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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
BRITISH NAVAL
VESSELS TO MEET
WILSON'S SHIP
American Presidents Pres
ence at Preliminary Peace
Discussions lndispensa.
BILE, Says London Times.

London, Nov. 23.-The British
admiralty is considering plans for
the reception of President Wilson
1t will send warships to meet the
Agamemnon and escort the presi-
dental party to port.
Disavowing any wish to inter
vene in American criticism of the
visit of President Wilson to Paris
the Times says th his presence
in Paris is much desired.
president Wilson, it says, "has
done incalulable sekvices TO the al,
lied cause. His name is one to
conjure with in Europe. We are
all idealists now in international 'af,
fairs. We look to him to help us
to realize these ideals and to re,
construct a better and fairer world
For this reason and because he
is head of the American republic
we hope that party controversies
will not prevent him from coming to
Europe. There may doubtless be
difficulties surrounding his attend.
ance at the actual peace conference
but even more important than the
actual conference are the discus,
sions that must precede it, and ii
these President Wilson's presence
not only is desirable but is indis.
pensable."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
French WOMEN :
DEAF TO APPEAL
FROM GERMANY
Terms of ArmistiCe Justified
by Manner in Which War
Was Waged; Nation
al Council Declares.

Paris, Nov. 23.-(British Wireless
Service)-The national council OF
French women has declined to inter
cede with the French government to
mitigate the terms of the German
armistice. In reply to a message
published in the press from German
women to Nine. Jules Sigfried
president of the council, the council
yesterday unanimously adopted this
resolution:
mo. We will not intercede with
our government to mitigate the con-
ditions of the armistice, which are
only too justified by the manner in
which Germany has waged war.
"In the course of these tragic
years German women, believing vic
tory was certain, remained silent at
the crimes Of their government
their army and their navy.
"At the congress at The Hague
to which we refused to go, the presi-
dent of the National Council of Ger
man Women was invited to protest
against the violation of Belgium
and against the torpedoing of the
Lusitania. She wrote in reply:
"'We are at one with Our people,
The men who took the responsible
ity for sGermany's decisions are as
dear to US as those who are shedding
their blood for us on the battlefield
"To our indignant protest against
the deportation of women and young
girls and when we showed that his,
tory might possibly bring a a,reversal
of fortune, there was mo response
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
MetzGerman Residents Take
Arrival of French as Invasion

daring to look for, has come. it has
taken them by surprise.
Those residents of Metz who are
most devoted to France still find oc-
casionally that in spite of themselves
thev are speaking low when talking
of France and their newly regained
liberty, from instructive Year of a
heavy German hand on the shoulder
and an invitation to follow to the
police station.
The German population on the
other hand. appears to lack thus far
full comprehension of what has hap
pened. The German residents take
the arrival of the French troops as
an unwarranted invasion. The pre-
siding officer of the German civil
administration, Baron Won Gem
mingen, showed surprise when Mon
sieur Mirman, the perfect of Nancy,
appointed commissary by the
French government for Lorraine,
arrived to take possession of his
! post.
Monsieur Mirman found a portrait
of the German emperor still hanging
in the private Office of the prefecture
Naturally it was taken down and
relegated to corner. This action
Baron Won Gemmingen characteriz.
ed as violent pressure" 1t took
two days to convince the. old presi.
dent of the German administration
that the newly arrived commissary
was. in fact. his successor and that
he mustNgive way.
Order is being, maintained in Metz
during the period of transition by
natives of Alsace-L Lorraine. with tri
! color badges on their arms. -.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
BY Associated Press.

With the French Army at Metz,
Nov. 23.-It will take some time for
"the territory of Metz" to accustom
itself to the changes being made in
its administration, in the opinion OF
the old inhabitants of this region
By this name this part of recon-
quered Lorraine will be known I'M
til it has been finally and fully re.
installed.in the French republic.
The greater problem will be
Metz itself, the smaller towns and
rural districts, except the mining
districts, being as thoroughly French
as ever. Metz, the metropolis OF the
province. however, after having serv.
ed for 48 years>as the German gar
rison, has been Germanized to ar
extent that can be appreciated only
by personal contact. The very con.
siderable number of German immi,
grants the imperial army brought
with it had established the strong
German colony. almost equalling the
French civilian population in mum
bers. These Germans held all the
public offices and filled all the pub.
lie posts railroads and in the poA.
al service. They finally succeeNet
in gaining an equal representation
with the French in the municipa
council.
| The native population, unfailing il
its loyalty to France, was over
whelmed and terrorized and coulc
only nurse its affection for France
in secret. Now that the Liberation
/: the people hoped for. almost withou
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
Red Cross Chapter Elects
Eleven Executive Members

