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Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

of the allied contingents in Vladivos-
tok, crushing the last resistance of
the army of German and Austrian
prisoners, which il fighting in the
far east.
The men who have brought the
story to Washington are: Captain
Hurban and Lieutenant Danielovsky
of "the Fifth regiment of T. G.
Masaryk." Their hardships have left
no trace on them.
"Of our first contingent of $4,000
men," the lieutenant says, "only one
died of a contagious disease. And
no one caught it from him."
They are in high spirits, foreseeing
success for their comrades in allied
help in Russia and independence for
their race in the victories on the
western front. Their attitude of mind
is best expressed in the words of a
banner which the Czecho-Slovaks
carried in a Chicago parade. It read: {:
"Cheer up America. We have been
fighting them for a thousand years."
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

the engineers. They put guards on
the locomotives with persuasive hand
grenades. When everything else
failed, they found locomotive engi-
neers in their ranks, ran the trains
themselves, and when they needed
fuel they stopped the train, cut down
trees and filled the tender with wood.
As they got further into Siberia
they found that the German and Aus
trian prisoners of war. quartered in
the villages, had taken advantage of
the revolution to work their way into
the confidence of the peasants. They
had obtained places on the local
soviets under pretense of being inter-
national revolutionists. German and
Austrian officers, representing them
selves as opposed to militarism and
sympathizing with the peasants, had
obtained great influence over the un-
suspecting natives. They made diff
ficulties for the Czecho-Slovaks. The
latter avoided an open conflict until
they reached Irkutsk.
German officers Are Outwitted.
There, when the first contingent ar
rived, they were met at the station by
1000 "red guards" under the leader
ship OF German and Austrian officers
in Russian uniforms. They were or
dered to surrender their remaining
rifles and hand grenades. They re-
fused. The German officers gave their
men the order to fire But in their ex-
element they gave the order in Ger
man The Russians did not under
stand It The Czechs did They threw
themselves on the guards barehanded,
with pocket knives, or with stones
which they picked up. and in brief
rough-and-tumble struggle they dis
armed the guards and killed their
German officers With the rifles and
machine guns which they captured
they took possession OF the town.
disarming the troops OF the Central
Siberian government and killing the
Germans and Austrians to the num-
Der OF about 800
On the intervention of the French
and American consuls, they sent
three OF their number to Moscow to
negotiate. Trotzky refused to treat
with them. The three ENJOYS were
and imprisoned. The Czecho-
Siovak army thereupon declared war
on the bolsheviki and proceeded to
clean up the Trans-Siberian railroad
and hold it for the allies.
They fought their way across the
continent, leaving detachments to
guard the railroad behind them, re-
cruiting their numbers from Czech
prisoners in Siberian camps and work
shops, everywhere disarming the red
guards and killing all the Germans
and Austrians.
They have now obtained complete
possession of the railroad from
to the Volga, except for
one gap west of Vladivostok, where
fighting still continues.
They have closed Siberia not only
to the Germans, but to the Trotzky
which can no longer get
grain from Siberia.
There are now, with the assistance
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

Fort Worth, Tex, Aug. 24.-An
airplane running wild in midair and
cutting all the daring capers that such
= machine is capable of performing,
while two skilled French aviators sat
calmly in their seats, each believing
the other was directing the flight, re-
Gently amazed American aviation Off
GERS and cadets here who watched its
startling gyrations.
Eventually, after hair-raising loops,
dives and side-slips, in which the air.
plane almost grazed the earth, il dove
nose-frst into the ground. driving the
engine back through the fusilage up
to where one of the aviators sat, but
injuring neither of them.
The two French aviators who so
narrowly escaped death were lie
Maitre and Soulier, who have brought
down several German airplanes in the
fighting on the western front in
France.
lie Maitre was in the back seat and
took the plane from the ground. The
machine had climbed a few hundred
feet when Soulier raised his hands
to his head, the usual signal of pilot
that he will take control of the plane.
So lie Maitre sat at ease.
Then for eight minutes the airplane
gave q performance the like of which
never before had been seen by the
spectators. 1t comprised the whole
known category of stunts and added
new ones, with amazing suddenness.
Those below gasped in wonderment
when the machine suddenly dived
within a few feet of the ground. 1t
seemed impossible that any one would
handle the machine with such dex-
terity and reckless abandon. II
The spectators, however. saw lie
Maitre and Soulier smiling calmly.
Suddenly the plane crashed down
ward and buried its nose in the earth.
The aviators stepped calmly from un.
der the demolished plane and faced
each other.
What do you think You are doing.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
ONE or STRANGEST TALES OF WAR
IS CRUSADE OF FCZECHO-SLOVAKS
ACROSS RUSSIA TO LAKE BAIKAL
By HARVEY o'HIGGINS.

