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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
KA|SER'S men
ARENOW BUSY
/ |NRUSSARMY
Turn Out Expert Teuton Paci-
fist Propagandists in Schools
Established for That Ex-
press Purpose.
tDy Associated Press, J

Washington Dec. 2.-While nego-
tiating with the Bolsheviki regime for
an armistice and separate peace,
German military authorities have re-
newed their campaign to disorganize
the Russian army and inoculate the
soldiers with German, doctrine. .r,
Cable advices today said schools
have been organized in all the German
divisions on the eastern front for the
training OF men to be sent out among
the Russians. Three noncommissioned
officers and six privates are drawn
from each division. They are chosen
with special reference to then know
ledge of the Russian and Polish lam
guages and are instructed regarding
political conditions in Russia, lines of
communication in that country and
other facts that might be of value to
them in prosecuting their work.
In some quarters this campaign was
interpreted as designed to win over
the soldiers and thus strengthen the
Teutons in their demands for favor
able peace terms. There were those,
however, who saw in the German
move a not overly optimistic view of
the success of the peace negotiations
and a desire to take advantage of the
present situation to so disorganize the
Russian army as to eliminate it as a
further menace during the war
Officials today continued their pol
icy of Withholding comment on the
Russian situation. The negotiations
between the Bolsheviki and Berlin and
Vienna were watched with interest,
however, as they might serve to re-
veal, in part at least, the Teutonic as
pirations, so far carefully veiled by
conflicting statements of German Of
hcials.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
ALLIES BACKED
ITALY AGAINST
A PAPAL PEACE
Secret Agreement Barred by
Bolsheviki 0isCIoses Romans
to Be Awarded Territory in
Final Apportionment.
(By Associated Press.) I

Petrograd, Dec. 1.-The text of a
secret agreement among France
Great Britain and Russia and Italy
has been published here by the Boil
shevikl government. The agreement
gives Italy sanction to annex certain
territory in return for entering the
entente alliance and embraces the in
admissibility OF the intervention OF
Pope Benedict with a view to stop
ping the war.
The document was signed in Lon.
don, April 26, 1915, by Viscount Grey
former foreign secretary, Paul Cam
bon, French ambassador to Great
Britain and Count Benckendorff, the
Russian ambassador to Great Britain
1t contains a memorandum from the
Italian ambassador at London to the
foreign Office and the allied ambas-
Sadors.
To Destroy Austrian Navy.
Italy was to have the assistance OF
the French and British naval forces
until the Austrian naval force was de-
stroyed. After peace, Italy was to re-
ceive the Trentino, the southern Ty-
rol to the Brenner Pass, Triest, Istria
and Dalmatia, with additional geo.
graphical boundaries outlined in great
detail.
Italy was to govern the foreign re-
lationships of Albania in the event
that that country became an auton-
omouS government, but Italy was
not to oppose objections if it were de-
cided to apportion parts of Albania
to Montenegro, Serbia and Grece.
Rights in Lydia.
The agreement supported Italy's
contention in the principle of the bal
ance of naval power in the Mediter-
[ranean Sea, subject to future defni-
ton. Italy was to have rights in
Lydia enjoyed by the sultan on the
basis OF the Lauheanne treaty. Italy
agreed to the proposed independent
MuSsulman sacred places in Arabia.
In the event of France and Great
Britain increasing their holdings in
Africa at the expense OF Germany,
Italy was to have the right to increase
its holdings. Great Britain was TO
facilitate the cause OF Italy in bor-
rowing f50,O00,000 in the British
mart.
Combine Against Pope.
France, Great Britain and Russia
the papal influence from ending the
war and i'll regulating questions con-
corning the war. Itiiy' iy's>co-operation
was to begin one month afler the
ratification of the agreement.
A dispatch from London November
were to support Italy in preventing
so, quoting a belated Petrograd ad-
vice, said that Italy also was to have
certain islands in the Grecian archi-
pelago and territory in Asia Minor,
as conditions to its entrance into the
war.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
RAIL EMPLOYEES
ASK 40 PER CENT
SALARY RAISE
Request Answer by December
81; Urge Managers Consider
Reply Jointly; Result of
Referendum Vote.
(By Associated Press.)

