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BERKMAN CHARGED
- WITH BOMB MURDER
Grand Jury at 'Frisco Indicts
Leader of Anarchists in Con
nection With Prepared
ness Day Outrage. ,
San Francisco, July 14. Alexander
Berkman, anarchist was indicted by
the county grand jury here last night
for murder in connection with a bomb
explosion here last July which cost
ten lives, it became known early to
day. Berkman is alleged to have taken
a leading part in the conspiracy
which the state charges culminated in
the explosion. .
Mrs. Rena Mooney is on trial here
for one of the bomb murders and
her husband, Thomas J. Mooney, and
Warren K, Billings are under sen
tences of death and life imprison
ment, respectively, for murder grow
ing out of the blast.
Berkman, who is now serving a
term of two years in the federal pris
on at Atlanta, Ga., for conspiracy to
defeat the draft law with the aid of
Emma Goldman, also sentenced to
two years' imprisonment, published
an anarchis' paper -called the Blast
in San Francisco about the time of
the explosion. Editorials from this
pamphlet were admitted as evidence
m the trials of the Mooneys. -
District Attorney Charles M. Fick
ert said that every effort will be made
to bring Berkrrian here for trial before
expiration of his sentence
Kaiser Summons
Military Leaders for
Pow-Wow on Crisis
(Continued From Pag One.)
only a peace policy. The peace must
, be honorable, guaranteeing Hungary's
frontiers and its political independ
ence." ,
State Department Review.
Washington, July 13. The German
political crisis centers principally on
the question of peace and internal re-
form, according to a review of State
department advices issued tonight by
the committee on public information
and "there is ndt jne'slightest reason
to believe that it will result in any
thing remotely approaching revolu
tion, or in any diminution of Ger
many's military power.
The review says it is apparent that
Germany's food crop will hold out
utnil the present crop is harvested,
although the sufferings of the poor
thave been intensified greatly in the
last five months.' .
', Military 'domination . has reached
such a stage in Germany, the review
says, that the imperial chancellor is
utterly without authority over the
military leaders who dv as they please
"and leave the civil authorities to
come along behind and apologize."
''- Que'sHtffi' of Keformr
t "Information, reaching the Depart
' merit of State," says the committee's
review, "indicates thaj the German po
litical crisis now',center,pVlmarjly" or?
the questions of internal reform and
'peace, and that thy question of the
changes in the pers6nnel of the gov
ernment is subordinate in import
ance The dispute is, over measures
.rather than men. Ad whether or
not the chancellor and several secre
taries of state lose their positions it
is unlikely that the political storm
can be stilled until definite action has
been taken in regard to internal re
forms and peaee. , V, . .
"In ipite of the bitterness of the
present contest in Berlin, there is npt
the slightest reason to believe that
it will ..suit in anything remotely
approaching1 revolution or in , any
diminution ;of- Germany's military
power. The crisis probably will lead
td internal reforms; which from the
ppint of Germany, will seem colossal,
but will be in truth only the first
steps toward making- the German peo-
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FRENCH AND AMERICAN WAR LEADERS IN PARIS
First photograph of Marshal Joseph Joffre and Major Gen
eral Pershing together in Pari.
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OMAHA GRAIN MEN
HAVE ADVANTAGE
IN WHEAT ZONES
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ever, and the Omaha grain dealers
and millers are alive to the import
ance of keeping busy in presenting
Omaha's claim.
The grain-growing belt is being
divided into great zones; and certain
central markets will be specified for
the territory within given- zones.
Omaha hopes to get alt of Nebraska,
the north half of Colorado, all of
Wyoming, most of Montana, the
north half of Idaho, the southern half
of South Dakota, and all of Wash
ington and Oregon.
A certain ambitious faction in the
Omaha Grain exchange also hopes to
get a part of northern Kansas as
signed to the Omaha zone. Here
they will encounter a bitter fight with
Kansas City.
Rates Favor Kansas City.
