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I THH HKK: OMAHA, TIIUllSDAY, DECEMNEU 16, 1915. 5 FINDS WEAK POINT , IN AMERICAN NOTE Feeling Assumption Dual Govern-- ment Should Have Been In formed of Policy Wrong. JTO DIRECT ANNOUNCEMENT Do Your Christmas Giving Early VIENNA, Dec. 15. The American note to Austria-Hungary concerning the sinking ot the Italian steamer Ancona is regarded here as weak in one Important point, which may de prive the note in general of its foun dation. This concerns the standpoint taken that the Austro-Hungarlan govern ment should be familiar with the at titude of the American government regarding the freedom of the seas be cause President Wilson had explained this tothe German government, thus implying that Austria, as Germany's ally, should be acquainted with the principles, laid down and desired by Washington. Objection Ratsrd. Against this stand of Washington the objection la raised In responsible quarters here that the government has knowledge of tha negotiation in the Lusltanla case only through the ' newspapers; that It could give to these reports no diplomatic values and that It has not concerned It self In any way with the Lusitanla, case. It Is pointed out by the same authority that the American government can scarcely demand that the Imperial gov ernment base its policy upon newspapers, and It la suggested In any case It would have been better If Washington at the time had communicated the memorandum of Its standpoint to all belligerent gov ernments. In which case the present note would seem more justified. Will Accept Explanation. WASHINGTON, Dec 14. The State de partment probably will accept the ex planation made by Baron Erich Zwie dlnek, charge of the Austro-Hungarlan embassy here, regarding a letter he wrote to the AUBtro-Hungarian general In New Tork, suggesting that neutral passports be bought to assist reservists in this country to reach Auatria-Hungary. The letter was written while Dr. Oon stantln Dumba, the recalled ambassador,, was in charge of the embassy. Baron Zwiedinek called upon Secretary Lansing the day after It was published and ex plained he was a subordinate official at tho time and was acting under tho In structions of Dr. Dumba. Secretary Lansing did not indicate what his view would be, but it la learned that there la no disposition at the department to ques tion the charge's statement that he was not responsible for the letter. No Word from Vienna. Acceptance of Baron Zwiedlnek's ex planation will clear up one of the In cidents out of which grew the situation aggravating relations between the United States and Austria-Hungary. There prob ably will be no decision In the case of Alexander van Nuber, Austro-Hungarlan consul general at New York, charged with objectionable? activities, tthtlt after a reply has been received to the note to Austria-Hungary demanding reparation for American lives hst when the liner Ancona was sunk, and assurances that such, attacks will not be repeated. No" word came today from Ambassador Penfield to Indicate when a reply to the note might be looked for or how tha communication was received. Officials were still of the opinion that the reply would arrive by the end of tho week. Sent to Wrong Address. COLOONE1 (Via London). Dec. H.-The Cologne Gazette prints tha American note on the Ancona without extended com ment. It merely maintains Ihat the American statement of facts does not correspond with the Austrian official re port,, which asserted that the Ancona was fired upon only after it attempted to escape and that It was torpedoed only after fifty minutes of grace for saving passengers was allowed. "According to this," says the Gaiette, "the measures adopted by the submarine were adequate to insure the safety of the lives of noncombatants and the high phrases of the note regarding humanity and international law are directed to the wrong address." DANIELS AGAINST TOO BIG WARSHIPS Thinks it Better to Increase Fight ing Units in Number Rather Than in Size. CITES LESSON OF THE WAR WASHINGTON. Dec. 15 Super dreadnoughts of the California class, displacing 32,000 tons, are declared to represent the high-water mark in the sice ot American battleships in a statement presented to congress by Secretary Daniels today outlining the lessons of the European war as to the best type of ship for war. "It Mould be unwise," the state ment says, "to build dreadnoughts so large that they could not easily pass through the Panama canal. It is also believed that In view ot the increased efficiency of the torpedo, the very extensive use of mines and the bombs from .aircraft, it is de cidedly better to increase