The Omaha Daily
PART ONE.
NEWS SECTION
THE WEATHER
Cloudy
PAGES 1 TO 10
VOL. XLVII. NO. 137.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1917. EIG HTEEN PAGES.
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Captain McGlone Threatens to Have Major Abbott Ar
rested; Accuses Him of Breaking Into Room -to
Obtain Muster Records: Chop Open Desk
to Get Papers at Headquarters.
Internal dissension in the "Lucky" Seventh regiment
reached a climax yesterday, when Captain A. C. McGlone,
commanding officer of Company F, threatened to have, war
rants sworn out for the arrest of Major Ray Abbott and Lieu
tenant K. A. McRae.
I Captain McGlone accuses Major
Abbott and Lieutenant McRae of
breaking into his room in the Harley
hotel.
. Events following federal inspection
of the Qmaha battalion of the regi
ment, headed by Governor Neville,
who resigned to become colonel of the
Seventh, fanned into flame a row said
to have been brewing in the "Lucky"
crganization for some time.
SEARCH FOR PAPERS.
McGlone says Abbott and McRae1
i obtained a key to his room and com
pletely ransacked it in their search
Ifor company enlistment papers and
other records inliis possession.
Officers and enlisted men, armed
with hammers, broke into the desk of
iCaptain McGlone in the battalion
headquarters, 1614-Faxnam street Fri
day morning. Records and papers
(were found and taken to the De Luxe
dancing hall, where reinspection of
the regiment is now in progress.
i The men who broke into Captain
McGlone's desk say they were work
ing under federal orders,
i Rally to Captain,
Physical ; encounters seemed iiiu
rieftt whilothe work of breaking into
the desk was going on. Several men
of Company F, displeased at seeing
their captain's desk broke open, at
tempted to come to his assistance, but
were ordered away by officers.
Captain McGlone refused to open
the desk, declaring he had . received
no orders, except verbal ones from
Inferior officers, which he declined to
obey. After pleading with the men
.not to break open his desk, he backed
'away and watched the-work go on. .
' One private of Company F made a
futile attempt to lead other members
-i of the company in an effort to save
mhe desk. Lieutenant Bell of Cora
pany , E, armed with a hammer,
whirled around and, with the weapon
uplifted, succeeded in forcing some of
the men back. Other officers, desir
ing to test their" ability to command
the men, then made them assist in the
work of breaking into the desk.
Face Firing Squad.
A threat of "You men will go be
fore a firing squad if you refuse to
obey officers," cowed on the enlisted
men.
Captain Fred Higginson said: "We
had to have the company enrollment,
as we were ordered to get it by the.
adjutant general of the regiment."
"We had orders to get the muster
rolls by 10 o'clock last night," de
clared Major Abbott. "We telephoned
all over town for Captain McGlone,
who had taken the muster rolls to
his room, contrary to orders. There
was nothing left for us to do. We
went to his hotel, the clerk took us
to his room and we found the mus
ter roll in his desk."
Officers-Are Reticent.
At the De Luxe dancing hall,
where a reinspection by federal offi
cers is under way, Seventh regiment
officers were reticent.
Charges and counter charges of al
leged political influence to oust him
from the regiment were made by
Captain McGlone. "If I have to I will
resign, but I gave them a mighty
good fight," declared McGlone.
Captain McGlone Resigns.
Captain McGlone has sent in his
resignation as commander of Com
pany F to Govrnor Neville. He
says as soon as action is taken on it
he will bring action against Abbott
and McRae for entering his room.
The Weather
For Nebraska-rClouly.
Temperatures at Omaha Testerday.
S a.
ro 19
6 a. m 29
7 a. m 20
8 a. m 2S
a. m 29
10 a. in.. 29
11 a. n 30
12 m SI
1 p. ni 33
2 p. m 34
3 p. m 36
4 p. m 36
5 p. m 35
6 p. m 34
7 p. m 33
8 p. m 32
Comparative Local Record.
1917. 1H. 1915. 1914.
UlnhPBl yesterday .. 36 43 61 1
Uwest yesterday .. 2 29 33 3
Mean temperature .. 32 36 43 4
.Veclpltatlon 00 .00 .00 . .00
Temperature and. precipitation departures
from the normal.
Normal temperature ; 34
Deficiency for the day 2
Total deficiency ulnce March 1 205
Normal precipitation 02 Inch
rwfiniencr for the day 02 inch
Total rainfall since March 1.... 21.30 lnchea
L luficienrv since March 1 '. 6.90 tnchea
deficiency for cor. period. 1916.12.13 tnchea I
tw-iency for eor. period 11 (. 1.46 Inches!
