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Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08

ises under the most difficult circum-
stances. 1t has been invaded by an
enemy superior in numbers; it has
lost its capital and more than half
of its territory; it has suffered famine
and disease. but it has made a great
and manly effort to reorganize its
army and it has never given up the
struggle. Today Roumania is ready
to resume its fight, its army is per-
fectly trained, and it has material
such as it never had before.
In the crisis we are passing
through, at a moment when the war
seems to be approaching its final
phases, Roumania has kept its en-.
gagements toward the allies, and has
the right to expect that the allies will
remain faithful to the terms OF the
treaty binding them to it."
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08
new ADD|TIQ
TO GREATERyifY
ARE TAKEN over.
Formal Annexation of Benson
and Florence Marked by
Promises for Efficient -
Public Service, T

When Mayor Dahlman and the city
commissioners went to Benson
Thursday afternoon formally to take
over that community into Greater
Omaha, they assured a gathering OF
citizens in the town hall that the mu-
nicipal gymnasium will be maintained.
This is said to be the only mu-
nicipal gymnasium in Nebraska. 1t
is in the basement of the new city
hall, which cost $25000. The Greater
Omaha officials assured Bensonites
that the assembly room and women's
rest room in the city hall also will be
retained for their original purposes.
The formal taking over of Benson
and Florence was accomplished with
in few hours time and was marked
by good feeling all round.
Surrender Town Records.
In the town hall of Florence Mayor
F. S. Tucker and his official family
met the visiting party and surrend-
cred records and the official seal.
Treasurer Endres took charge OF
$3,S38.7l in funds and Mayor Dahl
man assured cooperation from the
administration and asked cooperation
Of the annexed territory. The retir-
ing officers at Florence, with the
mayor, were: NJ. B. Thompson,
clerk; Henry Behrman, Daniel Kelly,
w. H. Thomas and James L. John.
son, councilmen; James Q. Breneman,
treasurer; John X. Lowry, police
Judge; R. H. Olmstead, attorney;
John McGregor, marshal; Harrison
Barnes, policeman.
The officials who return to private
life at Benson are: J. A. Bailey,
mayor; c. Hollestelle. clerk; Gus
Wulf, treasurer; E. c. Holder, attor-
ney; L. Strong. w. Musk, H. F.
Knudsen and Chris Lyck, council
men; James J. Hughes, chief Of po-
lice; Charles Hansen, water commits
sioner; Peter Christensen, street
commissioner; Bruno Viola, engineer.
Demonstrate Street Cleaning.
Commissioner Parks OF the street
cleaning and maintenance department
stole march on his colleagues by
giving Benson and Florence demon
stration of how streets are cleaned
and cutters are scraped with battery
Of wagons and trucks.
Treasurer Endres recipted for
s7,67l.23 at Benson and General Man
ager Howell Of the Metropolitan wa
ter district assumed jurisdiction of the |
water system of that suburb. Mayor
Bailey and Mayor Dahlman ex-
changed fluctuations. !
at is sacrifice to surrender the |
light of local self-government, but we
arc carrying out the mandate of the
legislature, and we promise you the
same service and thought that is be-
ng given TO other parts of Greater
Omaha" said Mayor Dahlman at
Benson and Florence.
Commissioner Hummel promised to ,
doll" up the parks and Fairgrounds.
Commissioners Kugel and Withnell
will bring the Omaha standard Of
'olice and fire protection into action
II the newly acquired territory.
Clerks will be maintained at both
in the same way South
Side residents were accommodated at
ime of annexation. Details incident
o annexation will be worked out by
he city departments.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08
More Than Million Pounds Powder
Exploded Under German Positions

British Headquarters in France,
June 7-(Via London. 1.-The British
rush this morning on the Messnes-
Wytschate ridge Of the Belgian front
took them we'll over the ridge where
they are now entrenching.
The village of Messines was re-
ported to have been taken early in the
fighting. 1t was also reported that
Lenfer and Zareeba had fallen and
that Wytschaete had been surrounded
by the British storming troops.
The British also captured .impor-
tant trenches all the way from OBJ
servation ridge, southeast of Ypres,
to Ploegsteert wood, north Of Armen-
there's.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08
Monograph Company
Ordered TO Obey the Law

- Washington, June THE Federal
Trade Commission today issued an or
der requiring the A. B. Dick company
OF Chicago to cease placing licensing
restrictions on its monographs re-
quiring purchasers to use only certain
supplies manufactured by the Dick
company or one OF its subsidiaries.
The case had been pending for some
time before the commission.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08
WARSH|PSOFU.S.
ANCHOR OFF THE
COAST or FRANCE
First ShipIoad of Wheat to Feed
American Troops is Un-
loading; Camps Are
LaiC. Out.

