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THE BEE: 'OMAHA,' WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1916. TEUTONS SEND MORE MEN TO ROUMANIA Austrian and Germans Trying ' to Capture Onova and Line, to Danube River. OEEAT BATTLES RAGINQ London, Nov. 14. Redoubled ef forts re being made by the Austrian and Germans against Roumania, Reu , ter' Bucharest correspondent reports) f Powerful Teutonic reinforcements t have been sent the region of Or sova on the Danube in Hungary near 1 the Roumanian border. In this re- : gion the struggle is continuing stub j bornly; every effort being made by the Austrians and Germans to recap ture the town and re-establish com munications by way of the Danube. Fighting also is especially severe at two points in the Carpathians; at Oltanic and in the Jiul valley, where the invaders are seeking to break through to Craivod.' ; Roumanians Hold Teutons) Bucharest, Nov. - 14. (Via Lon don.) After repulsing attacks deliv ered without cessation since October 29 by Austro-German troops in the I neighborhood of the Uzul valley on j the northern Transylvania front, the Roumanians today made a successful I counter attack, the war: office an- Inounces. Following is the statement: "On the1 western frontier of Mol davia, in the Trotus and Uzul valleys, t our artillery silenced enemy guns. Be i tween the Uzul valley and the valley of the river Casin the enemy has at- tacked : without interruption from Octobr 29 until today. All his at tacks have been repulsed. We coun- ter attacked and 'captured two offi i cers, eighty-one men, three machine J guns and some war material. . "In the region of Dragoslavele the J enemy attacked with infantry and, heavy ' artillery, compelling our troops to 'give way on the left wing. ; On the right bank of the Alt the en- emy violently , attacked positions which changed handt. several times t and finally by employing fresh troops J of superior numbers made progress. After desperate struggles our troops ! were compelled to withdraw to the J south of Bumbeshti. "There have been artillery, patrol 5 and infantry actions along the Cerna (southern Transylvania). 1 i - "On the southern front along the J Danube there were no developments. The situation in Dobrudja is , un changed. ; " J ' I ' "Our flotilla arrived yesterday at Seimeni (on' the- Danube north of j Tchernavoda) and bombarded the I enemy's left flank." t Russians Driven Back, . v ! . Berlin, Nov. 14. (By Wireless to Sayville.) Russian forces have re tired from the Gyergyo mountains, in northern 1 ransylvama, to i the Rou manian frontier as a result of German and Austro-Hungarian attacks, says today's German official statement. To the south of Tulghci fiats;' the statement adds. Bavarian and Austro- Hungarian battalions made progress ncspiic ine tenacious gcicnsc 01 we Roumanians. Dominican Order Is Celebrating Its f v Seventh Centennial Washington, Nov.' 14. Celebration of the seventh centenniary of the Do minican order, known as the Order of Preachers, of theCatholie church, began here today with pontifical high mass, attended by two American car dinalsGibbons of Baltimore, who was the celebrant, and Farley of New York, and many prominent Catholic laymen from throughout the United States. The celebration, which , is being observed all over the world, marks the. 700th anniversary of the confirmation of the order by the church, approval having been given by Pope Honorius 111, in 1216. The order was founded in 1213 by Saint Dominic Guzman, a Spanish noble man of Calaroga, and its members have always been recognized as the leaders in study and exposition of catholic theology. In the United States the order has been established more 'than 100 years. Fifteen Hurt in. Wreck in Indiana ' Evansville, Ind., Nov. 14. -Fifteen persons were hurt, four probably fa tally, whtn two Evansville & Eastern interurban cars met in head-on col lision near Yankeetown, Warrick county, today. , ' , CaMa M Attoattoa. . Tour i cold nttds . Dr. Ball's Plna.Tar. Honer. It euu phlegm, kills straw, atopa lh vouch. Onlr tic. Atl dniffslsts. Adv. KM '-'IBM?, DR. McKENNLr Savat Taka ur of your taata while you r. yauag and roe will tnjvy tho aaa of thoaS whoa old aso eamaa.M Doa't wait oatil tho tooth or tooth ara throo-fourtho faaa aad hosht to acho hoforo OOOitnf to no eono a, today aaa haoa thet cavity Hllod aad thoroby arooorvo' tho trholo tooth. Hoovloat Bride-, Moat SUror fill. Work, tooth. tote- Wonder r la too worth (It So SIS, S5, & $10 Boot Ci $4.00 Dill- Wo akiaeo T or wftnid jrour moo or. loth aad Faraaar ISX4 Fanuua St. Pheao Doualae 1S7S. a Good ' . Trunk. Bag or Suitcaae Skoals Cattia From FRELING & STE1NLE . '"Omaha's Beat Baexara But)dara.M 1803 FARNAM ST. ENGLAND STANDS . PAT ON BLACKLIST; HOLDSITLAWFUL . (Coatlaua Vnm Fa Om.) ing or shipping or engaged in carry ing supplies required by the allies. No Adequate Action Taken. "Such operations have been carried out in the territory even ot the United States itself and I am bound to observe, what I do not think will be denied, that - no adequate action yet has been taken by the government of the United States to suppress -breaches of neutrality of this particu larly, criminal kind, which 1 know they are the first to discountenance and deplore. "In the face of enemy activities of this nature it was essential for his majesty's government to take steeps that should at least deprive interests so strongly hostile of the facilities and advantages of unrestricted trad ing with British subjects. The public opinion of this country would