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Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
CROP and ROAD
DAMAGE CAUSED
BY HEAVY RAINS
Downpour Exceeds Three
Inches in Some Places;
Bottom Lands
Flooded.

Flood conditions prevailed in parts
of Nebraska last night following a
downpour Of rain which in places
exceeded three inches. .-.4.
At Lincoln the fall was slightly
over two and a half INCHES. Near
Ashland, the bottom lands are flood
ed and railroad tracks washed over.
The Platte river at that place is ris-
ing rapidly. There was washout
on the line of the Burlington rail-
road between Lincoln and Crete,
making traffic unsafe on the main
line of the road and trains for the
west were rerouted at Lincoln by
way of Aurora.
At Beatrice a high wind accom-
panied the early stages of the storm
and wheat fields were leveled. Small
streams to the west of Lincoln are
out of their banks.
. The Big Pappio has swelled be-
yond it's banks and flooded West
Dodge street, blocking all traffic on
the Lincoln Highway for half mile
west of Death Curve" Civilian
guards were on duty yesterday and
last night turning motorists back
on either side. The little Pappio,
too, is reported to have overhown.
Picnic Stopped
The steady downpour of rain
checked picnics, base ball games and
nearly every other out-of-door pas
time scheduled for the day in Oma-
ha. About 10 o'clock last night
crisp wind swept across this vicinity
I'D made top coats the most popu-
la7 thing on the street.
The part of the city west of For
tieth was thrown into darkness
shortly before midnight and up to
a, early hour this morning the cause
of the circumstance was unknown.
Aside from the usual damage to
trees by the wind, no material DAM
age was caused locally by yester-
days storm.
Snow in Denver.
Denver, Colo, June IA heavy
wet snow and the lowest June tenn
perature at 81 degrees in the history
of the local weather bureau greeted
the new month here today. Snow
and rain was general over the north
ern and eastern sections of Colo
RADIO and Wyoming. Killing frosts
were reported on the western slope
at Grand Junction, Colo, and at
Santa Fe, N. M.
Rains and snow were the cause
of washouts on the Burlington, Rio
Grande and Union Pacific railroads,
and a washout at Glenwood Springs
delayed the troop train carrying
CzechoSlav soldiers from San Fran
cisco to Hoboken for embarkation.
The weather bureau reported the
storm centered at Denver today and
moving to the south.
Snow was reported at Cheyenne,
Wyo.; Boulder, Colo; Leadville,
Ward, Risman, Lyons, Wall Street
and Nederland, mountain towns, and
rain in the eastern plains region.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
OF
S TRIKE SIT IN
ASHES OF FOLLY
Sympathetic Walkouts Must
Always Fail, Says Hon.
Gideon Robertson, Ca
madam Labor Minister.

Winnipeg, June Hon. Gideon
Robertson, Dominion minister of
labor, in a statement made to the
press before leaving for Ottawa to-
cay to confer with federal authori-
ties. said the promoters of the gen
eral strike in Winnipeg now sit in
the ashes of their folly" that
sympathetic strikes must always
fail" and that the Winnipeg strike
is the first rehearsal of the play
written at Calgary" where the one
big union movement was launched
last March.
Mr.. Robertson's statement was as
follows:
"The promoters of the general
strike in Winnipeg now sit in the
ashes of their folly Something ike
10000 men and women were called
out, professionally for the purpose
of enforcing the recognition of the
right of collective bargaining. In
responding to the call the majority
violated and repudiated their obliga-
tons to their own trades unions and
their contract with their employers.
Against Whole Community.
"In a general sympathetic strike
the force is directed against the
whole community. Because of the
inconvenience, loss and suffering
imposed upon innocent people.
sympathetic strikes must always
iail
Socialism has chosen the one big
union idea as a popular primrose
path along which to lead the trade
unionists, urging him to discard his
honorable obligations and join the
big show.
I'm March last at Calgary the
play was written. The Winnipeg
strike is its first rehearsal, with the
main performance promised at
iater date The Winnipeg rehearsal
has cost approximately $2,000,000
i'll wages lost in western Canada,
and has proven the play to have
been badly written and unpopular
with the public and most of the per-
formers.
Employers must not mistake the
outcome of the general sympathetic
strike as defeat of organized
labor" 80
Toronto Strike Off.
Toronto, June 1.-Employes of
the Toronto Street Railway COM
pany decided not to join the sympa-
thetic walkout called to aid striking
workers here. The vote was $50 op-
posed to $50 in favor of striking.
Members of the metal trades coun-
Gil were refused permission to ad-
dress the car men.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
Injured When Troop
Train Goes in River:
Are at Fort Omaha

