I ook around Omaha at the
f orms that advertise. They
are the ones that have
grown from little concerns
to great big ones.
The
Omaha Daily Bee
THE WEATHER
UNSETTLED
VOL. XLVI. NO. 93.
KING AK SHOWS
HIS INDUSTRIES
IN FIRSTJPARADE
Industrial Pageant is the Ini
tial Spectacle Presented by
Ak-Sar-Ben to Delight
the Many Visitors.
FREE TOAST. AND CANDY
Live Exhibits Attract Attention
of Thousands Who Pack
the Line of March. ,
MACHINES IN OPERATION
CARNIVAL ATTENDANCE.
1916. - 1915.
Tuesday 2,698
Wednesday 5,113 3,201
Thursday 3,900 5,970
Friday 4,629 6,949
Saturday 17.418 19,174
Monday 7,651 6,542
Omaha's industries were on parade
yesterday afternoon.
The busy centers where wheels
hum, engines churn and chains clank
in the manufacture of the thousands
of products in Omaha, strutted forth
upon the streets in a magnificent in
dustrial parade.
This was the first of the series of
three great parades to be staged this
week in connection with the Ak-Sar-Ben
festivities.
Twenty-six companies of manufac
turers, wholesalers and numerous re
tailers came forth with handsome
floats typifying their respective ac
tivities or industries. Implements and
machines were in operation on the
. floats throughout the parade. Bread
was baked and ice cream was distrib
uted to the crowds of spectators.
Overalls and shirts were manufac
tured on the floats before the eyes
of the on-lookers.
Thousands Throng Streets.
Tens of thousands thronged the
streets long before the parade was to
start. The postoffice steps became
. popular seats two hours before the
parade was scheduled to start, as
these steps are always popular van
tage, points from which to view pa
rades. The principal streets along
the line of march were rooed off with
steel cables, so that the crowd could
be more conveniently kept back of the
. road while the parade was in proces
sion. A platoon of mounted police head
ed the parade, clearing the way of all
stragglers who had not yet found their
way behind the steel cables on the
'side lines. A '
Then came the twelve members of
the board of governors of Ak-Sar-Ben,
! mounted on handsome horses, riding
- in uniform of white, with Ak-Sar-Ben
'colors flying. . Bands, at intervals
uirougnouc me paraae- ieni spirit: to
the whole affair, and shortly after 2
o'clock if led off from the starting
point at Sixteenth and Cuming streets.
The battalion of high school cadets
Jollowed.
i Shirts and Overalls.
The Byrne & Hammer Dry Goods
.vuivmiiy iiau a muuci ami b ana uiw-
all factory on wheels. -Though the
machinery was silent, the twenty-two
working girls in white were at their
places at the various tasks of manu
facturing the shirts and overalls, and
on the float were two pyramids of
the finished product, one of overalls
and the other of shirts. The float
was forty feet !onf nH rlmwn hv six
black horses.
Faxton & Gallagher had almost an
exact fac-simile of the king's float,
with the addition of aNiuge pan of
Butternut coffee. A beautiful canopy
was arranged and under this sat a
queen on a throne. The words,
Queen of Coffees," were worked out
In colors of the forest, with butter?
nut trees in evidence. Four black
horses drew the float.
Stock Yards Float
The Union Stock Yards company
had .a float that combined industry
with humor. A huge mounted steer
occupied the front center of the float.
A fantastic barber shop was repre
sented, in which a barber was shav
ing a hog. and in another compart
ment a tailor was adjusting a corset
on the form of a lamb, these two
representations being intended to give
the idea of dressing hogs and sheep.
Eight men occupied the float, which
was drawn by six iron gray horses.
The Harding Ice" Cream company
had a five-ton truck, upon which a
Continued on fBre Two, Column live.)
The Weather
For Nebraska Showers and cooler.
Temperaturee at Omaha. Yetitcrdajr.
i Hour. . Deg.
I," .1 I .. 63
' N a. m 3
S,U m 63
y a. m 6
fititff i. 11 a. m 78
J Km...,, 81
E 3 p. m m
X. P- m 8
6 p. in , . 86
ft d. m 84
7 p. m. 4'1
8 p. m 79
Comparative Ixtral Record.
191 . 1916. 1914. 1113.