Cleveland, o., Dec. 2.-Demands
were presented practically to every
railroad in the country today for in
creases in wages for trainmen and con-
ductors, which Are approximately 30
per cent higher than the present scale
The general chairmen of the two
labor organizations presented the
wage schedule to the general man
ayers of the railroads throughout the
country yesterday. The railroads are
asked to make answer to the demands
by December 81, at the latest.
The railroad managers are re-
quested to enter into a collective
movement for the purpose of handling
the proposition at one and the same
time through a joint committee repre-
senting all railroads concerned and
the two labor organizations stand
ready to do likewise.
Joint Session Ahead.
1t is expected the railroad man
ayers and the representatives Of the
employees will meet in joint session
in about two weeks, probably i'll the
east, in an effort to reach an agree
ment on the wage question.
Today's demand for increased
wages is the result of referendum
vote taken by the two labor organi-
cations following the approval of the
proposition by executive committees
of several associations = representing
the two organizations which met in
Chicago on November !, to 4, inclu-
sive.
The new wage schedule is signed by
w. G. Lee, president OF the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen, and A. B.
Garretson, president of the Order Of
Railway Conductors. A request that
an answer to the proposal be made in
writing to the general chairman Of
the labor organizations on or before
December 81, 1917, accompanies the
schedule.
Article A of the schedule refers TO
passenger service as follows:
Rates for Conductors.
Rates to be paid employees on steam
trains or upon trains propelled by
other locomotive power, on runs of
l55 miles or less per day: Conductors
not less than 3.5 cents per mile, $5.43
per day or $1,000 per month.
Tickets collectors, not less than 8
cents per mile, $4.65 per day, or
$l3950 per month.
Baggage electricians. not less than
90 cents per mile, $3.50 per day, or
$135 per month.
Baggagemen. rot less than 2.5 cents
Continued on Page Two, Column One.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
DUKHONIN BACKS WAR.
(By Associated press.l


Boston, Dec 2.-Stories of germ
laden balloons that foated across
the line from the German front were
related today b. the members OF a
party OF IS American volunteers in
the ambulance service who arrived in
this country on Thanksgiving day
Toy balloons are the favorite in-
strument of unofficial commun%a-
tion with the allies IN the trenches
when the Teutons have depressing
news to make known. 1t has been
discovered, however, it was said, that
the little red colored messengers fire.
quently carry also deadly germ. IL
tended to breed epidemics and now
no soldier is permitted to touch one
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
0rva Williams Body Sent
To Old North Platte Home

Camp Cody, n NJ, Dec. 2.-(Spe7
cial Telegram. 1.-The body of Private
Orva {. Williams, Company E, l34th
Infantry, Fifth Nebraska, who died
in the base hospital here after an op-
Grafton for absccss on the brain, was
sent to the former home of the sol
dier at North Platte, Neb., for in
terment.
His widow, under the new war risk
insurance act, will be paid SIS month
for 20 years and $40 additional COM
pensation during her lifetime, or until
she might remarry.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
Wash the Soda Glasses
FiUe Minutes, Says Lau

Sacramento, Cal, Dec. 2.-Drink-
ing cups and glasses used in res
taurants, at soda fountains and
other places must be washed five
minutes in boiling water containing
a per cent solution [, lye, ac-
cording regulations promulgated
today by the California State Board
of Health for the enforcement of
the law governing the sterilizing
Of drinking utensils.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
2O6 MiIliOnaires
ReDOrfed in II. s,

Washington, Dec. 1.-Two hun
dred and six men with millionaire
incomes-l0 of them with annual
incomes of more than 5000, 900
and 1876 with incomes ranging from
100000 to $4,000, ,o00-are shown
in the income tax figures of the in
ternal revenue bureau for the fiscal
year 1917.
The number reporting incomes
between $1,000 and $4,000 was 8s,-
122; between $4,000 and $4,000, IT,
OFT; between $4,000 and $4,000,
l5o,551; between $4,000 and SIS, 900,
45,305; between $4,000 and S5O,oo0,
5e,311; between SS0,o00 and $780,
900, 10,4S2; between 100000 and
S150,00o, 1900; between S15o, 900 and
100000, 1924, and between $780,
900 and Sl,o00,000. 1888.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
SLAV FIGHTERS HERE \
ROUSE THEIR HEARERS
TO BELIEVE IN NATION
Real Voice of Russia Soon Be Heard Is Declaration of
Commissioners from Eastern Land Now Torn
With Cruel Strife; Will Land on
Side of Allies.

