Text of Uo So Note to Germany is Given Out Tipt JL Jljl Omaha Daily Bee The sure way to satisfy your wants is through use of the want ad patfes of The Bee. Try a Bee want ad. THE WEATHER. Cloudy VOL. XLIV NO. 307. OMAUAj FIMDAY x MORNING, .HJNH 11, UU.V TWELVE PAtiKS. Oa Train 4 at otel Mews Btaads, So SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. E RUSSIANS HALT TEUTON ADVANCE ON EAST FRONT Wearied Muscovite Forcei in Ga lioia Seem to Have Succeeded in Gaining Breathing Space. RUSSIANS HOLDING DJTEISTXR Claim from Petrograd Contradicted by Berlin, Which Eeports Cap ture of Stanislau. FRENCH ADVANCING SLOWLY LONDON, June 10. Careful read ing between the lines of the various official announcements of the last twelve hours leads British observers of the situation on the continent to the belief that the wearied Russians have' been successful in gaining a breathing space along the eastern front. Furthermore; evidence of the stubborn opposition which ahe Aus-tro-Germans are said to be .meeting rear the renter of the line in Galicia Is declared here to exist in the state ment from Petrograd that' 2,000 Austro-German prisoners have been taken In a series of counter attacks pear Jfrzemysl. According to Russian reports th Austro-German offensive . In southeast Gallola has not been able to cross tho river Dnelster at any point other than Zurawna, which la forty miles from Members and which they reached last Sunday. Berlin contradicts this with the state ment that the right wins; of the army under General Llnstngen lias advanced ten mile further and occupied Stanls lau, an Important railroad center. French AdraaM Slowly. In the west the French make their tifrual report of slow progress, a,ccom psnled by the repulse of German counter, attacks. The French claim and Berlin admits that the French now are In oc cupation 'of the entire village of Neu vtlle St. Vaast while only a fraction of "The Labrynth" is left tn German hands. From other portions of the French front come reports 'of minor advance. According to Vienna the efforts of the Italian to cross the river laws near Corlsia , have been, repulsed after a serious engagement. Tt would. . appear evident that the Italian have met the first difficult problem of their, invasion of Austria In their endeavdr to cross the I son to, although they claim to have a foothold at some places on both banks. ' French Official Report. PARIS. June 10. (3: p ', m. The French war office this afternoon Issued s. report on the progress of hostilities, reading: There was all last night a very violent artillery engagement in the. region be tween Lorette and the sugar refinery at Souqhes. At S, o'clock at night the enemy delivered an - attacit which was, how ever; at once repulsed. "The Germans bombarded Neuvllle Bt Vaaat. but they mado no endeavor to recapture It. We made further progress yesterday In "The Labrynth." In the vicinity of Hebuterne we main tained all our advance on a front of 1,800 yards long and for A depth of about 1,000 yards. ' There Is nothing further to report from the remainder of the front." Berlin Admits I.oa at Collier. BB5KUN. June lO.-tBy -Wireless to London, :B8 a. m.)-Only one German hip., a" collier, was flunk by a Russian submarine In-the. naval engagement of June t in the Baltic sea off the Gulf of Riga, according to reliable Information obtained here. It waa stated that a Ger men vessel that was sailing by the side of the collier was only slightly damaged by the asme torpedo, but was able to make port. Denial was made of a ieport published In the Army Messenger at Petrograd that there were explosions on other ves sels attacked by Russian submarines or that any other damage waa done. The Weather. For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Iclnlty -Partly cloudy; slightly cooler. Te.ier.tor. at Oiuaha teetereUy. Hours. Peg. I a. m a. m 4 1 a. m S a. m 1 a. m 70 10 a. m 72 . 11 a. in... 74 U m 76 1 p. m 77 I p. m 78 I p. m 7S 4 p. m 80 i p. m n p. m 78 7 p. m 77 5 p. m 78 Comparative Loral Heeor. v 1(15. 114. 1911 Highest yerterday 80 W) 73 74 lowest yesterday 4A 6K Mean temperature 71 79 60 H Precipitation T -.W T Temieratur and precipitation depar tures from the normal: Normal temperature 70 Kxresa for the day..;..'.:.'..".... Total deficiency slaoe March 1 64 Normal precipitation IS inch Kxreas for the day 04 Inch Total rainfall since March 1.. . 