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Italy Declares on Austria Everybody Reads Daily THE WEATHER " Fair the day harpnlnra trrs.-r dm. If folk doat read yoor stor news every da, Ifs roar fault. 5 VOL. XLIVJsO. 201. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 191.V-TKN 1W0KS. Ob Trains and at Hotsl Itsws Stand. Be SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. "Hungary war Omaha Bee JEALOUS LOYER IS SUSPECTED SLAYER OF SWAHSON WOMAN Letter Found Which Police Believe Mirdered Girl Showed to Rejected Suitor. POLICE INTERVIEW SUSPECTS Woman Living in the House to the East Sees Oirl Admit Han Just Before Noon. LOCKS DOOR FROM INSIDE Investigation of Chief of Detec tives Maloney and his men Into the killing of Ada Swanson, domestic in the residence of Joseph Sykes, 2023 Spencer street, Friday, has resulted practically in the elimination of all theories other than that she was killed by a jealous lover. It In assuredly certain that Mri. A. M. Dentils, 2017 Bpencer street, about' 11:90 o'clock Friday morning- saw a . clean shaven medium alsed man wearing- a soft black hat. blue suit, and light tan shoes enter the east gate, go to the rear of the house and ling the door bell She thought it to be the same" fellow that hod visited there the Sunday before. At 13:15 o'clock Andrew Frederickson, Ptrnnnr Action, the milkman, saw Ada Swanson take the , bottles and place them on a ledge on the I porch instead of taking them Immediately to the Icebox as was her unvarying custom. This Indicated that she vti evi dently In a hurry and laboring under some mental excitement, the police be lieve, and alio seems to bear out the theory thut she had no fear of the man who was seen to enter the house or sha would have asked the milkman for help. She wore a housed reus when she came to the rear porch for the milk. The door opened to Frederickson wa found locked Friday evening, and Chief Maloney be lieves it was locked by the girl after she had answered Frederlckson's sum mons. As no one actually saw the man "who came to fix the pipes" enter the house through the side door, and as thia was found locked from the Inside it is also the opinion of the authorities that this man In all probability did not get in, and the only person In the house with Miss Swanson was tho fellow she ad mitted at 11 : o'clock. : ' Letter Is Fsnaad. A letter purporting to be written the girl from a, suitor Jiving near Banning!, is believed to have led Miss Swanson to tell her visitor that she Intended to marry the writer and that the aroused Jealousy of the man caused him to fol low her to the basement, when she went there to fix the fire and with the first weapon that same to hl hand, killed her.' When the body of the girl we found she was dressed In street clothes, which la a manner proved that the felloW In the house was-no stranger, as the girt would, assuredly not have allowed a stranger the freedom of the house, while he completed . her preparations to go out. One of Miss Swanson'a men acquaint ances. Axel Lofgreen, was questioned by the police Sunday morning, but ap parently convinced them that ho knew little of the affair. H was dressed In a manner which tallied with that of tho fellow described by Mrs. Dennis, but was not Identified by her as the man she saw. track byJealoas Suitor. Dr. Connell, city physician, who was called to the 6ykea' home upon tho dis covery of the killing, la of the same be lief as the police. He thinks assault was not the object of the murder and that the girl was struck down by a Jealous suitor, who in a frenny lest his victim recover and give him away, struck her repeatedly about the heed with the hatchet to assure himself that no such event should come to pass. Photographs of the bloody thumb prints on the girls hose and limbs will be of little value. Is the opinion of the deteo tive department, after examining proofs of the same. It Is more than possible that they were the outcome of. handling the body upon its removal to the morgue. Did Kot Move After Fall. That ' the girl after being struck the first time and falling face forward to the floor of the coal olnd, did not move or that her body wa snot turned over Is apparent from the fart that the back of the shirt walBt, which she wore con tains'' absolutely no sign of coal dust Dr. Connell 'emphatically asserts his be lieve to this effect as evidenced by the even circle of blood about the body that bore no trace of being dUturbed by any movement. . . The Weather For Nebraeka-Falr. For Iowa Cloudy. Tempera tare at Omaha Yesterday. Hour. De. i a. m M . a. m b 7 a. m 69 a. m 6s . m 10 a. m t3 U a. m 7 U in "0 1 p. m 71 I p. m 71 I p. m 71 4 p. m 68 t p. m 63 p. m 6 7 p- ro W r tle Local Record. 