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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-05
OVER A MILLION
IN PROFITS TO
C'L|NCHF|ELD CO.
Sold Four Ships to Government
and Got Five Per
Cent on Twelve
More.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Prohts
that amounted to more than a million
dollars were made by the Clinch6eld
Navigation company in a deal involv.
ing government shipbuilding con-
tracts, according to testimony today
before the senate commerce commit
tee investigating the shipbmlding pro-
gram.
This information was disclosed by
Theodore E. Ferris, chief constructor
for the Emergency Fleet corporation
and by report by a district officer
of the shipping board, at today's
hearing.
The Clinchfeld corporation, it was
declared, sold to the government four
ships under construction for the com.
pany in the yards of the Sloane Ship.
yard corporation of Seattle, making a
profit of $4,000, and later obtained
for the Sloane corporation contracts
for r more ships, on which it made
a per cent margin.
Senators questioned Mr.. Ferris
closely as to the reason for letting
contracts for the Il ships to the
Clinchfeld corporation, an owner, but
not builder of ships, and expressed
dissatisfaction over a deal by which
the corporation sold to the govern
ment the four ships at price so much
higher than it was paying for their
construction.
Mr.. Ferris declared he knew moth,
ing of the financial arrangements, but
admitted recommending the Cinch.
field corporation to General Goe9hals
in letter. The committee asked that
the letter be nrnduced tntnnrrnw-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-05
Two Billions Asked for
u. S. War Ship Program

Washington, Jan 4.-Plans for a
$2,0O0,0O0000l0O0 government ship
building program were revealed to-
day when the shipping board asked
congress for authority to place $70l,-
100000 worth of additional ship con-
tracts. At the same time an imme-
date appropriation OF $82,000000
was asked for the extension of ship
yards and for providing housing
facilities for workmen.
Thus far the board has authorized
to spend for ship building $l,234,000
contracts for most of which have
been awarded. Today's request for a
further authorization and an addi-
tienal appropriation brings the esti-
mates of funds needed for ship build
ing to $2018,000000. If the additional
funds are made available they will
put largely into fabricated steel ship
contracts, although some contracts
for ordinary steel ships will be let as
will few for wooden ships on the
Pacific coast.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-05
Won HERTL|NG
Tells RE|CHSTAG
INTENTIONS GOOD
Chancellor of Germany De-
cIares in Speech Outcome Of
Russ Negotiations May Be
Awaited With Confidence.
(By Associated Press,)

Forecasts that Russia's refractory
attitude regarding the German peace
terms, coupled with home objections
to them, would lead the German gov
|ernment to put the situation before
the Reichstag in some form were
made good by yesterdays news Of the
appearance of Chancellor Won Hertz
ling before the Reichstag main com
mittee.
The chancellor's statement con-
corning the clauses in the German
terms which f1e Russians have re.
jected was of an indefinite nature
merely declaring that the outcome OF
the incident might be awaited. cheer
fully in reliance upon Germany's
strong and correct position and its
loyal intentions" He announced
that the Russian proposal for the
transference of the negotiations to
Stockholm had been rejected.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-05
BIG LOSS BY FIRE
IN BARRED ZONE
AT HoD0kEN,
Six-Story' Building Destroyed
and Part Of Water Front
Threatened; Piers
Saved.
(By Associated Press.)

Hoboken, N. J., Jan. 4.-Fire which
threatened part OF the water front,
which is within government. control,
started today. The blaze was dis
covered in a six-story building oc-
cupied by the Gatti-McQuade COM
pany, mill supplies manufacturers, in
the barred zone. That structure
seemed doomed and the flames spread
to adjoining buildings.
All the fire apparatus in Hoboken
was called out to prevent spread of
the flames to the Hudson river piers
and a nearby munitions factory.
Soldiers on Guard
Firemen, United States soldiers and
civilians, aided by New York fire
boats and railroad tugs, brought the
stubborn blaze under control after
fight of several hours. Owing to the
cold weather the water pressure was
poor.
Paper stock estimated to be worth
100000 was destroyed in the Gatti-
McQuade building, their entire prop
erty loss being estimated at $250,000.
Numerous small fires, caused by
sparks carried by a 4O-mile wind, were
checked.
New York Sends Aid.
New York, Jan. 4.-Representatives
of the War department have asked
Fire Chief kenlon of New York to
send fire apparatus to fight flames in
an army storage house at Hoboken.
Chief Kenlon dispatched a fire boat
to Hoboken. The Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western railway also sent
three fre-fghting tugs from this city.
Another Blaze Starts.
An urgent call for aid in fighting
fire ina building where army supplies
are stored at West New York, N. J.,
on the Hudson (Which is part of
Hoboken), was received by the po-
lice department today from United
States authorities. A police freboat
was dispatched to West New York.
The Scene of this blaze is several
miles north of that of the fire which
destroyed the Gatti-McQuade build
ing at Hoboken today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-05
Members of "Unlucky" Seventh
Are Tired of "Watchfu[ Waiting'''

