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The Omaha Daily Bee THE WEATHER SHOWERS I One cent per word. VOL. XLV1 NO. 91. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 1916. Oa TralM. 1 HoltU. Nawt lunit, ate.. Ifl. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. Use the telephone for Bee Want Ads. Tyler 1000 Seven trunk lines. Intelligent ad-takers. GERMANS TAKE MANY CAPTIVES AND MUCH LOOT Roumanian Att??';s in Maros Valley Repulsed and Great Booty Taken After Battle " of Hermannstadt. HUGHES ASSAILS KING AK XXII TO ENTER THE ROYAL CITY THIS WEEK Merry Monarch to Be at the Den Friday Night to Receive His Crown Before His . S.'.hiectB. WHERE SOME OF BRITISH GIANT GUNS ARE BEING MADE Here is a scene depicting the great activity in man ufacturing giant guns in England. It show one of the big shell throwers being "turned" in one of the largest gun fac tories in England. v WILS0HP0L1CIES Asserts Administration Has Not Aided in Development of XT. S. Business Abroad. MOUNTAIN PASS CLOGGED Filled With Vehicles Blown to Pieces by Effective Teuton Fire. . SERBS WIN ON STRUMA LINE Berlin, Oct. 1. The Russians have assumed the offensive on the eastern front, striking with great force above and below Lemberg. Southeast of the Galician capital they gained a foothold in the Austro-German posi tions, the war office announced to day. An advance northeast of the city was checked after the Russians had charged the German lines seven times. Berlin, Oct. 1. The following is the official account of the operations in the Transylvanian theater: "Roumanian attacks in Maros val ley were repulsed. In Goergerty-val-ley our vanguards partly evaded the enemy s thrust. Northwest ot f ogas the enemy nas ceaseo 10 aiatn. "As a result of the battle of Her mannstadt more than 3,000 prisoners and thirteen guns were brought in up ...a,U.r Aha hancrnr twn flem- planes, ten locomotives, 300 railroad cars laden witn munitions, mure mu 200 munitions wagons, more than 200 loaded baggage wagons, seventy transport wagons and one hospital train also h?ve been taken. Rothen thurm pass is filled with vehicles blown to pieces by our fire. "South of the pass stronp Rouman ian attacks were repulsed. In the Hatcieger mountains the enemy made a fruitless attack west of Strell Sztrigy valley. , "An Austro-Hungarian Danube flo tilla forced an entry into the harbor of Corabia, destroyed nine vessels and captured seven partly loadec ships. Bucharest has been bombed by our aeroplanes with visibly-ood results." Serbs Capture Heights. Berlin (By Wireless to Sayville), Oct. 1. The capture by the Serbians of Kaimakacalan height, on the west ern end of the Macedo:.ian front, for possession of which heavy fighting between the Serbians snd the Bulgar ians has been in progress for some time, was announced by the warwfrce today. - - - ' 4.' Allies Win on Struma. London, Oct. 1. A British official communication issued this evening and dealing - with the fighting in Macedonia says: "On the Struma front our troops took possession of a portion of the Bulgarian line. Six counter attacks were broken up. A hundred prisoners already have been passed back. "The fighting continues." . French Push Forward. Paris, Oct. .1. In the fighting at close quarters on the Somme front last night the French pushed forward their lines near Morval and Clery, it was announced officially today. "Elsewhere on the front there was intermittent cannonading." U, S. Senator Clark Of Arkansas Dead ' Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 1. United States Senator James P. Clarke, presi dent protempoe of the senate, died here today after a brief illness. Congressman Kinkaid Pays Visit to Chadron Chadron, Neb., Oct. 1. (Special.) Congressman M. P. Kinkaid visited here this week. His -election is as sured. A young and inexperienced man has offered to run against him. and had his picture placed about the local railroad station saying "Try a Young Man." Some one wrote below "young men fc war." August Wanz was bound over to district court on charge of stealing hides from the Ormeshir slaughter house. He had them in a trunk, try ing to sell them at Crawford, when arrested. The county commissioners have divided Chadron for voting purposes. Radcliffe Randall of Randall Broth ers, died here today, after a short fight with pneumonia. He leaves a wife and two young sons, father, mother and brother. The family has lived here for twenty-five years. Mrs. Frieda Romine started for North Platte to give exhibitions as a fancy shot. The Weather For Nebraska Showers; muph cooler. TemtMHlaturw at Omaha VUrUv i.ratlr Local Kfcon Official record of tempwrulurM and precipi tation compared with the ourrtapondlng period of th last threo yearn: 191ft. 1915. 