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Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
CHAIRMAN HAYS
TO ATTEND COP.
STATE MEETING
E. D. Beach Of Republican Gen.
trail Committee Makes An
nounCement on Return
From Chicago.

Chainan E. D. Beach, of the re-
publican state central committee,
whose home is in Lincoln, was in
Omaha Sunday between trains, on his
way back from a conference in Chi
cago with Chairman Will H. Hays,
of the republican national committee.
Mr.. Beach has the positive assur-
ance of Chairman Hays of his at
tendance at the state convention of
the republican party at Lincoln on
July so. -, ~ ~ ss.'s w
Mr., Hays, who has attracted con
siderable attention throughout the
country because of his aggressive and
Unique personality as evidenced by
his accomplishments both in patriotic
and republican party matters, expect
ed to be present at the loyalty con-
ference in Lincoln last month when
Senator Lenroot spoke, but was pre-
vented from doing SO. His attend
ancc, therefore, at the state conven-
tion is expected to Increase the num-
Der of party leaders who would or
dinarily be present.
Mr.. Beach said that all of the state
chairmen and national committeeman
at the Chicago conference brought
the most encouraging reports to Mr.
Hays, who has himself spent consid-
cradle time recently in touring the
country.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01

With the British Army in France,
June 30.-There is an interesting de-
velopment in connection with the hos
tile shelling of the territory around
Mont Des Cats, where the famous
Trappist monastery is located. For
weeks the Germans have been
bombarding this Flemish elevation
heavily.
Recently the German emperor
wrote letter to the German COM
mander asking that Mont Des Cats
be spared because the aged prior of
the monastery was the only living
person who knew where the emperor's
relative, Prince Max of Hesse. had
been buried after his death in the
monastery in October, 1914. The
prince. was attached to the cavalry
which occupied Mont Des Cats in Oc-
tober after the outbreak OF the war.
During an engagement with British
cavalry Prince Max was mortally
wounded and taken to the monastery.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01

Because he was a German poet, who
died ll3 years ago, Johan Christoph
Friedrich Won Schiller was given a
coat of yellow paint.
This was not the real Johan Schiller,
nor yet his shade, which holds ghostly
vigil in the lonely graveyard Of Mar
bach, Wurtemberg, Germany, who was
decorated with the pigment of con-
tumely. 1t was the statue of the
poet, which, perched on a pedestal OF
granite, overlooks a sweep of the
Missouri river with the Iowa hinter-
land in perspective, from a command,
ing knoll in .Riverview park.
The mobile profile of the poet. in
bronze, is covered with. a smear oi
the yellow paint, as is also the SYM
bolic lyreA and wreath of bay leaves
on the pedestal and the pedestal it.
self -
1t is the eastern side of the face
that has been colored, the side pre-.
sented to the sun and it gives the poet
a peculiarly jaundiced appearance.
The coat of paint was applied BY a
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01

mysterious vigilance committee which
invaded the park during the night,
unobserved, except by the same moon
which looked down on the ruined
towns, cathedrals and historic places
of France, ravaged by the vandal
Huns.
1t meant nothing to those who ap-
piled the paint that Schiller rebelled
against militarism and military edu-
cation in his youth and that he reck-
lessly assailed Duke Karl. of Wurtem-
burg, originator of the Karlsruhe, !"
with its rigid, souless discipline.
1t meant nothing to them that
Carlyle, said of Schiller: "He was a
high ministering servant at truths
altar and bore him worthily in the
Office he held" t'.t
The vigilance committee wanted to
express its feelings against the Ger
man. and had the members known of
the existence of the Linden tree inside
the iron fence a short distance north
of the bust of Schiller, they might
have torn it up, root and branch.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01

While he was Sbeing nursed by. the
monks his comsades were driven from
the hill and yrthe British occupied it.
The prince fdied and was buried in a
certain place, the location of which
was not disclosed to the world.
The German emperor wrote letter
to the pope, in which he asked for in
formation, as to where the prince was
buried an requested the return of the
body. The pontiff forwarded the let
ter to thE monastery, and it was then
that the Emperor received the famous
reply-nb bt until he had evacuated Bel
gium an p made just restitution would
he learh the whereabouts of the
princes grave.
The emperor now appears to be
worried What his guns may kill the
only ma1 able to give him the desired
information, but his request to spare
the PLACE seems to have met with
small response thus far, for big shells
continus to break on the monastery.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
SCH WAB IN.
OMAHA BOUND
FOR PACIFIC
Worlds First Shipbui|der De.
cIares Middle West Always
Stimulates His Energy
and Patriotism.