A large number OF Omahans who
enlisted in the Seventh regiment are
becoming restless and would enlist
in the navy, but they are unable to
surmount the barrier that prevents
them doing so. Any number of them
appeal to the navy commandant
each day and ask for advice on how
to sever their connection with the
regiment.
One young man appeared at the
navy station and candidly confessed
that he was affiliated with the "Un-
lucky Seventh" that he had become
weary of "watchful waiting and
wished 70 enlist in the navy. The re-
cruiting officer declined to accede to
his request on the grounds that no
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-05

person who was in any other branch
of the service could enlist.
well, asked the bold trooper,
won't you wire to Governor Neville
and ask him to discharge me?"
Nothing doing" was the retort.
Governor Neville told Gus one day
over the telephone that we were vast
ing government money when we
called him up and asked that GER
tain men be discharged from the Sew
enth so they could enlist in the
navy"
The young man said he had enlisted
in the Seventh last September, giving
up a S90-a-month job, with the un-
derstanding that he would be called
TO service within short time. He
says that he was compelled to re-
main IN Omaha at his own expense.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-05
THIRD SERIES OF
OFFICERS CAMPS
OPEN SATURDAY

Washington, Jan. 4-Preparations
are complete for the opening Satur-
day for the third series of officers
training camps. From the noncom-
missioned and enlisted personnel of
the regular army the national army
and the National Guard there have
been drawn thousands of men whose
qualifications, it is thought, entitle
them TO advancement into the conf
missioned grades.
In addition, $500 candidates have
been selected from specified schools
and colleges, including military train
ing in the curriculum.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-05
ALLIES MAY YET RECOGNIZE
LEN|NE REGIME IN RUSSIA
AS De FACTO GOVERNMENT
German Dupcity Has Reused Bolshevik, Who Threaten
Renewal of War; Trotzky Offers to Withdraw
Russian Troops from Persia; Kerensky Will
Report to Constituent Assembly.

London Jan. 4The recognition of the> Lenne govern
men Russia by the entente allies is probable owing to the
developments the RussoGerman negotiations according to
the Daily Chronicle
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-05
Comparative Local Record.

Comparative Local Record.
Highest yesterday -. 46 81 -
Lowest yesterday "a 20 26 20
Mean temperature E. 35 81 IL 81
Precipttation ....... 90 90 30 90
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature ...fs.......,s...s Il
Excess for the day -s.-...s-.sss, -
Total deficiency since March l......,....4 .44o
Normal precipitation .......... .o2 inch
Deficiency for the day .-..-. .o2 inch
Total rainfall since March l.. 1.s4iuches
Deficiency since March 1....... 7.4s inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916. 81 inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1915. l.s2 inches
L. y. WELSH, Meteorologist.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-05
The Weather

Hourly Temperatures.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-05
British Make NeW
Gains at Jerusalem

London, Jan. Am official COM
munication issued by the war Office
tonight says General Allenby, re-
ports af urther advance by part Of
his line north of Jerusalem, over
distance of a mile.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-05
President Holds Conference y
With Water Power Leaders

Washington, jan A. President
Wilson has summoned some of the
house leaders interested in water
power legislation 20 a conference at
the White House tonight with view
to expeditions action on some meas
urc that will reconcile all differences.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
TRO7ZKY AND LENINE PAID
AGENTS OF GERMAN KAISER
CHANGES CHEAP PEARL
TO AN EXPENSIVE ONE
Hindoo Lapidary Gives White
American Pearl Rosy Hue
of An Oriental.

Paris. Sept. 16.-How an Ameri-
can white pearl worth S14,4OO was
treated with chemical, given tenn
porarily the rosy hue of an oriental
pearl and then sold for $4,000 has
been disclosed here. For doing this,
Barboza. a pearl broker, and Varma,
a Hindoo. were fined and sentenced
to Imprisonment for taxing. BY use
of chemicals they endeavored to in
crease the vaiue of the pearls four
fold.
This case clears up the mystery
which has existed in the Paris mar
ket for five years since a dealer in
precious stones first learned that
manipulated pearls were being
sold here.
Varma, who is a lapIdary, claimed
in court that ne possessed a method
OF improving American pearls and
that he had been promised share in
all the profits derived in treating the
one which led to his detection, if it
were sold for more than $21, 900. He
was at work at it when it was seized
by the police. The evidence showed
that Varma has used on the pearl
acetate of amyl and coliodion.
A pearl expert. Reinach, told the
Judge that Varma had given the
pearl the rosy tint of the oriental
pearl by glazing it with chaicals but
that the glazing disapn jared when
the pearl was placed n alcohol.
Varma was sentenced I'd tx months
In prison and to pay a fine of 81 1000,
while Barboza was sentenced for
three months and to pay a fine OF
800. In its judgment the court
stated that sea pearls from the
orient are very luminous and attain
high prices while fresh water
pearls, called American, are less fine
generally white and of lower value
The pearl treated by Varma, the
court added has been offered to lead
ing Paris and American jewel houses
which had failed to detect the de-
c"ption he had practiced. The court
declared that Varma's treatment
added no value to the pearl and that
Il had only n temporary effect which
disappeared if the pearl were rubbed
or placed in alcohol.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
INVITES
PEACE CONGRESS
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
RANK HIGH IN MORALITY
Athletic Games. Libraries, Recrea.
ton Halls and Amuscmcnts En-
ert Wholesome Effect.

