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Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
New War Council in Charge
Of SUPPLIES for u. S. Armies

Washington, Dec. l5.-Organiza-
ton OF war council of the war de-
partment TO coordinate all matters of
supplies for the armies at home and
over seas and the military relations
between the armies in the field and
the department was announced today
by Secretary Baker,
Composing the council are the sec
rotary and assistant secretary of war,
the chief of staff, and Major General
Henry G.. Sharpe, quartermaster gen.
eral; Major General Erastus NJ. Wea-
yer, chief Of coast artillery; Major
General William Crozer, chief OF ord
nance, and Major General Enoch II.
Crowder, provost marshal general
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
STRIKES AT RUSSIA.

SIKlkES Al RUSSIA.
According to one version of Ger.
manys separate peace terms reaching
Petrograd from Stockholm, Russia
must forever abandon her influence
in the Balkans, while Germany shall
have the right to export manufactures
into Russia for Is years without Gus
toms duty. Germany and Austria
have made confessional rights to Rus
sia beginning from the day of the
signing OF a peace treaty and running
for 40 years.
The Petrograd newspapers an
nounce that Germany has withdrawn
her demand for disarmament Of the
entire Russian army. ..--
Leon Trotzky declares, according to
a Petrograd dispatch that "the Ger
man government opened peace pour
parlers >with us because the discon-
tent of its masses forced it to this
step"
Bolsheviki Disarms Troops.
The resumption of Russo-German
armistice negotiations is formally an
nounced. The communication says
they are now concerned with the
transport of troops from the front.
the question of the seas and condi-
tons OF fraternization.
Russia maintains her attitude in re-
spect to transportation of German
troops to other fronts, contending
that the Germans should not send
men from the east to France and Bel
GUM.
Bolshcviki units at kiev have been
disarmed by the Ukranians and sent
to their homes. In one instance the
Bolsheviki troops i'll Kiev resisted
disarmament and numerous casualties
resulted.
The Bolsheviki committee of the
Twelfth army corps has asked for
the recall of Major Pichon, head of
the French military mission, for pro-
testing against agitation in the army
against the entente allies.
1t is noted that although the Ger
man and Austrian governments an
nounced the resumption of armistice
negotiations on Thursday and their
adjournment until today, the Russian
commissaries issued no report regard
ing these Developments,
Peace Treaty Formulated. :
Amsterdam, Dec. l5,-A treaty be-
tween Russia and Germany has been
formulated, according to an official
German statement received here to-
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Chicago Draft Men
Sent to Pacific Coast

Chicago, Dec. 15.-A thousand
drafted men from Chicago were sud
denly informed today they would be
sent to Fort Winfield Scott, San Fran
cisco, next week. The reason for dis
patching part of Chicago's quota to
the Pacific coast was not announced
and the men had no warning that they
were TO be called. This is the first
time in which Chicago drafted men
have been sent directly from their
homes to cantonments other than
Camp Grant at Rockford, III.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
County Board Rejects
Bids on County Hospital

County commissioners have re-
jected ali bids for remodeIing the
fourth floor Of the county hospital
and have adopted instead a plan for
erecting one-story stucco addition
on the ground floor north Of the
present building.
The new addition will contain u
wards, accommodating 1856 patients. 1t
will be connected with the main cor
ridor of the present building 1t is
estimated the new building will cost
$4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16

The enemy has brought large
number of his heaviest guns to the
Piave and northern fronts, and the
bombardment has taken on increased
range, and violence. Some Of the shells
have reached Mancino, eight miles
back OF the Piave, and few miles
from the city of Trevisco. Four hun
dred of these monster projectiles were
concentrated on one point.
General Diaz, the Italian command
er-in-chief. sums up the results of the
struggle of the last three days in the
north by saying that the enemy Sc
cured an insignificant stretch of
ground It the cost of an immense sac
rihce of blood. Although he has OBJ
tanned a lodgment on Monte Fantanel,
heretofore held by the Italians, this
does not represent any appreciable ad-
vance toward the plains, which is his
main objetr, but merely huctuation
of the Italian line. of which Monte
Grappa is the dominating barrier.
Even below Grappa, formidable de-
fensive works have been constructed,
in event +he enemy should reach the
plain, but each day of his futile pres
sure on .he north and east and of
successful resistance by the Italians
and their allies strengthens the be-
lief that the enemy will not realize
this eventuality.
Sixty Divisions on Italian Front.
Washington, Dec. l5.-The strength
of the Austro-German invaders in
Italy is placed by official dispatches
from Rome today at 90 divisions.
On the front line are 81, of
which Is are Austrians and
seven German.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
High School Student
Dies Following 0peration

