Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, October 31, 1917, Page 2, Image 2

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GERM U-BOAT
CAPTAIN PLAYS
JOKES ON ALLIES
American Jackies Bsstow Sob-
riquet of "Kelly" On Sub
marine Commander Who
Has Sense of Humor.
WHERE FIELD MARSHAL HAIG ! directing the dyve of
the allied troops along the entire Flemish salient Yesterday
the British attacked north of the Ypres-Roulers railroad,
making good gains. The Canadians captured the village of
Passchendale.
i Base American Flotilla in British
Waters, Oct. 30. There is a German
submarine commander who is known
tnroughout the American flotilla
''Kelly." His real name is something
(quite different, but the American sail
tors promptly dubbed him "Kelly, of
the Emerald Isle," and the name will
Stick in the songs and stories of the
navy as long as the great war is talk
cd about
"Kellv" earned his name by his dis
, fclay on various occasions of a rich
vein of quite un-German humor, He
lias become the hero of numberless
Stories told in forecastle and on quar
terdeck. Not all these stories are true
and orobablv most of them have
ornwn in the tellinff. All the Asso
ciated Press can vouch for is that
".Kelly" is a real individual and there
it some foundation for the remark
able tale of his exploits.
Leaves Notes for Enemy,
' "Kellv" commands a mine laying
U-boat which pays frequent visits to
the district patrolled by American de
stroyers. When he has finished his
task of distributing mines where they
will do most harm, he generally de
motes a few minutes to a prank of
some kind. Sometimes he contents
tiimuMf with leaving s note, flying
from a buoy, scribbled in schoolboy
FWIish and addressed to his Amer
ican enemy. On other occasions he
picks out a bit of deserted coast line
at night ana goes asnore wun a squ-u
of his men lor s saunter on inc ocacn.
leaving behind a placard or a bit of
Herman hunting as a reminder of
v:.
Jim uicauibvi i
His most audacious exploit if the jj,e like of them has never been
legends of the forecastle are to be be- geen before. They are undescribable,"
lieved was a trip which he made sev- declared Anna Weeth, voicing before
eral months ago to Dublin, where he the city council a written protest
stayed two days at a leading hotel, against two frame houses moved to
atterwaras joining ni u-uwi umc- yn-o soutn mirty-nrst street, irom
where up the west coast. He is said Twenty-eighth and Douglas streets,
k. itJiV AaVna
." MtliS
UN,
by Mrs. E. M Earle of 3830 Charles
street.
Thirty-eight residents of the neigh
borhood of the Earle houses signed
a protest asking the city council to
condemn these buildings. A hearing
before the council brought out indig
nant exDressions from residents who
maintain that the building standards
of their neighborhood have been violated.
to hae informed the British of his
exploit by leaving his receipted now
bill attached to one of, their Duoys.
Plants Flag on Cosst.
Still another of ."Kelly's" more re
cent stunts was to plant the German
flag on a rising on the coast line. It
was the first time the British and
Americans knew just where he and
his men had set foot and they shared
the excitement of the village folk
' who awoke one morning to find a new
kind of flag flying from their native
toil. At hrst they could not make
out iust what it was.
. But when they made sure that it
was the German colors they were fu
rious. for K so happened, so the
story goes, that the fishermen alon
this particular strip of coast had sul
fered much from submarine-; raids.
U-boats had shelled their boats. Ger
mans had stolen their fish their only
means of livelihood and left them
e. j . . t
c3yefmackere.: "ihsrpoor fisher Corporal Quinn of Recruiting
loiic were in no mood tor this latest CnnaH ilrlmn'itpe. IrlM tn
display of German humor, so they, ac- UfigmaieS Idea 10
Protest Against Old Buildings
Moved Into High Class Section
The city commissioners will visit
the houses Thursday morning to pass
upon the merits of the case.
"She has taken advantage of the
character our our neighborhood by
dumping these shacks in there, said
E. L. Bradley.
Frank Meyers, on behalf of Mrs.
Earle, said: "These protestants antici
pate something they wot not of when
they say she will not repair them
according to the ordinances."
"These houses should not have been
allowed to have been moved at all,"
commoted City Commissioner Hum
mel. Dr. E. Willard spoke against
the buildings and Rev. John Williams
defended Mrs. Earle.
YOUNG MEN MUST
ENLIST OR GO TO
WOUYPOLICE
cording to report, promptly burned
the flag and set a watch for "Kelly.