Following is the list of soldiers
injured when U. S. troop train slid
into Salt creek, near Ashland, Sum
day morning:
Harry B. Palmer, Company E,
Los Angeles; cut foot, cut back, cut
face, cut hand
F. L. Gray, Company B. Oakland,
Cal; tendons cut in leg, left wrist
cut.
T. R. McGrath, Company E; head
cut.
James M. Lemon, Company E,
Oakland. Cal; ankle injured.
P. ]. Kearns, Company D; back,
hand arm, leg cut.
Arthur Lindner, Company D, Ex-
eter. Cal; right leg injured
Corp. Andrew Andre, Company
F, Bakersfield, Cal; broken nose,
head injured, left foot badly cut.
c. ]. Coburn, Company f, Din
uba, Cal; injured about head,
{. D. Pledge, Company A, San
Francisco, CAL; right hand and arm
injured.
James J. Cremin, Company c, Los
Angeles, CAL; head injured.
Richard Simon, Company E. San
Francisco; cut on both legs.
Drogo Monovicll, Hoboken casual
company, Oakland, CAL; injured on
side and right foot
Orpheus J. Martinez. headquarters
company, Alameda, CAL; back in
jured.
John Schoening, Company A.,
Berkeley, Cal; wrenched shoulders.
cut hands.
Rosso Battiste, Company D, San
Francisco; cut hands.
Clyde Croy, Spring Valley, Cal,
:'57th casual company; back wrench
ed. foot and leg cut.
Howard H. Harris. Company E,
San Francisco; cut wrist and hand.
Albert w. Hunt. Company D.,
Oakland, CAL; cut about head.
M. R. Zarubica, Company F; leg
injured.
George L. Harris. Company E,
San Francisco; cut on foot, two cuts
in left side.
Bee Snyder, Company A. Myrtle
Point, Ore; arm and head cut
George F. Reifel, Company A, As
toria. Ore.
Nicholas Masi, Company F, San
Francisco.
Ledford M. Smith. Company E,
Los Angeles; both feet. both hands
cut.
Edmund c. Berry, Company,
Montague, Mont; both legs cut and
bruised, back hurt.
L. B. Ayres, Company F, Oak
land, Cal; legs cut.
G. A. Peterson, Company A, Sac
ramento, Cal, cut about head
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
Is SOLDIERS HURT I'm WR|
Taft and Others Protest
Against Slaughter Of Jews
Ex-Presdent Says League of Nations Will Make Perse-
cutions Of Weaker Nationalities impossible
Than 5000 Attend Mass Meeting at Auditorium.

at the peace conference to intervene
in behalf of the prosecuted Jews were
read and unanimously adopted by
those in attendance. President Will
son was especially urged to again
voice his opinion of the cruelties
perpetrated against the Jews. The
resolutions requested that the peace
conference delay recognition of the
newly-formed Polish government
until the rights of the minorities are
guaranteed in that country.
Speaking on the history of the
Jewish people, Mr.. Taft said:
"The history of the Jewish people
is p history of sorrow, OF mans in
humanity to man, of the qualification
of religious intolerance. Reading. it
makes one blush for SON of the ex-
ponents of Christianity
He told Of the growth of the
Jewish population in Poland as a
result of a manifesto issued by one
of the old Polish kings. This was
in the form of charter and guar
anteed the rights of the Jews. The
distinguished speaker described the
oppression suffered by the Jews un-
der the yoke of the Russian czar
after the dismemberment of Poland.
Because of the chaotic conditions
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column seven.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02

Former President William How
ard Taft, while unreservedly de-
nouncing the slaughter of Jews in
Poland, Galicia, Roumania and 9TH
cr east European countries. counsel
ed caution and moderation to the
5000 men and women of all creeds
and nationalities who assembled at
the Auditorium at 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon to protest against the per-
secution of the Jews in those coun-
tries.
In an address so i,npassioned that
his audience repeatedly rose to it's
feet to cheer his words, Rev. Frank
G. Smith rebuked the Polish and
other governments for the atrocities
they perpetrate in the name of Chris
tiarity.
Senator Hitchcock, Mayor Smith
and Rabbis Fredrick Cohn and Nor
ris Taxon also addressed the meet
ing. kilograms from Archbishop J.
]. Harty and Congressman Jefferis,
expressing sympathy with the pur-
poses of the meeting, were read by
Henry Monsky, chairman of the oc-
casion.
Resolutions Are Adopted.
Resolutions calling upon the rep
resentatives of the various countries
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
Dies in Omaha From
Wounds Received in
Automobile Accident

