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Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
By GEORGE ADE.

Assuming that this letter is now
being read by some boy, or girl old
enough to go to school, but still young
enough to be called kid" (by those
who don't know any better) let us
begin by asking the question, rs it
wrong to fght?"
Every boy or girl with civilized par
ents can answer that question.
1t is not to be answered by yes"
or mo"
If we say "yes," we admit at once
that our old friends George Washing
ton and u. S. Grant were depraved
characters because they fought and
then kept on fighting.
Ii Buffalo Bill once upon a time
rode out across the plains and came
upon a band of Indians attacking a
settlers cabin apd went dashing up
with his scouts and killed few red
skins, is there any boy in the world
who would go back on Buffalo Bill
and pick out some quiet, elderly real
estate dealer as, a substitute hero?
It's too foolish to talk about.
Suppose we say it is not wrong to
fight Then we remove all blame from
the Indians that Buffalo Bill killed
and we find ourselves so mixed up
that probably we had better back up
and take new start.
In answer\to the question. rs 1t
wrong to fght?" there can be but one
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
Gopernor Neville Calls Upon All
School Boards to Aid in Harvest

selves to assist in harvesting the corn
crop.
After careful investigations l am
convinced that | have no legal au-
thority to prescribe any particular
method, and further, that no method
suggested could reasonably be ex-
pected to meet the radically different
conditions in the local communities
throughout the state.
II, therefore, call upon the Board
of Regents of the State university,
the state normal Board, the governing
boards of the various colleges, the
Boards of Education in the cities and
towns of Nebraska. the school au-
thorities in the rural districts and all
county superintendents to adopt the
method that will, first, make avail
able the greatest number, of corn
huskers at the proper season; second,
that will protect the students enlist
ing in his work against loss'of credits,
to the end that no penalty be placed
upon their patriotism"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
South America Aroused
OUer German Intrigue

Buenos Aires, Oct, 1o.-There is
much concern among the people of
Argentina over disclosures of Ger
man intrigues to bring aboN a
conflict between Brazil, Argentina
and Uruguay.
Senor Carlos Rodriguez Larret-
ia, the former Argentine minister
of finance, declares in published
article today that a Won Luxburg
dispatch, which has not yet been
made public, refers to German in
trigaes in Argentina and southern
Brazil.
The government is expected to
take measures to prevent pro-
posed neutrality demonstration next
Friday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
kA|SER'S HAND.
IN u. s. AFFAIR
before WAR
President Holds Evidence Ger
many Financed Opposition to
Celebration Of 100 Years
Peace With England.

Washington, Oct. ll.-Germany
financed Irish-American propaganda
organizations in the United States as
early as 1909 to combat the newly de-
velope dmovement for celebration of
100 years of peace between America
and Great Britain, President Wilson
has learned from leaders in the CEN
tenary celebration.
FORMED ASSOCIATIONS HERE
John A. Stewart of New York,
chairman of the American branch OF
the centenary committee, who recent.
ly called at the White House with H.
S. Perris of London, leader in the
British phase Of the movement.
brought evidence that within FIVE
weeks after announcement of the CEN
tenary plans. early in 1909, German
and Irish-American interests in the
United States formed a number of as
,sociations and leagues to foster in
terest in German affairs.
Merge with Truth Society.
Most of these organizations, Mr.
Stewart informed the president short
ly became merged with the American
Truth society, whose president.
Jeremiah O'Leary, was mentioned in
the secret message to Count Won
Bernstorff from the German govern
ment, disclosed yesterdaysby Secre~
tary Lansing.
One of the activities of the organ
izations was to erect elaborate monu-
ments over the graves of prominent
German-Americans and o.give pub
licity to historic roles played by Ger
mans in the United States. Develop
ment of the British-Ameriean peace
centenary movement was combatted
by German propagandists in a multi
tude OF ways, extending even to lob
bying against hills in state legisla
lures to promote success of the GEN.
tenary celebration planned for 1914
and disarrarged by the war. ~
Propaganda Eight Years Old.
Mr.. Stewart offered to place at the
disposal of the president or State de-
partment records of the British-Amer-
ican peace centenary committee indi-
eating that German-Irish Propaganda
to exploit public opinion came into
existence at least eight years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
HELP TO WIN THE WORLD WAR
Editor George AIDE Tells Boys and Cirs
How to Do Their Bit for Soldiers at Front
AN APPEAL TO OUR KLDDLES
Neighborhood Bully.