ut is the enthusiasm, the energy
and the patriotism of the middle
west which always stimulates me
whenever | pass through this part
of the country" said Charles NJ.
Schwab, director general of the
Emergency Fleet corporation and
steel king, as he spent 20 minutes in
Omaha Sunday morning between
trains.
He was on the way to make his
first tour of inspection OF the build
ing of merchant ships on the Pa
cifc coast.
II never come to the middle west
without being tremendously inspired
by the spirit of your people," he said.
"And in this critical period of the
nations history, the west, all parts
of it, is doing more than its share.
The Pacific coast is nobly respond
ing to its share of the shipbuilding
work" Mr.. Schwab gave his per-
sonal confirmation to Washington
dispatches that 100 ships would be
launched on July 4.
Launch 100000 Tons Thursday.
"Over 100000 tons will be launched
next Thursday" he said. This will
be more tonnage than the United
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
RAIDS PRECEDE
WORK OR FIGHT
ENFORCEMENT
Forty Rounded Up by Police
Preliminary to Making Omaha
100 Per Cent in Indus
trial Activity.

"Work or fight" Every man within
the draft age today must engage him
self in some productive occupation or
join the colors. The order issued by
Provost Marshal Crowder became ef-
fective today and preparations are
made to fully enforce the provisions
in Omaha.
Omaha will be but slightly af-
fected," said Chief of Police M, F.
Dempsey. 1--WE have been conduct
ing a campaign for several months
against loafers, and there are very
few now in the city who are not EN-
ployed, Those who are not employed
at productive occupations will be ar
rested on sight. This is no time for
leniency with this class and we will
see thae Omaha is 100 per cent
workers"
Police Saturday night raided two
places wrere young men are alleged
to have been idling. About 40 young
men were arrested and charged with
being inmates Of an ill-governed
house. Sedition charges were filed
against two of the inmates, who po-
lice allege are not working.
Seeking Other Employment.
Men employed in nonproductive
labor have been making arrange
ments to go to work in approved
businesses. Several have besieged
the police asking to continue in the
present employment until the July
draft quota is called. They allege
that it will work hardship on them
to change at this time as they will
have trouble in securing work for the
short time remaining before they are
called to the colors.
Little complaint is heard by men
affected wha as a rule will start work
this morning in other industries. The
railroads apparently have the prefer
ence, although many men will leave
the city and seek employment on
farms. Packing houses and smelters
will be sought for employment by
many Of the men. High wages paid
laborers on new buildings being con-
structed will lure the balance Of the
men.
Walters and Taxi Drivers.
Walters in night cafes and taxi
drivers will be- replaced largely by
men over the draft age and men dis
charged from the army for physical
disability. Women will replace many
of the men employed on day shifts.
In several instances longer hours have
been started by employers who have
been unable to secure competent help
to replace men ordered to other en-
ployment.
Scarcity of help in Omaha has lured
many workmen from other cities. AS
a rule they have reported at the po-
lice station and informed officers that
they were in the city to seek work
and had no intention of attempting
to evade the work or fight" order.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
Germans Beginning
To Learn Vital Part
US. VIII Play in War

Atlantic City, N. j., June 3O.--The
vital part which America is playing
in the world war has at last begun
to dawn upon the people of Germany,
despite the efforts OF the German
government to conceal It, Lord Read
ing, British ambassador, declared in
a speech tonight before the Maryland
state bar association.
u observe that in the reichstag and
throughout Germany" he said, at is
now known that a new, vital, dom
inant force has not only entered into
this war, but is determined to throw
all it possesses into the scale for the
ideals upon which its political sys-
tenn is based and which are the only
principles for which America has ever
been drawn into war"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
Victory Depends Upon Thrift,
S.W. StrauS Tells Teachers

Pittsburgh, June 30.--Declaring the
United States has reached the time
when all economic problems must be
solved by thrift, S, w. Straus, presi-
dent OF the American Society for
Thrift, told delegates to the prelim-
mary session of the National Educa-
ton association that victory for this
country in the war depends upon
systematic saving and conservation of
every resource. The associations
56th annual convention will open here
Monday afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01

