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New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
The New British Air
Minister
ORD ROTHERMERE, brother Of
Lord Northcliffe, Is the new Brit

ORD ROTHERMERE, brother Of
Lord Northcliffe, IS the new Brit
ish Air Minister. He is described
in "The London Daily Mail'' as human
dynamo Little known to the public, he is
described as being a man Of order, finance,
figures, organization and constructivcress.
Tho account continues:
lord RotAermere. who is Lord Ncrthcliffe's
Younger brother. reaches next April that age
OF fifty which the wise ancierts extolled as
the true meridian of mans physical and
mental capacities in partnership 1rish~Scot-
tish parcntage and ancestry gave him also
that other meridian Of imaginativeness and
eranitic business faculties that he will need
in his new sphere. A Londoncr, writing this,
!>.Ses to think that childhood passed in Lon
don gave him some Of his lightning adapta-
bility to circumstance and opportunity, and
something, also, of his phlcgm In moments
Of obstacle and difficulty. These, It will again
be realized, are good qualities for an Air
Minister.
Lord Eothermcrc is only littlc known to
the public because such has been heretofore
Ills aim His life has lain mainly in his news
papers; Ire controls "rhe Daily Mirror and
several provincial papers, including The
Glasgow Daily Record with the greatest
circulation in Scotland) and The Leeds Mer-
cury,' and he originated The Sunday Pic
torial' He is chairman of the Anglo-New~
foundland Development Company, and, latter
ly, he has directed, with 8 refo-mcr's hand,
the Army Clothing Department.
"'A very quick, quiet man.. That is the
repeated description Of Lord Rothermere by
those who work for bin. He Is a sort Of
human gyroscope, steadying everybody he
deals with. Again good quality for an Air
Minister. A great encouragcr- Of ideas, no
matter from whom, If they arc good ideas;
a believer in young men, and = forwarder Of
their futures, as the young men who form
the bulk Of the AIR Service will dnd out
"His life with his family, stin boyish de-
votion to his mother, farming In Kent and
fruit growing IN Sussex complete tho picture
of this Air Minister who comes into the pub
lie ken out of the reticent deeps Of great
business creations Next to his country, per-
haps his boys are in his heart, and he has
given one of them to the greater claim
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Henry Ford Talks Machines
UTE within the memory OF the
present generation Mr.. Henry

NUITE within the memory OF the
present generation Mr.. Henry
TX Ford sailed across the ocean in Il
chartered ship. bent on getting the soldiers
out Of the trenches by Christmas. This
holiday season finds Mr.. Ford in som
ire though still earnest war mood
rather, of course, one should say peace
mood. He is no longer trying to bring
the war to a close with display of fus-
tian," but he is just as generously offer
ing all he has to the welfare Of the world.
In a recent number of "Thc Indepen-
dent Mr.. Ford writes as follows
Owe mus. think more about machinery.
II this war IS to be Won. it will be won by
the nation that knows best how to use tools
and machinery; that knows the secret OF
quantity production through Standardization
Of one model. have been disappointed to find
our government planning different sizes and
kinds OF equipment aud machinery where one
model could be used.
"Ships can be built faster, better and
cheaper IL standardized to q single model
One model makes possible production in cnor-
nous quantities. reduces cost and improves
quality. In th, standa rdzation lies the
secret Of American industrial power, and we
need our industrial power in this war
From distance ! thought the best work
in Washington would be done BY civilian aids
On my recent visit there have seen some
thing of the army officers. They have a dis
cpline and training that arc needed by the
country at large Their influence should
spread.
Cur government must never abandon the
barracks and army camps that are being built.
when peace comes the world will be ready
for disarmament. The people will understand
tive wrong Of killing each other. The German
will sec that the American and the French
he Wcnt out .c kill are Jug. as gcad a..
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06

respects his reign may be expected to be
unlike that of his uncle. He is said to
be without the capacity for comradeship
which so helped his uncle, and to be shy,
reserved, unbendng, lacking in self-conf-.
dence, weak and vacillating. 1t has even
been said of him that he has not got along
we'll with the army owing to his lack Of
familiarity with military affairs, and has
gained the dislike of his people and the
ministry
Ferdinand, however, took personal COM
mand of the army shortly after Rumania's
declaration Of war on Austria, on August
27, 1916.
Crown Prince Charles was born on Octo-
Der 5, 1893 He entered the German army
on January 1, 1914, as lieutenant in the
1st Foot Guards at Potsdam, in order to
complete his military education. He is
now an officer in the Rumanian army. He
is unmarried, although early in 1914 it
was reported that his betrothal to the then
Grand Duchess Olga of Russia had been
arranged.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
XV1ill the Nation Want to Keep
w War Dictatorship?

