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PART ONE.
NEJVS SECTION
PAGES ONE TO SIXTEEN.
THE WEATHER
Fair; Cold ' ,
VOL. XLVIII NO. 33.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 27, 1918-yFOUR SECTIONS THIRTY-TWO PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
AUSTRIA ASKS PEACE WITH RUSSIA; i
U. So STARTS OM ME W WA R BREA D DIM
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HOOVER TIGHTENS RULES ON
FOOD THAT AMERICA M
SHIP MORE
"Victory Loaf" to Be Popular As New War Bread
Slow on Wheat and Pork and Use Less Sugar
., Enjoins Food Adminis-
stration. ,
i
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 26. The American people will go on a
war bread diet Monday as a part of a war rationing system
prescribed tonight by President Wilson and the food adminis
tration. "Victory bread," the food administration calls it.
The reduced rations are asked for the purpose of creating
a larger export surplus of food for the allies. Curtailment of
consumption will be accomplished largely by voluntary effort,
but force will be employed wherever permitted under the food
control act.
APPC AT. Tf WniTSK.WTVES 0
The president's proclamation be- j
sides calling on the public for a fur-'
$her reduction in consumption makes
a renewed appeal to the housewife to
stop the waste of food. It asks gen-I
eral observance of the food adminis-1
trator's rules and calls on the people
in addition to hold down their con-
sumption of sugar. i
There is no forcible limitation of i
purchasesby householders, and in this
connection the food administrator
says:
"The effectiveness of these rules
is dependent solely upon the good will
of and the willingness of the American
neoole to sacrifice. In the last an
alysis the success or failure of any.
such plan as outlined rests witn tne
people. We have but one police force
the American woman and we de
pend upon her to see that these rules
are observed."
Of the nearly 20,000,000 household
ers in the United States about 13,
000,000 have signed the food admin
istration's pledge to follow its food
conservation directions, and food ad
ministiation officials believe that the
reeulations will be generally ob-
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immense saving jwtpeciea.
" Mr. Hoover estimates that observ
ance of the regulations will save
about 15,000,000 bushels of wheat a
month for shipment abroad. This
will enable the allies to subsist, al
though their ration will be short All
of the allies and the central powers
as well are on a war bread diet now.
Most of the allies are mixing about
40 per cent of corn meal and other
substitutes with wheat flour in all
bread baked, and all of Europe is
Milling a large amount of the whole
wheat grain. Both France and Eng
land have recently cut down the
bread ration by almost half.
If the voluntary rationing system
fails in this country, then it "is up to
concress. We have no powers under
f he law to compel people to eat less,"
said Mr. Hoover today.
The food administration tonight is
sued this statement:
"The following is a summary of the
rules that have been formulated by
the United States food administra
tion with tlie approval of the presi
dent, in order to effect the further
conservation in foodstuffs necessary
to support the allies and our own
armed forces over the next four
months. These rules are effective
from the morning of Monday, Janu
ary 28.
Need of Co-operation.
. "The effectiveness of these rules is
dependent solely upon the good will
of, and the willingness to sacrifice by
the American people. In the last
analysis the success or failure of any
plan' such as here outlined rests with
the people. We are dependent upon
co-operation of the trades.
"We have but one police force the
American women and we depend
upon her to organize in co-operation
with our state and local food admin
istrators to see that these rules are'
obeyad by that small minority who
may fail. Part of the rules will be en
forced under the Lever food act. oth
er parts are voluntary and will de
pend for their success upon public
.sentiment. Our experience hitherto
has shown a willingness of the vast
majority of consumers and a full co
.eration of the trades, to undergo
. o self-sacrifice necessary to" render
ttvntinued on Page Two, Column Four.)
The Weather
Temperatures at Omhi Yesterday.
CONTINUED";?'-
COLD
Comparative Local Record.
1918. 1917. 1916. 1915.