Russia will yet be factor in the world war; the
strong of the speeches made Saturday the Hotel Rome
by the members of the Russian commission who appeared the
meeting there.
Everyone be prepared hear the real voice of Rus
sad A. Sack member of the commission who
told in touching of the sacrifices Russia has already
made and the sacrifices its people still prepared make
s;rp
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
Bread at 8 Cents in
Chicn0O Bakeries

Chicago, Dec. 2.-The price of
unwrapped bread in Chicago will
be reduced Icent starting Monday,
according to an announcement to-
night by wholesale bakers. A pound
loaf of bread will cost cents
wholesale, and it is expected that
a corresponding reduction by retail
ers will make the cost to the con-
surner 9 cents. - >.-u..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
Signed-Von HotfmeiSter.'
Russians Fix the Time.
Ask Hammond to Talk.
(From a Staff eSrrespondent.

From Staff 60rrespondent)
Lincoln, Dec. 2.-(Special. )-The
State Council of Defense has invited
Ross L. Hammond to address the
people of Lincoln at meeting to be
held soon in the city auditorium on
matters pertaining to the war wit
messed in his recent trip to the battle
fields of France.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
GERMAN ADVANCE
Willis AS HAlG'S
MEN STRIKE BACK
Temporary Teuton Successes Pale Before Stout Counter
Attacks of British; Foe Suffers Complete Reverse
in Northern Push; Captured Orders Show
Big Offensive Carefully Planned.
(By Associated Press.l

British Headquarters in France, Dec 1-Field Marshal
ag troops yesterday continuing their attacks
against the German forces who Friday the Brit
h defenses in the Gonneeu sector and who pushed
siderable salient into the British territory Desperate fighting
proceeding about Councillor this morning.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03

VETERANS TELL OF FIGHT.
"The real leaders in our country
are working hard, and will eventually
put a stop to the German intrigue
there" said Lieutenant Commander
Hwoschinsky, veteran of many fights,
and hero of a charge of a regiment
$500 strong in which he and 135
privates were all that survived.
1t was Major tanley Washburn,
the American correspondent soldier
and diplomat, at the head of the party,
who told the story of the great fight
in 1915, in which Hwoschinskys regi-
ment was all but annihpated. The
400 people in the audience cheered and
cheered at this announcement. until
the Russian commander was -obliged
tv--ise and bow several times in ac-
Acknowledgement. ,
Make Great Sacrifices.
The tone of all the talks was that
the Russians have wonderful staying
qualities, that they have made the
enormous sacrifice of 100000 lives
in this war, and that no American has
earned the right to criticise the people
of that great country i'll the present
temporary embarrassment and crls1s,
until this nation has made some sacri-
fees that will bring it to realize what
such, sacrifice mean.
. Ask u. S. to Aid.
At the close of the meeting. John
L. McCague, who presided, read a
resolution which was unanimously
adopted. that the mass meeting III
Omaha urge the American goverI-
ment never to falter in its policy to
stand back of Russia in this hour of
need and give its all moral and ma
terial support consistent with the
Dolicy of the nation.
Men Without Munitions.
Major Stanley Washburn made an
earnest and convincing talk on the
matter OF Russian morale. THE
morale of an army" he said, never
rises higher than the capacity fer
sacrifice at home. There is in Rus
sia today one of the great moral
forces OF the world"
He pointed to the sublime acts If
heroism of the Russian peasant SOL
diers in the early stages of the war
when they fought without hall or
even one-tcnth enough munitions or
guns at times. This, he said was
never fully understood here. He
showed by facts and figures that the
only important retreats the Russians
made before the Germans were always
made because they absolutely had no
munitions, though at times, he said,
when they were out Of ammunition
they charged the Germans with bay
onets in the face of terrible artillery
fire, and drove them temporarily back.
Major Washburn was in Russia dur
ing the early stages and was present
at no less than 50 important engage.
ments.
Betrayed at Base.
A. J. Sack, in his talk showed that
the Russians, due to the German i'll
trigue which had fastened itself upon
the country, had often been SO short
of munitions that the armies were
sent into the field with but one rifle to
four men, while at times they had but
one rife to 10 men. Time after time"
he said, "the soldiers in the rear had
to wait and watch until their comrades
in the front lines were killed so they
could rush out and get their guns to
fight with"
Major Washburn confirmed these
statements and said, "Yet day after
dav. following retreats, these soldiers
fEontinued on Page Two, Column Two)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
RUSSIA With
ALLIES until
WAR is WON
Cukhonin, With Other Anti
Peace Forces, Quietly Put
ting Big Country on
Its Feet.
BULLETIN.