sensible reply, as follows: 1T all de-
pends."
The Neighborhood Bully.
Suppose a boy of IA is walking
along the street with his sister and
the neighborhood bully swaggers
around the corner and pushes the boy
up against a fence and cuffs him
alongside the head and then tries
some insulting familiarities on the
sister, and suppose the boy who is
thus Inundated and whose sister is
in tears suddenly remembers that he
has been told to Skeep out of 6ghtsv
What shall he do?
Retreat to an alley, or stand up in
defense of his own self-respect and
try to protect his sister?
Suppose he says to the bully. II be-
lieve in peace and no matter what you
do to me, won't strike back"
Then he would get few more cuffs
for good measure. and his sister
would be ashamed of him and he
would be ashamed of himself and the
little rowdy who attacked him would
call himself cock of the walk and be
a greater nuisance than ever, before
The United States of America is
involved in hideous war because
President Wilson and congress and
all persons who are warmed by red
blood instead OF being chilled by sar-
pa nyu
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
(From a Staff correspondent.)

Lincoln, Oct. 1l.-(Special.)-
Gathering of the 1917 corn crop is
made the theme of a special procla-
nation issued by Governor Neville
today. The proclamation says in
part:
There are, without doubt, many
students, in the schools, colleges and
universities of the state who could
render valuable service as corn husk-
ers. Various methods for making
these men available have been sug-
gested. Among others, to declare a
general holiday of three weeks in
November; to shift the regularly holi-
day season coming later in the year
to November; to dismiss the grades
from which corn huskers could rea-
sonably be expected to be secured; to
furlough students pledging them
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12

QUICK TO RESPOND.
Thirty, minutes after the prediction
had been uttered the bankers Of the
state had subscribed S3.2o5,2oo toward
the Liberty loan as their bit toward
making Nebraska the banner state in
the second big financial offensive of
the war.
Bankers from every section Of the
state sprang TO their feet with sub.
scriptions authorized by their direc-
tors, ranging from $4,000 to 81 900 900,
and averaging around S25,000, when\
John L. Kennedy offered the invita-
ton for subscriptions in behalf of che
state committee.
ut was splendid sight" said E. F.
Folda, secretary of the state Liberty
loan board. Fine showing. Very
we'll satisfied with the results of the
brief meeting"
EX-GOVERNOR SUBSCRIBES.
Ex-Governor Morehead evoked ap-
plause when he pledged $25,0O0 for
the Falls City First National bank on
his own initiative. II am a poor,q
weak and Intellectual director Of this
bank" he said, but | pledge them
$2s,0O0 worth of Liberty bonds with
out any authority to do so. If they
don't want the bonds, III foot the bill
myself" ... ---,-- ..-. 49,
Enthusiasm ran high and several
delegates revised their subscriptions
upward as the meeting progressed.
The Lincoln banks made the high
offer OF the day with a subscription
Of $l,000000. '@-'-.
Equip the Soldiers.
Every $50 bond you buy equips a
soldier" said Mr.. Hamlii, in his ad-
dress preceding the open meeting.
Every $500 bond pays his expenses
tor a month in the army or the navy
of the United States" r.
Mr.. Hamlin alsospoke at length OIL
the federal reserve bank, urging all
state banks to join the federal reserve
system. I'VE are going to triumph in
THIS war through the federal reserve
system" he said, There will not be a
state bank out Of the system which
will not wish it were in it before we
are through the trying times ahead of
us during this war" -.
Predicts Bright Future. t.,
The. federal reserve system now
controls more than $l00.0O0,O0O in
deposits and has $7000O0,0OQ in gold,
holding as much as Great Britain,
France and Italy together. Mr.. Ham
lin is confident the United States will
come forth from the war the most
powerful nation, in citizenship, in
finance apd in armament, of any ma
ton of the world. .t....s.
A. D. Welton, manager of the de-
partment of public relations of the
American Bankers association, spoke
on The Profits and the Benefits of
the War" Business is being subjected
to, the ruling of politics because bust
ness will not regulate its. own pur-
poses in accord with the modern
spirit" he said "The modern spirit
puts service to humanity above pri-
vate profits. Business to reach its pin
nacle of success ii. these times and
after the war must recognize that
principle. Business must voluntarily
socialize its purposes or that socializa-
tion will be forced upon us
Weston Elected President.
w. S. Weston Of the First National
bank Of Harrington was elected presi-
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Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
M|CHAEL|S' FALL
AS Chan CELL0R
SEEMS imminent
Recent Activity Against Social
ist Party in Navy Plot May
Spell Ruin as Govern
ernment Minister.
(By Associated Press.)

