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i CHEERING HOST
GREETS HUGHES
' OVER NEBRASKA
, Republican Presidential Candi
. data Gets Wonderful Wel
y come by Farmers and
- Townspeople.
$ TELLS THEM NOT FOR WAS
Friendly Policies Are His, and
They Beget Friendship
" and Respect.
THOUSANDS 60 TO LINCOLN
BY EDWARD BLACK.
Lincoln, Oct. 14. (Special Tele
gram.) At 7 o'clock tonight the city
auditorium was jammed full of a
surging mass of people, drawn to see
Charles Evans Hughes.'- republican
candidate for president, who ' was
scheduled to reach Lincoln an hour
later, after his day's tour through Ne
braska. - Thousands who could not
gain admission crowded the streets
outside. While, waiting to greet Mr.
Hughes, the crowd was addressed by
Congressman C. F; Reavis. ,',.
. Demonstration at Fairbury.
; York, Neb., Oct. 14. (Special
Telegram.)-The demonstration ac
corded Charles t. Hugnes . at e atr-
bury this, afternoon was typically
representative of the first day's trip
of his third tour of winning the west.
This great gathering of sturdy Ne
braskaats heartened the candidate t9
U: k;Ke nnmnem. that f AeAYirfa
with facts which are -his , honest con-,
victions. He impressed the crowds
along th way with his personal force
and 'sincerity. He- is not a senti
mentalist nor a dreamer, y He does
not say One thing onev day and re
tract or revise it the next day.. He
has no, tatch-penny. plays, for the
gallery, .but relies on an. abiding
il III 111 UKU-I UUH VWM IbLlVllBI
V Aki Nor Gives Quarter. '
t um nguiw, ..... .'-6".
himself neither asking for nqr giv
ing quarter. He leaves behind every
speech the impression that he has said
(-i something worth i pondering over. if .
As a man at Fairbury expressed it,
' there is nothing much left to say On
these issues when Hughes gets
thrcugh. .- I - :
Mr. Hushes commanded close at
tention of railroad men, farmers and
merchants alike.
He never lacks the
right w6rd for the right place.
points have no flramatic'-eudiofr just
for the g&ke of aoolause. but lit. SO
,s earnest, inu cimviunusv, w yi,u
-'-Wings- unbidden.;; .. ; i-
V ; . The FairbBry gatberatf Inspired hot
nnta. Mr.:' and.. Mtl 'Hiifthes. but
aroused the interest of.the,ts)te lead-,
ers. Among them- on vth- platform
were John L. Kennedy,' Victor Rose
tvatir. R B. Howell. State Chairman
Beach, Congressmen Jteavis and
Sloan, -
-,:-;' 'Great Crowd t Fan-bury. y--.'
The large tabernacle in city Park
was packed and the crowd extended a
considerable distance beyond Ae
seats Many drove in from(; Kansas
points in automobiles and ate lunch
es in the park, occupying seatshurs
before the arrival of the Hughes
party. It was one of the largest gath
erings ever assembled in Fairbury.
, Durinc the dav Mr. Hughes injected
vim into consideration of the tariff
and the Adamson bill and demonstrat-4
ed the absurdity of Vice f resident
Marshall's charge that a vote for
. Hughes meant a vote for war. On
the subject of peace and war he won
genuine approbation at Beatrice when
he said correct policies meant peace,
not, war., , '
. i v i How War Comes.
"A departure from correct princi
ples leads you constantly into danger
or strife," he declared. "If you have
a self-respecting policy you will re-
. spect. You acquire confidence. You
maintain friendship.
.- "We are happily situated, so that
we can devote ourselves to the ideals
; of peace. We are a great nation with
extraordinary power and ther is not
a nation on earth but desires to main
tain our friendship, as we desire to
maintain friendship with all nations.
'As the verbatirn reports df his'
speeches show, he delves into analysis
of subjects he discusses. He has a
'direct answer when questioned as to
'what he would do onv a specific prop
osition. ;, No Catch Phrase.
