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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
AIRMEN RAID POLA
Great Fires Started In austrian Naval
Base by Italian Aviators.

Base by Italian Aviators.
Thirty Italian airpl"nxs dropped nine
tonsfo of bombs on the Austrian naya'
base at Pola, causing destruction rn&
large CONGREGATIONS. 1t is announced
officially In Rome.
Flying under favorable atmospberit
conditions, the raiders bombardcd the
military works and the enemy fleet al
anchor in the harbor and In the Fasa.
M canal.
The italian machines, although ut
lacked by seapldncs and shcllod BIS
antinircraft batteries. returned safel,
to their bases.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
Heed Wilson's Note, Vorwaerts Sa

Reed Wilson's Note, Vorwaerts Saws
The Berlin Vorwacrts. the Sociris,
organ, IN commenting on President
WILSON'S reply to the pope, says:
'lhe American note is cautious
and clever document II is n passion
ate Indictment to amend tho system OF
government obtaining In Germany. tc
which 1t attributes MI the worlds afro
cities. Against the German people the
note sets forth that America does moi
want to retaliate, inasmuch as II bas
III the course OF this war, which it did
not want, suffered much.
THAT Is undoubtedly n very correct
observation that the German people
did not want this war, and in its
course has suffered much. Fear thai
yet worse might come, keeps It awake
In defense.
"The American government repeat
edly declared 1t does not harbor enmi
~ against the German people, but
proof of this assertion has not been
furnished. 1t can only be established
In demonstrations of Americas viii
that tho German people are not to be
robbed and made to pay tribute to Its
enemies.
THE note cautiously omits refer
ence to THIS point, which Is Of decisive
Importance to the German people. II
does not support the indemnity and
territorial demands of Americas allies
nor does it relinQuish them.
ut will be said In France however
that the note does not mention these
things. Only the word satisfaction per
mits n wide Interpretation with Ger
many so long az the present govern
ment system obtains. 1t demands tina
the will Of the people back up govern
| ment transactions.
"a section Of the German press viii
hasten to say that It would be undgni
fed for the German people to give
such surety On the contrary, we be
lieyo 1t wonld be undignifed to re
fuse.
''The German people are fighting thi.
most terrible of battles not for the
rights Of single family, or a certain
form Of government, but for its owr
existence.
"ln this sense and IN no other the
German Social Democracy entered into
the defense Of the nation. Social Do
mocracy in its endeavor to obtain a..
tered constitutional conditions refuse.
to employ methods calculated to weak
en- the nations defenses
"Shall 1t be said Of us Germans that
negotiations with tho United States
are Impossible because we as a nation
Of helots are incapable of ASSERTING
our own will? DO we deserve this
, after years Of fighting and suffering
after achievements and sacrifices with
out measure and numbers?" ..
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
GERMANY MAY
BID FOR PEACE
New Offer May Come Before
Christmas.
MAY YIELD TO MAJORITY
Amsterdam Hears Berlin Government
Hopes to Start esotiations-Want
Conference to Meet at The Hauue.

According to the most reliable
Authority in Amsterdam the next
session of the German rcichstag will
DC devoted to the questions of ,pcace.
Tho majority has decided to chal.
lengc the statement Of the government
regarding its minimum peace program
IL IS said tho government will yield,
with view to peace negotiations be-
fore Christmas.
INC German government, according
10 this authority, favors the plenipo
tehtiarics meeting either at The Hague
or at Berne or at Copenhagen but pre-.
ferably The Hague.
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the court had refused to give as the
law Of this case.

the court had refused to give as the
law of this case.
SAYS LANCASTER CONSULTED
BOY IN OPEN COURT
That upon the trial of the boy, who
had, through counsel, Mr.. Lancaster,
therefore, plead mot guilty" and
elected to be tried separately, when
again brought to the bar and after
his counsel had intimated that he
counsel for the boy, was considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of withdrawing the
plea Of mot guilty" and pleading
guilty" submitting all the questions
of law and fact to the court, counsel
for the boy, after apparently consult
ing with the boy and advising him
In open court, stated that he had done
all he could and further, that he would
no longer represent the prisoner, and,
therefore. the court advised the boy
of his rights, and fully explained to
him that he could be tried by a jury
on his plea of "not guilty" but that
the court could not try him on such
a plea. and that he (thc prisoner) had
the right to plead in the way he de-
sired; tho boy then, in tho presence
or his former counsel, and his father,
formally withdrew his plea of mot
guilty" and plead guilty" to the
charge in the indictment, that then
the court caused evidence to bo TAX
en-, which was as to tho killing. in
substance. what has been stated above
and in addition, evidence was taken
upon the question Of the age OF tho
prisoner, and it was shown that he
was between sixteen and seventeen
years of age. One witness, who claim
Gu to have known the prisoner all his
life stated that the boy might be q
little more than seventeen or a little
less.
Signcd) Il. ID. Watkins.
Acting Prosecuting Attorney,
Farmvillc, Va, August 2S, 1917.
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EVIL OF MAKING
ATTACKS ON COURTS

