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Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-28
Omaha Man Placed in
Charge Of Telephone
Station in Jerusalem

Writing from Traipolia, Syria, R.
O. Alsman, who was formerly with
the Union Pacific as telegraph
trouble man, under date of Novem-
Der IS, this year, sends letter con-
tanning big fig leaf and a l0-pias-
tres Egyptian currency note.
Alsman is with the Australian I'M
perial forces and enlisted in Canada
early two years ago. In his letter
he speaks of the war being over and
expresses the hope that it will not
be many months until he is back in
Omaha. Although he fails to go
into details he speaks of being con-
nected with the Second signal
squadron and for a time had charge
of the Jerusalem telephone Office
after the city was captured by the
British forces. He was also a men,
Der of the invading forces at the
capture of Damacus, ~
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-28
Suggest Names Of Six
New C. of c. Directors

The nominating committee of the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce met
at noon Friday TO suggest names OF
six new directors to be elected in
the Omaha Manufacturers associa-
ton to take the place Of Howard
Goulding, A. c. Scott, Ross B.
Towle, Jay Burns, c, B. Hyson and
R. L. Wilder who are the retiring
directors, January TO- The election
will be held at that time.
They also suggested the names to
90 on the ballot of the Chamber OF
Commerce under the head of manu-
facturers, when the Is, directors are
elected January 8.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-28
NO INQUEST IN
DEATH OF mail
ORDER HUSBAND
Doctors Decide That Clayton
Deeter Died Of Pneumon-
ia; Stepson Discovered
Obscene Letters.

No inquest will be held in regart
to the death of Clayton Deeter
mail order husband" who died ii
the Nicholas Sem hospital. Doc.
tors have agreed that death was due
TO pneumonia and did not result
from the wound in his head caused
when Deeter's stepson, Lewis Nor.
timer, struck him with a neckyoke
DIR. S. McCleneghan, coroner's
physician, and DR.. Speer of Ham.
burg. Ia, held a post mortem ex.
animation Friday and, according ia
Abbott. said death was caused by
pneumonia. IT,.
Found Obscene Letters.
The story of the case is that while
Mortiner's mother and Deeter were
in Nebraska City to be married
Young Mortimer and his sister found
obsctfit letters which Deeter had
written to Mrs. Mortimer. When
The bridal couple reached the home
4 q quarrel ensued between the groom
and his stepson and the boy finally
ssfrnck sthe older. man across the
head with a. neckyoke. He was
brought to the Omaha hospital
where, physicians say, pneumonia
/ developed which later caused his
death. t..
The county attorney said that
Deeter's letters had been turned
over to United States Marshal
] Flynn. /
NJ, Stepson Held.
Lewis Mortimer is held at Rock
port. Mo-, in connection with Deet-
er's death. County Attorney Frazier
OF Rockport says that those who
know the whole story and the par
ties concerned are in sympathy with
the young boy who committed the
act to have his lo-year-old sister
from living in the same home with
the man who had written the let
I tCTS. Fl -t.. E..,-, =....-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-28
Julius Spigle Is New
President Of B'nai
Birth Lodge Of Omaha

Julius Spigle was elected to suc-
coed Leo Rosenthal as president Of
the Omaha B'nai Birth lodge at a
meeting held Thursday night in the
Jewish Welfare board rooms. Edwin
Krause is the new vice-president,
Samuel Zimmerman, secretary; and
Harry Friedman, treasurer.
Eight delegates were named to
the next district convention to be
held in the spring at some Michigan
lake resort. They are: Leo Rosen-
thai, Henry Monsky, Martin Sugar
man, Harry Lapidus, Charles FL
gutter, Ed Simon, Sam Leon and
Harry Malashok.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-28
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Bret CNu News
Have Root Print It-Beacon Press
Carey CleaningN Co.-Web. 3s2.

