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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1916. 1 DENIALS FLYING ' THICKAND FAST former Assistant Secretary of War Says Never Spoke About Postscript Matter. DE. BAILEY INSISTS HE DID New York, Oct. 30. Democratic na tional headquarters made public !at night the following telegram ent by Henry C. Breckenridge, former -istant aecretary of war, to the Phila delphia Ledger in reply to statements made in a speech by Senator Lodge quoting him in reference to the alleged elimination of a postscript from the second Lusitania note. Mr. Breckenridge's telegram, filed at San Mateo, Cal., as given out by the committee, follows: "Anyone who quoted me to Senator Lodge as represented in your teje gram as quoted is a scoundrel. No member of President Wilson's cabinet ever threatened him on any subject. The malice that would seek for par tisan advantage to emasculate the po tency of one's government in a vital international affair by the peddling of backstairs gossip is beneath con tempt." . Houston Sends Denial. Another denial of Senator Lodge's assertion was contained in message received at democratic headquarters from David F. Houston, secretary of agriculture, who said: "I have received a telegram from tha Philadelphia Public Ledger, re porting Senator Lodge as having said at Brockton that after the second Lusitania note had been read the pres ident added a postscript informing the German government that the words 'strict accountability' and other strong phrases were not to be taken seriously and that I threatened to resign if the postscript was added. Of course, this is a fabrication pure and simple. The president would have been incapable of conceiving such a crooked course. Never Heard of It. "I never heard of such a postscript and did not threaten, and have at no other time, threatened to resign, "J would have been astounded at the reported statement if I had not noted other irresponsible, unpatriotic and disloyal utterances of republican leaders, especially those raising and dealing with sectionalism. Surely the republican leaders are very desperate and in sad need of issues when they lend themselves to such things." Wilson Is Silent. . Long Branch, N. J., Oct. 29, Re newal of assertions by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts that President Wil son had eliminated a weakening post script from the "strict accountability" note in connection with the sinking of the Lusitania brought forth no state ment from President Wilson tonight, officials here taking the position that denials by cabinet members were suf ficient. . The president was. informed that former Assistant Secretary of War Breckenridge had denied the truth of an interview with him, which Senator Lodge gave as the authority for his cnarge.r,Bir-' " ' Garrison Also Mum- Washington, Oct. 30. - Former Secretary Garrison declined tonight to comment on senator lodge s speech or the telegram of Mr. Breckinridge, his former assistant secretary. Mr. Garrison asked whether Mr. Breckinridge had denied the state ment attributed to him, but, declined to discuss the matter further. "I am not being interviewed on any subject," he said. "I have no statement of any kind to make. Bailey Stands Pat, Boston, Mass., Oct. 30. A re affirmation of the truth pf bis state that u... n.:.:A. - JI.V. l.tllj Ul tMIIII 1UC. former assistant secretary of war, had told him that President Wilson had eliminated a postscript from the sec- ona lusitania note after several mem bers of his cabinet threatened to re sign if it were included, was made today by Dr. Charles H. Bailey, a pro feasor at the Tufts Medical school. Dr. Bailey was quoted last night in a letter read at a political meeting In bomerville by Senator Lodge as hav ing had a conversation with Mr. Breckinridge on a train from San Francisco, last July, in which the former assistant, secretary of war made the alleged assertion regarding the postscript. According to a statement issued by the republican state committee, Dr. Bailey replied tonight to an in quiry he has received from the Phila delphia Public Ledger that his letter as read by Senator Lodge was "a fair and not at all exaggerated" re port or his conversation with Breck inridge. Part Not Denied. The committee's statement added: "Dr. Bailey said in his reply that he expected there would be denials all around, but that he affirmed the truth of his