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TH unrivalled special feat ure ptffei of The Sunday Bee are In a class by them elves. Best of them all. The Omaha Daily THE WEATJLEB Unsettled VOL. XLV NO. 34. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOUSING, , JULY 29, 1015 Oa Trains, Stotel ! Btaaaa, to So SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. Bee 1ESTERFIELD TO . RETURN TO OMAHA ; "AMD FACE CHARGE Hissing Dundee Treaiurer Wires Treasurer Ure that He Is Start in; 'for Omaha from San Bernardino, Cal. - MAYOR WILL- NOT COMPROMISE Dahlman Declares He Intends to Hare Criminal Prosecution Started. PILE COMPLADTT THIS MORimTQ ' lT!1ar TT Went erfleliV th mts.s.tnirr' Dundee treaiurer, yesterday afefl noon sent the following telegram from San Bernardino, Cal., to Treas urer Ure, stating he will start tor Omaha at once: "TTv Iimii atrk and not fnllr re covered, but-start (or Omaha today. .Figures' published not right. Hold 'for adjustment Have eighteen thnnaand In nrlvate fund in State bank and other funda to cover any difference." A few minutes after the receipt of the message Attorney Pancoast, for the Westerfleld family, ai In con ference with Mr. Ure. Mr. Pan coast would not discuss the situation in detail, further than to say he be lieved Westerfleld had been 111 and would return to Omaha this week aid face the situation. Will Insist Proseeatloa.' Mayor Dahlman announces that h. .as mayor of this city, will, refu'e to bo a party to any compromise in th Wester fleld matter. He intends to ' have the criminal prosecution started within a rea sonable time. He directed Corporation Counsel Lambert to proceed with -the commissioners mill approve his course. Efforts of an attorney representing the Westerfleld family were made to induce the mayor to let the matter Vest until the shortage could be made up, but the . mayor positively declined. "Westerfleld deliberately falsified his accounts and tlien absconded," said the mayor. "I told his attorney yesterday that I would advise his friends to' have him return to Omaha at once rather than to face the embarrassment of having- his picture sent all over the country to find Jilm. .The return .of the shortage will not straighten the matter so far as I am concerned: J This . man defaulted because the people 'of Dundee had every faith in Mm. I-woaid take the same course if he had been a member of my admlnistra- tloa Cornell Tears Action. Chief of Police Dunn -was advised yes terday afternoon by the county attorney's office that a complaint against Wester fleld will be filed this roornjng. f At its meeting Tuesday the city council adopted the following resolution; offered by Mayor Dahlman: Resolved, That the report and the de tails connected therewith be -referred to the law department of 'the city, accom panied' by directions to that department to take the entire matter up with the county attorney of Dougrlaa county, to the end that appropriate proceedings may be had looking; to the apprehension and proeeoutlon of the delinquent ofricer, and, Be if Resolved. That the taw depart ment take such steps and resort to such prooedeings as may be necessary to re quire the surety, or sureties, on the bond of E. H. Westerfleld to make good what ever Shortage may, exist. Corporation -' Counsel Lambert will handle the matter. He stated he will confer with the county attorney as soon as the documents in the Case have been referred to him by the city clerk. To Hare Second Aadlt. ' Nothing has yet been done in sn official way In connection with a settlement of the shortage. It la understood by the legal department that representatives; of Mr. Westerfleld will have the accounts audited on their own account. An examinanon- of the records of the former vlUage clerk of Dundee shows that on March Si, 1914, at a mass meeting of oitlsens of the village Dr. H. B. Lsmero offered a motion, ascended by Edward L. Sioltenberg, embodying the following sentiment: "The electors of (Continued on Page Two. Column One.) The Weather Forecast till T p. m. Wednesday: ' Sot Omaha. Council Blufs and Vicinity Showers; not much change In tempera ture. ranaaeratare at Omaha Yesterday. Hour. ' ttw- a. m... I a. m... T a. m... I a. m... a. m... 10 a. m... II a. m... 11 m 1 p. in... t p. m... I P. m... 4 p. m... 5 p. m... p. in... T p. ru... S p. m... m .... TO ;; .... 