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0 PIOGE7VE3 used m lantern bat the p-tt-dt businras man in OmeW se the dTfrOnIng cot nti t( The le. jWAHA 1PAILY THE WEATHER. H Fair; Warm VOL. SLIV NO. 200, - OMA1IA', WEDNESDAY- MORNING, FEDRUAttY 10, 1915 TWELVE PAGES. On TYnta ead at Hotel Maws . SINGLE COPY TWO v CENTS. BEE V m SHIP BILL BATTLE ' v III SE1IATE LITERS Oil ANOTHER NIGHT Struggle Still Continues , on. Floor After Long Combat with Ad- ,-' . ministration Men Shad -IT . . iBg Foei. . ' ' ' ' 1TORBIS WITH THE 1JEM0CRATS - i " ' JTehraskan and La Follette Arrayed Ajjainit Allies When Motb to . Adjourn Made. -'.XXNYON ALSO BREAKS AWAY . .WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. -After In .auTgent democrats and republicans ad made a vain effort to break the $ontfnuoua session of the senate on 'the fcvernmenr ship purchase, bill, at "O'clock tonight tired legislators settled down ior another v ail night debate in. the, historic struggle. When the end would come, no one ( -would predict. Administration lead ers declared the 'session might last tor a week without Interruption. Op '. position spokesmen, however, pre dicted that some effort would be made tomorrow to break the dead lock." Republican. managers were somewhat surprised at the strength commanded , br the , administration forces, when Senator ; Clarke ..' of Arkansas moved that the senate ad journ ntil noon tomorrow. , 'v 7T arris -with, Denlo. They ha hoped that Senator Norrls, progTesalveHrepubllcan, would .not standi with, the democratic majority against tuch s motion. Both Senator NorriS and ' Senator La FolletUT. however, Vote against adjournment, and so did Senator Kenyon.-'Who Joined the administration forces tor the ttlnst time since the begin ning of the fight Tne vote on the motion Hood 48 to 46, every member of the senate answering to the roll call. ' ' Had the opposition alliance won on the effort to adjourn,' it had been plannedMo try to displace the ship purchase hill to morrow by a motion to take up for con sideration the ,-postofflce .appropriation bill.. Such an attempt may yet be made and should it succeed It probably would be . Impossible to get the shipping meas ure before the senate again between now and March. In the light of the vote to night the regular democratic senators feel confident that-' their llnee will hold, although some of the republican-Intimate that Senator Norrls might soon desert the majority, unless the filibuster can be broken and the continuous session ended, i.' "Day Eicltlngr One. .-', - . After the Strenuous alt' night session jlonday the day In the senate was an ex citing one, enlivened' by parliamentary .entanglements, and denunciation of the proceedings by Insurgent democrats. Senators O'Oorman and Hitchcock as Ipalied the attempt, td' coerce -support of the shipping bill and made reference to : the .attitude of President Wilson The president took occasion during the day to reassure , callers , that there was no Intention of withdrawing the . ship pur 'chase bill, even should It be nejfssary i to call an .extra seseilon of congress In ' the spring. . According to talk about the capitol to- day, . if (opponents of the bill prevent a dedstvm vote for many more days, a new plan of action may be undertaken. The plan, which If said to have been suggested '"from an authoritative administration source, would be for house leaders to enjt up far passage a bill Introduced by Sen , ator AV'eeks early In the session, which 'passed, the.eenate, providing for turning over some of the ship of the navy for malV, "smd commercial aervlce between New. Tork and 8outh xAmerfeaar porta ' Mlakt rree Record Vol.. ' With this bill before the house It would he f-art of the plan to-attach tha shin "purchase bill as anmendment and to pass the ' amended bill under . special rule. This