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he Omaha Daily Advertising it th penta lam that kep$ baying and telling in motion. THE WEATHER. Unsettled VOL. XLV NO. 1G4. OMAHA-' ONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER loin. Ob Trains, at SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. Maw meads, .to r Bee FORD EXPEDITION FAILS BY REASON OF VAGUE PLANS Mm. Inet Milholland Boi.evain Xelli Delegate. Control Wa Left to Only Few Specially Se lected Persons. HIT AND MISS SYSTEM IS BAD MmSiri of Partv Diridejl and Many of Them Put in Time Sightseeing. NOTED SUTFRAGETTE DEPARTS STOCKHOLM, Dec. 26 Mrs. In ez Milholland Bolsevain of New York, who withdrew from the Ford peace expedition Saturday presented at a public meeting of the delegates todpy a long statement of her reasons for doing so and for be lieving the project was doomed to failure. "The undemocratic method em ployed by the managers of the expe dition is repugnant to my princi ples," she said. "Instead of all the members formulating plans, the work has been confined to a few specially selected persons. When the party embarked on the Oscar It, I took It for granted that the rather vague opinion of the body of dele gates would be hammered into ef fective shape by group action and constructive , thinking throughout the voyage. "An organization was not formed until three days before the end of the voyage. To that fact I trace all misunderstand ings, dissensions, mistakes In policy. In efficiency and Inability to art the Idea nf a tnArtlnrlntir tMra rnnsTMH 111 nom. I 1 1 preheneiv shape before the public. Only Private Discissions. "The organisation when finally formed. was abortive. The Scandinavian public, which expected dear thinking and a defi nite program were skeptical about the serious mlndedneaa of the delegates. At the meetings the discussions have been purely private, with the result of 111 feel ing, suspicion and condemnation. For the reasons stated. I am unable to con tinue with the party." Gaston Plaintiff, the personal repre sentative of Mr. Ford, requested Mrs. Bolsevain to remain with the expedi tion, but without avail. Since the departure of the expedition from New ' York three weeks ago, no meeting's have been held at which peace Pl..i..ve.4ls-.MiMost of the dls- 1 J" J"" , VW " -cussion. bars taken place around th. that 14.S9 87J lias been spent on fortl- dinner table, at the hotels. Between f,c"on: ' .... . . . ... payments to the Republic of Panama; meals, the delegates went B,h"' , W.44O.O0O for the operation of the civil Mr. Tord-s leaving the party on account mmm of the for tha of sickness last week, is regarded as a f8e(J fw jm WjS916ft for tne n,. serious handicap. Uon and maintenance of the canal to Went to Reach Ilaarne. the end of the fiscal year 1916, while Rev. Charles F. Aked of Ban Francisco stock on hand aggregates 12. 225,000, leav- and Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver have explained that It was Imperative that the expedition should proceed to The Hague to carry out the original plan as far aa possible. This will result In the for-1 mstlnn of a permanent committee to sit at The Hague to adopt ways and means. The committee is to consist of a small number of persons from each of the neu- vtral countries. Cannot Cross Germany. inrormauon naa neen receiveu inai will be impossible to go to The Hague! Information has been received that tt through Germany. Hence this will neces sitate the chartering of a steamer from Denmark and proceeding to The Hague by sea. The peace sessions will end , about January 7, when most of the mem bers of the party will return to the t'nlted Elates. Entente Allies Win in Persia; . Form Cabinet LONDON, Dec. 26.-"The Persian cabinet has fallen," Bays the Teheran j orresponaent or neuter s Telegram com-i pany. "Prince Firman Flrma has been, nominated premier by the Shah. ThJs la: considered a great diplomatic victory for the entente allies." Burian Begins Work On the Second Note lulLtii4, kSK-. im, t Ly v ii cittatB io Day vine. N. Y.) The Vienna Neit Bays the Overseas Newt Agency, "announces that j upon the answer to the second American note on the Ancona and that the Austrian reply will be handed during the next few days to the American ambassador at Vienna." The Weather For Nebraska-Unsettled; much colder, z':. Teaterda r. a. m.. SO I a. m a. m a. m 1 a. m.... Hm 12 m ' P- m..;.! J P. in JP-m 4 p. m 5 P- m JP- m 7 p. m..... 31 31 1 , Ti ' l t nm ara t It Local Reco. WIS. 1914. uij. uu 33 i a b . 