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VOL. XLVII NO. 118.
OMAHA, FRIDAY .MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1917. TWELVE PAGES.
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ftfRTY Hf OlS
ANDGERMMS KILLED
LONG WAR IS
SEEN AHEAD
BY SIR ERIC
British Sea Lord Declares U-
Boat Losses During War
Can Have No Apprecia-
i able Effect,
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London, Nov. 1. Between 40 and
50 py cent of the German submarines
operating in the North sea, the Arctic
and the Atlantic since the beginning
of the war have been sunk,, said Sir
Eric Geddes, first lord of the ad
miralty, in the House of Commons
today.
"During the last quarter the Ger
mans lost as many submarines as they
lost in 1916," he said.
The output of merchant shipping in
the first nine months of this year, he
said, was 123 per cent higher than in
the corresponding period last year.
The admiralty had decided that four
new national shipbuilding yards would
be necessary.
"We must lay plans for a long war,"
said Sir Eric. "I see no signs of its
being a short one."
Sir Eric said he regretted it had not
been found possible to arrive at a
basis for publication of British ton
nage losses by submarine action .with
out giving information to the enemy.
Increase in British Ships.
The. losses of merchantmen in Oc
tober,, he said, were very slightly
worse than in September. Enemy sub
marines were being sunk to an in
creasing extent, but the Germans are
building them faster than' they had
done hitherto. , -
In September, Sir Erie continued,
there was afloat on the high seas an
increase of 20 per cent .in numbers
and 30 per cent in tonnage of British
shipSi as compared with ApriL
He announces, the government's in
tention of appointing an additional
civil lord of the admiralty and said
the attention of the .first sea lord
would be devoted wholly to naval
staff matters. ' ; ,
Standard ships , aggregating I,OO0,
000. tons-had. been arranged for, he
said, and more than halt. of them were
under construction,
The total net reduction of British
tonnage since the' beginning of the
war was given by Sir Eric as 2,500,
000 tons.
Mines Limit Fleet's Action.
Replying to the criticism that the
fleet, had not been sent to assist Rus
sia, he pointed but that such an oper
ation would occupy considerable time
and that' there were extensive mine
fields. Responsible naval opinion
was unanimous that the step was not
one which should be taken.
At the, present time, Sir Eric in
formed the house, there are 235 dry
docks which can be devoted to repairs
of merchant shipping, exclusive of
those used for warships.
A reduction of 50 per cent in Ger
man merchant shipping, Sir Eric con
tinued, had been caused by the sink
ing of ships or by their passing into
the hands of Germany's enemies. '
"All by their economy can help the
royal navy and the navies of the allies
to defeat the submarines," Sir Eric
continued.
"In September," Jie added, "the
royal naval air service carried out. 64
raids behind the enemy lines in Flan
ders, dropping 2,736 bombs " .
One Load of Coal a Week
Is the Limit in Chicago
Chicago, Nov. 1. Retail coal deal
is, acting under instructions received
rom the fuel administration's Chi
cago cdmmittee today refused to de
iver more than a wagon load, or at
nost, a week or ten days' supply of
i?l to any one customer. This rule
io be adhered to until the critical
Confiscated Booze is
Sent to the Soldiers
Twenty-five gallons of whisky,
alcohol and other contraband were
taken from the office of the United
States attorney and delivered to
Fort Crook. The liquor has been
accumulating as it was confiscated
from men arrested for bringing it
into the state. It will be dispensed
by the medical staff at the fort.
POLICE SEEK TO
PROVE GUILT OF
DEAN OFCON MEN
Acting Chief Dempsey Sends
Photograph of Arrested
Suspect to Swindled
Ansley Banker.
Omaha police arc extending their
dragnet in an effort to capttire mem
bers of the gang of confidence men
who fleeced wealthy Nebraskans out
of thousands of dollars.
Acting Ch.ief of Police Dempsey
sent to J. B. Tierney, vice president of
imMTLEWlTHIT,
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OMAHA EAGER TO
FEAST SOLDIERS
ON TURKEY DAY
'Good Idea-Push It'Along
A
Universal Enthusiasm Greets
The Bee's Suggestion That
Each Family Invite Sol
dier to Dinner.
Omaha is enthusiastic over The
Bee's suggestion that everyone take
a soldier home for Thanksgiving din
ner. There are between 800 and 900
soldiers at Fort Crook at this time,
and by Thanksgiving there probably
will be between, 1.000 to 1,200 at Fort
Omaha. This will make a total of
nearly 2,000 enough so that prac
tically every family seeking such an
arrangement may get a trooper or two
to entertain on the day of national
thahks.
