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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-18

is delightful sensation. 1t shows in
the confident carriage, the elastic.
walk, and the ease of manner. In
this happy state, work is a pleasure, /
and the capacity for enjoyment
greatly increased. Health Astounding
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
U. s. Guard Gets Five
Years for Supplying
Kaiser Information

Minneapolis, March 7.-Oficers Of
the First Minnesota infantry, return
ing to Fort Smelling today from the
Mexican border announced that Paul
L. Scharfenberg of St. Paul, a private
in Company L, First Minnesota infan-
try, was sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment at Fort Leavenworth.
Kan, February 5, by court-martal
of regular army officers, sitting at San
Antonio, Tex, for furnishing military
information to Germany.
A letter addressed to relatives in
Germany, asserting that 100000
Germans i'll this country were ready
to rise up against the government III
the event OF war with Germany, was
intercepted by British authorities and
turned over to Washington officials,
according to statements by the off,
GERS. Scharfenberg is a native of Ger
many.
Colonel Fri d. Luce, commanding
the regiment, and Captain 2. L. Nc.
Clay, reglmental adjutant, N confirm
ing the story of Scharfen5erg's &C
Invites, declared that he had predicted
in his otter that President Wilson
"sool would be put out OF the way"
and hat stated that the 100000
troops on the border world not
-land up ii put against an efficient
IOrCe."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
No Final Decision
On Wilson's Right
To Arm u. s. Craft

Washington, March 7.-Thcre was
no final decision today on wheth-
er President Wilson has the authority
to- arm American merchantmen for
defense against German submarines
without action by congress. Authori-
tative intimations were given that the
president was seeking a way to take
the step on his own responsibility,
but would act only after most mature
deliberation.
The president conferred with Sec
retaries Lansing and Daniels at their
offices, but the usual Tuesday cabinet
meeting was cancelled. and in some
quarters it was believed there would
be no further announcement on the
question until after the cabinet meet
ing Friday.
Some administration officials, after
careful study of the old law of 1919,
cited i'll the senate as preventing the
armlng of merchantmen against sub
marines, were stronger than ever in
their belief that the act has no appli-
cation to the present situation. The
statute was passed specifically to al
low American merchantmen to fight
pirates and privateers and officials
contend that the exemption in this
connection of "a public armed vessel
of a nation i'll amity' with the United
States" does not prevent a peaceful
merchantmen from resisting an at
tack in violation of International law.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
German Society in
Cuba, Iron Cross"
Is Reported Active

Havana, March 7.-According to
the Cuban government, the rebels are
making little Roadway. 1t declares
the rebels in Oriente province will
have to surrender and mentions sue
cesses i'll other provinces of the loyal
forces and defections from the revolu-
tionary ranks.
Much interest has been taken in
the stories of German intrigue in
Cuba, with the object of fomenting
rebellion.
Two Germans have been arrested
thus far in Cuba, one of them known
to be a close friend of ex-President
Gomez, one of the leaders in the revo-
luton. The other was caught in the
act of making drawings of the coast
near Pinar Del Rio.
A number of American detectives
are in Havana, working in harmony
with Cuban detectives, with the OBJ
ject of ascertaining if there exists here
a branch of an organization known
under the name of The Iron Cross"
which is alleged to be perfectly Or
ganized in Mexico, having for its pur-
pose the spreading of anti-American
propaganda in Latin-American coun-
tries. Members of the association are
distinguished by an iron finger ring
on which is an iron cross.
New York, March GA battle be-
tween government and rebel forces in
the province of Oriente, Cuba, has
been averted only by the presence of
United States warships in the harbor
Of Santiago, said DR.. Orestes Ferrara,
representative of the revolutionary
party in Cuba.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
PREACH CEMENT
AND BOOM TRADE
Kansas City Man Tells Midwest
Dealers the Value of Talk.
ing Up" Business.
WINNING FARMER FRIENDS

