Omaha
PART ONE
NEWS SECTION
PAGES ONE TO SIXTEEN.
THE WEATHER
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VOL. XLVIII NO. S6.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1918. FOUR SECTIONS. THIRTY-SIX PAGES.
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JAPAN MAY INTERVENE
SOON IN RUSSIA IF ORDER
IS NOT RESTORED THERE
Russ Situation Threatens Peace of Far East, Japanese
Publicist Declares; Warns Bolsheviki Against
Violating Terms of Entente Agreement;
Will Not Hesitate to Take Action.
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The Perplexed Housewife
PACKERS MUST
' GO ON WITNESS
STAND MONDAY
I Chicago, Feb. 16. Counsel for the
employes in the stock yards wage ar
bitration proceedings today asked to
have J. Ogden Armour, president of
Armour & Co., and Nelson Morris,
chairman of the board of directors of
Morris & Co., appear as witnesses be
for Federal Judge Samuel Alschuler.
An effort will be made to have them
testify today.
Attorneys for the packers . pro
tested against the calling of Mr. Ar
mour and Mr. Morris ana -asked what
was expected to be proved by their
testimony.
"Most emphatically we will not
say," replied Attorney Wrlsh.
"These gentlemen are no different
from other witnesses and nobody can
say in advance what they may testify
to here," said Jjdge Alschuler.
"Please see that they are here this
afternoon."
Counsel for the packers promised
to produce both witnesses.
The Weather
. Temperature at Omaha yesterday.
Vadmfd"t ....: ?i
6 a. m 10
C jt& n 8
jyftL a. m 6
fjgfriy it a. m. 6
Bily 5 P- m 13
P- " 13
lar- d p. m 13
C p. m 12
7 P- m li
Comparative Loral Keeoril.
1918. 1917. 19U. 1915.
Highest yesterday ... 13 60 61 45
Lowest yesterday ... 5 29 :9 24
Mean temperature ... 44 40 34
Precipitation 41 .00 .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature 24
Deficiency for the day 15
Total deficiency sine- March 1 640
Normal precipitation 02 Inch
Kxcesa for the day .39 Inch
Total rainfall since .March 1... 2.134 Inchea
lpflctency alnee March 1 7.07 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1917.12.99 inches
Deficiency Xor cor. period, 1916. .75 Inch
BRITISH CHIEF
OF STAFF HAS
RESIGNED POST
General Robertson Will Be Suc
ceeded by General Wilson as
Head of the English War
Bureau.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Feb. 16. Dr. T. Iyenaga, a prominent Japanese
publicist and director of the East and West news bureau, a
Japanese organiaztion, speaking at a luncheon given by the
Lawyer's club here today, said that chaos in Russia is threaten
ing peace in the east, and suggested the possibility of Japanese
intervention in restoring order in Russia.
EAST THREATENED. '
"It would be foolish to predict that
no emergency will arise when it will
become the imperative duty of Japan
to sacrifice all at the altar of the com
mon cause," said.Dr. Iyenaga.
. "Such an emergency, if it ever
arises, will come from the develop
ments in Russia.
"It is not our part to interfere with
the internal troubles of another sov
ereign country.
"I must say that the chaos in
European Russia is gradually spread
ing to the Russian possessions in
East Asia.
"This is the cause of the greatest
measure of anxiety on the part of
Japan; for, because of that chaos,
peace in the far East is threatened."
Quoting the recent declarations of
Count Terauchi, Japan's premier, be
for the Diet, "that the Japanse gov
ernment will not hesitate a moment
to take proper measures" in the event
of peace in the far East being en
dangered, Dr. Iyenaga said that the
statement was prompted . because
Japan holds herself responsible for
the maintenance of peace in that part
of the world.
Warning to Russia.
