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Omaha Daily Bee. AJvertiting it tht penda THE WEATHER. Fair lam that kit pa baying and telling in motion. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, lUlfi-TWKLVK PAQES. Oa TmIm, Si Hotel Wswa Standi, e'.o. Be SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. VOL. XLV NO. 222. The PLAN TO TABLE MOTION TO WARN IN THE SENATE ldministration Men Agree to At tempt to Sidetrack Gore Reso lution When it is Brought Up Today. HOUSE PLAYS WAITING GAME Masn Sees Wilson and Later Presi dent Sends Out Call for Lansing. REPUBLICAN KEEPS SILENCE WASHINGTON. March 2. Ad ministration senators, after consulta tlon with republican leaders, tonight agreed to bring to a vote a motion to table the Gore warning resolution the moment it is called up tomorrow. A roll call will "be ordered on the mo tion to table, which is not debatable No substitutes wil be offered. Sena tor Stone having abandoned his pur pose to submit one after a conference frith his colleagues. This plan would shut off further discussion of the issue, which sena tors of both parties agreed might be damaging to the interests of the country. Democratic and republican leaders asserted that no sort of resolution like the Gore measure could pass the senate, and predicted the motion to table would carry over whelmlngly. Senate, Adjonrna. After this agreement the senate adjourned until noon tomorrow. The use - already had adjourned, the eaders there expecting to await ac tion In the senate before making an ether move. Minority Leader Mann went to the White House at 5 o'clock and con terred with the president for an hour Later he declined to talk. As he left President Wilson sent for Secretary Lansing. Berlin Hears that Congress is Against Wilson, Five to One , WASHmOTON. March lThe , State denartment today rocelvel Adflcf . Jhat reportiPere feeing circulated In Berlin a coming- from Washington that congress lands fire to one ag-alnat the president In the present crtfrts. Official! made their Information known to show the extent to which they believe Berlin ie being mis informed. Daniels Modifies : Radio Censorship WASHINGTON. March I. Changes In tht we leh lat the tiara wireless censorship regulations were announced today by Secretary Dan iels. A strict Interpretation of the regu lations as they were made when the gov ernment placed naval censora at flayvWe it Tuekerton prohibited the censors from passing for publication In the United States the Germsn official statements If ths,y msde reference "to movements or locations of war or other vessels of bel ligerents." The regulations as modified provide: "The restriction as to movements of war or other veasels of belligerents shall not apply to messages received from bel ligerent shore radio stations." It applies only to Germany,' as Great Britain is using the cable. Burkett Files His Name at De's Moines DES MOINES, la.. March I. E. J. Bur kett of Lincoln. Neb., former senator, to day filed with the Iowa secretary of state his sfflriavit of candidacy for the republican nomination for vice president of the I'nlted States. The Weather Tempera! errs at tiiuaiia Tealerdar. Hour. Loral Record. 191 1915 MM lit J4 4H I 21 0 33 30 T .03 .00 191 3.1 4 16 .00 Hmh 'St today J-nwest today Mean temperstuie Preclpitalion Temperature and precipitation depart ures from the normal: Normal temperature 29 Iteficlency for the day V I'eficiency since Marvh 1 2 Normal precipitation 04 Inch Pr?clpliallon sinre March 1 OS inch Deficiency since March 1 04 inch Itefictoncy cor. period 115 07 inch Deficiency cor. period 07 Inch Report a frosa Stations at T P. M. Station and State Temp. High- Rain of w eather. T p. Cheyenne, partly cloudy.. Davenport, cloudy Denver, clear Iea Moines, cloudy Podge City, clear b a. m. A lf II . I I fa. in. CstTT : II a. m. J i '. 1 in.... SSI ' ''' 1 1 ksJ r ; s p. m. Z$j S. ?P:m: S"3 8 p. in. f oosparatl n m. ext. fall. .01 V V M S.' S4 T 18 ti T 12 It .0 IK W .03 10 .i It JS T in t .' ?h r .'! 4 H .01 5 T 6 .04 Tender, clear now Pueblo. cl Kapid Ctt clear ty. part cloudy.. Salt I-afe lt. ciouoy.... (hertdan. cloudy Moux 'lty. snow Val.