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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

time, on May IA, the government moved to
restore the equal-suffrage provision as first
drawn. But it was voted down, $50 to lbs.
Finally compromise" was adopted. in the
shape OF grudgingly modified form OF plural
voting; and then there was put into the bill
clause to the effect that any future change
in the Frussian constitution must require
vote of three to one. As the writer in The
New Europe" says, "this was intended to
bang, bolt and bar the door on further re-
form" This, then, is the bill, adopted by the
lower House in the teeth OF the government
and now under discussion in the upper House.
which the chancellor afhrms the government
cannot approve Admitting that he is theo-
reticaly opposed to equal suffrage, Count
Hertlng warns the Herrenhaus that the
time has come when social distinctions" in
the matter of voting must be done away with.
And he adds his conviction that upon the
right decision of the question may hang the
fate of the crown and dynasty.
This may be almost conscious exaggeration
for the sake of political effect. 1t would be an
being addressed by the authorities to the Ger
man people The appeal to dread of conse-
quences is openly made. Both crown prince
and kaiser make it. Behold" they say in
effect, "our envious and wicked enemies de-
termined to invade German soil to burn and
STAY and utterly destroy our precious civil
lization. We must drop everything else and
unite all our forces so as to beat off these
yengeful foes. For if they vanquish us. all
is lost"
What will be the actual effect on the Ger
mans of all these signs of furry and worry
on the part OF their rulers, one would have
to be confident expert in Teutonic psychol-
ogy to predict. The frank argument from
fear may easily produce only more acute
fear When the kaiser turns from boastful
predictions to moving appeals, what is the
inference which his people will draw? The
answer is writ large in the angry complaints
of the German press; in the protests of mill
tary commanders and writers against the
spirit OF grumbling and pessimism which is
spreading throughout Germany. 1t is not
only the general staff that acts as if it knew
not where next to turn. The kaiser wobbles
the government chops and changes. One
day it Is with the an-Germans, the next dead
against them. First Won Kuhlmann is con-
Itemptuously dismissed, and next he is con-
spicuously decorated by the emperor What
all this vacillation and evidence of perturba-
ton may bring forth in the future only man
wise in his own conceit would undertake to
say posviteyil. But the present evidence
that the German morale is breaking no one
can fail to see to be conclusive and full of
hone for the r;oheous rause of the allies
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

the fastenings were too short to put your
picture up on the wall
IAN right. Give me rope enough ans
I'll hang observation-disclosures American.
well, i've got my winter supply OF coal
In, anyhow"
els II paid for2"
Say, why do you always insist on bring
Ing up something disagreeable when FELLOW
Is trying to be optimistic. boston Tran
script,
whats your mules name"
He hasn't got any regular name. IL
sort o. keeps us both interested for me to
think up what to call him as provocation
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Did he tell you how much more II cost
him to live during these war tlmesT
mo but he said he now eats lunch
instead of q luncheon and wears = necktis
In place Of a cravat"--Browning's Magazine.
"As Nearly as I can determine" said the
supercilllous young woman, you are what
they call a literary hack"
No" replied the young man, YEARLY.
I'm not even 4 hack: I'm titney"-Lifs.
"oh, for the wings of a dove" sighed the
poet
Order what you like, replied the pro-
saic person, but should prefer the breast
OF a chicken. London TidBits.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

Germany's imperial vice chancellor talks about
putting millions OF Serbans, Roumanians and
Russians out of action, intimating that the Yam
kee troops carry no terror for the Hun He over
looks the fact that the kaiser cannot reach Amer
lea by the means he used in Russia. Our people
will not be caught by such chat, else we would
never have entered the war.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

The State Journal. as usual wakes eloquent
over the soft drink parors of Omaha, to be aban-
doued when near beer" goes under the ban, over
booking the fact that one or two similar institu-
tons in Lincoln will likewise be affected. Per-
haps they are too near home for our esteemed
contemporary to notice. .,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14
Just 80 Years Ag0 odag

A part of the machinery of the
Omaha Implement company, former
ly the John Dierks Manufacturing
company, was sold at sheriff's sale.
The work of tearing down the Grad
DIV block of fenementS on St. MarY'S
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

avenue near IWehuetH sutVt Is III
progress.
Miss Mary A. James of Lemont,
Ill.,, is visiting her cousin, Sergeant
Mcstyn. b..
George Heimrod and family re-
turned from a sojourn of year and
half in Eurore.
Charles Mcdonald, a barrister, and
Mr.. Dart, agent of the Michigan Gen.
trail at Ridseton, Canada, passed
through the city on their way home
from a sojourn n Denver, Colorado
Springs, Manitou and other mountain
resorts.
The Omaha WheeI club will make
the run to Irvington and return Sum-
dax.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

