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Omaha Daily Bee
THE WEATHER.
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VOL. XL1V-NO. 159.
OMAHA, MONDAY MOttXINU, DECEMBER 21, 1914.
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ANOTHER BATTLE
RAGING M HEELS
OF BUSS DEFEAT
Yon Hindenberg-'s Victorious Army
Sweeping Muscovites Back .
Sow Attacks Ajiin. '
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Once More Terrible Conflict Wiped
Non Field of -Poland, with
Warsaw as Prise.
THIRTY MILES FEOM THE GOAL
Bear Soldiers Retire Across River
and Enemy Follows on Partly
Burned Bridges.
CHIEF LOOKS . FOB. STRUGGLE
Leader of Kaiser's Forces Does Not
Expect Unimpeded Passage.
DEFENDERS ARE REINFORCED
la FUidm Allies Make Slight
Galas la Territory from la.
adore at Great Cost, It
la Said.
LONDON. JDec. 20. Field Mar
shal Ton Hlndenberg's army, which
is advancing on Warsaw oyer a wide
front between' the Vistula and the
Pllica rivers and which on Friday
occupied Lowlcz, reached on Satur
day the new Russian positions alone
the River Bzura and southward to
Rawa, with the result that another
big battle la in progress.
The Russians retired acroaa the Bsnra
river, crossing the bridge beyond, and
two German detachments which followed
over a partly burned bridge Were At
tacked nod are said to have been annl
lrllated, fifty survivors being taken
prisoners. -
Thirty Miles from Warsaw.
This is only the beginning of the great
battle for Warsaw, from which the Ger
mans now are only thirty miles or less.
Field Marshal von Hlndenberg, however,
expects - stern resistance, which the
strongly reinforoed Russian army la cer
tain to offer to his further advance, pro
tected by the Vistula river, which the
Germans have been unable to cross.
1 The Russians are continuing their oper
ations agalnat Bast Prussia as though the
capital of Poland were not threatened,
knd by Counter attacks are attempting to
throw off the Austro-Oerman attacks In
Galicta. An Austrian sortie In force front
Prsemysl. according to the Russian offi
cial statotnent, has entirely failed, and
there, as well as at other points, prison
ers and guns were taken. '
Stabborsly Ossoeea.
The offensive operations Of the allies
In the west are being carried out under
conditions of siege warfare and are being
stubbornly opposed by the Germans, who.
In their entrenchments and surrounded
by wire entanglements, make an advance
of even a few yards a costly matter for
the attacking forces.
In Flanders a little ground has been
sained at considerable cost, despite the
fact that along the eoast the all tea have
the assistance of warships, which con
tinuously bombard the German positions.
The advance haa been more marked from
the Belgian border south to the Raver
Olse. where the ground la not as wet as
in the flooded regions of Ftaaders. . 1
Tralom t.ala la Arsrosse.
Along the A tone and rn the Champagne
district the French, artillery, which now
la probably stronger than' the German,
has been buay keeping the Germans on
the move, but In the Argonna region It
ia the Germans who are cwr the offensive,
and they claim, to have made a slight
advance.
The general opinion of military men
here la that some time must elapse be
fore the alliea ran expect to make any
very marked progresa Besides being in
fortified positions, which could only be
taken . after having- been thoroughly
(Continued on Page Two, Column One,)
Eugene Zimmerman
Dies in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI. O.. Dec J0.-Eugene
'Zimmerman, former president of the
Cincinnati. Hamilton aV Dayton railroad,
and wealthy financier of this city, died
suddenly at a club here late today from
hemorrhage of the lung a Vr. Zimmer
man was the father of the duchess jt
Manchester. ' , -
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WHAT A BIRD MAN RISKS IN WAR Ill-fated
British aeroplane after it had dashed to the ground
near Ypres. The aviator escaped with his life.. Note
the Union Jacks painted on the under side of the
planes for identification from the ground
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RUSSIANS' ROOTED
IN WESTGALICIA
Thirty-Three Thousand Muscovite
Prisoners and Part of State
Clear of Foe.
