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SWEJ The' Omaha Daily Bee 1 T : V0L- XLVILNa 35- - qma pages. BUY BECKETT UPSETS DOPE 6V TRIMMING SAM REYNOLDS IN STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT Seymour Lake Youth Startles Fans by Beating Trans Mississippi Champion 1 Up in Nineteen-Hole Match; Meets John W. Redick of Country Club for Title Today. FIRST YEAR OF WAR MAY COST 20 BILLIONS Secretary McAdoo's Revised Totals Indicate Budget. Al ready Eleven Millions Exclusive of Loans. Playing the game of his life, Guy Beckett, youthful Seymour Lake club crack, upset all the dope on the pa tnotic golf tournament at the Coun try club yesterday by defeating Sam W. Reynolds, of the Field club, win ner of the Nebraska state title last year and Transmississippi champion this year, in the semi-final round by 1 up on nineteen holes. Beckett's victory was like a bolt of ugnrning out ot a clear sky. Even his most faithful supporters and well wishers had no hope that Guy could win over the Field club champ. It completely bowled over the dope sheet which read for Reynolds to meet John W. Redick in the final round. Now it is Beckett who meets Redick today in the final round for tne championship as Redick easily won his match from Paul Scott of Council Bluffs, 4 up and 3 to play, beckett played a dandy game of golf. That tells the story of his vic tory, ms long game was good. His drives had lots of "distance and they saiiea iair ana true down the fairway. His approach shots were supeYb and he took no extra putts. Reynolds, on the other hand, did not exhibit the beautiful game which generally characterizes his play. His drives had distance, but they were not as true as Beckett's. He took several extra putts, too. Fans Follow Play. Quite a gallery of fans followed the Reynolds-Beckett match around the course and they were well repaid for their trouble. They .saw. a splendid match. For eighteen holes it was nip ana iuck witn tne result ever m-doubt. And when the eighteenth gren was reached, the score was even up and another hole had to be played. Some of the fans expected Beckett, because of his youth, to crack under the strain on the nineteenth hole, but .the Seymour lad merely grinned and sent his drive sailing down the course. The hole is a stiff one and it must be played just right. . Beckett never ' faltered and he captured the hole and match. Beckett and Redick play a thirty six hole match today for the cham pionship. Eighteen holes will be played this morning and eighteen this afternoon. Swartz and Lieben Win. M. J. Swartz of the Field club, and Oscar Lieben of the same club, will meet today to decide the winner of the president's flight. Swartz beat W. E. Palmeteir of Happy Hollow in the final round yesterday and Lieben beat R. S. Shields of Miller park. G. M. Graham and W. M. Burgess will clash for the secretary's cham pionship, while W. C. Fraser and M. F. Dillon meet for the vice president's championship and frank Russell and Johnny Madden for the directors title. In the consolations, Jimmy Allen of the field club won his way into the finalst yesterday by beating Ernes Sweet, 1 up on twenty holes. He , meets C. W. Calkins of Haoov Hoi y low. for the title, as Calkins won his semi-final go from M. H. LaDouceur of the Field club. Leslie Davies, professional at the Lincoln Country club, lived up to ex UNIONS AGAIN ASK CHANGE OF VENUE FOR CASE Spring Surprise When They File Additional Affidavits in Suit Being Heard by Three Judges. in (Continued on Pa;a Eight, Column Two.) The Weather for Nebraska Generally fair to night and probably Saturdav: eon tinued warm tonight, cooler Saturday aiternoon in west portion. For Iowa Generally fair and con tinued warm tonight and Saturday. Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. Hour. 6 a. m.... WM8L J 6 a. in 7 a. m 9 a. m 10 a. m 11 a. m 13 m 1 p. m 2 p. m t4 Dcg. ,. 78 ,. n .. so .. 88 . 88 ,. 90 93 94 3 p. m. 4 p. m. 5 p. m. 6 p. m. 1 p. rh. p. m. 95 96 98 97 95 91 Comparative local Record. 1917. 1916. 1915 1914. Highest yeaterday .. 98 95 73 97 Lowest yesterday ... 77 76 67 78 Mean temperature ,. 88 - 86 70 88 Precipitation 00 .00 1.S5 .00 Temperature and precipitation departure! from the normal: Normal temperature 77 Excess for the day , n Total deficiency since March 1 190 Normal precipitation .14 inch Deficiency for the day 14 Inch Total rainfall sinca March 1 ... .15.76 Inches Deficiency for cor. period. 