The Burlington, the Rock Island
rand the Union Pacific roads entering
Omaha, are lines that tap the grain
belt of northern Kansas. The rates
on these . roads from Kansas favor
Kansas City in the shipment of grain.
It is understood that Omaha will ask
td ihave these rates put o'n a parity,
ana will then ask to have this north
ern Kansas strip assigned to the
Omaha zone.
Omaha will make the claim that
since Kansas. City has a rate advant
age over Omaha in competing for
grain in the southern part of Ne
braska, Omaha should be given the
same advantage in northern Kansas,
especially since the railway facilities
tapping that belt and reaching Omaha
are excellent, and the distance is
about equal.
The Kansas Milling association has
not been asleep on the job. The as
sociation 'has made the plea to the
railroads that the wheat crop is short
this year, and that Kansas is not rais
ing enough wheat to supply even its
own mills, therefore, all Kansas
wheat should be allowed to flow into
Kansas City and other Kansas mill
ing points.
In Montana, Omaha hopes to have
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'N the demand for this supersizQ cord tiro
tha responsibility in Firestone leadership is
shown. To Firestone the public confidently
looks for a new era in cord tire service.
And 'this faith is justified. Besides the
usual Firestone, thoroughness and care in
manufacture is the spur of ownership; since
11.000 Firestone employes are stockholders
best. '
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assigned to the Omaha zone that ter
ritory tapped by the Burlington, the
Milwaukee, portionss of the Great
Northern, and all of the Northern
Pacific." , '
Big Northwest Crops.
Washington and Oregon are re
ported to have wonderful wheat crops
this year, and for that reason these
two states. are sure to be disputed
territory.
A flat blanket rate of 50 cents per
100 pounds obtains from these two
states to Missouri river points such
as Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis,
and also to Chicago, Peoria and Min
neapolis. Thus Omaha has no
real rate advantage over these cities
in the matter of receiving grain. How
ever, there is a standing custom of al
lowing the milling of the grain in
transit at Omaha and Minneapolis
and allowing the manufactured flour
then to go on to its destination on
through rate based on the flat 50
cent rate from the coast.
In this case, Omaha gets a clean
advantage of yt cents over Minne
apolis in shipping to New Orleans,
which is the destination of much of
the flour milled here and at Minne
apolis. Owing to the congestion
which has long existed at eastern
ports, flour has long flowed regularly
from Minneapolis and Omaha to New
ureians, where it is loaded for ship
ment abroad.
It is known that the federal food
administration hopes to eliminate
what are known as "back hauls", in the
transportation of food stuffs. Omaha
grain men consider that shipping
gram irom me west coast to Minne
apolis and then after milling. shiDninar
it down to New Orleans, would de
cidedly come under the classification
of "back hauls." since the distance
hauled would be much greater than if
tne gram had originally come to
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Muaut tor mining.
Fifty-Eisht Condemned
To Die at Antwerp
London, July 14. The Echo De
Beige is quoted in a Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam to the effect
mat nuy-eignt persons were con
demned to death at Antwerp and fif
teen of them were shot on July 5,
Among them, the newspaper says
were inree sisters wno were accused
of smuggling letters.
takes a personal
higher standard.
THE 'OMAHA-SUNDAx bE: JUL
LUTHERANS TAKE
STEPS TO REFUTE
COUNCIL CHARGE
(Continued From Fas One.)
ods and conferences in the state that
will publish to the world the fact
that the vast majority of Lutherans
yield to no one in their loyalty to
the government."
Call Synod Heads.
This was the sense of the whole
meeting, and the further recommen
dation was made that a meeting be
called at which the presidents of the
several Lutheran synods of Nebraska
be present.
"There ii no time to be lost in this
matter," declared Rev. Mr. Kuhns.
"We will telegraph and can have
these men here in a short time to take
official action that will bear the en
dorsement of the Lutherans of the
whole state."
The meeting was called for next
Tuesday morning. The Lutheran
minister of the city are to be present
and the state presidents of the sev
eral synods. The following commit
tee was chosen to arrange for this
meeting: Rev. Luther M. Kuhns,
Rev. William T. Kahse and Rev. E.
