Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, October 07, 1914, Image 1
Left' of Allies Externalim Mote and More Ak-Sar-Ben Festival Omaha. Sept. so ta Oct. 10. Sleet rls Farads, Octobar 7. fraternity rarede. October 0. Coronation Ball, Octobar a. The Omaha Daily Bee THE WEATHER. Generally Fair VOL. XUV-XO. 95. ELECTRIC PARADE TONIGHT TO MARK - ADVENTOF KING Combined Wonders of Pageant and Daring of Aerial" Expert to Make Day Memorable. i BEACHEY THRILLS MULTITUDE Daring Birdman Loopi the Loop and Doei . Other Daredevil Stunts Up in the Sky. SPECTATORS STAND IN Marrel at Man Who Will Daily Defy Death Simply to Amuse the . - Merrymakers. TWO MORE FLIGHTS WEDNESDAY Visitors Come Early This Year to See the Many Features that Are Offered. RAW ONLY HELPS THE SPORT Kvery Indication Nan la that Relga of Preerat Monarch Will Ecllvae All Pormcr In Matte ( Yleltlna Subjects. CAEMVAL ATTENDANCE. 1813. lot 4,184 54 i 5,494 8,938 4,710 Wednesday '....! 3,abO kkuraoay 6,647 rriday 7,338 imurday annus .......18,063 Children 3,789 asmflay 13,378 Festival Fentarea. - 'all restlval, September 30 to Octo bar 10. Homecoming week, Octobar 5 to 10. Bleotrloal parade, Wsdasaday night Octobar T. . fraternal parade, Thursday afternoon, October . Coronation hall, Friday venlng, . Oa- 1 lobar 8. Xdneoln Benohey, laat two tlmoa today. Ili30 a. m. and a p. tn. Information pnraao, 1819 Tgoward . ftree. Children's daya, Ooteber an 10. The magnificent electrical parade this evening, marking the entry of Ak-Sar. ' pen .Into", hie chief city of Cibola to bo crowned, combined with the laat two fllghtsy Lincoln Beechry. the air kin, promleea to make today the greateet and grandest of any In the history of Ak-Sar-ln feitlvali. A pageant of unequalled brillancy and splendor la aaaured for this evening. hcautiful float, illuminated with many4 thonsanda of electric light, and Inter spersed with numerous bands, will offer the handsomest and moat extenalva spec tacle ever witnessed on Omaha's streets. Baachey Illdea In Clonals. Lincoln Beachey played hlde-end-eee'.i In the cloudya on both his flights yester day, 'amid unusually dangerous air con ditions, which made hla loops imperfect and constantly tilted his plane from s'.dc to alda. After completing his loops, he headed for the clouda above him, making two big spirals to climb mp. Vpon reaching the gray masses of vapor, he was alter nately bidden and in sight for a brief period. Then ha disappeared from view behind the aerial barrier, and waa not seen again till be hd traveled abont a mila west, when he made his thrilling giant dip, headed straight for the ground while Vie Immense crowd marvelled at (Continued on Page TwoColumn Four.) The Weather ' Forecast till T p. nv Wednesday : For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity: Partly cloudy; not much change In tem perature. Tenaaratnre at Mi' Comparative Local Record 1914. 1913. ll'l 7 a 2 61 s - Mean temirature 7t W M 60 Precipitation Temperature and H6 T .00 precipitation depar- turas from the normal: Normal temperature '. 00 Elxeass for the day 11 Total exceaa alnc March 1 617 Normal precipitation AH Inch Exceaa for the day .M Inch Total rainfall ainre March 1... .21.fi) inches Deficiency since March 1 3.75 inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1913. 5.S6 inches Deficiency for cor. prtnj, Vjlt. t.33 inches Rrprta from Statlnaa at T F. SC. Station and 8tata Temp. High- Bain- of Weather. 7 p. in. est. all. Cheyenee, cloudy ix tiL ,0 Davenport, part cloudy.., 74 . f! .ud Denver, t.art cloudy 4 72 .Uf Dea Molnea, cloudy 74 - 74 .S4 Dodge City, cl-ar 7 M .00 Omaha, part cloudy 73 79 Kaptd City, cloudy m in .on Chertdait. part cloudy 38 44 .0 Blouit City, rain 72 7 .0 Valentine, clear J 7t ,00 T"' Uidicatea trace of precipitation. U A, WEUUi, Local Forecaatar. Hours. 5 a. m. f, . a. m. V WUjLjZi&y K a. m.. k ' SKTrz " V 10 a. m.. iVJfc- 11 a. m.. !S1? ' P- m-- V ' V 2 p. m.. tcurtrDY . 0 ! p- m- V4 if P- m.. I Zl S p. m. r- ; D PART OF THE WAR ABOUT ANTWERP Belgian troops river, it being temporarily repaired after be ing destroyed by r pc in I -J . if'; -i - -" ''.