One of the strangest and most moving stories Of
the war has just reached Washington.
1t is the official account Of how an army of $4,000
men from the Russian front, when Russia had made
peace started to make their way around the world to
the fighting line in France and ended by saving Siberia
from the Germans and holding 5000 miles of TRANSIT
beran railroad for the allies against the Germans the
Austrians, and the Russian "Reds" alike.
1t is the story of one of those miraculous marches
that beyond endurance and achieve victories that
beyond belief And it is the story of the wreck of all
German plans in eastern Russia and the probable saliva
tion of the whole Russian situation for the allies.
1t has been brought to Washington by the emissar
les of that army the revolutionary army of the Czecho
Sovaks The leader of their revolution, Prof Masaryk
has his headquarters in the capital They have come
across the world to report to him.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
New Recrult Called Down.

The new recruits were keen. One man
especially did everything with energy. The
order was given to march and the en-
thusiastic one, who was in the front rank,
set OFF with q will. He strode out, arms
swinging. head erect and eyes strictly
'front.' and never noticed that he had
left his comrades several PAGES behind. The
drill sergeant swallowed hard and then CALI
ed sweetlyi Say. youl when you get there
send US picture postcard."--Oakland En-
uuirer
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

Fifty Cars In Frisco.
In 1900 there we're so automobiles
owned and operated in San Francisco,
Cal -. i.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

Buy your truck now.
Prices will go higher.
Compared with your
earnings trucks were
never cheaper than
they are today.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

There is something
more than a business
problem connected
with the purchase Of
a truck. It is a duty to
the nation. You must
increase your ef~
ficiency.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Crop of English S'ackers
Not as Large as Expected
Correspondence of Associated Press.

SSaASSPSaShSC VI faSSOCldtcQ FTSSSs
Dublin, July 30.-The rounding up
of the English slackers, who came
to Ireland to escape conscription, is
proceeding thoroughly, but has not
produced anything like the number of
men that most people imagined to be
available. Estimates running as high
as $4,000 were at one time current,
but the best opinion now fixes the
number at one-fifth of that figure.
The deportation Of these people was
quite popular. Some of them are sup
posed to have taken to the hills to
avoid arrest, and there are rurnors
in Dublin that the Dublin and Wick
low mountains are affording them
shelter.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
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U.S.TAKES over
ALL WIRE Lines
Senate Adopts Measure Giving
President Control of TeIe-
graph and Telephone.
VOTE ON BILL, 46 TO is
Attempts Made to Except Phones and
Press Lines Defeated-Senate
to Meet Mondays and
Thursdays