Highest yesterday.... 11 24 15 23
lyowest yesterday 0 13 4 6
Wean temperature.... 18 1 14
Vreelpitatie.il 7 T. .59 .01
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature Jl
Deficiency for the day 16
Total deficiency since March 1.'. ...... .02
formal precipitation 02 Inch
Excess for the day 05 Inch
Total ralnfnll rince March 1. .. .!!.1 Inches
l)cli lncy ulnce Mnrch 1 7.62 inches
I'tfirlcncy for cor. p'-riod. t911.12.S2 inchr
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TO THE ALLIES
HURLS DEFI
AT GERMAN
WAR LEADERS
Phillip Scheideman, Head of
People's Party in Germany,
Renounces Military Dic
tators of Country.
(By Associated Tress.)
Amsterdam, Jan. 26. Philipp
Scheidemann, president of the social
democratic party in Germany, an
swering Chancellor von Hertling's
speech-in the main committee of the
Reichstag, warned the military lead
ers of the imperial government that
if they did. not bring about peace be
tween Germany and Russia, "they
would be hurled from power."
"The chief arguments were ad
vanced by the militarist party for
the prolongation of the war, namely,
the success of the U-boats and the
strength of our army," he said.
"But these were to have given us a
decisive, victory in six months, ac
cording to the announcement made
in 1916. Alas, that period has long
since passed and while the U-boat has
harmed England enormously, its
chief visible effort has been the entry
6f America into the war.
?If the United States had not en
tered the war, we may be sure the
Russian revolution long ago would
have brought a general peace.
"What about the army? Suppose
the army should capture Calais and
Paris, would that mean peace?
"I say 'no!'
"Suppose the army conquered
France and England, would that mean
peace?
"I say no, for we would still have
to conquer America."
Herr Scheidemann fiercely attacked
the militarist leaders, declaring that
their attitude toward Austria was
likely to lose Germany her last friend.
"If our government leaders cannot
free us from these 'patriots,'" said
the social democratic leader, "they
better go. I warn them that if they
do not bring us peace with Russia,
they w.'ll be hurled from power."
Herr Scheidemann declared that an
agreement easily was possible on 11
points of President Wilson's state
ment. "But Mr. Wilson must be told plain
ly," the speaker said, "that Alsace is
Germany's and will remain so.
"If one clear word is spoken re
garding Belgium, England's war
mongering will end.
An honorable, complete reinstate
ment of Belgium is our duty."
BRITISH, TAK3 PRISONERS.
London, Jan. 26. The official
statement issued today by the British
war office says:
"We took a few prisoners last
night in patrol encounters southwest
of Cambrai. Hostile artillery was
active early in the night against our
positions in the Scarpe valley."
Rumor Says Chief Dunn to Quit
And Civilian Named in His Place
Wh ere do the political rumors
come from? Is there a political
"Medicine, Hat," a place where these
rumors gain momentum in something
the same manner that the weather is
generally believed to have its origin
in Medicine Hat?
For several weeks a little bee has
been buzzing in and around the city
hall with a story that "the democrats"
intended to install a civilian chief of
police in the event that Chief Dunn
should resign.
The political predictions of this
civilian incumbent would be demo
cratic, the little bee said.
Chief Eunn has been ill for sevwal
months. ' He has ' bten in his office
three times since he was able to leave
the hospital where 'he was attended
for his la?t serious illness. He is not
yet able to attend to his work, but
declared th; t lie is gaining strength
in ii'.iu'J body.
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COURT ORDERS
MILLARD .HOTEL
TO CLOSE DOORS
Furniture and Fixtures to Be
Sold Under Prohibition Law;
Most' Drastic Applica
tion of Statute.
The Millard hotel at Douglas, and
Thirteenth streets, except its cafe and
kitchen, has been order to be closed
for all purposes for a period of one
year, and all the furniture, fixtures
and movable property belonging to
the hotel except in the cafe and
kitchen have been ordered to be sold
under the prohibition law by a decree
issued by Judge Day of the district
court yesterday. Thl value of the
fixtures so ordered to be sold is esti
mated at $30,000.
The decree is said to be the most
drastic application of prohibition legis
lation ever made through court in the
United States. . .
The case was brought upon the in
formation of Special Prosecutor Mc
Guire and Alfred Munger, relators,
against Joseph Vasco, sr.; Joseph
Vasco, jr., lessees; John. Chadek, as
signee; Edward Hermanskj, pro
prietor, and John M. Macfarland, re
sponsible agent of the owner of the
Millard hotel.
