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Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
NAVAL BATTLE
BELIEVED FOUGHT
in NORTH SEA

London, Feb. 16.-Belief that a
naval engagement has occurred is ex-
pressed in a dispatch received in
Stockholm from Gothenburg and for
warded by the correspondent of the
Morning Post.
The dispatch reports the recovery
of large number of bodies of Ger
man sailors who apparently belonged
to warship.
Gothenburg is on the western
coast of Sweden and is near the
Skagerrak, one Of the bodies of water
connecting the North and Batl9 seas
and the one nearest the North sea.
The North sea in the vicinity of the
Skagerrak has been the scene of
previous naval engagements. the great
battle OF Jutland having been fought
there.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
SHIP BUILDERS
ASK PRESIDENT
TO ADJUST WAGE
William L. HutCheson Wires
Executive to Call Conference
in Interest Of Ten Thou
sand Carpenters.
(By Associated Press.l

New York, Feb. 16.--Insisting that
he was unable to call off the strike of
ship building carpenters, 10000 of
whom were said to have failed to re-
port for work today in plants along
the Atlantic coast, William L. Hutche-
son, president of the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America, tonight sent telegraphic ap-
peals to President Wilson and Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels, asking for
a conference.
He expressed the belief that the
president and the secretary of the
navy could settle the trouble quickly
if he was allowed to state the mems
case to them.
This action was taken after receipt
of the labor leaders of advice from
Washington announcing that the
United States shipping boards labor
adjustment committee has agreed to
increased wages, definite working
conditions and overtime pay for all
ship yard carpenters in the so-called
Delaware yards, comprising about 90
per cent of the workers on the At
lantic coast
Telegram to President.
The telegram to President Wilson
follows:
THE situation now existing in the
ship yards is of nature that requires
immediate attention. |, as president
of the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners of America, en-
deavored to reach an understanding
with the officers of the United States
shipping board, but was unable to
do so.
II feel that if given the opportunity
Continued on Page Seven. Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
PACKERS MUST
GO ON WITNESS
STAND MONDAY

tChicago, Feb. 16.-Counsel for the
employees in the stock yards wage ar
bitration proceedings today asked to
have J. Ogden Armour, president of
Armour & Co., and Nelson Morris,
chairman of the board Of directors of
Morris & Co., appear as witnesses be-
for Federal Judge Samuel Alschuler.
An effort will be made to have them
testify today.
Attorneys for the packers pro-
tested against the calling of Mr.. Ar
mour and Mr.. Morris and>asked what
was expected to be proved by their
testimony.
Most emphatically we will not
say" replied Attorney Walsh.
These gentlemen are no different
from other witnesses and nobody can
say in advance what they may testify
to here said Judge Alschuer.
please see that they are here this
afternoon"
Counsel for the packers promised
to produce both witnesses.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
BIG DEMAND FOR
Y. M. c. A. Has Sent 100000
Copies to u. S. Army Camps.
BIBLE BY YANKS

New York, Feb. 16-Five hundred
thousand more new testaments have
been ordered for soldiers in this coun-
try by the supply department of the
national war council of the Young
Mems Christian association.
This makes total of 100000 new
testaments bought by the association
for army men during the last few
months.
P. F. Jerome, director of the bu-
reau of material, equipment and sup
plies division, said that it was i'm
possible to keep enough new testa-
ments on hand for the soldiers.
e New testaments are greatly in de-
mand all over the country by our
army men," he said. They aren't for
souvenirs. They are waterproof COW
ered,. for daily use in all kinds of
weather. They are for serious read
ing by men engaged in preparation
for a serious business"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
NO CASUALTIES.