2S .00 to . ii Highest yesterday Lowest yenterday .Mean leniperaiure in u y, Precipitaliun 00 T .u on Temperature and precipitation depar turea from the normal: Normal temperature 21 Kxcesa for the day f Total deficiency since March 1 78 Normal precipitation 03 Inch Deficiency for the day U3 inch Tola! rainfall .luce March 1 77.03 inches Ieftclency since March 1 2 uSincl.es Ijficlenev for cor. uttrlod. 1914.. i.M) inchvs iXiutQ' fur tor. iiioil, 19U.. 6.1i iucUca Temperature at G0ETHAL8 REPORTS ON PANAMA CANAL Cncaracha Slide, Quiet During Dry j Season, Resumes Activity When Rainfall Begins. HEALTH CONDITIONS ARE GOOD WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. A de tailed account of the operation and maintenance of the Panama Canal 'during the first ten months and a half after ita opening to commerce ! In August. 1914. Is given in the annual report of Governor Goethals of the Canal Zone, made public to night. Final construction work just prior to the canal's opening al so Is described in the report, which embraces the fiscal year ending June 30 last, prior to the earth slide which blocked the channel. Between August 15. 1914. and June 90, 1915, 530 vessels representing a net Tana ma Canal tonnage of 1.S84.728 and cargo tonnage of 1,126.735 were pssaed through from Atlantic to Pacific and 508 vessels, representing a Panama canal tonnage of 1.958.307 and a cargo' tonnage of I.M4.067 from Pacific to Atlantic, making a total of l.OsS vessels with a net canal tonnage of 3.M3,6 and a cargo tonnage of 4.969, 792. During this period three minor slides interrupted traffic, the channel being closed from October 14 to 20 and Octo ber 81 to November 4, 1914, and March 4, to 10, 191 S. Million of Tarda Moved. Construction of the canal proper, ex cept for dredging, excavating and con struction of the cast breakwater at Colon virtually was completed prior to this fiscal year. In the old Culebra Cut, renamed the Oalllard cut, there were re moved, In the process of construction during the year, 1,960,607 cubic yards at an average cost of approximately 4214 cents a yard. In maintaining the ehan nM Including removal of earth deposited by slides there were taken from Gall lard cut 4,710,566 cubic yards at a cost of 84 Z-t cents a yard and from the chan nel at the Atlantic entrance 1,233,801 cubic yards at a cost of 10 14 cents a yard. "Cucaracha slide," the report says, "was Very active from July to October, 1914, quiet during the dry season, and active again with the beginning of the rainy . season In April. On the west side at Culebra the slide showed little activity through the greater part of the year, but In June, 1915, the general movement of the bank was notlcable, and It was estimated that 5,000,000 cubic yards of material were In motion on June 90, 1915, on the west side. It Is estimated that about 4,000,000 cublo yards will have to be removed from the east s'de." TJseV of Appropriations. i Of the $394,899,140 appropriated by con- - ' , . . ... . jng $365,988,118 appropriated for the actual construction of the canal and Its ad- Juncts. Two million dollars of this was Invested In colliers, and 16,563.067 was returned to the Treasury department up to the close I of the fiscal year 1915 as miscellaneous j receipts, leaving 357.436,OU as the net amount expended for the canal including Ith mount available for work still In tlons and terminal piers.not Included In ,,. i,lr- vet to he constructed I V ' ' constructed. Health Conditions Good. Health conditions In the canal xone. the report says were very good , during the year. The total death rate from dls- ease was red iced from KM In 1914 to 11.77 In 1915. Victims of malaria, the principal cause of disability, were re duced twenty per cent In number and the death rate 33 per cent. In theyear . The admission rate to hospitals from typhoid was reduced more than 78 per cent, from dysentery, fifty per cent, and tne death rate from pneumonia was reduced more than S per cent. Labor conditions were excellent. More l limn v,vuw jiraia " ' ..m i ' home because they could not be used. pril , i i rj . lneatriCal iTOmOter . llPftfl OT I nftlimOTllrl BERKELEY, Cel.. Dec. X. William D. Mann, railroad man and theatrical promoter, died here yesterday of pneu monia. He was 65 years oh). Mann entered the railroad field during "Comatock days" when he was station sgent at Virginia City, Nev., then a bonanza boom camp. ' in the early '80s he went to Uenver. Colo., to represent ,uclt raUroal and later was : general passenger agent of that line at Topeka, Kan. In 1890 he became Identified with the theatrical world In Nr V York aa man ager of the Herald Square theater. He