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SAVANNAH NEGROES AWED
BY ALLEGED "H0OD00" Cal

SAVANNAH, Ca. Nov 2.--Negroes
on their way to work at the various
mills and factories in West Savannah
deserted a street car and refused tC
ride further when one of their mum
Der, Coford Staples, dropped dead Tn,
negroes declared the car was hoodooed
When the time came for the factories
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
South Side Boy Heads Debating
Squad at University of Chicago

Ralph Goldberg, class OF 1916,
South High school, has been awarded
first place on the debating team of
the University Of Chicago, This
carries with it a prize scholarship of
$100 and election to Delta Sigma Rho,
which is the national oratorical fra
ternity to which most of the re-
nowned speakers of the nation be
long.
Mr.. Goldberg is the first sopho-
more in the history Of the university
to be awarded place on the debating
team and as he has been made cap
tain of the team, the honor IS
double one.
As a student in the South High
school, he was a member Of the de-
batting team that defeated all rivals
in the district contests.
Last year he was the captain OF
the freshmen debating team in the
university The first rival that Mr.
Goldberg's team will meet will be the
team of Northwestern university, in
January.
Mr.. Goldberg IS a brother OF the
Mcssr>. Goldberg, proprictors OF the
sun theater and is a son Of Mr. and
Mr.. II. Goldberg, 22l6 street
South Side
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
RIVAL RED CROSS
WORKERS WARAT
UNION STATION
0verzeaIouSness in Interests
of Cause Results in Wordy
Battle; Arbitration Com
mittee Called In.

Rival factions of Red Cross work
etS warred in Omaha Tuesday Wo-
men were the battlers, tongues the
weapons.
The Red Cross campaign commit
tee was called in to preside at all m-
promtu peace conference. Arbitra-
ton was in progress when a Bee re-
porter ventured into the battle zone
and endeavored to take a few notes
while verbal shrapnel burst over a
wide radius at the Uniop station
the sector of the livelest operations.
A shock troop" led by Mrs. A..
I. Stokes, was in possession of the
first line trenches when the war cor
respondents managed to get back into
neutral territory.
Mrs Guv L. Smiths NUT, however.
was showing fine morale i'll the war
of words.
Rivalry the Cause.
OverzealouSness in the cause of
the Red Cross and rivalry between
the mems and women's campaign
committees are the only charges made
on either hand.
Help! Some unauthorized women
arc soliciting Red Cross memberships
at the Union station" came an ex-
cited woman'S voice over the tcle-
phone at Rcd Cross headquarters in
the keelinc building Tuesday morn
ing.
Visions Of unscrupulous persons
possibly bcnetitiny bv these means
flashed through the mind on Mrs. t.
NJ. Sylert. Wunan's committee chair
man, to whom the call was ad~
dressed.
Break Speed Records,
Jump into that machine and ect
down TO the Union station as fast
as you cam" she ordered Mrs. w. A.
I. Johnson, and find out who they
are" Mrs. Johnson is chairman OF
the special booths committee.
Mrs. Johnson broke several speed
ordinances enroute to the station and
found two excited groups of women
when she got there.
One was Mrs. Stokes committee OF
society girls in charge of the officially
designated booth from which to So
licit Red Cross memberships from the
travelling public.
The other was a party of automo-
bile mems wives. headed by Mrs.
Smith, who conceived the clever idea
Continued on Page Five. Column One.l
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
U. S. Commission Probes
ST. Paul Labor Troubles

Minneapolis, MINI, Dec. 18.-Prcsi-
dent Wilson's special labor commits
sion today began an investigation of
the Twin City street car controversy
which for some time has been threat
ening a serious industrial tieup in St
Paul and Minneapolis as result OF
the State Public Safety commisson's S
order forbidding the wearing Of
union buttons by street car men.
The commission, headed by w. B.
Wilson, secretary Of labor, arrived
from the western coast this morning
and after a conference with Governor
Burnquist in St. Paul, relative to the
safety commissions stand on the
union button question, came to Min
neapolis and heard the labor mems
side from union representatives at a
private conference, Tomorrow the
labor commission viii confer with the
safety commission i'll St. Paul and
tomorrow night Secretary Wilson will
make public address there.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
DOUBTS IN DENMARK.

