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Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
Secret Death Society
.~ Uses 17-Year-Old. Girl ....-
to Lure Men to Doom
Three Bodies Of Victims Found in Sacks Near Island
Villa of Swedish Opera Prima Donna; so in Russ
Refugee Colony Arrested and Others Under Sur
veillance, Including Beautiful Daughter of Gen.
eral Gysser.

Stockholm, Aug. 51.-How beau
tifu1 17-year-old girl was used as
the lure for victims of secret
death society" has been brought to
light, by the investigation into the
strange death of DR.. Ardasheff at a
villa on the Island of Bollstanas, in
Lake Norwikken, near here.
The bodies of three other victims
of the band have been recovered.
More are being sought
Sixteen members of the band have
been arrested.
The death society" consisted
principally of Russian refugees and
numbered II men and five women.
Colonel Hadji-Lashet, Cossack,
was their leader. General Gysser, his
two sons. and the beautiful 17-year-
old daughter, Dagmar, were among
his associates.
1t is about this girl, siren of fas-
cinating character, that this story
revolves. Size alone of the suspects
under arrest remains silent. While
the others have denounced each
other and many unsuspected per-
sons until, in all, 50 have been de-
tanned under surveillance. Dagnlar.
spends day after day without food,
smoking cigaret after cigaret, sip
ping coffee-and dreaming.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
rick" DENIES HE'S
TO WED ELSIE JANIS.

Chicago. Aug. 3l.-A story from
New York that Capt. Eddie" V.
Rickenbacher, American ace of
aces" was to wed Miss Elsie Janis,
noted actress, was branded as false
yesterday by the captain, who spent
several hours in Chicago.
A. The captain said he had merely met
Miss Janis when she had visited the
Toul sector and gave performance
for the members of the Oath aero
squadron. Later, he said, he saw
her perform the leading role in "Hel-
10. America" at the Palace theater
in London.
"When the squadron came home
the boys, appreciative of Miss Janis
great war service in France, invited
her to be guest of honor at well
coming banquet" said Captain Rick
cnbacher. "She was unanimously
voted commander in chief OF the aero
squadron until the next war" 1t IS
true that she and ! appeared on the
stage together at the Century root
garden, but so was the entire squad
ron on the stage.
"The report of our engagement is
entirely false. I did not know her
wears ago in Columbus, 0. / never
heard Of her until she became ia
nous"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
Reclamation Concessions ~
of Carranza Generous

Mexico City. Aug. 3l.-lmportant
concessions were made by President
Carranza Sunday in issuing a de-
cree amending the reclamation law.
Briefly, they are as follows:
Claims for damages may be pre-
sented, not only for losses during
the recent two revolutions ending
with the installation of the pres
ent government, May |. 1917, but for
those sustained since then in various
regions where revolts> are still
smouldering. -, y
Damages by rebels or outlaws
to persons or property, subject to
reclamation, when such damage is
found to be the result of a, negli-
gence on the part of constituted au-
thority.
The most important amendment,
it is considered, is that relative to
the presidents power to arrange
conventions for mixed commissions
with foreign powers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
WILSON HOPES .
T0PuT WAGES
< ON new Plane
To Call Conference Of Repre-.
sentatives of Labor and
Capital to Better Work.
ing Conditions.

Washington, Aug. 3l.-(By The
Associated Press. )-President Viii
son, in a Labor day message to
American workers tonight, an
nounced that he would cali, in the
near future, a conference of repre-
sentatives of labor and industry ito
discuss fundamental means of bet
tering the whole relationship Of cap
ital and labor and putting the whole
question of wages upon, another
footing
The president said he was en-
couraged and pleased with the re-
suits thus far of the governments
efforts to bring down the cost of
living and expressed confidence that
substantial results would be
achieved in the solving of this prob
lem. Patience and vigilance. how
ever, he said, must be exercised
and the governments efforts must
have the cooperation of every citi-
zen.
Presumably, referring to the exist
ing labor unrest and threats of
strikes, the president appealed to
every citizen to refrain from doing
anything that would tend to in
crease the cost of living, but in
stead to do all possible to promote
production.
The president expressed particular
qualification at the attitude taken by
the representatives of organized
Continued on Page Two, Column Ffve)
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Yet it was she. the authorities
now believe, who, by her magnetic
charm and with the aid of a big
black limousine, lured the victims of
the death band to their fate at the
lonely villa.
The story goes back to the settle
ment in Stockholm by upward of a
thousand Russ refugees of more or
less political importance All were
from the upper class and most of
them had money. With the growth
of their colony plans for coup
d'etat against the Leninites were at
tributed to them.
Hadji-Lashet, reputedly bolshev-
ist agent, but actually an adventurer
who, according to the police, has
gold only for his motive, soon ap-
peared in the midst of the colony as
a spy to destroy it,
DR.. Ardasheff, who brought con-
siderable money from Petrograd in
his fight, was selected as his first
victim.
But murder is not lightly and
easily committed in Sweden. And
'Ardasheff. who lived in a flat in
North Stockholm, was we'll on his
guard. He had always distrusted
Hadji-Lashet as an adventurer. and
would have none of his advances.
Continued on Page Three, Column Two.)
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Fail Yet to Discover
MISSING u. S. Ajrnen

