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Part One NEWS SECTION Pages One to Fourteen. Use the telephone for Bee Want Ads. Tyler 1000 Seven trunk lines. Intelligent ad-takers. One cent per word. unday VOL. XLV NO.v 51. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1916 SIX SECTIONS FORTY-FOUR PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. Omaha Bee H HUGHES OCCUPIES STRATEGIC PLACE, GAINING STRENGTH Withstands Onslaughts From Alt Sides Without Damage From the Concentrated Fire of His Opponents. BIG NOISE IS FOR ROOSEVELT Monster Preparedness Parade Fails to Bring Stampede to Him. "OLD GUARD" THING OF PAST By VICTOR ROSEWAT.ER. Chicago, III., June 3. (Special tel egram) With the convention week right upon us, the relative strength' of the different presidential possibilities remains substantial unchanged. The reconnaissance shows Hughes occu pying the strategic position and more strongly entrenched by reason of hav ing withstood so far without dar.age all the fire concentrated at him by the opposition in concert or singly. The big noise for Roosevelt, it must be admitted, has had no let up, but its effectiveness is decidedly open to question. Home Feeling Controls. As the delegates arrive in greater ti umbers they report the strong popu lar demand for Hughes back home and look to satisfy the home feeling, rather than the artificial clamor here in Chicago. As a consequence while the monster preparedness parade to day has crowded politics almost off the boards, if it was expected to cre ate a furore for Roosevelt as the sole rinbodymeiit of Americanism, it cer tainly failed to satisfy the Roosevelt boosters. And neither the dazzling electric sign boards nor the full ,r,ge advertisements in the Chicago papers has served cither to annihiliate the Hughes boom or to shove the favor ite sons off the map. Committeemen Changing. I talked with a member of the na tional committee who has been hear ing contests and mingling intimately with the committeemen from the other states and found that he had swung almost around to Justice Hughes, whom he had refused to con sider seriously on his arrival a few days ago. He told me he found the drift of sentiment inside the commit tee to be in the same direction. "A majority of the, national commit teemen would see Hughes nomi nated," he said, "though some of them cannot say so openly because they are committed to a favorite son." It is amusing to anyone familiar with the real conditions to read the press stories built up around the awful machinations of the "Old Guard." "Old Guard" No More. The fact is there is no "Old Guard" any more in the sense (he term has been used heretofore, and those who used to be included" in that classifi cation and are still on deck are far from being in unison. The most striking proof of this was the greeting I had from Stevenson of Colorado, "Big Steve," as he took so much pleasure in proclaiming. "I don't know whether you will want to associate with mc,' 'he said. "You know I am down here as a dele gate to vote for Roosevelt." And by way of offset, a lot of the strongest Roosevelt fighters of four years ago arc not for him at all today, but are giving preference to all of the other candiadtes before him. That is what makes politics fascin ating and makes it interesting by the hazard of the game. Newspaper Stars on Hand. It is wortli mentioning in closing that the convention is to be memor able not only as a gathering of politic ians, but also for the presence of nearly all the newspaper men in the country the men who write the I stories and draw the pictures who are already in evidrnce in full force. If all who made a group in one hotel lobby last night contributed to the same page of the same newspaper, n Mould he illuminated by a galaxy ol literary and pictorial stars never wit nessed m one combination any where, Locomotive Falls Into Kootenai River Spokane, Wash, June 3 - Great j soitbertl passenger rnginr, pulling , rain ,V 4. derailed and fell into hr KooiiMUi rmr near kat'l Idaho. I odav II A McGinn, re gun ei, and I- I 'ri'O -rv, I (! !. ?..!.. 1. 1 Hill , at I. Wi!t, ' HI'smi g t H4i!iti , I If itaui h i.a if. I on ihe ti ... k The Weather I- Oil I F . Ill " -'. O t- I II. .(.!,, . . i - .. ' . m a i.iti,,. ; r , . ... , ..-H( II-..,, H 4 I.. i . ... I.a-r iti ll h....a i III Hit ll i 1 1 , , III ! ' i- , . . .