4 A DUAL MONARCHY DELAYSPROTEST Austria-Hang-axy lUiiei Voive On Shipping of Monition Only After Foe Defeated. HOT AS APPEAL FOR HELP VIENNA (VI London). July 17. -i-From a highly authoritative source at the foreign office, a rep resentative of the Associated Proes baa received an explanation of the j motive that are aald to have In spired the dispatch of the Austro Hungarian note to the Tutted States regarding the American traffio In war munitions. The Austro-HunFerlan statesman who poke aald that altho'ij the fats upon which the not la liwd had Nfti In existence for a Ion time, the com munteatlon vti sent or.ly now when, after great vlrtorles In Oalicls, It could iot be Interpreted aa a cry for help from a land In dlstresa II disavowed nr M that the note sent at the rmuwt or Inaplratlon of Germany. -eftlne" that tha atep l taken spon taneously in the hope that, owlnf to the Undisturbed, friendly relations Mwwn Austrie-Hunaary and the United States, tha note would be assured a sympathetic reception In the latter country. FeellesTS of Frleae'ssJe. "Tha note." aaJd ihia atateaman. "is Inspired by friendly feellnss of the mon archy toward the unto 1 where ao mnny of our subjects have found a aecond fcoroe. It Is tha speech of a friend to a friend-en attitude which we are tha more Justified In taking- because the relatione of the two atatea have, aa a last, never been cloudel. 'It might perhapa easily be a source ef wonder that since the baalo grounds of the note have been In existence for months the note wss not sent long ago. TIIW OMAHA MJMAY I'.l'iri: JULY 18, !Mf. Omaha Soloists at the Saengerfest A: 1 -- III i I la.. . I , ... ,; JTarguerite Damm CADV lorume Paulsen New Men Chosen For Officers of Central Union Aa a reault of one faction Issuing a printed ticket, there waa a big ahakeiip but there la a reason far Ita appearance at the election of offlcera at the Cen- at thla particular time. In view of the tral Labor union at Labor Tempt lest Incredible rumors and reports about the condition of the monarchy, which have been circulated throughout the United Btatea, thla note would eurely have been Interpreted at an earlier stage cf events aa a confusion of weakness, aa an ap peal for help In distress. Today when rtoh harvest la being garaared through nut the monarchy, when talk of starv ing out Auatra-Hungery therefore Is rend erod Idle, when comptslnte of shortages of ammunition are heard everywhere else except In the allied central monarchies, there cannot be the slightest question of this. Wair Hots Is lest. "On the other hand. It might be asked why the note, under these conditions, waa Issued at alt 'With nothing to check the vlctorloue progress of the central powers In sight, with their ability to meet pressure in the economlo flold demonstrated. It might wall be thought that it la a matter of Indifference to them whether America eontlnuea ita policy or not. That, however, la not the J rase. The problem of International law. which this war haa brought up are of far reaching importance. The solutions reaohed will be standards of action tot decades to corns. Tor eminently practical aa well aa theoretical reasons, therefore, the monarchy la forced now not only to con cern Itself with the questions of the day, but' also to feel Ita responsibility towards tha future Interests of mankind and for thla reason ' the government thought It necessary to approaoh the sub ject under discussion-the more ao be cause It felt that the previous debate pro avnd eon had not. aa It wished, Isd to tho desired result and because It believed ttiat numbers of arguments specially laid down in The Hague convention hitherto bad escaped consideration. "It may, of course, be assumed that the note la the product of mature consider ation and waa drafted, after consultation with international law by experts of the first rank. The absence of the slightest hostile Intent In it agalnat the union is shown not only by the opening phrases, but by the tact that It was published only after It leaked out in the United States that there waa no objection to lla publication, i Ceeeet Be Cat Off. "The question aa to whether