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TO GET YOUR WANT-AD IN THE BIG SUNDAY SECTION PHONE TYLER WOO BY 9 0' CLOCK The Omaha Daily Bee i VOL. XLVJII. NO. 10. VFZ'TXuZ&'mk OMAKfA, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 29, 1918 16 PAGES 5l.W.M ft Ay o) ) IV 1 a. MOSCOW F4LIS; BOLSHEVIK RULE IS OVERTHROWN Grhd Duke Nicholas Proclaimed Emperor of Russia by Forces Under Generals Korniloff and Kaledines Which Captured Capital With Aid of Germans, According to Copenhagen Advices. By Associated Press. London, June 28. Anti-soviet forces have captured Mos cow, overthrown the bolshevik government and proclaimed Grand Duke Nicholas emperor of Russia, according to uncon firmed advices from Copenhagen. Moscow.'says a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph com pany, was captured by Generals Korniloff and Kaledines, sup ported by German troops. Nikolai Lenine, the premier, and Leon Trotzky, the min ister of war, are said to have fled to the Murman coast. agency dispatch adds, gives promin ence to a Berlin dispatch quoting the Tages Zeitung of that city as saying jit had received a message from its Petrograd correspondent as follows; "It is believed here that the bol shevik government will soon be over thrown and that Kerensky is the man of the future in Russia. Soviets Are Overthrown. r The advices declare that the sup porters of Grand Duke Nicholas have overthrown the Soviets throughout the Siberian provinces of Irkutsk, Blagovieshtchensk and Khabarovsk. The defeat of the bolsheviki is said to have been made possible by the victories of the Czecho-Slovak forces 'and the treachery of the Red guard. Several detachments of the Red guard - are declared to have murdered their officers and thea surrendered. ' The Exchange Telegraph company publishes its message containing the reports of the bolsheviki overthrow and the accompanying details, "with reserve" and point out that the in formation emanates mainly from Ger. man sources and therefore should be received with caution. - Milukoff Leads Revolution. Amsterdam, June &-P,.Paal -,,., Milukony. leader, oj -me: Russian wu- stituttohai democrats, anu yicxihuci J. Guhkoff, Octoberist leader, have ar rived at Harbin, Manchuria, and placed themselves at the head of a - counter revolutionary movement, ac cording, to the Vossische Zeitung, " which is quoted in a telegram from V Berlin to the Dutch press. France to Observe Fourth Asiegal French Holiday Paris, June 28. Cheers and shouts of enthusiasm greeted the announce- V , ment made in the'Chamber of Depu ties this afternoon that the Fourth of July would be regarded as a legal French holiday. . . . "In recent battles the American soldiers have already shown their mettle and incomparable" courage, said M. Franklin-Bouilldn. , Dpetuy Franklin-Bouillon read a letter .fronV General Pershing that declared America will fight to the last man for the triumph of right. The chamber here arose as on, f man, iurned toward the diplomatic gkllcry ind cheered William Graves Sharp, the American ambassador, who ac knowledged the ovation by bowing repeatedly. "Chief Apostle of Church ,; Of Living God" Indicted San Francisco, June 28. An indict ment under the espionage act against Toshua A. Sykes, known as the "Chief Apostle of the Church of the Living God," was returned by the United States grand jury here today. The Weather For Iowa and Nebraska Unsettled Saturday and Sunday; probably show ers; not much change in temperature. r.nn-hnw at Omaha YfsttrdajV v"f TT I In I p. m 77 p. hi 75 Cpmparatlve Local 191S. 80 65 73 , Record. 1017 1916. 1815. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Mean temperature S3 P5 74 .03 87 85 6S 5 . 78 73 .00 ..10 departures Precipitation T Temperature nnd precipitation . I lSSSX. 1 r. n m UI vOPNA . n mi.'!!!!!!.'! !tE:':'::5 VVSi'B ' , r, p. m 78 v : , - 7 from the normal: . formal temperature 75 Deficiency for the day 2 Total excess since March 1 67T formal precipitation 18 Inch Deficiency for- the day 11 Inch Total rainfall since March 1...H.8 Inches -- Deficiency since March 1 8.10 inches Excess for J-or. peiod. 1917 1.62 Inches 'Deficiency for cor. period, 1918. .4.43 Inches Kc ports from Stations at 7 A. M. ' j a . State of Temp. Highest. Rain Station. Weather. 7 p. m. Today. 24 hrs. Theyenne, part cloudy .80 84 00 Davenport, cloudy ......78 93 1.44 Denver, clear .92 93 .00 Des Moines cloudy 78 . 80 .00 Dander, clear ;.80 7S .00 North Platte, clear 80 80 .00 Omaha, clear 77 80 T Pueblo, clear ..94 94 .00 Rapid City, cloudy ....60 C8 .OS Sheridan, cloudy 62 68 . Bioux: City, clear .......78 78 .06 Valentine, part cloudy ..73 74 ,03 J""" Indicates trace of precipitation: - I A, WELSH, ileteorolog-t, f " . ' , - . MATERIAL AID WILL BE GIVEN RUSSIA BY U. S. Business and Industrial Lead ers Will Constitute Mission to Assist in Work of Rehabilitation. " By Associated Press. Washington, June 28. Hans of the American government for aiding Russia in rehabilitating herself which became known today revealed that a first steo contemplated is in formal assistance through American business and industrial leaders and disposed ot wiMpIv rmhlishpd renorts that a dio- lomatic or political mission would be the mcan3 ot carrying: out rresiaent Wfltm'a reaiist-B!4 back-ef Russia.