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Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
CUT PASSENGER
TRAINS TO SPEED
FREIGHT HAULS
M'Adoo May Take Drastic Step
to Release Locomotives for
Needed Service in EaS-
Ing Tie-Up.
tBy Associated Press.l

Washington, Jan. l9.-The railroad
situation in the middle west is so
serious ~thhat Secretary McAdoo. di-
rector general of the railroads. may
suspend half of the present passen-
ger trains for two days to release
locomotives for freight.
At the same time the railroad
administration was rushing locomo-
tives out of repair shops sand from
railroads in the west to help get
trains through the heavy snowdrifts
in states along the Ohio river.
The railroads of the middle west
were reported moving only from 20
to 10 per cent of their normal freight.
Speed Ship Loading.
Freight congestion on wharves
along the Atlantic seaboard, officials
! said, will continue until ships are
bunkered and set free. The shipping
board and the War and Navy de-
partments. turned. their attention to
speeding up loading arrangements
and perfeeting plan Tor more eff
ficiency in loading and unloading.
| Theaters today won their appeal
for modification Of the closing Or
der to permit them to- remain open
on the Monday holidays and close
on Tuesday. 49, ...
The fuel administration today ruled
that lumber mills working on emerg-
ency fleet contracts are exempt from
the order, but at the same time it re-
| fused to exempt long list of. indus
tries which government officials want
ed exempted because they are de-
clared to be working on war orders.
A few reports of violation of the
order reached the fuel administration
today. These were turned over to the
Department of Justice for investiga-
ton.
Fuel Flows to Homes.
A 'teadily increasing flow of fuel to
ships, homes and public utilities was
reported to the fuel administration to-
! day as a result of the second days
enforcement of the fuel restriction
order.
Apparently the railroad congestion
had not yet been much affected by
the order, but milder weather condi-
tions had improved the situation in
the east and at the same time bad
weather paralyzed traffic again in the
middle west.
Business interests today seemed to
feel better about the governments
action and hundreds of kilograms
reached the White House and the
fuel administration assuring the gov
ernment of cooperation and will
ingness to undergo sacrifices as a
patriotic duty.
Coal Reaches Seaboard.
Coal was reported today reaching
the seaboard in greater volume than
any time in the last few weeks. The
movement, if kept up, it was declared,
will make it possible to bunker and
send out all ships now held in port
by lack of fuel
Homes and public utilities were re-
ceiving supplies of fuel diverted from
the industries closed down.
Coal production for the next few
days probably will be far below nor
NAL. but fuel administration officials
expect it to increase as soon as the
flow of empties is under way.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
Price Fixers OF Food Body Slash
Cent Per Pound oft Cornmeol

storage selects and the No. ! stor-
age. respectively.
Only few days ago the federal
food administration urged a greater
consumption OF storage eggs because
the food value OF these will from
now on deteriorate, At the same
time the administration recommended
wholesale price at basic points,
such as Chicago. Pittsburgh. Atlan.
: tic coast, etc. Now the Omaha deal
ers say there are scarcely any eggs
left in storage in Omaha and there
fore they raise the price. ...
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
Third Balloon Squadron
Leaves for Atlantic Port

The Third Balloon squadron, in
training at Fort Omaha for several
months, left Thursday afternoon at 5
o'clock for an Atlantic seaport. The
squadron consisted Of about 500 Off.
GERS and men. Baggage for the de-
tachment left several days prior TO
the departure of the men.
The destination of the troops is not
known, but it is believed they will be
sent to France within a few weeks.
Additional training in eastern artillery
camps is possible, but not thought
probable by the men in the camp
The squadron was under the cou,-
mand OF Major Boettcher.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
DEMOCRATS KEEP AWAY.

