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Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
Cowell Says No Reason Why
Zimman Should Not Be Elected

To Editor The Bee: We have had lively campaigning
during the last week. and result feel the people OF Omaha
will intelligent judgment the selection of those who
On the
ms who the game have been but for
unexpnbe they have left off their slate their
number. l wonder why?
The opposition presents very strong ticket which, if elected will
far toward Judgment tho best that Omaha
had There and the
ddaes the will have difficulty selecting good
make the ticket complete obaggesye participation
in politics. and only for writing this letter interest in
empoye whom have known bohood and OF whose hon
esy fitness and integrity have doubt
refer Harry B. Znman The opposition far have
has his ability fitness In quarters
there objections taken anayze these
they have mentioned to that several who had
been his friends opposing him. and that inquired they
would which would that he should not
investigated and whose
him find is still his friend and still supporting him. 1t has
been that he asking that the should buy the cleo
trio light plant because his brother employed by that
People forget that the OF the United States
has deceed that this company has perpetual franchise
Zimman bow that decree we'll the of
If thought best the establish
petive plant Zmman will am support the movement
orphaned Harry leaving his allied
ticket hope this will such would tend
mper the election of the other splendid candidates the allied ticket
Harry Zmman has hundreds friends who
bigoted those
efficiency good government will allow their
impossible
have investigated single good and valid
has advanced why Harry Zmman should be elected
him voters and feel that who
put a X opposite his will have regrets.
ROBERT COWELL.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
u. S. CUTS SUGAR
ALLOWANCE TO
CANDY MAKERS
tBy Associated Press.)

Washington, May 5.-Manufact-
urers using sugar except to make
essential food products will be put on
strie rations, the food administration
announced today, in order to assure
sufficient supplies for home Gamers
and the commercial manufacturers OF
preserves, jams and other foodstuffs
regarded as essential.
Under the restrictions, which be-
come effective May IS, manufacturers
of non-essen%als, particularly con-
dictionary and soft drinks, will Be
allowed to use only 80 per cent Of last
years requirements. Distribution will
be under a certificate system which
the food administration believes will
assure elimination of fictitious de-
mands.
Makers o; ron-edible products will
be forced to 90 entirely without sugar.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
Ship Ready to Launch
In Less Than One Month
After Laying of Keel

Washington, May a-What is de.
clared to be new worlds record
for ship building will be established
tomorrow in the launching of the
5,500-ton steel collier Tuckahoe a.
the plant of the New York Ship
Building company, Camden, N. j.,
.ess than one month from the time
the keel was laid.
If the ship goes into the water at
1890 a. M, as planned, it will mean
that in 81 days, two hours and 50
minutes, a vessel has been added to
the American merchant marine,
practically complete in every de-
tail,
Completion of the vessel in SO
short time is regarded by shipping
board officials as one of the most
remarkable industrial achievements
in history
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
british REPULSE
ATTACKS AGAINST
FLANDERS front
Allies Advance Their Positions
500 Yards in Successful
Operation Between LoCre
and DranCOurt.

London, May 5.-German troops
this morning attacked the new posi-,
tons gained by the British Friday
night on the Flanders battle front
near Hinges. northwest of Bethune
They were repulsed, the war office an.
nounces, the British line remaining
intact.
Allied Lines Advanced.
British Headquarters IN France
May 5.-(Via wa)-French and
British forces, in the course of a
successful operation between Locre
and Drocourt, advanced their posi-
tions on a thousand yard front to an
average depth of 500 yards. The
British took 4S prisoners and the
French 81. The enemy was driven
from two or three ruined farms and
the allies took some high ground
near Koutkot. The French, continu-
ipg their operation, carried some
hrongly held buildings in the neigh
boring sector. All the enemy efforts
were broken up with considerable
loss.
These local successes are of dis.
tinct value, strengthening the allied
defenses of the approach to Scherpen-
berg and Mont Rouge.
There is little doubt but that the
new German tanks are proving Z
disappointment, developing various
defects in actual service. Their pond
rous weight makes maneovering over
bad ground difficult Generally, they
are much inferior to those of the
British.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
GAS BAG At FORT
OMAHA BREAKS
FROM M0OR|NGS
Makes Wild Flight to Iowa
With Two Passengers, Who
Escape Injury and De-
sCend Near Logan.

