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Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
need not Meet
union. SAYS WAR BOARD
Thousands of Motor Cars
Sub" for Trolleys All Day

Homeward movement of the peo-
pie last night at the close of the
day was effected with remarkably
little inconvenience. Though not a
single street car was running in all
the city all day, the downtown dis
trict was almost deserted by $50
o'clock. Everybody had gone home.
A great number, of course, walked.
Streams of pedestrians made cur
ious sight on the main thorough
fares leading out to residence dis
tricts. Some walked as far as Dun
dee, the South Side and even Flor
ence.
But vast numbers also rode. The
suspension of the jtney-fegulating
ordinance by city council at a special
session yesterday morning brought
out fleets of ''jits' of every descrip-
ton from Fords to fve-ton trucks.
Dozens of the latter loaded up at
principal downtown corners. They
stood, backed up to the sidewalk
and with boxes for steps, they
quickly gathered loads at from 10
cents to IS cents per passenger.
Chance to Make Money.
One truck driver said he made
$34 in four hours. He ran from
and Farnam streets all the
way to Dundee and charged Is cents
to Dundee or 10 cents to Fortleth
and Farnam streets. He had an
immense truck and accommodated
about 40 passengers, all standing.
There were also free trucks,
driven by men who were not averse
to giving anybody lift as they
drove homeward. Passengers all
paid whatever they liked to these
drivers.
"T haven't seen so many auto
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
Big Packers in Conference
With Workers on Wage Raise

Chicago, Dec. 4.-Francis ].
Heney, representating more than
100000 packing house employees in
all parts of the country who are de-
manding an average wage increase
of Is cents an hour today, requested
Judge Samuel Alschuler, federal ar
bitrator, to postpone the opening of
the hearing until Monday in the
hope that the workers and employers
might reach an agreement as the
result of conferences now being
held.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
RECRUITING FOR u. S.
MARINES TO BE RESUMED,

Washington. Dec. 4.-Recruiting
for the marine corps will be re-
sumed at once under an order issued
today by Secretary Daniels. En-
listments will be for four years,
former standards will be maintained
and there will be no limit on the
number of men to be accepted.
Emergency sub-stations established
during the war in small towns will
not be reopened for the present,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
INFLUENZA RAGING
ON ISLANDS IN PACIFIC.

San Francisco, Dec. A wire
less appeal for medical aid to check
a serious epidemic of influenza in
the Society Islands, situated in the
South Pacific ocean, approximately
5000 miles from San Francisco, was
received here tonight by The Asso-
ciated Press from its correspondent
at Hapeete. capital of Tahiti, the
principal island of the group. The
message said that the entire popula-
ton of Tahiti and Moorea, the next
largest island, had been stricken
by malignant form of influenza
and that numerous deaths had re-
suited.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05

Amsterdam, Dec. 4.-The Berlin
government, according to the
Deutsche Zeitung of Berlin, seri-
ously fears bolshevik outbreak MI
der the leadership of DR.. Lieb-
knecht, the radical socialist. The
extremists are said to have guam
tity of artillery and munitions con-
cealed.
The newspaper demands that the
government act eaergetically be-
fort it is too late and declares that
Premier Ebert and Philip Scheide-
mann will be responsible if one drop
of blood is shed.
Soldiers Tear Down Flag.
Berlin, Dec. 4.-Soldiers return
ing from the front have torn down
the flags at the postoffice and rail-
way stations at Essen, according to
reports received here, and exchanged
shots with delegates of the soldiers
council. The soldiers had been dis
banded at Virson because they sold
to civilians hundreds of thousands
of marks worth Of wine and cigars
from the army stores.
Warning Given BY Foch.
London, Dec. 4.-The Express
claims to be able to deny the report
from Berlin yesterday that new
ultimatum had been sent to the
German government because all the
locomotives to be handed over un-
der the terms of the armistice can
not be delivered at once. The
newspaper says that it is true that
Germany is not keeping up to the
stipulated schedule and that Mar
shall Foch has given warning that
Germany will be responsible for
further delays, but he has not fixed
a time limit for the carrying out OF
the clause relative to railroad
equipment.
Probing Prisoners Treatment.
Amsterdam, Dec. 4.-Mathias Err
berger opened the first sitting of
the German commission to investi-
gate the treatment of war prisoners
on Monday, according to Berlin ad-
vices. The meetings are open to
the public.
THE task of the commission"
Erzberger is quoted as having said,
will be to prove the new govern
ment of republican Germany is re-
solved to proceed ruthlessly against
anyone treating prisoners contrary
to the orders of those in authority
or in violation of the laws of hu-
manity.
Extradition in Allegiance.
Washington, Dec. Amy action
looking to a demand on Holland
for the extradition of William Ho-
henzollern will be held in allegiance
until President Wilson reaches Eu-
rope, according to information today
at the State department. The Brit
ish and French governments al
ready have been examining into the
legal questions which might be in
VOWED in any efforts to bring the
former kaiser to trial.
President Wilson, so far as Off
cials now in Washington are aware,
never has expressed himself on the
subject.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
MOTHER" JONES WILL
PLEAD MONEYS CAUSE.