} These actions may explain the
failure Of the Italians to pursue the
Austrians across the Piave when, on
June 23, the enemy fled from the
west bank with haste that indicated
something of decentralization.
Gain Vital Positions.
General Diaz probably has expected
the heaviest enemy blow along THE
mountain front, which is the key to
the italian situation. In attacking hsS
has carried the fight to the foe, gained
strong positions at vital points and
broken up some Of the preparation.
made by the enemy for an offensive.
1t is not believed General Diaz
plans to go further than local OBJ
jectives, but if he should make much
progress on the Asiago plateau he
would be able to take under his ar
til!ery fire the railroad paralleling tho
battle line and running along the
Brenta. river east oflLake Caldonazzo.
This line is the connecting link be-
tween the 'Piave and Adige fronts
and~if the Italians could dominate III
the Austrian system of communities
tons would be seriously impaired.
French Continue "Nibbling."
The French are continuing their
"nibbling' north Of the Marine. ti-i.s
day they swept the Germans from the
environs Of Villcrs-C Cotterets forest,
southwest OF Sessions. Saturday.
night they attacked the German lines
a little to the north Of. the Clignan
river and just to the left of positions
held by Americans. a long ridge be-
tween the villages Of Mosloy and
Passy-En-Valois was occupied and
265 prisoners taken. Near St. Pierre
Aiglc, the French positions were i'm
proved by local attack.
The. British repulsed an enemy
assault near Merris, near where the
Germans were driven back east of
Nieppe forest Friday. The British
official statement mentions heavy
German artillery fire before Ainiens,
near Albert; north of the Scarpe, near
Arras, and in the region OF Festubert.
northwest of Lens.
The official statement issued at
Berlin says that artillery firing has
increased between the User and the
Marne, which includes virtually all
of the active battle zone.
There is report Alexis Romanof,
son OF the former Russian emperor,
is alive, Notwithstanding dispatches
telling OF his recent death.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01

States has !, launched in a whole year
before this"
The man who began his career as
stake driver for a surveying gang
of the Carnegie Steel company and
who rose to become president of the
United States Steel corporation and
president and chairman of the Beth
lehem Steel company, gave the inn
preston of being extremely enthu-
siastic over the shipbuilding program,
the general management of which has
been entrusted to him by the gov
ernment. Dressed in a gray suit,
with cap and soft collar, he strolled
about the Union station and in a
genial fashion answer fred questions
addressed to him by Newspaper men.
Port of Omaha.
He laughed heartily when he was
asked why the govesnment did not
take advantage of Qnaha's facilities
as a shipbuilding cefter. 1--WE have
a port here, feet lof barges and a
CONTINUED on Page Thf fee, Column Three)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
WHEAT PRICES.
INCREASED BY
FOOD DIRECTOR
Value at Omaha Fixed al
S2.18; Change in Scale
NeCessitated by Advance
in Freight Rates.

New York, June 30.--New wheat
prices, necessitated by advanced
freight rates, were announced here to-
night by the food administration
grain corporation. 1t was stated that
a'minimum price of 81 bushel for
No. ! wheat aboard cars in the inter-
mountain territory will be made ef-
fcctive, Details of the plan viii be
made public soor. es 81
The corporations announcement
said that No. wheat of the northern
spring hard winter, red winter, durum
and white grades will be sold in the
various markets at the following
basic prices: lft'
New York, $2.39H; Philadelphia,
$3.50; Baltimore and Newport News,
$23S34; Duluth and Minneapolis,
$22lK; Chicago, $2,26; St. Louis,
1924; Kansas City and Omaha, s. Is;
New Orleans and Galveston. $2.2s;
Tacoma, Seattle, Portland, Ore, AS
toria, San Francisco and Los Angeles,
$220.
The price basis for No. 2 wheat will
be three cents below No. ], and for
No. 3 four cents below No. 2. Grades
below No. 5 will be dealt in on sam
pie.
Special classes of wheat. the COM
mission said, will be sold on the fol-
lowing sched~le:
Dark hard winter, two cents above
hard winter; dark northern spring, two
cents above northern spring; amber
durum, two cents above durum; yell
low hard winter, two cents under
hard winter; red spring, five cents
under northern spring; red wall, seven
cents under red winter; red durum,
seven cents under durum; soft white,
two cents under hard white; white
club, four cents under hard white.
Changes In federal grading stand
ards previously filed with the trade, it
was declared, arc expected to result
in production of more high grade
wheat than in 1917.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01

ClevelaDA, o., June 3O.--Lugene
v. Debs, four times socialist candi-
date for the presidency of the
United States, was arrested here
today by United States Marshal
Charles w. Lapp and Deputy Mar
shal Charles Boehme as he was
about to deliver a speech. The
arrest was made on a secret indict-
ment returned yesterday in connec-
ton with his speech at the socialist
state convention in Canton, O., June
Is last.
1t is said the indictment con-
tains ten counts under the espion-
age act which provides a penalty
Of 20 years in the penitentiary and
a fine of $4,000 and costs for each
violation.
Debs was arrested when entering
the garden where the meeting was
held. No commotion was caused
as few persons were aware Of what
was transpiring until after Mr.. Debs
was taken to the federal building.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
Twenty Survivors Of
Troop Ship Dwinsk
Reach Hampton Road.


