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WASHINGTON ALARMED AT
REPORT OF SLAV UNREST;
TEUTON PLOTS ARE BLAMED
Cryptical Dispatches From Russian Capital Hint at Politi
cal Upheaval Unprecedented Since Overthrow of
Romanoffs; Officials Refuse to Dis
cuss New Situation.
Washington, kxg. 23. -The situation in Russia continued
as the center of war interest here today with the mystery sur
rounding the nature of official dispatches the government hat
received from Petrograd within the last forty-eight hours still
undispelled. .
GERMAN INTRIGUE. 0
Today's cryptic news dispatches from
the Russian capital referring to spec
ulation in Petrograd and Moscow
newspapers concerning "expected dra
matic announcements of events'" and
expressing the view of the press that
"if no agreement is reached between
the contending groups, open conflict
must follow" were taken to support
the unofficial interpretation of the gov
ernraent's dispatches as relating to
political conditions within the provis
ional government and probably un
dercurrents of German intrigue work
ing for the unseating of Premier Ker
ensky, with either a counter-revolution
seeking to re-establish the autocracy
or the breaking down altogether of
the provisional government and re
sulting chaos.
Whether the official adyjees deal
with an alarming need for immediate
physical support of new Russia by its
allies if it is to continue in the war
m the face of .a menacing military
situation, was not estaDiisncu, as oi
ficials continued in their refusal to
discuss their advices in. any way what
ever, t-" 1 ,' ' ;
Nevertheless, it is Vnown that the
need of sending immediate and ade
quate physical assistance' to Russia
has been urged upon the government
by all the members of the American
1 mission recently returned from Petro
grad, This has not applied to the
sending tf troops, to which a major
ity -of the mission is opposed.but to
sending supplies and principally trans
port facilities. In explaining the use
lessness of' sending more troops into
Russia it lus been pointed out that
Russia's transport facilities are broken
down under the problem of supp tying
the men it already has on the lines.
Finn Situation Serious.
.' Petrograd, Aug. The;,, .satiation
in Finland is . serious as a result pi the
cotinued difficulty of forming a cab
inet and of the persistence of the
socialists In their plan to renew es
siona of the dissolved. Landtag on
August, 29. , ' 1 ' '
According, to the evening news
papers, Premier Kerensky instructed
Governor Stakhovitch' to prevent at
all costs a "reopening of the Landtag,
and if necessary, to surround the
building and compel the members to
disperse. ! General Stakhovitch has
conferred with the commander of the
Baltic fleet. ' - i . ' . , .
The socialists have. finally refused
the help of the Finnish professor,
Ingmarj, to form a government In
Shalmo, near Helsingfors, serious dis
orders have been caused by tinenr
ployed workmen, .supported by sol
diers. -Citizen guards from Helsmg
tors sent to quell the revolt were
fired on and driven into the railroad
.station,- where, they were - besieged,
captured and threatened with1 sum
mary execution.
Petrograd morning newspapers
sharply attack the Finnish socialists,
declaring that if Finland by convok
ing the Landtag violates its own con
stitotion, Russia can consider the con-
-aitutiorj nonexistent and set accord
ingly. ' 1 ' i j
May Mean Civil War, '.
Petrograd. Aug..2J. As the day ap
proaches for the opening of the ex
' traordinary national council" at Mos
cowthe newspapers are full of specu
lation concerning expected dramatic
- announcements of events.
; Jyuging from present indications
the congress is likely to .take the
t'orm of a struggle of the cabmet back
ed by the socialist left, against the
. bourgeoisie, consisting of constitu
t'mal democrats, discontented Moscow
business men, under their president,
M. Riabushinskv, and dismissed gen-
- erals, who all agree in severely critic
ising the present course and policy,
' demanding radical changes. '
This view is taken by the Petro
grad and Moscow press, which de
clare that if no agreement is reach
ed between . the Contending groups
open conflict must follow. First steps
already have been taken toward vig
orous and aggressive action Jy h
maltantents. ' V
, The Russian provisional government
has postponed until November 25 the
selections to the constituent assembly.
The first meeting of the assembly will
not be held until December 11.
Sidney Contractor- - -,
; Killed by U. P. Train
Sidney, Neb., Aug. 21 (Special
Telegram.) Irving M? Frost a build
ing contractor, was instantly killed
at Purdue, twenty-four miles east of
here, and his automobile totally de
molished this morning by mail train
No. 6 oh the Union Pacific railroad.
