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The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XL VI NO. 75.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1916 TEN PAGES.
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THE WEATHER
UNSETTLED
COMMERCE BOARD
TO REOPEN HENRY
RAIL RATE CASE
Nebraska Commission Receives
Letter Admitting Number of
Errors Made in the Inter
- state Ruling.
SHAFT OF CRITICISM FELT
Covers Ruling on Burlington
Rates from Henry to
Omaha. -
AVOTHER CHANCE IS GIVEN
(From a Staff Corrpordrt.)
Lincoln, Sept. 5. (Special.) From
a letter received by the State Railway
commission from E. E. Clark, one of
the members of the Interstate Com
merce commission, it is evident that
the Nebraska state commission rather
has the better of the national
commission in its recent criticism of
the latter relative to the order of the
national commission in the Burling
ton railway stock case covering
charges for freight on stock from
Henry to Omaha. The case will be
reopened and a rehearing given.
Mr. Clark of the interstate commis
sion admits errors in the Interstate
Commerce commission decision and
explains that "the statement that the
defendant's system earnings for the
year ending June 30, 1914, averaged
5.42 mills per ton-mile should be per
gross ton-mile and should have been
stated to apply only on live stock for
the entire system."
Regarding the less than carload
shipments of oil, the interestate com
merce commission commissioner says
"that the record sustains the state
ment we made."
Admits Other Errors.
The commissioner acknowledged
other errors which he admits are
"annoying" and says "I pass over
your criticism of the policy of the
Interstate Commerce commission by
simply saying that the members ot
your commission are in error in as
suming or thinking that this commis
sion has any disposition to be arbi
trary in the performance of its duty
in these unpleasant classes of cases
which involve unjust discrimination
as between state and interstate rates.
We have ad uty to perform and would
be unworthy of the positions which
we occupy if we hesitated from per
forming that duty according to the
law and our honest convictions.
To Reopen Case. ; , ,
"In view of the fact that your com
mission was not advised of the pro
ceedings hi the Tofringtbn case and
of the inadvertent errors relative to
the ton-mile earnings, I shall bring
the matter to the attention of my col
leagues promptly with the recom
mendation that the case be reopened
and your commission given every op
portunity to present evidence and
argument for or against the matter?"
Twenty Millions
In Gold Bars from'
Europe Via Halifax
New York, Sept. 5. Gold bars val
ued at between $U,UW,UUU and
000,000 were deposited at the assay
office Sunday and yesteftlay by J. P.
Morgan & Co., it was learned today.
The gold came from Canada and, ac
cording to report, arrived at Halifax
recently under convoy of British war
ships. Canada's gold shipments to
this country for the present move
ment now exceed $250,000,000.
Young Doctor Dies of
Infantile Paralysis
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 5. Dr.
Earlie Peck, first assistant resident
physician at the municipal hospital
here, who had attended hundreds of
children stricken with infantile par
alysis, died today from the same dis
ease. He was taken ill last Friday
and steadily grew worse, despite
heroic efforts made by other physi
cians to save his life. He was 24
years old.
The Weather
For Nebraska Unietted.
Hourly Temperatures at Omaha.
6 a. m
p. m g
7 a. m .,.70
S a. m 72
CampcratiT Local Record.
1916. 1916. 1914. 1913.
Highest yesterday .. 93 86 100 100
Lowest yesterday ... 46 S3 12 . 76
Moan temperature ... 78 74 84 88
Precipitation 20 .00 .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation depart
ures from the normal at Omaha since March
1, and compared with the Ustt wo years:
Deg.
Normal temperature 89
Eicess (or the day 9
Total excess since March 1 294
Normal precipitation . 10 Inch
Excess for the day 10 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1..U.81 Inches
Uoftctency since March 1 9.73 Inches
Jit iciency for cor. period, 191S. 16 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period. 1914. 8.15 Inches
Reports from Stations at 7 p. in.
Station. State of Temp. Hlgh-Kaln-
Weather. 7 -p. m. est fall.
Cheyenne. tJn 68
Davenport, rait 68
Denver, l'&rt c.mdy ...68
Dee Moines, clear 90
Dodge City, clear 88
Lander, part cloudy ...78
North Platte, clear .....84
Omaha, cloudy 16
pueolo. Part cloudy ...,2
RuDtd Clt. cloud v 7s
92
92
84
94
94
82
92
92
is
to
74
Salt Lake City, cloudy, 64
Santa cloudy 64
dheridan, cloudy 78
Sioux City, clear 80
Valentine, clear 78
SB
84
T' Indicates trace of precipitation. ;
L. A. WELSH, iUtoorologlsfc
aSvV - t 10 m 80
tJj, J 31 a. m , 83
j 4 p. m."... '."... .".5l
sr"" 6 p. m S
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I p. m ...84
BRITISH MAKE MORE
GAINS ALONG SOMME
Strong German Defenses On
front of Thousand Tards at
Falfemont Farm Taken.