Austria Hungary feels that ahe Is being cut off by America may be answered unre servedly In tha affirmative. The military monarchy oaa and will continue the war aa kmg aa necessary. The population will, as hitherto, suffer neither atarva tioo nor material want. "But there are other interest a than those connected primarily with war. whtoti every government la bound to con sider, and unhampered trade relations with the United Ptatea are of the great set Importance to us. "Finally, not only the material, but also, I might say. sentimental. Interests play a certain role not to be under estimated among the people. Many warm frienda of America among ua are pain fully affected by the fact that actual conditions give the impression that Amer ica, even though unintentionally, differ entiates between the belligerents." night Thomas P. Reynolds of ths Btsreotyners waa re-elected president, after a "lore race with R. 11. Donate of tie Jicn Workers. Eighty-nine delegatoa were In the hall, and of that .lumber forty-seven voted for Reynolds rind forty-one for Donahoe. Aa the vote was annoj.ictd. delegate Dave Cut-a contested the count, but his desire v. sir drowned ty ths opinion of the boly In general. Tha missing vote which the propuoo.1 contest waa evidently based upon, waa accevntod for by one of tho oleo'.lon officers an nouncing that he had fnliid to cast It's ballot. Following are the sui'eu il candidates: James Bwanson, delegate from the moulders, vice president: .1. W. Finn of the musicians, recording secretary; Y. J. Huller of the clgarmakcra, unanimously re-eleoted financial secrets' y. George Norman of tho machinists (re elected), C. Li. Hhamp of the ktutlonwry firemen, and B. liompal of the Bheot Metal 'Workers, were v no sen as trustr.fs. B. Dunlap of the statlimiry firen.cn. waa unanimously re-elected aergsant-at-arms, John J'ollan of tha Typort Mihlial union, who had served many years as reoordlng secretary, waa beaten ty a very Far row margin. sale opens today office. st the Auditorium box GERMAN SINGERS HERE THIS WEEK (Continued from Page One.) Italian Papers Exploit Painter as Great Prophet (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) ROMK, July 16. The Leonardo da Vinci, cf whom the world thinks only aa a great painter. Is now set forth in the Italian papers as a great prophet of what might come to pass In warfare. In the latter part of the fifteenth century hla versatile genlua Included skill as a scientist, en gineer, mechanician and architect, as well aa a painter and musician, and his Imagination led to the design of many remarkable lmplemcnta of war. among which was a alearn gun which waa run by bolting water. In thla Invention, In cidentally, it Is said he anticipated the steam engine. In certain of hla works he told of sev eral forma of bombarding engtnea, one of which threw minute particles, like a storm of hall, producing quantltlea of dense amoks to frighten the enemy. Among his pspers are found what may be called the ancestors of ths terrible csnnon for throwing burning liquid at a great distance, which the Krupp and Rsson factories are said to have turned out. "There will Issue from the earth," he wrote, "that which, with frightful sounds, will deafen ths surroundings and with Ita breath will kill men and ruin cities and fortresses." lie suggested the use of a powder which would stun and suffocate the enemy, and at the same time suggested a re mod y. "To send poi son In powder." he said, "be careful to have a wind which will not aend the powder upon yourself, or have the noae and mouth covered by a thin wet cloth, an that the powder cannot pass," . , v He left sketches of mortars and other heavy engines of war which suggest the modern heavy and quick-firing guns, and seemed even to have Imagined a subma rine and aeroplane. Of the former he wrote, according to the quotations given in the Italian papers: "I do not publish or divulge my way of staying under water because of tha bad nature of men. who would use It for assassination under the aea by ripping open tha bottoms of ships." Feast of Tisha b'Ab Commemorates Three Sorrowful Events in the History of the Jews