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Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-27
Food Regulations Enforced !
In German Prisoners Diet

Washington. April 26.-Germans
interned in this country are not being
fed on the fat of the land while
Americans are practicing self-denial.
says statement issued tonight by the
food administration, but are being
required to observe all the regulations
of the administration. Their con-
sumption of wheat is limited to one
and half pounds week for each
person. They receive other commod@
ties in sufficient quantities to rouri0n
them properly but without Yaa1
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-27
Harp ex-Cafe Owner

IIdIP cA-NdIe OWnef.
T. c. Harp, who was ordered to
leave St. Joseph by the police of that
city Friday, is we'll known Omaha
man. He was the former owner of the
Night and Day cafe, $40 South Fif-
teenth street and sold out because he
was in the draft.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-27
fort OMAHA
PERMANENT
ARMY SCHOOL
Ideal Place for Training Bal
loonists and Gunners; Gen.
KenIy Says 1t Will Be
Enlarged.
Washington Bureau Of The
Omaha Bee. 1911 G Streek,

Washington, D. c., April 26.-[Spe-
cial Telegram. )-Representative Lo-
beck today had an extended confer
ence with Brigadier General William
L. Kenly, who has just been placed
at the head of the new division Of
military aeronautics created by Secre-
tary of War Baker.
General Kenly has recently returned
from France, where he had charge of
aviation under General Pershing He
has been a colonel of field artillery
in the regular army and has made a
special study of artillery work in con-
nection with air craft. He will now
have charge of training aviators and
managing the aircraft plans when they
have been produced.
Major General George o. Squiers.
chief signal officer, while remaining
head Of the signal corps, will devote
his attention to the administration OF
signals and other important matters.
Ideal Place for School.
Omaha need not be alarmed over
the abandonment of the balloon school
at Fort Omaha" said General Kenly.
THE people of Omaha should look
upon the school as a permanent in
stitution, otherwise why should we
spend the money on the school which
we are contemplating. Of course,
there will be other balloon schools,
because Fort Omaha is not sufficient
ly large to accommodate all the STU
dents we will need, but Fort Omaha
is looked upon as being permanent
and it will be enlarged as occasion re-
quires."
Train Artillery Men, Too.
In answer to a question of Mr.. Lo-
beck, why fewer students were be-
ing sent to Fort Omaha than former
ly and more artillery men were going
there, General Kenly frankly said
that it was due to the desire of rank
ing officers in France that the ar
tillery and balloon observers should
work together to accomplish the best
results, and necessity demands that
trained artillery men should be ac-
quainted with balloon manipulation
The general admitted that there
was good deal of complaint in army
circles over the climate in Omaha in
winter, but said that, in itself, would
not warrant the abandonment of a
post as old and as ideally situated as
Fort Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-27
Chocolate Plant Burns.

Burlington, VT, April 26.-The
bodies OF three workmen were found
today in the ruins of the Vermont
Milk Chocolate company's plant
which was destroyed by fire last night
Officers of the company, who esti-
mated the loss at $l,000,000, said the
fire was caused by spontaneous COM
bustion.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-27
ST. JOE POLICE
ARREST ALLEGED
MOTOR THIEVES
Round Up Gang Who They
Think Are BootIeggers; Omaha
Men Ordered to Leave
Town.
St. Joseph, Mo-, April z6@(Special

St. Joseph, Mo-, April z6T-(special
Telegram )-Police here today round
ed up seven alleged motor car thieves
and some of them are under suspicion
of also being bootlcggers, having
stolen cars for the purpose OF carry
ing liquor into Nebraska.
Two of the men are from Omaha.
One of these, Thomas Tracy, is said
to have made a confession this after
noon to the chief of detectives and
implicated Jack Beaver, who is a
brother of Carl Beaver, who was with
Mae Mace, injured in an automobile
wreck some months ago, while boot
Logging whisky from St, Joseph to
Omaha,
Hidden in Liquor Agency.
Tracy and Beaver yesterday are
charged with stealing Buick roadster
and another touring car from a main
business street in the downtown sec
ton here.
The cars were hidden in a brewing
agency stable and two other cars also
were found there. One of these, a
Hudson roadster, was loaded with
whisky and was claimed by 7. c,
Harp of Omaha. The other was a
Dodge touring Car and bore a Ne
braska number plate and had several
bottles of whisky concealed under
meath the cushions. The ownership of
this car has not been established.
Tools for changing serial numbers
on automobiles and an electric drill
said to be valued at more than $500
we're found in the Chandler car when
it was recovered.
Others of the gang arrested are
Bud Brown and Joe Pannell Of St.
Joseph, Carl Shafer of Techapi. Cal,
and Robert Raycer of Newcastle. Pa.
Late today Harp was released and
warned that he must get out of town
at once without carrying any liquor
with him.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-27
Comparative Local Record.
:

