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Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
Wilson's Address
Is Carefully Edited
By German Censor

Copenhagen Via London), April 6.
The German public to the present
time has had no opportunity to hear
the full story of the reasons leading
up to the entry of the United States
into the war as only condensed and
expurgated versions of President Will
sons message appeared in German
newspapers yesterday under headings
indicating that this was virtually the
complete text.
A comparison of this tabloid ver-
sion as received in Denmark with that
published in Berlin shows that the
German censor's pencil had been
vigorously employed to strike out
references to the conduct Of German
agents which constitutes one of the
main items of President Wilson's in
dictment of the autocratic German
government.
President Wilson's reference to the
attempt to embroil Mexico against
the United States is deemed improper
reading for Germans. The reference
to dynastic wars, is twisted into a
shape that has aroused indignan,
comment from every German news
paper. The full text of the message
was received in Copenhagen only to-
day and reads almost like another
document. There is no reference made
to the proposed financing of the allies
and very lit: referring to Russia.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
BRAZIL PROBABLY
WILL DECLARE WAR
Sinking of Steamer Parana Off
Coast of France Causes In
tense Indignation.
THREE OF CREW MISSING

Cherbourg, April 6.-The Brazilian
steamer Parana was sunk during the
night. Three members of the crew
are missing.
The Parana was a vessel of 4,46l
tons. 1t was built in 1898 and was
owned in Rio Janeiro.
London, April 6.-Anti- German
excitement in Rio Janeiro is intense
as the result OF the sinking OF the
Brazilian steamer Parana, according
to a telegram from the Brazilian
capital, transmitted by the Exchange
Telegraph correspondent at Buenos
Aires.
The Brazilian foreign minister is
quoted as declaring the situation as
grave and that perhaps a declaration
of war against Germany would be
necessary.
Attacked Without Warning.
Washington, April "Details OF
the sinking of the British steamer
Cannizaro without warning, with an
American in the crew, reported yes
terday from London, reached the
State department today. Consul
Hathaway at Hull, England, sent the
following dispatch:
British steamer Cannizaro, to
Hull, general cargo, torpedoed with
out warning March %, $50 miles
southwest Scilly Isles, latitude 49
north, longitude 10 west. All res
cued uninjured. American fireman,
William Samuel Jones, San Francisco,
in crew. No passengers. Wake of
torpedo seen after explosion. Sub
marine appeared twenty minutes
later and presumably German from
build. No vessels in sight until H.
vington Court 5 p. n., rescued crew,
J p. M, and landed Falmouth next
day. No measures for safety of crew.
Vessel carried one gun, but no chance
to resist or escape. Weather hazy
Moderate wind; choppy sea all day.
Ship sunk by gunhre after crew left"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
PATRIOTIC MASS
MEETING SATURDAY
H. L. Stimson and Frederic
Coudert to Speak at the
Auditorium.
WAVE OF PATRIOTISM HERE

Some of the enthusiasm that marks
the patriotic assemblages in New
York and along the eastern coast
promises to be manifested in Omaha
when the big patriotic or Stimson
meeting is held at the Auditorium
Saturday night.
Henry L. Stimson, secretary Of war
under President Taft, and Frederic
R. Coudert of New York, one of the
leading authorities on international
law, are to be the principal speakers
Local speakers will be w. D. Nc
Hugh, chairman of the national pa
triotism committee of the CONNER
cial club, who will preside at the meet
ing, and Richard L. Metcalfe.
~. Stimson and Coudert are making a
tour of the country deffvefffg pa.
triotic addresses under the auspices
of the National Security league OF
New York.
Their speeches in Omaha Saturday
night will wind up one of the busiest
weeks of speaking they have had.
Mr.. Stimson is to speak at the Com
mercial club at noon on Saturday at
public affairs luncheon.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
ALL ENL|STMENTS
EXPIRE At end OF
WAR With KAISER
Wilson Says Hope Of World Is
When European Struggle
Over That the Nations
May Disarm,
PLAN FOR THE PRESENT
President Approves Principle
Embodied in General Staff
Proposal.
THREE ARMY ELEMENTS
THREE ARMY ELEMENTS

