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The Omaha Daily Bee Want iwip something" for something else more useful to you? Use the Swappers' column of The Bee. THE WEATHER Fair VOL. -LV .'(.. 17. OMAHA, Till MfShAY MllUXIMi, .HI,Y s, I'M.V-TWKm-: l'AC.L's. Oa Trains and at otel lltwa Steads, SIXOLK COPY TWO CENTS. TORNADO SWEEPS A MISSOURI TOWN; CARS BLOWN AWAY District Eighteen Blocks Long and Half as Wide Razed in St. Charles, Near St. Louis, but None Hurt. LARGE CHURCHES DESTROYED Pour Coaches of Wabash Passenger Train Hurled from Track Near Oilmore. NOBODY SERIOUSLY INJURED ST. LOUIS, July 7. Four cars of Wabash passenger train No. 9. from St. Louis to Kansas City, were blown from the track by a tornado near Oilmore, Mo., this afternoon, but ac cording to Information received here by General Manager Cotter of the Wabash no one was hurt badly enough to need medical attention. Mr. oCtter tonight said the mall, com bination, dining and chair cam, which left the track, were blown clear off the right-of-way. The train crew then coupled up the five cars which were left on the track and proceeded toward Kansas City. Tornado Sweeps Town. A tornado (truck Ft. Charles. Mo... twenty-five miles northwest of here, at 4:20 o'clock thla afternoon. It la re ported that the storm raxed a district eighteen blocks long and nine blocks wide. Two largo churches were de stroyed. As far as known no lives were lost. Bt. Charles Borromeo's Catholic church was wrecked, the storm tearing down the east and west walls and cracking the south wall so that it crumbled to the ground. Patients Removed. A wall and part of the roof of St. Jo seph's hospital were torn away. The patients, though panic stricken, were re moved to safety. The west wall and half the roof of the second Baptist church were caved in. Several houses were damaged. I Body Attachment Issued by Court for Evelyn Nesbit Thaw NEW YORK, July 7. A body attach ment was issued by Supreme Court Jus tice Hendrlck today for Evelyn Ncsblt Thaw, who failed to appear to testify In tho proceedings yesterday relative to the sanity of her husband, Harry K. Thaw. Mrs. Thaw yesterday told Deputy Attor ney General Cook that she could not stand the strain of testifying and said she did not propose to testify against her husband. She left for the Adiron dacks Uuit night. ' Dr. Bernard Livingston, Mrs. Thaw's physician, was called to the stand today. He said he had found Mrs. Thaw run down and in a nervous condition and ad vised her it would bo unwise for her to testify. Justice Hendrlck then said that If the attorney general desired Mrs. Thaw to be present that he would issue a body attachment, whereupon Deputy Attorney General Becker asked that such an attachment be issued. Exhibits from previous trials were then read Into the records. Yetter Given Divorce By Kansas City Court KANSAS CrTT. Mo., July 7.-Special.) fr-In court hero today. Will L. Tetter of Omaha was granted a divorce, he having Charged Jealousy upon the part of his wife and that she had threatened to ruin ila buslnesa Mrs. Tetter had filed' a cross-petition and In this she alleged misconduct upon the part of Tetter. Tho decree, when Signed, will provide for a division of the property. Trial of the case was commenced some months ago, but continued from time to) time, the judge hoping that a reconcilia tion might be effected. ARCHBISHOP QUIGLEY BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH ROCHESTER, N. T.. July T. Arch Wshop James Edward Qulgley of Chi cago continues to hover between life and death at the home of his brother here. The Weather Ttmpnlir at Omaha Yesterday. Hours. JJem. Comparative Local Record. 1915. 1914. 1913. 1912. Highest yesterday 75 SI S9 94 Lowest yesterday 67 70 71 Mean temperature 70 7 7 Precipitation .00 .40 .00 Temperature and precipitation depart ures from the normal: Normal temperature 76 Deficiency for the day ( Total deficiency since March 1 138 Normal precipitation 15 inch Kxcess for the day 14 inch Total rainfall alnce March 1... 11.91 Inches Teflclency since Ma run 1 1.11 Inches deficiency for cor. period. 