Washington, June 30-Arrival at
Hampton Roads, Va, of 20 more sur
ylvors of the British troop ship
Dwinsk, torpedoed and sunk 700
miles east of the Delaware capes last
June 1S, was reported today to the
Navy department. Among them was
1t. Ross ?. Whitemarsh. u. S. N.
Twenty-three members of the crew of
148 still are missing.
The twenty men were picked up at
sea by naval vessels June 2S, after they
had been for 10 days in an open boat
in which they left the Dwinsk.
The transports crew got away in
seven boats, all of which except one
have been accounted for.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
so BODIES
FOUND IN
WRECKAGE
Death Toll Of Building Collapse
and Fire in Sioux City May
Reach so; Victims Are
Burned Alive.

Sioux City, Ia, June 3d.
Burrowing deep under tons of
wreckage, firemen and volun-
teers today removed 80 more
bodies from the wreckage of
the Ruff building, which col
lapsed yesterday afternoon at
Fourth and Douglas streets,
and announced that the toll of
the disaster may reach so.
It is probable several per-
sons were completely inciner-
ated judging from the condi-
ton of most of the bodies re-
moved this afternoon.
Toiling hcndishly, some of them so
weak they wobbled after their y
hours work, workers could see parts
Of charred bodies still deep under the
smoulderng timbers and so burned
they could not be sure whether they
were men or women.
Burned Alive III Wreckage.
The opening of the Chain grocery
store, which was crushed under the
walls of the Ruff building, revealed
tie extent of the disaster. Thirty
five volunteer motor trucks removed
debris so rapidly this morning the
ruins of the crowded grocery were
entered six hours ahead of schedule.
Men found in the ruins were burned
alive, pinned down by wreckage.
Cause of the disaster has not been
determined. Some of the persons
who were in the wrecked buildings at
the time of the collapse asserted that
it was due to an ammonia explosion
in ~the Chain grocery or the Beau-
mont market, while others asserted it
was due to reconstruction work
which was going on in the Ruff build
ing 'eNa ~. 80 IL. .ga ''7.t -. -'A
w. J. Becker, vice president of the
Ruff company, said that the first
floor of the building had been low
cred eight to ten inches, but that this
work had been completed three days
ago. The walls of the building we're
not touched, Mr.. Becker asserted.
List of Known Dead.
Following is the death roll,
Alfred ]. Hanson.
Joe Awe.
Ole X. Roisum.
Ole E. Running, tailor.
John Lovine.
Mrs. Mabel Chavens, colored.
Ben G. Wood.
Mrs. Hester c. English.
Walter c. Nelson, 15-year- old son
of H. w. Nelson.
Charles Kugel.
Merlie Kugel.
Myrtle Hongslo.
John, Stolz.
James Harp.
Mrs. Margaret Haley.
Helen Koehler, daughter Of Mrs
Koehler, South Sioux City,
Herman Federn. {.
Charles Nordstrom.
]. Rohr.
Roy Ostrander.
Roy Schueller, aged l.,
Mrs. F. A. Lohiss.
Louis Soiset.
J. P. Schriever.
John Simeon.
Seven unidentified women, one
thought to be Mrs. Koehler of South
Sioux City.
Seven unidentified men.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
FIGHT CARRIED TO
FOE IN MOUNTAINS
BY GENERAL DIAZ
Strong Positions Gained at Vital Points and Eney Pre-
paratons for Offensive Broken Up; German Artil-
lery Hammering British Lines Before Amiens,
Near Albert and Northwest of Lens.
By Associated Press.

Attacking the Austro-Hungarian lines the Asiago
plateau the Italians have taken Monte D Vabea and captured
500 prisoners and have held the position against repeated
counter attacks. a
This turn to the offensive as surprise to the aymen
the allied world for believed that General Daz would
be content to hold his lines in the mountains against
offensive, intended by the Austrans and Germans.
The Italian attack not limited to Monte D Valbela
On the left bank of the Brenta they captured the height OF
Sasso Rosso just north of the village of Vastagna
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
Mother Of Herman Peters
Dies Near Grand Island

Herman H. Peters, former proprie-
tor of the Merchants hotel. was
called to Grand Island Friday by the
serious illness of his mother, who was
88 years old. He reached the bedside
in time to see her alive as she died
Saturday noon.
Mrs. Peters is survived by four
sons, Peter, Herman B., Henry and
Fred, and by one daughter, with
whom she lived on farm near St.
Labori, north Of Grand Island.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
Princess Theresa Given
Three-Year Sentence

