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VOL. XLIV-NO. 155.
OMAHA, . WEPXKKlUY MOUNINO, DKCEMBKK 1(5, 1JU4 TWELVE 1JEK.
Oa Trains aad at
Total Raws Stand, So.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
FINANCIAL STATE
OF NATION SHOWS
BIG IlIPROYEMENT
Bankers Report to Reserve Board
that Condition Throughout
Country Much Better.
CHANGE IN LAST FEW MONTHS
Credit Excellent, Reserve! Abundant
. and Short-Term Money it Cheap,
they Say.
ADVISORY BODY HEARD FROM
What They Tell Looked on as Indi
cating Business Revival.
NO RECOMMENDATIONS MADE
Haitian City and Cleveland Regional
Institutions Loner Rrdlicoinl
Rates to Correspond wltk
Tkoac of Atlaata.
ENGLAND'S KINO ACTIVE IN MILITARY MATTERS King George (In center), sur
rounded by staff officers, watching; Kitchener's new army drilling at Aldershot.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lo.-Finanoial con
ditluns throughout the United State have
Improved greatly In the last few month,
according to reports to the Federal Re
serve board today by some of the most
prominent banker In the country. Credit
condition were said to be exceptionally
good, reserves abundant and short term
money cheap.
The reports were made by members of
the advisory council, the only body
authorised by the federal reserve act to
give advice to the Federal Reserve board,
Including such financier as J. P. Morgan
and J. B. Fortran. Their opinions on con
ditions over the country were received
with Interest by the board, as a most
promising Indication that business gen
erally Is reviving and on the upward
trend again.
Council Sleets Twice.
The council held its first session here
today and met twice with the board. It
made no concrete recommendations, al
though the board asked for advice on
questions relating to. time deposits, the
use of acceptances and the administration
Into the federal reserve system of state
banks. Through an executive committee
the council will shortly submit Its conclu
sions on these subjects.
The board Issued a statement tonight
reciting the events of the first meeting,
which reads In part:
"At the Joint meeting it was suggested
with reference to state bank admissions
that care be used in order to admit to
the system only those Institutions which
were strong and capable of performing
the service In a commercial way, while
at the same time taking pains to protect
the national banks of the system In the
full enjoyment of their privileges.
Carefat Examination. Vrnred.
."Careful examination of all entering
banks was recommended. It was stated
that In nw parts of the country state
- banks are ready and willing to seek ad
mission te the system under proper con
ditions In substantial numbers.
"The meeting developed an unusual de
gree of enthusiasm over the prospect of
the federal reserve system, particularly
" with reference to the clearing of checks
when properly safeguarded and applied."
The board announced tonight that the
federal banks In Cleveland and Kansas
City today lowered their rediscount rates
to correspond to those authorised yester
day for Atlanta. A further retirement of
emergency currency is expected to follow
these reductions.
Bank of Vancouver
Suspends Payment
VANCOUVER. Dec. 15. The Bank of
Vancouver suspended payment last night.
In a formal statement the directors said
thst failure to obtain financial assist
ance owing to the war and tock of public
confidence. Joined with inability to collect
outstanding accounts, had led to the
banks suspension.. The directors said
they hoped If arrangements could be
made to reopen after the statutory period
of ninety day.
The bank assets at the close of busi
ness were ll.W8.000 and Its liabilities were
Hnnit of 1379.000 and a note circula
tion of SMD.OOO.
The shareholders ar principally Van
couver' men.
The Weather
, V" - " ' '
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- If
Sl I . X Ji
'GERMANY ADMITS
BLOW AT WARSAW
FROM NORTH FAILS
Retreat of Teuton Forces Moving
South on Old Polish Capital
Announced.
i ENCOUNTER SUPERIOR NUMBERS
Column Advancing from Soldau by
Way of Mlawa Obliged to Re
occupy Former Position.
PETR0GRAD REPORTS GAINS
Rust Communication Frontal At
tacks by Night Are Repulsed.
COUNTER ASSAULTS ALSO MADE
several Ilaadred Prisoner aad One
Field Battery (antared r
Maaeovlte Warriors of
Tsar.
Forecast till 7 p. m. Wednesday:
For Oinnha. Coum ll Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair with rising temperature.
Teatcrday.
Deg.
5 p. m T
6 p. m B
, 7 p. m 4
8 p. m 2
Local Record.
Ul. U13. 1SU. 1911.
M 47 42
3 S4 35
42 41 W
T .00 .00 .00
depar-
Tessperatare at ooiama
- Hours.