13H. 1813. UlRheat yet-terday.... 73 70 , T9 78 Iowet ytwtcrday..... 6S M 69 & Mean temperature.... Ii4 6' 6'J tf7 Frwipitution T .00 .00 .0) Tenipemture and precipitation departure rum the normal: Vormal temperature 81 ixc-aa for the day 3 Total exi'em nlnoi March 1 248 ormal precipitation...... 09 Inch Ijelctency for the day 09 loch Total rainfall alnce March 1 H.17tn:hei iJeficioticy aince March 1 JO.sG inched Deficiency for cor. period. 191.'.. .US Inch Deficiency for rur. period, 1 P J 4 . . 4.31 Inches T Indicates trace of precipitation. tf ( ii i it ii in ii ii o a. m h LWMjJK; .? t :::::::::: - 8 a. m 66 .FX. SPt a. m es i ia 5r It 16 t. go vTir 4 p- in,!."!." 71 1JI 4 6 p. m 70 CITES CHINA LOAN AFFAIR Buffalo, N. Y, Oct. 1. Charles E Hughes, in speeches at Jamestown yesterday assailed the administration for its attitude toward the develop ment of American business abroad. Mr. Hughes cited the failure of Am erican bankers to obtain government support of their plan to participate in thev proposed six-power loan to China and the administration's Mexi can policy, in support of his attack. "It is said by the administration that they desire to open the door for American enterprise," Mr. Hughes said. "What is the inducement for our merchants and business men to go to foreign countries and engage in American enterprises if they and their investments are treated as our citizens and their property were permitted to be treated in Mexico?" Loan Very Important. Proposed participation by American bankers in the loan to China was char acterized by Mr. Hughes as "a matter of great momei.t to the nation, be cause it permitted an opportunity not only to aid China but to facilitate our trade." "We lost an important opportun ity tor American trade, Mr. Hughes said. "I believe that more recently the administration has seen the error that it committeed in this respect, but it has failed to re-establish confi dence witl. regard to its protection of American, enterprise. Mr. Hughes' assertions were inter preted by persons in his audiences as being in the nature of a reply to President Wilson's recent declara tions at Shadow Lawn and before a grain dealers' convention at Balti more outlining the administration's views toward the future development of American trade abroad. Mr. Hughes renewed his attack on the administration for "broken pledges." s Fail to Maintain Rights. "They told us," he said, "that they were going to maintain the constitu tional rights pf American citizens throughout the world. That they have failed to do, to our great re gret. "Our opponents have a great deal to say now, as they have said in times past, with regard to the facili ties for American enterprise and the principles of American trade. - These are matters of the highest importance to all our people and we inquire in order tovtest" the professions and promises that are given with respect to the record made in the past. "Take, for example, the matter of the six-power loan to China. There was an opportunity obtained by which our bankers could share to the ex tent of one-sixth in this proposed loan. It was a matter of great mo ment to the nation because it per mitted not only to aid China but to facilitate our trade. It was import ant to the nation that we should have a fair relation to the advantages of traae witn China, in the future. Has Seen Ity Error. "But when the present administra tion came into power and these bank- ers asked whether they would have the co-operation and protection of the administration they . were in-" formed in effect that the administra tion did not desire to continue. 1 believe that more recently the administration has seen the error that it committed in that respect, but it has failed to re-establish confidence with regard to its protec tion of American enterprises. . "We hear a good deal with reeard to our relations to Latin-America. 