Samuel H. Lee, Sc years old, died
in St. GATHERINGS hospital, Omaha,
yesterday morning from injuries re-
ceived Wednesday in an automobile
accident. He was crushed beneath
the car in which he was riding when
it overturned. Mr.. Lee was an old
resident of Avoca and the body will
be taken there for burial. He had
lived in the vicinity of Shelby and
Avoca all his life. He is survived
by his widow, six sons and one
daughter. The sons are. Warren
W., Fremont, Neb.; Nathan. Battle
Mountain. Neb.; Benjamin H., Har-
Ian, and Ensley H., William M. and
Cecil D. Lee, of Avoca. The daugh-
ter is Mrs. Oscar Rold, Avoca~
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
Pre- N Il R
ANSWERS
REQUESTS
OF H UN s
Says Representatives of En-
tire Community Should COL
|aborate on Labor LegisIa-
tion; Denies Hun Claims.

Paris, June 1.-The arguments of
Count Won Brockdorff-Rantza con-
cerning international labor legsla-
ton, were answered by Premier
Clemenceau in a note delivered to
the German delegation today.
M. Clemenceau began by declaring
that contrary to the German con-
tentlon not wage earners alone but
representatives of the entire COM
munity should collaborate on labor
legislation. He denied the German
statement that the views and inter-
ests OF governments are necessarily
opposed to those of wage earners
and pointed out that several truly
democratic governments have labor
representatives among their mem
bers. He added the biting comment
that such antagonisms are likely
only under governments which are
democratic in name only.
The premier declared the allied
and associated governments found
in Count Won Brockdorf- -Ranfzau's
note no practical indication of how
his principles would find expression
Ill the peace treaty. 1t was untrue,
he said, that the claims of the
Berne trades union congress had
been disregarded. In this connec-
ton he referred to section Is of the
peace treaty and held that it was
unnecessary for another congress to
reiterate these claims.
To Admit Labor Bodies. 4
The allied and associated govern
ments had agreed, M. Clemenceau
said to admit soon to international
labor organizations representative
of Germany and would ask the
Washington conference to grant
them all rights and privileges as
members, He submitted the resolu-
ton of the labor commission of the
peace conference to the effect that
regulations affecting seamen would
be taken up at a special session of
the international conference. He al
so submitted the labor commissions
resolution tending to give its legis-
lation international force. Working
men, he pointed out, are not yet
ready to be bound by laws imposed
by foreign members.
Premier Clemenceau maintained
that on democratic principles the
allies proposals go much further
than those of the Germans, since
three-quarters of the, delegates to
the labor conference will represent
the mass of the workers. He point
ed out that the allies program, in
contrast to the German proposals,
provides for voting by delegates and
not by governments.
First Meeting in October.
Premier Clemenceau announced |
that the first meeting of the inter
national labor organization would
take place in October and that on
all the evidence it is entirely su.
oerhuous to hold a labor congress
at Versailles. The German pro-
oosal to ADJOURN negotiations It,nd-
ng the organization of such con-
yress would be contrary, he said, to
he interests of the workers them
selves who, more than any others,
1esire to hasten peace to end the
situation created by four years of
German aggression. Measures of So
,ial progress, he added, would al
'eady have been in force if the peo-
)les of the allied and associated
,ations had not been compelled to
them to the necessity
If defending their independence.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
Many Lose Lives in Fire
at French Movie Theater

Valence Sur Rhone, June 1.-Fire
broke out today during the perform
ance in a moving picture house here
and a large number of persons
were killed or injured. Early this
evening the list of dead had reached
SO. the bodies of 50 children and 2l
women having been found at that
hour. The injuries of most of those
taken from the buildings were slight.
There were some 100 of these.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
Paris Metal Workers to
Strike; May Tie Up Subway

Paris, June 1.-The metal workers
in the region of Paris have decided
to strike Monday because of differ
ences with employers over the meth
cd of applying the new eight-hour
law. The Temps estimates the
strike will affect more than 100000
workers.
The secretary of the Subway EN-
ployes' union announced today all
underground lines in Paris will be
tied up Tuesday if in the meantime
the companies do not grant demands
of the union. =
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
Afghan Main Offensive
AGAINST Thai Develops

London, June |. via Montreal.-
The Afgan main offensive against
Thai is developing.
The latest official information
from Simla, received May % and
80, shows that all attacks on Fort
Thai have been repulsed.
Air reconnaissance disclosed $500
of the enemy near Thai Their
camps were effectively bombed.
At the capture of the Afgan fort
of Baldak, opposite Chaman, Ba-
luchistan. the British took l69 pris-
oners and killed 500 of the enemy,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
Two Flyers Killed.