Washington. April 6.-In a state
n,e,t .,nrov;ng the army ,I,r Dre-
~,
sente- 10 congress oy tne W. ue'
partment, President Wilson today
said that "the hope tf the world is
that whe, the Frronea, war ;s over
,rr,,osr,e,ts v;,, h,v, bee, made
.or,nos;ro r,,,v ~ tho questions
t:Ir ne, ,:., I
"hich nave nilherto seemed 10 re-
quire the arming of the nations"
The presidents statement follows:
"Tbs ,r;,c;,Ie embodied in tba leo
;stat;on presspted bv The War denarf-
mon. a. ths n;i;t,yv conmittef: NJ
tLe Sonote and bouss have NV ent. ,
,nn-on,i ,nr ]N ~ ,ud I ;ts snec;6, reco,nn,c :
dptans pt un" sr,hnd,, 1 10 tts sp best ;rdennnt ~
a,oi3H ,he oa;..ra n' ~ tha W W. den.rtment -
'''S az - rson " 'ne ~. .a;sa M ~ faroas co..
.. p.op e, 49, - nrssant @ er,eraencv ~
W ~. ~ 'ne I,,,o. pt.a'n. 49, - ,.,s
G,t:nnai gr.rd W war st-cnoth and
ta1I:n .t.a ls:.;"a, fa.aas ,,,l;oh
~ ;,i Huue .ne atnd a n H.. ths 49, ~.
t;i WI iiom u w nj ueo, % three @ eis I
aloilal @ atnis WI, |onlpn 'oi - M. M..o, CIV.
llieatS' mS 'ne esu.a' a'lny, nl,,d d'e dd;tona,
cudio' s' atiu tL .iiI stal sro. ,6o 6on nea
!oi'te' Vi wlilth a. lnst Hoo,Joo a..
10 pt ausiio.lIeu i,lliieu,ase, .hn so anu ~.
! !d.ei iiiIieLiie!l.s II Hi ''e 'a'n0 ''Ie "'
r,... % ~ ,,,.,, d Y,-:.-
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IN olaef tllat ail aleee Loites n'ey y
comprise a-:sihgle army, .ne telin " "
enl,stneht ~ III tne- ihiee ~ squsii1Ia 1s u
and Will De lot INC peliou VI ti'e
emergency ,,,
Inc necessary men WIZ oe secuied
Ior the reeuiar army anu INC Ndtiolai
Guard by volunteering. as al present.
until IN the judgment OF the pieSideit'
resort to a seiect;Ve oralt is aeslr-
aOie. Inc aooitlohdi loiIes' no"1vet,
are to be raised by selectlVe ala5l a.
from men ranging IN age lfolil - ~ %
years. !he quotas OF the severas states
in all OF these Il IS Will De III proper
tlon to their population.
This Legislation! makes no attempt
to solve the question OF permanent
military policy tor the country chiehy
tor the reason that IN these anxious
and disordered times. clear view
cannot be had either OF our permanent
military. necessltles or OF the pest
MODE OF organizing proper iliilltdiy
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
TARNOWSKI WILL
ASK PASSPORTS
Such Is London Report, But
Washington Embassy De-
nies This.
HAS NO INSTRUCTIONS YET

London, April 6.-Vienna newspa-
pers say that Count Tarnowski, who
recently was sent to the United States
as Austro- Hungarian ambassador, has
been instructed, in the event of ratih-
cation by congress of President Will
sons recommendation for war with
Germany. to break diplomatic rela-
tions with the United States and de-
mand passports for himself and his
suite.
Washington, April 6.-The Austro-
Hungarian embassy here denied TO-
day that any instructions to break re-
1ations with the United States and
demand passports for Count Tar
nowski and suite had been received
from Vienna.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
GERMAN U-BOATS IN
GULF OF MEXICO
Government Has Information
Several Are Ready to Attack
United States Commerce.
NEWS COMES FROM EUROPE

Washington, April 6.--Persistent
but hitherto unconfirmed reports Of
German submarines waiting in the
Gulf of Mexico for the opening oi
hostilities with the United States were
further supported today by advices
to the government from Europe.
The full nature of the governments
information is not disclosed, but il
was received from one of the neutrals
contiguous to Germany, which has
served as a clearing house for Ger.
man information since the severance
Of diplomatic relations.
1t was reported at the source oi
origin of the governments informa.
ton that more than a score of Ger
man submarines were already in Mex.
icau waters. Persons here who have
been giving attention to the subject
think the estimate Of numbers is
high, but feel no doubt that German
submersibles are somewhere on this
side of the Atlantic, most probably
in Mexican waters, and that some oil
them have been there since early in
February.
There is no doubt here that II
the U boats are in the gulf they are
being supplied from Mexican shore
bases. Those who hold these views
are convinced that something closely
approaching the arrangements pro.
prosed by Foreign Minister thinner
mann in his celebrated communication
intended for General Carranza, have
been achieved, and that the whole
matter, including the supplying Of
submarines from Mexican shores, was
arranged by Mexican Minister Zu-
Baran in Berlin.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
Bryon Offers His --'''.
Services As PrSyate

