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Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
PACKERS FIX
SHOE PRICES;;
HOARD HIDES
Federal Trade Commission
Charges Leather Supply is
Controlled by Meat
Concerns.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Hoarding of
hides by meat packers while shoe
prices have been climbing upward, and
excessive profits to the packers, who
virtually control the hide market, are
charged in a report by the federal
trade commission submitted today to
congress.
The commission points out that
slaughtering of cattle and calves in the
United States has increased during the
last five years by 100000 head, or
virtually so per cent.
High Prices Abnormal.
ea. "Such record of food animals ought
not at the same time to mean that the
country should be forced to pay alb
normally high prices for leather prod
ucts made from the correspondingly
increased take-off of hides" the re-
port declares.
Estimates of the international In
stitute of Agriculture UP to 1916 do
not indicate any shortage in the world
total of cattle, the report said.
The commission reported that the
quantity of hides stored by the "big
five" Chicago packers - Armour,
Swift, Morris, Cudahy and Wilson,
increased As per cent during 1916 and
the first half of 1917.
Big Increase On Hand.
These five concerns were declared
to be the "chief factors" in the hide
market. While they had on hand jan
uary 81, 1916, a total OF 88,033,l93
pounds of hides, the amount had in
creased to l27,694,169 pounds July 81,
1917.
Stocks held by the smaller packers
showed an even more striking in
crease, amounting to 50 per cent in
the same period, although the total
was only 2O,0S6,102 pounds July 81,
1917.
The grand total held by 275 inter-
state packers, including the big five"
increased from 9S,980,726 pounds to
l47,7SO,27l pounds, or. practically one
half.
Imports of hides also were found
by the commission to have increased
in 1917 70 per cent more than in 1912.
These great increases in imports
have been principally from Argentine,
Brazil and Uruguay" he report adds,
where the large Chicago packers are
very prominent factors in the hide
business"
Finally, the commission found that
country hides" being the take-off
of farmers and local butchers, are
very plentiful.
The commission reported that the
values which the packers have placed
on their hides ale much greater than
the increase in the price they have
paid for cattle, While the farmers re-
ceived only Y per cent more for their
cattle from S&ift's five principal plants
in l916-l7, the value Swift & Co. put
on their hides from the same cattle,
according to the report, increased IS
per cent
Phenomenal increase" in the
leather profits of Armour and Swift
were reported by the commission. Net
profits of the larger tanning compa-
nies in 1916 were said to be from two
to five times as large as in 1915.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
Omaha Actor and Playwright
Attracts Attention in East

Colin Clements, an Omaha boy, is
attracting attention in Pittsburgh, Pa,
for his work with the Carnegie Rep
ertoire theater. His first performance
in the east was as Harry Spreadbrow
in Gilberts play, "Sweethearts." He
also did old "Crabtree" in The School
for Scandal" aai at present is play
ing in Atlanta in Calydon."
Mr.. Clements is a writer as we'll
as an actor. Two of his plays, Just
Women" and Sophocles and Soap"
have beer produced by the San Fran
cisco Little theater and the Carnegie
Repertoire thester. Other of his plays
have oeen published in Poet Lore and
the Stratford Journal. His Some
where in America" and MIXED Num-
bers" are now in rehearsal and will
shortly lie produced in government
training camps.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
FIRE DESTROYS .'''',''
PLANTS MAKING
WAR MATERIALS

Camden, N. J., Jan. 24.-Two man.
ufacturing establishments engaged in
the manufacture of war materials
were destroyed in fire which swept
two-story building covering half
block today. e.
One of the tenants estimated his
loss at 100000 and the entire loss
will reach $500,000, it is believed.
One tenant in the building was
manufacturing patterns for subma-
rine cl.asers and another made gas
kets for United States airplanes. The
fire spread with such rapidity through
these plants that incendiarism is sus-
pected.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25