Paris, June 1.-The ministry of
marine announced last Z night that
American warships have anchored off
the French coast.
The announcement adds: "The
French navy greets with joy on their
arrival these new brothers in arms
who, under the flag of the great
American republic, have come 10 par
ticipate until final victory in the
struggle, against the common enemy"
Food for United States Troops.
A large transport, containing wheat
for American troops which are to
come later, has crossed the Atlantic
under the protection of an American
warship, the Matin announces. The
transport is now being unloaded at a
French port, the newspaper says.
Preparations are being made for
the reception OF American troops, the
newspaper says further. A number
Of bases similar to those of the
British army have been organized.
Camps Laid Out.
Camps have been laid out for in
fantry and artillery and aviation
parks have been established for Amer
ican aviators. None of the American
officers is bringing his family.
The Matin says the arrival of the
transport means that the provisioning
of the army is we'll under way before
the arrival of the troops and that ac-
cordingly the American forces will
make no call on the French stock of
food.
Naval Collier Takes Wheat.
Washington, June 7-The naval
collier Jupiter has arrived in France,
Secretary Daniels announced today,
laden with l0.s00 tons of wheat and
other supplies. The ship sailed from
an American port without any init
nation of its voyage having been
given out in advance and is now at
anchor in French port.
The Jupiter is one of the navy's |
largest colliers. 1t was the first cleo
trically propelled steamer ever built
and its performance was so good that
it led to the adoption Of electric drive
for all new battleships and battle
cruisers, the American navy being the
only one in the world to adopt this
type of propulsion. The Jupiter was
built at Mare island navy yard, San
Francisco and it has high speed for
an auxiliary vessel which would en-
able it to escape submarine attacks
inder any but unusual circumstances.
Secretary Daniels did not specify
what supplies besides wheat the big
ship carried.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08

More than 100000 pounds of high
explosives was blown up under the
German forward positions. This, the,
most gigantic mining operation in the
history of war, spread panic among
the Germans.
The British in their attack today
used probably 20 per cent more guns,
especially those Of heavy caliber, than
they employed in the battle of Arras.
Tanks were in the thick of the fight
ing. More than 1000 Germans were
taken prisoners early i'll the engage
ment.
The fighting continues under a mid
summer SUM- The Germans have not
yet rallied for the expected counter
attack. ..-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08
Destroys Thirty Planes;
Reported Killed in Action

Amsterdam Via 1ondon), June z.
"A dispatch from Krefeld, Rheinish
Prussia, to the Rhenische Westfali-
sche Zeitung, says that Lieutenant
Schaefer, the German aviator, who
recently was credited with bringing
rown his thirtieth airplane, has been
killed while leading his squadron in
battle with British machines.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08
California Socialists y
Threaten TO SeCede

Sau Bcrnardino, Cal, June Cali
fornia socialists will withdraw from
the national party unless the anti
draft resolution adopted at the So
cialist convention April is repudi-
ated, according to statement made
here today by N. A. Richardson, men,
Der Of the state executive committee
of the socialist party of California,
who was the socialist candidate for
governor in 1914. Richardson said he
had sent notice to that effect to the
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08

, SAYS COUNCIL BACKS KUGEL.
This epitomizes snappy city coun.
Gil meeting in which police depart
ment affairs were given an inning and
the stage set for an investigation Of
the police department, beginning next
Tuesday in city council chamber.
Mayor Dahlman resented the impu-
tation Of the West Leavenworth I'm
provement club that the city council
has pot backed Superintendent Kugel
of the police department.
That the city commission get be-
hind the police commissioner and help
him put into effect his plans for dis
ciplining the department, or else give
him a free rein to conduct the business
OF the department as he sees fit," was
the section Of the improvers' rcsolu-
ton which brought Mayor Dahlman
to bis feet and prompted him to say:
Il am not in favor of transferring
the police department from Kugel to
another commissioner. ! believe that
the police department is somewhat
disorganized and the remedy seems to
be tor all OF the commissioners to as
sumo charge and responsibility"
; Wants Dunn in Charge.
"If | am to be charged with fail
ure to back the superintendent of
police, ! want to be given some re-
sponsibility in this matter, and then
| will agree to. be responsible for
my share Of the work. | favor turn
ing the police department over to
Chief Dunn, and tell him the whole
council is behind him; to give him
specific directions and then if he does
not make good we can get another,
chief of police
"Kugel has not been we'll for FIVE
or six months The people are clam.
oring about the police department.
The chief of police should have power
to organize the department. through
out; let it be known that he has the,
and 1t won't be week be-
fore we will see the change" 2
Don't Report to Chief.
DO you think the chief has not
been running the police department."
asked Kugel.
Il understand that some men have
not been working under the chief
replied the mayor. (
Il want to say" added Kugel, that
the chief has had a free hand. The
superintendent of police is one thing;
but if you want ME to be deg catcher,
all right. | am dead willing to go
through with the police department
Iry- thn fa,.y ,,,nyibe Iafk x,f %, -
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08
Call Interstate Cereal
Conference at Kansas Citv

