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New-York tribune., 1918-02-11
Donnelly Says U. S. Board
Has Not Yet Ordered .
Investigation
Buoyancy Boxes Used
Cost of Sea Safety Compared
to That Of Fireprooing
Buildings

William T. Donneliy, who trans
formed the steamship Lucia so that, ac-
cording to the announcement made by
William l.. Saunders, of the Naval Con-
sultlng Board at the dinner of the Uni
vcrsity of Pennsylvania Club Saturday
night, she was made practically unsink-
able, told of how he accomplished his
work yesterday.
Mr.. Donnclly is a member of the
committee on ship protection. He has
been anxious that test should be made
OF his work, installed in a ship, but so
TAR this has not been done. A report
that the Shipping Board had detailed a
special committee to witness such tests
was, he said, untrue.
No Test So Far
There has been no test" he said
and right now no other ships are be-
ing equipped with buoyancy boxes. I
do not know why there is a deeply
grounded opposition to the plan. ii
you can find out l wish YOU would
let me know"
The cost of ubmarine-proofng a
vessel was compared by Mr.. Donnelly
to the cost of fireproofing land build.
lngs. He said that it did not repre-
sent an outlay Of more than 10 per
cent of the cost of the ship.
THE fireproofing of buildings for
saving property and human life was
only attained" he asserted, "by the
public opinion that was aroused by the
press. If the world is to be relieved
not only for the war but for all time, of
the danger Of q vessel sinking, it must
be through the demand of an awakened
public opinion"
Describes Placing of Boxes
Describing his invention, Mr.. Don
nelly said:
"The experiments resulted in a wooden
box made from ordinary boxboard and
covered with galvanized sheet iron,
made absolutely water and air tight
by careful soldering. The boxes are
approximately three feet long, two feet
wide and one foot thick, and are made
to fit in between the frames on the
sides and between the deck beams un-
der each deck.
Somewhat larger and thicker boxes
are fitted on each side of the bulk
heads. They are protected from the
cargo by cargo battens. Between 5000
and 10000 boxes were required to line
the Lucia"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-11
Ukraine Breaks Allied
Ring, Berlin Asserts
Economic Importance of Peace
Emphasized by sLokal
Anzciper"

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 10.-The eco.
nomic and moral Importance of the
Ukrainian peace is emphasized by the
Berlin newspaper editorials. The "Vos-
siche Zeitung" says:
"The young state has placed itself
under the protection Of our friendship
to safeguard its endangered develop
ment. This fact creates u breacn IL
the moral ring with which British and
American calumny has surrounded US
during the war"
The "Lokal-Anzeiger" says:
"For the Central Empires the I'M
portance of the agreement with the
Ukraine lies principally in the eco
nomic domain"
The "Frankfurter Zeitung" remarks
that to overestimate what had been at
tanned would be dangerous, but one Of
the chief gains is "that the almost for
gotten idea Of peace issues for;,, for
the first time before the peoples Of
out of the unprecedented horrcr Of
t.1ese times"
According to Vienna telegram, the
news came as great relief to Austria,
the announcement of the peace in spe-
cial editions of the newspapers making
deep impression upon the public.
Flags were run up on numerous build
irgs. The "Neue Freie Prcsse" says:
"The influence of this peace will be
felt in Russia and Rumania, AMI it can
be expected that other peoples will
has begun in the East"
Tho URo;ch poctD sous.
at is great victory for Count
Czernin's policy, and is guarantee that
our enemies plot against the economic
and national existence of the Central
Powers is beginning to be finally broken
to bits"
The "Neues Wiener Tageblatt" is of
the opinion that the Ukrainan Rada
will be strengthened in the fight against
the Bolsheviki, whose tendencies tow
ard destruction will prove powerless
against such great achievement as
the peace with the Ukrainian peoples
republic. In this sense" it adds, "Feb-
ruary 9 will be the beginning Of the
end of the world war"
tween the Central Powers and the
Ukraine stimulated trading on the
Amsterdam Bou~se yesterday, especial
~ Russian and Austrian securities. The
fact that Russian consols we're in de-
mand at 81 1-2, which is about three
POINTS higher than the day previous,
was interpreted as meaning that no
excessive anxiety exists regarding the
repudiation of the Russian debt
The signing of peace has been re-
ceived with greater enthusiasm at
Vienna than at Berlin. This is because
it removes the menace to Austria's
frontier and raises expectations of re-
lief of the food situation from
Ukraine's grain reserves.
While the conclusion of peace with
Che Ukraine appears to have united
the Ruthenian representatives in the
Austrian Parliament behind the gov
ernment, there is little trace of en-
thusiasm apparent in the German
press comments.
Vienna advices to Amsterdam state
that the Austrian Ruthcnans, con.
graduating Emperor Charles on the
event, expressed confidence that the
approaching peace "would also bring
the Ukrainians of the Austro- Hun
garian monarchy full national political
freedom
New-York tribune., 1918-02-11
Despite lntruders, Delegates
Adopt Resolution De-
nouncing Lenine Regime
Reds Evicted; Return
Two Removals to Different
Halls Fail to Throw Rad
icals OFF the Trail