He isconvincing Nebraskans that
hp ia a Aian with hieh ideals of peace,
but he - is not conjuring emotionaj
or "too porud to fignt." The mind is
not intoxicated with granddiloquent
pharseology, but substantial mental
pabulum is being offered of a type
that will sound just as good the day
after heard spoken by Mr. Hughes.
Such is the consensus of opinion
gathered along the way.
Crowds Along Route.
The extra atop at Fairmont brought
out a crowd of a thousand with a
band. This is the home-town of Ctate
'Chairman Beach. Mr. Hughes shook
hands until he grew weary.
At Seward he was greeted by sev
eral thousand people at 7 o'clock, lie
had only time to say "God blesi jtm
all, and good?bye." - -
t ; Brings Exclamation.
i J On Boafd Hughes Special Train.
sWythoni, Neb., Oct 14.-(Special Tel
egram.W'This is splendid," said
Charles E. Hughes when the special
.train stopped at Kallr City and he
Viewed ithe crowd of 2,500 people
He appeared on the rear platform be-
i neath two American flags and was
cordially received.
-- The country folks wereout early
,in automobiles and rigs.- E. O. Lewis
the Executive committee led the
. contingent with a large flag.
' Two hundrdd -and fifty railroad
shopmen and other employes were al
lowed time off to htar Mr. Hughes.
OonuUana on 1'aso Two, Colnmn One.)
Omaha Anxiously Waijts totWe.come
Republican Choice for Presiden.
Charles E. Hughes, With Mrs.
Hughes, Will Be ' Royally -Received
by Prominent
Citizens on Arrival.
TO BE NO FORMAL DINNER
CharIes E. Hughes is to arrive in
Omaha with-the Hughes special, eom
fng from Fremont, H 5:45 Monday
evening. Mrs. Hughes and a party
of thirty-eight are with the special
train.
The republican candidate for presi
dent of the Unitec States will be
greeted at the Union station by hun
dreds of republicans and a large com
mittee of loci! women.
.. The special committee consisting of
N. P. Dodge, jr.; G. M. Tunison and
Mrs. C M. Wilhelm has worked up
the program in great detail.
A reception committee of some 400
persons is to be at the station with
many automobiles. Republicans &
over the city have very generally of
fered the use Of their automobiles for
tliis occasion.
. In the reception committee the old
soldiers of the civil war are also to
be represented. The officers of the
high school battalion are alsoAo be
there to assist in the details of hand
HUGHES IS FOR PEACE,
TELLS NEBRASKANS
" ' ,
Presidential Candidate Says
' Qnly Correct Policies Can
jeep U. S. From War.
COUNTRY IS ON STIMULANT
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14. Charles E.
Hughes today characterized as "pre
posterous" the declaration that a vote
for him meant a vote for war.
i "I am a man of peace," Mr. Hughes
said. "Who wants war? I don't want
war." v . '' ... .
Correct policies, Mr. Hughes said,
would keep America oat of war.
i "That-sort of thing we have been
having will not keep u, out of war,"
he said'It will embroil us in dif-i
ficulty."1 -'
In the six addresses which marked
the opening day of his) presidential
Campaign in Nebraska the nominee
discussed nearly all the. issues df the
campaign; He characterized as tem
porary and abnomat the present pros
perid ot the country and urged sapV1
port of the republican party so that
a jirotective. tariff might be enacted
ta fctity"Smencan' enterprises' "in1
post-bellum ,. days against unequal
wnpetiticMi. -infy-i-j) jv
:--Llvlnt tttt'Stfrnuinnt.:'''''. "' i
The country," he said, 'Vas fiving;
on ttie stilulan.t ot tne. turopean war.
arid: woiild jiot .fong have, the stimu
lant , ' . -"' : :-.i&
J'You . might as well -talk)' to ''a
drunken man of the bliss of intoxi
cation," Mr. Hughes said. "Our op
ponents, instead, of making political
capital out of the present prosperity,
which came up through the European
war, out to be thinking of what they
did. to the country with their policy,
put in force through the Underwood
bill There may be those who en
joy the contemplation of that sort of
thing, but I they will have a rude
awakening."
