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Connecticut western news., 1917-07-12
TIME is THE TEST
The Testimony of Canaan People
Stands the Test.

The test of time is what tells the
tale. The public soon finds cut when
Misrepresentation are made, and
merit alone will stand the test Of time.
Canaan people appreciate merit, and
many months ago local citizens publicly
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills; they do
so still. Would citizen make the
statement which follows unless con-
WINGED that the article was just as
represented? Below is testimony such
as the sufferer from kidney ills is look
ing for.
w. wyokoff, W. Main ST., Canaan,
says: my kidneys were out of order
and l suffered from pains in my back.
Hearing about Doan's Kidney Pills,
used some and it was not long before
they relieved me of the trouble. 4"
statement given July 20, 1919
STILL USES DOANS.
On September Ii, 1910, Mr.. WICK.
off said: 1.-THE recommendation gave
Doan's Kidney Pills still holds good.
still use them whenever need them
and they always do me good".
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the ssme that Mr.. wyck-
off has twice publicly recommended.
Foster. Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo,
N. Y.-Adv.
Connecticut western news., 1917-07-12

we hit with one and were just over
with the other.
Hit Eight Times In Twelve.
eve hit eight times in the next twelve
shots. 1t was frightfully exciting. The
Konigsberg was now firing salvos Of
three only. The aerOplanes signaled all
hits were forward, so we came a little
left to get her amidships. The aero
plane suddenly signaled, Am hit; COM
ing down; send a boat AS they fell
they continued to signal our shots-we,
of course, kept on firing. The aeroplane
fell in the water about $50 yards from
the Mersey; one man was thrown clear,
but the other had struggle to get free.
Finally both got away and were swim
ming for ten minutes before the Mer-
sey's motorboat reached them, beating
ours by a short head. They were I'M
injured and as merry as crickets.
Terrors of Flying In the Tropics.
Most serious risks have been run
by the officers and men who have
flown in this climate, where the effect
of the atmosphere and the extreme
heat of the sun are quite unknown to
those whose flying experience is limit
ed to moderate climates. Bumps of
250 feet have been experienced several
times, and the temperature varies from
extreme cold when flying at height
to great heat, with burning, tropical
sun when on land" reads the official
report after the Konigsberg was com
pletely destroyed.
I'm the operations against the Konigs-
berg on July 6 both the personnel and
material of the Royal Naval Air serv-
ice were worked to the extreme limit
of endurance. The total distance COW
cred by the two available aeroplanes
on that date was no less than $50
miles, and the time In the air, working
watch and watch, was thirteen hours"
Connecticut western news., 1917-07-12

taking Mr.. Cummings with him for a
visit to his sister, whom he has not
seen in a number of years.
The American telephone men have
finished their work in this vicinity and
moved on, as far as Canasn.
Connecticut western news., 1917-07-12
Russia's Timber Resources.

Russia, of all the nations Of the
world has the greatest timber re-
sources. 1t is said that the total num-
Der of acres of forest owned. by the
Russian government reaches almost a
billion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
New York Police Round
Up the Tango Pirates"

New York, March 2S.-In connec-
ton with the investigation of the
strangling of Mrs. Elsie Lee Hilair
here two weeks ago, the police are
taking census OF so-called tango
pirates"-men who make practice
of meeting women, especially married
women, in dancing places and extort-
ing money from them.
Of seventy-six names already OBJ
tanned, it was said, Investigations
showed that almost fifty of the dane
ing men" were former convicts.
Search is being made today by the
police for an anonymous letter writer
said to be woman, who wrote that
a day or two after Mrs. Hilair was
killed man resembling Benjamin
Sternberg, who is under arrest in
connection with the murder, asked
her employer, jewelry middle
man." if he could dispose of some
diamonds in hurry"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
Villista Forces
Defeated South Of
City Of Chihuahua

Juarez, Mexico, March 2S.-villa
forces were defeated at Mapula,
twenty miles south Of chihuahua
City, yesterday afternoon by Car
rama troops in command Of General
Francisco Murguia, according to un-
official but reliable reports received
here today from Chihuahua City. All
reports Of fighting within the city
were denied today.
Mapula was the closet point to
which the Villa forces penetrated yes
terday, it was said. At military head
quarters il was said no messages had
been received from the state capital
today, and this was taken as an indi-
cation that there was no fighting in
progress near there. Freight and ex-
press matter is again being sent
south from here.
The defeat Of the Villa troops at
Mapula yesterday, following the fight
ing between Mapula and Bachimba
canyon Sunday and Monday, was be-
leved to have prevent ID Villa from
carrying out his announced plan OF
attacking Chihuahua City with his en-
tire force early today. An uncon-
iirmed report was received here today
that General Joaquin Amaro with a.
900 troops had arrived at Chihuahua
I City from Torreon to reinforce Gen.
cral Murguia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
Many Women Wish to Enlist.
Australia May Again
Vote On CONSUMPTION

