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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-20
War Intentions That Last

Another secret of the war is revealed in the
Navy departments account of the use of under
ground and underwater wireless No reason any
longer exists for withholding from the public
information that would have been of value to
the enemy. Of far greater importance today is
the development of the Rogers system for nor
NAL purposes in the transmission Of radio mes
sages.
For the last four years science has been en-
gagged in match of wits. Military necessity in
unexpected situations required that the enemy
vices and outdone in the arts Of destruction
To neutralize the deadly effects Of the Ger
mans use of poison gas the gas mask was made
part Of the soldiers equipment. As an addeo
protection against air raids the British hit upon
the idea of wire air screens suspended from ball
looms The depth bomb went far to reduce the
effectiveness of the U-boat's operations. Against
hidden mines the paravane was invented by an
officer of the British navy. To produce a light.
high-power motor for arplanes, machine gun
capable Of the highest fapidity Of fire, nom
infammable gas for observation balloons, we're
achievements to which the United States was
stimulated.
But not all of the advances made in the
laboratory and the workshop will cease to have
practical value with the restoration of peace
In mechanics. in chemistry and in surgery, with
the unlimited backing of government, il has
many directions ordinarily denied to skilled in
dividual Investigators. On a scale never fore
seen the world has been forced to meet prob
lens that have taxed its resources, but many Of
the lessons it has mastered under extreme pres
sure will continue to be applied with advantage
TO industry and science in the years to come
New York World.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-20
PEACE. avn PLENrY oF Ia.

All the world wants peace. Even the boil
shevists seem to have enough Of slaughter, and
say they will give over if civilization will only
surrender to their madness.
But how is this universal desire to be
grati6edl The elder statesmen are gathered in
Paris, solemny to confer and gravely to de-
termine all things necessary to a general un-
Outstanding But from this multitude of wise
men comes confusion Of expression akin to
that which must have prevailed on the Plain
Of Shinar, when work on the Tower Of Babel
was interrupted, This may be but the prelimi-
nary tuning up Of the instruments before the
leader waves his baton and the full orchestra
strikes the opening note Of the international
symphony.
Just beyond this great gathering may be dis
cerned the figure of Ferdinand Foch, himself
a devotee of peace, but worshipping according
to his own formula. He outlines for France a
future of watchfulness over the Rhine. There
she must stand, sentinel to guard civilization
against any untoward demonstration from the
unrepentant Hun. Foch may be accused of hav-
ing the instinct of a professional soldier, but
he knows that safety depends on vigilance.
Lloyd George will go into the conference
pledged to preservation and perpetuation Of
the British empire This carries with it the
British navy Canada, Australia, the South
African Union--dominions of today and princi-
palities of tomorrow-stand back of the pre-
mier. India, Egypt and other dependencies of
the empire will remain true.
America the third Of the dominant powers,
also has future to protect. Its president has
put forth platform on which peace may be
founded, if all nations may be trusted. To
translate its idealism into terms that may be
practically applied is the task
Peace and plenty of it Is in process of
being made Where will it rest-on the Golden
Rule, or the lex talionis1
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-20
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.

Minneapolis Tribune; Four states
ratified the dry amendment in one
dasy. Pretty soon a camel will feel
at home in this country.
St Louis Democrat: If the
warning elements in Poland could
hear the beginning of one Of Pad
erewsliPs performances on the piano
there would be instant quiet.
Detroit Free Press: One of the
cx-kaiser's sons has taken a job
with an automobile concern. We
hope it's greasing rear axles, for
that's the dirtiest job around an
auto we cah think of.
Minneapolis Tribune; Intoxica-
ton Is now punishable in Florida
with q $4,000 fine. At that rate
"jag" is prohibitive to nearly every
body except those in the 20 per cent
income class and up.
Philadelphia Ledger: Some soft
headed people argue against a heavy
indemnity bill against Germany and
speak of her mistake in crushing
France in 1871. But France paid
quickly, and so can Germany.
Kansas City Star: AS Mr.. Ho-
henzollern follows events in Ger
mcny, he may extract some COM
fort at least from the reflection that
he did pretty we'll to hold soft job
for thirty years in a country like
that,
BROOKLYN Eagle: Perhaps some
coreign foe might raise Hades in
Southern California, no other crop
has any chance in that arid soil. But
the proposition to buy this wilder
ness from Mexico need not be seri-
ously considered. It's a 100 to bet
that Mexico wouldn't sell.
New York World: According TO
the official report Of Gen. Haig, the
Thirtieth American division, which
was composed of Tenesseeans. North
Carolinians and South Carolinians,
was the first, along with the New
York troops, to break through the
Hindenburg line. General Grant
knew what he was about when he
forced these men back into the
union.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-20
State Press Comment