Jitney Drivers Ask For Delay in Order To Arrive at Terms Jitney boa men of Omai-a have decided to ask tha city council to delay action on the new ordinance regulating their occupation until representatives of ths organisation and the city legal department can come to terms on an ordinance agreeable to both sides. The driver, at a meeting held last right In tha office or Sutton, MacKenxte Cox. la The Bee building, appointed a committee to wait on the council neat deader and request a week's time for these BegotuvUdna. "The Jitney boa men are wining to maks eonnesstoTiS.' declared Judge Button last night They wilt pay a reasonable oc etijtlon tax and wilt aubmlt te reas onable rules of regulation. Thsy were able to auapend one ordinance by tha recall petitions, and do not want to be obliged to take this action again. But If the council should pass an ordinance that they feel Is unduly restrictive, they feel that thla will be their only recourse." pouters who are building the great tiers of seata where the chorus of 2.UU9 will alt. To do this and moke it strong enough the stage of the Auditorium waa removed and then the great tiers were built reaching clear up to the celling and wltn their supporting timbers teaching through tha Auditorium floor to find solid foun dation on the ground below. Ths Incoming singers will be met at the atatlon Wednesday by a large re ception committee and two bands and will move in procession to the quarters Of the Omaha Muslk Vereln, Heventeenth and Cass atreeta, where the official greeting will be given, after which the slngera will be taken to their hotels, and to tha homea where they will be enter tained. Festival ef goners. Wednesday, Thursday and Fridsiy even ings and Thursday and Friday after noons will be marked by the great feat! vals of song for which tha saengerbund Is famous. Saturday will bo the day of the grand parade In the forenoon and a greet picnic In the afternoon at the Ger man Home and park. Borne of Uie ohorusee will be directed by Theodor Kelbe of Milwaukee and others by Theodor Rudolph Reese of Omaha, Mr. Kelbe la already in the city. Never before have sis artists of such International renown Heen brought to Omaha aa these that will be here to alng at the saengerfest. They are Madamo Marie Rappold, Ml Julia Cleuasen, Mtsa Christine Miller. Taut Althouae. Henri Scott and Enrico Palmetto. Lorel alnsiere Help.' Bix great local artists will be added to these, namely. Miss Margaret Paium, so prano; Mrs. Thomas J. Kellcy, soprano; Paul Reese, baritone; !ouls Hchneubcr, violinist; Miss Ootinne Paulson, pianists and Edwin C. Boehiuer of lincoin, bail-tone. The orchestra la mads up of local members and members of the Chicatto Hymphony orchestra and some from Mln- neapolla. sixty uslciana In all. A big eels of seata for the event la alruedy reported. Many reservations son being mede by mail. The general aoat Tlie fat of Tlsha b'Ah, of Ah, which thla year falls on Tuevdsy, July 20, will be observed by the Jewish orthodox congregations In a very mourn ful manner. This is the saddest day In the Jewish year, as It is on this day when a num ber of the most tragical events In Jewish history took place. Hy a strange coin cidence, the fall of Judca. and the destruction of both the first and the sec ond sanrtuarlrs In Jerusalem happened to take place on this day. The sanctuary built by King Solomon was burned down on the ninth day of Ab In the year 638 B. t K. by Neburhadnezxar. king of Babylonia, who after he laid waste the country, drove away its Inhsbltants Into captivity In his own land. From that oc casion came down to us the wonderfully beautiful and pathetic psalm cxxxvll, In which the poet pictures the Jewish cap tives sitting at the Babylonian rivers and weplng bitterly when the 1evites, the tomple singers, were asked by their cap tors to sing their Zlon songs. In reply they hung tip their harps on the nearby willows saying: "How can we sing tho sonrs of the Ixrd on tho soil of the stranger?" This simple but sincere reply called forth a wave of patriotic feelings and all the people uttered the oath: "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget Ita aunning, may my tongue cleave to my palate If I do not remember thee; if I recall not Jerusalem at the head ef my Joy." This exile, however, did not Inst very long. After a period of seventy years when Babylonia fell before the Persian Conqueror Cyrua, the Jews obtained per mission to leave the captivity and re Settle their old home land. Some 60,000 Israelites returned to Palentlne under the leadership of Esra and Nehemlah, and after a great number of obstacles had been removed, difficulties overcome, they succeedod in making Palestine a Jewish country once more, and the sanctuary at Jerusalem was rebuilt. Not until the claws of the Roman eagle had taken hold of the little country, had Judca been forced to get into a strife with the then most powerful military system on earth, and thus lose Its Independence, Its coun try, and Ita existence as a separate nation. In the year C7 O. E., due to the treat ment of the people by the Roman gov ernors In Palestine, a revolutionary move ment was begun, aiming to free Judia from Roman rule. Vespasian waa sent In the command of the Roman legion to quell the movemont. He found the whole country ready to fight for its In dependence, and it took him two years before he could finish the provincial campaign and reach to the walls of Jerusalem. From there he waa called to the throne at Rome, and hla son Titus waa left to finish the rest. History knows of no more desperate warfare than what waa going on around the walla of the Papers Published at Front Saved by French Government (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) PARIS. July 6 The French National library la making a collection of publi- catkma edited and printed by soldiers at the front, to be preserved In the archives and to serve future historians aa docu mentary evidence of the state of mind of the army. There are at present twenty right of these publications appearing with different de trees of regularity. The "Boyau (tig-sag trench) is pub lished by the 116th Infantry, the "Echo doa Qourbla" (the echo of the huts) by the regiments from the region of Quercy, tlie "Echo des Outtounes" Is the organ or the 114th infantry, the "Echo dea Marmltes" (echo of the big German shells) and the "Echo du Ravin" (echo of the ravine) are published by the chasseurs; the "Canard Pollu" (the hirsute duck). the "Lapln a Plumes" (the feathered rab bit), tha "Journal do Route," the Echo dea Tranchees," the "Oil de Guerre." the "Crt de Vaua," the "Pollu Enchaine." "Marmlta." the "Crt du Cor. "Rlgol boche,' the "Olable au Cor" and the Rascasse Territoriale' are among the pub lications already In the archives of the library, but the collection la not yet com plete. HEAT AT KARTOUM IS CAUSE OF MANY DEATHS H'orresnondrnce of the Associated Press.) CA1HO, July M. Ths exceulv ht at Khartoum, where dally maxlmu-n tem perature of 110 degrees las'.ud for some weeks, caused directly the death of some members of the city of Ixindon regi ments stationed there. Now, periodic, dust storms rnge In the Sudan lo ad 1 to the miseries. When thi atorm Is In full blast, neither man nor bee,t eau stand ur against it. It la recorded that In Ittft? an nt1nn rnnvov v atifrvAtnH J by one. ' My AI.HKriT PFEFFKR. the ninth day Palestinian capital. Only after a pro longed siege, the fighting garrison being made a prey to tamlne. slrknesa and sword, did Titus' succeed In storming the walls and entered the city, to find one and ail gathered within the fortified court of the sanctuary, ready to defend It to their last drops of blood. A Tar council was hastily summoned, which de cided to spare the edifice. On the fatal fllh of Ab, 70 C. E., the besieged attempted one more furious onslaught against their rntmy, but were repulsed and cloiely fol lowed by the Roman soldiers, one of whom, seising a burning fire brand, mounted upon a comrade's shoulder and flung It through one cf the windows in'o the Interior of the temple. This examplo was followed by msny others, the fire blaxed up and the flames rose heaven ward. Titus considered this victory one of Ihe tree t-st of the Roman people and per petuated its memory by building up