Harold O. Eastman, 10 years old,
died Saturday at the Emmanuel hos
pital following an operation for ap
pendicitis. He had been i'll three
weeks. Harold was a senior at Com
mercial high and prominent in school
social circles. Funeral services will
be held Monday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock at the home of his father. c.
6. H. Eastman, l7l5 South Tenth
street. Interment will be in Forest
Lawn cemetery.
The young man is survived by his
mother, father; three brothers, Al
fred, Henry, and Arthur, and two sis
ters, Ruth and Alma.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
FUEL SHORTAGE =.
THROWS 100000
men OUT OF WORK
Hundreds of CIeveIand's Large
Manufacturing Plants Are
Forced to Shut Down, De-
laying War Orders.

Cleveland, O., Dec. 15.-One hun
dred thousand men were out Of work
and hundreds Of Cleveland's largest
manufacturing plants were shut down
today because 6f the shortage of coal.
The companies affected, many of
them turning out rush orders of war
materials. depend upon the Cleveland
Electric Illuminating company for
electric power. Late yesterday the
coal shortage caused the illuminating
company to- shut off electric current
to all~big industrial manufacturing
plants.
The idle manufacturing plants will
resume operation Monday morning,
provided coal now being rushed to
the illuminating company's plant is
not delayed.
Conditions Serious in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. l5.-The most
serious coal shortage in the history
of Pittsburgh and vicinity prevails at
this time, with no immediate relief in
sight, according to d. w. Kuhn, local
fuel administrator. Dealers who re-
ported to the administrator stated
that if no relief is secured today, more
than half the city will be without
fuel.
Shortage Due to Lack of Cars.
Washington, Dec. 15.--After a con-
ference with Fuel Administrator Gar
field today, Chairman A. w. Thomp-
son of the operating committee of the
eastern railroads declared the coal
famine was due more to a shortage
of transportation facilities than short
age of coal.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
GERMAN GUNS NOW THUNDER
VAIMY AT ITALIANS LINE
Fierce Fighting in Progress on Mountain Front East of
Brenta River; Three-day Heavy Bombafdment -
Concentrating Hundreds Of Shells at Vari-
GUS Points Fails to Break Through.

Italian Headquarters in Northern Italy, Dec 15-Heavy
htng progress today the mountain front the north
of the Brenta river The enemy attempting advance
his POSITIONS he has those Of the rver which would
give him two lines of approach to the Bena valley and the
open plain.
The chief AustroCerman effort centering about Monte
Bereta There the enemy succeeded advancing short dis
tance repeated attacks which suffered large
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
South Dakota Man is
Acquitted of Arson Charue

Sturgis, S. D., Dec. 15.-(Speeial
Telegram. Case of State VS. Edward
Grosser on trial here in circuit court
the past two days resulted in YER
dict of mot guilty" Grosser was
charged with arson, brought about by
the burning of property belonging to
George Coleman at Elms Springs, en-
failing a loss of $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16