was married In Parts, France, to Mar- guerita Sylva, the opera singer. ! Col. Welsh Orders Up Cold Wave Flag I A cold wave swooped down on Omaha ' and vicinity, beginning Sunday afternoon, and within a abort time a big drop in temperature was felt. 32 I Colonel Welsh, forecaster of the 32 ; weather bureau, ordered the cold wave flag hoisted at noon, and Issued the accompanying prediction of strong north ' erly winds, with probably snow and i arup gi o iv v urgrres wunin iu en hours, V. B. CALDWELL'S CONDITION IS STILL VERY SERIOUS It is reported that Victor B. Caldwell, president of the United States National Bank, who Is HI at his borne, (30 South Twentieth street, with asthma and Briaht's disease. Is reported to be hold ing his own, although hia condition Ik very serious NOTED BB' k ,iTOR WHO ATTACKED WAR LEADER" oiN orthcliffe, in the papers under his control, hau0' ed on an attack against Lord Kitchener and Sir John Tench, the commander at the front. SING HALLELUJAHS ON BIRTHOF CHRIST Most Chnrches Hold Their Christ mas Celebrations Sunday with Yuletide Music. IN SOME CANTATAS ARE SUNQ Jubilations and hallelujahs arose1 in sermon, song and prayer la the churches of Omaha yesterday In cel ebration of the age-old but always new story of the Babe of Bethlehefn. Some of the churches held their Sunday school Christmas tree cele brations Saturday evening, but many held them last evening. And la all the churches the music of yesterday had the Joy of Christmas as its chief motif. t The churches were elaborately decor ated,, nearly every one having a Christ mas tree, either left over from the Sun day school "kiddies' " celebration or pre pared for it. At Immanuel Lutheran lchurchf Nlne'tCenth and Cass streets, two big and finely decorated trees occupied positions at the front of the main audi torium. Arches spanned the space be tween each of the pillars in the gallery and arches were arranged above the chan cel rail. Thesowere hung with holly leaves below and fitted with scores of candles above. It was a most striking sight when all the candles were lighted and the choir of nearly aeventy voices sang a beautiful Christmas carol. Rev, " . ... . AdolpU HuU prea(.hed chrl,tmas sermon In the Swedish language, Trinity cathedral was another elabor ately decorated church. The color scheme wad green. The pillars were wound from top to bottom with green. The. chancel was a mass of verdure, giving a decidedly pleasing effect. Last evening the choir under the leadership of Ben Stanley gave a special carol service. Christmas Heusg. "The Christmas Message" was Rev. O. U. Peters' subject at the North Side Christian church yesterday mjpmlng. Special musio was rendered by the choir j under direction of J. If. Davis. The solo ists were Airs. u. a. mangum, miss num . . . . , , i 1 1 1 1 . ... . . ,Br": """"" Thomas J. Kelly's choir at St Mary's Avenue Congregational rendered a very comprehensive program of Christmas music at 4 p. m., including such old and famous carols as "Good King Wenceslas," sung by Mr. and Mrs. Kelly and the choir. Solos were also cung by Mrs. Kelly and Miss Vera lone Beats. Borne of the churches presented Christ mas cantatas In commemoration of the birth of Christ. At the Castellar Presby terian church "The Christmas King," Including "Luther's Cradle Hymn," was given. Solo parts were taken by Miss Margaret Koopman, Mrs. Frank Brown, Miss Ksther Boggs, Miss Anna Breim and Bert Krelle. Christmas Masle by Choirs. At Kountse Memorial Lutheran church there was an elaborate program of Christ mas musio, rendered by the choir under John 8. Helgren. At St. Mark's Lutheran the choir under Arthur Melcher also sang variety of Christmas compositions. One Christian church In Omaha did not celebrate Christmas yesterday. It was the only one that took no notice if the great festival. This was the Greek Orthodox church at Sixteenth and Martha streets. It ! tha onlv church of its kind in Ne braska and there are only five of this de nomination In the United States. The reason this church did not celebrate the great day is that the Ureek church still uses the Julian calendar originated by Julius Caesar. The year, according to this calendar. Is a few minutes longer than It Is according to the Gregorian cal endar, now used by nearly all the world. and In the course of nineteen centuries the Julian calendar has fallen behind the Gregorian about thirteen days. Therefore December S on the Julian calendar does not oome until January T of the Gregorian calendar. The celebration of Christmas fry the Greek Orthodox church will take place January T. Ask