Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Morning Bee
VOL. 52-NO. 61.
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OMAHA, MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1022.
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Guarantees
Rej ected
by France
'Action Again-, Grrnuny
lmm Following V allure of
Reparation to Hrarh Ac
rrjitaMe Gomoroinioc.
Moratorium Is Expected
J'aii. Auk. 27,-lBy A. P.-I'r
purr Pomtarf hat rejected the
eleventh hour guarantee a(terrl by
Ihe drrnuii government and wdr
prudent measure hy Franc against
tj. rin.mv seemed admired after (dil
ute ol the reparation commission to
clitim in lierhu the basis of a com
promise acceptable to Trance.
In will informed French rirtle
It i considered reasonably cettaiu
tlut (he reparation commission will
grant inoratcrium for the rest of
the year, with the linal (icrnun pro
posal a an additional guarantee.
The enn.ni proposals, handed to
the reparaiioni com tuition just be
fore it left for Paris, provided lor
contract between the German fov
crimen! and the bigrst German in
dustrialists, including Hugo St inner-,
for delivery during the period of a
n-oratoriutn of product of the Ruhr
wine and wood from the state's (or
is. Germany would guarantee the
lull delivery, and prnaltiei would be
nforce J axainat the industrialists in
the event the schedule wa no! lived
up lo.
Poincarc Reject! Pla,n,
DrlaiU of the scheme were io he
submitted hy Germany next week,
but Ihe trench premier rejected the
plan after a conference with M. Du
bois and M. Mauclcre. The premier'
opposition is laid to be due to the
fact that he believe Ihe scheme
made the industrialists more import
ant than the government, and since
the business party in Germany is in
a position to dictate to the govern
ment, refusal to carry out Ihe con
tract would leave the German gov
emmenl powerless lo act, and France
would he as had off as before.
British optimism which continued
even up to thil afternoon, has given
way lo frank gloom over the situa
tion. The British think the proposals
fairly meet M. Poincare's demand
for the German mine and forest by
actually giving France the products
of Ihese natural resource without
handing the district over to political
control. The district in control of
France, it is contended by the Brit
ish, would only add chaos to the al
ready critical situation.
Sayt Germany Sincere.
Sir John Bradbury, just before the
meeting of the reparations com
mission, told the Associated Press
he was convinced that Germany was
really Irying to meet the French
view, and he urged that the French
government meet Germany half way.
He informed the commission that
the German financial situation was
desperate and that social disorder in
its entirety in Germany was threat
ened. The French reported that they
were amazed to see great evidences
of prosperity in Germany, and de
clared that a large number of Ger
mans who apparently had discarded
their own currency, were using dol
lars instead.
The reparations commission held
I two-hours session to hear these re
ports, but it is not likely that any
decision will be talten for several
iays.
Sir John Bradbury recommended
lo the commission that a moratorium
In cash payments should be granted
until Germany stabilized the mark
and balanced its budget. But the
French solidly opposed this recom
mendation. Would Act as Bridge.
The British view is that at best a
moratorium can only act as a bridge
until the whole question is again dis
cussed at the projected November
conference on interallied debts and
indemnities.
Such a meeting is imperative, in
the view of Sir John and the other
British officials.
Despite the gloom in British quar
ters ,the British representatives are
making every effort to avoid a di
rect vote by the commission, be
cause they feel that occupation of the
icuhr or any other repressive meas
tirea against Germany at this time
would only hasten th impending
collapse of Germany and produce no
cash for France.
On the other land, the French
government is ronvinred that Ger
many can find 150,000,000 gold marks
for the August, September and Oc
tober payments. By that time, of
ficials helieve, another allied confer
ence will have- to discuss a new gen
iral reparations agreement.
If the commission grants a mora
torium with, Ihe guarantees lust til
lered, France will reject th decision
and aum liberty of actum, it til
authoritatively declared. If lha com I
wMMtcn fetuses a moratorium,!
Franct will ats.s act but in a dil'lce-!
nt manner. The commission will'
meet rin Sunday, (
l-ioni ('.Inn Organised
hy 3i at Centra! City
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call A Lion club, ih charter!
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Lincoln and Douglas.Livc Again
at Scene of Famous Debate in 1838
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Political Drama of G-l Years Ago PA Vce
port. Illinois Nebraska .hg
States in Parade Pretx viies.
Frreporl, l!! , Aug. 27. (By A. P.)
Lincoln and Iougla lurd again
in Irerporl, On a high tlattc
erected near the scene of Ihcir
famou ilrhate of IHJrt. rharacters in
Ihe historical drama o (i yrars ago
appealed, ilrtidri Lincoln, who was
iinprroiiird by the Krv. John K,
l itkrlU, Kporopal rector, and Doug
lat, Muper.onatrd by btephrn A.
