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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
M UST PUNISH
HUNS CRIMES,
SAY BRITONS
Sinking of Steamer LeinsteI
Blow to Feeling in England
for Peace of Recon-
CiIiation.

London, Oct. 13.-The sinking OF
the steamer Leinster gave stunning
blow to whatever feeling existed
in England for a peace of reconcilia-
ton. The affair caused more indig-
nation than any submarineee eexploit
since the sinking of the Lusitania.
The contrast between Prince Max's
benevolent utterances and Germany's
day by day military and naval pol
icies is the text for most Of the news
paper sermons on the situation. Not
only the slaughter of women and
children on the Leinster and the Hi
rano Maru, but the Germans refusal
to exchange prisoners and the
stories coming from the front of the
needless devastation in Belgium are
working together TO put a damper
on any sentiment of leniency to-
wards the central powers.
1t appears plain that the German
peace proposals are. regarded with
more disfavor here today than they
were week ago. Even some prom
inent papers with pacifist leanings
are demanding punishment for the
violations of civilized warfare as a
necessary part of any peace terms.
The words of Arthur J. Balfour,
secretary of state for foreign affairs,
were symptomatic of the public feel
ingn. Mr.. Balfour is usually most
scrupulous in his observances of the
traditions of diplomacy for polite
phrases under all circumstances. The
public interprets his remarks as a
sign that the government does not
carry any leanings toward a COM
promise with Germany.
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Three Injured When
Two Interurban Cars
Meet in Collision

In head-on collision near Childs
Point Sunday at noon, in which in.
terurban car No. !, on the Fort
Crook line, southbound, crashed into
car No. 3, north bound, three pas,
sengers were injured. c. J. Lismond
of Sioux City received fractured
right leg; Mrs. c. J. Lismond, suf-
fered a badly bruised back, and C.
E Scarr, South Side druggist, re-
ceived a bruised back and internal
injuries.
All were taken to the South Side
hospital for emergency treatment
c. E. Scarr was later removed to
tie Ford hospital. Harry Boyd was
conductor and William Jamison
was motorman on the south bound
car, and Harry Graves was conduc-
ter, and ]. McClanneghan was mo-
torman on the north bound car.
They escaped without injuries. Both
cars were badly demolished.
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Gains 0FALLIES
Make HUNS Line
MORE UNSTABLE
Great Number of Germans
May be Captured Unless
They Speed Up Their
Retirement.
By Associated Press,

By the successes of the British
and the French the entire German
line from Rheims to the Belgian
frontier is made decidedly more un-
stable, and with the new advances
of the French and the Americans
in Champagne and along both sides
of the Meuse northward, seemingly
the enemy, for a few days at least,
will have to hasten his steps east
ward and northward to prevent the
great converging maneuver from
capturing large numbers of prison
ers, especially in the pocket from
the region northwest of Rheims to
La Fere. Here. however, the enc
my, seeing the ultimate fall of Laon,
may have used the great network
of railways and successfully with
drawn majority of his forces
toward Mezieres.
Along the Aisne in Champagne
the French have forced their way
across the river at various places,
and are almost upon the important
railway town Of Rethel, whence it
is only step to Mezieres. while
north of Vouzieres they are con-
tinuing to battle their way forward
toward Sedan. In the bend of the
Aisne more than Sc localities have
been liberated by the French and
several thousand civilians freed
from bondage. Since the offensive
began 2l,567 Germans have been
made prisoners and 500 of their guns
captured.
With the situation in France and
Belgium highly satisfactory to the
allies, the operations in Serbia and
Albania likewise daily are being
carried forward successfully. Nish,
the capital of the little kingdom
after the invasion by the Austro-
Hungarians has been recaptured and
the enemy driven to the hills north
OF it. The Austro-Hungarians are
slowly but surely being driven
northward in Albania and now are
being engaged in the region of lpek,
80 miles southwest of Novipazar.
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Roosevelt Expresses
Hope That President
Will Stop Negotiations

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Oct. 13.-
Theodore Roosevelt dictated
statement at his home here tonight
in which he said:
81 regret greatly that President
Wilson has entered into these ne
gotiations and trust that they
will be stopped.
81 regret the presidents ac-
tions, because of its effect upon
our allies, no less than upon our
own people, for it can't help awak-
ening an uneasy suspicion that we
are an untrustworthy friend and
an irresolute foe.
81 earnestly hope that the presi-
dent will instantly send back word
that we demand an unconditional
surrender and that we refuse to
compound felony by discussing
terms with the felons."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14