With Bolshevik hccklers on :ts trai
all day, the Russian civic convention
had three places of meeting yesterday
1t met in the morning in the ballroom
at Arlington Hall. Radical Russians
were there, demanding admittanc:. A
Polish society meeting which lad en-.
gagged the room made necessary i,l
abandonment by the Russian conven
tion at l o'clock.
In room on the floor below thu con.
vention reconvened for an hours ses.
sion until 3 o'clock, when that room
was rented.
The trail of oratory then led dowr
the East Side to 8 Second Avenue
There, too, were the 3olshcviki, win
came to hear and remained to heckle
One Policeman Acts.
When they were refused admittance
to the morning session and threatene ed
to break up the meeting, Leon Martin
ovltch, associate chairman, issued this
ultimatum to the Bolsheviki:
- "" ~ can up lHlS meeting, we
will break up the Bolsheviki in New
York. We arc in touch with the Po-
lice Department and can have all the
reserves we want here on a minute 8
notice"
A patrolman, who was not in uni
fern, remarked that he could cope,
single-handed, with all the Bolsheviki
in New York, and proceeded to clear
the building.
When the third session convened in
Second Avenue in the afternoon, there
were twice as many Russians demand
ing admittance as there were delegates
within. With appetites only whetted
on last weeks talk fest, they grew
noisy in expressing their demands for
more oratory.
John J. Brow, one of the four asso-
ciate chairmen who was to take his
turn at presiding, fatty refused to serve
If those without were admitted. Their
presence was undesirable. he told them
They replied that as Russians, and
especially as followers of the present
established Russian government, they
had more right than he to be present.
Then another associate chairman,
Constantinovitch, effected a compromise
by agreeing to admit all who would
promise to listen quietly without com
ment. Election was the penalty for
heckling. The Bolsheviki swarmed in
to fill the rear two-thirds Of the hall.
Uphold Assembly
The resolution adopted by the con-
vention follows:
Resolved, That we greet the Rus
sian revolutionary people through the
Constituent Assembly, which is the
only body that has power to execute
the will and demands of the free peo-
pies of Russia.
I'VE declare against the methods Of
the Bolshevik party, which aims by
force and at the point of the bayonet
to establish it's own rule.
eve demand that the sovets Of
workmen and soldiers unite with the
peasant Soviet, and also with all the
Socialist elements in the Provisional
Government, and we demand the i'm
mediate calling Of the Constituent AS
sembly, to which must be delegated all
power.
eve plead for the dscontinuance of
civil war and desire the return to
peaceful methods, under government
free from anarchy.
eve send our fraternal greeting to
the other Slavic nations under Teuton
rule, and hope that they will soon be
freed from panGerman conquest.
Long live the Federated Republic of
a free RuSSia!"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-11
Cadorna Recalled
From War Council

PARIS. Feb. l0-It is announced
that General Cadorna, former COM
mander in chief of the Italian army,
has been replaced as Italian delegate
to the Supreme War Council by Cen
eral Gaetano Giardino, assistant chief
of staff TO General Diaz, the present
Italian commander in chief
New-York tribune., 1918-02-11
Germans Are Working
Rumanian Oil Wells
Succeed in Repairing Properties
Serious Damaged by British

OS1lONo Doi14oS GU ny DIltlSll
GENEVA, Feb. 1O.-The "Neue Zu-
richter Zeitung" says the Germans have
succeeded in repairing and again work
ing the petroleum wells in Rumania
which the British seriously damaged
before The Rumanian retreat
The petroleum wells in Rumanla
were destroyed by British military
mission, acting under instructions from
headquarters.
In speech at meeting of the Ru-
manian Consolidated Oil Fields Com
pany, held in London December 80,
1916, William W. Rutherford, member
of Parliament for the West Derby divi-
sion of Liverpool, said the probable
value of the oil fields destroyed by the
Allies aggregated S150,0 100000. He said
that oil wells of the Germans also had
been destroyed.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-11
Just Smoke-This Time.