1915. 114. 1913. 1911. Highest yesterday 78 M to M lowest yesterday Mean temperature 75 H 74 Precipitation M Temperature and precipitation depar tures from the normal: Normal temperature Deficiency for the day..... 1 Total excess sine Marh 1 ........ K Normal precipitation " M""" Ieflclecy for the .day winch Tctal rainfall aioue March I.... 4.77 Inches CROWN PRINCE AND ROYAL UNCLE Visit of Prince Henry of Prussia to the headquarters of the Crown Prince, with whom he is having a confidential chat. i iain i . i i ii t . "V -wtmmmmmmm v. ; '?.', r. - . , v - s , -: 'T i ' '- - l -.. " ' t . ; ' - .-'--, If-' ; S -. . ''!: f - v -r v-- J,,,- . ft'"'' i 4 ' '' t , NEW BOARD YIEWS THE OMAHA ARKS Memben'ol Recreation Board Sur , priscdal"th Way Playgrounds (, Are Developed. NEW HOUSE FOR THE SWIMMERS After taking a twenty-mile ride Sunday morning with Commissioner Hummel,' through the . parks and along the boulevards, J. P. Connolly, member of the recreation board, de clared he had received a ' revelation and an Inspiration. , He had . seen Omaha in spots during 1 his. .forty years of residence here.'but this trip of Beelng Omaha Just ljow, dressed in spring grandeur, 'prompted a' new enthusiasm. Mr. Hummel, who is chairman of the recreation board, took the members of tho new board out on an Inspection trip, to give them first-hand Information re garding the recreational centers which tbey will manage In the days to come. The Itinerary started at the city hall and the first place visited was Kountze park. ' Entering the park one of the first things observed was a youngster swing ing head down from a turning pole. Zoro D. Clark of the board said he felt like emulating tho lad. ' On the way to the municipal beach at Carter lake Mr. Connolly remarked that he Intends to recommend to tho city coun cil that a bathing beach and .tennis, courts be placed In the RJvervlew park. Mr. Hummel said he favored tennis . courts, but believed that .recreation . features, of a more general benefit should first be established. . . .. Another Rathlaar House. At the Carter lake bathing beach Mr. Hummel said be expects to erect another house for bathers this season, so that the men may have one building and the women another place. Tho preaant build ing Is used by men and women, although, there are separate rooms. ' ' It Rr.expected that this bathing beach will be a popular place this season. Some of the more hardy swimmers already are taking plunges. An observation made at the lake was the Idea of making an effort to ' have some Iowa land and water in that vicinity exchanged for Nebraska territory near Lake Manawa, action by congress per haps being necessary to accomplish this. Dresnlnsr Room at .Milter Park, During the visit to Miller park the recreation board members watched the gold fish with much interest and sur veyed all of the recreational activities. Among the improvements to be urged by the board will be dressing rooms for women and children who wish to bathe In tho summer and for skaters in the winter. A Golf at Elaan-ood. A golf course In Elm wood park Is among the possibilities. The members favor this Improvement and if money will permit It will be started this season. Members of the new board intend to make frequent trips to the various re creational centers and watch the young and old at play, that they may get Into real touch with the' situation and be able to act intelligently on their recommenda tions to the council. The recreation board propose and the council disposes, but Mr. Hummel, being chairman of the re creation board and member of the coun cil, believes the recommendations of the board will find favor with the council. 