The Omaha Daily
Bee
Call Tylr 1000
If Tou Want to Talk to The IVee
or to tnyone (.Vinnertexl
with The Pern.
TltK WEATnEi.
Showers
VOL. XLV XO. 07.
OMAHA, SATURDAY M0RX1X0, SEPTEMBER 4, 1915 SIXTEEN PAGES.
Oa Train. at Hotel
Mews btaade, etc sa
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
CAN'T ARBITRATE
PRINCIPLE UPHELD
BY UNITED STATES
Only Extent of Damage. Arising
Out of Lusitania Sinking Can
Be Placed Before
Tribunal.
THIS POSITION OF AMERICA
Probably Will Be No Opposition to
Fixing Amount of Dam
ages Thus.
CARTE BLANCHE TO BERNSTORFF
WASHINdTIN. Sept. 3. The!
Amerlcanposlttontoward a method of
fixing reparation for lives and prop
erty lost in German submarine opera
tions, scuh as the Lusitania and the
Arabic, has not been finally deter-1
mined, but there probably will be no
opposition to fixing the amounts by
arbitration.
Aa arbitration, however could cover
only the extent of damage and not the
question of the principle that unarmed
merchant ehlpa must not be sunk with
out warning and opportunity for the es
cape of nonoombatants.
Berlin dispatches, apparently officially
Inspired, Baying Count Ton Bernstorff,
the German ambassador, has wide dis
cretionary powers to apeak for his gov
ernment in the final negotiations over
submarine warfare, have caused a large
measure of gratification among American
officials, who have had many evidences
of the ambassador'a efforts to prevent
break between Germany and the United
Btatee.
Police Officers Use
Their Clubs During
Crane Strike Riot
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Sept. 1 A riot
In which hundreds of persons took part
took place outside the Crane Valve com
pany today, and ten police officers were
forced to use their clubs to regain con
trol of the situation.
During the scrimmage two pistol shots
were heard. vit as no one was reported
hot, it ia supposed iomi excited person
fired Into the air. The trouble started,
according to the officers on duty at the
Crane plant, where a strike of machinist
has been in force for several weeks, when
several men tried to prevent others from
going in.
Two men, alleged to have been leaders
in causing the disturbance, were fined
end given sentences of aix months In
Jail. Three policemen were injured
in
Colorado Dry Law
. May Be Taken Direct
: to Supreme Court
DENVER, Colo., Sept. 1 The state au
preme court will be asked to take orig
inal Jurisdiction in action seeking to en
Join officiate of the city and county of
IJenver from granUng saloon llcenw. ex-
tending bevond Januarv 1. 1916. it was
lnounce today Fred Farrtr aUo"
v TntraL "
Colorado's statewide prohibition constl -
tutlonal amendment becomes effective on
that date. City and county officials of
knver will join in the requeet. '
ft. v. , in i kl.
J.HO liuimcy erurii win uim .. iir
ni,rt th around that everv chase of
1 "i
i. huU,Uh,u . .uu.u.,1 w.-
tutionai nueatlona and chaos and disorder 1
will prevail unless there is a speedy de
.7. ..,".w" .
cision by the supreme court.
CRUISER TENNESSEE LANDS
GUNS AT CAPE HAITIEN
CAPB HAITTBN, Haiti, Sept 1 The
American cruiser Tennessee, arrivina
from Philadelphia, debarked 100 artillery
men, with machine g-una, today. Oeneral
Oacoe, the revolutionary leader, and hia
followers declined to lay down their arms
and retired in the direction of Hlnohe
and Gonalves. They left behind -them.
however, troops which took up positions
, outside the city to shut off ooromunica
tlona with the interior.
The Weather
Forecast till 7 p. m. Saturday
For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vi-lnlty
-Partly cluudy; not much change in
temperature.
Teaaneratnr at
Omaha Yesterday
Hour.
5 a. m..
6 a. m..
7 a. m..
8 a. m..
9 a. m...
10 a. m..
11 a. m..
12 ta
1 p. m..
2 p. m..
t p. m..
4 p. m. .
6 p. m..
p. m..
7 p. in.,
t P. in..
Peg.
... 64
....
SO '
V
Oi, I
. 7
. 80
. 81
. W
. 83
.
. &1
. 78
""a aal Record.