Ilithf.t today 88 88 76 84
Lowest today 82 M 60 SO
Mean tmipermture ... 75 80 68 72
frfctplUtton 00 T .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation departure
for the normal:
. Norrrial temperature -v.
Uxcmta for the day IS
Total nxrena since March 1, 1918 271
Normal precipitation 08 inch
Deficiency for theday OS Inch
Precipitation since March 1. . . . 14 . 18 Inchei
nffU-lftm-y Kince March 1 11. 01 Inches
lJeftcienry for cor. period 1916.. .86 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period 1914.. 4.48 Inches
Reports from stations at 7 p. m.
.rotation una Stato Temp. High- Ratn-
'., of Weather 7 p. m. est. fall.
(Cayenne, partly cloudy., 48 Btf T
Omaha, clear 82 P -00
Nerth Platte, clear 82 M .M
PuMJo, clear 74 x .00
Rapid City, cloudy 48' 70 .04
Salt I .a ke City, rain 86 62 14d
. Hants Fe, clear 84 TO .00
" Kherldan.o cludy 38 43 .01
Klpux City, dear S2 88 .00
Valentine, cliar 64 7 T
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
1 L. A. WELHH. Metoorologlitt.
VETERAN MASONS TO
AID IN CEREMONIES
Laying of Cornerston of New-
Temple Will Be Attended by
Many Old-Timers.
PLANS FOR DAY COMPLETE
Plans for the ceremonies attending
the laying of the corner stone of the
new Masonic Temple at Nineteenth
and' Douglas streets this after
noon were completed by the general
committee in charge at its last session.
No change has been made in the
scheduled arrangements already an
nounced. One of the features of the affair
will be the presence of the veteran
Free Masons who are now residents
of the Masonic Home at Plattsmouth.
These will be brought to Omaha on
the Burlington this morning
and will be met at the depot by a
committee with automobiles, who will
give the veterans a ride around the
city and take charge of them during
the day.
Dinner for Visitors.
In the evening dinner will be served
at the Temple at Sixteenth and Capitol
avenue -for the sojourning brethren,
who will view the electric parade from
there. Word has been received from
the officers of the grand lodge, and
all will be present. Many Masons have
sent word of the'.r intention to be
present at the ceremony, which, will
mark one of the most important
epochs in the history of Masonry in
Nebraska. .
.The hour for assembling at the old
Temple is 1.30, the procession wilt
move at 2 and the ceremonies will be
gin at 2:30
Recalls Historic Occasion.
The laying of the cornerstone of
the new Masonic temple will recall to
the minds of older Omahans a simi
lar ceremony at the old temple, Six
teenth and Capitol avenue, in June,
1876.
Of the officers of the grand lodge
of Nebraska participating in the lo
cally historic exercises marking the
laying of the cornerstone of the ori
inal temple of Masonry in this city,
only four, as far as can be ascertained,
are alive today. They are G. H. Thum
mel, John Bamford, R. . French and
Eben K. Long. '
Interesting accounts of the corner
stone laying in 1876 are contained in
newspaper accounts of that time.
Clippings in a scrapbook owned by
Mr. Thummel tell of the "large crowd
which attended the ceremonies de
spite the threatening weather,"
Grand Officer in Line.
The order of procession on that day
was as- follows: George WVLininger,
chief marshal; James S. Gibson,, as
sistant marshal; Jean Scleous, cap
tain -of guards; Union Pacific band,
Mount CalvaTy commandery No. 1.
Knights Templar; St. John's lodge
No. 25, Covert lodge No. 11, Capital
lodge No. 3, visiting brethren.
Then .followed Jacob Kin, grand
tyler, and the officers of the grand
lodge of Nebraska. They were : Thom
as H. Dailey, senior grand steward;
Charles P. jv'eedham, junior , grand
steward; Egbert E. French, senior
grand deacon; John G. Taylor, junior
grand deacon; John camtord, grand
treasurer; William R. Bowen, grand
secretary; Charles F. Goodman, sen
ior grand warden; Eben K. Long, jun
ior grand warden; George Armstrong,
deputy grand master; Rev. Ira N. Par
dee, grand chaplain.
.Veterans Who Were Present.
Riding in carriages were Right Em
inent Charles F. Cahin and Most
Worshipful George H. Thummel,
grand master of ceremonies.