COUNTER ATTACKS FAIL
London, Sept. 5. British troops in
battles last night in the region of the
Somme river in France increased their
gains in the neighborhood of Guille
mont, says the British official state
ment, issued this afternoon. ,
The British forces pushed forward
to 1,500 yards east of Guillemont vil
lage and seciired a hold on the Leuze
wood.
Further south, a strong German
system of defense on a front of 3,000
feet around Falfemont farm was cap
tured. The official announcement says the
fighting on the Somme since Septem
ber 3 has resulted in the capture by
the British of the whole of the Ger
man line of defenses on the battle
front from the Moquet farm to the
point where the British line joins
the French. '
The official statement says:
"During the night we increased our
gains in the neighborhood of Guile
mont In spite of the enemy's stub
born resistance and an unceasing de
luge of rain, our troops pushed for
ward to 1,500 yards east of Guille
mont, village and have obtained a foot
ing in the Leuze wood.
"Farther south, after severe fighting
the whole of the enemy's strong sys
tem of defense on a front of 1,000
yards in and around Falfemont has
fallen into our hands." .
German Attacks Repulsed.
Paris, Sept. 5. Vigorous counter
attacks were made by the Germans
north of the Somme fast night in an
effort to regain ground taken in the
new drive of the French. The war of
fice announced today that the Ger
mans were repulsed with heavy losses.
The German assaults north of the
Somme were delivered between
Combles and Forest. South of the
river unsuccessful blows were struck
by the Germans east of Belloy. In
these operations the French took 100
prisoners.
The activities of the French are
again being hindered by bad weather,
which prevailed all night over the
whole Somme front. The French are
organizing their newly won ground.
French Take Many Villages. '
The capture of Soyecourt and
Chilly by the French yesterday makes
a total of twenty-nine villages taken
since the start of the offensive on the
Somme front The positions wrested
from the Germans yesterday were
powerfully organized.
- At Barleux, one of, the strongest
positions on this front-repeated direct
attacks were'" unsuccessful and the
French finally resorted to a turning
movement, attacking to the south
west The Germans counter attacked
no less than six times yesterday in a
desperate effort to regain lost ground.
Battle Line Eighteen Miles.
Berlin, Sept. S. (Via London.)
The great battle on the Somme front
in France, says the official statement
issued by the German army headquar
ters today, continues. South of the
river the Germans are defending
themselves on a front eighteen miles
wide, which the entente allies are
storming. The loss of the village of
Chilly by the Germans is conceded.
- Capture of Falfemont Farm.
With the British Armies in France,
Sept. 5. (Via London.) Despite
their continued counter attacks yes
terday when they advanced in waves,
shoulder to shoulder, in defense of
this chosen strategic point, the Ger
mans had to yield Falfemont farm
this morning. The British had closed
around it in the darkness and dawn
found the survivors of the garrison
raked with machine gun fire. In a
hopeless situation, plastered with mud
after a night of cold and heavy rain,
and having gone two days without
sleep, they put up the white flag.
Meanwhile a British battalion, find
ing little opposition on its own inita
tive, pressed on through the mud and
the shell craters and gained the edge
of Leuze wood, which carried them
past Ginchy, where the Germans are
fortified amid the ruins with nests of
machine guns.
The British gain since Sunday is
more than a mile in depth. Irish
troops of the new army enlisted
through the efforts of John Redmond
and other nationalist leaders, distin
guished themselves by taking Guille
mont They rounded up numerous
prisoners in dugouts and swept for
ward toward their objective with
characteristic dash.
As a result of two days' work, the
British, in case they decide to make
no further advance this year, com
mand all the ridges of the battle front
from Thiepval south, except around
Ginchy. This means, as one British
officer said, that "the Germans would
have, to dance to our tune through the
winter."
Opposition to Webb
"Bill is Developing
Washington, Sept. 5. Opposition to
the Webb bill to permit American
firms to operate collective selling
agencies abroad which was developed
in the senate, threatens to delay ad
journment of congress if the bill is
pressed. Opposition is promised from
both sides by those who fear it might
prevent the sale of American goods
in foreign lands except through a
foreign selling monopoly.