New Haven, Conn.,, June L.
Lieut.. Melvin B. Kelleher, Frank
lin, Ind, and Corp. Joseph Katz-
man, Brooklyn, army aviators from
Mineola, N. Y, were killed this aft
ernoon when their airplane collided
with another machine while flying
at a height OF 1000 feet near the
Yale bowl -
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
Men and Officers of 88th .
Arrive in Newport News

Newport News, Va, June L.
The transport Mercury arrived Sat-
urday with 1896 officers and men of
the 8Sth division minnesota, North
Dakota. Iowa and Illinois). Briga-
dier William d. Beach, commander
of the 10th infantry brigade,N and
elements of the 55lst infantry regi-
ment, with casuals and GONZALES.
cents, were aboard.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
TO PROTEST AGAINST
BAN ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Rochester, N. Y. June l.-Repre-
sentatives of the German language
group of the national socialist party,
at meeting in the labor lyceum here
today, decided to make formal pro-
test against the exclusion of radical
foreign language groups from the
party, which was accomplished by
the executive committee-of the party
at its recent Chicago meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
MISSIONARY FINED so YEN
FOR cARELESSNESS.

Seul, Korea, June 1.-The trial OF
the Rev. Eugene Bell, the Presby-
terian missionary of Shelbyville, KY,
charged with criminal carelessness
in accidentally causing the death of
his wife and another missionary in
an automobile accident last March,
resulted in his conviction. The pun
ishment inflicted was a fine of 50
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
GERMANY.
HOPED FOR
PEACE OF
u s 7 ICE.
Execution of Treaty More
Than People Can Bear,
Says Note From Count
Rantzau.

Washington, June 1.-Germany
although realizing that she mus
make sacrifices to obtain peace, i.
convinced that the execution of the
peace treaty as drawn is more thar
the German people can bear"
Count Won Brockdorff- -Rantzau
head of the German peace delega.
ton, thus sums up the attitude ot
the German nation towards the pro-
posed treaty of peace in a note tc
the allied and associated powers
outlining various German counter
proposals. The German note, deliv-
cred to Premier Clemenceau, presi-
dent of the peace conference, last
Thursday, was made public tonight
by the state department.
Justice Too Sacred.
The German delegation nowhere
~ its note asserts that it will refuse
to sign the present treaty, but de-
clares on behalf of the German ma
tion that "even in her need, justice
for her is too sacred a thing to al
low her, to stoop to achieve condi-
tions which she cannot undertake to
carry out"
Exclusion of Germany from the
league of nation. the note asserts,
means that in signing the peace
treaty Germany would be executing
a decree for its own prescription,
nay, its own death sentence"
The German people, the. note says,
have been disappointed in their hope
for peace Of justice which had
been promised, and stand "aghast"
at the demands made upon them by
the victorious violence of our en-
emies."
Agree to Smaller Army.
The German delegation agrees to
reduction of Germany's army and
navy on condition that Germany be
admitted Immediately to the league
of nations; to renounce Germany's
sovereign rights in Alsace-L Lorraine
and Posen, but as to all other terri
tories which Germany is called up
on to give up, the principle of self
determination. applicable at once, is
asked, to subject all German col
onies to administration by the
league of nations, but under Ger
man mandatory and to make the
indemnity payments as required, but
in amounts that will burden the Ger
man taxpayer no more heavily than
the taxpayer of the most heavily
burdened among those represented
on the reparations commission.
The note declares Germany is will
ing to pool her entire merchant ma
rine with that of the associated pow
ers. Neutral participation in the in
quiry as to responsibility for the
war is asked.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
PHILIPPINES TO ASK FOR
COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE.

Washington, June IA memorial
asking for immediate and complete
independence for the Philippines
will be presented tomorrow by the
Philippine mission to the United
States at a joint committee of the
senate on the Philippines and the
house committee on insdlar affairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
~ RIEF
E&RIGHT
- R
ADJUTANT GENERAL
OF OREGON TO RESIGN.
BITS OF NEWS

Portland, Ore, June l.-Col. John
l.. May, adjutant general of Oregon
since his return from France, where
he commanded the l62d infantry, an
nounced today his resignation from
the office of adjutant general. He
VIII return to his former position as
assistant superintendent of the Port
land division of the Southern Pacific
company.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
SAVINGS BANKS START
LIFE AS HAND GRENADES.