All advices which have been re-
ceived recently regarding conditions
in Russia have tended to show that
the Bolsheviki were strengthening
their position and were encountering
little opposition except on the part of
the Cossaeks in southern Russia.
Under these conditions it appears
hardly probable that Kerensky could
assembly force of any Hze and reach
the vicinity Of Petrograd,
COSSACKS STILL FIGHTING.
London, Dec lS>-Reports on the
Russian internal situation tonight III
dlcate that lighting is continuing in
the Don region and that reinforce
nientS have been sent south from
Petrograd.
kiev dispatch tonight reports that
during The disarming Of the Maxinlal-
ist units there the Ukranian troops
seized y cannons, $50 machine guns
and 100000 cartridges.
1t is stated in other adyiccs that
the Russian government commits
sioners are drafting ultmatum ad-
dressed to the Ukraine Rada, recog
nizing the independence Of the TX
rane, but demanding an immediate
expression of the Rada's attitude to-
wards the Bolsheviki authorities.
The Rada had issued a statement
declining to recognize the people 5
commissioners as comprising the gov
crnment OF all Russia. inasmuch as
the Don, the Caucasus, Siberia and
other parts OF Russia have their own
governments
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
Loan Company Must
Make Complete Showing

Lincoln, Dec. l8.-(Special Telc
gram)-Thc hearing this afternoon
before Secretary OF State Pol in which
the Cox Loan company of Omaha
wa scharged with collecting a larger
rate OF interest than the law provides,
has been continued to December 2S
because the company was not in a po-
>Ilion to furnish the information re-
qured by Mr.. Pool.
Miss Hurley, in charge of the office
and Mr. Bradley, an attorney were
present. Miss Hurley explained that
the oycrcharges were the result of ig-
norancc Of the law and also because
of errors in computation. They will
be required to make complete show
ing from their books of all business
done since last April, when the conf
pany was known to be following the
Law
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
BACK.
CANAL BUILDER
IN SHARPE'S JOB

Washington. Dec. tS.-MaJor Cen
eral George ". Gocthals has been
recalled to active service and detailed
as acting quartermaster general to
succeed Major General Sharpe. de
tached by Secretary Baker to serve
as member of the War departments
new war council
In announcing this today Secretary
Baker also said Brigadier General
John D. Barrette had been detailed
as acting chief of coast artillery in
place Of Major General Weaver, and
Brigadicr General Charles B. Wheeler
as acting chief of ordnance in place OF
Major General Crozier.
Generals Weaver and Crozier are
also members of the new council.
Opposition to the nomination OF
General Crozier for another four
years as chief of ordinance held up
confirmation in the senate today and
action went until after the Christmas
hoiidoys.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
LONDON STIRRED
BY SINKING OF IS
SH|PSBY TEUTONS
Two Separate Attacks in North
Sea and One Of Them
Close 10 the British
Coast.

London, Dec. ,8.-Thc succcssiu
attack by German warships on
convoy in the North Sea, resulting il
the sinking Of / vessels, as an
nouuccd in the House Of Commons
yesterday, came as all uncomfortable.
surprise to the British public. 1t Is
expected a revival Of the serious cri-
ticiSnl OF the admiralty. such as at
the time Of the successful German
attack on a convoy Of Scandinavian
merchantmen in October. Added to
this is the raid made otf(thc Tyne last
Wednesday by German warships. As
result Of these two expeditions one
British destroyer has been sunk, an
other seriously damaged, five trawlcrs
and eight merchantmen have been
sent to the bottom, another trawler
has been damaged and number of
men have been killed, wounded or
taken prisoners. Among the prison.
ers is a nephew Of Viscount Grey,
tormcr foreign secretary.
According to Danish accounts, the
force which attacked the convoy con-
sisted OF four cruisers, in addition to
destroyers A painful aspect of the
affair, from the British public's point
Of view. is that apparently all the at
taCking vessels escaped and returned
to their bases.
Germans Escape Loss.
Amsterdam. Monday, Dec. H.
Captain Heinlcke, commanded the
German forces which made a raid on
the English coast off the mouth Of
the Tyne last Wednesday morning
according to an official statement re-
ccived here from Berlin. The report
says that the Germans successfully
attacked enemy mercantile traffic, in.
cluding two large steamers, off the
Tyne and close to the English
coast" The German forces, it is
added, returned without losses OF
damage.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
GORGAS SCORES
LAX METHODS At
CAMP FUNSTON
Surgeon General Of u. S. Army
Says Lack Of Clothing and
Bad Sanitary Conditions
Cause Disease.

