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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
BREAD RATION
ORDER LIMITS
EATING PLACES
Food Administrator Issues In
struCtions Placing Country
on Same Basis as
England.

Washington, Teb. 5.--A two-ounce
bread ration was ordered by the food
administration today for patrons of
hotels, restaurants and dining cars.
This allowance is about that now
observed in England.
kilograms went out today to the
food administrations hotel represent
atives in every state designating the
new ration.
Two Ounces of Bread.
Not more than two ounces OF wheat
bread may be served to any one at
any one meal except when rolls or
bread made from corn, oatmeal, or
bran, are served, and when only one
kind other than wheat bread ia or
'dered, a portion may consist Of Your
ounces. Rolls may not weigh more
than one ounce each.
Public eating places are now iicens-
ed under the new bread regulations
and the bread ration rule is issued
under this authority.
Hotel representative have been in
structeH to see that immediate obser-
vance is given in hotels for Monday
and Wednesda'' as wheatless days.
Tuesday as meatless day; Saturday
as a porkless day and that there is
one wheatless meal and one meatless
meal every day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06

the same way--by another bond issue
and by taxes which will begin soor
to roll in from the first war tax act
Before last April the monthly
operating expenses were about $751;
100000 and the total annual expenses
reached only a little more than ST.
0O0,000,OO0. Y
Monthly Expenditures.
Then came the war. In the first
month, May, 1917, expenses jumped
to $1l4,0OO 900; in June to $134,000,-
900; in July to $208.000,000; in August
to $277,O00,00O; in September to $349,-
OO0,OOO
By October the monthly outlay had
reached $462,000,000; November,
$5l2,000000; December, SOIL, 100000;
and last month they were. Sis, 5,000,-
900.
In the first five days of February
the government has spent $l50,000,-
600.
These big sums do not include the
allied loans. They have averaged
$450,000,000 a month from the time
the United States entered the war.
Army Expenses Are Big.
Two-thirds Of the $3,000,000,000 ex-
pense for war purposes, in the last
10 months, has been for the army.
Up to December !, the expense of
the army was $1,460,0O0000. Since
then the total has increased to more
than $2,000,000,000
The naval establishment has cost
$705.000,000 since the war began. Up
to December the actual outlay was
$5l3,000,000 and since then it is esti-
mated about $l92,000,000 has been ex-
pended.
The shipping board has fallen farth-
est below its estimates, with pay
merits since last April for ship and
shipyard construction of little more
than $200000,000
Up to December the govern
ments shipping program had cost
only $l23.000,000 but expenditures in
the last two months increased prob
ably by twice the former rate. and as
ships are completed faster in the near
future the shipping boards funds are
expected to be depicted more rapidly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06

w. G. Lee, president of the Rail
way Trainmen, said he had evidence
that veteran railroad men were re.
placed by inexperienced employees at
important gateways; that engines had
been allowed to freeze up over night
and that train crews had been called
out and kept waiting until the To-
hour law overlook them before being
sent out of the terminal.
Asked by Chairman Lane of the
railroad wage commission who was
responsible for these things, Mr.. Lee
said he believed he could trace it
back to about four banks in New
York City, which control railroad f.
nancing, if he wished to seek the real
caNe; , e..,. 70 ouono ,,,. Axos-
rienced railroad men are not per-
mitted to operate as their training
dictates" said Mr.. Lee.
Oppose Federal Control.
The old arrangements do not want
government operation made sue
cess" said Lee.
DO you think the public will let
the railroads go back to the old sys-
TEN if government management
proves efficient?
That's why I want to see the gov
ernment make a success OF operating
the railroads"
Mr.. Lees remarks were made in
the course of a spirited discussion
precipitated by the presence OF sew
eral representatives of railway man
agements in the room.
A. B. Garretson. head OF the rail-
way conductors, charged their pres
ence was in contravention Of the un-
derstanding with Director General
McAdoo that the hearing was to be
eX partc. ,
Lee Is Suspicious.
Commissioner Covington said the
railway officials were there by invita-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
u. S. CONTROL OF
OIL INDUSTRY IN
EFFECT TODAY

