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Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-12
Nebraska School of Business

Miss Alta Shea has accepted a position In
the offices OF the Degree OF Honor
Many former students and other friends
have called at the Nebraska School OF
Business headquarters at the assembly dur
ing the last week.
Superintendent Shiles f. Clark OF Au.
burn, Neb., was visitor at the school
| Thursday.
Roland Prickett of Fairfield visited his
sister. Miss Bernice at the college Monday
Miss Bess Chaney. who has been a stu
dent in the normal training department OF
this school, has been elected to a position
us instructor in commercial subjects In the
high school at Evanston, Wyo.
Julian Nordlund. who has been a stenog-
raphic student for some months past, has
received an appointment as stenographer al
the government forest reserve, Halsey,
Neb.
Mrs Mabelle Btelefeldt Williams df Cas-
per. Wyo., was renewing acquaintances at
the college Monday Mrs. Williams gradu-
ated with the class of 1918.
Miss Trilla r. Gardner of the stenog-
raphic faculty LETT for her home at Wheat
land, Mo-. on Friday, where she will spend
her vacation. She will return In time for
the opening Of the fall term.
Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. ouinlcy visited sew
eral days this week at tho home of Mrs.
Nell Overton
Rev. II. C. Capsey returned from Fort
Leavenworth this week, He was commits
stoned chaplin while there. and will
report for duty at Camp Dodge next Mon
day
Leon Stacy will leave the bank, where
he has been employed for several years.
and report for military duty next Thurs
day.
Mrs. George W. Kirfman died at her
late home here last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs Archie Cockerill Of Council
Bluffs. Ia, spent Sunday at the home of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Cock
eril.
Miss Caroline Franz of Wabash Is visit
ing her grandparents. MIR. and Mrs. Will
lam Mueller.
George Satterfleld Of Taylor, Neb., Is
visiting at the home of his uncle, George
Satterfield. -
Mrs. Frank Adair sr. Ia visiting her
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST
CONTAINS EIGHTY-ONE NAMES

ectaty; FL E Baird, North Topeka,
Kans.; ]. D. Clarke. Roclland, Texas;
r. B. Harelson, McRae. Ga; A H
Waller, South Norwalk, Conn; C.
Wheauey, Bunkerhill. Kans-: w
Yawn, Three Rivers, Miss.
Died of disease:
Private Ia T. Shortrfdge, Kenmore,
n. d.
The wounded severely Included:
Sergea.nts N. Fl Berg, Chicago; B.
Fl. Lewis, Centralia, Ill; Corporal R
C. Robinson, Rawlins, Wyo.; Pn-
Yates K B. Copenhaver, Lytle, Mont; {;
f F. Dragoo, Basin. Wyo.; H S. Funk,
Liberal, Kans; P. Henka, Chicago; E
Horton, Cincinnati, Ohio; J. w. IveAs,
Grand Canyon, Ariz.: Privates H. ".
Johnston, Libby, Mont; j. p. Kauien,
Chicago; H N Mckay, Anaconda,
Mont: p. A. Mclaughlin, Park City,
Utah: C. S. Raffington, Hutchinson
Kans.; ]. G. Ryan, Rawlins, Wyo.; J.
schlachter, Rock Springs, Wyo.; A G.
Sterrar, Butte, Mont; L. j. Wells, Chi
cago; I. whipple, Sunnyside. New,
Missing In action:
Iieut. G. C. Croal, Sfsseton, S. D.;
Sergeant d. A. Foley. Youngstown.
ohio: Corporal IL A. Jones, West
minister. Colo: Privates B. BirTaing-
ham. Corpus Christi, Texas; R A Col
lin. Montrose, Ark; j. ". McGinn
Philadelphia; a A. Randall Columbia,
Miss
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
After Sinking Hospital Ship, Hun u Boat
Plows Through Wreckage and
Murders Several Victims.
OVER TWO HUNDRED ARE MISSING
Twelve Women Nurses Drowned When Their
Boat Was Capsized by Teuton
Pirate of Sea.

