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Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-05

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OFFICERS ARE ELATED.
American officers are elated over the
results of the duel between American
and German gunners, which followed
a preliminary shelling by the Germans
Saturday evening. s..
In official reports the infantry COM
manders today paid tribute to the
promptness with which the artillery
responded to the call for a barrage
and to the effectiveness of thesartil-
lery fire.
DESTRUCTIVE GUNFIRE.
The aerial reconnaissance today
showed that the American gunfre had
had very destructive effect.
1t will require several nights of hard
work under artillery fire for the Ger
mans to repair the first line trenches
caved in by the American 75s and to
patch the gaps in the barbed wire.
It is known that at least three en-
emy dugouts were demolished, prob
ably with some casualties.
On the other hand, the damage done
to the American trenches will be re-
paired before tomorrow morning.
No Officers Killed.
In a regiinental headquarters viz
iage shelled by the enemy many build
ings were wrecked.
There were no casualties among the
officers.
The German artillery opened with
a desultory bofnbardment of the
American trenches at certain point,
firing many shrapnel shells. In the
midst of this a ed'rocket calling for
d barrage ascended from the German
first lines.
Before the German artillery could
respond the American 75s laid a cur
tain OF IRE along the enemy first lines.
Americans Respond Quickly.
Then began the battle of the gun
ners.
The increased intensity of the Ger
man fire was met Immediately by
the Americans, who not only showered
, shells on the original sector, but
quickly extended their activity to a
wide front.
Within 20 minutes the 75s and
larger pieces were booming all along
the valley, the shelling finally spread
ing to town in which regimentaf
headquarters was located.
As darkness settled down the guns
were quiet.
Heavy mists again overhung the
American sector today, consequently
there was artillery work and no aerial
activity,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-05
NO COORDINATION.

M (O-ONUlNA1ION
Supporting the committees bills for
a war cabinet and munitions director,
Senator Hitchcock declared that Sec
retary Baker was no doubt sincere,
but was rnisled, by lack Of information
regarding scarcity of ships into maxi
ing sanguine predictions.
He said President Wilson himself
"does not know the real situation"
and cited this situation as an illus
tration of the absence of government
eo-orditation.
SENATORS TO REPLY.
Administration leaders prepared to
reply TO Senator Hitchcock, whose
speech launched the debate which has
been impending since Secretary Baker
made his statement and the president
made known his opposition to the
military committees plans for reor-
ganizing the governments war ma
chinery.
Conceding that much OF big task
has been creditably done, the Ne.
braska senator insisted that cen-
tralized aud co-ofdinated war opera.
tion5 through a war cabinet and cen-
tralized purchasing through a muni-
tions, director are imperative.
He ASSERTED that the president and
Secretary Baker had tried but failed
to attain the object, and that the gov
ernments system was obsolete. The
committees legislation, he argued,
would not enbarrass or interfere with
the presidents direction of the war.
Criticizes War Department.
Sharp criticism of many govern
ment war activities was made by the
senator in illustrating his arguments,
but without attacking individuals.
"Blunders that almost surpass be-
lief" have occurred in the War de-
partment, he said, and the ship buiid-
ing situation he described as "farce
and almost crime"
He declared the transportation sys-e
tenn has broken down" and is
gigantic wreck" with 100000 tons
of freight piled up at New York with
out shipping facilities; that the fuel
administrations orders have para
lyzed war and other industry and that
food distribution also has been in.
efficient.
In fatty denying Secretary Bakers
statement that the government has a
plan for the war. the senator said the
military committee was thunderstruck
by the war secretary's optimistic as
sertions.
II am afraid to go too deeply into
shipping figures" he added, "for one
might be charged with giving ina
formation to the enemy. All who arc
informed as to the present supply
Of our shipping were thunderstruek
at the statements of Secretary Baker.
His sanguine predictions as to our
ability to ship men to Europe and
supply them when there arc exagger-
ations of the widest sort.
"To supply a 100000 men in
France, supposing we could get them
over there. it will require 100000
Continued on Page Two. Column Three.>
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-05
Hitchcock Replies to Critics;
Gou. Harding Knocks Camp Cody

