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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MARCH SO, 1918. GERMANS WANT TO STOP USE OF GAS ON BATTLE FRONT Winds Favor Allies at Ratio of Six to One When Poison Is . Used; Teutons Beaten at Own Game. (From London Chronic.) German pacifists resident in Switz erland are strongly supporting the movement which has been set or 'oot by the International Red Cross so ciety of Geneva with a view to induc ing all the belligerent nations to aban don by consent the use of poison gas in war. It is stated that, in addition to a protest in the name of humanity which is being addressed to the com batants, the influence of the neutral powers is being enlisted to assist in bringing about this end. The movement is said to owe its origin to a well known German pro- fesspr of chemistry, whose conscien tious scruples impelled him not only to decline,, to return to Germany to assist in investigations for the pur pose of inventing more deadly war gasses, but also o communicate with the Internatical Red Cross 'society with a view to inducing the latter to protest against its use. An examination of the possible grounds for this sudden and belated interest on Jhe part of the Germans in the sufferings of humanity has in teresting results. The first use of poison gas was made by the Germans in the spring of 1915. On that oc casion the world heard tor the hrst time with horror and stupefaction that clouds of asphyxiating .chlorine gas had been liberated against unsuspect ing men, causing untold agony and death to thousands. Worse Than Crime. So little had the possibility of such a dastardly device been imagined that the clauses of the international con vention which forbade the use of shells designed to emit poison gas had made no mention of the emission of such gas in clouds from cylinders or other appliances, and such an idea had not entered into the conception of any competent authority excegt Germany. It is evident that the commission of this foul crime had there been long premeditated since the manufacture and preparation of the gas and its ap pliances, and the training of the per sonnel could only have been the fruit of many months' work. When the Germans introduced this new and deadly means of warfare they put into the hands of their enemies a weapon which could be used against themselves with terrible effect The use of poison gas in clouds is, of course, entirely dependent on the di rection of the wind. A study of the meteorological records Cjf northeastern France for a perid of ten years previous to 1915 would have shown the Germans that for wery day on which the wind blows front the east or northeast the directions necessary to allow them to us gas there are at least six days on which it blows from the west or southwest, the quarter favorable to the allies. In not more than two months in , the whole year are the prevailing winds favorable to the enemy, and their preponderance even in these . months is not so great as the pre ponderance of westerly winds in some of the remaining months. The allies were nqt slow to avail them selves of this rlatural advantage, with results that must by now have made the German higher command bitterly rue the day that they committed what was not only a crime, but also a blunder. Enemy's New Bogey. At the present moment the respira tor worn by the German troops is markedly inferior in protective jbwer to those with which the British, French and American armies' are i equipped. Gases which penetrate the' German respirator, but not those of t 111c allies, uavc atttauj u.t,ii em ployed by the allies with marked ef fect. ' On the other hand, the respirators of our troops give a complete protec , tion to the lungs and eyes agamst all gases hitherto used by the enemy, and unremitting investigation and foresight ara at work preparing for the adoption of new forms of protec tion to meet any future developments that may arise. It ts at this stage that the German government is exploiting a movement! for the abandonment on humanitarian grounds of gas warfare. Having let loose this pest of modern warfare they wish, when they see-it about to devour them, to cry "flax." In order to combat the argument that it would be to their advantage to do so they are industriously circulating reports of vast quantities of a new and terrible type of- gas which they have ready for use in the next offensive. There is reason to believe that the quantities are probably not so vast as they would have us believe, and that y its nature ij not terrible, to troops trained in the use of the means of pro tection available. In any case, what ever may be its quantity and its Ma ture, we may feel quite sure that no humanitarian movement is going to stop them from using it. HOTELS STRIKE ALL WHEAt FROM FUTURE MENUS Washington, March 29. Absolute abotttion of wheat and wheat products from the menus of all first class ho tels in the United States was asked of 700 hotel men here today by Food Administrator Hoover. The response was an outburst of cheering. Rising to their feet, the hotel men raised their right hands and pledged themselves to effect a 100 per cent saving in wheat to be sent to the allies. Wonted a Steady Job. A farm hand who had worked every ty In tha week from dawn till late at n Kht, flnlshlkr the chorea by lantern light went to the farmer at the end of the month and aald: "I'm going to quit. Tou promised me a teady Job of work." 