DRESIDENT WILSON has
asked the German imperial
l. chancellor whether in his pre-
sent proposals he speaks for the
German people or merely for the
constituted authorities of the en-
pire who hae so far conducted the
war"
The German empire has writ
ten constitution. To understand OF
whom the constituted authorities"
consist we need but to read the con-
stitution.
Article 5 of section l provides:
"The legislative power of the en-
pire shall be exercised by the Bun
desrat and the Reichstag."
The members of the Reichstag are
chosen by secret ballot, in districts
similar to those from which our
congressman are chosen. There has
been no redistricting of the empire
since 1870. Owing to the increase
of the population in great indus
trial and manufacturing centers,
without any increased representa-
tion in the Reictstag, the rural COM
Munitlss. controlled by the iunk4s.
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Unconditional Surrender"
Demanded by Senator Lodge

conquer the world at this moment
and that we have lost the war.
IF we agree to an armistice now,
the war is lost. If we refuse an
armistice the war will be won.
There is nothing in the proposition
about reparations. We should be
left to the mercy of the German
diplomats to decide what reparation
we should obtain.
IF the German note is authentic
and we accept it in any degree all
our sacrifices have been. made in
vain, We are on the eve OF victory.
We must have an unconditional sur
render. We must impose our own
terms. If we accept the German
note there will be no surrender and
we shall be left to humiliating de-
feat by peace Of bargain and COM
promise"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14

Washington, Oct. 15.-Accept-
ance in any degree Of the reply to
President Wilson's note means the
loss of the war for the allies, Sem
ator Lodge of Massachusetts,. mi
nority leader and ranking republi-
can of the foreign relations commit
tee of the senate, declared tonight.
The senate republican leader de-
manded an unconditional surrender
or the allies would be "left to hu-
initiating defeat by a peace of bar
gain and compromise"
"Mr. McAdoo and some of the
press speaks of the German note,
if authentic, as a complete surrend-
err said Senator Lodge. at is
nothing Of the kind. 1t is just the
reverse. If we accept that note it
means that Germany has failed to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
THREE BILLION
MUST Be RAISED
IN next SIX DAYS
German Peace Talk and Span
ish Inf|eunza Will Not Be
Permitted TO Defeat
Loan Plans.

Washington, Oct. fisherman
peace talk and Spanish influenza,
the two great obstacles encountered
in the fourth Liberty loan campaign,
will not be permitted to defeat plans
for obtaining more than the $6,0O0,-
100000, although half of that amount
must be raised in the next six days.
Reports from all parts Of the
country tonight indicated that the
American people were fully aroused
to the danger of failure through be-
lief that Germany's offer to agree to
President Wilson's peace terms
meant an early end of the war.
Committees everywhere set out to
dispel this feeling among the public,
while thousands of other workers
by house-to-house canvasses met the
situation created by the influenza
epidemic.
From scattering official returns
received here today on subscriptions
taken shortly after noon yesterday,
the treasury announced approxmite-
~ S2,500,000,000 had been subscrib-
ed through incorporated banks and
trust companies. With reports in
previous campaigns as basis it was
fair to assume, the announcement
said, that the total was not far short
of $5,0OO0OO,000.
Thousands of new volunteers will
begin work in every district tomor-
row and there was a hopeful feeling
at headquarters that the country
would go over the top.
Returns tonight showed the fol-
lowing gains by districts for Satur-
day:
New York, s49,OOo,Ooo; Chicago.
100000: Cleveland, $22O00,000;
San Francisco $lo,0O0,000; Philadel-
phia, Sl6,000,000; Kansas City, $l4,-
100000. 49,
Although official figures on sales
in the St. Louis district for Saturday
are unavailable, It apparently still
leads all districts in the per cent
of quota subscribed. 1t had 20
per cent of its quota on Friday.
The city of St. Louis, despite the
influenza, has 81 per cent of its
quota. =.-..-.
The reported sales by states in
the Kansa City district:
The reported sales by states:
Colorado, $l3,s43,000: Kansas
S24,356,000; Missouri, $3S,6S3, 100;
Nebraska, S20,o68,000; New Mexico,
8l5,l50; Oklahoma, $l3,224,8 800, and
Wyomiss. ,saasQ.as9 =
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By LYSLE 1. ABBOTT.