San Diego. Cal, Aug. 3I.-Lieuts.
Frederick Waterhouse and Cecil r.
Connolly, Rockwell field pursuit
pilots, who have been missing in
Lower California since August Il,
did not land or crash" in the desert
according to opinions expressed by
Rockwell field aviators who have
flown over the arid wastes of the.
peninsula. These aviators have OBJ
tained information leading them to
believe the missing airmcn landed
somewhere in the rough country Of
that section of Mexico.
Officers here estimate the terri-.
tory where the aviators may have
landed still to be explored covers
about 700 square miles.
Maj. Theodore McCauley, who
has flown over hundreds of miles in
Lower California in search Of
Waterhouse and Connolly. has re-
turned to North Island He says il
is almost a certainty, Judging from
information gained from Mexicans.
the airmen and their machine will be
found in the mountainous countr-
lying between Trinidad and Roeoah
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
\ RIEF
Z RIGHT
y REEZY
pops" LETTERS RUIN
NEWLYWED'S BLISS.
BITS OF NEWS

San Franciso, Cal, Aug. 3l.-The
old experience of Pandora in a mod
ern version destroyed the domestic
happiness OF Lieut.. Donald Frctwell
and led to the granting of a divorce
in Superior Judge Dunne's court.
Lieutenant Fretwell was the com
plainant. He was given a decree
from Maude Fretwell, whom he mar
ried in San Antonio, Tex, on All
Fools day. 1918.
Despite the day on which the mar
riage occurred, they lived happily, ac-
cording to Lieutenant Fretwell, until
several weeks after the ceremony.
Then large bundle of letters came
to light in his wife's trunk, the hus-
band declared. Curiosity inpelled,
and happiness fed, for several of the
letters were atfectionately signed
Pop"
Fretwell told the court that Pop
in real life was a private in Troop F
of the 18th cavalry. He also declared
that his wife had written to the cav
alryman following her marriage.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
Lieut.. B. W. Maynard
\ Aerial Derby Winner

New York. Aug. 51.-Lieut. B. w,
Maynard of the United States army
air service won the international
aerial derby between Mineola. N.
Y. and Toronto. covering the 1000
mile round trip course in 465 as
minutes, it is announced by the fly
ing club.
Lieut.. H. H. George. whose flying
TIME was s2034 minutes, finished
second. Lieut.. G. B. Gish was third.
with flying time of 52414 minutes.
The winners in the reliability test
will be announced next Thursday.
The three aviators finishing first
were army, pilots.
There were 81 airmen entered in
the aero race. Of these, e fin
ished the round trip
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
BRITISH SENDING
MORE TROOPS TO
FIGHT BOLSHEVIKl
Russians and Anzacs Recapture
Town on Archangel
Front.

Copenhagen, Aug. 3l.-A large
Britis h squadron has passed
Koenigsburg, East Prussia, bound
eastward, the Berlin correspondent
of the local newspaper Berlinske
Tidende reports. The warships
were believed to be carrying rein
forcements for the approaching gem
eral offensive against the bolshe-
wiki in northern Russia.
The course of the squadron as
described in the foregoing would
take it up to the Baltic in the di-
rection of Libau, Riga and the
Gulf of Finland, the approach to
Petrograd.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
Mrs. Michael Cudahy, Z,
Widow Of Big Packer,
Succumbs in CHICAGO

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Mrs.. Michael
Cudahy, widow of Michael Cudahy,
one of the pioneers in the packing
industry, who was the last of two
American women made countesses
by papal decree, died Sunday, aged
IT years. She was.born in Ireland.
In recognition of the Cudahy fam
ily's generosity to the Roman Catho-
lie church, Mrs. Cudahy was given
the title of countess by Pope Bene-
dict XIV in 1917.
Mrs. .Cudahy is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. William P. Nelson,
the. Misses Mary and Clara Cudahy,
and Mrs. John P. Casserly, San Ma
teo, Cal, and three sons, Joseph NJ,
Edward |. and John P. Cudahy, the
latter of Hollywood, Cal.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01