The poisonous fumes from the Ger
man shells remained over the Ameri-
can trenches for some time, but there
were no casualties.
Large numbers Of enemy airmen
sought to cross the American lines,
but could make no progress against
the aerial and artillery defenses.
American gunners have lombard d
the German rear lines and communica-
tions with good effect.
With the British and French armies
Friday, the day the Germans adver-
tised they would attack in force,
passed more quietly than previous
days.
German Artillery Active.
On the northern end patrolling ac-
tivity was light, but the German ar
tlllery was more active than usual in
the Arras- -Cambrai sector.
French artillery checked two enemy
raids against the Chaume wood, north
east of Verdun, and in the Woevre
and the Vosges mountains the oppos-
ing batteries were busy.
Fighting activity on the Italian
front remains light.
That part of Russia dominated by
the Bolsheviki has withdrawn from
the war and from all war alliances
and has little fear of German inva-
sion.
Soldiers Council Approves Action.
The all-Russian central executive
committee of workinen's and sol
diers' councils has approved the ac-
tion of the Russian representatives
at Brest-Litovsk.
Members of the committee said the
masses of Germany and Austria
would not permit further offensive
against Russia by their government.
No newspaper dispatches from
Petrograd have been received in Lon
don for week and it Is believed
there that the bolsheviki censorship
has decided to suppress the activities
of correspondents.
New U-Boat Policy.
Emperor William has summoned
the heads of the German navy to i'm
perial headquarters for a conference
and it is announced that Herr Won
Payer, the vice chancellor, will make
an announcement shortly in the Reich
stag on the governments future sub
marine policy.
Evidence of a probable naval en-
gagement in the finding OF a large
number OF bodies of German sailors.
apparently from warships, is reported
from Gothenburg, Sweden.
Gothenburg is near the Skagerrak,
the vicinity of which has been the
scene of important naval battles.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
GERMAN U.BOAT
SHELLS DOVER:
CHILD KILLED
Submarine Fires 80 Rounds at
English Coast Town Before
Driven Away by Shore
Batteries.

London, Feb. l6.--An enemy sub.
marine bombarded Dover early this
morning, it is officially announced.
The submarine was fred on from
the shore and ceased the lombard
ment after 80 rounds had been fired
The official statement reads:
"Fire was opened on Dover by an
enemy submarine about 1910 o'clock
this morning.
The firing continued from three to
four minutes. The short batteries re.
piled and the enemy ceased FIRE after
discharging about 80 rounds.
Child Is Killed. go. =,
THE casualties were. Killed, one
child; injured, three men, one woman
and three children.
Slight damage was caused house
property"
Cases have not been infrequent oi
German submarines bobbing up of
the British coast and shelling shore
points.
1t is not often, however, that the
U-boats have cared to take chances
with such we'll defended town as
Dover, the most important point in
southwestern England, opposite
Calais, on the Straits of Dover
across which flows "a constant stream
of war traffic between England and
France.
1t was only Friday that a power,
full squadron of German destroyers
made sudden raid in the Straits oi
Dover and sank eight British small
craft out on a submarine hunt.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17

EAST THREATENED.
"It would be foolish to predict that
no emergency will arise when it will
become the imperative duty of Japan
to sacrifice all at the altar Of, the COM
mon cause" said DIR. Iyenaga.
"Such an emergency, if it ever
arises, will come from the develop
ments in Russia.
1T is not our part to interfere with
the internal troubles of another SOW
ereign country.
Il must say that the chaos in
European Russia is gradually spread
ing to the Russian possessions in
East Asia.
This is the cause of the greatest
measure OF anxiety on the part OF
Japan; for, because of that chaos,
peace in the far East is threatened"
Quoting the recent declarations OF
Count Terauchi, Japan's premier, be-
for the Diet, "that the Japanse gov
ernment will not hesitate moment
to take proper measures" in the event
of peace in the far East being en-
dangered, DR.. Iyenaga said that the
statement was prompted because
Japan holds herself responsible for
the maintenance of peace in that part
of the world.
Warning to Russia.
"While this responsible statesman
expressed on behalf of the Japanese
people their true sentiments of friend
ship and good will for the Russian
people," he continued, there runs
at the same time strong undertone
in his utterances, intimating that it
would be we'll for Russia to think
thrice before she dehes the solemn
agreement to make no separate
peace.
"Yesl She has not yet made any
separate peace, but she seems to be
cutting loose from her agreements
with the entente powers.
What shall we do under the Cir
cumstances? Until the last hope is
gone, until Russia's course is definite
" determined, caution and best en-
deavor should be our watchword.
Caution is not the last word for
Japan ~.
Speaking on behalf of Japan, Wis,
count Motono, foreign minister, told
the Diet the other day that "in order
to assure lasting peace we are firmly
confident that Japan must not reeoil
from any sacrifice she may be called
ynon to make"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
GERMANY NVOL WE'D IN .
MAZE OF DIFFICULTIES
OVER UKRAINE PEACE
Great Benefits Expected From Russas Withdrawal From
War About to Be Swept Away; Poland Embit-
tered by Cession of Territory; Austria
800 Not to Join Attack on Russia.
(By Associated Press.)