Frost was endeavoring to make the
crossing and failed to notice the train,
althougn it is a'ltraight track from
Lodgeuole. His companion Gus Smidt.
jumped from the car and received
only a few bruises.
He was 28 years oi age and had a
wife and two smn 'children, . The
body was taken to ChappelU
Two Nebraskans Killed in
Motor Accident 'at Cheyenne
Oftyenne, Wya, Aug. 23. Dr. R.
C. Ktnode.-Gering, Neb and J. C.
Clark, Scotts Bluff, Neb- were killed
when an automobile in which thsy
were: returning from Denver, Colo.,
to scotts Blutt turned over a mu
east of here. , -
U.S. WILL PAY $2
BUSHEL FOR WHEAT
Under Present Plan Food Ad
ministrator Will Buy Yield
- Rather Than Let the
Publio Suffer ,
Washington, Aug. ' 22.The .price
paid by the food administration.. for
the portion It buys of the 1917 wheat
crop probably will exceed $2 a bushel,
it was learned today. The committee
headed by Dr. H. A. Garfield, which
will recommend a price, will submit
its rtport early next week. '
In recommending a price, the com
mittee, it was said today, will take into
consideration the fact that the pro
ducer must receive enough to stimu
late production next year and at the
same time will consider carefully war
conditions and the rights of the con
sumer. In passing the food control
bill congress set an arbitrary price of
$2 on the 1918 wheat crop.
The hope of the food administration
is that the government price fixed
will obtain in all private transactions
throughout the year and it is ready
tto buy up the entire crop for distribu
tion if prices cannot be stabilized by
the mere fixing of food administra
tion price. . "
Entente Council
Preceded Peace
; . Npte Publication
,
(Contlnntd From Tut Oa.)
States of the Japanese mission
is headed by viscount Ishn.
t-dttors 01 the Japanese won.
local vernacular paper, ststed that the
European mission of the two noble
men was known to the Japanese col
ony here. (
Jap Officials Explain.
Washington, Aug. 23. Japanese of
ficials here today explained that Vis
count Okouchi is a member of the
Japanese house of peers and Mr. Ka
wai is secretary of the house. v
They have been in Rome as dele
gates to, the International economical
conference held there some months
ago. Mr, Kawai was secretary' of the
delegation. A third member of the
delegation, Mr. Kato, is returning to
iapan by the way of the Cape of Good
lope.
Ihe conference at Rome was held
at- the invitation of the Italian gov
ernment and the delegates were mem
bers of the paruamentS of several
countries. Political matters were not
to be discussed nor had the confer
ence anything to do with diplomatic
questions. The United States was not
represented.
-. A member of the imperial Japanese
mission said today no request bad
been received from the United States
to send Japanese delegates to a con
ference to discuss the question of a
more genuine entente between Japan
and this country.
. Ministers Before Pope.
Rome,. Aug. 23. The British and
Belgian ministers, accredited to the
Vatican wt re received separately by
Pope Benedict yesterday and inquired
ts to the meaning of the reference
to the freedom of the seas in the
pope's peace proposal. The pontiff re
plied hp intended to give to this con
dition the same meaning as that of
President Wilson in his message,
while leaving ample liberty to the
belligerents to agree in future discus
sion as to details.
i Germany today acknowledged re
ceipt or me peace note, promising 10
examine it with benevolent interest
and care and to give ait answer after
reaching an agreemenf-witli, Hs ajljeg.
' , Join Reserve Guard. . .
Syracuse, Neb., Aug. 23. -(Special.)
Last evening a meeting was held
at the opera, house in the interest of
the newly formed Reserve National
Guard. Superintendent Earl Cline,
who is in charge of the work for Otoe
county, spoke of the aims and work
and was followed by D. W. Living
ston, Judge Paul Jessen and Lieuten
ant Turley Cook, all of Nebraska City.
Thirty-seyen young men signed the
roll and more will follow.
Kobrtik totofflcM 4lteontlnul: Cl
mm, Loup county, mall to OrrW; Rod
or. Cherry county, mull it Wood Loko;
Yuc-uhlil, CuHter county, molt to Climax.
POST TOASTIES
are bully .
dood for
any meal
and for all
the family
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VICTORY FOR .