[United Press Leased WIRE Servfce-J
LONDON, July 2-Two hundred
and thirty-four members Of the crew
and medical complement Of the Can
adian hospital ship Liandovery Castle,
torpedoed and sunk Thursday, were
still nissing early today. Patrol boats
and destroyers arc securing the adj
lacent waters In search OF possible
survivors.
Stories Of the twenty-four survsv-
ors, indicate that German spies, work
Ing in the United States and Canada
siaVe Geographic or wireless com
xsa1nhcation with Berlin. The com.
n,ander Of the German submarine ac--
oused Captain Sylvester, master OF
the LIandovery castle OF carrying
eiaf,t American aviators. In reality,
EIGHT medical officers were booked to
salt, but one cancelled his passage at
the last moment The survivors be
Iieve the U boat torpedoed the hos
pital ship deliberately on Information
from America, transmitted since the
ship sailed. While the survivors wero
cIingIno to rafts the Submarine plow-
ed through tho wrecleage, tipping over
the RATS and iifeboats, throwing the
victims into the water.
The commander aftor~ard explain
ed he was searching for the "Ameri-
can flight officers" which he believed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02

all the power he needs, pointing out
that later legislation, to which all due
deIfberatfon may be given, can take
care of the rights of individuals and
corporations.
Committee members Indicated this
will be their argument to the house
in urging speedy passage of the reso-i
lution-that it is simply an empower
ing measure and that congress viii
later be able to exercise the fullest.
supervision over the details Of govern
ment control.
Representative Lnnn, New York.
began fight to get his resolution
taking over the telegraph and tefe-I
phone lines before the house ahead
of the AsweIl resolution, which iai
backed by President Wilson.
The Iuun resolution empowers the
secretary OF war, instead of the presi~i
dent, to take over the lines. Lunn
plans to change this by committees
amendment. Junn introduced his reso-s
luton several weeks before AsweH
and claimed priority.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
Anti Government Ownership
Members Of Congress Be-
gin Fight Against
Proposition.
RESOLUTION WILL PASS
Postmaster General Burieson to be in
Charge II Telegraph and
Telephone Lines are
Taken
[By l. c. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondeut1

IBy L. c. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Opposftton
such as instantly meets any proposal
for government operation OF control
of public utilities, sprang UP today IN
congress to block passage of the reso-
luton empowering the president to
take over telegraph and telephone
systems as a war measure.
All antigovernment ownership mem
bers of congress declared emphatic
ally that the resolution presented in
the house by Representative Aswen
and in the senate by Senator Shep-
pard, must not pass without limiting
government control and operation to
six months after the war As nDw
drawn It fixes no limit
It is probable that IN the interest
Of early passage OF the eg1slatf"''
which may be needed to avert a strike
of telegraphers on July 8, the time
limit Will be conceded
This won't quiet the opposition. The
report that the systems are to be
handled by Postmaster General Burle
son, as director general on commun1
cations, reused the ire of large
group in both houses.
But most of the opposition vii
wear itself out in talk and the reso
luton will pass, probably in abou
| the form the president desires It Its
passage may interfere with the recess
congressional leaders had planned u
begin July 10.
l. The house commerce commlttee to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
ELEVEN SHIPS BLOWN UP
BY SAILORS OF RUSSIA

ment of the constituent assembly from
outside the country.
I am not allowed to dfvulge the de
tails, but Kerensky went into Russia
from Christiana with delegation. all
of whom were travelling In disguise
They visited Moscow and other cent
ers where they conferred with aides
Afterward, they all returned to a
Scandinavian city.
The two Siberian governments have
peen unlUed. I'ne caste government,
the capital OF which was at Harbin,
has joined with the western govern
ment, and the later's capital, Omsk.,
has been chosen as the center of tina
government.
Members of the constituent assem-
" General Chorvat, hetman of the
Baikal Cossacks and other leaders
have formed a small cabinet.
Col Ivanoff was named commander
in chief of the Czech-Slovak front
The Czecho-Sloyak form the nrt-
cleus of the Siberian army. With them
are brigaded several corps of volune
teers- and detachnents of Esssacks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
Eight Killed IN Action, Ten
Dead from Wounds and
Ten are Missing.

