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Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24

RETIRE IN
DISORDER
Emperor Charles Defeated
Troops Recrossing Piave
River; italians Closely
Pursuing Enemy.
(By Associated Press.)

Rome, June 23.-On the
Piave river front from the
Montello to the Adriatic the
defeated Austro Hungarians
are recrossing the river in dis
order, says the official Italian
statement issued today. The
enemy is being closely pursued
by the Italian troops.
An earlier statement said:
Along the whole front of the bat
tie our artillery continues to bom-
bard the enemy intensely. On Nom
teilo and along the Piave our in-
fantry is everywhere maintaining pow
erful pressure on the enemy. Yester-
day we carried out successful small
raids and patrol actions.
Counteroffensives Crushed.
ITO the west of Gagare the enemy
attempted some counteroffensives
which were Immediately crushed.
"A British party in an energetic
surprise action broke into the ad.
versary's lines TO the south of ASH
ago and. after lively struggle, killed
100 of the enemy and brought back
81 prisoners and one machine gun.
Our own and the allied airmen
have continued the struggle with un-
diminished daring. They also carried
out yesterday heavy and effective
bombardments on the enemy's i'm.
mediate lines of communication.
"Ten enemy machines were brought
down. The enemy's aerial losses since
June Is amount to IS airplancs, and
six captive balloons"
Foresee Another Blow.
"The Austrian offensive was more
than failure. it was defeat for the
enemy, who at several points was foui
times stronger than the Italians.
This announcement was made b.
Premier Orlando In the Senate Sat
urday amid enthusiastic cheering. Hs
added:
"After the present victorious rcsis.
tance, another battle may burst out
sooner or later. In fact, reliable re-
ports which have been received say
that the Austrians are concentrating
large forces in the Tyrol and Trent.
tino for another attack"
American Aviator Captured.
Italian Army Headquarters in
Northern Italy, June 23.-Clarence
Young of the American aviation
forces, while making fight was COM
PEELED to descend within the Austrian
lines. His comrades have assured
headquarters he was not injured.
The official communication pub
lished by the Stefani Bureau recog-
nizes the first phase of the battle as
definitely ended, with the enemy at
a positive disadvantage.
The communication sets forth
again the objectives which the Aus
trians had fixed for their advance and
points out that the idea that these OBJ
jectives could be won was due to the
strange conviction of the command
ing generals that the Italians would
not fight.
Fifteen Divisions Disrupted.
"Thc only result obtained" con-
tinues the statement, was the disrup-
ton of Is of their divisions, in ex-
change for the advance on the Italian
lines at Gina Di Rosso, whereas an
other 80 divisions barely gained two
and half miles upon Montello and
Continued on Page Two, Column Two)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24
BODIES OF 81 ].
RECOVERED IN
CIRCUS WRECK
Hagenback Wallace Manager
Expects Death Toll to Reach
IS; Engineer and Fire.
man Arrested.

Gary, Ind, June 2S.-Sixty-two
bodies of Hagenback- Wallace circus
employees who perished in the wreck
six miles west of here early yester-
day were in temporary morgues here
and at Hammond tonight. Circus
officers made frantic efforts to get a
list of the victims. Only "a of the
bodies have been identified. Most Of
the other corpses are charred and
mangled beyond recognition.
Edward H. Ballard, general mau-
ager of the circus, tonight issued a
statement saying figures indicated
that the death list would total 85.,
He said that hastily check-up of the
scattered employees showed list of
90 missing, in addition to the "a iden-
tilted dead. 1t is said most of the
missing are razor backs" number
of whom are negroes.
F. S. Whipple, trainmaster, also
has been given up as dead.
Some Bodies Cremated.
Parts of two bodies. cremated i'll
the furnace of tangled steel and tim
bers that resulted when Michigan
Central equipment train crumbled the
fimsy circus coaches, we're dug out
tonight.
Reduced to Ashes.
Authorities said that if the death
list is as great as estimated by cir
Gus men, additional bodies probably
were reduced to ashes. An inquest
will be held in Hammond i'll the
morning. Gustave Klauss, fireman
of the troop train of empty Pullmans
that demolished the circus coaches,
was ordered brought to Hammond.
1--WE will have the engineer, Alonzo
Sargent present when we are ready
for him." was all Deputy Coroner
Continued on Page Two, Column Three)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24

London, June 23.-An earnest plea
for Intervention in Russia, either
economic or armed, has been sent to
President Wilson by large group
of Russians here. The plea is set
forth in a long cablegram delivered
to the American embassy for trans
mission to Washington. 1t is signed
by approximately 100 persons, some
prominent in the Kerensky govern
ment. 1t is understood that SINH
lar appeal will be made by the Rus
sian ambassador at Washington.
The appeal says that with the
natural wealth of Russia in it's hands,
Germany can wage war for long
period despite the blockade, and it is
added that to set up, serious barri-
cade to further penetrations by the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24
AUSTRIAN
MINISTRY
TO RETIRE
Cabinet Decides on Collective
Resignation After Premier's
Return From Visit to
Emperor Charles.
BY Associated Press.