I A. WELSH, Meteorologist.
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SEVENTH
PROSECUTION OF
SLACKERS TO BE
STARTED AT ONCE
Hoover Serves Notice That Fed
eral Action Will Be Taken
Against (Concerns Evading
License Regulations.
. All business concerns that have not
complied with government regula
tions requiring them to take out
licenses, will be called upon to defend
federal proceedings, to be instituted
against them. This information was
conveyed in a telegram received last
night by Food Administartor Wat
tles from United States Food Admin
istrator Hoover. It says: - x...
"The trades Covered in "the presi
dent's proclamation of October, 8
should .have' applied for licenses to the
license division, United States food
administration before .- November 1.
Some firms have not applied and pro
ceedings will -be immediately institut
ed to suspend trading operations of
such firms unless appilications are
received at once. List of licenses will
be forwarded to poy shortly.
"Infringements by trades covered
in president's proclamation of Rule 22
should be sent to you. HOOVER."
In the president's proclamation re
ferred to in the first paragraph of
the telegram threse three lines . of
trades are specified:
Three Lines Specified.
Firms, corporations, associations or
persons engaged in the business of
cold-storage warehouses, where food
products are held for 30 days or more;
10 . a . . 1. .
ot operating elevators, warenouses
and storage places of fundamental
foodstuffs, and those engaged in the
importing, manufacturing (milling,
mixing or packing) or distributing
(bcluding buying and. selling) of any
or all of these commodities wheat,
wheat flour, rye or rye flour, barley
or barley flour, oats, oatmeal or rolled
oats, corn, com grit, oornmeal, hom
iny, corn flour, corn starch, corn oil,
corn syrup or glucose, rice, rice flour,
dried beans, pea seed or dry peas, cot
tonseed, cottonseed oil, cottonseed
cake or cottonseed meal, peanut oil
or peanut meal, soya bean oil, soya
bean meal, palm oil or copra oil, oleo
margarine, lard, lard substitutes, oleo
oil or cooking fats, condensed or evap
orated or powdered milk, fresh,
canned or cured beef, pork or mutton,
poultry or eggs, fresh or frozen fish,
fresh fruits or vegetables, canned
peasfi dried beans, tomatoes, corn, sal
mon or sardies, dried prunes, apples,
peaches or raisins, sugar, syrups or
molasses.
Rule 22 of regulations, referred to,
reads: '
"The licensee shall place on every
contract, order, acceptance of order,
invoice, price list and quotation is
sued or signed by him, relating to
food commodities the words United
States. Food Administration License
Number (followed by the number of
his license)., No licensee shall know
ingly buy any food commodity from
or sell any such commodities to, or
handle any such commodities for, any
person required to have a license who
has not secured such license and
complied with the provision of this
rule., '
These Are Exempt.
These firms, corporations, associa-
(Contlnuod on Pats Seven, Column One.)
Gains Four Pounds in Omaha's
Restaurants to Join the Army
Because he was found to be two
pounds under weight and consequently
not eligible for enlistment in the reg
ular army, Edris J. Evans, Givin, la.,
swore to attain to, that perfection of
heaviness required Jn the army.
Sergeant Hansen advised him, sym
pathized with him and sent him off to
mourn alone. But Evans did not
mqurn. He went in search of a good
restaurant instead and dined. He
dined largely, enthusiastically and
without effort.
In the afternoon, Thursday, he re-
turned. He had followed Sergeant
OMAHA MEN EARN
COMMISSIONS IN
TRAINING SCHOOL
Five Become Captains and
Large Number Are Named
First and Second
Lieutenants.
Five Omaha men received captain's
e mmissions and a large num
ber were commissioned first and sec
ond lieutenants at the second officers'
training camp. Fort Snelling. An
nouncement of names of the success
ful student officers was made yes
terday. CAPTAINS.
J. J. Fraser, J. E. Donovan, R. T.
Wenstraud, Nye F. Morehouse, L.
F. Johnson and C. F. McLaughlin.
Fraser formerly was a clerk in
county court.' He was commissioned
first lieutenant at the first training
camp and retained at the second as
instructor. '
Wenstrand was an engineer with
the Western Bridge Aid Construc-r
tion company.
Morehouse practiced in Omaha.
McLaughlin was United States
commissioner in Omaha before he
went to Fort Snelling.
First Lieutenants.
