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Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04
Scots Strong for War, Says
American Labor Visitor

London, May 3.--Thc war spirit in
Scotland is described by William
Short, president of the Washington
Federation of Labor and member
of the American labor mission now
visiting England, in a statement to-
the Times:
"The Aboring men and women are
doing all they can TO help win the
war by making material with which
the Germans surely will be beaten"
he said. II went to Ayr. where |
spent my boyhood in the mines. The,
miners gave us the impression that
they were as strongly determined as
the miners Of the United States to
carry on the fight until it is woAu
whatever sacrifices it may invetsA =
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04
CECIL FORECASTS
PEACE OFFENSIVE
AIMED AT BRITAIN
British Minister Believes Ger
mans, Relying on Their Own
Resources, Cannot Hold
Out Much Longer.
(By Associated Press.)

London, May 3.-In the persona
opinion of Lord Robert Cecil. min.
lister of blockade, the failure of Ger.
many's knockout offensive" on the
western front will result in big
peace offensive. directed mainly
against Great. Britain and possibly
made in an attractive form, but which
will not afford any terms the allies
can look at.
In this opinion made in a state
mcnt to The Associated Press, Lord
Robert expressed the further belief
that the new peace offensive would
be largely for German consumption,
because "the rulers of Germany know
if they have to rely on their own re-
sources they cannot hold out much
l6nger." ..-.-
Fail in Objective.
A representative of General Rad
cliffe, director of military operations
at the war office, today summed up
the military situation on the western
front as follows:
"In the north, while the Germans
failed in their objective, they made
their right flank secure by the cap
ture of KENNEL, but we must regard
the operation from the viewpoint Of
economy of men and they used UP
five divisions from the general re-
serve, besides seven or eight divisions
previously employed. =
1T is difficult to make an exact
comparison of the staying powers of
the two armies, but the facts shown
are in our favor. If the enemy con-
tinues his offensive in the north, he
must impair his chances of success
in the south.
"The Snain aim is to separate the
Anglo-French armies in the south
and if the enemy continues the CAM
paign in the north without important
results he is using up his forces to
no purpose"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04

fore nowhere is the mob so inexcus-
able as in the United States. Can we
not resolve here ardently to teach re-
spect for laws as part of patriotism
to hold up pure ideals for the be-
havior of the civilian which shall be
worthy the high sacrifices Of the sol
dier?"
Obligations Of Women.
Women who take mems places be-
cause of demands of war conditions,
may have an opportunity to improve
at least some of the methods" used
in commerce and industry, according
to Miss Jane Adams of Hull House,
Chicago, who tonight addressed the
federation on "The Worlds Food
Supply and Woman's Obligation
She cited the distribution of milk as
one instance in which improvement
might Ne made and said women "cer-
tainly are under obligations to main
tain labor Standards
Adoption of resolutions petitionine
congress to pass national bone dry
law as a war measure and message
sent to Senator Jones, chairman ol
the woman's suffrage committee, ask.
ing that he submit the national suf.
frage amendment so that democracy
in the United States may be complete
and pledge not to eat wheat or any
Of its products until September l were
the outstanding features of the busi-
ness session TODAY of the General
Federation OF Women's Clubs. in BIZ
ennial session here.
The action was taken pon~recom-
mendation of the president, Mrs. 10
siah Evans Cowles. The bone dry
resolution was presented by Mrs
Robert Burdette, chairman Of the
resolutions committee, and authorized
the sending of kilograms to members
of the house and senate as a petition
of 2,500,000 members of the fedora
tion.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04
MOBILIZE MAY Is.

