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Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-08
Says That Brewers Use a
Small Percentage of Grain

Washington, May 7.-Headed by
Gustave Pabst, a delegation represent
ing the brewers of the United States,
was heard today by the senate agri-
cultural committee on Senator Gron-
mas bill to forbid the manufacture
of grain into alcoholic liquors during
the war.
The delegation told the committee
that the brewing interests are ready
to cooperate with the government in
any way and did not ask considera-
ton from any standpoint other than
of fair dealing and public policy.
The actual amount Of grain used in
brewing, principally barley, they told
the committee, represents less than
threc-quarters of | per cent of all
the grain produced in the United
States.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-08
9 REGIMENTS OF
RAIL men FIRST
ARMY TO FRONT
Expedition of Nearly 1900
Leaves for European Battle
Fields at Earliest Pos
sible Moment"
NEW FORCE VOLUNTEERS
Recruiting Points Will Be New
York, Chicago, st. Louis,
Boston and Other Cities.
WILL BE CORPS OF EXPERTS

Washington, May Mime regi-
ments of army engineers, composed
exclusively of highly trained railway
men, will be the first American troops
sent to France.
They will go sat the earliest pos
sible moment" the War department
announced today, for work on COM
,munication lines. Nothing will be
given out as to when and from where
they will sail because of submarines.
The new forces will be volunteers,
raised at the nine great railway CEN
ters of the country Each regiment
will be commanded by an engineer
colonel of the regular army, aided by
an adjutant. All other officers will
be railway engineers or officials.
The expedition will have a total
strength Of between 1000 and 10000
men, each regiment being composed
of two battalions OF three companies
each.
Recruiting Points.
Every branch of railway workers
necessary to the building or opera
ton of lines will be represented and
the War department expects re-
sponse to the call that will insure a
force already trained to the minute,
an army Of experts in railway opera
ton.
Recruiting will be directly under
the colonel of each regiment. Re-
cruiting machinery of the regular
service or the National Guard will be
placed at their service and it is hoped
that the enrolment Of the troops will
take little time. The recruiting points
will be New York, Chicago, St. Louis,
Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Atlanta,
San Francisco and Philadelphia.
Officials believe the railroad BROTH
erhoods will cooperate in the re-
cruiting efforts. The railway COM
panies already are organized for CO.
operation under the Council of Ma
;ional Defense.
War Department Statement.
The departments statement fol-
lows;
The War department has sent out
orders for the raising as rapidly as
possible of nine additional regiments
of engineers, which are destined to
proceed to France at the earliest pos
sible moment for work in lines of
communication. 1t is requested of the
press that no speculation or rumors
regarding the force be carried other
than that given out. All details re-
garding the force will be given out as
fast as compatible with the best public
interests"
1t was explained that these engineer
forces were not in any way connected
with the army organization planned
by the War department and already
made known. They represent an ad-
dition to the total military prepared
ness program upon which the country
is now engaged.
Because of the technical nature of
the, tasks before them it is regarded
as probable that no preliminary mill
tary training will be necessary for
these troops and that they can be sent
forward as rapidly as they can be re-
cruited, officered and supplied with
personal equipment
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-08
Insurance Co. Shortage
Nearly Two Millions

Pittsburgh, Pa, May III. Denny
O'Neill, insurance commissioner of
Pennsylvania, was today appointed re-
ceiver for the Pittsburgh Life and
Trust company. on the petition OF
Harry Rowans, special counsel named
by the Department OF Justice to in
vestigate the affairs of the corpora
ton and criminally prosecute all per-
sons connected with the alleged mis-
appropriation of $l,900,000 OF the COM
panY's funds.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-08
Anthrax is Epidemic
In Carter County, OkI,

Ardmorc, Okl., May six hundred
head of live stock are infected with
anthrax in Carter county, Oklahoma,
according to Carl Russell, federal
farm agent here. Veterinarians under
his direction are making a desperate
effort to check the spread of the NAL
ady, he said, and are vaccnating peo-
pie as we'll as horses and other ami
mails.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-08
Moose Must Pay $4,000
. For Death of D. A. Kenny

