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T Omaha PART ONE. NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO TWELVE THE WEATHER. Cloudy VOL. XLV-NO. 'JO. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOUKU .11, 1015-F1VK SKCTIUXS-n)RTY l'ACHX SINGLE COrV FIVE CENTS. Sunday .Bee "BILLY" DEFIES DEVI AT START OF NEW BATTLE Tells Syracuse that Lies Told About Him Will Be Downed There as Everywhere He Has Appeared. STUDENTS JOIN IN BIG PARADE Fifteen Hundred of Them Welcome Evangelist with Shouts and Yells. CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN TODAY SYRACUSE, N. Y., Oct. 30. (Spe cial Telegram.) "Syracuse will do what Omaha and every decent com munity does, come to God." These words uttered by "Billy" Sunday this afternoon as his train entered .New York Central depot ushered In his Syracuse campaign which has as its slogan, "Win the Vale of Onon daga for Christ." Hundreds of cheering enthusiasts greeted "Billy" and his party on their arrival from Winona Lake, Ind., this afternoon. Met by leaders of the campaign, the Sunday party pushed their way through Jostling crowds, fairly fighting their way to the street to reach the waiting auto mobiles. Madrnla In Purude. Wearing arm bands, singing songs and giving yells Just as If they were cele brating a foot ball victory. 1.WO uni versity stutfthts participated In tho parade. On arrival at their home, the Sunday party reviewed the parade while standing on the porch. The bands played ' In front of the residence while under' tho direction of a choir leader. Hah, j rah boys cheered tho evangelist to thej echo. Sunday's first statement to the news paper men concerned rumors afloat about him here. "I like to see any man in the country step up. to mo and call me a grafter. What would I do? Just let anyone try ,lt, and see.' "I don't care what John read (refer ring to a Metropolitan magailne corre spondent), I know what John Is, and I would like to tell him so. He came to her Housotn "fhlmdelphia, was royally . entertained and went wy and insulted very woman In the Party, although lie had only seen me and Airs. ' Sunday. Ills lies and the lies of Windle, (refer ring to the editor of the Iconocast), that henchman of the whiskey gang, and the lies of all the rest of the gang, no mat ter ' where, are uttered, because-they know I've got 'em on the run. Peril on Ran in Omaha. "I've fought them for eighteen years. And I'll go on fighting them from hell to breakfast. Omaha knows what I can So. And I know what Omaha can do and will do. "It was a hard fight in Omaha, but God won, and onco carried, Omaha will land firm. They have prpmlsed me to keep on making good, and with God's help, the people of Omaha will , keep the devil on the run. The Sunday tabernacle meetlna will start tomorrow. Nearly all protestant churches will be closed. There was Just one discordant note in the Sunday wel come. The Syracuse Messenger, edited by the lie v. U. J. KUngensmlth, In the October number ,out today, said edi torially: "The church of the Redeemer will be open during the Sunday revival. The Lutheran church does not approve f tho methods of the modern revivalist, or wandering evangelist. Ours is a Lutheran congregation, and hence we cannot consiBtenly take part In the Sun day revival, nor close our church dur ns It." Germany Requests Americans to Extend !- p i T" 1 ,1 ' An attack upon the democratic tariff. H.P.IlfiT 1,0 iOlrlllQ. Criticism of the administration's hand JAlVllvl LV A u of Ul9 af(alr( , Kurope and Mexico. ' CnarKea that democracy has failed to WASinNCSTON. Oct. .-Germany has asked the American commission for re lief In Belgium to undertake in Poland relief measures similar to those taken In Belgium. Officials of the State- de partment have been Informed that the commission 'has been told that between 20,0(10.000 and 30,000.000 people In that part of ,Poland occupied by German troops are destitute and in dire need. To adequately care for them would mean. It was said. an expenditure of approximately $30,000,000 a month. Substantial negotiations are j . said to be proceeding, despite great dif ficulties. The Weather For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity cloudv. cooler. Omaba Yesterday. Hour. leg. K a. in 57 I 5 a. m 66 7 at m M i t. m bi 9 a. in... (J 10 a. m 63 u a. m t 12 in 7. 1 p. m 75 2 p. in 77 8 p. in., 78 4 i, in 78 6 ;'. m 74 i d. m.... it 7 71 Leva I Kevord. 