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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16
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HARRY WILLS
KNOCKS OUT SAM
LANGFORD IN 9TH

PANAMA. April 16-Hsrry Wills. q
Negro heavyweight pugilist knocked
out Sam Langford in the sixth round OF
their tight hsre Sunday. The bout was
lively throughout. with Wills the ag-
gressor. Langford had the better OF the
third and fourth rounds. but Wills re-
covered in the nth. and in the sixth
Lsngford went down for the or
ten.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16
HERZOG CASE
STILL A MYSTERY
IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK. April Is. 49, Mystery
=till surrounded the Herzog case last
night. The New York club could not
make any definite statement. Herzog
lad not arrived in the city There was
no word from Boston that he had come
to terms with the Braves. If Herzog
reports hare today. the deal whereby
less Barnes and Larry Doyle came 70
New York viii he declared off and they
WIN be returned 10 the Braves for Her
zog and Jimmy Smith.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

Jack Dempsey tho heavyweight. who
promises to be s. real contender for the
crown worn by Willard. yesterday was
reported as having q bruised foot
Dempsey didn't seem to mind a little
think like that after beating John the
Barber Reisler IN a legal bout in St
Louis.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

A California japanese amateur ath-
letic union has been organized. compos-
ed Of Niponese students OF University
of California, Leland Stanford and var
ious san Francisco high schools.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

A Liberty Loan Bond Is purely an in
vestment. paying "A per cent interest
semt-annualIy. Buy one today!
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

For the first tins IN twenty-four
years the DIAL Valley Tennis club at
Nordon. Cal. VIII not stage the annual
fixture because. OF a recent nre there.
The Southern California lawn Tennis
Association viii stage a substitute tour
ney carrying the scholastic title on Los
Angeles ]. NJ. c. A. club courts, April
- to p.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

Yals's varsity track squad numbers
forty-six candidates.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16
Grover Hartley.

From al reports Joe Tinker expects to 60 much better IN the Amer
al Association rae this year than last, when he came down the stretch in
fourth place. The Senators look like a strong outfit this season and with
Grover Hartley, the ex-National and American Lacquer, behind the bat the
team will be strong in backstopping at least Hartley n with the St.
Louis Browns before joining the Senator's
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

Canadian troops in camp IN the VI
cinity Of Tortonto have organized twenty
soccer football teams and games will be
played this spring.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

Members Of the Olympia Field c O..
near Chicago, are planning 20 seed 200
acres OF its property with wheat. oats,
corn and hay. The clubs golf program
viii call FOR fifteen trophy events
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

United service athletic meet VIII be
held in Washington. D. c. April %.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16
GIANTS WIN
ON OWN LOT

NEW YORK, April 16-The Giants
played their first game on the Polo
grounds yesterday. defeating the In-Er-
Seals, a semi-professional team. by q
score OF 7 TO 2. The game was called in
the seventh inning. Schupp and Parritt
performed on the mound.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

Henry Phelan for the sixth year in
succession has won the handball cham
pionship Of Toronto. He received a dia-
mond medal.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

Dave Astey of'New York. viii fight
Jimmy Wilde. the flywefght champion.
in the Liverpool stadium May 6. The
contest Viii be twenty rounds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

The Columbia university varsity eight
cared shell crew viii participate in two
regattas. the Childs cup event at Prince
to. May 4. and the patriotic event on
the Severn river course. Annapolis, May
Is.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

Duke Kahanamoku. the Honolulu
champion swimmer. viii compete in the
220-yard national free style race at Los
Angeles A. A., April IS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

The Brooklyn park department pro
vides Twenty-Five diamonds for young
sters' use
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

A total Of 1900 re istered players. Of
the Ontario Amateur L.across associa-
tton are in the Canadian army.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

Long Branch may not hold It's snnual
horse show. which has been a fixture
of twenty-four years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

Colgate university has listed twenty
six baseball games. closing with Mary
land State At Baltimore, May %.
The Trenton CE.J) fair ground win
be in shape for training race horses this
spring.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

Milwaukee will likely form an ANA
teur baseball league his season.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

Toronto boasts a military baseball
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20
HIGH POINTS
HENEY BRINGS
OUT IN PROBE