Cement and concrete dealers should
constantly spread information about
the use OF cement and concrete and
the method of using it, according to
p. B. Naylor OF Kansas City, Mo-,
who addressed the Midwest Cement
Users association at the opening OF
its convention a. the Hotel Rome.
Mr.. Naylor represents the lola Port
land Cement company.
He urged that the dealers spare no
efforts to make the farmer familiar
with the use of cement and concrete.
Instruct the farmers how to use
cement and concrete" he said, for
the more they know about it the bet.
ter results they will get, and the bet
ter results, the more hey will demand
cement and concrete construction.
The foun iation OF the business of
cement products man in a town is
agricultural development around that
town."
In the absence of Mayo Dahlman.
City Commissioner Dan Butler made
the address OF welcome.
concrete tile and pipe, concrete
silos,. and concrete products of all
kinds were discussed by specialists.
With all The exhibits now i'll place
the cement snow at the Auditorium is
delighting its crowds OF practical PEG.
pie who want to learn the latest, best
and most efficient i'll cement and con.
crete construction, the best and latest
in concrete mixers, the best and most
efficient i'll any one OF scores of lines
of accessories that go with cement
and concrete business as a whole.
Voting on name and reasons for
concrete con, .ruction in the hope Of
winning the concrete house that is
to be given away is also in progress.
A painting Of the louise as it will
look is exhibited at the Auditorium,
and the cement blocks for the house
are being manufactured day by day
in the basement at the Auditorium,
where the visitors may watch the
work.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
Sheriff Foils Mob
Seeking Man Held
AS Parents Slayer

Peoria, ILL.,, March IA ruse by
Sheriff Close of Mason county today
probably averted the lynching Of
William Becker, whose arrest was
ordered by grand jury investigating
the murder of his aged father and
mother at their home near Mason
City, ILL.,, on the night of December
II, last.
Tonight Becker, who was con6den-
tial secretary to his father and han
died the hundreds of thousands of
dollars belonging to his parents. is
in the Logan county Jail at Lincoln.
ILL.,, under special guard and held
without bail. His parents were shot
and killed and an attempt to destroy
their home by fire was made, appar-
entity in an effort to conceal the muir
der. The house was ransacked.
While ell route to Havana, ILL.,, with
the prisoner in an automobile the
sheriff was.warned of the approach of
mob in automobiles. He turned his
machine toward Pekin, ILL.,, but
messenger warned him that the mob
would try to head him off near that
town, too. The sheriff then backed
his car into some brush and in a lit
tie while the string of automobiles
carrying the mob sped by and the
sheriff proceeded to Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
Man is Sentenced to
Study MarShaII'S Address

Sioux City, Ia, March 7.-Arnold
Brown was sentenced to study Vice
President Marshall's inaugural adj
dress during his seven-day sentence
in Jail for disorderlv conduct by Po-
lice Judge Iddings today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
Movie Teaches Man and
Wife the HOIdup Game

Kansas City, Mo, March 7-When
Clarence Curtis lost his lob" few
months ago, he and Mrs. Curtis went
to moving picture show where they
saw film depicting a holdup.
The result, police say, was that
Mrs. Curtis confessed here today that
she and her husband engaged in a
three weeks series of similar rob-
berries. She and her husband arc un-
der arrest on charge of having held
up taxicab driver last night.
They admitted that robbery and
Mrs. Curtis astonished the police by
saying she and her husband had rob-
bed several grocery and drug clerks
who had brought packages and
change for large bills to vacant
houses to which she and her husband
had directed orders.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
TOURIST RATES
VICTIMIZE OMAHA
Commercial Club May File Suit
to Reduce Fares to East
ern Cities.
TRAFFIC BUREAU FIGHTS

If necessary the Omaha CONNER
cial club will enter suit before the In
terstate Commerce commission in an
effort to get what the club considers
just tourist rates to eastern points.
A year or more ago, new basing
rate was established in passenger
tourist rates, which left Omaha at
a disadvantage with Kansas City. The
club became active an once in an
effort to OF tain readwstment OF
schedules that would put Omaha at
least on a parity with Kansas City
in this respect.
Thus far the club has nothing def
mite in the way Of promis, other
than the assurance of some of the
roads that every effort would be made
to see that Omaha gets justice in this
matter of making up of tourist rate
schedules. These schedules will prob
ably be made up and printed within
the next Jew weeks.
\1'he clubs traffic bureau has been
instructed to go the limit to obtain
what Omaha considers justice in this
matter, and if necessary to sue be-
fore the Interstate Commerce COM
mission,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
Woman Leads Stranger Into Den
Of Thieues; Loses His Valuables