would put the measure before the senate again In the form of aa v ; amended senate bill, on which a record vote might be forced . NThls plan Is said to hats been discussed' at the Whit House by party leaders on both aides of he capitol, although none . would admit It tonight. The- rules com. jCotionued jpa Fsge Two, Column . Six.) Tho Weather Fbrecast till 1 p. m. Wednesday: V For Omafia, CounuM Blufls and Vlcinity--Falr, slowly lining temperature. Teaaperatarc at Oman Yesterday. Hour, in m, a. m. 7 a. m. it. m. a. m. 10 s. in. Deg j 21 li a. m .13 in. V" 1 p. m.. 2 p. m I p. in.. u. m. ......... 6 p. m p. tn.. ....... 7 p. m , I p. m Record IRIS. 1014. mi. 1912. .... i it . 1 Highest yesterday.. 1 yfestcrday.. Mnan te:ierature. Precipitation .... jl H .... a .00 , .CO 2J liJ . U .00 i T depar- lenjpvrature and precipitation rures from tha normal: i " Normal tamperuture KCfM for the day. ...'.'..'.'"" Total excess Mlnrti ltruk ',st" a ItU 04 Inch Normal pret-lpltatkoa.. t)flcienfy f r the dy ' .04 inc h T-fc.i I . ..Jk. inches Ifc-ficpincy ror. rerf.Hl. lVl.t ..) j m Inches Xefiolcncy cor.' period. lli.... i.67 im-iies Bteperls frtiaa Statloa at T I. M. Station and bata Temp High- Rain- ... v. rn. eat. fMn Cheyenne, clear.. .... ts Iavcn;ort. rlear Ienver, clear M ITS slolnna, rlear 2.J 3 lodge t'itv, part cloudy. 4 M M M M 41 Jantler, clear .... b North Platte. . floinfj- :ia V I V ' ' ' mha, f-ioudy ruetil, rlear Via 1.1 1 Cliy, clouitv 4i . halt Iake City, olouay... 60 hn(a Ke, l ar hue n1 an, rlear to , fcinux city, part cloudy. AS3 N Valtntiuo. cloutiy M 1 'a1 luttioates trnie of nrMii-iiittaltrin U A. WtLSU. Local forecaster. Csnwratlti DODOUJO GERMAN BULLETS French scldiera cautiously entering their trenches In eastern France. . v ' . , ... i - -V --TV i,V; -- - . . , : . kk '.V t . - V- - - ' - . .. .... - , . ; - ' - 1 'V -V - 1 - .. . - - ; . J TAET .OPPOSED TO ARMS EMBARGO BILL I . " - - . . Former Preaident Assert Such a Policy Would Beact Afkinst This .) . Country in Eyent'ofWar. OWN.fNTERISTS COME FIRST ' NEW HAVEN. Conn.,' Feb. 9. William Howard Tift today made publlca letter be wrote on January 36 to Prof. Edmond von Mach of Har vard university, In' which the former president opposes the enactment of a law forblddlnar the suddIt of munl- Ltlons'of war from this country, to the belligerent nations. - . The .letter was in answer to a re quest from Pr,of. von ivach, asking Mr Taft to write a letter to bo read at a "neutrality meeting" favoring passage of the bill- Introduced by aenator Hitchcock; provldrng ' for such interdiction. . "v 1 ' X I.etter'Wt Read. 1 1 The letter, which .was 'not' read at the meeting, , Mr. Taft pays, follows: "My Dear Professor von Macb: 'i have your of January 24 .1 cannot write to a neutrality ' meeting stich a letter as. you would wish. I think that to interdict the supply at ammunition and ernfe from the country, to the belligerents in ' the war would be to adopt a policy that VouU seriously interfer with year-awn welfare, rhould we evejt belrawn lhto .a Jar agninst our. will, by the unJuM in Toslon of some power iwha, , was . fully preparM'who weul.l always find-us tin prepared.' " ' : . ,4 ' " , "Such a policy as that you ; Indicate wouia rpean that the power who is armed I cap p8. would always have -at a dls- advantage .thope. countries ,thst were not In such a state of preparation., ' t'oaslders Aetiofc t'awlse. . "It would therefore lead to even greater pressure upon all' the . countries of the f-world than that we have 'Seen In the last. two.. .decaaa. , to, .Increase their armament, "a result which we would all " deplore. For thi reason. 1 cannot think that It would be wise to pass a' law changing, all tho rules of international laws heretofore prevailing' with respect to the sale of ammunition and, arms to belligerents by neutral countries. Nor do I. think that In the present exigency it would be an act of neutrality to ao so. because It would -nure only to the benefit of one of the belligerents. Sincerely youra, " . "WILLIAM 1U TAFT." Quarantine Area j 7 In Iowa Enlarged tVASHINTJTONi Feb.VA order-ef fectlva at once was issued by the De partment of Agriculture' today altering live stock foot and mouth disease quaran tine regulations in Indiana, Iowa, alary- land. New Tork and Ohio. - ., In Iowa one iom'nahiD in Jonu. Mimhr Nnd seven townships In Dubuaue are added tr the closed area. A portion of Cedar county Is made a modified area. The general regulations have also been amended to reaulre the clearing and Dis infection of all railroad cers-whloh have carried live stock -grroni the quarantined areas since January li. MISS BUSHNEa CHRISTENS . . - ; LARGE SUBMARINE 1 - V - - I i rut. wah.. Feb. . The J.60- g ' ton submarine Bushnell of United State M n.rjr juunaned tooay at the yard 87 i Of The Seattle Construction mA r r u company. Miss FjK-ullne -Warwick flush- ncll. a descendant of the revolutionary naval officer ah devbwd tha fire sub marine, crone a bottle pf champagne on the prow aa the shfq was cut .loose. The tiuatineu la so per cent completed, contract price Is tl.OOO.iHA. . . lu SUFFS GAIN ANOTHER , : , POINT INPENNSYLVANIA ' KARRI SBlrH'J, Pa., Feh.". The reso! flit Ion to submit to the voters the woman suffrage amendment to the constitution was passed finally In the house today by a vote of J to Tl., The resolution now goes to the senate and If passed by (hat body the amendment will go before the people next November. - - ; PRJCES OF BEANS '', r AND CRACKERS RISE CHICAOO. Feb. l.-War demand for navy beans has Increased the prlis about H a buahel within the last fw weK, It was announced here today. The price of crackers, following the rise in wheat ad vanced from I te 6 cents a pound In many or the large grocery establishments here yesterday. Norman IL Beam, N I ' Capitalist and .Banker, ii Dead NT5W TORTC, Feb. . Norman H. R)m, financier and director in many, rail roads, banks and Industrial corporations, died here In a hospital today. It is tinder-stood'-that Mr. Roam ' died ' after kAn Operation "for Intestinal trouble, from which he", had suffered for some years. He wis in his seventy-first year. . NOPAL BOARD BILL DIES IN COMMITTEE Liggett Measure to Take the formal j Schools Out of Politics Post- poned.by Senators. ' MAJQU3 AND IJHENDS ARE BUSY ! (From a BtaffCorrespondent.) -LINCOLN. Feb 8. (Special Tel egram'.) The educational committee of 'the senate voted to kill the ftormal" school bill creating V new normal bcArd. Ib has been , known for a' day or so that the committee and prob ably the house bad been "Majorized" and that there was little hopejor tak ing1 the normal school out'of politics. A combination of democrats, and re publicans -led by Kohl ' and Mallery were responsible. - Cdfprado Dry Law - , Advanced to Third ; Reading in Senate DENVER, Feb. . The administration state-wide prohibition' bill was passedj on tViIrd reading In the senate today, 27 to i. It contains provisions for the enforcement' of the prohibition constitu tional amendment adopted by "the elec tors last November. It now goes to the house. '' i The measure prohibits Interstate anJ interstate shipment of liquor for sale or gift, -except for medicinal and saora men tal purposes. It maKes unlawful the opening of an original package, provides for search and seisure; imposes a license of two annually for druggists and JS upon religious organisations; .provides V fines and Jail sentences for first offenses and penitentiary sentences for second of fenses. The governor -la given I1S.O0O yearly to enforce the law. , Rush of Water Kills . Twenty-One Miners NANAIMOT B. C, Feff. I. Twenty-one men employed In the mine of the Pacific Coast Coal mines, limited, at South Well ington, seven mllesi from Nanalmo, were-j killed by a rush of. water-today.- ' Evidently one of the old flooded work ings Of tha Alexandra mine, which ha not been operating for years, was broken Into by the men In the South- Wellington, which adjoins it 6n a lower level. : ANOTHER TERRE HAUTE MAN PLEADS GUILTY INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 4,-The number of men pleading guilty tr the federal Indictment" charging-conspiracy to cor rupt the' election In lrre Haute on No-. vember-T, 1914, was inrresseo to eigniy four todsy wllen Ilert Hill appeared In the feteral court and changed his plea from not guilty to guilty. The thirty one , who pleaded not guilty are to be placed on trial March S. , EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURES SH0W GAIN OVER YEAR AGO . - v - WASHlNOTO"S r,n- ' KxiHirts. of Ame.-lcan manufactures In December last regalne the level shnvi for the month In HIS. a riecreese of -la per cent In fin ished manufactures being more then off set by. gains in manufactured foodstuffs. A statement by the xvai tinnt or j North tea hare been rcdii'xsd by official Commerce today shows rial In certal.i , figures to ' eighty-four, according to re lines of manufactures, however, eptrn j ports to tha State department. Nine' are msds- phenomenal" gains compared with ; imported ss being French, two Dutyfi and December a year, ago; -Among the more j the Remainder British. All are under notable Increases were: Commercial stood to have been of the fixed type automobile from I101.0X) to J.:nS,0r)u; tl.at-ta t say. they were anchored. The cotton knit goods, to over - j Hague ventlon requires that they shall OUO; -woolen tlotMiig, $l3,0O tJ l,3S3.0M);'l b. cur.lY. ,..,m,A . olher woolen woods, Inrluding blankets, I1OS.0US to 2."2o,Oft; rubber brxtta an 1 shoes, tM.0u0 to J M OO; sole leufher, $:V,4, M) to $2AeuU; upper lesther, f 1.7:4.000. Zlne Increased during the same period from 137,0.0. pounds to M.tMOHU ioiinJs, while metal worklfjg .-ichlrery inrreased in value from S1.3W.0) to t:,4S:.ia. An unusually largs proportion of the experts are new going to tturope. WILL NOT PROTEST ON FLAG INCIDENT Administration Say Practice is Too Common, to Call for Any For mal Objectioftv ' , GREAT ZNCIGNATION IN FRANCE ' BILLETn, ' WASHINGTON. Feb. ' 9. Ambas sador Tage at London today notified. the State department that tha Brit ish foreign ' office had confirmed to him the press ' reports announcing the taring of the American flag oyer the) Cunarder Lusltania on Its recent trip across the Irish sea. Mr.' Page also included In his dispatch the text of the press report of the'occurrence. "WASHINGTON, . Feb. . . The ad- nvlQistratlon' view of tha hoisting of the American flag on the British steamship Lusltanla,as stated today on the highest authority;. Is that the of other flags by ships of natlons at war is sucha customary practice thfit no formal protest can be made, but that it. will be proper to send, to Great Britain a note pointing out the dangers, to-neutral . shipping whiCl may follow if such a practice Is con tinued. , ,.;,:" .-. i..) v.1'. Greet ladlcnatloa. la, FVaaee, PARIS. Feb. S.The caraaraph In the German memoraridum sent fc the Uplted Plates government , declaring Germany's naval' forces have , been 'liwtrUcted to abstal as far as poslnble from damaging neutral ships, the French press, declares, did not appear In the original text pub lished In the Reich Anselgers of Berlin. It is considered by the papers here 'that no matter what apparent restrictions may be added to the operations of the navy, the document constitutes an' intolerable menace to neutrals on the part of Ger many. The opinion is expressed, that the Washington administration will protest to Berlin. . . . . Regarding, the establishment of war lone