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Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
HOUSTON RILED::
WANTS NEGROES
TRIED BY COURTS
Local Officials Determined
Court-Martial Shall Not Ab-
rogate Right of Civil
Authorities to Act.

Houston. Tex, Aug. 26-Though
Houston generally breathed distinct
relief that martial law will end
tomorrow and that the rioting negroes
of the Twenty-fourth infantry are
no longer in position to cause fur
ther trouble, county officials expressed
resentment that the men should have
been taken from their authority.
"The fact that they were removed
to Columbus, N. M. does not mean
that we will not ultimately take a
hand in their punishment" said Dis
trict Attorney John Fl. Crooker.
"In my opinion, the court martial
which will be held by the military
authorities does not abrogate the right
to trail by the civil authorities. Those
who escape punishment in the military
court will be prosecuted in the courts
of Harris county"
Murder Indictments Returned.
Evidence of the intention of the
local officials not to let the matter
drop with the departure of the colored
infantrymeh for Columbus, was con-
tanned this afternoon in the action Of
the Harris county grand jury. This
body as soon as it learned that thirty
four negroes held in Jail had been
turned over to the army before day
break, began consideration of the
blanket charges preferred by Mr.
Crooker. In few hours it returned
murder indictments against the thirty
four and six others, who had not
been arrested.
Thousands today paid special trib-
ute to Captain ]. w. Mates when
his casket, placed on a truck and
mantled by the colors, was taken to
the station to be sent to Chicago.
Captain attes was shot down as he
approached the scene of the disturb
ance in police officers automobile.
Indication, are that there will be
no more deaths as result of the
Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
Macmillan Expedition
Arrives at Sidney, N. S

Sydney, N. S., Aug. 26.-Donald B.
MacMillans arctic exploration ex-
pedition arrived here tonight on the
relief steamer Neptune after four
years spent in the Polar regions.
Mac MILAN, who was one of Rear
Admiral Peary's lieutenants on his
successful dash for the North Pole,
confirmed previous dispatches from
him that there was no Crocker land,
such as had been reported by Peary.
Peary's mistake he said was due to
mirage so real that the Macmillan
party had been deceived by it for four
davs. he said.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27

He declared that any attempt tc
take advantage of the conference fol
an attack on the national power, as
embodied in the provisional govern,
ment, would be repressed pitilessly
"by blood and iron."
The conference was opened at
o'clock with the premier's speech
Representative of important polit.
ical, economic. commercial and sci,
entifc organizations and persons
prominent in public life are in at.
tendance.
KERENSKY TELLS FACTS.
Those who think the moment has
come to overthrow the revolutionary
power with bayonets are making a
mistake" said M. Kerensky. LET
them take care, for our authority is
supported by \the boundless conf
dence of the people and by millions
OF soldiers who are defending us
against the German invasion.
THE provisional government is
convinced that all of you who have
come here will forget everything ex-
cept your duty toward your country
and the revolution.
THE government believes it can
tell the truth, not only to our friends,
but also to Our enemies-those who
are destroying our troops, and those
among US who are waiting for the
moment when they may be able to
raise their heads and pouncc upon the
free Russian people. go. .......
IL. say again that | will hide moth
iug IRON you, for we have come to-
!c.ter fot the tirststiule- 10, speak to
M fronklr, TO tell you of the I'M
bearable, the immense responsibility
which we are shouldering despite all
the blows we are receiving. -
Peroid of Mortal Danger.
"Citizens, the state is passins
through a period of mortal danger. ]
do not say more, for you all under
stand. You see it, for each OF you
experiences it, in different way.
"You all know the task incumbent
upon you, for the struggle against a
powerful, implacable and organized
enemy demands great sacrihces, sell
lenial, deep love of our country and
he forgetting of domestic quarrels.
Unfortunately, not all who are able
are willing to offer all of this on the
altar of their country, ruined by war,
and they thus render the critical sltua-
ton of our country more serious
every day.
IN our political life this process. of
Discrimination is worse, even causing
certain nationalities living in Russia
% seek their salvation, not in close
union with the mother country, but
in separatist aspirations. On top Of
all this came the shameful events at
the front, when Russian troops, for
getting their duty to their country
ysve way without resistance to pres
sure of the enemy and thus forged for.
heir people fresh chains OF depotism'"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
Fined for Failing
To Give Up Half of Highway