1914. .63 Inch Deficiency for cor. period, 19U. .M Inch Reports from Slatloas at T P. M. Station and State Temp. High- Rain of Weather. 7 p. m. est. fall. Cheyenne, cloudy 68 74 .00 (Davenport, cloudy 6 78 I 62 Denver, clear 78 M .00 ! Mnlnea rlr 72 Ml 1 w North Platte, clear 78 M . Omali cloudy 73 75 . Itapld City, part cloudy... 68 70 .83 feherldan. cloudy 70 76 .04 Kloux City, cloudy 66 72 174 .Valentine, prt cloudy.... 66 70 4.01 X Indicates trace of pm-tpttatlnn. L. A. WfcLSH. Local roiecaster. 7MSLI !r2i k- I ff 9 a. m 69 , Zic I 10 a. m 70 i Ji J 11 a m 72 Yhrm ulp:::::::::::::?5; YrV 3 :::::::::::::! 4 p. m....M 74 , --b ' m. 76 -Or f p ro 7J I S d. m W GERMAN 42-CENTIMETER SHELL, showing its size, in comparison with a French infantryman 01 average height. This shell, which explode NO WORD COMES FROM WESTERFIELD Wife Says She is Discouraged Over Absence and Does Not Know When He Will Return. STILL CHECKING UP ACCOUNTS "I feel more discouraged this morning," was a statement made by flra. Ellery H. Westerfield, wife of the former treasurer of Dundee, whose disappearance at a time he was expected to turn over the funds of the village, has aroused consider able Interest. Mrs. Westerfield added that she does not know of her husband's present where abouts, nor does she know when he will return. Friends of the family have of fered their sen-ices to locate the missing Dundee man. In the meantime Commissioner Butler of the city department of finance and accounts. Treasurer Vre and a repre sentative of the bonding company are checking up the accounts of Mr. Wester field. "The books appear to have been kept In excellent condition, but there seems to be so mo uncertainty as to tho record of securities he held. This, of course, may turn out all right when the check has been completed. AU we are en deavoring to do Is to check the accounts as would be done In any case of this kind," slated Mr. Butler. Attorney Pancoast. representing Mia. WeBterfleld, has turned over the papers held by Treasurer Westerfield and ac cepted receipts for the same. The check has been transferred from Mr. Pancoast's office to the court house and will take several days to complete. Safe Crackers Fight Off Posse and Make Escape LITTLE ROCK, July 7. Seven bank robbers early today engaged In an hour's hot pistol battle with more than 100 cltl sens of England, Lonoke county, near here, drove their attackers into the main hotel of the town after failing to dyna mite the safe of the Bank of England, and escaped In an automobile after marching In close formation down the main street of the town and seriously wounding N. W. Whitlock, town mar shal. Five charges of an explosive were set off unsuccessfully by three members of the gang, while the other stood outside and by a continuous lire drove ift the armed townspeople. Weapons for the attack were taken by the robbers from a hardware store, which they broke Into-before entering the bank. They secured about S200 In silver from the tills In the cashier's csge. Italians Advance On Five-Mile Front in the Region of Carso UDINE. Italy. July T.-(Vla Tarls.) The Italian attack In the Carso region has been successful, although being car ried on against a territory which is full of caverns, grottoes and crevasses. A report telling of the capture by the Italians of 900 prlosners In two days on a front of five or six miles, shows. In tho opinion of military authorities. a con siderable advance. Honors of the day perhaps go to the Italian air service, because of a bom bardment of a factory at Trleet. It has been impossible to ascertain the extent of the damage inflicted. Trlest has the most Important arms factory in the Aus-tro-Hungarlan empire, employing In norma! times 10,000 workmen. Italian aviators hsve damaged the Aus trian encampment at Loberdo and have dropped bomha on the Important railway station at Dornburg. I' 'I v v m$ 1 f H - rs 1 A --J , ci r V u -it?