Washington, May by refusing
to review Alabama court proceedings
the supreme court put into effect de-
crees awarding $4,000 damages
against the supreme lodge of the
Loyal Order of Moose for the death
of Donald A. Kenney during initia-
ton at the Birmingham (Ala) local
lodge. Kcnney died after receiving an
electric shock from a brand board"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-08
Explosion in Munitions
Plant Kills One Man

Kingsport, Tenn, May IAN ex-
plosion early today at the Federal
Dyestuff and Chemical company's
plant, which makes munitions,
wrecked portion of the buildings,
killed one man, fatally burned some
others and left one missing, An in
vcstigation is being made.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-08
u. S. Prepares for
Three Years War

Cleveland, May 7.-Newton D.
Baker, secretary of war, who was
here today on personal business,
indicated that the War depart
ment is making preparations for
a three-year war at least and that
he has little hope of an early
peace.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-08
Train Bearing French Party
Is DeraiIed in Indiana

Terre Haute, Ind, May THE spe-
cial train bearing the French commits
sion was derailed near Arcola, ILL.,,
early this evening. Four of the six
coaches left the rails, but did not up
set. No one was hurt so far as is
known.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-08

Temperature and precipitation depar-
lures from the normal at Omaha since
March l, and compared with the past two
years:
Normal temperature .,.............,,6O
Deficiency for tho day. ay..................10
Total deficiency since March 1........s4
Normal precipitation ........... Ia inch
Deficiency for the day. ......... 10 inch
Total rainfall since March L.. .6.32 inches
Excess since March 1...........l.OG .OG inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1916. LOS inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1915. ass inches
kenArfa Erau SiatianS at Z p III
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-08
The Weather

For Nebraska-Fair east; probably rain
Or snow west portion.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-08
u. S. ENGINEER TROOPS WILL GO TO FRANCE;
ALLIED ARMIES THREATEN GERMAN FLANK


w.
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Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-08

Continued on Page Two, Column One,
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-04

lading, are securing bonds under which can be promptly released and urging the handling of bills of l2ding through the fewest number of banks
 clear understanding of the value of this kind of cooperation may be gleamed from this fact. Until the board began its campaign for the intensive loading of freight cars the average load of car was only 43 per cent of its capacity. In word. more than 90 per cent of the car space ordered was not utilized. Today in response to the plea of the rail roads, a great majority of the shippers are using anywhere from 70 to 100 per cent of the capacity Of the Some are even loading from , to 10 per cent beyond the marked capacity:
 One phase of war work which the railroads have undertaken and which has caused criticism on the part of the minimizing citizen has been the curtail ment of unnecessary passenger service. It was not without some misgivings that the Railroads War Board suggested this step to the roads, but 1t was necessity that had to be faced, for nothing is necessary the moment insure the safety of the country and the proper conduct of the than that the railroads be able to handle the utmost possible amount of freight.
 Every passenger train eliminated releases loco motives train and track space that sorely needed for freight service. It means too an i'm portant saving in fuel, far more than a million tons year. These facts not theories The rail roads reduced their passenger service solely to in the facilities for handling freight and to save coal-and for no other reason. The public must un- derstand this. It must understand too that every ton If coal. every locomotive, every mile of track space, every whose duties absorbed by an unnecessary passenger train, furnishes aid and com fort to the enemies of the United States by weaken ing the most important branch of our entire trans portation sysem-the moving of food, fuel and sup lies.
 The Government and the railroads need more than patience from the travelling public in solving the transportation problem tRat the war has stoned They need the active cooperation of every person who uses railroad car either directly or n directly; they need team work between the shipper, the consignee and the railroad employee and also the banks through which clearances are made; for every day that can be prevented from remain ing idle anywhere is valuable putting brand new car into service for twenty-four hours. It Is
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-04