1H15. 1914. 118. 11Z.
llla-hest yesterday M 81 W 84
iwo yeateiday 63 87 7
Mean teinuerature .... 74 6S 87
'"recipltatkm ft .00 .00 M
Temperature and precipitation depart
rtsa liom the normal:
Normal temperature , 70
J.xc for Uib day .. 4
Total def icier ry lnce March 1.?. 477
Normal precipitation N. .W Inch
J(ivi,cy for the day lneh
T-lolal ra.nfall since March 1. .U. 17 inches
xcoss sines March 1 08 inch
eflc encv for cor. period. 101 4 4.96 Inches
Jjefiuiency for our. period, 1!13 8.40 inches
stcpria irasa stations at T P. M.
Station and (Mate
Tm. Hluh- Raln-
or Weather.
fheynne. cioudy .,
Tavenport. clear ....
Atenver, cloudy
P odge City, clear ..
JLandor, cioudy .....
(North Platle, clear
V irnaha, clear
jpueblo, part cloudy
THapld City, clear
1 p. 111
....8
....78
....74
... .M
....74
..,.7-1
.,..78
..70
I
. est. fall.
72 .00
8J , .i
74 ' .u0
80 .0U
68 1.42
80 .(M)
84 .XJ
f) .(
74 .00
! .86
( .'A
.70
80 .00
84 .00
Forecaster.
(salt Lake t'liy, cloudy
Fanta re, part cloudy.
tliieridan, cloudy
loux City, clear
Aaitntlne, clear
r L. A. WELeil. :
...Hit
...3
...76
...78
LEMBERO'S STREETS DON THE ROBES OF PEACE Lcmberg was captured by the
Russians during their great advance, and recaptured several months later by the Aus
trians. On both occasions the city was under fire and starvation threatened the inhabi
tants. The remarkable elasticity of the Aus Irian temperament Is illustrated in this photo,
taken after the Austrian reoccupation. Except for a small squad of passing soldiers, busi
ness and civic life seems to have resumed its normal state.
t
n
BBBOngnnxaa
..in. i
a-'
w
TURNERS COMPETE
FOR WESTERN TITLE
Tel Jed Sokol Athletei Gather in
Omaha and Begin Preliminary
Competitions.
BOY EXCELS AT THE HIGH JUMP
Tel Jed Sokol athletes of the prin
cipal states of the west have begun
competition for the western cham
pionship at the South Side field at
Twenty-first and U streets. More
than seventy-five athletes engaged in
the games and trains are bringing
the remainder of the 150 or more
who are scheduled to take part in
thevmeet,u.w-.' . . ;
Preliminaries were "begun at once. Work
on the parallel bars, the running nigh
Jump and pole vaults were the principal
contests of the morning. Teams from
Kansas, Iowa, the Dakotaa and Nebraska
practiced.
Hoy Beats Hleh Jampvre.
"Skin" Krecek, is-ycar-old member of
the Omaha Tel Jed Sokol division, proved
a wonder at the hieh lump. Breaking; his
record of 5 feet S Inches, he exceeded even
' "" BUl - 11 u l
the next fraction in three trials.
The South Side record for adults was 5
,'et 1 inch. Tha state record amons the
hlKh achooU i. 6 feet i Inches. . ,
1 ana ahot-put contest, will be;
8e1 wt. The real Interest of the '
tournament will come when the finals in
'vants are staged in the spacious ha.l
.or ItlA Knulh Slilp liinn I
i
J . I
Birrnrr .'i n r .n I Dfflir,
(Saturday evening- Joe Steelier, his '
i. . i . r..j . j i
his
"u " "u" sciwu- I
uled to take part. The wrestling cham-
plon, however, has sent word It is highly
probable that he will be unable to ap -
rf. iuii Hijwwiitn. in mi- j
cago juonaay nignt commnea witn nis ,
engagement at the State fair at Lincoln
Is the cause of his hesitancy.
Three Balkan States
Consent to Revise
Bucharest Treaty
ROME. Sept. 2 (Via ParK Sept. S.)
hw"w, J Al 41 tt-v , m .