private dwelling than a resort and
which was in charge OF a colored
maid.
inc Friend man sought TO depart
when morning arrived, but the young
women insisted on staying. SO Brcn-
ncn s,arted back TO town i'll an auto.
mobile with tv' men who were at the
place. After short ride, Bremen
says, the men stopped the automobile
and strongarmed aud robbed him OF
his possessions. Then they elected
him from the machine and he was
forced to walk 10 town. He arrived
about 7 o'clock in the morning.
Bremen was unable to give any
definite location of the house he says
he visited.
Barton Hiles of Marshalltown, Ia,
s. years old and veteran of the civil
war, was strongarmed at Thirteenth
and Mason streets BY two white men
who robbed him of $50.
Tom Smith, POI Hazel street. while
returning home from work Tuesday
night was stopped at Tenth and
Douglas streets by two men who
strongarmed him of $40
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
Mrs. Mary Hutchinson Dies
After Short Illness

Mrs. Mary H. Hutchinson, So years
old, wife OF Charles Z. Hutchinson,
department manager of NJ. E. Smith
& Co., died at a local hospital last
night, following a brief illness. She
had been a resident of Omaha since
he.' marriage, fine years ago. Mrs.
Hutchinson was prominent in church
and charitable work Besides her
husband she is survived by two broth
ers of Ravenna, Neb., and a married
sister in Los. Angeles. Funeral ser
vices will be held from St. Cecelias
church at 9 o'clock Friday morning.
The body will be taken to Ravenna,
Neb., for burial.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
E., A. Bremen of Friend Tells
Police About Bad House in
North Omaha.
FIRST WENT TO A DANCE

That he was strongarmed and
robbed OF $50 in cash, a gold watch
valued at W. and two travellers
checks each To- $50, by two men with
whom he vas returning at all early
hour this morning from all exclusive
road house in north Omaha, was a
story rec;ted to police officials by
E. A. Bremen OF Friend, Ncb.
Bremen say Is he me, young wom-
an Tuesday night and that he es-
corted her tc a dance At the dance
he says the young woman met two
other young women and that it was
suggested the party visit the north
side road house which Bremen
averred seemed to be more like
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
Railroads Are Told
What Commodities
To Transport First

New York, March 7.-Railroads
throughout the country were urged
by the American Railway association
to exempt from all freight embargoes
as far as practicable certain commodi-
ties-chiehy necessaries of life
which, it was asserted, would do
much to relieve the present confusion
of the railroads themselves and the
shipping public.
Following is the list of articles
which the railroads were asked to &C.
cept forthwith: Live stock, perish
ables, shipments consigned to the
United States government or its Of
ficers; foodstuffs and iced for live
stock; tin cans for condensed milk
when so way-billed; printing paper;
fuel coal, material and supplies con-
signed to railroads.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
Trade Commission
Busy Arranging to
Fix Price on Paper

Washington, March 1.-The Fed
eral Trade commission put large
staff at work today on details for
fixing news print paper prices.
Many of the publishers in the Coun-
try not represented i'll recent confer
ences here must be induced to enter
the arbitration arrangements before it
is success and additional mauufac-
turers must be persuaded to cooper
ate in the plan.
The price OF $3.50 hundred pounds
in carload lots, named by the commits
sion Sunday, is expected by the COM
mission TO give general satisfaction
to publishers, some of whom have
been paying twice that.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
Jack Dillon and Les Darcy
May Meet in Denver Rinq

Denver, March Negotiations
were begun here today for a twenty
round fight in Denver, between Jack
Dillon and Les Darcy, according to
local promoters. 1t was understood
that purse of $4,000 was to be
raised, with 90 per cent of the re-
ceipts in excess of that amount. Lo-
cal promoters claimed to have tele-
gram from Dillon at indianapolis
agreeing to fight Darcy here, pro-
vided the match could be arranged for
inside thirty days.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08

Berlin. March 5.-CWireless to Tucker
toni, March 7)-Eighteen hostile airpjlanes
were shot down by the Germans on Sun
day, says an Overseas New agency review
OF recent operations issued today Twelve
or these machines were accounted for north
OF the Soinme and in the Arras region and
the others at isolated points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-10
Fifty-Five Indictments
 for Liquor Violations Are
 Returned in Montgomery

