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Arizona republican., 1918-12-06
JACK ObERLE ALIVE |S DELAYED NEWS
 MOTHER RECEIVES

After being reported killed in action in France on September 27. Jack Oberle, son of Florence Oberle, the actress, and the late Thomas Oberle, one of the most famous character actors of the stage. is alive
 It is thought that Jack Oberle is in a hospital somewhere, i'll with influenza, and that he has become separated from his regiment which, according to the theory of his mother and friends, ac- counts for the announcement from the war department that he was dead.
 The news that young Oberle is alive was heard in Phoenix with genuine joy by those who remembered the soldier as a small boy in this city. A letter re- ceived in Los Angeles from d friend of Jacks spoke of their meeting on the day the armistice was signed.
 According to word. from the coast, Mrs. Oberie, who had completely col lapsed at news of her sons death and who has been on the verge of nervous prostration, could hardly speak from joy. when she heard the news.
 The Red Cross has cabled to Franco for her in an effort to locate her son.
 Only a few days ago. Mrs. Oberle re- ccived a delayed letter from the son she thought was dead. It was dated October. nearly a month later than the date of his reported death. In it he said he had been extremely i'll with influ- enZa and was in hospital.
 Because of the official notification of his death from the war department Mrs. Oberle thought the date on this letter was a mistake. Plugging the 4o-hA hnnn har -l,o started an investigation.
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Arizona republican., 1918-12-06
BREAKS DENVER DEATH RECORD

DENVER, Dec. 5.-The greatest number of deaths from influenza re- ported on any one day to the city bu- reau of vital statistics since the epi- demic began here on October 6 was recorded for the 24-hour period ending at noon today, when 37 burial permits had been issued. with influenza given as the cause of death in each instance. The deaths covered period extending from November 27 to date.
 The record for the 2ihour period ending at o'clock this afternoon showed 20 deaths and 175 new cases.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-06

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Arizona republican., 1918-12-06
CRIMINAL CASES T0
 RESUME ON MONDAY

The long delayed term of criminal court will begin on Monday, according to an announcement made by Judge Stanford yesterday. The courts. in CO., operating with the city in it's health regula tions. have held no jury cases during the influenza epidemic, but will begin sessions next week which will occupy the remainder of the year.
 The first criminal case to be tried before Judge Stanford is that of Charles Harris. charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm. The chief witness for the state will be Lew Mickey of the police force, who is alleged to have been attacked by liar ris when the latter was taken into GUS tody in house on North First avenue.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-06
NEXT GAME WARDEN
 MEETS HIS SUN HERE

Joe Prochaska, who is one of the busiest men in Gila county, building roads and selling War Savings Stamps, spent yesterday in the city. He came to meet his young son who arrived from Los Angeles. He will return to Globe this morning.
 MT. Prochaska was welcomed by his political friends as game commissioner under he next administration, since that was the position he held during the former years administration of Governor Campbell, and he made d most efficient official.
 And this year. Gila county put forth stronger claims than ever before for recognition, since it cut down the Col ter vote more than 900 below the vote cast for Governor Hunt two years ago.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-06
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

TWO good buys in Ford tourings at Chevrolet Garage, 316-1S E. Washing ton St.
 > LOST-A bunch of keys. Return to Tribolet Packing Co. and receive re- ward. 2t
 WANTED = Experienced cashier; one who can handle reserved seat sale. Experience necessary. Apply Colum- bia Theater 2s
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29
Hamilton County Phone
/ Users Grow ldiqnant

Aurora, Neb., July 2S.-(Special
Telegram Five hundred stockhold-
ers of the Hamilton County Farmers
Telephone association Yesterday held
a mass convention in court here, and
denounced action of the state rail-
way commission in enjoining the
building of farm line north from
Hampton, Neb. The order was grant
ed by the commission upon the ap-
plication of the Lincoln Telephone
company without notice to the farm
ers company. At the meeting today
impassioned speeches were made de-
nouncing the tactics of the big tele-
phone companies in forcing the CO.
operative concerns out of business
and then absorbing the territory.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29
Doane College Graduate
Killed in Action in France