- . ' . . The nersnnnpt of 9 orrouri of men who will carry important advice and material aid is being discussed. ed but sljow of military force will be avoided. UHicials were reluctant to discuss this phase of the situation, re alizing that Germany would seize uo- on it as a means of distorting the in tentions of the united Mates. lor that reason it is likely that full de tails of the assistance to be protterea will nnt hp rtir1rsed until after the Germans learn of them by finding the plans actually in effect. As Kussia is in great need ot many raw materials and manuiacturcd goods, the United States proposes to license freely for export whatever is rated as necessarv hv ihe business men who will go to the aid of that country, .tonnage will be provided for shipment to Siberian ports, from where the suDoltes can be distributed to the interior. As the material ex pression of the charity of the Ameri can people the Red Cross also is ready to send relief supplies in large quantities. United States consuls in Kussia will o-ivp active assistance in the work of reconstruction and to this extent only will the aid have an official as pect. Tnifav's npw rlisnafrhe made no change in the plans atready formu lated. Internal disturbances were thought to accentuate the need of in jecting a steadying influence into the situation and officials said they pro posed to go ahead on the lines laid down. British Labor Unions Insist That Ireland Shall Have Home Rule . Lcyidon, June 28. The British labor conference at its concluding session here today passed a resolution calling on the dominion statesmen now sit ting in the conference in London "to insist on the British government set tling the Irish question by granting to Ireland a large measure of home rule." DECORATED BY Army Officer Thrice Commits Suicide in ENDS HIS LIFE New-York, June 28-First Lieut. Al exander McClintock, U. S. R., of Lex ington, Ky., honored by King George of England for gallantry in action, while serving with the Canadian forces; shot and killed himself here today. The police were informed he was ab sent from Camp Dix. N. J., without leave. While an officer from the can. tonment was in the city searching for him McClintock sent a bullet through his tempi in a room at thi Murray Hill baths. t- McClintock, who was 28 years old, enlisted in 1915 in the 87th Canadian infantry "battalion and soon won promotion to , the rank of sergeant. In September, 1916, he led a party of "Dick" Kitchen Closing Cafe for Food Law Lapse i & )(iint1lstr9Liii19 ;' V- yiwtTOii'i!i4i'ww m"m"" MX i jptyuillipki Ilj I "" " 3 Mandarin falls under ban instance of kind in Omaha. CAFE CLOSED FOR JVO DAYS ORDER FOOD DIRECTOR Mandarin Falls Under Ban for Serving Beef Steak Out of Hours Prescribed by Administrator. The Mandarin cafe, 1409 Douglas street, is the first Omaha restaurant or cafe to come under the ban of the national food administration. It was closed for two days at 6 o'clock Fri day evening for serving a beef steak Thursday evening- Food administra tion rules allow beef steak to be served only on Thursday noon of each week. "Dick" Kitchen, chair man of the state food administration's committee on hotels and restaurants, nailed up the sign closing the cafe from 6 o'clock Friday evening to 7 o'clock Monday morning. Sent Out Beef Steak. Chin Jin, Chinese proprietor of the chop suey cafe, was accused by the food investigators of sending out a beef steak Thursday evening by mes senger in response to an order. Jin was tried and convicted Friday after noon at 2 o'clock before E. M. Fair field. , Jin admitted that he had full knowl edge of the food rules and that he had informed his cooks and waiters of the regulations, but denied having knowledge of the illegal serving of the steak. He said that his second cook had filled the order during his absence. Closed For Two Days. Kitchen is shown in the piefcdre nailing up the placard with the clos ing order. The order reads: "This place closed by order of the federal food administration for violation of rules." It will be effective for two days. Many Omaha. cafes and restaurants are losing money because some of their competitors serve the foods that are forbidden on certain days, accord ing to food administration officials. Unpatriotic patrons go where they can get the forbidden foods, it is said. Food invastigators are making investigations of all Omaha cafes tvith a view to enforcing a strict ob servance of the regulations. BRITISH KING Wounded in Action Murray Hill Baths. WITH BULLET 60 men ordered