73 J3 J f'l 72 70 W 63 8 is OoBsparatl'va Laeal Record. 1S16. 1914. 191S. 1911. Highest yesterday 73 W tl -VI Xxweat yesterday ti 71 TJ 67 Mean tern uerat ure 74 St fO 7 f reclpltatlun 63 .00 .00 .U Temperature and precipitation de partures from the normal: Normal temperature 77 Deficiency for the day t Total deficiency since March 1, 2k IMormai precipitation 14 inch JOxoees for the day 3S Inch Total rainfall slnre March 1..1T.C1 inches lef)danoy since March 1 17 lrvoh tetlcta-y. cor. period. 1914... 1 Inches peficitincy, cor. period, 113., M Inches Reports fron ftlatleae at T F. M. Station and tvu Temp. High- Itain of Weather. 1 p. m. est. faU. ('heyenne raining J (4 ..14 'lJavenport. cloudy 7 SO .14 !enver. raining w. 70 .28 J)s Vlolnes. raining ... 71 71 . Omaha, rair.ln-f (ij 7J jj Rapid City, cloudy 70 .w thendan. part ,ludy... 71 74 .00 Pious City, cloudy 70 74 04 aientlaa, cloudy 64 72 .00 U A. WtUH, Local rorecaster. FIRST AMERICAN BATTLESHIPS GO THRO PANAMA CANAL, carrying: annual navai cruise, ine ship Ohio entering Pedro Miguel locks. ' " : ' A P t c ':'T ? k j f,-e . i.-t f v -..... ' A . :: ! s. NAYY LEAGUE OF OMAHA JIRGANIZED A. C. Smith Is Made Temporary Chairman and F. ,W. Hudson Is Named Secretary. FtTTY TAKE ACTIVE ' PART ' Fifty representative business men. at the Commercial club at noon formed the temporary organization of a Navy league; A. C. Smith was road temporary" chairman, and F. W. Judaoa-eeoretary. The body is to meet later , and go. Into permanent organization. . The' purpose of the organisation., will be, to. conduct a campaign' of agitation and publicity for a larger American navy. ' The meeting was called 'at the Instance of J. J. Dickenson of Washington, D. C who is field secretary of the National Navy league. Mr. Dickenson baa been in Omaha for a few days working up sentiment for the organization of such clubs or leagues. Hot a Frlead la Earope. In addressing the meeting of Onaha men, he declared that our national de fenses are Inadequate, and that our navy is farN inadequate to our needs.-, "The nation haa not a friend in Europe to. day." he said. "When this war is over the European countries will be burdened with debt, and the only way they can get clear Is to collect In South America what those countries- owe them." He pointed ' out that one way for South American countries to meet their obliga tions" when called upon would be to grant concessions of lahd for settlement by Europeans. This would be contrary to our Monroe doctrine, he said, and would lead us into difficulty. ' He pointed out that when proposals ' for an in crease In the navy came before congress in the past, .congress had voted them down, and that the congressmen from Kansas, Nebraska and the rest of the inland slates had been particularly prom lnent in the opposition. He realized that they acted In accordance with the wishes of their constituents. rhaaae of Sentltneat. Congressman C. O. Lobeck of the Second Nebraska district, spoke briefly admitting that he was one of those who voted against the larger appropriation for the navy, and declared he was cer tain that if a larger navy were asked of congress now the request would be granted. Those who form the temporary . Navy league in Omaha up to the present time are Bam Rees, George M. Rlbbel, C. N. ftnhlnann. Charles F. Bchwacer. 8. . A. Rearle. H. O. Shedd. Morton Sieg. R. A. Stewart. A. B. Warren. W. H. Watson, D. C. Patterson, W. F. Baxter, George W. Clabaugh. J. A. Sunderland, John I 1 Kennedy, General George H. Harriea, W. M. Rainbolt. H. G. rowell. Pillrrmn A. C1.. Pancoast. T. O. K. U North ! wsll. O. W. Noble, J.