But enough Of this: I go now to a
nc" observations on the evil that Is
done by such attacks on the courts as
fittingly illustrated by this case. Here
Two counties were so stirred to the
denths by the horror Of this murder
where a good and peaceable citizen
was murdered by two thieves whom
he discovered had stolen his propcr-
ty. They admitted in court that they
had stolen his property, and they not
only murdered him, but robbed him
Of his watch and money, shockingly
mutilated the dead body and Hid 1t
In the woods. Five hundred good peo.
pie were about to lynch tho murder
crs, when a viailant Governor called
the courts to his aid, and the people
Quietly submitted and trusted the
courts to do their duty. When the
court had acted. what do we see?
Outsiders far from the scene. rush
into print and spread false and SLAM
derous charges and insinuations
against the Judge who presided at
the trial. And then the attorney EN-
ploved land Maid. I prcsume) to de-
fend these thieves and murderers
PUSHES into print to austain, as far
as no can, these SANDERS, and con-
fesses his own dereliction In the du.
ty Of an attorney. What Ia the effect
Of sue things as this? "By their
fruits you shall know them" It ia
bitter fruit indeed. From such seeds
sprung the tree that bore the Alien
fruit In T,rroll. where hmave and
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Boys From Sidney
Leave to Join Army

Sidney, Neb,, April 25.-(Special
Telegram )-Seventeen boys OF Sid
ney left here today in charge of a
recruiting officer Of Grand Island,
from which point they will be as
signed to the army and navy. Those
who went were Glenn D. Jackson,
Jerry L. Carter, James D. Carver,
Ray w. Miller, Frank H. Elliott, Ray
mond L. Clinton, Cecil Wallace, John
c. Parks, Fred Parks, Robert H. Sell
lars, Herman Ehmke, John r. Nor
gan, James F. Sellars, Elmer Wright,
Albert Green, Allen Chambers, David
Ellis. Wright, Green, Chambers, Ellis
and Clinton are high school boys.
Chief Electrician Barrett of the
United States navy left with four re-
cruits last Sunday, coming here from
Colorado, The army recruiting Off
GERS were Sergeant David Stall and
Corporal Matthew Jones.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
0mahans Call Upon
congressman to Vote
For Selective Draft


Washington, April 25.--(Special
Geographically the entire Ne
braska delegation received tho follow.
ing telegram from the National Sc
curity League Of Omaha. Representa-
tive Lobeck permitted the use of his
telegram to show how many of Oma-
has leading citizens feel on the Sc.
lective draft:
"The people of Nebraska expect
you to support the president in all
war measures; we particularly urge
YOU to vote for the administration
army bill including the principle OF
selective draft, Opinion here is grow
ing rapidly in favor of it. We believe
it Is the democratic and efficient meth
cd OF forming an army. We hope the
president will not be hampered by
amendments denying its operation or
retarding its effectiveness
The measure was signed:
National Security League Or Omaha
George II. Harries, PRESIDENT; Francis A.
Brogan, vice president; George Haverstiek
treasurer: Victor Rosewater, secretary, and
by ], L. Baker. Fl. IL. Baidrige, 10 A. Ben
son. W. o. Bridges, George Brandeis, Z. u
Bruce, T. G. Byrne. Robert Cowell Gould
Dietz. Luther Drake, j.. y. Fitsgeraid. W
A. Frazer, II. w, Gardner, Charles C.
George. Frank T. Hamilton. C. s. Hayward,
ii. A. Holdrege, r. C. Howe, Walter Jar
dine. Z. W Judson. C. W. Kountze, e. John
McGrew, John c. Macdonald. w, ID. Nc
Hugh, Charles r. sherman, Arthur, c.
Smith. Thomas swobe. ]. A. Sunderland, ]
w. Towle, F. D. weade. ]. L. Webster.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Jack Taylor Due in Omaha Today;
Advance Hour of the Main Match

