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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-10
RAIL WRECK
DEATH TOLL
AT LEAST 100
Most Of Victims of Head-0n
Collision Near Nashville
Negroes on Way to
Powder Plant.
Rv Associated Press.

Nashville, Tenn, July 9.-At least
100 persons, most of them negroes,
were killed and as many more injured
in a head-on collision today between
passenger trains on the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
at Dutchman's Bend, FIVE miles from
this city.
Most of the killed and injured were
on a local train from Louisville,
which carried several coaches full of
worknen going to nearby powder
plant. The other train was an ex-
press from Memphis and the west
and after the two engines had reared
and fallen beside the track. the heavy
coaches of the express ploughed
through the baggage car of the ac-
commodation train and demolished
two other coaches.
Engine Crews Killed.
As the crews of both locomotives
were killed the cause of the collision
may never be established. Tie ex-
press train was running late and one
theory advanced was that the engineer
of the accommodation train may have
disregarded signals and tried to make
switch just beyond where the wreck
occurred before the Memphis train ar
rived. There also was the possibility
that he may have, been given wrong
instructions.
Three investigations of the wreck
were expected, one by officials of the
road, another by state officials and a
third by the railroad administration.
Few Women Among Victims.
Only a few women were among the
killed. Most of the white persons
killed were in the telescoped smoking
car of the accommodation train.
Among the killed we're:
Private John P. Hussey, Uhlian,
Ilf, Wilson B. Harris, of the Naval
reserves, and a member of the marine
corps named Alexander.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-10
FRENCH
GAIN IN
THRUS I
Allies Giving Enemy Little Op-
portunity to Perfect Ar
rangements for Launch
ing Attack in West.
By Associated Press.


While waiting for the Ger
man high command to show it's
hand, the allied forces are CIV
ing the enemy little opportuni-
ty to perfect his arrangements
for launching the attack. From
the Lys sector on the north to
the Champagne front, in east
ern France, there have been
sudden thrusts at the German
lines, at least one of which has
maize considerable ground.
This blow was struck by the French
west of the Disc and north of the
Matz river, on the battlefield where
the Germans were stopped short in
therir attempt to hew their way
through to Compiegne early in June.
French Score Advance.
The French advanced along the
Compiegne road northwest Of Anthe-
uil and occupied the Loge and Porte
farms on each side of the highway.
The ground they have taken is inn
portant from a defensive standpoint
and cuts down the area In which the
Germans must maneuver.
There seems to have been spirited
lighting on the British front along
La Basse canal, northwest of Lens.
and north of the Somme, in the Pi-
cardy sector. Berlin announces the
British were repulsed in frequently re-
peated attacks and that their attacks
north of the Somme broke down. The
French attack at Antheuil is merely
mentioned in the official German
statement which says attacks in the
Villers-C Cotterets and Chateau Thierry
sectors were repulsed by the Ger
mans. .4
Turn Austrian Right.
While the fighting on the Mace
donian and Albanian frontiers must
remain side issue the progress Of the
French and Italians along the AL
banian coast brings that theater OF
the war into consideration.
Rapid strides have been made since
the French and Italians assaults were
launched north of Avlona July 6. 1t
appears that the allies have been
successful in turning the Austrian
right wing. An official statement
from Rome says that Italian cavalry
have gained the Austrian rear and
destroyed bridges across the Semini
river, which parallels the Voyusa,
where the attack was begun. This
marks an advance of about Is miles.
Won Kuehlmann Retires.
DR.. Richard Won Kuehlmann, the
German foreign minister, has retired
from Office, it is announced, and the
German emperor has accepted his
resignation. This has been expected
since Won Kuehlmann's address in the
German reichstag June rs, in the
course of which he said that victory
by purely military decisions could
hardly be expected.
Czecho-Slovak forces in eastern ST.
IBERIA have extended their sphere Of
influence up the Amur river to Niu-
layevsk, an important naval station.
The defeated Bolshevik troops, with
their Austro-German allies, are said
to have retired toward Khabaravsk.
the capital of the maratime province.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-10