Honolulu, June 30.-A three-year
sentence was imposed yesterday upon
Princess Theresa Belliveau, found
guilty Monday by a jury in the terri
torial court of charge of conspiracy
to commit forgery in connection with
the filing of an alleged will of the late
Queen Liiuokalani. Her attorneys
gave notice of their intention to ap-
peal the case.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
Paris Bombed Again. =

Paris, June 30.-German airplanes
made two attempts to raid Paris be-
tween ll:50 O'Clock Sunday night and
2:20 o'clock this morning The first
attempt was unsuccessful. On the
second occasion the raiders dropped
several bombs on the outer suburbs.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
Former Russian Crown Prince
Now Reported Seriously Ill

London, June 3O.-The former
Crown Prince Alexis of Russia, &C
cording to German papers, is i'll To-
bolsk. severely i'll and unable to un-
dertake his journey to Ekaterinburg,
where he planned to join his parents.
His sister, Tatiana, is caring for him.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
Cardinal Celebrates.

Baltimore, June 30,-Cardinal Glib
bons celebrated today the beginning
of his 33d year as the cardinal ARCH
bishop and the anniversary Of his or
dination to the priesthood.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
TWO DIE
I'm SMASH
OF AUTO
Ed "Gabe" SWitzer and Agnes
Mullen Killed When Car at
High Speed Crashes
Into Curb.

Two more deaths are charg-
able to the activities of the
bootlegger, according to the
statement Of the police regard
Ing an automobile accident at
rhirty-fourth and Dodge
|streets shortly after midnight
Sunday. Ed "Gabe" Switzer,
1924 Burt street, and Agnes
Mullen were instantly killed,
D. Hozbin, 825 South Thirty.
sixth street, the only eyewit-
ness Of the accident, told the
police that the ill-fated car and
another car were racing down
Dodge street when the acci-
|dent happened. The other car
ipeeded away from the scene.
The wrecked car was driven by
James Ward, 14l1 Chicago street.
From the story told by Hozbin to
bolice he evidently lost control of the
ar which crashed into the curb. The
ntire back end Of the Car collapsed.
wo telephone poles were snapped
IL before the car came to stop.
Man and Woman Arrested.
I'm the front seat with Ward were
I'D Wilkinson, l7lS Cunning street
Ind Lola Allen, 60l North Sixteenth
treet. Miss Allen disappeared from
Ihe scene OF the accident before the
arrival of the police. She was arrested
later at her home and is being held
|ior investigation. Ward was found
by passing auto parties about a
Iblock from the scene of the accident
and taken to the police station where
lie Il being held for investigation
Wilkinson received a badly sprained
shoulder:
Liquor in, Car.
Switzer and Miss Mullen were rid
ling iii the back seat and were thrown
From the car. The other three, rid.
ling in the front seat, escaped withou
injury, except Wilkinson.
Switzer's neck was broken and The
base Of his skull fractured. Practi
|cally every bone in Miss Mullen
head was broken and the entire real
|of the skull caved in.
Ward L. Griffin and wife, APO Sara
|ioga street, returning from Crane
Island, were stopped by Wilkinson
and removed Switzer to the Lister
hospital, but he was dead before
reaching there. They then returned
ior Miss Mullen who was killed i'll
Police allege the car was reeking
with the smell of whisky and large
was spilled over the car.
Both Wilkinson and Ward admitted
that liquor was in the car, but re-
fused to tell where it had been pur-
Ichssed.
The car had been rented for the
evening from the Nebraska Service
garage, Nineteenth and Farnan
streets.
Ward, Wilkinson and Miss Allen
were all held for investigation pend
ing coroner's inqaast.
Thrilling Chase.
,slsss1V. L. Dickerson OF, the Prince
Auto company and Officer Hans
Bough had a thrilling chase from
Twenty-fourth street to Fortieth
street on Cunning to capture P. H.
25l1' Franklin street. Police
kllege that Miller, travelling at high
|atc of speed at Twenty-fourth and
Euming street, struck William Waw-
zynkiewiz, 1926 South Thirty-third
street, who was crossing the street.
He speeded away from the scene but
was captured after chase. Waw-
zynkiewiz, badly bruised about the
body and legs, was taken home. Mil
Ter was arrested and charged with
fast and reckless driving.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-01
TheWeather

For Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas
Fair Monday and Tuesday, with
rising temperature
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday,