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Omaha Daily Bee
THE WEATHER.
Cloudy
VOL. XAY NO. 134.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, PKCKMBKK 13, 1014 TWELVE TAGES.
ot.r ZlX'iZV. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
WARMER WEATHER
DOES NOT SHOW UP
ON SCHEDULE TIKE
After the Sun Goes Down the Tem
perature Drops Steadily Dur-
ing the Entire Evening.
NINETEEN BELOW AT NORFOLK
AT THE EDGE OF THE FIGHTING Part of a French artillery regiment going into
camp back of the firing line in Belgium. ,
Coldest Point in the State U Regis
tered in Northwestern Part
Yesterday Morning.
BITING COLD MANY PLACES
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Grand Island and North Platte Both
Readings Down to Teh Below.
GOVERNMENT ISSUES WARNING
WaealasTtoa Beads Oat Idf -trmatloa
that Frlclfl Conditions Will Pre
vail fieaerally Over be rare
Portloa of t'oantry.
White warmer weather wan predicted
fcr last night the thermometer failed to
register the change and from sundown
on the Fahrenheit dropped steadily.
The temperatures gradually rose yeater
terday morning after 8 o'clock until the
highest point during the day wan reached
at 3 o'clock, remaining there for over an
"hour.
Norfolk, on the Chicago & Northwestern,
registered the lowest temperature, the
thermometer at that point dropping to 19
degree below aero. On the same Una
West Points reports IS degrees below,
and Wlsncr 16, while Oakdale reports 10,
Long pine S and Scrlbner S. From Chad
ron the surprising report of 10 degrees
above sero was received at the local
headquarters.
Grand Island and North Platte were
two points on the Union Pacific tha
thermometer falling to 10 degres below
Rl both junctions. Other points all regis
tered higher temperatures.
Readolph Coldest Spot.
On the Burlington Randolph was the
coldest spot, with 18 degrees below.
Hickman was 14 below and O'Neill and
Grover 12. Superior waa 8 degrees above
and out in the west, Cheyenne reported
30 degrees above and Denver 22 degrees
above.
Trains running into Omaha were late.
Moat trains eomlng in from the west ran
from an hour to an hour and a half late,
and trains from the east were almost as
delinquent on' account of the cold.
The Union Pacific's private telegrapii
wire to Chicago from the local headquar
ters was reported out of .commission thla
morning and at noon it was still down,
A short wire, giving inadequate service,
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DOCKS DISAPPEAR
AND SERYIAH ARMY
GOES TOJTS DOOM
Balkans at Mitroviti, in Croatia, Use
Quack Birds to Tell Strength
of Anstrians.
8HES PUT THEM ON RIVER
Foe Learns of Trick, and Removes
All Birds from Save Stream
One Day.
THOUGHT THE CITY EVACUATED
King Peter's Timoka Division Cele
brates with Banquet.
THEN ARRIVES FOXY ENEMY
Knrre of Seventeen Thousand Men
Overwhelmed, Mm) of Them
Relnar Takea PrU
, oners
F. A. NASH BURIED
ATHOLYSEPULGHER
Last Sad Rites Over Body of One of
Omaha's Best Known and Most
Liked Business Men.
Carranza Says Fire from Americans
Would Be Direct Aid to the Villistas
BISHOP' SCANNELL . PRESIDES
Baslarss Men Leave Their Work,
Railroaders Come from Chit-ago
and All Join la Pnjlns;
Respects to n Frlead.
cold, making many delays In the opera- ( knew Mr. Nash for many years and who
tive departments. ; . -s ha
Irving hands have laid at rest In Holy
Sepukher cemetery the body of Frederick
Augustus Naeh, Omaha pioneer, promi
nent ; business man and distinguished
cltlren. The funeral " was held at St
I John's Collegiate Catholic church at 10
l Monday morning and was attended
was the best possible to Kansas City. ! Dv hundreds of people, they coming from
Other railroad wires suffered from .the all walks of !(f, men and women who
. t. kiv
had long since come ttj love him.'