Ready to Jump.
The enemy's trenchs and organiza-
tions for miles in the rear must be
constantly combed for any untoward
movements.
Your own guns must be told where
their shells are breaking. Dozens Of
other things are required which are
too technical for explanation here and
all this time you sit there between
heaven and earth with a parachute
strapped to your arms and legs, ready
to jump into space if necessary.
| ascended today with a French
lieutenant who explained the work
while aloft and though the scene was
an instruction center some distance
from the actual war, it was near
enough to warrant constantly manned
machine guns in the ground waiting
for any rowing Boche.
Captured German aviation edocu-
ments in the past few weeks have
shown the Importance which the ene-
my attaches to the destruction of the
eagle-eyed gas bags which quietly sit
in the upper void spotting his every
movement.
Sausage War Is On.
There is sausage war on between
the combatants which means today
that large percentage of the sau-
sages ascending on both sides come
down i'll flames.
The observers stake their lives on
the flimsy umbrella-like parachutes
which always hang compactly on the
outside OF the wicker basket like a
canvas water bag.
The enemy airmen are now ordered
not only to destroy the sausages but
to kill the observers in mid-air.
Before Germany began her last big
attacks, there were ethics in the sau-
sage warfare. Invariably if the OBJ
server was lucky enough to escape
death in the sheer 60-yard drop be-
fore the parachute opened, he was
allowed to sail safely toward the
earth, naturally taking his chances
with the wind drifting him over the
enemy's lines or in contact with trees
or other distractions in landing.
Attack in Groups.
But today the enemy is attacking
the sausages in groups of four or
five airplanes, one of which is ordered
to machine gun the observer to death
if the parachute opens.
Though it was perhaps unneces-
sary, this fact explains the small car
bine resting in the bacelle. as the
Lieutenant and myself were strapped
into harness and attached to the para
chute, preparatory to travel over 1000
feet above today.
The carbine serves as the only pro.
lection as the parachutes drop earth
ward. e
The bacelle also contained neat
map of the surrounding country, a
telephone, an altimeter, binoculars,
Continued on Page Two. Column Two)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-10
PILOTS EXPOSED TO DANGER
FOR LONG PERIOD IN SERVICE
Austrian Prisoners
Surprised and Glad
To Find u. S. in War

Italian Army Headquarters in
Northern Italy, July Equestrian
prisoners who have been taken late
ly by the Italians appear not to be
informed of the part the United
States is playing in the war. When
an automobile carrying members of
the United States military expedi-
ton halted this afternoon in front
of line of prisoners, one called out
in English to the chauffeur, Say,
what are you doing over here"
When informed that the United
States was in the war he expressed
surprise and said:
"Well, I hope the Americans keep
on coming strong enough to win the
war. Then we can get out of this
mess and I can 60 back to America"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-10
OBSERVATION BALLOONS SPECIAL TARGETS
OF GERMAN AVIAT0RS OVER FRENCH FRONT:
HUN PLANS BEING TOO READILY SPIED OUT
Greeting Sent American
Mothers by Those of ItaIy

Washington, July s.-Count v.
Macchi Di Cellere, Italian am
bassador, today transmitted to
President Wilson, message of
greeting sent by mothers of Italian
combatants to American, mothers.
The text follows:
I'm the day in which Rome, all
Italy, exultant, welcomes and ac-
claims your generous sons, the
mothers of the Italian combatants
send fraternal auspicious greet
ing to the American mothers and,
united with them by the same throb
of patriotic and maternal love, they
hail the valor of their sons, the final
victory, the triumph of civiliza-
ton"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-10
Hearst Is Turned Down
BV New York Democrats

Syracuse, N. Y, July 9.-Unable to
agree upon candidate after five bal
lots the COMMITTEE of AZ" upstate
democrats decided to submit to the
party conference at Saratoga July q
the names of seven men, any one of
whom will be acceptable as a candi-
date for governor. The list does not
include the name of William Randolph
Hearst. 1868,
His name was not presented for
fnally or informally, neither did he
receive vote. The seven include
James W.. Gerard and Congressman
George RI Lunn of Schenectady.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-10
Warning of Defeat
Sounded by Deputy
In Prussian Lantag

Washington, July 9.-An official
dispatch today from Switzerland says
the independent socialist deputy,
Stroebel, in violent speech in the
Prussian Landtag recently, con-
demned the German government for
its efforts to secure peace by force.
He warned the German people that
unless they rid themselves of their
government and send their politi-
clans of war and rapine to the devil"
Americas millions of soldiers will
prove too strong force to combat.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-10
Foe Under Special Orders to Shoot Down Huge Bags
and Put Observers Out of Action IF Possible;
Correspondent Describes Experience In
Air Close To Firing Line
BY WILBUR FORREST.