Bloomington, H., Dec. 4,-"Mo-
ther" Mary Jones today was nom
mated by the Illinois Federation of
Labor, in session here, as a dele
gate to call on the governor of Cali
fornia to intercede on behalf of
Thomas Mooney and if need be car
ry the case to the president of the
United States. This action was
taken following a spirited address
by Mother" tones.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
Hindenburg Tells Troops
Homes Will Be Given Them

Amsterdam, Dec. 4.-The Berlin
Tages Zeitung of Monday says that
Field Marshal Hindenburg ad-
dressed the following proclamation
to his troops:
"The preliminary work for lard
settlement on big scale is in prog
resssand will be pushed forward as
rapidly as the shortage of coal and
of building materials will permit.
The returning warriors will first re-
ceive the thanks of the country for
more than four years work in a
thousand battles in which they were
unbeaten.
Hundreds of thousands OF build
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05

ings will be erected on ,cheaply ac-
CURED land and public money loaned
at low rates to farmers, gardeners
and country artisans. Houses will
be built for workers, employees and
officials belonging to sedentary oc-
cupations and transferred to them
on payment of moderate portion
of the actual costs.
"Only have patience little
while. Help the wounded father
land through its hardest time. Save
it again by German manly disci-
pline and order and thus make your
own future and your own happi-
ness" -
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
NEWS PRINT PAPER
RESTRICTIONS REMOVED

Washington. Dec. All restr;c-
lions of the use of news print paper
were withdrawn today by the Wal
industries board. effective Decem-
Der IS. In making this announce
iient, Chairman Baruch urged the
adoption of permanent rules by pub
fishers prohibiting wasteful prac-
tices and continued voluntary con-
servation of reading space for a
time.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
SOLDIERS MAY RETAIN
UNIFORM FOUR MONTHS.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Enlisted
men discharged from the army will
be required to return to the govern
ment within four months the uni
form in which they leave camp,
Army zone supply officers, General
March announced today, will re-
ceive this equipment and all troops
will be supplied at the time of dis
charge with franked labels for the
return of uniforms by mail.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
~ R IE F:
<RIGHT'
~ R E z Y
BITS OF NEWS
WOMEN TO CONTINUE
SERVICE LEAGUE WORK.

New York, Dec. 4.-The several
hundred thousand members of the
national league for woman's service
throughout the country will not be
disbanded now that the war is over,
but will be organized even more
thoroughly for the period of de-
mobilization, according to an an
nouncement here today.
THE league will help keep alive
the habit OF thrift established by the
war; cooperate with the govern
ment in labor readjustment and con-
tlnue its motor division and other
activities" said the announcement.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
Germans Begin Making
RestitutiOns = of Gold
and Valued Art Works

Paris, Dec. 4.-(Havas.) 1.-The
Germans have begun resolutions.
They have delivered to the allies
3o0,000,000 francs gold, which
came from the Russian treasury.
The French have recovered a
rich collection of art works by
Quentin Delatour, stolen from St,
Quentin, and paintings taken from
the museum at Valenciennes,
valued at 2,o00,000,oo0 francs all
told.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
December Price Of Hogs !
Continued Another Month

Washington, Dec. 4.-Continua-
tion of the price of hogs for Janu-
ary on the same basis as prevails
this month and the lifting of the
shipping embargo on swine were
decided on at conferences yesterday
and today at Chicago. The food
administration announced today that
representatives of the meeting in
cluded the committee of packers,
representatives of the agricultural
advisory committee and special re-
presentatives of the swine producers.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
Man Slightly Hurt
When Struck bV Auto

c. I. Cox, 50 years old, of Berwyn,
Neb., was slightly injured Wednes-
day night when he was struck by an
auto driven by o. L. Crumblin,
4246 Farnam street. He had a
laceration on the side of his head
which was attended by Police Sur
geon Johnson.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
GyCerin Made at Low Cost
bY Fermentation of Suuar

Washington, Dec. 4.-Out of war
necessities has been developed a
new synthetic process of making
glycerin by fermentation of sugar
in quantity at low cost, which gov
ernment officials say will revolution
ize production. John R. Oeff is the
chemist who. directed the expert
ments.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
Resumption Of Highway
BUILDING Urqed by Wilson

Washington, Dec, 4.-Early re-
sumption and extension of highway
construction is highly desirable, in
the opinion of President Wilson,
expressed in a letter Secretary
Houston made public today.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
Huns Ges No Interview.