The call for ESQ, 900 men durina
May goes to all states except Cali.
fornia, Oregon and Nevada, which
with the District Of Columbia, already
have supplied SO large part of theiI
quotas that it was decided not to IN.
clude them this time. The movement
in most states will begin May Is and
will be completed in five days.
BY this order the War department
abandons its plan of assembling men
in eYen monthly increments Of ap.
proximately 100000 The cali for is6,-
600 in April and 233000 this month
will bring out in two months half OF
the number originally CONTEMPLATED
for the year. Officials made 1t clear
that it is now the purpose to mobilixcs
all the men for whom equipment and
training facilities can be provided.
There Is No Limit.
"Let us avoid specific figures" Ses-
ietary Baker again said today. "They
simply limit. There is no limit. We
will call out enough men 10 mike vic
tory certain. We will Selt thenr5ri
rapidly as they can H Gll1
sent forward" 1's's
/ IN preparation for this tremendous
increase in the army the house mil.
itary committee was told today thai
every existing cantonmcnt in thu
country will be enlarged and ever,
National Guard camp utilized to ii.
full capacity. 1t is regarded as prob
able that some new cantonnlcnt mus
be built Ground already has been OBJ
tanned in the vicinity of several can
tonments for expansion.
Allotments Based on Population.
The May draft allotments wcrt
made on the population basis here.
tofore used, but subsequent distribu
ton Of quotas will be much altered
when the number OF men furnished
by any state is computed from the
number of availables it has in ciass
one.
The men called out this month win
be mobilized generally at the canton-
ments to which men from the safie
states have previously been sent.
Some Of the camps will have been con-
verted into replacement divisions and
the new men will be re-distfibuted in
accordance with their qualifications.
The apportionment calls for 1,575
men from Nebraska and 1854 from
Iowa, to be sent to Camp Dodge.
A call for 6,20 skilled men for the
national army was sent out today BY
Provost Marshal General Crowdcr.
All states are included except New
Jersey. 1t directs the movement of
the men May IL.
Will Create New Divisions.
Under the increased army plan
great number of new divisions may
be created. With authority now asked
for unlimited power to create fighting
CONTINUED ON Page Two. Column one.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04
Most Of Country's Banks Will
Remain Open Through Eve
ming to Accommodate Pro-
crastinating Bond Buyers.

a $50-bond" feature Of the cam.
paign continued today to be the
most potent factor in obtaining late
subscriptions. Former President Taft
at Elizabeth City, N. c., today
matched the president. AT meeting,
which former Ambassador Gerard ad-
dressed in Philadelphia, 100000 was
raised in presidential matches"
Results by states reported form the
Kansas<City district are:
Missouri, SIS, 900, 200; Colorado. $20,-
6S3,7O0; Kansas, 37,l0l 900; Me-
braska, $3S,2l2,000; Oklahoma, $27,-
$500; Wyoming, $5,2l3,000; New
Mexico, SAIL 100.
Percentages obtained by leading
cities are: Kansas City, Mo-, l29; St.
Joseph, Mo-, l52; Denver, 65; Pueblo.
104; Kansas City, Kan, ll6; Wichita,
IS; Topeka, $50; Omaha, l30; Okla
homa City, ll6; Tulsa, l09; Musko-
gee, rs.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04
.Foch's Authority Extended \
To All Western Fronts

Paris, May 3.-The military author
ity Of General Foch as result of the
Italian adhesion has been extended
to all the western fronts and the
general now becomes commander-in-
chief of all the allied armies in the
west, says Marcel Hutin in the Ech.
De Paris.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04
British Soldier on Guard
At Birthplace of Jesus

London, May 3.-From Bethle-
hem a youthful British soldier
writes to friend here: {
am on guard at present, and it
is a great honor, can tell you, that
am guarding the birthplace and
manger Of our Lord. 1t is Won
dcrful place and never thought
when / used to read about it that
one day I should stand and guard
it. The birthplace is marked by a
IA pointed silver star, presented by
the French government. The stable
is hung with lamps from all diff
fcrent countries, and they look
beautiful; and, ! might add, they are
always alight. The manger, itself,
is cut in natural rock, but marble
has been put in to keep it in good
state of preservation"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04