Tallahassee, Fla, April 6.-For-
mer Secretary Bryan today sent
this message to President Wilson:
Believing it to be the duty of
each citizen to bear his part of the
burden of war and his share of its
perils, / hereby tender my services
to the government. Please enroll
me as a private whenever I am
needed. Assign me to any work
that l can do until called to the
colors. I shall, through the Red
Cross, contribute to the comfort of
soldiers in the hospital and
through the Young Mems Chris
tian association aid in guarding the
morals Of the men in camp"
Mr.. Bryan, with the rank of
colonel, commanded a regiment of
Nebraska volunteers during the
Spanish-American war.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
Germany May Force Austria
And Turk to Break With u. S.

Copenhagen, April 6,-(Via Lon
don. 1.-The expectation that Austria
Hungary and Turkey will remain neu-
trail for the present at least in the
conflict of Germany with the United
States prevails in diplomatic circles
here. The Associated Press is in
formed \from uhquestioned sources
that that is the intention and desire
of the two governments. if left to
themselves, but that Germany will
seek to prevent this. .
Washington. April 6.-The United
States will not sever relations or de-
clare war with Austria, Bulgaria or
Turkey so long as those countries
do not force such a step, it was
learned authoritatively yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
Duluth Rabbi Lectures
Here for Next Two DayS

Rabbi A. L. Levine of Duluth, rep
resenting the Mizrachi and Zionist
movements, will lecture at Beth
Hamedrosh Hagodol synagogue, at
Nineteenth and Burt, on Saturday and
Sunday at 4 o'clock. His subject will
be "Thc Land OF Israel, for the Peo-
pie of Israel, Guided by the Law of
Israel" Saturday. That the Mizrachi
and Zionist movements should be
united as one will the text of Sun
DAYS lecture.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
Officers of A. 0. U. W. Grand
Lodqe Meet in Grand Island

Grand Island, Neb., April 6.--(Spe-
cial Telegram.)-A special meeting of
the officers of the grand lodge, A. O.
L. W., was held today at headquar-
ters in this city, all of the members
OF the finance committee being pres
ent. The object OF the meeting was
TO pass upon petitions filed asking for
a submission to referendum of the
members of the lodge throughout the
state of the rast adopted by the last
grand lodge held in Omaha in jan
uary.
The grand lodge officers after max
ing deductions for names of persons
who are not members, it was found
that the required 10 per cent OF the
total membership of the order had
not signed the petitions. In view of
this it was decided that no referen-
dunn will be submitted.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
Airplane Bombards
Towns Along the
Coast of Kent

London, April 6.-Towns on the
coast Of Kent were bombarded again
last night by a German airplane.
There were no casualties, it was an
nounced officially. ,....
The statement follows:
"a hostile airplane passed over GER
tain Kentisll coast towns last night.
Eigh bombs were dropped, most OF
which fell in the open. There were
no casualties and no damage was done
beyond the breaking of some glass;
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
Congressman Fined for
Spending Too Much Cash

Pittsburgh, April 60. D. Bleak
ley, republican congressman-elect
from the Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania
district, was sentenced in tn United
States district court here today to
pay fine Of $500 and costs for vio-
lating the corrupt practices act by
spending more than $4,000 in his cleo
tion. He was indicted by a federal
grand jury in Erie last week. Con-
gresham BleakleJ announced today
that he had resigned his seat.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
"DoWn With England at
Any Price," Says HaeCke|

London, April 6.-Telegraphing
from the Hague, the Exchange Tele-
graphs correspondent says the Ger
man ministry of finance publishes
the following letter, written by Prof
Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, professor Of
zoology in the University of Jena, as
propaganda for the sixth German war
loan.
you have asked my opinion Of this
cruel world war. My answer, founded
on the words of our three greatest
heroes, Won Hindenburg, Ludendori
and Won Tirpitz, is down with Eng
land at any price,"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
Four Blocks Destroyed
By Fire at ASbury Park

Asbury Park, n J., April 6.-Four
city blocks in the heart Of the hotel
district fronting OH the beach were
swept by fire early today with the
loss OF about $800,00O. More than a
score OF hotels and boarding houses
were leveled. 1t was attributed to
defective electric wiring. Most OF
the hotels were closed and no loss Of
life has been reported.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
Still Big Demand for
The Bee Window FIaqS

Miss Maud Hug- 5, teacher OF First
A and First B classes at Beals school,
bought sixty Bee flag which will be
placed in windows of the school in
tine for the reopering next Monday.
These flags are in evidence all over
the city, in homes and Offices, public
buildings and OIL many automobiles.
Thers has been no diminution in the
demand.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
Elmer Wiggins Dies
In East From Operation

Elmer Wiggins of Gothenburg,
Neb., son of c. F. Wiggins Of that
place, a widely known stock shipper,
died in Boston yesterday, where he
underwent an operation for tumor
at the base of the brain.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
Senator Warren Will
Retire at End of Term

Washington, April 6.-Senator War
rem of Wyoming announced today
ii. he will retire from the senate
at the expiration OF his present term,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
Comparative Local Records.