Compliments The Bee.
Joseph Haydcn, president of Hay
deu Brothers: "I wanto compliment
The Bee on this plan to invite the
soldiers to Omaha homes for Thanks
giving dinner. It is an excellent idea.
I had just been thinking that some-
Sends First Invitation
Invitations for soldiers at the
two forts adjacent to Omaha are
beginning to come to The Bee
office.
The first to arrive was from
Mrs. C. C. Cope, 941 North
Twenty-seventh avenue, who tele
phoned that she would be glad to
entertain two soldiers.
The Weather
i or Nebraska Fair.
Temperature) at Omaha Yesterday.
Hours. Dee;.
' v C B a. m... 28
i u, l Qr f 6 a. m.. 27
V ir H A 7 a- m 27
e. &gjr A 8 a. m 28
XrT a. m 31
ZS f l I 10 a. m 33
fl&X Jkl - 11 a. m St
'ytS7nW r 12 m 37
W W 1 P. m... 39
,' 2 P. m 41
: agr 3 p. m i
VO 4 p. m.... 4f
sm& U:S::::::::::::439
) 1 p. m 38
8 p. m 37
Comparative local Record.
1917 191S 1915 1914
Highest yesterday .... 41 "88 73 76
Lowest yesterday .... 27 41 48 62
Mean temperature ..34 64 60 64
Precipitation 00 .00 .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March 1,
and compared with the last two years:
Normal temperature 45
-Deficiency for the day 11
'Total deficiency since March 1 444
Normal precipitation 06 Inch
Deficiency for the day 06 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 ... SI . 24 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 6.10 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916.12.00 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1915. 2.11 Inches
Beports From Station at 1 T. IS.
Station and State Temp. High- Haln
of Weather. T p. m. mi. fall.
Cheyenne, clear 46 68 .00
Davenport, cloudy .... 34 36 .00
Denver, clear 56 t 60 .00
De Moines, cloudy ... 38 42 .00
Dodge City, clear 50 60 .00
Lander, clear 40 50 .00
North Platte, clear .... 46 60 .00
Omaha, clear 38 41 .00
Sapid City, clear 60 64 .00
Salt Lake City, cloudy. 62 62 .00
Santa Fe, clear SO 56 .00
Sheridan, clear 44 63 .00
Chicago, clear 84 38 .00
Valentine, clear 50 66 .00
i L. A. WELSH, Meteorologist.
WILLIAM -F. ' MYERS
Alleged Dean of Con Men.
theFirsr National bank at Ansley,
Neb., a ; photograph of William 'F.
Myers, .alleged ."dean, of con. men,"
being held at Kansas City on a charge
of being implicated in the swindle.
Tierney, it is said, lost $40,000
through misplaced confidence in
Myers, this confidence having been
cultivated at Excelsior Springs. The
Nebfaska banker accompanied his
"friends" to Omaha and handed over
$15,000- in cash at the Corn- Exchange
National bank and $25,000 at a South
Side bank, according to information of
the chief of police.
Asa Dixon, a rich real estate man
of Blair, Neb., met Myers and com
panions at Excelsior Springs, bu was
too alert for the wiles qf these confi
dence men. It was through Dixon that
Myers' was arrested at Kansas City.
The police have a line on F. Leroy
Webster, who posed as a prominent
financier and speculator, and who was
to have met Myers and Dixon in
Kawville, but the.police say that Web
ster go,t a line on Dixon's activities
and changed his address between two
days.
Four Men in Deals.
"To the best , of our information
there were four men in the deals
which involved Tierney of Ansley and
Schroeder of Dewitt. Myers is one
of the men, and we feel confident that
the others will be rounded up before
long. The Chicago police have ar
rested some of the gang who swin
dled bankers of Fort Wayne, Ind.,
and Bloomington, 111., and it is be
lieved that those men and the Ex
celsior Springs con men are of the
same combination," stated Acting
Chief of Pplice Dempsey.
The chief has information that Tier
ney is ill at his home at Ansley and
Mr. Schroeder is indisposed at his
home at Dewitt. Mr. Tierney was ex
pected here on Wednesday to have
filed a complaint, but he advised he
(Continued on Page . Five, Column Six.)
Roope Made Supt. of Motive
Power for Milwaukee Lines
Chicago, Nov. 1. T. Roope, super
intendent of motive power of the Bur
lington lines west of the Missouri
river, has been named general super
intendent of motive power for the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail
road, filling the place made vacant by
the death of A. E. Manchester. An
other appointment made today by
President H. E. Byram before start
ing on a trip of inspection over the
road, was Charles Dietrick as freight
claim agent of the road.
thing of the kind ought to be done
when The Bee came out with this
plan."