1 hose relations are of the utmost im portance, they should be based on mutual confidence an'' everything should be done to bring ss into an in timate exchange of benefits. But what was the action of the adminis tration with respect to Latin-Amer'-ica? It withdrew man after man from the nations in Latin-America, who was a trained diplomat, in order to supply ulaces and meet the demands ot partisan expediency. we cannot attord in the future to have men of second or third or fourth rate take the place of men who are known to4 have had mi ny years of faithful diplomatic exuerience and to have acquired experience and train ing ot the greatest value to this country. No Line Is Drawn. "There is a very serious side to the Mexican matter. I am looking at it for the- moment in connection with those promises relating to the expansion and development of Amer ican trade. We have heard critcized those who have taken advantage of opportunities and made investments in Mexico, but 1- have not discovered that any line was drawn between the innocent in permitting our citizens to be left to the ravages of revolution and perhaps to be. destroyed. "If any have forfeited their rights under international law let them be singled out and 'dealt with. But I stand here to assert that American trade will not be maintained accord ing to the ambitions and just aspira tions of our people and we shall not stand before the world as we should with international esteem and the confidence of the nation, unless we protect, at all events, American lives, American property and American commerce, throughout the world. Can Test Promises. "We have an opportunity to test the promises that are made with re spect to the development of American trade and the opportunities of Ameri can enterprise by the failures of the policies and the regrettable mistakes that we have observed In connection with the administration." Mr. Hughes again cited Santo Do mingo as a country to which the ad ministration had sei.t men without experience to replace "experts under republican administration'' to admin ister an American trust. A BIG LINER COMES INTO P0RT AFIRE Blaze in Cargp of Steamer Philadelphia Starts While 800 Miles Out. PANIC AB0A3D IS AVERTED New i York, Oct. 1. Fire, which broke out in the cargo hold of the American line steamer, Philadelphia, Thursday, while the vessel was 800 miles from this port, still was smol dering when it arrived here today. Few of the 646 passengers were aware'-of the peril they had been in until after the big liner arrived. Thlirt ..intimation- of -firew when smoke was seen pouring from a hatch in the steerage dininor room aft. The officers, it was said, .re moved the 343 steerage passengers at once and took precautions to keep the news from spreading. While the blaze wa got under control quickly, no time was lost in steaming to port. The Philadelphia left Liverpool Saturday, September 23., Origin of the fire has not been determined. Flooding of the cargo hold checked the flames. Fairbanks and Kenyon to Speak In South Dakota Sioux Falls, S. D.. Oct. 1. (Spe cial.) The fight between the repub lican and democratic parties, with the carrying of South Dakota for their national ticket as the bone of con tention, is taking on new interest as the date for the election approaches. The campaign of the republicans is to be an aggressive one, as is indi cated by the prominence of the speak ers who thus far have been assigned dates in the effort to carry South Dakota for ludtre Hughes for presi dent and win an overwhelming vic tory for the congressional and state ticket of the republican party. Senator Bevcridge is scheduled for one address, which will be made in Sioux Falls on October 7. Charles W. Fairbanks will enter the state and make an address on the issues of the campaign at Aberdeen on October 14. Senator Kenyon will speak to the voters of Mitchell on October 2, at Rapid City, October 3; Hot Springs, on the afternoon of October 4, and at Edgemont on the night of Octo ber 4. Congressman Sidney Ander son is scheduled to make addresses at Canton on October 2, at Madison, October 3 and at Woonsocket, Octo ber 4. Second Iowa Man Dies From Suffqcation by Gas Henry Hill, Malvern, la., over come by gas Wednesday in the Ar cade hotel, died Sunday morning at St. Joseph's hospital. D. L. Spoon of Hastings, la., who was overcome at the same time died Thursday. - Ak-Sar-Ben Dates Ak-'Jar-Ben jubilee, fitteejtth and Capitol Avenue, September .j to October 7. i , Industr.ai parade, 2 p. m., Octo ber 3. bhakespeare electrical pageant. 