iUnited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINYTCN, July General
fershiRg today reported eighty one
casualties divided as follows,
Killed in action, 8.
Died of wounds, 10
Died of disease, L.
Severely wounded, IS.
Wounded slightly, g
wounded degree undetermined 2
Missing in action, 10.
The list follows.
Killed in action:
Ldeuts. J. J. Brewer. Bristol, Tenn;
o. B. Redwood, Baltimore, Md;
wagner F. J. Kutcher, Millvale. Pa;
Privates G. w. Earls, Corhin, KY;
j. A. Jordan, Eby. KY: F. C. McDer
moot, Portales, N M. r G. Naegei
PHILADELPHIA Pa; D. G. O,Nein, Jr.
Renova, Nev.
Died of wounds:
Leuts- G.. p. Gustafoson, Sycamore
III; D. Jackson, Kingwood, w. Va;
Sergeant S. c. OstrowsIi. South Chi
sago. III: .RriEates x Adache. Scilenr
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02

day held a hearing on the resolution.
Aswell was to explain
it. Secretaries Daniels and Baker,
who urged it as a necessity to guard
military and naval secrets, have been
asked to attend, as has been POST
master General Burleson.
Advocating permanent government
control of all communication systems,
Secretary of War Baker today urged
the house commerce committee to 70
port quickly on the Aswel1 resolution
empowering the president to take
over telegraph, telephone, radio and
cable systems.
military control Is not necessary
this minute" said Baker, "but 1t may
become so the next minute"
He urged the committee not to put
any time limit into the resolution, but
to leave for determination in later
legislation defining the terms of CON
tracts, the amount of payments and
other features Of government arrange
ments with companies taken over.
t'If l had my way, would not put
any limit Of time either tn this reSo-
luton or in subsequent legislation to
the length of government control,
said Baker. EVERY time congress
hope it will do better the next time.
1 did not approve Of the time limit tn
he railroad control bill. Hence.
hope no limit viii be dxed In this
Baker emphasized the Importance
OF giving the president, without delay,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02

or simulated to beiiove were On. 6oaSdk
ono Of those subsequently rescued,
a Canadian sergeant major, was In 81
boat containiug twelve women nurses
which capsized. 1t Is believed all wcroi
lost, as mono reappearcd.
When tho sergeant major waa res,
cued, he was dazed as the rosiHt o.
his treatment. Seeing the submarines
come alongside, he thought it wan al
British crafl and climbed aboard. A.
German sailor picked him up and,
threw him bodily into a iifeboat
Arc Wild Beasts.
LONDON, July 2.-"You cannot use
argument with wild beasts; the only
thing to do is to destroy all of them"
declared Chancellor Bonar Law today,
in referring to the torpedoing of the
hospital ship Llandovery Castle by
German submarine.
Bonar Law made the statement dur
ing an address OF welcome to the dele
gates attending the international al
lied parliamentary conference.
He referred to the torpedoing as
"an unspeakable outrage" and declar-
ed that 1--WE must all set our teeth un-
til the end is achieved"
The chancellor expressed regret
that Premier LAoyd-George could not
be present
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
President Wilson's Address at
Mount Vernon VIII be a
Most Important An
nonucement.
PURPOSE OF o. S. A.
Doctrine Of Aid for Not Only Russia,
But All the Oppressed
Peoples Of tho
World

rBy Robert ]. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 2-The
world win soon know the definite pur-
poses of the United States In Its her
culean efforts to bring an end to the
struggle by 1920.
President Wilson has completed
the formulation of his doctrine OF
aid.n The finished product holds out
Americas hand not only to Russia,
hut to all other oppressed peoples
under Teuton militarism-and 10 the
en,battled nations themselves, now
and in the future.
The president has decided the time
has come for a recapftulatfon OF aims
in the war. The next months Will pe
furio1s ones and strong decisions
must be made. There must be nc
doubt in the minds of the nations
however. that the course this country
10 called on to pursue IN any eng
ency. her ultimate purposes are &c
eee that all nations get square deai
at the finish. -,
TpIy 4th speech at Mount vernon
vii, set forth no out-and-out- pro
Gram of aid-merefy the principles
npon which he will work
The means of extending hefp 10
Pnssia are being developed, however
.nd in some instances already are II
effect.
A movement is under way to fur
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
|BOCAE ARE BADLY SMASHED
| By AMERICAN NIGHT ATTACK
Heavy Losses Inflicted on Enemy in Half Mile
Advance Along Two Mile Front s
on Marne.
GERMAN PRISONERS NUMBER 45o
Twelve Hour Bombardment by Artillery, Fol-
lowed by Forty Minute Dash of
Infantry.
GERMAN PRISONERS NUMBER