-ntlne, partly cloudy. in'rates be'.ow sero T iB'l'cates trHie of prciilt!itioii J x. WKlJill. l-cai fore-Hater. ARMY OF 700,000 MEN AGREED ON BY HOUSE JJOMMITTEE Military Body of Lower Chamber Reaches Final Decision on Measure and Will Report it Next Week. ACTION WILL BE UNANIMOUS Estimated that Hundred Thousand Men Can Be Enrolled Through Summer Camps. INDUSTRIAL RESERVE CLAUSE WASHINGTON, March 2. Final agreement was reached by the house military committee late today on Its bill for the Increase of the army, and It will be reported unanimously to the house early next week. In round figures the measure would authorize the formation of an army composed of regulars, National Guardsmen and federal volunteers with a total peace strength of approx imately 700,000 men. Maximum etreinrth. It provides for a maximum of 170,000 fighting troops for the reg ular army, for a minimum of 425,000 for the National Guard within five years and an organization of federal volunteers through an extension of a summer training camp Idea. It is estimated that 100,000 men can be enrolled In the latter force. The bill retains provisions for organi sation of Industrial and technical re serves behind the fighting lines and au thorizes the creation of a board of of ficers of control and Industrial mobili sation In time of war or Imminence of war. It also provides that manufac turers of war materials muat give Im mediate preference to government or ders in war time or when there Is danger of war. under heavy penalty for failure to do so. ' (hana-o la Made. W.lle the minimum strength of the regular army remained at 140.0W), a change was made before the final vote to fix the maximum of fighting troops at lTO.noo, bringing the total authorised strength of the regular force. Including the hospital corps and other non-combatant troops to IW.000. While all members of the committee will sign the bill, they do so under the reservation that they may support upon the floor of tho house any amendment they desire, London .Suspends -y-All Quotations on " Metals Except Tin LONDON. March I Following the an. nouncement that no speculative dealings would be permitted In metals used for making munitions, the members of the London Metal exchange today decided to suspend all dealing, with the excep tions of those In tin. pending the report of a deputation which will Interview the minister of munitions tomorrow. Deal ings In the Glasgow pig iron market also have been suspended. ....... : NWW YORK, March I. John D. Myan. president of the Anaconda Copper Min ing company. Issued a statement today saying' that the suspension by the Lon don Metal exchange of trading In all metals except tin occasioned no sur prise. Mr. Ryan declared that blda of most of the prominent producing companies in dicated that the London market, so far as copper, lead and sine quotations were concerned, has been fictitious ever since the war began, chiefly because of the embargo placed by the British govern ment on exports of metal from Great Britain. Passenger Train Derailed by Snow ' Slide in Colorado DENVER, March 2. Two persons miss ing, a number of pxssengers slightly hurt and three cars derailed were tho known resultu early today of the sr.owsllde that late yesterday struck westbound Denver & Rio Grando narrow gauge train No. 815 five miles wst of Saplnero. Colo. The accident occurred in the Blarlc canyon, where, at places the waters of the Gun i.itcn river wash the roadbed. peg. j The missing: 1 C. H. MATHEWB, expies menger. 21 KA Kb LKVY, Punblo. caftahi of Cen ... a I .i i k.ii . .i It'lllliai Ilia11 wu'w. .1 " I .... . I I . L . 1 - . Ci.iiniTiunicaiion wnn inq iw-rnts oi the accident was Interrupted by tiie bits sard, which also Intel fird with the search for the mlsHli.g and efforts to c.eor the track. Reports to railroad head quarters h-re stxt-d that sixteen inches of now snow had fallen up to 1 a. m. At that hour the fall of anew continued driven by a higil wind. Police Called Out to Quell Riot When Former Priest Talks CHICAGO. March t Two patrol wag ona filled with policemen, an ambulance with its aids, a fire engine and a fire truck crew, were called to a south side halt last night to aurpress a riot. The trouble followed an attempt of Dr. Joseph Slattery of Boston, a former Catholle priest, and his wife. Dr. Mary E. Slattery. a former nun, to lecture Hundreds inside and outside the hall at South Halsted street and Garfield boule-i vard. which adjoins St. Ann's Roman Catholio church', were engaged in the fighting and all efforts to suppress dis order