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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-26
Asked and Answered.

Can n man lift himself by his boot
straps"
II dunno"
"Why. the question answers Itself"
well. teacher, that lets Inc OUT
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-25
This Woodpecker
Laid Seventy-One
Eggs, Says Dr.. Towne

Dr.. S. R. Towne, president of the
Audubon society, has been a student
of bird life in the native forests in
and near Omaha for many years.
He often visits Forest Lawn ceme-
terry and states that he has found
there all but the large variety of the
woodpecker family. He tells this
interesting story about this bird:
"The flicker, drab head and bronze
body, the latter spattered with black
or white dots, large white patch
showing on the rutnp as he flies. is
over a foot in length. The male
has a patch of red on the crown, as
most woodpeckers do. Here the
quilts or shafts of the feathers are
yellow, giving a flash of color as he
may spread himself in coming to a
sudden stop. West and north are
habitats of the red-shafted flicker.
He is all life, and his "Toot-toot,"
rapidly given when announcing
spring time can be heard a mile or
more. Later his "FlickerW "FllickerW
"Flllicker!" as he is paying atten-
ton to Mrs. Flicker, is very polite
and persuasive. He makes the chips
fly as work on =, the nest is being
done, And she. may lay 10 eggs for
her litter. An instance is reported
of II being laid when an egg was
removed each day. One of the
larger woodpeckers Audubon saw
was the pileated ~ in.) along the
Missouri river in 1843. This and
the ivory-billed red-head came west
with civilization, and are interesting
in work or play"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-25
Funeral Services for
w. c. Billiard Held SUNDAY

Funeral services of William c.
Billiard, who lost his life early Fri
day morning as a result of a fall
down the stairs at his home, 700
North Fortieth street, were held at
the residence at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning. 1nterment was in Forest
Lawn cemetery. .,.. -.~
Rev. c. Edwin Brown, pastor of
st. Martins Episcopal church. con-
Quoted the services. Many friends
and relatives paid their last tribute
to the departed business man at the
grave.
The. pallbearers were Ed P. Smith,
". A.. Smith, D. H.. Christie, Edward
Hampton, James Hammond and D.
P. Benedict.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-25
Canning Championship
Contest to Be Held at
Central High School

In connection with the canning
exhibit which will be held in the
city hall this week, contest for the
city championship will be held at
Central High school.
The competing teams will appear
according to the following schedule:
Tuesday-9 a. m., Kellom; 1880,
Comenius; p. M, Howard Ken
nedy; 2:30, Webster; 4 p. M, Mason.
Wednesdays a. M, St. Adelbert;
1908, Long; p M, Benson West;
2:30, Walnut Hill and H oward Ken
needy combination team; 4 p. M,
Walnut Hill.
Thursday-o a. m, St. Mary's;
1880, Central Park; I p. M, Druid
Hill; ESQ, Lake and Corrigan; 4
p. m, Franklin.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-25
SIX OF FISHING
SCHOONER'S CREW
DROWN. AT SEA
Small Graft. in Collision With
British Freishter Off Sable Z
Island. r.:r'

Halifax. N. S., Aug. 24.-The
Yarmouth fishing schooner Francis
A, with her captain, Percy Ross.
and five of the crew OF 10 men went
down in collision with the British
freighter Lord Downshire during a
heavy fog 100 miles south OF Sable
island last night, The freighter,
bound for Baltimore from Belfast,
sent word by wireless today that
she was bringing the survivors here,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-25
Grant Divorce to Wife
of Candy Kitchen Owner

Mrs. Elsie Rovatzos has obtained
divorce from Louis M. Rovatzos,
en- Twenty-fourth, and Farnam
streets. Mrs. Rovatzos' maiden
name. Elsie Robertson, has been re-
stored.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-25