Webb Bill Dropped
For This Season
Washington, D. C, Sept. 5. Ad
ministration leaders said late today
that Senators La Follette, republican,
and Reed, democrat, had forced them
to abandon hope of passing the Webb
bill to permit American collective
selling agencies in foreign countries.
Senator La Folleltte gave notice he
would filibuster the bill to death. ,
BULGARS SWEEP
INTO ROUMAMIA,
GAIN SUCCESSES
Invasion Results in Defeat of
Defending Forces, Hundred
Being Left Dead on the
Battle Field.
RUSSIANS FIGHTING THERE
Sofia Report Says Several
Towns in Dobrudja Occupied
by the Invaders.
RUSS AND BULGARS CLASH
London, Sept. 5. (12:40 p. m.)
The first day's fighting on Roumanian
soil due to the invasion of Dobrudja
by Bulgarians and Germans, is said
by the Bulgarian war office to have
resulted in the retreat of the Rou
manians, who left hundreds of dead
on the field. As previously reported
by the German war -office, the invad
ers crossed the entire Dobrudja fron
tier and occupied towns near the bor
der. The statement issued in Sofia
on Sunday says:
"On our northern front our armies
on Saturday crossed the entire Do
brudja frontier, energetically driving
back the advanced detachments of
the enemy. We occupied Kurtburner
after fighting, in which we took pris
oners 165 men and two officers. The
enemy retreated, leaving on the field
hundreds of dead, as well as a great
number of rifles and a quantity of ma
terial. One of our columns occupied
Akkadunlau. The march forward is
proceeding on the whole line.
"On the Macedonian front there
was little activity. We repulsed weak
attacks north of Lake Ostrovo and in
the Moglenica valley.
"A hostile fleet bombarded the for
tifications north of Kavala. Enemy
aeroplanes dropped bombs on the vil
lages of Starovo and Hazuatar and on
Angista station. Several inhabitants,
including women and children,. were
killed." -
Ruas and Bulgars Clash. 1 "
Petrograd. Sept. 5. (Via London.)
Russians and Bulgarians are fight
ing in Koumania, the war omce an
nounced today, and that the first
clash between the Bulgarians, whu
have invaded eastern Roumania, and
the Russians, who went in to assist
Roumania, occurred yesterday. A
Bulgarian cavalry outpost was sabred
by Russian cavalry.
Thursday Will Be ,
Omaha Day at the
Nebraska State Fair
All eyes are now centered on Lin
coln, for the Omaha day at tlu; state
fair.
Thursday of this week is Omaha
day. A score of organizations in the
city, business, fraternal and civic, are
working to get up large representa
tions to go to the state fair on this
day. The various organizations have
sent out postcards to their member
ship asking for replies as to who will
go, so that some idea may be sained
as to how many to expect. The cards
are all to come back to the bureau of
publicity. Quite a collection of these
has already come in, although most
of them are expected to come in the
mails by Wednesday.
Bandit Robs Box
Office of Theater
At Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Okl., Sept. 4.
While comic opera held the stage at a
local theater last night, stronger
scenes were enacted in the office of
the house manager, H. W. McCall. He
and G. Hoag, manager of the show,
had just completed counting $400, the
day's receipts, when a masked bandit
entered the room and at the Doint of
a revolver relieved them of the cash.
As he backed through the doorway
the revolver was discharged, and in
the ensuing excitement the robber
dashed through the balconv aisles to
a fire escape exit and disappeared.
Bryan Will Hunt
Prairie Chickens
Lincoln, Neb., Sept 5. William J.
Bryan completed his season's work on
the Chautauqua platform and will
leave this evening for a two weeks'
vacation, after which he will devote
his time to the campaign in the in
terest of President Wilson. Mr. Bryan
will spend two days hunting prairie
chickens in western Nebraska and
then visit his son in Arizona. Begin
ning September 18, Mr. Bryan will
enter the campaign at the service of
the democratic national committee, re
serving the last week for speech-making
in Nebraska.
'Frisco Artist Wins
Electrical Prize
For Best Poster
New York. Sent 5. First orize of
$1,000 in the nation-wide art competi
tion conducted ny tne Society for
Electrical Development to stimulate
Hie study of poster art in American
schools, was won by Harold Von
Schmidt of San Francisco, it was an
nounced here today. Nearly 800 artists
in many cities entered desia-ns. Those
of the winners will feature "America's
electrical week" celebration beginning
LiecemDer i, tnrougnout tne country.