Washington, July 16.--By a vote OF
40 to l6, the senate Saturday night
accepted the resolution, already passed
by the house, empowering the presi-
dent to take over the telegraph and
telephone wires.
All attempts to limit the power OF
the president were defeated and the
bill passed in the form demanded by
Mr. Wilson and his cabinet
The senate entered into unanimous
consent agreement to recess three days
at time until August 20 and during
that time to transact nothing but rou-
tine morning business.
Senator Watson of Indiana proposed
an amendment to exempt telephone
wires from public control. The amend
ment was rejected by vote of Al to
70. Another amendment by Senator
Watson to exempt press wires was
voted down, 80 to y.
The resolution follows
Resolved, That the president dur
Ing the continuance of the present
war, is authorized and empowered,
whenever he shall deem it neces-
sary for the national security or de-
Tense, TO supervise or to take posses
sion and assume control of any tele-
graph, telephone, marine cable or ra-
dio system or systems, or any part
thereof, AID TO operate the same in
such manner as may be needful or de-
sirable for the duration of the war,
which supervision. possession, control,
or operation shall not extend beyond
the date of the proclamation by the
president of the exchange of ratitica
lions Of the treaty of peace.
provided, That just compensation
shall he made for such supervision,
possession. control or operation, to be
determined by the president; and If
the amount thereof, so determined by
the president, is unsatisfactory TO the
person entitled to receive the same.
such person shall be paid Is per cent
of the amount so determined by the
president and shall he entitled TO sue
the United States to recover such fur
ther sum as. added to said IS per cent
will make up such amount as will be
just compensation therefor, in the
manner provided for by section TWEEN
ty-four paragraph twenty, and section
one hundred and forty-five of the judi
cial code.
provided further, That nothing in
this act shah be construed TO amend.
repeal impair, or affect existing laws
or powers of the states in relation to
taxation or the lawful police regula-
ton of the several states, except
wherein such laws, powers or regula-
tions may affect the transmission OF
government communications or the use
of stocks and bonds by such system
or systems"
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FRENCH LINE HOLDS
GERMANS TURN GUNS ON THE
CITY OF RElMS.
Depth Of German Advance is Five
MiIes-counter-A Attack by Yanks
Spoiled Hun Plan.

London, July 1.-THE depth Of the
German advance west of Rems is five
miles, according to authentic dis
patches The American counter-attacks
in that area have brought about per-
fectly satisfactory situation.
The Germans evidently eXasperated
at their failure to reach Chalons-Su
Marine, the chief strategic objective Of
their drive east of Reims, are now
bomharding the town with longrange
guns.
a statement issued by the Central
News says:
"The only progress the Germans
have been able to make since yester-
day has been to the east of ReimS. IN
the Prunay sector, where in spite Of
terrible losses, the enemy has com
PEELED the French to retire to the
southwark behind the River Vesle.
Advices received in London said that
little change had been created by the
German offensive.
The attacks which continued
throughout Monday were conducted by
the forces of General Won Below and
General Won Boehm, who are directing
the operations of the two armies on
the left wing Of the German crown
prince group.
Great numbers of German corpses
are hanging on the tangle Of barbed
wire in front Of the French positions
and all the reports state that the losses
of the Germans must have been eX-
ccedingly heavy.
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MARKETS
Milwaukee. July II, 1918