-. v ' . K-w- HS I ..... j 1 ;. VI r -ViUiH -Kl4 jVciir;-!: am. IS!''". ,-v--- -'irX? Il J vv.. aw 1 a w.M! . ? en 1 -v. k- Jtl ' .5 I - I T a--. ........ . 1.8b6 IV. I tW (. 1 a . . . . 458 II - . 'I 12,134 II ' f 1 Ino I BH ' al .- j . MX. i.M.S. 1 I - LOSS TO U. S. TRADE BLAMEDON BRITISH German Paper Says Americans Plafe ' Respoasibility: on EsglUK v " Pirates.'' " OUTLOOK IS RATHER DANGEROUS Berlin' Preaa. Matter Aaaert Sarnrlae Generally Eaprejiaed mt Activ ity of Teuton "hlpa Abroad. BBRUX, Oct. 6. - By -Wireless to fjpy Ville, 1. I.) The Voeslsrhe Zettung in an article on the cjmmeroe of the United States quotes slaUstlcs to show that both American Imports and exports, but particularly tho latter, have decreased since the beginning of the war. "The outlook for American, trade Is rather dangerous," the . paper ' ssya. "Producers will be aertously damaged; for instance," cotton growers., America neeils a surplus of exports,, not of Im ports.' .Germany buys from America goods worth about ft.GW.OM.OOO' annually. It would take a large part of these wares even In war time if private, property at soa In war time, enjoyed the same pro tection as property on land. England Is constantly violating the established rules 0 naval warfaro. ' , " ,4 ' u Blame British Ptmtee.- "The Ffngltsh press Is endeavoring to place the blame for the injury to Ameri can ' commerce on the German emperor; as a -matter of fact Ahierlcans blame British pirates, for", this Injury. The-;only way for Ameilca to retain th's necpsnary commerce with Germany and to restore the balance of trade, la 'to' ba fourtd 'in the adoption of regulations against the plr'atiral methods of .Englahd."; , Tress matter dorlved from official Oer nin edurces ssys: ' ' ' . . ' Surpr ee generally, is expressed 'a? the aniarmg activity of the German''cruiaers atatlonrd abroad, Though II was gener ally expected that tfTe vessels would fall ... 64 I frin gl.t after the- declaration of w;ar, 60 j Germans now "-are astonished to learn ...6from reports in the British and French '"or I tres of ,h damage they are ilolng to "'-jj j mcrchanfmarine of the enemy.,' 70 j "The tjofben. Breslau, Kmdcp, Karls ... p ri'hlf -end the Lrlpslg. are tbeanics of ... " j t.he German vessels whose successes have i caufwd the llvellert. satisfaction in Ger . 79 ' ""sny. In addition, the cruisers f-'charn-... TJ 1 horst and On'!senau, stationed In the ...75 j Taciflc, are raptirted to "have DeAn bun 'in the vicinity of Tahiti, Sqclet Islands', I (Continued ou Page Two. Column Thre. 1 12.1011.1. : 2-2;iennan Attacks Upon Antwerp Forts Becoming Weaker BORDEAUX, Oct. (.News described aa "moat encouraiflng'- haa been recelvf d here today from Antwerp. It la said that the German attach on this place aeem to bi slackening somewhat !n intensity. The German troopa retried Inr the of fklal anniuncement of this afternoon to be near Lille, in the department of Nqrd., inuueie, in tnc opinion of French ob rervera, that Germany haa been forced to flr'aw off forcea from Anrwerp to re lleva the German rlcht ,1n( in Prance, which is hard preaced by the allies. It has been announced hereby a credible authority that Winston Spencer Chur chill, first lord of the British 'admiralty, la now at Antaerp consulting- with tha Belgian (eneral staff. OMAHA, WKDXKSDAY F ;... I .- w V Ame ricdn Wa fship to Ca r ry Children's Christmas Gifts to War -Stricken Europe A ship Of the American navy win carry the ctaiidren'a Cbrlntmas-rU from America to Europe. ' What an example that will be for the warring nations! One of Uncle Sam's great warships, not fitted out wllh engines of destruction, but laden with good rheer and choicest gifts of the spirit of peace on 'earth, good will to men! It will be such a sight- aa the world never Raw before. This message was received from the secretary of the navy at The Bee office last night: "WA8IIIXGTON, Oct. 5. I take great pleasure In Informing you that I have arranged to send an American warship, the Teasel to be selected later, to European waters during the latter part of No vember, for the purpose of relieving the North