I'VE are no. discussing, however, the pro-
priety of diotatorial war measures The
question OF interest, which Il Is by no means
too carly even no" TO raise, is the extent
to which the system thus established in war
will be retained and perpetuated after the
return Of peace. We do not mean that there
is any danger of its arbitrary and forcible
retention, its imposition upon the people
against their will. That is simply unthink-
able. But will the results of this wartime
dictatorship be 80 beAeicent. and so mani
sestly appllcablc. 20 times OF peace .ha. the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
More Light on the Achieve
ments and Personality
of Sir Julian Byng
4 WRITER in 'The London Times
L \ writes:

4 WRITER in "The London Times"
4 \ writes:
"Sir Julian Byng has seen a good deal OF
fighting since he joined the 10th Royal Hus-
sars, as a young nan Of tventy-ore, in 1888,
first in the Sudan, then in South Africa, and
now in the Great War, for the most part IN
Belgium and France, with interval at tho
Dardanelles in the final stages of those op
erations.
"He landed in Belgium in October, 1914, in
command Of the famous Sd Cavalry Division,
and accompanied the immortal 7th Division in
the retreat from, Antwerp to Ypres- Through
out all the great drama Of Ypres Byng's cav
airy division played an important, on some
days Il decisive, part The division, Lord
French wrote in the dispatch Of November
90, 1914, brilliantly supported the 1st Corps
end Sir Douglas Haig has constantly brought
this officers General Byng eminent services
to my notice. In May, 1915, Byng succeeded
Alenby now at the head Of the victorious
British army in Palestine, as commander Of
the cavalry corps, and the Second Battle Of
Ipres found him operating On familiar
ground with distinguished success Then
came the interval at the Dardanelles, where
he took over the command Of the 9th Corps,
and in February, 1916, he returned to France,
first to command the 18th Corps, and after
ward, in May. the Canadian corps, which
the taking Of Courcelotte and in many des-
lcrate action the Thepval Ridge in the
Battle of the Somme last year, and in the
storming Of Vimy Ridge on April last, the
opening day Of the Battle of Arras. During
the year you have been in command of the
Canadian corps. the Duke Of Devonshire tel
egraphed to General Bvng June 10, you
have gained the confidence and earned the
gratitude OF ALL and trust that the memories
Of this eventful period will be as gratifying
to you as they to Canada In acknowl-
cdgng this message Sir Julian expressed the
pride and admiration with which the record
of that splendid corps filled him.
General Byng received the command OF
the Third Army in June, once more succeed
ing his old comrade, General Alenby. The
following sketch Of him by Lord Nerthcliffe
who spent a day with the Army of the Maple
Leaf in February last, will be read with in
tcrest: Sir Julian is big. we'll made man
With strong jaws, strong ears and strong
walk, distinctly handsome, with dark blue
eyes :. and is now the idol of the
Canadian corps"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06

both government and people will regard
these extraordinary measures as war meas
ures, which ought to lapse with the war and
20 be replaced with a private control which
VIII be just as honest, just as economical
and just efficient as that of the govern
ment. We should regard it as stultifying to
say that that is impossible. We do not be-
lievc that there is any such virtue in name
or system as 20 make it possible for men
associated in a government to do things
which it is impossible for men associated in
business to co.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
The Retiring British
Ambassador

tNlR CECIL ARTHUR SPRING. RICE.
- who, according to "rhc Daily Chroni-
Gle" is soon to retire from the British En-
bassy at Washington, has been British
1912 and in the British diplomatic service
for almost twenty years. He was first in
Washington in 1889, as secretary of
legation. He came to this country again
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06

to go from this city to the lumber and
turpentine camps of the South. She caused
the prosecution and arrest of several en-.
ployers. A year later she was appointed
special assistant by United States At
torney General Bonaparte to aid in smash,
ing the Lumber Trust.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06

he is. and the American will feel the same
way about the German too.
Then we must develop a great national
army for training all our young men between
the ages OF eighteen and twenty-onc We can
bring them sHscthcr from farms and cities
IN the winter time to the barracks and train.
lns places provided oy the government
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Mrs. Humiston, Whose
Especial Office" is
Dissolved
Dissolved