Carey Cleanings Co.--Web. ss2.
rs Per Cent Discount on electric
table lamps.-Burgess, Granden Co
Gus Miller Ill.--Gus Miller. juve-
nile court officer is Ill at his home,
He is not expected back to his post
of duty until next Monday.
| Hardware Men Meet-The Ne
braska Retail Hardware Dealers as
| ISOLATION will hold its convention in
Omaha February 4, S. s and 7, with
headquarters at the Castle hotel.
Steve Mealio Improving-Steve
Melio, messenger for the law depart
ment of the Burlington, who has
/ been very Ill. Is much improved in
| health and Is able to sit up. He is
81 years old.
Search for Son-Relatives are
| searching in Omaha for Willard Orr,
| who is thought to be in the city. His
father. John Orr. recently died in
Lincoln, Mo.
safety First" Men Meeting
Safety First" men of the Union Pa
cific to the number of 100 are here
for their annual meeting. Their
sessions are being held in the head
quarters building. where reading of
papers and delivering Of addresses
are the order.
Goes Into Endres' Office-M. l..
Endres, county treasurer, has ap-
pointed Miss Sue Peasinger as as
sistant to Chief Clerk s. K. Green
leaf in the county treasurer's Office.
Miss Peasinger formerly was secre-
tary in the legal department of the
city Of Omaha.
Marriage Announced The mar
riage of Miss Anna Lanska to Leo
Brotrey OF David City, Neb.. which
took place on November Z, was an
nounced on Christmas day. Mrs
Brotrey formerly was a nurse In
Omaha, having been graduated from
st. GATHERINGS hospital seven years
ago.
Promotion for Coykendall--M. A.
Coykendall, former director of the
local federal employment bureau
and immigration inspector. has re-
ceived the appointment Of chief Of
the farm labor division, United
States employment service. in Wash
ington. D. c., according to word re-
ceived by Omaha friends. Coyken-
dali left Omaha in April.
Railroad is Sued-The Milwaukee
Railroad company is defendant in a
damage suit which has been filed in
federal court for $500, charging vio-
lation Of the 2S-hour law. It Is al
legged that they brought shipment
Of II head of cattle from Mitchell,
rs = wit Oh In <r>
feed or water them. The trip. it is
charged, took more than So hours.
Fine fireplace goods at sunderland's.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-28
Arouses Hubby at Midnight;
Creets Him With Cuspidor

In a divorce petition filed in dis
.trict court by Thomas against Rose
Martin, the husband alleges that
while they were guests in a local
hotel June IS, 1916, the wife arous-
"a him from sleep at midnight anc
greeted him with a cuspidor and a
water pitcher. Martin alleges that
he stopped both articles. He further
alleges that Mrs. Martin threatened
to kill him and herself. The Mar
tins were married in Papillion IN
Iuiy. 1912.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-28
SAYS Husband Beat Her Two
Weeks After Her Marriage

Two weeks after their marriage
In Indiana in 1918, Florea Mangu.
her husband, began beating her and
calling her vile names, Mary Mangu
charges in a petition filed Friday n
district court. Il
Since the couple have lived in NJ
.braska only eight months, the plain
tiff asks the court for separate main
s.tenance for herself and child, four
wears old and for an order restrain
ing her husband from interfering
with her.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-28
Omaha Stenographer Will
n. Attend Peace Conference

To hear and see all that takes
place at the world peace conference,
Whiieseasoncd statesman and cores
pondents wait breathleSsly without,
I will be the experience of Virgil II,
!. Nolland. an Omaha stenoghapher.
Young Volland went to France as
/, and aviator, but when the armistice
was signed he was made one of the
reporters at the big conference.
Volland's parents. Mr.. and. Mrs
r. P. Volland. live at 3lS North
sTwenty-seventh avenue.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-28
Victrolas, Mouth Harps
and ACCordions Sold Out

"Victrola Christmas trade was es
pecially good" said A. Hospe,- but
limited because of shortage of goods.
If we could have gotten the ma
chimes we could have sold 5000 more
The same is reported of the smaller
articles such as mouth harps and ae-
cordions which were practically off
the market for this year.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-28