WOMEN NAMED T
IN "H1GH JINKS"
IN AERO FORCES
Lords to Investigate Drinking
and Motor Rides for
Girls at 4 a. m.>

London, Aug. 3l.-Women war
workers and officers of the Royal
Flying corps are in1patiently waiting
the hearing of the House of Lords
inquiry into the dismissal of Miss
Violet Douglas -Pennant from the
women's royal air force.
Early requests for hearing were
refused. These refusals led Lord
Stanhope to say hotly in the House
of Lords: -
Opportunity for Miss Pennant
to show her dismissal was because
of Not fault of hers has been denied
because the government fears the
scandals which will come to light.
e 81 will give your lordships one
instance case in which | have
seen the evidence, and I am con-
vinced that the statements are true.
Grave scandals began to appear in
large royal air force depot near
London, and the lady in charge OF
the women's hotel wrote several
letters to the air ministry complain
ing Of the situation, but not one of
those letters was delivered to Miss
Pennant.
Eventually, however, rumors
reached Miss Pennant's ears, and
she sent for the officer, and had
an interview with him.
Girls All-Night Leave. (
"She then found out that the
colonel-in charge of that camp was
giving all-night leave to the girls
who were training as motor drivers
at that depot, and that they were
constantly returning from London,
very often drunk, at 4 o'clock in
the morning in government motor
cars. She also found that there
were grave scandals in regard to
the colonel and two women Off
GERS in the camp.
Miss Pennant at once decided to
remove these two women officers.
about whom at that time there was
no more than scandal, to two sep
arate camps we'll away from where
they then were. She also decided
to replace the lady in charge of the
hotel, whose health threatened to
break down. She reported the mat
ter to superior authority. ~
Colonel Gains Transfer. ~
"Then Miss Pennant was dis
missed; and what happened? Miss
Pennant's successor, knew nothing
Of what had gone on before.
"The colonel was not courtmar-
tailed, but system of general post
in regard to the commanders of
various depots took place for his
benefit.
First he was sent to a depot
some distance from London. then
moved back to depot near Lon
don, the very depot at which one
of the women over whom there
had been these previous scandals
was quartered. This colonel and
this woman occupied the same
house and they were finally dis
covered by their landlady in the
same room at 3 o'clock in the morn
ing:
THAT is the sort of thing that
the government fears will come out
if they have an inquiry"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
DIVORCED WAR BRIDES
RETURN TO FRANCE.

Paris, Aug. 3l.--Sixty-two French
women who had married Americans,
army officers and soldiers, and
subsequently had been divorced in
the United States, returned to
France on the same Steamer this
week, according to the newspaper
Avenir.
Most Of them, the newspaper
added, returned not because of per-
sonal differences with their hus-
bands but because Of the inability
of the brides to adapt themselves
to the American mode of living.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
CIemenceau Among High
French Officials Who Felici-
tate American Commander
Prior to Starting for Home.
GENERAL EXPRESSES
AFFECTION FOR FRANCE
Great Crowd Gathers at Sta
tion Where He Entrains for
Brest, Whence He Sails for
New York.

Paris, Aug. 3l.--(By The Assc-
ciated Press)-Premier Clemenceau.
Foreign Minister Pinchon and Capt.
Andre Tardieu were among the high
French officials who bade farewell to
General Pershing on his departure
| for Brest today. The American am
bassador and his staff and the en-
tire American peace delegation were
present. There was a military cs-
cort of two companies.
In saying goodbye to the Ameri-
can commander. M. Clemenceau de- /,
clared that the French people could.
never express all the gratitude felt
for the services he had rendered.
The premier urged General Pershing
to revisit France and afford the
French an opportunity to show their
appreciation of the work he had
done in the war.
Great Crowd Gathers
| A great crowd had gathered at
the lnvaldes station to bid General
Pershing farewell as he started for
Brest, whence he sails Monday for
New York aboard the Leviathian.
marking the close of more than two
years, service int France. Forth.
past week General Pershink has
been feted by all the prorninerta
French officials.
In General Pershing's party is his
son, Warren, and his brother. James
+. Pershing, a Chicago merchant,
who sailed recently for a business
trip to France and England, and his
aides.
Lieutenant Colonel De Chambrun.
counselor of the French embassy al
| Washington. will make the voyage
on the Leviathian. u
Appreciative Articles
Sundays Paris newspapers devo,-
ed much space to cordial and appre-
ciative articles bidding farewell to
| general Pershing, who yesterday re-
ceived representatives Of the French
press and bade them formal good
bye. The general expressed his af-'
fection for and admiration of France
and said he felt sure that the strug-
gle France and America had waged
together would serve to cement the
friendship of the two nations.
During the reception General Per
shing was asked what to him had
been the most poignant moment of
the war. After an instant's refec-s
ton, he replied:
1T was when the armistice was
signed. 1t was then we knew the
victory was ours and that our dead
had not died in vain."
No Plans, for Future
When asked about ,his plans for
the future, General Pershing re-
sponded:
| Il haven't any. At all events,
don't attribute any to me-"
Warm tribute was paid to General
Pershing today by Andre Tardieu.
head Of the general commission for
Franco-American war matters.
France will always remember this
commander who, with Foch. Petain
and Haig, brought about the defeat
of Germany and liberated our soil,
Captain Tardieu said. II, who on
so many occasions for two years COL
laborated with him, will never forget
the high qualities of integrity, FIRM
ness, intelligence and good hearted
ness that he displayed. 1t is great
friend of ours who leaves us. He
will remain constantly in the
thoughts of all of US, and personally
shall always retain for him deep
affection"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
GILT HAIRPINS GET
HUSBAND I'm BAD"