WAR MATERIAL MADE BOOTY
Advices frona Francis Jearph'a Cap
ital Berlin, Wirelessed
te London, Tell of
Victory.
LONDON, Deo. SO. According .to a Ber
lln wireless dispatch advices from Vienna
to main headquarters, ' say that In the
battle of : Limanowa, the Auatro-Hun-garian
troops completely routed the Rus
sians of which western Oallcla Is now
clear. The Austro-Hungartan artillery
made 26,000 prisoners, and took a large'
quantity of war material. It la claimed.
"The Rusaian loss was enormous," the
dispatches add. "and the pursuit Is every
where being followed up." ; 1
THE HAGUE, Deo. a.-The total num
ber of Russians captured by. the Austrp
nungariang In Gallcia In- the last few
.days Is reported by Vienna dispatches to
be SJ.OOO. After the fighting at Umasowa
98,000 Russians were captured. It Is said
that the number of. Russians killed Is
very large, 1.300 being found at Uraaaowa
alone. .
Churchill Says Attack on
Britain. Dues to Teuton Hate
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LONDON. Dec. SO. Winston .Spencer
tShurchlll. first lord o the admiralty,
In a letter to the mayor of Scarborough
In which he . expresses the sympathy of
himself and of the navy over the losses
sustained through the-German bombard
ment of Scarborough and disappoint
ment over the escape of the German
warships, says:
"We await with patience the oppor
tunity that will surely come. But viewed
In Its large aspect the incident Is one
of the most Instructive and encouraging
that haa happened in the war. Nothing
provee more plainly the effectiveness
of the British naval pressure than the
frenzy of hatred aroused ' against us In
the breasts of the enemy.
'This hatred already lias passed the
frontiers of reason. It clouds their vis
Ion, It darkens their counsels, and it
convulses their . movements. We seeva
nation of military calculators throwing
calculations to the winds: of trateglats
who have lost thelrvsrnse of preparation;
of schemers who have ceased to balance
loss and gains.
"ItracUcally . the whole of the fast
cruiser forces of the German navy. In
eluding some great ahlps that are vital
to their fleet and utterly Irreplaceable,
have been risked for the pausing pleas
ure of killing as . many English people
as possible, Irrespective of sex, sge, nr
condition. In the XHmlted time avail
able. V
"To this act of military and political
folly yiey were impelled by violence of
foellgns which could find no other vent
This Is very satisfactory and should con
firm us In our course. Their hato Is a
measure of their fear. Ita aenaeless ex
pression is proof of their Impotence and
the sea of their dishonor.
Whatever feats of arms the German
navy may hereafter perform, the stigma
of baby killers of Scarborough will brand
Its officers and. men while sailors sail
the aeaa."
BLANKET OF DEEP
SNOW COYERS THE
WESTERN COUNTRY
Colonel Welsh Sends Out Warning
at Noon that Zero Weather is
Headed This Way.
WIND TURNS TO NORTHWEST
High-Up Chicagoans
With Names on Book
Found in Resort Safe
CHICAGO, Dee. 80,-An investigation
of conditions In Chicago's underworld
which would Involve many prominent
men was made unnecessary tonight with
the resignation of W. C. Dannenberg,
city morals inspector and former gov
ernment agent. He resigned on , recom
mendation of the Civil Service commis
sion, which Informally considered charges
made yesterday hy Major M. L. C Funk
houaer, second deputy superintendent of
polloe.
The publication of a directory contain
ing many wall known hamea, which was
obtabied In a raid near Lake Shore drive.
Was threatened. A score of prominent
Chlcagoaaa would "sail for foreign parts
If the- contents of the book were made
public," according to a high police offi
cial ,
Mr, Dannenberg was accused of negli
gence, unbecoming conduot, disobedience,
refusing to work under orders and giv
ing to the woman keeper of a disorderly
place aa anotiymoua communication com
pialnlug against her, - resulting in the
identification of the writer.
The commission . dismissed all .the
charges after recommending that' Mr.