Harvard Courier: Sooner or later
Nebraska win have new capitol
building, It ought to have one now.
But the old building is still disable
and should be used until war prices
for material and labor are done away
with. When a new building is
erected we all want q good one and.
It will cost enough without paying
an inflated price for it.
Fremont Tribune: Both governors,
the old and the new. advocate the
teaching only of the English LAM
guage in the public schools, wise
and patriotic thing to do. But il
both of them recommended some-
thing else they could set down that
the legislature would never follow
their suggestions. It is plain thar
the sentiment of the legislature is
overwhelmingly in favor of every
method that will most effectually
Americanize America.
Nebraska City Press: Mr.. Nc
Adoo's plans for government re-
tention of the railroads include
nearly every blessing imaginable
except one. He makes no provisions
for lower freight or passenger rates.
But Of course those are minor issues,
in which the general public should
not be interested. Being so used to
increases in the cost of living the
general public wouldn't know what
to do with any sort of a reduction
IL IL was handed to them.
Blair Enterprise: Another boost in
express rates occurred the first of
the year; and the service is rotten.
And it's the same with the railroads.
The roads are doing more than they
ever did, the rates, both passenger
and freight, are higher than before
the president gave the roads to
his son-in-law,' McAdoo to manage,
and the deficit is greater than before.
Still you run across people now and
then who are in favor Of governs
ment ownership Of the railroads,
Notwithstanding these objections
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-20
Groh for Government Ownership.

Sutton, Neb., Jan. ITO the Ed
itOr of The Bee: A correspondent
in The Bee wants the railroads re-
turned to the inefficieney of private
control and exploitation because a
few picknickers could not get a
through train stopped at Schuyler.
OF course this was all wrong. Per-
haps the officials in authority are
doing their bit to make government
management odious. On page 40 OF
the Burlington time table is the fol-
lowing: There are many people
who, for partisan or selfish. purposes,
wish government operation of the
railroads to be a failure" True,
and some officials could give the /.
w. WIS pointers in the practice Of
sabotage. If anything is wrong, why
not report to headquarters in Wash
ington? You are invited to do so IL
you have a grievance.
The superiority of federal over
private control has been demon
strated IN one short year.
Employees of all grades, even the
section hands, have received in
creased wages amounting to $780,
100000 per year, while fancy salar-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-20
asliding' Scale for Policemen


Chief Eberstein's lucid explanation Of the
Sliding" scale on which omahas policemen
are to be paid may awaken some apprehension
in timid minds. If the monthly pay envelope
is to be stuffed proportionately to the number
Of arrests made by the individual copper, "
Omaha viii very likely be required to provide
a numerous feet Of patrol wagons. Reason
ably enough, the chief Of police wants some
method for rewarding efficiency, and better pay
for the officer who has proved himself worthy
is a good way by which to manifest approba-
ton. But service ought to have some other
standard than the number Of arrests made IL
merit is to rest on this alone, then the demand
for downtown beats viii be far beyond the sup
ply while the poor devil Of policeman who
is banished to the outlying purlieus Of Dundee
or Benson, for example, where trouble never
occurs, may starve to death on the pay he
draws. We hope every man on the force earns
and receives top wages, but through real service
to the public, and not for the number Of times
he calls the wagon"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-20
acur Doc Or WoolIv sheep..