Los Angeles, Aug. 5l.-Mrs. Le-
ona Van Lilburn is brunette.
When she returned to her home
at Fresno from a visit to her
parents she told Judge York in di-
vorce proceedings against John Van
Lilburn she discovered a number of
gilt hairpins scattered about the
house. =.
This looked suspicious. l asked
about tn emand my husband told
me he was tired of me and he
thought it would be better if I re-
turned to my parents" she testi-
fled.
Ch. ,,,,s or,nfed decree
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
Twentieth Century Flyer
Hits FREIGHT Head.QD

Cleveland, Aug, 3l-Two cars of
an east-bound freight train buckled
on all adjoining track to that on
which the east-bound Twentieth
Century was running just east of
Painesville, 26 miles east of this
city, at 9 p. m. Sunday. They
landed directly in front of the on
coming passenger train.
The locomotive of the Twentieth
Century was derailed and its en-
gineer killed.
The passenger cars remained on
the track and no passengers, accord
ing to reports to the railroad Of
ficials, were injured.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
GHOST PLUS H. c. OF L.
TOO MUCH FOR TENANTS.

New York, Aug. 3l.-An echo OF
the Wilkins murder case was heard
in the office of the mayors commit
tee on rent profiteering when Mrs.
Gladys Besson, a tenant in the house
owned by Mrs. Julia K. Wilkins.
complained that the house was
haunted by the ghost of Dr.. Will
kins. who committed suicide in the
Mineola Jail after conviction for the
murder of his wife.
Mrs. Besson was one of three ten
ants who objected to what they
termed excessive rent increases
asked by Samuel H. Martin. execu-
tor of the estate.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
'I've Married Rich"
Pardoned Prisoner Writes

Topeka, Kans., Aug. 3l.-"Pve
married rich widow-you'll not
hear from me any more" was the
closing of letter which Judge c.
w. Smith. pardon clerk in the office
of Governor Allen here, received
from former prisoner at the Kan
sas state penitentiary at Lansing.
The man was recently discharged.
He said that he and his wife had
just purchased a $4,000 home
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
LIVING COST BLASTS
$3.50 ROMANCE.

San Francisco, Aug. 3l.-Operat-
ing a family on a $3.50 basis proved
disastrous to Carl F. Rosseen, a
building contractor, recently sued
for divorce by his wife, Mrs. Clara
Roseeu, who was restrained by Su-
perior Judge John T. Nourse from
disposing of any of the community
property.
Mrs. Roseen accuses her husband
Of making her pay half of their eS7
penses each time he would take her
out to. a show or dinner.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
She was granted a decree.
SCORES APPAREL OF
GOTH CENTURY "CHICKEN.'

North Brookheld. Mass, Aug. ST.
The modern young women's
gowns are the height of indecency
and are worn only for the purpose of
displaying shapely limbs, according
to Miss Hazel Mason.
Morality never enters the heads
OF these light-headed girls" said
Miss Mason, who admits to being
past so, and. declares that the older
she grows the more shocking sights
she sees. She also took issue with
the statement that country people
are norallv more pure than, those OF
the cities
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
Railroad Causes Citizens
to Lose Too Much SIeep

Evanston. ILL.,, Aug. 3l.-Evanstcn
citizens say they are losing too
much sleep and they are blaming
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St, Paul
railroad. So petitions are being
circulated against the switching OF
cars between II p. m. and a. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
JAP ASKS TITLE BE
BURNED WITH BODY.

