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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
CAN prove
CRIMES OF
U.BOATS'
OFFICERS
Commission Has Evidence
Sufficient to Convict 20
German Submarine Com
manderS of Murder.

London, Feb. 2l.-Reuter's limited
says it learns that the commission in
quiring into German submarine ex.
cesses has sufficient evidence to
convict 20 German submarine COM
manders, nearly all of whom are in
Germany, of murder.
Seven commanders in particular
have bad records, according to Reu-
ter's advice, and the opinion is ev-
pressed that their surrender and
trial, possibly by an allied naval
tribunal, should form a clauae in the
armistice terms.
Germany Able to Pay.
Herbert Gibbs, well-knowr
banker, in an address here today,
declared that, having made a special
study of the subject, lie was able
to say that the savings of Germany
were very great. Germany could
easily pay $3,000,0n0,000 yearly, the
burden of which, he asserted. would
fall not on the wage earners but or
the people who had made the war
He believed that an allied commits
sion should sit at Berlin to receive
the money in marks at the gold rate
of exchange.
1t was quite possible. Mr.. Gibbs
said, that for the first three or four
years Germany would find great
difficulty in paying. owing to her
economic and political condition,
and he suggested that these yearly
amounts should at first be received
in merchant ships to the value Of
So, 500000,00O and from the earnings
of the railways.
Repatriation Refused
Paris, Feb. 2-Mathias Erzberger,
head of the German armistice com
has been informed by the
allied war council that at present
there can be no discussion of the
of German prisoners of
war, except of wounded men or
men who are seriously i'll.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22

Kurt Eisner, who seized the reins
of government in Bavaria after the
deposition of the royal family early
in November, was a socialist of the
more radical type and recent reports
from Munich have been that he was
heading a Spartacan m'vement
against the moderate and conserv-
ative factions in Bavaria.
Eisner, jew, was Dorn in Galicis,
and at one time was editor-in-chtef
of The Vorwaerts of Berlin. Eisner
always had been opposed to the
German majority socialists and since
his rise to power in Bavaria
had repeatedly attacked President
Ebert and his colleagues. Eisner
was not a delegate the German
national assembly, having heen de-
feated by an overwhelming vote in
the elections.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
Stock SWindIing Operations
Declared Cause of Unrest

Washington, Feb. 2l.-Operations
of stock swindlers, growing larger
daily as the market created by the
campaigns for the sale of Liberty
bonds is realized upon, were declar-
ed by bankers and government Off
cials appearing before the federal
trade commission today to be a
prime cause in social unrest.
I'VE have investigated l30 national
swindles during the past year" Rich
ard H. Lee representing the vigilance
committee Of the Associated Ad
clubs, testified, and we have found
that the machinery at the disposi-
ton of the Postoffice department
is not sufficient to meet the need :"
will you lend US your rogues'
gallery if we find chance to in
tervene,' asked Chairman Colver.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
Sundry Civil Bill
Carries No Funds for
Employment Bureau

Washington. Feb. 2l.-No appro-
priations for the continuance of sew
eral government agencies created
during the war, Including the De-
partment of Labor's employment
service, are continued in the new
sundry civil appropriation bill re-
ported to the house tonight by Rep
resentative Shirley of the appropria-
tons committee.
Four members joined in "a minor
ity report claiming that the employ
ment service should be continued.
Secretary Wilson wrote Repre-
sentative Keating of Colorado to-
day that maintenance of the system
of labor exchanges established by
the federal service was absolutely
necessary to keep industrial unrest
at minimum"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
Commission to Poland is
Fired unon BY UkrainianS

Warsaw. Feb. 21.-(By Associated
ss.)-Members of the iuter-allied
commission to Poland were fired
upon by Uluainian soldiers while
travelling today from Cracow to
Lemberg on a Polish armored train.
The delegation, which included Pro-
fessor Lord, one Of the American
members Of the mission, returned
to Cracow.
The delegation from the mission
was on the way to Lemberg to at
tempt to arrange an arnistice be-
tween the Poles and the Ukrainians.
Seven Poles on the train were
wounded by Ukrainian bullets.
Before making another attempt
to reach Lemberg the delegation
will notify the Ukrainians that tits
coming so that its tran can reach
Iemberg unmoiested,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
Warning Given United States
Buy from Independent
Companies and Gre
ate Competition.
By Universal Service.