Ottawa, Ont, March 28.--An-
nouncement by Premier Hughes OF
Australia that the question of COM
pulsory military service might again
be submitted to the Australian cleo
torate was greeted by cheering at a
meeting he addressed yesterday in
Bendigo, according to dispatch re-
ceived here from Melbourne by Reu-
ter's Ottawa agency.
Mr.. Hughes appealed, the dispatch
says, for whole-hearted cooperation
in the war by Australia with money,
men. supplies and production, urging
organized efforts to increase food out
puts for the empire.
He denounced the methods of the
labor party caucus, declaring that all
loyal Australians felt Inundated be-
cause the laborites in the senate had
prevented Australian representation
at the imperial conference in London.
To refute false statements made, he
said, in regard to the soldier vote on
the CONSUMPTION, Mr.. Hughes an
nounced the correct figures as 72,0W
for and $1,000 against.
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
Man in Wild Horse Case is
CHARGED With EmbezzIement

Echoes OF the famous wild horse"
case in federal court started rever-
berating again when an officer armed
with warrant from the county at
torney's office went to Sank Center,
Mimi, to bring John P. Shircliff to
Omaha on a charge Of embezzlement:
Shircliff, an officer Of the Investors
Security association, which figured
prominently in the "wild horse" case,
was fined $500 by Judge Woodrough
Of the federal court. Now he will be
prosecuted by County Attorney Mag
ney on charge of embezzlement, pre-
ferred by ]. Sidney Smith, president
Of the wild horse" company, who
was fined $4,000 and sentenced to
two years in prison.
The warrant charges that while the
trial was going on in federal court
Shircliff got excused for couple OF
days and went to Meadow Grove,
Neb., where, il Is alleged, he collected
5000 in the name Of the Investors Sc
curity association.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
Jewish Women Will Send
DELEGATES to Conference

New York, March 2S.--Prominent
Jewish women throughout the United
States, it was announced today, are
organizing to represent their sex at
the American Jewish congress. The
date for this congress will be fixed
at a conference here April !. Mrs.
Nathan Straus has been elected hon
orary president of the woman's or
ganization and Mrs. Joseph FEELS ac-
tive president a...
1t is the plan of the organizers to
choose representatives to congress
by democratic measures based on
universal suffrage. One purpose Of
the congress is to formulate for pre-
sentation to the peace conference that
will follow the war a program for the
emancipation of Jews living in coun-
tries where. they are now subjected to
persecution. An important part Of
this program, says statement issued
by the organizers, is call for the
recognition of the natural claims OF
Jews in Palestine, with the possible
creation of Jewish administration
and an international guarantee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
FOOD STOCKS In
GERMANY AREL
Deputy Ebert Says Recent In
ventory Discloses Alarming
Decrease in the Reserves.
RATIoNs ARE INSUFFICIENT