W. B. McDonald, A. O. Nobiling,
A. K Chambers, J. B. Foster, Arthur
F. Trimble, Emmctt Harmon, Lewis
A. Baker, Thomas E. Mahoney, Phil
Hunt, Samuel A. Young, Herman C.
Forgy, John E. Harding, Harry E.
Armstrong, Albert E. May.. Clinton
C. Morris, Hoadley H. Stuart, Ru
dolph F. Havelka, John I. Negley,
Glenn La Sourd. Herbert N. Mearo
pian, Marvin F. BischofT, Dana B.
Van Dusen and Lloyd Smith.
Stiff ord H. Boyles, Roland M.Jones,
John Travis, Paul Cooley, Frank C.
Yates'; John H. Hopkins, Charles A.
Butler, George S. Metcalfe.
Second Lieutenants.
LouisUW. Setz, J. A. Sayles, Pres
ley Bristow, Harry H. sBrowu, Albert
W.lsaifsrfoTgf5utaTraan, James
Drummond jr., Evan C. Grobe, John
V." Beveredge, Luther E. Morgan,
Roy M. Young, Lee R. Newkirk, Max
L. Rosenb'uro. Amel Willrodt, Frank
O.'Malm, Arthur M. Seribner, Morton'
(Continued on Fag-e Seven, Column One.)
manwieJand
another hurt
in train crash
Pheiiias Hclmee, gade 36"Vears, was
killed instantly when the truck which
he .was driving was struck by a train
at the railroad crossing at Twelfth
street and Missouri avenue late Fri
day afternoon. His head was cut from
his body and flung everal feet across
the track. His helper, Charlie W.
Schulz, 717 Madison street, Florence,
who was with him in the truck, was
cut on the cheek and taken to St.
Catherine's hospital. ,
Helme, who was employed by the
Standard Oil company, was driving a
big oil truck. He was driving east at
a rapid rate of speed down the hill
across the Burlington tracks, when
the Burlington local passenger train,
No. 26, smashed into the truck. The
train hit the rear of the truck and
threw it about 10 feet off the track.
Helme was killed outright. The body
was flung on one side of the track and
the head on the other.
The train was in charge of Conduc
tor Jerry P. Farrell and E. , Emery,
both of Schyler. The fireman was
Edward M. Nicholson, 1914 North
Twenty-eighth street. The trainmen
asserted that they whistled for the
crossing and tried to stop when they
saw that Helme wasracing to cross
ahead of the train.
Helme's body was taken to the
Brewer undertaking parlor, South
Side. He is survived by his a widow
and three litle children,
fiaeta
Buss Evacuate Towns
In Eastern Galicia
Amsterdam, Nov. 23. A dispatch
to the Frankfurter Zeitung from
"Vienna says reports received from
Tarnopol are to the effect that Rus
sian troops are preparing to
evacuate the east Galician towns
of Gmaymadoff and Skalat, near
the Russian' border. The dispatch
adds that the advanced positions
already have been voluntarily
evacuated. '
Hansen's advice in part at least and
when they- weighed, him again he
tipped he scales at an additional four
pounds! He was accepted and is now,
no doubt, promenading in the seventh
heaven of delight, a soon-to-be new
member of Uncle Sam's great army.
Recruitiiif in the regular army has
increased 200 over last month's num
ber. Officers attribute this to the fact
that after December 15 no man of
draft age will be permitted to enlist
voluntarily. The increase is also due
tothe astoundingly brilliant Haig
drive in France
King George Promotes Byng
; to General for Big Victory
Photo
London, Nov. 23. King George has
promoted Lieutenant General Byng to
the rank of general, in recognition ot
ITALIANS STILL HOLD FIRM
GRIP ON SAW-TOOTH CREST
OF FAMOUS MONTE GRAPPA
Austro-Germans Center Their Blows On Italy's Historic
Mountain Barrier, but Are Finally Driven Off By
Fierce Counter Attacks, While Lower Piave
. is Comparatively Quiet.
BULLETIN.
Rome, Nov. 23. A great encircling attack was attempted
yesterday by the Austro-German forces against Monte Meletta,
but the Italians held all the positions, it was announced today
by the war office.
Throughout yesterday the Teutons attacked the Italian
positions between the Brenta and Piave rivers. Several posi
tions were lost more than once, the statement adds, but all were
retaken.
Toward evening the last Italian counter attacks definitely
stopped the Austro-Germans.
v (By the Associated Press.)
Italian Headquarters in Northern Italy, Thursday, Nov. 22.
Heavy fighting continues on the northern line, centering
along the low mountains above Monte Grappa.
