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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
Three Youths Caught
by Police Confess to
Theft Of Automobile

William ]. Little, 16; Edward
Duncan, 18, and Paul Williams. II,
were arrested last night by Officers
Brigham and Urbanec and held for
investigation in connection with
automobile stealing.
An automobile identified as that
stolen from Carl Mark at Nicola, Ia,
Friday night, was recovered at
Thirteenth and Leavenworth streets
Sunday morning. Residents in that
vicinity said they saw three boys
and girl get out of the car and
60 west on Leavenworth street with
valises and grips. A search OF the
hotels and rooming houses be-
tween Leavenworth and Jackson
streets disclosed the fact that three
boys were occupying a basement
room in the Claremont Inn.
Little gave his address as Clare
mont Inn. Duncan said he lived
at the Albany hotel, and Williams
said he lived in St. Louis. Police
believe all three are from St. Louis.
They confessed to stealing the car,
according to Officer Brigham.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
FRENCH DEMAND
GUARANTEES FOR
FUTURE SAFETY
United States Will Enter No
Alliance Not Consistent
With Spirit Of League
of Nations.

Paris, April 20.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. Editorial writers of
Partisan newspapers again are clam
oring for definite and efficacious
guarantees to ward off a renewal
in future of German aggression. To
this end they demand either an ALI
ance with the United States and
Great Britain or protection by the
league OF nations.
Pertinax, in the Echo de Paris, in
sists that while the left bank of the
Rhine is occupied and the fate of the
Sarre basin is in suspense, nothing
but an alliance pure and simple will
serve.
From high source in the Amer
ican delegation, it was learned today
that the American attitude on the
reported alliances between the pow
ers to guarantee The safety of
France against attack by Germany
was that 10 alliance would be en-
tered into by the United States that
was net consistent with the spirit of
the league Of nat;ous.
President Wilson's contention has
been that the league was enough
guarantee in line with his speech be-
fore p!enary session of the con-
ference when he said:
"That is definite guarantee Of
peace; it is a definite guarantee by
the world against aggression; it is a
definite guarantee against the thing
which has just brought civilization
to the verge of ruin"
President Wilson conferred with
Premier Clemenceau this afternoon
between drives about town with
Mrs. Wilson
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
Negro Who Escaped Grand
Island Police Is CAPTURED

Columbus, Neb.. April 20.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. Ben Watkins. neg
no, who escaped from the chief of
police of Grand Island Saturday
night, after knocking the officer
from the running board of the auto
mobile i'll which he was being taken
% the Jail. was captured in Column
bus. Sunday. One of the shots
which the Grand Island officer fired
after the negro took effect, and he
is in serious condition. He was
first noticed on freight train near
Duncan, Neb. A posse was formed
by the sheriff and the negro was
captured after being chased from
Duncan to this place
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
BLANTON ATTACKS
GOMPERS AND UNIONISM

Dallas, Tex, April 20.-Congress-
man Thomas L. Blanton, in signed
statement today. reiterates his criti-
cism of Samuel Gompers. president
Of the American Federation of La
Dor, made last week in a.speech at
Mineral Wells. Tex, and declares
that labor unionism. socialism and
bolshevism are working hand in
hand and are practically identical
in that they all foster disregard OF
law"
The statement was in reply to one
given out in Washington last night
by Mr.. Gompers, in which the labor
leader asserted that Mr.. Blanton's
Mineral Wells address was a con-
fession of the congressman utter
incapacity OF understanding the
plainest proposition of right, JUS
tice and democracy"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21

A diamond ring, valued at $50
and owned by Mrs. Robert Hamil-
ton, daughter Of T. F. Stroud, was
recovered with other jewelry val
uel at $3.50. Following descriptions
OF the three robbers and tips given
by L. Mccarthy, 5504 North Twen-
ty-fourth street, and F. L. Martin
son, 3605 North Twenty-eisht!l
avenue, who chased them, Dete !
tives Murphy, Psznowski, Bur .l'ard
and Chief of Detectives Dunn a.
rested the armed robbers, one BY
one, at the Midland hotel.
Confess to Robbery.
Thew confessed to the bold rob-
berry and holdup. At the central
station, they gave their names and
addresses as: Albert Trudell St.
Louis; Edward Downing, 1927
Northrup street, Chicago. and t.ob-
ert Walsh, Chicago. Trudell was
arrested with woman, giving the
name of Nellie Trudell, his wife.
The bandits confessed to bcin.
driven out of Chicago on account
OF the recent probe by Chicago's
chief of police in regard to the wide
wave of crime that had been
spreading through the city. 1!ev
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
BoIshevik Army on Pripet
SurrenderS to Ukrainians

London, April 20-The first boil
shevik army, operating in the re-
gion of Homel, along the Pripet
river, has surrendered to the Ukra-
mans, according to statement is
sued by the Ukranian press bureau
and forwarded from Vienna to the
Central News.
Up to the time that the report
was forwarded. 10000 rifles. IS guns
and 200 machine guns had been
handed over to the Ukranians
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
PARADE TO OPEN
CAMP AICN FOR
VICTORY | 0 AN
Billy Sunday and Governor
MckeIvie to Review Re-
turned Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines.