the fight ing units in numbers rather than In slxe,' the high-water mark .In site having- been reached In vesnels ot the California class." rinaea tae leate. ' The statement was submitted In re sponse to a requirement of the last naval appropriation bill that congress be fur nished with a report "on building four warships of the type, power and speed which In his (the secret. ry'a) Judgment, based on knowledge gained from the pre vailing war In Europe, are best suited for War on the sea." In hla reply Mr. ' Daniels apparently brings to a close the debate which has been agitating the Navy department for many weeks as to the general character istics of the first battleships to be recom mended under the administration ' five year building plan. The Moat Important l.eaeon. "The first and most Important lesson." saya the statement, "la that Ih British grand fleet, composed not only of- dread noughts and eunerdreadnoughta,,' but also of battle cruisers, light cmlsers, 1mtroy era. submarines and auxiliaries, haa tp date maintained command of the sea, thereby asaurlng to tlrrat Britain and Ita allies Communication with all parts of the world and reasonably aare oversea transportation for lta military force and aupplles, at the same time denying simi lar Sdvantagra to lta adversaries. It Is further known that, desplta the efforts of submarines and other minor craft, ; the losses of this first have not been serious. "Another notanle fact was brought out by the statement of the first lord of the admiralty to Parliament in November, 1914, that by the end of IMS there would have been added to the fleet fifteen capi tal ships, together with a corresponding and adequate number of vessels of other tyres. All of these Indicates conclusively that the command of the1 sea with the at tendant security of the shores of a coun try exercising that command rests with the power possessing ships which in ..the aggregate have a preponderance In the (irlme military characteristic enumerated Shove." ' OFFICER TOO SLOW, HE IS TOUCHED UP WITH LEAD ! DOftHLAB1. Aria, Pec. 15. Lieutenant Antonio Moreno, a Villa officer. Is In the Agoa Prleta IKisrUal with a bullet wound through the luts, which, he said today, waa Inflicted by-General Rafael Castro because Monrno. was too alow in getting tila men Into action a sains t the Carta ma forcee nmtler General Angel Florri at Fronleras, Sonera, . 1 1 f ; - tse The Bo; .."Swapper" column. . . DR. POWELL WILL GIVE FREE , LECTURE MUSICAL - Dr. Aim Webster Towel! will give a free lecture-musical at the University of Omaha January IS. Dr. Powell la tour ing the country with the purpose of arousing Interest In the establishment of free schools for the study ot music. The prima donna illustrates her lectures with some twenty selections from the mualo of different countries, playing ell her own accompaniments. , Dr. Powell is an authority on her line ot work, being a graduate of ths Uni versity of New Tork and Columbia uni versity. She travels at her own expense. ' Washington Affairs ' The house ways and means committee cva strict party vote reported favorably Majority Leader Kltehln's resolution extend the emergency tax law to Decem ber SI. IMS. I An urgent deficiency bill appropriating $101,000 to defray expenses In connection with the coming pan-American scientific fnnsree and meet certain departmental deficits, was passed by the hous-v It li the first legislation ot the kind this ses s'on. Chairman H'lchcock announced after kneetlng o( the senate Philippines com mitter that tlie Mil to provide more ex tended self-government for the Philip pines would be pushed In ths senate. A hearing on the measure will be -held to day. . , MILLIONS TO MAKE U. S. COASTS BRISTLE Government Plans Elaborate De fenses at Great Cost for Na tion's Extremities. Keen Competition For Larry Flynn's Hand in Marriage ' " V Why is Larry Flynn, deputy sheriff, a bachelor? Mr. Flynn answered this question seven times yesterday when as many different girls called him by telephone. "A bachelor is a man who has been crossed in love," be explained. "And a married man la one who baa been double crossed." The girls kept the telephone wires busy as the result ot publication of Informa tion that a New York girl Is trying to marry Flynn. They all wanted to knew why Omaha girls were not good enough for him. , 1' - .1.1 . - T-M . , i tiTCu wiiirmiun iur i ijrnn i nana In marriage has caused Flynn's com panions In the sheriff's office to form a plan to dispose of him by auction to the highest feminine bidder at the court bouse ball next Friday evening. This means that the tallest girl is to have him. Firemen's Ball is