J. R. Finch, ex-'lo, one of the Doane
college undergraduates who has been
in France the last year. has been re-
ported killed in action. He was one
of the first Doane boys to go over
seas. Doane has lost two others by
death, Sol Zeorian, ex-'19, and II. L.
Wissenburg, ex-'2l, who both died of
pneumonia in the training camps in
this country.
The college is in consultation with
government officials regarding mill
tary training. The War department
has recently called for institutional
reports to be used at group confer
ences which will be held the latter
part of August. 1t is probable that
Doane can join with some other
school for military instruction and
training. President McLaurn of the
Massachusetts, School of Technology
has been appointed by Secretary
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29
By FRANK STOCKBRIDGE.
Former Managing Editor Of the Evening
oil

Former Managing Editor Of the Evening
Mail.)
By the time I reached New York
again on the Monday after the sink
ing of the Lusitania the international
situation so far as America was con-
cerned had assumed genuinely seri-
Gus aspect. The newspapers were be.
ginning to discuss the possibilities of
war; the man in the street" was. for
the first time since the European con-
fict began, beginning to show his
colors publicly. Up to that time most
Americans had been content to keep
their war sentiments to themselves;
OUR German neighbors were the vocal
ones among US, and we were content
to "let them rave"
Now, as if by common counsel and
agreement, Americans were resenting
German bluster and braggadocio. The
loud mouthed fellows at whom we
used to smile pityingly as they Choir
tied their German triumph over their
beer had suddenly become offensive
to US; we began to realize that these
people really justified Germany s ruth
lessness; that they had not been
shocked but instead had been elated
by the death of women and babies
our women and our babies-on the
Lusitania. Some of US realized that
the torpedo that sent the great Gun
arder to the bottom had ended Amer
ica's neutrality and welded our people
with the allies, at one stroke.
"Are you going on with this news
paper project?" I asked DR.. Rumely
as soon as / met him at his hotel.
Certainly. Why not" he replied.
Hard Row for Neutral Newspaper.
"A neutral newspaper will have a
hard row to hoe since the Lusitania
sinking" I answered. II told you
last autumn that America would have
to get into this war some time; this
insures it"
That's nonsense" said DR.. Rune
ly. "You are excited by what the
newspapers are saying. ! admit that
it was a blunder; the Germans are
stupid in their international relations
and this was q, mistake that good
diplomacy would have avoided. But
it will blow over. Wilson won't
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29
Willie S Nerve Fades
When Stern Law
Turns Toward Him

Three -year-old Willie Weldon, 1864
North Twenty-seventll street, came
staggering down Dodge street as
proud as you please Saturday after
noon. He looked in all the shop win
dows, peeked in all the doorways,
stopped to admire all of the movie
posters and received the admiring
glances of all the pretty young women
who passed.
But Willie's nerve gave out when
he saw a policeman coming across
the way. Whats your name?" sang
out the policeman. "W-W-illie
W-W-eldon," he quivered. And when
the officer swung the lad to his shoul-
der, the tears at last gave way, and
Il want my muvver," he shrieked.
well find your 'nuvver' for you,
all right" said the officer.
Just as Willie and his escort arrived
at the police station a frantic appeal
came over the telephone wire and a
mothers anxious voice asked the po-
lice to find her boy. Little Willie
was lifted to the telephone and "I'm
all right, muvver. don't you worry;
the great big policeman found me"
he assured his mother. A half-hour
later Willie was in his mothers arms
bound for home nor did he get
spanking this time.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29
An Offensive Against
Berlin Possible, Declares
British Aviation Chief

New York, July 28.--An aerial
offensive to cities of Germany, in
cluding Berlin, is possible in the
opinion of Major General w. S.
Brancker, controller general Of
equipment of the British air minis
try.
Major-General Brancker in a
statement to the Associated Press
laid emphasis on the organization
of the air forces on basis quite
independent of the land and sea.
General Brancker believes event.
ually the United States will be
obliged to create a secretary OF air
forces. For the success of the
allied cause, he feels strongly that
the quicker air independence is
established in this country the bet
ter.
1T is within the realm of GER
tainty," said General Brancker.
that we can bomb Berlin in the
spring if not in the fall with air
planes we have building. as we have
already bombed Cologne and the
Rhine cities, but we have not the
numbers for a really big offensive,
in my understanding of the term.
We have plenty of planes and can
build plenty more. but we lack en-
gines, and we have about reached
the limit Of capacity for engine pro-
duction.
I'VE have built up big airplane
program to take the Liberty motor
and bomb Germany. but America
cannot now spare these motors, and
so I fear that our airplanes will be
wasted and the real offensive from
the air seriously delayed.
"The delivery of certain types
of planes by flying them across the
Atlantic is feasible. If we can fly
to Berlin and back. which is more
than 800 miles, we can fly from
Newfoundland to the Azores (the
longest lap of the journey which
is 1900 miles. This means big
organization, airdromes and repair
plants in Newfoundland and the
Azores"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29
Stenographers Make
Own Salary Demands
In These Times Of War

