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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 31. 1918.
GERMAN OFFICER 55 SAMMIES ON
CONFESSES HE ; PERSHING'S NEW
Dinu im DDinnc
uLLif ur uniuuL
Werner Horn Tells Under Oath
t How He Dynamited Vance
. boro Bridge; "Tommy"
Was Myth.
New York, March 30. Werner
Horn, the German reserve officer
who tried to destroy the International
bridge at Vanceboro, Me., was a type
of German that is 'all too seldom
found, tie had been led to believe
by the infamous Von Tapen that he
was performing an actual military
operation against an enemy of his
country, and was told that by tying
the German colors to his sleeve he was
transformed from a criminal into a
German officer on military duty.
Further than that, he could not
bring himself to sign his name to a
lie on his honor as a German officer,"
and so his attempt to blow tip the
bridge led him into the hands of
Canadian justice.
Horn's confession is a most inter
esting document. It appears in print
for the first time in the World's
Work for April, just published. The
first paragraph reads:
"I, Werner Horn, after having been
advised that my txtradition to Canada
has been asked for by the government
of Great Britain and that anything I
may say will or may be used against
me In an extradition proceeding by
the United States or in a prosecution
by the United States if it shall be
found that I have violated any of the
laws of that country and that I may
decline to talk at alt or to answer
any particular questions, do volun
tarily, willing and without any prom,
ises other than that my case will be
dealt with by the United States fairly,
impartially,'' and in accord with law,
mak; this stat.ment."
He then states that he was Ger
man lieutenant in inactive service, and
that he was employed on a coffee
plantation in Central America when
the war began. Two hours after the
call to arms reached him he was on
his way. He traveled to New York,
back to Galveston, to New Orleans,
and finally back to New York before
finally giving up efforts to secure pas.
sage to Europe, In New York he met
Captain von Fapen, who, by skillful
lying, made Horn believe that it was
his duty as a soldier to blow up the
Vanceboro bridge, over which muni
tions, were being shipped to Halifax.
Tommy Waa Myth,
la dictating his confession Horn re
peated, a story which he had told pre.
viousry, and which had set posset
scouring the Maine wood in search
of "Tommy,M an imaginary Irish ac
complice, Horn said this man had met
him on the Canadian side f of the
bridge, and had given him the explo
sives with which the bridge had been
damaged.
When Horn had finished his confes
sion, the officer- to whom he had die
tated it added this sentence, "I certify
on my honor as German officer that
the foregoing statements are true."
The officer then -asked Horn to
sign the statement. The German was
nonplussed. He fumbled the paper,
ran his fingers through his hair, final
ly pushed the confession back,
grinned sheepishly and said, "Tom.
my." r
''You mean, replied the officer,
"that it's all true except the part
about Tommy?" Horn laid that was
exactly what he meant. The officer
then erased the period and added to
the sentence so that it read: "I certi
fy on my honor as a German officer
that the foregoing statements are
true except as to Tommy' that I
did not buy the nitroglycerine, but
received it in New York and took it
with me in the suitcase. I cannot say
from whom I received it."
.This Horn signed and later, at) a
result, he was turned over to Cana
dian officials for trial and punish
ment. ' '
JENSEN CHIEF
OF POLICE FOR
COUNCIL BLUFFS
I...
v James Jensen, member of the
Board of Fire and Police commis
sioners of Council Bluffs wilt be the
next chief of police. Mayor-elect
Zurmuehlen semi-officially an
nounced the appointment yesterday.
The appointment was favorably
commented upon last evening by all
who heard of it The knowledge that
,Mr. Jensen is a broad-minded, well
balanced business man and fully
equipped for the job assures a clean
and efficient administration of the po
lice department for the next two
years.
. Mr. Jensen is serving his second
term as commissioner and is the head
of the tensen Gear company. He
has been a resident of Council Bluffs
for many years and is well acquainted
with the situation in the business
world as well as in the police de
partment.
Aged Woman Found
Dead of Asphyxiation
JUTS, louiau dcicu, uu uiu,
was found dead from accidental
asphyxiation early last night in her
home at 240 Indiana avenue.
Pa1; Surffenn Nicra said the
woman had been dead sevefal hours.
She lived alone. Mrs. Sam Rosen
hiiim -2411 Indiana avenue, broke
open a screen door and found the life
less body on the floor in a middle
room. ", "
, A gas jet on a kitchen range was
turned on.
Racina Stables to Stay in
Kentucky; No ExpressXars
Several prominent racing stables
that had planned to ship to New York
are meeting wiin uusii.ic uu
' compel them to remain in Kentucky.
Thle ic rlim in thn inability to obtam
express cars. John E. Madden'i big
band of two-year-olds, which, it was
expected, would be in the east long
before this, will have to remain at
Churchill Downs until next month.
"Bub" May, also intended shipping
his stable to New York for the spring
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CASUALTY LIST
Twenty-Five of Number Were
Lost in Sinking of Steam
ship Tuscania; Iowa
Boy Killed.