Copyright 1918. Tribune Association
With the French Armies July 9-(Specal Cabegram to
New York Tribune and Omaha Bee )-The extreme mpor,
ance of balloon work in open warfare where highly
trained observers many times remain aloft the battle
field much sixteen hours at stretch flmsy basket
with their lives literally in their hands, the Tribune
respondent to investigate this unique of the service today
at an altitude cf about 400 feet.
The sausage of the service is branch where there
much danger because of the constant exposure German
armens attacks we'll hostile and gruelng work because
your eye must be alert eagles matter how long ao
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-10
Third Liberty Loan Total
Above Four Billion Mark

Washington, July 9.-Final COM
pilations of third Liberty loan sub
scription announced by the treasury
department tonight show total of
A,l76,S16,850, an increase of $6,4o7,-.
200 over the total officially estimated
last May 8, after the loan campaign
closed. =
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-10
Gen. Pershing Sends
Personal Greeting
To Elks of the Nation

Atlantic City, July e.-General
Pershing, who heads the list of
$4,000 members of the, order of
Elks in the military service of the
country, today cabled a message of
greeting to the 100000 members of
the order.
The message was read at today's
session of the Elks' convention, and
is as follows:
II send greetings and express my
full confidence in the loyalty and
patriotism of all members of the
order of Elks and their undivided
and hearty support of our president
in this crisis of our nations his
tory"
Bruce A. Campbell of Illinois was
elected grand exalted ruler.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-10
United Lutheran Church to
Embrace 100000 Members

ATLANTIC City, July Y.-As the result
OF conference today of the general
ways and means committee nearly L.
100000 church members are to be
brought under one jurisdictional head
in the United Lutheran church. which
is either to bs incorporated by act Of
congress or under the laws of New
York state, depending on a decision
to be reached tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-10
Won Hintze Slated to
Succeed Kuehlmann
As Kaiser's S Minister

Paris, July 9.-The German emper-
or has accepted the resignation of DIR.
Richard Won Kuehlmann, the German
foreign secretary, according to Basel
dispatch to the Havas agency.
1t is expected that Admiral Won
Hintze, the German minister at Chris
tiania and formerly minister to Mex
leo, will succeed him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-10
Son Of Secretary Daniels
Enters U. S. Naval Academy

Annapolis. Nd. July ~o.-Worth
Bagley Daniels, son of the secretary
of the navy, entered the naval acad-
emy as midshipman today. Young
Daniels is 18 years old and was ap-
pointed by Senator Overman Of
North Carolina. He is an enlisted
man in the naval reserves.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-10
Four More Bodies Recovered
From River Steamer Wreck

Peoria, ILL.,, July o.-With the re-
covery of four more bodies today the
death list of the steamer Columbia
disaster was increased to "a. At least
eight more bodies, possibly as many
ss Is, are still in the water.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-21
SWlFT'S CONTROL
EXTENDS EVEN TO
POLITICS OF CITY
Attorney Tells How Big Packer Corporation Forced Un-
ruly Independent to Sell Out to Save Invest
ment; Strange Workings of City Council
Before and After Sale.

Francis Heney general counsel for the Federal Trade
commission endeavorng show that an alleged packers
combine Sioux City and that the ramicatons Of this
combination has extended and still extends through many
branches Of the municipal life of that city, to the city
council. - -@.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-21
FRANCIS HENEY IS POPULAR
Oh, My, Yes; Just Like the Revolution
Was to the Car and the War to Serbia
PERSON in PACKERTOWN SET

sar surprise he sprung on Mike" vester-
It's some hog scandal Henev is
unearthing-a"beastly affair. (Bum
JokeD Which reminds me of an ex-
cellent suggestion / could advance to
Herbert Hoover if he wants to save
pork consumption so our soldiers and
allies can have bacon for breakfast
Mr., Hoover can take tip from Moses,
who anticipated him several thou
sand years in saving hog products.
He ought to introduce a Hoover
dietary law instead of the Mosaic law.
torbidding the use of pork. The lew
lsh population of this country is OBJ
serving seven porkless> days a week
instead of one!
If everybody did this, wouldn't the
price of hogs take slump. Then it
wouldn't be fashionable to eat it and
the poor starving Belgians could have
as much as they liked j
Mr.. Heney was II minutes late get
ting into court this morning. | had
visions of hirelings OF the packing
house trust (phrase borrowed from
Jerry Howard) kidnapping the ia
nous prosecutor from right under
Continued on Page -Four, Column six)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-21
American Aviator in French
Service Lands Fifth Plane