by Germany, abound tha British isles,- President Wilson said today he was awaiting the" German government's mem orandum," being forwarded by Ambassa dor Gerard before reaching a decision on what attitude to .take. He said Ger many's first proclamation on the subject contained many fiueatlona on which the fnited Btgtes would like further explana tion. Tho president takes the view that the war sons proclaimed by Germany (Woes not constitute a blockade) or even a paper, blockade. He states that.lt was simply a. warning. , ... The president . himself said that action by congress oould not "control the use of the American flag by foreign aMps, and that restrictions on such practices woWd have to come through International agree ment President Wilson told cailers that up to 'the present, no other neutral govern ments have asked officlalljrt.be co-opera- won or im united nates. , -Discussing the general international suuauon, rresiaeni.' wusoa said he wasi not aurprlsed at the length of time taken by Great Britain In forwarding its final reply to the American note, on the Inter ference with American, shipping. All Xatral Ships War -!.. NEW YORK, r.eb. s.-All ships, 'regard less of nationality, arriving . or leaving English ports are officially advised by the 'Bcltlsh ' admiralty to proceed with caution and watch out for German mines or submarines While In English waters, according to -officers of the steamship Philadelphia, here 'today from Uverpdol. 'Incoming vessels." said one of the officers. re warned by radio message o- possible danger, and masters of out going ships .receive notice of suspected, danger before thy leave port!" ,' - : . ; i4 British Mines Drift 1. To Dutch Coast WA8MINOTO.V, Keb. .-The 1.504 mines reported to have drifted on the shores of Holland ' from their anchorage In the 1XR HA.K Owing to 111 health. Only card printer? n Omaha. lari department store. I lilt tariiings wera lii.WOO. ' j ror farther Ufonnatla--Iaboat this opportaatty, sea ise W aat aVd geeUua of todaf 'a s)e. WILIIELIIIM PUTS INTO FALMOUTH OH WAY TOJIAMBURG Steamship Bound from New Tork for German Fort with Gram Cargo Arrirei in Brit ish Water. APPEARS OFF THE LIZARD IT r v , English Foreign Office, Claims It ' Has Not Been Advised as to Craft's Movements. . y " HAtXN OF INVESTIGATIONS BII.LRT1 N. LONDON. Feb. . A dispatch to Lloyd's from Falmouth announces that the American steamship Wll helnttna arrived there this afternoon. LONDON, Feb. 9. Although the British foreign office tonight claimed that it had not been advised as to the movements of the steamship Wllhelmina, bound from New York for Hamburg with a cargo of grain, the appearance of the vessel off the Lisardt shortly after noon today is generally believed to Indicate that the ship Is making for Falmouth, a port much used for the detention of vessels carrying cargoes under inves tigation. , . ' ' , Tha policy of the British govern ment concerning the Wllhelmina, It ia stated at the foreign', pf (Ice, has, undergone no change. Its aargo of foodstuffs destined ' for Hamburg will be thrown ipto a prize court and the ship will be released as soon as possible. ' . , i - The American Commission for Re lief in Belgium has received no fur ther advices concerning its offer to buy the grain and the ship, but it still believes a price may be 'agreed upon for the transfer of the boat and Its cargo to tha commission. , 1 Lusitania Makes Final Dash With ; " LifebSats Manned LONDON, Feb.- .