Prize winners included Harold H.
Kolb of Somerville, Mass., William E.
McK.ee, jr., of Hollywood, Cal., Ruth
M. Jameson of Buffalo and Edna E.
Crowley of Chicago,
RUSSIAN GENERAL STAFF AT SALONIC1 Here is the firtt picture to reach this coun
try of the officer commanding the Russ", opa recently landed at Salonici to aid the
allies in the Balkan campaign. Th-j5v ilx deleted, by the censor.
DEMAND THAT STATE
TAKEOVER ROADS
British Labor Unions Take Def
inite Step for Nationaliza
tion of Rail lines.
ASK FOR LABOR MINISTRY
Birmingham, England, Sept. 5. A
determined stand for nationalization
of the railroads of Great Britain was
taken today by the Trades Union con
gress, representing nearly 2,500,000
men. The congress demanded ac
quisition of the railroads by the state
and a voice in their control for the
workers. The project for the crea
tion of a ministry of labor also was
approved by a large majority.; .
Assertions made by David Lloyd
Georger secretary for war, that work
ers were not doing all that they
should were denounced unanimously
and it was pointed out that 90 per
cent of the soldiers in the trenches
were working men.
The congress registered a strong
protest against sending soldiers ' to
work in factories unless they are
placed on the same footing as civil
ians in regard to treatment and
wages.
Rail Employes Not
. Put On Eight-Hour
Basis to Fight Law
Chicago, Sept 5. Employes of the
railroads other than the members of
the four brotherhoods are to make a
determined fight upon the Adamson
eight-hour law, according to Robert
Frazier, an employe of the Nashville,
Chattanooga & St. Louis railroad,
here today. He claimed to have se
cured many signers to a petition to
congress protesting against the law.
Mr. Frazier will leave for Pitts
burgh today and, following a visit to
Philadelphia and New York, will go
to Washington to present his petition
to congress. He claims the new law
only affects 400,000 men and ignores
1,500,000 other railroad employes.
Zeppelin Damaged
By British Gunfire
London, Sept. S. That another
Zeppelin airship was badly damaged
in the raid on the English southeast
ern counties Saturday night in addi
tion to the one destroyed was indi
cated in an official statement given
out this afternoon by the government
press bureau. It said:
"An important part of an enemy
airship was picked up in the eastern
counties. The ship undoubtedly suf
fered severe damage from gun fire."
King George today awarded the
Victoria Cross to Lieutenant William
Leef Robinson of the Royal Flying
corps for bringing down t. Zeppelin
while the airship was approaching
London Saturday night.
Admiral Pearys Crocker Land
Is Demonstrated to Be Mirage
i New York, Sept. 5. Ensign Fitz
nugh Green, U. S. N., who accompa
nied Donald B. MacMillan in 1913 on
his expedition in search of "Crock
er land," reached here today on the
Danish steamship United States from
Copenhagen. He confirmed previous
reports that "Crocker land" does not
exist.
Green said he accompanied MacMil
lan on his three months' trip from
Cape Thomas Hubbard, where their
ship was disabled, out over, the Polar
sea toward where .Rear Admiral
Peary claimed to have seen Crocker
land. .
Peary, according to Green, claimed
to have made his observations about
130 miles from the Greenland coast.
MacMillan and Green traveled 150
miles, and favored by clear weather
terfTJaSTi sJ&VSk X IM a,. ' I Mill aaaS5Sfra
Objection Made
To Military Burial
Of Zeppelin Crew
London, Sept. 5. The proposal that
the crew of the destroyed German
airship be given a military funeral in
England has aroused some opposition.
The Evening Star says:
"It is unfortunate that the British
official mind is so utterly out of touch
with the public mind. It is perhaps
not too late to reconsider this egregi
ous official blunder and to give these
baby-killers a plain, decent funeral
such as would be given, say, to an
English working man, who after a
long life in honest industry unfor
tunately dies in the workhouse."
When the alarm that Zeppelins were
approaching was given in London on
Saturday night Lieutenant Robinson
immediately ascended in his aero
plane. Several times the searchlights
revealed his plane flying around in
search of a Zeppelin.- At hist in the
darkness he picked up. an airship,
which a moment later stood out boldly
in the glare of several searchlights.
Lieutenant Robinson made his attack
at close- range. The Zeppelin at
tempted to elude him by sending out
great clouds of smoke. It disappeared
in the clouds, but Robinson kept up
the pursuit and soon saw the Zeppe
lin burst into flames. .
