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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1915)
Tin; ni:K: omaiia. satitrpay. December. 4, 1013. ; : 1. i: I ii i ; I I ! 1 Iowa GARS TO RACE OYER IOWA Stripped Machines Will Make Ban from Dei Moines to Council Bluff i. WILL SETTLE ROAD DISPUTE Hurry! Hurry! or It Can't Start! i DKS MOINES, In., Pee. S (Special Tel-fKtm.)-To Ford machines stripped of everything unessential to spoed and en durance and driven by Dp Molnos mn will race across Iowa from Davenport mi Clinton to Council Bluff. Monday. The race will be made to settle a dle I'Ute a to whether the rlver-to-rlvf r road or Lincoln hlnhway la the hotter courso. Harvey Ftron of the I'erklnn Manufacturing- company will drive one of the cara. He will attempt to win laurels for rlver-to-tirer aupportera, starting at Dav enport. 3. A. Thompson of the Hipp Motor com pany will be Ftrona-'i opponent In the face. He mill travel over the Lincoln highway, starting at Clinton. Horllcatf arista Meet. The fiftieth annual convention of the Iowa Stat Horticultural society Is to be held In the horticultural rooma at the atate house, December 7, 8 and . A dis play of apple la to be fxit In In the cor ridors and the premiums are hung up, totaling r.3fj. One of the features of the convention will be a speaking contest by students from the horticultural depart ment at Iowa State collriro at Ames and a-eneroua prltca are offered to the win ners. A banquet Is to be hold Wednes day evening at the Chamberlain hotel. K. P. Spencer of Randolph la president of the association, Wesley Greene of Dej Moines Is secretary, W. D. Chapman of Correetlonvllle la vice president and Frank O. Harrington of Williamsburg la treasurer. General W. L. Alexander, an Iowa pioneer and for number of yeara ad jutant general of the state, was found dead In his bed at his home In Pasadena, Cal., Wednesday morning. He was 62 years of age and had been In poor health for some time. To font est Patent. Henry Sampson, assistant attorney gen 1 eral, has called a conference of repre sentatives of the state legal departments from Kansas, Colorado, Michigan and Indiana, to be held at the atate house In the near future, for the dleruaalon of tho claims of a certain patent on the rein forcing of retaining walla. Mr. Sampson Is of the opinion that the patent la not valid and a united effort may be mad by all oi the states to contest It. Wants Pay for Injnrles, The workmen' compensation case of Pet Doris against the Des Moines Clay Manufacturing company will, be heard by 1 Industrial Commissioner Warren Oarst tomorrow. Dorla wu Injured April 10, when one of the small cars used for handling brick at the plant overturned and he was caught underneath. He was paid compensation by the company for a time, but that was given up when the company declared he was sufficiently re covered to exempt them from further . liability, . H has appealed to the indus trial commission, claiming permanent In juries, .i '" Gnrst 'May ftesla-n. H Is rumored at the state house that Industrial Commissioner Warren Uarst expects to give up his position soon, to devote him time to personal business In terests and that the Hon. A. B. Funk, ' formerly of Spirit Lake, who has re cently moved to Des Moines, will be ap pointed to the position. Commissioner Uarst was out of the city today and the rumor could not be verified. Commis sioner Oarst was appointed to this of fice to Governor Clsrk, when the offlc was first established, July 4, 1911, for a six-year term. Mr. Funk Is at present 1ce president of the state board of educa tion. His term as a member of the board does not expire until July 1, 1917. He was state senator from Dickinson county, serving from the twenty-second to the twenty-sixth general assemblies. Inclu sive. The office of Industrial commis sioner pays a salary of $3,000 per year and the term Is six years. font mm4 Mouth UUraw, W. B. Harney, state dairy commissioner, who has returned from attending the con - ference In Chicago on foot and mouth disease, says that a resolution was passed by the National Association of Record Associations and approved by Acting Becrelary Karl V rooms n. asking the federal government to pay for pure bred rattle on the basis of pur bred and not as market cattle, when killed because of foot and mouth dkteas. This will prob ably be acted on by congress at Its oom Ing session. Pttllr Matron Retired. Mrs. Elisabeth L. Habcock, police matron for eighteen years, was retired from service and pensioned by the police pension board late Wednesday, t-'he will receive tit bit " a month. Mrs. habcock applied for pension because of physical disability. Federal Bank Directors Here The directors of the i hltsgo Regional bank 'visited De Moines yceterday as guests of E. T. Meredith, a member of tbe board. Those who wsr In attend anc were as follows: J. 11. McDougal. governor; C. H. Bos worth, chairman, and the following directors; Gcorg M. Reynolds, J. B. For gun. A. 11. Voxel. K. I- Johnson and K. T- Meredith. The party was at com panled by Arthur Reynolds, vl prvsl dent of the Continental and Commercial Natkmal bank of Chicago, and Attorney O. I Powell, formerly of Dea Moines, W. V. MvLallen, secretary of tbe fed eral bank, and 11. H. Joy. director, were unable t accompany the party. I GERMAN VIEW OF LUSITANIA Teuton Professors Quote U. S. War Orders of 1812 in Support of Their Side. NEUTRALS SHOULD AVOID RISKS merchant vessel, but was to be regarded and treated as a vessel of war." The submarine commander, continues Dr. Ftnipp, did not have to wait until his danger became acute. In case tha destruction of the Lusltanla wag justi fied, he was under no necessity to take heed of the presence of n on -combs ttsnts. riot even neutrals. Whether two or l.Krt were involved is not a question of law. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) t purely one of quantity. The number BRO'UAi. Germany, Nov. S. The opinions of twenty-one of the most prominent Oerman authorities on Inter national law, with few exceptions uni versity professors, on the legal questions Involved In the sinking of the Lus. tenia have been collected Into one volume, which Is published and hailed as the consensus of German opinion. In differ ing lanxuage, but with unanimity the authorities agree that the act of the sub marine was Justified. As representative of all twenty-one, the Koclnlsche Zeitung selects for pub lication and approving comment the opinion of Prof. Max Flelschmann of the i themselves to such risk, they must take University of KoenlKsber. who has consequences." Girls' Dresses plays a roll only from a humanitarian. not from a Judicial standpoint. The American contention that the com mander should have warned the Lusl tanla Dr. Strupp characterises ns "wholly devious." In support of his con- j tentlon he again quotes from American precedent and reproduces an order of Secretary of State Bayard of January 4, 18S8, reading: Duty Avoid Risks. It Is the duty of foreigners to with draw from such risks and If they do not do ao. or If 'hey voluntarily expose At prices that only cover the cost of material. written a comprehensive but concise In troduction to the book, and extracts from the opinion of Dr. Karl Strupp of Frankfort-on-the-Maln. Quotes Old Xsral Orders. Dr. Htrtipp begins by quotations from naval orders In the war of 1812, issued respectively to Lieutenant Allan of the American ship Argus, and to Captain Stewart, the first advising of th ad vantageousness of attacking the enemy's commerce, and the second directing the sinking of English vessels when there Is Likewise, the author also denies that any Indemnity should be paid for lives or property lost on the Lusltanla, and cites a priie court finding In the Franco German war. A French court ruled that English, then- neutral owners of cargoes that : . d i een sunk In German ships could not collect damages. He also quotes the lEngllsh authority on International law. Hail, who says that neutral owners of cargoes destroyed by acts of war have no valid claim for damages. In addition to the opinions of the iwcniy-one professors, which take up any risk of their being rescued while en j ninety-three pages, the new book con tains, for future reference, the announce ment of the Oerman admiralty of Feb ruary 4, the American note of February H the German answer of February 16 and the note exhange following the Lusl tanla Incident. Statement by Taft as to Shipment of Serum to Austria NEW HAVKN. Conn.. Nov. 3rt.-Wll-llam H. Taft, chairman of the central committee of the American ited Cross, makes puhlla a statement In connection with recently published reports concerning the shipment of anti-tetanus serum tir Austria. Mr. Taft points out that th reports have Intimated that the Austrian consulate In New Tork plotted to obtain possession of th cases of serum, which had been prepared by th New Tork City board of health. In Justice to th Aus trian consul general Mr. Taft, on behalf of the Red Cross, denied the Intimation of the published reports and makes known the fact 'In detail as follows: "The Ajnerlcan Red Cross hnd a con signment of eleven boxes of anti-tctanu .serum, prepared by the New York City board of health, for the Auatrian Red Cross. Eight boxes only were received In, time for shipment, the remaining three boxes arriving a day or two late. A there would not be another Austrian shipment for some time, and there were no facilities at th warehouse for keep ing this serum cold In warm weather to reserve Us efficiency, the Red Cross gent telephoned to th Austrian con sulate, asking If It could find some means of sending over these additional thre boxes. The consulate, through th courtesy of Mrs. Ilurd and Mr. Wedl, were able to make arrangements for this shipment. The steamer was to sail -n the lrt of June early ,ln the morning. May 51 was a holiday and our agent re quested that these boxes be tsken by th consulate on Saturday as the warchous would not be open on Sunday and Mon day and there would not be time Tuesday morning, June 1, to get the boxes from Brooklyn to Hoboken. It was, therefore, In compliance with the request of th aeent of th Red Cross that the consu late sent for th boxes on Saturday, holding them until early Tuesday, when tbey wer sent to th steamer." HYMENEAL Baker-Hark ley. Miss Ellen Rackley of Beatrice, Neb., snd