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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 7, 1915.
TRIAL OF ROBERTS
BEGINS ON HONDAY
Deputy Karthali Buiy Hounding Up
400 Witnestei for Terr Haute
Election Corruption Cue.
EIQETT-EIQ1IT PLEAD GUILTY
INDIANAP0LI8, Ind., March
Deputy United States marsba.li were
busy today rounding up mora than
400 witnesses whom the government
expect to use In 'the trial of Mayor
Donu M. Roberta of Terre Haute, and
twenty-seren others charged with
conspiring to corrupt the last Novem
ber election. la Terre Haute, which
will be begun before Judge A. B. An
derson In the United States district
court here next Monday. The trial
probably will last about ten weeks.
The Indictment on which Roberta and
others will be tried was returned De
cember 24, 1914. and named 126
Terre Haute and Vigo county offi
cials and others.
EIktr-FI1i Fiad O.tltr.
Of the U Indicted, U were taken In
eestodr and eUbty-elght have pleaded
rntUy to the char. Judge Anderson
reserved sentence on the elshty-etsht, a
nnmber ot whom will be used aa wit
basses for the government, until after
the oompletlon of the trial. Twenty
seven of the defendants fought the In
(Mctmeot with a demurrer, In which It
as contended that the federal courts
lsd no jurisdiction In the cue, but tt
iwee overruled by Judge Anderson, and
they pleaded not a-ullty.
Since the December Indictment, which
named only democrats and progres
sives, another naming fire republicans
Have been handed down as a result of
the investigation of the last election In
Vigo eounty. Each of the five pleaded
not guilty, but no date hae been set for
the trials.
German Losses
Are Estimated at
- Three Millions
TAJOB, March I An official note Is
sued, by the French press bureau de
clares that the German losses since the
beginning of hostilities In killed, wound
ed, sick and prisoners ruaches the enor
mous total of 1,000.000 men. This calcu
lation la based on the known casualties
In ton German regiments.
"Analysis of the German losses during
five months, in ten regiments taken from
amy corps on both the eastern and west
ern German fronts, shows a total of M.281
officers and soldiers; that Is, an average
per regiment of 735 monthly," says the
note.
Applying this percentage of losses to
the entire German army, Including raw
landwehr, landsturm, new formations and
marines, tbe deduction I made that the
total German losses during the seven
months of the war must exceed 1,000,000.
The note continues:
".Even admitting that certain regiments
suffered less than those mentioned above,
all the regiments have been violently en
gaged repeatedly on one or the other of
the two fronts, sometimes on both, and
It Is Impossible to arrive at a smaller fig
ure for the total German losses. Including
the sick, than 1, 000,004"
Two Men and Two
Women Writers of
' Fiotion Arrested
KANSAS Crrr, Mo, March 1-J". A.
Boyle, alias X. J. Moore, said to be the
author of a aeries of criminal fiction
stories, penned while he was an inmate
of the Colorado state prWon, was ar
rested here today after the arrest of
three companions two women and a man
Alt were held for investigation at the
request of Francis M. Wilson, United
States district attorney.
A. T. Martin, the other man, also Is
said to be a writer. One of the women
arrested' Is said to have been formerly
Miss Bertha MeAadrtae, a widely known
Denver society girl and writer. She and
Martin assert they were married several
weeks ago In Colorado Springs. The
second woman under arrest, known hers
aa Trine Dean, alias Violet Wilson, is
said to have been a reporter on a Denver
newspaper. Boyle has been employed as
a reporter by a local newspaper for sev
eral week a The four are said to havs
been members of a Denver literary
colony, leaving there several weeks ago
for Colorado Springe, and later coming
here. Boyle's home la said to be In Boa-
CONDITION OF BERNHARDT
CONTINUES SATISFACTORY
BORDEAUX, March t (Via Parls.)
The condition of Madame hrea Bern
hardt continues today to very attisfae
tery,' according to a bulletin issued by
her physicians. Madame Bernhardt re
cently underwent the amputation of her
right leg;
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STORM RENEWED IN
PAM OF ITS AREA
(Continued from Fsse One.)
train Is preceded bv a snow plow, but
so fierce was the storm and such a quan
tity of snow on tho around that the
cuts filled In shortly after trslns passed
over. Tills condition maintained from a
short distance north snd weet of Nor
folk to as far nut as Chadron.
Along the Bonesteel branch and on the
upper end of the Verdlgra line the con
ditions are even worse. Clearing the
track there has been abandoned until
the storm rfases. Reports Indicate ten
to twelve Inohee of new snow at nlrht
and more constantly falling. On these
lines snow plows were run st night,
passing through some dnfts more than
a mile In length and fifteen to eighteen
feet deep.
Rot Drifting Badly.