Copenhagen, Oct. l1.-Germany's
paper crisis over the pan-German
propaganda, which loomed so big i'll
anticipation, but was so small in re-
suits, has passed In its place has
risen a new, and this time a really
serious crisis, caused by the attempt
of Chancellor Miebaelis, Vice Chan
cellor Helfferich and Minister of the
Navy Won Capelle to use the alleged
plot-in the German navy as political
weapon against the party of the ex-
treme left in the Reichstag.,~*
1t is not improbable, German politi-
cal observers point out, that Chancel-
lor Mic aelis in an hour of apparent
success sowed the seeds of his own
downfall. Results are not to be ex-
pected Immediately as the Reichstag
adjourns this week, but the new con-
ditiors of German political life, it is
contended, will undoubtedly from now
on work against Won Bethmann-Holl-
weg's successor.
Opposition Lined Up.
The immediate results OF the dis
closures of Chancellor Michaelis and
Vice Admiral Won Capelle have been
that the government socialists have
been driven into complete opposition
and into alignment with the radical
socialists, that the followers of Philip
Seheidemann have delivered formal
declaration of war against the gov
ernment until Chancellor Michaelis
has been removed from Office and that
the radicals, the members of the
center and even the national liberals
have criticised and condemned the
Michaelis- -Gapelle move as one which
ought not to have been made unless
the government had full proof of the
compli-Ay If the three radical social
lists in an actual conspiracy to mutiny
which they evidently believe
the government will be unable to pro-
duce.
Stripped of its embellishments, the
government statement reduced itself
to the charge that agitation to enroll
mem5ers for the radical socialist
party had been carried on in the navy,
that leaflets had been distributed and
that two of the exec.ted sailo:j had
visited Deputies Haase, Vogtherr and
Diettman.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
COAL TALK WARNS
UP CITY COUNCIL
As CARS ARRIVE
Butler and Parks Mix Over
Handling the Municipal Coal
Yard-Long Line Of
Buyers.

If the coal being sold by the mu-
nicipal coal department generates as
many heat units as were generated
during the city council meeting yes
terday, when mupy coal was dis
cussed, then consumers should watch
their check drafts.
Commissioners Butler and Parks
threw burning remarks at each other,
winding up with handshaking scene
like the finale of roped arena affair.
Mr.. Buffers office has been receiv-
ing orders Mr.. Parks department
is to do the hauling. The latter
wanted to know specifically how the
funds were to be handled, whereupon
Butler suggested that his colleague
should have his photograph taken on
a car of coal.
Should Get Together.
The city council decided that Com
liuSSlOHClS DutlCl dllu dl hS olouiu
get together and handle the situation
comparatively and amicably.
Two hundred cash orders were re-
ceived in Mr.. Buffers office before
noon and a line of customers was un-
broken until noon. Eight cars of coal
were. on track and more cars are ex-
pected daily.
w. c. Lambert, corporation coun-
sci, received receipt No. in pay
ment for two tons of coal. D. Z.
Johnson of 1906 South Twenty-eightli
street was No. 2. Cash orders will
not be received in excess of coal act
uaily received. There are more than
800 other persons who wish to- be
notified as soon as more coal is in
sight.
One grade of coal is being sold at
$575 per ton and another at Sc per
ton, which prices, it is believed, will
cover actual cost of delivery. Deliv-
cries will be started this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12

