share OF the seized liquor
was ordered returned to him, but no
disposition of Miller's was made.
"The only alternative we have now" >
said the city prosecutor, "is to pro-
vide the morals squad with search
warrants stating definitely the places
to be inspected" .'.-.'r
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
Treason Charge Made
AGAINST Broken Bow Man

Broken Bow, Neb., July Z4.--lSpe-
cial Telegram.)-B. R. Warbelton, a
blacksmith of this place, was arrested
this morning by Deputy United States
Marshal Carroll of Lincoln.
He is charged with making treason
able utteranccs directed against Presi-
dent Wilson. Several witnesses are
alleged to have heard the talk and
Sheriff Wilson reported Warbelton to
the government last Saturday.
Other investigations are now being
made and more arrests are expected.
Marshal Carroll will take Warbelton
to Grand Island today for preliminary
hearing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
Charged With Plot to ..."
Poison CITY Water Supply

Fargo, n. D., July 24.-Ihomas
Mathieson, an alleged member of the
Industrial Workers of the World, and
Ira l.. Louist, said to be a German,
were arrested last night on suspicion
of having poisoned the water in the
tank of the Moorhead (Minn.) water
works and are being held pending an
analysis OF the water.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
Body of Man Found
On Desert in Arizona

San Bernardino, Cal, July 24.-An
Arizona automobile license plate bear
ing the number, 5,oo7, was found to-
day in the sands OF the Mojave desert
near where the bod Of all unidentified
man was discovered by aut mobile
travellers. The man had been shot to
death. An abandoned automobile, be-
lieved to have been the property Of the
man killed. was found twanty aaiies
away = -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25

A lonely spot on the Dodge road
west of Dundee was chosen for the
scene of the holdup. The two ma
chimes, which followed one another
closely, were returning to Omaha
about o'clock Tuesday morning. The
bandit blocked the road with his car
and apparently was repairing it.
When the victims car approached he
stuck his revolver in the face of the
driver and gruffly ordered the oc-
cupants out of their car.
BANDIT HASTENS AWAY.
After the holdup the bandit again
entered his machine and drove rap
idly west.
L. f. Huppel, who was returning to
Omaha with his wife and a party OF
friends, was having trouble with his
car when the two automobiles of the
victims passed him. AS he was near
a farm house they requested that he
notify the Omaha police. The VIC
tins would not give their names, say.
ing that they did not desire notoriety.
They did not state the extent OF their
loss.
From the insulting manner in
which the bandit talked to the women
in the party they believed that he
was the same man who committed
the Sunday night holdups near Myn-
ster Springs hill, east of Council
Bluffs.
Police Start Search.
Two automobiles loaded with off,
GERS and detectives from the central
station led by Sergeant Samuelson
and Officer Francl rushed to the
scene. No trace could be found of
the holdup Car and careful search
of the surrounding country failed TO
reveal any clue as to their where
abouts.
A good description was secured of
the automobile in which the holdup
party was riding. 1t carried no Ii
cense number, but is believed to be
an Omaha machine. Additional in-
formation was received describing the
bandit and all Omaha police and de-
tectives have been instructed to watch
for him.
He is nearly six feet tall and
weighs about $50 or 1876 pounds. He
is about IS years old, was the judg-
ment of those in the robbed cars
Holdup in Council Bluffs.
Detectives and officers of the
Dodge Engineers, after searching all
day Monday, were unable to locate
the highwayman who Sunday night
held UP two automobiles, shot one
man and attacked one woman.
Twelve persons were robbed by the
fend and only the pleading Of the
husband and the cries of her little
children prevented his forcing him
self upon another woman.
Detectives made a general roundup
of railroad yards and hobo camps il,
a vain search for the bandit who held
up the Council Bluffs autoists. During
the afternoon Young and Wright,
accompanied by police detectives and
Captain Howard and Lieutenant Spet-
man of the Dodge engineers, visited
the Northwestern elevator and
searched among the hundreds of men
employed in construction work there.
The men were positive of their ability
to recognize the fiend. He was not
found.
Was Not a Stranger. !
The man was not stranger in
Council Bluffs. He at least knew the
location of the police station. Wright
was driving the car with the bandit
sitting beside him. He had directed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
DisIoyaI High School
Teacher is Dismissed