Revision of the treaty of Bucharest has operators, were out of the building get
been agreed to i xp.;cltly by Serbia. Rou- ting their luncheon.
mania and Greece, according to reports j In was In one corner of the parlor ad
recolved here, but it Is said these coun- ' Joining the rest room on the Scott street
tri. . not willina- to satisfy entirely . ot the building. Curtains torn from
Bulgaria's claims to territorial conipen-
satlon tor participating In the wur.
But Bulgaria's pretensions arparently
are irreconcilable with what its netgh
Ix.rs are willing to grant, and the lin-
preMion is gaining-ground there that it is
orolonulng the negotiations with the aim
iof postponing the day when it must
reach a d- iUlon.
OVERALL BUTTON HOLDS
CAUSING DEATH OF MAN
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. I. (Special.)
The truthfulness of the guarantee of
the maker of a brand of overalls that
,u I the buttons cannot be torn off caused the
I Aa th n Arlallinl a JannneHA oiler
.,,.,. h l.l .hnn. nf tt, frill. n
iww-vjv r -
Pacific. Arisuml was sent to a manway
I .hove a large flywheel to oil a heated
bearing. A piece of wire projecting from
the wheel caught a button on hit overalls
and ha was Jerked from his footing and
whirled around" In the wheel for nearly
a minute before the machinery could be
stopped. With each revolution his body
was battered against a brick wa'l. Every
strip of clothing, including his shoes, wss
stripped from his body and nearly every
bone was broken. After the machinery
was stopped the button, still attached to
a large piece of the overalls, was found
held by the wire.
ORDER OF BLACK EAGLE
FOR VON MACKENSEN
BERLIN, Sept t Ry Wireless to
Tuckerton. Emperor William has con
ferred upon Field Marshal Von Macken
sen the Order of the Black Eagle, the
highest decoration within 4he emperor's
gift, the Overseas News agency an
nounced today.
iTT .v A I
5
1 f: . " is ' n
11
TORCH APPLIED TO
PH0NEBU1LDING
Firebug at Council Bluffs Makei
Four Attempts Thursday Night .
to Barn Sown Exchange.
POLICE FINDING,. FEW CLUES
Police detectives of Council
Bluffs and Omaha are aiding th
officers ol the independent Tel
phone company, Council Bluffs,
the effort to solve the mystery c
nected with the attempts mvle
Thursday night to deBtroy the Coin
ell Bluffs central offke buiidftig,
The determination is not: only I to
solve the ' mastery, but to 'dltcr
the party who placed in Jeopardy not
only the building, but the Uvea of
the young women operators and
other employes of the company.
Mysterious warnings had been given
that the building was to be de
stroyed. . , .
There were four attempts to destroy
the building-, and the cunning and bold
T a vnZ
a.tpt' J JZl'iZl ?
Men Christian association building- tn
th year, ago, a crime
aubaequently confess by W. E. Cot-
" UJ
e ' n,f J "t", to'.t1W0 caef'
""""J" -
hav, completely exonerated
- ' - " f '--'- w.
. j ...
7. v. ..... v..
,ttiA rfrAhno. la r. Mitujrior biviiiu ntn
with the Interior of the building and tho
as aa.il ..- u-- . uvmubiiiku
wlth the Interior of the
. . ...
nanus or the employes.
The first attempt to burn the building
j was made about 10 o'clock Thursday
mlg - ht, when a fire was started In the
nuuiwni corner oi m wuemem, wnore
two coats, hanging on the wall, had been
saturated with gasoline and fired.
The Second Attempt.
mew ;
ine aecona attempt was alter uo ciock, i ""-. " ium; vames. up- manrgentlne Central association and
when another fire waa started in the ward bound, were groping blindly for a !th, oemnn-Brazilian Commercial asso
northeast corner of the basement, where1 stable position. Analysts of financial 'CatIon. The constitution of the new or
some Inflammable fluid waa poured over ! matters attributed the quest for higher ranration defines Its purpose aa to foster
a pile of insulated wire, and set afire, 'levels chiefly to the theory that both 'relations, especially of a commercial and
The insulation burned aad both flrea.hero and In London the apeoulators had economical nature between Germany and
required the presence of the firemen. jreullitd simultaneously that they bad the countries of Pouth and Central A mer
ino inira lire occurrea curing mo rest
period at midnight, when all of the em-
I PWea, except four of the young women
lne wmuows were tnrown upon ine noor
and surrounded by some of the heavy
Aaiken nhalre m rA net aa4Meaa t,Kav amnlra
, ,". " , " J . ., ,, '. "
tiuieKiy nimi mo uuiiuimh. Autr cm- urea at .. a loas 01 1 cent from yea
ployea with hand fire extinguishers had terday.