The lieutenant flew away safely and
descending to a lower level signaled
that he had accomplished his task.
Within ten minutes lie was down and
was telephoning his report to head
quarters. Then he entered an auto
mobile and hastily drove to the scene
of the wreck.
Mail for Filipino
Islands Will Go on
' Army Transports
Washington, Sept. S. Arrange
ments to forward mails to the Philip
pines by army transport, announced
yesterday in San Francisco, were fol
lowed here today by official announce
ment that mails for the United States
postal agency at Shanghai no longer
would be dispatched through Van
couver, B. C. The purpose, ostensibly,
is to remove the mails from possibility
of British interference.
The decision to carry mails to the
Philippines on army transports in
volves the State and War depart
ments and the Postoffice department.
Officials of all were reticent today to
talk about the plan.
Sue to Recover Money
Invested in Land
Thomas H..Matters was again made
defendant in an action in district
court Tuesday afternoon, when Es
ther A. Zabriskie and Edgar A. Za
briskie filed a suit against him, asking
$7,666. According to the petition, Mr.
Matters represented himself to them
as the owner of 51,875 acres of land
in Warren, Cannon, DeKalb and Put
nam counties jn. Tennessee. On the
strength of his argument that he was
formng a company to market this land
the plaintiffs purchased 100 shares of
stock, they allege. Deeds and stock
certificates in other companies are in
volved in the request for judgment.
they determined from observations
and careful soundings that what
Peary had seen was a mirage. This
belief was further confirmed, Green
said, by the fact that they themselves
saw mirages.
In company with Dr. Maurice C.
Tanquary, Jerome L. Allen, wireless
operator for the MacMillan expedi
tion, and Dr. E. O. Hovey, who led
an expedition to MacMillan's relief
in 1915 and joined him at Etah, Green
early this year set out on a 1,300-mile
dog sled journey to a southern
Greenland post. Dr. Hovey, after go
ing sixty miles, returned to his ship.
The others continued, making their
way to Denmark. Dr. Tanquary and
Allen preceded Ensign Green home.
Ensign Green will go to Washing
ton Monday to report his observa
tions to the Navy department.
TRACTION STRIKE IN
NEW YORKDELAYED
Suspension Will Not Oope Un
til Mayor Mitchel Has Op
portunity to Intervene.
TROUBLE OVER CONTRACT
New York, Sept. 5. Mayor John
P. Mitchell will be given time to in
tervene before a strike is called
among employes of the Interborough
Ranid Transit company's subway f.nd
elevated lines, it was announced today
on behalf of the men. This develop-
UICUI .uiunaicu ail iiiuciiuitc wi.mj .,
carrying out the purpose of the men
to tie up the system if the company
maintains its stand not to rnnul con
tracts signed recently -binding many
of the employes not to seel" wage in
creases for two years, ,
Officials of the company and reora.
scntatives of the Amalgamated Asso
ciation of street and Electric Kail,
wav Employes met to consider le
mands of the union that the company
annul contracts signed Dy the em
ployes several days ago when a
strike first threatened. But Presi
dent Shnnts' announcement that the
company would not grant the union's
demand indicated, that today s meet
ing would fail to bring peace.
Germans Report
Repulse of Czar's
Attacks in Galicia
Berlin, Sept 5. (Via London.)
mere nas neen no cessation ot tne
heavy fighting in Galicia since the
inauguration of the new Russian drive.
The official announcement of today
says the Russians attacked repeatedly
yesterday in the vicinity of Brzezany,
fifty miles southeast of Lemberg, but
were driven. DacK Dy. the Ucrman
troops. ,
Petrocrad. Sent 5. fVia London.
In the direction of Vladimir-Volyn-
ski, on tne upper aereth, Volhvma,
Russian troops in battles lasting from
Thursday to Saturday captured 115
Teutonic officers and 5.514 men..Thev
also took six cannon, thirty-five ma-
enme guns and tour mine throwers.
This information was contained in the
Russian official statements issued to
day. 1 he statement issued today says
' In the direction of Vladimir-Volvn
ski, in the region of the upper sereth
we captured in, battles from Thurs
day to Saturday-115 officers and 5,514
men. We took six cannon, thirty-five
machine guns and four mine throw
ers. ,
In the Carpathians we have taken
several more heights. . .
Sheldon Man Kills
, Wife and Himself
Sheldon. Ia.. Sect 5. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Cox were found dead in their
home at Hartley. Ia.. today. . Cor
oner's inquest found that Cox had
murdered his wife and shot himself.