8 p. m., October 4. Nebraska scm. -centennial his torical parade, 2 p. m., October 5. President Wilson to speak here )ctoi:er 5. Coronation ball at Den, 8 p. m.. October 6. Masce ball at Den, 8 p. m., Oc tober 7. National swine how, October' 2 to 7. Week of Wonderful Windows, Septcuwer 27 to 30. Doug!: county fair, October 2 to 7. Kite -flying contest, September .10 Omaha-Louisville post-season bane ball series, October 4 to 8. ftiji tpyy . m , i BIG GUH. Danglis Is Named To Aid.Venizelos Athens, Oct. 1. The Official Ga zette, of the provisional government publishes a decree signed by M. V'enizelos and Vice Admiral Coun douriotis, "by the virtue of the power invested in them by the popular de cree of September 26," naming Gen eral Panyotis Danglis, the former minister of war, as the third member of the triumvirate heading the pro visional government. The island of Tenedos has joined in the revolutionary movement. BEACH CONFIDENT OF G. OR-VICTORY .Nebraska . Republican Chair- ' man Say State Vote Is r. for Hufches. WEST IS TO BE IN LINE (From a Staff Correipondent.) Lincoln, Oct. 1. (Special.) "Ne braska will give its eight electoral votes for Hughes I am confident," Chairman Ed Beach of the republican stats, committee said yesterday after a busy day here Saturday. Mr. Beach was much pleased with the reports he received of conditions in the state yesterday. The state headquarters was crowded during the entire day with county chairmen anxious to report on affairs in their locality. It afforded Mr. Beach a lot of satisfaction. "The shoe is on the other foot this time," the state chairman declared. "Instead of a divided republican party, it's the democrats who are scrapping now, and republicans and oroeressives are centered in the supreme effort to replace an inetticient national admin istration with Charles E. Hughes." Good News from West To the casual political observer there is some basis for the republican confidence at the state headquarters. From western Nebraska came the re port of a very' Drotninent democrat of long standin- who felt that he could not support the wishy-washy iorcign policy or wooorow Wilson In one locality it was said that Wil son would receive orlly six of seventy eight votes in the precinct. jonn U Kennedy is running strong in all sections of the state, is the report reaching headquarters. "Ken nedy will overturn a normal demo cratic majority in our county," one county worker reported, "and come out 300 or 400 votes to the good." Activity to" Begin. Actual campaign activities, with hosts of speakers and a vigorous at tack on the democratic administra tion, is to be expected during the coming month. The state committee has received assurances that some of the most powerful republican orators are to devote considerable time to Nebraska. Charles E. Matson is meeting with much encouragement in his organiza tion of Hughes clubs over the state. Mr. Matson organized a club at Firth Friday night, a small town in south ern Lancaster, and started out with seventy members. At Millard over 100 nasftcs were signed to the Hughes club roll. Mr. Matson will follow up his organization work with a rally at the state university Monday after noon ana expects to start an active Hughes club there. No Americans Aboard Ships Hit by Torpedoes Washington. Oct. 1. American Consul Hurst at Barcelona, Spain, re porting today to the State department the sinking ot the Italian steamer Benpark and the Italian steamer Nitnolo, said that no Americans were aboard either ship. The Benpark from Philadelphia to Genoa with a general cargo was sunk by a sub marine about forty miles off Barce lona, September 25, and the Nitnolo from Norfolk, was torpedoed off Bragoncrc, Balearic islands, Septem ber 4. MANY ARE HURT AS CHURCH FLOOR FALLS Accident as First Presbyterian Edifice at Johnson City, N. Y., Is Dedicated. DROP OF EIGHTEEN FEET Binghampton, N. Y., Oct. 1. A sec tion of the floor of the First Presby terian church of Johnson City, fell in during dedication ceremonies at 3:30 p. m. today, carrying about 250 peo ple to the cellar bslow, a drop of eighteen feet. Almost all of those who went down were more or less hurt. It was feared after the first exam ination that there -Would beoiM low of life as' ten of , those- hurt wers seriously crushed. Prison Congress to Open at Buffalo Next Saturday Buffalo, N. Y. Oct 1. The Ameri can Prison association, which has ar ranged to hold its annual congress in Buffalo, October 7-12, announces that governors of practically all of the states of the union and mayors of many of the large cities have appoint ed delegates, and the attendance is expected to exceed 500, including prison officials, wardens, physicians, chaplains, officers of reformatories and industrial schools, and others in terested in prison reform. The congress will concern itself largely with discussions of practical questions. The president, Arthur Pratt, warden of the Utah state