Amsterdam, June 23.-The
Austrian cabinet met today
and decided on a collective
resignation, according to sd-
vices received here from
Vienna.
Paris, June %. Havas
Agency-After a meeting with
Emperor Charles of Austria
Hungary on Friday, says a dis
patch from Zurich, Premier
Won Seydler presented the res
ignation of the entire Austrian
cabinet.
The emperor. said he would
decide Sunday whether to &C
cept them.
Grave Danger Foreseen.
Paris, June 23.-The municipal
council of Vienna has drawn up reso-
lutions calling the attention of the
government to the grave danger in
Cured and the threatening of public
tranquility by the bread reduction and
other food difficulties, according to a
dispatch to the Havas agency from
Basel, Switzerland.
The Vienna newspapers print
stories of street disorders which in
clude the derailment of trans and at
tacks on stores and cafes. Bakers
wagons also have been pillaged.
Ludendorff Refuses Help.
A dispatch from Basel to the Havas
agency says that General Ludendorff's S
reply to an appeal from the mayor of
Vienna in the food crisis, said: e
"My best thanks for the expression
OF your faithful sentiments. | would,
from my heart, help the population
Of Vienna in its serious difficulties, but
il is. unfortunately, impossible from
German sources-more than ever be-
fore. All the importations OF cereals
from Ukraine, Roumania and Bes-
sarabia have been allotted. without
exception, to Austria.
Notwithstanding the difficulties
Of our own food situation, ! placed in
April, May and June shipments des-
Stined for the west front at the dispo-
Nition of Austria. But now there are
20 more reserves of this sort and |
am not in a position to furnish aid y
4 In a similar vein, the mayor Of
Budapest, after expressing his SYM
5athy for Vienna's situation. de-
,lared it is impossible for him to
aid.
Germany Sends Grain Supply.
Copenhagen, June ga Vienna
dispatch reports that Germany has
decided to send 5000 tons of grain
from her military stocks to Austria.
Germany demands, however, that a
similar amount of grain must be re-
turned before July 10.
Strikes Called Off.
Amsterdam, June 23.-Thc Arbeiter
Zeitung of Vienna says that the la
Dor council which submitted detailed
demands to the government and ex-
pressed the hope that the partial
strike in the industrial world would
be sufficient to show the govern
ment that wages and food conditions
urgently needed reform, has decided
that an extension of the strike is in
advisable, pending negotiations.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24
What is True Americanism?

What does it mean to you to be an American?
For the best answers The Bee is offering II prizes
For the best answer the prize will be $5 and for the
next II best each good book.
Observe these rules:
/. Subject "True Amercanism and What 1t Means
to Be an American"
2. Limit answers to 800 words or less.
g. Contest open to all, but ages of competitors will
be taken into consideration state your age If you are
- under 21.
4. Every answer must be signed with full name and
address.
5. Address, Americanism Contest The Omaha Bee.
so as to reach this office or before June 30.
The Judges will be announced later.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24
AUSTR|ANS PUT TO FLIGHT
Conference
Held at Headquarters
Of General Pershino

Paris, June 23.-Premier Clemen-
ceau passed the day at American
headquarters. He was accompanied
by Capt. Andre Tardieu, the French
high commissioner to the United
States aad recently appointed head
of the new department for Franco
American cooperation in the war.
They took luncheon with General
Pershing and afterwards inspected
the American troops.
An important military conference
was held during the afternoon.
Among those present were M. Gle
menceau, General Pershing, General
Foeh, who came especially for the
OCCASION; Captain Tardieu, Major
General McAndrew and Generals
Mordacq and Weggand.
Questions concerning Franco
American cooperation were dis
cussed and the measures to be taken
within the next few months In con-
cert were talked over. Complete
agreement was reached on all
points.
The troops quartered where the
inspection was held belong to a di-
vision which landed less than a week
ago, They were presented to M.
Clemenceau by General Pershing
and Major General McAndrew. The
magnificent bearing of the men and
their perfect training strongly i'm
pressed the premier. who chatted
with them and realized for himself
their desire to get into the line as
early as possible and their determi-
nation to win.
The premier spoke a few words to
the officers, expressive of the great
confidence of France in the men
from overseas and of thanks for the
aid she was receiving from America
at the decisive hour of the struggle
for, the liberty Of the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24
Wilson Approves Scale
Fixed for Iron and Steel