Washington, March .'SO. Today's
casualty list contains 55 names, 25 of
them soldiers lost in the sinking of the
Tuscania. These were reported as
missing at sea, but have been posi
tively identified by finger prints taken
from the bodies.
The list is divided as follows:
Killed in action, 2; died of wounds,
4; died of disease, 14; died of accident.
2; died, cause unknown, 1; wounded
slightly, 7; previously reported miss
ing at sea, now reported dead, 25.
The only officer named in today's
list was Lieutenant Howard II. Davis,
who was slightly wounded.
Killed in action:
PR I VAT K GUSTAV MATTES.
PRIVATE WINFRED L. PER
RIN. Died of wounds:
PRIVATE CARL BRAUN'.
PRIVATE JAMES L. DOSS.
PRIVATE GEORGE 0. HARRIS.
PRIVATE JOSEPH C. MILLER.
Died of disease:
SERGEANT, HARVEY L. HUD
SON, pneumonia.
SERGEANT JOHN SINGER, em
pyema. CORPORAL ALLEN IRVIN
MORGAN, pneumonia.
SADDLER BENJAMIN FRANK
LIN KINCAID, pneumonia.
PRIVATE
pneumonia.
PRIVATE
meningitis.
PRIVATE
pneumonia.
PRIVATE
WILL
HENRY
BORDERS,
L. KLING,
WALTER BIGGER,
LAWRENCE P. GA-
VIN, pneumonia.
PRIVATE EARL N. LIEBLER,
endocaritis.
PRIVATE MORGAN L. MO-
WICK, pneumonia.
PRIVATE BENJAMIN OBAHA
SKY, pneumonia.
PRIVATE EARL OSKINS. car
diac dilation.
PRIVATE CHARLES PHIL
LIPS, pneumonia.
PRIVATE NATHAN W. WAK-
NER, pneumonia.
Died of accident:
PRIVATE JOHN W. ROBERTS.
PRIVATE WESLEY E. STA
PLES.
Died of cause unknown:
PRIVATE WILLIE LANG-
STON.
Wounded sliRhtly: Lieutenant
Howard H. Davis, Cooks Einar John
son, Loughron Justice, I'nvates Jo
seph C. Shchan, James B. Christian,
f.( J t f.! ! J J .( Hf.
mcnara u. iviajur, nuwiui, iu-
nix. '
Died at sea: (Tuscania).
COOK CLYDE C. PELLEY, Ce
dar Rapids, la.
PRIVATE , GEORGE A. ALT
WEI N, Temple, Tex..
PRIVATE VERNER C BRAN
LAND, Colton, Ore.
PRIVATE JOE COCHRAN. Law
ton, Okl.
PRIVATE LEONARD H. DETH
MAN, McCabe, Mont.
PRIVATE ROSENDO DIAZ, Na-
Jarena, Tex.
PRIVATE ELTUN L. liUMUNU
SON, Strawn, Tex.
PRIVATE FLORENCIO ERRAS,
Alice, Tex.
PRIVATE .EDWARD C. FEY
RER, Weiner, Tex.
PRIVATE SIXTON FLORES,
Alice, Tex.
PRIVATE GUADALUPE
GARZA, Rio Grande. Tex.
PRIVATE EDWARD C. GRA
HAMER. Scranton, Pa.
PRIVATE FRANK KOSSAETH,
San Antonio, Tex.
PRIVATE JOSEPH MARLIN,
Checotah, Okl.
PRIVATE ROY MUNCASTER,
Denver. Colo.
PRIVATE BEN V. OWt.Nb,
Canadian. Tex.
PRIVATE CLARENTE PAUL,
Alexandria, La.
PRIVATE JUAN A. PEREZ,
Boerene, Tex.
PRIVATE ON'DIS POWELL, Sa
sakwa, Okl.
PRIVATE CIRILO RODRIGUEZ,
BerKemill, Tex.
PRIVATE RICHARD SCHULZE,
Ooorne. Tex.
PRIVATE ARTHUR STRAACH,
Miles, Tex.
PRIVATE PATRICK II. WHITE,
Dallas, Tex.
PRIVATE PAUL A. WILLIAMS,
rueblo, Colo.
PRIVATE JOSE YBARRA, La
redo, Tex.
BARE AMBITIOUS
GERMAN SCHEMES
IN REICHSTAG
New York, March 30. The charge
that the present war was conceived
in Germany arid that appeals for help
from the Baltic provinces were only
a pretext for anncxr.tions planned
long ago, was made bluntly in the
German Reichstacr during the third
reading of the treaty with the Ukraine
by Dr. Colin, independent socialist,
according to a Berlin dispatch pub
lished in the Cologne Gazette of Feb
ruary 23.
The president called Deputy Cohn
to order, but later the deputy made
this statement:
"We reject this treaty. It outrages
the Poles. The so-called cries for
help from the Baltic lands are only
pretexts for annexations decided upon
long ago.
REV, TITUS LOWE
RETURNS AETER
WORKIN FRANCE
Rev. Titus Lowe, pastor of the
First Methodist church, has arrived
safely at an eastern port from France,
where, for the last six months, hc has
been engaged in work under the
Young Men's Christian association.