letter, and called attention to the fact that Breckinridge had made no denial of the most import ant feature of the letter which said that President Wilson without the knowledge of any member of his cabinet, except Secretary Bryan, had added a postscript to the Lusitania note saying that the German govern ment was not to put too serious an interpretation on the words 'Omit no word or act.'" Dr. Bailey was introduced to Breck inridge on the train. He had never seen the gentleman before, he said, but finding they were occupying com partments in the same sleeping car naturally conversed considerably with him on the way east. This talk on politics did not occur until the sec ond day after they left San Fran cisco, "after an acquaintance of about thirty-six hours." Senator Lodge said tonight that if he had anything further to say on the subject he would do so at Fitchburg tomorrow night. ENGLISH RECALL AID GIVEN DEWEY Debate in House of Lords Brings Out Interesting ' , Matter of History. AS RELATED BY ADMIRAL Tabloids of Politics UttU turns About the) Progress ot tha Campaiga. Let us turn once again to the demo cratic platform of 1912, four years ago, and read the following: "We demand a return to that sim plicity and economy which befits a democratic government, and a reduc tion in the number of useless offices, the salaries of which drain the sub stance of the people." Is it any wonder that the people are turning to Charles . Hughes and the republican party? Henry F. Meyer, returned from a tour of the state, reports many indica tions ot Nebraska going tor Hughes. "I don't like to delude myself even in politics, but I am convinced Ne braska will be for Hughes. At a ho tel in Wood River, tor instance, I was in a group of eighteen men, four of whom were democrats and out spoken for Hughes." The Riverview Improvement club. at a meeting held in Edward Rose water school. . indorsed Dr. E. Holovtchiner, R. F. Williams, William A. roster and K. J. button tor the board of education. The so-called "citizens' " school board ticket was condemned on the charge that it was a "slate" prepared by three men in a dark room.. The desperate efforts of democracy to use the forbidden names of frater nal organization is evidenced by a cir cular being sent out by G. W. Phillips, dated at Columbus, Neb., ostensibly on letter heads of "Executive com mittee of the Nebraska Woodmen." Thera is nothing on the letters to in dicate what "Nebraska Woodmen" stands for in this instance, but the letter itself suggests it relates to "Woodcraft." It does not state whether this reference is to Wood men of the World or the Modern Woodmen of America. The circular is in behalf of the candidacy of Ed gar Howard -.of . Columbus, who is therein labeled a ."friend of Woodcraft." Chairman Howell of the republican county committee has varied ex periences, but here is . one which prompted him to take a second look at the visitor. A man called to pro pose that If the committee would ap propriate $75 toward the purchase of a small runabout automobile he would buy the car and use it during the cam paign in the interests of the republi can ticket. John L, Kennedy will address a ..i:n" T,..J,w Afn,nff at T inriln IIICCLIIlf, i? MLU,J vV""0 with Henry J. Allen of Kansas. From there tie goes to. uratna ana speans Wednesday evening with Ben S. Baker and Av W. Jefferis at Spring field. He will devote the remainder of the campaign to Omaha. : nlatreulnf Consh "Cured. Dr. Klrn'l New Discovery not only stops vnur uouffh. but hardens your system against colda, kills the term. All druggUtB Adv. Join the Swapper' Club, free. Call at Bee ofTloe, Membership Is onftrrMBondenca of The Associated Prres.) London, Oct. 30. During the dis cussion in the House of Lords Mon day last regarding the operations of the German submarine U-53 off the coast of the United States, Earl Grey gave an account of a conversation he had had with Admiral Dewey as to the action of Captain Chichester of the British navy ill Manila bay at the outbreak of the Spanish-American war. Alluding to the question put by Baron Charles Beresford to Viscount Grey, the foreign secretary, with re gard to the German submarine opera tions, Earl Grey said: Asks About Destroyers. "My Lords, before the secretary of state for foreign affairs answers the question, I should like to be allowed to ask a supplementary question namely, whether there is any truth in the statement in the press