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SEIZED AS TRAITORS
AFTER RIOTS IN IOWA
z Endicted--Patriots Fight
Pro-Gsrnlon Mobs.

DAvENpoRT, Ia, Aug. 2.--Federal
agents engaged In running down viola
tors of the espionage law have made a
number OF arrests in this state. Several
indictments speedily followed. The
agents have concentrated their efforts
on Davenport and Iowden. and several
confiicts between mobs opposed to the
craft and patriotic citizens have oe-
CURED.
Daniel II. Wallace, a lecturer and a
confessed deserter from the British
army; Frederick Vollmer, brother OF
Henry Vollmer, former Iowa Representa-
tive In Congress: Earl c. Willis, Charles
Weise and A. H. Miller to-day were
indicted by the Federal Grand Jury In
yestigatlng espionage cases Several
hours later the indictments OF DR..
Henry Matthey and his nephew. DR..
Walter Matthey, followed on charges of
conspiracy. DR.. Henry Matthey went
to Europe at the start of the war and
served two years as a surgeon in the
German army.
Arrests were made at Lowden by
Federal agents. All the prisoners
are charged with treason. The arrests
followed the riot of last night. 1t Is
expected many others will be arrested,
Among those held are William Cold
stein, a travelling salesman, who was
terribly beaten by enraged citizens Tor
reasonable utterances.
United States Marshal Moore hurried
from Cedar Rapids TO Lowden. He as
serts that the little town, with a popu-
lation of 700, Is n hotbed OF sedition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-03
''Sun" Tobacco Fund
Continues to Soar
pERHAPS the mercury will take

pERHAPS the mercury will take
a slight tumble to-day, but if
so it will be going in the direc-
tion exactly opposite to that
taken by THE SUN Tobacco
Fund. The fund passed the
S32, 900 mark yesterday, follow
ing predictions, and that was
only a starter. It's going now
with an impetus that nothing can
check.
The graduating class of the
Washington Square PLAYERS
School of the Theatre is going to
give a special production for the
fund at the Comedy next Thurs
day and Friday nights. Every
penny, afte q few necessary ex-
penses are paid, will be used in
buying smokes for the Sammies,
And patrons will see a bully
show.
The boxes in the Schultz Cigar
Stores are still receiving coupons
and certificates. With every GER
tifcate the fund gets a boost.
The fund has no agents and no
solicitors. Everything is volun-
tary. The story on the second
page tells of the progress yes
terday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-03
DRY AMENDMENT HELD UP
BY DEMOCRATS IN HOUSE
Party Caucus Decides to Consider Only War Measures
at Present Session-Vote Likely to Wait
Until December.

handicap itself, although that IL with
out precedent. The Harding clause pro-
v!des that this article shall be inopera-
tive unless ratified within six years
The impression Is that the prohibition
amendment would not become part OF
the Constitution unless so ratified. The
fact is that II will become a part OF the
Constitution IL ratified after the time
limit but will be imperative, This
promises long years OF litigation"
Three Courses open.
Three courses were open to House
prohibltlonists to-day. They could
attempt to bring about another Demo-
cratic conference and force the party to
permit the prohibition bill to be brought
up at this session. they could attempt
to bring pressure to bear on the Rules
Committee to introduce a special rule
under which the prohibition bill could
be brought up or they could arrange
with the vets for a definite day soon
after the opening of the next session
when the bill might be voted on.
The latter course appeared to-day to
be the more probable. 1t In well known
among the House members that the vets
were able to put one over" on the drys
at the Democratic conference, In which
III was agreed to take up nothing but
WHr InHtteTS curing lHe sebslOH' LHc
liquor forces, anticipating that an ef-
fort would be made to use the war as
a reason for passage Of a nationwide
prohibition bill, deliberately planned the
action taken by the conference, 1t is
said.
The men responsible for that action,
therefore, would not permit another con-
ference to be held, and House prohibi-
tionists have about given up the attempt
to force II.
Prospects of a special rule from the
Rules Committee, under which the Shep-
pard bill may be taken from the Ju-
dietary Committee to be brought before
the House. are exceedingly slim. AL
though a majority of the committee
members are prohibltlonists the Demo-
cratic members feel bound by the con-
ference agreement.
Although no definite action has been
taken in the matter 1t seems likely that
the House pFohibitionists will adopt the
easier course of reaching an agreement
for a vote in December or January, soon
after the House meets for the regular
session OF the Sixty-fifth Congress.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-03
Newlywed Slackers
Cannot Escape Army
U/ASRINGToN, Aug. a.