Temperature and precipitation departures
from tho normal at Omaha since March !,
and compared with the last two years:
Normal temperature NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. As
Excess for the day. Observation-Disclosures. 4
Total excess since March 1............ 70
Normal precipitation. ........... .0s inch
Deficiency for the hay.......... .0S inch
Total rainfall since March l.... !. 56 inches
Deficiency since March 1....... .27 inch
Deficiency for cor. perioF 1916. 1. A inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1915. lie inches
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
The Weather

For Nebraska-Unsettled; probably rain.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-07
Reports From Stations at ! p. NJ.

lhuIChtes trace OF pTeclpItatIUh.
L. A. WELSH, Meteorologist.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-18

tions. Up to this time they have proved in every way a losing invest ment.
 The Germans are the last people in the world to strike blindly, to under take things without a definite ooJect' and they are in no position to waste their strength and resources. Why, then. these persistent and worse than futile effors? Their motive is, of course. a matter of speculation. One object may be the hope of a lucky hit that will enable them to destroy inn portant intuition plants or to damage seriously great naval centers. They inflicted some loss of this kind month or so ago. but nothing Of serious nature The allies have had and stlll have the same idea in mind with re- gard to German military bases, but neither side has yet been able to score heavily along these lines. And yet the Germans repeat again and agaln their airplane and Zeppelin visits with a curious persistency that suggests purpose not yet developed.
 If it be true, as has frequently been reported, that they are building huge fleet of air vessels, may it not be pos sible that these recurring raids are de- signed to obtain complete information and complete familiarity with British localities. and are mainly preliminary to an armada like air invasion which they fondly hope cannot be repelled?
 We are counting largely upon ending the war through the air. Perhaps the Germans are calculating on something of the same sort
Arizona republican., 1917-11-18

device and so exactly, is the pas senger automobile.
 Your baby's carriage is not pleasure baby carriage" It is what the baby needs, but not nearly as useful as the comfortable, big auto mobile that rolls along on a cushion off air. with the father and the mother and the nurse and the baby, ali gaining health and happiness to- gether.
 If you said to a big American eagle, sitting on the edge of his rock: Are those your pleasure wings?" he would laugh at you and reply No those are just my wings. Without them l would be nothing, d poor kind of bird" And if you asked him what price he would take for those wings he would laugh once more, give one or two flaps and sail across the valley away from such a silly questioner.
 So it is with the man who has his automobile. for himself, for the busi- ness for his family, for his health for the lengthening of his day and of his life, for the increasing or business capacity. II, not my pleasure vehicle, it is just my wings"
 And if you advise him to do with l out it, he would be as much sur prised as though you asked the eagle i to sell his left wing and take cash l in exchange.
 The man who can buy and own i car owes it to himself and to his | family to do so.
 Wise economy consists in making your family healthier and more valu- able to the nation. Wise economy consists in making your day longer and your days work more efficient more constructive.
 In the case of at least SS men out of 100 who have business to do. and who have the money to buy an auto mobile is common sense economy simply the buying of pair of wings the adding of hours to the day, the giving of health to the family.
 Therefore you that ride in pas senger vehicles, and you that sell them drop the expression pleasure vehicle"
 If you havn't got one, get it, if you can.
 And if you mean to get it, do moi delay The factories are being taker over for the manufacture of flying machines and flying machine engines and you may rot long have tht choice of the gocH cars at reasoabls prices. Already the prices are going up.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-18
PLEASURE TERM
 FUR AUTO VERY
 MISLEADING ONE