G Chinlund.
The ministers were unable to de
cide what could possibly have in
spired the finding of the Council of
Defense regarding the Lutheran
church.
"It is the doctrine of the Lutheran
church to preach nothing but the gos
pel from its pulpits," said Rev. Mr.
Kahse. "For this reason we have
not preached the buying of Liberty
bonds from the pulpits, nor have we
devoted sermons to other war sub
jects. But Lutheran ministers and
laymen have been active in helping
the government in these things and
Lutheran buyers of Liberty bonds
and subscriptions to the Red Cross
and so on have been numerous."
Adopt Resolution.
The meeting unanimously adoDted
the following statement of the loyal
stand of the Lutheran church:
The Nebraska Council of Defense
has in a statement issued July 11
found itself called upon to question
the undivided loyalty of the Lutheran
church in this hour of the nation's
need. It is to be deeply deplored
that this council in its official capac
ity in making such a sweeping charge
has put an odium upon the entire
Lutheran church of the state, thereby
branding the thousands of law-abiding
American citizens as traitors, an at
tack as unfair as it is unwarranted.
In order to offset this unjust
charge and place the Lutheran church
in the proper light before the public,
the Lutheran ministers of the general
synod and the general council offer
the following , statement to the
public: j.
The Lutheran church in its mam
confession, that of Augsburg, 1530,
teaches that the church is found
A Very Unusual
Price on White Voiles
Beautiful sheer white voiles
embroidered in small fig
ures, checks and stripes, in
various pleasing arrange
ments. A happy fabric for
summer . wear. A quality
that sells for 65c a yard. '
Monday Only 39c
A Saving of 26c a Yard.
Linen Section
To Keep Baby j
Cool and Happy
The warm days and nights will be
less oppressive and so much fairer
to little ones if they are properly
clothed. The baby shop has spe
cialized on lighter clothes for the
summer.
Shirts and bands of cotton, cot
ton and wool or silk and wool.
Correct weights for this season
of the year. Prices vary accord-
ing to quality of fabrics.
Soft sole shoes and one-stxan
slippers, in white and dainty cof- v
ors, 75c to 91.35. .. .
Summer bonnets, hand made or
machine made, plain or trimmed,
65c to $2.
Creeping rompers, in white and
colors, 6 to 1 and 2-year sizes,
50c to $2.50.
Water proof pants, 25c, 50c, 75c.
The Baby Shop
Third Floor
Peri Lusta
15c a Ball
At which price we have all
sizes and colors. Peri Lusta
Crochet Cotton is too well
known to require comment.
But notice the price, 11c
per ball. Third Floor.
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j These Are Days of AdioM-Binskess Is Movig aft a Qui A Step
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wherever the word of God is taught
in us purity ana inc satranienis arc
administered in accordance with the
unriii and instif ntionc nf Christ. The
church is a religious organization
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Pure anu suuyic, vtuu uisiiuiur syu-
ituai activities, in rciusing 10 suu
stitute any other message in its pul
pits for the exposition of the scrip
tnr nnr church i often mali?ne(
and frpntipntlv misunderstood. Bv
this very insistence upon the preach-
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tng 01 tne gospei me cnurcn 13 scrv
incr mn.t faitfifntlv tint nnlv the indi-
viHnal hut th. . enmrminitv and the
state. More devotedly than ever be
fore is it necessary to hold high the
banner of the cross and to preach
that faith which makes men right
eous before God and blameless be
fore men, courageous in danger and
unflinching in duty, "with malace
toward none and with charity toward
all." True to its Godgiven mission,
the church teaches unswerving loyalty
to the government under whose juris
diction it exists and whose protec
tion it enjoys.
While the church does not dictate
the political faith of its adherents,
and cannot as a church be held re
sponsible for the particular color of
the political creed of its members, the
messages which go out from Lutheran
pulpits always insist upon loyalty to
country, obedience to all in authority,
and respect for the law of the land.
