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Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16
SHORT SESSION.
IN MORALS COURT
ON THOMAS CASE
Gig Crowd Disappointed When
Hearing is Continued to Next
. Friday; Professors Wife
Mothers Girl.

Chicago, April 1.-THE case of DR..
Willism Isaac Thomas, Chicago uni-
versity professor, charged with dis
orderly coaduct, was continued today
in the morals court to next Friday.
Mrs. r. M. Granger, wife of an
army officer in France, with whom
the educator is alleged to have regis
tered at a hotel as man and wife last
Thursday, was not in court, It was
said she was still at the professors
home, where Mrs. Thomas, assisted
by son, who is hospital inferno,
was trying to soothe her shaken
nerves.
The continuance was taken at the
instance OF Peter Sissman, attorney
for DR.. Thomas, who said he had had
no time to prepare his case.
Crowd Disappointed.
A large crowd, attracted by the no
toriety of the case, was disappointed
at the, brevity of the proceedings.
There were a few whispered words
exchanged by Sissman, Judge Ora
ham and Prosecutor Starr and the
case for the day was over.
DR.. Harry Pratt Judson, president
of the University of Chicago, where
DR.. Thomas holds the chair of sociol-
ogy, was expected to return from
Washington today. Faculty members
met Saturday TO prepare formal
statement of the case for him. 1t is
understood to be resume OF facts ad-
mitted to federal oficials-the sailing
of Lieutenant R.. M. Granger, signal
corps, for France; the farewell of his
wife and the immediate solace she
found in the company Of Dr.. Thomas;
their long talks in the sequestered
shadows of the university, the denoue-
ment at s the hotel Thursday night,
when they were taken into custody,
and the charge which brought the pro-
fessor into the disillusioning portals
Of the morals court.
Husband "Silly Boy"
Mrs. Thomas interest in young
Mrs. Granger-she is "a, while the
professor is SIS and looks it--showed
no signs of abatement today. Years
ago she endorsed her husbands ad-
vanced theories of relations between
men and women-the wider view
as many intellectuals term it, and she
is now mothering both the girl and
her husband. The girl she has called
a silly little thing" and her husband
a silly boy"
SO stupid OF him." she said
Prof. Thopas course Of spring and
summer LECTURES at the university
were suddenly cancelled today, This,
it was said, was preliminary to his
retirement from the faculty.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16
44NAMEsONN new
cAsUALTYl|ST
FROM PERSH|NG
Colonel R. c. BoHings Reportet
Either Captured or Missing;
Eight Other Officers
Wounded in Action.

Washington, April 15.-The casual
ty> list today contained a. names,
divided as follows;
Killed in action. /; died Of wounds,
3; died, cause unknown, /; died of
disease, ]; wounded severely, d;
wounded slightly, u; missing in ac-
ton, l.
Colonel r. c. Boiling is reported as
captured or missing in today's casualty
list. Eight other officers are named.
Captain Hyman Green and iLeuten-
ant John Alexander Currin were sew
erely wounded and Captain Wakeman
G. Gribbel and Lieutenants Arthur s.
Bugbee, George w. Donnell, Hamon
Gray, Thomas F. Hale and Reuben A..
Moser were slightly wounded.
Killed in Action-Private Ovila
Case.
Died of Wounds-Corpora1 Frank
Stiles, Privates Oscar Blanchette, Jo-
seph L. Richards.
Died of Disease-Sergeant John
Dempsey, pneumonia; Sergeant John
B. Gremling, apoplexy; Corporal
John E. Clarke, tuberculosis;
Private Charles A. Costello, menin-
gifts; Arthur H. Robinson, pneu-
monia; Henry Y. Troutman, pneu-
monia; Nevel Edward Wheeler,
pneumonia.
Died Cause Unknown-Corporal
Charles 7 PuefI ir
Severely Wounded-Captain Hyman
Green, Lieutenant John Alexander
Currin, Sergeant Hadley NJ. MacPhe-
tres, Private Donald u. Hildrith.
Slightly Wounded-Captain Wake
man G. Gribbel; Lieutenants Arthur
S. Bugbee, George w. Donnell, Ha-
mon Gray, Thomas F. Hale, Reuben
A. Moser, Corporals Ernest w. Birch,
G. D. Oliver; Bugler Clyde L. Jones;
Privates George. A. Brusso, Joseph
Brescia, Thomas F. Crookan, George
w. Dnyhert. William Z Gould.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16
State .Tank" MoUed to
$1,000, 900 Mark MOnday