- M,'GlllanV E. P. Howe. T. R. Hill, J. Wi Gamble. C. C. George. J. 3. Fitzgerald. H. A. Eggers, J. L. DoVI. W. J. Culley, H. G. Conant, David Cole, J. R. Cain. I. W. Carpen ter. V. B. Caldwell, H. K. Burket, Luther Drake, W. L. Burgess, F. A. Brogan. P. E. Brando, I W. Blessing Alfred Bloom. T.VW. Blackburn, Charles Beaton, Ben Baker, G. W. Preston, Milton T. Barlow, H. H. BaUrlge. J. U Baker, P. W. Judson, Frank Hamilton. Walter T. Page. A. C. Smith, James C. Dahlman. C. W. Hull and C. O. Lo beck Two Families in One House Wiped Out CHICAGO, July 27. A house at- tl South Kolln avenue has not been altered since the Eastland capsized. Two families, consisting of seven persons, lived In the house, aad are either dead or missing. A wagon drove to the residence with two bodies, but there was no one there to receive them. Annapolis cadt pnotocrapn shows sx v BLOODY BATTLE ON ITALIAN FRONT Austrian Troops . Are Mowed Down in .Masses by Accurate Ar tillery Fire. ITALIAN LOSSES ALSO HEAVY GENEVA. July 26. (Via Paris, July : 27.)- The Tribune prints the following regarding operations In the Italian war theater: . "The ' Austvlaus fight with utter Contempt for death, and the losses 6 both sides are' frightful, but those of the Austrlang appear heavier, the Italian artillery mowing them down In masses. ' . . 1 ' "On the Carso plateau the Italians are advancing in the direction of Gorizia. "On Monte Nero the Italians have ear. ried several portions of the enemy's posi tions. . 'At Podgorla the Italians repulsed all Austrian attacks, notwithstanding the extreme violence with which they were delivered." . Moat Frlchtfnl Battel of War. BERLIN. July 7.-VJa London.)-The battle between Italians and Austrian along the Isonxo river la described by the Tyrol correspondent of the . local Anselger, as the "mightiest and most frightful of the world war." ,Tho great struggle has lasted a week. the correspondent say's, without any de cision. The principals Italian onslaught ha been directed against the Doberdo plateau, whore the artillery fire exceeds In Intensity that of the batUes at Tar now and Gorllce in Gal Ma. , The correspondent add: "The conflict, which is being directed from captive balloons, lasted three days without any interruption, and after a few' hours' pause was resumed. The Austrian army, which is composed of soldiers of nearly all the natlonalties In me auat monarchy, endures the terrible fire bravely, and when the Italians z-aln a position they are soon thrown out of it Italian aviators are continually seek ing to destroy the railroads at the rear of the Austrian lines, especially around ixaoresina. Dut thus far they have done no great damage." British Casualties , Reach 330,995 LONDON. July 27.-The casualties In the British army and navy have reachod a, total of S30.896, according to a printed statement Issued by Premier Asqulth. - The .total naval casualties up to July JO were S.106. and the military casualties up to July 18 were S21.sa. The naval losses were divided a follows: . Officers killed, 4iS; wounded, S7; miss ing, 2. Men killed, 7.43t; woundeV787; missing, 721 Great Britain is the only one of the power engaged in the war which has announced from time to time Ha total casualties. Germany haa Uaued at home full list by name of all men killed, wounded or missing, but the government ha given out no official total. No com prehensive lists of casualties have been given out by France, Russia, Austria Hungary or Italy. I CAPTAIN VILLA KILLS MAYTORENA'S PAYMASTER NOGALES, Art.. July H. -Captain 6l!va Villa, an officer of the Nogaies, Sonora. garrison, shot and killed Captain Manuel Murillo, Governor Maytorena's paymaster. In a cafe last night. Villa was arrested. General Jose Acosla. defeated recently in a battle south of here with Carranza troops, was tried by court-martial on a charge of having deserted his post and having shot former Prefect Lagazpi. lie waa exonerated. America a from Duquesn reported to day that heavy firing was heard last night south HI Nogalea ' J ! OVERLOADED. IS STATEMENT BY -STATE'S ATTORNEY Eastland Had Twenty-Seven vHun Hundred Aboard When It Up set, Says Law Officer for the State. MANY INQUIRIES ITT PROGRESS Secretary Redfield Conducting In vestigation and Department of Justice is Also Busy. VICTIMS ESTIMATED AT 1,220 CHICAGO, July 27. With1 the taking, of testimony by the coroner's Jury, the first opea Investigation Into the capsizing; of the steamer Eastland started today. At th same tlma In vestigations were being conducted by the. state grand jury, the