Washington, Feb. N.-Unless the
Standard Oil and other big inter-
ests consent to sell fuel oil to the
United States shipping board and
the Navy department for a fair
price, the government will go into
the oil business, will buy from the
independent companies, ship to sta
tions Throughout the world, and
create competition in the oil mar
ket unknown in the past decade.
knowledge that the government
and the oil interests have come to
grips over the matter Of the future
relationship was revealed today
when it was learned that the Unit
ed States shipping board had called
for new bids for the supply Of fuel
oil to the merchant vessels and that
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
WILSON TO STAY
ONLY A week IN
UNITED STATES
President viii Embark for
Return to Paris March 5;
Is Expected to Deliver
Address to Congress.

Washington, Feb. 2l.-President
Wilson, arriving in Boston Monday,
will spend only one week in the
United States before embarking
March S, to return to Paris.
In anticipation of a week crowded
with a cabinet meeting, confer
euce with the foreign relations COM
mittees of congress, the signing OF
bills, attention to various domestic
problems and perhaps an address to
congress on the proposed league OF
nations, White House officials are
arranging the business of the exec
utive offices so that not a single
minute OF the presidents time will
be lost
Will Reach Washington Tuesday.
After speaking in Boston Monday
afternoon, the president VIII re-
turn to the capital arriving here
Tuesday and going direc. to his
desk in the White House. His re-
turn to Washington coinciues with
the regular meeting OF the cabinet.
Wednesday night, members of the
senate and house foreign relations
committees will attend a dinner at
the White House, to hear the presi-
dent explain the var GUS articles
of the constitution of the league OF
nations. 1t is considered certain
that the dinner will be followed by
an address to the congress. but at
the executive offices today it was
said no word on the subject had
been received from Mr. Wilson.
Will Fill Cabinet Vacancy.
Nomination OF an attorney gen
eral 10 succeed Thomas w. Greg
ory. whose resignation becomes
effective March !, is one of the I'M
portant pieces Of business to come
before the president. He also will
have to sign numerous bills, in
Guiding the revenue bill. Labor un-
rest also will be brought to his at
teution.
Announcement that the president
wouli remain in this country only
one week led some members of con-
gress to say they believed no extra
session would be called until after
Mr.. Wilson concludes his work in
Europe.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
Government Takes Steps to
Buy Fuel Oil at Fair Price

the Navy department will combine
with Chairman Hurley in demanding
that huge reductions from the prices
endured during the war shall be
made.
1t also was stated for the first
time today that following a survey
of the fuel oil situation, the Navy
department and the shipping board,
failing to secure fair price, will at
once put into effect a sweeping plan
for purchasing oil directly IRON the
producer and shipping it in govern.
ment vessels to supply depots to be
erected at strategic points of the
world.
1t is said by officials in close touch
with the situation that the action
of Chairman Hurley aud the Navy
department has caused small pane
among the powerful interests which
have boasted a control of the Oh
output of the western hemisphere,
an output which is approximately
80 per cent of the entire production
of the world. 1t is said that there
is a strong possibility that the gov
ernment may force a reduction of
one-half in the price Of fuel oil,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
Hidden German Guns
Located by American
Sound Ranging Devices

Washington, Feb. 2l.-American
sound ranging devices in use on the
British front shortly before the
signing of the armistice in a single
day located more than 100 hidden
German guns. placing them at the
mercy Of the British artillery.
This and other interesting achieve
ments of the army engineer corps
we're revealed today with the OPEN
ing TO newspaper correspondents by
the War department Of an engineer
corps exhibit.
General Black who explained the
exhibits, said that after the armistice
a survey was made of German gun
positions on a portion of the front
where the American devices were
used and it was found that the actual
position varied not more than 20 TO
so feet from the locations calculated
BY the sound registers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
Monroe Doctrine Secure,
Saws Ex-President Taft

Sacramento, Cal, Feb. 2l.-Wil-
liam Howard Taft, vice president OF
the League to Enforce Peace, gave
out a statement here today in
which he reiterated his assertion
that "those who oppose" the pro-
posed league of nations covenant
ION the ground that we should
maintain the proposed policy
against entangling alliances have a
narrow vision of our national duty"
He declared he was confident that
without Specific provision, the
league of nations. would under the
covenant as it is. maintain the JUS
tice and wisdom of the whole Mon
roe doctrine"
He denied the charge that the
Carnegie peace foundation was fl
nancing the campaign for the league
to enforce peace, the next meeting
Of which will be held in Salt Lake
City.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
WOMAN WOOER
is Still IN JAIL
AT The BLUFFS
Fair Sex Keeps Cell Fragrant
With Flowers; Blue
Eyes Seem to
Win Them.