Omaha's Victory loan campaign
will open today with huge "wel-
come home" parade, Immediately
followed by an address at the
Auditorium by Billy Sunday. Rev.
Mr.. Sunday will share honors with
Governor McKelvie on the review
ing stand at the court house. No
one will be admitted to the Audi
torium till the termination of the
parade, and all the people who
march are inside. 2 . nam
Col Gonzales Bingham, head of
the quartermaster's department in
Omaha, has appointed as the staff
for Col. F. A. Grant, retired. grand
marshal of the Victory Liberty loan
welcome home" parade today, the
men who served with Colonel Grant
when he was quartermaster. They
are 1t. Col. F. P. Holcomb, Maj.
William H. Faringhy, Captains
Charles w. Ballard, F. L. Fink,
Adam J. Hoffman, Philip S. Gunion,
R. N. Hamilton. First Lieutenants
Earl Steele, Herbert C. Wachs; Sec
ond Lieutenants John w. Yates,
Arthur F. Seide1, John A. Wissel,
Walter S. Kennon and James l..
Byers.
Grant Extends Invitation.
Col. Grant extends an invitation
to AL returned soldiers, sail
ors and marines to join the great
Victory Liberty loan Welcome
Home parade at noon today. Men
are to report at Seventeenth street
and Capitol avenue at 1l:15 a. M,
wearing uniforms, but no overcoats.
The caps do not matter. The parade
is meant as welcome to all the
men, whether they served overseas
or trained at camps or cantonments
to take part in the parade.
Men who are not already as
signed to companies, or who have
not received notice through the
mails, are asked to join Company. I,
in charge of Cuthbert Potter, which
is the casual company.
All men in charge of companies
and regimental and battalion staffs
will report at the northwest corner
OF the post Office at 1880 a. IN.
All men in charge of companies or
staff men will wear a white hand
kerchief on their left arm during
formation of parade
Line of March.
Men on grand marsha's staff and
his aides will wear red band on
the left arm and will report to
headquarters at the southwest corr
ner of Sixteenth street and Capi-
tel avenue.
The parade will form at Sixteenth
and Capitol avenue, and the line OF
march will take the column .uth
on Sixteenth to Douglas; east on
Douglas to Twelfth; south on
Twelfth to Farnam; west on Far
nam. past the reviewing stand, to
Eighteenth; south on Eighteenth to
Harney; east on Harney to Six
teenth; south on Sixteenth to How
ard; and east on Howard to the
auditorium where Billy" Sunday
will speak.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
Six Troop Ships Arrive
With NearIv 5000 Men

New York, April 20.-Six troop
ships of American officers and men
-l4,446 in all-arrived here today
in time to celebrate Easter Sun
day on home soil
Two of the ships which arrived
were the German liners Zeppelin
and Graf Waldersee. making their
first trips since they were turned
over to the United States
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
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BITS OF NEWS
FORCED TO REVISE
PROGRAM OF CONCERT.

New York, April 20-German
numbers were hastily stricken from
the program of concert and ball
OF the Master Bakers association OF
New 1Hk tonight when the concert
hall was sUshed by more than 100
soldiers and sailors who threatened
to Clean up the place"
The soldiers and sailors who in
yaded the concert hall were merely
the "skirmishers" Of party of near
Iy l,00O uniformed men outside, who
were assembled when a telephone
call was received at the navy club
saying German concert" was
oeing held on the eve of the Vic
tory Liberty loan campaign.
Pollce reserves prevented serious
disorders,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21