1915. 1914. 1913. 1312. .... 74 72 87 41 .... 63 43 19 9 ..... ii M 2t K oo ,uu ,m ,vu HlKhettt yesterday . Ijowent yetilerday . Mean temperature . FreclpiUtion Temperature and precipitation depac- lures from the normal Normal temperatui e Kxceaa for the day Total excens since March I.. Normal nreel Dilation , 44 ! .07 inch Wflciency for the day .07 Inch Total rainfall since March l..;.ain,l. Iteflciency since March I t.M inches IVflciencr for cor. period. Ial4. 2.0 inches Jjeficlunoy fur cor. period. lH 6.W inches Kesxii-ta froa Btatlaas at T I. H. Station and Stat Temp. High- rtain of Weather. T p. ni. cm, (bii OoiiJia. clear ;i .oo U A. WELSH. Local Forecaster. Temperature at Coaaaaratlie "(JUST M U "AS ,cv vis m : v r v, r Mr ami. ' CHAIRMAN 1IILLIS OUTLINES ISSUES Head of Republican Organization Is sues Statement in Connection with Call of Committee. MANY LIGHTNING RODS ARE UP, NEW YORK, Oct. 30. Chairmen of both the democrat and republican national committees last night Issued calls formeetings in Washington to i Bplrt rlHea trt h Mmlnr national I conventions. I The democrats will meet on De cember 7, and the republicans De cember 14. In addition to Issuing his call. Chairman Charles Hilies, pf the republican national committee set forth the probable line of campaign to be followed by his party. It will Include: keep Us promise of an economical ad. ministration and has tailed to keep Its liU platform pledgee. Including the de claration In favor of a single term for the president. Attacks on the administration s govern tnent ship bill and other administration measures. Many LUktalna Hodi I'p. Mr. llllles declared that there was no lack of Interest In the presidential race. Active organisations, he said, are In the field for Senators Burton, Weeks, Cum mins, Borah, Smith and Sherman. Others who have strong following he said, are Justice Hughes, Klhlu Hoot, Philander C. Knox, Charles Warren Fair banks, and Governor Brumbaugh of Penn sylvania. He also added that he had positive assurance that former President William Howard Taft will not consider another nomination for the presidency. Besides selecting a convention city, the republicans will arrange for the appoint ment of various subcommittees and make other arrangements for the campaign. Chicago, St Louis and Dallas have ap plied for the democratlo convention. The first two named have offered to meet all of the expenses of the national 'commit tee. Pallas has offered the use of an auditorium and a bonus of SIOO.OOO. British Submarines Sink Many German Ships in Baltic Sea LONDON, Oct. . The Liverpool Post publishes a list of twenty German ships, aggregating more than 28.000 tonnage, sunk by BrltUh submarines In the Baltic sea, between October 11 and 13, as follows: Lulea, Germanla, Director Reppen hagen, Nicomedla, Walter Leonhardt, Svanla (or Svanen), Gertrud, Pyrgoa, j Emgard, Babylon, Pernambuco, Boder-I hamn, Johannes Russ, Dalarfven, John Wulf, Klectra. Rendsburg, Glaven and two bamed Ilernand. AsSSs" Wf? Aah &. Kg T FIRST SKIRMISH . . HEAR AGUA PRIETA Indications Are that Villa Intends to Attack the Carranza Gam- -son from the East. TJ. S. ARMY IS ON GUARD WASHINGTON, Oct. 80.- Skir mishing between Villa and Carrania forces near Agua Prieta were r ported today br Major General Funs- ton. Three hundred Villa ' troops were attacked at Cabrlllona by a Car ranza patrol and forced to retreat to Anavaeachl Pass, west of Agua Prieta. The main Villa army camped last night on the banks of San Bernardino river, fifteen miles from Slaughter's ranch. In formation in the possession of Oeneral Funston led htm to believe that the army today would march to a point twelve miles east ot Ague Prieta. The attack, he said, probably will be from the east. The position of the main Villa force was satisfactory to officials ot the War department for the reason that, barring accidents, the entire force of Carransa troops now being transported through American territory, will have croesed the border to Agua Prieta before night. Conditions at Cananea were reported Improved. General Urbclejo. the Villa commander. It was said, had promised to protect railroad and copper company property here, upon the condition that work be resumed at the earliest possible moment. Villa Is Kspecte Soon. DOUGLAS, Arig., Oct. o. Nigger Head, a black butte fslntly representing (Continued on Page