Omaha has gone over the top in
the third Liberty bond drive, but is
not going to stop. This city will
keep on selling bonds until its origi-
nal program is carried out. which
includes a cleanup campaign during
the latter part of the week by the
Boy Scouts.
The Liberty bell on top of the Lib
erty bank was ringing almost con-
stantly Monday morning as bonds
were sold. The purchaser rings the
bell. The bank will keep open as
long as the campaign is on.
The committee does not know just
how many bonds Omaha has bought,
because it has not been able to OBJ
tain the services of large enough
Office force to count all the money
and pledges turned in by statesmen
Saturday.
Money and pledges were piled high
in bushel baskets at the Federal Re-
serve bapk, headquarters for the
bond committee. Volunteer helpers
ldDOlIu uulil ldlC Sdtui udy illSlA duu
then decided to lay off for Sunday.
Bright and early Monday morning
counting was resumed.
Fourteen Counties Make Mark.
Fourteen counties besides Douglas
county are now over theii quota. The
counties are Buffalo, Burt, Butler,
Dakota, Stanton, Thurston, Deuel.,
Cedar, Keith, Box Butte, Platte,
Wheeler and Brown.
,.'he quota for Douglas county is
$5,500,000. The state quota is $751;
942,800. Although both these prob
ably will be oversold, the committee
does not want to stop until both
Omaha and Nebraska are way "ovs
the top"
The drive for the sale of the Third
Liberty bonds officially closes May a..
Robert Graham of Alliance wires
that Box Butte county, whose quota
is $268,000, has subscribed more than
that sum by so per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16

GERMANS DRIVEN BACK.
Strong attacks were made by the
enemy yesterday afternoon at num-
Der of other points on the battls
front. Northwest of Merville fierce
fighting took place as a result Of
which the attacking German infantry
was driven back with great loss.
"The hostile infantry advancing
along the northern bank of the Lys
was caught by the fire Of our artil.
lery and was unable to develop iti
attack.
"In the course Of the day no less
than seven attacks were delivered by
the enemy in the Merville sector, all
Of which were repulsed with heavy
loss to his troops. In one case the
enemy advanced to the assault in five
waves. Under the weight OF this at.
tack our line was bent back slightly
but was completely restored by .
counter-attack.. . 4,
Southwest of Bailleui, parties Of
the enemy succeeded temporarily ir
penetrating our positions, but wers
driven out by our counter attack and
our line restored.
British Take Prisoners.
Successful minor operations vert
carried out by Us during the night
east of Robecq. Several machine
guns and $50 prisoners were cap
tured by us.
Fighting took place also early this
morning south of the Somme in the
neighborhood of Hangard. Our po-
sition in this sector has been in-
proved and number of prisoners
have been taken. The hostile artil-
lery was active last night in the
neighborhood Of Bucquoy.
British Hold Strongly.
With the British Army in France.
April l5.--The battle about Nenve
Eglise, near the Belgian border, which
has been retaken by the Germans.
continued to rage this morning with
the same intensity that has marked it
for days, and the British are pound
ing the Germans hard.
Another assault on Bailleul, fom
miles west of Neuve Eglise, is ex
pected momentarily.
The latest reports this forenoon
showed that the British line was bein;
strongly held as a whole In thi.
northern zone and in some instances
had been considerably improved b.
counter strokes.
Germans Fall Back.
The British last evening followet
UP their success of Saturday whe,
they pushed the Germans back iron
Robecq, on the Clarence river. Loca,
co,inter-attacks delivered on the Ger,
man positions, 5000 yards to the east
of this town, were completed success.
fully and the enemy was again forced
to fall back somewhat.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16
TEMPTATIONS IN
FRANCE ARE LESS
THAN IN AMERICA
". Titus Lowe Also Declares
French Girls Are Better
Chaperoned, Lessening
Moral Danger.

American soldiers in France are not
subjected to as many temptations as
they are in America, according to Rev.
Titus Lowe, who addressed the Min
isterial union at the Young Mems
Christian association Monday morn
ing. a.
:. As he made the statement the as
sembled ministers started to applaud,
but were halted by the speaker.
"Wait minute" ordered Rev. Mr.
Lowe. IF you stop to think. that
statement comes right back at your
own girls. 1t is not nice. | do not
like to say it. But have been told by
many officers, officers from the east
and from the west, that the men are
not subjected to as many temptations
over there as they are in this country.
\ Compliments French Girls.
1T is fine compliment to the
French girls, but it is not nice for
us to have to admit it. The French
girls are better chaperoned than the
girls in this country. Moral conditions
arohnd the cantonments in France are
so rluch better than they are in this
country that there is no comparison.
"The unit with which I was sta
toned was composed OF men who did
not come from the higher walks of
life, they came from the factories and
similar occupations. but man for man
they were fine. The American sof-
dier is fine man and I am proud
of him.
These tales that are being eircu-
lated about the immortality of the sol
diers, they are lies, they are nothing
but tales calculated to instilf disre-
spect for the soldier in the minds OF
the people"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16