Harvey Floyd Harris, travelling
salesman and woman wooer, and ex-
pert in both accomplishments. still
occupies. a cell in the county jail
at Council Bluffs because his friends
have not been willing to hunt up
the little $500 bond required,
1t looks as if he will be doomed
to remain there until after the grand
jury for the next term of the dis
trict court is convened and passes
upon his case, investigating the
charge of bigamy brought against
him by a resolute wife in Des
Moines.
Wife No. 2 Visits Him.
Harris is not altogether unhappy
and deserted, however, for there
are still women who send him
flowers and 60 to the Jail on visiting
days. The handsome young woman,
Mrs. "Babe" Young Benjamin,
whom he married here, the event
that brought about his arrest for
DlSdHty3 Wdo d county Jdl NloltOl
Friday afternoon, and had friendly
talk with the man who deceived her.
She left the jail with a springy
step and smiling face, and Harris
seemed to be greatly cheered.
Doesn't Want Bond.
Ii was intimated yesterday that
Harris would have little trouble in
getting bond but that his attorney
has advised against it.
A travelling salesman, who has
long known Harris, told yesterday
of making a trip over the same ter
ritory in Nebraska covered by Har-
ris. He said the mans strange
power over women has got him in
to plenty of trouble and caused him
to be hustled out of several towns
with brief time limit for departure.
In his Jail clothes Harris looks
to be anything but a woman-killer,
but his wonderful blue eyes" seem
to still retain their potency, and the
woman or girl who sees him once
wants to get better acquainted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
Sixty-MiIe Highway Between
Toledo and Detroit Packed
With Liquor Caravan in
Blind SnoWStrOm.
By Universal Service.

Toledo, Feb, 2.-Ohio is going
dry-via Michigan. The 60-mile
stretch of highway between here and
Detroit was packed solid last night
with liquor caravan roaring along
at top speed through a binding
snow storm. Every interurban and
steam train that left the city north
ward was a liquor special. AS the
tide GIBBS out it bids fair to deplete
the Buckeye states stock of liquor.
The two biggest automobile
towns in the country weren't able to
put enough cars on that wild and
slippery highway to tote the nights
cargo of joy Beverages to the parch-
ed peninsula of Michigan.
An estimate of the amount OF
whisky sold in Toledo along to
thirsty Michigan was $2,000,000.
The federal authorities tried to
stop the saturnalia but were obliged
to give it up. One hundred and FIVE
automobile rum-runners were arrest
ed and $500,000 worth of liquor con-
hscated and stacked up in the Gus
toms office. But it wasn't a drop
in the bucket.
At II o'clock last night more than
10000 package runners were ma
rooned here. At that hour the i'll
terurban line announced that it had
carried 1000 heavily laden passen-
gers into Detroit. The police say that
10000 persons made the trip via the
highway in automobiles. Vehicles
of every sort and description were
called into play. In places they
were moving along the highway
three abreast.
At Monroe one car went into the
ditch and 80 others piled up on top
of it, Three persons met death
when their car, loaded with whisky,
was struck by an interurban car at
Wyandotte.
Drivers who were making their
second or third run declared that
the whole road is dotted with
wrecks. Every farmhouse is filled
with unfortunate victims who are
paying $40 apiece for the privilege
of having a roof over their heads.
All along the highways farmers are
serving meals at 81 a head.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
HOUSE FAvORS
BILL TO LICENSE
CIGARET SALE
Second Debate Over Measure
Results in Order to EngroSS
1t for Third Reading
in Lower Chamber.
By a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Feb. 21.-About the hot
test parliamentary battle yet in the
house, exceeding in interest the one
the previous day, on the education
bill, tobk place during the afternoon
session, on the bill regulating the
sale of cigarets. The bill was con-
sidered in committee of the whole
and it passed the danger of being
killed by indefinite postponement by
a vote of SO to 81, with number OF
members absent. 1t was then or
dered engrossed for third reading
and recommended for passage.
The debate started when Vance
of Adams moved for indefinite post
ponement of House Roll No. POI,
which, as amended, prohibits the
sale of cigarets or cigaret materials,
as we'll as the gift of the little
smokes" to anyone less than Fl
years of age. It also provides a Ii
cense fee of $500 per year for whole
salers, and licenses varying from
$40 to $100 to retailers, and provid-
ing strong penalties for the viola
tion of the law.
Want Workable Law.
Different amendments, most Of
them made for the purpose of kill
ing the bill, were proposed and vot-
ed down, while friends of a worka-
bic and enforceable law confined
their efforts to strengthening the
bill so that it would have the force
of public sentiment behind it.
A Sensation was created on the
floor by Fults of Furnas, who de-
clared that any man who would puff
cigaret smoke was a degenerate.
Rodman of Kimball Interpreted the
remark to mean any person who
smoked cigaret and challenged
Fults to a declaration, and the latter
qualified it by saying he meant puff
ing in the presence of a lady.
Sturtevant precipitated another
scene when he declared that cigarets
we're doped with opiates and he was
told that the Harrison drug act was
enforced to the letter by the fed
eral government and if his statement
were true the sale of cigarets would
have been stopped by the govern
men.t .-..
To Protect Youth.
Wildman of York said he was
against the use of whisky and he
wanted to run tobacco out of the
state the same as intoXicants.
Speaker Dalbey, Representatives
Snow, Foster and others contended
that they were not in favor of
cigaret smoking, but they were in
terested in devising a law that
could be enforced and WHICH would
be means of preventing persons
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
Americans in Russia
Rejoice Over News Of
Withdrawal in Spring

