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Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04

SMITH IS SPEAKER.
Frank S. Howell was POSTMASTER
and Ed P. Smith was the principal
speaker, being the guest of honor in
that his candidacy for mayor was an.
nounced with much enthusiasm.
The speakers represented all politi.
cal parties. Buttons reading "For
Mayor, Ed P. Smith," were dis
tributed to the diners. The attend
ance was ESQ. .~
At the conclusion of the speaking
program the chairman was authorized
to appoint committee of 10 to ar
range for permanent organization to
back Mr.. Smith and any other candi-
dates which later may be approved,
Charles Battelle moved that the chair
appoint this committee to get behind
Smith and ticket, but that PROPOSE
tion was vigorously opposed by E. E.
Howell, who said he would stand for
the committee selecting 10 or IS or
20 candidates, but did not believe it
would be fair to restrict. the number
to seven for the primary race. II.
Dunn moved an amendment that the
committee be appointed merely to ar
range for the perfection of an or
ganization. Chairman Howell an
nounced he would appoint the COM
mittee during the week.
Ure Will Make Race.
After the meeting had adjourned,
w. G. Ure told group of friends
that he will be a candidate for city
commissioners and added that the can
didacy of Smith was agreeable to him,
but indicated that he did not favor
any slate combination before the
primary. This sets at rest variant re-
ports regarding the candidacy of Mr..
Ure, who now positively states he
will make the race.
1t is also understood that Roy
Tewl of the South Side will be in
the race. Frank Burgess filed yester-
day.
In his foreword as POSTMASTER last
night, Mr.. Howell said: Taking
stock Of our civilization, would say
Continued on Page Two, Column
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
SPLIT WIDENS
AS GERMANS
CRUSH POLES
Austria-Hunyary Grows More
and More Dissatisfied With
0verbearing Tactics Of
Its Master Ally.
BY BORIS DERNGINSKY.

Copenhagen, March Especial
Cablegrar, to New York Tribune and
Omaha Bee. e.)-Vienna's displeasurc
over Germany's Polish policy is grow
ing daily. Although the German high
command has consented to modify its
original Ukrainian boundary plans, the
concession offered is considered mad
equate.
Unless Germany soon assumes a
more conciliatory attitude toward its
less powerful ally upon questions OF
mutual interest. an open rupture be-
tween the empire and the dual mon
arehy is not unhkely.A
Austria Disregafdcd. Y n
Germany co-operated with. Austria.
Hungary in laying down the original
plans for the establishment OF new
kingdom OF Poland and the decisions
on constitutional matters have been
made jointly, but since the conclu-
sion of the Ukrainian peace and the
German renewal OF the war against
Russia, Austria's wishes have been
disregarded.
The Ukrainian peace treaty which
attempted to include territory inhab-
tied by Poles, caused near revolu-
ton in Poland. As result. Germany
ordered three Polish towns placed
under martial law until commission,
appointed for the purpose, could set
tie the differences between Ukrainia
and Poland and fix satisfactory
boundary line.
Since the beginning of difficulties
in the east, Austria Hungary has
sided with the Poles. The Vienna off
cial news agency published the Polish
manifesto attacking Germany and the
press of the dual monarchy severely
criticised Won Hertling's statement re-
garding Poland, that Germany is de
manding only what is indispensable
from a military point of vicw." .
Austrian opposition TO this mill
taristic policy caused the boundary
commission to make greater con,
cessions to the Poles in Cholm and
to fix the Ukrainian frontier alone
the Bug river.
Reports from both Vienna and
Berlin indicate a widening Of the
split between the two powers.
Count Won Hertling's acceptance oI
President Wilson's four principles
of peace, meant evidently TO lesser
the Austrian distrust of the imperial
chancellor, seems to have had some
effect. t.. ...s.
But the Austro- -Hungarians have
not ceased to blame Germany fol-
continuing the war and thereby
materially weakening the economic
position of al the central powers.
The food situation in Budapest is
extremely grave. The latest breac
ration calls for. onl:. 220 grammes
daily and only 200 grammes of butter
are allowed monthly per capita.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
RUSS YIELD;
TEUT0NS END
INVASION
Reds, Fearing That Germans
Will Make Greater Demands,
Hasten to Accept Peace
Terms of Kaiser.
BULLETIN.