federal authorities and the city council, while the state public utilities com mittee Issued an announcement that it would not conduct an Investigation as it had planned, the reason given being that the matter was fully cov ered by other Investigations. Secretary of Commerce "William C. Redfield arrived today and took up what he promised would be a tlorough Inquiry. A short time later lawyers from the United Btates dis trict attorney's office visited all of the men held In custody as witnesses and obtained statements from them, at the same time subpoenaing them to appear before the federal grand Jury, which meets Thursday. Sotretarw lledfleld, upon arrival, stated that he welcomed tne most searching in vestigation possible and that if an In spector was at fault, no one was more Interested in it than he. . . Boat Was Overload. State' Attorney Hoyne, also active In the Investigation, declared that he was confident the boat was overloaded. "From all account there were score of child ren on the boat, only part of whom can be accounted for by the ticket stubs," he said.. - At noon today the offolal list of dead and missing were: Identified dead, S3. Unidentified dead, 6. MiasInT (Western Electric company's list), 9S. ' Total, 1.IJU. v Search for those bodies that remain lit the hull of the Eastland, In the river. or burled in the .,mud, was continued today In a drizzling rain. An hour after the divers began their day's work the body of a woman was brought up -from the central part of the vessel. The Clark street bridge, which is almost directly over the wrecked boat, was opened for traffic today for th first time since th disaster. Ttventy.Bevea Ilandred Aboard. State's Attorney Hoyne stated this morning that from all account there were probably more than 1.700 person on the Eastland when it capsized. . "I have obtained the stubs of 1.660 tick ets, In round numbers, collected at the gangway," said Mr. Hoyne. "No children under S years of age were counted.' a they went on the boat with their parent, and there were many of these. "Then of all children between t and U year of age, two were allowed to go on one ticket, and the collector took up only (Continued on Page Two, Column Three.) The Day's War News BRITISH ARMY A!D NAVY have lost front the beatanlng of th war to Jalr 20, nearly oae year, m fe tal of 880,t95 ea la killed, noad4 and missings. Of tkeo D,10 wrra la the navr th other ,! the army. GERMAN 'ADVANCE) Oft WARSAW continue today to he th moat Im portant development. It-t feeiasr coadneted with energy and the Rasslan realstaaea ha brought farlons flghtlaa- along a, wide front, Nevertheless, th latest re. pprta Indicate that th Genua, movement 'to envelop th Polish capital ta progressing. Rt'SIIAN OFFICIAL REPORT ad mits that th German are attaelc lg th advaae defeases of Not. georglevsk, fifteen mile north west of Warsaw, bat at th same time reelted a a am her .of In etaaeea la.whleh the Germaaa hsvs beea either repalaed or aaaneeess fnl In their attacks. PETnot.R n ANNOUNCES th de struction la the Black Sra of forty salllag Teasels ladea with coal for Germany, CAStALTIES IN FIGHTING oa th Italo-Anetrtaa frnatler bar lat terly beea very heavy. ITALIAN ARMY If AS LOST a gen eral officer oa the Aaatrlaa froa. tier. General Aatoalo Can tar waa kllled-la battle. while at the bead of bla mea. AMERICAN Oil. STEAMER, th Maverick, haa beea held ap la the Java era by a Datrh warahlp a a suspect. .'JaaaC.at aa - .jRe .tHt'OATL-CITY-OHHt-WtSl O wine? to the unfortunate steamboat disaster. Mayor Thompson of Chicago can not keep his entfafement to "stop ofF in Omaha. Dut Omaha's latch-string is al ways out if not this time, try again. ort Refrigerator in Bar of Eastland Upset Shortly Before Tragedy CHICAGO, July 77. Crew and passen ger of th steamship Eastland began today their stories of Saturday's disaster In testimony before the coroner's Jury. Member of th crew arrived at th court room under polio guard, for although no charge have been preferred against them, they have been detained aa wit nesse ever sine th catastrophe. Be sides Coroner Hoffman and hia assistant, repreentatlve of th other official who expect to hold