The nominee assailed thf Adamson
bill as "a gold brick," handed to la
bor. This declaration-was made be
for an audience of railroad employes
who crowded around his car at Wy
more. . Speech at Fairbury.
In his speech here the nominee
went into detail on his views with re
spect to the international considera
tion .of peace and the organization of
peace. At Fairbury he replied to the
charge that a vote for him meant a
vote, for war. , , ,
"I have heard it said since I came
into - Nebraska that somebody has
been going through the state saying
tjrat a vote for me meant a vote for
war," Mr. Hughes . said.
"Did you ever Rear a more prepos
trous proposition to present to men?
I am for peace. I have been spending
my life in maintaining the institu
tions of peace. I desire in that way to
promote international peace. Who
can think without horror of the rav
ages of war. Who can desire war?
I do not desire war. I do not desire
petty wars I do nof desire war in
Mexico to satisfy a personal vindic
tiveness again a disliked ruler. I don't
like that kind of war. . .
Likes Correct Policies.
"I believe in correct policies. Thev
will keep us out of war. The sortlbut are still unclaimed.
of thing we have been having" will
not keep us out of war. It will em
broil us in ditticulty. It did embroil
us in difficulty- in Mexico.'
"We wish well to all people; we
desire to' have prosperity throughout
the worjd,- but we - have a particular
care' here. Unless we develop the
great opportunities- -o f-the HJnited
States we will serve no one whatever.
I am for America first, nd America
efficient.
1 Our friends on the other side!
seem to think that- everybody who
disagrees with them wants war. Well,
that would be a very cheerful way
for a blind, man to consider the situa
tion. No Monopoly on Peace.
. "Our friends on the other side cer
tainly have not got a monopoly on
peace. Let us look a little at the
record. They tell us they are so
strongly for the preservation of
peace that if anyone criticizes what
they have done, he must be a mili
tarist, f v , , ,
"I maintain ' that 'the most im-
(Oontinoon on Pago Two, Colnmn Three.)
Hughes Will Be in Omaha Tomorrow; Be Sure to Make Arrangements to
Attend the Big
ling the crowd. Grein's band has been
engaged to (.lay at the station. The
colored republicans of the city have
requested , the committee to allow
them a representative at the station,
and they will be therewyi a band of
their own. "-'1
.f - T " . e too .
f$ i'i-v- '. "'.'Jnrtfl-.MSi&n-the first
I W V'lV lu-eairmarf N. P.
Lw' .i'rthe-Hughes Alliance,
Mffi"'ahd Mrs. Hughes, Mr. Farnham,
manager of the Hughes special, and a
secret service man. i
G. W. Wattles. Gould Diett, W. G.
Ure and others of the committee who
have volunteered their cars, will carry
the thirty-eight members of the
Hughes party in ten automobiles.
tojjowing these will be the other
'automobiles with the remainder of
the committee. .
The committee on arrangements for
the reception and meetings of the
Hughes Alliance Women's Special
will be at the station also. This is
a committee of the following women:
Mrs. C, M. Wilhelm, Mrs. Victor
Rosewatcr, Mrs. N. P. Dodge, jr., Mrs.
A. C. Smith, Mrs. W. G. Ure, Mrs.
Ward Burgess) Mrs. Gould Deitz,
Mrs, R. B. Howell,-- Mrs. - George
Prinz, Mrs. E. H. Scott, Mrs. H. H.
Baldrige, Mrs. J. L. Ivennedy, Miss
C. L. Dodge of Council Bluffs, Mrs.
(Continued on Pf Throe, Colnrnn One.)