Montgomery. June s.-Cspecial.) )-Fifty- five indictments charging violations Of the prohibition laws in Montgomery were returned by he grand jury Friday after noon, after a session of three days with Hugo L. Black. solicitor Of Jefferson county as special solicitor charged with the presentation of the cases. The jury completed it's work and recessed follow ing a short report to Judge Leon McCord late Friday.
 No mention was made of the general of the grand jury and the report merely stated that W. T. seibels. county solicitor, and A. II. Arlington, as sistant solicitor had been diligent in pre- senting all information about cases which were brought to their attention. Solicitors Seibels and Arlington were relieved when William L. Martin, attorney general, and Solicitor Black began their investigations in Montgomery county last week.
 Fifty-seven indictments were found during the three days session, but it was announced that two covered other of-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-10
Three Arrests Are Made in Houston on Charge
 of Evading Registration

Dothan. June 9.-(Special') arrests had been made up to Friday night in a big roundup of slackers in Houston county and many more are expected in the near future. Accord ing to Sheriff John A. May there are from 150 to 200 eligibles in this coun- ty who failed to register and federal agents are waging a vigorous cam paign to locate them Those arrested so far are Clarence Raley and Bud Holland of the Webb community and Sherman Butler of near Gordon. All are farmer boys. All were released on bonds of $500 eacn.
 Warrants are being sworn out by H. R. McC1intock of Dothan and are being served by Deputy United States Marshal Fred M. Sheehan. Commission CT c. & Tutwiler. before whom pre- liminary hearings will be hela, says that all the boys are claiming that they are not within the prescribed age limits and this will be their chief de- fense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-10
|K|[BY IS CHOSEN
 FLAG DAY ORATOR
Dean White of Presbyterian College Resigns to Re-
 gain His Health

Anniston, June 9.-(SpeciaL L)-Lieuten- ant Governor Thomas E. Kilby of this city has been chosen as orator of the day for the celebration of Flag Day by the Bienvlle chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, on next Thursday
 MT. Kilby recently sent one of his sons to France with the ambulance corps that volunteered from Princeton university, and his plant here is doing it's bit in helping the allies by making war muni- tions for France and the United States. He is expected to point out in his talk other ways in which Americans may aid in the war, among them being to pur- chase liberty bonds.
 The celebration of Flag Day in Annis- ton this year promises to be quite an elaborate event, and a large crowd is ex- pected to gather at the circuit court room, where the addresses and other ex- ercises will be held. The complete pro gramme will be announced within a few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-10
SOCIAL SIDE AUBURN
 COMMENCEMENT GAY
This Is So in Spite of Large Number of Students and Alumni Being
 in the Army

Auburn, June 9.-lSpecial. )-The so- cial side of Auburns wartime com mencement has been very gay in spite of the 300 former Auburn students that are now in training for commits sions in the United States army at Fort McPherson, Ga. Aupurns military band blares forth just as cheerfully 1t the hops and the cadets in their white ducks, with their fair visitors from Montgomery, Birmingham and other sections of the state seem to be en- toying themselves immensely.
 The dance Thursday night was given by the Pan Hellenic association, con sisting of all the fraternities at Au- burn. The grand march was led by w. c. Mckay and Miss Simpson of Montgomery.
 The German clubs tGerman in name only) gave their annual dance Fri day night while the seniors closed the social circle with their dance Satur- day night.
 The annual year book of the senior class, Tho Glomerata, has just ap- peared.
 This number of the Glomerata is the best ever issued and when one real- izes that this senior class has been tossed to the four winds by the great war 1t is possible to appreciate the work that the board of editors has had to do. Practically half of the staff. Including the business manager, doffed the Confederate gray of the Auburn cadet uniform for the drab of Uncle Sam But the fellows that re- mained buckled down nobly to their task and the results show that they did good work
 The board of editors consist of the following. Editor in chief, G. k. Bowl ing of Dadeville; art editor. J. B. Leek of Gadsden; athletic editor. c. c. Rob- inson of Birmingham literary editor, | l.. M Ware of Marshallville. Ga.; sta- tistical editor, c. L. Beall of Luverne; coed editor, Miss Annalee Edwards of Auburn; advertising manager. J. F.. Robertson of Fayette; business man Pager. Ray M. House of Anniston; as | sistant business manager, A. l.. Scar 1 brough; assistant advertising manager, l Al H. Dumas of Auburn; associate ed : | itors J. J. Warren of Montgomery and I A. B. Pimm of Tampa Fla. 1 The Glomerata was dedicated to a man known and admired throughout ]! the south by all lovers of clean ath- Iletics-Coach Michael Joseph Donahue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-10
HEAVY RAINS DO
 B|G CROP DAMAGE
Decatur and Morgan Coun- ty Citizens Active in All
 Phases of War Work