t laser Itelallona. BKRI.1N, Dec. M (By Wireless ) The professors of the Austrian universities, according to the Ovriweas News Agency, have signed a manifesto asking the gov ernment to estnliluh affr the war. ier manent and close commercial relations wilU Germany. Stir WILSONS DRIYEN BY RAIN FROM LINKS President and Wife Drenched by Storm Before They Are Able to Reach Hotel. EXECUTIVE CATCHES A COLD , HOT SPRINGS. Va., Dec. 26. President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson were driven from the golf links here yesterday by heavy rainstorm which broke suddenly and drenched both of.lhem before they could reach their, hotel a mile away. Despite 1 Ltha." cold mountain, air. however, it I A w- V nnlv- that neither had suffered an? , serious eriects, uouia.ius ""i"' a slight cold. , With secret service guards acting as caddies, tho couplo had Just started around the links when the first rain back for the hotel and as the storm beoame heavier the president ' removea his coat and threw It about Mrs. Wll- son's shoulders. Even this did not save her from a thorough drenching. K.at Christmas Dinner. Thia evening the president and Mrs. Wilson ate a Virginia Christmas din- ner in their private suite. A turkey rcasted In southern style, was seived with other favorite dishes prepared especially for the couple. On the table was a small Christmas tree. More than fifty Christmas gifts, sent by relatives, members of the president's ; family and closa friends were delivered at. tha presidential suite today, A largo bouauet Including a cluster of roses and some orchids, Mrs. WlUon's favor It flower, came from the White Hous-. conservatories. There a'so.were hun- dreds of messages of Christmas greet ings and congratulations. Aekaonlesse Gifts. Prior to the trip to th golf links the couple did not leave ; their suite during the day, plans for a motor ride during bombarded barn covered by an Impro-the- afternoon having been abandoned vlaed roof, th midnight watch was pre- because of the storm. They spent sev- eral hours writing acknowledgements of gifts and Christmas mosaics. Turks Await Reports On Woes of Armenia!,, . with pick, shovel and rifle, wer going ROM EX Dee. 26.-Whll. reports con. , t1k th,' the trench... while tlnue to be received . here of the suffer- i h.r. were going back to th. old vtl ing. of th. Armenian, th. represents- 'Wel1 th tlon made by Mon.l,nor Dolcl. apostolic 'j .ITut "' Bn """I" delegate at Constantinople to th. Turkish UTC.U...O..I, so -i.r nave not proa icea the desired effect. Th. Ottoman official. hav replied that inveatlgattona have bean ordered and they are waiting for irum muss cmrustea wrn Inquiry. th. MRS. INEZ STAPLES DIES ("IF RA A?tUVVIATinW Ur UAJ AbrH TXIATION Mrs. Ines Staples, aged 40 years was found dead in her room at 30 Harney Street, Sunday morning as th result of ga. asphyxiation. The body was dU- covered by Iaabell Hoffman, cousin of th dead woman, who lived at th above address. Mis. Hoffmsn had been to the hnm. g.f hap tiArnta In f'.ti.w.ll bi.ift. and upon returning smelted gas coming from the room. Investigation revealed the body of the dead woman, and three ga. Jet. turned on. A not. dated "Nov. It, 19l" giving instructions as to what should be done with her body and personal effects, was found on th bureau. Worry over the death of her husband A J. Staples who died Feb. 14 after a long Illness, and worry over her own poor health Is believed to have caused her to take her own life. She la survived by two protners. r-awara and Kalph Mc Nalr, and one sister, Mkrs. Tom Msrmon f Cheyenne. Wyo. An inquest will be eld Mias Hoffman Was partially ovr- come by the gss ln her cousin's room, PEACE THROUGH VICTORY SL0GAI1 IN THE TRENCHES Soldiers Sing Christmas Carols on Firing Line While Cannon Boom and Shells Fly Through Air. I VAUDEVILLE GIVEN AT FRONT j ' ' i Men Turn from Business of Killina- i to Celebrating the Birth I of Christ. I GERMAN ORCHESTRA IN TRENCH j AURAS. ON THE FRENCH FRONT, Dec. 26. Hundreds of big j shells tore the air over Arras all Ki t-i day afternoon. The echoes of these . were the last compliments of the sea- j son and they had no sooner died away than the life of Arras began to show j Itself through re-opened cellar doors and windows In preparation for the usual Christmas eve festivities. After the usual systematic shell ing died down, rifle shots and occas sional rattle of machine guns was all that broke the stllness of death that settled over the city. Tho cathedral stood out against the twilight In ragged ruins like a spetre, with crumbling walls of demolished