Berlin, via London, March 3.--"By
reason of the signing of the peace
treaty with Russia" says the official
communication from headquarters
tonight. Military movements in
great Russia have ceased"
my Associated PressJ
Pctragrad, Saturday, March I'm
the fear that argument would result
in even more onerous terms, the
Russian delegation at Brest-Litovsk
has accepted all the German peace
conditions and is about to sign an
agreement according to telegram
from the delegates received today
at the Smolny institute. The de-
mands already have been increased,
they reported.
The message, which was addressed
to Premier Lenine and Foreign
Minister Trotzky follows: s.
"As we anticipated, deliberations on
treaty of peace are absolutely use
less and could only make things
worse in comparison with the ulti-
matum of February Fl. They might
even assume the character of leading
to the presentation of another ulti-
matum.
To Stop Slaughter.
an view Of this fact and in con-
sequence of the Germans refusal to
cease military action until peace is
signed, we have resolved to sign the
treaty without discussing its contents
and leave after we have attached our
signatures. We, therefore, have re-
quested train, expecting to sign
today and leave afterwards.
"The most serious feature of the
new demands compared with these
Of February 2 is the following.
ITO .detach the regions of Kara
band, Kars and Batoum, from Russ
ian territory on the pretext of the
right Of tbs, peoples Of self=-detctmi-
nation ss
The new territorial claims upon
Russia are apparently advanced in the
interest of Turkey, Batoum. a strong
ly fortified seaport on the Black sea-
cost, in Transcaucasia, about 20 miles
north of the border of Turkish
Armenia, was one of the cities ceded
by Turkey to Russia after the Russo
Turkish war of 1878. f
Kars, also in trans-caucasia, los
miles northeast of Erzeroum in
Turkish Armenia, has been in dispute
between Turks and the Russians for
nearly a century and finally was
ceded to Russia at the same time as
was Batoum. The other region men,
toned probably is that of Karabagh,
transcausia, lying to the east of the
Kars region and north of the Persian
border. 4.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
School to Be Established
For Bow Scout Master;

New York, March 3.-Men inter,
ested in the principles of scouting az
practiced by the Boy Scouts Of Amer
ica will become students at series Of
meetings . at Columbia university,
where they will be taught how to lead
boys as scout masters. This program
was announced here tonight as part
of the Boy Scouts OF Americas ma
tionwide campaign to, en- oil men 3:
scout leaders for the organizstls4
war service.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
Manufacture of Salt viii ...
Be Restricted by Hoover

Washington, March 8. = Special
regulations, devised to restrict the
manufacture of malt ito the minimum
absolutely required for legitimate pur-
poses" have been announced by the
food administration. The new rules
are in line with the recent proclama-
tion of President Wilson, limiting the
amount of grain to be used by brew
ers to 20 per cent OF last years con-
sumption
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
McAdO0 No Authority
To Control Railroads,
SAYS KentUcky judge

Louisville, KY, March 3.-Federal
Judge Walter Evans, in the course
of an opinion rendered here today,
denying federal courts exclusive
jurisdiction in damage suits against
transportation companies, solely be-
cause they are under government
control, indicated that he had failed
to find any statute authorizing Di-
rector General McAdoo to take con-
troll of the railroads of the country.
The text Of the opinion, which
became available here tonight, in
this connection says: I" IS ,-' ..r
Under no established rule Of
Interpretation can it be doubted that
congress authorized in time of war,
the War department and no other,
to take over the railroads. If we
assume (Which is inconceivable)
that the secretary of war declined
for that department, we can find no
statute authorizing the control of
the railroads under Treasury de-
partment nor by director general
of railroads" -
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04

The top picture shown an American
army officer demonstrating the new
1918 model of the Browning machine
rifle, which has been adopted as the
authorized rifle of the United States
army. The rifle weighs Is pounds
and can be fired either from the hip
or shoulder position. Three hundred
and, fifty shots, with magazine
changes requiring pause of about
two and a half seconds between
bursts of 40. may be fired from the
gun before it becomes so hot that
stoppage j.; advisable for cooling pur-
poses. Below is one of the Browning
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
Runaway Touring Car
SmaSheS DR.. DermOdy'S Auto

A seven-passenger touring car,
owner unknown, became unmanage-
able at Nineteenth and Dodge streets
Saturday night and raced down Dodge
street to Seventeenth, where it
crashed into the rear of an automo-
bile driven by D. Louis A. Dermody.
lf20 uthsTwenty-ninth street.
The car was taken to the police Sta
ton. The license number is 92,20s
Nebraska
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
0MAHAN DIES
AS A|RSH|PS
MEET IN CRASH
Lloyd H. Carter Falls to Death
at Toronto After Collision
With Machine of Fellow
Aviator.