"Scrappy Jack" is the name tat
c. P. Allen, travelling salesman for
Fl. ]. Heintz company, has earned
because of the straight-of-the-
shoulder talk that he uses to cinch
his orders. A forceful personality
and determination not to let a
single prospective order slip away
to another firm are given as the
cause of his success on the road.
But the private side of Aliens
life is entirely different. His big
gest interest at home, outside of his
family, is his church. For several
years he has been active in the Sum-
day school department at the I'M
manuel Baptist church and has
served as superintendent. At pres
ent he is a deacon. He has ideals
that he tries to live up to seven
days a week. His friends say that
he succeeds and his employers state
that he is one of the cleanest sales
men on the road.
Allen began his business career in
small Missouri town at $3.50 a
week. On this he supported himself
and mother, although he was but l6
years old He later moved to Oma-
ha and served as city salesman for
H. J. Heintz company. After doing
advertising work for his firm he
went on the road. He is 50 years
old. has worked eight years for his
house and has wife and a 4-year-
old boy who welcomes him Fridays
to 2622 Henderson street.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-25
BAKER OPPOSES
NEW SYSTEM IN
COURTS-MARTIAL
Approves Report on Old Sys-
tenn Submitted to Him by
Mai. Gen. Herman.

Washington, Aug. 24-Approving
the report submitted to him by
Major Gen. Francis ]. Herman,
head of the special War department
board on courts-martial and their
procedure, Secretary Baker today
took the official stand that the
present system should not be
changed except in minor details:
Inferentially, the secretary upheld
General Kernan's view that Courts
martials have always been agencies
for creating and maintaining the
discipline of armies" rather than
agencies for the mice exemplifica-
ton of technical rules of law"
The War department boards re-
port reflected the opNlon of 225 Of
ficers who were circularized. More
than half of these gave hearty ap-
prevail to the present system. 43
condemned it as basically wrong
and the remainder, total OF 81,
pointed out specific weaknesses
which they thought should be re-
NEEDED.
Lack of Good Counsel.
The most serious defect i'll the
existing system, the report asserts,
are from the 'lack of competent
trial judge advocates and counsel
and as remedy it is recommended
that defense counsel be appointed
for each general and special court
martial and that special induce
ments be offered young officers to
study law in order that they may
be fitted for these and other spe-
cial duties.
1T is noticeable" the report said,
"that officers who served with fight
ing units are, as a class, favorable
to the present articles; on the other
hand, officers whose duties kept
them remote from the scenes Of
battle view the system with more
critical, eye"
Declaring that the Sovereign
remedy" proposed by the most pro-
nounced critics is to transfer admin
istration to those who are lawyers
first and soldiers by courtesy only,
General Herman expressed the opin-
ion that this would make it impos-
sible for the commander to obtain
among his troops the necessary dis
cipline to military success which is
the first purpose of an army"
The report criticises the pending
Chamberlain bill, which would take
from the president and the War de-
partment heads the power to review
court-martial findings and place ap-
peal gin civilian hands, pure and
simple, that is, the court Of military
or in the quasi civilian legal
hands of the judge advocates pro-
vided for general and special court
Under such a system. the
report holds, "the power to disci-
pline effectively, which is separately
bound up with the power of effec-
tive command, would be paralyzed."
Referring to charges that SEN
fences imposed upon soldiers for
minor offenses have been "grotes-
quely severe" the report takes the
view that although such were the
possible effects of apparently :rif:
ing misdeeds in most cases other
fa:tors justified the findings.
General Herman and the other
Of the board express
strong opposition to the Chamber
lain bills proposal that enlisted men
be appointed to sit on courts. on
the ground that it is "out of har-
irony with the American conception
of democracy and of our confidence
in our institutions"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-25