suppressed the flames the metal hangings . London Market Erratic.
of the curtains were found in the pile
u. .,e . w.t, w. uu,.
charred and a new 190 carpet rug waa
! ruined. Fifteen minutes before the fire
was discovered a doxen of the young
wemen wore in the room, and it 1
thought the firebug slipped in a moment
after they left.
l)Horlvr Arc fcot Talklajr.
I The fourth attempt was made when the
large tarpaulin In the rear of the main
switchboard was partly lowered, but not
' trfA althkllirh nis.nurulli.nu fnr An'.nir kj.
! woro .IHr.. U'llh -. .inllnn nf
I. ' , '
badly frighttmng the operators and caus-
uig them hastily to leave the. building.
(Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
THEGATLCITY
Omaha' next distinguished
"top-off" gueat is Rev.
"Billy" Sunday. And. aa
Bishop Bristol says, he is
coming' to hold his revival
here not because Omaha is
a bad town, but because it
is such a good town.
OF-THEWEST
-T 1 I "1
i - l ll.ll fWt
Sigh exchange
MAfeKET ERRATIC
-V-
Swift Rise of TenTCvts in Sterling
Over Tuesday! Close Followed
by Eight-Cent Drop. .
SPECULATORS HUNTING COVER
ieW YORK. Sept. 3. It was re
ported in Wall street today that
Grea't Britain had obtained a prelim
inary redlt loan In New York City
to tide -over pressing obligations and
stem the (downward trend of sterling
exchange rates until a mammoth
credit loan ciiaj be floated here.
Foreign moneV values soared from
low to high and Baea-ta In ttrntlc
and erratic fashion today. AU" bal
last was thrown overboard at the
opening of the market and values
under the leadership of sterling shot
swiftly upwaTd for an extreme rise
of 10 cents over last night's quota
tions. ; Within an hour they bad set
tied, with many falls and rebounds,
to within 2 cents of yesterday's close,
In their spectacular flights values
held only to a general sense of direc
tionupward. Opening; (taotatlona.
Opening quotations on sterling were all
the way from 14.70 to 14.75, the latter fig
ure belntr qouted In only .one Instance.
(Continued on Page Two, Column One.)
At fl 73 it was reported there were sev-
. .
ml Transat uons
The next quotation to
; il 1 1 IMaH I 1 1 ri IIIM I ll'KP rm Willi mM TM . flaw
market finally reacted to S4.65 and there
seemed fairly stationary
: jn B market where sensations have
eucceednd one another daily, no such
i ntarllini! variations of
valuatlons had
, ever been recorded before as that of to
day. The confusion of the first hour
.pointed clearly. In the opinion of local
. iuuk ovemiayea u:eir position ana were
ruling to cover. !llon an(, .tr,,,,, among the members
rne rising value of the pound sterling of ,h, glK)C,aUoni t,nd to the pre,
waa reflected in. the stock market by j oommerclal, financial, industrial, shlp
lewer feicitf.i sata of American aecurl- j plngi ,agisatve and administrative news.
Shortly before noon sterling was quoted
at H.. The market wss then easy.
Francs were quoted at 16.91. a gain of
j 4 cents overnight; reichsmarke, at ,
..lfe 1 4 t . , 1. 1 1 m
; a.-i. V1UB 01 eir and
, LONDON, Kept. I. There were further
erratic uuciuauona in American Exchange'
tnm morning and the market was nervous
for a time. Cable transfers ODened un.
settiea and considerably higher than New trlbutlng news in the United States un
York at H 85 to 84 87. The quotation ', favorable to the Carranxa party. Is to
jumped almost Immediately to 8470, sell-, be released tonight, General Carranxa
era, titers being few buyers. having issued orders to that effect. No
At about noon there were some cover-1 explanation as to the circumstances
ing operations which caused a decline i which led to the Issuance of the releaae
to $4 (4.V4. where the quotation stands! order have been given,
for the present.