SIBERIA SAFE ASYLUM.
Previous reports of the escape of
Nicholas had Him making his way
out of Siberia through Harbin, Man.
churia. The route to Harbin is a long
one, however, and he would have A.
900 miles to travel before reaching the
Pacific coast from Tobolsk, although
that place itself is some $500 miles
east of Moscow. There remains the
possibility that Siberia itself might be
a safe asylum for him for the time
being, as that vast province was re-
ported last month to have declared its
independence and to have named
Nicholas as its emperor.
REDS GAIN POWER.
The effect of the escape upon Boil
sheviki plans for the future course of
Russia could scarcely be even sur
missed, so enigmatic in many ways has
been the recent course of the Lenine-
Trotzky government in Petrograd,
which now appears to be "ettlng the
upper hand IN many parts OF the coun-
try outside the northern centers, over
coming the opposition of the more
conservative elements.
Some English correspondents in
Petrograd, indeed, nave latterly come
to take the view that the Bolsheviki
leaders were planning eventually TO
put monarchial form of government
in force after they had established
their sway by drastic measures.
coupled with their hold on the
proletariat through the popularity Of
their land reform and peace meas
ures.
The American consul at TifliS, i'll
the Russian Caucasus, recently sent a
report which was received i'll Wash
ington on December 8, stating that
rumor was in circulation that former
Emperor Nicholas had escaped. The
message made it clear that there was
no confirmation and there has been
nothing since received conhrnatory
OF the report until the Petrograd ad-
vices today.
Confined in Monastery.
For some time after the outbreak
OF the revolution and the monarch'S
deposition. he, with his family, was
confined in the royal palace at Tsar-
skoe-Selo. On August 19, however,
the Russian provisional government
announced that he had been trans
ferred to Tobolsk, together with the
members of his family and his suite.
At first he was quartered i'll the gov
ernors palace in the town of Tobolsk,
but on October II it was given out
that he and his family had been trans
ferred TO a monastery situated about
20 miles outside.
Shortly after the recent escape of
General Kornilof and almost concur
rently with the rumor from TifliS that
Nicholas Romanoff, as the emperor
has been known since he was deposed,
has effected his escape, one of the
Bolsheviki government organs III Pet
rograd announced that several de-
tachments of sailors of the Red Guard
had been sent to Tobolsk to guard
him.
Report Siberia Independent.
One of the many rumors that were
current at about the time the Tiflls
report was in circulation reached Lon
don by way of Zurich and was to the
effect that Nicholas had made his
way out OF Siberia through Harbin
and had arrived in Japan. The route
through Harbin was regarded as the
most natural one for him to take, and
this may have given rise to the rumor
that he actually had travelled this road
out of his. former domain. The diff
r Continued on Page Four, Column TwOD
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
FORMER RUSSIAN
EMPEROR FLEES
SIBERIAN PRISON
Special Train Manned by Sailors Dispatched From Pero-
grad in Hot Pursuit of Deposed Monarch Confirms
Recent Report of American Consul; East
May Shelter Royal Family

Cowespondent)
Nicholas Romano, former of Russia, deposed
last March by the revouonsts and for several months
fnemen Tobols Siberia, reported to have made his
special train by sailors has been dispatched
from Petrograd for the pursuit of the former
AS the report unlike previous this effect,
through the Bolshevk headquarters in Perograd the
may be regarded official but few hours later
it officially denied by Boshev leaders that Nicholas had
anad
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
Mexico Lays Embargo
On Export of DyeStuffS

Mexico City, Dec. l5.-The treas
ury department announced last night
prohibition of the export of aniline
and coal tar eyes and natural and
artificial vegetable dyes.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
END OF WORLD WAR
TO BE SOUGHT At
CHRISTMAS. TIME.
Message Declare Blame for Boodshed in 1918 Will Fall
Upon Enemies if They Fail to Accept Terms;
Russ Bolsheviki Orders Troops
Disarmed.

London, Dec 15.-Emperor William, in his Christmas
sage, proposes to make final peace offer to his enemies.
In of rejection the kaiser says that upon them will
fall the responsibility for boodshed 1872 according
unofficial Berlin telegram forwarded Geneva by the
change Telegraph company today.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16


relief work but must not forget long established ins
We intend make this practical Christmas
There much real pnchng need that pity present
tin horn boy gaudy girl when they shivering
lack of mens hoods underwear stockings
THE CITY MISSION admirably situated and organized for
work. While it its building without
debt nevertheless dependent the generosity of its friends
its maintenance.
good people already their gifts and others need
only be reminded of the expecant the
children for whom the money will be spent"
should A. L.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
The Weather

For Nebraska-Fair aud warmer
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16
The Omaha City Mission
Christmas Appeal to Its Friends

Hundreds of boys
and girls and scores
of families connect
ed with the various
departments of our
work are looking to
the OMAHA CITY
MISSION for their
Christmas, and they
must not be disap-
pointed" said Mr..
Arthur Chase, ex-
ecutive secretary of
the MISSION, which
is located at 1904
Pacific street.
"These are war
times and a gener-
Gus public has re-
sponded literally to
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16