Dannenberg tender his resignation with
the statement that he did not wish to
stand in the way of the operation of the
police reorganisation ordinance. " - -
GERMANS GIVE UP
A UTM GROUND
French Official Communication An
nounces Some Gains from,
1 the Sea to Lys.
PROGRESS BEFORE NTEUPORT
Mrs. Robert Goelet
Weds Henry Clews
NEW. YORK, .Dec. 20. Mrs. Robert
Goelet was married today at her home
here- to Henry Clews, jr., the ceremony
being performed by Rev. Dr. Patton of
Wayne. Pa., the bride's former home.
Mrs. Goelet, . whose maiden name was
Elsie W. Helen, some time ago obtained
a divorce In Rhode Island from Robert
Goelet, a New York society man and
multV-miilionalre.
The wedding was private, only the mem
bers of the immediate families of the
bride and bridegroom being present Mr.
Clews was divorced in 1910 from his first
wife, the former Miss Louise HolUng
worth Morris of Baltimore, who had been
divorced from her first husband, Fred K.
Oebhard f Mew York. .
Gold Reserve of
German Bank Gains
BERLIN, Dec. SO. By Wireless to
Bay villa, L. I.) The official press bureau
today gave eut the following information
to the German newspapers:
The gold reserve of the Imperial Bank
of Germany last week totaled Z.0U.0U)
marks 11,000,000) an Increase over the
previous week of tt,000,OOS marks (SS,
2&0.4U0V 'According to reports received here the
British, have established recruiting of
fices Ift the Greek islands of Crete and
Cephaloaia."
First Line oa (he Front Roaalag
Throesrh RIcheMonra-, L'Araae,
Cllvrachy aad Lea - la y
. Baasee Seised.
; ... . . ,
PARIS, Dec. .-The following official
communication waa given, out in Paris
this afternoon: ; ,
"From 'the sea to the Lys. we have
gained a little ground before N leu port and
St. Georgea
"To the east and south of Ypres. where
the enemy reinforced his organisations,
defensive artillery battles occurred, and
there was slight progress on our part
9 rise Part ( Trenches.
"From the Lys to the Olse,' the allied
forces have Belied a portion of the Ger
man trenches of the first line on the
front running through Rtchcbourg,
L'Avoue, Glvencliy and Lea La Basses.
'To the southwest of Albert the trench
captured by u on December IT near Marl
court and lost on December 18 was recap
tured yesterday. ,
'In the region of Ltpons the Germans
twice attacked, and very violently,' for
the purpose of retaking the trenches won
by us en December IS. They were re
pulsed. erlerlty ef Artillery.
"From the Olse to the Argonna, the
s'perlorlty of our artillery continues to
be' manifested by the interruption of the
enemy's fire, the destruction of machine
gua shelters snd observatories, , and the
dispersion of a considerable number of
troopa
"In the Argonne, In the foreat of 'La
Grurle, we have repulsed three attacks,
two upon Fontaine Madame, one at St.
Hubert.. ' ; .. ..
"Around the Argonne , and . the Vosges
there has been no salient incident to report"
Demos Come Near ,
Blows on Floor of
The Lower House
WASHINGTON, Dec. .-Chairman
Moon of the postofftoe committee and
Representative Hefiln of Alabama had a
row on the floor of the house yesterday
which other members feared would de
velop Into blows.
Representative . Heflin launched Into a
denunciation of Representative Moon's
declaration that "railroad influence" had
defeated a special rule to provide consid
eration of certain postal reforms and
that democrats who had voted against It
had "betrayed" the democratle adminis
tration. "I denounce the statement as absolutely
untrue," shouted Hefiln.
"You do not dare ssy that to me except
n this floor.", returned Moon.
"I am willing to say anything- outside
I have said hers," retorted Heflin. snd
as both men advanced wtlh threatening
gestures other members sprang between
them. Hostilities died awsy sa suddenly
as they ha4 begun.