TREMENDOUS CANNONADE.
Dispatches from the British head
quarters tell of tremendous can
nonade in the Lys region, which may
be taken to mean the part of the
Flanders battle field at or near Mer-
vile, where the Germans made their
greatest advance after the fall of
Afmentieres.
Articles appearing in German news
papers would seem to indicate efforts
to prepare the German people for an
announcement that there will be no
-lmediate attempt to take Ypres. Ex-
perts, writing what may be considered
inspired reviews of the situation, say
that nothing would be gained by the
capture of the ruined city.
Lens Salient Menaced.
This may mean that the Germans
will turn their attention to some
other part of the front for a new ef
fort and the bembardment of the lines
near Merville and further east may
b. the first step in an attempt either
to bore straight through the allied
armies, or cut through toward the
south and force British retirsment
from the Arras-Lens salient.s So far
IS known, no infantry fighting has
occurred in this sector in the last day.
While waiting for the Germans to
make the next move, the allies have
not been idle. All along the line their
patrols have been active and at Han
gard and Villers- -Bretonneux, before
Amiens, they have taken tactical posi-
tions from the Teutons. One of these
positions was hill 81, north of Castel,
height which afforded good OBJ
servation of the allied communication
lines. sS <.J
Zeebrugge Channel Blocked.
The British admiralty has found
tLat the channel at Zeeburgge, in
which old British cruisers recently
were sunk during the naval raid on
the German submarine bases on the
Belgian coast, is still blocked and
probably will remain so for a con-
siderable time in spite of the efforts
of the Teutons to dredge new chan
mel around the obstacles formed by
the wrecks of the warships.
German troops operating in Ukraine
Fave advanced into the Donetz coal
region, in the eastern part of the gov
eminent of Kharkov. The presence of
Germans as far east as this would
seem to indicate that Teutonic
domination of southern Russia and the
Black Sea is almost complete.
TAe authority of General Foch, who
was recently designated commander
in-chief Of the allied armies in France,
has been extended to include the
forces on the Italian front as re-
suit of the meeting of the inter-allied
war council at Abbeville.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04
FIFTEEN BILLIONS
WANTED BYBAKER
FOR MILITARY USES.
"There Is No Limit; We Will Call Out Enough Men to
Make Victory Certain" Says War Secretary;
$4,000 Called in May; Every Cam
tonment to be Enlarged.
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, May 3.-Smultaneousy with the announce
today that 600 from IS had been called
join the color May, Secretary Baker indicated the scope
the governments plans for increasing s fighting strength BY
stating that congress had been asked appropriate approx
mately for army of 300O 900 for the
next fiscal year.
That amount exclusive of funds provided in the forca
ons BILL which not only defense but rule
provides the bulk of heavy field ordnance.
Last the estimates aggregated $66000000O0
for force of men, which already has been
ceeded.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04
GERMANS ADMIT
.FAuUREOFEFFORT
TO CAPTURE YPRES
Attempt Bore Straight Through General Focs Lines
to Drive Wedge and Force Retirement From Arras-
Lens Salient Presaged by Terrific Bonn
bardment in Lys Region.
(By Associated Press. }

3
Having with in their operations the north
of the Flanders salient where the French British
stood shoulder shoulder in defense Ypre and
high ground which forms bulwark front of the channel
pors the Germans have indicated the
ports turned the southern side the angle allied lines
in northern France. ~
Thursday night and Friday the German artillery had SEEM
ngy conferred M fire the lines between Civenchy the
Neippe Forest and be that the enemy will launch
attack against this vital seton of the British lne
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04
Nonpartisan League Leader
Found Guilty of DiSIoyaIty

Red Wing, Mimi, May IN. S.
Randall, National Nonpartisan league
organizer, was found guilty of utter
ances tending to discourage enlistment
in the army and navy" here tonight
after trial which lasted three days.
The charge on which Randall was
convicted was the result of speech
made by him before a gathering of
farmers at Kenyon last August.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04
Ryan Nominated.

Washington, May ;3.-John D..
Ryan Of Montana, who was recently
selected to take charge of aircraft
production, was formally nominated
today by President Wilson to be
chairman of the aircraft board.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04
Spain Saves Daylight.

New York, May 3.-Spain has
adopted the daylight saving plan
Legal time n that country was ad-
vanced 90 minutes on April IS to con-
tinue until October 6, the Commercial
Cable company announced today.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04
The Weather

Nebraska and Iowa-Generally fair
Saturday and Sunday. Not much
change I'm temperature.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04
ARMY OF 100000 PLANNED
Third Liberty Loan Goes Over Top Today;
"Match The President" Feature Potent Factor;
Workers Urged Not to Relax in Their Efforts
and consequently not officially r!
ported. =
Work to Last Minute Urged.

pOltOu.
Work to Last Minute Urged.
Treasury officials tonight were in
.sistent that campaign committees to-
morrow get every possible subscrip-
ton.
The headquarters review again em-
phasized that it is necessary to pay
only S per cent of the subscription
when the pledge is entered, the bal
ance to be paid by installments later.
The Chicago and Boston federal re-
serve districts were the fourth and
fifth respectively to go over the top.
Both reported over-subscriptions to-
day. All other district committees
sent word that they would pass the
100 per cent line tomorrow.
Subscriptions by Districts.
The treasury's table of district sub
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04

"SHELLPROOF MACK'S"
Gripping Story Of Trench Fighting
is continued on page -Four of The
Bee Today.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04
Comparative Local Retord