Carolina, and I have .further arranged for this ship to rarry the Christmas cargo of useful presents which the ninety-odd newspapers of this country, represented by you, have so thoughtfully collected from the generous people of our own country. i ."It is a beautiful spirit which has prompted this portion of the press of the United States and the people who have responded to their appeal to lavish upon the distressed little ones of. European countries these tokens' of liberality. - ' . ."This unselfish enterprise, I feel confident, bespeaks our own gratitude to God for peace which now prevails within our own " boundaries and at the same time breathes forth the universal prayer - from the hearto of our countrymen that the distress of nations across the waters may soon be ended. "Again assuring you of my delight that the navy is able, in some measure, to further your plans and purposes,, believe me. cordially t ' yours, ' ... "JOSEPH Eff DANIELH. "Secretary of Navy." Secretary Daniels will later; designate the warship that is to be sent on this glorious mission, and then the exact date of the sailing will be announced. ' In the meantime, those who are already jjusy with the work of preparing the cargo of yuletldeHoy to be carried to the. little ones of Europe are urged to keep on, and those who have been waiting for definite news should now get busy. - There Is little timejeft, for Nebraska must be ready when the Christ mas ship sails. The Bee will give due notice df thedate, and in the mean time the Christmas Ship Editor.will continue to answer all queries and give whatever advice may be needed. 'Cash subscriptions should be made pay able to the Christmas Ship Editor. 1 ' T BELGIANS SOUGHT GERMANS' PROMISE , . . . . . Flemisk Government Tried in 1911 to Get KaUer to Declare Would i Observe Its Neutrality. GIVEN AS PROOF OF ITS FLANS Hefaaai sf Teatona to Ulve Freneh Poaflble Military Advantage Re. Carded as Kvldeace f An llrlMt'4 War. LONDON. Oct. S.-The Belgian govern ment haa Issued a .gray book of corre spondence relative to the war. JThe facta diacloeed have been almost completely covered by similar Brttlah eorrespondenoe,. but the interesting revelation Is made that In 1U the Belgian government ought to obtain from tba German gov ernment a declaration that Germany had no Intention of violating "Belgian neu trality. ' Tha German chancellor replied that al though Germany had no such intention, a public declaration to that effect would weaken Germany's military poaltlon by reassuring Franca 'which would In that MOKNINd. (HTOHKK 7, crossing bridge over Scheldt shells from German guns. ' .j case concentrate - all Ita forces on the I east. I It waa for this reason that no declara tlcn .or the k'nd Belgium aousht was iaJe In the Ilelchstag and thla Is held to prove that (lermony for a loivr time contemplated a dash through Belgium on rrance. It further atibcars that Belitlum made a last attempt to dissuado Germany from Its enterprliie by sending an Intimation to the Herman government that it waa wrong to infer that France had any In tention of violating Belgium neutrality, and further, that even if it did, Delirium would oppo.se the invaders by a vigorous resistance. , , Musicians Advised to Desist from War Talks NEW YORK, Oct. . At the flrat re hearsal of tha orchestra of the symphony aociety of New York, yesterday, Walter Damroach. tha - conductor, admonished hla elghty-fjv niualclana, representing thirteen nations, that war arguments are not productive of harmony. The muatctana were told to remember that they were all Americana, no matter where they were born; to realise that patrlotlam and brav ery, culture and civilisation, are not con fined to the eountrlea of their birth, and to be thankful that they are In a peaceful country i : -1 , ' ft ..... '-il! L - I s- ' i i I aananHannw .asaw. . T an T a 1!H FOtTKTEEX PAUIX BRYAN AWAITING EXPLANATION OF JAPANESE MOVE Secretary Looking for Statement as to Landing on Island of Marshall Group. DECLINES TO EXPRESS OPINION Action Has Not Yet Bfen Made Sub ject of Representation to the State Department. IS