Champ Clark gives out that there will be no
recess OF congress, but he has been known to
change his mind.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

Wonder il any OF those Poles who cheered
the democratic senator who msrepresents Ne
braska ever saw a copy of "Vaterland" with his
nicture on the front pager
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

Base bali having been put to sleep for the
duration of the war, college foot ball comes next
in order. Squads right" will take the place of
tackles back" on the campus and gridiron this
fall
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

The Omaha Double Ender is getting worried
over the price OF gold, and fears the monetary
balance is about to be upset. This sounds we'll
from an organ that shrieked so loudly for the
adoption of the sacred 16-to-1 ratio.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

No details have come as to the share the Ne
braska boys had in the job at St. Mihlel, but the
folks at home know their work was well done
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

Local curiosity is becoming tense over the pos
sible fate of Mayor Jim" at Washington.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

Gene Debs will have plenty of time to work
out some new theories for the ameoration OF all
mankind before he gets where he can exploit any
of them
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

TO previously prepared position" has been
revived by Ludendorf, who is rapidly adding to
his other elements of distinction. that OF being a
humorist. u.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

Keith Neville will have to unload lot OF other
mistakes besides the State Council OF Defense It
he gets himself in good with the voters again.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

State jobs are looking for takers in Nebraska
what has become OF all deserving democratsF
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

We still have Tree speech in America, but some
OF our citizens make the mistake OF being too free
with it.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14
TWlce Told Tales
Following Advice,

The teacher wanted some plums in
order to give an object lesson during
school hours, and, calling one of the
small boys, she gave him 10 cents
and dispatched him to the fruit stand
down on the corner.
Before you buy the plums, Willie"
she cautioned, you had better pinch
one or two to make sure they are
ripe"
Little Willie fitted away. Soon he
came back and smilingly put the bag
on the teachers desk.
ooh, thank you, Willie" said the
teacher, taking up the bag. did you
pinch one or two as told you to do?"
Did II" was the gleeful response.
Il pinched the whole bagfui and
here's your 10 cents"-Buffalo Even
ing News.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14
.IO..[,.l'll.N''-
One Year AGO To-day In the war


Italians again captured summit OF
Monte San Gabrielle.
Elihu Root, in a speech at Chicago,
denounced the war opponents as
traitors.
London announced the recent sink
ing by the British navy of eight enc
my submarines.
The Day We Celebrate.
George T. Lindley, abstracter of
titles with Potter. Cobb & Melkle COM
pany, born 1865.
DR.. James s. Goetz, practicing ply
sician, born 1878.
Lord Robert Cecil, late British min
lister of blockade, now assistant sec.
rotary of state for foreign AFFAIRS.
born 81 years ago.
Charles Dana Gibson, artist, illu-
strator and author, born at Roxbury,
Mass. 81 years ego.
This Day in History.
lTS1--Washingto reached Will
liamsburg, Va, to begin the siege OF
Yorktown.
lSis-Two thousand Turkish troops
met death near Widen as result or
an overflow of the Danube.
1S67-Sir Robert Napier was APP
pointed to command the British ex-
petition against Abyssin!a.
ls0l--Theodor Roosevelt entered
the White House for the first time as
president, following the death or
President Mckinley.
1916-B British tanks were used Cor
the first time on The western front
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14
Call for service comes next.

The Salvation Army is also lOO'per-cent or
ganization Get behind il,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

Berlin says the St, Mhel salient was aban
doned without interference, but what about tn
thousands OF prisoners left in Pershins's hands
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14
Big Talk.

orville Wright, at dinner in Day
ton. talked of his early struggles.
I'VE had, my brother and l." he
said, lots OF oral encouragement, but
no financial encouragement. People
talked big. but they would put up
nothing. With their mouths full of
millions and their quite empty hands,
they reminded me of barber once
knew. This barber said one day as
he shaved me:
Ihats a fine pup of Wilber-
forces. I'd give anything for it
"Well, it's for sale, isn't it,? said I.
"The barber sneered.
"'Oh. yes, it's for SALE said he, but
Wilberforce, the chump, wants $3.50
for it "--Cincinnau Enquirer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14
MIRTHFUL REMARKS.