Washington, June An interstate
cereal conference has been called to
meet at Kansas City June II to ID,
the Department OF agriculture an
nounced, TO take up the subject of
increased grain production.
Similar conferences were held at
Beverly, Cal, in 1916, and at St, Paul
in 1916,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08
Farmers Union Endorses
Administration Food Bill

Washington, June IA delegation
from the National Farmers union,
representing agricultural interests in
thirty-two states, headed by c. S. Bar
rett of Union City, Ga, told President
Wilson today hat they endorsed the
administration plan for food control.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08
Austrian Attack on
Trentino Front RepuISed

Rome. June 7.--(Via London. Re
pulse of an Austrian attack in force
on the Trentino front is announced in
today's statement from the war office.
In the sector above Trieste the Aus
trians, heavily reinforced, made vio-
lent attacks. After an all days battle
they were repulsed completely.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08

Russian Bark Is Sunk
Off the Coast OF Ireland

An Atlantic Port, June 7.-Ameri-
can members of the crew Of the Rus
sian bark Margareta, 1873 tons, which
sailed from Beaumont, Tex, for Liver
pool on March n, reported the sink
ing Of that vessel by German subma-
rine on May II, los miles off the Irish
coast, upon their arrival today aboard
an American steamship.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08
Gen. Harrison New Head
Of Southern Veterans

Washington, June 7.--The United
Confederate Veterans late today re-
elected General george P. Harrison
OF Opelika, Ala, commander-in-chief,
an dselected Tulsa, Okl., as the place
for the next annual reunion.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08
Airplanes Drop Bond
Literature on New York

New York, June despite driv-
ing rainstorm, feet of airplanes
scared over New York today dropping
Liberty loan bombs consisting Of
literature designed to stimulate fur
ther buying of Liberty bonds.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08
Naval Reserve Training
Station at Los ANGELES

San Francisco, June IA naval re-
serve training station, accommodating
1000 recruits, will be established i'm
mediately at Pier No. /.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08
British Official Report.

London, June THE British have
opened an attack on a nine-mile front
between Messines aud Wytschaete
and have taken all their first objec-
tives.
The official statement says that the
British progress is being continued
and that a number OF prisoners have
been taken.
The official statement follows:
/ I'VE attacked at $40 o'clock this
morning German positions on the
Messines-Wytschaete ridge on a
front of over nine miles. We have
everywhere captured our first objec-
tiyes and further progress is report
ed to be satisfactory along the whole
front Of attack. Numbers of pris-
oners are reported already to be
reaching the collecting stations"
French Official Report.
Paris, June IA strong force Of
Germans made an attack northwest OF
St. Quentin at midnight. Today's Of
fetal announcement says the attack
ers were' caught under a violent
French fire and retired after sustain
ing heavy losses.
The statement follows:
"In the region northwest of St.
Quentin a strong force of Germans
attempted at midnight an attack on
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08
HAIG STRIKING
EXPECTED BLOW
ON WIDE FRONT
British Forces Begin Drive at
German Lines in Belgium
Between Ypres and h
Lille.
tBy Associated Press J