DEPARTMENT TO BLAME.
Senator Chamberlain declared he
would show that the deaths of the
hundreds and thousands of men at
,cantonments and camps were due to
the War department and "that all
epidemics could have been prevented
if the War department had been ef-
fective."
NERACITY WAS QUESTIONED.
Now that my truthfulness has
been questioned" Senator Chamber
lain continued, Il feel it my duty to
tell the country something / might
not have told it under ordinary cir
cumstances.
II do it as man who loves his
country best Of all and who would
willingly give his life for it. I do it
fearlessly as an American citizen who
desires to help and not to hinder
He repeated he had not distorted
the truth in his speech made in New
York, but that owing to the great
rush of business due, to the war the
president has probably not been able
to ascertain the truth and does not
know that truth.
Cannot Learn Truth.
"From the lips of those closest to
the president, the chief executive can
not learn the truth, not because his
advisers desire to mislead him, but
because they are situated in the same
position as he is.
"rhe secretary of war, in a general
statement tet they.ssuntry, which was
carefully and ably prepared, tells us
that $3,200000,000 have been appro-
priated for the ordnance department
and that contracts for $1,oH 100000
have been awarded" he continued.
This is true. But the secretary
failed to tell the country that Amer
ica failed to stand prepared"
France. bled white" he continued,
"is furnishing America today and the
troops going abroad with heavy ord
nance, machine guns and airplanes.
France Furnishes Artillery.
"If we relied on the ordnance de-
partmentAin this emergency, (and this
is war of artillery the war would
be completed before we ever got
enough to go to the front. France
agreed to deliver this artillery to win
America? Did it furnish it in order
-, invite America"
\ 1t was improper, he sait, to give
details of American purchases of ord
nance from the allies, bu. referred
senators to the confidential testimony
before the committee by Major Cen
eral Crozier, chief of ordnance.
IF the administration had wanted
to be fair to the American people"
he shouted, "why didn't the secretary
of war let the people know, so that
the people would assist in getting
ready for this terrible calamity"
Senator Chamberlain charged that
the ordnance bureau failed in 1916 to
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column Two)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
> Situation on West Front
Critical, SAYS War Expert

London, Jan. 24.-The situation on
the western front is critical, in the
oponion of Colonel c. A. Repington,
one of the foremost English military
critics, who recently resigned from
the Times and became military corre-
spondent of the Morning Post.
In his first contribution to the Post,
in today's issue, he criticizes Premier
Lloyd George and the war cabinet Sc
verely because, he asserts, they have
failed to maintain the strength of the
British armies in the west, thereby
creating the present conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25

Petrograd, but soon afterward, xii
ed this name to all its papers.
Within a short time, however, the
United Press says that papers receiv-
ing the International News Service
appeared with IN. Nelotsky" figuring
prominently in an alleged dispatch
from London recounting in a general
way the same facts set forth in the
United Press cable from Petrograd.
The United Press says it made sure
the Netlotsky story was sent over the
wires of the International News. The
story was printed in papers receiving
the international News service in
Boston, New York. Pittsburgh, De-
troit, Chicago, Kansas City, San Fran
cisco and elsewhere.
Note: In Omaha the International
News has been serving its wire news
to the World-Hegald
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
UNREST AMONG
GERMAN MASSES
IS SPREADING
Internal Situation Declared to
Be Critical as MiIitarist
Party Suppresses Dis
content at War.
= (By Associated Press.)

London, Jan. 24.-The impressions
conveyed in today's news dispatches
from Switzerland and Holland re-
garding the internal situation in Ger
many on the eve of Chancellor Won
Hertling's expected address before
the Reichstag is one of discomfort
among the masses suppressed by the
triumphant hand of the military party.
Efforts of the German censorship
to prevent public knowledge Of the
Austria strikes and peace demands
succeeded for a time, but the news
leaked through gradually and Aus
trian events seem now to be widely
known by German workers.
German Sympathy Repressed.
The Austrian hope that the latter
would follow their lead has not, how
ever, materialized, while German
newspapers which ventured to hold
out hand TO the Austrian proletariat
have been sternly repressed.
Nevertheless, according to the
Posts Amsterdam dispatch, the re-
belHous sentiments of German work.
men, especially independent socialists,
are becoming stronger.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
Enforced Reduction in
Sale of White Flour

Washington, Jan. 24-To create a
large export surplus of -four for the
allies, the food administration is con-
sidering a plan of forced reduction in
-four sales all the way from the miller
to the consumer.
Millers, wholesalers, retailers and
bakers probably will be required to
hold their sales of -four down to rs
per cent of the amount now handled
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
Mormon Apostle Dead.

