davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
Michaclis and His Assistants

The selection of cabinet officers by the new
German imperial chancellor, SO far as they are
known in America, justifes the criticism already
passed on them by some Berlin papers The
names are new, but they come from the same old
crowd and represent no new ideas in govern
ment or as to the relations of the empire with the
world. Not many OF them have been extensively
heard from outside of their own country, the new
secretary for foreign affairs being the only one
to have attained anything like prominence. His
services as minister to Constantinople mark him
as well qualified to carry out orders. The gen.
eral character of the selections is such as to give
emphasis to the opinion already expressed that
Michaehs is but Stop-gap chancellor Specula-
ton as to the likelihood of change in German
policy will all turn on possible peace terms. An
abandonment OF views hitherto expressed and a
more concrete and definite statement of what will
be accepted must be had before any action is DOS.
slble, The strained efforts to read into DR., Mi
chaelis inaugural address an invitation TO the
United States to discuss peace is unwarranted, as
anyone must be convinced by the subsequent an
pointment OF a cabinet that is looked upon even in
Germany as bureaucratic and reactionary.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
Putting Economy TO Proof
New York World. ,

DR.. Michaelis as Prussian food commissioner
reached the conclusion that the food supply of
the German people appears to be secured for the
future" and his reasons for thinking so are sent
to The World since his elecaton to the chance-
lorshp of the empire.
This is the sort OF report from official Germany
which has aternated regularly for the past two
years with reports of brutal starvation from the
English blockade 1t may be true or false, but on
the basis of known underfeeding for the poorer
masses of the German people it may be true.
There are fewer mouths to feed in Germany
and the number is growing fewer right along,
The birth-rate has been declining heavily; the
death-rate and lost in prisoners and exodus of
people to neghboring neutrals have been greatly
increasing ever since the war began. Germanys
population, from these causes. is falling by over
million a year and is by no means Offset in the
feeding by prisoners taken. Yet even then the
food situation is so desperately topsy-turvy that
we have from the chancellor himself to the
Reichstag the fact that hundreds of thousands"
OF city children have been sent to the country.
Since DR.. Michaelis wrote this food report the
United States embargo against Germany ,aS gone
into effect Perhaps that terrible fact" as Herr
Erzberger of the Reichstag called it, entered into
his calculations. But in any event the chance-
lor has given us all the more reason for making
that embargo effective to the last ounce OF Amer
ican food likely to avail the enemy through adja-
cent neutrals. Let Germany be put to the utter
most proof of its own boasted self-sufficercy.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
Moral Neutralitg'
: Boston Transcript

Had the president supplanted Mr.. Dcnman
with Mr., Hurley as chairman of the board and
authorized the general TO build as many ships
as possible as rapidly as possible he would have
ended the danger of debate and hastcned the
building OF ships. Friction may easily continue
however, Tor the reason that under the executive
order the shipping board still retains control OF
the general manager Of the fleet corporation, and
Rear Admiral Capps can do nothing without its
approval While we hold him in the highest re-
spect and are well aware Of his great abilities in
certain directions the fact that the president has
conscripted him for this task. knowing that he is
IN poor health and already oyerburdened and
broken by hard work, makes it necessary to offer
the admiral sympathy rather than fluctuations
and adds as we believe, to the blame attaching
TO the president for his course in the premises
Under the Roosevelt administration General
Goethals was confronted with somewhat similar
difficulties at Panama. There the canal commits
sion was charged under the law with construc-
ton. President Roosevelt promptly appreciated
the need of one-man control and vested absolute
authority in General Goethas. Had this action not
been taken there quarrels would have multiplied
and we might still be building the canal By
backing up the best man at Panama, President
Roosevelt assumed the responsibility which Presi-
dent Wilson has evaded at Washington The one
president manifested that moral courage" for
which the other has vainly tried 70 substitute
moral neutrality"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
tanglement of

horses, mules, etc. There were several
narrow escapes from personal injuries,
especially the old lady who was res
cued from a perilous position by an
able bodied man and seated on the
sidewalk before she knew anything of
the excitement.
Constable c. Westley of Council
Bluffs was in the city looking for the
following witnesses of the late wreck
on Lake Manawa: D. c. Bradford,
Fred Fuller, Pat Quigley, Charles Alt
horn and Ike Meyer.
Edmund Lane, one of the oldest en-
ployes Of the Union Pacific road, died
at his residence, $40 South Eighteenth.
Articles of incorporation were filed
Of the Horne Investment company, E.
S. Rowley, Elmer C. Finney and
Charles K. Collins being the incorpo-
rators.
Max Goldenrath, assistant treasurer
of the Chicago opera house, is spend
ing few days in Omaha as the guest
of George Mailer.
]. H. Patterson and family, who re-
side on Georgia avenue. have just re-
turned from an extended trip to Port
land, Me-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
This Day in History,