Copenhagen, March 2S.-(Via Lon
on.)-The result OF the recent stock
taking OF the grain, potatoes and
other foodstufs was so unfavorable
as to cause general apprehension, ac-
cording to the Berlin Vorwaerts,
which quotes remarks made before
the Reichstag committee on food by
the socialist deputy, Ebert. The
Vorwaerts is the only Berlin paper
which carries an account OF the pro-
ceedings before the committee.
According to this report, Deputy
Ebert said that an inventory showed
that the 1916 yield Of bread grains
was only 100000 tons, or fifteen
pounds per capita above the 1915 har-
vest, harvest which has been re-
garded as almost calamitous. Ear
lier reports on the 1916 harvest had
described it as good and rationing
scheme was based on an estimated ex-
cess of 100000 tons. The reduction
in the visible supply by one-half ex-
plains the cut in bread rations which
was announced by the authorities as
soon as the results Of the census were
at hand.
Deputy Ebert added that a similar
deficit apparently existe in other
food products, and declared that part
of the missing foodstuffs had I'M
doubtedly vanished down the threats
of cattle and hogs, which were fed
on illegal fodder by the farmers. He
demanded that everything imported
from Roumania be reserved for hui
man consumption.
New Rations Insufficient.
London, March 2S.-Adolph Won
Batocki, president of the German
food regulation board, in statement
to the Reichstag committee, admit
ted that the compensations for the
reduction of the bread ration were
not sufficient, but declared no other
solution was possible, according to a
Central news dispatch from Amster-
dam. .....
Despite all the experience the food
administration authorities had gained
and the knowledge they had acquired
the supplies, continued Herr Won
Batocki, had been too highly esti-
mated, but the seriousness of the
situation did not justify either sharp
criticism or utopian proposals. .
The supplies Of pigs were not sui
ficient to permit the slaughter of the
number which strict necessity re.
CURED, the food dictator is quoted
as declaring, and therefore the re.
serves of cattle would be drawn upon
considerably. Increased production
was impossible, owing to the lack oil
labor, leaving out Of consideration
the enormous difficulties of trans
portation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
Big Wool Clip is
Contracted for at
Forty-Four Cents

Cheyenne, Wyo., March 2S.-Spe.
cial. 1.-THE highest price ever paid
for Wyoming wool clip is that re-
ceived by the Scotch outfit of john
son county from SHERMAN Bros. for
its 1917 clip of 100000 pounds, this
price being "A cents per pound.
L. G, Phelps of Park county has
sold to Montana middlemen his 1917
clip of approximately 100000 pounds
for 40 cents per pound.
Mrs. Nellie Case Of Kemmerer has
contracted her 1917 clip of 10000
pounds to Utah middlemen for 42H
cents per pound. -.
Wyoming's shearing season will
begin April |, the first pens to open
being those in the central part Of the
state. The Australian system OF
grading wool at the shearing pens is
to be much more generally followed
in the state this year than heretofore.
Students from the University OF Wy
oming will be stationed at many
shearing camps to assist in the grad
ing and classification of wool.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
WILL COORDINATE
U. S. ADVERTISING
Special National Advisory
Board Will Direct Uncle
Sans Publicity.
EXPERTS TO TAKE CHARGE

~, ,tl, 10 preI;n,;-
washington msi.n 80 I:...:.,
nary arrangements Tor co-oruhia'io'
of all government advertising OF ma
t;onaI scope through a national adver-
..: ss - haa,d were made TO.
Using ADVISORY ooafu wc.e -
day at the War and Navy depart
ments. Details will be worked out
throuob Director Clifford OF the Ma
tional Defense council
The purpose OF the ooara; tns
services of which have Deen oileieu
to the government. without COST. Is
to determine the advertising medluih
to be employed in campaigns to Sc.
sure soldiers, sailors or workfnen OF
any kind in the present emergency.
As a measure of preparedness in the
event that big volunteer army IS
raised, copies OF all the posters and
literature used for this purpose in
England are now enroute from Lon
don. .n..
The committee, which called ON
Secretary Daniels and Secretary Ba-
ker today, is headed by Herbert ,.
Houston, president of the Associated
Advertising Clubs, and included Will
liam H, Rankin, president of the
Western Advertising Agents asso-
cation Chicago: o. 7. GUIDE, New
Work. Thomas H. Moore of the
American Newspaper Publishers as
ISOLATION and o. {. Harm of the Ma
t;onal Association of Advertisers.
I.yy, D-. c.-.,. -,-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
Quits the Fourth to Be
In Uncle Sans Biz Navy

When the call for more seamen to
man the fleets was issued Sergeant
Charles H. Franek of Company c,
Fourth Nebraska National Guard, de-
cided that he could serve his country
better on sea thar. land, and that the
navy cali was the more important in
the present crisis.
So he gave up his connection with
the guard and promptly enlisted as
seaman, first class, at the navy re-
cruiting station, He once before
served term in the navy. This
evening he will leave for the Norfolk
navy yard to take up duty on one o.
the battleships. His home is $50
South Twenty-fourth street, and hs
is the son of John Franek, wei
known South Side resident.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
German With Maps
And Photos Tries to
Commit Suicide