U/ASHINGTON, Aug. a.
W Provost Marshal General
CrowdeT sent a telegram tonight
to Governors of all States which
is relied upon to check in some
measure the present rush to Sc
cure exemptions on the ground
OF recent marriages. II read rs
follows:
"The selective service law
does not require discharges in all
cases of technical legal depend
ency, but only permits discharges
where, in view of dependency, a
discharge Is advisable. Local
boards may well hold that mar
riage hastily consummated re-
Gently, and especially one con-
summated by q person after he
has been called to present him
self for examination to determine
his fitness for military service,
does not create q status Of de-
pendency in which it is advisable
to grant a discharge.
at is to be expected that local
boards will exercise this full dis
cretion in cases where they are
convinced that unscrupulous per-
sons have thus violated the prin-
ciples of the selective service law
in the hope of escaping a duty
that is rightly theirs and of pass
ing that duty to some one else"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-03
HURRICANE RAvAGEs GERMANY
Crops suner severcIy-VeEetabI
Are Disappointing.

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 2.-The frontier
correspondent of the Hdndelsbldd reports
the vegetable crop in Germany is a
great disappointment.
A hurricane Sunday did great damage
in the whole of western Germany. MANY
buildings were destroyed, thousands OF
trees were uprooted. field and garden
produce everywhere suffered enormously,
cereal crops were beaten down and de-
stroyed and fruit trees were torn up,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-03
License Provision Made.

The commission may require the fol-
lowing handlers Of food products to be
licensed Operators OF storage elevators
for wheat. cold storage establishments,
meat packing houses, farm machinery
factories, fertilizer manufacturers. or
any person not n retailer who Is en-
gagged in the business of handling any
of these products. Then II the commits
sion finds that there Is any unfair prac-
tice in any trade detrimental to the pub
lie interest in dealing by wholesalers or
retailers the commission may make
rules to correct such unfair practices
and II they are not corrected the COM
mission may forbid the continuance of
the business and direct the Attorney.
General to proceed to restrain It.
The commission IL empowered to reku.
late the service OF meals In hotels and
restaurants and other public places, as IA
done in Canada, where meat Is pro.
hibited on Tuesdays and Fridays and
bacon is permitted only at breakfast.
Any city I'm case of famine or emer.
gency may purchase food with municIpa
funds and sell the same to its inhabitants
n the state Food Commission consent,
in writing
The rules OF the Food Commission arr
given the same effect as law, and a ylo
lation is made misdemeanor punish
able by 1ne OF not less than 500 ant
not more than $1,000 or by imprison
ment of not more than ono year or b,
both fine and imprisonment. II the VIC
latlons be by corporation, II shall b,
subject to the fine and the officer OF tn,
corporation involved shall be subject Il
| the same punishment as an individual.
/ Hearings on this bill will commenc,
before the War Committee at . o'clocl
| Monday afternoon and continue on Tues
| day and Wednesday The Legislator,
will meet Wednesday night TO consider
| the bill.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-03
AID IN FLANDERS.
"surgicaI Teams" Help British in
Treating wounded.

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND BEL
GIUM, Aug. 2.--America played a small
hut important pert In the battle of
Flanders. a number of American Sur
gical teams" brought to the front from,
the base hospital by the Director General
Of the Medical Service, worked side by
side with their British allies in caring
for the wounded.
Each team consists of a surgeon.
anesthetlst, nurse and an orderly They
have been doing excellent work.
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42O AIRPLANES LOST
IN JULY IN THE WEST
Germans Suffer Most, With
29I Machines Brought Down.
Special Gable Despatch TO The Sun from tAe
London Times.
Copyright. 1917, all rights reserUed)

(CopVriOht. 1917, all rights reserUed)
LONDON. Aug. According to an offi-
clal statement to-day 420 aeroplanes
were lost on the western front In July
The Times admits that these figures are
inexact, owing to variations in the
French and German methods OF an
nounclng air losses. The months losses
are tho third highest OF the war and
compare with 392 for June. 713 for May
and TIT for April
The July losses are divided among the
belligerents as follows: German ma
chimes. 291; Allies, 1923, of which so
were British. although this figure prob
ably is incomplete. The British bagged
247 German machines. the French 35
and the Belgians o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-03
s2,5OO,OOO Loan to Belgium.