This question was put to the legislature by
the governor to decide. If the business Of
sheep-raising is to be fostered in Nebraska, the
raising Of dogs will have to be curtailed; the
two do not go together So far, the governors
suggestion that dogs be taxed for the protec-
ton of sheep owners has not taken the form Of
bill, but it doubtless will, for the sheep men
are in earnest. They have tried to get needed
legislation on the topic from the last two or
three assemblies, but were not able to convince
the democrats of the validity Of their claims
Better luck may come this time, because Of
the interest taken in the matter by the gov
ernor, who understands the Importance Of the
measure Nebraska may we'll become a wool
producing state adding another element to its
material wealth. but not until the cur dog has
been done away with in favor of the wooly
sheep.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-20

An advance synopsis Of booklet on "Ihs
Worlds War Debt" compiled BY the Mechanics
and Metals National bank of New York City
outlines the size OF the white mans burden
which present and future generations must
carry through to the finish.
According to the banks figures, the gross
indebtedness of the nations of the world has
risen in four years from $27 0000 100000 to more
than $200,000,000000. The Indebtedness of the
seven nations which were chiefly engaged in
carrying forward the great war amounted to
$l94000000000 on January !, 1919 Great Brit
ain and Germany have the largest debts of any
of the bellgerents France being third fol
lowed by Austria-Hungary Russia, the United
States and Italy.
Securities now outstanding against the big
seven represent sum greater than the devel-
oped wealth of any single nation of the world,
other than the United States. They represent,
the bank says, "a sum six times as large as the
deposits ORAL the banks of the United States
IL times as large as all the gold and silver
mined since the beginning Of the world and 20
times as large as the value of our annual foreign
trade" The statement continues:
The indebtedness of Great Britain, which, in
equal to per cent of the nations wealth, now
represents a mortgage equal to more than a.
per cent of that wealth The indebtedness of
Germany, which in 1914 represented a mortgage
of per cent of Germanys national wealth,
now represents mortgage of nearly so per cent
Of that wealth. For Austria-Hungary, the
increase has been 90 per cent of the nations
wealth; for France and Russia to As per cent,
and for the United States 8 per cent
Estimating the Indebtedness Of the nations
on January !, 1919, the figures are as follows,
in comparison with the national debt>hgures as
they stood at the outbreak of the war on August
l. 1914:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-20
False 70 His Master.

Baltimore American: Count Bern-
storff says heartlessly and cynically
Of, ex-Kaiser Wilhelm: Where in
h. could we send him? ?" Truly are
the days Of lese majestic past beyond
all recalling. There was a time
when this same Bernstorff, who
speaks so carelessly Of his ex-chief.
was willing to soil his honor as q
gentleman and his principle as q
man at this same ex-chief's behest
He lacks even the dogs trait OF
fidelity to his master.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-20
Humor from the Hospitals.

Stories that have come back from the battle
fields Of France, telling Of the superb valor Of
American boys, how magnifcently they faced
the awful terrors Of modern war, will live in
annals of the country. growing brighter as the
days intervene. America will forever be proud
Of those lads, who so. gloriopsly upheld her
best traditions. But other tales are coming
through, whose tenderness and pathos bring a
clutch at the heart. These come from the hos
pitfalls, where the boys who felt the kiss Of bay
onet or bullet the shock Of shell or shrapnei
who inhaled the gas or we're caught by the
scorching fame, are winning back to health and
strength. Wounds so terrible they shocked the
surgeon and challenged his utmost skill and
daring are borne by these youngsters, not with
patience and resignation alone, but are made the
subject of light-hearted testing among them-
selves. The humor Of the boy who can joke
under these conditions is proof Of the spirit
Death holds no terror for such an one, and life
no hazard he will not risk, no obstacle he can
not surmount While such breed Of men ex-
lists we need not worry about the safety Of
human liberty in this world.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-20