DouuU of Frerporl, who claiins
kinthip lo the "Little Giant," other
character Impersonated were Col.
Thomas J. Turner, republican mod
erator of the debate of 185S; Col.
Jamr Mitchell, di-tiiocrattc modera
tor, and Holier! K. Ilitt. afterward
mi tuber of cougres, who took a
it-niigraphic repoil of Ihe Lincoln
Don K las debate.
The pageaul was preceded hy a pa
rade in which wrrt girls repre.rntuig
the S2 states of Ihe union hi 1H5H and
character representing Kansas ami
Nehra.ka. states in which turmoil
over slavery raged in day of Lin
coln and Douglas, together with
mounted heralds, a mounted escort,
pagri and o'thrr attendants,
Oa Cans In Parade.
Ox carts and other vehicles creak
ed their way along the thorough
fares lo the boulder marking. the site
of Ihe debate. The procession pass
rd down Strphrnson street past the
historic Brewster houe rostclry al
which Lincoln and Douglas were
guest 64 year ago, and whrre Sen
ator 1'at Harmon of Mttsisippi and
karl C. Schuyler of Denver, who
participated in today's debate, were
being entertained. Schuyler occu
Shop Employe Is
Kidnaped and Put
in Shallow Pool
Alliance Hrakemen Held for
Seizing Workman Many
Charges May Be Pre
ferred, Officers Say.
Alliance, Neb., Aug. 27. (Special.)
Victor L. Jackson and Harry Goss.
local Burlington brakemen, are held
in the county jail in connection with
an alleged assault on Frank Curry, an
employe at the railroad shops. Ac
cording to officers, charges includ
ing kidnaping, robbery, assault and
battery, interference with the United
States postal -laws and violation of the
federal injunction issued by FVdcral
Judge Woodrough for the protection
of railroad employes, will likely be
placed against both men.
According to the story told by
Curry, he was seized on the street and
forced to accompany the men in
Jackson's automobile to a point 24
miles north of Alliance. On the way,
he said, he was blindfolded and his
shoes removed. He was taken from
the automobile and thrown into a
shallow pool of water. He crawled
out of the pool several times, and
each time was beaten and thrown
back in, he declared. He also report
ed that the men robbed him of a
check for $25, took his postoffice key
and some postal receipts. Finally he
was left alone and his assailants
drove off in the car, leaving him
blindfolded, he said.
The case is in the hands of United
States Deputy Marshal Toland of
Omaha, who declined to state what
steps would be taken, except to de
clare he had a "clean cut case"
against the brakemen.
The arrest of Jackson arid Goss is
the second one in connection with
the railroad strike here.
Sunday School Pupils
to Picnic at Fairhury
Fairbury, Neb., Aug. 27. (Special. 1
Approximately 2,000 Sunday school
pupils of Jefferson county will meet
Thursday for a county picnic at the
Fairbury park. Rev. Elmora. a for
mer resident of India, now living in
Lincoln has been secured as speaker
of the day.
A United States flag will be award
ed to the Sunday school having the
largest percentage of attendance and
a conquest rlag awarded to the school
leading in community singing.
The Fairbury Juvenile band will
furnish the music.
Filley Editor Breaks Leg
While Swinging in Grove
Uratrice, eh., Aug. 27. (Special.)
George Edson, editor of the Filley
Spotlight, struck a tree while swing
ing in the grove just north of Filley,
breaking his lei". His brother, Bert
Kdsnn, of the Steinatter Star, got out
this week's issue oi the paper.
House
Hunting?
1 Real th l at of dlrbh
h a u , apartments and
hnuwkrtptrtj auiles rooms
a'ssM-lhsl ' effrd for
rent in ih Wani A t tol
urn n of lh Omaha Ga.
In e you 4 not saect I
f this plan, lnrl an ad
srtimi ct )ur i
lha "Waul la RM tuan.
Inti. ef rst,titn(f h,'it
th city, inpg nut vi-r
Ft , tnergy at H
)tk)r. kl an Pmaht
-w -,' A4 t,n4 a im I
?-mcVf, Jk OmaKj
bttttt rtWu ft Itutr tnt.
pied vine room Lincoln wed and
llarri.un the one sis which Douglas
had hi headquarter., the hoitrlry
standing practically as it 'lid in 1M5H.
A crowd estimated al SO.UJO heard
ihe debate at Taylor park today be
tween Senator Harrison and Mr.