said they just came to Omaha yes
terday afternoon. They. refused to
say how they chanced to pick the
home of T. F. Stroud for a rob.
berry.
Ride in Noyes' Car.
Headed by Dean Noyes, we'll
known automobile man. SIP North
Twenty-second street, neighbor-
hood gangs chased the three ban
dts as far as Twenty-ffth and
Jaynes avenue. A feature of the.
chase was the fact that the three
armed bandits became mingled with
the mob. They opened the door of
Dean Noyes' automobile and under
the pretense that they. too, were
chasing burglars, one said: "Hur-
ry up, we'll help you catch them"
Noyes drove the three to Twenty
seventh and Ames, slowing up at
each street intersection ito keep
watch on the three robbers" Moves
was unaware that he was plotting
the bandits i'll his car until after
they had gotten out on Ames ave-
nue. One of the trio told Moves to
go to Twenty-fourth street and
phone to the police, while they
secured the railroad tracks for the
bandits"
Find Robbers in House.
The. robbery and holdup was com.
mitted at 3 o'clock in the after
noon while the Stroud family was
away. At Sis o'clock, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stroud returned home. Mr..
Stroud drove their car to the gar
age in the, rear of the place. Mrs.
Stroud entered the front door and
found the inside vestibule door
locked. She ratified the knob.
The trio of robbers was upstairs
and heard the noise of the door.
Two of them leaped from a second
story window to a side porch. Mr..
Stroud caught sight of the third rob-
Der descending a water pipe. TAX
ing a pen-knife from his pocket, he
yelled to the thief:
I'll cut you full of holes when
you come down" The burglar gave
an alarm, and his two pals. carry
Ai'S "utoiidtN guns, SdiHC dIOuIlU
the side of the house and command
ed Stroud to put 'em up"
Take Loot With Them.
Shall | shoot the -" DIV
said. No, let's beat it." another re.
piled. With the loot in their pock-
cts, the trio ran west. Mrs. Stroud
had given the alarm to neighbors.
Dean Noyes and his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Linda Wigman, in Noyes' auto
led the mob. As the trio ran
up an alley near Twenty-fourth and
Fort streets, L. Mccarthy, 5504
North Twenty-fourth street, who
was repairing an automobile at the
home of Arthur Bauer, s3l0 North
Twcntyfifth street, caught sight
of them. Mccarthy, accompanied
by Edward Ensign, Twenty fifth and
Fort. and Arthur Bauer, armed
with a revolver. stepped in the car
and gave chase. Following their
escape from Noyes' car at Twenty
seventh and Ames avenue, the BAN
dts went south and at the home Of
Continued on Page Two. Column Hvm0
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
REDS GAIN
c 0 n 7 ROL
OF VIENNA
B Y CO u P
Parliament Building Occupied
by Troops Under Orders Of
Soldiers Council; Com
munizing Begun.

Vienna, April 20.-(By The Asso
ciated Press. )-Control of Vienn;
has been taken over by the soldier,
council. Quiet prevails, but com
munizing of the property of those
unable to resist has been begun.
1t is possible there will be ne
change in the name of the govern
ment, but it will be bolshevist il
purpose.
The situation is much the same
as it was at Budapest a few hour.
after the radicals had taken control
The policing of the city has beer
taken over by the Volkswehr.
Occupy Parliament Building.
The parliament building was occu.
pied this morning by two battalions
ct soldiers after representatives oil
the soldiers council had placed 5000
men at the governments disposal
upon the understanding that the DO
lice would be dispersed.
The soldiers are commanded by
Col. Stoessel WINNER, who takes
orders from the soldiers council
which is either socialistic or COM
munistic.
Colonel Cunningham, in the name
OF the allies, has issued a proclama-
ion declaring that if there is fur
ther disturbance, the food supply
will be cut off. For that reason
serious trouble is unlikely.
Republican Flag Pulled Down.
Two demonstrations were started
during the week, the outgrowth of
several communist meetings which
were lightly attended by Austrians.
One of these meetings took place
Tuesday at the War office when the
Austrian republican flag of red and
white was pulled down by small
crowd and red flag run up in its
place.
1t is significant that the outbreak
happened at the time of the visit of
Joseph Pogany, reputed to be the
ruling chief of the Hungarian COM
munist government, and other Hun
garian officials who are said to rea-
lize that it will be impossible for
their plan to succeed unless with the
Austrian aid
Pogany this afternoon in an inter-
view which was printed locally de-
clared that the Americans favored
the bolsheviki. He pointed out that
Americans already had furnished
food to Budapest, but did not state
that the food was sold by the
Americans to the Karolyi govern
ment or that, in view of having re-
ceived the money, they delivered
the goods notwithstanding the exis-
tence of the communist government.
Battle Imminent at Munich.
Berlin, April 20-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. 1.-The government
troops outside Munich have been
augmented by the arrival of 5000
Wuerttembergers.
Preparations for a decisive fight
are proceeding in the city. Food
conditions are growing worse.
Continued rioting in Munich with
a few casualties, is reported.
Lindau. after Munich, the most
important Spartacan center, is now
completely cut off both by land and
water.
The situation in Brunswick is be-
coming normal Herr Merges,
known as president of the Bruins
wick Free State, was routed out of
a garret where he had been hiding,
and arrested. A new cabinet has
been established in Brunswick, made
up of four majority socialists, two
and one democrat.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
Strike That Tied Up
Telephone Service in
New England Settled