Governor William L. Harding is
in Washington on number of depart
mental matters growing out of the
war including the draft and the con-
dition of the Iowa, troops at Camp
Cody. Governor Harding is out
spoken in his opposition to the loca-
ton of the camp at Deming, New
Mexico, and proposes to take up the
matter with the Iowa delegation in
congress.
The governor is also interested in
the movement of corn and Ncertain
phases of the coal question. Cover
nor Harding was an interested list
ener to the debate on the war
cabinet bill between Senators Hitch
cock and Williams today, occupying
seats on the floor of the senate next
to Senator Cummings. The Iowa
governor will remain in Washington
until Thursday.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-05
Tc Bring Own Liquor Not
Violating Bone Dry Law

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 4-Bringing
liquor into the state is not violation
Of the bone dry law, according to the
state supreme court today, which
ruled that when liquor rs personally
brought into the state to be sold, con-
rictions can be obtained under the
statewide prohibition law. If for
personal use the act did not eonsti-
tute an offense under either law.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-05
Plenty of Ships to Haul
TrOOps, Says Daniels

Washington, Feb. 4.-Secretary
Daniels today authorized the
statement that the navy is assured
of enough transport facilities to
make sure that there will be 500,.
900 American troops in France
early this year as was stated by
Secretary Baker recently before
the senate military committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-05
prohibit shipment Of munitions to the

prohibit shipment Of munitions to the
allies. "sf W.
"That was almost as foolish" he
said, ''as this war cabinet proposal.
/ THAT legislation to keep the allies
from having American munitions was
the German game then.
"The German game now Is muck
raking this administration.
IF what the senator from Nebraska
says is true we are out Of the war. II
his indictment 10 true we are de-
feated."
The continental congress, he added.
came very near running General WASH
1ington "and all the asses that ever ex-
listed came very near running Lincoln
and Grant in the civil war"
Cannot Loan Brains.
Congress or council cannot carry
,on the war and cannot furnish the
brains for anybody else to do it,"
said he.
IF the president hasn't brains
enough to perform the functions Of
his great Office, he can't be loaned
brains by council"
mo other people ever turned from
a peace establishment and within nine
months converted themselves so near.
ly complete into a war machine" Sen
ator Williams shouted.
"The senator says the president and
secretary Of war don't know the, facts,
can't find out. --.-
I'm Gods name, how is it possible
for him to knows
"He is not superior in native ability
or brains"
United States Can Whip Germany.
Here are 100000 600 people ready
to fight Germany by themselves an!
can whip it by themselves" shouted
Senator Williams. We feel our met
tie; we still have the spirit and VIC
have the boys.
Whats the use of undertaking the
administrations"
The Mississippi senator said the
charges reminded him of she man who
went to see statue and proclaimed
the head divine, the breast superb, the
legs those of an athlete, but found a
small defect on the right heel and
wrote 346 pages about the defect"
What's the use of it; what's. the
sense of it!" he declared. Aren't
we all doing our level best to win this
war?
isn't every republican trying to
help win the war, except few pa
cifsts who have nearly ended their
political lives~ T..
Would Veto Bill.
Senator Williams declared the bill
an usurpationNof executive power and
unconstitutional.
If he were president, the senator
added, and it were passed, he would
veto it and if it passed again would
refuse to obey it on the grounds of
being in conflict with the constitution
Senator Williams asked Senator
Hitchcock for his authority for
statement that 100000 pairs of
shoes have been ordered.
Senator Hitchcock said it came
from civilian officials in high position.
All Eearsay Evidence.
Then, it's mere hearsay after ALL"
Senator Williams replied.
The Nebraska senator added he
understood 100000 more pairs had
been ordered and he hoped the allies
would take some of them off our
hands,"
When Senator Hitchcock said he
was advised that large quantity of
meat on ship had spoiled by a
blunder in turning off the refrigera-
ton plant, Democratic Leader Martin
asked the authority for the statement.
Senator Hitchcock said it was wide
ly published and never denied.
Senator Weeks, republican. of the
CONTINUED On Page Two, Column Sikh
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-05
Washington Bureau,
Omaha Zee, 1871 G Street.

Washington, D. C., Feb. 4.-(Spec-
ial Telegram. Senator Hitchcock
had crowded galleries and we'll filled
senate to listen to his charges of gross
mismanagement on the part of the
war apartment and his reasons for
giving support to the war cabinet bill
now on the serate calendar.
The Nebraska senator was in wret-
ched voice on account of a severe cold,
but nevertheless the array of facts he
marshalled to prove how incompetent
the War department is, worried the
administration senator's not a little.
He was subject to an unmerciful
heckling at the hands of the demo-
Gratis. who are against the bill, but
the Nebraskan was even stronger in
replying to his critics than in his set
speech.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-05
DECLARE HITCHCOCK
GAVE INFORMATION
VALUABLE TO ENEMY
Senator Williams in Fiery Fashion Answers Nebraska
Solon'. Knocks at War Administrations "If His In
dictment Is True, We Are Defeated" Declares
Congressman From Mississippi.