Toronto, Ont, March Especial
Telegram.)-Flying within a couple
of hundred feet of the ground at the
aviation field of the royal flying corps
at Leaside camp. few miles outside
the city limits, here this evening,
Flight Cadet Lloyd Harvey Carter of
Omaha, 20 years old, died instantly
when the machine which he was driv-
ing crashed into another aeroplane
going in the opposite direction. Both
machines dropped to earth a tangled
mass of twisted wood and wires.
OTHER FLYER ESCAPES. q
Carter was taken out of the wreck
age within two minutes after he fell
but it is thought he was killed by the
shock of the collision rather than the
fall, as his body bore few marks of
injury.
Cadet Frederick Thaine, who was
driving the other machine, as we'll as
the mechanican who accompanied
Carter both escaped with broken legs
and nerve shock. They will recover.
Flight Cadet Carter had been in
training here but short time. Car
ter's body was brought to the morgue
here and an inquest will be held by
the civic authorities in addition to one
ordered by the officers of the aviation
camp.
Carter came to the Toronto camp
from Omaha, where his home is be-
lieved to be. He received mail from
there.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
Three Ships Burn.

Norfolk, Va, March 2.--The LOO
ton ferry steamer Castleton, the coal
barge Edith and government light
ship were destroyed by fire here early
this morning. Two fremen aboard
the Castleton were burned to death
and Captain L. A Oleson o. the Edith
severely injured, An explosion of a
lamp aboard the Castleton caused the
FIRE
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
New England Telephone
Operators Vote to Strike

Boston, March 3.-Union telephone
operators employed by the New Eng
land Telephone company in ex-
changes OF i9 Of the principal cities
of Massachusetts,, New Hampshir. !.
and Maine have voted in favor of
striking to erfor:e their demands for
an increase in wages. This announce
ment was made by special commit
tee Of the operators union tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
Pershing Reports Death
y Of Minnesota Soldier

Washington, March 3.-General
Pershing reported to the War depart
ment today that Private Glenn H.
Campbell of St. Claire, Mimi, was
killed in action February n, and that
four men were slightly wounded in
action on the same day and II
slightly hurt the day before. No de-
tails were given. ,.
General Pershing also reported that
Private Samuel A. Kaplan, Lawrence,
Mass, died February 26 of wounds
received in action and that Private
Harry Taylor, Springfield, O., died
February % as result of an enemy
gas attack. So. t~.tr.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
United States c. of c. Asks
C0nqresS for DayIiuht Plan

Washington, March daylight
saving will increase production Of the
shipbuilding yards and war material
plants and expedite training OF the
national military forces, the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United
States told congress today in urging
passage of the daylight saving bill
now pending in the house after pas
sage by the senate.
"All along the line, daylight saw
ing means Increased efficiency in the.
improvement of the health. morals
and social welfare Of the 20,00000n
workers of the country" it was urged
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
"As|eep in the Deep" Composer
- Sentenced to Penitentiary

Chicago, March 3.-Henry w. Pc
trie, GO years OLD, the composer OF
"Asleep in the Deep" was sentenced
to an indeterminate term OF from one
to fourteen years in Joliet peniten
tiary yesterday upon. his plea of
guilty to the charge >of abducting
Laura Hanson, 10 years old.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
Futures Trading in Rye
Is Barred at Minneapolis

Minneapolis, March 3.-Futures
trading in rye. the last of the specula-
tive grains. was barred by the Min
ncaoolis Chamber of Commerce to-
day and maximum price of $2.7l
,ashel on outstanding contracts fixed.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04

machine guns, also adopted by the
government, II is fed from a belt of
$50 rounds of cartridges. In the re-
cent governsiicfa tests 10000 shots
were fired in 4S minutes and 10
seconds, with only three stop
pages, each due to defective car
tridges. The gun weighs SAN pounds.
(Readers of this newspaper who wish
Photographic copy of this picture
may obtain it by sending 10 cents to
division of pictures, committee on
public information. Washington, D. c.
Enclose clipping.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
OMAHA COMMISSIONER
FIGHT GETS UNDER WAY
Ed p Smith Principal Speaker With Host of Other Candi
datee and Their Backers in Attendance; Mossman
Would Get Bolshevik Out of City
Hail. Others Want Turnover.

Let sweep the bosheviki out Of the city hail.
done with them" proposal made by H. L. Mossman at
a citizens meeting Saturday in the Paxton hotel.
Mr. Mossman of the speakers Of the evening" also
of the promoters of the meeting which had prandal
Iude and considerable post-prandial discourse.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
TEUTONS STRIKE HARD
BLOW; MANY AMERICANS
KILLED AND INJURED
Shock Troops of Enemy Follow Closely Heavy Barrage
Laid Down in Sammes' Sector But Are Thrown
-.t Back With Heavy Losses After Sharp
Fighting in Trench
(By Associated Press.