- a - .mJ " $ : fcuiMBsnnnisi " -,' Ymm!mamiimi fell at Verdun, failed ?? F. W. BROWN OF LINCOLN IS DEAD Postmaster and Former Mayor of Capital City Expires After Ill ness of Few Weeks. PROMINENT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., July 7. (Special Telegram) Francis W. Brown, post master of Lincoln, died this morn ing at his home here after an illness of a few weeks. . He was mayor of Lincoln for two terms and was a can didate for congress on the democratic ticket. Prominent In Democratic Circles. Mr. Brown has been prominent In the councils of his party for many years and has always taken an active Interest In publlo affairs. During his service as mayor he signed the dollar gas ordinance and the slx-for-a-quarter street cur faro ordinance. He was appointed postmaster about six months ago. Mr. Brown is survived by his widow and one son. Prank Brown, Jr., who is 1 1 roprietor of the Kearney Morning Times. lie was about 6v years of age. Iowa Committee Meets Liberty Bell Party at State Line DAVENPORT, la., July 7.-The Lib erty Bell was greeted by crowds at Mollne, 111., and here. Lloutenant Gov ernor Harding of Iowa and four members of the governor's staff Joined the Lib erty Bell party at Davenport to escort the relio through Iowa . ROCK 1 1 LAND, 111., July 7. Three thousand people headed by the mayor and city commissioners, were at the sta tion when the Liberty Bell arrived on a special 'train. The crowd sang "America" and Lieutenant Governor O'Hara of Illi nois, representing OoVernor Dunne, gave a brief address. Both Relatives of Revolutionary Stock Another descendant of a continental patriot, who had something to do with natkmal Independence, has been found among Omahans. She ,1a Mrs. William E. Davis. 4203 Grant street. However. Mra Davis will be unable to serve on the reception committee when the Liberty bell Is exhibited here Friday, for she Is now at Orchard, Neb., on a visit. Mrs. Davis Is a tMster of Miss Alberta Regnler, whose rame ha already been published as a descendant of colonial days. Both are great great great nieces of Abraham Clark, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Mra Davis heard about the committee being organized here to receive the bell, by reading The Bee. which la being sent to her at Orchsrd during her visit there. BRYAN REFUSES TO ADDRESS GERMAN AND IRISH SOCIETY BAN FRANCISCO. Cat, July T.-Wll-liam Jennings Krysn, former secretary of state, has refused to deliver an ad dress omorrow at a mass lace meeting of tho American Independence union, an association of Iruh and tlermans who have made common Ismie against the exportation of arme to Great Britain, it was announced today. He said lie ex pected to attend a reception for the gov ernors, F. D. Boris -yt Nevada and H. C. Ptuart of Virginia, at the hour of the meeting. Mr. Bryan recently accepted an inves tigation to speak at the maaa meetlna, provided other engagements hre per mitted It waa announced today th-it he would speak at an Kvangrllstlc meeting on July BOMB PLACED ON OCEAN STEAMSHIP BY PROFESSOR HOLT Man Who Shot Morgan Wrote WTife the Saxonia or Philadelphia Would Be Blown Up Today. WIRELESS SERVICE GETS BUSY Philadelphia Sends Answer that Everything on Board Has Been Checked Up. SAXONIA HAS 324 PASSENGERS HI I.I.K.TI. NKW YORK, July 7. The CunarJ line late today received a reply by wireless to the message sent to the Saxonia 1,200 miles at sea regarding the suspicion that Holt had placed a bomb on the vessel. Tho message read : "Search made. Nolhlng found." The message was signed hy Cap tain Rlggle of the Saxonia. Officials of the While Star line have received no Information from the Adriatic. NKW YORK, July 7. Frank Holt, who attempted last Saturday to as sassinate J. P. Morgan, after placing a bomb in the capltol building at Washington which exploded Friday night, planned to destroy the trans- Atiantlc liners Saxonia and Philadel phia by dynamite, which it ia believed he had placed aboard the vessels be fore they sailed from New York for Liverpool, July 3. Holt so advised his wife In a letter which was received by her at Dallas, Tex., on of before yesterday. This letter, Police Commissioner Woods of the New York police department announced today, was taken by Mrs. Holt and her father to a former governor of Texas. The for mer governor, whose name was with held, communicated with Major Pullman, head of the Washington, D. C. police force, and Major Pullman at one trans- (Continued on Pago Two, Column Three ) Young Christians Work for Million More Members CHICAGO. July T.