1918.. 8.11 inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1915.. J7 Incfc Reports from Stations at 7 P. M. Etatlon and Stat Temp, of Weather. 1 p. m. cneyenne, clear 86 . 86 .00 Davenport, cloudy 88 93 .00 Denver, clear 90 94 . .00 Des Moines, clear ..... 90 ' 94 ,00 Dodce City, clear , 96 106 ,00 Lander, cloudy 84 93 .00 North Platte, clear .... 98 102 .00 Omaha, clear 95 98 .00 Pueblo, clear 94 96 .00 Rapid City, clear ...... 98 lno .00 Salt Lake City, pt. cdy. 78 92 .00 Santa Fe, pt. cloudy... 78 82 .00 Sheridan, cloudy 90 96 .08 Sioux City, clear. 92 94 ' .00 Valentine, clear , 96 . 98 .00 L. A. WELSH. Meteorologist. High- Rain est. fall. Additional affidavits submitted by attorneys for Omaha unions as, basis tor a motion for a change of venue the injunction suit brought by Attor ney General Reed against them and me Business Men's association were a big surprise to three judges Judges Leslie, Sears and Redick sitting in equity court yesterday. judge .Leslie overru ert a mntmn for a change of venue two days ago and characterized as "shameful' charges made in affidavits by union men that he was "biased and nrein. diced' 'against organized labor and lavored the moneyed classes." , ne saia at mat time the integrity of the court had been attacked" and announced his intention of calling in two other judges when other phases of the injunction suit were heard. An son Bigelow, chief counsel far the unions apologized and withdrew th motioAJor a change of venue. r Again Overruled., The' attotriev for tfn' back; again and offered additional af- naavus. Dut the motion fnr a rhino. -r " . -..-..6v. 01 venue was promptly overruled by me mice juage-s. The trio of iudees heard aronmontc on a demurrer tiled by the unions in the original injunction suit of June 18, when Attornev C. eneral Rd n yoked the Junkin act and alleged acts m "restraint of trade" against both the Business Men's association and e unions. The leiral fieht on th Him,irr,. phase of the injunction suit Winr.. ed into a three cornered one, the state, the unions and the RmlnM. Men's association, each heino- rnr. sented by attorneys, none agreeing. As soon as the demurrer h partner Je ended attorneys for the employers expect to present arguments in sup port ot their cross petition, filed separate from the unions' side. No Cause of Action. Attorney Bigelow declared the Jun kin act as a whole does not cover acts of labor unions. He attacked the in junction proceedings on the alleged grounds it does not state facts suffi cient to constitute a cause of action, improperly joins issues and improper ly joins defendants. . He said labor and skill are not ar ticles of commerce and therefore could not come under the "restraint or trade clause. He likened the injunction proceed ings of the attorney general to "at tempts of authorities to 'get to' labor unions under the Sherman anti-trust act. Attorney Bigelow said it is now the universal, opinion of the courts that the Sherman act does not apply to iaDor organizations. In the three-cornered legal skirmish before the three ind Attorney Bigelow for the unions was assisted by u N. Owens of Chicago, counsel for the International Brick layers union. F. A. Brogan and F. H. Gaine arc attorneys tor the business men. Al fred C. Munger, recently appointed deputy attorney general, represented the state. (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 27. Secretary McAdoo, submitting estimates to con gress today for the new war budeet said the first year of the war prom ised now to cost $10,755,807,000. ev. elusive of loans to the allies, making it necessary to raise more than $6,500, 000,000 additional revenue. The war tax bill as revised bv the senate finance committee provides only for a little more than $1,500,000, 000 in additional revenue. The $5,000, 000,000 discrepancy probably will be made up partly by increasing the bill's levies anq partly by a bond issue, -Departments Want Mora. Besides the estimate of jp.uuu.uuu.uuu additional expenses sub mitted yesterday b vthe War Hpnart ment, Mr. McAdoo presented csri mates from other departments total ling upward of $1,000,000,000. All of tnese estimates are for rvnpnHltur., during the year ending next July and nn aaaitlon 10 more than $3,000, 000,000 already appropriated since thi war