II declare it's beyond me to say
what a good stenogrpaher is worth
nowadays" comments II. B. Boyles.
president of Boyles College; sis a
week has been sort of standard but
war conditions have knocked out all
stenographic scales of wages until the
beginning stenographer almosts sets
his own price. The business man is
Just helping things along by demand
ing stenographic service regardless of
salary figures, and the figures are fat
higher than what was the standard.
"The government hasn't set price
for stenographers in the mercantile
world but | notice that the business
man has raised his bid considerable
and the wages are now on the con-
tinual increase. If the young person
could only realize the opportunity Of
fered to stenographers and the almost
negligible time consumed in prepar-
ing for this branch of Office work
there would be very little urging need
ed to bring them into line"
Boyles College will be in session
all through August offering in
tensive training" courses to fill
emergency needs.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29
EDWARD A. RUMELY
Man Wko Bought the New York Mail for the Kaiser

very we'll, them" l said, Il am 60
ing to put the new management OF the
Evening Mail on record to that ef-
feet. | am going to see the president
personally and tell him that the pa
per is going to stand behind him in
all international matters. What shall
| tell him about the ownership of
the paper?"
THAT it is all owned by Ameri-
can citizens, of course" replied DR..
Rumely.
DR.. Rumely Becomes Cautious.
The president was to speak at
Philadelphia that night. decided to
try to see him there or to make an
appointment for a later meeting in
Washington. As I was leaving for the
Philadelphia train, DR.. Rumely drew
me to one side in the lobby of the
Manhattan.
Don't commit the Mail too far in
your talk with the president" ne
said. "We cannot be bound to follow
him in all policies and politics" =.
II shall use the utmost discretion"
I assured him, gravely. l did.
At Philadelphia I saw the presi-
dents secretary, Mr.. Tumulty, and
made an appointment to see the pres
ident himself the following morning
in Washington. What is said in con-
versations with the president of the
United States, especially what the
president says, may not be disclosed
publicly. / can only say that the
president was much interested, that
he understood the whole situation
and my relation to it when | had fin
ished, and that I understood his own
viewpoint and attitude in reference
to Germany and the war
Although DR.. Rumely had said he
had all his financial arrangements
made there was long and tedious
delay before the newspaper was final
ly taken over, delay that was rather
aggravated than lightened by long
sessions in lawyers offices, sessions
at which Lambin and myself would
frequently sit for hours in outer halls
cooling our heels, waiting for DR..
Rumely, who seldom kept an ap-
pointment prompt with US or with
any one else. DR.. Rumely attributed
the delay to the difficulty in arriving
at an exact figure OF the Evening
Mails indebtedness; Lambin thought
it was because he had not yet got the
money.
ITO Be Continued)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29
Omaha Makes Great Strides
as Manufacturing Center

All the big plants which produce
food products are working overtime,
as are all of the farm equipment fac
tories and related industries. AT the
present time there are several hun
dred manufacturing institutions turn
ing out all kinds of products in oper-
alton in Omaha and their output will
be the largest in value this year in
the industrial history of the city.
The variety and quality of their
products commend them to careful
buyers and they almost completely
fill the needs of the buyers in the
regional district OF Omaha. All
things being equal. Nebraska and
Iowa, as we'll as South Dakota and
Wyoming buyers, should give Omaha
products consideration, and Omaha
consumers should give them first call
as matter of local pride and pa
triotic desire to help out the govern
ment in transportation difficulties
made acute by war conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29

