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VOL. XLVII. NO. 116.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 31, 1917.-TWELVE PApES.
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BIG CANADIAN SMASH
INTO (HFIBM'AM IT IfMIff'S
HUNS FORCE ITALIANS BACK
ON THE TAGLIAMENTO, WHERE
CADORNA MAY MAKE ASTAND
iyhite Wait May Be
xvsdrkened to Save Fue
' VWashington. Oct. 30. Darken.
mg of Broadway s far-famed elec
tric signs to save coal for war pur
poses was discussed at a -hearing
given representatives of the Broad
way association of New York today,
by the fuel administration. The
conference was the first of a se
ries that will be held here to take
up measures designed to prevent
waste of the country's fuel supply.
Undine, Former Army Headquarters, Seized by Germans;
Retreat Continues Toward Swollen River, Where
Progress is Temporarily Stemmed; Destroy
Bridges to Check Enemy's Advance.
BULLETIN.
Berlin, Oct. 30. (Via London.) Udine, the former Ital
, ian headquarters, has been occupied by Austro-German forces,
army headquarters announced today.
The Austrians and Germans are pressing forward irresistib
ly in the northern Italian plain toward the course of the Tag
liamento river, the statement says, Austro-German troops ad
vancing from the Carnic Alps, having reached Venetion soil on
the whole front and are pressing forward against the upper
course of the Tagliamento.
DTT7ITD CTnt)C BFTDf iT O 1 : ;
The retirement of the defeated
Italian army is being stemed at the
few crosings of the river, which is
greatly swollen.
MEET ITALIAN CAVALRY.
Rome, Oct. 30. The Italian retreat
continued yesterday, the war office
announces. The Italian cavalry is in
contact with the vanguards of the
advancing enemy.
- The Italians destroyed bridges over
the Isonzo, and fought rear guard ac
tions, by which means they checked
the Austro-German advance.
(By Associated Press.)
Italian resistance to the Austro
German onslaught along the Isonzo
apparently is stiffening as General Ca
dorna prepares to reform his forces
along the strong defensive line of the
Tagliamento river. The entire Isonzo
line has been turned and tne t-arso.
position has been given up, to the
victorious Teuton soldiery, who a.re
now before Udine, the.former Italian
general headquarters. "
Despite the crushing blow suffered
by the Italian forces on the northern
Isonzoand the consequent retirement
all along the river, General Cadorna
has the Tagliamento line from wnich
to beai back the invaders from the
Venetian plains. Berlin does not re
port any great additional number of
prisoners, and this, coupieo. wnn
Cadorna's official statement that his
" troops are checking the Austro-Ger-mans,
may. mean that the force of
- the first blow has Deen spent.
Teuton activity is reported in the
region of Poelcken pass, in the Carnic
Alps, north of lolnuzzo, wiiere ine
Tatrliamento turns westward. A
stronc advance here might make the
Tagliamento line untenable, as also
would any Austro-Uerman enorr. in
force southward from the Carnic Alps
and Dolomite Alps. . The Italian high
command must consider too the pos
sibility of a blow from the Trentmo.
From Swiss sources it is reported
that the Austro-Swiss frontier has
been Closed and that German rein
forcements are being hurried to the
Italian fronfe This may mean either
supports for the invaders west of the
Isonzo or material for a new drive
from the mountains southward behind
the Tagliamento.
Meanwhile there are no reports of
auy activity in the Trentino and Great
Britain and France have taken steps
to reinforce tlic Italians. What form
this help is taking has not yet been
disclosed.
Raids and small operations are oc
cupying the trpops on the front in
France. The artilleries arc very ac
tive along the Aisne front and north
east of Vpres, in Flanders.
.The Weather
SETBACK IN ITALY
SPURS ALLIES TO
UTMOST EFFORT
Washington Officials Believe
Reverses' on Southern Front
Cannot Determine Course
of War. . v
SHOOTS GIRL;
TURNS GUN ON
SELF AND DIES
Lyle Bishop Commits Suicide
at Scottsbluff After Dan
gerously Wounding Miss
Esther Crites.