Clinton. Ia, July 26.-Despite his
protestations Of loyalty to the United
States, but opposition to the present
war and TO the draft system, ]. A.
Kalnin. teacher in tile commercial de
partment of the Clinton High school,
was discharged by the school board
last evening.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
British War Bill Seven
Million Pounds Daily

London, July 24.-Andrew Bonar
Law, the chancellor of the Exchequer,
announced in the House of Commons
this afternoon that for 1l2 days the
average British expenditure was
e6.975,000 daily.
The chancellor said the total ad-
vance made by Great Britain to- its
allies and its dominions was G1O23,-
100000
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
American Squadron
Visits BuenoS Aires

Buenos Aires, July 24.--Severe
measures of surveillance Of the docks
during the visit Of the American
squadron have been taken by the aY-
thorities here. The vessel will reach
port this afternoon. After welcom-
ing addresses, one of the first acts
of the visiting marines will be TO
leave wreath on the tomb of Gem
eral Jose de San Martin, the South
American liberator, and at the
statue Of Washington The Ameri-
cans have been given the freedom
of the city during their stay. There
will be numerous luncheons and
banquets, including one given by
leading men of Argentina, at which
ex-Minister Norberto Pinero will de-
liver an address.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
Alleged DisIoyal
Postmaster Under Fire

Washington, July 24.--Postmaster
General Burleson today ordered an
investigation Of Senator McCumbers
charges that the postmaster at Bow
man, N. D., was guilty Of disloyal ut
terances. Mr.. Burle in letter
to Senator McCumber said no re-
port on such acts had been received
by the Postoffiee department..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
Sentry Fires
at Mission

Louisville, Ky x w24.-A SEN
try guarding the Vhtonment dis
charged his rifle at the parade of
the Belgian war mission today
when the car leading the process
sion refused to heed his command
to halt. The rifleman fired above
the heads of the occupants of the
car. He was arrested.
The mission was about to enter
the camp under the guidance of H.
T. Kelsey, civilian, who was in the
first car directly in front of Baron
Moncheur, chief of the mission.
When the order to halt was re-
ceived he directed the chauffeur to
ignore it. The sentry promptly
fred over the car.
Military men declared the en-
listed man had been justified in fir
ing when his command was ignored.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
TRACTORS WORTH
A MILL|ONAT THE
FREMONT SHOW
Three Times as Many Acres to
Be PIoWed by Twice as
Many Exhibitors as
Last Year.

Fully $l,000,000 worth of power
farming machinery will be on the
grounds at the national tractor show
at Fremont August E to TO-
This is the estimate now made by
those in charge of the enrolment OF
exhibitors. Sixty companies will ex-
hibit machinery and fifty will exhibit
accessories, making a total of 110 ex-
hibitors, which is almost double the
number exhibiting last year.
Fully 100000 people are expected
to attend the show this year. This is
based upon the general interest shown
everywhere, on the normaEincrease i'll
attendance from year to year and
on the increased number of attrac.
tions this year. ....
Fremont hotels have been taking
reservations for some time and for
weeks Omaha hotels have been re-
ceiving kilograms reserving rooms for
factory men who will stop in Omaha
and go back and forth on the train
daily. 1t is the opinion of those in
charge that every hotel in Omaha
will be filled up during that time with
the factory representatives who will
sleep in Omaha and work in FIRE.
mont.
Three Thousand Acres.
Three times as much ground as
usual for demonstrating the plowine
has been leased this year. In former
years the demonstrations were made
on a field of 1000 acres. This year
5000 acres have been leased.
Henry Ford, his son and one oi
his engineers are scheduled to be al
the show much of the week. They
are to have a special Northwestern
car in which they will live while al
Fremont.
The Society of Automobile Engi.
neers is to have a big banquet
Wednesday evening of the week OF
the show.
Present indications are that l.00C
factory experts will be at the show
demonstrating. ...-. ..-,...-,
Fremont has already imported three
carloads of watermelons for the an.
nual treat to the visitors.
A wrestling match is to be staged
one night of the week esr
A battle royal between a half dozen
colored men is on the schedule and
the week is full with a program OF
sports generally.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25