Bee Want Ads Are the Best Bus
mess Boosters. 81 II.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
Eight Soldiers Run Across
No Mans s Land to
Own Trenches
American Colonel
Seizes Enemy Officer
Pershing's Troops in New
Sector Repel Raid
With Losses
Ey The Associated Pressl

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March 6. - An American
patrol comprising one officer and eight
men. which had been missing since last
night in the sector northwest of Toul,
suddenly emerged from she'll hole
close to the German lines to-day and
made dash across No Mans Land
without SHOT being fired at them.
1t was noon when the patrol carried
out its rush to the American line. The
mems comrades, looking on, expected
every second to see them wiped out, and
their safe return was an agreeable sur
prise. Thy explained that they had
lost their way in the dark
The enemy artillery has not resumed
its activity. The American guns to-day
effectively shelled the enemy first lines
and also Il town behind the German
lines, where buildings their troops were
using were destroyed.
There was much aerial activity
throughout the day, the American anti
aircraft batteries driving off a number
of enemy machines.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
Auto Men Cut
Production to
Help Win War
Agree to Curtail Output of
Passenger Cars 80
Per Cent

To meet the governments war needs
the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce, representing virtually all
the large motor companies in the
United States except the Ford COM
pany, yesterday agreed 20 curtail un-
completed schedules for The manufact-
ure Of passenger cars by 80 per cent.
When the schedules were formulated
months ago radical reductions were
made to release labor and material For
the government and to tighten the de-
mand of the manufacturers on the
country's transportation facilities.
Still larger curtailments will be made
in the future, it was intimated last
night. if conditions remain the same.
Representatives of the passenger
automobile industry adopted the re-
trcnchment measure at meeting at
the chambers headquarters, at East
Forty-sccond Street. Hugh Chalmers,
chairman Of the Chalmers Motor Com
panics. presided The policy accepted
is "cntirely satisfactory to the War IN
dustries Board, the fuel administration
and the manufacturers" according to
Alfred Reeves. general manager of the
Chamber of Commerce.
The action. which III the opinion Of
the automobile trade will result in
great shortage of passenger cars. fol-
lowed a series of conferences between
the motor car manufacturers md the
War Industries Board at Washington
Ratification of Agreement
An agreement among the various
agencies affected was practically
reached last week at the capital. and
yesterdays move on the part of the
makers of autos was really ratifca-
ton.
Although rises in prices for most
cars have recently been announced, new
increases are expected as direct re-
suit of the shortage Of supply which
will result from the decrease. Auto
mobile men said also that the demand
for used cars would necessarily ex-
pand, With an accompanying upward
movement OF prices. Although the 80 per
cent OF the programmes Of the makers
Of automobiles which will be e.iminat-
ca from their actual production has
already been allotted in given proper
tons to dealers through the states, the
manufacturers will follow the ruling
OF the Chamber of Commerce and give
each retailer only 70 per cent Of his
orders
The lease of productive power. which
Will be in effect at once, it is said. will
enable the manufacturers to widen
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
Army Sailings
Are Now Up
To Schedule
Fresh Troops and Supplies
Rapidly Moving to
France

w WASHINGTON, March :. - Troops
and supplies for General Pershing's
forces now are moving to France on
schedule time, it was learned to-day on
high authority. While figures may not
be published, it was stated positively
that transportation requirements Of the
army were being met by the Shipping
Board and the immediate situation as
TO ships was described as satisfactory.
In view of this assurance that the
United States will be able to maintain
its place as a fighting unit on the bat
tlefront, reports from the Western
front are being scanned more eagerly
than ever by officers here for the first
signs Of the 1913 campaign.
1t is felt strongly that the opening of
major operations in what President
Wilson has predicted will prove the
decisive year of the great war, will not
be much longer delayed. Mud has been
the determining factor of many previ-
Gus Western front operations. SO long
as the ground is soft after the winter
rains, it is impossible to move forward
great guns and necessary transport
trains to support an advancing line.
Even in Flanders, however, indications
this year are that the ground will har-
den early i'll spring, permitting either
side 70 undertake the enterprises
planned.
While much has been said, both of
ticialy and unofficially, of an expected
German offensive, nothing as to prob
able aggressive measures by the Allied
forces has come over the cables. This
fact has attracted particular attention
Tsons that Sf the the Asd us o1a da
the Germans in guns and man power,
and in view Of the formation during
the winter Of the Supreme War Coun-
Gil, designed to make the warfare more
aggressive on the part of the Allies and
the United States
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
More U-Boats Sunk
I'm December Than
The Germans Built