from normal:
Normal temperature. Observation-Disclosures. IS
Deficiency for the day. ay.................. 9
Total excess since March 1.............2 290
Normal precipitation. ~ inch
Deficiency for the day. .12 inch
Total rainfall since March L.. 1.S5 inches
Deficiency since March 1...... 2.56 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1917. SIS inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1915. 1876 inches
Reports From Stations at P. II.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-27
Stations at z p. N.

T. indicates trace of precipitation.
u A. WELSH, Meterolog.st.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-27
PATRIOTISM RUNS RIOT
WHEN OMAHA GOESOVER
TOP In LIBERTY DRIVE
Holiday Crowd Gathers Streets to Cheer When Old
Glory Is Unfured; Vast Throng Sings "Amerca;"
Notes Travel Over Wires to
White House.

Liberty day was festive time for
Omaha. Old Glory huttered in the
breeze from all the business houses
and from thousands of homes to
commemorate the fact that Omaha
and Nebraska had gone over the top
in the Liberty loan drive. Douglas
county and Nebraska cities sent many
people to augment the throng gath
cred for the days ceremonies.
When the $50 young men of Omaha,
members of the national army, met at
the court house and marched down
Farnam street to the Union station,
to entrain for Camp Funston, where
they go into training or--overseas
service, the great crowd was hushed
fer a moment, but sent the boys on
there way with cheers and hurrahs.
THREE VICTORIES.
! Omaha celebrated three victories. u
First of all it was Liberty day and
Omaha took this occasion to cele-
brate the way the citizens of this COM
munity went 'over the top in the
bond sale. The sale of bonds in On
aha amounted to about $9000,000
For oversubscribing its quota Omaha
was given one of the honor flags for
cities and this was hoisted with great
ceremony at noon at the court house
Then Nebraska went over it quota
and, while that celebration may be
reserved for later date, the fact was
announced and the state tank" was
moved over the $3200O,000 mark.
Heard in White House.
Secretary Tumulty, at the White
House, in Washington, D. C., plainly
heard the demonstration in front oi
the county court house. He talked
to Arthur c. Thomas of the bureau OF
publicity of the Chamber of Com
merce for several minutes following
the singing Of America"
Other bystanders made an attempt
to greet Secretary Tumulty over the
long distance telephone wire, but the
secretary to President Wilson was
"cut off"
The honor flag, awarded to Ne.
braska for subs :ribing its full quota
Of the third Joan, was hoisted on the
flag staff by three Boy Scouts oi
Troop No. 9. They were Dana Thomp.
son, Richard Young and James Ingwe.
son.
Byrne Presents Flag.
7. c. Byrre, state chairman OF the
Liberty loan committee, presented the
honor flag TO William f. Rhoades
vice president of the Omaha National
bank, who acted as chairman of tbs
celebration. Mr.. Rhoades in turn pre-
sented it to the three Scouts who
pushed their way through the crowd
to the flag pole, which was surrounded
by guard of honor, composed of ma,
val reserves.
The state tank" was brought tc
its goal with a loud banging of the
Liberty gun, shortly before the sing.
ing of "Ameiica." The Omaha High
school band furnished music.
At Fort Omaha the boys gathered
on the parade ground and listened to
patriotic addresses by Major Maher
and Mayor Dahlman. Following the
addresses and the singing of Amer
ica," free balloon was sent up, land
ing near Bennington.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-27
The Weather

For Nebraska-Rain in east and
rain or snow in west portion Satur-
day; cooler in southeast portion; Sum
day probable fair and slightly warmer.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
ST. OLAF WINS
AUCIE DEBATE
Northern Affirmative Team Bests
Local Negatives BY Decision
OF , TO /.