Ce14 Wave Fiaira t's In' fcost. " ' St. John's church was crowded "with
WASHINGTON, pec, It-Colder weather those who went tliere-"Vi--rrM)Uu . a de--lisaagllTRit
the east Is forecasted by- the parted -i-elaUve and a. friend In the days
weather bureau tot Tuesday. ! of adversity, as well as In the days of
All through the southern atates, the great I proiperliy. . The rentral portion of the
crhtral valley and the lake region oday ! fhurc ji was set aside for the relatives,
he' temperatures were tumhllng, and In ! Intimate "friends and business associates,
the upper Mlsstaslppf' valley and the north j Vhlle-tlie remainder of the auditorium
plains region the mercury was below thew" W to all who desired to atten'd
rero mark. . ' i thc Prvlc "-
Cold wave warnings were aflutter from i ' ' ' Railroad Men Here,
the aeries of the forecasters throughout j At the funeral services all railroads
New England, New York, Delaware, having offices in the city were repre
Maryland and West Virginia. All the '; rented, as were most of the leading busi-
WASH1NUTON. Deo. W.-General Car
rania. through Consul Canada at Vera
Crua, tcilny formally advised the State
department? that any use of force by the
American troops nt Naoo, Arts., In their
eC.'orts to keep- Mexican bullets from
American soil "will be considered an act
of hostility, however well disposed the
government may be."
'This agrees with the general's state
ment at Vera Cms Saturday. Reiterating
his previous statements, Carrnma Buys
General Hill has controlled his fire and
that he Is sending instructions anew to
the Sonora commander to. avoid any fir
ing that would endanger those acroes the
American border. He deplores . that
Americans have been killed and wounded,
but suggests that these acoidonta have
been due to carelossneas on the part of
the Americana or "Imprudent curiosity,"
and rites itlmilar occurrences when
Madero beselged Juare and Americana
endangered their, lives by. seeking potnta
of vantage In El Paso,, from which to
view" lighting.' ; - " i:
Finally her pottits out that ,llie position
fuih that It would be Impossible for
the!r fire to enter American territory
and that consequently any shots from
the American side would be a, direct aid
to the Villa forces.
General. Fuentes, an old Huerta fol
lower, whose 'son is the husband of one of
Iluerta's daughters, was executed In
Mt-xlro City with four minor officers on
the night of December 9, according to a
report today from Consul Sllllman. The
acts for which these officers paid ,he
penalty with their lives, were not dis
closed in Mr. Kllliman'e dispatch.
Secretary Bryan today Instructed Con
sul Silliinan to sek clemency for all
prisoners arrested on political charges i
and lo ask for their safe conduct out of
the country.
The KiKinish ambassador was Informed
by the State department today that
Julian Zorolla, the Spaniard threatened
with execution at Tamplco, as a Villa
supporter,- h ad been released as a result
of representation! by the United , States.
Two other-. Spaniards.'. arrested on ihe
camo charge were,' put, to ideath several
.South Atlantic and gulf states except
southern Florida, may expect freeelng
temperatures tonight. The southern rtorm
which centered In Alabama was passing
out to sea off the Maine coast taday
o HHI : trt.op. 'Whr are-action fVbjs ami,". ' '' -..
their backs to the American frontlfy. la p ' ' " y
GOETHALS ASKS
FOR WARSHIPS
Governor of Panama Canal Zone Re
news His "Request for Torpedo
Boat Destroyers.
ncas houses. There were many present
from outside the city,' Including officials
of, the Milwaukee road who came over f pgT CRAFT NEEDED AT ONCE
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I iroin most or tne jvworasKa ana lowti
leaving heavy snows In parts of New " i ne i nicago omcials were: )
Kngland. New York, Pennsylvania. Ohio j J- H- "Hand and K. S. Keeley. vice;
and the mountain districts of the middle I president; H. E. Plerpont, traffic man- j
Atlantic states, and a general blanket of j W- "eorgc n. Haynes. general pa-j
sender areni : w. h. iioweu ana urtnL
Indlratlons that British Battleship
Are' t'slaar Water Adjacent to "
C'aaal aa Base for Taklaar
Oa gapplles.
tain and slush In otheiyplaces. Shifting
gales along the Atlantic roast accom
panied it and storm warnings are up
again from Hat teres to Kastport.
The heaviest snowfall reported to the
weather bureau headquarters ' was fif
teen inches at Oswego, N. Y.
Heveateen Below at Dnlath.
DULUTH. Minn., Oec. R-Dujth shiv
ered today In north wind that brought
street thermometers down to 17 below
xero, the lowest of the season. No snow
hss fallen here and St. Louis bay Is
frosen over with the best racing lee in
years.
Much Buffering; la t'hlraaso.
CHICAGO. Dec. H. Chnrltable organiza
tions were swamped ht-rc today with ap
peals for aid as a result of a cold wa've
which awept the great lakes region last
night. The temperature dropped 31 degrees
to aero in twelve hours. Ail municipal
lodging houses were pu Ucd with '.tomclesj
men last night.
Williams, ase'.ntant general freight agenta.
I Other Mllwauke officials In attendance
I ere : ,
I Rrlwnrtl f n linnrv rilatHrt naaunMr
agent, Denver; James E. Preston, com
mercial agent, Denver; Superintendent
(Continued on Page Five, Column One.)
The. Weather
Forecast for Omaha and Vicinity
Cloudy, with slowly rising temperatures.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday
Cattle Quarantine
Lifted from Twenty
One Iowa Counties
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The federal
quarantine in towa on accountef the foot
and mouth disease was removed today
with the exception of the following coun
ties: Sentou. P.lar-khawk, Buchanan,
Cedar; Clinton. Delaware, Dubuque,
Greene, Iowa,. Jarkstnj J6nt. Keokuk.
Llun, Iulsa, .Mitchell,- M jsratine, Powe
shiek,. Scctt. Tama and Washington.
AURORA. III., Dor. It.-Ilecauso
danger of infection from cnttle surrering
from foot and mouth diaensc, an order
was isHtiod today hy Dr.- O. F. ' Dyson,
state veterinarian, prut ibltinv' sales of
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Colonel Goe
thals, governor of the Panama canal
xone. today reiterated his ' request that
two torpedo boat destroyers be sent to
canal sone water to prevent violation of
neutrality through the misuse of wireless
and the taking on of supplies by bellig
erent vessels. '
Because of the confidential nature of
Colonel Goethals' dispatch Secretary Gar-
j rison declined to make It public. He
Issued this statement:
"The substance of the dispatch Is that
In Colonel Goethals' Judgment (he misuse
of radio communication within canal wat
ers and the prevention of the misuse of
these waters as a baae of supplies re
quire the presence of swift-moving ships
of the 'variety mentioned. 81nce the
(Continued- on Page Two Column Three.)
War Making Expenses
f: of U. S. Army Higher
HOPES COMPROMISE
ON DAHLMAN IS GO
Senator Hitchcock Will Talk Colleo
torship Over with Secretary
McAdoo Today-
HAMMOND BECOMES INSISTENT
Hepdbllcaa Whose. Bond la la Kffect
lie ma nils Release 'or Reappoint
ment rt the Maade of
the Democrats. .
the Democrats. . .
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. (Special Tele
gram.) If Senator Hitchcock can bring
about a compromise over the everlasting
collectorship succession he will do It to
morrow. Hoss Hammond's letter to the
senator indicating that he wanted to be
relieved of his bond or reappointed to
the potation (which he resigned to enter
the primaries fur the republican nomlna-
i '.Ion for governor) brought the senator
face to face with a proposition that has
been pending for months..
Senator Hitchcock said tonight that he
would have a talk with Secretary McAdoo
tomorrow, and he hoped the compromise
he had proposed to , Secretary Bryand
mould be accepted, namely, that Mayor
Dahlman be made collector and Chris
Gruenther marshal,. , .
If - tliia cannot, be accomplished then
agreement between Secretary Bryan and
Senator Hitchcock is .about as far re
moved a paoe between the nations now
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Comparative Local It r. cord.
Offkial record of temperature and pre
cipitation compared lth Hie correspond
ing period of the luat three years:
mt. mi. u.
mmm-
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drpar
nigneat today 4-,
lowest today :n
Mean tempera.ti:re e ,"S
Pret-ipltation 0u .00
Temperature and precirilat'on
tures from the normal:
Normal temperature
Iieficleniy for tile day !.'
IVUI deficiency since' March I, 1914 ,6a j
i. 1 1 "v' in rnrh
Defii toncy for the day 03 inch
Total rainfall since March I. .'Ji.it trr-
Normal precipitation KTT
Deficiency since March 1. U . s7reini-h.es
lief'tiency for ror. period. ln. 5 i Inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1H12. 3 K4 ln hea
Kcpane ironi statlnae at T P. M.
; WASHINGTON.. Dec. : 14. The costof
the America ration has Increased to sweh
animals .subject to the disease and re- jan extent on account of the European war
quiring affidavits that animals sold have I that It will cost" 11 30,000 more-to feed the
7'not contracted nor been exposed to the J fcoldlere during he coming year than, dur-
i disease. The order, which became ef- Ing the present , year. I.ven the price of
:fectlve today, covers tiie-northern three- home food has so iiicrebsed that 1100,000
Zj I quarters of the stair,' In addition, the ! more trust be paid next year for army
2 'order prohibits the Uf e of second-hand i forase tfian this year.'
1 .bag"' or other feed containers.'. J . These are some of tli ri suits of the war
I 1 , talfectinal tka array, which today made
1 their appearance. The navy also is af
ifected. .The wu freldit rates ha-e made
S ! ttt1 1 1 . tV 1 rt 11 a i It Impossible for the na-.y to meet out of
Wlin,'ltvai XjUlietS aprprlatlons the cost of sending coal
' '',. " ' tn Its tarloua tationj. Congreeg will be
I"" 1 i 'asked so authorise tha i.-se of the money
WASH1NGTUV. Dec. 14.-A iliani t- .0rrilnaTHy ' rnt In paying freight rates
tie with real cartridges In', place of on , fo. tne. maln,(1,un,:e ,lf nttVB,
- the uau.V, blanks was staged , by , BrlM- co1(T, to UM!d mV.d of commercial
i aoier jnriai j ern:nt, gin nil iriu 1
S ! Sham Battle Fought
at war..
.Live .Mock ' Karea Kuapeaded. -
Vveral (eeks ago the railroads which
carry live stock, fresh meats and packing
houae products from Missouri river points
and. Chicago to the eastern markets filed
with the Interstate Commerce commission
a now -tariff to go Into effect December
IV .These new rates mean an Increase In
freight rharres running from 10 to W per
cent.
The Increases were opposed by the cat
icvtiiiueu on I'uge Two, CoiurnaTwo".)
jlast month with remarkably instructive
j and aatU(artory reault. The bottle was'
jon a laige scale parlctpated In fy the.
Sixth, Sixteentn and Twentieth infantry, J
1 one uaaion or me riiieenin cavairy,
vtsaela for this purposes.
.... tt;one battalion of Uie Sixth field artillery ;'
'".riand company 1 signal corps. Out on the I
Masked Men Rob
ne i-iinii.ine coinn
Saloon and Patrons Johe"..!.1" for u:ti
The-National Capital
, JUoaday, Drcrnibrr 14, I4.
1'he Krnate.
Met at noon.
independent coal optrators continued
their complaint of rale dlacriin'inntions In
. -njuio. iii lei nioiy nciure a wubcominll
; tee.
j Hearings n-re continued on the water
I power site land lesalng bill.
I The lhilli.iie committee In -tflill lif.ni-.
nate Independence
(Cofiesiotenee of the Aso i.itcj I'i-i-hn.) j
WITUOVITZ. Croatia. Nov. K.-Mttro- ,
vita Is a sort of frontier point of the '
Balkan. It wns foi'iulcd by the Komaii
and tailed Hiuvrur.i. for 110 good reason. ;
It has a wide front on th Save river and '
many ducks. All thin lends tn a stranae ,
chapter in the operations amiiiiHt the
Servian army and has to do with the end
of the Perh tlmik divlnion of I7,i men.
Carrier pigeons have played a prominent
part In many wars. Mriny n belBKUied j
city has risked for relief through them.
