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Laugh Tomorrow Four Pages of Colored Comics with The Sunday Bee. The Omaha Daily Bee THE WEATHER FAIR f V0L- XLVI N0- 108. ' " , OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 21. iflifi-FmmTP payipo t r ' ; . ' - --. - rjv, n.w. atm., .t... k. oilNULJii UUi'I TWO CENTS. ) AMERICANS AND f i MEXICANS FIGHT ALONG THE LINE Regular Soldiers and Texas National Guardsmen Battle With Invaders From Over Border. Once Fair Land of Northern France Now Wretched Waste NO LOSSES BY. THE YANKS Vigorous Exchange of Shots Lasts for Period of FSrty Five Minutes. Fields of France Torn Up and Disfigured by, Death Deal ing Engines of War. SCENES ABE DESCRIBED VILLA AND DE FACTOS WAR Bulletin. Washington, Oct. 20. General Funston, reporting tonight on the ex change oT shots across the borde at San Jose, said that late reports reach ing him indicated that the American troops were fired upon "by drunken Mexicans." i rit San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 20. ?'- American troops and Mexicans I J ' clashed near San Jose in the Big Bend I I country) yesterday afternoon, accord- I ing to a report received by General A Funston early tonight from Colonel Joseph Gaston, commander of the district. The fight lasted forty-five minutes. No losses were suffered by tne Americans and information is lacking regarding Joss among the Mexicans. ,. Colonel Gaston's report that a band of about thirty Mexicans opened fire on a detachment composed of twenty three men of the Sixth cavalry and Texas National Guard cavalry squad ron, engaged in patrol duty between Presidio and Ruidosa. Lieutenant Cudington, commanding the troops, ordered his men to return the (ire. Fire From Covered Position. A vigorous exchange of shots con tinued for forty-five minutes, the Americans and Mexicans firing from covered positions on either side of I the Rio Grande. Colonel Gaston did t ynot indicate that the United States tjT troops crossed in pursuit of tiie Mex- icans. After, the fight Lieutenant his command. . 1 ' ' Whether the Mexicans ' were de faeto government troops or members of a bandit band was not known to night. Colonel Gaston reported that Major A. VI P.' Anderson of the Sixth ' cavalry had gone to San Jose to in vestigate. Colonel Riojos, command er of the Canranza garrison at Oji naga, has gone to the scene of the . fight for the same purpose, according to Colonel Gaston. , - - - Ozuna and. Villa Battle.. ' .j . El PasO, Tex, Ofct. '20. Unofficial reports, received hare from Mexico fay that General Ozulia, with a force of 2,000 cavalry, twelve machine guns nd five pieces of artillery is engag ing villa today m a battle at a point ; between Santa Ysabel and San An- cres, , Nothing is known of the result. ; Leaves Chihuahua City. . X Chihuahua. City, Oct. 19. General Carlos Ozuna left here today with a column of 2,000 cavalry, two section's of machine guns and a sanitary corp. all well supplied, was to take the field against Villa. ' Villa Is reported to be in San An ' dres today, while his bands are visit ing the neighboring ranches to obtain loot. . - ' ' v Ottawa, Oct. 20. The terrific de struction wrought on the battle fields of France is described in an official communique from the Canadian war records office, made public by Lieu tenant General Sir Sam Hughes, min ister of militia. Incidentally the com munique reiterates the claims of the British leader in regard to the su perority of the allies in the air ami in artillery,. In the latter respect, the t-diiauian oiuce savs tnat the a liee are firing five shells to the Gentians' one. v Describing the desolation caused by the tremendous struggle the com munique iSays.; "Never has the human agency con trolled such engines of destruction, nor has war ever so profoundly im pressed itself upon the face of na ture, No plague could be more ruth less, no natural blight more devas tating." After describing the peaceful scenes m the rear of the battle line, the per fectly tilled fields, the farms culti-1 vated to. the last inch of their avail able space and after paying a tribute to the "brave, silent industry of the women, the old men and the chil dren" of France, the communique continues: Seen on the Field. "The transition from this scene of beauty, peace and ancient prosperity is infinitely distressing. Fields are given over to