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DOUAUMONT IS
TEUTON HANDS
Paris Admits Recapture of Fort by
Germans, But Says French
Hold Approaches to
the Place.
CAPTURE CAMIERES VILLAGE
Small Town East of Dead Man
Taken by Thuringian Troops
at Point of Bayonet.
THREE HUNDRED MEN TAKEN
Paris, May 24. The Germans have
reoccupied Fort Douaumont, while
the French hold the immediate ap
proach to that position. This an
nouncement is made in the official
communication issued by the French
war office tonight, which says two
new divisions of Bavarians effected
the recapture after a series of furious
attacks.
French Hold Douaumont.
Paris, May 24. A powerful offen
sive was undertaken by the Germans
last night to the east of Deadman's
Hill, on the Verdun front. The at
tempt in general was unsuccessful,
the war office report of this afternoon
says, but after a fierce hand-to-hand
struggle the attacking rorccs made
their way into a portion of the village
of Camieres. At this point the French
are faced by more than three divi
sions. German attacks on Fort Douaumont,
the cornerstone of the Verdun de
fenses, are said virtually to have
failed. Notwithstanding the determi
nation of their attacks and what is
characterized as a most reckless ex
penditure of life, the Germans suc
ceeded only in taking a small portion
of the trench west of the fort.
The capture by Thuringian troops of
the village of Camieres, cast of Dead
Man hill on the Verdun front, was
announced by the war office this aft-
. TL. '11 1.1 K..
crnoon. 1 lie village was iuuch
storm. So far more than 300 prison
ers, including eight officers, have
been taken by the Germans in this
operation.
Assembly Closes
Heresy Debate by
Warning Seminary
Atlantic City, N. J., May 24.-The
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church in the United States of Amer
ica today adopted without debate a
report from the committee on bills
and overtures warning the New York
and all other presbyteries that the
tenets of the church must be accepted
by candidates for the ministry before
they should be ordained. This ac
tion, it is believed, ends further dis
cussion in the present assembly of
the alleged heresy question in which
the New York Presbytery and Union
Theological seminary are involved.
The committee had before it more
than two dozen overtures from pres
byteries from many parts of the
country dealing with the heresy con
troversy. One which attracted the
most attention and to which serious
consideration was given by the com
mittee, was that from the Cincinnati
presbytery, which proposed that the
New York presbytery be expelled be
cause it licensed three young men
who are alleged to hold views at var
iance with the doctrines of the
church.
Senate Agrees to '
Truce During the
Two Conventions
Washington, May 24. Formal
agreement was reached today by the
senate leaders for a practical ces
sat ion of legislative activity during
the political national conventions.
Three-day adjournments arc " be
taken trorn June .1 to June 20 with
only perfunctory hnMiic transacted
on meeting days. The house proba
bly will follow this ptocedure.
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COMMERCIAL CLUBS
FOR GOOD ROADS
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Urge Passage of Law Providing For
Highway Commission, With
Control of Highways.
PROPOSE INTRODUCING A BILL
An efficient state highway com
mission with state control of the
roads is something the Commercial
clubs of Nebraska want, as voiced by
the convention of the State Associa
tion of Commercial clubs, at the Com
mercial club rooms Wednesday'
P.A. Wells, chairman of the legis
lative committee of the Omaha Com
mercial club, talked on roads, and
suggested the state commission, lie
read, a rough sketch of a tentative
bill seeking to create such a com
mission. The convention voted to
favor the proposition and to appoint
a committee to draft a suitable bill
to be introduced in the next legisla
ture. At noon the delegates were the
guests of the Commercial club of
Omaha for luncheon and .Attorney
General Willis E. Reed addressed the
body on irrigation in western Ne
braska. Jn the five-minute talks during the
morning on the activities of the vari
ous clubs of the state, Rev. W. L.
Gaston of Wayne, won the $10 cash
prize for the best little booster talk
for his town and club. Richard L.
Metcalfe and Frank I. Ringer were
the judges.
il. A. George, George V.. Jrilinson
and Prof. George E. Condra of Lin
coln, discussed the roads situation in
the state, and urged the creation of
a state highway commission as sug
gested by Wells.
In the evening the delegates were
entertained at the Empress theater
and then taken for an automobile
spin throughout the scenic parts of
the city, the Field and Country clubs.
These conventions from year to
year bring out the facts that the clubs
arc better organized each year
throughout the state, and that they
are really doing things. M. M.
Vaugh, for example, is here from Ne
braska City, a town of 7,500 popula
tion. There the Husiness Men's as
sociation has a membership of .100
and is incorporated for $25,000. The
association has donated a $5,000 elec
trolier system to the city.
