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Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
SAYS THE KAISER
FORCED AUSTRIA
into WORLD war
Macmillan Harden Reprouuces
Real Texts of President
Wilson and Eloyd George
Speeches,

London. Jan. 28.-Maxinilian Har-
den devotes Is closely printed pages
in the latest issue OF Die Zukunft to
reproducing "the real texts Of the re-
cent speeches Of President Wilson
and Premier Lloyd George.
He says that thoughtful and con-
scientious men should read the
speeches quietly and without prejud-
ice and criticise in outspokcn fashion
Germany's action with Austria in the
conduct of the Russian negotiations.
Herr Harden virtually accuses Ger
many OF forcing Austria Hungary
into the war and gays that peace
might have been obtained the first
week at Brest-Litoysk il the Germans
had not posed as conquerors and had
not demanded territory,
Referring to President Wilson's
speech. Herr Harden said: r.
"Eelief is still firm that peace Is
possible and That the cleavage be-
tween the two fighting groups no
longer is so wide that il can be filled
only by new heaps Of corpses.
1T will, however, widen into an un-
bridgeable gulf If the people again re-
fuse \ to acknowledge a changed
world"
He pleads for the sanctity Of treat
les, a reduction OF ornaments. the
right to self-determination of nations,
and favors reconsideration of the
question of Alsace-L Lorraine.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29

Bolsheviki government and its pur-
poses.
His efforts, however, failed to check
socialist Attacks on the governments
peace attitude toward Russia.
Troops Sent to Muelheim.
London, Jan. 3d. Reports OF dis.
turbances in Germany are again cur
rent in Holland and severe outbreaks
are said to have occurred in the Rhein-
ish industrial districts. Troops, with
machine guns have been summoned
to Muelheim on the Rhine opposite
Cologne.
The Cologne Gazette's Vienna
correspondent, according to dis
patch reaching here, says that Count
Czernin, Austro- Hungarian minister
of foreign affairs, informed the Aus
trian delegation Saturday that the
text of his speech on the war aims
had already been forwarded to Presi.
dent Wilson before its delivery.
This paper says that the statement
has caused an enormous sensation
and confirms the belief that Count
Continued on Page Two, Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
new
FOOD RULE,
SAYS, ALLLN
Grocers Are Warned to Firmly
Adhere to the Pound for
Pound Order Recently
Promulgated.

A general increase in the orders for
white -four from grocers. and partial
enforcement Of the pound for pound
substitute rule, was the result OF the
first day in Omaha under the new
rules and regulations of the food ad-
ministration. e
Under proclamation by President
Wilson and an order by United States
Food Administrator Hoover. retailers
were requested to sell pound of sub
stitute -four with every pound Of white
-four, the order effective yesterday.
Some grocers OF Omaha yesterday
were rigidlv enforcing the order;
others partially enforced it: and
others did not put it into effect at all.
Those that partially enforced the or
der said they did so from a nisunder-
standing of the provisions, reading the
order to mean that they must sell S
per cent of substitutes instad ofAan
equal amount. Othsrs said they Nun-
'derstood' the order but did not put it
into effect because they had not re-
ceived official notice to do so.
Ed Wise, president of the Omaha
Retail Grocers' association stated that
the grocers had different ideas of the
ruling but that there might be a
standard Interpretation OF the order.
The increased orders for white -four
were apparent more in the subsurban
groceries than in the downtown places
Of business. On the South Side the,
5 per cent salss>were made,
# All stated that they. would -put the
new order into effect today and that
the pound for pound sales would be
iristed upon. ssslys. ! n 81. 4g
That tie new rules mean pound For
pound and are ffective Immediately
were emphasized last night by Oscar
Allen. county, food administrator for
Douglas.
"These rules mean just what<they
say" said Mr.. Allen. "A pound Of
substitute -four must be sold with
every pound, of white -four. Not only
must the9retailer sell in those proper
tions. but he will be required to buy
in. the same proportions. sThe order
says that wholesalers can buy only.
20 per cent Of their former amounts
and they must resell to the retailer
with pound of substitute -four for
every pound Of white -four.
"The new ruling became effective
Monday morning, and ignorance of
the rulings excuses no one. The new
rules and regulations were published
in ali the Omaha papers and were ex-
plicit, giving no reason for q misun-
derstanding.
THAT S per cent applies only to
bakers and stipulates ths amount OF
substitute cereals they must put in
their bread Immediately. This amount
must be increased to 20 per cent by
February a."
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
TEUTON ALLIANCE is.
BRE.AkINC>OVER PEACE
BERLIN AROUSED AT
AUSTRIAN WAR AIMS
Pan-Germans fingered
At Count Czernin's
Attitude T0lUard u. S.

