unday Bee PART ONE NEWS SECTION PAGES 1 TO 14. THE WEATHER t fair" OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1916 FIVE SECTIONS FORTY-TWO PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. VOL. XL VI NO. 25. The Omaha-S MURGUIA ROUTS VILLA SOUTH OF CHIHUAHUA CITY . Carranza General1 Reports De feat of Band of 2,500 Men and That He Pursued Them Twelve Miles. MOVE TOWARD CAPITAL Many Prisoners Taken, and All of Them Are Put to Death .by De Factos. BATTLE LASTS SIX HOURS Queretaro, Mexico, Dec. 2. Gen eral Francisco Murguia reported to General Carranza today that he had routed a band of Villa followers, numbering 2,500 men, and had pur sued them about twelve miles toward Chihuahua City. The general report ed that he was continuing his ad vance toward Chihuahua City today. To Head Off Villa. Juarez, Mexico, Dec. 2. With General Murguia's newly arrived col umn attacking from the south, the battle is developing at Chihuahua City, General Gonzales announced at headquarters here at noon today. General Ozuna is at Cuilty, a few miles north of the city, he added, to cut off any Villa movements in that section. This led hin to believe, the general explained, that Villa might evacuate to the west over the Mexico Northwestern railway, following the loot he is reported to have sent out by train the last few days. Official reports were given out last night to the eff'Ct that Villa was loading trains with loot at the Mex ico Northwestern railroad station, preparatory to sending this stolen property to the mountains of western Chihuahua. Villa's Object Villa was expected to follow these trains with his troops, Carranza offi cials here said. The bandit com mander was not expected to hoM Chi huahua City when he captured it, it was said here. The prestige his cap ture of the city would give him among his own people together with the loot, .ammunition, artillery and small arms were all he desired, according to officials here. Rather than remain and defend the city against Murguia's superior forces, Villa was expected to leave for the mountains as he did at Santa Rosalia, Jimenez and Parral.. This move; a Carranza officer declared,' would compel the de facU, forces o carry the fight to him in the moun tains, where Villa and his men would be in their own clement as guerilla fighters, the officer added. A report that Villa and his command would move to Ojinaga, opposite Presidio. Tex., was received at military head quarters here , today from unofficial sources. Neither Villa nor any of his leaders are expected to move on Juarez. El Paso, Tex., Dec. 2. A message received from General Obregon at Mexico City late today gave details of a battle between General Mur guia's forces and the Villa troops about thirty miles south of Chihua hua City. The battle took place yes terday, starting at 10 o'clock in the morning and lasting six hours. The Villa men, the message said, were defeated. The message said the bandit force fled in disorder, some toward Santa Ysabel and others toward Chihuahua City. The Carranza troops pursued them four hours, the message said, capturing'three machine guns, many rifles and some horses.. Many prisoners were taken, the message adding that they were ex ecuted. The dispatch said Villa's losses were heavy. Colonel Candelario Garcia and sev eral other officers were wounded, the message stated. The dispatch de clared Villa had .1,500 men. Judge Estelle is v Given Judgment For Ten Thousand i Fremont, Neb., Dec. 2. (Special Telegram.) The jury in the suit of Judge Lee Estelle of Omaha against the Omaha Daily News of Omaha for libel brought in a verdict for $10,000, with interest for five years. The jury retired late yesterday and reached an agreement at 9 o'clock this morning. I he action grew out of charges pub lished during a campaign six years ago. The jurist at the first trial of the case was given judgment for $25,000. The case was reversed by the supreme court and remanded for a new trial. The Weather For Nebraska Kair. Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. Hour. 5 10 a. h 12 m 1 p. 2 P. p. Ill . p. m. Comparative Iywn.1 Reconl. , 1916. 1S1S. 1914. 1913. HlghiMt yesterday H 48 43 64 r.oweat yesterday 36 21 25 4ti Mean temperature.... 44 34 34 SO rVerlpltattnn no .00 .00 ,14 Temperature and precipitation departures !rnm the normal at Omaha alnce Marrh 1. and compared with the laat two years: Normal temperature 31 Klc.-fss for the day 13 Total excess alnce March 1 351 Normal precipitation 03 inch lietlflency for the day 03 inch Total rjilnfall since March 1 1R. 07 Inches Dencicncy Bince March 1 13.43 Inchea Lenciem:y for cor. period. 