The fuel administration has estab-
lished i'll the asst list of preferen .ial
consumers, whose demands ior.oil will
be granted precedence in distributing
the supply.
Railroads and ships using oil for
fuel head the priority list.
Washington, Feb. S.--Government
control of the oil industry became ef-
fective today under a proclamation OF
President Wilson authorizing Mark L
Requa, chief of the oil division of the
fuel administration, to establish q
licensing system for all manufacturer;
or distributors whose gross sales are
in excess of 100000 barrels annually,
The proclamation does not extend
to gasoline or kerosene, but licenses in
these commodities probably will be
required soon'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
U. S. Artillery Fire Breaks Up
Attempt-to Rush First Line
Trenches With Silent
Raid"


With the American Army In France,
Monday, Feb. 4.-German plans to
raid the American trenches were
frustrated early this morning.
The American artillery put down a
heavy barrage In front of and on the
German lines. which are believed to
have been filled with men and officers
awaiting the signal of attack.
USE GAS SHEELS.
1t was discovered at a certain hour
that the Germans intended to carry
out silent" raid.
Fifteen minutes before the time set
all the American guns concentrated
their fire where, according to the in
formation, the enemy was massed.
1t is believed heavy casualties were
inflicted on the Germans.
There has been a general increase
in the artillery activity for the last
day or so all along the American
front.
The Germans are still unable. to
occupy the first line trenches which
were caved in by tie American artil-
lery fire. They have now constructed
another line of trenches at that point.
American patrols have worked their
way over No Mans land and ir-
spccted the damaged trenches as we'll
as they could.
Using Gas Shells.
The Germans are using gas shells
freely and endeavored to envelop one
of our battery position with gas, but
without success,
They have dropped number of
shells in the roads behind the Amer
Two men were reported wounded
today by shells. The visibility re-
mains bad.
Fuller reports from the first line
show that great courage was exhibited
by the troops during the heavy Ger
man bomhardment of Saturday.
Americans Arc Wounded.
A number of men who were
wounded slightly by shell splinters
were treated in the lines with\ their
frst-aid packets and insisted on re-
naming at their posts until the Tight
was finished.
One man who was carried to a held
dressing station returned to his COM
rades in the line after his wounds
had been attended to. and remained
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column Four.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
CONVICT ADMITS
KILLING BOY IN
sioux CITY, IA.
Man Serving 30-Year Sentence
in Colorado Penitentiary Con-
feSses; Clears Up Old Mur-
der Mystery.

Canon City, Colo, Feb. 5.--Harry
Hartman, a convict serving cumula-
tive sentences in the Colorado state
prison aggregating so years, con-
fessed to Warden Thomas lyman that
on October 20, 1912, he killed a boy
in the railroad yards i'll Sioux City,
Ia, and buried the body in an ice
house.
The confession, which was made to
the warden Sunday, was announced
today.
Hartman told the warden, it was
announced, that two months after the
murder the boys body was found i'll
the sawdust N the ice house. where
he had buried it and that the crime
had remained a mystery in Sioux
City. ....,. .-. =
Hartman was. sentenced by Judge
Ben Lindsey in Denver on March 21,
1915, after conviction on several
counts of mistreatment of boys.
According to the confession, as an
nounced by Warden lyman, Hartman
said he had enticed the boy into the
railroad yards at Sioux City and later
killed him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
REVIEWS DEBATE