-"Get 1.000.000 new members and $1,000,000 for missions," Is the slogan of the twenty-seventh Inter national Christian Endeavor convention, which opened here today, - "Tho Call for Millions" waa the subject of an address which was to have been read by the Rev. Francis E. Clark, presi dent and founder of the society. He was unable to be present, however, because of Ulness. Delegates were urged to enrol 1,000,000 new members I,ou0,0u0 signers to a peaoa petition and 1.000,0u0 uledges to make tho country a saloonless tuition by 193). At the meeting of the board of trustees of the society, Karl jehman, field sec retary, roported that 1250,000 of tho S300, 000 needed for a headquarters building In Boston hss been raised. "Christian Endeavor ia stronger today than ever before In its history," said Mr. l.ehmsn. "China Is facing the greatest ipirltuul awakening It has ever known. In India, Korea, Africa, in every mis sion field, we find there is a new and growing interest In religion. Africa has the largest Christian Kndeavor society In the world." Rev. L. B. Chamberlain responded for India. "More than 800 Endeavor societies In China, with 26.000 membera sent greet ings through Mr. and Mra Edgar B. Btrother, general secretaries for) China, From tho heart of tha war now raging In "Europe, the following ms ago was received from the general secretary. Bar. Friedrlch Blecher of Berllnt "This war ia a mighty summons of Ood to reflection, so that our members may examine themselves to sea whether their conduct is in agreement with their pray ers, and therefore at the same tlmo a bowing low In penitence wbluh heals from many faults. "It causes a clearer knowledge of what our fatherland represents In thla struggle of all people. "What many evangelistic meetings i-oiild not accomplish, the war has brought to pass, and asking and seeking after God by such as before did not think of Him. "Fifteen young people's societies' in Fast Prussia have been destroyed by the Russians. The young men have been called to the colors. Many have fallen for the fatherland: the maidens are scat tered over our whole country. "One hundred and thirty-eight mem bers have been killed, 211 have been wounded, sixty-one are missing or pris oners, twenty have received the Iron Cross. "It is our earnest prayer to God that He by H!i Holy Spirit will again bring into order what the human spirit has thrown Into disorder, and that Christian peoples may become conscloua that in spite of all education and culture, 'sin Is reproach to any people,' as this war has revealed In a shocking way." Free Coupon For the Best Movies Hjr spctal arrangement with eight of the leading moving picture theaters Tim IIKE is enabled to gift Its readers a combination coupon good for free admission to any one of them on days specified. In Sunday's Dee Many Attempts Made to Damage Auto Cargoes on Way to Europe NF.W TORK. July T.-M. V. Hill. Kuropea-n representative of an American Automobile company that has lre shipments of military automobile to the allies. Ht ihr.1 here tudsy on the Kspane and said that a Hrltish hl loaded here In May for Havre, with a cmgo of auto mobiles and grain for the French army, was found to have two bombs on board when It reached Its destination. Mr. Hill refused to give the name of the ship, saying that to lo so might hamper an Investigation now under way. One. of the bombs, consisting, he said, of two metal cylinders capped with wax. was discovered In one of the automobile cases and the other In a sack of grHln. One cylinder was filled with acid, the other with a hiahly Inflammable chemical. The bomb In the automobile case, Mr. TERRIFIC WIND AND HAIL IN WEST Callaway Hit by Hurricane that Wrecks Several Business Buildings. DAMAGE TO LINCOLN CROPS CALl.AWOY, NpI).. July ". (Spe cial TeloRram.) At a littlf after 6 o'clock laat evening a terrific wind, hall and rainstorm passed over this locality, doing much damage within its. path. A Btrlp of country west of here fifteen miles wide and perhaps thirty nilleti In length was completely hailed out, the wheat and rye crops, which were