Grand Architect Dufrene invited
Grand Master Thummel to lay the
cornerstone, Grand Chaplain Pardee
praying. Orations followed.
Some of those taking part in the
laying of the cornerstone in 1876
were: H. C. Akin, W. S. Askwith,
Gustav Andreen. John H. Butler.
John Bamford, Dr. O. S. Wood, Eben
K. Long, John G. Willis, John U. Cur
tis, H. W. Barnum, John Reed, John
C. Cowin, W. T. Robinson, J. P. Dev-
alon, W. J. Connell, Thomas H.
swobe, L. H. Korty, John K Mc
Bride, Dr. L. A. Merriam and J. New
ton Wise, i
Premier Okuma
Decides to Resign
Tokio, Oct 3 The Nichi Nich
Shimbun in an extra edition an
nounces that the cabinet of Premier
Count Okuma has decided to resign.
The premier is said to have stated that
he would recommend to the- emperor
the appointment of Viscount Takaaki
Kato as his successor.
(J. S. Will Prosecute Race
Track Gambling Syndicate
Chicago, Oct. 3. Federal prosecu
tion will be started against members
of the alleged race track gambling
syndicate, which was revealed in the
inquiry before Federal Judge Landis,
if, lottery and postal laws are found to
have been viofcted, Charles F. Cloyne,
United States district attorney, an
nounced today.
Admissions were made in the hear
ing before Judge Landis yesterday
that a news service, with headquarters
in Chicago, supplied racing informa
tion to persons in Kansas City, West
Baden, Ind.; Saratoga Springs, New
Orleans, San Francisco and other
cities.
John L. Morelock, manager of the
General News bureau of which Mont
Tennes, alleged1 head of the gambling
syndicate, is owner, was ordered de
tained by Judge Landis today, after
Morelock testified he had destroyed
the list of clients which received the
service.
John S. Mack, whose offices the po
lice raided yesterday, are alleged to
have been the headquarters of a base
ball pool on the world's series, plead
ed guilty today on charges of gam
bling and with being keeper of a gam
bling house. He was fined $51 and
costs.
4
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 1916
FIREMAN MEETS
DEATH IN SOUTH
SIDE ACCIDENT
John Q. Adams and Two Other
Members of "Fifteen" Are
Caught Under Morris
Plant Walls.
ACTING CAPTAIN INJURED
Widow of Dead Firefighter Had
Premonition of Afternoon
. Tragedy.
WARNED HIM OF DANGER
Extent of the Loss
Total loss. $275,000 to J3O.000.
Meat stored in plant valued at half
million.
Loss on meat, $175,000 ts $200,000.
Damage to buildings, $75,000 to
$100,000.
Cattle killing department resumed
operations this morning, when 120
cattle were killed.
Chief Salter says fire will be out to
day. -
Plant will resume hog killing in two
weeks. Started killing sheep at noon.
Loss to building and contents fully
covered by insurance.
Watched by crowd of 25,000 peo-
Ele, it being the most spectacular
laze in South Omaha in years.
John Q. Adams, 4013 North Twenty-eighth
avenue, a pipeman in No. 15
hose company, was fatally injured,
dying a few minutes after the acci
dent, and two other firemen injured,
one probably fatally, when the south
wall of the Morris Packing company
plant fell in on them at 2:05 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Adams and his fellow firemen were
buried under an avalanche of bricks
and debris. The dead fireman suf
fered a crushed head and internal in
juries. He died at the South Side
hospital fifteen minutes after the ac
cident. '
Jensen Seriously Injured.
James P. Jensen, 5349 North Thirty-fifth
street, acting captain, will
probably die. His . shoulder was
broken and he suffered internal in
juries. . He was taken to the South
Side hospital.
Eddie Simpson, a chauffeur, 4543
North Thirty-ninth street, son of John
Simpson, assistant fire chief, was the
least injured of the three. He was
taken to his Home. ;,
-wAi(Hi4 -Wat Popular. ;f- ;
Adams is Survived by his widow.
He was a popular member of the fire
department, being appointed in 1907.
Firemen were shocked when they
heard of his death.
Jensen received his appointment as
a member of the fire department in
1907.
Lawrence McKenna, also a mem
ber of "fifteen," escaped from under
neath the falling wall just in time,
afterwards aiding in removing his
compainions from the ruins.