DEMOCRATS KEEP AWAY.
This defeat was administered with
out the help Of the constitutional
democrats. whose members did not
attend the opening session.
Much uncertainty exists as to what
effect the convening of the new body
will have upon the foreign and do
mestic policies OF Russia.
There have been intimations from
the Bolsheviki side that the new
body would be ignored by the Boil
sheviki and an independent legisla-
tive body set up il the assembly.
should definitely challenge the Boil
sheviki power.
Chairman Was Under Fire. y
. TITS recalled that the chairman Of
the assembly, M. Tchernoff, was ui,-
der fire as a member Of the Kerensky
government, being accused OF pro-
Germanism and of having relations
with the enemy.
He was afterwards rehabilitated,
however, and continued strong ifi-
huence in social revolutionary circles.
In November he was one Of the po-
ltical leaders who attended con-
ference at Russian headquarters when
AL effort was under way to form a
new government in opposition to the
Bolsheyiki.
Some disorder preceded the open
ing Of the assembly, FIVE persons be.
/ ; killed and dozen wounded in
street fighting.
Relations between the Bolsheviki
and Roumania are at the breaking
point. The Ninth Russian army has
demanded that the Roumanian army
on two hours notice permit the Rus.
slams free passage through Jassy.
Allies Protect King.
King Ferdinand, whose arrest has
been ordered by Premier Lenine, is
reported to be under the protection
OF theh entente allies.
In Italy. as in France. the fighting
fronts have settled down to the
usual winter routine OF raids and ar
tillery duels at various points.
There has been no break in the
monotony on the western front. tht
British portion Of which is now .
sea of mud, the snow having disap
peared. -.--
Britirh iaboring men have beer
told by Premier Lloyd George tina
the new man power bill is urgen
and that Great Britain must eitheI
go on or go under"
He praised the war aims of Presi
dent Wilson and declared he warte'
to be informed if any man could fine
an honorable and equitable way .ou
of the war without fighting !
through to overthrow German mill
tarism. E.. n
The premier said he was to appea
to the country on the army issue
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
Body Of Frank H. Young,
Drowned at Pensacola, Found

Broken Bow, Neb, Jan. 19.-(Spe-
cial) IA telegram was received here
today by H. Lomax stating that the
body of Frank H. Young. lost off
the coast of Florida between Decem-
Der "a and 26 last, has been recover
ed and turned over to an undertaken
at Pensacola. James Lomax, Yuong's
son-in-law, leaves here tonight for
the latter place to identify and bring
home the remains. Alpha Morgan,
who was the last to see Young alive.
returned to Broken MBow the first
of the week after having conducted
an active search for the body
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
Big SUM RAISED
FOR PREACHERS
BYPROTESTANTS
Omaha Methodists Subscribe
More Than $4,000 in Ma
tional Campaign; All
Churches Back Move.

Omaha Methodists have already
subscribed more than $4,000 in the
national campaign for a Protestant
preachers pension fund. according to
Rev. U. G. Brown, superintendent of
the Omaha district of the Methodist
church.
The Methodists lead all Protestant
denominations in the amount sub
scfbed in the national campaign. Rev
Mr.. Brown says the fund the Metho-
dists have subscribed is already $l2,-
100000 of the $34,000,000 total thus far
subscribed throughout the United
States.
"We nigh. have had a great deal
more subscribed in Omaha had not SC
many other campaigns for money in
tervened," said Rev. Mr.. Brown
Omaha has done splendidly on this
as it has on the many other cam
paigns for the Red Cross, Young
Mems and Young Womtn's Christian
associations, Liberty bonds, wal
stamps, Armenian relief, and lot o.
other important work that came ir
since our campaign for the preachers
pension has been in progress.
Nebraska Quota 100000.
"The campaign still continues ant
will continue for some time. Th'
quota for the Nebraska conference
was fixed at 100000. Omaha's quota
was $50,000, as was also the Lincoln
quota. Many of our Omaha men sub
scribed $1,000 apiece"
Other Protestant churches in thu
city are working also on this cam
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
Peace Negotiations
At Brest Halted

London, Jan. ls.-The negotia-
tions at Brest- Litovsk have been in
terrupted temporarily, according to
a Petrograd dispatch to the Caily
Mail dated Thursday, and the Rus
sian delegation is returning to Pc
trograd.
The Germans, it is added, ap-
peared to be maneLyering to force
the Russians to break the parley
over a minor point, so as to throw
the blame on the Russian repre-
sentatives in the eyes of the Rus
sian people.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20

Cornmeal has been reduced cent
per pound by the price-fxing commit
tee in Omaha. The new schedule Of
fair prices recommended by the COM
mittee lists cornmeal at cents per
pound, whereas it was 6 cents for
merly.
Rye -four is listed at Sl.30 for, a
24-pound sack, which is 10 cents
cheaper than the former figure.
Eggs are listed at from to 9 cents
per dozen higher. Storage eggs a, e
listed at S. and 81 cents for TIL best
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
Wilson Opposes Creation
Of Munitions Director

Washington, Jan. l9.-It was stated
officially today that President Will
sons opposition TO the creation OF a
minister of munitions with cabinet
rank extends to the proposed crea-
ton of a director of munitions and
establishment of a war council OF
three.
He is said to feel that the proposed
laws would have the same effect as
that to which he was opposed.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
Japs Land Troops
At VLadiUOst0k
To Check Disorder