build ings all around, giving the aspect of a gigantic cemetery with decaying headstones, thrlatmaa Spirit Visible. The 'rattle of machine guna struck up again and a few rifle shots rang through ; the clear air. Toward S o'clock, the soft strains of an organ were heard from an Invisible soruce. Panta Clans and the Christmas spirit. notwithstanding th. war. were In Vl- dence everywhere along tha Atols bst- tle front where the Associated Pres. cor- respondent, passed Christmas eve. They were In the trenches and shelter, with the simple soldiers. In the temporary barrack. where the traditional Christmas eve theater was replaced by an Impro- vised concert and vaudeville that almost rivalled the best that Paris could do In the time of peace. In the quarters j where the officers celebrated with no less j simplicity and dignity and In the first llttle church, still defying shell fire, that one finds behind the battle front, mid' night mass was celebrated. RocLeJa Let Loose. From tha road running almost para! all to this trench. rockU shooting up tnte i "is air ' from both lines recalled the j Fourth of July fire work In America. An i officer explained that this was partly due to habit, "Fuses are set off every night," he officer explained, "even when the moon shines brightly as tonight, and besides )nm wrmans may, as last year, nave an mca, inai we are going si mem oeiore natives. These possessions are a stand morning." ! Ina- Ti)9 fuse, multiplied at the approach' ; of midnight and on the stroke of 11 o'clock, the line as far aa the horlson w,s Illuminated as by a long line of, brilliant stars. Flashes of different colors : ; could be seen far away to the north. although no reports were heard. ! Pe-eral miles up the deep wide ditch with twelve Inches or chalky mud at It bottom, ust far enough fjrom the Ger- rnsn line to permit tranquil sleep, soldiers entertained each other with simple folk songs anil examined parcels from home and talked of victory. Oermana Bias;. ln,, ar ver mere. - sain a oMIr lu,t ack frora 'rencn re.ernng w, xne uermans. i ney ve ot n orche.tra " thyre .homing to "' the band, but It does not. sound ; " r " T' tfivnuwiiua iui uiijprumjiiu inn conoerc In the trenches went on in tone, that were light, gay and confident. Tht same phrase was heard in all th toasts given here. It Is "peace through victory." A little farther from the trenches In ceded by a concert In which the actor- soldiers, who had Joked the military on tn stage in peac times, reversed th oraer or mingg ana with the greatest seat caricatured th civilian behind the son occupied by th armies. Women Evidence. All along th road. ,n this region two nea passed In different directions. Some gS-, women" wer ln .ttendance. , A, , th, qu.ner. ot ,he ,oIdlor. M ! the trenches, everything In the attitude of the servlc brought out the same note: "Peace through victory." A stretcher bearer, uh a military medal, and a grenid'er, itli a war cross on M breast, sang a Christmas anthem lto the aecomnmm r .1,- ,nt m organ played by a simple soldier with (such a master hand that the strains were i -uU InsP'Hng as the best cathedral nu",c- 1" lw notea. "rear on earth, ! twl towar(1 n14".'" Dl,'d awa' th congregation was filing out of the little church. whll In th distance the booming of csnnon recalled. "No truce for Christ- , mSS. Postal Service Has Doubled in 12 Years WASHINGTON. Dec. 36. -Tha postal servlc has doubled in the last twelve year, and during th ast fiscal year audited transactions reached the 12.000. 000.000 mark for the first time, according to th annual report of Charles A. Kram, auditor for th Postofflc department, made public tonight. Sales of stamps, postal cards snd stamped envelopes, the great source of Income, netted lifcs.gOO.oOrt 1 for the year. About MO.OOO.OUU was paid out ln salaries. STEPHENS STEERS A MIDEE COURSE i Nebraska Congressman Says Paid Preparedness Propaganda is Frightening Nation. j WOULD MUZZLE FEW ADMIRALS (Krom a Hx;tTmrvonAmlA ; Washington. Dpc. 26. (Spe- jclal) Representative Dan Stephens whose position on preparedness has i been the subject of some s,.?cula- tlon, this evening Rave cut a general ' statement of am., of tho fpntnrea ! he win support when the subject military preparedness comes be- fore congress. Mr. Stephens said: "Tin presl- dent has taken the middle ground and on the side of conservatism as between the small navy men and the ml'.ltarysts. lie has no doubt been compelled by the circumstances t0 take this advanced position as compared with his former attitude n order to prevent the mlllltarlsts from