the trampling rows of tethered horses and are disfigured by a variety of encampments, from or dered white tents to huts of rusted biscuit tins and low, discolored shacks of nondescript material. This area of active occupation gradually thins J URGES EPISCOPAL CHURCH DO MORE FOR TOILERS Leaders at St. Louis Conven tion Want Organization to Take Greater Interest in Social Reforms. WORKFRS CALLED HOSTILE f?:Vji.,Tass Looks on Chris and abuts a region of more sinist Ja, organizations as Un- appearance. ' ,spp- friendly, One Says." ' 'Here trees have broken bod?;. -uV CHANGE IN STAND NEEDED the houses seem in pam i roofs -are rent, (heir winfc; ' their walls scarred and pief; . j.vjiut the lull view ot the land ok-war reached with the crossing of the bleak, greasy slopes east of Albert with their chalky scars. cut by the long lines of trenches'. - I he view suddenly sweeps into the valley. Before La Boisselle there were the original German and British lines on July 1. This was the outer wall, the stoutly resisting shell of the defense through which the indomita (Continued un Pag Two, Column On.) WILLIAMS TELLS THE FARMERS OF BANKS Comptroller of Currency De tails Whal New Federal Banking Act Means. LOWERS INTEREST RATES Indianapolis,' Ind., Oct. 20. John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency, speaking here today before the Farmers' National congress, .de scribed the relation of the federal re serve law to the farmer and closed with a personal statement brought out by President Wilson'ss recerft al lusion to attacks on the comptroller. "I see that our president, in an ad dress at Shadow Lawn," said the comptroller, "tells the country that the bankers, or certain bankers, or some special interests, are after my official scalp because I, as the comp troller of the currency, haveenforced the law. This is no Surprise to me. 'I know that I have been held up RESULT OF POLLS' . FAVORING HUGHES Pastime of Train Voting Shows Republicans Far in the Lead. FIRST DISTRICT SENTIMENT (From a Staff . Correspondent.) Lincoln, Oct. 20. (Special.) Con tinued evidence that Hughes senti ment is growing in Nebraska is being shown in the poll of trains in different parts of the country. A month ago democrats took great pleasure in poll ing trains and then publishing the re sults They have not come forward during the last week or two with any evidence of that kind. . '. Yesterday a poll of a train on the Union Pacific, No. 17, from Fremont to Columbus, showed vote of sixty five for Hughes and, twenty-two for Wilson, -.. i Oh, the same day a Lincoln mao polled a Burlington train between Louisville and Lincoln and that vntr as a kind of ogre, a (raw head and was fifty-three for Hughes and twen- ly-nme ror w uson. Washington Gives More Money to Vets Washington, D. C, Oct. 20. (Spei ciai telegram.; ine war and Navy , departments announced today the ad ditional award ot $1U a month to all medal-of-honor men who are 65 years ' old or over. The sum will be added , to the pension just as soon as the ap plicant files with the commissioner of pensions a certificate verified by the respective secretaries of war and navy. Among those benefited by the or- der are: ' Jacob C. Miller, 2408 Camden avenue, Omaha. Andrew Trayner, 3916 California street, Omaha. i , ' - Joseph Hanka, North lend. Neb. David Johnson, Central City. Neb. . Andrew J. WidoHck. Smithfleld, Neb. Edward B. Spalding. Sioux City, la. ' James Heppart, , Webster City, la. The Weather ''For Nebraska Fair with nlovny rlsthg , temperature. , Temperatures Omaha. G a. m i ' I l 8 a. jn 28 ffl&jjjj 10 a. m 27 , P. m ..33 - ' 5 P. in 33 S ' " " Sr- 1 o. m i, si ' S p. m....... go Comparative Local Record. . 1818. 191S. 1H. ma Highest yesterday ... 3:1 . 811 72 .38 Lowest yesterday . .T. 20 4fi 55 22 Mean temperature . ... 20 66 64 "30 frerlpltaton 10 MO .Oft. .00 Temperature and precipitation departures rrcithe normal: Deg. Normal temperature t 63 Deficiency for the day 8V Total excess sinoa March 1 244 Normal precipitation 07 Inch Kxcess for the day 03 inch Total rainfall since March 1...14.81 inches Deficiency since March 1 ......11.62 Inches Deficiency, cor. period. 1915 ... 1.30 Inches Deficiency, cor. period, 1914 . . . 2.13 inches Reports From Stations at 7 P M. Station and State . Temp. High- Rain of Weather. 7 I Cheyenne, clear 40 Davenport, cloudy ......... 