Germany has suddenly found herself involved IN a
of difficulties the eastern front and danger of losing all
the large benefits she calmly preparing to realize from her
with the Ukraine and the Boshevk withdrawal of Russia
from the
Poland, that land which frequently in the of his
tory has proved thorn in the side of military conqueror
threatening constitute herself the rock which the German
hope of and gainful expansion in the east may
be shatte
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
Fair and Warmer Weather
Predicted for This Week

Washington, Feb. 16.-Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Sunday issued by the weather bureau
today are:
Upper Mississippi and lower Mis-
souri, valleys: Weather will moderate
Monday and Tuesday. with local
SHOWS in north and rains in south
portions Tuesday or Wednesday. De-
cided temperature changes not indi-
Gated and the week as whole will
be one of generally fair weathH~ snd
higher temperature.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
Commerce Body Seeks to Avoid
Economic War With German,

Omaha Chamber of Commerce,
along with other like bodies, desires to
avoid disastrous economic war with
Germany after the present hostilities
close. ~he chamber has voted favor
able on the resolution circulated by
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, which points out in
substance that the size of German
armament after the war will deter
mine largely the greatness of the ar
mament that will be forced on all
nations.
1t points out also that if German
armament is not removed the Ameri-
can people will have to enter into a
joint discrimination against German
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17

goods, cutting off German trade to
prevent the growth of their arma-
ment.
Such a condition is not desired by
the business men of America and they
point out that when the excessive ar
mament has been removed and if the
German government in reality be-
comes a responsible instrument con-
trolled by the German people trade
will be resumed as usual. They wish
to call tie attention of the German
business men to these conditions and
urge them to study the situation care
fully and to cooperate to the end that
a disastrous economic war may not
result
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
Lone Bandit Holds Up
Street Car Conductor

A lone bandit held up and robbed
Lester Pipkin, conductor of street
car on the Albright line, Friday night
at ll:l5 o'clock. The bandit entered
the car at the end of the line and
at the point of gun took the change
carrier from the conductor and
change in his pocket amounting to
$l4. He escaped in the binding snow
storm.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
Kaledines Reported Dead.

Washington. Feb. l6.-The Ameri-
can consul at Tihis today transmitted
an unconhrmed report that General
Kafedines, the Cossack leader in the
Ukraine, who resisted the ambitions
of the Bolsheviki, had suddenly
dropped out Of sight and is now said
to be dead.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
BRITISH RAID NEAR YPRES,

London, Feb. 16.-"A successful
raid was carried out by Lancashire
troops early last night in the neigh
borhood Of the Ypres-Staden rail-
way" says today's war Office report.
Eleven prisoners were taken by our
troops, and our casualties were slight.
"The hostile artillery was active in
the course of the night in the region
of Lens and opposite Wytschaete and
La Bassee,"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17

POLAND EMBITTERED.
Embittered by the tearing off of a
strip of their territory to be given the
Ukraine for breaking away from the
Bolsheviki and signing a peace with
the central powers, the Poles are in
what appears to be virtually state
of revolt.
Even the very weapon which Ger
many and Austria were at such pains
to forge in the hope of deriving mill
tary beneft-the Polish army-bids
fair to be turned against them.
Reports in the German newspapers
which express dismay and alarm over
the Polish situation, indicate that the
Polish elgions now are an effective
military force in the side of the pre-
valent Polish sentiment of bitterness
against the central powers. The sit
uation has grown sa serious that the
military are patroling the streets in
Warsaw.
tria-Hungary is particularly in
vo!ved in the difficulties because of
the prominent part which it was ex-
pected it would play in the future gov
ernment of Poland. The Polish
elements and those sympathizing with
them in the dual monarchy are up in
arms over the situation and further
internal troubles are threatened.
Austria May Not Join.
Turning to the north it already has
been reported that Germany purposes
resuminR military operations against
northern Russia, and this report gains
color by the announcement that the
commissions representing the central
powers at Petrograd have left the
Continued on Page Seven, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
JAPAN MAY INTERVENE
SOON IN RUSSIAIF If ORDER
IS NOT RESTORED THERE
Russ Situation Threatens Peace of Far East, Japanese
Publicist Declares; Warns Bolshevik Against
Violating Terms of Entente Agreement;
Will Not Hesitate to Take Action.
(By Associated Press. }