ITALIAN ARMS
ALOMIS'ONZO
(Continue From Pat Oa.)
in the capture of more than 13,000
prisoners and thirty guns, and gains
of great importance have been made
all along -the: line;- Italian warships,
which are aiding in the attack at the
head of the Gulf of Triest, have
switched their guns from the battle
line and, showered shells on Triest,
the big Austrian port, which is the
objective of the Italians.
i . Admission ts mads by the Vienna
j war pfftce-'of. victories of the Italians
at several, points south ot lounino
and the capture of the town of Selo,
near the head of the Adriatic, but it
is asserted that the offensive, espe
cially at Selo, cost the Italians thou
sands of men killed or wounded in
addition to more than 6,500 prison
ers. The fighting on the Verdun front
!s dying down. v The French objec
tives north of Verdun apparently
have been attained and except for the
capture by the French of a small for
tified position no infantry actions in
this sector sire reported. The number
of prisoners has reached 7.639. The
French also .have captured twenty
four cannon and 'more than 200 ma
chine guns. .
The Germans continued their1 at
tacks on the Aisne front last night,
but met with nd better, fortune than
heretofore. Several, assaults near
Laffaux milUAjUcs ,and Cerny were
repulsed. '.'' ' v." J
Russians Withdraw. , . .
" Petrograd,' "Aug."' 23JrVit Russian
forces on the northern end of the
Russian front, 'where the-Germans
have begun an offensive, yesterday re
tired under pressure from the region
of Raggedzem and Kemmem to the
Lake Shloyirn and Frankendorf re
gion. . . '
The official statement issued today
by the Russian, war department an
nouncing this withdrawal says that
the German artillery cqnducted an in
tense fire in this sector.
PASTOR AS ALIEN
ENEMYOF THE U. S.
(Continued From Pag- On.)
, (Contlnoed Par Two,' Column One.)
the opposing party, who exclaimed:
"To h with the kaiser."
That night an American flag was
brought to the church and nailed
arver the door by a number of pa
triots, led , by L., If. Grassmeyer, a
wealthy ! Pennsylvania . German
farmer. The minister was taken in
Jederal oticexs a few days
later., . '
', .r'... Theatened by Mob.
About three weeks ago a petition
was circulated asking that Krauleidis
be released from jail. This met with
opposition and several citizens de
clared that if he were released he
would be hanged by a mob..
Mr. Grassmeyer was m Omaha to
day in consultation with federal ofh
cials. He expressed keen relief that
his former toastor is to be interned.
"There is no question in my mind
that he was a naid agent of the Ger
man government," said Grassmver.
"Why, he used to get three.or four
registered letters every day, A $600-a-year
preacher doesn't get that many
registered letters." He was formerly
a lieutenant in the German army and
came to this country shortly before
the war started.
Sons Ready for War, v
Mr. Grassmeyer owns 1,200 acres
of farming land around Riverdale. He
is a leader in patriotic activities, and
so is' his wife; although she is a Ger
man born, a native or Berlin. They
hive five ions. " -
"And every one of them goes into
the. American, army just as soon as he
ts called," declared Mr. Grassmeyer.
'hymeneal
BuraesZ-Farmer. ,.
Fairbury, Neb., Aug. 23. (Special.)
At the home of Mrs. L. Farmer, the
marriage of her daughter, Miss Eunice
Verna. to Lieutenant Frank D. Bur
gess of Cedar Rapids, Neb., was sol
emnized today. Rev. R. N. Oral of
ficiating. The bride was handsomely
gowned in a white. satin gowrf draped
wiui georgette crepe, with a corsage
of roses. ; A wedding breakfast was
served to the guests. Lieutenant and
Mrs. Burgess departed for Isew York-
Lieutenant Burgess will then take pas
sage for France.
Last Saturday another daughter of
Airs, rarmef was married to Lieuten
ant Waiter H. Brown of Fort Riley,
Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea
' : Remedy.
Mrs. Charles Palmer, Andrews, Ind.;
says, "Chamberlain's Colic and Diar
rhoea Remedy has never failed to give
me promnt relief. From my own ex
perience and that of my friends and
neighbors. I know it will do all that
is claimeA- for it."-Advertisment
TEETH
DR. McKENNEY Says; ;
"Bid farewell to health and
Kod looks when your teeth
ive you.w -
Hoavloot BrMf
Work, rr tootk,
Boot.suvH ruu
Ibs
$4.00
50c
Boot M-fc Old'
Crtwat
$4.00
Woofer Phtoo
worth $1S to $23,
$5, $8, $10
Wt pho you or ntuai your moaty.