R. C. Hoyt, clerk of the federal
court: "It's a fine idea. It will give
a home atmosphere that will be wel
come to the boys away from home."
Women Like the Idea.
"The gigantic task which has been
undertaken by The Bee to place every
soldier in Omaha in some home to
enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner is cer
tainly a commendable one," declared
Mrs. Z. T. Lindsey, assistant state di
rector of the Nebraska Red Cross,
which is now holding a convention at
the Hotel Fontenelle.
Mrs. Lindsey was 60 pleased with
the idea that she concluded her ad
dress Thursday before that body with
an announcement of the fact and
urged the 200 ladies present to make
it their business to participate in the
Thanksgiving day festivities.
"I am sure it will be a success, de
spite the magnitude of caring for the
2,200 or so boys we. now have here,"
continued Mrs. Lindsey. "The Bee
has undertaken big things before and
I for one am positive that it will be
successfully concluded."
Many prominent Red Cross work
ers at the convention were enthusias
tic over the opportunity for Omaha
folks to show their appreciation of
the boys who are training for the bat
tle line.
To Encourage Idea.
Mayor Dahlman: "It is a splendid
idea and should be encouraged and
supported by all. I am glad The Bee
took hold of this matter."
Health .Commissioner Connell:
"You may say for me that our soldier
boys who are here during Thanks-
(Continued on Page Five, Column Fire.)
Pihlip Metz Gets
Appointment as
Naval Paymaster
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Washington, Nov. 1. (Special Tel
egram.) Philip Met, of Omaha, a
scion of the house of Metz, has been
sworn in as an assistant paymaster in
the navy with the rank of ensign. His
commission, while not yet received, it
is understood, is on the way and a
day or sowill make Phil Metr a real
simon pure navy master.
Mr. Metz was recently married to
Miss Mack, a daughter of Norman E.
Mack, of the Buffalo Times. Their
honeymoon was spent in Japan and on
their way back to the state the call
for a national army was issued. When
Mr. Metz reached Omaha the resigna
tion was in full swing with the result
that he at once indicated his desire to
join the colors. As an ensign he will
automomatically avoid the draft.
U. S. Army Chauffeur With
Pershing's Staff Is Gassed
Hoboken, N. J., Nov. 1. A cable
gram stating that Eugene Maxson,
with General Pershing's staff as a
chauffeur, had been gassed by a
chlorine bomb dropped by a German
airplane, was received today by his
father. The message stated that Max
son was recovering.
Sends $2, 500 As Evidence of Good
Faith When He Asks for Catalogue
One of the little oddities of busi
ness life cropped out at the office of
the Baker Ice Machine company this
week. . 1
A letter from Santiago de Cuba
came through the mail, a fat letter,
that looked as if it might contain
something interesting. When opened,
two packets of Cuban postal orders
dropped out. These proved to be 25
in number, each for 100 pesos.
The letter, from a Santiago busi
ness men, merely made inquiry as to
the output of the Baker plant, asking
for catalogues and description of the
several styles of machines built,
terms, and other details,of business.
Mr. Baker hastened to dispatch the
information, feeling that a customer
who would back up his preliminary
inquiry with $2,500 in real money as
a guaranty of good faith is too good
to let get away.
Incidentally, the Baker company
has recently installed plants in India,
South Africa and Australia, and is on
track- of considerable business in
Sou tli Am eric-'
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U. S. TRANSPORT
TORPEDOED IS
SAFE IN PORT
Finland Makes Foreign Dock
Under Own Steam After Be
ing Hit; No Report of . '
Casualties.
Washington, Nov. 1. The trans
port Finland was, recently torpedoed
while returning to the United States,
but was able to return to a foreign
port under its own steam.
The Navv department received a
report of the attacks and Secretary
Daniels authorized its publication.
The navy report docs not say whether
there was any loss of life or injury
on the Finland.
The official announcement was
authorized as follows:
"The Navy department has received
dispatches stating that the transport
Finland was torpedoed while return
ing from foreign waters. The dam
age to the ship was slight and it
returned to port under its own
steam. The Finland was under es
cort, but no sign of the torpedo or
the submarine was seen."
The Finland. is one of the largest
steamers flying the American flag.