Gubbins-Gee, another winter nearly here.
Flubbins-What makes you think so?"
Gubbins--Just got my issue Of summer
underwear today.-Stars and Stripes.
1.-THE discipline In the navy IL very strict,
'sn't it,"
Sure 1t Is. They even dock vessel
Tor falling to keep up with the rest
Detroit Free Press.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14

MY dear, the man had fixing here said
Evening journal., 1918-06-20
TIRPITZ HOGS TRAIN
SEATS; is M0BBED
(By Newspaper Enterprise Associaiisn.)

10y NtN>pdltf EnitfpT1>c h>>oclaiiNh-l
AMSTERDAM. June 20LAdmiral Tir-
pitt is disclosed as seat hog" in an
article IN the Socialist organ "Nor-
waerts" OF Berlin.
on . recent German holiday the
train from Stettin 10 Berlin was packed
with pleasure-seckers. women and chill
dren being stuffed into carriages like
sardines.
A crowd which tried TO flght It's way
aboard the train al FreienWalde discov-
cred that an entire half Of one second
class carriage was occupied by an amia-
BILE looking old man with a long beard.
The guard refused TO disturb his com
fort, saying the compartments were re-
served FOR him.
Someone shouted. ITS old Tirpitzr r.
That threw the crowd into a frenzy,
and it started or the train TO mob the
old ex-plrate chief.
Won Tirpiiz became frightened at the
demonstration and ordered the guard
10 admit fhe crowd TO his compart-
ments.
"lle would have been roughly handled
had he not surrendered" says "Nor-
wacrts."
Evening journal., 1918-06-20

and Il is understood that Mexico is to
reconquer the lost territory in New
Mexico, Texas and Arizona. The details
are lef yotu for settlement
You are instructed TO inform the
President Of Mexico OF the above, in
The greatest confidence, as soon as II
IS certain that there will be an outbreak
OF war with the United States, and TO
suggest that the President OF Mexico,
on his own initiative, should commu-
nicate with Japan suggesting adherence
az once TO this plan. At the same time
he should offer to mediate between
Germany and Japan.
Please call TO the attention OF the
President cf Mexico that the employ
ment OF ruthless submarine warfare
now promises 90 compel England TO
make peace in a few months.
Zimmerman, German Imperial Sec
retary Of state FOR Foreign Affairs, Dis
patch to the German Minister in Mex
leo, January 49, 1917.
CHAPTER NJ.
REACTIONS AND PROTESTS.
1. Social democratic protests and warn
ings.
Danger in victory.
Defeat in war is rather adyan-
tageous than disadyant3geous TO a peo-
pie in our unfree condition. Victories
make q government that stands opposed
to a people arrogant and eXacting. De
feais compel them to approach the peo-
pie and to win their sympathy. This
is taught i'm the case Of Prussia by
the war OF isO6-O7, in the case OF Aus
tria by the war OF 1866, i'm the case Of
Franco by the war Of 1870, and by the
defeat Of Russia in the war with Japan
in 1901.
II Prussia had been defeated in
1866 Bismarck's ministry and the rule
Of the aristOcracy which weighs like a
nightmare upon Germany TO this day,
would have been swept away.
August Bebel, Mentors (i9iO,, vol
/, p. i6O, cited by w. Z. Walling, in the
New York "Tribune," May A., 1917.
''This is not a defensive war"
At the outbreak OF the war, on Au-
gust Z, 1914 the majority Of the Ger
man Socialists in the Reichstag accept
ed the theory Of the government that
the conflict had been forced upon Ger
many. Fourteen representatives, Of the
Socialist party, however, rejected this
view and voted against the war credits
demanded by the government. ON De
cember =, the number Of dissenting So7
ciallsts had increased TO seventeen;
but on this occasion Karl Liebknecht
alone voted against additional credits.
He fled a written protest; the Pres
ident Of the Reichstag refused to per-
NIT it 70 be read; and it was not pub
llshed in any German newspaper eX-
cept "Vorwarts," and even there only in
abbreviated form. A translation Of the
"Vorwarts" text is TO be found IN Wall
ing, "The Socialist and the War
Henry Holt and Company, 1915. That
text contains the sentence: "rhis is
not a defensive war; The opening and
closing paragraphs Of the protest
cited below, are given in Judges par
eux-memes," pp. 5O-5i, citing the Swiss
"Berner Tagwacht." The closing para
graph is cited, in the original text, IN
Grumbach, "Das anneXionistiche
Deutschland. D. A32.
Evening journal., 1918-06-20

seen. It was opened here by the food
ministry as a national restaurant. Of
fering food at about one-third the
average restaurant prices. The whole
enterprise Is a government affair and
business Is booming.
Evening journal., 1918-06-20
. BIG POSTER SHOW.

