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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
Belgian Naval Coast Operations
RouseFiireo of Huge Guns Still There
Monster Hun Coast Weapons Thought Removed, Roar
Defiance at West Deep. :

London, Oct 19-The operations the>Belgan coast
described in thrilling narrative issued by the ad-
mralty There had from up the coast that
the Germans had removed the heavy batteries with which
the coast armed but in the afternoon when reconnas
made to the head of West Deep mile after mile
of big guns awoke and bazed at the slowly crawling
of smoke in which the ships had massed themselves
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
Bolsheviki in Caucasus
Surrounded by CosSacks

Amsterdam, Oct. 19.-The Don
Cossacks volunteer army and other
detachments have surrounded the
bolsheyik forces in the northern
Caucasus, says a dispatch from
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
Two Killed in Sham Battle.

Camp Lee, Va, Oct, l9.-Two
soldiers were killed and IS others
seriously injured here today in an
accidental explosion during a re-
hearsal of an attack in a sham bat
tie.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20

Amsterdam, Oct. 19.-The official text of President
Wilson's Germany has been received and agree
has been reached in principle regarding the reply the
Frankfort Gazette states.
The foreign affairs committee the newspaper adds has
been made acquainted with the definite terms of the reply
which, understood will be handed to the Swiss mnser
at Berlin Saturday afternoon evening.
Germania, according to Berlin, telegram, says Ger
manys reply President Wilson will strongly protest
agans the accusation of cruelty and will suggest that it
would be bad idea propose investigation of those
cruelties.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
THE WEATHER.:

For Nebraska: Partly cloudy
Sunday and Monday; probably
unsettled in south portions not
much change in temperature.
IT,.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
REPLY =
DENIES WILSON'S
CRUELTY CHARGE
Proposes Investigation of "Atrocties' Accepts U. S
Conditions With Exception of Continuing Sub
marine Warfare Until Peace Is Restored;
Official Note Nov on Way.

Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 19.-The answer of Ger
many President Wilson's last note will probably be
published Sunday afternoon
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-20
.PERSHlNG,S BOYS
HACK THEIR WAY
THROUGH ENEMY
American Troops Distinguish Themselves in Furious
Fighting in lie Cateau Regions Where Germans
Had Orders to Hold Line at All Costs; Hun
Hordes Continue Flight

BULLETIN.
Paris, Oct. 19.-The allied armies have reached
the Dutch frontier.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Converted Ships Help
Navy Meet Demands
Over 700 Trade and Passenger
Vessels Made Into War
Craft by u. S.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Since the
United States entered the war the navy
has taken over and converted to war
use between 700 and 800 passenger and
freight vessels, yachts, tugs, fishing
boats and other craft. This was DIS
closed to-day in a statement oy Cnalr-
man Oliver of the House investigating
committee, commencing the bureaus of
construction and repair and steam en-
gineering for the preparations made
to meet war demands.
Prompt action of the bureaus in get.
ting supplies, the statement said. had
enabled the American destroyer force
in the war zone to keep in continuous
operation and in high state of ef-
ticiency, despite the difficult and oner-
GUS service" in which they are engaged.
Representative Britten of Illinois.
Republican. commended the officials of
the Marine Corps for their foresight in
preparing for war in advance of its
declaration.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
2 Arrested Here in
Boxcar Robberies
Band Said to Have Stolen Be-
tween $4,000 and 100000
Worth of Goods

Federal authorities, here and in Bos-
ton, have rounded up what is said to be
an organized band of boxcar thieves.
They are charged with preying upon
freight shipped over the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad, and
with having stolen large quantities of
government supplies, including army
cloth which they brought here to dis
pose Of.
United States Marshals Boiler and
Honigsberg have arrested here Marks
Brooks, an auctioneer, Of 1923 Lispenard
Street, and Nathan Kaplowitz, JUNK
dealer. These men are charged with
being the fences" through whom the
robbers disposed of their booty
1t is said that this booty amounted
to between $4,000 and 100000 worth
Of material. Brooks and kaplowitz are
named as confederates with seven men
recently indicted in Boston for viola
tion of the criminal provisions Of the
interstate commerce act.
The men indicted are John P. Wall,
William Nugent, Louis Fox, Howard c..
Warren, Maurice Klain, Samuel Smith
and Abraham Smith. Brooks and Kap-
lowtz are wanted in Boston, and were
at once arraigned before United States
Commissioner Hitchcock. Brooks was
held in $4,000 bail and Kaplowitz in
$4,000.
According to Federal agents, Kap-
lowitz and Brooks are said to be the
brains of the alleged gang.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Texan, Reported
Sunk, Still AAoat
Rescuing Ship Finds Liner
Badly Damaged and
Crew Missing