fight. l have that on the best au-
thority. Besides, the Lusitania was
really a British war ship'
"How do you make that out''
"She carried guns" he replied.
THAT is denied by everyone who
knows" l rejoined.
"Of course it is denied, but | have
definite information, that | can rely
on, that the Lusitania not only car
ried guns but a great cargo of NUM-
TONS" he replied, with emphasis.
1t was my first contact with DR..
Rumely's Information from reliable
sources" l was to hear a great deal
more of the same nature. In the
newspaper business we have a slang
phrase to indicate the sources of So
called news" that cannot be traced
to any responsible authority. 1t is
called grapevine telegraph" news.
AS an operator on the grapevine"
line DR.. Rumely has had few equals
in the newspaper business.
Mcclure Deeply Concerned.
Mr.. Mcclure was greatly concerned
over the possibilities for embarrass-
ment to the new enterprise inherent
in the Lusitania affair. II shall have
to keep a strong hand on the editorial
page" he said. 1T will not do to let
anything that could be twisted into an
appearance of pro-Germanism get into
the paper now, even though we 'ry
to maintain neutral attitude" We
had a long discussion, the outcome
OF which was consultation with DR..
Rumely, in which we informed him
that the Evening Mail. so far as in.
ternatlonal relations were concerned,
could not and must not take any po-
sition except that Of backing up the
president of the United States.
II agree to that" said DR.. Rumely
THE president has asked the Ameri.
can people to remain neutral; he in
tends to remain neutral himself; W:
intend to publish a neutral news
paper"
But the president cannot continue
to remain neutral unless Germany dis
avows the sinking of the Lusitania."
replied. This newspaper must follow
him to whatever lengths that course
takes u.s."
Germany will not disavow the Lusi.
tania sinking and there will be no in.
ternational complication" was the
doctors view. He was certain the
president would not push matters to a
crisis,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29
Mother Saves Life Of
Babe When Motorcycle
Is Smashed by Auto

Little Jimmie Andrews, aged 2,
owes his life to the fact that his
mother kept him tightly clasped in
her arms Sunday night when they
were thrown out of a motorcycle side
car by an automobile at Twenty
fourth and Leavenworth streets.
Jimmie escaped with bruised hip
and his mother had her elbows peeled
and her back sprained.
Ben Graniewski, 2524 Elm street,
called on Mr.. and Mrs. James An
drews at 20l9 Bancroft street Sunday
evening. He took Mrs. Andrews and
the baby out for a ride.
After the collision occurred the
driver of the automobile stopped his
car and asked Are you hurt" When
Graniewski replied, Not much," the
automobilist drove away.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29

Buy Omaha made goods and help
Uncle Sam solve the transportation
problem" is one OF the slogans of
the present day.
And it is a slogan filled with good,
sound, practical horse sense. Omaha
in the last year has made wonderful
strides as a manufacturing center and
the volume and variety of its prod
ucts would fill nearly every need Of
its peculiar trade territory.
In the southern end of the city
there has been great expansion in
the stock yards and packing indus
try, with the addition of the Skinner
Packing plant, now in progress Of
erection.
In the center of the city the
Sprague Tire and Rubber factory
building is nearing completion, while
in the north there is the Nebraska
Tire company, the Douglas Motors
corporation and the United States
Carburetor plants almost ready for
manufacturing their various products.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29
CHARGE DRAFT
BOARDS RETURN
REJECTED N T n
Negroes Discharged at Camp
Grant Sent Back tC Camp
Funston; Army Men to
Make Probe.
Bv Union Pacific R. r. Press Bureau.

By Union Pacific r. K. Press bureau
Camp Funston, July 2S.-The prac-
tice of several southern draft boards
in reinducting negroes who have been
once rejected by the army for phys'-
cal disability, and sending them to
Camp Funston, is being looked into
, here, and II specific cases, forwarded
from a local board in Vicksburg
Miss, are being held for investigation
and ruling. ,
The men held here were originally
sent to Camp Grant, ILL.,. it is said'
and were returned from there as re-
iects. The causes ranged from un-
derweight to a case OF stammering
which totally untitled one man Tor
service.
After their return to Vicksburg, at
government expense, it is alleged
that they were again picked up by
their local boards without further ex-
animation, notwithstanding the fact
that they had their draft discharge
papers, and sent to Camp Funston in
the colored quota last week. Sew
eral of the negroes claim that they
were not given thorough physical ex-
animation by the surgeons OF the
local boards before their flrst induc-
ton.
The cases under investigation are
those of Sam Pittman. rejected for
underweight; Charles JAG kson, fiat
feet; John Carhron, Noah Plate, de-
fective teeth; Isaac Banks, old injury
to jaw rendering him unfit for serv-
ice; Hamp Davenport, stammerer;
Henderson Walker, old fractured hip;
Son Walker, canceroids; Obie Spates,
defective eyesight; Eddie Taylor, fiat
feet; Clarence Hawkins, defective
teeth; Richard Sutton. underweight;
Willie Jiles, old fracture of leg rem
dering unfit for service; Cicero Alli-
son. hernia; Guile Corsey. under
weight; William Vebley, old fractured
skull; Wade Clifton, fstule ano.
Take Aged Man.
Other cases which are not matters
of record, but of similar nature, have
turned up here from time to time, it
is said. Railroad men tell the story
of one negro arriving in recent
draft who appeared to be far above
the military age.
How old are you, uncle?" he is
said to have been asked.
"Ah CANT tell you, suh," was the
reply:
when were you born?" the ques-
toner insisted.
"Ah doan es rightly know, boss"
the negro answered.
On further questioning, he is said
to have finally come forth with the
astonishing statement: "Yo see, boss,
when a white man has a big gun in
de middle of yo' back and sez yo'
am 26, yo' sho' am 26, dassall"
The man was apparently in his fif-
ties.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29
Mrs. Carrie Range, One
Of Omaha'S Pioneers, Dead