Paris, Tuesday, March l9.-David
F. Putnam Of Brookline, Mass,
descendant Of Isreal Putnam and
member of the Lafayette flying squad
ron, has just brought down two more
German airplanes, Putnam also has
been promoted to the rank of sergeant
in the French army. He already has
the war cross with palms.
On the afternoon of March IA Avia-
tor Putnam attacked three Albatross
monoplanes, bringing down one and
putting the others to fight. The next
day he attacked two two-seated ma
chimes, one of which crashed to the
ground in flames. In each case Put
nam was alone on patrol duty.
This makes four machines withl
which Putnam is officially credited,
although he brought down fifth ma
chine on German airdrome. This was
not seen by French, observers and,
therefore, was not officially credited.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-21
BY ELLA FLEISHMAN.

Francis ]. Heney is about as bcp-
ular with mike" Murphy and others
in exclusive South Side packers So
ciety as-well, Anthony Comstc ok
was with painters of the nude.
Mr. Heney of Reuf scandal fame in
San Francisco is conducting ar ex-
animation for the Federal Trad. .om-
mission i'll Omaha. Mr.. Heney is try
ing to find out all the "insides" Of the
packing and stock yards business and,
judging by the amount and kind cf in
formation he already has stored in
his mind, don't blame Murphy and
the rest of the gang for tryins to
hold out their business secrets.
Why, if Heney got somebody, with
money enough to back him, | cline
he knows enough about the bus,nt SIS
to bust into the game himself and
grab fat handful of those luscious
profits. He certainly would be !i:-ely
competition" in my judgment.
Why Heney even told ath;uz or
two to the freight expert for the Ne
braska Railway commission, who has
been handling local stock yard fig
ures for years, to say nothing If the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-21

But the narrowest shave was on his
return to headquarters. The German
shell, of los millimetres, roared down,
and burst cleanly less than so yards
from the automobile containing the
secretary of war and the escorting Of
fcers. The shell hit a roadside dug
out, digging a big crater. Mr.. Baker
wished to stop and ascertain whether
there were men in the dugout, but the
chauffeur, realizing the danger, opened
the throttle, and made his best speed
until the danger zone was passed.
BAKERS GREATEST DAY.
This was the secretary's hardest and
most exciting day in France. ron
Monday evening, accompanied only by
general commanding a division and
one other officer, he motored to a
point accessible to the sector selected
for his inspection. He dined anc. slept
in the chateau of French friends of the
ofhcers\ Retiring early, the seci etary
arose at 4 o'clock in the dark OF an
overcast, chill March day. Taking
breakfast quickly, he drove through
the misty dawn to his destination.
AS the lines were approached the
steady reverberation of guns signa,led
great activity of the artillery. This
was confirmed when, on arrival, it
Continued on Page Two, Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-21
OLD FIGHTER
Veteran of Several
Wars Wants Action.
WOULD SERVE

Thomas F. O'Brien, 1921 Cunning
street. 81 years old. a veteran OF the
civil war and grandfather, wants to
get into active service in the United
States army. a
O'Brien, who served more than 40
years in the United States army, en-
listed i'll the famous 68th regiment of
New York volunteers in 1864. He
took part in several OF, the big battles
of the civil war and later saw service
in the Indian wars. He also served
in the Philippines and served in the
British army throughout the Crimean
war.
O'Brien is an old man now, we'll
past the allotted three score and ten,
and his hair and long flowing beard
is snowy white.
The veteran soldier has SON.
Thomas, jr., who enlisted in the
Dandy Sixth" Nebraska last sum-
mer >and is now in the service ir
Washington, and daughter, Mis-.
Cathrine O'Brien, who is connected
with the Omaha Welfare board
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-21
HITCHCOCK
FEARS VOTE
OF CENSURE
Nebraska Senator Leaves Ur.
gent War Work at Washing.
ton to Look After Special
Session Of Legislature.