-When fhe Cunard liner Lusltania started en -It flaal dash from Ireland ' for Liverpool . with the American flag flying, the lifeboats were sinppeo-ana rnannea tor an emergency, according te an unnamed 'American pas-, senger quoted by the Daily Mall, r . "As for the American flag.' hesaid, ''It was flying Friday raornlig when we earns up after breakfast. The lifeboats were stripped and maaned by 'their crews, who- were life preservers There was considerable tension In the air, but the captain and officers were close ' ar rat traps." , "I won't deny that many of us passen gers were prepared for whatTnlght hap pen at any moment and : we were not sorry when we' saw the ytllow murlc of Liverpool." ' 1 . v v . Big-Wholesale Drug Company Insolvent 8T, LOUIS, Mo-r-Feb. . A receiver was , ap painted today for ' the Meyer Brothers' Prug compsny, a large wholesale-firm. Ttt receiver was appointed on petition of ' three creditors whose claims asm-gate 140,000. They allege that the debts of the firm to other creditors exceed iro,ooa The firm was established sixty years ago, and according to the petition ita business ran Into the millions annually. Because of the general business depres sion. It Is stated, the firm has been un able te ' collect accounts aggregating 1400,000. T- ' Illinois Statesmen : Exchange Epithets ' SPRING F1KLD, lit, Feb. t.-Mharp words were paased on the floor of the lewer hovse of the legislature today and for a time threatened to be the cause of a fist fight between Representative Lee O'Nell Browne of Ottawa and Michael 8. Igoe of Chicago, both democrats. Representative Igoe criticised Browne for having entered a caucus .of. forty democrats. Igoe said that Browne had been Quoted at the beginning of the sea son ss saying be would not enter a tau- cus unless attended by all of the demo crats. ' "Do you mean me?" yelled Browns, laoe Ignored the question. "You are a liar," shouted. Browns. "8o are you," retorted Igoe. Browne doubled his fists and started toward Igoe. Friends rushed Into the breach. Browne apologised a the house for having used such Istigusga. lie then referred to Igoe as a "kid and a child" who was otxylng the dictates of a man on the Jo wer floor. i CARRA.NZA FORCES ARt. ' ' DEFEATEO U MONTEREY iiIabEDO. Tex., Feb. I-Ceneial Ke naldo de La Carta and his ton, both Carransa leaders, wounded m yesterday's attack on Monterey, today were brought to Nuevo' Laredo. - Instead of rapturing Monterey, as the constitutionalist consul here announced yesterday, the Carranxa forces were defeated there.. ' A defeat for Oeneral Antonio Vlllateal, a prominent Carranaa general, on the road to Matamoros yesterday. Is reported. Telegraph communication with Monterey still is out. It Is Vvported fighting baa tteen going on outside of Monterey Inter mittently for five days. According to reliable reports the constkutlonsllats were led ipto ambuah and permitted to fnier Monterey, after - hlch they were tur roundnd and the slaughter commenced. The loss of life it said to have been great. JURY SELECTED TO' TRY T. H. MATTERS t ' ' - I Stl 1 ( Omaha Attorney Before Federal Court on Charge of Complicity .1 in Looting of Sutton Bank. FEW CHALLENGES EMrLOYX With a jury chosen from a special panel ' of ' forty men, the criminal prosecution of Attorney Thomas H. Matters of Omaha, formerly ofSHar vard, will begin t 9 o'clock this morning In federal court before Dis trict Judge Frank A. Toumans of Fort Smith, Ark. Matters is charged in federal grand Jury indictments with having aided President Melchior L. Luben, presi dent of the First National bank of Suttonln Issuing certificates of de posit without authority and misap plying funds of the bank, which later went into the handfeof a receiver. t Attack eBOraad Jary Overraled. Judge Toumans ortleretl the case to hp, mediate trial yesterday, after deny hut motions of the'dnfanso for a continuance to the April term of court and to quash the charges on the alleged grounds that they had been brought by a srrfnd jury, the drawing of which had been tech nically defective. 