McKENNEY DENTISTS
14th aad FontMo 1114 Furua 8t
rom Dwfiu asrx,
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OMAHA MEN WILL :
HELP INCREASE
STOCK ON FARMS
' (Continued From Fa.e On.)
bilization of this stock for the farm
ers free of charge.
W. B. Tagg, member of this new
committee and president of the Na
tional Live Stock exchanges, is
known to have definite views on the
matter of increasing live stock pro
duction.. He has just been in the
east for a conference with Mr.
Hoover. Mr. Tagg holds that to
ti.1n 4rx tli drmsrc SA (fiat a
UICU Jit, 11 IVl 1111 IBI nifcl ? iu JU0 -
practicable as to draft men for the
armies, lit noicis mat to iurnisn an
open and competitive market is neces
sary. He desires an arrangement for
furnishing money at reasonable rates
to the farmers for the purchase af
11VC SLUV. ailU tit Uivs Hiviv
strenuous camoaien to stamo out tu
berculosis.
Pomp and Ceremony
Attend Military
Wedding at Fort
(Continued From Pag One.)
ing in search of it. The valuable bit
of paper was unearthed from the
desk of the photographer. When
Sergeant Alexanders motorcycle ap
peared at the fort, a rousing cheer
wentr up from the crowd assembled,
and the ceremony proceeded immediately-
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Mr. Oviatt is a pupil ot Airs. Miine
Rvan of Omaha. She is to be soloist
at the First Baptist church in Coun
cil Bluffs, and expects to continue her
activity in musical circles during the
enforced absence of her husband,
whose company is hourly expecting
orders to entrain for Deming, N. M.
Farm Hand Ends Life.
Sidnev. Neb.. Auir. 23. (Special
Telegram.) George Larson, aged 23,
committed suicide last night at ionge
pole by hanging himself to a Uhion
Pacific box car. He had been work-
ine for a farmer named Butcher in
Deuel county and became despondent
through typhoid fever. His brother,
John Larson, resides at fremont,
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A High Grade
Spriiritv Salesman
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ti wantod by corporation operttint
xtnilvly In tho middle west. Ap
plicant muit bo oblo to eonWnco
ur by hit record that h li a tnan
of iutfielent force to doat iuccosi
fully with an Intelligent Investment
public and tbat ho Ii quick thtnklnt,
atcreulvo and a huitler. U you bavo
these oharaoteriitlc write u. Tbo
man we want can tarn oaelly 18,000
' a year or morel ho will rooolvo com
mlsalon and will bo liberally treated
regarding drawing account. The
nature of our aeeurltlea 1 aueh tbat
men with Iniuranee" oxporlenco aro
among our beat producer - today.
Positively (tat age, eduoatioit and
prevloua experience In lottrv which i
will bo held strictly confidential.
Addrea Box 6617. Car tbo Bee.
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wardrobe trunks'
$25
The trunk m
; frody th beet !
tur of traak
coastructfon, In
cluding padded In
aide, which pre
vent th banger
' from falling, and
lift top. Th
empartm ent
. keM clathaa free
of wrinkle 1 all clothing ia ready to '
war at th end f th trip. -
Freling & Steinle
Omaha's Bt Bgf at Bullelera
1803 FARNAM ST.
W Like Small Rpar Job.
Nature Says
"I can remedy most ills, and
help you to escape many ail
ments, if you give me timely
aid." Naturally, Nature prefers
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RIGHT, NOT MIGHT, TO
WIN KOEHLMANN
Geraan Forciffo Secretary, in
Maiden Speech Before Reich
stag, Pleads for Fairness
to the Neutrals.
Amsterdam, AugJ23-; policy
based on might alone- an2Uiiot on
right is doomed to failure -from the
beginning," was the admission made
by Dr. Richard von Kuehlmann, Ger
man imperial foreign Secretary, in his
maiden speech to the malnxommittee
oi the..Rcrchitag'yestry
The m;wcrerarr,-atcbi'ding to a
telegram from Berlin, dwelt on the
tremendous responsibility in assum
ing office, "when the country is beset
by the mightiest of enemies without
and grave difficulties within.'