36 Denver, ciear 49 Des Moines, cloody ....w... 34 - Dodge City, clear 44 Lander, Clear '3a North Platte, part cloudy . 40 Omaha, clear . 31 Rapid City, clear 44 Sheridan, clear 42 ' Sioux City, clear 28 Valentine, cloudy 40 est. tall. 40 .60 bloody bones, a terror to the banking and financial interests of the country. Perhao the best" answer to that may be found in the records and imlisnuta- ble.facts that the national banks of tjie country today are stronger and in bet ter condition than ever before; that they are more numerous thait when I became comptroller, are more Dros- perous and show a smaller proportion of failures and losses than was ever known in their history, and my office is receiving a steady stream of appli cations for charters for new national banks and for permission to increase the capital of the existing banks." It Hits the Grasping. Mr. Williams said the new federal reserve law "will forbid the grasp ing from using for their own advan tage the necessities of their neigh bors" and that it puts the farmer on the same plane as the Business man. "The farmer," he said, "is enabled to borrow according to his industry ana commercial standing because his banks know how and where to get tne money, it will not be possible to have the money supply locked in the great centers for speculation or gambling purposes while the real pro ducers and legitimate productive com merce are pinched or denied, perhaps just at the timf of their most impor tant need." . V , Cries of back to the farm, he said, were futile without promise of com fort and prosperity. ( "Put money, or opportunity to earn it," Mr. Williams said, "on the farms end the people will go to them fast enough and stay with them. This is precisely what the federal reserve system is doing in large measure, and we hope the rural credits system will ao in even larger measure. Transfer, of Money. Mr. Williams told of the decentral ization of huge accumulations of money from the few great centers .ind' its transfer to the federal reserve banks, adHing twelve reservoirs from which pipe lines already run to nearly 8.000 banks, available to every reliable farmer, storekeeper or busi ness man. - "God Almighty. alone," he said, "knows how many strong men have! had strength, hope and power sapped by unfair interest rates; ho.w many promising ooys ana girls have been deprived of opportunity and driven to worthlessnen and crime by tlie same direful, inexorable power. .t "This is the first time since the be ginning of the natidnal banking sys tem half a ceitury ago' that the larmer has been able to borrow on the security-of his farm from any na tional bank." He added that there had been "a general collapse in inter est charges in those sections of the country where the abuse was the greatest and a general disposition by banks in all sections to live within the law." , i Banks that had been charging on some loans up to 50 and 60 per cent were now limiting charges to the rates permitted by their state laws, tne comptroller said. .Lat night a well known democrat in the lobby of the Lindell hotel, while waiting for , the.. Norton! meeting to Degm, was neara to remark to friend; ; , i"i dont.likS the conditions that1 are coming to the surface. Within the last fwo days I have .seen things that make me think Wilson may have a hard time carrying Nebraska." It is evident the democrats them selves are already scenting defeat." "I was much amused," said Secre tary Beebe of the state republican committee this morning, "to pick up the local democratic paper and ob serve big headlines announcing that C. M. Skiles would support the demo cratic ticket. Mr. Skiles has been a democrat all his life, but the opposi tion to the republicans is getting so desperate that it is necessary to pub- iisn neaaunes wun a column ot soace whenever a democrat is found who is going to support the democratic ticket. It simply shows that they are not sure of their ground and have got to shoot in all directions, .hoping to miiuence a tew votes. C. F. Reavis. congressman from the First district, who has been speaking in uiucrciiL pans 01 uic uisrnci, caitea at headquarters today and said there was nq question but the visit of Mr. Hughes to Nebraska had clinched his district for republicanism. Hughes to Tour New England antl Ohio Next Week Utica, N. Y., Oct. 20. Charles E. Hughes, homeward bound, passed