Lieutenant Richard ]. Lewis and
Lieutenant Clayton Kuykendall, sta
toned at Fort Omaha, went through
narrowing experience in runaway
Cauquot balloon Sunday afternoon
when one OF. the huge observation bal
looms brokS loose and took a wild
course across the Missouri river. The
French type observation bag sped
north Of Council Bluffs, over Missouri
Valley, Ia, and finally was brought
down at Logan, Ia, exactly one houl
after it had escaped from Fort OMAHA
Lieutenant Lewis, pilot, and his. .com
panion landed uninjurcd.
Immediately following the balloons
sudden ascension, Lieutenant Fer.
guson, who was in charge of the men
at the north end of the Fort Omaha
field where the sausage started on its
wild course, commandeered an auto
mobile and crossed over to the Iowa
side of the river in an attempt to keep
on the rugged trail of the speeding
monster. A balloon squadron went
to Logan III army trucks to BRING
back the runaway bag.
Cable Breaks.
The cause of the accident was a
b6ken splice in the cable. The huge
bag had descended from normal
height, and was brought down with
in IS feet of the ground and held
in tow by balloon company i'll
charge OF Lieutenant Ferguson, when
something went wrong with the
wench. A splice in the cable struck
the heavy roll of wound cable, caus-
ing the steel guy wire to break.
Every man in the company had
hold of the pendant ropes of the
balloon, but sudden lurch of the
bag caused the ropes to be snatched
from their hands. One plucky lad
held to rope and was carried SO
feet into the air. He let go and fell
without injury.
Both occupants of the basket
stayed with the bag until it had de-
scended to safety.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
GREATER OMAHA
HOLDS ELECTION
OF COMMISSION
Polls Open TomorroW~From 8
A. NJ. to 8 P. NJ; States
to Be Smashed to
Pieces.

Greater Omaha tomorrow will
choose seven of Ia candidates to
govern the city for the next three
years.
This will be the third election
under the city commission form oi
government and the first in which
the consolidated city as now en-
braced will have participated.
Up to the last week the campaign
was characterized by unusual apathy,
but during the closing days the op-
posing forces let loose various froms
of assaults and counter-assaults
until some real feeling has been en-
gendered.
Mayor Hah1man Of the Jim Dahl
man ticket" and Ed P. Smith
spokesman for the allied candi-
dates" have been the storm centers.
The mayor drew fire when he hurled
the exemption board charges against
Smith, reverberations of which
reached as far as Lincoln and back
again.
Zimman Men Active.
The campaign which closes today
has been marked by all sorts OF sur
reptitious activities, some of which
already have started reactions. The
Guerrilla attacks uDOn Harry B.
Zimman during the last week, have
stirred his friends to a determination
to rally behind him. The so-called
self-appointed good government
committee" comprising c. E. Cob
bey, w. T. Graham, A. F. Ernst, A.
c. Brusk and Elmer f. Thomas, at
least one of whom is among the ell
deavorers Of the SIX allied candidates,
are omitting Zimman by design. Cir
culars distributed yesterday in
churches by this committee state;
vote for these five; no more"
In similar manner, Francis A. Bro
gan is in an incongruous situation
with letting his name be attached to
two conflicting Endorsements. He is
listed as a member Of the campaign
committee Of "The Voters League"
supporting the six allied candidates,
which includes Harry B. Zinman. He
has now sent broadcast lot of cir
cular letters protesting to- feel il his
patriotic duty to submit a slate of
six candidates, of whom five are in
his first endorsement but the sixth
is Walter S. Jardine, in place of
Zimman, Brogan is said to be act
ing for a business mems association
group.
DIRTY politics." say the Zimman
boosters and the other allied candi-
dates are equally outspoken in re-
sentiment.
The vote-for-fve-only good gov
ernment" ticket is traced to the Oma-
ha Church federation, in conjunction
with the Douglas County Dry league.
These organizations insist voters
should vote only for five and only for
their five, although the spirit of the
commission form of government is to
vote for seven, and intelligent voters
intend to vote for seven.
All political wiseacres agree that
states will be smashed without ex-
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column OneD
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
BLOW FORESEEN,