The court found that since May 1,
1917, when the prohibition law went
into(Tect up to January 19, 1918, the
hotel building, rooms, main lobby and
basement had been used for the pur
pose of maintaining a nuisance by the
unlawful sales of intoxicating liquors.
The proceeds from the sale of fix
tures, furniture and other furnishing
of the hotel not used in the kitchen
and cafe will go to the schoolf und.
The defendents are personally en
joined from keeping, selling or giving
away intoxicating liquors in the Mil
lard hotel or in any place within the
jurisdiction of the court.
The defendants are taxed also with
$300 costs. John H. Macfarland, one
of the defendants, and attorney for
the defense will go before the Ne
braskas upreme court Monday on an
application for a writ of supersedeas,
allowing, the hotel to be operated
pending an appeal.
The chief stated lastsummer that
he had been thinking of resigning, but
conditions at that 'me prompted him
to defer action, so he explained, un
til at least the first of the year.
The little bee in the city hall in
sists that the chief heard) of the pro
posed installation of a civilian chief
if he should resign and that moved
him to stick to the job for a while
and thwart that alleged scheme.
No word of his intended resignation
has come from the chief during re
cent months. He could retire if he
wished "on half pay.
Mayor Dahlman averred that he
had not heard of the story to appoint
a civilian chief if Chief Dunn should
resign.
It is' noted that tour of the. city
commissioners are democrats and
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A Word to the Wise
PACKERS USE INFLUENCE ON
PRESIDENT TO HA VE FEDERAL
INVESTIGATION END AT ONCE
Heney Charges That Telegram Sent By Detroit Bankers
to Wilson Was Inspired ; Kansas City Street Rail
way System Controlled By Industry; Probe
Will Disturb Packing Business,
Directors Say.
Washington, Jan. 26. The big packing interests were
charged today by Francis J. Heney, special counsel in the fed
eral trade commission's investigation into the meat-packing in
dustry, with having attempted to bring influence to bear on
President Wilson to have the present investigation stopped.
RF.Nn JVTT.SnN TP.T.P.r.RAM '
Mr. Hene; told the commission that
he would show later that a joint tele
gram recently sent to the president by
a number of Detroit bankers protest
ing that the investigation was disturb
ing economic conditions had been in
spired by the packers.
CONTROL STREET RAILWAYS.
Statements by Francis J: Heney that
Armour & Co! had been found' to con
trol the street railways of Kansas
City, was the first indication that the
financial ramifications of the packers
touched many street railway systems.
"The influence of the packers in
Kansas City is more widespread, than
in any other city in the United States
excepting Chicago,'' Mr. Heney said.
Eviden e of the packers' influence in
the tin industry also has been discov
ered, Mr. 'Heney told Commissioner
Murdock. who asked about that phase
of the inquiry, after remarking that the
packers were broadening their activi
ties in the production-of canned food.
Banks Consult Packers.
Control by the packers over finan
cial institutions has reached such an
extent, Mr. Heney said, that recently
when an independent packer asked for
a loan from one of the big New York
banks the bank wrote Thomas E. Wil
son of Wilson & Co. asking if the
credit should be extended.
Division of live stock buying
throughout the United States by the
five big packers, which would have
the effect of limiting competition be
tween them, was charged by Mr.
(Continued on race Two, Column Tivo.)
Bank Unable to Open
Safe Containing $18,000;
Express It to Omaha
A burglar proof safe containing;
L $18,000 is on a train speeding from
Beaver v,ity, neo., to umana. xne
safe is that of the Bank of Beaver
City. It got out of order about a
week ago, so that for a week offi
cials of the bank were unable to
open it.
After an expert from Omaha had
worked on it for several days and
was unable to open it, the safe was
loaded on a train and billed to the
F. E. Davenport company, coalers
in safes and locks, in Omaha.
Cashier T. F. Newton is accom
panying thf safe. The express
charges on the safe for shipping it
to Omaha are $74.
At the office of the Davenport
comoanv. 1406 Dodcrc street, it was
j said that the safe had not jet ar
r:ved rnd that if b cy-:cl:J to ;.r-
DON COSSACKS
IN BIG REVOLT
DEPOSE CHIEFS
Kaledines,. 'Hetman,. Driven
Frem Headquarters and
Hunted by Famous Mil
itary Body.