BY the United Press.
OTTAWA. Canada, June 20.-Ihe
Canada food board will display a col
lection Of food posters from Great
Britain, France Italy. the United states
and Canada at the annual Canadian eX-
hibitions TO be held this fall throughout
the Dominion.
Evening journal., 1918-06-20
OUT OF THEIR OWN MOUTHS!

Utterances of German Rulers Statesmen Savants Pubcs
Journalists Poes Business Men, Party Leaders, and
Soldiers, Edited by Munroe Smith, IL D., Professor
Of Jmisprudence Columbia University and Published by
D. Appleton and Company of New York and London
Permission Lay Before Evening Journal Readers These
Compiled and Copyrighted Evidsncss of Dannnsi1e
German Policy of Long Standing Was Obtained for Us
by Former Judge George Gray, Who Thinks They Should
Be Read, Dgesfed and Remembered by Every American.
Evening journal., 1918-06-20
cnaBBIr SHOP IN LONDON.

BY Tno Inlteu PIess
LONDON. June 2O-War economy at
last has planted a grabeteria lunch
room in England. the first American
type dyspepsia parlor the country has
Evening journal., 1918-06-20

WILMINGTON w. C. T. u. MEETING.
The regular business meeting Of the
Wilmington W. c. r. y. Will be held at
No. 100 West Eighth street at 2.D
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. An ex-
ecutive session Will precede the meet
ing. Members are urged to be present.
Evening journal., 1918-06-20
BY ALTMAN.

Editor OF THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Dear Sir: think the proper label
TO stamp on Bill Hohenzollern Is
Kaiser Bill. the man without a heart"
~ C.. C..
Newark, Del, June IS.
Editor Of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Here is another poem Of my own
composition:
NINE OCEAN.
My U-boats are dangerous,
As dangerous as can be,
They are dangerous to the children
That sail upon my sea.
The sea Is now verbOten
As verbOten as can be
It Is for my own numbering,
Because il was gTen by God TO me.
The sea does not belong TO you,
says Uncle sam 10 VIII,
Before very long our Heavenly Father
Will send TO you a bill"
Respectfully,
William Whitehead.
Evening journal., 1918-06-20

Domestics. cooks ana Mattresses
viii find excellent positions at good
wages by watching the daily Want
Ads.
Evening journal., 1918-06-20

boy showed a wonderful sulphurous
vocabulary and after torrent Of sew
eral minutes. he paused to think Of
an appropriate climax. With all the
hate his small body could hold express
ed on his race, he hissed you Kaiser"
and seemed TO think he had insulied
his opponent In the lowest manner
possible.
Sincerely
Anna Bell.
Editor OF TIE EVENING JOURNAL.
] think an bad words rolled in one
would never express how / hate the
monstrous Kaiser or perhaps, William,
the Hospital Bomber.
Respectfully,
Miss Cariia Ortiz
Evening journal., 1918-06-20

Editor OF THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Seeing your request for an appropri-
ate name for the Beast OF Germany I
wantfl tell you Of an incident which
happened on a Wilmington street. a
boy and a man were quarreling. The
The St. Mary banner., 1918-03-16

on the woman's liberty loan committee.
and to carry the lessons of the Liberty
loan and Of the war savings certifi-
Gates to the women in the far West.
"Out In California we are so far
away from the center of things that
many of the remote communities know
the thrift campaign Of the Liberty loan
only as a name. The duty of our wom-
en-, as see It, Is not only to conserve
In large way. but to save the small
amounts which the people Of the West
are apt to overlook.
I'VE are only beginning to use cop
pers in San Francisco" said Mrs. Bald
win, "and they are still only used in a
few Of the shops. In California the
copper cent has been regarded hereto
fore as too inconsiderable trif1e to be
given any consideration. The war and
its emergency measures, such as the
war savings certificates and the thrift
stamps, will change the Californian's
attitude toward the modest penny.
The St. Mary banner., 1918-03-16