General Haig has launched his ex-
pected blow at the German lines in
Belgium, striking early this morning
along nine-mie front on the Mes
sines-Wytschaete ridge, between
lpres and Lille.
Success marks the opening Of the
offensive, the British winning all their
initial objectiyes and pushing on.
Their further progress is reported TO
be satisfactory along the whole front.
While considerable stretch
separates the field of this new Of
fensive from that of Arras, the oper-
alton may be considered as in con-
junction with the continuing battle
on the Arras front.
A sweeping salient in front of the
city OF Lille has been created by the
Arras attack, and in a broad sense
this salient is now under threat from
both north and south
Belying the recent German boast
that the British offensive from Arras
had come to a halt, General Haig
earlier this week proved that he had
not lost his initiative, by making a
successful drive to the south OF Lens,
carrying a mile OF the German front
north of the Scarpe.
The reverberations from this blow
had hardly died away before today's
attack was launched on the other
side Of the Lille salient
A sharp, we'll defined curve in the
German line, about three miles deep
and the same distance across, is the.
immediate object OF this new attack.
In common with other sections of the
line in Belgium along a front Of some
thirty miles, its defenses had been
subjected to a tremendous pounding
by the British artillery for days.
The French front is comparatively
quiet, the only development of note
last night being German attack
northwest of St. Quentin. This was
quickly checked by the French FIRE.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08

CONTINUED on Page Two, Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-08
Reports From Stations at Jpn

7 EHuICHttb tFdCe OF pTecIpltattOn.
L. A. WELSH. Meteorological
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-11
Daniels Issues Denial Of Rumor
That Warships Haze Been Lost

WASHINGTON, June 11-Persistent
and widely circulated false reports of
naval battles and disaster to American
and entente forces have reached the
point where Secretary Daniels has
concluded that they are the result of
an organized conspiracy to alarm and
distress the American people. Today
the secretary issued the following
statement:
THE country is being poisoned by
rumors of battle and disaster that are
absolutely without the slightest found
alton in truth. Reports from the COM
mandants of naval districts, kilograms,
from newspapers and letters from in
dividuals have forced me to the con-
clusion that there is an organized con-
spiracy on foot to alarm and distress
the people Of the United States.
False Naval Reports Spread.
Among the most persistent of these
false reports is one that naval en-
gagement has taken place between the
German fleets and the combined fleets
of England and the United States, and
that in this battle 60 English and
American ships were sunk or disabled,
two of the number being the Pennsyl-
vania and the Texas.
'In elaboration of this falsehood
there is the added rumor that the hos
pitfalls at the Atlantic coast naval yards
are filled with crippled sailors and
marines and that the various hospitals
of New York City are equally crowded
with wounded men.
"By way of Enthusiastically it is
being rumored widely that a passen-
ger arriving on one of the Holland
American line steamers has stated
that his vessel passed through the
battle area after the engagement and
that the sea was thick with floating
bodies.
"All of these outrageous falsities
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-11
RED CROSS WILL
RELIEVE MISERY
IN ALLIED STATES
Henry P. Dawson Tells What
War Fund of 100000 Will
Do.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE spe-
ciic purposes to which the Red Cross
expects to donate the $1O0,000,000 it
has asked the American people to con
tribute are enumerated in statement
made public today by Henry P. Davi-
son. chairman Of the war council OF
the Red Cross
President Wilson has set aside the
week of June 10 to % as Red Cross
week, and Mr.. Dawson hopes to OBJ
tain contributions for the full amount
of the $100,000,000 war service fund
during that week
"Our first obligation is to render
such service as comes within the pro-
vinces of the Red Cross to our soldiers
and sailors at home and abroad" the
statement says.
Cannot Specify Amounts.
Consideration of the vastness of
this undertaking alone as compared
with any other situation ever known
to us will impress one with the impos-
sibility of forming a definite budget
or specifying in particular the amount
of money required to care for our
countrymen.
after making every provision nee
essary for this purpose, our endeavors
will be to supplement the efforts of
our allies in caring for their sick and
wounded.
1--WE shall help provide the bare nee
essities of life to the homeless in
devasted France, to aid them to re
habilitate themselves and thus
strengthen the man-power of the
French army"
ITO Hearten Russia"
1--WE shall strive to hearten Russia,
by providing for the sick and wounded
along the battle front. We shall try to
succor the homeless and wandering
PEOPLE of Poland, Lithunnia and West
ern Prussia.
1--WE hope to extend aid to those
who are fighting the battles of liberty
in Rumania, Serbia, and Italy-indeed
to relieve human misery everywhere
among our allies.
Eve have set s1OO,0000OO as the
minimum of our needs. 1t is evident
that we could use many times that
amount. To administer these funds
economically and efficiently we~are
developing an organization headed by
some of the most competent and ex-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-11
WOOL QUOTATIONS