Decatur, June s-(Special) = Rains, which were almost cloudbursts fell here last night and all day today In many places the cotton and corn is washed out of the fields
 AS a result of the continued heavy rains the grass is getting the best of many fields of cotton and corn in this country.
 Work has again commenced on the new 4o-room annex of the Hotel Lyons This wcrk was suspended for a few weeks on account of the failure to get pressed brick. When this annex is completed Ho- tel Lyons will be the largest hotel build- ing in this section of the state
 The Boy Scouts of Decatur will assist In the sale of liberty loan bonds here on June Il to A. They will make can vass of the city and will take all ap- plications received to the banks and de- liver the bonds
 The Red Cross society of America mas granted charter to Decatur and Mor- gan county. The local organization al- ready has number of members and thev will socn get busy making things for the soldier boys in the trenches in France A branch of the Red Cross has been or gsnized in Albany or New Decatur.
 It is expected that the members of the Red Cross in Decatur and in other sec tions of this county will do much for the soldiers at the front
 Mayor James A. Nelson has been ap- pointed as the head of committee in Morgan county to raise funds with which to buy chloroform and other anesthetics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-10
RECRUITS FOR FOURTH
Good Progress Being Made in Getting
 Recruits for Regiment

The recruiting station of the Fourth Alabama infantry at Louis saks reports that enlistments for that regiment are coming fully up to expectations. Eight men were accepted for the Fourth yes terday, and sent to the headquarters at Mont gomery. They were: Northern Pet tus, Hubert Golden. Sam c. Crowder and Evert AIireoge of Birmingham. and James l.. Ward, William J. Lee, Sam Greenlee and William J. Costner of Bessen1er.
 Captain Lacey Edmundson of Company D, Fourth Alabama infantry. has been ordered to Bessemer to take charge of the recruiting station opened there sev- eral days ago by Sergeant Louis Hardin and Corporal Will Roy. Captain Ed- mundsoRs Headquarters are at the Ed- mundson-Randle Drug company, where applications for enhstments will be re- ceived at all times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-10
Jitney Put Out of
 Business by Tacks

Eleventh avenue jitneys had their troubles yesterday morning, when some one sprinkled tacks literally along the avenue. At one time during the morning seven cars were counted along the route repairing punctures. There was nothing to indicate who had been so generous in placing the tacks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-10
Sheriff of Madison Asks
 Home Guard Volunteers

Huntsville, June 9.-(Special )-Sher- if John c. Lowe has asked for volun- teers to join an organization which will be formed to uphold the laws of the state In the event that there is any serious disorder while the Ma tional Guard is in the federal service. This is in line with suggestion made by Governor Henderson in a letter to the sheriffs of Alabama. Sheriff Lowe will enroll about 50 men over 30 years of age.
 County Engineer Bingham has been instructed by the county commissioners to survey a new road to the top of Monte Sano, connecting with the new Big Cove pike. The only good road to the mountain is a privately owned pike on which the only toll gate in Alabama is operated and property own CTS on the mountain are clamoring for some relief.
 The Redpath chautauqua, which has been in progress during the last eight days, closed last night The end of the programme was a concert by Crea- tore's band. Sufficient tickets have been sold to guarantee the return of the lchautauque next year and this an- lnouncement was made last night This was the fourth annual engagement of | the chautauqua
 Many farmers who planted cotton twice in the belief that the first seed were dead now have cotton all over their fields. In many places it looks as 1 if the seed had been sown broadcast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-10
STILL RAIDED AGAIN

The notorious bell tree still in Chero- kee county for years operated by the late Bell Tree Smith, was again raided this week and large amount of illicit liquor conhscated, according to officers of the United States revenue service, who have just returned here. This was the second raid there this year, the clace having been the scene of a big capture last February.