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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15
AMERICAN TROOPS
VICTIM Of U-BOATS
TRANSPORT TUscANIA, WITH 1897
AMERICANS ABOARD, is SUNK
OFF THE IRISH COAST.
WAS UNDER BRITISH CONVOY
One of American Officers Aboard the
Torpedoed Liner Lauds Conduct
Of Men-Numbered Tags to
Be Used Hereafter.

Washington.-Latest official adviees
to the war department accounted for
all except 119 of the 1887 American
soldiers and crew who we're on board
The troops, composed chiefly of de
tachments OF Michigan and Wisconsin
national guardsmen, were travelling on
the Tuscania, British vessel, under
convoy of British warships.
The state departments dispatch
gave the number of soldiers on board
as 2,173, six less than the war depart
ment's report. 1t told of plans prompt
ly made for caring for the survivors,
The state department issued this
statement:
"The latest advices received by the
state department from the embassy at
London regarding the Tuscania are
that 1912 officers and men on the Tus.
cania were accounted for out Of 2,173,
"The ambassador has sent an assist.
ant military attache and another army
officer to Belfast, Ireland. Represent
atives of the American Red Cross and
the Y. M. c. A. also have gone, with
full power to spend all the money
needed, and authorizations from the
British Red Cross to use their equip,
ment at Belfast. The ambassador fur.
Their reports that the lord mayor Of Bel
fast is giving all the aid possible"
Second Transport to Be Torpedoed.
The Tuscania was the first ship car
rying American troops to Europe to be
sunk by German submarines, but the
transport Antilles was tor
pedoed and sunk in the war zone while
returning to the United States from
France and IA soldiers we're lost with
l56 other persons, including several
OF the naval armed guard.
American warships conveying trans
ports to France last June twice fought
off submarine attacks. Since then,
however, there has been no report Of
an attack on ip carrying Ameri-
,an troops to Europe
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15
HOLD JOBS FOR EMPLOYEES
Senator Mcclellan Introduces Bill Re.
tanning on Eligible Rolls Enlist
ina Employees.


Washington.-T first bill to care
for government employees whose en-.
listment has added another star to
the service flag of some branch of the
nations forces was introduced in the
senate by Senator Mcclellan of Ten.
uessee, provided that any soldier OF
sailor who leaves the government ser.
vice and enlists or accepts a com.
mission in the army or navy within
six months after leaving the govern.
ment employ shall be retained on the
eligible rolls and restored to his old
position after he leaves the army or
navy, provided he is still able TO do
any part of the work upon which he
was originally engaged.
The committee on military affairs,
Of which Mr.. Mcclellan is q member.
and the civil service retirement COM
mittee, Of which he is chairman. are
both favorable to the passage of such
a measure.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15
Submarine Wa. Also Sunk.

Londonderry, Ireland.-The subma-
rine which torped0ed the Tuscania
was attacked by destroyer. An
American officer gave an intimation
that the submarine was destroyed.
This officer was one Of the last to
leave the Tuscania. The second tor
pedo fired BY the submarine missed its
mark, he said. Thereupon q destroy
err. which was near behind the liner,
dashed off toward the submarine,
using a bomb-dropping device. The
claim is made that the submarine was
done in" by the bombs thus ex-
ploded.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15
VIII Number Each Man.

Washington To insure prompt
Identification of enlisted men of the
army who may be killed or wounded,
a numbered tag system similar to
that in the British and French armies
has been adopted by the war depart
ment. Adjt.-Gen. Mccain announces
that a number will be stamped on the
metal Identification tag each soldier
is required to wear and that SINH
lar number will be placed opposite the
mans name in the war department
roster.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15
COL. ROOSEVELT IMPROVED.
Suffering Much Pain and Bearing II
With Characteristic stoicism.