through Utica today, concluding his third presidential campaign trip. xMr. Hughes was due to arrive in New York at 2 today. The nominee ex pected to remain in New York, or possibly at,ioi-ncIaire, N. J., several days, before starting on his fourth trio next week. The itinerary of this trip nas not Deen made public, but it is understood that tentative plans pro vide for visiting New England and Ohio again.' The campaign will close with a meeting in Madison Sauare Garden, New York City, Saturday night, November 4. ' On his present trip Mr. Hughes campaigned In ten states, four of them, Maryland, West Virginia Ken tucky and Missouri, being along the northern fringe of territosy normally democratic. He delivered thirty-nine speeches and averaged about 500 miles a day in traveling. The longest sin gle day's trip was October 18, from Sioiw Cityr la., to' Grand Rapids, Mien., more tnan uu miles. M. Louis, -Oct. 20. Urging that without affiliating-itself with any "political scheme" the church take a larger interest in the work of improv ing the masses, three leaders of the church spoke at a joint meeting of the houses of the Prntestnnf Rniu-nnal general convention here today. They said that by such action the Li ot Iaborl" people, ...any vi wnum nave Deen estranged, can be won back to the church," Klgnt Kev. Kdwm s T in., hl.i, f K. I. at i .. . " """'K v.. ncniiK, iv. j., sain ; "Its a great mistake tn h;,,,i n,. (.,- ttines of the church with the privileged classes. i "There are manv mn u.kn .it they are opposed to set many move ments in the church," continued Mr. Lines, but that is only because thev oppose movements of any kind." On Side of Social Reform. Right Rev. W. A r..m k:.i. of South Carolina said the church has definitely and finally committed itself IU IIIC WOrtC Of SOna r nrm To the great body of laboring p pie in inis country, he said, "the churh represents privilege and the enemy of progress. We know that this is not a true indictment of the Christian church w ..,. t.. .i.. , . ' ICI UIC murtfi siana iortn pnnaiiv B. u. 1 . . . . -.1 'J me wiunn or ine Tien and the poor. uecrying the present method of calling and educating young men for the ministry. . Rishnn r..,.-,.. . . f -""I SI3U " mas!l meeting tonight i ne reason tor the decrease in the iiuuiucr oi young men entering the ministry is not to be. found entirely m the materialism of .thi ... .. opening up of new and attractive pro- u suenimc pursuits but in the lack of proper effort to lead iiiciu in mat direction, he said, Opproves Pension. The house of bishops submitted to ' luwcr nouse tor approval the re election ot Bishop Arthur Selden uoya or New York as president of uio-awrcr-tTr-mtssions and of George Gordon King of Newport, R. I. as treasurer. - : ' ' The convention approver! a plan of Vi V wrgy. tach parish m the church is to be taxed for the support of the pension fund 7.4 Der rent n( fl.. nn....nt I .... .. p r "". '" s.mry paia its pas tor. Ihe plan provides for clergymen who have reached the age of 68 a min imum pension of $600.- ntip.half ei- average annual salary of the clergy andfor a maximum of $2,000 yearly It was stated that there are 5814 clergymen in the church who will profit by the plan. , undone Acton" Alliance. The house of rlenirtiVs u.,,, - , , "I "-.. Ull ICl- uiu io as endorsing the work of the Actors Church alliance. Rev. Will iam E. GrOsvenor nl K' vi duced the resolution and pointed out that this organization has sought to I- i if i. chasm of misunderstanding uu cjwaicV mr centuries be-i twecn ine cnurcn ana the theater. Ltttroit, Mich., was selected as the next place of the convention, subject to the approval of the house of depu. Tn.i convention wi)l be held HI 1717. ' Remember McKinley i r for iiiii.. I I l JP&URZ GERMANS HALT GAINS OF ALLIES ALONG CERNA GREEK RESERVISTS DISREGARD THE LAW Fail to Afford Aid to Troops of the Allies in Maintaining Order in Athens. CENSOR ON NEWSPAPERS London, 6ct. 20, Extremely tur- Umlent conditions 1n Athens Wednes day night are reported in a dispatch from Reuters' correspondent at the Greek capital, sent that evening. Greek reservists have taken the law in their, own hands, despite the pres ence of strong entente detachments Of marines who trt, given virtually no Berlin Reports Twot TroQp Vessels Sunk - In Mediterranean Officers Elected, by The Hardware Men