'Well, haven't you one?" waa tb aa tonlahed reply. "No."' aald the worker. "There are three r four houra every night I didn' have nothing to do except fool away my time Heeplng." Farm and Flrealde. , CAPTURE ALLEGED AUT06ANG CHIEF Ira Bond of Minneapolis Re ported Arrested at Ottum wa; Say He is Wanted in Chicago. - Des Moines, la., March 29. (Spe cial Telegram.) Ira Bond of Minne apolis, reported to be under indict ment in Chicago as head of an or ganized band of automobile thieves, was arrested' in Ottumwa today by State Agent Henry Tyrrell. Bond is said to have jumped a,, $37,000 bond in Chicago, under which he. was placed following his arrest some months ago. His organization is said to have operated extensively in the middlewest. He was known in Minneapolis as a broker. Will Grow Beans. An acre of beans in each of the 14,000 school districts of the state is to be grown this year if the plans made by the county school superin tendents are carried out. A bean- growing contest is being promoted and valuable prizes offered by the school book concerns of the country await the most successful growers, Pupils may not only grow beans at home, but as a school they can se cure a plot of ground for this purpose. If they induce others in their neigh borhood to grow beans they will get me creau lor mem. aiaie superin tendent A. it. Device is sending a let ter to all teachers in the state ex plaining the contest. Records must be kept by each district, showing the amount of seed planted, acreage and the amount)! beans produced. After Delinquent Boards. In a letter forwarddd to local draft boards today Adjutant General Guy . Logan declares that drastic steps will be taken against boards which fail to send in occupational cards of the registered men. He declares that the failure of local boards to send in the occupational cards,, as required by the draft law, has created a sit uation which, is intolerable. He names eight boards, including the board in district No. 1, Des Moines, which have failed to send in a single card. More than enough time has elapsed to finish the work, he de clares. ..New Base Hospital. Fort Des Moines, the new base hospital, will receive patients within 10 days. All of the buildings on the south and east sides of he old parade ground have . been, connected by wooden corridors, the sides of which are lined with windows. Four new wards are being built and the hospital when completed will have accommo dations for 1,100 patients. The staff of the hospital will include 350 men frnm Fnrr RiW. who will be as signed to duty here. At present hospital unit from Omaha, under the command of Major A. C. Stokes, con sisting of 150 men is stationed the hospital. Women to Sell Bonds. More than 100 women, representing the counties in Iowa, were in session in Des Moines today organizing Iowa Women's Liberty loan committee. Mrs. George Bass of Washington, D. C, opened the meeting with a stirring address. Miss Grace Dixon, Chicago, federal reserve chairman for women in the Seventh district, spoke, urging co-operation. Plan Junior Red Cross. The youthful members of the Junior Red Cross can render valuable service toward the winning of the war and at the same time enjoy an educational growth, when they engage in the work of the organization, Dr. E. G. Cooley told the Iowa Junior Red Cjew com mittee at its meeting Wednesday at' the Chamberlain. Gardening, the mak ing of articles for use in the trenches, and other work which can be done in vacation tin ; under the direction of teachers, or other leaders, will be un dertaken by the children.rmong those present were Dr. Cooley, state superintendent; A. M. Deyoe, F. A. Welch, H. H. Seerley of Cedar Falls, ! Prof. Irving W. Hart of Cedar Falls, Bishop Austin Dowling, Des Moines, the Rev. Mr. Koenig, Webster City; Mrs. Mary Zeik Andrew, Cedar Rapids, and Dr. Ar t. Kepford of Des Moines. . Former &ayor Dies. Isaac Lea Hillis, mayor of Des Moines in 1$94 to 1896, pioneer ab stractor, died today at Mercy hospital following a' br.ief :l!ness.-Death was due to heart trouble. He leaves his w:dow and two children. Mayor Urges Economy. Tom Fairweather, newly elected mayor, is urging economy in city's affairs auring the war. "We must stay within our revenues," he told mem bets of the council, at a meeting Thursday when the reorganization of the new council was considered. Three out of four, of the old members were re-elected. Nearly alt city employes are asking an increase in salary and heads of departments ask increased appropriations. Bank Changes Name. The German Trust and Savings bank of Dubuque filed an amendment to its articles of incorporation with the secretary i state today, chang ing it? nme to the Union Trust and Savings bank. Peter Klauer is presi dent and W. C. Gindorff secretary of the corporation. New Business Concerns. Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state today by the Sweeney Grant company of Des Moines, capitalized at $10,000. George E. Cutler is president and C. D. Grant secretary. Commandeers Banks. State Banking Commissioner George W. -Messenger, chairman for Iowa of banking relations for the third Liberty loan, is commandeering Iowa banks to solicit subscriptions for the next Liberty loan. Funeral Services "for Iowa Man Who Committed Suicide Red Oak, la., March 28. (Special.) The funeral of J. W. Dodd. who committed suidde. was hqfd this afN I known. He is survived by his widow and one son. He employed an unusual method in firing the gun, having first fastened a wire around the trigger of the weapon, to which he tied a cord, and then tied the cord to a beam or rafter above his head. In order to discharge the gan it was necessary for him to take hold of the jpnd of the barrel and pull it toward him. The entire back part of his head was blown away. Coroner Sellergren of Stanton was called, but it was not thought necessary to hold an inquest. Mr. Dodd was 53 years old. Make Your Easter Clothes Buying a Guaranteed investment DON'T permit any element of chance to enter into your Clothes" buyingmake your pur chases from the headquarters of the best Clothing made in America Schaffner& Marx Safeguard yourself with not only the makers' guarantee, but also the guarantee of the biggest Clothing Department for Men in this Middle West. 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