to bomb German trenches under a heavy fire, He was wounded, but brought in two com rades who had fallen. For his hero ism he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct medal, which King George personally conferred upon him in a hospital. , 'Invalided to this country because of his wound, McClintock was later honorably discharged from the Cana dian army. He then entered , the "Plattsburg officers training camp and won a first lieutenant's commission. He was assigned to the overseas forces. Wounded twice in action, he was sent back to this country and assigned to duty with the depot bri gade at Camp Dix, and must close two days. First NEBRASKA'S WAR SAVINGS DRIVE ENDS IN A RUSH Omaha Organizes 1,000 So cieties First Day and State Bids Fair to Reach 10,000 by Sunday. Nebraska's campaign for War Sav ings societies had a whirlwind finish last night. About 1,000 societies had been formed in Omaha, according to reports received at headquarters last night. C. E. Corey, in charge of the campaign in Omaha, is confident that full returns will show that more than 1,536 societies have been formed in Omaha. This was the Omaha quota. Rallies and meetings were held all over the city and state Friday in community centers and business houses. Nebraska was asked to form 10,000 societies. Complete reports will not be in until Sunday on the number formed in the state. C. E. Wray re ports that at least 800 organizations have been formed, among the ern nlnvps of the business firms. Each society has 10 or more members who are pledged to purchase a certain amount of stamps - each week or month. Thursday Mr. Corey assisted in forming 70 societies at the plants of the Morris Packing company and 60 at the Swift plant. A meeting of postoffice employes was held by the federal building at 5 o'clock in the afternoons Mayor Smith and F. J. Boucher gave stirring addresses. Watch Nebraska Plan. , Nebraska businass me nare watch ing results throughout the country to (Continued on I'ne Two, Column Tbrce. Wage Increase, Awarded In Print Paper Industry Washington, June 28. Award of a general wage increase of 10 cents an hour for workers in the wood pulp and news print paper industry, with equal pay for men and women doing the same work, was announced today by the -war labor board, which at the same time made public a letter to the federal trade commission recommend ing that news orint paper prices re cently fixed be reconsidered to de- teimine whether there should ne a fuf.her increase to cover tneaavancea cost of production. Seventeen Hun Fliers Killed by American. Ace Before Capture Fort Wavtie,. Ind.. June 28. Lt Paul Frank Baer, the American "ace," now a prisoner of war in Germany, had brought down 17 enemy planes before he was forced down inside the German lines May 22, last, Maj. Wil liam Thaw, commanding the 103d aero squadron, said in a letter re ceived from him today by Mrs. Emma Baer Dyer of this city, mother of the American airman. Major Thaw says Lieutenant Baer had killed nine Ger man fiiers, for which he was officially credited, and that eight others were vouched for by other members of the squadron who saw the Boche airmen fall, - ' , HUNS GIVEN NASTY KNOCK BY BRITONS Large Number Killed in Hur ricane Onslaught to Acquire More Leeway East of, N Forest of Nieppe. By Associated Presa. With the British Army in France, June 28. FJeld Mar shal von Hindenburg's troops east of the forest of Nieppe tyt a nasty and unexpected knock today, when the British sud denly drove forward in a sur prise attack along a front of more than three miles and hurled the startled gray-coated soldiers back to an average depth of 1,500 yards. The operation was an un qualified success from its in ception and the attacking in fantry reached all their object ives in remarkably short timq. By this thrust, the Britislniot only have greatly improved their position in this important and much contested sector, which lies just north of Mer ville, but they inflicted heavy punish ment on two hostile divisions that were holding the line here the 32d division of Saxons and the 44th re serve division of Prussians. Many of Foe Slain. Large numbers of the enemy were killed in the hurricane onslaught, and some 250 of the more fortunate had been collected in prisoner cages be fore noon. The front of the attack was 6,000 yards in, length and lay approximate ly between Vieux Berquin, on the north and Pont Toumai, 2,000' yards northwest of Merville, on the south. West of Merville the British and German lines here had been jammed up almost against the edge of the Nieppe forest in places, with the re sult that the British felt, a lack of elbdw" room for operations. -J It was in order to acquire more leeway that today's assault was projected. The objectives settled upon lay along the winding little stream known as Plate Pecque, which bowed out toward the cast in a semi-circle back of the German