4 TURK SHIPS SHHL BY BRITISJ SDBSEA Two Tornedo Destroyers and Two Transports SenF toBdttom'T '' , ' in Dardanelles. ONE BOAT LOADED WITH TROOPS PARIS, May 23. An official note , issued tonight regarding the operations in the Dardanelles says that a British submarine has gunk two torpedo boats and two trans ports, one of which was loaded with troops. Churchill' Bids His Colleagues Bye-Bye; Not in New Cabinet . LONDON, May 23. The announcement Is made that the British coalition cabinet Is now definitely In process of formation, and the intimation Is given that possibly Winston Spencer Churchill, who bade farewell to the- heads of the .various de partments of the admiralty, may not con sent to accept office In the new ministry. It la almost certain," ' however, that David Lloyd ' George will remain chan cellor of the exchequer, and that Reg inald KcKenna, the marquis of Crewe, A. J. Balfour, Andrew Bo'nar Law, J. Aunten Chamberlain and the marquis of Larvftdowne. wl'l.be included In tho new ministry vlt la expected hat a privy council will be held Tuesday, when the outgoing mln- j liters will hand. over the seals of office I to their succoosore. The new ministers will then have to re sign' and submit themselves for re-election, but no contss are contemplated. Georgia Chief-Elect Discusses Frank Case MACON, Ga., May Governor-Elect Harris, In a statement here tonight, de clared that only Georgia' Interests will be considered if the question of granting clemency to Leo M. Frank was brought before him. The governor elect's state ment Which he said was prompted by the reading of many letters In Frank's behalf was as follows: 1 "You can Just say for NaJ Harris that If the matter of dealing executive clemency to the condemned man Is to be considered by him that the entire out side world will not be taken Into con sideration one bit It is entirely a Georgia matter and if I am to consider the case. I shall considered it altogether I from a Oeorgla basis, with the Interests j of Georgia and the Interest of Georgia i persons at heart." Mr. Harrla will take the oath as gov ernor on June 1 German Spy Swore Allegiance to U. S, NEW YORK, May SS.-Records which ; were regarded as tending to sabstantlate ,the claim that Anton Kuepfcrle. who ' committed suicide In London while on 1 trial as a German apy was a United : KtaU citUen, have been found In Brok- llyn, it was learned today. The papers on file there show that he cwi.tc alle giance to the Vnited States In Brooklyn in 1913. BORDER PATROLS CLASH FOR FIRST SKIRMISH OF WAR Italian and Austrian Troops Meet in Mountain Pass Between Pont di Legno and Pejo.. AUSTRIA NS CROSS THE BORDER Alpine Chasseurs Meet the Rush and Drive Enemy Back to Own Territory. PEOPLE WILD WITH WAR FEVER ROME, May 23. (Via Tarls.) The first engagement of the Italo Austrian war occurred between Pont di Llegno and Pejo today. An Austrian patrol crossed the frontier, but was attacked by Italian Alpine cha8Heurs and driven back over the border. ( ON TIlH ITALIAN FttONTlEK; May 23. From end to end, Italy is In a state of highest tension and expectation. On both sides of the Austro-Itallan frontier there is a constant movement of troops and munitions of war. Railway, postal and telephone services have been cut be tween Italy and Austria and Trieste and Flume. In Zara, Dalmatla, mysterious hnntis planted the Italian flag In the conspicu ous towers of the city, and there were demonstrations of protest against tho rigor of the authorities, the participants shouting In favor of Italy, These demon strations were quickly suppressed by martial law, which prevails everywhere. The civilian population has evacuated Fontafel, Pontebba and other places on the Austrian frontier and gone into Venetia. Austrian Retire. Austrian soldiers in tho mountains of the Ponte Caffaro district havo .