New York.-Col. Theodore Roose-
velt's condition was reported by au-
thorities at the Roosevelt Hospital as
slightly improved He was still SUI
fering considerable pain, II was stated,
but less than the day before, when
his rest was disturbed He bore his
pain with characteristic stoicism. Mrs.
Roosevelt, who secured a room in the
hospital when the second operation
on the colonel was performed. has re-
manned by his bedside almost con-
stantly. His daughters, Mrs. Long
worth and Mrs. Derby, have been fire.
Quent visitors.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15
UKRAINE is RECOGNIZED.
Reported France and England Have
Acknowledged Republic.


Acknowledged Republic.
LOndon.-The remarkable statement
that France and Great Britain have
recognized the Ukraine republic and
sent diplomatic representatives there
is contained in an official statement
sent out by the Russian Wireless News
Agency and issued here through
press bureau. The statement occurs
in the course OF report of the pro
ceedings at the Brest.Litovsk confer
ence of February /, at which NJ Sew.
ruik, who apparently is the new chair
man of the Ukrainian delegation, is
represented as saying that by an act
of the Ukrainian Rada on November
Z the Ukrainian republic declared that
these diplomatic representatives had
been appointed.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15
GERMAN ATTACK REPuLsED.
Spirited Engagement Fought on the
Right Bank of Meuse.

Right Bank of Meuse.
Paris.-Heavy artillery fighting in
Alsace and on the right bank of the
Mouse and a German attack near eau,
riers wood, resulting in a spirited en-
gagement, are reported from general
headquarters and made public by the
war office tonight The text of the
statement reads:
ION the right bank of the Mouse,
after a violent bombardment, the Ger
mans launched on the front of the
Carriers wood an attack which re-
suited in a spirited combat. The en-
envy was repulsed and left their killed
in cur hands"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15
WAR is IN CRUCIAL STAGE.
King George Says England Must Use
Every Resource and Energy.

London.-In his speech at the open
ing of parliament, King George said
the struggle had reached a critical
stage which demanded more than ever
the full use OF the country's energies
and resources.
Until recognition is offered Of the
only principles upon which an honor
able peace can be concluded. the king
declared. it is the duty of the British
TO prosecute the war with all the vigor
they possess.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15
USING DYNAMITE ON GORGE.
To Remove Danger Of Flood and Per
nit Resumption Of Traffic.

Pittsburgh-To remove the danger
of a flood and 70 permit resumption
Of river traffic engineers began break.
ing up a mile ice gorge in the Monon.
gahela river. near Brownsville, Pa,
with dynamite.
II Is estimated that removal Of the
gorge win permit shipment Of more
than 5000 tons Of coal daily. Work.
men numbering more than 100000 have
been idle for several weeks
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15
TOWN IS TERRoRIzEo.

Chihuahua City Residents Fear
Streets After NlahtfaIl.
Juarez, Neutrality-suspicious. have
grown so bad in Chihuahua City few
venture from their homes after dark.
report passengers arriving here. Rob
berries and murders occur Almost
Nightly and there Is an organized
league which has terrorized one sec.
tion Of the city until all TIE police
and gendarmes In that district have
resigned Cor fear Of them
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15

Russian steps formally out Of the
wa by act Of the Bolshevik govern
ment, which seized the reins Of power
in Petrograd last November and al.
most Immediately opened peace ne
yotiations with the central empires,
The authority Of this government
seems virtGally unquestioned at pres.
snt in northern Russia and the leu
tonic powers have already assured
the cessation Of even nominal hostili-
ties along virtually al the remainder
Of the original long line in the east
BY signing 3 peace with the Ukraine
md isolsting Rumania.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15
RUSSIA OUT OF WAR.
Generalization Of Troops Upon All
Fronts 10 Ordered.