KENNEDY TALKS
BEFORE HUGHES
Republican Candidate Ad
dresses Great Crowd That
( Packed Fairbury. '
ENTHUSIASM AT HIGH PITCH
Fairbury; Net.,; Oet. 14.-fSpecial.)
"The Starsand Stripes Forever,"
was the iornmon wish of republicans
and democrats, alike in Fairbury to
day, where thousands gathered to ex
tend a welcome to Charles E. Hughes,
republican nominee for the presidency
of the United States.
. All day the city was filling with
people from the country for miles
about and great cavalcades of auto
mobiles 'came over' into this state
from Kansas. Mr.. Hughes spoke in
the tabernacvle in the city .park,
where thousands gathered early to
hear John L.' Kennedy of Omaha, re-publican-
candidate for United States
senator, who arrived here with' his
party from' Hebron at noon. Frank
Rain,, coun,ty attorney of Jefferson
founty, presided and introduced Mr.
Kennedy.- R.,B. Steele, of Fairbury
was head ot the reception committee.
Mr Kennedy prefaced the; earning
of Charles E. Hughes by explaining
to the -voters of JFairburv the char
?cter of the vieioin press attack which
had been made on Mr. Hughes for
the last si weeks and he explained
that Mr. Hughes. Is not a knocker
as characterised ' by the democratic--press,
but a fearless and constructive
statesman. ... ' r -'; ' , ' '
Mr. Hughes and party arrived here
at 2, o'clock and were conveyed im
mediately to the tabernacle, where
they were received with . long and
wildly enthusiastic cheering.
Over 13,000 posters advertising the
nieeting had been distributed over
radius of at least fifty miles in every
direction from Fairbury. Nearly ten
automobiles travelled the country all
week advertising the meeting. When'
the first advertising car out of the
city arrived at Washington, Kan.,
thirty miles from Fairljury the
boosters found ' that every available
car in that city had already been
engaged to take loads to Fairbury,
Saturday. And this was about the
kind of assurance they received every
where, ; - -
Body of Murdered "...
Mexican Is Found
Beatrice, Neb., Oct 14. (Special
Telegram.) The body of Cosmc Rod
grigues, a Mexican laborer, was
found .today near Ellis by section
men, who were burning off the Rock
Island right-of-way. The body was
burned almost beyond recognition.
Coroner Reed was called and found
that the skull had been crushed with
a blunt instrument. Hjwas brought
to Beatrice this evening and buried.
Two weeks ago, Frank Gongales
and Sosme Rodgriques, who Were
working on the Rock Island near
Ellis, disappeared. One of them had
$100 on his person and checks for
$21 each had been drawn for them,
Today blood stains were found in
the bunk car, where it is believed
the Mexican was murdered and then
dragged about 100 yards from the
car, where it was covered with grass.
Coroner Reed will make a thorough
investigation of the case.
Wearing Clothing of
Soldiers Means Jail
San Antonio, Tex., ' Oct. 14. A
campaign to stop the sale of army
equipment has been started by offi
cers' of the Department, of Justice,
with the resul that several civilians
arrested here were out on bairtoday
after hearings before United States
Commissioner Edwards.
'The mere possession of army hats,
shirts uniforms, leggings or shoes is
prima facia evidence of the violation
of the federal statute prohibiting
either purchase or sale of such arti
cles, which provides a maximum pen
alty of two years in jail and $500
fine. . '
Mass Meeting'
VICTORY CLAIMED
BY THE GERMANS
Four Hundred Prisoners Taken
in Advance -Against Allies ,
-Around Ambos Wood.
FRENCH CRUISER IS SUNK
! Beflin, Oct. M.The Tiattle between
French and German troops for the
of , Abjaincourti South of thr
River Somnie, has been revived with
German successes, says the official
itst'emint issued today, by the Ger
man Irmy headquarter staff. . The
Germans have gained a portion of
Ambos wood and hive taken 400 pris
oners.; : "... -v. . J ;
Troops of the central powers have
gained ground' in $e vicinity -of the
frontier 1 pastes Of,. Budienland ip
Transylvania. Three hundred Rou
manians were taken prisoner and six
machine guns capture)! '
The Small French cruiser Rigel.
built as a submarine .destroyer, was
sunk in the Mediterranean Sea on Oc
tober i by two torpedoes fired by a
German submarine.- ,
German submarines October 4 sank
the French, auxiliary cruiser Gallia,
with Serbian and French troops on
board bound for Saloniki. About 4,000
were drowned.