Jack Taylor, Lincoln's pride, hope
and joy, is due in Omaha today for his
clash tomorrow night at the Audi
forum with Marin Plestina, the big
Omaha grappler.
Taylor is coming to Omaha with
blood in his eye, according to Ray
Page, who conducts the business for
the former Canadian champion.
The Lincolnite regards Plestina
as sharp-pointed thorn which stands
in his way. Jack has high hopes Of
seeing himself become the wrestling
champion OF the universe. But Pies
tina must be disposed of if he is to
take that title to Lincoln. us
1t is the same way with Plestina.
The Omahan has similar ambitions
and Taylor is barrier he must hur-
die.
The match Friday night will result
in survival of the httest." If Pies
tina returns victor he will be in di-
rect line for matches with Stecher
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26

and Caddock. If he loses-curtains
The same applies to Taylor. So the
slogan OF tomorrow's contest becomes
IAN eye for an eye and a tooth for
a TOOTH" which should make lot
of joy for the wrestling fans
Promoter Loeb announced yester-
day that the main bout will start
promptly at 9 o'clock instead of 10
o'clock. The hour has been advanced
so that those who attend the match
may join in the celebrations in the
hotels Friday evening when last
rites will be read over J. Barleycorn,
Kid Hops and others who are fast
expiring. ,l
The preliminaries will start at 8
o'clock. All will be short, so that not
over an hour will be taken up by
the preliminary program. By start
ing the match at 9 o'clock it is be-
lieved it will be over before II o'clock
and thus give the fans ample time to
take part in the hotel celebrations.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
HIGH OFFICIAL IS
HELD RESPONSIBLE
Railway Postal Clerks Place
Blame for Delay in Mails
on Postmaster General.
THEIR POSITION STATED

The congested condition in the
United States mails and delays in de-
liveries are due to changes made by
the postmaster general and put into
effect January /, was asserted at the
convention OF the Fourteenth division
of the Railway Mail association yes
terday. Delegates are here from Oma-
ha. Lincoln, Denver, Pueblo, Chey-
enne and Billings.
mails are held to be worked in
terminal stations, instead of being
worked on trains, as heretofore, and
delays will continue until the service
is put back on the basis that MAIN
tanned before January |, last.
THE cutting down of distances run
by railway mail clerks has resulted
in a duplication of work and conse-
quent slowness," it was contended.
The mail clerks hold that their &C.
cupation is one of extra hazard and
that, therefore, they should have GER
tain additional privileges and allow
ances. They are opposed to having
their runs cut down They want the
eight-hour day, but that does not
mean that they object to working
sixteen hours continuously. When
they do work sixteen hours they want
the next day off to make up for it.
The convention opened with prayer
by Rev. F. W. Leavitt. Assistant City
Attorney TePoel and Rome Miller
delivered addresses of welcome. Com
mittees were appointed. New officers
were elected as follows:
President, U. S. Marion, Denver;
vice president, J. G. Bennett, Lincoln
! secretary, D. R. imports, Cheyenne
delegates to the national convention
in Cleveland, O., in June, L. R. Ros-
sitter, Omaha, and Winford Grifing,
Billings, Mont.
The visiting delegates were ten
dered banquet by the Omaha branch
at the Rome last evening, followed by
a theater party at the Orpheum.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
OMAHA BEST PLACE
FOR MOBILIZATION
Rotary Club Gets Behind Move
to Make Concentration
Camp Here.
AID TO RECRUITING

Omaha Rotarians want a mobiliza-
ton camp for Omaha.
Following talk by President f. c.
Henry, in which he urged the club to
get behind the movement and pledge
the cooperation of the other civic Or
CARNATIONS of Omaha, the Rotarians
unanimously adopted resolution ask
ing the government to make Omaha
one of the mobilization points at
which the great army of the United
States is to be mustered into service.
1.-THE middle west must he aroused"
declared President Henry. "A mobili-
cation camp in Omaha will be a great
aid; it will arouse the interest of the
middle west and the patriotism so that
this part OF the country will do its
share. The middle west is lacking in
this respect today"
kilograms containing the-signatures
Of every Rotarian at the meeting
Wednesday noon will be dispatched to
Washington, urging that camp be
established here, not only because
Omaha is a point of advantage, but to
arouse the spirit of the middle west
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
POLICE TO PULL FOE
AT THE AUDITORIUM
Omaha and Denver Teams to
Struggle in Tug.o'. War for
the Championship.
LOCAL MEN WORK HARD