- A i . Bank Book ft, ji n, It M- Ii 4F 'U 1 ft. At K -" 4V l il- U U . SO.VE.VI r vi 191 S AFRO A SUA Sgf - CROP RESOURtES $323,03344. NEBRASKA'S COMBINED RESOURCES $2t990,634,S76. OMAHA , FACTORY OUTPU T-$2I3184 3, OS9. J03BVG TRADE-$ 177,2175. PROPOSAL TO REYISE NEUTRALITY LAWS Attorney General Gregory Sends a Memorandum to House Suggest ing Eighteen New Acts. COVER DEFECTS IN PRESENT LAW Washington, June 3. Geneal revi sion of American neutrality laws was proposed to congress today in a memorandum submitted by Attorney General Gregory and concurred in by the State department as a result of the government's experience with problems arising out of the war and of relations with Mexico. Enactment of eighteen "new laws is recommended to correct detects in ex- isuiig alanines, in iuvci picaciu umia- ( sions of law, "for the observance of obligations imperatively imposed by international law upon the United States," and to make crimes against American neutrality punishable under federal laws. At present manyvsuch acts do not violate federal criminal law. Almost every phase of activity in the United Slates on behalf of for eign governments which has resulted in federal prosecution under the broad charge of conspiracy would be made specifically criminal by the proposed legislation. In addition, the powers of the president would be broadened with respect to withholding clearance to suspected vessels, further employ ment of the land and naval forces to preserve neutrality, imposing a more rigid censorship upon wireless and cable messages to belligerent coun- (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) Roosevelt Crowd Bids For Support Of Boise Penrose Chicago, June 3 - Koiuri tit sup. portrri ,ue making a trnig tttort I. culi-i United Stair Senator I'm and the iVnns) Ivama delegates 'tfiindlv to him in the cause of the i Ism. i ray man. AUwamUr I". Mooie, a dt'liK-ne from I'll I toil h i and an aul.ut K..orrl' man, md - a piopa! to Senator IVim-sr today that in turn (..r the ..-.uImi u;.. p. mi oi iKr c.U.H i hat Mi. ..i.,e .n,.le ih.inoai. .1 tl,e tM'.oi.al i.i.nll.e ai,. i li,,- trtoddu an ! a'ii'a'ii;ii Mi Minif i'i V Dili t'.irf gel'"'l S ral" I'i'iun( iii l,m it ii ii'"i.ii.i'i 1 U I mutt W : i "al l liH if I lo Mr. M -..ii a- I i lie loin . i a r 1 ., ii l!' M ! 111 I i ; I ! t lv It 'U o!i I'r'i- l!s- lii'lill if..., ,..,M ii'i..ti i fli Mi I to. '.Ii.- i ! i'4 .ii , : i . 1 1 1 ! ' ' ' ii- I . - 1 I t . lo t V H'K in! I I 1 ! r l . r ,1 toli..li . i , M w ' . r lO I ' ! t lit !' ,H. ! What We Can t.N it, 3.. S ft 1 J f 3.' -r n 1 $ ; 4 4r. A It $ In It- J- TTW', ''I W fr Britons Waiting lor Eight German Ships How in Danish Waters London, June 3. There is a report in circulation, which lacks confirma tion that eight German warships took refuge in Danish waters after the Ilarth Sea battle. It is said they were notified to leave within twenty four hours and that a British fleet is waiting for thein. AUSTRIANS ADYANCE ON SOUTHERN TYROL Reports from Vienna Announce the Capture of Important Positions in the Arsiero District. ROME SAYS LINES ARE HOLDING Berlin, June 3. (By Wireless to Sayville.) The Austro-Hungarian ad vance into Italy on the southern Tyrol is continued unchecked, according to Friday's statement trom the war of fice at Vienna. In the district of Ar siero, the Austro-Hungarians have captured several more positions of strategic importance. The statement says: "Italian front: Our troops ad vanced eaut of the Mandrielee Farm, fighting their way as far as Grcnsock. In the district ff Arsiero we captured Monte Barco, east of Monte Cengio. We obtained a firm footing at Fusiiie and l-0-.nia, on tne soutnern oaiiK ot IMC I I n 1 1 1 4 IMVUIl-l. 'Balkan front: On the left bank ot lie .Mui.iie oHsa. east o. Aviona I .t b-iini 1 ii n luoaFdn.l ult It'ili'ln iln. ! tachinent bv a surprise attack. There were patrol engagement on the lower 'o ua, Italian Line Holding. Home, June 3. - (Via London -An official aniioiiiii cnifitt l the Italian war oliu e ay : "An nitride and desperate struggle I taking plaee along mil poxumiis south af Aa Valley, a fat as Asugo Oiir troiis air mill uiaitri of the paieau oi .Moinr i ei'ru. v, neie ""r "T '""' " i ,,,('",r' " npportrd by botubardmeht ol yiolriur I I ",rt ,"' ff""' l'f"''1 w'h U-iiM- ,w V ' '"" a'"!'""""" ' av ..in ll'itrl" nllflHUr, j " ..!, ri ltlii'.r.! !t the : i n , i i a''o ! I'fotflf n " ail.!: I.rc 111 41 ll:. Tillman Will Lead Fight for More Big Fighting Vrssels It tt ' o ! S ni A , I I' .. i ml . i to r . I I'll i' i lit? : 1 '1 .. h i 1 I .! t. . f ! '!, I I'll t I, VI I . 