Washington Feb Ain fiery fashion, Senator Johr Sharp
Williams of Mississippi this afternoon replied in the senate
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, who had accused President
Wilson of being ignorant Of actual war conditions.
Senator Williams declared the Nebraska had made
very strong Indictment against the executive departments
of the government
Referring to Senator Htchcocs that he did
tell all he because he might be charged with giving
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-05
u. S. SENATOR CHARGES
PRESIDENT IS IGNORANT !.
OF WAR CONDITIONS
Nebraskan Declares Secretary Baker Has Been Msed;
Contradicts Statement That Half Million Troops
Are In France; Denies America Has Plan
for War; Say. Wilson is Like King.

Washington, Feb. 4Secretary Bakers recent statement
the military committee that the United States would
have half million soldiers in France early this year and that
prospects not unpromsng for ships to million
who would be ready during the year, characterized
Senator Hitchcock address the today ab
soluely preposterous and exaggerated as to
entirely false impression what do and what
we are doing"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-05
Billy Leet Discharged From !
Balloon School at Fort Omaha

Billy Leet, millionaire sportsman"
and amateur race driver, has been dis
charged from Fort Omaha balloon
school because of inefficiency," ac-
cording to Lieutenant Colonel Her
sey, commanding officer. Young Leet
is subject to the draft.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-05

Fort Omaha is believed to be prelimi-
nary to that step.
During his command at Fort Oma-
ha Lieutenant Colonel Hersey has be-
come exceedingly popular with Off
GERS and men alike. His democratic
nature and optimistic attitude toward
the problems met with every day in
the most important balloon post in
the country have made him solid"
with everyone, from the staff officers
to the greenest buck private or bal
loon school cadet.
Colonel Nance is about so years old
and Lieutenant Colonel Hersey says
everyone in Omaha will like him."
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-05

formation to the enemy, the Missis-I
sippi senator declared:
GAVE INFORMATION.
"He did tell almost all he knew and
he did give information very valuable
to the enemy"
Senator Williams referred to agita-
ton before the war of legislation to
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-05
ENGAGE IN ARTILLERY
DUEL WITH ENEMY AND
DESTROY FRONT TRENCH
Officers Elated at Steadness Of u S. Batteries Under
Fire; Send Up Protecting Barrage for Infantry;
German Dugouts Wrecked By Destructive
Gun Fire, Which Makes Big Gaps
In Their Line.
(By Associated Press.

w.. Il @-*z (By Associated Press.)
With the American Army in France, Sunday, Feb. s.
American troops which definitely known to be
ing wide sector the Lorraine 'front.' have fought their first
I,.I a..
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-03

opportunities to purchase Minnesota
lands.
Contracts will be offered for 6h
miles of State Road No. 13 running
due south from the Village of Glenn
ents thru Shutdown Twp. This reaches
the Brown County line and will event
ually connect up with the east and
west road thru Springfield which is
known as the Black Hills Trail.
Another road to be offered for con-
tract includes 5h miles of State Road
No. IL from Delhi Village to Belview
Village and IL miles of the same
road from Belview Village west to
the county line where it will be con-
nected with State Road which is
Icing built east from the Village of
Echo by Yellow Medicine County. This
road will likely form link in the
Sioux Historic Trail which parallels
the Minnesota River Valley from St.
Peter to Browns Valley.
Graveling-the miles of State
Road No. running south from Mil
roy Village towards Tracy will be
graveled during the coming season
and contracts will also be offered fol
the remaining 91s miles Of State
| Road No. 9 along the track between
Redwood Falls and Morgan. An ad.
ditional L " miles in Waterbury Twp
will be done to complete work started
in 1917.
The accompanying map shows tht
location of the various roads an(
their stage Of construction, whether
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-03
HE HAD TO QUIT.
buy BONDS