Washington, June 1.-Savings
banks that started life as hand gren-
AIDES intended for use by the Ameri-
can expeditionafy forces against the
Germans will be distributed to
school children who earn enough
money this summer to buy War
Savings stamps.
Distribution of the banks, number
ing 100000, will be entirely under
the direction of the savings direct
ors of the II federal reserve dis
tricts.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
FIVE CARS SLIDE
IN RIVER; TROOPS
AWAKE IN WATER
Two Tranmen and 27 Soldiers Slightly Injured; Casuas
Taken to Ft Omaha Where Their Wounds Are
Dressed; Men Returning From Overseas to
Their Homes on Pacific Coast.

Two hundred and seventy-six casuals, including five
officers and Y NJ c. A. secretary all members of the
557th Hoboken Casual company narrowly escaped death
when five of the coaches bearing them from Camp Merritt
n j. to Presido, San Francisco Cal plunged down r.
foot embankment two miles southeast of the Ashland sta
tion c. E. Churchs ranch into the creek at 80 Sun
day morning and just below the spot where the Salt Greek
emptes into the Platte river.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
AWARDED D. S. G. FOR
CAPTURE OF 4o GERMANS.

Washington, June 1.-Capture OF
40 Germans single-handed at Con-
senvoye. France, last October,
brought Pvt. Felix Bird, of the l32nd
infantry, Chicago. a D. S. c., the
award of which was announced to-
day by the war department.
General Pershing, in a cablegram
to the department, announced the
awards of distinguished service
crosses to q other officers and men.
Among them we're: Sergt. Vivian
Skogsburg, Alton, Ia; Corp. Irwin
Myers. Junction City, Kan, and
Pvt. Arthur S. Long, Roberts, Mont.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
National War Garden
Commission Dissolved

Washington, June 1.-Dissolution
Ct the national war garden commits
sion, organized shortly before the
entrance of the United States into
the war to encourage the production
OF food through home gardens was
announced tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
Herr Urbig Leaves Paris.

Paris, June Herr Urbig, fnan-
cial member of the German peace
delegation, with Counsellors Arnem
and Himmelsbach and eight others,
left Versailles last night for Ger
many.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
MRS. JOHN ASTOR WEDS
LORD RIBBLESDALE.

London, June In the Column
of paid marriage notices in the
Times this morning is one saying
that Mrs. John Astor was married
to Lord Ribblesdale Saturday at ST
Marys church, Bryahston Square,
London.
The Daily Express identifies Mrs
Astor as the first wife of the late
Tohn Jacob Astor OF New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
HAWKER GLAD NAVY
AVIATORS GOT ACROSS.

London, June lit is a Jolly
fine effort and l am very glad they
got across" was the comment OF
Harry G. Hawker when he learned
of the arrival of the NC-4 at
Plymouth. ""Immediately I learned
the news l wired the crew my hearty
congratulations on their splendid
achievements. 1t was splendidly
organized fight. l am particularly
glad it was the NC-4 because it had
all the bad luck at the start"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
MID WEST ATHLETES TO
COMPETE IN A. E. F. MEET.

Ames, Ia. June l-Several star
athletes of the middle west, here as
a result of the Missouri Valley con-
terence track meet yesterday, left
today for New York preparatory to
sailing for France to compete in the
A. f. F. meet.
Included in the list were Marshall
Haddock, Kansas sprinter, and Will
liam Sylvester. Missouri hurdler.
Hass, the Grinnell dash man, who
has beaten all the midwest sprint
ers this year, also accompanied the
men, although he was not selected
to go abroad. He carried with him,
however, letter of recommendation
signed by coaches, who urged that
he be included.
Sol Butler, of Dubuque, and Paul
Prehn, Camp Dodge wrestler, al
ready had left for New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
HUGE CROWD GREETS
CREW OF NC-4 AT LONDON.

London, June 1.-The crews OF
the three American naval seaplanes
came to London this afternoon and
were given a typical reception as
their train stopped at Paddington
station. American sailors and SOL
diers rushed for the car that con-
tanned Lieut.. Commander A. c.
Read, who brought the NC-4 safely
across the Atlantic. seized him and
bore him on their shoulders up and
down the platform and then to an
automobile for a parade.
One of the first to reach the
NC-4s commander after he came
from the train was Harry G. Haw-
ker, who had attempted to shout his
congratulations as Lieutenant Com
mander Read was being jostled
about on the shoulders and heads of
a score of men. The daring British
aviator, who had wired his congratu-
lations to the crew of the NC-4 at
Plymouth, had arrived at the sta
ton half an hour ahead of the train.
The huge crowd outside the station
cheered him and Mrs. Hawker as
they drove up in their car.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-02
THE WEATHER.:

Partly cloudy Monday. warmer
in west and central portions;
Tuesday fair and warmer.