1 1 I I i i ; to -I -, I It . f ! i I ' , v a i tti ., i ! Two Zeppolinu Aw Report tnl Destroyetl 'em I 0 u Hull" hi "HQ I . LANSING DEFENDS HIS FOREIGN POLICY Secretary Sharply Criticises Those Who Would Put Property on Par With Human Life. TASK OF NEUTRALS DIFFICULT Watertown,. N. Y., June 3. Secre tary Lansing before the Jefferson County Bar association here tonight scored critics of the administration's foreign policy, who would have it do more than has been done in the nego tiations arising from the war, and re plied to those who complain the United States had been more vigorous in its dealings with Germany than with Great Britain. "The violation of the national right of life is a much more serious offense against an individual and against his nation," said Secretary Lansing, "than the violation of the legar right of property. Can you doubt for a mo ment which one gives this government the greatest concern?" That there was an influence in America and even in congress which put right of property and right of life on a part, Secretary Lansing de clared, showed that the "great heart of the republic is threatened with fatty degeneration through those who have lost their patriotic vigor; that many Americans have become lovers of ease rather than lover's of national honr." Many New Conditions. Mr. Lansing said : "The great war has caused so manv conditions which are entirely new that ,las ,)frn fasy Usk (f) ,1)ocl au, hiliiuvr t .fill 'In a nutshell, the situation of rela- tions wj, ;r.at i!riuill am, ,.rmanv, - ' (Continued on Page I oliiiim ,) Teutons Assert They Held Scene After Big Naval Battle with British Berlin, June 3. j. (By Wiirlrj ftotu i a tall l orntponili'iil ol the .o i nlfil I'frsn u Sanillr ) 1 he ful naai l.allli on a taiol n ale iIiimiik the joi seiil war ha In n attended iciiilli wliuh, aiioidnm lo ttir tt f 111.1'i.oi I.-, .--veil heir, jte ttiU MUt ' " I t!o' I,ritii4ii i only in ' , t t (tie i i 1 1 . i i tut ol t! r i- ! 't t o i. .-.! it, ! r U.I it' j i lh ' . t i i ." I I.' ! i '.. i.M iHi l ' M. I,ils; '' i , 1 A i , lifllrill i liiiMlliO littll. ll I tie f . in. o I hi I.. I lull .1! . I , ni . Hill I .. I , t ii !. i I trt I f 41. l!'i 111 11 St.l1.1r14 i 5 I TEN THONSAHD BRITISH NAVY STILL CONTROLS THE NORTH SEA" Captain Hull Say Portion of British Fleet Drives the Entire German Battle Fleet Back to the Harbor. BRITISH PUBLIC FEELS BETTER Latest Reports in London Increases Grrman Losses Largely and Decreases the English MOURN LOSSoF MANY MEN London, June 3. Captain William Hall, chief of the intelligence division of the admiralty, authorizes the As sociated I'ress to say; "The German report of the loss of the Marlborough and Warsprite is ab solutely untrue. Both of these dread noughts are safe in harbor. "The German report that the entire British fleet was engaged is equally untrue. A portion of the British fleet, much inferior to the total battle fleet of the Germans, engaged that fleet and drove it back into its harbor. The British control the North Sea." British Public Feels Better. The British public, which retired last night cast down by the first news of the North Sea battle as contained in the earlier British and German re ports, took some comfort from the later British reports published in the morning papers. This report, wdiile it did not decrease the British losses except in destroyers, which were re duced from eleven to eight, shows the losses of the Germans- were much greater than was at first estimated. According to this latest account of the great naval engagement, the Ger man losses included two battleships, one battle cruiser, one light cruiser and six destroyers sunk, two battle cruisers damaged and three battle ships hit. Navat writers a!so point out that the German fleet retired as goon as the main British fleet ap peared on the scene, so that there is no question about the superiority of sea power remaining in British hands. The loss of British ships is, of course, admittedly serious, while the loss in officers and men has cast a gloom over the whole country. German Torpedo Boat Sunk. An Exchange telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen says the German torpedo boat, V-28, was sunk during the naval engagement. Three surviv ors, who were rescued from a raft by a Swedish steamship, reported, the dispatch says, that all the rest of the crew of 11)2 were lost. According to this statement, the survivors of the V-28 said they be lieved twenty German torpedo boats were destroyed and that the German losses as a whole were "colossal." The admiralty received a report to day to the effect that Captain l'rowse, commander