The Kieth County Community club
of Ogallala is represented. The club
has 181 members, 100 of whom are
farmers. The club built four miles of
Lincoln highway and has the money
on hand and work pledged for six
miles more.
- W.-A.-firtice, secretary of the Ver
digre. Commercial club, is here. Ver
digre is a town of 600 population.
The club spent $1,350 during 1915 for
the improvement of the roads. The
jclub has fifty members.
J. I. Stewart, president of the
Pawnee City Commercial club, and
J. C. Calhoun, secretary, state that
the population of their town is 1,610.
The club has eighty-two members and
is interested in all business and so
cial welfare of the town, county and
state.
Aurora Boosts Everything.
The Aurora Commercial club, a
club boosting for good roads, city im
provement, speed meet, county fair,
community interest and everything
that is worth while, is represented.
This club claims the distinction of be
ing the first to introduce a free em
ployment bureau. '
W. W. Walton, secretary and treas
urer of the Center Commercial club,
boasts a membership of thirty-six out
of a total population in the town of
150. The club, he says, last year1 ex
pended $1,0(10 for good roads.
The Allen Commercial club reports
a membership of thirty-two, all of
which are business men. The club
has improved and worked the, roads in
northeastern Nebraska.
E, E. Fellus, secretary of the St.
Edward Commercial club, reported
sixty-three members. Last year the
budget was $1,200. The club donated
$(ifK) to the village for street oiling.
Good Report from Alliance.
Alliance, with a population of 5,110,
is represented. The Commercial club
boasts .M2 member. The club ruain-
i tains a tree employment bureaif. The
'club raised the necessary funds for
Ian uprii ultiiral iiKent ami put up an
jelcrtiic welcome si'i rusting J-t.iil
lie, hit r, with a population of 1.IM0,
boa-its 100 members m its club. The
club has a budget of $1,5110, ami the
town claiiiis the Urgent broom factory
in the world.
Elgin, with a population of 'WiO, has
a t oiuiiiiinitv club incorporated for
MMhN) . comtimnity house u (imler
w 4v . I'lif .lull as.isied in the bin!. I-
luir of ten niile ot il.iv i . ..nl tbrougli
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WILL REPORT THE
NAME OF BRANDEIS
TO UPPER HOUSE
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Catiqa Prim mi ft Tlnriflpt rt Talc
Favorable Action by Vote o v
Ten to Eight on Part-
Lines.
SENATOR CUMMINS
.&SENT
His Vote, However, Ii Recorded
Against Confirmation of
Boston Man.
ONE OF FINAL STEPS IN CASE
Washington, May 24. The senate
judiciary committee voted, 10 to 8, to
day to report favorably to the sen
ate the nomination of Louis D. Dran
deis to be associate justice of the su
preme court. It was a strict party
vote.
No plan as to when the nomination
will be taken up in the senate has yet
been formulated. Senator Cummins
of Iowa was the only member of the
committee not present. His vote,
however, was recorded against con
firmation. Senators voting for confirmation
were: Culberson, Overman, Chilton,
O'Gorman, Fletcher, Reed. Ashurst,
Shields, Walsh and Smith of Georgia.
Senators voting against confirma
tion were: Clark of Wyoming, Nel
son, Dillingham, Sutherland, lirande
gce, Borah, Cummins and Works.
The vote is one of .the final steps
in a contest which started as soon as
the nomination was sent to the sen
ate by President Wilson on January
28,- Weeks were spent by a subcom
mittee taking testimony regarding
charges against the nominee, formu
lated by a committee of citizens of
Boston. The subcommittee recom
mended confirmation by a strict party
vote of 3 to 2.
Norbeck Is Named
By Republicans
In South Dakota
Pierre, S. D., May 24. rcter Nor
beck, lieutenant governor, won the
republican nomination for governor
of South Dakota, according to re
turns received up to early this morn- j
ing from yesterday's primaries. It
was indicated his plurality in the
state would be not less than 10,000.
Willis C. Cook of Sioux Falls was
elected the South Dakota member of
the republican national committee.
The harmony delegation to the Cht
cago convention was elected, except
ing in the First district, where the
choice remains doubtful.
In the First congressional district
the fight for the republican nomina
tion for Congressman Dillon and I
Speaker Christopherson remained un
decided. In the Second district Congress
man Royal C. Johnson appeared to
have been renominated by the repub
licans. In the Third district, where
there were four republican candidates,
the winner was not yet known.
K. D. Morcom of Sioux Falls
claimed the nomination for governor
on the democratic ticket.