1607-First settlers landed in Maine,
coming from Plymouth, England.
1776-Lieutenant John Paul Jones
received a captains commission in the
navy.
177S-Daniel Boone successfully de-
Tended his fort in Kentucky against
the Indians.
1S12-Commodore John Rodgers, a
noted federal naval commander in the
civil war, born in Hartford county,
Maryland. Died in Washington, D. c.,
May 5, 1882.
1S17-George v. Lothrop, United
States minister to Russia 1SS5-88 and
long democratic leader in Michigan,
born at Easton, Mass. Died in De-
troit in 1897.
1S29-The "Stourbridge Lion" the
first locomotive run in the United
States. was tried at Honesdale, Pa.
1867-A small body of federal SOL
ders raided and destroyed the office
of the Constitutional Eagle" news
paper published at Camden, Ark
1SS7-Alexander w. Doniphan, dis
tinguished Mexican war soldier, for
whom the National Guard camp at
Fort Sill has been named, died
at Richmond, Mo. Born in Mason
county, Kentucky, July 8. 1908
19l4-Bombardm of Libau by the
Germans
1S15-British took 1900 yards Of
German trenches at Hooge
1916-United States senate passed
the child labor bill
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
GOING TO WAR.
areWeII to home aud loved ones

Farewell to home and loved ones
We're going off to war.
Wen join in the fray for the T. S. A
And the flag we so adore
We're going to fight for what we deem is
right
For all we hold so dear;
Wen keep our flag afloat
And well get the kaisers goat
For we're the boys who have no fear
CHORUS:
Then let's pack our traps and get on
To join the French and Briton, amid the
cannon's roar.
For we want liberty and land that is free
From bloodshed and from war
SO goodby to mothers, sweethearts and
brothers
Well return when tile war is oe'r
Well take your blessings with us,
Twill help to win the fight.
Our visions of you and the red white and
blue
VIII give US strength and might
Then let US make haste for we've no time
to waste
They're calling across the sea.
We will shoulder our guns
To the tune of fife and drums
And march on to-victory!
MISS c. ADAMS.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
Timely Jottings and Reminders.

The Irish convention is scheduled to
resume its sessions today in Dublin.
The Doane family of America holds
its biennial reunion today at Nan
tucket, Mass.
The annual convention of the Cath
olic Total Abstinence Union of Amer
lea begins its sessions today at Scran-
ton, Pa.
The American Cooperative associa-
ton, said to be in close affiliation with
the Farmers Nonpartisan league,
which has become a political power in
North Dakota and neighboring states.
is to establish headquarters in st. Paul
today as first step in the promotion
OF system of cooperative stores in
the northwest
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
Farmers View of Potato Question.