Salt Lake City, Jan. 24.-Hyrum NJ.
Smith, apostle of the Mormon church
and son of Joseph F. Smith, presi-
dent of the church, is dead. He was
IS years old.
In 1904 he testified at Washington
in the case of Senator Reed Smoot.
also all apostle, whose right to a seat
in the United States senate had been
questioned by alleged foes of the
church.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
Will Drive "MoonshinerS"
Out of Business

Washington, Jan. 24.--Discovery
that manufacture of moonshine whisky
is increasing rapidly in bone-dry states
and that quantities have been sold
illicitly to soldiers in southern camps
caused Internal Revenue Commits
sioner Roper to announce today a ma
tionwide campaign against illegal dis
tillation in cooperation with state
governors.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
TEUTONS TO ENTER SLAV CITY
OF REVAL WITHIN WEEKS TIME
Russians Refuse to Accede to Kasers Demand That They
Give Up Courland and Baltic Provinces Germans
Thgcasen Immediate Resumption of Hostlities;
Last Offer Is Made .....z z ... .a.

Perograd Jan. 24-The Russian delegates 10 the Brest
Ltovsk conference unanimously decided reject the
terms offered by the Germans, which included annexation Of
the Baltic provinces and Courland by Germany.
The threat informed the Russ delegates that refusal
that Germany would military operations and
cupy Reveal within a week. ".. .. .
The peace conference has adjourned until January 49,
when the formal answer of the Russians expected
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
Expert to Have Charge
OF Coal Distribution

Washington, Jan. al. D. A. Nor
row, general secretary of the Ma
tional Coal association, formerly of
Pittsburgh, and a practical coal man,
was today placed by the fuel admin
istration in general charge of dis
tribution of coal, both anthracite and
bituminous.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
u. s. AUiatOrs With
French Army Bring
DOUn TlUO Planes

Paris, Jan. 24.-David Putnam of
Brookline, Mass, and Austin Te-
hoie of Westield, N. J., American
aviators in the French army, both
shot down German airplanes on
January l9.
Tehore had been rejected by the
American aviation officials on ac-
count of a dafsstive car
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
COMPETITION

Intense competition has made
it necessary for the man who
has anything to sell to cultivate
relatively unimportant markets
that he would have disdained in
the old days.
Are you cultivating all the
possible markets?
If you are NOT using Bee
Want Ads there is vast market
open for you.
u
Begin cultivating it now. Cail
Tyler 1000, place your want ad
and
Keep Your Eye On The Bee
IMPROVING EVERY D,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
Forty Killed in Moscow
In Riots "BI00dy Sunday

Petrograd, Jan. 24.-Forty persons
were killed and 200 wounded in riots
at Moscow on Tuesday during a
demonstration at all anniversary cele-
hratinn nf "Rinndv Sunday"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
The Weather

For Nebraska-Fair; colder; cold
wave, with temperature 10 zero or
below by Saturday morning, with ex-
ceptionally strong northerly winds.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
WAR OFFICE BLAMED
FOR MANY LIVES LOST
Chamberlain Answers Wilson's Denuncation of Attack
Military Establishment; Declares President Does
Not Know Truth Regarding Conditions; Ep
denies Could Have Been Prevented.