66 inches IVflctency since March 1 M Inch Itefiotency for cor. period. 1914. .M Inch Excess for cor. period, 1913.... 186 Inches) Heoorta from Statloae a T P. M. Station and State . Temp. High- Rain- m v earner. 111. m. eat. fall. Teyenne, cloudy , M lenver. clear 73 Ies Muines. clear Tl l.nder, part cloudy 68 T-onh Platte, Part cloudy T4 ' Omaha, clear T7 70 " Ml M 78 80 0 M m 78 4 .hi purtiio. clear so Rapid City, pert cloudy.. 4 Halt Lake City, clear W banla Ke. clear . 7 Phiidan. cloudy 3 Kloua .'ltv. clar 78 nittimnq, pari ciouay.. 7 T indicates tra- of prednltatinn U A. WEIJH. Local forecaster. Bryan Asks the rn lu Pass Judgement on Him WASHINGTON, June 10. The text of Mr. Bryan's Statement fol lows: "To the American people r "You now have before you the text of the note to Germany the note which It would have been my official fluty to sign had 1 remained secre tary of state. I ask yon to sit In judgment upon my decision to resign rather than to share responsibility for it. I am sure you will credit me with honorable motives, but that Is not enough. Good Intentions could not atone for a mistake on such a time, on such a subject and under such cir cumstances. If -your verdict is against me I ask no mercy; I desire none If I have acted unwirely. A man in public life must act according to his conscience, but however conscien tiously he acts, he must be prepared to accept without complaint any con demnation which his own errors may bring upon him; he must be willing to bear any deserved punishment, from ostracism to execution. But hear me before you pass sentence. Agree la Purpose. "The president and I agree In pur pose; we desire a peaceful solution ol the dispute which has arisen be tween the United States - and Ger MERGER MANIFESTO ARRIYESJN OMAHA Governor Morehead'i Proclamation Handed to City Clerk by Mes senger of Postoffice. IS EFFECTIVE AFTER TEN DAYS At 4.21 o'clock yesterday Messen ger George Lyon of the postoffice handed to City Clerk Flynn the Greater Omaha proclamation, signed and sealed by Governor Morehead. At the expiration of ten days, ac cording to the merger law, the con solidation of Greater Oman will be In legal operation, but as the tenth day from the receipt of the procla mation by the city clerk happens to be. Sunday, June 20, the city com missioners will not attempt to exer cise their jurisdiction over the an nexed territory until Monday morn ing, June 21. The proclamation issued by the gover nor la a formal typewritten document, setting forth the law and quoting the election commissioner's certification of the vote cast at the Greater Omaha elec tion on June I. . . The city clerK. has filed tbe proclama tion with the city records and will pre sent It to the city council next Monday morning at the regular meeting of the committee of the whole, unless the city legal department should advise holding a special meeting- to take cognisance of the governor's official declaration. Tuesday morning the governor's office telephoned the city clerk that the procla mation had been mailed., Tbe clerk sent a special delivery stamp to the post office with a request that the letter be hurried along to Its destination. Within forty minutes after the train reached Omaha the proclaraatoin was in the hands of the ctiy clerk, Rumors reached the city . hall during the afternoon that further atempts will be made by South Omaha men to get the consolidation case into the courts. but none of the rumors appeared to have any substantial foundation. Keaoedy Gives Detrree. GALEFBL'RO. 111., luno mTV, of doctor of laws waa conferred on ex- congressman. John 1 Kennedy of Omaha at Knox college commencement today. Greater Omaha Proclamation Whereas, In keeping with and as directed by the provisions of the law of the State Nebraska, I, the undersigned governor of the State of Nebraska, did on the 28th day of April, 1915, issue a proclamation calling a special election to be held on the 1st day of June, 1916, In the. metropoli tan City of Omaha, and the city of South Omaha and the village of Dundee, at which election the question of the consolidation of said cities and vil lage would be submitted. And Whereas, a copy of said proclamation was filed with the election commissioner of the county in which said metropolitan city g located, pro viding that at said election there would be submitted the question to wit: "Shall the city