With the American Army in France, March 3.-Another
German raid the American line made at $3.50 o'clock
last night in the Chemin des DANES sector
After sharp fighting the enemy retired leaving four pris
oners, two of whom were wounded.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
ENTENTE ALLIES TO PLACE
ALL confidence IN JAPS
TO HANDLE SIBERIAN CASE
Response of America Japans Invitation For Expression
of View Expected Within Few Days; General
Feeling Prevails That Nippon Must Stop
German Aggression in Russia.
By Associated Press.

Washington March 3-The of the entente allies
and of America the Japanese invitation for expression Of
their views regarding the Russian situation, far recent
events there have affected conditions in Siberia
pected to be returned within the next two three days
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
Family Not Found Here.

No family named Carter, living in
Omaha, could be located last night to
which Lloyd Carter, reported dead at
Toronto, might be related. Officials at
the local British recruiting mission
had no record of his enlistment here,
but they said he might have enlisted
elsewhere.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-04
The Weather

Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-16
SIT persisted ON THE
TRANSPORT OTRANTO
WORK OF RECOVERING BODIES
VICTIMS or THE DISASTER is
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

lslay, Scotland, Sunday, Oct ID
According to figures compiled here to
day and carefully checked with army
records, tie total loss Of life as re-
suit OF the disaster to the trans port
Otranto IS 527.
These figures represent one Amer
lean officer, Second Lieutenant Bernie
II. Coffman, Of Robinson, Illinois, j5t
American troops 1914 of the Otranto' IS
officers and crew ard six members OF
the crew of French fishing 1oat.
Up to tonight 26G bodies had been
recovered. Only two were found today
as the result OF 4 change in the wind
which nov is blowing strongly oil
shore, ana according to sea faring men
may keep the bodies far out to sea.
The bodies found today were those
of an American soldier and a chief
petty officer of the Otranto. The un-
identified dead include two Asatics
The work OF recovering the remain
ing bodies Of victims OF the disaster
washed up on the shore OF Islay is
land is extremely difficult, owing to
the rugged coast ami the tons OF
wreckage which fills every creyicc in
the rocks.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-16
NOTICE OF RECEIVERS SALE,

Notice is hereby given that the UNI
dersigned. as Receiver of the Co
partnership of Staley and McJunkin,
in conformity with the decretal order
of the Honorable Jethro p. Hender-
son. Chancellor of the Garland Chan
Gerry Court. made and had on the
tenth day OF October, a. d. 1918, on
the 18th day of October, A, ID. 1918.
between the hours of nine, a. m, and
three O'Clock, p m, at the former
place OF business of the said co part
nership of Staley and McJunkin, lOl
Park Avenue. City of Hot Springs
Garland County Arkansas. proceed ia
sell at public out cry to the highest
and best bidder the personal property
OF the co-partnership, consisting OF
a stock of groceries. store fixtures
and delivery team and wagon.
Terms of sale: Cash.
All sales subject to the approval o.
the said chancellor OF the Garland
Chancery Court
CHAS. c. SPARKS,
Receiver
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-16
ROOSEVELT STANDS
FOR FIGHT TO FINISH
OF GERMAN BLOOD WHO HAVE
FOUGHT FOR AMERICAN
IDEALS

Kew York. Oct l5.-The two i'm
mediate duties before the Uniteo
States, Colonel Theodore Rooseveitto-
night told the Liederkranz club OF
New York are TO carry on the war
until we win the peace OF overwhelnl-
ing victory" and to insist on absolute
Amelicanism in the citizenship oil the
United States.
No peace not based upon the uncOn-
dltional surrender Of Germany aud heT
vassal allies should be accepted he
declared. and no man should be perl
Tittei to participate in American citi-
zenship unless he Was American
throughout On the other hand, he as
serted that it was @ gross 14.Dmy'
and disloyal to the true spirit Ct Amer
icanism, to discriminate against any
American because OF foreign birth OF
ancestry. lie paid high tribute to the
men of German blood who have fought
for American ideals and continued:
III | had been allowed to raise the
divisions for service in France whic.
coli.ress authorized me to raise.
should have made point Of having
the largest possible proportion of mer
Of German origin among my troops
and ! should have been glad to have
served under a major general such as
Kuhn II you will look at the cas-
ualty lists YOU VIII see that large
percentage OF the names indicate thai
the bearers we're of German blood"
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-16
LESS THAN HALF OF
LOAN subscribed
THOSE IN CHARGE OF THE CAM
PAlGN MAKE NO CONCEAL
MENT OF THIS OlSAP-
POiNTMENT