almost ready to harvest, being a total loss, while other vege tation was ruined. In Callaway the top of the Masonic temple was blown down. The northwest corner of the Moran building was blown down KniHll buildings were blown to pieces and hundred of trees uprooted and broken off tntlnn Nenrly Wrecked. At the Union Pacific depot window glass was broken and the wind entered with such force that the aouth wall w.ia blown out several Indies and enly the abatement nf the storm sved It. Windmills wero wrecked and telephone and electric light service put out of com mission, as well as telegraph service. At the J. H. Farrell home, In the grove south of town, nine large Cottonwood trees were blown across the house, crushing It and moving 11 about six inches from its foundation. It was the worst storm this locality has experienced In twenty years, but it (proved to be a straight wind and no loss of life or personal Injury has been re ported. Hearr Damage In Lincoln 4'oantr. NORTH PIATTE, Neb., July 7.-(flpe-cial Telegram.) Hall Tuesday afternoon destroyed over 2,Ono acres of the finest small crops ever grown In the Jack Mor row Flats district, twelve miles south of here. The storm was six miles wide and is reported east as fsr as Brady. Among the farmers who report heavy losses are Dick IOmple, A. R. Ieavltt, J. T. Uoyd, William Kelso. Ellas Lloyd, W. Hum, Robert Patterson, Guy Ed is, Ram Blagdon, Gua Granting and Jess Hlghberger. The loss may reach a hundred thousand dollars. A hailstone was picked up at the J. II. Edmlston farm which measured nine inches in circumference. An automobile that was In that dis trict during the storm arrived here today with It metal parts badly dented by the hall. Jack Morrow Flats Is the richest farm ing district In the county. Fields of grsln which were three feet tall now look as if nothing had ever been grown there. Stock Prices Break; Southern Roads Lead NEW YORK, July 7. Sudden and unex plained weakness In the group of South era railroads caused general unsettlement in today's early stock market. Louis vllle A. Nashville, which ckised at 114 yes terday, was steadily offered today In moderate lots until It fell to lObVi. At lantlo Coast l.lne, which controls Louis ville A Nashville, fell six points and Southern Railway preferred and common lost i and 1, respectively. The selling came from various brokers other than those formerly Identified with the prop erty. One of the theories advanced In connection with the acute weakness of these stocks was that large Mocks were being offered for foreign account. The Day's War Newt FIRST KFFKtT of the Traloole threat In soothers Poland seraas to have slackened tor the time nt leaat and there Is leas apparent anxiety on the elde of the entente allies over the eatoonae of the na. palgn In this region. The latest official statements from Vienna, however, claim that the Aeatrlaa advance Is eoatlnnlnsT la at least one seetor of the front sooth of Warsaw. DIVERGENT CLAIMS come from Vienna and Rome as to the alt en. tloa the Aaalro-Itallaa front. Italian headonartere reports in fliction of severe losses apon the Aastrlaas la coantcr attacks oa the t'arale frontier, the repnlse of attacks aloes the T rol-Trentlao line and of a determined naannlt pen the Italian position on Avostaaa Peak. The moat recent aeatrlaa official statement de. rlarcs the Itallaae have been on the offensive aad have been re. poised In attache at several palate. IS TIIK Al SI'S the Rnaalana re. tempt at aa offensive west ut Ahlavat. PHEKf ll DESTROY KRS have keen operating on the Asia Minor coast, stable Turkish vessels aad In fltrtlee; other damage. Hill ssld. was evidently designed to be exploded by the motion of the whip, caus ing the acid and the chemical to mix. A unusually smooth paasncn probably resulted In the failure of the plot, he thought. One of the boards on the auto mobile case had been pried loose and the bomb Inserted, possibly at the time the case wns placed on board the ship. "It has also been found." Mr. Hill ssld, "that attempts to destroy or make use- j less automobiles shipped to the allies are frequent. We are compelled to keep at Havre a larae force of mechanics) to ex amine carefully each machine even befor.' tested. On several occasions In the last few months emory duat has been found In the cylinders. This soon makes a car uselesw. In some Instances borings have been made In vital parts of the ma chinery." DODGE HOME FOLKS WELCOMESTECHER Whole Countryside Turns Out to Give Young: Wrestling- Champion Praise for Hii Victory. YOUNG GIANT MODEST AS EVER noniiK. Neb., July 7. (Special Telegram. 