(It j- Associated Press.)
Pctrograd, Jan. 26. The Cossacks
on the Don instigated by the Bol
shiviki have risen against eGneral
Kaledines, Hetman, driven him and
his staff from their headquarters and
announced their purpose of hunting
him down.
The official statement, which was
sent out by wireless addressed "to
al," and tinder the caption of "The
Revolution on the Dan" begins:
"On Wednesday at the military sta
tion of Kamesky, a congress of Cos
sacks was inaugurated. Representa
tives were present from 21 regiments,
five batteries and two reserve regi
ments. There were present also at the
congress all the participants it the
conference of laboring L'ossackdom,
which was instituted at Vorenezh on
January 19.
Orders Dispersal.
"General Kaledines gave orders
for the dispersal of the congress and
the arrest of the organizers. The
congress unanimously passed a res
olution declaring war upon Kaledines
and relegating to itself all authority
on the Don. A military revolution
ary committee was elected and de
tachments have been sent out for the
purpose of capturing the stations of
I.ikhaia and Zverevo. Eighteen of
ficers of superior rank have been
arrested.
"During the operations for the cap
ture of the military station at Zve
revo the divisional staff, headed by
Colonel Mikhailoff, fled.
After announcing the failure of the
attempt to arrest the general staff
and the finding at headquarters of
the note in which General Kaledines
declared the railways had been
placed under special control, the
statement continues:
The statement is signed by "An
ti:oT. frople's rotnmisarv," (assist-
ai, iu.i...j.c. u. ..
DUAL EMPIRE READ F
TO MAKE SEPARATE
TERMS WITH SLAVS
Industrial Demonstrations Forcing ' Austria Into Break
N With Germany Over Peace; Revolution Reported 5
From Berlin, Where Rioters Clamor for
End of War Against World i
(By Associated Press.)
London, Jan. 25. Austria has declared its readiness to
conclude a separate peace without Germany and to accept the
Russian democratic program with the exception of self-deter
mination of nations, says a dispatch from Petrograd to the Ex
change Telegraph company.
BIG STRIKE AT WARSAW.
Another dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph . company,
from Petrograd, dated Friday, says:
"The Bolshevik! newspapers today report that great
demonstrations are taking place- all over Austria-Hungary.
Workmen's and soldiers' organizations have been formed at
Vienna and Budapest.
"A big strike has begun at Warsaw.
"The socialist congress at Warsaw has resolved to organ
ize a revolutionary council of workemen's and soldiers' depu
ties." REVOLUTION IN GERMANY REPORTED.
London, Jan. 26. The Austrian correspondent of the Express says chat
extraordinary reports are current concerning a revolution in Germany and
that there have been rumors of grave disorders in Berlin the last two days,
the rioters clamoring for peace. ,
He also reports bread riots, which were ruthlessly repressed by the po
lice, many men, women and children being wounded.
IMPOSSIBLE TO CONFIRM. V :
The correspondent admits that confirmation of these rumor is Impossi
ble, but thinks that it is remarkable that no telegrams, either press or com
mercial, were received in Holland on Friday direct from Berlin, all coming
by roundabout routes. 1
None of Thursday morning's Berlin newspapers have arrived.
ENGLISH BOMB
GERMAN TOYNS
IN BIG AIR RAID
Railroad1 Stations', and Air
dromes Fired by British Avia
tors; Seven Enemy Planes
Brought Down Fighting.
(By Associated Press.)
London, - Jan. 26. Aerial activity
frti i i
on a large scale on inursaay owing
to favorable weather conditions is re
ported in the , British official state
ment issued today.
The statement says:
"More than 300 bombs were
dropped on the Courtrai, Ledeghem
and Dotiai railway stations, the air
drome near Courtrai and on German
billets west of Cambrai.
"The enemy's hangars at Douai and
other ground targets were bom
barded by airplanes.
"Seven hostile machines were
brought down fighting and "five
others were driven down out of con
trol. Two British machines are
missing.
"As soon as it was dark, British
night flyers bombe'd"4 GeVman air
drome northeast of Ghent and othei
airdromes near Courtrai and billets
around Roulers. All of the machines
returneci.
