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Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
Nebraska Farmers
Congress VIII Open
Sessions Tonight

The Nebraska Farmers congress
will open its three day session at
the Hotel Castle, this evening with
an address on agriculture and re-
construction by Mai. Samuel Avery,
chancellor of the University Of Ne
braska. Other subjects to be dis
cussed at the congress will be farm
problems, prices of farm products,
good roads and better rural schools.
The progam is so arranged that vis-
itors may attend agriculture group
meetings of the congress without in
terfering with the progress of the
regular congress.
Over 1000 delegatesihave been ap-
pointed to attend this session of the
The congress officials are
very much interested in what Secre-
tary of Agriculture Houston will
have to say, and haye made arrange
ments to have him address the COM
gress at some regular session.
Many delegates have already ar
rived, and all are intensely interest
ed in agriculture reconstruction.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
Tears Of Thousand Years
Cannot Wipe Out Misery
Huns Caused, Says Hoover
Reviews French and Belgian Conditions in Address at
Paris; Relief Commissions Driven From Northern
France When United States Entered War
By Associated Press.

Paris, Feb. l6.-Reviewing the re-
lief and food condition in northern
France and Belgium in an address
before the Circle Volnay last night,
Herbert {. Hoover, the United
States food administrator and direc-
tor general Of the inter-alIied relief
organization, said
II have been asked to say few
words on the revietualling now car
ried on for nearly fQur years, of the
occupied areas of Belgium and
northern France 1t was the first
food administration in Europe for
it was in Belgium and northern
France that Europe first felt the
impact Of the war on food supplies.
These were the first people to real
ize the shortage through hunger.
1T was about a year after the
foundation of the commission for
relief in Belgium before anY~other
systematic attempt was made al
food administration in the world.
1t als6 represents the first inter-
allied operation which embraced the
United States for its financial sup
port and administration Of the joint
effort of America, France, England
and Belgium. Its enterprise is OF
considerable volume as its transac-
tons now exceed 5000,000,000
francs. 1t has been carried on with
out profit. with a large measure of
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
Gen. Pau Reaches Victoria
ON Return From AntipodeS

Victoria, B. C., Feb. 10. - Gen.
Paul Pau, veteran of two Franco
Prussian wars, with members Of the
commission he heads. which is in.
quiring into trade relations Between
British dominions, the United
States, antipodes and France, ar
rived here today from Australia
He was accorded an enthusiastic re-
ception, the welcoming party in
GLIDING Premier Oliver and military
and naval officers.
General Pau expressed satisfac-
ton over the visit to Australia and
New Zealand, saying he was hope
ful Of an expansion between France
and those countries. General Pau
is the guest of the dominion govern
ment during his stay in Canada.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
. DU X { S
EXECUTE
WI 7 HOUT
HEA Rim
Royal Prisoners Killed by WIG.
iIanCe Committee to Avenge
LiebkneCht and Rosa
Luxemberg.
By Associated Press.

Paris, Feb. l6.-Paul Eric, cor
respondent of the Journal, who re-
Gently escaped from Petrogradf and
made his way to Helsingfors, says
that four Russian grand dukes were
shot some time ago without hear
ing, and that it was understood their
summary execution was result of
the killing in Berlin OF DR.. Karl
Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemberg.
The correspondent says certain Of
the bolsheviki advocated the re-
lease of the grand dukes and that
their view was about to prevail
when the Gorokhovia, or vigilance
committee, opposed this, and to
show that it alone had the right to
decide the fate Of the prisoners, had
them shot
Fighting Pushed About Lemberg.
Vienna, Feb. Wireless dis
patches received by the local Ukran-
ian commission from Kiev indicate
that the fighting is being pushed
about Lemberg with thee Ukranians
gains in an attempt to cut
off the railway lines of the Poles in
to the city.
The arinistice commission sent to
Warsaw has returned to Kiev with
such assurances from the Poles that
a new mission headed by Stepnieky
will be sent to Warsaw in the hope
of concluding peace.
Stepnicky will be accompanied by
representatives OF the
Ukraine government. 1t is also
stated that Ukrainial has informed
RumaHia that Ukraif1ia is willing TO
the border warfare in
and forget the past un-
fortunate incidents if an amicable
arrangement can be made of the
boundaries.
A radio dispatch from Tiflis says
the Georgian republic in the Cau-
casus has arranged to return to
their homes Turkish prisoners and
also refugees within its borders.
Delegation Sent to Lemberg.
Warsaw, Feb. 16.-H has been de-
cided that owing to the fact that
between the ukranians
and Poles in East Galicia have not
ceased and the Ukranians are start
ing new attacks against Lemberg,
an inter-allied special delegation
from the inter-allied commission will
be sent to Lemherg TO confer with
the Ukranians in an endeavor to
bring about an armistice with the
shortest possible delay.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17

