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Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-13
REDS BATHEFOR
HOURS WITHARMY
OF UKRAINLANS

Petrograd, Jan. l2.--Fighting last
ing seven hours has-taken, place be-
tween Maximalist and Ukrain.an
troops near Rachmatch, in the gov
ernment of Tchernigov, according to
advices received here. The fighting is
said to have resulted in severe casu-
alties.
A Reuters Limited dispatch from
Petrograd says it is reported there
that the Ukrainian troops have occu-
pied Rachmatch, in the government
of Tchernigov, after severe fighting.
Bolsheviki detachments have seized
the stations at Debalzavo. in K SIR
kov, Iuoyska and Semenoy.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-13
Record Cold in Fremons.

Fremont, Neb., Jan. 12,-(Special
Telegram. ALI records for continued
cold weather in Fremont were
smashed Friday when the government
thermometer registered a minimum OF
"a below and a maximum of l8 below
for the day. A number of Fremont
church will have no services Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-13
COAL SHORTAGE
BECOMES ACUTE
IN TWO STATES

Washington, Jan. 12.-Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield today ordered
mines in West Virginia, Kentucky
and Pennsylvania to concentrate for
the next zen days in shipping coal to
certain districts. in Ohio and Michi-
gan, where the shortage is acute.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-13
23k|LLED AND HUNDREDS =
INJURED IN WORST SNOW
STORM FOR MANY YEARS
Railroads Are Paralyzed and Several Cities Are Com.
pletely Isolated; New York Has, Tropical Storm
Which Floods City; South and Southwest
In Grip of Zero Temperatures.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE severes cold of many
eastward to the Aleghene and will the Atlantic
coast tonight and Sunday.
surrounding territory while the cold extended souhward a, sr
the Gulf of Mexico with there ranging
1S degrees above Traffic throughout the middle
greatly impeded and coal causes much suerino
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-13

To the extreme southern limit of
the Florida main land temperatures
tonight will fall below freezing and
cold will be more intense all the way
norhward to the Canadian border.
The. cold will continue through
Sunday.
MANY KILLED.
Atlanta, Ga, Jan. l2.-With the
south in the grip OF its worst snow
and sleet storm of the winter today,
early reports showed that tornadoes
which swept through eastern Ala
bama and central Georgia had taken
a toll of l6 lives and injured more
than 100 persons.
Wire communication over a great
area was paralyzed, scores of small
towns in the interior being isolated,
while Savannah, Charleston, Jackson
Vile and other cities along the south
Atlantic coast were cut off from out
side communication.
Many Deaths.
The deaths and injured reported
early today were as follows:
Cowarts, Ala, seven killed and Is
injured.
Dothan, Ala, six children killed ard
40 injured in collapse of school house
III country near Dothan.
Webb, Ala, one killed and esti-
mated 70 injured in destruction Of
store and other buildings.
Troy, Ala, one killed and several
injured. .. /. His. y.
Macon, Ga, one killed at Camp
Wheeler and several injured. ss..-a
Low Barometer.
The cold wave that extended as far
south as Florida was preceded by an
unusually low barometric pressure,
28.eS being recorded at Knoxville,
while thunder storms and lightning
accompanied a heavy snowfall at
Asheville, N. c.
It was thought today that sleet
and high winds were the chief causes
of the isolation of most Of the towns
and that little or no damage had re-
suited in the larger cities.
y Blows Down Tents.
The tornado. at Camp Wheeler
blew down some 10 hospital tents.
containing $50 patients, and heavy
rains flooded other tents. One
private was reported killed in the
collapse of the corral of the lz2d in
fantry. while the base bali and race
track grand stand at the fair grounds
were badly damaged and the winter
quarters OF a circus was demolished,
many animals being killed.
Traffic Tie-Up.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 12.--After
the lowest plunge of the mercury in
nearly 20 years, the southwest was
lhoping for a reaction to warmer
weather today, based on weather bu-
Ireau predictions of slowly rising tenn
perature. -. ,.HI
In the wake OF the blizzard and the
record cold weather that followed at
mauv points came disorganization of
wire and train communication. fran
tic calls for coal, failure Of gas serv-
ice in the .ahoma-Kansas fields and
much suffering everywhere. but espe-
ciaIly in the oil districts, where many
buildings were incapable of resisting
such low temperatures.
Worst Since 1873.
St. Louis, No, Jan. IA blizzard
that broke all records in st. Louis
county since 1873 ragged throughout
the night, setting a low temperature
mark in St. Louis of l9 degrees be-
low zero. Temperatures ranged from
irontinned an PAGE Two. Column Two.l
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-13
WAR SECRETARY GRlLLED BY
SENATE COMMITTEE; SHARP
DIFFERENCES Of OPINION
Baker Is Accused of Giving Country Wrong Impression of
Departmental Conditions; u. S. Will Feel Secure
When Facts Are Known, He Assures In
vestigators at Washington.