"While this responsible statesman
expressed on behalf of the Japanese
people their true sentiments of friend
chip and good will for the Russian
people," 'he continued, "there -runS
at the same time a strong undertone
in his utterances, intimating that it
would be well for Russia to , think
thrice before she defies the solemn
agreement to make no separate
"Yes! She has not yet made any
separate .peace, but at seems to be
cutting loose from her agreements
with the entente powers.
"What shall we do under the cir
cumstances? Until the last hope is
gone, until Russia's course is definite
ly determined, caution and best en
deavor should be our watchword.
"Caution is not the last word for
Japan."
w Speaking on behalf of Japan, Vis
" count Motcmo, foreign1-minister, told
the Diet the other day that "in order
to assure lasting peace we are firmly
confident that Japan must not recoil
from any sacrifice she may be called
upon to make."
(Br Associated Press,
London, Feb. 16. General Sir Wil
liam Robertson, chief of the British
imperial staff, has resigned, :t was of
ficially announced this evening.
General Wilson, sub-chief of staff,
takes the vacated place.
General Robertson was unable, the
statement says, to accept a position as
military representative on the, supreme
war council at Versailles or to con
tinue as chief of the imperial general
staff with limited power.
N War Council to Have Power."
The inference to be drawn from
the British official statement regard
ing Geherat Robertson's resignation
seems clearly to be that the Supreme
council has been given the powers
which its name implies and that ft will
be, in fact,, the directing head of all
the allied military operations.
There have, been many rumors re
cently that General Robertson was to
retire as chief of the British staff and
be replaced by Major General Sir
Henry Hughes Wilson, the sub-chief
of staff and British military represen
tative on the supreme war council.
The suggestion was, that should this
change be made, General Robertson
could exchange places with General
Wilson, becoming the British military
member of the Versailles council.
Lone Bandit Holds Up
Street Car Conductor
A lone bandit held up and robbed
Lester Pipkin, conductor of a street
car on the Albright line, Friday night
at 11:15 o'clock. The bandit entered
the car at the end of the line and
at the point of a gun took the change
carrier from the conductor tnd
change in his pocket amounting to
$14. He escaped in the blinding snow
storm.
BIG DEMAND FOR
Y. M. C. A. Has Sent 1,700,000
Cppiei to U. S. Armv Camp.
BIBLE BY YANKS
GERMAN PLAMS DROP
GAS BOMBS ON YANKEE
POSITION IN LORRAINE
U. S. Artillery Forces Enemy to Scurry to Cover After
Two Hours' Bombardment; Sammies Don Masks
and Escape Deadly Fumes Released
Over Trenches.
GERMANY INVOLVED IN .
MAZE OF DIFFICULTIES
OVER UKRAINE PEACE
Great Benefits Expected From Russia's Withdrawal From
War About to Be Swept Away; Poland Embit
tered by Cession of Territory; Austria
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' ; Not to Join Attack on Russia.
New York, Feb. 16. Five hundred
thousand more new testaments have
been ordered for soldiers in this coun
try by the supply department of the
national war council of the Young
Men's Christian association.
This makes a total of 1,700,000 new
testaments-bought by the association
for army men during the last few
months.
P. F. Jerome, director of the bu
reau of material, equipment and sup
plies division, said that it was im
possible to keep enough new testa
ments on hand for the soldiers.
"New testaments are greatly in de
mand all over the country by our
army' men," he said. "They aren't for
souvenirs. -They are water-proof cov
ered,' for daily use in all kinds of
weather. They are for serious read
ing by men engaged in preparation
for a serious business."
(By Associated Press.)
Germany has suddenly found herself involved hi a maze
of difficulties on the eastern front and is in danger of losing all
the large benefits she was calmly preparing to realize from her
peace with the Ukraine and the Bolshevik withdrawal of Russia
from the war.
Poland, that land which so frequently in the course of his
tory has proved a thorn in the side of military conquerors, is
threatening to constitute herself the rock on which the German
hope of peace and gainful expansion in the east may
be shattered. -
POLAND EMBITTERED. O
Embittered by the tearing off of a
strip of their territory to be given the
Ukraine for breaking away from the
Bolsheviki and signing a peace with
the central powers, the Poles are in
what appears to be virtually a state
of revolt.