Falls Without Warning.
The four firefighters were playing
streams of water upon the smoulder
ing ruins when without warning the
mass of brick and mortar toppled
over.
Two walls were dynamited follow
ing the fatal accident.
The human toll of the Morris plant
fire thus far is one dead and ten in
jured. Eight other firemen were injured
during the night
The money loss caused by the fire
has been placed at $250,000.
Widow Had Premonition. , ,
The widow of the dead fireman had
a premonition that something serious
was going to befall her husband yes
terday. Before he left home in the
morning she cautioned him to be care
ful if duty called him to the Morris
packing plant fire.- He laughed and
said he didn't believe he would be as
signed to the South Side blaze.
When Adams arrived at his station
and the captain detailed him to the
Morris plant, he straightway called
(Catln!rd on Par Two. Calofna Two.)
Small Crowd to Hear
Hanly's Lincoln Talk
Lincoln. Neb.. Oct. 3. (Soecial
Telegram.) Ex-Governor- Hanly of
Indiana, prohibition candidate for
president, spoke to a small crowd of
about 100 here, this evening. The spe
cial train, which was run here! did not
reach the city until about 6 and the
speech, set for 4 o'clock, had to be
postponed. ,
Ak-Sar-Ben Dates
Ak-Sar-Ben Jubilu, Fifteenth
street and Capitol avenue, to
October 7.
Masons to lay eornerstone of new
temple, 2 p. m.( October 4.
Shakespeare electrical pageant, 8
p. m, October 4.
Nebraska semi-centennial histor
ical parade, 2 p. m., October S.
President Wilton to speak here at
Auditorium at 8:30 p. m., Oc
I toher 8.
Coronation ball at Den, 8 p. m.,
October 6.
Masked ball at Den, 8 p. m., Octo
ber 7.
National Swine show, October 2
to 7. -
Douglas county fair, October 2
to 7.
Omaha-Louisville post-season base
ball series, October 4 to 8.
ill f$CTHL . '
STREEr CARS, FALL
AS CRASH ON BRIDGE
i
Trolleys Loaded With People
Plunge Down as Span at
Cleveland Collapses.
FOUR BODIES ARE FOUND
Cleveland, O., Oct. 3. Four bodies
have been recovered, several other
dead are believed to be in the
wreckage and mpre than thirty arc
in hospitals as the total of a bridge
tragedy here early this evening, when
two street cars collided on the West
Third street bridge, causing it to col
lapse and precipitate the cars thirty
feet to the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
tracks below. There were forty per
sons on one car and twenty on the
other. .
The accident occurred when a
southbound Scranton road car, carry
ing a crowd of women shoppers home
at the rush hour of the day, broke
away from the motorman on a hill
approaching the bridge and tore down
upon the north approach to the bridge
just as a northbound car reached the
same point. The runaway car jumped
the track and struck the northbound
car. The combined weight of the two
cars and the shock of the collision
was too much for the wooden bridge,
which sagged and then gave way.
Operator Seea Accident.
Edna Waddington a telephone
operator, employed by the Erie rail
road, saw the acident from where she
sat at her switchboard,' and turned in
a call for ambulances, doctors, and
the fire department t , . -
Hundreds within "earshot of the
scene heard the shrieks and cries of
pain and. terror, as the cars carried
theif burden, for the most part wom
en, to death or injury.
The work of rescue began at once.
Those who had not been seriously
injured extricated themselves and
then gave aid to those less fortunate.
It was not long until thirty had been
taken out and carried to. hospitals.
Some porbably are fatally injured.
The portion of the bridge which fell
is just north of the river. It is twenty
five years old. The main par.t of the
structure was washed away in the
1912 flood and was replaced the same
year by another wooden bridge,
bought in Detroit and brought here.
Promise an Inquiry.
Mayor Harry L. Davis and Public
Utilities Director Thomas S. Farrell
rushed to the scene and promised to
conduct a strict inquiry in an effort
to place responsibility for the dis
aster. Motorman H. T. Daniel of the
southbound runaway car escaped seri
ous injury, but his conductor is
among the dead. Daniel says the
brakes of his car failed to work and
it dashed down the hill, out upon the
bridge, jumped the track and crashed
into the other car, with him unable to
stop its progress. "I felt the bridge
tremble when the cars came together
and both cars felt with the bridge,"
said Daniel. -
The southbound car was smashed
flat by the force of the crash. There
is no part of its framework left intact.