Toxic, Aug. 3l.-Count Talsuke
ltagaki, popularity known as the
father Of Japanese democracy"
who died here recently, left will
which, after disposing of his prop
erty, requested that no one should
inherit his title. During his life
ltagaki urged the abolition of all
hereditary titles except those of the
imperial family.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
Morals Squad and Union Pa
cific Detective Chase and
Fatally Shoot Quarry in
Alley.
POLICE HAD BEEN
t RAIDING PLAZA HOTEL
All Who Pursued Victim, a Bell
Boy in HosteIry, Deny Hav-
ing Fired Bullet That Killed
NEGRO.

Pursued into an alley opposite
the Plaza hotel on Fourteenth
street, between Harvey and Howard
streets, at a. M. today by seven
members of the morals squad and
Union Pacific detective, Eugene
Scott, negro, 2024 Burt street, was
shot and killed by one of those
chasing him, although who fired the
fatal bullet has not been deter
mined.
Scott was endeavoring to escape
with a pint of whisky from a raid
on the Plaza hotel.
Officers George Brigham. John
Herdzina and George Armstrong,
who chased Scott from the hotel
after Sergt Olaf Thestrup had torn
off the negro's shirt in a tussle in the
hotel, assert that Special Officer
Edgar Holman of the Union Pacific
killed Scott.
Holman at first admitted that he
came down on" Scott with his re-
volver, but later said he fred in the
air.
Enter Plaza Early
Seven morals squad officers en-
tered the Plaza hotel about a. m.
They distributed themselves on the
floor according to- the story they
tell. .. ....,,.
Crandali went to the fourth floor,
and Paul Sutton to the second.
Sutton first saw Scott.
Scott was in the act of delivering
bottle of whisky to girl i'll room
on the second floor" Sutton said.
when he saw me he brushed by
me and ran for the stairs. | called
to him and asked him where he was
going. He yelled back that he WIS
going to answer call.
Then I heard him 60 down the
stairs,> On the landing between the
first and second floors he met Sergt.
Olaf Thestrup. They tussled and
Scott's shirt was ripped from his
back, and the negro ran down to the
first floor"
Scott ran from the hotel door into
Fourteenth street and darted down
the alley toward Thirteenth istreet,
between Harvey and Howard
streets.
Officer Brigham Follows.
Officer George Brigham followed.
When they left the hotel, Herdzina
was following Brigham, but when
they entered the mouth of the alley,
200 feet distant, George Armstrong
had passed Herdzina.
One of the latter two officers
yelled, Kill that -" according
to a witness, 'although both deny
this.
When Scott entered the alley he
was about 80 feet ahead of Brigham
Brigham raised his gun and fired
just as he himself turned THE cor
ner into the alley. Brigham says
he fired into the air.
Scott seemed to gain on his pur-
suers. Hallway down the alley
Brigham shot again. When Scott
emerged from the alley into Thir-
teenth and crossed the street he
staggard toward the corner of the
Baum Iron company building and
fell, dying.
Special Officer Edgar Holman was
standing on the west side of Thir-'
teenth street when Scott came from
the alley.
Doesn't Think He's to Blame.
81 heard the officerrc chasing him
yell. Get that guy and l came
down on him." Holman said. 81
don't know whether I killed him or
not, but I don't think | did" Later
Holman asid: 81 know | didn't kill
him. | shot in the air. He was
staggering before I shot"
When Scott fell he was evidently
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
Dutch Deny Relations
With Belgium Broken

The Hague, Aug. 31.-Reports that
the Dutch government has broken
off negotiations with Belgium re-
garding the revision of the treaty of
1889. are denied, The Dutch dele
gates will return to Paris in a few
DAYS.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
PEACHES COST 50 CENTS;
THEY SOLD FOR $3.50.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Aug I31.-Mrs.
Earl Fry OF West Luis township.
Johnson county, bought bushel OF
.peaches for $500. In the bottom of
the basket she found note from a
woman in Texas saying that the bas-
ket had been sold for 50 cents and
asking that she be notified of the
cost Drice to the consumer.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01
Recaptuufe Emptsa.

London, Aug. 3l.-SOfficial re-
ports of the war office from Arch
angel announces the recaptuure by
the Russian and Australian forces
of the town of Emptsa.
I'VE captured 10 guns and 500
prisoners, the report says. Our
casualties were light"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01

Generally fair Monday, probab-
iy followed by local thunder
showers Tuesday; warmer in east
Monday; Cooler Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-01

France originally claimed the pay
ment by Germany of 100000 francs
for the family of Sergeant Mann
helm and an indemnity of 100000
francs. Germany readily agreed to
pay the former sum, but declared she
would not meet the demand for the
indemnity.