Even the very weapon which Ger
many and Austria were at such pains
to forge in the hope of deriving mili
tary benefit the Polish army bids
fair to be turned against them.
Reports in the German newspapers
which express dismay and alarm over
the Polish siutation, indicate that the
Polish elgions now are an effective
military force in the side of the pre
valent Polish sentiment of bitterness
against the central powers. The sit
uation has grown sa serious that the
military are patroling the streets in
Warsaw.
Austria-Hungary is particularly in
volved in the difficulties hecause of
the prominent part which it was ex
pected it would play in the future gov
ernment of Poland. The Polish
elements and those sympathizing with
them in the dual monarchy are up in
arms over the situation and further
internal troubles are threatened.
Austria May Not Join.
Turning' to the north it already has
been reported that Germany purposes
resuming military operations against
northern Russia, and this report gains
color' by the announcement that the
commissions representing the central
powers at Petrograd have left the
(Continued on Vnge Seven, Column Two.)
Commerce Body Seeks to Avoid
Economic War With Germany
Omaha Chamber of Commerce,
along with other like bodies, desires to
avoid a disastrous economic war with
Germany after the present hostilities
close. The chamber has v6ted favor
able on the resolution circulated by
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, . which points out in
substarfce that the size of German
armament after the war will deter
mine largely the greatness of the ar
mament that will be forced on all
nations.
It points out also that if German
armament is not removed the Ameri
can people will have to enter into a
joint discrimination, against German
goods, cutting off German trade to
prevent the growth of their arma
ment. '
Such a condition is not desired by
the business men of America and they
point out that when the excessive ar
mament bas been removed and if the
German government in reality be
comes a responsible instrument con
trolled by the -German people trade
will be resumed as usual. They wish
to call the attention of the German
business men to these conditions and
urge them to study the situation care
fully and to co-operate to the end that
a disastrous economic war may not
result
RUSSIAN POLES
PROTEST TERMS
UKRAINE PEACE
German Soldiers Patrol Streets
of Warsaw; Workmen Plan
Big Demonstration Against
Central Powers.
London, Feb. 16. There is much
feeling against the central powers in
Warsaw, the capital of Russian Po
land, and great excitement pfevails,
according to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen.
Workmen are said to be planning
demonstrations.
The streets are being patroled by
soldiers and policemen.
Much feeling has been aroused in
Russian Poland over the Ukrainian
peace terms, by which the province
of Cholm, formerly contained in Po
land, was ceded to the Ukraine.
Polish Ministry Resigns.
A Stuttgart newspaper, according
to a Zurich dispatch Thursday, de
clared it was reported in Berlin that
the Polish ministry at Warsaw had
resigned in protest against the peace
terms.
A dispatch from Amsterdam Fri
day reported a Berlin newspaper as
saying that the Polish members of
the Austrian Parliament were embit
tered against Austria because of the
peace arrangements. In addition to
losing ChoIivC Poland was to be
stripped of Lodz and Dombrovitza
and access to the sea was refused the
Poles.
BRITISH RAID NEAR YPRES.
London, Feb. 16. "A successful
raid was carried out by Lancashire
troops early last night in the neigh
borhood of the Ypres-Staden rail
way," says today's war office report.
"Eleven prisoners were taken by our
troops, and our casualties were slight.
"The hostile artillery was active in
the course of the night in the region
of Lens and opposite Wytschaete and
La Bassee."
SHIP BUILDERS
ASK PRESIDENT
TO ADJUST WAGE
William L Hutcheson Wires
Executive to Call Conference
in Interest of Ten Thou
sand Carpenters.
(Br Associated Press.)