Rev. Mr. Lowe telegraphs that he
piriirrU tn be in Omaha to occunv
his pulpit Sunday, April 7.
TJa rntnffio with a wrallli nf pvnri.
ence of war conditions in (France ob
tained tirst hand. Numerous letters
have been received from him during
liia nlitpnr arwl Itavfl lirpn rad in hit
congregation at the Snnd.iy services
ins addresses at tne cnurcn wnen ne
returns promise to be full of vivid
war pictures.
Sixteen Enemy Planes
Downed by British
London, March 30 Sixteen Ger
man airplanes were put out of action
yesterday by the British, it is an
nounced officially. The statement fol
lows: "A majority of our attacks were
made on enemy groups on the battle
front Thursday south of the Somme.
Twenty-six Jons of bombs were drop
ped and nearly a quarter of -a million
rounds were fired upon different tar
gets. "Nine German machines were
brought down, five others were dis
abled and two others were shot down
by fire from the ground. Twelve of
our machines are missing."
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Significant of Pre vailing. Fashions
ill
A simple but effec
tive lambrequin that
permits the use of Cre
tonne,' Madras, Sunfast
Material, Velvet o r
Damask.
An exceedingly popular
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out in cretonne, madras, sun
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ask. Note Sheer lacy curtains
are always appropriate in
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Solid Mahogany ,
William and Mary
Chair or
Rocker
A good example of
finely executed impres
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the pleasing turnery of
the uprights and the shap
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The finish is antique
brown ; the upholstery
rich blue and gold damasK.
Either Chair
or Rocker
With slightly
lower backs
lauiasn.
$33
$31
Decorative
Bowls
In rare colors and shades,
such as Robin's Egfir, Twi
light Blue, Mottled Blue
and Mulberry, Midnight
Blue and Ultramarine.
The one illustrated is
$2.25
Other from 50c to $45.
Teakwood Stands for the
same are from 25c to $25.
It Our Gift Shop.
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Victor Music
for April
INCLUDING
Just a Baby's Prayer.
The Road to Home Sweet
Home.
18439 7Bc
Tickle Toe Medley Fo
Fox Trot.
Going Up Medley Ona
Step.
18437 7Sc
Wonderful New Record
by Alma Gluck and Male
Chorus.
"Darling Nelly Gray."
64729 11.00
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HE many decorative possibilities of the lambre
quin and overdrape, prompts this section of our
advertisement. ,
The styles depicted in the pen sketches are
. but four in at least a hundred good shapes, each
one susceptible of execution in a variety of materials
and in many color schemes.
othing can help the general appearance of your
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"After your men had hung the draperies my home
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that I should never have thought possible, in fact my
home furnishing problems are mope than half over."
We take pleasure in quoting prices, widths, etc.,
of suitable fabrics and curtain materials. N
Cretonnes
The use of this material is be
coming more and more general,
many effects particularly suit
able for the sunroom drapings
and upholsteries are now to be
had. .
If you have a cheerless room
in your home, consider what cre
tonne will do to brighten it; we
carry such a large stock and so
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bound to find a solution to your
problem here.
60c to $1.50 Per Yard.
, Lace Nets
These are shown in Ivory and
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Filet, although we show a number
of very new designs showing
Chinese and Japaneso influence.
Prices range from 40c to $3.00 per
yard.
Voile Curtains
Of superior quality with plain
drawn work edges or lace edged,
in white ivory or ecru. In many
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Panel Lace
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inches, so that no matter how nar
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Priced from
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Sunfast Fabrics
Notwithstanding the great short
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in fact we have a number of de
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i Muslin Curtains
Hemstitched and Ruffled, Sheer
Crisp and White. For summer
time use they are practical and
very pleasing. Priced, per pair,
at
$2.00, $2.25, $2.75 and $3.75
The above shows a
unique but very attractive
combination, where Velvet
is used for the lambrequin,
damask for the overdraper
ies and panel lace for the
curtains. There are, of
course, many other suitable
materials.
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The pipes on this lambre
quin restrict your choice of
materials to cretonne, mad
ras, sunfast fabrics or dam
asks; it is, however, a very
popular treatment. Dainty
duchess curtains are as
popular as ever.
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New Sunroom Furniture
Wicker Reed 1 Fiber
The latest hand-made Reed Furniture is now
being placed on our floors. Already you will find
a very interesting, bright array of Tables with
glass tops, Chairs, Rockers, Settees and Lamps in
matched suites; finished in ivory, natural, fumed,
gray, gray and white and frosted brown. Many
pieces are upholstered in refreshingly different
Cretonnes.
Price Tampered With Grent Moderation
A Cedar Chest
affords the best pro
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woolens and furs.
Our large assortment offers
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of which are designed to
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mahogany or finished old ivory,
with the linings of genuine
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The Prices Start at
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It is possible to select from stock today rugs that will
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French Wiltons, Anglo-Indians, Anglo-Persians, Bundhar
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