GERMANS DECLARE
ATTACK LESSENED
MSBBBHBUBM
Berlin ' Reports , that Allies- Have
Ceased an Unsuccessful Assault
Upon the West Front
CAPTURE SOME PRISONERS
Two Kaadred Kaajllah and Colored
' Soldiers Are Takes After They
Are Urates Bark Tralnn
Losses Small.
BERLIN, Dec. 20. (By Wireless to
London.) Army headquarters today gars
out an official communication aa follows:
"On the west front, the enemy has
ceaaed hla unsuoceasful attacka near La
Bassee, which were made by the French
and EngUxh, and beaten off with heavy
loss to the enemy. Two hundred colored
and English prisoners were captured. Six
hundred bodies of English soldiers lay
on our front near Notre Dame de Lorette.
"Southeast of Bethune,' we lost a trench
elxty metres long which was taken by the
enemy, . Pur lossea were insignificant.
"W made some progreaa in the Ar
gonne. . We took three machine guns.
"On the frontiers of east snd west
Prussia there Is nothing to report.
"In Poland the Russians ars preparing
strong positions near Rawa and Nldu.
We are attacking them everywhere."
Heavy Fighting is i .
Raging Twixt Ypres,
Dixmude andRoulers
AMSTERDAM (Via London), Deo JO
.The Ululs, Netherlands, correspondent of
the Teh-gxaaf. sends the following:
"A dispatch says that violent fighting
continues on the Yser. Th r I .'.
are playing havoc in the German ranks.
i rains lined with wounded are entering
Brugh. Most of these trains nr(VMi1 Mat-
Ward. The allies have not occupied
Houiers. but the righting is raging be
tween there and Ypres and Dixmude."
Italian Ship Halted
By Strange Warship
' NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 20.-An unidenti
fied warship halted the Italian steamer
Pledmonte off the Virginia capes last
night, questioned Captain Giarette and
then permitted the vessel to proceed, ac
cording to the captain's story on the
ship's arrival here tolay ' from New
Orleans.
Captain Giarette said he believed the
warship was Iiritlsh. A boat carrying
several officers came alongside, he said,
and he was asked hla vessel's nationality,
the nature of its cargo snd his destination.
Eiyht Inches of Snow Falls in
Omaha from Sunrise to Sunset
Without Stop.
IS NOT COLD IN WYOMING
Twenty-Four Above at Sheridan and
Ten Above Along Union Pacific.
SNOW VISITS ALL SECTIONS
Moat Stallone Report that the Saow
Was "till Fallln When Reports
Were et lt O'elock
LaatMant.
ll.-re Is what Colonel Welsh of the lo
cnl bureau anU at U: o'clock Sunday
morning: v
Cold wave warning sent to nor h and
West Nebraska. Temperature wlW fall
to below sere before morning. jHtro ng
northerly winds snd snow. Dangerous to
cattle aiid ranchers.
Cp to o'clock laat night there was no
evidence that the cold wave and the
bllssardy conditions were heading In this
way. The snow that had been falling
since early morning and the temperature
waa around 18 degrees above aoro. within
one degree of the warmeat of the day and
four degrees colder than the coldest.
although the wind had switched snd was
comlns from the northwest.
Telegraph reports to the railroads st
S o'clock last night failed to locate ny
cold wave, or bllRsard lurking about any
place in Nebraska or Wyoming.
What the Railroads Foetid.
The 7 o'clock station weather report
received by ths Burlington Indicated that
up at Sheridan, where moat of the
bllzsarda that come IU ways, the weather
waa clear snd calm and a temperature
of 25 degrees sbove sera. At Broken Bow
It was 17 degrees above, with about two
inches of fresh snow on the ground and
more falling. There was no wind. Dead-
wood snt In a report of clear and calm,
now snow and a temperature of 30 above.
Seneca, well out In the west part of
the atate had four Inches of new snow
and more coining. There ths temperature
was ten above and calm.