idealism and self-denial and with
the aim of the allies. the ameliora-
ton of injuries brought about BY
Germany.
Endangered Governments.
Subsequently the spread Of the
food shortage iii the world. endan-
gered the supply of even the allied
governments themselves and again
there was allied action in its solu-
ton. The whole situation of the al
lied world has now passed, but the
armistice finds us confronted with
the enormous food problems of 200,
100000 people now dominated by
Germany and again the solid point
of action by the associated gov
ernments becomes necessary in the
work of mercy and stability of gov
ernment.
Il have recently levisited the
devastated regions 'of northern
France and Belgium There is no
man, even without personal exper-
ience of two and one-half years of
German rule, who could pay mere
casual visit to northern France and
Belgium without experiencing re-
newed FIRE of mitigation at the men
and forces which brought about this
situation.
Despite the depth of feeling l
Continued on Page Two, Column TwO.l
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
EXTRA SESSION
new CONGRESS-
SEEMS CERTAIN
Leaders Abandon Hope Of
Passing Necessary Bills in
Remaining Fortnight Of
Present Term.

Washington, Feb. l6.--Ille Sixty
fifth congress enters tomorrow UPON
the final fortnight of its existence
with hope of passing all Of the al
most UNPRECEDENTED mass of pend
ing legislation virtually abandoned
by most leaders. Night sessions OF
the senate and house until March 4
have been ordered, but the belief is
growing that an early extra session
Of the new congress will be neces-
sary.
Pressure this week will be con-
centrated on money bills. but ad-
mittedly progress will depend large
" upon DEVELOPMENTS in connection
with the proposed constitution Of
the league Of nations. Should gen
eral discussion of fhis document fol-
low the return OF President Wilson
from France some leaders believe
passage Of any legislation after that
time would Be almost out Of the
question.
Congestion az LEGISLATION now is
centered in the senate which has
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
CHINESE EXCITED
over DEMAND OF
JAPANESE ENVOY
Alarm Caused by Efforts to
Induce Government to
Restrain Delegates at
Peace Conference.


Pcking, Feb. 6-Excitement pre-
walls throughout China over reports
concerning Japanese efforts to in
duce the Chinese government to
modify the action of its delegates
TO the peace conference Despite
the statement Of Yukichi 0bata, Jap
anese minister to China. that he
acted OH his own initiative and not
instructions from Toxic, Chinese
alarm continues. 1t has not been
allayed by the declaration Of the
foreign minister that Obata's visit
to him was a friendly one.
President Hsui-Shih- Chang, back
ed by the premier, has taken a
strong stand independently of the
cabinet and has telegraphed an ex-
preston of confidence TO the Chinese
peace delegates.
The news that Baron Maxine Of
the Japanese peace delegation has
agreed to the publication of secret
documents has been received with
interest in Peking, but it is believed
here that not all the agreements will
be published, as there are declared
to be several which the Chinese mill
tarists do not dare disclose.
Ii is further asserted that others
will not be disclosed on the ground
that they relate to commercial agree
ments only. Unless the fullest in
vestigation is ordered there is a
possibility that some Of the agree
ments will remain secret because
Chinese militarists are deeply in
volved.
II is explained in competent cir
cles in Peking that there is a strug-
gle now proceeding between the
president, whose aims are demo-
cratic, and the cabinet. which has
military inclinations.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
DISCUSSION ON
LEAGUE LIKELY
TOBEGIN soon
Leaders in Congress Disposed
to Await Wilson, But Borah
and Reed May Voice
Views at Once.