1 In presiding at the selection of Jurors, which began at l:S0 p, m.ths Judge urged the lawyers to be as speedy as possible. He continued the afternoon session with out recess until after f o'clock, and or dered the trial to start halt an hour earlier this morning 'than court -usually convenes, lie also gave, notice thkt court would hold a,ll day Saturday. The jurora cnosen were: . , J. O. Benedict, West Folnt, fsrmer. ' W. P. ' lloseman. Kremont. retired dent ist, aged 74. Charles O. Kdmonda, 1730 Pratt street, Omaha, peeking house workman. 11. F. Kohlmeler, Wakefield, general merchant. James Olrard, Schuyler, general mer chant. Melvin Etllnon, F.lgln, farmer. ' K. F. .Gibbs. Newcastle, live stock and real estate dealer. M. K. Kerl, .West Point, hardware rher chana. Finest Deltrlch, Dodge, blacksmith. John O. AShley, Drfnatur, stocknvan. William Arndt. - - Columbua retired farmer. ' , , 'raok Wurdeman, Oeston, farmer. Qaeatlona rat t'Jarors. In examining the Jurora as to their qualifications for aervloe attorneys fpr both sides asked: many questions re specting the particular features concerned in the ease. Among them .were such as ' these. .".''. "Are yu a (man of family?" "Have you a eonT'J. ."Have you aver, lost money through bank, failures?" "Did you ever work for the Union Pacifier" (for which road -Matters has' been mentioned as spe cial ' eoltisel)!, "Do you know George 8 JJarrT (who has been mentioned ia connectleri with the Matters case), ''Have rtltf aequalbtancea In. or around Pulton r' 'Are jrou'of German extrctloni'' ,'Ies the' Indictment, 'or the defrfhdant's other litigation or his efforts -to continue the case or quash The charges, prejudiced ran in any weyr- . , ------ Ten Peremptory t halleng-ea. Twenty-four prosjectlve Jurors out of the 'special panel of forty were examined, before both sides were satisfied. Two men, J. M Bailey, a llenson carpenter, and Alfred Bowman, a Craig farmer, were challenged ancU excused for cause, because they said tlie reading.- of the grand Jury's Indictments or charges against matters had caused them to form opinions, which would place a ' burden upon the defense to dislodge. The defense used only seven fcf- Its ten per-emRtory challenges, and the govern ment employed only three of the aix It was entitled to. ' One of the former was exercised against W. D. Bchaal, a farmer from near Meadow, who .had served Ss state senator In 1(07 and l0t and knew ex-Unlted States Senator Elmer f. Bur kett, of counsel for the defense. E. V. Gibbs of Newcastle was accepted by. both aides,, although he said he had friends who had lost money In bank failures. ' Sultan Refers to ' Attack oh Suez as Scouting March CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. .-(Vla Lon don.) Turkish army headquarters hss Is sued an 'official announcement which re fers to the "successful reconnolterlng march" of the Turkish forces on Egypt.. It saya that some companies of Turkish Infantry -crossed tlS -Sues canst. Our vanguard will keep in touch with the ( enemy and continue reconnolterlng the eaat bank of the canal," tha an nouncement continues, "until our main force can proceed to the attack. "J'mrt of the Turkish fleet has heavily bombarded Talta, the Russian Black Sea port in Crimea. At another point our ships sank a Kussisn vessel," Five Packing Firms , .Guilty-of Violating v Laws' of Missouri 'JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., Feb? .-The packing firm bf Armuor A Co., Bwlft Jfc Co., the Bt Louis. Beef and Provision company. the Hammond Packing com pany and Morris A Co., were found guilty of violating the. state anti-trust law by the , Missouri supreme court today. An order of ouster Was issued, but the com panies are allowed to renvaln In the state on payment of fines, Illinois Deadlock 7 , Enters Sixth' Week SPRINGFIELD, III.. Feb. .