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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
AMERICAN Liner
SUNK BY SUBS ON
VIRGINIA COAST
Steamer O. B. Jennings SheIled
Sunday; Majority Of Crew
Rescued; U-Boats Active
On Atlantic.
By Associated Press.

Washington, Aug. 5.-German sub
marines now are operating at two
widely separated points along the
Atlantic seaboard--one in the impor-
tant sea lane off the Virginia coast,
where the American tank steamer
0. B. Jennings was sunk Sunday, and
the other in Canadian waters where
fishing smacks and other uDimportant
craft have been destroyed.
Presence of another raider in the
waters off the middle Atlantic coast,
where in May and June upwards of
20 vessels were sunk, became known
today when the Navy department an
nounced the sinking of the Jennings
and the landing of from 80 to 81
members of the crew at Norfolk, by
an American patrol boat. A second
small boat from the tanker with the
captain and IS men is missing, but
as the weather has been good, off,
cials confidently hope it will be
picked up.
Operated in Canadian Waters.
The submarine which has been op-
Grating for several days u Canadian
waters is believed by officials to have
sowed the mines of foreign manufac-
ture picked up off the coast of Long
Island after the armored cruiser San
Diego was sunk near Fire Island,
N. Y, July 1o. Belief of officials that
one of these mines caused the de-
struction of the cruiser was confirmed
today by the report Of the naval court
OF inquiry, which expressed the
opinion that the loss of the ship was
due to an external explosion of a
mine"
The captain and IS members of the
crew of the American tank steamer
Q. B. Jennings, sunk Sunday by a
German submarine off the Virginia
coast, have arrived safely at Norfolk,
Va, the Navy department announced
tonight. The IA men with the 80
previously reported as having been
landed accounts for all the members
of the tanker's crew.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
Ship Building Epoch
AT Philadelphia When
Mrs. Wilson Is Sponso,

Philadelphia, Aug. 5.-America to-
day began to replace the tonnage
sunk by German submarines in the
days before the allied shipyards had
reached a production equal to the
toll of the U-boats.
With the launching of the 7,5OO-
ton Quistconck, sponsored by Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, the stage OF
quantity production was reached
From this time forward the increas-
ing output of vessels will not merely
offset the naval efforts of Germany
but will steadily make up the def
cheney in world tonnage.
The Quistconck is the first ship to
be launched from the great Hog ISL
and shipyard and the, occasion was
made worthy of the epoch in the ma
tion's history" which Chairman Hur-
ley of the shipping board declared it
marked. Mrs. Wilson was given a
basket of pink roses by William Nc
Millen, the man who drove the first
rivet in the Quistconck. Mrs. Wilson
dropped her bouquet of orchids to
shake hands with McMillen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
men
MAY REGISTER IN
DRAFT ON sept. 5
Crowder Urges Immediate En-
actment Of Man Power Pro-
gram; Estimated 1885,.
845 in Class One.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Provost Mar
shall General Crowder today urged
the immediate enactment of the ad-
ministration's man power program
which was introduced in both houses
of congress and suggested September
5 as registration day for the l30O0,-
600 men between the ages of l8 and
IS whose names are not already on
the nations selective service list,
Unless immediate steps are taken
to provide additional men. General
Crowder said the weekly registration
of men as they attain 2l years of age
will be necessary to fill the draft
quotas after September / when only
100000 of the 1918 registrants will be
available.
Upon the introduction OF the bill.
Chairman Chamberlain announced
that the senate military committee
would meet tomorrow. He said he
did not think hearings would be nec-
essary and only three or four days
should be required to report the bill.
Chairman Dent of the house commit
tee said since only three members of
his committee are in Washington. it
was doubtful whether the bill could
be acted upon before the house re-
convenes on August 49,
Abandon Recess?
Suggestions made on the senate
floor by Senator Curtis of Kansas.
that the senate abandon its program
OF recesses and perfunctory sessions
until August "a, if the bill can be ia
vorably reported by the committee
within few days were endorsed by
Senator Chamberlain. However
senate leaders now in the city said
any plans to this effect would be held
il abeyance until the committee could
determine just how much time would
be necessary for a thorough discus
sion of the bill.
The bill would amend the present
selective act so as to require the reg
istration of all men between l8 and
20 years, and 81 and IS year inclu-
sive. While the total number of men
IN the latter classes would total TO-
028,973. General Crowdsr estimates
the total number who would be eligi-
bic for class one would only be 60l.-
236, owing to exemption for depend
ents., or industrial and physical rea-
sons Between 18 and 20 years his
estimates show that 3,l71,77l would
register, while 1887, ,609 men would be
eligible for clas~ ~,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
Monday Some Cooler.