public has enabled the railroads to handle not only the troop movements but increase of more than 9 per cent in freight traffic, with practically the same facilities that they had in normal times.
 Cooperation from the employees themselves has been particularly inspiring Track walking may not appeal to many people as patriotic sort of job, but the track walkers in the railroad army have made 1t one. By increased vigilance in watching out for and repairing damages in rails or ries-condi- toas that might plunge whole traiIoad of soldiers to destruction thousands of dollars worth of war supplies-they have done their bit They have also helped to the supply of live stock need ed for food by this country and the Allies by keeping all right of way fences in good repair to reduce the amount of live stock that was killed by trains. Little things, but they count.
 Staying the job and saving coal are tine two contributions that the locomotive engineers mak ing to their country in it's present crisis. Railroad draft has taken many and the railroad regi- rleats which were created to help France were re- cruited from the employees of the railroads of this country
 Knowing these things, scores of engineers old enough to retire staying their jobs now. run ming ther engines economically in order to ssve coal and keeping their heavy locomotives in condition that tcy may be kept out of the repair shop and on duty as long Ss possible:
 The firemen doing their bit too. and in a similar way.
 In the freight branch of the service the freight traffic men have set themselves to the task If eou eating the shipper up to war time appreciation of the value of cooperation In all parts of the country they are at work helping him devise schemes for double loads and for making the most economical use of cars They are also at work night and day to detect delays to shippers order notify consign- ments" consequent upon the non-arriva of bills of
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-04
The Freight Cars Appeal
Load Me Quickly Load lle to Capacity
 Unload Me Promptly Help Win the War!

fullest possible of the existing rolling stock.
 Make do the work of two the slogan which the RailrraJS War Board early adopted, and not only the freight handlers and rail- Tad men themselves but the shippers well hare rlied royalty to it.
 The Railroads Slogan.
 As a result the so-called car shortage, iiich amounted to l4S,627 May Ist of this year, reduced to 3I ,59i cars on September lSt An aithmetical extension of such decrease would begin to show actualcar surplus within the next manth, but unfortunately, do not progress along arithmctical lines, and in all probability the shortage will soon begin to increase again. For the fall and winter always the seasons of the heaviest traffic upon railroads, and to them ts year is to be added the vast traffic necessities of growing military movements. More oyer, in September feature annually shows itself consequential in the railroad traffic situa- tiun. The food crops begin to move. These crop movements cannot be delayed. They must have both cars and the most expeditions movement. So. too must the raw material and the finished prod ucts of our ammunition factories. Fuel also must move. And so must the troops.
 Up to the present time, cooperation of type C at was never thought possible the part of both rs.ilwav employees and the shipping and travelling
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-28
CALLED RINGLEADER
OF CAR-FARE THIEVES
Delaware Man to Face Trial Today
on Charge Brought by Atlantic
City Line

ATLANTIC CITY. March 2S.--Guy Brins-
field, of Seaford. Del, arrested in Federals-
burg. Md, on Sunday by detectives from
this city as the rngleader of gang which.
it is alleged has been fleeing street railway
companies throughout the country for years
by fare robbery, will be arraigned before
Judge Shinn in the Criminal Court at Mays
Landing today Brinsfield waived extra
dtion and was brought back from Maryland
The Delaware man will be charged with
conspiracy by A. J. Purnton, gs raj man
ager of the Atlantic City and shore Rail-
way, and two other men, under bail as
members of the gang, may be permitted to
turn States evidence if he fights the charge
One of these is w. j. Winsor of Chester.
who posed here as a brother of Brnsfed,
under the name of Maddocks. A desire to
see his aged mother is said to have brought
a search for Brinsfleld through half a dozen
States to it's termination. Detectives were
waiting when he reached home.
The Atlantic City and Shore Line is one
of the first street railways in the country
systematically to prosecute thieving con-
ductors. An employe sent to prison for six
months for knocking down" fares was the
first conductor convicted in New Jersey for
that offense.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-28
ASSAILS SCHOOL ELECTION
Educator Declares System Often Re-
acts Against the Community