Six Denver policemen, weighing in
the aggregate l,429 pounds. will pull
against Omaha's crack police tug-o'-
war team for the championship Of the
United States this evening at the Au-
ditorium.
The match promises to be some
pull. Omaha officers, smarting under
the defeat OF April 20. when Denver
took the locals in camp after an hour
and fifty-one minutes struggle, are
anxious for revenge.
Since the defeat local police OF the
tug team have been hard at work get
ting in the pink of condition.
w. R. Vance, 207-pound anchor
man, Is said to have sprinted around
his beat until he hasn't an ounce OF
extra weight. ~
The Omaha officers have suffered
hardship training under Sergeant AL
Samuelson, coach and captain. Sam
uelson has made each man vow to cut
out smoking and to lay off eating
foods that might be harmful.
With the Denver team is Harry
Kietling, anchor man as said to be
the largest and strongest officer on
any metropolitan police force. He
weighs 200 pounds and is six feet
seven inches tall. -
The Denver aggregation will out
weigh the Omaha tug o'war men by
about ten pounds, according to Man
ager Charles Van Deusen.
More than 1000 tickets had been
sold up to Saturday night. 1t is pre-
dicted that more than $500 will at
tend. H
Sheriff Mike Clarke will act as time
keeper and Harry Hartry, referee.
The contest will be pull to the FIN
ish match.
A telegram from Denver says that
the team started Wednesday after
noon in special car and would ar
rive in Omaha at o'clock this morn
ing. ,- ~,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Will Tax Whisky More Than
Five Dollars Per Gallon

Washington, April 25.-In laying
their plans for raising nearly $2,OOO,-
100000 for war expenses from taxa
ton, house leaders are confident there
will be no nationwide prohibition
legislation at this session OF congress.
Optimistic prohibition champions
now are hoping for no more than a
law forbidding the sale of liquor to
soldiers or sailors.
The ways and means subcommit-
tee, which is drafting a preliminary
revenue bill is considering increasing
the levies on whisky and beer to the
highest possible figure. Big advances
in the present tax of $1l0 gallon on
whisky and $l.50 barrel on beer
are certain to be recommended to
the full committee.
Some committeeman have gone so
far as to suggest that the tax on
whisky should be raised to $5.4l a
gallon, the present English rate. The
whisky tax is likely to be more than
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Herzog Slips on Marble
Floor and Injuries His Spine

Philadelphia, April 25.-Charley
Herzog, the star second baseman OF
the New York National league base
ball team, fell in the Pennsylvania
station in New York today, while en-
route with his team to this city, and
suffered serious injury to his spine.
Herzog tried to kick piece of chew
ing gum on the marble floor of the
station. His feet slipped from under
him and he fell heavily.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Charles City Plant to Turn
Out Shells for Uncle San

Fremont, Neb,, April 25.--(Special
Telegram --Myron Hutton, a FREE
mont High school boy, employed in a
munition factory in Charles City,
Ia, is in Fremont for visit with his
father. The Charles City plant, he
says, has finished its contract with
the allies and May will begin turn
ing out shells for Uncle Sam.
The Charles City plant turns out
1000 shells daily, three shifts being
employed and is operated night and
day. with short intermission on
sundays.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Gompers Sends Greeting
To French Labor Party

Washington, April 25.-A message
OF greeting to organized labor in
France urging representatives OF that
country to be represented at the in
ternational war conference of labor
men soon to be held here was sent by
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor and
chairman of the labor committee of
the advisory board OF the Council of
National Defense.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Women Are to Meet to
Work for the Soldier Bows

Nine Women's Christian Temper
ance Union chapters of Douglas
county will meet May 5. at 2:30 D. M,
in the Young Mems Christian asso-
iation, to make definite plans for war
relief work that will consist of max
ing pocket cases for the soldiers, in
which to carry needles, pins, thread,
a Bible and photographs. They are to
be sixteen inches long, shaped like
an envelope and are to be made out
of sheet rubber.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Hastings Civic Bodies
Move for Food Production

Hastings, Neb,, April 25.-(Speciai
Telegram. Various civic bodies and
all OF the women's clubs of Hastings
have united in movement to pro-
mote food production here and to aid
in war relief work. Plans for activi-
ties along various lines we're dis
cussed at a mass meeting last night.
The program is to marshall all Or
ganized forces in Hastings for what
ever service Hastings may render to
the nation to help win the war.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Dakota Collegians
Urge CONSUMPTION

Brookings, S. D., April a.
Students and faculty of the South
Dakota State college here, today
sent a message to Washington urg-
ing congress to adopt the adn mis-
tration bill providing for a selective
draft system.
Mary students at the college are
existing in the army as officers,
while others are returning home to
aid in farm work.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26

appears, This is probably Gerald
Freeman, aged u, who with his-sister,
Miss Nina Freeman, and brother
came to Glenwood from Vilisca sew
eral years ago. Miss Nina is still
here. Gerald Freeman was reported
killed in action. His parents are dead.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
British Lose More Than
Forty Vessels Within Week

London, April 25.-The weekly
statement OF vessels sunk as made
public this evening shows that forty
vessels OF over 1000 tons each were
sent to the bottom by mines or sub
| marines
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
CHICAGO.