the well known "Triumphal arch." This arch is still standing, although it la a long time since the Roman nation haa gone out of existence. On that arch are still visible the carved rejlefa of a picture representing a long train of captives carrying the golden candlestick, the holy ark, the tablets contained In It, and other holy vessels taken from the temple. Many of these relics may be found at the present time in the various mu secms In Europe and America. The memory of these tragic event, however, is kept alive not only in the historical books or relics, but also in the hearts of a nation. Many of the Jewish people still cling to the old custom not to partake of any food or drink on thia day. In the synsgoguee mournful serv ices are held, where, accordingly with the oriental custom of mourning, the people sit on low stools, while chanting the lamentations of the book of Threnl, which were uttered by the prophet Jere miah, amldnt the ruins of Jerusalem upon the first fall of Judea. together with another number of lamentations com posed at later occasions. At this day, aa well as at any day during these twenty oenturiea,"many of the Jewish people cherish the hope that the day will come when they will once more Inhabit their own land Palestine, To attain thla end, the late Dr. Theodore Hera! formed the Zionist organisation, which counts over 600,000 members. This organization laid the foundation of two financial national Institutions, the "Jew ish Colonial Trust" and the "Jewish Na tional Fund." which are devoted to col onization work In Palestine, which for thn time must be stopped on account of the war. Among present day leaders of the Zionist movement are such men as Max Nodau, Or. Oppenhelmer, Louis D. Brandela and Nathan Strause. Ttha b'Ab haa since been set aalde for the purpose of propaganda funds for Zionist work. and collecting I nlversKy glows Loss. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) FREIBfRO, Germany, July 15. The famous old University of Freiburg this year has only IM registered students, as agalnat the 8.17s last year, and of this year's number 1.736 are in the army and Red Cross service. This year there are but twenty foreigners enrolled at the uni versity. Including three Americans. The Institution's honor roll Includes three pro fessors, three assistant and 117 students who have fallen for the Fatherland. BRIDEGROOM KILLS SELF ON WEDOING EVE T3 ANGELES, Cel., July IT. Charles V. Cook, a hotel man from Tellurlde, Olo., here attending the Elks reunion, died early today from the effecta of poison tsken last night at the hour set for hla wedlng to Mis Elisabeth Wilcox of Hell Flower, a suburb. Cook left a note addressed to Mips Wilcox In which he said that he suffered from aphasia, which he feared was becoming worse and would finally render hit insane. Some of the LATE "July Clearance" Sale Plums Make Rich, Ripe Picking! In other words, there) are THOUSANDS of m rellently styled, dependably made up, extraordinar ily reduced Itema to be had here YET. Onr "July Clearance" Is a bona fide attraction until its very lat moment. There is much, indeed, to interest you in onr stocks. Man. Woman. Miss. Girl or Child will find wearables for NOW. at the price one expects at "Sales. Wc didn't restrict the "July Clearance" reduc tions to any particular few departments, but cut down -fairly MOWED down prices, in not only Men's Clothing and Furnishings, but In Women's, Misses', Children's and even Infants' wearables. Visit all departments Monday. 1516-18-20 PARNAM STREET. n m itSVE. tiiMi (id () m ' ls.,UajVvSU.ilSb . - - . - m3rxxrrro.f.i.i.i.i..i.i.i.f.i.i.i.T.iTi LLIJ.IJ.IJ.IJ.IJ.IJ.IJ.IXr ..1..I.. ..I..T. . .. Greatest Price Cutting Event in Our History By far the most promising sale in Omaha today Greatest price reductions of fine furniture at a saving of ONE-HALF It's our Semi-Annual Clean Up of Stock turning goods into cash making a terrible sac rifice in order to hurry the goods away. Never such reductions before never such an opportunity to save money on good, dependable furniture. ktaelw 2 Many articles at half usual prices reduced a full 50. T hink of saving five