Over the battle lines along the
Piave river and in the mountainous
region in northern Italy, where the
allied forces have been holding their
positions since last November after
the great Italian retreat from the
1sonzo, there is increased tension and
the long threatened blow at this front
may be launched by the Teutonic
allies within few days.
1t is believed that it will not be
long before the central powers will
make another attempt to reach the
plains of Venetia, break through the
allies lines and seek to bring about a
decisive combat in that theatre of the
war.
Vast Force Gathered.
The great movement of troops in
Tyrol and Trentino would seem to in
dlcate that vast bodies of men are be-
ing taken from other fronts to be
hurled at the Italian positions.
The blow. il is believed, will fall
somewhere i'll the mountainous sec
ton of the front, probably in the
Lagarino aud Astico valleys. These
sectors face the north, and, if broken,
would permit the foe to penetrate in
to the lower foothills of the noun.
talns, or even reach the plains.
If this should occur, the armies
along the Pave river would be COM
PEELED to fal! back, probably as far as
the Adigc river. This would entai,
the loss of Venice and a vast expanse
of country &c the enemy.
Forced by Political Conditions.
The decision to bunch an offensive
of grand proportions in Italy was
doubtless forced by political and
economic conditions prevailing in
Austria. An offensive campaign that
yields gains of ground might serve to
still the elements which are seething
throughout the dual empire and
would postpone the day of reckoning
that seems in store for the rulers of
Austria.
German domination of Austria is
becoming more complete as time goes
on. Tyrol and Bohemia have been
annexed for iood administration pur-
poses to Germany, but this move in
the great game of statecraft has
served only TO deepen the chasm be-
tween the racial factions of Austria.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
"Sturmpanzerkraftwafen Is
German Name for War Tanks

Paris, May 5.-The war CORES.
pondent at the front for the Temps
writes:
Some one asked me recently what
the Germans called their tanks I
was compelled to confess ignorance.
A document found since, however,
shows that he German for tank is
panZerkraftwafen.'
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
ARTILLERY ACTS QUICKLY.


ARTILLERY ACTS QUICKLY.
The American artillery went into
action quickly, sweeping a high ex-
plosive barrage back and forth across
the newly occupied ground. The guns
rained steel on the Germans until
nearly daylight, and when the patrols
went out to investigate, they found
not a single enemy. Some material,
however, had been left behind
There appeared to be reason for
believing. after the Germans were dis
covered, that another attack on the
Americans was about to be launched,
probably to cover the consolidation
effort, but only quick action by the
artillery smothered the plan. The
Germans seem determined to carry
out their designs against this position
and it is not unlikely that more sharp
fighting will be seen here, for it is
valuable to the enemy, although not
very valuable to the Americans be-
cause of the nature of the terrain.
MAKE DARING RAID.
One of the American patrols in the
Luneville sector entered the hamlet
of Anzerviller early this morning and
penetrated the German lines to dis
tance of 800 yards. On the way back
the patrol discovered all enemy obser-
walton post in which were a corporal
and six men. The Americans promptly
attacked, killing three of the enemy
and taking the other four prisoners,
one of them in a wounded condition.
The first the Germans knew that the
American patrol was near, was when
a shower Of hand grsnades, followed
by bullets, hit the post. The patrol
ceased firing when the enemy cried
lamerad."
Huns Hurl New Liquid Gas.
With the American army on a
French front, Saturday, May A.
What probably is a new German
liquihed gas was projected Saturday
morning against the Picardy front,
where American troops are fighting.
The gas. in its fluid form, is con-
tanned in glass bottles. On bursting,
they give off some substance from
which heavy, white fumes, transpar-
ent in texture, continue to arise for
five minutes.
No detonation was heard as the
bottles were hurled through the air
and apparently they were thrown by
a spring. The gas caused nausea,
sreezing and coughing, but did not
harm any of the Americans.
There has been lively artillery fire,
but the Americans here have not been
attacked by the infantry.
Last night all enemy sergeant-major
and eight men attempted to raid one
of our forward posts, consisting of
three men. The Germans captured
one of our men, but he escaped be-
fore he could be taken into the
enemys lines. In attempting to re-
cover their prisoner the Germans
strayed into the American lines. They
were attacked and the patrol leader
was wounded and captured. He be-
-onged to reserve Saxon regiment.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
Anna Held Rallies After
Blood TRANSMISSION Operation

New York, May s.-Miss Anna
Held the actress, who is critically i'll
with anaemia, today underwent an op-a
Grafton for TRANSMISSION of blood, which.
had an immediate good effect
Ernest Lane, motor truck driver,
volunteered to give his blood to save
her life.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06