lines. Prussians and Saxons were holding this zone with a series of strong machine gun posts linked up with barbed wire. All Objectives Gained. The first stages of the drive were comparatively easy. At two strong ly fortified farms near the center of the line, the enemy fought stubborn ly, hut was unable to stand out long against the furious onslaughts of the (Continued on I'a Two, Column Two.) Uncle Sam Wants -Volunteers to Shovel Coal Aboard Ships Chicago, June 28. Edward N. Hur ley, chaifmaii of the United States Shipping board, said today that the most important work for which vol unteers are wanted in the carrying out of the government's shipping pro gram is shoveling coal aboard the ships. "The coal passers and the firemen are the men of the hour and the need of them is acute," said Mr. Hurley. "The shovel is now as mighty at sea as it formerly was on the battle front." Negro Slayer Arraigned And Sentenced Secretly To Avoid Mob Violence Parsons, Kan., June 28. John H. Winfield, a negro who recently con fessed to the murder of three mem bers of the Wick family November 13 last, early today was taken secretly from the state penitentiary at Lansiiig to Oswego, nearUiere, where ke plead ed guilty and was given a life sent ence. Fears of possible mob violence prompted the officials to take this unusual course, it was said. , FATE OF FORMER EMPEROR OF Berlin Hears Nicholas Is Alive and Well; Gorky's Paper Prints Report He Was Slain RUSSIA STILL IS A MYSTERY Amsterdam, June 28. A Berlin dis patch says that according to a tele gram received there from Kiev, a member of the soviet government an nounced that the reports that for mer Emperor Nicholas had' been brought before a revolutionary tribu nal and that he had been assassinated both are incorrect. The government officials added that Nicholas and his family were in good health. Basel, Switzerland. June 28. (Hav as Agency) According to local news papers, the Russian embassy in Ber lin is reported to have advised the court at. Darmstadt that former Em peror Nicholas is safe. , Amsterdam, : June . 28. Western GERMANS BA CK IN AND IN Thrusts by Enemy Which Would Have Menaced Channel Ports 'or Placed Paris in Jeopardy Anticipated by General Foch With , Double Strike s at Points Separated 100 Miles. . By Associated The British troops in Flanders and the French forces fur- l.her smith 'nnarent.lv hAVR AntlrinAterl the ' nrnnnsp.d flermAn drive toward the English channel ports or Paris, and struck first Although slight details of the maneuvers thus far have beer revealed, the allied troops caught the enemy unawares at Irnpor tant points and took terrain which would have been of consider able value as the starting points of enemy attacks. A compara tively large number of prisoners the Germans' ' . ' 1,100 YOUNG MEN LEAVE FOR CAMPS ONWAYTO BERLIN Omaha Bids God Speed to Potential Soldiers Who An-' swer Call of Country; Can teen Workers Busy. i Never lias Omaha so keenly felt that the United States is really at war as it did Friday, when 1,100 young mep, the pride of the city, marched away in answer to the June draft catl. Martial music of two bands 'stirred thousands lining the streets from the court house to the Union station to cheers as the embryo soldiers marched. ' A . .Mother.s, sweethearts and friends joined in the line of march with their loved ones. ,Thc streets were crowded from curb to curb with Omaha citi zens wishing "God speed" to the de parting contingent, the largest called. Red Cross canteen workers were on the ground early issuing comfort kits, sandwiches and smoking - tobacco. Every man was loaded down with presents that will add to the comfort of camp life before the order to en" train was issued. No one was over looked and as . the train departed all were happy to be on their way to Berlin.' The yarious draft boards arranged for dinner to be served the men from their district at local hotels and cafes. During the farewell reception on the court house lawn police were unable to hold back the immense throng that crowded around for a last word with loved ones. Thousands at Station. Thousands of people were at the station for an hour and a half wait" ing until the two long trains pulled out. They lined the viaduct and the approaches to the station. Soldiers were stationed at all gates and they patrolled both sides of each train, but they were not able to stem the tide of humanity anxious to get a glimpse of loved ones. Men and women were soon inside the railroad yards, lining the tracks as "far west as Twelfth street. Many were the affecting scenes. One young man on the viaduct said: "I have three brothers on those trains and I just can't bear to go down there." A young woman, beautifully dressed, sat at the wheel of a big 'automobile on the viaduct and cried without at tempting to conceal her grief. Two older women were in the back seat and wiped their eyes frequently. "G6odby, ma," one