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e Omaha Dai LY 11 J H jf II THE WEATHER 'air VOL. XLVII NO. 115. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 30. 1917. TWELVE PAGES. K". SINGLE COPY TWO CENJS RUSH K. - W Ml X El 1 II 13 DUO ALiWfl . V TROOPS TO ITALY; SPEAKER IS FLOGGED o PASTOR HORSEWHIPPED BY MOB; PRAYED FOR KAISER; 1(0 KLUX ULAN GARB WORN Herbert Bigelow, Preacher and Member of People's Coun cil, Gets "Twelve Lashes" From Kentucky Citi zens When He Attempts to Address Socialist Meeting. ERICAN ARMY A IN FRANCE TAKES FIRST PRISONER German Seized by U. S. Patrol Dies fn Hospital; Red Cross to Feed Captured "Sammies." Cincinnati, O., Oct. 29. Herbert Bigelow, head of the People's church here and a leading member of the People's Council, who was kidnaped in an automobile last night just before he was to have addressed a socialist meeting, was found near Florence, Ky., this morning. TifiRSF. wmpprcn tm worms O Bigelow had been taken into a woods, his clothes removed and thrashed with a "black snake" whip by a party of men dressed in "long, white robes resembling those de scribed as being worn by the re- r,,H VI., Tflnv Vlan " Previous to 12 lashes being applied to Bigelow's back one of the party raised his hand, commanding silence, ; and then read from a paper he held j as follows: "In the name of the poor women and children of Belgium this man should be whipped," according to the report. Bigelow was then turned loose and directed toward Cincinnati. He lost his way, however, and wandered in the woods until he found himself in Florence. v Bigelow was taken into custody by five men as he was enterii.g a hall in the citv of Newport, Ky., shortly be fore 8 o'clock last night. He was scheduled to address a meeting of so cialist?. At the time of his apprehen sion handcuffs were putuipon him and he was thrust into a waiting automo bile and- spirited away. Kecently federal authorities con ducted a raid on Bigelow's office ,in. Cincinnati, where documents concern ing the activities of the local People's Council were seized. Sunday after noon, at his Feoole's church services, Bigelow prayed for "the response of j t tic soul ot r.mperor vviuiam ana me proud men surrounding him." Head;Soaked with Oil. Mr. Bigelow's own stater.. ent, writ ten last night at Florence, Ky., says that previous to his being taken into the woods he was blindfolded. He :ilfo says that-oil was poured over hi- head after the lashes were admin istered. He says that owing to the darkness he was unable to give an accurate h'ijcss is to how many made up the party and was unable to identify them, but residents along Lexington pike state that they noticed r. line of twenty-two automobiles pass on the way to Florence, Ky., last night, some of which were crowded and carrying men upon the running boards of the cars. Mr. Bigelow was democratic candi date for secretary of state of Ohio; in 1902 and was a delegate from Hamil ton county to the constitutional con-i-Min iii 101? H was alerted bv this convention as its president. For the last several years, howevtr, he lias been actively associated vith the socialist party. Bigelow was removed to a hospital in this city shortly after his arrival here from Florence this morning.IIis friends issued a statement that it is not believed he is in a serious condition. Pasadena Man Awarded War Cross For His Bravery Paris, Oct. 29. Charles F. Taxton oi l'asadena, Cal., has been awarded the war cross for courage and daring in removing wounded under heavy sln jl lire in the recent operations around Hill MH. in the Verdun region. The Weather- Tor Nebraska Ka; warmer. Temperatures at Omaha Yesttrdar. Hours. Dcs. 25 25 24 24 25 25 26 26 28 27 n 28 27 26 25 24 4'omp rativ Loral Krrord. 11T. 1316. 1915. 114. nil F vw A h a, m 6 a. m 7 a. in 8 a. m 9 a. m 10 a. m 11 a. m U n 1 p. m 2 a. m 5 p. m 1 p. m 6 p. in t p. m 7 p. m 8 p. m 4 : - Highest yesterday. . . 2 67 79 Lowest yesterday 24 31 49 37 Mean temperature 2 43 64 48 l'ri-i.-ipltatlon T .00 .00 .00 Temperature and precipitation departures frm the normal: Normal temperature 47 Deficiency for'the day ; 21 Total deficiency since March 1.,, 403 Normal precipitation , .07 inch Deficiency for tho day 07 inch Total rainfall since March 1. .. .21.24 Inchej Deficiency since March 1 6.90 inches Deficiency for cor. period, 19H. 11. 80 inches ( -eficiency lor cor. periods, 1915. 1.91 Inches Reports From Stations at 7P. 31. Station and State Temp. Hlh- Rain of Weather. 7 p. m ' est. (all. Cheyenne, clear 30 " 30 .00 Davenport, snow 29 38 ,20 Denver, clear 34 32 .04 Des Sioines, cloudy.,.. 26 SO ,04 Dodge City, clear 29 is ,o J.ander, clear 8 14 .00 North Platte, clear 14 28 ,00 Omaha, clear 25 28 T J'ueblo, part cloudy 20 24 .01 Kapid City, clear 2ti 34 .00 Kama Fe, clear 3S 40 .00 Sheridan, part cloudy... 