failed until the firemen turned streams of water on the rioters. When the polU-e finally gained con trol nearly a hundred peiaons wore ar rested About tHily of tuo number were held A si'ore or more of perauns wire, ouit. WILSON DENIES THE SENSATIONAL CHARGF. K3RE wn.:.. a: V.aai Cf a vnnt in WflHC v. -JV " aJtrS Ottawa II Repl) to Intimations President Rot Opposed to War with Kaiser. OKLAHOMAN'S WORDS STARTLE Stone and James Take Up Cudgels in Behalf of Leaders of Their Party. EXCITING TIME ON THE FLOOR WASHINGTON, March J. The following statement was issued to day at the White House: "When the attention of the White House was called to certain state ments in Senator Gore's speech this afternoon the president authorised an unqualified denial of any utter ance to which any such a meaning could be attached." President Wilson at conferences with congress leaders today is un derstood to have said that following out the notes of the United States government diplomatic relations might be broken off with a nation causing the death of an American in disregard of international law, and that he had been informed breaking off of diplomatic relations might pre cipitate war. Gore Pats Qaeatloa ftoaarely. Senator Gore in hla speeoh declared that at the proper time he would put squarely before the aenate whether the sinking of an armed merchant veasel by a sub- marine would be considered sufficient cause for war. "I introduced my resolution because I was apprehensive we wore heading to ward war." he said. "My act was based on a report which seemed to me to come from the highest authority that certain senators and members of the house In a conference with the president received from him the Intimation, if not the declaration, that If Germany Insisted on its position the United States would In sist upon Its, and that this would re sult probably in a breach of diplomatic relations and breach of diplomatic re lations would probably be followed by a state of war, and that a state of war might not be an evil, might not be un grateful, might end the war by midsum mer, and thus might render a great ser vice to clvilltation. I cannot certiry to the truth of the report. I tell the tale as it wa'Uia to. me. n externaT1 and Jriternar iars of truth that I feared that it might be the truth. "If the senator front Missouri, the chair, man of the foreign relations committee. wUl deny it. that will satisfy roe. U the senator from Indiana says It is not true, I will accept that." "I do not know why the senator quoted me," replied Senator Stone. "I did not quote the aenator," responded Senator Gore. Dlsclalsaer by Stoae. "Well, In fairness to the president" said Senator Stone, . "I think I should state that tha president never stated to me nor stated In, my hearing that he believed or In any way entertained the thought that war between . the United States and the central powers would be desirable or would result In any good, or would not be ungrateful." "It Is well known that the president hss a passion for peace" interjected Sen ator Kern In a tone that Indicated flat denial of Senator Gore's charge. "I have no passion for peace," Senator Gore responded. "I do not believe all peace is honorable or that all war is dishonorable, but I repeat that what I heard of the reported conversation be tween the president and the senator from Missouri wsa believed to be founded on fact because of the source from which It came to me. I was convinced that there must be some basis for tha report that the president suggested to the senator from Missouri that the United States iContlnued on I'age Two, Column Kour.) Italian Liners Will Continue to Carry Artillery ROM K, March 1. (Via Tarts. S:50 p. m., delayed.) The Italian ambassador at Washington, Count Macchl, has been In structed to notify the American govern ment that, notwlthsanding the German and Austrian decrees regarding the sink ing of armed merchantmen, Italian mer chantmen will continue to carry arma ment for defense purpose only . WASHINGTON. March 2. Count Mac chl Di Cellere, the Italian embassador, conferred today with Secretary Lansing, presenting the views of his government on aYmainent of merchant ships. It was said that the Italian government's reply to the American memorandum Is not final and that its formal answer will be a joint one with its allies. The informa tion