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 26.-(Spe-
,cial.) -- George FenstermacherF
farmer living near Wolsey, was the
first victim of a new law enacted by
the last legislature requiring drivers
of automobiles, wagons and other We
hicles to give drivers of other We
hicles whom they meet one-half the
highway.
Fenstermacher was driving a hay
rack, hay rake and mower attached,
and refused to give half the road to
c. N. Hall, who had him arrested.
When taken into court FenstermacherI
was fined S16.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
Find Youth Convicted
Of Parr',Cide Not Guilty

Brookville, Pa, Aug. 26.--Ernest
Haines, boy OF 10 years, convicted
and sentenced to the electric chair for
the murder of his father, William
Haines, but who was granted new
trial at the request of Governor
Brumbaugh few days before the
sentence was to be executed, was free
today. After celebrating ninety and
one-half hours, jury in the retrial OF
the case, found Haines not guilty.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 26.-The wheat
pit of the Chicago Board of Trade
closed Saturday. The action of the di-
rectors III closing the pit was due to
request of Herbert c. Hoover, food
administrator, that trading in wheat
futures cease at least for the period
Of the war.
The closing OF the pit was without
incident. A few of the traders stood
about the big saucer-like place where
fortunes have been made and lost in
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
South Dakota Asks For
Revised Freiqht Rates

Washington, Aug. 26.-Railroad
commissioners of South Dakota today
petitioned the Interstate Commerce
commission to put into effect revised
freight rates on grain and grain
products from South Dakota points
to Iowa destinations, removing an
alleged discrimination in favor Of
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
Chicago Wheat Pit Closes
AT Herbert Hoouer's Request

the exciting days oi Corners" Most
of the traders expressed little regret
at the passing of the pit and a num-
Der were of the opinion that it would
be we'll if trading in futures should
never be resumed. The big men Of
the wheat market were not present.
Liquidation had been going forward
on a large scale since the decision Of
the government to control wheat, so
when the close came today it was
said all deals had been settled, and
the traders turned to other grains.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
Butter Smashes Altitude
Record at Portland, Oregon

Portland, Ore, Aug. 26.-Butter sold
in Portland Saturday at the highest
price ever recorded, 55 cents a
pound or $l.05 for two-pound bricl:
at retail. At wholesale the price ad.
vanced 3 cents pound to AZ cents
in parchment wrapped or 4S cents i'll
cartons. Butter fat advanced to %
and AZ cents, Dealers predicted fur
ther early advances.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27

DROVE OUT ANCIENT ENEMY.
"At last our soldiers have achieved
this magnificent thing; they have
freed our soil from the ancient en-
emy"
The final success of the Italians in
winning their greatest battle in this
war is thrilling the country as never
before. Both the army and the civil
ians now see the rest: of two years
suffering and economic hardship.
The victory came Unexpectedly,
notwithstanding the encouraging bull
letins of the last fortnight. 1t Is Gen.
eral Cadorna's rule never to announce
an event until certain that his troops
are able to hold new positions.
The battle along the Isonzo has de-
veloped further brilliant successes for
the Italians who, it is now plain, are
making one of their greatest efforts
of the war.
General Cadorna's men, who at the
beginning of the offensive, made a
new crossing of the river north of
NOAA6ias az q POilit WACtC LilV khuo~
trians believed such feat was inn
possible, have won another spectacu-
lar victory by scaling Monte Santo,
2,24s feet high, and placing their flag
there.
SCALE MONTE SANTO.
This mountain top, seven miles
north Of Gorilla, dominates the plain
to the east of the city. The Austrian
line of defense was broken at several
points and the Italians are pursuing
the retiring Austrians.
Further south, on the Carso, fight
ing continues violently and inces-
sanity. Austrian efforts to win back
lost positions were defeated
French Round Out Victory.
New gains have been made by the
French on the Verdun front, round
ing out the victory in the offensive
begun on Monday. The French ad-
vanced last night north of Hill 304,
fTnntfnuad nm Para Txro CaIt,.,,n TwnN
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
Government Will Probe
/ w. w. Situation in West

Washington, Aug. 26.--The Indus
trial Workers of the World situation
throughout the country, and espe-
cially in the west, where activities are
interfering with war industries, is to
be investigated, with the approval
Of President Wilson, by commits
sion appointed by the Council of Ma
tional Defense.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
Dakota Farmer Turns
Parl0r Into GrainarS