WAsHIHGToN. Aug. "A loan Of
S2.500,000 was made by the United
States to-day to meet the immediate
needs of the Belgian Government. This
is in addition to the SAT, 900, 900 credit
established some time ago. under which
$500. 900 is being advanced monthly,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-03
HEROIC WORK IN AIR.
British Fight In Flanders Only
Few Feet Above Ground.
By tho Associated Press


BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE AND
BELGIUM, Aug. 2.-The work done by the
British air service In Tuesdays offensive
has not been surpassed in efficiency ana
spectacular features since the war be-
gan. More unfavorable weather for
aerial operations could hardly have been
selected. At dawn, when the infantry
advance began, the whole country was
blanketed by thick, low lying clouds. and
by afternoon rain had begun to fall.
Despite these tremendous disadvan-
tages huge squadrons of British planes
led the advance into the enemy territory
and not only maintained constant con-
tact with their infantry but flying at
such a low altitude that they were often
only a few feet from the ground they
carried on a destructive warfare OF their
own with their machine guns. Many
fights occurred between the rival pilots,
but the Teutops were completely out
classed both in numbers and skill and
were forced to retro at most points after
losing six machines.
Fight OnIy Fifty Feet In Air.
The majority Of these air battles were
at q height OF 200 feet or less, and In
at least one instance the two opposing
pilots battled to within fifty feet OF
the ground, at which height the Ger
man side slipped and crashed to the
earth.
The British planes were under con-
stant and heavy fire, particularly from
rifles and machine guns, owing to the
low altitude at which they were flying
but through all this hurricane OF lead
and steel all but three came safely
These are reported missing. and there
is no indication OF what befell them.
Wonderful herolsm was displayed by
the British alrmen, who performed re-
markable deeds, One typical instance
will indicate the nature OF the impor'
tant work they carried out. A British
aviator crossed the Ypres salient just
as the infantry attack began at dawn
For a time he patrolled the roads anc
canals, now and then running thu
gantlet OF enemy fire at height oi
thirty feet In order to secure informa'
ton for the guidance of the infantry.
During this patrol work he came to q
German airdrome. Owing to the early
hour only one enemy was stirring out
side the shed. and he paused in hi
ablutions only long enough TO satisfy
himself that the plane above him wal
apparently one Of his own.
The British airman circled low and
dropped a bomb squarely on one OF the
sheds. This brought numbers OF Ger
mans tumbllng In a panic from the
buildings. He turned his machine CUR
on them, and. circlng about the field
bombed two other sheds with disastrous
effect. All the time he kept up a steady
stream OF machine gun fire at the Ger
mans, a number OF whom were killed oil
wounded.
The Teutons finally got a machine
gun into action against him. but h'
dived and at twenty feet silenced It with
his own gun Having put this gun ou
OF action he circled the field. firing will
his machine gun through the doors o,
buildings nt the huddled enemy within
At one time his machine actually
touched the ground.
Leaving the alrdrome the Britis.
aviator attacked two German mounted
IN
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The Demo-
cratic party to-day appeared to be the
chief obstacle to passage Of the national
prohibition bill in the House. Democratic
House leaders professed to md in a
party caucus held at the beginning Of
the session. in which II was decided to
take UP nothing but war legislation. an
insurmountable obstruction OF the pas
sage Of the Sheppard resolution adopted
yesterday by the Senate.
Vets declared that only a personal
appeal from President Wilson for House
action would cause the caucus to re-
verse itself. This was not expected.
Representative Webb, a dry leader.
said that under the agreement by his
party he felt he could not push the pro-
hlbltIon bill at this session, and that
nothing was left but for him TO arrange
to take UP the bill at the next session In
December.
Representative Harrison of Mississippi,
another dry leader among the Demo-
Gratis and a member of the important
Rules Committee, said there was nothing
he could do but wait.
MAJORITY Leader kitchin is understood
to be opposed to another conference, as
he does not desire TO reopen the fight at
this time, especially when there Is a
chance that the Congress will adjourn
soon.
Harding Clause Assniled.
Representative Randell In a abatement
to-day charged that the friends of ma
tional prohibition had been fiimhammed
by the liquor lobby in the constitutional
amendment adopted In the Senate yes
terday. "A jollification was held by the
liquor representatives in a certain room
In the Willard Hotel last night" Mr..
Randell charged. Levi Cook, n liquor
lobbyist, wears an amusing air OF per-
feet contentment. Boies Penrose in my
presence the other day announced with
much enthusiasm that an agreement
had been reached to vote on the pro-
hibition amendment And now comes a
well defined rumor that Senator Har-
dlng's famous six year clause was really
written by the brewers attorneys
The joker Is not in the six year
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LACAzE QUITS FRENCH CABINET
Minister of Marine Had Been
Under Fire for some Time.