dollars on every five dollars you spend. It s an event of tremendous importance to every family in Omaha that needs a single article in the line of homef urnishings an event of greater importance to those needing a complete outfit. Are Tee ( oatlat4 t Vny suffer? TsJie a does of Dr. King's Kw Ufe PUls tonlaiit you will feet (ins tomorrow. Only Jtc All druggists. Advertisement. slats Get Irk.rr. TX ft. ui club of the Aiiterlcea as-S-tlca kka saouietl ttt rkstUbsndrd ftK-i.er. B' tiorr. (ouuth Beitd reuruitj, (rvut Ue Chicago club. How Much Better You Feel "When your nppctito is good, digestion splendid and bowels regular. Maybe you ere not at present in that desirable, condition of body. Do you know that Peruna will restore the appetite, invigoiato the digestion and keep tho bowels regular T Pcruna the Tonic Laxative. APK THE DIIUGGIST. HE KNOWS. BUFFETS Value Bale Price $19.50 Buffeta at.... 99.50 $34.00 Buffets at... $12.00 $S0. 00 Buffets at... $10.63 $37.60 Buffets at... $10.50 $47.60 Buffets at. $60.00 Buffets at. $75.00 Buffets at. $80.00 Buffets at. $85.75 Buffets at. .$20.50 .$s.eo .$45.00 .$48.00 $51.00 524.00 Dresser now at CO) A handsome Dresser, splen didly made, solid oak, golden finish, 2 top drawers, was $24, at half. BRASS BEDS Value Sale Price $16.50 Brass Beds . , . $8.23 $21.50 Brass Beds.. $10.75 $30.00 Brass Beds. .$15.50 $27.00 Brass Beds.. $18.50 $48.00 Brass Beds..$24.0O $76.00 Brass Beds. .$3H.0u $84.00 Brass BedS..$42.0O IRON BEDS Sample Iron Beds at 17.60 iron Porta 3.88 18.00 Iron Beds S4.TS 11.00 Iron Iieds 8s. 00 fit. 00 Iron Beds 99.00 DAVENPORTS VsJue Sals Price !!.00 Dav'p'ta S1S.S3 HI H Psv-p ts Sal 85 4( 00 Iav'p'ts 0J7.OO $S 7S IavVts S31.6S 175 00 Imr'pts SeO.oe Ili3 Pan ports Sil.8 180 1'iv'p'Ii 9108.00 Dining Chairs 13 SO Chairs I lb Chairs IH 00 Chairs IS Leather Dockers Value Sale Price $ 9.60 Rockers $4.73 $15.00 Rockers $7.fto $19.50 Rockers $0.73 $36.00 Rockers $12.73 $34.50 Rockers $18.50 $40.00 Rockers $24.75 $58.00 Rorkers $37.50 $70.00 Rockers $42.50 Wood Seat Dockers Value Sale-Prlce $ 1.75 Rockers $1.20 $ 4.75 Rockers $3.25 $ 6.00 Rockers $2.08 $ 7.60 Rockers $3.75 $ 9.00 Rockers $4.50 $14.00 Rockers $6.75 $20.00 Rockers $9.50 $24.00 Rockers $12.75 .60 Chairs .tl.M .64.10 SI 00 .93.00 DRESSERS 11( 60 Dressers 97.Se til. 10 Dressers 6S.BO 127.60 Dressers 913.90 121.00 Dressers 914.M J-36.00 Dressers 918.00 140.00 Dressers 811.00 160.00 Dreasera 9SS99 166.00 Dresasra 93O00 170.00 Dressers 93S.OO 190.00 Dressers 954.00 1116 Dressara 984.00 1146 Dressers 9ST.9S CHIFFONIERS IIS. 60 Chiffon'rs 9S.00 111 Chiffoniers 9S.00 121 Chiffoniers 91S.M 111 Chiffoniers 918.TS 140 Chiffoniers 938.00 152 10 Chtfn'rs 83S.8S ti6 Chiffoniers 835.00 170 Chiffoniers 948.M EXTENSION TABLES $16.00 Extension Tables. . .$8.73 $18.00 Extension Tables. . .$0.73 $23.00 Extension Tables. .$11. SO $27.50 Extension Tables. .$14.73 $29.75 Extension Tables. .$17.oO $30.00 Extension Tsbles. .$18.50 $37.50 Extension Tables. .$20.00 $46.00 Extension Tables. . $24.75 $55.00 Extension Tables. .$)2 0( $60.00 Extension Tables. .$S8.00 $80.00 Extension Tables. .$12.50 $95.75 Extension Tsbles. .$.7.43 Library Tables VsJuee Sale Prloe 114 00 Dlbrarr . Tables 99.89 1100 Library Ts.le. 98.40 120 00 Library Tables $19.00 $17 71 Library Tables $19.99 133 00 Library Tables 91S.TS 136 00 Library Tables 931 M 131 60 Library Twblea 994.T9 147 60 Library Tables 909.00 166.00 Library Tsbles 93340 ( 00 Library Tables 938.90 l0 Library Tables. oak. mahoaany, 948 l 60 IJbrary Tables reduced to ...9e.M Km rrMil I 1 ALU a II ' I ' " ' - ' ' ' ' $16.50 Docker now at Large, comfortable Rocker, solid oak frame, upholstered in genuine leather, now at half price: PARLOR SUITES A reduction that Is really sen sational, from one-third to one-' half off prices cut one-third to one-half. $24 suites now $18.2o, $35 suites $17.50, $47 suites $24, C0 suites $45, $85 suites $15. PILLOWS Several lots marked for clearance. MATTHKHSKS The best quality and reduced to the very limit. Greatest values on earth. SPRINGS All makes reduced to help you tske advantage of reductions on Beds. n-rriYrriTiviviTivivivivivri'Trn