Investigations, were pres ent. Robert Moore, a passenger on the East land, testified he arrived at th dock at T o'clock In th morning and waa on th boat when It overturned. "A I went on board, I saw a great quantity of water rushing out of a pipe on th aid of th boat." he said. "Th first ign of listing I saw at about MS. t wa on a rU on the second deck and the refrigerator In the bar tipped over. There were eight or ten minutes' Inter val between the time the boot be ran listing badly and the time it finally over turned. " "There waa ample time, I think, to hav emptied the boat had th warning been given, but there waa no warning. "When the boat went over I was thrown Into the water and waa rescued with a I number of others." All the decks ere crowded, particularly upon the upper deck, Mr; Moore said. HAITI PRESIDENT ABANDONS PALACE Exeoutive Takes Refuge in French Legation After Battle During Which Many Are Xilled. REIGN OP TERROR IN.CAHTAI BULLETIN. PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, July 37. General Oscar, governor of Port au Prince and a supporter of President Oulllaume, caused to be executed today at the time of the outbreak of the revolutionary move ment In this city all the political prisoners In the hands of the .gov ernment to the number of about 160 men. The victims of this massacre In cluded General Orestes Zamor, a former president of Haiti, who ras driven out of the country laat year and retruned In March, 1916, and was taken prisoner. PORT AU PRINCE, . JulIc: (President Oulllaume fled today from his burning palace to the protection of the French legation. and, after a battle which raged through, the streets of the Haltlen capital this morning, Dr. Rosalvo Bobo and his rebel soldiers rule the city. Th at tack on the palace began at daylight and. rifle firing did not cease until 10:80, Guillaume and his few defend ers fighting until the palace waa ablaze. The caaualtlea are believed to be heavy and among the dead Is the chief of police. The revolution was started by a regiment of soldiers which resented being disbanded by Guillaume. Relga af Terror. There ha been a reign of terror In Port Au Prince for th laat ten days. On July 17 President Oulllaume, doubtless realizing that his fall was but a ques tion of a few days, started on a series of persecutions. He began by causing th arrest of all Haitians of any wealth or position, without distinction of as or aes and expelling all foreigners. He ap. parently recognized the fact that th spirit of th revolution was growing In th oountry and he knew that the rebels wer marching on th capital Haitian women have been arrestsd on th streets and taken away to prison. On July 7. A French actrees. Madam Taldy, waa treated la thl arbitrary man ner. Th prison of th city are full and th conditions in them ar deplorable. Prisoners die dally aa a result or hunger and th unsanitary condition In which they art compelled to lire. The foreign legation hold many refug ee. General Ceoer, governor of th port, succeeded m eluding th rebel around tbe-palao and took rfug in th Domin ican legation. rear ar being expressed this after noon of vlolenc between the several faction who ar striving to obtain con trol of th government. Six-Year-Old Child Drowns on Auto Trip SCOTTB BLUFF", Neb., July I7.-Spe-rlaL)-C. H. Westervelt's automobile up set Into th government ditch, near Band Point, about noon today and cauvht little Miss Marguerite, only daughter -of Attorney Beach Coleman and wife, under the car, where she was drowned. Mr. Coleman and family, C. II. Wester velt and wife, and Mrs. H. U Bams and daughter, started for Tsllowaione park 1 this morning and striking soma bad road at th Band Point crossing of ot the government ditch, tbey wer following It , bank, when the car skidded and went Into j the water. All except Mr. Coleman fell j Into the water, and all got safely ashore except (-year-old Marguerite. WILL FILL NO MORE WAR ORDERS; DYNAMITE CAUSE DALKAfl. Hex., July 27,-As the result ; of finding dynsmita under the house of I J. D. I'aiiKltt here late Isst night and the dynamiting of the hntiaw of W. T. Moore, a foremen In the Pad silt saddlery factory, the