, London, Jan. 2S.--Nothing has
so ai.gered the pan-Germarls, ac-
cording to reports in special dis
patches from Holland, al the state
ment attributed to Count Cxernir,
that his speech on peace previously
had been communicated to Presi.
dent Wilson.
The statement, it was said, was
greeted with loud cheers by its
hearers, but was received with an
outburst of rage and contumely by
the pam Germans, whose fury It
brought.to a climax.
The idea of any exchange Of
opinions between Austria and
America is criticised bitterly, and,
according to- Count. Reventlow,
can only be regarded as "endanger-
ing Germany's life interests"
Allusions in pam German news
papers that Count Won Rocdern,
secretary of the treasury. il one Of
the four men responsible for Ger
many's position is said to concern
a financial memorandum he Is said
to have submitted the emperor,
One report Of the incident de-
clares that he warned the emperor
that the financial situation Of Ger
many was such that a further de-
velopment Of offensive operations
was inadyisable,
II was reported from Holland
that the pam -Gernan Kreuz zh
tung of Berlin has been suspended
for publishing a violent article, un-
der the heading ''Austria Must Be
Abandoned" ~
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29

While the workmen In Austria ap-
parently have returned to work, re.
ports have been received in Holland
Of distur' .nces in the industrial dis
trict along the Rhine In Germany.
Few details have been obtained.
but It is stated that troops with ma
chine guns have been sent to Muel-
helm, q manufacturing town on the
Rhine opposite Cologne. W.
CRITICIZE EMPEROR.
Meanwhile pan-G Germans continue to
attack leading politicians, including
the emperor, and have criticized
Count Won Rocdern, the imperial
treasurer, who Is said to have told the
emperor that Germany Is not Ill ~
nancial condition offensive opera.
tions.
DR., Won Knehlmann, the foreign
minister, has defended his course III
the Russian parleys by assailing the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
By EDGAR c. SNYDER.

Washington, Jan. 28.-(Special) j.
Looking out over snow-covered
Washington with the. thermometer
shivering around zero, Representative
Reavis Of the First Nebraska district
mentally living over again hisrecent
trip to Hawaii and recalling the balm
mess of its climate, the invigorating
air from the sea and the indeseribable
blue Of the sky, fell to talking about
conditions he found m our island posy
sessions.
Mr.. Reavis was a member of a
party of % senator's and representa-
tives who made the journey to Ha-
waii late last fall under the auspices
of the Hawaiian legislature, the funds
for the trip having been appropriated
out of the native treasury.
The makeup of the party was in the
hands of the present delegate in con-
{ ess from Hawaii, ]. Kuhio Kanania-
Il Die, who is known Familiarity in and
a.out Washington, as 'Prince Cupid"
He was cousin to the late King Kali
akaua and Queen Liliuokalani. The
trip was in no sense a junket, but a
serious investigation of Hwaiian con-
ditionsF for the purpose OF remedial
legislation at the hands Of congress
whenever the national legislature can
give the subject careful consideration.
Mr.. Reavis said there were three
great problems requiring immediate
solution If the islands, are 10 go for
ward to the fulfllmeht of their won
derful promise.
Three Great Problems.
"The first and the one that can least
afford delay is the public land ques-
tion," said the Congressman, as he
looked out from his toom in the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
CONGRESS REAVIS TELLS
OF CONDITIONS IN HAWAII;
JAPS GAINING IN INFL UENCE
Nearly Two Hundred Japanese Families Started at Homo
lulu Every Month Through the Arrival Of Picture
Brides" Mondell Of Montana, an Interesting
Character, Slated for Senate.