The democrats nominated congres
sional candidates as follows:
First district, O. D. Anderson,
Plankington; Second district, J. L.
Battcrton, Sisseton; Third district,
Congressman Gandy of Rapid City,
S. D., renominated.
The democrats elected ten dele
gates to the St. Louis convention
who will support President Wilson
for renomination.
The republican delegates to Chi
cago will support Cummins for presi
dent. If Hughes permits the use of
his name he will be the second choice
of the delegation.
Coleman Eeceiveer
For Farmers' Stat
Bank at Decatur
(From a Stuff Corrpond-nl )
I.incciln, May 24 (Special.) M.
W. Coleman has been appointed by
the district court i Burt county as
receiver for the Farmers' State bank,
iii Decatur, which wan rinsed hv the
sute Hanking Hoard three weeks
ago. Mr. I olrman was lormerly em
ployed at the bank but had no finan
cial interest in it. The com t fixed
Ins liotid at J.iil.OOO, The business ot
tne bank will now be turned over to
Mr Coleman, since under the law the
,Br, tlv ur charge until a rr.
,,ivrr is aonomted. "I he hoard i.av all
b.ihilit te
tan from tin- bank's
ttimls
1 rank 1'ilner of I'irrie, for eiht
vrars iilitv ii jer m r r mt en f ..f pirn r
nniuty ami how m the banking busi
lie thrre, i candidate lor the Mate
Noinal board to mio'f'1 A ti Vitle
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is the singer and "companion" of Dr. Waite in his studio
at the Hotel Plaza.
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STATE RESTS IN
THE WAITE CASE
Wife of Alleged Poisoner Gives
Damaging Evidence Against
Him on Stand.
TELLS OF THE FAINTING SPELLS
New York, May 24. The state
rested its case late today in the trial
of Dr. Arthur Warren Waite for the
murder of his father-in-law, John K.
Tcck, and the trial wag adjourned
until tomorrow.
New York, May 4. Mrs. Waite,
wife of Dr. Waite who is on trial on
charge of murdering l.er father, John
E. 1'eck, continuing her testimony
this afternoon, said that some time
after her father's arrival here from
Grand Rapids he developed fainting
soells. Waite already liar, admitted i
that he innoculatcd hiir as well as
Mrs. i'eck with disease germs.
The witness told of an occurrence
at dinner three day before Mr.
Fecks' death, when Waite served her
father with oysters and later re
marked that he felt unusually
drowsy. ilie said her father's condi
tion grew gradually worse and she
called in Dr. Moore several times.
Miss Elizabeth B. liardwick was
on the stand only a short tii .j. She
testified that she sent the "K. Adams'
telegram oi. March 12, from the
Grand Central station in this city,
warning the i'eck family that Mr.
I'eck might have suffered foul play.
Miss liardwick said she lived in
the home of Dr. Jacob Cornell of
Somcrville, N. J., who testified yes
terday that he called at the Waite
home the day Feck died. .She tes
tified that she sent the telegram to
Fcrcy Feck after Dr. Cornell re
turned from the Waite apartment and
that someone told her to send it. A
question as to who directed her was
ruled out. Mic was excused and
Mrs. Waite again took the stand.
Mrs. Waiu said that Wane slept
on the sofa in the parlor the night
before her father died and wakened
her to tell her of his death- When
Dr. Moore arrived the witness said
Dr. Waite suggested that the body
be cremated. He telephone Dr.
Cornell, wiio advised against crema
tion. Alter the body was removed to
Grand Rapids W aite was very anxious
to know whether an autopsy had
been ordered, said the witness, There
had been nothing to militate that an
autopsy would be held, but Waite
asked lirr to telephone the undertaker
and I 'ere v I'eck to ask u there was
to he all uutopsy.
Mts Wane asserted that on the j Imbbn. Mav -4 (Vu I ondon ) -
night whrti she and Uaite arrived lil!j,,u( MaiNrill, presnlrnt of the Sinn
tirand b'apiils Waite ugiirtl tht -'etn volunteer, has hern tomtit guilty
he would g to lirtioil it!i I'ei ft ,k , t,rt mai tut of loiiiplni'v in
body ami hair it uemaUd, u an to t,P lns!i rebellion Ids srntrine will
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lon pLiiiied I'oainf her lather
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TO ASK RECEIVER
FOR DECATUR BANK
Attorney General Willis Reed Will
File Petition Asking for Ap
pointment of Eeceiver.
CASH ON HAn5VEBY LIGHT
A petition for the appointment of
a receiver for the defunct Farmers'
State bank of Decatur is to be filed
in the district court of Burt county
at Trkamah immediately.