forcing their program upon congress. The country has been mis led by the paid preparedness propo ganda Into believing that the nation has no defense worth mentioning against tho attacks of a foreign foe. f t'osiat Drfenara tivoel. "The people have been led to believe that nothing Is being done to Increase the slrngth of our army navy and coast defenses. "Nothing could bo farther from the truth than this. Coast defense experts claim that our coast defenses are the best In the world. I am convinced that these claims are correct and when we round out our fleet with more submarines' and air craft and plenty of ammunition we are doing well enough." ' "To the battle fleet." said the Fremont congressman, "I would add a great mer chant marine, government owned, as an ."llUry t. the navy In time of war ,t , S've me navy an air ot w-iu.ne. h.t " due. not possess now and would -rve commerce and steady freight rates. ! n time of war It would be a tremendous ; asset. I "I would take all profit out of war by bu'ldlng all war craft In government yards, and manufacturing all arms and ammunition In government arsenal. "I would repeat the war stamp tag and In lieu thereof raise the graduated tas rate on Incomes without lowering the exemptions. Lt these with great in comes pay a rate sufficient together with an Inheritance tax, to pay for the Increased cost defenae. "Then I would musxle ftghtinr admirals ; cocky diplomats who are thrilled -with the sheen, ot great power In their hands. Nd admiral or -diplomat should Issue demands that, might lead to war upon representatives of other governments un- till he has orders to do so from congress. "t would set rid of the Phlllnolne Islands at the very earliest possible con- .(stent with honor and the need, of the They Impoverished and ruined fpaln and i have cost us to date million of dollars In one form and another, "Have we lost our sense of proportion snd sre we drifting back Into barbarism rrom wnicn we earner Let us nop not, and let us hope that we may calmly face a bleeding world again to establish in the world a sane and wholesome course for natlona to pursue." Council May Have To Cut to Keep Within the Limit . Members of th Recreation board de elded to ask for 00,000 for 1914 when th city coundl makes up the new budget within th next two weeks. There Is every Indication that the coun cil will hav to do some shaving off on th estimates of th various city de partments In order to stay within the maximum total general city fund as provided by the city charter. Kvery department is asking for a goodly allowance and the annual budget melee will soon be on. Shanghai a Refuge For Chinese Crooks (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) SHANGHAI, Dec. 10. China's appeal to the foreign powers to preserve peace ln portion of the republic beyond Chinese Jurisdiction la somewhat Justified by con ditions In Shanghai. This city Is a refuge for criminals and outlaw, from various part, of China and many of them ar. desperate enough to undertake any crim inal commission. The municipal Jail con tained more than 1,200 convicts late ln September, a record for this sesson. Chi nese crooks enjoy life In the Shanghai Jail. It affords a pleasant home in win ter, and offers better food than Chines coolies ar accustomed to. There 1. considerable agitation here for th restoration of flogging in an effort to discourage loafers from seeking Jail sentences. No other part of China is as lenient to criminals as Shanghai. Under Chine ae law, they are flogged for .mall offense, and executed for serious one Her in Shanghai Jail aentence. and com fortable lodging make law breaking very attractive. Recently there have been many rase, of Chinese actually assault ing policemen for the sole purpose of getting locked up during the winter. Kaiser's Condition Is Exciting Alarm tsONDON. Dec. 2, Alarming rumors probably of an exaggerated nature, ar being circulated In Swltserland today con cerning Emperor William's Illness, ac cording to tha Zurich correspondent of the txchang Telegraph Co. The dumors slate, says the correspondent that the emperors condition Is causing profound anxiety In Berlin. UNCLE SAM FINDS NEW PROBLEMS IN HANDLING ALIENS Changed Status of Immigrants Brought About by War Condi tions Makes New Tasks for Federal Bureau. m.i-u. . , DIFFICULTIES OF DEPORTATION , , . . . R"1" Fonnerly Existing Hare Had to Be Modified or Changed to Meet New Situations. MANY EAST INDIANS REJECTED WASHINQTON. Dee. 2. Un precedented problems with which the federal bureau of immigration has had to deal as the result of the war in