Features OF the packing house
probe being held by the Fed
eral trade commission:
Mike" Murphy testified that
he was mot close to the
throne;" also that he and r. c.
Howe, general manager for
Armour & Co., did not agree.
. Heney read a letter from the
Cudahy office in Chicago, indi-
eating a willingness of the
Cudahys to accept bonus from
the Stock Yards company in
lieu Of a proposed removal OF
the plant to Council Bluffs.
RED Murphy bought hogs
in a surreptitious manner at
South Omaha market for Will
son Brothers, who were not in
the alleged ring. -
No light was thrown on the
mystery of "Who was hiding
the hides?"
Z. A. Cudahy was quoted in a
letter read by Heney as saying:
"You can't get anything out of
the Stock Yards company fy
force" ..
In a letter, written at Lincoln
last November, Nelson M. Bar
rett, special agent for the fed
eral trade commission, wrote:
"The complaint in Nebraska is
that these earnings (of Union
Stock Yards company were
wrung from shippers in both
good and bad years by unjustih-
ably large charges for yardage
and feed"
Attorney Henry read into the
record documents to show that
Armour, Cudahy, Swift and
Morris bought hogs on an
agreed percentage basis of %,
80, Is and Is in the order
named.
Henry read copies of fonfi-
dental letters written by E. A.
Cudahy of Chicago to General
Superintendent Murphy of the
Cudahy plant at South Omaha.
Referring to finances Of the
Union Stock Yards company
Mr.. Heney remarked: "There
has been added an extra million
to capital, all water or increased
inventory"
Heney offered statistics to
show that of $7,500,000 capital
stock of the Union Stock Yards
company of Omaha, nearly S.
100000 had been given in the
form Of bonuses or at 50 cents
on the dollar to packers.
"E. Buckingham owes his po-
sition, paying $4,000 a year, to
R. J. Dunham, who is con-
hdential man for Armour &
Co.," said Heney.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20
MERGER OFOMAHA
TICKET OFFICES
EXPECTEDANYDAY

Formal orders to consolidate all the
city and passenger and ticket offices
of the Omaha Chicago railroad lines
in Omaha are expected from Wash.
ington at any time. .E..ts
William S. Basinger, general pas
senger agent of the Union Pacific
system, has been in Washington three
weeks in conference with Director Of
Traffic Chambers, who has charge OF
the matter. He was called to- the
capital to give expert advice on the
subject, and his report is said to be
in the hands of Mr.. Chambers, await
ing the approval of Director General
McAdoo.
1t is known that Mr.. Basinger has
long favored merging the Offices of
all lines and he is said to have. efn-
bodied that recommendation in his re-
port. q
The Northwestern has just closed
a new lease on it's, present quarters.
The Milwaukee, Rock Island and
Great Western have made new leases
at 500 per month on their quarters.
The Missouri Pacific pays $500 a
month for its Offices under a lease
which still has several years to run,
and the Burlington lines are under
lease at 5000 per month, which will
not expire. for seven years. The Wa
bash lease has one year to run.
All of these leases will have to be
disposed OF, or adjusted in some way
if the consolidation order is issued.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20
Every Day Soon Will Be Beefzess,
Declares Live Stock Feeders Man

is an absolute certainty of beefess
period,~ continued Leftwich, "but
things point that way. At the con-
terence there were present, In addi-
hon to those from Nebraska, dele
gates from Illinois, O. Iowa, Kansas
and Missouri. They all represented
the stock interests of these states and
the opinion seemed to be, after we
had gone over the entire meat situa-
ton, that a ,beefess period is neces-
sary if we are to keep on feeding the
boys in the trenches and our allies.
1T was agreed that the supply of
beef on the hoof is growing less, es-
pecially the smaller animals that here
tofore seemed to be preferable for
slaughter for the army and the allies.
There is pretty fair supply of
heavy beef, but there is no money in
this for the feeders at the present
prices. Corn has been so high that
if the beef was sold now, the feeders
would lose money. AS fesult of>this
situation, | am looking for higher
prices for beef"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20
SAMM|ES SHELL
TOWNS WITHIN
GERMAN LINES
Essey and Montsec Hit by Pro.
jeCtiIeS From American
Guns; Allied Planes
Bomb Metz.