1 This town has heen put upon the map and Joe Stecher world's champion heavyweight wres tler, has done it. As a slight compli ment to him, the entire population of Dodge and iho countryside turned out tonight to give him a royal wel come home. Not only did they extend the welcome, hut In addition, the people who have known him since he was a child, presented him with a 13,000 diamond-otudded belt. The jeweled trophy has not yet been made, but it was pledged to the champion tonight. Fresh from the field of glory and wear ing most modestly the laurels of victory. Joe Btecher arrived home today, coming unannounced and quietly to the home of his parenta In the outskirts of the town, where he remained for an hour or more before It waa known that he was here. Kclghbora Flock In. When the word got passed around town that the young champion had arrived, the Btecher home was besieged with callers and for hours Joe wss the recipient of congratulations, handshakes and words of prslea. The new champion wrestler of the world was expected home last night, but Hav ing Omaha In an automobile with friends It became apparent that every town that be passed through wanted to do him honors. Fremont captured him last night and held him until today. s a result of this the home people were somewhat dis appointed, but they went on making preparations for the homecoming recep tion tonight. Thousand People Come. Early thla morning the committees hav ing the reception In charge commenced their work. Friends were telephoned and those from the country advised that to night a reception would be held. The re- (Continued on Pago Four. Column One.) Two-Cent Fares Do Not Stimulate Travel, Says Expert CHICAOO, July 7.-Fallure of predic tions made In 1307 when paevenger fares In many states were reduced .to f cents per mile, that the lower fare would be more than offset by the stimulus to travsl, was described In figures before the Interstate Commerce commission to day by forty-six western railways which are asking permission to Increase Inter state passenasr farea U r. Wattling, statistician for the railways, continued tho Introduotloo of evidence began last night He presented figures showing that the return on prop erty devoted to passenger service Is only 2.37 per cent, while many roads operate I at a deficit. "The reduction to t-cent fares," Mr. Wettllng said, "brought no stimulus to travel such ss was anticipated. On top of this failure of the growth nf travel lo hold Ita pace, then was, resulting from the rate reductions, a gradual de cline in the average revenue, both for hauling the ton one irlle and cairylng the passenger one mile. Efforts at efficiency to offset the sdverse factors of rising costs and falling rates, although they have brought con spicuous reaults, have not been able to succeed." The witness said that both services combined earned a net return equalling I.H per cent on the value of the prop erty. In the freight servloe, he said. the return was S.U per cent, while the passenger service earned only 2 S7 per cent on the value of the property de voted to passenger traffic on all of the forty-six railroads. 