house Office building over the capitol
grounds, covered inches deep with a
snowy mantle. i
"The great sugar plantations, which
are yie1ding>a financial return OF stag
gering proportions, are largely upon
the public domain under leases with
lthe government. Many of the leases
are about to expire and the planters
are providing against the evil day
through the instrumentality of an an
tiquated homestead law.
Various inducements are made by
the planters to secure homestead
filings within their plantations. All the
expense Of filing, occupation, i'm
psovements, ETC.. are paid by the
planters, usually under a. contract
that the title shall lbe conveyed to
them when the patents are issued.
lone instance of a planter securing
the title to more than 1000 acres of
land was related to us. If legislation
radically reforming the homestead
law is not Immediately forthcoming
the result will be. that Hawaii will be
land controlled by landed aris-
tocracy.
"Another serious menace to the
progress of the islands is the short
age Of labor best fitted to perform the
tasks of tropical climate. But few
years ago, Hawaii was unexcelled in
rice production. The crop was prof
table and the produce was generally
recognized as the finest in the, world.
The Jap Question.
Today rice production in the islands
is little more than memory. Chinese
labor is essential to this crop. No
other class Of labor seems able to
endure the rice swamps in this lati-
tude. The same is true Of coffee. !
Continued on Psgs Two, Column Two)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
BASE
HOSPITAL GOES
10 BATTLE FRONT
Or. A. C. Stokes, Director, Re-
turns From Washington to
Speed Up Arrange
nlents.

. The Nebraska base hospital soon
will be called into service in France.
Or. A, C. Stokes. director, returned
Sundaynight from Washington, where
he received assurance from Captain
'Burnap Of Red Cross national head
quaEters that the hospital unit win be
sent to the battle front at an early
date. w.
Two physicians Of the unit already
have received details for preliminary
service. DR.. John 3. Potts. with the
commission Of captain, will leave
Thursday for Fort Shelby, Hatties-
burg, Miss where he will have charge
of the eye, ear, nose and throat work
at the base, hospital there.
DR.. Abe Greenburg, lieutenant, will
be assigned in few days, probably to
Fort Riley. When organization is
completed, these men, as well as any
other members-detailed elsewhere.
viii be recalled to join the Nebraska
unit.
Final arrangements. for the depar-
ture Of the base hospital will be
speedcd up. according to DIR. Stokes
and Gould Dietz, chairman of Omaha
Red Cross chapter. The enlisted per-
sonnel is complete with the exception
of few nurses, who have not finished
their papers, although they have
signed for service. +
The unit probably will include 1000
beds instead Of the 500 as originally
planned. Twenty-four physicians,
six civilians, l52 enlisted men and. 100
nurses make up the unit.
DR.. Charles A. Hull is, receiving
contributions for the hospital, to equip
which $25,000 is necessary. Omaha
chapter gave $500; Lincoln chapter.
$1,000, and many chapters in the state
gave funds. The War department
has agreed to provide much of the
equipment.
Important Meeting Tuesday.
With the questions OF nurses and
finances settled, the departure of the
unit probably will await only on the
acceptance of commissions Of the
included in the personnel.
Important business relative to the
base hospital win be taken up at a
meeting Tuesday noon at the Univer-
sityJ Jclub. Eighteen Of the 50 hos
pital units named at the same time
as the Nebraska corps are now in
France. A number OF the others al
ready are serving in cantonments ard
camps.
A large dinner or testimonial of
some kind will be planned for the
members before their departure for
the front.
Gould Dietz this morning received
word that Omaha Ambulance com
pany,. now stationed at Camp Taylor
near Louisville. KY, ranked first in
war-risk insurance policies taken ous.
The company Is known as Sanitary
Train No. 800, and ranked 100 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
BAKER. SAYS ARMY
OF2,MlLLIONS READY
'sGermany's Hangman"
Title GiUen Kaiser
BY Berlin Newspaper

London, Jan. ga dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph from
Amsterdam says Deutsche Tages
Zeitung openly calls on the Ger
man people to revolt against the
present regime.
1--WE too,' said this Pan German
organ, "have judas among US to-
day. He appears in the red coat
and mantle Of Germany 5 hangman.
Who will save Germany from
these traitors, but the German
people. 1t is not Germans help
yourself and God will help"
Although Emperor William is
not named in the article. the ex-
preston 'Germany's hangman' is
meant for the kaiser, says the cor
rcsonpdent.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
TWO STEAMERS
,T0RPE|D0!ED, "A
PERSONS LOST
Sunk Without Warning, Many
Passengers Being in Their
Berths. at the Time;
Z Cunarder Goes Down.
tBy Associated Press,

10 r..
uo ". '''
'IorK mas oeen tofpedoed. ~
Seven passengers and five members
of the crew were lost. @
4 The cort ,v,, tornedoed w;tho,,
r.. ~.
warning. Inc torpedo s'luck nei
amidships and It sank in fye min
-utes.
Many a. 4he .nasas;,rers were n
i; II. 80. ri. $500,
'neil Dei'ns a. ,ne 'iae' su'sis
ors were landed at a port or western
England.
The Cork, 1879 gross tons, and
269 feet long, was built at Port Glas-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
lansing Did Not
See CzerYin,s Sneech