saddlery firm announced to day they would fill no more European war order for saddler for th present but he asserted positively that there wa no ruh across th deck heforf th boat overturned. "Ther wa no evcltement," the wltnea said, "until th list became dangerous." Daniel W. Gee, on of th committee f5f th Western Eleotrlo company em ploye which arranged for th lake trip to Michigan City, read Into th record the commltttee' contract with th In diana 1 nsportation company. Mr. Gee aald thai full fare tickets were sold at 11 each and several hundred half fare tlcketa. Th contract called for a rebate of 60 cent a ticket on aU ticket In -oea of 4.000. "I noticed th Eastland waa listing, but not more than I had often seen In other boats," aald Oea, "I did not see th boat capalse, aa I wa at another part of th dock at th time." . Gee said children under S year of age were to be carried free, but that no list was kept of th children. On adult ticket waa honored for two children, he said. Th Western Electria company of Omaha ha received word from Its Chicago office that ther were V actual employee killed and that 449 employes are still missing from th dis aster to th Baatland. Western Electric company office all over th country will be closed all day Wednesday, out of respect for th dead from th ChU cago disaster, EARL GREY SENDS ANOTHER NOTE British Minister Asks that Commun ication Sent Monday Be With held from Publication. DEVELOPMENT IS SIOXmCABT WASHINGTON. July.aT Blr Ed ward Grey cabled Secretary Lansing today that, the British government baa In preparation another note to the United States on the orders-ln-councll and asked that thenote de livered yesterday be withheld from publication pending receipt of the new communication, Therefore, yes terday's note will not be published tomorrow morning, as bad been planned. The nature of the note waa not lni tl mated In Sir Edward's eable, but btate department officials assume It In supplemental. The . development will. further delay dispatch ot the American note to Great Britain on ftberaame subject. , ' Th mcssaa said th new not would be her In a week. In effloial quarters th development was regards a highly significant Th belief prevailed that th last American note to Germany with Its references to th freedom of th sea may hav Influ enced Great Drltaln to plac Itself on record a willing to tak under consider ation any new suggestion by th United States to th belligerent, . Sir Edward Grey' request that th not received yesterday be withheld wa taken to mean at all events that a nw situa tion had arisen, or that soma new pro posals wer about to be mad to alleviate the effect of th order In council. Secretary Lansing took occasion today to deny report that cotton was about to be placed on th contraband list by Great Britain. Crew of Leelanaw Given Plenty of Time To Abandon the Ship WASHINGTON, July 7.-Consul Gen eral Skinner at London reported today that th captain of th Leelanaw told the American consular agent at Kirk wall, ample time was given him and hla crew to leave th vessel before being fired on, that the crew went on board th German submarine and their boat war taken n tow for fifty mile before they wer landed. A full account of th destruction of the Leelanaw Is not expected until th American consul at Dundee, Scotland, flias oompietsd hi Investigation. ..Th Inquiry waa to begin ther today, with th arrival of th vessel' crew. River Packet Hits Excursion Boat NearVevay.Ind. LOUISVILLB, Ky., July IT. Thro hundred excursionist on th excursion steamer Homer Smith ' were badly frightened when th packet City of Louisville collldedth th Homer Smith In the Ohio river hear Vevay, Ind,, to day. The coolness of th excursion boat's crew. It la said, prevented a panla Eour women fainted. Both steamer wer only slightly damaged. FRANK'S DAYS NUMBERED, -ACCORDING TO GOVERNOR ATLANTA. Oa.. July S7.-8peclal.