Monday failed by six degrees of at
tanning the record temperature which
was registered on Sunday. The read
ing at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon
was l04, instead of the ITO of the
previous day for Omaha.
The lower temperature was almost
as burdensome, however, as was the
high period of Sunday, as the with
ering wind continued throughout the
day. Discouraging reports continued
tc arrive from all parts of the corn
belt, heavy losses being predicted
from the effect of the heat and the
wind.
The excessive heat was general for
the two days through the Mississippi
and Missouri valleys. Des MONIES.
Kansas City. St. Louis. Chicago, all
reported great heat and burning
winds. Des Moines matched Omaha
exactly on both days.
High Point In State.
The record Nebraska reading was
reported from Fremont, where lis
was recorded on Sunday and ITO on
Monday. Fairbury had ll3 Sunday.
Colonel Welsh, meteorologist of
the local station, holds out little hope
of any immediate lowering of the
temperature. He also states that
there are no indications of rain.
Points in the corn belt which have
recently been without rain are in
great danger of a serious, if not al
most total shortage in the crop as a
result of the hot wind of Sunday, es-
pecially if the same conditions con-
tinue, as there is every reason to
believe will be the case.
Too Early to Estimate.
That the Nebraska corn crop was
damaged by the hot wind Sunday and
Monday goes without saying, but in
what extent none of the local crop ex-
perts at this time are able to say. At
the Offices of both the Burlington and
the Union Pacific it is asserted that it
will be some days before the extent
of the damage can be ascertained.
Southwest Still Sizzling.
Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 5.-Tem-
peratures generally 2 to 4 degrees
lower than those of yesterday were
reported from Missouri, Kansas.
Oklahoma and Texas to the weather
bureau here tonight, but prospects
are for continued warm weather, it
was stated. Practically all reports
from Missouri cities gave maximums
over 100 degrees, but Texas points
are dropping below that figure.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06

PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS.
The torpedo struck the after part
of the engine room, killing the third
engineer and two other members of
the engine room force. The dynamo
was, destroyed, plunging the vessel
into darkness.
Just over the dynamo was the ward
room which contained more than 100
patients. Most of these were killed
outright by the explosion and the
others, many of whom had been
freshly injured by the torpedo, found
themselves trapped. 1t was innpossi-
Bile for outside aid to reach them and
all, except few who jumped over
board and were picked up, perished
This part Of the ship quickly settled
and water flooded the ward room.
drowning the men Gagged there.
Stories Of the fearful struggle in
the darkness to rescue helpless in
valids are told by survivors. The
ship remained afoat more than two
hours, but for a great part of the
time continued under headway be-
cause the engines could not be
stopped. This condition greatly
hampered the rescue work and in adj
dition three or four boats were
smashed while being lowered throw
ing their occupants into the sea.
Hero,sm Of Crew.
All the soldier patients and the
nurses testify to the heroic efforts of
officers and crew. Notwithstanding
the excitement and confusion which
we're increased by the inky darkness.
the crew under the mastery direc-
tion of the officers went coolly and
methodically about the difficult task
of bringing the sick and wounded up
on deck. As many as could be
handled in. this manner were placed
IN sings and lowered to the escorting
destroyers, which. by wonderful sea-
manship in the rough water, managed
to work in close enough to the sink
ing ship to take off men by lowering
ropes.
The morale of the wounded, lying
on deck waiting to be taken off. is
described by members of the crew as
too fine for words" They never
complained and they never urged tie
rescuers to hurry.
The less seriously disabled assisted
their more unfortunate mates to go
first. Women were placed in the first
boats lowered, Notwithstanding their
protests that they should not precede
the patients. One boat containing six
women was thrown against another
Just before touching the water and
upset. Three women from the cap
Continued ON Page Two, Column One,l
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
Youthful Bandits
In Auto Stage Two
Daring Robberies