Under Fire for Some Time.
PARIS, Aug Rear Admiral Lacaze.
Minister of Marine in the French Cab
met, handed his resignation to-day to
Premier Ribqt.
Baron Denys Cochin. Under Secretary
of state for Blockade, also has resigned.
Admiral LacaEe is ranked as one of
the most able OF the French naval lead
ers and perhaps the one best known In
other countries. At home. however, he
has been under fire for some time, and
there has been considerable sharp criti-
clsm Of the French Marine Department,
particularly in reference to the measures
adopted against the German submarines,
which recently have been operating close
to the French coast,
DenyS Cochin has long been reGa rded
as one of the leading authorities in
France on economic and trade questions.
He was Minister of Blockade in the
BRAND Cabinet and took an important
part In the Paris conferences to prepare
for the war after the war" to be made
against German commerce.
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Continued on Fourth Page.
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THE WEATHER FORECAST.

Fair and cooler to-day; tomorrow fair;
moderate temperature; west winds.
Highest temperature yesterday, Of; lowest, ~.
Detailed weather reports on page 7.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-28
cash WHEATRISES !:
Z EIGHT CENTS MORE
Top Price is $3.50. Which
Equals. High Mark Earlier
in. the Week. -
THREE. TEN AT ST LOUIS


Although cash wheat on the Omaha
market advanced sltoS: cents a bushel
over the prices of Thursdayfno new
top was reached. High sales were
made at $500 bushel, a price that
was touched earlier in the week. Sales
generally we're made 2 cents under
the high. Receipts were. twenty-niHe
carloads and at the elose of the ses-
sion there were no, holdovers.;a
Corn was weak and down l0lM
cents, sales. being made. at $l.5l@
l.55, with sixty-nine carloads on the
market. = - - - ,- -
Oats sold off around cent and at
72@7214 cents, with the demand
somewhat limited. Receipts were
forty-six carloads,
The option was higher. May wheat
going to $265@2.S0, as against SOL
@272H, and July $2.l9@229B a
bushel Thursday. The advance was
in line with Chicago, where May
wheat sold at $2.54@270, as against
$252@260 Thursday. 81. -. e.
Chicago, H., April IA car of
No.,2 red wheat was sold in the SAM
pie department OF the Chicago Board
OF Trade today at, $5;04 and at ST
Louis car Of the same grade brought
$50. These prices far outstrip all
previous records
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-28
WOMEN join HANDS
TO ASSIST IN WAR
Woman Voters Conservation
League to Be Organized
Here Next Wednesday.
PRACTICAL WORK IN HOMES

A new woman's war organization,
the Woman Voters Conservation
league, will be organized Wednesday
at 80 o'clock at the home OF Mrs
Thor Jorgenson, 1901 Park avenue.
Mrs. A. c. Anderson, Mrs. w. H,
Hatteroth and other women, former
members OF the Omaha Suffrage as.
ISOLATION, who went over to the Con-
gressional union three months ago,
are issuing the call for the meeting,
"Our work during the war will be
along the lines OF practical conser-
walton in the homes. After the war
we will care for, the widows and or
phans and study politics said Mrs.
Hatteroth.. , >,-,, ~. ~,
/ I'VE want all women to join, es-
pecially the working woman and the
wife OF the working man."
This is the first organization to be
able to use woman voter" as part Of
its name. ~ ~ .....
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-28

Hoagland in the transaction and Don.
aid w. Brown of Cross g. Brown COM
pany, New York, in charge of the
real estate interests OF the United
States Rubber company, acted for
that company.
Contract is Awarded.
Thomas R. Kimball is the architect
and has completed the plans. The
j., {. Mardis company OF Omaha has
been awarded the contract to build.
Reinforced concrete construction is
contemplated, with an exterior of
brick. The work is to be started
at once and the building is TO be
finished by November |.
For the last thirty years George A.
Hoagtand & Co., wholesale lumber
dealers, have used this site for their
lumber offices. The Hoagland COM
pany will now probably locate in one
OF the uptown offices.
The American Hand Sewed Shoe
company is at present located at
Twelfth and Harvey streets. Thomas
w. Austin is president and A. A. Nc
Clure is manager.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-28
TO BUILD NEW HOME
3 FOR RUBBER FIRM
Hoagland to Erect Structure
Five Stories High Covering
Quarter of Block.
SHOE COMPANY USES PART