Khuyler. who dieucd the is.ue
of Ihe day, While both eulogized
the great political leaders, who de
hated here years ago, they also de
voted a large portion of ihrir
prrchrs to discussion of present day
problems.
Prohibition of Strikes.
Schuyler, who spoke firt, sug
gested the prohibition of strikes and
lockouts hy law and. if necessary, by
romiitutionsl amendment. This
evoked Ihe reply from Senator jlar
riton that such a plan was not trac
ticahle. Senator Harrison declared
there would be strike and lockouts
as long as some men had lo work
for a living and other mrn conducted
Industrie that required the labor of
fc're.'t numbers of worker.
Ho suggested that Ihe quickest
way to end the strike would be lo
bring the leaders of both sides to
Washington, make them show Iheir
hands and then, if one side or the
other refused to yield to reasonable
demands, lo inform the Americon
people and let them judge. He said
he believed labor should have the
right to organize, just as bankers,
manufacturers and business groups
did, and he indicated he believed
toilers have the right-to strike when
they have exhausted every other
mean to obtain justice.
Eleven Alleged
Reds Arrested
in Chicago Raid
Federal Agents Swoop Down
on
Convention Headquar-
ters of Trades Union
Educational League.
Omalm Ilea leaned Wire.
Chicago, Aug. 27. Eleven alleged
reds, delegates to the second annual
convention of the Trades Union Edu
cational league, were arrested and
locked up at the detective bureau bv
special agents of the Department of
Justice who, headed hy Detective
Sergeant Laurence McDonough,
raided the convention headquarters in
the Scandinavian labor lyrcuni. J
Great crowds gathered irom the
northwest side foreign colony as
the news of the raid spread. Angry
shouts came from the throng and
hoarse muttering were heard on all
sides as the men were loaded into
the patrol wagons and carted to the
bureau.
Wiiliam Z. Foster, well known rad
ical leader, organizer of the league
and chairman of the convention, was
not arrested, Foster is mow at lib
erty on bonds, pending a hearing on
a fugitive warrant to take him back
to Michigan to face a charge of
violating the Michigan state anti
syndicalism act.
Two of the alleged violators were
taken on warrants charging them
also with violation of Michigan laws.
The nine others were picked up inci
dentally and they will be turned over
to the United States immigration au
thorities for deportation.
The government officials walked
suddenly into the meeting while Fos
ter was speaking. Foster stopped.
Several men, sensing a raid, leaped to
their feet. A hum of excitement
swept over the room. Then Sergeant
McDonough spoke.
"Here, Foster," the detective said.
''We don't want to arrest everybody
in the place and we're not after you.
Put we've got a couple of warrants
here and we want the men named on
them."
Foster told the delegates to be
quiet.
"Go ahead," he said to the officers.
Flyer Dives at Ball Fans;
Arrested as Nuisance
Durham, N. C. Aug. 27. W. II.
Filmore, a California aviator, who
has been making exhibition flights
here, was arrested, charged with com
miting a nuisance after a flight over
the baseball park during a game be
tween Durham and Raleigh. Accord
ing to spectators, he brought his air
plane down in a nose dive and missed
by IS feet, the left field bleachers, in
which were seated more than 1,1X10
fans. Many of the fans made haste
in "falling out" of the stands and
some were said to be slightly injured.
i
Uoumlltouse Official
Take Out C. & A. Train
Rwdhoue, 111., Aug. 7.(Hy
A. I',) Manned by oituial of the
locomotive department, cui Chicago
5c Alton Usm succeeded in git
i ling cult r Knodhoutr, carry
I ing a large -iuiiite r ol pasteuueri
for point iierlh. rh had heen ina-
rooiud her alt day. Titer ait
: slid mer I'M person her ho t
j unwillingly dcta ntd !rii Ira n
(crews reiiiel t tak their trains
! ct' t. MSowinn stn)ii in th vi
' eiuuy of lh found hom Friday
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Strength of
Army Is Cut
Almost Half
Knli-dt'd lVrwuinel Beduced
, to I2').00() Men, a Provided
in Lust Appropriation
Act of Congress.
Omaha lla fa-ad Mir.
Waxhingtoii, Aug. 27. After
month ol reduction and reorganiza
tion, the enlisted prrsonnrl of the
regular army of the I'uitrd State hat
now been decreased lo 125,ID0 men,
as provided for in the army appropri
ation act.
liy reaching this figure, the War
department announced, the army in a
little more than a year ha been cut
almost hi half, at Irat IIHI.IKX) en
listed nun or 45 per cent of Ihe postH
war strength having been released.