Rochester, N. Y, March 2S,-Adolf
Yates, German, is under arrest in
Geneva on the technical charge OF
attempted suicide pending the arrival
there of federal officers from But
falo. The discovery of letter he
had written telling of visits to plants
at Springfield, Mass, and other cities
where he found conditions all right
and had flashed notice to the Ger
man agent for transmission to Mex
ico," led to his arrest. Later he. at
tempted to kill himself with knife.
Yates arrived in Geneva seven days
ago and obtained, employment at an
automobile school: A search Of his
personal effects revealed maps, clip
pings, photographs and other suspici-
Gus documents.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29

Continued from Page One).
farmers. After seeding last fall, large
numbers of them sold their horses. in
tending to buy more animals during
the coming summer. Now, he said,
they are short on both horse power
and man power, so far as putting in
another wheat crop is concerned.
President Gustafson of the Farm
ers' Alliance asserted that from OBJ
servations and inquiries made, winter
wheat all through the South Platte
country has been killed to as far west
as Buffalo county. Considerable dam
age, has been done north Of the Platte.
he asserted, but conditions are much
better than to the south. He asserted
that the farmers of the state are ready
and willing to cooperate with the uni
versity and the Omaha Grain ex-
change in the matter of securing
spring wheat for seed. He advised
against sowing this wheat later than
after the first week in April.
Plow Up Fields.
P. J. Mullen of Saline county said
that in the section Of the state where
| he resides farmers are blowing up
| their wheat fields and sowing them
| to oats and barley. He predicted that
the acreage as result OF the damage
to wheat would be much greater than
normal.
John Mellen, assistant general
freight agent OF the Northwestern, as
sured the meeting that the railroads,
il called upon, would bring seed wheat
in from Minneapolis, giving il emer-
gency service and land it in Lincoln
within three or four days after it was
ordered.
| o. M. Smith OF the Updike Grain
company told the meeting that reports
from twenty-eight OF the corhpany's
stations in the South Platte country
indicated fully rs per cent damage to
the winter wheat crop. Some of the
agents reported the plant entirely
killed.
Club Will Cooperate.
Robert Manley OF the Commercial
club assured the meeting that the club
stood ready to cooperate and that Of
icers and members would aid in any
manner that might be suggested.
| w. ]. Hynes explained that winter
wheat could be bought in Minneap-
oils and that on track in Omaha it
would cost around $3.50 per bushel,
this without any profit to the persons
handling the transaction at this. end
OF the line.
! Chancellor Avery, Prof, Burnett,
| Messrs. Smith, Lane and Westbrooke
were named as a committee and
brought in the report appearing at the
head of this article, the same being
adopted.
To speed up the matter OF getting
in touch with the real situation, mem
bers of the Omaha Grain exchange
last night telephoned and telegraphed
their agents and correspondents out
in the state to at once get in touch
with the farmers and ascertain from
them how much spring wheat is going
to be needed for seed, the names OF
the parties wanting it and the points
to which it is to be shipped. 1t is fig
ured that this information will be Sc
cured today and that the order for the
shipment of wheat from Minneapolis
will be placed not later than tonight
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
RECRUITS OFFER
THEIR SERVICES
Guards Gather and Are Put
Right to Work Guarding
Civilian Property.
CITY OFFICIALS SPEAK

Extension OF important secret or
ders for active work by the ational
Guard accompanied increased recruit
ing by the four branches of the serv-
ice in Omaha Wednesday.
Several stable detachments of the
guard are outside Of the city, guard
ing strategic points, bridges, military
stores and equipment Somewhere in
Nebraska" Guardsmen not SO en-
gagged are bending every effort to
rapidly recruit the local battalion up
to full war strength.
Since the call to the colors was is
sued Monday morning from Wash.
ington, recruiting in all branches OF
military service in OMAHA reached a
total Of 1873 men actually enlisted, up
to Wednesday noon, in approximately
forty-eight hours.
City officials came forward &C noon
to urge young Omahans to show their
patriotism by enlisting to meet the
crisis. Mayor Dahlman and City So
licitor Harry B. Fleharty spoke to a
large crowd, outside the National
Guard and navy branch recruiting
stations at Sixteenth and Farnam
streets.
Mrs. w. w. Waddell, wife Of the
lieutenant in charge of navy recruit
ing, and Mrs. Gonzales Bingham,
wife of the colonel in charge OF the
army quartermaster and commissary
departments here, have started work
in the federal building with other
society women to fold and mail
naval publicity matter, of which over
1000 pieces p6r day are now being
sent out.
BY helping with such work, the
young society women not only show
their patriotism, but also release the
navy men from much office work, SO
that they can get out and secure more
recruits.
Miss Helen Smith, Miss Dorothy
Bingham, Miss Betty Carr and Miss
Mary Taylor assisted Mrs. Waddell
and Mrs. Bingham Wednesday after.
noon and mailed out over 500 pieces
. Of publicity matter. Today and after,
these and other young society women
will continue the work, including Miss
Dorothy Smith. Miss Mae Engler and
Miss Alice Duval.
Miss Louise Fillmore and her Girls
Preparedness and Recruiting club be-
gan active work Wednesday toward
4 stimulating cnlistments among young
men.
Seriousness of the preparedness
! situation was emphasized when Lieu.
tenant Colonel Elsasser of the Ma.
tional Guard began administering
I both federal and state oaths to guard
recruits. This indicates that hence.
forth all guardsmen are actually ir
federal service and subject to war or
I dcrs direct from Washington.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29