AAOAA 1ldpal dllOu, S"CuCL, " Tic DCI =
linske Tidende here says that General
Kaledines, hetman of the Don Co.'S
sacks, has surrounded Rostov-on-D Don
with his troops. Sections of the Boil
sheviki council are still staying in that
city.
!, General Kaledines has 10 Cossack
regiments of cavalry, 10000 Cossack
infantrymen, nine batteries of field
cannon and 20 machine guns.
DUKHONIN BACKS WAR.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 2.-Reassuring mes
sages from Russia to the effect that
no separate peace will be tolerated,
but that the armies under General
Dukhonin will fight on, have been
received by the Russian embassy in
London.
DR.. J. o. Gavronsky, special COM
missioner of the Russian provisional
government, and N. w. Nordmann,
director of the department of eco
nomics in the ministry of foreign af-
fairs, who are now in London, de-
clared in statement to the Associ-
ated Press today that it was only a
matter of a few weeks perhaps
sooner, when the Bolsheviki will be
repudiated.
SOUTH RUSSIA FOR WAR.
The forces in south Russia, which
is overwhelmingly opposed to sep
arate peace, control the supplies and
are working quietly but surely i'll the
right direction.
The fact that the embassy stats
i'll London are carrying on their
routine work with the Dukkonin
headquarters as we'll as with part of
the Russian navy, the same as usual,
is said by the embassy officials to in
dicate that there is no intention to
recognize the Petrograd usurpers.
Working Quietly.
According to Gavronsky and
Nordmann, the situation is most deli
cate because of the ignorance of the
masses, therefore the forces which
are working to put Russia again on
its feet are doing so quietly. DR..
Gavronsky said:
1--WE are certain that Russia will
never quit the war until the allies are
victorious. Information we have re-
ceived is to the effect that some more
army units may go over to the Boil
sheviki before the reaction sets in,
but there will be still many units
which will fight on. They may be
forced to retreat again and again un-
til their brothers who are now quit
ting unuer false promises, realize that
a separate peace would meR the
ruin of Russia for all time.
Always Russian Front.
One thing sure, however, there
will always be a Russian front. A
question which may bear close con-
sideration soon will be whether the
Continued on Page Two. Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
Deadly Germ-Laden Toy Balloons
Float From German Trenches

of these balloons until it has been
subjected to a careful examination by
a member of the medical corps
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
The Weather

For Nebraska-Unsettled; colder in
east portion.
rn.atura at omaha yesterdav
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
Comparative Local Record.