Both - Edgmont, S. D., and Whitman,
well west In Nebraska and four to six
Inches of new srow, still sndwlns and
temperatures of ten and flftten above,
respectively. , Neither place reported any
wind.) - ' , ! ' V
'- Along the Northwestern' s Emerson
branch, between Wskeflcld and Wayne,
the .T. o'clock, report Indicated that there
was close to six Inches of fresh snow on
the ground and mere falling-. The
temperature was four te tea above and
considerable wind, drifting the snow.
Conditions were about the same at Nor
folk and down the main line as far aa
West Point.. West of Norfolk it was
snowing about half way to O'Neill, but
from there west the storm haa ceased
and it ' was clear and : calm with
temperatures raging from six to fifteen
above. It was clear and calm ail throuaH
Wyoming, though snow had fallen most
of the way from Long Pine, through to
Lanaer. t
;. re at Cheyenne.
At S o'clock the Union Peel Mo renorted
clear and calmly all through Wyoming,
with temperatures of from serti to ten
and fifteen abova Cheyenne s the
coldest point. From Pine Bluff, east
there was snow about all the way, the
fall being from four to eight Inches.
Most stations reported that between S
and 7 o'elork the snow stopped falling.
Here In Omaha there was snow and
a plenty. It began failing about T o'clock
Sunday morning and continued sll day,
with not a break from mosrlng until
night. It was a gentle dropping, remain
ing where it fell, there not being enough
wind to stir It around in tha ! it
covered houses and streets. Its depth
Doing close to eight Inches.
The contiguous fall of snow kept a
greater portion of the Om.h.n. .
during the day and the 'streets were
otsenea.
German Kaiser Visits
Wounded at Potsdam
AMSTERDAM, Dec M,-Vla London i-
A dispatch received here from Berlin
quotes the Vorslsche Z-llung of that city
as saying that on Friday, Emperor Will-
lain visited the wounded soldiers in the
LotpHal at Pbtsdatu,
Kaiser Credits
Victory to God
KIRIUIILK (Via Berlin to London).
Ic. 30.-Grand Duchess I-oulse o( Ba
den has received the following tele
gram from Emperor William:
"Field Marshal von lllndenberg has
Just reported that . the Russian army,
after desperate fighting, retreats and I
being pursued along the entire front.
'It la evident that the Lord aided our
heroic troopa. To him alone is duo the
honors."
Kinperor William also thanked In a
telegram the Fourteenth Army corps
which participated prominently In ths
fighting on the Russian renter.
LOWICZ TAKEN BY'
VON H1NDEMBERG
APTERBIG FIGHT
Field Marshal's Invadinf Army Cap
tares Polish City on Way
to Warsaw.
BATTLE RAGES SEVERAL DATS
Mexicans Executed
Trying to Organize
a Villista Uprising
BAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec, 30.-General
Bias Orplnel and CapUln Roman Ber
muda were ahot last night while leading
an espeoiuon irom lexas into 1'ledras I
Negras, Mexico., where It was expected
the garrison would join them. Six troop
ers of the garrison, found with S3Q gold
pieces, which they admitted bad been
given them by General Orplnel, were shot
Uds morning.
The executions were by order of Colonel
Castro, -commandant at, Pledras Negras,
who had been Informed that General Or
plnel, one of the interned OJInaga gen
erals, was. organizing a Villa expedition
and was counting upon the troops of tike
garrison to enlist in the cause.
EL PASO, Tex.. Dec. . General Hugh
L. Kcott, chief of staff of tbe UnjWd
Htates army, and the last detachment of
troops from Texas City and Fort Sin,
passed through "El Paso tonight. Gen
eral Scott will arrive early tomorrow at
Naco, Aris.
DOUGLAS. ArU., Dec. 20.-MeilcaQ
conventionalist troopa, who defeated a
Carranxa force at Fronteraa and Clma
several days ago, were reported today to
be surrounding Ages Prtuta. one of the
two border ports yet held by the Car-
MUSCOVITES ARE
BUSY AGAINST FOE
t
Bear Continues Operations in East
Prussia and Against Cracow
Fortress.