1915.. 1.05 Inches l-fcflclency for cor. period, 1914.. 3.95 Inches OMAHANS NAMED TO TRAiyOLDIERS Six Named in War Orders to Guide Men lnv Next Year's Camps. WILL ASK FOR HUGE SUM tFrom a Staff Correapondent. Washington, Dec. 2. (Special Tele gram.) War department officials stated today that it was the intention of the department to ask for $4,500, 000 to cover rations, uniforms, equip ment, tcntage and transportation of 50,000 men to be trained in reserve camps in 1917. The following are among the officers who have been designated for appointment to in struct these students in the army game: ( From Omaha, Ora E. Stark, Twen ty-third and Hickory streets; Donald J.' Burke, City National Bank build ing; Joseph F. Frazcr, 4918 Cass street; Henry Pascale. 4021 Cuming street; Franklin R. Van Rensselaer, Union Pacific building; John Frank Mean, drain hxehauge building, Rapid City, S. D.; George L. Arm strong. 122 St. Joseph street. Lincoln; John G. Mahar, 515 South Twenty- nnitli street. The appointments for these officers are now being signed, lhe military authorities have complied tentative plans for the citizen's training camps, provision for which was originally made in the national defense act of June 3, it is estimated that a total of about 57.000 will attend. In the east em department it is proposed to have four camps during the year at Platts burg, three at Fort Oglethorpe, three at Barrances, and a small camp at Galveston, the coast defenses of which come under the supervision of the de partmental commander. It may be decided to combine the camp there with the one at Fort Sam Houston, in which event there would be a total of three camps in the eastern depart ment. The largest of all the camps would be that at Plattsburg, where the ag gregate attendance is estimated to be 30,000. In the central department it is proposed to have two camps at Fort Kiley, two at rort Snellmg, and three at Fort Sheridan. In the western de partment two camps will be held in California, two in the Pacific north west and two in the Rocky mountain region, in the southern deoartment it is proposed to have one camp at Alex andria, La., three camps at Fort bam Houston, and one at El" Paso. The average attendance at these camps is to be 2,000, an exception being that at El Paso, where it is ex pected 4,800 will be under training.. Railroad Expert Is1 Put Upon Grill ' -By Senator Cummins Washington, Dec. 2. Cross exami nation of A. P. Thorn, counsel for the railway executives' advisory commit tee, continued today before the con gressional committee investigating transportation problems, with Senator Cummins questioning the witness par ticularly about suggestions for fed eral incorporation of railroads. Sena tor Cummins took the view that it would be necessary "to squeeze the water" from railroad securities and make the basis of new capitalization the physical value of the property be fore the public would invest. "That," said "Mr. Thorn, "would result in the financial ruin of the world." ""In my opinion," said Senator Cum mins, "you never will be able to es tablish these securities until the peo ple understand they are the practi cal measures of the values they repre sent." "1 believe," said Mr. Thorn, "that in a federal incorporation plan stock without par value should be issued so that the relation of interests in the assets of the old company should be maintained in the new." Senator Cummins said he believed that it was evident that securities must represent actual property value. 1 think, lie said, that a helpful but somewhat painful surgical op eration is necessary, but the sooner it is done the better for the patient. If you propose a legalized capitali zation on the present basis you will have raised an obstacle that I think cannot be overcome." Western Appointments Made at Washington Washington, Dec, 2. (Special Tel egram.) Rural free delivery letter carriers appointed: South Dakota Belle Fourche, Charles R. Wilkinson; Buffalo Gap, Clyde Mohler; Colome, Guy E. Hotchkiss. Having Ex-Husband as Roomer is Very Vexing to Mrs. Edith B. Clute The joys of running a rooming and boarding house when one's di vorced husband, as a member of the boarding house clan "at $35 per," is continually "snooping" about, are in finitesimal, from the viewpoint of Edith B. Clute, who testified in Judge Day's court in her supplemen tal action seeking to modify and change the divorce decree. Mrs. Clute wants an order perpetu ally restraining and enjoining Fred M. Clute, a