have representation in that body
vastly out of proportion to their
actual voting power.
The Bundesrat is composed OF
representatives of the small states
of which the empire consists. These
representatives are appointed by the
hereditary rulers of these petty
states and hold Office during the
pleasure of the appointing power.
The Bundesrat, which is the real
legislative body of the empire, meets
in secret and its proceedings are
not made public.
Article 2 of section 4 provides:
ITO the king of Prussia shall be-
long the presidency of the Confed-
Grafton, and he shall have the title
of German emperor. 1t shall be
the duty of the emperor to repre-
sent the empire among nations, to
declare war and to conclude peace
in the name of the empire, to enter
into alliances and other treaties with
foreign countries, to accredit am
bassadors and to receive them."
Article IL of same section pro-
CONTINUED on Psse Two. Column Two,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Hope of Pages Recovery
Given bv His Physician

New York, Oct. l3.-Walter Hines
Page, retiring ambassador to Great
Britain, who arrived here yester-
day from England suffering from a
.er,ous attack of heart disease. is
resting comfortably in a hospital
and there is mo apparent reason
why he should not get we'll" &C
cording to a statement by DR.. Sam
uel w. Lambert, his physician. DR..
Lambert said the technical name OF
Mr.. Pages malady is myocarditis.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14

announced tOudS.
Entire German Front Cracked.
Paris, Oct. 15.-The entire Ger
man front from St. Gobain to tie
Argonne has cracked Oh a 60-mile
front and it now appears that the
enemy will be forced to retreat 10
a depth OF some 80 miles before find
ing a suitable line Of defense. AT tie
best, his position will be menaccd
at its flanks on the Disc to the Ham
bre canal from Ribcmont to Ian
dreoies, which lines are very near
the Belgian frontier. There will be
nothing here like the enemy 5. strong
defescs on the Hindenburg line.
Between the Oise and Berry-Au-
Bac the seventh German army has
been forced TO abandon the line OF
the Ailettc, retiring its right in the
forest of ST Gobain.
In the Champagne General Gou-
ruad is continuing his terrific OFT
slaughts on his disorganized adj
versary. For II consecutive days
his men have been pounding the
German positions and continuing
to make inroads upon the defenses.
To the north the British armies
are pushing their advances almost tc
the point of liberating Douai, one OF
the great objectives on their front.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Entire Town Sold.

London, Oct ia whole town
of $500 inhabitants, with a record
ed history dating back to the time
of the Saxons and Danes, Shaftes-
bury, in Dorsestshire, has been sold
The greater part of the municipal
ity's acreage and buildings. part OF
the estate of Lord Stalbridge, has
been purchased by James White, a
nationally known sportsman, for
: f240,000. In the terms of sale, Lord
Stalbridge announced, was a pro-
vision that the town be offered to
the mayor and corporation at rea-
sonable price, and if they are un-
able to purchase it, to the tenants.
If neithei option is taken each in
dividual tenant is to be given op-
portunity to buy his home.
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AND NINE
OTHER MINNESOTA
TOWNS WIPED OUT
Trains Race With Flames In Rescue of Inhabitants;
10000 Penniess Refugees CHARTERED in Public
Buildings of Duuth Nearly 100 Bodies Found
On Roads in Devasted Region

Duluth Minn. Oct 13.-With probably 800 persons
dead thousands homeless and without clothing, and with
property damage mounting far into millions of dollars whole
sections of northern Wisconsin and Minnesota timber land
tonight are smouderng firesrcken with only the
charred ruins of abandoned depopulaed towns to accen-
tuate the general desolation.
The bodies of 1876 victims lie in Duluth morgues Hun
dreds more along the roads leading Duluth and Superior
lay where they fell when oyertaken by the fire:
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GERMAN RETREAT .
CONTINUES ALONG
SLXTY-MILE FRONT
Cracking of Lines From St. Goban to the Arponne
Necessitates Enemy's Retirement to Depth of
30 Miles; British Troops Now Within
Ten Hundred Yards of Douai
(By the Associated Press.D