Washington, Jan. -Standng firmly by his charge that
Americas military establishment is enmeshed in neffcency
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon chairman of the military
mee replied in the senate today to President Wilson's de-
nuncaon of his New York speech by repeating the
which drew the presidents fire and declaring that
the president himself does not know the truth.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-25
Colder

Comparative Local Record.
1918. 1917. 1915. 1915
Highest yesterday 81 s2s 50 %
Lowest yesterday 30 II "a /
Mean temperature 40 20 ~ ~
Precipitation 90 90 90 90
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal;
Normal temperature ......,..,e e0
Excess for the day. 20
Total deficiency since March /. ,5s3
Normal precipitation ........ .02 inch
deficiency for the day....... 'O2 inch
Total precipitation since Mar 2211 inches
Deficiency since March l...... 1855 inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1915 H. 40 inches
deficiency for cor. period 1915. IFS inches
Reports from Stations at Pm.
otalon ana State Temp High Rain
of Weather 7p.m. est fan
Cheyenne, cloudy. ...3s a. %
Davenport. snow ........2S 2s T
Denver. cloudy, .....52 IS 90
1T indicates trace of precipitation.
- indicates below zero.
l.. a. WELSH, Meteorologist
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
WAR CONTROL
BILL REPORTED
SENATE ADMINISTRATION LEAD
ERS HOPE TO UNITE
PARTIES

Washington, DC, Feb. 2fs-Es 49,.
cordance with the plan for compro-
mise on the war reorganization legis-
lation the administration bill extend
ing President Wilson's authority to
coordinate government agencies was
revised today by the senate judiciary
subcommittee and ordered reported
next Monday to the full committee.
The subcommittee was divided to
2 on the amended draft, Senators
Overman of North Carolina and
Fletcher of Florida, democrats and
Nelson of Minnesota, republican, vol
ing to report the measure, Senators
Reed of Missouri, democrat, and Dill
lingham of Vermont, republican,
against it.
The subcommittee hopes its amend
ments will bring republicans and
democrats to the support of the meas
ure which plans to abolish legislation
restrictions now preventing consolida-
tion and coordination of effort in the
executive branch of the government
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
AIRMEN
OUT OF PRISON
GARRos AND MAR.
cHAL ESCAPE FROM
GERMANY

Amsterdam. Feb. 21.--Lieut. Roland
G. Garros. the famous French aviator.
and Lieut.. Antonine Marchal, who
few over Berlin in the summer of
1916 and was forced to descend few
kilometers from the Russian lines,
reached Holland yesterday Accord
ing to Les Nouvelles of MHlstrichte,
they escaped from German prison.
Lieutenant Marchal starting from
French SOIL flew over Berlin in July.
1915, dropping proclamations and con-
tinued his flight with the intention Of
landing within the Russian lines. He
was forced by motor trouble to descend
In Poland and was taken prisoner by
the Austrians. He made continuous
flight OF more than 500 miles, estab-
fishing a record. Lieutenant Garros was
a prominent aviator before the war.
holding severai worlds records. He
brought down number OF German air.
planes and was taken prisoner in the
spring Of 1851
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
PACKERS EMPLOYEES
WORK BUT NINE HOURS

Chicago, Feb. PA report pre-
pared by the bureau of statistics Of
the United States department OF labor
showing that in the period between
January and April. 1917, men and wo-
men employees OF packing houses in
the Chicago district actually worked
on an average OF less than nine hours
a day. was introduced in evidence to.
day att the stock yards wage arbitra.
ton proceedings. The report was
read by Letter Magnusson. an investi.
gator Of the bureau Of applied eco
nomics, of Washington, d. c., and
summoned as witness by the EN-.
ployes. The investigation of the hours
worked by packing house employees
was made in Chicago plant where
$4,000 men and women are employed,
which was said to be typical Of the
other Chicago firms.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
CHICAGO SALOONS
MAY BE OUSTED

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Existence Of near
ly every saloon in the business dis
trict depends upon decision of fed
eral legal officials as to "just what is
military post" It was said today
that the question may be referred to
Washington for Interpretation Of the
law giving the president power to
close every drinking place within half
mile of a military post.
Government attorneys here are of
the opinion that the naval training
camp on the lake front is military
post" but the points in doubt are army
headquarters In North Michigan ave-
nue., the naval intelligence bureau in
the federal building, home of the Army
club in the central Y. M. G.. A. build
ing, home OF the Navy club in the
Northwestern station and the naval
training ship tied up in the river.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
Swift Advance on Wide
Front Envelops Many
Strong Points; Bobhevik
Local Officials Are Taken
Captive.
GUERILLA WARFARE
SLAVS' ONLY HOPE