EBy Lowell MeIlett, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE
MARINE, July 2, (10:55 a. NIB
American troops advanced on two
mile front west Of Chateau Thierry
last night, to the depth Of about half
mile, taking $50 prisoners and In
flctfng the heaviest losses on the
enemy. The American losses were
extremely light Our men took the
village of vaux, Hill 1872, LaRoche
wood and penetrated cIerembaut
wood.
Combined French and American at
taneously with the American attack
suocesfuf after a bitter battle.
The hills are very important, domL
mating chateau Thierry, as we'll as
the country to the left.
Perfect cooperation between the
artillery and Infantry made the
American advance possible, as sonc
portions Of tho German line were
unusually nefl adapted to defensive
purposes
Tho si1eiiing tasted from 8 O'Clock
yesterday morning until O'Clock last
night. Then the infantry swept for
ward and attained all its obieetfves
tn forty minutes. The advance was
made on a front Of about three kiio-
meters (1-863 miica) and reached a
maximum depth Of dIoneter G621
niies.)
One Of the most remarkable artfl-
lery successes yet staged by AmerI
cans preceded the attack The back
areas ~cre thoroughly swept first
Complete naturalization of the Ger
man artillery was evidenced by the
feebieness OF ITS reply.
The concentration Of fire later on
Vaux resulted in the gunners hitting
absolutely every building Ia the town.
Exceptional intelligence work re
suited In every man being furnished
with an exact description together
with photographs and maps indieat-
ing buildings each was expected to
occupy When they reached the town
they round the maps more valuable
than the photographs, as the artillery
had wiped out any resemblance to a
house.
The ADVANCE wfics, carried the
Amerieans du~r two depressIons and
mp ON to a plateau, was made In
ssfrnfsh formation behind a perfec.
barFage and landed them In the town
practically mscratcted, although the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
Germans Took Eight of Black
Sea Fleet and Sent Crews
Out of Town.
| IBy Joseph Shaplen, United Press
I ~ I

LBy Joseph Shaplen, United Press
Staff Corporation.
STOCKHOLM, July 4.-Volia and
Demakratia, dreadnoughts and six
destroyers of the Russian Black sea
fleet have arrived in Seoastopol, &C
cording to semi official dispatches
from Russian sources today. Their
crews were disarmed by the Germans
and forced to Leave the city immediate e.
Iy. In the revolt at Novo-Rossrsk K
goo miles east of Sebastopol) the
Russians blew up the dreadnought
Sybodnava-nessia and ten destroyers-
Persons close to the leaders of the
Siberian government inform me that
Alexander Kerensky led the Siberian
government in favor of Eeestahhsh- d
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
United Press
War Summary

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
1,41sth day OF tho war; 1o4th day
Of the big offensive.
harne front-The Americans last
night won what may prove to be their
most notable victory to date, advanc-
ing more than half mile on a two
mile front, west Of Ctateau-Thierry
and capturing Hill 2o4. which donnin.
ates tho Marne city. The Germans
are almost certain to evacuate Cha
teau Thierry, either as result Of
American artillery bon,bardment or
Our next infantry assault
In addition to capturing Hill 2c4, the
Americans took Hill 1872, the village
Of .Vaux, La Roche wood and part OF
Cleran1bout wood.
They took $50 prisoners, infffcting
heavy losses on the Germans and suf-
fered only slight casualties themselves.
French troops took prisoners In a
raid east Of Rheims-
Disc front-Gern,an prisoners were
taken in French raids between Mont
eidier and Noyon.
Picardy front-A German attempt to
reeapture ground lost to the British
northwest Of Albert last Friday was
,repuised
Flanders frort-Rrftish repulsed
German raids on the southern portion
OF the front
Lorraine front-A German bfplans
was shot down yesterday near Reg
enville, on the Toui sector.
Aisace frout-Gernsan raids repuis-
ed by the French
France-The Gernans made their
sixth air raid on Paris within six days
last NIGHT. No casualties or damage
was reported.
Russia-The BoIsheMli, through
military control of the election ma
chinery, won the elections in Petro-
Grad. The workers voted solidly
against them
All anti BoIsheNki factions In ST.
IBERIA have united and are forming a
huge army to oppose the soviet forces.
Enaland-The influenza epidemic
continues to spread. Schools have
been closed and mines are threatened
with stsIt down
Brilliant American Advance
TBy 7. w. T. Mason, United Press
War E1pert1
NEW YORK, July 2-The brilliant
/! American advance west of Chateau
Thierry last night has destroyed Cha,
| foam Trhierry's usefulness to the Ger
mans as a supply center for Won Hin
denburg's army of the Marne.
| The CAPTURE of vaux puts American
artillery within range of two miles
of the Chateau Thierry railway sta
/ ton. This Is the most important
terminus the Germans hitherto have
nossesed for their line of con1munica
tions running from the Marne tt
/ Aisne. 1t will be impossible for Hin
denburg hereafter to use this station
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
Six People Killed.