These successive . mountains
nrovintr to be the same kind
are
same kina ot
natural barrier to the enemy's swift
advance that the successive rivers
interposed before the Piave was
reached. Before the enemy looms
snow-capped Grappa held by the
Italians, which would be a realy
strong defense should the lower
ranges be taken.
Name Augurs Well ,
The name of this mountain inspires
a feeling of security among the peo
ple, as it is taken from the local
dialect, its meaning being "saw."
The crest looks like a saw with teeth
turned to the sky. It is toward this
natural mountain barrier that the
present mountain fighting is gradu
ally developing. Guglielmo Ferrero,
the distinguished Italian historian,
declares that this mountain is Italy's
greatest security, which throughout
history has brought defeat to invad
ing armies.
The fighting today between the
Piave and Brenta rivers, while
heavy, brought no material changf
in the positions, of the opposing
forces.
Bolsheviki Leader Orders
Reduction of Russian Armies
Petrograd, Nov. 23. A reduction of
the Russian armies, beginning with
the class conscripted in 1899, has been
proclaimed by the Bolsheviki leader,
M. Lenine, an official announcement
today states. The order is to take
effect immediately.
his distinguished service in the field
in the recent operations, it is officially
announced today.
More Than Half Million
By State to Y War Fund
. Latest reports show Nebraska
subscribed $516,407.68 to the Young
Men's Christian association war
fund. Nebraska was asked for
$250,000. No state in the union has
raised as much in proportion to
what was asked.
Ministers all over the state, in
their prayers at Sunday services will
comply with a-request to express
thanks for the big success of the
campaign in Nebraska. The state
university, at a big meeting Fri
day subscribede more than $21,000
to add to the student's fund.
Director of American Red Cross
To Be in Omaha Friday With Aides
11. F. Davison, director of finances
for the American Red Cross, will visit
Omaha next Friday. With him will
be H. ,D. Gibson, general manager;
levy Lee, director of publicity, and
Henry J. Allen, editor of the Wichita
Gazette.
These men will speak here in the
interest of the Red Cross work. State
Director Judson of the Red Cross is
arranging for meetings which will be
addressed by these distinguished visi
tors. Mr. Davison is senior member of
the Morgan company of New York.
He has agreed to devote his tntire
GERMANS RUSH TROOPS TO
STEM RISING BRITISH TIDE OF
HARD FIGHTING AT CAMBRAI
,
Resistance Stiffens, but Brilliant Cavalry Charges Rout 1
Teutons at Various Points; Civilians Rejoice at De- ;
liverance From Slavery; Man Released Had
Been Hidden In Cellar Three Years.
BULLETINS. '
- British Headquarters in France, Nov. 23. The Britis!
early today drove back the enemy at an elevation just west or
Moeuvres, known as Tadpole Copse. This hill dominates a large
section of the Canal Du Nord, running east of Moeuvres and to
a large extent the village itself, which still is in German hands.
Berlin, Nov. 23 (Via London.) A new battle is in
progress in the Cambrai area, army headquarters announced
today. The fighting broke out anew this morning in the direc
tion of Moeuvres.
Yesterday, the statement adds, the Germans forced the
British from the village of Fontaine and from La Folie wood.
English attacks against Rumilly, Banteux and Vend Huile, the
war office reports, collapsed with heavy losses.
CENTRAL POWERS
SECRETLY OFFER
PEACE TO RUSSIA
Reports From Swedish Sources
State Negotiation? Are Now
Going on With Bolshe--.;;
; viki: Regime.;'
Stockholm, Nov. 23. According to
the Tidningen, a Russian diplomat
left Stockholm yesterday for Pet
rograd with orders to 1iand to the
Russian revolutionary government
proposals for peace by the central
powers.
The Bolsheviki government, accord
ing to a report from Haparanda,
has sent representatives to meet Ger
man socialist delegates, probably at
Stockholm, to arrange and negotiate
a peace. It is understood the dele
gates from both sides will hide their
identity.
Thirty-five passengerson today's
train from Petrograd crossed the
frontier into Sweden. Notwithstand
ing the Bolsheviki peace offer, the
exchange rate of. the German mark
continues to fall.
Proposal for Armistice
Petrograd, Thursday, Nov. 22.
The note of Leon Trotzky, the Bol
sheviki foreign minister, to the al
lied embassies conveying the an
nouncement of the proposal for an
armistice reached the embassies last
night. The text follows:
I herewith have the honor to in
form you, Mr. Ambassador, that the
All-Russian congress of soldiers and
workmen's delegates organized .on
October 26 a new government, the
(Continued on Pace Beven, Column Five.)