4 Washington, Jan. 28.-Surprise
was expressed at the State depart.
ment today at news dispatches say
ing that Count Czernin had for
warded to President Wilson a copy
OF his speech before It was deliv.
Grad in Austria.
Secretary Lansing declared no
copy had been received in advance
Of publication nor since. Mr.. Ian.
sing returned TO his Office today
after an absence of more than a
week from illness.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
FORTY LIVES ARE
LOST WHEN SHIPS
STRIKES MINES
French Freight Transport
Drome and TraWIer Kerblhan
Strike Mines Off Mar
SeilIeS and Sink.
lIsy AssoeIated rrsss.

Paris, JAM 2S.--Forty lives were
lost. through the sinking of the
Frencfr>frcight transport. Drome and
the trawler Kerbihan, which struck
mines January. % within sight Of
Marseilles. The Drome first came
into contact with mine and the
Kerbihan shortly afterward struck
another near the same place.
Aviators later discovered other
mines in ffis region. which imme-
diately was swept in an endeavor to
clear them away.
Available shipping records do not
contain a steamer of the name Of
Drome. There is, however, vessel
of 1926 tons named La Drome. This
vessel was built in New Castle in
1900 and is owned by French line.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
Sweden Lets Uncle Sam
Use Many of Its ShiDS

Washington, Jan. pa prelimi-
nary agreement has been reached be-
tween the United States and Sweden.
according to official dispatches from
London today, providing for the char
ter of 81. edish ships to the United
StatesIto be used principally in the
South American trade.
Some of the ships of the Swedish
feet now in American waters will be
allowed to sail with their cargoes,
while others, it is understood, will be
unloaded and put in the service of the
United States,
Negotiations are proceeding in a
satisfactory manner-and ANIMAL agree
ment is looked for shortly.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
REVOLUTION IN
FINLAND; RUSS
AIDING REDS

Stockholm, Jan. 2S,-The long
threatened revolution in Finland is
proceeding in the eastern provinces,
according to sparse reports reaching
Haparanda and forwarded here.
The railway station at Helsingfors
is reported, to have been occupied by
the Russian red guard.
Sharp fighting has taken place At
Viborg.
Russian soldiers are said to be aid
ing the red guard and reinforcements
are reported to have been sent from
Petrograd.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29

BARES MILITARY SECRET.
sAs the climax Of days explana-
ticn of all that the military establish
ment had done, freely Neonfessing
faults and imperfections in: so vast
an undertaking. but maintaining that
out of each deficiency the remedy
has been found, the secretary OF war
disclosed what hitherto has been
guarded as a military secret, and what
the German people little suspect. !.
100000 in France.
Secretary Baker told the senator's
the United States would have q hall
million fighting men on French soil
early this year and that 100000
American troops in all would be
available for foreign duty.
ia. This great fighting force, probably
little expected by the German general
!, staff itself, will be composed OF the
men now with General Pershingr the
32 divisions of troops now an can
tonr1ents and camps in the. United
States and ready to nlove,. Secretary
Baker said and BY the next incfe-
naents to be drawn and trained this
spring under Che selective service
law. sF
Allies Supply Guns.
Elemental equipment OF the men
from the United >States'is assured and
the artillery necessary/fo their sup
port will come from the. British and
French governments, which have such
an excess of ordnance that they have.
on their OWN initiative, offered to sup
DIV the guns and save ships. which
would be usedsfor their transport.
The secretary of war went. further
and laid bare facts regarding prepa-
rations for the American army in,
France which have hitherto been held
as close military secrets or shared by
only a few who have enjoyed the cot.s,
3 fdence of government officials.
Many Of the facts have been known
to newspaper correspondents here in
the capital. but cooperating. with the
government under the voluntary CEN
sorship they have not until this time
been given ito the public by the news
Built Big Railroads.
Mr.. Baker described to the COM
rnittee how the American army has,
built great lines Of railroads, one OF
them 900 miles long. up to It's head.
quarters in France; how ports and
terminals have been constructed to
handle the great quantities OF sup
nIie. and equipment which the army
will need on the fighting line. i.
All this has been done by Ameri-
cans and since General Persfrngs
troops landed last June:
Leaning forward and addressing
the senator's earnestly. ythe secretary
Of war told a story the German gen
eral staff probably would have given
much to know long before. He-
Continued on Page Two. Column Thret>
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
REDS FIGHT UKRAINIANs.
Federal Control
OF Oil Expected
At Early Date