The rise already has had a detrimental ! The st1 department at Washington
effect on the market for American se- n" twlce made demand 'r h release
curttlee. American railroad .tn. k. of Francis. The most recent rcpresenla-
1 to I points below yenteiday. Although
more stock is coming out, there ia not
the same Inducement to sell as when the
transfer rate stood at 84.60.
DAMAGE SUIT GROWS OUT
OF SHENANDOAH QUARREL
SHENANDOAH, U.. Sept. t-8oec!al.)
Punching the price of a cigar on a
' meal ticket In violation of the cash ays
, tern was the cause of a heated argument
at the Elk cafe at supper time Sunday
: night, which has resulted In a ault for j
j li.COO damages brought by M. E. Beach. '
jKlce president of the American lav.
j Stock Powder company and city council,
man, against the management of the
cafe. He charges In bis notice of suit
that O. W. Griffith, one of the pro
prietors, unlawfully assaulted him and
used abusive language The trial will
come up In the December term of the
superior court. O. W. Brown Is attorney
for Mr. Beach. .
BRITAIN HAS MADE
NO PEAGE MOVES;
U. S. IS WAITING
Recent Rumors Hare No Founda
tion in Any Steps Taken by the
English Government, it
is Learned.
AMERICA NOT PUSHING IT
United States Will Make No Farther
Efforts Until Both Sides Indi
cate Willingness. ,
TEUTONS SAID TO BE READY
m M.ETIX.
LONDON, Sept. 8. In hlRh offi
cial circles here it is learned authori
tatively that recent rumors of peace
have no foundation in any step taken
by the British government or in any
statement issued here from author
itative sources.
No member of the government
would allow himself to bo quoted in
discussion of the peace rumors which
rocently have gained wide circula
tion. The Associated Press, however,
wag authorised to make public the
foregoing explicit denial.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. The
United States will make no further
efforts to brlngabout peace in Eu
rope until It has received informa
tion that its good offices will be wel
comed by both sides In the conflict.
This was stated unauthoritative
here today in official discusnlons of
the message from Pope Benedict, de
livered to President Wilson yester
day by Cardinal Gibbons.
From the fact that the Vatican is
in close touch with Austria, the con
struction placed by officials on the
pope's message is that the Germanic
powers would be willing to discuss
peace at this time. It was stated by
those in closest toucti with the ad
ministration that similar word will
hav to be received from Great
Br)V,n and its allies before the pres
ident will make any further move.
Orlalnal Offer Stand.
President Wilson had made it clear sev
eral times, that his original offer of
services to bring about paee still stands today bado c.rriclal farewell to Flew Mar
and that ha will do everything possible to ' Von MackcnBen. the Oa.man com.
further the movement. The X-Vnlted. rr.andcr. at Brcst-Lltovak. aa henceforth
Ptatea, however, will do nothing
1 i U-.l V
to tndariger Its position aa a friend to
all belligerents, It waa said authorita
tively.
The pope'a message will not bo made
public by this government, although there
would be no objection if Cardinal
Gib-
bons gives It out Enough of te con
tents of the message Is known, however,
to give basis for Indicating that Aus
tria. Germany and Turkey are not ad
verse te, discussing peace.
I
Five Per Cent of
British Merchant
Vessels is Lost
BERLIN, Sept. 3.-ny Wireless to
Tuckerton, N. J.) "The Cologne Gusntte
publishes statistics showing that the
j losses to British shipping during the war
at the minimum amount to 4 per cent
of the Whole tonnage," says the Overseas
News agency. "Of vessels above 100 tons
an average of one in twenty of the Brit
ish fleet haa been lost."
The German Economical association for
South and Central America, of which Dr.
Bernhard Dernberg has been elected pres-
i. .. formed hv enmhlnlnir the Ger-
i. . . ell-. In Iha countries In oues-
News Writer Held
in Jail in Vera
Cruz to Be Released
VERA CRUZ, Mex., Sept. S. Henry W.
PV-ncis. a newsnaner correspondent.
who
: was Imprisoned here August 10 by order
'nf runrnl rarranxa. rharmil with dla.
! tlon on Auut 27. wer ad to have
been of a vigorous character.
Francis Is a British subject, but was In
Mexico under employment by an Amer
ican concern.
Tomorrow the Best
Colored
Comics
with
The Sunday Bee
GERMANS FORTY
MILESJROM RIGA
Hindenburg Makes Still Further
Progress Toward Rus
sian Port.
