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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
HARNESS MADE
0FPAPERLEFTbY
HUNS IN .C0BLENz
Americans Are Finding Diff
Guilty in Solving Problem
Of Unemployment in o.
Cupied Cities.

Coblenz. Jan. Shy Associated
Press)-The steadily increasing
number of unemployed men in
Coblenz and other towns in the &C.
cupied area is causing American Of
ficers considerable anxiety. Many
of the idle men are discharged Ger
man soldiers. An official count
made today by the burgomaster
shows 500 laborers idle and $50
skilled workmen also without EN-
ployment.
Those who cannot obtain work
are entitled to a daily bounty of
three marks, so pfenning, from the
city. Unemployed laborers have
been offered work by the city at
four marks per day, but only few
have accepted, as the ordinary wage
is six marks day. Efforts are be-
ing made to restore discharged SOL
diers to their preswar occupations.
Laborers Like Cities.
Reports from the country, indi-
cate there is plenty of work there,
but officials have found difficulty in
inducing laborers to leave the city,
particularly in a time of social un-
rest like the present.
More than 100000 yards of gray
German uniform cloth has come
into the hands of the Americans
from the warehouses at Coblenz. In
a warehouse across the Moselle
river from this city, Americans have
found $4,000 pounds of shoe leather
and machinery for repairing shoes.
In shop windows in Coblenz, how
ever, can be seen shoes. the soles
of which are made of from Is to
20 small pieces of leather. 1t is
almost impossible to buy pair of
shoes that is soled properly.
Material abandoned by the Ger
mans includes harness made of pa
per, and steel breast plates worn by
snipers. At Mulheim the Germans
left so many shells that the work
of counting them is barely begun,
although American soldiers have
been busy at the task for more than
week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
5000 SOLDIERS
REACH new YORK
on SIX VESSELS
Marines Who Saw Service at
Chateau Thierry Brought
Home on Battleship
North Carolina.

New York, Jan. 5.-Five trans
ports and the battleship North Caro-
lima steamed into New York harbor
today, bringing a total of nearly 5000
officers and men of the army and
navy from France.
The North Carolina, which is the
first battleship to arrive here with
troops from overseas, had among
her 1889 passengers a detachment
of marines who had seen service at
Chateau Thierry, Belleau Wood and
the Argonne Forest, and 10 officers
and 994 men of the One Hundred
and Thirteenth ammunition train.
The giant transport Agamemnon,
which formerly was the Kaiser Will
helm II of the North German Lloyd
line, brought the biggest contingent
of any of the ships arriving today,
having on her passenger list us
officers and 2,7ll men. The list in
cluded $50 wounded and more than
1000 officers and men of the One
Hundred and Forty-ffth infantry,
as we'll as a number of casuals.
Secretary of War Baker, who was
on his way to Washington from Buff
falo, where he spoke last night. Wis
tied the Agamemnon and spent a
half hour chatting with the troops
on board.
The other vessels arriving were
the Santa Teresa, with 70 officers
and 1909 men of the One Hundred
and Forty-hfth field artillery, re-
cruited in Utah; the Henderson, with
% officers and 8lS men, including
members of the naval land battery
which operated on the western
front and nearly 400 wounded; the
Nieuw Amsterdam, with 70 officers
and 1892 men, including the Three
Hundred and First field artillery and
226 wounded, and the Heredia, with
u officers and 10 enlisted casuals.
The Heredia, which has quantity
of munitions on board, and the
North Carolina, anchored for the
night in Gravesend bay. The other
vessels proceeded through cheering
throngs to Hoboken, where the men
were debarked and transferred to
hospitals and rehabilitation camps.
Capt. w. G. Smith of Washington,
D. c., who was in command of the
naval land battery men returning on
the Henderson, said that his battery
had fired 236 shells on the western
front. The shells, weighing l,400
pounds, were fired at a 40,000-yard
range and observers reported, he
said, that the shells had wrought
much havoc. His battery lost but
one killed and three wounded.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Railway Executives
Oppose Extension Of
Government Control

Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. 5,-Opposl-
ton to prolongatiop to five years
government control of railroads was
reiterated today at session of the
association of railway executives.
Ninety-two per cent of the mileage
of the country was represented at
the meeting and practically every
railroad had its president here.
An elaborate presentation of the
contention of the railroads has been
prepared and this we'll be laid be-
fore the senate interstate COM
merce committee at its hearing next
Wednesday. A committee of six
will then appear on behalf of the
companies, headed by T. Dewitt
Cuyler, chairman of the railway ex-
ecutives.
Mr.. Cuyler made public tonight a
letter from Otto H. Kahn of New
York in which Mr.. Kahn states his
objections to a policy of permanent
government ownership and opera
ton of the railroads and to Direc-
tor General McAdoo's proposal to
continue the present government
control for five years.
IF government operation is con-
tinued for five years." says the
letter, "a situation will have been
created financially and otherwise
which. believe, inevitably means
permanent government operation or
which means at the very least that
the return to private management
could only be accomplished after a
period of turmoil, distress, bitter
ness and heavy loss and in the face
of immense difficulties"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Pitcher Toney Acquitted Z.
on CHARGE of Evadinq Draft

!. Nashville, Tenn, Jan. Sired
y Poney, former pitcher for the Gin
I cinnati Reds" and the New York
Siants, was acquired in the federal
courtt last night on the charge of
eVading the selective service draft
: act. This is the second trial Of
Foncy on this charge. the first case
resulting in mistrial.
1t was charged by the govern
ment that Toney had made false
4 statements on his QUESTIONABLE in
ntaking his plea for exemption.
Toncy claimed exemption on &C
2sccunt of a dependent wife and other
I dependent relatives.
!, TToney began this week to serve
i four month Jail sentence for viola
ton of the white slave law.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
BRIGHT SIDE TO
HELPING UNCLE
SAM WIN WAR
Clerks in Washington Find
Amusing Letters in Core.
SpondenCe from ReIa- !
tiveS of Soldiers.

Clerks in the war offices in Wash-
ington find amusement in some of
the letters that come on government
business, They are spelled "pho-
netics,ly' in many cases. Huge Cast
berg of Omaha has received anus.
ing extracts from some of these LETT
tiers, sent by girl friend of his who
is a clerk in Washington. Here are
some of them:
Il amt got no lurnin and I am
writing for inflammation"
'Just line to let you know l am 4
widor and four children"
Il have a four months old baby
and it is my only support"
Caring for my condition which I
haven't walked in three months from
a broke leg whose number is 975."
Your relationship to him? (An-
swer) Just a mere aunt and a few
cousins"
az am left with a child J months
old and she is 4 baby and can't
work"
please send ME a wife's FORM"
you ask for my allotment mum.
Der. | have four girls and two
boys"
Il am his wife and his only air."
II was discharged for goitre,
which | was sent home on"
MY Bill has been put up in charge
of spittoon (platoon) Will | get
any more money!"
Il am his grand father and grand
mother. He was born and brot up in
this house according to your letter"
please let me know if John has
taken out an application for a wife
and child"
"You have changed my little girl
into a little boy. Will that make any
difference"
"If l don't receive my husbands
pay I will hat to live mortal life"
WAR wrists insurns l have not
received my sons lotment and there
no symptoms of money" ~
He was indicted in the surface.
/ am lone woman and parsley de-
pendent"
81 did not know my husband had
a midle name, and if so it wasn't
None"
HE left me with materially notli-
ing to live on and both sides of our
parents are old and pore"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
WOUNDED BOYS
LONG FOR FIRST
SIGHT OF HOME
Wonderful Spirit Displayed by
Disabled Soldiers; Plenty
of Reconstruction
Work for Women.

New York, Jan. ST went to
France to lend a hand and they
took a leg"
He was big lad from a middle
western farm, the American soldier
who called out this jest to cheer his
neighbor in the sick bay of the
Empress of Britain, the first trans
port to arrive here with litter cases.
from the American hospitals in
France.
That is just sample of the
never-failing humor Of these boys,
rising above suffering, above help
lessness," said Miss Maude Kellam,
chief nurse on the big vessel, as she
came ashore a few days ago.
"All the way over they yearned
for sight of the old girl in the
harbor," she continued, yet when
we came up the bay and none of
them could get on deck to hail the
Statue of Liberty as we passed,
there were no complaints.
Afraid of Future.
This is the spirit now, but I'm
afraid for the future" said Miss
Kellam, who was superintendent of
nurses at the Colorado training
school before she entered the army
service. She urged women to pre-
pare themselves for their part in
the reconstruction period, not in the
devastated regions of Europe, whose
people, she said, preferred to handle
the problem themselves, but here
at home.
There is plenty of reconstruction
work for the woman who wants to
help" she asserted. "I'm afraid our
enthusiasm is going to spend itself
after year or so-just about the
time our wounded soldiers are be-
ginning to feel only bitterness at
the thought of the missing leg
Then they will need the women. I
don't know just what the women
will be called upon to do, but their
work will turn up. The boys will
need their enthusiasm and sympathy
then more than now"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Poland in Need of Vast
Quantities of Medicine