Four, Column Three.) Posthumous Papers Show Bishop Sacrifices His Life to His Work As though death itself was powerless to halt the devoted service of the late Bishop George Bliler of South Dakota, several posthumous papers were read at the session ot the Bplacopal synod of the Provluce of the Northwest at Its meeting Saturday morning. These papers showed that Bishop Bli ler had sacrificed his life for his work. "If I accept roy election and appoint ment as bishop of South Dakota, I elgn my own death warrant," he solemnly de clared to a near friend at the time of tils election. His prophecy wss true, for he died October 29 at the age of 40 years. The papers were read by Rev. Paul Roberts of Brookings, B. D. There were oiher speakers to show that Kouth Dakota Is by far the largest missionary district In the United States and entirely too large for one bishop. At the close of the dlscusalcn the synod voted unanimously to memorialise the general convention of the church at Its meeting next year In St. Louis to appoint an assltant as well as a SEEN BY THE DEE'S BRITISH WARSHIP SUNK IN COLLISION -i t Mine Sweeper Hythe is Run Down by Another of His Majesty's Ships in Dardanelles. HUNDRED MEN ARE DROWNED LONDON, Oct. 30. One hundred men are reported missing after a col lision between the British auxiliary sweeper Hythe and another British warship off the Gallipoli peninsula. In which the Hythe wag sunk. The announcement was made today In an official statement by the British ad miralty as follows: "During the night of October 2S-W. H. M. 8. Hythe, an auxiliary sweeper. Lieutenant Commander Arthur Bird, was sunk after being in collision with an other of his majesty's ships off the Gallipoli peninsula. "At the time of the collision she had on board about 250 men In addition to Its crew. One hundred are reported missing." The Hythe wee a merchant vessel taken over by the British admiralty for naval uses. It wss a slesmer of 609 tons gross and was built in 1- at -Dumbarton Heading? Lamp Hiploaea. HTBLLA, Neb., Oct. . (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kelly, southeast of Htella, near Suubert, sustained quite severe burns at V o'clock last evening, by the explosion of a large gasoline reading lamp. They were putting a wick Into the lamp, and believed It to be entirely empty of gasoline. Mr. eKIly sustained burns on the hands, and Mrs. Kelly, about the face. bishop for the district of Bouth Dakota. A letter from the widow of Bishop Killer was read. In which sne dwelt on the over whelming labors of her late husband cgalnst rn enormous tsk. "It Is accordance with my husband's wlnh that I urge upon you to elect a bishop and an assistant to care for the work In this district, for which my hus band laid down his life." said the letter In conclusion. It was shown that there are In South Dakota, a state notably lacking In rail road facilities, ten parishes and 133 mis sionary stations and that over 100 of the latter are not reached by a railroad. One Sunday not long before his death Bishop Bliler visited stations among the Dakota Indiana, preached seven sermons lai tbe Dakota language and traveled over Uaj ....it: by automobile. "1 should give thrice the time to this work," he said, "but, alas, there are only 866 days In a year." At another time he spent forty hours without sleep In bis labors. CARTOONIST i w 3a Ml!, SHIP. HESPERIAN SUNK BTTORPEDO United States Naval Experts Report on Fragment of War Enpine Found On Its Deck. GERMANY WILL BE NOTIFIED WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. Secre tary Lansing announced today that the Navy department bad Indicated that the fragment of the engine of war which sank the Allan liner Hes perian was a part of a torpedo. The German government hag persistently denied that the Hesperian was tor pedoed. In the opinion of United States naval experts tbe fragment could not have been a part of a ma rine mine. The secretary said tbe result of the Navy department's Investigation would Immediately be communicated either to the German government di rectly or to Ambassador Bernstorff. The secretary volunteered 'no Infor mation regarding what form tbe communication to the German gov ernment might take. Germany has made to tlie United States a qualified disclaimer of responsi bility for the sinking of the Hesperian. In a note to Ambassador Gerard on Sep tember 14, the foreign office