ALLIES' OFFENSIVE IS " SLOW
It Is Resorted that Kaiser's Mea Are
Ralldlnar Defeases Aeross Rel
- gluts to Prepare for
' Retreat. .. .
LONDOJ. Dee. . It Is thought poe
alble Berlin's celebration of a great Ger
man victory tn Poland was premature.
All the German headquarters say of the
battle In their report Is that the pursuit
of the enemy continues. '
The Russian official report received to
night says ths engagements which have
taken place on the left bank of the Vis
tula have been nothing more than outpost
affairs. a these the Russians would
seem to have been engaged in holding the
Germans, while the Russian main force
waa forming along the Biura river
where a battle is beginning . to. develop
and the German attack Is said to have
been repulsed.
Try to Cross Vlatala.
As wss expected, the Germans made
an attempt to cross, the Vistula In an
endeavor to outflank tha Russians, . but
this was frustrated by a destructive fire
from the Russian artillery and the selsuri
of the pontoon bridges.
Despite the desperate work facing them
in north Poland, the Russians continue
their operations ' In east Prussia ' and
against Cracow, while In western Oallcla
they are taking up positions along the
Dounalets river In an attempt to stop the
flow of the Austro-German forces.
Part of the Prssmyst garrison has made
a sortie In an attoir.pl to open ths raUway
to the southwest' and ' Is giving: battle to
me ltusaian besieging army.
. Allies' OffenalVe Stow. .
' Wlih the German strongly entronched
and the ground In bT condition tho of
fensive movement of ths allies la Belgium
and France la making slow progresa. At
several points, however, the French of
flclal report. records ths capture' of Ger
man trenches. The orfonalve la being
pushed with considerable force 'in Flan
ders and front the Belgian border south to
ins River Olae, where tha llns turns east
ward. , . , t , x. . . . .
The Germans keep up violent counter
attacks and by these and , the use of
mines have In some cases succeeded In
preventing the allies from following up
their sd vantage. , i
, Similar tactles are being' adopted by
both sides slong the rest of . the .front
with iralna and losses which are marked
In fractions of miles. The allies have
brought up an enormous weight of
artillery which they are using to clear
the way for the Infantry. '
Bella Defease, Line.
In a message from Antwerp to the
Amsterdam Telegraaf It Is stated that
the Germans In preparation for a possible
retirement, are constructing a line ef de
fence aeross Belgium, from the Scheldt
along the Dendre river to Maubeuge on
the French frontier.. This. If true, might
be considered only a measure of pre
caution. '
The German cruisers, which rslded ths
east cosst of England, succeeded in sow
ng a large mine field. In addition to the
three steamers prevloualy reported ss
having been deatroyel. a mine sweeper
which was sngaged in clearing ths seas
was blown up today and It I. reported
two other vessels. met a like fata This
oT,Wh,,Il,th' ,Unt,r of th victims
o the.bomb.rdment at Scarborough and
White the motor section of th
"ilng trenches of the rebel., the
Vormln- the German
Houth African frontier, wher the advance
STuarfs are In touch. oovance
Germans Compel Russian Lines to
Fall Back Still Further
' Before Them. ' ;:
DISPATCH COMES FROM P0SEN
Associated Press Correspondent
Gives News Straight "from
Great Front. . '
DEFENDERS RETIRE 21 MILES
Prussian Annies Are , Now Forty
Kilometers from Goal.
RESISTANCE NOT YET BROKEN
IsTlaclble Cessesder Say a He Oe.ts
Letters from Asierlea Glrla '
Hlaa Advlee' How te
, POSEN (Army Headquarters of
tha East), Deo. 18. -Via Berlin and
London, Dec. 20. (Delayed ' in
Transmission.) Field Marshal von
Hindenberg's army took Lowlcs, Rus
sian Poland; today, defeating: the
Russian right wing after heavy fight
ing for several days. Tha capture of
the city compelled the further retire
ment of the Russian lines, which
have ' lost thirty-four kilometers
(twenty-one miles) eince the evacua
tion of-Lodi. The lines are now
scarcely forty kilometers from War
saw. ..... .