The United States Rubber com.
pany Omaha branch, is TO have a
new hve-story home costing 100000,
George A. Hoagland is to build the
structure on ground now owned by
him at the northeast corner Of Ninth
and Douglas streets. The building
and ground will be leased to the
United States Rubber company,
which concern now occupies quarters
i'll the Nash building on the north
side Of Harvey street between Six
tenth and Seventeenth. William
McAdam is manager Of the Omaha
branch. "a -"...' .. -.
The American Hand-Sewed Shoe
company branch of the United
States Rubber company, is to occupy
the new quarters Jointly with the rub,
Der company.
The building will cover an entire
quarter of block and is to be fire.
proof. -, a.....,". ,".,. -.
George & Co, represented Mr..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-28
DIVIDE DOE ESTATE
p. AFTER TEN YEARS
Property and Stocks Valued at
/ 100000 Disposed OF by
Widows Will. go '' u
PART TO HUMANE SOCIETY

Equal distribution among fourteen
legatees at the end OF tens years OF
the 100000 estate Of the late Anna
F. Doe, widow OF John Doe. is pro-
vided for in the will which has been
filed for probate in county court. The
Humane society OF Omaha is one OF
the legatees.
Mrs. Doe, who was the widow OF
the late John Doe, heavy stock
holder in the Omaha Ice and Cold
Storage company, died on April II.
The following heirs will share in the
estate. Frank B. Mockler of Los An
geles, John NJ. Mockler of Nezperc,
Ida, and Will Mockler of Vale, Orc,
brothers; Mrs. Mary NJ. Thissell Of
Clinton, Mass; Mrs. Sadie Morris Of
Venice, Cal; Mrs. Ida Chissell. OF
Denver, and Miss Kate Mockler and
Mrs. Emma Swift OF Nezperc, sisters
Ethel Thissell, Helen Thissell,
Martha Tmssell and Frances Thissell
of Clinton, Mass, nieces, and Harvey
Colvin and the Humane society OF
Omana, leSaleeS.
Stock and Real Estate.
The estate consists of stock in the
cold storage company and Omaha
real estate.
Fifty thousand dollars in stock in
the cold storage company is assigned
to Frank B. Mockler and Mr.. Colvin
by the terms of the will. Immediate
provision is made, for the following:
$4,000 to sister, Mrs. Mary NJ. This
sell; $1,000 each to the four nieces,
$500 to another sister, Mrs. Ida E.
Chissell; $1,000 to the Humane SCI
.ciety, and the income fromsa $500
trust fund 70 be dsed for the care 81
the family burial ground in Forest
Lawn cemetery. -. 20
The residue is to- be distributed
equally among the heirs at-the end Of
ten years. p. ..-.; = !
Mr.. Colvin, Frank B.. Mocklcr and
Carl E. Herring are named as exc
CutOTS. 4i- p 49, 2. -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-28
South Side Masseur Dying;
Was Beaten With Bricks

n. Nv, Russell, 1900 South Nine
tenth street, is dying in the South
Side hospital from fractured skull
as the result of a beating alleged. to
have been administered by Archie
Rally and Charles White, fellow mas
seurs sin batl, room at 5Ol2 South
,Twenty-h fifth ...4<.a.stE
His accused, assailants were ar
rested, but they obtained iheir release
by putting up cash bonds for appear
ance in court. i, Is y
Russell is said to. haze started the
fight with Rally, and was, winning
when White. entered the fray, armed
with bricks. $50
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-28
Former Omaha Pugilist ~. .
Sought on Murder Charge

James Burchill, expire fighter,
who is said to have appeared in box
ing bouts in Omaha years ago, is
sought by the Los Angeles police on
the charge of numbering =. Officer
Thomas Kronschnable. .
The policeman was about to, arrest
Burchill on the charge of reckless
driving. In the auto the officer saw a
young girl, bound. and gagged. He
started to question Burchill, whose
reply was to draw a revolver and
shoot the policeman through the
heart, according to the report: -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-28

marriage she aided her husband in
compiling a credit system, which was
sold, she asserts, Tor considerable
sum. She alleges she is entitled to a
share of the money &
Judge Day, issued a temporary re-
straining order holdirSyup the young
'er Thomas bank accounts, and set
the hearing Of thesea for Mays.