The problem of the department ha
faced to make I25.'"H) men do the
work thai 22S,(XH hav been doing
wa an enormou one, almost Impos
sible from the standpoint of perfect
ing adequate defense for the country
.and its possessions, but reorganiza
tion plans finally have been worked
out. and are now being effected.
Duties of Army.
These are the missions which the
nrmv must oerform:
Train and develop the National
guard and the organized reserves,
the two great branches of the citi
en soldicrv.
Maintain ihe necessary school for
the training of ofticers and enlisted
men of the three component part
(regular army, National guard and
organized reserves) of the army of
the United Mates.
Maintain the administrative over
head for the three-part army.
l'rovidc peacetime garrisons for
our continental coast defenses.
Provide peace and war garrisons
for our overseas possessions.
Maintain a well-trained force for
emergency purposes and to serve as
a model and demonstrating force for
the two bodies of citizen soldiers.
The existing strength is 155.000
less than the number authorized by
the national defense act and 102.0U0
less than the authorized prewar
strength before the three-part army
was created.
Distribution of Forces.
Distribution of the 125,00 enlisted
men, the army announces, has been
made, as follows.
Infantry, 46,42.1, cavalry, 9.871;
field artillery, 17,173; coast artillery,
12.026; air service, 8,500; engineers,
5,020; signal corps, 2,184; quarter
master corps, 8,000; financial depart
ment, '393; ordinance department, 2,
307; chemical war service, 445; medi
cal department, 6,850; detached en
ti.ited men's list. 5,704; unallotted,
104.
Under this allotment the authorized
strength of the combat troops is now
128,803 less than postwar and 73,578
less than prewar authorized strength.
Twenty-eight thousand two hun
dred and seventy-seven American
soldiers have been allotcd overseas
possessions, the regular army being
held responsible not only for the
maintainence of law and order and
the protection of life and property,
but also for the holding of these stra
tegic positions in event of an em
ergency. The enlisted strength of
overseas garrisons has been appor
tioned as follows:
Philippines, 4,512; Hawaii, 13,735;
Tanama, 8,856; Porto Rico, 1,174.
96,723 Left in U. S.
As a result of this allotment there
remains for use in the United States
(including the forces in Germany) a
total of 96,723 enlisted men for the
performance of the many duties as
signed under the national defense
act. The territorial distribution fol
lows :
First Corps Area Eighteenth in
fantry brigade.
Second Corps Area First di
vision (distributed with a few units
stationed in the First and Third
corps areas).
Third Corps Area Sixteenth in
fantry brigade.
Fourth Corps Area Eighth in
fantry brigade.
Fifth Corps Area Tenth infantry
brigade.
Sixth Corps Area Twelfth in
fantry brigade.
Seventh Corps Area Fourteenth
infantry brigade.
Eighth Corps Area Second di
vision. Ninth Corps Area Third division.
"Wets" Ahead on Early
Returns From Sweden
t:oirriish! .
Stockholm, Aug, 27. I he vote on
the proposed constitutional amend
ment to establish prohibition in Swe
den shows on precincts reported up to
this hour the following results;
Wets JJ.r.34.
ry-.'t.4(.J.
Stockholm has gone two to one for
the wet. The above results include
country precincts.
Uome A p propria ten
$2tM) to Exterminate
IJugtt From Vapilol
OavTaAtana) BaW4 9'fMl fc-aV
Vahiisgt.n, Aug 7,Congr
ii not 1I a nuke much headway
with Sink lr nUiin.i, but ihe
home tuiteeded in putting tlnouifh
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Agreement
Reached on
Bonus Bill
Semite to Vote on Coinpeuna
tion MraMire Tuenday I)e
Irate 011 Amendments'
Limited to 20 Minnies.
V.'a.hington, Aug. 27. A unanl
iiious consent agreement to take up
Ihe soldiers' bonus bill Monday and
pass H to a final vote was entered
into by the enate.
With a view to getting a vole late
Tuesday it was agreed that alter 6
p. m, Monday no senator should
sprak more than once nor longer
than ,20 minutes on any amendment.
The unanimous consent agreement
was proposed by Senator Knbinton,
democrat, Arkansas, hut it imposed
no limitation on debate on Ihe bill
itself. It was suggested, however,
that there might be a move to that
end later should it prove nectsiary.
Will Not Oppost Action.
Senators Underwood, driuorrat,
Alabama, and llorah, republican,
Idaho, said they would oflcf no ob
jection lo speedy action, Senator
Underwood gave formal notice that
his fight would be against Ihe pass
age oi the measure over President
Harding's veto in the event that it
was returned lo congress with execu
tive disapproval.