Paris, Oct. l3--The German stronghold of La Fere
together with great part of the St. Goban mass Of which
La Fere northery outpost at the Ose has been cap
tured by the French todays official office statement
announces.
With the French Army in France. Oct l3-Laon the
last OF the group of natural obstacles forming the keystone
the German defense in France has been taken without
fight.
The La FereLaon railway line has been crossed on the
high ground between Danzy and Versigny about 25 miles
east of La Fere.
The northern and eastern sections of La Fere are burn
Notable progress has been made by the Italians and
French along the line to the east where the French have
reached Amifontane Is miles north of Rheims.
General Gouraud's troops in pursuit of the Germans,
have reached the banks of the Ane the bend that passes
south of Rehe and Chateau Porcen Five thousand civil
ans have been liberated in the villages and towns reaken
from the Germans
BRITISH AT GATES OF DOUAI.
London, Oct. 13.-The German retreat along the west
front continued Sunday in orderly There
signs yet of general debacle.
The British are within few hundred yards of Douai
Field Marshal Hag reported today in his official statement
They have captured the FOubourg DEsqurshn the Douai
prison and the greater part of Fers close to Doua the
northwest.
The edge of Leu-Stamand three miles south of Denan
has been reached by the British in their push up the easter
bank of the Schedt canal southeast of Doua They have
captured in this sector the town Of Monre Court scant
miles from the outskirts Of Valenciennes, and almost
directly south of that city
Further progress has been made by the British north
west Of Doua and along the Selles to the region OF
Soesmes according to Field Marshal Hags communication
issued tonight Several additional towns have been cantur
ed and prisoners have been taken.
AMERICANS REACH DETECTIVES.
With the American Army Northwest of Verdun, Sat-
urday Oct. 12.-QO:30 P. M)-"The American troops
both sides of the Meuse have obtained their obecves
the official characterization tonight of the days operation
The total prisoners taken since September rs is 1859
ALLIES OCCUPY SERBIAN CAPITAL.
Berlin, Via London Oct 13.-Nsh, the capital of Ser
ba has been occupied by entente forces the War office
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Candy for the Bees.

London, Oct. 13.-Owing to the
unfavorable season in certain dis
tricts, many stocks of bees are
weak and very short of food. Bee
keepers are therefore recommend
ed by the Food Production depart
ment to inspect their stocks immed-
lately. Those which have less than
five seams of bees should be united
10 form strong colonies of not less
than eight seams, and all those short
of food should have a quantity of
syrup fed them for immediate stor-
age in the combs. This syrup can
be made by dssolving each one
pound cake of candy in 10 OF. of
water by heating over the fire. The
manufacturers of this candy, are now
apparently ordering enough not only
for autumn feeding, but to last
throughout the winter and spring.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14

Twelve thousand homeless and
penniless refugees all in need more
or less, of medical attention are
ouartered in hospitals, churches,
schools, private homes, and in the
armory here, while doctors and
nurses sent from surrounding conf
munities attend them, and nearly
every able-bodied man in the city
has been conscripted to fight the
flames which now are reported to
be dying away.
Germans Suspected.
Reports that the holocaust re-
suited from the work of enemy
agents were circulated tonight.
Definite confirmation was not avail
able but it was learned that incen-
diaries were driven away from To-
cal ship yard when the fires in Du-
luth and Superior were burning at
their height.
Until a careful census of the
burned area is taken no accurate
estimate can be made either of the
loss of life or extent of property
damage. The fires in Duluth and
Superior, it is said, destroyed prop
crty valued at more than 81 100000.
Physicians feared all increase in
the influenza epidemic as the re-
suit of exposure and privation.
Trains Race With Fires.
A special train OF 20 coaches
brought l,500 refugees from Cloquet
and Carleton. MINI. They con-
frmed reports that many persons
had lost their lives in those towns.
Albert Michaud, a special police
mar, told a tragic story of the burn
ing of Cloquet and of the mad rush
OF its residents to escape.
AT 6 o'clock last night, forest
ranger gave warning that unless the
wind died down the townspeople
would have to flee" said Michaud.
"A thick pail of smoke hung over
the town and at J o'clock the spe-
ciai trains were called.
he scene at the station was IN
describable. There came rush of
wind and the entire town was in
flames. The trains pulled out with
the fires blazing closely behind
them. Women wept and clung to
their children while others cried
frantically for their missing ones.
The flames licked at the cars. Win
dows in the coaches were broken by
the heat. The engineers and fire.
men alternately stocked to give the
boilers all the steam they could
stand.
"Other trains were hurriedly made
up out of fiat cars, box cars, any
thing that would roll, But even
then, all did not get away. There
are many dead in Cloquet,"
Cloquet was town of about Z
500 population. More than 470O
Continued on Page Two, Column six.)
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Profiteering in Wine.