began. The largest items in today's est.i mates are $350,000,000 for the Ship, ping board and $288,00,000 for the navy. For the food survey to be made under pending legislation, $11,000,000 was requested. lotal appropriations for th rur. rent fiscal year were estimated to run up to approximately $11 OOOnnnnnn exclusive of further appropriations for loans to the allies. With loan and possible emergencies the amount may run up to $15,000,000,000 or nnih1 $20,000,000,000. ...... Against these totals fizures iih. mittea to congress leaders for com panson . with appropriations of Eu ropean belligerents .indicated "that for the British fiscal year ending March 31, last, the British "aoDronria- tions including loanr to allies ao-or. gated $10,000,000,000 and an estimate for the current fiscal vear wa $1?. 000,000,000. E. H. Hurley Heads Shipping Board and Fleet Corporation Washington. July 27. Reore-aniza- tion of the shipping board and the emergency fleet corporation was com pleted today. Edward N. Hurley of Chicago, who succeeded William Den- man on the board was elected rhair. man and John A. Donald was elected vice chairman to succeed Theodore Brent, whose resignation wa or. cepted yesterday by President Wilson. The members of the board as di rectors oi tne fleet corporation elected Rear Admiral Capps -general manager to succeed Major General uoetnais ana named other officers as follows: President, Mr. Hurley; vice presi dent, Mr. Donald; treasurer, R. B. Stevens, another member . of the board; secretary, Lester Sisler, who is also secretary of the board. So far the president has named no one to succeed Mr. Brent as a member of the board. BUILDING THE FIRST OF UNCLE SAM'S GREAT AIR FLEET At an unidentified factory on Long Island the first of the great air fleet which Uncle Sam is to build is under construction. This photograph shows a workman putting on the big star which will identify American air planes. Ks A 1 yi ' -1 jr v, 4 - i III I K " - h I DRASTIC MEASURES RESTORE DISCIPLINE IN RUSSIAN ARMY; DIG VICTORY IN GALICIA WN Death Penalty for Treason Through Field Courts Martial Improves Situation on Balkan Front Soldiers in Petrograd Quickly Suppress Disorders Kerensky Calls National Council BULLETIN. Copenhagen, July 27. Reports from Vienna say that the newspapers in the Austrian capital assert that the Russians are evacuating Czernowitz, capital of Bukowina. PjWNWITS U.S. AEISO. NEBRASKA BOY BACK FROM THE FRENCH LINES Wounded at Third Battle of Ypres and Has Been Thir teen Months in Hospital Convalescing. CHICAGO ROADS Editors of Northeast Meeting in Wayne Wayne. Neb.. Tulv 27. CSnirial Telegram.) The second midsummer session of the Northeast Nebraska Editorial association ooened in YVavn Friday afternoon with over thirtv in attendance. The principal addresses of the afternoon were made by Frank I. Ringer, Lincoln; C. G. Caswell. Denison, la.; Prof. M. M. Fogg, of the state university, and Will Owen Jones, of the Nebraska State journal. m u u iiuik uijC visiting eaitors were taken for an automobile tour of the city, terminating at the city park, where a picnic dinner was served by the women of the Public Service club. A social evening featuring a uniaue program arranged by the staff of the Wayne Herald, was enjoyed, at the .. w. rluse home. kroner's Jury Finds Husband Caused Death of Mrs. Rehak Fremont. Neb.. Tulv 27. rSnr!al Telegram.) A coroner's jury at the inquest of the death of Mrs. Vaclav Rehak of Clarkson, found that the woman came to her death as the re sult of gunshot wounds inflicted by her husband. The shooting occurred last week. V ' i Government Troops Put Down Revolt in Petrograd London, July 27. Fresh and violent fighting occurred in the streets of Petrograd the last two days, accord ing to a dispatch from Petrograd to the Copenhagen Berlingski Tidende, transmitted by the Exchange Tele graph company yesterday. The ex treme socialists organized a great re volt, the dispatch adds, but the gov ernment troops immediately inter fered and the riot was suppressed after lively fighting. - , , Export of Canadian Wheat to U. S. Barred Winnipeg, Man., July" 27. The board of grain supervisors for Canada late today issued tan order prohibiting the export of Canadian wheat to the United States without permission of the board. I he order stipulates that it is to govern the remainder of the present crop and until further notice. Omahans Motoring in East Visit at National Capital Washington, July 27. (Special TeT- egram.) Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Buell of Omaha, who are on a motoring trip in the east, came to Washington from Atlantic City today, and lunched with Congressman Dan V. Stephens. They will leave soon for a swing through New England. After fifteen months on the battle fields of Europe and thirteen months in hospitals recovering from wounds, Private R. L. Gill of the Forty-ninth Canadian infantry is back in com paratively peaceful surroundings. He is visiting for a few days in Omaha and will go from here to Te kamah, his former, home. Private Gill is slight and slim. He has lived a lifetime in the last three years. In his platoon of forty-two men forty are now dead. He and one other, who is still in France, are the only ones left alive. Private Gill, like most men who have seen much, says little. Wounded at Ypres. Private Gill had been livine in Al berta, Canada, for seven years when the1 war broke out and he was among the first ,to enlist. Now his fighting aays r.re over. He walks with crutches, even thirteen months after he was wounded, but expects to be able to discard them. But he will never be fit to go back on the battle line. He will leave for Canada soon to "do six months convalescence" and after that he will go before the oen sion boar'' and get his pension al lowance. "I was wounded at the third battle of Ypres." he said. "I lav on the field in No Man's land from 1 in the after noon till 11:15 at niKht." He left England June 18. with 500 other Canadians and Americans who were incapacitated for further fight ing ana made the voyage without see ing a submarine, though the ship was ordered back to Belfast, Ireland, for a couple ot days before proceeding, Went "Over the Top." A Canadian soldier, he says, gets $1.10 a day in active service and $1.65 a day on furlough or during conva lescence. He "went over the top' once and out of a battalion of 7S0 men only ninety-eignt escaped death or wounds. "The worst thing about going over the top is waiting for the order to go, he said. The suspense is ter rible to the nerves. We spent four days in the front line trenches, four days in support and eight days in the rear, but even in the rear we were always on heavy duty. "Are you glad you won't have to go backf he was asked. "Darn glad," said Private Gill. ON STRIKE THREAT . BAR LIVE Stock . . . Nineteen Lines on Which Switchmen, May Go Out To day Send Embargoes on Perishables and Cattle. Canadian Gunners Silence Prussian Cannon on the West Canadian Army Headquarters in France, July 27. Our guns have at last definitely secured the upper hand on the western part of the front. The artillery actions by which this has been done hve been in progress for several days. With the object of challenging our ascendency in guns, the enemy recently brought up a bat tery of artillery attached to a Prus sian guard division. These additional gunners were given practically unlim ited supplies of ammunition, which they used for the bombardment of our heavy artillery positions. They were good men and a duet took place be tween their guns and ours in the Loos and Avion sectors. It has ceased now. The counter battery work of the British and the Canadian gunners proved too much even for the highly trained artillery men of the Prussian guard and their activity is now sub normal. f (BJr AaaoclaU 1 Pnn.) cnicago, July z. lhe nineteen Chicago railroads that, have been threatened with a strike tomorrow morning of 2,500 switchmen belong ing to the Brotherhood, of Railroad Trainmen tonight began sending out notices of an embargo on live stock and perishable freight to and through Chicaog. This announcement was made by Frank Hasler, of the com mittee of railroad general managers. Mr. Hasler said the embargo would be for the duration of the strike and would automatically end with an agreement. Appeal for Protection, t The railroads also appealed to Mayor Thompson, Sheriff Trager and Chief of Police Schuettler for protec tion and arranged with police officials tor a meeting to discuss means of preventing violence and protecting the railroads', properties. George F. Hanover, chairman of the road's conference committee, sent a notice to the city officials in which ne said: "The conference committee of man agers of the roads are threatened by the Brotherhood of Railroad Train men with a strike of the vard men employed in their Chicago terminals u iney do not make concessions which would establish the closed shoo In ( f . 