machinist, from coming upon the premises of the boarding house at 502 North Twentieth street. She also asks for $35 a month for the maintenance of a daughter, Verne, whom the plaintiff complains is a nervous wreck as a result of the father's conduct. The matrimonial difficulties of the Clutes hark back to 1914. when Mrs. Clute was granted a divorce decree. Mrs. Clute started a rooming and boarding house and was getting along GREECE YIELDS TO DEMANDS OF ALLIED POWERS Entente WitbH Landed .,io Day o ?ilg and Bloodshed. MANY KILLED AND INJURED King Constantine Agrees to to Give Up Artillery Asked for by French Admiral. FIGHTIN GIN THE STREETS London, Dec. 2. After a day of ter ror in Afhens, in which Venizclists fought royalists and Greek troops fired upon entente forces which had been landed, according to Vice Ad miral Du Fournet, to maintain order, a truce was arranged. King Constan tine finally agreed to surrender the moutain guns demanded by the allies and the latter are withdrawing their troops with the exception of a small guard. Disturbances began as soon as the allied troops were landed. Greek troops fired on the entente force which occupied the Zappeion, while reservists and Venizelists exchanged shots m the streets. A pitched battle between the opposing Greek forces oc curred in Stadium street. The casual ties have not been ascertained, but it is known several civilians were killed The Dutch and Spanish ministers finally intervened and induced the king to surrender the guns on condi tion that the entente withdraw the troops, except 300 left in the Zeppe ion. According to information from a source close to the Greek government Admiral Du Fournet telephoned to Premier Lambros, suggesting an armi tice, which was effected after a con ference of the premier with the king. While the conference was in progress and even after the French minister had been summoned to take part in it, guns continued to boom. .Special dis patches from Athens say the rrencb bombarded the hill behind the palace. Casualties in the fighting in the Greek capital are said to number 200, according to a dispatch from Athens to the Central News Agency. French Legation Fired On. Athens, Dec. 2. (Via London.) The king of Greece has agreed to give (Continued on race Two, Column Four.) Threatens Wilson; aHsa Kitchen Knife rMd Three Coats Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 2. A man who made threats against President Wilson was arrested at a railroad sta tion here today by the police and sent to a hospital for observation. He was found Walking about the station mut tering and carrying a .dtchen knife. He said his name was Jonahan Kraus and that he was 136 years old and had no home. He wore three coats and no 'hat. The police said he is mentally un balanced and that his condition is aggravated by drink. He made threats to kill the president and also men tioned the names of J P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller, the police said. President Wilson, on his way to New York, passed through Philadel phia today seme distance from where the man was arrested. Russians Secure a Footing In Kirlibaba London. Dec. 2. A Reuter disnatch from Petrograd says the Russians have gained a footing in the town of Kirlibaba and that desperate street fighting is in progress. German trooos occunvinir thp houses are defending them to the last extremity, the dispatch says, and re serves are being concentrated in the western part of the town for a counter attack. The town of Kirlihaha rrtntt-nlc A of the most important passes in the Carpathians. A Petrograd dispatch last nitrht said that if t P, should take the town it might be ex pected tney would have little diffi culty in crossing the ridge of the Crapathians and advancing into Hun gary. handsomely, she declared, until the "jinx," in the form of her former husband, appeared upon the scene. Mrs. Clute said that she felt sorry for him when he asked to be taken into the house merely as a boarder and roomer, and consented, more for her daughter's sake than any thing. On November 5, as the culmination of several alleged spats, Mrs. Clute brought an injunction suit in district court seeking to restrain him from continuing as the "star boarder." Clute maintained that he was a partner in the boarding house, helped to pay the bills, etc., -and therefore should be entitled to a cut of the profits, providing there were any. His former spouse stoutly denied that he had any interest in the boarding house, save as a roomer. "Did Mr. Clute ever collect the rents from any of the