Two l9-year-old automobile BAN
dts staged pair of daring robberies
between 10 o'clock and midnight
Monday.
In the first robbery the two young
men stopped the car containing Mr..
and Mrs. Earl B. Smith, ZOOS Mis-
souri, avenue, and Mrs. Smiths
brother at dark spot in the road be-
tween Avery and Albright.
As soon as the Smiths stopped one
of the bandits drew a revolver and
made the party line up beside the car.
They took pocketbook from Mr..
Smith containing $24.
Two young men of the same de-
scription in the same kind of auto
mobile drove up before the Baum
drug store, 2Sl6 North Sixteenth
street, at midnight just as James A.
Baum, the proprietor, was preparing
to lock up. One of them covered
Baum while the other took $40 from
the cash register. The pair then
drove west on Corby street.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
U-Boat Has Running
Fight With Tankers;
One Sunk, Crew Saved

Halifax, Aug. 5.-The Standard Oh!
company's tank steamer Luz Blanca
was torpedoed and sunk 40 miles
west OF this port today after thrill
ing three hours battle with a German
submarine. -
The crew took to their small boats
where they were shelled by the sub
marine, but escaped without being
hit The chief cook and the chief
steward of the tanker, however, were
killed when the explosion of the Ger
mans torpedo smashed the steamers
stern.
A second oil tanker, which was 10
miles astern of the Luz Blanca when
the battle opened, escaped by rushing
full speed to Canadian Atlantic port.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
TOO MUCH WHEAT
PUTS BURNS Pies
UNDER FOOD BAN
Food Head Orders Making Of
Products, Save Bread and
Rolls, by Local Bakery
Stopped.

Orders to stop baking anything but
bread and rolls were issued Monday
by the state food administration to-
the Jay Burns Baking company,
Twentieth and Cunning streets. The
order went into effect at once, and
means that the company must shut
down Immediately its large pie de-
partment, which daily turns out thou
sands of pie.
The order was issued by A. c. Lau,
deputy state food administrator for
Nebraska, on advices from Washing
ton. The company is ordered to ap-
pear Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
to show cause why the order should
net be made permanent.
E. B. Ransom, secretary and treas
urer of the company, upon whom the
order was served in the absence of
Jay Burns, who is out of the city,
said last night:
"We have as yet received no in
formation as to the reason for the
food Administrators order. OF
course, we will comply with the Or
der. l feel sure, however, that there
is some misunderstanding somewhere,
for our company has conscientiously
tried to be patriotic and to obey all
food regulations"
That accusations of the excessive
use of wheat -four in baked products
other than bread and rolls lie az the
basis of the order of the food ad-
minlstration seems to be indicated by
the added request that the company
produce on Thursday figures show
ing the amount of wheat flour and
other -four used in products other
than bread and rolls since January
|, 1917.
AS the company bakes nothing but
bread, rolls and pies, excessive use
of wheat -four in baking pies would
sem to form the basis of the accusa-
tiou
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
Second DAY
OF HEAT WAVE
fires CORN
Record Temperature Of Sunday
Is Not Reached, But SCorch-
ina Wind Continues Over
Middle West.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Relief is
not in sight from any quarter from
the heat wave which has overspread
the entire country east of the
Rocky mountains, bringing record
high temperatures today to the mid
die west, it was tonight said at the
weather bureau. The heat area to-
morrow will overspread the eastern
and middle Atlantic states, causing
still higher temperatures than those
recorded today.
Chicago reported a temperature
of 100 degrees. The heat wave will
be broken only by thunder storms
first appearing in the west or by a
high pressure area from Alaska,
neither of which are in sight, it
was said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
STRONG OPPOSITION
MEETS ADVANCE OF
ALLIES NEAR RIVER
Ai.ne, to North of Which They Hope to Reach
Haven of Safety; Big Guns Brought Into Play.
By Associated Press.