In every Lutheran church prayers are
offered for the president and congress
of the United States, for the governor
and for all judges and magistrates,
and fo all judges and magistrates.
Th T tliran church can noint with
pride to its history in America, where
it was pianrea conicmpuiaiicuuaij
with the earliest settlements in our
toni TnthBrans have alwavs de
fended the Stars and Stripes. Luth
erans have in all crises ot American
hi'.tnrv rhiprii11 v answered the call
to arms and many men of Lutheran
faith shed their blood in the battles
of the revolutionary, civil and Spanish-American
wars. And now in the
conflict into which our country has
been drawn, Lutheran . homes
throughout the union are sending
forth hrave bovs. second to none in
valor and patriotism.
lutneran cnapianis aim oumitia m
tt. armw anrl naw Lutheran hovs
who have enlisted, and who will
respond to the call of their country,
contradict better than argument the
unjust accusation that the Lutheran
church in this state is disloyal to the
government.
Missouri Troops Sent to Quell
Rioting In Lead Mining Zone
Nevatia, Mo., July 14. Two com
panies of National Guardsmen today
were ordered to Flat River to take
charge of the situation arising from
labor disorder there.
Flat River, Mo., July RThree
thousand armed men are parading the
lead belt of St. Francois county to
day threatening a renewal of last
night's rioting.
Every mine has been closed and
members of the mob demand that
work shall not be resumed until all
foreign-born laborers leave the cis
STORE HOURS:
8:30 A. M. 5 P. M.
Newness, the Life of
Laces and Trimmings
To be abreast, even ahead of the
times, is the aim of these sec
tions, and how well they succeed
is easily shown in present dis
plays. Real hand made filet lace, lovely
patterns.
Machine made filets, torchons
and vals.
Net top laces, in all widths.
Venise lace, both wide and nar
row. Metal and novelty laces.
Hand crochet cotton drop orna
ments. White cotton tassels. -Metal
tassels and drops.
Silk tassels in black, colors and
white. , ' .-..
Jet tassels and drops. v
ALL NEW, !Sr
McCalPs Patterns
Approved by the
American Red Cross
Women who wish to make
up the garments most need
ed for jthe Hospital service,
will find McCall patterns
correct, as they have the
approval of the American
Red Cross. .
Basement
White Silk Hose
The Vogue for Summer
White silk with lisle tops and
soles, $1.25.
Very fine pure dye white silk,
silk lisle tops and soles, $1.35.
Pure thread white silk, garter
tops and double soles, $1.75.
Fine qualities of sheer white silk,
$2.25, $2.50.
Clearance of Wash
Fabrics for 15c a Yard
Colored cotton materials,
including Printed Batiste,
Dimity, Voiles, Organdies
and other new seasonable
fabrics. Patterns and colors
are all desirable. To be sold
in Monday's Clearance,
from the bolt, for 15c yard.
Basement
tricL Western federation officials
blame the trouble on the I. W. W.
The attack last night was led by
men who recently came into the dis
trict Residences of aliens were in
vaded and men, women and children
driven into the streets.
The foreigners today are fleeing in
great numbers. No deaths are re
ported as a result of last night's riot
ing, but scores of aliens were seri
ously injured.
HUNDEEDS SEEK
TO "FIX IT" WITH
DRAFT BOARDS
(Continued From Fag-a One.)
He confidentially explained to Act
ing Judge Sundblad "he didn't mind
serving in the army, but he thought
the government could get better use
out of him on his farm."
He was also "confidentially" in
formed that there were older men
who probably could run the farm as
well as he.
Another voune man announced he
had a father and mother wholly de
pendent upon him.
Having nothing" else to ao, one 01
the exemption board members inves
tigated and found that his father
owns a big farm near Omaha and is
president of a bank.
"ihese sort ot people wont get
far," said a board member.
"We 11 take people s words for some
things, but when we have our doubts
we'll investigate."
Missing Mooney Juror Found
After Search of Half Hour
San Francisco. Tulv 14. Tohn T.