WASHINGTON. March T. More sub
marines were destroyed by the Allies
and American naval forces in Decem-
Der than Germany was able to build
during that month. according to in
formation reaching Washington. This
fact developed to-day in discussions of
the statement made 10 Parliament on
Tuesday by Sir Eric {. Geddes, First
Lord of the British Admiralty, that
the submarines We're being checked.
Whether succeeding months have
shown a net loss in German subma-
rines is not known here. 1t is be-
lieved, however. that the antl-subma-
rine campaign has proved so effective
that increased efforts this spring will
see steady decrease in the number
of C-boats available to prey on Allied
and American shipping.
hat officials know OF plans for
pressing home the attack with increas-
ing vigor explains the optimism that
now prevails in official circles. despite
continued heavy drains on ship tom
mage through the U-boats. The grad
ual decline in tonnage losses was
graphically pictured to Parliament By
Sir ETC with curve charts
American naval officials appear to be
satisfied that the weapons with which
they expect TO crush finally the sub
marine menace are forthcoming. In
creased numbers OF patrol vessels OF
various types. appliances and devices
to make them more effective against
underwater craft and increased skill
of navy personnel arc among the
things upon which they count
When the United States entered the
war the navy contributed promptly all
that it had available to join in the sub
marine hunt. Sir Eric paid high trib-
ute in his remarks to the spirit and
efficiency of American naval units.
crcditing them with fair share Of
what had been accomplished. Vice
Admiral Sims's destroyer forces have
constituted only the advance guard of
what the American navy planned to
furnish for the fight.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
Order New Medical
Classification for the
Men in Next Draft

WASHINGTON. March Rcclassi-
fcation, according to physical condi
ton os the men called in the next
army draft, is provided in revised in
gtructions for medical advisory boards
which are being sent 10 the local
boards throughout the country. The
new regulations made public tonight
require that every man summoned be-
fore the board shall be placed in one
of the following four classes:
Acceptable for general mill
tary service.
B.-Acceptablc for general mill
tary service after being cured of
remedial defect.
C. Acceptance for special or
limited military service in speci
fed capacity or occupation.
D. Rejected and exempted from
any military service.
1t is the intention Of the provost
marshal general TO provide later for
the further investigation and classfl-
cation Of the men acceptable for limit
ed or special scrvice. so that record
may be made Of the sort of work each
Of thcsc men may be assigned 30 do
without sndAngering mis- health.
Under the new regulations many all
mcntn. and defects which gained ex-
emption og drafted men in the past
now Will result only in their being
LIFTED in Group r.
Such men, If they choose. will De
given the privilege OF obtaining the
services Of their family physicians IN
the effort to remove the defect. but if
tney have not availed Themselves Of
shis privilege within specified time
hey will be called into military ser-
y,ce and ordered 10 n cantonncnt base
rospital, reconstruction hospital or
70 civic nospita, ~ may be designed
by the sargsoo general
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
German Alliance
Here Split Over
Loyalty Issue
Weismann Says Men Who
Seek to Dust Him Favor
the Kaiser