-The German pursuit is proceeding'
successfully along the whole front,
but! the Russians are offering a firm
resistance In positions which were
previously fortified In preparation
for defeat'.' '' 1 ' '-x
. Rasa Losses Crent.
The resistance of the Russians hasby
no mrsrrg . been fully , broken, but their
leases ,)ti the" meat recent .battles have
breii strrp0VE?"k. p . ,' 7
FleM Marshal von Hlndenberg, la whose
headquarters the Associated Press corre
spondent arrived today for the purpose
of observing further operations, says that
the Russian losses' since' November K In
cluding' about 100,000 prisoners, have been
enormous. , Even the killed snd wounded
st .Tannenburg, East Prussia, says (Gen
eral von Hlndenberg, cannot be compared
with the lossea of : tha Russians In the
present battle. Great masses of Russians
were captured at Tannenburg, but by no
means so many were killed and wounded
ss in the present battles, according to the
general's estimates of the operations. . '
, Not Overopttsilstlc.
Field Marshal Von Hlndenberg and
asderal Vcn Ludendorf, hla chief 'of surf,
do not share ths optlmlstlo views exy
pi eased In certain Berlin newspapers,
which regard ths Russians now aa finally
disposed of.
The opinion expressed here - is thai
(Continued on . Page Two, Column One )
LEE M'CLIWG, FORMER U. S.
TREASURER, DIES IN LONDON
KNOXVILLK. Tenn., Dec. . Lee Mc
Clung, former treasurer of the I'nlted
States, died today Iq a hospital In Lon
don afu-r a three months' illness of
typhoid fever. Relstives here received,
Information of his desth by cablegram
from his broe , s
Hoosier Officials -Acquitted
by Court
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. . Dec. Sl-Lieu-tenant
Governor W. H. O'Neill and twelve
other officers and' employes of the 1U
legislature, who were indicted December
S, charged with .Ignlng and representing
illegal claims agalnat tha state, were ac
Quitted by Judge K. T. Msrkey in ths
criminal court hers yestsrday.
Ia addition to Lieutenant Governor
O'Neill, the acquitted are:
Homer L. Cook, former speaker o' the
bouse and now secretary of stele; Ley
P. Harlan, state senator; George W.
Sands and John J. Keegan. atate repre
entatlvcs. snd Wade It. Free. George
M. Raab, 8. M. Qulilen. Paul C,. Hill.
John D. Hhea, Mason J. Nlblack. Cjoi,e
C, Stelhora and Iouglas Bolser, em
ployes of the two houses.
Three Ohio Towns
Back in Wet Column
BRIDGKPORT, O.; Dec. SO.-The cities
of Bridgeport, Bellalre and Martin's
Ferry voted to re-establish saloons.
The election was under ths Beal law and
brings saloons into Belmont county for
the first time since The anti-saloon
forces waged a front fight snd were con
fident of victory. All the cities ars near
Wheeling. W. Vs., which. wltJ the rest
of West Virginia, is without saloons.
JORDAN NOW HAS NEW '
THOUGHT ADOUT THE WAR
CH1CAOO. Dec. "Makers ef war
auppllea ought to be placed in the front
line of battle, and a special day should
be - set aside on . which they could be
cursed," asserted David Starr Jordan,
president of the Leland Stanford uni
versity, speaking today on permanent
peace before the Engineers' club.. v
"None of the Involved nations in it
self brought oh this war," he said. "The
rival military efficiency of the nations
there brought It on.. Then there are those
'silent strong men' of Europe, the Vtclt-'
era. Armstrongs, Kruppa, Schneiders and
ths like, who trade In war materials and
keep the military spirit stirred up so they
may sell guns.".
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and You Lose ;
Something
Pon't waste a moment in
inserting a "Lost" ad in The
Bee.
The only SURE way of
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that yonr "Lost" ad ap- r
pears PROMPTLY, giving
description of the article,
when and where lost, etc, r
and offer a suitable re-
ward.
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sonably euro of setting it back,
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