Paris, Dec. 4.-(Havas. )-When
American troops entered Treves
yesterday the German revolutionary
committee tried to, get in touch with
them, but the command of the force
in the city refused to grant an inter-
view
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
Back Before Christmas.

London, Dec. 3.-All American
wounded in England with the ex-
ception of about 500 of the most Sc
rious cases, will be back in the
United States by Christmas.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
ADMIRAL BEATTY
REFUSES T0LICHTEN
ARMISTICE TERMS
British Fleet Commander Denies Request by Germany
for Concessions Regarding Merchant Shipping
Fishing in North Sea; Bolshevik Outbreak
Under Liebknecht Feared by Berlin.

Copenhagen Dec. 4.-The reply Of Admiral Beatty,
commander of the British grand feet to request by Ger
for of naval of the armstice refuses
concession regarding merchant shipping fishing in
the North sea, the Berlin Wolff bureau states.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-14
'Ibbetts Fined for A.s.,,.

william Iiobetts of Rando,pi, was he.
lore Judge Atkins in the municipal
court Tuesday morning charged with
assault and battery on George Lena
he was found guilty and fined s,n AMI
costs or % days in jail. AS he had ,ean
before mis- honor several times before
on similar charge and is at the ,,-es.
ent time under bonds to keen the ra.ce
ior one year, he was given a sevc,e 1ec.
ture and told that in the event If ne
appearance again on a like charge he
would De given straight jail sente,c.
Attorney Goodspeed appeared for ,b.
defendant but had apparently little
from which to plead as he atter,,aJ
none for his client after the Testimony
Inc starting of the ruction was Soma
what obscure. The story as to,d nv
4ippetts was that Lemar resented hi
request to stop giving his boy ANYTHING
more 70 drink. Later, on Saturday eve
hlhS the two men met again and bsd
shother set-to on the Gardiner and Ran.
dolph bridge. Here, according 70 ,rih
'etts Lemar inserted his finger in TIN
oetts mouth and Tibbetts closed bic
teeth upon it, This brought from, bis
honor MS opinion of such canniha,,s+;c
proceedings and like methods Of NV
rare FROM ali accounts it would an
pear That Tlbbetts escaped ranarLoh1,
easy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-14
ANOTHER ENEMY STAB
MADE AT FISMETTE
AMERICANS REPULSE

With the American Army on the
Nesle Front, Aug. 13-tBy the As
ISOLATED PreSS)-The exchange of
high explosive shells, shrapnel and
eas projectiles on the front held by
the Americans between scissors
and Rheims is taking place. Anoth-
er Intellectual stab has been made at
Fismette by the Germans This oc-
CURED last night. Today has been
comparatively quiet. The front and
back areas of both sides along the
Nesle are being reached by shell fire,
but there has been no alteration in
the line. The Germans are digging
in. but not in such a manner as to
indicate an intention of permanently
to stay where they are The reports
of observers continue to show there
is probability thatit is only their
intention to fight off the Franco
Americans until they can consolidate
more rapidly their scattered organ
izations and make a withdrawal over
the Aisne in orderly fashion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-14
School Notes