"At the same time other, machines
raided several objectives in Germany
making direct hits on factories, docks
and in the town of Mannheim.
"The barracks and railroad station
at Treves, the , steel works a Thion
ville and the railway statiors-at Saar
brucken and Oberbillig also were at
tacked with excellent results.
EIGHT KILLED,
7 HURT, BOMB
PROOF BLOWS UP
Newport, R. I., Jan. 26. Eight men
were killed and seven injured in an
explosion at the-United States navy
torpedo station late this afternoon.
The explosion was in oN. 2 bomb
proof and was due to the accidental
setting off of a quantity of fulminate
of mercury, according to a formal
statement issued tonight. Two other
bombproofs, Nos. 1 and 3, were des
troyed.
Shortly after 6:30 otlock the naval
hospital reported that two bodies had
been recovered. Both were unidenti
fied. The marine guard who was slight
ly hurt was Frederick Mills of Wash
ington, D. C.
Pershing Ordered
To Bug Uniforms
From the British
Washington, Jan. 26. More of
the secret testimony before the
senate military committee was
made public today.
It discloses that on December
13 General Pershing was autho
rized to buy 200.000 British uni
forms for American troops and
200.000 blankets in Spain.
VPEACE TALK EVERYWHERE.
(By AssvoUted Press.)
Discussion of war aims or peace
terms is claiming public attention al
most to the total exclusion of mili
tary affairs. - Active operations are in
progress nowhere except in the way
ht the never-ceasing canjjojiadijig
along the various fronts and necessary
recOnnoitering activities. ' 1 c
Echoes of .the Speeches c-elivered by
Count von Hertlinfir,4 the German im
perial chancellor, and Count Czernin,
the Austro-Hungarian foreign minis
ter, in reply to Premier Lloyd George
and President Wilson, are plentifully
found in the comment of the press at
home and abroad.
The prevailing view of the London
press is that Germany has r.dopted
what amounts to an uncompromising
attitude, desiring to listen to no peace
terms but its own, while Austria, al
though more conciliatory because of
internal conditions, nevertheless is un
remittingly faithful to its German
ally.
A representative French view IS
that the central powers are revealed
in the speeches as trying to drive a
wedge between the allied nations by
attempting to open separate debates
with' each, and that Chancellor von
Hertling, in particular, has made an
effort to eliminate the question of
Alsace-Lorraine from President Wil
son's peace program.
Some of the foreign commentators
attach considerable importance to the;
invitation of the German chancellor
for continued conversations on the
subject of peace terms.
One striking view is that of an Im
portant London newspaper, which re
gards the two speeches as com
bined diplomatic offensive against the
entente allies, with the attack chiefly
aimed at President Wilson. .
Second Cold Wave
Sweeps Over Nebraska
A second cold wave right on top
of the one that struck Omaha Friday
is the prediction of the weather bu
reau. The first one sent the local
temperature down from 30 degrees
Friday morning o 6 degreesabove
Saturday morning. The second cold
wave prediction means that the tem
perature will go at least 20 degrees
lower which would bring it to 14 be
low zero by SuHday.
This is the fourth cold wave in this
month. It is the second in the last
two days.' "Continued severe cold
Sunday, says the prediction in con
clusion. ' ;t
A large portion of Nebraska is in
the grip of the blizzard. Reports sent
i:i by the agents of several railroads
indicate that the storm is the most
severe of the winter and that the
snowfall through the western and
northern parts of the state is heavy,
The snow is being driven along by
a high wind and is drifting badly.
The snow is light and consequently
has not seriously interfered with trat-fic-
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Lumber Strike Inspired x -By
Food Conservation.
Evcleth Minn., Jan. 26. A strike
among men in the lumber camps
throughout the northwest is believed
to have been called by the Industrial
Workers of the World for Feb
ruary 1.
To protect the property of the lum
ber companies and adjacent property,
50 additional Fourth regiment guards
of Duluth will arrivt here today to be
detailed to towns along the range..
The trouble is said to have begun
when lumber companies enforced ob
servance of the Hoover mandate of f
meatless and wheatless day. . .
The lumberjacks are reported to
have objected, declaring thejf wanted
meat and flour every day,