TO POUND DOWN
COST NEXT STEP
) IN FOOD FIGHT
(Contlna.d from Pag- One.)
Make Loafers Show
Trnir Hands.
"Either enlist or go to workl"
This is now the order in 'Omaha for
young men. corporal yuinn, wno
heads the recruiting squad of the army
here, is the originator of the idea, con
ceived after four months of recruiting
on the Omaha streets. Five young
men were arrested at his suggestion
yesterday morning and held for in
vestigation.
'There are several hundred boys
hanging around pool halls and on' the
card pledging campaign.
Another letter to , Gurdon W.
Wattles, i state food administrator,
trom Herbert Hoover says:
Success Assured.
"As family enrollment week ooens
I wish to express to. you and the
thousand: of volunteer workers he'io- street corners who will neither enlist
jng you tn your state conaratulations nor so to work, he said. I have
lor effectiveness of prclim.nary prep- watched them for several months and
'arations, an. our gratification over know what they do or rather, what
prospects of immediate success in the thev do not do. Some claim to be
pledge card campaign in all parts, of drafted. All right, let them come
the nation. down to the court house and Drove it
Please assure them that in my Some claim to be married, but they
opinion no enon exceeds weirs in don t support their wives, for they
patriotism or in enccuveness . ior don t work.
world cmluation, for our success and Police Captain Dempsey has given
that of our allies in war for our own
national welfare every day brings
added evidence of truth that food will
win the war and of dire heed of our
allies for food.
"If we Americans by voluntary
democratic effort, all as individuals
doing our small part under govern
' ment directions, save this fooj to ship
to them we shall assure victory for
world democracy against autocracy
and be in position to ameloriate price
conditions in the United States and
prepare ourselves to cope successfully
with inevitable economic pressure
that will follow peace." -
Kaiser Signs Pledge. , '
To prove that there is nothing in a
name, "William Kaiser," South Side
resident, eagerly signed a pledge, and I
requested two window posters.
Down jn East Omaha the school
children have obtained the signature
of every housewife. Some difficulty
was had, however, with one woman,
and it was not until considerable pres
sure had been brought to bear by the
cnuaren mat trie woman was given
a window poster. After all moral
persuasion had been exhausted the
pupils took the initiative of pointing
her out and suggesting ''pro-Germanism."
.
Returns for tabulations from the
efforts of schools out in the state are
coming in slowly. Within a few days
the food administration office expects
. to be deluged ' with cards, and the
work of tabulation will then begin.
Bale of U. S. Cotton Raises
Over $16,000 For Red Cross
New Vork, Oct 30. The first bale
of the new 1917 crop of cotton that
was sold at auction here last July for
$2,585 is now traveling in England,
where it has raised $14,065 for the
British Red Cross, according to in
formation received, by President G.
M. Schutt -of the New York cotton
exchange. The cotton was grown in
the interior of Texas and the bale
was first purchased in Houston for
925.
his approval to the idea and hereafter
those who cannot produce evidence
that thev are rnvnetA in useful unrr
and also refuse to enlist will be ar
rested by the city police, at the re
quest of Corporal Quinn, and taken
up for investigation. If they are aliens.
supporting dependents or actually, en
gaged in useful work, they need not
fear.
under Cor
consists of
Hollowell, Cox and
The recruiting squad
poral rjuinn s direction
f rivates
Conti,
Montague. They will keep a close
guard on the places where loafers con
gregate and bring to the notice of the
civil police those they suspect
CONFERENCE OF
RED CROSS HEADS
TO OPEN TODAY
Nebraska State Meeting Will
Give Delegates Opportunity
of Exchanging Ideas Vital
to Organization's Work.
The Nebraska State Red Cross con
ference will open at the Hotel Fori-
tenelle this morning at 9:30 o'clock.
No night sessions will be held, as the
conferences during the day will be
long. Those in charge feel that the
delegates would prefer a rest in the
evening rather than continue the ses
sion, or listening to speakers.
No special entertainment in the way
of diriners to the delegates will be
given, as the Red Cross heads in this
state feel that no money should be
expended under existing conditions.
senator Hitchcock, Randall K.
Brown, president of the Commercial
club, and Gurdon W. Wattles, food ad
ministrator for the state of Nebraska,
will tIk during the sessions.
Un ihursday, the second day of the
session, a representative from each
organization in the state will make a
three-minute talk relative to the work
in their city and vicinity.