Butter - Creamery, tubs, 42hc;
prints, 43c; firsts, 39kc; seconds, 3Sc,
Cheese - American, full cream,
twins. 22Bc; daisies, 237sc longhorns,
24Ac; brick, fancy, 22hc.
Eggs-Firsts, 3SQ39c; current re-
ceipts, fresh as to quality, 35Q36c;
checks, 26Q28c; dirties, 2S@3Oc.
Live Poultry Broilers, 34Q3Sc;
hens, 28Q29c; ROSTERS, &c.
Corn-No. yellow, 1.68@1.73.
Oats-Standard, 79Q80c; No.
white. 7SQ79c; No white. 7SQ7Shc.
Rye-No. 2, 1,SO@1.S2; No. 8, 1.7S
@1SO.
Barley - Choice, Wisconsin and
Eastern Iowa, 116Q1.26; Minnesota,
Western Iowa and Dakotas, 1.22Q1.25.
Hay-Choice timothy, 2150Q22.00;
No. 1 timothy, 2O0O@21O0; No tim
othy, 15O0Q16.50; rye straw, 5000
1000.
Hogs-Prime heavy butchers, 1890
Q1S10; fair to prime light, 1880
1900 pigs, light, 15.00@1675.
Cattle - Steers, 8.50Q1625; cows,
600Q13.00; heifers, 7.25Q14.00;
calves, 16.0O@1675.
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Washington-M Manufacturers who at
tempt to hire workmen from war in
dustries will feel the strong arm of
the government in the future The war
industries board voted that raw ma
terials be denied to industries which
attempt to recruit labor by using COM
petitive peace-time methods.
Philadelphia - Two workmen are
known to be dead and four others in
jured in an explosion at the govern
ment arsenal at Frankfort, suburb.
The explosion is said to have been
caused by workman dropping load
ed shell.
Huron, S. Dali able-bodied men
engaged in selling insurance are plac-
ed in the class of non-essential indus
tries by the South Dakota Council of
Defense in supplemental order to
its work or fight regulations just is
| sued
San rancisco-Speaking at the al.
lied war exposition here, Charles M.
| Schwab declared that the United
States is building more submarines
and torpedoes than there were in the
world when this country entered the
war.
hington-President Wilson has
vetoed the resolution adopted by con-
gress extending the time in which the
railroad administration might relin-
quish control of lines not wanted in
the federal system.
st. Paul-More than $4,000 bales of
flax, valued at $12 bale, were de-
stroyed by fire here in warehouse of
the Northern Insulating company.
The cause of the fire has not been de-
termined.
Washington - Final compilations of
third Liberty Loan subscriptions an
nounced by the treasury department
show a total of S4,176, 516,S50.
New York-Authority TO enlist col.
ored soldiers in the British army has
been received by the British and Ca
madam recruiting mission in this coun-
try, 1t was announced here. The appli-
cants must be British subjects
Morristown - William l.. Edison, a
son of Thomas A. Edison, the inventor,
and honorary chairman of the navy
consulting board, has enlisted in a
tank division Of the United States
army.
New York-John Drew, the noted
actor, underwent an operation for a
cataract formation which had impaired
| bis vision.
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u. S. OBSERVES BASTILE DAY
Big Demonstrations in New York and
Chicago-General Foch Sends
Message.

New York. July 16.--A monster
demonstration by vast audience in
Madison Square garden on Sunday was
the eliminating event of the days
celebration here of Frances national
holiday, commemorative the fall of the
Bastile.
General Foch's message read as fol-
lows:
1--WE are celebrating today the an
niversary of our independence and we
are fighting for that of the whole
world. After four years of struggle
are stopped. He sees the number of
his adyersaries increase each day and
the young American army bring into
the battle a valOr and faith with
out equal. Is not this sure pledge
of the definite triumph Of a just
cauSeW
Chicago. July 16.-The fall of the
Bastilc echoed through Chicago on
Sunday. Its echoes rolled generously
through sermons. They mingled with
the thunder of salutes from warships.
They lowered amid the drum beats of
LA Marseillaise," as the tricolor crept
al0ft in Grant park before the eyes of
$1,000
With the American Forces in France,
July 16.-On all the American fronts
in France United States soldiers Sun
day joined their French comrades in
enthusiastically celebrating the French
fete.
The parade was reviewed by Presi-
dent Poincare, who was accompanied
by Gen. John ]. Pershing.
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vain ana his aSsaultlne troops were re-
pulsed with heavy losses
at is confirmed from orders found
on prisoners that the attack on the
Champagne front was carried out by
10 divisions Of the first line. with ten
supporting divisions The object was
TO realize an advance Of - kIlomc-
tiers the first day and reach the Marine
on the center and On the right
Berlin Claims $4,000 Prisoners.
Berlin July 1.-THE Germans claim
the capture Of 10000 prisoners in the
official communication from headquar-
tors. The army of Gen Won Boehm,
il is added, crossed the Marine between
Iaulgonnc and east Of Dormans.
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FOOD PRICES UP So PER CENT
Average Advance in Last Five Years
Shown in Bureau Of Labor
Statistics.

Washington. July 17.-Retail food
prices in The United States increased
3 per cent rom April - 10 May u Of
this year according To estimates by
the bureau of labor statistics. During
the year ending May l. last there was
an increase of > per cent, although
most vegetables showed "A decline.
Boiling beef increased 30 per cent
during the year; cornmeal, 80 per cent /;
milk, 26 per cent and pork chops. 20
per cent.
For the five years ending May -
Inst there was IN average increase
Of SO per cent in the price Of food, ac-
cording to the bureau of statistics.
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WILSON ABANDONS VACATION
Announcement is Made That the Pres
ident VIII Stay in Capital
During Summer.

