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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-10
HUN drive FOR
SCHERPENBERG
ENDS IN DEFEAT
Germans Brought to StandstiI|
in Ridge Wood and Later
Forced to Yield Ground
They Had Gained.
(By Associated Press.)

British Headquarters in France
May 9-(Via Ottawa. )-Throughout
yesterday the enemy pushed his attack
in the direction of the northeastern
slopes of Scherpenberg with great de-
termination. AT first he made several
successive stages of progress. opening
with an infantry attack launched at
$50 a. m, under cover of sn intense
bombardment II was directed against
the. right flank Of the British nor thern
army, and overlapping the British
junction with the French.
Came In Waves. -
AN hour later, after throwing in
several waves of assault troops, the
Germans had gained a footing of con-
siderable width on the British front
line and enemy parties had penetrated
the Kleine Vierstraet cabaret. The
situation at this time seems to have
been rather difficult. Thenceforth,
until the early afternoon, the Ger
mans made vigorous efforts to get
through the ridge wood.
About l:30 p. M. when the battle
was still raging with unabated fury,
the British still held the hamlet of
kleine Vierstraet. but had been
pressed back south of the wood. The
French were than holding the line
along the Wyverbeek. The Germans,
continuing to throw in fresh troops,
pressed British toward the western
edge of the ridge wood and mo-
mentarily occupied the greater por-
tion.
Germans Suffer Heavily.
Parties of British were still
holding out III Kleine Vierstraet,
and later the French helped to restore
complete possession of this place. Be-
fore sunset, the Germans had fought
themselves to a standstill. having suf-
fered heavily, but had gained ground
of some tactical importance in the
ridge wood, being a distinct step to-
ward Scherpenberg. the coveted point.
Just before dark. the British counter
attacked under cover of a terrific
bombardrnent. and the enemy was
forced to yield the ground he had oc-
cupied at such cost. BY night the
original line had been restored vir-
tually everywhere. leaving only one
or two little pockets of Germans to be
mopped UP further south.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-10
Two Airmen Killed in Fall;
One From Waterloo, Iowa

San Antonio, Tex, May o.-Lieu-
tenant James D. May, New York City,
was killed and Lieutenant Milo H.
Miller, Waterloo, Ia, was seriously
injdred tonight when the airplane in
which they were flying fell six miles
NORTHWEST of this city. Both men were
pinned under the machine when il
fell. They were taken to the base hos.
pital at Fort Sam Houston, where
May died shortly afterward.
Miller's father is Herman Miller o.
Waterloo, Ia.
The men were flying low when tht
accident occurred. Both men, it wa.
said, were scheduled to leave Kelly
field here tomorrow, having com
pleted their instructions.
The death of Lieutenant May i.
the 18th fatality among fiers at Kel
ly field.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-10
MILITARY COURT
DENIED AIRCRAFT
BOARD MEMBERS

Washington, May o-secretary
Baker announced today that he had
received from Major General Squier
and Colonels Deed and Montgomery
Of the signal corps formal applications
for appointment of military boards to
examine into the relations of each
to aircraft production.
Mr.. Baker said that in order to pre-
vent any interference with the in
quiries already instituted by the De-
partment of Justice and the senate
committee on military affairs, he had
decided not to act "for the immediate
present" on these applications.
General Squier, chief signal officer;
Colonel Deeds, executive officer for
production, and Colonel Montgomery.
in charge of contracts, are the War
departments representatives on the
aircraft board. ~ -.-.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-10
Lord Aberdeen
Stars Advertised Fail
to Appear at Benefit.
Gets Grilling
(By Associated Press

X
New York, May 9.--Lord Aberdeen,
formerly governor general of Canada
and lord lieutenant of Ireland. was
questioned today by District Attor-
ney Swami relative to the arrange
ments for yesterdays benefit enter
tainment at Carnegie hall under the
auspices of the Child Welfare associa-
ton, of which Lady Aberdeen is pres
ident.
When it was announced from the
stage yesterday that the French .blue
devils" Pershing's veterans, Miss
Amelia Bingham and Charlie Chaplin
"would be unable to appear" as ad-
vertised. several hundred persons III
the audience left, after demanding and
receiving the money they had paid for
admittance.
Lord Aberdeen acted as chairman
for the benefit and Z. Fl. Sothern as
master of ceremonies
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-10