L. A. WELSH,Metiroloclt. Indianapolis, Ind.. I Oct. 20. The thirty -sixth annual Partners' National congress, closed here today after be ing in session since Tuesday. The final business was election of these officers: President, E. R. Stockbridge. AT- lanta, Ga.; vice presidents, J. A. De venny, Morris, Minn., and John W. Barger, Waverly, O.i treasurer, D. K. Unshrker, Wright, la., and secre tary, J. F. Griffin, Tiptonville, Tenn. Atlantic City, N. J Oct. 20. The National Hardware association at the closing session of its annual con vention here today elected C. A. Knapp" of Sioux City, la., president. Brace Hayden, San Francisco, was elected first vice president; 'H. A. Luedke, Milwaukee, second vice president." T. J. Fernley, Philadel phia, secretary treasurer. Members Berlin. Oct. 20 fRv Wir.l... Sayville.) The armed British trans ports Crosshill anl Sedek were sunk in the Mediterranean hv r:.rmDn submarines last week, says an official statement issued bv the German ad miralty, un uctober 16, a German submarine, it is said, shelled factories and the rajlroad near Catanzaro in Calabria, Italy. , The report dated yesterday, says: "German submarines sanU in th Mediterranean the 'following ships October 4, the' empty British trans port Franconia, 18,150 tons; October 11, the armed British transport steamer Crosshill, 5,000 tons, with horses and Serbian grooms; October 12, the armed British transport steamer aeocK, f,ow tons, which was deeply laden. The Crosshill and Sedek were bound for Salnniki rin October 16, a German submarine suc cessfully shelled factories and rail road Hnrlfe nnip f qnn--n :.. The sinking of the transnnrt Fran conia, a former Cunard liner, was re ported in an official statement issued by the British admiraltv on OrtnhVr 5. The Franconia carried no troops, but twelve of its crew of 302 were reported missing. The British steamer Crosshill mi 400 feet long and was 'built in 1910. It'was owned in Glasgow and was last reported as leaving Liverpool September 20 for an unnamed destination. maintaining oracr, ine atspatcft says. "Ttmlgflt." the fnessat-e reads, "it la evident that the reservists are out nf qand, tot despite the fact that Strong cavalry forces are escorting the French and Greek marines, and sol diers spread about everywhere, the reservists, assembled in groups, have tancu uic ww into ineir own nanus and the Greek forces for the main tenance of order do -not disnnaa nf them..-..-. - v,. ...... . , , . Censorship Over Partem. "The chief of the French nolic control has informed the editors of the anti-Vemeelos press that., begin ning tomorrow, the French will exer cise a newspaper censorship and that newspapers prmt-ng anti-entente arti cles run the risk of suspension. Twenty-five officers and 600 men of the Athens garrison have gone over to tne national movement and left for Saloniki, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Athens. "Newspapers announce," adds the message, "that Janina,. in Greek. Epi rus, also has gone over to the revolu tionists, but official confirmation Of this is lacking," Would Recognise United States. Athens, . Oct 20. The- afternoon newspaper publishes a letter, said Ao have been sent by the American con sul at Saloniki to M. Politis, foreign minister or tne provisional govern ment estaDiisnea by former premier Venizelos, expressing the sincere hope of being able to continue with the de facto government the cordial relations always heretofore existing neiween tne autnoruies and this con. suiate. BALLOON SCHOOL AT OLD FORT OMAHA Aviation Officers Lay Plans for . Carrying Out Development of Air Service for Army. ASK BIDS FOR EQUIPMENT Washington, Oct. 20. Army avia tion officers are preparing to carry men t-amuaign lor tne development of the air service into the field of balloons and- other tighter than ' air craft. ' - Major Charles De. F. Chandler of the signal corps has been appointed head of a new division: created in ihr ";;'?" J. J;WwoailerMvW M .the sigpal cofps. All matters' pertaining to free and captive balloons, dirigibles, hydrogen generating Jants and (he;. like will Hereafter tie; under'his charge He is low 'in .Hew York assembling a staff ot omcers to aid him, preparatory to the establishment of a school for tne training ot otticcrs and men for the balloon service similar to the aeroplane stations. Bids have been asked for two spherical and two kite balloons which will be the first equip ment for the i un acrvice. witn tne funds for avia tionork made available by congress it is planned to add additional bal loons or dirigibles as rapidly aa tha .en (iu nanuie ana care tor them can uc nailicu. The balloon school propably will uiuiisiica at rort Umaha, Neb., where it is expected the fil-st bal loon for the armv will k n- ui.j A J apacillUICU, rubber company there is co-operl m"b mui-inc war department in constructing a tighter than air equip, ment. , , ! , r What W. J, Bryan Really Thinks of Senator Hitchcock Lincoln. Oct.