Corsica, S. D., Aug. 26.-(Special)
The drafting of parlor as stor-
age place for surplus wheat is re-
ported from the farm of Perrin
brothers, some miles from here. They
filled all other storage places and
then were compelled to turn the par-
lor of their home into a granary.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
Central Powers Soon
To Answer Peace Note

Amsterdam, Aug. 26.-According
to a dispatch to the Wezer Zeitung
Of Bremen from Vienna, the reply OF
the central powers to Pope Bene-
diets recent peace proposals can be
expected within a few days.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
HOOVER ASKS
PUBLIC ALL
LEND HAND
Food Administrator in Chicago
Says Farmers Will Get Square
Deal; Denies to Fix
Cattle Prices.
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, Aug. 26.--The food
administration Saturday denied re-
ports that Herbert Hoover is at
tempting to influence the price fix
ing committee, headed by DR.. II. A.
Garfield, to put price of Sl.65 on
the 1917 crop of wheat, and gave
out copies of telegram sent by
Mr.. Hoover to a North Dakota
newspaper which declared the food
administrator gave no suggestions
as to prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
RS.ANDERSONAND
MRS. .NETHA WAYARE
SLAYER,S VICTIMS
Murder of Wife of Florence Real Estate Dealer Follows
Closely in Wake of Death of Mrs. Anderson; Body
IsFound With Throat Sashed; Negro Cap
tured at Blair Held for Crime.

Two women have been brusally murdered in Omaha with.
in twenty.four hours.
The first shock when the body of Christine Anderson
found in her home Saturday night with the head partially
and the skull crushed by heavy blow with blunt
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
AUSTR|ANS PUT TO FLIGHT
BY TERRIFIC ONSLAUGHTS
Of GEN. CADORNA'S TROOPS
Mountain Top Seven Miles From Gorilla Wrested From
Teutons and Victorious Tr-coor of Italy Now
Waves From Flagpole; French Tighten
Hold On Hill 3O4.

Rome, Aug 26.-Italian troops the sonzo front
marching to complete victory.
AT Undne Salvatore Barzla, civil governor of the Aus
territory occupied by the Italian army when informed of
the complete victory of the Italians, exclaimed:
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
RUSSIA PASSING THROUGH
PERIOD OF MORTAL DANGER,
kERENSkY TELLS CONFERENCE
Meeting at Moscow to Plan New National Government in
Most Critical Moment of Nations History; Pre-
mier Says Traitors Will Be Summa-
rly Dealt With.

Moscow, Aug 26.-Russa is passing through period of
mortal danger Premier Kerenky told the National conference
which assembled Moscow yesterday consider the
situation of the country and plans for national
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
The Weather

Tor | Nebraska-Partly cloudy Monday;
.srt much change in temperature.
For Iowa-Fair Monday, slightly warmer
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27
TWOWOA1ENFOULLY MURDERED IN OMAHA IN 24 HOURS;
ITALIANS WIN SWEEPING VICTORY ON LSONZO FRONT;
SLAVS WILL CONTROL ua@&kS WITH BLOOD AND IRON

Me- ITALIAN OFFENSIVE - Heavy black line from
PLAYA to the follows the of the Italian often
sve including the Julian 'front.' the Gorilla and the Car
'front.' where the battle centerng The dotted line
is the Italian front Tomno, where activities beginning.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-27

1917. 1916. 1915. 1914
Highest yesterday. 81 "a 70 n
Lowest yesterday.. 81 5s 81 55
Mean temperature n es SIS IS
Precipitation ........ T T .o7 90
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha yesterday:
Normal temperature Observation-Disclosures. 73
Excess for the day. y.,.................. 1
Total deficiency since March 1.......... 1911
Normal precipitation. ......... IL inch
Deficiency for the day......... IL inch
Total rainfall since March H.. .1s. 81 inches
Deficiency since March 1...... .s4 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916 10. 03 inches
Excess for cor. period, 1si5.... IS inan
Y isIiicates trace Of precipitation.
Il ~ WELSH. Metserolog!st-
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Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
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Comparative Local Records.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-01
CHAPTER XVII.