AIRS. GRACE HUMISTON, whose ap~
AVA pointment as special policewoman
to hunt for missing girls was recently re-
voked by Commissioner Woods on the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06

|-$HIS is question which George Har-
vey asks in the january number of
'Ylle North American Review" It
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
Officers Find Liquor
Thrown in River Has
Been Tempered With

Tecumseh, Neb,. Aug. 25.-(Spe-
ciaL)-As it has been several weeks
since County Judge James Livingston
ordered any conhscated liquors
destroyed, he had Sheriff R. H.
Holmes, Deputy Sheriff f. H. HauPh-
ton and Justice Z. c. Hedrick take
between eighty and ninety quarts of
whisky and alcohol 10 the Nemaha
river, just west of town, and destroy
it. The liquor had been taken from
bootleggers and others who brought
It here frcm St. Joseph, and got into
trouble for so doing. Each bottle
was broken and the contents thrown
into the stream.
The officers noticed that a great
many of the bottles labelled to con-
tain some very nice whisky, bottled
in bond" had been tampered With
A neat hole the size of a quarter had
been cut ir the bottoms OF bottles,
the consents taken out and, no doubt,
a poorer grade of liquor substituted,
the glass carefully replaced and
sealed. Some Of these bottles were
returned to the county Judge, who
will cause an investigation to be
made.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
DEFEATED ONES
GAIN NO GROUND
WITH PETITIONS
Feeling Pretty General That
Primaries Nominated Candi-
dates Wanted by Ma
jority of Voters.
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Aug. 25.-(Special. y The
agitation started by parties not sat-
ished with the result of the primary
election on governor and United
States senator and their attempts to
place petition candidates in the field,
does not appear to be gaining ground.
The contention for petition candi-
datesHomes in great measure from
those who in the past have opposed
any move toward the abolishment of
the state wide primary.
As i'll previous years, the primary
has demonstrated that it is easy for a
minority candidate to become the
choice of his party and whore the
vote is close on three or
more candidates, it demon
strates that a party is likely to have
very much less than majority cam
didate and consequently the intent
of the primary laws not carried out
1t is not believed that the move
started to place petition candidates
in the field will get very far, simply
for the reason that the recent primary
has shown that in both parties the
protest" candidate brought about the
nomination of the candidate it was
supposed he went into the field to
defeat.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
News From West Point
And Cunning County

West Point, Neb., Aug. 2o.-(Spe:-
cial. 1.-The nominees for county OF
flee in Cunning county are as follows:
For county clerk, Rudolph Brazda,
dem. unopposed; county treasurer
w. H. Nuevemann, rep. henry
schwinck, dem; for sheriff. Arthur
G. Sexon, dem, William Wagner,
req; for county attorney, James T.
Elliott, rep, Alban Emley, dem.;
for county surveyor, Jay L. Fergu-
son, DEM, unopposed; for county su-
pervisor, 9TH dist. Charles Fl. Sass,
unopposed. The contest for the nom
nation for sheriff on the republican
ticket was hotly contested, that be-
ing the only contest on local politics.
Nomination for legislative offices
were: For the lower house, 2lst
district, James T. Beacon, dem,
Lauritz Lauritsen, rep; for rep
resentative. Henry Behrens, unoppos-
ed. Craft for senator for the 9Th dis
trict won here over Kohl, by nearly
,wo to one.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
Minister Goes to Farming
Instead of Battle Front

Fremont, Neb., Aug. 25.-(Special.)
The Rev. F. H. Gillette, pastor OF
the First Christian church, who re-
signed a few weeks ago to enter
Young Mems Christian association
work overseas, has changed his mind
and will take up farming. He preach
ed his farewell sermon at the prayer
meeting Friday evening and will
leave with his family in a few days
for Henning, MINI.
The September draft call is ex-
pected to be one of the heaviest since
the draft law first went into opera
ton. The local board is planning Tor
an unusually busy month with the
new registration and other work in
connection with selecting the regis
trants for the various calls.
Fifty-eight soldiers from Dodge
county voted ate til primary election.
"a republicans and "a democrats. VI
the republicans, 81 voted for Ham
mond for United States senator, three
for Sloan, two for Mercer, one Tor
Madgett and one for Norris. Met
catfe received II >on the democratic
ticket and Morehead seven.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
Pioneer Red Cloud Miller
Dies at the Age ct 80 Years