Germans Decry Importance
Of British Cambrai Drive
Amsterdam, Nov. 23. The British
drive on the Cambrai front will have
no influence on the .situation either
in Flanders or in Italy, according to
the Lokal Anzeiger, of Berlin. It
says:
"The British attempt to break
through collapsed entirely in the
face of the extraordinary bravery of
our troops. It went no further than
the initial success, an eruption into
our position which must be without
effect on the neighboring positions
and which the enemy tried to extend
in vain, owing to the powerful thrusts
of our reserves.
"The enemy will not .succeed by
this absortive attack in diverting out
attention from Flanders, where he is
certain to renew his efforts, which
now have become a necessity in order
to rid himself of the- U-boat bases
which are so dangerous to him. More
over, the attacks near Cambrai and
Craonne certainly will not exercise
the slightest influence on the situa
tion in Italy."
time to Red Cross work until the end
of the war.
Mr. Gibson is president of the Lib
erty National bank of New York. Mr.
Allen recently returned from France,
where he observed Red Cross activi
ties on the western front
Mr. Davison and associates are not
on a money-raising tour, but wish to
tell the people what the Red Cross
has done, is doing and expects to do.
They will outline how the contribu
tions to the Red Cross work are ex
pended. Mr Judson is arranging a schedule
of speaking dates for the visitors. Mr.
Allen and Mr. Lee are interesting
speakers.
0 CONSOLIDATE GAINS.
; lr Associated rress.)
While standing off German counter
attacks, British forces .have consoli
dated their gains and are prepared
for another plunge . toward Cam
bria. . t-
General Byng's men are just west
of 'Fontaine Notre Dame, less than
three miles west of Cambrai, and
have nearly completed the occupation
of Buflon wood, just north vf Fon
taine, and which dominates the entire
region. Fontaine Notre Dame was
the scene of the heaviest fighting
yesterday. Wednesday night the vil
lage was captured by the British, but
a strong German counter : attack
Thursday-4rovei4h-Britilis to . the
western outskirts.... v:-v
Apex of WedgeL : ,
The village is the apex of; the wedge
which the British have driven toward
Cambrai, and which includes approxi
mately SO square milesof territory
formerly within the German lines.
The Germans are repqi'ted to be rush
ing up reserves for counter attacks.
Cambrai probably has lost its use
fulness as the German supply base in
the immediate region, as the city and
three railroads entering it from the
north, east and south are dominated
by the British artillery. ' The new
wedge also is a direct" menace!. .' to
Queant, the southern end of the
Quenat-Drocourt switch line, which
held up the British advance cast of
Arras last spring.
Take Nine Thousand Prisoners. 1
Queant is now within a sharp .
salient, which has been heightened by
the British advances from Bullecourt
in the present drive. 7
That the surprise of General
Byng's stroke was complete is shown
by the fact that the British casualties
were considerably less than the num
btr of Germans captured more than
9,000. " -
Bring Up Fresh Troops.
British Army Headquarters in
Fraitce, Thursday, Nov. 22. The suc
cess of the British arms in the Cam
brai sector has continued -to grow
steadily and Field Marshal Haig's
troops in a little more than two days'
fighting have overrun an area equal
in size to that won by the Germans
during the first fifteen days of their
spectacular" drive on Verdun.- Brit
ish cavalry, tanks and infantry today
were battling their way forward ,
along a line which at many points
west and southwest of Cambrai was
less than three miles from that im
portant town. The advance also was
spreading northward in the region
o Bullecourt, and the salient toward
Cambrai was being widened. The
total of prisoners captured must ap
proach the 9.000 mark. '
At last the British and Germans
are at grips" on compartively open
(Continued on Face Seven, Column Twe.)
COLONEL HOUSE
PREPARES FOR
ALLIES' MEETING
Paris, Nov. 23. Colonel E. M.
House, head of the American mis
sion to the inter-allied conference,
spent an hour today with Premier
Clemenceau and another hour with
General Pershing and General Bliss.
All the members of the mission-attended
a meeting with the American
ambassador, William G. Sharp, and
arranged a program for their work
before the conference meets next
Thursday.-' Consultations with
French officials will be in progress
daily until that time, following the
same lines as those held with rep
resentatives of various departments
of the British government in Lon
don. .....
Insurance Rate on Vessels "
Reduced in Submarine Zone
Washington, Nov. 23. On account
of the reduction in ships torpedoed
the last few weeks, the. war risk bu
reau today lowered the insurance rate
on vessels passing through the sub
marine zone from 5 to 4 per cent.
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