Dr. von Kuehlmann laid' down the
following program! ." --
, First; the Tnamtenatice: , o.f. cordial
relations with the allies,-and, second
with the neutrals,' " whose fights and
neces'sary conditions" of existence we
shall be most Careful 'to 'respect as
far as is compatible with enemy trick
ery and our own military needs."
'To ' arrest '"further defection of
important ' heutrals"'is in extremely
serious and important tSsk .confront
ing us," said Dr. ' Kuehlmann. "We
can only solve it successfully by ob
serving the principle that in politics
might counts, ut alsd right, and that
only if we base our conduct, on both
can we hope to. achieve lasting re
sults. Furthermore" we still have re-
Utinn Huitri th ripllio-preuts. . al-
though, of course,; official relations
are ruptured; ytv currents oipudhc
opinion waft across the border line
or the trenches."
Dr. von Kuehlmann eloquently em
phasized the necessity of studying
enemy psychology so tnat no son
xunrAt chnnM hp winttA when the
Lether side holds rigidly aloof. On
the other nana, no nam woras stiouia
be uttered when there are indications
that the ice is breaking on the other
sir! and more conciliatory feelings
become manifest"
Dr. von Kuehlmann concluded with
an appeal for trust in the army and
navy.
Shaken; Dealers
Face I3ankruptcy
(Continued From fw One.)
selling price at 25 cents a ton under
the price for prepared sizes. The re
sult of this will be that during the
winter, consumers who have been us
ing prepared sizes, will all want the
mme run. Ana men, too. tne mines
cannot afford to put out the assorted
sizes at the differential of 25) cents
per. ton.
"The hard coal in storage js only
about 10 per cent of the normal, sup
ply at this siason of the year and it
IS QOUOIIUI 19 cnuugii' Ul II WU uc
bought to supply the market. Eighty
per cent ot tne nard coat proaucea
comes from mines owned by the east
ern railroads. ,
Coal Famine Coming.
"When the operators met the fed
eral trade commission last spring, the
price was fixed at $7.90 a ton, f. 0. b.
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L. Beindorff, City Passenger Agent.
1324 Farnam Street. Phone Douglas 4000.
Omaha, Neb.
rtiiracrn fnr fh nlrl line eomoanies.
or those that were auxiliaries of the
railroads and 75 cents above this price
for the independents.
"No matter what happens, I look
fnr .i cprinns rnal srinrtap later in
ri Qcamn Tn 'Omaha therr is fnoiiph
of the coal, bought at high prices, to
. . . . ...
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first of the year, but what ts going to
THOMPSON BELDEN &CQ
Cstabftstted 1O66 '
School-Girl Dresses
A Sale at $9.75 "
Made along the most fashionable lines of
Poplin and Serges. The sort 'of. Dresses
school and college girls must have. Sizes
16, 18, 20. :
Friday, $9.75
No Alterations. .. All Sale Final,
NEW FALL SUITS
TAILORED BY MEN
A delightful combination of
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ecdnomy in purchasing suits of
such character because of
their lasting goodness and serv
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Second Floor
New Office Aprons
Made of substantial black
sateen, in two serviceable
styles. A great protection
for one's clothes during
office hours, 35c, 40c, 50c,
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Third Floor
WILMO MANIFOLDS
Ar Positively Guaranteed
Ariy purchaser of or dealer in Wilmd Manifolds who is not en
tirely satisfied .or who has had any trouble from loss of power or
overheating may ex$hange his imperfect manifold for the New
' Model, which will be 6n the market shortly. No charge whatever for
exchange. We positively guarantee to increase your mileage from
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happen after that is gone is some
thing that cinnot be figured out under
present conditions."
Druartment Order.
Waahlngton, Aug. 23. (Special Tele,
gram.) Leall X Sysom of Omaha. F. A.
Bennett of Omaha; Helen J. Wolf. Kor
folk, Neb.; Harry J. Lapen of Davenport,
were appointed clerka in the War department.
Mark Your Clothe
With Woven Name
Tapes They Are Best"
Your full name woven in fast
colors on white tapes. ' They
must be ordered, the prices are
3 dozen, 85cj 6 dozen, $1.25;
12 dozen, $2.
Single and double initial tapes
in stock, 3 dozen to a package,
5c and 15c. '.
'Notior) Section
Wash Dresses
$4.95
All Sales Final.
Second Floor
These Good Hose j
Are Inexpensive
Black Fiber Hose, regular or
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