being presented, now, it wss said, was a statement of the reasons which had actuated Italy to arm Italian mer chant ships, which hitherto had carried no guns. Woman Adopts Six Young Boys of Different Races CHICAGO, March I. "I homeless boys of loss than years of age and of varying nationalities, are to be adopted by Mrs. Bessie Fuller of South Porcupine, Ontario, Canada, as a sociological ex perlment, she ennounced today. Mrs. Ful ler, who Is vl'lting in Chicago, asserted that, having no children of her own. she plans to rear the six, regardless of color race or creed. In the Canadian back wood, her theory being that they will fu.ne In the 'nicltinu pot." Mrs. Knll. r In the wif i f a in. ulna cnplnetr. IDEAL TYPE OF CAVALRY HORSE Now that "preparedness" has becom one of the watchwords of American national life, the cavalry arm of our land defenses is coming: in for a great deal of attention. It has suddenly been discovered that the unprecedented demand for horses on the part of all the warring European nations has greatly; depleted the available American stock of cavalry mounts. y- few J HPT '-H;FV J ' ISS.' -V J ,;i Sii A av 4ar-V ...-, - . .:, " . TjfHih erne jdcaXc z&pci m ASKS POLICE TO AID IN KILLING CHILD Des Moines Laborer Astounds Chief by Seeking Help In Ending Life 7-. Crippled D&ughteVr WAUTS IT DONE ALL REGULAR DES MOINES, la., March 2. The aetton of Dr. Harry J. Halselden of Chicago In permitting tho death of the deformed Bollinger baby several weeks ago, was recalled today in this city by Charles Cleveland, a laborer, who asked the chief of police for ass istance in killing hla two-months-old daughter. ' Cleveland spoke with dtscauraged earnestness. . . , . ' "Chief," he said, "won't you , tell me how I can kill my baby so It won't be against the law. Baybe4 you'll help me so it will be all right ike that baby In Chicago." "What's that; say it again," gasped the chief. Telia of Wlsfortane. "Tou see," went on Cleveland, "this baby hasn't any regular mouth at all and the doctors say that she might not ever be able to eat regu lar food, and chief, she has fits all the time, and my wife, she does j nothing but cry all the time and she's Sick. "iPo I asked the doctors to kill the baby, but they would not. because they said the police would not let them. So f r.me to ask If you'd help me to do It all regular." At Cleveland's desolate home tlui city physician found the baby In convulsions and the mother in hysterics. He In strueted that both be taken to a hoipltal. He said it would be Impossible to operate on the Infant during the convulsions. Halselden Mar Take (heare. CHICAGO, March J. Dr. Harry J. IlalBelden, who for humanitarian reasons permitted baby Bollinger to die when an operation might have saved Its life, said tonight that he might go to Des Moines to look Into the case of the ' Clevland baby. Of course, no physician would kill the child, but In such raacr I would control the convulsions by the use of bromides and the result of such treatment is ul most Invariably death," said Dr. Ilaliel den. "It Is. however, a kinder death than that which now theratens the little one. There la a growing movement on now for sanity rsther than mawkish sen timentality In dealing with uch caws. Germans Equip Their M ines with Periscopes to Fool Enemy Ships BALTIMORE, Md., March t.-Floating mtnea equipped with periscopes ts said to be the latest device now being used in bringing about the destruction of enemy ships, according to Captain B. J. Keelty of the British steamship Hart field. The Itartfleld arrived here Sun day from I-ondon. Captain Keelty tells of having sighted one of the new destructive agents in the Kngliih channel. The periscope gsve It the appearsnce of a submarine. Me tlid not st.empt to win the admlialtys 111 I X . ... 