Eleven nominees were named by
the Omaha chapter of the Red Gross
Jas, members of ~the executive COM
mittee, at meeting of the directors
Of the association at the Chamber
Of Commerce Saturday afternoon.
Those elected yesterday will fill the
expired terms of one-third of the
members of that committee.
Those elected Saturday were:
Robert Cowell, Frank Burkley, ]. T.
Jerpe, E. Buckingham, Maj. R. S.
Wilcox, w. B. Tagg, Gould Dietz,
Ezra Millard, &c. Beveridge, Rabbi
Frederick Cohn and T. F. Stroud.
The new members will meet with the
remainder OF the committee next
week and elect officers
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
FORMER. : OMAHA [
WOMAN APPEARS
IN N. Y. COURTS
Sues Wealthy Retired Busi.
ness Man, Claiming She
Is His Common Law
Wife.

A thrilling chapter laid in Omaha
in the life story of Mrs. Nettie
Trussell, woman of mystery and
many names, is recalled by a suit
brought in the New York courts to
obtain a separation from E. A. Tfus-
sell, formerly of Lawrence, Kan
The woman insists she is the COM
mon law wife, which he denies, and
It all goes back to the time they
lived in Omaha.
Saturday afternoon, July IA, 1890,
a woman who gave her name as
Mrs. Floretta Russell appeared,
breathless and excited, at the police
station where she told Chief Of
Police Seavey she had just been
srobbed of $4,000 in currency.
According to her story she had
gone to the Omaha National bank
short time before and had cashed
draft for $4,000, drawn on the
First National bank of New York,
Continued ON Page Ten, Column Two)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
BOLSHEVIKI MURDER
500 FORMER RUSSIAN
MILITARY OFFICERS
Foreigners Returning From Interior Said to Be in Grave
Danger; Hungry Men Battle With Dogs for Flesh
of Horses Which Drop Dead in Streets
ofCapital, Refugee Reports

Stockholm, Nov. 23-The bolshevki have been guilty
of terrible Petrograd in the last few days. accord
ing to dispatch from Abo, Finland to the Aftonbadet
Five hundred former Russian army officers reported
have been murdered.
Washington, Nov 23.-Dispatches reaching the State
department today from Stockholm say Helsngfors
paper prints account of terrific boshevk massacre
Perograd Five hundred former officers reported mark
ed for MURDER and foreigners returning from the interior of
Russia said to be in grave danger.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
The Bees
Free Shoe Fund
To Buy Shoes
For ShoeIess Children

Up to date IS little children
have been supplied with shoes
from The Bee shoe fund.
Many of the families who are
helped in this way are visited by
sickness or some other unexpected
affection, which takes all their
little savings and leaves them
unprepared to face the cold
weather.
These people would not apply
for charity, but when Meir chill
dren stay out Of school and it is
found by the teacher that the .ea-
son is lack of shoes to protect
them from the winter weather,
they are glad to accept, the help
of the fund. =
This is you1 fund, readers OF
The Bee. Help Nus make it large
enough to cover all Legitimate
needs.
Previously acknowledged $500. As
W. !. Biekford, Corning. IA $50
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24

The return of their loved one
that's lwhat the coming of peace
means to the war brides who entered
the Bees contest.
Joy" He's coming safely backp
"We1l have our home again" n
Almost identical in every instance
are the replies to The Bees query
What does the Coming of Peace
MAaa to Your,
Thfee cash awards with the prize
winning letters follow: -
Prize Winning Reply.
Mrs, Robert w. Proudft, 1881
Cunning Street-Omaha's first war
bride:
THE coming of peace means so
much to me. | am SO full of JOY and
thanksgiving that | am getting my
husband back safe again and we'll. It
means no more such days of worry
as | passed through when he was re-
ported taken prisoner; when he was
wounded and i'll in the hospitakand
no more long, long waits between
letters. Lam glad that he was able
to do the part he did, though it was
hard at first to see things in the
light we do now. but | wouldn't take
that experience away from his Tor
anything. 1t was my bit to wait"
Mrs. Proudfit's husband is acting
captain of the one hundred and
fiftieth machine gun battalion, Rain
bow division, Their marriage took
place the day after the first conting-
ent of commission-winning men re-
turned from Fort Smelling.
/ Tidins Worldwide
Mrs. E. M. Maricle, 27s5 Camden
avenue: "The coming of peace
| means, to me the end OF one year.
patient waiting for . returning loved
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
German Food Supplies
Greater Than in 1917,
Says Letter from Kiel