Hancock, Ia, Aug. ITO the Edi-
tor of The Bee: | see that spuds (po-
tatoes) have gone up again. Well, |
don't doubt it, for the World-Herald
quotes them at cents a pound.
suppose they are kept at that price by
commission men or the Herald does
it free gratis, OF course. the demo-
Gratis have to keep prices up, for they
are using lots of money for army Of
ficers and to keep up the extra offices
they are creating, but they see to 1t
that the small farmers or the farmers
in general pay the most of it. Your
paper says that potatoes have gone up
again and it is unexplainable, unless
due to the fact that the farmer is not
putting any on the market When
they are put on the market you just
watch and see the price tumble like
oats have since they have commenced
to thresh, about one-third, and they
would go lower if they could get the
price of corn down.
l know something about this spud
business. l raised 1900 bushels a few
years back and at the best they were
only worth tWo-thrds of a cent
pound (40 cents busheD until spring,
and then the merchants and grocery
men had gotten the bulk of the crop
and the price went right up. Now to
show you how small some of these
merchants are, they wanted a few
spuds for their trade. They asked my
price, which was rs cents. This was
before digging time and they were
mile out. The merchant said he would
take one bushel, but l told him | would
not get him less than five bushels, and
the deal was off for the present, until
after they had tried to get bushel or
two from some of the other farmers
when they came back to me and took
the five bushels at rs cents. / don't
try to raise any more potatoes than
will use in my own family and if |
happen to have more than | can use
and cannot find some reasonable party
to sell them to will give them to my
four-legged hogs.
The consumer is somewhat to blame
for these high prices They will come
to us and try to buy produce and if
they can't buy for less than half what
they would have to pay at the store
they will go back to the store and
then holler about high prices. 1t
seems to me this administration is
working right into the hands of the
coal barons and all these big corpO-
rations. They seem to think all we
need is something to keep our bellies
full. / would like to know if we have
an army officer in our army that has
been tested beyond a little skirmish
and some marching. 1 don't think
they have Phil Sheridan in the whole
army-if they have they are holding
him back as they did during the civil
war until Lincoln put Grant, Sherman
and Sheridan at the head-but the ad
mlnistration says that would not be
IdShlonable now. B. r. w,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
HERE AND THERE.

The frat marble soda fountain ever used
was erected in a drug store in Lowell. Mass,
in 1889.
or all the mounted soldiers in the world
the Cossacks Of Russia are. perhaps, the
most famous.
Sixty thousand dollars is the average cost
of the big guns of the British navy. with
their mechanism.
A project has been revived to bring WILL
lam Penn's body from its resting place in
England to an imposing mausoleum to be
erected near Philadelphia. &.
The first really authentic account of a
man being raised in the air was in Paris.
Oct. Is, 1888. when Pilatre de Rozier was
lifted eighty feet into the air by balloon
made by Stephen and Joseph Montgolfiar. to
whom belong the honor of having built the
first successful, man-carrying. lighter than
air vehicle.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
People and Events

Following the announcement of nine ndct4
ments by grand jury and bill of impeach-
ment against him in the legislature, the governor
OF Texas announces his candidacy for a third
term. 1t is hard to keep man like that down.
In the naval circles of Washington the recent
deaths of six retired rear admiras are look upon
in part as one of the results of the declaration of
war by the United States against Germany While
It is true that all these men passed to the great
beyond after they had retired to inactive life,
nevertheless the fact that they could not re-
join the United States in the great warfare over
seas may have had more to do II Fastening their
deaths than people outside their family circles
may dream. All the admirals were ON the retired
list. They were: Stephen Bleeker Luce, John
Henry Upshur, William H. Emory, Bartlett Jef-
ierson Cromwell, Conway H. Arnold and William
P. Potter
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
The Day We Celebrate.

DIR. Paul H. Ellis. physician and sur
goen, is Al years old today He
was born in Beatrice and graduated
from Creighton Medical college.
Carr AFFORD of Lake Lawn, Lake
street, landed in Omaha fifty years
ago. 1t was his birthday and he was
then 80 years young. He went to the
Union Pacific shops and got a job as
cabinet maker and worked there over
forty years. He is now a pensioner of
the company.
John B. Watkins is just Sc today
Illinois claims him as native son, but
his chosen abiding place is South Side,
Omaha, where he is manager of the
lumber firm of J. B. Watkins & Co.
Lester Heyn is 33 today. He was
born right here in Omaha and here
he has stayed right on the job until
he has become one of Omahas leading
photographers. ...
S. E. Mathson, manager of the Booth
Fisheries company, has a birthday to-
day-his forty-eighth. He was born
in Sweden.
f. r. Vierling is Sc today. Chicago
is his birthplace and he is assistant
manager Of Paxton-Vierling iron
works.
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles,
L. S. A., retired, former commanding
general of the army, born at West
minister, Mass, sseventy-eight years ago
today.
DR.. Henry f. Osborn. one of the
foremost American authorities on pa
leontology, born at Fairfield, Conn,
sixty years ago today
DR.. George F. Bovard, president of
the University of South California,
born at Alpha, Ind. sixty-one years
ago today.
Henry w. Miller, vice president of
the Southern Railway company. born
at Raleigh, n. c., forty-nine years ago
today.
DR.. Ernest Albee, professor of phil
osophy at Cornell university, born at
Langdon, n. H., fifty-two years ago
today.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