Amsterdam.-Rus has declared
the state OF war to be at an end, and
has ordered the rehabilitation Of Rus
sian forces on all fronts. according to
q dispatch received here, dated Brest-
Litovsk on Sunday.
The dispatch follows:
"The president of the Russian dele
CATION at Sundays sitting, stated that
while Russia was desisting from sign.
ing a formal peace treaty, 1t declared
the state Of war to be ended with Ger
many, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and
Bulgaria, simultaneously giving orders
for complete rehabilitation Of Russian
forces on all fronts"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
Dodge County's Second Draft
Contingent Goes to Funston

Fremont, Neb., April 2S.-(Special
Ielegram.)-Dodge county's second
contingent of the second draft, COM
prising 27 men, left yesterday over
the Union Pacific for Camp Funston.
The fife and drum corps led the
squad to the station. The following
young men make up the contingent:
William J.Lange, Irwin F. Smith.
Gust Likousis, Thomas ]. Brown,
Marshall Bennett Fred E. Lea, Ed
ward /: Larson, Hagop Soukigan,
James ID. Curray. Russell A. Robin
son, Glen D. Blair, Adm T. Lund-
berg, Leroy. E. Whitford, Fred JAMS
sen, Henry F. Goettsc, Leslie B. Van
aleve,. Michael DIETRICH, George B.
campbell, Julius w. Nelson, Nathan
Miller William Ginakis, Frank Bull
lock, William T. Kallenbach, Wilmer
Boyd. August R. Hetmek, Victor c.
Lea, Victor P. Wright.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
GiUen Seaman
Who Saued Ship by
i. Graphing With Bomb

Washington, April 2s.-How John
Mackenzie, chief boatswain's
mate in the naval reserve, by ex-
traordinary heroism, saved the con-
verted yacht Remlik, on patrol
service in European waters, was
told today in an announcement by
Secretary Daniels, that the Navy
department had awarded Mackenzie
the medal of honor and a gratuity
Of Sl00.
During heavy gale December II
last, a depth charge weighing
several hundred pounds broke from
its fastenings at the stern of the
Remlik, and went sweeping about
the deck. Mackenzie. realizing the
danger, shouted Watch me, I'll get
it." and dashed down the deck,
tlinging himself upon the charging
cylinder.
Three times the daring man al
most had his arms about the bomb,
but each time the seas tore it from
him and once it almost crushed
him. He stuck to the task, how.
ever, and on the fourth attempt got
a firm grip on the cylinder, heaved
it upright on. .one fat end and held
it down until lines, could be run to
him and he and the bomb safely
lashed.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
Beatrice News Items.

Beatrice, Neb., April 2s.-(Special.)
willard Eanke, who for the last
several months has been chief opera
tor for the Western Union Telegraph
company in this city, has entered tn.
service of the Union Pacific as ticket
clerk and operator at Lincoln. . .
The closing of the third Liberty
loan drive was celebrated at Cort-
land yesterday afternoon, a large
crowd being in attendance. DR.. Ed
gar Lucas of this city gave the ad-
dress. He has three brothers fight
ing with the British army in France.
Miss Helen S. Dickson of Oregon
has been elected librarian of the Be-
atrice library to succeed Miss Smith,
who recently resigned to take a posi-
ton at Washington, D. C..
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
Dodge Red Cross Chapter
HELPS Base Hospital Unit

Fremont, Neb., April 2s.-(Special
Telegram)-The Dodge county Red
Cross chapter, during the first year
of its existence, raised total of $26,-
800 through the various channels. OF
this amount the chapter spent $l7929
for supplies and other items in carry
ing on the work, according to the re-
port of Secretary Paul Colson at the
annual meeting here.
The chapter has a membership of
9,45l. Officers elected are: Chair
man, S. S. Sidner; vice-chairman,
Mrs. R. S. McGiverin; secretary,
Paul Colson; treasurer, ]. E. Helm;
chairman membership committee,
Frank B. Knapp.
: The chapter voted to subscribe
$1,000 to the Nebraska state base hos
pital fund. Precinct chairmen were
named and plans for the drive for
Red Cross funds in May outlined by
Frank Knapp, chairman of the county
committee. Dodge county's quota is
S25.000.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
Governor Appoints Peace
Conference D Locates
(From a Staff correspondont.)