eAAeAe VIC SOlIlCtullCS lCdI lCSl Oul
readers think it mostly hot air,
however sincere we really are.
To-day, this heatless day, with
our stores closed, our theme shall
be just plain smoke
Tobacco smoke.
Oddly enough. neither of the
three chief executives of our COM
pany use tobacco in any form.
We do not deal in it, and none
OF us are interested in tobacco,
except as herein stated.
Listen to this.
The first contingent of the
American Expeditionary Force
was embarked without pre-
knowledge of the men or the
public, for proper military rea-
sons.
A young woman. daughter Of
an Army officer, who had acted
as her father confidential secre-
tary, knew what went on and
realized that, while the Quarter
master looked after their food, no
provision was made for men to
whom tobacco would solace the
trying hours of dangerous voy-
age. When the limited supply in
each man s pocket was consumed,
money could not buy more to-
bacco while on shipboard.
You smokers know what that
meant.
The Army Girl sensed this
need at almost the last hour. But
she was equal to the emergency.
With her father consent she
enlisted few men friends: raised
a moderate sum Of money and
got her project underwritten by
a sympathetic smoking banker.
The Executive of a great to-
bacco corporation. when ap-
pealed to, met the occasion with
heroic efficiency, so that smokes
various, for the entire force.
packed in suitable units for easy
distribution, were sent down the
harbor on tug after the trans
port 8 sailing orders had been is
sued.
The last thing put aboard was
a token of the thought, the en-
ergy and the love Of an American
girl for the gallant fellows on
their way to France.
Hats off to Lady Nicotine!
But that ism t all.
A result was the organization
of The Army Girls Transport
Tobacco Fund" regularly incor-
porated and administered by an
Army officer, to receive contribu-
tions for the purchase of tobacco
supplies for soldiers in transit.
The originator Of the scheme
is still the moving spirit of the
enterprise, and the writer of this
had the story from her own rosy
lips.
This publicity was an after
thought of which she is not
aware. The story has already
been printed, but it cannot be
told too often.
The New York Sun has raised
a large tobacco fund for soldiers
abroad, and about every package
OF comforts sent by organiza-
tons or personal friends includes
smokes Of some sort. But the
thousands of men yet to go will
be marched to the docks un-
aware of their destination until
too late to provide anything not
in their kits.
What ought to be done about
it?
This article printed in papers
with a million or more readers
should meet the eyes of at least
a hundred thousand men, not to
mention women.
Wouldn't each Of you enjoy
giving to soldier boy on his de-
parture hearty hand shake and
a bunch Of smoke comfort, with
a farewell message Of good cheer,
possibly the only one he will get2
Do it by mailing a dollar or
more, with your card for en-
closure in the package, ad
to:
The Army Girls Transport
Tobacco Fund,
25 Pine Street. New York City.
Your own nicotine will taste
New-York tribune., 1918-02-11

Many of the Italians are, of course,
m .i0m the second army, part of which
va was deceived by the Germans into
,sg proving the Italian front open to
New-York tribune., 1918-02-11

the near future--as Scheidemann con-
tcmplates-this means there will have
been no revolutionary political change
IN Germany, and we can be certain
protecting tn. natives rights will pre-.
vent the surrender Of square foot
of territory to junker or semi-jun.
ker government
Wilson Firm Against
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-12
monday MADE
A HOLIDAY BY
MAYOR SMITH
City Executive Urges All Bust.
ness Houses to Close as
Early in Day as
Possible.

Mayor Smith early this morning
declared the day was a holiday.
81 will close the city hall just as
soon as l get down to the Office"
he said.
1T would be we'll for everybody
to close their places of business as
early as possible. 1t is a day for
general rejoicing, and insofar as
possible all work should be sus-
pended"
The mayor called at The Bee
Office at 6 a. m.
Mayor Smith lost no time in is
suing his proclamation. 1t was is
sued before 8 o'clock and the mayor
received many callers in his office.
The world has been made safe
|. for democracy. Victory has been
achieved by the allied forces. In
order that we may properly cele-
brate the victory I hereby pro-
claim this Monday, the 18th day
of November, a legal holiday and
request that all places of business
close not later than IL o'clock,
noon, in order that all our citi-
zens may join in fitting celebra-
ton Of the wonderful victory that
is now being celebrated through
out the world.
ED. P. SMITH,
Mayor.
"It's a great thing to be- alive
such days as these" he said. "And
it is hard to grasp the fact that the
kaiser who has been talking so big
and loud all these years is now a
fugitive from justice.
What will become of him? Well,
| believe he will either commit sui
eide or someone will assassinate
him. As to bringing him to justice.
| don't know. A British grand
jury some time ago brought in
true bill against him, charging him
with murder. That indictment still
stands and Johnny Bull has repu-
tation for pursuing an idea to the
very end If Bill can be extradited
from Holland. where he is reported
to have taken refuge, it is quite pos
sible that he may be brought ~ to
trial"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-12
Influenza Epidemic
Again Gains Footing
in Three Districts