The St Olaf affirmative debating
team, debating the question, Re
solved. That the government pol
icy of price regulation should be
made permanent" were victors
last night over the Augustana
negative team by a judges decision
Ci two to one. The ST. Olaf aggre-
CATION was composed of the follow
ing members: Olaf Johnson, cap
tain. Joseph Schefviland and Sam
ual Dishrud. The Augie .represen-
tatives were Paul Lange, captain,
James Fitzpatrick and HUT Wilson.
The judges in the contest last even
ing were, Loren Gray of Manketo.
Mimi, DR.. Leroy Coffman of Dav-
export. and ]. E. Haycraft of Fair
mont. MINI.
The local affirmative team was
scheduled 10 meet the negative de-
baters of the northern school last
night at St. Olaf's. but were unable
10 make the trip on account of the
Illness of their leader. Robert Ohm
sted. This debate Will probably
take place on the gath of this
month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
BANKS ARRANGE
TO SELL BONDS
Purchasers Must Pay Five Per
Cent of Amount Subscribed
10 Solicitor.
HAVE WEEKLY PAYMENT PLAN
Local Financial Institutions to Re.
port Daily Amount of Sub
scriptiOns.

The Rock Island banks are COM
plying in every particular with the
governments suggestion as to par
tial payments in connection with
the third Liberty loan campaign
They Will purchase the bond for
the applicant who wishes TO paw
for same on the weekly payment
plan which is, in substance, as fol-
lows:
After having made application
for the bond through solicitor they
Will bring to the bank their re-
Ceipt and make the necessary ar
rangement for the payment of 50
per week for a $50 bond and 81 per
week for a 500 bond, which pay
ments must be made promptly each
week or in advance, the Dank pay
ing per cent interest on said pay
ments. When sufficient money has
been paid in to pay for the bond,
the bond will be delivered to the
applicant.
The solicitors are required in
this campaign to collect full
amount of per cent on each ap-
piiCatiOn, no more, no less. and
the public is asked to be prepared
to make this payment at the time
called upon to make subscription
The banks, acting on request OF
the treasury department, will re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
VETS ENTHUSED
FOR BOND DRIVE
Boys of '9S Asked to Make Liberty
Loan Subscriptions Through
Committee.

Members of Siboney Bay camp
No. s, United Spanish War Veter-
ans, are entering enthusiastically
into the effort, announced yester-
day, to mobilize the boys of '9S
for the furtherance of the cam
paign for the third Liberty loan.
Not only will the veterans do their
parts individually, but they are al
ready at work through a commit
tee composed of Commander Rob
ert McConochie, chairman; W. l..
Franks and George p. Garrison aid
ing the general campaign.
Members of the camp will be So
licited. All Spanish War veterans
are urged to turn their subscrip-
tions in to the foregoing committee,
which will work under the direc-
ton of the general organization for
the west end of Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06

port daily 70 the Liberty loan com
mittee the names oe subscribers
and the amount OF bonds sub
scribed for over their counters
The bonds are dated and bearing
interest from May 8. 1915. and are
due Sept 10. 1928. They are not
subject to call for redemption be-
fore maturity. Interest IS payable
March Is and Sept. Is The first
coupon is payable Sept. Is, 1918,
being for 129 days
The denominations are as fol-
lows Coupon and registered bonds.
$50. 500, $500, 81 900. $4,000, slO.-
600: and registered bonds only o.
$4,000 and 100000.
The exemption features are
Same as second Liberty loan.
which were as follows: Exempt as
to principal and interest from al.
taxation by the United States, any
state. or any of the possessions OF
the United States. or by any local
taxing authority. except estate Or
inheritance taxes and United
States graduated additional income
taxes. commonly known as sur
taxes, and excess profits and war
profits taxes.
The bonds are not convertible
into any succeeding issues:
The terms of payment are. 6
per cent upon application. 20 per
cent May rs, 1918, 80 per cent July
IS, 1918, 40 per cent Aug. Is, 1918
Delivered May 8.
The payment in full may be
made with the application on OF
| before May 4, but bonds will not
be delivered before May 9 on any
subscription for an amount exceed.
ing $4,000. Full payment may be
completed upon subscriptions for
any amount on May or any sub
sequent installment date. Payment
of any installment, including tbs
! first installment of five per cent
or payment in full, may be made
in treasury certificates of indebted
/ ness except those maturing April
! % and June 25. Qualified depos.-
! tary banks and trust companies
may make payment by credit upo.
1 the subscriptions of themselves anC
! their customers but only to the ex-
( tent that they cannot make pay
{ ment in treasury certificates of in
/ debtedness-
! Subscriptions for $4,000, 900 ,O0t
are invited. the right being reserv.
ed to allot bonds up to the fui
/ amount OF any oversubscription.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06