Washington, Jan. 2S,-Eariy
measwes looking to government,
control Of the production and dis
tribution Of oil were forecast today
after a visit to the White House
Of Fuel Administrator Garfield.
Complete plans for instituting a
licensing system. It was said, were
presented BY the fuel administrator
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
Omaha Officer Wins
,Hiqher Military Rank

Word that Morton Hitler of Omaha,
commissioned second lieutenant at the
officers training camp at Fort Snell-
ing, has recently been promoted to
first lieutenant has come to his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hitler from
Camp Dodge where the young officer
is in the bileting division. The pro-
motion came through competitive ex-
animation in which familiarity. with
modern languages was one deciding
factor. #
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
Keep Going

To the persistent advertiser the
public gives that. intangible, yet
4 supremely valuable asset known
as goodwill. Your advertising !
to produce the greatest possible
results MUST BE PERSISTENT.
Place an ad in the Want-Ad
Pages of The Bee and keep it
there. Change your copy" when
satisfactory response has been
obtained. Call Tyler 1000. Begin
now--keep going and
Keep Your Eye On The Bee
Improving Every Day
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
CZERNIN'S REFERENCES
TO U. S. CAUSE GREAT
SENSATION in GERMANY
Emperor William Attacked By Pan-Cermans; Industrial
q '-turbances Along Rhine Quelled By Troops With
Machine Guns; Imperial Treasurer Says Ger
many Not id Condition for Offensive
tBy Assoclased Press.,

London JAM 2SCount Czernn's speech on Austrian war
aims and the statement that in President
Wilson has aroused the PanGermans and their newspapers
bitter in their dehuncaton Of the for
eign minister. #a@ 5g@ II
n MEANS BREAK IN ALLIANCE. i4
1t is declared that the counts action break IN
the AustroCerman alliance and PanCermsn newspaper
has been suppressed for suggesting that Germany abandon
foremost ally. ts4s.s HssS
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29

The Most Reverend Cosmo Gordon
Lang, archbishop of York, will arrive
in America in March as the guest of
the War Commission of,the Episcopal
church, which is now raising a fund
of $500,000 to carry on work already
begun by its chaplains in camps, posts
and with the army in France.
His tour of America will include
the cities -af New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore,
Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis and
Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29

Highest yesterday -. Q SO 12 10
1lDwest yesterday ,...-t 35 -6 --13
Mean temperature ~. f. a. - q
Precipitation ..........05 90 IA T
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature ..s........ n
Deficiency for the day... ................ II
Total deficiency since March 1.........63s
Normal precipitation ....s..... .o2 inch
Excess for the day. .03 inch
Total rainfall since March 1...2a47 inches
Deficiency since March H.. 7.37 inches
Deficiency for cor period, 1917. .12.56 inches
Deficiency for cor periodI, 1915 "a inch
Reports From Station at . p. n.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
500, 900 SOLDIERS
TO FRENCH FRONT
EARLY THIS YEAR
Has Million and Half More Ready to Go All Fully
Equipped and With Plenty oftArtllery; 600
4 Miles Of American Railroad in France
And Transportation Assured

Washington Jan. 28.-Five hundred thousand United
States troops in early this year and million and half
ready gouy equipped and with the artillery to sup
port theths the Secretary Baker today gave
the senate military committee the charge OF neciency and
hreaL Ldoxzn In the military estabishment. L]
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-29
LATE WAR
BULLETINS
GET BUSY I'M FLANDERS.

GEL BUSY IN FLANDENS.
London, Jan. 2S.--Both the German
artillery and German raiding parties
were active last night along the
Franco Belgian front at numerous
points, according to foday's war of
Ace announcement.
1t reads:
Yesterday evening the enemy
raided an advanced post northeast Of
Langemarck. The hostile artillery
was active last night at deficient
points southwest of Cambria"
REDS FIGHT UKRAINIANS.
Amsterdam, Jan. 28.--Heavy fight
Ing has been in progress for several
days between Ukrainians and Boil.
sheviki troops, according to press dis
patches reaching here from Ukrain-
ian sources.
An attack was MADE by Ukrainian
troops which attempted to take pos
session of Lutsk, Volhynia.
The Bolsheviki commander ap-
pealed for. assistance to the Austros
Hungarian commander of that ois-
trict, who declined to aid him.