But the duck ennnot be said heretofore
to have served other military purposes
than to glndden the stomach of some
foraging soldier. In the llalkana, how
ever, they have strange Ideas, It Is said. '
So when Servian spies at Austrian Mltro- !
vita needed a means that would convey
certain military Information of lmort
ance to the troops in Servian Mltrovltx,
right across the broad and deep Save,
they decided to employ ducks.
Ferry Destroyed.
The "ferry across the river had been
destroyed. The banks of the river were
carefully patrolled and watched by the
Austro-Kunganans, and how to get In
formation to tho other side was a problem
over which the spies at Austrian Mltro
vltx ponder?d long. The only creature
that could show Itself on the river was a
duck. But ducka have a habit of re.
mainlng near their habitat and for thla
reason were not suited' to the rorrying
of messages.
However, the Servians needed Informa
tion on the strength of the Austro-Hun-gsrlan
force In Austrian Mltrovltx. and
since thla force kept moving up and down
the river in and out of the elty It waa
desirable to have thla Informotion every
day. So the spies decided on an Ingen
ious scheme. Each duck to be seen on
the river represented a company o( Aua-tre-Hungarian
troopa.. When the ducks
Were east of the 'ferry It meant that the
decrease or increase In number of Austro
Hungariana at Mltrovltx waa due to the
arrival of troops from, or deparaure to
the east. ' The aame applied to ducka seen
west of the ferry.
Twenty-Two Docks Seen.
Tims, If on a certain day twenty-two
ducks were seen west ot the ferry by
the Servian observers, but only fourteen
In the aame apot on the following day, It
meant that eight companies had marched
out of Mltrovltx In a westerly direction.
Departures were announced In the morn
ing and arrivals In the afternoon, this
arrangement permitting an accurate sys
tem of field Intelligence.
In some manner the Austro-Hungarlana
learned of the mission of the ducka and
bought up every one they could find.
Some of the officers favored the arrest
of those Serbs, who violently protested
against the transfer of ownership, but
the officer in command thought this
would ruin hla plana.
Thereafter the ducka continued to enloy
their swim on the river. But thla tlne
the Austiians determined the number of
birds that weru to be given this privi
lege. It la asserted here that the number
of ducks on the water waa woefully out
of keeping with the number of Austro.
Hungartan soldiers In Austrian Mltrovlta
and that In this manner the Servian army
waa often deceived.
No Birds Appear.
But one day no ducks appeared on the
Save. The AUstro-Hungarlan troops had
evacuated Mltrovlta that night, some
moving up and some down the li-a,-. it
waa for aome such signal that the com-
nianuer or tne nmok division had been
waiting.
That evening he took hla force across
the river, occupied aome territory five
kilometers west of Mltrovlta and was
banqueted that night by the Austrian
Serbs.
Toward morning In the still gray dawn
when man'a vitality Is lowest, as the sa
vants assert, and when banqueters are
not supposed to be In the best trim for
fighting, the Austro-Hungarian troops de
scended upon the Tlmok division and fin
ished the career of one of Servia'a moat
famous military organization, killing
many, leading away some 14,000 captives
and taking much loot.
Such la tne history of the battle o. Mlt
rovlta on September 4. Even the Serbs
here smile when they think o It. There
is an order now that no ducks may be
permitted to swim on th Sav.
The Day9 9
War News
Revemei for Turkey at the
hands of Russia on land and of
Kngland on the soa were chroni
cled in today's official war dis
patches. Russian army head
quarters in the Caucasus reports
that the Turks, whose strong re
sistance to the invaders from the
north compelled them to retreat,
are being pursued beyond the Eu
phrates river. The British ad
miralty announces that the old
Turkish battleship Messudleh,
which carried 600 men, hae been
destroyed by a nrltlsh submarine.
The recent successes of the
Servians, partly confirmed from
Rerlln, are said at Nlxh to have
been exhausted. It le asserted
that the Austrtans have been una
ble to check their retreat before
the advancing Servians, who are
sweeping them out of their coun
try. Vigorous thrutits at the German
line In KYance were made again
yentorday by the allies, but the
reports of buccprhcb In today's
official statement from Tsrls are
not borne out by the Berlin com
munication. There hsve been no Important
changes in the cast, according to
the German statement. Dis
patches from Petrograd, however,
assert that the Russians have
definitely thrown back the Ger
man column, which was attempt
ing to strike at Warsaw from the
north.