Washington, Dec, l8,--lnsuftlcicnt
clothing, over crowding and bad SAN
itary conditions, are held largely re-
sponsiblc for disease cpidcmics at
Camp Funston, Kan; Camp Bowie
Tex; Camp Donlphan, Ok and
Camp Sewer s. G.. by Surgeon Gen
eraI Gorgas, in reports TO Secretary
Baker. made public today on the re-
suit OF his personal inspection Of the
camps
Except at Camp Funston, none of
the base hospitals llavc been Complet
cd, General Gprgas says, and this IS
handicapping The medical officers IN
treating patients, lie recommends
the rushing Of this work, particularly
the installation Of the necessary
plumbing.
General Gorgas points out the prac-
tically all the disease is brought to the
acmps by incoming men and recon-
mcnds the establishment Of observa-
tion camps for all newcomers SO
that they may be observed for such a
time as the DIVISION surgeon shdII
deem necessary.
TO aid sanitary conditions he rec
ommcuds that 50 square feet OF floor
space be furnished for each man al all
camps. In some cases now only 20
feet is provided.
Steps to remedy existing unfavor-
able conditions have been taken by
division commanders as far as possible
the reports say, while winter clothing
is being supplied as rapidly as re-
ccived.
Lack of warm garments during the
cold weather OF the late fall is be-
lleved by General Gorgas to have
contributed largely to the spread OF
pneumonia.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
Railroad Fined $4,000 for
Failure TO Feed Cattle

Newark, N. J., Dec. 18.-A fine Of
$1,000 was imposed on the Delaware,
Lackawanna g. Western railroad in
the federal court here today. after
the road pleaded guilty to oo counts
charging it with failing for q hours
to feed and water cattle transported
in its cars The Central railroad Of
New jersey pleaded guilty to one in
stance and was fined 500
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
American Citizen Is
Reported as MISSING

Amsterdam, Monday Dec. l7-Thc
socialist newspaper Tribune reports
-the mysterious disappearance of Carl
Minister, editor of the German rcyo-
lutionary socialist paper, kanpf,
which is published in Amsterdam.
He left Tuesday for southern Holland
and has not been seen since. The 1ri-
bunc says Minister is an American
citizen
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
U. S. Army Officer in France
Dismissed for Drunkenness

With the American Army in
rance. Dec, l8-From several re-
.snt trials by courts-martlal, it IS
oIident that sobriety and proper con-
Iuct on the part Of the officers will
ne insisted upon at all times. The
atest case is that of lieutenant OF
he medical reserve, who was con-
icted OF drinking with enlisted men
nd disgracing the military service
~ being intoxicated while in uni
nrm. The lieutenant has been dis
-,i,sed from the army and sent back
, the United States under guard.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
New Troops Called Out
By italian Government

Rome, Sunday, Dec. l6-Ncw con-
tingents have been called up by the
government. The classes OF troops
already modified consist Of all cligi-
bic and ft men between the ages of
IS and 43.
Except on the Italian northern
front near the Bronta river, military
operations arc at minimum. The
Italians, in a desperate struggle, have
been able to retakc an advantageous
position on Col Caprille, while check
ing the Austro-German attempts in
the region Of San MarinO The ac-
tivity Of the aerial and artillery arms
on this front continues to be intense.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
NINETEEN LIVES
LOST WHEN SHIP
GOES TO BOTTOM
American Under Sea War Vessel Meets Disaster in Acct
dental Collision With Another of Same Glass
in Home Waters, Secretary Of Navv
Daniels Announces.
BULLETIN.

Washington D. C., Dec. lS-Nineteen lives lo IL ....
the American submarine FL rammed and sunk by subma
rne F3 in home waters during fog Monday afternoon.
The F3 INDIANA ged ard picked up FIVE survivors of
its victim.
Secretary Daniels announced the disaster late today
brief statement, which gave further details
Lieutenant A. E. Montgomery commanding officer of the
FL among the five saved His MOTHER Mrs Julia Mont
gomery Pratt, lives a Fort H. c. Wright, New York
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
FIRE DESTROYS
ROCKEFELLER'S
SUMMER HOME

Cleveland, O., Dec. l8,-The re-
moval a month ago by John D. Rock
efeller of practically all the valuable
paintings from his summer home at
Forest Hill, East Cleveland, saved
him hundreds of thousands OF dollars
carly this morning, when the home
was. completely destroyed by fire.
CITY and state fire officials today we're
Investigating the origin OF the blaze,
which caused a property loss eSti-
mated at 100000.
Incendiarism is suspected by Will
liam B. Smith, superintendent OF the
estate
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
BOMB
WRECKS HOME OF
GOV. STEPHEN
Attempt Made to Murder the
Governor of California,
Who Was Home at
the Time