Mrs. Carrie E. Range, widow of
the late Frank J. Range. and resi-
dent of Omaha for close to 50 years,
died Saturday afternoon at her home,
1917 Davenport street. where she had
lived during the greater portion of
her residence here. The funeral will
be from the home, Tuesday at 1890
o'clock, with burial in Forest Lawn.
Her husband died q years ago. The
only surviving members of the family
are two sisters and a brother. none
of whom lives in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29
Dundey Gets Permission
T0SeII Potash Stock

Washington, July 2S,-(Special
Telegram The application filed per-
sonally by Attorney Charles L. Dun
dey, as president of the William Berg
company, manufacturers and produc-
ers OF potash in Nebraska, asking for
permission to sell 100000 worth of
common stock of the company, was
granted yesterday by capital issues
committee of the Treasury depart
ment. This company, as shown by
the papers filed, has $4,000 acres un-
der lease in Cherry county, Nebras-
ka, on which there are about SO pot
ash producing lakes.
The principal refining plant of the
William Berg company will be at
Merriman, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29
RoySterers' Wild Career
St0pped bV Pistol Shot

A joy ride that started with bang
was stopped with a pistol shot be-
fore it had proceeded very far by Po-
lice Officer Munich at Twenty-fourth
and Martha streets Sunday evening.
The car was going at rapid speed
down Twenty-fourth street, so fast,
in fact, that the roysterers paid no
attention of Officer Munich when he
hailed them. Munich fired into the
air and the machine stopped at once.
The three men, Howard Callahan,
1922 South Twentieth street; Edward
Pruss, 1872 South Thirty-second
street, and Frank Weinert, 1926 On
tario street, were taken to the sta
ton house and booked on charges
of drunkenness and disturbance of
the peace. Callahan was also charged
with illegal possession of intoxicat-
ing liquor.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29
Br,et City News
Elec. Fans, $S. Burgess Granden Co.
Have Root Print It-New Beacon

Elec. Fans, $S. Burgess Granden Co.
Have Root Prin, It-New Beacon
Press.
breaches in Waterloo, Ia, Sunday
Rev. Fred j. Clark, went Saturday to
Waterloo, Ia, where he will occupy
the pulpit of the First Congregational
church on Sunday.
Howard Is Elected.-W. B. Howard,
vice president of the Nebraska Live
Stock Insurance company, was elected
vice president of the National Live
Stock Insurance association at Chi
cago last week.
Officers Entertain.---Capt. and Mrs.
John r. Orcutt of Washington, 1t.
Maurice c. Phipps Of Boston, 1t. Sid
ney w. Wallace Of New York, 1t.
Duane Sherwood Of Syracuse, N. Y,
entertained at the Country club Sat-
urday night Major and Mrs. J. G..
Maher, Captain and Mrs. Farringhy,
Capt. and Mrs. Adam Letthardt, Cap
tain Klein, Lieutenant and Mrs. john
ston, Mrs. French. Miss Tierney, Miss
Glissin, Miss Heaton, Mr.. and Mrs
John Sullivan and Mr.. and Mrs. C. E.
Utterback.
Fine fireplace goods at sunderlands
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-29
Obituaries

ALEX GUNTHER, 1870 Farnam
street, died at Lake Elkhart, Wis,
Sunday morning. Funeral arrange
ments have not been concluded, but
burial will be in Forest Lawn ceme-
terry. He is survived by his wife,
three children, Mrs. De Roy Austin,
Omaha; Mrs. Phelan Shirley and Her.
man Gunther, Albion, Neb. Mr..
Gunther came from Germany to the
United States in 1857. At one time
he was president Of the Gate City Hat
company. He retired from active
business several years ago.