FRENCH OFFICERS HERE TO INSTRUCT OUR BOYS
Eighty officers of the French army have arrived in the
United States to act as instructors in teaching our boys the art
of modern warfare. Colonel Cloudon (seated), is in command
of the men and Captain Coutiron, standing at the right, is as
sisting him in detailing the men to their cantonments.
For Nebraska Fair. .
Temperatures at Omulia Yesterday.
Hours.
5 a. m
6 a. m
1 a. m......
8 a. m
9 a. in...;..
10 a. m
11 a. in
12 ra
Pes.
19
19
20
22
23
26
30
33
1 p. m....
2 p. m 37
3 p. m 38
4 p. m 36
6 p. in 3H
6 p. in 35
7 p. m 36
8 p. m 36
' 1 Comparative TjOwU Kfconl.
191J 191K 1915 19U
Highest yesterday ... 37 63 78 12
Lowest yesterday .... 19 41 63 43
t an temperature ..28 63 6 68
1-reclpltetlon 00 T. .00- .00
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha slnco. 1,
and compared with tho last two years:
Normal temperature ...'46
Deficiency for the day 11
Total deficiency since March 1 421
Normal precipitation 07 Inch
Deficiency for the day 67 Inch
Total rainfall since March (1... 21. 24 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 5.97 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 191S.ll.g7 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1915. 1.98 inches
Beports from Stations at 7 P M.
Statioa and State Temp. Irlgh- Rain-
of Weather. 7 p. m. est. fall.
Cheyenne, clear ., 38 4 00
Davenport, pt. cldy... 30 3 .01
Denver, clear 48 52 .00
Dea Moines, cloudy.... 34 38 .00
Dodge City, clear .... 46 58 .00
Lander, clear 36 48 .00
North Platte, cloudy .. 40 62 .00
Omaha, cloudy 26 37 .00
Pueblo, pt. cldy 44 64 .00
Rapid City, clear 49 1 44 T.
Salt Lake City. pL cldy 50 St .00
Santa Fe, clear 48 U .00
Sheridan, clear 34 42 .02
Sioux City, clear 2'i 22 ' .pO
Valentine, clear 84 46 .00
"T" indicates trac of precipitation.
U A. WELSH, Meteorologist.
(Dy Associated Tress.)
Washington, Oct. 30. The Italian
situation was discussed at length by
President Wilson and. his advisers at
today's cabinet meeting, discussion
touching immediate military aspects
anLthe extension of assistance by the
allies. Furnishing of supplies, especial
ly coal, badly needed for Italian mu
nition factories, is said to be regarded
as this country's particular sphere of
immediate action.
While the administration shares the
concern over the initial success of the
Teutonic drive, officials are said to re
ject the opinion advanced in some
quarters that events in Italy can be
come decisive' of the war or even an
important turning point.
Spur, Not Discouragement.
It is felt that setbacks in Italy will
act as a spur rather than a discourage
ment, both upon Italy and the other
allies. There is no apprehension that
Italy will' break dojvn or weaken in
adherence to the common cause
against Germany.
Further advices concerning the re
treat are anxiously awaited in official
and diplomatic quarters. Army officers
as welkas officials of the Italian em
bassy appear to be entirely confident
that General Cadorna will be able to
hold the Teutonic forces in check on
the new line at which he has prepared
for a stand. i
Word that the British artillerymen
with the Italian army had brought
their guns through the retirement
without the loss of a battery was wel
comed today as indicating that Gen
eral Cadorna's men were holding their
organization in the faceof the smash
ing Austrj-German assaults.
Italian military experts here agree
that General Cadorna will retire with
his whple army to the new line of de
fense on the Tagliamento river, about
25 miles in the rear of the present
line. On this river the Italians have
formidable and permanent defensive
works and -lie line should hold, unless
the fortifications have been stripped
of their heavy guns to place them on
the mountain tops surrounding the
Bainsizza plateau.