1 . . s-"-- - iCAVAUiv, moksk. BRITISH ANNOUNCE SUCCESS AT YPRES English Capture Trenches Previ - owlyTken bythe Ger,-.,.!. .panlsi. MeetikJ)eB,th at Age. . ' t" ' . man Forces. v T ,- ." c More Than 70. COUNTER ATTACK IS REPULSED LONDON, March 2. -The British official statement Issued tonight on the fighting la the western tone says: "We recaptured the trenches at the bluff of the Ypres-Comlnees canal, which were lost February 14, and also captured a small salient In the German line. "A counter attack launched by the enemy some hours ' later was re pulsed. German mine galleries in the captured tranches were de stroyed. We have talcen 180 prison ers. Including four officers. "There has been much artillery activity on both sides today, from Vierstraat to Boeslnghe." The capture of 800 yards of Brit ish positions southeast of Ypres, after heavy artillery bombardments, was claimed In the German, official statement of February 16, which added that a majority of the defend ers of the British trenches were killed. Illinois Has Men Enough for Thirty Five Army Corps CH1CAOO. III., March l-Illlnols has enough men available for military ser vice to make up thirty-five army corps, according to figures announced today by Colonel Milton J. Foreman of the First Illinois cavalry. Colonel Foreman's fig ures indicated that there are 1..W.19 men between the ages of 1H and 45 In the state. COPPER COMPANIES INCREASE DIVIDENDS NKW YORK, March 2. larger divi dends were declared today by several of the lending copper producing com panies. 1'tah Copper declared an exlro dividend of fl.liO in addition to Its regu lr ((uarterly dividend of ll.M. Butt and Superior declared the regular 75 cent iiiarerly dividend and an extra dividend of 1, as against the extra P.Ji dividend declared three months a,go. f'hlno Copper directors declared a quar 'erly dividend of (1.25, an Increase of 2' cents over the previous quarter. reward of $2. W0 for ramming a subma rine, hut reported it to a patrol boat. According to masters of British ves sels the placing of a periscope on a mine was devised for the express purpose of Inducing some of the ships of the allied nations to ram, whlh would have re sulted In the blowing up of the ship and possibly the loss of life. It Is under stood that a number of periscoped mines have heen cast adrift around Britain and the fleet of patrol boats are engaged In removing them from the track of 1 1 ii Isai ion. CARMEN SYLYA IS DEAD ATBUCHAREST Queen Mother Elizabeth ,o Eou KNOWN BY EES N0M 2) PLUME LONDON, March i. -A Bucharest dispatch received by Reuter's Tele gram company by way of Amsterdam say that the qneen mother Elisabeth of Roumanla (Carmen Sylra) died this morning. Carmen Sylra Is tho nom de plume assumed by Queen Elizabeth of Rou roanla in her literary work, and .the name by which she is known among her own people and throughout' the world. She was born on December 29, 1843, the daughter of Prince Her mann of Wled, a German principal ity. At Neuwled, her father's capi tal, she first met her future husband. then Prince Charles of Hohenxollern, who had been recommended by Bis marck as r'uler for the turbulent Roumanians. Reads Like Rosa a nee Princess Elisabeth von Neuweld. to whom Charles was married November IS, 1800, Is known the world over by her pen name of "Carmen Bylva," The story of their courtship reads Ifke a page out of a romance. Ills majesty was calling at the castle of a German prince, when, on proceeding undtalrit, a young girl who was coming down, missed her footing and fell Into his arms. The girl was the future queen of Koumanla. A marrlago did not Immedi ately result, however: in fact, although the king was Immensely attracted by tha charms of the princes, five years elapsed beforo he decided to aalc her to he his consort. Then, without warning, he Journeyed to the house where the prlnoeas was staying and astonlnhed her by pro posing forthwith. Wins KWbJ crts' Love. Quern ICIIrabcth soon won the love of her new imhjects. She beg-an at once to enter with her characteristic energy Into the life of the Roumanlsn people, to study their customs and to endeavor to understand their thoughts and aspirations. In I "TO on the day after receiving from her brother the news of the battle of HedHn. In which he had fourht with honor, her only child, a daughter, was born, whose d-ath from diphtheria oc curred In 1874. I luring tha anxious days of the war of 1H77 I'rtnces Kllxabeth worked dsy and night In the hospital, sustaining be her presence tha courage of the victims of battle and aettlng an example which was followed by the Roumanian women in the most unselfish manner. When. the victor ious Roumanian army, headed by Prince Charles, entered Buchttrast on their re turn from the campaign the warsong which they sang and which they sang and which had lnsriped them In many battles, was composed by Princess Kllxa beth. COMMISSION FILES REPORT ON