ANNOUNCEMENT VIOLATED! Issues Really of Much Greater Con cern to England Than to United States Government. UNDERSTANDING VERY PdSSIBLE Believed Britain and Ally Hare Agreement Concerning Matter. ISLE LIKELY TO BE VACATED Klther that Will Re Done or Terri tory TnrneH Over by Mikado t othe Rrttlaa Km pi re. WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. nwlin lng In the abucre of all the facts to express any opinion whether the Jap anese landing on tho Island of Jal nita, one of the Marshall group in tho Pacific ocean is a violation of the announcement by the Japanese foreign bffice t the beginning of the war that Japan would be confined to the far east. Secretary Bryan today was plainly expecting the early ar rival of some official statement of the ultimate purposo of this act. Already the socrtary has Interested himself in Japanese military operations agulnat the German concession In Bhan Tung, probably, animated by the appeal from tho Chinese ' government against violation of Chinese Integrity. No Representations let. Ths landing on the Marsair - Islands, however, has not yet been made the sub ject of representations) to the Plate de partment, possblly for th ereason that there Is no one In a position correspond ing to that of China. In Harioa It is pointed out by offllcals, the United States haa a very lively Interest in any change In the sovereignly of tho group because o fthe proximity of the German owned lalands to the American Island of Tutulla. On the whole, official opinion Is that while the United States Is interested as would be any maritime power since the group lies on the trade route around Cap Horn and through the stralta of Magellan to thu orient, the issue really is of much greater concern to Great Britain. Underetaadlaa wltk Ally. Because of the reluctance of the British Australian colonies to have the Japanese approaoh their continent, the British government Itself Is understood to have a vary explicit understanding with Ita ally, Japan, that the British alone are free to exploit tha Important German Insular possessions in Micronesia and in New Guinea. It la asaumed that what had been done on the Island of Jalult la In accordance with this understanding and a mora or leas official statement Is expected that the Marshall islands, after the extirpa tion of the German naval base there, will either be vacated by the Japanese or turned over to the British, their future to be decided in the conferences which must terminate the present war. Jnat Temporary Art. Officials at tha British embassy were Joaltive today in their abHuramcH thut Japan's act would in no way develop Into a violation of the memoranda lim iting the scope of Japanese military. The pledge outlining tho extent of Japanese aggression wae reiterated and declared to be a proof that the seizing of Jalult waa merely a temporary act. Late today after receiving an official cablegram from Toklo, confirming tha destruction of the German baKe at Jalult, the Japanese embassy Issued the follow ing statement: , Japanese Statement. "In this connection It may be recalled that the German men of war have been making apprarance In the Pacific and the Houth seas and have been disturbing the shipping routes ever since the out break of the present war, and that this fact at laat compelled the allied fleeta of Japan and Great Britain to decide upon expeditionary measures to keep the routes clesr, as waa recently reported In the prens. In tlie light of this facl It may be safely concluded that the action taken by a portion of the Japanese squadron above referred to is nothing but a step for the fulfillment of the expeditionary mission." BRITISH CRUISER TRIES , TO STOP FRUIT SHIP NEW YORK. Oct. 1-The Norwegian fruit steamer Katie from Baracoa reached port today with a Ule of a British cruiaor firing a shot acroaa her bow off tha Scot land lightship at the entrance to New York harbor. Tha Katie's officer aald that the veasel did not stop and that the rruiser made no further attempt to over haul It, presumably because of its prox imity to tha neutral son On Trelra and at otal Maw Standa. Ra, War Summary