The steamship Texan, Of the Amer
lean Hawaiian line, believed to have
sunk somewhere off the Atlantic coast
three days ago, was reported yes
terday, but no further word Of her
crew was received. Officials Of the line
were notified by the Navy Department
late in the afternoon that the ship had
not yet sunk. They assume that the
crew of forty-three men are safe, since
no mention of them was made in the
message, advising the ship was still
afoat.
Wireless messages from the Texan
were picked up by coast stations on
Monday, saying the ship had been
struck amidship and was sinking. The
last message reported read: "Goodby.
No more"
The report to the Navy Department
was received from vessel which had
gone to the help Of the Texan. The
rescuers reported by wireless that, al
though badly damaged, the Texan had
remained ahoat. The ships steering
gear was disabled and 8 hole stove
in her side. The name of the ship with
which she had been in collision was
not made known.
The owners Of the Texan, after wait
ing twenty-four hours. gave her up as
lost. supposing she had undoubtedly
sunk
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
War Stamp Agencies
Will Cover Country
More Than 100000 Sales
Depots Will Soon Be
in Operation

National and local directors of the
sale of war savings stamps are now
perfecting their plans so that it will be
an extremely simple matter for any
one to purchase a stamp. Agencies are
being established everywhere it is pos
sible and these, in turn, will put the
stamps on sale in as many sales sta
tions within their districts as are
needed to reach every one.
BY the end of this month it is csti-
mated that there will be at least $50, 900
agencies authorized by the government
addition there will be more than 1,000,-
900 sales stations which will obtain
their stamps from the agencies and
pass them on to the public.
The most important agency cstab-
lished yesterday, locally, was the New
York Telephone Company. Each Of the
company's commercial offices, number
ing more than 1870 in greater New
York and northern New Jersey, will dis
tribute the stamps.
Greater efforts are to be made from
now on to provide American residents
living abroad with an opportunity to
purchase the stamps: Agencies Will be
established as rapidly as possible, and
it is expected that a material part of
the $2,000,000 900 to be raised by the
sale of the stamps will be realized from
these foreign fields.
A special effort is to be made during
the month of February by the National
War Savings Committee to create war
savings societies in schools, clubs,
churches, factories, Offices or neighbor-
hood communities to absorb stamps
oil 1ly
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Men to Aid
In Packing Plant Inouirv

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 1e.-De,e-
gates attending the annual convention
OF the American National Livestock
Association here to-day pledged them.
selves to raise $4,000 TO maintain a
committee in Washington to confer
with the food administration on mat.
'ers affecting the livestock Industry
and to aid the Federal Trade Commits,
SION in its investigation of the back
ing industry. L. T. Swift, the Chicaro
packer, offered to subscribe $1,000 to
the fund. The offer was refused.
The decision to raise the fund fol-
lowed the conclusion of an address bv
Mr Swift, in which he declared that
even if his comapny made no profit at
al 1t would make no difference to the
consumer who would be charged lust
as much by the retailer.
E, MI Swift said that the profit Of
swift d Co. last year was s34 900 900,
or "a per cent. -'''''''0'
To earn the s34,oooooo, Mr.. Swift
sald, the company had to do business
Of S875,000,O0O.
1--WE have only one object-'help win
the war, >" said Mr.. Swift. "To do this
we ", must 1, cooperate with and support
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Labor to Request
Federal Control
Of Packing Plants
Union Delegation to Tell
Wilson Companies Refuse
to Consider Demands