Washington, JAM 12.-Secretary Baker in for
sharp today the hands of the senate mill
tary committee conducting the inquiry.
The committee demanded to know what had been done
about 200 Lewis machine held storage while
ments and camps need them for practice.
Secretary Baker promised that they Immediately would
distributed and Weeks observed that the distribution
L.. l..
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-13

A1Gu UScH uSidyGu q H1OHkus
TOO MUCH DELAY.
THAT is the essence of this whole
thing" said Senator Weeks. There is
delay, too much delay. Things that
could be done at once are delayed
when every day counts"
"Mr. Secretary" Chairman Cham
berlain broke in, "your general state
ments of conditions are all calculated
to leave the impression that all these
matters are really in good shape"
The senator cited reports of cloth
ing shortages at Camp Sherman and
added:
FEELING OF SECURITY.
"The effect on the country of
your statements isNto lull it into feel
ing of security that everything has
been done that should have been done.
| don't think it has"
II think the country is entitled to
feel secure" Mr.. Baker replied
earnestly. when the facts are known
the country will feel secure"
Senator Hitchcock, another demo-
cratic member of the committee said:
But, Mr.. Secretary, we have
specific testimony of exact, clothing
shortages, while your testimony seems
to contradict them completely"
Mr.. Baker said the shortages cited
might be of final and not initial
equipment.
Il agree with the chairman" con-
tinued Senator Hitchcock, that you
seem to have the impression that ev-
erything is lovely, that there are no
shortages and that these reports are
unjustifed."
Conditions Not Perfect.
Quite the contrary" Mr.. Baker an
swered. Il want to give the picture
as it is. There was a shortage of
overcoats and other clothing. But |
II nix the figures of shortages you
have were at the climax of the short
ages. | think the country ought to
have the knowledge that since those
discouraging days supplies have been
very much increased. Conditions are
not perfect, of course"
Inc fault ma, the chairman re-
piled, lis that if congress and the peo-
pie get the impression, which your
general statements give. that every
thing IS all right, they will believe that
no legislation to correct the depart
ment's system is necessary, and from
our testimony think it is necessary"
But | must insist" said Mr..
Baker. that under facts as they are
the country is entitled to reassur-
ance."
Early Mistakes.
Mr. Baker cited statistics of short
age early in December and how sup
plies had been increased during the
month. Mistakes in distribution and
Continued on Page Two. Column Three.l
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-13
SUICIDE FIXES
GUILT FOR CRIME
AT CAMP FUNSTON
Lewis R. Whistler of Salina, Kan Found Dead in Office
After Order Is Issued to All Officers to Have
Finger Prints Taken; Leaves Note
To Woman.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 12-After numbering four in
charge army bank Camp Funston with and bat
terng their bodies beyond recognition effort to obtain
200 in cash which believed to be secreed in the
vaults Captain Lewis r. Whistler of Sana Kan late today
took his own life ,..|
His suicide followed general order issued after the quad
rupe murder requiring all captains report and have their
finger prints taken.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-13
The Weather

For Nebraska-Fair; slowly rising tenn
herature.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-13

Comparative Local Record.
1918 1917 1915 1915
Highest Yesterday &c. 2 FL -
Lowest yesterday ....-l7 --l9 Is
Mean temperature ..-S iS 10 Sc
Precipitation >. .....00 T. 81 90
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March l..
and compared with t4e last two years:
! Normal temperature !. |................... 20
Deficiency for the day .................. rs
Normal precipitation .......,.. .03 inch
fDeftciency for the day ........ .0S inch
Total rainfall since March l.. az II inches
Deficiency since March l.....,, 7.42 inches
/ Deficiency for cor. period 1915 l2 81 inches
Dstte.sncy fer cor. period, 1915, Isl inches
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-13
Early Mistakes.