The official silence maintained for the last twelve hours over tho operations of the allies In north eastern franco was broken today by the official statement from Paris. This set forth thai the le wing of the allied army was extending more and more widely;! that strong forces of German cav alry had appeared in the vicinity of Ullle, In the department of Nord; (hat between the Somme and the Olsne there had been al ternating advances nd withdraw als, and that a German attack near Lnfwigny had failed. North of Solxnonn the allies have ad vanced. The rest of the front shows no change. The dlHclosure (hat the opera tions on the western end of the great battl line have rtViched the vicinity of Lille, places the Ger mans In strength at a point easily within ten miles of the Belgian frontier. Taking Lasnlgny as jhe elbow of the French battle line, It now extends roughly for eighty miles due north and for consider ably over 100 miles from Las slgny to the eastward. No confirmation has come from any German source of the reported removal by Emperor William of field Marsha! von Moltke from the post of chief of the German general 'staff, and the aucresslon by Major General von Volghts Rheti. This story was received In London lattt night from Am sterdam. The Japanese navy department In explaining the occupation off the German Inland of Jallut, one Df the Marshall group in tha south Pacific, declares the move was made for military purposes and not for permanent occupation. French troops are well estab lished in Alsace, according to a V news dispatch from ' Dalfort. France, and the German forces before them are not numerous. A second Russian army Is now threatening the town of Hunzt, In eastern Hungary, according to a news' dispatch, from Rome. Hueit In forty miles from the boundary of Galicja, which is here the crest of the Carpathian mountains. School Board In Bad When last June ' Prof. Bernstein was dropped out of the hi eh ichool faculty The Bee entered this pro test: The nummary dismissal by the School Ntard of a member of the high school teaching staff, without even rharires, and much less a hearing, after more than fifteen years' service and successive promotions, promises to disclose whether the so-called permanent list af fords any permanency of pro lection to teachers. It goes without saying that if the board fan dismiss a permanent . list teacher in thla fashion, every teacher in the schools Is exposed to the same treatment, and the permanent list Is a farce. No one will contend that a school teacher is, or should be, immune from dismissal for catue, but he, or she, should have a right lo know what, if any, charge are made and the opportunity to refute them. Our Hchool hoard Just now is not in such high public enteetn that It can afford to violate Its own rules and repudiate its own obliga tions Just to wreak petty ven geance of Individual members. The dismissal of Miss Steg-ner is a perhaps less flaerant breach of the rules, for she had not yet earned a place on the permanent list, but in principle it is the same, and what The Bee said applies likewise in her case. The school board has put it self in bad arain, because the peo ple want the teaching corps kept on the merit system and no one dis missed for cause without a hearing and a chance for a defense. Missing Italian Submarine is Now in French Seaport rtOME. Oct. .-'(Vla London.) -The Italian built submarine wtUgl disappeared while undergoing a trial trip in the Gulf of Spesia. arrived today at Bautla. a fort I fled sea port town of France In Cor sica. The submarine, which had Just been completed In a private yard near Spesla for tha Ilu.