ssld that on the face of the evidence then at hand. Germany was satisfied that the Hes perian was not sunk by a German sub marine. The fragment rf metal examined by the Navy department experts wss said to have been picked from the deck of the Hesperian after the explosion. The Hes perian sank early in September off the Irish coast while making Its way to port after being disabled by the explosion. The fragment waa sent to the Stale depart ment by the American embassy at Don don. Tbe State department heretofore had been In doubt regarding the direct cause of the sinking ot the Hesperian. A num ber of affidavits from passengers and officers of the ship have been received by the State department. -he signers swore that the ship had been torpedoed. Two Americans were aboard. . . Pirot Falls After Three Days' Battle SOFIA. Oct 27. (VI London, Oct .) Th fall of Plrot this morning (Wednes day) wss a severe blow to the Serbian army, since the reduction of this strong position leave open the road to Nish and invitee a strong Bulgarian advance toward the center of old Serbia. The rapture of Pirot followed three day of desperate fighting, ending at nightfall on October !6. ICARRAflZIP TROOPS NEAR AGUA PRIETA Reinforcement Arriyinj to Assist in Defense of Town Against . Army of Villa. FIFTEEN AMERICANS UNHARMED DOUGLAS, AM., Oct. SO. Tteln forcement for the Carrania govern ment of Ajtua I'rleta, Bonora, across the border here, probably all will be here by night In readiness tor the defense of the Mexican town against the Villa army, slowly approaching for battle or siege. Villa's main army was reported today by General tulles to have been located at Corral P Tables, on the San Bernar dino river about twenty-five miles south east of here. Oeneil Calles said he did not expect an attack until tomorrow or Monday. Villa authorities sent word today to I'nlted States officials here that fifteen Americans held by Villa troops at HI Tlare and I'ananea, Bonora, were safe and would not be harmed The message said the Americana probably would reach the border tomorrow, traveling In wagons. Villa Kmnra March General Francisco Villa's army resumed at daylight its march on Agua Prieta, Sonora, across the border from Tier, preceded by a cavalry advance guard which reached a point eighteen miles east of here. Scouts of General r. Kllaa Calles, Ca--ranta commander of Agua Prints, re ported Villa's troops were hardly abl to fight and that women and chlldron composing the customary camp followers were In a pitiable state. Villa's main army, which camped last night In the San Bernardino valley, about forty miles southeast, began at daylight Ha slow Journey up the valley. Five hundred cavalrymen reached Slaughter's ran oh, eighteen miles rut along the border, where horses were turned loose In the alfalfa fields. Fif teen head of cattle that wandered across the line from the Amerloan side disap peared. Their return was not expeotel. Vlllalatae Near Matlay. General Calles reported officially today that a detachment cf SW men sent to Cabullona yesterday killed twenty men In the Villa advance guard and scattered more thsn 1,000 after capturing fourteen. The prisoners were brought to Agua Prieta. Cart-ana officials said the men admitted Villa's army was In bad shape. They al1 the soldiers actually were starving and mutinous and that the con dition of women and children In the ramp was unfortunate, - fretachmentl of I'plted States troops which arrived here last night Joined the encampment two miles east of the toVn. Their work In making camp was the only aotlvlty of the troop, today - except a parade of the Eleventh. Infantry near the border. -.4 . . Two troops of United States cavalry and a machine gun platoon, were placed on guard . at Slaughter's . ranch . today 1 aoross the border from Villa's cavalry ad vance guard. J Germany to Restrict Meat ; ; ' Consumption LONDON, Oct. M. German newspapers publish the schedule prepared by the German federal council In pursuance ot the decision to restrict consumption of meat. The schedule, as forwarded by Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent, Is as follows: Mondays and Thursdays: Restaurant shall offer no meat, fish, fowl or dllhes cooked In lard, bacon or drippings. Tuesdays and Fridays: . Butchers shall sell no raw or cooked meats.' Saturdays r Pork shall not ba sold. Thus far the federal council has placed no restrictions on cooking of meat In homes. British Recruiters Fined Thousand Each SAN FRANCI8CO, Oct. SO.