MOUNT HOLLY. ~ j., March 2S-That
the method of electng members of boards
of education in many places is too much
like peanut" politics. and the outcome is
frequently serious interference with the
educational interests OF the community,
was the pointed statement of Dr. j. j.
Savitz superintendent of the schools at
Westfeld, near Planfeld, when he spoke
at the Burlington County Teachers 1nsti-
tute here.
Daniel r. HodGdon, of the state Normal
School. at Newark. expressed his belief in
the Specialization Of school science. He
would have children bring in questions or
propositions to be solved, have science
taught in the high school i'm an elementary
way, using practical methods in determining
results. Il. A. Reuther. of the state De-
partment of Education. expressed the same
thought.
AT two sectional meetings there were ad-
dresses by Miss Sarah A. Dynes. of the
state Normal School at Trenton and
Henry a. Sprague of the Newark Normal
School. Today's sessions closed the insti.
tute.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-28
ODD SPECTACLE ON BROAD BOSOM
OF DELAWARE STARTLES OBSERVERS
Ancient Mariners Quit Their Land Schooners in Nelghbor
hood of Allegheny Avenue Wharf and Marvel over
Queer Looking Derelicts Ahoat

Just like Washington crossing the Della
ware" sighed man on the bank, "all
Washington and horse and not much boat.
What's holding the water back from that
crowd--I don't know"
After much maneuvering the strange
sight was found to be half sunken scow
bearing two wagonoads of hay With a
great deal of nautical and other talk the
cargo was brought into land and the re-
trievers staggered off to a happier place
Meanwhile, w. B. Vandergrift. of Burl-
lngton. n. j., was advertising and telc.
phonng in search Of the missing hay. His
cousin. Robert Nandergrift. had attempted
Sunday night to move his residence from
Burlington Island to the town He had
started forth in gasoline launch towing
the scow with two mules, and two full hay
wagons. The outfit either stumbled over
n bar or was rocked too greatly by a swell
from another boat Anyhow the scow half
sunk and the mules put themselves in the
rat class by leaping off and swimming. and
Nandergrft was forced to cut loose from
the launch. When he reached shore his
mules were the first to offer sympathy. AS
they had experienced hard swim of il,
w. Il. Nandergrift. the cousin undertook
to find the hay and advertised in the pa-
pers. The hay had one of the slowest
journeys on record. All day yesterday il
Travelled. When the Allegheny avenue ma
rlners saw the advertisement they tool,
up collection and called up Eandeprirt
He started to retrieve the hay, which had
been placed under guard of one man. while
the others did their anticipating i'm or n
not-far-distant place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-28
u. s. STAND HELPS
BRITISH BLOCKADE
Difficulties Now Largely Re-
moved, Says Speaker in
Commons
CARSON RAPS BERESFORD

| LONDON, March 2s.-Wiiam A. :.
| Hewins and Carlyon w. Bellars, Unionist
members of the House of Commons raised
the question of the effectiveness of the
| British blockade and the difficulties of
enforcing IL during a debate in the House.
Mr. Belairs said the difficulties had been
| largely removed when the United States,
| THE most powerful and most critical neu-
| trail" came in on the side Of the Entente
Allies.
| Lord Robert Cecil. Minister of Blockade.
in reviewing the steps that had been adopted
in connection with the blockade. cmpha>
sized the value of rationing by an agree
ment with some organization in a neutral
country as more smooth and effective than
compulsory rationing. He said the system
of letters of assurance that had been ar"
ranged with the United states had beer
enormously important in smoothing over dif.
ficulties with that country. enabling the
Government to know exactly what was
going on concerning exports from the United
States to neutrals and permitting the United
States without unfairness or injustice to
regulate supplies to these neutrals. The
measures adopted had succeeded completely
in stopping overseas importations into enemy
countries.
The question of the home product of bor
der neutrals was a most difficult one. He
said he had arrived at the conclusion that
the only way to deal with this matter was
by securing agreements with neutrals to
stop or diminish such trade.
The Blockade Minister went at great
length into the difficulties surrounding any
attempt to compel neutral countries to sever
all trade relations with Germany. The
technical and military position of those
countries had to be considered
Lord Robert said that miracles could be
achieved with the blockade. but he believed
there was a very great shortage of food in
Germany and considerable shortage or
other things.
II cannot disregard or disbelieve repeat.
ed we'll authenticated statements of food
riots" said the blockade Minister, "as in
dicating profound discomfort the part
of the German population with the prevail
ing conditions. | believe the war will only
be won on the battlefield. but when we
come to the final battle the effect of the
blockade will count greatly
Sir Edward Carson First Lord of the
Admiralty, characterized as absurd the de-
mand that the blockade should be left to
the navy. as suggested in the Lords by Ad-
miral Lord Charles Beresford, The Cabi-
net had laid down the policy and the
Foreign Office by negotiations and the navy
by action had to carry out that policy. Sir
Edward added that the seizure of every
neutral ship and its cargo would mean
that Great Britain would go to war with
everybody.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-28