CHICAGO, Jan. 1e-The immediate
taking over Of all the packing plants
in the United States will be urged
upon President Wilson by delegation
representing every craft in the indus
try and headed by John Fitzpatrick,
president Of the Chicago Federation of
Labor, which departed for Washing
ton tonight. A statement issued by
representatives of the employees said:
"The organized packers of the coun-
try have refused to meet us or to CO.
operate with US in any manner in this
great world crisis. They have brazcnly
repudiated the solemn agreement en-
tered into between the President and
ourselves through his mediation COM
mission upon last Christmas morning.
The packing industry is the most
vital and important in the nation. To
permit this industry during the prog
ress OF a world war to remain il the
private hands Of very few men would
not only be ridiculous from the stand
point OF governmental policy but high
~ dangerous to the cause of civill "a
ton and world democracy for which we
are struggling"
Promise All Aid
The workers will propose to Presi.
oent wilson that in case the plants are
taken over they will enlist as the first
members of Americas industrial armv
ana Will guarantee the government full
handed equipment for every packing
plant in the United States. They also
propose TO leave all conditions Of en-
pioyment and wages to the government
ne packers and their employees re-
at issue to j. E. Williams, as Federal
m1edlator, and to abide by his decision.
FRANK +. Walsh. representing the en-.
Ployes IN every branch of the industry
mas mas been meeting with Carl Never Of
Ch1cago, representing the hackers for
tne last week. Any issues which thev
were not able to agree upon were to be-
submitted to Mr.. Williams for final &C.
~ Tn.u;oht uHJeF sne m recent !,1! agreement.
call had been made upon his snrv;cas a,o
differences between the packers and
employees reached crisis early in De-
cember, when the workmen renorted
mat the packing house representatives
mad refused to confer with them ond
ordered strike vote taken.
Wage Increases Demanded.
-. Inc principal demands made upon
.ne packers were recognition of
unions and wage increases. Time and
halt tor overtime, double time Sat
"rdays ana sundays, an eight-hour day
ana equal pay for men and women do.
ing equal work were other demands.
>, President Wilson then sent Fred r.
felch from Washington as his ner"
sonal representative in an effort ia
Dcrlns about an agreement, but after a
lew days Mr.. Fetch returned to Wash.
lngton and it was announced that hia
efforts had failed. 'A''
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Will Discourage Use of
Women in Industries
New Labor Council Will EN-
ploy Men Where They
Are Available

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.--The newly
created Labor Administration an
nounced to-day that it will be its
policy to prevent the introduction of
woman labor in positions for which
men still arc available and any re-
ductlon of wage scales because Of the
employment of women in place Of men.
Provid,ng adequate housing facili-
ties for the thousands Of new workers
pouring into war industrial and ship
building centres will be the first work
undertaken by Secretary Wilson, as
labor administrator, and his advisory
council.
Coordination of all the separate
housing plans now being made by the
Shipping Board, tho Council Of Nation
al Defence and other bureaus, was be-
gun by the Council to-day at its first
meeting.
"Cut all red tape" Secretary Wilson
told his advisers, "and get your IN
formation as speedily as possible and
by the most direct route"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Will Train War Blind
In Philadelphia School
institution Selected by Govern
ment to Teach Trades to
Sightless Soldiers

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. IS. 49, An
l,'0uncement was made at a conference
wy. wy To-Day by Frederick II. Mills, su-
p~r''ntendent w of the Pennsylvania
"0rking Home for Blind Men, that the
ss;o.sernment has selected the institu-
for f" 20 De the industrial training school
sur,nn m'erican .l soldiers made sightless
tbr"n.s brr,"enpfsesentatives of similar homes
at.srleut at.ineut the East and Middle West
sssenaed msen the conference. including
blnao OF state commissions for the
sylyarifr lUa from Michigan. Indiana, Penn
Mr''ia; Mr. M;,i New Jersey and Delaware.
,. Ssss be received at an institution uis "i,, 10
psb;1;s.c;ted bS;1Iscted at Baltimore. where the ca
ffsSs,.'tles fSsM. '; of the men Will be studied tue
trades sS Wsll oil be sssisted in entering such
so, suited for Those With indSstr;al & n'a 0es' ec
'''SHments Will be BROUGHT hcro
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Women of Wealth Plan
Drastic Food Saving
Hoover Representative Graft
fed Over Spirit Shown at
Meeting Here Tuesday