was 1904; enlistment credits OF
! p. 304 left net quota of 81, $50 OF
the 229,345 called by the local
/ boards under the old regulations.
S5.651 were accepted for service by
the boards, at d cost per man &C
copied of SAB.
= Call of United States shipping
! board for United States shipyard
volunteers of the public reserve
/ service; Allotment for Illinois,
% soc: volunteers enrolled, $1,000
! Illinois was first state to complete
| its quota of volunteers for this SER
vice
when the war commenced it
was not fully understood by our
people how vitality and directly the
war concerned us There was,
/ therefore, at that time more or less
Of apathy. But as the war has gone
/ on our people have come to realize
more and more that in this war
! everything that we hold dear is at
! stake and that it must be won at
any cost"
/ Governor LOwden, before leaving
! Springfield today, issued a prOcla-
nation requesting the women OF
( Illinois who have not already regis
tered their occupations to do so in
I the forthcoming registration which
will close April 18th. Last year the
! Illinois division of the woman S
committee Of the council of ma
! tiOnal defense succeeded in getting
( 500 600 women registered for war
2
1 is placing about one hundred fifty
I Of these volunteers each week in
I Chicago alone. 1t is hoped that by
( the anniversary of the battle oil
/ Lexington, April 10, every woman
( in Illinois will feel it to be her
( duty to register and stand ready to
4 do her part in the coming year
| Governor Lowden said in his proc
/ lamation:
| LAS the war goes on, the differ
ence between the Prussian ideal OF
/ womanhood and the American ideal
J uf womanhoOd becomes clearer day
! by day. In the view of the military
! caste Of Prussia, woman's func-
/ ton is TO bear soldiers and to be
/ the slave of man. Under the 'kul-
{ tuT " men pIDCldIlliS iOIC the con
/ trolling factor in the universe
woman. of course, bust become
I subordinate to man.
! THE American ideal. looking to
1 the fine and spiritual qualities OF
woman, gives her high place In
our scheme of life. America be
I Iieves that moral force must. in the
! end. control mere brute force
/ Therefore, the future of woman de-
I ponds upon the utter overthrow OF
I the Prussian ideal of womanhood
! The women of Illinois cannot
/ better show their appreciation OF
I what this war means than by gen
! eral registration. More than halt
: a million women of our state. by
registering, already have been mob
( iliZed for wartime service. This is
/ a great accomplishment indeed. We
should not rest. however, until
I every woman who cares for the flu
ture of her sex and her children
shall have registered her willing
| ness to serve in this cause"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
MEETING MONDAY
OF WORKERS FOR
THE THIRD DRIVE

Two hundred workers on Monday
will open the campaign to sell
81 500, 900 Liberty loan bonds in
Rock Island and the lower end of
the county.
There will be a meeting at the
Rock Island club at noon at which
the workers will receive instruc-
tions for the drive here. All can
vassers will wear United States
third Liberty loan volunteer but
tons.
Under the direction of Mrs. c. H.
Castetter. the women of this city
have made plans to take care of a
large portion of the resident sec
ton canvass.
Last night there was a meeting
at Coal Valley in which the rnsrn
loan was boosted. F. o. Van CAT
der and E. H. Stafford made patri-
otto talks and A. J. Lindstrom out
lined the plans of the campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
WHISTLESBLOW
AS LIBERTY DAY
IS GIVEN BIRTH
Demonstration for 10 Minutes In
nOunces To Twin-Cities Ami
versary of War.
ALSO OPENING OF CAMPAIGN
Celebration Here Consists of Patri-
otto Meetings Tonight and To-
morrow Afternoon.
Liberty dayi