New York. Feb 16-Dr T. Iyenaga, prominent Japanese
pubcst and director of the East and West bureau,
Japanese organiazon speaking at luncheon given by the
Lawyers club here today said that chaos Russia is threaten
ing peace suggested the possibility of Japanese
intervention in restoring order in Russia.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
GERMAN PLANES DROP
GAS BOMBS ON YANKEE
POSITION IN LORRAINE
U. S. Artillery Forces Enemy Scury to Cover After
Two Hours Bombardment; Sammies Don Masks
and Escape Deadly Fumes Released .s.~
Over Trenches
(By Associated Press }

American positions the of ST. Mihie have
been subjected to bombardmen of gas Shells which lasted
hours and the American and enemy artillery and armen
have beer active.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17
The Weather
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday
WARNER
Comparative Local Record.

1918 1917. 1916 1915
Highest yesterday 13 so 81 As
Lowest yesterday ... 29 20 "a
Mean temperature "A 40 "a
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature ................... "a
Deficiency for the day.................. Is
Total deficiency since March 1........ $40
Normal precipitation .......... .02 inch
Excess for the day.....,....... SO inch
Total rainfall since March /. 2334 inches
Deficiency since March 1...... 7.O7 inches
Deficiency for cor period, 1917 1929 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916. rs inch
The Keota news., 1918-02-22
WOMEN SUFFERERS NAY
NEED SWAMP-R ROOT

Thousands upon Thousands Of women
have kidney and bladder trouble and
never suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to b
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result Of kidney or bladder disease.
II the kidneys are not in . healthy
condition, they may cause the other or.
gans TO become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss Of am
bition. nervousness, are often times symp-
toms Of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmers' Swamp Root, . physicians pre-
scription, obtained At any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get . medium or large size bottle i'm
Dediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great PREPARATION send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer Z Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
0eation this paper.-Adv.
The Keota news., 1918-02-22
AND NOW THEY ARE COOKING
TOBACCO TO MAKE n DGTTn

Pr . god many yers The Americas
Tobaceo Ceapany havs beea conducting .
ses;es q sxpeeimsats having - their
object the Improvement Of smoking
tohoccoa
And Il b inAsreseing 10 know tiaat one
q de sFsanose of their discoveries was one
q de dmp,est and that VA that cooking
q toasting tohacco improved Il n every
vsy. just . cooking most foods improves
them.
Thsy took real Bmiey tobacco grown
= this country: toasted Il - you would
eoast heead; moistened Il to replace the
natural moisture driven Of b. toastinA
nade 4 into cigarettes. called them
LUCKY STRIKE. the toasted cigarette" "
md offered them 10 the public.
Thesesuit has been tie greatestd demand
ever created for any tobacco product h .
similar length of time.
The change produced b. toesting isnot
onlv most wholesome. but the favor h
sreatiy improved. just - cooking improves
meat for examp,e.-Adv.
The Keota news., 1918-02-22
EMPLOYEES WEAR
WAR SERVICE BADGES

Portland. Ore.-"War service
badges" are being proudly worn
by employees Of the Northwest
Steel company here. The con.
Germ IL engaged IN building g..
eOOton frelghters for the Emer-
gency Fleet corporation and its
5000 employees have all been
exempted from the draft. The
"war service badge" 10 about
three inches l0ng. two inches
wide. and Is oval In shape. Of
nickel and bears the words
"War Service-Shipbuilding."
The Keota news., 1918-02-22

truOrlinnriiy beneficial to mankind. yet
conservative mariners continued to find
their longitude by dead reckoning for
half a century after the perfection OF
the chronometer. Today captain
would almost as willingly put to sea
without q sudder ~ without chro-
nOmetef.
The Keota news., 1918-02-22
souP.nouse PATRON RICH
Death o. Habitus Of Cheap Lodging
Pisces In Denver Rsveals
0io Fortune.