DENIES CENSURE.
Former Premier Asquith denied that
his motion respecting the Maurice af-
fair was designed to obtain vote Of
censure Of the government, saying it
was absurd to describe it as such.
Should he find it His duty to eensure
the government, he said, he hoped that
he would have the courage to do so in
direct and unequivocal form.
The former premier said he knew
many of his friends had thought he
had been faint-hearted in this matter
and that there were persons other
than his friends who thought of him
as being devoured by impatience to
resume Office:
"I am quite content" he added, ito
leave judgment of that kind to the
house and my fellow countrymen."
Unless an act of Parliament were
passed, he said, the tribunal of judges
propoed for an inquiry into the Maur-
ice affair would have no compulsory
powers Of any kind. He considered
far better to adopt the familiar ma
nhiRery nf ! select committee from
the house. The governments pro-
poeal forsa court OF honor amounted
to ali admission that an inquiry was
necessary and. that the matters raised
were so secret they could not be dis
cussed even by select committee.
PREMIER EXPLAINS.
Denying that the strength of the
British fighting forces had been mis-
represented, as stated by General
Maurice, Mr.. Lloyd George asserted
the figures which he had given were
taken from official records at the war
Office. Since that time he had made
inquiries on this point, he added, and
the figures were not inaccurate. The
demand made by Mr.. Asquith for a
select committee was characterized
by the premier as without precedent
in the history OF the house.
During the time General Maurice
was in office and when he had access
to information and to the ministers
themselves, Mr.. Lloyd George said,
he never challenged statements of the
ministers.
In regard to the comparison be-
tween'the enemy and the allied forces,
the premier added, he was charged
with misleading the public, but all
the figures on which his statement
was based came from General Maur-
ices department. .-..
F The statement that three British
divisions were present in Egypt, he
explained, was made at a cabinet
meeting when General Maurice was
Continued on Page Two, Column One.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-10
CoIyn Denies He Went to
ENGLAND on Peace Mission

Amsterdam, May o.--On his return
from England, former Minister of
War Colyn stated to the Nieuwe Rot
terdamsche Courant, when asked as to
rumors that he went there in connec-
ton with a reported peace mission
that his business in England was in
the interest of an oil company of
which he is manager.
Regarding the coupling OF his name
with peace rumors, he said he was in
entire accord with what Foreign Sec
retary Balfour Said in Parliament
I Monday, when he stated that there
was no representative of neutral ma
ton in England for the purpose OF
making suggestions of peace nesotia-
tionA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-10

LINE RE-ESTABLISHED.
The flanks OF the German attack
ing line were stopped short by fire
from the French and British artillery
posted on high ground and which was
able to enfilade the German regiments
as they tried to advance. In the
center, however, the Germans made
quite a serious dent in the allied line.
Wednesday night however, the allies
drove forward in a counter attack and
the latest reports from Field Marshal
Haig are to the effect that the line
has been re-established. The Germans
are reported to have lost very heavily
during the fighting. >s.. =.
& CANADIANS SCORE
There Is constant rumble OF
heavy artillery hre,along the Sonme
front, But heft tiit British have again
their, position BY local at
tacks. The Canadian forces from New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia have en-
gagged in a successful local attack
south of Arras.
On the southern sectors of the
Somme salient, as we'll as in Lor-
raine and other sectors further south,
there has been no noteworthy COM
bats.
Artillery Active on Italian Front.
The artillery of the contending
armies continues very active in the
Asiago basin region on the Italian
front. The official reports from Rome
tell of enemy troops being "ham-
pered' by the allied fire. The Bren-
tai and Maserada sectors also have
been centers of heavy bombardments.
The city Of Amiens is being system
atically destroyed by German artil-
lery fire in spite of the fact that there
are no allied troops in that place and
it is of no military. value since the
allies have constructed new lines of
communication outside of the city.
The venerable cathedral, one of the
finest in Europe, is reported to have
been struck by shells and to be in
peril of destruction.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-10
Plan to Ship to France
Ton of Dried Milk DaiIv