The northbound car was badly dam
aged, but portions of it remain so
that it can readily be distinguished
in the wreckage.
The Ndead, whose bodies nave been
recovered, include Otto Dorchert,
conductor of the southbound car; D
O'Keefe, motorman of the north
bound car, and two unidentified men
Driver's Fate Not Known.
A delivery wagon and horse,
manned by a driver, which was on
the collapsed portion of the bridge,
also went down with the structure.
The fate of the driver coufd not be
learned. '
Delay in searching the wreckage
was occasioned by the fear that re
moval of the debris might cause the
remainder of the bridge to fall. The
entire bridge is 300 feet long.
First Kansas Troops
Will BeSent Home
Washington, Oct. 3v-The following
National Guard organizations will be
sent to their home stations for mus
tering out as soon as the Michigan
contingent which has been ordered
south reaches the border.
The First Kansas infantry, Troop
M, Rhode Island cavalry; Tr.oop A,
Massachusetts cavalry; Company A,
Pennsylvania engineers; the New Jer
sey signal company, First Connecti
cut ambulance company, New Jersey
First ambulance company and First
field hospital.
Secretary Baker in making this an
nouncement late today said all Na
tional Guard troops now in mobiliza
tion camps would be sent to the bor
der "in the immediate future." and in
each instance organizations on the
border would be returned to their
home stations upon the arrival of new
units.
TWELVE PAGES.
RUINS OF MORRIS PORK HOUSE, SCENE OF DISAS
TROUS FIRE One fireman was killed and ten other more
or leat seriously injured, and property to the value of a quar
ter of a million dollars was destroyed by fire thafbroke out
in the pork house of the Morris packing plant at Omaha on
Monday afternoon, and which gave the firemen a most stub
horn battle until noon Tuesday.
NEW CORONER ACT
' IS DECLARED VALID
Supreme Court Rules that Law
Abolishing Office in Doug
las County Constitutional.
ROSE WRITES THE OPINION
(From a Staff Corraipondnt.)
Lincoln, Oct. 3. The state supreme
court this morning held the act of the
legislature constitutional abolishing
the office of county coroner in Doug
las county.. The court holds that
"the act requiring the county attorney
to perform the duties of' coroner is
complete in itself and does not violate
the constitutional provision relating
to the amendment of laws." The opin
ion was by Judge Rose.
The case was instituted as a test by'
Coroner Crosby of Douglas county,
who was prevented from filing nom
ination papers for that office by the
election commissioner. ,
Under the new law, the duties of
coroner will be taken over Jary. 1,
1917, by the county attorney, assisted
by the sheriff and county clerk. '
Zeppelins to Start . .
For America Soon
, With Mail Cargoes
San Francisco, Oct. 3. Early ar
tival in America of two Zeppelins
bearing mail was predicted today by
Monroe 'P. Marks of this city, who
has returned from a visit to Germany.
These air craft, one named "Amer
ica," the other "Deutschland," had
necn constructed for the trans-Atlan-lic
mail service and were equipped to
carry sixty tons of mail and to stay
.n the air six days. They would be able,
he said, to cross the ocean in three
iays-
Marks said also that the vessels
were so constructed that they could
nescend to the surface of the water
when once within the three miie limit
and enter port like a steamship.
.' i
Pope Says South Can
Get Billion for Cotton
Fort Worth. Tex.. Oct. .1. CWrial
Telegram.) A billion-dollar crop for
mis season is predicted Dy Henry N.
Pope, president of the Farmers Union
Presidents' association, in a statement
issued today commenting upon the
ginners' report issued yesterday by
the Department , of. Commerce and
Labor. Mr. Pope's statement says
every indication now points to a billion-dollar
cotton cror if properly
marketed. The highest aggregate
amount received for any crop hereto
fore was in 1913, which brought the
farmers nearly $900,000,000.
"We are now ginning over 200,000
bales per day. At this rate the pres
ent crop will be practically out of the
field by October 20. If the farmer
will market the remainder of the crop
slowly it will sell for 20 cents."