Washington. oct l5.-Only Slot
000, eco Of new Liberty loan subscript-
ions trickled i'm today, according to re-
ports from the Va hole nation gatherc
10y the treasury ana raised the totdl
for the loan so far 10 $2,9jI,S70,0oe,
still short OF three billions, the half
way figure
I'm view OF the expectation that fruits
of Liberty Day celebrations last Sat
urday would be fully reflected i'll to-
dby's reports, treasury officials de-
clared the outlook grave,
Those in charge Of the Liberty
loan campaign made no conce1meni
OF the fact that the situation was very
disappointing" sail the C-iCal re-
view Of tho loans progress
"With only -four days ol the loan
period remaining the country no"
faces the task of raising in excess OF
three billion dollars, or more rhan
$500. 100000 day
Early morning message to headquar-
ters simulated hope, not borne ont
by tonights figures, that President
Wilson's rejection CT the eGrman pro-
.pCsal for an immediate armistice would
create wave CT enthusiasm which
would sweep a multitude Of suhscrip1
ions on its crest TomoTcw's lis
ures will be watched carefully for eY-
idence OF this situation reported IN
scores Of kilograms from field work
crs
Considering the chances that sub
scribers are delaying payment of the
first ten per cent mstallment ana tha'
consequently their pledges do not
show in the official figures campai4r
managers today urged that bond buy
ers pay down their ten per cent in
stallment imediately. This will have
the effect of relieving banks OF the
tremendous task OF tabulating these
payments in the rush of the last hours
this week and will show the nation
on Saturday, the final day precisely
how big Job is cut out for it that day
Totals of subscriptions 10y districts
,,,1,..,, ronortnd tonight ms Follows.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-16
CLIPPER SHIPS IN LONG RACE
Contest Between Vessels Carrying Tea
From China to England One OF
the Best on Record.

Tho China clipper races, contested
by vessels carrying tea TO England
covered the longest course of any
race I'm history. One If the most ~.
nous was that Of 1866. II was ar.
ranged that nine Of these ships should
sail from FRchow with the new sea-
sons teas ms neSrly MS possible on the
Same day, Int only five finished load
ing in time.
The Fiery Cross was the first to
start. being towed ont to sen early on
NAV 20. The Ariel followed next
morning nt l0:30. the 'Scrlca and the
Tacninr sailing 20 minutes later, while
the Taitsing did not put to sen untll
midnight on the 3ist. They were. Of
course. all chosen ships with repu-
tation FOR speed.
The Fiery Cross was the first to
round the Cape of Good Hope, f6 days
out. with the Ariel on her heels, while
The Tapping Serica and TaitsinG
were respectively one. -four and eight
DAYS behind The Ariel led from the
Azores 70 the entrance TO the English
channel whore the Serlca and Tae-
ping pulled M ahead of the others,
and there followed ding-dong race,
mp the channel with II fine spread of
canvas and strong southerly wind.
The Ariel and the Tapping were
the leaders. first one and then the
other drawing ahead, the others sweep
ing along not FAR behind. It was n
worthy finish for such crack ships.
The Tapping arrived in the London
docks at 9;d5 p. m. on September 6,
the Ariel IN East India docks at 1915
p. IN. and the Serica in the West In
dia docks at II 80 y. m.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-16
TIME FOR PACtFlClsTs
AND PUSSYFooTERS OVER

New York. oct l5-An appeal TO
the women OF the United States TO
demand unconditional surrender as
the only price of peace was issued
tonight by Miss Elizabeth Mar3nrY'
honorary president OF the Womens
National Committee Of the American
Defense Society
"The time for pacticists and pussy
foolers is over" she asserted. hey
were Inferred by President Wilson
in 1917 and should they become resur-
reeted they must be inferred once
and for all by the American people
because our ENEMY is now tasting
lhe bitterness of defeat dwelling
and sniyeling and afraid is thereasoi
why we should refuse to parley now
Demand that the only price Of peace
must be the surrender and tbs deiea'
Of that Germany which has orough'
the seourge Of war upon the world.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-16
CHICAGO TO EXTEND
CLOSING ORDER.

Chicago, oct 15--With more than
10000 new cases OF influenza report
ed IN Illinois today public health Of
iicials prepared to extend the oroor
closing all night schools, theatres,
motion pictures houses, lodge meet
ings skating Kinks ana other places
OF amusement
An extension OF the order 10 include
all saloons in the vicinity OF big in
dustrial plants and a possible ban on
political meeting was forecast ~
DR. ST. Clair Drake, director of the
state publ.e health department boz
night