Washington, Feb. l6.-Opinion of
senators and representatives on the
proposed construction bf the league
of nations was sharply crystallizing
today and there was apparant a
lgreater disposition to give express
sion to views.
There still was uncertainty as to
when open discussion would begin
in congress. Although both demo-
cratic and republican leaders were
disposed to observe President Will
sons request for postponement of
debate until after he corfers Febru-
ary 20 with members Of the senate
and house foreign committees, there
would be little surprise If senate dis
cussion should develop, possibly to-
morrow.
Senator Borah Of Idaho, republic
can, and Reed of Missouri, democrat,
whose frequent addresses have indi-
Gated that they oppose any plan
which involves Decentralization,
were said tonight to be considering
addresses in the near future. With
the naval BILL which authorizes a
new three-year building program
soon to come before the senate,
some members said they did not see
how it would be possible for sena-
tors to refrain from discussion of the
league, if only in connection with
the proposal for international dis
armament.
Although without definite informa-
tion on the subject, many members
Of congress expressed the belief that
President Wilson would appear per-
sonally before congress in joint ses-
sion to explain and support the pro-
posed constitution Of the league.
1t also was regarded as possible that
the president might ask for some
formal expression of oninion from
the senate before returning to Paris
next month.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
NRIEF
~RIGHT
EEzY
BITS OF NEWS
AMERICAN RED CROSS
PRAISED BY KING OF ITAI

Rome, Saturday, Feb, l5-King
Victor Emmanuel has issued the fol-
lowing statement concerning the
American Red Gross:
The American Red Cross came,
with generous impulse, wherever
Italians fought and suffered for their
great ideal, and mitigated innumer-
able cases Of sufferings OF the war
with their assdious labor and loving
assistance, strengthening with pure
love and making more united the
brotherhood and sentiments of sim
cere friendship already existing be-
tween the two countries"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
Western Military
Academy Instructor
MysteriousIy Slain

ST. Louis, Feb. l6.-The body Of
Capt. Charles X. Seeley, instructor
of physics at Western Military aead-
emy, Alton, ILL.,, was found near the
Wabash railroad tracks al Mitchell,
ILL.,, IL miles north OF here today.
The captains skull was fractured
and both his legs were severed.
Coroner Joseph Krill said death
had been caused by the skull wound
which had been inflicted BIZ sharp
instrument. The body was placed
on the tracks to mislead them, au-
thofities believe.
Captain Seeley was 80 years old
and formerly resided at La Junta,
Colo. where he had been connected
with the state militia
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
Strikers Notified
Seattle Shipyards VIII
Open Wednesday

Seattle, Feb. 10 seattle's ship
yards will resume operations next
Wednesday after having been idle
since $4,000 metal trades workers
walked out, January p, on a strike
for higher wage scale. Announce
rpent to this effect was formally is
sued tonight by the shipyard own
ers. The workers will be employed
at the yard gates at the same rate OF
pay as existed January 2l.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
JEALOUS WIFE
SHOOTS RIVAL
! GIVES SELF UP
Mrs. l. Van AuSdelI Expresses
Hope That "0ther' Woman
Is Dead; Wounds May
Prove Fatal.