Farm Products Nearly Twenty-Two
Per Cent Higher
Washington, Oct. 3. Marked in
crease in the cost of living is shown
in the rising tendency of prices of
foodstuffs in October, reports of
whioh are just being received at the
Department of Agriculture from the
principal markets of the country.
With flour selling at prices higher
than at any time since the civil war.
due principally to the shortage of the
wheat crop this year, the cost ot po
tatoes has mounted for the 'same rea
son. Meat prices continue to advance,
with prices being paid producers ot
meat animals showing almost 24 pen
cent over what was paid a year ago.
Butter, eggs and cheese all are sell
ing at higher prices for this time
of the year than they were last year
and beans snow an incrca.v ot more
than 70 per cent over a year ago be
cause of the short crop. Onions are
more than 50 per cent hiohcr and
cabbages more than 40 per cent
higher.
Trices paid to producers of farm
products increased 9.3 per cent dur
ing August, while during the last eight
years t.iesc prices nave shown a de
SINGLE
-wr j;
YIOLENT FIGHTING
ON SOME FRONT
French Machine Guns Check
German Attempt to Debouch
from St, Pierre Wood.
BRITONS MAKE AIR RAID
Paris, Oct. 3. Violent fighting has
been in progress on the Somme front
north of Rancourt, the war office an
nounced today. The French curtain
of fire and machine guns, however,
we,re effective in checking German at
tempts to debouch from the St. Pierre
Vaast wood in this region.
The announcement follows:
"North of the Somme there was a
rather violent artillery duel. In the
region north of Rancourt the Ger
mans attempted to debouch from the
St. Pierre Vaast wood. Our curtain
of fire and machine guns immedi
ately forced them back into their
trenches. We took some prisoners."
. Britons Make Air Raids,
London, Oct. 3. British naval aer
oplanes yesterday made another at
tack on the German airship sheds in
the Vicinity of Brussels, according to
a British official statement issued this
afternoon. One of the British aero
planes was lost. ;
: The night was quiet south of the
Ancre (on the Somme front), says to
day's official report.
"South of Loos our troops success
fully raided enemy trenches."
Young GirLOffers
-ToGiveOneEyeto .
Blinded Soldier
Paris, Oct. 3. A young English
girl has written to Dr. Kochon Duvig
neaud offering to give one of her eyes
to a soldier who has lost his sight
serving France. The girl, who lives
in North Shields, had read a recent
statement by Dr. Duvigneaud, one of
the most famous oculists in France,
that it was possible to save the sight
of s man wounded in the eye by graft
ing a portion of the cornea of an
other person. In her letter she said:
"If you believe that there is one
chance of success in a million, I
will give you one of my eyes for a
soldier who has lost his sight serv
ing France. I would prefer to give
my eye to one to whom it would be
especially useful, such as an inventor
or an officer of great value.
"If my offer is accepted I shall ton
sider myself under an obligation to
you for permitting me to be of use
to my country in the only way pos
sible to. me."
Two Killed Wfien Big
Auto Turns Turtle
Sioux City, Ia Oct. 3. Louis L.
Farley of Sioux City and N. Keliher,
jr., Rapid City, S. D., were killed late
this afternoon five miles west of
Whiting, la., when the big car in
which they were driving upset:
Than a Year Ago
crease of about 2.1 per cent during
that month. September began with
the index figurea of these prices 21.9
per cent higher than it wac a year
ago.
Butter was selling about 12 per cent
higher than a year agoj according to
the latest statistics available today
at the Department of Agriculture. The
price was 1 cent a pound higher
than it had been in the last eight
years at this time of year. Eggs were
selling S cents a dozen higher than
last year, but were lower for the
period than in several of the last eight
years.
Potatoes were selling 116 per cent
higher than a year ago.
Cheese showed an increase in price
of more than 23 per centover a year
ago and was higher than it had been
in the last tight years, being 1; cents
a pound more than the highest price
in those years.
Hogs were selling 25 per cent high
er than a year ago, beef cattle more
than 7 per cent higher, veal calves
more than 10 per cent higher, sheep
more than 8 per cent higher and
lambs more than(20 per cent higher.
Oa Tratnt. at Hattli.
Ntwt (.lands, ate, 6c.
COPY TWO CENTS.