London, May 5.-Fie1d Marshal
Viscount French has been appointed
lord lieutenant of Ireland.
Official announcement Of the ap-
pointment of Field Marshal French
as lord lieutenant and of Edward
Short, member of the House of Com
mons for Newcastle On-The-Tyne, as
chief secretary for Ireland, was issued
tonight.
Field Marshal Viscount French, was
commander-in-chief of the British ex-
peditionary forces in France and Bel
gium at the outbreak of the war, in
August, 1914, until the end of 1915.
In January, 1916, he was appointed
commandments of the home
forces. He is a knight of the Most
lllustrious Order of ST. Patrick.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
VATICAN DENIES
POPE WILL MAKE
NEW PEACE MOVE

Rome, May 5.-No favorable oc-
caSion for further peace move by
POI Benedict has presented itself,
nor does one seem near, it was stated
at the vatican today when inquiry was
made there regarding the report that
his holiness would make new peace
offer on Whitsundav
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
THIRD u. S. LOAN BEST
FLOATED BY ANY NATION
Bonds for Total Which May Reach $4,000, 900 900 Dis
tributed Among 1900, 600 Persons or One-Sixth
ofPopulation; keep Your Liberty Bonds" So-
gan Now Proposed by Secretary McAdoo.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington May 5.-Analys of Liberty loan reports to.
day showed that probably bought bonds in
the campaign which closed last more than
in the second loan and 1880 900 than the first
Latest tabulaons showed 2s250 reported sub.
scrptons, but the treasury believes the total which
run to 100000 will not be definitely known until
May 13.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06


STATES FINE SHOWING.
In the southwestern district, of
which Nebraska is member. one
third of the total sales in the country
have been made and this territory is
composed of only one-seventh of the
population. Even in this district,
where such a good showing has been
made, Nebraska is the only state to
60 over the top.
I Vanderlip Proud of State.
"I am certainly proud of Omaha
and Nebraska" said Mr.. Vanderlip,
who arrived yesterday.
"The work that has been done here
is more important than l think you
people realize, for not only have you
done what was asked of you but you
have gone ahead and set mark for
the entire nation.
"The work done here is wonderful,
a national service. We now have Mr..
Burgess in the national work and
hope that he will do for the nation
what he has done for Nebraska.
Again, | say, am proud OF your
state"
Praise for Fleming.
Fred w. Fleming, federal director
for the War Savings movement in
the southwestern district, complf-
ments Nebraska very highly on the
work accompli he'd here. ,
Nebraska has made wonderful
record" declared Mr.. Fleming, in
all drives that have been staged. The
people of the state should be very
proud of the work done here and the
chairman of the state committee,
Ward Burgess, is also to be con-
graduated on the success of his plan.
Directors of all States have some
thing to learn from Nebraska"
Those of the directors who had ar
rived at noon Sunday were entertain
ed at dinner at the Omaha club by
Joseph Barker, city chairman of war
savings.
Public Dinner Tonight.
A conference at which all of the
directors will relate their individual
experiences in the war savings CAM
paign in their respective states and
endeavor to decide, upon course of
action which will increase the sales
and be the means of forming more
societies and established authorized
sales agencies, will open at the Fon-
tenelle at 10 o'clock this morning.
This evening the visitors will be
entertained at dinner at the Chamber
of Commerce and this meeting Will
be open to the public. Those wishing
to attend are requested to communi-
cate with the Office at the Chamber
of Commerce at once. Women are
also invited TO attend.
Mr.. Burgess, accompanied by Guy
c. kiddoo, assistant director of war
savings, arrived in Omaha Sunday.
With them were Frank A. Vanderlip,
J. E. kavanaugh, of the war savings
federal section; Keith McCloud of the
Treasury department and Federal
Directors Fred Fleming, Kansas City;
John F. Harris, New York; H. B.
Riley, Of the Mississippi valley dis
trict, and H. E. Benedict, executive
secretary of the committee; Harry R.
Tritle, Phoenix, Ariz.; John S. Drum,
San Francisco; G. A. Davidson, Los
Angeles; Robert w. Shingle, Homo
lulu; James H. Hawley, Boise, Ida;
Fred L. White, Reno, New; c. S
Jackson, Portland; George T. Odell,
Salt Lake City; Daniel Kelleher, Seat
tie; Moorehead Wright, Little Rock;
John Evans, Denver; Peter W. Geo
bel, Kansas City; Festus J. Wade, St
Louis; Hallett Reynolds, East Las
Vegas, N. NJ; George w. Barnes,
Muskogee, Okla; Louis Lipsitz, Dal-
las; William c. Irvine, Cheyenne,
WYo.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
ATTA(K IN ITALY
MAY BE LAUNCHED
WITHIN FEW DAYS
Vast Bodies of Men Taken From Other Zones for Another
Attempt to Break Through to Plains of Veneta;
Emperor Charles Reaches Front With
High Military Officers
(By Associated Press.)