Archangel, Feb. 2l.--Ihe an.
nouncement from Washington that
1.-THE American troops in north Rus
sia are to be withdrawn al tie
earliest possible moment in the
spring was received with 10Y by
the troops themselves, but official
circles and also the Russian popula
ton are anxious TO know whether
other troops will be sent to re.
place them.
The American troops affected are
the 559th infantry and one battalion
Of the 3l0th engineers, ali drafs
forces entitled 10 dcmobilizatina
after the conclusion Of the urA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
Take Up Wheat Bill.

Washington, Feb. 2l.-The wheat
guarantee bill, giving the president
authority to appoint necessary agen-
cies for purchasing 1918 wheat at the
guaranteed price of S2.26 a bushel
and disposing of it at the price de-
termined by the law of supply and
demand, was taken up today by the
house with an agreement for general
debate Of five hours.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
Hun Grand Dukes Claims
Are Not So Very Modest

Berlin, Feb 21.-(By Associated
Press).-Grand Duke Friedrich Au-
gust Of Oldenburg, who was de-
thoned when the revolution broke
out, has, according to Vorwaerts,
presented a financial claim TO the
Oldenburg Diet.
He demands yearly allowance Of
10000 marks for the grand ducal
family over a period of 50 years, and
the claims states that the present f.
naneial situation of the grand duke
is extremely precarious."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
Rhine Provinces Opened to
Commerce bY Allied Council

Washington, Feb 2l.-The Rhine
provinces of Germany occupied by
the American and allied arm es were
opened to commerce today by the
allied economic council at Paris.
subject to such limitations as the
council may prescribe.
This announcement was made
tonight by the War Trade board
which said the action was taken in
agreement with the military author
tiles of the army Of occupation and
was expected to alleviate distress ii.
the occupied territory due to uc-
employment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
House to Insist on the
0ne-Year Enlistment Plan

Washington, Feb 2l.-House con-
ferees on the bill authorizing re-
sumption of voluntary enlistments
in the army we're appointed today
with instructions to insist on the
house amendments, providing that
enlistments be for one year with no
requirements for further service in
the reserve army The bill originally
provided. as did the pre-war law, for
three-year enlistments and four
years service in the reserve.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
GE MANS
WHO LEAD
ARE SAME
TYPE
Investigator for Allies Says it
is Possible for Well Organ
lied Bureaucracy to Re-
store MiIitariSm.