New York, Feb. 16. Insisting that
he was unable to call off the strike of
ship building carpenters, 10,000 of
whom were said to have failed to re
port for work today in plants' along
the Atlantic coast, William U Hutche
son, president of the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America, tonight sent telegraphic ap
peals to President Wilson and Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels, asking for
a conference.
He expressed the belief that the
president and the secretary of the
navy could settle the trouble quickly
if he was allowed to state the men's
case to them.
This action was taken after receipt
of the labor leaders of advice from
Washington announcing that the
United States shipping board's labor
adjustment committee has agreed to
increased wages, definite working
conditions and overtime pay for all
ship yard carpenters in the so-called
Delaware yards, comprising about 60
per cent of the workers on the At
lantic coast.
Telegram to President.
The telegram toPresident Wilson
follows:
"The situation now existing in the
ship yards is of a nature that requires
immediate attention. I, as president
of the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners of America, en
deavored to reach an understanding
with the officers of the United States
shipping board, but was unable to
do so.
"I feel that if given the opportunity
(Continued on Page Seven, Column Two.)
(By Associated Press.)
American positions on the sector east of St. Mihiel have
been subjected to a bombardment of gat shells, which lasted
two hours, and the American and enemy artillery and airmen
have been more active.
O NO CASUALTIES.
The poisonous fumes from the Ger-
GERMAN U-BOAT
SHELLS DOVER;
CHILD KILLED
Submarine Fires 30 Rounds at
English Coast Town Before
Driven Away by Shore
Batteries.
London, Feb. 16. An enemy sub
marine bombarded Dover early, this
morning, it is officially announced.
The submarine was fired on from
the shore and ceased the bombard
ment after 30 rounds had been fired.
The official statement reads:
"Fire was opened on Dover by an
enemy submarine about 12:10 o'clock
this morning.
The firing continued from three to
four minutes. The short batteries re
plied and the enemy ceased fire after
discharging, about 30 rounds,
"The casualties were: Killed, one
child; injured, three men, one woman
and three children.
"Slight damage was caused house
property."
Cases have not been infrequent of
German submarines bobbing up off
the British coast and shelling shore
points.
It is not often, however, that the
U-boats have cared to take chances
with such a well defended town as
Dover, the most important point in
southwestern England, opposite
Calais, on the Straits of Dover,
across which flows A constant stream
of war traffic between England and
France.
It was only Friday that a power
ful squadron of German destroyers
made a Sudden raid in the Straits of
Dover and sank eight British small
craft out on a submarine hunt.
NAVAL BATTLE
BELIEVED FOUGHT
IN NORTH SEA
London, Feb. 16. Belief that a
naval engagement has occurred is ex
pressed in a dispatch received in
Stockholm from Gothenburg and for
warded by the correspondent of the
Morning Post.
The dispatch reports the recovery
of a large number of bodies of Ger
man sailors who apparently belonged
to a warship.
Gothenburg is on the western
coast of Sweden and is near the
Skagerrak, one of the bodies of water
connecting the North and Baltic seas
and the one nearest the North sea.
The North sea in the vicinity of the
Skagerrak has been the scene of
previous naval engagements, .the great
battle of Jutland having been fought
there.
Social Settlement Worker,
Surprises With Sudden Wedding
Mrs. Marie A. Lcff.-head resident
of the Social Settlement on the South
Side, surprised directors of the insti
tution at a meeting Saturday morning
by announcing her marriage to Ser
geant William Smith Caldwell. The
marriage took place February 2 at
Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C., Dr.
Bertz of the Baptist church officiating.
Mrs. Caldwell returned Thursday
from what had been announced as a
brief vacation trip. Sergeant Cald
well, whose homeis in Louisville, Ky
is soon to leave for France, hence the
sudden wedding.
Mrs. Caldwell will retain her posi
tion as head resident of the settle
ment. She is a Russian immigrant
whose work amoiyj foreigners on the
South Side has won her great commendation.
Kaledines Reported Dead.