Successful Affair The annual ball of the members of ths Omaha tire department was given last night at the city Auditorium and the big floor of ths municipal building was gay with dancers until the early hours of tha morning. Fifteen hundred persons attended and the affslr ss declared by the parttel ptints to be one of the most successful ever held by the firemen. The ball waa given for the benefit of the Flremen'a Relief association City Commissioner W. H. WKhnell and hla daughter led the grand march. ReoKiaenat fur frouw. Coughs, colda, croup, hoarseness, In flamed throat, bronchial troubles or sore chest are relieved by Foley's Honey and Tar, 'which opens stopped air passagei, soothes and heals inflamed surfaces, and y restores normal breathing. W. C. Allen. Boeeley, Mo., aaya: "I liavs raised family of four children and uaed Foley's Honey and Tar wtlh all of them. I find It ths best cough and croup medicine I ever' uaad. I ued It for eight or ten eara and can recommend It for croup." cold avtrywtsre. Advertisement ESTIMATES ABE SUBMITTED WASHINGTON, Dec. IB. Further light was thrown upon the scope of the administration's defense plans today when the department's esti mates for coast defenses during the coming year were submitted to the military committees of congress in the form of a preliminary draft of the! foftlficatlons appropriations: bill carrying a. total. of $23,305,123 for all purposes, including the mainte nance and increase of permanent works In the Hawalians and Philip pines. Estimates for the Panama canal which will fall under the canal government will add another ffiOO.000 to tills sum. and In addition the War department asks au thority to make continuing contracts dur ing the year to a total of more than 10, 000,000 for mobile and coast artillery and ammunition, the appropriation to be mado next year. The bill last year granted such authorltity to the extent of SriOO.OOO, covering contracts for mobile artillery, field guns, siege guns, mountain guns and howitzers only. Ensrlnerrlnnr Work Kstlmates, For engineering work to be done on new fortifications the department asks for 15,- 369,200, the only specified projects being that at Cnpe Henry, where It Is Indicated eighteen gun emplacements are to be built and where huge slxteen-inch, wire wound guns eventually are to be installed with the. necessary smaller weapons. On an other section of the bill is an estimate of $15,000, in gun wire alone, to bo used lA the first of these gigantic weapons to be manufactured by the government Itself for all Its major fortifications. While no details are revealed In the bill. It Is shown that definite plans have been laid for all the contemplated 100-Inch batteries which it is understood will be added to the defenses of New York and other Im portant harbors. Estimates for $018,000 are presented to complete, the work of modernising the present twelve-Inch bat teries by raising their elevation and In creasing the range. For new guns, either field or seacoast and for ammunition- to be purchased Im mediately $9,961,000 Is asked. Under these provisions come the experiments now In progress to determine how big guns can be mounted on -motor cars or ratyroad; trains end , moved along the coasts to points of danger. They also embrace ex perimental work with new types of field, siege and mountain artillery. An Indication of the preparations planned la shown by -the. fact that $!. J6CSO0 Is asked for subcallbre guns and ammunition to carry out training in markmanahtp next year In addition to the work with full charges. The appropriations ought cover new plans for submarine mines and torpedo stations as well as for the purchase of the Hammond radio dynamic torpedo for which 1047,000 Is asked. ;iven Seven Years. DTJLUTH, Minn., Dec. 15.-Joseph T. Nelsor., former cashier, and G. L. Wedan, assistant cashier In the county treasurer's office hore, both confessed defaulters, were . sentenced today by Judge Dancer In district court to a maximum term of seven years each l.t the state prison. r- -i Opportunity To Invest in Motor Car Industry ' Over Six Hundred Millions will be in vested in new automobiles in the United States alone during the1 year 1916. The de mand for standard grade ears will far exceed the supply. You are given an opportunity to invest in the motor ear industry by the Ihmmmond Motor Company of Omaha, Nebraska, estab lished in 1884. Authorized capital $500,000 $400,000 Pref erred Stock, and $100,000 Common Stock. $100,000, 1 cumulative, preferred and' participating stock now offered at par, viz: $100 per slfare, subject to prior sale. 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