Light shone before Duane's eyes
thick, strange light that came and
went. For long time dull booming
sounds rushed by, filling all. 1t was a
dream in which there was nothing !;
n drifting under burden; darkness,
light, sound, movement; and vague,
obscure sense of .ime-time that was
very long. There was fire-crecping,
consuming fire. A dark cloud of flame
enveloped him. rolled him away.
He saw then, dimly. n room that was
strange. strange people moving about
over him, with faint voices. far away,
things In a dream. He saw again.
clearly, and consciousness returned,
still unreal, still strange, full of those
vague and far-away things. Then he
was not dead. He lay stiff, like a
stone, with weight ponderous as n
mountain upon him and all his bound
body racked in slow. dull-beating
agony.
A woman's face hovered over him,
white and trngic-eyed. like one Of his
old haunting phantoms, yet sweet
and eloquent. Then mans face bent
over him, looked deep into his eyes,
and seemed to whisper from a dis
tance: "puane-Duane! All, he
knew mel"
After that there was another long
interval Of darkness. When the light
came again, clearer this time. the
1t was MacNelly. And with recogni-
tion the past flooded back.
Duane tried to speak. His lips were
weak, and he could scarcely move
them.
"Poggin!" he whispered. His first
real conscious thought was for Poggin.
Ruling passion--eternal instinct!
"Poggin is dead, Duane; shot to
pieces" replied MacNelly, solemnly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-01

what a fight he made! He killed two
Of my men, wounded others. God! he
was tiger. He used up three guns
before we downed him."
"WhO-got-awayT
FLETCHER, the man with the horses.
We downed all the others. Duane, the
jobs done-it's donel Why, man,
you're"
"What of-of-her."
Miss Longstreth has been almost
constantly at your bedside. She help
ed the doctor. She watched your
wounds. And, Duane, the other night,
when you sank low-so low-I think
1t was her spirit that held yours
back. oh, she's wonderful girl.
Duane, she never gave up. never lost
her nerve for a moment. Well, we're
going to take you home, and she'll go
with us. Colonel Longstreth left for
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-01

a CLOCK inside pointed. the hour OF
two. He went through the door into
the vestibule, looked around, passed
up the steps into the bank. The clerks
were mt their desks. apparently busy.
But they showed nervousness. The
cashier paled at sight of Duane. There
were men-the rangers-crouching
down behind the low partition. All
the windows had been removed from
the iron grating before the desks.
The safe was closed. There was no
money In sight. A customer came In,
spoke to the cashier, and was told to
come tomorrow.
Duane returned to the door. He
could see far down the street, out
into the country. There he waited,
and minutes were eternities. He saw
no person near him; he heard no
sound. He was insulated In his un-
natural strain.
At few minutes before half past
two dark, compact body of horsemen
appeared far down, turning into the
road. They came ut sharp trot-
n group that would have attracted
attention anywhere at any time. They
came little faster as they entered
town; then faster still; now they were
four blocks away, now three, now two.
Duane backed down the middle of the
vestibule, up the steps. and halted
in the center of the wide doorway.
There seemed to be rnstling In his
ears through which pierced sharp,
ringing clip-clop of iron hoofs. He
could see only the corner Of the street.
But suddenly into that shot lean
iimbed dusty bay horses. There was
Gathering of nervous hoofs pulled
to halt.
Duane saw the tawny Poggin speak TO
his companions. He dismounted quickly.
They followed suit. They had the man.
ner of ranchers about to conduct some
business. No guns showed. Poggin
started leisurely for the bank door,
quickening step little. The others,
close together, came behind him.
Blossom Kane had a bag In his left
hand. Jim Fletcher was left Mt the
curb, and he had already gathered up
the brides.
Poggin entered the vestibule first,
with Kane on one side, BOldt on the
other. little In the rear.
AS he strobe In he saw Duane.
"Hell's Fire!" he cried.
Something inside Duane burst, pierc-
ing all OF him with cold. Was 1t that
fear2
"Buck Duanel" echoed Kane.
One instant Poggin looked up and
Duane looked down.
Like striking jaguar Poggin NOV
ed. Almost as quickly Duane threw
his arm.
The guns doomed almost together.
Duane felt n blow just before he
pulled trigger. His thoughts came
fast, like the strange dots before his
eyes. His raising gun had loosened
In his hand. Poggin had drawn quick
er! A tearing agony encompassed his
breast. He pulled-pulled-at ran
dom. Thunder of booming shots all
about him! Red flashes, jets OF
smoke, shrill yells! He was sinking.
The end; yes, the end! With fading
sight he saw Kane go down, then
Boldt. But supreme torture bitterer
than death. Poggin stood, name like a
lions, back to the wall, bloody-faced,
grand, with his guns spouting red
All faded, darkened. The thunder
deadened. Duane fell, seemed float
ing. There 1t drifted-Ray Long
streth's sweet face, white, with dark,
tragic eyes, fading from his sight
fading fading Z.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-01
KAKAPOS TAKEN IN SHARES
Simple Trick That Is Resorted To by
New zeaIanders to Trap These
Wary Birds.