Washington, July 24.-President Wilson today asked
Charsaan Denmsn the shipping board resign and accepted
the resignation of General Goethas general
Of the emergency feet corporation
Official announcement of the acceptance of the resigna
on General Goehas and Captain John B. White made
with publication of letter from President Wilson Chairman
Denan asking for his resignation and giving the presidents
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25

opinion that the only way to end the
row which has delayed the shipbuild-
ing program was for both Goethals
and Denman to be removed from the
situation.
Official announcement OF the ac-
ceptance of the generals resignation
was made today with the publication
of letter from President Wilson to
Chairman Denman saying he was con-
vinced that to accept the resignation
of General Goethals was the only way
10 stop the row which has been de-
laying the program.
Hurley Becomes Chairman.
Edward N. Hurley. a Chicago bus.
mess man and former chairman of
the Federal Trade commission, will
become chairman oil the shipping
board.
Washington L. Capps, chief con-
structor of the navy, viii succeed
General Goetfals as general manager
Of the emergency fleet corporation.
Bainbridge Colby of New York will
become a member of the shipping
board in place of Captain John B.
White, whose resignation the presi-
dent accepted. -
Wilson'S Letter to Denman.
In asking for Mr.. Denman's resig-
nation President Wilson suggested
that he would be glad to take the
same disinterested and self-forgetting
course that General Goethals has
taken"
when you have done as he has
done," the president wrote Mr.. Den
man, II assure you that you may
count with the utmost confidence
upon the ultimate verdict of the peo-
pie of the country with regard to your
magnanimous and unselfish view of
public duty and upon winning in the
retrospect the same admiration and
confidence that have learned to feel
for you"
President Wilson's action came as a
surprise Officials generally had
thought he would make further ef=
tort to patch up differences and divide
specifically between Chairman, Den
man and General Goethals powers
conferred on him by the shipping act.
Denman Acts Promptly.
Chairman Denman received the
presidents request for his resigna-
ton at noon and rendered immedi-
ately.
81 want to help the president in
every way possible" he said, and
never have questioned the wisdom of
his decisions"
Now Retired Officer.
General Goetlals in now back in
the status of retired officer of the
United States army, subject to any
duty to which the president may call
him. 1t is we'll known that the gener-
al wants to join the troops in France.
When congress appropriated $780,,
100000 for tie ship building, an at
tempt was made to specify General
Goethals by name as the man to have
charge of it and make his removal by
the executive branch of the govern
ment impossible. 1t was not success
ful.
Mr.. Denman is San Francisco ad-
miralty lawyer.
Differences between General Goeth-
ais and Chairman Denman over the
question of steel or wooden ships be-
gan Immediately after the general was
put in charge of the building pro-
gram.
General Goethals steadily opposed
the boards plan OF wooden ships in
large numbers, declaring that steel
construction was more practical.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
MILLION MEN
WILL Be SENT
ABROAD SOON
Call for Five Billion Dollars
More Indicates Equipment
of Big Army for For
eign Service.
BULLETIN.

Washington, July 24.-An Ameri-
can army of 100000 men for serv-
ice abroad at once, instead of the
100000 contemplated for the first
draft, is foreshadowed by the gov
ernment's request for all additional
SS,000,000,000 made to the senate f.
nance committee today.
The first million men are to
be made up of the first draft army
of 100000, the National Guard and
the regulars. 1t is improbable that
the first draft will be increased, but
the government is arranging it's f.
nances for other drafts without the
necessity of going to congress again
for money.
Correspondence of The Associated Press)
Washington, July "a. - Plans
worked out in congress for raising
war revenue were overturned today
by announcement Of forthcoming ad-
ditional estimates for war expendi-
lures aggregating more than $5,000,-
100000 pricipally in anticipation of
assembling a second army of 100000
men under the selective draft.
Secretary McAdoo, at a special
meeting of the senate finance commit
tee revealed that the war department
alone is preparing estimates to cover
additional expenditures of nearly S.
000,000,000 and asked the committee
to hold up the $l,670,000,000 war tax
bill until the estimates of all depart
ments are submitted. The committee
agreed to the request and pigeon
holed a report on the>measure which
it had planned TO submit during the
day.
More for Shipping.
The new estimates, including $780,
100000 additional for the shipping
board and $l00,000,000 for the navy
department are to be submitted to the
committee late this week. Then
there will begin another revision of
the war revenue measure, probably
resulting~in an increase of the bills
gross tax levy by from $350,000,000 to
81, ,5OO,OOO,0OO. Further credits may
also be authorized in the form of
bonds or Indebtedness certificates.
Besides the additional sums needed
for the American war program, Secre-
tary McAdoo told the senate commit
tee that the $3,000,000000 authorized
for loan to the allies probably would
last only until October and that about
$20O0,000,000 for their further assist
ance would be needed. Provision
for this, however, is not planned in
connection with the pending revenue
legislation. 1t probably will be con-
sidered at the next session.
No Recommendation.
The secretary made no recommen-
dation as to what part of the total
should be raised by taxes and what
part by bond issues or other credits.
1t wkas reported, however, that, the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
BANDITS WORK IN OMAHA:
WILSON DROPS GOETHALS