- 20 CSnfri.t a- idea of what Mr. Bryan thinks of the candidacy of Mr. Hitchcock may be gleaned from a perusal of this month's Commoner, just out. In the preface to the speech that Mr. Bryan is deliv ering in other states it is mentioned that he commends the state and con gressional ticket. The prefice is as follows: '-After discussing- such local Issues as wars partlnrat, and sjvlng endorsement to stats candidates, Mr. Hryan emphasised the Im portance of electing a democratic aenate and house to support the president durlnr ths next four years. lo prevent anr misconstrtirtinn h.i ing placed on this with reference to rjeurasna, mere appears elsewhere in the Commoner this short editorial: An sxceutlon: When Mr nrv.n ...... ,k. election of a democratic senate and house to support the president's economic proiram. .suaHa iiiusl not ns construed as an ..niii.Hi ui any reDreseniinve nf iv-n street. If the money trust, the shlpptns trust or ony other predatory Interest must have an . .a.... ... me senate or nouse It Is better Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 20. (Special 'I'l e a republican, ins sins . . T . ,. ...r,, inursvu up 10 The adherents ofM. Venizelos claim that this constitutes recognition of the provisional government by the United States. The American min ister, Garret Droppers, denies that any consul has been authorized to do more than cultivate essential relations with the de facto authorities in Myti. lene and Crete, as well as Saloniki. James H. Casebeer j Dies Suddenly I si v I or o Russian Positions Stormed and Sanguinary Attacks Are Re pulsed in Galicia Many Prisoners Are Taken, LOST TRENjCHES RETAKEN' Armored Autos 6f English Now Masses of Wreckage Scat tered Along Front. BRITISH ADVANCE PAILS Berlin, Oct. 20, (By Wireless to Sayville.) The forward movement of the allies' forces' in the bend of the River Cerna, in southern Serbia has been halted by thej'roops of the cen tral -powers after a temporary Serbian success. v ' German troops yesterday stormed important Russian positions with ad joining lines on the west bank of the River Narajuvka, in Galicia, and re- , pulsed sanguinary counter attacks to- . day. The Germans captureM fourteen officers and 2,050 men and took elev en machine guns. The greater part of the trenches on the road between Kaucourt L'Abbaye and Le Barque which were captured by the British October 18 were retaken yesterday uy uerman troops. . Attempts made by British detach ments to advance last night north of Courcelette and east of Le Sars failed. , The largest part of trenches vst of the road between Eaucourt L'Ab baye and Le Barque, taken by the English October 18, was captured by an attack. In the evening hours ad vances of English detachments north of Courcelette and east of Le Sars failed. As. only nov reported the .English during the last great attack used some of their much trurnoeted ar. i mored automobiles or so-called tanks. Three of them are lying before our lines, having been destroyed by Ger man artillery. Torpedoed bj Submarine. Conenhaoren. Oct. 20 CVia Inn- . don.) The crew of the Swedish steamship. Normandie. landed tnrlav at Eederikshaven, the most, north erly seaport of Denmark. Their ves sel was toroedoed and annlr hv.s pjerman submariner; The Normandie was oi,j,j tons gross. It was iil -feet long, thirty-five feet beam and built in 1905. Polish Legion Collapses. London. Oct. 20 A rii.slii.t.m - Beme, Switzerland,' to jjie Wireless Press, says: .... "Germany's Polish teirinn haa ml. lapsed. After long efforts and coer. '. cive pressure, Germany and Austro Hungary succeeded in enrolling 1ft . 000 Poles. They were divided into ! 