Lincoln, April 2s.-(Special.)--
Governor Neville has appointed a
number of delegates from Nebraska
to attend the win the War for
Permanent Peace" convention to be
held in Philadelphia May 10. II
and IS:
Ex-senator Norris Brown, Lysle
I. Abbott, Ex-senator J. H. Millard,
Mrs. Edgar M. Morsman, jr., Victor
Rosewater, w. d. McHugh, {. N.
Dietz, Omaha; Ex-Governor John H.
Morehead, Falls City; D. P. L. Hall,
Lincoln; Clark Perkins, Aurora;
Charles G. Ryan, Grand Island;
George Coupland, Elgin; George c.
Gillian, Lexington; Ray Nye, FIRE.
mont; J. c. Hartigan, Fairbury; c.
J. Hunt, Bridgeport; Douglas Cones,
Pierce; J. ]. Thomas, Seward; P. w.
Murphy, Ainsworth; D. F. Osgood,
Hyannis; w. J. Furse, Alma; B. F.
Hastings, Grant; c. +. Coffee, Chad
ron; M. A. Brown, Kearney; c, c.
George, Omaha; Thomas c. Patter-
son, North Platte; Mare G. Perkins,
Fremont; E. M. Searle. Ogalalla;
Judge c. P. Chambers, Sidney; Viii
liam Mitchell, Alliance; Adam
Breede, Hastings; Ward Burgess,
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
York County to Send "a
Select Men to Two Camps

York, Neb,, April 2s.-(Special. y
Following are the names of 81 men
selected by the York county board
of exemption and selections. Twenty
will leave for Camp Funston on April
80 and Is will go to Fort Logan on
May 3. One name will be eliminated
but no decision has been reached as
yet who it will be.
Frank S. Henry, Earl Samuelson,
John Reisbick, Henry Herbert, Wal
ter L. Piper, Ellsworth E. Burton,
Otis Powell, Harold Pulse, James E.
McCart, Lyle L. Hixon, Joseph
Hoffner, Richard R. Nolan, Joseph E.
Williams, Charles E. Croson, Wade
McCallen, John D. Shockley, Walter
|: Will. Herman Erickson, Clarence
w. Gelvin, Gerhard A. Finke, David
R. Valentine, Floyd Stone, John
Harris jr.; Harry w. Summers, James
Earl Allen, Evan Holch, Ralph Little,
Ludwig c. Marquardt, Elwood Huff
man, Frank ]. Voss, Frank Butler,
James w. Browitt, James B. Nc
CURE, Benjamin Fl. Temple.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
Dr.. William B0hn Will Make
Three, More Talks in State

Lincoln, Neb., April 2S.-(Special.)
DIR. William E. Bohn, New York,
secretary of the Friends of German
Democracy, who is on a Today
speaking tours throughout the state
under the auspices of the Bureau of
Speakers and Publicity of the State
Council of Defense, will address a
union mass meeting at Minden Sum
day night, arranged by Senator
Charles A. Chappell, chairman of the
Minden -Four minute Men," g.
Chairman D. R. Livingston of the
Otoe County Council of Defense has
arranged meeting at Nebraska City
which DR.. Bohn will address Mon
day night. DR. .Bohn will conclude
his tour of Nebraska at Beatrice
Tuesday night. He then goes to St.
Louis. On account of the demands
for him at other Nebraska cities
Prof. NJ. M. Fogg announced today
that it was impossible to meet the
request of the Lincoln Germans for
a second address by DR.. Bohn, who
spoke last Sunday night in St. Paul's
German Evangelical church.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
CHARLES NICHOLS
HARDLY ABLE TO !
Walk, he SAYS
Had Rheumatism So Bad He
Was Nearly Helpless; Tan
lac Has Ended His
Trouble.