J?Vfe- ' in......
":
vfVmy 10 a. m
(riX ' 11 "
' K Ik .::::
V-C 4 p. m....
KODERATING
Coataaratlva
Highest yesterday
iowest yesterday
Mean temperature
l're Iplttttlon
Temperature and precipitation
tures from the normal:
Normal temperature !S
Deficiency for the day '.. 22
Total excess since March 1 T34
Normal precipitation 01 Inch
Deficiency for the day 03 Inch
Tot l rainfall since March 1. .25.12 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 a Inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1913.. 6.26 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1U12.. 8.87 Inches
Reports Irons Btatloaa at T P. M.
CO-OPERATIVE FARM
CONGRESS TO MEET
Grain and Live Stock Shipping As
sociation to Discuss Proposed
Public Warehouse Law.
SESSIONS TO OPEN WEDNESDAY
Clifford Thorae and Charles Wooa
ter to Retnrn Farmer to Dts
tke, Storing of Grain la
Coaatry Elevators. . .
-The proposed- public warehouse- laW for
Nebraska is to come up again when th
Nebraska Co-Operative Grain And Live
Stock Shipping association meets in
Omaha, beginning this morning. The as
sociation comes for a three days' session.
Charles Wooster has announced that
he Is to be at this meeting, coming all the
way from Silver Creek to tell the asso
ciation how it happened that the Ne
braska ' Farmers' congress endorsed ' the
warehouse bill after It had once over
whelmingly voted it down. He la to be at
this new gathering of farmers to protest
against the endorsement of the warehouse
proposition, and to charge that the Farm
ers' congress reconsidered and endorsed
the proposition only after most of the
farmers had gone and there were but a
doxen or two left In the hall the last
thing before adjournment.
The warehouse matter Is to come, up
Thursday afternoon, when C. Vincent,
grain -dealer of Omaha. Is to open the
discussion.
Another matter of Interest to the gram
men and the farmers' shipping associa
tions s to be brought up In the question
of whether country- elevator ahall .store
grain for farmers. No less than a. dozen
speakers axe scheduled to talk on- this
matter.
Cllford Thorn Coating. .
Clifford Thome, chairman of. the Iowa
Foard of Railway Commissioner, I to
come over from Des Moines to. address
the association on the railway situation.
Mr. Thome will likely touch on the pro
posed general advance in freight . ra.tea
as proposed by thirty-six railroads for
the western classification territory.- Mr.
Thorne is at the head of a' large com
mittee of the railway commissions of .fif
teen states that is preparing to ? fight
this proposed increase in a hearing be
fore the Interstate Commero oommlssion.
He will tell the .farmers something 'about
this situation -on' Thursday evening at
7:30 o'clock.: ... . ..-..
E. U Morris, of the United States De-"
partment of Agriculture la to address the
association on the working of tin corn
grading system, and on Friday morning
John R. Humphrey of the .United State
Department of Agriculfure la to speak
on co-operative accounting.
J. 8. Canaday of Mlnden Is president
of this farmers' association. Mayor Dahl
man Is to deliver an address- of welcome
Wednesday morning at the Rome,' to
which President Canaday Is to mako the
response.
On Thursday morning the delegates are
to go to Mouth Omaha for some special
educational features In the stock yards,
and for a luncheon tendered them by the
South Omaha IJve Stock exchange In
the exchange building. . .
Sultan in Speech from the Throne
Tells Why He Pjoctaimed Holy War
1 .
IXJNDON. Dec. jU.r-At dispatch to
Reuter's. Telegram company from Con
stantinople by way of Amsterdam gives
the. gist of the speech from the. throne
by Sultan Mehmed V at th opening of
the . Turkish . Parliament Monday. The
sultan announced that he, was forced. to
declare war when the Russian fleet at
tacked the Turkish fleet In tha Black
sea . and - England - and France began
actual hostilities by sending troops to
the Turkish frontiers. , ,
. -'.Th neoesBliy. was .forced . unoa us to
resist with armad-iorce the-aoUsy of de
struction which at all tlmeowaas been'
pursued against the Islamite , world by
England, Russia and France, and which
assumed the character of religious perse
cution." the sultan declared.
"In consonance with the I Fetwax
' ' ' !
(acred moslem law), I called all mos
lem to a holy war against these powers
and those who help them. I am con
vinced that our forces on land and ea
will add fresh victories to those gained
by the glorious armies of Germany and
Austria-Hungary . against the - common
enemies.