Before going into the army transport
service it plied between New York
and European ports in the Interna
tional Mercantile Marine company's
service under the Red Star and other
lines. The vessel has a gross ton
nage of 12,806 and a net tonnage of
7,711. . It normally carries a crew of
257 men. The Finland was built in
Philadelphia in 1902. Its home port
is New York.
British Capture
Beerscheba; Now
Near Jerusalem
London, Nov. 1. The city of Beers
cheba, in Palestine, has been captured
by the British, it is announced (offi
cially. (By Associated Press.)
British Near Jerusalem.
Indications from Palestine are that
with the advent of favorable weather
the British are resuming their active
campaign up the Syrian coast. The
capture by British troops of Beer
sheba, approximately 40 miles south
west of Jerusalem, is reported in an
official statement today.
When the operations in Palestine
halted last spring the British had
pushed up the coast from the Sinai
peninsula to the gates of Gaza, on
the coast in southern Palestine, while
in interior Palestine their columns had
advanced on a virtually parallel front,
to the vicinity of Beersheba.
There were leports that there had
been a penetration as far northward
as Hebron,vhich is less than 20 miles
from Jerusalem, but apparently there
was definite advance of the British
main force to this point. Reports early
last month stated that the British
and revolting Arab forces from the
southern interior had effected a.
junction in southern Palestine and
that combined operations by these
forces against the Turks might be ex
pected shortly.
Germans Withdraw Troops.
Petrograd, Nov. 1. Another with
drawal of German troops on the
northern Russian front is in ojocress,
the war office announces.
LAUDS; KAISER,
'LYNCH HIM' CRY
DEPOT TRUCKERS
Gus ,Stei, Union Pacific
Trucker, Rescued From
Possible Physical Violence
From Angered Men.1
"Lynch him,' lynch him,"' shouted
workmen at the Union Pacific freight
station, angered by alleged pro-Gcr-
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JUS STEIN.
man utterances of Gus Stein, trucker
for the Union Pacific.
Stein was rescued from possible
physical violence at the hands of 40
incensed workmen by J. D. Phillips,
(Continued on Fm FWe, Column Three.)
ROMANS' THIRD ARMY
FORMS NUCLEUS FOR
BIG COUNTER A TTACK
Italy's Forces, Reorganized, Prepare to Launch Fierce
Attack; German Report Claims Capture of 60,000
More Prisoners; Cavalry Plays First Big
Part In Great War.
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Washington, Nov. 1. Thirty thousand German soldiers,
including two generals of a division, were killed in the great
battle on the Bainsizza plateau, according to cabled reports
today.
. General Cadorna is pushing reserves rapidly forward, -with
every prospect of checking the enemy's advance, and British
and French support will be immediately forthcoming, it was
stated.
.. . (By Associated Press.) ; '
Italian Headquarters, Nov. 1 Bulletins issued by Gen
eral Cadorna, the commander-in-chief, indicate that the' Ital
tan troops, perfectly reorganized, are holding back the enemy
at a distance of seven miles west of Udine.
O
CADORNA TO STOP
TEUTON RUSH, SAY
ROME DISPATCHES
Optimistic View Now Held by
Italians That German Assault
Will Be Checked With Aid
of Allied Powers. t.
(By Associated Tr-ss.)
Vashington, Nov. ,1. Reassuring
news came from Rome today in of
ficial dispatches. While serious,, the
situation on the Italian, front is des
cribed as far from desperate, Gen
eral Cadona's army is declared to be
practically intact and cqmplete con
fidence is expressed in his ability with
aid coming from the'allies to stop the
Austro-Gerinan's drive. i
The cablegram summaries the situ
ation as follows:
"The military situation on the Ital
ian front is serious, but it is far from
being desperate. Having recovered
from the. first surprise, it may be
stated that our allies are preparing
to put up a furious resistance to the
enemy. It is probable that if the re
treat should continue for a few days
longer, the Italian resistance will de
velop along the Tagliamento river,
which descends from the Carnic Alps
or perhaps if the Austro-Germans at
tack in Cernia it will be on the Pisve
river which flows westward.
Italians Not Weakened.
Whatever the number of Italians
taken prisoners, the strength of the
army of General Cadorna has not
been weakened. It must not be for
gotten that Italy has under the colors
more than 3,000,000 men. As for the
guns that the Austro-Germans claim
to have captured, they only repre
sent the production of a few weeks
of the munitions factories of our al
es. M
"The Italian army is practically in
tact. Besides the ' French and Eng
lish, are 'coming' to our rescue. It
has already been' announced that at
the beginning of the' council Sunday
evening, the French ministers were
busy determining the extent and na
ture of the co-operation of the allies
on the Italian front. The British gov
ernment has taken prompt measures
. . i . ., t . , I. .
io rusn io me Italians, anq au
cations are that this French and Brit
ish aid will come at the hour-when
the enemy invades the plain . of
Freoule.