prison, will deliver his annual address at the opening session on Saturday night, and during the following days the congress will be addressed by Evangeline C. Booth, commander of the Salvation Army, on "Discharged Prisoners;" by Judge Kenwick Kid dell of Toronto, Canada, on "Crim inal Prosecution;" by Mrs. Maude Ballington Booth on "Our Prisons and Their Administrators;" possibly by Governor Charles S. Whitman on "Prison Reform;" by John Koren, United States commissioner on the International Prison commission, and by L. W. Page, director of office of public roads, United States Depart ment of Agriculture, on ''Employment of Prisoners in Road Building." A number of reports dealing with various phases of prison work will be read and discussed and prison phy sicians, chaplains and other special prison officials wilt hold separate meetings. Another Zeppelin Eaid on London London, Oct. 1. Another. Zeppelin raid against London and the east coast of England is in progress. An airship is reported to have been brought down in flames north of London, according to the official statement issued shortly after mid night. The statement reads: "A number of hostile airships crossed the east coast between 0 o'clock and midnight. A few bombs were dropped near the coast, but no damage ii yet reported. "The raid is still in progress and some airships are in the vicinity of London where some guns have been in action. "An airship is reported brought down in flames north of London." Depot at Swedeburg, Neb., Is Destroyed by Flames Wahoo, Neb., Oct. 1. (Special Telegram.) Fire, believed to have been started by sparks from a train, destroyed the depot at Swedcburg, a mall town six miles south of Wahoo, this afternoon. A small quantity of freight and the station records were destroyed. HariLwnrk on the part of the fire department saved several grain elevators and other buildings from catching afire. Two Stolen fjars Are Recovered Charles Shavelock, 1113 Hickory, street, was apprehended in a stolen car belonging to Sam Smith, 3710 Arbor street. E. C. Harding, Le Mars, la., was taken in a stolen auto belonging to the New England bak ery, 2213 Leavenworth street, after he damaged the machine in a colli sion with a freight car at Ninth and Davenport street. NATIONAL HOG SHOW WILL OPEN TODAY Leading Brooders and Cham pion Swine of Country Here '-'"'"' '- " for JHj EVent'-.'X-. GREATEST EVER HELD The first snnual National Swine Show, conceded by hog breeders from coast to coast to be the great est and most comprehensive porcine stock exposition ever held in North America, will open today in the huge horse barns on the South Side. Far and sway above any show as semblage of prize winning hogs In this country, the creation of the Na tional . Swine Growers' association bids fair to see new champions estab lished, which will be leaders in s more national scope than ever before. With breeders flocking into Omaha from every swine raising state in the union, and considerably more than 1,000 pens arranged for, the Nebraska metropolis for a week, at least, can boast of being the hog show capital of the world. Meeting of Champions. ' Certainly no hog show ever staged in this country (there have been only two national shows one at the Chi cago world's fair, and the other at the St. Louis exposition), has attracted as many grand champions of their respective states as the Omaha classic. ; The most beribboned porkers of practically every breed in every state in the great corn belt art carded to vie with each other here for na tional honors in Omaha and breed ers may lay to this; any hog in their herds capturing a ribbon at the Na tional Swine Show, is assured of country-wide distinction of a lasting kind. Ranking as the real and recognized market center of the rich corn belt, this city in staging the first national swine show is but heaping on a few more well earned laurels in the live stock line. McCabe Methodist Welcomes Pastor The congregation of the McCabe Methodist Episcopal church wel comed its new pastor, Rev. L. V. Slocumb, Sunday morning. Rev. Mr. Slocumb outlined plans for the com ing year in a manner that promises advancement. Continuation of build ing operations in the spring, the com pletion of the $75,000 brick church, the enlargement of the scope of ac tivities and the cementing of fellow ship bonds were emphasized by Dr. Slocumb. For three years he has been the Methodist pastor at Loup City. He fills the position vacated by Rev. W. H. Underwood, who has been assign ed to the church at