CENTRAL ALLIES
LEAVE TURTUKAI
ANDSILISTRIA
Teutons and Bulgars Are Aban
doning Fortresses on the
Danube Recently Taken
from Roumanians.
WALLACHS CROSS RIVER
Roumanian Troops Force Pass
age ofJ)anube Near Lianoo,
Says Sofia ReporV
SERBS DEFEAT BULGARS
BULLETIN
Berlin, Oct. 3. Via. London, 5:12 p.
m. Official announcement was made
here today that Austro-German troops
in Transylvania in the region north of
Fogaras had withdrawn before super
ior Roumanian forces.
London, Oct. 3. Field Marshal Von
Mackenzen, who commartds the forces
of the central allies operating against
the Roumanians and Russians in the
province of Dobrudja, has ordered the
vacu:ition of the Danube fortresses
oi Silistria and Turtukai, recently cap
tured by the Teouton, Bulgarian and
Turkish forces, says a despatch from
Rome to the wireless press.
Roumanians Cross Danube.
Sofia, Oct. 2. (Via London, Oct 3.)
The number of Roumanians who
havr invaded Bulgaria is placed at
several battalions by the Bulgarian i
war office. A statement announcing
the passage of the Danube by the in
vaders tays:
"On ilic Danube, near Lianoo, be
tween M'stonuK ant Turtukai, the
enemy conveyed to our banks in boals
several battalions. Measures have been
taken to attack this tnrce."
Serbs Beat Back Bulgars.
Sofia, Oct. 2. (Via London, Oct
3.) Retreat by the Bulgarians under
heavy Serbian artillery fire is re
ported today in an official statement,
which says: ,
"Macedonian front-- In the Lake
Presba region there was considerable
artillery activity without infantry at
Hill 194, south of Kaimakcalan. As
a tohsequence of violent artillery fire
on the summit and in order to avoid
unecessaru loss our troops were or
dered to withdraw to their main posi
tion in the Moglenica valley. There
was violent reciprocal artillery fire
west and east of the Vardar.
"Weak artillery fire took place at
the foot of the Belaschitza. mountain.
A patrol engagement resulted in our
favor near the Poroi station.
"On the Struma front enemy bat
talions which advanced under, the
protection of a hurricane of fire suc
ceeded in occupying the villages of
Karadjakoi, Jemkoi and Nevolyen.
By counter attacks we drove the en
emy from the two last named villages
to their former positions. Fighting
near Karadjakoi continues. .
"On the Aegean coast the enemy
fleet bombarded without result a
height north of Oragno.
"In tJie Dobrudja two Austrian di
visions attempted twice to advance
on the Bcchaoul-Amsatsia-Toprais
(CMUlnued on Page Thr, Column Tturo.)
Provision Prices , ; j .
Make New High
Record at Chicago
Chicago, Oct 3. What are charac
terized as the highest prices ever -
known at this season of the year for
butter and eggs at Chicago prevailed
here today, according to reports from
merchants. Extras in creamery but
ter sold at from 38 to 40 cents a
pound as against 27 cents a year ago.
tor the same grades. Eggs retailed
around 37 cents s dozen, the same
classisfication selling s year ago at
23X to 24 cents. .
Cheese dealers reported American
cheese selling at 20 to 2114 cents s
pound, against 13J4 to U'A cents a
year ago. '
Police Withdrawn '
From Gotham Subway
New York, Oct. 3. Satisfied that
there is little further danger of vio
lence in the subway .i a result of the
street railway strike, the police de
partment today withdrew all police
men from strike duty on the under
ground trains. '
Similar action soon will be taken
with regard to the elevated trains.
Only one policeman, instead of two,
hereafter will be assigned to each sur
face car.
Shortly after the announcement .
three trains were attacked. A bullet
fired at an elevated train clipped a
piece from the ear of a passenger. .
Odd Fellow is Given
Seventy-Year Jewel ,
Port Townsend, Wash.-, Oct. 3 .
Mason D. Hill, 94 years of age, the
oldest Odd Fellow in the world, in
years as well as in membership, was
presented with s seventy-year jewel
here tonight by his associates. Mr.
Hill is the first Odd Fellow to be en
titled to the jewel.
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200,000 people is some
thing enormous, and yet
for only one cent per
word The Bee carries
your Want Ad to its
200,000 daily readers.
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