16 24 .00 Sioux City, clear -20 26 .00 Valentine, clear 20 28 .00 "T" indicates tra.ee of precipitation. . L. A. WELSH, Meteorologist. (By A undated Press.) With the American Army in France, Oct. ,29. The first German prisoner of war taken by the American expe ditionary forces died today in an American field hospital, having been shot when he encountered an Amer ican patrol in No Man's Land in front of the American trenches. He, with another German, was dis covered Saturday night by the patrol and was called .upon to halt. The Ger mans ran; the patrol fired and one of the enemy wa hit. The prisoner was removed to a field hospital where the combined efforts of several sur geons failed fo save his life. Lost Way in Dark. The prisoner was a mail carrier and letters of some value were found on him. He explained his presence near the American trenches saying lie had lost his way in the dark. He declared that the German soldiers did not know that Americans were on the front or in France, the officers telling them nothing. American batteries are continuing to shell the German lines at regular intervals, the enemy following similar tactics. No further official communique has been issued, but there has been no special infantry activity. Snow that fell last night interfered with all operations. 1 Provide for Americans Taken. Washington, Oct. 29. As Germany does not provide sufficient food to keep her prisoners of war in good health, nor sufficient clothing, the United States is preparing, in con junction with the American "Red Cross, to feed ali American soldiers and sailors who may be taken pris oners. The War and Navy depart ments are co-operating with the Red Cross in working out plans. Appropriation of $31,212 to buy 75 tons of food for American prisoners now in German, camps, numbering about 100, was announced today by the Red Cross. Thcfood will be sent to the Red Cross warehouse at Berne, Switzer-j land, where 25 tons have been sent up to this time. The 75 tons will be sufficient for nine months for the Americans now held prisoners. It will be dispatched from Berne by the American legation in standard con tainers every two weeks. Three 10 pound packages will go to each pris oner, which is sufficient to keep him in good health a fortnight. The Navy department has shipped 100 outfits of clothing for the interned seamen, and the War department 85 cases of clothing for soldiers and in terned civilians. Great Britain Gets More Cash From L. S. Treasury Washington, Oct. 29. Another ad vance of $25,000,000' was made today by the government to Great Britain, bringing the total loaned that coun try thus far up to $1,400,000,000 and the total to all the allies $2,851, 400,000. . I - Germans Hurry Men To Help Fight Italy London, Oct. 29. A dispatch to , the Exchange Telegraph from Rome says, it is reported from Berne that the Austro-Swiss frontier again has been closed and that the Germans are hurrying reinforcements to the Italian war front. OMAHA GOES OVER TOP IN LOAN DRIVE Gate City Sets Record With Subscriptions Totaling $11, 390,200, Thirty Per Cent More Than Maximum,. With a maximum of $7,488,000 as it quota of the Liberty loan bonds, Omaha set a new record when it found itself lor $11,390,200, or 30 per cent more than its greatest al lotment. ' Checks of the sixteen banks, which reported to Kansas City yesterday, totalled the figure which was higher than the most optimistic predicted. If Omaha could hit the eleven mil lion tmark, the ambitions of the com mittee in charge were met, but when it went a, cold one-third of a million more, members of the comittee could scarcely believe it. This figure may even be raised a considerable sum, for the banks have until Wednesday night to forward subscriptions. The books for applications closed with thV close of business Saturday night, but to give the member banks of the fed eral reserve a chance to check up, the time limit for fofwardfTTg loan sales was placed at November 1. Reports from the state yesterday to Secretary E. F. Folda indicated that Nebraska may pass the $35,000, 000 mark, it is now only a few hun dred thousand shy of the figure and with belated returns may go aver the top. Checks Approve Fgtfres. Checks yesterday by the local com mittee practically approved the figures as first reported. In one or two i"s tances there have been decided gains and in one instance, That of Cuming county, a decided loss. But the gains will more than offset this loss. Members of the state and city com mittees were jubilant yesterday. After the most intensive drive of weeks, all were happy, but tired Saturday night. A Sunday's rest, however, put them on their mettle and plans are already being discussed for the floating of the next loan, which may come early in the year. ' Ferret Out Slackers. The Liberty loan committee will, within the next few days, compile and publish a list of the banks of the state which contributed to the success of i the second Liberty loan iti Nebraska. There will also be a list of banks which refused to back the big patriotic loan and did not subscribe. The purpose of the committee is to lay bare the facts to the people of this country, showing which institu tions were patriotic and which were