The Germans imposing strong opposition to the
further advance of the allied troops along the Vee river from
the east of Solssons to the region west of Rheims.
Meantime the main bodies of the enemy army continue to
make their way toward the Ane the north of which stream
they hope somewhere haven of safety from the per-
ssent onslaught Of the allied troops which less than three
weeks have all but blotted out the salient
Notwithstanding the bringing into play by the enemy of
the employment of large numbers of picked troops including
the weed Prusan guards and the Bavarans and in spite
that the rains have sent the Vese out of bounds and
turned the lowands into quagmres the Americans and the
other allied troops have forced crossings of the river at
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
lndict Big Packing
Firms for Conspiracy
On Freight Rebates

New York, Aug. 5.-Charged with
conspiracy in allowing and accepting
over a hve-year period rebates on
freight charges for live stock ship
ments, the Pennsylvania Railroad
company, Armour & Co., Swift g. Co.
and the Jersey City Stock Yards
company were indicted by a federal
grand jury today. The offenses are
alleged to have been committed be-
tween November, 1912, and Decem-
Der, 1917.
The. rebates complained of, the
federal charges state, were on ship
ments from Chicago. East St. Louis,
South Omaha, Kansas City. Louis
vile and other locations of Armour
and Swift dressing stations.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06

Washington, Aug. 5.-Consolida-
ton Of the political factions in ST.
IBERIA opposed to the soviet govern
ment and the liberation of ten ad-
ditional Siberian cities from the boil
sheviki through the combined efforts
of the Czecho-Slovaks and the mill
tary organizations of the Siberian
government, were announced in dis
patches received here today by the
Russian embassy from Omsk.
Organization of a peoples army to
re-establish with allied help the battle
front against Germany, is proceeding
successfully. the dispatches said, and
everywhere the population is manifest
ing vivid interest and sympathy
with the movement The relations be-
tween the new army and the Czecho-
Slovaks were described as brotherly.
Political Aims.
1t also announced that the tempo
rary government of Siberia, organized
at Vladivostok and said not to be diff
ferent from the United Siberian gov
ernment at Omsk, has made a public
statement of its political aims as fol-
lows.
Creation of Russia's army to fight
against Germany.
Recognition OF all the international
treaties and agreement of Russia with
friendly nations which were in force
when the bolsheviki overthrew the
provisional government.
Creation of all Russian central att
thority, which will be recognized.
Re-establshment of local and NUM-
cipal self-government.
Enforcement of guarantees of indi-
vidual liberty and the right of pri-
vate property.
London, Aug. 5.-The semi-official
Russian newspapers. Pravda and L..
vestia, declare that Siberia intends
formally to declare war on the soviet
government within a few days, ac.
cording to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
BRITISH VESSEL CARRYING
600 PATIENTS FROM FRANCE
VICTIM OF RUTHLESS ENEMY
More Than 100 Sick and Wounded Including Several
Nurses Dead in One of Most Narrowing Disasters
in History Of Submarine Warfare; Amer
leans on Board Saved.

British PORT Aug 5.-The torpedoing early Saturday
morning of the British ship Warda of the most har
rowing disasters the history of submarine warfare The
number of dead vaousy estimated from O5 to 130 and up
wards and Includes several women
The ship carried 600 sick and wounded Among them
seven Americans officers and five enlisted men, all of whom
have been accounted for.
There aboard 50 and members Of the Volun
Aid department and the comprised about 200 men
More than $50 survivors, brought here shortly after
o'clock given first aid treatment food and clothing The
patients placed aboard special trains and sent hospitals
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
Huns Proud Over "0efeat"
Of FiqhterS Like U. S. Men

Amsterdam. Aug. '5.-"Ameri AN
troops who have been employed in
battle have shown themselves to be
thoroughly good fighters" remarks
the Berlin correspondent Of the
Cologne Volks Zeitung.
THAT enhances the success which
our brave troops and their COM
manders have attained" he adds
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
Finance Crop Movement.

Washington, Aug. 5.-To help
nnance crop movements. the War
Finance corporation announced today
It would welcome applications from
banks tor loans to cover advances by
the banks to farmers and merchants
tor harvesting and marketing wheat
and ether crops. Loans will be limited
tc tour months and will carry inter-
est at 3 per cent per annum
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
Glenn Harmon, ChappeII,
Killed On French Front

In the second casualty list issued
Monday at Washington, Corp. Glenn
w. Harmon. Chappell, Neb., was
listed as killed in action.
Friedrich w. Schneider, Plymouth.
Neb., was another Nebraska boy who
appeared on the casualty list as killed
in action.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06