Mr.. Baker cited statistics Of short
age early in December and how sup,
plies had been increased during the
month. Mistakes in distribution and
Continued on Page Two. Column Tbree.p
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-13

Comparative Local Record.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-13

St. Louis, No, Jan. IA blizzard
that broke all records in St. Louis
county since 1873 ragged throughout
the night, setting a low temperature
mark in St. Louis of l9 degrees be-
low zero. Temperatures ranged from
Continued on Page Two, Column TwoO
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-04-26
horse,s Jumplna Powers.

II the reader will carefully measure
out 80 feet an idea of IA horses capac-
ity In this direction VIII be gathered.
Such distance "A steeplechase horse
called Old Chandler is reported To have
covered at Warwick many years ago !;
and there is more than one apparently
authentic record of horse clearing
over seven feet In height. The scene
Of such an exploit was ut the Phoenix
park, Dublin, and the horse was called
Turnlp. The animal belonged 10 Sir
f. Crofton. and the duke of Richmond
then lord lieutenant of Ireland, wa
gered $500 that this height could not
be cleared. A wall of the requisite di-
mansions was built, and when finished
Turnip was ridden at II. He did what
was asked of him in perfect style, but
II happened that his grace, not know
ing that the feat was ready for per
Torrance, was not looking when the
Jump was made, and Turnip was there
fore ridden over it again, not only sue
cessfully, but easlly.-LondoD Tit-Bits.
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DEPUTY INTERNAL REVENUE
COLLECTOR HAS HEADQUART-
ERS IN PUTNAM

James H. Griffith Of Darlington, R.
l., deputy collector, representing
the office of the collector of internal
revenue, has arrived in Putnam and
is making his headquarters in the
chamber of commerce rooms.
The first district of Connecticut,
which includes Rhode Island, has
been divided into zones with depu-
ty in each zone to look after federal
taxes.
1t is believed by the internal reve-
nue. department that the government
is losing a considerable sum of mon
ey by people failing to observe the
many war measures enacted to pro
vide money Especially is this true
of entertainments subject to a tax
and in the case of storekeepers
While it is not thought that in all
cases the people are trying to evade
the law, it is believed that in many
instances they are not familiar with
it and are in doubt as to just what to
do. Deputy Griffith will be glad to
answer questions or give information
to anyone who will call at the cham
Der
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-04-26
MOTION AND DEMURRER IN
UNION BLOCK CASE

Arguments of counsel were heard
Tuesday morning by Justice George
Potvin in the case of the Union Block
Company vs. Christopher Turgis in an
action of summary process for pos
session of a pool room occupied by
the defendant in Union block.
Defendant moved to expunge an
allegation that the conviction of al
lowing gambling on the premises
made the lease void claiming that this
was conclusion Of law and could not
be pleaded Also that copy of the
record of conviction was merely evil
dentary and should not have been
made part of the complaint. Coun-
sci asked for written finding on the
motion.
Plaintiff contended that the allega-
tion that the lease became void did
not make any material difference, but
that it was put in to apprise the
court just what was claimed This
sas also doae in the case eff making
the record of conviction a part of the
complaint
Defendant in his demurrer claimed
that it was not averred that the prem
{sss were a house. room or tenement
within the meaning Of the statute.
claiming that this applied to dwellings,
only and not to public or private
buildings 1t was further argued that
the plaintiff admitted the receipt of
rent for four months after the aneg=
ed conviction which would constitute
waiver of any claim that the lease
was void.
Plaintiff claimed that the word
room" applied to any room and that
as the lease became void under the
statute it was of no further effect and
that defendant was merely holding
from month to month
An adjournment was taken to
Thursday morning, when decision will
be rendered.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-04-26
PIUNEER LIFE IN MISSOURI
Was Fine for Men and Dogs" but
Undoubtedly Also Hard on
the Women.