."I can state with . much satisfaction
that our relations with the powers which ! repulsed by. the. Russians,
have not. participated, In the general war
re. sincerely friendly, and especially
with our neighbor, Bulgaria."
Tha" sultan made a hrief reference to
abrogation of the capitulation and In
giving the cause for this atep, said:
"The special privileges which our gov
ernment has heretofore granted . for
eigners had assumed a shape detrimental
to, our , rights ' of sovereignty."
BERLIN, Dee. 6 -t"la London.) A re
treat of ths German forces which at
tempted to trlke at Warsaw from the
north, was acknowledged in an official
communication given out today at army
headquarters. The statement follows:
"The German column, which had ad
vanced from Soldau, Eaat Prussia, by
way of Mlawa, In the direction of Clecha-
now, ha had to reoccupy It old positions
owing to the numerical superiority of the
enemy.
"(elsewhere In Poland nothing of ma
terial Importance has happened. Un
favorable weather 14 Influencing our oper
ations. Qnlet la Eaat Praasla.
"In East Prussia there I nothing new.
"Tha French yesterday made fruitless
attacks at various points. Their attack
on our position southeast of Tprea failed
with heavy lossss to the enemy. A hos
tile attack in the region northeast of
Ypres failed with heavy losses to the
enemy. A hostile attack In the region
northeast of Sulppes was repulsed, as well
as an attack north of Verdun, with heavy
losses to the attackers.
"In the neighborhood of Ailly and Apre
mont. south of St. Mlhlel, the French
tried four time to storm our positions,
but In vain. A renewed hostile advanoe
from the direction of Fllrey, which Is
northeast of Toul, failed.
"In the Vosges the battle Is still pro
ceeding. We took S00 prisoners, recaptur
ing the village of Stelnbach, west of 9en
nehelm." .
Prtroa-rad Reports Repalae.
FETROQRAD, Dec. 15.-(Vla London,
Deo. 15.) German frontal attacks on the
Russian line to the west of Warsaw,
under cover of nlrcht, were successfully
according to
The Day's
War News
Such confident claims have been
made by the allies during tha last
week concerning the success of
their new movement "gainst the
German line that the llerlln milit
ary authorities have Issued a
special statement to contradict
them. Uerlln chararterlrea the
French report of December 12,
concerning the destruction of bat
teries and capture of trenches as
'a pure Invention." .
The definite statement is made
In Rotterdam that the Germans
hnve begun a retreat, falling back
In Holgiuin toward a prepnred
line further from the eonnt. Offi
cial confirmation was lacking,
however.
The report from Nish that the
Servians hud refsptured Helgrade
was not confirmed from any other
sources, although It was admitted
In Vienna that the Austrlang had
suffered reverses in Servla.
It is announced In Berlin that
the Turkish cruiser Mldirll, form
erly the German warship Dreslau,
has bombarded the Russian Black
Sea port of Sebastropol, although
with what effect is not stated.
ALLIES RESUME
ADVANCE ALONG
WEST FRONTIER
Official Report from London Tells of
Renewal of Fighting in North
ern France and Belgium.
GERMAN TRENCHES ARE TAKEN
Substantial Progress is Made on tha
Line from Hollebeke to Wytes
chaete, Belgium.
SERVIANS RETAKE BELGRADE
Austrians Are Forced to Evacuat
Capital of Little Kingdom for
- the Second Time.
STRUGGLE IN EAST , UNDECIDED
Neither Side is Now Claiming a Sub"
stantial Advantage.
STIMSON SAYS NAYY
OF OFFENSE NEEDED
i :
Former Secretary of War Assails
Policy that Would Keep Ships :
Guarding Coast. ;
MODERATE INCREASE IN ARMY
Ez-Cablaet Official
' "ary' Policy of V.
Contrasts Mill
I. with! that .
of Swiss, to Matter's
Rainfall.
6ltlon and State
of Weather.
Cheyenne, clear ....
Davenport, snow .
Denver, clear
Ies Moines, clear.,
1odge City, clear..
North Platte, clear
Omaha, clear
Hapid City, cloudy
Sht-ridan. clear ....
Hioux City, clear...
Valentine, clear ...
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
Indiiutea below aero.
U A. WfcLKli. Local Forecaster.
Temp. Hlah
7 p. in. et
1
10
12
4
14
S
4
0
.....-
a
It .00
12 T
M .00
14 .00
20 T
14 .00
t .00
.00
S .00
T
4 . .00
McGovern Abandons
Contest for Senate
MADISON, Wis., Dec. 15. With the cer
tifying of the election by the state can
vassing board of Paul O. Hustlng. dem
ocratic candidate for United State sen
ator. Governor Francis E. McOovern. re
publican, eonordes Mr. Hustlng's election.
according to a statement today by A. C.
tTbmrelt, attorney for McGovern. Mr.