Normal temperature D..
Deficiency for the da,
Total deficiency since
Normal precipitation
Deficiency for the da
Total rainfall since Nj
Deficiency since Marc
Deficiency for cor. per
Deficiency for cor. per
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-16

ture and precipitation departures
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-07-04
SERIOUS scHLEsWlG ACCIDENT
Mr.. Albert Schultz Seriously In jured
While Cleaning Out Standpipe
fell Thirty Feet s., 90, 80

SCHLESWIG,s July 3.--(Special 'to
the Review)- most frightful acct
dent occurred here Yesterday after
noon which might have resulted. in
the death of Mr.. Albert Schultz, who
was engaged in cleaning the water
tank which supplies the water OF
Schleswig. ,-,
Mr.. Schultz had emptied the big
tank in the north part of town, and
was cleaning out the inside. He was
about 80 feet up on the inside Of the
tank cleaning the sides, when he lost
his hold and fell to the bottom, in
juring himself considerably in the
fall 1t was not until some time la
ter that he was found lying at the
bottom, helpless. The accident oc
Cured about 2:30 o'clock and it was
seven. o'clock before hea was finally
removed. 2r.liuo T"r l&Ja'l %"
1T was difficult nratterHtforj the
rescue, party to make their edecena
into the tank andnrig up 'contrivance
TO- get Mr. Schultz ITO the top tller
ovarthe sidsnandy down to the ground
He wasy tahsnAatto once ITO his home
and, physicians, called. IDLE is in q
serious ,eondi tiono and, it is feared he
is suffering with serious internal in
iurieS - -f,-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-07-04
FREDERICK MoHR PASSES AWAY
Prominent Resident Of Sch'esWig
Passed Away on Friday, June ~
Born in Germany in 1856

SCHLESWIG July 2.-(Special to
the Observation-Disclosures Mohr. prom.
ineht resident OF Schleswig, passed
away at his home here on Friday,
June 2S, after All illness of only nine
days duration He was taken down
with mengitis and although he receiv.
ed the best of medical aid. nothing
could be done to ward off the dread
ed disease.
Frederick Mohr was born in West
Prussia, Germany March 4, 1856. He
came to America in 1881, locating Ill
Crawford county, hiring out at first
as farm hand In 1894, he was uni
ted in marriage to Christina Fads'
child, who with six children are left
to mourn his death. ~ .y
BY careful management and hard
work, Mr.. Mohr managed to acquire
considerable land and was in good cir
cumstances financially when he died,
Besides his wife and six children,
he leaves to mourn his death. one
brother residing in Germany and two
sisters.
Funeral services were held Sunday
forenoon at 11:O0 o'clock at Frieden's
church, Rev. Wetzler officiating al
ter which the remains were laid to
rest in the Morgan cemetery.
The bereaved family has the SYM
pathy of the community in their
hour of deep sorrow.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-07-04
RAINS DESCENDED, WEEDS CAME
Right Now Is Not Time to Stop, But
Begin the Garden Work.
Use the Hoe

And the rains descended and the
weeds came"
So readeth the text for the home
gardener who loyeth the evening news
paper more than the hoe. For the real
O. war in the garden comes in
July and August. warns the truck
crops man at Ames when constant
cultivation is the price of a vegetable
crop. Frequent cultivation is. the same
as watering the crops for it cOnser
yes moisture; it also destroys weeds
liberates plant food and aerates the
roots. IL i:
sBlisters need not be included In the
crop cost, says the truck crops man.
Ihs solution is wheel hoe, which
will not only save a barrel of back
afNe, but will accomplish more in
Eohe hour that a common hoe will in
five It's cost is comparatively cheap.
There is a best system to follow in
cultivating as in any other garden
practice:
Frequent shallow cultivation is the
best. Deep cultivation may destroy
the roots and hence the plants.
Cultivate after each rain as soon
as the ground is dry enough. TO de-
termine this crush a handful of the
garden soil in the hand and toss it in
the air. If it breaks into finer pieces,
cultivate; if it remains in a mass, wait
until it is drier.
Weeds are most easily killed by cul-
tivating during the hot part Of the
day. ~ ;. 5r;,;.z,s y .sS
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-07-04
4 MAKES GOOD IN THE WEST
Harry B. Heiden, Former Denison
Young Man, Successful in West
Perfects Mailing Bureau.