"The British wireless service states
that-German seaplanes which at
tacked Constanza, Raumonia, recent
ly, dropped poisoned sweets and
bombs infected with cholera bacilli,"
says - the - Overseas News agency.
"The shamelessness and meanness of
such statements - can be surpassen
only by . the credulitv and stupidity
which the British attribute to their
allies." , - ..,:'i ,
Claims by the French.
Paris, Oct. 14. The Germans -delivered
a strong attack last night on
Ablaincourt, south of the River Som-j
me, and reoccupied part of the villagy1
as wen as rrencnes norineasi oi ig it
was officially announced today. JMW
French immediately, launched a Coun
ter attack. By this move they recap
tured all the ground which had been
won by the Oermans, -,
North of the Somme the French
made progress on Malassise ridge
north of Bouchavesnes. -
' King Ferdin. .id to Front
Bucharest, Oct. 14. King Ferdi
nand of Routnania, it was announced
today, will personally take supreme
command of the Russian and Rou
manian armies. t-
Considerable Russian reinforce-!
ments are expected to; arrive in Rou
tnania. A commission of French offi
cers, including General Berthelot. a
military strategist, is coming to Bu
charest. v
Increase in Auto
Expc
orts Shows Gain
Washington, Oct 14. Exports of
American automobiles during the year
ending Jpne 30 reached the great to
tal of $144,626,719, exceeding by $67,
700.000 the previous record made in
1915. Figures made public today by
the Bureau ot roreign and Domestic
Commerce, show that while export
sales were made in seventy-six coun
tries, they were chiefly concentrated,
firobably because of the war, in Eng
and, Franee and Russia, -' "
Large increases in South America
were noted. ' India, Australia, Tas
mania, New Zealand and British South
Africa also developed important mar
kets for American motor cars and
parts. ,
to Be Held at
What the Democratic Donkey
Hughes Time Table
For Nebraska. .
Sunday; October 15
Air day in Lincoln.
Monday, October 16 . .
"Hastings, morning. "
Grand Island, noon.
Columbus, afternoon.
' Fremont,' afternoon. , '
Omaha, evening. ,: ; -Hughes'
special train will
reach Omaha 1 at 5's45
'y; Monday eveiUng..;..". ; ;.
One New Member
Every Four Minutes
Is Committee's Mark
One hundred pew members in six
hours is the goal and the time limit
set by the Commercial club in a mem
bership campaign along; new lints,
starting next Tuesday afternoon. '
To achieve this result one hundred
Commercial clb men will work in
twenty teams for two hours Tuesday
afternoon, repeating th program on
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
By Thursday evening H. O. Wilhelm,
the new chairman of themembership
committee, expects to see 100 new
members enrolled. This will push the
membership up to a point enabling the
committee to reach the 2,000 mark
before the end of November.
Many members of v the . executive
committee of the s4ib,(gethtr with
scores of laymen, have volunteered to
aid the membership committee in its
"big six-hour drive." .The teams will
organize at the Commercial club
rooms Tuesday noon and canvass a.
carefully prepared list of prospects di
vided into, prescribed , routes in the
business district.
Republican Leaders
Gather in Lincoln
For Hughes Meeting
Lincoln, Oct. 14. Prominent re
publican leaders and rank and , file
members of the party gathered
in Lincoln today to greet Charles E.