+. c: Walcott. Food Administrator
Hoover's personal representative, who
has spent two days in New York in
connection with movement aiming at
a drastic programme Of food conserva-
ton in the homes Of wealthy folks.
said last night before leaving for
Washington that he was tremendously
grained" at the spirit shown by we'll
TODD New York people
lie announced that at meeting of
ooo prominent women at the residence
OF Mrs. William Douglas Sloane, 2
West Fiftysecond Street, Tuesday
AFTERNOON he had received suggestions
that showed determination to follow
drastic plan" for food saving.
I'VE are going to work over some Of
the suggestions, and hope to be able to
make definite announcement some
time next week." he added.
He pointed out that service and sac
ritice should begin with those who have
something to save, "for unless they are
willing to give of their abundance there
is no justice in expecting either sacri-
nee or service from the poor"
MY purpose in coming here" he
said. "was to inform some of the
wealthy people of New York City of
the facts about the war We are very
pleased with the progress made in food
administration matters here"
Arthur Williams, Federal food ad-
ministrator for New York, said that
this progress was reflected in the de-
creasing lists Of complaints of over
charging. Since the beginning of the
food administration, last October, he
said, the board had received 2,017 COM
plants against dealers, the majority of
them concerning overcharges for sugar
A few weeks ago, he declared, they
were coming in at the rate of sixty q
day; yesterday there were only eleven.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
New Indebtedness Certificate
Subscription $3OO,OOO,OOO


WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Subscrip-
tions for the latest issue Of Treasury
certificates Of indebtedness planned in
anticipation Of tax collections next
June were increased to-day to nearly
$300,0OO,000. Additional subscriptions
have come freely since Secretary Nc
Adoo announced that the issue would
not be closed yesterday, as had been
planned.
1t was predicted that the total sub
scriptions for the so-called tax certih-
Gates, including $690,OOO,0O0 of the
first issue, would amount to nearly
$1,100,0 100000 by the end Of the week.
This sum represented almost half the
total tax collections from incomes and
excess profits this year, and Treasury
officials to-day expressed qualification
over the sale.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Captain in Italian Army
Praises Morale of His
Country's Troops
Says U.S.Will Rule Air
Comes to America to Aid in
Constructing Giant Caproni
Biplanes

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Jan. 16.-Cap-
tain ugo D'Annunzio, the son of Gabri-
ellie D'Annunzio, the famous Italian
poet, patriot and aviator, arrived here
tonight aboard a French liner with an
exceedingly optimistic opinion of the
situation on the Italian front.
Never was the morale of the italian
troops higher than it is to-day" he
said. "t'rom General Diaz to the pri-
vate in the ranks there exists a su-
preme confidence that tho Italian
forces are masters of their Austrian
and German enemies. We look to
America Tor support and mutual CO.
operation in the air, and we have that
same high spirit of confidence that we
VIII get that support from this nation
of unlimited resources.
Can Hold OF Foe
"There is one thing certain that the
people Of America may rely upon, and
mat Is that the enemy will never get
TO Venice. We have held them off and
can continue to hold them off. The
SHOWS, ice and weather have helped us.
and by the time these assets have dis
appeared we will meet the Austro err
man forces with an offensive that will
moro than make up for the assistance
of weather conditions"
Captain D'Annunzio, who is thirty.
bears 81 striking resemblance to his
iather. He is about the same height.
but of more rugged build, and admitted d
that his bent ran more to mechanics
than to poetry. This is his first visit
70 America, and at present he plans
to stay In America until next sum-
mer.
"A!.merica is going to dominate the
air" he said. ri have come here "a
help in the rapid construction of Can
roni biplanes in American airplane
plants in Buffalo and Dayton. We are
anxious to give assistance to the Amer
lean airplane builders on the construc-
ton OF machines of the Caproni type.
Will Rely on Biplanes
1--WE are not going to bother with the
triplane, the biplane being the most
important type just now. / expect to
be in this city for few days, and will
then confer with Orvile Wright and
Glenn Curtiss at their respective
plants"
The poets son said he held the rank
of captain in the Italian army aviation
service and was an engineer by pro-
fession. He expressed much interest
in the concern shown in America over
the reported loss of his father, and re-
marked calmly:
"My father is in excellent health and
spirits and recently made flight in
which he remained in the air for nine
and one-half consecutive hours. His
wrist, Of course. has been manned by
the bursting OF u shell and one eye is
destroyed, but he is still an
opponent to be feared in the air"
Captain d'Annunzio brought over
twenty -four expert mechanics, and he
will also be assisted by Signor Resnati,
now in this country.
"The Caproni machines" he contin-
ued, "will be equipped with three mo-
tors capable of developing 600 horse
power, and each plane will carry two
pilots and two gunners. The total
weight Of each airplane will be five
tons, including 1000 kilos Of bombs.
The speed will be about 12o miles an
hour. Remember. we have two schools
in Italy for American aviators."
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
People Will Turn to the
Romantic, English Poet,
Here Predicts
c;ons Now i'm Evidence
Car of Air Raids Keeps Lon
doners in at Night, and
They Read More