Paris, Sept. 16-The more than
peditionary forces constitutes the
most moral army in the world. ac-
cording to official statements of the
United States medical corps.
Attributing the extremely low per
centage of affected men in the army
to the medical programs of the
United States forces, medical officers
say that the two important factors in
the production of the most moral
army were vigorous work programs
coupled with the diversified recrea-
t'ons OF the camp and hygenc meas
ures.
At a meeting Of the research So
ciety Of the American Fed Cross. CON
sisting of medical officers of the
United States army the plan now in
operation in the training camps OF
the United States. where illicit
houses and the liquor traffic is sup.
pressed was spoken of as highly pro,
duCtve of reuits.
The introduction in the trainine
camps of the United States Of ath,
letic games, Libraries, recreation
halls under the Young Mems Chris
tian association and other organiza.
tions, lectures, and wholesome amuse
ments was hailed as a great step in
the solution Of the problem of vice
In the army. The work Of the chap.
lains. the universities and the press
also was mentioned as playing a
great part in the alienation
The education of men along moral
lines conducted by the medical off,
GERS, through literature which was
distributed among the men. by ex
hibits and through the agencies OF
the war department commission OF
training camp activities served tC
keep the men in the right mental at
titude toward the problem, the medi
cal officers stated
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
NO INTERRUPTION OF WAR
WHILE DISCUSSING PEACE

Amsterdam. Sept. 16.-In extend
ing an invitation to all the belliger-
ent governments to enter into non
binding discussion at some neutral
meeting place. the Austro-Hungarian
government states that the object of
the conference would be TO secure
an exchange of views which would
show whether those prerequisites
exist which would make the speedy
Inauguration OF peace negotiations
appear promising"
The Austrian proposal. which ia
announced in an official communica-
tion telegraphed here from Vienna.
suggests that there be no Interrupt
tion OF the war, and that the dis
cussion would go only so far AS
considered by the participants to Of
fer prospects OF success
The proposal calls for all the bel
ligerents to send delegates for a
confidential and unbinding discus
sion on the basic principles for the
conclusion OF peace, in place in a
neutral country and at a near date
that would yet have to be agreed
upon"
Note Sent All Belligerents.
The proposal says the conference
would be one of delegates who
would be charged to make known to
one another the conception of their
governments regarding those prin-
|cipies and to receive analogous com
munications. as we'll as to request
and give frank and candid explanaf
tions of all those points which need
to De precisely defined"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
MUCH ILLEGAL LIQUOR
DISTILLED IN SWEDEN
How To Make IL At Home Is
Absorbing Topic With All
Glasses.

Stockholm, Sept. 16-When two
friends encounter each other in Swe-
den. says current jest, they no
longer greet each other with the us
ual Good 'ay. How goes it?" In
stead they say: Good day. How
is the fermentation getting along?"
The reference is to the jar contain
ing a mixture Of water, sugar and
yeast which each assumes the other
to have standing in warm corner
Of his house, preparatory TO .distill-
ing his own spirits. The Jest Of
course eXaggerates conditions, but
there is more than enough truth in
II 10 Justify it. For me-distilling
t1ourishes in Sweden.
From laboring mon to lawyer.
there is no class where one can not
find men who are able TO discuss the
advantages Of this or that method
Of making the soup" as the basic
LIQUID is technically termed. OF the
hest apparatus Cor distiilinE. or now
to cleanse the product from fusel oil
and OF favoring methods. So wide
spread. indeed is the practice that
the police make apparentIv little or
no effort TO find and punish viola
tors. except such as distill for sale
These are punished sharply If found
Tho Incentive 70 homo -a;s.i,,ir l.,
the manner IN wbich Tho colo =, At
titled Iiouors has been restriotad duo
To tbe SHORTAGE ~ er,ino s
hoots ord noto,oo IT,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
MANNING WANTS
DESERTERS APPREHANDED