roomers?" an attorney interrogated. "li-he did it .as the lasTanyone ever saw of tire rents," blazed up Mrs. Clute. THERE ARE ONLY FIVE IN YOUR BROTHER WALTER'S FAMILY AND NINE IN SISTERS - THE1T THERE'S COUSIN HElitlE AND AUNTIE EDNA AND UNCLE GEORGE ON YOUR SIDE. REMEMBERED US LAST UNCLE EMIL MASTER PLUMBERS ARE GIVEN FINES Judge Pollack of Kansas City Imposes Penalty for Trust Law Violation. TWO OMAHANS INCLUDED J. C. Bixby $50 J. B. Conningham $50 Deij Moines," la., Dec. 2. Thirty mastor plumbers, convicted of com bination m violation of the Sherman anti-trust law, were scntcii'Mtf in the federal district court litre today by Judge W. H. Pollock of Kansas City, the court assessing fines aggregating $2,525, and costs totaling $1,475. The defendants were found guilty of entering into price fixing agree ment, contrary to the federal law. It pronouncing sentence the court asked each defendant whether he could pay the fine assessed without financial embarrassment, indicating his inten tion to lower the assessment if the defendant asserted he was unable to pay that much money. Following is a list of the defend ants, together with the fines assessed- J. A. Wallace, new Moines, la., $100; R. K. Knauer. Pes Moines, la., $100: C. G. Bosch, Burlington, la., $150; F. Kubias, Ce dar Rapids, $l0; A. t'iayton, Davenport, la.. $100; Ijouifl Kntld, ia Crosse, Wis., $100; Richard Mullen, Dubuque, 1160; E. P. Hawk. Marshalltown, $50; .!.' P. (iarvoy, Mason City, la.. $100; T. J. Daley, Mason City, la., $160; William Scott. Oelweln, la., $100: H. Kutpor, Pella, la., $50; W. J. Hairen. Hloux City. la.. $100; R. A. Ellis. Waterloo. la.. $100; J. R. King. Keokuk, la.. $100; J. C. Btxby, Omaha, Neb., $50; R I), llornbrook. Kansas City, MoM $100; W. O. llavlland. Hprlngfleld, HI., $50; P. U. I'stterson. Kat 81. Louis, III., $50; W. A. Becker, Grand Rapids. Mich., $100; W. J. Wooley, Kvans vllle, lnd., $100; O. K. Reeke, Oreen Bay, Wis.. $50; Lrfiuls HnnUir. Pontlac, III., $25; H. H. Nlebuhr, La Crosse. Wis., $100; .1. A. Trane, l Crosse, Wis., $100; W. W. Hughes, Minneapolis, Minn., $50; J. O. Connell, Iowa f'lly, la., $60; W, C. McCarten. Marshall town. Is., $50; W. J. Ilavllanrt, flprlngfield. ill., $100, and J. H. Conningham, Omaha, Neb., $50. Iii imposing sentence the court said: "These gentlemen are no more criminals than any other man in the hearing of my voice. They are guilty of a violation of a regulatory law and I shall assess no fine that will work a hardship upon any of them or their families. As gentlemen, I ask each defendant to tell me honestly whether he can pay the fines I assess?" John F. Gearen, of Sioux City, one of the defendants, has died since the action was started. Press Association Divides Members . Into Two Classes Grand Island, Neb., Dec. 2. (Spe cial Telegram.) The executive com mittee of the Nebraska Press asso ciation late last night completed some of the business of the association left unfinished at the Lincoln meeting. There were present President Per kins of Aurora, Secretary Scott of Edgar, Treasurer Edgecombe of Geneva, Vice President Cass of Ra venna and Members Clark of David City, Purcell of Broken Mow, Ladd of Albion, Brcede of Hastings and Is rcal of Havelock. George Foxworthy of Lincoln was also present. Acting under authority conferred by the association at Lincoln recently, the committee adopted certain recom mendations for changes to the new constitution, the most important of which is a provision for the continued application of all members who de sire social privileges only, at the old rate of $2 a year. Plans for the em ployment of a field secretary were discussed and the president was au thorized to call an adjourned meet ing of the association at Lincoln early in February. It is believed by members of the committee that the action taken to night will silence all criticism of the new constitution adopted at Lincoln two weeks ago. Christmas Preparedness YEAR. ON MY SIDE THERE IS YOUNGSTERS, AND AVNT LEAH AND UNCLE ALBERTS FAMILY AND COUSIN fsAY. POP ALBERTS FAMILY AND COUSIN AND ERNST ETC, ETC.. ETC. Hamilton's J udge Pays His Freak Bet Aurora, Neb., Dec. 2. (Special Telegram.) For an hour today County Judge Fred Jeffers tawed wood in the window of a local hardware store while a thousand people looked on and laughed and offered advice. He was paying a freak bet on the election in which he bet that his own majority would not exceed 150. He wis re elected by majority of 490. The judge managed to saw up about half a cord of wood, which goes to "Art" Cole, with whom he