Attacked from without as an organ
ization formed for the primary pur-
pose of Commanding the United States,
the National German American AL
liance, or at least its New York State
branch. is torn by internal strife
Henry Weismann, president OF the state
branch. announced yesterday that a
state of war existed, two factions hav-
ing spit. he says. on the issue "Shall
the alliance be proGerman or pro-
American o'
Weismann. in his Office at Al Cour.
Street. Brooklyn, yesterday declared he
WIS the leader of the faction that
wants to support President Wilson and
the United States in its war on Ger
many. The leadership Of the pro-Ger
man group, as we'll as entire RESPONSE
bility for it, he assigned to Christopher
Rebhan. a Sixth Avenue cafe keeper.
VINO is head Of the German War Vet
crars Association.
The struggle is the outcome of a
meeting of Manhattan delegates to the
state branch of the alliance Tuesday
night, at which resolutions requesting
Neismann to resign were adopted.
The request was based on his re-
1usal to call a state convention of tho
alliance, in view Of the present star
OF feeling against the organization and
the efforts being made in Albany to
have its national and state charters
revoked
Weismann dictated last night the
following statements;
81 do not propose to resign as head
of the New York State branch of the
National German american Alliance,
since | have asccrtained that the res
olution to ask ne to resign was moved
by a man who at heart is not an Ameri-
can and who has been actively opposed
to me since the day. following the dec
laration OF war between our country
and Germany. caused resolution to
be adopted by the state executive COM
mittec Of the German-American Alli-
ance declaring our unwavering and alb
solutc loyalty to the flag and appealing
to COMMUNICATIONS TO support the
Pres dent.
"This man at the time caused his or
ganization. the German War Veterans
Association, to withdraw from the Ger
man-American Alliance. and he has
ever since tried to undermine the in
fuence of those who stood strongly for
and with our government in the war
consider his attack dictated by unpatri-
otic motives and propose 10 fight it
out"
Rcbhan is said to have been the
prime mover in the celebration Of the
kaiscrs birthday at Harlem River Park
a month or so before Congress declared
a state of war with Germany He has
minor decoration from the King of
Bavaria, and was supposed to be a
friend of Count Won Bernstorn
New-York tribune., 1918-03-08
Prisoners Papers Indicate
They Shared in His
Profits
Injunction Too Late
To Stop Search
Prosecutor Had Examined
Most of Documents Be-
fore Court Issued Order

The New York chapter of the hnan-
c!al adventures of Frank j. Goldsoll
private in the French Army and fin
ancler extraordinary, will he continued
next Monday. Attorneys for Goldsoll
otherwise known as "Godsol," went to
the chambers of Justice McAvov late
yesterday afternoon and obtained a
temporary injunction restraiNng AL
fred L. Becker. Deputy State Attorney
General, from further examining the
papers seized by Mr.. Becker's agents
Wednesday at the Alliance Motors Cor
poraton, at 8 West Fortieth Street
The injunction holds until Monday.
1t was through this corporation, it
is charged, that Goldsoll, while sec
retary Of the French Purchasing Mis-
sion, collected pcrnaps s6OOO,0O0 or
S7,000000 commissions on way auto
mobiles sold to France.
At the moment the notice of inj unc-
ton proceedings was served Mr.. Beckc~
and assistants were delving further
into the corporations papers.
They had struck trails which made
them curious to know whether any
French army officers. possibly colonel
and some lioutenants, might be impli-
Gated in Goldsoll's financial exploits;
also, how much of Goldsoll's fortune
Wall Street had gotten snd where
Goldsoll now was keeping what was
left.
French Officers !ncriminated
The State Attorney Generals office"
said Mr.. Becker, "found papers which,
indicated that charges Of bribery might
be brought against French army Off
GERS. If the French government is so
disposed. That line of investigation
will be continued Monday. IF the in
junction is made permanent we will
take an appeal, which will give us two
months or so 10 examine the papers at
our leisure. Before the injunction
notice was served we had taken photo.
graphs or copies of hree-fourths of tho
papers. any way.
"Wall Street got a lot Of Goldsoll's
money, Just how much VIC have been
unable to determine. Nor do we know
how much he has left. At least. he
seems to have enough left to hire
twelve attorneys
"The remainder of Goldsoll's fortune.
We believe. is in the form of gilt-edcc
securities deposited in New York safety
deposit vaults. There is nothing to
prevent Goldsoll from withdrawing
those securities. Perhaps the French
authorities will take some action in
this connection.
Commissions Still Due
"Beforc the injunction notice was
served VIC had found that Goldsoll still!