81 was so crippled up with rheuma-
tish before l took Tanlac that I
couldn't walk at times" said Charles
Nichols of 1901 South 10th street,
while purchasing his fourth bottle of
the medicine at Sherman & Nc
Connell drug store recently.
"Yes, sir, it's fact" he continued,
my left leg and both hips were
stiffened up and hurt me so bad that
] could hardly get up out of my chair.
/ have hardly been free from pain
in five years, but every now and then
/ would have one of these bad at
tacks when / could scarcely hobble
around.
Il tried everything | knew of or
heard about and If there's anything
as good for rheumatism as Tan1ac
I've failed to find it. In TACT, Tanlac
is the only thing that ever helped
me and since taking it I feel thous-
and times better than have in years.
MY joints began to Timber up and
the pain commenced to leave me in
just few days after l began taking
it and / have been improving right
along ever since. I'm feeling like
new man already and ! certainly do
advise all sufferers from rheumatism
to take Tanlac."
Rheumatism is not only one OF the
most prevalent, but one Of the most
painful and difficult to treat of all
present day diseases. When the d.
gestite organs and bowels are not
working properly, and the kidneys
become clogged up, the whole sys-
tenn becomes deranged and saturated
with uric acid poisons and other inn
purities, which accumulate in the
joints and other parts of the body
and produce the condition known
as rheumatism.
Tanlac is powerful reconstruc-
tive and quickly overcomcs this con-
dition by acting directly on the vital
organs, toning them up and enabling
them to perform their proper func-
tions, so that the impurities are soon
eliminated from the system in
natural way. Liniments and external
applications as a general thing only
afford temporary relief. Tanlac is a
constitutional treatment and gets
right at the root OF the trouble by re-
moving the cause.
Tanlac is sold in Omaha by Sher.
man & Mcconnell Drug Company,
corner 18th and Dodge Streets: Owl
Drug Co., 18th and Harney streets;
Harvard Pharmacy, Gath and Farnam
streets; Northeast corner 10th and
Farnam streets, and West End phar-
macy, 49th and Dodge streets, under
the personal direction of special
,Tanlac representative.-Adv. "
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
IS FIXED
ON SUGAR BEEIS
GROWN THIS YEAR
Ten Dollars Per Ton at Dump,
Food Administration Believes
Is Fair to Growers in
Nebraska.

An estimated cost of $S,2S per ton
to produce sugar beets, an average
production Of 100 tons per acre for
1918, and the fact that 7S5 per cent
of the total production of Nebraska
is by tenant farmers, are the outstand-
ing features of the investigation made
by the sugar beet commission ap
pointed by Gurdon w. Wattles, fed
eral food administrator for Nebraska
Upon these facts, supplemented bv
less important ones, the commission
recommended $40 at the dump as ?
fair price for sugar beets to growers
The report was accepted and approved
in whole by United States Food Ad-
mnistrator Hoover.
Tenants in the Lead.
Perhaps the most startling develop
ment of the hearings was the fact that
more than ttree-fourths of the sugar
beets were grown by tenant farmers
Of total Of 4I4,7o7 tons, tenants
grew 3l3,4sz tons on an acreage of
33o96 of total of 44,6S3. That ten
ant growers are better producers than
landlords is indicated by the figure.
which show that while tenants are 81
per cent in number, their production
is trihe more than Is. All told, there
are 1,3a0 growers. according to these
statistics.
The report estimates the cost of
production o. beets at 800 per acre.
Land costs. including interest on in.
vestment valued at $3.50 per acre,
taxes, and depreciation, SIS 50; seed
Sl.oo; fertilizer and hauling, $ll;
equipment cost, $3.50; contract labor,
SIS; other labor, $l9.45; delivery on
an estimated yield ofl09 tons, $l3.o5,
or total cost per acre of 500
The estimated yield for this year is
trifie lower than the average of ll.24
tons per acre. However, many fac
tors entered into the decision upon
which the commission based the l0.o
estimated yield and justified it.
The only real point of difference be-
tween growers and manufacturers
was that or siloing but the report
met this by recommending optional
siloing on the part of the grower and
an additional $l,50 where beets were
sliced.
Your commission wishes to &C.
knowledge the good will in evidence
everywhere toward the government,
and the desire to assist in the produc-
ton of sugar during the war as 4 mat
ter OF patriotism and national de-
tense" the report concludes.
The repott is very complete and is
made after most complete investi-
CATION" says Food Administrator
Wattles. u. Is thorough, covering
all phases o. the growing of sugar
beets, and the fact that it has been
approved by Mr.. Hoover establishes
the fairness of the recommendations"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
Two County Officials Go
In Lancaster Draft Call
(From a Staff Correspondent. }