of Tuesday, October 10, that the commander of the German submarine U-53 asked the commanders of American destroyers Denham and Macdougal to clear out of the way so that he might have room to blow up the ships he was at tacking, and whether it is true that the American destroyers promptly acceded to the German request? I sin cerely hope the noble viscount will as sure tne nouse mat mere is no irum in the statement that American de stroyers deliberately moved out of the position in the open sea in order to enable the German submarine to sink the merchant vessels. Departure From Tradition. "Such action on the part of the American war vtssels would involve a startling departure from the old tradi tions of mutual service between Amer ica and England in the cause of hu manity. The custom of both British and American sailors in all parts of the world to go spontaneously to each other's assistance in moments of diffi culty has been so invariable that I had learned before the war to regard American and British ships as prac tically shins of one united fleet for the purpose of safeguarding and promot ing the highest interests of mankind. "I hope I may be permitted to quote one illustration of the day in which this spontaneous mutual service has had far-reaching effects in promoting flood will between America and Eng and. In 1905 I had the honor of meeting Admiral Dewey and some dis tinguished members of the American senate at dinner In Washington. Manila Incident. "On that occasion Admiral Dewey narrated to me in a voice and with gestures eloquently suggestive of the utmost graefulness the storv of the way in which he had received invalu able assistance from Captain Chiches ter at Manila at a time of great anxi ety. Admiral Dewey informed me that the presenee at ' Manila of the German cruisers with heavier dis placement than that of American Ships caused him to realize the grave char acter of the danger menacing his country in the event of the German ships beginning the hostile action, of which he at that time had reason to be apprehensive. He described how the whole American fleet watched in silent anxiety the visit of the German admiral to Captain Chichester's ship and the intense relief with which they saw, shortly after the German ad miral's return to his own ship, his majesty's ships under Captain Chi chester's command hoist their anchors and shift their anchorage to a position which placed them in the direct line of fire between the German and the American ships. . "No action has ever done more to promote the friendly feelings of one nation to another than that action of Captain Chichester, which 1 believe to have been absolutely spontaneous on his part, and which action is well known to every officer in the naval service of the United States. "I trust that the noble viscount may be able to assure the house that the rumors attributing to American offi cers action so different from that of Captain Chichester are wholly and ab solutely without foundation. ' Tyavft Breaks Arm And Many Kecords Thinns were doing for I. C. Travis during a period of fifty-five minutes this morning. Travis is candidate for district judge, lie lives ai Twenty-fourth and Davenport streets. At 10:05 he stepped out to crank his car to start on a campaign tour to Blair, Tekamah, Decatur, Herman and Oakland, In the next fifty-five minutes he broke his arm, Ifaiilted twice, visited two doctors, was to a hospital, under went an A-ray examination, was slammed on the operating table and put under an anaesthetic while his arm was set, and at 11 o'clock he was on the street campaigning, using only his left arm for his gestures. 1 Yes. and a trifle after 12 o'clock he cranked the car with his left hand, took the steering wheel in that same hand and was rattling away in his flivver on the way to Blair, Herman Tekamah, Lyons and Oakland to keep his campaign appointments. Germany Likes New "Summer Time" and Wants More of It (Correspondence of The Associated Frees.) Berlin. Oct. 9. "Summer time," first tried this year m Germany, should npt only be retained in future years, but should, begin early in April wnn the putting back of the clock's hands one hour, in the opinion of the Berlin Chamber of Commerce. The Cham ber of Commerce, which investigated the working of the new scheme at the request of the. Prussian government, finds that it affected a great saving in Illumination and. probably, a bet terment of the health of the general working public. It is recommended that hereafter the change be made on the first Sunday in April, as calcu lated to bring about the least disturb ance in the business and industrial world. The . .return to normal time would also be made on the last Sun day in September ; ' ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL HAS ANNIVERSARY Edifice in Which George Wash ington Worships Ob serves Day. METHODISTS CELEBRATE New York, Oct. 30. 