Washington, Jan. 19.--Although
two battleships, one British and one
Japanese, are in the port of Vladi-
vostok, reports to the State de-
partment do not indicate any con.
dition ashore to warrant landing
troops.
1t is assumed here that the land.
ing of patrols from the Japanese
cruiser as reported last n'~ht, was
due more to q fear that sorders
might occur and in order tu be pre-
pared if they did, than to any actual
change in the situation.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
Railroads Want Increased
Rates From Missouri River

Washington, Jan. 19.-Railroads
today applied to the Interstate Com
merce commission for permission to
increase export rates slightly on
packing house products from Chi
cago, Milwaukee, Louisville, St
Louis, Denver, Fort Worth and Mis-
souri, river points to gul; ports in or
der to restore pre-existing relation
ships with rates to New York and
other Atlantic ports.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
German Owned Yacht Is
Seized bV u. S, Marshal

New York, Jan. le.-The steel
pleasure yacht Joyeuse, said to be
owned by Emil H. Kleuge. an un-
naturalized German of Englewood,
N. J., was seized here today by
United States Marshal Mccarthy
Federal authorities said the
yacht, equipped with wireless, with
Kleuge on board and manned by
Swedish crew, had been cruising re-
Gently along the Atlantic coast.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
Gets Thirty Days Upon
Charge of Breaking Up Home

Fremont, Neb. Jan. 19.-(Special
Telegram. .)-Oscar E. SalIee. car.
penter, was sentenced to 80 days in
the county Jail on a charge of vagran-
cy. Sallee was arrested on complaint
OF Judson Wren of North Platte, who
charged Salee with breaking up his
home.l
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
General Haig Announces
New Chief of Staff

London, Jan. 19.-Among the
many drastic changes Field Marshal
Sir Douglas Haig is making at Brit
ish headquarters in France, according
to the Times, is the appointment OF
Lieutenant General Sir Herbert A.
Lawrence as his chief OF staff.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20

rev empty cars, however, have De-
gun to move back yet to the coal
mines.
CONFUSION CONTINUES.
Although much of the confusion at
tending the enforcement of the fuel
administration five-day closing order
continued today, it was evident that
its application would be far less dras-
tbs than first believed.
FOOD INDUSTRY EXEMPT.
A list of interpretations in speci-
hc cases which probably will be
given general application was being
prepared.
In addition food administrators
Zay be expected to make further ex-
einptions in the case of food produc-
ing plants and related industries.
Food Administrator Hoover yester-
day interpreted the closing order to
mean that no. check would be put
on the manufacturing or distribution
of any essential food product.
War Work Not Affected.
Considerable relief was expressed
by officials here when it was learned
that most of the plants engaged III
government war contracts had been
exempted. The country at large was
ignorant of these exceptions how
ever, until late yesterday, when ad-
ministration officials admitted that
important war work would not be
affected.
DR.. Garfield then made public the
list prepared by Secretaries Baker
and Daniels including manufacturers
of gas masks, explosives, machine
guns, rifles, small arms and ammuni.
ton; forging, electrical supplies and
tool steel for the government de-
stroyers and destroyer .parts;y aircraft
and aircraft parts; signal corps equip
iasnt, steel~tghing,- locomotives. ship
equipment; woolens for uniforms;
tenting and optical supplies es.,. ..
Ship Yards Under Special Ruling.
Ship yards were not named in or
ders, but viii. continue to operate un-
der special ruling, as will virtually
. all ore producing mines.
There will be no more general ex-
emptions, it was announced, except
over the signatures of Secretaries
Baker and Daniels. Liberal interpre-
tations, however, will be given to
rules applying to raw material.
Backed by vigorous defense of the
president. DR.. Garfield today gave
his attention to the situation at At
lantic ports. Immediate improvement
in the situation is expected and more
than million tons of shipping de-
tanned will be on its way in short
Ane.
Backed by Wilson.
In the face of President Wilson's
statement that the order was issued
with his full acknowledge and ap-
proyal and another explanation from
DR.. Garfield declaring that the rail-
road congestion is threatening the
food supply vigorous opposition in
congress apparently has spent itself.
On instructions from Director Cen
eral McAdoo to- cooperate with the
fuel administration, railroad officials
set about directing coal Shipments.
Few violations have. been noted by
fuel officials and these, it was be-
1ieved, were due to misunderstand-
Y ings.
Serious consideration was given by
Fuel Administrator Garfield today tc
the request of theaters that they be
permitted to close on Tuesdays
rather than on Mondays.
1t was indicated that the change
might be made.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
Flyers Stage Balloon Flight,