Paris, Oct. 13.--1n the department
of the Seine and Oisne the authori-
ties have fixed the price OF Or
dinary wine with view to prevent
ing soldiers from being the victims
of exploiters who have been making
them pay fancy prices. The liter
(pint and three quarts) of red wine
was limited by decree to 81 cents,
and white wine to 36 cents.
The measure has not been en-
tirely a success, as may be seen
from the notices which have been
put up in many places in the depart
ment:
"Red wine, 81 cents; attendance,
10 cents"
White wine. s6 cents; attend
ance, 10 cents"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
"Win War for Permanent
Peace" Conventions Planned

New York, Oct. 15.-Plans for
series of win the war for perma-
nent peace" conventions to be hello
this fail and winter%in every state
in the union were announced here
tonight by the League to Enforce
Peace.
The conventions, which are being
arranged by the various state
branches of the national organizs-
tion, have the two-told purpose of
demonstrating united opposition .o
a premature, German made peace
and organizing OF all classes bss
hind the movement for a leagye,gl
nations" as
Tentative arrangements caN aM
conventions in November ius s 4
fornia, Nevada, Wyoming, Tx &a.lM s
braska and Iowa. S&st R
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DOns Decide to Seize
German Ships to Make
Spdin's Losses in War

Paris, Oct. 13.-Spair, accord
ing to advices received by the
Temps from the Spanish frontier,
has decided to seize German
ships in her ports to the extent of
$500 tons. in indemnihcation of
Spanish shipping losses.
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n REF 7
<RIGHT
~ REEZY
BITS OF NEWS
Too Tall for Soldier.

Virgins, Miss, Oct. l3,--"Long-
est" is no misnomer in the case of
Prof. H. P. Longest, principal of
the Magnolia Consolidated school,
near here. The army has refused to
accept Prof. Longest as a soldier
because he is too tall. Examining
medical officers at Camp Shelby,
where Prof. Longest arrived re-
Gently found him to be six feet, eight
inches .all, the tallest man yet re-
ceived at the camp.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Body of Grace Smith is
Cremated. No Funeral Here

The body of Miss Grace Smith,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Crittenden Smith, was cremated
in Philadelphia. There will be no
funeral at this time, and the family
requests that friends do not send
flowers
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Sends Wilson Rare Book.

Florence, Italy, Oct. 13.-Postmas-
ter General Tordi OF Florence who is
a collector of ancient books, has sent
to President Wilson a rare edition
OF the life of Christopher Columbus.
The book was written by Fernandez
son of the discoverer of America,
and was published at Venice in 1871.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Prince Saves Drowning Man

Seattle, Oct. 13.-Prince Axel of
Denmark went fishing today in Lake
Curl, near here. Besides getting a
basket of fish, the prince jumped
into the water and pulled out Ray
mond Frazier, Seattle banker, a
member of the party, who had
! slipped of . floating lpg.
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THE WEATHER.:

For Nebraska--Fair Monday
and Tuesday, warmer in east por-
ton Monday.
Hourly Temperatures.
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AMERICANS REACH DETECTIVES.


Berlin, Via London, Oct. 13.--Nsh, the capital of
bia has been occupied by entente forces the War of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
WILSON GETS FIRST
LEGISLATION IN PARIS
Probably Has Signed Measure
for AdUance Xmas Pay.

wAsHINoroN. Dec. 1s.-The first
resolution of Congress requiring the
PRESIDENTS signature adopted since
President Wilson sailed for the peace
conference has reached him In Paris
and word that II had been signed was
expected momentarily at the White
House.
Secretary Tumulty was notified by
cable to-day OF the arrival ola State
Department courier with the Joint Con
Eress resolution authorizing the usual
Christmas time advance payment of
December salaries to Government en-
ployees. without the Presidents sig
nature Il would become law Saturday
IN time for the payments. but the sig
nature probably already has been at
tached.
This procedure Is to be followed in
the case OF all acts OF Congress while
the President II abroad. State Depart
ment messengers travel to and from
Europe at frequent intervals. making
the trip across In about a week.
The President, holding that he sur
renders mono OF his functions or pow
Srs by being abroad. Is said to have no
doubts about the legality OF. the course
mapped out. The engrossed copies OF
bills and resolutions are forwarded to
him promptly.