All schools. including the High
school, will begin Monday, Sept. 9th.
In accordance with the wishes of
the State Board Of Health and tn ,
vote passed by the shcool board last
fall. all children entering school aft
er this must have been vaccinated.
1t is probable that all towns will
adopt this rule in the near future
Miss Ruth Crosby of Bangor has
been elected teacher of Domestic
Science. Miss Crosby is a graduate
Of Bangor High school. studied two
years at Wheaton Seminary and
graduated from the domestic arts
course of the University of Maine.
She comes most highly recommended.
A decided acquisition to the teach =
ing force of the High school is Mrs.
Mayella Thomas. wife of our State
Supt. Of Schools. Mrs. Thomas is a
graduate of the University of Ne
braska and was until recently head
o. the Teachers Course in Cotner
University. Mrs. Thomas son is in
the servi'( her daughter in college,
50 during the present shortage of
teachers, Mrs. Thomas is doing her
bit in this way
Among the other new teachers are
Miss Abbie Giggey, commercial
teacher, a graduate Of the Aroostooll
Normal School and of the Pierce
Commercial School Miss Bessie
Grant. commercial course. graduate
OF the Aroostook Normal and of
Shaw Business College; Miss Edna
Tryon. Highland avenue seventh
grade. graduate of Pennington
Normal School; Miss Helen Humph-
rey. Augusta. New Mills school.
Grades | and II. a graduate of the
Gorham Normal; Miss Anna Dunton.
Gardiner, recently a teacher IN Hal
lowell, assistant Plummer street
school; and Mrs. Edna Smith Purdy.
Gardiner, assistant South Gardiner
a graduate of the Pennington Nor
NAL School.
Because so many young men have
been called to the service, Superin-
tendent Ross is experiencing some
difficulty in finding suitable teachers
for athletic coach and manual train
ing. Both Mr.. Danahy and Mr. Lee
gard, last years teachers, are in the
service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-14
Continued from PAGE one)

In that position the British are not
only holding their share Of the line but
stand between the enemy and the Chan
mel, which would be the only road to
England while the British fleet exists.
The French armies presumably are be-
| ing concentrated wholly between the
Plcardy juncture with the British ami
the American left. beyond Nerdun. They
! block the roads to Paris. To the Amer
cans has fallen the remainder OF the
front TO the Swiss border. when the 9TH
er American armies shall have formed.
| The first army undoubtedly now holds
the bulk of that line, with such French
/ help as Is necessary. The whole line
probably is under Gen. Pershings d.
rect command. even the French corps or
divisions that are necessary until addi-
tiona! American troops arrive. The
American commander will hereafter d.
rect all operations on his front. He has
as much freedom of action on his own
INES as has Sir Douglas Haig on the
British front or Gen. .,etain on the
French. for he stands on an equality.
with them All three are under Marshal
Foch for the major campaigns.
AS director OF the army in the heId
zen. fershins VIII be well situated to
weigh the qualities of the men he has
assigned temporarily as corps COM
manders. From those five officers he
PROBABLY Will select the command Of thu
hrst army later. and opinion here leads
toward Major Gen. Hunter Liggett. now
commanding the first corps oA the
NeSie front as his choice
II is expected also that Gen. Perish
ms VIII soon name his permanent.
corps commanders the appointment
carrying with it the rank of lieuten
ant general Gen. Liggetts corps
tlobablN is regarded as the mobile
'eserVe of the first army and as such
Is being employed on the French
,:cnt. Should aggressive operations
Ht undertaken on the American
ont. however. this corps probably
ouid he used there as supplemented
o. French and possibly British mobile
reserves sent by Gen. Foch. In that
case while Gen. Foch would man ont
rr rhIrcts o; the action in q o-oa,i
way, Cen. Pershing would command
the joint forces.
This recalls the fact that the
American sector includes what al
ways has been considered the logical
tad to Berlin for French advances,
II was cross line now held bv
Americans that the French struck in
;ol4 before the plunge of the Ger
man army through Belgium localized
the war in northern France.
While the enemy is still in northern
france, it may be that no major at
tack can be attempted through these
Getaways The campaigns in Pic
ardy and at the Marine are aimed at
forcing him back until the opportun-
ity comes to drive back at him and It
is believed by officers here that it will
be over the American lines that the
real thrust at Germany will be driven
home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-14
At johnson Opera House Today and
Thursday, Clara KimbalI Young
and Elsie Ferguson

Big double program today with
ara K.mball Young in The Claw"
and Elsie Ferguson in "A Dolls
House" This is a bargain bill. Fri
CAY and Saturday finds Jack Pick
rolo in Sandy" the Paramount Art
craft picture in five parts, Jewell
amen. The Girl With the Cham
poign Eyes" and Burton Holmes.
arly for good seat at these big
shows Billie Burke is coming in
'Pursui: of Polly" and Marguerite
Clark in Uncle Toms Cabin"
Watch for Norma Talmadge next
week in The Safety Curtain" w. S.
,iart in SHARK Munroe" is another.
Fairbanks Bound in Morocco will
bo seen at this theatre in the near
future. See Jack Pickford and Louise
Huff in Sandy. The Great Love"
rCw showing in Boston will soon be
seen a. the coliseum. This big SEN
sa,ion IS equal 20 the Birth Of Ma
tion."--Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-14