emperor-the lovely princess" sh,
was called by the admiring Wen
nese, who always crowded to Sc,
her when she drove through tn,
streets of the capital. | -
Princes Frailties Revealed.
The revelations of the trial sur
pass anything that has ever beer
revealed in open court of the frail
ties of princesses.
Testimony developed that the
princess had a special weakness TO,
sailors, devoting much of her time
throughout the war toward thei,
entertainment and in their society
One scene described at length by
the prince in his complaint had the
princess at wild party at a bal
in the naval city of Pola, where she
was the only woman in gathering
OF young naval lieutenants, and
where. the testimony ran, proceed,
ings were of the most vivacious
A young U-boat commander
Lieut.. Egon Lerch, became the par.
ticular object of the attentions Of
the princess. and. as Gree kept
Odysseus in her enchanted hand, SC
this princess kept the U-boat com
mander enthralled upon her beauti.
ful estate, the Villa Otto, On Brioni
lovely islct washed BY the blue
Adriatic. The only difference in this
comparison is that the princess, un.
like Gree, had no other compan-
ions.
She spent many months on this
estate, an abode of dolce far niente
Elizabeth Marie was also seen with
her young cavalier at Fiume and
Budapest. At Budapest the grand
daughter of Francis Joseph lived in
the midst of war and revolution with
the young and handsome sailor in
one of the most fashionable hotels.
She became, so testimony ran, ut
terly regardless of appearances.
Sons Prayer Causes Suit.
After the lieutenant had found a
tragic end in his U-boat somewhere
in the Mediterranean Sea, she found
consolation with another naval Of
ficer who happened to be the cousin
of her husband, Alfred Windisch-
Graetz.
Though war burned with its dread
fury all around them, these two in
a paradise apart, lived an idyllic life
in the heart of furnishing, grief
stricken Vienna. There were late gay
suppers and prolonged parties at the
apartments of the princess. And the
war went on UNDECIDED by the prin-
cess.
The husband of the princess was
finally exasperated by happening to
overhear his second son, Ernest, pray
for his mothers lost sweetheart,
Lieutenant Commander Lerch. This,
more than all else, decided the prince
to bring action for divorce.
A year ago such action on his part
would have been impossible, no
matter what the provocation. Then
matrimonial troubles of members of
the imperial family were handled
with all secrecy. and discretion by
the imperial and royal court mar
shall.
Times have changed and the new
order has even sought out old Vienna.
There is no more Austrian imperial
family, no court marshal's Office, and
there are no more royal privileges.
This hayward, lovely, tempestuous
archduchess has experienced to the
startling full the new regime in her
answer before the common bar of
t,,c@;ca
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-25
Child's Prayer Causes
Royal Divorce Action
Lovees of Hapsburgs, Princess Otto, Cast Aside by
Husband After Lurid Career in Which Several
Naval Officers Are Said to Have Had High Place
in Seat of Her Affections. ~

Paris, Aug. 24.-The loveliest of
the Hapsburgs, Princess Otto Won
Windisch- Graetz-selected by the
kaiser four years ago to be queen
of Belgium--has been divorced in
common public court at Vienna by
her royal husband in the first dem
ocratic action of the kind which
has occurred to the Austrian royal
family in its history and the cui-
nina ting tragedy Of the Hapsburgs.
Picked by Germany to succeed
the Queen Elisabeth when the Ger
mans invaded Belgium, the Princess
Won Windisch-Graetz, when the
Hapsburg monarchy first showed
signs Of topping, yielded herself to
a wild career OF carefree love, and
finally her husband has been forced
to disown her. Her downfall was
the last of the series of amazing
tragedies of the Hapsburgs-the i'll
fated proud royal family of Austria
which has finally lost its last strug-
gle for existence in the ruin of the
Austrian empire.
Like her mother, the widow of
the Crown Prince Rudolph-the
Archduchess Stephanie, who few
years ago married a simple Hun
garian, the Baron Lonvay-and like
her aunt, the Princess Louise de Co.
burg, who brought scandal to the
courts of Europe for her daring
love adventures and uncomfortable
flights of fancy, the Archduchess
Elizabeth Marie loved and married
outside her circle.
Members of reigning houses, hay
ing in mind the temperament of
the Crown Princess Louise Of Sax
ony, also an Austrian archduchess,
who finally ran away with her
teacher, looked with misgivine upon
the love affair of the Archduchess
Elizabeth Marie.
Bridegroom Silent.
But the old emperor, who was very
fond of her, decreed, after her pas
sionate attachment to the young
Windisch-Graetz had become known
to all, that she marry this prince of
her choice, then a first lieutenant
in the Austrian army.
Young Windisch-Grae was very
young, very blond and very ordi-
nary. He was poor, as princes go,
not quite stupid, and he had moth
ing to say in the matter of his mar
riage. 1t was enough that the
young archduchess loved the blond
youth.
But the passion of the young
Gree was as short-lived as it was
tempestuous.
Windisch-Graetz was forced to
give up his military career after
his marriage, and devote himself
entirely to the service of the cap
ricious princess. 1t was noticed that
while the young princess became
more and more gay and effervescent.
her young husband wore a deeper
and deeper air of depression.
Now, after the breaking down
of Austria and the disappearance
of the dynasty, and the consequent
sweeping away of all the old con-
ventions, a divorce action against
the princess. reveals unexpected
secret chapters in the life of this
fascinating Gree of Europe's once
proudest house.
Vienna is shocked over the dis
closures of the private life led by
the lovely granddaughter of the old
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-25
Prince to Give Awards.