"Hush! Don't tell anyone! Our
Senator G. M. Hitchcock has sent
word that he will be back in Omaha
by the end Of this week.
No, of course, he is not coming be-
cause there is nothing for him to do
in Washington. Congress is still in
session and up to its ears in urgent
war business and the committees to
which the senator is assigned are over.
loaded with work. Then, too, he re.
Gently returned from two weeks
outing In Florida, but that is not pre-.
venting him from sliding here.
Needed attention to his personal af-
fairs or directions to the sub.editor Of
his paper as to the city campaign may
be offered as the excuse.
II is to be noted. however, that Sem
ator Hitchcock is hurrying home just
on the eve of the special session of
the legislature convened by the-g gov
ernor to meet next week.
Extra Session Ahead.
Rumor has it that the senator is
coming to Nebraska to renew
acquaintance with few of the law
makers. For, though Governo. Ne
vile, specified only 10 bills to be ecn-
sidered at the extra session, there
are low rumblings that, once the leg
islators get together, they have
right to express their opinion on pub
lie issues and that resolution may be
offered and adopted censuring the
democratic senator for his pro-Ger-
Man activities in congress and calling
on him to show his loyalty to AMER
ica rather than to the kaiser.
The senator's lieutenants agree
among themselves that his poli,'cal
fences in Nebraska have been pretty
badly broken down recently in con-
sequence OF his peculiar attitudes on
war questions at Washington, par
ticuiarlyaon account of his persistent
sword-crossing with the admii.istra-
tion while pretending friendship and
feaity.
That Worried Look.
And some Of the democrats saw he
will have lot Of repairing to d. here
to hold his old supporters in The
Hitchcock corral. Even members oi
the legislature who used to be pro.
nounced pro-Gcrmans are manifest.
ing their disgust with the senator.
inconsistent and turncoat perform
ances.
The present legislature Is made up
of large democratic majority, il is
true, but plenty of these democrats
are not concealng their dissat;sfac-
tion with Hitchcock's hyphenated
record before and since the war, and
have places him strictly in the
class of the Reed and Stone demo-
Gratis and other undesirables.
So he is likely to be worried l5ok.
ing senator when he begins scr,iing
out messengers summoning his fed
cral appointees to report for instruc-
tions and prepare defensive opera
tions.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-21
GERMANS PLOT
TO HOLD RUSS
AS PEACE pawn
Kaiser Said to Be Willing to
Give Up AIsaCe-Lorraine.
and EvaCuate Belgium in
Return.
INV Associated PresR.l

Washington, March 20.--The con-
tinued advance of the German army
into Russia despite the peace treaties
signed at Brest-Litovsk is no surprise
to American officials.
They fully expected the German
high command to prosecute its de-
signs in Russia to the fullest extent
regardless of any considerations of
good faith with the peace agreement
No formal explanation of the mo-
tives that impel the Germans to press
their advantage to Petrograd and
Moscow is available here. but it is
known that officials regard the situa-
ton as filled with sinister possibilities.
There have been many recent hints
at anotht. peace effort by the Ger
mans in the near future, and if these
predictions are fulfilled, it is pointed
out. a vast section of Russia actually
in German hands, and furnishing enor-
nous though undeveloped mineral
and other resources for employment
in the German war program, might
we'll serve as foundation upon which
to erect compromise peace proposal.
Evacuate France and Belgium.
1t has been suggested that with
those resources in its possession Ger
many might offer even to restore Al
sace-Lorrainc to France, hoping
thereby to be left in dndisturbed pos
session Of the eastern field
With such proposal could go an
agreement to evacuate France and
Belgian, the whole constituting an al
Turing prospect to the war-worn peo-
Piles of france and Great Britain, if
they did not look deeper and see the
threat their statesmen point out in
the sacrifice of Russia.
Given time to develop Russian re-
sources, many officials here believe,
the Germans could we'll afford TO sur
render all they hold in. the west with
perfect assurance Of both their eco
nomic and military future. t.
Russians in Germany Army.
Some officials here even expect re-
cruitment of the Russian peasantry
into the German armies. Others, how
ever. believe the Russian people are
so thoroughly fmbued with the spirit
of the revolution that no great move
ment of that sort is to be expected.