Hy common understanding the
senate did not undertake to bring to
a vote any of the several amend
ments thu far offered. Senator Mc
Nary, republican, Oregon, presented
hi amendment proposing the recla
mation bill as a part of the bonus,
with preference given veterans in re
clamation work and final assistance
for them in developing homesteads
on the reclaimed lands.
In promising his support to any
bill that would give former service
men Ihe justice to which he believed
they were entitled, Senator Ashurst,
democrat, Arizona, told the senate it
would be forced to decide among
other things, whether it would listen
to the "cry of commercialization of
patriotism'' when it had hot done that
at thtf end of the war.
Other Claims Paid.
Congress, he said, had proceeded to
vote, and had made no apology for do
ing so to pay shipping claims, claims
of munitions makers and claiins of the
makers of uniforms and other equip
ment for the service men. It had
done so, he said, on the statement
that those contractors would have
made profit had the war not ended.
There was no cry of commercializa
tion of patriotism then, he said. It
was called "business.""
"But these were inanimate ob
jects, he went on. Those claims
must be met and met promptly, but
the soldier, the man who fired the
shots, must wait, It is commerciali
zation of patriotism when his com
pensation is to be adjusted."
The Arizona senator said he must
remind the senate that the original
demand for the bonus came not from
the former service men, but from
men and women who believed that
the service meii were entitled to the
bonus.
Ransdell Supports Bill.
Also supporting the bill. Senator
Ransdell, Louisiana, told the senate
that if congress wished to settle its
obligations to the veterans it could
find means to do so and that if it
did not there were "a thousand ex
cuses to hide behind.
"It seems to me," he said, "that as
long as the war was on there was no
end to the amount of money the
United States could raise to foot its
bills, but now when victory is won
and the national security assured, we
suddenly become too poor to adjust
the soldiers' salaries on an equitable
basis. In the mcantinme. however.
our government has seen fit to repeal
the excess profits tax, which yielded
about ?61 5,000,000 a year.
J he shameful conduct of this gov
ernment toward its soldiers since the
war," Senator Ransdell continued.
"stands out in bold contrast when
compared with the treatment of
other soldiers at the hands of their
countries."
Alliance Farmer Slashes
Throat in Wife's Presence
Alliance, Neb., Aug. 27. (Special.)
William Rust, jr., 4V, committed sui
cide at his farm, 10 miles northeast of
Alliance, at 6 Friday morning by
slashing his throat with a razor.
He had lust finished breakfast,
when he slashed his throat in the
presence of his wife and a son. Hall
Kust, 18. I hey tried to take the
razor away from him, but their ef
forts were too late, lie fell on the
dining room floor and died within a
lew minutes.
Kust v,as a prominent farmer in
Hox liutte county and until a large
tarm. He is Mirtived bv In wi'r
.Mid son, his father, five brothers and
three sisters, l um-ul ima wui
he held at the Methodist church
Monday afternoon at :M.
Taxpayer in Merrick
County Saved $,VV).f
Cruir.it 1'itv, Neb,, Auk .'7 (Spe
ci.il) The county boaid f sufer
mors nf Mrrritk toumy, in ev.n
s th county lojrd of enucleation,
was ilistruiiiental in sasini the U.
Ptr cif tins conn 1 y 'JJSli over
last sear's levy Th V.' levy
atvoili.tni . "174 whi!r tht Wv
lor tlWl!, In trims
nil I, lot fxy Hi, I, u-,- I tliliil
M la I
Nationalists irfy Polar
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ltill, HI U O, fit S: ,
h'hl a tfvmoiistialii-i ii,tnt uj
il li "IWtl.it sr-n'tn.cM r-1
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.'nii! C"mitn is u,ii sti
tuiHHl thai t tup U rial ,ttl th
f-ttrai.tit rf iiior I( ,Nn!H
si l-nnimtat. put H U.k4 v i i
I'Ycnch Creator Visiting New York,
(Jives 41,ovv Down? on hitet Styles
!Paul Poire. Decrees Ankle
Hoots to Matchsown,
Listen When
Omaha Ilea Iw4 Mice.
Kcw Vork. Aug. 27, Angle length
skirts, llrapmg of the yown lo
tloll-e the bud) without hiding its
beautiful lino. High boots in colors
lu match gowns.
These are th al word in fashions
for women a told by I'sul 1'oirrt of
Paris, isiimg New York for the
first time since Mi.
M. Poiret aiuiled indulgently over
all Ihe fuss that has been made
agjitist long skirts and waved it aside
with 4 gran fill sweep of hi artistic
hand.