soldier said with a final kiss to his mother. The mother tried to say goodby, but sobs overcame her and she could only cling to him. , U. S. Troops to Police Panama. Washington, June 28. Secretary Baker today instructed Major General Blatchford, commanding the Depart ment of Panama, again to take over the policing of the cities of Panama and Colon. German newspapers just received here seem to regard the reports of the death of Nicholas Romanoff as authentic The Russian newspaper Novaia Zhizn. edited by Maxim Gor- y, is quoted by the Hamburg Irem denblatt as printing a Kiev report that Nicholas, while in a train with Red Guards complained against being transferred from Ekaterinburg to Moscow and that he got into a dis pute with his escort and was mur dered. s ' . ' ' The dispatch adds that the daughters of the former emperor were under guard in another coach and that the fate of the former empress and the former crown prince is un knowa - ' PUSHED PICARDY FLANDERS Press. and machine guns were left by f :.,',' 1 . The attack of the British was de livered about midway between Haze brouck and Bethuhe on a front o nearly , three and a half ; miles ove territory which the Germans rccentl; have been deluging with shells. Several Hamlets Taken. . Altogether, the attack was produc tive of an average gain of ground trl a ftntfi nf tiftarlir m tntl atiri 2A1iir1r!f the taking of several' small hamlets It is probable the Germans in a pro ? posed offensive in this Region had self their hearts on the capture of St Otner and the railway line runnitf thence to Calais and Dunkirk. , The stroke of the French was a still greater front four and a hi; milr anH hev ncntratirl nmv r'' sitions at some points a mile ands, quarter. The evident intention w.T further to block the gateway to Pari; ' through the Villers-Cotterets regiol From Amblemy to the east r Montgobert, the Frencb. carried on their ; offensive and overwhelmed strongly fortified positions of tr enemy along the entire front. Besidiu the beating back. of the enemy, mor;, than 1,000; German fell into the haflir' - ot tne attacking force. ' ,- i m . ', ' r ' i ' '. Maneuvers Strategic. " , Although the ooints of attack wen; separated by about 100 miles, the mi ? neuvers seemingly had been well corJ sidered- by General- Foch, the allieT commander-in-chief, as they were car! ried out synchronously, i The strategy of the double stros is apparent when it is realized thatV successful German thrust where thi British struck would have menace1 the channel ports or a similar movt in the south would have placed til T? t. . ; J ..... . '. rrciitu capuai in jeopardy, ? ; The Berlin official - communicaliol issued Friday evening made note t' the allied thrusts bv declaring th.,- the' Germans were busily engaged i) i attempts to repulse tnem. - : ; 29 Hun Planes Downed. That the allied force are tint he r audit nannincr Viv ti -- -o"- i ' r j tut. vtia. is indicated by, the intensive aeri operations that are in progress ov,p and behind the battle line. A Brit".' oihcial communication says that in fighting Thursday 29 enemy airplar'a were accounted tor. ot them havii been destroyed and the others fore i ticakcuu uui in toiuroi. fourtet machines of the .British failed io r turn. ,-i ,.. '.. ,.-,..-..-, , ijt There is considerable fiffhtinc bi'. tween the Austrians and Italians in I the mountain 'regions of the Italian ' I theater, but comparative 'quiet pre- , I vailSL along ; the Tiave river, across which the enemy w'as driven by the ' Hindus cany in we weeic. ' , s Supreme Crisis of ; I War Near, Declares Australian Premier London, ' June 28. William M. Hughes, premier of Australia, speak-. ing at luncheon of tlie London Cham ber of Commerce, said that the aPies were facing the supreme crisis of the war. The next few weeks were preg S?vnt J'1" tremendous possibilities. ; The German militarists fully recog nized that they must either achieve a decisive victory now or continue a . hopeless- struggle against daily in creasing odds. t - The change in the German tone, in -the. opinion of Premier Hughes, was due to a.ealizationof America's great effort. i Hearing to Be Held in Omaha : ... On Freight Classification 1 Washington, June 28. Hearing? were ordered today by the interstate . commerce commission on the question whether the Consolidated freight classification number one, which the T railroad administration has proposed and which changes many- shipping regulations and rulings now-existing, f should be adopted. A hearing will be -i 1 held in Omaha, August 19. - . . . j Newspapers Consolidated. - , Philadelphia, June , 28. Arinouna i ment was made today that the Eve: ning Telegraph, one of the oldest aft ernoon ' papers- in the country, has been purchased by Cyrus H. K. Cur- ; tis, owner of th EveningPublic Led ger and other publications. The Eve ning Telegraph will cease publication tomorrow I" 1 r " -... 0tAn