Europe are pictured In the Annual report of Commissioner Gen eral Anthony Camlnettl, made public today by the secretary of labor. Particular attention is directed to difficulties encountered In enforcing the deportation of undesirable aliens ' because of the prospect. In many cases, of placing them In extreme hazard either on the high seas or after being landed In a foreign port. Although In the main the policy of protecting aliens proved to be cor rect and was successful, the commis sioner general says, one of its results han been to leave In the - United gute8 at tn9 cl0M ( the year l.t8 , fa , M t b hero "u" .7 .... and destined ultimately to deporta- tion. ew IroVlem Presented. "It would be Impossible. . the report continues, "adequately - to describe the problems which have confronted the bu- ::h;' "tlo,, " . -h ,B(enP of Ihe Eu- "Z. iy the enfo" Stte W." nscesTy , modlfy ,u,pend or remodel In Its aP- ' " JT nM,MMtlon. th, orn. J , , . .. ... .-,,i.,i b, trol of land boundaries, particularly ths Canadian border (Canada being Involved In the war); th handling of alien sea men, especially those employed on ves sels ot belligerent nations Interned In United States ports, and th handling of aliens of an extremely undeslrabl type Impelled to oome to the United States frora belligerent countries because of the very situation arising from th status of their native land, ar but a few ot th larger problems J.h. which, th Bureau has . been- confronted. Successfully to meet this situation has been no easy 1 Many ITlndns Rejected. Urging th necessity for xcludtng aliens on economic grounds, tha report tell, of the rejection of many Hindu and East Indian laborers who attempted to land at Paclflo ports on the ground that they wer likely to become publlo charges. It refers, too, to a case now pending In the supreme court Involving the right of th government to exclude certain Russians on the ground that tbey were bound for a locality In th west where it was known that there was not sufficient demand for laborers to Justify the belief that they would be able to maintain themselves. Expressing th hope that the court will sustain the sd minlstratlve officers, th report declsres that If the officers are not vested with discretion to exclude aliens uuder such circumstances, "the law Is not as com prehensive aa t should be and much leas potent to protect the people ot this coun try than th bureau had always supposed If to be." Asks for Antoaaobllss. The commission calls attention to vari ous schemes resorted to in smuggling Chinese and other Immigrants from th east Into the country and suggests that If there is any doubt about th letter ot the law relating to persons admitted as natives, sons of natives, etc., proper amendments should be enacted. An ap propriation la asked to provide automo biles for patrol work along th Canadian border, a decision of the comptroller of the currency, having obliged the bu reau to discontinue th expenditure of money for this purpose. Plans for further development of th bureau's employment bureau work ar outlined, one of the. new phases of the program being an effort to Induee many Incoming aliens who hav been tillers of the soil In their own country to go to farms Instead of to congested Industrial center. . General Law I. Needed. An urgent plea for the enactment of a general Immigration law. similar to th Burnett bill vetoed by President Wilson at th last session of congress on ac count of Its literacy test provision, con cludes the commissioner's recommenda tions for legislation. The proposed law. the report says, represented the result of experience and Investigation of half a century, framed to conform to all su preme court decisions, and would hav Improved the existing law by strengthen ing and extending many of ita most lm portent provisions. AWARDS IN HARRISON , COUNTY CORN CONTEST LOGAN, la.. Dec. 28. (Special.)-According to Information received by Dr. M. A. Humphrey, county acre corn leader in Harrison county, the gold watch of fered by Louis A. Wilson, live stock salesman at Logan, will go to Fred Fore man at Missouri Valley, and the 30 gold piece offered by the county officials for beat quality without reference to yield will go to Ray Mahoney of Mondamla In th county piixe contest. Local prises will b awarded as follows: Woodbine Glenn Lewis, first; Leslie Davis, aecond. Lo.an Clyde Tuttle. firat. 115: Edward O'Neill, second. t0; Audy Clauaen. third, Missouri Valley Howard Jones, first; Roy Chambera, second. Module Willie Loukling. first Nondainin eivejrett Weilae, first; Sort Garuuiet, socuiid.