1 .1 .1. f in i.iui ui uiciuucrs oi ineir organi zation, and deprive the management or tne power to select yard masters and their assistants. "The railroads are also threatened with a strike of the members of the switchmen's union employed in their Chicago terminals if thev do not yield to the demands of the Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen, because this would close the door of employ ment against many members of the switchmen s union. The conference committee has proposed mediation by the federal mediation and , conciliation board which has been declined by Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen." Deny Closed Shop Motive. James Murdock. vice oresident of the brotherhood, denied that the switchmen were seeking a closed shop and characterized the reasons criven out by the railroad managers as caus ing tne strike as unqualifiedly in correct." He said 98 per cent of the switchmen had voted in favor of a strike because the railroads had re fused to grant requests made bv the brotherhood. The new rules sought would cive preference to members of the broth erhood in employing yard men. eive prefreence to yard men in promotions to yard masters and prohibit the companies from reinstating men just ly discharged in disregard of the rights of other loyal yard men. ac cording to Mrf Murdock. Jassy, Roumania, July 27. (Thuraday.) The occupation of ten villages by the Roumanians in the new offensive is an nounced by the war office. The Austro-German forces retired in disorder. "iV fcV The statement follows: "We continued our advance as far as twelve kilometers ((seven and one-half miles) from our old front, occupying all of our objectives .and taking possession of ten villages. We captured 450 prisoners, many guns and much war material. The enemy is retiring in disorder." Owing to breakage of the ma chinery in one of its big printing presses The Bee is forced to limit today's edition to twelve pages. (By Associated Press) Petrograd, July 27. -Russian cavalry threw back the pressing Austro-German infantry Wednesday in the region southwest of Monasterzyska, in eastern, Galicia, says the official statement issued today by the Russian war department. . The Russian announcement says the Roumanians have ad vanced toward the upper reaches of the Suchitza river and are consolidating their gains. The Roumanians took many prison ers and captured six guns. Between the Dniester river and the Carpathians, the state. ment says, the Russians continue to retire in an easterly direc tion. " . i ' Southeast of Trembowla, in Galicia, near the Russian bor der, the Russians retired a short distance tp new positions. The Austro-Germans have occupied the Galician towns of Plotycy and Czysto, on the Sereth river. . . . -V '.-v..- -i- )- Jhe extreme- gravity of the coun try's position in the front and rear im pels Premier Kerensky to conyoke July 31 at Moscow the "extraordinary national council." All members of the Duma; prominent men from chief cen ters of the empire, representatives of the Zemstovs, municipalities, labor unions and universities will par- ticipate. - . The council will hold two sessiom at which the government will be ask ed to make an exhaustive report on the condition of the country, answer questions and, ask opinions of author itative persons on how best to save the fatherland from ruin. Explaining the scheme today, Prem ier Kerensky declared that attempts , to move the revolution backwards were impossible. Conspiracies to re store monarchical government "will be suppressed in the most determined ' and merciless way." As an' indication of the new nolirv and firm measures to be taken Kron stadt received an ultimatum to hand over three of the chief Bolsheviki ag itators, including the notorious Ros chal. In case of a refusal the island will be declared blockaded. The evening newspapers declare the position on the front is somewhat improved. As the evacuation of Tarn- opol is considered to have been tre mature, Russian generals have beenv ordered to recapture the town. Allies Vote, to Wage War Till Won. Paris, July 27.The allied powers yesterday concluded their confer ence after