OF Portland and Mrs. Mildred Spear
Of Boston. were Sunday guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Dow
Mr.. and Mrs. Harland Ford and
Mrs. g. b. Larabee returned Friday
from a short visit in Boston.
Forest MoranS and Miss Gladys
| Nash motored Sunday to Thomaston
where they were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Morang.
Mrs. Wilson Scott and Miss Alice
Scott of Gardiner were guests
W cdnesday Of Mrs. F. f. Scott.
Linwood Moore of Camp Devens,
Mass. passed Saturday and Sunday
; with his parents Mr. and Mrs. ID. c.
Ioore.
Miss Isabelle Wood who has been
! the guest Of Miss Elizabeth Hanly
returned to her home in Dorchester,
Mass, Saturday and was accompan-
led by Mrs. John Hanly.
Mrs. George Wadleich and Miss
I Addic Wright went Saturday to Au-
gusta for n few days
! Fred Kealy of Lynn, Mass. is
passing a few days at the kealv
homestead.
Miss Edna Dow and Miss Ethelyn
Morrell We're callers in Gardiner
, Wednesday.
Harrison Hunt on Wednesday had
an i'll turn and fell from his horse
rake in the field. He remains quite i'll
20 this writing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-14
FARMINGDALE

f. J. Hodgdon left Saturday for
Boston to assist in the work Of start
ing the boilers at the new plant OF
the Turner Center Dairying Associa-
ton.
Mrs. Stanley Moureau Of Clinton,
Mass. is the guest of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Averill.
Miss Norma Chase of Gardiner.
employed at the State House. was
calling Saturday afternoon on for
mer classmate at the Gardiner high
school, Edna Smith Pudry.
Mrs. Ada Bradford Smith. super
visor of the Home Service section.
Lewiston-Auburn Chapter of the Red
Cross. returned Monday after pass
ing the weekend with relative
here.
Mrs Arthur L. Purdy is visiting
relatives in Turner and Auburn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-14
PITTSfIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Hanson. Mrs. Flor
ence Chisholm and Mrs Southland of ST.
Adams were in town Tuesday.
Mrs. d. w. Manock and granddaueh-
Ter Alice Will leave Wednesday morn
ing for New Hampshire for visit with
relatives
MISS Margaret Bishop of Millinocket
was in town Tuesday calling on friends.
MISS Sadie Gowen of Troy, one OF the
leaders az the summer school, gave an
Illustrated lecture on missionary wor,;
IN India before the members OF tbe
school Tuesday evening. Miss Gowen
VINO IS graduate Of NJ. c. l., has been
N ihdla Tor several Years and is to re-
turn there early in January.
Mrs $. Is. I.arrabee and dauebter
Marion went to Waterville Tuesday for,
a visit
Mrs. Adelaide c. Brown left Monday
Tor visit with friends in Brownville
Mrs. Lillian Douglass went to Lewis
ton Tuesday for an extended with with
relatives.
Judge 0. II. Drake was in Skowhegan
for the day Tuesday.
Rev. O. H. Tracy OF Skowhepan !
FORMER pastor OF the Baptist church re -.
turned home Tuesday after passing
several days in town with friends
attorney H. H. Thurough and Mrs
Ihurlough left Tuesday for visit il,
Bangor and Old Town.
Miss Emma Coolidge and >1iss ~,
ehce buxton left Tuesday for a few
days visit in Portland, after which they
VIII visit Mr.. and Mrs. Leon T. Libby
III portsmouth, ". H.
rev. u. +. Policy will be one OF the
speakers at the Piscataouis VALLEY
campmeetng which will open This weex
at Foxcroft.
Mrs. ". NJ. BigeIow left Tuess,
boston Tor visit with friends
MI and Mrs. S. M. Raymond have -
turned from Ocean Park, where thew
nave been passing their vacation
MISS Grace Rogers has returned from
New York. where she has been TO- ~
past month studying music.
MRS. Sadie Reynolds of Cornvi,,e r.. 9
In town Tuesday.
MISS Hilda Bangs of Augusta Is in
Town the guest of her brother. Mrton
banss' assistant manager of the Junior
Volunteers. '''o'
MI and Mrs. Sumner McCaus,an,
MRS Edward Murch and Mrs. Ch4ste-
losl were IN Athens Sunday
MI. and Mrs. w. L. Frost and ".
ana Mrs. W. c. Humphrey and d.,,h
ter Margaret were in Rurnh,a ua Os''-
a rryyt
Stevens. T..
Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Cargill and n.re
daughter Geraldine nasssd ~ ~ n'"e
with Mr.. and Mrs Everet. en- '.id
Winnecook. - rs