1 six Drigades, "Four brigades mutinied at the. be- ' ginning of October and they were disarmed and imprisoned in the Brest Litovski barracks. The remnants of the men were sent to the interior of Austria, the troops being considered unreliable." ., , . Emperor In Good Spirits. "" Amsterdam, Holland, Oct. 30. (Via London .) Emperor - William visited the Champagne front on Wednesday of this week, irmrrlinat to fhe Cologne Gazette and presented General von Einem, cbmmander of . the Saxon army, with ihe laurels of the orde of Pour Le'Merite. The emperor was in excellent nir. its, the newspaper says, and showed the greatest contidenr in tha ,.! of the war. He. expressed lively sat isfaction over the heavy losses of tha aruisn ann rrencn. BClgarians Are Routed. Paris, Oct. 20. The war nffiV. . nounced today that the Serbians have captured the plateau and village of ' Velyeselo, on the western end of 'tbe ' Macedonian front, putting the Bui. garians to rout. ." ' Telegram.) James H. Casebeer, edi tor ot the Blue springs Sentinel, died suddenly this evening at Blue Springs. He had for years tkert an active part in republican politics in this county and served Gage county in the legis lature from 1895-97. He assumed charge of the Sentinel in 1886. He was 58 years of age and" leaves a widow gnd three children. Bakers Say They Are Hit by Curtailment of the Profits Columbus, O., Oct. 20. Curtailment cf profits because of the increase in the cost of wheat and flour was in strumental in causing .185 bakers of the United States to fail in business during Tunc, lulv and Atiiriist. armrA. ot the executive committee elected I mg to figures compiled by the Na- are: A. ti. Decatur, Boston; J. Silliman, Atchison, Kan., and A. Buhl Detroit. tiotial Association of Master Bakers through trade channels and made public here today. Charged With Recruiting . 'For the Canadian Army 1 Dulutli. Minn., Oct. 20. W. L. Thompson, Thorpe, Minn.; Stanley Wood, Milwaukee, and R. G. Gordon, Boulder, Colo., three men held as wit nesses in the alleged violation of the neutrality laws, were last evening re leased on $100 bail to appear at the hearing before United States Com missioner Lerue either today or tomorrow. - With John H. Allen and .'ark B. rrentiss, they will appear as wit nesses against Private E. B. Connell. released on $1,000 bail, on the charge ot recruiting in the United states men for the Candian army. nursed UD to ths rniKII. party and lis will not hold oommlltea poal- ...... Duulu Hu , uquer aemocrats. In another part of the paper the colonel expressly commends the can didacies of all democratic senators save Hitchcock and Tom Taggart. Eepublican Clubs 1 v ' In Thayer County Hebron,' Neb., Oct. 20. (Special.) Local renublicani nraanlvA Hughes and Fairbanks club with T. H. i-aricr, mayor, president; M. C. Mc Mahon, vice president; C. Collins, sec retary, and C. E. Green, treasurer. The club started off with a splendid membership and ' plans were made whereby it is hoped to increase tin- same to several hundred more. Hughes sentiment is growing by leaj and bounds in Thayer county and republicans arc now aiixious to strike while the-iron is hot. Hmh clubs are to organize in every voting precinct in the county during the next fov days and a very active campaign will be waged from now until elec tion day. . : . ' Orders Issued to . Equip Aero Corps Washington, Aug. 20. Authoriza tion was given today by Lieutenant Colonel Squier, chief of the Aviation section of the Army Signal corps, for the complete equipment of two addi tional aero squadrons for the regular ' army. When the material, costing about $800,000 for each squadron, has been delivered in San Antonio, Tex., the regular army flying service will have been tripled. 1 Orders for enlistment of 1,391 men for the new squadrons have gone out ' and selection of officers is being con sidered. The squadrons will be or ganized by Major . Benjamin D. Fou lois, commander of the First aero squadron, who has been' detached to visit aero manufacturing plants. ' Each squadron will have twelve aeroplanes of types-required by regu lations just compiled. It will have in addition twenty-five motor trucks anrl other equipment. - . The Recipe for Making a Business Success "Give the people as good an article or service as your competitor for Leu Money and you will have a success ful business." Bee Want-Adsgain ex ceeded the combined gain of the other two Omaha pa pers for first nine months of. 1916 by 20,000 PAID ADS.