With the American Army in
France, Monday, March lS.-Ameri-
can artillery on the Toul front today
bombarded towns @ithin the enemy
lines.
On several occasions a considerable
number of gas shells were used.
The gunners also dropped projec-
tiles on German trenches. Some
shells hit in the town of Essey and
others in Montsec.
An American patrol between Rem
nieres wood and Jury wood (between
Seichepray and Flirey), encountered.
an enemy patrol early this morning.
For an hour and half the American
patrol tried to make some of the
enemy prisoners, but without result,
although a number of fights with
pistols and rifles occurred as the Ger
mans retired, jumping from tree to
tree. American snipers made num-
Der of lucky shots today and Germans
were seen to fall.
Allies Bomb Metz.
The American telephone wires
within the American lines we're tapped
again during the night, not far from
where the patrol encounter occurred.
The enemy artillery fired a number
of gas shells at our lines.
The weather last night and today
was we'll suited for aerial work and
much was accomplished. American
anti-aircraft guns drove off at least
six enemy airplanes, while others
crossed the lines at such height that
they were out of range.
Last night airplanes from the rear
of the American lines crossed over to
the German zone. Soon after many
explosions and flashes were heard and
seen in the direction of Metz.
American planes discovered during
the night that the Germans are
strengthening their second line. 1t is
known that the first line in many
places virtually has been abandoned.
1t is believed that the accurate Ameri-
can artillery fire has had something
to do with this.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20

"If the United States is to provide
the boys in the trenches and our allies
with an ample supply of food, espe-
cially meat, the probability is that
within a short time beef must be elm
mated from the daily fare"
The foregoing is an assertion made
by Z. T. LeftHich, St. Paul, president
of the Nebraska Live Stock Feeders
association, member of the State Live
Stock company and Howard county
delegate q the Corn Belt Feeders'
association, as we'll as member of
the National Food association.
Mr.. Leftwich is in Omaha, on his
way home from Washington, where,
for three days, he was in conference
with Food Administrator Hoover. At
this conference he was accompanied
by Bert Cockerall, Papillion; Ed
Hickey, Gretna; A. N. Mathers. Ger
ing; w. AZ Farley, Aurora and A. N.
Dunlavy, Bloomington, all members of
the Corn Bet Feeders association.
Mind you. l don't say that there
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20
To POOL RESERVES.

TO. POOL RESERVES. sea
That. weapon is believed to lie in
pooling of the army reserves Of all the
allies armies, permitting overwhelm.
ing concentrations at selected points
of attack. .. ....r
American observers now are con-
vinced that the German high COM
mand plans defensive campaign, and
that the long talked of drive on Paris
or the channel ports has been aban.
doned. The initiative, according Ito
this view, rests with the allied and
American forces. COMMUNICATES are
being closely scanned for the first In
dication of any offensive operations
mapped out at Versailles.
al WILSON URGED ACTION.
The supreme council was created
under the urgent insistence of Presi.
dent Wilson for aggressive action lhis
year, based on co-ordinated plans and
under the direction Of single agency.
The exact scope of the councils au.
thority never has been disclosed Il
was said both by Premier Lloyda
George and by Lord Curzon, how.
ever, in explaining the status 6: the
British imperial general staff, and the
commander in the field, Sir Douglas
Haig, that certain British forces had
been assigned to the councils con-
srGs 49,. ., . -. j., :.
feers here believe, as to the field
where these and similar forces from
other armies are to be concentrated
will show where allied blows a. the
German defenses are designed to- fall
IT there is to be no German drive,
as the War department predicted yes
terday in its weekly war review the
council will not be forced to hold its
reserves for defensive purposes, and
can devote this new agency to at
tempts to smash weak points in the
German line.
Italian Front Hottest.
Opinion as to the sectors offering
the best opportunity for allied assaults
varies widely here. There is sub
,stantial agreement, however, that the
Italian front may in fact become the
main theater of war this year. Austro-
German concentrations, and possible
offensives on that front. also noted by
the weekly war summary may repre-
sent the recognition of this view by
the German high command.
In any event, even though the su.
preme council might have decided to
make the effort to break Through in
Italy, it is believed the FIRST moves
in the game would be played in
France and Flanders. Drives with
all the appearance of being the real
Continued on Page Two, Column Four.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20
MEAT HEAD HAS
ALIBI FOR PRICE
FIXING CHARGE