SHarry B. Hidden; a Denison boy,
Mo is residing at Seattle, Wash, is
liking good, according to newspa.
! IF clipping which has reached this
fice Just a few years ago, Harry
y ID fifHfdPNHs snd an idea. Heg9ad.
- the 4tfty ror mailing machine and
tie rent on a room about as big as a
packing case. Now he is known az
Heiden's Mailing Bureau, and the pub
fishers of nearly every periodical in
Seattle, outside Of the three big dali
les, have found that he can do their
mailing cheaper and better than they
can do it. Not satisfied with this, he
has compiled almost all sorts of mail
ing lists for the use Of merchants.
Harry received his education in the
schools of Denison and while attend
ing the high school was one of the
crack players on the foot ball team
He left here several years ago for
the Pacific coast.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-07-04
Presbyterian Church

When nation is in great peril
or visited by a series Of reverses the
people naturally turn to the church
for a message of hope and cheer. In
sections nf the United States where
prosperity is not so much in evidence
as in our midst, the places OF Wor'
ship arc filled at the appointed hour.
We believe the pulpit should have a
message for the pew, but the inspi'
ration comes not from empty peWs.
Next Sunday morning at 1890 the
pastor will discuss Sunday observan
.ces, endeavoring to show the meaning
of the Fourth Commandment. Ats
o'clock Rev. Mr.. Mitchell, of Manila
will preach. You are invited to at
tend both of these services. There is
a place for you in the Sunday school,
which meets at IL o'clock. y -
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-07-04
RedCrOSS
N O T. E S

Immediate Use of Hospital Supplies
An order from Washington has Just
been received to ship to the nearest
branch warehouse Of the Red Cross
all articles already made as they are
in urgent need of them. Please join
the ladies at the work room Thursday
and Friday of this week and help rush
this box off.--Mrs Florence SERVER,
Secretary.
EIIt : f.
The secretary is unable to make the
reports from the returns of the coun-
ty this week as several towns, have
DELAYED sending in their membership
1t is hoped they will respond to the
call before the next issue, as the call
from Washington has come to send
them in Immediately. .4.O
+ + r
At the meeting at Boyer Wednes-
day night, the address was made by
Mr.. Leon Powers, and Mr.. Geo. Nc
Henry made plea and raised about
$780, An organization was effected
and the following officers elected:
James Fleming, chairman; Mrs. Levi
Erickson, vice-chairman; John kovar,
treasurer; Mrs. James Spence, secre-
,tary.
+ r +
Mrs. Florence SERVER, secretary OF
the local Red Cross society received
letter yesterday from the Red Cross
headquarters at Washington telling
of the urgent need of the following
articles:
esO mn Roth Rohs mr. CanyeleScant
GoWns4spYeE = Is sis. %1S
! 100000 .RairsI BedhSocks. n,t aHs
20 ,00Q, Hospital aBsd Shirts GDija4
/ 700,Q9Q Handkerchiefs.d u:DoT alc
,t50, 900 Suits Pajamas*2 HaY IwCf
100000 Shoulder WrapsT s3a ~ 5 Ia"
100000 Pairs of Socks. asE1li
20 9eol. Pairs Ward Sinners.
fiRfiiis,r equeasa That the chapter
speed up work rooms on these parti-
cular articles and ship them to the
nearest branch warehouse of the Red
Cross supply service.
+ r +
The local work rooms will be open
on Wednesday and Friday afternoons
and will also be open certain eve
nings for those who are unable to at
tend during the day.
+ + +
Those who are unable to sew at
the work room may take material to
their homes and make it up in their
spare time. If they will call either
Mesdames SERVER, Caswell. Laub or
Plimpton,z any of these ladies will be
glad to get the material for them from
the library. H. "~,, ..t,, /
@ ,s$@& r r r
1.-The Red Cross chapter owes debt
to- Rev. Robert Karr, who delivered a
Red Cross sermon Sunday night that
Should have been heard by Hundreds.
1t was full history t5the Red Cross
movement from Clara Barton and the
Geneva convention TO- the present time
and eded with an eloquent plea for
help. A contribution $3.50 was taken
up. Nh ~-..;,-