New York, May 9.-With the OBJ
Ject of shipping abroad each day ton
of dried milk, the equivalent Of 8,400
quarts of liquid milk, to relieve suf-
fering caused by scarcity of the prod
sct in France, group of American
woman today started countrywide
campaign for funds in the name of
he committee for free milk for
France. Miss Josephine Osborne is
chairman o{ the committee
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-10
GERMANS
b0MbARD
AM lens
Parts Of Picardy Capital Heaps
Of Ruins; More Than 200
Civilians Killed or
Wounded.
(By Associated Press.)

On the French Front in France,
May German artillery under
orders from the Prussian and Ba-
varian crown princes, is doing its ut
most to turn Amiens into another
Rheims. Picardy's capital has already
suffered terribly from this effort to
carry out the German idea of striking
terror into the fatherland's enemies
by the destruction of their most loved
works of art and every day adds to its
suffering.
The correspondent today went all
over the abandoned city and observed
the effects OF the bombardment, which
has turned parts of the town into
heaps Of ruins and killed 81 men
civilians, 80 women and five children,
besides wounding 62 men 48 women
and lo children before the population
had an opportunity to evacuate the
place. Since the Germans have been
within cannon shot of Amiens, they
have hurled no fewer than $500 shells,
mostly six-inch and eight-inch, into
the city.
Cathedral Struck by Shells.
Every indication points to a sys-
tematic effort to destroy the public
buildings, as the cathedral has been
struck by shells, which have pierced
the roof and walls, and the object of
firing necessarily upon the town can
not be explained except upon the as
sumption that it is carried out with
the purely barbarous idea of the de-
struction of the beautiful objects it
contains. ...
This follows from the fact that no
troops whatever are in the city and
that the railroad passing through it
Is not in use. The cannonade generally
ceases at nightfail only 10 be replaced
BY air raids, which occur almost every
night. Aerial torpedoes To the number
of $50 have been launched from air
planes upon various parts of the city.
AS most OF the shells and torpedoes
are of the incendiary type they have
caused enormous, damage, so that up
to the present | 200 houses have been
destroyed. When the fremen, who
gallantly stuck to their posts, have at
tempted to extineuish the flames, the
German gunners, seeing the glare of
the fire they have caused have con-
tinued to throw in shells upon the
spot, while at night the German air-
men have circied high over the blazes
and dropped more bombs.
Population Removed.
The cathedral, which possesses the
finest Gothic nave in existence, has so
far escaped serious damage, but any
moment may see irreparable injury
done it, as projectiles continue to fall
all around it.
The task OF the authorities in get
ting the people away when they dis.
covered the intention of the Germans
to destroy the city was tremendous
one, as the refugees from the devas-
tated districts had increased the pop
ulation to 10000, all of whom had to
be removed from danger within a few
days. The arrangements have worked
perfectly and all the people are now
safely housed elsewhere.
All traffic is forbidden to enter the
city, so that the enemy may not be
given ground for declaring the bom-
bardment one of military eyipency.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-10
Comrades Start Inquiry
About MiSSinu Aviator

With the American Army in France,
May 9.-Comrades of Captain James
Norman Hall, aviator, missing after a
combat on the Toul front, have asked
the American embassy in Paris to
communicate with Germany through
Switzerland in an effort to ascertain
whether Hall was killed or made
prisoner. They have furnished the
embassy with description of Halls
airplane and the number of the motor.
A French artillery observer report
ed that Hay was apparently making
safe landing when he disappeared
from sight.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-10
DEATH AND
HAVOC BY
TW|STERS
Twelve Persons Killed and
Many Injured in Vicinity Of
Nashua, Northampton
and CaImar.
(By Associated Press. J