Denver. COlO.-When John Knowles.
an habitue Of cheap rOOmf:sg places
and soup houses. died. authorities dis.
covered he had q fortune estimated Mt
$4,000. He owned the Metropolitan
building. an eiGht-stOry Offie structure.
and other valuable real estate. No
one knew his secret until after his
death.
The Keota news., 1918-02-22
THE FLY
0y Thoodooja Garrison
Of The vl0llantes.

The bearer Of f00l.stOries.
Would liken to the Household Fly.
Who II. considered at Its best.
A Germ Conveyer and Pest.
.'The Red Cross sells the things We
knit"
"Our camps are evil-men unft?"
These are the germs they bear about
To spread distrust and gloom and
doubt.
Elimination Of The Fly.
The Keota news., 1918-02-22
SEA CLOCKS ARE in BIG DEMAND

sented that II an instrumen. could be
devised that would keep accurate time
at ses. II would be possible to lind the
longitude Of a ships position whenever
weather conditions were favorable.
Time at the ship could he determined
BY an east or west observation Of the
sun. morning or afternoon. worked out
BY accepted tables. II the time Of .
Given point on shore was known
aboard the ship. the difference In time
would give the longitude Of the ship.
England was the nrst nation to cope
with this great problem. In 1714 II sp-
pointed commissioner for the Dis
covery OF Longitude at Sea-" and au-
thorixed the payment Of large prizes
to stimulate research to the desired
end. This commission existed until
1928, and distributed Eore than $780,.
600 In prizes.
Wins 100000 Prize.
The chief prize offered by the com.
mission. 100000. was won by John
Harrison. a Yorkshire matchmaker.
who spent his life in perfecting the
chr0n0meter.
Harrison made the best watches In
England. Although Of limited educa-
ton. he conducted many original re
searches In the expansion Of metals,
In search Of materials for an improved
watch or clock. that would prove i'm
pervious to changes Of temperature.
His FIRST great feat was the production
Of Q ''gridiron pendulum clock" the
first chronometer. which In 1875 he
took to the royal commission. 1t WAS
tested by the commission BY being
sent on q voyage to Lisbon.
The test was not decisive. and Har-
rison continued to work on his chro-
nometer. seeking the great prize. for q
period Of % years. In 1851. when six.
ty-eight years old. Harrison announced
that he had solved oil problems In.
volved In his work. He produced .
chronometer which the commission
sent on . voyage to Jamaica. to test
for heat. It varied but two minutes
on the entire voyage Of several month";.
The commission demanded another
test. and the chr0nometer was sent to
Barbados. varying but two-thirds Of
. second q week In q voyage Of I'VE
months.
Harrison had now fairly won the
prize. but he was paid only half Of II.
the chronometer being given further
exhaustive tests before. when eighty
years Of age. he received the balance.
in 1778.
The result Of his life work was ex.
The Keota news., 1918-02-22
Here's q Fisree Pun

6etV0 j f10fG0 VUn.
Jiggers-"I suppose there's lot Of
slush out In the country?" Biggers-
'sThat snow Joke !"-RlchmOnd Times
Dispatch.
The Keota news., 1918-02-22
A Substitute.

But. my dear sir" expostulated
Lawyer Droan. "a robe adds to the
dignity Of a judge"
$50 would shrOud!" snarled old
Festus Poster.
The Keota news., 1918-02-22

Important 70 o0oth0eO
E1mine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA. that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that It
Arizona republican., 1918-06-03

mines in the country, with production of around million pounds the month as compared with the near two mill lion pounds which the Tucson dis trict is producing in the aggregate.
 Gradual But Sure
 The Ajo district, with production at this time of 4,0o0,0o0 pounds the month, commenced making copper year ago, after sixty years ef iR- termittent prospecting, development and small production. Tucson's area has been under prospecting and de- velopment for nearly as long. United Verde Extension made good at Jerome after IT years of development work. These things are worth thinking about because they demonstrate that it takes time and a great deal of en- deavor to make a big producing dis trict. It Is very far from all digging at that. But for the chemists and laboratories and the new things they have worked out there would not be a copper camp able to operate in the state today on 231a cent copper. Chemistry has done a great deal for the Tucson district and will do vastly more. Ores are in this district in abundance which will yield not only profitably of the predominant copper value but also of other highly i'm portant war values before the chem ists get through with them. And the chemists are busy, not only here but everywhere.