-lan government, was under the command of Lieutenant Angelo Bel lini, retired, who was reported to have expressed dissatisfaction over tha neu tral attitude of Italy in tha war. SINGLE .COPY TWO CENTS. ALLIES PUSH LINE OF BATTLE NORTH OFTHEOISERIVER Paris Military Critics Confident of Victory for French Forces in Great Battle. MILLION MEN ARE FIGHTING Phrase "North of the Oise" Appear, for First Time in Reports by French War Office. GERMANS CAUGHT IN A SWAMP They Camp in Dry Bed of Marsh Which Becomes Lake Because of Rain During the Night MANY SKIRMISHES REPORTED Afternoon Statement Indicates Lit. tie Change on the Aisne. LONDON IS WITHOUT ANT NEWS Brltlsk tensor kna Lid Oa All ln formation f rOm W eater and Eactern Scenes af War , Onerntlnaa. PARIS, Oct. 6. The following' of ficial communication was given out In Parte this afternoon t. "On our left wing the front is ex tending more and more widely. Very Important masses of German cavalry have been reported in the environs o( Lille, coming from forces of the enemy, which are making a move ment In the region to the north of the line "between Tourcotng (in the department of Nord, seven milea northeast of Lille), and Armentlerea (nine miles northwest of Lille). - "In the vicinity of Arras and on the right bank of the river Somme, the situation shows little change. Be tween the Somme and the Ola there have been' alternate advances and withdrawals. Near Laasigny the enemy undertook- an important at- " tack, which, however, failed. "On ths right bank of the Also, north of Solssons, we have, with tha co-opera, tlon of tha British army, made a alight advance. Wa also made aom dmh.. In the vicinity of Berry Au Bac. "There is nothing to report from tho reat of the front. "In Belgium, ths Belgian forcea de fending Antwerp have occupied strosgly the Una between tha river Rupel and tha river Nethe. Agalnat this line tha at tacks of tha Germans have failed. PARIS, Oct. 1-Denplte tba etfioiat an. nouncement of yesterday that the allies had ylolded somewhat, confidence today In thn ultimate success of tha French and Kngllsh In ths great action ou tha left wing of the battle front in northern France has by no means diminished. Meanwhile without repose, and with no sign of a truce, tha tremendous battle ot mllllona of. men is going on, each side trying by every possible means In their power to gain tha advantage. "North of the. Otoe" has appeared for the firat time, in a war office statement. Till now all the conTbats fought on the right bank of tha Olsa river bava been mentioned either In tha region of rtoye " or between tha Bomme and tha Olse. There la much speculation on tha phase of the fighting In that vicinity, which can bava a greatly varied Importance. Setbacks Ualaapartaat. "The military critics, among them Lieutenant Colonel Rousset of the Petit Tarlatan, refuse to attach any Import ance to tha setback or tha yielding ot territory, declaring them to be the In. evltable retreats which can be offset by a progressive movement He cites the fact that Napoleon Bonaparte at Marengo had to retreat three times In tha face of tha Austrian, which did not prevent him from finding thero one of his most brilliant victories, as well as one of the moat profitable. Uermaae t'asgkl In Swam. The familiarity of tba French with tha territory la frequently , of Considerable advantage to them. The marshea of Salnj uona, near the Petit Mortn river are per fectly solid in the dry season and th Oermana here had made all preparations for an important surprise attack. The night before this was to take nlr- m. heavy rain made the swamp a lake and turned the position to tha dlaadvant... of the Germans. Tho French merely stuck' to their positions and while the enemy was in distress in the soggy ground an nihilated large numbers with their r. tlllery fire. The digging of Valse trenches and all kinds of efforts which will redound advantage are being resorted to by one siae or tne otber. The lists of dead printed in tha news- Papers are growing. They sometimes fur nish tna only news of the soldier, iinr. their departure to tha frftnt. A force of ninety architect a and enaineera n,i 1.000 workers la ready to repair the dam. age in tne war sone. London Wlthant News. LONDON. Oct. 1 Never alnne it. ..... haa the battle of the Aisne, which has now become virtually a alcge of ths Ger man positions on the Ota and north r this river, shown such a dearth of news as on this twenty-fifth day of tha strug. gle. Tha British Information bureau .,.. very diffuse, completely closed down on (Continued on Page Two Column Cue)