of South Omaha and the village of Dundee be consolidated with the metropolitan city of Omaha." The ballot providing In the usual manner for a "yes" and "no" vote. And Whereas, the election commissioner has filed in the office of the governor of Nebraska the return of said election, as follows; I certify that the combined vote In said cities and village, la favor of said proposition by voting "yes" on the proposition "shall the city of South Omaha and village of Dundee be consolidated with the metropolitan elty of Omaha," 11,428, and that the combined vote against said proposition by voting "no" was 1,685: The majority In favor of the consolidation was 9,843. Witness my hand this 2d day of June, A. D. 1916. , HARLEY G. MOORHEAD, Election Commissioner. Now Therefore, I, John H. Morehead, governor of tbe State of Ne braska, pursuant to the power in me vested by law, do hereby declare and proclaim the consolidation of the cities of Omaha, South Omaha and vil lage of Dundee, s one city, the said consolidation to take effect and be come operative ten days after this proclamation is filed In the office of tbe city clerk of said City of Omaha. Given under my hand and the great seal of the State of Nebraska this the 10th day of "June, A. D. 1916. (Seal!. . . - JOHN H, MOREHEAD, Governor of Nebraska. - Attest. A CHARLES W. POOL. Secretary of Stat. r- ft? '. many. We do not only desire it, but " uu r(UIII ici i VI Via ivi iv, U i v we differ Irreconcilably as to the means of securing It. If it were merely a personal difference It would be a matter of little moment, for all the presumptions are on his side the presumptions that go with power and authority. He Is your president, I am a private citizens without office or title but one of the hundred mil lion's of inhabitants. "But the real issue is not between persons; it is between systems; and I rely for vindication wholly upon strength of the position taken. "Among the Influences which gov ernments employ in dealing with each other there are two which are pre eminent and antagonistic force and persuasion. Force speaks with firm ness and acts through the ulti matum;' .persuasion employs argu ment, courts investigation and de pends upon negotiation. " Force rep resents the old system the system that must pass away; persuasion rep resents the new system the system that has been growing, all too slowly. It is true, but growing for 1,900 years. In the old system .war la the chief cornerstone war which at its best (Continued on Page Two, Column One.) ITALIANS OCGOPY MONFALCONE CITY Important Point Near Gulf of Triests and Near Port is Captured - After Battle. . MORE FIGHTING ALONG. IS0NZ0 ROME, June 10. (Via Paris.) Efforts of Italian troops to force a passage of the Isonzo river are being stubbornly contested by the Aus trian s, but are meeting with success, according to a statement signed by General Cadorna, chief Of the general staff, issued at the War fflca last night. ' ' . : .' . The communication follows-: ' 'With the object , of repulelng the enemy from' the dominating positions he still holds on the right bank of the laoiuo and establishing strong positions at the passages 'of the river, we continued our operations on June 7 and i. The enemy offered a determined' resistance, favored by the lay of the ground and strong for tifications. Our passage waa made more difficult by. numerous obstacles placed on the bridges and In the roods and also by the flooded ground along the lower course of the river. - Moafalcoae Captored. "Kverywhere our troops fought with ardor and tenacity and succeeded In talt ing Important positions, which enabled us to occupy the city of Monfalcone. The fire of our batteries considerably dam agod the enemy's artillery at a number of points. ' "In the difficult region of Monte Nero, a successful attacit on our part led to the occupation of positions from which the Austrlans fled, leaving 100 bodies, which we buried, and sixty -wounded. "Near Caportotto seventy Bosnian sol diers surrendered. "In other regions along the Isonso we made over 400 prlsoneH.. Our losses were unimportant, Prisoners say the Austrian tosses were considerable. "On the Tyrol-Trentlno frontier our forces continue In close co-operation In their action against positions which must be occupied in order to force the enemy to disclose his defensive preparations and permit the development of ulterior oper itiona. "Notwithstanding the determined re ilalance of the enemy oui troops have approached beyond the frontier close to (Continued on -Page Two. Column Three.) SEA LAW TO APPLY! TO THE ME CASE Rejoinder to Note Claims Right to Destroy Any American Ship Car rying Contraband if Dam fes Are Paid. TWO POINTS ARE REJECTED Germany Insists that Case Must Go to Prize Court for Determina tion of Facts. I SAYS TREATY NOT VIOLATED, WASHINGTON, June . 