The French War office an
nounces that in Servla further
successes have been won against
the Austrlans, and In the Monte
negrin campaign, which has al
most been lost sight of recently,
the Austrian have suffered a reverse.
TURK WARSHIP
III DARDANELLES
HIT BYT0RPE00
British Submarine Makes Daring
Raid Into Strait Under Five
Rowi of Mines.
BATTLESHIP MESSUDIEH SUNK
Feat is Described as the Most Dar
ing Exploit of the Great War
in Europe.
LOSS OF LIFE IS NOT GIVEN
Lost Vessel, Which Was Built in
1874, Carried Complement of
Six Hundred Men.
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEST
Organs of Allies Are Talking of Gen
eral Forward Movement.
KAISER FEVERISH;
OPERATION DELAYED
Owing to Condition of Emperor, the
Knife Will Not Be Used Just
at Present-
ALARMING REPORTS CURRENT
Those Coining
Week Were
Oat ef fieri In Last
More Optlaalstlc
. . i'.,Th".ne la Clreeletloa
I-ately.
LONDON, Dec. 14.-Telegraphlng from
Heme, Switzerland, a correspondent of
the Central News says:
'A telegram received hore from Munich
states that it haa been decided to operate
on Kmperor William's throat, but .the
operation la being deferred owing to the
feverish condition of the emperor.
Heportx more or less alarming of the
Illness of Kmperor William have been In
circulation for several days past. His
majesty returned to Berlin some days ago
from the front, . and it was then var
iously reported that he was suffering from
Influenxa, catarrh of the throat and
nervous breakdown. The latter part of
last week the reports had a more hope
ful tone and It was said that he waa
recovering and soon would tie able to go
to the front a.aln.
Last night a dispatch reached New York
from Basel by way of Ixjiulon, saying the
emperor might be obllsod.to undergo an
operation of the throat and that probably
would not be permitted by his doctors to
return to the field until after Christmas.
MANY BATTLES IN THE EAST
Almost Radlesa Series of Bloody
Straggles for Possession of
Points la Polaad Still
( ontlnaea.
LONDON, Dec. 4. The first seri
ous blow Inflicted on the Turkish
navy since the entrance of the portc
into the war the torpedoing of the
Turkish battleship Messudleh by a
British submarine In the Dardanelles
gave naval color to today's war
news and was, in fact, the only strik
ing occurrence chronicled by land or
by sea.
Little or no change has been re
ported on the western battle front,
and in the east Russia and Germany
continue to fight a seemingly endless
battle tor the control of western
Poland.
English and French newspapers unite
In declaring that the time is drawing
near for the much discussed general ad
vance of tho allies through France and
Belgium, and some unofficial reports aay
thla move Is about to be undertaken If It
has not actually begun. ' Progress neces
sarily would be Inch by Inrh, and even
tha most optimistic of the British ob
servers, assuming that a general forward
movement of the allies la to' be essayed,
concede that It would be spring before
any appreciable eastern progress could
be made. - r
Submarine la I alajere.d.
The feat ot Lieutenant Commander
I lot brook, in diving under five rows of
mines In - the Dardanelles and torpedo
ing the Turkish battleship. Is described
here aa perhaps the boldest marine ex
ploit of the war. The submarine, pre-
(Contlnued on Tage Two, Column Five.)
Car of Wheat from
Every Station for
Belgium is Slogan
CHICAao, Deo. 14. -Grain for the relief
of famine aufforers In Belgium Is to be
contributed by the farmers of Illinois
and the slogan of the subcommittee ap
pointed today to hasten the shipment ot
the cereals Is, "a carload of grain from
every shipping station in Illinois."
The plan la to utilise the elevators at
all stations In Illinois to receive and hold
contributions from Individual farmers. Ar
rangements bave been made to haul the
Train Into the coast without cost and It
will then be transported by the Rocke
feller foundation to Belgium.
A similar organisation In Iowa con
tributed more than 100.000 bushels and the
Illinois committee hopes to exceed that
amount.