Ihese experts say that it must
have been clearly impossible to re
move within a few days what guns
were on the mountain tops, so they
fell into the hand;, of the Austro-Ger-mans
as an incident to the rapid re
treat of the Italian army. But while
the loss, of the guns would be keenly
telt by the Italian army, they would
be. of no use to the Germans because
in most -cases they would have been
blown up or otherwisereHdered use
less before being abandoned.
Ihe fall of jqjnc. lately General
Cadorna's headquarters, was fully ex
pected by the Italians here and it was
said by the experts that the Italians
were resisting at that point only for
the purpose of gaining sufficient time
to allow the retreat under the protec
tion of this salient of the eastern and
southern Italian armies still on
Austrian soil.
Scottsbulff, Neb., Oct. 30. (Special
Telegram.) Lyle Bishop, aged 23,
shot and dangerously wounded Miss
Esther Crites at her apartments in
this city last night, and then turned
the weapon upon himself. The bullet
crashed through his head and he died
almost instantly.
The attempted murder and suicide
are supposed to have been committed
while Bishop was suffering from a fit
of temporary insanity.
Young. Bishop, who was employed
in the Weller store in this city, was
originally from Broken Bow, as is
also Miss Crites. They were school
mates. Bishop called upon the girl last
night at the apartments, which she
shared with another young woman,
who was present and witnessed the
tragedy.
THOUGHT VICTIM DEAD.
After a rambling discourse Bishop
asked for a drink of water, and as
Miss Crites started to leave the room,
he called, look out," and at the(amc
time fired at her point blank with a
.32 caliber revolver.
The bullet struck the girl in the
chest as she turned, and ranged from
the right to the left shoulder. She
Jell to the floor and Bishop thought
he had killed her. Ht then deliberately.
placed the muzzle of the weapon be
hind his right ear and fired. He
sank back dead -mi the chair from
which he had risen.
The wounded girl is a stenographer
employed in the First National bank
of this city. Physicians say she may
recover. The dead man is survived by
his mother, brother -and sister, all
residents of tlm city.
Nebraska Bfan is
"Miked11 For $40,000
By Shrewd Con Men
Chicago, Oct. 30. Further -operation
of confidence men who several
days ago swindled Charles H. Wor
den, president of a bank in Fort
Wayne, Ind:, out of $15,000, were re
vealed today when the Chicago police
began , search for the men who re
cently bilked a bank official living
near Bloomington, iH., out of $80,000,
and J. B. Tierney, Ansley, Neb., out
of $40,000. Tierney is vice president of
the- First National bank of Ansley.
The Bloomington banker, whose
name is withheld, is said to have been
swindled in a sale of fake, stocks.
Tierney met up with "big business
men" iji Excelsior Springs, Mo., and
was "let in" on several deals through
which he lost $40,000.
British Casualties for
Week Are 24,091 Men
London, Oct 30. British casual
ties reported during the week ended
today totaled 24,091. They were divid
ed as follows: Officers killed or died
of wounds, 383; men, 4,656; officers
woimded or" missing, 1,102; men,
17,9SJ.
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ALLIES DRIVE FOE -
MCK 1000 YARDS
IN FIERCE THRUST
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Flanders Battle Renewed With Charge at Dawn Today; ;
Germans Pushed Far Behind Their Own Lines on
Ypres Front; British Offensive Sweeps
Enemy from Path.
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COLD STORAGE
FOOyUSTBE
MARKED N0V.1
Government Food Administra
tion Makes Special Regu
lations For Sale of Cold
Storage and Fresh Foods.
Washuigton, Oct. 30. Special reg
ulations for cold storage houses will
be put into force by the food admin
istration November 1, when distribu
tion of the most important foodstuffs
goes under license.