'Only about one-half of the estimated Increase of from J 30,000,000 to IX.OOO.OOO In passenger revenues from the proposed advance In passenger rates would ac me," Mr. Wettllng said, "unless state farea as well ss Interstate are advanced for almost one-half of the total travel Is wholly within one state." SURGEON M'DOWELL EXONERATED BY COURT ANNAPOLIS, July 7-Burgeon Bath Mic On well. United Ftates navy, was today exonerated of any complicity In the sending of naval academy examination papers to Mldrtilpman James E. Moaa before the court of Inquiry investigating the "cribbing scendal" at the Institution. Robert Moss, father of Midshipman Mosj, who, It had been testified by Ad miral Fullam. superintendent of ths naval academy, mentioned Pr. McDow ell's name In discussing the matter with the admiral. Hated to ths court today that he never Ir.tenJed to convey ths slightest Imitation that Pr. McDowell knew of or "sanctioned or had ever hear J of the mutter." i DISTINCT CHECK IS INFLICTED ON TEUTON ARMIES Official Reports from PetrogTad Tell of an Important Victory Oyer the Invader Near the City of Krasnik. CONTRADICTION FROM VIENNA Austrian War Office Says Musco vites Were Defeated in This Battle. WEST IS COMPARATIVELY QUIET LONDON, July 7. Petrograd as serts a distinct check has been In flicted on the Austro-Hungarlans near Krasnik, In southern Russian Toland. where the invaders are threatening one of the most impor tant railroad connections with War saw. The claim directly contradicts tho Vienna official report, which states that the Russians have suf fered defeat in this section. Other wise the Russian and Austro-Oerman reports agree that quiet prevails along the remainder of the eastern front, where for the first time In sev eral weeks the Austro-Oerman arm ies have ceased to win dally suc cesses. Italy keeps tip Its heavy battering tac tlca against the Austro-IIungsrlan posi tions along the Isnnio river. Vienna re ports particularly fierce but fruitless at tacks on the lower Isonio. between Oorlila and the sea. Rumors continue to reach London from many scattered sources of a great Ger man offensive against the western front, with Calais on the English channel as the objective, but actual reports from this war theater show no more than the usual activity. General Sir Hamilton's report of the British landing at the Dardanelles has caused much comment in the British press, which shows great pride In the achievements of the allied troops. This Is not unmixed with criticism, however, of the strategy which directed the cam paign. Lord Northcllffe's newspapers are particularly strong in denunciation of the tactics which led to such fearful slaughter. The Times, describing the naval dash which preceded the land oper- , atlons, ssys it wss a naval Balekava and denounced the whole operations, characterising them ss "unforgivable bungling." French Official Report. rATtl. "July T.-The French "official statement of operation along the west ern front today said: , "In the region to the north of Arras the bombardment continued all last night Two German attacks, neither one In force, against tho railroad station at Boucher; wero repulsed. "On the heights of the Mouse at about t o'clock at night, a fresh German attack against our positions on the southern side of the ravine of (tonvaux was checked by the fire from our barricades. At the same time the Germans delivered ' an attack to the west of this ravine, which also was repulsed. "To the southeast of SL Mlhlel the enemy, after a bombardment of great violence took the offensive last night along a front stretching from the hill which commands the right bank of the river Meuse to the south of Ailley, as fsr as the locality known as the Cow's Hesd (La Tete-A-Vaehc) in the forest of Apremont At one single point in the Vaux Fery region they were successful In penetrating our first line along a front of about 700 yards. At all other points they were repulsed with heavy losses. "In the eastern part of the La Pretre forest we checked a fresh Got Wan attach which waa preceded by the throwing of flaming liquids. "There Is nothing to report from the . rest of the front" THE WANT-AD. WAY zxnr id I ' STliJr) IU 1 1 1 jL" T 7 aaiQc'' Wheu you've tried to sell And you've tried to rent And you stop and think Of the money spent. Then Is the time If you'll listen to mo To try WANT AU In The Omaha Dee. If the man here shown Had this method tried He'd have rented his house And been satisfied. The most economical way to root va cant Apartments, Flats or Hons, is to place a "FOR RENT AD" In the e)as. fled columns of "THE PEE.'7 Give a good description of your property, to gether with the location and Die rent per month. Telephone Tyler 1 end Il'T IT IX THE OMAHA UfcK.