That new schools of philosophy, lit
...+,re and all the other arts will be
III. an the ruins OF the world war is
-. helief Of John Masetield, the Eng
IN noet and novelist, who has just
.... 70 this country for lecture tour.
w. Mssefield thinks tho war will in
.,;rs erest intellccts such as flourished
- .he wake OF the Napoleonic struggle,
-,,.b almost exhausted Europe a hum
dred years ago
aye shall have new Darwins, Spen-
..rs and Carlyles with new messages
hat vii! reach the whole world" said
Nv Maseiield. eve shall have new
shsleys in poetry. People will feast
r,on new spiritual conceptions as re-
mote as possible from the great trag
sSv. They will turn to the romantic
nd fantastic, the beautiful, just as
'ssv did after the Napolconic wars.
he signs are already in evidence.
psople arc reading more serious books
than before the war. The soldiers at
III. front are turning away from light
srtioo and are demanding poetry
More Reading in London
london is in darkness because of
fsars Of air raids The result is that
Tie people stay at home and read. and
me events of the war have turned their
minds from light reading matter. They
are seeking more substantial books for
sniritual sustenance."
Mr.. Maseheld arrived Tuesday night
and spent yesterday at the Harvard
Club. He looks great deal older than
two years ago, when he last visited this
country. Since that time he has been
under she'll fire often. He now holds a
commission as lieutenant in the Brit
ish army, being one of the official his
torians of the war. He said that of
late he has been writing a history of
the Battle of the Somme.
Mr.. Masetield said he. felt certain
that the great nations would join forces
to prevent a recurrence of war and
bring about league to enforce peace
in some manner.
1.-THE people will demand future safe
lost. Inventions have progressed faster
than social organizations. If we CON
tnue to have wars, mans inventions
will destroy the world"
No Fear of Starving in England
England has no fear Of being starved
out, Mr.. Masetield said. The shipyards
are catching up with the submarine
losses and will soon be producing ships
faster than they are sunk He said
that more English soil was being titled
than ever before.
The English poet, who knows this city
we'll, said he had not noticed any great
war changes here.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
War Moratorium
Sought for State

ALBANY, Jan. 16-Provsion for a
moratorium. to protect not only resi-
dents Of the state who are in the Fed
eral and state service, but all New
Workers. who may be unable to make
satisfaction because Of circumstances
caused by the war, is sought in bill
introduced today by Assemblyman
William c. Amos, of New York. The
measure would not call for an arbi-
trary moratorium, but would provide
the machinery whereby debtors would
be given All opportunity to present
their cases before local court should
occasion arise. A prohibitory section
Of the bill would restrict the use Of
this legal machinery to people of mod
crate clrcumstan
In explaining the provisions Of his
bill Mr.. Amos declared that an arb-
trary, sweeping moratorium was unfair
Ia that it permitted man fully capa-
Die Of meeting his obligations to evadc
them during the period of the war.
THE bill 7 have introduced seeks
to remedy this evil" he said. cit un-
dertakes to provide genuine relief for
tocSSs anu II ltCCOS tIiiS tC-
guirement Immediately and effectively.
1t brings each individual case before a
court of local jurisdiction and gives
ample opportunity to such court to
pass upon the merits Of the case and
decide whether the applicant for
Mlsf is entitled to it."
Ar. Amos nointed out that if the
s''smment adopts policy of restrict
inR the operation of non-cssential in
aas'tles this would work hardship
vpon the owners from which they
should have relief.
III such manufacturer had no
yS.aer income than that derived from
as ns business" he declared. ut is read
~. ny seen that the closing Of his indus
lssy makes him Il legitimate and worthy
1IeEnehciary under q moratorium act.
a. ana the same applies to many classes
y, citizens who may be prevented from
meeting their just obligations for rea-
sua suIs directly attributable to the war
other war measures"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Sugar Brokers Protest

The board of managers of the Ma
tional Association of Brokers in Re
fined Sugar yesterday issued a protest
against the decision Of Earl D. Babst,
president of the American Sugar Re-
tning Company, to sell sugar hereafter
direct to dealers without the aid of
brokers.
Mr.. Babst stated that "the change
will affect only ,45 sugar brokers out
Of the 700 in business"
The Brokers' Association states that
this is untrue. Objection is also taken
to Mr.. Babst's statement that "the
announcement has the widespread ap-
proval Of the trade"