Wy NsWVciStcu Kr0SeJ
Des Moines, May o.-Five persons
are known to be dead, six other deaths
were reported At midnight and scores
OF persons are injured as the result 81
several tornadoes that swept through
northeastern and eastern Iowa late to-
day.
The known dead are Mrs. Thomas
Down, Theodore Kreiger, jr.. and
Albert Smith, near Newhampton, and
Roy Husand and Mrs. A. g. Carpsn-
ter, near Nashua.
Six additional deaths were reported
at Calmar, according to dispatch
from West Union, IS miles south Of
there.
TRAIN WRECKED.
The wreck of Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul train at Calmar was report
ed in telephone message from West
Union, after midnight. II was be-
lieved the train was from Austin.
Minn., but details were unabailable.
The report received at West Union
was that a string of box cars, hlown
OUT upon the main track, struck the
austin train. 1t was impossible 10
conhrm the report here or learn the
exact nature OF the frain reported
wrecked.
Many Towns Suffer.
Many towns and large sections 81
the countryside suffered heavy pron-
erty damage. II was reported two or
three small villages were virtually
wiped out.
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mer, settled 6vs n,;lss so,,tt.,..e M 81 u
Newhamnton and [ d.strausd i'.s n ~ er =
50 farmsteads e1 ''
It was reported that Fort Atkin-
son, Fredericksburg, Ossian and CALI
mar all suffered severely and that the
villages OF Republic, Pearl Rock and
piainheid were virtually destroyed.
Other disturbances OF serious nature
caused more than score Of injuries
az Eldridge and Bayfield, in Scott and
Muscatlne counties, respectively,
Farmer Crushed to Death.
Row Husband farmer r@s;d,,,o
three miles from Nashua was crushsd
to death when a building cr,irnnled
upon him and many other nersors
in and near Nashua were injured
Confirmation of railroad reports 81
other deaths in that vicinity were
hacking @
Every building in the path of the
Ma htsa L. II
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-10
Yankees Avoid
Hun Feigns Wound to
Lead Foes to Death>
Teutons' Trap
By Associated Press.)

-N@~~N~~~~~
With the American Army in France,
May "a large German patrol at
tempted to rush the American posi-
tons on the Picardy front during last
night, but was driven off.
The enemy patrol parties were ac-
tive during the night and one German,
pretending to be wounded, lay outside
the wire entanglements before an
American position beseeching help.
He was acting as a screen for the
others, who were armed with hand
grenades.
The Germans, failing to entice the
Americans from their trenches, at
tackled, but the Americans made it so
hot for them that they fed in confu-
sion. Their casualties are believed
to have been comparatively heavy.
The roar Of heavy artillery con-
tiuues day and night in this sector,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-10
COMMONS BACK
BRITISH PREMIER:
ASQUlTH BEATEN
Appointment of Select Committee to Investigate General
Maurices Charges Refused After Plea By Lloyd
George to Stop Snping, AS Germans Are Pre-
pairing Heaviest Blow in War.
(By Associated Press. }

London, May 9-ExPremier Asquh's motion for the ap-
pontment of select committee investigate the charges made
by General rejected the House of
night by vote of 293 to 1O6.
The premier in speech, declared such controversies
the present distracting and paralyzins.
wbeg that they may end, he added "Natonal
unity and the threatened The Germans preparing
the biggest blow the and beg and mplore that there
hall he md IN This
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-10

FLANDERS LINES
RE-ESTABLISHED
German. Lose Very Heavily in Futile Fighting to Retain
Positions Captured <Ypres Front; Canadian.
Successful in Attack South of Arras; Artillery
Duel Raging on Italian Front.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
With the British Army in France. May s-The Germans
had intended to make much pretenous assault in
Flanders yesterday than they actually able carry
has been learned Their failure due the excellent
Of the allied gnners and to small concent operation by the
French of Scherpenberg, which the right
to help upset the enemy plans in this sector.
The allied deense the Flanders front the southwest
Ypres has been tested by the Germans has been
found adequate.
Two divisions of Teutonic troops employed rela
lively short front and the fight under cover Of
terrific artillery FIRE.
The front chosen for the attack extended from the village
of Voomezeee but the of the seemed to have
been at Vierstraat hamlet northwest of KENNEL HILL
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-10
Confidential Secretary
Of Late J. P. MORGAN Dies