Paris, Feb. 21.-(By Associated
Press. )-"The German government
is the same bureaucratic regime of
the kaiser's day. with the same atti-
tude toward labor and capital and
does not represent the forces which
caused the revolution" says DR..
Alonzo f. Taylor, food specialist,
who has just returned from Ger
many, where he made extensive in-
vestigations in behalf of the supreme
food relief council
Count Won Bernstorff is in charge
Of American affairs and the foreign
office, and the bureaucrats of the
old school are in evidence every
where" he AIDED. "The Germans are
becoming Russianized. They are
afraid to put untried men into the
service and consequently they toler-
ate the old order of things"
Predicts Political Upheaval.
The German army has apparently
been disorganized and demobilized.
DIR. Taylor says, but, he believes it
will be possible for a we'll organized
bureaucracy to restore militarism.
Many Germans believe they will re-
cover their battleships and merchant
fleet and do not expect to give up
any territory and, in DR.. Taylor's
opinion, a grave political upheaval
is probable with the signing of the
treaty of peace.
The present lull is regarded as
unnatural by DR.. Taylor, who says
it was possibly created by the pay
ment OF large indemnities to uhem-
ploved persons. Unemployed fmen
in Berlin are paid 8 narhs per day
while railway workers and street
cleaners receive only 6 marks daily
Consequently the men prefer to re-
main idle -
Public Morale Low.
Plays so immoral that they would
have been prohibited under the inl-
perial regime are now tolerated.;
thieving IS prevalent; looting is conf
mon and the general public morale
is very low, DR.. Taylor remarks. He
saws the food situation is critical
and that in spite of the great reduc-
ton made in rations, the nation
cannot live until next harvest unless
supplied by outside powers.
The death rate has increased, 'es-
pecialIy among children between 5
and Is years Of age, children under
2 wears faring better than the rest
through self-sacrihce Of their moth
ers. Lack Of fuel and raw materials
has closed virtually all industries.
and the railroads are hampered be-
cause they have little coal. Labor
conditions are so bad at the coal
mines that there is little prospect OF
an increase in the fuel output.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
LAPEL BUTTON SELECTED
AS ARMY SERVICE EMBLEM.

Washington, Feb. 2l.-The "hon-
orable discharge" emblem to be is
sued by the War department TO SOL
diers leaving the army will be a
bronze lapel button somewhat sim
liar to the G. A. r. 1t was an
nounced that a design had been Sc
lected from Is models submitted by
American artists and sculptors.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
British Government
Ready to Give Workmen
Voice in Management

London, Feb. 2l.-At a conference
of government officials and repre-
sentatives of trades unions held t.
discuss the application of the
Whitley system to government
establishments. Sir Robert Steven
son Horne. minister Of labor, de-
clared the government was ready to
apply the system, giving workmcn
a share Of the management in all
government workshops and yards.
The object is 10 insure griev-
ances being handled Immediately
as they arise. thus preventing
strikes.
A committee representing the ell
gineering, shipbui;ding and other
trades was appointed to draft a
constitution for the proposed coun-
ellis.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
UNIONS VOTE TO STRIKE
IF BEER CEASES TO FLOW.

New York. Feb. 2l.--Strikcrs oil
July !. TO make effective the slogan
mo beer, no work" have beer
voted by the New York iron work
crs, shipbuilders, longshoremen
hattefs, stationary Ercmen, PAYERS
and rammers unions, it Was ar
nounced at a meeting OF the Central
Federated Union here tonight
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
Here's Why British Prince
Can't Wed Italian Princess

Paris, Feb. 2l,-The difficulties Of
arranging a marriage between the
prince of Wales and Princess Yo-
lando of Italy are pointed out by
L'Oeuvre. The newspaper says that
the Catholic princess would first
have to renounce her faith and be-
come a Protestant, as British law
forbids its sovereign to have-a Cath
Ollie wife.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
WILSON TO CHANGE
RESIDENCE IN PARIS.

Paris, Feb. President Wilson
will not occupy the Murat mansion
in the Rue dc Monceau when he re-
turns to Paris. Col Z. NJ. House
today inspected a residence i'll the
Place Des Etats Unis, which is un-
der consideration as home for the
president. The residence is almost
opposite the Paris home of A. ].
BaIfour, British secretary of state
for foreign affairs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22
Files lis Miles in Ss Minutes.

San Diego. Feb. 2l.-What was
said to Be a new worlds record for
airpiane travel was established to-
day bv Col. Walter G. Kilner. who
flew from Riverside to Rockwell
Field here with Major Albert Smith
as a passenger in 3S minutes. The
distance is lis miles and the speed
averaged was 1870 miles an,hour.