-Lo M. Frank's day ar numbered, ac cording to th opinion expressed Sunday by Governor Nat Harris, who, with th members of th prison commission Saturday-want to th state prison faltn at Mllledgsvin to make full and eompUta Investigation of th attack on th pris oner by William Craen. Th governor and other member of th party wer In th room in which Frank is a patient at the time when th physi cian again dressed the laceration In hi neck. "It Is an ugly wound, and I don't see how the man can get well," said th governor. "Frank wa coughing considerably, which appeared to me to be a great strain on him. Several members' of my party thought as I did about his wound." MAUI RAIL LIMES FROM WARSAW ARE THREATENED Vast German Enveloping Movements Menace the Lines of Communi cation with Petrograd and Odessa, WHOLE SYSTEM IS IH DAK GO. Fall of Warsaw Might Mean In definite Postponement of Any Haitian Offanaira. GERMANS LOSE AT ONE POIUT BTJIXETIIV. BERLIN, July 17. (By Wlrelees to Bayvllle.) The French submarine Marlotte wag destroyed by a German submarine on July J6 In the narrows of the Darnanelles, according to a dispatch from Constantinople to the Mlttag Zeltung. Thirty-one mem bers of the French submarine's crew were captured. LONDON, July Jt. Tha magni tude ot the German enveloping move ment In the eaatem field now la ab- -sorbins; the attention of the British officials and public. The latest re ports show that General Von Bue lows 30,000 cavalry hav , turned aouthward from Riga and are within eighty miles of the railway connect ing "Tetrograd with Warsaw. In this way the northern German line la closing In on the main north era railway artery to the Russian capital, while the southern army simuariy ia approaching the main southern artery running to Odessa. The Times declares human history can ahow no parallel to the tremen dous extent of this enveloping move ment which It says, Involves results to Russia and the western allies comparing It with Russia's resist ance to a Mongol Invasion. Railway Defeases ta Daasrer. Th Times believe th operations are a real danger not alone to Warsaw, but to th whole system of railway defence of whloh th city la th center, and that It now la apparent that th Germans are planning to envelop the entire Russian army In thl region. Th newspaper Point out that the. fall of Warsaw wilt hav a grava ignlflcanc for th west, aa it will mean that -aai&i power to resum a successful offensive will be In. definitely postponed and that th princi pal basis for offensive operation will he In th hands of Germans. ., Defeat, at Oa Polat. Today's Petrograd official statement, saying that the Germans hav been thrown back at on point on th Karew river, bring som rellsf to London, a th military observer her hold that th final remit depend largely upon Russia prolonging it resistance until climatic oondltlon In that country interpose a barrier to th full realisation ot th Ger man plan. Reporta from th other military fields, with th exception of th Italian frontier, where th Italians claim to hav taken 1.60) prisonera, show -comparative In activity. Premier Asqulth today announced that th British losses in kilted. woundd and missing In boCh th military and naval branches of th servtoa, up to a week ago had reached OO.SSS. Raeelaa Orrlolal Restart. PETROGRAD, July 17. (Via London. German attack southeast of Pultuak hav been driven back, but thy ar battering at th advanc defence f Novogeorglevak, according to an official statement Issued tonight at th head quarters of th genertal staff. Assaults against th advance fortllcatlona of Ivangorod also hav been successfully re pulsed, th Russian claim, while a ter rlflo battle still is In progress on almost th antlr front between th Vleprs and th Bug river. She statement announce th destruc tion by torpedo boat In th Black Sea of forty coal laden Bailing vessel. Th text cf th communication follow: (Continued on Pg Two Column Two.) THE WANT-AD. WAY THIS IS row we All lights rasorved. . Thl friend Mad a bS Th if he would Vr A little ItiS A A farm a eould tray. So h wrote up aa Aad worded it wall. (So answer frona tua v Who wanted to seU. Aad on of the Btea wa a uBia to I f T ISA vnerea to sell BUS Both his stock aad hia home, (Continued, tomorrow.) The demand for farm land la In creasing every day, and to reach th land buyers of th great central weal, place your land advertising in "j j OMAHA HEE". Telephone Tylr luj.i now and Put It In THE OMAHA lif.E.