The New Zealand kakapo, or large
parrot, with all its credit for brains,
allows itself to be caught in very
simple manner. In the dusk of the
early dawn the Maoris, carrying tame
kakapos tied to long sticks, set Off to
hunt. These are the call birds used
to attract by their screams the large
flocks of kakapos flying overhead.
While one Maori tethers the call birds
by the leg and sets them screaming to
the full extent Of their rusty lungs. an
other cuts as many perches as there
are men in the hunting party from the
neighbOring bush. By means Of TAX
bands these are lasbed firmly to differ
ent parts of little hut or WHARF lin
which the hunters secrete themselves).
so as to act as perches for the unsus-
pecting birds. Each perch Is so fixed
that II can be drawn down into the
whare through the roof. On the perches
are placed running nooses of flax. and
when all Is prepared each Maori sits
quietly within the WHARF with his tiax
cord In his hand ready to pull at the
right moment. The call birds are then
disturbed by means or long stick, and
presently large flock of parrots. hear
Ing their cries. fwheel down and settle
with great chattering in the adjacent
trees. One by one they fly and set.
tie on the perches of the WHARF to hold
converse with the call birds, and when
every perch is occupied Maori gives
the signal and the nooses are pulled.
The hubbub Of screaming and scolding
as each perch with Its captured parrot
Is drawn down into the WHARF can be
best imagined. 1t Is only equaled by
the frantic excitement OF the Maoris
as they grasp the birds by the neck
and throw them aside dead.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-01
Bu ZANE GREY

do. You'll forget there. You'll learn
to love my home. IT'S beautiful old
place. There are groves where the
gray moss blows all day and the night
ingales sing all night"
my darllng!" cried Duane, broken-
ly. mo, no, nor
Yet he knew I'm his heart that he
was yielding to her, that he could not
resist her a moment longer. What
was this madness of love?
"we1l be happy" she whispered.
"Oh, / know. Come come come !"
Her eyes were closing, beavy-lidded,
and she lifted sweet, tremulous, wait
ing lips. w
With bursting heart Duane bent to
them. Then he held her, close pressed
to him, while with dim eyes he looked
out over the line of low hills in the
west, down where the sun was setting
gold and red, down over the Nueces
and the wild brakes of the Rio Grande
which he was never to see again.
1t was in this solemn and exalted
moment that Duane accepted happi-
ness and faced new life, trusting this
brave and tender woman to be strong
er than the dark and fateful passion
that had shadowed his past.
1t would come back-that wind OF
flame, that madness to forget, that
driving, relentless instinct for blood.
It would come back with those pale,
drifting haunting faces and the ac-
cusing fading eyes, but all his life.
always between them and him, render
ing them powerless, would be the faith
and love and beauty Of this noble
woman.
(THE END)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-01
Shall the Court Rule on Relio,o,,

The woOlly-headed Uncle Rasmt.
was accused Of disturbing the peace
Officer Mort Rudolph explained II an
follows:
Your honor, this man was running
up and down the Mill River road. wnv.
Ing his arms and yelling at the ton Of
his voice, and otherwise raising the
mischief, at half past one In the morn.
ing. The people Of that district COM
planned. and they had a perfect right
to-"
The judge frowned at Rasmus, who
didn't seem to be particularly worried.
"What do you mean by such unbe-
coming conduct?" his honor demanded.
Religion. jedge." was the response.
Religion! Are you Holy Roller.
or something like that? l have relip.
lon, Rasmus, but don't get up at
midnight and tell everybody about II.
Oats des' de diffunce, Judge. I
amt eshamed oh mine."--Case and
Comment.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-01

mind tho image Of Poggin--Poggin had
sent the cold sickness of fear to his
marrow. There was horrible thrill
In his sudden remembrance that
Poggin likewise had been taunted with
fear of him. The dark tide over
whelmed Duane, and when he left
the room he was fierce. implncabls.
steeled to any outcome, quick like a
panther, somber as death, in the thrall
OF this strange passion.
There was no excitement In the
street. He crossed to the bank corner.