CZERNlN RESIGNS.
Count Czernin, the Austro- -Hungar-
ian minister, according to dispatch
from Vienna, has resigned.
Emperor Charles accepted the res
ignation and entrusted Count Czernin
with the conduct of foreign affairs
until his successor is appointed.
The recent publication by the
French government of the futile peace
appeal by Emperor Charles of Austro-
Hungary in March 1917, and the ef-
forts of the emperor and the Austro-
Hungarian foreign Office to explain
this letter to the satisfaction of Ger
many and the German emperor, prob
ably were the most potent influence
in bringing about the resignation OF
Count Czernin.
Affair at End.
An official statement received here
today from Vienna asserts that the
latest statement of the French pre-
rnier, M. Clemenceau, concerning the
conversations between Austria and
France regarding the possibility of
opening peace negotiations do not
alter the situation as regards the ma
jority of Count Czernin's declarations.
The Austrian foreign ministry is un-
able to ascertain who was responsible
for delivering to the French what is
said to have been forged letter, sub
stituted for the letter which was to
have been delivered. Neither Prince
Sixtus whose character is beyond >sus-
picion, nor anyone else is accused OF
Justification, continues the statement.
which concludes:
"The affair is herewith declared to
be at an end"
Active for Peace.
Since he was appointed foreign
minister on December q, 1916, in sue
cession to Baron-Burian, Count
Czernin has been very active in at
tempting to bring about peace and the
moderate tone of his speeches has
been in sharp contrast with that of
the German chancellors and foreign
secretaries. However, his participation
in the forced peace upon Russia, as
we'll as that upon Roumania, did not
show that his actions kept step with
his words.
In the peace offensive" of the press
ent year, Count Czernin, in the Aus
trian Reichstag, on January rs, sug-
gested an exchange of views between
Austria-Hungary and the United
States. He announced also that Aus
tria based its negotiations with Rus
sia on the policy of no annexations
Or indemnities, but there always was
Continued on Page Two, Column Five.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16
ELIMINATE USE !
OF WHEAT is NEW \
FOOD HEAD PLEA

Notices are being sent by G. W..
Wathes, state food administrator, to
all county federal food administrators
asking them to request all house,
holders, when possible, to entirely
eliminate wheat until the next harvest.
Householders, who are obliged. to
use wheat, the report reads, should
not use more than one and one-half
pounds of wheat -four or prepared
wheat in any form per person, per
week. One and threc-quarters pounds
of victory" bread may be considered
to equal a pound of wheat.
Householders in any city may not
buy more than one-eighth barrel of
-four at any one time. Householders
in the country may not buy more
than one-quarter barrel at any one
time, and in no event may a purchaser
have more than 80 days supply on
hand at any one time.
This rationing requires a more re-
stricted use of wheat than that asked
for by the observance Of wheatless
days and meals, which are no longer
obligatory, but in practice it will be
found that an even wider and more
strict observance of wheatless days
and meals will aid prepared wheat to
one and one-half pounds per person,
per week.
Meat of any kind may be eaten on
any day in moderation until May |.
In buying wheat -four an equal
weight of other cereals as substitutes
for wheat -four must be bought pound
for pound. In buying graham, whole
wheat or mixed fours the substitutes
in them may be counted so that a
smaller proportion of substitutes may
be bought with these fours than with
wheat -four. This is the "hfty-hfty"
rule.
Wheat -four substitutes are hon.
my, corn grits, cornmeals, corn -four,
edible corn starch, barley -four. rolled
oats, oatmeal, rice, rice -four, buck
wheat -four, potato -four. sweet potato
-four, soy bean -four and feterita
-four and meals.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16
BRITISH STOP FURIOUS
ATTACKS AT MERVILLE;
YIELD NEUVE EGLISE
Germans Penetrate Haigs Positions Near Baieul, But
Are Driven Out By Tommies' Strong Counter At
tack; Brit> >,;s Take Prisoners and Guns
East of Robecq.
(By The Associated Press