not have tolerated the prolongation of the war bv the continued liberty of Brit ish subjects to trade with and so en rich the firms in foreign countries whose wealth and influence were alike at the service of the enemy.",. Basil of the Note. The note is based largely on the argument that there is no assumption of Great Britian of power to interfere with neutral trade, but that the black list is a matter of municipal law en joining British subjects from trading with persons found to be assisting or rendering service to the enemy. It disclaims any intention of imposing disabilities or penalties on neutral trade. .. "1 pan ararrtlv believe" it sava. "hat the United States government in tends to challenge the right ot Oreat Britain as a sovereign state to pass legislation .prohibiting all those who owe it allegience, from trading with any specified persons when such pro hibition is found necsesary in tne pub lic interest The right is so obvious that I feel sure that the .protest which your excellency has handed to me is founded on a misconception of the scope and intent of the measures which have been taken." - Rights of Neutrals. The note savs the British govern ment readily admits the contention of the United States that neutrals have the right to trade with belligerents, but that the United States must also admit that the right of one belliger-j ent to stop this trade by lawful means as seizures of contraband or a block ade. But this particular legislation it goes on to say is not of this character. "It is," says the note,' "an exercise of th sovereign rights of an inde pendent state over its own citizens and nothing more." ' j It is pointed out that even firms in allied nations are being placed on the list where there is reason to believe that British subjects should not trade with them and the assertion made that the measure is not one against American trade in particular, but a part of "general neutral operations de signed to weaken the emenmy's re sources. Danger to Neutral Commerce, Answering the American contention that there is serious danger to neutral commerce in the British ability to ex tend the list where it seems expedi ent, the note says that this is true, but that the American government mav rest assured that "this system of prohibition will not be carried fur ther than is absolutely necessary." It has been forced upon us, con tinues the note, "by the circumstances of the present war. To extend it be yond what is required in order to se cure its immediate purpose the weak-. ening of our opponents or to allow it to interfere with what is realy the genuine neutral trade of a country with which we desire to have the closest commercial intercourse, would be contrary to British interests. The advantage derived from a criminal transaction between a British subject and a foreigner is mutual." v Virfrmtnr f.rpva aava there are ner- sons in the United States almost im- Our Stove Department Will supply the kind of HEATER you desire. &mall in Fuel Consumption. Large in Heat Production, Beauti ful in Design, Lasting in Quality and Low in Price. Comfort Hot Blast Heaters, that do the work of a Base-Burner, and use fuel one half as expensive, at . ? - $16.50, $18.50, $22.50, $24.50, $28.50, $32.50 ... 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The enormous quantities we purchase enable us to save every possible discount in the cost of goods and these items saved in expense enable us to save you' money on every irtlcle you purchase at The Central, and as usual You make Your Own Terms. 1 Our Guaraataa SatlafacMaa your aratactfaa la aurcaaaias at this k.! possible to convince Great Britain is taking measures against its enemies and not merely to foster its own trade at the expense of neutrals. He denies, his government "have such unworthy objects in view," asserting that In all cases his government has done everything possible to cause us little dislocation of neutral commerce as possible. The note aDDarently admits that Britain has altered the position pre viously held with the United Mates in that domicile and n6t nationalist is the trt of enemv character and argues that in this war nationals of belligerents domiciled far from home may render great aid and comfort, admitting that these are sought to be reached by the blacklist measure. . Should Be Conserved. Referring id-exclusion from. ships using British toal in carrying goods belonging to blacklisted firms,.' the note argues that there can be no legal objection to sflch a refusal which is merely denying the use of British coal to carriage of goods to- persons actively assisting Great Britain! enemies. It points to the destruction of tonnage by German, submarines and says that if no other factor en tered into the question the British coal supply should be conserved to be certain that there is enough ships supplying the Belgian relief commis sion. , Discussing the argument that there is' apprehension that potential con trol of transportation by one nation might be used to- disrupt the trade of the world in its own seitisn inter ests, the note asserts: - "His majesty's government, there fore take this opportunity to declare that they are not unmindful of the obligations of those who possess sea power nor of that traditional policy pursued by the British empire, by which such power has been regarded as a trust and has been exercised in the interest of freedom. They re auest no representations to recall such considerations to mind, but they can not admit that in the. circum stance of the times their present use of their coal resources, a use which only differs in extentajrom that exer cised by the United States in the civil war, in the cases of vessels proceed-' ing to such ports as Nassau is obnoxious to their duties or their voluntary professions." t : The True Remedy. Attention is called to instructions to British merchants issued by Lord Russel in 1862 regarding trade with the Bahamas, advising that the "true remedy" was to refrain from this trade, , . , . .