A free balloon fight was made Sat
urday from Fort ON; ha. Lieutenant
L. B. Schrff piloted the big gas bag
The northwest wind carried the bal.
,oon into southeastern Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
RED GOVERNMENT LOSES
. IN FIRST TEST OF POWER
AS SLAV CONGRESS MEETS
Five Killed in Petrograd Rots Social Revoutionsts Gain
Control of Constituent Body and Elect Former
Kerensky Minister Chairman; Bolsheviki
May Ignore New Government ..s
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
London, JAM l9.-The Bolshevik members of the
suent assembly and those belonging the left wing Of the
social revolutonists withdrew from the constituent assembly
Perograd its first meeting, according to Russian wireless
report of the session received today. t4a
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
(By Associated Press. }

(By Associated Press. -
Petrograd JAM 1S-Five persons killed and dozen
wounded by Red guards today in attempt quel disorders
attendant upon the opening Of the ongdeayed constituent
sembly.
BOLSHEVIKI DEFEATED.
the of the Bosh defeated by the social
revolutoniss.
Tchernof minister of agriculture the Kerensly government and
right
assembly, elected by a Of 244 49,
Bolshevi Spidonovo prom
revouonsts exile in Siberia after the
throwo of the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
RAILROAD TIEUP IN EAST
RELIEVED AS COAL CARS ARE
RUSHED TO DESTINATION
Enforcement of FveDay Closing Order Results in Little
Disturbance to Business; Food and War Industries
Are Not Affected By Fuel Administrators
Recent Drastic Ruling.

Washington Jan. 19-Reports to the fuel administration
today congestion the east be-
ing cleared and bunker coal being unoaded in
enuanff
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
The Weather

For Nebraska - Fair; continued
,old.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-20
Comparative Local Record.

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal
Normal temperature ..,........s....... 20
Deficiency for the day. ............... 3
Total deficiency since March 1..........s1
Normal precipitation .......... .02 inch
Deficiency for the day......... .02 inch
Total rainfall since March 1....22.tt inches
Deficiency since March i....... 7.5S inches
Deficiency for cor period 1917 7.l2.T inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1915 l''S inches
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-31
C0maI Springs Nursery,
New Braunfeis, Texas.

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Yrobuite. slud 0ieies Sabr baben iuir
sinen groben 8orrat BON 9bit@ uuS
Sbnttenbalrmeu, 3ieritrdudern. &uois
IerpfIau5en unb Defenders Hoien. bun
ipefden mir 10000 id0ne Yflan5en bas
.beu.
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aorn, GuDnn @rabsSnmen, Eomatoss
Iinb BlumensS amen. Sieie Gdmereien
iinb 5pe5ieu fir infer beiBes, trofeucs
Alimn geeignet.
Hir perfau1en MIR ioIde Brobutre,
wei1be fir infer NIima pafen Sdreibi
nm mtleren 32ten &ntdIpg.
4mtunnspon. Ottu Qpde
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-31
Den aries III seminneu.

Sic BernaItlng iDiinibt Den 9ien1t
ben Anforoernngeu beg BublifliH1s gee
NAB 5u geItaIten.
Sn biefem 3pede offeriert iiH bic
NitbiiIfe nIler ibrer 9epnrtements. Sic
neuen Hnten - Srn6t pie Bnf5age -
perben ben Nenmten BEG gertebrs > Dez
partements bief B%elegenbeit bieten unb
tie tperben iibe,un germ bebilfIih fem.
bic ~Infpenonng ODER Ause;nanoer5esuna
bieier Staten. al erfldren. 10 baB bic RaS
trone ben ~9erineften @rnb bon 8er5oges
rung ober 11nbeonemli9feit inbe3ng auf
ben 8erianot e0er Die Qeitung hires Gee
iddfts iiber bieie 2inien ODER Nehenl,s
uieH haben.
Die 8erpaIfung.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-31

Monot limb perflohen. - Dot
tor g. fibt. cine 9abanna raudenb,
i'm Stautelitubl auf fsiner iosenanns
ten 8ube. pelde er, nad binten her
aus. auBer ieinem Spred5immer unb
benz fleinen Wart,raum, btlibi. 2ti-
Der baben nod penis potientm ben
Meg gu ihm 9tfunben. sSn ben Wubes
ffunosn ssht Ct iih germ bier in itin
fasg4sitiaitss auriid. Nii gorfitbs
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-31
Southern Pacific Lines
TEXAS & LOUISIANA.