Boston, April 20.-The telephone
strike that has crippled New Eng
land service since last Tuesday was
settled today at conference of
strikers and company officials, ac-
cording to formal announcement
by the company. .
"a. understanding has been
reached" said the announcement,
"by which telephone employees will
return to work and the service will
be restored pending detailed con-
sideration of wage schedules"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
MARSHALL WOULD FIGHT
BOLSHEVIKI IN RUSSIA

FL Paso, Tex, April 2O.-Vice
President Thomas R. Marshall
would send a sufficiently large force
to Russia thoroughly to exterminate
the bolsheviki, he declared here to-
day on his way to Washington from
Phoenix, Ariz.. where he has been
visiting his son, who is ILL.,
This is no time for temporizing
with the bolsheviki," the vice pres
ident said. Naturally, am a demo-
crat and | believe in the voice of the
people, but think that voice should
come through the ballot box and not
through lawless persecution and
bloodshed." he added.
Accompanied by Mrs. Marshall
the vice president visited Juarez,
where he was rendered the freedom
of the city by Col. Augustin Mora,
garrison commander, who ordered
the Fifty-seventh battalion military
band to give concert in the main
plaza in honor of the vice president.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
STORMS PREVENT START
IN OVERSEAS FLIGHT

St. Johns. N. F., April 20.-Al.
though local weather conditions
were favorable, two storms were re-
ported today working westward
from mid-Atlantic, and for this rea-
son. Harry G. Hawker, Australian
airman, and Capt. Vrederick P.
Raynham. Britisher, did not start on
their trans-oceanic flight.
Holy Head, April 20.-(By the
Associated Press.)--Maj. ]. c. P.
Wood and his navigator, Capt. c.
c. Wylie. who came to grief in
their flight from Eastchurch to Ire
land OH the first leg of their trans
Atlantic flight, will repeat their at
tempt as soon as their machine is re-
paired. or another machine put in
condition for the long journey.
Paris. April 20.-No reports were
received today from Lieutenant
Fontain. who started early Saturday
morning from Villacoublay, France,
for flight to Casablanca. on the
west coast OF Morocco, whence he
proposes to attempt to fly to Poin-
ambuco, Brazil, by way of the Cape
Verde islands and the St. Paul
rocks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
WOMAN CAUGHT WITH
BANDITS IS SILENT,

Mrs. Nellie Trudell, who says
she is the wife of one OF the
confessed highwaymen arrested
Yesterday afternoon, holds her.
self aloof from the other girl
prisoners in the natron's de-
partment of the city jail. "Wha.
crude set" commented Mrs.
Trudell, when she met her fel-
low prisoners. This is the first
time | was ever in Jail" she
avered. Il never thought Id
live to be arrested"
Mrs. Trudell is rs and pretty.
She has nothing to say" in re-
gard to yesterdays affair.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
ADR|AT|C ISSUE
REACHES ACUTE
STAGE AT PARIS
Decision Either Way Fraught
With Serious Consequences;
Italy Threatens to Seize
Territory Claimed.

Paris, April 20.-(By the Asso-
ciated ress.)-The Italian issue
over the Adriatic has reached an
acute stage. where a decision one
way or the other cannot longer be
deferred and decision either way
is fraught with serious conse-
quences.
The council of four today con-
tinued its session at the white
house" The Italian premier, Wit
torio Orlando, and the Italian for
eign minister, Baron Sonnino, were
both present and made it known that
the opening of the Italian parlia-
ment on Wednesday has necessitat-
ed their leaving Paris Monday with
definite knowledge of what is go
ing to~be done. -r~.----"-''-'--'-,' = ,'--'
President Wilson Absent.
They will meet Premiers Clemen-
ceau and Lloyd George again tomor-
row. President Wilson did not at
tend today's meeting and will be
absent again tomorrow, but it will
be necessary to submit, to him any
decision reached.
Baron Sonnino continued to oc-
cupy the extreme position, insisting
upon the integral fulfillment of the
secret treaty of London giving to
Italy the entire Dalmatian coast and
the islands and also claiming the
city of Fiume without information
alizati or division with the Jugo-
Slavs.
Premier Orlando was rather more
conciliatory, though a telegram
which he had received from the head
of the Italian army declared that
the entire army was behind him in
upholding Italy's aspirations.
Italy May Act Alone.
Captain Tozzi, of Premier Or
lando's staff, said the telegram was
in effect an ultimatum and disclosed
how universal and deep-rooted was
the conference, and occupy the re-
adequate protection on the eastern
Atlantic coast He added that if
these rights were not recognized
Italy would undoubtedly adopt her
own course, without reference to
the conference, an occupy the re-
gions to which she considered her
self entitled.
President Wilson's position was
said to be equally determined
against any recognition of the secret
treaty of London. Reports of a
compromise on the basis of the Ital-
ians getting the Italian quarters of
Fiume and the Jugo-Slavs getting
their districts were not confirmed,
and it was said that this was the
plan put forward to the Italians, but
not accepted. But early reports in
dicated that the session might be
through the day in an eff
fort to reach a middle groundS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
TAkEl0A
OF BOOZE
after GUN
'FUS|LADE
Officer Met by Hail of Bullets
as He Enters Alley;
Captures 276 Pints
Of Liquor.