Spanish influenza broke out in the
student army training corps at
Creighton university ard these boys,
APO in number, have been placed un-
der quarantine.
"'The cases are mild, no tempera-
ture being over l00," said a state
ment from the university. Glasses
are going on for the other boys al
though the members of the corps are
in quarantine"
There was also a "Aare-up" in the
social settlement on the South Side
and another in Florence. DR.. Man.
ming has advised these places to I'M
dergo a voluntary quarantine" that
is, they are to refrain from gather
ing in crowds in these districts until
the flare has died down. He will
not make this compulsory at the
present time.
1T must be remembered" he said,
chat unless the people all over the
city are careful we may have another
siege of the epidemic and in that
e; ent we will have to put the clos
ing order in effect again. l am not
considering doing that unless there
is a marked increase in new cases"
There were ten deaths from influ-
enza in the 48 hours ending Monday
morning, and about rs new cases
reported.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-12
Sailor on Sub Chaser
Writes Parents Here

Emil J. Doll, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Augustus Doll of Omaha, who is
with a United States sub chaser,
Brooklyn, N. Y, tells some interest
ing things about his work in let
ter to his paretns here. His letter
in part is as follaws:
1--WE Just come in from a four-day
listening try at sea. The third day
we sighted small boat with its sail
set, and we found II Danish sailors
in it. Their ship had been tor
pedoed and they had been in their
small boat for IS days. One Of the
sub chasers took them abroad, and
towed their boat in, We could
hardly sleep and about 2 o'clock
some big ship nearly ran into US,
but they heard us in time to dodge
us. That night a big convoy was
going out and they were all around
us.
Last night we were tying up at
the piers of the squadron office.
About Ia. m. the seaman, who was
standing watch, saw red light pass
the stern of our boat and found it
was an ammunition barge that was
anchored out in the bay; it had
broke losse and was drifting in, and
ran aground on the beach,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-12
Tickers Silent, Exchanges
Deserted, as All Celebrate

Peace news constituted feature
that even the markets could not
overcome and consequently for a
day the bulls and bears laid off and
joined in the celebration of the de-
feat of Germany.
The stock ticker was silent and
there was nothing doing on the
stock. markets of New York and
other cities. The same situation
maintained with reference to the
grain and pro vision markets.
At the Omaha grain exchange a
few of the members gathered on the
floor of the trading room during the
early hours of the morning, but
there was no attempt to do business.
After discussing peace for time
they went onto the streets, where
they were quickly swallowed UP by
the crowds that were celebrating.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-12
TRACTOR HELPS
CONSERVE Man
power TODAY
Is Doing Marvellous Work on
Farms With SO Many
Men Away to
War.

Everything in the world that hu
man mind can devise to aid the
growing of crops will be shown and
discussed in Omaha this week. A
glance at the lines of things carried
by only one firm, for instance the
Liniger Implement company, aston
ished the laymen with its number of
articles. There are corn shelters,
grain dumps, wagons. harrows, au-
tomobiles and their accessories, feed
mills, manure spreaders, disk plows.
gas engines. ensilage cutters. straw
spreaders, kerosene engines, grain
drills and seedtrs, cultivators,
planters, plows and more plows,
tillage tools, harrows and rotary
harrows. haybinders and presses,
pitless scales, trucks, tires, and hand
tools.
Great Pulling Power. i
Probably the thing that takes the
mind of the man who is not actually
a farmer with its greater possibili-
ties in the future farming of this
country is the tractor. The won
derful things that little machine.
with an immense pulling power. can
do, the fact that it takes less hous-
ing space than a team with the
things that a team has to eat and
the fact that it is of no expense of
keeping while it is not working ap-
peals with a strong pull to the mind
of the business man.
A tractor Can be used early in
the year to plow many of them will
plow rougher ground than a team
is able to work on. Then the trac-
tor pulls harrow right behind the
plow and when the ground is in
shape it will pull an automatic
seeder and cover the seed when
planted. 1t furnishes wealth of
power for a threshing machine, it
does SAVING, it will make all the
poweF-netessary around farm and
is more easily moved than a sta
tionary gas or kerosene engine.
Labor Saving Devices.
he TACT tnat III tneSe DAYS vi
shortened man power tractor will
do the work of three men with teams,
and if necessary a woman can run
it, appeals to the imagination of a
nation as recently at war as this one.
The immense problem of Americans
feeding foreign nations which this
country has still to face in the COM
ing year is one which the tractor
bids fair to help in strong way.
Every man that can be spared by
the using of these labor saving de-
vices can be used to good advantage
elsewhere and when the dealers OF
this section meet to consider their
problems in the coming year they
will have all of these things in mind
and it will mean much to this coun-
try.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-12
"Gum Drops" Have Real
Kick: italian Gets in Bad