Comparative Local Record.
Highest yesterday ...s7 43 65 81
sI.owest yesterday 49,. 50 80 20 As
Mean temperature -. 73 IS SO 5s
eTecipitation ......... 90 ,16 90 90
Temperature and precipitation departure
from the normal:
Normal temperature ..,,.,.5 S.
- snNsess ior the Gay .......-.............. Id
Total excess since March 1. 1917........279
SoInal precipitation ............ 10 inch
deficiency for the day y...-.. ~ inch
Total precip. since Mar. i, 1918. .1.6s inches
deficiency since Mar. /, 1918. -. .3.09 inches
Excess for cor. period In 1917. .145 inches
Deficiency for cor. period In 1915 70finches
Reports From Stations at p. NJ.
station Stale of Temp. High Rain
Weather. Z p. m. est. fall.
Sheyenne, clea, 70 70 90
Davenport. pit. cloudy :. H. so s4 90
0enver, clear 72 &c 01
@Ecs aloines. cl, ar .s4 IS 90
Dodge City. pt. cloudy Ia rs %
Lander pit cloudy ....7f IS 90
North Platte, lear ......S4 sc .oc
Omaha. clear .....s5 81 90
Pueblo, cloudy .,..54 76 90
daplu lily sira- .......S0 So 90
indicates trace of precipitation.
\ l. A. WELSH, MeteoTologist
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-04

4 l. 4. WELSH. MetsoIologisL
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-10
TERRIFIC BOMbARuAE Mt PRELUDE
tn |NA55ED INFANTRY ATTACKS
HEAVY LOSSES ARE
SUFFERED BY FOE
Still No Sign Of the Expected
Austrian Offensive Against
Italians.

As had been anticipated. the Germans
have switched the center Of their main
operations from the Amiens sector and
are now hammering the British and
Portuguese hard over a front Of about
eleven miles running from Givenchy and
LaBassee to the vicinity Of Armentieres.
The attack was preceded by a terrific
oombardment all along the line. and the
countryside for miles around trembled
under the concussion of the big guns. At
some points the enemy was able to
penetrate advanced elements Of the
British line. especially in the neigh
borhood Of Neuve Chapelle, FauQuissart
and the Cardonnerri farm.
Meanwhile all along the greater part
Of the old line south Of Arras extremely
violent artillery duels were in progress.
but the infantry of both sides kept to
their trenches expect for isolated at
tackS OF no great Importance.
Near the Coucy forest and Coucy-Le-
Chateau the French have made slight
retirement to positions previously pre-
pared-the maneuver apparently being
in the nature Of line Strengthening. So
we'll was the operation covered by the
Erench.sRuns that the Germans suffered
extremely heavy casualties is cndeayor-
ing to make IL null.
Details of the part played by American
railway engineers III the opening stages
Of the battle south Of ArraS show that.
dropping their.tools and taking up arms,
they. fought side by side with Canadian
engineers and inflicted heavy. casual
ties on the Germans as they advanced
in close formation.
There Is still no indication Of the near
approach Of the expected big battle on
the italian front. although the artillery
engagements at various points are in
creasing in intensity. Well directed
shots from the italian guns In the
ASiago basin have worked havoc with
Austrian ammunition depots and also
started fires inside the enemy lines.
\ Turkish official communication an
nounceS the capture by tho Turks OF
Van, in Turkish Armenia
In Finland the Germans are prepar-
ing to take Helsingfors. according to
dispatches from Petrograd. They al
ready have demanded the disarmament
of the forts in Finland and Of Russian
warships in Finland waters. 1t Is said
that the Russian commissioners have
agreed to comply with the German de-
mani.
The landing OF Japanese troops at
Eladivostok is apparently causing fric-
,ipn between the Russian RolsheviE
government and Japan. Nikolai Lenine,
the Boishcvik premier, in speech at
Moscow asserted that Russia possibly
would have to declare war upon Japan
as a result Of the landing OF the Japan
csc.
4 British torpedo boat destroyer has
been sunk in Il collision and all the
members Of the crew are believed to
have been lost
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-10
MANY TOWNS IN ! !
TIE FOR HONOR
OF Being the First Over the
Top" in Quota for Lib
erty Loan.