Warsaw, Friday, Jan. 3.-Polapd
is in need of vast quantities of
medicines, besides food and coal,
said Dr.. Chodsko, minister Of public
health, today.
1--WE must have quinine, morphine,
camphor, vaseline, oils, cotton, wool
and gauzes," he declared "Tuber-
culosis is fourfold as menacing as
other diseases, since the Germans
refused to give patients medicines.
At LODI there were in 1913, $1,000
births and $4,000 deaths. At pres
ent there the annual rate is 1000
births and 5000 deaths. The Ger
mans not only requisitioned food,
but cut down the forests and de-
prived the people of fuel"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
MINOR LEAGUES
ASK CHANGES IN
BASE BALL LAWS
Tearney, Hickey and Han|on
Co to Cincinnati for
Conference With the|Na-
tionaI Commission.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-A. R. Tearney,
president of the Three-I league and
chairman of a committee represent
ing the minor leagues, President
Hickey of the American associa-
ton, and Edward Hanlon of Sioux
City, Ia, acting president of the
Western league, left here tonight
for Cincinnati where, tomorrow,
they will urge several base ball re-
forms at conference with the Ma
tional Base Ball commission.
In brief, the recommendations
Chairman Tearney will present are:
Representation on the national
commission by the minor leagues.
Elimination of the draft of players
from classes below "A by the major
leagues.
Permit the majors to purchase
players from any class league.
Restrict the majors to one drafted
player from each club in case of IA
leagues.
Players returning to minor
leagues from the majors to be &C
cepted without the right of recall
The commission probably will
present the recommendations to the
joint meeting of the American and
National leagues in New York JAN
uary Is, for final action.
Schedules Not Completed.
Cincinnati, O., Jan. 5-Presidents
B. B. Johnson of the American
league and John Heydler of the Ma
tional, arrived here tonight for the
annual meeting of the national base
ball commission tomorrow.
They failed to complete the play
ing schedules at French Lick
Springs, Ind, because Barney Drey-
fus, third member of the committee,
was unable to be present. He will
be here late tomorrow. The COM
mittee will take up the schedule
question Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
CHURCH LEAGUE
~T0OPEN SEASON
T. NEXT TUESDAY
Three Basket Ball Games to
BE Fought Out in "Y" Gym.
nasium; Many Teams Want
; Admission to League.

Six church league basket ball teams
will make their bow to the public
tuesday night in the Young Mems
christian association gymnasium.
.ihe league is proving more popular
this year than ever, with the result
that several teams are clamoring for
admission.
The Pearl Memorial church. which
won the honors last winter, has ap-
piled for a place in the league. 1t
Is very likely that they will be ad-
iaitted. A Baptist team is said to
also be in line f1 entrance The
late arrivals will not play Tuesday
night, but are expected to stage a
special contest Saturday night The
SCHEDULES will be altered to provide
matches for the new teams.
Interest in amateur basket ball this
year is expected to be much greater
than in previous years because of
the partial cessation of sports DUR
ing the latter part of the war. The
initial games on the Commercial
leagues card were played Thursday
night before a crowd of fans that
filled all available seats, despite the
below zero weather.
-. Start Teams to Play.
80 The Commercial league will play
its second round of games Thursday
might. The Naken and the Fort
Omaha quintets, whom fans already
look to as probable winners, arc
booked to try their proves against
each other. The Naken team is
composed almost entirely of Cen
trail High athletes. Art Burnham,
Shanahan. Art Logan and Art Payn-
ter arc each trying for berths on the
Central five. Jack Beacon, the fifth
member of the combination. is
former Creighton player.
The Central Furnitures and the
Commerce High fiippers will stage
the first encounter Thursday night
The Central Furnitures gave the
Nakens a hard tussle for honors last
week and will have another hard
game OH their hands Thursday,
when they play the Commerce team,
who so easily trounced the Sixty
second Baloonists last week The
Beddeos and the Sixty-seconds will
Clash for the cellar position.
500 All games not played on schedule
time this year will be forfeited, is
the edict of the league officials.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Censor Ends Chance
Of Peace at Home for
Yank With Two Girls