Attorney General Willis E. Reed
arrived from Lincoln yesterday
with the petition and went into con
ference with Judge George A. Day
with regard to it at once. Judge Day
is to hold the hearing on the appli
cation for receivership at Tekamah
June 1.
M. W. Coleman is the man whose
name is suggested as the proper and
suitable person to act as receiver for
the institution. The Lion Bonding
company is suggested as surety on
the bond to be given by the receiver.
On May 6 the State Banking board
took possession of the bank and
placed T. R. Riley, as state bank
examiner, in charge of the bank.
Depositors Demand Money.
The petition recites that a demand
has been made upon the bank by its
depositors for payment Yf their de
posits to the amount of $110,558.12,
while the cash on hand is but $2,.118.95
anil the assets are valued at $75,000.
The court is asked to fix the time
for filing claims, and that the time
for filing such claims shall not be
more than sixty days after date of
such order.
It is ajked that the receiver take
charge of all books, records, assets
and securities belonging to the bank;
that he collect all debts owing to the
bank, take possession of all real es
tate it may own, to the end that all
assets may be as speedily as possible
converted into money to satisfy the
creditors.
The Farmers' State Bank of Deca
tur is the institution, the affairs of
which were during the last two vrars
guided largely by one John K. F.iliott.
cashier, whose loose methods of
banking were exposed by 1 he Omaha
Bee in a recent series of articles.
John MacNeill
Convicted of Part
In Irish Revolt
he promulgated w'tl.nt a da oi two
Teutons Expecting Advance by
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MOREHEAD NAMES
ARBITRATION BOARD
Men Appointed by Governor May
Take Hand in Trying to
Settle Strike.
POWER TO CONDUCT HEARING
iVrnm a Hlftff Corri'Minnili'ni
Lincoln, May 24 ( Special.) Gov
ernor Morehead this afternoon an
nounced appointments to the State
Boardof Arbitration, created by the
IV1J legislature, to fill vacancies. The
governor's action was prompted by
the labor troubles in Omaha and Lin
coln, it being indicated that the state
board will be askei to take a hand
to settle (he difficulties if a speedy
agreement is not reached.
A. J. Sawyer of Lincoln was ap
pointed to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of If. E. Reischs of
t'hadron. who resigned when be was
appointed oil the normal board. Rob
ert Cow ell of t tmalia was reap
pointed. T. F. Reynoldsof Omaha
was appohited in placeof Labor Com
missioner F. M, tolfey, who was ap
pointed before he bbecame commis
sioner. He is ex officio secretary and
a member of the board.
The board has never organued and
never acted in an official capacity,
owing to an absence of labor troubles.
Its duties are purely advisory, al
Ihoiigh it has power to conduct a
hearing and subpoena witnrsses in
the strike investigation. It is sup
posed lo report its findings to the
governor.
Laboi troubles here grew steadily
worse during the day. Strikers held
several parades and succeeding in in
ducing nearly 100 more men to quit
work. The brick yards, several pav
ing jobs and three buildings in course
of construction were visited by the
strikers and the men left the work.
Only three men showed up to work
on the Terminal building where twenty-five
reported yesterday.
There was a clash between laboring
men when Fred Ibringer, a labor
lader, took issue with C. J. Oyler,
the publisher of a socialist paper.
Oyler has taken a lead in the strike
movement here. Ibringer say Oyler
does not represent organized labor
and asserts that he is hurting the
cause of the strikers.
Reports gained circulation today
that the Selden Brick company would
not give in to the strikers, but would
bring laborers front Kansas City.
At the conference tonight, contrac
tors must sign up for the increase in
wages or all of the members of the
Building Trades council will declare
a strike, completely tyin up all work,
it was announced by the scretary of
the organization today.
Gavira Appointed
Commander of,
Frontier Zone
Chihuahua, Mexico, May 23 (Via
El Faso Junction, May 24.) General
Gavira, Carranaa commander at Jua
rez, has been appointed commander
of the military zone of the frontier
and a brigade of 1,000 cavalry under
Francisco Gonzale has been sent him
to reinforce all garrisons and impor
tant points along the Mexican North
western railroad from Juarez to Te
mosachic, General Jacento Trevcno
said today.
Such centers as Galena also will be
reinforced, while a strong detachment
in Villa Ahumeda is on its way north
to Juarez.
deneral Gavira has orders to pursue
vigorously pll outside bands, giving
them no pause until they are extermi
nated. Villa is hiding at Hacienda Mim
brera, ahout 125 miles from Jiminez,
while curing his wounds, accordjng to
a report received by General Ignacio
Ramos at Jiminez, and sent here.