West of Chadron there Is considerable
new snow, but It Is not drifting badly,
the high wind of Friday night having died
down early yesterday. However, beyond
.Casper and In the vicinity of Waltman
on the lender line there Is another
storm area extending over a distance of
fifty to seventy-five miles Where snow
fell all last night and Is still falling.
There the new snow s estimated to have
reached a depth of eighteen Inches, and
driven by a high wind from the north
west. Is drifting badly.
The Bloomfleld and Wynot branches
of the Omaha road are In bad condi
tion, ' they having been in the line of
the storm that passed over tta north
part of the state and where it Is still
snowing and blowing. On both of
theee branches the train service has been
abandoned and no attempt will be mads
to clear the lines until the storm ceases.
It Is reported that outs ten to twenty
feet deep are filled to the level of the
surrounding country.
Waft (or Storm t Cease.
The Great Northern's line across from
Btoux City to O'Neill, run In connection
with the Burlington system. Is said to bs
bsnked full of snow from end to end,
and no attempt will be made to open It
until snow ceeset and the wind goes
down. Up In that part of the state It 1
asserted that twelve to eighteen inches
of new snow fell last night and that It
Is still snowing. '
The only trouble the Burlington Is ex
periencing is along its Billings line. A
bllssard Is on from ths eastern part ot
Custer county all ths way through nearly
to Hyannls. Broken Bow reports two
feet of snow Friday snd at night and
still snowing. Around Alliance the
weather has cleared and the, wind died
down.
Main line trains are kept moving by
running snow plows ahead of them, but
thi. branches to the north are all tied up
and will continue to remain so until the
storm oeeses.
The Burlington's southern lines across
the state are clear and trains are run
ning aa usual, though somewhat oft of
schedule.
Valon Paelfle Tralas Move,
Along the main line of the Union Pa
cific from Omaha to Laramie, Wyo., light
snow has been falling continuously since
Tuesday night. By running snowplows
out at frequent Intervals tbe tracks are
kept clear and trains are moving rea
sonably close to schedule. The, branches
to the south of the main line are being
operated, there being no new snow in
that area. To the north, however, every
thing is tied up. They were cleared Fri
day and trains were to have been
started out on time this morning. During,
the night tbe storm in the north part of
tbe stats swept over them and filled the
cuts with snow.
East of tbe Missouri the storm continues
In spots, but tt is not. seriously Interfer
ing with the operation of trains.
SUPERIOR, Neb., March (.(Special
Telegram.) Nearly twenty inches of
snow lies on the level here. All railroads
to the city have been blocked for two
days, except the main Hne of the Bur
lington and the Santa Fe, which were de
lsyed about sis hours. Boms of the drifts
near Smyrna are reported to be twenty
feet deep and three different trains are
stuck. The Northwestern had five plows
snd one engine laid out last week, the
snow being very Icy.
Drifts Tea Feet Deep.
FAIRBURY. Neb.. March l-(Speclal
Telegram.) Jefferson county la recover
ing from the snowstorm, but conditions
are the worst In many years. Rural mall
service haa been abandoned for several
days and farmers are going without mall.
The 8t Joseph at Grand Island railroad
opened up lines today and freight servlt e
was resumed between Grand Island and
St Joseph this afternoon.
Rock Island officials started four snow
plows out of this point to clear the lines.
Superintendent fibeahen haa annulled
all freight trains, while passengers are
running from five to ten hours behind
schedule. Passenger train No. S0E, en
route to Nelson, was stalled in a drift at
Ruskln last night
The Jersey passenger train was stalled
near Clatonla this morning.
Drifts are reported ten feet deep on
branch lines of tbe Rock Island. Publlo
schools In Falrbury and rural districts
were closed Friday.
. News Notes .f Seward. ,
SEWARD, .Neb., March 1 (Special.)
The Mellenselg pharmacy haa changed
hands, Gustave buying bis brothel's In
terest. . t ,
George Adams of Omaba haa purchased
the Cosy theater.
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THIRD OF STRAITS
CLEARED OF MINES
(Continued from Pass One )
was still unfavored, the Irresistible, Al
bion, rrince George and Triumph resumed
the sttark on Fort Dardanos and the con
cealed guns In this neighborhood. They
were less active than before and were
dealt with by the ships with more err
talnty, "A useful aeroplane reconalaeance lo
cated several encampments and two per
manent batteries.
Demolition.
"On March 4 the weather became fine
and sweeping and bombarding operations
with the strait continued steadily. Mean
while demolition parties, covered by de
tachments of the marine brigade of the
royal navy division, were landed at Kum
Kaleh and Seddll-Bahr to continue the
clearance of ground at the entrance to
the straits. Ths party at Seddll-Bahr dis
covered and destroyed four nordenfeldts.
Homo skirmishing ensued on both banks
and the enemy was found to be holding
villages In force.
"On this day also, further down the
roast, the Sapphire silenced a battery of
field guns north of Dlkllkl m the Oulf of
Adramytl, and the defenses of Blseka
were shelled by the Prince George,
Iflaeteea Killed.