Poultry, eggs, butter and fresh or
frozen , fish stored 30 days or more
cannot be sold as fresh and wilf not
be permitted to go on salc unless
marked Witha placard, "cold storage
goods." All fresh meat, fresh meat
products, fresh fish, game, poultry,
eggs and butter must be marked with
the date on which they are placed in
storage and their date of release. No
warehouse will be permitted to store
any foods tainted or diseased.
To check speculation the food ad
ministration will limit loans and ad
vances ty storage warehouse men to
their - patrons. Warehouses will be
classified as public or private, and
those storing goods on their own ac
count as well as for the public will
be required to -take out also dealers
licenses.
All warehouses will be required to
file schedules of their rates with the
food administration.
"The purpose of the regulations,"
it was said at the food administration
today, "is to strengthen the legitimate
warehouse men by bringing the oper
ations of all storage concerns out
into the open and preventing those
who patronize the warehouses from
taking advantage of the opportuni
ties, for speculation. It is not be
lieved that the practices aimed at
are general, but rather that theyhave
been indulged in only by a few men
who have abused the system."
Pugilist Dies From
Injuries Received in Go
Dayton, O., Oct. 30. ' "Young"
Epstein of Hamilton, O., died early
today from injuries he suffered when
he fell in the ring during the last
minute of a 10-round contest with
"Battling" Hess of Fort Wayne, Ind.,
at the Dayton Gymnastic club last
night. When Epstein went down,
some of those who were at the ring
side say, his head struck on the edge
of the platform, causing concussion of
the brain. -
Inventors Try Many New Ways,
To Produce Fighting Machines
TO POUND DOWN
COST NEXT STEP
INF00D?HGHT
Reduction in Cost of NonPer
ishable Foodstuffs Will Be
Ami of Conservation . ' ,
Forces. '
A determined effort to hammer
down the price of nonperishable
foodstuffs, such as canned Eooda. is
expected; to be the next deveT8enti!!1"H?'v
m Nebraska s statewide right for the
conservation of the nation's food.
With the work of pledging every
housewife in Omaha and thestate to
conserve all foodstuffs progressing
satisfactorily, state food officials, led
by Food Administrator Gurdon W.
yattles, who is now touring the state
td arouse interest in the movement,
believe a downward turn in canned
goods would not be unjust.
The movement against nonperish
able goods would be in harmony with
the recently expressed wish of Na
tional Food Dictator Hoover' that ef
forts be made throughout the country
to reduce prices.
Several letters of commendation
have been received by Omaha workers
from Washington.
Praise for Crooks.
Cliff Crooks. Fairbury, president of
the Federation of Nebraska Retailers,
who has come to Omaha to devote his
entire time to the pledge card work,
was the recipient of a warm letter of
congratulation from the national food
dictator's office.
Mr. Crooks has had entire, charge
of the poster distribution, has printed
and distributed at his personal ex
pense more than 30,000 posters; has
sent .out 16,000 personal letters to
merchants of the state; appointed 395
chairmen in towns having 15 or more
stores and is now using them to or
ganize merchants. Mr." Crooks also
sent out suggestions to merchants for
attractive window displays during the
(Continued on Fage Two, Column One.)
Washington, Oct. 30.' Fifty, new
ways to 4nd the war are proposed
daily to the War department, for that
many military inventions are submit
ted each 24 hours and nearly every
inventor claims his device will revo
lutionize warfare. Ninety-nine out of
every 100 are discarded as impracti
cable in the war emergency, but for
the sake of the possibilities in the one
all are welcomed and investigated.