" I her are always women who re
iii Ihe fashion," he said, "bin in the
end they always follow it. They are
Usually about three ye.ns behind and
so really out of fashion all Ihe time.
"Don't Listen."
"A a for in. ! don't listen. When
I began twenty years ago with the
narrow skirl there was a furore cf
opposition. Women said it gave
thrrn no room to move. When I
tarted the full ikirt il was the tame;
ll,ev objected lo 'the fullness,
"It is not necessary to pay much
attrntirm to what women say. They
are always dominated by 1 spirit of
contrariness."
The man who is known and fol
lowed bv millions of women
throughout the world as creator of
their idea for dress and who cares
so little what they themselves think
they want, is hims'-lf a original a
many of the daring idras he ha de
veloped. Of medium height and
slocky build, his move men is might
be heavy, but they are not. There
is the grace of the dancer in hi
step and the eae of an actor in bis
every pose. His iron grey hair is
Pride of French
Navy Goes Down
in Quiberon Bay
All hut Three of Crew of
IIug Drcadnanght Account
ed for Vessel Consid
ered Total Loss.
L'Oricnt, France, Aug. 27. (By A.
P.) The battleship France, 23,000
ons, one of the prides of the French
navy, struck a rock off Quiberon bay
in the darkness of early morning
?nd went to the bottom in 75 feel
'of water.
All but three of the 900 officer
and men and crew were rescued from
rafts and lifeboats launched from the
battlcsship before it took the final
plunge.
The wrecked warship was one of
four French battleships of the first
line, returning from night maneuvers
to anchorage at Port Haligucn, whw
at 1 this morning it ran on a bid
den rock lying 25 feet below the
surface. A great gash vas torn
in the steel hull of the drcadnaught.
It remained afloat an hour, giving
the crew enough time for hurried
escape in boats. Then the doomed
craft slowly settled, turned on its
side and went down. It lies on the
bottom and is considered a total
wreck.
The wreck occurred in the tortuous
water of Quiberon bav, 20 miles
southeast of here on the Brittany
coast. The swift currents abounding
there are supposed to have swept the
warship slightly from its course. The
deflection was sufficient, however, to
carry it squarely and headon over
the pointed rock known and charter
ed but dangerously concealed be
neath the water in this part of the
bay. The water rushed into the
hold, flooding the boilers and short
circuiting the electricity. The en
gine crew quickly took every pre
caution to avoid explosions.
Meanwhile, the crew began launch
ing boats while awaiting help from
a sister drcadnaught, the Paris, and
many torpedo boats and oilier small
craft which had been asked bv wire
less for help. The crew got off
safely before the dreadnaught slump
ed over on its side and the 900 offi
cers and men. afloat in boats and
rafts, cere taken aboard by other
vessels. The rescue required several
hours, and at noon it was announced
that 15 members of the crew were
missing. Twelve of these were found
later, and a final roll call showed
that only three were lost.
Train of Coal Wrecked
on Burlington Line
Mcl'ook, Neb,, Aug. 27. (Spe
cial.) eventeeu car of coal were
piled up in a wreck on the Hurling
ton, near IVrk. we-t of McCook,
last tiijjit, delaying Ir.illic for scwr.tl
hours. A track was built around the
wreck an-l Iraliic resumed. Picking
irs coal will follow Liter, No one a
burl.
riiinont Collide Alumni
Perfect Ornaiiuation
A tiiiipoiaiy oigjiiifauui of Ki
nioin t nils g ahinnii mi perfected
at a pKtiu ItimS h, l, in I !iiiwo.m
i;rk. .V'tmr Mullen was choten
lftt't,rary thaniuan m Dr. W, II.
Mi'k, InopoMiy set it-tars,,
A to fHiitle on .rf tiiitalton, com
p . sr. I cl .'rot 1 1, my r ln, Llr W.
H Muk. II ;. Mem, W, t, fin,
s -';! and M- Ami If.k n. 4t
t?t,,.r. t.CWLTtna ISltf fi.i,.l
I'te It unH.Sit ,fttiiii, ,i Un W. j
II tin i' ns. ssilc ol Ihf U!e I'tol
V II t U i' ilst'tti, mu ,f i, (
m ,t. s. :. (-(
llireel4y Kail rtival
PLmir.1 at Crtilral City
t ci,t ily. Net., Am .'?,-.(-(.
iUH At if!ar ii'i,i,a ( im
tlittmtti fit's tiiiH ,' tr te
tl . ., a I'M .Is, lju.val,
t.. a:4 i,i iv sp Syttmb! l
ta .'J.
length Skirt?, With High
Proper Thinf; l)oe Not
Women Protent.
smoothed baik pompadour above a
lace nearly tovered will) thoil,
bristly beard 1 Jill targr, blue eves
are filled with keen understanding
and inlercl and (winkle rver i
lightly a if with secret merriment
at the gasp In fashion cause,
Owrl Costume Knotkout.