signing pledge to support the presi-
dent in protecting American rights
was issued today by James P. Hol-
land, president OF the New York State
Federation of Labor. The pledge is
being circulated by the majority of
New York's committee of national de-
Tense, copies having been sent to pub
lie schools, clubs, restaurants, hotels
and all public places, where hundreds
OF thousands OF signatures have been
affixed to them. In explaining the ac-
ton taken, Mr.. Holland said: Il am
not unmndful OF the noise that has
been raised by some people who are
opposed to any action for the defense
Of our national rights, but | am con-
WINGED that in the ranks of labor such
a policy of surrender is favored by
only a small fraction. As body,
working men and women of this coun-
try are solidly behind the president in
this stand for resistance to foreign
aggression.
Many Women Wish to Enlist.
Two women for every man applied
for enlistment In the United States
marine corps in the last week accord
ing to Captain Frank E. Evans, In
charge Of recruiting here. Several Of
the women applicants, he asserted,
wanted to be detailed to battleships.
1T was difficult to convince them
that women are not permitted serve
in any capacity on warships," he said.
A recent ruling Of Secretary Daniels
provides for the enlistment Of women
TO fiji clerical position only.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
Women Sidestep the Truth Much
More Readily Than Steiner Sex

hoods thick and fast, feel like is
suing some wholesale indictments
for perjury. No, don't blame law
yers for making the court clearing
house for falsehoods because there
is a greater deal of truth in what
clients say than in the statements OF
those folks who are not represented
by counsel. 1t is just the prevalent
philosophy of the day which prompts
those who fall into police hands to
adopt any means which serves their
end-and their end is to escape pun
ishment.'
Judge Fitzgerald said he liked the
work.
1T is an opportunity to study hu-
man nature he said. THE seamy
side of life is reflected very often in
the stories one hears in court, but
one glimpse of the sterner virtues
which make man and woman go
straight is enough to atone for all
the dismal tales that are told TO the
man on the bench
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
Steel Pipe Advances -.
Ten Dollars Per Ton

Pittsburgh, Pa, March 2S.-Steel
pipe manufacturers in the Pittsburgh
district today withdrew all prices
and Immediately afterward leading
interest announced that all sizes of
standard steel pipe had been ad-
vanced $40 ton. 1t also stated that
it was quoting prices on oil-coantry
goods "only on application" Other
concerns are expected to follow this
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
Dynamite and Caps
Are Found in Boat
Near Fort Totten

New York, March 2S.-D;scovery
of a motorboat containing forty
pounds of dynamite and sixteen de-
tonating caps within a half mile OF
Fort Totten and not far from a
United States destroyer on neutrality
duty led to the detention by the po-
lice today OF a man who said he was
Matthias Johnson Of Perth Amboy, N.
J. Johnson said he was a wrecker,
who had come from Perth Amboy to
blow up a wreck and had put in for
shelter at the basin near the .ort be-
cause of rain and darkness. The po-
lice authorities asserted he produced
no license as a wrecker or to trans
mort dynamite.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
Cleaners and Dyers to
Boost Prices Ten Per Cent

Omaha cleaners and dyers have
announced 10 per cent increase in
their prices. effective next Monday,
April 2. Practically all such firms
here have sent out indentical an
nouncements to their customers.
Accompanying the statement is a
list showing the increases in cost Of
materials used in the business. The
cleaning concerns assert that gaso-
line, chloroform, paper bags, soap,
coal and practically all other materi-
ais they use have advanced from 20
to zoo per cent in cost during the last
two years, which nccessitates the
present increased charges for work,
they say.