Here are a few of the devices be
fore the War department's board of
ordnance and fortifications, which
gives preliminary investigations to in
vestigation, for consideration today:
Polished reflectors to throw sun
light in the eyes of the enemy and
blind him; elaborated slingshots for
throwing bombs; land torpedoes re
sembling small tractor engines to run
across No Alan's land and explode
in the enemy trench; aerial torpedoes
to fly without a pilot; double shot
connected by chains to entangle air
planes in the skies; self-propelling
bombs resembling skyrockets: sabers
with pistol attached to the hilt to in
flict double v. on. ids; coats of mail like
medieval armor to make soldiers
shed bullets like raindrops; hand gre
nades with trailer strings, the pulTing
of which causes explosion after the)
grenade lands in the enemy trenchn
centrifugal guns whrcli whirl bullets
until they gain sufficient momentum
and then feed them out in a steady
stream; safety parachutes to allow
aviators to drop from disabled ma
chines; modernized catapults for
hurling trench bombs and smoke
bombs tq be thrown by charging in
fantrymen a moment before the bay
onet clash.
Nearly 10,000 inventions have been
offered the War department since
war was declared. These include
about fifty designs of centrifugal guns
and hundreds each of hand grenades,
new explosives, machine guns and
poison gas. Many which have strong
elements of merit are rejected be
cause they cannot be adapted in short
time to the war exigencies or be
cause they need many refinements
which War department experts have
no time to give, particularly since
testing and experimenting often re
quire many month
CHOSEN CHANCELLOR' OF
GERMANY BY KAISER.
rn-. . j
COUNT GEO. VON HERTLING.
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BULLETINS.
London, Oct. 30. The British attacked on the Flanders
front early this morning. Good progress is reported by the wai
office. - '
The announcement foUovs:
"At 5:45 o'clock this morning we attacked north of the
Ypres-Roulers railroad. Our troops are reported to be making
good progress." , . , v -
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(Br 'Anftoelatcd Treu.)
British Front in Belgium, Oct. 30. At an early hour today
the. Canadians had taken a stand in the neighborhood of the'
famous Crest farm, only 400 yards f rorri the heart of the town ,
of Passchendaele.
o ADVANCE 1,000 YARDS.
.London, Oct. 30. The Germans
have been driven back in places to a
depth of nearly 1,000 yards in today's
British drive on the Ypres front,
Rcuter's correspondent at British
headquarters reports.
The principal fighting is taking
place toward the outskirts of Pass
chendaele and in the region of Poel
cappelle. The British are reported to
HERTLING MADE
CHANCELLOR DY
' GERMAN KAISER
Bavarian Prime Minister Ap
pointed to Office Against t
Probable Opposition' of
, Reichstag Members.
Amsterdam, Oct 30. (British Ad
miralty, -per " Wireless '-Press.) Count
Geone 'ort ' Htrfllne. the' Bavarian
prime minister, has been appointed
imperial chancellor.
Former Chancellor Michaelis has
been named prime minister of Prus
sia. Copenhagen, Oct. 30.--Th Ba
varian premier, Count von Hertling,
who has been mentioned for the Ger
man chancellorship, arrived in Berlin
Sunday from Munich, but it is be
leved here the only object of his
visit is to give advice on the general
situation. His flat footed and re
peatedly announced opposition to all
parliamentary or democratic develop
ment of German institutions, as well
as his advanced age, seemed to impair
his availabilitj as a candidate for the
chancellorship.
The socialist organ, Vorwaerts, of
Berlin, declares that the count's op
position to parliamentarism and to the
erection of Alsace-Lorraine into an
autonomous federal state, makes it
impossible for the majority parties in
the Reichstag to consider him for the
chancellorship.. ,
Saturday and Sunday Emperor Wil
liam received in audience a consider
able number ofersonages, presum
ably to inform himself on the politi
cal situation. It is evident the em
peror no longer trusts exclusively to
the judgment of Prof, von Valcntini,
chief of his civil 'cabinet, who is
cjian?ed with keeping in touch with
tne trend of political opinion in Ger
many and informing the emperor in
regard to it.
No member of the Reichstag were
received by the emperor, who is care
fully1 guarding the surface attributes
of his prerogative of making and un
making ministers without consulting
the representatives of the people.