London, Nov. 23.-(British Wire
less Service)-A neutral corre-
spondent writes to the Morning Post
that he has received letter from
Kiel ia which this OCCURS:
1--WE are better off for food this
year than in 1917. There is plenty
of grain and potatoes, SO there will
be no shortage"
The Post comments as follows:
This only, confirms the belief
held in authoritative quarters here
that the conditions OF scarcity ad-
vertised in Germany's daily whine
about the armistice conditions do
notsexist. Out of their own mouths
or those of their rulers and news
papers before the collapse the Ger.
mans can be shown to have con-
fessed to have sufficient supplies to
carry them through, the winter"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
COCKTAILS TYPE
OF man WANTED
AS RAIL CHIEF
McAdoo's Resignation Starts
Discussion Of Issue Of
4 Government Owner
shipof Carriers. h

Washington, Nov. 23!SWilliam
G. McAdoo's resignation as head of
the treasury ahd railroad admins
tration precipitated discussion today
of the future status of railroads, an
issue which had been somewhat
dormant up to the present. Indi-
cations were that a result of his
retirement would be to throw into
congress and into public discussion
much sooner than otherwise the is
su. Of whether government opera
ton is to continue indefinitely.
whether this will be extended to
government ownership or whether
the roads will be restored to pri-
vate management with some sort
of federal revision to permit their
continued pooling and unified oper-
alton.
Speculation as to Mr.. McAdoo's
successors, however, took equal
rank with the discussion of the fu
ture policy toward the railroads.
For the position> as secretary
Representative Carter Glass of Vir-
ginia, chairman of the house bank
ing and currency committee, is
known to be under serious consid.
Grafton by several of President
Wilson's closest advisers. Friends
of Mr.. Glass say he has a reputa.
ton for being a close student and
conservative thinker on financial
subjects and for executive ability in
a number of private enterprises. \
Goethals Mentioned. +
For director-general of railroads
there" appears to be much more
Continued on Page Two, Column Two.]
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
Will Dominate Country.

Will Dominate Country.
In fixing Coblenzj today as the
objective of the American advance,
General March furnished a clew to
the military situation that is to exist
while the peace conference proceeds
at Paris. On the left the British
army of occupation will stand along
the Rhine withA spearhead thrown
across the river at Cologne and
spreading like a fan on a 30-kilo-
meter cycle. At Coblenz the Ameri-
cans will occupy a similar position
and at Mainz, Still further up the
river, the French will hold the
third great highway into the heart
of Germany.
Thus three main roads to Berlin
itself, each held by a strong, fully
equipped army ready>to sweep foF-
ward at moments notice, will be
held open and constitute a threat
against which there can be no organ
lied resistance. All of Germany will
stand at the mercy of the occupying
forces.
Look Over Into Germany.
With the American Army of Oc-
cupation, = Nov. 23.-General Per-
shing''s forces in Luxemburg and
along the River Moselle from the
point of junction with. the French
on their right and left looked over
into Gerfnany today.
The Germans are somewhat
slower in some places in evacuat-
ing their territory than had been
expected, but mot enough to give
rise to the belief that they do not
intend to observe the terms Of the
| armistice.
Along the Moselle tagging Ger
man soldiers washed their clothing
today on their side of the river. The
Americans on the opposite bank did
likewise. There was little convers-
ing across the river owing to the
strict American orders against frat
ernization.
The weather is cold anu clear.
The Americans have bought guiee
books Of Luxemburg and are ;en-
joying the sightseeing in the Mo-
selle valley,
By official decree the grand duchy
of Luxembourg early today, changed
from German to French time, the
clocks bsing set back S. minutes.
| Major General Lassiter succeeds
Major General Ham of the Thirty
second division. General Ham is
commanding <th. Seventh corps.
Castelnau Enters Colmar.
Paris, Nov. 23.-Progress by the
French army of occupation in. Alsace
and Lorraine was reported by the
French off cial statement issued by
the war Office last night. The state
ment reads:
"The occupation of successive de.
livered localities in Lorraine and AL.
SAGE continued today amid the mag
nihcent enthusiasm of the people
Colmar was solemnly entered by
General de Castelnau, who was
Continued on Page Two, Column Three. j
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
Happy Days for War Brides.
Bee Contest. Winners Say

