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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1917)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 16. 1917. CLOUDBURST DOES' DAMAGE IN ALASKA Seven Inches of Rain in Twelve Hours Causes Flood Which Which Sweeps All Before It. Seward, Alaska, Sept. 14. Seven inches of rain in twelve hours, be- twen Sunday noon and midnight, after a three-dav rainstotm. caused through Seward, which did damace estimated at more than $100,000. The water power pipe line was washed out and the power plant in the city flooded. A temporary water supply was pro vided Tuesday. TheCommunity Christian church and six residences were washed away. The business district of the town was saved through the hasty con struction of log dams. All available automobiles in town were lined up along the banks of the stream Sun day night so their headlights would aid the workers. The government railroad was not seripusly damaged, although there were many slides and washouts. Sev eral farms were flooded. A man and his wife spent an entire night irKa tree. Two trappers on the Snow river, cut off from high ground, spent Monday .on a log and- were picked up Tuesday morning in Kenai lake, where the water was six feet above-all previous marks. The" storm was unprecedented, ac cording to old time hunters and trap pers. The cable is cut between Seward ami Veldez, and the wire to Anchorage is down. ' Canned Goods Men Fight Against the Speculators Washington, Sept. IS. Represen tatives of eastern canned goods com mission men after a conference with the food administration today pledged their full co-operation to the admin istration during the war and their support of all regulations that the government may make. Specifically, the commission men pledged themselves not to speculate in food products; to decline to buy or sell for any customer speculating in food; to decline to buy for any cus tomer purchasing beyond his normal needs; not to hoard food products, and to load cars to their fullest ca pacity and urge their customers to do the same, Two More Officers' Training Camps to Open at Ft. Snelling Fort Snelling, Minn., Sept. 15. (Special Telegram.) Unofficial ad vices received here this afternoon say a third and possibly a fourth officers' training camp will be held at Fort Snelling. The purpose is to fill va cancies occurring from .time to time in the national army and the National Guard division It is stated that n civilians will be V ' I 41 lO L 1 1 n l i 1 I IllU" J (t 111 LI V, a flood in.. Lowell creeK, runningTadmitted to the second camp, but United States Surveyor Killed by Motorcycle Yankton, S. D., Sept. 15. (Special.J toward U. rainier, agea oi, one oi the oldest United States surveyors in the service was killed here yesterday when he was struck by a motorcycle driven by Joseph Weisgatec, The ac cident happened 'on the main, street and both men were rushed to the hos pital. Weisgater is still confined to the hospital by his injuries. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. students will be selected from drafted men in the national army and privates and noncommissioned officers in the National Guard who show promise of making good officers. Datesfor beginning the third series of officers' training camps have not been announced. . French Deputy Proposes War Co-Operation of the Powers Washington, Sept. 15. A plan for co-operation in war legislation by the parliamentary bodies of the United States, France, Great Britain and Italy was presented to members of the house tonight by Henry Franklin Bouillon, vice president of the Cham ber of Deputies at Paris. ' M. Bouillon, speaking in the hall of the house, urged the appointment of a congressional committee .of twenty-five seven senators and eight een representatives as a United States interparliamentary delegation to join with similar bodies from other allied governments in quarterly meet ings. Without power of any.kirid, the conference would act ill an advisory capacity to the various parliamentary assemblages. The suggestion was warmly applauded, but no member proposed that it be carried out. Kansas City Gets Milk for Babies on Order, Due to Strike aKnsas City, Mo., Sept. 15. Meas ures to relieve the milk shortage exist ing here since Wednesday because of the refusal of seven of the largest distributing companies to deliver milk unless given polict protection against striking employes and striking freight handlers Vvere taken- tonight by Dr. C. W. Coon, city health commissioner, who announced that tomorrow the city would sell certificated milk at 10 cents a quart to persons presenting physicians' 'certificates showing they are getting it for a sick person or baby. Milk distributors announced that an attempt will be made to de liver milk Sunday norning. Invention Proves Fruitless , Under Prohibition Law Wakefield, Neb., Sept. 15. (Spe cial.) The cream separator in Ne braska lws a new function. A fruit man at the Dixon county fair has dis covered that if hard cider is run through a cream separator a fine grade of alcohol is the result. The genius, however, is unable to guarantee non-prosecution to the owner of such a still under the pres ent prohibition law. fMTY 4 Leadership If you would escape criti-" cism, remain a private in the ranks. I know the penalty of leadership