not. "In times like the present this is in. formation which the people should have about public institutions anoVwe propqse to give it to them, regardless of who may be affected by it," a member of the committee is quoted s saying. uonas tor aie. The committee of building, savings and loan associations is preparing to keep the throttle open wide all this week in its Liberty loan drive. W. R. Adair expressed 4he opinion that the advertisements which the committee is running this week will bring in many subscriptions from share holders and others who were unable to purchase last week. All the as sociations in Greater Omaha have combined to offer theirhelp in aiding these peopfe over their neglect. Paul W. .Kuhns said the associations take this means of allowing their friends and others o purchase bonds on the easy terms which they have been giv ing the past week. He thinks that many people will appreciate the op portunity thus afforded. Take Courage, Italia! ITALIAN LINES WIPED OUT; ENEMY'S ARMY BEFORE UDINE ONCE CADORNA'S QUARTERS Cividale and Gorizia Captured; Isonzo Line Threatened With Annihilation; Austro-German Troops Swoop Down Into Lowlands Making Defeat a Rout; Allies Plan to Aid Italy. BULLETINS. Rome, Oct. 29. The Italians are checking the advance of Ihe Austro-German troops into the plains of northern Italy,' the war office announces. The Italian troops are fulfilling their duty and all move ments ordered by the general staff are being carried out, the statement says. ' London, Oqf . 29. Steps already have been taken for ren dering the fullest possible assistance to the Italians. Ship Carrying U. S. Members of Congress Attacked by Subsea BULLETIN. London, Oct. 29. The steamer on which were United States S-nators John D. Kendrick of Wyoming and William S. Kenyon of Iowa and Rep resentatives John J. Ropers of Massa chusetts and James S. Parker of New York, -"was attacked by a German sub marine off the coast of Wales Satur day) The gunners on the steamer opened fire immediately and the Mibmarine submerged before having time to launch a torpedo. 1 WOMEN CONVINCE JOOD LEADER OF THEIR LOYALTY T Men Enroute to Aviation ' School Injured in Wreck Austin, Tex., Oct. 29. Five volun teers for the aviation school at San Antonio were injured when a Mis souri, - Kansas & Texas passenger train was wrecked by a collision with a freight engine today. PACKING PLANTS IN U. S. CONTROL; WILL FIX PRICES' Farmers to Be Remunerated for Increased Production of Food Animals; Packers to Be Licensedr Permits Needed to' Sell Gasoline And Explosives; Dewey Collector After November 15 every concern or store that sells explosives of any description, or any -comical com pound or mechanical mixture that will explode, must have a special license. , These licenses or permits must be obtained from County Clerk Dewey, who has just received word of his ap pointment as explosive tax collector from Van H. Manning, director of the Tureau of Mines, Washington, D. C. County Clerk Dewey's jurisdiction will extend all over Douglas county. He is empowered by the government to notify all d;alere in explosives that they must obtain special licenses by November 15. There is a penalty for selling explosives after that date without a license. ' Under the law every store that sells gasoline must have a license. The permits will cost 25 cents each. The law covering the special licenses cov ers gunpowders, power used for blasting, all forms of high explosives, blasting materialsfuses, detonators, smokeless powders and any chemical compound or mechanical mixture containing oxidizing or combustible units. In this way the government will be able to cheek up on the quantity ot exploMvc-. sold in earn community and the uses to which they arc put. Chicago, Oct. 29. Official an nouncement was made , today that every packing plant in the country is nndr, control of the government and that after the first of November The control will' be absolute, operation of the plants then being under license. The announcement was coincident with the grand jury drive against high priced milk nd was made by, Joseph P. Cotton, chief of the -meat division of the food administration, and Prof. Charles McCarthy of the University of Wisconsin, personal representative of Food Administrator Hoover, after weeks of Investigation of the Chicago packing plants. Government in Control. "The government is in full control of th meat packing industry of the country," said Prof. McCarthy today. "It has been for some time, but after November 1, when the packers will be operating under a license, the control will be absolute. This insures fair prices to both the public and the farmer-producers. "To the producer of meat animals it will insure prices that will encour age him to increase production and to the consumer prices that will as sure him that he is not pyiug exces sive profits "Our big aim is to assure farmers they will be amply repaid for increas ing animal production. We must have more meat animals if we are to win the war and to keep