Sacramento, lal.. Dec. Is. An abor
tive attempt TO kill Governor William
D. Stephens by means of powerful
explosive bomb at HISS p. III, last
night resulted in the wrccking Of the
executive mansion, the entire rear end
OF the building being blown out. The
governor and Mrs. Stephens, IS we'll
as the household servants, were asleep
at the time and all escaped injury.
Two men were seen fleeing from
the house Immediately after the en-
ploaion.
The detonaton Of the explosion was
heard all over the city and windows
were broken by the force Of it two or
three blocks away. 1t was believed
that from twenty to twenty-five sticks
of dynamite were used.
Governor aud Mrs. Stephens were
in tbed and asleep in the wing Of the
house adjoining the part where the
explosion occurred. but beyond d
nervous shock they were unharmed.
Wall Blown Out.
\ hole several feet in depth and at
least five feet i'll breadth was torn IN
the ground beneath an overhanging
bay window at the rear Of the struc-
ture and the entire wall up to the sec
ond Story was blown away.
The most likely clue as to the per-
petrators was given to the police by
the Rev. Frazer Eangford, pastor OF
leading church, who reported that
four months ago a man, evidently a
German. was first noticed lurking
about the executive mansion. The
man continued to haunt the locality
until week ago. when he disappear
cd. The police are Of the opinion that
the attempt was made By pro-Ger-
mans.
Thrown from Alley.
According to my Judgment SAID
Governor Stephens. the bomb Eas
thrown from the allcyway about 40
feet to the rear of the mansion and
did not light as far under the house
as its owner had intended. am
strengthened i'll this statement by the
fact that the back gates were both
locked as usual and the watchman
had visited the basement just a few
minutes before the explosion occur
red. lie says that when he passed
the steps he turned his hashlight on
the place where indications prove
the bomb was placed and at that
time there was nothing there"
A vcritable dragnet was spread over
the city to anprchend the guilty per-
sons, Captain of Detectives Arthur
Ryan and assistants searched all the
down town rooming houses without
success for man said to have been
seen near the executive mansion at
an early hour i'll tho evening.
Followed Johnson.
William D. Stephens became gov
ernor Of California last spring upon
Continued on Page Five. Column TwoD
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19


TO FOLLOW UP ARMISTICE.
A semi-oAicial statement issued in
Vienna declares that the central pow.
ers will follow up the armistice "as
speedily as possible" with peace par
leys, and it is added that Bulgaria and
Turkey also will join in the negotia-
tions.
Asks Allies to Join.
According to Petrogrsd sdvlces,
Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevlki foreign
minister, has notified the allied en-
bassies that peace negotiations are to
begin and has asked them to partici-
pate or state whether they wish peace,
An informal conference Of the allied
diplomats is said TO have reached no
definite decision on the subject.
There has been virtually no change
the internal situation in Russia.
The Bo1sheviki government, III no
ice 10 foreign embassies, IN Petro-.
grad, saws it considers the question OF
-ecoqnition purely formal and cares
little about it. The notice declares
hat the foreign embassies must wise
he passports of Bolsheviki courierS
nr similar courteses will be refused.
Arrive Today.
Petrograd. Monday, Dec. u ne
German and Austrian foreign minis
ters, DR.. Won Kuehlmann and Count
Czerrir. have notified Leon Itotzh Ky,
the Bolsheviki foreign minister, that
.hev will arrive at Brest-LitoVak
TUESDAY to begin negotiations tor 4
general European peace.
The evening newspapers announce
that Trotzky has notified the allied
embassies that the arnlstlce has
reached definite results and that
peace negotiations will begin and
asking them to participate or to state
whether they wisf~peace or not. :,
Up, to this evening embassies had
not received the communication ana
an informal conference OF the allied
diplomats is said to have reached no
definite decision.
America Will Wait,
Washington, Dec. l8,-lt is as
sumed at the State department that
the reply of American Ambassador.
David r. Francis to the invitation OF
Leon Trotzky, foreign minister OF
the Bolsheviki government, to par
ticipate in the peace negotiations
would be that he has no instruction
from this government.
No instructions have been sent to
Mr.. Francis and it was indicated that
none authorizing him to have any
thing to do with peace negotiations
would be sent.
The recurring suggestion in Eu-
rope for de facto recognition OF the
Bolshevki has not been supported
here, and it is believed that Ambas-
sador Francis will be expected to do
nothing more in connection with the
peace parleys than to observe de-
veiopmcnts and report them,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
'cbraskans Graduate
From University of Chicago

Chicago, Ill., Dec. l8.-(SpecIaI.)-
Touis Wirth Of Omaha, Alphi Kelsey
of Norfolk. and Stella Eckels OF Whit
man. graduate at Chicago university
.ndav
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
KERENSKY SAID HEAD ARMY
MARCHING ON PETROGRAD
Copenhagen Dispatch Says Former Premier of Russia Has
Massed Troops to Fight Boshevki; Cossacks
Win in Don Region; Capture Cannon
and Munitions Near Kiev.
BULLETIN.