This, from the Chicago Tribune,
should be carefully read, and re-read
by everyone. There is sermon in it.
The soldier treaded his somewhat
unsteady way back to the colonel's
dlgout. He had been in half a dozen
skirmishes with the enemy in as
many weeks. He was still alive, but
somewhat scratched and wearied from
crawling through barbed wire and in
and out of shell craters.
He entered the dugout and saluted
with click of heels and hand to cap.
Colonel" he said, 81 think I will
have to quit. The battles are getting
to be so many. It's rather too much
of a good thing. / have given about
all can of time and strength and
blood to. this war. I am going home"
No; the incident didn't happen. But
why shouldn't it? There are lots of
civilians here at home turning down
Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., and Liberty
Loan solicitors because the "calls are
so many"
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-03

11s miles west of Wanda Village in
Willow Lake and Waterbury Twp,
1A miles in Swedes Forest Twp,
next to the Minnesota River, Az
miles in Sheridan Twp, north from
Seaforth Village and miles on State
Road No. 8, north from Milroy Viii
lage. This work amounted to prac-
tically 1870 of the total amount of
State Road surfacing done in Min
nesota during the year of 1917. Parts
Of these jobs held over into the early
part of 1918.
The proposed work for 1918 in
cludes the following:
Grading The contract has been lei
for Z miles of State Road No. 2 ly.
ing in Brookville Twp, and complet.
ing this system from Redwood Falls
thru Morgan to Sleepy Eye, Manka
to and other points to the southeast
Contracts have also been let fol
the remaining II miles on State Roat
No. 10 from the south line of Red
wood Falls Twp, thru New Avon
Willow Lake and Charlestown Twp.
to the Cottonwood County line. Thi
is known as Federal Aid Project No
13 of Minnesota and will be an i'm
portant link in a trunk line road ex
tending north from the Iowa Stat
line thru Jackson, Window, Sanborn
Redwood Falls and points to tn
north. 1t will be road much use,
by people from the southern state
who motor to Minnesota for pleasur
and at the same time are looking fo
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-03
State Road Work
In Redwood Co.
buy BONDS
ROAD WORK TO BE PUSHED DIR.
ING YEAR 1918; SEVERAL
ROADS COMPLETED
buy BONDS
(H. E. Palmer. Engineer)

ILL., e%lLlCl,
The State Road system of Red
wood County has seen a steady growth
during the year of 1917 with marked
increase in the amount of graveled
roads. The new construction includ-
ed the following work:
Grading-8 miles of State Road
No. s, south from Milroy Village to-
ward Tracy; 1 " miles Of State Road
No. 10 between Sanborn and Red
wood Falls and completing jobs be-
gun in 1916 on No. 1 in. Underwood
Twp, No. A in Waterbury Twp, No.
z in Swedes Forest Twp, No. 9 in
Morgan Twp. & Paxton Twp, No. 10
in Sheridan Twp.
Graveling-8 miles on State Road
No. IL south from Lucan in John
sonville and North Hero Twps., 5
miles on State Road No. Is and 2
miles on State Road No. 9, all in Pax
ton Twp, 51z miles on State Road
No. 1 in Underwood Twp. IN miles
on State Road No. 8 in Morgan Twp.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-03

graded or graveled. 1t shows that
the County Board has a very COM
prehensive system outlined which will
eventually serve all Villages and
Townships very we'll and which at
the present time reaches practically
all the Villages in the County with
a graveled road.
Evening star., 1918-11-05
LIE OUESNOY IN TIAIG'S HANDS;
BRITISH GAIN ON 3O-MILE FRONT

captured more than 10000 prisoners
and 200 guns. Field Marshal Haig re-
ports tonight.
The British attack today was made
by the Sd and 4th armies on a front
from Ealenciennes southwark to the
Oise, about thirty miles.
Farther south Field Marshal Haig's
men have formed crossings of the
Oise-Sambre canal
Reach Aunelle River.
British troops. in their new attack.
unofficial reports say. have reached
the line of the Aunelle river. near the
Franco-Belgian border, five miles
east Of Valenciennes.
LONDON, November 4.-The British
have entered Cizy, and farther north
have captured Landrecies.
From the latter point to just west OF
Guise, which is still in the enemy's
hands, the British advanced about
mile along the Sambre-Oise canal
and the Disc.
Evening star., 1918-11-05
AMERICANS CROSS THE MEUSE:
POUILLY WRESTED FROM ENEMY

bank OF the Meuse found their ad
vance opposed by bitter machine gun
and artillery fire. This was overcome.
however, and the Americans are max
ing steady progress.
The village of Beaumont. directly
west of Pouilly, has been taken by
the forces which advanced from the
heights which they held below the
town. The important town of Stenay,
across the Heuss to the southeast, is
now half surrounded
The Americans early today began
clearing ont Jaulnay wood, i'm ihe
bend of the MeuSe southeast of Pouil-
ly, and this afternoon the wood WAS
in their possession.
After the pontoon bridge at Brieulles
had been constructed the Americans
threw a second bridge across the
Meuse at Clery-le-Petit and began de-
veloping a new line on the heavily
wooded and very difficult ground east
of the river between C1ery and
Brieulles, -half-mils
front.
Evening star., 1918-11-05
Knows the Meat Business.
DOES BIG. TICKET BUSINESS.
Chicago's Consolidated Office Sells
Over2,O0O Openine Day.

CHICAGO. November 6.-More thar
1000 railroad tickets were sold, II
was stated today. as the result OF
the first days business Of the con-
solidated ticket ONCE established by
the United States Railway Admins
tration and opened to the public yes
terday.
The ONCE is in two parts, one
handling the railroads east and south
and the other the western business.
Fourteen lines are represented In the
east-south ofiice and eight roads in
the western. There are 163 employees
in the double ofice.
C. c. Clark, manager Of the east
south ONCE, stated today he expected
70 do Q business Of sac, 600 900 annual.
II, and L II. Mccormick, manager Of
the western once. estimated that his
department. would take In at least
fSOo0tQo
Evening star., 1918-11-05

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE SEDAN FRONT. November 5,
1:15 p.m.-Bitter fighting is taking
place today along the Meuse river.
American patrols again have succeed
ed in crossing the river at Brieulles
on a pontoon bridge constructed un-
der fire.
At other points along the front the
Americans were reconnoitering other
crossings.
The Germans have blown up the
bridge across the b1euse between La
neuyflle, on the west bank. and the
important town Of Stenay. on the east
bank.
the Meuse northwest Of Stenay. was
captured by the Americans operating
west of the Meuse. The west bank OF
the river now is held in its entirety
as far north as Pouilly.
The troops which crossed to the east
Evening star., 1918-11-05
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 81 British
troops in their offensive southeast OF
va1enciennes have captured the forti-
fed town of LIE Quesnoy. after having
completely surrounded it, Field Mar
shall Haig announced today. The entire
garrison of more than 1000 men was
taken with the citadel.
Rapid progress has been made by
where an advance of between three
and four miles has been scored. The
villages of Jolimetz. Lerond Quesne.
Frasnoy and Le Petit Harais have
been captured.
Further ground has been gained in
Normal forest. The village OF Eth
has been taken.
LONDON, November 4.Breaking
deniv into the enemy positions along
n thfrty-mile front today. the British
Evening star., 1918-11-05

Valenciennes the British continue the
successful push begun Monday.
Southeast of Valenciennes the Brit
ish are within ten miles of Mau-
beuge and farther south rapidly are
pushing their way through the Nor
nal forest, where they are four miles
from the railroad junction Of Aul-
noye.
South of the Normal forest the
British and French are pressing east
ward over virtually level ground to-
ward Avesnes.
Progress of French.
From the Disc to the Aisne at Cha
teau Porcien the French maintain
close contact with the enemy, who is
moving rearward as result Of the
| French successes of the last few
days. South of Guise the French LIST
Army is advancing northeastward
between the Peron and the Berre.
Farther east the French have pene-
trated the formidable Hunding line.
making an advance of one mile on a
| front of five miles on the western
| wing of the forward movement. Con-
| tinuation of the advance here soon
will compel the Germans to give up
| the line of the Aisne east and west
of Hethel, to which they have clung
! SO Stubborply.
Evening star., 1918-11-05

Germans Outdanked.
The Americans on the west bank of
the Meuse north of Stenay are within
four miles of the German main COM
munication line from Sedan to Metz
at a point northwest Of Chauvenoy.
The successful crossing OF the Meuse
outflanks the German positions east
Of the Meuse toward the Moselle
which protect the important Briey
iron fields and important railroad and
supply lines in the regions Of Mont
medy and Confians.
lrom the Meuse west to the Aisne
TIL Americans and French maintain
their pressure against the Germans
defending the Mezieres-Sedan railway
line, ten miles to the north.
Haig Takes LIE ouesnoy.
Field Marshal Haig. has taken the
strong point of LIE Quesnoy and is
pressing on Maubeuge. while the
Americans are fighting their way
across the Neuse southwest, of the
railroad center of Montmedy.
In the region north and south OF