Berlin, Feb. S1.-The war office an.
/ E0unces that 1853 guns and between
1000 and 5000 motor cars have been
captured from the Russians.
The Germans have made prisoner
general commanding an army, 425
officers and $500 men.
The Russian town of Rovno has
Keen cleared Of the Russians, the war
ONCE reports. Trains with about
900 cars, many laden with food, have
been captured, as well as airplanes
and , An incalculable amount OF war
materials.
Between Dvinsk and Pinsk the Ger.
mans are pressing eastward. General
Won Linsingen's movement continues.
Important railway and highway juno
tions have been occupied.
WENDEN LEFT BEHIND
The Germans havo passed through
Wenden, fifty-five miles northeast OF
Riga, and are now before Wolmar,
seventy miles northeast Of Riga. Ger.
man regiments from Moon Island
crossed Moon sound and marched in
10 Esthonia, occupying Leal.
Other forces, advancing along the
shore of the gulf Of Riga, reached
Pernigal and Lemsa.
[Rovno is the most easterly of the
triangle OF Russian fortresses in Vol
hynia. Lutsk. the western citadel in the
triangle captilutated to the Germans
on February 1s without fighting. The
third fortress Of Volhynia, Dubno, lies
about midway between Royno and tho
town OF Brody on the Galacian fren.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
FINDS
NEW HUN PLOT
CITY IN INDUSTRIAL CENTER Is
HUB OF PRo.GERMAN
PROPAGANDA.

Paris. Feb. 21.-An important cen
ter OF German espionage has BEEN dis
covered, the Figaro reports, at st. Ell.
enne. capital Of the department OF
Loire. in the heart of the Industrial
district of France. According to this
account the purpose was to influence
workmen by means of carefully or
ganized system, with view to caus-
ing strikes and riots.
These discoveries at St. Etenne,
the Figaro says, established the fact
that under German direction there IS
at work "defeatist' organization,
whose avowed object is to promote at
a given date, while a German often
sive is in full swing. insurrectional
troubles at different points in France.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
SHIPPED
FOR YANKEE ARMY

Washington. D. c. Feb. 21-The first
American-built battle planes are en-
route to France, nearly FIVE months
ahead Of the original schedule.
In making this announcement last
night Secretary Baker said tho first
shipment. although in itself not large.
marks the final overcoming of many
difficulties met in building up this
new and intricate industry"
These planes" Mr.. Baker said,
"are equipped with the first Liberty
motors from machine production. Ono
of them in a recent test surpassed an
records for speed and climbing for
planes of that typ0.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
PORTUGAL TO ELECT
NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Paris. Feb. 21.-The Portuguese cab
met has decided to hold an election
for president Of the republic of Portu.
gal soon, Havas dispatch from Lis
bon says. Voting will be by direct suf-
frage and deputies and senators will
be elected at the same time. The
deputies and senators will have special
powers to revise the constitution.
president Machado of Portugal
was exiled after the successful revolu-
ton in Lisbon early last December. A
cabinet headed by DIR. Sidinio Paes has
been in control Of the governmentl
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
LIBERTY BONDS
PRICE GOES UP
SUDDEN BURST OF STRENGTH
SHOWN ON NEW YORK
MARKET

New York, Feb. 21.-Liberty bonds
showed sudden burst of strength in
the stock market today. The second
fours advanced ITO per cent and the
first fours ga per cent during the first
hour of trading, bringing them both
up to the quotation Of 97.20. the first
time they have sold on the same basis
for months.
Reports that the next Liberty loan
may be on a AZ, per cent basis and
allowing convertibility of the present
issues. We're given as the reasons for
the advance.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
GERMANY LOVES LAW,
ARMY LEADER SAYS

London, Feb. 21.- An intercepted
German wireless message, according
to a Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd,
quotes Prince Leopold of Bavaria, the
Austro-German commander on the
eastern front, as saying to his troops
Russia is sick and is trying to con.
taminate all the countries in the
world with moral infection. We
must fight against the disorder inoc-
ulated by Trotzky and defend out.
ragged liberty. Germany is fortunate
in being the incarnation of the senti.
rnents of other order.loving peoples.