OUTCOME IN DOUBT.
The outcome of the battle for pre-
mier base ball honors is as much in
doubt as before the series began in
Chicago last Saturday. Each team
now has won two contests and the in
dications point to full seven-game
drive before either club will admit the
supremacy of the other.
IMPRESSIVE STRUGGLE.
The victory OF the Giants in the
fourth game was the most impressive
Of the struggle to date, for the Ma
tional league color-bearers excelled
both in pitching and with the bat.
While the Chicago combination
threatened several times. they never
got a runner beyond third base, and
the American league team left for the
shores of Lake Michigan without
crossing the Polo Grounds home plate
in eighteen innings.
Spotlight Turns or New Heroes.
Two new diamond heroes leaped to
pedestals of fame in the clash under
Coogan's Bluff today, for Ferdinand
Schupp of Louisville, KY, turned the
White Sox batters back without run
and Benny Kauff of Middleport, o.,
led the batting massacre with two
home runs.
The youthful left-hander fully re-
deemed himself for the. vicious sally
of the Chicago club in the second
game on their home grounds when
the Comiskey park batters drove him
from the mound early in the contest,
while Kauff, after thirteen hitless
trips to the plate, finally found his
batting eye and broke through Pitcher
Faber for a circuit drive which paved
the way for the Giants onslaught that
later was to demoralize the White
Sox. The effectiveness of Schupp's
hurting and Kauff's batting was sufh-
ciert to defeat the American league
champions, but the thrill of victory
was contagious and their teammates
were only stride behind them IN the
ruSh through the White Sox trenches.
Feat a Rare One.
Only twice in the long history of
world series base ball has Kautf's feat
of two home runs in one game been
duplicated. Before the former bat
ting leader of the Federal league
made his two circuit drives. the honor
was divided between Harry Hooper
of the Boston Americans OF 1915 and
Outfelder Dougherty of the same
club in 1908. Hooper hammered two
home runs into the bleachers in the
fifth game of the worlds series of two
eears ago against the Philadelphia
Nationals, while in the ancient days of
the post-season play Dougherty estab-
lished the record with his twin drives
against the Pittsburgh Nationals in
1908.
In shutting out the Sox without a
run, following similar feat by
0UAA
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
GERMANS TRY TO
REFORM line TO
PROTECT BORDER
Persistent Hammering in FIan-
ders CompeIs Reformation
of Defenses Along Entire
Western Front.
(By Associated Press.)

Extremely bad weather on the
Flanders front is limiting the ac-
tivities of the beligerents. The allies,
however, have maintained themselves
in the territory they gained in Tues
days great drive.
At only one point has their hold
slipped at all, and that was in a par
ticularly low sector along the British
front below Poelcappelle, where their
advance posts were drawn in little.
While the work of consolidation
and preparation for the renewal of the
offensive is proceeding. German
counter attacks are being held off by
the entente guns.
Last night the French had one of
these attacks to deal with in Ae re-
gion east of Draeibank, but broke it
up
See Danger at Verdun.
Some attention is being attracted
by the persistence of the German ef-
forts to regain ground on the French
front in the Verdun region.
In this connection it is noted that
recently one of the German military
critics, in alluding to the situation in
Flanders, spoke of the peril to which
the Germans might be subjected on
the Verdun front if the German lines
in the Belgi"m area should give way.
French Near German Territory.
The French are very near German
territory northeast of Verdun and a
forced weakening of the German
lines there might we'll have a serious
effect upon the whole military situa-
ton, we'll placed as the French now
are for the initiation of drive from
the outlying Verdun positions.
The German effort to push back
the French here, or possibly to re-
gain the lost initiative in the region,
may possibly be traced to anxiety in
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
Yeggs Rob Des Moines
Bank in Broad DavIiuht

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. ll.-(Special
Tdegram.)-Two uDmasked men held
UP the Euclid Avenue Savings bank
about 1890 o'clock today. and. while
Cashier Jerry Saclor was compelled
to lie down under the counter, the
men gathered up about 81 500 in loose
money and walked leisurely out of the
bank and down the street. The bank
was founded by former Mayor Hanna
a year ago and was robbed last win
ter by yeggs who blew the safe and
obtained about $500. No one has
been arrested for either crime
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
Coal Prices in Some
Districts Revised Upward

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE fuel ad-
ministration today announced an up
ward revision of coal prices in Or
tain outlying districts of Kentucky
Tennessee and Virginia.
In Virginia prices in some districts
are raised from 81 to $2.40 for run-of-
mine coal
In eastern Tennessee rum n-of-mine
prices in five counties are raised from
$3.50 to $40.
In Kentucky prices in several dis
tricts were raised from $l.95 to $40
for run-of-mine coal.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
Russ Bandits Wreck Train
And Kill Eiqht PASSENGERS

Petrograd, Oct. 1l.-Eight passeng-
ers were killed and fifty wounded by
a band OF seventy criminals, who
derailed mail train on the Rostov-
Tifs line at Vladikavkaz,> according
to the Moscow newspaper Ranneye
Outro.
The robbers tore up the rails and
after the train had been wrecked, at
tackled the passengers with rifles.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
President Approves Price
> Fixed on Steel Products