Washington, June 23:-Approval
was given by President Wilson today
10 steel and iron prices agreed upon
yesterday by the war trade board and
the American Iron and Steel In
stitute. Base prices of Lake Superior
ore are increased As cents per ton. the
price on steel bars. shapes and plates
is made f. o. b. Pittsburgh, and all
other maximum prices now prevailing
are continued in effect from July to
September 80.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24
Crippled War Lecturer
Arrested as |rnp0ster

Portland, Ore, June 23.-Thomas
w. Blake, who recently arrived here
from San Francisco and who claimed
to be a captain, late of the British
army, was arrested today at the re-
quest of government agents. 1t is
charged that he is an imposter.
Blake has been giving lectures on
the war, ostensibly for the benefit Of
the Red Cross, it is alleged. He has
suffered the loss of one eye and one
arm and claimed to have been wound
ed AZ times and to have escaped from
a German prison camp. the authori-
ties stated
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24
GaSsed and Wounded Men
Arrive Home From France

Baltimore, June 23,-The first de-
tachment of General Pershing's gassed
and wounded men arrived at Fort
McHenry hospital today. Among the
patients is an infantryman who is suf
fering from mustard gas poisoning.
He has not yet regained the full
power of his speech and can talk only
in whispers. He is Sergt. Hubert Hill,
from Lufkin. Tex.
Private Charles G. Hopkins of Mad
ison, Tex, wounded last November
at Toul, claims to be the firsvAmeri-
can wounded in action. Hopkins is
an infantryman.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24
Russians Appealto to Wilson
For Intervention in Russia

Germans is possible only by force
of arms.
An alternative to an armed inter-
vention is recognized, however, in an
economic campaign. To prevent
Russia from falling into the hands
of the Germans, whether willingly or
unwillingly, prompt action by the
allies looking toward rehabilitation is
necessary, it is urged.
IF neither military nor economic
aid is given, Russia may be drawn be-
fore long into the sphere of German
influence" the plea declares. DE
lay is dangerous. The allies must find
in themselves sufficient political fore
sight and energy to give effect to
those remarkable words Of yours:
We intend to stand by Russia as we
stood by France"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24
U.Boat Attacks Stimulate
Recruiting: 450, 900 in Navy

Washington, June 23.-The appear
ance of German submarines off the
Atlantic coast and the exploits of the
marines in France have so stimulated
recruiting that the enlisted personnel
of the navy now totals 450,0OO-26, ,285
officers and 423,808. men.
Secretary Daniels announced to-
night that enlistments in the naval re-
serve the first week Of this month,
when it became known that the sea
wolves were preying on shipping off
the American coast, totaled l4,406, a
record for this branch of the service,
while in the following week l2,30S
men were added.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24
Prof. Henry c. Emery
Held Prisoner by Huns

Washington, June 23.-Names Of
seven Americans in German prison
camps, reported to the War depart
ment today by the German war min
istry through the Spanish embassy at
Berlin include that of Prof. Henry c.
Emery, the economist and former
chairman of the United States tariff
commission. who was captured when
the Germans occupied the Aland
Island
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24
Two-Thnds of German
Submarines Sunk, Says
French Naval Official

Paris, June 23.-Two-thirds of the
| German submarines launched are al
ready at the bottom of the sea, ac-
cording to a statement made to the
deputies by the under secretary of
the navy.
"And," continued the under secre-
tary, "we are destroying them twice
as fast as they are building them"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24
Senate Committee Votes
AGAINST Wine Prohibition

Washington, June "a tentative
vote in the senate agricultural COM
mittee has shown a small majority in
favor of eliminating wine from any
prohibition legislation which may be
determined upon in connection with
the emergency agricultural appropria-
ton bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24
The Weather

For Nebraska-Unsett1ed Monday
and Tuesday, probably local showers;
cooler north and central portions
Monday.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-24

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March /:
Normal temperature ................... "a
Excess for the day .................. 3
Total excess since March /. 1918. .65s
Deficiency for the day .......... II inch
Total rainfall since March 1....7.19 inches
Deficiency since March 1.... .5.51 inches
Excess for cor. period, 1917.... 81 inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916. ASS inches
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-13
coIone!'s Orderly Has an Altogether
Unflattering Opinion of French
Intelligence.