AMSTERDAM, July 2,-Six persons
were killed and sixteen injured in the
allied air raid ON Mannheim June E9,,
according to q Berlin despatch recety--
ed today. Some damage was done.
The despatch said damage was done'
in the air raid on Karlsruhe the fol-
lowing day, but that there were no
casualties.
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lCout;nueo on page q
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| LEFT wing met stiff opposition from
machine guns In the wood.
| Twenty-three minutes after the de-
| parture from their trenches, tho
Americans were In Vaux- Half an
hour later the American an1buiances
were there. The latters work was
vastly tighter than might have been
expected. American patrols for tho
past several nights had drawn the
fire Of German machine guns, re-
ealing their positions, SO the infantry
would be able to approach the nests
warily and surround and capture
them with minimum casualties.
After the success Of the advance,
bombardment OF the rear areas was
resumed so as to prevent German re-
inforcements being rushed up.
| French Took Part
| PARIS, July 2.-French and Amerf
can troops improved their positions
west of Chateau Thierry last night,
taking the village OF Vaux and the
heights to the west, the French war
Office announced today. The Americans
took 200 prisoners. including five Of
ficers.
West Of Chateau Thierry q local
operation executed Dy bTdnCo-Aner1-
can troops enabled them to improve
their positions on the Vaux-diH 204
front" the communique said
'@vaux village and the heights to
the west were taken by the Americans
who captured 200 prisoners, hclud-
ing five officers.
Between Montdfdier and Noyon and
east of Rheims, French troops took
prisoners In raids.
German attempts near BeIfoy,
Haute and In Alsace were repulsed by
French fire.
Destructive Bombing Raids.
LONDON, July 1.-Renewed fight
! ing on the Italian front and destruc-
tive bombing raids into German ter
ritory were the most important opera
tions described in overnight official
reports
Italians ON Sunday took three form
fdable peaks-Monte n Vaibela, Col
De Rossa and Col Dt Chel, on the
Asiago plateau-and are holding them
against repeated counter attacks. The
Austrian war office admitted the loss
of Monte De VaIbeIla and Col De
Rosso, stating that the Austrian
forces were withdrawn to their for
mer main positions at Stenfel wood
British ayfators made the following
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
Destructive Bombing RAIDS.

(Continred on page %
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02

The Telegraph Service of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-19
SIN MUST BE FOUGHT
WHEN KAISER'SDQnD
The Rev. DR.. Spurgeon, M
don. Warns Against Slaoh !,
ers in the Churches

The Rev. DR.. William Spurgeon q
London declared yesterday In an addrest
to the congregation of the West Payl
Presbyterian Church. Amsterdam ave.
nue. ana Eighty-sixth street that tho
FORCES OF sin Will be as alive as ever
after the Kaiser is defeated, and that
there must be no slackers In the
churches, laying down their arms in the
eternal battle against Satan.
we are now at the parting OF the
ways, he said, land the climax in tie
present conflict between Germany and
the allied cause Nrill be reached when
sufficient numbers of your brave Amer
lean lads fight besiue the valiant SOL
diers OF France. England. Belgium and
Italy and overcome the vicious fl,
Long after the war has been ended
ard the Kaiser received his just deserts,
however, the great world conflict which
has been going on so ruthlessly f1r he
past 5000 years will still be fought
There can be no LET up on the satanic
FORCES where there is one sinner un.
blessed and ,unsaved. The victory n
the end will be with the forces Of right.
eousness, but there must be no divine
slackers in our churches. There must
be coordination in the great s9iri,ua
army"
DR.. Spurgeon predicted that the IA.
ser would soon be 'meditating In that
place where there is no shortage NJ
coal" He concluded with an analysis
of the besetting sins OF the people, con-
demning particularly the man who de-
clares ne is above the temptation II not
telling the truth