London April l5.-seven attacks by the Germans in the
Mere of the northern battle front have been epulsed
by the British, who inflicted heavy losses the enemy
announced officially.
The British have lost Neuve Egse. .E@. .
Southwest of Baeul the Germans temporarily penetrated
the British positions but driven by
The official statement says
Severe fighting continued all day yesterday around Neuvs
Egsc After beating off attacks troopsvere in
the end compelled withdraw second time from the village
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16
Current Prices of Staples Now,
Year Ago and October, 1916

April Is, 1s17-Flour. 4s lbs, s3.1oa3,25;
sugar, 10 lbs. s1oo; navy beans, lb., 17hc;
cornmeai, lb., 4e; potatoes, peck, SOC a0c;
steak, lb, 25G 3oc; pot roast, lb., zoe; dried
peas, lb., 121ac; milk quart 1oc; cream "a
pint), 1oc; bread, 1s-oz., 1oc; cheese. H.,
s2c; pork chops, H., csc: ham, lb. 35c:
bacon, lb., S5c; lard, h., 25c; canned spin
ach, can, 20c; canned kraut, can, zoe; cam
ned tomatoes, can, TIC: oatmeal. lb., SC;
butter. lb., 42@50e.
April Is. 1s15--Fiour, "a lbs, sts5; sugar,
lb. &c; navy beans. h., 15c cornmeal. lb,
SIC; potatoes. peck, 25c; steak, lb, ESQ
soc: pot roast, lb, 22025c; dried peas. lb,
15c; milk. quart, 12hc; cream ~ pint,
12hc; bread, 16-oz., &c; cheese. lb., soc;
pork chops Ib., 25@s0c: ham. h., 2S-35c;
bscops lb.. 40@5Oc: lard. lb, 2sc; canned
spinach. can. 15c: canned krsut, cap. l5c
canned tomatoes, can, 15c: oatmeal, h.,
l-Se; butter, lb, -"%--
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16
"Driye" for Subscriptions in
jefferson County Underway

Fairbury, Neb., April l5.-(Special.)
The big "drive" to dispose of JEFF
ferson county's quota of $247,2O0
worth of Liberty bonds began Satur-
day morning. Fairbury's quota is
$6s0Oo.
The committe in charge here open
ed headquarters in the Commercial
club rooms early Saturday morning
and at 5 o'clock in the afternoon more
than $4,000 had been subscribed
Partial returns to- date from outside
precincts indicate ready response
among farmers.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16

A year ago The Bee published list
of current prices OF staples, showing
comparisons tor'period of six months.
Prices of yesterday for the same
staples have been added with COM
parisons between October IS, 1916 and
April IS, 1917. The list followsA
October Is, 1s16-Flour. 4s lbs. $3.50
s2.35; sugar. IL lbs. 81; navy beans, lbs.
for 25c: *cornmeal, per h.. &c; potatoes,
per bushel, sLsO 92.oe; steak ib., 17hc;
pot roast, lb., 15c; dried peas. lb,, TIC;
milk quart. &c; cream Y pinD. &c; bread,
e6-oz. 1oe; cheese, ib.. CSC; pork chops h.,
l5c; hanI H., 22c; bacon, lb., 25c: lard
ID. lILc: canned spinach can 10c; canned
kraut. l0c: canned tomatoes, eau. 1212e:
oatmeal los, Csc; butter, lb, so q ioe.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16
The Weather

For Nebraska-Rain; colder; fresh
winds. p
Hourly Temperatures
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16
Governor Neville Makes
Journey to Camp Cody

(From Staff correspondent.)
Lincoln, April 15-(Special.) 1T is
now Governor Edgar Howard, Gov
crnor Neville having been called TO
Camp Cody in connection with Ma
tional Guard affairs.
It is understood some matters in
connection with national guard Office
assignments are not clear TO the cX-
eeutive and he desires personal i'll.
ycstigatlon
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16

comparative Local Record.
1918. 1917. 1916 1918.
Highest Iss ,:ygstsny''. yesterday. s. as 81 81
Mean temperatures. 5s 40 81 6s
temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature so
Excess for the day.
Total excess since March L.. ..........350
Normal precipitation ............ IL inch
Excess for the day............ 01 inch
Total rainfall since March Ill 05 inches
Deficiency since March /, 1918. 1.66 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1877 SO inch
Deficiency for cor. period. 1916 21s inches
Reports from stations at p. M.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16
'SAMMIES FORCE
GERMANS BACK IN
FIERCE BATTLE
Americans Score Brilliant VIC
tory in Stiff Fighting at
BruIe Wood; Teuton Dead
StreW Ground.
(By Associated Press.)