-Dr. Thomas Addi and Ralph K. Blair, both of San Francisco, convicted of violating the neu trality ot the United States by conspiring to hire and recruit men In this country for th British army, in the Ualted State district court today were fined 11,000 eaoh. No prison sentence was Imposed. King George is Reported Better LONDON, Oct. 0.-Klng George, who wa Injured on Thursday by being thrown from his horse while reviewing troop tn th field, continue to Improve. All offi cial statement Issued today says: "Th king' condition show further Im provement. There baa been some sleep end the pain Is diminishing. Temperature and pulse ere normal." Week Biaaias Boy. 1. FREE MOVIE COUPON Admitting to the Following Picture Shows Tbls IVre Coupon cUsa Morinir Picture Theater on tbe day named.' lYeeent at Uox Office entitles bearer lo with regular price of one adult paid ticket and get addltton al ticket free. HIPPODROME al 4 Ommlma- Bt, Always th Beet Plotnree Obtala. abl This Coupon good any Monday night If accompanied by g paid admission. TEUTON ARMIES MENAGE GREAT SERB ARSENAL Position of the Little Slaronic King don is Daily Becoming More and More Desperate as Invaders Push On. BULOARS TAKE MORE TOWNS Serbians Are in Retreat in Westerly Direction Alone; the Entire Battle Front. FRENCH HOLDING STRU1IITZA PARIS, Oct. 80. The British troop which were landed at Satonlkt are aald by the Haras correspondent there to have received orders from London to depart for the Serbian front. The correspondent adds that a Junction with Serbian troopi al ready has been effected. LONDON, Oct. 30. Tha position of Serbia tft becoming mora desper ate dally. Nlsh It threatened by the Bulgarians, while the Austrian! and Oermana are gradually opening the way toward the great Serbian arse nal at Kraguyerats. Roma reports that the Serbian capital has been re moved to a "certain point." ' According to the latest official re ports from Sofia the Serbians are la retreat In a westerly direction all along the Bulgarian front. Unoffi cial dispatches state that a Bulgarian, officer commanding an advance pa trol has dined with the Austro-Ger-man staff. The Bulgarians assert that they are la possession of Negotln, Brta Palsnka. Zejecar, KnlnJrata and several village In the Tlmok valley, which give them a strategical position of primary Im portance, The complete capture ot Plrot I not claimed by the war office at Sofia, which say the Bulgarians, after storming the southern fortifica tions, penetrated the town, where night put an end to the fighting. . . Preach' Hold fttramitsa. With the exception ot the unofficial re. port that the French are now firmly lit, possession of Struniltsa, no new has .been received concerning the military movement of tbe entente allies in the Balkan. ' Tram : Bulgarian ource admissions' have been received that the aeaport re cently bombarded suffered severely. A Bucharest dlHPatch say that Russian troops have set salt from Odessa and Sevastopol for. the Uulgarlan coast. Along the other fronts severe fighting Is reported without decisive results. An Important struggle 1 In progress on th Austro-Itallan line. Vienna report Italian, attack! were repulsed after a asngulnsry struggle. The cabinet change In France are (Continued on Pago Four, Column Three.) The Day's War News LARUH RU"IN FORCES are at tempt a laadla Balararlaa Black Sea oast, accardlag; to ad vices received la Berlla. . UKFIMTK ANNOVNCKMKWT ot the rap a re af the Serbia a stroaaaald f HI ret la carried la Iheearreat atalemeat by lb A'leaaa war ef (lee. !,..., FRKMCII HAVH MADE! farther gralaa la the Artola realea, oreapylaar a section f Uermaa trcachea at Dot Km. Ilaeae. They reraised st Grr. taa attack aear Hill Na. lo, ataeaat of Roaches. These aa- - Boaaermeala are made la today' official statement from Paris. FOt'R VIOI.RNT reenter attack by tho Uersaaa aear th aoaltloa of 'La Conrtlne," la tho Chans paa-ae, where th French made grata yea. terday( are declared to have beam completely repnlsed aad all tho Freach galas retained. TURKISH TBKHCIIBI near tho tip of tho Gallipot! peninsula were d. atroyed by allied fire aad Tarklah. Vn blew ap aa ammaaltlo storehouse of th expeditionary foree, aa official Tarkleh state, meat ears. 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