, REVIEWS DEBATE
The speech renewed the debate over
war efficiency which occupied the
senate all day yesterday after Senator
Hitchcock OF Nebraska, a democratic
committeeman, had delivered a simi-
lar a;raignment of the lack OF co-or-
dination in the governments ac-
tivitieS.
RADICAL ACT NECESSARY.
Without detailing army conditions
revealed by the military committees
war inquiry with which he said the
country is now fairly familiar. Sena-
tor Wadsworth confined himself
largely to an argument for the pro-
posed legislation for Capitalization
of war making agencies.
President Wilson cannot co-ordi-
nate these agencies, he said, and, with
long war in prospect, radical steps
to uuify the nations efforts are nee.
essary.
Lack of System,
That great things have. been done
cannot be denied" he declared.
That other great things have been
left undone Must be admitted.
"The credit for things accomplished
cap be assigned to several individuals.
! THE blame for shortcomings ought
not to be laid upon any individual.
Criticism should be directed against
our system, or rather the lack Of co.
hesive system"
Recounti~g the difficulties arising
through indiscrimipate priority orders
and competition il, the purchase OF
supplies, delays OH account of depart
mental "red tape" and the absence OF
power in the Council of National De-
fense, the senator contidued:
Mind you, do not attempt TO lay
the blame upon one man or any one
department. | insist that this pain
full situation has resulted from an ut
ter lack of planning--from lack Of
vision. -.t
THE plain fact is that we have no
agency in our government today
charged with the duty OF projecting
its visions far into the future, antici-
pating the emergencies which may
arise and laying the plans by which
we can meet and overcome them.
Powers OF President.
'No one in his senses would pro-
pose that any other Office be created
to take away from the president the
powers the constitution conhdes to
him.
at cannot be done. Itis unttink-
able. q.
But there is no place in Washing
ton where the needs of the situation
and plans to meet them can be
Continued on Page Two, Column Tro.}
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
PACKERS PAPERS
SEIZED BY U. 5.
COURTS ORDER
Federal Investigator Charges
Documents Will Prove Con-
Germ Guilty of Committing
a Felony.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-Francis !. Heney
general counsel for the federali trade
commission, appeared before Federal
Judge Keresaw M. Lands today and
obtained an order to take possession
of certain papers in the Offices OF
Henry Veeder, attorney for Swift &
Co., wanted in connection with the
government investigation of the pack
ing industry.
The order directed the search of'the
offices occupied by Veeder, charging
that therein were letters, documents
and papers of Swift & Co." tending
to prove the commission of felony
The offense as charged in the pc.
titiots for the search warrant included
the allegation that the packers had
sought to control supplies and had at
tempted to fix prices for meat, butter,
eggs, Canned fruits and other edible
commodities.
False Entries Charged.
Another allegation was the COM
plant that false entries had been
made in books and records of Swift
& Co. which were subject to inspec-
ton by the federal trade commission.
Conspiring with Armour, Cudahy,
Wilson and Morris packing interests
to arrange among themselves for bid
ding on contracts for furnishing the
United States government with mill
tary supplies, WHICH included leather
as we'll as meats, was also charged.
United States Marshal Bradley i'm
mediate1y took possession of the Wee
der Offices.
Mr.. Heney accompanied deputy,
United States marshal to Mr.. Veed<
er's office, where Veeder insisted that
Judge Landis' order did not include
small safe in the vault.
This order permits me to go
through everything, with dynamite If
necessary" asserted the government
attorney.
He sent for a locksmith and stated
that he would use force, if necessary
to get what he wanted.
While waiting for the locksmith,
Mr.. Heney and his helper moved
about the vault at leisure. Reams of
letters were placed in heap, and
there were many neat little packets
bound In tape which Mr.. Heney
placed aside for closer inspection.
Mr.. Veeder retired to his private
office, leaving a clerk in the, vault.
1t was a curious scene, electric with
the antagonism developed.
In the outer Office visitors came and
went upaware Of the unusual proceed
ings within, where for the first time
in history a government representa-
tive was penetrating what he con-
sidered the very core of the inner
circle of alleged packing house
secrets.
Unlawful, Says Veeder.
His proceedings are illegal" as
serted Mr.. Veeder. There is moth
ing important to the case in the. little
safe, but | would mot open it and
thus abet an illegal act"
Quite a jo0, may take several
days" observed Mr.. Heney, as his
eye roved over the great tiers Of in
dexed files.
isn't that locksmith here yet"
"Not yet" answered the clerk.
"Well, there is enough other work
to do, any way; we can wait"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
Red Army Leader Placed
Under Arrest by Poles

Amsterdam, Feb. 5.-A wireless
dispatch received at Berlin from Kiev.
says that the Poles have occupied
Mohilev, the Russian main headquar-
ters and have arrested Ensign Kry-
lenko, the cormander-in n-chief of the
Russian Bolshevik forces, and his
staff.
The message adds that the 'Bol-
shevik uprising at Kiev has been
sl1npressed hy the Ukrainians.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
ARRAlGNS ADMINISTRATIONS
AMERICAN TROOPS STOP GERMAN RAIDERS;
DECATUR BANggssER FACES SERIOUS CHARGES
DECISIVE BLOW TO BE FOUGHT
ON WEST FRONT, SAY GERMANS
V0n HindenbWg
Says He VIII Be in
Paris April First

The Hague, Feb. 5.-Travelers
from Germany bring an account of
a recent conference at Berlin at
which Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg received the editors of 80
German newspapers and discussed
the food situation with them.
The editors told Won linden
burg that by next May there would
be no food in Germany.
my reply u.s." said the field
marshal, that by next April l
shall be in Paris"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06

ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTS.
Charges involving three distinct
counts have been filed in district
court at Tekamah by County Attor-
ney Herbert Rhoades Of Burt county
at the instigation of the attorney gen.
erals Office at Lincoln.
Elliott, cashier of the defunct
: Farmers State Bank of Decatur, is
out on $1,000 bond.
INVOLVES BIG SUM.
The total extent to which it is al
legged Cashier Elliott falsifled his
statements is $7,65386.
Elliott is the man who was sud
denly graduated from the job of
painter and paper hanger four years
ago into that of cashier of small
bank. At the end of one year of the
management: of the bank he an
nounced so per cent dividend, and
on the strength OF that got the stock
holders to buy more stock, and in
crease the capital from $4,000 to
s25,000 while the cashier sported a
succession of new automobiles
LlAcuSuout LIIC JSdl.
Declared He Was Ill.
When the stat banking board
finally closed his doors and began to
find the accounts short Elliott retircd'
TO his home at Decatur and declared
himself too il to be seen. s.
1t is charged in the case filed
against Elliott that in issuing the
statement of. the banks condition al
the close of BUSINESS August 20, 1915,
Elliott listed as part Of the banks
resources real estate other than its
banking house to the value of
S3,5S0.S5,s while, in fact, the bank
owned no real estate other than the
banking property.
1t is alleged he represented bal
ances due the Farmers State bank
from other banks as $2.69l.65. while,
in fact, there was due only $68l.65.
Cash on hand, including checks and
items of exchange, the cashier is
charged with having represented as
totalling $4,535.92, while they totaled
only $2,565.6l.
Says Already Insolvent.
IaS1ler ElliOtt Is CndEScu Will nav"
Ing accepted a deposit from Orville
Richards of 1882 on February 19, 1916,
though he we'll knew at the time that
>bis bank was already insolvent.
The last count in the case charges
tfat on certain day the cashier
borrowed certain funds Of the bank
contrary 10 the form of the>statute.
For more than one and one-halt
wears after the bank was closed by
the state board, the authorities made
no move to arrest him and bring
charges against him. Attorney Gen
eral Willis Reed made numerous trips
70 Decatur, and although he admitted
that there were grounds for a criminal
case against Elliott, he hesitated to
bring it. 49,
Arrested by Sheriff. !
4Sheriff Ran Stanfeld of Burt coun-
" arrested Elliott some time ago,
after the case had been filed in the
county court by County Attorney
Rhoades. -,
Before Judge G. A. Ireland, El-
and was bound over to the spring
term Of district court,
Gustave H. Busse and Edgar A.
liott waived preliminary examination
Continued on Page Two, column seyen)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
Allies Decide Not
To Appoint General
To SUPREME Command

London, Feb. 5.--Andrew Bonar
Law, government spokesman in the
House of Commons, today an
nounced that a generalissimo would
not be appointed. as a result of the
recent conference of preniers and
generals at Versailles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
RAILWAY MANAGERS OPERATE
ROADS so AS TO DISCREDIT
GOVERNMENT WAR CONTROL
Present Traffic Congestion Due Desire Misrepresent
Wisdom of U. S. Operation, Declare Union Lead
ers In Wage Hearing; Hope to Influence
Public for Private Ownership.

Washington Feb 5.-Trac congestion throug ghout the
country blamed the railroad today at the
railroad hearing BY union leaders, who said the
desire dscredt the operation of the eghhou law
and lately make operation of the roads
failure.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
SENATOR FROM NEW YORK
SAYS WAR MACHINERY IS
HOPELESSLY ENTANCLED
declares War Cabinet is Absolute Necessity; Claims
Thousands of Lives Have Been Lost by Lack of
Preparedness Radical Action Required
if United States is to Win War.

Washington, Feb. 5-America's war-making machner,
pictured conslomeration of ambition and scattered
agencies incapable Of teamwork" address senate
today by Senator James W. Wadworh of New York. repub
can member of the military affairs committee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
CASHIER OF DEFUNCT
INSTITUTION WILL BE
TRIED ON 3COUNTS
Official John E. Elliott Accused of Fasfyng Financial
Statements; Case Filed at Instigaton of Attorney
Generals Office; Methods Were Exposed
by Articles in The Bee.