Umbreit say that while apparently
promptness instead of accuracy is to de
cide the election. It would be useless to
csrry the contest before the United States
senate, as the decision of the court puts
an end to the recount and makes Vbe se
curing of any further proof of inaccuracy
Impossible,
NEW YORK, Deo. 15. A very moderate,
increase rin our regular army, th founda
tions upon which a latge- volunteer army
could, be' promptly organised wjhen .war
comes, and enough gun and ammunition;
such are the Immediate army needs of the
United States, in the opinion of Henry l
Btlmson. formerly secretary of war, .who
addressed .today the Merchants' ( Associa
tion OT New York on "The Needs of the
Army."' . ...-.., 1 ' 1
"It Is not a question of spending a huge
amount ' of new money to adopt the
practical things that military- opinion ad
vises should be done, at. once," jlr. Htlmf
son'saldVWe are already; spending today
on our army .and, navy very, large sum 'of
money In the. case of the army at least
which, if wisely spent along proper plana
ought. to be! quits sufficient for an ade
quate military, defense. .
----- Policy of Swiss. t.
"Under, a wlse military policy, the re
public of Switzerland, by a yearly expen
diture of. 16. 500.000, .has , been preparing and
training an , army of . nearly 300,000 men.
We, "under a less. wise system, have been
AMERICA TO SEND
YARSHIPSTO CANAL
Wilson 'and His Cabinet Decide to
Dispatch Vessels to Zone to
Preserve Neutrality. ...
SECRETARIES EXPLAIN - DELAY
". , 1
tiarrlaoa and.: Daniels Assert Loss
of Time la rouluar to Determl
- ' nation Dae 'to Lack of
.,, Information. , .
trustworthy Information reaching Petro-
grad from the front today. At many
points along the front the Russians suc
ceeded in capturing Isolated 'German posi
tions.
German attack were anawered by Rus
sian counter attacks, In which it is said
that several hundred prisoners and 1 one
field battery' wens captured by the Rus
sians.. During the last three days of
fighting eight machine guna, two bat
teries of field guns and 4.000 prisoners
have been taken.
Except for the night attacks of the
Germans there has been little heavy
fighting in Poland during the last twenty-four
hours. Movement were confined
principally to countless maneuvers, de
monstrations and attempts at flanking
operations by small bodies of German
troops.
German Attacks Fall.
According to the army messenger, the
German attacks along the East Prussian
front, which were conducted simultan
eously with their - offensive In Poland,
failed on account of formidable fortifica
tions .which the Russians constructed- In
field and forests paralleling the German
lines. .....
The correspondent of tha Bourse Gsv
sette In Tiflls states that General San
ders Pasha, the German military officer
in command of Turkish troops on arriv
ing at Erserum, ordered the German en
gineers to blow up all roads and moun-
GERMAN CRUISER
PUTS INTO GUAM
One of Kaiser's Smaller Ships Seeks
Shelter in United States Pa
' cifio Port.
MAY BE INTERNED FOR THE WAR
later Ship of the Ueler, Now Tied
Ip at llonnlala, Likely to
Meet wltk the tamo
Fate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1T..-Arrlvsl of the
German converted cruiser, Cornmoran, In
the harbor of Guam, an American posses
sion In the Ladrone archipelago, was of
ficially reported to the Navy department
today by the commandant of the naval
station there. It Is presumed the Ger
man vessel soiiKht the harbor to Interne
during the war.
The Cormnran ha been given twenty
four hours from 10 a. , m. yesterday In
which to leave the port or Interne for
the war. It was short of coal, provisions
and water.
The Cormoran needed 1,1100 tons of coal
to reach the nearest German port, ac
cording tq- Captain W. J. Maxwell, naval
governor, of Guamr It was offered 100
tons of coal and fresh water and Its
captain was given until IS a. hi. today
(Guam time) to decide what ills future
course would be. Secretary Daniel has
approved Captain Maxwell's' action 1 and
has instructed him not to allow the ves
sel more coal and provisions than can
be properly spared.
Naval officers here believe the Cor
moran, although described as a converted
cruiser. Is really the unrrotected crulsor
of thst nnme, a sister ship of the GelerJ
Interned at Honolulu several weeks ago.