Red, the coloneps orderly, stood in
the doorway picking his teeth. Red
is six feet two inches tall, and dispro-
portionately narrow He is a member
of a regiment recruited in the Middle
West, but he halls from the Panhandle
of Texas. and betrays the fact every
time he opens his mouth. At the mo-
ment of our approach he was address
ing an unseen and presumably SYM
pathetic listener beyond the thresh-
old:
ME, I'm plum outdone with these
here French people," l heard him
drawl Here we've been eamped
amongst 'em fer goin' on four months
and they amt learnt English yet.
You'd think they'd want to know how
TO talk to people in a regular honest-to-
God languag-but no. seem seemin'ly
not a-tall. I'd be ashamed TO be so
ignorunt and show 1t Course oncet
in while you do run acrost one Of
'em that's picked up a word here and
there; but that's about all.
sNow f'rinstance you take that nice
lookin' little woman with the black
eyes and the shiny teeth that runs
that there little store in this here last
town we stayed q spell in before we
come on up here. / never could re-
member the name of that there town
il was so outlandish soundin'-but you
remember the woman, don't you? Well,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-13
KEPT TAX-GATHERER BUSY
Imposts Were Levied on Almost Ev-
erything in England Century
and Half Ago.

1t is interesting to note that the en-
tertainment tax of the present day
was anticipated over $50 years ago by
the inventive genius who proposed
that all places of public diversion,
including playhouses, operas, masquer-
AIDES, Ranelagh, Vauxhall, Sadler's
Wells and Astley's-the famous re-
sorts of the fair and the fashionable
of his day-should be taxed, says Lon
don Tit-Bits. Another proposal was
that the very statues in the gardens
and the lakes and the groves, the
grottoes and the temples of those days
were thick set with statues of heath
en- gods and goddesses- should have a
price put upon their heads.
Time was when taxes were put on
the watches attached to the seals that
dangled from the fobs of the beaux or
hung on the girdles that encircled the
waists of the bellies. Those who own
ed clocks were also regarded as fit
subjects for special taxation.
The "guinea-pig" tax-the tax
householder had to pay for every per-
son in his household who wore a pig
tail and covered his hair with powder
had its day and passed away. SO,
too, had tax on soap-the impost
that gave Lord North his nickname of
"Old Soapsuds"-and a tax on salt.
Gloves and mittens were once taxed,
and so also were scores of other arti-
cIes and the shops in which they were
sold.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-13

entered the shade of the bath house,
then a voice cried:
"Pset! You are there?' 1t was Mo-
rim himself.
Hastily the three piled aboard. Norm
bent to his oars and the skiff shot out.
''You were not observed?" he inquired.
mo"
Norm roSved in silence for time
when do you sail?" O'Reilly asked.
SAT dawn, Cod permitting. You will
have to remain hidden and you mustn't
even breathe"
He brought the skiff alongside a bat
tered Old schooner, and his passengers
clambered aboard. There was tiny
cabin aft and on it, sheltered from the
night dew by loose fold of the main
Sail, were two sleeping men. The new
corners followed Norm down into the
evil little cabin, where he warned them
in hoarse whisper:
mot sound, mind you. If anyone
comes aboard, you must shift for your
selves. Creep into the hold and hide.
OF course. if we are searched" He
muttered something, then CROPPED his
way out on deck, and closed the hatch
behind him.
Now that they had actually en-
barked upon this enterprise ard the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-13

the bohio. they made furtive ex-
animation. They found emeralds and
sapphires the value of which they did
not attempt TO estimate: and, besides
these, a miscellaneous assortment of
semipreciouS stones.
O'Reilly realized vaguely that he
held IN his lap fortune greater than
his widest dreams had ever COM
passed. These were the jewels of a
ratah. 1t seemed incredible that this
ragged girl beside him was a regal
helress, the posSesSor of treasure
such as kings might envy. After a time
be realized that the mere possession of
these gems constituted new and over
wbelGing menace.
Morning found all hands more nearly
rational and feeling the first cravings
o. healthy hunger. Even AsenSio con-
feSsed to quite miraculous improve
meat. While Evangelina prepared
breakfast the lovers agreed upon a
story to explain the origin OF that mys-
ferrous gold piece. and later Johnnie
wasned Jacket for second time TO
keep his tongue between his teeth.
Jacket nodded his complete compre-
he0sion 'Surei All Spaniards are
robbers and they'd kin us for a peso.
YsA and the s,scihcos are no better. l
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-13
Gas Masks and V'hiskers