from starting another war. They
want YOU and Billy Belgium to
hurry over there as fast as you can.
Goodness gracious! Why does
he want another war, Just when
everyone is so happy over peace?'
Before Airy POuter could answer,
another pigeon voice cried, "Hurry,
hurryl" and Peggy looked up into
the air to see Bronze Beauty darting
toward her. Beside him was Billy
Belgium's toy airplane, with Billy
himself reduced to doll-size, IN the
pilots seat.
Come on. Peggy Here are
Golickty Leaves to make you small
and invisible" shouted Billy.
Presto! Peggy became as small
as the pigeons, and hoped into the
airplane.
Europe! Bingen on the Rhinel"
shouted Billy, as If giving directions
to chauffeur.
"Whir-r-r-! whish- sh-sh-shl''
went the airplane for a dizzy min
ute. Then it slowed up. Looking
below, Peggy saw large river.
1--WE are in Germany. There's the
Rhine" shouted Billy.
Beside the town was a huge mill
tary camp, over which flew the
American flag. Straight for this
camp headed the airplane. AS they
approached 1t, Peggy and Billy could
hear a violent racket. Bang! Whack!
Thumpl Chatter! Bang! It sounded
like a battle.
''IIas the war broken loose
AGAIN." cried Billy in wonderment.
''It will mighty quick, IL Balky
Sam isn't headed OFF, shrilled a
voice close at hand-and there were
Homer and Carrie Pigeon flying be-
side the airplane.
A bugle call rang just below, and
a company of negro soldiers could be
seen running toward a long wooden
building from which the racket was
coming.
whats doing?" shouted Billy
Belgium.
"Balky SANS army of mules has
taken possession of the stables"
Homer Pigeon. 1.-THE negro
troops are attacking them to prevent
their beginning a new war on Ger
many"
"Oh, oh, the soldiers will kill the
mulesi" screamed Peggy, Mortified
at the sight of the weapons in the
hands Of the negroes-these weapons
being glistening pitchforks.
''Wah! Wah Wah!" shouted the |
negroes, rushing into the stables.
For a moment there was silence,
Then bang. bangety- bang, bang! |
The racket rose louder than ever.
Above it sounded screams.
"Oh, the poor mules!" cried Peg
gy, covering her ears.
Crash! Out through a window
came flying negro. Crash! Right
splintered board came an
other negro. Crash! Up through |
the roof came a third. Then crash, !
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-20
AProner Memorial.

Omaha. Jan. Ito the Editor
of The Bee: Seeing there is to be
an open discussion for memorial
to the Boys who went into the
great world war, would like to
suggesst-A Building for Service.
The thought of the world for
months past has been service along
every line. Through efficient service
we have backed and won the great
est war of all time. Service flags
are in our home windows for the
boys who responded to the call Of
our country. They went "over
there;" they went "over the top"
and when they fell on EMO Mans
Land" before the guns of the enemy,
they did not call for the stretcher
bearer, but shouted to their comrades
in service to carry on'=-till this
phrase of two words containing so
much of the noble, so much Of the
sublime, has probably become the
greatest expression of all time.
AS 1t was with men, so it was with
nations. When the Germans storm
ed at Belgium's gates, she withstood
them as long as she could, then with
a dying gasp she called on France
and England to 'carry on" and
when the grey hordes Of Huns came
sweeping down through Serbia and
ontenegro-France and England
called on America to carry on"
And America sprang to an 100 per
cent efficiency, responding and help
ing, and backing, and sending over
seas the flower and strength Of her
nj
bled and died, calling "carry on.
Americal Carry on!"
Now that the guns have ceased
firing, the excitement is past, and
our Boys are coming home with
their greater, broader views of life
and service, fellowship and brother
hood of man and memories of brave
comrades who will never return,
their patriotism will not find express
sion in monuments or galleries but
through some channel to carry on"
In all departments of the great
organized war work there were
headquarters and central meeting
places.
We now have patriotic societies
dating back through the years OF
our country. Our great Red Cross
organization is in need Of state head
The "order of the Gold Star" with
national headquarters in Omaha and
the War Mothers will be in need Of
The Boy Scouts and Campfire
Girls are the coming men and wo-
men who will carry on" the work
begun.
The Society of Fine Arts, musical
clubs, Woman's club and other or
carnations bringing talent and con-
ventions require suitable meeting
and assembly rooms to carry on
work which will broaden and grow
for a newly awakened manhood ana !
womanhood Of our city and state.
The indolent lethargy INDUCED in
before the war is a thing of the
3st, and it Is hoped Omaha men ana
women, and the great state of Ne
braska will stand together in the
reconstruction period which we are
entering, and build big and broad
that we may be in a position to
carry on" greater work and help
our Boys" who are privileged to |
return to have headquarters in
Building for Service to carry on"
not only the work already begun, |
but to carry on the work OF their |
comrades who gave their lives on ths |
battlefields OF France and in the
Service" of their country.
MRS. EDGAR II. ALLEN,
Regent Omaha Chapter, D. A. r. |
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-20
Breaking HSndenbarg's Line