Mystery liss surrounded the whereabouts
of the ship for several weeks. It was
known to have been before Klao Chow
during the early part of the war when
the Japanese attucked that port and later
was reported sunk In Oriental waters.
The Cormoran was built at Dansigin In
lf92, Is IU feet long witli a displacement
of 1.000 tons and make sixten knots an
hour. Its armamont consists of-eight
four-inch guns, five one-pounders and
two fout teen-Inch torpedo tube above
the water. , - ,
WASHINGTON. . Dec. 16. President
Wilson rand "his cabinet, decided today to
'send American warships to the canal sone
.to.guard.'agalnst .violations of neutrality 1 uln Pth leading from Hassan Kala
there by belliberent ships.- , . , w e.rscrum.
Just how many ships and whether de- Hassan Kala Ilea on the direct line of
stroyer or cruisers,' or battleships shall th Ru,lul movement against Erserum.
be dispatched will be determined after 1 " e'nten miles esst of that city and
(Continued oa Page Two Column Three")
President Oppose
the Literacy iTest
WASHINGTON, . Dec? I 15. President
Wilson announced to callers today his
opposition to the literacy test In the Im
migration bill pending In the senate and
said he did not believe the test "tested
quality." , " 1
The president has not decided whether
bis opposition to' the' literacy teat would
make him decide against the entire btlh
or whether other feature would over
come his objections
a- full - report . ha - been received from
Colonel Ooethal. - military governor of
the canal sone, and Captain Rodman,
naval officer at the canal. .
Both Secretary Garrison and Secretary
Daniel made It clear today that the der
lay in acting on the request of Colonel
twelve mile ' west of the main Russian
position at Keprt Kel.
The army messenger states that the
Austrian army In Gallcia expects that a
S division of Turkish troops will be sent
to its assistance.
Cruiser Dresden Has
Left Punta Arenas
SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. U.-An official
communication received here from Puonta
Arenas announces that the Oermad
cruiser Dresden left there Sunday eve
ning. The communication adds that the British-cruiser
Bristol- -arrived at Punta'
Areitas Monday, but left there Immediately.
(Continued on Page Two, Column One.)
' I
The National Capital
Taeeday, December IB, .1914).
The Senate.
j, Met -at -noon. . ''-'
1 Hearing:-on the water power site leas
ing pill were contiiued before, the lands
committee. . k. ; - - - .
The banking cnm.iilttee considered rural
credits, legislation. . ,
The commerce committee worked on the
administration bill for buying a merchant
marine. - ' - ,
Adjourned at 6:02 p. m. to noon Wednes
day ' 1
' ' . i
The House. -
Met at U a. m.
Passed a concurrent . resolutlot) for', a
holiday recess from December, 23 to De
cember i.
The naval committer. resumed hearings
on the naval bill. -
Thn legislative,' executi e. r.nd Judicial
appropriation bill was debated upon the
floor.
Representative Vare Introduced a . Mil
to .appropriate $500,000 for the construction
of 'a shell and projectile factory at Phila
delphia navy yard. 1
Passed omnibus pension bill carrying
$37..J. '
Adjourned at 1:28 p. m. to noon Wednes
day. ..
St. Louis Frozen to
Death; Much Suffering
ST. LOUIS, Doc. lS.-The first death
attributed directly to the cold this year
was recorded here. George Stlllwell, 87
years old, was found frosen to death at
the rear of his boarding house.
Score of ease of physical suffering
due to the cold were brought to the at
tention of the police and hospital authori
ties. The minimum temperature was four
degrees and a strong wind prevailed
throughout the day.
No Compromise
Yet Effected on
Nebraska Joba
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. (Special Tele
gram.) That compromises fall to compro
mise Is the Judgment of Senator G. M.
Hitchcock after his interview todsy with
Secretary . McAdoo over the collectorshlp
In Nebraska. Benator Hitchcock said his
Interview with the secretary of the treas
ury wss productive of a mutual under
slsndlng regarding the two big Nebraska
offices to be filled and which are belngi
held up because Secretary of State Bryan
cannot see his way clear to compromise
along Senator, Hitchcock' Idea Mayor
Dahlman of Omaha for collector . and
Chri Gruenther of Pltte Center for
marshal.
Secretary McAdoo Indicated that he
would do' whatever he could to bring
about a solution of the differences exist
ing between Mr. Bryan and Mr. Hitch
cock and he hoped something might come
out of the effort before the close of the
week.