an Pioneer Families of Missouri"
is printed letter written 10y woman
TO her sister In Kentucky, the Kansas
City Star says:
THE men and dogs have q fine time.
but we poor women have 10 suffer. We
pack water from one-half mile 10 one
mile for cooking and washing MY ad
vice is stay where you are. But If YOU
see anyone coming TO this country
send a plank cradle for poor little Pat
rick. His poor little back is fun Of
hard bumps lying In a cradle George
made out Of hollow log. with a piece
Of wood for n pillow. George and at
tended Il wedding last week The
preacher hard-Sheu Baptist, had a
long huckSkin overcoat. The groom
was in his shirt sleeves. with white
cotton pants that came just below his
knees, and white cotton socks and
huckSkin slippers on his feet The
girl was dressed In q low-necked. short
WASTED short-Sleeved white cotton
dress that was monStrouS short for
girl like her She had on huekSkin
slippers and her hair was tied With n
buckSkiu string which IS an the go
here. Aud whom the preacher was
spelling and reading the ceremony
from The hook. The girl commenced
s8eezing and the baehskin string
slipped of her hair which fcl al over
her face and everybody laughed
An early marriage ceremony in LN-
ingSton county took place with the
couple ON one side Of Medicine creek
and Squire Jordan an the other side.
The creek was booming The Young
man swan the stream and brought The
squire down from his house, Then the
young man swan back and took his
place beside the young woman. Squire
Jordan couldn't swim. He wanted to
postpone the ceremony few days I'm
til the creek went down. The young
folks wouldn't have It. They Joined
hands and told the squire to go ahead.
The questions and answers were shout
ed across the creek and the knot wns
tied. Medicine creek got Its name, ac-
cording 10 tradition. because country
doctor in trying TO swim II lost his
pill bags" as they were called.
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Catching Monkeys.

The well-known habit of monkeys to
initiate the actions of man is cleYerly
utilized by wild-anlmal catchers in TAX
ing the agile, climbing creatures cap
tive says Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. The hunters method is to walk
about for some time within sight Of
the Wild monkeys, wearing short boots.
Then the boots are taken of and gum
is placed in their bottoms after which
the men withdraw from the scene, Be
fore long the curiosity Of the initiative
watchers in the trees gets the better OF
their caution and they descend and
start 10 try on the boots, whereupon
they discover that tire footwear caunot
be removed and, being unable 10 climb,
are easily captured.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-04-26
RABIp DOG SITUATION NOT I'M
PROVING MATERIALLY
Flock of Sheep Attacked In Plainheld

According to all reports the rabid
dog situation in Windham county is
not improving in the degree that it
should. 1t is thought that owners of
dogs do not take the quarantine regu-
lation seriously enough, for almost
any day dogs may be seen at large
contrary to the quarantine regula-
tions. From time to time outbreaks
on the part of dogs are reported and
as long as such reports come in and
are verified, just so long will the reg
ulations requiring the confinement Of
dogs be kept in force. 1t may mean
that dogs will have to be confined
throughout the summer and maybe
longer. This works a hardship both
on the owner and the animal. but Is
absolutely necessary for safety until
all signs of rabies have been elimin-
tied.
The latest report comes from the
own of Plainfeld, where, aeeordia
o Deputy Commissioner Howard Ell
lott, a flock of sheep has been at
acked by a mongrel dog as the resu1
f which SIX OF the sheep are dea
even others bitten. and three ms
ing The dog responsible had II
sllar or tag. 1t has been killed
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P. II. S. BASE BALL PLAYERS
TEACH THE TEACHERS

When 1T Is roots, or opponents of
the Nth power, the principal and fac
ulty, male, of the Putnam High school
may be all supreme. When it comes
to the fine points of base ball field
and the handling of the horsehide the
pupils, also male, can show the teach
ers a few things that are not found
found outside the book of rules and
some that are not written therein.
This was eonelusively demonstrated
Thursday afternoon when at the end
of seven long innings of the national
pastime the teachers we're hugging
the small end of 30 to l ) score.
Principal Harrington was on the
mound for the teachers and just for
good measure a husky youngster of
the class room pounded out homer
with the sacks at each corner of the
diamond occupied. Sub Master Snow
was on the receiving end At the in
itial sack stood superintendent Mac
Donald, while Superintendent Har-
rington was brought down from
North Grosvenordale to cover the sec
ond station. Over at the third cor
ner Principal Handy stood ready for
anything that came his way, suppos-
eddy to whip them across to MacDon-
aid before the runner got there. The
County Farm Agent. B. W. Ellis, was
at short to eat up the groundeers, but
it is said that he was not especially
hungry, and when they came to him
piping hot he didn't like to eat them
a-tall Subs of the regular team Gov
cred the outer gardens.
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FORTY.EICHT PER CENT OF
POMFRET SCHOOL ALUMNI
NOW IN SERVICE

Forty-eight per cent of the Pomfret
School alumni are now in the service
of the United States for the war. OF
this number 107 are known to hold
commissions. In honor of this fine
record service flag bearing 22O
stars now flies from in front of the
school
Of this number four are gold stars
denoting that four of the former boys
of the school have sacrificed their
lives for their country.
Those killed in action are: Curtis
Gordon Rand '05, Charles Fletcher
Hartley '16, Curtic Seaman Read Ia,
William Henry Meeker Is.
There are two graduates who are
masters that have been abroad in ser
vice since last June.
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BIG MINSTREL SHOW TONIGHT.