Hughes, who reached -here at. 8
o'clock this evening to speak and
spend Sunday. A parade of bands
and torches met the candidate at the
-station to escort him through the
streets. At 8:30 Mr. Hughes spoke
at the city Auditorium. Former
United States Senator Burkett pre
sided. r
Mr. and Mrs. Hughes will spend
Sunday resting at a hotel. An auto
mobile will be at their disposal, but
they will hold no receptions.
Mayor Bryan, brothe of W. J.
Bryan, has asked that flags be dis
played and that the people unite in
extending to Mr. Hughes a non
partisan reception. '
End of High Prices
At the Ball Games
New York,
Oct. 14. Exorbitant
prices for admission to future world
series base ball games will not be tol
erated, says President B. B. Johnson
of the American league. i
"The world sjries as conducted at
present," said Johnson, before leaving
yesterday for Chicago, "threatens to
jeopardize the fair name of the game
in public opinion. Some house clean
ing is to be done and it's going to
start where there is the most dust of
discontent." . '. I
the Auditorium
Has Done
SDBSEA PURSUES
DANISH STEAMER
Bovio Brings Word of Unidenti
fied Submarine Giving Chase
to Hellig on Atlantic ' ,,
F0LI0WINTdANE'8 STERN
' ew fl ' 0 : 1M-When c the
White Star frelghter' iovic lighted
an eastbotmd submarine! y to y tne
Atlantic ytstsrdaj . morning it jvas
apparently ; in pursuit-of f fJanUli
psisehgeV shift, . the Hellig laVt! ifli
cording to observers dti thl deck of
na uoyfci which, arrive cj JjtrA Ioday.
The .nationality, of th viubmarint
ai hot identified.' The Bovic, ' iti
iear of kjtack because of being it
freight ship, -put on full spited and
headed directly' west. At tha time it
liaised but of sight of the other twd
vessels the Danish boat still Seemed
tu be endeavoring to escapi from the
submarine. t.,- . .,' 1 ,'
The weather was dear and the
Hellig Olav was between two. and
three miles distant at the moment it
was first observed, with the subma
rine about one mile to the Dane's
stern, This was about 8:30 a. m.,
when the Bovic was approximately
200 miles east of New York.
The Hellig Olav left here Thursday
for Copenhagen and other1 Scandi
navian ports, carrying thirty-six pas
sengers in the first cabin, thif tyeeven
in the second cabin and steerage pas
sengers. Many of those in the cabins,
are Americans. 4 .':
At the time it was sighted by the
Bovic, the Dane was flying no flag,
bnt its identitywas distinguished by
its name and the Danish flag painted
oh its side ' ' ,
The Bovic reached port With .a
gun mounted on its stern.
Cardinal Germano's ,
Visiting in Omaha
Cardinal Cfermanos of ' the Greek
orthodox church is in Omaha and will
hold 1 services - today at St. John's
Orthodox church. Sixteenth and Mar
tha streets, with Father Harvalis. He
will be the guest of Father Harvalis
during his stay In Omaha,. which will
probably last a week.
Four Killed When
Train Smashes Car
Columbus, O., Oct. 14. Four peo
ple were killed, two of them, burned
to death, when a New York Central
train crashed through an automobile,
causing the; gasoline 'to: be exploded,
near this city tonight. The identity
of the victims has pot yet been estab
lished. , ' ... :
Governor Hughes' Efforts (;
" Being Appreciated More
"I have been all over the east and
have traveled in many western states
recently, and I tell you the sentiment
for Hughes is rapidly growing," said
C. S. Hemingway, representative of
the Byron Weston company of Dal
ton. Mass.. when in Omaha yesterday.
"Especially is this sentiment grow-J
ing since people are beginning to un
derstand what Hughes has done to
better the conditions of labor while
governor of New-York. That is a
matter that ought to be brought out
more." ' e-i i !"-".J " '" ' ' ;
ih the Evehiilg
ROUMANIANS AT
BAY ON BORDERS
OF HOME LAUD
Make Desperate Efforts to
Prevent Forces of Central
Armies From Invading
Own Territory.