The blowing of whistles in Rock
Island and Moline at midnight an
nounced to the people of the twin
cities that the first anniversary of
the war here and that the third
Liberty loan campaign had opened.
The demonstration lasted for IS
minutes. The whistle at the Rock
Island waterworks pumping sta
ton was the first to sound. 1t was
the signal for the others to open
full blast and loud demonstration
followed. Many were awakened by
the noise. Some did not know why
the whistles were blowing. Many
had an idea there was a fire at the
arsenal or at some of the big man
ufacturing plants but later re-
called that whistles were to blow
for the ushering in of Liberty day.
Rock Islands celebration of Lib
erty day will cover two days. Be
sides the address to be given by
Governor Frank o. Lowden at the
Empire rink tonight, and the pa
rade, the Great Lakes Naval train
ing station band will be here for a
concert tomorrow afternoon at the
Augustana college gymnasium.
Judge Fenton ". Booth of the Unit
ed States court of claims of Wash
ington and A. ]. O'Connor. an attor-
ney and a brilliant orator of Otta-
wa. will make addresses at the
meeting. they having been dele
gated to accompany the band.
Today was Liberty loan day in
the full sense of the word. Resi-
dents in all parts of the city.
brought out their flags and even
though it was raining, unfurled the
emblems to the breeze.
Boy Scouts were out in force to-
day distributing Liberty loan post
ers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
FARMERS IN COUNTY CAN BE ASSURED
THEIR CORN WILL BE A SUCCESS AND
GROW IF THEY SOW COUNCILS SEEDS

banks came to the rescue. and now
any farmer in Illinois who wants
seed corn can get it through the
seed corn administration.
Every corn county in the state
has been organized, with a chaif-
man whose business it is to learn
of any surplus seed and where it
is needed. Machinery has Just
been put into working order. and
about sixty thousand bushels OF
corn is under contract. There has
been delivered $4,000 bushels 1t
is expected that between 100000
and 100000 bushels will be gotten
together, and on the basis of six
acres of ground for each bushel of
seed the banks and council of ad-
ministration hope to increase the
corn acreage in Illinois by 100000
or 100000 acres, which should
help some in the autumn. Corn fit
for seed is reported to be scarcest
since 1880.
The price to be paid the farmer
will vary from $3.50 to $3.50 a
bushel based on the percentage of
germination-that is, the degree OF
vitality that will insure under nor
NAL conditions an indicated per-
centage of growth in the field. The
corn is sent to the Illinois College
of Agriculture, where it is tested
For seed showing so to 80 per cent
of termination $3.50 a bushel will
be paid, and for seed showing 80
to 100 per cent termination, $3.50.
The selling price to the farmer
will be $3.50 per bushel above the
price paid by the seed administra-
ton. The extra $3.50 will be re-
quired TO meet the expense of find
ing the corn. storing it, ard paying
interest on the money advanced by
the banks. the latter rate being b
per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06

Palmer R. Edgerton, county crop
advisor. purchases the entire sup
ply of seed corn that he furnishes
to the farmers in this county from
the state council of defense in
Chicago.
In that city every possible means
of securing good seed is executed.
Farmers of the county that pur
chase their supply through MI.
Edgerton can be assured OF hav-
ing seed that will prove success
full
Twelve or fifteen leading Chicago
banks have decided to make it pos
sible for the Illinois farmers to
secure seed corn through the
agency of the state council of de-
Tense. The banks have organized
a syndicate to furnish 81 900
with which seed corn will be hunt
ed up. purchased, and then sold 20
farmers In districts where the seed
is raised.
The matter Of raising The money
was put in the hands of commit
tee consisting of J. R. WashburE,
vice president of the Continental
and Commercial National bank !;
John p. Oleson, vice president of
the First National, and Owen T.
Reeves, vice president of the Corn
Exchange.
This committee got togethe.
subscriptions to the amount indi-
Gated. and named Dan Norman, as
sistant cashier of the Continental
National bank, treasurer.
The seed corn administration
corporation has been incorporated,
with a nominal capital. 1t is in
effect a department of the state
council of defense, which organ
lied the seed corn administration,
but did not have the money with
which to prosecute its work. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-06
LOCAL BOY GIVEN
PROMOTION WITH
BATTERY D TROOP

Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Bergendorf,
$50 Twenty street. are high
" eiated over recognition which
has come TO their son Walter.
According TO q letter received
from him by the parents, he has
been made a corporal in the Bat
terry D. One Hundred and Twenty
sixth field artillery OF Davenport.
at Camp Cody, Demiug y NJ. Let
ters he has recently written his
parents were to the effect that he
vas trying hard to make d place for
himself in the ranks on the nom
commissioned officers, and his pro-
motion, naturally. comes as a result
Of his untiTiug efforts TO gain rec