Washington, Oct. 1l.-An agree
ment between the war q industries
board and steel manufacturers, fixing
maximum prices for steel products,
about one third under existing market
prices, was approved today by Presi-
dent Wilson
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12

factory results. Mrs. Blackwell her
self spoke at the Mu Sigma meeting
at the home of Mrs. N. P. Fell, when
the club as we'll as individual mem
bers made pledges to the fund. Tues
day Mrs. Blackwell and Mrs. L. S
Westbrook spoke at the Daughters of
the American Revolution meeting at
Bellevue. Mrs. Fairfield spoke at
Swedish Emmanuel church and Miss
Gladys Shamp at the Omaha NVon-
ans club.
, Mrs. +. A. Benson talked at the
Dundee Woman's club meeting and
Mrs. Edgar H. Scott has volunteered
to reach all associations of collegiate
alumnae. Mrs Westbrook will speak
to Red Cross auxiliaries in the Baird
building every day this week.
First Day Good.
Mrs. Frank ". Judson, chairman
of the church committee, turned in
$l5,700 the first day of the campaign.
Mrs. Alvin Johnson and Mrs. S. S.
Caldwell secured 81 $50 in contribu-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
No Grain Market in
Omaha Friday; Holiday

1t having been decreed that tomor-
row, Friday, Columbus day, is a holi-
day, there will be no Omaha grain
market. The occasion is observed as
a holiday with the grain markets in
other cities
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12

1IetIpltdtlon L w .UU Nv
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha yesterday, and
compared with the last Two years:
Normal temperature re.................. 81
Deficiency for the day. .y1............ IL
Total deficiency since March 1..........254
Normal precipitation. ........., .08 inch
Deficiency for the day. ......... .0S inch
Total rainfall since March H.. 20. 10 inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1861 81 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1915 1.45 inches
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
OMAHA PoRT|AS
PLEAD CAUSE OF
LIBERTY BONDS
Women's Organizations to Be
Urged by Prominent Fair Sex
Speakers to Purchase
New War Issue.

Many prominent Omaha women
will make their ldebuts as platform
orators when the speak in the inter-
est of the Liberty bond loan,
Every women's club meeting
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12

this n will
be addressed by
a woman speak
er urging the
purchase OF Lib
erty bonds, &C
cording to Mrs.
Warren Black
well, in charge
of this division
Of W or k:
Woii,en Of the
oratory depart
nent of the
Omaha Wom-
ans club. too,
are training to
serve by going
out to make
speeches.
One Of the
first clubs SO
a d d r c S s c d
w e d n c. S day
NJ o r II j n &
brought salts
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
NEBRASKA BANKERS
RALLY TO CALL FOR
THE LIBERTY LOAN
Financial Men From All Parts of State Subscribe
Amounts Ranging From $4,000 to $1,ooooo0;
Federal Reserve Representative Makes
Appeal in Nations Name.

II predict that Nebraska will be held up monumental
state of the union when the Liberty loan in"
These the words of Charles Hamin of the Federal
Reserve board Washington, D. c. Nebraska bankers
venon the Hotel Fontenee Thursday rallied to his call
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
kAUFF LEADS BAT MASSACRE
WITH TWO HOMERS While
SCHUPP SHUTS0UT ALL RUNS
Indications Now Point to Full Seven-Game Drive;
Chicago Never Gets Runner Beyond Third
Giants Playing Almost Unparalleled
in History of Worlds Series.
by Innings: R. H.
CHICAGO O o O. o 0 0 O 0 90
New York 0 0 I 0 *-5 10
(By Asst ciated Press.)


New York, Oct 11-Swinging their war clubs like the
caveen of old New York Nationals battered their
victory the Chicago Americans here today by of
As result of the second defeat of the White Sox in
days the Giants travelling westward tonight
terms with their the struggle for world series victory
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
The Weather
For Enthusiastically; warmer.
temperatures ct Omaha Yesterday.

Comparative Local Record.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12

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Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-12
Reports From Stations at 7p. M.

'T'' indicates trace OF precipitation.
L. 4. WELSH, MeteoroIogIst.
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sensible reply, as follows: 1T all de-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-29
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.

andria has been visiting her mother,
Mrs Carson Hyatt.