New York, Aug. 24.-Members Of
the u divisions who won British
medals for bravery during the war
will receive their awards at the
hands of the Prince of Wales when
the royal visitor arrives in New
York, it was learned here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-25
Morals Squad Arrest Six
in Raid on R0ominu House

Officers Thestrup, Crawford, Arm
strong and Herdzina of the morals
squad raided rooming house oper-
ated by Clara Monroe, 1405 Jackson
street, and took into custody five
men and the Monroe woman on a
charge Of keeping and being inmates
Of an ill-governed house. The ar
rests were made at 2:30 Sunday
morning.
The five inmates were Lew Grass,
3726 South Seventeenth street; J. A.
Mason, 1927 South Fifteenth street;
Harry Anderson, 1920 South Fiji
teenth street; Dan Allender, Willard
hotel; ]. c. Piercey, Missouri Val
ley, Ia.
All were released on $50 bonds
each.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-25
BANDIT LEADER. "
. REPORTED SHOT
And KILLED
Jesus Renteria Said to Have
Been Accounted for by
American Aviator; Yanks
Ordered Back to US.

the Americans took up advan-
tageous positions, ready for even
utilities. Captain Boudinot in
formed the Carranza commander he
intended to- go south. The Car
rama s.officer asked Boudinot. for
his orders and the latter told him
his orders were to proceed. He
continued then without hindranee,
the expedition reaching. a point ~
miles south of the border.
Want Supper for 800.
A message received by airplane
from Major Yancey late today SAID;
Twill reach river tonight. Have
supper for 800 ready"
Yancey is commander OF Ruidosa
station and will resume his COM
mand there.
Lieut.. Harold G.. Peterson Of Hut
Crimson, Mimi, and Lieut.. Paul n.
Davis,of Strathmore, Cal, the Amer
lean aviators whose capture by ban
dts was the immediate cause for
sending American troops across the
4 line, arrived at Royce flying field at
ass D. m. They crossed to Mexico
! with the punitive expedition Tues
,.ay.. Both were well,
"Hot Trails" Are Lost.
The decision to withdraw the
troops resulted from failure to pick!
up "hot trails" today because OF
rain storms in the mountains.
After a conference last night be-
tween .officers of the evolutionary
force, Maj. ]. P. Yancey, com,
mander of the expedition, informed
Colonel Langhorne that he thought
the expedition had a chance to find
the trails today. Colonel Langhorne
thereupon ordered him, to proceed
with the bandit pursuit today. II he
failed to pick. up the trail, Colonel
Langhorne ordered Yancey to come
out at the expiration of a 24-hour
limit, ending tonight. After he failed
TO find the trails in today's storm,
Major Yancey started to march out.
Penetrated Far.
Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. 24.-The
. United States military expedition,
which was ordered today to with
draw from Mexico, after pursuing
Mexican bandits since last Tuesday,
penetrated farther into Mexican ter
ritory than any since the punitive
expedition which was sent across the
border under Gen. John J. Pershing
Oh March IS, 1916, in pursuit OF
Francisco Villas bandit band.
That expedition, which followed
the Villa raid on Columbus, N. NJ,
in which II persons were killed, was
composed of 1000 men, who
marched more than 200 miles into
the territory OF the southern repub.
! lie. Several clashes between United
States troops and Villa followers re-
suited. With the Villa bands dis
persed, the expedition withdrew
February S, 1917. s.s.. "a 81
On several other occasions in the
past two years small detachments
ST troops have been sent across the
border in pursuit of marauding
bands. On August u, 1918, Ameri-
can and Mexican troops fought two
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-25
Official Circles in
Air About Treaty
Continued from Page One.)