With the French Army in France,
Sunday, April l4.-American soldiers
did brilliant work in the stiff fighting
on Friday at Brule wood, in the for
est of Apremont, Lorraine, to which
the French war office already has re-
ferred in its communications.
An account of the engagement,
which has just reached the cores
pondent through the French army,
shows that at 4:30 o'clock in the morn
ing, after short and severe lombard
ment, 500 Germans, troops selected
from an entire division, made an as
sault and attempted to occupy front
line trench.
Small bodies of famous French
troops which formed the advance
posts engaged the, enemy until their
ammunition was exhausted. Then they
retired to obtain supplies. after which
they returned to the fight. ~
Start Counter Attack.
The French commander immediate
ly organized counter-attack, in
which American troops joined. and
after fierce fighting, elected the
enemy. The ground was strewn with
German dead and the allies took a
number of prisoners.
Shortly afterward, on the same day,
suspicious movements were observed
in that vicinity. Groups of Germans
were seen to be creeping into the first
line of the American position, which
had voluntarily been left unoccupied.
American soldiers dashed forward
from the SUPPORT line and engaged
in grenade fighting and hand-to- hand
encounters, in the course of which
they Displayed wonderful dash and
GOODNESS.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16
PRAGUE PEOPLE HISS
WAR LORDS AND GIVE
CHEERS FOR WILSON
Bitter Feeling Shown Against Hungarian Foreign
Minister Who Resigns Under Fire From Berlin
and Vienna Over Recent Endeavors to
Start Negotiations for Peace.
(By Associated Press.

Amsterdam, April 15.Thousands of people gathered in
the streets of Prague, capital of Bohemia Saturday. de-
nounced the Germans and cheered the and President
Wilson, says dispatch that city the Lokal Anzeger
of Berlin.
All the Czech members of Parliament and party delegates
together with Sovene and SerboCroat delegates met in the
hall and adopde manifesto The crowd gathered in the
outside the hall support of the policy of the delegates
The principal demonstration occurred at the close Of the
meeting The feeling against Foreign Minister Czernn
shown by the shouts of disapprova with which his
greeted The crowds dispersed singing antiGerman songs.
conference of representatives of Czech parties at Dux
unanimously opposed the establishment of
province asserting the Czech minority in the German speaking
region would resist Germanizaton to the utmost.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16
Jackie Killed in France,

Washington, April 15.-Ensign
Lloyd A. Perry, u. S. N. r., was kill
ed in a seaplane accident in France
April IL, the Navy department today
advised. His wife lives at Oconomo.
woo. WIS.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-16
No "Kultur" in the Schools

The repeal Of the odous Mockett foreign lam
guage law stops the enforced poisoning Of the chill
dren in our public schools with German ''kultur.
Thus is repelledone nsdious advance Of the Ger
man propaganda achievedby the kaiserltes andthelr
>>co-parceners in Nebraska.
But the schools are not heonly citades Of Amer
misunderstanding that must be fortified against
pro-Ceman attack.
1t is even more important that the young people
in the home be safeguarded against perfumed death
gas Of disloyalty spread under cover by treason
breeding books or kaiser-pandering newspapers.
The Bees creed is America first and America
triumphant the creed for all patriotic Americans
for all night-thinking men, women and children
alike.
No "Kultur in the Home
u Bee Subscriber ~ i
just Telephone Tyler 1000
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-07
HEARST GETS CHICAGO HERALD

The announcement of the purchase of the Chicago the paper with the Examiner the two papers being published the Chicago Herald and Examiner is of the big stories in the newspaper world of re- cent time The Herald has had checkered career. It established in the sos by James w. Scott,
 printer originally but long before his death regarded of the greatest editors and publishers the country. Associated with Scott in the ownership of the Herald H. H. Kohlsaat, the baker and res taurant Scott the Herald Democratic newspaper and made a great success of it. At the death of Scott Kohlsaat sold the Herald Victor F. Lawson. who had made fortune with the Chicago Evening News. and who had established the Record "a morning paper. The paper became the Record Herald.
 few years later Lawson sold the Record Herald back to Kohlsaat About four years ago. James Keeley who had been managing editor of the Chicago Tribune for many years purchased the Record Herald and dropped the Record from the name the paper becoming the Herald more. Keeley made a very country While it independent in politics. it sup ported President Wilson for reelection in 1916 and it always stanch supporter of the Presi- dents policies
 It is announced that Arthur Brisbane, for many years Hearst's leading editorial writer but more re. gently editor and proprietor of the Washington Times which he purchased from Frank A Munsey will be editor of the consolidated Herald and Examiner
 The purchase of the Herald materially strengthens