What was apparent in field reports is now
made. real ~ forinal official report made By
Sir Douglas Haig covering all operations from
The beginning of May, 1917. until the day of
the armistice. Il our frequent admiring com
ments on the performance of American troops
10 action SO far as they could be discerned from
day 10 day. in bulletins and map references,
ever felt 70 be over partial or enthusiastic,
their inerrancy is more than proved now De-
failing the operations along the British front Of
September %, the day which brought the first
breach in the famed and supposed-to-be im-
pregnahle Hindenburg line, the British field
marshall reports North Of Bellenglise the
fhiraeih American division, Maj. Gen. E. M.
Lewis, having broken through the deep defenses
of the Hindenbnrg line, stormed Bellincourt
and seized NouroyN
The FIRST breach in the Hindenburg line IS
snoWa to have been made at a point against
which the British forces were operating. The
report Of the successful assault made by the
Americans is the FIRST reference made in the
report to that event. The London Daily News
ID It's comment on the field marshaPs report,
says that it is a clear recognition Of divisions
according to their work
Il is that, and something more. It is a re-
Election Of the mind and heart Of a great SOL
der. incapable. ia his official expressions, Of
withholding any need Of merit from deserving
meu.--St Louis Globe-Democrat
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-20
Case of aBiIlIe" Rice.

Omaha, Neb., Jan. Ito the
Editor Of The Bee: The Wom-
ans club did right not to listen
to "Billie" Rice at this time.
She is being cured for drug
habit and other diseases and until she
has been free fromsthe drug at least
six months or a year she would not
be in condition to talk before an
audience. Mrs. Hayes has the SYM
pathy of her friends ard many
would be willing to help her If she
would go about things in a more
level-headed way. What good has it
done to advertise this billie" Rice?
Has 1t been wise to put her before
the public and thereby call atten-
ton to her so that when cured and
ready to go back to her profession
that she will have the confidence Of
people who wish to employ her?
What did right-thinking people
think Of the action the Woman's
club took in this matter? Let us
hear from someone else.
A NURSE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-20

les Of useless officials have been cut
out. A saving equal to $1,000, 900
train miles has been made in opera
ton, etc. Best Of ALL government
control won the war for the allies.
Without it, the kaiser would have
dictated terms Of peace at Paris.
The writer talks about service.
The following is quotation from a
standard magazine: 1.-THE railroads
are no longer able to get their freight
cars in and out Of the yards and
terminals Of the larger cities. {.
The business of the country has
been, to a great extent, paralyzed
for weeks on account of what is
called freight-car famine. Yet
freight cars by the thousands are
standing on side tracks and packed
into freight yards, all in one welter-
ing chaos Of hopeless mismanage-
ment"
This was in 1907 and has occurred
several times since, yet few people
boiler their heads Off because Of q
little personal inconvenience.
A. G. GROH,