KING WILL TAKE CHARGE
Russian Reinforcements Are
Being Hurried to Aid of '
Hard-Pressed Legions.
FRENCH OFFICERS ON WAT
London. Oct.. 14. The Roumanian
troops are fighting desperately to pre
Ivent the forces of the central powers
from entering Roumania. Russian re
inforcements are being rushed to their
aid. It is announced that King Ferdi
nand will take the field at the head
,of his harassed troops. , '
I In eastern Transylvania and on the
-southern border, Austro-German
l forces are making progress. East of
Ssik Siereda the advance had not yet
I halted jnd west of the Vulcan pass
Roumanian attacks have been checked,
Berlin reports. I
French Officers Coming.
Northeast of Kronstadt Rouman
ians has recaptured a Roumanian vil
lage southesst of Orno. Bucharest
reports the capture of Mont Siguiello
and a frontier town in the region of
Petroseny. Bucharest also announces
that a commission of French officers
is on the way to the Roumanian cita
del to aid the hard-pressed generals
of King Ferdinand. More than 15,000
prisoners, Bucharest says, have been
taken by the Roumanians on the varu
ous fronts. . -
Anglo-French attacks on the
Somme front have been repulsed. Ber
lin records the capture of a portion -of
Ambos wood,, north of Chaulnes,
south of the Somme. More than 60o
prisoners were taken by the Ger
mans. . . ;.;
. French Make Progress.
! North of the Somme French troops
have made progress on the MaTassise
ridge, and south of the river they
ejected Germant roops who had re
captured a portion of Ablaincourt.
London reports no activity for the
troops of General Haig. '
On the other battle fronts in Eu
rope there have . been no important
changes. On- the Carso the Italians
have -advanced slightly and. gained
some additional ground from the Aus
j.rians.4' .i.-,L: i':..,. w..;:
,The losses of Jh Bn'tisbf . -Russian-and
French V armies on , the eastern
and western fronts since June 1, the .
military expert of the Overseas News
agent y of Berlin estimates at approx
imately 2,000,000 men; .jj-;.
U-53onWayHome;
Another Coming Here
' Washington, Qct. 14. Government
officials believe that the German sub.
marine U-53 is now on its way back
to Germany and that another is on
the way to the American coast. '
The natute and source of informa' ,
tion Upon which the belief is found .d
has not been disclosed. While dis
claiming any information on the sub
ject, many naval officers have be.-n
convinced that the U-53 carried out
fully a definite program of the Ger
man admiralty, which included a sudden-
raid and return to Germany, x
Officials also discredit reports of a
secret base on the American coast
Every report of one traced down so
far has been without a shadow of
foundation in fact..' vyf-'' i -'
Christiania, Norway; Oct. 14.
King Haakon has approved an or
dinance forbidding submswies of bel- '
ligerent powers from traversing Nor-v
wegian waters, except in cases of
emergency, when' they must remain
upon the surface and fly the national
flag. Any submarine violating the or
dinance will, according to its pro
visions be attacked by armed forces.
' Mercantile submarines only to be
allowed in Norwegian waters in a
surface position in full daylight and
flying the national colors. The or
dinance takes effect on October 20. -
Raising Funds for Relief
Of the French War Orphans
New York, Oct.v 14. A fund of
$130,000,000 wHI be necessarj to put
into effect fhe plans of the American
Society for the Relief of French War
Orphans. This enterprise, incorpor
ated yesterday,1 is described as the
most gigantic philanthropy ever uni -dertaken.
. It is proposed to raise the
sum In theL'nited States. Leaders in
business, finance and society are
prompting the movement. .. -,.
Figures Whicli
Speak Volumes : i
1270 MORE
-1 PAID W ant-Ads in
- The Bee last Week ,
. - than same period
last year. '
, 42.9C6 MORE ,
PAIDWant-Adsin
The Bee first nine
months of ,1 9 16,
than in same per ?
iod last year. ' , ,
An average gain of over i
1000 PAID ADS per week.
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