made the bet. : i" . ', . , K. C. EMBARGO ORDERED LIFTED Washington Says Word That Removes Last Trace of Foot and Month' Sca e. COLORADO ACTS AT ONCE Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 2. An order to remove the embargo on ship ments of live stock from the Kansas City stock yards was received from Washington today. The embargo was placed on the yards recently on account of suspected cases of foot and mouth disease among cattle in the central west. Yards Disinfected. Through disinfection of the yards under the direction of federal author ities will precede the actual lifting of the embargo. Normal shipments of live stock are expected to be resumed Monday. The order from Washington fol lowed the announcement yesterday that Dr. Adolph Eichhorn, chief of the pathological department of the bureau of animal industry, had found the disease suspected of being the foot and mouth disease was not such and that animals held for examination were suffering from stomatitis. Colorado Lifts Embargo. Denver. Colo., Dec. 2. The quar antine declared a few days ago against live stock from Kansas and Nebraska, on account of the outbreak of sup posed foot and mouth disease, has been raised, the state live stock in spection commission announced this afternoon. Regular Sherlock Holmes Watches For Smokers in the U. P. Building The "no smoke" order issued at the instance of President Calvin of the Union Pacific a couple of weeks ago, prohibiting, the smoking of cigars, pipes or cigarets by employes of the company, while riding in eleva tors or while in the corridors of the headquarters building, is bearing frdit and that rapidly. It is asserted that the order went out by reason of the fact that one day when the president of the Union Pacific was riding in one of the eleva tors, an employe accidentally per mitted the hot end of a cigar, to rest on the chief executive's coat, thereby burning a hole in the garment. At any rate, the order went out and while it was obeyed in a general way, it was constantly being violated and frequently the odor of bad tobacco being burned was very much in evi dence. However, smoking right now about the headquarters building Is very un popular among employes and is likely to be more so as lime passes. This is all due to the fact that a real Sherlock Holmes is and has been on the job for the last four days. During that AUGUST AND LEONARD. ON YES. AND CHARLIE SISTER SUZ'S THREE WTH AND NETTIE. JONES STANDS PAT UNDER HARD GRILL Son of Plaintiff in Red Oak Damage Suit Denies Con nection With Murder. NOT AT THE MOORE HOME Red Oak. la., Dec. 2. (Special Tel egram.J Albert Jones, son of Sena tor F. F. Jones, of Villisca, went on the witness stand this afternoon in defense of himself in the suit in which Senator Jones is asking $60,000 dam ages from Detective J. N. Wilkerson for connecting the Jones family with the murder of the Joe Moore family on June 9, 1912. In his testimony, which lasted throughout the entire afternoon, Jones said that he had never seen the slaughter house mentioned In the tes timony of Mrs. Vina Tompkins, in which she told about hearing a mur der plot, and he denied that he had ever, in company with F. F. Jones or any other man, conversed near the slaughter house described by Mrs. Tompkins. He stafed that on the Saturday night before the murder he and his wife went on the train to Clarinda and visited in the home of Robert Criswell until Sunday evening, re turned to Villisca Sunday evening about 6-20 o'clock, reached their home about 7 o'clock and remained there that night. He denied that he was at the Joe Mcore home that evening, as was previously brought out in the tes timony of E. H. Landers, of Shenan doah. . He said thta he and VV. B. McCaull made the automobile trip north of Vil lisca on the morning after the mur der, leaving Villisca about 7 o'clock in the morning and returning home immediately after they heard the news of the murder. Attorney Mitchell worked for two hours in an attempt to break Jones' testimony down, but his questioning had little effect. , Jones remained composed and posi tive throughout the cross examina tion. He was still on the stand when adjournment was taken this evening. Pender Woman Dies of Burns Pender, Neb., Dec. 2. Mrs. Nels Frederickson died today of burns re ceived when a lamp exploded in her home near here last night. Her little daughter is in a critical condition. time he has caught fourteen em ployes in the act of violating the "no smoke" order: Whether they will lose their jobs, or be severely repri manded, it is