GRODNO HAS BEEN OCCUPIED
BKRLIN, Sept. 3. The German
troops which are advancing on the
important Russian port of Riga on
the Baltic have made a further con
sequential gain. Official announce
ment was made here today that they
captured a position noorthwest of
FriedrU-hstadt, which is about forty
miles from Riga.
The army of Field Marshal von
Hindenburg has captured Orodno,
the last of the strong Russian fort
resses to hold out.
Announcement waa made at army head
quarters today as follows:
"Field Marshal von Hindenburg'a army
conquered Grodno after rapidly forcing a
psKsage of the Nlemen and fighting the
KtiMlana In the streets of the city. The
Hermans reached the Nlemen between
the Augustuwo canal and the Swtslocs
Inline warden line. German cavalry ad
vances to the northwest and west of
Vllna. The Kulana attempted to oppose
our advance, but failed, suffering extra
ordinarily large losses. Pouthesat of
Mereos the Russians were thrown back.
Oeneral von Oallwlts' troops broke the
reslntanre of the enemy on the Aleks-syce-SwInlors
road. Field Marshal yon
lllndt-nbiirg's army captured more than
J.ooo rtmlnn as well as one cannon and
eighteen machine runs.
Ilavarlana Baay.
"The army of Prince Leopold of Ba
varia Is still engaged in battle north of
rVu ninny.
"The army of Field Marshal von Mae
enaen, pursuing the Russians, reached
the Jaalolda river near Pllnek and
Herexa and also In the district of Anto
pol, east of Kobrln. Austro-IIungarlan
troops are advancing to the east and
south of Holoto and DutowJe.
"Southeastern theater of war: Oeneral
Bothmer's army la advancing and Is
fighting In the Hereth district.
"Western theater of war: Near
Souchea attarks delivered by the French
w'th hand grenades were repulsed. In
Flanders and the t'hampagne mlnee We"
exploded euccensfully."
To (in Koath.
LONDON1. Pept. 8, The German and
Austrian armies on the eastern front are
about to part ecanpany, according to a
dispatch to the Exchange Telegram com
pany from Amsterdam. This quotes a
meaeage from Vienna announcing that
Field Marshal Aniiduku Fredirtck. com-
mandr-ln-chlef of the Austrian armies.
' 1 llu I'S" " 1 s w v" 'nsMiiin "'--'
10 "cease co-P4 rating, .
The messatre says It la believed the
Austrian armies that have been operaU
' ,n" romnu snortiy wm ve removeo in
' " "irc-ction or Berwa.
Japanese Diplomat
Says Carranza
Can Save Mexico
GALVKSTON, Tex., Sept. S.-The first
direct news from Vera Crus since the
recent hurricone which broke the Mexican
cable, came today ,ln a cablegram which
'stated that Japanese Mlnlater Adatchi
I had left Mexico City and was enrouta
to Japan. Illness cauned him to break
his Journey at Orizaba lust night, but bl
secretary, BcnJIro Ohashl, continued to
Vera Cruit and in an Interview aald:
"The situation has been horrible In
Moxioo City until recently, but due to
the constitutionalist administration and
the sterling qualities of Oeneral Oon
xalcs, matters are rapidly Improvlnr and
normal conditions roon will be reparled.
The people were disposed to be un
friendly to the Carrama government In
the beginning, but now they are con
vinced that lie la the only man to save
the country. They are waiting his ar
rival to greet him with enthusiasm." ,
POSTMASTER REMOVES
CONFEDERATE FLAGS
ADA, Okl, Sept. I Angry words were
paned and threats made yesterday whan
Postmaster M. W. Llgon removed from
the federal building- several confederate
flags, which hsd becd placed there In
honor of the state encampment of con
federate vetortana, now Ih progress here.
Excitement wss Intense for a while, but
Die postmaster stood pat on his declara
tion that none but the Stars and Stripes
should fly from the postofflce.
The Day's War News
(iaHOl.NDI.VO OF Important parts
f the Tarklab, forere on the (i: ,111
poll penlnsale by troopa ! the en.
teat ellles la reported In 4rtea
front Athene te m Parte aiewe
aa-raey.