in eArery field of human endeavor. When a man's work becomes a standard for the world, whether in art, literature, business or profes sion, he becomes a target for the shafts of the envi ous and jealous. "" , - If his work be merely mediocre he is left se verely alone. Were I an obscure, unsuccessful 'dentist, my .methods would never be discussed nop my motives . questioned. - , Jealousy does, not aim at the artist who pro- "duces a commonplace painting, but a MASTER PIECE will set all the forked -tongue' of envy wagging. rr; . '; The Leader Is Assailed Because He Is the Leader v, The follower of traditions and ejthics . failing to equal Or excel seeks to depreciate and destroy. Genius always pays the penalty ajs well as receives the reward. ' This is nothing new. It is the world-pld human passions of envy, fear an greed. . , If the leader truly leads he remains the leader. The . master painter, mastqr writer, master builder or master dentist, each in his turn, is as- sailed .by little minds and each holds his laurels,, because he -IS master. r ' hat which is good acd great, that which is a benefit to humanity and adds to the world's happiness and betterment survives the loud clamor of denial and slander. That which deserves to liv-j-LIVES. I am at times extremely embarrassed by the flattery of my friends, but never by the venom of my critics. Painless Withers, Dentist 423-428 Securities Bldg. 16th and Farnam Streets. Douglas 4604. , or Rose. Office Hours: 8:30 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sunday, 9 to 1. "Peace After the Surrender of Kaiserism," Declares Gompers i 1 II 1 r i j SF. (By Ansorlated Press.) Chicago, Sept. 15. Treason to America in the world war was de fined by Elihu Root, and labor was pledged by Samuel Gompers to fight until world terrorism had been over thrown, at a patriotic rally 'here to night, staged by the National Security league for the announced purpose of vindicating Chicago against aljcged intimations of unpatrjotism. "The men who are speaking, writ ing and' printing arguments against the war and now against everything that is being done toarry on the war are rendering more effective service to Germany than they ever could rentier in the field with arms in thir hands." declared the former secretary of state, amidst cheers. "It is impossible to re sist the conclusion that the greater part of them are at heart traitors to the United States 1 "As time goes on and the character of these acts become more and more clearly rnanifest, all who continue to associate with them must come under the "same condemnation. There are some who doubtless do not under stand what this struggle really is." rupted by criesof "Hello, Bill." and departed from the text of his speech iong enough to declare: I "I don't think he understands it. But I think he will some time." Declaring that General Grant said, "Let us have peace," only "after" Lee had surrendered. Mr. Gompers asserted that "after Kaiserism had Surrendered, then we, too, will have peace." . , "There can be no peace," he contin ued not while there is a Teuton on Hie Soil of France. There must be no peace until they afe driven from outraged Belgium." The president, of the American Federation of Labor was interrupted frequently by applause, when he de tailed the plans laid by the govern ment for war insurance for soldiers and sailors and its attempts to make sure that the standard of American home life shall not be lowered. ' Judge Jacob M. Dickinson presided as chairman in the absence of Gov ernor Frank O. Lowden. Fronted by a hedge of glistening bayonets, carried by a detachment of National Guardsmen, the speakers adiJVessed a crowd which rivaled any national convention throng that ever At this point the speaker was inter-Milled the coliseum, both in sire and vociferous enthusiasm. Confirm Minnehaha's Fate; Forty-Three of Crew Lost New York, Sept. 15. Confirmation of the destruction by a German sub marine of the big Atlantic transport liner Minnehaha, with a loss of life, was received by the line today from its offices in England. The cable message said that forty-three mem bers of the crew perished and 110 were saved. . Chief Officer Albany, C. A. Wills, purser, Dr. E F. Barrett, surgeon, three other officers and three engi neers were among those who lost their lives. Capt Claret, the Minne haha's commander, and Fist Officer Pierce were saved. The cable message did not contain the date of circumstances of the sinking. - Unofficial reports of her loss, which became known Wednes day, said the Minnehaha was sunk a fveek ago today, a short distance off the coast of Ireland. Sh" was struck, it was said, near the engine room on the starboard side, the explosion kill ing a number .of the crew outright. Others were reported to have been drowned in getting away in boats. The Minnehaha was returning to this oort after haviuar delivered a huge cango of munitions in England, f, 111! Uruguay Forestalls Attempt to Sink Ships Montevideo, Uiguay, Sept. IS. Uruguayan marines I today boarded all the German ships in the harbor here, the government having heard of plans to sink the vessels. BEAUTIFUL AMDS ROMS AND OTHER Fireplace Goods Exceptional assortments from which to select the design and finish best suited to your home. 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