Red Cloud, Ncb, Aug. 25.-(Special
Telegram u, Frisbie, the pioneer
miller of the Republican valley,
passed away last night at his home
at Lester, four miles east of, here
Mr.. Frisbie was born in 1885 in Con
necticut. He moved from there to
Iowa and during the civil war en-
listed from that state, serving for
four years as hospital steward. He
came to this county in 1874 where,
with John Q. Potter, he established
the first mill west of Beatrice. He
has been engaged in the milling busi-
ness ever since, except for few
months while his mill destroyed by
lightning, was being rebuilt.
Surviving are four sons, Charles,
Sylvester and Frank, who have been
associated with him in the milling
business; Lucius, now engaged in cdu
cational work; also three daughters.
Mrs. Daisy Cox of Florida, Mrs. Mat
tie Chase of Washington, and Miss
Grace Frisbie of Red Cloud. Funeral
services are to be Tuesday afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
Gresham Man Shoots
Woman and Turns
Gun on Self; May Die

York, Neb.. Aug. 25.-(Special Tele-
gram. .)-William Wentz of Gresham
shot and seriously wounded Mrs. Mel
lie Fish about II o'clock Saturday
night on the streets OF Gresham and
then tried to kill himself, first by cut
ting his throat and failing in that,
shot himself just above the heart.
After shooting Mrs. Fish, Wentz
went by back streets to his room,
where he tried to take his own life.
Mrs. Fish did not lose conscious
ness when shot, but screamed for
help, when she told what had hap
pened. Her wound is in the stomach.
Both were brought to the York hos
pital and physicians think Mrs. Fish
will recover, but don't hold out much
hope for Wentz.
Mrs. Fish was divorced and since
then Wentz has been paying her at
tentions, and jealousy is thought to
have been the cause of the shooting.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
American Socialist Mission
Paws Visit to Italian Front

Headquarters of the Italian Army,
Aug. 25.-The American socialist mis-
sion which has been conferring with
the members of the Italian socialist
parties made visit to the front, first
going to Nervesa, where they wit
messed the lively artillery fire and
also obtained an admirable view of
the fighting lines from Monte Salder.
Then the members of the mission
went through Bassano, where they
expressed admiration at the calm
courage of the population which is
still staying in the city, notwithstand-
ing the enemy's fire. Lake Garda,
Bosnia and Monte Pasubio were Wis
tied and then the delegation made
an inspection of the American troops.
They said they found the American
soldiers of superb physique, with a
high morale and making thorough
preparation for active service, to
which they looked forward with en-
thusiasm.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
Drill Master of Home Guards
Of Syracuse Goes to Front

Syracuse. Neb., Aug. 25.-(Spe-
cial.) - The. Syracuse H 0 m c
Guards and their families held fare
well reception at the park Friday
evening for First Lieut.. w. X. Keith
lev who leaves Monday to serve his
country Mr.. Keithley, who has been
joint proprietor and editor of the
Journal-Democrat, has acted as drill
master of the home guards and under
his supervision they rank first in this
county in point Of service.
Over three hundred people were
present and an exhibition drill was
given by the company. Long tables
we're set in the park and at the cen
clusion of the spread Rev. w. H.
Wright, toastmaster, introduced sew
eral prominent citizens, all of whom
made fine addresses.
The new officers of the company
are: F. M. Morgan, capt; w. &:
Juilfs, first lieut.; H. F. Haase, second
1ieut.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
War Boards to Meet.

Table Rock, Neb., Aug. 25.-(Spe-
cial.)-A meeting of all presidents
and secretaries of War Savings So
cieties i'll Pawnee county has been
called to meet at the court house in
Pawree City Saturday, September Ia,
at 80 p. m. A personal representa-
tive of Ward M. Burgess of Omaha
is expected to address the meeting.
A meeting of the local presbytery
was held in the Presbyterian church
at Table Rock yesterday, at which
Rev. Hugh Robinson of Pawnee City
preached the sermon, dissolving the
relations between the pastor, Rev. E.
c. Seabright, and the Presbyterian
church at this place. Mr.. Seabright
preached his farewell sermon here
today, and will move in few days
from here to Ong, Neb., having ac-
cepted the pastorate Of the church
there
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
Belgrade Awarded Red
Cross FIau as Prize

Belgrade, Neb., Aug. Z5.-(Special;)
Director Judson, Nebraska di-
rector of the Red Cross prior to the
recent drive. for membership, an
nounced that prize would be
awarded to the largest per capita
membership of any branch in the
state. There was hustling upon the
part Of numerous towns, but Bel
grade passed under the wire with
co+ors flying. According to Director
Judson, at the end of the contest,
Belgrade had a Red Cross member
ship of 694 out of population of
300 within the jurisdiction.
The prize from Director Judson, a
beautiful silk flag three by five feet,
has been received and is greatly ap-
preciated, 1t has been hung in local
headquarters
Belgrade women have resumed
making surgical dressings and hos
pital garments and upon all occa-
sions have more than filled their
quota. On the second war loan drive
the town stood 200 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
CANNING TEAMS
TO COMPETE FOR
STATE FAIR TRIP
Boys and Girls to Enter Can
ming Products With Jour- .
ney to State Fair As
First Prize.