To be clean shaven or bearded like
the pard is the alternative presented
to the German first-line troops. The
reason is the gas mask. Some au-
thorities hold that the mask cannot be
relied upon to protect any but clean
shaven faces; others again hold that
a dense hirsute growth within the
mask acts as an additional air filter.
But it must be real patriarchal beard
no mere or Il days bristles, says
an article in the Deutsche Tageszei-
tung. The writer holds that the full
beard is a peculiarly Teutonic attri-
butte and should be cultivated as such.
Besides, according to ancient tradi-
tons, it adds TO ''frightful aspect" he
naively adds. Gas tests at the front
in alright cubicles are carried out
every fortnight. and full-bearded men
testify to the additional security af-
forded by their boards.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-13

ASenSio and his wife and after both
had refused to enter into it.
Then, and not until then, did Rosa
begin her preparations. First she made
Evangelina cut her hair. sacrilege
that wrung signs and tears and loud
lamentations from the black woman,
after which she altered the suit of
boys clothing to fit her figure. or rath-
er to conceal 1t.
When at last she put 1t on for O'Reil-
ly's approval she was very shy, very
self-conscious. and so altogether un-
boylike that he shook his head posi-
lively.
my dear, you'll never do" he told
her. "You are altogether too pretty"
"But wait until I put that hideous
hump upon my back and stain my face.
then you will see how ugly can look"
Perhaps" he said, doubtfully. A
moment, then his frown lightened. you
give me thought" said he. '"You
shall wear the jewels"
"Wear them? How?"
son your back, in that very hump. 1t
will be the safest possible way to con-
| ceal them"
Rosa clapped her hands in delight.
''Why, Of course 1t is the very thing.
Wait until show you"
Profiting by her first moment alone
-Evangelina and her husband being
still in ignorance of the contents of
! the treasure box-Rosa made bundle
out of the jewels and trinkets and fas-
tened it securely inside her coat. After
few experiments she adjusted it to
her liking, then called O'Reilly once
more. This time he was better salts
| fed. An application of Evangelina's
stain to darken her face, few tatters
and liberal application of dirt to the
suit, and he declared that Rosa would
pass anywhere as boy.
There came a night when the three
of them babe good-by to their black
companions and slipped away across
the city to that section known as Pueb-
10 Nuevo. then followed the road along
the water front until they found shell
ter within the shadows of a rickety
structure which had once served as a
bath house.
The refugees waited a long time
they were beginning to fear that old
! Morin's nerve had weakened at the
eleventh hour, when they beheld a skift
approaching the shore. 1t glided closer,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-13
FJ DAD[Y'S ly[NINl
!, \. FAIRY TALE
III @ hAH GAHAIBQyER
THE OSTRICH FARM.

cot course admit it, said the os-
trich.
''What do you admit?" asked anoth-
CIR ostrich.
Il admit that Pm queer" said the
first ostrich.
"Then l suppose you think I'm
queer, too?' asked the second ostrich.
"Tm very much like you, and if you're
queer must be-"
swell, that doesn't always follow"
said the first ostrich. "There are many
creatures alike, but still If one hap
pened to say he was queer another
wouldn't wish 1t said of him that he
was queer, too"
"Oh, if you're queer, I don't mind
If / am too" the second ostrich
said.
''You wouldn't have to be queer just
because was" said the first ostrich.
"You might be very nice and l might
be very cross. Now, it's queer to be
cross, I've heard. No one gets any
fun out of it at all; no, they get very
unhappy. So it must be queer to be
cross"
SIS that what you meant when you
said you were queer?" asked the first
ostrich. 81 don't know if / like that
so much. 1 was quite willing to be
queer along with you If it was just
ordinary queerness-but not cross
ness"
81 don't blame you in the least" said
the first ostrich.
swell, what did you mean by say
ing you were queer? There ere many
ways of being queer, it seems to me-"
said the second ostrich.
''Yes, there are" said the first os-
trich. "I'll tell you what I'll do" he
said, ''if you don't mind my being
queer, which is really the way you're
queer, too; I'd like you to be my mate.