10. Ger many's latest note to the United Slates on the sinking of the Amer ican sailing ship William P. Frye by the Prlns Eltel Krledrlch, received here today, makes the far-reaching claim of a right to destroy any Amer ican vessel carrying contraband, while agreeing to pay damages for tbe act. . Two points made by the I'nlted States are rejected by Germany. One was the statement of the American government in its note of April 28 that prise court proceedings meant unnecessary delay, all matters con cerned being susceptible for prompt settlement through diplomatic chan nels, and the other was that the de struction of the Frye was "unques tionably a violation of the obligations imposed upon the Imperial govern ment under existing treaty stipula tions between the' United States and iTUBSla." ' . ''! Under the Prussian-American treaty of I S3, the binding force of which was ad mitted by Germany In its note of April I, the right of ottixens of either country to ship arms and ammunition, aa well as all other kinds of contraband, in their own vessels waa granted In time of war, but each party has the right to detain such contraband and make payment for it If confiscated. Ealaraes Treaty of li'iH. ' The note from Germany today enlarges upon the treaty of 1828 by clatmlnK that while the treaty did not specifically per mit the destruction "oTa ship, -fft use less, if ' its . contraband could not be stopped in any other way; it could -in the extreme case be effected by the de struction .of the contraband aad of the ship carrying it." ' The effect of Germany's answer today, If its assertions are accepted by the ((Continued on Page 1ve, Column Two.) The Day's War NewM GKRHAN TACTICAL IIUVKRSK la tbe Baltlo provlaxeea of Rnasla ta iadtreted by the , official state neat today from Berlin. It la aald the Rasalaas Broacht reinforce ment a la the district sooth of flhaTM aad that the wins of tbe Oersnam foreoa which bad bora at tempt la aa oaclrellng movement of the Dabyaa river waa wlth drawa. REPORTS FROM Parle aad Berlla respecting; the ,altaatloa la the west abow that a aertea of aporadle aatacemeats la la prosjrreaa. Oa eacb aldo minor aaeceaaee have bee a woa. ITALIAN ARMY which Is lavadlaac Aastrla la tbo dlrectloa of Treat baa made a farther advene. Tba Aaatrlaaa destroyed aad cvaeaated a fortress aoatb of Rovereto. FIVK MORB BRITISH VKSSKLS, of which foar were trawlera, have bee a saalc by Gormaa aabmarlaea. CAPTURE! OP THIS TOWN of Mob. faleoa la'aaaoaaced la aa offi cial commaalcatloa from Rome. Ceaeral Cadorala, Itallaa chief of staff, reports that tbe towa was occapted after etabbora flcbtlag aloagr tba laoaso river. Moafal coo Ilea tbre mllea aat of tbe river aad a boat aa eqaal dlstaac aortb of tbo Oalf of Trlest. It Is slsteea miles aorthweat of th city of Trieste. UNINTERRUPTED SUCCESSES for th Aaatrlaaa aad Germaaa la ( I tela aro elalmad la Vleaaa, where tt Is said tbe advaac' aoatb of th Daelater ta eoatlnata. la ceatral Oallela, however, th Rasalaaa ap parently ar resisting th advance with am eaeeeaa. GERMAN SUBMARINES bavo eaak two. more British trawlers. Tba crews of both veaaels wer reacaed. BERLIN DISPATCH eoaewde the Germaaa lost oa veaael, a collier, la th Baltic cagagemeat of last week aad that a destroyer was damaged. It la aaaerted la Petro grad that a German traaaport aad torpedo boat wer eaak. Free Coupon For the Best Movies By special arrangement with eight of the leading moving picture) theaters THK BEG Is enabled to give its readers a combination coapon good far a fre admission to any one of them on days specified. In Sunday's Dee PRESIDENT WILSON, who has phrased the note to Ger many as he wants it, notwithstanding objections, of his secretary of state. V3 .... r x-;,v .V; '"V;" A. v.V -A..' Vi lift ir V Z' ., ; ; ..f he? A Text of American Note To German Government WASHINGTON. ' ' Juna '10.