A. Garotto, Italian shoe repairer
at Oil Pierce street, was found
guilty in federal court Monday of
the charge of interstate transporta-
ton of liquor. Judge Woodrough
deferred sentence for 10 days.
Garotto, according to the testi-
mony, last September gave A.
Black, an Omaha drayman, bill of
lading for shipment of six barrels
of gum drops" billed to the Driebus
Candy company from Kansas City.
Special agents of the Burlington
railroad found that the barrels con-
tanned 120 pints of whisky each.
Garotto ordered the drayman to de-
liver the barrels to Seventh and
Pierce streets, but when the dray-
man got there, accompanied by spe-
cial agents, Garotto disclaimed any
knowledge of the shipment or own
ership of it. 1t was also brought out
in the testimony that Garotto then
gave the drayman $500 bill,
which was supposed to be used to
fix" the officials. The $500 bill and
several bottles of the whisky was
part of the governments exhibit at
the trial. H.,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-12
Public Schools Close So the
PUPILS Can Join Celebration

Schools were dismissed to allow
the children and teachers to cele-
brate the signing of the armistice.
Early announcement that the
schools would continue as
usual were cancelled before noon at
ter a visit to the schools by Super
intendent J. H. Beverage and his
assistant, Miss Belle Ryan,
Pupils were so excited that it was
practically impossible to continue
classes. After an inspection of few
schools the superintendent was sat-
ished that it would be impossible to
continue and dismissed the various
schools as rapidly as possible.
After dismissing the high school
boys organized and paraded through
the street in lock-step waving flags
and holding a general good natured
celebration,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-12
Adjourn Police Court
to Celebrate News Of
Armistice Signing

All precedent was broken Monday
morning when police court was ad-
journed, and speeches made to cele-
brate the peace news. Judge Britt
acted as chairman, and the speakers
were Harry B. Fleharty, Ray Abbott
assistant county attorney, and
Father Williams.
I'm not an orator." said Mr.. File
harty, who was gaily bedecked with
American flags, "but it is poor
American who can't talk today"
Rev. Mr.. Logan, pastor of a large
negro church, told the udience that
he was proud that his race. which
had only recently been freed, was
able to help free other races in bond
age.
Father Williams quoted PERISH
ing's famous, Hell, heaven or Ber-
lin by Christmas" and drew round
OF applause.
Prisoners and policemen mingled,
shed tears and cheered, and all was
we'll for democracy.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-12
Stop Itching Eczema

Never mind how often you have tried
and failed, you can stop burning, itching
eczema quickly by applying little zemo
furnished by any druggist for Csc. Extra
large bottle, SLIGO. Healing begins the
moment zeno is applied. In a short
time usually every trace of eczema,
letter, pimples, rash, blackheads and
similar skin diseases will be removed.
For clearing the skin and making it
vigorously healthy, alwaysuse zemo, the
penetrating, antisepticliquid. It is not a
greasy salve and it does not stain. When
others fail it is the one dependable
treatment for skin troubles of all kinds
The E. w. Rose Co. Cleveland. o.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-12
Baptists in Conference
on Enlistment Week Plan

A. A. Forshee of New York, Sec
rotary of the National Committee
of Baptist Laymen. will be in the
city Tuesday holding conferences
with the Baptists of the city and
state in regard to Christian enlist
ment week, to be observed Novem-
Der 17-24. There will be confer
ences at the Y. M. C. A. at 1890
p. m. and 3 p. m. and mass meet
ing for both men and women, to
which all are invited, at the First
Baptist church at 7:30 D. II.