A an example of dreit (or the
American man M. I'oirrt's costume
ol this iiiorii'ng would be a knock
out. Ovir conventional enough grey
trousers, shirt, collar and He he
wor a light Ian lounging Uiket of
nearly knee length with high r' !l
collar, unbuttoned at the throat. In
the pocket on Ihe upper bit breast
was a blur and brown singed a j I
kerchief, M, I'oiret was shod Willi
crimson hoots, surmounted by tan
spals,
"I was surprised and shocked," be
aid in telling of an hour's inspection
of New York crowd st Time
Square, "to see so many and so high
short skirts. When I startrd thei
short skirl a terrific protest tlut il
wa immoral, came from America.
Coming to thi country, reputed 10
be so moral, 1 had not tiprrtrd lo
find the exaggerated short skirl, but
there it 1 at Ihe nne excessive
degree of shortne which we bad in
Tari in 1VI7."
M. I'oiret conceded thai lie had
not been in America long enough
lo sec what the leaders of fashion
were wearing, tint skirt must be
long now, he said, and would eventu
ally reach the ground. This, he said,
would come by degrees, ankle length
being proper at this stage of the
reversion from short skirts.
Maintenance of
Way Men to Ask
Ware. Increase
Demands of Workers Will Call
for Minimum of 48 Cents
an Hour - Hearing
Monday.
Omaha Ilea Leased wire.
Chicago, Aug. 27. Maintenance
of way employes on practically all
of the American railroads 400,000 of
them will ask for an increase of
pay from the United States labor
board Monday. According to the an
nouncement made . by f.. F. Grabcl,
president of the union the demands
will call for a minimum wage of 48
rents an hour, the war time rate, as
agamstthc present scale of 23 to ii
cents,
The demands of the maintenance
of way men, who declined to strike
when the thopcrafts laid down their
tools several weeks ago, comes at a
critical point in the controversy be
tween the roads and the striking
shopmen.
The filing of the demands for in
creased pay is in keeping with the
policy announced by the waymcn at
the time the shopmen were contem
plating their strike, according to Mr.
Orable. At that time the waymcn
refused to go out, agreeing to resub
mit their differences and grievances
to the labor board.
More than 100 of the 105 railroads
in the country who are affected by
the demands will be parties to the
hearing. The maintenance of way
men will only present one case, how
ever, and this one hearing and the
one decision upon it will covrr all
the roads.
" "We arc asking for a minimum
of 43 cents an hour," said President
Grable, "with a graduated scale up
ward for skilled or hazardous work.
Arguments for the increase will be
based on the present upward trend
of wages outside the railroad indus
try and the increased cost of living.
Wages all over the country are, in
creasing. Cost of living is advanc
ing and economists tell us we are
entering a period of prosperity."
Oratorio Broadcast
by The Omaha Bee
The convention of the Young Peo
ple's Luther league of the Omaha
district closed last night with the
presentation of the oratorio "Em
manuel" in Our Savior Lutheran
church. Thirtieth and Izard streets.
The masterpiece, sung by a chorus of
125, wa broadcast by The Omaha
Itee, a rabk- carrying the music to
the Omaha Grain P.xchaiiKc and an
amplifier there serving to make it
heard over I he country,
Reading of papers and discussions
filled yesterday afternoon' session of
the convention in h church, Dele
gate v. ill leave lo morning after ait
automobile tour of the city.
Aviator Ahaudon Attempt
to Fly Around the World
Cab una, Aim. 27 l b round the.
world ttighl. ijuii lioni Irovilcn,
Lug land. NUy .'4, by Mai, W. T
IUke has bee l abandoned. Mu(
Make, lutfetlter with t apt. Nutuuti
MitMitUn and I mil a tut a. vstio
fonlimnd t! H ahl y ben MJ. I'l.Ve
was o'-l . lit remain in i 'vh' on
account oj lUncts, U tetmn to .ot.
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Union May
OustC&A.
Strikers
i PsWnli iit !.rr Threaten to
j Itevoke Charter of Trainmen
at Ionllnue Pules
They Heluriu
Service Is at Stan
Roodhousc, 111, Aug. 7.-1 By
A. P.) No rrsint bavt been moved
out cf Koodhoust over th Chicago
cV AIon read smr 6 4S Saturday
I ru,hl, when company oflicial
nne 1 a tram thai Itii for Bloom
'"a"'0"- .