letter addressed to automobile dealers. written by ". c. Snls, gen .raI sales manager, Chevrolet Motor uuanv presents an interesting phase of auto ownership. He says r them briefly:
 stop speaking of your passenger CIT as a pleasure vehicle. It is no more E. pleasure vehicle than the
 farmers blow
 True sdum-and all automobile r. should remember it. The auto mobile that carries passengers, of course. does give pleasure. So does ..a carpenters saw and the wood
 rs axe. # they cut well. But
 easGre' is the least part of the modern vehicle for carrying passen~ gers
 The automobile gives wings to the man that owns it. It doesn't merely -iva him pleasure, it adds A hours .. his day. k he must travel as the ...t.r does and Incidentally it adds rlrr fr1res to his annual income.
 Tna passenger vehicle which takes n1t the fath-r and mother, grand mother and children, as it leaves house with it's ioad, is more like
 family doctor than a mere pleas r-- vehicle It is taking the whole family at once into the fresh air
 r- all the lungs of the family with oxygen that goes into the blood burns up waste tissue and makes 8 healthy group
 You might just as well call the doc Tor wro comes and attends to you pleasure doctor" as to call the automobile that takes you out tC esalth sunshine and fresh air, "a .'t sure Nehicle,'
 The automobile has done for mans body what the telephone has dont tHr the human voice. The instru- -eat that rings and calls you tC speak with your friend or attend t your business is not a pleasure tele- nroae-r It is a necessary, time save labor saving, life lengthenins
Arizona republican., 1917-11-18
CROWD GASPS; MAN HANDCUFFED RUNS
 AUTO; cow ROPED

To tie a knot with an automobile, take a double twist like an angry snake when somebody tramps on his tale, run ahead at about forty miles an hour, then back up, chase a steer, and lasso 1t, and do all this, and lots more, with out so much as touching the steering wheel once with the hands-that is the stunt pulled by Ed Dooley of Los An geles in an Oldsmobile Eight at the Fair last week.
 This stunt was witnessed by thous- ands of surprised spectators who said, Well, what do you know about that? ?" It was one of the distinct hits of the fair, one of the big thrills of the race track. It was something new-some- thing Ed Dooley said he could do, and did do to prove to the skeptical that he came from California where they always tell the truth when they cant think of lie.
 Ed Dooley had just come from Cali fornia, had just arrived in his Oldsmo- bile Eight with Tom Sharkey, former heavyweight prize fighter. as travelling companion. q drove this car all the way from Los Angeles without the use of my hands" said Dooley. T had him handcuffed and saw him do it," said Tom Sharkey.
 But there were doubting Thomases on hand and they shook their heads. Like the farmers do, when the airplane first came out, looked up at one sailing about in the air as nice as nice could be. and said Tt can't be done," so the Doubling Thomases said, What steer an automobile without hands Bah!"
 As it was the truth, and they could not tell other than the truth when the very truth in exasperation was boxing from their pores, Dooley and Sharkey said 1t would be done at the fair, Doo- ley to do the driving and Sharkey tc see that he was handcuffed. | Dooley proved every point, proved il 30 conclusively that those ~no wit. messed the ha1r-raising exhibition al the fair grounds, concluded that tt ,I drive without hands from Los Angele: to Phoenix would be child's task fol Ed Dooley.
 Dooley's hands were handcuffed be. behind his head at the fair ground: and he did all the manipulation of tn, Oldsmobile with his feet and knees did 1t so deftly that the spectator could not see how it was actually done Dooley proved himself a master auto mobile trick driver. But this was no all. On the hood of his car a saddl was placed and Cowboy Ben Dobbin was placed therein and a steer wa placed in the front. -'Whoopee!" an the steer was off with the handless driven Oldsmobile in close pursuit. Be Dobbins. the Oldsmobile and Ed Doole
 had lively, crooked, exciting chas
 before the lasso finally was hurle
 forth and the steer brought to a stand
 still.
 This Dooley exhibition reflected hua
 credit upon the Oldsmobile and peop]
 who witnessed it were not hackwar
 In expressing their praise, Dooley him
 self said that the stunt shows whs
 can be done with a big Oldsmobi
 when one knows how but shows ho easily the big Oldsmobile is manip,
 lated, so simple and easy, in fact. tn,
 ne thinks 1t an ideal car for women {
 drive, and everybody else who likes q
 easy manipulated machine.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-18
HELEN KELLER AID
 HELPS THE BLIND
(New York Evening Sun)


 Some blind soldier, deprived of his vision by the war, will benefit by the understanding of his affliction which Helen Keller possesses. A gift of $500 to the blind author from friend has been transferred by her to relief organization for the aid of a "comrade in the dark
 Miss Keller inclosed her gift in a letter to Mrs George A. Kessler, hon. orary secretary of the American Brit ish- French Belgian permanent blind relief war fund. Her letter follows: The plan for helping blinded sol diers and sailors which you outlined in your last letter interested me. think it is a good idea to help individ- uals directly-to be a sort of big brother or big sister to them. The plan should meet with a liberal response The personal touch that will go with the aid will multiply its value tenfold Of course, the training and instruction of these blinded men is very important but sympathy and encouragement are