Public authorities should not play favorites
among the milk dealers. The object of inspec-
ton is to insure clean, wholesome milk up to rea-
sonable standards. The dealer who tries hon
estly to live up to requirements should not be
harrassed, but the dealer who tries to evade them
by trickery has nothing coming to him. There
IS no good reason why the milk business in
city like Omaha should not be conducted on the
same fair and square basis as any other legti-
mite business that rarely, il ever figures in the
police court
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

II once knew a man who went hungry
in order to buy feed for his horse"
Il can understand his sentiments. Many's
the time l have cut down on meat and po-
tatocs in order to buy gasoline. e."-Washing-
ton Star
Stella-T wish | know where could steal
some money in lawabidng way.
Bcss-Dear me, What do YOU want with
so much money as all that?-Life.
II timed him, Yer Honor, an he was go-
in 20 miles an hour"
Look here, officer, II my car wasn't go-
ing faster than that you may lave 1t for
junk.-Browning's Magazine.
''Where did you get that stuff, kid?"
II was teached it,"
"Teached it? Who learned you to talk
that ?"-kansas City Journal
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
@Aee5Mm
sAvvAoN
Our Conscience,

Mr.. Rosevelts been advisin' bout
our conscience great and small; says
just put it in your pocket. cause
'tain't much count at all. But I'm
'fraid twill be unhandy when our Fa-
ther calls the roll. cause our con-
science, my dear brother, is the guard
cen of our soul, and we'd better lis
sen to it. cause Gods sure a-goin' to
call, and His son, our friend and
brother, said kill not at all.
Superior, Neb. EVA NANCE.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
CHEEKY CHAFF.
I'm in hard luck"
afvaRHH

I'm in hard luck"
'why?"
~ told Belle she was the first girl
ever loved and she said she couldn't waste
her time training amateurs. Baltimore
American.
"A fool and his money are soon parted
my SON"
who got yours away from you, dadf"-1
Detroit Free Press.
'There must be an awful lot of dropped
his lying around in London"
Not SO very many. You see, it's this way.
A bus driver may drop a couple at Ugh Ole
born, but he picks up one when he comes
to Hoxford street."-Boston Transcript.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

The silver statue Of Catherine II. proved too
great temptation for the professional thieves of
Perograd. Besides keeping their hand in, the
kidnapers doubtless concluded since royalty is
no longer popular, to reduce the ancient dame to
melting mood
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

While checking waste don't overlook the waste
Of needlessy duplicated delivery of goods from
store and shop. Sending the delivery wagon out
on two trips where one would easily suffice is
sheer waste and the blame here attaches not half
so much to the merchant as to the customers
unreasonable insstence
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

The Scent fare squeeze in Nebraska steadily
exhibits the qualities of boomerang, Petty hold
ups in one direction promotes losses in another.
Business friendship built up by square dealing is
too valuable an asset to be shattered by legal
grabs
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

The new grading projects for Dodge street
and St. Marys avenue have one other out
standing feature If the work goes through, it
will mean employment for graders for many
moons to come bringing lots down to the curb
line elevation
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

Cardinal Gibbons defines the true spirit of the
times in these terse words: BE Americans al
ways. Remember that you owe all to America,
and be prepared, if your country demands it, to
give all in return" -,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

Herr zimmerman follows Won Bethmann-
Holweg to the back beaches OF German politics.
The exposure of his absurd intrigue. with Mexico
made his continuance in the foreign Office little
short of Joke
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

With all Nebraska Guards mustered in, the
people OF the state might pause moment and
expand with pride collective chest A splendid
beginning has been made, and the results are GER
tain to reflect honor on the patriotic spirit OF the
people
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

1t is announced that drafted men may vote in
the coming fall elections. Nebraska has no fall
election this yeari
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

This labor unrest is not confined to Omaha,
but is more or less manifest in every large city
in the country. 1t is hardly to be expected that
industrial peace will accompany world war
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

Now we are to have an "Air Route" to Ger
many Must be the successor of the old Cannon
Ball Route" we used to read about in the adver-
fsemenfs
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

SO long as Missouri and Oklahoma supply cal
oric for congress Washington is secure as the
metropolis OF the hot air belt.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