Crazed BY jealousy and despairing
Of recovering her husbands affec-
tions, Mrs. L. Van Ausdell, 1889
Park avenue, last night shot and
perhaps fatally wounded the 'other"
woman, Mrs. c. B. liam, 8l1 South
TWenty-frst street.
Mrs. Van AusdelI gave herself up
to the police Immediately after the
shooting. She is held at the city
jail.
Mrs. liam is in the Lord Lister
hospital suffering from bullet
wound which, physicians say, will
probably prove fatal. Both women
are about IS years old.
The shooting atook place near
Twenty-second and Leavenworth
streets. Lon w. Van Ausdell. a
salesman, husband of the woman
who did the shooting, witnessed the
tragedy.
The Van Ausdells have been
estranged for nearly year. Mr..
Van Ausdell has been living at 1910
Dodge street.
Walks Into Station.
The first knowledge the police
had of the shooting was when Mrs.
Van Ausdell walked into the sta
ton and announced to Sergeant
Rose Ahat she had shot woman
and Mas ready TO be locked up.
u don't know whether she's dead
or not, but / hope she is, was her
calm explanation Of the affair to the
sergeant. "She can't wreck my home
and get away with itF
IF the gun hadn't jammed," she
continued I'D have killed 'em
both!"
Questions BY police officers
brought out that Mrs. Van Ausdell
had met her husband and the Liam
woman at 8 o'clock near Twenty
second and Leavenworth streets.
She had lain in wait there for them.
Following high words between
Van Ausdell and his wife the trio
started walking east. it was then
that the jealousy-crazed woman
drew miniature revolver OF the
automatic type and placing ii against
Mrs. Ijam's back, fired.
Immediately after the shooting
an unidentified autoist took the in
Continued on Page Two, Column seven.l
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
General Education Board
Resources Are S44. SIS. .27s

New York, Feb. 16.-Resources of
$44, ,67s,273 are shown in the annual
report Of the general education
board, founded by John D. Rookie
feller to promote education in tho
United States, issued here today.
Appropriations made by the board.
81 $4,000 went to the medical
schools; S650,000 to general univef.
sity endownents; S3l8.S85 TO schools
for negroes and $4,000 for educs-
tionaI research and state cducatiep
al surveys
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
SpartaCans Hurl Grenades
at BelgianS in DuiSburg

Ddisburg, Rhenish Prussia, Feb.
16.-In view of the disturbances
here Wednesday, Belgian troops ar
rived in the city last night, reach
ing the town hall simultaneously
with three Spartacus leaders from
Hamborn, who desired TO compel
the burgomaster to surrender so
rifles that had been seized.
The Spartaeans tried TO escape III
q motor car and hurled hand gren-
AIDES at the Belgians. Three Of the
Spartacans were severely wounded.
The Belgians have occupied the
town hall in order 10 protect the
administration of the town.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
Butte Strike Near
End as Engineers
Refuse to Walk Out

Butte, Feb. l6.-Butte newspapers
declared today that the action of the
engineers last night in voting not
to strikes~will have the effect of
causing most of the miners to re-
turn to their jobs tomorrow and
Tuesday.
The electricians union, which was
one of the first union Organizations
to suggest that its men remain away
from work in sympathy with the
striks of miners, rescinded its action
today.
Members Of the Butte army and
navy association, which LAST Sun
day endorsed the strike Of the min
ers, today repudiated their action
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
ROTARIANS
OF THREE
STATES in
NE TING
Opening Session Held at All
Saints Church; Rabbi Cohn
and Rev Frank Smith
Address Members.

Representatives Of the principal
cities of three states last night at
tended the religious services and
initial gathering of the three-days'
session Of the 10th district Inter-
national Association of Rotary clubs
i'll All Saints church, Tweuty-sixth
street and Dewey avenue.
In one acclaim Jew and Gentle,
Protestant and Catholic, joined in
the song and praise services and
followed with undivided attention
the eloquent addresses of Rabbi
Frederick Cohn and Rev. Frank B.
Smith. Every seat i'll the spacious
auditorium of the church was taken
and many of those in the congrega-
ton were visitors who have come
to Omaha to attend the sessions 5f
the conference today and tomorrow.
Rabbi Cohn sounded the keynote
of the gathering when he declared
that Jew and Gentle, Catholic and
Protestant can stand on the Rotary
platform" " Rev. I. ]. Mackay, rec
Tor of the church, presided over the
meeting and introduced the speak
ers. THE Common Platform" was
the subject selected by Rabbi Cohn.
Believes in Principles.
Il am not Rotarian," he said, but
| believe know something of the
principles Of the organization. The
fact that you have come up into this
house of worship, men and women
representing the various walks Of
life, different creeds, Of different
views and different methods, but all
in one accord as TO object and pur-
pose, is indicative of potency
which means ultimate triumph for
the aim Of the Rotary clubs. Indeed;s
we can say that by their fruits we
know them. The principle upon
which you are founded is brother
hood and service.
These two thoughts appeal and
thrill me as a Jew These thoughts
are laid down in the first chapter Of
Jewish literature. We are told in the
oldest and greatest of all books that
God made man in his own image
All men and women are put on
par. The opportunity was afforded
the Jewish author and Jewish people
in the PRONUNCIATION of this wonder
ful work to magnify the Jewish peo-
pie, but they did not d. it like the
Romans and Greeks III giving to the
world their works on religion. On
the contrary we find in the first
book of Genesis the first teaching
of the common brotherhood of man.
OF Common Origin.
Rabbi Cohn declared chat the peo-
pies of the world were of a common
Continued on Page Two, Column FOur)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
MAKE LIFE MASKS
OF PEACE DELEGATES.