of the Queen Mary, and (Continued on Tage 2, Column S.) Germans Penetrate French Position to East of the Meuse Tan's, June 3. In the course of re peated and violent attacks last night on Fort Vaux, on ths Verdun front, east of the Meuse, the Germans pene trated a deep ditch north of the main French positions. The interior of the works, the war office announce ment of today says, is still held by the French. lixcept for this gain, the statement says, the Germans were repulsed with heavy losses Spirited fighting continued in the Argonue west of the Verdun sector. Two German attacks west ot La Fillc M rte were beute.i back. tru era were more t ftrctive tlun llie 1 1 . i. . i. Idilitli. at i .linn ihk to a 1 1 tui'li-i atilr cutriit Ittr the iucrr lor the tur Hani Mtj.iiiiil an oi r l llrlin hi k; I v mi pflior loltf, 11 UI.lOto.. lll.i! tltf ijiin-n ,Uiy mi, I the ludrlatigalile nc tmlli mink in )ir d,n b idle It li.n ll'.t t.io ii r,nnr, ul.oi ?o .l tilr n. lo ill.i-l lit ! ! i ! I Hllil)l l urMit.OMi t I lo i t i WjIiioo . i.--! ..I... ijllv to ('.. I'ori.h ' I ' ' i . ,i: mo . i ..,! f In I 1 1- 'Ii r ! III I ' l1 ..Hit I ' ! lI'O' llinlt.lt 'l i. lit h O.'os g !; , I ;, It ;., o tf t ! .'.. I ft It. I tt 1 t t , I t .i. 'I t U.r r lt HI lo to. ii auv i Mi i r i..,.nl I lUtfl Hi:' I, ! I H i 41 V t V Ini 'i lo I II . t ii t t ' i o ; if I I'-ai I , : O i i.h p 5i in. t i 4 . " f Losses in Ships and Men in Sea Battle Latest estimates of losses in the great battle between the German and British fleets in the North Sea are placed at approximately 10,000 men and twenty-five ships. London estimates the British losses in men as probably over 5,000, with the German losses near ly as great. The British lost four teen ships, three battle cruisers, three cruisers and eight destroyers. The Germans lost one dread naught, two battleships, one battle cruiser, one light cruiser and six destroyers. The British official report asserts that two German battle cruisers were damaged and three battleships hit. OFFICIAL DETAILS OF BIG SEA BATTLE British Admiralty Sayi Depression Following First Accounts of Fight Not Justified. BATTLE FLEET STUL INTACT London, June 3. The first official account in detail of the North Sea battle was given to the Associated Press today by a high official at the admiralty. It was noticeable that among admiralty officials, the opinion was general that the depression caused by the first announcement of the result of the engagement was not justified, in the light of subsequent details. The Associated Tress Is informed that future details will have even a more heartening effect than the news given out today. The admiralty is especially cau tious about stating German losses, giving only those which are reported officially or admitted by the Germans, meanwhile awaiting detailed reports fr-tom offneers who participated in the action. It wotild.have been possible to an ticipate the German announcement in regard to the hat'.!?, received h"re by wireless yesterday afternoon, but the British admiralty did not have the de tails until after Admiral Jellicoe reached port, and frankly issued the information which was in its posses sion. . Kxpurgaling only such portions of wireless reports as might be of as sistance to Great Britain's enemies, the admiralty official gave the follow ing details of the great naval fight: "We can only say we were looking for a fight when our fleet went out. Stories that it was decoyed by the Germans are sheerest nonsense. In a word, with an inferior fleet we en gaged the entire German high sea Heel, interrupted their plans, and drove them back into their harbors. "In carrying out the plan decided upon we sustained heavy losses, which we expected," this official said, "but we also attained the expected result of forcing the enemy to abandon his dans and seek refuge after we had given battle in his own waters, near his coast. Battle Fleet Ready for Service. "With the exception of two divi sions, only part of which were en gaged, the brunt of the battla was borne by the battle cruiser fleet and with one exception our battle fleet is ready for sea service. I must admit that we had exceptionally hard luck with our battle cruisers, but the loss of these three great ships does not in any measure cripple ottr control of the "The great battle had four phases. The first opened at 3:15 p. m., when our battle criusers, at a range of six miles, joined action with German bat tie cruisers. Shortly afterward the second phase beK'an, with the arrival on both sides of