COLORADO CCAL STRIKE WASHINGTON. March t-The final report of the sirlko commission which investigated for President Wilson labor troubles in the Colorado coal fields was presented today at the White House. The commission made no recommendations, but reviewed the situation before and after the strike. Cbarlea W. Mills of Pennsylvania and Patrick Gildy of Clear field, I'a., pieseuted the report. Chair man feih Low was uiiiible to be present. TEUTONS RESUME TERRIFIC ATTACKS NORTH OF VEROUN Paris Announces that Germans Are Again Advancing: on Fortress with Artillery and Infantry. ASSAULTS ARE REPULSED Fire of French Troops Decimate Invaders Pressing to the Charge. ACTIVITY ALL ALONG FRONT PARIS. March 2. German at tacks of great violence, both artillery and Infantry, have been resumed to the north of Verdun. The official statement issued by the French war office tonisht says that furious In fantry assaults have been repulsed by the French troops, "whose fire decimated the ranks of the enemy." The text of the statement follows: "In Belgium destructive fires have been directed by our artillery against the German organizations to -the west of Steenstraete. "Between the Somme and the Olse a German work was destroyed by our batteries In the region of Beu vraignes. Palls la Flames. "In Champagne a German aeroplane, shelled by our batteries In the vlelnty of Sulppes. fell, In flames, within the enemy lines. "In the Argonns we executed concen trated ftrea to the north of Harasee and on the Cheppy wood. "In the region to the north of Verdun and in the Woevre the activity of the enemy artillery, which had abated some what during the preceding days, was considerably Increased In the course of the day along the entire front, and prin cipally on Ie Mort Homme, tha Cote du Polvre and In the region of Douaumont. At the last named point the bombardment , was followed by seveial attacks of In- , fentry of extremo violence. This series . of attacks was repulsed by our troops. Whose tire decimated the enemy ranks. "Our batteries replied energetically everywhere to the bombardment and shelled the enemy's roads of communica tion. "To the northeast of flt. Mihlel our long range guns bombarded the railway station at Vlgnflullss. According; to our observers, twe fires were started, several trains were hit and a locomotive was blowa ubh 'j,- - h'1 "' 1 " ... Klarkilnar l Alsace, ."In upper Alsace there has been greet activity en the part of both artilleries In the region of Seppota, "Ist night one of our bombing squad rons dropped forty-four sheila of all cali bers on the station at Chambley, which , appeared to have suffered serious dam-. age. Notwithstanding a lively cannonade, the aeroplanes returned In safety to our lines. . "Today our aeroplanes dropped forty shells on the railway station at Bensdorf and nine projectiles on the enemy es tablishments at Avrloourt." The . Belgian official communication ' reads: "Artillery duels have occurred ehlefly In the northern part of tha front. There was fighting with bombs In the direction of Steenstraete." The Day $m War Nets REPORTS OF TUB CAPTIBB ef av Ceraasm sea raider. . either xJllarr srslstr Sleewa or the erwlser nm. rasa tm kaussl tedar 'rosa Snath America. sewrees. That etwre la aald to have) keea ef (ted by British eralaera, which tok their prise tm Trtaldad Islaad. AFTF.R A LIXL a lartaatry mmmrm tlaaa la the vlclaltr ( Verdea alar the earlr part of tha week' there has bees a resasaptloa ( tha Oeranaa aftenalT la tha Waavra regrloa. A violent bombardateat was followed by a spirited attack oa the Frearh at Kreaaee, torn' miles aoalheaat at Verdaa. Paris reports tha drlvlaa; aat af thav Geruiaaa from tho few poalttoaa which they saereeded la peaetrat las;. PHOM HITCH SOIRCES com re ports that the tiermaa drive ts to bo resumed from tho aortheaat, ftO,AAO men havlaa- beea eoaeea trated near Hnsy, behind Oort Vans, which Is said to have booa destroyed by the Oermaa heavr mortars. KSTIMATES OF CKHMABT LOSSES la tUe offeaalve are rasslag htah la eateate reports, oa from Parla plaelaat them at betweea 138,000 aad 180,000. All aeeoaata from Oermaa soarees, howovrr, de rlarr that tho rasaaltles of tho attarktaar armies were aarprls laarly small. RISSI4 STEAMER Alexaadev Wentsel, of S,S9 toss, la reported las; beea drowaod. 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