Blair, Neb. Dr. Slocumb was introduced to the con gregation by John Lewis, chairman of the board of trustees. "Wist ye not that I must be about my father's business'.'was the theme of the new pastor's opening sermon. United States to Lead World, Says Burder Philadelphia, Oct. 1. Sir Henry Uurdr. dUUnguinheU authority on ho)iltiLl mat tvri, In dlrelnff th closing aesnlon of the ono hundred eightieth annual convention ot th A modem ioiiUl ninoclatlon today, laid ha looked to Iho United States to lead the world in hoapltal" work. WILSON HERE THURSDAY President and Wife to View the Historical Parade Thursday Afternoon From Stand. AND THE HOG SHOW, TOO Before the present week closes, the face of his majesty, King Ak-Sar-Ben, will be seen on the streets of Omiha. His majesty will be formally crowned before the week is over, and his gracious queen will also receive her crown, seated beside him on her throne. Also, before the week is closed. President Wilson will be seen in Omaha by hundreds of thousands of eager subjects of King Ak-Sar-Ben and of neighboring realms. Three spectacular parades, allego rical and highly artistic, will traverse the streets of the chief city of the realm. A Krand coronation ball, the crowning and classical event of the season, is to be held, and throughout the entire week the succession of thou sands and thousands will pour into the jubilee grounds at Fifteenth street and Capitol avenue, to mix, churn, get acquainted, attend the shows, ride the merry-go-round, crack the whip and otherwise enter tain themselves in the hundreds pf ways there open to them. Festive Season Is Here. . For the festive season has arrived. For the twenty-second time this an nual festi.e season of King Ak-Sar-Ben's realm has arrived, and the edict has gone out to all the knights and ladies, charging them that thev lav aside serious duties and disport them selves tor a week'during the days just preceding and just following the J crowning of the king. - Un the night following the corona tion ball, while the decorations in the classical old Den are yet fresh, and the perfume of the night before is yet upon the rich drapings, while the lights are yet hanging in rare and costly clusters, showering their ra diance to the remotest recesses of the great hall, a masquerade ball is to be held, open to the public at $1 per per son. While the coronation ball is limited strictly to paid members and then- tdis.thetfifatiaeradeT)U ite'- operi 'to all the "subjects of the realm and to the subjects of. neighboring realms, '..- ' Quiet on jubilee Grounds. After accommodating tens of thou sands for the greater part of last week, the jubilee grounds were closed Sunday. Alt was quiet. The turnstiles clicked seldom, only here and there to let an Ak-Sar-Ben official through, or to let out or in a member of the show troupes who wanted to go to church or get a nun sandwich. There was a Sabbath pause in the atmos phere at the grounds, a kind of lull-before-the-storm effect, a pause for breath before beginning the big week. l he. - are reasons wliy the Ak-sar-Ben officials expect this to be the biggest celebration the organization has ever had in Omaha Wilson Had to Come. The reasons are plain. Never be fore has King Ak-Sar-Ben had a president of the United States as a visitor during the fall festivities. The festivities have become so vast, and the entertainment on so magnificent a scale, that the p..-viit could no onger remain away. President Wilson, and Mrs. Wilson. the first lady of the land, will both be here. The scores of thousands of persons who line the streets along the line of march of the historical parade. (CoatUiuni on Tate Two, Column Two.) Mr. Bryan Will -Not Be Here Thursday Definite word has been received from W. J. Bryan that he will not be able to be here for the visit of President Wilson to Omaha The ; following telegram was received Sat by G. W. Wattles: "I find to my great regret that it will be impossible to come to Omaha on the fifth, owing ' to engagements in Michigan. Please present my compliments and cordial god wishes to the president," W. J. Bryan. The centennial celebration commit tee had invited Mr. Bryan to preside at the Aunditorium, Thursday even ing, when President Wilson will speak. At the same time it was ar ranged that an invitation would be extended to Governor Morehead to preside in pase it was impossible for i Mr. Bryan to come. A Thousand More Every Week 1058 MORE Paid Want-Ads last week than same period of a year ago. ' Bee Want-Ads sure get fine , results.'