BOSTON, Mass, June 11.-Wool-
Ohio and Pennsylvania fieeces: De-
laine washed. 5000: delaine unwash-
ed ESQ Sc; Is blood combing. 64@64;
IS blood combing, 66@67c; Michigan
and New York feeces: Fine I'M
washed, 49050c; delaine unwashed,
s0@61c: half blood unwashed, $50
6Gc; three-eighths blood unwashed,
65@66c. Wisconsin and New York
fieeces: Fine unwashed, 49@5Oc; de-
laine unwashed, 6O@61c; half blood
unwashed. SO a COO; three-eighths
blood unwashed, 65@66c. Wiscon-
sin. Missouri. and average New Eng
land: Half blood, 57@ SIC; 3s blood,
63@64c; quarter blood, 62@63c. Vir-
ginia, Kentucky and similar: Half
blood unwashed, 64@65; three-eighths
blood unwashed, 68@7Oc. Secured
basis: Texas, Fine IL months $3.50
100; Ane eight months, $1.3561.40.
California: Northern, $1.55 @1 so;
Middle County, s1.25@1.30; Southern
$110@1.15. Oregon: Eastern No. l
staple, $15501.60; Eastern clothing,
$1.30@1.35; Valley No. /, $1.45. Ter
ritory: Fine staple, $1.65@1.70; half
blood combing $1.45@150; three
eighths blood combing, $1.30@1.35;
fine clothing. $1.35@1.40; fne medium
clothing, $1.20@1.25. Pulled: Extra,
$1.75@1.8O, AA, $165@1.75; A supers,
$145@1.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-11
GOOD WEATHER IS
BENEFIT TO BEARS

CHICAGO, June 11.-Improved crop
prospects gave the bears an advantage
today In the wheat trade. Business.
however, continued to be very limited
In volume Opening prices which
ranged nom 10 decline to Nc advance.
with July At $2.34 to $2.35 and Sept.
at 500 were followed by q material
setback all around. and then some
thing OF a rally.
Favorable weather led to the free
selling OF corn and to q sharp decline
in prices. The break was checked by
an official forecast, indicating q re-
newal of low temperature and unwel-
come rains After opening Sc to
2hc lower. the market steadied at a
moderate reaction from the lowest
level touched at the outset.
Oats sagged with corn. Buying
power was limited except at a decline.
Lower quotations on hogs weakened
provisions. Selling though. was not
of an aggressive character.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-11
CHRISTIANITY IS
TEST OF EDUCATION,
SAYS THEOLOGIAN

Dr. Ozoro S. Davis, president of the
Chicago Theological Seminary, in his
baccaulaureate address to Earlham
seniors last night, said that practical
Christianity is the real test of educa-
ton.
1.-THE life you live each day is really
the acid test of your college educa-
tion," DR.. Davis explained.
President Kelly presided at the
meeting. DIR. Alexander c. Purdy gave
the invocation.
The EarIham Chorus of 20 voices,
under the direction of Miss Elgia Witt
ner, furnished the music. Miss Sybil
Loofburrow played the commencement
march.
This years class consists of 80 grad
yates.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-11
FRUIT & VEGETABLES
Corrected Daily by Eegemeyers)
SELLING PRICES

Asparagus. SC bunch; bananas. to
&c pound; green beans. 10c pound;
beets. 1Oc bunch; cabbage. 10c To-.
solid, soft less; cauliflowers. Is, 20,
25c; celery, loo bunch; chives, 10c
bunch: cucumbers, s, 8, 10c; egg plant,
Is. zoe; garlic. 20 pound; grape fruit,
5. 10c; kale. 10 pound; lemons, 20 and
soc doz.; lettuce, head to 15c head;
leaf, zoe Id; limebs, 80 doze.; onions,
dry, SC Id; green. lunches 10c;
oranges, 25 and soc doz; parsley, &c
bunch; peas, 15c ID; peppers, 2 to &c
each; pineapples, 15c; Potatoes. new
No. 1, TIC lb; old csc peck; radishes.
home &c bunch: rhubard, lunches
10c: spinach, 10 to 15c Id; straw
berries. 10 to 18c quart; sweet potatoes
scarce, SC h.: tomatoes. 15c lb. select
ed.
Miscellaneous.
Beans, navy, zoe Id; lima, zoe lb:
kidney, 20lb; honey, 20 to Csc h.:
popcorn, s to 10c h.; English walnuts,
rs to 35c lb.