meat prices from ascending to pbints beyond the public purse," 0 Within a short time meat price bul letins will be issued. Double Guards at Food Depots. New York, Oct. 29. All granaries, food depots and other places where food is stored in great quantities in New York were under' heavy guard today, under orders of Arthur Wil liams, federal food administrator for the city, who on Saturday was warn ed by Herbert Hoover, national food administrator, of the discovery of wholesale plots to destroy the na tion's food supply. Guards have been doubled and United States secret ser vice agents are co-operating in the work. Arrangements have been made to call out the home guard for service if .r.cccsoary Submit Proof of Co-operation After Wattles Expresses Im patience With Excuses for Not Signing Pledges. ' Federated club women of Nebraska will not have the stigma of disloyalty attached to their' name. 'When Gurdon W. Wattles, food ad ministrator, expressed his impatience with trivial excuse made for not sign ing food pledges, at a meeting of the Omaha Woman's club at . the Fon tcnclle, Monday, Mrs, M. D. Cameron, recording secretary of the Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs, walked across the meeting hall and extended her hand to Mr. Wattles, in token of the loyalty of the club women to the federal government. Then she read patriotic resolutions adopted by the convention in Omaha last week, Mr. Wattles had construed state ments mad? by Mrs. John Slaker, Hastings, clubwoman, in aa exclusive interview in The Bee, to mean that federated club women of Nebraska would not conserve food until men gave up tobacco. "I am out of patience with people who put obstacles in the way of patriotic work," said Mr. Wattles. Later Mr. Wattles conceded that he might have misunderstood Mrs. Slaker, Let Men Sign, Too. Mr. Wattles urged men to sign food pledge cards, since some women de clare men in their households stand in the way of conserving food. "Let there be no discord in this. There is enough across the water," he said. "If the food pledge campaign fails, Berlin, Oct. 29. The third Italian army made a brief re sistance to the advancing Teutonic forces, from Wippach to the Adriatic. This army is now in retreat along the Adriatic coast. Cormons has been captured and the Austro-German troops are approaching the frontier of the Italian coast region. O The number of prisoners is increas ing. The Italian front is yielding north of the broad sector which was pierced in the Teutonic attack, the weakening extending as far as Ploecken pass. The entire Italian Isonzo front has collapsed. The second Italian army is retreating towards the Tagliamento. All the roads are covered with col umns in disorderly retreat, the crowds comprising both soldiers and civilians. The Austro-German forces on the Isonzo front are commanded by Gen eral Otto von Below, it is announced. The Austro-German troops invad ing northern Italy are standing before Udine, where the Italian headquar ters have been located, according to today's army headquarters announce ment. (llf Ainocit( rrrio.) Italy's soldiers have failed to check the onrush of the Austro-Germans and the entire line of-Hht-ZeotutoMS threatened with annihilation. Sweep ing down from the mountains into the plains of Friull, the invaders have captured Cividale and Gorizia, 100,000 prisoners, and 700 guns. J Great Britain and France 'are re ported to be taking steps to give the shattered Italian army prompt and full support. What form this aid will take has not been disclosed. The French cabinet met last night to de cide upon the manner ot co-opera- RETREAT OF HUN AT RIGA CONTINUES Germans Extend Withdrawal Movement to Include Force Recently Landed on Wer ' der Peninsula. (By Amltrt Treat.) On the northern Russian front the Germans have extended their with drawal to include thp force that re cently was, landed on the Werder peninsula after the capture of Oesel and Moon islands, at the entrance to the Gulf of Riga. This landing was viewed at the time as a threat against Reval, the Rus sian naval base on the Gulf of Fin land, and as a possible prelude to , "... blue uiJuu iuv iiu even more extensive iana operauontion on he Ita,ian frAlfc oy tne uermans m uic uuciuuu u. Where General ' Petrograd. I s .