WASHINGTON. April e.-Nationnl
recognition for the first place in the
race for the third Liberty loan honor
flag will have TO be divided among prob
ably hundred communities. which sub-
scribed their full quota within a few
minutes after o'clock last Saturday
morning and reported in such close or
der that it is impossible to give each
an individual rank. Consequently the
treasury has declared the contest result
multiple tie.
Reports TO national headquarters to-
day on the total Of subscriptions al
ready obtained were few. as result OF
Secretary McAdoo's order that local cam
paign committees could give out only
official figures gathered from banks and
that figures for the nation should be
based only on federal reserve bank re-
ports. The treasury is hoping for some
official reports tomorrow, and for
enough to furnish a comparative idea Of
the loans success in the whole country
within two or three days. A number
of newspapers and committees protested
aaginst the order to-day. but officials re-
peated that it was necessary to guard
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-10
American Railway Men Fight Bravely
Shoulder to Shoulder With Canadians
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE Monday April Sd

AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE Mnday April associated d the
fought shoulder shoulder the Canadian
the
different
weapons nsweresoh a %
hardened saughI was
helping the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-10

WASHINGTON. April 9.--Acting upon
.abled instructions from Secretary Ba-
k.r, the war department tonight resum-
ID publication of tho daily list "f cas-
a,lties among the American expedition
ary forces. Lists which had accunulat-
ID between April =. when the practice
was temporarily discontinued. and April
I were made public. and 1t was stated
officially that the casualties "RiId pe
announced regularly hereafter.
Four hundred and forty-seven ArneEi-
.on xntdicrs were. killed or wounded in
action. died Of various causes or were
captured by the enemy in TN" nine day
,.e-iod covered in the reports issued to-
night. The heaviest toll for single
day reported since tn" first American
soldiers land..d in France. was shown ny
he. list of AIril 5. which contained !24
names.
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CREEL TARGET
Of ATTACKS bY
MANYSENATORS.
BITTERNESS MARKS
DEBATE ON SEDITl0N
Penrose Declares Creel
"Smeared All Over With
Treason"

WASHINGTON. April e.-An agree
lnent to limit debate on the sedition Dill
beginning tomorrow WIS reported late
today in the senate after another day OF
bitter discussion and the adoption OF
amendments meeting objections Of some
opponents. 4.
BY unanimous consent It was decided
to invoke the rule restricting speeches
TO ten minutes on the bill and five min.
ules on amendments after three o'clock !:
tomorrow afternoon. An agreement to
fix definite time for final vote could
not be secured, but administration Lead.
crs hoped for passage of the measure
late tomorrow or Thursday.
creel Denounced
During the day Republican senators
vigorously aSasiled George Creel.' chair
ma nof the bureau Of public information
and Senator Williams, Of Mississippi
Democrat, scored the senate for delay
on the bill.
Senators Penrose, of Penns?lvania;
Johnson of California and Sherman. Qt
Illinois. Republicans. denounced state.
ment attributed to Mr.. Creel In speech
yesterday that he was glad America was
not prepared in entering the ~ar and
that military preparedness was riolativo
Of American traditions. - ..
Senator Penrose declared he did not
sea why man like Mr.. Creel should re-
main in office when he is smeared all
over with treason"
Senator Sherman said that Mr. Croel
is a pacifist and that he would ;ariti-.
cizc anyone making statement "as the
arch enemy Of the Republic" He added
that Democratic opposition to prepared
ness was responsible for military condl-
tions when the nation entered the war.
Knox Amendment. -
Senators advocating modification OF
the bill to protect liberty Of speech for.
legitimate discussion Of public Ques-
tions succeeded in securing addition to.
day Of an amendment by Senator Knox
Of Pennsylvania to the clause 7unishing
statements calculated to incite resist.
ance to ANY duly constituted federal or
state authority" The amendment would :
penalize statements intended to tnctte,
provoke or encourage resistance to tho
United States or promote the cause or
its enemies" It was contended that tne
original language might prevent proper
criticism Of officials.
When Senator Penrose made an OBJ
lection which he later withdrew OIL
agreement for limited debate tomorrow,
Senator williams said the talking,
fooling, splitting hairs. camouflaSinR
had wasted forty eight hours deciding
whether the word !"intended' should be
substituted for calculated" In tne pro-
hibitory clauses.
"This august body which has been
criticizing the executive for ineffiicen-
cy," he said, has been tweedle-dummius
and tweedle-deeing. camouflagins and
trying to fool one another in the uiti-
mate hope Ct fooling the country"
Lauding former Senator Root for nom
partisan patriotism. Senator williams
quoted Mr Roots recent statement, urg.
ing less talk an dmore vigorous prosecu.n
tion Of the war.