zone. Consolable thoughts Of ease
at heart that the supreme sacrifice
was not necessary. 1t brings that
unexplainable gladness of a loved
one coming home of which only war
brides and mothers know. The glad
tidings are worldwide. : Peace On
earth; good will to all" p
New Home Life.
Mrs. Almond Rogers, 1920 Lin
coin boulevard: "We are overjoyed
at the prospect of having our hus-
bands back. 1t means the beginning
of new home life, of opening our
homes again. So many brides gave
up their new homes in, which they
took so much pride and joy and
went back to their parents home to
live"
Mrs. Rogers husband is 4irst-class
private in construction work in
France.
A New Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Julius Steinberg, Live Stock
National. bank. whose husband,
Corporal Steinberg, was wounded
in the battle of Chateau Thierry and
won honorable mention. II was
never so glad of anything in my life
| think it particularly appropriate
that the peace news came the same
month as Thanksgiving. In spite
of his absence, this will indeed be
the most joyous Thanksgiving
have ever had. There is the pros
pect of his return"
Mrs. Everett Stice, whose hus-
band is in the signal corps atiCamp
Meade, Md; Mrs. Samuel Saltz,
man, 1872 South Thirty-hfth street
Mrs. George Chapman of Broken
Row. and Mrs. Alvin Smith, 2767
California street. won honorable
mention.
-"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
N. A. Huse to Represent /
State at Biu Welcoming

N. A. Huse, formerly owner of
the Norfolk (Neb.) News and now
vice president Of the American
Press association, New York, has
been appointed by Governor Ne
vile to represent Nebraska as chair
man of the state welcoming commit
tee in New York when soldiers be-
gin to arrive hame from France.
A great welcoming program is be-
ing planned for all the soldiers
when they arrive in New York and
each state in the union will be repre-
sented at various sections of the
city which will be named after the
different states
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24

London, Nov. 23.-Dogs and men
are battling in Petrograd for the
flesh of horses, which drop dead
in the streets, according to a Brit
ish business man who has just ar
rived in London. He escaped from
Petrograd early in November.
Food Supplies Cornered.
The bolsheviki government, he
said, has announced since the re-
capture of Kazan, Simbirsk and
Samara that they would have
grain enough to feed the soldiers
and their own partisans througout
the winter. They will. not issue
food to any other persons. AS a
result money has lost its food
buying power, and the non-bolshe-
vik Russians are in a desperate con-
dition.
All the wholesale and retail es-
Establishments have been nationaliz-
ed and by putting Bolsheviki COM
mittees in charge of all residences,
M. Zinovieff, the food administrator,
has effected a complete secret ser
vice system of food. The trans
port of food into Petrograd is un-
der close supervision, cutting off
the last source available to non
bolsheviki.
Execute Many Prisoners.
The friction between Zinovieff
and the Moscow authorities con-
tinues, Zinovieff insisting that the
northern commune should be inde-
pendent.
The bolsheviki are executing
many prisoners and are making no
attempt to conceal that such action
Continued on Page Two, Column One.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
WAR HISTORY WRITTEN
BY OFFICERS IN DIARIES.

Washington, Nov. 23.-The his
tory of operations of the American
army in France will be written with
a detail never possible in any previ-
GUS war. Provision for obtaining
the most intimate information of the
action of each unit OF the army was
made by the War department in Or
dering "war diaries to be kept by
designated officers of each unit. The
information thus obtained, General
March, chief of staff, said today,
would furnish a day-to-day and
-to-hour history of the war so
far as the American expeditionary
forces are roneerned.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
Omaha Contributes
1881 to- Assist
in Hospital Work

Omaha went over the top as
usual in the Women's Tag Gay
drive, subscribing $4,531. This will
B. long way in helping the wom-
ems hospitals take care of the sick
an wounded in FraIce.
So eager were the people of Oma-
h to buy tags that the captains
had to send an S. o. S. for more
girls, and even with this additional
help, they were rushed so that a
person would have to go two or
three blocks before securing a tag.
The largest groups recruited to
work for the tag day were assoc
ciate college alumnae under the d.
riction of Miss Irn1a Gross.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
British Squadron Going
to Germany to Take Over
Ships Not Surrendered