(anil id ha . aar hn tw. rt The withdrawal leaves the Gcr- . . M cf ri.f.nse are avail. (Continued on rune Two, Column. Three.) Greek Queen Refers to Allies As "Infamous Pigs" Athens, Oct. 29. Among the mes sages exchanged between the royal palaces of' Athens and Berlin which have fallen into the hands of the Greek government was one in which King Constantino urged Emperor William to attack the allies on tjie ttalkan front, promising that Greek forces would attack General Sarrail's army in the rear. In another message Queen Sophie alluded to the allies as "infamous pigs." mans without a foothold on the Ls thoiiia,n coast, attempts by them to follow up the original landing by put ting troops ashore at points both north and south of tlie peninsula hav ing failed, according to the Russian reports. There has been somewhat preva lent assumption, however, that there was never any intention by the Ger mans to push their Riga operation much beyond the naval stage this fall, the view being that the threat against the Gulf of Finland may well have been a diversion for political effect in Russia or to distract attention from operations in preparaton elsewhere. The artillery battle is being con tinued in Flanders and in sections of the Aisne front and the Verdun re gion. In the last named the Ger mans attacked spiritedly last night between Chaum wood and the Bezon vaux, eas of the Meuse, and won something more than 500 yards of advanced trenches. The F'rench in an immediate counter attack recaptured the major portion of the lost ground. Brother of Omaha Man, Missing 30 Years, Found Dead Ashland, Ky. Oct. 29. (Special Tel egram.) Benjamin L. Tohe, a miller of Omaha, has identified as his broth er, Marcus H. Yohc, the body of a man held for identification at Ashland for wtorc tlu.n a week. Marcus Yohe had been missing from St. Louis for .10 years. He has a family there and brothers and sis'ters in Omaha. x Marcus Yohe. his brother said, de serted his family and assumed the name of Martin Kdwards and for the last 10 years had been working as a powder man in the coal mines oi West Virginia. (Jadorna wjll make' Danes Lay Up Fats; Butter Cards Allow One-Half Pound Each Week (By AdHortated I'rmm.) Copenhagen, Oct. 29. The "Danish government food council, after con sidering the growing difficulties of supplying the home population with an adequate ration of fats, has rejected the proposed prohibition upon the export of swine, and, instead, 300,000 swine will be slaughtered and re served for the population of the towns. Farmers will be permitted to kill swine for their own use and the balance will be available for export. It is stated that both Germany and England have expressed themselves as satisfied with this arrangement. Butter cards allowing a weekly ration of a half pound at 50 cents a pound will be introduced. The government will assume the financial bur den of nearly 50,000,000 crowns invested and will reserve enoilgh butter from each port to provide this ration. Mijk and bread cards are also pro posed. It is recommended that all lard be reserved for the poor and distributed by the municipalities to the classes which are subject to government war relief measures. The food council's report embodying these provisions will be presented to the Rigsdad for action. able. The Germans have reached the lowlands and are but nine miles from Udine, Cadorna's general headquar ters. The railroad running north and south through Udine might make a defensive line, but the Tagliamento river. 18 miles west of Udine, prob ably would offer a stronger defense. LOSS OF GORIZIA SERIOUS. The fall of Gorizia is a serious menace to the Italian troops holding the. Cargo line southward to the head of the Adriatic, but General Cadorna still would be able to offer stout re sistance on a line running through Tolmezzo. Gemona, Lldine, Buttrio and Gradisca. The cajture of Grad isca by the Teutons, however, would make a retreat from the Carso inevi table and also somewhat of a diffi culty. The line of the Tagliamento river, it appears, would give the Ital ians the better natural position from which to hold the Germans from the Venetian plains and the overrunning of northern Italy. Appar&ntly Field Marshal von Mackensni is endeavoring to drive a wedge between the armies on the Carso front and those in the moun tains northwest of Udine. Some of the advanced Italian positions in the Carnic Alps probably have been abandoned already. If this should prove true, the Tagliamento river seems to oiler General Cadorna his first defensive line, unless his armies stiffen greatly and hold the invaders ; within a few mijcs of their present position. Allies Advance in West. Operations carried out by. the Bel gians and French looking toward the elimination of Houtholst forest, nordi of Yprcs, are progressing favorably. The entire Mcrckcn peninsula, south of Dixmudc, has been captured by allied troops, who have also taken Mcrcken and several othcr villages west of the forest. The British hold the southern side of the forest and a continuation of the Belgo-French ad vancc would make the German posi tion untenable. I A German retirement .between Warueton ahid Dixmude to straighten out the line and eliminate the Ypres salient is not tinlooked for in German military circles. One leading German critic, Major Mor&ht, says the front is (Continuod on l'ug tVo, Column Five) Mean Jndictment Goes To Grand Jury at Concord Concord, N. C, Oct. 29. The cas of Gaston B. Means, held for th shooting of Mrs. Maude A. King, th wealthy widow whose- sensational death here in August led to investiga tion in three states, went today before the Cabarrus county grand jury, which assembled to consider an indictment for first degree murder drawn and, presented by Solicitor Clement,