More than 1,200 followers of Gen
eral Canuto Reyes are now being dis
armed in the Nazas district.
Club Candidates
Outline Platforms
New York, May 24. The opening
guns of the campaign for the presi
dency of the Federation of Women's
Clubs were fired at the annual coun
cil meeting of the organization today
when two candidates, Mrs. Samuel
II. Snrath of Titfiu, Ohio, ami Mrs.
Josiah I vans t'nwles, of I.os Ange
les, Cal., wrre introduced by the
present president, Mrs. Frrcy V.
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Holli (undulate outlined their pol
icies Mrs neatb limited her talk to
the $i,lMKl endowment fund and
counselled Its sane investment, Mrs
lowles dm ussi-d the endowment
fund, revision oi the by-laws, and d
oaiid a b nuate he adipiarlers and
tainted im leasing the advisory board
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CERMANY SENDS h
SPECIAL ENVOY
TO WASHINGTON
Report from London Says Prince
von Buelow Has Special
Mission to the United.
States.
MAY REVIVE TALK OF PEACE
Former Chancellor Is One of
Europe's Greatest Men and Has
v Handled Many Big Issues.
LAST MISSION WAS TO ITALY
London, May 24,-The Exchange
Telegraph company says it learns
from diplomatic circles that I'rince
Von Buelow, former German chan
cellor, is proceeding, to Washington
charged by Emperor William with a
special mission.
The Exchange Telegraph company
also says it is expected I'rince Von
Buelow will come to the L'nited
States. This information is said to
have obtained from diplomatic circles
in London.
State Department Skeptical.
Washington, May 24 State de
partment oflicials were skeptical of
the accuracy of the report that I'rince
Buelow will become ambassador to
the l'nited Slates, This information
is said to have obtained from diplo
matic circles in London,
such a visit was iiprospect.
A high official pointed out that the
report originated in London, which
to hi mind cast doubt upon its truth
since it was certain to be widely dis
cussed as a possible peace overture
from Germany,
The possibility that the former
chancellor would supplant Count von
Bernstorff as ambassador here also
was doubted. Ambassador von Bern
storff's diplomatic achievements
through the submarine controversy,
it was stated, seemed to make it cer
tain that he would be left undisturbed
by his government.
Should J'rince von Buelow arrive
in Washington on a special mission,
officials thought it likely his task
would be somewhat similar to that
assigned to Colonel Ji. M. House
when he visited European capitals at
'resident Wilson's request.
Prince von Buelow, one of the
foremost stirtesman of ' Europe, has
been referred to frequently in the last
few months as the man who might be
selected by Emperor William to con
duct peace negotiations should they
be undertaken.
Late in 1914 the former chancellor
was sent to Rome by the emperor
and succeeded in delaying Italy's
declaration of war on Austria- lit is
credited also with having prevented
war between Germany and Italy
From time to time it has been re
ported that the prince was engaged
in peace negotiations, but so far as
has been ascertained these rumors
were without foundation.
Prey Meets Death;
Live Stock Man Once
Living in Nebraska
Denver, Colo., May 24. (Special
Telegram.) William D. Prey, the
founder and president of Trey Bros.'
Live Stock Commission company of
St. Joseph and Denver, fell uncon
scious from his chair in his office at
the stock yards here this morning
and died five minutes later.
Physicians say his death was caused
by heart failure. He was apparently
in robust health when he left his
home at WW Humboldt street this
morning. Mr. Prey was born in Dun
bar, Neb.' forty-nine years ago. When
20 lie went to Wallace, Neb., where
he engaged in the wholesale grocery
business and where he married Mist
Alta M. taley in 18M. Seven years
later he moved to St. Joseph and
with his brother, A- G. Prey, founded
the commission business which bears
his name, lie bad been a resident of
Denver ten years.
j He is survived by his widow and.
I brother of this city, two sons, Eugene
I. . Prey of Denver and Arthur C.
Prey ot Rockyford; a daughter, Miss
elui.1 Prev of Denver; a sister, Mr.
II. O W ilson, and father, J. J, Prey,
both of l ariiam, Neb.
Munitions Depot Destroyed.
Pans, Mav 24. -An Italian shell has
liloun tin the largest munition depot
at b'overedo and the town l now in
tUines, tttLordtng to a dispatch from
Ivoine
Omaha People
Recognize Value
As evidence that
Bee Want-Ails at
le per word are a
big value. Look
at the increase in
ads in one month.
5,954 MORE
Paid Want-Ads in
April ID U5, than
same month 1915,
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