Cruiser Dresden is
Reported Safe in
Punta Arenas Port
VALPARAISO, Chile, . Dec. 14. Dis
patches recelve-1 here from Punta Arenai
declares that the German cruiser Dres
den has come Into that port uninjured.
Station and Htate
or Weather.
Cheyenne, clalr ..
Davenport, clear .
Iienver, clear
Dea Moines, clear .
Xodge City, clear
Lander, cloudy ....
Temp. Hlgi-- Raln-
7 p m. tit. (all
22 ; .
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M ' 3 00
W .W
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I prairie near El Taso these forces attacked j bTOCJCTON, Cel ; Dec.
the enemy, supposed to consist ef two masked robbers, eaxh carrying
regiments of Infantry and two battalions ,
of field artillery. But the position of j
this force was outlined by a groat sum- 1
t-er of targets, more than " silhouette
figures, representing soldiers and rlec-trk-a!ly
ccntr'-lled, which received the
Impact ot aboLt loo, WO I all cartrldgee.
Certain Important defects' In organization
and aguipment were' developed and al
together the exercise s said to tie of
Incalcuable value In an educational way.
14.-Thrce
1 revolver,
entered a saloon on Greer island, near
here, last night, ordered seven men and
the wife of tha proprietor, who were in
the place, to back up against the wall
and then, marching all of them Into a
aid- room, tied them up with sheets and
other pieces of bedding. One of the men,
who moved too slowly to suit the rob
bers, was shot through the shoulder. The
robbers obtained SIS and some ailver
ware sad escaped.
The llouae.
Met at noon.
i'acrelary Daniels continued his testi
mony before the naval committee
The legislative, eiiecutlve and Judicial
and postal appro, lation bills were
brought In.
Meier Appointed
Register of Land
Office at Lincoln
1
WASHINGTON. Deo. 14 -Pre,idut Wll- !
son today nominated Henry A. ileler of
Lincoln, to be register of the land office
at Lincoln, Neb.
WANTED A good man. One who
understands hot water piant and
automobile. Kerefences required,
re farther reformation about
this owortaalty, see the Waat
AA seotloa ef today's Baa.
COLLEGE HERE NETS CHILD'S
SAVING INSTITUTE $1,800
Tliat the Child risvlng Institute re
ceived 11.800 net from "The College Hero"
play, ahlcii wss given by local soo4ety
folk ass made publle Imt night by Bar
ton Millard. Mr. Davis, who staged the
play, received 1,4 for his efforts. In
the 11, (00. receipts from admlsaion tickets
to the play, candy, flower and newspaper
sales are Included.
Untrained Nurses
Succeed in Getting
Into War Hospitals
a LONDON, Dec. 14. -As a result of a
protest from the National Council of
Trained Nurses that incompetent women
are serving at the front and In hospitals
Lord Kitchener, the war secretary, has
called upon the council for s detailed re
port. The press some time ago directed pub
lic attention to the fact that many eager
young women, either wealthy or socially
prominent, were clamoring for positions
as nurses. While motives of these young
women are to be commended. It haa been
said that meager training aaa hardly
beneficial to tha wounded.
This location of the German cruiser
Dresden at Punta Arenas, on the strait
of Magellan, cleara up all doubt as to
the whereabouts of the last of the Ger
man warahlpa that encountered tin
British squadron December ' f off - th
Falkland Islands. The Onelsenau,
Bcharnhorst, Ielpilg and Nurnlierg wero
sunk. The Dresden escaped and haa been
pursued by British warships. Its pres
ence at Punta Arenas means that it was
either endeavoring to reach the Pacific
again or that It contemplates interning
for the remainder of 'the war. Punta
Arenas Is a Chilean port. The strait of
Magellan Is narrow. British warships,
doubtless, are at Its Atlantic entrance
and Japanese cruisers are said to be ,
either watching or not far from the ap
proach, on the Pacific side.
SON OF GERMAN CHANCELLOR
CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS
PARIri. Dec. 14 Reports reaching hare
today from Berne state that a aon of tha
Oerman chancellor. Dr. Bethman-Hotl-weg
had been seriously Injured at Plctr
kow, Kuasian Poland, and that he had
beea captured by the Ruaslaxia.
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