announcing a decision to continue the war until the object for which they are fighting is attained. Their declaration, which was made unanimously before separating, reads: "The allied powers, more closely united than ever for the defense of the people's rights, particularly in the Balkan peninsula, are resolved not to lay down arms until thiv have at tained the end which in their eves dominates all others to render im possible a return of the criminal ag gression such as that whereof the ctntral empires bear the resnonsi- bility." There was unanimous agreement on RUSS REVERSES ADD STRENGTH TO GOVERNMENT Defeat Rallies Responsible Ele ments to Support of Minis try and Stern Discipline is Made Possible. Washington, July 27. The Russian military, reverses have enormously strengthened the hands of the govern ment in Petrograd, according to dispatch from Ambassador Francis today to the State department. They nave snown tne impossibility of con trol of the army by soldiers commit tee. the ambassad fir rinnrts a nr! Via v lied to a universal demand for stronger discipline. The ambassador reported that the military crisis at the front has caused the deepest alarm in Petrograd, not only as to a severe military disaster, but as to the achievements of the revolution itself. All parties are united, he said, in urging the government to use any measures necessary to meet uie siiuauon. Conservatives Are Helping. Dispatches to the Russian embassy confirm this point of view and show that many conservative leaders who recently went out of office are again coming to the front of affairs. They include such men as the former presi dent of the Duma, Rodzianko; the for mer minister of instruction, Ignatieff; Leader Plehkhanoff of the social democratic party; Avkhenteff, social ist, and Admiral Kolchak of the Black sea fleet. This is interpreted to fore. cast a more representative and better experienced government. At the same time arrests among the Bolsheviki and tne Ked Ouard are continuing. The Council of Workmen and Soldiers' Delegates has issued different appeals to different sections of the commun ity citing the daneer of the situation and supporting dictatorial powers to mane tne results ot the revolution sate. All Parties United. D , , . i icmicr ivcrensKy s can tor ex traordinary national council, an nounced today from Petroerad. to meet in Moscow July 31, was also fore cast in emoassy aispatcnes sent just prior to the decision. They stated that all parties had united in demand ing an emergency meeting of all lead ers, including conservatives, profes sors and- others not now connected with the government. Fears of food riots; which originally precipitated the crisis in Petrograd leading to the revolution, are dis pelled, the dispatches add, by reports of splendid harvests from all over Russia. At the same time every ef fort is being made to improve the transportation system so that parts of the country will not be starvinz while others are oversupplied. I he Oalician military defeat was further explained by mutiny in one grenadier division of from 16,000 to 20,000 men, which opened up the front to the Germans and allowed them to drive a wedge twenty miles deep, which necessitated the retiremnt of the whole of General KornilofTs forces of 300.000 men. (Continued on Paga Two, Column Two.) Canners' League Charges Strike Is Plot by Aliens San Francisco, July 27. President Wilson was directly appealed to to day, by the Canners' League of Cali fornia for federal intervention in the fruit and vegetable cannery strikes here and in the Santa Clara valley. In part the telegram reads: "Agitators, practically all foreigners, are forcibly stopping men and women going to work by threats to kill. This is not a strike, but a conspiracy tn stop fruit and vegetable packing, re sulting in destruction to large quan tities of fruit products absolutely necessary for use of our army and navy, our antes a ana tne country at large. Goods already sold to the rov- ernment cannot be delivered." German Submarine is , Burned by Crew at Caiafs Paris, July 27. A German ' sub. marine was destroyed on Thursday nn the French coast west of Calais. The undersea boat went ashore and the crew, unable to free it, opened the gasoline tanks and set fire to the vessel. The members of the crew reached the shore where thev -were made prisoners. ' ":f -: i I r j