Columbia, Sept. 16.-Governor
Manning has addressed a letter to
every sheriff and police officer in
South Carolina urging and directing
them to apprehend all deserters and
delinquents under the selective SER
vice regulations. Any person deliv-
ering wilful deserter to the nearest
camp or army post is entitled to a
reward OF $50 for each deserter.
The letter OF the governor says that
South Carolina has an enviable re-
cord for the small number of deser-
tions charged to her. but he is de-
sirous OF having this number further
reduced, and to that means he asks
the cooperation OF the peace officers
OF the State designated under the
selective service regulations. to as
sist in putting into effect the draft
machinery.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
FIND CODE THAT LED
TO DEATH OF KITCHENER
Cahlegram to Holland Gave German
Submarine Its C'ue-'Shc:land"
Was Message.

London, England. Sept 16.-A
sensational story Of the code cable,
gram that led to the murder of Lord
Kitchener on a British cruiser has
just been made public by Arnold
White, the British publicist.
"How did the Germans know that
Kitchener was on the cruiser Hamp-
shire? How did they know where
the Hampshire was? Or did they
know"
These questions have been pro-
pounded all over the world, follow
ing the sinking Of the warship and
with it the great British general.
White answers these questions He
firt made the revelation at a meet
ing OF the British Empire union re-
Gently
"Kitchener's murder" he said.
sis one of the great proofs OF the ex-
istence OF a great. ably-organized
and wonderful machine in our
midst.
"Twerty-four hours before the
voyage IT was decided to alter the
course OF the Hampshire to enable
visit to be made to the islands in
the north.
"On that day cablegram was sent
to Holland asking in clear English /.
Shall Herbert enter the legal
academy next Decemberf'
THE first censor. a young man,
passed 1t; but the second censor
more experienced, wondered why the
sender had gone to the expense OF
cabling the word the
THE answer to his query Is this
The initial letters OF the words in
the cablegram spell =
SHETLAND. :,
And 1t was on the orkney o.
pds that Lor tins laer met MS
s-sthe Hamp-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
Treachery of BOlShevik Chiefs
in Russia Disclosed With
Ample Proof.
EVIL SCHEMES OF KULTUR
Long BefO.e America Entered
War Germany Planned to
Employ Anarchists to FO-
ment Outrages.

- Washington, Sept. 16.-Proofs re-
moving any doubts that Lenine and
Trotzky, the Bolsheviki leaders, are
!, paid German agents-if indeed any
doubts remain-are laid before the
world today by the United States
government in the first instalment of
5 an amazing series of official docu-
ments disclosed through the com
, mittee on public information.
g. Secured in Russia by American
agents, these documents not only
6 show how the German government.
through its imperial bank, paid its
gold to Lenine, Trotzky and their
immediate associates to betray Rus
\ 3 into deserting her allies, but
: additional proofs, IL any be nee
Sssary, that Germany had perfected
her ynlans for war Of world con-
que ,ng before the assassination
at veto, conveniently furnished
her pretext.
before the world war was four
months old. and more than two years
gDerore the United States entered 1t,
Germany already was setting afoot
her plans to mobilize destructive
agents and observers to cause explos-
ions, strikes and outrages in this
country and planned the employment
OF anarchists and escaped criminals
-ior the purpose.
On Par With Zimmerman Note.
Almost ranking in their sensa-
tional nature the notorious
zimmerman proposing war by
Mexico and Japan upon the United
States which was first given to the
world through the Associated Press
these documents lay bare a new
strata of Prussian intrigue, a new
view OF the workings OF kuitur tc
disrupt the allies standing between
: the world and kaiserIsm. They dis.
CLOSE new story OF human treach.
cry for gold which might almost well
be described .a,without sacrilege as
placing its perpetrators on a pedestal
WIN uuoo anu oV piCCcS VI
verE a.
~ The intrigue appears to have been
carried down Il he last detail OF ar.
rangements with typical German
system
Not only do the disclosures prove
that Lenine. Trotzky, and their band
arc paid German agents. They show
that the Bolsheviki revolution
which threw Russia into such an or.
gy OF murder and exec ,sses as the
world seldom has seen, actually was
arranged by the German genera
staff. They show how the paid
agents OF Germany betrayed Russia
at the Brest-Litvosk peace con
ference; how German staff officers
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17

Baker i'm London.
London, Sept. 16.-Secretary Ba
ker arrived here today from Paris.
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CONTINUED on Page 81
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Plea for confidential and Nom
Binding Discussion on Basic
Principles"
NOTE SENT BILLIGERENTS
Cold Comfort Given Suggestion
Not Only in Washington But
in London and Paris-AnOther
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