Lincoln, April 28.-(SpeciaD-Lan
caster county will lose two of its
county officers, both of them being
called in the draft.
County Judge Ralph Wilson left
with the Lincoln contingent for Camp
Funston last night, being captain of
the quotat
Deputy County Attorney G. R.
Mann will depart this week with the
quota which will go to Fort Logan,
Colo. Mr.. Mann has been married
only about month, but Judge Will
son is single man.
Both were presented with wrist
watches by the county officials before
leaving. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
MAN CAN'T SERVE
TWO MASTERS Is
COURT VERDICT
(From a Staff Correspondent.)

Lincoln, April 9.-(SpeciaD-%No
man can serve two masters" in the
opinion of Judge F. w. Button, OF
the district court of Dodge county,
according to information coming to
the state board of control.
Two preachers in that county ap-
piled to Judge Button under the
new law to preach under the provi-
sions of the sedition law. The judge
said to them:
"In this war now being waged be-
tween Germany and the United
States, where are your sympathies?"
Both of them replied, "On both
sides"
Il will never grant license to any
man whose sympathies are not wholly
with the United States in this war"
quickly announced Judge Button and
the men, Rev. w. A. Cappins and
Rev. F. G. Schoop were sent away,
without their wishes being granted.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
Honor Sarpy County Men Who
Are Called to the C0lorS

Papillion, Neb., April 2S.-(Special.)
The following Sarpy county young
men left last week for Camp Funs-
ton, Kans.:
Karl N. Langheine, john H. Doeb-
kin, Edwin F. Goertz, Earl Petty,
Fred R. Lamb, Alonzo Griffith, Will
liam F. Condron, Abe Cohen, Arthur
Hover and Norman Lowell
Patriotic exercises were held at
the court house at 1890, at which
the new Sarpy county service flag,
with stars representing the l70 Sarpy
county boys who have entered the
service, was unfurled for the first
time. The presentation speech was
made by Rev. B. Johansen of the
Methodist church. Sergeant Nc
Carthy, formerly county attorney
here, of Camp Funston, also ad-
dressed the crowd.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
EVERY MEAL A
POISONOUS INJECTION

Few folks suffering from kidney ana
bladder troubles ever think that the
meals which they are taking are hasten
ing their death. Every morsel of food
taken gives UP its quantity OF uric acid.
This poison Is taken into the system
through a diseased condition Of the kid
neys and bladder. In the healthy man
nature provides an outlet for this poison.
Those IN ill-health must take q medicinal
help to drive this death-dealing poison
from the system. For over 200 years
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem OIL Capsules
have been doing this work. They effect
prompt relief in all diseases arising from
kidney and bladder troubles. Don't put
off this vital matter of attending to your
health until It is time to make your
funeral arrangements, Get box Of GOLD
MEDAL Haarlem OIL Capsules today. Look
for the genuine. Your druggists sells them.
They are guaranteed or money refunded.
Insist on GOLD MEDAL Brand.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
Ming|e Patriotism With
Anniversary Exercises

Burwell, Neb., April 28.-(Special.) }
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs,
with their families. held an anniver-
sary program and reception on Friday
night. An excellent program was
rendered and a history of the local
and grand lodge was given by local
members.
The hall was filled to its capacity
and much interest was shown and
the speakers did not forget to add
patriotic sentiment to their talks.
The lodge has already invested in ST.
600 War Saving stamps.