Several ancient mariners around the AL
legheny avenue wharf of the Delaware River
hoped off their land schooners long enough
today to watch what looked like "A couple
of gigantic. tow-colored. much-tousled heads
floating slowly past.
Where. in the name of Davy Jones's
locker owner" quoth one, did that bloated
breakfast food start?''
"lf you call new cop "A subpatrolman,
rambed on the other. what would you
name man when he first joins the Marine
Corpse
Hush :" soothed the firsF mariner, your
own periscope is bit logged. 'Tis the. an
nual floral tribute to the horses, who thought
there was a bridge to Camden at the foot
of Market street and acted according J!
Shortly after that others came boat
was manned and amid the hoarse cheers
of those too laden or young to participate
I'm the cruise for the grass grail creaked
forth. No sooner had the craft reached
mid-strcam than everybody began to shout
orders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-28
FEAR TROUT WOULD SLIP
INTO FISHERMEN'S NETS
Bill to Permit Taking of Carp Through
the Ice Is Opposed by
Sportsmen

FRENCHTOWN. n. j.. March 2s.-De-
claring that New Jerseys fine trout fishing,
huilt up by years of conservation effort is
nnenaced by bill passed by the Legislature.
which would permit the use Of nets through
or under the ice during the winte. Della
ware Valley anglers are appealing to Cover
nor Edge TO veto the measure.
The bill was introduced by Assemblyman
Herrick- of Warren County, and is osten-
sibiy measure to prohibit fishing through
the ice, but observant fishermen have dis
covered provision that would permit the
taking of carp or suckers with a net, and
experience has shown that unless a warden
IL observing the operations, market fisher
men will take any fish that come into their
nets.
Members of Hunterdon County sports
mems clubs have conducted hurried can
vass showing every fish and game club in
the State is strongly opposed to the meas
ure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-28

with apologies to Tennyson)
sunset and evening star.
And one clear meal for me-
For while the masters groaning Ger the par
His hay puts out to sea.
Song of n hungry seahorse.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-28

Z; Gsx IaH..s B;Hittes, sssalas, Pc. NJ.
Cdgmt1s Auts Co.. CoIynlbia. Pa.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-28
STUDENTS IN PASSION PLAY

The faculty and students of 81 Joseph..
College will repeat their presentation of tbe
Passion Play this afternoon and tonight
at the Metropolitan Opera House. The frst
of the series of performances which has
brought both fame and prestige to st. Jos
eph's College was given before II distin.
guished audience on Monday night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-28
Woman Kills Herself While III

LANCASTER. Pa March 2S.-AIrs. Ben
jamin Kamm, of Mannheim township, com
mitted suicide yesterday by drowning in
n cistern at her home. 'On account of a
melancholy state, due to illness, she had
been watched closely, but she cluded the
family, opened the cover to the cistern and
plunged in. Her husband found her body
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-28

keystone Motor Car Co.. Kingston. Pa.
Klein Motor Car Co.. Allentown. Pc.
=. ,. Mills. Pottsville. Pa.
Union Garage 8 supply Co.. Lancaster, Pa.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-28
TO TRACE PARROT FEVER"
Health Officer of Reading Asked to In
X vestigate Several Deaths There

READING. Pa, March 2s.-Dr. Charles
Roland. City Health officer, was asked by
State Health officials to investigate reports
Of Numerous cases of the parrot fever" re-
Ported from Wilkes-Barre and Scranton.
x Doctor Roland learned that the first three
cases reported here have been increased by
the breaking out of many others. Mexican
parrots sold here several weeks ago are
topposed to have spread the germs of what
|<{4s first described as typhoid. but now
3 H1qrns to be severe form of influenza.