Firemen Aid Yeggs
In Safe Bobberies,
Charge in Chicago
Chicago, Oct. 30. Eight city fire
men, alleged to have been involved in
a series of safe robberies, are under
arrest today on orders from State's
Attorney Hoyne. Mr. Hoyne has been
working on the case for months. It
is said the plan was for the firemen,
whose uniforms gave them easy ac
cess, to get needed advance intorma-
tion on pretense of looking for viola
tions of fire prevention ordinances and
then to blow the safes themselves or
communicate the information to pro
iessionals.
British Batteries Saved
In the Italian Retreat
Italian Headquarters, . Monday
Night, Oct. 29. Aftef three days with
the retiring Italian army, the Associ
ated Press correspondent who has
just arrived at headquarters, is able
to state that all the British batteries
have been saved. The men suffered
much from cold, torrential rain and
hunger during the retreat
As to the general situation of the
Italian army in its retreat, the cor
respondent, who has been in the thick
of the retirement, is prevented trom
giving details, by military necessity.
Germany Has America to
Reckon With Says London Pos
London, Oct. 30. Commenting on
the advent of American soldiers in the
trenches, the Post says:
"Were the German successes in
Italy or in other theaters to becomt
much greater than the allies consider
probable, the Germans would still
have to reckon with the fresh, eager,
stern forces of America. It would
seem tlrat Germr.ny is putting forth
her utmost efforts during the interval
which must elapse before the weight
of the United States can be brought
to bear upon her weak and decimated
battalions.
"If we assume for the sake of argu
ment that Germany can conclude a
peace advantageous to herself before
the United States can intervene, it is
still to be remembered that America
is pledged to break the military power
of Germany and make no peace with
the Hohenzollerns."
British Vote Another
' . Tremendous War Credit
London, Oct. 30. The House of
Commons had before it at today's
session the introduction by Andrew
tsonar Law, chancellor of the ex-
hequer, of the vote of credit fo
400,000,000 and one of the chancel
"or's periodic statements regarding
:he, finances of the war.
The amount which the house is
asked to vpte is expected to be suf
ficient to last until the end of the
year. The vote today will bring the
total loans for the, vear to 1,900,
000,000 and the total since the com
mencement of the war to 5,692,
000,000. Leffingwell Made New
Assistant to McAdoo
Washington. Oct. 30. Russell C.
Leffingwell, a New York lawyer, who
has been assisting Secretary McAdoo
as special counsel in the flotation of
the Liberty loan, today was appointed
assistant secretary of the treasury, as
suming one of two new offices cre
ated by the last session of congress.
Treasury Certificate
Total Makes Record
Washington? Oct 30. Subscrip
tions reported today to the treasury's
offering of certificates of indebted
ness ran the grand total for the is
sue so far up to $429,974,000 and
made a new record.
IGLAND'S WAR COST.
$32,0000 DAILY
In Two Months British Govern
ment Exceeds Budget Heav
ily for Army and
Navy.
London, Oct 30. In the House of
Commons today Chancellor Bonar
Law said that in the period from July
22 to September 22 the daily average
expenditure of the British government
was 6,414,000.
The chancellor said the expendi
tures of the army and navy exceeded
the budget estimate by 500,000 daily.
The average daily expenditure
since the beginning of the financial
year has been 6,648,000, or 1,327,
000 above the budget estimate.
The chancellor said that as far as
he could judge the position in the
second half of the year would not be
quite as favorable as in the first half.
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Mississippi Is Dead
Jackson, Miss.. Oct 30.TrivaU"
John Allen, member of cpngress from
Mississippi for 16 years until his re-
PriTlf 0f 1T1 ftorrnflTITr turesqu figures of that body in those
imuwumMvmwuj . died at his home in Tupelo.
Mi6s early today, ne had been ill
News of U.S. Troops
In Front Trenches
Copenhagen, Oct 30. The first of- about two weeks.
ficial report from the American expe
ditionary forces in 'trance is printed
in the German newspapers without so
far being accompanied with any com
ment, although occasionally sarcastic
emphasis is placed in the headlines on
the reference to " a quiet sector" of
the front.
The American official dispatch is. as
a rule, not included by the newspapers
in the general column of enemy war
reports, most of the journals endeav
oring to adhere to the fiction that the
United states is not regarded as a
full-fledeed member of the croun
of nations hostile to central powers.
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