With the American Army of Oc-
cupation, Dec. 23.-Armistice or no
armistice, there is one person in this
American expeditionary force who
will have to make separate peace
and that is the censor involved in
the following narrative. A woman
Y. M. c. A. worker discovered the
still existing state of hostilities
when she Intercepted the gloomy
doughboy who had stamped vio-
lently into her canteen for warm
ing, comforted drink, and a friend
ly listener to his woes. She tried
to cheer the uniformed man by re-
minding him that the war was over.
Not for me- he growled. II
can't go home, anyhow"
you can't go home? Why not?"
demanded the Y. M, c. A. woman.
ITS that darn censor" exploded
the Yank.
whats the poor old censor
done now?" she added.
"The poor old censor nothing
He's ruined my life, that's what he's
done" asserted the doughboy. Gee,
I suppose he thinks he's funny. The
sense of humor some birds have"
But what's he DONE" asked the
canteen worker, with interest.
Hes mixed my letters on me,
that's what he's DONE" growled the
Yank. "You see, it was like this:
There were two of them, one to
Helen and one to Emily,-and that
guy must have put them in the
wrong envelopes. I've just got the
answers"
pretty bad~ said the canteen
worker, trying not to smile. 81 sup
pose you told each of them that she
was the-only- girl-that, etc?"
ooh, we'll, a fellow has to be pc:
lite!" he murmured. 1T would
have been all right if it hadn't been
for the censor!"
wouldn't it be better next time
to begin with some more general
term, like 'Dear-well-friend? "
suggested the canteen worker
"Then it wouldn't matter so much
if the envelopes did get mixed"
"There amt goin' to be no next
time" grunted the Yank.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Woman's Party Abandons
White House "WatCh FireS''

Washington, Jan. 5.-Because of
interference by the police, the ma
tional woman's party announced to-
night that it had abandoned its
plan to keep watch fires" burning
in front of the White House until
the senate had passed the Susan B.
Anthony suffrage constitutional
amendment resolution.
Four more of the party "sentinels"
were arrested tonight when they
undertook to start another fire to
replace that extinguished last night
by a crowd of men and they were
held in the house of detention to
await trial tomorrow, when the wo-
men arrested last night also will be
given a hearing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Soldier MiddIeWeight Has
. Been Discovered BY Gibbons

New York, gan. 5-Harry Warren
of St. Paul is one soldier who in
tsnds to profit by the boxing instruc-
items he received in camp. Warren is
Stationed at Camp Gordon, where
Mike Gibbons is insNucting the SOL
diers in the manly art Under the
watchful eye of Gibbons Warren
soon developed into real fighter
and he now declares that when he is
discharged from the army he will
enter the squared circle. Warren re-
cefved his first real test as a boxer
in a bout against Texas Tate, the
heavyweight. Gibbons protege Sue
ceeded in whipping Tate, who once
lasted nine rounds against Fred Full
ton. At camp Warren has been fight
ing as middleweight.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
South Side
Social Settlement Will
Reopen Glasses Today

About 50 classes, discontinued
when the flu ban went into effect.
will reopen in the South Side Social
settlement today. Classes in English
are considered especially important
by settlement workers. From $50
to Us adults are often enrolled in
classes teaching elementary English.
These scholars often represent as
many as 10 different nationalities,
according to tltir teachers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Fire in Cafe Forces Diners
to Leave in Midst Of Meal

Nearly 50 persons who were din
ing in Mrs. M. S. Pierce's cafe, 3l8
South Eighteenth street, Sunday
night made hasty exit when a
small fire started on the flooring un-
derneath the kitchen range. Fire.
men from station No. 3, Ninteenth
and Harvey streets, put out the fire
before much damage was done. Less
than 50 persons returned to finish
their meals.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Nine Thousand Ton Ship
Handled in Two Sections

Cleveland O.-The o,000-ton
freighter Charles R. Van Hise has
been cut in half and each section
placed on its side and towed
through the Welland canal under
objection of the United States ship
ping board.
The vessel is 400 feet long, with
a'50-foot beam. The canal locks are
200 by "A feet. Six pontoon tanks
were placed on the starboard side
Of the forward section. The tanks,
holding 500 tons of water, were
filled, dragging the section over on
its side. Tugs then towed it from
Buffalo to the Welland canal. 1t
entered the first lock with only
eight inches clearance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Americans Deal LenientIy
With Germans at CobIenz