-Wr.e balloting for a speaker was'resumed this morning by members of the lower houxe of the legislature all factions seamed as determined to stand their- ground as at any time since the speakership deadlock began six weeks ago. There' was not the slightest Indication that tbs deadlock would be broken. ' GERMAN ATTACH ONVARSAVLINE AT STAI1DSTILL Petroprad and Berlin Report that Fierce Assaults on Center of. Front in Poland Are Snipepded. FIERCE BATTLE OH. THE WINGS Russians Say They Have Made Oaim at Two Points on Hun garian Side of Carpathians. WEST IS COMPARATIVELY QUIET The ,Day8 War Tews GKRMAW ARMY la F.ast - Prasala, relaforred with troops seat e help stay the Rasalan advaace Into (Germany, has undertaken th ' feaatve. - The Rasalan alsa 4n helleve4l ,4a hare at larae iimr la this region, where a streat battle apparently Is dereloplaa. At the other ead "ht the eastern front, at tha Carpathians, neither side has fceea ablejtoK vala sleflnlte -rlc-"T. . .'''"'' ftpw German attack in th Ar- koane has bee a attended 'with . aaeoeaa. .' The French military . staff admits tha Uerntans eaptarett soma posltloas. , TIRKlaii IVAlut t Kaypt, f the snoat Marina and pletnr sqae Incidents of the war, to have eamet naoaht. After tha receat defeat la -the flarhtlna- near the Sees raaal tha Tarfcs are said to have falleaback.. LONDON. Feb. 9. The fierce Oer man attack on the Warsaw front is. again at a standstill-, according lo reports received from both Borlitt and Petrograd; on the ether hand, the Russian capital reports that on each wins; of tha eastern battle line the Russian offensive has been, re sumed. . 1 An official Russlanshmraunlcation claims that the Russians have madi progress on the Hungarian side pf the western Carpathian ranges.vgs well as gained success in h direc tion of Mesolabprci. which resulted in driving back the enemy with con siderable losses In guns and prison ers. , ','?.' The Austro-Qarinan army Is said to have met reverses on the tlsllclan shle of th fsacft and Beskld pasxes. Balancing these successes are' the Hussion admis sion of their retirement bo fore strong force In JJukowlna and the . Austrian claim of 'halving entered tho town of Klmpolung 1ri the crown land. Grant Rattle la tjast Prn'csla, In East Prussia the fighting apparently is assuming a more desperate ohara.tM. This may account for, tho lull on thts Warsaw front,) as the East Prussisn forces may have been reinforced by soiti ot Field Marshal von lllndenburg-s-rt-Crans. ' i , The fighting on t" wern front hu been tnklng Ita usual monotonous course with sporadic Infantry assaults oik the trenches to an accomplishment of artil lery firing. ' yr The full text of tli German blockade proclamation, published In London today, served aa a theme for-much comment. In which the Lusitania flag inr-ldrnt figures largely. Most of the papers defend the use of the American, flag In this epierg tncy, but some of thorn express mlsglv-i Ings as to the effect of this course ot action. German Official Report. BERLIN, Feb. 9.-KBy-Wlrcles to Say vlllc, N. V.) The German war office to day gave out a report on the progress of the fighting, dated February t, which reada aa ollowa: "In the western arena of tha war no,th Ing of Importance has' transpired, "On the East Prussian frontier w have had several minor local successes; otlr wlsn the situation is unchanged." i Rail Official Dies. ' 6T. ALBANS, Vt, Feb. I.-Chester Vermont railway and for many years Its attorney,' died of pneumonia today. Ha was 79 years old. Omaha Real Estate Is Going to Have A Small Boom - With the loosening up tf tho money market this spring vrill . undoubtedly come a brisk real estate season. : Hundreds of people have been waiting to buy since away last fall and now have very bright pros pects of realizing- their hopes. Values will increase accord ingly.. If you are able to, buy now. The J5ce's real estate col umn.3 today contain some ex cellent offers. -"Telephone Tyler 1000 THE Oi.IAHA BEE RJs Be Viaaf AJU' - r '1