Washington, March 19-Joseph P.
Cotton, head of the food administra-
tion's meat division, was given a
hearing today by thcrsenate az, ;cul-
ture committee. a
He was called TO reply to resent
testimony before the committee that
his Office advised packers to nold
down the prices paid live stock.
Mr.. Cotton said that the on:v ac-
ton BY the food administration in
fixing the price of meats was at
time when there was an excessive de-
mand from the allied governments.
At that time, he. said, the administra-
ton desired to keep down the price
of the kind of meat ordered by the
allies.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20
Make First Seizure of
Alien Enemy Pr0nertY

The first seizure of alien enemy
property in Omaha under the alien
enemy act, was made yesterday. 1t
consisted of the property at 1919
Farnam street, occupied by the
Drexel Shoe company.
The seizure came about when the
occupants made a-report to Wash
ington..
The property is owned by the heirs
of the late Frederick o. Dohle, who
are supposed to be living in Germany.
Dohle died in Omaha some years
ago. ,.
The shoe company has already put
on deposit $4,000 in rent in the Mer-
chants National bank since it be-
came impossible to pay the rent to
the owners. This also was seized and
will be held together with future
rentals until the close of the war.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20

CAN GO NOJFURTHER.
The Hague, Monday, March 49,
Holland has accepted, with certain
conditions, the Anglo American de-
mand regarding Dutch shipping.
This was announced in the second
chamber today by DR.. Loudon, the
foreign minister.
He added that Holland could not 60
further and was awaiting the Anglo
American reply to it's latest communi-
cation. The minister's declaration,
which will be discussed in the Cham
Der Tuesday, said:
COMPELLED TO ACCEPT.
"The German government, having
declared its inability to furnish 100,-
600 tons of wheat in two months,
the Dutch government finds itself
compelled to accept the demand for
sailing Dutch ships through the dam
ger zone which the American and
British governments have attached to
the delivery on April Is of 100000
tons of wheat"
DR.. Loudon added, however, that
the assent of the Dutch government
was based on conditions. Included
among these conditions were the
claims that the allied governments
should guarantee that no troops or
war materials be transported on the
ships and that vessels destroyed be
replaced by others after the war. An
other condition was that bunker coal
necessary for transporting merchan-
disc to Holland ought to be furnished
Dutch ships.
Officers Overzealous.
New York, March l9.-Apparcntly
through a misunderstanding one of
the Dutch ships in New York harbor,
the Samarinda, was boarded by off
GERS of the naval reserve today and
its commander notified that they had
come to take possession Of the ship in
the name OF the American govern
ment.
The commander was told that the
American flag would go up at noon
and that the officers and crew Of the
ship would be given until midnight to
leave. The commander of the Sama-
rinda reported the circumstances to-
the Rotterdam Lloyd. its owners, and
said he was. preparing to obey, when
shortly after noon he again reported,
saying that the naval officers had left
the ship.
He said the naval officers had in
formed him they had been instructed
to return. to the navy yard and that,
the contemplated seizure had been
postponed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20