-etlid toward the numerous forts which protect the Austrian frontier. All seem to be malting with the keenest anxiety, it la said, for the spark from one side or the other which will start the conflagration and be. the signal for the first hostile action between Italy and the central em pires. , : A -report, reaching here is to the effect that the Auatrlans have placed on the Kaurst mountains three heavy cannon. ready to bombard Trieste in case of an lnsurectlon or an advance by the Italians. Crowds All Kathaslaatlc. ' BOMB (via Parl. May 23. Reports from all towns in Italy say that' the de cree of mobilisation is received every where with the greatest enthusiasm. Pro cessions and demonstrations are being held In all towns, the people acclaiming the king and wishing victory for the country. In some places portraits of the king and queen were carried through the streets by crowds singing the national airs and war Songs popular with their grandfathers and fathers in IMS, 1S59, imo and 1866, or who climbed scaffolding to meet Austrian executioners. Rumored Plot to .Kidnap von Buelow PARIS,, May 25. Prince von Buelow German ambassador at Rome, will not leave the Italian capital until compelled to do so, according to the Rome cor respondent to the Petit Journal. A circumstantial story also Is told by the correspondent of a report ourrent In Rome that when popular agitation against former Premier Glollttl was at its height, a-plot was formulated to kid nap Prince von Buelow from hie resi dence, the villa Malta, but that ths plan was abandoned when Blgnor Glollttl left Rome. The Petit Journal's correspondent Is au thority for the statement that Prince von Buelow has installed his aged mother-in-law. Donna Laura Minghettl, in the Villa Malta in the hope that the property will not be confiscated so long as it is occupied by an Italian woman. He is said to have offered her the use of the villa from the time he leaves Rome until his return Vessel Goes Ashore, But Crew Is Saved MARSHFIELD, Ore.. May 23. -The steam schooner Claremont went ashore luet north of Coos Bay Jetty today, and tonight was considered a total loss. Its crew of twenty-seven were rercucd by boats from the bar dredge Colonel P. 8. Mlchle, except one sailor, who lumped overboard and was picked up by the steamer Saginaw. The Claremont car ried no passenger. BRYAN IS NEUTRAL IN ROOSEVELT-BARNES WAR WASHINGTON. May 23.-When Bacto- tary Bryan was told of the verdict In the RooseveltBarnea case, he said: "Well, it save Mr. Roosevelt from the payment of damages; but this Is one of those cases in which a victory either way gives some advantage. If Mr. Barnes had won It would have purged htm of the charge of being a boss and this would have relieved the ex-presldent of the odium of having associated with him for so many years." "Do you sympathize then with Mr. Roosevelt becsuse they have given him the verdict?" one of the correspondent's asked. "I have so accustomed myself." said Mr. Bryan, "to the position of neutrality that I do not like to make an exception in this case." AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONTIER Austria so far has re fused to give up the strip of land shown in shaded lines and known to all Italians as "unredeemed Italy." Au,3 MA MUM ARV j W7 m. t , Yy,, -I V AOMMiC X)Plt aokLC or Miat, FLEE BEFORE THE LASSEN LAYA TIDE Boiling Wave Sweeps Countryside and Whole Population of Valley on Run for Lives. SIDE OF VOLCANO BLOWN OFF nrixETn. REDDING. Cal., May 23. Inky smoke clouds dropped from time to time today through rain clouds which circled Lessen Peak and cur tained Its stimnilONo violent erup tions were indicated. Ill I.I. KT IN. REDDING, Cal., May 23. Hat Creek valley, which was threatened with destruction late yesterday by tho eruption of Lassen Peak, has been saved. The flood which fol lowed the disturbances, it was learned today, changed its course mud flow being carried out into the old lava fields. The entire valley was shaken by a strong .earthquake Just previous to yesterday's eruption. No damage from this source is reported. Clouds hide the volcano thia morn ing. . ' ,' ; REDDING, Cal., May 23. Lassen peak hurst into a new eruption late yesterday, the greatest and most vio lent since the mountain awoke one year ago. Another flood of mud, tri ple the size of yesterday's, swept down the mountain side with three steaming streams of lava In Its wake. It covered the countryside like a tidal wave. Thirty-six families, nearly the whole population of Hat Creek valley, were