Cox was fined for beating his wife
last, week and she had left her home,
returning last night to get her
ciotnes.
Slayer of Bride Says
; , ' He Attempted Suicide
Chicago,' Sept 5. Maurice Pettit,
accused of the murder of his young
bride, was not trying to escape from
otticers when he leaped trom a speed,
ing train near Michigan Citv. Ind.
last Sunday, according to his own
statement. He was trying to get away
from his own "material existence," he
told physicians at the hospital, where
e is recovering trom his injuries, i
was trying to kill myself." he said to
day. "I wanted to join my wife on her
spiritual plane.
Opening of Boston
Schools is Postponed
Boston, Sept. 5. The opening of
the schools ot this city was today
postponed from next Monday to Sep
tember a on account ot the intantile
paralysis situation. Since July 15
sixty-nine cases of infantile paralysis
have been reported here, while thus
far there have been 280 cases in the
state, .
BOLD STROKE AT
BLACKLIST OF
ALLIEDPOWERS
Proposed Amendments to Rev
enue Bill Said to Be Equiv
alent to Noninter- 'j
course Aot. "
DIPLOMATS ARE ALARMED
Hove Regarded as Preliminary
to Possible Far-Reaohing;
Commercial War.
MAY STOP MAIL SEIZURES
Washington, Sept. 5. Drastic
amendments to the revenue bill strik
ing at the allied blacklist and British
interferences with American mails
were adopted today by the senate and
created consternation among the dip
lomatic representatives of the allies.
In allied quarters it was declared
that the enactment of the amend
ments into law would constitute noth
ing less than a nonintercourse act,
preliminary to a commercial warfare,
with possibilities of far-reaching con
sequences. Until the retaliatory amendments
become law with the president's sig
nature the allies technically have
nothing to protest about, but there
are assurances that representations
will be made if the amendments stay
in the bill.
Inasmuch as the government had
decided in a course of legislation
to meet the restraints on commerce
which diplomatic correspondence
have been unable to remove it is ex
pected the amendments will be put
through. Administration leaders, who
have connections with the govern
ment's foreign policy, made no at
tempt to stay their adoption.
WU1 Withhold Clearuice. "
An amendment to the revenue bill
authorizing the president during a
war in which the United States is
not engaged to withhold clearance
from all vessels which discriminate
against American shippers; to with
hold privileges from ships of such na
tions as withhold privileges accorded
to other nations from American ships
and to use the army and navy if
necessary to prevent departure of of
fending vessels from United Statea
ports, was adopted , today by the
senate. , r
To Deny Use of Mails. '
An amendment of Senator Phelan
of Califoria was adopted authorizing
the president by proclamation to
deny the use of the mails, express,
telegraph, wireless or cable facilities'
to citizens of nations which do not
accord to Americans all facilities of
commerce, "including the unhampered
traffic in the mails." The amendment,
it was declared, was aimed particularly
at British interference with American
mails.
The Chamberlain amendment, pro
hibiting admission of halibut and sal
mon into the United States extent
Vhen in bond from an American port
also was adopted, the amendment
is directed against Canadian fisheries
on the Pacific and to urge develop
ment of the American fisheries there.
. , Commission Section Amended. 1
An amendment to the tariff com
mission section by Senator Gallinger
was adopted, broadening the com
mission's powers so that it shall ob
serve the effect of tariff laws on in
dustry and labor and also observe the
effect of "economic alliances." . An
amendment by Senator Sterling di
recting the commission to investigate .
the cost of production here and
abroad was rejected.
Professor Siebert
KiUedJnAir Fight
' Berlin, Sept. 5. (Via London.)
Prof. Siebert, several years ago an
exchange professor in the United
States, was killed recently in an aerial
action over the western front. The
following day the Belgian victor
dropped a bouquet of roses for the
funeral with the inscription: "A Bel-
?ian aviator's homage to a foe de
bated in aerial battle."
Gil Anderson is ;;. ;
. Expected to Recover
, Cincinnati, O., Sept. 5. Gil Ander
son of Minneapolis, whose racing car
went into a fence at the Sharonville
speedway yesterday was pronounced
in a serious, but not necessarily dan
gerous, condition early today. An
derson sustained a broken leg , and
multiple bruises. Bert Shields, An
derson's mechanician, probably suf
fered a fracture of the spine. Physi
cians hold out slight hopes of his re
covery. .
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