Totals. 80 52712 0
sRatted for Cicotte in sixth.
sBatted for Russell in eighth.
Cleveland .....1 0 o 0 q 0 o.
Chicago .......0 0 81
Two-bass hits; Speaker az oRth (?l.
Chapman. Felsch Three-base hits; Felssh,
Chapman. Double plays: Evans to wambs.
Eanss 10 Guisto. Risberg to Gandil. Chap
man to Wambsganss to Gulsto, Chapman to
Gulsto. Hits: OFF Cicotte, z in six Innings
off Russell. In two innings, Struck out
BY Cicotte. .; by Counbe /. Bases on bails
Off cicotte. Q: off Coumbe. l. Umplres; Nal
lin and Evens.
Yanks Lose 10 Macks.
New York, April 25.--Schangs home run,
coming with two on bases with one out In
the ninth, enabled Philadelphia to win over
New York, TO 2. Prior to schang's hit
Russell had pitched sensational ball, strik-
ing out nine men. McInnia made four hits
in az many times up. Score:
PHILADELPHIA. NEW YORK.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Yesterdays Results.
WESTERN LEAGUE.

WESTERN LEAGUE.
Omaha. 2; Joplin. 4.
Sioux City. 4; 81. Joseph, 9.
Lincoln. 6; Denver. Z.
Des Moines. .; Wichita, g.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston. Q; Brooklyn. Q; tealled twelfth,
darkness)
New York, .; Philadelphia, ..
Chicago. 4; Cincinnati, 2.
Pittsburgh. 10; ST. Louis. o.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland, 4: Chicago. /.
Il. uis-Detroit. rain.
Philadelphia. Z; New York, O.
Washington. 4; Boston, s.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
tansss city. S Loulsyille, Z
Minneapolis. 4 Indianapolis. l.
lain at other points.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
COUMBE 'HURLS THE
INDIANS TO VICTORY
Pitches Mastery Game for
Cleveland While Mates Bunch
Hits Off Cicotte.
sox LOSE, FOUR TO ONE

Chicago, April 25.-Coumbe pitched
a mastery game for Cleveland to-
day, while his teammates punched
hits off Cicotte and defeated Chicago,
4 to- /. Felsch's triple and Coumbe's
wild pitch saved the locals from a
shutout. Score:
CLEVELAND. CHICAGO.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26

Cedar Falls-Matt Wichersheimer, 81. was
fatally injured when struck by a work train
on the Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern
railway. He leaves a widow and two chill
dren.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26

Stated for Ayers in tho ninth.
sBatted for Judge In tho ninth
IRAN for Charity In the ninth. s~
Slated for Barry in the seventh.
IRAN for Thomas In the seventh.
Washington ...........0 011os0 o o.
Boston ...,...........0 01e0l2 o rs
Two-bass hist Milan. shanks, Morgan
Hoblitsell. Thomas. Stolen basesi Foster
Rice, Double piaysi Crane to Foster to
Judge, walker TO Thomas, Ruth to Scott to
HobiitselL Bases on ballsi Off Ayes, 8; off
Ruth. 7. Struck out. BY Ayes. .; BY Ruth.
4 umpiresi Mccormick and Connolly,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Iowa Man Killed in Action
With Canadians in France

Glenwood, Ia, April 25.-(Special.)
In recent British casualty lists the
name F. Freeman of Glenwood, Ia,
Red Lake news. [volume] (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921, 1917-12-01
SOME FACTS ABOUT WAR INSURANCE

Any man or woman of any age in the active
military or naval service of the United States can
obtain Government insurance. 1t has been ruled
that members of Officers Training Camps are un-
der the act and obtain insurance The cost
for each thousand dollars of insurance is from
sixty-five cents a month to persons at the age OF
twenty-one to one dollar and twenty cents a month
to those of the age of ffty-one.
The beneficiares limited to wife, husband
child grandchild brother sister, stepbrother
or stepsister adopted brother adopted sister OF
the insured, we'll parent, grandparent, or
stepparent either of the insured or OF his or her
consort
The insurance is not compulsory, but the cost
is low and the protection great and not only are
all persons eligible afforded every opportunity &c
obtain this insurance without trouble or extra ex-
pense but they are specially urged to DO So
Gen Pershing and thousands of other officers
and tens of thousands of soldiers have already
taken out insurance Up to date policies or IN
surance have been issued aggregating $1,O32,93S,-
900.