Paris, Feb. 16.-The United States
government has ordered that life
masks be made of every member of
the American commission to the
peace conference. The work will
be done by Lieut.. Alan T. Schwartz,
=. T. Nugent and Miss Eleanor c.
Allen.
The masks, which will be made by
an entirely new process, will require
from 20 to 50 minutes f. complete.
Some French statesmen already
have had masks made.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
CHICAGO UNION LABOR
TAKES ELECTION DAY OFF.

Chicago. Feb. 16.-A general strike
of union labor on April |, the date
OF the municipal election, for the
purpose of aiding the new Labor
partys ticket, was approved by the
Chicago Federation Of Labor today,
which phrased its expression TO de-
clare a day off on making profits
for the bosses" Labor men even
talked of suspending all street car
service on election daY.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
TURNS BUSINESS
OVER TO EMPLOYEES.

Chicago, Feb. l6.-Full manage
ment and control Of an envelope
company was turned ever to the
employees last hight by Clement L.
Clapp, president of the concern and
a pioneer in envelope manufacture
in the middle west, who announced
his retirement.
"The transfer of the business to
our employees is in the spirit Of
world democracy and reward for
faithful service and fealty to duty"
said Mr.. Claph.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
cas- Exnert DIES.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. Is. - David
Oliver Holbrook, aged AZ, author
ity on natural gas problems in
America and head Of the division Of
natural gas in the United States fuel
administration, died early this morn1
ing of acute indigestion.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17

Bolshevist Agitator Had
SatcheI Full Of Disguises
When Arrested in Berlin
Man Who Tried to Step Into Lebknechts Shoes Taken
After Eludng Nationwide Police Dragnet for
Months; Picked Soldiers Guard Prisoner

knowing him, there is 10 doubt the
anti-terrorist crowd thar witnessed
the affair would have taken the law
in their own hands,
Guarded BY Troops.
Radek became frantic in requests
for military guard. Promptly the
regiment of picked government solz
diers that had thrown a Gordon
around the meeting hall, whittier he
had been trailed BY detectives from
tenant in the Jewish quarter, be-
came guardians of his safety for the
police, having learned a lesson from
the Liebknec et-Luxembourg MUIR
ders, did not wish TO provide further
martyrs to the cause of terrorism.
The chief charge against Radek is
that of having financed revolutions,
ary movements both in Austria and
Germany with bolshevist money.
The amount he is said to have dis
tributed runs into millions, the po-
lice assert.
His pet trick of eyading the police
was masquerading as a physician,
two Of his favorite aliases being
DIR. Merker" and CDR. Freund."
He had satchel full Of Disgusting
paraphernalia from false boards to
priests and monks garments.
One Of the reasons the detectives,
after discovering Radek's where
abouts sent for the regiment and
preferred 10 make the arrest at the
mass meeting was that they hoped
to catch another important agitator,
Robert Emil Eichhorn, who turned
Spartacan while he was chief Of po-
lice Of Berlin. He, however. is still
at large.
Radek's confession, however, is
expected to result in other arrests.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-17
ALLIES TO KEEP ARMY
OF 200. 600 IN GERMANY.

Paris, Feb. l6.-The supreme war
council, it is understood, has decided
that the strength of the army of oc-
cupation in Germany shall be 100000
allied troops, The reduction to that
number from the present forces will
be made as soon as the work Of dis
arming Germany has been carried
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