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"It is not true that these officers were translcred to oher duy as a result of requests of any foreign government or persons," said Admiral Benson. "I took the initiative without consultation or direction from any other authority." The admiral declined to say for what reason the officers were trans ferred. It waa said that only ques tions of administrative details were involved. Jain thtt Iwappars Club, free. Call at liuti office. Membership Is Three Campaigns Against High Cost Of Living Begin Chicago, Oct. 30. Three campaigns against Increased living costs were 10 DC pusnea in i.nicago today. United States District Attorney CIvne nlanned to oueStion wholesale and retail grocers concerning agree- mems to uoosi prices, urana jury action may result it was said. 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Frisco Lines, 11 :30 p. m., Oklahoma, Texas. 11:40 p. m., Memphis, South and Southeast. Kansas City Southern, 11:35 p. m Missouri, Louisiana, Texas. . You are In Fort Worth and Dallas at noon; Ban Antonio, 8:30 p. m. ARRIVE ST. LOUIS 7:20 A. M., with Union Station connections in all direotioni. , 1 :,' KANSAS CITY DAY EXPRESS: Arrives Kansas City 4:05 p. m. 'for connection with early evening: trains. . ; V ' KANSAS CITY NIGHT EXPRESS: Eleotric-lighted, with chair cars, sleepers and lounge-oar ready 10:00 p. m.; arrives Kansas City at 7:00 a. m. for all morning connections. WINTER TOURS SOUTH: The Burlington gateways, KANSAS CITY, ST. LOUIS OR CHICAGO, are all available In planning Win ter circuit toun that embrace the whole Southland. ' All Burlington trains are high-class, eleetrioJighted, with dining cars. . .. . .-.crrT TICKET OfflCS, .r Z-X : , !.i. Tarnam and 16th StsV " " 'Phones: D. 3580 and D. 1238. Democrats Delivered the Goods Record ot Achievement in State and Nation. Some of the many good things the Common People now enjoy from Democratic Rule; AT WASHINGTON IN FOUR YEARS Federal Reserve Bank Law Anti-Child Labor Law Farm Loan Law Eight-Hour Day Law Income Tax Law Inheritance Tax Law Workmen's Compensation Law t Seamen's Welfare Law I Tariff Revised Downward Agricultural Extension Law Non-Partisan Tariff Commission Good Roads Law Merchant Marine Law Grain Gambling Stopped Improved Parcel Post Anti-Injunction Labor Law Post Office Self-Supporting Children's Bureau Created Peace With Honor Maintained Alaskan Railroad Law Danish West Indies Purchased Adequate National Defense Maintained National Neutrality Banished Lobby From Washington Freedom for Filipinos Won Confidence of Latin-Americans Crushed Militarism Prosperity Restored AT LINCOLN IN SIX YEARS Reduced State Taxes in Two Years the Sum of $1,018,330 Put State Treasury on Cash Basis State Board of Control Bank Guaranty Law i- n A Employers' Liability Act ? . Non-Partisan Judiciary Law Eight O'Clock Closing Law Abolished Liquor on Trains Initiative and Referendum" Albert Law to Abate Prostitution Anti-Bucket Shop Law Rural High Schools Rural School Consolidation Mother's Pension Anti-Loan Shark Law ' Shorter Day for Working Women Blue Sky Law . Anti-Bridge Trust Law ; Flat Rate Telegraph Law '' ' Code Insurance Law Voting by Mail Physical Valuation of Railroads Modern Irrigation Code ' Comprehensive Drainage Code Normal Training Law Purified State Institutions Economy in State Government Tn armrove this unorecedented record, vote for those who made i r j i il ls J" "J. I III it ana those wno stana pieagea to conimue it. Gilbert M. Hitchcock for Senator Keith Neville for Governor Edgar Howard for Lieutenant-Governor Charles W. Pool for Secretary of State William H. Smith for Auditor Willis E. Reed for Attorney-General Vote for Wilson, George E. Hall for State Treasurer t; Victor E. Wilson for Railway Commissioner Grant L. Shumway for Land Commissioner W. H. Clemmons for State Superintendent Dr. P. L. Hall, H. D. Landis for regents of the University, and democrats for Congress .. .