"Meanwhile, awiating develop
ments, Italians public opinion realizes
thoroughly the gravity 6f the hour
and is bearing the shock with calm
ness and firmness," . .
Thirteen- Year- Old Boy Earns Coin
m With Which to Buy Liberty Bonds
James Doty, 13-year-old son of Mrs.
William Doty, 3705 South Twenty
fifth street, has bought two Liberty
bonds with his savings. James bought
One $50 bond of the first issue and re
cently subscribed for a $100 bond.
"If they have a third loan, I want
to buy another bond," said the young
patriot.
The boy earned the money he paid
for the bonds. When he was five he
shined his father's shoes, and was paid
five cents a shine. His father is dead
now, and James is the only child, so
he is son and companion to his wid
owed mother.
i James h: i made money running er
rands, mowing lawns and as a news
boy carrying The Bee. He is in the
Seventh B grade at the South Lincoln
school.
Dlfilinn Unite a Pftmnlomte
i uvrvniij nvuob vuii!Jiaiiii3
Dismissed; Rates Upheld
Washington, Nov. 1. Rates on
packing house products from South
Omaha, South St. Joseph and Kan
sas City, Mo., to California terminals
were upheld today by (he Interstate
Commerce commission. Complain of
packing houses were dismissed.
CRUMBS' rxzry
The Germans and Austrian! di4noe ''
succeed in their plan of pushing be
yond the Isonzo into the Fruili valley
and enveloping the Third Italian
army, which occupied the region of
Gomla and the Carso.
Although the Invaders broke the
Italian line from Pleizo to Tolmino,
resistance by picked Italian contin
gents, who offered themselves for the
supreme sacrifice, so delayed - the
southwestern march of the enemy
that the Third army had time to cross
the middle . and southern Isonzo in '
orderly retreat
The main body of Italian forces Is
intact ready to face the invaders in.
the counter offensive which is being .
prepared.
Italian cavalry has entered into ac
tion on a large scale for the first time '
in the war. The mounted troops have j
made brilliant charges, obstructing
the advance of the enemy., This was
not possible while, the fighting waf
confined to the mountain regions.
CAPTURE 420,000 'PRISONERS.
The invading forces are within four
miles of the Tagliamnto, northwest
of Udine,, after, having captured: 120.. -000
prisoners and mora than 1.000 "
guns. -This is the center ol'flieadT
vancing liner and the southern wings
probably are Hot as near the Taglia
mento. Should General Cadorna have
to retire from the-Tagliamento be
cause of the breaking of the Italian
dcfenses in the Carnic Alps and be
fore assistance arrives, he will have
the Tjave , river, which, "runs south
west and south from Belluno, on
which to stand. '
Reinforcements, are, being hurried
to northern Italy not only by France ,
and Great Britain,, but also by Italy.
The German advance apparently is
not as stronaf as at first and Berlin
is less enthusiastic in its war -bulletins.
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No Internal Disorder.
If the Germans counted upon in
ternal disorder1 in Italy helping to
open the way to Lombardy, they have
been disappointed, as all indications
point to. a strengthening of the Jtaliiu
national feeling. The government and
people of Italy, as well as the govern
ments of France, Great Britain and
the United States are bending every
effort to give the Germans blow for
blow on the Venetian plains, the fight
ing ground of the early campaigns of
Napoleon against Austria.'
The French in their successful of
fensive north of the Aisne in the di
rection of Laon last week capture! .
12,157 prisoners, including 237 officers.
The guns taken numbered 180. There
has been little infantry fightinsr in j
this region, and the German crown
prince has been unable. to carry out!
counter attacks of any strength. The J
artillery duel continues violent
Berlin Makes Claims.
Berlin, Niv 1. (Via London)-The ;
Austro-German forces invading Italy
have increased the number of prison-
ers taken to more than 180,000. They
have captured 1.500 Italian guns. The
foregoing information was officially ;
announced today by the German war
office.
The German statement says the
Teuton Fourteenth army yesterday
gained another great victory.
Portions of the Italian retreating
forces made a stand at the Taglia
mento river. The bridgehead posi
tions at Dimenano and Codripo were
captured by the Germans.
The Austro-Germans penetrated
the rear guard positions of the Ital- '
ians to the east of the lower Taglia.
(Continued on Pag Five, Column Four.)
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