reported tonight to be fleeing for their lives before the avalanche of mud and boiling lava. Reseae Parties on 'Way. A report from the power station at Cow Creek said that one side of the vol cano had been blown off and toppled Into tho lake near the base of the crater, the water displaced adding to tho flood. Bo far the volcanic flow has been confined to Hat Creek vr y and ad jacent valleys are considered Immune from danger, unless tho subterranean forces hurl rocks and lava over the nat ural barriers. ' Fifteen rescue parties in automobiles were rushed from here to Casael and Round Mountain to pick UP tho refugee women and children. Men mounted on horseback frantically rounded up cattle and live stock and endeavored to drive tliem to the highlands to escape the broad torrent of mud that submerged everything In its path. Time of Erwotloa. The eruption occurred at 4:30 p. m. Three almost simultaneous and tltanlo burets of smoke and steam were followed by two lesser ones. A tremendous fun nel shaped cloud ahot skyward to an estimated height of miles, and spread out In a heavy pall almost as wide. The big mountain, 10.00 feet high, was dwarfed to Insignificant size. When the Immense volume of smoke and afhes hod lifted about the moun tain's crest four blackened paths, each a half-mile wide, were revealed on the western slope. Tho visible rivers of mud and lava were lost at the timber line. By S o'clock the people of Hat Creek valley realised that ths ortsweoplng tides of Lassen's overflow was rushing upon them and they commenced a swift exodus. Word was received that a spray of vol- (Continued on Page Two, Column One.) Villa Troops Report Obregon Defeated EL PASO, Tex., May Z3.-An official Villa bulletin received here lata tonight asserted that the Obregon army had been defeated decisively below Leon. The Villa troops were said to have cap tured Fllao, the Carranxa base. SEES DEFENSELESSNESS . OF U. S. INVITING WAR KANSAS CTTT. Mav M-Ambassador States I Inviting war by Its unprepared ness, according to the belief expressed here today by President Arthur T. Hadley of Tale. President Hadley la hero at tending the convention of the Western association of Tale Alumni clubs. ALLIES AYER PORTE BACK OF ATROCITIES England, France and Russia, in Joint Note, Say They Will Hold Turkish Government LIST OF HORRORS IS RECITED LONDON. May 23. A Joint of ficial statement by Great Britain, France and Russia, Issued tonight, says: "For the last month Kurds and the Turkish population of Armenia have been enKaged in masnncrelng Armen ians, with the connivance and help of the Ottoman authorities. Such mas sacres took place about the nildJie of April at Frserum, Dertshau, Zeitun and In all Clllct. "The inhabitants of about 100 Milages near Van were all assassinated. In the town Itself the Armenian quarters Is be sieged by Kurds. At tho same time the Ottoman government at Constantinople Is raging against the Inoffensive Armen ian population, i "In the face of these fresh crimes committed by Turkey the allies' govern ments announce publicly to the Sublime Porto that they will hoi! all members of the government, as well ae such of their agents as are implicated, personally re sponsible for such massacres ' , mmm M 1 Presbyterian Report Discusses Treatment Of Violators of Law . ROCHESTER. N. T May 23.-The 127th general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States yoatcrday adopted the ' report of a committee recommending as a sequence the theory of dealing with violators of the law and one In harmony with the law of Christ, a system which would make the court, in stead of the prison, the reformatory. It was recommended that the Influence of the denomination be directed to the encouragement of probation for casual of fenders and imprisonment for life of vicious and Incorrigible criminals. The prison contract system was con demned and tho honor system approved by the assembly. Secretary of Btate Bryan, who was to have spoken tomorrow at a temperance mass meeting, telegraphed late today that he would be unable to leave Washington. French Pass German Aeroplane in Disguise PARI8, May 23. German avlatore flew over Paris at dusk this evening In an