John E. Elliott Decatur Neb banker and ex-paperhanger
and painter whose alleged methods of high finance
posed by The Bee faces criminal charges of fafyng
bank and accepting deposits after he knew the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
u. s. SPENDS SEVEN BILLION
IN FIRST 10 MONTHS OF WAR;
DAILY AVERAGE n MILLION
More Than Four Billions Loaned Ales Liberty Loans
Have>Financed Large Portion of War Expense;
Total is Less Than Original Official
Estimates.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Ten months of have cost the
United States about 0O0-at the Of
600 a month"; nearly $24OOO,OOO a day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
SAVE
YOUR.
! TIME

Time saved is money earned. We
will accept your want-ad over
the telephone, and atour new
cash rate, the same rate and
courteous attention you re-
ceive when calling at our Of
flee.
We maintain a service depart
ment trained to assist you in
preparing your copy. Call
Tyler 1000, place your want
ad, give this phone method a
test, see how we SAVE YOUR
! TINE.
Why waste your time walking
your want-ads in when you
can save time by talking them
in?
Try 1t
Keep Your Eye On The Bee
IMPROVING EVERY DAY
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature .................. Il
Excess for the day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3
Total deficiency since March 1..........774
Excess deficiency for the day =. O4 inch
Total precipitation since March 1224O inches
Deficiency since March 1......H 757 inches
deficiency for cor. period, .19N12G4 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1915 0.47 inches
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
The Weather

Fair and Warmer.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06

Oomparattce Local Record
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06

indicates below zero.
L. \. WALSH, Meteoroi0gist
Evening star., 1918-06-24
(hggt|lg

The Cranberry Cream TfeatReat
is here. Have you heard Of ttf Well.
you will. and great. good news Of its
power to cheer. Ask the Peoples
Drug Store. 7th and X Streets NV.
for q small trial jar Of Crauolene.
take 1t home and try II. Eesema Or
any skin eruption. just try Il and
Evening star., 1918-06-24

Honolulu Meanwhile two officers and
two men, having deserted. reached San
Francisco on the Pacific Mail steamer
Korea and were there interned and
paroled.
On January 1. 1916, the Geier was
ordered conveyed to San Francisco
because of the mental ailments to
which her crew were said to have be-
come victims because of the heat at
Honolulu. When, few days later,
American naval officers took charge
of her. it was found that her engines
had been wrecked by a fire said to
have been started by her crew.
A few days later it was discovered
that, although her officers had been
ordered to turn over all their arms,
they had concealed aboard the vessel
a quantity of machine guns and am
munition.
In June, 1917, it was announced that
the Geier was to be used by the Unit
ed States Navy and that her name had
been changed to SchurZ.
Last December came the revelation,
said to have been published with the
consent of the United States naval in
teIligence bureau. that while the Geier
was interned at Honolulu her wireless
apparatus relayed messages to GeE-
man agents in Japan while her bands
played lively tunes to drown out the
Evening star., 1918-06-24
WoMAN's UNION GROWS.
Bureau Membership Now $3.50.
Representative Rankin Honored.

The addition of 1850 new members
in the campaign of last week has
brought the membership Of the
Woman's Union of the bureau Of en-
craving and printing to the $3.50
mark. The announcement Of the in
creased roster was made at a big
meeting Of the employees Of the bu-
reau at the New Masonic Auditorium
Saturday afternoon.
Representative jeanette Rankin,
who has championed the cause of the
women in their fight for increased
wages. was presented with a ban
ner of the organization as a souvenir
Of the weeks campaign, and resolu-
tions of thanks in her honor were
passed.
Speakers were Miss Rankin, Beach
W. Clark, Benjamin Goldsworthy.
Clarence K. Young, T. H. Quinn and
Frank J. Coleman.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
SUFFRAGE LEADERS SEE
SUCCESS IN THE SENATE
Constitutional Amendment Resolu-
tion Comes Up Thursday-Mrs.
Gait Gives Out Statement.

Woman suffrage leaders are conf
dent they will be able to put through
the Senate the suffrage constitutional
amendment resolution, which is to be
taken up for consideration Thursday.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. president
of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association. has given out a
statement which is in part as follows:
I'VE feel certain Of sufficient num-
Der of votes to put the amendment
through. The interest in its passage
has developed in great intensity with
in the past few weeks, not only at