battleships, the Ger-1 German sailors and the Dutch mili mas arriving first. But before their , COIUniamcr tf ymui,,en who arrival our three battle cruisers had i . . " u"11"' wno been blown up, Mippusedly the result I "1,,"kc ,l,rfc of ,lle German cruis of gunfire, although possibly they met I rr, ofticers: their bite from torpedoes. j 1 'le Llbing was a new and fast "Suihih.se range fighting with hat-' of about I.OOil or 5.000 tons tie cruisers might be criticised as bal , al"1 frrit-il a crew of -150. '1 he lint. i.n tics, but our fleet, following the;'1' K,u" ,e ""'"J sm'li destruction traditions ol the mvv, went nut to rligaic the enemy atul nt account of weather io:uiioiis could do so only al shin l range " j German I)rcadnught Flee. "The third phase was the engage mem ot battlrthipi. which never w it moie than iariial. I his pl:;e nu hitle l i miming f.ghi as lie German I'trad ' n.uiglin lie, I it. ward liirir I All the lug !oi 'iihliiirf Hat over I ' l p. in " I l.i ii i imr our ! ihr I. nut weird a i ni li t I.., tile, as I .run in .!, i'"" i l ..I'.itk al'ri altjik, 'iKr 1. !4i.!i i.'li .ing i ti'Vry pit I - - at i' " . t i tin in ii.. lut tt sla i.li If. t lit II IV I I':! laiiloh.d ly '. tt.it l?,f-l " ll tltn, UiUi 1 1., . .1 an i , ti, I ii It, tr til r ' ( it k HO H 4 !. ' I ..." I.n I r in 4 i it r V! l' "4 I. o i,.i ! , i M SEA F GHT GERMANS LOSE A DREADNAUGHT IN NORTH SEA Berlin Admits Destruction of West falen, of 18,600 Tons, in Great Naval Battle Off Den mark Coast. CRUISER ELBIN0 ALSO VICTIM British Admiralty Regards Outcome of Fray as Not at All Unfavorable. SOUGHT OUT THE TEUTON NAVY Loudon, June 3. The German drtadnaught Westfaleu of 18,600 tons I. ... been added to the steadily grow ing list of vessels sunk in the great naval engagement off the Jutland coast, according to a wireless dis patch from Berlin, which says the German admiralty admits the loss of this warship. Additions earlier in the day were the German rruiser Flbing, displacing between 4,000 and 5,000 tons, and the British destroyer Shark. Nearly all the men who manned the destroyer were lost. The latest British statement re garding the outcome of the engage ment shows that the admiralty views it as not all unfavorable to the Brit ish. It is declared that they sought out the Germans, engaged their entire fleet with inferior forces and com pelled them to put back to port and give up "any plan of action they may have contemplated." The losses on the British side, esti mated at 5,000 men, may be nearly matched by those of the Germans, if the latest reports on the number of German warships lost are confirmed. In the British casualty list are in cluded Captain Browse and the en tire complement of the battle cruiser Uueeu Mary, which probably had be tween 900 and 950 men on board. Rear Admiral Horace Hood was lost with the battle cruiser Invincible. Two of the Zeppelins which piayed an important part in the engagement by keeping the Germans informed of the British fleet's movements were destroyed, according to reports brought In by Danish fishermen who declare the entire crew of one of the airships perished when their craft was burned. Wounded men Uom the engage ment have begun to arrive in London, cheered by the crowds assembled to meet them. According to one report today Brit ish warships are watching off the Uanish coast for the appearance of tight German warships which are de clared to have taken refuge in Danish ports after the North Sea battle, heing given twenty-four hours to leave by Danish authorities, It is feared the loss of life will ex ceed 7,000 officers and men. The German loss must have been almost as great as that of the British. '1 tie admiralty building this morn ing was besieged by relatives and friends of the crews that were in the' engagement. Similar scenes were wit nessed at various naval ports from which the crews were drawn. Fast New German ; Cruiser Elbing is Sunk by Its Crew YMUIDEN. Netherlands, June 3. (Via London.) These details of the sinking of the German cruiser Fllbine were learned today from Dutch rrm ,tn f t.. . .n , . . i' . . . . i, .. ... ,.,v .,,,, vino.iin .Mdiiilllij, who was among the three ottners saved, decided to have the vuUes opened and to allow the vessel to sink. Before the rilo'ii went down the nuKfUy f-( I' e new was taken over t.y a German torpedo boat, but doubts may be evprrsse.l a ,i whether the saili.t rr,vr.. s u, ! 4t Wtlhcln.s. Iijvrii IiMntyone remained mt lorl until the rsl ! 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