GERMANS NEED
34 LETTERS TO
SPELL "TANK
if
Washington, Oct. 30. Thirty-four
letters are required tq spell the one
word which in German is the equiva
lent of the four-letter English "tank,"
or land battleship, which has worked
such havoc in the present war. 1 he
German word as it appears in official
dispatches received here is "schutzen
erabenvernichtangautomobil," which
freely translated is "a machine for sup
pressing shooting trenches.
U. S. Steel Declares Extra .
Dividend of 3 Per Cent
New York. Oct. 30. Directors of
the United States Steel corporation
today declared an extra dividend of
3 per cent on the common stock, to
gether with the regular quarterly dis.
bursement of VA per cent on the
common and 1H per cent on the preferred.
Total earnings of the corporation
for the quarter ending September 30
were $68,243,784 after deducting $63,
733,013 for account of war incomes
and excess profit taxes.
The net income for the quarter
amounted to $55,245,377. The surplus
totalled $21,824,554. These returns
compare with total earnings of $90,
579,204; net income of $74,425,053 and
surplus of $40,965,761 at the close of
the previous quarter.
First American Wounded
(Br Anoclated Prni.)
With the Aijwrican Army in
France, Oct. 29. The first Ameri
can wounded in the trenches ar
rived today at a base hospital. He
is a lieutenant of the signal corps.
He. was hit.in Jbe Ug by shell
splinter while working in a com
munication' trench near the first
line. The wound is slight. The
weather wis clear and cold today
in the American sector,
have fought their way along several
important spurs of the great system
of ridges. The Canadians quickly
gained a great part of their ob
jective. The fighting today was on a more
limitgd. front than the battle of last
Friday. The weather wa fine.
The battle in Flanders was begun
when the British infantry moved for
ward to attack north of the Ypres
Roulers railroad. Field Marshal Ha-r
reported his troops were making good
progress. i
The line of attack takes in the Pass-j
chendaele region, where the 're-
mainder of the ridge of that name and
the town itself are nearby British ob
jectives. The thrust here is also car
rying the entente forces on a direct
line toward the railway junction pflitj
at Roulers, approximately five mile4
distant. j
French Repulse Enemy.
On the Aisne front in northern
France, where the Frelich in their
recent advance southwest of Laon
have jeopardized the safety of a con
siderable section of the German lines;
the Germans delivered an attack last
night in an effort to push back the
French in the region of Cerny. Thej
French easily repulsed this assault.
The artil)cry battle is continuing
in the sector in which the Frenclil
tnade theiradvance, where the hostild
forces are now linfi4 up on opposite
sides of the Oise-Aisne canal. In the
Verdun region General Petain's troopst
last night regained more of the small
strip of ground lost in a recent Ger
man assault in the Caurieres ' wood
sector, east of the Meuse.
Air Raid, a Failure. ' V t
Lord French, commander of the!
British home forces, today announced!
tlrtlt the German airplanes which last!
night attempted to carry out a raidj
on the southeast counties of England
did no damage and caused no casual'
jes. All the British machines which;
went up o engage the raiders landed'
safely. - (
Minotto May Be Sent to
Italy For Military Services
Chicago. Oct. 30. Dr.' Percy "U
Prentiss, local head of the federal
immigration bureau, has before him
today the care of Count James Mm
otto, son-in-law of Louis F, SwiftJ
t .
unicago pacKer, cnargea witn pro
Gftman activities, now at liberty un-'
der $50,000 bond's. He will have to de
cide both on Minotto's loyalty to this'
country and his citizenship. MttiottO'
claims to be an Italian. j
if Dr. Prentiss decides against Min
otto and is upheld by the commis
sioner of immigration on the question!
of his liability "to become a publia
charge," and his citizenship, he may
be interned. If they -decide he is an
Italian, he may be sent to Italy for"
military service. jJ
Fire Destroys Cleveland
Plant With $200,000 Loss
Cleveland, O., Oct. 30. Fire early
today destroyed the three-story store
room and shipping building of the .
Cleveland-Akron Bag company plant,
menaced the lives and property of
residents in the neighborhood arid re
suited iu an, estimated loss of $200,00