London, Nov. ga British
skuadron is going to Wilhelns-
haven, the Daily Mail says it un-
derstands, to take over the Ger
man ships which have not yet left
there to be surrendered to the
allies.
Among the German submarines
surrendered at Harwich Friday was
one that had operated off the Am
American coast. Accardingto to
the statement of the sub-lieuten-
ant in command, this submarine
sunk 10000 tons of American
shipping. It is big, powerful
boat and carried AZ mines and %
torpedoes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
ERA OF PROSPERITY
FORESEEN BY EDISON.

Orange, N. j. Nov. 23.-With the
coming of peace an era of great
prosperity is at hand, if the business
men of the nation will proceed with
confidence in the future, declared
Thomas A. Edison, the inventor, in
statement tonight.
Our farmers have harvested an
enormous crop, and the assurance Of
good prices, together with more
plentiful labor, make certain a heavy
planting next year," he said.
Mr.. Edison. who announced that
he expected TO be mustered out OF
Uncle Sans service before long,,
ended with an appeal for business
men Ito speed up" their sales or
ganization.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
Jardine Injured
in Collision Of
Auto With Car

Walter Jardine. manager of the
Edwards hotel, Sixteenth and Dav-
export streets, was seriously in
jured Saturday night when an auto
mobile which he was driving col
lided with street car, which was
halted to discharge passengers at
Nineteenth and Farnam. The po-
lice were notified, and the police
surgeon, DR.. Edstrom, responded. N
Jardine was taken to the St. Jo-
seph hospital where it was learned
that he was bruised about the body
and had large scalp wound. 4
A bystander got into an argu-
uent with DR.. Edstrom, and was
taken to jail charged with attempt
ed assault.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
SURRENDERED SHIP
STRIPPED OF ALL METAL

London, Nov. 23.-During the ex-
animation of the German ships
witch surrendered Thursday it was
found that all brass and copper fit
tings had been removed from the
battleship Kaiser. Only five Ger
man officers remained aboard and
discipline was at a low ebb. Sailors,
wearing the white armlet of the SOL
diers' and sailors council, were ex-
ercising authority among the crew.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
PRINCE AXEL ENDS TOUR
AND SAILS FOR ENGLAND.

New York, Nov. 23.-Prince Axel
OF Denmark, who has been in the
United States for about six weeks.
sailed today on the Cunard Liner
Orduna.
Prince Axel, who is a captain in
the Danish navy and in the Danish
AVIATION corps, came to this country
from France, where he spent sew
eral months as a neutral observer
on the battle front. While here he
was the. guest of the United States.
The prince declined to make any
$ tement regarding his visit here,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
Station Agents Given
Wage Increase Of SIS
: a Month by McAdoc

Washington, Nov. 23.-Railroad
station agents today were granted
by Director McAdoo a general wage
increase of SIS month above the
rate prevailing last January |, with
a minimum of $95 per month. Eight
hours is to be considered a days
work, with pro rata pay for two
hours overtime and time --and a.
half for service above 10 hours.
The order affects about $500 sta
ton agents who are not telegraph
ers, and who consequently were
rot covered by the recent wage in
crease for telegraphers. =
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
HOOVER AND HURLEY
ARRIVE AT LONDON

London. Nov. 23.-Herbert C.
Hoover, the American food admin
istrator, and Edward N. Hurley,
chairman of the shipping board,
have arrived here. They were met
by representatives of the British
food and shipping departments. Mr..
Hoover and Mr.. Hurley will remain
here over the weekend and then
proceed to Paris.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
Three More U. S. Destroyers
Ordered to Eastern AdriatiC

Paris, Nov. 23.-Admiral Benson
has ordered three more American
destroyers to the eastern Adriatic.
They will join the American naval
forces including the scout Birmine-
ham and So submarine chasers, al
ready there under Admiral Bullard.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-24
Detective Stoley Captures
Prisoner Who Made ESCane

Bail Jones, alleged to have been
implicated in auto stealing, in
Omaha, >who escaped yesterday
from, Detective Stoley at Cedar Rap
ids, IA., as he was bringing the man
back for trial, from Chicago, was re-
captured.
The defective arrived in Omaha
last night with his prisoner.