New York. Aug. s.-Jacob Simon
Herzeig, who under the name of
George Graham Rice, is said to have
done a stock brokerage business of
$l0,000,000 during the last year, was
indicted today by federal grand
jury on charge of using the mails
to defraud. Herzeig had previously
been indicted by a county grand iury
On five charges of grand larceny.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
ny FS{ IS &iRSEy &iRlESEE H&S5tdA5 2S5GF On iHi VI
British Decoy Ship Leads
Submarine Into TrGp
ThUt Proves FUtUl.
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
London, Aug 5-A story of fight between British de-
ship and German submarine told by Sir Eric Geddes
first lord of the admiralty at concert held for the American
troops.
The decoy known $3.50" had the appearance of dingy
old collier with which suitably attred This ship
sailed into the Atlantic and finally sighted German submarine
The decoy turned and but the submarine overhad
her and opened fire. Some of the German shells fell the
decoys deck and members of the wounded and
killed.
The decoys deck had been set fire and the magazine
exploded, hurting of her guns in the air.
The submarine had swung around in front of the de-
coy The captain of the decoy sgnaled to manowar which
been keeping below the horizon and then unmasked the
forward gun and sheed the submarine One proecte tore
the eneys coming tower and another hit her in the
NULL She sank after the fight had lasted five hours
The warsp which had been keeping out of sight hurried
up and rescued the crew of the decoy
admiral Sims and have ways than of trapping
submarines" concluded Sir Eric.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
ANTi.REDS WILL
uN|TETQ OPPOSE
SOVIET RULING
Organization Of Peoples Army
To Restore Battle Front
Against Germany Is Pro-
ceeding Successfully.

Amsterdam, Aug. s.-Government
circles in Moscow are agitating for
a temporary union with Germany,
according to letter from that city
dated July 26, which is printed in
the Frankfort Gazette.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06
Another Pincer in Sight.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Continuation
of the German withdrawal to the
Aisne line is anticipated by army
officers here. The fact that the Vesle
has been crossed in several places
IIeems to make it certain that no
very determined stand is to be ex-
peeted there.
The French are already on the
fanks of the German forces in the
Vesle-Aisne triangle, having passed
to the north bank of the Aisne near
Scissors and across the Vesle near
Rheims. The development of triple
jaw pincer attack such as that which
routed the enemy on the Ourqc and
with the American first army corps
again forming the center jaw, is in
dicated by the operations so far re-
ported.
The situation about scissors. where
the French have pushed we'll out to
the northeast of the city after cross
ing the Aisne, is full of interesting
possibilities to observers here. 1t
may be the purpose of this movement
is to gain such a position in the rear
of the Aisne line as to force the
enemy to abandon that naturally
strong defensive position without a
pitched battle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-08-06

FRANCO-AMERICAN GAINS.
The latest French official communi-
cation, which recently has been ex-
tremeiy modest in chronicling gains
made by the allies, says that Monday
saw only local engagements and that
the situation on the battle front is
without change. Correspondents with
the allied headquarters say that at
several points between Sermerse. east
of scissors and Fismes, and between
Fismes and Muizon the French and
Americans have taken further ground
across the Vesle and have nullifed
German counter attacks delivered in
sr, endeavor to recoup the losses. Be-
tween Muizon and Champigny the
Prussian guard and the Bavarians
again suffered casualties in their. ef-
forts to hold back their antagonists
The Germans are jealousy guard
ing this part OF the line, an advance
through which to any considerable
depth would compel them TO entirely
lose their hold on the territory.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-02
uNsEAsoNABLE ORDERS.

Early in the season for handling wheat OF the
1917 crop, the food administration made an or
der limiting flour mills to the grinding OF sew
enty-fve per cent. of the quantity OF wheat
ground the year before. AS a result OF that or
der many a farmer hauled wheat to local mill
only to find that the miller had already reached
his limit had no use for the wheat, could not al
ford to buy it for storage, and, therefore, de,
cined to buy. Late in March, 1913, the food
administration became convinced OF the mistake
it had made and increased the limit to ninety
per cent. This was not done, however, until
there had been great waste Of wheat. In recent
discussion in the senate it was developed that
many farmers who would have sold their wheat
and bought bran and shorts for their stock were
prevented from doing so, and found it necessary
to feed the whole wheat. There is, OF course, no
way of estimating the quantity of wheat wasted
in this manner.