COMBINE ON HOGS.
Heney quizzed Murphy closely on
log buying, disclosing through coire-
,pondence an alleged arrangement
whereby the packers agreed to buy
hogs on percentage basis, which vas
not 'liSely competition" within the
purview of counsel for the Federal
Trade commission.
TELLS OF PROFITS.
During the day Heney went into the
operations of the Union Stock Yards
company as related to the packers, the
obvious purpose of this feature Of the
Investigation being to show that domi-
nation of yards by packers has re-
suited in enormous profits which,
Heney said, he believed were derived
from the producers.
At the close of the first days in
vestigation here. j. F. Coad OF Pack
ers' National bank, and L. M. Lord OF
Live Stock National bank, appeared
TO testify regarding the interests of
the packers il. these banking institu-
tfonS wv. 2e"&HssS9t 49,
During his examination of General
Superintendent Murphy, Heney said:
Wasn't there some talk in 1912 that
the Cudahy, Morris and S. & S. plants
would be consolidated and moved to
Council Blutfs?"
"They would not talk to me about
that. / am not that close to the
throne" Murphy replied.
They might" Heney rejoined with
Heney Reads Letter.
Then Heney read letter written
from the Cudahy office in Chicago to
Murphy, part of which was as follows:
Il hesitated about going to the Stock
Yards company for bonus, because
think the policy of the yards con-
trolled is by Armour & Co., and, of
course they understand the situation,
and you can't get anything out of
them by force. | could never see
sour way clear so that we could force
4 bonus. To start new stockyard |
and build an entire plan is almost |
too big a proposition to undertake
alone; still, if we could get another
like S. & S. and Morris to go in
with us, I would be very glad to
undertake the establishment of a |
market in Council Bluffs or some
where on that side of the river. |
wouldn't figure on taking any small
amount from the Stock, Yards COM !,
pany; if we can get anything, we
an probably get nice-sized bonus.
t the government men want to know
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column One.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20

Rite cathedral at 10th and Douglas
streets.
At least 1900 Masons will attend
the big banquet a. the cathedral
Thursday night.
Degrees from the 18th to the 18th
will be conferred tonight.
The Goth and 2lst degrees will be
conferred Wednesday morning, the
oath to 29th Wednesday afternoon
and the 30th Wednesday night in
full form.
Thursday morning the 3lst will De
conferred. - The Sind will be con-
ferred Thursday afternoon. ...
Elmer J. Burkett will preside at
the banquet Thursday night. >,
Reunions are also being held this
week in Lincoln and Hastings,
Among the prominent Masons who
are attending the reunion in Omaha
are Judge N. D. Ford of Broken
Bow, James Brooks of Stanton and
John Finch of Arnold ,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20
AVIATION HEAD
HERE TO INSPECT
BALLOON SCHOOL

General Dade, head of the aviation
branch of service in the United States
army, arrived in Omaha from Wash
ington Tuesday morning on official
business, and is passing the day in
specting the work at Fort Omaha.
General Dade and his staff break
tasted at the Hotel Fontenelle and
then went to Fort Omaha, where he
was shown about the big balloon
school by Colonel Nance, command
ant,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20
New Member Reichstag.

Stockhold, Saturday, March l6.-ln
an election held in the Niederbarnim
district in northern and eastern Ber-
lin, for the purpose of filling the
Reichstag seat made vacant by the
death of Artfur Stadthagen. socialist,
the majority socialist candidate, Herr
Wisscll defeated the independent can
didate, Tony Breitschidt, by vote OF
1854 again<t 15809.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20
MURPHY, CHIEF WITNESS,
ADMITS BIG FOUR SPLIT
TOTAL OF HOG RECEIPTS
Packers Had An Agreement According to Letters Read
By Prosecutor That Allowed Each Company to Buy
aCertain Percentage of Live Stock
and Divide Profits.

"Nike" Murphy general superintendent of the Cudahy
Packing companys plant South Omaha the principal wit
ness to appear packing house investigation held yeste
day federal building by Francis Heney counsel for the
Federal Trade commission.
Murphy did words in his replies and listened
with expression while Heney read copies
of confidential letters written by A. Cudahy to Murphy from
Chicago These letters obtained by the in
CHICAGO
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20
German Prisoners in Siberia
Armed and Beyond All Control

Reuters limited from Toxic,
the minister speaking the
prisoners
Lake Baka $4,000 that point Those
beyond control and trying get
thousand bosevk General Semenoh the
maximist of Lake Baka The allies General
Senenoh but his force while the maxms growing
and obtaining and ammunition
Should the German become organized and the
niiss, serious situation would be created.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-03-20
Roosevelt Will Address
Republicans at Portland

Augusta, Me-, March 19.-Doubt as
to whether his health would permit
him to address the state republican
convention at Portland on March 28.
was set at rest today by Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, who notified
Frank ]. Hahn, chairman of the COM
mittee, that he would be on hand as
Scheduled.