HI SSIAIf RESISTAWCBS te the Ger
man prcssare In the north contln
ara strong and Petroarrad tn Its
latest statement claims an nd
vanre by Its armies defending the
Vllna line.
(RODNO I lit PROCESS ( eynenn
tloa. The Raaslans defending a
point near the fortress have
crossed to the rleht bank ef the
Nlemen, tan Itaaalaa war efflee
aays, having held the position long
enongh to arenre the aafety at the
retrograde operations. ta tho
central and aonthcrn parts of the
lino the Russian rctrcnt eontlnaes.
ON TUB WESTKH FRONT there
has beea a eoatlnnanco of the not
able artillery activity that haa
been la evidence lately.
GRODNO, LAST of Rasslaa strong
holds la Poland, has been cap-
DISPATCH FHOM SOFIA, through
Herlla, reports the slaking of a
British transport, which strnck a
mine at tho entrance of the Darda
nelles, with tho lose of more thaa
I, MOO mom
EVACUATION OF
FORTS OF GRODNO
NOW UNDER WAY
Official Report Admits that Troon
Are Beintr Withdrawn from
the Right Bank of the
Niemee River.
RUSSIAN CENTER IS HOLDING
Further Local Successes Claimed
Near Vilna and Elsewhere Ger
man Progress in Slow.
ARTILLERY FIGHTING IN WEST
BKRLIN, Sept. i. (By Wireless
to Tuckerton.) The army of Field
Marshal Von Hindenburg has cap
tured Grodno, the last of the strong
Russian fortresses to hold out.
LONDON, Sept. 8. The evacua
tion of Grodno Is under way. Petro
grad admits officially that Russian
forces are bolog withdrawn from the
right bank of the Nlemen.
The loas by the Russians of the
last of their strong fortresses has
been expected and the report that lta
evacuation is imminent caused no
surprise here. It has been evident
for some time that Gran'd Duke Nich
olsa had no Intention of allowing a
number of men sufficient to main
tain a long defense to be penned up
in any fortress which could be In
vested. Along the Qallclan border General
Ivanoff continues to retire, but not with
out inflicting heavy losses on the Aua-tro-Qerman
forces, which have been
shaken several times by vigorous counter
attacks. In the center and the extreme
north the Germans ate making little
progress. The Ituselana claim another '
local success near Vilna.
"rent ArMllerjr Dael la France.
The great artillery duel continues
along the western front held by the
French. The ultimate purpose of this
activity Is still obscure.
The British press Is not greatly pleased
at the reception by the United States of
'Germany's promise to modify its eubma
fta campaign. It complains that a
promise which doea not Include Protec
tion for merchantmen Is inadequate.
Negotiations between Turkey and Bul-
T""- T .-u o
inuor rv aauiii unuer way. il ia
not expected In quarters favorable to
the entente allies that. 1 he y -wilt prove
successful. . ;
French Official Report.
PARIS, Sept. i. The French war office
this afternoon gave out a statement on
the progress of hostilities, which reads
aa follows:
"In the course of last night our artillery
displayed the same activity aa has been
the case recently, without notable inci
dent."
BRIDE GOES TO DENMARK
TO ESCORT LOVER HERE
MAISON CITT, Ia., Sept t Special.)
Here la a new way of getting a spouse.
Miss Christine Larson liked America and
desired to live in America. Across the
Water In old Denmark lived Nils Larson,
no relation, but a man bearing the same
name. She loved him and he loved her,
but his grit failed when he faced the
ocean. Miss Larson waa braver, and on
June M she sallel for Denmark, hunted
up the man aha loved, brought him to
this country with her, arrived In Mason
City last evening, hunted up a clergr-
man and the worda were spoken that
made them husband and wife.
THE WANT-AD WAY.
an aika
The beet thins for you to do
If your want you would fulfill.
I to put an Ad In Kunday'a paev.
You'll find Uiejr fill the blU.
Your house will be rented.
Your business will surely thrive.
But get your Ad In early,
We close) at hKVEN IXJHTY-FIVD.
The Omaha Bee will cheerfully
take your Ad over the phone for lis
big Sunday paper until 7 45 Satur
day evening. Telephone Tyler 1000
and
PUT IT IX. JHI.' oi kki-
"-w-' .ear a.
fallJl
1
a
f,, tiM5