Cabinets come and cabinets go, but Woodrow's
present bunch defes the laws of necessity and
grim custom.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

Adjournment of congress by September is
predicted-presumably subject to change without
notice, just like predictions OF the wars ending.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

According to Omaha experience, it is easy to
slip over" tax levy, but not SO easy to escape
the "holer" when the tax bills are due.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

Argentina brstles up to the central powers
with characteristic vocal vim. With the big
brother" actively in the fight on the same side,
the courage of the scrappy republic rivals its
discretion
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

Rain may be bad for tractor demonstrations,
but it is good for the corn and thus, indirectly,
for the tractor too.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

In one respect at least the participation Of
China in the war is desirable. 1t should deter
mine how far the sitting gases of Teutonc war
fare surpasses the odorous pots of the ancient
empire.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

One Year Ago Today In the War.
London reported gains for the Brit
ish at Guillemont.
Turks forced Russian evacuation Of
Bitlis and Much.
Russians smashed Teuton line in
Gallcia, taking many towns
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

The international Down-and-Out club also
does a brisk war business.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago Today.

Charles Ogden has returned from
tour around the lakes and through the
northwest where he has been counting
cooling breezes and hobnobbing with
leading democrats.
A double team attached to one of
the Singer company's wagons ran
away and on turning the corner of
Sixteenth and Douglas they collided
with several vehicles, causing an en-
tanglement of buggies, drays, wagons,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
[IODAY]

Proverb for the Day.
If wishes were horses beggars
might ride.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-07
BRITISH LAB0RlTES
ARRIVE IN AMERICA
TO PLAN C00PERAT ION
fAssociated Press b. q. 5. naval wireless.

fAssoctated Press by y. >. Naval Wtreless.1
3 WASHINGTON, ID. c.. May 6.A
party Of the principal labor leaders of
Great Britain. arrived here yesterday
for the purpose OF comforting with
the labor leaders Of the United States
as to the part labor in this country
should play in the war with Germany
and as to cooperation between organ.
lied labor in the United States and
the unions In the United Kingdom.
Arthur j. Balfour. former British
foreign minister and now head Of the
British war commission that is visit
ing the United States, addressed the
national defense council yesterday.
He stated that the british would be
oyefioyed to welcome an American
expeditionary force in France and
said its early despatch would have
an enormous archaeological effect
both upon the Allies and upon their
enemies; 1t would. he said, encour:
age those who are fighting for jus.
tice and the overthrow of Pr1ssian.
ism, and would discourage their enc.
mics who are fighting at the com
mand OF the advocates Of the mailed
fist.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-07
BAVARIA STARVING

ASSOCIATED Press By .. s. naval Wireisss9
BASEL, Switzerland, May 6.-Un-
less Bavaria succeeds In getting food
supplies by the middle Of August. her
people will be reduced to vegetar,
ian diet exclusively According to q
despatch from Munich this startling
state Of affairs was revealed by Herr
Brettreich, Bayarian minister Of the
interior. In an address before the pop
ular assembly of the kingdom. The
Munich despatch says the food short
age in Bavaria is serious. Brettreich
In his address said: We can hold
out to August Is II we receive the
supplies that we expect. But by
September all our livestock will have
disappeared and we shall be com.
PEELED to exist on vegetables alone. :
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-07
RUSSIA WILL STAND
FAITHFUL TO ALLIES

tAssociated Press By u g. Naval Wireless)
PETROGRAD, Russia, May THE
crisis caused by the action Of the 30
9cialists and Anarchists against the
Liberal government has passed, and
According 10 statements issued last
night from responsible officials Rus
STA VIII carry scn ifer snare or the var
to the end, remaining faithful TO her
allies until Germany Is finally defeat.
ed and HChenzollernisin Is forever
crushed.
{ LONDON, Eng, May 6.--At grEnd
council Of the leaders OF the various
workfngmens organizations Of Russia
with representatives OF the army, held
in Petrograd on Friday. q resolution
was passed declaring that when the
articles Of peace are drawn up Russia
viii demand that no party to the
agreement will receive from the van
pushed either cash indemnity or ees.
sion of territory,
This resolution win be included in
anew note to be sent out to the allies.
which note will also pledge the Rus
sian support to the war until Germany
has been defeated.