Arthur K Baker of Indianapolis, Ind., were married Friday afternoon at S o'clock by Rev. Charles W. avldge at his office In the Brandcls theater build-in. route to a port as prises. "It cannot be expressed more clearly," says Dr. Strupp, "that the North Amer ican government orders the destruction of enemy ships when they cannot be safely brought to a friendly port." He then asks the question whether It Is the duty of a war vessel to save the passengers and crew of an enemy ship, admitting in doing so that existing rules of International law apply to submarines. He declares they are to be regarded as suspended when military necessity, or even when serious need, arises. The commander of a vessel must weigh the circumstances, and did In the case of the Lusltanla case, and deolded rightly that such need did exist for his llttlo ship befor the giant vessel of 40.00!) tons, "which might at any time ram him and which probably had concealed can non on board, and perhaps even Csnadian auxiliary troops." An Auxiliary t'rnlser. "Above all." says Dr. Strupp, "It Is settled that the Lusltanla was an aux iliary cruiser, subsidised by the English government, and carried as such in tho English list, which, as a natural conse quence, meant that It was no longer a MILLIONAIRE OF AUSTRALIA ENLISTS AS PRIVATE SOLDIER (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) MELBOURNE, Australia. Nov. 10. Giving his nam ss John Wren, a man applied at the Melbourne town hall few days ago for enlistment He said his business wss racing. Are you tne owner or tho race courses," asked the surprised recruiting jfflcer. "Yes." he replied. He is perhaps the most widely known of Australia's mill lonartes. He owns several race courses, a newspaper or two, and Is Interested In a great variety of Industrial enter prises. He gave S2.tK0 as a prise to the first Australian to win th Victoria cross. wren passed all the -tests, and was promptly ticketed as a private In a newly formed regiment. He gave his ag as 43. "THE Dumbest Oyster can make a better pearl than the brightest man. The oyster uses Nature's methods. MEDICAL SOCIETY HAS MEETING AT GLENWOOD GLEN WOOD, la.. Dec. . -(Special.) Vho Mills County Medical society met llerv yesterday. Th entire program was business for th "good of th organlx lion." Th old officers were elected for tlieensulng year.. Dr. Parsons, president, ii.i. Dr. Rush, secretary, both of Mai erii. Those present were: Drs. Parsons Liitl Hub, Malvern; Dr. McCue. 11 ve City; Dr. Christy, Hastings; Dr. t'ralg, Henderson. Dr. 1'stton, Omaha; Drs. !ogrldge. Moon, gidwull, Agan and Don t-Un, Uleuwood, and Dr. Yats, Emerson. I ltva ewa mt. ITNIHON Ths Federal Mutual Insur ance company of l Moines bus mid a fceillrineiil ttlih Its polity tiol.lers In k(ord routrty on a f a 1 per i.l (tHuniriit. The policy holders claimed thy I,1 an tsrecinri.i ttixl ilia utMinciit should not exceed 1)6 per tioUfcMttd per rar. The call was mn.ie lor 1.7. ou of th policy bottlers el.li ixptu i to I is ht tbe company. WOO!BlNB-The Church of Christ at Wooli'ine Is now in Out midst of a re- ti ii.-rnrn Kith its paator. V. M. El iiettttTlns tne sermons snd Frank Vit Vy, the cJlured suiger of I'oncordia, 'an.. In tliursa of th n.u.ic. hiny-nhi I," n!.m tiieinst-lves Hti the thuicU, i.tur 4 vl '-cu ty vuuioo. . . Battle Waged in the Alps Above the Timber and in Snow (Correspondence of the Associated Press ) GENEVA, Swltxerland, Nov. 36. In lh semi-clrcls from Trent to Trieste where Austro-Germana and Italians are fight ing for supremacy, military operations will be seriously affected by snow. Neither aid dares to advance large guns which may b lost In a night owing to a heavy snowfall. On th Austro-Italian frontier where fighting is taking plar at 10.000 feet above sea level over miles of mountains where every little pass means a small battle, weather conditions nd snow are Important factors. On these mountains ordinary regiments, however brave, are practically useless as they cannot aland the clintat and only Alpine troops on both sides are being utilised. Sine th beginning of October several feet of snow has fallen In the Swiss Tyrolete and Italian Alps above t.000 feet and there Is besides always the danger of an avalanche. Vnder these condition Alpine warfare will be Impossible even for a strong force. The men and mountain artillery are practically buried In deep snow In th higher Alp and th attack must be postponed, until spring. Thus Italy feels secure from an Invasion of Loinbardy aiid Venetia during the winter an van employ her reserv force for other spheres. On the Isonso, however. It Is another matter, for the country around la a plain and there la little doubt that the Italian army will attempt to force its way to Trieste and Flume via Tolmlno and Goritsa tbls winter. Dally th attacks on these two towns oa the main railway are becoming fiercer. The Italians continue to bring up more heavy artillery which now Is In a semi-circle around both cities. rmmiimiiimr vmm 4 dt . i HUE J lm lllllllllimililllliniimii'mu hOOTHZ3T : SHOWm TOBACCO At this Ume of the year whon so many things are to be done. 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