The following oasusltles were sustained
on the fourtht Nineteen killed, three
missing and twenty-five wounded.
"On March the attack was begun by
indirect fire from the Queen Elisabeth
upon the defenses at the Narrow a This
attack was supported, in dealing with the
howitzers, by the Inflexible and tbe
Prince Qeorre, The fire confined to
Forts Rtrmllleh. Mejldleh, Itamldled. No.
S, and Namaxlou, which are armed aa
follows:
"Fort J. two 11-lnoh guns, fourl-tnch,
five M-lnch; Fort I two 14-lnoh; Fort T,
one llr-lnch, one 10.1-Inch, eleven .t-tnch,
three tJ-inch, three (.s-tneh.
Ships Are Net Hit.
"The Queen Elisabeth fired twenty
ntno rounds with satisfactory results. The
magazines In Fort U, which la aa im
port fort armed with the best and heavi
est guns, blew up. Two other farts were
dsmafed.
"The fire of the Inflexible and Prince
George was observed from Inside the
Dardanelles by the Irresistible. Canopus,
Cornwallla and Albion. Although theee
vessels were much fired at by concealed
guns, the! were not hit.
"The Saphlre again fired on troops In
the neighborhood of the Oulf of Adra
mytl, and destroyed a military station at
Tusbnma.
"On March 6 also the commander-in-chief
of the East Indies, Vice Admiral
Sir Richard Piers, arrived with a squad
ron of battleships and cruisers off
Smyrna. A methodical bombardment of
Fort Yenickale was carried out during
the afternoon for two hours under fav
orable weather conditions. Thirty-two
hits were secured. Inflicting considerable
damage on the fort end there were two
heavy expleatons, apparently magazines.
"The Eurlapus. which flew the flag of
the vice admiral, shot with remarkable
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OONSTANTINOFLB (via London),
March l-Tho following official state
ment was issued hers this evening:
"Yesterday evening the enemy's fleet
under a strong fire, attempted to land
troops at some points on the coasts, ner
Seddll-Bahr and Kum-Kale of range of
our artillery. At first we let the enemy
proceed, but later we replied to Its fire.
"Sixty enemy soldiers, who disembarked
near Seddll-Hahr, fled to their slopes
and retreated, leaving behind twenty
dead and wounded. Four hundred enemy
soldiers, who came ashore near Kum
Kale were driven away, losing some sixty
dead and wounded. We lost six dead
and twenty-five wounded In both fights.
Shell Open Porta.
"After yesterday's failure the enemy's
fleet divided Into several parts and bom
barded the open and undefended ports
of De Kill, flarmask and Avalllk, on the
Aegean sea.
"Two airmen, who flew across the gulf
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of Rams, fell into the eea. The aero
plane disappeared in the water.
'To the remainder of the war theaters
nothing Important has occurred.
Fires Eight Shots.
AMSTERDAM, Holland. March .-Vla
London.) Dispatch from Constantinople
says that a British cruiser yesterday ap
peared before Dlkeli, off Mytllene (off
the Coast ef Asia Minor) and fired eight
shot without result.
China Extends
Japan's Railroad
Lease 99 Years
PEKING, Chins, March 6 At the con
ference held today between Japanese
diplomats and statesmen of China the
Chinese republic conceded an extension
for a period of ninety-nine years of the
present Japanese railroad system In Man
churia. The conference at which this
conclusion was reached was one of a
series Inaugurated some two months ago,
Immediately following the Japanese oc
cupation -of Kao Chow, the former Ger
man concession In Shan Tung province.
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At these conferences Japan has been dis
cussing ths various demands made by
It upon the Chinese republic. China has
been contending for the retention of a
clause permitting It to repurchase the
South Manchurian railroad at the ex
piration of a period of thirty-six years
from the date of the original lease of this
line to Russia, but It now appears that
Its efforts have been fruitless.
At the Chinese meeting held In Peking
March S, China extended to Japan for a
period of nlnety-nlne yearse the leases
of the ports of Dalny and Tort Arthur.
The railroads of Manchuria came tinder
the administration of Japan as a result
of Its victory In the Russo-Japanese war.
EARL CADOGAN. LONDON
LAND OWNER, IS DEAD
LONDON, March 6. George Henry
Cadogan, fifth earl ot Cadogan, died
here today, aged 76. He was one of the
wealthiest London ground landlords and
a great entertainer of royalty. Three
heirs to the title died during his life
time. Earl Cadogan wss lord lieutenant of
Ireland from 1896 to 1902. He also had
been lord of the privy seal, under secre
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tary of ar snd member of Parliament
for Hath.
Flve years ago the aged esrl caused
considerable surprise In London by his
marriage to his cousin, the Countess
Palagl, at Florence. Ills first wife, a
daughter of the seooni earl of Craven,
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