Copenhagen, Dec. S.-The report that former Premier
Kerensky of Russia supported by thousands of troops
appeared the vicinity of Petrograd contained dispatch
from Hsparana Sweden the Finnish frontier the
ngske Tende The Boshevki said have troops
against him.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
B0LSHEV|k| NEGOTIATIONS
FOR PEACE With GERMANY
Begin AT BREST.L|T0VSk
Vienna Announces that Armistice Will Be Speedily Fol-
lowed Up and Count Czernin With Won Kuehlman
Proceed to Russia Trotzky Invites Allies
to Participate In Conference.
(By Associated Press }


Germany and Austria Hungary apparently will lose
time in bringing about separate peace with the Boshevk
Russia that the armistce between the
tries has become effective. Dr. Kuehlmann the
foreign secretary and Count Czern the Austrian foreign
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
Record Gains
16 Days in December
for The Bee

Inches of dis.
play advertis-
ing this year.
Inches of dis.
play advertis.
ing last year.
| n C h e S more
this year than
last year.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19
1886
1868
4,O27

Keep Your Eye on The Bee
Improving Every Dav
Crittenden record-press., 1917-03-22
Home h|uI|
! 7 Helps Y !.
THAT hometown FEELING
Something That ls Never Forgotten,
No Matter How Far Wanderinqs
May Carry One.

Most people grow up with the home
town feeling for the old town, the town
where they were youngsters. where
they knew every kitten and puppy,
every street and every alley, every
cracker barrel and every candy coun-
ter everybody and everything ut least
Tor many block around. Ii was not
OF course feeling of which you We're
nncomiortably conscious. As likely as
not you never knew that you had it un-
I'll you came back after the summer In
the country or perhaps came home from
school for the holidays. 1t was then
that the hometown feeling grew large
within You, Il fine, big, warm spot of
feeling. If it happ, that you lived
IN Il medium-sized town in those days,
the sight of the station was deeply
satisfying thing. II seemed as you rat
tied along in the little old hack, past
The courthouse square and across the
one street car line, that you had come
back to yourself, very comfortable
sort of feeling indeed. Perhaps you
lived in or near much smaller village,
but 1t was the same hometown feeling
you had MS you climbed under the
heavy, h0rsey-smelling robe into the
buggy and rode down the street. The
general store, the white church, the
brick house where the one rich family
lived and the patchcd-up cabin where
the one poor family lived were so ia.
mlliar to you that you were immediate
ly conscious Of every new sign In the
store window and every new patch
in the cabin roof. And If, perhaps, you
lived in II much larger town, the distant
smoke, the insistent clamOr, the
crowds and the rush of traffic were the
things you were looking for and the
things that satisfied the home town
feeling.
The hometown feeling for the new
town, the town where you 60 after you
are grown up, the town where you
work, the town that adopts you or that
you adopt, Is, of course, not so natural
or easy thing. At least II Is not
thing which can be deliberately ac-
qulred along with new job or even
with the actual purchase of n new
house. 1t is not thing that comes
with friends or with pleasant associa-
ti"ns. 1t seems TO come just of itself
and 1t comes, some day, all of n sud-
den. You may be standing in crowd
.d street car, you may be pushing your
way through the market, you may be
sitting on your own back step while
supper Is cooking. II is certain to come
when you are not thinking or caring
particularly about ii, and when II
comes 1t has come to stay.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-03-22
Printer Dropped Dead Last Night.

}. W. Stephens, printer in this
county for over thirtv YEAR,,
died very suddenly.
}. W. Stephens. a local print
er. dropped dead very sudden y
1T eight o'c'ock last night. H.
WIS at present employ d with
the Egyptian Pres', but had
wOl ked throughout the county.
His first work as a printer beir 9
at the age of ten under J. p.
Copeland editor of the Mari, n
Leader. 1t was under Mr.. Cope
land that Mr.. Stephen learned
the printing trade which he has
followed for 81 years. -Rosiclare
Sentinel,