GERMANS ATTACK IN THE WEST-The Germans have
apparently entered upon well planned attempt to break
through the French line between Scissors and Rheims The
official reports from Berlin and London show fighting of
to east of Hurebe (2) The offensive also included
heavy assaults the French lines at Corbeny 3) and
Cerny (4).
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
MASKED RObBER HOLDS UP
TWO AUTOS FILLED WITH PEOPLE
AS HIS COMPANIONS LOOK ON
Two Men and Two Women With Hodup Joke Victims as
They Give Up Their Valuables in Lonely Spot
Police Have No Clue to Identity of
Hghwayman.

While his four companions, two and two women.
manned in the automobile laughing and joking about the vie
ms masked bandit at the point of held two auto
mobiles and relieved the occupants of their vauables.
All ordered from the and lined up alongside of
the road while the bandit went through their pockets.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
(Associatcd Press War Summary

Signs Of halt in the Russian re-
treat in eastern Galicia before the
advancing Austro-Gcrman armies are
largely wanting, but indications Of
stronger resistance in some sectors
are cropping out.
The Austro-German forces arc
pressing southwark in an effort to cut
in between the Russian forces on their
old line and the Dniester river, Sue
cess in which would spell disaster for
the Russian units until in this Sec
tor.
While Premier Kerensky, armed
with almost dictatorial powers, is
struggling to right the situation on
the Russian front the allied armies
in the west are holding the threat of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
BUILDER OF PANAMA CANAL
AND CHAIRMAN DENMAN ARE
. FIRED FROM SHIPPING BOARD

Executive Stops Row Which Has Been Delaying Construc-
ton Program by Dropping Both Heads of Factions
Edward N. Hurley of Chicago Becomes
Chairman and Washington L. Capp Gen
eral Manager of Corporation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25

MAJOR GENERAL COCKTAILS
Who has resigned as general
manager of the emergency fleet
corporation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
ALLIED DRIVE ON
WESTERN FRONT
NOW UNDER WAY
Unparalleled Artillery Action in
Progress in Flanders lndi-
eating Beginning of Ire
mendouS Drive.
BULLETINS.

Petrograd, July 24.--Stanislau is
being evacuated by the Russians, ac-
cording to tonight's official state
ment. The Germans have crossed
the Sereth river in the region OF
Mikulice (south of TarnopoD de-
feating Russian detachments. South
of the Dniester the Russians are
retiring eastward.
After the Russians had occupied
the German positions on both sides
of Dvinsk- -Vilnar the statement says
entire units retired to their original
trenches without German pressure.
"A number of units refused to obey
commands during BATE.
Berlin (Via London), July "a
An artillery battle of an intensity
never paralleled previously is rag
ing day and night in Flanders, the
war Office announces.
The German announcement in
dicates that in all likelihood the
expected British offensive is at
hand. 1t has been predicted that
the next attack of the British would
surpass any effort previously made
by them.
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-25
No Recommendation.

The secretary made no recommen-
dation as to what part of the total
should be raised by taxes and what
part by bond issues or other credits.
1t wkas reported, however, that. the