-Th tait of -thfli American rejoinder to the. German, government's reply to the ; note following the sinking of the LuBltania follows: "Tbe secretary of state 4d' interim to the American ambassador to Ber lin. "Department of State, Washing ton, June. 9, 19 IB "American Am bassador, Berlin: "You are Instructed to deliver textually the following note to the minister of foreign affairs: "In compliance with your excel lency's request I did not fall to transmit to my government Immedi ately upon Its receipt your note of May 28 In reply to my note of May 16, and your supplementary note of June 1, setting forth the conclusions so far as reached by the imperial Ger man government, concerning the at tacks , on the American steamers Cushlng and Gulfllght. I am now instructed by my government to com municate the following In reply: Not with Gratification. "The government of the United States notes with gratification the full recognition by the Imperial German government . in discussing the cases of the Cushlng and the Gulfllght of the principle of the free dom of all parts of the open sea to neutrar ships and the frank willing ness of the imperial government to acknowledge and meet its liability where the fact of attack upon neu tral ships ''which' have not .been guilty of any hostile act' by German aircraft or vessels of war Is satis factorily established; and the gov ernment of the United. States will in due course lay before the Imperial German government, as It requests, full information concerning the at tack on the steamer Cushlng. "With regard to the sinking of the steamer . Falaba, , by which an American citlcen lost bis life, the government of the United States is surprised to find the Imperial Ger man government contending that an effort on the part of a merchantman to escape capture and secure as sistance alters the obligation of the officer seeking to make the capture in respect of the safety of the Uvea of those on board the merchantman, although the vessel bad ceased its attempt to escape to escape when torpedoed. . These are not new cir cumstances. They have been in the minds of statesmen and of interna tional Jurists throughout tbe de velopment of naval warfare, and the I government of the United States does not understand that they have ever been held to alter the principles of humanity upon which it has In sisted. Motive of Germany. "Nothing but actual forcible re sistance or continued efforts to v-'vJTs "HS- V . - v ' k V,',.- , - v. 'J -f . . r-, .. i . k s i. '"i escape by flight when ordered to stop tor the purpose of visit on the part of the merchantman has ever been held to forfeit the lives of Its passengers . or crew. The govern ment of the. United States, however, does not understand that tbe Im perial 'German government Is seeking In this case to relieve itself of lia bility, but only intends to set forth the circumstances which led the com mander .of the submarine to allow himself to be hurried Into the course which he took. "Your excellency's note, in dis cussing the loss of American lives resulting from the sinking . of. the steamship Lusltanla, adverts at some length, to certain Information which the Imperial German government has received with regard to the char acter and outfit of that vessel and your excellency expresses the fear that this Information may not have been brought to the attention of the government of the United States. It is stated in the note, that, the Lual tanja was undoubtedly equipped with masked guns, supplied with trained gunners . and . special ammunition, transporting troops from . Canada, carrying a cargo not permitted under the. laws of the United States to a vessel also carrying passengers and serving, in virtual effect, as an auxiliary to . the naval forces of Great Britain. Fortunately these are matters concerning which the gov ernment of the United States is in a r r-.!tlon to give the Imperial German government information.' Of the facts alleged In your excellency's note, it true, the government of the United States ' would have been bound to take official cognizance In performing Its recognized duty as a neutral power and in enforcing its national laws. It was Its duty to see to it that the Lusltanla was not armed for offensive action, that It was not serving as a transport, that it did not carry a cargo -prohibited by tbe statues of the United States and that if in fact it was a naval ves sel of Great Britain It should not re ceive clearance as a merchantman; and it performed that duty, enforced its statutes with scrupulous vigilance through its regularly constituted of ficials. Berlin Misinformed. 