Berlin, Jan. 5.-The rule of the
Americans in Coblenz is character
lied by big hearted leniency," q
special dispatch received here from
Coblenz says. The citizens are per-
mitted to move about as they de-
sire, it is declared, and the wish OF
the American commander shat the
people might act as if no enemy
troops of occupation were here" is,
being completely realized.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Mexican Refugees to Seek
HeIp of Peace Conference

FL Paso, Tex, Jan. Six hum
dred Mexican refugees of all po-
litical factions formed an organiza-
ton here today to send delegates to
Paris during the peace congress
there. Delegates will be sent to
President Carranza, Francisco Villa,
Emiliano Zapata and other leaders
in Mexico with a view to obtaining
a permanent peace in Mexico and
the repatriation of all political ex-
lies in the United States and Eu-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Receives Card From Nephew
Reported Killed in Action

H. J. Plumhof, 3O0l Harvey street,
Saturday received a Christmas card
from his nephew, William c. Rhoin,
who was reported killed in France
about the first of September. On
October II, Mr.. Plumhof received
word from the War department say
ing Rhoin had been killed in action
about 40 days previous. The card
from him says he is in French hos
pital, and that he was severely
wounded. It is thought that he has
been prisoner in Germany and has
just been released,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Steamer Beached, on Fire.

Havana, Jan. 5.-The steamship
Temple Dorr, from New Orleans
for San Francisco, has been beached,
on fire, at Cojimar, suburb of this
city, about four miles east of the
harbor opening. Two members of
the crew were burned to death. The
remaining l6 are safe, though several
of them were injured.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Pacific Coast League
J. TO ENLARGE Its Field

San Francisco, Jan. 5.-Prelimin-
asy details for the 1919 season of the
Pacific coast Base Ball league were
arranged here at meeting of the
directors, who announced they in
tended making 1919 banner year
III Pacific coast base bail history.
: In all probability Portland and
Seattle will be represented at the
, February meeting, the directors said.
The league has voted to acquire the
northern territory, thereby expend-
ing the lcagu from a six to an eight
Gam organization.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Signal Inventor Dead.

Baltimore, Jan. 5.-Richard ].
O'Toole,, inventor of the electric
magnetic crossing signal for protect
ing highway crossings of railways,
now IN use on all railroads, died re-
Gently of paralysis at his home in
the Maryland Blue Ridge mountains
at Thermont, Maryland. He was II
years old. ....--.>
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
DON'T LET A COLD
KEEP YOU AT HOME
DR.. Kings New Discovery
almost never fails to
bring quick relief

Small doses once in a while and
that throat-tearing, lung-splitting
cough soon quiets down. Another
dose and hot bath before jumping
into bed, a good sleep, and back to
normal in the morning.
DR.. Kings New Discovery is we'll
known. For fifty years it's been
relieving coughs, colds and bron-
chial attacks. Fer fifty years it has
been sold by druggists everywhere.
A reliable remedy that you your
self or any member of your fam
lily can take safely. Coo and $1.2O.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Prominent Knight Struck
by Car and Fatally Injured

Detroit, Jan. 5.-Edward H.
Doyle, aged 50, nationally promi-
nent Knight of Columbus once part
owner of the Detroit American base
ball team, former state banking
commissioner and for many years
leader in the business and industrial
life of Detroit, died tonight of in
juries received when he was struck
by a street car this afternoon. .
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Churches to Raise Big
Fund for After War Needs

New York. Jan. 5.-A united
church campaign to raise 100000
for after-war emergency needs will
be started soon by IA Protestant
denominations, it was announced
here tonight by the inter-church
emergency campaign committee.
Each of the denominations will carry
on a separate campaign at approx
mately the same time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
OBITUARY..

MRS. W. b. WILKINS, the wife
Of Walter B. Wilkins, jr., died of
pneumonia at Berkeley. Cal, Sat-
urday morning. Mr.. wilkins was
born and brought up in Omaha, NOV
ing to California some years ago.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Wilkins Of this city,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-06
Cable Steamer Missing

Honolulu, T. H.. Jan. 5.-Anxiety
is felt here for the safety Of the
cable station supply steamer Kestrel,
which left Tanning Island for this
port December 10 with six passen-
gers and a xew Of approximately
IS. Nothing has been heard of the
vessel since its departure