Washington. July 17.-There will be
no vacation this year for President
Wilson. with matters of tremendous
Importance demanding his attention
every day the president has decided
that he cannot leave his desk, and it
was definitely announced ut the White
House that he will remain in Wash
ington throughout the summer.
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MAI. MITCHELL'S WILL FILED
Estate Of Former Mayor Of New York
Goes to His Widow and
Mother.

New York. July 1.-THE widow and
mother of Maj. John Purroy Mitchell,
former mayor of New York, who was
killed July 6 In an airplane accident
ut Gcrstncr field, Louisiana, are the
sole beneliciaries named IN his will,
which was filled for probate here. Ma
ior Mitchell left $4,000 to his mother,
Mrs. James Mitchell. and the remainder
Of the estate to his widow. Aside
from several large insurance policies,
Major Mitchell owned property of an
estimated valuation Of $4,000
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YANKS BAG TWO HUN PLANES
German Machine Brought Down Near
Dormand and Another Shot Down
Within American Lines.

With the American Army on the
Marine, July l7-During one Of a dozen
air comhats which took place in the
morning. +. j. Abersphy Of Maine shot
down an enemy machine 10 miles north
Of Dormans. Soon afterward George
Robertson Of Kansas City, Mo, brought
down German plane with the
American lines I'm the same sector.
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Umbrella Handle Plantation.

Did you ever examine the wooden
handle 20 your umbrella and wonder
where the makers found such curl.
onsly gnarled piece Of wood7 II you
DO give It passing thought, you sim.
ply think that the kinks and twists are
freaks Of nature and dismiss II as such.
But Popular Science Monthly tells US
that these knots and twists are the re-
suit Of careful training. Somewhere
I'll France there Il, Or perhaps was,
plantation ~ several hundred AGREE De.
voted entirely to the culture Of nm.
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roo BIG TO BE A SOLDIER
Army Surgeons Reject Negro Who lie
Feet II Inches Tall and
Weighs $50 Pounds.

Camp Upton, N. Y.-Army surgeons
here rejected George Bell, giant ne
gro, because he is too big 10 be sol
der.
George is about seven feet eleven
inches tall t'1ucky combination" he
saya and tips the scales AZ $50
pounds lie had TO be carried On the
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1000 SELECTS TO SCHOOLS
Provost General Crowder Announces
August Call for Registrants
for Special Training.

Washington, July IL Fifteen states
we're called upon by Provost Marshal
General Crowder for 1000 draft regis
trauts fl for general military service
10 be sent ia schools for special train.
ing. The movement will be between
August / and 10.
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MOONEY SENT TO PRISON
Court Orders Defendant to San Quen.
tin for Execution on Al.
gust g.

Sau Francisco. July Am order
committing Thomas j. Mooney to san
Quentin pcnilentiary 10 await eNccu.
tjon there on Friday August %, was
given the sheriff here by Judge Frank.
lin A. Griffin Of the superior court, be
fore whom Mooney was convicted Of
murder In connection with prepared.
ness day bomb explosion here.
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Tuesdays Results.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago SO; Philadelphia "a
Pittsburgh Z, Brooklyn. 6.
st Louis, Z; Boston ..
New York Cincinnati. no game; rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York III, Detroit, l2-4.
Boston. ?; St Louis. /.
Philadelphia. 4, Chicago. 3.
Washington, 4. Cleveland. 3 Gl inningsl
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis 2. Louisville. 1.
Milwaukee, ., Minneapolis, 1.
Kansas city, 3, St Paul, /.
No other games played
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Men Help Haul Burden.


40 you think 1t is proper 10 use
profanity to muller"
$50 far as my own feelings are con-
cerned," declared the expert teamster,
1T is highly improper. But when you
are trying to get along with as sensi-
tive and exacting an anliuai as mule,
you've simply got 10 humor him."