'It is able, therefore, to assure the imperial German government that it has been misinformed. If the imperial German government should deem Itself to be in possession of convincing evidence that the officials of the government of the Untied States did not perform these duties with thoroughness the government of the United States sincerely hopes that It will submit that evldenc for consideration. "Whatever may be the contentions (Continued on Pag Two. Column Two.) U.S. ASKS BERLIN TO GUARANTEE SAFETY ON SEA Note to Kaiser, Made ' Public, Friendly in Tone, but Insists on Demands in Original Communication. LUSITANIA PASSENQER .SHIP Fact that it Was Torpedoed With out Warning Stands Out Before All. HUMANITY IS THE KEYNOTE . WASHINGTON, June 10. The United States in Its latest note to Germany, made public tonight, for mally asks the Imperial government for assurances that measures here after will be adopted to safeguard "American lives and American ships' on the high seas. The alternative in case of refusal Is not ststed. It was this note to which William Jennings Bryan refused to attach his signature, resigning instead his portfolio of secretary of state and thereby precipitating a dramatic cabinet crisis. Robert Lansing, secretary of state . ad interim, signed the communica tion which went forth with the ap proval of President Wilson and his entire cabinet. Friendly terms characterise the docu-' mont, which renews representations made in th American note that reached tier many May 16 after th Ixisltanta was torpedoed and sunk with a loss ef more than 100 American lives. Tbe German government', It Is declared: "Must have been misinformed" when It assumes that the Lusltanla carried funs, as official information ia at hand to corroborate the original contention of th Washington government that the Lusl tanla. was an unarmed passenger ship, which, since it did not resist eaptpre, could not be sunk without transferring passengers and crew to a place of safety. Th communication Informs Germany , that it la on the principle of humanity aa well as upon the law founded, noon this, principle that the United Btatcs must stand. Slsaaly Paeaeager Shi a. Opportunity Is .given to Germany to submit any evidence that American of ficials did not execute their task a thor ouajhiy In Inspecting the Lusltanla, beforu It sailed but th cardinal fact that Iho liner w-given no warning and wado no rest' oic and waa primarily a pas senger tip the American government decta "throws Into the background any i-A' 1al circumstance of detail and lifts .ai case out of the class of ordi nary subjects of diplomatic discussion or of International controversy." The Issuance of another statement by former Secretary Bryan coincident with th publication of the note today added to the surprise In official quarters at the character of Mr. Bryan's argument High officials said th note employed th very process persuasion which Mr. Bryan coadvoeated and did not neces sarily lead to war. Bryan's Former Secretary is Dead ALBUQUBRQUHl N. M., : June .- Harvey B. Ferguson. 7. former congress man from New Mexloo, who recently re signed as private secretary to William J. Bryan, died at his home her today of apoplexy. Mr. Ferguson served as dele gate In congress' from New Mexico in the fifty-fifth congress and waa th first congressman from New Mexico following admission of th state In 19U. H was re-elected for th alxty-third congress In WIS and defeated for re-election n lSlt At th conclusion of his terra he became private secretary to Mr. Bryan, a post he held only a few months. THE WANT-AD WAY. londoa Bridge la feUlng down. But tell lue I ahoulT worry. xaeyu aaverUae It now as J una ad seU tt la a hurry. Irvom bave ola chairs or loths. Throw tfceta not away. Advertise theoa la 'Tor Bal,N And ssU them any Say. If you were to turn to the "For Pale' columns of The Bre today, anl rad the various ad vortLement grouped tosjetlier there, you would coiiitt. to the com IumIoii that this col umn aa one of the reat-Ht market places in the work!. Article of every decrli ion from used uianua to second hand stoves are 1r tlaed. Some area. I baxaalua. 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