oeriuden m ieoer @eiie Der 3egierung
5ebilfIih su tein.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-03
HATE
PILLS, CALOMEL
AND CASTOR OIL
If Cross, Feyerish, COnstipat-
ed, Give California
Syrup Of Figs"

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the "dose'' mother insisted
on-castor OIL, calomel, cathartics
How you hated them, how you fonght
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physie simply don t realize what they
do. The children Is revolt is well found
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them.
If your child s stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious california Syrup of Figs" It's
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless "fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it.; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that teaspoon
full given today saves a sick child to-
morrow.
Ask your druggist for bottle
of "California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown ups plainly
on each bottle. Beware of counterfeits
sold here. See that it is made by
california Fig Syrup Company. :"
Refuse any other kind with contempt.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-03
Northwest ShipbuiIdilg
Is Most Satisfactory

Seattle, Wash, April 3.-Chairman
Hurley's inquiry anent the falling
down of the builders promises of de-
livery in March evidently is not in
tended fo the eighth shipping board
district, according to Meyer Bloom
field, special representative of Chair
man Hurley here today.
This district has turned over ten of
the twentyone vessels delivered TO the
shipping board during March. Six Of
those vessels were constructed in Seat
tie and four in Portland. The total ton
mage for Oregon and Washington was
76,100 tens, or nearly 46 per cent of
the deliveries of the entire country.
OF the 10 ships delivered, Seattle CON
tributed five $500 ton steel vessels and
one of $500 tons while Portland de-
livered two $500 tonners and two $500
ton steel ships.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-03
x X X \ X X 4 X X x X
By L. G. Earnist,

Capital Journal Special Service.)
Milwaukee, Wis, April 3.-Irvine L.
Lenroot, republican, was leading
Joseph Z. Davies democrat, by 7,640
votes in the Wisconsin senatorial race
late today.
With So per cent of the estimated
total vote counted, Lenroot was credit.
ed with 123,995, Davies with 116,335
and Victor l.. Berger, with 79,711.
Lenroot's IS leaders claimed his election
is certain. Many of the districts in
which the count is incomplete are ad-
mittedly republican.
Davies late this afternoon refused to
admit defeat. Berger, acknowledging
that he will finish third, professed sat.
isfaction with his showing.
Lenroot at his home in Superior re-
fused to make a formal statement until
ever, that if he is elected he will stand
his election is assured. He said, how
for a vigorous prosecution of the war
Davies, in a formal statement, said
that the election has demonstrated the
loyalty Of Wisconsin and "that is the
big thing, after all.''
In an editorial in the Leader, his
paper, Berger today asserted that the
election was "stinging rebuke" to the
administration.
Complicated by the municipal ballot
the count in Milwaukee was slow. The
Davies camp is pinning it's last hope to
Milwaukee, where their candidate made
an unexpectedly strong showing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-03
Annual Business Meeting
Of First Baptist Church

The annual business meeting Of the
First Baptist church was held Tuesday
evening. Full reports were given by
all the Officers and the auxiliary or
CARNATIONS. These reports all indi-
Gated an excellent condition and q
gratifying growtth. Doctor Holt, the
pastor, stated in his address, that it
was one of the busiest, pleasantest and
most satisfactory years in his minis
try Of thirty years.
The clerk S report showed there had
been ninety two additions to the mem
bership of whom forty one had been re-
ceived by baptism. Thirty eight of the
members of tine Sunday school have
united with the church during the year
The treasurer S and financial seere-
tary IS reports showed that nearly $4,-
900 had been raised and expended for
the local work including new furn-
ace that was installed at an expense
of 1925. All bills to March Sd were
paid and there was a creditable bal
anee in the treasury. The treasurer of
the benevolent funds reported $l677 as
raised and expended for the various
departments of missionary, education
al and benevolent work toward which
the church contributes. This was fif-
teen per cent more than the church
gave the preceding year, and in addi-
tion $3.50 were raised last week to-
ward the laymen s Million Dollar fund
for missionary purposes.
The following officers were elected:
Deacons, Albert Copley, w. F. Fos-
ter, S. Willis; trustees, G. o. Rice, 9.
R. Gregg; clerk, H. M. McDaniels;
treasurer, J. p. Read; treasurer benev
olent fund. f. A. Miller; financial
secretary, L. G. Elwell; deaconesses,
Mrs. Ruth Byrne, Mrs. F. G. Stearns;
Sunday school superintendent, W. b.
loster; president B. Y. P U, Geo F,
Holt, Jr. The utmost harmony has pre-
vailed throughout the year. The out
look is full of promise.