Washington. Feb. 16. The Ameri
can consul at Tiflis today transmitted
an unconfirmed report that General
Kaledines, the Cossack leader in the
Ukraine, who resisted the ambitions
of the Bolsheviki, had suddenly
dropped out of sight and is now said
to be dead.
.MRS. W. S..CALDWIiLL
man shells remained over the Ameri
can trenches for some time, but there
were no casualties.
Large numbers of enemy airmen
sought to cross the American lines,
but could make no progress against
the aerial and artillery defenses.
American gunners have bombard' d
the German rear lines and communica
tions with good effect. ,
With the British and French armies
Friday, the day the Germans adver
tised they would attack in force,
passed more quietly than previous
days.
German Artillery Active.
On the northern end patrolling ac
tivity was light, but the German ar
tillery was more active than usual in
the Arras-Cambrai sector.
French artillery checked two enemy
raids against the Chaume wood, north. ,
east of Verdun, and in the Woevre '
and the Vosges mountains the oppos
ing batteries were busy.
Fighting activity on the Italian
front remains light.
That part of Russia dominated by
the Bolsheviki has withdrawn from ' ,
the war and from all war alliances
and has little fear of a German inva
sion. . jit.l" v- "
Soldiers Council Approves Action.
The all-Russian central executive -committee
of workmen's ,. and : ol-5afc,-(Tiers'
councils has approved trie ac
tion of the Russian representatives'
at Brest-Litovsk.
Members of the committee said the
masses of Germany and Austria
would not permit a further offensive
against Russia by their government.
Nr newspaper dispatches from
Petrograd have been received in Lon
don for a week and it is believed
there that the bolsheviki censorship,
has decided to suppress th activities
of Correspondents. v
New U-Boat Policy. ,
Emperor William has summoned
the heads of the German navy to im
perial headquarters for a conference
and it is anonunced that Herr von
Payer, the vice chancellor, will make
an announcement shortly in the Reich
stag on the government's future sub
marine policy, i
Evidence of a probable naval en- '
gagemcnt in the finding o a large
number of bodies of Germsn sailors,
apparently from warships, is reported
from Gothenburg, Sweden.
Gothenburg is near the Skagerrak,
the vicinity of which has been the
scene of important naval battles.
U. S. ARRESTS SON
OF WEALTHY MAN
ON FRAUDCHARGE
San Francisco, Feb. 16. A warrant
charging the forging of a government
stamp used to signify that billets of
steel have been adjudged suitable for ,
government work, and charging that
this forged stamp had been placed on
defective steel sold to the United
States, was issued toda'- by a United
States commissioner against Prosper
J. Forrest, so nof the owner of Ed
win Forrest F'oundry company.
Forrest already is in the custody
of the San Francisco police.
His. actions, according to a gov
ernment official here, "endangered tjie
lives of thousands of United States
soldiers who have been ordered to
Europe."
The defective steel, it was charged, -was
sold for use in crank shafts and
other parts of the machinery of gov
ernment vessels.
The specific charge against Forr&st
is defrauding the United Slates gov-
ernment.
The .evidence was gathered by the
ftaval Intelligence bureau, in conjunc
tion with other federal authorities,
who say Forrest has been in; charge
of the foundry while his father Was in
the east.
He has been pursuing his alleged
illegal practice since last December,
the federal authorities charge. Some
of this steel has been utilized already ,
in the construction of government
vessels which are now at sea. .
Immense profits accrued to For
rest through his alleged illegal prac
tices, the federal authorities said.
Fair and Warmer. Weather
Predicted for This Week
Washington, Feb. 16. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Sunday issued by the weather bureau
today are:
Upper Mississippi and lower Mis
souri valleys: Weather will moderate
Monday and Tuesday, with local ;
snows in north and rains in south !
portions Tuesday or Wednesday, De- '
cided temperature changes not indi-'
cated and the week as a whol? will j .
be one of generally fair wMtfe- nd
higher temperature., , y
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