ingly suggested Senators Lodge and
Knox as possible selections to ne
gotiate a new treaty should the
present one BE- amended.
That the President might permit
the negotiations to stand in a dead
lock by declining to take UP with
other governments any changes sug-
gested by the senate, involves per-
haps the most interesting possibili-
ties of all.
Should President Wilson adopt
that course and then appeal to the
country, republican senator's say the
senate would adopt resolution de-
claring the war at an end and pro-
coed to enact such legislation as
seemed necessary to restore a
complete peace basis. Whether such
a resolution would require the presi-
dents signature is a disputed ques-
ton, however, and Mr.. Wilson is
known to object strongly to any
such method of ending the war.
Spotlight in Congress.
The peace treaty promises to hold
the spotlight in congress again this
week, with a possibility that before
the week is over the report of the
foreign relations committee may
bring the question of ratification
into the open senate.
Although Chairman Lodge de-
clines to make any prediction as to
when the committee will report,
democratic members said today they
had an understanding with the re-
publicans that action would be taken
this week if possible.
Tomorrow the committee will re-
sumo for a day its open hearings,
but most of the week is expected to
be devoted to discussion of amend
ments to the treaty. Debate on the
treaty also is to continue in the sem
ate, Senators Nugent, democrat,
Idaho; Kirby, democrat, Arkansas,
and Owen, Oklahoma, having given
notice they would speak.
Franco-American Treaty.
The Franco-American treaty will
come before the senate judicial COM
mittee tomorrow in connection with
consideration of subcommittee re-
port holding the treaty to be no
violation of the United States con-
stitution.
High cost of living questions will
continue to the fore in both branches
of congress. The senate agrlcul-
ture committee is expected to re-
port early in the week an amend
ment to put teeth" in the Lever
food control act. The committee
has before it the amendment passed
Friday by the house, but has not
decided whether to pass the house
measure on to the senate or to re-
port out new and distinct meas
ure.
The house, having carried out one
of President Wilson's recommends
tions for reducing living costs, will
consider another this week in the
Hutchinson bill to regulate cold
etnraga of foodstuffa
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-25
On Trial as Woman's
Slayer, He Demands
a Jury Of Il Women

Kalamazoo, Mich, Aug. a.
Especial -George S. Hocknell,
charged with murder of Mrs.
Bessie Voeth Of Detroit, has re-
quested that he be tried before
jury of II women, and seems
quite enthused over the prospects
OF his wish being granted.
Women will have a better un-
Outstanding of the case and will
be more sympathetic" he said.
Pm not looking for sympathy,
however, because am innocent"
:, Mrs. Hocknell, wife of the pris-
,oner, has not stated. whether she
wants a jury Of women to try
her husband or not, although she
is busy helping on plans of de-
Tense.
The panel of jurors will be
drawn tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-25
Farmers in Gage County /:
Report Rain Helped Corn

Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 2+,-(Spe-
cial)-Sections of this county where
plenty of moisture has fallen will
produce more than a half crop of
corn. J. R. Sailing Of Odell reports
that an inch and half OF rain fell
in that vicinity Wednesday. He
says there will be fair yield of
corn in that section of the county.