living playwright Of great and talent
ed people. Is now acknowledged its
greatest living warrior Of the air.
ate age at which to attain distinction
In literature or art, but the greatest
flyers of other nations are men in their
twenties. Mature age is supposed to
have unsteadied the nerves and so
cooled the enthusiasm as to unfit a
man, in large measure. for brilliant
work above the clouds. D'Annunzi0
has disproved this theory.
j In addition to his triumphs as an
author and aviator. D'Annunzio has
shown marked ability as a politician.
The career of this remarkable man
began In his fifteenth year. While he
was studying at Prado he published a
volume of poems in which he display
ed such marked ability that he attract
ed the attention of literary critics
throughout Europe.
1t is upon the "spicyness" Of his
themes that D'Annunzio's enemies base
their most severe criticisms, but the
esteem in which he is held by the Ital-
ian public was shown wildly In the un-
certain days Of 1915. At this time
Giolitti, the Italian ex-premier. was the
leader Of the pro-German element In
Italy.
At q critical time Giolitti visited
Rome and attempted coup which
would have committed the nation to
active participation in the war on be-
half Of the nations with which she Is
now locked in a life and death strug-
gle. D'AnnunxiO's voice, which was
the real voice Of Italy, was raised
against such a move and so stirred
The St. Mary banner., 1918-03-16
POET HAILED AS HERO Of ITALY

were the people in his audience that
they rushed enraged to the streets and
threw up barricades behind which they
fought for the preservation of the
country's honor against those who
would betray them to the kaiser and
his intriguers.
Cries always Forward"
On May 10, 1915, the italian parlia-
ment declared war and the next day
D'Annunzio issued an impassioned
statement declaring that '"rhis day the
people Of Italy have once more become
healthy; they have recovered their
strength and their liberty. Be they
few or be they many, one against one.
one against four or one against ten
forward. Always forward to the
charge. Victory is only to those who
believe in victory, who swear by vic
tory"
D'Annunzio was among the first to
manifest an intense interest in avia-
ton. When the Wright brothers were
in Europe he passed a great deal Of
time with them. and it was through his
influence largely that the Italian gov
ernment consented to consider serious
ly what until then had been regarded
as fantastic dream. The airplane ut
that time was an unstable and peril
Gus machine. Nobody knew this bet
ter than the inventors, and it was only
with the greatest reluctance that Or
vile Wright one day consented to
take the poet with him in short flight.
TIE flyer and his passenger mounted
only short distance above the ground
but the sensation was sufficient to
leave D'Annunzio an aviation enthusi-
asst.
The St. Mary banner., 1918-03-16

Frank Cooper. chief Of the infOrma-
ton bureau of the Office of the district
attorney of New York, received word
that through the death Of his elder
brother, Sir Horace Cooper. he sue
ceeds not only to the English bar
onetcy of his brother but also to the
family estate in England appraised at
half million dollars. Sir Horace's
only son, who would have become the
baron was killed in the battle of the
Somme. A full-fledsed citizen, he will
not, he declares. exchange that citizen
ship for the title. Mr.. Cooper. or
Lord Cooper. is nephew of the first
Lady Dufferin. and a younger brother,
Maj. Charles Cooper, is now governor
of the Western Soldiers home, near
London. Mr.. Cooper since becoming
an American, has been a newspaper
man and an actor.
The St. Mary banner., 1918-03-16
Family Never Missed War.

Elizabeth, w. Va.-The family OF N.
D. Madden, near here. is soldierly
and patriotic one. Madden is vet
eran of the Civil war. His great grand
father served in the Revolutionary
war. His grandfather served in the
War Of 1912. He and another brother
fought in the Civil war. and younger
brother fought in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war. Two of his sons are In tine
present war, and four other sons are
awaiting the call,
The St. Mary banner., 1918-03-16
SMUGGLING ON SWISS BORDER
Party Of Fifty Germans Attend Mask
ed Ball to Obtain Con.
traband.

Berne.-Smuggling Of foodstuffs in,
to Germany is still practiced in inge-
nious and unexpected ways. The 9th
er night party Of about fifty persons
crossed the frontier to take part in a
masked ball in little Swiss town.
Toward midnight they returned in au-
tomObiles, which were warned to stop
at the frontier.
No notice being taken of the warn
Ing the sentinels fired and brought the
cars to standstill. The occupants.
most Of whom were discovered to be
German soldiers. succeeded in making
their escape, but the cars, in which
were hidden large quantities OF soap.
chocolate, butter, leather and fats,
were seized by the authorities.