After a gun battle with bootleg.
gers near Fourteenth and Jackson
streets at 10 o'clock last night, OF.
fcer {. w. Brigham captured Harry
Miller, alleged bootlegger and seized
Miller's Buick touring car and 27t
pints of whisky. John Murphy
4l39 w street, was also arrested
and charged with carrying concealed
weapons when Officer Brigham
found him in the block in which the
gun fight later occurred.
Miller and two other men, &C
cording to Officer Brigham, were
backing the Buick touring car into
the alley between Jackson and Jones
on Fourteenth street, when Brig
ham noticed the maneuver.
Murphy Got Tough.
81 walked toward the mouth OF
the alley into which they disap-
peared," said Brigham. "Then
noticed man, who later proved to
be Murphy, standing near Four
teenth and Jones so l walked up that
way and slapped him on the hip
pocket. l could feet the gun in his
pocket. He got tough and | had
to hit him. | sent him into the sta
tion in the patrol and then crSwled
up the alley on my hands and knees
after the car. | found Miller sit
ting in the car and there were "a
pints o. whisky in two packages in
the back seat and a third package of
II pints on the running board.
Miller was the only man i could
find. called the patrol again and
had him sent in. ----.-.-----~------~---
Bootleggers Reinforced.
"When l went back into the
alley to see if the other two men
were there, / was met with fusil-
ladc of shot from eight or 10 guns.
l backed in behind a box car and
emptied my gun in the direction of
the shots. / don't think | hit any
body, as purposely shot high,
thinking to scare them into submis-
sion.
Going back to Fourteenth and
Jackson streets | called the station
for help and when Detectives Hegg
and Van Deusen arrived | saw some
of the men run south through a va
cant lot toward Leavenworth street.
We searched in the alley there and
found 20 more packages of II pints
each"
Miller's car was brought to Gem
tral station. He was held for in
Murphy is charged
with carving concealed weapons.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21

Lava Shoots Up 30
Feet AbOUe Rim, of
KiIaueu Fire Pit

Honolulu, April 20.-A column
of lava shot up Saturday 80 feet
above the rim on the fire pit of
Kilauea, the highest the great
volcano has ever been known to
spout its frey contents. Great
flows of lava in all directions fol-
lowed, obliterating trails across
the old crater floor.
The fire pit of Kilauea, the
worlds largest active volcano, is
about 1000 feet in diameter. and
is within the old crater, a black
plain about four square miles in
extent, which is encircled by a
wall from 200 to 700 feet in
height. Kilauea has been un-
usually active for several months.
The volcano is in the south
western portion of the island of
Oahu, the largest island of the
Hawaiian group, and is about 1870
miles distant from Honolulu on
the Island of Kilauea.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
Burglars Get $1,000 Worth
of FurS in AuIabauuh Store

The Aulabaugh fur store at Nine
teenth and Farnam streets was
broken into early Sunday morning
and 81 200 worth of furs stolen. The
burglars gained entrance by throw
ing brick through the front win
dow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
PRESIDENTS SHIP
ARRIVES AT BREST.

Brest, April 20.-(By Associated
Press. 1.-The United States trans
port George Washington, which
sailed from New York for France
on the orders of President Wilson,
has arrived here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-21
ROBBERS WHO LOOT
HOMEOF T.F.STROUD
CHASED BY POSSES
Desperadoes Run Out of Chicago Pull of Daylight
Robbery Here; Make Their Getaway From Scene
In Dean Noyes' Auto; Found Later by
Police at Midland Hotel

were arrested at the Midland hotel Sixteenth and Chicago
streets Easter Sunday afternoon less than hour after
hey had robbed the home of T. F. Stroud, wealthy
they held up Mr. Stroud the the house and
followed by excited neghbors. M