Welby, a juror in the trial of Mrs.
Rena Mooney for murder growing
out of a bomb explosion here last
Tulv which cost ten victims, disao-
peared today during an inspection by
the jury of principal points connected
with the blast and was found half an
hour later at the hotel occupied by
the panel.
Welhv said he became wearv and
confused because of the crowds and
was afraid of being struck by an auto
mobile. So he decided to return to a
tint! n'h,r he hart heen stavinar. If
Welby should be disqualified from
further narticioation in the trial, the
thirteenth juror can sit, it was said.
He is 7SJ years of age.
Bill for Big Airplane
Fleet Up in the House
Washington, July 14. Considera
tion of the administration's bill pro
viding for the establishment of an im
mense airplane fleet at a cost of $640,
000,000 began in the house today.
Chairman Dent, of the military com
mittee in charge of the bill, hopes to
dispose of the measure by tonight
Renresentative Kahn of California,
urged secrecy regarding the details of
mediate action on the bill.
Summer Clothes That Appeal
Because of Style, Fabric, Price
Cool, and consequently comfortable. Attractive above the
ordinary. Priced lower than one would expect, quality
and workmanship considered.
New White Tub Skirts, $5 to $10.50.
Latest Summer Dresses, $7.50 to $25.
The Store for Blouses Wherein all the loveliest creations
for warm weather wear are to be found, and at a moderate
cost in every instance.
A July Clearance
Pumps for Summer Wear
All New This Season
$3.05 $4.95 $5.05
Every style is desirable, because they
were all new this season. The range of
sizes is complete, although there is not
every size in each style. The majority of
these offerings sold for $6, $7 and $8 a
pair. The reductions are very important
and timely.
All Sales Final.
LOWE DAMAGE SUIT
SETTLEDBYHATTERS
Union Men Pay Manufacturing
Firm on Judgment Re
turned Growing Out
of Boycott.
Danbury, Conn., July 14. An
agreement for a . settlement of the
judgment of $252,000 and costs in the
case of D. E. Loewe & Co. against ,
members of the United Hatters of
North America was announced this
afternoon.
The amount paid by the union was
not officially stated, but it is learned
that the settlement was for approxi
mately two-thirds of the amount of
the judgment.
The case had its inception in a boy
cott of the product of the Loewe
factory after the firm refused to make
their shop a closed one, at the time
in 1902, when organized labor was
trying to unionize all factories in Dan
bury. Litigation was almost continuous
until recently? when final judgment
was secured by the firm and it moved
in the United States to recover judgment.
Gold Ore Thieves Are
Given Two-Year Sentences
Cheyenne, Wyo., July 14. Six men
recently convicted here of conspiracy
to refraud the government in con
nection with an interstate stolen gold
conspiracy today were sentenced to
two-year terms in the United States
penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan.,
by Federal Judge John A. Riner. An
tonio Cuaz, who pleaded guilty to a
similar charge, received the same sen
tence. ' The Weather
Honrly Tmpmtureg at Omaha.
Hour. Dei?.
6 a. m 6ft
t a. m. ......... 65
7 a. m 66
8 a. m 68
a. m 70
10 a. m..... 71
It a. m. ......... 73
12 noon.......... 74
1 p. m 76
2 p. m... 78
3 p. m 7
4 p. m.... 80
6 p. m 82
6 p. in 81
7 p. m 80
Couipuiuute (.oral Kecorcl.
1917. 1916. HIS. 1914.
Highest yesterday.... 82 1 84 8
Lowest yesterday 6S 70 68 68
Mean temperature.... 74 80 78 19
Precipitation 02 T. . .88 .00
Temperature and precipitation departures
from tha normal:
Normal temperature. ... , 77
Deficiency for the day.................. S
Total deficiency since March 1 221
Normal precipitation .14 Inch
Deficiency for the day 12 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1.... 15.69 lnchea
Deficiency since March 1 JO Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916.. 8.47 lnchea
Deficiency for cor. period, 1915.. .64 Inch
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