Geneva Switzerland May Sit is officially announced
from Vienna that Emperor Charles the chief Of the Austrian
staff and several high German Austrian officers reached
the Italian front yesterday
This with the considerable movements of troops in the
Tyrol and Trentno reported from thejnteo is interpreted
that the long predicted offensive Italian front soon
will be begun.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
VANDERBILT WITH
WAR STAMP HEADS
LAUDS OMAHA WAY
National Director of Sales of Stamps and Baby Bonds in
City With Managers From Western States to Study
How Nebraska So Successfully Disposed
of Midget Securities.

State directors of savings of all states west of the
Mississippi with the exception of North and South Dakota and
Minnesota will Omaha today the direction of Frank
A. Vanderbilt president of the National City bank of New York.
to learn the system employed Nebraska which has resulted
this being the only the country to exceed the
nuota Of 500 ner capita of the stamps.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
AMERICAN GUNS NEAR -
TOUL DRIVE HUNS'OUT OF
TRENCH THEY PILFERED
Supposed Plan of Germans for Another Attack in Strong
Force Smothered by Quick Action by Artillery;
u S. Patrol Penetrates Enemys Lines
800 Yards in Successful Raid
(By Associated Press.

With the American Army in France, May 5.-The Ger.
today again attempted of the former Amer
can trenches the Bos Brue of Apremon the oul
sector which the of the fighting April and H.
Soon midnight the American patrols discovered that
had into the position with large number
machine guns and TOOLS apparently intending to consolidate
the trenches with the German system.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
The Weather

For Nebraska-Generally fair and
cooler Monday, except probably show
ers in. extreme east portion; Tuesday
fair and cooler.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-06
Omaha Yesterday
Comparative Local Record.

Comparative Local Record.
1918. 1917. 1916. 1915.
HdNsss HTnsst ysssssGag ssstsgasy - s s s 5s 50 50
Mean temperature .. 10 4s 70 56
Precipitation ... 90 90 90 IL
=. Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal.
Normal temperature .............. SO
Excess for the day .............. II
Total excess since March l, 1918. .Os
deficiency for the day ..... .12 inches
precipitation since Mar. /, 1918 / SO inches
Deficiency since Mar. l. 1918. SO inches
Excess for cor. period In 1917. L 81 inches
deficiency for cor. period 1916. 2 "a inches
L, A. WELSH, Meteorologist.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

Taken from Exchanges.
1D)RITIsH women are taking up the
lH0 shoe repairing trade.
Montana will expand wheat
growing area in the spring.
Full sunlight is estimated to be 600,
900 times brighter than full moonlight.
Kansas City last year spent s1,254 7S3. Al
for street improvements.
Mrs. N. Y. Burns of Houston, Tex,
is in her 18TH year. Resident of Texas
| 100 years.
Castor oil is the favorite lubricant for
airplanes, because 1t is so little affected
by changes of temperature.
Experiments by the Indian Imperial
institute with leaves, timber and bark
for papermaking materials, have found
disclosed the fact that each of the three
materials is available.
The waste heat from a gas engine in
vented in Europe is used to raise steam
to operate blowers, which in turn increase
the pressure of the mixture of air and
gas in the engines cylinders
A restaurant exclusively for women,
sumptuously planned and so located that
a part of it can be converted into a roof
garden hundreds of feet above City Hall
park, has been opened on the twenty
sixth floor of the municipal building in
New York city
The seven inhabited islands of the
Canary group CTeneriffe, Grand Canary,
Palma, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura Co.
mera and Hierro) have experienced rad
ical changes in their agricultural and
commercial life. Completely maritime,
the islands felt severely the decrease in
ocean tonnage.
The greatest whirlpool in the world is
the maelstrom off the coast of Norway.
It is an eddy between the mainland and
an island, and when the current is in
one direction and the wind Is in another,
no ship can withstand the fury of the
waters. Whales and sharks have been
cast ashore and killed. The current is
estimated to run 80 miles an hour
The town of Morris, Mimi, is conserv-
ing food by the expediency of making
use of resources that usually are neg