According la union men, JJ0 men
have quit work. They maintain list
they art not striking, but ar refus
ing to optrar Ira.ns becau- they
believe cond tions art net sift sine
an fxrlosirn in th yard several
days zo which, un on men t-"y, wa
I caused by bomb, but which rail
road tf;.cials attrtliuic lo firccrack
r.
Twelve pissenger trains and
about 25 freight trainer operr.r in and
out of her ristily over h Chicago A
Alton under normal conditions.
Cleveland. ,u727-(Uy A. P.)
MemSen of the Urolherlwod of
Hailroad Trainmen who walked out
on ihe Chicago Ki Alton at Kood
bouse are in danger of having Ihnr
charters revoked unles they return
to work and remain l here until
proper action is taken, W, (. Lee,
president of the organization, de
clared here tf'liight,
Mr. f,re said be had sen! a tele
gram lo ihe oflicrr of lodye No. 44
at Kood house, advising them aaiiist
ihe illegal action of the member in
violation of the brotherhood consti
tution, "which of necessity must re
sult in Ihe !o ol their member
sh:p." 'J he trlegrnrn wa in reply lo one
sent by the lodge lo Mr, Lee.
Announcement that the heads of
the Pig Five brotherhoods would
Mret here Tuesday lo dicubs t!m
shopmen's strike situation a il al
feci their organization, was made
by Warren S. Stone, president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Lngi
ncers. Strike Contrary to Law.
''I uircl them that if it is true, th'
strike is contrary , to our law," Mr
Lee said, "1 told them if they go out
illegally f will have to enforce our
law. 1 also advised against any at-'
lion of the member in violation of
lh constitution of the brotherhood,
wiiitk of necessity must result iu the
lo of-their membership. '
I lie trainmen's const ulion' pro
vides that in rase of grievances, the
system general chairman must call
a meeting of the executive committee
for the system. The executive com.
niittee may vote a strike, which muM
be sanctioned by the president,
Mr. Stone returned from New York
where, with the head of the other
transportation trades, he was unsuc
cessful in mediating the shopmen's
controversy, j
When told of reports that the engi
neers had joined in the strike at
Koodhousc, Mr. Stone said he had
not heard of it. Until he received an
official report he declined to comment.
Sioux City Woman Dies
as Train Strikes Buggy
Sioux City, Ja Aug. 27. Liter-
ally torn to pieces by the impact of
a train collision at a crossing in
Leeds, a suburb, when a speeding
inbound Northwestern passenger
train crashed into a buggy in which
she was riding, Mrs. C. T. Han
son, for 33 years a resident of Sioux
City, was instantly killed.
The woman was carried for more
than a quarter of a mile on the pi'ot
of the locomotive after being hurled
from the demolished carriage. The
horse escaped injury. ,
Mrs. Hanson was born in Prairie
Du Sac, Wis., in 18S2. Her husband,
who survives her, was a pioneer
merchant of Leeds,
Rehela Kill Free State
Officer Bandaging Mail
Dublin, Aug. 27. (By A. P.)
National troops, operating in the
Pallaghadrrrren area of County
Mayo, under Colonel Commandant
McCahe, captured 12 Irregulars, to
gether with arms, ammunition and
bombs, and two automobiles, accord
ing to ait oflicial statement. Among
the, prisoners were two of the irregu
lar leaders in eastern Mayo named'
Corney ami Josiuh Kelly,
The statement adds that Lieutenant
McCorniack. who was killed in the
ambush at (ilasMin, vaiis "drbher
airly shot v. bile bandaging bis
vouiidid comrade, laptam Ratlt
g-'ii,"
Warden to Ship PheiisanU
to Point iii Ntlirulso.
1 inn ,! i A i. ?? ...i .,,. i ,1 t .
lienor K irr, sl.tle iish and game
warden, v. ill ,!np .;0lt p!,es.tiu to
X III i.is nartS i f lb fcUir I'll. I-'I fur
breeding piifio-,
, iiimilipt (, ,ii iSo seteul
hundred pheasant vstie turned lot
on N'rhi til. i plants at an tspeltuirlil.
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sptuily in Ike Noti t 011(1 cnyn.
uv, ami 11 is in a H ft I'i SU
l'.i,tl IllK ltl 111 AM. lt!ttt, I..
thrse birds III s,u K mil,,!,,,.- il,.i .....i.
tltr Netiiaska Kuuirts ss ,' !n,j
fpeu f,m on prtfasatits
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v. si io,., ,J rnU h. ti,,t aWM a
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