1917. 1916. 1915. 1914
Highest yesterday =. IL 81 4S IS
Lowest yesterday 30 So Il 25
Mean temperature. 81 ~ "a 's4
PrecipItat ton ... 90 90 90 90
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal tenn perature .................'.. 81
ExcesV f~r the day .................... y
Total : teiency since March 1..........175
Normal precipitation .......... .03 inch
Deficiency for the day ........ .o3 inch
Total rainfall since March 1....2i.36 inches
deficiency since March 1........ 10S inches
nj ,fency for cor. period, 1916 12.32 inches
DINsncy for cor. period, 1915, 1.s5 inches
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03

Temperature and precipitation departures
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-30
SAYS RIVERSIDE
ANNEXATION WILL
NOT RASETAX
Rate Increase Will Not Result
From Move Says Acting
Mayor Gorgas

Expressing the opinion that no tax
rate increase is anticipated because
of the annexation of Riverside, Acting
Mayor William L. Gorgas made
statement to the Harrisburg Tele-
graph explaining the reason why he
and Commissioners Gross and Dunkle
large strip adjoining the city on the
north.
"Those who voted for the annexa~
tion of Riverside have no fears of any
increase of tax rate resulting from
this annexation" Mayor Gorgas said.
"If they or any future councilmen
were to determine the exact cost of
annexation there will be little prop
erty ever added to Harrisburg.
I'VE considered the strip of land
adjoining the Tenth ward valuable,
and it will consequently add to our
revenues, much needed in paying our
$2.000.000 bonded debt, as well as the
school debt which will shortly be
more than 100000. 1t will depend
largely on the valuation our assessors
put on this property in Susquehanna
township as to the amount of revenue
we will have next year.
The residents of Riverside asked
to be annexed about a year ago. 1
thought that with the school year
just opening and with the assessments
to be made II would be better to ans
mex the district at once, and end what
many persons have thought was a
Troublesome question for us. We can
dispose of the other things as they
come before U.S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-30
ALL APPARATUS
WILL BE HERE
LATE NEXT WEEK
Reilly Company Ladder Ar
rives; Shamrock and Alli-
son Pieces Expected

All the motorized fire apparatus
for the City Fire Department will be
in the city before the latter part of
next week and will be ready to be
put into service then, Fire Chief
Kinder said to-day. The latest
piece oarrive was q ladder truck
for the Reilly company, which
reached here by freight yesterday.
It was unloaded at once and at pres
ent is housed at the Hope Fire Com
pany house.
The second ladder truck is ex-
pected in a few days and the three
chemical and hose wagons for the
Shamrock, Allison and Reilly COM
panies will be brought here from
Philadelphia next Monday. Yester-
day afternoon the two triple bumpers
for the Mount Pleasant and Camp
Curtin companies were tested of
ficially and will probably be accepted
in few days.
With the arrival of the wagons
next week Harrisburg will have
twenty-one pieces or motorized ap-
paratus. Two of these are triple
combination bumpers; three ladder
trucks. six steamres and ten chemical
wagons, in addition to the chiefs car.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-30
NAVAL BATTLE IS
BELIEVED SURE
British Expect German High
Seas Fleet to Fight in
Near Future

London. Aug. 30.-There is much
because it is believed that within a
fortnight the sea feet will engage in
battle if it is coming out at all this
year. The recent mine-sweeping fight
and also tho Kaisers visit to the feet
are taken as indications in some
quarters of a forthcoming German
naval endeavor. The news that the
Germans are heavily fortifying the
Bay of Scheldt and Antwerp also is
a possible indication that the Ger
mans are making preparations to Off
set a naval defeat; but this news
also is interpreted by some observers
as indicating possibility of a big
German retreat in Belgium.
A Times special from Amsterdam
Monday says: THE Telegraaf learns
from the frontier that the Germans
especially are reinforcing the north
ern frontier of Belgium near the Bay
of Scheldt. In the village of Santv-
1iet large guns have been located en-
strong concrete floors. On Ramps
Farm, in particular, are thirteen
guns, all masked. The whole of
Santvleit village has been strongly
REINFORCED.
I'm the last few days several
squadrons of cavalry, triple reserves,
have arrived at the sugar factory in
Barendrecht. The number of re-
serve troops in the fortified positions
at Antwerp increases daily and is
estimated at $4,000"
Paris. Aug. 3O.-Military authori-
ties here strongly favor a more ag-
gressive policy on the part of the
British navy in attacking German
submarine bases.
1t is argued that if such an objec-