aeroplane disguised as a French machine. Because of the disguise the French air scouts allowed It to pass tho frontier, be lieving that It was one 'of their own aeroplanes. Flying high over tho city, the Oerman aviators dropped three bombs. One of the bombs fell In the Seine close to Eiffel tower, another on outbuildings of the Bon Marche store and the third In Rue St. Charles. All three bombs were ineffect ive and virtually no damage was done The German aeroplane was driven off by a French machine. Italian Peasants Throng the Passes GENEVA fvla Paris), May 13. -Crowds of Italian women, children and old men, mostly peasants of the Adlge river val leys, are arriving afoot In the Engadlne district In a lamentable state, after cross ing the Bernlne and Murettos mountain passes, which are undur a deep snow. ORDERS GIVEN TO START SPEEDWAY AT DES MOINES (From a Staff Correspondent)' DES MOINES, la.. May a (Special.) Des Moines is assured a speedway and the first big raring meet will bo held July 27 with a purse of flO.000. The Chamber of Commerce signed the contract with the Prince Speedway com pany today. One hundred and forty Des Moines men have bought the S3) tickets which entitles them to grandstand scats for any event on the speedway, timers for the first lumber were sent to the mills Friday night. Nlnety-sU carloads of lumber will he used and more than fifty tons of nails. Two hundred and fifty men will be employed In the building. WAR WORD GOES 00T IN ITALY AND TR00PS0N MOVE General Mobilization of Men and Munitions is Taking: Place in the Kingdom of Italy. STATE OF HOSTILITIES ON TODAY Baron Maccio Gets Passports and He Will Leave at Once for Austria. FORMAL DECLARATION IS MADE ROME. (Via Paris), May 23. Contemporaneously with the issu ance of a general mobilization order the Italian government tonight offi cially announced that it had declared war against Austria-Hungary. The Rome Trlbuna says that the state of war between Italy and Austria begins tomorrow. May 24. Raron von Maccio, the Austro Hungarian ambassador to Italy, was banded his passports at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, the newspaper says, and will leave tonight or tomorrow morning. The Italian ambassador at Vienna, the duke of Avarna Javarna, has been recalled. . Declaration Passed On. LONDON, May 24. The Italian ambassador at Vienna on Sunday afternoon presented a formal decla ration of war to Baron Burlan von Rajers, the Austro-Hungarlan for eign minister. This announcement is made in a Vienna dispatch to Reuter's Tele gram company, sent by way of Am sterdam. Vehicles Requisitioned. PARIS, May 22. A Havas dis patch from Rome says the king has also issued a decree requisitioning all vehicles and horses for transport services. The Rome correspondent of the Havas Agency" iays" tfiat"The" Mes sagero's representative in Vienna ends the following dispatch: Knvoy Leavt-a Vleana. "The Italian ambassador, the duke of Avarna, leaves today for Rome. "Austria has asked . the United States to take over the protection of Austrian subjects in Italy. The American, government has "trans mitted Instructions to its ambas sadors in Austria and Italy. . Border Clashes Reported. BRESCIA. Italy (Via Paris), May 22. Frontier incidents were re ported today from several points where the Italian Alpine troops pur sued Austrian soldiers who had crossed the frontier. Barracks Blows Up. i VERONA, Italy; May 22 The Austrian barracks at Rovereto, a town in the Tyrol with about 12,000 Italian inhabitants, was blown up to day. ' The police immediately placed under srrest many Italian cltliens, although there was no evidence to show that tho Italians were in any way responsible for tho explosion. BULGARS WONT ATTACK 'ROUMANIA IF IT FIGHTS GENEVA. Switzerland, May a. The Journal De Geneve states that Vasell Radoslavoff, the Bulgarian premie', has announced officially that Bulgaria will not attack Roumanla if the latter enters the war. Free Coupon Good for. 25 cts. or 50 cts. By special arrangement with the management for the bene fit of Bee readers. Observe strictly the condition! and limi tations stipulated In the couyon. 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