Boys and girls canning teams from
the various schools will try out Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday for the
honor of representing Omaha at the
state fair the following week.
Z, Each team is to report at 81 South
Seventeenth street, opposite the court
house at the time stated in the sched-
ule, and the team doing the best
work will go to the fair. Prof. G..
w. Hood of the state agricultural
college, known to the Omaha children
as Bonnet" will be the judge.
Today every child in town who has
canned either fruit or vegetables at
school or at home is invited to bring
one jar each of their product to the
tryout rooms, and prizes will be
awarded \for the best jar of each of
the following; Asparagus, beans,
beets, carrots, corn, greens, okra,
onions, peas, pepper, tomatoes, tur-
nips, apples, apricots, blackberries,
cherries, CurrantS, gooseberrleS
grapes, loganberries, pears, peaches,
pineapple, plumS, rhubarb, raspber-
ries, strawberries and spiced apples,
All prizes will be thrift stamps.
Picnic at Riverview.
The week will end with a big picnic
at Riverview park. All the canning
club boys and girls are to meet at
the pavilion in the park at | o'clock
sharp, and prizes will be awarded.
At this picnic winners in the team
and individual work will be announced
and prizes awarded.
"Uncle Sam cannot knbw what the
children of Omaha are doing for him
unless he is told, so be sure to make
out and bring in records" says Miss
Sarah Garfield.
Following are the dates on which
the various teams are to report at
3ll South Seventeenth street:
Tuesday-1:30. Comenius tboys). 500,
CASTELAR,. 4:30. Kellom (white). 1900
Howard Kennedy.
Wednesdays: Farnam. 1880, Frank
lin. $50, Druid Hill. 800. Benson. 4:3O.
Florence. 700, Kellom Clifton Hill and
Kennedy (colored)
Thursday-9:dO. Dundee. 1880. Comenius
(Hoovers Triplets). 1:3O. st. Mary's. 300.
Corrigan. 4:30, Hawthorne 100 Mason.
Frday-9:00, Central Park.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
w. N. Moore Chosen Federal
Cattle Loan Agency Manager

Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 24-W. NJ.
Moore of Kansas City today was Sc
lected manager and secretary of the
federal cattle loan agency, which is
to be established here and operated
under, the supervision of the federal
reserve bank. Appointment of Mr..
Moore came at the conclusion If a
two-day conference between Clifford
Leonard and Angus Mclean of the
war finance board from Washington
and bankers and stockmen of Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklah ma,
Colorado and Wyoming.
The meeting yesterday also elected a
board of directors to consist of ]. /.
Miller, governor of the Kansas City
federal reserve bank; Judge Asa Ram
sey, federal reserve agent, and H. 7
Mcclure, a Kansas City live stock
commission man.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-26
Women Take Business
Training to Make Way
When Husbands Leave

"All this week there has been a
succession of women calling upon us,
said H. B. Boyles, president OF Boyles
college. "These women show no lit
lie ankle, at the prospect of their
husbands Seing drafted under the pro-
posed law now pending in congress
They are not prepared to support
themselves in the absence of their
husbands and they feel the necs-
sity may soon arise for their enter
ing the business world. They come
to us to learn what we can do to help
qualify them for positions in the bus
mess houses where the number of va
cancies is constantly growing"
These women" continued Mr..
Boyles. "are aware of the extraordi-
nary demand for clerical help and Of
flee assistants of all grades to which
war activities have given rise. They
know before coming to us that it will
not be difficult for them to find work
if they can but qualify themselves for
such services.
1T is a pleasure for us to be able
to assure these women that the short
cut to the pay envelope is found in
the business training schools such as
Boyles college.
"MosAof them take spirited view
of the matter and seem to be recon-
ciled to the decree of fate. They say
that if Uncle Sam needs their hus-
bands it's all right, and when they go
into the army and the support of the
family falls upon their wives the lat
ter will cheerfully take up the burden
and do their part in helping the gov
ernment to win the war"