RUSSIAN NEEDS RAILROADS
Kfflelent Transportatloa System of
the CSermnns Enables Theas to
Check lavaslaa at the
Frontier. t
t
LONDON, Dec. 16. (1:3 P. M.)
The official Information bureau
today gave out the following state
ment: "After a period of comparative
quiet the fighting In northern France
has recommenced.
"A combined attack by the allies
was made yesterday on the line from
Hollebeke to Wystechaete, In Bel
glum. Several German tenches and
a number of prisoners were captured
and substantial progress made."
f
. LONDON, Dec. I5.r-Belgrade, the
unfortified capital of Bervla, which
the Austrians after a long and ter
rible bombardment occupied two
weeks ago, Is again in the possession
of the Servians.
, A dispatch from Nish, the tempor
ary capital of the country, received
tn'Lontton early this morning, makes
the announcement . that Servian
troops have re-entered ths city thus
crowning their recent surprising
victory v against the Austrian ' In
vaders of their territory. ' The tele
gram from Nish i Lrief and says
merely that1-the city has been oc
cupied. Up to the present time it has
not been followed by an admission
from any Austrian course. ,
Aiistrlsn arms have , been . figuring
prominently of late In the war, the Aus
trian ; progress across, th Carpathians
from the passes of which they have been
clearing the . Russians having been one
of the positive factors In the fighting of
the last few days In the eastern arena.
Strnaate. In Kast Undecided.
North or the Vistula, along the Mlawa
front, the strugglo seems to be favoring
the Russians, but neither side claims a
decisive victory anywhere along the
eastern front. The final engagement still
remains to be fought out between Lods
and the Vistula. '
Military observers In London, . com
menting upon Russia's failure to clear
Polnnl of German troops, dwelt upon the
fsct that even' Russia's vast' resources
In men may continue to prove unavailing.
unless 'existing methods of communica
tion are improved. On' two occasions
Russian' forces, approaching "the German
frontier have, been driven back by reason
j of the remarkable system of German
fi railroads, which, enables . Germany to
move troops .expeditiously, and .It has
been suggested. that Russia should begin
at once the construction of new trans
verse lines In Poland and the Improve
ment of existing lines. . Temporary lines,
MEN are looking for business open.
logs. Have a man who can Invest
110.000 to 115,000; prefers bsnk. An
other Wl(h 110,000 wants manufac
turing. One with 16,000 looks for
mercantile opening In Omaha. An
other wants to buy good Insurance
agency and another has t,00u to put
into general- merchandise. There ara
everal others. Write or come In and
talk it over.
7 or farther information about
' those opportunities, sse the Waat
Ad secUoa of today's Bse. ,
Atlanta Lawyer is
Killed by Burglar
ATLANTA, Oa., Dec. 16. -Charles . B.
Reynolds, a lawyer, was shot and almost
Instantly killed early today In a revolver
battle with a burglar In. his home here.
Reynolds fired four times before he was
killed. The burglar escaped.
OPERATION ON BRISBANE
IS NOT NOW NECESSARY
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. U. -Diet I net Im
provement - was reported, by attending
physicians today In the condition ol Ar
thur Brisbane, the editor who has bsen
seriously 111 from Intestinal trouble here
for several days.- Mr. Brisbane has been
removed to a hospital, where his physi
cians, after a consultation early today,
decided an operation would not be neces
sary unless some more serious complica
tions developed
Bulwark Destroyed
By Accident, Not Foe
LONDON, Dec. 13. The official press
bureau announced tonight that tjie sink
ing of the battleship Bulwark apparently
was not duo to an hostile aot. Investiga
tion has disclosed no evidence of, treach
ery on the part of any persons aboard
the vessel or of any act by an enemy.
, The announcement shows that it wa
the result of an explosion due to the ac
cidental Ignition of the -ammunition on
board.
Christmas Ship Is
Off for Salonika
GENOA (Via Rome), Dec. IX The
United States naval collier Jason, vhlch
brought Christmas gifts from the Ameri
can people to the children of the belliger
ent powers, left here today for Salonika,
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Farming
as
a Business
-
The recent great meeting of
fa nn owners iu Omaha showed
clearly that farming has risen
to something raoreihan an ex
pedient for the making of a
living.
Big men of big brains
are making farming a
BUSINESS, because IT
PAYS. ' Scientific farming
the getting of the most
out' of the soil attracts
. men of ability.
Not to mention the clean,
healthful living real home
life. Look over the farm bar
gains in today's Want Ad sec
tion. This suggestion may be
a ten-strike for vou.
Telephone Tyler 1000
THE OMAHA BEE
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