Ottawa, May 9.-Cornelius Kinney
Smith, for 81 years confidential sec
retary of the late J. Pierpont Morgan,
died today, following an operation.
He was 81 years old.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-25
EMDEN TROPHIES FOR
BRITISH WAR EXHIBIT
Society Aides at Opening Of Feature
in First Regiment Armory
Tomorrow

When the Australian cruiser sydney
sank the German commerce raider Em-
den Off the Cocas Islands two years ago,
searchlight stand and 4.l naval gun
were the only articles salvaged BY the
Nictors, and both Of these will be on
display at the British official war ex-
hibit. which opens tomorrow afternoon
at the First Regiment Armory Broad
and Callowhlll streets.
Another curious article TO be seen
VIII he plug from n German mine.
which was obtained by the British
,rawler Brigadier while sweeping FOR
mines or the Calloper Lighthouse, in tho
North Sea, following the blowing up of
the large Dutch steamship PallambanR.
Brigadier General l.. w T. Waller.
|. s. NJ. g., will officially open the en-
hiblt which has been arranged under
the auspices Of the British relief COM
mittee OF the Emergency Aid. colonel
st. q. l.. Steele. Of the British recruiting
mission in this city, will also be present
and will add his expert knowledge Of
many Of the articles shown when the
young society aides have exhausted their
stock Of explanations.
Concerts by the United States Marine
Band and the Caledonia Pipe Band have
been arranged for the afternoon and
evening. During all of next week bands
and orchestras will be engaged for daily
concerts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-25
HONOR MEDALS AWAIT
VERA CRUZ HEROES
Government to Decorate Men
Who Braved Bullets in
Mexican Expedition
NONE FOR MILITIAMEN
Regulars Also Let Out in Distribu.
tion by War Department
Regulations

Medals Of honor await the officers and
men OF the United States naval and
military service vino braved the bullets
Of snipers during the Vera Cruz expedi-
tion.
Besides awarding medals to these
men, similar tokens will be given TO the
mon who we're afloat or ashore as mem
bers OF the Vera Cruz expedition. OF the
punitive expedition IN 1917 and also to
those who saw Mexican border patrol
service.
These medals, which have not yet
been distributed, will be known az the
Mexican service badge" Ths medals
will be given away under general
order passed by the War Department
December -, 1917.
Under ruling OF the War Depart
msnt, which became known here today,
the medals will be distributed under
the following conditions:
(a) In Mexico. afioat or ashore, as
members Of the Vera cruz expedition.
bstween April 90, 1914, and November
&c. 1914.
(b) In MeXico. as members Of the
punitive or other authorized eNpedi-
tons between March -, i9lG, and Feb
ruary :. 1917.
Cc) Those who were actually pres
ent and participated in an engagement
against Mexicans between April L..
1911, and February :. 1917, in which
there We're casualties on the side Of
the United States troops
(d) Those who We're present as
members of the Mexican border pa
troll. between April -, 1911. and Feb
ruary :. 1917, In proximity 20 an en-
gagement between Mexicans which re
suited In casualties among their own
company, troop, battery or dctach-
ment.
Second. The distribution OF this
badge will be governed by the provi-
sions Of Article VIII. compilation OF
j general orders, circulars and bulletins.
War Department, 1sGl-i9i5. No indi-
vidual will be entitled to more than
one Mexican service badge.
In military circles il was pointed on
today that the regular army and Tn
once National Guard organization wer,
completely let out in the distribution o
medals under the present arrangements
Military men said that there are man,
medals Issued by the War Department
TO the a:my and volunteers which di,
not require actual service IN combat
with wol IDS in order TO establish Gig
ibility.
The following are among those so Is
sued according to military men.
The Philippine service campaign
badges for service ashore in Philip
! pine Islands
Philippine congressional medal for
enlisted service IN the regular army.