There is just one place to go this
Friday night and that is to the old
time minstrel show The boys and
girls of the State Trade shop Will don
burnt cork and put across a lot of
funny stuff such as one always ex-
poets of old time minstrelsy.
The curtain goes up at o'clock in
the High school hall, and until it
rings down there will be something
moving every minute
Some catchy posters and cuts de
signed by shop students have attract
ed lot of attention, especially the
bird that raps attention to a poster
between the bank and Shaw's store.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-04-26
Folly Of RidicuIe.

A moment Of indulgence In ridicuie
may create lifelong resentment, notes
d student.
The late Richard Mansfield Is said
TO have nursed grievance against
Henry Irving for years. The reason
was that Irving had momentarily in
dulged little weakness he had for
making sardonic remarks.
Ridicule of persons strikes at per-
soLal vanity. And vanity is a very
common weakness Few escape 1t al
together.
And this kind OF ridicule, In fact all
kinds. on examina ton. will be found
to be associated with vanity. In ridi-
cuiing there Is invf riably the desire to
show how clever one is oneself.
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ATTAWAUGAN

The funeral service of the late
George Heald was conducted Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of his
daughter, Mrs Henry }. kosmaller,
Rev. W. d. Woodward officiating. A
trio, consisting of Rev. and Mrs.
Woodward and Miss Florence Stott
sang "Nearer, My God, to Thee, and
My Faith Looks Up to Thee. My
DAYS are swifter than a weaver's shut
teP' were the basis of his remarks.
The bearers were an only surviving
brother out of a family of eleven
children, Henry Head; the son-in-
law, Henry Kosmaler, Samuel Ar
mington, and L. +. Kennedy. The
latter had charge of the services. The
burial was in Webster, Mass, where
the deceased lived for many years,
coming from there last New Years
Day to the home of his daughter,
where he has been tenderly cared for
during his last sickness. The de-
ceased was a G. A. R. veteran, as is
his brother and another of the bear
ers, Samuel Arlington By sIngu-
lar coincidence a comrade of Mr..
Heald in Webster. William Coleman.
died the same day. The remains were
taken to Webster and the Grand Ar
my Fost conducted double burial
service at the cemetery for the two
comrades.
Mrs. George Brown is again able to
walk out a little ways from home on
pleasant days.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Weeks are
receiving congratulations over the re-
cent arrival of new daughter at
their home.
Miss Florence Stott was agreeably
surprised Tuesday evening to receive
from a company of young friends
who had gathered for rehearsal the
gift of a handsome paper cutter 1t
was in honor of her nineteenth birth
day. Candies were served.
Word has been received that Alvah
Woodward is located in Camp Dick,
Dallas, Texas.
There were no services at the Meth
odist church last Sunday, as it was
conference Sunday On account of
the rain, people remained at home
rather than journey to neighboring
villages TO church Regular services
will be resumed at 10.45 next Sunday
morning, with preaching by the pas
tor, Rev. W. D. Woodward who has
been reappointed for the second year
to this charge. The two sons of Pas
tor Woodward were represented by
two of the 3 > stars on a large service
flag unfurled at conference in Proyi-
dence last Thursday. The stars rep
resented sons Of the ministers Of the
conference.
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Strnnn Nenatives.

There is one great advantage about
keeping both glass and film negatives
In envelopes made of transparent pa.
per-that the negative can be look I'd
Mt and identified without taking II
out Of its envelope. More negatives
are damaged by being turned over 70
find some particular one than by the
lapse of time. and the transparent en-
velope protects them from injury from
this source. A system Of filing and
eataloging. by which any negative re-
quired can be found with minimum
Of disturbance of the others, also tends
10 prevent damage.
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r. N. OLMSTED ACCEPTED

F. n. Olmsted of Pomfret, who has
seen service in France as Red Cross
ambulance driver. has been accepted
for service in the Royal Flying Corps
and expects soon to leave for Cana
da. He is the older son of W b Ohm
sted, headmaster of Pomfret school.
Pnv . Rand