-: "His majesty's goyernment do not ask the government of the United States to take any such action as this the note concludes, "but they cannot believe that the United States gov ernment will question their right to lay upon British merchants in the in terest of the safety of the British em pire for which they are responsible the same prohibition as Lord Russel issued fifty years ago out of consider ation and the feeling of a foreign na tion. Suspicions and insinuations which would construe so simple an action as an opening for secret de signs on neutral rights should have no plaAe in the relations between two friendly countries. "I trust that the explanations con tained in this note will destroy such suspicion and correct the errorpus views which prevail inthe United States on the subject."-.' ' c- . .i . 6 , Canvassing Board : Finishes Five Wards The canvassing board, at work in the office of Harley G, Moorhead, election commissioner, has completed the official count of five wards in Greater Omaha. The complete re turns from the 126 precincts in Doug las county are expected to be ready some time next week.. Vnra roroivrrl throuffh the mails must be entered in their respective! precincts, a, formality that keeps the canvassing fcoard frdm making "very fast time. t Mr. Moorhead, Charles McDonald and J. J. Barry are the members of the board. I Four rooms, completely furnished I for housekeeoinE. 41 OP AA I Wa tavlt ym f look thrwuisv r tor va tfejfTll yotj art) ! rvady U buy. NASH SEES EAST LEARHFROM WEST Omaha Merchant Watches New York Wonder at Political - Power Here. '- MONEY FLOWS FREELY With glowing tales of the prosper ity of the east and confident predic tions of a continuation of the pros perity of the middle west, Louis C. Nash, general manager of the Bur-gess-Nash company, has returned from a three weeks' buying trip to New York City. t . "I never before saw so much money spent," said Mr. Nash, "as I did dur ing those three week's in New York. The entire east is alive with prosper ity. And I .consider that- a mighty good barometer for Omaha, Nebras ka and the middle west; for this coun try is the best in the world, and when the east is prosperous, the middle west is ,too; only more so. I look for a great year during the coming twelve months;" v Had Nine Buyers. Mr. Nash led a corps of nine buy ers east to make purchases of stocks tor tne Christmas trade. "We made immense1 purchases of Christmas stocks," declared Mr. Nash. "We look for th greatest Christmas busi ness in history and the Burgess-Nash company will be well prepared to ac commodate it. We also made some purchases for spring and in a few in stances, where we feared an approach ing merchandise shortage, bought for next fall." " - - , On the whole Mr. Nash reports that there is no alarming shortage of merchandise and that for the most part his buyers were able to procure those articles they wanted. ' Mr. Kash waa in K,w Vnrlr Aurintr the election. "New York was really! stunned, he said, when it discovered the west really amounted to some thing and could elect a president. They were certainly surprised." Bulgaria Will Me : , State of Dobrudja Paris, Nov. 14. 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' " November 29, Mrs. Nellie Mc Clung, noted Canadian suffragist, will speak at the Brandeis theaVJr under ausoices of the Eaual Franchise so ciety., Mri. McClung wrote "In Times Like These, -"Sowing seeds i in Danny,'' and other, well known books, and is the mother of five children. She is president of the Manitoba Press club. Mrs. E. S. Rood is in charge of the lecturer , Want Co-Operation. In an effort to unite all women in the suffrage movement, the state board authorized the president, Mrs. W. E. Barkley of Lincoln, to invite state presidents of other leadaing wo men's organizations to serve oh an advisory suffrage board. Local suf frage presidents nave Deen asked to pursue the same plan, asking presi dents of Woman's clubs. Daughters of the American Revolution, temper- J nee societies, F. t. U. sisterhoods nd others to act on local advisory boards. . ' Norwegian Answer ' To Germany Friendly ; Berlin, Nov. 13. Although the Norwegian answer to ' the German note with respect to the submarine question has not yet been made pub lic, the Lokal. Anzeiger learns that it is "couched in a conciliatory spirit even though it does not concretely offer enough to Warrant . its being called satisfactory. Verbal explana tions, which accompanied the note, says the Lokal Anzeiger, were such that it is not impossible that an. un derstanding will be reached. CITY AGREES DM ELEVATION PLAN Believed Track Problem on the West Side Will Be Settled by Judge Hook This Week. DODGE, TO BE PERMANENT . The city council formally adopted a resolution embodying general details of the track elevation improvement which the Missouri Pacific Railway company intends to make along the Belt line, at Dodge, Douglas and. Farnam streets,- This resolution will be presented to Judge Hook of the federal court at St. Louis this week .f THOMPSON. 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