asserted, has not been fully determined. The Sherlock Holmes in the case is unknown to the employes of the Union Pacific building, but the eleva tor men are onto him. He is a real detective and loiters around the cor ridors during work hours, apparently being in evidence everywhere at one and the same time. He is a lightning change artist when it comes to mak ing up. One hour he walks tup and down the corridors, having the ap pearance of a regular dude, but an hour later he may impersonate an old, decrepit man, wearing a white wig and whiskers and leaning on a cane. Upon his next appearance, he may wear the garb of a prosperous busi ness man and a little later, hang around the corridors, dressed as a tramp. Still, it makes little difference how he is dressed, for if the em ployes smoke in violation of the or der, he catches them in the act and the report to the man higher up quickly follows. RUSSIANS PUSH FLANK OPERATION ON GREAT SCALE Huge Offensive in Roumania is Now Threatening Gen Von Falkenhayn's Line of Supplies. TEUTONS ARE ALSO MOVING Flank Attack of Von Macken sen Menaces Safety of Bu charest and Defenders. CAPITAL CITY ENCIRCLED Bucharest (Via London), Dec. 2. In the Dumbovitza valley and in the region of Piteshti Rumanian troops have retired troops before the lnvad inir Teuton forces, savs the official statement issued by the war office today. A violent battle, it is added, continues on the Glawatziotzu and Niaslov rivers, west and southwest of n i Duttiarcst. Attacks by the Roumanians in Dob rudja resulted in the reaching of the , Bulgarian wire entanglements vhich, the statement declares, have been passed at some points. j Indications point to the probability that two flanking operations on a -large scale are in progress on the Roumanian front. The one appar ently is intended by the Russians to save King Ferdinand's armies and possibly his capital, and the other by the Teytonie allies to force the evacuation of Bucharest and cut off the troops defending it. Having assembled what seems to be a huge force along the range of the lower Carpathians, the Russians are pressing a great offensive on a front of approximately 250 miles, run ning along the western frontier of the Roumanian province of Moldavia and extending northwest along the Bukowina border. Already they are declared to have scored such suc- am tn maA in vniftatirtne that' the supply lines of General von Fal kenhayn's armies invading Roumania from the north may shortly be se riously menaced. The threat to the Roumanians comes from. Field Marshal von Mack ensen on the southeast. Controlling virtually the entire course of t,he Dan ube as far as Tchernavoda, as they do, the Teutonic allies, it has been nnintrf ntit imri-H litrMv tn at tempt throwing forces across it at noints further and .further east., to outflank each tine taken up by the Roumanians as they retired under the nressure oi Von Falkenhayn's forces from the north and west, and such of Von Mackensen's troops as were already on the north bank - of the river. ..s...4-,'- Entente commentators point out that such a move may now have been effected, taking the mention by Petro grad that hostile patrols have ap peared near Lake Griska, as indicat ing that a new crossing has been made by Von Mackensen near Oltenv itza, southeast of Bucharest. An ad vance from this point would hem in , the Roumanians around Bucharest, except to the northwest, and, if car ried far enough, would altogether cut off -their retreat. Two Great Battles Develop. Berlin, Dec. 2.-v-(By Wireless to Sawille.) The Russian and Rouma nian forces are continuing to make fierce attacks along lhe Bukowina - (CoDttamd on Pints Two, Column Two.) General Attack to Retake Chihuahua wty to Jjegmsoon Juarez, Mex., Dec. 2. A general attack upon Chihuahua City by Car ranza forces in an effort to retake the city from the Villa bandits was expected to begin some time today, , if not already under way, according to a highly reliable source of infor mation here. Weather Man Sees Cold Wave Coming Washington, Dec. 2. The weather ' forecast for the week beginning Sun day, December 3, is: In the plains states and in the upper and middle Mississippi valley, moderate tempera ture will prevail during the first half of the week, followed by considerably colder after Wednesday and continu ing cold during remainder of the week. Weather uncertain. Snows in northern and rains and snow in south ern part likely by middle of the week. If You Stop and Look Around You are not going to WIN. 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